>>catherine: reggie that flooding problems in the burlington burlingame? >>reporter: the fire department is trying to clear 3 ft. of water from his garage. camino gable company and complex these heavy rains that we had recently. so far, five cars are reportedly damaged. a lot of water damage. there were pulled out of this parking garage take a look at this video and 3 ft. deep. it is going to take fire officials several hours to remove all of this water. it will probably take all day. the last time it was this bad was the flooding in 2002 30 cars had flood damage. the reason why this area is prone to flooding because water comes down from hillsborough. it is several feet above properly games. one of the water comes down itgoes through the streets and the street is higher than the sidewalk. that water rushes into the garage. reporting live from a burlingame, reggie >> things are easing up a bit but we still of the potential for moderate/have become false. that, coming up. moderate/heavy downfalls. that, coming up. off (music) the rain continues. easing up a

let's take new for a closer look along the peninsula as we zoom way in you see burlingame here. they are seeing some light showers here, maybe sliding into parts of san mateo as we head in toward the next few minutes. so this is what we are going to see throughout the day. some light scattered showers showing up not a real rainout, not a washout around the bay area but got plenty of cloud and we'll see sunny breaks in between but heading out this morning, plan on a couple of showers, too. toward the afternoon, partly cloudy skies, a few more breaks of sunshine. temperatures not all that bad. 50s and low 60s toward the afternoon. not a complete washout around the bay area today but we have the moist low moving in off the pacific here all that moisture surging in along the coastline so occasionally those clouds roll on by and we get a couple of raindrops so going to keep things unsettled for today. but then after that we may catch a little bit of a break as a weak ridge sneaks into the bay area ever so briefly. temperatures today plan on about 61 degrees los gatos, 62 cupertino, a

be wet as it moves in along the peninsula and south san francisco toward daly city, pacifica and burlingame. and so we are going to see this type pattern throughout the day today. so you will see on and off scattered light showers outside and then some occasional sunny breaks a little bit of both worlds around the bay area. light showers on tap as you have the jet stream still plunging across the bay area so yeah, going to keep things unsettled so if you are heading out this morning you want to bring that umbrella and the sunglasses, too. clouds, a few scattered light showers temperatures not all that bad mainly in the 40s and 50s. by the afternoon rather mild. 50s and 60s, partly cloudy skies. a little more sunshine toward the afternoon, a slight chance of a few more showers.

we are monitoring this major problem along burlingame in the peninsula.insula avenue. i just spoke with chp and it's confirmed as a fatal accident north 101 three left lanes are blocked. that's according to members of the kcbs phone force. and you can see we are starting to see some yellow here on our sensors so traffic is definitely building as you pass the accident scene. it is involving a motorcycle. a couple of other vehicles. lots of activity on the scene and again, it is a fatality so this investigation may take some time so this may be how it's going to be for most of the morning on this northbound side of 101. so give yourself some extra time. use 280 as an alternate. that will help you avoid the delays along 101. elsewhere, we are not doing too badly in the east bay. so far, so good. if you are taking the eastshore freeway towards the bay bridge, vallejo all the way to the toll plaza, 30-minute ride. traffic looking good approaching the toll plaza. still very light this morning. the metering lights are off. if you are headed right now across the

and other areas is burlingame.hat is where reggie kumar is. >> i am outside of this condominium complex this is where the parking garage flooded. take a look at this standing water near this garage. 3 ft. deep. you can see closely there is still a car inside that garage. five cars are inside most of all repair and removed. most have sustained major water damage. you can see the the city of burlingame and fire officials are working on getting this water out. there are four generators getting all of this water out of this parking garage. officials of the market on this for several hours. it will probably be not be completed until this evening officials have and working on this for several hours. the reason why this continues to flood is the street is higher than this sidewalk. as this slopes down, the water rushes into the parking garage. the last time it flooded like this was in 20 02. over 30 cars were damaged. in burlington, reggie kumar. if kron 4 news. >>catherine: in felton, rob fladeboe. >>reporter: to spoke w

live in rollinburlington burlingame reggie kumar. >>catherine: these creek levels higher. with more momud >> s >>at noon, the problems were about the worst. 13 ft. at noon. currently, 8 ft.. we are seeing that these twigs, leaves, branches of vertically this is where the water will law wathe water level that is where this was around noon. this was practically some merge when i got here at noon. this is the scene where businesses were on edge. they put sandbags and apply what flood barriers in front of their businesses. and three, four, five years ago the experienced damaged conditions with flooding. did not want to take second chances. >>catherine: thank you, danileel. >>reporter: city crews were trying to keep feet roads and sidewalks from falling but not for successfully. >> would you like a barricade? >>reporter: inches in hours, driving to the city was difficult navigation. public-works waited and waded. >> the stormtracker cannot handle the amount of water. this working group is going from storm drain, to storm drain. it cannot handle this amount of water. >>catherine

. >>> i'm tracking developing situation san mateo county, burlingame, foster city and san carlos in the way of a potentially tornadic thunderstorm. live doppler 7 hd. you see the update is picking up rotation within this storm so you need to seek shelter now if you live in those areas. get to the lowest floor, most interior room and wait for this storm to pass you by which it will do in about 20 minutes. a tornado warning for san mateo county until 11:30. >> community leaders saw the than veiling first ever silicon valley report card in san jose this morning. they commissioned the report in conjunction with several other nonprofit organizations. it measured life, education, financial stability, health, housing and environmental sustainability. they also looked at ways to increase access for latinos to obtain some of the highest paid jobs and those in the tech industry. >> it takes a lot of different approaches but you see a lot of quality of life indicators in the report card. it will make a difference if we auto the data to make change in the community. >> the report card comes after t

not working properly and the trains are slowing down right through burlingame there. it's unclear how this will affect the system on caltrain this morning. let's go to steve. >>> cloudy skies, temperatures in the 50s. the wind is picking up. we had a couple of weak bands of rain go through. now the front is getting closer. one system went by. here comes the next. the last few frames, watch as this really starts to light up. lake county, mendocino county, that's pretty intense rain there, coming into sonoma county and heading into the russian river. 2 plus inches certainly likely out of this system in the north bay. lesser amounts to the south. 50s on the temperatures. they've been there all morning long. now you add cold air to the mix, it looks active to us. the system will weaken as it leaves but not before it leaves about 1.25 of rain. here comes that really cold low dropping in on friday. that will give widespread rain for everybody and very little snow levels, especially saturday night into sunday. >>> we're following a new development in japan right now. u.s. na

there will be rallies throughout the day in santa clara, burlingame, oakland and here in san bruno wheree are at 4:00. the superintendent of schools will be here. take the new haven school district in union city. a small district, 60 pink slips have been issued. in a larger district like oakland, 540 layoff notices were sent out. >> it's very difficult to get a pink slip this year because we're expecting our first baby and i'm faced with all the stress of losing my job and worrying about not being able to provide for my baby. support our schools and support the governor's plan. >> the governor's plan calls for a special june election to extend current taxes, if voters approve that the cuts will not be as severe and some of those layoff notices could be rescinded but for now, school districts have to send out these pink slips because they have to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. i'm live in san bruno, lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news." >>> today is also pg&e's deadline to provide documents to state regulators verifying that pressure levels across the utility's entire gas system ar

. ♪ >>> i'm tracking developing situation san mateo county, burlingame, foster city and san carlos inhe way of a potentially tornadic thunderstorm. live doppler 7 hd. you see the update is picking up rotation within this storm so you need to seek shelter now if you live in those areas. get to the lowest floor, most interior room and wait for this storm to pass you by which it will do in about 20 minutes. a tornado warning for san mateo county until 11:30. >> community leaders saw the than veiling first ever silicon valley report card in san jose this morning. they commissioned the report in conjunction with several other nonprofit organizations. it measured life, education, financial stability, health, housing and environmental sustainability. they also looked at ways to increase access for latinos to obtain some of the highest paid jobs and those in the tech industry. >> it takes a lot of different approaches but you see a lot of quality of life indicators in the report card. it will make a difference if we auto the data to make change in the community. >> the report card comes after

there will be rallies throughout the day in santa clara, burlingame, oakland and here in san bruno wheree at 4:00. the superintendent of schools will be here. take the new haven school district in union city. a small district, 60 pink slips have been issued. in a larger district like oakland, 540 layoff notices were sent out. >> it's very difficult to get a pink slip this year because we're expecting our first baby and i'm faced with all the stress of losing my job and worrying about not being able to provide for my baby. support our schools and support the governor's plan. >> the governor's plan calls for a special june election to extend current taxes, if voters approve that the cuts will not be as severe and some of those layoff notices could be rescinded but for now, school districts have to send out these pink slips because they have to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. i'm live in san bruno, lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news." >>> today is also pg&e's deadline to provide documents to state regulators verifying that pressure levels across the utility's entire gas system are sa

reporting live here in burlingame, amber lee, channel 2 news. >>> and we are past the point where lakes are -- you may recall 700 people were left homeless when that lake flooded 13 years ago. >>> another weather related nightmare or problem to tell you about tonight. this time for east bay commuters on northbound 880 in oakland. caltrans shut down the two lanes on interstate 880 to make repairs. ktvu's traffic reporter sal castaneda tells us even after the road is open we can expect long back ups well into the evening. >>> flooding is also a concern tonight in the north bay. ktvu's mike mibach is live where he's spoke to residents dealing with flooding there. >> reporter: the result here in ross valley, flooding, and even yes a sewer spill. the sewage system reached its capacity and there was a small spill just a half mile to my west here. to my right this is the cordamadero creek. this thing has been running fast all day. >> it's like a lake right around the corner. >> reporter: the sounds of a spring storm. >> what is that like 3 feet. >> reporter: the running water -- >> just starte

in burlingame, david louie 7 news. >> more to get to tonight. coming up on 7 news at 9:00. flooded roadway and mud slides make driving treacherous in the north bay. >> i'm in the accu-weather forecast center. wet weather continue also. give you a close-up look at conditions for the morning rush when i return with the accu-weather forecast. >> dead lane day for pg&e. pacific gas electric from trick turns over the electric on the san bruno pipeline explosion. what we learn tonight. no more vacation pay out for employee in one bay area county. where vacation pay out for employee in one bay area county. where they have >> pg&e ordered to turn over documents related to underground gas pipeline by tonight. late today deadline required by the p uc but the paperwork was in complete. more now from heather. >>reporter: pg&e says it has located pressure test records for 91 percent of its transmission lines installed in densely populated areas after july 1961. but it found on about 30 percent of those same records for lines installed before then. ruptured section of san bruno line 1 32

>>reporter: so say sister ann principal at saint catherine in burlingame.e starts in the lowest level. ask the 5-year-old staring into their workbook. tell me the truth. who has better handwriting these days, kindergartner or the ample guy. i think kindergarten ep. >>reporter: you can't doing cursive yet are you. >> not yet. >>reporter: are you worried about it stunts don't have a choice here. they will learn to write incurs i have. if they have a problem with it. >> that's okay. slowly try to learn. >>reporter: how many of you like occur as i have writing? they will have the symmetry. >> you should have good spacin spacing. >>reporter: they love how ease and endless. >> i don't use it that much. >>reporter: write it again any way slower. >> my pinky gets p sore. >>reporter: learning cursive writing is a tradition passed down through generation. the much they did it because back in the day as now neatness counted aspen manship students we long approximately path to intellectual discipline. by the time they leaf the place it has iningrained as hop scotch. >>

san bruno police, pacifica obviously, brisbane, burlingame, hillsboro, police officers all preparing to, if need be, drive along the low-lying areas while you're in pacifica on down towards atascadero. now it's over a loud speaker that there is time for evacuates. so far what has happened, i was talking to a gentleman at pacifica pier. he received a reverse 9-1-1 call this morning and he thought it said to evacuate. then he called pacifica police and they said, no, it was just a warning saying that if you want to, you can. it's voluntary but there is a tsunami and he was told to keep an eye on hawaii and if something goes on in hawaii, it's going to be maybe similar here. take your cue from what happens in hawaii. he's waiting to see when we get reports from tsunami activity in hawaii. they're preparing five sites right now for evacuation. and they would like people in the low-lying areas if you're interested in evacuating, it's voluntary, get to the shelters by 6:00. get everything set up as fast as possible. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> thanks a lot. san mateo county voters at p

the father was ordaned in 1978 and served in san mateo, belmont, novato, burlingame and here in san francisco. now, bay area parishioners are being encouraged to come forward. as of this afternoon, there were no new claims. patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> opening statements began in the murder case of the leader of yusef bey iv. he's accused of orchestrating the murder of journalist chauncey bailey in 2007. prosecutors told the jury bey ordered the killing because bailey was going to write a story disclosing criminal behavior and financial problems with the bakery. bailey's family was in court today. >> our hearts are heavy as far as our family is concerned. it's not gonna be bring chauncey back but i believe justice will be served. >> antwan mackey, the man accused of driving the getaway van, is on trial. we're told the case could take three months. >>> more than three years after a federal jury indicted barry bonds, the perjury trial against him is finally underway. it took hours of intense questioning but tonight a jury is now in place. rita williams has late details about the 12 peopl

a warning expired at 11:30 and at this time, areas right around south san francisco milbrae, burlingame, we do have wind continuing to blow. the wind is blowing pretty good, gusting to 30. san francisco airport reported gusts to 34 miles per hour. we are far from seeing this overjust yet. some of the heavier rain remains right over the area into richmond and berkeley. you will find this along i-80. it's going to be a very, very tough drive. berkeley seeing some moderate rain and it's just off to the east. very, very heavy here near the martinez areabenicia seeing some very heavy rain. this is heading towards concord. martinez seeing some pretty heavy rain. by 12:15 or so. and down into areas near -- let's see if i can move this a little pit farther to see if we can pick upconcord. so this continues to push off to the east. we are watching a few cells move northeast but in general, this storm is pushing off southeast and by the afternoon, we could see some pretty heavy rain over areas right around san jose and continuing south and east. we are tracking this for you. we'll bring you the v

. >> a new hospital in burlingame will open in may with the capability of with is standing an 8.0 earthquake. no medical center is built with 165 isolaters, base isolaters, each is on supports about 3 million pounds, when the ground shakes, they move up to 30 inches in either direction. >> it will ride up, the concave dish and as the building moves and the weight of the building will drive that puck back to center and back and forth. >> structural engineers say the hospital patients and staff will feel only moderate shaking. >> how would you like to get mid to get rid of your lawn? alameda county wants to get more homeowners to use less water by replacing their lawns with sustainable gardens. they are offering up to $500 for homeowners and up to $3,000 for a multifamily and commercial customer who has make the transition. lawns account for half the water use of a typical home. >> there is an offer. >> today you are getting your water free. >> fill those reservoirs and keep them going. we have a little light rain falling. you can see the embarcadero is wet right now. that is indicative of wha

yesterday, people lined you in burlingame to be screened for bone marrow donations. many say they don't know bryce but felt the need to help. >> i have four children and i know if i were his mom i would want desperately somebody to help me. >> everybody who gave a swab of saliva goes on national transplant bone marrow he registry. if you would like to be a donor, go to the website. >>> wet weather reduced the expected crowds for san francisco's first sunday streets event of the year. cars and other vehicles were placed by walkers, joggers and bicyclists. this is along the embarcadero yesterday between fisherman's of what of and -- fisherman's wharf. >>> it's a very big day for twitter. the san francisco-based company is celebrates its fifth anniversary. it was march 21st, 2006, when the first suite was posted. the founder -- tweet was posted. the founder tweeted two words -- "inviting coworkers." since then, more than 175 million users have shared their thoughts using 140 characters or less. just about a week ago, the microblogging site set a record of 639 tweets per

. >> and look at this neighborhood in burlingame, how would you like to tread through that to get to your front door. mary took this photo at edge hill drive. you can upload your video to us or e-mail photos to us also. >> you knew we were going to get all those videos, right? and driving it was downright scary and hopefully things will be easing up a bit >> janelle: it seems like we have a tiny bit of a break. we'll check in with lisa argen. >> it may be dry and then you get into a heavier downpour. widely scattered showers and some of the showers do have some embedded hail. here is a look at lake port and todd mountain. temperatures in the 40s and higher elevations colder so rain-snow mix. here is where the rain is coming down heavier, antioch, walnut creek passing through berkeley and a little further west around the bay bridge. so definitely have to slow down. use your wipers and be careful not to hydroplain down by mount hamilton, milpitas a rainy start and concentrated rain around saratoga and organ hill. we'll see a little bit of sunshine but further destabilize things. we hav

. >>> a burlg -- burlingame synagogue held a sale to help save a teenager's life. he was born with aplastic anemia. it is a rare syndrome that stops the blood cells from making white blood cells for the body. he is hoping to find a positive match. if you're interested in doing so, you can help by contacting the south bay donor program. >>> they came together to throw a birthday party, but this was no ordinary birthday party. 15-year-old diana lopez has muscular dystrophy. her arms and legs are both paralyzed, leaving her in a wheelchair. still, she marked her special day in grand style, but it woontd have happened without help from a saratoga resident. she was celebrated outside children's hospital, lopez's home for the past few years. it is a spiritual rite of passage for young women entering motherhood. a mariachi band, flowers and a special band were donated by volunteers. >>> a standoff over the presidency on the ivory coast has increased cocoa prices by as much as $800 a ton since november. nbc's julia bag explains what this means for your sweet tooth. >> i lo

in burlingame, kron 4 news.ld be to much of a good thing. as a result of safety restrictions, the 10 reservoirs can only be filled to about 70 percent capacity and there just about there. water officials are making strategic releases from lexington and wanted to others to make room for more rainfall runoff. it is a delicate balance because of what the reservoir is to be just as full as it possibly can be heading into the summer. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: the earthquake in japan has many people wondering when the next big one will hit in the bay area. most scientists believe there will be no way to predict, but a bay area geologists' disagrees with that. today he told kron 4 a series of quakes will hit the west coast in the next eight days. >>dan: this is jim kirkland, a geologist by trajan sets himself apart by saying he can predict earthquakes. >> will be a 45 magnitude quake in the san francisco bay area. >>dan: not just in the bay area, in addition over the next eight days he's predicting a 5 to 6 m

that just lack at the neighborhood in burlingame. how would you like to trej through to get to your front door. mary took this photo at edge hill drive and paloma avenue thank you. up load the joyed to you repor report.abc 7 news.com or e-mail photos to this web site. >>> california public utility commission now wants to find pg&e 3 million dollars for the missing gas line records and pg&e sits will pay it. p uc demanded the record after the san bruno pipeline explosion. regular want to verify the safety of pressure levels for 1800 miles of gas transmission line. hearing will take place monday to sign off on the fines as well as a plan to require p g tochl jump start testing of transmission lines running beneath major city. >> mr. weather to talk b.major problems tonight in the sierra. >> we are looking at condition red. >> so much snow on the road there is sglous where to put it. >> plus car crash ins a house just inches from where a family was sitting down to dinner. >> also new worries for nuclear workers in japan. they had to go

a student at burlingame high school has been arrested on suspicion of making terrorist threats. the 17-year-old taken into custody yesterday, after the fbi said they found an online posting threatening a school rally. when authorities searched the student's home, they didn't find anything suspicious. and there weren't any problems at the rally. the student says it was just a prank. >>> a nine-hour standoff coming to a deadly end in berkeley. a man with a gun barricading himself inside a house on lauren avenue in north berkeley last night. at one point he fired his weapon. that prompted the s.w.a.t. teams to respond. the negotiators talked to the man on the phone through the night but when negotiators went through the building early this morning they found him dead with a self inflicted gunshot wound. no one else was hurt. >>> things are back to normal in muni san francisco after a nasty commute. there were big delays. the agency says mechanical problems caused the outbound muni metro service from the embarcadero station to run really slow. muni set up bus shuttles to help ease s

. >> reporter: much of the water has been pumped out at the burlingame condo complex. but not without suffering massive damage. this is the second time in has taken on that much water to drain. it is deschutes eight years ago they suffered through the very same problems. the elevator is broken because of the flooding, one resident 91 years old has to stay with a friend until this is fixed. will tran is that the complex checking with him later. >> darya: in san pablo a landslide and son residents has been affixed tsome residents had to leave. that was a patio their, their next-door neighbors have damage as well. the ground broke apart separating from the back door. part of the hillside also gave way. the owner and the kids first noticed the damage. >> they said mom we don't have a backyard anymore. i came up and saw a whole. our neighbors live down there they have are mud slide in their property. >> darya: the family is trying to assess the damage hugging the city will help pay for the repairs. >> reporter: in fairfax a tree fell on at s you be blocking road and leaving

prosecutors told the jury they are the three musketeers of balance coast, the burlingame- based outfit that were tended to sell supplements but was really supplying performance- enhancing drugs to some of the most elite athletes in the world. did bonds ever take steroids when asked in front of a grand jury in 2003 he said nobody but his doctor had ever injected him with anything. and he said, he did take a substance from greg anderson that he believed was flaxseed oil and arthritis cream. his defense attorneys insisted today in front of the jury that bonds did not knowingly ever take steroids. the prosecutor said that is, quote, utterly ridiculous. and in fact, there was an objection from the defense attorney and the judge sustained it. she told the prosecutor to stick to the facts. late today, the prosecutor and the defense attorney had a chance at jeff nowitzki the main investigator worked for the irs at the time, he dug through the garbage outside balco and discovered the picture and eventually a one. of evidence that led to a steroid -- eventually a bunch of evidence that led to a

ground will have negative effects on safety and noise city representatives plan to meet tonight in burlingame. the board that oversees cal-train has declared a fiscal emergency. that will make it >>> the board that oversees cal train has declared a fiscal emergency. they will make it easier for the transit agency to raise fares and reduce service as it phase as $30 million deficit and considering scrapping weekend chains and shutting down service at seven bay area stations and cutting the number of weekday trains nearly in half. the decision could come next month. >>> if you plan to travel by air this summer, you might want to lock in a flight now. several u.s. carrier, including american, delta and u.s. airways, they're bumping up many domestic fares by $10 a round trip this week. the reason? to cover the surging cost of jet fuel. it was the sixth time this year carriers have hiked fares. the government says the airlines are enjoying the best earnings in four years because of a combination of higher fares, fewer flights, and more fees charged passengers. >>> well, the warehouse chain costco

. >>> help is on the way, we're getting word of a new trouble spot happening in burlingame. what residents there are doing right now to stop the flood waters from going into their homes. julie haener is joining us with the stories we have coming at 6:00. >> ahead, ktvu uncovers new details about a fake i.d. sting in san francisco's mission district. what one witness says about the allegations against her. >>> plus a new global hot spot for economic growth. just how big the city by the bay could soon get. it's all coming up at 6:00. >>> a heartwarming story tonight, marine mammal rescuers have returned a porpoise to the sea. >>> back now to our weather. the worse is almost over here bill but we're not out of the woods just yet. >> definitely the worse is over. one of the flash flood warnings has been cancelled. it's wet out there. we have lots of rain in san francisco. lots of rain on the bridges. all the bridges right now are wet. san jose a little bit of heavy rain out. by the airport a little bit of heavy rain. that might give you a little bit of a flight delay. we'll do a

must have been a catholic school >> a sister in burlingame. st.t starts at the lowest level. ask this the five-year-old staring in their work books. >> who has better handwriting these days. kindergarteners or the average guy. >> i think kindergarteners. >> you are not doing cursive yet? >> not yet. >> are you worried about it? >> students don't have a choice, they will learn to write in cursor. >> it's okay. >> how many do you like cursor writing? >> they love the symmetry. they love for endless. and write it again anyway, slower. >> learning writing is tradition passed down through generations. they did it and mary did it because back in the day as now, neatness counted. it's an intellectual discipline. by the time they leave the place it's ingrained. >> so some day in the real world in computers fail and they gain their revenge. >> i don't have a clue. >> maybe we'll find a new appreciation who express themselves by hand. >> it makes it all gooey and fuzzy. >> and remember that word expression, it begins with an "e". >> let's say we took away "

. >>> a new office in burlingame will open in may of withstanding an 8.0 earthquake. it's built with base isolaters under it. each one supports about 3 million pounds and when the ground shakes, a pair of plates inside allow the building to move up to 30 inches in any direction. >> building will actually lift a few inches in a seismic occurrence because the puck will ride up the concave dish. as the building moves. then the weight of the building will drive that puck back to center and back and forth. >> they say that hospital patients and staff will feel only moderate shaking. >> how would you like to get paid cash to get rid of your lawn? they are launching a new campaign to get homeowners by replacing lawns with sustainable garden. the county is offering up to thousand dollars for homeowners and $3,000 for multifamily and commercial customer that has make the transition. they say lawns account for half the water use with normal lawn mowing and you get paid for it. >> i consider it especially when i get water bills this summer. >> no watering necessary. >> no, not a

let me get out of the way and you can see from moss beach through south san francisco, san mateo, burlingameetting near hillsboro. you can see scattered rain through the dublin grade with sunol grade and livermore out to the altamont pass. so, yes, definitely a moist morning and it's going to remain that way through the morning commute but notice definitely the radar returns are becoming less so. i wouldn't call it a drying trend yet but trending in the right way for drier weather. 51 santa rosa. the rest of us mid-50s. temperatures 5 to 10 degrees warmer than they were this time yesterday. 60 half moon bay and clear lake the cool spots. the rest of us in the low 50s with peeks of sunshine this afternoon. let's map out the next seven days for you. the morning rain becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. rain tomorrow. it will taper on wednesday. a small chance of rain on thursday but the bulk of the next system will be friday, saturday and sunday and temperatures at least 10 degrees cooler with highs in the low to mid-50s during that time frame. >> getting word from bart now there are actua

and just look at this neighborhood in burlingame.ke to trek through that to get to your front door? not easy. they took this photo on coloma avenue. upload your videos to us or e-mail photos to ureport at www.abc7.com. >> we've got more rain coming down. lisa argen is tracking the storm. let's check in with her. >> it's moving quickly through the east bay. here a loop. you can see a lot of activity pushing through 680 north of 580. so right now, west of brentwood, heavier down pour around walnut creek, 24, pleasant hill, back through berkeley, alameda and even san leandro some shower activity. a break on the peninsula but more rain headed. lighter showers, san mateo through 280 and down by mountain view a few wet areas but heavier rain north of scotts valley. boulder creek. santa cruz getting wet. temperatures are cooler this morning, we are looking at rain-snow mix around lake county. winter storm warning until 11:00 about 2500 feet. keep that in mind throughout the day today. look at the rain, a little bit of a break in the afterno

this gentleman was sent to china , and burlingame was a scholar. he was a linguist and he loved learning and he loved people. he learned the language, he learned culture, he learned the history, and he was able to put together a treaty between the united states and china that made china a more sievert nation. if i were to say that today, people would say what is wrong with you? they would try to take my temperature because we use china as both a country that we adore because we trade with them and one that we a -- a poor because we have a relationship with them and so there's a schizophrenic relationship or mantle would be that we have about china. well, going back to 1861, and anderson burlingame, he was able to do this and create this because he knew how to go about understanding differences and he saw the value of language and other people. well, chinese immigrants were used as laborers and they helped build the railroads, they helped build the delta area in california, they helped build the economic conditions of the country, and then work was

how about millbrae, burlingame and pacifica? also looking at some rain. hasn't let up around wedwood city, palo alto and we continue with scattered showers and this morning we're colder that on we were yesterday. that system again now off to the east, bringing us from half inch to the bay area. just very widespread across the area. this low in the gulf of alaska off the gulf of alaska continuing to send waves into our area. this next storm could even bring stronger winds and more rain. if you can believe this. your rain is snow forecast, scattered showers today, the winds yesterday gusting to 40 miles per hour in some cases, this time around could be gusting to 60. by tonight, already over the north bay it looks like 10:00 here so between 7, 8:00 it. will begin down to about golden gate and it really doesn't let up in the overnight hours, noontime -- midnight, 1:00, there it is. a noticeable line rolling through the area and the overnight hours. likely to wake you up because the winds will be gusting, strongest when the front moves through. and then sunda

around the bay area and a pretty good cell making its way in along the peninsula towards san mateo, burlingame city. you got this band of moisture that's rotating on through. still, the main cold front is sitting off the coast so once that sweeps onshore then we have rain everywhere around the bay area going to be heavy at times with gusty winds and it looks like staying unsettled toward the evening hours. showers and the possibility of a thunderstorm rumbling on through. a chance of a few more showers towards saturday. that low drops back down and gathers some moisture. i think we have a good soaking come sunday, more unsettled weather toward next week. let's check on traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. chp very early this morning issued a heavy rain advisory for the santa cruz mountains if you are coming up highway 17 near the summit towards los gatos. so yeah, they are urging drivers to reduce speeds. they have activated the cms warning signs letting you know that it is some slick surfaces out there and windy conditions, as well. so take it extra easy. around the south bay we ha

we are monitoring this accident in burlingame north 101 at dore avenue. a fatal accident involving a motorcyclist. traffic is really backed up. three left lanes blocked until further notice. backed up to 92. not affecting 92 off the san mateo bridge but they activated the signs if you are heading out of hayward to foster city trying to get to peninsula on 101 use 280 instead. more details on the accident coming up. right now back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> the deadline is here but governor jerry brown has asked lawmakers to delay today's vote on his budget plan. christin ayers is in oakland with how the standoff could now impact bay area schools. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. governor brown said all along that his plan would spare schools billions in budget cuts but now he is asking for a delay on a vote, specifically so that he can garner support from republicans to try and reach a deal. let's take a look at some of the numbers, what he is looking at with his budget. he is trying to close a $25 billion deficit and his budget would make $12

super zoom and you can see some of the activity towards san mateo just making its way in through burlingame as well as dragging to the south, belmont, foster city could see showers coming your way. nuisance showers around the bay area today with sunny breaks in between. looks like a few light showers on tap for the bay area today and then we may begin to catch a little break but if you are headed out today bring the umbrella with you and also the sunglasses. you will see clouds and light showers and some occasional sunshine in between the clouds, especially toward the afternoon. we'll see more sunny breaks. temperatures are going to stay fairly mild, mainly in the 50s and the low 60s. all right. time to get a traffic check with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. well, significantly drier this morning than it was yesterday. and so we are not seeing as many problems on the roads. there has been a couple of spinouts earlier this morning but nothing out there right now that's blocking lanes so that's the good news. not causing delays anywhere. you can see how light traffic is, no problems at al

stretching all the way up 101 and 280 through redwood city, san carlos, belmont, foster city, san mateo, burlingamewe will continue to see shower activity of this nature throughout the day today. i'll time it out better coming up in a bit. but first a check of the roads with elizabeth. >> we now have a problem heading into san francisco. southbound 101 near the ninth street civic center exit we have an accident there sounds like it's blocking one lane. our closest camera is the exit just off the bridge in the fremont street exit which we just lost but i can tell you that traffic so far is moving across okay so just slight delays right now off the bridge. also just turned the metering lights on at the bay bridge toll plaza. so we are seeing our usual backups. so far just looking at some middle lanes just backed up to the end of the lot. again, they just turned them on a couple of minutes ago. more traffic coming up. in the meantime, back to you. >> thank you. 6:31. this morning, the nuclear crisis in japan is quickly getting worse. a nuclear power plant was rocked by another explosion. >> yeah. and

in burlingame, rob kron 4 news.ion shows that crews were scrambling to stop gas surges and feared they would cause a major problem. the record shows that shortly before the blast, pg&e operators knew a botched repair job at a control station was allowing gas to flow unabated. half an hour later a fire ball ignited killing eight people. kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>henry: there's still a number of vacant lots surrounded by fences, those with the city say the wheels are turning. it to new homes will be constructed in plans for two more have been submitted. those with pg&e say a total of nine older say they will do the repurchase program. reporting in san bruno, kron 4 news. >>haazig: someone walks away with a back pack containing the remains, ashes of someone that was here for a memorial. church officials say the green backpack containing the error and was taken from the table in front of the church altar 30 minutes before the funeral. alameda police say they're willing to drop charges in this case, if the backpack i

balco in burlingame provided the steroids dispensed by bonds' personal trainer.court session today as trial resumes on monday. >>> the giants will be without cody ross for the season opener. he's headed for the disabled list after an mri in his right calf. we showed you the highlights the other day when he injured that. he could misup to three weeks. if that does happen it would include the first two weeks of the regular season. don't forget, our special on the giants tomorrow night at 7:00 right here on nbc bay area. we have an in-depth documentary on the team called "posed for a repeat" that takes an inside look at the giants as they defend their trial and talk about spring training. it is the most important camp for some of the players. >>> major league baseball just released a list of the best-selling jerseys. the giants may be the defending champs but are not selling a whole lot of jerseys. they don't rank in the top ten for team sales. the yankees and red sox top the list. the hated did jers come in third. a couple giants do rank in the top 20 when it comes

over the weekend burlingame's synagogue held a marrow drove for the san mateo teenager. >> while we areupportive therapies to help his immune system try to fight back. he was just in san francisco packard for a treatment called atg, and we won't find out for another month or two whether or not that's working to help his immune system to keep him supported until we find a match. >> this is so simple to find out if you are a match. totally painless, just a cheek swab. go to the national marrow donor program website for details. >> it could make a big difference. >>> 6:45 right now. with a few days left in spring training the giants continue to figure out their opening day roster. they play colorado today and one of the big stories at camp today is the injuries to closer brian wilson. he'll be e evaluated by team doctors today. he strained a rib cage muscle and could be out for an extended period of time. sergio romo could take over as closerer, we will see. >>> meantime, the lady cardinals hold st. john's tonight at 6:40. the winner gets a ticket to the sweet 16. >>> well, spring has spru

along the peninsula we continue to see pockets of moderate to heavier amounts of rain in through burlingamesan bruno, also headed in toward san mateo, foster city. you have good cells there and the just mountains continuing to get pounded in that area with some heavier amounts of rainfall. check this out. boy, this is something else, folks. there is all this moisture just continuing to pour in. of course, we saw mud slides in this area the past couple of days, could see that happen again for today. this cold front moving through this morning looks like it is going to start to taper off to showers as we get on the back side of that. that's going to happen in the not to distant future here meaning we'll briefly see some breaks but there is a chance of thunderstorms on and off throughout the day today. and a stronger storm on the way for tomorrow. right now let's take you out to anne makovec who is life out in the storm. doesn't look too bad. >> reporter: you know what? things are rapidly improving. but that could change depending on the hour. the flooding in this parking lot has gone down qui

balco in burlingame provided the steroids that were dispensed by bonds' personal trainer.urt session today, so court now resumes on monday. >>> the man who confessed to killing oakland journalist chauncey bailey will resume his testimony monday morning. devondre brussard is using his testimony against yusef bay iv and antoine mackey who are charged with murder. brussard testified that the bakery run by bay was a violent organization. >>> pg&e may allow customers to opt out of the smart meter program, but they are making it so financially painful you may not want to opt out. they are proposed a $270,000 up front fee plus a $14 monthly charge to remove the meters or an increase in gas and electric rates. some groups have questioned the meter's accuracy and safety because of exposure to radio frequencies in radiation. the proposal still needs to be approved by the california public utilities commission. >>> some are calling a back room deal confirmed with pg&e to save them millions of fines. they agreed to pay $3 million in fines to jump start a plan to test the gas pipeline.

over the weekend burlingame's synogogue held a marrow drive for the teenager. >> while we are waitingryce is getting some supportive therapies to help his immune system to try to fight back. he was just in san francisco packard last week for a treatment called atg. and we won't find out for another month or two whether or not that's working to help his immune system. >> if you would like to see if you're a match for bryce, go to the national marrow donor program. it is just a cheek swap. it is absolutely nothing. totally painless. then they will call you if you can help. >>> 5:45 right now. news this morning that former governor schwarzenegger's decision to reduce the prison sentence of the son of a political allie is being met with strong opposition. 21-year-old esteban nunez pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 2000 to the stabbing of a san diego university student. the party is denouncing the governor's decision to cut the prison sentence from 16 years to seven. schwarzenegger reduced the sentence on his last night in office without notifying the victim's family. >>> 5:46 no

headlights are moving northbound, quick trip this morning up towards burlingame all the way up towards sfo. more traffic coming up including a check of mass transit in a little bit. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> protests get heated over at uc-berkeley. 17 people have been arrested accused of refusing to leave a campus building. anne makovec joins us live from berkeley where three of those protestors are due in court this morning. she joins us now live. good morning, anne. >> reporter: that's right, good morning. three of those protestors actually had to spend the night in jail. the alameda county jail, after being arrested here at uc- berkeley. 17 people total arrested all charged with trespassing and we haven't been able to exactly pinpoint the three that are still in jail, what exactly they were charged with but i was told about an hour ago by a security guard at wheeler hall that there was a lock on the door that was broken at some point during the protests. so that could have something to do with it. taking a look at the scene from last night where the protests really were ma

looking at 101, this is traffic moving to burlingame, top speed for your ride.e between cars, no accidents to report. --lots of space between cars. no problems reported for public transit. >> darya: weather continues on replacing san francisco store out drive, the new drill drive is going to change the way people get into the city. there's a new simulation, it gives drivers a chance to try the new road out. this is at the auto desk gallery in san francisco you can crews of the future oil drive. it was designed to help those working on the projects get a better understanding of what the finished product will look like. if you want to take a spin, it's open to the public every wednesday from 12-5. >> mark: can you crash's? >> darya: note there's no traffic which is nice. >> mark: scud kelly into russian astronauts have landed safely in the snowy central part of it was carrying kelly and flight engineers landed on schedule late this morning. kelly returns to were the earth as his twin brother mark has been with congresswoman gabrielle giffords. nasa is investigatin

it's very heavy up to sunnyvale. 101 southbound from burlingame to about hillsdale. sanmateo is slow. look at 92, heading east, kind of -- kind of slow. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. we do have some patchy clouds and up above, temperatures are coming up and they will continue to do so. but that fog will keep 60s on the coast. the rain stays to the north. if you are going to the game, 64 at game time, i think tomorrow we'll get into the 70s. but today it's the 60s. higher clouds associated with the northwest. a north-northeast wind has started in some of the highle -- higher elevations. >>> 40s and visits on the -- 50s on the temperatures. the high really kicks in. it's been a couple of warm days. record highs are more likely today than norm. the coast still in the 60s, very low 70s but we have 82, santa rosa. 78 fairfield, berkeley 72. the city 68 and we'll go 80 out towards morgan hill, los gatos, warmer weather takes us in to the weekend but we're not looking for any rain. >>> all right. thank you. steve. and happening now, 8:40. we want to go back to pres

. >>> residents of a condo complex in burlingame are cleaning up. it partially flooded for the second time in eight years it. started about noon yesterday in the garage of this three-story complex on el camino ray el. rain from the saturated hills rushed down. that completely overwhelmed the storm drains and the water poured right into the garage of that building. >> all of this happened within less than an hour. this is very much like deja vu. six years ago we a higher amount where we lost all the cars. >> at this time none of the cars in the garage were severely damaged but it decide take crews more than six hours to pump out all the water. now the residents say the storm drains aren't strong enough and need to do something to divert the rain. >>> new this morning the president of yemen says he's ready to step down but only if the country is left in safe hands. antigovernment protesters have been demanding that he resign for weeks. ruling party members joined the group after 40 demonstrators were shot last friday. >>> nat toe is prepared to take o

students will return to burlingame high school today, one day after police arrested a student for making violent streets -- threats. officers say the 17-year-old admitted he left a threatening post on the internet. the teen is calling the post a prank. but police say they will not tolerate any kind of threat against schools. >>> also in san mateo county, the trial for alexander youshock is underway. opening statements took place yesterday. the 18-year-old is accused of bridging a pipe woman -- pipe bomb, chainsaw says he's not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> about 180 full-time employees within the mount diablo school district mallows their jobs. the school board will be talking about almost $2 million in budget cuts tonight. the district has closed down an -- has closed down an elementary school and middle school. board members say they have to cut about $9 million of their budget for the current school year. the trustees expect to take a vote on these cuts next week. the san jose city council will discuss a tentative deal that calls for pay cuts. union leaders announced that members

the owner of earth shakes in burlingame, says her supplies have been a hot item.ne man keeps a kit inside his garage, the other inside his car. >> i feel like people think, yeah, it will shake, there will be some damage and i will go to the store. that's where people need to think really hard about being prepared. >> the kits range in price from about 50 to $175. for more resources, just go to our website, ktvu.com. you're going to find tips in our special earthquake section. just look under the japan quake tab. >>> layoff notices to their staff. in the bay area, hundreds of teachers receive the preliminary pink slips. oakland voted to hand out more than 500 layoff notices. state law requires schools to give out those notices by march 15. most will not be officially decided in the state budget is approved. lawmakers are still trying to come to an agreement, about whether to have an election to extend some t taxes. >>> time now, 7:18. in many school districts, budgets cuts have hurt music programs. but today in venetia, a showcase into the raw artistic talents. >>