injuries. some locals say now is the time to be extra careful. >> i don't mind driving in the rain. you just have to slow down and be more cautious. and aware of other traffic. >> reporter: the rain is creating new worries from accumulation. more standing water and run off and soil saturation around trees. they are expecting a busy time soon. >> i am going to go home and wait for a call. >> reporter: if or when the wind picks up. >> you just get the trees down, the wires down. >> it has just been the rain coming down but it hasn't stopped. >> reporter: but for those concerned about the river, and with it the local water supply -- >> i am glad to see it.

we needed the rain. i love the rain. i wish more would come. >> reporter: to a lot of people, you have to be careful what you wish for. north bay, let's go to eric rasmussen. >> reporter: what was highway 12 and 121 in sonoma county became an extension of the creek as rain and high tide forced a road block. >> i have to turn around and find it another way. the storm brought large trees down on to this house. over the last two days they have seen as much as 4-6 inches of rain. >> crazy. hasn't been like this in forever. >> reporter: yet all of the rain and rising water levels was just what he needed. >> collecting these bottles. nice looking sample there. >> reporter: we found him using this to test what else is

flowing in the water. >> for the amount of sediment that is discharged into the san francisco bay, another reason to study sediment in the streams is for fish. and the health of the stream. >> that was eric rasmussen showing us the situation in the north bay. now to the east bay where down treed knocked out power. a 100-foot pine tree that took down power lines. it fell on tiger tail court before noon. neighbors were told to stay in doors. 24 customers should have electricity on by 8:00 tonight. earlier crews cleared a tree that pelon power lines as well. this was just one of several trees that went down on this

road this morning. 570 customers lost power. >> the chp said it is busy responding to accidents today. including this one. the driver pulled off on to an embankment. nobody was hurt. two people hurt in this accident in san francisco. a taxi cab and a car collided in the rain at eddy and mason street after noon today. paramedics checked out both drivers. >> the storm brought 1-2 feet of new snow in the sierra but it is higher than yesterday. no chain restrictions and this afternoon the rain melted some of the snow that fell earlier in the day. >> all about the snow levels on this one. natant, didn't see anything. here we got two feet. >> they are expecting 5 feet of

snow by the weekend and thought of closing early have faded waw anow. our -- faded away now. ons one-base you can track the rain in -- on www.ktvu.com you can track the rain. a man was shot in east oakland around 9:00 last night. the man was carrying a shotgun. when officers tried to stop him he took off running. officers caught up with him but he pointed the weapon that officers. one opened fire hitting the man in the shoulder. a gun was found at the scene. police say they have been flooded with calls following an arrest of a neighborhood nanny. john walker is facing multiple charges. the parents of one of the children contacted police last week. investigators say there are now at least 8 victims.

one man told us he actually considered hiring him. >> yeah, i could take care of your kids too. and i was like, no, i didn't have a good vibe. >> staffers at the care.com website where he advertised said his back ground check was cleared four days ago. firefighters say ambulances are working overtime and running out of gas. ktvu's david stevenson is live with the safety concerns firefighters are raising. >> reporter: that's right. we learned new information about the conditions of the ambulances and the equipment inside them. the san francisco ambulances are under ifire. >> over 100,000 miles on them. that causes us great concern for the firefighters and the public. >> reporter: the firefighter's

union is ringing the alarm as they prepare to receive state funds. they want to spend money on new hires, equipment and ambulances. we obtained these documents. the audit indicates 24-41 glans racked up 121,000 miles or more. 12-41 are in poor conditions. 42 defibs are 12 years or older. >> you have something so old the manufacturer won't cover the performance. >> it is aging. we have 5 ambulances on order and shortly thereafter we will order another 5. >> reporter: the ambulances are in use around the clock. the fire department admits they don't have enough replacement

ambulances but patience have nothing to fear. >> it is aging but still operational and safe. patients are safe. . >> reporter: adding to the urgency the ambulances will start responding to 80% of the life support calls that come from the 911 center, that is up 10% over last year. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. new information on a story we told you bought last night, police tell us they received valuable new leads in a case of metal theft that they believe came as a result of our investigation. the information comes from a scrapyard where officers believe two men were selling bronze railings stolen from the river front. they are hoping for continued

cooperation. cleaning up marijuana farm in the south bay. the work follows a raid on the farm and seizure of the plants. authorities tell us pot farms damage the land and pollute streams. >> this morning we have the international guard helping out, there is equipment that is involved, personnel and, you know, specialized training. >> today's operations took place along nielsen creek in south santa clara county. the superintendent of san francisco's schools is stepping down. the mixed emotions dehind his decision. governor jerry brown joins forces with his rival, the compromise they made and how it could change your vote this november. polabelieve the mayan calendar,

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. governor jerry brown reached a comrumize on a tax measure to balance the budget. he is joining forces with california federation of teachers. their initiative would drop the sales tax increase to a quarter cent. for those earning more than $500,000 a year it goes up to 3%. supporters could begin collecting signatures next month. administrators of the public employees' retirement system voted today to lower the funds estimateicide annual return. the move costs the state $300 million a year. the rate of return is 7.5%, down a quarter point. a california appeal's court found officials had the right to parole one of the "speed

freak killers." loren herzog was paroled to liven in a trailer in 2010. the city sued to have loren herzog removed. he later committed suicide last month. bart police arrested three people in connection with a string of robberies. the robbery happened on march 8. a man with a gun robbed a woman. bart police say they arrested a man and two juveniles. they may be connected to another robbery along with a series of robberies. the police association is raising new concerns tonight about a change in the policing plan. on monday a plan took effect that includes a shift in focus to commute policing downtown to quell night time violence but the union says that could negatively impact its work with

the homeless. a team built good relationships with the homeless. san francisco's school chief is stepping down. ktvu's rob roth is live with the surprising departure that comes with mixed emotions. >> reporter: here at headquarters carlos garcia choked up when he announced he is requiring. >> reporter: carlos garcia said after serving 5 years as school superintendent it is time to go. >> it is with great mixed emotions after 37 years in education i announce my retirement. >> reporter: carlos garcia leaves with positive reviews and a legacy of improved test scores. >> he wasn't speaking as -- sometimes we hear, he really loved the kids and our city

wants them to succeed. >> reporter: his tenure has been plagued by budget cuts. they are angry at him for senting out layoff notices. >> we appreciated his good cheerleading. we are disappointed he decided to leave. >> reporter: he is credited with working hard at improving underperforming schools and narrowing the achievement gap. >> he really refocused the district on how to get all kids doing better. >> reporter: he is 60 years old and says the school district is on the right track. >> i love this job but the problem with this job is, you know, i am lucky if i can get away, i am young enough to want to travel. >> reporter: the school board hopes to replace him with

richard but they still have to finallies a contract. -- finalize a tract with him. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. the residents in walnut creak rallied today against a plan development. >> we need tachange this. >> -- to change this. >> they are protesting a new event center that would be built in front of the old club house. protesters say it will be too expensive, increase their monthly dues. a decision is expected in the next few days. a new san francisco forty- niners stadium is a done deal. the city counsel approved the lease, budget and tunnels of the project. the next step is building the stadium. they are set to meet tomorrow. it is expected to discuss a nonrelocation agreement that would tie the 49ers to santa clara. we are on storm watch

tonight. ktvu channel 2 news crews around the bay area looking at the impact of two days of solid rain. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live, actually on the road right now. what are conditions like? >> reporter: frank a in the last -- frank, in the last 5 minutes, the rain picked up again. this is a live look at south bound 101. we have been traveling the roads to look at what commuters are dealing with tonight. we are getting a live picture with two live cameras. i am able to keep both hands on the wheel and both eyes on the road as we tell you what we are seeing. chp has been dealing with a number of accidents with the rain storm. been a while since people have been driving in steady rain and we have seen accidents. california highway patrol urging everybody to take it slow out here tonight as they

make their drive home. we are going counter commute so we have clear sailing but you may be able to see north bound 101, traffic backed up quite a big. that is what we were stuck in till we turned around. again, you can see my windshield wipers are going. we are expecting more of it as you heard bill martin say. chp urging everybody's to take it easy and be slow. live, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. rain pouring through a roof ruined $100,000 worth of chocolates. that is what he saw this morning. the owner showed thus damage to

computers and floors as well. life othis comes as the easter season is about to get underway. >> we don't know what to do. biggest loss. >> the owners says the landlord told him the flooding was caused by a clogged drain on the roof. >> flooded roads caused a dangerous situation in oakland this afternoon. police tell us several drivers ignored cones closing off a road. they were trying to clear a clogged storm drain. we saw several drivers going around the closure. we spotted a police officer following one of those cars. >> this is what it looked like in concord. with more rain on the rain, the chp is warning drivers to slow down. >> our chief meteorologist bill

martin joins us now. >> the rain is moving out of the area but it has been slow. it stalled out over the top of us. reminds me of 1992. when we get our big rainfall it is this type of deal. we are fortunate we didn't have much rain this year and the ground not completely saturated. able to handing 8 inches of rain in the santa cruz mountains. the heaviest rain towards hayward, oakland and the tri- county area. the afternoon commute a mess. morning commute a mess. clouds tomorrow and scattered showers but not as much rain falling. the long range forecast, this is number two, number three is to the north of us. four is behind that. we will get a break tomorrow. in the mountains a winter storm

watch, tomorrow through saturday. snow levels drop off. they are high right now. we saw ken pritchett with rain at blue canyon. snow faulting friday and -- falling friday and saturday. the mountains, the clouds lift up. we have seen lifting. 8 inches of rain at bolder creek. tomorrow morning, the morning commute looks dry with rain moving in. scattered showers tomorrow at lunchtime. 5:00 continues to go into the mountains and here comes your friday. here we are into thursday night, few showers. friday morning is dry and boom! friday afternoon is wet. friday night and more activity saturday morning. a succession of storms. next couple ones, towards the weekend, they are colder.

lower temperature storms. not as wet. notice the temperatures for tomorrow. these highs look like day time highs if you have a sunny day. low 60s. it has been a warm air mass that moved in. by the weekend it cools and temperatures cool and we see lower snow levels and that means less rain for the bay area, which is probably a good thing. more train, scattered showers tomorrow, next big one. >> we haven't seen five-day forecast like that for a long time. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 continuing storm watch coverage. trees left hundreds without power today, how some people weren't ready for the problems. and how a string of animal deaths brought one tv series to a end. join us for this and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. one affthe bay area college

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to omaha this morning. the gaels will play number 10 purdue in the ncaa basketball tournament on friday and the cal bears are facing south florida right now in ohio. >> mark is here now with sports. warriors fans trying to figure out the trade. >> it is tough. anyone not on the warriors payroll would have major doubt about the trade. so many questions. like did they give up too much for one. monta ellis, their best player for a center that spent the last two years injured. andrew bogut. they surrendered ekpe udoh. as larry riley explained tonight, you break out, well, you got it oo make a gamble or two. >> we were stuck. you want to be stuck? three games below .500 every year? you want to be stuck 5 games

below? that is where we are. since i have been here i tried to acquire a 5. you can't get them. >> now that linsanity turned into to linsomnia. players unhappy with the losing streak. today the coach is now gone. mike d'antoni is bowing out. a month ago the knicks toasted the league. now mike woodson is the coach. giants fans waiting for buster posey to bust out and they get it this afternoon. buster posey, nice swing there. when he is swinging well he goes to the opposite field. home run for him. giants in a 2-2 game against the insidians. that is the sporting life for a

-- indians. that is the sporting life for tonight. >> all right. thank you. our storm watch continues tonight. coming up at 10:00, toppled trees and the problems around the bay area as more rain is on the way. >> and stay with us on www.ktvu.com for updates on the weather conditions. as always, thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news getting ready to plant?

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