is still ungoing. crews are headed to the scene on ground. expect delays. please find other route, for now that is the very latest in the news room. >> pam: three teenagers fell off a cliff. a dramatic

rescue in san francisco. after three teenagers fell off a cliff at china beach. you are looking at video from the hour- long rescue operation. as it happened this afteroon. a coast guard helicopter was brought in. to airlift some of the teens to safety. >> reporter:another was taken away on the water. now a closer look at where all this all happened. in the city's seaside neighborhood. that's not too far from the presidio. kron 4's scott rates is live unfolded. >> reporter: here are the steps were you call down to the beach but this happened weight off into the distance. that is where these three teams were walking on routes and apparently that is where they slipped and fell. we are told that the speaker. i happen around 12:00 this afternoon it happened and they fell around 50 ft to

the ground the area they were walking and is off limits brett with it were done and that limit in that area is still a big mystery right now. the three of them did fall down there. >> pam: microphone issues >> pam: right now. >> pam: the bay area is bracing for another storm. this one set to bring more high winds and more heavy rain. it comes as the bay area is still recovering from the mess created by the last storm. >> reporter: right now

looking at this san mateo bridge. you can see those thick cloud still hanging over the east bay. right now is starting to move east of us east of fairfield pushing on a tour sacramento. out towards sacramento with another cell behind bringing more rain. >> reporter: we will see more impressive totals a little bit later on. was starting to creep concerns is behind. unsettled weather behind that could find some thunderstorms. with

lightning strikes possible as well. when a gust pretty strong already. with 39 mi. per hour and 44 and half moon bay. which is where we are seeing the strongest activity. because of the land we are starting to see air circulating average rainout oakland and san until are not reporting delays always good to check with your carrier. >> reporter: uc the rain will return and it in a big way. the morning commute will be a wet one. expect to see that on friday morning as well. all the afternoon you will receive some clearing of the rain will

continue to come back very steady and moderate to heavy rain in some areas. >> reporter: afternoon high is 62 in mountain view, 62 and milpitas, 62 in union city and 60 in vallejo. 60 in san rafael and 59 and no battle. >> pam: latest on the cleanup efforts. underway for the oncoming weather first -- kron 4's dan rubin is standing by the weather center. he's tracking this storm. >> reporter:take a look at this video of snow hitting alpine meadows today's storm is the first of a three-storm series that snow by sunday, with more snow next week. received 10 inches of snow

>> pam: today kron-4 crews were out all across the bay area. with the cleanup from the the next one. now. >> reporter: this crew was dealing with debris and mill valley and is not taking any chances either sandbags and tarps were brought out. which will stay out for a precautionary measure. >> reporter:a do it yourself sandbagging station is set up and ready to go here at the city of concord corporation yard in preparation for the next big stormthis is one of 12- sandbag distribution centers in cities throughout incorporated contra costa county at this location if sandbagging supplies start running out as you see hereinside the yard you will findmore sandshovels and a sandbag building stationjust fill the white bags with sand, pack, grab and gojust keep in mind there's a 25-bag limit for concord residents

>> reporter:sandbags are also available in parts of unincorporated contra costa countylike her behind the ambrose rec center in bay point bay pointjust look for this green waste can chained to a treefull of empty brown sand bagsand although the sand and these sand bags are free to contra costa county residentsyou have to bring your own shovels so you can load the sand into the bags and haul them awayin bay point haaziq madyun kron4news >> pam: we will show you what impact the rain is having on the drought. on the web site a lot of people are handing out the sandbags and we will inform you on where to receive them for free. happening now.

>> reporter:mandatory evacuations in southern california ahead of this next storm. evacuation orders have been issued for one thousand homes east of los angeles in the cities of glendora and azusa. that's where a wildfire last month burned vegitation on nearly two thousand acres of steep mountain slopes. >> reporter:both cities have been preparing for tonight's storm, which is supposed to be more intense in southern california than it is for us in the bay area. mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for 1,000 homes in two foothill suburbs east of los angeles in advance of a powerful storm. the cities of glendora and azusa issued the orders at midday thursday for homes that could be endangered by debris flows from nearly 2,000 acres of steep mountain slopes burnedfor days,e been making extensive sandbagging and lining streets with k-rails. widespread rain wednesday

and early thursday from the storms. the more powerful >> pam: coming up at 5:15. several san francisco police officers. indicted. we'll show you what they're accused of. and the alleged video >> pam: then at 5:30. >> pam: sure you understand what you eat. we'll show the proposed nutrition label changes for food. bulldog: bulldog: oooh! mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale! television announcer: get a serta mattress, any size, for just $197 each piece when you buy the complete set. the $197 mattress sale... bulldog: oh boy! television announcer: ...is on now. ♪ mattress discounters

>> pam: a new study is debunking the long held belief. that breast feeding is better for babies. research published in the journal social science and medicine. the study. compared siblings who had been breast fed. and those who had not. researchers say, while breastfeeding did boost immunity and nutrition in newborns. it found that benefits from breast feeding were statistically insignificant in the long term. for children with the same family background. >> pam: researchers say, past studies which compared one family against another. showed selection bias. that's because mothers who breastfeed. statistically have greater than average education and resources

themselves. >> pam: still ahead. we have new video showing pop-star justin bieber's arrest last month. and the police testing his sobriety. >> pam: then. >> pam: a big win for drivers in need of directions. the newly ruling that gives an exception to the hands- free cellphone law. free cellphone law. safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. right now, breakfast is on. oscar mayer bacon is only $3.99. rise and shine with simply orange oj, just $2.98. and oikos greek yogurt is only a buck. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life.

>> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. >> reporter: as you can see westbound fiat 80 is shutdown as we speak. 580 >> reporter: people are out of their vehicles looking all around about 15 more minutes of this shutdown police would tend to find out what happened here. the least one person shot and another vehicle. police are

out of what appears to be shell casings. looking for what appears to be shell casings. >> pam: developing news at this hour. 5 san francisco police officers and a former police officer. have all been indicted by a federal grand jury. for a variety charges. which include distributing drugs, theft, extortion, falsifying police reports and violating civil rights. >> pam: the indictments are the culmination of a three - year investigation. that began with the release of some surveillance videos by the public defender. >> pam: kron 4's dan kerman is live in the newsroom to explain. dan. >> reporter:it was back in march of 2011 that public defender jeff adachi released surveillance videos from a number of residential hotels. >> reporter:at the time he

said these videos showed undercover cops illegally entering hotels, lying about it on police reports and in some cases stealing items. >> reporter:police pulled to cops off the street, some were disarmed and district attorney george gascon referred the case to the u.s. attorney, because he was the police chief at the time of these alleged incidents. >> reporter:now three years later a federal grand jury has indicted 5 current officers and a former officer on a number of charges including violating civil rights, falsifying records, and drug distribution. >> i think will have a deterrent effect on not only the san francisco police department but officers everywhere. violating constitutional rights and will not be tolerated. >> and the trail of all from men and women in the police department that work hard every day to keep san francisco safe. a betrayel

>> reporter:police chief greg suhr was not chief at the time of these alleged incidents, but he says once he took over in from happening again. >> reporter:now the 5 officers have been suspended without pay. they are expected to be arraigned before a federal magistrate tomorrow. pam >> pam: we are learning new details about the fatal shooting invovling officers at san jose state university. antonio lopez guzman was wielding a knife near the campus, when he was shot twice in the back, according to the medical examiner. the shooting happened last week near eighth and san salvador streets. campus police were responding to reports of a man waving a knife and acting strangely. authorities say, guzman refused to drop the knife. they say they opened fire. after guzman starting advancing toward them.

>> pam: and 'just in' tonight. a big win for people who use their cell phones. for directions while driving. a california appeals court has just ruled. it is *legal to read a map on a hand- held cell phone, while behind the wheel. the ruling comes after a man in fresno got a ticket, while looking a map on his i-phone-4 while he was stuck in traffic. the driver challenged the 165-dollar ticket -- and won. the judge says, the law prohibiting people from talking on their cellphones without a hands- free device did not apply in this case. >> reporter: storm trackers for they come before the storm we have another man on the way. we have already seen strong wind gust. rainshowers will come all throughout the evening and continue tomorrow it will be a very wet comment. strong

winds will persist all the way through. does the past 24 hours a moss an inch in santa rosa and engine and half in the south facing more land than it did with the previous system. livermore had an inch today and said jose. san jose. 63 in san mateo and concord was 62 in pleasanton. 61 santa clara and 62 in sunnyvale. hines into pretty much unseasonably warm with 62 in walnut creek at 61 in pleasanton. 68 in santa rosa and said francisco with a 169 the lbo.

>> reporter: >> pam: the latest survey of the sierra snowpack showed some improvement today, but state water managers say say, this week's storms will barely put a dent in california's ongoing water crisis. grant lodes is here with the snowpack measurements, plus, a new drought map from the federal government. >> reporter:let's start with the big picture: the latest map from the federal government. this dark red area shows the most serious category. it's doubled in size in the last week. >> reporter:more than a quarter of the state is experiencing exceptional drought, meaning wells are running dry and pastures are unable to support livestock. >> reporter:almost the entire rest of the state is in a severe or extreme drought. these measurements have never been recorded in california before.

>>crunch crunch >> reporter:the sierra snowpack is called california's biggest reservoir, providing about one third of the state's water. >> reporter:frank gurkey conducts the monthly survey and delivers the verdict. >>well it's better than it was last month. the problem is we are still way way below average. >> reporter:today's estimate puts the water content at just 24 percent of the average for this time of the year. >> reporter:a month ago it was just 12 percent. we have just 21 percent of the average for april, when the snow pack is at its peak. a major improvement from the seven percent last month. >> reporter:and this weekend's storm should bring at least some joy to skiers and snowboarders. so happy to see snow up here.

in sacramento the legislature gave near unanimous approvalto a 687=miilion dollar drought relief package. recycling and conservation projects. and some will go to cities facing severe water >> pam: next. facing severe water >> pam: next. [son] she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams]

>> reporter:justin bieber has a new video making headlines. butflorida police released this wednesday video of bieber doing a sobriety test from his january arrest. police also have video of bieber completing a drug test --- but his attorney's argued that video invades his privacy. it was taken after he was stopped by police for drag racing. toxicology tests later revealed the presence of marijuana and the antidepressant xanax in the singer's body. bieber has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence, resisting arrest and invalid-license >> reporter:katy perry is known for heating up the charts and the headlines.

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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. >> pam: bringing traffic to raise about this thursday evening commute. grant lotus has the latest developments. >> reporter: remaining closed it was supposed to be closed about half an hour as you can see, westbound 880 is closed. that the local has bullet holes in it we do

not know the exact circumstances this is the live photograph of you to abc news partnership. we do see one of the vehicles and of in that great is that great jeep with a bullet holes in to see officers on the closed freeways looking for probably bullet casings. westbound 580 in castro valley near to 38 close down near 238. please find another route. that debacle has several bullet holes in it. these are courtesy of helicopter to partnership with abc seven news. we were

told it would be a half an hour but i was at 5:00 now we're looking at 530 at is still shut down. >> pam: again the bay area is awaiting another storm. you can see the clouds forming with more rain and wind expected. this is a live picture looking out over san francisco. tonight -- we are tracking another storm headed to the bay area. dan rubin is standing by in the kron-4 weather center. >> reporter: we consumer and from here with isolated showers and the fairfield area and north of antioch as well. we could also see that near livermore will receive a another sale shaping. cell. during total

is pretty impressive right now. rain total... livermorel an inch. we will see more and the coming days. morning lows 49 in san rafael, 48 in pleasanton we will talk about the afternoon highs in just a bit. nutrition labels are getting >> pam: a makeover. the food and drug administration is re- designing those labels you find on the foods you buy at grocery stores. >> pam: 'first lady' michelle obama unveiled the new design at an event on the white house today. polo sandoval has the

details. >>"this is what you will get from the label of the future" >> reporter:first lady michelle obama -- the white house's voice on all-things nutrition -- unveiled brand new food labels at the white house today. >> reporter:the goal: empowering choices. through clarity. >>"for the first time since the nutrition label was developed two decades ago, we are overhauling these labels to make them easier to read and understand" >> reporter:--the new labels, created by the food and drug administration, put stronger emphasis on calories. with big, bold numbers -- clearly drawing the eye. >> reporter:--a line showing the amount of sugar added by the manufacturer is also new. --it's above updated, daily values for nutrients like vitamin d and calcium. >>"our guiding principle here is simple. that you as a parents and a consumer should be able to walk into a grocery store, pick as item from the shelf, and tell whether its good for your family." >> reporter:the "calories

from fat" line is gone. >> reporter:the fda says shoppers should care more about the *type of fat than the total amount. the first lady -- a mother of two daughters -- talked about the challenges many shoppers face in the grocery aisle. >>"you marched into the supermarket, you picked up a can or box of something, you squinted at that teeny tiny label, and you were totally and utterlly lost." >> reporter:these labels hope to solve that. the fda is also proposing changes to serving sizes to reflect what it believes are changes in eating habits. in washington, i'm polo this just in. >> pam: as expected. governor jerry brown plans to run for re-election. the 75 -year old democrat filed the paper work to once again run for the position today. he has been california's governor since 2011. a strong republican candidate has yet to come forward to challege the governor in the political

state attorney general >> pam: kamala harris has released a disturbing new report about identity theft in california. there have been as many as 300 data breaches in the last two years affecting 20 million customers. harris says california is also leading a multistate investigation into data breaches at target and neiman marcus that left millions of customers at risk. >> reporter:harris' report comes as verizon says it is looking into two possible security breaches at retailers that use its technology. verizon has not named the >> reporter:but the wall street journal reports the data breaches may have occured at the same time as a massive credit card data breach at target over the busy holiday season. >> reporter:that massive data breach at target caused the retailer's earnings to drop 46 percent. >> reporter:40 million credit and debit cards were compromised, and hackers may have accessed the data of 70

million customers. >> reporter:neiman marcus is also investigating a massive data breach. the high end retailer says 350-thousand debit and credit cards were exposed in a data breach from july to october of last year. there have been reports of identity theft involving 92- hundred of those cards. >> reporter:the arts and crafts store michaels is also investigating a security breach. michaels has not said how many customers were affected, but is asking customers to check their financial statements. it's the second data breach for michaels since 20-11. >> pam: the fate of the raiders' possible new stadium still up in the air. kron 4's will tran tells us just how long the oakland team will stay at the in the near future. or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. right now, breakfast is on.

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>> pam: the original host of the dating game has died. jim lange died of a heart attack at his mill valley home tuesday morning. the host was 81 years old. lange started off with a successful career in radio before hosting the dating game when it first started in the 1960's. he was the host for more than a decade.

>> westbound 580 is being read opening as we speak will >> reporter: can you tell us about the shooting that took place?

>> it was from a four focus the silver for focus we do not have any license plate information that we give up to the media they're still investigating and talking to witnesses at this point that or on the scene. >> reporter:d dark gray sheep it appears to be a deep dark vehicle >>obtaining witnesses statements >> reporter: >> there is still someone

out there that has a handgun we just did not have any meant affirmation. >> we do not know if there associated or knew each other that information has yet to be disclosed. >> closed down just about 40 minutes back up was traffic was backed up to read what role but traffic should be flowing in a little bit better now because it is open. >> pam: other news now we would take a look at whether what severe weather. >> reporter: traffic is moving well but cloudy skies. walnut creek a little darker. strong winds and

building a wind advisory. tomorrow, lee during showers into saturday with the winds continuing. >> reporter: 60 to 4 pleasanton, we are a lot of unsettled weather behind it which could bring thunderstorms. coastal mountains and regions would definitely be most affected by this. east bay hills as well under a severe went watch. always a good idea to check with your carrier.

let's look at lake tahoe what 3:00 on friday morning snow starting to build. a lot of grant and the lower elevations of higher elevations significant snowfall through friday and and to saturday. as you can see into saturday we still have lain and snowfall in and the sierra and nevada. rain and snowfall... 67 and i ocean beach and 50 in san francisco. rang through the weekend tapering off early next week. rain >> pam: a man using his camera to record an arrest in maryland was confronted by a police officer.

baltimore county's police chief now calls that officer's demands "incorrect, inappropriate, and unnecessary." reporter cheryl conner spoke to the man who recorded the video. >>i have not done nothing! >> reporter:the video taken just after two on sunday morning starts off with a few people placed under arrest. 21-year-old u-m-b-c student sergio gutierrez was leaving the bars on york road, when he decided to start rolling >>"it seemed like they were being a little too forceful with these people being arrested, and i don't know. it didn't seem like these people were resisting at all. they just had them pinned down." >> reporter:.but soon, his camera grabbed as much attention. >>"you see the police presence >>"yes." "do you see us all? we're not around. do you understand?"

>>"am i interfering?" >>"do not, do not disrespect us--" >>"i'm not." >>"--and do not not listen to us." >>"i'm not disrespecting--" >>"now, walk away and shut your mouth or your going to jail." >> reporter:gutierrez says he was singled out in the crowd by the unnamed officers, because he was recording >>"they grabbed my head and shoved my face against the wall." >>"don't." >>"i have done nothing here." >>"don't open your mouth." >>"i thought." >> >>"i thought i had freedom of speech, here." >>"you don't. you just lost

it." >>"okay." >>"walk away." >> reporter:today, a baltimore county police spokeswoman says the department is concerned about the video and they have started an investigation. >>"the courts in maryland have settled this issue. it is legal for a civilian to film a police officer on duty and in a public place." >> reporter:in fact, we asked ned himmelrich about our legal rights. >> reporter:he is an attorney with gordon feinblatt, who focuses on media and fair use. >>"they're recording the news, and there's a fair use, a first amendment right for .so if your job is to report >> reporter: citizen, your rights are the same as long as you're not investigation. >>"i'd like the baltimore county police department to educate their officers a little bit more thoroughly on the rights of the civilians and what they can

>> pam: "my brother's keeper" is a new program by the president meant to offer more opportunities to young black and hispanic men. >> pam: it's an initiative that will invest 200- million-dollars over five years. in a partnership with businesses and non-profits. >> pam: the program comes two years after trayvon martin -- an unarmed, black 17-year-old -- was gunned down by george zimmerman, in a case that is still causing arguments all over america. >> pam: the president ordered his staff to develop this the wake of the martin shooting. and today, martin's parents were in the crowd for the >> reporter: you can see what changes are likely coming with a high interest story on our web site if you like to stay connected ben do so here on kron4. miami heat star chris bosch says the nba should follow the nfl lead and crack down on racial slurs during games the nfl is reportedly considered penalizing players who use racial slurs during games. instead of

instituting a new rule sources say the n f l they just tell it referees to start enforcing a rule that is already in place.

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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam: at six. >> pam: breaking news. shots fired on a bay area freeway. a car left with bullet hole scars. this is video from our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7 news. the freeway on possible freeway shooting. no injuries at this time. 580 w/b to 238 will be temporarily closed for approx 30 min. >> pam: find alternative route. >> pam: 5 san francisco police officers and a former police officer. have all been indicted by a federal grand jury. for a variety charges. >> pam: they include distributing drugs, theft, extortion, falsifying police reports and violating civil rights. >> reporter:the indictments are the culmination of a three -year investigation. that began with the release of some public defender. >> pam: kron 4's dan kerman is live in the studio to explain. dan. >> reporter: in some cases stealing items and then lying about. now three years later the federal grand jury has indicted police officers

and former police officer. >> this will have a deterrent effect on the police department but officers everywhere that the line violating constitutional rights will not or cannot be tolerated. >> reporter: by unlawfully entering their rooms after it to have lied on the police report as well these three officers have alleged to distribute drugs and stolen money at electronic as well as a gift cards. stilling moneys drugs other valuables that were seized by the city of san francisco. >> when the public's trust is the trade by the city of

seven francisco police officers is of the trail. it is a betrayel >> again, to avoid patent again. >> reporter: juices other officers were involved but they did not federal threshold for criminality these current police officers have been suspended without pay. >> pam: a dramatic cliff rescue in san francisco. crews were called to help three teenagers who fell down a steep slope in china beach this afternoon. this is video from our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7 news. kron4's scott rates is live in china beach. scott -- any word on how the teens are doing?

>> reporter: now we know that all three were taken to the hospital. it was a very difficult rescue because of where the three teams were located. this is china beach but the area is passed deadman's coals. way off and this is in the distance. it was a long way down to the beach is where they fell. it was a drug that dramatic rescue just after noon today pulling up all of the tools allowed three teams slipped off the side of the cliff >> or maybe three kids that tried to watch down walk down the trail. there was a lifeguard or coastguard

>> reporter: you to see the coast guard and paramedics working frantically trying to save the most critically injured young girl they had to walker across the beach to the spot where the helicopter could get at her and then very carefully, lower down in a basket and brought her up into the helicopter had to occur to in nearby hospital. with the recent rain the rocks were very slippery. >> reporter: did check that all three of those teams were taken to the hospital for treatment to will be ok to have minor injuries but the girl this suffered major injuries have right now she is in critical condition >> pam: tracking the weather. >> pam: the second storm will pack more punch when it hits the bay area in a few

>> pam: hours. residents are gearing up for the next storm. in mill valley. the city is >> pam: giving away sandbags to help people protect their businesses and homes from possible floods. >> pam: the first storm left behind a wet mess. >> pam: right now -- crews around the bay area are scramblingby the last storm. >> reporter: we still have some lingering showers right now. in the east bay along well as the delta. it is seeing more showers starting to arrive. pretty impressive numbers about an inch and a third in concord, redwood city 1.2 in. of rain will be adding a postholes later on.

yesterday's downpour and >> pam: a drought relief plan is headed to the governor's desk. the 687-million dollar bill won overwhelming approval in both houses of the legislature. >> pam: most of the money wil go to recyling and conservation projects. and some will got to cities facing severe water shortages. >> gary: the legislation will take effect immediately if signed by governor jerry brown. >> reporter:the latest drought map out today from the federal government. showing how a bad situation is getting worse. >> reporter:this dark red area is the most serious category and it's doubled in size in the last week. >> reporter:more than a quarter of the state is now experiencing exceptional drought, meaning wells are running dry and pastures are unable to support livestock. >> reporter:almost the entire rest of the state is in a severe or

these measurements have never been recorded in california before. >> crunch crunch >> reporter:the sierra snowpack is called california's biggest reservoir, providing about one third of the state's watcher water >> reporter:frank gurkey conducts the monthly survey and delivers the verdict. >>well it's better than it was last month. the problem is we are still way way below average. >> reporter:today's estimate puts the water content at just 24 percent of the average for this time of the year. >> reporter:a month ago it was just 12 percent. >> reporter:we have just 21 percent of the average for april, when the snow pack is at its peak. >> reporter: seven percent last month. >> reporter:and this weekend's storm should bring at least some joy to skiers and snowboarders.

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grabbed the gunman from behind and wrestled him to the ground. >> reporter:he held the gunman down until police arrived. >> pam: a california man sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to bomb an oakland bank last year. >> pam: 29 year old matthew llaneza was arrested last february after trying to detonate >> pam: his sentence will be followed by a lifetime supervision. >> reporter: mandatory evacuation has been issued for about 1000 homes in the foothills tomorrow storm which will start tonight. concerned for mud slides in the area. they have done all

they can using sand bags to shore up those mountainsides. >> it is a recipe for what the experts can say damage. >> reporter: bringing more than an inch of rain and more to the mountains. pam? >> pam: and a bit of cleanup is a small price to pay for the grain and overdue runoff. officials are concerned the storm is expected to coast and the valleys, and more to the mountains.

the upcoming storm comes on the heels of another storm. kron four's rob fladeboe reports from the santa cruz mountains where a bit of clean-up is a small price to pay for much needed rain and long overdue run-off. >> reporter:the latest winter storm brought some much needed surrounding foothills and a sure sign the ground is becoming saturated is that creeks and streams like this days ago, are coming to life again. that's good news for the fish and wildlife >> reporter:that depend on those streams region, where rainfall is only about 26- percent of dumped about two inches >> reporter:but by sunday another 3 to 5 mostly minor rock and mud slides on mountain roads and a few spinouts on highway 17. crews were out on storm. with the ground saturated, conditions are right for some runoff into our badly depleted reservoirs as well. water least another 8 inches of rain to get back >> reporter:to 50-percent of normal for santa clara valley water increased it's call for voluntary water conservation from 10 to 20-percent. in santa cruz mountains rob fladeboe kron 4 news.

>> pam: when it rains it pours -- and one man in benicia is taking advantage. after governor jerry brown announced a drought emergency weeks ago. and kron4's haaziq madyun shows us how a small step towards saving water has big results. >> reporter:collecting the water as it rains in these big green barrels here outside of his home in benicia >>"they're full just from that rain last night" >> reporter:in response to worsening drought conditions in california john robertson is consumption by purchasing collection system >>"just more interested in trying to save water and helping out any way i can" >> reporter:he says collecting the water is simple and effective >>"it consists of 50-gallon barrels you can inter- connect as many as you want and it allows the water to come off of your roof down spouts basically fills up the barrels, down at the bottom of the barrels

>> reporter:from there the water can be used in place of anything inside or outside the homein beautiful back yard >>"water all these types of plantsour vegetation alive" >> reporter:the water collection barrels prices start around $60 bucks and can go as high 300-dollars and can be found in your basic home imrovemnet store in bencia haaziq madyun kron4news >> reporter: we are seeing significant rainfall around the bay area as well. current temperatures closer to home was 61 in san francisco 62 in oakland and hayward with 59 in fremont. rainfall total in san rafael and an inch and three- quarters of range just in the last 24 hours a wrench into the third in oakland.

we will be adding to them as well with severe brain weather friday with half a foot which is worried about flooding. we do have a wind advisory with up to 40 mi. per hour. your dog and cat will be worth it when they hear thunderstorms later this evening. we do have widespread showers across the bay we will see it tomorrow morning as well at 6:00 a.m. still wide spread showers clearing a look a bit. however, it will be returning as received for futurecast widespread showers all throughout the bay area hanging it out until saturday as well. if we do see sun shine in will

be brief. 61 in pleasanton and 64 and vallejo, 61 in their field and 57 out by the beach and 60 by san bruno. it will be a what we can however try out into early next week. >> pam: coming up. >> pam: google's mystery barge isto the bay area >> pam: headed to. >> pam: a move that could help bring in more customers. next! anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos.

we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you.

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closed for nearly an hour >> when i saw that there was to patrol cars locked in the lane to block all of the lanes and knew that we would be here for a while >> reporter: and again several bullet holes were visible and the as you the. the police officers are looking for the shelter occurred traffic is still backed up as we speak at expected to be for a couple more hours will keep you posted as learn new information grant lotus kron 4 news. >> reporter: 3 tains somehow

slipped from rocks to a beach parent very difficult spot to get at. there were finally able to get the basket on to the beach and get the young grow and to the helicopter and taken to a nearby hospital all three teams are in the hospital to all of them suffered minor injuries but one the young grow in critical condition. >> reporter: san francisco federal jury has indicted five police officers and one former police officer because of the surveillance of videos up from san francisco residential hotels. released by public defender in march 2011 showing cups a legally entering hotel rooms and some cases stealing items and line on police reports.

then turned and kron 4 news >> reporter: poisonous meatballs in the twin peaks neighborhood. laced with rat poison killed a dog last year suspicious meatballs popped up both in the richmond and 26 neighborhood 26 twin peaks neighborhood. they hope the reward leads to new informa tion >> reporter: the c h p tells me that distracting driving is still dangerous driving

justine waldman kron thornton's >> reporter: attempting to clear dropped drains of mud and water these crews are using a truck that uses all for zero thousand gallons a flush the drain and set up as much debris as possible reporting from berkeley >> reporter: we're already seeing the next formal approach to bay area. they will continue to build store of the bay area will have very heavy showers. so for the morning our expect steady rain for the commute more spotty showers not as widespread as seen in the early morning. struggling to

reach the '60s spirit expect wet weather throughout the week and weekend. temperatures are still struggling now there will be more lane approaching the weekend >> pam: president obama has launched a new initiative called "my minority youth. >> pam: the president says nine foundations have already made a 200-million dollar american and latino teens and young men stay in school. >> pam: the president says

he can relate to the challenges facing minority youth. >>i explained to them that when i was their age, i was a lot like them. i didn't have a dad in the house. and i was angry about it, even realize it at the time. >> pam: the white house says the cause will be a major focus for president obama and the first lady even after he leaves office. >> pam: the president directed his staff to start the initiative following the shooting of florida teen trayvon martin two years ago. >> reporter: >> pam: sheriff's deputy is looking into what caused the driver to lose control >> reporter: coming up! next edition of people behaving

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>> reporter: (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> reporter: cigarette in the west oakland bart station platform when she notices me noticing her, >> reporter:she immediately throws it on the ground then quickly realizes she just made the next segment of people behaving badly >> reporter:bay area rapid transit also known as bart put out a video about how to behave on the trains common courtesy can help to make everyones ride a little easier >> reporter:that was barts version . well let's do my version >> reporter:the right side of the escalators are for standing and the left side is for passing . yes like this, see now you're learning >> reporter: yes a little etiquette can go a long way first off it's important that you form two lines whild waiting to

board >> reporter:that way when the doors open people don't have to climb over you to get off the train >> reporter:but for some reason it's like a mad rush for the train, i know this may sound strange but there might be another train in a few >> reporter:look here, see how empty the middle of the car is, now look here it's like everyone is stuck together . >> reporter:also back packs it seems like everyone has them try not to forget you are wearing them >> reporter:after all if you are going to stand that close together the back pack just gets in >> reporter:this lady told me that althought she has a cane, no one has ever >> reporter:and it looks like it not going happen this time either. >> reporter:and if you have a bicycle even if it folds and if the car is full you might want to take the next car >> reporter:remember if you going to ride bart we all need to get along in oakland stanley roberts

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(male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich from the jack in the box sports desk. >> gary:good evening everyone! from richie incognito and

>> gary: sharks are leading! couple of goals...let's get ready! take our hockey st icks out and have a good time! news at 6. >> gary:this again, a campaigne to make sorsgard

the face of baseball >> gary:the voting will be neck and neck. >> gary:again, nerdpower will carry this guy throug h! >> gary:now tom is alive again, tweeting trying to get nerd power ahaead ahead!

>> pam: he is not just sitting at home! he loves baseball >> pam: (laughter) >> gary:dan can do sports >> gary:he just want to be on tv! he can be a game show host >> gary:right? >> reporter:yes, if it pays

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johnnbecome apart of our team >> gary:the latest he bashed his own car with a baseball bat...incognito- $300,000 .00 >> gary:best female basketball player, gay in

and finally comfortable in her own skin. right now she plays for a team in phoenix wnba >> gary:i will beat up every n word- drunk walking around a club. someone forgave him he signed a contract today

>> gary: honda classic in florida what does this look like what did he do wrong? >> reporter: i am not one to critique tiger woods >> gary: shot seven with one stroke tiger not bad but 71 and his eight shots back. >> gary: 0 he has talent all he has talent! suspended or verbal abuse of an official in fare to lead the court in a timely manner. basically in so many words is guys

like cousins who come out after one year of college and not ready for the pros. they need to make them stay in college for at least two years before entering the pros to grow up and learned the fundamentals. >> gary:will ferrell next! 5çwç5ç5ç5ç5ç5ç5ç

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(male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich from the jack in the box sports desk. >> gary: promoting his latest movie the anchor man. >> gary: will ferrell crash the party sort of speak.

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