it was centered near amatrice. the earthquake has been followed up by two strong aftershocks. one of them a 5.7. these are just the latest earthquakes to strike the region the last year. back in october, a magnitude 6.6 quake hit the same area, as we mentioned, just north of rome in amatrice. 300 people were killed in a pair of earthquakes. thousands were left homeless and there was significant damage to many of the older buildings there. >>> our reservoirs bursting at the seams. now more rain headed our way. kari hall is watching the first of three storms. >>> and as we get a look at the radar in san francisco, pretty much all covered with heavier rain moving in. rainfall rates. over half an inch per hour. we'll look at the wind forecast in two minutes. >>> and our live look at the san mateo bridge. 92 on the east bay toward the peninsula. we will track the rainfall talking about what it means for the morning approximate beyond. sure, you could sit around all night waiting for a pizza to be delivered. but wouldn't making it yourself be a lot more fun? it's baking season. warm

. -- amatrice. for the very latest, let's go to rome where our correspondent is standing by. can you tell us at this hour about these three earthquakes this morning? you mentioned, the metro has been evacuated and closed. authorities are trying to thereby whether it is safe to restart services. schools and classrooms have been evacuated as a precautionary measure. that was already in place after those quakes last year. i have to say, the entire experience was really frightening and nerve-racking to have three quakes in under an hour, to see the lighting fixtures in homes and offices swinging from side to side, items falling off shelves. immediately, my thoughts went to those closer to the epicenter, about 110 kilometers north of brohm. that particular area, of course, had been hit by 36 hours of continuous snowfall as well as below freezing temperatures, so the people there are having to deal with extreme weather conditions as well. most of those affected by the quakes last year have been moved and containers homes, but in the towns close by, people in their homes are scared

this is amatrice, central italy, the hilltop town that was worst hit by the summer's earthquake.secure what remains of the village now severely hampered. in rome, the pope prayed for the city's homeless. speaks italian it was so cold the waters had frozen in the fountains of st peter's square. in istanbul, they have had three straight days of snowfall. turkish airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights. it's all down to winds coming out of the arctic and punching south towards the mediterranean. a real icy chill to them, sub—zero temperatures, plenty of snow. that's what's added to fairly brutal winter weather. at risk are the thousands of refugees still crossing europe on foot. three died in the mountains in bulgaria. in belgrade, several hundred took shelter in this customs warehouse. not much protection. this weekend, russia celebrated 0rthodox christmas. the coldest in 120 years, —30 in moscow. but then, they are used to it. around 500 people, perhaps with just one extra layer, set off for a five mile bike ride along the moscow river. so far, the uk has escaped but fore

here it amatrice, firefighters struggle to shore up dozens of damaged buildings., hundreds of flights are cancelled it has also hit greece, including thousands of refugees and migrants on the greek island of lesbos more used to warmer conditions. after ten year in greece, snow comes. all the people are very happy. even for those seeking the snow, the extreme cold proved too much. some skiers in bosnia decided to head home. translation: we came here thinking maybe the ski track would be ready and that we could ski but it's just too cold. too cold especially on our hands. 4000 of people in the deep south of america the storm has brought eight inches of snow. tens of thousands of homes without power and eight people at least thought to have died. in atla nta 80 0 at least thought to have died. in atlanta 800 flights have been disrupted. residents are listening to advice which is to stay inside. we have got wood by the fireplace ready to go. roads have been turned to ice rinks as the storm moves to the north—east. it is causing traffic pile—ups. for both the united st

amatory che, central italy, the hilltop town that was worst hit by the summer's earthquake —— in much amatriceers had frozen in the fountains of st peter's square, he said. in istanbul, they have had three straight days of snowfall. turkish airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekend. airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekendm airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekend. it is all about wins coming out of the arctic and punching south towards the mediterranean. a real icy trill —— cheal to them. it has led to brutal weather. at risk are the thousands of refugees still crossing europe on foot. three died in the mountains in bulgaria. in belgrade, several 100 took shelter in these customs warehouse. not much protection. this weekend, russia celebrated 0rthodox christmas. the coldest in 120 years, -30 christmas. the coldest in 120 years, —30 in moscow last night will stop but then, they are used to it. around 500 people, perhaps with just one extra layer, set off for a five mile bike ride along the moscow river. so far, the uk has escaped bu

this, in fact, is amatrice, the quake that killed 300 people and destroyed many building. the good news is that this time around, so far there are no reports of any casualties but we'll be watching for updates. >> good to hear. thank you so much, jessica. >>> b.a.r.t. plans to start a pilot program next monday that will guarantee parking for car poolers at one of its east bay stations. riders who car pool to the dublin pleasanton station will be guaranteed parking spots until 10:00 a.m. it's part of a pilot program to better utilize parking spaces. scoop users will need to schedule a ride to the station by 9:00 p.m. the night before for morning service. >>> new details, san francisco's mooup transportation agency is going to allow parking in medians on weekends near dolores park. this pilot program allows drivers to parallel park along the medians between 14th and 18th streets. many people already do this when they're going to churches in the area. the new law legalizes the practice on friday night, saturday mornings and all day on sunday. it's expected to start in februar

here it amatrice, firefighters try to shore up buildings —— last year's earthquakes. bitterly cold air and heavy snowfalls have brought parts of istanbul to a standstill. roads are blocked and hundreds of flights are cancelled. the bosphorus is closed to traffic. it has also hit greece, hitting thousands of refugees and migrants on the greek islands of lesbos more used to cold conditions —— warmer conditions. lesbos more used to cold conditions -- warmer conditions. all the people are very happy. even those seeking the snow, the cold proved too much. some skiers in bosnia decided to head home. translation: we came here thinking it would be ready and that we could ski but it is cut to cold. too cold especially on our hands. —— it is too cold. it looks set to continue. forecasters warned that freezing temperatures will remain for a few more days at least. andy beatt, bbc news. at least 43 people have been killed after a car bomb exploded in northern syria. the bomb went off at a busy market in the town of azaz, which lies on the border with turkey. local residents suspe

this is amatrice, central italy, the hilltop town that was worst hit by the summer's earthquake.hampered. in rome, the pope prayed for the city's homeless. speaks italian. it was so cold the waters had frozen in the fountains of st peter's square. in istanbul, they have had three straight days of snowfall. turkish airlines said they had grounded over 600 flights this weekend. it's all down to winds coming out of the arctic and punching south towards the mediterranean. a real icy chill to them, sub—zero temperatures, plenty of snow. that's what's added to fairly brutal winter weather. at risk are the thousands of refugees still crossing europe on foot. three died in the mountains in bulgaria. in belgrade, several hundred took shelter in this customs warehouse. not much protection. this weekend, russia celebrated orthodox christmas. the coldest in 120 years, —30 in moscow last night. but then, they are used to it. around 500 people, perhaps with just one extra layer, set off for a five mile bike ride along the moscow river. so far, the uk has escaped but forecasters say the cold we

here in amatrice firefighters are struggling to shore up dozens of damaged buildings. to a standstill. roads are blocked and hundreds of flights have been cancelled and waterways closed. the big freeze has also hit greece, including thousands of refugees and migrants on the island of lesbos, who are used to more warmer conditions. after ten years in greece, we have snow. our people are very happy! even for those seeking the snow, it proved too much. these people skiing in bosnia decided to head home. translation: we came here thinking maybe the ski track would be ready and that we could ski a little bit, but it is too cold, too cold, especially on our hands. for thousands of people in america's deep south, storm helena has brought eight inches of snow. at least four people are thought to have died in weather—related incidents and tens of thousands of homes are without power. in atlanta alone 400 flights have been disrupted. many residents are listening to advice which is to stay inside. we will stay home all weekend just because we can. we have wood by the fireplace an

a magnitude 5.3 was centered near amatrice.that sounds familiar, it is the same city definivastated by quakes last year. the quakes could be felt in rome, 70 miles away. some schools have been closed for the day. as for the history here, these are the latest to hit that region of italy the last year. back in october, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit the area northeast of rome. before that in august, almost 300 people died in a pair of earth kwraeubgs. thousands left homeless. there was a significant amount of damage to older buildings. >>> 5:36. police searching for a homicide this morning. the first homicide of 2017. good morning, pete. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, laura. just a few weeks into the year, and the city has its first homicide. we're on east 13th and simmons. the scene has just cleared about a half an hour ago. the car didn't quite hit the home, but it definitely drove on to the as you can see behind me. when the toyota prius was being towed away, this car drove here at 9:30 p.m. there was a driver inside

. >>> continuing coverage of the deadly avalanche that buried a resort hotel in central italy in amatrice. the death toll stands at 29 after crews wrapped up work at the site of the avalanche. new drone video released by firefighters shows the extent of it as it pulls off that hotel. firefighters announced that the search was officially over early this morning after a full week of search efforts at the hotel. nine people were pulled out successfully alive in the first days of that rescue. >> 34 years after a vacaville teenager was killed, police believe they have solved the case. markel has been charged with the murder of deanna johnson. in 1982, deanna went to a party at a neighbor's house in vacaville is and never came home. her body was found the next day. markel had long been considered a suspect but was never charged. in 2013 he was arrested and convicted of another murder. detectives say new details links him to deanna's death. >> we are encouraged that the truth will prevail is and finally justice will be done. >> my heart breaks for that mother he is serving an 80-year prison sent

he's in the amatrice region, about 50 km from the town of farindola. thank you forjoining us.res of the hotel show it swamped by the snow from that avalanche. what is the very latest on the fate of those who are inside? we are fearing here in italy that there should be at least 20 people dead, there were kids, families, stuff from the hotel. —— staff. we feared the worst here in italy and the region. tell us more about where this hotel is situated and the difficulty of rescuers. this is a region that is very popular for ski lovers, not very far from rome, region that is very popular for ski lovers, not very farfrom rome, two hours. this area particularly there has been historic snowfall, two or three metres of snow around. so of course it is very difficult to reach this area. this region particularly was hit in the last year, many earthquakes. 2009, and now this year again, the economy of the region was very fragile. this last tragedy can only worsen things. and of course there are so many hotels, so many homes and other buildings and businesses in this region. despite the ear

this is a video of amatrice, a quake that killed nearly 300 people and destroyed many buildings.is also the area that in just the past few weeks, has had heavy snow lately, so this morning, no word on if any buildings collapsed or what the clean-up status will be for them. i'll let you know as soon as we get any new information from the area. >>> happening today, noor salman is going to be back in oakland federal court for a bail hearing and to have an attorney formally appointed. salman, the widow of florida nightclub gunman omar mateen appeared preefl in court yesterday. she confirmed she understands the charges against are aiding and abetting and obstruction of justice. she's accused of helping plan the june attack that killed 49 people and accused of lying the fbi agents. her uncle calls these charges ridiculous and says that she didn't know what happened until she talked to her husband after the shooting. >>> new this morning, alameda has voted to become a sanctuary city. the city council unanimously adopted the resolution at about 12:15 this morning. this comes in the after

it is the same area hit hard last summer when earthquake killed nearly 300 people near amatrice, italyand look at this new video as well. what makes this situation worse there is heavy snow and flooding they've been experiencing in the area. so it is a slushy mess too. the good news is that as we reported last hour, the prime minister of italy has confirmed this morning that there were no fatalities with this round of quakes. >>> raiders quarterback derek carr is credited with helping policetrack down an amber alert victim. he retweeted this alert for a missing oakland toddler. he has 247,000 followers on twitter, so that went very wide. and police say they ended up finding that 3-year-old safe. on sunday, lieutenant chris bolton tweeted his thanks to carr saying it appears the secret to sharing local missing child info is retweet by your local nfl quarterback. >>> a san jose quarterback soccer player is being recognized for his generosity. the earthquakes posted this photo on instagram of forward quincy and pedro the cab driver who drove him to the airport. he found out that petro, wh

you may be familiar with amatrice where the earthquakes hit last august, that church tower collapsed, so what we are seeing is many of these buildings that were made on stable by the first earthquakes are now collapsing further, so lots of things, many ha mlets further, so lots of things, many hamlets have not been reached, but rescu e rs hamlets have not been reached, but rescuers are focused right now on this hotel that was completely covered with debris and snow, about four metres of snow on site. andrea, thank you very much indeed far dating us. we will keep you updated with the latest on that. but now let's catch up with the latest news with annita in the newsroom. thank you very much. theresa may will tell world leaders in davos this morning that the uk is open for business after brexit. it's her first visit to the world economic forum as prime minister. many in the audience will be hostile to her plan to take britain out of the european single market. let's speak to tanya beckett in davos. good morning. we heard theresa may's brexit speech on tuesday. will her message be sligh