rain fall across the bay area this morning. causing wet roadways and crashes. we'll tell you some of the trouble spots to avoid. first cold front of the season finally moving through and rain rates are picking up plus snow in the mountains. how long will this last? coming up. the deadline is today to register to vote for the presidential election. we'll tell you what you need to know coming up. the giants are just one step away from the world series and they will take that step tonight here at at & t park. good morning. thank you for waking up with us on this rainy, monday, october 22nd i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. as we go to steve rainy day on monday always gets me down. >> that should be a song. [ laughter ] >> we do have the rain moving

through now. it's taking its time moving south. but some of the heavier rain about a third of an inch to two- thirds. it's moving toward south and the peninsula and also into the east bay. some of the heaviest rain has been right around daily city. in fact stretching from bay view district also daly city and heading over to sfo. we'll take a closer look at it in five minutes. steve, good morning. we have a lot of slow traffic on 80. word of a stalled big rig on 80 near gill man. for the most part we have slowed traffic. you can see chp lights flashing up there. also the morning commute is getting busier at the bay bridge toll plaza. the only cars moving through right now without any delay are the fast track and car poolers. everyone else is slowing down. 6:01 let's go back to the desk. 6:01 we have lots of rain this monday morning. the problem starting to pile up around the bay area. ktvu alex savidge is out there on the storm watch right now. so what is it like out there? how bad is it? >> the rain is coming down

pretty good where we are this morning in marin county. i will show you a sense of what the road looks like behind us here. this is 101 at lucky drive. you can see the road very wet this morning. this is an area that oftentimes will flood whenever we get significant rainfall. to that end you can see across on the other side of the freeway a cal trans worker is over there in that truck with the lights on. he or she is trying to make sure that the roadway remains clear and the drains in this area are working properly so they don't get too much standing water. i want to show you what this specific area of freeway looks like a short time ago. we shot this video as cars were coming through the standing water. obviously creating a hazard for drivers here. a good idea obviously for people to slow down this morning as they come through this section of roadway. thus far things look good out here. another issue this morning the wet weather causing at least one transformer fire that we know of up in santa rosa.

we will show you video of that. this is also triggered a power outage in that area. near brookwood and highway 12 in santa rosa. less than 100 people we are told without power this morning. all a result of this wet weather. again the big problem though will be the roadways. talked with the chp officer this morning they are seeing more crashes, more spinouts on the roadways this morning. so they say when they get the first significant rainfall of the season which is what this is, it tends to be the oils come up out of the roadway and create extra slick conditions for drivers. so the word of advice from chp slow down this morning. take your time. leave plenty of room between you and the car in front of you. live this morning in greene broadway.

the solano counties they have more than 3,000 people without electricity. big outage in oakland this morning has now been reduced to about 300 customers with no electricity. at one point the number of customers with no power was close to 10,000. overnight is a driver was arrested in the san lorenzo area following a crash that happened at western boulevard shortly after 2:00 this morning. alameda county sheriffs deputies say the driver was speeding and lost control after going over railroad tracks. the car crashed into a parked mini van and the second car also damaged. the driver was taken to jail and passenger was treated for minor injuries. the san mateo bridge is back open. the bridge will not close next weekend. here's a video of the first car driving through around 4:00 his morning as it opened early. cal tran canceled next week planned closure because said work was completed ahead of

schedule. the bridge closed thursday night so they could replace a cracked beam. 6:04. president obama and mitt romney meet tonight in florida for their third and final debate. now this debate will focus on foreign policy. coming up at 6:15 the very latest poll numbers in the presidential race just 15 days out from the election. if you are planning to vote in the upcoming election, you need to register by tonight. ktvu janine de la vega live at the registrars office in san jose to tell us why they are making a big push for the residents in the south bay to come out and sign up. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we have been driving all around san jose asking people -- the registrars office of voters in santa clara county will open up at 8:00 a.m. and stay open until midnight

tonight. tyically in the -- typically in the county they come to the polls in the years -- 86% of registered voters cast their ballot. while voting for the president is a big draw, we found some voters that were focused on other issues. >> i would say more schools. they are doing all kinds of cut backs for schools. i think they shouldn't be cutting back on schools. >> reporter: i checked the registrars website. more than 40,000 people have mailed back their ballot. if you are interested in having your voice heard, there are three locations that you can go to here in the county. the registrars office in san jose will be open from 8:00 a.m. this morning until midnight tonight. and in the community center in morgan hill on monterey road and christian reformed church. it will be open both of those locations from 4:00 p.m. until midnight. reporting live from san jose janine de la vega.

we are now 11 hours away from game seven of the nlcs series. allie rasmus is at at & t park where fans are hoping for another big win. they were excited last night. >> reporter: they were. giants are one game, one win away from the world series. and that game will happen here at at & t park later on today. it's hard to imagine the crowd being more animated than at game six yesterday. the noise was deafening. the fans were waving their towels they were loud and thrilled to cheer on their team. they had a lot to cheer about because the giants got off to a very solid start with the run in the first inning and scored four runs in the second inning opinion by the time it was all said and done they defeated the cardinals 6-1. >> this is the giants. they do this torture to us.

i always believe in them. they pull through. >> giants play with chemistry. they are so talented. i mean they don't sweat anything. they come back and come three back. and they just beat you. >> reporter: ryan vogelsong was the star pitch never yesterday's game. he had a career high of nine strikeouts in game six. now it's on to game seven of the nlcs and it will happen here at at & t park and you can watch that game right here on ktvu. live at at & t park i'm allie rasmus. >> you can watch game seven right here with us on ktvu channel 2. we'll have a special edition of our ktvu channel 2 news at 4:00. that will be immediately followed by the fox major league baseball pregame show at 4:30. i think a lot of people might head home from work early today? >> i think so. sal was in the official sal seat at the game. he is still wide awake and ready to get you where you need to go.

>> the 4:30 games are pretty good. or the 5:00 games. it's those 7:00 games during the season i can't go to. >> i know. good morning, everybody. let's take a look at what we have now. traffic is moving along pretty well despite the wet weather. highway 4 at hill crest has reopened. we had flooding there. highway 4 it's moderately heavy. this morning you are just waking up and turning us on it will be good if you allow yourself a few extra minutes. i know on monday it's impossible to do that. the metering lights have gone on a little bit early. it's backed up already beyond the 880 overcrossing so we are backed up early. if you are driving in livermore valley it's slow.

it gets better by dublin and 880 southbound looks good. the san mateo bridge reopened on time. no major problems there. and in san jose already just a little bit of slowing on northbound 101 near 880. let's go to steve. sal, thank you. well, they will play. there could be showers. but thank goodness this front isn't coming through this afternoon. otherwise we might be in trouble. clearing will take place. sun, clouds, showers. it will be cool and breezy no doubt. but take the rain gear and just hope for the best. i think things will calm down a little bit by then. our system is moving through right now. now there is snow up in the sierra. although our observer steve bridges in the keys only an inch at lake level. it's not sticking in the streets just yet. morning rain, showers this afternoon. cooler breezy pattern with the heaviest amounts toward the north bay already. looks like an unsettled pattern all the way into wednesday morning and wednesday night we will clear things out of here. system is sliding south a little bit. mainly cloudy skies towardsan jose area. that should change a little later. some of the heavier rain

pockets of it around half-moon bay. some of this rain has been moderate to heavy. it will continue to pick up and in the sierra nevada there are winter storm warnings that go until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. twin bridges to meyers i think some of the changing controls. line has been drawn right there. and about a foot could fall around lake level. still a south wind in advance of this we have a ways to go. the front will be us through the morning hours then there is a little bit of a break. coming behind that could be rather intense showers. showers come in this afternoon. some could be brief and intense. but the main front is here in the morning. highs in the 60s for everybody. mid 60s should cover it. it looks like rain today. and turning showery on tuesday. could be one more system as wednesday. then it's out of here.

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their third and final debate. they are tied at 47% head into the debate. as alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom the obama campaign is going on the attack just hours before the debate. alison. >> reporter: pam, the obama campaign has a new ad out this morning questioning mitt romney's ability to be commander and chief. now both presidential candidates are keeping a relatively low profile ahead of the debate. the white house released this picture of president obama going over briefing tores. he heads to florida in a few hours while mitt romney is already there. here he is on the beach doing the coin toss for a press verses staff football game. the focus for tonight's debate is foreign policy and the obama team is seizing on what they call foreign policy blunders from romney. >> people want if know they have a strong steady hand in the oval office and they don't want who is reckless and has been consistently wrong on

foreign policies. >> reporter: romney's aids and political analysts agree talking about foreign policy is not going to win an election that has been so focused on the economy. >> mitt romney every second you are talking about foreign policy is wasted. which might mean that romney tries to broke out of that. >> reporter: we'll take a closer look at the issues on the table tonight during my next update. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns. glimpse we have politics and baseball for you. ktvu will broadcast game seven between the giants and cardinals tonight. you can also watch the presidential debate on our sister station kicu tv 36. time now 6:17. preparations are under way for the funeral of former democratic presidential candidate george mcgovern. a public view willing be held

in a sioux falls church then he will be buried on friday. new this morning sonoma county sheriffs deputies investigating what happened moments before a woman died on a beach near the russian river over the weekend. deputies found her body yesterday morning in guerneville which is northwest of santa rosa. deputies say she was fully clothed, she was lying face down on the beach. a violent crime unit was called in to lead the investigation. thirstiness accident is being call -- this incident is being called suspicious. protests against police brutality is being held today. this was like the same protest in san francisco last year when they displayed photos of oscar grant and others killed by police officers. a march and rally is planned in downtown. time now 6:18.

sonoma county town of windsor is officially a bicycle friendly community. that is an upgrade from its honorable mention just last year. windsor was singled out for its extensionive bike program for kids. bike say lay park -- valet parking at community events. right now it's 6:19. we want to go back to sal to check in on the roads. we did have quite a bit of rain in some parts overnight. >> yeah and may be raining this morning according to steve. give yourself plenty of extra time if you can. already a little earlier than normal slow dawn at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is backed up now all the way out beyond the 880 overcrossing and the metering lights came on a little bit early. just to show you what we are dealing with. if you can get out of the house just leave ten minutes earlier i think you will be able to stay on schedule.

let's take a look at 880 north and southbound. the traffic here looks good. been a little windy. our camera here is mounted on the tall building. you might see it shaking a little bit. san jose northbound 101 and 280 off to a pretty good start. you might want to take advantage of a deseptember commute so far in the south bay. let's go to steve. our system is moving through. first system to the north. and this will be a morning event. so far napa two-thirds. santa rosa .51. crockett .38. fort bragg has picked up.if of an inch. you can see it right there. then also up in the sierra novato that is snow on the go. winter storm warnings are out

until 5:00 a.m.. here comes the cold air behind that. that is going to give us another round of showers. eastbound this evening. 60s on the temps today. they stay on the cool side here it looks like it will stay this way through wednesday. off and on showers and a break thursday and friday with warmer weather. the car maker that is increasing sales the most in california is likely to surprise most people. chrysler sales have more than doubled. jeep also had sales increase. including the dodge charger, chrysler 300 and fiat 500. a new study shows most companies do not plan to be part of the new windows 8 operating system. business leaders say there is no compelling reason to upgrade. that is in sharp contrast to earlier upgrades when businesses felt they would fall behind the rivals without the

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time now 6:24. a football fan fell out of the stands in yesterday's new york giants game. he was critically hurt. now think-year-old man was leaving met life stadium in new jersey after the giants- redskins game. he fell more than 20 feet from an escalator and landed on a metal stage. he was air lifted to the hospital. police are investigating why he fell. search continues for a 15- year-old petaluma girl who has been missing for five days now. police say rubi cruz was last seen getting into the car with her god father. police say they may have been involved in a relationship. investigators are reportedly focusing the search for them in the central valley on highway 99 and interstate 5 corridors. nasa is asking people to

look for of that meteor. lisa weber of novato heard something on her roof that night so she decided to check on it after hearing some of the debris might be in marin and sonoma county. she found that. nasa is running tests on the rock. weber says his this is a souvenir she plans to keep. >> it's not going to go on the market. this is science. this is life. this is history. >> nasa says the path of that meteor say there is could be more pieces of them. that has come soft webers neighbors looking for think own space rock. 6:26. apple holds another media event. a lot of antists believe they will introduce the ipad mini. here 19 invitation -- here is the invitation sent out last week. all it says is we've got a little more to show you. time now 6:26. sal is back. we have wet roads this morning

and rain. kind of tricky out there. it is >> it is tricky. absolutely right. you should give yourself a little extra time. as a matter of fact we will show you the south bay. you might want to get on the roads here in the south bay. because it still looks pretty good. despite the wet weather. before it starts getting really crowded on the way to the valley. livermore valley we have slow traffic coming in from tracy. gets evened out by the time you reach -- lin and relatively decent drive over to castro valley. 880 southbound between hayward and union city you will see slowing. let's go if steve. our system is moving through. some of that rain really picking up. you can see it sliding from the north bay mainly from west to east. bacon toward half-moon bay and parts of the peninsula here. look at that. really it will up here. redwood city and power tell la valley. snow up in the sierra nevada. dave. >> thank you.

time now 6:27. san jose police break up fan violence at a soccer game. >> you are under arrest. >> i didn't do anything wrong. >> what caused that chaos out there at the san jose earthquake's match. also the first real rain of the season is here in the bay area. stay tuned we will bring you all the coverage of some of the problems that wet weather is causing this morning. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy.

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they are an organization -- it is an organization that preserves and protects water around the world. from polluters. so they are there visiting the nasdaq. it looks like a pretty good day. futures i. date a higher open. we are down a little bit. we'll have the business news coming up. we'll smile and say goes to you. thank you for joining us. it's a monday a wet monday october 22nd i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. >> we are on storm watch for you this morning. the first heavy rain of the season it's here in the bay area. causing power outages, slick roads, and other problems. we have live team coverage for you this morning. steve, of course tracking the storm system in the weather center. alex savidge is out in the rain and in the north bay. but let's start with tara moriarty. you're in oakland. what is it like there? >> reporter: we are here near the oracle arena. you can see that the rain is coming down a little bit right here. this is again as you mentioned very first storm of the season.

and rain is expected to move here through the east bay soon. earlier this morning it created headaches for commuter. two lanes were flooded. cal tran got busy unclogging the storm drains. we've also had some power outages in oakland. nearly 2,000 people had no electricity. just before 3:30 this morning. pg&e says that number is now down to 300 customers and officials are looking into the possibility that the outage was weather related. now rain is expected through wednesday. we had one of the worst wild soon. snow up in the sierra snow is also expected. it might not be enough for ski resorts to open. and since the storm is weeks early does that mean we will see more rain this fall? and winter we'll talk about that coming up.

the roads are slick with rainmaking the morning drive definitely treacherous. ktvu alex savidge is out in greenbrae in marin county. how does it look? >> reporter: we have seen steady rain coming down. it is making for a dicey drive out on the roadways. these are the northbound lanes of 101. this is where they see a significant amount of standing water. this morning it does not look that bad. we've seen cal tran crews out here making sure the drains are here so the water can clear from the roadway. let me show you what it looked like a short time ago. as cars were making their way through this area and there was fairly significant standing water in this area. it seems as though people are taking their time this morning. i just got off the phone with a spokesperson. he told me no significant

problems in this area. wet weather caused a transformer fire. it knocked out fire to close to 100 people. that is an issue for folks in santa rosa. obviously the roadways a major concern when you talk about this weather. the roads are very slick out there and chp urging people to take it slow and easy and give yourself plenty of space between you and that car in front of you. that is the advice from chp this morning. take your time. alex savidge ktvu channel 2 nows. >> very good advice. we will continue our storm watch and be watching the roads for you this morning. steve paulson is following the storm. coming up he'll let us know how long the rain will stick around. time now 6:34. police in pittsburg searching for whoever killed a man

overnight. it happened on buchanon road about 9:30. police are not sure if the unidentified victim was shot or stabbed. if you have any information call pittsburg police. jury deliberations start in the trial of giselleest tan. the woman acaused of killing michelle le. she killed her former friend last may because esteban thought michelle le was having an affair with her exboyfriend. her lawyer said her client acted in the heat of passion. a sexual fantasy league has been exposed. it involves student at lets and has been happening for years. coming up how the school plans to address this controversy. a teenage driver from concord who hit and killed a father and daughter on their bikes will be sentenced today.

nuri's 12-year-old daughter was also injured in theines accident. the driver was going 72 miles an hour in a 45 miles an hour zone. he pleaded guilty and could be held in juvenile detention until he is 21 years old. violence among soccer fans in the stands. marred a landmark day. fight started. two smoke bombs were set off. it happened during a match during the l.a. galaxy. gal lack city fans -- galaxy fans attacked police officers. >> what did i do wrong? >> kicked the fans out. it's just not fair. >> police are saying they are still searching for a few more suspects. by the way in the game the

earthquakes tied the galaxy 2- 2. they are finishing up their regular season next saturday in portland. first playoff game is november 7th. 6:36 is the time. sal. >> we will be seeing slower than usual conditions. people are slowing down on 80 westbound as they should. you have to give yourself time if you are driving down to the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic out to the mccarthur maze. expect if you're in the car pool lane. no major problems once you make it on the bring. a little windy in some areas. on the peninsula highway 101 looking good. there are air delays because of

wind and some clouds but mostly windy conditions. let's go to steve. our system has arrived. i just had a nice tweet from ken. sausalito. finally the first rain from the north we had showers but that was from a system that just came in. this is the real deal here. morning rain. showers this afternoon. cooler and breezy. once the system slides by the low is not going anywhere until about thursday morning. we will still be in line for showers and very chilly readings as that heads into wednesday and thursday. right there stretching out we will get out of the way. mountain view, fremont, wood side. palo alto right over the bay and that seems to be the heaviest so far with snow up in the sierra nevada. winter storm warnings are out

until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. this thing is getting its act together slowly. so far about one inch but not sticking on the roads just yet. very cool unstable air has to come in behind that. we'll get a break late morning and early afternoon until the next system swings in. morning rain, windy and cooler. showers this afternoon. i think it's a very hit and miss deal for tonight for game seven. i think they will play. it could be a little of everything. sun, clouds, showers and then clear. 60s on the temps. they really cool off and will stay there until wednesday. clearing very brisk thursday morning and wind protected areas. especially in the north bay. they will recover friday, saturday and into sunday as well. time now 6:39. we are hours away from the final presidential debate in florida. the challenges facing both of the candidates with the election days away. the giants are just one step away from the world series

and they will take that step tonight here at at & t park. right now traffic on the san mateo bridge looks good. it's wide open for you. but it's going to be a little bit of a tough drive around the bay because of the wet weather.

good morning. rain is falling. santa rosa has had almost an inch of rain. pretty heavy rain around the peninsula and all the way to fremont. welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we are following for you right now at 6:42. we have rain this morning and it's making bay area roads dangerous. spinouts and crashes already happening. the rain and strong winds also blamed for power outages. more than 2600 pg&e customers in rio vista and about 1,000 customers from richmond to san leandro are without power. san mateo bridge is open again this morning. it opened about 4:00 this morning. about an hour ahead of schedule. cal tran is already canceled next weekend's planned closure. their crews were able to finish the repairs to cracked a beam and also replaced part of the bridge deck. and don't forget if you plan to vote in the november

elections, today is your last day to register to vote. registration forms have to be postmarked no later than today. if you are registering online you have to do it before midnight. president obama and mitt romney meet tonight for their third and final debate. sandra endo is in boca raton, florida. sandra. >> reporter: good morning, pam. foreign policy will dominate tonight's final show down and it will be the last chance for the candidates to make their distinctions when they share the same stage before voters head to the polls in two weeks. the economy is still the top issue for voters but with troops still in afghanistan, unrest in the middle east, and concern about iran gaining nuclear weapons capability, foreign policy matters to americans. >> people want to know nay have a strong steady hand in the oval office and they don't want someone who is reckless and

consistently wrong on foreign policy issues as governor rom knee has. >> reporter: obama campaign released a new ad attacking mitt romney's positions on the wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> president obama ended the iraq war. mitt romney would have left 30,000 troops there. >> reporter: mitt romney supporters say the obama administration is weak on foreign affairs and demonstrated in its ever changing explanation of what led to the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and the lack of security there. >> if we can't figure out what went on in a relatively open city in a country we had helped liberate, why do we think what is going on with the iranian nuclear program? i think you can go country by country and see the fraying at the edges. >> reporter: polls have shown more voters trust president obama to handle foreign policy decisions. in recent weeks romney has been closing the gap. in a tight race what happens on the debate stage tonight could

have a big impact on who is representing the u.s. on the world stage come january. now unlike the last debate this time around the candidates will be seated at a table with the moderator. though with polls showing the candidates in a dead heat, there could be nor fire works tonight. reporting live in boca raton, florida i'm sandra endo. >> thank you sandra. you can watch the debate and baseball with us here at ktvu channel 2. ktvu will broadcast game seven of the national league championship series. and you can watch the presidential debate on our sister station kicu tv 36 we will also stream the debate live on our website at ktvu.com. time is 6:46. a special assembly at piedmont high school, the issue a sexual fantasy league created by male student athletes. the school principal says varsity athletes drafted female students to o their fantasy

teams. they collected points for sexual activity with them. the word of the league came earlier this month at the schools annual assembly on date rape prevention. >> it's always a surprise. but it happens. a lot more than you'd like to think it does. >> in a letter sent home to parents the principal said the fantasy league has been around for the past five or six years. and participation often involved pressure by older students and some cases alcohol. however the school says no disciplinary action will be taken since the incidents appear to have happened off the grounds of the school. time 6:47. it is winner take all at at & t park. we are talking baseball. giants and cardinals playing game seven. ktvu allie rasmus is live outside of at & t park. tonight's win her be going to

the world series. >> you can bet the stands will be packed here add at & t park -- at at & t park for game seven and with so much at stake. one step, one win away from the world series. you can imagine fans will be even more animated and excited than they were yesterday. hard to believe because the crowd was wild yesterday. this was a scene at at & t park for game six. fans had the orange towels twirling,th noise inside the stadium was deafening as the fans cheered on their team. the giants got off to a solid start with the run in the first inning. scored four runs in the second inning and stayed ahead the entire game finally beating the cardinals 6-1. >> it's difficult but it's all good because we are playing game seven. you know. >> we're not scared at all. they are visiting from st. louis. >> ryan vogelsong was the star pitcher of yesterday's game with a career high of nine

strikeouts. now it's on to game seven which will happen here at at & t park. again if the giants win this, they are on to the world series. game seven starts at 5:00 this afternoon here at at & t park. you can watch it on ktvu. live in san francisco allie rasmus. >> don't forget you can watch game seven right here on ktvu channel 2. we'll have a special edition of ktvu channel 2 news a the 4:00 p.m.. it will be immediately followed by the fox major league baseball pregame show. that is at 4:30. plenty to watch. that is for sure. 6:49 is the time. sal, maybe people will head home from the office a bit early today. >> yeah. i'm not feeling well. i've got to get out of here. good morning, everybody. let's take a look at the commute now. northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. you can see traffic is getting busier now. if you are driving in the south bay 101 is also getting busier.

i got a tweet from a bunch of people saying cal train northbound number 309 and people are getting soaked there on the platform. train number 309 a little late this morning. let's take a look at westbound san mateo bridge that traffic is moving along pretty well. no major problems. and so is the dumbarton bridge. if you are driving at the bay bridge toll plaza, it started early this morning. the metering lights went on. there are no major problems on the bridge. let's go to steve. sal, thank you. after a dry air last year this is a welcome sight. sierra nevada the snow is picking up. so far i have seen about 1-2 but it continues to ramp up here. snow level heaviest snow will be above the 5500-foot level. winter storm warnings go all day today and take you into tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m.. either you take it very slow, take the chains or you just

wait it out. santa rosa picked up nine tenths of an inch of rain. petaluma three quarters. sausalito our observer kevin .60. and the rain gauge not working. but our observer who keeps records has picked up .31. some areas beginning to pick up decent rain. the heaviest rain will be here in the morning. heaviest to the north bay. but this system is sliding south and producing decent rain. also the wind will pick up as well. moving in toward finally starting to slide south from about half-moon bay over to fremont things have really picked up. portola valley and san jose. the snow up in the sierra the rain for us that will continue through most of the morning hours. and then we get the colder air in here. that will change things. that could give us the showers by tonight. we'll have morning rain and clouds. 60s on the temps. look very unsettled through midweek. and then thursday into friday

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welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. the future is indicating a higher opening but as you can see a live look at the big board. dow jones is down. cath pillar it cut its outlook for the year. new this morning a san diego police officer being investigated. he's accused of snatching a woman by her hair outside of a her burning house. this happened friday. it was all caught on tape by a reporter from the imperial beach pass. it appears to show the officer pulling the woman away from firefighters who were trying to keep her away from her burning house. now police say she tried to punch that officer in the face twice.

for her part the woman says the officer over reacted and she's hired a lawyer. chaos in the vallejo neighborhood over the weekend turned into the tenth police shooting in the year. two men were fighting when soul awl of a sudden they start -- when all of a a sudden they started breaking car windows. a naked man came out with a gun and put the barrel of the gun against the police officers stomach. that is when the officers partner opened fire. one of the men died. the other was arrested. police believe both of these men were under the influence of drugs or alcohol. the chp is investigating a fatal crash that left a driver trapped inside of a car for more than 1 hours. his car veered z off highway 101 early sad morning. it took eight hours before the accident was reported. two men died in the crash.

police say alcohol does not appear to be involved but it won't be ruled out until toxicology tests are complete. new this morning a major blow to cyclist lance armstrong after they stripped his seven tour de france titles and banned him from cycling for life. their decision comes after a report from the u.s. antidoping agency that accused him and his teammates of using performance enhancing drugs. armstrong denies the claims and says he passed hundreds of drug tests. let's quickly two to sal. we have rain this morning. you're watching the toll plaza. >> yeah it's pretty crowded this morning. more people there. people taking the car into the city. it's backed up all the way out to the mccarthur maze. metering lights are on. also we have a lot of heavy traffic all over the place including in hayward. let's go to steve. sal, our first rain of the season from the north finally arrived.

that fresh smell will give us that rain and clean things up a little bit. some of that rain heaviest now sliding south. we'll take a closer look at it. plus the snow up in the sierra, nevada. also coming up on mornings on 2 we continue to track the rain. of course across the because area. we're watching the roads. we have live team coverage on the conditions out there. the san mateo bridge is open again. why cal tran says they won't have to shut it down any time soon.

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