i suggest patterson pass road that's jammed but not as bad as the altamont pass. from hayward to foster city, things are slow. roberta, it's wet, windy and bad. >>> good morning, i'm dialing up our live hi-def doppler radar. the rain is intensifying. right now the concentration of the heaviest rainfall is exactly where we don't need it due to the already flooding situation. we do have the heaviest rain in guerneville also cloverdale back through windsor around highway 101. then we head over to the eastern portion of our bay area. this morning, san pablo dam road, with the moderate rain showers, all the way into bear ridge. we do have arlington boulevard swinging into martin luther king, jr. drive in oakland under heavy rain. we swing to the southern portion of our bay area. campbell hearing a little bit of light raindrops on the rooftops. around highway 85 this morning making tracks into the saratoga area, hooking up with highway 17, los gatos, plenty of moderate to heavy rainfall and santa cruz mountains with 6" of rain in the past 24 hours, it's still raining. w

that's the big backup out of the altamonte pass.ting into the south bay, an issue through santa cruz. one way traffic. traffic flows in both directions. it will be slow with one lane in each direction. a wet commute. minutes from highway had to the bay bridge toll plaza. and highway 37 from ethier ton to 10. back to you. >>> busy out there. 6:22. coming up next, hacking your home. the steps hackers are take to go get to your wi-fi network and confidential information. >>> a man was charged after his car was wrongfully towed. nbc responds to try to help him out. >>> a condo owner's car is towed from his assigned parking spot. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. help for him and important advice for everyone else next. >>> welcome back, everyone. 6:25 on wednesday morning. a warning about the potential dangers of medical marijuana. a new study out of uc davis more than bacterial contaminants in samples. pathogens could cause serious, even deadly ins. they could be risky for patients, especially with weaker immune systems. >>> a wa

anybody westbound 580 through livermore, we are just west of the altamont pass. right now live in livermore, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> this latest round of rain has caused a ticking time bomb in greenbrae. mud and debris slid about halfway down the hill. this is on via la couple bay area. the mudslide is stuck now. when it gives way it could coat the road and slam into at least two homes nearby. >>> a san rafael family is homeless after a massive mudslide ripped their home in two. you can see the roof sitting on the sidewalk there. items from inside the home scattered all over the lawn. john says he and his family watched as the mudslide tore his home apart piece by piece. >> the deck blew out on the side. you can't see it. then the chimney went. >> firefighters grabbed some things before his home before regular tagging it. the home next to him has been tagged by the city of san rafael because mud is close to it also. >>> mudslides are causing problems in the santa cruz mountains. this one is on highway 17 and it could cause some major delays. kpix 5's med med li

let's take a look at the altamont pass.long the way on wednesday due to two large potholes, you will want to hear this. westbound 580 after north flynn road there is another large pothole. chp says there's multiple potholes so you will want to stay to the let lane. this is shutting down the right lane so 20 miles per hour very slow conditions but not too much of a heavy backup but give yourself extra time to get there and stay to the left. avoid the right lane. cars are on the shoulder with flats. chp says give yourself time to make sure you drive cautiously. moving now to the walnut creek area we have a hot spot on southbound 680 from a couple of earlier crashes. make sure your give yourself time. and then a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. those metering lights are on. traffic backed up towards the maze. 20 minutes between the maze and downtown. let's head to the marin county commute. highway 37 from vallejo into novato, that's still closed in both directions at atherton avenue and highway 101. chp is diverting traffic

delays here and to the altamonte pass. about 40 minutes or so. >> it is the ace train and if this is part of your commute. it is canceled today and tomorrow due to weather related issues and expect delays here because of union pacific freight train and they are rerouted and bart train resist on time though. we do have an issue here. >> southbound 17 after imlenwood drive. this is blocking the right lane and they will not be able to tend to it until the sun comes up and it is still blocked on the northbound sound side and this is last week and down to one lane and expect major delays as the morning progresses up there. >> live look at the san mateo bridge. that is a 15 minute drive. looking good there. and into buehrleing game before the drive. there is a car fire blocking the right lane. of the crews are trying to get it cleared out for you. if you are into san francisco this is the mazza. this is through the toll plaza and they should turn on around 5:30 or so. take you 20 minutes. expect though delay and if you are heade

altamont pass to 680 will take you about 16 minutes.f you are traveling into the peninsula, here's a live look at the san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city, you are looking good there, too. all right. now to the traffic alert in the south bay. this is scotts valley area between vine hill road and sugarloaf we have one lane in each direction while crews continue to try and clean up that big mudslide out there covering the northbound side. now, chp and caltrans are saying that this should be cleaned up by the end of the weekend but that's definitely not a guarantee. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. those metering lights will be turning on in 10 minutes. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> good morning, everybody. we are queuing up our live hi- def doppler radar because we are picking up rain in the north bay at this particular time. a lot of it happens to be virga. it's got a lot of that warm air mass to bust through before the rain hits the ground but nonetheless, we are seeing the bands of rai

enjoy your day. >>> let's take a look at the altamont pass traffic.f you are taking the altamont pass but you'd rather take ace train, you can't. we have westbound 580 after 205. it's a three car crash blockings left lane now. if you'd rather take ace train, you can't because it's canceled today until thursday. this is due to flooding related issues. so your alternate here for ace train would be san joaquinrtv.com. san francisco based area arbor based areas would be using reduced capacity vessels until thursday because of weather related issues. so make sure you get there early so you can secure your spot. moving over to the south bay highway 17 still only down to one lane in each direction. if you'd rather take highway 9, that is closed too. i'll send it to you michelle. >>> flower shops across the country are getting ready for a very busy valentine's day. roses are typically one of the most popular choices. get ready to pay. one floral designer says roses are usually marked up today when demand is high. if you want to save some money, he recommends

altamont pass to 680 will take about 17 minutes. moving to the bay bridge toll plaza, you have metering lights heading into downtown san francisco. so expect about a 20-minute drive from the maze to downtown. and then a look in the marin county area. westbound 37 is still closed between atherton avenue and highway 101 due to major flooding in that area. the eastbound direction is open but down to one lane so on the westbound side chp is diverting traffic off at atherton avenue and still giving you a direct route on to 101. if you are traveling on mass transit, this morning i think this is a great idea because who wants to drive in the rain? it will get worse. art, ace train, muni and caltrain are all on time. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> overturned cars and massive mudslides are just some of the trouble sparked by heavy rain in the santa cruz mountains. kpix 5's maria medina is live in scotts valley with conditions. >> reporter: good morning. you can see the bright lights behind me. those are the crews. t

boulevard from the altamont pass will take you 30 minutes. i'll send it to you michelle. >>> right now, president donald trump is revising the details of his new travel ban, this amid his latest crackdown on undocumented immigrants. as roxanne is a bare reports, he is beefing up. >> reporter: republican lawmakers across the country clashed with constituents at town halls tuesday night. many worry about what president trump's revised immigration and travel ban will mean them. >> i am a person from a muslim country. who is going to take me here? >> i don't know whether i can help you but i'm going to try to help you. >> reporter: in a tweet, the president dismissed the events calling them planned out by liberal activists. the message came on the same day the department of homeland security issued a pair of memos giving federal a little new powers to detain and deport undocumented immigrants. >> we have to let people come in that are going to be positive for our countries. >> reporter: authorities will now be able to expedite the deportation of

this is over the altamont pass area so westbound 580 just on the other side of altamont pass near greenvilleds is where we have the emergency pothole repair. the two right lanes are down, the two left lanes are getting by. it may sound innocent but this is a really terrible area to have any lanes blocked and we've got about a 12-mile backup that extends to 205 and if you're starting on i-5 coming from south of there, you've got another five miles on westbound 580 so it is just brewal here this morning as you can imagine. we haven't had many other major issues today. i want to show you the bay bridge toll plaza quickly. some light showers pushing through and metering lights on at 5:26. i'll show you some drive times coming up at 6:00 a.m. let's check in with mike nicco. >>> hi, everybody. here's the first sign that tomorrow's storm is going to have some damage. wind advisory starting at 2:00 in the morning through 4:00 in the afternoon. gusts 45 to 50 miles per hour. which means downed trees and power lines in the areas you see shaded in yellow there. a flash flood watch will be issued later

north tracy boulevard to the altamont pass will take about 20 minutes out the door. and that's your traffic. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> the new secretary of state is expected to speak at the state department today. former exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson at the top of his agenda are concerns within the state department about the president's new travel ban. hena daniels tells he is what's in store for today >>> reporter: president trump presided over secretary of state rex tillerson's swearing- in wednesday night. >> you bring the unique skills and deep, deep insights into foreign diplomacy a nation needs towards the before taking to twitter to accuse iran of rapidly taking over more and more of iraq even after the u.s. has squandered three trillion dollars there. the comments came on the same day the trump administration declared a new hard-line policy towards iran after its failed test of a ballistic missile. >> iran is now feeling emboldened. as of today we are officially putting iran on notice. >> reporter: on twitter last night the presi

so as you can imagine, give yourself time in the altamont pass area. moving now to scotts valley another traffic alert highway 17 only has one lane open in each direction. this is due to a mudslide so we'll have more details as they come up from chp. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> crews are working to clear a massive mudslide in the santa cruz mountains. there was so much damage, they had to call in backup. kpix 5's betty yu shows us the damage. >> reporter: the work is slow and methodical. this monster slide on highway 17 at vine hill road created a mess for drivers. more than 20 feet of mud and rock covered the northbound lanes. it completely shut down the major route between the south bay and santa cruz in both directions for five hours. >> this is the biggest one definitely. there's quite a bit more earth. it's like half the mountainside actually came down into the road so it's a big serious slide. >> reporter: a slide hit this suv. debris slid under the car and sent the driver air board to the other lanes. the driver surv

we will start with the altamont pass. it is slow along here. 16 miles an hour and then once you get to live more. frees you up a bit and then you hit pleasanton. you stop again. we have a traffic alert out here. west bounds 580 and it is a big rig fire. and it is blocking the right lane here. and crews are trying to clear it out and it is going to take awhile. give yourself plenty of time to get through the area. this is reopening just wret and the back up is now beyond elcharo road and give yourself plenty of time to get through the area. and here is a live look. >> this is the altamont pass and 22 minutes. you are headed on 680 to fremont and it is closed due to a bigger crash. ace train canceled today and tomorrow. >>> nearly 200,000 people in northern california are suddenly told to find safer grounds with a potential catastrophe developing at the tallest dam. kpix's reporter is there. >> reporter: this is the 50-foot wall of water crashing into several communities here. north of sacramento. but the area around it is

if you want to avoid the altamont pass traffic, think again. ace train is canceled today due to weather and floods. san francisco bay ferries 6 a.m. vallejo to san francisco ferry is serviced by buses. bart and muni are on time. south bay highway 17 still affected by the major mudslide last week and still only down to one lane in each direction between vine hill and sugarloaf so give yourself some extra time. as the morning progresses, you give yourself major minutes here added on to your commute because there will be major delays. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> well, hundreds of oilfield waste water wells have to be shut down today. a federal audit found that california illegally allowed them to inject contaminated fluids into protected water supplies. but as christin ayers found out it's not stopping the state from backing another oil company's request to inject waste water in the bay area. >> reporter: you would never know it but in the shadow of windmills that surround the livermore valley, there's an active oilfie

we are looking at big travel time-out of the altamonte pass. it is not as bad as it seems unless you're coming from tracy into the area. i'll explain the other one. another set of potholes reported here on flynn road similar to what we saw a couple weeks ago. caltrans repaired one. then they went back and said we have to get back in packup. again, repairing the larger pothole. two right lanes are still blocked. this jammed up traffic over there a lot out altamonte makes it clear. highway 84, still closed to niles canyon. we warned about it yesterday. sure enough, that's what happens here. mission boulevard, 680, alternate means the getting around the closure. over to the bay bridge, no major problems. we have backup at the bay bridge. back to you. >>> thanks very much. >> it is 5:21. not just for breakfast anymore. the cafe that will make you rethink how you eat pop-tarts. >>> this is my favorite. one refrigerator, two companies, three service calls. with 245 bucks somewhere in between. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area respo

here's a look at the altamont pass. we have some red arrows.means you're driving very slowly here at 15 miles per hour along the way. speeds 30 at north flynn road and slow along the dublin interchange. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on so expect about a 15-minute drive through the toll plaza across the span into downtown san francisco. okay. finally, mass transit bart is on time. ace trains one and three are on time. muni is on time and i want to tell you something about ac transit. starting tomorrow they will be relocating bus stops on international boulevard in oakland between 38th and 57th and that's for construction in the area so if you take ac transit tomorrow, go to ac transit.org for more details. roberta, i'll send it to you. >>> did you remind people to get ready. >> no. it's going to rain tomorrow. so make sure you have your windshield wipers prepared and all of that, right? >> right. you got it. go find the umbrella again. this is our live hi-def doppler. we under storm watch. kind of impressed this morning because you

all lanes are open out of the altamonte pass.ll track that commute and more coming up. >> thank you, kari and mike. the state water board has decided to keep drought emergency restrictions in effect. many water agencies have been pushing for the cutbacks to end. they say the restrictions are hurting their bottom line because they are selling less water. they also argue californians shouldn't be tricked. >> frankly, in this political era of fake news, i'm concerned that the state of california is going to be looked upon as getting fake news to many people thinking there is still a drought when it has evaporated away. >> some lawmakers encourage people to conserve and develop good water habits. >> san francisco and san jose officials trying to figure out how to put an end to traffic deaths in the area. the crucial part of their plan is using speed cameras. i told you about this yesterday morning. he said speed is the biggest factor in predicting whether someone will or will not survive a crash. that proposal includes setting up cam

we have the altamont pass. you are moving at 16 miles per hour.is all because of a three car crash blocking the left lane on westbound 580 right after 205 so give yourself plenty of time. that's your traffic. what is going on in sports? >>> good morning, everybody. it was an emotional game over the weekend. last night the warriors felt the wrath in denver. clay thompson didn't play with a sore foot. his flash brother didn't exactly pick up the slack. curry one from 11 from downtown. and then kept shooting. 24th three pointer of the night. they tied houston record shot earlier this year. >>> looking for their 1-uth straight win. and in the third quarter gets the hoop, the foul to extend their lead to 11 over sixth ranked south carolina. auction con -- >>> the report said smith has not been charged. he is still waiting for reinstatement from the nfl for substance abuse. smith has not played in the nfl six november of 2015 -- since november of 2015. we'll have an update tonight. see you tonight. >>> play of the day from the first base a oklahoma city

so make sure you're careful as you head out to the altamont pass.yourself a lot of time because traffic is very slow. highway 84, also known as niles canyon this is closed. expect delays on southbound 680. as you can see, they've alreadiby guantanamo. if you're traveling into downtown san francisco, take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are on and you have a heavy commute up to 50 minutes because of two earlier crashes in the berkeley area. roberta, i'll send it to you. >>> i'm listening to your traffic report and listening about metal rods and this detour for 101, i am thinking the hip bone is connected so the high bone, the thigh bone is connected to the see because it all goes around. i'm staying with this weather camera because we're able to see the 17% waning crescent moon and i think that's awesome because we can see it. we don't have any clouds out there -- clouds out there in the mount vaca area. lots of clouds and cooler air mass in place, we are averaging 10 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. we're 35 degre

across the altamont pass here's traffic at 40 miles per hour so not the worst, and if you are traveling into the peninsula foggy san mateo bridge. i'll send it to you, michelle. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> the search is on for an escaped inmate in hayward. deputies say 27-year-old shawn new was supposed to be extradited to kentucky. he escaped yesterday when he kicked open the back door of a car while authorities were driving him to sfo. authorities looked on 880 and the "a" street exit but couldn't find him. he still had his hands cuffed behind his back. he is wanted for fraud in kentucky. >>> new this morning, a man who was wanted for identify -- identity fraud is wanted. a suspicious vehicle was noticed. officers searched a car and found more than 2 dozen pieces of stolen mail and he had a fake driver's license. >>> this morning in richmond, locals holding a rally to make sure new rent control laws still stand. landlords are pushing to overturn the voter approved law which limits rent on apartments built from 1995 from going up more than 3%. it makes it illegal for landlords

altamont pass slow at 12 miles per hour. 30 at north flynn road.nto the peninsula, you have a slow one between hayward and foster city. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> good morning, everyone. 6:58. live hi-def doppler we have a little light rain shower trying to penetrate the north bay coastline. otherwise rain arrives at the evening commute. sun-up in about 20 minutes. mostly cloudy skies. your day will be dry. temperatures 40s and 50 out the door. that's it right there. it's a potent system that promises 1.5" of rain across most of our urban areas over the next 24 hours. five inches in the wettest spots of our local mountains. dry today, 50s to 60s around the low 60s 5 degrees cooler than yesterday. winds increase southeast to 20 increasing to 30 tomorrow with the wind advisory in place. the rain all the way through tuesday. >>> tomorrow in one tiny pennsylvania town phil the famous groundhog will burst out of his winter home. and if you want to experience this "groundhog day" tradition up close, it's not going to be chea

north tracy boulevard to the altamont pass will take you about 20 minutes or so. moving over now to our bridges here's a live look at the san mateo bridge. a lot of cars heading across the span but they are driving slowly. from the carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze 20 minutes no delay across the span. >>> a local lawmaker says state regulators may be to blame for skyrocketing pg&e bills. several pg&e customers are claiming their bills have tripled and even quadrupled in the past month. state senator jerry hill says he plans to investigate the public utilities commission. the puc is supposed to regulate rates and protect consumers from sudden spikes. >> what we're going to do is talk with the puc, find out what the rationale it. look at the examples, was it legal? was the puc advised about it before they allowed that increase? >> hill says his investigation could take one to two weeks to complete. >>> ed to you might spot a lot of people wearing red. >> yes. to spread awareness about the alarming rate of heart disease in american women. every

that's where the heavy rain's falling all the way into livermore, right up vasco road and into the altamont pass. we have scattered showers in the north bay and they're much lighter. here's a look from our roof camera where we had about 1/4 inch. temperature 58 to 54 this morning, scattered showers this afternoon to isolate sod they will decrease as we head through the day. >>> and as we feerd, the hours of rain that we got was just relentless, caused quite a bit of flooding throughout the bay area. >> that includes the south bay and los gatos creek. lonni rivera is there to show us the impact now. >> reporter: yes, natasha, light drops coming down here and you can see behind us, the los gatos creek raging here and right beside it, the trail so close this morning because the water flooded that trail. and in san jose, coyote creek, also flooded. a mobile home park there, fire crews had to pump water out of the park. no one was evacuated but people have packed their cars and they're getting ready just in case the situation gets worse. also, another situation in campbell involving a tree that

this is a look at the altamont pass. moving at 40 and once you move to north glen road and move to 24 miles per hour, driving slowly across the way there and into liver more where it freezes up. a live look at the san mateo bridge. looking good from heyward and foster city and into the san francisco commute, downtown san francisco from car quinn ease bridge to -- carquinez bridge and to the shoreway. expect no delays across the span. the metering lights to turn on in 30 minutes. kenny. >>> and i will take it. >>> we're following a homicide investigation in the east bay after a man was found laying in the middle of the street. vallejo police found the victim with gunshot winds near receiver park yesterday. he died a short time later. police have not yet released the man's identity or information on a suspect. >>> today, the fierce debate on president trump's travel ban heads to a bay area courtroom. >> and ann breaks down who is at stake and weighing-in in the hearing. >> and there is a lot of action over the weekend. law

let's start with the altamonte pass. could be worse. there's a lot of errors but you are moving at 50 miles per hour once you head down and once you hit northland road, 34 miles an hour. heading to livermore unto the dublin interchange, here's a live look at how the commuter traffic is looking. from the altamonte pass, 15 to 20 minutes. let's move over now to the san mateo bridge. traveling on 92 westbound into the peninsula, traffic moving smoothly there, also good on the eastbound side here. and if you're going to downtown san francisco, here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, those metering lights will not turn on until 5:30 or so. from the bridge to the maze, expect a 20 minute drive on westbound 80 as well. let's talk about mass transit. bart is on time, h train on time, muni and caltrains on- time as well. >>> could be a big weekend at the box office ahead of the oscars. one film could scare up a lot of business. >> get out! >> "get out" is a thriller about a man who meets his girlfriend's family. experts say it could bri

this is altamont pass road on the north end of 085. that's gridlocked. that's a surface street that a lot of folks try to use around there. also to the south of there, patterson pass road, total standstill so all the driving options are limited this morning unless you delay your trip. ace rail going to be your best bet today. i know i promised a look at drive times. not pretty. around the 2 hour range. we'll have a look at that in a few minutes but let's check in with mike nicco. >>> 2 hours? >> you heard me. >> oh, man. wait until tomorrow when the heavy rain returns. >> oh, mike, looking forward to it. >> let me show you where it is right now with the live doppler 7. down to street level. in novato, around san marin drive in novato creek road, that's where we have some puddles developing right now. also light to moderate rain in the santa cruz mountains and we had a debris flows, yep, a hillside gave way, mud and rocks on the road near donny doon and highway 1 so be careful. here's a look at walnut creek where we have light rain. your 12 hour day plann

we've got a lot of problems, including this one, westbound 580, altamont pass, just before you get to vasco road, we have a multi-car pile-up there, sounds like they're trying to push it off to the shoulder but you're up to an hour, tracy to dublin on westbound 580. >>> number five, an update to the couple mysteriously found dead in their berkeley apartment. their neighbors are now being asked to evacuate their homes almost two weeks later. police plan to turn on all of their heaters tonight to see if carbon moe knock cy poisoning is to blame. >>> caltrans is developing a fix for flooding problems. the marin ij reports it hopes to raise the pavement. it's going to cost a lot of money, $8 million. >>> number seven, if you're still deciding what to wear, how about a splash of scarlet or burgundy today. it is national wear red day. we are all observing this to help raise awareness about heart disease in women. doesn't matter what shade you a select, it all helps and post a picture, send it to us, #abc7now. >>> what shade is that? >> i would say merlot. >>> if you love chocolate and you l

slow out of the altamonte pass. they should have picked up all the tones. you have the build off 205. highway 17 over the santa cruz mountains, one lane in each direction. no traffic for highway 37 in either direction. the flooding, they still haven't cleared. if this does reopen, it won't be for very long. argumenter t atherton is the way you will drive right now. bay bridge moving very well. a look at the travel times to the east shore freeway. san mateo. there you go. looking at fremont, not the san mateo bridge. easy drive there. >> very nice, mike. some of america's biggest retailers are in washington, d.c. talking imports. >> for more let's check in with landon dowdy at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> reporter: sam and laura, good morning to you both. wall street looking to build on monday's games. the dow and s&p 500 closing at record highs. janet yellen goes before the senate committee to talk about the economy and her first appearance since president trump first took office. the dow 20,412. nasdaq up 29, 6763. the ceos of some of america'

it has moved through discovery bay as well and back towards the altamont pass. it went over san ramon and dublin and now it's heavy rain around tracy. we are really slow to clear out the rain but the heavier rain is moving out. there are a few heavy bands coming through. santa rosa, 50 degrees, there are some lows in the 30s this weekend as we clear out. there are many issues on the truckee river and the carson river. there is a winter storm warning in the sierras until 1:00 a.m. tomorrow. the clearing is slow. there is a strong system with thunderstorms on the north coast. the morning lows are cool throughout next week. we may be getting rain and wind on thursday. until then, we get some breaks, some pockets of rain today. we clear out slowly and then get a break and sunshine for the next four days. >>> thank you, we could use a little drying out. >>> deements released this week are raising new questions about how much the owner of the ghost ship warehouse knew about how the building was being used. the owner was cited at least three times for people living ill

let's start along the slowest traffic of the morning on the altamont pass, 44 miles per hour, down to 30 want to hit northland, give yourself plenty of time to get through the commute. here's a look at the dublin interchange, going slowly in the commuter direction from the altamont pass to 680, 15 to 20 minutes. let's head to a smooth moving told bay bridge, metering lights not on yet, they should turn on around 5:30. that is when you will see traffic slow down. get out when you can. also tonight, critical mass bike ride, the last bike ride of the month. starts at justin herman plaza tonight at 6 p.m. just make sure you're keeping an eye out for bikers and share the road. over to you. >>> harsh reaction continues after the white house reversal of obama era transgender bathroom policies, in new york city hundreds came out to protest president trump's rollback of transgender protections in public schools. many transgender teenagers denounced the decision. however, president trump's education secretary says the issues should be dealt with on the state level. >> let me just say that this

the altamont pass.an jose, moderate rainfall into milpitas around the 680 and as you make tracks out of the freemont area. blasted all morninglo long. san mateo bridge as well. san francisco, fulton streak and balboa street, definitely slippery when wet. this being fueled and into the northeasterly direction, the direct rain is the central coast into santa cruz mountains. we're up to six inches of rain antis patted. the anderson creek reservoir is overspilling the banks. meanwhile, the other side of the story happens to be the wins. at 19, san francisco; we're clocking the winds up to 25 and 27 earlier. and that is why the national weather service issued a high wind warning for that huge highlighted red filled there that encompasses the entire bay area. the blue is an advisory. the yellow, a watch bottom line. that is a windy day. temperatures today, right now at the very early hour into the 50s. if you take anything away from this, i want you to remember three different things. the rain will be heavy t

it's slow through the altamont pass then it gets better. crash in pleasant hills on suit bound 680. they are working on getting it out of the way but 242 is a mess. people have been complaining. but when you get past treat boulevard you are in better shape. highway 24 does not look good between walnut creek and oakland. at the bay bridge toll plaza, there is a five to seven minute delay getting into san francisco. >>> sal, you should look at highway four and 580 because the rain is rain is picking up. there is a line of rain from antioch to hayward and one towards livermore and the altamont pass, stretching to the east of fremont. so dublin, antioch and brentwood and livermore, that's your line of showers, it's coming down pretty good. that's the line moving there. there is some bursts of moderate rain forming. but the line is slowly moving out of the picture. we have another one to the north. then we may get some clearing. a rainy pattern for sure. the last 24 hours, two nmps in much of the area. -- inches in much of the area. mount diablo

no more problems for westbound 580, altamonte.far we're holding up for under a half hour through that stretch of roadway. heading toward the bay bridge, no delays. 20 minutes from highway 4. a quick look at the peninsula. mass transit is not having any problems. palo alto, clear for the bay shore. >>> thanks, mike. >> let's talk about a story getting real buzz. charles oakley kicked out and arrested during last night's game against the l.a. clippers at madison square garden. there are reports he was shouting at the team owner. >> that's when security was called. he shoved one of the guards. that's when he was pinned down and arrested. oakley released from police custody. >>> they served our country with honor. then they had a run-in with the law. veterans deported by a country they fought to protect. >>> several districts canceled classes because of severe weather. most in marin county. we are updating that information on nbcbayarea.com. >>> plus, you're our eyes and ears when it comes to weather in your own neighborhood. send vid

a big pothole out of the altamonte pass. they closed a couple lanes. we'll track that as well. and the continuing saga. highway 17, traffic control. we know what happened weeks ago. i hope you have better news. >> today in the bay bob redeal from highway 17. >> a continuing saga. we have seen mudslides wreaking havoc for commuters. good morning. >>> good morning to you, sam and laura. behind us where the white lights are at, that is the location of the mudslide blocking northbound highway 17, which is still shut down. you should be able to see that sloping from the right top part of your screen down to the left side. it was yesterday covering both lanes. now it is only covering the right lane of the northbound direction. so there has been progress that has been made. they've also -- caltrans turned southbound highway 17 into a two-way highway so people can still get up and down the mountain. yesterday a mountain of mud, rock, trees and debris spilled onto northbound 17 here between sugarloaf and vine hill road. it caused the vehicle to roll over. that driver is okay. this is th

no major delays out of the altamonte pass.s just in a short time ago, highway 37. 101 is and 37. cleared the last of the closures. it cleared up the last three minutes. the sensor back to green. the bay bridge, no problems for the approach. the live shot. i want to show you the camera which gets pushed around. getting back out to our system, i want to talk about the mass transit system. ace back to full service. >> thank you very much. >> mazda recalling about 460,000 cars worldwide. they have issues with the diesel systems. >> we turn to kate rogers live from cnbc world headquarters. kate, good morning. >>> hey, sam and laura. good morning to you. wall street back on the positive track today following a mixed session wednesday. the nasdaq and s&p 500 slipping. the dow eeked out a gain for the ninth straight day. minutes from last month's fed meeting suggests they will raise the interest rates fairly soon. nasdaq falling 5 to 5860. watch shares of tesla. the electric carmaker reported a quartererly loss. tessa should expect to

stay to the left coming out of the altamonte pass. we'll track that this morning.know there is a full closure. this is the stretch i was pointing out. nil niles canyon, highway 84. they caught you the ace train as well. i should note there. the mudslide come in yesterday. over here, another mudslide at highway 9 or south of there. it's closed off. another mudslide closes the southbound direction. this is a new one. you are not able to use highway 17 to get to santa cruz. i'm hoping they can do some traffic control. no word on the progress. it is is still dark. make sure it is avenue out there. highway 17, 152, highway 9, highway 152 has a closure. that is not a good option. you have to go down to 156 heading south or up to 92 and over to highway 1. that's how you get to santa cruz now if you're heading down over the hill. we will continue to track that. no ace train. they were planning on going back to full service. but flooding through the central valley. bart has no delays, and neither do the other agencies. >> at this point you can just tell us what's open. >> w

let's move over to the altamont pass traffic. this is another hot spot this morning. 8 miles an hour and this is due do debris in the -- due to debris in the roadway. reports of metal rods in the highway causing flat tires. also just keep a look out for any debris in the road. here's a live look at the sun coming up over the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are on and 80 westbound, look at that, 55- minute commute between the maze and the carquinez bridge. reporta, tack -- roberta, back to you. >>> i haven't changed my camera view at all this morning. this the reason why i didn't change it up. why mess with something that looks so good at 6:18. our live weather camera looking out at the 17% waning crescent moon on its way to becoming a full moon in four days. clear skies, unlimited visibility. no reports of delays at sfo. temperatures, you're goings to feel the difference as you step on out this morning to kick start your wednesday. 36 degrees in santa rosa. otherwise we're in the 40s. these numbers are averaging 10 deg

this is the hotspot, altamont pass, which is usual. moving at 35 miles per hour along the way, into livermore onto the dublin interchange. there is a live look from the altamont pass two 680, about 20 minutes or so. moving to the south bay, conditions through the way our green. looking good heading on 101 northbound, 280 northbound or 87 as well. if you're traveling into san francisco, take a look at this. critical bike ride, once a month, starts at justin herman plaza at 6 p.m. and will cause traffic delays. make sure you are careful as you are driving through san francisco this evening. share the road. >> we share the road with cyclists. good morning. rise and shine. this is a look at the weather camera toward the bay bridge. looking out from the embarcadero toward the port of oakland and the estuary, visibility, clear blue skies, fabulous way to end the work week after starting off so stormy on presidents' day. but with the cooler air mass in place it is awfully cold outside. this is of the golden gate bridge. wow. spectacular aroun

here's the altamont pass traffic.that right lane should shut down soon so get out to where you're going as soon as possible. roberta? >> okay. good morning, everybody. let's call on our live hi-def doppler. we have some light rain showers right now around the diablo mountain range backing through mount hamilton. otherwise just that. look at that beautiful finger of fog that's engulfing the golden gate bridge. you can see the tip-top of the tower there. above it mostly cloudy skies. temperatures cooler this morning. you will feel the difference. 50 to 58 degrees. now later today, mostly cloudy conditions. a stray lingering shower certainly possible. notice the numbers. they are seasonal into the 50s and 60s. not feeling as balmy as recent days. tonight a stray shower possible, as well. temperatures into the 40s. saturday cloudy then partly cloudy. full sunshine sunday. 67 inland tuesday. ♪ ♪ ♪ it wasn't love it wasn't love it was a perfect illusion ♪ >> james cordon singing carpool karaoke with -- who is that, anthony?

you head through the altamont pass.le to light rain, that's our main concern for the morning commute today, hydroplaning, running water on roadways, even where it isn't raining, you're still getting that runoff from the hills that could cause you to hydroplane. 2 to 7 degrees cooler this morning but temperatures still in the 50s. we were in the 60s at this time yesterday. 54, daly city and pacifica. to belmont and san bruno, 57, the warm spots. 57 in hayward, san jose, concord, oakland 58, san francisco 56, a little cooler in santa rosa, 51 with some thick fog developing. here's a look at temperatures today. about 57 to 62 degrees, our spread so we will warm a little bit because we will see a little sunshine here and there between the scattered showers. tonight, much cooler. 39 in santa rosa to richmond, oakland, san mateo, and san francisco at about 47 degrees. our chances of rain, we've got one today, saturday, sunday, monday, and tuesday, nothing and then another chance late wednesday and into thursday. i'll tell you

. >>> we've got pothole problems once again out of the central valley so this is right around altamont pass and you are remembering this correctly. we've had two other morning commutes that were disasters due to some major potholes in the exact same place. so westbound 580, past north flynn, i don't think it's the same pothole opening back up but i cannot confirm that. i think it's a really tough area of road that's really just in bad shape from all the rain that we've gotten so the two right lanes are down, the two left lanes are open. we did talk to chp a few minutes ago. they said caltrans arriving any minute to make repairs and they could not give us an estimate on how long these two right lanes will be blocked. look at this backup. spilling over on to 205, 11 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour, not going to be fun. on top of that, we don't have any ace rail service today. that has been canceled as well due to weather issues. i have more information about our b.a.r.t. trouble this morning too. 20-minute delay due to an equipment problem on a dream between west oakland and a embarcader

use altamont pass road and patterson pass road which urge rammed too. can see cars are backed up and the metering lights are on in there is a high wind advisory across the sound.>>> the heaviest rain with scattered showers dashes out of here, but we will have showers through the day and the northbay. there is a big line of showers with a potential for an isolated under storm over the highway for area just path -- 4 area just past discovery bay. it continues to rain in the santa cruz mountains. in san francisco, the streets are wet and there is a flood warning in effect for coyote creek as well as other portions of the bay area. >>> a popular enclosure at the national zoo is without a panda. the three-year-old panda is saying goodbye to the states and is on the way to china. she is traveling with bamboo and other favorite snacks. there has been a four-day sendoff. the journey is part of an agreement with china that all giant pandas must head back to their home country before the age of four. >> she will be traveling on a special fedex plane with pounds a

the altamont pass is busier. getting near pleasanton there was a big rig that was on fire. it was in the right lanes. traffic has been slow leading up to that. please give yourself extra time. there is no age train service today and tomorrow. more cars are on the road and it will complicate things. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is already backing up. the metering lights are on. it is going to be okay want to go on to the bridge. on automall parkway a truck try to make a turn and did not make it. is built fuel and it is blocking both directions near 680. those off ramps are closed not to allow traffic into the area. the truck is on a tow truck.>>> the latest on the situation at the oroville dam. almost 200,000 people told to evacuate because the emergency spillway might fail. alex savage is in chico. some of the evacuees are staying at the fairgrounds.>> reporter: we have a whole lot of people. all here at the silver dollar fairgrounds in chico. it is 20 minutes or so north of oroville. people evacuated here late yesterday. it has been a chaotic situation. o

altamont pass we are moving along at 30 miles an hour. let's take a look at mass transit, bart, and muni are all on time. >>> the city of oakland will have a new police chief today. >> kirk patrick is getting sworn in. she has a lot of work ahead of her. >> reporter: that is exciting. a little intimidating with all the issues oakland has. but it's happening a little less than four hours ago. kirkpatrick is inheriting a department that has been under federal oversight for years. but she has a track record of making reforms in chicago and elsewhere. she will be the the first woman to lead the opd. starting today oakland police officers have to report any unlawful parties that they come across. they have to let their commanders and special events unit know. a few weeks ago they gave conflicting orders on this. >> we clearly see opportunities to improve the coordination and communications among the different departments. >> the latest order took out the word warehouse. if officers report on illegal warehouses and the landlords kick them out,

>>> out of the altamonte pass, the tri-valley, a camera there. this is tuesday build. it is not so bad. most of the schools have a week off for ski week. east bay and the tri-valley, we see traffic flowing. earlier pot hot has been repaired or at least open lanes in westbound 580. that is an area plagued with potholes. traffic moves towards 680. that closure for niles canyon. we have been talk building that all morning as well. with all that traffic released out of the altamonte passed, we are about to your standard drive. over to 680. a live look at our camera. still watch out. water is kicking up off wet roadways. water did settle around the sonoma, pleasanton area. that's what we're watching. it could be possible spinouts. none reported this morning. back out toward the transit system, a smooth flow as well. the metering lights are on. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> 6:41, a breach for one of the nation's busiest airports. coming up after the break in three minutes, how a dozen people managed to get into the airport without going through security. >>> meanwhile, w

let's go out and take a look at westbound 580 out to the at altamont pass. potholes have emerged today they aren't as large. cal tran is on the way to put cones out. volume is down on a wednesday -- there's more traffic coming through there than there is on a friday. nevertheless if this is your commute, i would advise you to give yourself plenty of extra time and be careful out there. cars have pulled over as a result of the potholes reported by chap. cal trans is on the way. let's move along and take a look at the san mateo bridge. it's raining off and on. we're not out of the woods completely. better driving today than it was yesterday. it's backed up for a 15-20- minute delay. 7:03 letsdz go back to the desk. >>> president trump tweeted "i'll see you in court" after a court in san francisco refused to go along with his travel ban. it's not clear what his next move will be. live at the scene of recent protests there against the president's order. . >> good morning, the president also said on twitter this morning he thought this was a disgraceful decision

major problem for altamont pass drivers. ace rail not an option today and we've got some major pothole problems once again. westbound 580 past north flynn road, about six vehicles with flat tires off the on the shoulder but kail is coming to repair toes potholes. the two right lanes are closed and we all know this is not normally a quick fix, up to 47 minutes already. westbound 580, tracy to dublin. southbound 680, dublin to mission boulevard, 16 minutes and northbound 85 between 101 and cupertino, you're in the fwreen at just 17 minutes. a quick look outside at the bbtd. it is soggy. of course we are expecting those metering lights on about 5:30 today. yesterday it was nice. we were holiday light and they never turned those on. next traffic update coming up. >>> if only it could stay that way. they soared with her into space, now nasa astronaut and north bay native is about to inspire students at her high school once again. >>> you know alex trebeck, the game show host. >>> abc7 news reporter mike shumann is headed to arizo

here's the altamont pass. traffic at 40 miles per hour across the way down to 30 once you hit north flynn road. dublin interchange here's a live look at that slow commuter traffic, as well. good news though on the bay bridge heading into downtown san francisco some cars heading in but the metering lights don't turn on until 5:30. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> a new jersey couple is glad to see its golden retriever can run, play and bark without stopping to scratch. barbara and jeff says their retrievers had terrible allergies which triggered atop atopic dermatitis a condition like eczema in humans. every treatment they tried on the dogs did nothing until they heard about a usda approved injection. it targeted a protein in the animals and brought an end to all that agony. >> they were both miserable. >> blocking the pathway or transmission to the brain that tells the dog to lick, bite, chew, scratched. they are shutting it off. >> the cost of the injection depends on the size of the d

so north tracy boulevard to the altamont pass will take about 40 minutes.ce train is canceled because of weather issues. san francisco bay ferry the 6 a.m. from vallejo to san francisco is serviced by buses. bart is on time. we have early-morning problems on highway 9 closed between redwood gulch road and 35. slowdowns on 17, as well. >>> mandatory evacuation orders are lifted for now in areas that were threatened by the damaged oroville dam spillway. short term repairs have been successful. nearly 200,000 evacuees should be prepared to leave at any time authorities say. more rain is expected over the next several days. we may issue another evacuation order if the circumstances change and risk increases. >> for now, evacuees are glad to be home. >> absolutely. you know, just being gone and we were -- at our friend's house cramped in one house, 20 people. so it felt like forever. >> more rain could start this morning. >>> officials want the lake levels to drop to 850 feet. that's about 50 feet below the dam. they expect it to happen this weekend but they say

north tracy boulevard to the altamont pass will take you over an hour. so give yourself plenty of time. if you wanted to take mass transit is to avoid this traffic. think again. ace train is canceled because of weather and flood related issues. if you want to consider a different form of mass transit, why don't you check san joaquinrtd.com. harbor bay ferries will be using reduced capacity vessels today. roberta, it's valentine's day, do you have any plans? >> i do. if i start feeling better. a lots of people ask me what is my favorite weather app? as meteorologist i have many. but i'll share my favorite weather app. maybe you want to get your valentine's app. no, don't. let's go to our live doppler radar. we do not have a rain drop in for sight. this is our live weather bug camera. looking out toward the bay bridge where we have a few thin high clouds. pardon me there. a little bug going around the station here. temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. currently san jose 46. we do have a vail of clouds but we will become mostly sunny for today. increasing c