bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

happening today... several schools in the north bay, both public and private will be closed this morning because of the weather. emergency officials say, severe rain and winds are expected during this morning's commute. and are expected to cause traffic, flash flood warnings and landslides. some of the schools affected are in the larkspur school district, the mill valley school district, and the sausalito- marin city school

district. to see if your school has been affected by the closures. log on to kron- four-dot-com to see a complete list. the school closures are also scrolling across the bottom of your screen this morning. and today's storm comes as the bay area is still recovering from severe storms earlier this week. we are expecting more heavy rain, more high winds and more flooding today. however, today's storm could create even more havoc around the bay area. over the last few days, we have seen homes damaged by mudslides and flooding, trees down and major traffic delays. the rising russian river in guerneville has aleady caused serious flooding for people living in that area. and now this new storm about to arrive, people are bracing for more problems. kron 4's alecia reid has the story. guerneville...

take a look at this... this is video from yountville in napa county. you can see just a massive pool of water partially submerging a tree. this video was sent in by a kron 4 viewer yesterday. there have been many reports of flooding all over napa county and today's storm may cause more flooding in that area. stunning video out of the north bay, where a mudslide has destroyed a home along a quiet street in san rafael. this was video taken tuesday morning along mountain view avenue. the home you see here is now

considered a total loss. kron 4's charles clifford has the details. natswednesday evening, this devastated home along mountain view avenue in san rafael remained taped off for safety reasons. . so far, no effort has been made to remove the debris partly because heavy rain is in the immediate forecast and there's a good chance that the damage could get worse.the hillside behind the house is now mostly exposed dirt. the grass and shrubs that had been holding the soil together . . . are gone. the two homes on either side of the house remain are red tagged. the people who live in this home are staying with family. juan alvarez and his family live in the red tagged house on the other side. at this point neither family knows when they will be able to return home. the buildings will need to be inspected to ensure they are safe to occupy and that could take months. alvarez hopes his insurance will cover any damages.soti hope so. i hope so. ihope insurance cover it all.up the hill, along on convent court, several homes sit above the mudslide. david goepp says the hill is mostly bedrock but that he and his neighbors are still keeping an eye on the mudslide.sot i think we are ok. our house is in a good spot. it's on

bedrock and it's flat. i think the people teetering on the hill are probably more concerned. and if you're in area that is prone to mudslides the u-s-g-s says it's imperative that you recognize the warning signs. some of which include if there are new cracks in the ground or sidewalk or drievway around your home. or has the soil around the foundation moved or has your home shifted at all. and, just like an earthquake, have a family plan. talk about what you'll do if one were to happen. also have water, food, batteries, flashlights. stay alert and awake. lots of mudslide deaths happen overnight. listen for cracking trees or rocks hitting ea other. have a strong flashlight to look for warning signs. and if you

are out driving watch the road for collapsed pavement, mud, fallen rocks and other indications the ground is moving. finally drive to higher ground if a mudslide starts coming. to read the full list of u-s-g-s tips go to kron 4 dot com. there you'll find a link with everything you need to know to keep you and you're family safe. just search for the san rafael hillside story. again it's all on kron 4 dot com. make sure you have the kron-4 app to track today's storm. we'll keep you updated about severe weather or traffic problems in your area with breaking news push alerts. it's free to download on andriod and apple devices. coming up.. a mudslide causing headaches for drivers in the santa cruz mountains. when crews expect to give drivers some relief. and... new documents in the deadly ghostship fire. what the city of oakland knew about the building well before the tragic fire. here's a live look at our radar. the rain is just off the coast.

but it's going to be arriving soon. your forecast next. and here's a and here's a live look at

the kron 4 radar this morning. as you can see we don't have rain yet. but just off the coast a strong system is set to come morning. toss to weather or traffic light rain will continue to fall over the region through early thursday morning, especially across the north bay and along the coastal ranges. a potent cold front will then sweep through the

entire region on thursday bringing widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and flooding concerns. showers are then possible into friday in wake of the frontal passage with drying conditions likely for the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

two out of four lanes on highway17 remain closed after a mudslide hit a car in the santa cruz mountains this caused a traffic nightmare for drivers. kron4's j-r stone has details on when crews may re-open the roadway. tomorrow

all lanes of westbound 580 in livermore are now open. this after road crews repaired a giant pot hole that opened in the westbound direction near greenville road. it happened early yesterday morning. causing major traffic delays... at one point the backup extended all the way to tracy. another big story we are following this morning... there's new evidence that the city of oakland knew about illegal parties at the ghost ship artist collective long before last december's deadly fire at that warehouse. grant lodes has the newly released records from the city of oakland. natthe cluttered ghost ship

warehouse was a death trap for 36 partygoers. tonight we know that nearly two years earlier, oakland police responded to reports of another illegal rave on the premises.just released documents reveals... officer hector chavez says he was flagged down in the early morning of march first, 2015, by someone complaining of drug and alcohol sales.in the heavily edited police report, chavez says he did not cite anyone.and that other officers had to be called when 20 people refused to leave the scene of what he called a 24=hour art studio.a month before, police responded to another call in a tenant's dispute over what the report called "illegal shared housing."the officer mediated the dspute.in all, the records show there were eighteen police calls in ten years to the warehouse address and the vacant lot next door. firefighters also responded to three calls, all for emergency medical treatmentone call was for a fire outside the building..there are no reports of building inspections in the past ten years.as we have reported before, city

inspectors visited the site weeks before but were unable to gain access. despite several people living there, the warehouse was not permitted to have residents. the building's principal tenant, derick ion almena, has denied any responsibility for the fire. he could face charges. but the investigations into the cause of the fire and if anyone's criminally responsible are on-going. coming up... a man is alive today after his car flipped upsidedown into a river. how the heroic efforts of two others saved his life. and here's a live look at the kron 4 radar this morning. as you can see we don't have rain yet. but just off the coast a strong system is set to come in later this morning.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza.

richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 all this rain is creating treacherous road conditions.. cars have been skidding and sometimes crashing... and some drivers have been put in life threatening situations. as kron 4's haaziq madyun reports on one of those situations. a driver loses control of his vehicle in the rain, flips over and lands submerged in a fast rising creek"as soon as i got close i realized the car was upside down in the creek and was pretty serious"it happened tuesday at around 2:45pm on highland road near san ramon. clayton wiedemann was working near by, heard the crash and was the first person on the scene"after trying to pry the door open i heard someone kicking at the door from the inside so i knew that somebody was moving around in there""i thought the poor whoever was in there was in trouble"clayton wiedemann's

friend dan rich was the next person who came to help. he says the rainy weather intensified the life threatening situation, so they had to act fast"because the water was really really coming down""we had some tools to try to pry the door"this is a photo of the tool they had on hand"well it is a pick-ax, it's a big ol pick ax used for lifting rocks""the windows were under water so i couldn't see inside or anything""i said you know, we got no time to waste, so i just reared back and gave it a whack real good, you could hear the window implode inside and we just started grabbing everything we could, i gues one of the things i grabbed was him, but it happened so fast, he ended up on the bank before we knew it"chp investigators say the 20-year-old driver suffered only minor injuries...thanks to these two bay area heroes "we did, you know, what anybody should do""it was happening so fast you don't even think about it, you just get in there and get moving" you never know what you will do in a life or death situation like this, all you can hope for is the courage these two had when the time came for them to find out...haaziq madyun kron4news

coming up... a families plea for help after a mudslide destroys everything they own. and a live look at the kron 4 radar. we will also have kron 4's averi harper live from novato where heavey rains are expected a highway again.

and here's a live look at the kron 4 radar this morning. as you can see we don't have rain yet. but just off the coast a strong system is set to come in later this morning. toss to weather or traffic

light rain will continue to fall over the region through early thursday morning, especially across the north bay and along the coastal ranges. a potent cold front will then sweep through the entire region on thursday bringing widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and flooding concerns. showers are then possible into friday in wake of the frontal passage with drying conditions likely for

the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 our team coverage of the storm continues now with averi harper. one eastbound lane of highway 37 is back open between highway 101 and atherton avenue. but crews are still trying to remove

standing water... which forced the road to close after tuesday's storm. the westbound direction remains closed this morning -- with no estimated time of reopening. thanks aver. we will check back with you through out the morning.

make sure you have the kron-4 app to track today's storm. we'll keep you updated about severe weather or traffic problems in your area with breaking news push alerts. it's free to download on andriod and apple devices. happening today... the kyle shanahan era will

officially begin for the san francisco 49ers. he arrived in the bay area yesterday. touching down and being greeted on the tarmac by team c-e-o jed york and new general manager jonhn lynch the team tweeted out airport photos of shanahan. they then arrived at 49ers headquarters to a cheering mass of team employees. shanahan also sent out an early message to the 49er faithful. take a listen. shanahan will be introduced today at 1. a man who was shot and killed by fremont police has now been identified. 45-year-old nana adomako was shot sunday afternoon in the

area of mowry avenue and argonaut way after an altercation with an officer responding to a battery call. police say, one officer was injured before shots were fired. adomako was pronounced dead at the scene. officers have not said whether he was armed. the officer involved has not been identified. still ahead... the bay area isn't the only area feeling the impact of severe weather. a look at how the weather has impacted the tahoe area. and... coming upit would be nice if they paid a little bit of attention and didn't knock you over as they were walking past you as it continues to rain, there are people walking around totally clueless when it comes to umbrella etiquettei'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly and here's a live look at the kron 4 radar this morning. as you can see we don't have rain yet. but just off the coast a strong system is set to come in later this

morning.

coming and here's a live look at the kron 4 radar this morning. as you can see we don't have rain yet. but just off the coast a strong system is set to come in later this morning. with our extended drought it's been some time since people had to worry much about umbrellas. but they are now out in full force with all the rain we've been getting lately. and while there are no laws that we know of about using umbrellas, leave it up to our stanley roberts to discover several common courtesies that some people seem to have forgotten. he explains on this edition of people behaving badley. it would be nice if they paid a little bit of attention and didn't knock you over as they were walking past youit would be nice .. i like that you see as we experience all this wet weather we often break our friend the unbrella . we love it until we don't need it then we dump it nats: ambiance you probably don't know this but there are rules when operating

an umbrella first off don't get an umbrella that takes up half the sidewalk it's not un common to see people walking around with gargantuan umbrellas so large you wonder how they can even see where they are going look how large this umbrella is it litterly takes up half the sidewalk nats: ambiance then there are the twinsies . you know the people who are together but dont want to share one umbrella you will see them standing next to each other having a conversation or waling down the street side by side . in this case they actually have maching umbrellas .so why not just share one umbrella it better to have two. it's better th have two fair enoughyou know it really is ok to share like these too.. and know you're not required to hug each other unless you are in the hugging mood and the other person lets you nats: ambiance some people are not really thinking or realizing that other people have to duck and dodge the pointy ends of the umbrella .how many times have you almost had your eye poked out a couple especially going up and down the esculators on bart they just open it up not even paying attention as there going up the escalator because they don't want to be wetand then there is the newest addition to the etiquette family, the cell phone

umbrella carriers . you know the ones who are clueless without an umbrella now they hava a umbrella in tow they pay less attention becuuse they're so busy with their cell phones they're trying to hold on to their umbrella that their abvious to every body if only i could find someone who would admit they behaving badly with a umbrella well i love the rain, and i love big umbrellas i'm one of thise people who don't pay attention probably why because i would be so in my little world you knoe i have my umbrealla it raining it's great day and i'm so happy you know i probably don't pay as much attenion as i should wow that was easy the bottom line while it raining try not to poke someones eye out in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news

,$8drw and here's a live look at the kron 4 radar this morning. as you can see we don't have rain yet. but just off the coast a strong system is set to come in later this morning. here is a live look outside from our golden gate bridge camera.... for more on your forecast here's rebecca strom. light rain will continue to fall over the region through

early thursday morning, especially across the north bay and along the coastal ranges. a potent cold front will then sweep through the entire region on thursday bringing widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and flooding concerns. showers are then possible into friday in wake of the frontal passage with drying conditions likely for the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

the bay area isn't the only place dealing with whole lot of rain ... in a short amount of time.... this is video from the lake tahoe area. thick mounds of snow and ice are piling up into neighborhoods. blocking drains... causing major flooding in some areas.. a moment of desperation played out on facebook live. it happened after a mudslide in los gatos. a mother turns to social media to call for help. her family was just one of many forced out by a mudslide. kron4's hermela aregawi spoke to the family and has more on what nat videoeverything just got

washed away with mud. i i.. i'm trying to get a hold of everybody. the lines are down. the rays home is in a remote part of los gatos.when a mudslide wiped out part of their home, jennifer ray takes to facebook live during tuesday's storm to spread the wordand call for help.it was 8 in the morning.. and she and her husband john were in bed with their 4 and 2 year old when the ground started to move.sot jennifer rayyou just saw all this stuff coming down.all this mud and water and trees and all this other debris.and we just ran outside and i just kept screaming check jessica jessica. my siter.jessica has a 9 month old and is pregnant. she lives in a second home on the property.sot jennifer raymy mom was carrying my daughter. she fell and then we just ran as fast as we could to the jeep and piled everyone in.in the process of escaping the slide.. jennifer, her mom and john fell and injured their legs.sot john rayyou look outside and you watch a lot of hard work. a lot of sacrifice. and things you do for your children literally getting washed away.in the third home on the property.. lives jennifer's dad.sot jennifer that home was my dad's dream. he always wanted him and us to all be on one property... with tears in his eyes he just was saying. all my dreams are being washed away right now. standupthe family is staying here in san mateo while they wait out tomorrow's storm. after that, they'll return to their property to see what if

anything is left.the silver lining. community is coming together to help the rays cover their out of pocket costs.a friend has set up a gofund me page.. which we will include on our website.if you'd like to help you can go there to do that.reporting in san mateo ha, k4 news.

another big story we are following this morning... after nearly 30 hours of debate, president trump's nominee for attorney general has been confirmed. but, as we wait for a ruling on the presidnet's controversial travel ban, he's also being criticized by his own supreme court pick. kristen homes is in washington d.c. has the story. pres. donald trump: a bad high school student would understand this. anybody would understand this. president trump continuing his attacks on anyone who disagrees with his temporary travel ban while speaking to law enforcement officials in washingtonpres. donald trump: i've learned a lot in the last two weeks, and terrorism is a far greater threat than the people of our country understand.among the targets -- the federal judge who suspended it.pres. donald trump: courts seem to be so political and it would be so great for our justice system if they were able to read a statement and do what is right. trump also calling out

the 9th circuit court, which heard arguments tuesday night over whether to put the ban back in place. pres. donald trump: and i heard things that i couldn't believe. trump's own supreme court pick is taking issue with his comments.judge neil gorsuch told a u-s senator that trump's attacks on the judiciary are quote 'demoralizing' and 'disheartening'. specifically pointing to the president's tweet labeling the judge who blocked his travel ban a quote, "so called" judge.while trump's executive order hangs in the balance... he's enjoying another cabinet nominee victory.nats: the nomination is confirmed. the senate voted wednesday night to confirm trump's pick for attorney general- jeff sessions.nats the vote coming hours after a dramatic moment on the senate floor.. democratic senator elizabeth warren was rebuked for reading past statements critical of sessions.nats from senate floor: sen. elizabeth warren/-d- massachusetts: i ask leave of the senate to continue my remarks. the senator will take her seat. in washington, i'm kristen holmes. and here's a live look at the kron 4 radar this morning. as you can see we don't

have rain yet. but just off the coast a strong system

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden drive time less than 30 min toll plaza. richmond less than 20 min from the and steph curry usually tries to avoid any political conversations. but the m-v-p made his thoughts known on president donald trump. he was asked in an interview about his take on the c-e-o of under armour, kevin plank's, voicing support for president trump. calling him an asset. curry said "i agree with that description if you remove the áe-t' from asset."

curry is one of under armour's biggest endorsers. and reportedly discussed this with plank. he says that plank told him his opinion is from a business perspective. and hopes this doesn't ruin curry's relationship with the company. and here's a live look at the kron 4 radar this morning. as you can see we don't have rain yet. but just off the coast a strong system is set to come in later this morning.

this morning on the kron 4 morning news... a major storm heading to the bay area this morning. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain is expected throughout the day and it could lead to more mudslides and road closures with the ground still saturated from tuesday's storms.

good morning... i'm mark danon. and i'm darya folsom. and we have complete team coverage to get you ready for the storm. will tran and averi harper are out in the elements this morning. robin winston is in the traffic center monitoring the impact on your commute. but first we want to go to james fletcher who is in the weather center tracking the timing of the storm. james. weather update: light rain will continue to fall over the region through early thursday morning, especially across the north bay and along the coastal ranges. a potent cold front will then sweep through the entire region on thursday bringing widespread moderate

to locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and flooding concerns. showers are then possible into friday in wake of the frontal passage with drying conditions likely for the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 and an important note for parents this morning.

several schools are closed today because of the storm. some of the districts affected include the larkspur school district... the mill valley school district and the sausalito- marin city school district. a total of 12 school districts are closing schools today as well as nine private schools including marin catholic. for a complete list of school closures you can visit our website at kron 4. com the school closures are also scrolling across the bottom of your screen this morning. one of the areas that will be hit the hardest by today's storm is the north bay. kron 4's will tran continues our team coverage. he is live in santa rosa this morning where where conditions are expected to get much worse this morning.

will. i am live in santa rosa this morning where it is raining and it is only expected to get worse. we will check back with you through out the morning. now we want to check in with averi harper who is live in novato where part of highway 37 is still closed this morning because of flooding.. averi.

one eastbound lane of highway 37 is back open between highway 101 and atherton avenue. but crews are still trying to remove standing water... which forced the road to close after tuesday's storm. the westbound direction remains closed this morning -- with no estimated time of reopening. thanks aver. we will check back with you through out the morning.

and all lanes of westbound 580 in livermore are open after crews repaired a giant pot hole that opened in the westbound direction near greenville road. we first told you about this yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. and the road did not completely reopen until around 9:00 last night. a flood warning issued for the russian river near guerneville remains in effect this morning. the river is causing major problems for people in the area. there is flooding on the roads, at multiple parks and in peoples' backyards. these are all low lying areas so once it's flooded it takes a while for it to clear out. with the constant rain, the levels just keep increasing. people in guerneville are now bracing for more flooding after this next round of rain. cars the national weather

service issued the flood warning until later this afternoon. but that could change depending on how much rain we get today. the napa river could reach flood stage later today because of all the rain. there have been many reports of flooding all over napa county following tuesday's storms. this is video from yountville which was taken yesterday... you can see just a massive pool of water.. partially submerging a tree. and things are only expected to get worse as the next storm makes its way across the bay area. two out of four lanes on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains remain closed this morning. this was the scene last night as people tried to get home in bumper to bumper traffic.... the northbound lanes are still closed this morning and traffic control is in place. a mudslide hit on tuesday, closing off much of the highway. cleanup crews worked late into the night to

clear out the damage. caltrans says that the hillside is still moving as they do work. one commuter we spoke to said the road closures set her back at least two and has to do. c-h-p says two of the four lanes will likely be closed through the weekend at the very least. and remember you can track the storm wherever you go with live radar straight on your phone. just download the free kron 4 mobile app. still ahead on the kron four morning news... a major mudslide in the north bay still causing problems this morning. see the threat

that homes in the area are still facing this morning. and after the break... the bay area not the only place dealing with severe weather. see the impact that the rain is having on tahoe this morning. and i will check your bay area forecast coming up and i an tracking you commute after the break. . . the bay area isn't the

only place dealing with a lot of rain. this is video from south lake tahoe. thick mounds of snow and ice are piling up into neighborhoods... blocking drains... causing major flooding in some areas... flooding over 60 homes some people in the area say they had 8 inches of water inside their homes. we are tracking the storm approaching the bay area this

morning. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain expected through out the day all across the bay area. and we have team coverage of the storm this morning. james fletcher and rebecca strom are tracking the storm in the weather center and robin winston is monitoring the impact on your commute. lets start in the weather center with james. weather update: light rain will continue to fall over the region through early thursday morning, especially across the north bay and along the coastal ranges. a potent cold front will then sweep through

the entire region on thursday bringing widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and flooding concerns. showers are then possible into friday in wake of the frontal passage with drying conditions likely for the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 no major hot

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

a mudslide destroys a home in san rafael... we first told you abou thtis story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news... and this morning more homes are in danger as another storm hits. the home on mountain view avenue came crashing down on tuesday. a mudslide behind the home pushed it off it's foundation. so far,

crews are not starting to remove any debris because the heavy rain today could cause even more damage. the two homes on either side of the house that was destroyed are not safe to live in. people who live there say they don't know when they will be able to go home... and they are worried the damage could get even worse today. officials say it could take months before the homes are safe to live in people in fairfax dealing with severe landslides this morning. this landslide happened along berry trail, the land gave way... slamming into a home where a mother and son narrowly escaped through a bathroom window... and to their next door neighbors home. along canyon road the rushing waters of cascade creek are taking

its toll on the street people who live in the area say there is about five to six feet of the road that fell into the creek. with hillsides already saturated... people in the area are doing their best to prevent any more damages before the next storm rolls through. some communities on the peninsula are worried about more flooding after their homes were damaged during the the last round of storms. this is what the "le mar" mobile home park in redwood city looked like on tuesday... there is a canal behind the mobile home park that overflows when it rains. the city and the owner have built a fence, added sand bags, and installed a water pump to try and minimize the flooding. the public works department also had to bring in pumps to hel get rid of the water after tuesday's storm. happening today... the 49ers will officially introduce kyle shanahan has the teams new head coach. shanahan arrived in the bay area yesterday and was greeted at the airport by jed york and new general manager jonhn

lynch. shanahan then went to 49ers headquarters where he met with team employees. the news conference to introduce shanahan will be this afternoon at 1:00. still ahead on the kron four morning news... the north east also bracing for a major storm that could impact travel all across the country. and next... two men save a driver after his car crashes in a creek. hear how the men were able to get the driver out of the submerged car. and taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar this morning. welcome back...

before you head out the door this morning here's a look at current conditions. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. the rain will impact your commute later this morning. robin winston is in the traffic center taking a look at the you head out no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

and in the east bay a good samaritan had to rescue a driver after the wet roads caused the car to skid off the this happened near san ramon... clayton wiedemann was working nearby when he heard a crash. a car had flipped over and started sinking in a creek. that's when wiedemann and his friend grabbed a pick axe to pry the car door open and free the driver who was trapped inside. knew it" c-h-p investigators say, the 20-year-old driver suffered only minor injuries.

highway 37 still closed because of flooding. i will have the details in a live report. your bay area forecast is next. . it's my best buttery jack yet. the triple bacon buttery jack, with hickory-smoked bacon, bacon mayo,

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are tracking the rain hitting the bay area this morning. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar.

toss weather and traffic. weather update: light rain will continue to fall over the region through early thursday morning, especially across the north bay and along the coastal ranges. a potent cold

front will then sweep through the entire region on thursday bringing widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and flooding concerns. showers are then possible into friday in wake of the frontal passage with drying conditions likely for the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 one of the areas that will be hit the hardest by today's storm is the north bay. kron 4's will tran continues our team coverage. he is live in santa rosa this morning where where conditions are expected to get much worse this morning. will. i am live in santa rosa this morning where it is raining and it is only expected to get worse.

thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. the morning.through out with you check back we will thanks will. thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. now we want to check in with averi harper who is live in novato where part of highway 37 is still closed

this morning because of flooding.. averi. one eastbound lane of highway 37 is back open between highway 101 and atherton avenue. but crews are still trying to remove standing water... which forced the road to close after tuesday's storm. the westbound direction remains closed this morning -- with no estimated time of reopening. thanks aver. we will check back with you through out the morning.

and don't forget you can track the storm on the go with the free kron 4 mobile app. you can watch live radar and get updates on traffic problems and breaking news through push alerts. the bay area is not the only place dealing with severe weather this morning. some areas of new york and boston are bracing for more than a foot of snow. this is video from earlier this morning of snow already hitting parts of new york. thousands of flights across the northeast have been cancelled this morning. the mayor of boston warning people that this could be one of the biggest storms that city has seen in years. icy conditions in that city have already forced some road closures. new york city and boston have closed all public schools today. and the governor of connecticut says his state is expecting anywhere from 8 to 14 inches of snow from the coming storm. the federal appeals court in san francisco could announce a decsion on president trump's travel ban sometime this morning.

earlier this week the court heard arguments from administration attorneys and the state of washington. the white house has appealed a lower court's ruling that temporarily stopped the ban. legal experts agree this case will eventually end up in the u-s supreme court. happening today... senator jeff sessions will be sworn in as the new u-s attorney general. sessions faced tough opposition in the senate before being confirmed after dramatic moments on the senate floor.. democratic senator elizabeth warren was told she could not speak at the hearing after quoting past statements critical of sessions. president trump will take part in today's swearing-in ceremony. coming up on the kron four morning news... recent storms closing several roads around the bay area. we will tell you which areas you should avoid as you head out the door. and we continue to track the next round of rain heading to the bay area. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. after the break... robin will have a look at how the weather could impact your morning

welcome back... before you head out the door this morning here's a look at current conditions. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. the rain will impact your commute later this morning. robin winston is in the traffic center taking a look at the roads before you head out the door. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 in the east bay part of diablo road in danville is still closed this morning after a tree fell over and knocked down some power lines yesterday. p-g-and-e is

still working to repair and replace some of those power lines. people who live in the area are being allowed to use the road until it reopens.... but people who do not live in the area are being turned around. the road is expected to reopen around 9:00 this morning. your bay area forecast is after the break.

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interstae -80 westbound just west of the nevada state line has reopened this morning after being hit with a mudslide last night. this happened just after 10:00 last night. you can see the cars trapped in the mud last night. crews worked through the night to clear the cars and the mud. and back here in the bay area we are tracking the next round of rain this morning. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain expected through out the day all across the bay area.

and we have team coverage of the storm this morning. james fletcher and rebecca strom are tracking the storm in the weather center and robin winston is monitoring the impact on your commute. lets start in the weather center with james. weather update: light rain will continue to fall over the region through early thursday morning, especially across the north bay and along the coastal ranges. a potent cold front will then sweep through the entire region on thursday bringing widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and flooding concerns. showers are then possible into friday in wake of the frontal passage with drying conditions likely for the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

a mudslide blocking a street last night in the berkeley hills.. this is panoramic way...just a half mile southeast of memorial stadium on cal's campus. despite the mudslide homes in the area are still accessible this morning. everything just a family is out of their

home this morning after a mudslide in los gatos. it happened during the storm on tuesday. jennifer ray streamed the aftermath on facebook live... as the mud took over the property her family lives on. she says she and her husband were in bed with their young kids when they felt the ground starting to move. she describes the moment they looked outside and saw what was happening... outside jennifer's mother, father, and sister also live on the property in separate homes. they were able to leave safely...but are worried more damage could be caused during the storms today.

the family is staying in san mateo until they know it's safe to return home. a go-fund-me page has been set up to help them. we have a link to it on our website at kron-four-dot-com. .

now to bay area basketball... the chicago bulls where in oakland to face golden state. and they were without stars dyawne wade or jimmy butler. and bill murray was in attendance last night. he was in town for the pebble beach pro-am. let's jump to the 2nd quarter. steph curry makes a bounce pass to

draymond green who throws down the dunk. green had a great game... scoring 19 points and was 5 of 6 from 3 point land. and on his 27th birthday, guard klay thompson also had a great game. scoring 28 points in 29 minutes of play. the warriors win easily 123 to 92 next up the... grizzlies tomorrow night. they have beat the warriors twice already this season. weather update: showers can be expected during the day today with another round of widespread rainfall and gusty southerly winds on thursday as a cold front sweeps through the region. again, flooding will be possible along with downed trees and isolated power outages. showers will likely linger into friday with dry conditions returning region-wide by the upcoming weekend. áááábreakáááá áááábreakáááá weekend.the upcoming region-wide by returning with dry into friday likely linger

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4 morning news... a major storm heading to the bay area this morning. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain is expected throughout the day and it could lead to more mudslides and road closures with the ground still saturated from tuesday's storms. and we have complete team coverage this morning of the storm. kron four's will tran is live in santa rosa, which is expected to be hit the hardest by the rain later today. and averi harper is live novato where part of highway 37 is still closed. good morning i'm mark danon. and i'm darya folsom.ááátriple boxááá and we have team coverage right here in the studio. james fletcher and rebecca strom are in the weather center tracking the rain and the storm preparations underway. and robin winston is monitoring the impact on your commute. lets start in the weather center with james. weather update: light rain will continue to fall over the

region through early thursday morning, especially across the north bay and along the coastal ranges. a potent cold front will then sweep through the entire region on thursday bringing widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and flooding concerns. showers are then possible into friday in wake of the frontal passage with drying conditions likely for the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from

880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 and an important note for parents this morning. several schools are closed today because of the storm. some of the districts affected include the larkspur school district... the mill valley school district and the sausalito- marin city school district. a total of 12 school districts are closing schools today as well as nine private schools including marin catholic. for a complete list of school closures you can visit our website at kron 4. com the school closures are also scrolling across the bottom of your screen

one of the areas that will be hit the hardest by today's storm is the north bay. kron 4's will tran continues our team coverage. he is live in santa rosa this morning where where conditions are expected to get much worse this morning. will. i am live in santa rosa this morning where it is raining and it is only expected to get worse. thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. the morning.through out with you check back we will thanks will. thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. now we want to check in

with averi harper who is live in novato where part of highway 37 is still closed this morning because of flooding.. averi. one eastbound lane of highway 37 is back open between highway 101 and atherton avenue. but crews are still trying to remove standing water... which forced the road to close after tuesday's storm. the westbound direction remains closed this morning -- with no estimated time of reopening.

thanks averi. we will check back with you through out the morning.

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westbound 580 in livermore are open after crews repaired a giant pot hole that opened in the westbound direction near greenville road. we first told you about this yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. and the road did not completely reopen until around 9:00 last night. people in the south bay area still dealing with road closures... rebecca strom shows us the traffic mess on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. rebecca? two out of four lanes on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains remain closed this morning. this was the scene last night as people tried to get home in bumper to bumper traffic.... a mudslide hit on tuesday, closing off much of the highway. cleanup crews worked late into the night to clear out the damage. caltrans says that the hillside is still moving as they do work. one commuter we spoke to said the road closures set her back at least two and a half hours.

has to do. c-h-p says two of the four lanes will likely be closed through the weekend at the very least. a flood warning issued for the russian river near guerneville remains in effect this morning. the river is causing major problems for people in the area. there is flooding on the roads, at multiple parks and in peoples' backyards. these are all low lying areas so once it's flooded it takes a while for it to clear out. with the constant rain, the levels just keep increasing. people in guerneville are now bracing for more flooding after this next round of rain. cars the national weather

service issued the flood warning until later this afternoon. but that could change depending on how much rain we get today. the napa river could reach flood stage later today because of all the rain. there have been many reports of flooding all over napa county following tuesday's storms. this is video from yountville which was taken yesterday... you can see just a massive pool of water.. partially submerging a tree. and things are only expected to get worse as the next storm makes its way across the bay area. a mudslide destroys a home in san rafael... and this morning more homes are in danger as another storm hits. the home on mountain view avenue came crashing down on tuesday. a mudslide behind the home pushed it off it's foundation. so far, crews are not starting to remove any debris because the heavy rain today could cause even more damage. the two homes on either side of the house that was destroyed are not safe to live in.

people who live there say they don't know when they will be able to go home... and they are worried the damage could get even worse today. officials say it could take months before the homes are safe to live in again. and remember you can track the storm wherever you go with live radar straight on your phone. just download the free kron 4 mobile app. coming up... major flooding in south lake tahoe this morning... we'll show you some of the problems people are dealing with. plus... a rescue in the east bay after a car skids off the road. hear how two men saved a driver after his car crashes in a creek. tracking the rain..... tracking your commute this morning. . no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge than 30 min from 37 to the

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some people in the area say they had 8 inches of water inside their homes. welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. we are tracking the storm this morning. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain expected through out the day all across the bay area. and we have team coverage of the storm this morning. james fletcher and rebecca strom are tracking the storm in the weather center and robin winston is monitoring the impact on your commute. lets start in the weather center with james. weather update: light rain will continue to fall over the region through early thursday

morning, especially across the north bay and along the coastal ranges. a potent cold front will then sweep through the entire region on thursday bringing widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and flooding concerns. showers are then possible into friday in wake of the frontal passage with drying conditions likely for the upcoming weekend. light rain will continue to fall over the region through early thursday morning,

especially across the north bay and along the coastal ranges. a potent cold front will then sweep through the entire region on thursday bringing widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and flooding concerns. showers are then possible into friday in wake of the frontal passage with drying conditions likely for the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

in the east bay a good samaritan had to rescue a driver after the wet roads caused the car to skid off the road. this happened near san ramon... clayton wiedemann was working nearby when he heard a crash. a car had flipped over and started sinking in a creek. so

wiedemann and his friend grabbed a pick axe to pry the car door open and free the driver who was trapped inside. knew it" c-h-p investigators say, the 20- year-old driver suffered only minor injuries. some communities on the peninsula are worried about more flooding after their homes were damaged during the the last round of storms. this is what the "le mar" mobile home park in redwood city looked like on tuesday... there is a canal behind the mobile home park that overflows when it rains. the city and the owner have built a fence, added sand bags, and installed a water

pump to try and minimize the flooding. the public works department also had to bring in pumps to hel get rid of the water after tuesday's storm. despite all of the rain and snow, people are still being urged to continue conserving water. the state water resources control board decided to keep emergency drought restrictions in effect until at least spring. board members say this was a precaution against the return of dry weather. local districts will still have to report their water use to the state. governor brown first put the emergency into effect with an executive order in 2014. happening today... the 49ers will officially introduce kyle shanahan has the teams new head coach. shanahan arrived in the bay area yesterday and was greeted on the tarmac by ed york and new general manager jonhn lynch. shanahan then went to 49ers headquarters where he met with team employees. he also sent out an early message to niner fans.

the news conference to introduce shanahan will be this afternoon at 1:00. coming up... the northeast is also being hit with a powerful storm this morning... we'll show you the travel impact across the country. plus... a mother and her son escape their home after a landslide hits in the north bay.

that story is next on kron four. and taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar this morning. .

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people in fairfax dealing with severe landslides this morning. this landslide happened along berry trail, the land gave way... slamming into a home where a mother and son narrowly escaped through a bathroom window... and to their next door neighbors home.

along canyon road the rushing waters of cascade creek are taking its toll on the street people who live in the area say there is about five to six feet of the road that fell into the creek. with hillsides already saturated... people in the area are doing their best to prevent any more damages before the next storm rolls through. your bay area forecast is next. .

welcome back... before you head out the door this morning here's a look at current conditions. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar.

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one of the areas that will be hit the hardest by today's storm is the north bay. kron 4's will tran continues our team coverage. he is live in santa rosa this morning where where conditions are expected to get much worse this morning. will. i am live in santa rosa this morning where it is raining and it is only expected to get worse. thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. now we want to check in

with averi harper who is live in novato where part of highway 37 is still closed this morning because of flooding.. averi. one eastbound lane of highway 37 is back open between highway 101 and atherton avenue. but crews are still trying to remove standing water... which forced the road to close after tuesday's storm. the westbound direction remains closed this morning -- with no estimated time of reopening.

thanks aver. we will check back with you through out the morning.

and you can keep updated on all the storm damage in your area as well as the timing of the next storm by downloading the free kron 4 mobile app. the bay area is not the only place dealing with powerful storms this morning. rebecca strom shows us the severe weather hitting the northeast. rebecca? some areas of new york and boston are being hit with a lot of snow...they're expecting more than a foot of snow. this is video from earlier this morning of snow already hitting parts of new york. thousands of flights across the northeast have already been cancelled this morning. the mayor of boston is warning people that this could be one of the biggest storms that city has seen in years. icy conditions in that city have already forced some road closures. new york city and boston have closed all

public schools today. and the governor of connecticut says his state is expecting anywhere from 8 to 14 inches of snow from the coming storm. and... a family's home is severely damaged after a mudslide in the south bay... hear how the family was able to escape, next on kron four. and taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar this morning. .

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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 everything just a family is out of their home this morning after a mudslide in los gatos. it happened during the

storm on tuesday. jennifer ray streamed the aftermath on facebook live... as the mud took over the property her family lives on. she says she and her husband were in bed with their young kids when they felt the ground starting to move. she describes the moment they looked outside and saw what was happening... outside jennifer's mother, father, and sister also live on the property in separate homes. they were able to leave safely...but are worried more damage could be caused during the storms today. the family is staying in san mateo until they know it's safe to return home. a go-fund-me page has been set up to help them. we have a link to it on our website at kron-four-dot-com.

coming up... the recent storms force several road closures around the bay area. we will tell you which areas you should avoid as you head out the door. tracking the storm this morning...

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of the storm this morning. james fletcher and rebecca strom are tracking the storm in the weather center and robin winston is monitoring the impact on lets start in the weather center with james. weather update: light rain will continue to fall over the region through early thursday morning, especially across the north bay and along the coastal ranges. a potent cold front will then sweep through the entire region on thursday bringing widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and flooding concerns. showers are then possible into friday in wake of the frontal passage with drying conditions likely for the upcoming weekend. light rain will continue to fall over the continue to

light rain will continue to fall over the region through early thursday morning, especially across the north bay and along the coastal ranges. a potent cold front will then sweep through the entire region on thursday bringing widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and flooding concerns. showers are then possible into friday in wake of the frontal passage with drying conditions likely for the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 in the east bay part of diablo road in danville is still closed this morning after a tree fell over and knocked down some power lines yesterday. p-g-and-e is still working to repair and replace some of those power lines. people who live in

the area are being allowed to use the road until it reopens.... but people who do not live in the area are being turned around. the road is expected to reopen around 9:00 this morning. a scenic roadway was blocked last night in the berkeley hills...because of a mudslide. this is panoramic way...just a half mile southeast of memorial stadium on cal's campus. despite the mudslide homes in the area are still accessible this morning. the city of oakland knew about illegal parties at the ghost ship wharehouse long before the deadly fire that killed 36 people. that is according to records released by the city yesterday. there were eighteen police calls in ten years to the warehouse address and the vacant lot next door. firefighters also responded to three calls, all for emergency medical treatment. one call was for a fire outside the building. the records also show complaints from people living in the warehouse, neighbors and visitors. people

complained about safety problems, loud parties and other issues with the living conditions. no citations were ever issued by firefighters and other city officials. oakland fire officials have yet to announce the cause of the blaze that ripped through the warehouse on december second. and new this morning... the fire chief in charge when the "ghost ship" fire broke out has been on leave for weeks. right now acting chiefs are filling in to replace teresa reed. the vice president of the oakland firefighters union made the announcement yesterday. reed was first named fire chief in 20-12. it is not known when or if she will mark adlib big board. coming up in kron four

news at seven... a major mudslide in the north bay still causing problems this morning. see the threat that homes in the area are still facing this morning. and... the warriors bounce back from their last loss... the highlights are next on kron four. and taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar this morning. . yeah, so mom's got this cold.

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basketball... the chicago bulls where in oakland to face golden state. and they were without stars dyawne wade or jimmy butler. and bill murray was in attendance last night. he was in town for the pebble beach pro-am.

let's jump to the 2nd quarter. steph curry makes a bounce pass to draymond green who throws down the dunk. green had a great game... scoring 19 points and was 5 of 6 from 3 point land. and on his 27th birthday, guard klay thompson also had a great game. scoring 28 points in 29 minutes of play. the warriors win easily 123 to 92 next up the... grizzlies tomorrow night. they have beat the warriors twice already this season. and ahead in gary's world... fists fly at madison square garden... why fans were chanting for the n-b-a great who was being hauled off and handcuffed. the 49ers new coach is in the building... and the sports illustrated model you dreamed about when you were just a boy, is still hot at 63. tracking the weather this morning..... weather update: showers can be expected during the day today

with another round of widespread rainfall and gusty southerly winds on thursday as a sweeps through the region.

this morning on the kron 4 morning news... a major storm heading to the bay area this morning. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain is expected throughout the day... and it could lead to more mudslides and road closures with the ground still saturated from tuesday's storms.

and the rain is making for a wet commute. as we take a look at bridges across the bay area. you can see the wet conditions on the roads. good morning... i'm mark danon. and i'm darya folsom. and we have complete team coverage to get you ready for the storm. will tran and averi harper are out in the elements this morning. robin winston is in the traffic center monitoring the impact on your commute. but first we want to go to james fletcher who is in the weather center tracking the timing of the storm. james. weather update: light rain will continue to fall over the region through early thursday morning, espe