this is near larkspur. heavy wooded area. there's some wind there. firefighters have expressed to us, because we're on the ground there with daryl, that they're not only because of the trees, but the other houses and the wind is swirling around today. this one is far from out. a lot of fire crews responding to this two-alarm fire. >> we've been seeing this attack this from the top. let's bring in dayle now. what can you tell us about the larkspur area, the conditions the crews are dealing with now? >> a little bit of snowwstill on the ground in some ssots, which can make it difficult as they're trying to tromp around the house. it's also heavily wooded. that's another concern with the winds. wind speeds now are about 10 miles per hour. some gusts of 20, possibly 25 miles per hour. it's the gusts and swirling winds, they're kind of in that location where we have winds coming from all different directions. just north of them, just to the south, and off to the east. factor all of that together and that's what makes it difficult for them to really battle

of larkspur looking for a fire down there. >> reporter: this is perry park avenue in larkspur. got about 2 inches of snow with ice underneath it. fire trucks have come through this area from castle rock, larkspur, and we got report of a garrge fire down here 3 attached to a house. upon arrival fives reporting heavy -- firefighters reporting heavy smoke and the owners of the house were able to escape. we're still about another 3 miles from this and when we go there we'll update you on what's happening. back to you. >> daryl, thank you. jayson and daryl have been so busy updating us on crash after crash. %- don't let the wet roads fool you. they can be a problem. a semi and car got into a wreck around 3:00 this morning, i-25 %- it caused several more vehicles to spin out. >>> today expect planes to go through the de-icing process before taking off. the faa plans to slow down morning air traffic which could cause delays. >>> you probably heard the term el nio. it's been thrown around a lot lately. that's contributing to this snow. el nio is when the warm weather in the pacific oce

the 8:40 larkspur to san francisco is canceled.word of official cancellations for evening ferries but check the website before you head out the door. the rest of mass transit is on time. the roads westbound 580 at livermore that accident now completely cleared out of lanes. you can see though a little bit slow-and-go out of tracy but it is "friday light" overall. so not too bad as it typically is on an monday through thursday. meet -- on a monday through thursday. metering lights are on. approaches slow on 580. westbound eastshore freeway, that's doing okay only 20 minutes now to make that portion of the drive. northbound 880 right at fremont boulevard we had reports of a possible grass fire. what it turns out was a bag of debris in the roadway. it was blocking the off ramp. they got that cleared out of the way. the main lines of 880 is in the green. traffic moving nicely along the nimitz this morning. northbound a little bit of slowing as you head through downtown oakland. but once you get past there, traffic is okay southbound 88

i saw something on the larkspur ferry. >>> the larkspur ferry at 7:30. be a different type of boat that will take 45 minutes to get to san francisco. and that might make you late if you're planning on the run. the 8:40 boat is not going. if you're taking the 7:30 ferry, beware. it's going to take 45-minute toss make the trip to san francisco's ferry building. you can see traffic is moving okay if you're driving at the macarthur maze. not a big delay and it certainly does look normal when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza. the traffic is backed up for an eight to 15 minute delay. and a look at highway 4. the only slow traffic in contra costa. and 680 looks good. and all the way to the livermore valley. and if you drive to castro valley it's in good shape. >>> federal agents in sacramento arrested an iraqi refugee who they say lied about ties to terror groups. christien kafton is in the newsroom. tell us how this investigation spans three states. >> reporter: we've been reading through the indictment this morning and learning new details about the suspe

from larkspur, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> roberta has a check on our weather forecast. eyes on the weather for saturday. that's when we'll have a big party at super bowl city. >> it's looking better. the weather is unsettled tonight through tuesday. the timing is not spot on. computer models are arguing with all that. but right now it does look like at least it will be cloudy for the macy's fireworks celebration on saturday night. the rain will hold off. this is one of my favorite camera views from the transamerica pyramid looking east over the bay bridge which will be lit up with bay lights on saturday night for that big celebration at city. right now at the city by the bay, san francisco, with cloud cover. we have clear conditions in livermore. clear san jose at 44 degrees. today everybody will be mostly cloudy. we have with the clouds a breeze at the seashore 50s, 60s. numbers are coming down in comparison to yesterday when it felt spring-like. 65 san jose east of the bay into the low to mid-60s. north of the golden gate bridge maybe a sprinkle late afternoon. that's

jackie ward is live in larkspur with more on the rules being considered. >>> reporter: good morning. we know that self-driving cars are the way of the future. that we know for certain. but it may be happening sooner than we think. the department of motor vehicles is now trying to figure out how to keep everyone safe while not stifling technological development. so there are about a dozen companies working on these cars arguably google at the forefront of this progress. they want to remove steering wheels and pedals from the cars but dmv wants them to stay in case of an emergency. so in sacramento both sides will voice their opinions on draft legislation the dmv released last month. in this draft, manufacturers would have to get special verification that their cars are in fact safe to drive. once that happens, manufacturers would receive a permit for three years, be required to send safety reports to the state, and then drivers would need special manufacture- provided training. there's also plans for a special notification to be noted on the license. >> i understand that each manufact

and the house fire in larkspur that was breaking news yesterday morning... is one of the most read stories on 9news- dot-com. the homeowner credits his dogs' barking with waking him up - so he noticed the fire. 3 people and 2 dogs escaped. the flames were shooting through the home's roof when firefighters arrived on the scene. and in aurora - firefighters are getting props online for caring for a dog after a car crash. the dog's owner was injured in the crash and taken to the hospital. firefighters gave lucy a ride back to their fire house in the fire engine... and hung out with her until she was picked up. today - the lawyers for the polygamous family made famous on reality tv... will be in a denver federal courtroom. the lawyers for the stars of the show - "sister wives" want a uphold a ruling decriminalizing polygamy in utah. kody brown and his four wives filed a lawsuit against utah after being investigated for bigamy. state attorneys there say they won't prosecute brown... but want the law upheld to prevent abuses like underage marriage. right now- the

both the san francisco bay ferry and the golden gate larkspur ferries are expanding their schedule.bay ferry is adding four round trips to the almeda-san francisco route and doubling the routes on the vallejo-san francisco routes. larkspur ferries are also adding round trips, all designed to get people to and from super bowl city. >>> and uber is making it easied to get to the city of santa clara for the big game. from now until game day, uber, for the very first time, is expanding their carpool service outside san francisco, and it will be discounted.7i uber will provide special drop-off and pickup locations at super bowl city and levi stadium.Ñi company officials tell us the trips might be a little longer, but the fares will be significantly lower. well, the actual game at levi stadium in santa clara will get kicked off with a big roar, all courtesy of the u.s. navy's blue angels. the flight demo team will perform a fly-over in their signature six-jet formation. take a look. on cue right after the singing of the national anthem. the team is in training right now in southern calif

the fire started shortly before 5:30 near larkspur. the flames shot through the roof and in wealth the entire -- engulfed the entire home. only thing -- the only thing left is the frame. firefighters are looking into it. >>> the world is getting warmer. that is the information released from nasa and noa. what it means for colorado.>> reporter: scientists from nasa and noaa says there is global warning. the temperature is up one quarter degree fahrenheit. not only the biggest temperature increase they have seen from year-to-year, but recording began in 1880. >> when you see former year after warmer year after warmer year. this tells you the planet is warming and is further confirmation of mobile warning. >>> then there is el nio where the pacific waters warm up. scientists say that it was the warmest in 2015 and that did not help matters.>> then el nio warms us even more. that is why i think of el nio as ringing insult to injury. >> reporter: the scientists say that warmer and drier weather in the summer and the potential for drought an

our forecast and the storm impact scale. >> 43 train on time this morning and the larkspur ferry, theeled and 4:00 is canceled because of mechanical issues and the 7:30 and the 5:30 this afternoon is the slow boat so take that into account and muni with the road closures we are doing great but road closures tomorrow from the foot of market and the howard street area the runs will be re-routed. check with v.t.a. near the stadium so check with that if it is your normal commute the east shore freeway is good and busy with a 15 >> this number is a real eye opener, 100 pedestrians were hit by cars in one east bay community in one year. the high together problem behind a major state concern. >> the have been matchup is decided this weekend in the bay decided this weekend in the bay area getting welcome aboard my starship. decided this weekend in the bay area getting ahoy, mateys! it's full of things i love... like me brave crew... and my fellow space adventures and free of things i don't. like aliens. just like eye patches. and when it's time to refuel, i eat chex cereal. it's full of stuff

county again you're up in elevation sometimes it helps so we're looking at mid 40s in castle rock larkspur castle pines and 46 in highlands ranch and going was told from a overnight low with a few high clouds around tomorrow 43 degrees again a few clouds passing us by a pleasant day warmest day is on wednesday as we topped talked at 48 and 45 thursday clouds start to thicken up and that's ahead of our first cold front that first quote from late thursday night into friday morning will squeeze out a few snow showers it'll drop is 236 it does not look like a lot of snow and it doesn't look like it'll accumulate any snow for the morning commute is certainly worth keeping your eye on saturday as drivers stuck in the colder 30s and then sunday afternoon sunday night and monday another push with a little more cold air any we've got the broncos game and the steelers coming to town and the in the timing of that snow could show up late in the game and i've got that broncos forecast coming up progress forecast coming up at 945 either way enjoy the next three days because once we get to the end of the

. >> it is the new pay area race, trying to get a packing place at the larkspur ferry terminal. by 7:50 this morning the primary lot was full. commuters say it is very unusual.: this ferry, i take it each day, and i don't know what going on. you tell me. all the super bowl is what going on. san francisco street are shut down around super bowl city and herman plaza and people are turning to public transportation >> well, they are leaving people behind which never happens and say, take a later ferry because the super bowl people are here the. >> this is day three and many riders got here earlier today than the last two days and it is still did not always pay off. >> 20-40 minutes earlier. >> still no spot? >> still nothing. >> this is an overflow spot that filled up after 9:00. officials add an extra ferry ride last might and this morning to meet the demand but they cannot create more parking. >> we can accommodate many more passengers. however, we cannot accommodate their cars. >> figuring it out is worth it, we drove from the terminal to the san francisco ferry building and hit

a family of three people and two dogs escaped after the home larkspur. the fire on wing foot court started before 5:30. when they arrived on the scene, there were flames shooting from the roof. the barking dogs woke up the homeowner and that is when they saw a fire in the dining room and got out. the location of the homemade things tricky for them. >> it's winter and it's icey in this area and -- [ indiscernible ] stuff on their shoes to try is and stay. it was a tricky environment. >> eventually, they had to bring in a fan truck. the cause of the fire is unknown now. the red cross has responded to help the family. >>> and they have seen the start of the day with some fresh powder. this is taken as steamboat was opening up. looks great out there, although it was windy, though, too. live look over boulder. we can expect cooler temperatures for us here. becky ditchfield is in the backyard. with all of that snow in the mountains, i am sure you're itching to get on the slope. >> absolutely. it's been a great year for those folks here. they're looking at more

light rain in larkspur and mill valley. it is the kind of rain where you need your wipers gentle.ryville and oakland and berkeley seeing wet weather along with piedmont. the light rain has spread over to the dublin pleasanton area. as you look at san francisco it is spotty in nature. it is almost a drizzle. that will changing as we head toward the overnight house. steady rain will continue to spread. in the mountains, the northern california mountains and the sierra nevada we are seeing snow and they will continue to see that in the night. mid40s to the low 50s. a live look from the exploratorium camera. scattered showers for your saturday evening. more storms are expected next week. on the storm impact scale we are rating our storms from one to five. five is severe. it is a one. tonight through saturday evening with the widespread rain overnight. most areas a 10th to a third of an inch. the day planner for tomorrow, light rain at 7:00 a.m. temperatures in the low to mid40s. if you are taking your dog out for a walk or going to grab some coffee you will want some umbrella. showers

. >> daryl is heading to a fire reported in larkspur. we'll get more details in a second. new crashes, including this one at 5th and sheridan. and tough driving conditions along 285, and almost looks like fog on the drive on 285 near windy point. >>> 5:57. demarius thomas mmkes a good living at a bronco. but what he's doing in his spare time. >> the snow is here, and there's a reason or not it just being winter.

we were over the larkspur ferry terminal where passengers squeezed on one ferry. both operated at capacity this morning. the bay ferry was as crowded. >> we maxed out on the capacity of the ferry. we often do we are already renting 90 percent capacity and tomorrow will be more of a challenge. >> bay ferry say they have added trips to the existing schedule. riders would real deal with walking around super bowl city when they get there than riding in a vehicle. >> now a look at sky 7 over a very busy battery street which is the brunt of this as the detoured cars would can not go southbound on embarcadero are detoured here and through the financial district, across market so it has been three or four miles per hour, slow going. >> you can see the traffic impact using the waze app with real time data and closed streets and red and white stripes and battery street where people are detoured bumper-to-bumper traffic. also we want to talk about san francisco super bowl city closures. reggie? >> look at our website, right on front page, just click on the main story to get

light rain in larkspur and mill valley. it is the kind of rain where you need your wipers gentle.meryville and oakland and berkeley seeing wet weather along with piedmont. the light rain has spread over to the dublin pleasanton area. as you look at san francisco it is spotty in nature. it is almost a drizzle. that will changing as we head toward the overnight house. steady rain will continue to spread. in the mountains, the northern california mountains and the sierra nevada we are seeing snow and they will continue to see that in the night. mid40s to the low 50s. a live look from the exploratorium camera. scattered showers for your saturday evening. more storms are expected next week. on the storm impact scale we are rating our storms from one to five. five is severe. it is a one. tonight through saturday evening with the widespread rain overnight. most areas a 10th to a third of an inch. the day planner for tomorrow, light rain at 7:00 a.m. temperatures in the low to mid40s. if you are taking your dog out for a walk or going to grab some coffee you will want some umbrella. showe

larkspur ferry, two ferries canceled. the 8:40 a.m. and the 4:00 p.m. due to mechanical issues and the 7:30 this morning and the 5:30 this evening are the slower boats. factor that into plans. muni is good but with road closures muni will be re-routed and the san francisco municipal traffic authority is saying allow 90 minutes extra if you come to downtown san francisco. that is a huge amount of time. we have wind on the san mateo bridge. but light traffic. 15 minutes from hayward to foster city. the overall traffic map is looking good. the green on the map represents areas of rain that could be affecting your drive. extra caution again. >> hundred pedestrians hit by cars in one east bay community. in just one year. the high together problem behind a major safety concern. >> the have been matchup is decided this weekend and the bay area is getting ready with big area is getting ready with big crowds they area is getting ready with big crowds they here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. whi

specifically you cannot get out on the market street side but out the other day the sausalito and larkspurden gate ferries running extra ferryies and market and howard the son part of market street southbound embarcadero all closed down. muni is re-routed. muni is saying add an hour and a half to travel times if you though downtown san francisco during the super bowl festivities. yikes. back in a few with the commute. >> tesla said a faulty design is behind electric car companies delays in shift be the model s., s.u.v. which withouted experts with the winged doors. according to the mercury news, tesla has foiled a federal lawsuit claiming the design leaked oil and stage stayed shut. tesla say though paid the company $3 million and the company said the investment was worth more than that. >> dream of dreams making it to the white house is the boys and girls club in san francisco, overcoming long odds to win, a foster child and in seven years has lived in eight homes and attended six schools. her stabilizing force was the counselors at the boys and girls club. >> they helped thing out of sch

we were over the larkspur ferry this morning, boats operated at capacity. to the existing schedule to getter accommodate the crowds. >>> and let's give you a larger look at the traffic impact in san francisco right now. this is our drive-time traffic. you can see all that orange, that means slow. red, that means really slow. bumper to bumper. 20 miles per hour is the part that's actually faster going east heading to oakland. if you're coming into san francisco, or trying to get out, that is especially challenging part. red, the south embarcadero area of course. the detours for super bowl city will be in place for up to three weeks. if you want a better look at the map and closures, head to abc7news.com or download the abc 7 news app free in your phone's app store. >> just not going to be easy the next couple of weeks to get around. >>> now that we know which teams are in the super bowl, air bnb hosts are hoping fans will start booking homes -- rooms or homes with them. lyanne melendez takes a look at the numbers.burlingame. >> reporter: there's a lot of sup

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ross, kingsfield and larkspur are all in this same area.1300s -- it looks like it, and there is a back edge to this. you can see this line stretching, and things are beginning to lighten up a little bit. this does not mean we are done yet. we will see this go through the next hour or so, and by 10 o'clock we should be on the better side of this. but not before this very heavy rain, east bay, and out to san ramon, and take your pick. southward, san jose is having a steady rain, but looking better. on the potential it, scotts valley, santa cruz mountains, capitola, and up to boulder creek and highway 17. this system is moving, and the rain will be with us for another hour or two. we could see a little bit of sunshine this afternoon. i think it will still be breezy, and this is a dynamic front, and the breeze will not go anywhere that fast. 50s to 60, moderate rain. everybody reporting fog as well. and this is one of the busiest we've seen in a year. probably the most strong and intense dynamic front we've seen.>>> your time is 8:54 am. >>> th

. >>> investigating how the fire started in larkspur near -- in douglas county this morning. it happened in a house on winged foot court when it burst into flames. the family and their dogs got out safely. the dogs will the homeowners up all that is left of the home is the frame. the road to get there is steep and the firefighters had to put spikes on their boots so they would not steep. -- slip.>>> sergeant jeffrey templer is one of 12 missing after two helicopters crashed off of the a while hope coast last week. his mom told our nbc affiliate in colorado springs that she is hopeful her son is alive. he joined the marie's just two weeks after graduating from high school in 2011. last night, the height -- the military called off the search mission. >>> there is a chance for light meanwhile, danielle grant is joining us from the weather center. will it be just like a late dusting like yesterday? >>> no big deal. and the storm system is on its way to the east coast where they will be walloped with winter weather. i will start around the area because you do notice the darker clo

. >>> a larkspur home goes up in flames this morning. >> denver 7's kyle horan was there when the flames reached more than 30 feet high. >> take a look at this helicopter video of the fire. we were on scene, even before the chopper got there and saw the glow of the flames from miles away. here's cell phone video i took as soon as i got there. you can see some of the bursts as the roof collapsed in. firefighters said the people to the actions of a small dog who barked and woke one of the members of the family up. everyone is safe. firefighters battleed the flames a couple of hours. it started around 5:00 this morning. the fire chief noo worry about it spreading because of the snow. however, the house is a total loss. red cross arrived to help the family. in the studio, kyle horan. >>> he suspect accused of stabbing the denver fire chief, police sayyshe hopped in his unmarked suv and stabbed him in the arm and leg. chief tade jumped out, and the suv kept rolling until somebody stopped it. >> by itself, going rogue, and i was hoping there wasn't going to be another car that t boneed it. peo

of these rain totals coming in from grant county up through sonoma county, and 2.60 in cazadero, larkspur 2 inches, and all an inch and a half to 2 inches. san francisco is at 1.13, el cerrito an inch, and santa rosa is probably over an inch, and penta loma mountains also over. this is an intense rainfall, but it is beginning to lighten up in marin county. you can see there is a back its to this, and they heavy rain is to the east of napa toward fairfield and antioch, concord, bay point, and along the line from san ramon to livermore, it is pouring out toward antioch, britain word -- brentwood and discovery bay. back over to palo alto, and on the dumbarton bridge, really coming down in the santa cruz mountains. highway 17 must be impossible, boulder creek, the capitola, but the good news is not much longer. there is still a plenty of rain to go right now, and lightning up for others. mostly cloudy skies, rain and wind heavy and decreasing through the afternoon. there is a small stream and urban flood advisory until about 945 or 10 am. we will get a break tonight, and another system on fri

a fire destroyed a home in larkspur and firefighters found flames shooting out of the roof. we are getting details about if everyone made it out okay and how the fire started. >>> today the denver fire chief will be recuperating after being stabbed. a woman attacked him while he was in his suv. he has injuries to his hand and leg. police arrested the suspect and are trying to figure out her motive. >> good morning to you, let's check out the drive.>>> it is technically up but the sun-- clouds make the sensing darker. not too many delays related to weather conditions but we are looking at conditions to the east side. the backups are not quite as bad but i-225 as you try to get i-70 expected to late mayor 6th avenue-- expect a delay near 6th avenue. >>> snowing in mountain areas off and on throughout the day, we could see some very light snow here tonight. as we get into the upper 40s with northwest facing slopes getting the best snow today. partly sunny, snow about an >>> we're back 597:30. it's wednesday morning, the 20th of january, 2016. chilly outside and let's get right

safe after their house broke out in flames early this morning at a home in perry park northwest of larkspur. house destroyed, but crews got it under control before it spread. >>> police cu boulder looking for this man they say grabbed a student and tried to kiss her, happening last thursday. the victim says he also tried to follow another female student. >>> time to check on the forecast. >> very cloudy skies out there. not dealing with a lot of sunshine early this morning. we'll get some midday today. but then the clouds will increase again. high country light snow early on, break, and later this afternoon moderate snow will move through the central mountains, even into the northern mountains and we have a chance for a few flurries this evening across the metro area. >>> at 7:27 we're looking at 270 from the quebec camera. accident reported on the westbound side. you see the refinery areas that way. you can see we have heavy traffic coming up past that area to york. another crash up near brighton. highway 85 at 168th avenue. busy intersection. dangerous as well. 270 we talked about that, i

in larkspur, 46.6 degrees. and 99% humidity and clear with stratus clouds looking to make an awesome sunrise. there was a lot of stratus yesterday. and sunday it will be a vigorous system moving through. and until then we have high clouds. san francisco's weather almanac, 60, 50. 75, 1899 the record. and 37, 1898, the record low. we had 30s yesterday. and not so much this morning commute. walnut creek 41 and one observation -- danville, 42. 40s through the interior. sacramento and san joaquin valley with fog. and also towards monterey. that's the plume of moisture. but it won't arrive until late thursday to friday. high pressure protects us and there's clouds breaking through. cool to mild and patchy fog. and a little bit northeast and not like yesterday. 50s and 60s on the temps here. and average this time of year is 57 and 62. so we're pretty close. and warmer to santa cruz, capitola. cloudy to mostly cloudy on thursday. and cloudy with rain in the north bay friday. and a cold rain on sunday. >> that's a song

should we mention the larkspur ferry begin? >> thank you, steve. see that, mom? you know, the 7:30 larkspur ferry to san francisco is going to take 45 minutes to get to san francisco. if you are going to catch that ferry, it's going to take longer than normal to get to the is you. let's take a look at the compute here starting off with, of course, eastshore freeway and 80 leading to the bay bridge. and traffic on the east shore between the carquinez maze and mack maze not bad. but it's very typical today. let's go to some of the other spots. highway 4 is slow from bay point to concord and 680 a little bit of bunching up approaching highway 24. look at 580 here. 580 livermore to hayward, castro area looks good. no slowdowns there this morning. i think a lot of people are saying, okay, friday light. 7:03. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> we talked to the santa clara sheriff about a new report released by her office that gives us a rare glimpse into what jail employees have been fired and disciplined for. correctional officers have been under scrutiny after

. >> if you are a larkspur ferry commuters, the 8:40 is canceled and the 4:00 p.m. this afternoon is can selled because of mechanical issues and 7:30 and 5:30 this afternoon is the slow boat, so schedule that in. muni is on time right now. tomorrow is street closures at tomorrow is street closures at the foot of market and we will look at commute from the central valley in a couple of. >> this photographer managed to capture this wild tiger on camera. so close up. it was spotted in the forest in northeast china early in the month. you can see in video the tiger is guarding its prey, a wild boar, which is good news. they hope the tiger will settle in the area. >> fast acting firefighters are called heroes for saving two dozen pets from a burning home in sacramento suburb. the pets included a freighten dog which needed oxygen. fires saved 14 dogs, four cats and five birds yesterday. one bird died. the owner of the home and the poets say it started in the garage after herring a -- hearing a loud "pop." >> is the train you ride >> is the train you ride equipped see see

back over to san rafael and larkspur. and some is heading -- and thunder around ukiah. would think santa rosa north to calistoga north, the possibility of thunderstorms today. and no doubt about it in the valley. 50s on the temps, a breeze for some. and gusts to 38 miles per hour. and far less stability to the south. four in truckee -- 34 in truckee. and the wind is howling and we're getting gusts of almost 50 miles per hour. the snow level looks to be 7500 feet for now. thunderstorms to the north. and some morning scattered rain and 50s to 60s on the temps. the difference between the lows and the highs is about 5 degrees. another system north bay thursday night to friday. and for everyone on saturday. >> we want to keep george the bassett happy. [ laughter ] >> i got to get my trash cans. >> he took his nose out of the trash to tweet you. >> very nice of him. >>> you may have heard of the wildly popular netflix series making a murder. it follows the story of a convicted murder in wisconsin. the latest legal move to try to gain his freedom. >>> and a sneak peek at a new

the train will connect larkspur to cloverdale. the first phase of the project will run from san rafael to santa rosa. passenger service doesn't start until late next year. >>> san francisco mayor lee is calling for a federal investigation into a high- profile police shooting. officers shot and killed mario woods in the bayview last month. he was armed with a knife and critics have pressured the mayor to fire at police chief. in a letter to the attorney general, the mayor says that he wants transparency and accountability. woods' family has been demanding an investigation and is suing the department. >>> at the same time today san francisco supervisors passed a resolution to establish a day in honor of mario woods. his mother was there when the vote was taken and in response to the woods shooting, one supervisor wants an independent investigation anytime an officer fires his gun. >> there are other countries and there are even a few cities here in the united states that have designed a bias free investigation process, um, and throu

we traverse to the north bay and see moderate rainfall anywhere from larkspur into el campo.the light rainfall in the san rafael area and we have the rain outside of the studios. we're confirming that with the live weather camera. it's raining. this is the first in the series of three storms. >> oh, here it comes. >> bye. >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is monday, january 4th, 2016. welcome to cbs this morning. armed anti-government activists vowing a standoff after taking over federal buildings in oregon. >> we're in new hampshire where bill clinton will campaign for his wife today. donald trump escalate his personal attacks on former president. >> and president obama prepares to side step congress to take action on gun control. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's eyeopener. your world in 90 seconds. >> if the federal government decides to use force, will you respond? >> that will have to be determined at that time. >> you are prepared to? >> absolutely. >> a standoff in oregon with

this was the scene if larkspur and we have around the south bay.y. the roads are wet. now a check on weather and traffic. mike nicco? >> standing water in san rafael 1.5" of rain in six hours. heavy in the south bay from halfen inch to 1". and 880 and 680 we have our best radar returns. move through livermore in the western part of the danville and san ramon this is heading out to the altamont pass. you can see that is the last push of our heaviest weather but we still have light showers turning through the morning commute. the 12 hour day planners showers linger and a slight chance of thunder today. >> we will look at the more serious hows we have a bart delay and calling it ten minutes so not serious delay but moderate to light at bowl bowia and san francisco and east bay direction. drain is great with someone else dough the -- doing the driving. this is a rock slide at the canyon with potentially blocking a lane and flooding on ramp from 24 to eastbound 580 we have a hard closure here and more of a serious issue and hydroplaneing northbound at 5

larkspur, to pleasanton. through the clouds. >>> taking a look at the stocks one more time, we are watching a major slide here. the dow jones is down by more than 2%. the story is the same on the s&p and nasdaq. major drops in the stock markets, oil is below $28 a barrel. you are seeing that at the gas pump. we are paying average nationwide $1.87 for a gallon of gas. it's sort of in the 2.60 to 2.70 range in the bay area. >>> it is 7:30. back to "mornings on 2". i am gasia mikaelian. >> good morning. i am dave clark. let's talk about weather. steve outside our door. kind of grey? >> lot of fog being reported all over the place. it shows up, gasia and dave, around sunrise. i see you guys. the fog is there. a little mist or drizzle, especially marin county northward. i know up towards mendocino county some reports as well. clouds continue to move in. our next system is not due today. it's going move in tomorrow and produce some light rain, more likely late thursday into friday. our good friend kathy, better kno

larkspur ferry is adding more boats so you can get to super bowl city.and later in the evening no delays but i tell you that 9 packing lot is filling up early so you may want to take the shuttle they provide which is a gray what to avoid parking had and bart is a great way if you come from the east bay, caltrain, you can avoid the delays. we have a new accident reported in walnut creek 580, 24 junction and that will be updated in a couple of minutes. >> we will talk about mom's mental health with a new recommendation for doctors treating mothers-to-be. >> also, shape up to be a beautiful day to respond time at the pack, the big unveiling today for one of san francisco today for one of san francisco today for one of san francisco here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor do what we do...make it progresso. look at this sweet face. so sweet. ok, we're going to need a napkin gooey, flaky, happy. toaster strudel.

larkspur ferries are also adding round trips, all designed to get people to and from super bowl city. easier to get to the city of santa clara for the big game. from now until game day, uber, for the very first time, is expanding their carpool service outside san francisco, and it it will be discounted. uber will provide special drop-off and pickup locations at super bowl city and levi stadium. the trips might be a little longer, but the fares will be significantly lower. well, the actual game at levi stadium in santa clara will get kicked off with a big roar, all courtesy of the u.s. navy's blue angels. they will perform a fly-over in their signature formation after the singing of the national anthem. they are in training in southern california and this year marks the blue angels 70 agent anniversary. there are super bowl events in the bay area that you will find all here on abc7news.com/sb50. you said we have an interesting forecast for the week ahead and also today. what's in store? >> that's right. we are going to look at a mainly dry pattern for the week ahead. it really looks we

the smart train will run along 70 miles from larkspur to cloverdale. >>> the race to build the world's first transportation hyperloop is on. elon musk's spacex project announced it has hired a team to build a track near los angeles to test the speed of sound capsules. later this summer the track will start testing the prototypes that emerge from a design competition happening this weekend at texas a & m university. >>> time is 5:09. the armed standoff in oregon turns deadly with one shot and the leaders under arrest now. how a traffic stop escalated into a big shootout. >> plus, we're learning more about how dangerous three escaped inmates in california really are. more on their length think criminal past next. >> in the kpix 5 weather center we have fired up our hi-def doppler radar. we are tracking a storm heading this way. and when you can expect the raindrops. we'll have that. >> and caltrans has set up the cone zone along 580. they have shut down the transition ramp from west 580 to west 980. details on this and give you information on lots of street closures on san francisco with

. >> a fire destroys a home in larkspur, why firefighters had early morning blaze. >> how other republicans are reacting to sarah palin's endorsement for donald trump and who didn't show up for an

is however absolutely will show you those now so these are the lovely middle school students at larkspur in virginia beach they're part of the avid program which is a college prep program and so they invite off folks that are in the community pride in their careers to come out and speak to these kids and encourage them so i had the chance to do that on friday morning they were incredible they are also smart and acts much ribbon large for him it'll stay at the big one that you think is like a high school or have knowledge of the middle school the earth. it was great we had a great time over there when he was out to them they're awesome. aren't these allegedly us just ahead i a video making the rounds on social media chose a man literally giving the shirt off his back to a homeless man this happen on the subway in new york the good samaritan saw the man sitting on the train with no shirt on so we walked over gave him his he even them half as well. very cool yeah. ten o six twenty six going to be a cold one practice tracking bitter temperatures just ahead and we continue to gather new infor

about a half-inch of rain for some there, larkspur. it's that drizzly pattern that gets you wet.nd moving off towards san ramon, danville and dublin as well. on the peninsula picking up on the san mateo coast, skyline from daly city, redwood city, palo alto. here is the key right there. santa cruz mountains you an inch to an and a half and a half for some. i think that is the area that takes the heaviest amounts, even though it's not that heavy this morning. look at the system. that has to roll in later this afternoon and tonight and along with cold air, and that will cause some problems for the evening commute for those who have to fight that on the way home. that will bring heavier rain tonight. colder tonight into saturday. >> all right. look forward to that evening commute. >> yeah. >> thank you, steve. >>> historic u.s. naval station in alameda needs major repairs because of damage if the rain. the uss hornet was involved in a battle in world war ii and brought the team on board the apollo 11 home. now the floating museum has several cracks and leaks with some of the support

of water status of the roar of the come down until mcorp there are tall the larkspur a landing area that is when they hit the total in the water spread all replace obviously it is extremely did your moving 56 mi. an hour to give foot off the gas still had the break that is the worst thing you could do the rain has come down really steady and is in regard times in fact live full lives shut it was raining hard has all morning long as you said this is the spot in marin county sh if you're supposed to be traveling be aware because the water is starting to cool. >>mark: after the mass of valley wild fire as well as the rocky in jerusalem fire early this to the national weather service issued a flash flood watch for those areas through this evening if you're driving in the area of. >>anny hong: that discovered a retaining wall that started to collapse along the bottom levels of the house. >>mark: when expected to visit a lot of home on the cutting sandbanks when it comes to storm preparations into the web site will have a list of tips and locations around the bay area you could pick them up on

in here we are near locks for -- larkspur, and it gets flooded there.>> reporter: yes, 101 north, typically where you get a lot of standing water, and right now the rain is like, and the roadway does not look bad at all. the water is spread around that pulled -- pooled earlier this morning, and you can see people splashing those pools of water around them. these series of storms that we are getting right now is certainly el nino light, and almost steady stream of rain, and plenty more on the way as we've been mentioning all morning. we have a line of storms waiting for us in the pacific.>> a straight line from japan to california, and there are three or four different storms lined up, and this is more typical and what we've seen in the past el nino season. >> reporter: the national weather service says that northern california could get 16 inches of rain, 2 feet of snow in the sierra, and the rain has led up out here. -- let up out here. this is the lightest rain we've seen all morning, and i can actually take my hood off for the first time without getting drenched. as steve mentioned, ther

martdy from larkspur with .04 of the wet stuff. the 48.7 degrees. 99% humidity.7. marty, i would set that at 30.29 there and tap it. our system doesn't have much left. partly sunny in here. tried to get some rain and it fell apart. there is nothing there. 40s, 50s. another system is already approaching rapidly. so that will give us some cloudy to mostly cloudy skies tuesday and rain late tuesday into wednesday. that system will make it. very light drizzle to light rain. weak system. not much. 50s to near 60 degrees on the temperatures. 7:31. last time we spoke you looked over and something popped up on your screen. is that still there? >>> yeah, at danville. there was a stall nearby. so it's unclear if that actually could have led to the problem or if this is something completely new. but i do have a map. in fact, if you want to go out of order, i can go to that since we talked about it. southbound 680 as you drive from concord to danville on the way to sandra moan this commute is not going to be great because of that new crash. if you are going a few blocks, jus

larkspur a third. that's above calistoga. san francisco .05.p for others. it's going to be a process that may take a while to get to areas, say, on the east bay or peninsula. we are in between the deep moisture. the heavier moisture is up here. therein lies the heavy duty rain. it's good. is really raining around redwood. shasta, we'll take it, we'll take it, we'll take it. that's all good because there is some heavy duty amounts up there. the problem is this system is going west to east and not really driving south. it will eventually get here. the rain will pick up. less south. 58 hayward. 58 fremont. sfo 60. 58 concord. very warm system on the peninsula. atherton is 59. woodside 59. menlo park 58. there is 59 san mateo. if you think it's warm out, it is warm out. that southeast breeze coming right up the santa clara valley. look at the terms and lake tahoe. tahoe city, truckee, that's warm. incline village, south lake tahoe 54 degrees. there is a winter storm warning out tonight at seven. today it's all about rain. but again the snow level i