this is not supposed to happen according to our city. >> flooding hit as san francisco neighborhood -- [no audio]

irritated. we just last year from 20th, i think, to 7th. this was not supposed to happen according to our city. >> you can see on the kitchen floor, right there and what you are standing in. >> reporter: thomas owns the cafe. he says that he called 911 at 3:00 this morning when he saw the water gushing under his front door. >> this is an incredible area. so it's hard to want to think about giving up on it. but it's a killer to look forward to this. >> he will have to close for three days. last time it cost him $7500 in business which the city reimbursed him for but lackey,

arroyo and others hope the city can come up with a preventive measure so it doesn't happen in the future. >> it took us four hours to clean it. we're good it. but i didn't expect this at all this morning. the further thing from my mind. >> reporter: here at the cleanup crew area, the area of fulsom is in a low-lying area but it's not surprising there are flooding problems. the city says it's investigating whether a drain got clogged or if a pump failed. david stevenson will have much more coming up on the news as 5:00. live in san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. the storm is likely to blame for car crashes around the bay area. this accident happened just after 5:00 in the morning on southbound 101. a honda ended up about 20 feet down a ditch. the driver was not hurt. all lanes were shut down while the scene was cleared.

the chp advises to slow down and be careful on the wet roads. of course, the main event moved in the bay area early this morning. the urban and small stream flood advisory, that advisory has expired. we have? of -- somewhat of a break. some sunshine, clouds, even so a -- even some passing showers. but on the live stormtracker2, closer to monterey bay and also to the east there's shower activity. so somewhat of a break right now. i'm gonna shift the maps. we do have more activity. this could be the next impulse that moves into the bay area as we do head into the overnight hours. as far as rainfall over the past 24 hours, you can see the numbers, santa rosa, .45. look at orinda, .75. probably associated with the fire system that rolled through the orinda. this is video sent in by a viewer out of orinda.

you can see the hill hating the table here. this -- hitting the table here. this is video from this morning. coming up i will highlight the thunderstorm chances this afternoon and the changes for the weekend forecast. senator dianne feinstein will announce a new effort to protect south bay levees. the plan is to build new levees such as this one to prevent homes and businesses endangered by rising seas and environment flooding. a little while ago, george zimmerman made his first court appearance in court. the judge told him he was charged with second-degree murder. zimmerman did not enter a plea. the judge set may 29th for his arraignment. he's accused of killing trayvon martin during a scuffle. he was patrolling a neighborhood community. his attorney says he can't rule

out a plea deal. >> if you were to analyze the criminal cases, we are not taking any possibilities off the table. >> zimmerman remains in jail. developing news from the central valley. a stanislaus county -- a stanislaus county deputy was shot serving an eviction notice in modesto. this video just came in a few minutes ago. a civilian was the other person killed but authorities don't know who that person is. the stanislaus county sheriff says police have been responding to several communities. the bomb squad is also on the

scene. the man may have had surveillance cameras on his home and saw the deputies as they approached. as you can see workers flooded the world trade center plaza today. the suspicious package appeared to contain a hand grenade. the same damage was damaged on 9/11 when the world trade center collapsed. more volunteer searches are planned this weekend to look for a missing morgan hill teenager. a retired fbi agent who investigated the disappearance of nat lee holy way -- natleeholloway says he's not optimistic she will be found alive. a large cell phone was discards here her home and indications are the phone may have been

tossed from a phone. there is a new website dedicated to the missing teen, find, sierra lamarr. she disappeared march 16th as she was on her way to school. divers will be checking later this week to investigate if anything is detenthed on sonar dash -- dash detected on sonar. there is a party here actually in santa clara where people are celebrating finally getting the b.a.r.t. into silicon valley. you can see the program and party just started here in santa clara, a lot of member of the leadership gripe hosting this party says -- group hosting this party says it's like a wedding reception

without the bride and groom. the cause for excitement. this is the firstsh -- it this is what the -- this is what the first phase of the project will look like. the multibillion-dollar project took -- multi-billion-dollar project -- >> that additional six miles takes us into downtown san jose next to the hp arena and hopefully a future stadium for the as and then onto santa clara. we'll have platform to platform transfers. so finally after a 60-year wait. we're going to have rapid rail around the entire bay. >> the valley transportation authority unloaded a b.a.r.t. car in front of the berryessa station where the official groundbreaking will take place at 2:00 p.m. today. it will include many vips like dianne feinstein and norm mineta. when the service begins in

2016, it projects the warm springs to berryessa line will carry 28,000 punish -- passengers. this is a celebration to kick off the b.a.r.t. line starting today and the groundbreaking that will happen at 2:00 p.m. reporting live in share, lorraine blanca, kut -- in santa clara, lorraine blanca, ktvu channel 2 news. more people applied for jobless benefits. applications jumped to 13,000, to 380,000. the numbers have been steadily declining since last fall. the california supreme court ruled employers do not have to offer workers breaks.

they said requiring companies to order breaks is unmanageable and those decisions should be linked to workers. it's a very important part of california history. >> the rush is on to save a bay area treasure. >> and mark tamayo is back to tell us when the next storm will arrive in the bay area. man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling]

a driver fled the scene after overturning his car in oakland. >> the chp believes the motorist was driving too fast and lost control. the car hit the center divide on 508 near the seminary exit. the weather was not a factor since this happened before it started to rain. a female passenger was left behind in the car and sured -- suffered minor injuries. kofi annan says he's encouraged that a cease-fire in syria appears to be holding. the plan includes a withdrawal of troops and a commitment to a political solution to the

hostilities. jury selection began today in the trial of john edwards. the 58-year-old ed wards accused of conspiring to violate campaign finance laws and accepting illegal contributions. the case centers on nearly $1 million in payments made by two donors to help hide his pregnant mistress during the presidential campaign. if convicted, he faces a maximum sentence in 30 years. a fairfield -- police say a fight staired between two groups inside its -- inside the car -- inside the bar and outside. police responded about the fight and found the two victims in the parking lot. >> we don't know what the reason was it was, if this was spilled over from a previous

incident. detectives are slowly piecing it tooth as -- together as we speak. >> they say the surviving victim is in serious but stable condition. we've learned they information about a shooting in west oakland. two men were wounded last night. the two victims drove themselves to the hospital and are expected to be released today. police say the gunfire appears to be tied to another shooting a few blocks away. no one was hurt in the earlier incident. >> police are still searching for suspects. investigators say an antioch apt complex fire may have been an act of carsen -- an act of arson. [no audio]

this is an icon for the valley but it's also a very important part of california history. >> the volunteer list for the mill restoration project is full but you can still sign up for other earth day events around the bay area. if you want to take part, you can sign up at ktvu.com. today is the final day to register.

well, somewhat of a break across the -- at least across the bay area. our live camera looking out towards mt. diablo. some pretty clouds there. look for those cloud buildups as we head into the afternoon. the unstable weather pattern sticks around for today -- sticks around today and tomorrow. not a lot of coverage to show you right now with the bulk of the activity to the south and also to the east. just outside of salinas and right around the morgan hill area. once again, this is our next weather system moving into the north, already generating some rainfall, especially for the coastal waters off cape mendocino and rain showers moving into the evening hours. current numbers, 50s. san jose, 60. oakland, 56. santa rosa in the upper 50s. for today, we'll call it a mixed bag with sunshine.

some scattered clouds and off- and-on showers. the rainfall rates will be ramping up as we head into the evening hours. you can see the system that moves across the bay area producing the heavy rain. the flood advisory earlier this morning. that is shifting out to the east but upstream, the flow, here is the circulation. you can kind of pick out with the clouds here, kind of the cloud clusters, some cold air. that will continue to sweep into the region later today. so here we are at 4:00 and into the evening hours. there's the rain picking up in the north bay with the possibility of some thunderstorms gradually spreading to the south by 10:00 and 1:00. once again, a wet morning commute, especially for the early-morning hours of friday. as we head into friday, still the possibility of some scattered showers and it's cold enough and unstable enough we could have a few isolated thunderstorms out there across the bay area as we head into friday afternoon. the weekend, though, will be dry. in the sierra, our rain translays with more snow in the mountains and there is a winter

storm warning in effect right now. they could pick up 1 to 2 feet. a chance of a shower right now. the chances increase unin the north bay, especially by late this afternoon and into the evening hours. with your five-day forecast, your weekend always in view, there we go, friday, some morning warning, some off-and- on showers, chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. we'll have to keep an eye on that giants' forecast because we could have some rain showers nearby for the home opener tomorrow afternoon. but john, i guarantee this, it will be nice this weekend with clearing skies. no rain clouds, the temperatures warming back up. the warmest locations could be approaching the 70-degree mark by sunday. >> you guarantee it. >> i guarantee it. >> thank you. >> okay. the wet weather is not stopping san francisco kids in taking part in bike to school day. this is students and parents biking to school during "mornings on 2." today's event is meant to encourage physical -- physical

activity. >> i think it's great and there's a bag of goodies at the end. that was a big deal. >> this is the fourth annual bike to school event. last year more than 4,000 students took part. later today, a proposal to crack down on wum knit creek and bars that serve alcohol to obey city standards. it's in response to recent violence downtown. some business owners are opposing it say it could -- saying it could lead to loss of revenue. what a bay area city is hoeing to do to cut down on illegal dumping. into juilliard.

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the dow don't is up 166 points. u.s. stocks rose today overall at 1% on thursday. italian bonds eased some euro concerns. oakland city leaders are trying to figure out ways to cut down on illegal dumping. city council leaders believe independent haulers are to blame for most of the dumping. they offer cheap lists on sites at craigslist, the california integrated waste management board said oakland spent $3.2 million last year picking up 300 tons of trash. statewide, illegal dumping cost

taxpayers why about $200 million a year. one problem. it's hard to make a case against those who illegally dump trash. when it comes to children's car seats, blame the way your car is key sign -- designed about why it is not easy to install them. researchers say less than a quarter vehicles have easy to use latch designs. problems include seat belts and hardware that's buried too deeply in the back seats. safety regulators are expanding an investigation into jeep wrangler suvs. ntsb is asking chrysler about vehicles made between 2007 and this year. the agency says they've received 23 complaints about fires in wranglers during those years. four people were hurt and two homes were damaged. the public will be able to visit the lighthouse starting this weekend. >> the golden gate national recreation area closed in 2010 because of a dilapidated bridge

lead together lighthouse. last december, workers began a project to fix the bridge. it will open at 12:30 on saturday afternoon. and that is our report. for everyone here, thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. be sure to join us again at 5:00. also, we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com. have a great day.