willowbrook creek in petaluma is at bank swell and that's 61 feet.tony creek road, old redwood highway flooding the next couple hours. the heaviest rain up by the delta and fairfield. you can see reds and oranges out towards 80. take a look all the way back. all you see is light to moderate rain. the lightest rain here though on the peninsula, this is going to continue throughout the afternoon. we're going to see the heaviest rain south around atascadero, santa cruz mountains and winds 30 mph. it's a cold rain, 7 inches of snow in lake counties. we're going to talk about when it's going to end and what the holiday weekend looks like coming up. >> the powerful storm is bringing some new erosion concerns for people in pacifica who have homes on a crumbling ocean cliff and unusual high tide is causing additional problems. terry mcsweeney has been on the pacifica peer which has been closed for safety reasons. he was going to join us live but he had to move because of lightning and thunder. >> it's pictures like these that's been setting the past few days

petaluma could be getting heavy early morning rain. through petaluma. the north bay, it is stalling perhaps in the afternoon. however, it is going to be a fast- moving by 6:00 p.m. heavy through the north bay. south of the golden gate. in 2:09 p.m. with areas of heavy rain and gusting winds. him into the nine p m our. while into the 9:00 p.m. hour. as for rainfall totals. up to 2 in., and tuesday. and up to the amount of 3 in.! and remind a conceit that much. perhaps we might not even see that much. showers, on kamal off. gabe slate tech repo andtues and cold temperatures, wednesday to thursday. flustered, cool conditions especially overnight. as we go into friday, saturday the slight chance of rain fall into the forecast. >>catherine: spring fashions might be surprised with just the new styles. stephanie elum is the latest >>reporter: for cost of looking fashionable is going up. prices will go up 9% and% as the fashion world grapples with prices. cotton is at an all-time high. ephesian weather conditions impacted crops. and with china are impacting 1 1

here's petaluma where you have the flood warning near penn grove park.nd the next couple hours you continue to see old redwood highway and stonybrook road with some flooding. the rivers and creeks are most of them out of their banks right now so that nuisance flooding around the underpasses, the low-lying areas definitely will be occurring in the next two to three hours in petaluma. after that things should begin to settle down in the north bay. take a look at fairfield. some very heavy rains, thunderstorms, embedded hail here. and we take you back towards richmond and berkeley. walnut creek. the santa cruz mountains heavier rain and this is where the next system is gonna focus from monterey on southward. that's why the bay area gets a break tomorrow. flash flood advisory and urban and small stream warning for the north bay till noon. then we're gonna see things begin to quiet down. so the entire bay area except marin county until noon. we'll begin to see conditions subside by the dinner hour. i'll show you that in just a moment. 15 half moon bay, 47 oak

it's a camping spot kind of near petaluma, part of the marin county office of education. it's an outdoor science school. someone at the ranch called paramedics around 10 p.m. last night reporting one sick person and when they got there, they found dozens of others, over 50 total, with flu-like symptoms mainly vomiting and some diarrhea. no one was sent to the hospital. but parents started to come to pick up their children starting at around midnight. >> there is no indication it was food-based. and it seemed to start in the bobcat cabin honestly so it may have been something that someone brought in and spread from there. >> reporter: of the students attending that ranch school, they were from three area schools: san ramon elementary school in novato, tassajara hills elementary school in danville, and then here again at the redwood day school in oakland. there were about 250 people at the ranch total at the time according to th principal and 56 people went home. so some people are remaining at the ranch and hopefully they will be healthy. elizabeth. >> all right, anne mako

it's an overnight retreat camping spot near petaluma. it's outdoor science school.omeone called paramedics aroundclock last night reporting one sick person and when they got there they found dozens of others. again over 50 people total in a state of weakness. flu-like symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea. >> we had 250 or 260 people in the campus this week and about a little over 50 have been ill. so that's a bigger-than-normal number. so we just want to make sure again that the kids are safe and that we're getting them home and getting them to bed where they can get healthy again. >>> nobody was sick enough to be sent to the hospital. that's the good news. san ramon elementary school in novato, tassajara in danville and redwood day school here. in oakland. all the people affected their parents came to pick them up. and several other people did stay at the school. the marin county health department is investigating all of this. >> thank you, anne makovec in oakland this morning. >>> three schools in northern california are closed today after a popular principal

nearly three-quarters of an inch nearly one-half in petaluma, with one-third in napa. to tens of an inch in the valley, and less than that in oakland. we're going to certainly be added to these totals tomorrow. the stormtracker 4 a wider view the banta to the north. this is the next week that band- dashed to the north early tomorrow morning. through the bay iraq to the bay will time it out on futurecast just in a bit. do the bay entire bay. if >>catherine: the same-sex couples, with a dozens turned out they knew that they were going to be denied a marriage counseling but this was a known protest. the sheriff's department passed them to leave. >> all people are created equal that is why we are here today. lesbian, lgbt, all people are critical. and we all deserve the freedom to marry. all people are- created equal-- >>catherine: throughout proposition 8 was overturned in a federal court. and that decision is being appealed. in national news arizona congressman gabrielle giffords is showing great signs. and she is responsive to questions. she can walk. and even hold onto

and pet llama-- one half-inch, if petaluma if fifth-we've seen bursts of heavy rain out there today. off with heavy north bay rain early and stall for the first one half of the day. and spreading south. equal time it out on future test and how long on your extended forecast coming up in just a bit. futurecast. >>catherine: van ness avenue and maureen kelly was in marin county she says the what rowhat role wet roads. >> loci, with these wet roads. >>reporter: and now you can see that this car was completely submerged. the driver was it the italian sports car. it was driving your north bound on how we 1 0 1. 10:30 a the driver lost control and this morning and slid into the water. and the driver was able to get out. hospitalized with only minor injuries. the c h p says that he was going too fast for the wet and slippery conditions. in marin county, marin county, maureen kelly. robert. and re >>catherine: 5 right aide and a subway shop. haazig madyun the surveillance video of a serial robber. this right aide in fremont. investigators say that a few days later the same where up a subway

flash flood warnings to petaluma was in effect until noon for willowbrook creek.thompson, kron 4 news. >>reporter: in oakland, the storm was responsible for funding and 14th avenue and this huge cedar tree on madison. it was so difficult on 14th avenue my food disappeared. drivers were try to go a run but the-my foot and boot disappeared with the deep water on the street. this massive cedar tree. a close call for this miniature >> troy was getting ready. in oakland, off haazig madyun kron 4 news. >>reporter: the su shot at 1:00 p.m. this storm continued to blow through our local zoo--the zoo spokesperson says that no trees for fallen they did have concerns. extra precautionary with visitors safety. they did not want customers to fill short field short changed. many of the animals have retreated to in your shelter because of the fall weather so there's not much to see. as far as the animals. they have indoor activities. for instance, the chimpanzees, there were watching a movie " oliver twist "! and they will decide weather or not they're going to open tomorrow. ma

nowhere in place up in petaluma. that expired a few minutes ago. we still have significant rainfall. right now on the maps, we can show you the coverage an we -- and we do have flood advisories for the central half of the bay area until 3:00 this afternoon. the bulk of the action is heading closer to san francisco and oakland, the yellows and reds do correspond to heavier downpours. may reporting straight out rain probably on the bodder of heavy rain -- probably on the border of heavy rainfall. we'll come in tighter closer to the red and yellow cell here. the most recent observation as we move up north, you can see the coverage for san francisco. and there's the one cell around oakland and emeryville and santa rosa at last checking just reporting cloudy skies for the bulk of the main -- the heavy downpours heading to the south. right know focused in the southern half of the region. as far as the flood advisory that's in place until 3:00 this afternoon for san francisco, down towards alameda and santa clara counties. still some moderate to heavy rai

take a look at petaluma. sonoma dry at the moment. light showers that will last a half hour to 45 minutes. the north bay getting scattered showers. rest of us seeing some pretty steady rain. we'll talk about how much you can expect to get out of this rain, including for the chinese new year's parade. >>> we'll have coverage online. to track the weather in your neighborhood, go to ktvu.com. as rosemary mentioned, a lot of people are hoping it won't rain on the parade tomorrow. the annual chineseey chinese new year -- chinese new year parade will happen tomorrow. >> people are hoping that it won't rain on our parade. we are inside pier 27. a lot of anxiety. people are still working on it, painting it with pearl essence. they want it to look like silk. you can see workers over there putting things together. let me show you a chinese toy they handed me earlier. sometimes, you wonder how the floats get built. look at this. when you see it on saturday night, that's what it will look like. that's when they get their idea. this year's constru

hours, so much hail that it closed down i-280 in san bruno in all directions, and then throughout petaluma this morning flash flooding and that very low snow we'll be talking about coming up. >> this major winter blast is hanging on down here to the south bay. also those of you in the east bay. some of our heaviest rainfall in the mountain cities. this includes the east bay at this point. right along 580 to 680. in the north bay, we had major flooding concerns at pp the drying looks to be on the end of things many 2500 feet and above, right back into the santa cruz mountains, we'll have more on these conditions and when it will dry out coming up later on. >> we'll see you then. flooded streets toppled trees, snowy roads as we've been discussing. the impact of this storm is being felt in many ways and certainly all parts of the bay area. marianne favro is in san jose right now to show us how people have been dealing with this on slaught of winter weather. mary ann. >> this by pass next to the guadeloupe river is now underwater. bikers have had to hit the brakes and head for higher ground. t

the camp was near petaluma. they completely cleaned out the facility and planned to reopen that facility soon. most of the sick kids were from topahara school in danville. others seem to have recovered but have passed it on to their family members. we have word it was the noral virus. >>> he started a facebook page to help organize revolution. tonight, he is a free man. we are talking about the google executive in cairo detained for two weeks. >>> why al gonen was released to his employer and family. while he was detained, the protest became violent and calm again. protesters continue to occupy tahir square. kris sanchez live in santa clara with reaction from the google executive's family. >> reporter: for ten days, guy gonen's family and employer did not know where he was and what was happening with him. the first stop he made was back to tahir square where he was captured ten years ago. >> like it or not, he is one of the recognizable faces in the crowd of egyptians calling for freedom. >> they felt huge relie

flash flooding, petaluma. snow down to 2,500 feet.e actually had, some sunshine, this afternoon, this evening. relatively, calmer conditions here from san bruno mountain. and the wind out of the south at 6. the storm system,000. pushed to the south. and some of you, however, we still have rainfall, we are tracking across the peninsula. san jose, los gatos. certainly, ponding on the  roadway. very cold rain, temperatures in the 40s right now. not going to be done with the rainfall tomorrow. we will see more scattered isolated activity. and the system,000s sit down into the central valley of california. everyone, right now, in the 40s. and the cold temperatures in the 40s. unbelievable. grab that extra blanket tonight. and rain stays with us tomorrow. and we'll get sunshine in here eventually. and the jet stream. dropping down to southern california. the storm is slow to move. with all of this accompanying cool air over the next 48 hours. so for tomorrow, we keep the chance of rainfall in it. and for our inland spots, 40s for tomorrow

still some showers here in the north bay and petaluma. then as we head here to the south, also showers, cold rain for los gatos into san jose and then of course this low snow across mt. hamilton out around 2,500 feet. more details of how long this rain will stick around and highlights from this wild weather coming up. >>> not so good. the bay area's biggest city bracing for some painful cuts for the fifth straight year, san jose mayor chuck reed making difficult choices to help pull his city out of debt. but this year's changes could be the most dramatic. these are some of his proposals, outlined in tonight's state-of-the-city address, significant cuts to pension reform, public safety and green, clean technology. ironically, president obama is here tonight to promote technology while mayor reid is preparing to trim it. nbc's george kiriyama joining us from the city hall. public safety, specifically cops, will there be layoffs? >> reporter: well, if this budget goes through, this could be layoffs. you talked to the police as well as the po

storm tracker for continuing to see activity from san rafael to petaluma.n anything as heavy as earlier this morning. kale and thunderstorms. people will stop to pale, but this morning we are getting some light rain here and there. portions of this san mateo bridge as well and south bay picking up rain drops. mount hamilton picking up snow for the peace.peaks. san ra petaluma dealing with active weather. by the afternoon threat of thunderstorms is out there. the cells have read that indicates heavy downpours. we did see thunderstorms later on today. this afternoon it spreads to the south, best chance of rain in to the late afternoon hours and into the evening is in the south. into the afternoon today that highs will stay 50s, not warming up much more than the mid-50s. by tomorrow we will continue to get wet and windy weather around. 30 percent chance of rain over the weekend. expect overnight temperatures to give down below freezing mark in some inland spots. george? >> george: hercules interstate 80 in the westbound direction they are clearing this ramp. i

to the north and petaluma the creek was 61 ft. and rising. the muddy waters turned rapidly as they swept debris downstream. in martinez the critical rows to less than 4 ft. below the bridge. businesses got there sand bags ready. residents in low-lying neighborhood took precautions as well. it was in a creek that cause the problems in oakland, it was a tree roo. this crowd fl over top on the minivan the man was not been at the time appeared city workers came to cut the tree up and haul it away. a couple of cars and it before caltrans got there to haul it off to the side of the road. back in san francisco of the rain kept up for the afternoon. nothing an umbrella could not handle unless you factor in the wind. the evening commute was low and peppered with rain. the real treat was an increase malcolms, instead of rain they got snow. it wasn't enough to build a snowman but it was enough to throw up someone. >> james: there rain, the wind, means no for the sierra. this is interstate 80 near king bill. this snow is falling gently to the ground. int

petaluma half inch. rodeo, crockett, .42. after that it was less than a tenth of an inch concord, san carlos, san jose, mountain view, livermore, anywhere from .01 to .07. more on the way. mild conditions. morgan hill said is it supposed to be this mild? well, yeah, when south wind and temperatures in the 50s everybody's in on this. 53 napa. 53 san jose. hayward leader of the pack at 54 that's because out in advance it's really cold dynamic system right there. that's what's driving through. so the front comes by tonight. head out the door and go home a little early because light rain only in the morning. cloudy, windy. then moderate to heavy rain comes in by this afternoon. cloudy with rain very windy at times especially coast higher elevations. it will kick up heels later on for everybody. evening rain, some moderate. cloudy mild in the morning 48 to 54. by noon cloudy, breezy, 54 to 60. rain could be starting in the north bay and then sweep over for everyone by tonight. 56 to 64 on the highs. some of this rain could be mode

petaluma = over 2 in.. santa rosa with over 1 in.. santa rosa, and snap-on, pretty much the and totals will vary from 1 in.. with napa. concord, millbrae, and nearly one-quarter of an inch. off and on futurecast what we are expecting in the rainfall totals all coming up. >>pam: kron i christine connolly? she is in redwood city. if >>reporter: egested rating. the south bay and the coast hit early it just started raining. the roads are very slippery. how we 1 0 1. in if highway 1 0 1 with flooding in some parts. one example was the 1 0 1 south. had 1 ft. of water, one hour ago. and as this ripple accident on redwood city. a little bit of clothing the ripple-exit. as this continues a little bit of rain fall with the wind picking up. and please be careful when you were out in dealing with the slick roads. as this continues and the south bay. reporting live, christine connolly. >> team coverage in the north bay. >>reporter: public works crews were trying to keep flooding under control. the rain was turning into our rivers of water that col

> students and teachers started getting sick during a five-day science trip at marin county near petaluma. jenelle is following that story and joins us with the latest. >> the cause is still unknown but the marin county health department is looking at four possibilities. number one, could it be food poisoning? was the food tainted by a food handler or just some gastrointestinal virus. kids were sent home last night or picked up by parents. 250 students were at walk you are career ranch for a five-day camp. it consisted of fifth and sixth grade classes. it included 20 high school students acting like camp counselors. a handful of kids came down with flu-like symptoms. by midnight 65 students and teachers were ill. >> they got in touch with the medical staff at general hospital. they advised that what would be best, an abundance of caution, is that the students that were on-site return home where they could be, you know, managed and cared for by parents. >> ironically the school says the county just came yesterday to do its annual food safety inspection and the results came out clean. the s

some of the rain has been around a quarter inch of petaluma is in there. concord two-thirds. redwood city two-thirds. san jose had four tenths. two plus in the russian river. when i first came in here two hours ago it was 49. they are going down. this system could give. there could be bursts of very heavy rain possible thunderstorms. it will be colder. breezy and blustery at times. a lot of snow up there in the high country. winter storm warning until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. snowfall in feet and the snow level around 3,000 feet. it could go up a little bit. even around here there could be a dusting on the higher peaks. 50 low to mid should cover it. it will be a cold blustery day but partly sunny and cloudy. rain friday and saturday. >>> does crime pay? how prisoners are using the government to illegally get their hands on big money. >>> also snowballing patrol test in the middle east. antigovernment protestors hitting the street in several countries. where the united states is keeping a very close watch right now. dan: i had a biopsy and i had high-risk prostate cancer. i was de

here is a look at the north bay from petaluma to san rafael and richmond.vier rain out towards fairfield and american canyon. peninsula and san francisco. it's wet all the way down to south city. and around san bruno. across the bay. we're looking at walnut creek. moraga orinda. you've got wet weather. and more scattered showers continue to move in to woodside. fremont has a break but further to the south and west you'll notice that the showers continue to push on in. we've got moisture we've got chilly air and numbers in the 30s and 40s right now. oakland and san francisco tied for the warm spot at 43. 39 in los gatos and cold showers today. snow levels 1500 to 2,000 feet. that is winter weather advisory for the bay area and we'll see it end overnight with sunny and dry conditions tomorrow. we've got a system headed our way. so not much for more rain to fall. we could see a clap of thunder and hail embedded in heavier showers. here is the time line. notice that the main activity does shift south throughout the day today. at 2:00 this afternoon we've got th

petaluma over one. mill valley almost there. temperatures will be going down. here comes the cold air. snow it's crazy. it's crazy up in the mountains. colder and breezy. winter storm warnings go until 4:00 a.m. thursday. they are going a long time for the mountains and that is around 3,000 feet. so you will encounter snow and a lot of it. colder showers. also there are winter weather advisories for the northern valleys. they are all over the place. sun and clouds. lots of possibilities for showers and thundershowers with highs in the 50s. we will keep the sunset l pattern going. things look good especially sunday. >>> bernard madoff isn't naming names but he is saying banks and hedge funds had to know about his schemes to take billions of dollars from investigators. he says the investigatement companies he -- he says investment companies he did business with did not look closely at his information. madoff is in north carolina prison. >>> checking at the numbers it looks like they will be okay on the opening. take a look at the dow, nasdaq, and s & p they all d

helena and petaluma.he forecasted highs in this are -- are tough. >>> cooler and breezy and then sunny and warmer for thursday, friday. tori? >>> the world's oldest person has died. eunice samburn died in her sleep in texas. according to court records, he -- she was 114 years old but her fame says she was 115. bessie cooper of georgia is now the oldest person living at 114 years old. >>> a supersecurity undertaking the extra work guards will have to do before the big game. >>> just in, an april nounsment from general motors that sales soared last year. the company just reported a 23% rise in sales last month compared to one year ago. those numbers were boosted in part by a 36% increase in sales. gm is the first major car company to report sales. >>> we're following developing news out of jordan. >>> king abdullah has sapped the protest. >>> 8:14. new this morning, the u.s. state department is now ordering nonessential u.s. government personnel and their families to leave egypt. alison burns has more. >> r

live doppler 7 hd, a wet picture in the north bay from sonoma, napa and petaluma. across into alameda you've got some light to moderate rain over into dublin. some light showers for you. mount hamilton looking at some snow and with all the wet weather slippery spots for sure. frances has details of an accident in san francisco. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. north 280 near 101 reportedly two to six cars involved that may be blocking several lanes as you make your way towards the 280 extension. look out for this one. we'll keep an eye on it for you. chp en route right now and also called for an ambulance. we've got emergency crews heading there as well. so far traffic's been light but that means some accidents could happen with the slick roads out there. there's a high wind advisory for the san mateo bridge and the richmond san rafael bridge this morning. >> high surf, that's an issue today. the storm brings with it massive surf to the coast. they're expecting king tides a few hours from now. they'll be monitoring closely with buildings sitting atop an ero

petaluma.tigators say the virus did not spread through food or water. they say the first person to get sick likely got infected before the trip then spread the virus to other people. >>> well, it is a tool some patients rely on to overcome adhd and obesity. dr. kim mulvihill joining us tonight. >> reporter: some believe this test can pinpoint food sensitivities and help people improve their overall health but not everyone buys it. joe davis says he is healthy today but a few years ago. >> i was working for a computer manufacturer and they were using chemicals in the building and i inhaled the chemicals. i was then diagnosed with adult on set asthma. >> reporter: gaining weight which eventually led to high blood pressure. >> i tried different diets and i would lose 5 pounds and gain 10. >> reporter: he then took a blood test with alcat. >> within about two weeks i had stopped taking the six prescriptions that i had been taking for about five years. >> reporter: weight loss specialist gabby rose

less than one have been mentioned petaluma, for tense in napa. two tense and about san francisco.is what we will see tonight and into tomorrow. shower activity if the of valentine's plans? to bring your umbrella. tomorrow, heavy rainfall in the north bay. it will still al stay in the north bay---- ash and also the time it out on futurecast. and maureen kelly? she is tracking the weather in san francisco and the north bay. >> you have to watch your step on the embarcadero with waves crashing into the sea wall. up and over the role with gusting conditions and high tide. the highest and the second highest of the winter and plenty of rain and puddles to avoid is anywhere in this county. those out and about have to get out their umbrellas. the blustery day. drivers of the windshield wipers going and not everybody. you can see the tire that ended up in this little one. the c h p says that this driver was going too fast and ended up in this lagoon. >> the live ballantine state tradition. through san francisco it is the live valentine state tradition. hundreds of people to this this is th

it does not o'clock deep shade of red over petaluma by the 11:00 hour, this a sliding south of the golden gate and notice how intense it is along the coastline. a good chance of thunderstorms along the coast tomorrow. does it look like or what is the lightning tomorrow? know just the small hail and light rain. has he been secured to the north, we will have more scattered cells filling in behind it. on the rainfall totals through tomorrow. is the main bandsaw will not stolid but she sought out there last night into this morning. it will move through quickly but it will be intense. up to an inch a corner in the north bay, an inch of rain central east bay and down the south bay have an inch to three- quarters of an inch. that ban we saw pushing down by 1:00 might actually stalled closer to the south bay will definitely be quick moving from most of bay area acceptor the south bay. two to 3 in. of rain expected there. as for captures we will look at a pretty chilly day. it breezy out there tomorrow and temperatures in the upper '40's and low 50s. 48 now, 49 fairfield, 53 oakland, 54 mount view

it happened around 9:45 on highway 16 near adobe road east of petaluma. the road was shut down for an hour and will be shut down shortly to tow the big rig. there were no fatalities, but at least one person was trapped in a burning car and needed to be cut free. officers say the driver of the car made an unsafe turn and hit the big rig. >>> sheriff deputies in san mateo county have a warning for people living in woodside. watch out for conmen posing as utility workers. investigators say two people are making the rounds, claiming they are checking out the damage from the recent storms. one person distracts the homeowner while the second goes inside the home and steals valuables. >>> in libya, moammar gadhafi is increasingly cornered as the protests continue and more security forces deflect to the other side. protesters in outlying cities continue to call for gadhafi's ouster while loyalists clamp down in the capital city. in the meantime, secretary of state, hillary clinton, says the u.s. is sending assistance teams and pledging $10 million to help despera

by 90 am you see that deep shade of red over petaluma and you will see hail and batted in that cell iswell. deep shades of ride through the east bay, these are areas where we could see hail embedded with a heavy rain. 1:00 p.m., the rain is sliding down to the south bay but notice it still hasn't lost its intensity. we will see pretty heavy rains like to the bay area, into the early afternoon and scattered showers fell in behind it. to start today, because the showers are tapering off we will see clearing and that will lead to cooler temperatures to start the day. 35 santa rosa, 39 fairfield, 42 oakland, 40 in san jose. and afternoon temperatures will struggle to warm. temperatures only in the low 50s and in some places upper '40's. 48 napa, 49 have the bay, 49 fairfield, 53 oakland, 53 in san francisco. alyour here is a look at your 7 day around the bay, scattered showers after that. another round of heavy rain is pushing and friday into early saturday. the conditions will try out for the weekend but another chance of rain back in the forecast next week. >>pam: a man suspected of rapi

this is a camp kind of in the middle of nowhere, about 9 miles west of petaluma.ere, fifth and sixth graders for a week-long residential science camp. take a look at the pictures from the scene. very distressed parents coming out here. they got the call that their children had gotten sick last night, very sick. this camp hosting 200 students and 50 adults this week. yesterday a number of students reported flu-like symptoms, they were vomiting and had diarrhea. the number of six students started growing and growing. the number of adults getting sick increased as well. many students from a school in danville, parents of 50 children were told to get their fifth and sixth graders last night. an ambulance did come out but no one had to be transported. this morning another 50 students expected to be picked up by their parents but the question of course is what caused it. the principal out here says it was probably something do with a virus that spread rapidly but there was also word last night there's a possibility of food poisoning. might be more of a logical explanati

about 67 degrees in santa rosa, 66 petaluma, and about 61 in san anselmo.few days, enjoy the sunshine while we have it. we are looking at major changes in the works. high pressure begins to weaken as we head in toward the weekend and that means, well, a few more clouds going filter in across our skies. by monday the clouds begin to gather and i think overnight month night and into tuesday the rain returns to the bay area, and then a series of storms is headed our way to keep things wet and wild probably a good 7 to 10 days after that. that's weather. here's elizabeth with traffic. >> thank you, lawrence. let's go back out to san francisco. we are following a developing story out of the inner richmond. there was a fatal overnight crash right there near the interchange of geary boulevard and arguello. lanes are blocked. this was a head-on collision. san francisco police are on scene continuing their investigation. we know that several blocks of geary boulevard are blocked off, at least three blocks, as well as several blocks o arguello. this can be a traffic

up to 70 in santa rosa, about 69 beautiful in petaluma. and 66 degrees in the napa valley.couple of days looking great. weekend great staying dry. come monday chance of rain in the bay area looks like things staying unsettled well into the future after that. elizabeth has traffic. >> thank you. metering lights on at the bay bridge toll plaza but not a backup this morning. traffic shot kind of looks pretty with the sun coming up. so yeah, good commute now into san francisco across the bay bridge. no big accidents out there right now, most of our overnight roadwork is picked up. problems along the peninsula gone. so we are off to a great start on this friday morning. westbound 237 your silicon valley drive looks great and same thing coming out of downtown san jose. live look at the northbound lanes of 280 right there where typically it tends to bottleneck in another hour or so right there near the 880 interchange. it is friday, and it's just past 6:45. hi-5 time. today we are going live to pacifica. this is the group from mazzetti's bakery. it's a family-owned business. they

deep shades of red over petaluma out. a good chance of thunderstorm activity on the coast.sn't look like we will see lightning but definitely small hail. by 11:00 a.m., look at the cell on the clothesline and intense rain and hail. this will push down south toward the bay area by 1:00 p.m. and could stall down there into the afternoon. we may have to modify our rainfall totals for san jose. up to an inch and a quarter in the north bay, all to an inch in the '70s. santa cruz mountain will get pounded again. in the south bay we may have to add to that as we take a look of the computer model later on. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay, tomorrow we do have strong rain moving in and that will last into the early afternoon. when will see scattered showers beyond roorain. friday, afternoon through early saturday morning in a round of heavy rain moves through. we will be dry through the weekend until another chance of rain comes monday into tuesday. >>pam: president rocco, continues to focus on his proposed budget calling for both parties to work together. f chris samanth

most areas are sunny and downtown getting into the sunshine within the next half hour or so. 56 petalumar east bay you're enjoying a sunny start to your day with 62 san leandro. our inland valleys a little breezy at times, higher elevations 64 at pleasanton. by the monterey bay, looking good, 65 salinas. but if you want new snow, we have none of that in our seven-day outlook. a little breezy this afternoon and take a look at that 70s over the weekend. >> wow! >> that's what it is. big change of springtime in the winter. >> all right. guess what? the bart himself will be so proud. a notorious criminal case that waited 400 years to go to a jury finally had his day in court. >> in the matter of the crown versus prince hamlet. anthony kennedy presided over the murder trial of hamlet, the prince of denmark. it was a mock trial held yesterday at the university of southern california. in the shakespeare play, particular, hamlet fatally stabbed the king's advisor. they determined whether hamlet suffered from a mental diseases. jurors deliberated 20 minutes and ended in a hung jury with two findi

albertson is expected to set up shop from noon to 2:00 on western avenue and petaluma boulevard. >>> and the most tech and environmentally friendly terminal opens up here in the bay area. i'm tom vacar, come take a tour with us still ahead. >>> and your friday morning is going to start out cold. upper 20s in the colder spots. then rain as we head toward the weekend. wrap >>> vallejo has been rated number two on a list of the top ten dying american cities. vallejo is the only california city to make newsweek magazine's list with foreclosures listed as a reason. the city is currently in bankruptcy, new orleans tops the list. >>> tonight san francisco international airport is getting ready to reveal it's new terminal two. very few people have gotten inside to see what it looks like, by tonight tom vacar was allowed inside. and give us a tour, tom. >> reporter: and it was three years in construction, hundreds of workers are now in the final phase, rising from a long international terminal. by using the original buildings steel skeleton, and because construction companies needed the work,

matthew ruetman", de 18 aÑos, esta en suÚltimo año de preparatoria y fue al rancho "walker creek" de petalumamaria que participaban en un campamento de ciencias que dura cinco dias.---todos los alumnos fueron enviados a casa el miercoles cuando 53 personas (entre estudiantes y maestros) contrajeron un virus que les causo vomito y diarrea.---ya se descarto que el agua fuera la fuente de contaminacion, pero todavia no se sabe Ónde se origiÓ el virus. ---hoy se dio conocer que el actual jefe de policia de oakland se mantendra en el cargo... esto, luego de que hace unas semanas "anthony batts" anunciara que tenia la intencion de dejar el puesto. ---para celebrar la ocasion, "batts" recorrio las calles de la ciudad acompaÑado de la alcaldesa "jean quan".---segun el jefe de policia, su decision de permanecer en oakland fue producto del gran numero de cartas y mensajes que recibio de la comunidad para que no abandonara su puesto.---los habitantes de la ciudad dicen que son muchos los retos para garantizar la seguridad en oakland, y esperan que el jefe de policia ayude a superarlos. >>> que nos ayude

north bay, 52 for petaluma. 53 for napa. east bay, oakland, 54. 54 for fremont.r east bay communities, that's where you'll see the sun. 54 for concord, and livermore. 55 for watsonville. the seven-day forecast, it does look like tuesday and wednesday will be dry. cold morning, though. plenty of sunshine both days. clouds thicken thursday, and then another cold storm system could affect us friday and saturday. >> alan: thank you very much. larry beale is -- beil because shu is in been arizona. >> larry: shu was planning on the sun tan, but that not happening. has pablo oprah: all new. the tv debut of celine dion's miracle twins! then -- six tiny treasures hit the jackpot-ola! wow! and -- >> larry: the giants are into their first weekend of full squad workouts. everybody wants to get a look at the slimmer, trimmer, pablo sandoval. mike has more on the panda. >> mike: i'm freezing, larry. it's a crisp 49 degrees here in the desert. and it's amazing what you can accomplish when your livelihood is on the line. only one starting position open and that would be third ba

petaluma in the mid-60s and lake tahoe this afternoon getting up to the mid-50s.n the bay area. looks like a great weekend all the wind starting to ramp up for tomorrow. the gusts over the highest elevations could be approaching 60 to 70 mi. an hour. in the bay area were looking at future cast this is showing wind speeds and gus 6:00 a.m. to more morning the winds mainly light except fairfield gusty between 20 and 30 mi. an hour those winds should not be so much of a problem for the morning but they are expected to wrap up for tomorrow afternoon. here's 10:00 a.m. light winds those winds begin to ramp up to 20 the 30 mi. per hour getting a little bit breezy with the strongest winds here in solano county 30 to 40 mi. an hour. all wind advisory in effect for tomorrow for solano county. temperatures in the morning in the 30's at 70 down for santa rosa and napa. low to mid-40s by the bay, mostly clear skies and perhaps a couple patches of fog around santa rosa and novato. look of these temperatures, '70s most everywhere by the afternoon. 74 santa rosa, 74 san jose, lo

petaluma, also novato. we had snow flake reports coming into us from santa rosa. not much in terms of their duration, but enough that people were buzzing about it on facebook today. also in sonoma, a few reports of flurries. still winter weather advisories for the hills, where we could see one to two inches above 2,000 feet. so, the heart of the storm has pushed to the south. we'll see temperatures dropping rapidly tonight. that will help to bring us this chance of additional snowfall. for the saturday timeline, looks like the early morning hours still the best chance to see a few possible flurries at sea level. as we head throughout sunday, more record cold to start off your morning. the cold front is pushed low to the south, but back behind it, this huge dome of polar air here across the bay area. this will keep our cold snap in place for saturday and sunday with overnight lows dropping into the 20s and 30s. let's get a look. not much in the way of rainfall tonight. throughout the early morning of saturday, just a few spotty showers. that's why we're not calling

flash flood warning for willowbrook creeks in petaluma.the next couple of hours expecting it to rise over and start flooding some of the areas downstream of willowbrook creeks. expecting toelsewhere ua flood advisory it means, you need to pay extra attention on the roads. could see ponderinsen urban locations. here's where some of the stronger storms are going and clayton to, monument boulevard, walnut creek, oakland, woke up to hail in oakland and berkeley. continuing to see heavy rain there. as we take it to the richmond san rafael bridge you can see heavy downpours. down the peninsula is the lighter but steady and consistent. still getting snowfall on mount hamilton as well. continuing to watch the wet weather in the pacific. it is continuing to fundfunnel into this area. threat of flooding continues, 50 mi. an hour when said sfo 29 mi. an hour sustained winds for oakland, 17 fairfield, into fairfield as well. you're 7 day around the bay. another day of wet weather tomorrow. the flooding will continue. saturday, sunday slight chance of

petaluma novato 64. fairfield only 60 because they're 32 right now.ntioch 60. 62 berkeley, oakland, alameda. not much of a spread. 65 gill roy to saratoga. same for mountain view and san mateo. upper 50s to very low 60s san francisco. daily city, pacifica and half- moon bay. sunny and warmer weather take us into the weekend. sunshine and upper 60s, low 70s. >>> all right. thank you, steve. just a few minutes ago the labor department announced first time unemployment claims dropped last week. the number of people filing for initial benefits fell to 415,000. that's down 42,000 from the week before. continuing claims also dropped. now tomorrow is a very big day. we get the important monthly numbers for the job market. we'll bring that to you as it happens tomorrow morning. for the first time since digital tvs hit the market five years ago, sales are down. analysts say more than 70% of all homes now own a digital tv. they usually television sales are strong just before the super bowl and many retailers are offering specials leading up to the big game. sal

petaluma, chilly, but you warm up into the mid-to-low 50s. oakland tomorrow, 55. hercules, 54.st bay. 66 for concord and danville. livermore, warm to 56. and numerous 50s as well as you head down towards watsonville. so earnings here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. we thicken the clouds sunday night and monday, so not as cold start for monday morning, chance of showers developing in the north bay. a chance for us on tuesday, but we'll all see rain on wednesday, and then start to taper those showers off on thursday, and right now friday and saturday look dry. >> alan: on to shu. get you pools ready. guess what? >> mike: march madness. the only time i watch college hoops, building the resume for the big dance. a share of the regular season title on the line. that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. ♪ [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy. i'm in pain... that's ever happened to cinnamon. introducing cinnamon burst cheerios. 20% daily value of fib bursting with the delicious t

> students and teachers started getting sick during a five-day science trip at marin county near petaluma. jenelle is following that story and joins us with the latest. >> the cause is still unknown but the marin county health department is looking at four possibilities. number one, could it be food poisoning? was the food tainted by a food handler or just some gastrointestinal virus. kids were sent home last night or picked up by parents. 250 students were at walk you are career ranch for a five-day camp. it consisted of fifth and sixth grade classes. it included 20 high school students acting like camp counselors. a handful of kids came down with flu-like symptoms. by midnight 65 students and teachers were ill. >> they got in touch with the medical staff at general hospital. they advised that what would be best, an abundance of caution, is that the students that were on-site return home where they could be, you know, managed and cared for by parents. >> ironically the school says the county just came yesterday to do its annual food safety inspection and the results came out clean. the s

. >>> petaluma police are increasing their crack down on sexual encounters in public parks. they are increasing patrols. investigators say the vast majority of these encounters include gay couples that meet during the day in secluded areas in the park and restrooms. >>> felony charges could be filed against a police officer who was accused of having sex with a under age girl. the girl was a victim of sexual assault. he was arrested earlier with charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with the minor. wallace has resigned from his position after being questioned about his relationship with the girl. >>> the city of oakland is in the middle of a unique program meant to curb violence on the street. that program is called operation cease fire. every few months young men on patrol or probation take part in a calling meeting. that's when police and others give the men some tough talk on what could happen if they continue a life of crime. the group is then offered help including jobs and child care. joshua phillips took part and now has a steady job. it was a very diverse crowd. it w

don't think we'll get even close to that, 70 degrees in santa rosa, 58 in petaluma, 68 degrees in bodegaabout the rain? it's not gonna come over the next five days. cooler temperatures, breezy conditions, as we head into wednesday. patch of fog gathering friday. then as we head in toward next friday now, looks like the beginning of some showers here, i think that's the beginning of a much wetter weather pattern here in the bay area. finally -- >> yeah. >> good thing you're asking about that. they wanted to know if i could ask you if the plants were going to survive. >> if they make it through this week they will be okay. >> kim is here to talk about it. >>> we had a little college hoops, a little nba today, really, before the big game, college basketball's loan undefeated team faces a tough task on the road and this local team certainly walks the walk. their story is next in sports. ,, sue lehman ,,,, sue la man ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> "eyewitness news" is brought to you by heaven greens. >>> we're a little more than a month away from march madness and there's only one team still undefeated.

rain in ben lohman and over 2 inches in mill valley and three-quarters of an inch in santa rosa and petaluma you can see the heavy rain is over. the temperatures start to fall back into the 40s after being in the upper 40s to low 50s this morning. that's when you know the arctic air is rolling in when the sun is out and the temperatures are starting to get colder. showers, lowering snow levels. that's the highlight. the showers taper tonight and we have to worry about those freezing temperatures, especially the north bay tonight and all of us tomorrow night. wednesday and thursday won't be a cold one like this. 12:00, you remember seeing karina rusk on mount hamilton. that's going to continue off and on until 7:00. quiet during the evening hours and the upper level low. you can see in sonoma county around 9:00 moving down the coast down mount tamalpais and sliding down the peninsula and heading over to the east bay hills and the diablo range by 1:00 and then it will keep snowing in that area as the snow levels will drop to around say 5 unfeet to 4 and 5:00 this morning. you may see flurries

petaluma an inch of rain. mill valley almost an inch of rain. redwood city almost had two- thirds. there has been pretty good totals here. temperatures will get cold. 40s. upper 40s. mountain view and oakland i don't think that will last long. everything is taking aim right at us. just like that. this is a forecast model for the rain. now watch what it does here. through the morning commute it keep there is are breaks. it's not continuous rain but by 9:00 there are hit and miss showers. right what we have right now is rain. there might be a couple of breaks here but around 4:00 or 5:00 we get that afternoon heating. we will see more rain possible. hail. and then by tonight things calm down here. here comes the next system on thursday morning. thursday afternoon that will be an early rainer. i think the weekend will be okay, okay. especially since we get passed sat morning. if you are heading to the mountains it will be tough. breezy cool to cold and highs today only in the 50s for many. in fact we will see mid 50s at best or low 50s and temperatures in the five-day very unsettled.

be cool again, up in the napa valley i'm highlights because we have some cool spots up here along petaluma. we're going to see overnight lows getting into the freezing level. it's not a crazy cold night, we're not seeing frost advisories or anything. but it's definitely going to be cool out there as you travel about in the early hours. as we get into thursday, we have cold showers starting on thursday: looks like by friday night we should see snow down to sea level in many locations. most likely the snow would fall in the inland valleys. the bay in the ocean keeps san francisco, pacifica, redwood city, keeps it warm, keeps the temperature up. hard to see that cold. that could happen, but your best bet for sea level snow is going to be marin county and out in moraga avenue, san ramon. the forecast model shows us where snow will be by 12:00. lunchtime by thursday. and then boom it's all along the west slope of the sierra nevada. the cool air continuing to come down. it's raining thursday night. we needed the rain, but this is a cold storm so don't expect a lot of rain. expect showers as we g

. >> reporter: emily wright is talking about petaluma where today a few hours of flooding danger were placed. >> this is nothing, this is great. it's beautiful. >> where would we be without the rain. >> reporter: after a few dry weeks the rain is a welcome site this winter season. mike mibach. >>> the same system is bringing a lot of new snow to the sierra. right now if you're headed to tahoe, authorities have shut down interstate 80 eastbound near colfax. as much as 3 feet of snow is reported in the mountains. another two to three feet is expected by tomorrow afternoon. ski resorts are expecting the upcoming president's day weekend to be one of the busiest of the season. >>> ktvu viewers are sending us their pictures of the weather. christopher costeli caught this down tree in pope valley in napa county. send us your pictures and we'll try to share them on the air. just e-mail them to photos at k tvu.com. >>> a former walnut creek police officer has been arrested on charges that he had sex with a minor. police say 45-year-old sean wallis was arrested two weeks ago. he had worked as a

most areas are sunny and downtown getting into the sunshine within the next half hour or so. 56 petaluma east bay you're enjoying a sunny start to your day with 62 san leandro. our inland valleys a little breezy at times, higher elevations 64 at pleasanton. by the monterey bay, looking good, 65 salinas. but if you want new snow, we have none of that in our seven-day outlook. a little breezy this afternoon and take a look at that 70s over the weekend. >> wow! >> that's what it is. big change of springtime in the winter. >> all right. guess what? the bart himself will be so proud. a notorious criminal case that waited 400 years to go to a jury finally had his day in court. >> in the matter of the crown versus prince hamlet. anthony kennedy presided over the murder trial of hamlet, the prince of denmark. it was a mock trial held yesterday at the university of southern california. in the shakespeare play, particular, hamlet fatally stabbed the king's advisor. they determined whether hamlet suffered from a mental diseases. jurors deliberated 20 minutes and ended in a hung jury with two findin