we have more rain to talk about. >> >> we have seen a fairly steady rain and that has led to a steady stream of weather related accidents. it was a busy day for emergency response agencies in the mountains, the california highway patrol said a speeding driver tried to make the turn on highway one and instead crashed in to several heavy road signs but escaped serious injury. it was one of several weather related incidents mostly solo vehicle spin outs. >> as you with driving in the wet weather remember not to hit your brake when is you go around the curve as it does -- your tires to loose traction. >> its been a long time since the last rain. a lot of oil is down on the road, makes slick conditions. just adds up. >> reporter: people we talked to are trying to make the

adjustment and say it's a small price to pay for rain. >> excited. we need the -- the rain for fire protection and fill up wells. that's really -- i have been looking forward to it. >> reporter: as bill martin said the people can expect to see rain for a while and unlike other areas pg&e said the wind here has caused very little damage. there was only one small outage. live in the santa cruz mountains. >> slick roads being linked to a crash in concord. a driver was killed when he veered off the on-ramp. the van crashed in to a parking lot at the willow shopping center. the ramp what closed for two hours as investigators looked at the crash site. crews working to make repairs after a big rig jack knifed destroyed part of a safety barrier. the chp said the truck started leaking fuel that flowed in to a drain that feeds in to the

lake. the investigation has showed traffic even more with the intersection with 980 and that's on top of the impact with the weather. no injuries were reported. >> marin county said the weather contributed to a hiker getting lost. authorities say the visibility was less than 100 feet as the storm closed in and it became dark. the hiker was unable to find the rescue team. crews keeping close watch on about 20 locations that are prone to flooding. sanitary -- might spend five and a half million gallons of water to treatment plants on rainy days, they say that number can would go to 40 or 50 million-gallons. >> this storm is bringing significant snow to the area and ken is live in blue canyon

where today's inches are about to turn into feet of new snow. >> reporter: that is right. just about a half hour ago we had big flakes of snow. the flakes aren't as wig now but you can see them coming down. take a look at video we shot earlier today. even with that the crash was several. here are two cars if you can see them, a jeep and suv, that lost control and hit a third suv unable to stop and it too joined in that collision. nobody was hurt but all three suffered significant damage. the chp blamed speed and said there were dozens of similar spin outs. snow made for dangerous driving but it's much needed after a dry december, january and february, some locals are hoping that we will see a

seemingly impossible miracle martha will bring us closer to a normal snow year. >> waiting a long time. i think this is the big one of 2012. we were down to dirt, just -- a few days ago and -- now it's just heaven. >> reporter: we have had about a foot of snow here in blue canyon. we expect several more feet as bill mentioned in the coming days. as for the road condition, the chain controls are in effect for baxter, over the summit through truck key. at blue cany. >> and coming up the travel trouble caused by the first major storm system of the year. and the preparations bay area communities taking as they look ahead to a week full of rain. stay with us on the website, our storm watch continues there with realtime updates on traffic and flight delays plus live radar. >> crime concerns on muni buss and trains have police issuing

alerts tonight to riders, new at six david stevenson live in san francisco with what is putting the riders at risk. >> reporter: police say that at least six electronic devices such as this i-phone are taken each day and they say it could be prevented by people doing one simple thing. >> san francisco's transportation agency and police department want bus and train passengers to pay attention and stop doing this. >> every time i'm in there i'm on my phone. every time. for sure. >> reporter: officials say that since january of last year overall crimes dropped 30.5% but larceny including the theft of smart phones and tablet computers jumped 20%. when are you look down and not pay agriculture paying attention. >> reporter: a new poster campaign warns passengers to stay alert. >> it's very easy to get absorbed all the great media we

have at our fingertips. it's easy do block out our surroundings. >> reporter: the campaign a day after a 17-year-old was shot three to four times as he exited a muni bus. investigators say the shooter fired shots on board the bus and fled the scene. the victim is in stable condition. officials say thea cults are gown 58% from last year. >> we could impact rob yes by over 50% if we would just not have people making their devices so accessible. >> reporter: for some its filtering through the electronic noise. >> very careful. i'm more aware of my surroundings. i don't pull out. >> reporter: and officials say the campaign may include intercom announcements

reminding passengers. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2news. >> richmond police say they are looking for a driver who shot and injured an 8-year-old boy in a case of road rage. it happened about 10:30 last night. investigators say the driver of an older model black crown victoria fired several several rounds. the victim's father may have cut off the gunman while driving on interstate 880. police in san pablo say they arrested two people in connection with a deadly shooting over night. investigators say the victim was shot at about two this morning on the sidewalk. officers nearby saw two people alive running then arrested them. their it names haven't been released. >> a new warning about toxic chemicals found at several stores, a study found the chemicals in jewelry in

multiple stores. more than half showed high levels of chemicals linked to serious disease. the risk is especially high for young kids who are exposed to the chemicals. there. are no simple solutions when it comes to drinking water contamination. that's according to a new report released today. the davis study indicates more than a million people live in those areas. researchers say even if farmers can stop them from fertilizers and manure from getting in to the ground water it'll take years for the pollution to dissipate. >> increased natural gas will help chevron grow. they said they expect the natural gas project underway in australia to support significant cash flow. they say they have no plans to

sell their refinery. >> pay pal had warned people it would not process payments on e books with themes including rape, beastility and incest. activist groups said that would infringe on free speech. organizers of the mavericks surf contest watching the weather to see if conditions will be right to hold the competition. winds will probably be to strong this weekend for surfing. if a contest cannot be held they map to celebrate with a surf festival march 31st at princeton harbor which is just north of half mob. >> a group fighting a permit system to climb the half dome has submitted hundreds of signatures. the group said it turned in 530

signatures yesterday. the park service wants to reduce the number of hikers from 1200 to 500. officials are taking public comment. >> a landmark housing complex for seniors marked a double celebration. st. joseph's on international boulevard marked the grand opening of 84 senior rental apartments. they also celebrated ground breaking for 62 more apartments. >> i appreciate -- the atmosphere in this place. very, managers very kind to us. friendly. >> the bridge housing corporation said it expects the new apartments will be pope in june of next year. >> coming up more storm watch coverage. the long delays caused for

travelers. >>

. a woman took this video of a raging carport fire at her building. it's believed to started accidentally in one of the parked cars about four this morning. 18 adults and children were kiss placed but nobody was hurt. >> the chancellor of berkeley and noun today he is stepping down. he said he will leave the post at the end of the year after nearly eight years on the job. he wrote, i am confident that we have put into place a clear pathway for the years ahead and strategies that will support berkeley's ongoing silence and it's impact on the world. today's announcement is drawing a quick reaction from

activists. they say they are celebrating. members of the group by any means necessary say the resigning has been one of their top demands following a series of violent crashes between police and occupy protesters. >> dozens of san francisco teachers are rallying against the possible layoff of hundreds of district employees. about an hour ago the san francisco teacher's union started protesting outside the board of many indication. the district issued 544 layoff notices yesterday. officials say the district could face a deficit as high as $119 million if a state ballot measure doesn't pass. >> activists showed up with their four legged friends in tow over a controversial state shelter program. john fowler is live with the up roar over the law.

>> reporter: the animal rescue foundation in walnut creek and animals here are never put down. they are rescued from county shelters. they say without the law many fewer such as shadow would get rescued. >> just yesterday it rescued 46 dogs but if the law were repealed. >> reporter: the next time we went down all of those animals would be dead. >> reporter: the state now pays to keep and treat stray animals for six days. they could save $23 million a year. >> they said that the economy -- provides many time that amount in emotional support to the needy. in oakland people demonstrated support for the law and for

their adopted animals such as suzie. >> i have only had her two weeksf. this law was repealed. >> moose. we are here and to help his friends, they need shelter. >> reporter: they packed the county board of supervisors chambers, they passed a resolution asking the governor to suspend, not repeal the law and give organizers time to give up alternatives. there is good news late today and the budget committee rejects the plan. it may still go before a policy committee. reporting live. >> first lady will make a bay area visit later this month to raise money for the president's re-election campaign. she is set to visit the californiaa mad my of sciences in san francisco on march

30th. ticket prices start at a you this dollars a piece. she was last in the bay area last june for a pair of fund- raisers. >> today a storm is forcing some travelers to change their plans, delays for arriving flights at the airport have stretched up to three hours or more. the airport's tight runway configuration force itself to modify its landing pattern slowing down the system. the airports at san jose and oakland don't have the same kinds of issues. >> the public works department is helping prepare for possible flooding. it's offering free stand bags and you can pick them up from seven to four at the department operation yard. there is a limit of ten per household. here are other things you can do. clear out gutters and down spouts to prevent leaks and roof damage. report backed up storm drains or sewers immediately.

store items in a safe high place. if you are asked to leave your property disconnect electrical appliances. > rain in the entire bay area at this hour and it's ono the afternoon. it's slowing things down on the highway. we go to the live storm tracker two. we will show you they have had significant rainfall in the water shed. significant rainfall along the coast of half moon bay. in the santa cruz mountains all this activity. it enhances the moisture that moves along the coast and really increases rainfall. that's why places like jennar get so much rain. we have seen over three inches of rain. in san jose, zero, trace amounts of rain. morgan hill amounts, its been raining quite a bit. very lit until the santa clara valley. the system is moving in now. there is one behind it and

it'll impact the drive. the coastal hills are -- lined up. one to three inches today. tomorrow wednesday, one to three inches even gas the wind and most air moves up the coast. santa cruz they go up a couple you this feet. look for more rainfall events along the coast. a day tomorrow, a lot like today and in the mountains a win thank you storm warningo overnight into tomorrow. snow levels at 5,000 feet. though will come down on the weekend. could come down around 3,000 feet. the model sets up on the 10:00 news. mainly in the north bay. light showers for everybody else. tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m., it looks like a wet start to the morning. we will be in -- they start at 4:30 and will be tracking the roadways, that morning looks like another wet one. it looks like what you can do.

1:00 lunchtime, scattered showers and then it clears out. afternoon drive looks dry. thursday, not to bad. thursday morning maybe a few sprinkles, then bang we get into friday again with more rain. they keep coming one after another. the breaks good. the rainfall accumulations have been significant in the north bay and the santa cruz mountains, everybody else a quarter inch much to a half inch of rain. forecast highs tomorrow. these are midlatitude storms, that's why you get low 60s. that's why the snow levels are high. snow level also drop and the five day is what you expect to see --. >> yeah. >> you are finally gets some of it. >> thank you bill. >> coming up on bay area news at seven tv36 more storm watch coverage. one fatal accident. the crew lays out the increased danger for one part of the bay area. numbers coming in from the two

primaries, from alabama on the numbers plus -- the writing on the wall as one candidate is now suggesting. >> we are here in san francisco, bay area sports hall of fame night. the elite in athletics in the bay area here to celebrate the class. the warriors pull off a huge trade. we will tell you about it next with sports.

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. california law makers considering a measure to bar violent fans attending prosport events. it comes the beating of brian stow outside dodger stadium. the measure would create a list of people who have been convicts of committing violent crimes at games and they would be bar from any pro-sports events for up to five years. >> the sports director is live right now at the bay area sports hall of fame in san francisco. mark. >> may, this is a fun night. not just for the inductees but -- basically the people from all over the sports community and the bay area are here and tonight there are four, george archer great golfer, won a

masser de, kevin johnson the mayor of sacramento but he had a great career at cal and the nba and gene washington, great receiveer at stanford and the 49er tom flores one of the great guys in the nfl. he coached them to two super bowls, the first was his highlight in his entire career. >> my second year that super bowl was most -- impressive and -- because of how we did it, the wild card, first ever in for a long time and first and only and jim coming back from whatever he came back from and lot of players giving us their last year or two, gene up shaw and art and bobby and people like that reach out. >> it was a stage of the time. could i be a good player and i had the good fortune to come to stanford, could i be a good

player and this -- this is the icing on the cake of my sports career as i see it. >> and real quickly we have got a huge trade to tell you about with in the last hour. the warriors have traded monte ellis to the milwaukee bucks. it they have also packaged brown and eudo to the bucks and in exchange they get seven footer they need, andrew, he was the number one pick in the draft back in 2005. they also get, steven jackson. back for his second coming as a golden state warrior. we will have more on this at ten. ellis has been traded to the bucks. a stunner. that's the sporting line up right now. we will have more on the sports hall of fame at ten. that is it for right now. get back to frank and julie.

>> thank you mark. you can watch the sports hall of fame ceremony live on knvu.com. it starts at eight tonight. >> are on storm watch. we are tracking the problem spots on bay area roads and the concerns residents have as they prepare for a week full of rain. . and thank you for trusting the news, our coverage continues on the website and mobile ktvu.