favorite words is showers. this is a very cold system up towards lake county some off and on rain, looks like some of that might be precipitations from the higher elevations. looks like it is coming from napa and some higher elevations also concord antioch, nothing too big big and there in lie is the forecast. it will pick up a little later. 40s on the temperatures, it as cool cold morning for us on april 1st and temperatures will be hard pressed to get out, and all of this is intensifying. this could bring really heavy rain so off and on, we are sitting chilly, 50s for many or right at 60s but that as soft 60, here is sal.

we are looking at wet roads even though it is not raping where you are right now plan on driving in wet conditions and it is wet out there in oakland as well. you can see traffic is moving along nicely and it looks like it may have rained here and our cameras are wet and we have about an 8 manipulate drive time into san francisco. in port toll la, this area is dicey coming from the pass to the livermore area and it is not bad between hayward and fremont at the moment. our storm watch continues this morning as cleanup is underway after a heavy storm rolled through the bay area. one of the most spectacular scenes, a lightning strike struck an 80-foot tall tree and that's what people are talking

about. >> reporter: there are shards of wood scattered and shards are almost as tall as i am and it came from the tree you see behind me. it is a crazy sight something you don't see quite often, just a narrow stalk of what was once a tree. lightning struck around 1:00 yesterday afternoon and the impact from the explosion destroyed a parked car and the debris scattered over a 3 block radius. >> we have it about 80-foot tall and branches are about 30- foot wide and now it is about 20-foot tall. >> reporter: luckily it department of strike anybody but -- it didn't strike anybody but it took out light in the

neighborhood. she has seen trees toppled by the wind in storms but never by lightning. more rain is expected this morning and probably in about an hour and a half we will have more. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. in marin county two red woods took a beating from the latest storm. a tree in the cielito neighborhood took a beating. she was not home since she would have been at the dining room table right next to the win dope that blew out. >> i would have been sitting right there and i definitely would have been hurt. >> in mill valley another redwood fell causing major damage and neighbors say backed up storm drains flooded the area and made the trees

vulnerable. don't forget you can download our weather app and even after our show you can get the very latest, get the weather where you live any time where you live on your smart phone or tablet. they are searching for a 25- year-old snowboarder from the bay area who is missing in the sierra. he was last seen near boreel. he knows the area well and he was carrying the necessary equipment. regardless they are bringing in more resources because of the low visibility. anybody headed to he sierra are warned to expect snow and slush and they are requiring all

chains except those with four we'll drove and snow tires. they are working overtime and in some places the snow drifts are as high as some buildings. they are leading to an arrest of somebody sexually assaulting a 6-year-old after luring her away from school. it happened last friday afternoon. police say after the assault, the girl managed to return to school and alert an adult. the suspect is described as latino 20 to 25 years old, between 5-foot 6 and has an. build -- average build with black hear. he was driving a silver suv and wearing black shorts at the time. it is the third similar attack in the past two months and police are looking to see if they may be connected.

police in the area are saying this happened after a disturbing incident. a teen was globed by a male. it was a road that leads to the pleasant hill middle school. he jumped out of the bushes grabbed the girl and ran off. they say get away as quickly as you can if a stranger approaches you, make sure you tell an adult immediately. >> so far police only have a vague description with a thin build and light roll cored hair. it happened a yesterday near the home of cornelius and drive. they found the victim's body in the garage and they are now questioning two suspects but

there is still no information about the victim or what led up to the homicide. a san francisco school student was laid to rest. his funeral will be held at the catholic church at 11:30. he tied after he was forced to open fire tap was only after the shooting they determined he was actually carrying a taser. sean o'keefe jack some is scheduled to appear in court this morning. he is doing things for leyland yee in exchange for political favors. he took part in a gun trafficking plot and a murder

for hire scheme. he did not enter a plead and he is not expected to enter a plea of gun tracking interest. yeah did not speak to anybody since he left the courthouse yesterday. the members are looking into into it took years for them to replace faulty ignition switches. she doesn't know why it happened but promises to find out. it is learninged to 13 deaths in the u.s. gm announced another huge but unrelated recall. the latest is the power steer being on the ma'am boo since

the gash mall boo. since what happened you can find the complete list under our hot topics. starting today, they could face fines. some neighbors we spoke to now say it is raining. >> it has been raining for the past week so maybe it shouldn't you know to get to normal precipitation levels we would need the last april may and june in the last 130 years but the recent rain is not as bad off and we -- we scheduled to

take more buses. many nip is expected to go into effect in july and they did not say how it would affect the environment testimony. they create knows knows and it begins in july. officers will ticket people who are who are doing some sort of distracted driving with up to 6,000 people killed in the u.s. each year because of distracted driving. >> keep your eyes on the road. a big change in the auto industry. the important tools they will soon have to protect your children. and the new location passengers will have to go through starting today if they

leave from san bruno. we are looking at a commute which is doing well. we know it is wet and we will tell you where the traffic is againing to slow down. remember back in january we had all of those highs, well it is going to be snowy, some heavy rain, we will talk about that.

. time now 4:44 police are on alert watching for more street flooding. take a look at these on highway 1 yesterday. some drivers were trapped in the rising waters while trying to drive out of the lynn march -- out of the shopping center. >> we were driving hard.

the pumps were running at full capacity and it's too much water too fast. >> the heavy water ran heavy at the golf course and they say it was the worst in years. they are expecting to have a video. despite the recent storm, expectations are low and sierra is expected to get a foot of new snow by tomorrow morning and this will not end the drought. today's survey is critical because it marks the peak of the snow pack. and the bodies of three more people were found and crews were waiting for them to be identified before adding them to the list of people killed. now the governor said no survivors have been found more than a week ago and yesterday players from the seattle seahawks have are spending time

with people affected and are signing some autographs for kid. >> to be able to offer a little bit of a release or distraction from what is going on, i mean, that is all you can do. >> the list of the 22 people believed to be missing has been released. the governor is asking the federal government for a major disaster declaration to help cover losses and expenses. they are acts as air traffic controller to have a large number of planes searching for them. 10 planes and 9 ships are now taking place in that search and they are on their way to the search area carrying an american penning to happen find it. there is now only 3 or 4 days

to reach the search area. they are blamed for last year's deadly crash. the south koreaian area said they were approaching too slowly but the flaws in the navigationnal equipment is partly to play. they injured for map 200 others. a new station is opening today in san bruno. since 2010 they have been using a temporary boarding platform . done to elevate tracks after three separate crossings,

mading customers a way and we didn't have anything like that. we didn't have anything unusual but it is wet and that's welcomed news out there. this is a look at the east shore freeway coming in from vallejo into the bay brim and it is these thanel and they are driving more slowly because of the red roads into the city and the sap matt matt tragedy bridge is looking -- san mateo traffic is looking good. let's not go crazy, it does rain out here in awhile if, well the high yesterday was 56

degrees, the last day in march. every day it was warmer, is that crazy or what. this is the cold core, this is the better dynamics, hey it is sunny out and then a minute later it will be pouring. and you can always go through period he have rain and then you meet get some clearing occasionally these may pop up and reports of hail would not surprise me and right now they look like good old rainers, they are a little stronger out there towards dublin and most of the peninsular is waiting for things to pop up and they will a little bit later. this is where you get a little afternoon sunshine and the lows are on its way. i will show you tomorrow, it is

a comet club and that can produce very little rain and it is one where it is pour pouring outside. in tahoe they have a winter weather advisory and that's not as severe but it goes until 11:00 and i know blue canyon is getting some snow so the front went through and now this has to come by and we will get the snow sliding in early tonight late tomorrow afternoon. possible thunderstorms, it is late in the 50s so to rain pops out late in tonight or tomorrow morning. sunny starts off thursday, there will be some rain late

early friday morning and then it is out of here and your weekend looks mostly sunny and warmer. well a san francisco thunder fire had cap captured it and then slammed into a pole. michael quinn has been indicted on three felony charges including drunk driving and causing a serious injury, he is currently free on $100,000 bail. samsung will give the latest legal battle and apple is accusing samsung of i am fringing on five of its patents and some of its newer products. it includes slide to lock and seerry voice features. they are still hoping to get

women more involved in breast- feeding has gone fire val. it -- viral. it shows babies as though they are breast-feeding. the idea came about a when his wife was pregnant and he was not allowed in the breast- feeding classes. the goal is to tackle the stigma about public breast- feeding. they are officially in full gear. coming up, the as and the giants. they are on hold and they are coming through because of the storm.

. rough weather caused a cruz ship to break away from the dock. they sent this video of the queen victoria having trouble at pier 35 and board workers worked to tether the ship and push them back into place. passengers were headed back for their trip to coastal rica. they are looking for a burglar with a conscious. they have released a sketch of

the man they are looking for following the bizarre crime. he burst into the home and started to tie up the people who live there, a woman and her 83-year-old woman and he began to a poll guys when the older woman started to scold him. >> he was very apologetic particular, he made sure she was comfortable and was and had water and he even brought them into a bedroom to watch television and then he drove off in their car. and his attorney describes the former supervisor as a pro shay of -- pro tow shay of leyland yee, he gave the fbi illegal information years ago. he recently faced five years and now faces another 6 months

for perjury. is he confident he will be able to serve part of his sentence at home. time now 4:55 baseball there season is officially here, smile on my face and they were not able to stop them, they were getting drenched in the rain yesterday but the game went on as planned. rickey-der son, sunni gray was the opening pitcher cabrera hit one at the mound and they challenged it on a new baseball rule at the plate. after the review, the new round would score 2 in the 9th meantime january nets watched the game from at&t park. the game came down to the top of the th where they ram --

where they rallied. the payment to would stage a final whip 9-8. -- the giants would win a final win 9-8. this is some of damage from yesterday's storm and coming up, the cleanup is underway and people are bracing for the next round of rain. the new effort underway to get rid of what some call 'ugly road. now it feels like the first of february, it is going to be a cold day and rain is very

likely tonight and we will take a look at it and fine tune your forecast.

. live in berkeley where lightning hits a tree and we will tell you -- show you what

other damage it caused. temperatures are very cool and we will show you the possibility of more thunder showers. and rain has been falling overnight, but water restrictions go into effect today. we will tell you how you can be penalized. the disturbing incident that happened to a 6-year-old girl who was lured away from her school and molested, it is all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning, we want to take you live to berkeley, this is what is left of the tree following yesterday's big storm and i know we had thunder and lightning as well and there are a lot of clean up efforts underway and we will take you back out to that scene in just a