it's in novato. the line is moving towards yountville and napa county. started raining east novato. maria says heavy in northern napa county. an inch and a half there. the wind has picked up as well. st. helena, calistoga reports of very rain. i mean, creepy crawling along and ever so slowly moving south from ukiah to santa rosa to lake county. heaviest in the russian river. guerneville, cazadero. there have been reports of two inches of rain there. is the line in verness. right now yountville. it's very heavy rain. up into middletown and clearlake, maybe upper lake. lake port, kelseyville heavy rain as well. ukiah a lot of rain. rain, clouds, no rain. a lot of breaks from the south. some of this is trying to break through but i don't think there is enough support for it. plenty of moisture. eventually this is going to drive towards us. unless you are in the north bay, it's not going to be raining this morning. keeping an eye on the russian river. also many in marin county as well. that's not the issue right now. healdsburg on friday we will fine-tune this as well as we head towards

in novato, mike sugerman, kpix 5. >> despite the complaints, the novato city council has voted 4- 1 to go ahead the project. >>> we have some new video that police say clearly shows a pickpocket in action on a muni bus in san francisco. check out the left side of your screen. see the man in the black hat and scarf? watch as he gets behind the guy holding a child and slips his hand into the man's pocket, grabs his wallet and walks off the bus. this happened in january on the 5 fulton line. >> to obtain the video takes a little time. so one thing is the victim didn't remember the bus line. so our investigators as well as muni worked back and were able to find what bus it was and then obtain the video. >> the thief hasn't been caught. so if you have seen this man, san francisco police would like to hear from you. >>> new at 6:00 after getting heckled at his own inauguration, san francisco mayor ed lee has been keeping a rather low public profile lately especially when you compare him to the mayors of san jose and oakland. kpix 5's phil matier went to the city hall to find out what is goin

center caution. 21 minutes into san francisco from novato. no delay at the toll plaza. no metering lights. we will monitor that. our traffic map is if. slow traffic from tracy. and the central valley. that is typical. some speed of 45, maybe 44 miles per hour and it pigs up in livermore. south bay commute will be next report. >> a rare whale birth was caught on video in southern california. look at the bottom of screen on saturday along a whale watching birth. the bother has to push baby up to the surface to weapon it breathing. the birth happened after a pod of two whales swam up to the boat false killer whales which are in warmer water. >> anyone afraid of heights? a remarkable leap of faith in africa. this shows daredevils attempting to jump 98' into the water. this is victoria falls yesterday. they traveled 53 miles per hour. if the slit of the thing went wrong they could be seriously injured. nothing happened. this is not something you should troy at home. both men had substantial experience in cliff dean -- diving. >> a boy scout troop has a lot to be proud of. fo

check out upper 30s in novato and lafayette at 43 and 43. san rafael, 101, month fog. pollen is high. tree pollen and u.v. index is high. sfo so far no delays. with the mostly cloudy conditions. a lot of sunshine. more than yesterday. a couple of degrees warmer. cloud deck tomorrow. quickly turning sunny and a couple of degree warmer. will it last through the weekend? the answer is next. >> golden gate field into san francisco delays are building on the east shore freeway and from other approaches to the macarthur maze 580 and 880, stream of slow and go traffic. there is a car with two lips blocked off at the toll plaza. in are flares and c.h.p. is up clear but there are two helps blocked. that is why traffic was stacked. extra time this morning to get cross the bridge or take bart. looking good. we will look back at mass transit in a couple of minutes. slow traffic on the central stream. headed to concord, westbound four, two early citizens one still out there from antioch to concord. we will look at mass transit in a bit. >> if the commute take you through oakland li

it's going to move into say the novato area and that novato -- and that bring gusty temperatures andonday. maybe one two three inches for the southern sierra. little more than that for the tahoe/reno region. camera from pier 15, looking nice and bright out there with 48 degrees in morgan hill. it's 50 in oakland and san jose 52 in san francisco and mountain view, half moon bay, 54. breezy winds today along the coast and here's another van teenage point from our east bay hills camera. you can see the visibility is pretty good out there. perhaps you can see the mountains today from the diablo range if you're headed for a hike or bike ride in the east bay. 51 in concord. it's still 46 in livermore. cool there as well as napa. speaking of the north bay, golden gate bridge, pretty clear with a lot of sunshine and very little cloud cover. clear start and mild afternoon, northerly winds keeping atmosphere well mixed and bit of a wind shift allowing for the cooler drier air mass entering the region tomorrow and the temperatures coolest on monday. so here's a look at that temperature profile

the cooler sports are fairfield and danville at 41 and novato is 48.at the bench, calmer waves it will be good a lot sunshine and high u.v. index. guard -- garden watch out for the pollen. pier 15 show as beautiful shot of downtown san francisco. at the love 60s around san francisco. and the peninsula. but 70s slipping into the south bay and the north by the fiscal year three days. i have the weekend forecast and it looks like there are sprinkles on sunday. sue? >> easter bunny will be sprinkled on. >> we have metering lights on, golden gate field interest san francisco at 17 minutes from the become of line. golden gate bridge is excellent, with 22 americans -- minutes from novato to san francisco. traffic is looking good other than slow traffic from tracy. and 40 minutes from tracy and interest -- interest livermore. >> on the edge of disaster, the last ditch battle as a group of renters in pacific what will wage to save their homes from the wrecking bull. >> if easter plans which you taking in the sites from the golden gate bridge be careful highway

yeah part of the complete breakfast >> novato, oakland, sunnyvale, and all the bay area, this is abc7 >> developing news from brussels where authorities are hoping a new video will lead to the arrest of an alleged third suspect in last week's terror attack. you are looking the at video now the suspect is wearing a dark hat and light jacket and now it is more sharply defined than previous surveillance video. he is walking besides the two accused suicide bombers before the attack. 35 people were killed in the bombings. washington, dc police are saying they had previous contact with the man accused of pulling a gun at the capitol hill visitor's city. later -- larry dawson drew weapon. >> we believe the suspect is then to us. >> how was he known to you? >> through previous contact. >> it turns out a rare contact was last fall when larry dawson interrupted a session of house of representatives by shouting "i am a prophetted god." larry dawson's truck was searched andrm towed away. >> now the race for 2016 the they remaining candidates take center stage in business for a townhall with quest

and novato 54 degrees.some higher elevation wind, allowing for the slightly warmer temperatures. good morning on the peninsula where if you are flying in or out of sfo, no problems. clear sky, sunny afternoon. mild today, slightly cooler tomorrow. look for the cooling trend really to bottom out with the numbers coolest on monday. 65 in monterey. the winds still a factor in southern california with 78 in los angeles. 68 southern sierra. 54 in tahoe. that's balmy compared to the 30s that arrive come monday. if you are headed to the mountains for the holiday, be advised of the forecast. you will see low snow levels. average high is 68. we will be there tomorrow for the easter holiday. look what happens monday. still nice, but the coolest day of the week at 64. it will be 66 on tuesday. and we will look at livermore, pretty similar with low 70s today and actually average high necessary the mid-60s. so you will see that dip come monday and tuesday and temperatures rebounding n and around the south bay look for a

in novato, where a flash flood watch is in effect. it was breezy. and, like everywhere else -- wet. sandbag stations available for neighbors hoping to keep their homes dry. further south in sausalito. public works crews spent the afternoon chopping down trees that collapsed on glen drive. >> : and if there were other trees that were adversely affected or might fall, we want to take those out as well. >> phillipe :driving conditions difficult. pets didn't seem to mind the rain, but it sure caused problems on the freeways. weather a factor in this crash on northbound 101, where the california highway patrol says tailgating in the slippery conditions may have led to the collision. >>:increase your following distance, turn on your headlights and pay as much attention as you can." >> phillipe :from sausalito to novato. even those with umbrellas doing their best to avoid the rain. as for that flash flood watch. it will remain in effect until sunday afternoon. in marin county, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> pam :the storm -tracker radar helps tell the story. our meteorologist brittney

and temperatures from the upper 50s through novato and morgan hill. the sutro tower camera you see the dark clouds here. strongest storm here with a moderate chance tomorrow, a chance of thunderstorms. sunshine tomorrow. but take a look at the color here. the oranges represent anywhere from 35 to 45 miles an hour winds in san francisco from noon to four. here's the pa pass angle of of the cold front with 45 to 55-mile an hour winds from 6:00 to 8:00 at night. we look at the rain throughout the morning hours, here it is in the north bay, 10:00. scattered throughout the ref of the bay. and by 11:00 it begins to sink a little further south. and it really comes together by 2:00 with some moderate rain all throughout the bay. and 5:00 the front is offshore. there it is. you can see the reds. and remember, the gusty winds will be accompanying that frontal passage, and by 11:00 things really slow down considerably and they lighten up in terms of rainfall. for the burn area of clear lake and middletown, we are looking at this afternoon through tomorrow mornin

but the upper level winds keeping novato in the 50s.ood morning at 350 degrees. with he are looking at another beautiful day and temperatures will be well above average again. so from a clear start to a sunny afternoon, mild conditions and then tomorrow it's just a few degrees cooler with the coolest the day of the weeked heading our way on monday and then the cool air settles in tuesday e with look for a rebound after that. high pressure firmly in control throughout much of the state. windy conditions to the. 54 today. dropping off into the 30s by monday. so certainly a big cool-down for the mountains and a modest one for us. highs tomorrow for your easter sunday in the low 70s. upper 60s around the bay. dropping off into the upper 50s at the coastside. and by monday notice more at mid-60s. that should do it for our warmest locations. by tuesday we begin to see the numbers come up just a little bit. 67 concord. redwood city a comfortable 64 crease. and looking at the south bay today 73. that's warmer than yesterday. 68 for you tomorrow

so far in novato frank has reported half inch. just about .7" novato. vallejo .02." napa closing in on a full inch. and it continues to pour, especially around portions of the north bay. good afternoon, everybody. this is our live hi-def doppler radar. and that front has been stalled over the north bay for hours! and that's why we have seen over 3" of rain in many locations prompting that flash flood warning in effect for southeastern sonoma county. in san francisco we have .07" of rain. it's muggy in the 60s. 14-mile- per-hour winds in pleasanton. 2-hour 17-minute delays at sfo on arriving flights. this tiny speck right there, that is southeastern sonoma county, flash flood warning until 4:00 today meaning flooding is imminent. you can anticipate flooding on the roadways and the possibility of mud slides. over here, that's the navarro river with a flash flood warning in effect in mendocino county. we have a flash flood watch in the bay area until sunday. we have storms stacked up. this is a plume of moisture that's tracking into the atmospheric river which means we

novato, light showers. street level, the pops of green, right rain. it's damp in this year. we have overcast scares san jose, but the nevertheless several hours the rain will fill in, and the south bay will see heavier showers. right now the winds are picking up, gusting to 24 miles-per-hour in concord, 20 in oakland. 20 at half moon bay. this storm is a two. a two on the storm impact scale. last night's storm was a three. so not as strong but still impactful. a quarter to inch and quarter inches of rain, wind, 45 miles-per-hour. from now to 7:00, scatters showers. the is the key time frame. 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. when we'll see heavy rain develop and potentially damaging wind gusts near 45 miles-per-hour. much closer look at this storm and more storms on the seven-day forecast, all of it in the full accuweather forecast. >> last night's storm uprooted this flee san san francisco's excelsior neighborhood. it sent a branch crashing through a car's windshield, and in twin peaks, rocks and debris crashed down the hillside. cornell bernard is live. >> reporter: no time to dry o

. >>> novato, oakland and sunnyvale and all of the bay area, this is abc7 news. jay we know a man shot and wounded by police at the u.s. capitol was carrying a pellet gun. the gun fear caused a panic sending tourists scrambling for safety. lauren h's the latest from capitol hill. >> pan tau mown yum in the capitol visitor center. >> there were police everywhere with guns drawn and people running and screaming. people were dropping to the ground. >> they are told to shelter in place or run to safety. >> they said there is a shooter. we ran out. >> the entire capitol compound on lock down. >> we were told to get down on the floor and we were staying -- laying on the floor for about 15, 20 minutes. >> a man approaching the screening area in the underground visitor center set off the panic. >> during a routine training they pointed it at police officers. >> he is larry dawson and was transported to the medical center hee. is no stranger to capitol hill. a judge told him to stay away after he interrupted a session shouting he was a prophet of god. >> i am a prophet of

oh, that's dana in novato. she is always in happy. if i lived in novato i'd be pretty happy, too. >> i'm sure the redwood city are loving the dampness. >> i think we are all loving the dampness. frank and michelle, if you could be a tree, what kind of tree would you be? i'm sorry, i just had a barbara walters moment! [ laughter ] >> a little activity in the form of rain showers still across the bay area. let's zip on in right there outside of the sunset district. just enough to use your umbrella so, oh, this is our live weather camera looking out towards the golden gate bridge where we have had a lot of rain today. not a lot. it's measuring up to .10" over a quarter in the santa rosa area just enough to make the roads very wet. temperatures are very mild in the 50s and 60s. winds are beginning to pick up out of the southeast 10 to 20 miles per hour. on-again, off-again light rain gradually diminishing towards the evening commute. heavier rainfall on thursday but the most powerful rain will come on friday. this is the leading edge of t

the road weather index indicating novato and petaluma and they're on the look out. a smoother drive the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on and notice how much lighter it is in the last couple of days and they're back on the rails. no problem on the roads for 880 south through union city, we have your typical slowing past the san mateo bridge and 92 cut off there and northbound 101 that little build there. 87 is good through downtown now. sharks play tonight. that's what we're talking about. back to you. >>> do you recognize this man? the reason that b.a.r.t. police need you to take a good look at new surveillance video. >>> plus, what's the difference between a drive-in movie and a driving movie. i'll explain coming up in "business and tech." >>> i'm chuck coppola live in san francisco. what they are putting in and how hard they working to try to brace for the storm here in the city. >>> and a live look at oracle arena this morning. tomorrow the warriors look extend their record winning streak to 47 straight at home. last night the ws beat the jazz 115-94.

now for the bad news, southbound 101 in petaluma and into novato, it's been a bad commute due to theident near san antonio and the poly state park, and some using the area more crowded, and east shore freeway backed up through her through richmond due to the accident at cutting boulevard.>>> 6:33 am. >>> new developments regarding the american injured in the brussels attack, 19-year-old mason wells that is pictured here, suffered second and third degree burns and ruptured and achilles. he also survived the boston marathon in paris bombings, his mother was running in the boston marathon in 2013. mason was in france last november during the paris terror attack, and he has assured his parents he is careful and aware of his surroundings. >>> countries around the world showing solidarity with belgium and his people, paris and the eiffel tower in the colors of the belgian flag, black, yellow and red. and in paris they say it was europe that was targeted even though they struck brussels. >>> president obama calling for the american flag to be displayed at half staff for saturday out of resp

across the north bay at 46 in novato. 50 in pacifica and san carlos. great in the afternoon.dy this afternoon. brighter this afternoon and mild and this afternoon. first sign of the last day of winter showing up it is colorful from mount tamalpais temperatures are cooling as clouds increase and chance of rain, light rain on sunday. it could affect oakland the running festival on sunday with drizzle in the morning and light rain in the afternoon and same in livermore on sunday and less of a chance but mid-60s after the low 70s for the barrel tasting weekend. >> the first ever silicon valley comic con kicks off in san jose with the usual comic book fans and memorabelia with tickets still available. the information is at abc7news.com. there are other comic cons if the bay area and you republican drew taking on the hulk. that was last year. the founder of the event said it will be different because it will feature more tech including virtual reality zone. >> michael j fox will be there and other stars from "back to the future." >> someone in the bay area could wake up a new milli

novato 63. santa rosa 68. so multiple storms the next few days. the first is a weak one.ossibly another round for sunday, late sunday afternoon and into sunday night. next five days. rainfall numbers going up. here's through saturday morning. 8 a.m. as you can see here, we will take this to saturday 4 p.m. .47 saturday. 4 p.m. through midnight and you notice that number going up to 1.5-inch of rainfall. we will continue to add to the rainfall sunday into monday across a good portion of the bay area. here is our forecast models. we have the clouds and rain showers today. for your friday here we go. one impulse moving on shore and another one moving on shore through the afternoon hours. saturday morning rain showers out there. look what happens later in the day saturday. this will be the front. the very powerful system. we could have wind advisories with winds approaching gusts around 40 to 50 miles per hour. that will be for saturday evening. that's the main head line. saturday evening if you can stay inside and off the bay area roadways that will be a good plan. the rainf

on the other side the bay shore, low 50s and down into san jose and los gatos at 47, 48 in novato, and 49 in pleasanton and livermore and fairfield. from the exploritorium camera at pier 15, the clouds will drop showers from time to time so that will hopefully take the tree pollen out because it is high. look who has joined oak, cedar and juniper and moldspores are low with flight arrival delays into for when they let us know i will tweet that. it will be breezy from time to time today and the chance of showers will taper tomorrow and look at the sunshine and warm returning on wednesday with 70s in the forecast that could linger. that is next. sue? >> yes, getting busy out of the central valley, westbound 580 tracy to dublin, about 40 minutes now, highway 4 from antioch to concord is looking good and san rafael into san francisco, as well. san rafael, beyond the thought gate maul southbound 101 into central san rafael you are looking at 21 minute drive from highway 37 into the golden gate bridge and lombard street. here is the golden gate bridge waiting for the zimmer truck. there are

a cooler spot is san carlos, and cooler to the north in novato at 48 degrees. now a look at walnut creek, the hour by hour temperature is 49 degrees. up to 50 by 8:00. we jump to 63 at lunch time temperature and we hang out in the mid-to-upper 60s in the afternoon hours and back to 62 by 6:00. sfo so far, no delays with the cloud deck. high amounts of tree pollen and high u.v. index. check out santa cruz it looks very inviting this morning. temperatures are running in the 60s at the coast and low-to-mid 70s for the rest of us and morning clouds giving way to afternoon sunshine. i will show you the sunday forecast and chance rain on monday. sue? >> it could be spring break but no break at the bay bridge toll plaza where heaterring lights were turned on at 5:29. stacked up beyond the overcrossing toward the macarthur maze so give yourself plenty of time and checking the sensors, golden gate field to the city is 20 minutes. by give give you are talking about solid stream of headlight headlights. everyone is moving nicely but it is sluggish. and sluggish from the c

it is about 25 minutes from novato to san francisco.an accident in san francisco leaving on 101 and we will update that in a couple of minutes. >> we know commuting in the bay area is a pain. but, this could make you feel better about your drive. >> it could be worse. a new study ranks the cities with the long of the average commute. new york is number one with am commute of 34 minutes. long island is at 33 minutes. washington, dc is three, the top bay area is oakland coming in at number seven. an average commute of under half an sure. >> early orange incident prompts best to shut down the streets, people are worried this and why they say there is in longer a threat. >> why consumer group is saying you should keep your paper statements rather than paying bills on-line. >> when to take a photo or video of the weather and share it with of the weather and share it with us so we >> we have been taking breaking news in livermore with a huge police presence. the threat is over. and we have been working to figure out exact what happened. amy?

field into san francisco. >> it is windy and the wins have whether the us cooler conditions from novatoees cooler to fairfield at ten degrees cooler and cooler tomorrow morning. los gatos is 40 degrees, the cool spot in the south bay and saratoga is 46 and everyone else is 47 to 49. newark is 50, and alameda is june, and that is it, everyone else is in the 40s from san francisco at 9 and novato and san pablo 46, and danville is 35 and redwood city is 48. the ferry ride is blustering this morning, winds around 20-25 miles per hour and not your friend if you have allergies they stir up the tree pollen today, oak, cedar and juniper. oakland oakland is 46 temperatures are by low average today and tomorrow and back to average on wednesday and i will let you know if the remain wrapping trend continues and the hour by hour look at the presses today. >> next, another company is emergeed as a potential buyer for yahoo. >> and harrison ford is putting his ice conic jack it up for auction. >> good morning, coming up on "good morning america" the wild weekend in politics with personal attack betwee

novato, light showers. street level, the pops of green, right rain. it's damp in this year. overcast scares san jose, but the nevertheless several hours the rain will fill in, and the south bay will see heavier showers. right now the winds are picking up, gusting to 24 miles-per-hour in concord, 20 in oakland.

if you travel southbound from novato, we are looking at 21-minute ride from novato to the golden gate bridge. through the ron bin williams tunnel. traffic is looking good. a little bit of wetness on the roads. i saw rain drops when i left 3:15 this morning. it could be a little slick. just heads up. golden gate bridge is looking clear this morning. no fog. we saw the zipper truck moving four lanes in the southbound direction. two lanes in the northbound direction. company is good on the roads. so far it is early enough on thursday at 4:55 we do not see major slow downs. at all. we have car over embankment if lane 5 which is the slow lane blocked with equipment and tow trucks to get the car out of the ditch west 580 oakland at 35th. a look at ma transit options in a few minutes. >> love it when you say the robin williams tunnel. >> we know commuting in the bay area is a pain. but this could make you feel better. >> we should not complain is much because it could be a lot worse. the cities with the long of the average commute, new york city is first an average commute of 34.7 minutes. l

marin county looks good both directions 101 no delays out of novato. south of there from 580 down into san francisco, 14 minutes on the southbound side. and taking a look at the south bay good. nice st. peter's out of the south bay this morning. 63 miles per hour northbound 101 past capitol expressway. nimitz freeway good northbound no delays into oakland southbound clear all the way from oakland towards 238 to san lorenzo and hayward and fremont. no troubles. bart 21 trains on time. shuttle trains still in service between north concord and bay point stations running every 10 minutes and if your final destination is bay point, you must transfer at north concord. passengers are departing from bay point they must transfer north concord as well heading toward sfo trains. back to you guys. >>> relatives of those kills when a berkeley balcony collapsed just got a shock from the d.a.'s office. the alameda county district attorney decided not to press charges in the case. six students died and seven others were hurt when the balcony broke during a party last

novato 44. good morning napa, 355 for you and concord with 52 in fairfield.ay we couldn't see the tops of the buildings here. and with the cloud cover this morning, it is just a gray start for most of you. but mist and drizzle is around. we are looking at the rain spreading south and east today as it washes out, and more showers arrive tomorrow. a better chance tomorrow because that system is a little bit strong we're some slightly stronger dynamics. looks pretty good right here. bull as it sinks to the south, it begins to fall apart. you will notice the showers up toward i-80. 3:00 plenty. cloud cover, scattered showers from emeryville and perhaps hayward, 580. it will be cloudy in livermore but mailed. the santa cruz mountains could see some activity. a lull tonight. here's 3:00 tomorrow where we have more showers and the possibilities of a downpour here or there right on through the evening hours monday night. so with both systems combined, we are looking at still very light amounts from mountain view to san jose. just a tenth there. around hayward, this i

we have upper 40s around pleasanton and livermore and los gatos and 48 in napa and novato. san carlos is 46. mount tam dam has a cloud deck with holes. a lot of tree pollen and sunshine in the afternoon. golden gate bridge wind at 13 miles per hour. you can sea the sea breeze is working its way through the golden gate bridge. that will keep our temperatures at the coast nearly 60 and the rest of us in the upper 60s to low 70s today and tomorrow and the weekend. sue? >> bart has then trains in service. with the exception of the shut will between the pittsburg/bay point everyone else is running from. they are running every 10 minutes. caltrain is wonderful and ace train one was on time and out of the stockton headed into vasco station on schedule. this is the east shore commute beyond the golden gate field and to the macarthur maze at 15 minutes. no metering lights yet. san jose, 280, at 17/ overcrossing, a good drive to cupertino. >> it is pretty easy to sign up for cable tv. try and cancel it. the move in sacramento to get rid of the hassle. rid of the hassle. >> big payday

in novato, for abc7 news. thank you is the reality. flood waters closed down rohnert park expressway with police across the north bay begging drivers to obey road closures like this. >> we see each year someone decides to drive through a flooded area and is stuck. >> in petaluma car dealerships had to deal with the rain, during the storm on thursday, they had to move the cars to higher ground. >> in rohnert park the storm caused a palm tree to come down on to power lines nearly 2,000 people lost power. >> suddenly there was a flash of blue light in the house and we live if a small studio. i ford the fire department and asked what we should do and they said evacuate immediately. >> she and her kids were allowed to return while pg&e crews worked to get the lights back on. >> we checked with pg&e a few minute ago and the power is on for everyone in the north bay and there are only a few hundred outages in total across the bay area. >> the marin county department of public works set up an emergency operations center in mill valley. the cen

the golden gate bridge is wet the we have 20 minute drive, 21 minutes from novato to san francisco.f you use windshield wees have on your headlights. sig-alert issued on the cost highway one a tree came down caused by a collision and both lanes are blocked. avoid the area. the blue means potential for standing water and flooding. cent means rain. we plug in where the bay bridge just ahead. >> flood barriers for a second time if a week if san francisco neighbor friend to rising water. this is what happened in december of 2014 when heavy rain hit the low-lying area, water overflowed into the whos and businesses. crews set up the temporary plastic pair years at providing a watertight seal. >> they are filled and inner lock and wrap around the buildings to protect the flood water from entering the prosecutes. >> the barriers cough $165,000 less than the million san francisco paid last year to repair flood damage in the neighbor. >> bart proposal to crackdown on seat hogs was sent back for a rewrite. the bart director wants it illegal for riders to take more from taking a single seat whe

across the bay, 11 in pleasanton, 13 in suisun bay, into vallejo, 17 in novato. a bit on the brisk side stepping out the door and these winds will further increase due to an area of low pressure. that's it right now. that breezed through our area yesterday making tracks toward southern california. high pressure tries to build in with the passage of this front we are getting that pressure gradient so therefore the northwest winds today 20 to 30 miles per hour, again, occasional gusts up to 45 miles per hour. we are just pretty much in place for one more day before it begins to expand over the state of california. 70 degrees your forecast high at the state capital today, low 70s from fresno, back in through merced, into modesto. a bit on the brisk side with the gusty winds in the high sierra and 63 at monterey bay back into carmelo -- carmel. the numbers are where they should be for the 28th day of march but when you factor in the wind it's on the brisk side. if you do suffer from allergies, a bit on the uncomfortable side today and you can blame it on the tree cou

north bay 58 in stinson beach, 61 novato. we have heavy rainfall in cloverdale. we'll track down this storm and friday's bigger storm, that's coming up shortly. but first here's gianna. >> thank you. we are fairly quiet out there on the roadways right now as you work your way across the bay area bridges. no major snags or accidents. here's a live look at the bay bridge. so far a nice ride out of oakland across the span into san francisco. no troubles at the approaches to the bay bridge looking good. san mateo bridge off to a great start only 13 minutes if you are heading westbound between hayward and foster city. no delays on the eastbound side and taking a look at the golden gate bridge, quiet conditions out of marin at least the portion between 580 towards san francisco. that's only about 14 minutes this morning. the rest of the bay area also fairly quiet. we're keeping a close eye on the north bay because of all the rain expected this morning. right now speeds are doing okay southbound 101 from novato from 37 to 580 only nine minutes this morning and the altam

this novato bus stop was built 37 years ago and still has its fans. >> it's crowded.st delightful aesthetically. >> reporter: but a look in the mirror upon reflection shows others a different view. >> it's garbage. it looks like if you are going catching. >> reporter: and marin transit has plans to improve it, update it, beautify it, make it safe and more accessible. >> so that's pretty. with this part -- yeah, oh, that's pretty. >> reporter: it's the cost some here find hard to swallow. northbound $3.5 million.

it's 48 in santa rosa. 50 in napa and novato. 52 by the delta. warmer for you. right now. 53 in livermore. a little cooler this afternoon. and this vantage point is clear. our exploratorium camera. low clouds and fog this morning. cooler for easter sunday. are breezy winds along the coast. cooling continues for the first half of the work week. the second half of the work week we will be warmer. check out the wind profile. all day long today you notice the winds kick up a bit around the coast. watch the colors and numbers go up along the shoreline. this is where we will have the blustery northwest winds and that's indicative of the cold frontal passage and the slightly cooler air. rainfall? not really. but as we go through tonight maybe drizzle on the coast. but really it's the sierra nevada by tahoe, reno and into the southern sierra that picks up some snow showers. anywhere from a couple of inches to about an inch or so. so if you are headed to the mountains, 50s today. 30s tomorrow with five inches near kybers and a couple inches near kirkwood. temperatures sl

san rafael, southbound 101 leaving novato beyond the civic center to central san rafael all the way to san francisco looking from novato at 22 minutes to get across the golden gate bridge with roadways relatively clear. back if a little bit with a ramp closure in the fremont area. >> this is a moment, everyone, the caption on the "sports illustrated" cover featuring warriors draymond green, steph curry and klay thompson. the magazine released the video of three having fun during the photo shoot. the article provided an inside look into the unique team dynamic and their potential historic season. it is not just us obsessed with them. eight whole country. >> direction tv users can get service without the dish. >> here is the tech bytes. >> directv ditching dish? at&t has announceed new defect there streaming bundles for mobile customers with the plan allowing users to access all of their favorite programing without dishes, set-top box or annual contracts. >> unplug the chick-fil-a chain with a cell phone coupon to ditch device during the meal and diapers are given a free ice cream dream

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our lawns are thirsty and getting sprinkles, from glen ellen across 37 to novato and san rafael and akles around pittsburg, and clayton and walnut creek and lafayette and mosten hill and possibly to alamo and danville with just a few scattered light showers over the next three hours. not all of us are going to get wet. outdoor activities "fair," because this is a chance of getting wet at some point today. garden is better this weekend. dodging drops and same if you walk the dog it will be wet. here is a look from the east bay hills camera you can see how high the clouds are with the moisture around 15,000 feet. chances are continuing during the afternoon hours and what you will notice is the temperatures are cooler, mid-to-upper 60s with scattered showers throughout tomorrow's forecast and the heaviest and strongest storm, heaviest rain and fastest winds are on saturday with an hour-by-hour look at that and updated storm impact scale. sue? >> yes, the tail lights at the bay bridge toll plaza with metering lights on. looking at our drive times, tracy to dublin is tooking good, moderate

we have this accident right at san antonio so that drive out of petaluma into novato is very busy this. we did just check in with chp. they said that the lanes should clear in the next couple of minutes so you might get some relief. one lane was blocked but again they are working on clearing that over to the shoulder at southbound 101 at san antonio road. use 37 as an alternate. westbound 80 at cutting everything over to the right shoulder but the damage is done. backed up well beyond highway 4. 8 miles per hour in some spots. gets a break along the eastshore freeway. once you pass the accident, then it slows down at the bay bridge where the metering lights are on and you're backed up well into the maze. car fire south 280 at farm hill boulevard. it is blocking the right lane. chp may run a traffic break to clear everything over to the right shoulder. no major delays through there. traffic still fairly quiet south 280 along the peninsula. use 101 if you want to in the meantime. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> former stanford university swimmer brock turner is expected to take the s

and heavy showers to lakeville highway through the heart of novato to the north of 37 but it extends to larkspur and across san queen din and magnolia avenue across the richmond-san rafael bridge to university avenue getting heavier rain near the bay shore. we have more developing to the south and that will keep moving to the northeast and it will go over the same area that had the moderate-to-heavy rain already in pacifica and dallas and half moon bay and san francisco and up 83 so we could see a lot of ponding the next hour in those neighbors. on the roof camera you can see the ponding on the embarcadero, with heaviest rain this morning becoming breezy and the showers taper as we -- they become less widespread and could become as strong and thunderstorms are possible. sue? >> we will go to the east shore freeway where mike was mentioning we have a lot of cars, a stream of headlights in the when direction and the golden gate field at top of the scene, the university avenue overcrossing on to the macarthur maze and 20 minutes to san francisco and here is what you find: metering light

across the area 55 and pleasanton 56 in san jose low sixties in this city 65 santa rosa 55 degrees and novato as we go to the next couple days temperatures will keep warming up into the '70s by thursday was the low seventies friday. >>catherine heenan: and has rocked the world now fbi expert says for the u.s. is next. >>gabe slate: after attacks like this we feel angry and hopeless it can come any time there's so many soft targets in the bay area airports to bridge this very stadium shopping malls we can help: security setup ways group to report suspicious activity when you open it looks like the their three giant buttons submit suspicious activity report called all cursor or e-mail duty officer if you have to call the opposite 247 will be connected with a live agent the chain could become to california's minimum- wage how you to men. >>catherine heenan: the measure certified the secretary of state with raises buy a dollar every year over five years they're competing proposals still collecting signatures the plan would increase raises to $15 an hour by 2020 and provide six paid sick days a st

have 39 in half moon bay and danville at 38, and the warm spot in brentwood at 53 and alameda 48 and novato43. from the east bay hills camera you can see how clean and calm it is compared to yesterday. tree pollen is high, mold spore is low and u.v. index is moderate like yesterday if you take the ferry, much bomber, with winds at 5-10 miles per hour. you can see temperatures are on the rise and i will let you know april 1, friday, it will continue into the new month and weekend. i have a chance of rain coming up in the seven-day forecast. a stalled vehicle or hazard lights are on in the san mateo bridge and you can see it blink off to the right shoulder and the bumper-to-bumper traffic along the flat section a will is it 25-30-minute delay to get from the toll plaza across the span and up and over. i do not see stalls or accidents but a lot stalls. walnut creek camera showing slow traffic with an accident southbound 680 at treat. we will check back on that in a bit and early accident on the sunol grade and one in san jose northbound 897 before this area with slow traffic beyond the scene.

80 into oakland and high with a 13 and 680, light to moderate rain further north and west around novato101 looking at good returns there. lighter rain through southern marin and daily city and then it becomes more spotty further south around san mateo, 280 and over into the east bay from fremont to milpitas. this will fill in through the later morning hours and right now the winds are gusting from 23 miles an hour at the coast and mountain view. the rain is coming together, a strong cold front and the gusty winds right throughout the afternoon into the evening hours. we're going to time it out and talk about how much rain and talk about the second system on its heels tomorrow. >> the strongest storm of the year so far will hit the bay area later today. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson is live and residents are bracing for the severity of this storm. good morning, how is it looking out there? >> reporter: good morning. it has been died down a little bit in terms of the rain since a half hour ago when we last checked in. but wind gusts lisa mentioned, i'm feeling that. you can also see

the golden gate bus services are canceling the 4, the 6:49, the 6:51 and the 54 out of novato at 6:36 and 7:18 departure. indefinitely. ace rain is on time. mike? >> high five...not for those riders. >> live doppler hd is showing the marine layer is back and the fog is not getting too thick. in the lower elevations. can you drive interest it and sue had to use the windshield wipers. think about this today. sitting on top of the bay bridge looking from the roof camera. the day planner is milder this morning from 44 to 54. partly cloudy at the coast. you will need a light jacket in the evening at 54 to 60. we have monitoring the problems for bart for they days and they will continue for we have no idea how long. janet is in the north concord bart station as riders gear up for another challenging day. janet? >> bart riders are adjusting to the normal that is new. they will have on get used to the bus bridge for a couple of months. it could take 22 weeks it order the parts needed to fix the problem. right new buss run between concord and more tip necessary station and pittsburg/bay point.

novato two thirds of an inch, and dublin fire station picked up a quarter of an inch.bout a quarter of an inch in san jose, observations some heavier or lighter, and canfield also in that range, and usually they are the leaders of the pack. napa a third of its, and a quarter of an inch in oakland. still a mix coming down from the northwest, clipping parts of the mendocino coast northward, and we are looking to see, a little bit that is not doing much. we have to keep a few of these showers in the forecast that is happening right now on the financial and redwood city back to hillsboro in belmont as well. there is a little bit still there on skyline, 40s on your temperatures, upper 30s and low 40s and a cool morning. 40 in walnut creek, and also blackhawk at 48, brentwood and antioch as well, and still snow but it looks like it's about done. a couple of showers in a and breezy pattern. mostly sunny, partly cloudy and i would not be surprised if we get some build up over the hills later on today, temperatures below average. we should be a little bit warmer than this, and

novato is 43. from mount tamalpais, another gorgeous sunrise developing and air quality with tremendous pollen today and everything else is manageable and walnut creek this morning, we are seeing a colorful sunrise develop over your neighborhood and as it is still warm the first day of march, cooler tomorrow, with sprinkles across the north bay this evening and boater chance of rain across the north bay tomorrow evening and rain on thursday morning but nothing like what i am showing you for the weekend. frances? >> we are seeing a lot of brake lights on the san mateo westbound with the high-rise being cleared so it is moving beyond the toll plaza. if you want to consider the dumbarton bridge as an alternate that could be good because that is moving at 64 miles per hour compared to 17 miles per hour. but it is slow on southbound 880 toward if you arc. we are also finding pore brake lights on southbound 680 in walnut creek. we have heave traffic here. the drive time from 242 to highway 24 is eight mi

north of there no trouble to speak of either southbound 101 is clear as you work your way through novato. if you are taking the richmond san rafael bridge traffic is light. where we are seeing a few brake lights pretty typical westbound 580 right around 205 mount house as you work your way west heading toward greenville. we will see speeds dipping to 35-40 miles per hour but that is what you can expect on a morning commute. traffic is very clear. once you get past all the way toward the dublin interchange. 14 minutes from the altamont pass to 680 right now. taking a look at conditions along the nimitz freeway. northbound 880 easy ride into downtown oakland. southbound not seeing any troubles as you work your way around 280. don't forget tonight wizards taking on the warriors at oracle 7:30 tip off. so extra busy conditions along 880 this evening as folks head out to the game. taking a look at conditions along 101. if you have an early fright flight to catch at sfo you are in luck. 101 is free flowing. it was a bit chilly this morning roberta. >> it is still chilly. good morning, everyone

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>> southbound 101 through san rafael from novato it is looking great. we have for issues. getting a little busy but no major delays for 20-minute delay interest san francisco and golden gate bridge is hooking great all the way into the city on lombard with no problems. we are hooking good and fremont we have an accident northbound 880 at stevenson in the center divide, so i am not seeing slow traffic here. we did have an accident in marin at lucky drive off to the shoulder near the off ramp and welcome back and look at mass transit options on friday. >> voters in southern california got a special surprise last weekend, an, cautious hours after being born on saturday, she wasted in time lending to swim with a lesson from the mother whale. they are rarely seen off the california coast and i do not think that is a killer wheel it -- killer whale. >> you know your whales. >> i do, killer whales are black and white and a lot bigger. >> hillary clinton is bringing major star power to her campaign. cy see the presidential candidate with george clooney coming up. >> chaos in arizo

during the afternoon hours from stinson beach through novato, 60s will be common.dy, a stray shower also in the far reaches of the north bay. a storm heading this way for saturday and we'll track it together coming up at 48 minutes after the hour but first here's sandra. >>> good morning to you. good thursday morning. things getting really busy in the traffic center. we are watching several different crashes around the bay area. one of these in the city is on southbound 101 near i-280 this morning. not causing any major delays yet. but it is something that we are keeping our eye on. another one northbound 101 at highway 116. the semi is on the shoulder of the road not causing any major delays but take a look here. southbound 680 near sunol boulevard a fuel spill in a right lane causing some major backups at least about 5 to 10 minutes so you will want to give yourself extra time near pleasanton this morning some of those drive times to about 20 miles per hour. and here on 580 westbound, we did have a crash here earlier also involving a semi. from the altamont pass

southbound 101up the north gate mall and the civic center look great for 20-22 meant drive from novato to san francisco. at the golden gate bridge we have four lanes in the southbound direction and the zipper truck on the move and two lanes in the northbound direction and very light conditions this morning. no fog. over all the traffic map looks great. but one exception we have each morning throw traffic from the central valley. mass transit options in a minute. >> uber is looking for a few good people but not to drive. next, the challenge they are giving to has beeners. >> we found almost everything. >> we found almost everything. >> a positive end to the moving >>> walnut creek, burlingame, campbell, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> thousands of pg&e customers are waking up with power this morning, after a big outage. a possible fire in sunnyvale knock out power to 10,000 homes and businesses. pg&e said that it was caused by damage to underground equipment. >> happening today, registered measures from every uc medical center are in san francisco talking against a new retir