you get the idea, a lot of cars are hydroplaning it is a tough commute. if you are heading through the north bay this is a live shot of 101 san rafael southbound, a lot of flooding reported in all the lanes particularly in the left. >>> meantime, we have developing news in san jose. firefighters are battling a win-whipped fire at an apartment complex on the 1100 block of denise way. this fire started before 3 a.m.. early reports say at least part of the building has already collapsed. there are concerns about powerlines in that area. this is cell phone video tan by our photo journalist. no word on how many have been displaced no injuries reported. we don't know how many live in the complex. no injuries right now. amy hollyfield is gathering more information on the scene she will join us with a live report in about half an hour. >>> strong winds complicated efforts to fight a massive house fire in napa overnight that fire started last might in a large home of a woman who runs an antiques business in napa she, her husband and two dogs escaped a 6,000 book l

between sand hill towards edge wood they are saying it is in all the lanes causing some cars to hydroplane. on 101 fins la a couple problems one -- peninsula, couple problems solo crash before oyster point doesn't look like it is blocking lanes and dead animal reported southbound 101 hillsdale blocking a lane. ace train 1 south bay late, mass trance -- -- >>> our time is 6:10. >>> grim search going on now just ahead, the latest on the hunt for victims after a massive earthquake in the philippines. >>> east bay city rolling out new rules for food trucks. >>> big speed bump for one of bay area's most critical road replacement projects. the problem that could put the the problem that could put the brakes on theúúúúúúúúúúú@@úúúúúú denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> a magnitude 6.8 quake has left 13 dead in the philippines this morning 40 missing and feared trapped. tsunami warning was issued and huge waves washed out five houses. the warning does not include the calif

cars have the hydroplaning in that area. cost foxhound >>mark: organizers are calling for a day of action. organizers say they will attack courthouses where they say attorneys will work with occupy oakland protesters to present evidence of on lawful arrest. after this morning's rally, another rally is scheduled for noon. >>mark: at redwood city police have arrested a session of education teachers use a physically is using young there. rabat >>mark: class's will be cancelled for today's at this elementary full after a teacher was arrested. could he 38 year veteran teacher was charged last week with committing lewd acts on 23 children, some as young as six years old. just two days later another teacher was arrested on suspicion of fondling to girls in his classroom. >>darya: the giants are world champions this morning after beating the patriots in super bowl 46 pot eli manning was named to the super bowl mvp for the second time. >>darya: giants fans in the bay area are celebrating. those fans were so happy it haag could >>mark

. >>> [ unintelligible ] >>> with high winds ponding on the roads the hydroplaning with the winds, pretty fun driving around this morning you have to be wake before you get behind the wheel. look at the rain heaviest around the bay steadiest as the cold front is starting to move through the north bay. visibilities aren't too bad, two miles in novato everybody else three and above. at least reduced visibilities not an issue like the winds and rain. first shot of energy, cold front next one diving on the back side another chunk of energy going to roll through during the mid-morning to mid-afternoon hours and keep scattered showers in the forecast. while the steady rain is this morning scattered showers possible any time today temperatures will hang out in the low to mid 50s clear lake 44, snow level today around 35 to 4,000 feet only possibly hamilton getting a dusting of any snow. that will change tonight drop to 2500 feet we could wake to snow on hamilton, diablo if one of those scattered showers hits overnight into tomorrow. friday drier weather, warm sunshine for the weekend. >>> we hav

reports of water across the roadway and one reporting hydroplaning.e haven't had other issues over the last half hour. out of the south bay no problems and through the south bay, a smooth flow. we'll wend this map and show you the sensors looking nice. but the tropical is building for 101 approaching 680. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:19. 9ers fans have a choice. think about what could have been or be happy your team lost to the eventual champs. the new york giants will be honored guests at a ticker tape tomorrow. they celebrated the giants win over the patriots. the parade will move down broadway into lower manhattan. it's the giants' fourth super bowl win, the second over new england. >> just like that win back in 2008, super bowl xlvi good to the last drop. patriots hail mary fell to the ground. almost pulled that off. this followed a fantastic catch by mario manningham. the only instance of a player not being too thrilled about scoring a winning touchdown, that was because the score actually stopped the clock that gave the patriots more time

hydroplaning is happening in this area. walnut career and al moe.er benders chp has been running traffic breaks to slow traffic down in the area. and as we move to oakland look at all the traffic accidents there. a bunch near 580 near 98. northbound 880 there is a crash. and across the bay southbound 101 at paul avenue they are still clearing an everturned vehicle. they should get it out of the way. watch for standing water in that area. also we have a look now from our live cameras of the conditions on 880. it seems to have improved a little bit. not quite as windy as it was. just a little bit of wind knocking our camera around. the san mateo bridge i want to bring this picture in. now it's raining pretty hard. our camera is being doused with rain. that's what happened. kind of an interesting pattern to our traffic lights and traffic taillights. this is no joke. drive carefully along that span. let's go to steve. >> that's where the front is. it's going right through there. our system is bracing through. it's flying. there is already wind turning m

westbound 580 castro valley boulevard hydroplaned car that went into the center divide still reported as an accident there. potential for snow tonight but right now we definitely have the rain and wind that will play a factor for your commute all around the way. >>> the bicoastal art thief caught by bay area police is headed to prison. a new york judge sentencing him yesterday hitting him with one to three years in prison for stealing six works of art out in new york city. if you recall, he was captured last year after he walked out of the san francisco gallery literally just strolled out with a picasso drawing right under his arm, you can see there. he served 138-day sentence and then was sent to new york to face charges. he's accused of stealing $6,000 worth of wine as well from a wine shop just last april. those charges are pending. >>> an unusual surgery this morning by doctors in st. mary's medical center in san francisco. doctors will transplant a mississippi mechanic's toe to his hand. the man lost his thumb while repairing a bulldozer. if everything works out he'll be able to

this driver made it out okay and just before 3:00 he was taking the on ramp when he says his car hydroplaned, he then spun before he went airborne. >> i tried to correct it, before i knew it, i hit the curb and i am getting flipped over. >> and there was another rain related accident, this one near the boulevard on ramp in richmond. as a reminder, you may want to give yourself extra time this morning. remember the roads are slick. expect some strong gusty winds and lastly, the national weather service issued an advisory and winds could be reaching up to 35 miles per hour in some areas all throughout the bay area so give yourself some extra time when you are hitting the roadways. live, i am paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have live team coverage awning get up to date information on www.ktvu.com. just click on the storm tracker 2 tab right on the top of our home page. >>> well the long awaited proposition 8 is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. supporters and opponents are anxiously awaiting the big court decision. now a federal appeals court will tell us if proposition 8 violates the constitu

for some unknown reason, he lost control, hydroplaning and struck the median. >> reporter: the driver died. just after 5:00 this car landed on its roof along highway 101 in san francisco. a half-hour later in oakland, this car spun out of control on interstate 880. both drivers were okay. but traffic was backed up for miles. and in this solo crash on the fruitvale offramp, he's not sure what happened. >> i was coming off the offramp. it was completely dark. it was raining. i could -- raining. i could barely see. i hit -- i don't even know what i hit blnklth in some cases, the hazard was easy for drivers to see. it looked a little like a lake until caltrans cleared a drain. but the hazard may not have been seen until it was too lay, prompting repeated warning from the chp. >> don't tailgate. don't be impatient. it's just this simple to hit a puddle. >> reporter: we're live along 880 in oakland. the rain is gone for now but will it stay away? mark tamayo is watching our system for us now. what can we expect? >> hi, claudine. well, we have to hold onto the possibility of some scattered r

so be careful of hydroplaning. i'm not a fast driver and i noticed it a little bit this morning so mass transit might be a good option this morning including all the trains heading into san francisco. bart trains no delays. here's live look outside once again. gusty out there, as well. those wind advisories are in full effect. issued by chp just after midnight. so here's a live look, the nimitz you can barely see the northbound traffic. it's okay as far as your drive time goes. 16 minutes between 238 and the maze. coming up a check of the sierra driving conditions if you are planning a trip up there. in the meantime, back to the desk. >> thank you. >>> 5:04 now. more motions in the domestic violence case involving the san francisco sheriff. the lawyer for ross mirkarimi's life is trying to get key evidence kept out of the trial. the motion is based on the prosecution's release of these pictures showing bruises on eliana lopez's arms. the photos were taken from a video recorder by a neighbor. >> the judge says the v

. >> reporter: mark said it was already at risk of hydroplaning in the rain and saving $50 isn't worth it. >> people are trying to get the more bang for their buck. they say when he go to the local tire store if see if i can find used they get this. >> reporter: they said unold tire can look new but be dry rotted, many wrecks, some deadly have been blamed on aged tires, as a result ford recommends scraping them after six years. bridge stone banned their 2000 stores from selling used tires and the rubber maker's association warns they pose a potential risk. mark says skip that new pair of shoes and instead buy new shoes for your car. >> i'm definitely not in favor of putting used tires on my vehicle or any vehicle for that point. >> reporter: you can find when a tire was made by looking at date code on the tire's side wall but you need to know what you are doing. meantime, the used tire business remains a growing and largely inregulated industry. a case of buy at your on risk so you don't wastey money. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accura

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if the road had been slick it would have been an issue i could have been hydroplaning. the camera shakes here, a live look as well for the upper deck shot from san francisco looking at the bay bridge. higher altitudes getting the bigger gusts. 680 through the diablo range will be an issue. we're going to look at the golden gate bridge. slick from the overnight rains. allow extra time, low ter speeds and concentrate. i know we like to focus on the day ahead but watch that drive. want to get you there safely. >> we know it's not every day you get a chance to meet the leader of the free world. eric bacon will meet president obama order at the white house science fair. bake season a senior and the mastermind behind the school's robotic team. president obama will meet the students and talk about the importance of science technology, engineering and math. bacon says indeed this swoon a dream come true. >> i'm a member of the cheesy poofs. >> congratulations. >> still ahead, church and state collide over new health care reform laws. the catholic church speaking out against bir

hydroplaning is possible. remember give yourself extra time. >>> good morning. cold front moving through rapidly. front has already gone through parts of the north bay. very heavy rain for another hour or so. then it will turn cool and breezy with off and on sure showers. >>> no fall in the sierra. i want to take you live to interstate 880. for the first time if a long time the ground is covered with snow and more has been falling overnight. right now chains are required for both interstate 80 and highway 50 unless you have snow tires. the same restrictions were in place last night causing backups and delays for some drivers. but it is definitely good news for the resorts. so far this season resorts have had to rely on snow making machines to bring in the customers. >> we've made record amounts of snow this year. we've made double in what we have ever made before. >> despite the recent snowfall we are still in the middle of the third driest winter since 1945. yesterday a measure of the snow pack shows we are at 16% of normal. >>> suspected serial killer joseph n

according to chp report say a car hydroplaned on hit the center divide. a truck over 238 hit the guardrail. two accidents before that castro valley area. a live look at 880, glowing lights, slick roads, keep that in mind. rain or effects of the rain will affect you this morning on your commute. lower speeds, guys. >>> scientists have made an unusual discovery in new zealand. >> they pieced together the skeletons of what eye pierce to be a long extinct giant penguin. experts from new zealand and the united states recon instructed the fossil skeleton revealing very long wings, a slender build a sphere-like bill. in research publish this week scientists say the bird stood about 4'2", had a different body shape than any other penguin we know of living or extinct. bird lived about6 million o.arag >> lot more coming up. stick around.

when there were sheets hydroplaning.rter: but when the we have had heavy rain, but now things have light up. in fact the rain has stopped altogether. some are true, of where acres of water it is too cold out here. there is a lot of standing order on the road we right now-- standing order on the roadway right now. in the rain has let up a little bit but it has started up again. >> darya: that has made a huge difference. and for more up-to-the-minute information you can go to our web site and you also can see on our facebook fan page. >> mark: nit romney's pulling out two more primary victories. he picked up a win in his home state of michigan that was really close in the vote. today he was on the campaign in ohio. he will face some tough challenges for second place rival rick santorum. >> , i am going to deliver more jobs, less debt and smaller government. we will hear that day in and day out. >> it is getting harder out here in america. it is getting harder for people to make ends meet because we have a government that i

he was talking the on ramp when he said his car hydroplaned.oing a little too fast. >> as it was happening, i couldn't believe it. it felt fake to me at first, but i was upside down and i thought let me get up out of here before something else happens. really i was worried about somebody else coming to hit me. >> there is high wind warnings for the san mateo bridge and for the dumbarton bridge, expect some strong winds when you are crossing the golden gate bridge. don't wait until the last minute, get out to make sure you have a safe commute into work. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we will have live teen coverage throughout the morning, you can get alive inner it active radar and you can click on the top of our home page. >>> following developing news out of oakland. the online group is now taking credit for a cyber attack on officials. they posted a message directed at oakland police. they say they are not happy with how occupied protesters have been treated so they posted a link that reveals the personal information including home addresses and ph

out okay and just before 3:00 this morning, he was taking the on ramp 24 eastbound when his car hydroplanedhe driver did admit he was going a little too fast. >> he was not used to driving it so that is probably what happened. >> so there was another rain related accident, this one happened on westbound 580 on the on ramp so as a reminder, you may want to give yourself some extra time this morning. also there are high wind warnings for the san mateo bridge and dumbarton bridge and also expect some winds. here at walnut creek, rains are quiet as of now but they are slick so give yourself plenty of time. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> stay here for continuing storm watch coverage and you can find alive interactive radar, it is right there at the top of the page. >> we want to update you in union city, just hours ago, it tore through the boulevard. allie rasmus joins us from the scene with a look at the damage, here is more. >>> and here in union city, the fire is out, crews are packing up and just as they are leaving the firefighter investigator left, you can see as he got here ten mi

happened, just before 3:00, he was taking the onramp to highway 24 eastbound when he said his car hydroplaned. he spun out of control before going airborne. >> felt the front end get a little bit loose, the back end behind me. i tried to correct it. before i knew it, i hit the curb and i'm getting clipped. >> reporter: this happened at mckee and claremont. the trees are blocking the street and that's causing issues for pg&e crews for having a tough time getting to the power line because the downed power line is by the -- is also causing issues. that down power line affected about 10 customers. however, the weather may have played a role in another 900 who are without power. make sure you give yourself ample time leaving. the speed won't cut it today. the roads are slick. there's also a high water warning for the bridges. make sure. give yourself time. it's not worth it to get in an accident. we all know that. live in walnut creek, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, paul. we'll have live storm coverage throughout the morning. our full traffic reports are coming up in a few mips

northbound 280 flooding in the lanes apparently it is bad because it is causing cars to hydroplane.ute. once we get an exact location we'll let you know. you may want to consider 101 as alternate. we could see problems develop on the northbound 280 stretch. i'll take out to bay bridge toll still no delays, pretty good on most bay area freeways. but, we are starting to see the typical slow downs you can guess where, westbound 4 out of antioch and westbound al 0 through the altamont pass this is the waze -- traffichdñ map,5 miles an hour on westbound 580, information from driver to download -- who downloaded the free traffic app they share their speeds slow getting on to 84, 27 miles an hour and 22 on isabel as you head out of liver more towards pleasanton. you can have this -- have this information while you commute go to abc7news.com/waze download the free app and become a traffic spotter. >>> san francisco tops another nationalist this morning but not one that the chamber of commerce would promote. the city shares the top spot with new york city for the steepest parking meter fine

we had heavy rain during the morning rush, a lot of folks hydroplaning getting to and fro. here a break. still clouds across the area, waiting for more rain to move in for the evening rush, 52 degrees, wind out of the south, a mild wind for us, in fact, temperatures will be rising for the evening in a good part of the overnight. take a look at the rain that we have picked up today, more than an inch in gaithersburg, maryland, just to the north of montgomery county. you folks around leesburg, almost an inch of rain. winchester at an inch. right here in d.c., reagan national, too an inch of rain, close to that even down around quantico as well as pax river, annapolis and baltimore, all an inch of rain and due to get more. look at storm four doppler. we have had a break but rain building just to the west of us, win chester down into northern foggier county. one tornado warning sitting just on the other side in kentucky. what you are looking at now, all of those little circles, those are the reports of tornado reports over the last 24 hours. there were 15 reports yesterday and

. >> reporter: relatives say it appears the car hydroplaned on standing water, went airborne and strucky there have been other crashes here and they want the county to investigate and correct the problems with this road. >> if you look over there now, you can see there was an accident over there recently. so, i don't know how many accidents in the same zone, but we do know that it has caused tiesha williams' death and we need to deal with that, and the county should deal with fixing in area so no one has to deal with this again. >> reporter: prince george's county police say they have identified that driver but are not releasing his name. once in custody, he will face some very serious charges. in suitland, darcy spencer, "news 4 today." >>> we're working to learn the identity of a woman's body pulled from the potomac river. d.c. police found the remains near the entrance to rock creek parkway and georgetown yesterday. at this time, detectives do not know how the woman died. >>> well, another massive fire in honduras, this time at a street market in the capital. police say 11 people wer

there is a lot of slow traffic and a lot of hydroplaning going on. >>> thank you.richmond viewer photo checking in on wednesday showing the leading edge. the angry sky. it unleashed its furry overnight. find me a system that came by in a year where we haven't had too many. usually they come by. this -- it's moving really fast. snow is stacking up in the sierra. heaviest rain pockets around san jose. campbell. saratoga. cupertino and mountain view. that is the biggest. that is where the front is right now. it continues to work its way through fast. we're not done here. rain and wind in the morning. turning showery in nature later on. still a couple pieces of energy have to come scooting through later today. another one late tonight into tomorrow. friday everything looks pretty good. one inch amounts or plus up into mendocino county. after that about a quarter of an inch to an inch there has been amounts coming in san to cruz mountains that are higher than that this. kentfield over a half inch of rain. 40s or 50s on the temps. but maybe a little bit of a cool down to

so you don't hydroplane. you're talking a live look at the toll plaza at the golden gate bridge. reduce your speeds. it also may be considered carpooling because the less cars we have on the roads during these slick conditions the better. back to you in the great indoors. >> you have to weather the stormy haven'tly. thank storm eventually. >>> numerous problems on the roads. south san jose we have been on and off the phone with pg&e. 900 customers in the dark right now. not sure what caused the power outage but it happened early this morning. and again we're not sure of the exact perimeter but 900 customers right now without power in the south san jose area. let's get right to our maps. we're also hearing of a new problem on the upper deck of the bay bridge by treasure island. a two-car accident sounds like it's blocking one lane right there likely by the "s" curve heading towards treasure island. so traffic is starting to stack up, we are told, on the upper deck. no metering lights. no major delays behind the pay gates. the bay bridge toll plaza could be a problem this morning.

much but apparently it is an issue because one car lost a tire and another, a person reported hydroplaningn the area and they sent crews back to the scene to check out what is going on and see what is causing that flooding and that water in all lanes. 280. southbound 101, where a car ran into the bushes, or ran into a tree. and just before 6:00 this morning. and it is out of lanes but chp tells us they will have to block one far right lane to clear it and get the car out of the way. by the way, there were no serious injuries in that crash. but look, we are starting to see some slowing down. southbound 101 through south san francisco in the brisbane area. at the bay bridge metering lights are on since 6:30. and a back upto the macarthur maze. lower at the incline. and once you get past treasure island, things improve and a pretty good commute into san francisco. >> that's a wrap. >> and talking about the super bowl. >> are we? >> what are we talking about? the commercials? >> a game maybe yesterday. >> and just the commercials. >> it was actually torturing frank all morning, since he was ro

we have received reports of cars hydroplaning in the area but we have not seen any slowdowns on the maps. in the east bay, southbound 680 and northbound is a little bit slow. there are no major accidents to report. quoth there are no accidents, does and slocan distance. the drive times is now 22 minutes from release to berkeley. >>mark: a woman was run over by a car in her own right or yesterday. she was standing in the driveway when the car began rolling backwards, she got trapped underneath. she was rushed to all of a where she died horrible with. showed that it san jose it boosted officer of productivity than 400 your officers would be needed in this city would save $60 million. this same study says firefighters could be flight-test could be replaced by paramedics. the mayor requested this analysis by ibm and will meet with the state council to talk about it. firefighters and police unions have already seen cuts and are blasting this study. facie the mayor is not making public safety a top priority. in santa cruz a car crashed into a building and led to this man's arrest. he told poli