caltrans crews are preparing for a busy week ahead.ltrans maintenance yard, if you've ever driven by it there in kingvale was filled with crew members fueling up snow plows. tonight, caltrans anticipate chain controls as we're talking about will go into effect. people in the area are asking drivers to be careful ahead of the snowstorm here, and be prepared for a long haul. officials warn even once the snow stops, there could still be lingering delays. >> that's a misconception. you know, people think that when it, you know, the storm passes or even when it's sunny, that chain controls just be automatically dropped. that's not always the case. sometimes after big storms, it takes it takes, you know, half a day maybe, for chain controls to drop even after the storm has passed. >> all right. what bill was talking about earlier is that the temperatures are dropping up there. right. so the snow level is going to come down, which is great. >> they're going to be chained up any minute up there. and pretty soon. and the big concerns next week

you can see caltrans is posted there.een checking vehicles, making sure they either have their chains or four wheel drive as they drive eastbound interstate 80. now, the main message from caltrans to drivers is be prepared for anything. you don't know if there'soing to be spinouts or a crash. so it's just really important that you come out here with enough time because you don't know how road conditions are going to be. and also those chains in kingvale caroline estrada, nbc, bay area news. catalina, thank you. to stay on top of all these weather conditions, here's a really good resource for you. download our free nbc bay area app to get started. we made it easy. just scan that qr code you see on the left side of your screen, the lower left. among the helpful features access to our storm ranger radar. it's the best in northern california in terms of the most accurate. plus, you get updates from our team of meteorologists. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. a flood warning along the russian river until 9 p.m. friday. we

hace minutos conversábamos con las autoridades del caltrans.r cerrada? es bastante difícil. pronosticarlo me comentaba que podía ser unos minutos o incluso extenderse un par de horas. así que la recomendación que han dado es evitar la zona. sin embargo, si debe transitar por este punto, lo que nos decía que lleven agua, que lleven algo de comida, algunos snacks, que lleven unas cobijas, que los limpiadores de sus vehículos estén en buenas condiciones y que pues calculen que van a tomar un poco más tiempo de lo normal en su traslado dadas las condiciones del tiempo. también hemos visto a funcionarios de la patrulla de caminos de california a lo largo de nuestro recorrido y también personal de caltrans se encuentran en el centro de mantenimiento en kimball. esto es para responder ante cualquier emergencia y tienen una línea directa que es el 1 800 427 706 23. veamos ahora algunas de las medidas que están en vigencia a esta hora. si transita por esta zona de las montañas. las condiciones del tiempo, bueno, ya sabemos, están bastante complicadas a

lo que ha dejado un camiÓn de carga bloqueando los carriles de esa autopista llevando autoridades caltransos a estar presentes. estÁ viendo esas imÁgenes en vivo donde vemos la linea de camiones que estÁn estacionados a un lado de la autopista, en cierre de la misma podrÍa impactarle a usted durante varias horas. nuevamente debe tomar rutas alternas. estaremos manteniÉndoles informados sobre lo que allÍ se vive. le doyla bienvenida a una ediciÓn mÁs de noticias univisiÓn california. se pregunta cÓmo estarÁn las condiciones en el tiempo, en las prÓximas horas, serÁ que tendremos un receso? lo sentir esta maÑana cuando venÍa de camino al trabajo. antonio: quÉ tal maribel?por lo menos en sacramento sÍ que tenemos un pequeÑo descanso de estas lluvias que fueron fuertes ayer y que incluso nos dejaron inundaciones, deslaves tierras y nieve copiosa en la montaÑa. como vemos los pies de la sierra nevada es la zona en la que se llevaron lo mayor, precipitaciones que vamos a ver ahora mismo que llegaron a las cuatro pulgadas acercÁndose al norte, hacia oroville, veÍamos en zonas cercanas cerca de pl

caltrans says it happened a couple miles north of the monterey san luis obispo county line. the slide is covering one of the lanes on a blind curve, and crews will be out in the morning to try and clear it. so for now. highway one is shut down between ragged point and gorda. several feet of snow expected in the sierra for today's storm last night. it was wet on the roads and chain controls were dropped on i-80 and highway 50. this is a big change from what it looked like earlier in the day. this storm is expected to last through this morning and that snow continuing until about noon. there are possibilities of chain controls being enacted and road closures, but caltrans says roadways are expected to be cleared by this afternoon, and you can track the storms using the same live doppler seven tools our weather team uses. download the abc seven bay area app for the latest forecast and updates on the storm as it rolls through the bay area. >> the first lawsuit has been filed over last month's fire at the moss landing battery plant. it's been filed against p-g-and-e's and vistra

ochoa recuerda que podemos estar actualizados de cada cambio a través de la aplicación de caltrans. de de apple o de google. el portavoz me comentaba que es importante que no tome atajos que no conoce aunque el gps lo recomiende. y me explicaba el por qué. y es que muchas veces pueden ser zonas que estén inundadas y para las autoridades será más difícil acceder en caso de una emergencia, en especial bajo estas condiciones atmosféricas. estas condiciones, recordemos, se van a mantener también para el día de mañana, por lo que esta noche a las 11 le voy a compartir lo que las autoridades recomiendan hacer en caso de que se le presente alguna emergencia en la vía y también cuáles son las condiciones que debe tener su vehículo, especialmente si piensa viajar hacia las montañas. es mi reporte desde sacramento carlos alberto trestini telemundo. gracias carlos alberto. más asuntos importantes que compartirles. una de las decisiones económicas más significativas del comercio exterior se concretizó este sábado con la firma del presidente donald trump al imponer oficialmente aranceles a canad

autoridades de caltrans informaron que varios vehículos se deslizaron incluso por la lluvia y la nievea los conductores llevar agua, comida, cobijas también y, por supuesto, asegurarse de que los limpiaparabrisas funcionen correctamente. y por supuesto, que su vehículo en general esté funcionando, porque lo peor que podría ocurrir es que se quede en algún tramo y que tenga que esperar horas para que llegue más ayuda a esa zona y haya nieve. pero acá cuando veníamos al trabajo, de repente, pues qué estaba pasando? esta tormenta que nos cayó? sí, yo te avisé, yo les dije en la noche será, pero no tan rápido. les dije pasa el miércoles y agárrense el jueves. y justo lo que pasó en el pronóstico, verdad? pero este es un sistema diferente. es un sistema de baja presión. no tiene esa conexión atmosférica. que fue lo que vimos esta semana. entonces menos lluvia. pero este sistema trae más energía, porque también viene de atrás de él. un frente frío. y esto causa esos vientos que ya estamos viendo actualmente. así que vamos con ese radar para que no se me sorprenda. les voy a detallar también

these are images from the santa cruz mountains provided to us by caltrans, which closed state road nine big basin way due to a slide near one of its projects. a reminder from caltrans for drivers to pay extra attention for potentially loose hillsides along those roads, especially if you're in those mountains. bob redell, nbc bay area news. all right. thanks, bob. looking live this morning at the golden gate bridge. a little bit of blue sky. how have you been, old friend? haven't seen you in a while. that looks nice. meteorologist kari hall is here, and it's kind of nice to see. yeah, it does look nice there. and we are going to see much more of that going into the weekend. there's still some lingering showers in some spots. but take a look at our temperatures right now. still on the cool side. and actually it won't really rise too much from where we are right now. and looking at the satellite and radar, there is some rain very close to san francisco, even just to the south of there. and we can see this one last wave coming from the coast and making its way into the peninsula as well as

el portavoz de caltrans recomienda usar la aplicación de quick map para conocer las condiciones actuales a querer llevarlos por algún atajo. y si esos caminos, secundarios están peor con la nieve, entonces si alguien se queda ahí atorado va a ser mucho más complicado y va a tardar más para que los servicios de emergencia puedan llegar a estas personas. si piensa conducir hacia las montañas, es importante que verifique que su auto funcione correctamente, especialmente las llantas. eh? esto afecta en el manejo tanto en en lluvia como en como en nieve, porque las llantas no tienen tracción y cuando hay algún charco o tal vez no un charco, pero con un simple capa de agua que esté que no se esté drenando correctamente en alguna, en alguna calle, en alguna autopista, pues el vehículo hace ese efecto que le llaman hidroplanear, no? que en sacramento carlos alberto trestini telemundo. muy buenos detalles. gracias carlos alberto. y para no perderse detalle usted y estar atento, atento a todas las actualizaciones del tiempo, lo invitamos a descargar. nuestras aplicaciones móviles son gratuitas. te

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caltrans crews are out there.re getting ready for a lot more snow to fall on the roads over the next few days, and the ski resorts say they're hopeful about what this could mean for a ski season that's been a bit slow so far this year. and california's biggest home insurance company is now asking for an emergency rate increase following the wildfire disaster in los angeles. state farm insurance made the request yesterday to state regulators. state farm says the disastrous wildfires and the claims that followed created what it calls a dire situation for state farm. but the expert says state farm's financial problems started well before those la wildfires. >> now to dollars and cents here, as the stock market is still on edge over tariff concerns with china, mexico and canada. china announced new tariffs on american products just this morning that has many investors waiting to see what happens. a peek back at that opening bell. we brought you live at 630. fortune media, the owner of fortune magazine, rang the bell t

so. >> we've reached out to public works and caltrans as well. let you know when we hear back from them. but so far, just a big mess here. slowing down traffic. if you're headed this way, expect to go in a different direction because they are diverting traffic to make sure no one messes up their car here. that's the latest for now. back to you. >> yes, definitely in a gum up the ride and slow it because the alternative routes are going to be busier. yeah. >> joey, thank you. 10 32 is the time when the weather gets here like this. there's always a risk of trees coming down. and indeed, we've already seen at least one we have. because they think that's the cause of a large tree that came down on an elementary school up in santa rosa kron four's rob nesbitt. now with a closer look at what happened. >> you can see the damage and as crews have been here working with chainsaws and shippers. >> that chip away at this big oak tree that came down in front of steel elementary school around 11:30am, monday taking out part of the roof with it. >> crews from

miembros de caltrans limpiando esas autopistas precisamente para permitir el paso a los transeÚntes ena que estÉ preparado porque hay puntos de seguridad pidiendo esas cadenas para los autos. recuerde que se trata de mantener la seguridad en nuestras autopistas. que bueno que me acompaÑas esta maÑana y precisamente es el tema de la lluvia a muchas personas, por lo tanto estamos listos a ese primer vistazo a las comisiones del tiempo con mi compaÑero antonio sÁnchez. antonio: pendientes de este rÍo atmosfÉrico que sigue presente y vemos como entra mucha humedad, como vemos canalizada hacia california impulsada por un centro de bajas presiones que se encuentra al norte. el cielo completamente cubierto y claro, acompaÑado de muchÍsimo vapor de agua. ya hablamos de ese expreso de la piÑa porque toda la humedad en el ocÉano pacÍfico desde hawai se desplaza a california y esta haciendo que tenemos lluvias que son fuertes. nos movemos al Área de las montaÑas, donde vemos precipitaciones cercanas a la pulgada por hora en estas localidades y se transforma en nieve a partir de 5000 pies. ojo ate

caltrans says chains are required on eastbound 80 from placer county to truckee on highway 50.ins are required from twin bridges to meyers in el dorado county. those chains requirements could remain in place even if the snow lets up. >> this misconception. you know, people think that when it, you know, storm passes or even when it's sunny, that chain controls just be automatically dropped. that's not always the case. >> if you don't know how to do it, don't. we're supposed to get a lot of snow. something's going to happen. >> caltrans says you should always have chains with you when you're headed to the sierra this time of year, even if restrictions are not in place. >> air quality regulators in contra costa county have filed two violation notices against the operators of a martinez refinery that caught fire last weekend. investigators say a hydrocarbon leak on saturday afternoon ignited the fire and sent a huge amount of smoke into the air. six refinery workers were treated for minor injuries, and the fire and smoke prompted a public health advisory. county leaders are promisi

chain control was in full swing as caltrans screened.driver, making sure truckers were fully equipped. one chain installers says they dropped the overnight requirement from 6 to 4 chains on big >> it went for maximum to minimum. is that a sign? yeah. i mean, just disappearing or they're wiping it off with the plows. what's better than one? >> a lot of bad where you headed. >> i'm heading to or school we say >> just few miles at boreal operations shut down by midday as the power cut out. but not before a local resident blade. charlie could test out all the new powder was amazing like that. just all the conditions are wonderful. it was. >> so i got out and just say some run into the trees. china, finest, apes and is a great time. nice, though. 3 foot cover like this. and it's still coming down, everybody. i'm sure that ride skis or board entirely said. >> and our friends over at the uc berkeley snow lab, which is situated right here in soda springs, say that there's going to be at least 6 to 8 more inches of snow overnight reporting from s

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reported by caltrans. >> downtown san francisco not too crowded this morning. we can only assume a lot of people were working remotely to try to avoid the rain, but those who did come into the financial district had to dodge the puddles and bust out that rain gear. if they hadn't taken it out in the prior few days. and now that we're getting into the thick of this storm, san francisco starting to see some of the impacts. the bie right now is downed trees, including one tree that hit a person. abc seven news reporter luz pena joining us live now with more on that story. hi, luiz. >> larry, i don't know if you can notice, but the winds are beginning to intensify here in san francisco. and this is one of those areas in the city that are known for flooding. you can see the flood barriers behind me. this is what residents and business owners are hoping will keep the water away from their buildings. and throughout today, city crews have been going nonstop clearing drains. as they know, this storm is just beginning. city crews have been deployed throughout san francis

hopefully caltrans get everything cleared out there in time for. >> heading up on. it's not like that. that looked like a rain-snow mix. we prefer pow. i net will hire up. they got the power. but that rain snow mix area when it freezes overnight. that's the scariest that's where school will be heading up there get how definitely was accumulating higher up. but there was still that slushy area, too. here's diamond peak right here. i mean, it didn't pile up too much there on the dax, although they do keep that pretty shoveled off. >> still just a few lingering snow flurries up there around the lake at the moment, as you can see, snow level is pretty low right now. it's definitely well below lake level. but you do have that area there. that rain snow mix that gets a little bit dicey as you're heading to the sierra today, caltrans crews are going to make sure that everything is cleared out nicely for you so you can safely get up there this weekend. as for the bay area, we do have still some active weather this morning. we have some light showers on the bay bridge right

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you're looking at images from the santa cruz mountains provided to us by caltrans, which closed stated nine big basin way due to a slide near one of its projects. a reminder from caltrans for drivers to pay extra attention for potentially loose hillsides along those roads. if you're in the mountains, especially, and especially after the storm has passed. reporting live. bob redell today in the bay. all right. thank you for the very latest there. tragic to hear those lives lost. well,o track the weekend forecast, our free nbc bay area app is a great resource to have. you can actually just type in your zip code and get a customized forecast for your neighborhood. well, a federal judge is putting the brakes on the white house's attempt to reduce the federal workforce, at least temporarily, as employees of the nation's main humanitarian aid agency, usaid, also looked to the courts to save their jobs. today in the bay's alice barr joins us live from washington. and alice, now the white house is forced to figure out how to pay for their priorities. yeah, chris, there is a big fight that's l

caltrans will get everything sorted out as much as possible by the end of the day today.ly friday isn't a bad day to be getting up there. as for where we're sitting in the bay right now. take a look at this. a little bit of light rainfall right over the bay. look at that. even a little rain snow mix at the very crest of some of the mountains east of san jose to come out. hamilton out there. most of us, though, just dealing with a little remnant light shower activity. the north bay. you're calm this morning. good news because we still do have a flood watch just through the afternoon today for those areas that had been seeing the flooding between windsor in santa rosa rohnert park out to kernville winter. storm warnings remain till noon time today around the lake tahoe region as well as the central and southern sierra wind. so much calmer than those gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour. yesterday. so that's the theme of today. a huge step back. not 100% rise. you can see with a few of those light showers, but we do dry out by this afternoon. so it's or transition out of tha

while caltrans is doing the cleanup.y're also monitoring the hillside to determine if the slide iss stable, which could delay a reopening. they said they were hoping to have a better idea around 6:00 this morning. it's already, you know, 630. i checked your twitter feed. there is no update. i also just spoke to our photographer, daniel, who had been on the scene earlier to get new video this morning, and he said when he left there was no indication that was going to reopen. so we're still trying to figure out what's going to happen there with highway nine in the santa cruz mountains reporting live here in san francisco. bob redell today in the bay. thank you bob. and now for nbc bay area app. really a great resource to have to stay current on the timing of the next storm. you can type in your zip code and get a customized forecast for your neighborhood. time now for a look at what's happening on the roads out there. we've had some issues out there, mike. yeah, bob just talked about highway nine again. as he said, there's

one caused caltrans and chp to hold traffic for a few hours.ns treated the roads, by the way, before the storm even hit. >> so they put down a brine solution before it starts to snow to keep the road from freezing over. so that's kind of what they do. first, they treat it with brine and then as the snow hits, then they come in and start grading it and plowing it, and they put down sand for traction purposes. but yeah, you know, we've got, you know, over 600 staff, you know, throughout the district. and you know, with bigger snow events we can bring people up from the valley. so we're fully staffed. >> and a similar situation on 50 today. clear roads, no serious issues. some people even stopping on a snow park to take advantage of the fresh powder. with that, we go back to bill martin. snow levels going down right, bill? >> yeah, that's the trend right now. mike. the snow levels will drop off quickly tonight. we're going to see heavy snow on an icy surface. that's going to give us an avalanche concern, especially as we go into this upcoming week

and you're looking at images from the santa cruz mountains provided to us by caltrans. they had to close state road nine, big basin way due to a slide near one of its projects. a reminder from caltrans for drivers pay extra attention for potentially loose hillsides along those roads, especially if you're on the mountains, and especially after the storm has passed, because the land is still wet and still loose. reporting live here. bob redell today in the bay. a lot of cleanup to do. all right. thanks for the latest, bob. to track the weekend forecast. our free nbc bay area app is a really great resource to have. you can actually just type in your zip code and get a customized forecast for your neighborhood. a federal judge is putting the brakes on the white house's attempt to reduce the federal workforce, at least temporarily. this has employees of the nation's main humanitarian aid agency. usaid also looked to the courts to save their jobs. today in the bay's alice barr joins us live from washington. and now it's where the rubber hits the road in terms of paying for th

caltrans crews, though, were out in full force, making sure that the street doesn't disrupt any morning commutes come wednesday morning. and while much of the rain was in the middle of commute time, chp says only minor car accident occurred in the south bay and san jose. fire crews told kron 4 while flooding was a big concern. no creeks or rivers overflowed. jack moment kron. 4 news. >> in the east bay hayward police now searching for the driver of a white suv that was involved in what ended up being a deadly hit and run crash. this all happened just before 7 in the morning yesterday out of this period boulevard and surreal street. police say a 51 year-old hayward man was discovered in the center median. he was later pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. witnesses told investigators they saw suv drive off before police arrived and it was last seen heading south on his sperry and this marks heyward's first deadly crash of the year. more developing news now. another group is calling for the removal of san mateo county sheriff christina corpus. now this time, it's the san mateo

caltrans is working on removing the dirt and debris. the closure is between sanborn and redwood gulch roads again on highway nine. while caltrans is doing the cleanup, they're also monitoring that hillside to determine if the slide is stable, which could delay a reopening. we are hoping to have a better idea in a matter of minutes, around 6:00 this morning, as to whether or not highway nine again in the santa cruz mountains will reopen after that mudslide. reporting live here in san francisco. bob redell today in the bay. all right. perfect. we'll check in with you, bob, throughout the morning. our free nbc bay area app is also a great resource to have. once that heavy rain returns tomorrow, you can actually type in your zip code and get a customized forecast for your neighborhood. keep it handy. all right, mike's got a look at the roads for us. a little break in the rain. yeah, break in the rain. but let's talk about the slide that bob was talking about over here off the sanborn park and redwood gulch area. t this is the area e often t

caltrans truck had to clear some water from highway 121 and highway 112 in sonoma county this afternoon. and it is a nuance, nonetheless. here is what it looked like just a few hours ago in parts of sonoma county. two mud slides were reported along the road in healdsburg where they have also had some heavy rain with more to come. people in mel valley are keeping a close eye on the creek near sycamore park. in late december, it caused that creek to overflow, which flooded the neighborhood there. the city offeredded sandbags and debris crews are on standby. workers tested the pumps ahead of this storm. despite all the preplanning, one man who lives in that neighborhood says their family is prepared for the worst any way. >> they can do so much, but it is done to the residents of the well prepared for as well as they can and for events that hopefully would never happen. >> the rain is coming down if novato, where the tree caused some power outages. kelsi thorud is live for us there tonight. i'm hoping this is an annoyance, verses causing a lot of problems already up in novato? >> reporter:

we caught up with a caltrans truck clearing the water from highway 121 and highway 12 this afternoon in sonoma. if you know this area, this is a spot that floods quite often. the saturated ground and powerful winds could lead to more scenes like this all around the bay area. a big tree fell on a building at steele lane elementary school in santa rosa late this morning. thankfully, no one was hurt. >>> here's a live look outside. all across our region the

caltrans says the chain controls have been dropped for now on the highways in the sierra, but the winter storm is bringing in more snow and rain to parts of northern california. >> a avalanche warning is in effect. this is the area between yuba pass on highway 49 in the north and abbotts pass on highway 4 in the south. the sierra avalanche center is asking people not to travel there, near or below the back country. then avalanche warning includes key areas where there is avalanche mitigation programs. and we will be tracking this atmospheric river for the next several days for the latest updates in the forecast in your neighborhood. follow us on the air on the free cbs news app and pluto tv. >>> closing down the great highway to traffic will mean a seismic shift in traffic and daily life on the west side of san francisco and residents there are not pleased with their supervisor, joe lombardo, and his involvement with prop k, the measure that began at all. da lin has got that story. >> reporter: at the united irish cultural center, district 4 voters signed the petition. others volunteered

a part of the southbound lanes, you can see, caltrans in the middle, waist deep, and we appreciate that. >>> let's show you something else. a fallen try has caused you a traffic mess. video of what is showing the three lanes of traffic on crossover drove. if that's a part of your evening commute, you know it will be slow going under the best of circumstances. no word yet on any injuries. >>> another one. take a look at this. another tree came crashing down. take a look at the outdoor dining area on union street and san francisco and completely crushed. crews are still cleaning up the debris there, but no one was eating outside. >> and probably more to come as they gave us the fair warning? >> it is something we're tracking across the bay area. take a look at the weather radar here over the past few hours. we've seen the heaviest rain getting pushed farther to the east. as of three hours ago, it was coming down torrentially. and then that rain has crossed over the bay, starting to wind down in san francisco. for most of the north bay, although a few leftover showers here and there. the t

it's been a busy day for the chp and caltrans crews responding to a number of spinouts amid heavy snow tonight in our sierra nevada. the yuba gap area got some sleet today, and fresh snow fell further east around the boreal ski resort area at donner summit. big rigs filled the chain control checkpoint that's at blue canyon and in downtown truckee. it's been with mostly rain coming down today. it's been warm there. some businesses calling this a dry winter. chain controls are still in effect tonight. stretches of interstate 80 in both directions. and don't forget, you can monitor the very latest developments on the storm and any changes in the weather. all you got to do is download that fox local app to your phone and your smart tv. news now former oakland mayor shengtao appeared in federal court today along with three other defendants facing felony charges. prosecutors say tao and her partner, andre jones, took money from businessman david wong, who owns cal waste solutions in oakland. his son, andy wong, is also charged in alleged scheme to funnel money to tao and jones in exchange fo

we caught up with a caltrans truck clearing the water from highway 121 and highway 12 this afternoon in sonoma. if you know this area, this is a spot that floods quite often. the saturated ground and powerful winds could lead to more scenes like this all around the bay area. a big tree fell on a building at steele lane elementary school in santa rosa late this morning. thankfully, no one was hurt. >>> here's a live look outside. all across our region the heavy rain returning this afternoon after most of us got a brief break in the wet weather today. we check in with first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen already tracking that rain, already arriving in the bay area. >> it's going to make its way across the bay area through this evening. let's look at the radar replay over the last three hours or so, put some labels on the map so you don't get lost. we've seen the bulk of the rain falling over the north bay, but becoming a little heavier over the past couple hours, heavier downpours falling around santa rosa for the moment, nothing for the rest of the bay area. that will change as

caltrans says it happened a couple miles north of the monterey san luis obispo county line. the slide is covering one of the lanes on a blind curve, and crews are going to be out this morning to try and clear it. so for now, highway one is shut down between ragged point and gorda. >> several feet of snow expected in the sierra for today's storm. last night it was wet on the roads and chain controls were dropped on i-80 and highway 50. this is a big change from what it looked like earlier in the day. this storm is expected to last throughout this morning and that snow continuing until about noon. there are possibilities of chain controls being enacted and road closures, but caltrans says roadways are expected to be cleared by this afternoon, and you can track the storms using the same live doppler seven tools our weather team uses. download the abc seven bay area app for the latest forecast and updates on the storm as it rolls through the bay area. >> the first lawsuit has been filed over last month's fire at the moss landing battery plant. it's been filed against p-g-and-e's

an overnight dump of snow makes it on and king veil chain control is in full swing as caltrans screen. the each driver making sure truckers were fully equipped. one chain installer says they dropped the overnight requirement from 6 to 4 chains on big rakes. much better a lot of bad >> how many chains required to put on you 5 for some time. 6, 0, >> sometimes weather is good. some things you would expect depends on the road. you know, women were you headed? i'm heading to ers. colorado. we say >> just few miles of boreal operations shut down as the power cut out. i think this is great because conditions haven't been super great recently with like with the last month in pretty dry. yeah. >> and just to get like an ace like nice to 3 foot cover like this. and it's still coming down, everybody. i'm sure that ride skis or board entirely said. >> and our friends over at the uc berkeley snow lab, which is located here in soda springs, tells me that we will be expecting another 6 to 8 inches of snow in the hours ahead. we are live here in soda springs where we attics. kron. 4 room when it got

in fact, caltrans has closed sr nine big basin way due to a slideear one of its projects. tonight, they're urging drivers to pay extra attention for potential slides, particularly in the bay area hills during and after major storms. ian cull nbc, bay area news. well, when storms roll through, you can track them with our nbc bay area app. it's a really good resource durin these times. it's free and available for all smart devices. a man accused of walking around naked in san francisco's castro district faced a judge today. we first told you about him last week. his name is michael watson and he's a registered sex offender. some concerned parents told us he often walked around wearing nothing but a sock on his private parts and touching himself. now, he did that when teenagers were around, usually after school. police found watson did arrest him. today in court, prosecutors charged him with several counts of indecent exposure, child molestation and stalking. he pled not guilty. we're following developing news in washington, d.c. the trump administration is now restricting el

. >> our plan is to be safe and pay attention to caltrans if our road is open. you know, just to make sure we have food and water and play it safe. >> yeah, it's a nice bluebird day out there. i can imagine after tomorrow's storm, the ski resorts up there are going to be very happy. >> yes. can't wait to go up there until the snow stops. let the road crews catch up to get up there safely. but i think this weekend is going to be pretty busy. everybody trying to take advantage of the fresh powder. a look at what we're expecting over the course of the next several days. we see a beautiful view towards salesforce tower, where we are in for more rain tomorrow and dipping towards the horizon. clear skies for now, but clear skies move in for now and move on thursday. another flood watch in effect for the north bay. showers will come to an end by midday on friday. then we're in for a dry, cool weekend and a dry start to next week before the rain chances eventually do return once again. let's take a look at futurecast, and we'll start by putting some labels on the map, s

caltrans is out there trying to remove the snow from all the roads to get you there through the weekendthe weekend looks lovely in tahoe. it is quiet. it is sunny both day saturday and sunday, even early next week. so if you're trying to go up there to enjoy the fresh powder, tomorrow will be just fine. so this afternoon it's a mix of sun and clouds, daytime highs maybe 3 or 4 degrees warmer than where we are right now. so certainly below average for this time of the year. 56. in the city we'll hit 57 in oakland, 59 in san jose, about 55 in napa. if you're going to be out tonight, you do want to have several layers. the heavy winter coat with you. you can leave the umbrella at home. we're not tracking any rain. you could see that on the icons below. we'll have clear skies, but those temperatures drop quickly in about a two hour window from 5 to 7. we're already into the mid 40s, and the 40s will continue as we approach midnight and overnight. tonight we're dipping into the 20s and into the 30s under clear skies. so it's for that fact. the national weather service has issued a frost advi

. >>> elsewhere in sonoma county, our photojournalist alex montano found this caltrans truck trying to clearwater from where highway 121 hits highway 12. this spot floods pretty regularly when it rains. here is a live look now, alex driving around for us, at a stop now. he is in pleasant hill, looks like so far, so good, no raindrops on the windshield, but that's going to change. buckle up. thanks so much, alex. he's taking off now. >>> let's get to paul heggen who is tracking this latest storm. a little dry in pleasant hill. >> pleasant hill waiting on the rain to arrive. it's approaching the golden gate as we speak. you can see the light to moderate rain making its way into much of the north bay, but not crossing the go golden gate just yet. the amounts are highly variable, which is what you expect when i-80 has been the dividing line between a decent amount of rain, in the north bay 5 inches for kentfield, 3 1/2 inches around ben lomond and approaching that number in santa rosa. the numbers are more modest as you go farther south, over an inch of rain for san francisco, just short o

you can see caltrans crews in water up to their waists.nly carve here, but still the southbound lanes are partially open but only passable on the shoulder. and farther north in sonoma county, a home actually slid into the russian river. abc seven news reporter suzanne phan is live right now and has the latest on the landslide in forestville, near guerneville. suzanne. >> so we are in forestville, and this in sonoma county is an area where it's been raining all afternoon long. and that's part of the problem. in the distance there, you can see the debris from a house that had slid down the hill. now it was around 1230 this afternoon when authorities say they got a 9-1-1 call about a massive landslide. and when they arrived, they saw that a house that was on the steep hillside there had slid down the hill into the russian river. now we're told that that street is west hill drive, and that house was empty at the time, according to authorities. apparently it is a vacation rental. needless to say, though, they evacuated several homes in the area

caltrans says crews are on site to clear the tree away. no word on when those roads will reopen, though, and if anyone was injured. meantime, in the north bay, sheets of rain coming down in sandra fell tonight and an investigation underway after 2 deaths were reported in sonoma county. the deaths connected to tuesday's storm. >> the bodies found just an hour apart from one another. no word tonight on either of the victims identities. meantime, emergency crews have been busy all week searching for missing persons and conducting water rescues. we do want to get you a check on the current conditions. so, yeah, let's get check now with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. a lawrence yet turn out to be another rough day around the bay area. that rain starting in the morning continue in the afternoon now beginning to taper off. >> a little bit. but boy, it was coming down for a while. they're outside right now. the roadways are still very slick, very dangerous out there on the roads were still seeing some flooding in some parts of the bay ar

caltrans crews, though, were out in full force, making sure that the street doesn't disrupt any morning commutes come wednesday morning. and while much of the rain was in the middle of commute time, chp says only minor car accident occurred in the south bay and san jose. fire crews told kron 4 while flooding was a big concern. no creeks or rivers overflowed jacques moment kron 4 news. >> still ahead tonight on kron 4 more trouble for crewo assigned the company. might be downsizing after doing away with its driverless vehicles. plus, educators across the country asking for better pay and resources. we're going to be hearing from teachers right here. >> in the bay area. >> and after the break, surveillance video released from a chaotic shooting badly injured. a san francisco business owner. the new details we're learning details we're learning tonight. ry excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a grea

having right now due to the weather, caltrans says this is between gulch road and sanborn road. crews say they have to close it so they can remove some mud and debris that's fallen onto the roadway. that road will reopen around 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, but it is closed tonight. >> we are still tracking the rain as it continues to move its way through the bay area. our coverage continues in just a moment. for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile service be able to keep up with you? get wifi speeds up to a gig at home and on the go. introducing powerboost, only from xfinity mobile. now that's big. xfinity internet customers, cut your mobile bill in half vs. t-mobile, verizon, and at&t for your first year. plus, ask how to get the new samsung galaxy s25+ on us. >> some other headlines tonight. san francisco based robo taxi company crews says it's laying off almost half of its employees. tech crunch reports the layoffs include the company's ceo and other top executives. general motors announced it's moving away from the robotaxi business and instead focus

an overnight dump of snow makes it on and king veil chain control was in full swing as caltrans screench driver making sure truckers were fully equipped. one chain installer says they dropped the overnight requirement from 6 to 4 chains on big rakes. much better than one. >> a lot of bad how many chains required to put on. >> if you leave 5 for some time, 6, 0, sometimes weather is good. some things you would expect depends on the road. you know, women were you headed? i'm heading to or school we say >> just few miles of boreal operations shut down as the power cut out. i think this is great because conditions haven't been super great recently with with the last month been pretty dry. yeah. >> and just to get like an ace like nice, though, 3 foot cover like this. and it's still coming down, everybody. i'm sure that ride skis or board entirely said. >> shah ducks of reporting for us tonight. >> well, well, well, we are than 48 hours away from the trade deadline in the nba and all eyes on the last few teams that are clearly in need of some help but have yet to make any major moves with t

caltrans crews spotted waist deep in the water. you can see him there on the left hand side of your screen, trying to make the best out of the situation. waving to the camera. chp warns many roads in the area are still closed, all because of that flooding there. >> in west marin county, highway one is closed because of flooding in multiple spots. this was in the point reyes earlier. this was in point reyes earlier today. many roads are closed, but we did see a few cars trying to drive through and you see that one here got stuck in high water and was left behind on platform bridge road. >> and northwest of point reyes station. the community of inverness is seeing lots of flooding there. people were out evacuating their horses today as the water began to rose. we also saw high water around multiple homes there in the area. >> the storm has also caused trees all across the bay area to come down, including part of this 80 foot tree at the harding park golf course. officials tell us it came down around 230 this afternoon near lake merce

the moment nima momeni attacks bob lee, ending with nema throwing something over a fence into a caltrans yard. that's exactly where police find a paring knife with bob lee's dna on the four inch blade and momeni dna on the handle. days later, as police are tracking nima momeni, a police officer captures what prosecutors say is damning video of him in a parking lot. it shows momeni talking to an attorney's investigator a making what prosecutors say are three stabbing motions, and then what investigators testified is momeni motioning like he threw a knife overhand. this is all video and other evidence the public has never seen until now. it will be featured in tonight's dateline nbc profile of the case. the dateline special looks deeper into nima momeni and his close relationship with his sister. casar, a san francisco socialite married to a prominent cosmetic surgeon. it also looks at the life of the victim, cash app co-founder bob lee. what was cazares relationship with bob? i knew that they were friends for the past few years, on and off again, just seeing each other casually. nothing s

chains are not required on i-80 or highway 50 right now, but caltrans is telling drivers to carry them just in case. anyone heading to tahoe this weekend, you should check the road conditions before you hit the road. and don't forget you can track the weather while you're on the go by downloading our free nbc bay area app. you will receive personalized push alerts sent straight to your phone. our ancestors have been traveling up and down this continent for thousands of years. activists upset over the recent immigration and customs enforcement raids rallied in march in san jose. today, there are many indigenous members of the crowd, some wearing traditional clothing. leaders talked about how migrants from indigenous indigenous communities have been traveling all over the americas for thousands of years. they see the label of immigrant as not only inaccurate, but insulting. this protest was at the emma prusch farm park on south king road. another rally is planned for tomorrow at theorner of alum rock and king. it is official president trump has imposed tariffs on canada, mexico and china

it starts just inside a caltrans yard. they spot what turns out to be a key piece of evidence. there's a knife over here. it's a joseph and joseph brand paring knife with a four inch blade. all of this happening as lee is rushed to the hospital, where e.r. doctors tried unsuccessfully to keep him alive. it didn't take long for police to realize the magnitude of the case, and within days they had a suspect. but as news gets out that cash app co-founder bob lee is dead. it sets off a firestorm of speculation among acquaintances and the tech world, including a now notorious tweet from elon musk using the killing to blast san francisco's safety. it read, in part, violent crime in sf is horrific, and even if attackers are caught, they are often released immediately. as the national spotlight shines on the city, bob lee's family is struggling to come to terms with his death. this is christa lee, the mother of his chiren, talking with dateline. i stared at the doctor like, are you telling me that bob is dead? and. and it was in that moment that, you know, you almost fall to the floor.

but caltrans reminding drivers always prepare for the changing road conditions and always bring those chains. be prepared when you head out the door. if you get stuck, there it is. it's miserable to get stuck on that. that trip to tahoe. roberta. >> absolutely. and tomorrow night, i can't even imagine what the altamont pass is going to look like, because on a friday night, regularly, people are always heading there. but now that there's going to be bluebird conditions there over the weekend, it is going to be so much fun. okay, as claudine was mentioning, the winter storm warning still in effect, the highest elevations we're seeing about two feet of snow. by the time all is said and done, it's just been that sloppy mix at the lake level. winds are aggressive up to 100mph overnight in the highest elevations. now, locally, we just don't have enough moisture. otherwise it's cold enough for the snow to fall around mount hamilton and mount diablo, there's a chance that you could wake up with a little bit of dusting. i bet we're going to see some snow by the end of next week, wednesday, thu