. wet weather is moving into the bay area, how much rain could we see and a lot of people are worried about the storm. we are waiting on widespread rain but we will have a better opportunity tonight, we will explain. gay rights advocates are awaiting a very important decision made by the supreme court and hear why one woman said it might not happen today. and how many minutes are they shaving off the morning

commute, the morning news continues. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning, thank you for joining us monday morning, june 24th, i am pam cook. >> let's go to steve. you are saying hold off. >> there is a little bit but tonight there is more and parts of the carlos pena and up towards point rays and inland areas, it is over and it is not generating much but some light rain along the coast, cloudy skies, light rain and we will have more looking better, here is sal. >> north and southbound 880 looks good as you are driving passed the coliseum. also it is getting more crowded, metering lights should be going on and let's go back to the desk. the bay area could see some

wet weather and channel 2 alex savage joins us to explain how this rain could even set a record. alex? it is dry right now in downtown petaluma but the wet weather is coming and when it is all said and done this storm could lay down some rain including heap in the north bay. yesterday we had clouds and light drizzle but it was pretty ominous looking and we are expecting light rain and another round of showers later on today. this could be a record-setting storm by the time it's all said and done and moves out by tomorrow and it is more than a -- if more than a half inch falls in san francisco, forecasters say the city could receive more rain this week than it did in january, january being one of the wettest months

here in the bay area. and this morning here in downtown petaluma, we watched as david martin enters recycling an empties trash cans and they will do everything to make life easier he is surprised by this storm system but he welcomes the rain. >> i have seen it happen once or twice in my lifetime that it rained in june but we will take it as it comes. . >> reporter: there are no

delays to rain storm and airport officials are hoping it stays that way with clouds and rain moving into the bay area. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 morning news. for firefighters that rain is expected to reduce fire danger over the next few days but this will most likely be temporary because the rain will be followed by a heatwave. >> it will make a short-term difference and there will be a little bit of resident pit as the rain dries out all of the trees. >> this year's fire season started earlier than usual. steve will have your full forecast as well you can follow all of your meteorologists on twitter and facebook and they have posted more updates to our website www.ktvu.com. same-sex marriage decision is expected from the u.s. supreme court which could come

about an hour from now. tara moriarty is live from san francisco city hall where gay marriage supporters will be gathering, tara? >> the u.s. supreme court is making that decision either striking down or upholding no legal standing. whatever the outcome, organizers will be here to watch the ruling sometime before 7:00 this morning. let's look at some video from nine years ago if you can believe it or not when same-sex marriages took place when the state supreme court hospitalled the ceremony. today could wind up being a celebration as it did in 2008 or it could develop into a protest when voters said no five months later. >> they have their quirks, there are quick of the supreme court. everyone has gay people in their lives and it is a very ditch time.

>> i think politically people understand federally it might be too much to go for national marriage. >> that decision is possibly coming at 7:00 this morning online. >> reporter: many advocates will be marching from there to city hall no matter what the decision and if the court paves the way, gay couples could mary with in a -- marry with in a month. we spoke with some gay couples and their answer might surprise you. we can't to take you to a live picture from the supreme court and you can see gathering on the steps. our crew in washington d.c. will tell us what you can expect today. a suspect search is going on for a man police say has been burglarizing homes in san

mateo county. he is 5-foot 9, take a look. here is his photo. they once chased him out of hillsboro after he burglarized as many as four homes in hillsboro san mateo and other areas back on september 15th. according to the latest homeless count the city is trying to figure out how to remove the squatters who keep sleeping at golden gate bridge park. many of them are homeless men in their 40s and 50s and the majority are military veterans or people with long-term drug additions. the chp is -- chp is out there looking for carpools on the south bay from milpitas to the 101 interchange in san jose. the diamond changes open saturday morning but this is

the day chp will enforce the laws for the new lanes. it is clearing one of the area's worst traffic spots coming up, we will tell you how much time these lanes are saving you commuters out there. >> what are you seeing, sal? >> well, now the toll plaza is getting busier and it looks like the metering lights may have been turned on. obviously metering lights are turned back on almost about a 15 minute delay and if you are driving 880 southbound, the traffic looks good north and southbound, no major problems and on the carlos pena, a little light rain is reported, 6:08 let's go to steve. a couple of reports coming

in, concord, hayward, some of the higher elevationsels in skyline and it is drizzling up north. you can see the band moving over us and there is not a lot to this. most locations say cloudy, livermore to mountain view, it is moving and the main system is tonight and tomorrow and we need a little bit of push and this system is dragging a lot of cloud cover and it is not really a cold system, this will be a mild system. still, we have a little bit of light rain and some june rain coming in. rain to the north, ukiah is reporting rain and tomorrow looks better for everybody. this is -- maybe some heavier amounts to the north and it is really mild, 50s and 60s through the cloud cover to the north and it says some light

rain and also along the coast, there is more drizzle than anything else and higher elevations are beginning to move through. it is beginning to be more promising but you may encounter some light rain. cloudy skies today, some light rain and tonight and tomorrow looks a lot better than this morning. half-moon bay said 5 / 100s and there is a trace and there is a little bit and i know mainly rain to the north more likely tomorrow clearing out wednesday and thursday and warmer temperatures, we will go into the weekend. a boat today on the immigration -- a vote today on the immigration reform bill with the senate and how it will win more republican support. we will have more on why thieves are targeting the commemorative medal. and what the taliban said

motivated the attack -- the reason attack. -- recent attack.

. time now 6:13 the ntsb says it may take months to know the reason why the plane crashed. thousands watched in horror as the plane slammed to the ground killing the pilot and wing walker. witnesses say it looked like

the plane didn't have enough air speed and stalled. this forest fire doubled in size to 114 square miles. firefighters say the wind is causing it to burn near a small tourist down near south fork. it may be days before people who have been evacuated can go back home. and in northern pakistan, at least a dozen gunmen called four tourists and their guide. it happened at an area used by mountain guides but it was to avenge the killing of a leader killed in may. and an amendment deserved to get more republican -- designed to get more republican support to improve border security. it includes a new drone

technology and it will include technology on how much they will be required to pay in fines and taxes before they are able to afford a green card. once again, we are on the supreme court, watch. kyla calm about a is live in washington d.c. where a decision may come starting in about 45 minutes, kyla? >> reporter: this is a much smaller crowd than what we saw with the oral argument and a few months ago i would not be able to stand here. you can see they are behind them and they are slowly moving in and security brings in 10 people at a time. only 150 people showed up to hear the supreme court ruling and they want to witness

history and talk to people we spoke with from california. and we have four decisions that are of that magnitude and i can't think of a time it has ever happened before. >> we are just 45 minutes away from hearing the decisions coming down from the supreme court and we don't know which of the 11 cases they will decide on. we will hear what they say about affirmative action and we will know for 45 minutes and i will break down that decision when i see you next hour, kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 morning news. two other cases closely watched and they are looking at a provision of whether the boating rights act of 1965 should be scrapped. that requires state and local governments to get federal permission to change election laws. they say the restrictions are

no longer needed and they are overly burdensome. they could also handout affirmative action on a white female who was denied admission to the university of texas due to affirmative action. race is a factor in column admissions around the country. make sure you stay right here with us for the proposition 8 decision as soon as the announcement is made and we will bring it to you online and we will have a special 6:30 the moment the ruling is announced. and the investigation in sunnyvale. the fire started on ill come mean royal and firefighters are -- on el comino roil and

firefighters are still investigating. they are able to pop off the area and they are now replacing memorials with granite which have no value. they are pip with the opening of a new bar. they are worried about noise, people smoking and loitering and they have proper permits and they will be gathering food. and they are asking that the bar be denied a licker license. and the association is involved in the newest controversy connected to the bay bridge and he will review the safety of the remaining construction work but that task force will be exempt from the

public record's act guaranteeing the public's right to know. supporters say the exemption is a routine procedural move and the final report will be subject to public laws. >> what are you looking at, sal? >> all kinds of things, we had an accident on the bridge they pushed it off to the island but they had to cycle the metering lights on the extra slow for a bit and back up is back to the maze which should be gone and there are no injuries which is good. traffic looks good in air directions and some of those

clouds could reach the area, let's go to steve. we have a little bit of drizzle out there or some very, very light rain and there is nothing too heavy since we were hard pressed to find anything and probably tonight, we will have more that real rain, fso could not pick up a trace any time of year and we have a little bit of cloud cover and rain. 50s and 60s, mind air mass and i don't think temperatures will cool off any more than this and we have a higher humidity, more of a muggy feeling and this

will all show but not much go so far. tomorrow looks better, cloudy rain, light drizzle and after that, it should kick out of here fast starting on wednesday. mainly light rain or drizzle but things are moistening up here along the coast on the santa cruz mountains and 60s and 70s, it looks a little better but they are starting to scale back on some of the precipitation totals. afterwards, it looks like sunshine and warmer temperatures he is a specially as we dark especially as we head to july 4th weekend. they say they will not take some allowable tax deduction and that meanings they will not take taxes over the past five

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. welcome back, they got the stars in sonoma county all rested up over the week -- revved up over the weekend. it was just a small heck cup in a thrilling day in sonoma raceway. thousands came out and on the third day of a three day vestal

there was plenty of fun to be had at the three day festival. and the checkered flag went to second place jaun pablo montoya and the drivers and their crews are heading to the quaker state. a cat is home after wandering away from home. desiree and her three-year-old son were reunited with their cat over the weekend and they went and got the call reno had been found. good thing he had a microchip, very happy ending. how is the commute on this

monday morning? >> peachy keen, pam. it is not the greatest but not as bad as it could be. let's look at northbound 208 and there is -- 208, there is a -- 280, there is northbound commute going on and some commutes are definitely lighter than usual. i want to mention gusty winds are reported by chp and small cars are high profile vehicles on the pass. there is some very light rain on the san mateo coast and san mateo is picking up light rain and it is not much but there are areas off the coast which are starting to enhance.

cloudy, more rain likely tuesday and it looks more promising for everybody getting in on the rain dance. new diamond lanes, these lanes are supposed to change the commute for thousands especially in the morning. >> reporter: we are live where everybody is gathered to hear a very important decision made by the supreme court on proposition 8. and we will take you live to the opening bell on wall street next.

. welcome back, they are celebrating on the new york stock exchange from the young people who are involved in that and the adul