in the santa cruz mountains, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >> remember you can download our free ktvu weather app for up to the minute conditions. that's going to be really important during the storm. >>> new at 6:00 police say an officer escaped injury when a suspected drunk driver plowed into his patrol car. it happened yesterday on military weflt street near west third. an ended his parked patrol car. police identify the driver as a 56-year-old woman. her blood alcohol level was tested at .27 which is way above the legal limit of .08. she was booked into the solano county jail. fortunately there were no reports of injury. >>> in san francisco police shot and injured a man in the city's oceanview neighborhood. officers ponded to reports of man violating a restraining order just before 4:00. they say when they confronted him there was a struggle. police say that officers first used batons and then pepper spray to try to subdue the man and that one of the officers fired a shot. the man was injured but ran into a house and barricaded himself there. he later surrendered. the man's brother wants

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ktvu's south bay reporter jesse gary is in los gatos. you spoke to this homeowner and actually got a tour of the damage there? >> reporter: i did. marco says he is waiting for his insurance adjuster to arrive and tour the damage before he tries to do a little cleanup. he is trying to protect what's left of the eroded hillside before the next batch of heavy rainfall arrives. mark alt calls his santa cruz mountain home an escape from the ordinary. a former tech engineer captivated by the 3700 square- foot house looks like a hawaiian retreat tucked away in the hills. or at least it did until winter's wrath arrived. >> for three days without a ton of rain. my weather station was showing three quarters of an inch an hour. >> reporter: rain water rushing down the slope of the santa cruz mountains. eroded the soil beneath his deck. it gave way sliding almost into the road. >> you heard a big snap and it was all the legs going because the rest of the hill went. and that is what is sitting down there now. >> reporter: the deck and the hot tub are

henry lee ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a local landmark battered at sea.he calls for recent storms and a piece of history in monterey bay. >> after a series of storms, finally a break. our chief meteorologist bill martin's forecast is coming up next. you said you wanted to feel better about your cereal. general mills big g cereals hear you. that's why we say "yes" to whole grains as our first ingredient. and "no way" to high fructose corn syrup. ♪ in every honey nut "o". every lucky charms spoonful. and every cinnamon toast crunch square. ♪ you can feel good about general mills big g cereals. >>> we have some dramatic video of a northern california landmark taking in a real beating from the recent storms. this video of the so-called cement ship was shot by a drone. the ship was originally the sf palo alto built out of reenforced cement just before world war i. it's been a part of the pier since 1930. generations of fishermen and sight seers have stood on her decks. over the weekend waves as high as 34 feet smashed what was left of the palo alto, tearing of

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tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at 630 starts next with continuing coverage of tomorrow'sresidential inauguration. >> i think this is not a normal situation. not a normal presidency. >>> we hear from a man who has a ticket to tomorrow's inauguration in dc but he says he's not going. he also says he has no plans to give up his ticket. >>> from the bay area to washington, dc. the winds march is planned the day after the inauguration. >>> a family owned fortune cookie business getting special recognition. stay with us. i can show you the world shining, shimmering, splendid tell me, princess, now when did you last let your heart decide a whole new world welcome to aulani it's hawaii with a touch of disney magic. for special offers visit disneyaulani.com or call your travel agent >>> now to today's top stories. homeowners in the santa cruz mountains are watching and waiting as the next round of storms arrived. last week water rushing down the hillside caused a deck and hot tub to collapse. and there fears more rain will cause more slides. the nfl says the oakland raiders have s

tara, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> we're tracking that rain out there. boy, it's right on the afternoon commute. it is causing problems. you got big wind, wind advisory, urban and small stream flood advisory tonight. snow in the mountain and kind of like, you know, talk about last night, this thing is hitting right on -- rained all day but hammering the afternoon commute. you can see rain from eureka and border all the way south of santa barbara. flood advisory and new development within the last hour indicating heavier rain fall rates around here and that's to be expected. ground saturated, all this rain falling just a live radar. all the rain falling is definitely starting to run off so check one of the storm reports up here by santa ros. they've had real heavy, flooding up in hills burg 305. really heavy rain fall rates so debris flow kind of spawn from that. santa rosa heavier rain and showers down around oakland. little bits of breaks here and there but get the idea. this is widespread rain on the afternoon commute. san jose getting a break new but

. >>> this is ktvu fox news mornings on 2, welcome to the 9:00 show. we have le bron james in town, that's a big story today. also sal, you were just talking about the hiring process for the fort -- 49ers. >>> the patriot's offensive coach is out of the mix. >>> changing to politics, about the lawmakers not attending the inauguration, i asked people on twitter, nine said it's okay, exactly nine said, no, it's not. is it the right thing to do? we will talk about that later on. we begin with events being held across the country today in honor of martin luther king junior. >> i have a dream. my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. >> that was from the i have a dream speech. five years after that speech, he was assassinated. martin luther king day is a federal holiday and also a day of service. >>> thousands of people turned out in oakland for the 15th annual musical tribute honoring martin luther king. the event honored martin luther king but also

ktvu fox 2 news. >>> tracking the rain out there. north bay rain pretty significant. 3-inches in wind sore. nevada over an inch. san jose under a half inch of rain. oberlander land a half inch and -- oakland half inch and adding up. urban and small street flood add rise richardson and entire bay area. snow in the mountains, significant rain all through the bay area and northern california, great news for the water districts; right? see the heavier rain showing up in these areas but see ago few breaks and i also see a back edge back here which somewhere around 8:00 should be pushing through. as you head into tomorrow morning, there might be a few sprinkles early in the morning but this will be the sky cover. take a look the maybe a chance of a shower but also get this. tomorrow is that all important break day before the next weather system gets in here as we head into friday. there's your thursday afternoon. sun comes out, maybe a sprinkle here or there but really the heavy stuff should be through here in the next hour or so and with

you can download the ktvu weather app. we post updates on facebook, twitter, and instagram. >>> investigators are trying to determine how a car ended up in the path of an amtrak train. unfortunately, the driver was killed. the accident was at agnew road and lafayette street in santa clair a skyfox was over the scene this morning. a honda and mercedes were traveling east on agnew and stopped to make a left turn when the amtrak came by and clipped the back of the mercedes and the force of the impact unfortunately killed the female driver. >> anybody feel anything? >> all i is we braked really hard. i didn't know anything was wrong. i didn't see anything. >> the coroner hasn't released the name of the woman who was killed. a spokesperson for union pacific said that the train's engineer was blowing the horn and warning lights were activated. the service is running again tonight. >>> new details on a train accident in oakland involving two members of the legendary bay area band, tower of power. the men are covering from serious

ktvu's ann ruben is there right now and she joins us live. are crews making any progress? >> reporter: it's slow, but steady out here. crews say this mud slide will continue to affect the evening commute and most likely it will affect the morning commute as well. video from the california highway patrol shows what happened. when 750 cubic yards of hillside slid on to highway 17. it crushed another television station's news van, sending the photographer to the hospital with minor injuries. and, it forced the closure of both northbound lanes, making a mess of the commute. >> now it is just a matter of cleaning this up, which is a huge dynamic, because there are wires mixed in with tree stumps. boulders, and loose mud, dirt, and gravel. >> the cleanup will likely take all night and into the morning. meanwhile, chp has diverted traffic in both directions to the southbound lanes. and this is just one of nearly a dozen slides in the santa cruz mountains, another one blocked part of highway 35 near summit road. >> we need the rain, well, not like this. >> the storms that sent car

ktvu's tom vacar tells us the river has already receded several feet and is heading back below flood stage now. >> reporter: guerneville's homeless shelter is usually open only on winter nights for about 30 people but since the flooding began it has been a 24/7 emergency shelter as well. >> we have been running 50, 55, 60 during the day and still running 30, 40, 45 at night. >> reporter: flood evacuee david gould just barely got his rv towed out of his riverside lot as the water rose around it. he is using the shelter for a few days now. >> i'm coming for showers, services, socialize a little bit. it breaks up the monotony each day, what's going on right now. >> reporter: mary hess came to check on her cat pumba who is safe and well fed by james, the property manager in the apartment above the miniature golf park. >> i had my bags packed, and james was going bring it to me today, but i heard the water was going to go but obviously not quite yet. >> reporter: david frye's house is still surrounded by a lot of water. >> we were prepared. we had plenty of food and stuff. you just get pr

you will be watching with us, super bowl 51 on ktvu, then join us for a special edition of ktvu fox news. >>> it was a special day for young hospital patients in the south bay, members of the san jose sharks handed out super hero capes. the children received super hero certificates and a chance to hang out with the team. >> it makes me feel good, it makes me feel like people care and that we are important. >> anything that we do to spend time and share our time, it goes a long way and its wa what we want to do -- what we want to do. >> valley tears helped personalize the capes with the children's names. >> i have to get out there today. >> it's a great day to be outdoors today. enjoy it while it lasts. we begin the day on a dry note tomorrow but things are changing as we get to the afternoon, we are already seeing some clouds coming in before tomorrow. look at the cloud cover moving in to the bay area, we have a haze out there. no advisories for air quality but tomorrow is a spare the air day. look you see the clouds coming in from the pacific. here's a look at the system that is bringin

ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at six starts now. >> a surprise announcement from the white houseoday. president obama is commuting the prison sentence of chelsea manning. >> good evening. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. >> she is the former army intelligence analyst sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking unclassified information. >> manning that i have had as transgender was known as bradley manning and going to walk out of prison almost 30 years early. president obama commuted her sentence along with the sentences of mo are than 200 other inmates. ken wayne is in the newsroom with late details. chelsea manning was called a trader and whistleblower and hero for releasing thousands of classified documents to wikileaks. manning has served six years in prison and much of it in isolation at for the leavenworth kansas. the classified information was videos of air strikes in iraq and afghanistan and more than 700,000 documents. manning says she intended the leak to raise public awareness on the high costs of war on civilians. react to manning's upcoming release has

ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30 is next. >>> backlash or president trump's travel band. nancy pelosi led a protest on the steps of the supreme court. several lawsuits file against the band. the white house is defending the the band saying i is necessary to protect america. >>> 70-year-old real estate investor tommy shwe was reported missing three weeks ago. found dead in tulare county. 38-year-old chris ellebracht is facing charges of murder financial elder abuse and forgery. >> the murder trial of antolin garcia torres got under way in san jose. accused of kidnapping and killing 15 year-old sierra lamar. she vanished five years ago on her way to school. jurors were shown her backpack and cell phone found with her dirty clothes that prosecutors believe indicate that she was dragged. they played the 911 call made by sierra's mother to report that her daughter was missing. antolin garcia torres has pleaded not guilty. he could possibly face the death penalty if convicted. >>> wall street slummed as investigators expressed concern about president trump's executive order rat

slow going, also slow going in the other direction. >> we have more coming up on ktvu news after the break ?q . >>> in san mateo county, deputies have been issued lock boxes to secure their vehicles. this is in response to a law that is aimed on helping stopping law enforcement's guns to be stolen. >> reporter: these lock boxes allow officers to keep their weapons secured. each deputy got a lock box so they can secure guns in their cars. officers that violate the law could pay fines of up to $1,000. >> any time a firearm is lost or stolen from an officer, it creates concern, that's why we do everything that week to make sure that this does not happen. >> since 2010, four guns belonging to san mateo deputies were stolen. the law came in response to several high profile shootings. kate steinle was shot with a gun taken from a bureau of land management car. just last week an fbi agent had a submachine gun, a.m. mission and vests stolen from a car in contra costa county --ammunition and vests stolen from a car in contra costa valley. >>> thank you henry. new at 6:00, satisfaction among b

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you can watch the parade right here on ktvu fox 2 following ktvu fox 2 news. our newscast will begin at 5:00 with the live parade coverage beginning at 6:00. >>> we are getting ready for your bay area weekend around here. the weather is going to cooperate. it's been nice really for quite some time. look at this bad boy out in the pacific and out by the day line we would have some weather coming, but not this weekend. the weekend will be stunning, really into the early part of next week and then things will deteriorate. tomorrow it is mostly sunny allodia. it will be a cool start for the morning, kind of like this morning, you will see a little bit of frost out there down to 40 in santa rosa and 39 in fairfield. so it will be chilly out there and winter and so the mornings and the evenings will be chilly. if you would get stuff for the early morning jackets it will warm up. tomorrow afternoon they could get into the lower 60s for some places. so it will be a little warmer, marked by increasing numbers of temperatures. in some cases up to the 60s, maybe some upp

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download the free ktvu weather app. you will find live radar and up to the minute forecasts. >>> it wasn't just rain that caused big problems on the roads in the east bay. 880 in oakland shut down in both directions. earlier today, after a truck knocked down a power pole onto the freeway. ktvu's henry lee is live with more. henry. >>> we are along 880 off of high street. you take a look behind me. traffic on 880 not too bad considering what happened several hours ago. not the case. take a look. >> this woman took video of 37th and east oakland and while backing up a big rig hit a power pole and the wires fell apart both directions between high and fruit rail at 12:20 this afternoon. >> he keeps trying to back out and people tell him to go to the front and make a u-turn but he doesn't listen. when he backed out that's when he hit the pole. she said the truck driver left the scene and showed the video to chp the oakland police did make contact with the driver. both northbound and southbound traffic came to a standstill on

along to help you navigate by downloading our free ktvu whether app for the latest on the conditions -- weather app for the latest on the conditions and we also post on facebook, twitter and instagram. >>> the widow of the orlando shooting he did not guilty when she appeared before a federal judge. allie rasmussen was there and has more on the legal steps for noor salman. >>reporter: her uncle was there with photos inside of her three-year-old son and he was not allowed to give it to her, noor salman blew a kiss to the uncle and she pleaded not guilty to aiding and abetting a terrorist organization. she will remain in jail without bail for another two week. federal prosecutors accused noor salman of helping her husband carry out the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history killing 49 people at the polls make club shooting in orlando, he pledged allegiance to isis during the attack before police killed him. they also accused noor salman of lying and misleading investigators, she was arrested at her family home in rodale monday morning nearly 7 months after the shooting. if convicted sh

as ktvu's alex savage reports. how the project can move forward. >> this long-awaited project will move forward. a big milestone and sadly just today there was a suicide attempt here on the golden gate bridge. police responded to that incident and officials say this makes this more important. there were two projects related to it an. the board paid 2 million- dollars to the chp so the officers can close lanes of the bridge. those suicide nets will be built 20 feet below the bridge walkways and extend 0 feet out acting as a deterrent for anybody thinking about taking their own life. >> it has taken us quite a while to start construction. everyone is excited and eager to begin because we need to curb suicide and nothing will do that in the scale that is needed except for a physical deterrent. >> one of the people that spoke in today's board meeting was kim rene gambowa. her 18-year-old son decide ended his life by jumping from the golden gate bridge back in 2013. after his suicide, gambowa has pushed for suicide barr

in sfo leigh martinez ktvu fox 2 news. >> now ktvu's amber lee in santa clara. tonight amber spoke with the director of the muslim civil rights group who is working with those affected by the president's executive order. amber? >> reporter: julie, we are outside the office of the council on american islamic relations. the group has been consulting with the families of the muslims delayed at sfo over the weekend. >> people are tired, they're scared, and they're worried. >> reporter: an executive director with care. she told us the questions travelers are being asked. >> some of those people and this is true across the country, but also at sfo like where are you going, where are you coming from, what's the purpose of your visit. in other cases we have heard people have been asked about their social media accounts, they have been asked about politics and religion. >> reporter: she attributes the delays sometimes hours long to federal agents uncertain of what to do. >> most of the agents don't know how to interpret it, so there is confusion, fighting amongst the adm

it airs tomorrow morning 4:30 on ktvu. and sunday morning at 9:00 on ktvu plus. >>> shares of oakland's pandora were up 7% today. the company announced a round of job cuts to reduce costs. the layoffs are affect today -- are expect today affect 150 workers who learned the news yesterday. the streaming music company announced better than expected ad e revenue. wells fargo shares were up today. profits fell 5%, but the quarterly adamant. new account openings have plunged in the wake of that scandal over unauthorized accounts being offered by employees. they planned to close more than 800 next year, most lacy on reporting the other big banks. the dow still slipped five points, but nasdaq closed at a record high and s&p 500 came fourth. >>> tesla announced some changes to the electric car charging program. charging at its super charger station used to be free. the car maker now says buyers of new model s and xs will get 400 kilowatt hours of free charging per year. the company says that should be enough to cover most long- dis

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. >>> ktvu fox news alt noon starts now. >>> a wet start to the day would have the bay area, it's expected to increase, this was the scene early this morning in san francisco. lets get to steve with the details. >>> get ready for a lot of rain, we have a storm coming in tonight and one coming in tomorrow. the rain let up a bit but it's cloudy out there. the snow continues to go up a little bit. it was an 1700 feet yesterday, it's inching up but it's still low, 2100 feet. the santa cruz mountains have the most rain, 1.45 inches. vallejo, two-thirds of an inch. townt tam, an inch and a third. -- mount tam, an inch and a third. look at the next five days, today and tomorrow will be rainy we get a break thursday into friday, watch what happens saturday, there is a possibility of tremendous amounts of rain, if you transport that to the sierras, that shows you how much snow we could get, a lot. there is a lot of rain now and it's cold. 40s and 50s or the temperatures. the north bay is is in the 40s, the wind is picking up and it's really picking up by tonight. a lot of moisture. this is the next

ktvu jana katsuyama has been talking to supporters and opponents.he's in our newsroom tonight with reactions. >> reporter: this comes on day five of the new administration. it wasn't exactly a surprise. president trump has made it well known on his campaign trail that this was a part of his plan. with the stroke of his pen, president donald trump set the construction years back in motion allowing the stalled dakota access oil pipeline and the keystone xl pipeline to move forward. >> maybe we can get that pipeline built. 28,000 jobs. great construction jobs. >> reporter: president trump signed five executive orders including orders for the commerce department's streamline processes for manufacturing and environmental progress. and to ensure steel is used in construction. >> i am very insistent we are going to build pipelines in the united states. >> frankly the executive orders couldn't come at a better time or the construction industry. >> and the spokesman for the associated general contractors of america. the pipeline project would be a welcoming

in the sierra download the free ktvu weather app. there will you find live radar, watches and warnings, all very important. our weather team will also be providing updates as well. >>> we're learning more about a problem with a bart train that affected this morning's commute into san francisco. about an hour ago bart confirmed that it appears an electrical short affected five cars on a train at west oakland. >> if you can imagine a train dorks tall train doors open, all the car doors open at the same time and close but they also get information about speeding up or slowing down. and so these five cars on the end of this 10-car train weren't getting that information. they weren't moving. >> ktvu's alex savidge talked with riders at the west oakland station about the major delays. >> reporter: all it took was an electrical issue on board one bart train to ruin the morning commute for a lot of people. that train conked out here at west oakland. it brought a good portion of the system to a standstill and left a lot of people frustrated.

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ktvu's tom vacar has this report from san rafael.eporter: the aikens were taking no chances by packing sand bags as more came on an already soaked morin county. >> getting ready for the next storm. we have packed bags before and they seem to help. get a lot of runoff. >> many have forgot about the rains and flooding. many new residents never have the experience. >> a lot of it is after the fact. after they are dealing with the situation and like the dehumidifiers. we sell so many because people did not anticipate that they would flood. >> a lot of the times they are asking for sump pumps and tarps and rain suits to cover themselves. >> sump pumps remain the number one way to control in-house flooding when it starts. to prevent intrusion consider sand bags or something called hydrobarriers. thick and pliable and plastic bladders that when fill with water do the same thing. once emptied they can be refilled and used over and over. if you get a tarp get enough rope to keep them secure and tied down. >> a lot of people don't know about t

tara moriaty, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at 6 starts now. >> after the storm, from flooding to mud slides, sink holes and downed trees, tonight, the bay area cleaning up and assessing the damage after another round of heavy rain, and we have one more storm system on the way. good evening, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. >>> right now, people are scrambling to clean up before more rain arrives late tonight and tomorrow morning. we have live team coverage. aliana gomez with the growing concerns about falling trees and meteorologist mark tamayo is standing by with our rain totals so far. cristina rendon joins us live in orinda where a sinkhole opened up with the latest down pour. >> reporter: officials are estimating it can take three weeks before a minor road in orinda opens. that's because two sewer lines broke also because of this sinkhole and it can take a lot of time to get the replacement pipes delivered from the east coast and then installed. you can't see all of it, but a sinkhole the width of this road has formed in orinda. crews scraped the surface of t

you can find it on the ktvu mobile app.a wonderful weekend here in the bay area. >> you said that fast. i am impressed. my press secretary, i'm thinking about you. >> that's what i'm talking about. i'll go back east. >> i want to roll as well. >> you have to talk fast and get it in. you can't be scared. >> we don't need papers. >> if you get a chance go to play dot it and click on moe neck and sidney's open relationship. >> both of them. >> they need chunky cheerleaders. nobody will listen to me though. >>> i love it. back after the break talking about super bowl parties and chicken wings. we got it all for you right after the break. >>> mr. clean is making his debut during the super bowl. a few guys posed for the camera and tossed a football. he's declared himself the official cleaner of super bowl li. a 50 second ad will be broadcast during the big game. you can watch super bowl li and the commercials on ktvu fox two. the kick off is at 333:30 p.m. on february 5th. >>> so what about the parties and food? let's go to mike

our ktvu crew says some people are following that advice. but many others are taking a wait and see approach. the river rose to 3 feet above flood stage this afternoon and some schools in the area will be closed tomorrow. glf a mud slide on highway 17 crushed a television news van and sent a photographer to the hospital with minor injuries. traffic has been backed up there all day. that was just one of about a dozen mud slides reported in the santa cruz mountains during the past 24 hours. the rain also washed away part of bear creek road a quarter mile north of highway 9. >> traffic is moving again along highway 1 in pacifica after a mud slide shut down the road for almost 14 hours. the slide was first reported late last night near delmar avenue. caltrans had to shut down all northbound lanes and that created a massive traffic jam. one northbound lane was reopened about 2:00 this afternoon. the other lane reopened in just the past hour. you're watching ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30. >> the iraq war veteran who admits gunning down five people was i

the nfc game is first right here on ktvu. former calstar aaron rodgers will be taking his green bay packers down to atlanta to face off with the falcons. steelers head to new england to take on the patriots for the afc title. here's the schedule. mornings on 2, we continue until 9:00. then we switch over to ktvu plus and offer you another hour of news between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. we have a special called the championship chase here on ktvu that gets underway at 9:00 this morning. that will be followed by fox nfl kickoff from 10:00 till noon. then it will be the packers and the falcons from the georgia dome. after that game ktvu sports wrap will air at 3:30 this afternoon. big day. >> there's a lot going on. >> rewind the dvr to check that. >>> now the buffs of winston churchill is back, more on the changes made to the oval office. >> as we go to break, here is a live look from interstate 880 in oakland. you can see it's still wet out there, your full forecast when we return. >>> this fox 2 weather report is brought to

we are continuing coverage of the inauguration on ktvu.we have local weather which is a huge story as well as traffic, news and local protests waiting for you in a moment over on ktvu plus. we will see you there. >> now shepherd smith reporting live from washington. >> welcome to the nation's capitol as america gets set to celebrate the inauguration of the 45th president, donald j. trump. good morning on fox television stations from sea to shining sea. i'm shepherd smith from your nation's capital. today, we'll watch along with you as the nation welcomes our next leader to the white house. today is rich with pomp and pageantry and parade right down pennsylvania avenue. it's also a day to put aside partisan differences. because no matter how you voted or what side you support, this

thank you. >>> be sure to stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. we will bring you up-to-the- minute information on the ft. lauderdale gunman as well as his victims as we get it. >>> a major storm system bares down on northern california these are live pictures on suttro tower in san francisco. beautiful shot of the city in the bay bridge. right now the leading edge of the storm is already bringing in some showers to the bay area. needless to say crews spent the day cleaning storm drains ahead of the rain and the potential flooding it could bring. we found public works crews in san francisco using vacuum trucks today to make sure tens of thousands of catch basins were free of leaves and litter. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking this storm. as you mentioned they are seeing some showers out there. >> just real light prefunnelling stuff. nothing big. but the big stuff will be here in the first round of real rain late tonight and early tomorrow morning. we've got a couple of systems we are tracking. we have been talking all week on sun

ktvu jana katsuyama is live now in our newsroom with more on these planned demonstrations. and just how law enforcement agencies are preparing. >> heather and frank about three dozen agencies are in charge of the inauguration security from local police to the national park service and the u.s. military. and unlike the 2009 inauguration of president obama, there could be large protests. >> this climate change is on denial. >> in oakland tonight hundreds of people show the up to launch the national protest tour called hashtag earth to trump. >> and we are headed to washington, d.c. to take part in the historic mass protest that will happen on inauguration day and the women's march the next day. >> the coalition group asks each person to put their message for incoming president donald trump into a giant globe. part of a 16-city tour protesting his policy. >> in his first 100 days, he promised to withdraw from the paris promise agreement, and fast track keystone xl. >> it is one of many that is tapping into a broad range of frustrations by those who oppose mr. trump. >> i came

use #ktvu.inder on the ktvu weather app you will find radar, current conditions and the latest on the forecast. just search for ktvu weather to download it. >>> the snow keeps piling up in the sierra homuchhas fallen from the latest storm and how much more could fall through the rest of the week. >>> confirmation hearings for trump's cabinet on capitol hill. what to expect from what could be heated hearings that are already underway. >>> in case you're wondering, yes it is very slow out there. although things seem to be improving a little bit. not a lot. the bay bridge backed up to the maze. we will tell you more about this tuesday morning commute. >>> well, yes we have rain. more on the way. heavier rain by tonight. and also the wind will pick up and the snowis on the go big time in the sierra. we are a military family. they travel a lot. every four years when we got re-stationed you think it's going to be the biggest change in your life but there's always more changes to come. the first thing

. >> we have more coming up on ktvu news after the break ews after the break heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. . >>> the storm is battering northern california but it's also making a mess in southern california. evacuation orders were put out in the city of duarte. some people left but not everyone was willing to go. >> all of us are here. we wanted to stay with our stuff. we hope it towns out okay. >> there was flooding and evacuations in santa clarita and parts of long beach. high surf warning are in effect across the coast line. >>> look at this video from san francisco, it shows a bolt of lightning hitting the transamerica building and and the new sales force tower. also look at this rainbow in oakland. there was also a brief hail storm outside of the studio. >> i was walking in the parking lot and the hail was coming down. it was sunny and then

. >> we have more coming up on ktvu news after the break . >>> the raiders make it official. conner cook is the first rookie quarterback to start a playoff game. >> he never even suited up for a game until the last game. you heard him talking today, what did you think. >> i was talking to you guys during the commercial and i said, he sounds like a jock to me, he said, this is what i do. he has played a lot of big games at michigan state. they have a chance going down to texas. this team has already beaten the texas team once, you think about highway cook got then into the thing in the last season game. the broncos were pumped for this thing but he showed a lot of poise. here's how cook spoke about what was going on in his mind. >> i felt calm, just going in there, i felt confident, i know the offense well, i have been in the system for a year, we were running things that i am familiar with. it was fun out there. i got some reps. >> you do not have him going around the clock. we will manage the process of preparing him and giving him what he knees and we get ourselves ready to

reporting from houston, joe fonzi, ktvu fox 2. >> messing with joe like that.ell you what, as we know by now, you put something in the voters' hands, and you never know how it is going to turn out. the returns are in for the nba all stars western conference in the full court. zaza pachulia is number two. he is leading his great teammate draymond green in the fore court. coach durant number one. but zaza and green having a little fun with that vote. at the practice facility earlier today. >> shout-out to zaza. >> i'm only in it for the team, for this team, and that's what i care about the most, and regarding the voting, i'm just sitting back enjoying the process. >> if zaza were to go and you were not, what would that be like? >> i'm going to get on him the whole week, go from there. >> he's smiling about it now but i get a feeling if zaza made the all-star team and draymond did not, he would have a different outlook. giants and packers. different players have different ways of getting ready. odell beckham the controversial star of the new york giants always dan

you can watch that speech right here by the way on ktvu at 6:00. >> more and more republican lawmakers uncomfortable getting rid of the affordable care act without having another plan ready. rand paul is calling for a delay in the repeal until a substitute is ready to go. an estimated 20 million americans would be left without insurance if it is repealed. the american college of physicians representing 148,000 doctors have sent letters to lawmakers saying no one should lose health care coverage as they make reforms to the affordable care act. >>> the confirmation hearing for jeff sessions is underway right now. he was asked if he is confirmed would he be able to stand up to the president of the united states if mr. trump proposed a course of action that was not lawful? >> you simply have to help the president do things that he might desire in a lawful way and have to be able to say no both for the country, for the legal system, and for the president to avoid situations that are not acceptable. >> senator sessions is considered one of donald trump's most controversial nominees. some dem

in san jose ann rubin ktvu fox 2 news. >>> so we've got a pretty nice evening out there. it's chilly already. temperatures in the 30s. overnight lows will get down to the lower 30s. the bay bridge right now, it's, you know, transitioning. you notice the clouds today. beautiful sunset this evening. transitioning to the wet weather on wednesday. so start a little bit today with the clouds. you'll see more clouds tomorrow. and then if you look here, we would talk about some of the travel concerns as you would look up in northern tier states here. you've got these ice storms that have been going on really for a couple of days now. i would bring this up because the ice storms are a lot of trouble especially if you are traveling. up in northern michigan and parts of the east, over eastern new york and pennsylvania. these ice storms will shut down airports easy. and they definitely, you know, power outages would hold it. it is a northern tier if you're traveling tomorrow. there's the system there. it's a lot of moisture, it's an atmospheric river. different than the last one we

henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> we are track that weather out there. this was taken last night in larksburg. a beautiful sunset. another one tonight. we had a warm day. temperatures in the mid 60s and warmer towards san bendo county and the monterey peninsula. a beautiful day throughout the bay and we will look for the next couple of days to continue and we will take a live picture right now if we can. there is the satellite. you can see the national coverage. it doesn't look too bad. there's a live shot. you can see outside beautiful green and more rain coming. as we move forward. here is the system i'm tracking and you can see it sitting offshore. pretty impressive looking. it doesn't show up until wednesday. and when it gets in here on wednesday, we are looking at probably in the evening a chance for a few showers. not a huge deal right now. but it definitely has the potential to become more than just a lot of clouds. on wednesday, we get a day tomorrow like today. which basically sets us up with a mile start and then mostly sunny in the afternoon a

. >> ktvu leigh martinez joins us live on the status of those retained. and some reactions from bay area republicans, leigh? >> reporter: the organizers of today's protest told the protesters to go home hours ago, but many of them are still here. they are stationing down by the international terminal at the departures over there with the gate set up. many of them will stay here for as long as it takes. attorneys know five people were detained today and later released today. they're not sure how many people were held by customs. we have not heard from customs and security protection today as well. thousands of people marched and chanted through san francisco international airport. a larger presence than on saturday. >> wow, it was amazing, really amazing. >> reporter: earler organizers put the crowned at 10,000 shutting down the gate because of the shear number of people. >> we the organizers of this have called it saying go home, there's a lot more days to fight, but people are juiced, they're excited to resist this administration. >> reporter: but protes

this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> welcome back to morning on 2. we want to take you live outside.his is highway 101. this is from the san francisco camera. you can see very wet out there. we do want to let you know there is a lot of standing water on the freeways. do be careful. the rain back. stick around. it sounds like most of the week. we will be checking on specific areas where there are some flood warnings and watches this morning. welcome back. it's tuesday, january 10 pght. i'm pam cook. >> a new round of rain is here in the bay

. >> we have more coming up on ktvu news after the break . >>> new at 6:30. arson investigators said a fire that ripped through a car court in santa rosa was intentionally set. the sonoma sheriffs department said two men in hoodies were seen near the carport saturday night and a dpas can was found near the scene -- was found near the scene. >>> the coast guard today suspended the search for a missing cue yakker in the bay. -- kayaker in the bay, this morning, the coast guard was looking for kenneth maldonado. the san jose man and a friend went out on the water yesterday but ran into trouble. the friend called for help. earlier today we spoke to a friend of kenneth maldonado. >> he is very experienced in the water. his livelihood is fishing. he has been on numerous fishing trips throughout the bay. >> the coast guard searched for a total of 20 hours. >>> today fans vowed to fight the raiders move to las vegas of the the relocation requires approval from 24 of the 30 to nfl teams. one group, known as the oakland coliseum economic impact and legal action committ