like this mother and calistoga. >> let's go alex. no, no, no. >> what 911 calls shows started as a wind event. soon it became much more serious. >> the fire is spreading fast. i think it is an electrical fire from the wind. >> been, and emergency communications center began getting dozens of calls.

the snow is still coming down north of calistoga near st. helena and those rolling hills across the napa valley area. look at the strong rain coming through right knew through lagunitas, san rafael, petaluma, pretty strong downpours popping up as a lot of that moisture from the ocean is now over san francisco. move across the bay, berkeley, emeryville, now dealing with this. some of the cells could have hail. we are going to see to see the chance of thunderstorms for half moon bay, woodside, redwood city now getting some rain. moving east to union city. here's the snow flurries we just saw in the live camera shot across the hills east of san jose. we saw a double rainbow. thank you for sending this photo in. we love our weather watchers. they saw hail in san jose. our temperatures will be in the low to mid-50s, mostly low 50s for the bay area because it's chilly air mass overhead. sunset tonight 6:04. sunrise tomorrow 6:38. now let's take you to the tahoe/truckee airport where you can see they have done a good job clearing the snow on the ru

helena, all the way toward anglin and calistoga looking like line of showers trying to form as we areeeing moderate rainfall moving into marin county and likely slicing through san francisco before 8:00 tonight. which could be the way of the rainfall that we get this evening. it hasn't let up in the sierra looking at lots of snow over the past four hours which continues overnight tonight if anything it will get more active in the foothills. some heavy rain for you. the computer model spitting out some crazy numbers talking snowfall totals in excess of 40 inches between now and this time saturday near bear valley south lake tahoe another two feet, three feet of snow at donner summit. we need the snow on the mountains. thankfully and finally we are getting it santa rosa down to 47. wendy everywhere wendy evening even if you don't get the rain blustery outside. livermore 52. concord 54 in there i say, not a good hair night. tomorrow will be breezy as well. additional snowfall 2-3 feet in the mountains the highest peaks make it up to six additional feet. even the foothills, the biggest st

, moving north and east, push book ing into calistoga. i want to get us a wider view of what's happening on the scan. you can see heavier rainfall we're picking up on right now. i want to show you traditional radar and what it looks like on that. it's updated only every three to five minutes. you can see it's just a green blob here. stormranger, which is a live scan, comes in every single second. notice the higher detail as we advance this. you'll be able to see right here, look at this, the intensities of the red and the orange. that is some heavier rainfall that's going to be on the way, petaluma by 7:15, santa rosa by 7:23 tonight. we are of course tracking this wet weather. stormranger is dark out, of course, we'll have a live look at the truck at 6:40 tonight. we hope you stick around for that. >> thank you, jeff. >>> after weeks of dry weather, it's difficult to drive. lots of crashes, flooding. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us live in emeryville. we're in the middle of the evening commute and it's really wet out there and kin

hell -- help pick >> panicking people like this mother in calistoga. what 911 calls show started as a wind event soon became much more serious. >> the fire is spreading very fast. i think it is electrical. spoke then, emergency communication centers began getting dozens of calls. some callers left hanging on the line for several minutes. dispatchers were frustrated. >> can you stop transferring the cost? we can't take them. >> we have to transfer the cost. >> less than an hour later, fires were reported at people's doors. >> we are trapped. we can't get out. >> what? >> we are trapped. we can get out. >> resources were so scarce, first responders were scared. >> with communication towers gone down, it became increasingly difficult for fire crews to mobilize. >> do you have ambulances available -- engines available? i need like 20 of them. >> all the while many of those trapped, hoped, prayed, waited. >> they can't get out of the gate. there trapped in the property. they need somebody now. >> hello? >> what is your name? a >> we are going to die. >> for

the man was hoisted 100 feet to the chopper and flown to the calistoga fairgrounds.as loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital. (steve) the wife of an undocumented san jose man facing deportation to mexico is speaking out tonight. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, carillo's family is considering a move not to mexico, but to canada. (lourdes barraza)i caught up with lourdes barraza helping her daughter with homework as another day passes while her husband, fernando carillo, is in jail in richmond, whle judge joseph park decides whether to deport him.lourdes barraza/husband facing deportation"....we're just focused on judge park to make the right decision, we have a lot of support in the community, fernando is not a threat to society and he needs to be home with his family..." if the judge rules against them, lourdes and her three daughters, all of whomare american citizens, are setting their sites on a new life in canada.lourdes barraza"....if he is removed to mexico, we could not live there safely, so the only option is canada, they speak english there

mid to upper 70s downtown. 79 in petaluma to 84 in calistoga. along the east bay shore, 74 to 79. take you down to fremont, you're warmer at 80. inland about 80 to 85 degrees. here's a look fromle emeryville. alcatraz in the distance along with golden gate bridge. you can see a little pollution but it's not a spare the air day. 66 at the coast. upper 70s to low 80s as records could tumble again this afternoon. a great evening on tap. sure, you'll need a jacket at the coast, 56. maybe not anywhere else. 66 to 68 and hovering around 60 at midnight. 2-0 start for the a's taking on the angels, second game of a four-game set. 7:05 pitch. take a coat. you'll need it. temperatures drop down to the 40s to mid-50s like this morning. thursday morning at 7:00, you can see light rain in the north bay. a little drizzle for the rest of us during the morning commute. heading through the day, the light rain rain rain southwa southward. evening commute, a couple hundredths. it keeps raining friday across the north bay. look how generous the computer model is being. more than three-quarters of an i

sonoma county public works is reporting calistoga road is closed between gates road and pette petrified forest road. there's trees, power lines down and a mudslide. if more rain comes, we'll see more of that. wayne friedman, abc7 news. >> thank you. the drive has been difficult this morning, to say the least. the south bay also getting pounded during this morning's commute. i want to go to abc7 news reporter matt keller. he is live in los gatos. have things improved there at all? >> reporter: actually, yes. it's been raining all morning long. probably in the past 15 minutes it's gone to a little bit of a drizzle. i want to show you something we haven't seen in a long, long time. when you look up, blue skies. of course, this morning the rain made it very difficult for commuters. you know it's a tough commute when you come to a complete stop on a highway. but this storm is the real deal. heavy downpours, gusty wind and water everywhere. >> it's a little hard driving. it's a little heavier than i've seen lately. >> i would say this has been a lot wetter than normal, but i love it at the sa

>>> we think the wet weather will continue into santa rosa into the 6:00 hour, also through cal calistogas well. more chances of rain tomorrow and saturday. >>> jeff, thank you very much. thanks for joining us. nightly news with lester holt coming up right now. >> we're back at 6:00. >>> tonight, vladimir putin's chilling warning to the world. boasting that russia has a new nuclear missile so invincible it can evade detection and strike anywhere. demonstrating his firepower with a simulated attack on the u.s. tonight we have putin one on one in an exclusive interview. >>> stocks plunge after president trump triggers fears of a trade war at a time when his administration is consumed by infighting and chaos. our exclusive report. another key adviser may be headed for the exit. >>> the powerful nor'easter taking aim at the east coast while millions in the west brace for the strongest storm of the year. we're tracking the threats. >>> new warning that equifax cyberattack was even bigger than first revealed. we'll show you a better way to protect all p

terms of your rainfall totals, anywhere from about two tenths of an inch to just over an inch like calistoga. tomorrow, 1:00 p.m. to wednesday 5:00 p.m., 12-16 inches above 4,000 feet with up to 32 inches expected in localized areas. carry your chains if you're heading up. this is the first storm. 22 inches at kirkwood. and in the morning, one thing you need to know is take your rain gear. upper 40s to mid-50s. it's going to be cooler than today. today most arias weeas were theo 70s. the accuweather seven-day forecast, level one system, rain giving way to showers for your tuesday. chance of thunder going into wednesday. another level one. cooler air, notice temperatures dropping. moderate strength storm for thursday, wet and gusty, and friday could be seeing snow over our highest peaks. level one system. scattered showers for part of your weekend, saturday and sunday and a slight chance on monday. that rainy theme you can track. download the accuweather app as you both know. >> thank you. >>> doctors can't believe their eyes when they look at the results from a brain scan. that story is next

the highs today from calistoga at 62. cloverdale at 65. along the coast, bodega bay. -- could hit 70 tomorrow. the showers come in wednesday night and into thursday. sticking around to friday. then we'll get another chance saturday and sunday. >>> hi alexis. >> good morning, mike. we're ramping up a little pit from the commute. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. little stack-up if you're paying cash this morning. fastrak and carpool lanes, still wide open. we have a delay out of the central valley. westbound 580, tracy to castro valley. in the yellow, 50 minutes. we still have the disabled vehicle on westbound 580. tow trucks should be there in about 15 minutes. no delays northbound 101 between 85 and the san jose airport. knob 280 between highway 1 and san francisco, in the green at nine minutes. >>> a less expensive mac book could be hitting the markets. >> this morning's techbytes. >>> there's a cheaper mac book on the horizon. >> apple is working on a less expensive of the 13-inch mac book air. it's expected to be released early

calistoga at 85. cloverdale 86. bodega bay mild at 70 degrees. all right. going to be another i'd say cool to mild night tonight with temperatures in the upper 40s. about 49 to about 53 degrees down in redwood city and san jose. don't you wish every day could be like the last couple of days on the roads. >> oh, man. they have been perfect, right? except later in the morning, we've had issues there. this early morning commute has been great. especially with spring break and the ideal traveling conditions. we are actually breathing a sigh of relief for the central valley drivers. we were potentially going to have a big problem this morning. westbound 580 past flynn road, they had emergency pothole repair. it was wrapped up on time. they wrapped it up a few minutes ahead of schedule at 4:00 amount. >>> 26 miles an hour on 205. 24 miles an hour once you get closer to altamont pass. quick check of the drive times here too. westbound 580 tracy to dublin in the yellow at 34 minutes. no delays southbound 680 out of dublin or northbound 85 out of the south bay. vide

it is raining between calistoga and points north on highway 29. let's talk about tonight. futurecast, we have the northern fringe of our atmospheric river to our south and we have an professorring cold front to the north. so we'll call it the squeeze play because -- approaching cold front to the north. so we'll call it the squeeze play because we have both systems encroaching on us. 9:00 tomorrow morning futurecast predicts as the wettest houring pouring in the most locations throughout the -- hour pouring in the most locations throughout the bay area. we'll have sunshine by 5:00 or 6:00 tomorrow afternoon. let's break it down. when will it be the stormiest in the bay area, 11:00 tonight until 11 a.m. tomorrow. we'll see burrs of moderate to heavy rainfall, -- bursts of moderate to heavy rainfall, gusts of wind. there is the opportunity for thunderstorms tonight and the risk of thunderstorms as the front moves through and more mountain snow. there's a change when the rain moves out. we'll have that coming up. >> thank you, paul. >>> some locations in the north bay will see

calistoga, the warm spot at about 84. along the east bay shore, a lot of mid- to upper 70s here with oakland and richmond at 75. fremont at about 80. and as you move inland, we have temperatures in the low to mid-80s from pittsburgh at 80 to brentwood at about 84 degrees. going to the game tonight, 7:05, first pitch, 74 degrees, dropping down to 65. so it will be a little cool as the as try to make it 2-0 to start the season. all right, here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. wind shift means a little bit cooler tomorrow, significantly at the coast. coast will be in the 60s while the rest of us are in the low to mid-70s this weekend. all the way through about tuesday and we're back to average wednesday and a one on the storm impact scale for thursday. hey, alexis. >> hey, good morning. i want to head back to walnut creek where we had all traffic stopped just a few moments ago. last time we looked at this camera on 680, this is right around treat boulevard. it does look like they released traffic, but boy, we'v

peninsula right up around the north bay, we could get closer to the 1 1/2 inch mark from napa through calistoganot only the rain here and the heavy snow for the sierra. look at this. kirkwood, 64 inches and kingvalley, 59 and blue canyon, 41 and maybe snow down to koufax. we have rainfall chances continuing on friday and possibly isolated thunderstorms on saturday, and then we'll dry out by sunday and also monday. temperatures in the upper 40s to 50s. you can see here for the inland valleys, we'll also stay with the cool 50s over the next seven days. so 11:00 p.m. tonight to 7:00 a.m. tomorrow it will be coming down pretty hard. >> i like what you did with the weekend, sunny. >> good work, jeff. >> up next at 5:00, elon musk says he has a faster fix to a major project in san francisco. we'll explain. you could save energy by living off the grid. completely. or... set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. energy upgrade california. there )s been a lot of talk, and now ...more of a possibility. the los angeles city council voted today, to look into building another hollywood sign. that )s b

but calistoga still coming down pretty strong.picture it looks like it is winding down towards the south bay. so the northbay is getting a break. and, they about an inch. and we are going to go live you have been there all morning how you doing?>> reporter: right on cue as you said we are going to start seeing more of it i had a gust of rain in my face. earlier you had mentioned about 3 to 5 inches in the mountains as we see the series of storms we have gotten a head start on that we have been watching that rain throughout the morning take a look right here it just gives you a look at some of the fog and the moisture in the wind and it is being blown sideways. we do have video from when this first showed up. we had some heavy downpours. right now it's not as heavy. but we are getting that from time to time. back at your life, the road behind them maybe a little harder to see but the roads are slick. life, -->>> and which wipers will be on full blast. >> yes, we are tracking the commute. >> it is a messy ride. and if you're getting

like this mother and calistoga. >> let's go alex.o, no. >> what 911 calls shows started as a wind event. soon it became much more serious. >> the fire is spreading fast. i think it is an electrical fire from the wind. >> been, and emergency communications center began getting dozens of calls. less than an hour later, fire was reported right at people's doors. >> we are trapped. we can't get out. >> what? >> we are trapped. we can get out. >> meanwhile, resources were so scarce, first responders were feeling helpless. >> you don't have any ambulances? >> no, we do not. >> is there anyway we can bring the patient's to meet somebody? >> with communication towers going down, it became difficult for fire crews to mobilize. >> do you have any ambulances -- any engines available? >> i need like 20. >> we need 30-50 inches immediately. >> those trapped hoped, prayed, waited. >> they can't get out of the gate. they are trapped in the property. they need somebody now! >> hello? we are going to die. >> 2 investigates ktvu fox 2 news. >> the oak

it is near hidden valley lake, and in calistoga started to pick up.ta rosa, south santa rosa area these are areas that had to deal with those burned areas and so, they have been taking a lot of proper precautions. napa dealing with a lot of rain. and it's starting to pick up. it will impact napa yet again and it's all moving in that direction so you can tell that they are dealing with rain and look at downtown san francisco just eased up momentarily. and, the financial district, the rain is starting to get a bit more intense and that's going to be the story the next few hours. the the south pacific area it's getting dumped down and for the across just after this and near san jose. santa cruz mountains expecting to see five inches of rain by the time that these series of storms are over and let's check in with sandra osborne live at the summit. it is still pouring. >> reporter: when i told the producers that i like to the rain i meant from home with a warm blanket. apparently they had other plans. we are experiencing the fog but also the wind. it's bee

they took off at 7:00 in calistoga. go by vintage high school, and the top finishers will finish in half an hour. expect closures in the area until 1:00 this afternoon. if you want to do some running and enjoy fine wine after the run, check out the livermore half marathon today. runners taking off a little over half an hour ago, looping back to 1st street and livermore avenue. this weaves around the breweries and wineries, and they are offering tastings at the finish line. sounds like a good time all around. expected to finish in an hour and a half. >>> the san francisco ymca with the 40th annual chinese new year run. cue the music! >> started at 8:00 this morning, going for 25 minutes. starting at sacramento and grant streets, going down the financial district, and ending back at the start. it's an annual fundraiser. dogs are allowed. it's a 5k and 10k. >>> a santa fe art installation that uses lights to show the speed of sound will end this week. >> the sonic runway has made quite the show at night in front of san jos

could surpass an inch from napa into calistoga, getting to the 1 1/2 inch mark.or the sierra, blizzard warning in place, maybe 64 inches in kirkwood. totals may go down to auburn, colfax, around the 1 to 2,000-foot range. you have to be prepared for the snow. on my extended forecast, areas of rain at times on friday, low snow down to 2,000 feet. saturday, thunderstorms, maybe even some of that small hail like we had in sacramento, probably not as widespread. we'll be keeping a close eye on it. and very active, again, the next three days in our forecast. we're not done yet. long range shows maybe another round of wet weather by the end of next week two. >> and march starts tomorrow. >> miracle march. >> march madness, thank you, jeff. >>> we're less than a month away from opening day. ready for baseball? we' opening day. the revamped giants an >>> okay. are you ready? 29 days and counting until opening day. the revamped giants and a's continued to work out in arizona. >> today the giants played the brewers. is that a typo? 10-10, that happens occasionally. we sat

certainly better underneath the partly cloudy skies in calist a calistoga. plenty of mid-50s city.e'll see the low 50s in pleasanton and we'll see pleasant the next couple days. late wednesday a chance of showers. 1 in our storm impact scale thursday and friday. high elevations of sonoma county, we could see a slight sprinkle today, but that's why we have that icon there on sunday. but otherwise we're looking at most of the bay area returning to a sunny and dry afternoon. so download the app. you can stay up to date. >> yeah. well, we got quite a walloping last week so we can sort of dry out. >>> just ahead, a big weekend for bargain hunters >>> do you have a realistic view of what a prescription should cost you? 7 on your side michael finney looked into that question for an east bay woman. she was quoted three different prices for the same drug. >> reporter: jessie joseph tells me she's underemployed and uninsured. she takes drugs for high blood pressure. she still had her prescriptions on file there. >> 90 days ago i filled my high blood pressure meds and the cost was about $40.

a heavier pocket producing a rainfall rate of 1/2 inch per hour is likely to head towards calistoga. as we continue through tonight. the trend will be droog out. get a small break later on this evening. but, here we go again. by tomorrow, a brand new system. lines up out here in the pacific. that its set to bring some, welt weather into your commute for tomorrow. so, as we mentioned. next 48 hours. two more disturbances will bring hon a on and off rain. isolated thunderstorms. small hail. going over all of this. sierra snow totals possible. two updates this hour. one at 6:19. 6:4. see you then. >> thank you very much. download our nbc bay area weather app. when rain arrives you can track its path using our live doppler radar. >> once consider aid promising silicon valley startup with a huge future. tonight, new trouble for the palo alto company. business and tech report, scott budman, here with a brand new federal charges. >> laura, at its peak, valued at $9 billion with potential investors, salivating to get in on the deal. now the company is a bay area pariah having burned through

just east of oakville right now, in the hills, 67 degrees. 62 in calistoga. oakland hills 62.erkeley hills 63. alum rock 65. so temperatures are warm and then a little bit cooler when you go down into the lower locations. so 52 for oakland. the hills are 10 degrees warmer. concord now 55. san francisco 57. san jose 57. so get ready it's going to be warm again. just not as warm as yesterday. all thanks to this west wind. it's starting to pick up and show up a little bit along the coast and at sfo. but east-northeast winds still going on at hayward and in oakland right now. so once we start to see a little more of the west wind, that's when you will see the temperatures are going to drop more. sunrise today 6:57. sunset tonight 7:30. should be beautiful because we are still going to have clear conditions out there. we are cooling slightly today. just by a few degrees. especially along the coast. as this high pressure starts to drop and weaken across northern california. and then we'll start to see a few more clouds. this low here is going to impact us through this weekend bringi

reporter: resemble hell on earth, panicking people, we're trying to escape now, like this mother in calistoga. >> no, no, no! come on! >> reporter: what 911 calls show started as a wind event -- >> the wind is blowing really, really hard and i think it's making the wires that are just above the street, um, hit each other or something. >> all right. we'll let pg&e know. >> reporter: soon it became much more serious. he. >> reporter: then emergency communications centers began getting dozens of calls. some callers left hanging on the line for several minutes dispatchers even frustrated. >> can you stop transferring the calls? we can't take them. >> it's our fault. we have to transfer the call. >> reporter: less than an hour later fire was reported right at people's doors. >> we're caught! we can't get out. >> what? >> we're trapped. we can't get out. >> reporter: meanwhile, resources were so scarce, first responders were feeling helpless. >> you don't have anybody -- no ambulances? >> no, we do not. i'm sorry. >> is there any way we can bring the patients to meet somebody? >> reporter: with com

the north bay has been dealing with it through calistoga, st.rainfall rates are starting to pick up a little bit. you had a momentary break but it's getting more intense. here's the wider view drier conditions for a lot of the south bay even for downtown san francisco just a lighter mist but concord, that's where it's strong and then benicia and martinez, as well. so those roads 680, 780, ponding likely. picked up in berkeley. visibility impacted by the storm. four-mile visibility in half moon bay, 2.5 in concord, 3 in petaluma. so it's not just slick out there. but definitely visibility is down. wind gusts especially across the south bay are also strong. michelle. >> thank you. >>> people in santa barbara county are being ordered to pack up and evacuate once again ahead of this weekend's -- or this week's powerful storm. the area has been hit by fires and mudslides in recent months. this latest storm is expected to bring heavy rain which could cause more potential damage in burn areas. forecasters say between five to ten inches of rain could fa

right over calistoga and st. helena, bands are picking up.gh napa and petaluma and rohnert park. sonoma county airport is getting heavy rain as well. east bay, vallejo, crockett, benecia, concord, back out to rio vista, a good rain. general rain in the east bay. sal will probably show highway 24 because it is a mess again. back over to the peninsula and san bruno and san mateo coast. pacifica has had good rain as well. in the santa cruz mountains, as we've been talking about, this is a setup for moderate to heavy rain. the big low will fenelia series of systems over the next few days. 50s and 60s. temps are expected to go down the next few hours because the cold air is yet to arrive. a south wind will continue to give a blustery condition. then a colder, unstable air. the sun breaks won't last long because it will cause tremendous lift. 50s and 60s on the temps. it is a rainy morning. with an update on usually when it rains, it is not so good on the traffic. >> yeah. it definitely is slow, steve. you mentioned highway 24. we are going to show

a momentary break and look at this long line of pretty strong rainfall coming in through health, calistogand we are going to go to jessica flores now. jessica, i'm watching a line of very strong rainfall heading right towards napa and it's almost moments away from you. how are you doing? >> reporter: hey, neda. good morning. yeah, we have had more than .6 inches of rain here in napa and i know further north there's even more rain. but what i can tell you is we are in the burn zone. this is silverado resort community. and for months, crews have been working on debris removal in preparation for these types of storms because they are worried about debris flow, possibly mudslides, and that's what officials have been bracing for, for months. so they have been clearing out lots. they have been removing any kind of debris from storm drains and protecting those storm drains. also stabilizing hillsides. over in santa rosa in sonoma county about 83% of the lots there have been cleared. folks are already starting to sell their lots. but what fire officials want to remind people even though these thin

low 70s around downtown and south san francisco and sausalito. 75 to 78 from san rafael through calistoga. santa rosa to ukiah, 80 to 81 degrees. 66 to 67 at the coastline. 73 to 76 along the east bay shore. same thing in union city, hercules. 78 to 82 degrees in our inland east bay neighborhoods. let's take a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll be closer to records tomorrow. today, most of the records are in the low to mid-80s. so not quite as close. warmth will linger through friday. maybe take off work a little early. saturday, sunday and monday, more high clouds. the winds off the ocean. but we stay above average from low 60s at the coast to mid-70s inland. let's get a check of the commute. >> we are feeling kind of summertime light here on the roads this morning. taking advantage of the nice weather and not heading into work or school today. here's a quick check of the north bay on the traffic maps. a little bit of fog on the visibility layer between santa rosa and san rafael. oh, about 45 minutes ago. but that really has thinned out. we are down to 3 miles of visibili f

. >> reporter: a much more peaceful theme even further north, just past calistoga. the hills covered with the light dusting of snow, no sign of a blue bird day on the horizon. we've been here in santa rosa all day long, and the rain has just now started to come down hard. people are bracing for a wet but cozy weekend. reporting live from santa rosa, laura sambol, nbc bay area news. >>> a relief for santa barbara county after a storm passed through that area, as well. an order went out to 30,000 people yesterday. fear of mudslides. it included montecito. this week's storm didn't cause any major damage, though, so that's really good news. >> yeah. jeff ranieri to talk about what's going on around here and there's a lot. >> very hit and miss. so we get a storm moving in, it kind of moves out things clear out and then we get another round of wet weather pushing into the bay area. let's take you to our microclimate forecast now. and you can see a live look of stormranger positioned at san bruno mountains where the radar dome is located. that scanning throughout the bay a

south of calistoga already turned red so that's about 1.5" of rain coming down per hour. so it's really going to cause some issues in those valleys. and also looks like it's picking up here near american canyon. the direction of the cells going from north to south. it may ease up south, oakland, berkeley, we saw light drizzle in jessica's live shot and that's what she is seeing here. light to moderate rainfall coming down. cupertino picking up slightly. scotts valley getting heavy rain right now. let's talk about the rain totals. i keep updating the numbers because they are going up. kentfield 2.29 inches overnight. st. helena getting strong rain now already 1.24." san francisco .53. so these numbers in the past 30 minutes have gone up. redwood city is also increased from 4/10ths. your headlines will be rain in your forecast. of course for the morning commute that's what all these drivers are dealing with. strong wind will also last until 10 p.m. and there's a chance of blowing debris when we have the rain and wind. >>> approaching the lower deck of the bay bridge we are

because a lot of that fire came down to the ground and did damage as it might have done in sonoma and calistoga that kind of dodged a bullet. it's different in one sense. but for tourists it will make perhaps no difference at all. so i expect it will have a good tourist season this summer because they aren't going to be driving around in ashes and things like that. >> let's hope you're right. thank you, tom vacar. >>> in the east bay, a 5-year- old girl has died and a 6-year- old boy is in the hospital after a car crash today. it happened around 8:30 this morning on kirker pass nearest road. the chp says it was heavy rain when the driver in a dodge suv lost control and went down an embankment killing that little girl. the 6-year-old boy along with the children's mother and the driver of the suv were attorney to the hospital and are expected -- were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive. child safety seats were not used or not properly. >>> it was rough on the roads in the bay area because of the stormy weather. the wind brought down some trees. rob malcolm now in the oakland hills w

. >> reporter: a much more peaceful scene, even further north, just past calistoga. the hills covered with the light dusting of snow, no sign of a blue bird day on the horizon. >> that was laura sambol for us this morning. time to check in with rob mayeda with a look at our weekend forecast. i think you're literally forecasting everything. >> rainbows, snow, hail, showers, sun, thunder. wind. >> what are we missing? >> sleet. maybe that could happen, too. 2,000 feet this morning. let's show you -- >> we might get some sort of record. >> we'll see what we've got. right now, boy, it was beautiful earlier. a fading rainbow around the bay bridge for you this morning. we just posted that on our social media, nbc bay area. check that out on twitter and facebook. it was a gorgeous view just moments ago. it's chilly now. 43 degrees back around san francisco. feels like 40, coupled with the wind, dublin kind of chilly this morning. 42. look to the hills, south of livermore might see some fresh snow this morning and 42 in oakland. feels like 37 degrees. and there's a nice sunr

heading towards calistoga as this is moving more from southwest to northeast.ntire system is moving from northwest to southeast. so that cold front is going to bring us a soaking rain all the way through at least noon. we'll transition over to light rain. it will become storms during the afternoon hours, which means localized brief heavy rain, localized gusty conditions and even small hail. let's find out about the streets this morning. hi, alexis. >> yeah. a lot of standing water and hydroplaning and spinout crashes along with that. here's a look at the soggy bay bridge toll plaza. you can see that rain coming down pretty heavy and blowing sideways. those metering lights turned on easterlyer early today. 5:17. it is gusty over the water as well. both hands on the wheel. westbound 580 tracy to dublin. up to 43 minutes near grant line road. more on that in a few. southbound 680 out of dublin to mission boulevard. northbound 85 between 101 and cupertino. >> alexis, thank you. >>> a big rig jack-knifed on southbound 880 in oakland this morning colliding with three

the runners will start at the calistoga city limits and travel alongside silverado trail to yachtvillead. chp officers will escort drivers heading northbound. the runners will continue on to the crossroads, oak knoll, big ranch, those streets will be closed to drivers from 8:15 in the morning to 2:30 -- 12:30, that is. >>> right now at 6:00, a little break in the rain, but we're looking live at our radar this morning and vianey says she's watching some scattered showers over san francisco and san jose. she's tracking more rain moving in as we head into the weekend. >>> plus even though we're getting a breather from that wet weather the roads are still slick this morning. the conditions you need to know about as you get ready to head out the door this morning. >>> mud slide fears in santa barbara county as a storm that walloped us yesterday pushes through that part of california. the evacuations ordered ahead of time to prevent another catastrophic mud slide like the one in montecito. "today in the bay" continues right now. >> thanks for joining us on this friday morning, i'm kris sanch

but inland from 79 in petaluma to calistoga at about 84 degrees.an, isn't that a nice time to visit wine country? 74 in berkeley to 79, union city. oakland, 75. fremont, the warm spot at 80. and if you're heading to wine country in livermore, 84 degrees, a little bit warmer, but plenty of shade out there. pittsburg and fairfield at about 80. all right, try to start the year, 2-0. the as and the angels, 74 at 7:05, dropping down to 65. you may need a coat. heading up to tahoe for the holiday weekend, temperatures flirting with 50 to near 60. a good 10 degrees above average. high clouds and sunshine, but you'll still want the sunscreen. for us, near 80 inland tomorrow. and that's it. 60s and 70s all the way through about wednesday. and then when that chance of rain comes in, it's light on the storm impact scale. temperatures are back in the 50s and 60s. all right, talking about snow. let's talk more with alexis. >> yeah, it is the toyota tahoe report and there's not much of it right now, thankfully these resorts did get a decent amount of snow the la

. >> reporter: like this mother in calistoga. >> alex let's go. no. no.come on. >> reporter: what 911 calls show started as a wind event. >> the wind is blowing really hard and i think it's making the wires that are just above the street hit each other or something. >> we will let pg&e know. >> reporter: soon it became much more serious. >> yes a. fire is spreading very fast -- yes. a fire is spreading very fast. >> reporter: emergency communications centers began getting dozens of calls. some callers left hanging on the line for several minutes. dispatchers were even frustrated. >> can you stop transferring the calls we can't take them. >> it's actually our policy we have to transfer. >> oh. >> reporter: less than an hour later fire was reported at people's doors. >> we are trapped and can't get out. >> what is this. >> we are trapped and we can't get out. >> reporter: meanwhile, resources were so scarce first responders were feeling helpless. >> you don't have anybody -- no ambulances? >> no we do not. i am sorry. >> is there anyway we can bring the pat