clear lake at lake port and clear lake oaks along the coast. santa cruz mountains, coastal mountains and to the valley. ben picked up almost two inches of rain. that's a lot of rain for them. they really don't need that much. but today and tomorrow and probably into early friday possibility of two to four inches on top of that. so as you know we've already had some mud slides up there. possible flooding. keep updated on the latest advisories. this is a five day total. not just today but already have had two inches of rain. santa rosa two-thirds. petaluma two-thirds. napa at a half inch. sfo a third of an inch and san jose picked up two bits so far. upper 40s combine that with the wind it feels much cooler than that. it's going to be a cool raw day even though we'll get some sun breaks. reason being this next system dropping in will bump that low out of here. a lot of cold unstable air behind that. this system though will bring in colder air. winter storm warning is out for the mountains until 8:00 tonight. heavy snow. be advised you might want

that would be up in lake county especially clear lake at lake port and clear lake oaks. there are areas of rain right there i've seen. picked up an inch and a third. it's at monitor stage it being clear lake. it's expected to get to flood stage which is 9 feet by tomorrow evening. if you're up there you can e- mail me or tweet me and tell me what's going on. that's the latest from the national weather service in sacramento. just heard from jenny. napa is getting slammed. look at this. moving through sonoma county, rain rates are decreasing. over to the east bay also pretty good rain slamming from fairfield, concord back to livermore and the south bay. santa cruz mountains that's not good news because i've seen an inch and a quarter at been loamen. looks like the rain will decrease for many in the about the next hour or so. it's going to be a little tough on the roads this morning. here's sal. >>> steve, you're right about that. 680 southbound traffic moving okay as you drive to the south bay. there are a lot of puddles of standing water all over the bay area. some are ha

but a warning is out for clearlake -- excuse me, lake port at clearlake in lake ports and also for the yolo causeway, as the water has come up to the bridge level. the river of air is definitely a river. it's been funneled right into us, so 2.25 today. i think .50 to 2, 2.25. there's not a consensus on how much we'll get. one forecast model takes it north and decreases it. >>> santa cruz mountains today and tomorrow, really keep an eye on things. five-day total could be another 2 to 4 inches of rain. so again, i think tomorrow is the main day. after that, then the jet stream should start to lift north. cazadero, 2 plus, santa cruz 2.15. sanjose just checked in .44. tom near blossom hill had .60. it will be a cool, blustery day and we'll have some sunbreaks until the next system drops in. i know it doesn't look like much here but by tomorrow, you will go wow. it will start to develop and you will see another low -- they intense tie off the -- intensify off the coast. could be severe weather out to the valley. wouldn't surprise me. days are longer. angle of sun is a little higher. mor ra

flood warning out yolo causeway, bypass, also clear lake or lake port at clear lake. that means rises are eminent or expect flooding to occur later this afternoon. once the system goes through and we get the front to go through then the rain will start rises will occur. wind advisories posted for the bay area but a high wind warning out for the strait and also the delta gusts 60 to maybe 70 miles an hour. higher elevations northern sacramento valley. i think we all know about the mud slides and potential for more especially with two to three and a half inches of rain possible up in the santa cruz mountains, flash flooding, this system will take a while to get there but it's on its way. 40s on the temps, right at 50. highs, lows, about five or receive degrees. get a good look at our system really cold air coming in behind it. it's not just the upper levels, it's right at the surface and it continues to develop. so that's what the key with all these systems has been about the last seven to ten days. they intensify or enhance right off the coast. which gives us a lot of

here is one of the reasons why it's flood warning, clearlake and lake port you can see the rain definitely there moving out of lake and up and some of the rivers are flooding around there, too. flood stage will be reached and probably surpass tomorrow evening. so are not out of the woods yet. flooding at clearlake and lake port yet. if you have weather photos we would love to see them. >>> good morning. if you are getting ready to leave, rough commute. this is not a morning to be in the hurry. bay bridge, metering lights are turned on. slight delay and wind advisory to the bay bridge. san mateo bridge and the richmond bridge. live look at contra costa county at 680, this is heading southbound, we're seeing delays heading into the san ramon valley. northbound 680 in danville, injury crash at sycamore blocking right lane. north bay, northbound 680 capitol expressway off-ramp, all lanes are blocked after a car crashed into a pole. northbound 280, first of highway 87 blocking the left lane and tenth street we have the left lane blocked. still following a problem in morgan hill, two left lanes

the weather service issued a flood warning for clear lake at lake port. forecasters expect the lake to go past flood stage by noon friday. take a look at the pictures sent to us by you reports that already shows water splashing out of the lake. lake county sheriff warns mud and rock slides are likely as the next storm comes through. they're asking people to avoid unnecessary travel over the next few days. >> and with the ground close to saturation there is growing concern about landslides. laura anthony is live where it's starting to show, laura? >> that is right. actually as of this morning, after heavy rainfall, the usgs says levels here in the hills throughout the bay area was actually had reached 95%, just over 90% as we speak this, is a typical sight up here. and area that has slid from plastic on top of it. the usgs says this happens gradually, over time. what they're worried about with these heavy rains is the kind of slide that happens suddenly without warning. the signs are easy to see in the hills. in many locations, the ground has clearly had ju

it caused clearlake to rise above flood stage and more than a foot of water in the streets of lake port fremont, rain and slick roads caused a driver to run into a hydrant creating a hydrant. upload weather and photos to us. >>> it all made for rough seas in the bay that capsized a sailboat. sky 7 was over west point where the sailboat overturned. the water was too shallow for the coastguard to access so emergency services checked out the boat. student managed to safely swim to bear island. >> some of the signs that martinez beavers survived. the organization says they found the footprints. floodwaters ripped through the creek on thursday and so far the group has only spotted the father and two of his three kids. mother died last summer. the group says in the past, beavers have come back to rebuild after similar floods washed out their dams. >> libyan rebels on the move. and surprisingly high radiation levels at fukushima daiichi power plant. remember a real trailblazer, first woman to run for vice president. and san francisco prepares to wewewewewewewewewewewewewewewewe >> closed capti

cool spot, lake port. on your seven-day forecast, we're looking at sun and drying and then by late saturday into sunday, another storm system moves in for more possible heavy rain, but it was wild out there last night. i had winded in san francisco where i live, they were just howling ant three to four hours. >> long way off. >> next wednesday is looking good. thank you. >>> recent statistics reveal that one in four homes sold in the united states is in some form of foreclosure. just about every economic class has been impacted including the very wealthy. kerry sanders reports from palm beach, florida, where even the millionaires are getting creative to keep the banks at bay. >> reporter: at 16,000 square feet, 11-bath mansion was his dream home. onyx imported from boll boliva, but when this developer's fortune evaporated, he said he had not choice but to get inventive. he now rents out six of his eight bedrooms. >> i had a make a decision. rent out the cover or give up. i made the tough decision to have t

national weather service sacramento for the yolo causeway, bypass, and also up at clear lake at lake port that's a warning meaning it's happening or expect it to happen pretty fast. wind advisories out for the entire bay area although high wind warning out for the strait, delta and even into lake county. santa cruz mountains which has taken a lot of rain the last couple days will be one of the areas definitely in the window for moderate to heavy rain today. two to maybe three and a half inches. flash flooding possible. with the ground and recent mud slides saturated that could make for a real tough situation. the best news might be on this system it could be a fast mover. we hope so because it has a lot of jet stream support. so it should continue to usher along. 40s or right at 50 on the current temps. it's just going to be a raw day. you can see our system right there. there's a lot of cold air behind that too as this system just starts to barrel in here. the sierra not only the sierra but also up towards basin mountains of lake county there are all sorts of winter weather advisories fo

to 5:00 a.m. 56 in sonomar and 54 in lake port. there it is. what everybody wants to see.en-day forecast. throughout friday, we'll be dry then you guessed it, another storm system as we come into saturday night and sunday. very, very active us. >> but the temperatures are going up a little bit, jeff. a little warmer than it's been in the last two days. >> so that's nice. >> not freezing. >> exactly. >> we like to say, march comes in like a lion. >> you were right a few weeks ago. we had all this dry and record setting heat and we're paying for it now. >> we always do. thank you. >>> in california, teachers are ruled by the phrase last hired first fired of first laid off. but now, a state lawmakers is opposing laying off by -- effectiveness and student means. the southern california senator behind the measure says it's part of a nationwide movement. >> we're one of only 12 states that actually uses teacher seniority as a basis for which teacher you keep. if we're going to change student outcomes, we've got to retain the best teacher. >> he say the bill doesn't address how t

here is a look at lake port and todd mountain. temperatures in the 40s and higher elevations colder so rain-snow mix. here is where the rain is coming down heavier, antioch, walnut creek passing through berkeley and a little further west around the bay bridge. so definitely have to slow down. use your wipers and be careful not to hydroplain down by mount hamilton, milpitas a rainy start and concentrated rain around saratoga and organ hill. we'll see a little bit of sunshine but further destabilize things. we have more organized front that is going to bring more steady rain. this morning, it's cold, grab the umbrella. heavy have i liner and rain coats and another rainy weekend but the second half may be brighter. details on the seven-day outlook. good morning, sue. >> hi, lisa. we've got commuter that will be a whopper. rain is coming down in a lot of areas. flooding, northbound 880. two right lanes between 23rd and mz and sf9sdz on-ramp is also closed. -- 23rd on-ramp is also closed and no "h" train service today. we've got a bus

there are flood warnings for the yellow causeway and lake port. it's cold in lake county. temperatures there are starting to plunge. it's going to be a day where snow makes this down to low levels. windies are -- winter weather advisory -- wind advisories are out. you can see gust over 50, 60 miles. the santa cruz mountains, two to three inches plus along with the rushing rivers. it's a raw, windy day. temperatures won't go much warmer than low to mid-50s. the key is they doctor down out of the gulf of alaska. then they have develop off the california coast up towards you reca. the front has moved through crescent city but has a ways to go for us. there are numerous warnings and watches. i could do a half our show. from northern lake county, the mother lode, tahoe, truckie, winter storm warning is out. the snow level around 2500 feet could go lower tonight. heavy rain in the morning and turning to showers with possible thundershowers, more reports of hail and maybe severe weather out to the valley. low 50s, mid-50s. colder air moves. showers. more rain on saturday. things

flooding problems up to the north around lake port throughout the rest of the day.o through saturday afternoon, showers become more widely scattered. late in the day, sti will is a chance of showers in the evening hours. next system is quickly on its heels, providing light rain in a san francisco to about 4:00 tomorrow. rain totals, three-quarters of an inch. north bay, santa cruz mountains, about quarter an inch in the south bay. east bay, maybe a third of an n to half an inch. next system, only about a tenth in our east bay valleys. a little more in the north bay. you saw the picture of the sierra nevada. winds are going to pick up so we will have whiteout conditions. snow will be sub sizing by tonight. upper 50s to about 60s for fremont and san jose today. light rain for the next couple hours, moderate rain rain and south bay, weaker system. by monday we're looking at mid-60s and upper 60s and mid-70s. reality of spring definitely coming back. >> janelle: thanks, lisa. >> technical developed in the bay area is being used, did tech nothing being developed in the b

these are pictures that harold sent us of lake port a community around clear lake. you can see the street is under 6 inches of water now. there's that picture. fortunately no homes are tlaentd even though it looks precariously close to the homes. apparently not threatened by this up load the weather video and photo to you report.abc 7 news.com or e-mail them to you report at kg o dash tv.com. helps us tell the story in many different ways we appreciate those photos. >> now if you think the rain is over, think again. next rain is due in tonight. just what we don't need. spencer is here with the time line. spencer. >> okay. start with look at live doppler 7 hd. we have pockets of precipitation but those pockets are larger than they were a few hours ago. first up in north bay healdsburg and santa rosa area of light rainfall farther south area of rainfall there and near vacaville and elk grove and out to sacramento some rain fall as well. light rain showing up now just moving across the bay to the east bay hayward fremont berkeley san ramone. let me give you the tim lin

rain-and-snow mix around lake county, cobb mountain, lake port further south, you've got a very strongur way up towards the delta. back southwesterly, heavy rain around southern marin county. that is going to pull out across the bay. watch out san pablo and richmond within the next 15-20 minutes. berkeley, heavier downpours. san francisco, belmont, 280, here is a pretty strong cell here, going to be pushing across the bay and further south we're looking at the santa cruz mountains which will be particularly hard hit within the next 12-18 hours. more rain offshore, this is all out ahead of a stronger storm system that sits about 12 to 18 hours away from the bay area. 46 in mountain view. 47 in san jose and the rain has been very widely scattered in the south bay, but everywhere is going to see very heavy rain. today still a chance of a thunderstorm right on through the evening hours. snow lems have lowered and the storm has increased in its speed a little bit. if you were watching last night, we had expected it to move in tomorrow morning and more overnight tonight. we have a high wind

first in the north bay, notice the pink around lake port. that is where we have rain-snow mix. takes a look at some of the downpours, east of richmond, south of hercules and into walnut creek, you see the rain. from concord to pleasant hill down through alamo. up to pittsburgh and antioch, be careful out there. we haven't seen much of a break, down 280 a little wet. san mateo saw a shower but further south, belmont and mountain view, a few light showers. we've got more rain headed towards morgan hill and ben lomond this morning, rain-snow mix around mount hamilton. temperatures are cooler. 45 in fairfield as well as antioch. 47 in mountain view. we are looking at cold showers in between systems. another wet weathermaker comes our way tonight. this cold front will bring some pretty good rain come saturday morning. high surf warnings, 15-18 feet for large breaking waves until 3:00 this afternoon. here is the next system the it'sening on move in the northern portion of the north bay late tonight. it's going to stay with us through much of morning on saturday and a little bit of a

there was more than a foot of water in the streets of lake port but the sheriff's department said it is receding. in fremont the rain and slick roads caused a driver to lose control and run into a fire hydrant yesterday. look at this geyser this created nearly 20 feet high. you can upled your weather reports, your photos and video to u report abc7 news.com or he mail as you the u report kgo news-tv.com. coming up next, radiation levels soar at a damaged japan nuclear power plant 10 million times higher than >> libyan levels now control the port city of briga. they have forced only gad's forces to retreat. this weekend there was a vivid reminder of the brutality of the gadhafi regime. a woman burst into a media hotel in tripoli claiming to be arrested and gang raped by gadhafi's forces. libyan officials push back the woman and a hood was thrown over her and she was dragged off. president obama will speak to the nation tomorrow night about american involvement in libya. we will carry his remarks here live at 4:30 p.m. our time. >> in japan a huge jump in radiation levels decked in cool

this picture sent to us showing flooding at library park in lake port. report powered by you tube. and we have rain falling right now and more on the way. doppler shows wide spread area of rainfall across the bay area at this moment in north bay east bay patches of moderate rain all from marin to pinole and walnut creek concord and farther south to santa cruz mountains and south bay raining even more heavily in some spots at boulder creek and morgan hill and on we good to flash flood watch in effect midnight through tomorrow afternoon for all of these areas shown here special concern for the santa cruz mountains which could 7-up to 3 to 5 inches next couple days. here's the 7 day forecast rain tomorrow and thursday accompanied by wind showers on friday rain likely on saturday but finally drying out and warming up a little bit on sunday through tuesday with the little chance of rain there in the north bay on monday. >> okay. spencer thanks very much. >> on to our sports director larry if they play nfl football this fall it'stive. >> one part will be diffe

and doppler radar hd see the pink and the white down here and the mountain and lake port looking at ascattered showers, and i'm pausing it right here, throughout this afternoon and you see the heavier cells in santa rosa off the coast of half moon bay and then by the evening hours, the winds begin to pick up and take a look what happens if you're going out tonight, eleven o'clock tonight. very heavy rain and even heavier rain has it comes through the wee hours of the morning at three o'clock and then by about eight o'clock tomorrow morning, the front is behind us and the cleanup begins. we'll look for our somewhat of a dry afternoon and then by your monday morning commute, we've got more showers on the way, and that's going to set the stage for a very rainy week. we're talking anywhere from to four inches in the mountains of the north bay, and inch and a half to three inches on the peninsula and two and a half inches in the the south bay. today, 53 san francisco. and the rain will continue to pick up this afternoon as well as the wind. and down by the monteray bay, it's going to be so

some returns now being shown in areas into lake port.ajor part of this system remains to the north of us, and we will continue to see the rain increase throughout the second half of our day. we'll take a closer look at what's happening outside your door this morning. plenty of cloud cover. we're warmer. we'll take a look at your temperatures in just a few moments. >>> more than two days have passed since the devastating earthquake and tsunami in japan. this morning, there are new fears, the death toll could climb to more than 10,000 people. this new aerial video shows the severity of the disasters in the miyagi district. the confirmed death toll is 379. but a police spokesman said that number will rise dramatically, and estimated today there are actually 10,000 people dead in that area alone. the official death toll in all from japan in the earthquake and tsunami is now just over 800. >>> a first hand look at the situation there. jana join us on the phone live from tokyo. you told us about the rolling blackouts, and a lot of new informat

lake level. kristen? >> mike, thanks a lot. in libya war planes have launched two new air strikes around a key oil port.ces loyal to moammer gadhafi are keeping up a counteroffensive to prevent the opposition from advancing to the capital tripoli. no immediate word on casualties. another front witnesses say qaddafi loyalists have recaptured the city closest to the capital that fell into opposition's hands. a senior u.s. officials have reduced flights over libya as they impose a no-fly zone over the country. >> feeling the pain of gasoline. city governments are feeling the crunch just as much as anyone else. nearby walnut creek, the city has a fleet of over 100 cars including police trucks and vehicles. nearly $800,000 is budgeted for fuel but if prices keep rising, that may not be enough. >> we estimated a little high. right now we're okay if gas prices get above $5, we are going to have to go back to council for more budget. >> and it's not known where council will get the extra money if they need to pay more for gasoline. >> all right. you drove this morning to work. i think i need to slow down a litt

lake charles, louisiana. go ahead. caller: good morning. i am an ex-vietnam veteran. a pack in the 1970's, we used to go to all of these portsthe mediterranean. we were always going into these countries that did not like us. they call that diplomacy, you know? these people threw rocks at us back in the 1970's. i knew back then that we were going to be the policemen of the world because we were showing our flag and these people hated us. we did it anyway. host: are we being perceived as the policemen of the world? guest: there is no love for muammar gaddafi and a lot of outrage about how he is treating his citizens. on the other hand, anything that resembles western intervention is also a deep problem. -to the attitudes are conflicted in many ways. the longer this goes on without a final resolution, i think the pressure in the arab world may move more towards imposing intervention and then in terms of supporting the efforts to protect libyan civilians. host: this transition between who politically is in charge -- that is not going to sway -- will it have an impact on how the arab world is perceiving this? guest: i am not sure

lake charles, louisiana. go ahead. caller: good morning. i am an ex-vietnam veteran. a pack in the 1970's, we used to go to all of these ports in the mediterranean. we were always going into these countries that did not like us. they call that diplomacy, you know? these people threw rocks at us back in the 1970's. i knew back then that we were going to be the policemen of the world because we were showing our flag and these people hated us. we did it anyway. host: are we being perceived as the policemen of the world? guest: there is no love for muammar gaddafi and a lot of outrage about how he is treating his citizens. on the other hand, anything that resembles western intervention is also a deep problem. -to the attitudes are conflicted in many ways. the longer this goes on without a final resolution, i think the pressure in the arab world may move more towards imposing intervention and then in terms of supporting the efforts to protect libyan civilians. host: this transition between who politically is in charge -- that is not going to sway -- will it have an impact on how the arab world is perceiving this? guest: i am not

lake charles, louisiana, ken, a democrat. go ahead. >> caller: good morning. >> host: morning. >> caller: i'm an ex-vietnam vet, ex-navy back in the '70s. we used to go all these ports in the mediterranean. back then i knew who was going to be the policemen of the world because we're always pulling these countries that didn't even like us, like turkey, greece and other countries. but they call that diplomacy, you know? these people threw rocks at us in the '70s saying, yankees go home. if they hated us back in the '70s, but i knew back then that we was going to be the policemen of the world. we would show our flag, you know? rolling in these ports where people hated us, but we did it anyway. >> host: all right. are we being perceived as policemen of the world? >> guest: there's a really very split view in the arab world from what i understand. is there is no love for gadhafi and there's real outrage among a lot of people in the arab world about how gadhafi is treating his citizens. on the other hand, anything that resembles western intervention to try to dictate policies is also a deep problem. so i think attitudes are conflicted in many ways. and the longer that th