only in the south you call that a pond and they used orton as a giant mote, so they ran to the lake and then you had another 5 miles of extended area that was impenetrable to ground forces. so the initial line of work was built over by the six weeks period and then for the remainder of the war and the area where we are standing now the fort was expanded and strengthened and artillery compartments were built to point down river in case enemy vessels breached the inlets and got on to the river and attacked wilmington. .. >> smuggled into the conferacy on board vessels known as blockade rne. surprisingly, the union did not go after the forts or made an effort to capture wilmington until late 1864. 1864. by the spring of 1862, union forces had captured and occupied two-thirds of the coastal plain of north carolina, the outer banks, albemarle in the south, all the major river systems and all the river towns so they controlled everything from southeastern virginia to within 50 miles of wilmington. wilmington should've been the next target. but instead they hopscotch over wilmington and when a

the fort iran from cape fear river one and a quarter miles west westward to orton pond, this this was actually a lake 5 miles long and they used orton as a giant moat. general william t sherman's army captured savannah. after capturing, occupying and destroying to atlanta, general sherman marched his 60,000 men army the entire breadth of the state and captured savannah on december 21. he printed that presented the city to president lincoln. he wanted to transfer the army savannah to petersburg one last push against robert e lee's army. the great expanded army. wilmington became so important that us grant left virginia, came to the cape fear river and on january the 28th he consulted with the leaders would captured fort fisher and asked how do we capture wilmington. the naval task force and the union general, alfred terry said we been here for about two weeks. we've scouted the confederate positions. the ground on the east side of the cape fear river is a peninsula. it is too narrow for military operations. it strongly defended by a log of works known as the sugar works line. what we p

the fort iran from cape fear river one and a quarter miles west westward to orton pond, this this was actually a lake 5 miles long and they used orton as a giant moat. the earthworks iran to the lake and then you had another 5 miles of extended area that was. that was built over six weeks and for the remainder of the war in the area where were standing now the fort was greatly expanded and strengthened and artillery compartments were built where heavy guns were placed to.downriver in case enemy vessels ever breached the inlets and got into the river to attack wilmington. next to charleston, which was the main southern seaport along the atlantic seaboard, wilmington was the heavily fortified of the southern seaports. wilmington became the most important seaport in the south in 1863. it was the largest seaport in north carolina on the eve of the war, it was the largest city in north carolina when the war broke out. by 1863, when charleston was put under siege by lease forces, wilmington became the most important southern seaport for receiving supplies that were smuggled into the confede

whatever. >> new york police officers make another dramatic rescue on frozen ponds in central park.ld boy was dancing on the ice at the 59th street pond yesterday afternoon when he fell through. an eyewitness people took video and pictures as the boy cried for help. that's when a man says he went and alert dollars two police officers. >> he was up to his chest in water. he wasn't saying anything at the time. we could only see his upper torso, his head, his arms trying to brace himself. >> you may remember just a month ago six other teens fell in the ponds after venturing out on to the ice to take a picture. the parks department says there are signs warning people about the ponds' thin ice and to stay off. >> the manhunt continues for woman who went on parking lot rampage in california. >> this happened sunday night, in union city, that's near san francisco. watch as this silver car almost backs up, into several people, including small children. investigators say it started when the suspected driver went to return batteries at wal-mart, but was declined when she got into her car, she

if necessary, we can outflank it by going around the defenses that go all the way toward more orton pond. that's when the battle occurred, february 17, 1965. -- 1865. atmel porter -- admiral porter's flotillas gunboats almost 30 of them would unleash a bombardment over two days on the fort, about 4000 shots on the fort. one of the vessels was a floating tank, the monitor montauk. 15-inch guns on board and that vessel was able to get within 800 yards of the fort and fire into thehells earthworks where were standing right now. in the meantime, grant sent reinforcements that were transferred across the river approached the fort about 2 , miles from the north and got within 600 yards of the fort. the ground between the fort and the tree line had been cleared out for a field of fire and what they discovered when they got there was this is a very strong earthen fort. attacking it head-on would be almost murderous. like the attack by the 54 massachusetts on battery in 1863. ile they debated to attack it straight on even with the protection of the name he, -- the navy, an african-american showed

fort ran from the cape fear river, 1 1/4 miles westward to the edge of porton pond which is actually a lake 12 miles long along the south carolina pond and they use it as kind of a giant float so the earthworks ran to the lake and then you had another five miles of extended area that was impenetrable to ground forces. so the initial line of the work of the builders ran around their and you ran into the area where we are standing now, before it was expanded and strengthened and artillery compartments were built where heavy funds would be placed to point downriver in case enemy vessels ever breached the inlets, gone to the river. >> next to charleston, which was the main seaport along the atlantic sea, wilmington was the mostheavily fortified . >> wilmington became the most important support in the south in 1863.it was the largest seaport in north carolina, it was the largest city in north carolina. and when the war broke out. by 1863, when charleston was put under siege by union forces. willington became the most important southern seaport receiving supplies that were smuggled into th

protection of the navy, and african-american showed up in their camp and the, i know a way around pond and 40%. so he got it. they went around, he guided the union forces, two brigades of forces to the west, around fort pond, they positioned themselves on the north side by february 18 . the weakness of fort anderson, like the weakness of fort fisher, was that it was just a two cited work. if they could get from the north side, they can attack it more easily with less opposition. union soldiers who were captured and some deserters informed the general who commanded the garrison here what had happened, and so they decided to evacuate the fort and retreat to wilmington. so early morning hours as the great 19, the forces packed up their belongings -- of february 19, the forces packed up their belongings and headed to wilmington. the united states army overran the fort don on february 19 -- 19.t dawn on february they heard the army and the sounds of evacuation throughout the early morning hours. as soon as the sun started to come up, the bayonets, muskets, fired a volley of a charged the fo

here's route 100 in chester county, big old puddles in the intersection, ponding, spray and of course heavy downpours at time. it will make for a rough morning rush hour, some good news here, we have got the 50/50 at the mid county interchange, northbound e-z pass express lanes were opened yesterday, and they hope to have the southbound side, opened, by about 5:00 o'clock this morning. that is good news for commuters through the weekend up there at mid county. they are still working on route 55, roving crew heading up toward the freeway, and we say hopefully they had crews out overnight, yesterday cleaning out some of these drains, otherwise, we will have some ponding and big old puddles in the normal spots there along the schuylkill at belmont avenue. watch for the new construction pattern and uneven pavement here on 202 between boot road and route 30. expect delays down in philly international. karen, back over to you. >>> bob, thanks. let's make a deal. a deal could be in the works for a key player in the russian meddling investigation , michael flynn, president trump's former nati

look for ponding on 24 and 680. just pulling off the airport, one storm is about to head to alameda and san leandro, it looks like we could have ponding on the roadways there also in about 15 minutes. here's a look at san rafael. you see it's been raining for the better part a couple of hours. rain and gusty winds until want evening hours when it tape force showers. sunday and monday looking wet also. spring warmth and sunshine return next week. still ranking the storm 2 on the storm impact scale. a moderate storm. we'll get possibly a third of an inch to an inch in most areas. one to two inches in the north bay and the coast. gusty winds will develop. here's a look at some of those steadier, moderate rains in the north bay. pockets will develop to the south by 9:00. still looking fairly dry in the south bay through the commute. and then by noon, you see the moderate rain over just about all of our neighborhoods fromssistant rosa all the way down to gilroy. and then if pulls out of the north bay and stays in the sou

just last night isaiah and his friend fell in the pond near the skating rink. they were trying to get a phone that had fallen. >> when he went to grab it, he full threw and he started to panic so i went to go get him. when i pulled him up, i fell through. >> reporter: the teen spoke to us with his mother's he and his friend were able to get out on their own. you may recall last month seven teens needed rescuing after falling through the ice while taking selfies. >> had it not been for these officers here right now, the results could have been very very tragic. >> reporter: the teen from today's rescue is expected to be okay. as you can see, the sign there says this is a dangerous situation and tonight police are asking parents to let their children know that getting out onto the ice is not a good it is, that it is dangerous and they could get seriously hurt. police are patrolling this pond, the yellow tape still up. >>> the news continues now with jim and wendy. >>> news4 at 5:00 starts now. >>> right now at 5:00, we are live in montgomery county waiting to hea

he guided the union forces, two brigades, around the fort from the west around the pond. to themselvesed on the north side by late on the night on february 18. the weakness of fort anderson, like the weakness of fort fisher, was that it was a two sided. if union forces beget get on the north side, they could attack it more easily. with less opposition. union soldiers who were captured and some deserters informed the general who commanded the garrison here when it happened, and so, they decided to evacuate the fort and retreat towards wilmington. so, early morning hours of february 19, forces packed up their belongings and abandoned the fort and headed towards wilmington. the united states army overran the fort about dawn on february 19. they had heard the army just theh of the fort, had heard sounds of evacuation throughout the early morning hours of february 19. as soon as the sun started to volley, they fired a stormed over the walls of the fort in time to capture 40 or 50 confederate rearguard protecting the rear of the main army in retreat toward wilmington. the also

it departs quickly and on and related ponding and puddling you would expect. spotty showers in the lehigh valley. it's shower pretty soon as you saw the big mass of yellow u coopersburg. and the shore 58 degrees clouds and ocean temperature 43 degrees, 63 is your high in philadelphia and the only way we get that is if we get the bulk of that rain past us and get a rain where we dry out and the sun on the other side of the cloud its can warm us up a bit. 63 or cooler than that. a shower or thunderstorm and most of them appear to be winding down and mostly cloudy with an evening shower and 48 degrees, on future tracker 6 that gets out of here quickly and tomorrow back to 64 and sun and a breeze blowing through the region tomorrow. today's high a hopeful 63 if we can't shut off the rain quickly either way not a great day with clouds and occasional showers and maybe a lingering thunderstorm in parts of the region. partly sunny and breezy and 64 and sun on thursday with a high of 57 cooling down a bit there. the next chance of rain is friday, cloudy and periods of

it's the evening commute and even after the evening commute a high impact with ponding on the roads andtimes. we'll talk about how much rain to expect in the upcoming weekend and another very wet day next week. one of those particular days in the seven-day forecast. >> it's active. thank you. >>> a reminder now you can get the latest weather information on 6abc.com/weather. there you can view the seven-day forecast and stormtracker 6 live double scan radar, and be sure to check in with our meteorologist, throughout the day on social media, go to facebook and twitter to find them. >>> camden leap academy continued the celebration of womens history month. the middle school girl his a lesson in empowerment from state senator perez. she was at the puerto rico art center with hopes to inspire the girls to become leaders themselveses. >>> one banking giant says your debit card could be a thing of the past and their newest technology is bring that close toward reality. rick williams is live in the newsroom with more on this story. >> thank you that is right. wells fargo says that 20 million of

security being stepped up ponds throughout the park.slight warm up for the first day of spring the two storms on the horizon. abby: tracking the forecast to tell us more. >> reporter: we are tracking a couple spots across the country. rain early in the morning and afternoon. mid-atlantic none of this but at least shower activity stretching up and down the coast, the larger system paying attention to on the west coast, there is some heavy rain and it has been a very active winter and beginning of spring for northern california stretching to the pacific northwest. that rain is heavy at times but for everyone else the story will be warm temperatures. the forecast rainfall totals out west, you start to see yellow and orange, six to eight inches of rain cover that is the heavy rain. the high for the day, to the 80s close to 90, 57 in new york city so feeling like spring on the second day of spring. >> march madness full of dramatic moments, watch the student pull off an incredible shot. >> for the win! that is the game! abby: three students

it could just pond into one area, especially after dark. >> happens fast.hank you. >>> next at 5:00, a local university ditches its fast food menu. the food getting tossed out. >>> plus haven't gotten your refund yet? why tax officials in our area say the delay is for your own good. >>> all right. it's friday. it's rush hour, and it's raining. so that means pack your patience this evening because you know it's going to be a little bit of a slow commute. this is a live look toward 95 in south philly. dreary night across the delaware valley. the entire weekend, though, will not be a washout. nbc10's first alert meteorologist tammie souza is tracking the system. she'll join us in just a few moments. >>> did you ever have that one food that you were looking forward to eating at the dining hall in college. maybe not one food. more than one, but if it's chicken nuggets and you go to rutgers, we got some bad news for you. rutgers is chucking the chicken nuggets and cold cuts to make its menu healthier. right now this is only on the main campus in new brunswick and

the rain lingers into tonight, ponding of roads, reduced visibility, slow it down if you're driving. a chilly breeze, up to about 25 miles per hour and then the winds will shift drying us out overnight. i'll talk more about the weekend and track more rain on the way in the accuweather forecast. monica. >> all right, thank you cecily. >>> in other news one man is behind bars accused of opening fire on the parking lot of a philadelphia gentleman's club. 29-year-old lawrence mitchell is facing attempted murder charges after the incident monday outside delilah's. according to police he used an ar-15 rifle with a scope to shoot into the parking lot. those shots narrowly missed a woman instead hitting her car twice. police say the shooting appears to be random. >> philadelphia district attorney seth williams still says he will not step down but he has now voluntarily suspended his own law license. it is the latest twist in a legal saga for the embattled democrat who is now facing federal corruption charges. "action news" reporter chad pradelli live today outside the federal courthouse in c

the dramatic moments that a teenager was rescued from an icy cold pond in new york city. and for the first time in new jersey get your friendly food through a drive-thru. details on where that and the freebies they are giving away to celebrate. when we come right back. >>> there is new information this noon about the death of a firefighter in harrisburg, police say that the driver crashed into the firefighter that was heading to a scene was high on pcp. lieutenant devon devo died on march 11th one day after the accident. devo was heading to the fire station to pick up the gear to fight a fire. that house fire killed two girls blamed on a recharging hover board. >>> and workers worked quickly to save someone that fell into the pond in an icy park. they flagged down command officers yesterday afternoon and two officers tried to reach the teenager using a ladder and when that didn't work one officer crawled over to the teen and pulled him out. he is now in stable condition. one officer partially broke through the ice but was not hurt. >>> u.s. officials are taking the step o

very heavy downpours, the yellow shading over philadelphia, friday evening looks like rough one with pond -- this continues to 11:00 friday before we finally start to see the storm wrap up and get out. saturday starts with clouds and possibly a shower and the clouds start to break up a bit by saturday afternoon, we may see sun to finish out the day. we're looking at one to two inches. this particular run of this model has two plus inch amounts over the course of 12 to 18 hour, we are -- we're not talking about flash flooding but we will be talking about ponding and poor drainage flooding as one to two inches falls over 18 hour, slow commutes friday, especially that friday afternoon. overnight hour, 36 tomorrow calm before the storm mostly sunny few high clouds in the afternoon, high 54 but friday is a deluge and with rain it's going to stay stuck in the 40's, a cold raw wet and miserable day. saturday will slowly clear out. sunday and monday look great. and then another rain maker approaches by next tuesday. >> ok. >> all right. >> don bell is here with sports. >> got sixers, let's talk a

we have ponding and puddling that you'll see in the east bay and tri-valley. i'll take you over to oakland where we just got word from chp, a deadlyç crash westbound 580 past lakeshore, closer to harrison. there was a two-car crash. someone got out of their vehicle and was hit by another car. be very careful. try to stay in your vehicles and off the shoulder. we have a full cleosure of westbound 580. chp has to take care of a lot of issues over there. emergency vehicles are headed to the scene. northbound 880 and northbound highway 13 will be your alternate to get past that section of 580 heading up towards the maze. this will be an issue if they don't clear this up in the next 40 minutes. highway 13 to get past this crash. we see soupy conditions on the nimitz. light flow of traffic but things will build over the next half hour. back to you. >> a difficult morning. i know i yousaw ponding on the roadway on the way in. >>> a jewelry heist at a popular mall. a man tricked a clerk into giving him a diamond. >>> happening right now, secretary of state rex tiller

these cells contain heavy downpours and you will see ponding with puddling and ponding on the roads lifting south to north. the winds have been fluctuating at 14 around the estuary in oakland also the port of oakland. otherwise, pretty light to under 10 miles per hour. but will be sustained 10 to 20. if you look carefully here you can see the pounding rain at the golden gate bridge at this very early hour. temperatures are very mild, very muggy, 50s, 60s. we'll have scattered showers throughout the day today. the potential of a thunderstorm containing small hail and the gusty winds. temperatures meanwhile up to about 70 degrees. we'll continue to track this system and an even bigger one heading this way but first here's michelle. >>> roberta, thank you. crews are keeping a close eye on coyote creek in santa clara county. they are worried it could possibly flood again with all the rain. earlier this month, city council members presented a threat m8trix. it will help assess the risk of flooding and will send notification when waters get too high. at last check anderson reservoir was 10 feet b

of south jersey still trying to get rid of steadier cells popping through off and on and maybe a ponding and puddling. a flood watch kicks in at noon. overall in these areas, anywhere from an inch and a half to two and a half inches of rain and there's a concern not only of flooding on roadways but maybe creeks and streams being comprisedly if you're driving on roads and they get flooded don't drive through them. if you're walking, you don't walk through them. can't say that enough. we'll probably be repeating that warning a couple of times through the spring when we get the heavy rounds of rain. a winter weather advisory until 6:00. that's because of freezing rain in the elevation around the poconos and there could be a issue of freezing rain sleet and snow. 40 is your current temperature in philadelphia. feels kind of raw out there. there's a little bit of a breeze coming in off the ocean. you can see that in the teens in a lot of spots. brace yourself nor that. even if there isn't a lot of active rain, 41 with 7:00, we'll get a high of 48 around 3:00. but really the temperatures maint

there is some ponding on the roadways. look at it snow at mount hamilton. that will be fun when it brightens up later this morning. live weather camera to the transamerica pyramid. mostly cloudy skies. temperatures right now cool 39 degrees. to the 40s from san jose, san francisco, livermore, oakland and redwood city. the winds are up to 18 so that adds a chill to the air in oakland. 11 in the san francisco area. southwest 6. kind of slow in fairfield. more of a westerly 10-20. temperatures will be warmer than yesterday when we barely climbed out of the 40s and some neighborhoods into the 50s. we'll talk about how long the lingering showers will last and when near 70 will return to the bay area. but for now let's send it over to roqui. >>> let's head to the south bay. between mckey road. this is two right lanes closed until 6:00 a.m.. and moving over to the east bay this is the newark area. southbound 880. the right lane is blocked until 5:00 a.m.. and the bay bridge toll plaza it is wet so make sure you head out to drive safely across the span here. the me

. >> reporter: those across the pond did not understand why they left the emerald pond on this day of all days. their travel was not done once they crossed the atlantic. andey began a bar crawl down the street. >> they take a limo and began a pub crawl. >> reporter: our cameras were there at the beginning of the ritual. >> the hairline is probably back here and the gut is out a little bit. but we are all the same. >> reporter: now days they are spreading the cheer to their kids. >> to see them doing the dublin to philly thing is remarkable. >> reporter: honoring their home. >> philadelphia brotherly love. >> reporter: and honoring their here. irish on st. patrick's day. >> what a great friendship. >>> the family of a young boy who's disney dreams came true courtesy of the make foundation. they teamed up with the local 424, the third annual monte carlo nigh all proceeds were donated to the make a wish foundation, they wanted to give the same experience to another family. >>> medical students arebring m patrick's day tonight. today is match day. it's the day that future doctors all over

inches of rain and heaviest in the afternoon and evening and this is when there is a good chance of pondingn the roads and localized flooding and expect delays for the evening commute. and they affect both commutes tomorrow light to moderate rain, slowing down the commute to allow extra time and the evening commute is the one that is a big mess with the po ten for heavy rain and high winds and ponding on roads. right now temperatures on the cool side. philadelphia 48 degrees, down from the high of 52, thanks to the clouds allentown 48 and cape may 48 and reading 47. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the clouds are here and we saw some sunshine earlier today. and then that batch of renegade showers and the actual low pressure i'm tracking is near st. louis, this has been responsible for some severe weather we do have tornado watches in effect for parts. the ohio valley and this low transfers to a low to the south about what that does is keep us in the cold sector of the storm. not talking about snow. 2:00 in the morning light rain is developing and could be a touch of freezing rain

and newton pond.glers of all ages are invited. if you are 16 to 64 you need a license. >>> in new castle county you are looking at basketball with a message. the delaware 87ers posted police groups in newark last week. kids participated in an anti-bullying rally. it sent a positive message about acceptance. >>> well, prom season just around the corner and these students will head to the party in style. the girls got to choose from more than a thousand dresses in wilmington last night. county library spent all winter collecting new and gently used gowns for the girls. the dress give away continues this afternoon in new castle. >>> 5:57 on this saturday. we have returned to some winterlike temperatures, but that's good news at the blue cross river rink along penn's landing, that's where matt delucia is live this morning. >> reporter: a good day for ice u yes, it may be cold outside but a look at the beautiful picture looking at the ben franklin bridge over the delaware river. looks nice, feels cold. we

and ponding on the roads is a concern.onos down to allentown and reading and philadelphia and wilmington pockets of heavy rain and even thunderstorms are not out of the question today. 6:00 in the evening we have steadier pockets of moisture as we get into 11:00 tonight the moisture is starting to taper off a bit. and make sure you have the wet weather gear and pack your patience. 6:30 tomorrow the moisture is starting to pull away and clouds break for a few sunny breaks. a parade of storms into early april as we track the areas of low pressure that work their way into the south and gives us freak when bouts of rain not even as we get into the rest of this weekend but for that matter into next week. here is the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast today we have got the rain some of which is heavy at times. high temperature coming in at 48 degrees, on saturday. quick drying with a high temperature of 52. clouds and sunny breaks by tomorrow afternoon. if you had to pick two days over the weekend. sunday looks to be the b

period of rain all day friday, rain will be heavy at times, watch for ponding at road, poor drainageround the area, gradual clearing saturday, saturday morning, looks glummy , cloud, possibly a few showers here and there and for those participating in the hot chocolate run here in philadelphia it could be soggy saturday morning but will improve. overnight chilly at 36 degrees , tomorrow mostly sunny, cold, pleasant high cloud drift in the afternoon and then friday with all that rain it looks like it will stay cool. high of only 49 degrees, saturday morning shower and then gradual clearing in the afternoon. sunday, monday look great but another system approaches tuesday with another chance for some rainfall, sports up after the break eagles couch doug pederson is talking about the team, what he had to [car[clicking of ignition]rt] uh-- wha-- woof! eeh-- woof! wuh-- [silence] [engine roars to life] [dog howls] ♪ dramatic opera music swells from radio ♪ [howling continues] i think we can agree eagles owe even if was way more even if when lesean mccoy was running wild. the bird may want

make sure do you that, puddled, ponding a concern. impact on your commute here today. soap, tracking weather very much going together. by tomorrow showers still out there. as we said early in the morning, skies will start to clear, sunday, deep breath, meisha, at least that looks like a gem. >> that's what i was thinking, you know, sunday good relaxing day to just chill out in the sunshine. so we can get through today. good news it is friday. we're happy about that. we're looking outside, though, and yes, katie pointed out with all of the rain coming down, it will be a very slow commute. there is no way around it. don't even think for a second that you can just walk out the door like you typically would and won't have any hiccups. it will get slow. broad street at spring garden street, this is kind of quick look at what we will be looking at. wet roadways, droplet all over the lens, rain coming down in some areas. whether we get pooling and puddle like this on the roadways, that's when brake lights start going off later on, talking mo

it's all ponding and so far in san francisco we have seen less than two-tenths of an inch and to see that kind after cumulation, i was staggered this morning. but we have seen over three- tenths inch in some parts of the north bay. good morning. let's get to it. this is our live hi-def doppler radar picking up some pretty aggressive cells. did you see that lightning strike just off the santa rosa coast? right there, moving towards santa rosa. i'll keep a watchful eye on that see right there in that embedded cell. it was right here around highway 116. at any time today we could see a cell, a rain cell that contains embedded thunderstorms. we're talking cloud-to-ground lightning. it's dangerous. we will see scattered showers throughout the day today in throughout tomorrow, as well. other side of the coin is the very gusty winds 13 miles per hour at sfo but picking up stronger gusts in excess of 20. around the rim of the bay gusty winds also outside the san francisco coast near vista point. 13 in novato. 9 santa rosa. otherwise these winds will be consistent during the day 10 to 20 mile

no puddles or ponding yet. as we head through the day, it's a better chance that we will see that develop. i should say through the morning hours. here's the temperatures for today. 58 at half moon bay. rest of us about 60 to 63 degrees. lows tonight are going to hang out a little bit cooler, in the mid to upper 40s. even a 50 around richmond, san francisco, and oakland. when we come back, i'll go hour by hour through today's forecast and give you an idea of how much rain you're going to get and when it will get to your neighborhood. now let's turn it over to ali s licks -- to alexis for the commute. >>> good morning. so far, so good. wet pavement getting heavier on the richmond side of the san rafael bridge. the drops on the traffic lens, you see it -- a little sheen on the pavement. no puddles or standing water or hydroplaning. one of those days you want dry conditions. so far, pretty friday light. a spinout crash, southbound 101 before the 380 merge if you're traveling around sfo. sounds like solo vehicle co

seeing the better radar returns and that is where the moderate rain pis and where you could have pondingnd hydroplane. and behind me on the coast, another batch across half moon bay and that is heading right over toward san bruno, san mateo, hillsborough and that whole area is about to get pounded with wet weather. we have arrival delays averaging 2 hours and 40 minutes at sfo. and that is not helping the situation. the yellow developing along the cold front and that means the mosten tense part of the storm is finally starting to develop. and it moves ashore like we said it would. it would be a late afternoon or a late morning into early afternoon and that is what we're seeing. so for the evening commute, just drive carefully like alexis said, brief downpours and gusty winds and ponding possible. good news, it will start to taper once we get past the evening hours to scattered showers. sunday and monday looking wet also. spring warmth, how about some 70s and sunshine. that is next week. here is a look from noon. and could you see pockets of moderate rain except for in the south bay. you'

>>> and we'll show you more after rescue of a deer who fell through the ice in a frozen new jersey pond. we'll be right back. stay with us. >> sunshine canyon, firefighters contained half of the flames. evacuation orders for 400 homes. so far no buildings damaged. fire fight are monitoring the blaze, and hope to have the fire fully contained today. >> and torren sean role caused flooding in northern peru, bringing the death toll this year to 75. >> overflowing rivers continue to reek havoc. flooding street and destroying homes. warm willing waters in the pacific ocean are said to be what's caused the intense rainfall. armed forces are helping police in over 800 cities that has declared an emergency. meanwhile, in peru's capitol of leap, a residents lining up for fresh drinking water. many without food, water and shelter. authorities say close to 12,000 homes have been affected by the floods. the storms are expected to continue for another two weeks. >> well, back at home, ice from last week's storm created dangerous situation for one unlucky deer. >> rescue crews had to step in after th

there's ponding on the roadways. speaking of which, a new push to enforce speed limits on california roadways. a new bill is winding its way through the state legislature. if it gets approval, san francisco and san jose want to team up to be the first cities to launch a five-year pilot program. bay area transportation leaders are meeting today to consider what that would entail. >>> happening right now, republicans have just over 24 hours to make a final push and changes to the health care plan. democrats are coming together to get one last stand. this is a live look from the capitol dome in washington, d.c. >>> despite a personal appeal from donald trump, it looks like the plan is headed for failure. >> tracie potts is live in washington. it seems too many republicans, for different reasons, are against the bill at this point. >> exactly. some don't like the changes with medicaid. some don't think it's tough enough. at this point, 24 hours out, it's coming down to six republican votes. that's how many people over th

road spray problem for you through the morning drive, ponding on roadways, all of that sort of stuff.avy rain still wait in the wings off to the west, actually going to be intensifying storm as it crosses our area. so you get the red light, the whole day. there is no commute that's really better than any other. but i will say, that late afternoon and evening it is probably at its worse because that's when we see the heaviest rain actually pushing through, and so many people will be out on the roadways, so we have to worry about flooding out there, flood watch takes effect as of noontime for much of the area. tomorrow, we do begin to brighten up. there is improvement over the weekends, sunday is the bright spot. it is not only milder but bright and sunny. but then don't blink. new system already here monday evening, bringing in some rain. that will linger into tuesday. so not really catches too much of a break, but there is at least a break down the road, meisha. >> who doesn't love a sunday, that relaxing sun that comes in on a sunday before monday? i know i do. looking outside right

there is wet roadways, ponding, pooling on some of the shoulders, side streets, sidewalks, under the bridges and sides of the bridge deaths. -- decks. heads up on this. because friday's, tends to be one of the days of the week where we can leave little later because it is friday. that is not going to be the case today. then, dealing with another string every accidents, still out there. camden, 676 northbound route 42, pulled off to the shoulder, we have overturned vehicle in media, route one media bypass southbound at baltimore pike. we have another accident in horsham. horsham road at limekiln pike. good news because we've had drink every accidents all morning long, the good news is that they're moving out of our way or off to the shoulder fairly quickly. that being said, we are seeing string every problems out there. so again, i'm going to sound like broken record here, leave your homes early, even on a friday. jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you, meisha. toy that's spanned generations, and now the popular building blocks leggos are the center of the new area attraction. >> disco

but what we are expecting is plenty of puddles and ponding on the roads.nd then we have some gusty winds. those have been kicking up over the past hour or so. so when we talk about the ground that's already saturated from all the rain we have gotten there is the possibility of downed trees and downed power lines. so that's something to watch for as the day progresses. the other thing we have been talking about this morning, big rock and roll half marathon sunday at the golden gate bridge. it should be dry. that's the good news. this is one of the spring storms we have to get through before we get to the dry season. i'm ready to take one for the team here. live at the golden gate bridge, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> thank you for doing that, anne. a federal disaster loan office has opened up in santa cruz to help victims of last month's devastating storm. the u.s. small business administration announced this week it would open an office to help people get the money they need to rebuild. once an application is completed, it usually takes two to three weeks befo

that's why we had so much ponding and why you may run into that. you can seeboulevard, stone ridge drive right now outlet malls, that's where we're seeing some of the heaviest of the wet weather. pulling out of hayward and heading toward castro valley is another one and you can see that looks like another cell, yellow, around fremont. that will also head up towards pleasanton. so it's mainly that area. temperatures, dress for 53 to 55 around san francisco but that 53 in west portal, downtown is about 54. coolest spot, san leandro, 49, warmest spot is about 56. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is definitely wet this morning. if you're going to be out and about today, walking the dog, know it's going to be wet early but pretty nice this afternoon. same thing if you're going to be doing some exercising, put it off until the afternoon hours. same thing with yard work even though the yard is going to remain damp all day. temperatures today, 61 to 63 from san francisco to the inland neighborhoods. our spread is about 56 along the coast tomo

he took delight in ponds. he smilingly told that these operas in the telegraph office that since it was a fast day, he was pleased to see them working so fast. he memorized the phrase of the satirist, whose head unlike his books is read. in court proceedings lincoln knew how to use a pond to advantage, and opposing lawyer who clinton could bring a man to prove, to prevent alibi lincoln shooting back, i have no doubt you can bring a man to prove an alibi. ponds of course are designed to elicit groans and this may well have been lincoln's aim when he said -- tr strong, but coffee are stronger. as a self-taught learner, lincoln took particular pleasure in the misapplication of the version of logic ricky relished the story of john moore, an illinois state treasurer who was returning home one night inebriated. as they passed through a growth one of the wheels struck a stump and through the pull out of the ring of the yolk. the freed steers ran away leaving john moore asleep. early in the morning you are roused hims

notes on every bit of natural phenomenon that he saw, whether it was when the ice melted from walden pond, the sweet maple leaves unfurled in the spring, when migrating birds came through, he takes notes on everything. he had this wonderful hat that he wore at this time, it wasn't quite a top hat, he had a larger crown than usual, and he had built for himself a platform inside the crown of that hat in which he would place botanical samples and he would take those home and press them between this large collection of flute music that belonged to his father and was heavy and he's making his own herbarium. he's pressing all of these specimens that he can store in the addict of his mother's house on main street. he actually, one day he puts, i wish i could remember the name of the kind of plant, but he puts a collection of seedpods in the crown of his hat on that little platform, and they are kind of seedpods that explodes with seeds that are at a particular time year end apparently he's walking home with these and they start going off and he says they sound like gunfire above my head. he is d

very concerned and our thoughts and prayers go out to our strong friends and allies over across the pond. with that, i'll open it up to questions. [inaudible] we don't know that yet and that's why we have to get the information. i will say this, the nsa has been very, very, very helpful. they know how important these programs are and they are in constant munication with our team and as you know, they've partially complied with our request last week and i expect them to get us more information by friday and i have spoke to admiral rogers about these concerns and he wants to comply as quickly as he can. [inaudible] no. what we have to agree when we talk about intelligence products here we have to be careful. from what i know right now, it looks like incidental selections, we don't know exactly how that was picked up but were trying to get to the bottom of it. [inaudible] it's possible. we won't know until we get the information on friday and that's why -- look i think the nsa will comply and i am concerned that we don't know whether the fbi will comply i placed a call and i'm waiting to ta

we also want to improve the water canals in the ponds in addition to the roads. >> koma arrives at the village. it's his first time to meet the villagers in a long time. the farmers here today are those who have had particular success using sri. koma speaks for more than one hour. >> we are uneducated, but mr. koma never looks down on us or shows discrimination towards us. we are very grateful to him. >> before i met mr. koma, i would never have thought of trying out new methods. i always farmed in the traditional way. since meeting him, i can think in a more creative and progressive way. >> when i compare my life to what it was ten years ago, everything has changed completely. it's all thanks to cedac. now, i have more land and therefore bigger harvest. i am enjoying my work. ♪ >> this is a rice mill. to cope with rising demands, cedac and farmers coop derative raise funds to create several new rice mills. here the newest rice polishing machine was introduced last year for organic rice. they must also be inspected annually and certified by an organization in germany. by increasing the

no longer the inhabitant of walden pond.he finished walden in 1852, he was beginning a second act in his life and that second act was a kind of scientist. a field scientist as it were. every day of his life from 1852 on, henry david thoreau would leave his mother's house on main street and woods walk through the meadows and fields and forests of that area, taking notes. taking notes on every bit of natural phenomena and that he saw, whether it was when the ice melted from walden pond, the sweet maple leaves first unfurled in the spring, when migrating birds came through. he takes notes on everything. wonderful happening at this time. wasn't quite a top hat but had a larger crown then usual and he built for himself a platform inside the crown of that hat in which he would place botanical samples and this large collection of flu music that belonged to his father, making -- creating all of these specimens in the attic of his mother's house. he one day -- the kind of plant, put the collection of seedpods in the crown of his hat

china has been growing a lot for many, many years and a lot of it has been speculated a pond. —— uponhe heart of the matter that a lot of the housing bubble has been fuelled not by demand by by speculation. they want to move to a more realistic figure. particularly if there is going to be a second term which i am sure there is for president xi jinping. it is to be steady as she goes. just wanted to get a brief response so we can move on. there is the issue of how reliable these things are. —— these figures are. yes, we have this debate every time they released figures that at the end of the day, the economy is still growing, it still doing what it should be doing, et cetera et cetera. juno at a mean? you always have to look beyond officialfigures. i you always have to look beyond official figures. i aways look at electricity. if you look at their electricity. if you look at their electricity production figures, electricity production figures, electricity usage, that is probably under 6.5%. 6.5% is probably bowing to reality. francois fillon. he reminds me of margaret thatcher. if you

that is ponding puddling. creeping towards the south bay. drive as far as the volume and traffic. number of ins light so far. metering lights are on. let's show you a couple . you can see water on the roadway and the lens. light volume of traffic southbound past the coliseum. back to you. >>> our team coverage from marin county. that is where we find pete suratos. rain in salsalito. >> a wet and windy morning for you in the north bay. >>> good morning to you, chris and sam. yes, the rain is starting to come down. it has eased up just a bit. it is picking up again we're in the marin. you can see the rain going through the stream of water on this trail where we are standing. the rain has been on and off. consistent downpour the last hour. for folks commuting, the golden gate bridge is right behind me. be careful on the roads, the slick roads. careful when you are driving in those areas. we continue monitor the conditions here in the north bay. the rain is on and off this whole hour. we'll give you a better update in the next hour. >>> two more

very concerned and our thoughts and prayers go out to our strong friends and allies over across the pond. and with that i will open it up to questions. [inaudible] >> we don't know that yet, and that's what we need to get the information. i will say this. the nsa has been very, very helpful. they know how important these programs are. they are in constant communication with our team, and as you know they have partially complied with the request last week, and i expect them to hopefully get us more information by friday. i have spoke to admiral rogers about his concerns, and he wants to comply as quickly as he can. >> was the present also part of that collection? >> yes. >> excuse me, let me just clarify. the president united states first of all -- were intercepted as -- >> i think what we have to, we talk about intelligence products we have to be very careful. from what i know right now it looks like incidental collection we don't know exactly how that was picked up, but were trying to get to the bottom of it. >> the present united states in personal communications, incidental collection

half to two half inches of rain and this could cause localized flooding and poor drainage area and pondings. you will want to be carefnd for the evening commute. bing look at new england, this become a coastal storm and parts of veat nont and new hampshire looking at more than a foot of heavy wet y gow. at least for us it's all liqugh w. the five-day at 5:00 a heavy wind swept rain and it's cold 49 degrees and heaviest late in the day and saturday a little bit of drizzle in the morning and otherwise a lot of ling clouds and 52 and the sunshine is back on sunday. 61 degrees. and don't get used to it. more clouds arriving on monday and rain monday night 6es iand tuesday more rain on the way, 61 and we are looking at additional rain in the seven-day forecast. april showers. >> what is for sure. quick break and more news when we come right back. stay with us. if you have medicare parts a and b and want more coverage guess what? you could apply for a medicare supplement insurance plan whenever you want. no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. that means now may be a great time to shop for an

watching out for the possible that there may be ponding on the roadways.least here it looks like the roads are flowing really well. as the rain gets heavier as we go through the morning, mainly for the coast and the hills, we will have high winds today. that may bring down trees. there may be a few power outages when all of this rain moves out late tonight. that's the good news as we head into the weekend. starting to see some of the heaviest rain shifting over the san francisco area and extending off towards the north. stormranger, mobile doppler radar is able to be moved around the bay area so we can get the best view of what's happening as you head out the door this morning. it gives us a very detailed view of also exactly where that rain is falling and what type of precipitation is coming out of some of these clouds. we're looking at the rain getting a little bit lighter for san rafael. just off to the east, we are getting the pockets of heavy rain moving closer to napa and vallejo right now. farther south we see very low visibility right toward the sa

it is always the duck pond that tips the balance. it is a good point and by going for medvedev, who is pretty unpopular, it is a good tactical move and it is not impossible that mr putin would throw his hapless prime minister overboard sometime this year. said he is no use any more, is that the sense you get? medvedev was quite useful for putin of years ago when he wanted to step down as president briefly and medvedev, his sidekick, kept his seat in the kremlin warm but he does not really like mr medvedev and i think he would not feel any compunction in serving him overboard and possibly saying he was shocked to find there had been corruption going on and that would blunt the edge of public anger, if these protests continue, or it mayjust fizzle out. you can see the west squirming at these reactions now, the protests, how far to get involved, what they can say, do they show support? the west does not really have any power at all here, does it? i think the west is one of the guilty parties here and this is one of the things alexei nav

ponding and puddling for highway 24. smooth throw of traffic. and travel times great. mass transit, no delays. bart may see delays. as more rain comes through later in the commute. meanwhile, looking at the east shore freeway, eastbound 80 away from the bay bridge. you can see the water kicking up behind the cars. active rain. you might still have the water on the windshield. back to you. >>> thank you. well, we do have team coverage tracking the storm. >> today in the bay pete suratos live. it might be clearing up a little bit right now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. sam and kris. we're here in marin. the rain hasnisn't drastic here. the rain has really been on and off. good idea to have the umbrella. the roads are still slick. i'll keep you updated on my social media account. >> you can track any time, anywhere on nbc bay area. use it to access live doppler radar and get alerts as to when rain is headed your way. it is free for iphone and android. >> 6:32. developing at this hour from london, two more people now arrested in connection with the terro

. >> ponds and lakes, streams, during the winter there usually frozen. >> so what is it like having a dog infected with the disease? we just got to new jersey and we are going to find out. >> this is my dog max. max is 14 years old. he has been through the most dramatic situation of his life, other than an acl injury. he experienced the infection last summer. he had constant vomiting. he had the worst diarrhea episode i have ever seen of for human or a dog. he was lying around cannot get his body up. he was totally devastated. >> here's the thing, the infection doesn't just harm dogs, but people too. >> whenever we had a patient in the hospital they had to wear gloves. mainly urine is what were concerned with. >> you might recall in the bronx a man died of the infection after living in an alleged rat infested apartment. i asked the veterinarian, could we link this outbreak to an increase in rat population in new jersey? >> i just think that it's probably the normal rats that transmit the disease. >> there is a vaccine to protect your dog. those i spoke to say they are going to go out