central portion, looks like approaching the danville area. we will continue to move the map around and you will notice the more development out to the west just off shore around pacifica, daily city, san francisco and look at the bay bridge. we had the heavier cells indicating a rough ride across the bay bridge from san francisco into oakland, basically both directions when you factor in the winds as well. we will shift the maps up to the north and more coverage as you can see in parts of marin, mill valley and also around san rafael and that's where we find mike, tracking it the increase of the rainfall and also a chance in temperatures. >> and i know the rain is one thing but now we will talk act the cold in the last hour i have noticed the temperatures drop. not quite blue canyon but you get the point. it's dropping in marin. live look now at 101 northbound friday evening. pretty light for the most part but this is not a light rain. this is a heavy cold rain

coming down the creeks running, the streets flooding, this is marin county and this is sonoma. >> the tree hit the house. i just ran home. . >> reporter: when dave got home he found a 200-foot tree inside his house. he lives in in a small town. thehe tree came down just before ten, slices through two houses, nobody was hurt. >> the first home is cut in half from the ceiling through three floors down to the foundation. second home is pretty much demolished >> pretty devastating. complete devastation. half the house. personal belongings. iteming. >> reporter: and tonight back in marin the wipers wiping, the

umbrellas are out. the new storm appears to be stick around and it's a welcome site. >> are you digging the weather? >> love the weather. >> reporter: back live 101 northbound here in lark supervisor. we talked about the cold being a story as well as the rain and now just in the last 30 or so we are talking about winds. expect a pretty wild night on this friday evening here in marin county. reporting live. >> a large tree came down in the oakland hills today. it came down in the middle of skyline boulevard and evergreen avenue this afternoon. tree trimming crews have been working to clear this 40-foot pine. the tree missed nearby homes and cars, nobody was hurt. quick work saved this small dog from a canal in condo. the water was shallow but rising as the rain fell. someone saw the scared dog and crews pulled it out. >> this creek is still cause for concern at the boardwalk.

john fowler is there now with the work that was done late today to try to protect the beach. >> reporter: the river is still flow be rain is falling and the tide is coming in again. they are trying to savor the historic boardwalk. >> it may be good news if it gets enough water to get the river back to its course that is straight out to the sea. >> reporter: epic three day battle with nature. the river took a sharp right turn threatening the boardwalk. >> this is the first time it's happened. >> reporter: the work is a big attraction. >> crazy to see the river is

to big. >> reporter: about two hours ago crews retreated from the beach as the it, ide came in. the bridge they are trying to build started falling back in the river. crews say there has been only minor damage. loss of one staircase. they say they will be here through the night. next low tide at 1:00 a.m. tomorrow. i want to show you what's left. they have quite a bit of work yet to do. they think they can get more done. they will try before the rains set in though as we said, they may hope for a big storm. reporting live. john fowler. >> and stay with us on website where you will find live up to the minute radar for the weather in your neighborhood. late today we learned the name of a soldier accused of killing 16 afghanistan civilians, he is army staff sergeant robert bales. he reportedly joined the army after the september 11th attacks. he is the father of two young

children and is from ohio. his attorney said he lives in washington. he is said to arrive at a max numb security prison in kansas tonight. >> a vigil is just getting started in gilroy after a murder suicide in which police say a iraq war veteran killed his sister and himself. we have new information about what was found inside his car that is making the search stronger for his missing mother. >> reporter: family and friends are mourning the loss of the woman who lived here at the apartment. everybody is praying the mother is stilla live. it's a hard reality for these neighborhood children. their 11-year-old play mate is gone and it's feared her mother is dead. >> we hope she is out there and she just needs help. >> reporter: she could have

been in a violent strug until a car that looked like this. they say load was found inside as well as evidence that a gun was discharged. 9 washington license plate is 169vvj. the car belonged to martha's son. >> we are hoping that people who may have -- may have seen it maybe on a road, thought it was suspicious, maybe didn't call the police, so now if they did see that car please call us. >> reporter: able sot his sister and then killed himself wednesday night. she was a 6th grader. her classmates made a mural and wrote memories of her today. this mother said her daughter didn't want to go to school. >> i just told her that maybe being with her friends she will feel better, they will give her support. right now i just came to pick her up because she is very upset. >> reporter: employees of head start are also having a difficult time coping. martha has worked here more than 20 years. >> everybody worries for --

everybody expecting to find him alive but we don't know. >> reporter: police found martha's cell phone in her son's car. they have been searching through the phone records hoping to pinpoint an area where they can send a search team. reporting live. >> that case has once again raised the issue of how much help soldiers get when they come home from war. new, we are live on treasure island where we spoke to vets who say the faith hire of war remains a reality. >> reporter: we are standing in the housing development devoted mostly to veterans and it's where they help votes transition back. these vets live in transitional housing on treasure island. it's possible their experiences in war gave them a ptsd. >> for some it's more of the hyper vigilance, for some its nightmares, can't go to sleep.

>> reporter: today in the offices we met a woman who served two tours before leaving in 2007. >> we were mortared regularly, our compounds targeted. . >> reporter: she has never been told she has has ptsd but ha she has many of the problems. >> i find so many more ways to channel some of the darkness, some of those thoughts of dispair. >> i believe we will see more of it with the current era. >> reporter: a thinker pity helps them deal, in some cases she said a lack of treatment can mean disaster. >> unfortunately, we saw that in the news yesterday with the vet who killed his sister. >> reporter: that kind of thing gets them all the motivation it fled needs. >> that's it traumatic when

they go to war, just to have to go. they won't be the same when they come back . its honoring who they are as this new person. >> reporter: we tried to find a veteran with ptsd to talk to but couldn't because this is such a sensitive subject with what happened in gilroy and afghanistan. live in treasure island. >> occupy activists rallied today outside the courthouse in oakland. it knowledged the arraignment of two protesters arrested during the november 9th occupy cal protest at berkeley. at least five protesters are facing charges including obstructing a police officer and blocking a sidewalk. the protesters called the charges bogus and want them dropped. no also in oakland today a judge ruled portions of report on the pepper spray incident at uc davis can be released to the public. the incident happened on november 18th when a police officer pepper sprayed protesters, and -- the video of it went viral.

attorneys want them to seal portions that deal with the officers matters, the judge granted that for now. >> san francisco mayor said he wants to see the video of the sheriff's wife that was used as evidence in the domestic battery case. >> we are requesting the court to release to us that video. i think it's important piece of fact. >> reporter: the mayor said seeing the entire video for himself will help him died what if any action he should take against the sheriff after his sentencing set for monday. low said he also plans to review a large stack of documents before he makes a decision. this after san francisco da told the chronicle that it he had doubts about the sheriff's guilty plea to false false imprisonment. he said if he doesn't believe is he guilty the da should go have the trial. he said he will bring bring up the concerns on monday.

>> california attorney general named a law profess ear to oversee the state's share of the national mortgage settlement. she appointed cathryn porter. she will ensure the banks honor their promise its to homeowners and borrowers. >> the city of walnut creek will consider putting up new speed signs to help deal with traffic. they would be put up on walnut. they will display speed and warn about delays and accidents. the transportation commission will vote on this next thursday, the council will then have to approve it. tiger mom is on the cover of news week. she made waves last year after her book was published. the new news week cover story is about her and three other women who all becameself made millionaires

>> time is running out on san francisco's pilot parking program. the balancing act between finding a spot and how much it'll cost you. >> and people talking about the chance of snow here in the bay area this weekend. the key ingredient that's fading from the forecast.

. that sound is ammunition exploding. it was stored inside a house in napa. officials say the alarm home on mustang road was on fire when crew as lived just before continue last night. a man was asleep inside but smoke detectors alerted him to get out. the house was totally gutted. >> police today identified two carjacking and robbery suspects

who prompted an hour's long stand off in san jose today. 39-year-old roland ramirez and a 28-year-old are considered armed and dangerous. the swat team was called out when police thought the they were inside a home. after several hours police finally determined the house was empty. >> san francisco has been trying to help the parking crunch with a high tech program. new at six david stevenson is live in san francisco with the first look into whether it's working. >> reporter: the meter is running down on the pilot phase though officials hope to put it on every san francisco block. they have become a familiar sight at a quarter of the 28,000 parking spots. these sf park meters and street sensors use realtime data to raise and lower pricing at some of the most in demand parking areas, the goal is to make it quick and easy to find available spaces.

>> took me less than a couple minutes to find a space that usually not easy. >> reporter: it launched in 2010 letting drivers pay for parking by credit card, coin and cell phone. they hope to get funding to extend it after its pilot part end this summer. transportation officials say it's had a big impact on parking patterns and penalties. >> our parking meter revenue is going up and the citation revenue is going down which is great. we would rather get it through the meter than by ticketing. >> reporter: some say its forced them to be more picky about where they park to get the most minutes for their money. >> good one will give you five minutes. >> reporter: critics say it penal eyes the poor or may drive drivers to park in private lots. >> may as well would go in to the building and use their parking lot. they are charging you 30 chars for you to park here from morning to six. >> reporter: transportation officials say it's to early to

tell if it's largely shifted the demand and reduced conversion. >> we are looking for that sweet spot of around 80%. what that means is it'll be one or go spaces available at any time on any block. >> reporter: and transportation officials say 40,000 people have down load an af park app. reporting live. david stevenson. >> google today said it'll cooperate with any investigation into claim that bypass privacy settings. they launched a probe if to the idea that they circumstance vented privacy. this he have said it was on accident and it's trying to fix the problem. . that is apple's employees welcoming die hard i-pad fans with a round of applause this

morning. a lot of customers waited all night in the rain. the new generation of i-pads went on sale today across the country and in nine other countries as well. the new model come was a faster processer, a sharper screen and him ever improved camera. >> today's storm meant changing levels in the sierra. heavy rain created bumper to bumper traffic, part of the jam was caused by people stopping to put on chains, well before reaching the chain controls. one chain installer said that this is the most traffic he has seen so far this year. this taken last february. people have been talking all week about the possibility of snow in the bay area. mark is live where he is tracking the conditions. >> right now we have moderate to heavy rain across bay area, as far as snow fall things will change quite a bit in to the weekend.

we need two thing its, the cold air to move in and some showers. in to the weekend the forecast models have been backing off on the coverage of the showers as you take a look at the forecast with snow levels lue notice they come down in the bay area as you can see the drop in the 3,000 feet and then to 2,000 feet by sunday. so we could possibly have a bit of a dusting for mount saint helena and mount hamilton. you can see all the rain, to warm to produce the snow. we will come in tighter show you the yellows and reds, the big blanket over toward the east bay toward berkeley and emoryville. rough ride for interstate 80, 880 and shifting the maps out to the east around lafayette and alamo showing you more rain. backing us out toward the west. moderate to heavy rain working back. here is the set up on the satellite and radar. beautiful pattern this area of low pressure approaching the

north coast. this will be the source in to the evening. some changes for this weekend. persistent heavy rain band moves out of town but with that we will have the area of low pressure nearby. this will be the source of the cooldown. we will have sun, clouds and the possibility of scattered showers and it'll be unstable enough that it could trigger an isolated storm. tomorrow not a complete wash out but hold onto scattered showers, cooler temperatures as with said the lower snow levels, this picture seen on interstate 80 about an hour ago and you can seat chain controls posted at king vail, on interstate 80 and chains required as well. here is the cloud and rainfall forecast model. look what happens in to the evening hours, this it front moves in. increasing rainfall rates between now and nine and even by ten. tomorrow this model isn't to genero us but still catered showers, close enough to warrant that chance and we will

hold onto the possibility. sent patrick's day for san francisco, temperatures only in the low to mid50s. forecast highs, mainly in the 50s. today it has been mild but you will notice the cooldown for tomorrow and the lack ahead the five day forecast with the weekend always in view there. is that chance of a shower and into next week airfarely quiet weather pattern with the sun cloud mix but in the short term get ready for the heavy rain. >> thank you. >> coming up, on tv36 continuing storm watch coverage with the latest went through right now as mark just said. a stranded traveler probably better suited with the sleeping bag than a suitcase. and this epic week of rain not enough for one north bay city. the new restrictions for water customers there. join us for this and more at seven. . a group of livermore students the lesson themselves today. take a look.

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weren't interested. manning worked out in front of the coach harbaugh and the offensive coordinator in north carolina this past tuesday. word has it they now are one of three teams still in contention. the two other, denver and tennessee. we will sew,. a huge night for the war warriors, ellis will play his game tonight in oakland and the man traded for -- is going to have to wait to show his worth. andrew, big man the warriors have wanted is out probably for the rest of the year with a broken ankle. >> these aren't issues of being over weight or out of condition or not doing the right things, these are just freak things, you know hopefully i have walked under enough letters now and all that bad luck will run out.

>> saint mary's, not looking like fun for them it. they are down by ten to purdue with just a little under six minutes left. that's the sporting life this early hour on a friday night. >> it is early. >> all right. thank you. >> and we are on storm watch tonight. tonight on the 10:00 news we are tracking heavy rain pushing across the bay area. >> and as always thank you for trusting us. getting ready to plant?

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