i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. let's head outside. it's raining as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge. wet conditions out there. there's been so many rain that many bay area towns are under water. the only way to get around is by canoe for some adding mudslides and trees falling. we just can't seem to catch a break. >> that big break we need is finally almost here. after sun yesterday more is expected today. >>> we had a big storm roll in on sunday and we women packed by that and we knew that we would have a lot of rain in a short amount of time but we were talking about in the next few days. because we were to have the cumulative effect and that's what's going on now. rain in the bay area has nowhere to go and it is raining again. at 501, good morning. this is our live hi-def doppler. you see it's raining in the north bay into the east bay. we have some more rain lined up queued up to push into the santa cruz mountains as well as the city of san francisco. snow level down to 3,000 feet in elevation so d

i'm michelle griego. >> good morning, i'm kenny choi. let's head outside take a look at the conditions. live look at the pyramid in san francisco. more rain on the way. >> yes. you have been sick. you have been in bed the last couple of days. but you have been watching the storm coverage. >> watching the rain come down. there's a huge tree in the backyard. and i have just been watching the leaves sway back and forth. it didn't come down. >>> last night it sounded like a train going through. >> i woke up at 11:30 p.m. i was knocked out and i woke up it was raining so hard. >> i keep going back to being a native californian, i have never heard in one day so many ebss, emergency broadcast systems, where your programming was interrupted or you're listening to the radio. >> that lovely tone. >> yeah. >> beep, beep. >> it's important. >> it is, it is. >> you kind of wish they would say flash flood warning for the entire bay area but the national weather service which is in monterey actually they have all these different rain gauges. i think we

and i'm kenny choi. >>> good morning, everyone. it is thursday, january 26.'m michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. let's head outside take a look at the conditions. let's take a live look at the bay bridge this morning. how is the drive over on the bridge this morning? >>> fine. don't have to deal with the fog? >> no. my son drove me into work this morning. and boy, he is an excellent driver. we came in on the freeway 62 miles per hour. >> mom, i'm being safe. >> oh, yes, you are. >> are you like my mom and go oh!! >> i put my arm out! >> i got to see the whole skyline is what i was saying because it was just take your time. >> i just kind of broke a foot down here. that's about it. i can't drive

i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. no, it is not done with us. i want to say welcome back. >> yes. >> we missed. >> you thank you. >> we miss your voice. so hopefully it's better now. >> the voice is okay. not quite great. i have been under the weather for a couple of days. i was here on sunday and after that -- [ simultaneous speakers and you have a little one at home. >> it's called germs and viruses in preschool. comes back right to me. >> just don't bring them over here, kenny. >> that's our worst curse possible for us in broadcasting is to lose your voice. we could fake it through a cold and the flu. you can't fake it when you don't have a voice so it is good to have you back. >> thank you. good to be back. >> native californian here and i cannot ever remember hearing so many ebs warnings going off in one day, emergency broadcast system. i'm going back to the loma prieta earthquake, the oakland fire, um, northridge earthquake. we have so many warnings yesterday, i was kind of thinking after a while i just wish the national weather service wo

. >> i'm kenny choi. and that happens roberta doing the whoo, whoo,-- that was roberta, doing the whoo, whoo, whoo. >> are you sure it wasn't coming from the other side of the desk? >> internally absolutely. [ laughter ] >> i was telling you yesterday i got home and i was kind of like to cut it loose a little bit. i was thinking i can't do this because it's thursday. i got one more day but it was my friday yesterday. >> there's because you work on sunday. >> storm watch! oh, yeah. >> breaking everything! >> good morning, everybody. rise and shine! out the door it is cold. it is certainly cold out the door this morning. stopped to get some hot chocolate and gas tax frigid and it is 31 degrees in throughout the tri-valley. 36 redwood city. numbers in the 30s in san jose. 40s near oakland. here's the deal. our satellite-radar suggests we have a few clouds on the approach all shearing off from an area of low pressure to the north of the bay area. high pressure builds in. is up will shine, slightly warmer stil

i'm kenny choi. we are finally getting a break this morning from the rain after flooding problems yesterday. a creek in gilroy was over its banks. you can see the water going over a road near christmas hill park. >> yes. and we are getting a break now but a new storm is rolling in. >> yeah. and, you know, you said something very interesting. i forgot what it was. [ laughter ] >> but it was interesting. >> it was so interesting. [ laughter ] >> it was like something like dry. yeah. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> the bay bridge isn't dry. >> okay, there you go. >> we have a 48-hour window where we do get -- [ giggling ] [ overlapping speakers ] >> you're on air live. >> we have a 48-hour window where you and i have the opportunity to get ready and prepare for some heavy rain moving in this weekend. good morning, everyone. this is it. it's our live hi-def doppler. [chuckling] it's not picking up anything this morning at all. but when it does, it's all going to be associated with that right there that moisture

. >> i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. let's check the weather and the roads with rocky and roberta. how are you? >> good morning. >> it's pleasant, 33 degrees. i'm acclimated with that winter coat. hearty here! >> i was in oakland last night for restaurant week. you want to check it out visit oakland.com. it was freezing walking from place to place. i'm ready as to get back in the car but the food is good, but it was cold. >> what did you seat in. >> i ate at belli's. >> what did you seat in. >> oh, okay. um, there were pork belly tacos. >> oh. >> sounds good. >> and sweet belly which is across the street and they have dessert. >> good place, too,. >> you're going to want to get out today. it's going to be pristine. right now our hi-def doppler radar, how about that? not a raindrop in sight. but with the cooler air mass in place, with the passage of the cold front, temperatures in the high 30s around the santa clara valley. freezing in pleasanton, livermore, san ramon and dublin. 40s around the seashore. cooler in napa an

i'm michelle griego. >> good morning, i'm kenny choi.h heavy rain set to pummel the bay area this weekend communities from the north bay to santa cruz are trying to prevent major damage. santa cruz the key concern is the san lorenzo river jumping its bank. people are sandbagging to keep property dry. emergency service crews around the region say drains are a top priority with so much water coming our way. >> we have had our public works crews out clearing drains so we'll get proper drainage with the heavy rain. >> in years past people in healdsburg saw rain and found recreation. some went kayaking in the streets and others with inner tubes. >>> if you need sandbags, check with your local fire department and hardware stores for some help. in california, it's not just the tahoe/truckee area getting snow. here's a look at the southern sierra where there's already up to 84 inches of snow reported at mammoth mountain. >>> this morning, two backcountry skiers are safe after triggering an avalanche on mount rose. the snow tumbled down the mount

i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. no, it is not done with us.want to say welcome back. >> yes. >> we missed. >> you thank you. >> we miss your voice. so hopefully it's better now. >> the voice is okay. not quite great. i have been under the weather for a couple of days. i was here on sunday and after that -- [ simultaneous speakers and you have a little one at home. >> it's called germs and viruses in preschool. comes back right to me. >> just don't bring them over here, kenny. >> that's our worst curse possible for us in broadcasting is to lose your voice. we could fake it through a cold and the flu. you can't fake it when you don't have a voice so it is good to have you back. >> thank you. good to be back. >> native californian here and i cannot ever remember hearing so many ebs warnings going off in one day, emergency broadcast system. i'm going back to the loma prieta earthquake, the oakland fire, um, northridge earthquake. we have so many warnings yesterday, i was kind of thinking after a while i just wish the national weather service would

i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:30. >>> we're following some breaking news in san francisco. police are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting near capital and montana. new video just into our newsroom showing officers wheeling a man out of a nearby building and putting him inside an ambulance. street are blocked off right now. details are limited but we are working with sfpd to get more information about this. as soon as we get some more information, we'll bring it to you and give you an update. >>> for now, we are keeping an eye on the storm this morning. snow is pounding the sierra. at mammoth mountain nearly 7 feet of snow has fallen in less than two days and it's not done yet. >> and at lower elevations, the rain is already coming down. this is what it looked like in yuba county. some areas could see up to 8 inches. we have team coverage of preps for the storm. maria medina is live in morgan hill where evacuations are in place but let's start with roberta tracking conditions right now. >>> w

i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi.ear the santa cruz mountains, a break between storms is giving crews time to do some damage control. but they say it's not nearly enough. kpix 5's maria medina is live in salton with concerns on the massive storm heading this way. >> reporter: kenny, boy, what a difference a day makes. 24 hours ago i was standing in the rain. today it's dry. but people who live in the santa cruz mountains know they are not out of the woods just yet. yesterday, county crews worked nonstop to clean up the widespread damage. we are talking about toppled trees, downed power lines, mudslides and road closures. now, they are scrambling because this weekend, they are expecting a monster storm that will dump rain on the santa cruz mountains. and they are fearing that there will be even more damage because as you know, that ground is already saturated. they are bracing for what's to come. >> with this big of a storm coming in it's going to be something else this weekend. we need a good solid week to dry this ti

. >> i'm kenny choi. let's head outside take a look at the current conditions right now if you take a live look at the bay bridge. it looks nice out there. i was driving through the city this morning. eh, a little bit of moisture and a little bit of rain, but, um, not too bad. but we're going to get the expert to chime in. [ laughter ] ♪[ music ] >> i don't want to take over. >> there's your forecast. back to you. [ laughter ] >> i wear different hats today. are you going to do traffic, as well? >> you did it yesterday. it was pretty good. so why not. [ laughter ] >>> we have had some heavy rain moving through over the last 30 minutes or so. >> i didn't say we didn't. >> no, you didn't. but did you say it was nice. i guess rain is nice, for some folks. here's a look at hi-def doppler. let's show you what's happening outside. over the last four hours or so watch what happens around 3 a.m. just ahead of that hi-def doppler sign. you can see that? lightning strikes there. that's right. we'll see -- we have s

it's nice out there. >> i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. the weather and the roads with rocky and roberta. how are you? >> good morning. >> it's pleasant, 33 degrees. i'm acclimated with that winter coat. hearty here! >> i was in oakland last night for restaurant week. you want to check it out visit oakland.com. it was freezing walking from place to place. i'm ready as to get back in the car but the food is good, but it was cold. >> what did you seat in. >> i ate at belli's. >> what did you seat in. >> oh, okay. um, there were pork belly tacos. >> oh. >> sounds good. >> and sweet belly which is across the street and they have dessert. >> good place, too,. >>

i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. happens roberta doing the whoo, whoo,-- that was roberta, doing the whoo, whoo, whoo. >> are you sure it wasn't coming from the other side of the desk? >> internally absolutely. [ laughter ] >> i was telling you yesterday i got home and i was kind of like to cut it loose a little bit. i was thinking i can't do this because it's thursday. i got one more day but it was my friday yesterday. >> there's because you work on sunday. >> storm watch! oh, yeah. >> breaking everything! >> good morning, everybody. rise and shine! out the door it is cold. it is certainly cold out the door this morning. stopped to get some hot chocolate and gas tax frigid and it is 31 degrees in throughout the tri-valley. 36 redwood city. numbers in the 30s in san jose. 40s near oakland. here's the deal. our satellite-radar suggests we have a few clouds on the approach all shearing off from an area of low pressure to the

and i'm kenny choi. time is 4-- >>> good morning, everyone. it is tuesday, january 24.e taking a look at the beautiful bay bridge this morning. hey! is it a dry bay bridge? maybe. >> yeah. good morning. i'm kenny choi. we saw the sun peeking out yesterday. so rocky was enthusiastic about that, right? >> i'm ready. >> ready for it to be dry and sunny. >> when is that happening? >> yesterday was one of my favorite weather days. i love a good cold front that comes in bringing beneficial rain and behind it cooler air, instability, thunderstorms, hail, bright sunshine, then the rainbow. got it all yesterday. still have some showers in the forecast. out there now, most of the rain is to the north. so sebastopol, you know what i'm talking about. same thing in rohnert park and petaluma. east bay we have a cluster of activity trying to make tracks towards rio vista. otherwise american canyon, vallejo, benicia, martinez, all with some very light rain. looking towards the splendor of the bay bridge, we have

i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego.ain drenching much of the bay area this morning. even some showers lingering and this is just the first of three back-to-back storms. a live look out at the bay bridge ahead. i had to cross the bay bridge this morning and it was a little rainy. i have to tell you. i was using my windshield wipers for a while there. >> rainy and windy. >> we have scattered showers out there this morning. some folks saying there's no rain others saying, wow, it's really coming down. in any event, we have two significant cells now one over the peninsula, san francisco, and another one over the north bay. but we also have some thunderstorms moving through the central valley, as well. you can see where some of the cells are certainly snow in the sierra. first a closer look at this time lapse. watch what happens when we get to 3 a.m. by the hi-def doppler sign. you will notice lightning there. we have some thunderstorms passing through so be mindful of that this morning as you head out the door. where we're

i'm kenny choi.rning, everyone. it is thursday, it's january 5. and you're taking a look at the beautiful bay bridge there. more importantly, the dry bay bridge. all right. i'm michelle griego. >> good morning. i'm kenny choi. we are finally getting a break this morning from the rain after flooding problems yesterday. a creek in gilroy was over its banks. you can see the water going over a road near christmas hill park. >> yes. and we are getting a break now but a new storm is rolling in. >> yeah. and, you know, you said something very interesting. i forgot what it was. [ laughter ] >> but it was interesting. >> it was so interesting. [ laughter ] >> it was like something like dry. yeah. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> the bay bridge isn't dry. >> okay, there you go. >> we have a 48-hour window where we do get -- [ giggling ] [ overlapping speakers ] >> you're on air live. >> we have a 48-hour window where you and i have the opportunity to get ready and prepare for some heavy rain moving in this weekend. go

i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. time now 4:30. good morning, everyone.e finally have a little bit of sun in the forecast. right? so roqui gets to go oat side again. >> yes, i went to lake merritt yesterday in oakland. it was beautiful. >> i like all the lights around the break. >> it's friday the 13th. what does that mean? >> it's going to be a good day. >> it's a clean slate. our live hi-def doppler radar not picking up rain. sfo we'll keep an eye on that. 39 livermore, 41 redwood city and san jose. this is it. we have high pressure now in the bay area. temperatures in the 50s. storm to the east of us. we'll tell you about the sun and the next storm coming this way. roqui? >> roberta, can we not talk about th

i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. let's head outside. it's raining as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge. wet conditions out there. there's been so many rain that many bay area towns are under water. the only way to get around is by canoe for some adding mudslides and trees falling. we just can't seem to catch a break. >> that big break we need is finally

i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego.et's take a live look outside at the beautiful golden gate bridge. this is from marin headlands. beautiful, isn't it? not too many people on the roads right now. but it's still early, people. it's 5:00 in the morning. >> right. i love it when we get a different perspective, a different angle. >> right. it's always nice. >> not too many people on the golden gate bridge. but wait until i tell you about the altamont pass ... [ laughter ] >> different story. >> as always. >> all i was looking at is whether or not it was rain there is. >> could you see? >> i could tell that it was not raining there. i tried to look at the lights and see if there's any kind of reflection off the raindrops going on by. we do have some rain, however, out there not so much at the golden gate bridge this morning. good morning, everybody. okay. this is what you night to make it through your day. -- this is what you need to make it through your day. lingering showers through rohnert park through 101 making your co

i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. let's head outside and take a look at the wet and rainy conditions as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge. all the reservoirs are filling up this morning. >> that's good. but if you are driving, you have to be careful. it was a treacherous drive on my way in. >> yes. >> because you went right through the frontal boundary. that's the worst part of it. and the interesting point the reservoirs are filling up and that's good news but in the santa cruz mountains we had the san lorenzo overflowed near felton so while we knew this was going to be a dare situation with this particular storm, everything started coming together yesterday around lunch hour where we started looking ahead towards the weekend and realizing it's going to be a serious situation here in the bay area with heavy rain perhaps up to 7" in many of our location and in san francisco. we're talking about up to 6 inches of rain. but that's the frontal boundary all that yellow and red that you're taking a look at slic

i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. we hate that saying! >> but i said calm, quiet ahead of the big rainstorm. >> you know what he is going to say? >> mother nature's acting up. mother nature. [ laughter ] >> mother nature! >> like roqui. [ laughter ] >> and "ro." acting up. >> what?! [ overlapping speakers ] >> i nearly called her roqui. >> i'm flattered. >> that's okay. my dog's name is roxy so i always call her roxy and her roqui. >> you love us both so much. >> i'm a mess. >> at 4:30 it's okay to be a mess. >> i noticed yesterday that everybody was out, they got their stuff done yesterday, they listened to you. the parking lots were full in the east bay. >> seriously? >> yeah! i couldn't find a parking space in the middle of the day! >> nice. >> that just made roberta's day. >> yeah! > all because of me! [ laughter ] >> it's always all about me. >>> we have a freeze warning. it's not true. [ laughter ] >> 29 in vallejo, livermore 32. i stepped out of the house and noticed the cars were frosted over. you will need a scraper this morning.

i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi.he storm we're seeing bringing high winds along with the rain. this was the scene in pacifica as the storm rolled through yesterday. it's been raining for 24 hours meaning big concerns over potential flooding in various parts of the bay and with the heavy rain there are concerns for the commute this morning. kpix 5's maria medina is live in the santa cruz mountains where wet conditions are forcing drivers to take it a little bit slower this morning. maria. >> reporter: that's right, kenny. before you head out this morning, just a warning for you. it is chilly out there. i have my snowboard jacket on actually and my umbrella and as we push into traffic here behind me on highway 17, you can see exactly what drivers are dealing with, wet slick roads. there is a flash flood warning here in the santa cruz mountains. yesterday we were here as well when rain pummeled the santa cruz mountains. we saw it causing several accidents out here. it snarled rush hour traffic and even caused small rock

i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi.ght now, the search is on for a suspect bank robber in santa clara county. he has been on the run for nearly 20 hours. anne makovec reports. >> reporter: highway 17 was reopened last night after being closed for hours. but this guy is still on the loose armed and dangerous after evading capture twice yesterday morning and last night. this all started yesterday morning at 10:00 when officers say he robbed a bank in scotts valley and got on northbound 17 hitting other cars along the way. he was chased over the hill into santa clara county by police. one of the cops opened fire and then the suspect's car crashed near redwood estates so he got out and ran on foot into the woods. then about 11 hours later at 10:00 last night, well, the officers think he broke into a home in los gatos. >> a resident found an hispanic male adult in her residents armed with a knife which she think was taken from the residence and stole her van. >> reporter: she called police and another manhunt began. he is on

. >> i'm kenny choi. time now 4:30. good morning, everyone. we finally have a little bit of sun in the forecast. right? so roqui gets to go oat side again. >> yes, i went to lake merritt yesterday in oakland. it was beautiful. >> i like all the lights around the break. >> it's friday the 13th. what does that mean? >> it's going to be a good day. >> it's a clean slate. our live hi-def doppler radar not picking up rain. sfo we'll keep an eye on that. 39 livermore, 41 redwood city and san jose. this is it. we have high pressure now in the bay area. temperatures in the 50s. storm to the east of us. we'll tell you about the sun and the next storm coming this way. roqui? >> roberta, can we not talk about the next storm? it's too soon! [ laughter ] >> okay. let's talk about the novato vallejo commute here on 37 between highway 101 and atherton avenue. this has been closed for days due to flooding and the chp is diverting traffic off at atherton for a direct alternate route to 101 so that's good news. traffic is smooth in the area. moving over to the

and i'm kenny choi.e' ll finally get a chance to dry out today -- after what seems like a >>> good morning. it's tuesday, january 24. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. we'll finally get a chance to dry out today after what seems like an endless stream of storms. but you may still encounter rain out there this morning. [ coughing ] >> excuse me. >>> there's still damage to clean up. this is moonraker restaurant in pacifica on saturday morning. a huge wave broke through the window and flooded the banquet hole. no one was inside at the time. the damage will cost up to $15,000. >>> co

i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. a live look outside at another dreary morning around the bay area at the tail end of another storm moving through with an even bigger one headed this way. >>> the santa cruz mountains have gotten absolutely pummeled with rain. this is a live look there right now. as you can see, definitely cars dealing with some wet conditions out there. it is still coming down. now let's get right to roberta gonzales who has been tracking the storm for us all morning. >> the heaviest rain moved through the bay area between 2 and 4 a.m. this morning. we are on the tail end of this system now as it whips across the tracy area. it's live. it's our hi-def doppler radar. and you can see right now the shades of yellow and orange. that's where the heaviest precipitation is right there altamont pass, at this particular time. otherwise we are beginning to see the rain let up across the santa clara valley, also the peninsula and the winds are now dealing back. but this is a very vigorous area of low pressure t

and i'm kenny choi. the rain is here!s not expect the n >>> good morning, it's wednesday, january 18. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. the rain is here. it's not too bad yet. but we expect the next round of storms to move in later today as we take a live look at the bay bridge. could cause problems for the bay area that's still trying to clean up from last week's storm. kpix 5's sandra osborne joins us live from orinda where there's a sinkhole. >> reporter: and good morning to you. yeah. orinda city officials actually called for a state of emergency after a massive sinkhole opened up last week. right now, you can see that currently there's a big fence blocking off miner road. it is blocked off to all through traffic for weeks as crews assess the damage. the problem with miner road being the one that's blocked is it's one of the main roads

i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego.ime now 6:30. [ inaudible ] >> the rain is still here in the bay area but the heavy stuff seems to have passed. a live look outside right now it the sparkling bay bridge there. it is a different scene though in the north bay. evacuations are in place because of all the flooding from the russian river. kpix 5's anne makovec is live in guerneville to show us the conditions there. anne? >> reporter: we are under a flood warning here. several downtown businesses at least partially under water and here's one of 'em right now, this pee wee golf course. it's off river and niely roads. some of the plastic animals sitting in a dirty bath of river runoff. most low-lying areas in sonoma county are under some water today. it is going to get worse before it gets better. the flood warning remains in effect and the latest estimate is that the russian river will crest at 37.6 feet later today. that is almost 8 feet above flood stage. 1700 people under evacuation orders right now. a lot of them waiting

and i'm kenny choi. we' ll finally get a chance to dry out today -- after what seems like a >>> good morning. it's tuesday, january 24. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. we'll finally get a chance to dry out today after what seems like an endless stream of storms. but you may still encounter rain out there this morning. [ coughing ] >> excuse me. >>> there's still damage to clean up. this is moonraker restaurant in pacifica on saturday morning. a huge wave broke through the window and flooded the banquet hole. no one was inside at the time. the damage will cost up to $15,000. >>> the coastline has taken a beating over the last few weeks. take a look at these waves. seacliff state beach down in aptos. >>> in just a few hours, crews will try to recover a car from alameda creek. authorities believe they will also find the body of the 18- year-old driver inside the car. kpix 5's jackie ward joins us live near the creek with an update on the search and recovery efforts. jackie. >> reporter: the recovery

i am michelle griego. >> i am kenny choi. rain will hang around longer.ome spots getting soaked again this morning. as we look live outside, near the golden gate bridge. it's wet out there. now flooding is still a big problem up in the north bay. intersection of highways 121 and 12 in sonoma county completely under water. and in the south bay a high surf advisory still in effect. high waves and spinning sand make for dangerous conditions ipacifica. the swells could continue through tomorrow morning. kpix5 is live with complete coverage jackie ward near alameda creek where the search is on

. >> i'm kenny choi. president trump is making his first major stop out of dc today since he took office. anne makovec is tracking the plans and has more from the newsroom. >> reporter: president trump travels to philadelphia today to meet with congressional republicans. they will gather there for their annual policy retreat. and this trip comes a day after he signed two more executive orders focusing on immigration and national security. among them, a directive to jump- start the construction of the wall along the u.s./mexico border and add more border patrol agents. and detention facilities. congress would initially have to fund the $10 billion project. the president maintains mexico will reimburse the u.s. he also said yesterday that he would have won the popular vote if not for three to five million illegal votes for hillary clinton. here's what nancy pelosi had to say. >> i frankly feel very sad about the president making this claim. i felt sorry for him. i even prayed for him! but then i prayed for

i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. >>> we have breaking news in alameda. crews are on the scene of a fire. it's happening near santa clara avenue and broadway. and kpix 5's anne makovec just arrived and joins us live with details. anne? >> reporter: yeah. you can see the, um, scene here behind me in alameda. this is at santa clara and broadway. the intersection is shut down and that is the comma cura behind me that caught fire overnight. you can see the firefighters put a ladder up on the roof. the fire is out. but they just want to make sure that there is nothing else in the building that might have ignited. right now they are trying to assets smoke damage to this restaurant. this has been here, a staple in the park street business district in alameda, since 1981. so once they assess the damage they will try to figure out when they are going to be able to re-open this restaurant. but this intersection which is santa clara and broadway is going to be closed down for the next couple of hours. live in alameda, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> thank you. a major iss

i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. dog owners are fighting back against proposed rules at the golden gate national recreation area. they are releasing documents on a website called woofieleaks allegedly showing the park service was biased in their decision. anne makovec has more on this story. >> reporter: this is a popular place for people to walk their dogs off leash. capital see it now but gorgeous views of the golden gate bridge but the rules could be changing as soon as next week. so enter what's called woofieleaks a play on wikileaks. the group behind this website says that their website has evidence of bias decision- making by the park service, the golden gate national recreational area and environmentalists who have been pushing for these new rules that would eliminate off leash areas. woofieleaks uses documents from a federal freedom of information act and one of the allegations, that park service staff deleted administrative record emails, used personal email accounts for agency business, and had missing admi

i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. another rainy morning in bart of the bay area after another storm system rolled in overnight. this is a live look at the bay bridge. notice north bay the russian river is causing problems with hundreds evacuated because of the floods. this is yesterday from "sky 5 drone." parts of the town look like islands. kpix 5's anne makovec is live in guerneville this morning with more on the damage. >> the good news is that the river is on its way down. but yeah, check the damage at the mini golf course. you can see the ground floor of the building, the office floor, is almost completely submerged right now. and the russian river will remain above flood stage throughout the day today. we are seeing varying degrees of damage in homes along the river. at least people had enough flooding to actually boat through their home in guerneville. today the clean-up and damage assessment will begin. at its peak yesterday the river hit 37.8 feet and that's 6 feet above flood stage. as of 2 a.m., it had drop

. >>> and i am kenny choi. maria medina is live in app toss where water is rising. first, let's look at the latest store models in the weather center. >>> we are under weather watch on kpix 5. radar is lit up recording 1-2 inches of rain and even heavier amounts around the coastal area. all of this is moving in and out so quickly and there is moderate rainfall along the occidental area. it is connecting up with 121. meanwhile, the east bay, lots of showers and moderate rainfall down to the street level. you have been seen a lot of the rain shadow effect where you have been deprived of the rain due to the santa cruz mountains. you are filling in nicely fell -- nicely now with rainfall. santa cruz is been pounded overnight and this morning. mudslides due to the flooding. a break around the peninsula at this time. although the rain just moved out of the marina green area and north beach as well. chinatown has pretty heavy rain drops on your roof areas. there was even a thunderstorm about an hour ago. all of this is lifting north and east and there is a flash flood watc

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. >> i'm kenny choi. right now in san jose, a search team is scouring the bay for a man who fell off his kayak. kpix 5's anne makovec is live in the alviso neighborhood about the search for the man. she joins us live now. anne. >> reporter: the coast guard right now has a boat out on the bay but that is basically all the resources that they have been able to throw at this search overnight. they conditions are very difficult. the search is going on, on the southern tip of the bay near san jose in alviso. this man had no life vest on when he went missing 32-year- old kenneth maldonado kayaking yesterday afternoon with a friend who was on a raft nearby. at about 4:30 the friend turned around and says that kenneth was gone. his kayak is recovered but no sign of him despite an exhaustive search into the evening hours. in the air, two drones and a u.s. coast guard helicopter, unable to find a heat signature even with its infrared radar. so there are a lot of questions this morning. >> doesn't seem like it was c

in protest of donald trump >>> good morning, 8:25, i am kenny choi, students and faculty at oakland andl bay area schools to close friday in protest of donald trump's inaugeration. play plan to demonstrate for 120 hours straight to show opposition to trump's win. >>> tonight we could be one step closer to a new ice skating rink on the peninsula, authorities have been talking about a new facility since bridge port rink shut down in 2013, city council will hear public comments and look at the proposal 7:00 tonight. >>> we have traffic and weather in just a moment. ,,,, ,, ummed guitar ♪ you can't experience the dian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. there's only one way to travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing. and that's with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. >>> good morning, it is 8:27. do you have strong coffee and good music to get you through the bay area commute? lets look at our morning r

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. >> i am kenny choi. a live look at the pyramid in san francisco. can't really tell right now but it's raining out there. get your umbrellas ready and uponchpos ready and maybe a tarp. i don't know. it's going rain. >> galoshes. >> i love that word galoshes. >> you made a interesting point when you said tarp maybe in the morning but during afternoon when the winds increase it's going to be one of the days where the umbrellas go inside out. >> so wrap yourself with a tarp. >> and have a hoody on. >> okay i want to stay dry. >> it's epic is that last year we had a phenomenal ski and boarding season but when they were doing the snow pack and measuring it we have the plew bird sky in the background today when they measure it because today is the day about 11 in the morning, it's going to be snowing and so dramatic and it's going to be wonderful. i am a little excitemented. >> two -- excited. >> two years ago and it was bear ground. >> they were in t-shirts with farmer tans. >> this is good. >> this is the very good thing and this is what we have been wa

. >> i'm kenny choi. the rain is here. it's not too bad yet. but we expect the next round of storms to move in later today as we take a live look at the bay bridge. could cause problems for the bay area that's still trying to clean up from last week's storm. kpix 5's sandra osborne joins us live from orinda where there's a sinkhole. >> reporter: and good morning to you. yeah. orinda city officials actually called for a state of emergency after a massive sinkhole opened up last week. right now, you can see that currently there's a big fence blocking off miner road. it is blocked off to all through traffic for weeks as crews assess the damage. the problem with miner road being the one that's blocked is it's one of the main roads to several neighborhoods including sleepy hollow. look at the video. hole. last night city council said it is going to take four weeks to fix it and it's not cheap. it will cost up to $1.3 million to fix the structural problems. >> we were actually hoping to be able to get in and start working in the sinkhole to remove de

it's been 7 -- kenny choi. it's been 7 month since the deadlyist mat shooting.ay the widow of the gunman is expected to appear in court. anne makovec is live in oakland with the charges she faces anne. >> reporter: since the arrest she is held in the santa rita jail in dublin and set to make an appearance in oakland federal court at 9:30. noor zalman was arrested at her home living with her mother and 4-year-old son she shared with the orlando shooter she is expected to be charged with aiding and abetting and obstruction of justice and suspected of tampering with a witness. prosecutors say she was with mateen when he bought ammunition used in the attack. and during surveillance trips to pulse nightclub where he ended up killing 49 people. also trips to disney world which investigators believe matoon may have considered as a target. now neighbor heard commotion early yesterday morning. >>er that very private family all the blinds are closed all

i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego.ttending the gop policy retreats in philadelphia say they hope to see president trump focus on unity and resolve when he speaks to them today. he will make his first official flight on air force one to address the gathering. his trip comes a day after he signed two executive orders, one to jump-start building the wall and the other to slash money to sanctuary cities. the local reaction to in a in just a few minutes. but first, among trump's cabinet nominees under scrutiny andrew puzder who is up for secretary of labor. >> kpix 5's anne makovec joins us now with more on the questions he is likely to face and the protests planned here locally against him. >>> reporter: there are going to be plenty of protests here and across the country. andrew puzder will answer questions from members of the senate health committee next week. but he is the ceo of cke restaurants which owns fast- food restaurants carls junior and hardees. he opposes raising the minimum wage cutting profitability and loss

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i am your host, kenny choi . and his story quick with donald trump two offices just days ago and already he has taken steps to set his agenda. we have analyst melissa caen just back from washington, dc . it has been a crazy trip for you? >> it has. i lost my voice during the trip. we were in the cold and dealing with crowds and an unbelievable experience.>> host: how was the inauguration compared to those in the past? you

i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. kpix 5's jackie ward joins us live near the creek with a look at how long crews will be out there working. jackie. >> reporter: kenny and michelle, things may start to move fast now that the water level of the creek is down. you can see from the live picture of chopper 5, the local and count agencies that are working right now trying get to the car out of the water. the sergeant of the sheriff's office says he is optimistic and hopeful that the car and driver will be taken out of the water by 3 p.m. or sooner. day 4 is under way for the recovery of a teen and her car. the family is back and according to the sergeant in the alameda county sheriff's office instrumental in the process especially yesterday when someone from the family spotted a tire of the car allowing crews to focus their attention. >> it was literally like trying to find a needle in a haystack and that tire poking out just enough, somebody saw that and that just shows you the vigilance of the family to find their loved o

. >> i am kenny choi and this is the beginning of what should be significant rainfall at times throughout the day. and areas are actually seeing snow. check out mount hamilton. a hiker share the photos with us. and at the time they were taken yesterday there were a couple inches on the ground. >> let's check on weather with roberta hey. >> hay we are in day three of a brand new year and we are in day three of rain being reporteded in the bay area. now on a tail end of yesterday's system exiting the bay air but the difference is it's tapping into subtropical moisture so rain drops are the big fat ones hitting the rooftops and ground. heaviest precipitation is between sonoma and napa making tracks towards american canyon area. and in the east bay you have been getting hammered from oakland through emoryville and now the heaviest precipitation is outside san ramon area. all this will be moving in a eastern direction. 580, 680 corridor wet. we are seeing some dry pavement now in the san jose area. the rain is ceasing this but we have lots of rain in throughout the eastern foothills for yester

i'm kenny choi.e searching for a man they tried to arrest in this parked car on east arquette avenue in sunnyvale. the suspect has outstanding warrants and took off running according to police. closing his car door injured an officer. >>> this afternoon mayor lee will deliver his state of the city address. lee will give his presentation at 11 a.m. at the high beer yeah bank on jones street in san francisco at the hibernia bank on jones street. ,,,,,, >>> good morning. it's 7:57. let's take a look at your bay area commute out the door. eastshore freeway, we have been dealing with some trouble here due to an earlier accident. it's cleared off the roads. but that residual backup remains past highway 4 so expect a long commute down westbound 80 to the maze. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the maze to downtown will take about 25 minutes. on the peninsula slow between hayward and foster city. and also slowdowns within the contra costa county area down to the altamont pass. traffic is getti