but we begin with anne makovec in marin county where contractors are standing by, just in case there are problems. ann? >> that's right. but the good news, ann, no drama. it certainly was a wet holiday. but no extreme problems on the roadways. we haven't heard of a lot of power outages. and that whole sewage spill fix seems to have helped. a pelting rainstorm, soaked christmas day, all over the bay area. >> a beautiful day. >> but not the spirit. >> the weather is great right now. if you take it for what it is. >> this mountain biker came to check out the white capped waves in the marin headlands. holiday drivers splashed through wet roadways in a multicounty area where an urban small stream and flood watch was in effect for most of the afternoon. the creek stayed within its banks in marin county but a dozen contractors were out near the scene of a huge sewage spill earlier this week, watching to make sure there were no toxic creeks flowing. >> we're out here trying to make sure people don't hit our pipes and keep them up and running so the sewage system doesn't erupt again. >> the w

♪ >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in marin county with the tale of two sewage spills.e're finding out the second one may have been millions of gallons and the first one may not have been environmental terrorism. that story coming up in a live report. >> also this morning despite pressure from other cities and counties, san francisco gavin newsom let a local fire ordinance become law. >> from ballmer peak back down to san francisco. the air's fairly clean this morning. a few high clouds and also a wet and windy saturday. how much snow it will bring to the sierra. >> good morning. no delays on our roadways right now but we have a couple of mass transit systems operating on a weekend schedule or not in service. i'll have those details coming up. >> water and mud-drenched neighbors in southern california race to clean up the mess as they watch new storm clouds approach. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jenelle wang. merry christmas eve. i'm in for eric thomas. >> jenelle wang, and i'm kristen. thanks for having you here. i'm saying it's about christmastime. my last day of wo

>>> for marin county this morning. why the delay on 101 southbound and how long it will last. >>> wet weather is making for problems all over the bay area. we'll tell you where they are. >>> cloudy skies with light rain right now. this is the first of what appears to be many systems coming in to impact not only us but all of california. >>> antioch police are investigating yet another violent crime. three people were stabbed last night. why this comes at a particularly troubling time for that city. the morning news continues. >>> good morning. welcome back to the ktvu morning news i'm tori campbell pam cook is off today. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. here is steve. >> good morning. we had light rain last night. this morning there is a broad brush here. some of that green is turning to white. i wouldn't be surprised if it's a little dicey there right now. lows 40s to 30s for some. light rain will turn to heavy rain by the weekend. now here is sal. >>> steve, right now at the toll plaza wes

terry mcsweeney is live in marin county with more. terry. >> it's what they didn't see.s the big news. take a look at the creek behind me. you can see it is still running, moving quickly but nowhere near flood stage and last night it did not crest. take a look at this same creek last night. fast-moving yes, flood level no. a beautiful downtown but it's a flood prone area. police recall last year was bad. 2005 it was terrible. this time around no flooding. greenbray, the concern is what runoff is going to do to the sewer system repaired last week after a pipe broke setting sewage into the creek. so far so good there as far as anybody is saying. if you have wind damage and the wind was really blowing, give us a call. keep us posted what's going on around the bay area. live, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thanks so much. time now 6:56. >> the wind howling in the east bay. >> that's with us all day. showers now, morgan hill, into hillarister. temperatures near 50. blustery northwest winds up to 35 mph. 52 oakland, 50 half moon bay. showery santa cruz. maybe a rain, s

marin county officials say they were not notified about that event until tuesday. yesterday morning another incident a broken pipe a 30 in. pvc pipe burst and the district officials say the two incidents are related. what caused the incident friday? they went to the pumping station and stop construction debris. the huge amount inside of they're pumping station. they say they've found ash fall, robert from a truck that was dismantled. why air. even hard hats were in there. they don't how they got in there was somebody purposely put it in their where there was a construction company or somebody what they are calling eco terrorism. obviously a lot of questions to be asked and answered. there tried to alleviate the problem to make sure that no more sewage is billed. the fbi have been notified. >> they will want to know if it's on purpose. and and also what it has done to the water all of that sewage spilled out. if it's bad for people they would post signs saying stay away is the right? >> i would say the county of public health will be checking the water and the creek

heavier cells off of san francisco approaching the marin county coastline. rainfall in the short-term will be picking up in the short hour or so. changes in the next 24 hour forecast. sal has an update on the roadways. >>> we do have traffic moving a long okay if you are driving along on 80 westbound. but the rain is here as mark mentioned. also this morning we are looking at interstate 880. heavy rain moving through that area in the last few minutes. 5:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> sal, thank you. it is 5:00. we are following breaking news. just a short time ago firefighters rescued a man that was pinned beneath a train. kraig debro is joining us live on the scene with what happened out there and how it was a race against time. >> it was. they had to get the guy out from underneath the train or his injuries could be a lot worse. this is the train right down here. this is the foot of broadway. the guy was actually in that wheelchair when he was struck by the train. let's take a look at the video tape. it happened around 3:50 in the morning. we saw this f

it's on the marin county side if you will on the tunnel. they are both on marin county. but it's closer to sausalito. northbound 101 is effected. southbound because the lanes are blocked and northbound because it's a rubber necker distraction as people look at the activity. if you are going to the golden gate bridge, give yourself extra time. the wet weather we will show it for you on the pictures here. westbound bridge is light. speaking of san francisco it's wet there. northbound 101 traffic looks good approaching the 80 split. let's go to steve. >> sal, thank you. you can see the moisture source taking aim at us. the very, very strong jet stream. the river that is funneling in right toward us. the low dropping down. taking the moisture north of the hawaiian islands and sends it right at us. it will be a wet five, seven, ten days from eureka to l.a. and right over us as well. this is light stuff. this is the first of many timing these. light rain and breezy today. ramping up tonight into tomorrow. it's just one of those patterns that we're in. rain today. more rain and

some 40s and a few light showers basically in marin county. look for a mostly cloudy day changing to light rain into tonight and a wet wednesday. >>> time now 5:23. the worst of the current storm system is hitting the southern california area the hardest. in san husband two days of rain has caused creeks to flood their banks. hopes are flooded there. there have been evacuations in several counties. also some freeways have also been closed. the power of the storm has decreased in the sierra as you can see from this photo here. well, looks rather triteful there. but they're expecting more snow by this afternoon. >>> and drivers if you're headed up there be prepared to need chains. this man right here came from kansas expecting some sunny california weather. you can see he's got on shorts and flip-flops when he had to put the chains on his car in blue canyon. highway 50 open but the chp warns that could change very quickly. >>> we have a sad update to a story we first told you about yesterday morning involving a missing southern california woman.

golden gate bridge right through marin county foggy and wet but no problems to report just yet. no accidents road marin county so standard drive time that is just 23 minutes and speaking of san francisco crosstown freeway in and out of the city in good shape no problems southbound 1 01 headlights into the peninsula. clocking in at 15 minutes. james. >> a developing story 18 year-old man is dead after being shot in san francisco is fertile sites in happened at 830 last night 500 block of alameda barlow part officers say they found the teen inside of a home suffering from gunshot wound he died at seen. officers have no suspects. trans center transgendered woman filed a complaint against the empty after woman says pressure was some the clerk at the office processed for application for a license with 30 million. in october but then she received a letter addressed to her opening four days later. the author of the letter to identify themselves as a person to process the applications and they called her this letter. or call her actions evil. she filed a complaint saying it violated her

lots of communities here in the north bay in marin county in particular. they know what to do. >> are you seeing sandbagging in larkspur. >> reporter: not too much of that here yet. most of that was going on in napa. basically a lot of what we are focusing on here is this pipe in making sure that nothing happens to it. there construction crews that are trying to polish it up and make sure it holds throughout the night. >> thank you, simon perez. >> reporter: thank you. >>> from heavy rainfall in marin county, let's head south to the coast where mike sugerman is standing by. looks wet. >> reporter: heavy rain down here, too, robert. [ laughter ] >> reporter: we got the rain coming from the north to the south. we have the wind coming from the south to the north to the south. we are right like stuck in the middle here. the winds probably about 25 miles an hour. it's going to get worse. jennifer, let's look at the light. that's our light over there. it doesn't weigh as much as i do. but there are sandbags on it. look at the way it's swaying and you can see the

we're in marin county. we'll tell you what you need to know before you head out of the house. >>> the opening bell is about ready to ring on wall street. we have stocks to watch this morning. an important one particularly as we head into christmas. >>> welcome back to the morning news. right on time. there is the opening bell this morning. ringing the bell on both the new york stock exchange and nasdaq exchange. a lot of people that are helping others during this holiday season over on the new york stock exchange. that was office depot foundation. they help a lot of people over on the nasdaq where the marines, toys for tots program it's never tool late to find out how to help, donate, and get information. even to sign up if you need help this holiday season. there is live look at the new york stock exchange. it looks like a good day. >>> we'll go ahead and smile and say good morning to you. thank you for joining us i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30. >>> in the news this morning a powerful st

also concerns about a possible problem with sewage here in marin county.hat story in a live report. >> the storm that hit the bay area is heading this morning to rain-soaked southern california. coming up, the race to protect hillside neighborhoods from morÑ ♪

that time and even before, we saw lot of political pressure being brought to decision makers in marin county. there were a lot of closed-door meetings with pg&e representatives, really working to prevent them from continuing to purchase a paid in the marin energy authority, promising duties, like energy efficiency programs and that sort of thing, and to convince some of our cities and towns not to participate. that did some damage to us but not enough to slow us down. we also experienced legal threats from the income the utility. they threatened a ceqa lawsuit on our part purchase agreement, which was surprising because they have a power purchase agreement approved. particularly, when there is nothing new being built, it is impossible to do a ceqa review. so there were extra resources that we had to allocate in areas that were not anticipated. particularly, around the legal threats and marketing addressing the misinformation that was coming out of marketing. there were some things that were said which were completely untrue. even today, a lot of the marketing that was done at that time comes

that time and even before, we saw lot of political pressure being brought to decision makers in marin county. there were a lot of closed-door meetings with pg&e representatives, really working to prevent them from continuing to purchase a paid in the marin energy authority, promising duties, like energy efficiency programs and that sort of thing, and to convince some of our cities and towns not to participate.

also word of a traffic alert on 101 in marin county. details on that coming right up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] how do you say... welcome to the neighborhood. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you say... can you believe it's been 20 years since college? ♪ [ male announcer ] nothing says "you're special" like boursin, a creamy, crumbly blend of real cheese and savory herbs, boursin makes any moment more memorable. even if you're saying... my mother has the kids tonight. ♪ >>> it's going to be a busy morning. here's why. we have a lot of rainfall out there this morning. this is just the first of many systems that will be impacting the bay area through next week. moderate to heavy rainfall through bodega bay towards santa rosa, also near the sonoma area. and more moderate to heavy rainfall near san rafael and also into mill valley. light rainfall from fairfield to vallejo and even down into danville. as we move down a little bit more, take a look. you can see most of the activity well in the north bay but san francisco looking at some lig

the marin county coroner identified her as 64-yard kareen prince. vores say the likely cause of death was smoke inhalation. >>> oakland police are investigating three deadly shootings which happened overnight in a span of less than five hours. the latest shooting happened around 3:30 this morning. officers found the victim shot dead in a vehicle. the car was on a saudi arabia with its motor still run just had a minutes earlier a person was shot several times in the 99,000 block of international boulevard. accord can to the chronicle, he later died from his wounds at hospital. a man was arrested. >> three hours before that incident, around 11:00 last night, two people were shot in the 5900 block east 17th street. one victim was pronounced dead at the scene. there is no word of a motive or suspect in that shooting. >>> some people on the pepsi law trying to sleep in this morning got a jolt instead. a 3.1 earthquake struck before 9:30 in los altos, 15 miles northwest of the san josi. the u.s. geological survey collected hundreds of reports from people

but it was this lightning strike in marin county that rattled green bay resident nina. >> like rollingack and forth, back and forth. >> nina was on her couch facebook.coming. >> all of a sudden i saw the crack of lightning and i posted, my god, did anybody see the thunder and lightning. my whole little apartment shook like it was an earthquake. >> the rain came down hard. this was the scene where shoppers were ducking for cover. it kept companies busy. the saturated soil caused over a 120 foot tall eucalyptus tree to collapse on the roof. >> trying to take the weight on the structure of the roof because we're worried about the impact and i-beams and loading on the roof. we're minimizing the weight. >> in oakland a large tree also came crashing down. this time it was at a home. nate was in the bedroom while his friends were out in the living room sitting on the couch when the tree almost hit them. >> thank god they're alive and not injured because there's a branch about 8 feet long and that big around sitting on my living room floor. like clean fell through. it's not even attached to th

into separate marin county incident since friday. that after pipeline backs up and forcing sewage to back up over the manholes. federal investigators looking into claims this bill could be sabotaged. jonathan blum has more. pam here on the banks of the creek sewage district workers are burning the midnight oil sawn off sections of the pipe that needed to be removed after ruptured spilling sewage into the creek. those workers covered 2,300 ft. of a 3,000 ft. section that needs replacement after was discovered the material the pipe was made of could not hold up to the debris that was found in the sewage line. possibly lead to to vandalism. they're confident they can fix this for christmas and over the weekend they will leave bypasses and just in case. they will take those out of the road on monday. those hoses blocking traffic will go away. jonathan blum kron 4 news. >> we will be back as the news continues until 11:00 a.m.. the christmas eve and bethlehem. thousands of people are there. >> it's christmas eve in bethlehem just outside

to me that's an important thing to do. >> reporter: on tuesday the marin county board of supervisors will discuss whether to allow pg&e to install the meters. pg&e says it's always ready to answer questions about the program. in inverness, simon perez, cbs5. >> the sharks try and avoid another third-period melt-down and oh my oh my. what third period that isn't going so well the last few games... >>> there is something about the sharks in the third period that isn't going so well the last few games. an terra nittymaki behind the pipes tonight. patrick marleau whips in his 14 the goal of the year. 3-2 sharks. then deja vu. after giving up four goals in the third monday night. san jose gave up another three in the 3rd tonight. they collapsed late and they lose to the wild 5-3. was only the second time they lost in regulation leading after two... go >>> sharks play tonight without the big pavelski. it was only the second time they lost in regulation after leading after two. they go to chicago overnight for a playoff rematch. dorell wright and the warriors start the five-game road trip.

simon perez in marin county, thank you. >>> from a drench marin county, let's head south to the coast where mike sugerman is standing by. mike. >> reporter: robert, just on cue, about 5:00 as our news started, the rain started coming downed and wind whipped up. apparently this is nothing. the forecast is the rain will pound the coast and the winds will be 25 to 20 miles an hour today 40s, to 45 miles an hour tomorrow. people in pacifica says wake us up when the waves go halfway up the pier. the water isn't flooding the street right now. maybe overnight, maybe not. the weather did cause some problems. they were riding horses along the coast on a beach that was very steep. a young woman fell and bashed her head. she was not conscious. they needed to get her to the hospital quickly. they wanted a helicopter to come by to bring her up from the beach but the weather prevented that. >> it's a stormy day. you have high winds. and our eta for a helicopter to try to land was up to an hour so we just called extra crews and just actually carried the person out. >> reporter: so here we are and he

safer for people in marin county.hey claim they were injure c butter, >>> two men determined to make eating out in restaurants safer for people in marin county. now, they claim that they were injured by hot garlic butter when the escargo that they ordered exploded. don ford on the claim that went all the way to court. >> thank you for calling caesar's palace. how can i help you? >> reporter: the seafood peddler in san rafael is a popular restaurant. one of its popular appetizers is escargo but two customers claimed that the tasty snails blew up exploding in their face >> this literally jumped at least two to three inches out of the plate and like small balloons just exploded hot grease. it got me in the tear duct. it got mr. righetti along the side of the nose. >> reporter: seafood peddler claims they did nothing wrong and like so much of our litigious society this whole thing ended up in court. the two plaintiffs are suing the restaurant claiming they were injured. >> we each reported to mr. camacho that we had been

. >> and ♪ >>> in the news this friday morning, two sewage spills in marin county may be a lot worsehan first thought. 2 million gallons of raw sewage have leaked. >> holiday travelers, potential terror attackers. >> a live look at the embarcadero center downtown san francisco. a pretty nice day today, mild temperatures, increasing clouds but rain and wind for tomorrow. in fact, we have a wind advisory. i'll show you where and how long it will last. >> a great start for your christmas eve commute. no accidents or slow spots. work in oakland. all the details coming up. >> stores are bracing for the traditional rush of last-minute holiday shoppers. this shaping up to be the best holiday season in three years. >> good morning, everyone. it is december 24th. >> let's begin in marin county where crews clean up sewage and prepare failed pipes before a christmas day storm is expected to hit. the two sewage spills may be much bigger than originally thought. the district now says as many as 3 million gallons of sewage may have spilled into the creek. that's three times than the initial estima

. >> the message ontario testtors in marin county had for pg&e's smart meter program. >>> first it was the rain and then the wind today. now those cold temperatures. it is getting chilly outside. how cold will it get in your neighborhood? coming up. mayor taking heat. people are angry that so many streets >>>s across the country an icy blizzard has new york's mayor taking some heat. people are angry that so many streets are still not plowed following a christmas storm that dumped 2 feet of snow on the big apple. certain neighborhoods say they have watched as snow plows drive past their blocks to places in manhattan. mayor bloomberg admitted the city has not done a good job handling all that snow. the city's sanitation commissioner promised that every last street would be plowed by tomorrow morning. >>> now the snowfall in new york doesn't even compare to the amount a northern california area has received. but they want it. mammoth mountain has more snow than any ski resort in the entire world. the area has received 17 feet of snow in just the past 12 days. that's more than three times

they are coming a little closer, and marin county has seen the bulk of this over the last hour, but theeadline is the afternoon commute. if you look at the traffic cameras, you will see the traffic isn't that hammered. there's bad traffic over here by emoriville, but obviously because of the holiday, i think a lot of people aren't out. most roadways are moving along fairly smoothly right now scpit the rain. in the mountains, the snow continues. the winter storm warning will get dropped tonight around 10:00. it will be cool tomorrow morning, a little bit of a shower activity, and in the morning, mostly clear, and by lunchtime sunny. here's the deal. tomorrow night, we get another wave. another pulse of energy goes through here attached with some moisture and attached to the jet stream. it's going to get here tomorrow night, say, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, and it's going to create a stormy condition tomorrow night overnight into wednesday morning. and you look at the clouds slipping south, they are getting hard in southern california. we're getting our rain showers. there's the snow up in the moun

in marin county, anne makovec, cbs 5 eyewitness news. >>> dozens of people in san bernardino county were not able to spend christmas in their own homes. their houses in highland were destroyed last week when floodwaters and mud slides ripped through their neighborhood. crews are working to shore up the hillside so other homes are not in danger. and more than 300 firefighters are working on the cleanup effort and hope they will have everything cleaned out so people can return to their homes on monday. >>> this christmas has special significance to one city on the peninsula. it was just three months ago when their community was shattered by a pipeline explosion. and grace lee tells us how they're moving beyond the tragedy this holiday. grace? >> we're standing on monterey drive and it looks like the average quiet neighborhood on christmas day and you can swing around here and see the fencing and beyond there is where the gas line exploded. talking to some families here today, they're definitely still feeling the effects this holiday season. >> on the outside of this home, it looks like jus

we can show you what they are d oing in marin county. ktvu watches mill valley's fire captain identified splits in the ground that could become m udslides later. the city city -- the city's public works department -- >> you might see a slit or a -- up higher. >> a lot of the area is u ndeveloped. when we get a lot of rain, there will be slides. >> reporter: crews in crockette on the -- aren't the only ones dealinwith potholes. in rohnert park crews e xperienced -- drivers dealt with potholes. pothole issues in that area s lowed down progress and crews were working late last night to try to repair those issues. as i mentioned before, we don't know when crews to start offramp in crockette but keel keep -- but we'll keep you posted on any progress. back to you. >> thank you, jade. >>> 8:03. well, police in oakland are investigating an armed robbery that happened inside a very busy walgreens store. kraig debro is in oakland right now. you've been on this all morning long. what's the very latest, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. i spok

ktvu's ken wayne live in marin county tonight. >> reporter: word is spreading that there's big changes in store. >> we're down a lot of positions. we have 10 million more visitors per year. >> reporter: in marin county al six state parks will see cuts from reduced camp hours to fewer pick ups and clean ups. this man has seen a loft changes but he's never seen the park in these financial straits. >> we used to have six rangers and soup rangers in a parking lot. >> all those have to be taken down and pulled bid friend. >> reporter: john muer volunteers at china camp to keep history alive. >> the it's tough, disappointing to take another closure or further cut back. it's been kind of a long slow decline in the last bunch of years. the park is declining but we do value parks. we'll persevere however we can do this. >>> if you're concerned about california state parks -bs visit win, your visit and the review can keep your cars operating. ken wayne, k it shall having u -- ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a ballot measure to increase vehicle license fees to benefit the park system failed earlier this

to the more news faster let's go to solo reporters jackie cecil is out in marin county at lucky drive. >> the rain continues to come down according. it has led up quite a bit in 15-20 minutes for anybody loses san rafael or anywhere marin county you can see we have had rain for most of the night. it is rough but you could see some of the standing water. in the northbound raise especially it is closest to us there are probably 3-4 in. of standing water if you have. folks need to slow down lots of people have kicked up a huge amount of spray. i've seen people hit breaks and it's dangerous situation if you're not aware of standing water. >> we have seen a few not on this road but a few standouts this morning. and that's from losing traction and there's not much you can do. >> coming up aunt's the news continues after the break president barack obama scheduled to sign legislation allowed gays to serve openly in the military. at 640 the annual list reports on the safest cars in america coming out. >> $1 million remic rid sandwich how was walked out of mcdonald's a millionaire. we continue

ktvu's ken wayne live in marin county tonight. >> reporter: word is spreading that there's big changes in store. >> we're down a lot of positions. we have 10 million more visitors per year. >> reporter: in marin county al six state parks will see cuts from reduced camp hours to fewer pick ups and clean ups. this man has seen a loft changes but he's never seen the park in these financial straits. >> we used to have six rangers and soup rangers in a parking lot. >> all those have to be taken down and pulled bid friend. >> reporter: john muer volunteers at china camp to keep history alive. >> the it's tough, disappointing to take another closure or further cut back. it's been kind of a long slow decline in the last bunch of years. the park is declining but we do value parks. we'll persevere however we can do this. >>> if you're concerned about california state parks -bs visit win, your visit and the review can keep your cars operating. ken wayne, k it shall having u -- ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a ballot measure to increase vehicle license fees to benefit the park system failed earlier this

let's look at what we have in marin county. it is wet there. here it is in san rafael where 101 and 580 comes together. if you are heading south to the golden gate bridge you should not have problems. thousands morning we are looking at -- this morning we are looking at westbound bay bridge that traffic is moving a long nicely. this morning's commute will be okay if you driving on 880 northbound and southbound. traffic is move well. at 5:49 let's go to steve. >>> we have overcast conditions and low fog and clouds. there are pockets of fog and plenty of drizzle especially around oakland. it was heavy around oakland. local drizzle and then a mix of sun and clouds. very muggy and mild conditions over us right now. fog sun and clouds. 60s. low 60s. mid 60s. possibility of temperatures near 70 by sunday. 56 for half-moon bay to start off. 58 at noon and a high of 59. san francisco at 58. our high will be 62. low cloud drizzle and sun and clouds. the higher clouds are lifting north. 58 oakland and berkeley. san jose is a very mild 59. 47 tahoe. blue

also we found out there's flooding in marine county off of lucky drive. in the same spot that usually gets flooded. live in marine county, sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> you can see the conditions there, umbrellas are out right now in the east bay as this wet weather system moves through. steady rainfall began with the the last half hour in oakland. as bill mentioned, heavier rainfall is expected within the next half hour. there are also scattered rain showers in san francisco right now. there are a lot of wet roadways but so far there have been no reports of flooding or any other weather related problems. >>> all this rain here in the bay area means several feet of new snow up in the sierra. in fact, ski resorts there this is turning out to be a record year. ktvu's ken pritchett live in tahoe with how things look now. >> gasia, we spent the better part of our day in the mountains at the higher elevations around noon it started snowing here in lake tahoe, really started -pl cooing down here within the last hour. this is snowplowed from the roadwa

they feel all the raw sewage that was on the streets of marin county last friday has been taken care they're also concerned about what might happen when we get more storms as forecast for this weekend. live in kentfield near the college of marin, abc 7 news. >> terry, thanks. it's 6:33. this morning a san jose city councilwoman is suggesting the city may have to consider passing a law requiring all pitbulls be spayed or neutered in the wake of a vicious attack. susan was bitten on the back, leg and arm while she tried to fight out two pitbull mix dogs in her driveway monday night. her neighbor chased the dogs off and identified one of the animals captured by animal control. the other is a dog still on the loose. meanwhile councilwoman rose herrera says something has to change. >> i'm not looking necessarily a ban on any particular breed but what kinds of things can we do. >> animal control officers have been going door to door to find the other dog. >> the number of bay area carpoolers going over the bay bridge has declined. officials say they're not even sure they can explain why. ne

>> reporter: speaking one who knows what lack of rain can do. >> you live through droughts in marin county. so i love the rain? if you also love the rain you will enjoy the unsettled pattern over the next several days and if you don't like it, at least it's a relatively warm storm. in the santa cruz mountains, diane guerazzi, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> you can find the forecast on our website, ktvu.com. there you can also get live stormtracker 2 updates any time, just click on the stormtracker tab. >>> the long-running legal fight over gay marriage in california is set for another round. tomorrow morning the u.s. court of appeals for the 9th circuit in san francisco is set to hear arguments on whether the denial of marriage equality violates the u.s. constitution. the legality of proposition 8 has now reached its highest legal level to date. ktvu's john sasaki reports. >> reporter: a handful of people braved the rain outside the 9th circuit court of appeals to call for justice. they support same-sex marriage and came in support. >> really glad to be out here and i'm glad that even with the r

>>> i'm terry mcsweeney in marin county. >> a violent night in south san francisco. 64 shot, two killed in what police say was a drive-by shooting that may have been gang-related. thick fog in the north bay valleys but for the rest of us it's clear. a lot of sunshine later on today. i'll have the 7-day forecast next. >> the commute much smoother than yesterday. no major spots right now. traffic report coming up. >> good thursday morning. it's 5:00. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. the f.b.i. part of the investigation of a massive sewer spill in marin county, one the district expects may be environmental terrorism or extreme negligence by a contractor and it's causing extreme worries for residents. terry mcsweeney is live in kentfield with the latest. terry? >> i'm here on college avenue maybe a quarter mile from the college of marin. you've got a generator down there and it is pumping up the clogged drainage down college avenue because right now the sewage pipe is clogged. 850,000 gallons of raw sewage came out of here last week, and the possibility is environmental terrorism as

live in marin county, abc 7 news. >> thanks a lot. >> a check of the forecast now.s mike nicco. >> live doppler 7 hd. see some of the rain moving through the extreme northern part of our state. that's where it's going to stay for the daylight hours. increase in high clouds as that storm system approaches. cool this morning if you're heading for shopping. temperatures upper 30s to low 40s inland valleys. mid-40s around san francisco and also at the coast. during the afternoon hours we'll see an increase in the high clouds but very mild. mid to upper 50s to near 60 in fremont, san jose and morgan hill. tonight it will become breezy after 3:00. drizzle's possible by the morning hours but the rain will hold off. temperatures upper 40s to low 50s. wet and windy tomorrow. going to be a tough day if you have plans to play outside. megan? >> thanks, mike. good morning. holiday light out there for your christmas eve morning commute. the bay bridge toll plaza, no problems making your way through the tolls and heading right on into san francisco. heading out of town towards th

this is marin county. farther south on 101 at paul avenue, standing water caused a major back up. lisa argen has been following the storm and joins us with live doppler 7 hd. >>> not much so to show you right now. impressive rain totals, mill valley, over an inch of rain, half an inch in oakland but look at livermore valley, third of an inch. watsonville, over a half inch. this cold front is well into the sierra nevada and few areas of light rain beginning to move into marin county, light scattered showers around fort ross toward bolinas and rohnert park. then we're not going to see not too bad the rest of the weekend. but the potential for more rain next week and very cold temperatures. that is call aul coming up. >>> more snow for the sierra tonight. drivers were asked to put on chains in blue canyon which is at about 5200 feet. the snow was wet. the week between christmas and new year's is typically one of the biggest weeks of the year for ski resorts. and resorts are expecting big crowds. this is myers in south lake tahoe where the roads are coated tonight. we recorded this sh

the golden gate bridge out of marin county of fog . to we will get more on your commute and forecast in a this. the market sicily. markets mixed at this hour early hour. we are headed towards a net negative open during they start at the highest law all since august 28th of 2008. it was light and mixed on thursday the last day of trading before the christmas holiday. meanwhile there are few economic reports due out it will be a slow one. it will be on the weekly numbers. one of the highlights come tomorrow when consumers' confidence index comes up for december. home price index for october should be released. thursday fed releases its federal fed. opening bell will open in 15 minutes. we will take a break at 6:12 a.m. back in a moment. albany those headlights westbound in jamaica your way towards the 580 march. traffic building but still moving. we will be back a moment. central park in new york showing all of us know. they will get a lot more of it the east coast got hammered over the weekend. a blizzard. j. f. k. closed lower 40 oppos

golden gate bridge not bad southbound out of marin county into san francisco.ateo bridge also checking in problem-free. it's about a 13-minute ride to go between hayward and foster city. live look now at conditions in the south bay 10. 1 at 880, looks like traffic is moving well south bay 1010 at 101. >>> new this morning the victims of the san bruno disaster facing a new obstacle, federal income taxes. congresswoman jackie speier is working to make sure the money they received in disaster aid won't be taxed. pg&e has given $15,000 to victims whose homes were damaged in september when that natural gas pipeline blew up. residents were notified last month that the money could be taxed by the irs. >>> new information about the murder of a woman on russian hill. gary scott holland was reportedly upset about child support before the killing. we're hearing the 43-year-old called his mother and ex-wife just hours before the murder to complain about paying child support for his two children. holland is accused of dressing up as a utility worker before raping and stabbi

we have isolated showers from the marin county coast, extending about 100 miles offshore. you can see some of these returns are showing up brighter yellow. overnight tonight a few scattered showers will continue. for the majority of us, it's going to be a quiet latter half of our holiday weekend. if your travel plans take you up to lake tahoe, winter weather advisory until 4:00 a.m. it's been a very nice week or so up in the high country with lots of new snow. showers tapering off overnight tonight. we're kind of in no man's land now that this system has moved off. there's nothing organized offshore. a little bit of moisture, a little bit of instability. most of us actually remain dry. some partial clearing tomorrow, mixture of sunshine and clouds, the active storm pattern returns early next week. that's when the moisture gathers intensity, gathers strength again and that will push on into the bay area. we're going to stay rather active in the week ahead. can't pull out an isolated shower, maybe brief moderate rainfall. overall, your sunday and most of your monday should b

people such as mary mockley from marin county. >> it's a struggle every day. because i came from a nice house, nice family, and now here i am in shelters. >> reporter: no one can say for sure what next christmas will be like. but folks at clyde say the last people that benefit are usually the people that will be coming through these doors on christmas day. >>> a san jose tamale restaurant was also packed today as south bay families stocked up for christmas dinner. the line outside lucy's tamale factory went around the building. >> we used to spend it with my grandparents out back in mexico, and part of the tradition ever since. >> reporter: that customer said he bought three dozen tamales for his family and he placed his order a week ago. >>> you now have less than six hours before christmas day. and if you haven't finished your shopping, don't worry. there's still stores open now to help the ultimate procrastinator. the last minute push is on. >> less than four shopping hours until these stores close at least. that will be toys r' us, k mart and sears. look a

tara moriarty has been checking in with all preps and joins us from marin county. >> reporter: the high flood watch and wind advisory go into effect in the -- here in this area soon. take a look at this "danger, raw sewage, avoid contact. officials in the sheriff's office says ross valley usually has a high volume of runoff with up to three inches of rain expected to fall in a short amount of time, there could be creek runoffs. that could be good or bad. more than 3 million gallons of waste water seeped into the creek and san francisco bay. once these rain comes, rain could dilute bacteria levels. they do emphasize there's danger from the spill. the underground sewer pipe are old and the district has a project going on. this is in addition to the c logged pipe over the weekend which officials say is the work of vandals. as far as hunkering -- hunkering down with the storm, officers say the -- officials say the community is ready. a lot of the residents have had a chance to whatten -- batten down the hatches. if we -- we have sand and sandbag locations posted on the website. >> marin cou

live in marin county, jim vargas. >>> part of the almond and quick silver park in san jose is closed tonight and will remain so through the holiday weekend because of the concerns of methane gas. the north part of the park and it's trails are shut down. the parks department says the problem started at the guadalupe. >> it's overwhelming, there's no reason to dump waste in the park. i would definitely check it out before i came. >>> park officials say they won't reopen the park until test results come back from that creek water. >>> at 5:00, we told you about a fexex truck hi jacked, it has since been recovered. the driver told channel 2 he had gotten out of the truck to make a delivery, when the man pushed him and took off with the truck. the truck was found just in the past half hour or so in east oakland. unfortunately all of the packages are still missing. >>> we have new information tonight involving that mass shooting in south san francisco. ktvu has confirmed a third victim has died in the hospital. and now police are saying last night's drive by shooting may be gang related. p

officials say they are not sure yet if the act was deliberate but the marin county sheriff department the fbi are both investigating >>> today, crews from the ross valley sanitary district are racing to prepare for the rain storms heading in tomorrow. they are laying large hoses and pipes along the main street to divert any x over flow of sewage during the heavy rainfall. some her merchants are irritated, saying that the hoses may make it harder for customers to go. >> it depends on whether people can get through or not. if they can't find the entrance, i'm dead. >> reporter: he was told that the pipes will stay during the christmas holidays. >>> holding the am toy drive right now. the restaurant has been sponsoring the drive for the last ten years along with the san francisco firefighters. their goal is to collect 15,000 toys and organizers say that the need for donations this year is greater than are. >> i think about 15,000 kids that don't have a present under the tree. i look at my kid and they have lots of toys and i think about it. it just makes me work even harder. >> the luxor

. >> reporter: tom, a marin county mom flying to fso said a flight attendant insisted her baby could not fly in her car seat but must be in her lap. this mother says the safety issue must be addressed. 1-year-old sunshine bradley is a frequent flyer. her parents buy her an airline seat to buckle into. >> a baby can fly for free under the age of 2. i have researched it and i've learned that even in mild turbulence an infant can be harmed. >> reporter: over the holidays the marin county family hit turbulence with a sky west flight attendant. >> he said you have to remove your baby from the seat. she is not approved. >> if you say one more word you are off this plane. >> i said my baby is not going to be safe. he said. that's it. you're off. >> reporter: the bradleys complained to sky west. the airline refunded their miles and said safety is always our first priority. we are regretful and have followed up with this flight attendant. the bradleys say it is a widespread problem. >> it wasn't one employee. it was the whole crew. it is a wakeup call for the airlines that they need to really

also, alameda and marin county, not quite as directly impacted perhaps. >> commissioner, i am a studentf history, and i cannot help but remember that once we were all parts of the same county. it is the same people and the same lifestyle, and what we have is an imperative to have a wide-ranging conversation, which is why we are advocating for the necessary time to do that. we have done outreach meetings in san mateo county and sarah plant county and marin county, precisely for the purpose that you mentioned. we have also done webinars and the newfangled technology things, and i have to give credit for the staff because i would not be able to do that if you pressed me. as you know, we can do a 30-year plan and have all-day meetings here and people do not pay a huge amount of attention until you have a specific proposal to do a project. that is the challenge planning has all the time, and that is why we believe the education process is very important. to have that discussion, mutually educate each other, and get to the point several years down the line when there is a more robust body of

mainly marin county along the coast. a little bit inland. not too much. and then even towards the noon hour towards san jose and santa clara valley. after that we should be fine. by 5:00 this afternoon it's gone and we'll have mostly sunny skies. there will be a fast moving little system coming in. a cold morning and then sun and clouds. showers hugging the coast a little bit. chilly highs with temperatures in the upper 40s to very low 50s. and temperatures remaining below average here tomorrow but even colder day. we start off cold and clouds will increase. that will probably lead to rain late friday but more likely early saturday. a break sunday and one more system clips us on monday. >>> all right. thank you, steve. it is 5:09. as people around the world prepare to ring in the new year, san francisco police are also getting ready. what officers will be especially vigilant about tomorrow night. >>> and there's a new quota system for west coast fishermen. what they won't be able to do anymore. >>> good morning. westbound 92 san mateo bridge traffic movin

. >> this is a holiday give away for one family in marin county enjoying best skiing they can remember. >> it's been more relaxed and there is more snow. >> timing was just perfect. great. nine feet of snow through naifg. another seven, eight feet last week. >> this year is better. >> how so? >> snow. >> 20. and it's -- it's been snowing a lot. and snow is frern. >> holiday week kept a steady stream of customers at the wagon train coffee shop. >> our slow season is from november 1 through christmas. and so the day after, it helps pave every bill. -- pay every bill. >> just miles away, slopes were full at north star at tahoe, more families made a quick get away. >> saturday, so had three days leading up to saturday. and nothing else planned so... we brought three boys up. we came snow boarding. >> people are here today. so it's actually good place to ski. sometimes. >> north star hasn't seen this snow in more than a decade. >> we've had more snow than we've had since 1997. about 70% of our annual snowfall fallen on the mountain. >> yes. then that amounts to 200 inches of snow so far. an