the rain will decrease as it accelerates to the east. first one didn't do much, this one has some wind and rain and the combination has given us some much needed rain, off and on showers, 50s and 60s, and also very windy at times. here is sal. we have some very tough driving conditions out there, starting off with interstate 880 westbound, traffic is wet and we have had many fender benders, nothing too major but we have a few things we need to let you know about. let's look at interstate 808 traffic -- 880, high street north there is flooding and watch out for 280 northbound it is going to be slow and flooding in some of the outside

lanes. 4:30 let's go back to the desk. topping our news this morning, wet roads out there, pounding rain and some powerful winds especially overnight. the big storm has created some hazardous highway conditions. paul chambers begins our storm watch, good morning paul. good morning, i tell you, it's clear out here and we are at interstate 880 as sal was just talking about it just before the university exit and we are still working out the details and the accident involved a big-rig truck and a car. rain has pounded the area overnight and two vehicles collided and a truck crashed into the concrete barrier off the right shoulder where you can see parts will need to be replaced. the backup cleared up the last 30 minutes and there are some trucks out here working to

repair the area and as you can see people are driving out here quickly and you can give yourself some extra time and people are driving on the roadways which are dry so if you are going to come out here give yourself some extra time. this roadway has caused some havoc so give yourself some extra time and be safe. paul chambers ktvu channel 2 news. >> he is in dahly city, christian we can see behind you what is going on? >> reporter: over here you can see the same thing and you can see chp has the off ramp closed right here and this is right here at the daily on ramp northbound that is towards san francisco and this off ramp is closed right now and it is

going to be closed a little bit longer. that is where cal trans true is working on some road repairs and they have been out here for 45 minutes and we have got some video of that work. chp officers have discovered a problem and they originally have two feet of standing water at the bottom of this ramp. the officer told me he cleared out debris and cal trans are replacing the asphalt watching out for similar damage on their commute. >> people don't pay attention but they think they can drive the same speed. it doesn't really matter to them. i would try to tell people to drive safely for the roads. >> the water gets in here and it is buckling. >> the water goes underneath these cracks and there is enough water which makes it

basically for the asphalt floating and they lose end it up and break it apart. >> that is what people need to look out for. >> reporter: coming back to our live picture, it is hard to see but we just saw a chp officer and we will get a better idea of when this on ramp will be opened. cal trans and chp has told me with all the traffic issues, they are advising anybody driving to work, leaf extra time on that commute and be aware that the driving could be a little dicey out there. well the rain here is bringing much needed snow to the sierra. coming up in about eight minutes, the warning for drivers who are headed up to lake tahoe. this morning many thought

they would be headed to the super bowl, the 9ers jumped to a 7-0 lead and they had a touchdown, 9ers were up 1-10 and the nightmare began for kyle punt returner kyle williams. they took a 17-14 lead, 9ers tied the game and that's when williams turned the ball over again and they kicked a field goal, 20-1. >> i am just thinking about those two punt returns for quite a while. we lost the game offensively it was just not good enough. >> we are definitely a super bowl team, we made it this far and everyone wanted to win, we wanted to play in the super bowl but we just didn't get it.

>> well the 49ers did with a 14 and 4 record, coach jim harbaugh is the odds on favorite to win coach of the year. they will take on tom brady in super bowler bowl 46, brady is looking to win his 4th championship and the ravens kicker missed the gape time field goal in -- game time field goal in the final second. police have not released any information on the number of arrests yesterday but they did say a fan assaulted two police officers. officers used pepper spray on the man and another officer and another fan were hit by that spray. they also encountered enough to

get through the entrances. several drivers ended up abandoning their cars to make the kickoff. some buses forced passengers to hop off to get to the game quickly by walking, the loss was a painful way to end for the dream faithful. >> i cried and i laughed and i cried again. yeah, i know. >> it is wills yams fault. >> fans say they are extremely proud of the team and can't wait for next season. we have complete coverage on our website including raw coverage of the players after the game, check it out on www.ktvu.com. antioch police are still looking for the gunman who opened fire at a sweet 16 party over the weekend. as we first reported, it happened at a home at wilmonte

court. two different types of people got into a fight. two victims are still in the hospital in serious condition. >> it was a chaotic scene and officers quickly called for mutual aid, the contra costa's office with inner viewing witnesses to contain the scene. >> the father tells us he is very sorry for the shooting, he just wanted to slow -- throw his daughter a nice party. they are accused in a driveby shooting that killed two people. ramos admitted to driving the

car but denies firing any shots. now the case gained nationwide attention and he was arrested with an arrest record and was never deported because of the sanctuary policy. they may not have enough to hold naso for his trial. he is representing himself in a courtroom, and he is expected to wrap up his closing statements this morning. he is accused of crimes dating back to the late 1970s. this morning a judge is expected to be within the next six weeks. the sheriff will also be in court to ask for a modification to stay away from his wife and

two-year-old son. approximater is now facing allegations, he was arrested saturday afternoon on one count of misdemeanor domestic battery. the alleged victim was not identified and the spokesperson said the general attorneys office will be handling that investigation, at a little after 3:00. i got stuck in that accident, how does it look now? >> unfortunately it has been replaced by a couple of other collisions. i want to ask the guys in the control room if we could bring up the maps at some point because i just found out about a couple of other things that are going on this morning. they happened after or so.

a lot of people have been stuck in early morning accidents. paramedics were are on the way, it happened just a few months ago, para met particular and firefighters will show flooding and also this is a crash so give yourself plenty of time there and you may want to get on the road early and a lot of people may be falling behind because things tend to happen. there are crashes this morning everywhere. northbound let's good. just after that, and also there is a crash as livermore avenue,

just east ofel arizona, just a lot of fender benders in this wet weather. the first in at least their current series, because after that the first one didn't do much, this one has the rain and wind which is why a gust at 48 miles per hour, and a decent low will give us some morning rain. this is more of a morning with a couple of thunder showers and a few strikes to the north. see some of that rain maining to pick up and we are stamp being in up there. it was all very cold conditions and the dips between the lows and highs may only be about four or five degrees.

the -- difference between the lows and highs may only be about four or five degrees. winds will be kicking things up and the next system looks like everything is going to start looking like it is going to the north. showery pattern in the morning, temperatures near 50s and 60 degrees and it will not be much of a spread between the highs and lows, pam. 442, drivers are heading to sierra should be prepared for hazardous highways. they left nearly 280 and chp is advising everybody heading to the lake tahoe area to bring chains and expect delays. candidates are now focusing on the sunshine state. >> the nomination is still up

for grabs after mitt romney's loss in south carolina, what political analysts can expect leading up to florida's primary. why the numbers are usually high on monday. good morning, traffic looks good but remember, be careful driving on this wet morning.

. police say 42-year-old tree lay was a man who forced an 11- year-old girl from her home at gunpoint after firing several shots. later police tracked him to an apartment where they say he held the girl hostage. an officer shot and killed him and according to the information the man who took her was the ex-boyfriend of the girl's mother. the magnitude earthquake happened yesterday afternoon. it was followed by several small after shocks. right now no reports of a

tsunami. costa concordia, search efforts continue, the overturned cruise ship continues to shift in the water off the italian coast and it's causing fears that tanks inside the ship could rupture and cause a massive fuel spill. 19 people are still missing after last week's disaster. crews did recover another body bringing the death toll to 15. the winningest coach has passed away. thousands gathered outside penn state for a candle light vigil for joe paterno. the 85-year-old died from complications of lung cancer. he was with penn state for more than six decades but his legacy was marched by a former assistant coach. critics say he should have done more to stop the alleged abuse. >> joe was like our

grandfather. >> he has done so much for this university despite all the negative commons lately, he has helped thousands of young men and ladies. and there is also a growing memorial of joe paterno outside the football stadium. they are looking to commemorate his life and career. one day after announcing her place, congresswoman gabrielle giffords talks about the day. >> i will never forget the trust you bring in me to be your voice. >> now congresswoman gabrielle giffords release to you tube video announcing her resignation saying she still has much to do as part of her recovery. today congresswoman gabrielle giffords will go to the meet and greet that was interrupted

by last year's shooting. in election news, the republican presidential race after newt gingrich's upset win in the primary and three states means the gop race is now open. january 31st, political analysts say candidates have found the power of going negative so expect a lot more of that in the coming days. >> newt gingrich was a leader for four years as speaker of the house and at the end of four years, it was proven that he was a failed leader and he had to resign in disgrace. >> he has a really weak product and he has been dancing on eggs trying to find the version of romney that were. i can't separate the three of them because they represent so much of the of the -- of the status quo. >> why should he? in this raise its not going to

happen. >> there will be a debate followed by another one on thursday. mitt romney said he will release his tax returns tomorrow. last week mitt romney said he would not release his tax returns until april but now he decided to release them earlier because the issue has become a distraction. mitt romney will post his tax returns for 2010 on his website as well as his estimate for 2011. president barack obama will deliver his state of the union address and without having fulfilled a number of promises. this includes reforming the tax system. president barack obama's state of the union fetched will be carried right here -- union speech will be carried here on ktvu channel 2 news. there have been a number of bird strikes this month and the latest happened after a united

airlines plane left for houston. there are typically more bird strikes in january than other months. sacramento is apparently in the heart of the bird migration route to mexico. last year they noted 3400 bird strikes compared to 6 in the following months. winter storms are battering more than just the bay area, the damage left behind in arkansas after several reported tornadoes. and marking the year of the dragon, the special celebration in the year of san francisco. -- in the year of the dragon.

. coming up at 5:00 winter storms battering parts of the

northwest, this is a live picture from birmingham alabama, at least a half dozen tornadoes came through the area. it brought hail, strong winds and downed power lines. strong winds here as well, a lot of rain. i know i hit a few spots and there was a lot of water on the freeway. >> that's right, any water in some of the outside lanes, just take it easy and it does seem as though this morning we have had fender benders, nothing just yet but let's take a look at the maps. going to the willow pass grade, there is a crash there as well, slow traffic this morning on westbound 80 fairfield connector and traffic will be busy. on the morning commute, bay bridge toll plaza, no major problems getting on to the

bridge. and if you are driving northbound 280 is off to a good start. let's go to steve. reason being a strong area of low pressure is moving through the north bay and we have a howling south wind. high pressure to the north, filling it with wind, there are some pretty good gusts with some higher elevations. drinking some rounds of rain and wind and it will pick up intensely and we'll see that get on the backside of this and we will be on the drier side but we will have some morning rain, scattered showers all over the place and it is more showery to the north and east. 50s and it is mild out there. the only 40s i can find, that is why we have such a strong wind. today we have one of those sun

clouds showers and this will be another system, snow is around 4,000 feed, winter storm warning, snow fall in the passes one to two feet, temperatures mid-to-upper 50s and 60s and we are already sitting at 54 degrees and it won't take much. we will rack it up especially wednesday and thursday, there will be fog once the wind dies down and it looks dry all the way to the end of the week. >> steve, well today is the first day of the year of dragon and the u.s. postal service is celebrating with a dedication ceremony with the year of dragon stamp, u.s. district edward chen and other community leaders are expected to attend

at the san francisco hilton on cornny street. how overnight rain is affecting your commute, we will have a live report. reaction from fans after last night's crushing defeat, we will be right back.