here on hybrid 24, these pictures are courtesy of our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. >> good morning thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm here in the weather ce >> i cannot remember the last time 24 was shut down. because a person was killed, that means there is an investigation so it will be a long time to clear. >> it looked like it was because of the wet road >> but it is hard to the say. the rain was really coming down so it is hard to eliminate that as a factor. will tran is now live on the scene to give us an update. >> i spoke with the chp and

they say they're not going to rule anything out. if you are getting up, here is a little bit of good nils. highway 24 at 580 split you can see at least one lane is open, the no. 4 line. they shut down all lanes but you concede cars are going past. this accident took place about 5:15 a.m.. there was a woman in the number one lane. her car was disabled. of a sudden, a driver of card number to chemlawn slammed into her, she was pretty much killed on the spot. >> how long is it going to be like this? >> we're or to try to open up the three left lanes after the media is clear. >> we are waiting for one more tow truck and will push the car to the right. this

is the fast lane. >> the you know what caused the accident? >> we do know that there was a disabled car and we're not sure what impact the weather had or what time it occurred. we're still talking with witnesses. >> how long can people expect this to last? >> the after affect will probably last over and hour to an hour-and-a-half but as soon as we're able to open up these lanes will do so. >> thank you so much. you just heard from the sergeant. it looks like things are starting to clear up there right now, the no. 4 line is open but soon enough, they will get the rest of the open. numbers 2, 3 and no. 1 should be

back open. you can see that this accident was bad, you can see how hard rain is coming down. >> this is westbound 24 just before the split. you can use westbound highway 4 from franklin canyon. or, you can go through san ramon, 680 south and go down to interstate 580 but however, 680 is having their own problem. this is backing up the traffic onto 42. we have flooding in the south the gas shut down all lanes of the guadalupe parkway south bound at taylor. we have a mud slide this has shut down the lines of the house can in a row. well, you may say less as a jump on bart but now they

crazinhave problems. >> we have rain that is still falling but we are experiencing dry conditions for highway 80. there is still light rain halfalling. this will continue to work its way east. it looks like dry conditions in the south but we have been dealing with flash flooding that in close 87 at taylor. >> the peninsula has light

rain for the san mateo bridge and drier weather along portions of highway 1 01 as san francisco, half of the city is dry and the other half is wet. >> up in the north, we did see a break, light rain is back in the pitcher but it is nothing as intense as what we're dealing with. i want to show you this because the orientation and of the system, generally we track these storms and you can see the approaching from the south. again we have a possible thunderstorms later on today. the good news is that we will start to dry out and will be cleared but we have a flash flood advisories mostly cloudy conditions and i will have a full look picture friday forecast coming up. >> we have team coverage of the rain and how it will affect your morning commute.

this is right under near the intersection of stockton ave. you can see this water underneath is bridge and officers tell me that it was as deep as 4 ft.. this has caused all types of problems for drivers, take a look at these pictures. this is just before 4:00 a.m. and 11 driver, thought was a good idea to go through this and they became stuck. in total, two cars needed assistance. bowater has subsided. you concede public works crews have blocked off this intersection between stockton and all time. they tell me that the cause of the problem is because this pump station to the left where the yellow light is

that is old. they stated that it cannot handle this amount of water. they stated that this is just pumping too slow. of the first crusade that is not very much they can do about this is just has to go way. >> and we're getting new video in this morning of trees area. >> here is a look at some power outages around the bay area. according to p-g-and-e's website thousands are without power right now. in san jose 21-hundred are in the dark. and in the napa county around 83-hundred are also in the dark. p-g-e is reporting power will be restored to these areas around seven a-m. >> here is a live look at storm tracker 4. people are starting to see this back up. there is a large area of yellow on the screen. this

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the scene, will tran said that the chp hope to get more lanes open shortly. >> if you have a lot of heavy rain or wind, or storm damage in your area, we would love to see it. here are just a few that you sent to us from across the bay. e-mail your of video or falls to breaking news @kron4.com or you can post them on line on our facebook and twitter page. >> we are covering the weather all over the bay. we have a special page that is dedicated to complete storm coverage on kron4.com just click away from the storm tracker 4 pripet >> this will show you where is writing the hardest. also

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>> welcome back. the time is 6:14 a.m.. we are continuing our team coverage of what the weather. jackie sissel is in san rafael. >> we did have a break in the past 15 minutes but now it is starting to pick up. the rain started last about 10:00 p.m.. it was steady until about 5:00 a.m. to 5:38 a.m.. this is was about as much rain as we have sing. let me ask face it. we have not had that much but there is a lot of cooling. you can see if you're going out this morning you are

born to nature are umbrella because it has been real consistent. it's started last night about 10:00 p.m. and i could hear the rain and the when from about 10:30 a.m.. i am sure a lot of people are waking of this morning due to all of this. >> right now, everything since the bay okay. have you felt much wind out there now? >> no, that is a good nils. obviously, with the amount of rain, this could be a problem for trees but it is relay,. it is a lot of standing water. >> the damage has already been done. >> we will start here, 24

westbound, we still have one of the three lanes blocked. this is right before the 580 merge. if traffic is backed up to the caldecott tunnel. kron4 will tran has been live on the scene and he told me just moments ago that he has to move from the freeway at his location because they are close to getting the lanes open. this is quite remarkable considering that one person was killed. it required a corners investigation. it is just one hour later and they're already talking about open up these lanes. >> 680 salsa hasouth has an accident that is shutdown. south bond at taylor there is no indication when it

opened and there is a mudslide that shut down niles canyon road. a look at the bridges, the bay bridge you concede that it is light traffic but there is still plenty of rain coming down. the san mateo bridge is easy but a higher drive time between 13 to 14 minutes. as a richmond san rafael bridge, we are not yet backed up in the westbound direction but bart is still backed up and they are experiencing major delays. there are having to track problems in the trance state to that when they talk about major delays that raised 20 to 25 minutes and remember these are train delays. your delays could be longer. >> i am sure most of your problems are due to the wet

weather. storm tracker 4 shows pockets read take a look at interstate 6 say. it is a moderate rain that is falling pripet 30 minutes ago we saw ray fall by an inch an hour but it is not the case. turning our attention to the east bay shoreline. heavier rain is falling in the san leandro hills. down the soft, dry weather and we do have sprinkles at the 87 interchange. earlier we had/flooding. again, we're starting to dry things out. just a few showers on the western end of the san mateo bridge. san francisco, the entire city is surrounded by rain. light brand is

awaiting you for highway 1 01 approaching the richmond sent a fail. keep in mind that the showers are coming from the south and their core north. if we're looking at the possibility of moderate showers by 7:00 a.m.. the heaviest is falling in the east bay and then it will lie in the best we head into the afternoon. by noon, light rain will blanket the area and will start to see a dry breaks by 3:00 p.m.. >> the rain will go away and it will be cloudy. friday evening plans will not be affected the showers will return overnight waking up saturday morning to read in addition to all the rain, we have high wind. wind speeds were up 22 mi. per hour. more than that approaching 45 mi. per hour. we have seen down trees and power lines. >> a flash flood advisory is

in effect until 7:30 a.m. but the rain will taper off. it looks like the first half saturday will be wet. partial clearing and a slight chance for unsettled weather for the next work week. >> a new video out of lake tahoe to show you. this is the great skiing conditions in the sierra. this is video courtesy of kirkwood mountain resorts. the area got another 16 in. of new snow over the last 24 hours. they are expected to get more in the forecast. their resorts is expecting another three to five more feet of snow before the end of this weekend. >> here is a live look alike

tahoe this morning. right now, chain requirements are in effect in interstate 80. >> the golden gate bridge district will vote today on a proposal to increase tolls. the proposal on the table this morning closed $1 toll hikes in april and a 25¢ increase in july of 2015

through july 2018. the district is facing a $142 million budget shortfall. today's plan would raise 138 million over that. >> five san francisco police officers are expected in federal court today after all five, plus a former police officer were indicted by a federal grand jury. the group is accused of taking part in a legal rates where they allegedly stole money, drugs and other valuables and lied about. the incidents were caught on camera. in response, san francisco's police chief held a news conference. >> the chief said that the five active-duty officers have been suspended without pay. their weapons have been confiscated. >> coming up on the kron4 new spirit our top story this morning is the brain. here's a live look as storm tracker 4. we will tell you how it is affecting your commute coming up.

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>> welcome back. to there is better mills from our hot spot on 24 because we heard from will tran, all lanes have now been officially opens and the accident has been completely cleared. traffic however, it is slow coming out of walnut creek and i will update the drive times coming up. >> the downpours are causing big problems in the north

bay as well. kron4 terisa estacio continues our team coverage. >> if the rain is already making an impact. i am at highway 101 by the lucky drive exit. you can see for yourself that all the water that is collected on the freeway and as cars pass through this, there is a lot of splashes. this is making in a hazardous situation. the chp is encouraging everyone to slow down especially given the circumstances. this is a prime example why it is so important for you to slow down with so much rain. terisa estacio kron 4 news. >> here is a live look outside. the this is the approach to the bay bridge. if you are not leaving home, you are already late because george has the latest with

the hot spots.

>> the opening bell on wall street. everyone is always copy. we are keeping our eyes on the market. >> team coverage on the rain this morning. this is how it is affecting your traffic. we have had a kron4 mike pelton is live in san jose with the latest. >> it is still a few feet deep, this is on santa clara street. you concede this water is just running down

the road away. public-works crews tell me that the problem is that a pump station is too old and it is pumping up order to slow. this has caused a lot of problems for a handful drivers. your pictures from the fire department just before 4:00 a.m.. bolt san jose police and fire crews responded when a driver became stuck. a second appeal also started to enter the water. we had an officer that was assisting the first driver and a person was okay then the second vehicle went into the water and they had to stop. >> how to get the car out of the war? >> we had to call a tow truck. >> this intersection remains closed and officers tell us

that they had another incident at coleman and taylor were a third driver was stuck. please tell me that this might seem like common sense but if you say large, they do not attempt to drive it.through it. but if you concede our people have not got the message. >> you can see it at all tosspots but surprisingly, we managed to clear at least a lanes of a very severe problem. a person was killed on 24, the accident occurred about 5:15 a.m.. within an hour in 15 minutes the accident was completely clear. the sergeant on sing toll kron4 will tran that the effect of this pressure will be felt for a while. indeed, he was right, is now 30 minutes to get from walnut creek downtown oakland. it is

already sluggish all the way to walnut creek bridge, 680 south of got off to a bad start with an earlier r occurring problem. this is not ablaze. flooding still has allies of the guadalupe parkway shut down in the southbound direction. we still have problems with that muc a mudslide that is blocking some of the lanes. >> there's a wind advisory because so much traffic on 24 and because it is a friday, there's not much of the back of for the westbound ride. the public transit options from the eastern my good. bart is suffering from systemwide major delays, 20 minutes or more because they have to operate in man will mold. they stated that there is some type of equipment problem and remember, when bart's talk about the delays, passenger delays may

be longer. >> the good news is that the heaviest rain, downpours that we have been dealing with continuous. so, some of us are looking at dry breaks, it is not currently running at the dublin interchange but we have had the rain accident walnut creek of highway 24. you can see the yellow on your screen indicating moderate rain. we have had your raids, the san leandro hills, but it is working his way north. just a few stray showers. it looks like we are dry things out of the south. >> as for the peninsula, where did it would have it raids, we have moderate rain for portions of san carlo. light rain in san francisco that will affect your ride across in the bay and you will need to use your windshield wipers for highway 1 01. >> the rainfall totals, we

have already sed three- quarters of an inch for oakland. we have more in the north bay it just floored with the ditch. when this is said and done, we may see another inch of rain. we also have less but the advisory to all 7:30 a.m.. powerful of the tell the rest of your forecast coming up. >> this is a video of rain coming down in hayward. this was taken off 5:30 a.m. pripet >> we are getting new video and this morning of trees that were down. this is video out of santa rosa this morning from 5:00 a.m.. a tree fell right down on some power lines and a transformer. it caught fire at one point. pg&e crews had to get in there, cut down

the tree, and get the lion's back up. >> i'm checking out the twitter feeds of the chp and the national weather service center. here is what they're saying about the storm. starting with the national weather service, they are stating that we have lightning approach to the coast at 100 mi. offshore. also, they have a new map of all local store reports. you concede that they have no wind damage. this is due to a downed power line in a tree that was in the area. there is slow and reported

on 85 northbound. checking out bart. george has been talking about this. they have a major delay systemwide due to existing problem. they're setting that would date 10 to the 20 minute delays. >> contra costa county is a bit busy, they're talking about all the different traffic spots to watch out for. this is an indefinite lay that way for you to attract this. >> we have a special page dedicated to complete storm coverage on kron4.com just a click away from storm tracker 4. you can't find the current traffic conditions and what is going on with snow in case you are planning to go away. you can

also download the mobile app. it is illegal for you to look at maps on your phone, that was an interesting story. >>legal for you to look at maps on your phone. >> coming up on our storm coverage will continue. here's a live look their radar. we have plenty of those two, will be right back ripping [dad] [laughs]

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we are still contacting witnesses. >> that is the latest information that we have. we just got this information then on the deadly crash and highway 24 in oakland. to the chp says one person was killed on highway 24 near the 51st street on ramp. all westbound lanes have been reopened. if anyone is try to head through this area.

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small deal off. we are tracking a another band of rain that will most throw in the next 20 minutes. this storm is coming south to north. by the time beverages and affair were jackie is, it may take another hour. >> in the meantime, it has cost 20 hot spots. the >> they managed to clear an accident, a person was killed when just a little over an hour. that is almost unheard of, that normally have to have an investigation of an hour or two and then the time to clear the accident. this is quite remarkable. even more remarkable is that now, we have a big improvement in the drive time. the last time we checked it was 29 minutes. we have not taken 10 minutes off the westbound

24 right. it is actually back to normal but not quite for the ride on 680 south, this is backed up into martinez, to 42 and to convert. i will update your drive time coming up. the >> flooding is still jammed up the guadalupe parkway. it has almost shut down the entire land. i will expand of view, to show you the impact. look at what it has done to this ride, is backed up all away to highway 85. this is have an impact on the south bay commute. this mud slide has shut down the lanes of niles canyon road. let's take a look at the bridges, we started with a wind advisory is in affect. the metering lights were only activated in the last 25 minutes. in part because the 24 accident kept a lot of traffic from reaching

the toll plaza but now, the me realize our own and the drive time is just above 16 to 18 minutes. the san mateo bridge, traffic is moving slow and we're already looking at a 16 to 18 minutes drive time. on the richmond san rafael, we are starting to see things back of in the westbound direction. >> conditions are not improving and sex, they are deteriorating. there were major delays and now in some cases it is 30 minutes. this is a systemwide problem.and it r barred. the they have a systemwide to delay. >> we have dried things out where a lot rain is i it looks e light rain for a alameda,

oakland and san leandro. we're also seeing a break in the south, drier conditions for san jose. we are no longer delayed what role for interstate 80. the mid peninsula is still dealing with light rain affecting the san mateo bridge, take a look, a small band of moderate rain is working to san francisco and keeping my the orientation is south to north. this will continue to the bay bridge and enter 68 and up towards a vacaville. keep this in mind and we do have the lightning strikes about 100 mi. off the coast. the center of this system will hit the big circle, we're still dealing with heavy rain throughout the morning. there's a flood advisory until 7:30 p.m.. >> we have light rain by

lunchtime and it will start to taper off by 3:00 p.m. and we may see dry breaks for places like san rafael and even out towards livermore valley. i do not think the evening plants will be affected because we have mostly cloudy conditions. >> we have a another way or rain headed light rain is expected, nothing compares to what we saw last night and showers will start to taper off as will wake up early saturday. >> if your headed up to tahoe comedy should bring your chain because we will seek an additional eight is is a snow. it was just on one will carry us through saturday. again, once the weather could come to the weekend and was the partial clearing as we head into next week. >> we continue our team coverage of the storm, kron4 jackie sissel is live. >> you can see the rain in

the parking lot in downtown san rafael. we have seen rain basically says 10:00 p.m. last night. it has been pretty heavy. we have not saying much in the well rain so this is something that i want to show you. this a drainage area, i was out there just a couple weeks ago. basically, it had nothing in it. but not to conceal the full list. this is starting to fill up. it is good nils but we are starting to get a significant amount of water but unfortunately this water does not go to a reservoir and we're starting to get more and more rain pripet it did little for a while but now is picking up. you should slow down, grab your umbrellas. >> i do not know if i the only driver that feels that

when it gets like this, everything just is a gray and hard to say. >> yes, especially on the freeway. you get this mess of the water. it makes it very difficult. georgia just talk about all the problems. yo concede just how much georgia just spoke about this problem. if you are driving around you should be aware this. >> here is a live look at the san mattel bridge. you can say it is very difficult to see. the deck is wet and traffic seems to be moving okay. no accidents. you will need extra time. we will be ♪

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>> welcome back. the time is 6:55 a.m.. here is a live look at san francisco airport. when you see these type of conditions we will have delays. the storm is affecting flights at sfo. the report is stating 21 cancellations. the they have 12 departure flights and nine are writing flights. we are told that most of these flights on the mostly shorthaul flights, mostly west coast flights to locations in california and oregon. you should call ahead to check. this is a kind of thing that could cause the delays. >> here's a live look as storm tracker 4. we continue our team coverage of the weather. you can see, the yellow off the coast that is what is moving in. that

heavy downpour maze that you will get rain in your neighborhood in the next few minutes. erica is tracking the timing. >> here's a live look at oakland, this has been bad traffic due to an accident. if you can see the traffic is will dwell on high with 24. the chp build a very quick. >> here is the bay bridge approach. you can say a wait, water building up. george will be back with your drive times.

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making a mess 8 commute. >> we have had major problems with that problem on 28 for a that was completely shut down but once the chp clear did they manage to get it cleared and the traffic has quickly turned to normal. kron4 will tran is on highway 24. >> how is it looking? >> i can come from what george said. it is plenty of room, it is now bumper to bumper. the chp, thought of that discretion would last longer but not so. there are just as you cars per it i will show you the video of this accident at 5 6:10 a.m.. a car wasn't disabled