that amounts to a delay. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> rain is finally about to arrive in the bay area in the middle of a drought. tracking how much and how long the rain will last. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin has been monitoring the rain. what are you seeing? >> couple pieces, first one through late tonight. the moisture that directed itself in a southernly direction. you can see it is pressing south. this is the core of the jet stream. you see rain showing up. and you are seeing showers. we have had sprinkles. the real shower activity will start in 4 or 5 hours. especially in the north bay. in the lake tahoe area, they

are getting rain and they will get snow. great news. snow levels are 5, 6,000 feet and 2 feet of snow not out of the question. rained a little today. numbers in the north bay. nothing. the take away is, it is a pattern shift. you can feel it outside. clouds changed. it is a pattern shift. rain in the forecast. when i come back the time line for the rain for tomorrow morning and the five-day forecast. >> a light rain is falling in the north bay, facing severe drought conditions. ktvu's john fowler is live where that part of the story. john? >> reporter: right now everybody is looking at the sky. you might be able to make out the storm clouds that we are waiting for. it rained off and on this afternoon. really just drizzle. two of 17 towns on the bubble. they could run out of water

this spring. res dependents are on mandatory restrictions. >> we have to conserve 20%. no watering lawns. if you have a lawn. >> reporter: they are taking shorter showers, doing laundry less and they tore out the grass. >> once every couple weeks blow the leaves off. doesn't take much watering. >> reporter: they get drinking water from wells near the russian river that hasn't been disdry in 120 -- this dry in 120 years. vineyard owners are digging deeper wells. some people here say they are praying the storm doors are opening and they are preparing incase it slams shut. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. the president is offering

federal help to deal with california's drought. governor jerry brown said the president called him to offer support and says this is a crucial support in dire times. >> www.ktvu.com has a section about california's drought. who is calling on users to conserve, look under hot topics. new at 6:00 p.m. the sheriff underarrest on drug charges and an -- sheriff's deputy under arrest on drug charges. ktvu's robert handa is here now with more information on the deputy who is a 14 year veteran. robert? >> reporter: here at the sheriff's department the reaction has been disappointment. the deputy's friends calling him a man who just lost control. >> reporter: a sheriff's deputy

is now behind bars himself. the 48-year-old is in custody after being arrested by deputies for being under the influence and in possession of a controlled substance that is methamphetamine. three other people who rented rooms at juan carrillo's house were also arrested on a range of charges. a person at juan carrillo's home declined to comment. his family lived in the neighborhood and the arrest shook up neighbors. >> i have known him since he was 10 years old. couldn't have been a nicer man. awesome man. he just got into the wrong thing. i am sad for him. >> the sheriff's department said he rented out rooms to the other suspects suspects and was supplied drugs as part of the rent. neighbors say they noticed a

lot of activity. >> did you wonder what wads going on? >> -- what was going on? >> i had an idea. >> did you think it involved drugs? >> yeah. >> reporter: neighbors said he started acting differently after his marriage broke up a year ago and some said they will not abandon him. >> i will help him. >> reporter: you feel he deserve that help? >> of course he does. >> reporter: he is held on $121,000 bail and will be in court tomorrow. the sheriff said the public's trust has been violated and the department will continue to investigate. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. 14-year-old boy turned himself in the police today. mario tolliver, jr. walked into the police department this afternoon. accompanied by family and an attorney. he is accused of shooting his

sister justice tolliver thursday. family say a dispute over- bleached clothing led to the violence. >> i want to thank the family and friends trying to persuade him to turn himself in. they did something that was great job. >> the next step is for police to interview the 14-year-old and after that he will be transferred to a juvenile detention facility. a warning tonight from police about a man who groped a six-year-old girl at school last friday around 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon. the suspect grabbed the girl and touched her inappropriately. the child broke free and ran to safety. the suspect is a tall white man with short black hair and a black mustache. deputy who shot and killed a 14-year-old boy is in the hands of the district attorney.

he was tolding a air soft rifle that looked identity -- holding a air soft rifle that looked identity to a real rifle. it will be up to the district attorney to determine if criminal charges should be filed. the first b.a.r.t. officer killed in the line of duty was layed to rest today. [ music ] >> hundreds of police officers and deputies stood and saluted has it casket carrying sergeant tom smith was carried inside the church. it was followed by his wife and daughter. the funeral for sergeant tom smith was held at neighborhood church. officers attended, some people came from as far way as -- away as boston.

>> we are all one team. >> it is sad that somebody had to die. >> smith was a 23 year veteran of b.a.r.t. officers say it is a stark reminder of the sacrifice they make every day. >> we all have families and most important something to into go out there and do our job. and knowing the risk behind it. never know if it will be you or when it will be you. >> other speakers included family members, friends and the police chief. and california attorney general kamala harris turned to his dadder and -- daughter and said your dad is a hero. as b.a.r.t. police officers mourn the loss of sergeant tom smith the investigation into what went wrong continues. tonight we learned b.a.r.t. is asking for help from the department of justice and at 6:15 p.m. ktvu's rob roth explains the difference investigators could make. super bowl sunday is four

days away and ktvu's gasia mikaelian is in new york where she met with 49ers fans. >> reporter: we know the rivalry here is one of the rich and say most well known rivalries. the 49ers fans versus seahawks fans. 9ers not in it for the super bowl but there is a representation of those here in new york city's times square. we were interviewing a 49ers fan when a seahawks fan came in and tried to provide unwanted pictures for our back drop but what happened next had us surprised. >> always 49 next year. >> not a lot of red and gold in times square now. >> we watched the game last week and it was a heart

breaker. but you know, still got to love the team. >> reporter: we were talking with him in the middle of the nfl experience when -- >> but like -- >> reporter: a seahawks fan brought his 12 man flag into our conversation. >> what are you trying to do? are you trying to break this man's heart. don't you even. you can't play that game. >> at least it is in the west. >> that's right. keep it in the west. west represents. >> there you go. >> we will take this one. we got it. >> reporter: in the end we hugged it out. there are a number of 9ers fan whose said they want to see the sea pseph win this -- seahawks win this one. that way they know their team lost to the best. moving here? that is a lot of long

underwear. tonight we are talking to people living in new york city. we are going to ask them these questions, which city is better. live in new york city, gasia mikaelian ktvu channel 2 news. >> great. finding 49ers fans out there in new york. so cold. >> we know san francisco is better. >> that's right. thank you. we will see gasia mikaelian tonight at 10:00 p.m. and follow gasia mikaelian on twitter all week long. stay with ktvu for super bowl sunday. watch the big game right here. kickoff is 3:30 p.m. tearing down the old bay bridge is 5 months behind schedule and $5 million over budget. the rush that created the delay. >> b.a.r.t.'s chief of police is asking the government to look at what went wrong when sergeant tom smith was accidentally shot and killed. the review he wants the department of justice to do.

new at 6:00 p.m. the b.a.r.t. police of chief requested the department of justice review some of its policies and procedures. ktvu's rob roth looks into this. >> reporter: b.a.r.t.'s call for help went to department of justice cops. community oriented policing services. >> spokesman at the department of justice haven't decided

b.a.r.t.'s request yet. >> come in and offer critique, a review of their practices and hopefully present them with an opportunity make changes. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. chief is asking them to look into policies, body cameras and procedures for searching a person and a residents after sergeant tom smith was killed by fellow officer during a search of a home. none of the officers there had body cameras turned on. >> look at use of force issues. training. post training. a number of policies that are in place within the law enforcement agency. it is extensive. >> reporter: she the director of -- he is the director of public safety. >> there was a break down in communication in this

situation. definitely it would be helpful. >> reporter: a decision on whether to grant b.a.r.t.'s request will take several months. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. police arrested a 19-year- old man in connection with a shooting that left another man wounded. investigators say they plan to seek attempted homicide charges. he shot and wounded the 33-year- old victim sunday afternoon in the parking lot of the jacket and box restaurant -- jack and the balk restaurant. demolition of the old bay bridge is dehind schedule and over bodge -- behind schedule and over budget. the staffing shift delayed the permitting process and now they are months behind. >> project staff made the

decision to focus on getting traffic on to the bridge. >> the delay also means it new pedestrian bike path will now open in the summer of next year. caltrans says the cost of the delay is well within existing bay bridge projects budget. yahoo stock price slipped today. they posted a profit of $348 million. up 28% from a year ago. ad revenue fell 6% rattling investors. shares fell 8% today to close below $35 a share. the city of walnut creek is the late to say consider a ban on plastic shopping bags. the city is looking at banning single use plastic bags at all retail stores. there is a survey on the city's

website to share thoughts. the city also scheduled a public meeting wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at city hall. despite the cloud cover we tied a record in mountain view. it was warm. 68 degrees. 69 morgan hill. 68 san jose. not as warm tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow in the mid-50s. cooler because of the clouds off the pacific. good news all the way around. this pattern we haven't seen in a long time. moisture off the pacific. it will continue for the next 24 hours. maybe 36 hours. right now the showers are north of san francisco. tonight and tomorrow morning, early showers provide for potentially a wet warning commute. wet roadway for your thursday morning commute. cloudy now. beautiful night in terms of visibility. air quality is good with this

type of system. sugar bowl today, snow. they will get more as we go forward. winter storm warning is in effect. great. they will see -- mountains will be more productive for this system. fast mover, than our area. it will motor through here. drop maybe a quarter inch but it will get stuck in the mountains. that will be where the most moisture falls out. 10:00 p.m. snowing on donner summit. here comes the firsts wave. 2:00 a.m., you might hear the rain drops at 2:00 a.m. slides through. 6:00 a.m., the roads are wet. mourning commute is slow. slides threw. break. second part of the system. as it slides through on thursday night. 9:00 p.m., something like that. the whole time the mountains

continues to snow. snow in the mountains till saturday morning. that is good news. accumulations, not a big deal for us. not expect algton of -- expecting a ton of rain. it will get water on the plants. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, the down -- everything is dead. down side is, we will see very slick roadways because it hasn't rained. the morning commute tomorrow afternoon will be sketchy. >> lot of oil on the road. happy for the skiers and snowboarders. >> the story is how much snow they get, 2-1/2 feet and that is great news. >> thank you. >> thank you. the wet weather is bringing relief to people with allergies but one doctor said keep the tissue handy. >> comes back just as the rain stops. >> allergy season starts in late february but the warm

weather caused many trees and plants to bloom early. visits to doctor offices are up. sea running back marshawn lynch takes questions but only briefly. the answers he gave to reporters today. >> heather for what we are working on for bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. >> an attack by pitbulls. two men are recovering and the dogs have been killed or captured. this isn't the first time they have been in trouble. the previous incidents and where one of the dogs was found today after a long search. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36.

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we have new details about michelle obama's visit to san francisco. michelle obama is expected to arrive in san francisco around noon tomorrow. she scheduled to attend a women's round table and a fundraiser and on friday she will join house minority leader nancy pelosi for a lunch and reception. tickets for that are already sold out. super bowl iii joe namath

said we are going to win and i guarantee it. hasn't been a quote like that so far. >> i wasn't born back then -- [ laughter ] >> it is disappointing you know, all this talk leading into the super bowl nobody has come out with a real billboard sensation. the players are starting to focus more on the game itself. peyton manning getting into the thick of their play book. starting to work it out for what they will use to face the seattle seahawks who were indoors today. richard sherman admits that he actually has a game plan when facing the media this week. >> i guess to a degree, how many people that will be there, i had a game plan of sorts. >> you could do this again? >> yeah. i could do it all day. fun. >> richard sherman's teammate marshawn lynch finds any

dealing with the media unpleasant. even with his running mate. >> i want to hear something too, man. [ laughter ] >> what do you think about your fullback? cool brother? >> no. >> what? >> no. >> messed up. >> he did admit that he just showed up so he wouldn't get fined. >> we got to talk about the warriors. disappointing game for them as they commit 19 turnovers last night and steph curry had six himself. he has to pick up his game. here is what he had to sty joe fonzi -- say to joe fonzi today. >> as a point guard you have to get the best shot every time. couple times last night we got stuck in bad possession. you know, easy layups and allowing them confidence by not

getting a good shot up. continued evolution of what we are trying to do. >> they underachieved last night against washington. better days to come hopefully. that is the sporting life. >> wouldn't want tomess around with beast mode -- to mess around with beast mode. >> thank you. coming up tonight, working while you are sick, new information about how many do it and the effect that could have. >> we will see you at 10:00 p.m. everyone. have a great evening. >> good night. [dad] [laughs] [boy] mom! [mom] yes?

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