stalled vehicle on the golden gate bridge. taking a look at the bay bridge, the metering lights are on. a report of a crash westbound bay bridge just before the to plaza. they may have moved it. we're not seeing any major impact. just business as usual with the delays out of the maze. a slow ride out of the east shore freeway. and a couple of accidents, westbound 80 to pinole valley road. the advantage is down. and you are backed up to highwasouth 880 at davis. and i just checked with chp and this is stuck in the left lane. hayward to the san mateo bridge and north 100 starting to be a struggle. the crash was blocking the number 2 lane from the left. and they are cleared it to the right side of the road. >>> many in the north bay are worried as the next storm threatens to bring more flooding and mudslides to the area. emily turner is live in sausalito where a mudslide buried a woman in the last powerful storm. >> reporter: it was a scary morning for that woman. and this morning, the rain is already falling and folks are hoping

accident nb 101 south tower slow from toll of golden gate bridge trading in sunshine for showers today and into the weekend with rainfall through the day today and showers continuing all the way through sunday. expect high temperatures to remain in the low 50's with morning lows not quite as cold as we had been seeing them earlier this week. ( darya ) a big story this morning. lanes on the richmond-san rafael the richmond-san rafael bridge are now open after large pieces of concrete fell from the upper deck on to the lower deck, prompting a lengthy bridge closure. now caltrans is expected to permanantly fix the bridge this weekend.( james ) here are pictures of the concrete chunks. some were the size of a football. they fell on a car late yesterday morning ... prompting chp to close the bridge after caltrans did some saftey checks, the bridge reopened. but soon after ... more concrete parts began to fall onto the lower lanes. caltrans installed a temporary fix but an emergency order has been issued to make more permanent repairs this weekend. its unclear if any lanes will be closed dur

we have more cars at the golden gate bridge.e are dealing with slick services with a lot of flooding reported and especially in the north bay, so heads up north bay at southbound 101 and 101 at lucky drive with restrictions. this is both directions, and again, it is a little bit busy this morning. on westbound 37 we have a crash stuck in one and busy out of alejo and a heads up onthe crash area. it is 27 minutes from ballay 02 ash market slow down, just a little bit. >>> we continue the storm watch coverage from sonoma county with emily turner live in guerneville. >> reporter: in the last hour i've seen the level of the river creeping up. it is hard to see but just where this white gait is, that is now the level of the russian river due to the run off from the rain. the ground has already been saturated from the atmospheric river that we had a few weeks ago. you heard mary say we have a flood watch in sonoma county beginning at 5 am this morning, so already in the situation with cars pulling up. some people have been checking on

golden gate bridge... has washed ashore on bakers beach in san francisco... after the skipper of the boat ran into some trouble at sea. kron4's haaziq madyun explains what went wrong. there was no distress signal or mayday call when the skipper of this sailboat james leblanc lost control of the vessel before it washed ashore here at baker beach in san francisco nat/sot haaziqat anytime was this dangerous for you?sot making things more challenging was navigating his sail boat away from one of these massive container shipssot

here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. temperatures in the upper 40s to low to mid 50s right now. also, the river will crest above flood stage. moderate flooding expected tomorrow through saturday with the rushing river and they flood warning for the napa river. near napa with it cresting just above flood strange, minor flooding tomorrow d the pa hele flooding for tomorrow. so here is the satellite and radar view. it is all because of this tropical moisture tapping into that atmospheric river bringing a lot of rain and kicking up the winds. as we head into the afternoon, we are looking at scattered showers, some isolated thunders . you will see a round of heavy rain at seven p.m. and for all of us overnight into tomorrow morning, we will see the rain and also the winds will pick right back up again so futurecast, wind gusts. we will see the winds east a little bit but watch as we go overnight into tomorrow morning. the purple and the red colors ca visory in effethugh rning. i was sunset d sunrrrow at 7: we arelooking atath

golden gate bridge...b 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) four your morning in committed relationships are committing financial infidelity. according to itcards-dot-com-- millennials are more likely than other age groups to lie about their spending, debt and accounts. 28-percent of them admitted to hiding an account from their partners. so why do they keep money secrets? researchers say people have a desire to have a freedom fund or safety net in case the relationship turns sour. but 20-percent of people surveyed say having a secret account is worse than having an affair. ( james ) coming up coming up in the next hour ... more on our top story this morning. snow in the bay area. we have more video of snow and hail coming up. (ácommercialá) ( james ) our big story this morning. snow falling in the bay area. the santa cruz mountains got a lot of it this morning. ( darya ) kron 4's will tran is joining us now live from highway 17 with a look. ( darya ) thanks will.

the golden gate ferries could experience delays or cancellations. >>> in the north bay the roads have been turning into rivers. here is green valley road in sebastopol. this driver decided to turn around, and listen to this. >> you know that sound is rain that is coming down very hard in garden bill. these two fir trees were no match for the rain, falling onto this home and tearing off a large corner of this hillside house but luckily no injuries were reported. west of garden bill this rain causing this waterfall with that run off making it dangerous for traffic, completely saturating the road which was closed for a time. >>> i am anne makovec at the live news desk. the house is expected to approve the resolution to nullify the president trump emergency declaration to allow him to build the wall at the mexico border. if the house does do this it will go to the senate and only needs four republicans to support it before it ends up on the desk of the president who would likely veto it, his first of is resident the. -- presidency. >>> developing out of pennsylvania a mother and teenage d

down through yountville, pouring down through eldridge over mill valley, sausalito, across the golden gate into san francisco, and in daly city. it is raining of the bay bridge, east bay, berkeley, oakland and san leandro. it is one quarter to half-inch an hour with this storm, raining over walnut creek, san ramon, dublin and hayward. due to all of the rain in the north bay, you are under a flood watch, sonoma, napa and marin county, due to all of the rain. these creeks are rapidly rising, and the russian river and napa river likely cresting above flood straits. street flooding likely and we already have ponding in flooding on the roadways. gianna has more on this coming up. we have rockslides and debris flows possible with this storm. the wind advisory with the wind kicking up, the strongest wind this afternoon and evening with that cold front pushing through. there's a wind advisory at the coast and the hills with downed trees and power lines possible in this powerful storm. we will timeout the rain and wind through today. we have the next 24 hours were we are watching this closely for y

the recovery of her body will be led by the u-s park police because fort funston is part of the golden gate national recreation area.(pam) this all started shortly before 3- this afternoon. that's when two women and a dog were walking along the side of a steep cliff when it gave way,.. sending the women to the beach below, one of the women was pulled from the dirt by bystanders. and taken to the hospital. the dog was also rescued, about 65 rescue workers were digging with hands and shovels...hoping to find the second woman. but after several hours...the search has since been called off (ken) repairs on the richmond- san rafael bridge will last several more months.. as crews work to replace an additional 31 of the original flexible joints on the bridge's upper deck. a failing joint caused concrete to fall onto the lower deck two weeks ago... forcing the bridge to be shut down for hours. the replacement of that joint is expected to be completed by march 2nd. on march 4th, work on dozens of additional upper deck joints will begin. 30 lower deck joints will also be replaced later this year. the

south of the golden gate bridge not as high in terms of rainfall totals.ow, looking ahead, we have a clearing thursday rain for friday and then we have a faster moving system expected to make its way in just in time for the weekend. let's talk about what's likely so rainfall between two to five inches again, this is totals monday through wednesday, flood risk will be high especially for the rivers. wind speeds about 45 miles per hour with isolated chance of thunderstorms for the central bay. we expect also isolated chance of thunderstorms, flood risk elevated and the highest impact monday night through wednesday morning and for the south bay, rainfall rates will be much less with about just a little under two inches possibly for monday, tuesday and wednesday and here is the look at the next seven days a wet week ahead. clear out the gutters and stay informed with our nbc bay area app. >> we always do. all right, vianey thanks. >>> before we go finally this morning, we want to show you the big and beautiful celebration in san francisco for the annual chines

at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood the hollywood minute is coming up after the break. back to the kron four morning news. dexter fletcher stepped in to finish directing "bohemn rhapsody," the oscar-nominated film about freddie mercury and queen. now he's directing a movie about another legendary singer... david daniel has that and more in the hollywood minute. "bernie taupin?""yeah.""i like your lyrics, and i could hear the whole tune in my head. it was all there: i could sing the notes."(singing) "blue jean baby, l.a. lady..."here's your latest look at the elton john bio-pic "rocketman," with taron egerton (edge-er-ton) playing the superstar -- and singing those so-familiar hits. "rocketman" zooms into theaters may 31st."i said 'how?'"no "luck" for emma thompson. sources tell the hollywood reporter, the oscar winner has dropped her voice role in the skydance animation movie "luck"... due to concerns about working with john studio's new leader. lasseter left disney-pixar, after he was accused of sexual misconduct. he later apologized.(music) "i see it, i like it, i wan

here's a live look from the golden gate bridge camera were the wind is gusting at 52 miles an hour. sfo reports 62 mile an hour wind gusting at the moment. this is sustained wind across the bay area. you can see 33 mile an hour wind at half moon bay out of the south. it is 30 mile an hour wind sustained in downtown san francisco, 40 mile an hour at sfo with 38 mile an hour wind in san rafael. it is a windy day for sure with a high wind warning and wind advisory in effect for the bay area throughout the morning. on the hi-def doppler we had thunderstorms roll in with heavy rain overnight. you can see light rain showers from mill valley, down through golden gate and hit the san francisco, across the bay bridge, and into the east bay as well. concord, walnut creek with light to moderate rain, down through fremont, the south bay into san jose. we will talk about the rivers that will likely be flooding, the russian river and napa river, coming up in a moment. we will take you through the future cast and what to expect on round two of this storm. it is a mess with mudslides and debris flo

the golden gate bridge district is holding a meeting for a toll proposal increase to cross the golden san francisco. this is just the one of several open houses this week to talk about the proposal options. right now... they have five toll increase options. the district estimates... it needs an additional 75- million dollars in five years. ( james ) one of the options is one of the options is one of the options is having the toll go up to $8-dollars and 25-cents for fastrak payers... and $9- dollars-75-cents for everyone else in a standard vehicle. if you would like to v

we boarded the golden gate national recreation area so there is a lot of activity to do in the summerople with bonfires. but really families enjoying the beach and the pacific ocean during the rest of the time of year. [♪] >> and golden gate park where we have so many of our treasures here. we have the tea garden, the museum and the academy of sciences. not to mention the wonderful playgrounds that we have here in richmond. this is why i say the richmond is a great place for families. the theatre is a treasure in our neighborhood. it has been around for a very long time. is one of our two neighborhood theatres that we have here. i moved here when i was 1959 when i was two years old. we would always go here. i love these neighborhood theatres. it is one of the places that has not only a landmark in the richmond district, but also in san francisco. small theatres showing one or two films. a unique -- they are unique also to the neighborhood and san francisco. >> where we are today is the heart of the richmond district. with what is unique is that it is also small businesses. there is a

however, being on the outside of golden gate park, the festival still has an incredible impact on my business. it is something i can plan for yearly when i am doing my budgets. it is significant. in the struggling restaurant scene, to have that additional amount of volume and visitors coming to the city, it is really impressive, and it is something i look forward to as a small business owner. i also signed up to live in a city to be in an urban environment, so there would be noise. by sign up, i mean you bought a house ten years ago in cole valley. i have to watch what little kids we use the park before the festival and after the festival. like many residents have shared, i am so impressed of how the park has always returned to this beautiful and improved state, and to be able to put a jumpy house in and have it 8-year-old birthday party or dutch party is amazing. and to go to the festival and participate as a music lover is a great san franciscan experience. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good morning. i am the owner of the deli and line dutch wine shop and 20th and irving.

you can go online to- golden -gate dot org. coming up at eight..of the union is just around the corner .... with president trump and nancy pelosi taking center stage. what we can expect from the president... and congress... tomorrow. and dangerous road conditions or not... people are flocking to the sierra for several feet of fresh snow. we have the latest on the conditions in tahoe. ((lawrence tease))i'm kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast. details are right after the break. this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during the ultimate sleep number event. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to hit the ground running. only at a sleep number store. save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 24-month financing on all smart beds. only for a limited time. sleep number. proven, quality sleep. (ken) tree lumber and tree d

the golden gate ferry has canceled its five deck 30 service because of choppy water and a strong wind on the bay. others could also be canceled, depending on the weather conditions. if you plan to ride, check first for updates online before you head out. we posted a link to the golden gate will vary website on www.ktvu.com. >>> the weather is affecting flights. overnight, 40 flights landed later than scheduled. four flights were supposed to come to ff oh work cancel. six flights were expected to take off and left this point. we checked 20 flights and they are delayed at this point. san jose reports if you delays up 15 minutes or less. oakland comic there were some flights scheduled to arrive that came in this morning but no expected delays this morning . you are recommended to check the status of your flight before heading to the airport. >>> homes and businesses lost power because of the high wind. right now, north of the golden gate is the hardest hit area with more than 6000 homes and businesses in the dark. 5000 in san francisco are without power, looking at the map of pacific are

the golden gate bridge district is holding a meeting for a toll proposal increase to cross the goldente bridge into san francisco. this is just the one of several open houses this week to talk about the proposal options. right now... they have five toll increase options. the district estimates... it needs an additional 75-million dollars in five years. at the end of five years... one of the options is having the toll go up to $8-dollars and 25-cents for fastrak payers... and $9- dollars-75-cents for everyone else ... in a standard vehicle. snow is falling in the south bay. im live near the santa cruz mountains with more. ( james ) its all part of our big story this morning. snow falling in the bay area. the santa cruz mountains is getting a lot of it this morning. ( darya ) kron 4's will tran is joining us now live from highway 17 with a look. ( darya ) thanks will. (darya)(james) welcome kron four morning lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rain and snowfall across the bay this morning depending on elevation with snowfall above 1,000 feet. drive carefully

coming down in sheets north of the golden gate. speaking of the golden gate, there it is. livermore 62. san jose 61. san francisco carly 55. temperatures either going up overnight tonight or leveling off. we have a system like this coming in from the ocean with tropical origins, our overnight lows are most mild. sometimes the temperature rises througthe overnight hours. there is a low pressure area poised to move through. that is why rainfall get enhanced later on this evening. the tropical tap will be through us for the next 24 hours. it will not be an all-day washout tomorrow. there we downpours at times. the heaviest rain falling overnight. notice the heaviest of the heavy rainfall north of the golden gate. that seems to be where mother nature's firehose is aimed. lunchtime tomorrow, still wet. that is heavy. not as widespread as a heavy rainfall pushes down toward our south. then we go into shower mode. that will last for days. thursday evening, showers, friday, showers, friday evening, saturday, saturday, showers, sunday, showers will continue. if you had everything u

still the heaviest rainfall is north of the golden gate. at 2:00 in the afternoon its raining but lightly. it will pour and we will see the heavy rain and for all of us by wednesday morning and scattered showers are likely into wednesday afternoon. rarely do we put rainfall totals in double digits. this is one of those instances t. north bay could receive up to 10 inches of rain in the moraine county mountains. san francisco, 3 inches of rain is likely by wednesday. the east bay 2 inches of rain at minimum. most of that falling tomorrow. the wettest weather in the north bay tonight, early tomorrow. that is where all the vain going to be. the heavy rain moves south tuesday afternoon. then it all ends wednesday morning. we will have scattered showers wednesday afternoon. flood watch in effect for our north bay counties. tomorrow high of 56 in vallejo. san jose 61. rain ends on wednesday. more rain returns saturday and sunday. that is your kpix 5 forecast. >>> colin kaepernick gets another shot to play football and it appears we have an answer

(justine) taking a live look outside over the golden gate bridge. it might be dry now but we have a series of soakers coming our way.(jr stone) we are joined now by meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez when can we expect the rain to start? . a few light rain showers will move through the north bay this evening and overnight. overnight lows will be in the 40s. daytime highs monday will remain in the 50s. a slow moving atmospheric river will bring moderate to heavy rain to the bay area from monday through early wednesday. the north bay is the area most likely to see the heaviest rain and potential flooding, primarily from monday afternoon through midweek. heavy rain is also possible from the golden gate south to the santa cruz mountains. expect 3"-5" of rain for the north bay valleys, 5"-9" for north bay mountains, and 2"-4" for the rest of the bay area. another storm system may bring more rain to the region by saturday into sunday. (justine) mountain lion spotted. the reason police and animal control rushed to the scene. (jrs) a massive weather system str

when you get to the golden gate bridge it looks much better in the san francisco.s a live look at the bay bridge with metering lights on and traffic is backed up well into the maze. we had an earlier trouble spot at the incline that has been cleared. at the east shore freeway, stop and go out of berkeley. there is a crash it looks like east of this area on west 80. it is on the right shoulder but we have stop and go conditions away from highway 4 out of hercules with delays into richmond. westmount 580 as we take a live look past 24 and it is crawling along. the mass transit, bart is a great choice to avoid the roadways and the north bay has a 50 minute delay on the smart trairamuni, ace train all on time. >>> we are tracking the rain and wind with incredibly strong wind gusting this morning. you could've heard the wind howling this morning. let's check the wind speed, and this is sustained wind at 29 mile an hour out of the southwest and half moon bay. 30 out of sfo and under this morning clocking the wind gusting out of sfo at 62 miles an hour. currently in san f

we have a crash at the golden gate into san francisco across the bay bridge into san francisco. hayward, fremont, palo alto, san jose and san mateo. everyone is getting a drinking right now. we are also tracking strong wind. here's a live look from the bay bridge camera, 40s to low 50s to start the day. the high wind warning is in effect as well is a wind advisory the wind has been picking up, 25 mile an hour out of the south-southeast in san jose, gusting up to 40 miles an hour right now in san jose, 29 in half moon bay with 30 mile an hour wind in downtown san francisco. gusting at 23 in oakland, 23 sustained wind and gusting up to 40, 14 mile an hour wind in vallejo. again, the rain and wind will continue this morning due to this tropical moisture coming in from hawaii bringing in that atmosphere river event to us which is why we have a lot of rain and wind with a flash flood watch for most of the bay area now through thursday morning. here we are at 7 am on the futurecast with widespread heavy rain for the bay area continuing through the morning with rain and wind. as we hea

we will take a live look outside right now at the golden gate bridge.f you are heading out, layer up and be careful on the roads because there is a lot going on in the bay area. >> watch out for black ice. >> it is

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i would like to comment on this because 70% of golden gate parkas my district. to my constituents, i want to say that i know there is an impact on the community for those three days, and we are weighing it also of what this concert actually brings to the city and county of san francisco and our district. it is doing its fair share of bringing in entertainment dollars and much-needed dollars, quite frankly, to city coffers. i believe that they have been -- the promoters are some of the last independent promoters in this country, and that the planet entertainment has worked very closely with us, and i encourage everyone when we have our preplanning meeting, and the meetings after the concert to attend, and to bring issues and questions, because we will have a lot of people there to answer those questions. so we do not have a report on this, but let's open it up to public comments. i do have some members of the public that have given me cards to speak on this issue. every speaker will have two minutes to speak. >> thank you. please start, you have two minutes. >> t

now to a live look at the golden gate bridge.nk you )ve seen the end of te golden gate bridge toll hikes? well think again. the bridge district is now less than one year away from the end of a staggered, 5- year, toll increase. on july first -- the last hike to 8-dollars takes effect for non- fastrak users. bridge board members are debating how soon more hikes will be needed. under one proposal, tolls could rise to nearly (10 dollars by 20-23. the district is holding a public meeting on the issue at (7 tonight in san rafael. it )s an increasing concern across the bay area. and today, you can weigh in on the impact airplane noise has on your neighborhood. runs=4 complaints have been skyrocketing across the bay area in recent years. a santa clara county community round-table meeting on the issue is being held at 1 this afternoon in san jose. coming up on today in the bay.. we go back to our breaking weather coverage -- kari hall is tracking flooding concerns in the north bay. kari tease mike tease ad lib toss to wx and traffic a nu

an easy ride across the golden gate bridge. and 14 to 15 minutes between 880 and 101.e have a crash reported, a hit and run accident, southbound 280 around the 380 connector. no major snags. and all the way to the south bay where traffic is holiday light. 280 is looking good. and patchy fog in the tri- valley area. starting off the day in the tri- valley. and dealing with thick fog in spots. clear skies and check out that fog out there on the dublin cam. be prepared about that this morning for the tri-valley. here's a live look with the salesforce tower camera. close to full moon this morning. it's a cold start to the day. livermore at 29 degrees. sub freezing, down to freezing in santa rosa. and 33 in concord. and 43 oakland. and 44 san francisco. and 36 in san jose. checking out fairfield, 31. looking at 34 in redwood city. and 34 for napa. and 39 for pacifica. and a cold start and patchy frost, and patchy fog in spots. we'll see the sun as we head through the afternoon with the cool daytime highs 5 to 10 degrees below average. and a cold start to the day tomorrow mo

down through the golden gate into san francisco, across the bay bridge into berkeley, alameda, oakland, san leandro and hayward. as we head through san leandro and hayward rainfall rates about a half-inch per hour. down across fremont into milpitas into san jose, redwood city, palo alto and sunnyvale, they are getting drenched right now. we have rain, wind up letting winter storm watch scale and all high for that storm impact. we have a flash flood watch for most of the bay area due to the rain. the roads, highways and small streams may flood and looking at some of the rivers that could lead as well and landslides also possible due to all of the rain coming down at one time. there is a high wind warning in the red with a wind advisory in the blue, gusting up to 60 miles an hour. we have seen the wind gusting up to 75 miles an hour. we will tahour byur on what to expect with the storm and we will get a second burst of this with the rain and wind and let you know wind, coming up. >>> let's check in with gianna for a look at the traffic with wet roads pretty much everywhere. >> we have po

it was raining hard on the golden gate bridge. he issued the advisory were drivers who were using this span to be careful you can see the car comes through. check how hard it is raining. the wind is up. as the use the caution sign, just give yourself extra time. your by in richmond-san rafael bridge for, the slide is far enough from the freeway and a bridgeway that will not affect you but it is good to be cautious in sausalito . the freeway is open. let's move on and look at northbound 101. the groin to san jose, traffic is moving along well with no major problems. there is slowing in morgan hill. there is plenty of minor fender bender's or solo vehicl are hyd in some cases, facing the wrong way briefly. this is a look northbound 280. you can see traffic is okay. let's bring steve in. >>> we will get to the river levels and there are others that are bearing a swatch. alameda creek, it looks like it has peaked above minor flooding. i mentioned fremont, sometimes you can get rocks coming down. watch out for that. guadalupe river, th

it's forcing some folks to choose between the bay bridge and golden gate bridge. it's been closed since 1:00 this afternoon. when people they're it #carmageddon. we'll be here for wel track it evening. back to you. >> okay, mike, thanks for coming in to do that. take another live look at the golden gate bridge and the bay bridge not bad as well. those are good alternates to take because of the closure of the richmond/san rafael bridge. to the north, people are also using that alternative route. that is gridlock right now. live pictures of highway 37. these people are trying to go east, and they're not really going anywhere. they're not moving. so people are using this alternative north of the bridge to get to novato on over to vallejo. now, people are getting really i am patience. one of our reporters right now saying people are driving on the shoulder, and they're trying to get off the exit. so we're going to have a live report coming up from her tonight at 6:00. a lot of frustrated drivers today, they're posting their frustrations on social media. we want to sho

look at san francisco in the golden gate bridge.ed, that means heavy blinding rain following right now. puddles developing. south bay, steady rain up until 2:00. it will become more scattered. almost dry by 8:00. rain all day with temperatures in the upper 50s. east bay valleys, rain all day today with a thunderstorm possible. the rain is more scattered at 8:00. for the east bay shoreline, we've got rain and windy conditions all the way up until 6:00. a little bit of a break at 8:00. the north bay, rain all day. more flooding likely in this area. because you will not get a break today like the south bay will. in san francisco, rain all the way up until 6:00. it's as bad as we talked about it would be. how about the roads? >> they're pretty bad too. we've had a lot of issues so far today. we'll get to some of those on the traffic maps. i have live doppler 7 on top of the traffic maps. you can see, boy, that orange even red and yellow, that is moderate to heavy rain. everyone is getting wet right now. whether it's heavy or not. you're

here's what it looks like over highway 101 over the golden gate bridge. it's a little bit heavier than the bay bridge, but traffic is flowing okay at this hour. >> we are continuing to follow the situation under richmond san rafael bridge . crews hope to reopen the bridge sometime tonight. initially they said they would be reopened fully by 6:00, but that has been pushed back. e mo toward richmond from marin county, only one lane out of two lanes is open right now. again, we will continue to update you as soon as we get more information. >>> investigation and repair continue one day after this fiery gas explosion in san francisco that burned for more than two hours. repair crews have been on the scene on geary boulevard to hope and leave reopen the busy roadway that it is possible. christien kafton joint is now. he's like in san francisco, and christien, residents in the area just now getting the gas turned back on? >> yeah, that is right. a lot of developments in the last hour since we last spoke to you. you can actually see that westbound traffic one la

francisco and the hertz rental car company reached a settlement over hidden fees for crossing the golden gatebridge. the lawsuit alleged hertz violated state laws by failing to clearly explain its fees for bridge tolls ... and failing to offer rental car customers an opt-out. under the former policy in the "platepass" program, car renters paid an extra fee in addition to the actual toll of the bridge. the city reached a $3-point-65 million settlement with hertz. a hertz spokesperson was not immediately available for comment. ( james ) a sail boat that was heading out towards the golden gate bridge... has washed ashore on bakers beach in san francisco... after the skipper of the boat ran into some trouble at sea. kron4's haaziq madyun explains what went wrong. there was no distress signal or mayday call when the skipper of this sailboat james leblanc lost control of the vessel before it washed ashore here at baker beach in san francisco nat/sot haaziqat anytime was this dangerous for you?sot

right now the golden gate bridge is very quiet with no delays coming out of the san rafael area down into san francisco. commuting out of the east bay, there are closures on the bridge and you can take that you sure freeway to get to the bridge and that will get you into san francisco. right now again traffic is very light but we will keep our eye on that and there will be possible con thbridge er the weekend. back to you guys. >>> here is a look at how the richmond san rafael bridge situation evolved yesterday. about 11:20 am chunks of concrete falling e hours later... one from the upper to lower deck caused major damage to a car and at 11:51 am caltrans shutdown both directions of the bridge. about three hours later one lane in each direction reopened while crews kept working to repair the unstable concrete. about an hour later more concrete fell forcing another full closure of the bridge. just after 8 pm all lanes of the bridge opened up again. >> the metal plates are a short- term repair so obviously we can open the bridge now and have it ready for the morning commute and then de

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it wants to set up north of the golden gate. we will find to th nothing until sunday and early next week 16/100 is forecasted for santa rosa. it looks like a tough forecast but we will focus on the north. today is sunny and breezy and cold tomorrow morning with sunshine. saturday and sunday with clouds . looks like rain north of the golden gate. >>> 6:20 is the time. leaders around the country are at the vatican, the goals of the summit to discussclergy sex abuse and the start words from the pope. >>> it is scary at the start but once you get it, is not scary. it is pretty easy. >> the final preparations underway for the chinese new year's parade. will introduce you to the children who will play a big children who will play a big role in the parade saturday.ze n totally eat out more? that's yes for less. get the latest spring trends for your home at 20 to 60 percent off specialty store prices. at ross. yes for less. exactly what you need... yes. ...for your growing family? that's yes for less. everything your pet needs at 20 to

there's a wind advisory on the golden gate commute from 101 and traffic light from san rafael and the san francisco with a 15 minute drive time. we have windy conditions through the altamont pass with westbound 580 seeing some brake lights from the 205-580 connector. past the grant line area much better speeds toward the dublin interchange. chp is claimed accident at southbound with a rollover crash blocking lanes but th is been downgraded to minor injuries the hopefully that will be wrapped up quickly. it is pretty slow that's right. we are still tracking rain in some locations to start this friday, so we are not done with the wet weather. here is the hi-def doppler taking you to the north bay, clear lake, hidden valley lake catching snow and a wintry mix from cloverdale and liked heavy rain north of santa rosa. at the san francisco peninsula over the bay bridge we have light rain and as well as the embarcadero center in san francisco. the heaviest rain in the east bay from oakland, moraga, miranda and danville. it is pouring down through send her own fear looking at rain from san le

there may be another disabled vehicle around golden gate field so we'll track that and the lower deck cleared but westbound your commute direction on the richmond to san rafael bridge still has only one lane open from that overnight roadwork that should clear over the next 20 minutes as well. a smooth drive 580 through the tri-valley, a little slowing out of the altamont but doesn't show up toward livermore proper. that's a good, easy drive. south bay clear and so is the peninsula. a live look at 101 past university, that's how light it is. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> coming up, a big blow to tesla this morning. why "consumer reports" no longer recommending the model 3, because of what customers are saying. >>> and we're talking some trash this morning. san francisco getting some new high-tech crash cans. we'll take a look inside, coming up at 5:25. >>> up next, we are ringing in this friday the right way with margheritas. today is national marg rarita d. where you can get great deals. you're watching "today in the bay." what's better than having fast, reliable wifi with cove

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block the view of the golden gate bridge. >>> a clash of priority in berkeley penning the need for housing and a priceless view. >> the berkeley city council approved a permit for a building that would block introduce bay. they will be built. downtown berkeley needs new housing. >> there was a vigorous debate but the city council approved the use permit. six members voted yes and three abstained. in to end the supporters are celebrating that the developeres can move forward. >> at the center of u.c. berkeley campus people paused. cameras clicking or captivated by the view. some value the view for the beauty and history. >> it's nice to sit with friends and look at the sunset. >> the people that planned this campus recognized looking at the golden gate was a defining feature. >> they appealed the approval that would change the view to this one allowing a building with 274 housing units to be built blocking the views. >> we'll loose this. it's an iconic view. it's on the national registrar. >> the room was packed. supporters of the project spoke of the need for the housing noting that it was

ocean, then return to golden gate park for the finish.re will be a 5k and a 10k. >>> now a final weather check with lisa. >> certainly some wet spots out there, be aware of that. the possibility of a thunderstorm exists throughout the day today as well. cool 55 in oakland. 58 in san jose. heavier rain moves in tonight about 10:00 through the overnight hours. a 1 on our storm impact scale, right on through tuesday. locally we could see snow levels lowering. that means snow on hamilton, mt. diablo perhaps monday night and into tuesday. frosty wednesday and thursday morning. >>> thanks for joining us on "abc 7 mornings" i'm chris nguyen alongside lisa argen. nba's sunday showcase is back this morning on abc 7. at 10:30, a preview of the matchup between the thunder and boston celtics. the game tips off at 11:00. abc 7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. stay connected online on twitter, facebook, and instagram. we'll leave you with a live look outside from san francisco's pier 39. as always, we appreciate your time. go out and make it a great day, ev

but you can see on the golden gate bridge we have some wet roads. that's because we're tracking early morning scattered showers here and there. these are your current temperatures as you head out the door. 36 in santa rosa. napa 44, san jose, 38. mountain view, 37. here's a look at satellite radar. it's not too active but that will change. let's talk about the big changes we have ahead. if i zoom in to stormranger right now, we're not in the clear just yet. we have a couple pockets of rain moving in through south san francisco and the san mateo area. also some rain will continue to push through half moon bay, redwood city. it's not heavy rain. it's more light to moderate and also through the santa cruz mountains and morgan hill. don't be surprised if we see more rain this evening. i'll take you through that timeline in about 15 minutes. >> see you in 15. thanks. >>> this morning repairs are under way to the richmond-san rafael bridge after chunks of concrete fell off and hit one car. caltrans went to work last night replacing a metal plate with a la

we have a high wind advisory in effect for richmond san rafael, golden gate, this morning.ant to take you to the central valley. we've had a tough time. not too soggy at the moment. we had an earlier crash that shroud us down. still 6 miles an hour on 14 hour here. >>> thank you, alexis. our stormwatch continues where flooding is a big worry. >> abc 7 news santa rosa. amy. >> reporter: matt, we want to show you the santa rosa creek. look how full it is. it's the creeks and rivers they are worried about with all of this rain, rain that's been coming down very steadily all morning. this is a light rain we're getting right now. a little break. hate been relentless so far up to this point. it started yesterday. look at the video we took yesterday of rain and sonoma county drents have been warned flooding could happen. the county is partially staffing ilts emergency operations center and the city of santa rosa is also ready to go. >> emergency operation center set up and ready to go. everything minus the staff. in the event we have an event that dictates it, we'll be able to plu

you solve the bay bridge camera and across the golden gate and san francisco, pouring even in the sunset district area. on the peninsula through san francisco, san mateo, east palo alto, hayward and livermore all getting a drenching. this is even across the south bay into san jose. the storm watch scale is high, 7 and 8 from the rain, wind and flooding. the morning commute is a mess because of all of these factors. the flash flood watches in effect for most of the bay area due to the rain with heavy rain, roads, highways and small streams could flood and we have a potential for landslides, debris flows and river flooding. there is a high wind warning and wind advisory in effect with the wind gusting up to 60 miles an hour. we will time this out on the future cast for the rain and wind coming up. >>> let's check in with gianna for a look at the traffic with ponding and even plating on the roadways . >> it is a tough commute this morning with a lot of stuff coming into the traffic center. give yourself extra time heading out to work and school and leave early this morning definitely. we ha