these guys will be dancing while we played this whole lakeville thing more lively you know at least. it's new year's eve and big things are bring on the kids that's. one shudders to think what all this is costing mr dog the truck suits are just the start of it he's also hired a string section brass band and enough buses to transport hundreds of people. the festivities begin with a tour of the tough neighborhoods where most continentals lived before moving to middle class after they were mr dog's wife and two friends have prepared a feast for the multitude. johnson from the continental samba supporters piled back into the busses and head for the city proper. according to legend all this goes back to the opposition of slavery and it's unfair to fall on the stroke of midnight to those in bondage were set free and they flooded into the streets to celebrate ever since muslims are march through krypton on that same night. but the magic that. to let people know. that was the fun part of the proceedings in the new year the struggle for the soul of the fez begins in deadly earnest this this i

right at 116, lakeville highway emma there is reports of a crash.locking one lane with slow traffic. clear pretty much passed their if you are headed from san rafael down to san francisco, south 11. we are seeing okay drive times. that is only about a 15 minute ride to go from the richmond san rafael bridge down to the city across the golden gate. no major delays. the good news is the roadways are dried for now. >>> enjoy this break from the rain. it is a short break, but at least it is something. we're looking at a stronger storms sister to roll in. it will bring widespread rain. i will show you exactly when coming up. a beautiful live look with mostly cloudy skies in the sun is trying to peek through. we are looking at mostly cloudy for wednesday. temperatures right now in the low to mid 50s. high death doppler is showing you we are mainly dry with spotty showers. other than that, we are looking at mostly cloudy skies. that will continue as we head through the afternoon with a slight chance of a shower. we can't rule that out completely. widesprea

southbound 101 in petaluma near 116, lakeville highway, right lane blocked here with an accident as well> sue, thank you. >>> traffic jams in the bay area, some of the worst in the nation. the explosion in the number of uber and lyft vehicles is making the situation worse. but the problem not just a lot of extra cars. it's also ride share drivers who ignored the law. abc 7 news anchor kristen sze found them all over the streets of san francisco. >> i'm just wondering if you know you're double parked. >> i don't want to talk. >> so why don't california cities do something about it? tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00, how cities are searching for solutions to our ride share reality as we focus on building a better bay area. >>> coming up, a new phone plan just for kids. the safety features and low costs for some families. >>> let's take a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're up 39 points right now. another update on how the markets are doing next. >>> and why some doctors in the east bay plan to walk off the job today. >>> and as we head to break, a live look outside

highways 116 and 121 over the lakeville highway in sonoma. and over in the east bay, we see lots of rainfall, now near concord. 680, highway 4 from pittsburg, farther moving eastward. and we've got rain. all over the area now, the rain is becoming a more developed. but what's been going on with the absence of rain hitting the ground for much of the day, well, there has been lots of moisture in the higher levels of the atmosphere above 1500 feet. but it's been very dry, the air has near the surface. and in a pattern like that, the rain evaporates before it hits the ground. that's been our pattern until now. it's finally hitting the ground. here is the view from sutro tower. cloudy skies. 59 degrees. 61 in oakland and mountain view. 63, san jose, morgan hill 65. 59 at half moon bay. and here is the view from the east bay hills camera, looking westward. just a few minutes ago we had some rain drops on this camera lens, but they have now disappear. 63 degrees to santa rosa. napa, 1. petaluma, 60. vacaville 67. and from mount tam looking down on t