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sex marriages. a flash flood warning in effect right now as heavy rain bears down on the north bay and tonight residents are being told to be on alert. good evening i'm heather homes. >> and i'm ken wayne. we begin with flash flood warning. it's in effect in parts of the county. you can see it from our radar images. it received quite a bit of rain. >> that's not the only problem. take a look at the damage when a tree took down a utility poll, wires and a fence. this wet weather is making for slick and dangerous driving conditions. our crews saw several accidents today. >> we have live coverage. >> we began with our meteorologist mark. >> that's right. in fact the heaviest rain has been focused in the northern

half of the bay area. over the past hour or so activity beginning to back off a bit and lift up to the north. the big story was earlier today in terms of rain fall to report. this just from 4:00 p.m. friday to this afternoon and look at the numbers really adding up in santa rosea, napa, fairfield, boulder creek. just over the hill look at san jose completely different story. only a few hundred of an inch in san jose. the big totals. look at mount over 9 inches of rain over the past 24 hours. lake sonoma over 4 nyes. in terms of flash flood warning in place still for parts of sonoma county. the small area closer to the western portions of the park.

that is in place until 7307 tonight but that could probably be reissued at least a chance with more rain in the forecast. here's a closer inspection a live storm tracker. you'll notice the rain fall. heaviest activity is towards portions of sonoma and lake counties. hidden valley lake. san francisco and oakland not as much coverage on to show you. the activity changes a bit for tonight into tomorrow. a lot more on that forecast. break down the timing of significant rainfall in the bay area weather patterns. a flash flood warning is still in effect there. katie? >> ken, this is honestly the lightest rain we've been in all day but it has been coming down. you can see how swollen the

creek is with the fresh rain. we are on the park way which is closed because of flooding on the roadway earlier today. almost everyone is dealing with bad driving conditions we spoke with a business owner who is dealing with water gushing into her building. we helped handyman collin fill sand bags because he was in a hurry. >> it's a mess. they have an inch of water in the back room. >> his friend jim on fourth street flooded over night. >> you can learn to do when your business is going under water. >> here's why. >> i think they did some hillside retaining stuff and in doing that it kind of puddle into river flow so it comes directly into here. >> rain run off blasts the building's foundation and draining system. >> i can figure out this isn't working. it's just a big bucket of

water. maybe they used to have a pump but it's just a big hole of water now. >> instead of pumping iron, tony is headed to home depot to purchase a new pump which is where we found them running low. not i am you know to a leaking roof but despite the flooding and poor driving conditions, people are keeping this storm in perspective. >> we need it. fill nose lakes so we can go boating. >> beyond boating, reservoirs still need storm after storm like this one to reach non drought levels. live from the park, katie,ktvu channel 2 news. a mudslide in northern sonoma county took out a road and house. a large chunk. it collapsed forcing closure of

the road. fire crews evacuated residents in that house. no one was hurt. now to the east bay where people are seeing their fair share of problems. live in the creek with the conditions out there right now. >> we've been driving all over the east bay monitoring rain conditions. we want to give you a look. things are moving pretty smoothly but they have been taking a beating responding to accidents fanned this am rain doesn't let up by monday they are going to be worried. most people are playing it safe on the highway slowing down olive salad slick roads across the east bay. >> roads are slick definitely. >> this morning an incident turned over this suv on interstate 880 in richmond. you might run into some i am patient drivers. >> someone is honking at me for

going slow. my little car has done some skidding so i have to be careful. >> you are seeing few customers. >> we just have to watch it and i guess have sand bags really. so far we do not. >> donna johnson may soon change her mind. she lives near where the morgan fire scorched 3,000 acres in september. she's waiting to see how the rain effects her home. >> if the water starts coming um we'll have to take a look. >> she's not concerned now but firefighters want people to stay out of the channels across the county. they know how dangerous the water can be when it drains to rising creeks and the storm is already at work. >> places where there is little creeks are raging today. >> now in just the last hour the area responded to 52

accidents so far today, well above their daily average sole asking drivers to slow down and turn olive salad headlights. live in the creek,k tsu channel 2 news. traffic has been slow and dangerous on bay area roads. here's a live look where you can see traffic is very slow. all those headlights are heading westbound towards the city. much worse in other parts of the area where a number of thank accidents and collisions all over the bay area. people flying out can expect delays stretching until mild night tonight. the airport tells us 60 flights were canceled because of the weather. there are 38 delays right now. as always, travelers are being advised to check with airlines. we are hearing from an awful a lot of people how this

storm has trance formed the landscape over night. dry creeks are turned into rivers. want you to take a look at photos we've been getting. took this shot right here in west sonoma county of a creek that was just a trickle yesterday. now one from robert carson. he posted this am picture on our facebook page. now i want to take you over to napa county and silva got this shot of a rising creek and this is right near her parent's house. we'd like to see your weather pictures. you can send them to photos or post them to our facebook page or tweet them. after getting snow, rain is pouring in the sierra tonight. standing water from rain and melting snow at the lower elevations. expect some long delays if you are trying to head up there. tonight chains are fired king

vail and plaster county. it wasn't the rain but the wind that caused problems on the mont rae peninsula. the third round had to be suspended this morning. the winds were blowing 40 miles per hour. the gusts started to move the ball around before you could get a put off. the tournament standings for us a little bit later on in sports. and for the very latest in weather, you can down load our new app. you can also find updates onktvu .com, facebook and twitter. a major decision to tell you about on same sex marriage. and taking back their city from gangs. how residents in the south bay are working together to reduce crime. and the girl scouts getting high-tech. the new feature you'll find on a box of thin mints this year.

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we have new details on of a body on highway 101. the highway patrol says it was a pedestrian walking across the lane where he ran directly into the path of an on coming car after 11 last night. the driver stopped at the season. lanes were closed. the victim has not been i had and it's not clear why he was on the highway. concerned residents took part in the mayor's annual gang prevention supplement. the goal is to find ways to prevent activity and which neighborhoods need help. the problems start early when unhappy young teens get

recruited by gangs. >> the kids get attention and gravitate towards it. they are usually the ones to get talked into the crime and once they are in the system it's hart toll get out itself. >> the supplement featured young singers. according to one presentation, 10 of 45 homicides were gang- related and more than 6500 people are official members of gangs. app an autopsy will determine the cause of death of a 77-year-old woman who died after a home innovations robbery. police have i had the victim as suzanne. she was tied up and left to die. that's in the fruitville district. she was pronounsed dead. a male relative was not injured. police have not released a suspect description. an 81-year-old was shot and

wounded in the diamond neighborhood. now at 6 a land mark announcement recognizing same sex marriage in all 50 states. news of the announcement spread quickly among san francisco's gay community. many feel the decision is overdue. >> a rainy day in san francisco's district may have been brightened by news from the federal government. >> if they are going to recognize gay marriage at the federal level, it's about time and i'm happy to see it. >> u.s. attorney general eric holder announced the government will ensure the same sex marriages receive the same as opposite sex marriages in legal proceeding. >> it's a step forward in our nation. >> mark leno applauds the move. they cannot be able to testify in the court and will be is allowed the same visitation

rights in prison that straight couples have. >> anywhere where the federal government has some impact this will take effect and benefit those couples irrespective of which state they live recognizes marriages. >> the plan will also give benefits to public safety officers who die in the line of duty. >> it's way overdue. >> it's the right move assistants they cut down that one section. >> it comes on the heels of the superior court ruling of the defendant everybody marriage act. it's encouraging for married gay friends outside of california. >> they live in virginia where gay marriage is out lawed so this will provide a protection for their relationship in the way they didn't have before. it's very important. >> put out a memo ordering the rest of the criminal justice system to institute these

changes. i'm john, ktvu channel 2 news. tony perkins, president, issued this statement critical of the decision. it says the news of the justice department will expend sweeping recognition is yet another illustration of the lawlessness of this administration. google is now the second most valuable u.s. company. according to figures from bloomberg, it's worth about $1 billion more. microsoft no. 4. google is the largest on line advertiser easily beating fates book for ad revenue. yahoo is teaming up with yellp. they will deliver reviews on local searches. a source told the adjourn that melissa myer announced the deal during a staff meeting. neither company has commented yet. bay area girl scouts are

ready to knock on your door and get your cookie road. picking up shipments of cookies. last year girls here sold more than 4 million boxes. thin mints remains the most popular community. it helps the girls learn business skills such as goal setting. >> if she's learned how to set goals she's not going to wait until the night before to say i have a science project. >> they also showed off a quick response code made of real cookies. once scanned the code links to the on line locater for booths and door-to-door selling. back to our storm way coverage as we take another live look where the rain is making for slick roads and slow traffic. the traffic map shows it's much the same story in other parts of the bay area. those red markers are showing

they indicate accidents as well as slow spots. >> what a turn around. we were talking about how dry it was and now it's a whole different story. >> i was standing here every day saying some day it will rain. we are still talking with about a flash flood warning until 745 this evening towards the park but the rain fall rates have been backing off a bit. you get an idea. basically the storm track taking direct out towards the counties as well. the snow piling up in the sierra mainy higher terrain. here we go with the coverage auto there and all the activity to our north. you with will see around towards sonoma county especially towards north of santa rosea. rainfall rates with all this activity these yellow and reds the brighter the color the

heavier the rain. winds are 4 tends of an inch an hour. the activity to the north. it's going to be a short term deal because it goes the other way tomorrow. focused up in the north bay and tomorrow some more rain out there. as far as rain fall expectations so already the round of rain. the action. for your sunday rain fall will be spreading to the south and more snow up in the sierra. it's way up there about 7500 feet. this was the scene at sugar bowl about an hour ago. winter storm warning for sunday. basically for the highest elevation of the region. snow fall forecast potentially over 2 feet above 7,000 feet so here's your forecast showing the cloud expending all the way back towards hawaii so watching

that development over the past few days. chance of showers. sunday all this action gradually spreads to the south so the key to the forecast for you are tomorrow. here it is for tonight best chance of rain fall am will be in the north bay. over night this action begins to spread to the south at 8 and by late morning into the afternoon hours we could have increasing rain fall rates between 1 and 3 and finally more rain fall expected for the south bay. rain fall forecast continues to really add up in the north bay. 2 to 4-inches central of the bay. three quarters of an inch and santa cruz mountains could have amounts of two inches for sunday. kind of a warm system so 60s out there for mountain view and san jose. here is a look ahead. your five day forecast and there's that rain cloud for

sunday. monday morning a chance of ringerring showers but we are going to be clearing the storm clouds out of the region and another system by wednesday so at least the storm progression continues. we would like to see a break so we don't have the slide. >> catch your breath a little bit out there. >> thank you, mark. >> sure. coming up next in sports. more who beared third round at penel beach. it's not even baseball season. the big event that brought them there.

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thousands of oakland as fans got a jump on the baseball season at this year's fan fest. current and former members of the team signed autographs and people lined up for an inside look at the clubhouse. thousands of people enjoying a ballpark snack overlooking the field. rain didn't damp anyone's enthuse exam. >> don't mind the weather. it would be snowing. we'd still be out here. >> everybody is superexcited. we are ready for the season. i think this is going to be a

good year. >> it was sold out inside the coliseum. the athletics say almost 20,000 fans attended. >> fun to think about what lies ahead baseball wise. >> pitchers and catchers friday. >> wow already. it's been three days of vintage crosby weather. today's third round not able to be completed. saturday is the big celebrity day and tom brady with a put for eagle on the par five second hole. it was a blustery day on the coast. balls were being blown right off the green. officials stopped play for two hours deciding one player didn't seem to be phased by the weather at all. jimmy walker was playing. his approach at number two and that will lead to a birdie. he would roll in one nicely on no. 4. he has two holes left to

play in his third round. he's six strokes in front of tied for second. st. mary's college trying to break out of the crowded pack. in malibu they stayed in it largely due to steven holt and he'll pop twice from beyond the arc. up by 6 but the game went to over time. st. mary's has one point. now up by one the clock ticking down. matt with a clean block. brendan gets the ball back but misses again and so does stacy davis. they control the rebound and add a free throw. they win and are tied for second in the conference. another bathroom dilemma. american bobsledder johnny quinn couldn't get his it

bathroom door open after he took a shower. he had to bust through the door. fixing the door will only require newly sheets of cardboard. u.s. won their first games. the in phoenix we'll see you tonight at 10 on sports wrap. >> that is something. >> it's pretty tough. >> must have swollen shut with the shower. >> that's right. coming up we will be on storm watch. >> taking a live look now at storm tracker from warnings to slick road ways we will have live team coverage of the storm as it continues to pelt lots of rain on us. thank you so much for making us your source for news. we'll see you next time. >> we are always on line. we'll see you tonight at 10. have a great evening.

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