here is a live look at the altamont. this is a little crowded heading to the 680. east of their coming out of tracy into the altamont where we are seeing a more significant delay, 76 minutes, 205, 680 and that is because of this crash not too far from grant line road. police the left lane is blocked and traffic is really backed up in the area. we are seeing some pretty hefty travel times through there. metering lights are officially on a little earlier than usual because we have reports of a vehicle ending up sideways near the toll plaza. it certainly started a trickle effect and a backup early into that san francisco. >>> feinstein is back home after being hospitalized for shingles. late last month, the california lawmaker and the oldest member of congress was admitted for shingles treatment and she hopes to return to work later this month with her current term ending in 2024. the 89-year-old would not run again for senator. >>> memphis city officials are expected to release about 20 more hours of video in the beating of tyre nichols later today as well as some re

you are looking at 580 ma a beeline as it works down towards altamonte a pass. there, first alert doppler has been seeing pretty consistently rain that is going to at least make the roads are slick, which is getting out towards the past. look at this. you see the showers out here? there is 580. altamonte a pass is out here. but even here up and down 680, we have seen showers develop. if we look at over the last three hours, this shows up. this has been a stationary blob right over the inland east bay. you are looking at about three hours of weather on here. it is not like it is accumulating much. most of it has fallen in the hills. but the system is not done entirely. so it is milder today than yesterday. these are really just the stragglers. so the best way to do this is put it in futurecast. here is the blob. futurecast can see it. it shows us what happens over the next few hours. it gets more intense as it turns down i-5 and leaves. so you really notice what's coming next. this is tomorrow. if you look at that, it is an entirely separate system. this is a wea

that's a typical build, about 30 miles per hour, in the altamont pass.stbound, where we have the lane closed because of that crack, and then of course the landslide. one lane is closed eastbound, and bob is out there, bob redell is going to tell us more about what's going on for that area into the altamont pass and livermore. there's the slower drive we expect for the south bay. where there's going to be much more activity. already we're showing that puddling and ponding registering on the road weather index. >>> this story, i never thought i would have to be talking about, in the east bay, mail carriers have become a popular target for thieves. the post office says it needs help to make it stop. here's "today in the bay's" jodi hernandez. >> you're looking at video of a suspect investigators believe is using stolen postal keys to steal people's mail. all part of an alarming and growing trend in oakland. >> i've seen a lot in the city of oakland over 22 years. i have never seen it this bad. >> the u.s. postal service says mail carriers are getting robbed

increase every time we see a storm. >> reporter: but for drivers who regularly commute over the altamonte, the hope is storms will let up so traffic can get back to the usual slow slog versus the current crawl. >> i just want to know when they'll take care of it. as soon as possible is what we're hoping for. >> it used to be a nightmare, adding an extra hour to my day home anyway and now it's just even worse. >> reporter: caltrans says it's a top priority to get traffic moving as much as possible in this area. as long as it's dry tomorrow, they're actually going to try to restripe the traffic lines in this area, allowing drivers to use the shoulder on eastbound 580 through this area, giving at least four lanes going over the altamonte. but as you can imagine, it's still going to be very slow going until all of this can be repaired. >> one thing in a long list of things caltrans has to deal with right now and work on over the next couple of weeks. thank you for the update. we appreciate that. some of the strongest winds were on the peninsula today. coming up at 7, wilson walker tells us th

that's coming in out of the altamont pass. it's just fine.re still about 30 miles per hour just after things start to open up. it is eastbound that bob just told you about. at least one lane closed as you have that landslide that's going on, and they hope to have that repaired because that direction is the evening commute. right now, the morning commute is coming in just fine. back to you. >> that's good, thanks. >>> 5:41 right now. this is all caught on camera. this was abroad as this all happened. in the east bay, a war veteran watches a bold theft unfold right outside of his front door, a crime he says will hit especially hard for him and his family. >>> also ahead, one bride going above and beyond to make sure her happily ever after actually happens. the big thank you moment that's now going viral. you won't want to misit. you'res w >>> it is 5:04, san francisco, 52 degrees. we will see widespread showers throughout the morning, we'll talk about the timing and how much coming up. >>> you'll have a little more time as the wait builds at th

. >>> we are seeing a few brake lights, hot spots like the altamont pass. we'll have a look at your travel times, coming right up. >>> some of you have seen light showers this morning before the next atmospheric river arrives. this can bring more widespread flooding to parts of the bay. that is the case in menlo park where the city hasn't fully recovered from the last round of rain and residents having to deal with flooded streets in one neighborhood this sunday. you can see it in the images. >> in addition, there was flooding on the nimitz freeway. it had to be shut down in both directions. there was a mud slide at the thornton avenue pass. three lanes have since reopened but north bound remains flooded. i will have an update on road closures. first let's go to first alert meteorologist jessica burch with the bay area hot spots that could see the heaviest rains. >>> throughout the bay area, we are starting pretty mild. there is not a lot to talk about yet but big changes are on the way once we head into our forecast tomorrow. a mild start to afternoon toda

not the altamont pass, that's a typical build coming into the area.wing some more slowing, and wet roads, puddling and ponding in the areas. watch for the blue highlighting areas. it's eastbound, getting away from us, that is counter commute. it's not a problem right now for those speeds. we do have an issue there. it might be complicated for the rain. you guys explain that story. >> all that recent storm data we have been talking about. taking a big toll on infrastructure. sometimes even when we're in a break from all of the wet weather. >> we're talking about the roadways here. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live along interstate 580 at the altamont pass this morning. workers are trying to repair a major commuter artery there. >> they are. we're on eastbound 580, just east of north lynn road. if you're not familiar, this is the altamont pass, east of livermore, and you can see the bright lights behind me. that is a caltrans worker crew that has been out here since yesterday, trying to repair major damage along eastbound 580. we've got video here

it is sluggish into altamont pass. once you get on 580 west it is slow down to 21 miles per hour, updating live, 28 miles per hour near north flynn. you will get a break the rest of the way towards dublin interchange. that typically gets busier closer to 6:00. 41 minutes 205 towards 680. bay area bridges, a good start to your ride across san mateo bridge. golden gate bridge is pretty quiet. no metering lights yet at the bay bridge. >>> 5:08. an update on the disappearance of a popular dj who vanished from his home almost a week ago. what his wife shared on social media. >>> a loss for san francisco. we are remembering one of the most famous have heart failure and still experience unresolved symptoms? heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms like carpal tunnel syndrome... ...shortness of breath... ...irregular heartbeat... ...and lower back pain could mean something more serious called attr-cm a rare, underdiagnosed disease that worsens over time, so it's important to recognize the signs. sound like you? call your

altamont pass, 54 minute ride 205 to 680.an mateo bridge, if your commute takes you across the bay from 101, so far, so good. no delays. >>> president biden was in selma this weekend in what could be an early preview for 2024 campaign. he walked the famous edmund pettus bridge to commemorate 58th anniversary of bloody sunday. he said the fundamental right to vote remains under assault. this was an opportunity to talk to the current generation of civil rights activist. many have noted he has been unable to make good on his pledge for voting rights. >>> desantis is seen as a possible 2024 republican presidential contender. in a speech at the ronald reagan presidential library he told a sold out crowd that the woke mind virus is infiltrating school and other institutions in california. >>> 20 cars of a rain derailed near springfield ohio. unlike the other derailment a month ago which released toxic chemicals, there are no hazardous materials involved this time. that is according to a company spokesman. even so officials asked re

out of tracy into the altamont, it's already busy. nimitz freeway, so far so good with everything moving nicely along 880 this morning. that's a live look near the colosseum. it is looking slick on the san mateo bridge as you head between 880 and 101. >>> it is 5:20. check out this new video of a man trying to take over a united airlines flight. in a few minutes i will tell you how faa is addressing string of plane emergencies on the ground and in the air. >> a scary situation. >>> food fears raising as another storm ma >>> keeping an eye on first alert doppler, you can expect light showers today but really it's going to be more blue sky than anything else. technically you might get a light shower but it wouldn't last long should you get it. it's more likely tomorrow morning. wednesday morning's commute will have rain. that doesn't look bad. it's rain. we'll track it. but the bigger story by far is the system coming for friday. that's really going to be our focus in this forecast today. amanda. >> thanks. >>> in the past 24 hours, uc

we're tracking brake lights heading into altamonte this morning. westbound 580 already busy coming out of tracy and there's emergency road work in a couple of lanes on the right-hand side of the roadway there due to pothole repair, road work there, in effect for another 30 minutes. it looks like traffic is not too impacted traveling eastbound. westbound is a commute direction, 41 minutes, 205 over to 680, highway 4 and 101, all moving along pretty well, as is the golden gate bridge. it's going to change once the wet weather settles in. we'll keep you updated. >> i started noticing i was not receiving my retirement checks. >> we explain why this disabled retiree in oakland is struggling just to pay her bills. >> and let's take a live look outside from san jose, looking out at black mountain out there. we have a first alert weather day today with a lot of wind and rain on the way. we've got you covered, though, so stay with us. we'll have details after this break. >> tech: when you have auto glass damage, trust safelite. my customer really relies on

we have a busy spot in the altamont pass. windy on the bay area bridges. more coming up. >>> a scary sight for some of san francisco's tallest buildings, shattered windows. some of the factors leading to that broken glass. >> amanda, it's that time of the year. opening day one day way when baseball fans dream the best for their teams. >>> a live look outside on what is another first alert weather day, we have more rain in the forecast for you today along with the threat of thunderstorms as well. it comes after another storm brought showers and gusty winds leaving some damage in the bay area. toppled trees flooded roads and knocked out power even though the latest storm was milder than what we have been getting. the last couple of weeks, hundreds of thousands of pg&e customers dealt with power outages. the current map not many places in the dark. we have reached out to pg&e for the latest numbers. we have live team coverage this morning. justin andrews in men low park and gianna franco is checking on the roads. first we are -- all right. let's get to gianna

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about an hour as you work through the altamont.are tracking brake lights due to tbltrheodoue otsp where a jack knifed big rig had all lanes shut down. it's in the clearing stages which is good but still slow in both directions. >>> we are going to talk about march madness. have you filled out your bracket? how do you think you will stack up against local high school teams? you are about to find out. throughout the tournament, we will be checking with some of the best in the bay when it comes to hoops as they go head to head in the game time high school bracket challenge. you see some of the filling out their brackets. these are kidsschools by the wa competing with their own march madness bracket. we will all month. four featured schools already have bragging rights with each having a player that will compete. guard mahaney honed in on skills that would score him a spot on st. mary's roster. here is charlie walter. >> he is taking over the game. >> reporter: it never mattered what age aayden was, he is used to being the best. >> it

caltrans says it could take weeks to prevent a temporary fix on eastbound on the way to the altamont rain undermined a section of retaining wall next to the freeway. the erosion has also caused a crack on the freeway, forcing the closure of two lanes, leaving only does lanes open to traffic. >> the first chance we will re-stripe the lanes on the mainline and get another lane back. we will push into the median and that will help relieve some of the congestion. reggie: caltrans says a temporary fix would include the addition of piles to prop up the lanes. kumasi: because of the storm, would state park, alcatraz, and the state zoo will be closed. the zoo says if you have reservation a refund process will happen three to four weeks from now. you can find all that on our website. a full list of storm updates. one of the top things that abc 7 news.com. i am still experienced yesterday. did i get transported back to florida, is there a hurricane outside. the way the wind felt, i was not expecting that. it makes sense because it is historic. reggie: i was involved in absolute chaos outside a

it's already busy through the altamont pass. we'll have a look at the travel times as you commute on some bay area bridges. >>> first, a look at top stories. pge reports over 8,000 customers without power in tahoe area. there is no estimated time it will be restored. crews are dealing with deep heavy snow, fallen trees, and blocked roads. there are warnings to residents to not even touchdowned power lines. keep snow off propane tanks, gas lines, buildings just in case. >>> southern california reeling from a rare snow form. this weekend 150 people had to be rescued from san bernardino mountains as crews continue to clear roads. they're looking for people who need help. a woman in lake arrowhead says she hasn't been able to get to her mother since leaving for work friday. >> she was alone during the winter storm. she was trapped. i had to get her out as soon as i got off work. last week, i had to dig the snow. she couldn't open the door. she was scared. anyway, i left home and now i can't even go and she's trapped again over there

and we have some slowing out of the altamont pass.lowing into the altamont pass out of livermore, we're still down two lanes. they have not been able to complete the repair work as you're traveling through the area. north 680, they have not fully cleared this construction in the area, so we're going to have the alternate, but that might be restricted by more crews. the rest of the day moves smoothly, but san jose still has a little bit of slowing. there may be smoke visible from a structure just off the freeway. >>> happening now, pg&e making progress in restoring power across the bay area. this is following this week's storm. as of last check, less than 7,000 customers are still in the dark. the majority is still in the east bay. there are about 3,500 there. on the peninsula, we're looking at around 1,800. >>> a new reminder to watch what you eat. coming up, we're going to check what's trending. a new warning about the classic fruit rollup we never thought we would have to say, but apparently we do thanks to a new tiktok trend. then

there's a wind advisory from chp as you come through the altamont pass. a smooth drive as things build through alameda and contra costa county. we'll bring you an update coming up. >> thank you very much. when we're not on the air our coverage on this microclimate alert continues online. you can watch live radar with our free nbc bay area news app. >>> developing right now, a south bay hiking trail remains closed after a mother died yesterday in a freak accident. it happened when a tree fell as a boy scout troop was on a hike in cupertino's rancho san antonio park yesterday morning. scouleaders say it trapped a parent of one troop member. authorities have not yet revealed her identity but we do know no one else was injured. this news came as a shock to other hikers. >> what a shame. the likelihood of that happening is very, very small. >> the weather was never as bad as it's been just lately, so i think probably the trees are more likely to break off after all the bad storms we've had. >> the park district's chief rarng said the incident is under investig

a success they see is greater than any potential award german soccer now, and bruce at altamont meet local rival, shall get on saturday. it's one of the biggest rivalries in the buddhist. lega is your daughter want are challenging for the league title, while shellcare fighting relegation. the numbers are all in favor of a victory for dormant when, if he chalka in the viet davi, don't mind our unbeaten in the last 8 league matches. and if scored a whopping $22.00 goals, if that isn't enough, the 2nd place team is taking on the 17th in the boonies z a table. but does any of that matter? not according to the document coach. it is an ange b. as always, this will be a match shape by emotion and intensity on where your rank on the table has no meaning. it's really just about those 90 minutes. even wooten chalka also on the same chalka. they've only conceded one goal in the last 6 games. and there's a new found sense of team spirit. and then, and if dorman gives a 100 percent and so to weave, and it'll be very difficult. it's our job to prevent them from reaching that 100 percent. and that

that is except for the altamont pass. it is building up with the construction that is going on after that collapsed road. keep that in mind. you're looking at about a 40 minute drive if you are headed from westbound i-580 or from 205 to 680. keep that in mind. let's look at another closure because of an emergency repair on highway 84. both ways are closed off from martin is road to granville avenue. try to avoid that area. here is the dublin interchange. you can see the lights from the super commuters. it is building up. they are still off. we will let you know when it will be turned on but not looking too bad if you're going over to the bay bridge. >> as we clean up from the wind and rain, new concern with the approaching cold-weather could be an issue for winemakers. frost can heard lines that have started to bite but as they tell us, that could be washed down by some good news, the california wine industry. >> when you have water coming out of the skies, it is easier than having it trucked in. >> reporter: at william h

about an hour for altamont pass commute. taking 80, highway 4 to by bay area students happened at stones town galleria. the video you are about to see is graphic. this is one of two fights that happened friday. the first one was inside the target followed by another at the food court. da lin spoke to shoppers, employee, local leaders and has more with the cell phone videos too. >> reporter: many recent fights and attacks involved high school students, workers and shoppers say it's been an ongoing problem. workers say the mob attack first happened inside target. it was friday around 4:00 or 5:00 p.m. the cell phone video shows a group of students with backpacks punching and kicking a person. one kid even picked up the victim and slammed him to the ground. some kids watched and recorded the attack. witnesses tell me they were scared to intervene fearing attackers would turn on them. a short time later, another attack in stones towns food court. it is unclear if it involved the same group of students. they beat two victims but

the altamont pass is moving smoothly. here are your travel times.truction on 680 is counter commute. your commute direction, kari, is moving smoothly with a clear view there and a clear view across the bay bridge. >>> let's head to the north bay with a look at san rafael right now starting out with cold temperatures right now. we're at 45 degrees right now. the wind is calm and we will see the temperatures going down a few more degrees right around sunrise. then starting to go back up for today, but we will keep the jackets on all throughout today as we only make it into the 50s for this afternoon. we are also going to be watching more rain ahead. as of now we can see the next long line of clouds and also some rain further to the north, but it doesn't get here until saturday, so in the meantime we are warming up and seeing high pressure over us and our temperatures reaching into the upper 50s across the bay area. going into tomorrow, we will bring it up a couple more degrees for some areas, but pretty much the same. 59 in san josÉ and concord. on sa

it's already busy for super commuters making the drive out of tracy into altamont pass. good morning to you if you are just getting ready to hit the roadways. i had my windshield wipers going as well this morning. keep that in mind. we are getting word of a trouble spot as you head towards the maze. west bound 80, a crash reported there and things are slow. the drive getting on to 580 is already a slow one. it extends beyond north flynn. travel times are 46 minutes 205 towards 680. you see the travel time at 30 minutes from highway 4 to the maze. that's because we've got that crh. at the south bay, 101, a crash blocking two lanes. a bit of a busy start on your monday commute as you get up and out the door early. if you are headed towards the bargaining i bridge, crash west bound 80 is going to slow you down. this is okay from at least the maze into the city. golden gate bridge, not a bad start to your marin county commute. >>> there have been multiple fights in san francisco's stones town galleria shopping center involving students. the latest happened last week inside t

the busy spot is for super commuters heading into the altamont pass. >>> we're getting a break from then this morning, we do need it, but the damage from yesterday's wind was significant but i want to bring you back to the pg&e outage map, zoomed into the peninsula and it is one of the most impacted parts of the bay right now. almost 42,000 customers without power, jocelyn moran's live in burlingame in an area that was hit by power outages and downed trees a lot of people say they've never seen anything like this before in the area. >> reporter: exactly, amanda and i talked to a few people that said the same thing and as a bay area native i can say for me i'm not experience a winter like this in the bay area and the wind yesterday scary. we're here in burlingame and one of the reasons is we saw a lot of this through the peninsula here and this is on edge hill in el camino did you see that fire crews are here working to cut up this eucalyptus tree, don't know if you can see it but it is pretty dark, this trunk of the tree is very large and from what we could tell there are actual couple

you credit with having the forethought to not go on stage at altamont. that's right they were they saw the stones altamont and were like nah huh. well thank you all for that great conversation. john, thank you for the reading as. well, yeah, i'm going to do passing around now, so i'll just start looking for hands. obviously, if i see hands in the back might take me a second to get back there. but firstly, okay, that maybe i'll make my way over there. yeah, i'll start you over here. did you guys really see. oh yeah. so similarly to the way that people that violence is not. sorry. oh okay similarly to the way that people argue that violence is not like an effective means of disorder as effective a means of dissent as reform probably 40 years after, 50 years after sds is bombing data centers in california. people will also argue, you know, getting around and ahead, what technology people capabilities bank of america, for example, has is no longer possible with the way technology has advanced. you know, you can't just bomb data centers because the cloud, etc

jobina: we have a wind advisory for the altamont pass. everything is green. a nice monday commute. no blocking issues. a live picture of the san mateo bridge where everything is moving at the limit. it is beginning to fill in in the westbound direction. headlights are traveling westbound this morning. our slow spot will be for our super commuters. that ride is sitting around 47 minutes. i will let you know if anything changes on that commute. reggie and liz? reggie: donald trump taking an early lead among republicans. a straw poll released showing he is outpacing other candidates by double digits. liz: we are six days away from the oscars. all the ways you can watch the awards this year. reggie: the bay bridge is shining no more. the moments the lights shut off. liz: reggie: over the weekend former president trump headlined cpac. a straw poll shows the former president as the clear choice for the republican nominee in 2024, receiving nearly 62% of the vote compared to his next closest competitor, ron desantis at 20%. cpac's topic for vice-president is kari lake. ron desantis also f

i see a little build out of the altamont pass. they've finally cleared the overnight road work. back to you. >> as kari was just telling us, the storm will likely bring a new round of strong winds and that means a likelihood of more toppled trees. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us this morning. in one city people are saying that the rules are preventing them from trimming back trees that are already at risk of falling. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, marcus and laura. unfortunately, hundreds of trees have come down here in places like walnut creek where i'm at and across the bay in places like palo alto. i bring up palo alto so you can see this video. this is video of a large oak that fell in the yard of annika and ray demsy during an intense storm on march 14th, barely missing ray and his dog. the tree damaged water and power lines. what's frustrating, and this is what you were talking about, they wanted to trim the tree beforehand but they couldn't because of the city of palo alto's heritage tree ordin

that will be proven in court. >> a half hour before the stabbing altamont governor rehigh, police wereer high school about a report of a 16-year-old student armed with a gun. police caught up with him and arrested him. they did not find the gun on him so they searched the campus yesterday. officers found this unloaded hand gun in a storm drain near the area where they arrested the student. he was booked into juvenile hall. >>> schools in santa rosa school district have no officers on campus. a lot of people are asking should there be? we talked to someone from the national association of school resource officers. he says it comes down to training. >> i am not saying by having an sro, it would have prevented it. but when we have properly selected sros specifically trained, we can make a safer environment. when they're properly selected and they're the right person, and they have a relationship then the students may begin not to fear the officer. >> he added the key is look for early signs ever conflict and get students the help they need. we will continue to follow this story and everyt

you don't see any problems out of the altamont pass. speeds come close to 10 miles per hour at the worst point, just before things open up out of the altamont pass. right here vasco road, an easy drive, still under 20 minutes as you're getting out of brentwood and toward 580. that's a major commute for contra costa county heading to alameda. we still have 152 with the closure because of the landslide and part of highway 101. this is watsonville, so it's not a major issue for most viewers, but it is there, nonetheless. we have rain heading through the area of highway 9, a little closure out of scotts valley. >> thanks, mike. >>> next here on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> we've got a shady case today. shady because it's about window blinds. plus, $2,000 all twisted up. i'm consumer iestigatornv in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart... efficient... agile... and that's never been more important than it is right now. so for a limited time, comcast business is introducing small business savings. call n

. >>> it has been tough with the wet weather and the super commuters coming in through the altamont passhey have their own problems when it comes to the eastbound side of 580. right now things are calm. connector, looks like we have a trouble spot still there. that's likely due the a crash that happened overnight. unfortunately that looking pretty good overall. we started pretty busy through the oakland area with a traffic alert on 580. that has been cleared. if you are taking 101 northbound, as you approach the 880 connector, we have a trouble spot. that is likely due to a crash that happened overnight. that was a deadly crash and there is some activity on scene, as far as clean up. lanes are opened, for the most part. you may have one enclosure. it is early for the south bay commute any san jose commuters, you will not see brake lights or delays along 101, 280, or 87. i will let you know when anything changes. if you are a bench commuter, it is slow already if you are headed into san francisco. slow and go conditions. >>> ncaa tournament returns in hours. we have a preview before tip o

out of the altamont pass coming into the area, just shows a little bit of slowing. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> new affordable housing options are coming for people that live in the south bay. applications now being accepted for apartment units under construction. we'll tell you where. >> you want to vote in one of those twitter polls, what is the best cookie or whatever,r, you' going toto have to payy. >> plus ---- >>> yess, get reready for the rn of an a all n new "sataturday n live" " and findnd outt whichh familiarr faces are already lid up too host and the m musical guest.. keep itit right herere. you'r're watchingng "today i in babay." >>> right now at 5:15, as you're heading out in the east bay, we've got a little bit of time before the rain really gets going. in walnut creek it's 53 degrees and temperatures hold steady. it's going to be chilly. we'll start to see the rain really starting to come down around 8:00 to 9:00. we're timing out all the microclimates, taking a look at stormranger and what you can expect coming up in a few minutes. >>> a light,

we will look at the altamont pass. it is building up with that construction going on on north flynn after that collapsed road. only one lane is open as caltrans tries to shift the traffic away from the site. if you're on 580, it is about five minutes from 205 over to 680. now this closure on edgewood currtly th ways are os lye roov here is the id. d that ea the metering lights are turned on. there is a 10 minute drive from the maze towards 101. amanda? >>> so, in our other stories, if you listen to local radio during your commute, chances are you've heard the jv show on wild 94.9. also jeffrey vandergriff. he vanished and we learn he has died. his body was found in the water at pier 39 on wednesday. his wife, natosha, said she had evidence that jv was not coming on. friends and fans have been leaving tribute to him outside of the 94 nine building and we spoke to some longtime listeners who say they were hoping somehow jvs story would have ended a different way. >> the jv show on wild 94.9 >> reporter: he started on the

. >>> meanwhile, some good news for anyone heading up through the altamont pass this weekend, four eastbound lanes of 580 are open again east of north flynn road in livermore. the highway lanes were temporarily shifted left to reopen lanes where a retaining wall collapsed during the storm until they can get a permanent fix in place. >>> speaking of weekend plans, obviously weekend driving, there's damage people have to navigate around. we also have to deal with a little bit of cold. >> which is not a major factor. a frost advisory in the inland valleys. cover the delicate plants is the headline for the weekend, a bit of a breeze. let's move on. here's the takeaway for the monday night through the wednesday afternoon time frame and we're still far enough out it's best to kind of speak in generalities on this one and look at it in headline form. we can get a half inch to 1 1/4 inches in that time frame. tuesday morning would be the most impressive time frame for more rain. we could have an urban and small stream flooding scenarios, maybe ponding of water on roadways, streams and creeks. the lo

. >>> it is slow going through the altamont pass for the third day in a row. that is due to the far right eastbound lane still close for repairs. that is because the supersaturated soil began sliding out from under the roadway on monday. crews are also working to repair a storm-damaged retaining wall. that could also take a while. and let's head to woodside. 30 homes under evacuation adviser is because of the threat of mudslides. the sheriff's department actually spent much of the morning going door to door ensuring everyone that they knew about the situation and had ample time to leave. the people who are affected live along patrol road in woodside. the sheriffs department is telling them to be ready to leave at a moments notice if necessary. >>> you can see parts of the mudslide blocking the road before crews managed to clear it out. they are worried that it is not over. even more could come loose and cause more damage. >> this will stay in effect the rest of the night. let's go to darren peck who will fill us in on what is in store for us. there is still a

no problems out of the altamont pass. things open up out of the altamont pass, through the rest of livermore. 84 slows a bit past the lane shift. a smooth drive through the south bay. again, the peninsula through san mateo county, we're talking about changes for those lanes. no big deal right now. the issue is as far as not the traffic flow, but the change in payments. we'll talk about that. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> one viewer's new washing machine was making a strange noise and no one could fix it. another said his tv provider charged him for installing new equipment, even though he did it himself. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds and telemundo 48 responde next. >> you may have noticed my partner in crime has some time off because laura is celebrating her husband's birthday. she calls him a gift and blessing in her life. make sure you keep up with laura on facebook, twitter and instagram. she's got another big celebration c

>> we still have the closure for two lanes on eastbound 580, getting out of the area toward the altamont pass and that won't clear for some time. but we're looking at the commute coming in and, listen up early commuters, if you're coming from the altamont pass, you take 580 and plan on cutting through 84, right now you cannot. it is closed just shy of 680. both directions are closed. so you'll use the dublin interchange. for folks traveling toward 580, you can go over here and use bernal or stanley, but you cannot access from this portion of highway 84 because of a crash. there's a k rail that has to be moved, a double tanker that has to be righted. i'm watching for updates on progress but there have been none in the last few minutes. down here, there's some flooding that was reported overnight, 280, crews are still there. they're actually stationed around and do watch for standing water, even though the rain is easing off, of course there's still standing water. back to you. >>> developing this morning, new damage from this latest storm, as it starts to move out of the bay area. new vid

so those of you thinking about altamonte pass road not so great for trucks. it's a narrow wandy road will get you around this, but think about delays reporting in livermore. i'm james torres, ktvu fox two news and the storm is expected to drop even more snow in the sierra. nearly 56. a half feet of snow has already fallen the season, according to the u. c berkeley central sierra snow lab that makes this the sierras second snowiest winter on record. all that snow is also making road conditions were difficult on the mountain passes , and we just checked right now. chains are required on both interstate 80 and plaster county and how we 50 in eldorado county. are going to some breaking news to tell you about in the east bay, a deadly shooting at a strip mall and conquered ktvu crime reporter henry lee just arrived on scene. henry, what can you tell us? andre we're in the 2100 block of salon away in concord. that's at the crossroad of broadmoor. right off highway 2 40 to take a look behind me still very much. an active scene. we have conquered police diagramming t

. >>> sad news for drivers in the tri-valley, fixing a crack on eastbound 580 on the altamont pass could take weeks or months. until it's done, major delays. a retainer wall collapsed creating the crack and forcing the closure of one eastbound lane. the rain is hampering efforts to fix it. and caltrans says there's not good alternate routes. >>> rains would not let up, look at video from the san francisco ferry. service was canceled many routes because of the storm. very choppy water. one man was on a ferry this afternoon that made it to sf, then had to turn around because the waters were too choppy to dock safely. >> trying to turn into the ferry terminal like always, and it was just super choppy, couldn't really make the turn without -- kept -- you know, keep getting blown not over but it was challenging. and people started to get pretty sick. >> yeah. that leads us to our next story as jessica grimaces. staff passed out trash bags and water bottles to people getting sick. the service offered to bus people back to sf but he just went home. >> alcatraz island is closed tomorrow. golden

out of the altamont pass, to the dublin interchange. no problems, smooth, easy drive across the bay bridge. oakland toward san francisco, no problems for 880. green sensors all around most of your freeways. we have closures related to 884. but the rest of the bay, a very nice drive. back to you. >>> we know the green of the storm is long gone but thousands of people are still without power. we have a look at the latest outage map. the shaded areas are places where people are still in the dark. at last check, pg&e told us that bay area wide 12,000 customers are without power. that is down from the peak of 297,000 on tuesday. today will mark day four without power or heat for many people. last night conversations got heated at a town hall in east palo alto. >> you are looking at this through the wrong lens. >> local and state leaders wanted to give people a forum to talk about the situation and how to be better prepared. east palo alto, los altos, cupertino among the cities with widespread outages. here is what pg&e had to say about the w

you can see right there that one bringimg some heavy rainfall near live more than get near the altamontet year on 5.80. yeah, that's going to be some heavy rainfall in those areas. that's what you see. those spotty showers kind of on and off throughout the day tomorrow, high pressure takes over. we get a break. we get the weekend. there's another weak cold front that could bring a few showers late on saturday into sunday. better chance of rain by sunday night. again. but then unusually cold weather going to stick around with us. a good news is we're going to try one the temperatures up a little bit anyway for tomorrow plan on some 50's and some 60's for highs and it will be dry tomorrow. >> thank you, lawrence. will march is women's history month and all month long. we here at kron 4 have been recognizing some of the most remarkable women of the bay area today on the kron. 4 morning news we announce the winner kron 4. stephanie lin has the story. such an honor to recognize. look, you should young this morning. she is the ceo of the oakland reach, a nonprofit working to help kids in oakla

things are very calm, including through from altamont pass. you. >> thanks, mike. >>> the rain this morning means a lot of people will have to be on alert for possible downed trees and power outages. >> we've seen time and time again many of these communities have been left in the dark for hours, if not days. "today in the bay's" terry mcsweeney has a look at last-minute preparations. >> reporter: the calm before the storm, a perfect time for jennifer royer to take her dog cody for a walk. she's ready for anything, since in her 22 years in redwood city, she's never seen anything like this rainy season. since winter you've lost power -- >> three times. never happened before. >> a neighbor says it reminds him of growing up in rural yugoslavia when they didn't have electricity. >> you cannot cook nothing, you cannot -- no lights, candles. >> reporter: in contra costa county, more and more residents are removing trees before they can come crashing down. this woman hired a crew to remove a redwood tree from her back yard. these pictures show you wh

i-580 near the altamont pass is in bad shape.he crack runs parallel to a section of the highway where the retaining wall has fallen away off the shoulder and slid down the embankment. work crews are there tonight. traffic is moving smoothly but no word when the repairs will be finished. >>> from india to london to san francisco, violent outbreaks by a group of protesters. sfpd is on site to keep the peace. the indian embassy, the protesters have set up a tent, hung a banner and yellow flag that represents their movement. a lot of damage. they admit breaking the windows yesterday but they say they were provoked when they ripped down the flag. >> if anybody is going to disrespect our religious flags or symbols, we're not letting them go free, we'll take the precautions and deal with it. >> this is cell phone video of the protest at the indian embassy. sfpd says some workers were injured after demonstrators attacked them. they're affiliated with the sikh movement that wants to create a new homeland. they also broke windows in london

it's already busy through the altamont pass. you commute on some bay area bridges. >>> first, a look at top stories. pge reports over 8,000 customers without power in tahoe area. there is no estimated time it will be restored. crews are dealing with deep heavy snow, fallen trees, and blocked roads. there are warnings to residents to not even