kentfield over 2 inches of rain. oakland 1 p 65. san francisco 1.30. our obviouser in blossom hill had 2. and he said he's lived there since 1961 and never seen rain come down that hard for about two hours. so i mean, i really do wonder about that rain gauge because come on now. not far away, double the amount. 40s on the temperatures. concord, 46. another very cool morning. there's the one system spinning right there. that caused the system to give us the old air and just power house front yesterday. the next system dropping down. that's it. but they develop rapidly. see how it's farther north. so that's why, we will get rain late tonight into saturday, but areas with the heavy rain saturday, more towards the north bay. today, clouds, cool, possibility of thunder storms and hail. cool and breezy with off and on showers. a lot of 50s on the highs. one more system saturday, lingering showers saturday. and much week much warmer. >>> if you're looking for a job in san francisco, you're about to get a break. the new law that starts today that will give loc

even some mid-50s to places like santa clara and san jose. 66 in pleasanton. 54 sonoma and 60 in kentfield. as we take a look at what's to come, you will notice that we do have another chance of showers but not before a couple of days of sunshine so we'll dry things out, a slight chance of showers on thursday, dry on friday and then a better chance of showers saturday into sunday. now here's a check of traffic with elizabeth wenger. >> all right. we have better news now coming out of the altamont pass. they already cancelled the traffic alert. this was westbound 580 right before north flynn. we had this injury crash in a couple of middle lanes, which were blocked. they just re-opened them so traffic is once again flowing okay in that area. i'm just going to put up this drive time and show you what it looks like out there. we are still seeing yellow and red on our traffic sensors so it will take a while for traffic to clear up. checking your drive time it looks like it's about 20 minutes right now from 205 out towards 680 and the dublin interchange. we still have heavy fog advisories in eff

more than two million gallons spilled in a creek near kentfield. a preliminary report concludes chunks of asphalt, pieces of wood and nails blocked a pipe there. >>> police are investigating a crash that killed one man and sent three teenagers to the hospital. the 18-year-old driver lost control and hit a retaining wall just before midnight on saturday. the car flipped over killing a 19-year-old passenger, critically injuring a 16-year-old as well. it was raining at the time of the crash but no official word on whether that was a factor. >>> a man has died while attending the republican state party convention. 64-year-old doug mcnaey collapsed while dancing at a hotel. he was head of the silicon valley taxpayer association and three time assembly candidate. he was rushed to a sacramento hospital where he died this past weekend. >>> a second flawed pipeline well was found by pg&e. the chronicle is reporting that inspectors found it a month after the deadly disaster just a few hundred feet away. pg&e has said the only problem was where the pipeline r

inch for most of us in the valley locations, up to an inch and a half for you in the north bay and kentfield. san rafael, almost two inches. we saw almost two inches, 1.9, in the ohio valley. it was accompanied by that stiff wind last night. officially the highest gust i could find was 58 miles per hour. that was last night at los angeles international and the wind was blowing in the early morning hours as well. right now actually settled down through the north bay, across the peninsula. a couple showers lingering along mountain view. in the east bay, it's still raining at a pretty good clip, but the bulk of the moisture is shifting east into the central valley and into the sierra. still we've got a flash flood watch out for parts of the delta, and driving south on 101 into the southland is going to be tough because we've got all that heavy rain. in fact, parts of the santa barbara area are reporting over 10 inches of rain with this storm. i mentioned there is more on the way. here is a short-term forecast for you. a couple more showers. there is enough instability overnight tonight to warra

kentfield just under 1.5 with this latest storm system and just 1.5 around san rafael and san franciscoder an inch and most valley locations turned in rainfall locations between one and two inches. almond and valley 1.9 and our friends at sunnyvale coming in with rainfall totals of 2.02 inches. still seeing some showers on the doppler radar system. the bulk of the moisture is shifting to the east and to the south.s we'll continue to see the showers as we zoom out. there's still some more instability offshore there and may be just enough punch with these showers to hear the rumble of thunder and possibly a little small hail. small chance, but a chance, nonetheless. as we take a look at our headlines for the next couple days, we will get a little bit of a break. it will start by mid-day tomorrow into most of tuesday before the next storm moves on through. here's the big picture for us. and the storm door is wide open. you can see this broad area of low pressure, this big trough dominates the eastern pacific and when they're this big, they move really, really slowly so a series of systems

and kentfield over 2 inches of rain. oakland 1.65. san francisco 1.30. and san jose, .75. but not far away, you can find more than that. i wonder about the rain gauge there. but everybody has 100 to 130% of normal for the year and more rain on the way. the next system right there for saturday. and then sunday, lingering showers. showers, clouds. mid-50s, upper 50s. one more system on saturday, lingering into early sunday. most will clear out and move north. and monday and tuesday, rather quiet. >> sounds good. >>> well the idol contestant sang for his life last night after being voted off by america. >> i don't need no doctor, yeah. >> and what the judges call a shocking elimination and aiolis take, the 20-year-old -- and a mistake, the 20-year-old received the lowest amount of votes so the judges decided to step in. >> yo -- >> stop, stop. >> we know who you are. we don't need to hear you sing anymore, dude. >> that was the judge's only save of the season. that means he will get to go on the idol tour once the show ends. and it means that next week, two contestants will b

you will see the most rain today. 57 san anselmo, 57 kentfield. seven-day forecast shows showers throughout the day today, rain for the north bay, and nuisance rain wednesday, thursday. looks like friday could be a good soaker and then we stay unsettled well into the weekend. now for a check of the roads, here's elizabeth. >> is there a difference between nuisance rain and regular rain? >> nuisance rain is that stuff that's ugly on the road making you put on the windshield wipers. you know. >> i think all rain is a little bit of a nuisance rain. okay. outside, live look 101 traffic through san jose. quiet. no issues this morning. 101 near mckee, headlights northbound. looking good out there. all right. let's go to the maps and we can talk about a little bit of overnight roadwork. still lingering on highway 4 eastbound through pittsburg until 6 a.m. much better news as far as fog advisories. yesterday we had them across the richmond/san rafael bridge. there was also one for the golden gate bridge yesterday. not the case today. we are seeing live lo

again, for san jose, rung a little cooler as we move further north. 62 degrees around kentfield. 65 for oakland. heading into the north bay, highs in the 50s to low 60s. so we'll see a little more rain now than we expected for your commute tomorrow for the south bay. should catch a break for the afternoon. and then for friday and saturday now, snow levels maybe as low as 3,000 feet. so the weather here still staying quite active. >> thank you very much, rob. >>> we want to go back now to japan and nbc bay area's george kir rama who is in narita north of tokyo. he is preparing to head to the disaster zone. george, what can you tell us? >> yeah, that's the big decision coming up now is the drive up to the sendai area. where the most of the damage that you have seen on television. we've been watching it here in japan, watching the around-the-clock coverage. seeing entire neighborhoods literally washed away. we see piles of rubble, piles of metal, wood, broken concrete. and just seeing some of the faces of those affected. the tears and emotion coming from some of the families who have lost

we checked on what is traditionally the wettest town in marin county, kentfield. nearly 50 inches of rain has fallen there so far this season. and there will be plenty of wet weather in the days ahead. it's enough to give almost anyone a case of rain fatigue. >> i'm from seattle, washington, so you'd think i would be used to it but no. i've become californiaized. i'm ready to take off and go for blue skies and warm weather. >> the u.s. coast guard is also reminding people to double check their boats due to the high winds. earlier this week more than a dozen boats were blown right across richardson bay. >>> the heavy rain is also adding to the problems in scots valley and the santa cruz mountains. the bad weather has delayed efforts to inspect a rock slide that has cut off more than 30 homes from the main road. geologists say the fallen hillside needs to dry out until at least sunday before they can even start planning to remove the huge rocks from the road. >> we are running a little low on propane and depending on how long it takes to clear the slide that may be

we are going to dry things out as we move on to the morning. 60 in san anselmo. 60 in kentfield and 64 napa. looking ahead at the forecast, a little bit of something for everyone. starting out with drizzle this morning, drier this afternoon. sunshine with highs in the 70s for wednesday. should be beautiful especially in some of the warmest locations. now, chance of showers does return thursday. we dry out friday and bring back another chance of showers saturday into sunday. so don't throw those umbrellas away just yet but at least we'll have sunshine in the interim. now for a little more sunshine, i'm going to introduce you to elizabeth wenger waiting in the wings. >> thanks, julie. depending on the day, depending if you call me miss sunshine or not. [ laughter ] >> here's a look at traffic coming out of the altamont pass. injury crash eastbound 80 approaching north flynn. lee and dave from the kcbs phone force telling us that the two center lanes are blocked. that's eastbound 580 at north flynn so it is going against the commute. but we are seeing the slow traffic westbound 580 in the

the temperature span was 57 in kentfield to 69 degrees in salinas.nd the berkeley area, where chopper 5 is flying high above earlier looked out towards the golden gate bridge, and look what's lurking at the gate. we have not seen that in quite some time. in fact, if you are out this evening the coast is not clear with the fog there. official sundown is at 6 04 not seeing it at the immediate seashore. we have an isolated shower inland. 30s in santa rosa partly cloudy skies. mid-50s central bay. 44 redwood city. cooler around the almaden and santa clara valleys. precipitation well to the north of us. but scattered showers here throughout the bay area all associated with this long wave. it's a departure of yesterday's system. it's dragging on its heels and blowing through the bay area. so we'll keep that isolated shower in the forecast for tonight. but generally speaking, it will be dry. and then we have to watch that out there developing over the pacific ocean. it's picking up some speed so i have made some changes to the seven-day forecast. you will c

kentfield and benloman picking up over two inches of rain. san jose 1.9 and morgan hill a quarter of an inch. most of the activity moved in earlier this morning. we have been focusing on capitola. this is how it looked on the radar at 4:00 this morning. over two and a half inches of rainfall. but as we continue to put this into motion the rainfall is moving out. i am tracking one more weather system coming up that will approach the bay area tomorrow. coming up the highest chance at least one part that will pick up the most rainfall for that tomorrow. and the big change showing up in the five day forecast. >> there may be water, water everywhere but in one alameda county neighborhood there is not a drop to drink. residents of 160 homes on pleasantton ridge are under orders not to drink the tap water unless it has been sterilized. some homes have no water while others have weak pressure. a landslide yesterday damaged the water main that serves the area. crews installed a bypass today and hope to have a permanent fix by monday. officials don't w

that's when 2.6 million of gallons overflowed from manhole covers in kentfield.ow, the ross valley sanitary district says j and b construction -- jmb construction is partly responsible. s are valley also says vandalism could have contributed to the spill. >>> five take -- five people were taken away in handcuffs while protesting a richmond church foreclosure. >> it's our clip! >> bibleway pastor and parishioners were arrested after reloosing to leave yesterday. the church's lender foreclosed on the property as we reported live on "mornings on 2." supporters say the church fell victim to a predatory loan. >> the banks think they can get away with kicking families out of their homes, kicking churches out -- church members out of buildings and taking all of the vital things out of our community. >> aide say church members asked for help too late in the process. >>> borders bookstores will be closing three more stores. milpitas, pleasant hill and the san rafael stores will be out of business by the end of the may. that will leave them with just seven of their 21 bay

helena. 77 kentfield. and 78 fairfield. pleasanton 78. berkeley at 72. a little warmer toward santa clara valley. also out toward west lake and san bruno and half-moon bay. very warm on thursday into friday. we cool it down on the weekend. >>> steve now 6:10. residents of san francisco you won't be saying goodbye to yellow pages. the board of supervisors delayed a vote that will ban the description of yellow pages. they wanted to give you the public more time to weigh in on this. board president david chiu favors banning yellow pages. he says most end up in the trash. >>> peta is suggesting a new name. tempa. peta says name tenderloin makes you think of animals. so far the city of san francisco has no official comment. >>> a close call at a national airport the action taken against an air traffic supervisor. >>> also the nation's highest court sends out hints on how it may respond to that lawsuit. targets the nations largest private employer. >>> president obama is delivering an important message this morning. ktvu alison burns is in our washington, d.c.

kentfield over 2. oakland 1.65. san francisco 1.55. our obviouser tom had 2-inches of rain. 40s on the temperatures. another cold day and unstable air and a little bit of sun will only juice the upsystem. one more system. by the time they arrival, they wrap up. one more on saturday. it will not be as strong. the snow as you just saw, just unbelievable amounts. especially above 7,000 feet. sugarbowl at 36 inches of snow. squall had 45-plus on the upper mountain. and lake level, 2 to 3 feet. around 2,000-foot level, 1 to 3 feet more possible. showers, clouds, thunder, possibility of hail. 50s on the temperatures. any sun will help to get things going again. system saturday, heavier unamious the north bay. showers around sunday. and then good to go. >> thank you. >>> well 285 pairs of shoes. a school principal is hoping her habit of collecting shoes will pay off for her students. >>> and forget about your march madness picks, these pick cans net you hundreds of millions of dollars. that's all ahead. other. >>> good morning to you. welcome

later today, 60 in kentfield, 62 novato, 63 today in benicia.ows a little bit of something for everything. breezy this afternoon, more sunshine today increasing clouds with a slight chance of showers for the north bay on tuesday. increasing sunshine and temperatures wednesday and thursday. we're flirting with some of the warm spots in the low 80s. now we start to cool things a little on friday and yes our next chance of showers back in the forecast just in time for your weekend. now for a check of traffic, here's elizabeth. >> thank you, julie. we have been on the air now for more than an hour and still have no major problems on the roads. we're off to a great start on this monday morning. here's live look at 101 traffic in san jose near the mckee exit. headlights are moving northbound. easy ride so far heading towards santa clara. let's go to the maps. overall the guadalupe parkway, 101 as you just saw and 280 traffic all moving fine. here's live look at 280 traffic. this is northbound traffic right there by the 880 interchange. and still a pre

that's kentfield. almost 50 inches of rain has fallen there so far this season. there could be plenty more wet weather in the days ahead. it's enough to give almost anybody a case of rain fatigue. >> i'm from seattle, washington, so you'd think i would be used to it but no. i'm become californiaized. i'm ready to take off and go for some blue skies and warm weather. >> at the same time the coast guard is reminding marin county boaters double check your vessels because of the high winds. earlier this week more than a dozen boats were blown right across richardson bay. now the most serious situation is where there's a flood warning on the river. a flood watch in effect for solano county. all bay area counties except for santa clara are under a flood advisory. also a wind advisory for san francisco, the bay shoreline, coast and hill top locations. >>> day four of the barry bonds perjury trial begins in just a few hours. the prosecution has just revealed a secret audiotape it says proves the baseball player took steroids and then lied about it. ktvu's tara moriarty i

kentfield 1.85. san francisco two bits and after that sfo, concord, .12. that was about it for many east bay locations and peninsula locations as well and lesser amounts as you move south. there's the line of showers back over towards highway 17 santa cruz mountains, big basin and then over. nothing too heavy but they're there. that's the pattern. you can see how everything continues to come in like this. it's a mild pattern. coming in out of the west- southwest. scattered showers. dry forecast tomorrow. little warmer. look at the temperatures. already in the 50s. there's some low 50s for some. little cooler towards the north bay. decrease in the clouds there. temperatures cooled off. everything started to get its act together towards the pacific will be in here by looks like on saturday into sunday. the weekend rain again looks like it wants to take aim more towards the north bay. there could be very ho hum amounts to the south and some wow amounts to the north. but, again, we have another 36 hours to kind of ease into this. mostly cloudy, few light showe

kentfield 1.85. sonoma county airport almost an inch and a half. then san francisco quarter of an inch. sfo concord .12. down towards parts of the peninsula and south bay only trace amounts. watch right there that rain over has since moved off. occasional showers zipping in under the west-southwest direction. jet stream still funneling in some moisture. scattered showers today. partly to mostly sunny. dry forecast for friday and slightly warmer. look at the temps. 40s and 50s. cooler to the north, warmer towards the cloud cover and rain especially towards the south bay. we're waiting for that system on the weekend and there it is. we have a couple days to fine tune that. but also signs are pointing towards heaviest rain being on the weekend in the north again just like yesterday and temperatures will stay very, very mild. 44 to 54. fog, clouds, some breaks in the clouds. few showers. partly cloudy, partly sunny, few showers by noon. overall more clouds than anything else. 58 to 65 today. some low to mid-60s on these temperatures especially towards

those spills dumped more than 2 million gallons of fuel in kentfield, near kent middle school. the lawsuit claims that the construction company damaged a sewer line while installing a new line and allowed construction debris to get into the pipe which caused an over flow. the district is already withholding payment and they are also seeking $665,000 in damages. >>> today, governor jerry brown is expected to declare an end to california's three-year drought. more than 61 feet of snow has fallen in the sierra this season. >>> another close call for a major airport. what led to a second air traffic controller being suspended in one week. >>> a day of goating -- boating gone wrong. what happened after an eagle ray jumped out of the water. >>> still some slow traffic this morning. in fact, 237 is slowing heading west out to -- towards zanker road. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> welcome back. right now, on capitol hill, the two chairman of the 9/11 commission are testifying at a special hearing. the senate homeland security committee is taking a loo

kentfield, 1.85. santarosa, 1.40. after that, all ut the way down to -- all the way down to a trace. everything continues to rotate in out of the west-southwest. today we get a little slightly unsettled pattern. today, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. a dry forecast will carry us into. a lot of moisture in the air right now. 40s and 50s. mid-50s due to the cloud cover. if you get a break in the clouds, you get in the mid-40s. weak high pressure will build in for friday to give us a slightly warmer air mass. but by the weekend, all signs point to a pretty decent weekend. fog, clouds, a few breaks in those clouds. a few showers, 52 to 60 by noon. some low to mid-60s if you are in the sun. 62, santa rosa. 63, fairfield. berkeley at 60. hayward, 62. we'll go 65 in gilroy. mountain view, los gatos, with santa cruz at 63. so sun, clouds, a few light showers. mostly sunny after fog tomorrow, then we cloud it up. rain starts in the north bay and should dip south sunday for entire bay area. >>> 7:08. we're watching the clock be

santarosa, napa, fairfield, 67, san rafael, kentfield, 66. along with novato, berkeley, 7 a, though, antioch -- 70, though, antioch. low 70s, san ramon, danville to pleasanton, upper 60s. same for the peninsula. losgatos, saratoga at 68. some low to mid-60s on the coast. cloudy tomorrow. light rain returns. friday and saturday looks good. sunday we cloud it up. this one looks like a stronger system sunday evening. >>> in less than two hours from right now, the space shuttle "discovery" will land in florida for the last time. ♪ >> good morning, "discovery." >> that song called "coming home" and it's probably the last wakeup call ever heard on the "discovery." and in 40 minutes, the crews will perform the necessary maneuvers to get ready to come home into the earth's atmosphere. and then the "discovery" will go into a museum for a permanent display. >>> a disturbing message from libya's leader to egypt and his threat to other nations about imposing a no-fly zone. >>> and a bacon fire that happened at a strip mall. >>> and a fire in a farmhouse