cotati >> yeah, it's the same with the cotati grade.teve unfortunately, a few hours ago, we had a deadly crash right near the brick. check area on the grade. as there's an area there where the trucks can pull over if they have trouble with their brakes. well, this is a viewer video of how slow it is. they have the hard closure, which means the cones and not flares as they clear up this crash that happened about three hours ago. now on southbound 101, in the area of the brake check area on the grade, i'll put it on the map just to show you where it is here. southbound 101. so we're solid from before 116 rohnert park, and you're not in the clear until you get past cotati, until you get into cotati. if you're in petaluma, this is not affecting you heading south. another pretty serious crash. westbound 80 at pomona street in fairfield. huge backup to this one. a couple of lanes blocked and it's been there for a while as well. bay bridge backed up to the maze. metering lights are on san francisco city streets. we have a problem where, uh, si

this is over in cotati.is near rohnert park and this is on southbound 101 past railroad avenue. speeds are down to seven miles per hour here. and one lane is blocked. so expect delays there. and a look at your drive times for this morning that usual slow spot. tracy to dublin that will take you 53 minutes right now amanda thank you so much gloria. >> now breaking news from san diego. the five marines missing when their military helicopter crashed in rugged terrain earlier this week are confirmed dead. the military making that announcement this morning. the helicopter was located in the mountains east of san diego. crews had to battle heavy snow to get to it. the chopper was flying from an air force base near las vegas to miramar when it was reported overdue late tuesday. there were windy and rainy conditions at the time the chopper disappeared this morning, the president released a statement saying he and the first lady are heartbroken and that they are honoring their selfless service and ultimate sacrifice.

including several dozen people who live near this broken power pole in cotati. >> the tree came downouple days ago, and the power line is broken at the top. >> we try to turn on our lights. it didn't work. >> reporter: olivia williams said she was initially scared when everything went dark, but she's excited to see the workers fix the problem . her mom manages this 50 unit apartment complex that will be without power until late wednesday night. >> we checked on our elderly tenants, and i saw one tenant on oxygen. >> reporter: we chased down power outages across the north bay tonight, found crews working to repair powerlines in homes and removed a massive fallen tree from a sonoma property. >> the damage in the north bay has been significant here transit more than 400 broken power pole's came down, along with 239 transformers. pg&e spokesperson megan mcfarlane said that sheer volume of the damage stretched resources then, and workers faced numerous obstacles, adding delays to some repairs. >> we have seen trees block roads could we have a lot of repairs to do especially in remote area

this is rural cotati. when you lose your power here, you lose your heat, your light.n some cases, you lose your water. the folks in sonoma county are having to crank up their own electrical power since strong winds that put them in the dark sunday afternoon get >> luckily, i've got a gas stove that i'm able to use and powered lanterns and flashlights. >> reporter: pg&e crews had power backup yesterday afternoon, but a car slammed into a powerful this morning. and power went out again. in this rural area, no electricity can also be no water. >> a lot of us are on wells, so most houses have a water tank , but if the pump goes out for the well, then some places could be in trouble. >> the storm that came in sunday was the strongest single day storm to hit pg&e service areas, and the damage has been really significant, especially in the north day. governor newsom went to took their toll. in sevastopol, they were replacing and repairing downed power lines. this crew was confident they had power back up by tonight. >> reporter: patricia lived right down the street. >> oh my

hours we begin to see the raindrops on the rooftops in santa rosa to the north around guerneville, cotati, sebastopol. then here's the frontal boundary as it slices through the bay area. by the evening commute, we will have a break in the activity on your thursday before we have this secondary system roll in for your friday. and guess what? it's an atmospheric river. in fact, this plume goes all the way back to the hawaiian islands. and there's the third system that's going to interfere with your holiday weekend. and i've been trying to tally up the numbers. i do believe we could see up to five inches of rain in the what is locations between the thursday and monday system. that storm number two and three. so yeah, these are some really impressive totals. but we've been there done that. just get prepared for that. temperatures tonight overnight not as frosty 30s and 40s due to that cloud cover tomorrow 50s and 60s in fact. take a look at the extended forecast with the atmospheric river. very mild temperatures. but again, in and out of the rain beginning on wednesday. >> heather. okay we'll

72 santa rosa through cotati and 73 also in morgan hill. here is your extended forecast. again, those rain chances on sunday and monday and then dry until about the first day of march. and greg and christina march is going to come in like a lion. >> we'll enjoy the weekend while we can. roberta. thank you, kaiser permanente's latest partnership is with the oakland unified school district, awarding them a $9 million grant. the money will be spread out over three years. it's intended to help both students and staff lead healthier lives by boosting health and academic services. we spoke with a spokesperson at kaiser, who explained the long terme benefits of supporting kids in schools. >> investing in our youth is investing in our future and so, you know, 20 years from now, sitting in these seats, you know, the students who are benefiting from from the investment, they're going to be our doctors and nurses and lawyers and journalists and superintendent s and so, you know, the roi for this investment is just so important. >> o usd superintende says some of the money will speci

the city manager of cotati in sonoma county said simmons was chosen for his deep experience and commitment to working with the community. former police chief michael parrish retired in december after 13 years on the job. >> fremont police say a man who sexually assaulted a woman as she walked along a busy stretch of road is now in custody. ktvu is an rubin tells us. police credit two good samaritans with holding the suspect until authorities arrived. >> take a good look at marvin velazquez. fremont police say this is the man responsible for a violent sexual assault along a very busy street, but it's horrific on every level. you never want to see this happen. investigators say it happened just after 9 p.m. monday on a stretch of fremont boulevard lined with schools, churches and businesses. the victim was walking alone when she was jumped by a stranger. he dragged her down and then he struck her in the face prior to committing the sexual assault. but before the suspect could get away, he was pinned by two good samaritans. and for that, police say they're grateful. >> it was very heroic of t

pretty serious crash on the cotati hill southbound 101.is is south of rohnert park, near the brake check off ramp. there's a truck crash there, and they're pretty serious. investigate action going on southbound 101 as you drive into rohnert park, you're going to notice the brake lights heading south. it sticks with you for about a mile and a half before you get past the accident scene. also, a truck on fire southbound 101 near highway 37. that one was diverting traffic off as well. we look at the grant pass. i'm sorry. grant line road at altamont pass road. that's a mess there. some people use that road instead of 580. well, 580 and that road are all very crowded coming in from tracy. if you know someone coming in from tracy, they might be in a bad mood when they get to work. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's backed up for about a 10 to 15 minute delay. no major problems on the bridge, right now. 618 let's go back to steve with today's weather. >> so this forecast i'm going to seal the deal on today's weather. nice yes, sir

this is a deadly crash over in cotati.his is on southbound 101 past railroad avenue. speeds are down to six miles per hour. because of this crash, amanda and we know meteorologist drew tuma has a quick look at the bay time to hit the bathroom. shower. it works. got two more upstairs... and the bedrooms. i don't know what goes on in there. and the living room. it's the hangout house, that's why i'm moving. and get an offer on your house. selling your home to opendoor is so easy you can do it during halftime. sign up for a halftime showing donald's delicious eggs and cheese with a tender steak patty or thick cut bacon or savory sausage. >> they're here in all their warm, toasted glory. order ahead in the mcd app. ba da ba ba ba. >> growing up, my parents wanted me to become a doctor or an engineer. >> those are good careers. but i chose a different path. >> first as mayor and then in the legislature. i'm trying to abortion rights in our california constitution and the face of trump. i strengthened hate crime laws and lower t

thousands of pg&e customers in the north bay, including dozens who live near broken power poles in cotatianager of a 50-unit apartment complex is doing her best to stay on top of tenants who need extra care, especially because we are expected to be without power until later tonight. >> we went and checked on our elderly tenants and i've got one tenant on oxygen. >> reporter: now, massive downed trees like this one on sonoma county property have become a somewhat familiar image in the aftermath of these storms. some downed trees responsible for power outages. more than 400 broken power poles came down across the bay area during the storms, along with 239 transformers. pg&e says the sheer volume of the damage that we're seeing has stretched resources thin and there have been numerous obstacles that are adding to delays for those repairs. but a bit of good news, there's been slow progress there from nearly 40,000 pg&e customers last night to now around 30,000 across the bay area. but as kari has been talking about, there is more wet weather, so we've got our fingers crossed. marcus and laura

mercy wellness operates dispensaries in cotati and santa rosa. last year, mercy joined eight applicants applying for licenses to operate in healdsburg. the city approved licenses for two of the companies in its lawsuit, mercy wellness claims healdsburg should reexamine the way it awards, permits and licenses the company claims it was denied a permit even though it scored better than the two businesses that were awarded permits. will the city of oakley will soon increase the fines for illegal commercial cannabis operations. city council members unanimously approved a charge of up to $10,000 a day for any violations . the new ordinance will return turn for a second reading and a final approval next month. santa clara county officials are reporting some success, but also many more challenges in combating homelessness, a new report finds. >> a record 2500 homeless families were moved into permanent housing last year at the same time, almost twice as many families lost their housing . experts say there are a number of reasons for this, including menta

more than 16,000 pg&e customers, including dozens who live near broken power poles in cotati.g manager of a 50-unit apartment complex is doing her best to give her tenants the extra care they may need, especially because they are expected to be without power until later tonight. >> we checked on our elderly tenants and i've got one tenant on oxygen. >> reporter: downed trees like this one on a sonoma property have become somewhat a familiar image in the aftermath of these storms, some downed trees responsible for power outages. more than 400 broken power poles came down across the bay area during the storm, along with over 200 transformers. pg&e is really saying that the sheer volume of damage that they're seeing has stretched their resources thin, plus there are numerous obstacles getting in the way of making those repairs. now, there has been progress, that's a bit of good news, because of last night it was closer to 40,000 customers who were without power. this morning about 30,000. but still, as you both mentioned, a lot of work left to be done, and there's no -- as far as

the city of cotati has picked a new police chief.chris simmons has been selected as the city's new top cop. the mayor saying simmons was chosen for his experience in public safety. he started his career with the contra costa county sheriff's office. back in 1998. in national news. new york's highest court heard arguments to overturn harvey weinstein's rape conviction. lawyers for the disgraced movie mogul are asking to dismiss the verdict after 4 years claiming the judge ruined weinstein's right to a fair trial by, quote, succumbing to the pressure of the country's involvement with powerful figures committing misconduct. weinstein has continued to maintain his innocence. and a slim republican majority in the house just ranked by one democrat and former congressman tom susie swasey rather won the special election to replace disgraced republican george santos. democrats say the when bodes well for their effort to take back the house in november. but republicans say not to worry. washington correspondent basil john reports. >> after a s

because it was not awarded a license to open its business, mercy wellness operates dispensaries in cotati and santa rosa. well, last year, mercy joined eight applicants applying for licenses to operate in healdsburg. the city approved licenses for two of the companies. in its lawsuit, mercy wellness claims healdsburg should reexamine the way it awards, permits and licenses the company claims it was denied a permit even though it scored better than the two businesses that were awarded permits. the city of oakley will soon increase fines for illegal commercial cannabis operators. council members unanimously approved a charge of up to $10,000 a day for violating the new ordinance, will return for a second reading and final approval next month. >> shovels could hit the ground as soon as next year for kaiser permanente, a new hospital in san jose. it will replace the current medical center. that's 50 years old, mercury news reports a draft of an environmental impact report shows the new hospital will be six stories high, totaling 685,000ft!s, more than twice the size of the existing facility.

. >> i-25 and new this morning in the north bay, the city of cotati has picked a new police chief.is simmons is selected to be the top cop. the mayor says that simmons was chosen for his experience. he began his career with the contra costa county sheriff's office in 1998. in national news, a federal judge dismisses a lawsuit challenging president biden's new prescription drug program. the program allows medicare to negotiate prices with drug companies for select medications. the lawsuit was filed by the pharmaceutical research and manufacturers america. they argue the program was unconstitutional, but a texas judge disagrees marking another win for the white house in the efforts to lower drug prices. bottom line is. >> americans shouldn't be forced to pay 2 to 3 times more for their prescription drugs. the other developed nations. president biden will continue to stand up to big pharma and take action to lower health care costs for millions of seniors, seniors and their families. >> the new medicare program is projected to save about 25 billion dollars a year by 2031. >> federal p

now, if you're along 101 south of railroad avenue in cotati, there's an accident there.lock, announced a little slow this reasons. back to you. thanks. a lot of rain, a 6.31. and let's continue to follow the big story that we first started covering yesterday here on the kron 4 morning news, which is about oakland's fired police chief leronne armstrong filing a lawsuit. yeah. so both the city of oakland and mayor sheng thao claiming that he was wrongfully terminated. >> the lawsuit comes almost a year after he was fired. >> fired oakland police chief leronne armstrong has sued the city of oakland, mayor sheng thao saying his termination was retaliation for speaking out against federal monitor. robert warshaw who oversees the oakland police department. his termination really had nothing to do with whether he did anything wrong with as a chief. actually come in any misconduct. he was actually terminated just because you have the courage to point out the monitor was leveling unfair criticisms. >> that opd and leadership. >> the lawsuit claims newly elected mayor sheng thao w

. >> it's 10. 24 in new this morning in the north bay, the city of cotati has picked a new police chief. it is chris simmons. he's been selected as the new top cop. the mayor says that he was chosen for his experience. he began his career with the contra costa county sheriff's office. back in 1998. >> california schools are easing the restrictions of when kids that are sick can go back to class. according to a california farm public health students may attend school or childcare, even if they still have a cough or cold symptoms include inc, don't touch your nose, runny nose, sneezing, congestion. body aches. the exception is you can have a fever or uncontrolled coughing, fits or difficulty breathing, then they should still stay home. but listen to this. now. even pink dye is allowed as long as they don't have vision problems, pain or injury. while pink has really contagious stomach pain, they say that's also cause okay to go to class. these guidelines are a drastic change from the state's covid guidelines, % which were, you know, if you're sick and you have any symptoms, you guys stay h

bay area, the power is off for over 5000 customers in concord and pacheco and in the north bay in cotatithan 500 homes and businesses without electricity. while some people living in parts of marin county say the lights went out last sunday night and have not returned, work crews finally started work yesterday to remove a tree that crashed down on a road and knocked out power to the neighborhood. pg and e calls the damage some of the worst it has ever seen, and i think the hardest part is that we really don't know when the power is going to come back. >> we don't have hot water. >> well, people living in the area say they understand the backlog of repairs, but are frustrated at what they describe as a lack of communication by pg and e, the utility has been urging patients among customers and is hoping to restore service in that neighborhood today. >> new at noon, king tides are hitting bay area beaches today, and there's a new call for state funding for projects to reduce the increasing threat of flooding. state assembly members diane pepin and damon connolly joined other elected officia

so this whole box includes areas santa rosa, rohnert park, sebastopol, cotati, forestville and gratonome high water levels up in portions of the bay area, especially up in the north bay. and still some rainfall showing up on the radar this afternoon. as you can see, the focus has been up in the north bay, sonoma county, especially up into a napa county. right now. these yellows and oranges showing up here on the radar. so still some lingering rain to track this afternoon, but still we have some sunshine as well. current number is in the 50s and the 60s. fremont 64, santa rosa 56 and the winds have backed off considerably. so no longer we're not talking about any wind advisories. you can see most areas reporting winds in the single digits, around 3 to 8 to about nine miles an hour. so today this afternoon, still the possibility of a few scattered showers out there this is 4:00 this afternoon. but then look what happens. we are just talking about some clouds in your thursday outlook. and then once again into your friday outlook. and then looks like the weekend starts off dry and warm. t

mercy wellness operates dispensaries in cotati and santa rosa.ldsburg, the city approved licenses for two of the companies now in its lawsuit, mercy wellness claims healdsburg should reexamine the way it awards, permits and licenses. the company claims it was denied a permit, even though it scored better than the two businesses that were awarded the permits. the city of oakley will soon increase fines for illegal commercial cannabis operations, council members unanimously approved a charge of up to $10,000 a day for violations. the new ordinance will return for a second reading and final approval next month. san francisco city leaders say they are working to eliminate red tape to make it easier for prospective buyers to scoop up the macy's union square property. the flagship store is among 150 macy's locations that will be closed within the next few years, as the retailer refocuses on smaller spaces and luxury brands. the city may convert the 400,000 square foot site into multiple uses, including housing, office space and a nonprofit site. >> one

driving from petaluma downtown up to rohnert park, this means you southbound traffic through the cotati grade is a mess. the other trouble spots southbound 880. they cleared a crash in fremont near stevenson. and now there's a new one southbound 880 at alvarado-niles on the shoulder. traffic is pretty slow. bay bridge backed up to the maze at 7011. let's go back to the desk. okay, sal. >> thank you. well, in san leandro, they're moving forward with a plan to bring in a new police chief. coming up, we'll look at the newly announced interim police chief. and when she expects to start. >> and president biden is on another fundraising swing through the bay area. while many paid thousands to see him, his visit also drew protests. we'll share people's reactions and lo at his democrats agree. conservative republican steve garvey is the wrong choice for the senate. ...our republican opponent here on this stage has voted for donald trump twice. mr. garvey, you voted for him twice... as your own man, what is your decision? garvey is wrong for california. but garvey's surging in the polls. fox new