good morning. developing news out of fremont. a big rig crash is causing big problems for commuters in the east bay. we've got a new development in just the last ten minutes. when the chp thinks this story might be cleared. >> reporter: the rain may have left up but the traffic certainly has not. we'll show you what effect the rain is having on this commute. good morning. 7:00. we're live in fremont and instate 680. you can see traffic just at a standstill there on the left

side. that's northbound. it looks like traffic is still blocked off. southbound is the -- the brake lights you are seeing, a lot of slow and go, rubbernecking going on as they pass the accident scene. it's a jackknifed big rig in the northbound direction causing serious traffic problems. our live crew just got an update about when the crash could be cleared. sal will have that in a couple of minutes. this is only one of many traffic problems across the bay area because the rain stamp -- rain storm. i saw a spin out on 880 blocking the fast lane as i was driving in. >> did you? >> yeah. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." it's tuesday, april 7th. i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. this is no joke. it's slippery out there. let's go tram to steve paulson in the -- go straight to steve paulson in the forecast. it arrived. best rain in two months. some of the totals coming in,

there's more upstream. the front is going through. daly city 1.67. pretty good cell over that. that's the most i've seen. north napa, 1.48. san anselmo, 1.28. yountville, ben low bund had over an inch. santa cruz mountains, eler el cerrito .89. mount davidson, .74. i think officially, .70 in san francisco. daly city. 1. that's why they picked up the most. it looks like is a lot of this is on the back side. it looks, though, the front is now moving east and south. stifl pretty good rain. we're waiting for a few breaks to fill in because that part of the system could swing in. morgan hill to gilroy, good

rain. .75 to an inch. looks like pushing off to the valley here from livermore east up in some. higher elevations. antioch, brentwood, oakley. byron, not as heavy, a little bit near hercules and vallejo. it looks like on the back side things are done here for napa and then over into mill valley, marin county, i should say. mill valley had 1.30. the system is moving into the sierra. rain will turn to snow. it's getting colder because here comes the cold air. 40s on the temps. not as windy but breezy. as that swings in, it will favor areas to the south. 50s and very, very low 60s below normal temps. 680, sal? we're watching on our live picture. let's go to the picture right now on the sunol grade. we can see them trying to move

this truck out of the way here at the very top of your screen. and it looks like we are looking act the first live pictures of trafficker -- looking at the first live pictures of traffic. they've just opened up the lanes. it looks likes they are clearing the truck. the truck is actually now off the freeway. you can see it here on the side. they are dragging it out. brian on the scene told us they were just minutes away from opening it. he was correct. northbound 680 should recover quickly and hopefully this will be good for the back up. but we have a huge backup on this because of -- it was there for so long. this is northbound 680 as it was blocked. this was video taken earlier. that truck was completely jackknifed. it took an hour and a half to get this thing out of there. again, finally it's gone. i want to go back to the maps now. i want to show you what you are dealing with. southbound 680 traffic is going to be slow coming down from pleasanton because of this truck crash. please give yourself extra

time. we have other serious problems in the east bay. let's go to some live pictures, northbound 880 at 23rd. there is a truck accident blocking the left lane, sig- alert. do not use 880. it's backed up out of hayward. are you kidding me? westbound 508 traffic is going to be slow as well as you drive through the grant lake area because people have heard about the crash. i would say use westbound 580. we're in bad shape here. at 7:05 back to the desk. >> we'll check back for updates. the rain is causing a lot of other problems around the east bay. tara moriarty joints us live from -- joins us live from san pablo with the concerns there. >> reporter: well, good morning. the rain has actually let up significantly over the past half an hour. we're at the hilltop exit off 80 westbound. you can see that there's a quite a bit of traffic in the area. sprinkling now where as around

6:15 this morning, it was dumping near the tunnel. we just spoke to a chp officer who says the traffic is getting worse around the bay bridge toll plaza. on our way out here again from la fayette, pretty heavy rain for the sunle. we've seen a lot of solo spinouts. commuters encountered flooding at 101 at the 80 split and then on 280 as cesar chavez. how was it on the roadways? >> wet. about time. >> reporter: did you have to go slower this morning? >> a little bit slower, everybody is driving like nuts out there. >> reporter: how come that always happens when it rains? >> the weather. the rain just brings it out in them. >> reporter: yesterday, pg&e crews prepared for the wet weather by trimming tree branches and unclogging drains. most of the bay area is under a high wind advisory. be sure to grip the steering wheel firmly. we hear there's flooding at 880

on broadway at oakland. we'll be sure to let you know what things are looking like at least between here in san pablo and then back at the station in oakland. we are live in san pablo, i'm tara moriarty, back to you. >> all right. thank you for that check on what it is like out there. steve will track the storm. stay with us on air and online for the very latest on the conditions and send us photos if you have some of the weather. 7:07. tonight, in napa, people get a chance to speak out about a proposal to phase out wood burning fireplaces here in the bay area. last night, about 100 people in redwood city attended the same kind of public forum. at that meeting, there was strong opposition to the plan that calls for replacing traditional fireplaces with gas or electric ones in order to prevent air pollution. >> there is that whole issue of home in the heart and to take

that away because of what? somebody saying well, there's a little smoky out. >> like cigarette smoke 20 years teag, people used on -- ago, people used to be allowed to smoke in restaurants and other places. we don't know do anymore. the same is true for the wood smoke. >> several meetings are scheduled where the public can comment. air officials will consider all comments and submit a final proposal to the full board this fall. youtube's kids app is under scrutiny because of complaints it targets children with unfair advertising. several children groups will file a change with the federal trade commission saying the app exposes kids to a barrage of unwanted commerce sags. google intrope caused the app in february. child advocacy groups say it violates federal laws that

limit how advertisers target young children. they also say digital media should be subject to the same rules as television. san francisco police have released surveillance video in the hopes of identifying a man who robbed a drugstore. it thanked last monday at a pharmacy. the man can be seen jumping over the counter. he then demanded prescription narcotics, including ox i conon cone -- oxy conon before running off. people who live in bayview hunter's point, you may find relief from that bad smell from a nearby sewage processing plant. the southeast treatment plant processes 80% of the city's sewage and storm water runoff. it's 30 feet from nearby homes. however, the san francisco public utilities commission has a plan that would replace outdated equipment and move it 800 feet further from the

nearby homes. the project would cost $1.3 billion. the commission will introduce that plan at a public meeting on april 15th. a martinez school board member defending comments about students at one elementary school, perhaps not needing air conditioning because they are accli mated to the heat the parents want the school district to install air conditioning at two schools. now, board member denise elskin has been criticizing by saying most students don't have air conditioning at home so they might be able to "handle a little more heat than the john sweat students." the other school has a mostly latino student body while sweat students are predominantly white. she said her remark was not meant to be racist. well, presidents regularly face dramatic scenes but this one is for the history books.

>> oh, no. it's a bee. that's okay, guys. bees are good. >> how president obama's story time spiraled out of control and what he did to try to calm the screaming children. >> we'll take you live to donner summit. the spring storm is bringing wintry conditions. what you need to know if you plan to head to the sierra. and what you you need to know if you plan to head out to the wet commute. it's gonna be slow but 680 has reopened. things are improving now as you drive often the sunol grade. well, the front has gone through. but there is air areas getting the roaring rain. that's on the doff east -- that's off to the east. take a closer look at it coming up.

chp still investigating a crash on the upper deck of the bay bridge. it killed a motorcyclist and caused major delays. it happened just after 8:00 last night on the san francisco side of the bridge. the chp says a motorcyclist crashed and as many as five other vehicles may have been involved. emergency workers closed four of the five lanes and that caused a big traffic backup heading into san francisco. but all of the lanes were reopened around 10:00 last night. 7:14. the storm that's hitting the bay area is also expected to bring some much-needed snow to the sierra. reporter brian hickey joins us live from donner summit where even though it's spring, the mountains are starting to look like a winter wonderland. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, tori. up here on donner summit. the snow coming down. it started about 4 a. 30. in the last hour or two, we've seen a steadily snowfall. that's turn things into white.

we talked to the superintendent of the caltrans area up here in the sierra saying they are 20, 30 minutes out from having chain controls under the present conditions. the highways are open. if you are watching this to the bay area, by the time you get to the bay area, the chain controls should be in effect with a heavy band of moisture moving its way up to the moisture. great news for the drought. they are expecting up to two feet of snow at the highest elevations at the top of some of those resorts. here at pass levels, could see about a foot of snow. again, great news for the mountains. we're looking across it. boreal. some ski resorts have shut down. boreal was making snow. they operate a summer camp. i imagine they are trying to stockpile as much snow as they can for their early summer camps that they do. certainly a welcomed site in the sierra. a sign of the times, why we so

need the snow up here in the mountains. back to you. any idea how long boreal or the few resorts open will stay open. or are they gonna stay as long as they can? >> reporter: well, i know alpine meadows shut down. squaw valley is still open. i haven't seen them announce a closing doubt. this could be the game changer. it was starting to look pretty bleak around the resorts. hopefully we'll squeeze another couple of weeks out of it. quick question before you go, how is it driving around out there. it was great coming up the mountain started sticking about an hour and a half to two hours ago. the superintendent telling us we're about 20 minutes out from having the chain controls. right now, this is interstate 80 westbound. you can see the big rigs getting through here. everyone moving along smoothly but once those chain controls

go up, that sends to snarl things. that could happen any time. >> brain hickory live for us near donner summit where the snow is coming down. always good to see brian. always good to see sal. you are really busy this morning. our commute because of the weather, sal, has been -- you've got that sal look on your face. >> i'm looking here. >> yeah. >> i'm gonna try to get into this traffic update. first of all, let's start off with some live pictures. i want to show you the traffic is going to be busy this morning on 880 because of a truck accident at 23rd. it's at a standstill on northbound 880. don't use it. they are trying to get this truck accident out of the way. it's in the fruitvale. 580 will be your alternate route. let's talk about some of the other freeways. westbound bay bridge is backed up for 25, 30-minute delay at the toll plaza. that doesn't count the time ta take to you get there -- count the time it will take to you

get -- take you to get there. 30 minutes alone here just at the toll plaza getting into san francisco. i want to run down some other commutes for you. 580 is sloel through livermore -- slow through livermore. we're looking at a heavy marin county and we're also looking at slow traffic as you drive on northbound 880. as we look at the south -- whoops. let me do this. as we look at the south bay, not a lot of slow traffic on 101 and 280. where it's raining the heaviest, probably not the south bay, just judging by what i see, we have we've had flooding. but rate now it seems to be calming down. right now, let's bring steve in. steve, where is it raining heaviest? >> well, south and east but we want to show pictures that happened earlier from daly city. if you can send in pictures -- this is from throttle. throttle something. intercan't get the -- i can't

get the name. in you send the picture to my twitter feed, the control room is monitoring it. we'll get your pictures on the air. there's been so many. i'm doing my best to get all of this information on the air. thanks to throttle for the information on hillside boulevard. daly city, antonio, had the most rain so far. 1.67. that flooding makes sense to me. colder air is beginning to work its way in. el cerrito, .89. penngrove, .75. san francisco about .75. redwood shores .60. by the storm -- this is hassed a goose as it -- this is as

good it will get for possible funnel clouds an tornadoes. it's april. the cold pool is right out there. it's -- it's not clear yet. the front is going through. there it is. as that rotates in. i think it will favor air areas from san francisco -- favor areas from san francisco, oakland. i bet a couple of pop up. i'm watching them. here's gilroy. you can see some heavy rain. morgan hill to gilroy. willie said it's let up a little bit. definitely pushing south here. also out very heavy rain reports coming in from brentwood, bethel island. it looks like that's moving through. scattered rain. east bay areas. american canyon, .80. napa anywhere from 1 to 1.50. and now the snow is now beginning to move into the sierra where winter storm warning is out. this will give a couple of feet of snow. and that snow level will go down. 3500 feet. travel will be very tough

starting any moment now. easily a foot to two feet with low snow levels. 32 truckee. 32 blue canyon. it will get windy there. 40s on the temps. 45 novato. .81. santa rosa, 46 degrees. 49 half moon bay and san jose. front goes through. we get a little bit of a break right in here but then this has to rotate in. that's the cold pool. thunderstorms, possible. hail reports and again favoring areas out to the valley. could get severe weather. look at the last 24 hours. i love this. it's just awesome. that's a very cold pool dynamic and once you move that in, kind of lift it and get any sunbreaks, you get steep rates and that could trigger in storms. i think areas to the north better than the south. morning rain, giving way to kind of a breezy, blustery showery day. chilly high temperatures. upper 50s. mendocino county, lake county may not get above 55, 56

degrees. it's that cool. into tonight, early wednesday, very unsettled conditions and then it calms down. i expect thursday morning document cold. and then okay friday, saturday. yesterday, they were firing up the wind machines. today they are getting 1 moi 50 of rain. >> you are asking people to send up pictures. >> people are saying i don't do twitter, that's okay. we do do e-mail too. >> and steve will track the storm for you all morning. more at 7:30. up can also find our forecast -- you will also find our forecast at twitter and facebook and don't don't forget our -- don't forget our app. as leader of the united states the president has to

consider many threats, including insects. >> bees are good. >> it's scarily! >> you can hear that little girl, it's scary! >> the president was trying to read the book where the wild things are. he tried to calm the kids but the screaming continues. >> hold on! hold on! you are not supposed to be scared of bees -- >> the south lawn features its own beehive and the white house uses honey from it in the kitchen. >> i didn't know that. >> that's not in the script. >> hadn't planned for that. a major san francisco road closed for construction. coming up in 25 minute, the unusual project that's gonna mean detours along one of san francisco's busiest roads. >> it was meant to pay tribute

to you an iconic actress -- to an iconic actress. how the artist is reacting to a growing movement against the statue.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." 7:26. kentucky's senator rand paul, made it official. he says he's running for president to "return our country to the principles of liberty and limited

government." the tea party favorite made that statement on his website today. he's due to officially announce his presidential campaign at a rally in louisville, kentucky in about 90 minutes from now. he will be the second republican to throw his hat in the ring. ted cruz announced his campaign two weeks ago. hillary clinton is expected to make it official that she's running for president sometime in the next two weeks. sources say her campaign will focus on small events where she says she can connect with voters one on one rather than making big speeches and holding big rallies the there are reports the former secretary of state has signed a lease on office space in brooklyn, new york for her election headquarters. it would be mrs. clinton's second try at the democratic presidential nom -- nomination. an artist whose statue of lucille ball says he will fix it for free.

the skull. chur is supposed to pay tribute to her most famous episode where she tries to sell the sitamitavegamin. many say it doesn't look a thing like her. this has gotten a lot of attention because of a facebook page called we love lucy, get rid of the statue. the artist says he knows the sculpture is not his best work and he is willing to fix it for free. 7:28. just a drop in the bucket. despite the rain we are getting two local water districts will talk about how to cut back on water. >> reporter: we're live in san jose, where a crash this morning closed the freeway for hours and left a person dead. we'll have an update on the investigation. good morning. we're leaking at slippery wet roads. that applies to almost

everywhere. 24 has been an adventure between walnut creek and oakland. we'll tell you more about the commute coming up. the front has gone through. at least it's going through. we get a few breaks. but then the thunderstorms will pop up. i will show you where those are coming up. female narrator: for over 60,000 california foster children a pair of shoes is a small but important gift. my shoes have a hole in them. i can barely fit in these anymore. i hope no one would notice. they hurt my feet. i never had new shoes before. to help, sleep train is collecting new shoes of all sizes. bring your gift to any sleep train, and they'll be given to a local foster child in need. not everyone can be a foster parent... but anyone can help a foster child.

7:31. it's been really coming down this morning.

we are gating the most rain we've seen it -- getting the most rain we've seen in two months. causing serious problems on the roads. we have team coverage with crews spanning the area. let us know on facebook or twitter how you are doing. it's tuesday, april 7th. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. i just ran outside for steve. >> all right. >> i haven't left my post all morning and you are running outside. >> you can't go out. you are busy here. it's a light rain outside the door and it's cold. >> it's getting colder. we talked about this system. it's finally arrived. there are a few sunbreaks. gary in petaluma said i can see a few sunbreaks in the west. spc has painted the sacramento valley for a marginal risk of thunderstorms. if ever you wanted to go the possibility of chase, today would be the day because we are gonna get some breaks and the instabimty associated with it is about as good as it will get

for april. cobb mountain, 1.70. daly city close, 1.67. san ansell mow, 1.28. larkspur, 1 point -- an ansell mow, 1.48. larkspur, 1.48. redwood shores .60. sfo .58. that all makes sense. heaviest rain looks to be around pacifica and daly city. some of these are going to lighten up pretty quick. that cold pool of air. once you get a few sunbreaks. morgan hill to gilroy, that was heavy rain. also brentwood, oakley, now it's more scattered, lighter rain. some of the rain totals about what we thought, .50. benicia, concord, fairfield,

scattered. sonoma, napa into santa rosa and petaluma. but the snow is on the go. 40s on the temps. that cold air is estimatorring in -- estimator in it. late morning, early afternoon. i think this could give us a wide, wide variety of thunderstorms, hail and maybe some fun. clowped out to the valley late -- funnel clouds out to the valley. the morning rain gives way to showers. it will be a cool day with 50s and 60s. sal, i know things are improving on sunol grade 680 but is there something new or what? >> we just have a lot of slow traffic. as you might imagine on this first day of rain in a while, we've had a lot of slow traffic. a lot of people getting into collisions out there. chp has already tweeted saying you are driving too fast, most of you, getting into situations where you can't stop in time. let's take a look at some of these things for you. some. worst commutes are in the -- some of the worse commutes are in the east bay.

this is the worst commute, northbound 80 at 23rd. there is a crash they are clearing up. the traffic is at a stands can still. do not use 880 northbound. you will be stuck in traffic driving up past the coliseum. westbound 580 is slow. it's a better alternate. this is a look at san mateo bridge westbound you can see some rain moving through. steve and i have been telling you that the rain is moving through. it's not raining in some areas. raining pretty hard in others. the bay bridge toll plaza, 30 minutes alone at the toll plaza, and that does not count all of the time getting to it on 24. it's slow on 580. 98 is slow. it's slow on 80 and 880 approaching the spot. let's talk about san jose. northbound 101. we had a little flooding on 280 near 87. for the most part we're doing okay. heavy rain in the north bay as steve mentioned. back to the desk. >> thank you. the investigation goes on

into a deadly overnight crash, one that shut down a south bay freeway for more than two hours. ktvu fox 2's janine de la vega joining us live now. you are in san jose and you say investigators still aren't sure if there were two or three cars involved, janine. >> reporter: they are still trying to figure that out. two for sure now. it's opinion raining out here all morning. it stopped a little while ago. chp told me that when this accident happened on 101 and de la cruz it was dry at the time. they are still trying to figure out why the car was stopped in the fast lanes. this crash happened before 12:30 this morning. witnesses say a white pickup truck hit the white sedan which was stopped near the center median of northbound 101. imim-- the impact sent the traffic on the right shoulder. the driver was trapped inside and firefighters were unable to save that person. it's unknown if the deceased is a man or a woman. the chp said the driver of the pickup works for in hand out

burger and was driving a company vehicle. he was uninjured and is cooperating with authorities. there's still a lot of questions that officers have. >> i don't know if it was stalled, if it was completely stopped, if it was moving slow. if it had lights on. that's all being investigated right now. >> reporter: the accident shut down all northbound lanes of highway 101 near de la cruz for two and a half hours. the freeway reopened at 3:00 a.m., the tow trucks carrying the vehicles were already a couple of miles away when the sedan started to smolder again. firefighters were called back and they had to extinguish it. the chp is also looking to see ifle a third vehicle was involved because another car with damage was found near the accident but no driver was inside. so again, they are still looking into that. dave? >> all right. thank you for the update. the governor's ordered a cut for water use statewide because of the brought.

it's prompted coming up with creative ways to save. alex savidge is live in marin county with some. restrictions that could soon be put in place. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning to you. one thought up here in the bay area is to ban landscaped watering all together for two days following any sort of measurable rain like what we had this morning. that means these sprinklers, you wouldn't able to turn them on after a storm. that would apply to both homes and businesses that get their water from the marin district or the north marin district. later on today, board members at those two districts will talk about new, tougher restrictions. the districts may also decide to limit the use of outdoor irrigation systems to just three days a week. now, while these proposals come in response to the many date from last week to cut the water use by 25%, compared with 2013 levels. meantime, up in petaluma, there

is a plan to dial back water use that is stirring up quite a bit of controversy, city leaders there are set to debate a temporary ban on new construction during the drought to ease pressure on petaluma's water supply. there are some city council members, lowfer, who believe a -- however, who believe a building moratorium is not the right solution. such a plan would stall several proposed projects including an expansion and the brewery. that brewery is one of the city's heaviest water users. there will be a public discussion on this issue of a potential building moratorium during california's drought. it will take place at city hall, tori, later on this month and that will give the public a chance to weigh in on the issue. what could be a contentious debate in petaluma. >> yeah, a lot of people have a lot of comments on this topic for sure. there are concerns this morning that one of the anchor rods on the tower of the new bay bridge may be broken.

caltrans says a recent ultrasound test revealed that one of the 25-foot long rods used to anchor the tower may have snapped after it was installed. testing showed it may be as much as 6 inches shorter than the other 421 rods. according to the san francisco chronicle, caltrans will conduct more tests to determine if the rod is really broken or if it was just cut shorter for some reason. caltrans is emphasizing all of the other rods are in good shape. if tests determine the rod did break, caltrans will have to strengthen the tower's anchoring system. the roads are slick. be careful if you are gonna be driving today. at 8:00 an update on conditions and the headaches the rain is causing this morning. >> there's always bad things happening in the city and bad things happen in the country, too. >> after the break, the brutal crime at one castro valley ranch and the clues authorities

used to help catch the culprit. we're looking at a wet commute. there's slow traffic including 280 as you drive through downtown san jose. we'll tell you about about all of the commutes when we come back. >> urfront has moved through. we have snow in lake county. what about here? we'll take a look at it.

a disturbing crime at a quiet ranch in castro valley. pam cook joins us with what has happened to one rancher's cows. >> just a surprising story. three cows shot and killed. >> it just bugs you. there's people out here in the world that would do that kind

of thing. >> the ranch is in castro valley along eden canyon road. there is a lot of traffic nearby. but not far from the road is where john found three of his cows shot and killed. two of them were almost ready to give birth. he tells us that's a big hit to his business. about 50,000. but it's also taking an emotional toll on him and his family. >> look at them. they are awesome. get to get out. you are out here working with the animals. that's what i love to do. >> one of his calfs was also stolen in the last week. he said the alameda county sheriff's department found .9 millimeter shell casings along eden canyon road. he's moved his cows that's not so close to the load. but investigators neild help tracking down whoever did this. they are asking anyone to report anything suspicious from the last week. dave? >> pam. really interesting. san francisco drivers, you are being warned about a

partial closure of van ness avenue this weekend. van ness will be shut down between geary boulevard and post street all day friday, saturday, and sunday. most traffic will be routed west of van ness. that will cause detours and traffic jams from fell street all the way to broadway. the closure will let road crews dig a pedestrian tunnel beneath van ness avenue. that tunnel will connect the new hospital which is under construction with medical offices across the street. now, the owners of tommy's joints restaurants say their business has already been hurt by this disruption but they are dealing with it. >> i think all around town people are dealing with parking issues, construction issues. part of san francisco right now. kind of the growing pains of a growing city. >> muni buses will be allowed to go through that work zone but you muni riders should be aware some of the bus stops

have been shifted to alternate sites. there's a lot of traffic issues this morning with the rain. sal has been extremely busy. one area you have been nope cussing -- focusing on is 880. is it still slow. it's very and now we have floodingian town oak. a lot of people use that. in combination, this is really making 880 very, very slow even though it's just a little bit better now that they've opened up the lanes near fruitvale. but the damage is done it's backed into hayward and traffic might even be a little bit slow southbound coming out of downtown. pardon me. there are no major problems on 580 although it's very slow as you drive past the grand lake area but i would still recommend 580 instead of 880. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza, you will see the traffic is going to be busy as you drive out to the toll plaza.

it's backed up for a delay getting into san francisco. we had a crash west 80 at powell nearby. a couple of crash, in the caldecott that cleared out. all of the traffic approaching this place. the bay bridge toll plaza and the maze slow 24, the 80, 680 is slow -- 680, 880 slow. the last thing we are gonna look at is westbound hercules to richmond is slow. other than the traffic being bad, i think my voice is getting bad. >> i will save you. pass the torch. a couple of breaks in the clouds but not before very good rain. from rake county to santa cruz mountains, about an inch to an inch and a half for some. you can see some of those breaks. we're not done yet. could get very good thunderstorm activity. i think it favors areas to the south. daly city 1.67.

soquel, 1.30. calistoga hills, 1.07. larkspur, 1.18. pleasanton, that's from jenny, .75. there were a bunch penngrove. forestville, san francisco had .75. redwood shores .60. i think mountain view had .50, .50 to 1.50 covered it. that's about it. you can see some of that scattered shower activity beginning to show itself. again, areas i think marin county north in a better window for that and also out to the sacramento valley. rain in los altos hills to from -- fremont. looks like it's pushing off to the east. a little up towards hayward. thank you, jay, for that. even out to concord and la fayette. heaviest rain looks like it's

ending with the snow beginning to pick up. winter storm warning out today. there will be a couple of feet of snow. that snow level will come down. the cold air still has to filter in. 1 to 2 feet and maybe 3500-foot level. 40s and 50s on your temps. the colder air sending the temps down. there's still scattered showers behind it. see how that is swinging in. national storm prediction center has painted us for a marginal area of thunderstorms in the sacramento valley. and that makes perfect sense here. april, you get a little sun -- higher sun angle. this would be the best opportunity. looks pretty more like hailers as we call them. the end result but maybe downpours. and possibility, i will mention that out to the valley. a few sunbreaks here. it's possible. morning rain. breezy, showers and cool temps. 50s and 60s on the temps. but there will be hefty downpours.

as we mentioned yesterday, midwest weather, sun, clouds, heavy rain, sun, clouds, heavy rain. that takes us into wednesday and it looks better thursday, friday, saturday. >> are you still stucking about the chance of -- still talking about the chance of a dusting of snow -- >> it could happen. i think tonight, early in the morning, that's our best guy. steve is a busy guy. if you want at home want to see what it's like to be steve paulson when a storm is hitting, go to our facebook page. we have a video of a behind-the- scenes look. >> i've had my feet on the desk for two months. >> well, it seems like every couple of months -- >> if you want to share some. your weather pictures and videos -- >> there's the green screen. >> that's a coomb spot. people come -- that's a cool shot. people coming in are pretty

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deceiving children and their parents. >> reporter: we are live inning oakland where the -- we're live in oakland where the rain has let up but the traffic hasn't. we're looking at a commute where the roads are very slippery. we have a lot of slow traffic. this is 880 westbound. that's very slow beginning in pinole. the front has gone through. it's been a long time since i said this. that's an angry sky out there. that's an angry sky. we'll talk about thunderstorm possibilities. check out my breakfast! i got eggs... sausage... ham... bacon... cheese... and toasted sourdough bread.

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welcome back too "mornings on 2." if you haven't been outside yet, in is a live picture. this is what's waiting for you out there. live pictures from dublin. wet roads so give yourself extra time to get to wherever you need to go. the roads are wet. potentially dangerous, even b.a.r.t. is reporting system wide delays so be ready for that. we have live team coverage for you on this storm this morning. now we're live here in oakland. those splash points can be tricky for trucks and for cars. we're about to get splashed right here. >> coming up in two minutes, tara moriarty will be here to

tell you how the rain is affecting your morning commute. it's slippery. >> yes, it is. >> good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." tuesday, april 7th. i'm dave clark. >> my car said i was hydroplaning a couple of times. let's check in with steve for the weather. the man of the hour, the morning. how long will the morning last? >> it's taper off some but there will be another round coming in later this afternoon. there is the one that can give us thunderstorms and the hail. sal has been busy, too, with when toy to talk about -- with plenty to talk about. we have they -- we're kind of in between systems. when the storm prediction center says marginal risk for thunderstorms out to the sacramento valley, that tells you there is a pretty good potential for not only thunderstorms and hail but

maybe funnel clouds. cobb mountain 1.70. is dave in the control room? you in there? if you are following my twitter feed, you just got pictures there nice pictures and i think mendocino county, daly city had pretty heftyian pairs. soquel, 1.30. two reports from the calistoga hills. jay and then also karen 1.07. gary, excuse me. so many reports. larkspur own over -- over 1. redwood shores. .75. already beginning to pop up. some of these are just going to enhance as they get clesser -- get closer. still some rain, sunnyvale up to fremont, concord, la fayette, danville had .50. most locations had about .75. the snow is working its way up to the sierra. the temps will be cool, cool today as the cold air works its

way in. some. coldest air is let to arrive. when it swings in, oh, baby, things are gonna light up here. morning rain, breezy. showers, possible showers. hail reports, i think we'll get hefty downpowrbs and very chilly temps. all right, sal. 880, 680, anything new? >> well, we do have -- since you've mentioned it, the rain has stopped in some areas. it has improved some of the commute but it's still very wet out there. let's take a look at 880. we had an earlier dent that blocked lanes near 23rd. >> that's gone. traffic is beginning to get better. but it's still backed up. i would recommend using westbound 580 instead. things seem to be drying off in oakland. that's helping out a little bit at least. if you are driving in the east bay, look at -- i'm gonna show you the maps. you see red, that's where it's slow. we showed you the commute, 880 north. look at 880 south.

680 is still slow because of an earlier truck accident and 580 will be slow. and if you are getting to the bay bridge toll plaza, that's backed up for 30 minutes at the toll plaza along. that doesn't count the time it will take to you get there. it has been a rough commute this morning. brian flores has been stuck in the middle of it in the east bay. now you are at the 580/680 interchange. how is it looking there, brian? >> it's still pretty busy. i filled in for you when if rains on traffic. it's knot fun. it's not fun. we're actually near 580 off the santa rita exit. one of the trouble spots this morning where we were at earlier as we go to video was northbound 680 at mission boulevard. this was in fremont.

a big rig that lost control. a couple of times they had to close off the lanes to get the tow trucks through there. the driver was simly trying to -- simply trying to change lanes when he lost control. it was raining at the time according to chp. the driver is doing okay. but even though the northbound lanes of 680 typically move nicely for the morning commute, today was different. as sal just mensed -- mentioned, it remains busy. as we take it back out here live, this is westbound 580 toward the dublin interchange but traffic problems, northbound 880, southbound 280 there was an injury accident. there's flooding also. it remains very busy. a lot of commuters taking it slow. but again many problems out there. we haven't seen the rain for quite a long time. >> it does look like a mess out there. thank you. this morning's wet weather is causing more traffic

problems in the east bay. ktvu fox 2 reporter tara moriarty is live near with the slowdown in oakland with some standing water that can really cause a lot of problems. >> reporter: good morning. we're actually on grand avenue right underneath 880 and you are right. there is some standing water. the rain is gone. actually, i can see some blue up in the sky. those clouds are passing through. but we still have the after effects which are the puddles. we were trying to make it over to highway 24 because there's two accidents there. the traffic on the eastshore freeway was pretty heavy thanks to the rain. it's pack backed up on -- backed up on highway 24. the rain has let up over the past half-hour and it's sprinkling now wherearound 6:15 it was pouring. seen a lot of solo car spinouts. in san francisco, commuters will encounter flooding at 101 and the 880 split and 280 at

cesar chavez. this wet weather is being welcomed by most. >> i feel grateful. i kind of want to run around in it. but i have to go to work. >> you don't have a pair of boots. >> i need a pair of boots. >> it's rained so little, i'm not really prepared. >> yesterday, pg&e crews prepared for the dose of wet weather by trimming tree branches. most of your bridges were under a high wind advisory this morning but things seem to have calmed down but the after effects has certainly snarled the morning commute. you definitely have to allow yourself some extra time to get to where you need to go. i'm tara moriarty, back to you. >> steve will continue to track the storm throughout the morning and sal is keeping a close eye on the traffic. stay with us on air and online for the latest on the conditions and our in new weather app is available. 8:07. san francisco police have

released surveillance video in hopes of identifying a man who robbed a drugstore. it happened last month at a pharmacy. the man can be seen looking around and then jumpinger 0er the counter. he demanded prescription narcotics. anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call san francisco police. people in san francisco's bayview hunter 's point may get relief from that bad smell from a nearby sewage plant. that plant processes 80% of the city's sewage and storm water runoff. it sits 30 feet from nearby homes. however, the san francisco public utilities commission has a plan to replace old equipment and remove it from the nearby homes. it could cost $1.3 billion. it wouldn't be completed until 2022. the commission will introduce that plan at a public meeting on april 15th.

people will get a chance to speak out about a proposal to ban wood bumping fireplaces in the bay area. last night, about 100 people attended the same kind of public forum in redwood city. at that meet, there was strong opposition to the plan this that calls for replacing traditional fireplaces in homes that are about to be sold or rented with was or electric runs. >> there's that whole issue of home in the hearth and to take that a way because of what? somebody saying it's smoky out. >> like cigarette smoke 20 years argue, people used to be able to smoke in restaurants andle -- ago people used to be able to smoke in restaurants and outside of buildings, well we don't do that anymore.

a martinez school board member defending comments that students at one elementary school may not need air conditioning because they are accli mated to the heat -- acclimated to the heat. parents want the air conditioning installed at these two schools. a board member has been criticized for saying most of the students at los huntas don't have air conditioning at home and may be able to handle the heat more. john sweat is made up mostly of white students. the america will news reports that her remark was not meant to be racist. 8:10. youtube's new kids' app is under scrutiny because of complaints that it targets children with unfair and deceptive advertising. several children's groups will file a complaint today with the federal trade commission staying the app exsmoeses kids

to-- exposes kids to a barrage of unwanted comments. they say this violates federal laws that limits how advertisers target young children. they also say digital media should be subject to the same rules as television. 8:11. still ahead all lanes of highway 101 are back home. this crash involved at least two cars. why this investigation is far from over. but first another republican is about to enter the race for the white house. after the break, the senator who is lacing up his shoes for a presidential run. we're looking at a lot of slow traffic. beginning to see breaks in the action. but northbound 101 is slow in san jose. we'll give you a look at the south bay when we come back.

the rain totals are about .50 to 1.50. that cold, up stable air is coming in. thunderstorms are just beginning to swing onshore. we'll fake a look at it.

the race for the white house is really heating up. in less than an hour, kentucky senator rand paul expected to

announce his bid for the white house. >> he said he's running to return our countries to the liberty and principles of government. he's having a rally at 9:00 a.m. in louisville, kentucky our time. texas senator ted cruz launched his campaign two weeks ago. in the next two weeks, hillary clinton expected to make it official she's running for president. sources say her can't pain will focus on small events where she says she can connect with voters one on one rather than holding big rallies. there are reports that former secretary of state has signed a lease of office space in brooklyn, new york for her headquarters. this would be her second try at the democratic nomination. happening today, john mccain said he's eager to run for a sixth term in congress and will make it official later

today. he will be 80 years old when his current term expires next year. senator mccain says he expects a tough campaign because tea party groups are mostly against him. he says that's because he supports overhauling the immigration system. senator mccain is due to make his re-election at a luncheon in phoenix. the storm that's sitting the prayer is also expected to bring much-needed snow to the sierra. reporter brian hickey joins us live from donner summit where he is seeing quite a bit of significant snowfall. last hour, you said chain requirements would be in place

soon. are they required yet? >> reporter: not yet. in a steady but light snowfall. enough to dust the ground here. put a little snow on the interstate. not enough to trigger the chain controls at least on 880 and highway a. highway 85 does have chain controls. if you are heading to kirkwood, you will encounter the chain controls on that part of the sierra. but caltrans says it will happen today. they just don't know exactly when. the showers are starting to make their way up. that's when we expect to see the snow rates start to pick up. in the meantime, what a beautiful site. everything dusted with a fresh layer of white. a pond along the west area. beautiful site this morning as well. as long as you are preached for a little winter in spring, this likely wob the most significant storm of the season, believe it

or not, not just spring but for winter as well with the resorts expecting as much as 2 feet of snow. >> a lot of those resorts are closed. >> reporter: yeah, some of them are pretty die-hard. not only are they open but they are making snow. they do operate skiing and snow boarding into the summer months. >> that's probably why they are trying to stockpile. >> is there enough for you to make your brian cave yet? >> reporter: no, not here. in fact, down at blue canyon where i have my structure, i saw one of my competitors

poaching my structure. >> thank you, brian hickey live for us at done ter summit -- donner summit. >> always good to see him. >> yes. sal, we've been seeing you all morning. >> those wacky competitors taking brian's spot. >> shoo, shoo, go away. >> there you go. let's talk about the bay area commute. it's getting belter. you might notice -- better. look at 880. it's improved faster than i thought. northbound 880 is slow as it normally is near high street. that's about all. this is a big improvement. i think people were scared off and they should have been when they had the crash and traffic was slow. things are improving there. as we take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, you will see that traffic is going to be slow as you drive to san francisco. it's backed up for at least a half-hour delay as you get from the macarthur maze onto the bridge. if you are on 580 or 24, you

have to add time because i didn't count that into the mix here. let's talk about the south bay. i promised you a look here. 85 has been the best freeway. there's been random 234r50ding but things are beginning to settle down. 101 is still very slow getting into sunnyvale and so is 80. it's not a light day even though we haven't been mentioning a lot of crashes. 8:20. let's go to steve. good morning. we had the front go through. we're still getting some rain. others gerting a break. but there's more upstream. you can see there's some of that blue there. that's going to happen get things going later today as the colder pool of air comes in. you can feel that cold air coming in. some snow. that's snow up there. the potential is there for us if the moisture source is there. it is. it wouldn't be until later this

afternoon, tonight into tomorrow. cobb mountain with the most i've seen. daly city very close. 1.68. ben lomond almost 1.50. larkspur over an inch. yountville, an inch. reports of 1.50 north napa. san francisco, pleasanton, a bun. of .75. danville, free mont-- fremont hills. there's the system. it did exactly what we thought. that's what has to swing in. the heavier ones will be to the north. could be some isolated cells. nothing too ominous right now. are heading to the -- they are heading to the coast. these are right off the mendocino coast. i think that's the best opportunity. won't be for a few more hours.

but that's what's gonna trigger in the thunderstorms. sun, clouds, downpours. rain in scotts valley. back to santa cruz. i know soquel had 1 1 -- 12 -- 1.30. 40s on the temps. they've beenen droing all morning long. it's a cold pattern. here comes the next batch. this will be scattered showers. once these things get going, this is veryth -- very active, i think thunderstorms out to the valley. when up get it out to the sacramento valley, that's about as good as it gets. it's april. this is a very dynamic system coming in. morning rain has given way to partly to mostly cloudy. still rain around. 50s and 60s. some of these storms are going

to pop up. in fact, i think some of these could trigger some really hefty hefty downpours and hail here and again thunder and lightning would be later. things will calm down. keep an eye on critical minimums. >> and funnel clouds. >> it would not surprise me. >> i would think chico, redding, marysville. it's possible today. >> wow. all right. thank you. steve will keep tracking the storm throughout the morning for you. he will have much more for you at 8:30. you can find our forecast on twitter and facebook and don't foregert the weather app as well. >> yes a lot of things to follow the weather. a cow killer on the loose. >> always bad things happening in the city. bad things happen in the country, too. >> in 16 minute, the brutal crime at a castro valley ranch. but first, jail time for

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>> rain has tapered off for most. but with these breaks in the clouds, here comes the possibility of thunderstorms. they are inching closer.

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there. >> some of the rain totals are good. we said about an inch, inch and a half. some. breaks in the cloud. if ever there was a day you wanted to go out to the valley and maybe chase, today is it. storm prediction center has painted the valley for a marginal risk of thunderstorms. and that makes sense. it's april, days are longer. angle of the sun is higher. there's a very cold pool of air. you will get steep rates, probably hail and thunderstorms, most likely. but it would not surprise meet if theres is a funnel cloud or two.

san francisco, .75. there were a ton between .23 and .75. more than i could put in there. now we're starting to seeing -- this is what we're following, this shower activity. the possibility of some of that cold air coming in, i think the north will be better. there could be some pretty hefty thunderstorms later. still rain holding on. also out towards parts of the east bay. looks like most of it is about done. now all eyes are not only to the west but in the sierra where the snow is picking up. 40s on the temps. coldest air is coming in. as it swings in. this is what we're watching. all of the pope tension in the world for hefty storms. morning rain, breezy, showers. there are a few breaks in there. it won't last long.

very kiel -- very cool term-- temperatures. all right. who has been busier, you or me. i don't know. people are slowing down as they should and if you are driving out there, you should slow down. we've will collisions and the chp is blaming this for the conditions. this is about a 30-minute wait. up at the toll plaza alone. on 24 and on 680, it's pretty slow. let's talk about some of the these other commutes. this is 880 northbound, it's slow from the coliseum. things are improving a little built as you drive up to downtown oakland. we had earlier crashes and flooding in downtown oakland. also looking at 6800, it's backed up -- 680, it's backed up. 580 is getting better.

we've had a lot of slow traffic on the peninsula. the word is give yourself plenty of extra time as steve said, the weather is monking through. that should help improve things. 8:a back to the desk -- 8:35 back to the desk. there are developments on that freeway accident. a couple of minutes janine de la vega talked with the chp. you are here now. investigators now call this a hit and run. >> reporter: and they do have somebody under arrest for this accident. the chp tells me that a driver of a third vehicle was actually involved and hit this car. this accident all happened in the northbound lanes here hat 101 and de la cruz. officers tell us that some time after midnight a man driving a nissan hit a white sedan in the northbound lanes and left the scene. the sedan was stopped in the fast lanes after that crash and then another vehicle, a white pickup truck crashed into it. the impact sent the sedan

across all lanes of traffic and it burst into flames. the driver was trapped and died. now, the driver of the pickup truck in that sakd crash works -- second crash works for in and out burger. he was driving a company vehicle. he cooperated. police found the vehicle that caused the first crash a couple of miles away on great america parkway. they noticed it had damage. they found the driver hiding behind a dumpster. he was arrested and they tied him to the crash. authorities have identify fid him as a 35 -- identified him as a 35-year-old man. he was booked for dui, hit-and- run and manslaughter. a lot of serious charges. very fortunate that police and chp worked together to piece this together and make that arrest. dave? >> janine de la vega, thank you for that update. meantime, the governor's

order is cut back on water use, it's prompted water districts to get creative to save water. alex savidge is joining us live in marin county with similar restrictions that may be put in place. >> reporter: dave, good morning to you. some. ideas on the table here in this part of the bay area, might seem fairly obvious such as a ban on landscaped watering for two days after any significant rain like we had this morning. bare in mind, a lot of homes and businesses have automatic sprinkler systems that might water a lawn even after a storm. board members at the marin district and the north marin district will be debating a series of new tougher water restrictions. the districts may also be looking at limiting the use of outdoerl irrigation systems to just three days a week. all of these proposals come in vee -- come in response to the

order to cut back use by 25% compared to 2013 levels. i talked this morning by phone with the vice president of the marin municipal water district board and she told me she expects these new rules to pass. >> i don't think anything being proposed is onerous. people who use automated sprinklers are using 50% more water than people who don't. >> it's a little out of sight, south of mind -- out 0 of mind -- out of mind. >> reporter: there's the possibility violaters could face fines. meantime, up the road in petaluma, there's the plan to dial back water usage that is stirring up controversy. city leaders there are set to debate a temporary ban on new construction projects during the drought, an idea that could ease pressure on petaluma's water supply but there are some

who believe a building moratorium is not the right solution right now. they believesuch a plan would stall a number of projects in the city including an expansion at the brewery. that brewery by the way is one of the city's heaviest water users. there will be a public discussion on that issue happening later on this month and later on tonight. there will be a public meeting in marin county at the marin board headquarters here and they will discuss these new water restrictions and they are expecting a big turnout for the meeting 7:30 tonight. all right. alex savidge reporting live. thank you. a santa clara county supervisor says special ships may soon be bringing drinking water to the bay area. however, dave cortese says they won't be delivering water from some place else. instead, the ships would have special equipment to process ocean water into cinking water -- into ink doctoring water. these are used around the

world, a permanent plant is already in place in alameda county but it doesn't use ocean or bay water. instead, it processes underground water and it takes out the salty taste by adding minerals. >> there are concerns this morning that one of the anchor rods may be broken. caltrans says that a recent ultral sou pash -- ultrasound test revealed one of the rods may have snapped after it was installed. testing showed it may be as much as 6 inches shorter than the other 421 rods. according to the chronicle, caltrans will conduct more tests to determine if the rod is really broken or if it was just cut shorter for some reason. caltrans is emphasizing all of the other rods are in good shape. if tests determine the rod did break, caltrans will have to find a way to strengthen the tower he a anchoringle -- tower's anchoring system. a disturbing crime in

castro valley. pam cook joins us live with what happened. good morning. >> it's hard to believe, but three of his cows were shot and killed. it's a quiet ranch in castro valley right along eden canyon road. john noticed some of his cows were missing. the alameda county sheriff's department found nine mill meter shell casings nearby. >> it just ut wills you. you -- it just just hurts you -- hurts you. people driveway and think they can shoot the datle. >> two cows were about one month away from giving birth. the third had her calf. that baby is now missing. investigators say the thieves probably shot the mother to steal the calfs so they could steal it. the combined loss is $50,000 for his livelihood. now, the sheriff's department

is asking anyone who drives along eden canyon road to report anything suspicious from the last week. tori? >> thank you, pam. 8:42. richmond's police chief is quaking to social media to defend himself against allegations of harassment. former officer thomas housechild was fired from the richmond police department in 2013. he's now filed a lawsuit claiming the police chief made sexual add scranses to him and then -- advances to him and then retaliated. he posted on facebook that it marks a new low in bogus claims. 8:43. get ready. the nba and cuba? coming up, why the league is building ties with that island country. and more fallout for rolling stone magazine with the fraternity of the center of the retracted gang rape article, what they are threatening to

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the university of virginia accused in a controversial role in a gang rape is threatening to sue the magazine. rolling stone apologized after discrediting the woman who refused the fraternity. the fra tern tip claiming defamation now threatens to take all available legal action. in the meantime, there's no indication yet that anyone at the magazine will be fired. 8:47. pro basketball players will be headed to cuba as the u.s. and cuba normal idz relations after a 50-year embargo. according to the new york sometimes times, some players will take part in a four-day youth basketball camp in havana. the sport is popular and a

couple of cube be born players have made it into the nba. we've seen a little bit of improvement there. northbound 280, slow. some of this flooding has abated in the areas. i want to zoom in on 880 here. 880 is tippic little slow as it is every day from hayward down

to fremont. san mateo and dumbarton bridges are slow. look at 680. this is slow heading south. one more live picture and that could be a look. 880, ze we still have a lot of slow traffic. b.a.r.t. is running behind. if you actually follow the schedule, you might notice they will be off. 8:49. let's go to steve in the weather center. i'm coming up for air. we have a lot to talk about. first cold front in two months. >> this will get more ominous. i think we'll get some pretty good thunderstorm activity. cobb mountain, the most i saw, is .7 -- 1.70.

san rafael had 1.11. i know tiburon was in there, mill valley, i think 1.50. vallejo 1.19. i know vallejo is 1.19 greater than 1.88 and 1.99 but i ran out of time to fix it. west san jose, .90. that's from bt will. thank you for that. there were a on -- there were a ton of .23 to .75. the front went through. now we get a break. it's already developing. there's gonna be shower activity. there's still some holding onto los gatos. still some rain hanging on a little bit there. also out towards brentwood, maybe livermore as well. antioch. but on the back side of that, a couple of reports, jenny said it's still raining in pleasanton bun i can look to the west and see some sunbreaks and you can see that's what's happening. maybe a little bit around

vallejo. most of it is done for you. there it is. this is the cold unstable air. this will give us around the -- the round of thunderstorms and hail and more severe thunderstorms. they are pointed for marginal risks out to sacramento. know is beginning to move into the sierra nevada. this will be a really good snow producer for them. 1 temp is that all i have? hayward gets a shot out. they are in the 40s. you can look at it right there. that looks good. heavier to the north. everybody is in on possible thunderstorms activity. morning rain, giving way to breezy showers and cool temps. 50ss on the temps or very low 60s. you get sunbreaks. there's clouds building here rapidly and i think those will develop in the thunderstorms and maybe low snow levels on

the bay area hills by this evening. so i mean it's sun, clouds, heavy downpour, sun, clouds. that's what's on the way. >> and a chance of thunderstorm? >> yes. >> but everybody -- it's close enough. >> don't be surprised if you hear a boomer. >> right. you can stay with ktvu online and on the air for the latest weather information. we want to see your photos, your videos of the weather, you can tweet us using the hashtag, ktvu. we want to see them. >> good photos out there. eight minutes before 9:00. closed for construction. up next, the major project getting underway that will mean detours and delays along one of san francisco's busiest roads.

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boulevard and post street all day friday saturday and sunday. most traffic will be route the west of van ness. will create detours and congestion from feld street to broadway. they will be able to build a pedestrian tunnel and that will connect the new hospital under construction with medical offices across the street. the owners of tommy's joint restaurant say the project has already taken a bite out of their business but they are understanding. >> i think all around town people are dealing with parking issues, the traffic issues with construction issues. it's part of san francisco right now and just kind of the growing pains of a growing city. >> muni buses will be allowed to go through the work zone but riders should be aware that some bus stops may have been shift to alternate sites. get ready to raise your glass. today is national beer day. every year since 1933, april 7th celebrates the ability to

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else? >> we're gonna start at the bay bridge. still slow there trying to get into san francisco all thole it's improving a little built as you drive through. i want to mention that 880 northbound is backed up out of hayward this morning in pockets of slow traffic. we can go to the 880 picture and show you that 880 is slow. it's backed up in pockets. the other way heading from hayward to fremont. so is 680. we show the map here. plenty of slow traffic and windy on some of those bay area bridges. >> let's go to steve. most locations have seen the rain taper off. there's still a few. then we'll wait for the thunderstorms to pop up and they are offshore and swinging inland. they will be here late morning and into most of the afternoon and things will calm down a little bit. but today, this afternoon could be very active. >> the showers taper off but cool weather continues. >> very cool for a couple of days. this thyme of year we rebound. >> tori said you did a spectacular job. >> thank you.

it was fun. >> good job. >> all right. that's our report for this morning. thank you for making kurt your choice for news -- ktvu your choice for news. >> watch the noon news for more weather that steve has been telling us. you can follow us on twitter and facebook. thank you for joining us. enjoy the rain.

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