çááájamesáááñ [take vo] çááávoáááñ this morning on the kron 4 morning news... oakland has a new chief in charge. and she intends to bring change. find out what oakland's new top cop is all about. çááájamesáááñ [take vo] çááávoáááñ and two people had to be rescued after an apartment complex caught fire in the east bay.. the dramatic video just ahead. çááájamesáááñ [take vo] çááávoáááñ and police are searching for the person responsible for attacking a pregnant woman on the peninsula. the reason police say the man spit on the woman. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. çááájamesáááñ[take vo] çááávoáááñ this is the bay area,kron 4 morning news begins now:. >>james: here is a quick live look of a few scattered sprinkle.

>>rebecca: is going to be quite wet out there we're going to make sure you are sick this weekend tomorrow we're going to start off with the cold warning once again its freezing spot for

some of the bay area with one to season low fifties want to get into tomorrow night definitely take note that is when a major storm arise in the rain for saturday although it and to monday we are expecting. >>rebecca: sunday most of the rain fall of you to task for you to see current conditions are pretty much drying out right now as we did into the entire day thursday into friday still dry conditions but look at saturday. >>rebecca: you will see the rain fall starting to push through the bay area and as we advance the clock because he is going to be continuing a lot of heavy rain for saturday. >>robin w: coming up will take a

look at the san mateo bridge in track some drive times.

>>james: you consider a warm-up for what is to come this weekend this to some of the latest video showing you the mass that a weather system made this is the santa cruz mountain. >>james: there are a least four more slides like this the rolled on highway 17 driver stopped down trees and power lines more

tree trouble and recounted the cameras caught the scene and sent to cellmark got caught on power lines and that critics parks and called handful power outages the advice to public safety when you approach aflutter rolled turnaround and not drown know is your home or

business or school is at risk for flirting and prepare accordingly the oakland police

department's new chief has been formally introduced her name is and kilpatrick. >>reporter: she comes to the opiate be after the party has been embroiled in a yearlong sex scandal and a revolving door police chief for the last six

months is overseen her forms at the chicago police department was sense of focus will be on more than reform. >>reporter: she has been a police officer or 34 years she butted heads with the police shun yen while serving as chief and pledge to hold open the office was accountable for their conduct as an outsider signals of to hurt our the trust and respect for officers.

>>reporter: of fire burned through this apartment complex in concord he was inside one of the apartments when the fire started he quickly rose to get everyone out about four people

were inside a the bottom floor apartment all of them had to jump out the window to safety the fire destroyed the two apartments and may have damaged a third. >>james: police tried to track down a man who saw to the premier restaurant employees we have an image to show you that

is the man police said last month got upset over what he believed was an incomplete or at a restaurant. >>james: he became angry and jump over the counter and demanded a refund should therefore say in the cave of his money back he left but came back few minutes later and spit in her face he drove away in the black for mercedes sedan.

>>james: and this is up and colfax and before forced to turn back when they came from or wait for them to clear the road all the cell weather comes for a big storm of major storm. >>rebecca: this weekend we're going to see major amounts of rain you're talking about big rain fall web wanted dry

conditions today and tomorrow a live camera you concede the roadway is still very slick and wet this morning.

>>rebecca: he can bring in drawdown you can see a car conditions we will be drive today all the way into tomorrow

you to sit where are most crowded conditions with temperatures relatively evenly spread tim rogers was a ride around in experiencing by noontime we're going to see low fifties in some spots. >>robin w: had into the east bay nice and slow the quick 13 minute trip the bay bridge drive

into san francisco also stretch plan of oakland and if you use now you have 10 minutes from the bottom of the maze and over to a fremont street it is once repacked we guarantee. >>robin w: no major trouble spot for 580 leaving little more and to double and even the south bay is quiet now been problems for now and cochran of to guadalupe parkway the average drive times less than 25 minutes.

>>james: with dismay to storm coming this weekend to consider the time line accelerated would decide when it will be torn down. >>reporter: all five members of the pacific a city council agreed the building has to go last year it was deemed uninhabitable due to close the erosion since then the city has been keeping an eye out he owns

the apartment building and both 310 and 320 fell to take care of the buildings he filed for bankruptcy in 2015 although the average time to get reimbursed for demolishing a 320 they're not getting anywhere it will cause all whole lot more to clean up the mast with the

building falls onto the beach below weather permitting the demolition start to set on monday and last a couple of days. >>james: will report hot on what happened before the bullets start flying. >>reporter: it was likely rolled raise around noon of the reports seem to cars in a gunfight and they're taking this road road exit off 580 it came off the exit and sped south on road officers canvassed the highway and found bullet shell casings that when door to door to local

businesses in search for answers police the whole of bill build to get their hands on surveillance footage from the residences or businesses in the area those who work nearby said things like this do not happen in the incident leaves the were read that do not have a good description of the suspect and all the more they're described

as the s u v and silver have to back the business as we talk to did not have surveillance cameras but other businesses might and that is what police are banking on in order to get some of these questions answered. over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long: health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that

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to the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... a documentary about the mother-daughter relationship between debbie reynols and carrie fisher is set for release this weekend. [take vo]çááávoáááñ reynolds and fisher died one day apart last week... and the documentary is now turning into a memorial for the two. the first trailer shows the entertainment icons at home in beverly hills... and in home movies and vintage clips. the h-b-o documentary premiers

on saturday. çááárobin at ' >>robin w: the harlem globetrotters recent which climbed to the roof to make an amazing shot and he shouted through 100 ft. below the 100 ft. out it was done to promote the globetrotter later this month but still an amazing shot. >>james: a charter tech was its

and killed woman near south bend will tell you we know about the victim this morning. hill. and the first thing on her agenda is... we'll tell you just ahead. çáááadvanceáááñ also... the kron 4 radar doesn't have a lot of action right now, but that is going to change fast. the details just ahead.

çááávo in big >>james: oakland has a new police chief in time her name is and kilpatrick she was introduced at a press conference she was the former police chief and a city of washington and was leading or innocence of the government and side of the police department to

be asked to turn around the department added embarrassed the results or racist tax scandal the department has been on the thorough oversight since 2003 the storm is coming this weekend in preparation on the way from this week's what weather the last a weather service to warn of a major storm impact in the bay area's saturday and sunday at the site in my letter out until monday afternoon flooding likely as the rain potential amounts to what looks like it is going to.

>>james: today and tomorrow are bridge the days between storm systems.

>>rebecca: the pavement still wet your currency reflecting saturday that is what we're expecting big amounts of rain sunday more so the future past four radar down the conceit thursday into friday you concede that is where some of the heaviest rainfall expected through parts of the east bay along the east bay shoreline even the tip of san francisco will be given some of that heavy

rain will have going to see the line continue through the entire afternoon try to stay indoors at home if you can wear going to have some high winds around the bay area is one to the drive the

same as today you concede they will be in the mid fifties. >>rebecca: dropping down to freezing and some of the valley locations it and see on saturday that is when the big rain we are expecting but temperatures will be a little bit warmer. >>robin w: much better than yesterday at right now into san francisco sphene leaving san francisco 101280 at the central freeway it is only 10 minutes

from the bottom of the maze of will to fremont street so far we off to a great start. >>james: will have live radar

trap the colors all of them available try apple and the the crisis it is free to download. >>j.r.stone: it is raining outside is pretty when the outside similar conditions to what we sought tuesday evening

you can see one of the buses here on wednesday evening and talk with employees as to who was at fault police are still trying to figure that out we can say you about the she was not an employee nor was she a worker here at the college brother she worked nearby likely as a trainer in the area.

>>james: she is the former san francisco district attorney in the attorney general text the senate seat held by barbara boxer for the last 24 years with only a few weeks left of his presidency president obama at the door and he can to keep his signature laughlin being revoked the battle over president obama care. [take vo]çááávoáááñ live look at our radar. dry now, but won't be the case much longer. çááájamesáááñ[take: on cam]

çáááon camáááñ in tech news... everyone is talking about the consumer electronics show in vegas. and it hasn't even started yet. and samsung, one of the tech companies that will be there, held a press conference and announced it is close to wrapping up its investigation into the battery issue that led to a recall of the galaxy note seven. then the company unveiled it's latest smart tv. kron 4 tech reporter gabe slate has a closer look.[take pkg] çááápkgáááñ nats - samsung >>gabe s: of it will cease to the best picture quality of any of its television more vibrant colors and crystal clear images from any viewing angle of

whether or not there will push the price of four katie be which is good for those looking to buy it. >>gabe s: it scans your phase and the skin condition giving make up suggestions.

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>>james: she will the four clichy's and was leading or and resist development and tied to the police department they did

what they do best to win a game they be " control laser's then outscored them by 22 points this is the storm system we don't

typically see except for and every 510 u the thinner how much of this mission.

>>rebecca: for parts of the santa cruz mountain they concede just off the coast we're tracking the golden gate bridge to conceive it is still wet from much of the rain fall and be very careful of the web on a to z dry conditions to than because

of the warmer moisture and monday to the ones that we're going to see some showers. >>robin w: if you come from the nimitz freeway that looks good san leandro hayward union city when you make it here to west about 92.

>>robin w: watchers speed is very slippery around the bay area be extra careful but to it will only take 10 minutes it is very quiet across the upper deck into downtown san francisco the drive time looks good leave as early as you can

solid something major pops up from 280 up to 237. >>james: he strategize with democrats to save his signature health-care law what the coming by vice-president held meeting to plan the process of rolling back the bill for the care at. >>reporter: on bomb on capitol hill today urging democrats to a battle with all the have against republican plan to get the signature law president obama tear democrats do have the vote to block republicans the message to avoid " rescuing them couple of them that the replacement he

spurred democrats to use tactics like the tea party dead in opposing president obama care to go to town hall to the store is who benefited from the plan as well as all republicans accountable for what they come up with democrats to start calling it trump care. >>reporter: the same time republicans also guarding for this epic fight led by vice president elect for the meeting described as a pep rally this

law has failed americans are struggling the president-elect to jump into the debate seemed to warn republicans not to work too closely with democrats >>james: there responded by slamming republicans for not presenting a replacement plan he is casting doubt on the conclusion that russia metal with the president to election he's appearing to place his trust he said to have this is a 14 year-old could attack why

was dnc so careless he said russian did not give him the information. >>james: he also said the intelligence briefing on russian hacking was delayed until friday perhaps more time needed to build a case he is facing criticism from some of the office on part or pushing for more sanctions against russia obama.

çááájamesáááñ[take vo] çááávoáááñ live look at our radar. dry now, but won't be the case much longer.

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and, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. to get covered, you've got to get going. open enrollment ends january 31st. visit covereca.com today. coming to the bay area. i have tips on how to protect your home. çááámarkáááñ[take vo] çááávoáááñ and a gunbattle

near an east bay freeway and the shooters are still on the loose. we have more on where it happened. çááájamesáááñ[take vo] çááávoáááñ and a man with special needs is beaten and the attack is streamed live on facebook. hear what the attackers were shouting at him. this is the bay area,kron 4 morning news begins now: >>mark: clean up after to under the wave here is video of the damage in the santa cruz mountain as this spend long hours working to clear mudslides like this one mudslides in many cases pouring down trees and power lines here is the scene

with has storms already and more storms on the way as things are expected to get a lot worse this weekend thank you for joining us. >>rebecca: up to 12 in. tall

early right now looking at temperatures 33 degrees and santa rosa 34 and and novato for these pretty much everywhere elves' 47 and oakland and hayward wicking up to 46 degrees san francisco come in at 45.

>robin w: you will notice is what out there in very slippery so watcher steve take it easy on the on and off from as you work your way around the bay area.

will t: we're and from the pg&e this is the calm before the storm and rainfall this morning

we build some of the points for you use the next day or so as the opportunity to get sandbags

there was a chance the flood waters could rush back through the pipes into your home they're recommending you get a professional.

>>james: if you haven't already is a great soul on storm events like this live radar we also have real-time traffic updates with hot spot along with breaking news it is free and will apple and android devices you can be part of the coverage .

>>mark: police say it was likely erode rich and seven people worked nearby do not happen them police and now hoping to get their hands on surveillance video from some of the businesses it is described as a bronze as u v and a silver hatchback they do not have any really good description she was in charge of making reforms what

shoes of the chicago pd but that would not be her only focus on taking over at oakland police department chilly and the police officer or 34 years to officially take over the oakland police department on february 27th. >>reporter: graf could be of the

attack strain live on facebook so the video cowering in the corner room his hands tied is not covered they're punching and kicking him and couldn't was for it with a knife the man was hospitalized at the police said officers found him wandering the streets of the victim knew one

of the attackers they're still trying to find a motive for the attack we are considering hey crime charges against some. . mesáááñ crimes charges.considering hate authorities the attack.find a motive for the attack. authorities say they are considering hate crimes charges.

>>rebecca: went from the rain we

have the past couple of days you consider approaching the bay area map of course a very strong winds expected for saturday and sunday it is one to start getting heavy once we get into the 7:00 hour another have

come through medical our saturday was system up 30 is as far as yellow across the valley.

>>robin w: only nine minutes to make that trip is a great drive it will not stay that way we will give you 25 minutes is corn to be packed, heading over to the trap the tractor.

>>mark: the new number so people keep using more water since they lifted the mandatory conservation last month the man

shown here was upset at what he believes was an incomplete or at a fast-food restaurant this happened and sara mountain boulevard investigators say the man became angry and jumped over the counter and demanded a refund should therefore safety and gave the money back he left but came back a few minutes later and spat at her face. >>james: the gift had been

delivered 20 minutes before it was stolen. >>reporter: all five members of the city council agreed the building has to go last year and it was deemed uninhabitable due to close the erosion of sense than the city has been keeping

an eye out although the city has been trying to get reimbursed for demolishing 320 they're not getting anywhere the have to get rid of this last building due to public safety issues the city chose the demolition inc. for the job action is one to cost taxpayers $218,650 it will cause

a lot more to clean up the mast at the building falls onto the beach below weather permitting the demolition is set to start on monday. >>james: the sentencing phase of the the man convicted of killing nine people at a church in charleston south carolina continues task he is representing himself they read portions of the jail house journal last monday convicted him of several murder and hate crime chargers.

çááájamesáááñ now to bay area basketball. golden state hoping to extend their 3-game winning streak against the trail blazers at oracle. çááámarkáááñ[take vo]çááávoáááñ oakland native damian lillard has missed the last four games with an ankle injury and sat this one out as well. let's jump to the 2nd quarter, blazers up when

portland's c-j mccollum gave portland a six point lead after trailing by 13 earlier in the second. but before halftime kevin durant did his part to keep the game close. he makes the three and draws the foul. he finished the game with 30 points but after the break curry took over in the second half. he finished the night with 35 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. the warriors come back to win by a final of 125 to 117 they will host the memphis grizzlies tomorrow night. çááájamesáááñ[take vo] çááávoáááñ still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... people rescued after their apartment burst into flames. we are live at the scene this morning with more of the dramatic video and what investigators are saying about how the fire started. çáááadvanceáááñçááárebeccaáááñ rebecca weather tease.

>>robin w: live now for something pops up. >>rebecca: possibly downed trees power lines track conditions we are tracking heavy rain expected

especially the parts of the north bank will have one to see

heavy rain coming on sunday of course will consist of flood and lots of standing water roadways will be slick make sure you leave plenty of time to get you where you need to go.

>>rebecca: it is one to be up but there is one to get into saturday. >>robin w: we're attracting a crash on highway 4 also looking at other bridges.

>>mark: and brought down trees and golden gate park this is a millionth of different cyprus that needs to be chopped down one of three cypress is a one eucalyptus the playground at the mother is metal was closed off as you see it as a safety precaution. >>james: they're rushing to clean up all this ahead of the storm trying to make way for more what weather in the santa

cruz mountain could be a lot of rain down all the mobile application the best way to get in in the latest updates will keep you updated as the storm moves through the dramatic moments after apartment catches

fire and concord this video since was by of your people have to jump out of the second window to escape. yoli aceves: we spoke to one person last night who was in the building and he describes how he found out about the fire and

they were able to get it under control and brought the fire but it did displace about 30 people in looks to be accidental but they do not really know at this point would actually started the fire.

>>mark: of the officers were searching the wrong apartment this happened back everywhere in oakland police have yet to respond to the loss to.

>>robin w: it has already backed up out to west hot land without

any major problems or accidents the drive times is not too bad. >>mark: amazon the bias 416 your the device provided a large dollhouse and cookies and the family has at the medical into patrol the put a dent in the cookie then it will be donating

the doll house. to go up.çáááadvanceáááñ çááámarkáááñ and... kron four is getting you ready for the historic storm set to hit the bay area this weekend... ways to prepare your home before the storm is ahead in kron four news at six.

çááámarkáááñ[take vo]çááávo in big stories boxáááñ we're coming up on 5:45... here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... a fire breaks out at an apartment complex in the >>mark: no one was injured and falling.

>>rebecca: of course mudslides we conceive of flash floods as well is one to be quite dangerous this weekend talking

about what you can expect for today we will see the cloud cover continue we're not going to get too much driving will see lots of trying tomorrow we will start with a cold morning more

heavy rain continues to copy the bay area be very careful you to stay indoors definitely do so if you need to go out door today and tomorrow the 7 day around the bay forecast. >>rebecca: today and tomorrow or the clout to condition saturday and sunday loss of rainshowers continuing was we get into monday expected through midweek

you concede temperatures. >>robin w: overall this a good commune and we still hot spot free with no major trouble spots known as a hot spots or

tropical birds you could see the little pocket only 22 minutes from 85 up to 237. >>james: they were followed home

in several victims were called to the ground of drag during the struggle causing injuries. >>mark: the company announcing plans cut thousands of jobs the company will close for the nonproductive-did not to comes after they reported holiday sales in november and december that fell more than 2%.

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this is the bay area,kron 4 morning news begins now: >>james: they're pulling down trees and power lines and electricity thank you so much for joining us.

>>rebecca: this is not look like a really good weekend with rain on top of several feet of snow a

dusty southern when expected for this weekend moderate to heavy rainfall at times of course the flash flooding very careful on the road with this weekend pi >>rebecca: uncouples from goes primarily of the north invaded from the left over storm the overnight rain we saw. >>robin w:.

>>james: we're standing by live in san rafael with more on what you need to know. + will t: take advantage to the

next 2436 hours the sandbags out there we expect flooding we have seen rain over the last week it was good but nothing compared to what we will see getting ready to go get your sandbanks this

supposed to be a doozy of symbol and assembly can't to make sure you have plenty of food water and medicine task you should

already have it we haven't earthquake country these are the same tip's a passalong for earthquakes >>james: it could be out for no. days before it is restored make

sure you are ready to men with special needs beginning in the attack was trained to live on facebook he was reported missing on monday. >>reporter: chicago police superintendent reacting to the brutal beating of an 18 year-old man with special needs graphic video of the attack on facebook shows the victim in the corner of room his hands were tied his mouth was covered his attackers

plunging and kicking him the assailant making politically and racially charged a glance and terrorizing the victim with for the threat he was hospitalized after they found him wandering the streets to the afternoon please determine for people arrested two men into women were suspects in the attack he knew of is one of the attackers but they're still trying to find a model for they're considering hate crime chargers. >>mark: police come looking for

a multiple shootings involved in a gunfight on interstate 580 in castro valley police a now hoping to get their hands all surveillance video. >>james: we have the video and kill patched it is her name she

a the first female chief of the department what the chicago pd she was in charge of making reform. policies and procedures i am more interested than had been a police officer for 34 years as she listed takeover police department. sphene >>james: government officials believe an outsider is a good choice with a for a set of eyes or look in the department is chief kirkpatrick

is going to be successful young people should be involved she promised to rebuild damaged relations with oakland significant black community will work to revitalize and demoralize. >>mark: to give the man the money back he left when it came

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>>james: bring in their wide out conditions for the was close to making things a little bit dangerous.

>>rebecca: with the tracking a couple of leftover sprinkles primarily in the north bank the big storm system on the way to the bay area you could see it, just off the coast metal clad

our you concede have your brain starts to come across the bay area especially in the north than we concede power online

down we will let you know how much grain we can expect for the next seven days. >>robin w: 421 to talk about a delay of for those of the travelling into one of the south bend and you don't leave early

enough it is now slowing pockets across the upper deck but a quiet come you the rows are slick watch your speed to richmond san rafael bridge.

>>james: to dolmas of fighting back against the national park service proposal in a rustic california expected to consider a planned increase for the first time in six years.

>>james: that would decide when the building will be torn down. >>reporter: the city council unanimously approved the contract to get this building the smallest is set at what the next week now they have to get

rid of this building due to public safety issues.

>>reporter: it will cost all whole lot more to clean up the mast and the building falls onto the beach below what permitting the demolition is the to start on monday and last a couple of days. >>james: with 11 new health

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>>james: typically you eat fish and poultry least twice a week.

[take: live]çáááliveáááñ >>mark: is the 119 yesterday and just about 58. >>james: thank you for joining us. >>rebecca: it is one to be nice

and dry for you for the next two days again is going to be drying out quite nicely if you need to clean out the rain gutter today is a good day to do so and tomorrow we still have some wet pavement and partly cloudy conditions we are looking at the storm system just out in the pacific it has tropical moisture for saturday and for

sunday trickling into monday is one to be a good one about 15 minutes timing out the storm system which can expect. >>robin w: checking and on some delays we have some power issues make sure you plan ahead over to the bay bridge toll plaza 24 minutes from the foot

of the maze from the dumbarton bridge will have an accident on the approach will let you know how traffic is moving their. >>mark: tim brought down trees and golden gate park this is a nearly 54 moderates like to add the chopped down one of the three that had been damaged by the falling the playground mothers metal you conceive being closed off as a safety precaution the next round coming this way the strong gusty wind could be a challenge the city park 130,000 tree that will have a cruise on stand by any

trees do come down in the storm that can respond quickly. >>james: this was the scene on highway one the look her rockslide coming down mud coming down off the club in fact closed highway 4 time you consider russian river in the resort area this is really going to be a big player for the sierra nevada they're expecting a lot of rain to come down and all that will have to drain down into the river and lake in the sierra don't forget to down load

the mobile application and check the web site we will have full coverage in fact have a page dedicated to this major storm system. www.kron4.com >>mark: dramatic moment after an apartment catches on fire and, like the scene this morning with more on what may have started more on hat fire.have started yoli aceves: this is still under investigation but it does appear to be an accidental firing but we are still trying to get a

little bit more information about what they think might have caused this fire people or in fear when they saw this fire broke out this fire happened over here in concord the call came in about 610 and the fire department were able to get it under control within 40 minutes but within that 40 minutes a really did rep right through these apartments when they rolled up it was the bottom floor. yoli aceves: people could not get out through the front door they had to break through the window to jump out to save their lives we spoke to one resident last night who explains how he found out about the fire.

yoli aceves: no one died in this fire up a couple of people were taken to hospital and this fire did it 30 people are displaced because of this fire.

>>james: that officer is not all in this and leave. >>mark: to people is oakland also in the oakland police department officers threw down the stairs to the apartment while serving a search warrant oakland police have yet to respond to a lawsuit will show you how she prepared for the clash of the grandmothers.

>>robin w: it is creeping along on westbound i did to traffic leaving hayward now crawl without any major problems a lot of commute traffic 19 minutes and a growing from the nimitz all tie 1 01 the bay bridge ride also a pretty slow commute them into hot spots backed up into the maze on to the major

connector minor crowding overwrought is not a bad ride lasted 20 minutes from downtown oakland out to fremont street. >>james: or rough start to the new year for macy's the company plans to close 68 stores and cut thousands of jobs companywide is a river of what

weather is all going to be saturday and sunday even into monday we will be time in the storm now when we come back.

coming up on 5:45... here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... a fire breaks >>james: people had to jump from the second story to skate in happened last night police hauler for multiple shooting on interstate 580 in cash of bowling two cars were taking that exit about noon yesterday at police found shell casings at

all from the did not find any victims or any shooters as well. >>mark: watching the storm with rebecca we're looking at the russian river. >>rebecca: very dangerous on

the road way you can avoid those this saturday hours you can see between the two and 3:00 hour that is when the first round of the rainfall will become to the bay area where i want to see a

lot of traffic accidents we concede power outages and toppled trees very dangerous as we get into this weekend.

>>robin w: a lot of headlines is already back the this is the connection the golden gate bridge they have switched along the lan configuration tool, date the commute traffic we have four lanes rolling south a nice ride to men with over to the toll plaza we had a crash on the dumbarton bridge.

>>mark: happen to dame of the intelligence officials are to testify their russian and a fair and a presidential election in his second twitter this week to speak out against intelligence community. frustrated with what the president-elect seems replacing his trust he will meet with

intelligence officials tomorrow to discuss the investigation of russian hacking. >>james: the white house official said president obama final grand is expected to remain focused on nonviolent drug offenders he is sought to help during his second term a grandmother took on the other contestants on the food network show.

vicki liviakis: she goes by what the network class's of the granma one that asked me if i knew in the grandmothers that knew how to cope fortunately she

compared danish and coffee for me and the winner the bay area's own. >>mark: the dow with a modest lost it gets closer to 20,000 mark hanging on and 19,00940

what taking a close look at some of the new technology. morning news continues... and here's a live look outside...

>>james: less salt little basketball golden state warriors open to extend their three game winning streak the missile last for them because of ankle injuries the blazers with at up

instead he gave corban the six point lead before halftime he did his thing to keep the game close he finished the game with 30 points into the second he took over he finished the night with a 517 rebounds and seven assists 1252117 will have more on the warriors and ask why is the new arena so small a tennis committee wants to buy the forty-niners. following a gun battle on an east bay freeway. the cars police are now looking for.((advance)) çááámarkáááñ[take vo]çááávoáááñ and... a historic storm set to hit the bay area this weekend. major flooding is expected. we have live team coverage of all the things you need to know to prepare for the storm.

this is the bay area's news station. kron4 news at 7:00 starts right now. this morning on the kron4 morning news, getting ready for

the storm. this is the cleanup still continuing from the last storms that hit the bay area. on the right, some of the damage in the santa cruz mountains with rocks and mud slides but -- blocking roads and damaging power lines. >> on the left you see flooding conditions. creeks and small streams running on the high side this morning causing anxiety for folks who live in the lower lying areas. they expect conditions to get worse as we had into the weekend. thank you for joining us at 7:00. i'm james fletcher. >> it's thursday, january 5th. we are watching those storms expecting to cause a lot of problems. we will get to robin tracking the freeways this morning. let's go to rebecca for more on the storms coming. it looks like an extended period of rain with the biggest wallop sunday morning. >> moderate to heavy rains on saturday but even more so on sunday. we are actually tracking it. you can see it off the coast here on the pacific. you see this whole river of wet weather