petaluma, novato and we have those temperatures right at about 50 degrees. but afternoon it warms up to the low 60s for san francisco. upper 50s for napa and oakland up to 66 degrees in san ramon today looking at 60 degrees and it will be nice for the next couple of days, but we are gettingy to go back to winter with rain and chilly temperatures in time for the weekend. i'll detail that with mike in a few minutes. >> you may slow down in any of the patches we have the fog. not so much on the south side of the golden gate bridge. we now see the north side, still a tougher view. we can see halfway across the span and in patches of san rafael we have that, as well. showing a smooth drive as far as the speed sensors go and, again, watch patches. i want you to know you'll be met with the metering lights at the bay bridge toll mrauza and keep that in mind, as well. a smooth drive for the tri-valley an easy flow and flowing through dublin and down through sunol, as well. livermore and pleasanton and patches of fog we saw that. backyou guys. >> thank you, mike. >>>

and petaluma. and the not bay. it is represented by the orange on the screen. we do have a big-rig accident off to the side so i am not seeing slowing westbound 37 at sears point but give yourself plenty of fog. the fog could be treacherous were we will look at the bridges in a few minutes. >> we have breaking news, british actor allen rickman died after a short battle with cancer at 69 and you likely recognize him from the harry potter series but he starred in so many movies including "die hard," and the list goes on and on. the loss of actor allen rickman with new details on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. his voice and his presence...heartbreaking. >> america is home to new multi-millionaires. weaponing powerball tickets were today in three states. the winners split the largest pot in lottery history. luck did describe the golden state. >> not in the bay area but in southern california. as you mentioned, three tickets matched last night's win be powerball number and hit the powerball and one lucky millionaire bought the ticket in california. it was sold in county,

from cloverdale down 101 to petaluma we have light rain.etaluma had the most at .04" and santa rosa at .1" and it will climb over the hills and mountains and move into the napa valley. to the south, look the at clouds, across san jose, you will see the sunshine during the morning hours, 280 and 17 is what we are look at, so morning springers and p.m. pockets of sunshine and cooler the next few nights. fog is more likely in the morning. the wet patton runs on friday. our storm impact scale is "1" is light and "3" is strong and "3" is severe. much of it has to do with waves, the tide, flooding potential, heavy rain, thunder, all that. the first storm this comes in on friday is the appetizer, a storm impact scale of "1" and it is light the freezes are not much. at 4:00 in the morning, in most of the rain it will be across the north bay until we get to the evening hours and you can see it shifts to top of us and most of saturday is dry and 9:00 we have wet weather and the heaviest rain falls sunday morning into the remainly afternoon. until the

. >>> firefighters in petaluma are investigating a house fire. it looks like it started by a hover board. we have the details. >> reporter: that fire started around 7:00 last night on a home at bixby court. they found the home filled with smoke when the firefighters arrived. here's the hover board from the fire department. he said he heard an explosion downstairs. he went down and saw his daughter's hover board plugged in charging and it exploded. the hover board that caught fire was a mini two-wheel electric scooter and it came with a lithium ion battery, no one was injured and the exact cause is under investigation. the consumer product safety is investigating more than 3 dozen cases across the us where hover boards smoke or bursts into names. a hoveboard was blamed for exploding in another house. hover board owners are urged to stop using the device and call 91 if you see any of these signs. >>> 7:09, big news today. the san francisco mayor ed lee wants an investigation into the police shooting of mario woods. he was the 26-year-old black man

the latest fireened last night at a house in petaluma. this is what's left of that hoverboard after it it exploded and caught fire while it was charging. the homeowner was able to put the fire out, but not before significant damage happened to the home. last week, a hoverboard was blamed for a fire that destroyed a family's home in santa rosa and killed their two dogs. the u.s. consumer product safety commission says this is the 40th hoverboard related fire in the country. the eighth in california. >>> right now investigators are trying to crack a year-old murder mystery in the south bay and a sculpture of a young woman could be the key to solving it. the fbi produced this mold of the jane doe. a woman whose body was found in the mountains of saratoga in the south bay. she is believed to have been 15 to 24 years old with brown hair. the woman was wearing this size small short sleeve peasant blouse and size 0 jeans. her body was found off of highy 9, some three miles from downtown saratoga. still no word on how she died. but the sheriff's

potentially dangerous situation around livermore and petaluma.k at the visibility at quarter mile on live doppler hd. please slow down. can you see in san rafael it is hazy but not so foggy. 34 to 46. the day planner shows fog fades and sunshine by noon. and then the sun fades. the drive times from the central the drive times from the central valley westbound westbound berkeley and emeryville, we have a set of headlights but it is moving at limits from highway 4 to the toll plaza. >> breaking overnight, four people now under arrest after leading c.h.p. officers on a wild chase that went from berkeley to deck, officers say it started along interstate 80 in oakland and ended in east oakland around 3:00 a.m. officers say the occupants threw narcotics and other evidence out of the weapons while they were leading the chase. the driver rammed three patrol cars before this was all over and somehow in all of this chaos no one was hurt. >> a wrong way head-on crash shut down highway 4 in antioch and three people now are in custody and investigators say th

♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ antioch, petaluma, this is abc7 news. >>> all right, can yougine winning $800 million? # yes. that is the dream of all of these people who waited in line today outside calf vaw gnaw liquors. >> the huge fortune can buy a lot of houses, cards and vacations, but what is the smart money strategy if you happen to strike it rich? >> abc7 news reporter alan wang has a few timely tips. >> i am positive that it is my turn to win. >> keep in mind half of your $800 million powerball jackpot will go to uncle sam in the form of taxes. >> it may seem like a lot of money, but if you are not responsible with it, it could very easily go away. >> certified financial planner shannon lemon says they have put together a team of advisors, a financial manager and a tax expert. >> put together a nice plan and just kind of sit on it for a year. >> most lottery jackpot winners blow all of their money because they don't anticipate the cost of maintaining their new toy. >> travel and buy some houses. >> buy some houses? >> they suggest taking a lump sum so you can grow t

. >>> and police in petaluma are looking for vandals who trashed an elementary school over the weekend. a security alarm went off saturday night. when officers arrived they found several doors forced open and classrooms damaged. anyone with information about that is asked to call petaluma street. >>> and hayward police are looking for suspects in a midday shooting that injured a man on harris road. the victim is a 30-year-old man who was in mississippi car. it's not clear if the man was driving or parked when he was shot. he is in the hot in serious condition. >>> new this morning, a suspect is behind bars after an ohio police officer was shot and killed overnight. police got a call just before midnight. a woman was warning danville, ohio, police that her ex- boyfriend had weapons and was trying to kill an officer. his body was found shot outside of a local government building. the suspect, herschel jones was arrested. >>> a suspect is dead after a confrontation during an armed robbery. a witness flagged down a sergeant while a kfc was being robbed. the officer went in the restaurant a

the latest last night in petaluma. the first department released the pictures, the charged device destroy on the carpet. the investigators were told the hoverboard was charging into the wall and it exploded sending embers cross the room. >> this is a highest priority investigation. >> the 41 cases across the nation include 13 different brands. just last week, a family in santa rosa lot their pet dogs in a house fire. it was also caused by a charging hoverboard and they are focusing the vet on the battery components. >> we are deeply concerned that some of the hover borders is battery compartments that did nut have safety built into them. >> amazon is offering customers a actual refund. and those who have one at him should return it. although this is no official recall, the cpsc would like retailers to stop selling hoverboards until they find the root of problem and fix it. >> eight is the right thing of the safety of your house, your family, don't take a chance. >> the latest in the technical katie airbags, ford is rec

we continue to see some of the the -- some of this developing around petaluma. that's where you could see some problems going into the wee hours. be aware of the creeks if you live near them. now, we did have some pretty crazy weather. a tornado north of hollister at 8:50 and a fum cloud was reported in castroville. as you know we have seen it all and we have had reports down around monterey bay and one report of hail. the snow continues, but it is starting to wind down at least with this system. southern california has had its share. you can see some moisture going in. lightning strikes have been continuing to develop off the southern california coast. we saw hundreds of lightning strikes earlier off our coastline. now we take a look at the rainfall totals. you will notice santa rosa, this is rainfall so far. they updated them a short time ago. it is almost an inch in san francisco. san rafael and half moon bay and oakland and napa. .71 in fair field. san jose you are picking up half an inch. livermore a third of an inch. and as you look at the temperatures, th

and union school is in talks with marin county and petaluma schools to find out if the students can besolidated to other schools if the school has to close. the hope is that that doesn't happen. >>> let's check in with sal with the monday morning traffic. >> looks good so far. i'm pretty happy with it. if the you're leaving soon, you should have a decent commute. let's take a look at what we have, starting with the toll plaza. and usually at 5:30 is when we start seeing the big backups. and we're a little ways from that. traffic looks good onto the bridge and getting into the city. and we're looking at the san mateo bridge and that traffic is looking good. and also looking at the south bay. and this is the commute. and traffic is moving well on 101, and no major problems as you drive through. and northbound 280 looks pretty good. there it is. northbound 280 through downtown san jose. 4:46 and let's go to steve. >>> we have a weak system. not a big deal. more show than go. light rain in the forecast. and mountain view is reporting light rain. and there's a little bit moving across the e

. >>> up north where petaluma police say the deaths of an elderly man and woman are a murder-suicide. the bodies were discovered by a relative yesterday into their home at the petaluma mobile home estates. neighbors frequently saw the couple going to and from doctors' appointments. they were in their 80s. they say bertha was frail. police say harold shot his wife and killed himself. neighbors remember him as a proud and independent man who didn't want help. >> i would take his garbage cans in him after the guys came. hmm-um. he asked me not to do it any more. he did not want any help from anybody. >> people who work with the elderly say murders suicides are common. they estimate it happens ten times a week in the country. >>> no sign of two missing college students swept into the ocean earlier this week. the students from uc santa cruz were swept away when a large wave crashed onto the shore near davenport in santa cruz county. the coast guard called off its search at about 5:00 last night. the vigil is planned for the students at 2:00 this afternoon. authorities say the surf conditio

. >> petaluma police need your help to track down this man accused of using stolen a.t.m. and credit card information to rip-off local beens. he has hit the atms in petaluma and american canyon and napa and vallejo and benicia stealing $3,000. >> antioch police are investigating a showdown with two employees suspended from a special needs show. cell phone video taken from tobinworld shows a nine-year-old boy held as he is struck by a teacher's aide and pushed to the floor. the video was environmental after being posted on tuesday night. the 26-year-old aide, kamaljot kaur, is charged with felony child abuse. >> in paris, french police shot and killed a man in an attack on a police station on the first anniversary of the charlie hebdo attack. the man was shot when he tried to enter the station with fake explosive device and knife. an image of the isis flag was found on the man's body along with a note claiming responsibility for the attack. that conversation followed a certain moan to honor the anniversary of the attack at the offices of the magazine. french president holla

so far .0 4" in petaluma and santa rosa extending to the south by. scattered light showers and mild temperatures and 50 to 52 degrees around san francisco and the same until you get to san leandro and palo alto is santa clara at 48 and pleasanton is 46 and pittsburg and walnut creek at 47 and petaluma and american scan beyond at 51, and walnut creek right here and 680 southbound looking dry, temperatures are mild under dry sky under scattered light showers. it will not be all day rain or heavy. 280 and 17, it is wet. how about low-to-mid 60s our warmest day tomorrow, and, yes, gates open on wednesday and thursday more on that rain coming up. sue? >> we have wet roads in marin county across the golden gate bridge but no delays here. you are look at 21 minute drive from novato into san francisco. through the bay bridge. here is the east shore freeway -- par done me the golden gat bridge we have a problem with a big-rig that last two tires. they will shut down the lanes to get the tires out of the way. had could be a minor backup at the bay bridge when

we have moderate to heavy rainfall, around the kentfield, petaluma, san rafael.urring anywhere around the peninsula. 1 hour and 50 minute delay. livermore, the cell is progressing to the east, heading towards brentwood and tracy. it looks like it will take another hour before we begin to settle down. excessive runoff taking place. we have an urban and small stream flood advisory in effect. we'll talk about exactly when the rain will end. that's coming up at 48 minutes after the hour. here's gianna. >> any way you shake it all three freeways are busy. our hot spots. one of them the bay bridge of adding to a busy ride. we got this accident past the toll plaza still blocking at least the number 7 lanes. 37 minutes. you are backed up into the maze. over now to 280 northbound, getting word of an overturned vehicle. the left lane is blocked. pretty big delays on the northbound side of 280, 16 off 18 minutes. 101 to highway 85. 101 itself not doing much better. two lanes are blocked. this one is still in effect. you can see delays before 92. michelle? >> all right. than

an elderly couple found dead inside their home in petaluma. police say it was a murder suicide, and what happened here reflects an alarming trend among older americans. the bodies were found inside their mobile home at the petaluma estates mobile home park. ktvu's debora villalon is live at the mobile home park. >> reporter: tragically, such scenarios, one spouse, killing another then themself, are on the rise. >> i was shocked, shocked. but i know, you know, that she was his life. he took care of her for so long. >> reporter: neighbors knew them as herald, and bertha. both in their 80s. seen mostly coming to and from doctor's apartments. >> harold was friendly. the husband. he was very friendly, but didn't want any help from anybody. >> reporter: police say the husband shot his wife, then himself. a relative found them just past noon. police calls only for medical aid. >> a pretty quiet neighborhood. pretty quiet couple. nothing that really rose to our attention on the radar. >> reporter: detectives will work with the family to fill in the ba

. >> petaluma hills on redfield road. the building looks like something out of little house on the prairie, but, of course, no laws angle here. but there is this. the teacher is the prans pl. >> a secretary, office manager, the nurse, horse whisperer, where ever e whatever. >> when dealing with a major industry, this one school had up to 29 students. but many of those farnler had got away. today, there are only six students here grades 2 through 5. they have most of what other public schools offer. laptops, ipads and a stem program. oh, and a pet fish named u,in i. >> kitzds learn about everythin every single thing, music. >> speaking of, there are plenty of instruments, including all of these instruments to play music with. >> ready, guys? ♪ >> despite the laughter, there is concern the school may be forced to close. >> we have below the average daily attendance and the school could close in june. >> that was really sad. >> enrollment of more students is the only way to preserve what's been here for more than 100 years.

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an eye on the device when it's charging, coming after a fire in petaluma. jim beal say his daughter's hover board was charging about 20 minutes when it caught fire and started shooting batteries all over the room. it marked the walls, cabinets and melted the carpet. he was able to put the fire out with a large fire extinguisher and nobody was hurt. >> it went from being a cool toy to evil firing shooting off these projectileprojectiles. >> that's one of the biggest danger, we don't know how many are out there or when the next event will happen. >> amazon stopped selling them months ago. now the company recently started full refunds returning those tech is to. >> -- tech toys. >> the list of manufacturers continues to grow. kn >> you have been keeping a list of them. >> yes. if your hover board explodes, keep it in a safe place. they want to take a look. many hover boards are perfectly safe. nobody knows according to the government which are the safe ones or knockoff the. most people never heard of any of these companies. the hover boards already under inves

. >>> detectives in petaluma are looking for a man possibly linked to child pornography investigation. we have a photo of the men you see with dark hair and sunglasses. they say he may be linked to an international child pornography case which led to the arrest of a petaluma woman in november. 42-year-old tanya hopper remains in custody on $600,000 bond. police say hopper committed an illegal sex act against a developmentally disabled adult. she also faces child pornography charges. >>> students are on heightened alert after burglers broke into a sorority house. a few members were home and asleep at the time. one woman heard unusual noises about 3:30 a.m. yesterday and saw two strangers going through several rooms of the house. she called the university police. when police got there the intruders were gone. no one was hurt, but people who live in other sororities and fraternities say it must have been frightening. >> we are here by ourselves. only a couple of people. it's scary to think that could have happened to us. >> scary for them. i feel bad for them. my fraternity will do whate

antioch, petaluma, this is abc7 news. >>> all right, can you imagine winning $800 million? # yes.l of these people who waited in line today outside calf vaw gnaw liquors. >> the huge fortune can buy a lot of houses, cards and vacations, but what is the smart money strategy if you happen to strike it rich? >> abc7 news reporter alan wang has a few timely tips. >> i am positive that it is my turn to win. >> keep in mind half of your $800 million powerball jackpot will go to uncle sam in the form of taxes. >> it may seem like a lot of money, but if you are not responsible with it, it could very easily go away. >> certified financial planner shannon lemon says they have put together a team of advisors, a financial manager and a tax expert. >> put together a nice plan and just kind of sit on it for a year. >> most lottery jackpot winners blow all of their money because they don't anticipate the cost of maintaining their new toy. >> travel and buy some houses. >> buy some houses? >> they suggest taking a lump sum so you can grow the money. >> paying bonds where you are not paying income

. >>> union school was established in 1895 in the hills south of petaluma.ublic school and teaches 2nd through 5th grade from marin and sonoma county. the problem is california schools are required to have a daily attendance of six students and with sick days union schools average attendance is 5.89. >> i think we're gonna appeal to the families that are looking for a smaller school setting. smaller school environment. something that's more home like. something that where every student has that one-on-one experience with their teacher. >> teaches you science, music, art, p.e., and i think it's fun. >> the school has put out the word hoping to lure at east one more student from petaluma, maybe novato. >>> a place where bay area tourists go to see a landmark has become so popular it may have to be shut down at key times. according to the "san francisco chronicle" the golden gate bridge officials have asked caltrans for a per hit to close vista point on the marin county side of the bridge during peak traffic hours. they say it's because tourists trying to exit

watch out nor fog in the north bay, novato, san rafael, petaluma it is socked in and slowing the driveback to look at that and more in a few minutes. >> a lot of you are dog loafers and a sick east bay pup needs your help. the pit bull was found on the streets of alameda she verily injured, the vet determined he want hit by a car but does have nerve damage and is partly paralyzed. to complete the diagnosis he needs an m.r.i. which cost as lot $2,000. the alameda annal shoal step is asking for donations to help the dog get healthy again and to find him a new home. we have more information about how to donate on abc7news.com. >> nutrition labels showing the unhealthy affect of sugar are working. the labels have influenced the choice of some moms. parents would saw the warning labels were 20 percent less likely to choose a sugar drink for their kid and san francisco has passed a law for sugar warnings but hasn't been mandated yet. you can read the report in the journal of pediatrics. >> plastic bags are the number one killer of marine life heed of any other trash found in the ocean. the s

he has taken cash from atms in petaluma, rohnert park, men canyon, napa and vallejo and has been around. >> an hour ago, the u.s. government released new diet guidelines and for the fess time the guide hypes recommending limiting added sugar to 10 percent or less of calories and they recommend that people eat more fruit, vegetables and whole wheat suggesting cutting amount and saturated fat but stop short of telling people to eat less red or processed meat despite the strong evidence what both can need to cancer. the guidelines are released every give years to prevent disease and obesity. >> gummy bears is not a food trip? >> not a food group. >> powerball jackpot is an epidemic after no one won the grand prize. >> i look each morning to check my numbers. on saturday it is estimated at $675 million the large of the jackpot in united states history. a lucky ticket was purchased in the bay area, which much maaed five of numbers is worth more than $1.4 million held at perry's liquor in union city on alvarado boulevard yesterday. 2, 11, 47, 62, 63, 17. the odds of winning the continue prize

only at a sleep number store. >> los altos, antioch, petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news will be here before we know it. with it, coming droves of fans to soak up the excitement. local leaves are doing what he can to make last minute adjustments. we are tracking what is going on today. >> some are partying and others are treating the street closures with the cost and inconvenience being addressed. the three week road closures start on saturday. the board will discuss the plans this afternoon. i show you the three closures: super bowl city shut down the foot of market street and the nfl experience will tie up the moscone center. also today, a group of merchants and city hers are demanding the nfl reimburse confidents associated with the super bowl shut down. a million people coming to the bay area willfully in on private jets. the board of supervises is meeting to figure out how hayward executive airport will handle an estimated 120 more jets than usual. it is estimated that hotting the super bowl will cost san francisco $5 million. >> happening now we will have a conclude

blanca --la policia de petaluma, continua la investigacion luego que "tawnya lynn hopper" de 42 aÑosedad fuera arrestado el pasado mes de noviembre acusado de pornografia y abuso infantil. vo --los cargos fueron realizados luego que el sospechoso fuera acusado de realizar copulacion oral contra el niÑo. --"hopper" sera procesado ademas por cargos de pornografia infantil y posesion de drogas. --autoridades de petaluma buscan la ayuda de la comunidad para conocer si otros menos pudieron ser victimas de "hooper". take vo cesar ---la policia de san jose identific a la mujer que fue apuñalada el pasado de a calle "white"... --- se trata de andrea aguirre de 19 años de edad y residente de san jos ... ---el ataque se report cuando la joven se encontraba conversando con un hombre no identificado las afueras deun restaurante de comida rpida.. ---la mujer murio el primero de enero, la polica ha arrestado a los sospechosos pero an no han sido indentificados... blanca-vo --los sospechosos jonathan gonzalez y luciano esquivel fueron arrestados en san jose y esta noche se encuentran en la carcel d

we continue to see some of the the -- some of this developing around petaluma.where you could see some problems going into the wee hours. be aware of the creeks if you live near them. now, we did have some pretty crazy weather. a tornado north of hollister at 8:50 and a fum cloud was reported in castroville. as you know we have seen it all and we have had reports down around monterey bay and one report of hail. the snow continues, but it is starting to wind down at least with this system. southern california has had its share. you can see some moisture going in. lightning strikes have been continuing to develop off the southern california coast. we saw hundreds of lightning strikes earlier off our coastline. now we take a look at the rainfall totals. you will notice santa rosa, this is rainfall so far. they updated them a short time ago. it is almost an inch in san francisco. san rafael and half moon bay and oakland and napa. .71 in fair field. san jose you are picking up half an inch. livermore a third of an inch. and as you look at the temperatures, they are i

not all the chilly filmed with much in the fall in a is a check of the visibility have a lot and petaluma fair to of no problems for sfo. >>anny hong: 3 7:00 cloud conditions to concede the moisture and off the coast and maybe a sprig or to lead on hist 11:00 tonight we're having to bend and turn in for life looking at some more racially and overnight the bulk of the precipitation will be followed overnight into early tomorrow morning hist chapter last seven days we had picked up 33 in. a charitable 29 this year to halt north star 24 in. to speak almost 2 ft. for kirkwood in squaw valley the next couple days off a coup like this many cloudy but what a taste of some of pretty nice day on the slopes were snow to market as a los no level for your saturday we're looking at again the morning fog and the rain arriving later in the afternoon and will impact the evening ride home hist >>robin winston: no hot spots to limit the problems all around the bay right now if you're heading to san francisco picking up litter bed a quick check of the commute from the east bay to the a live look at the appr

that fog set up shop fast this morning from petaluma park, santa rosa, geiserville, ukiah. cold. that temperature took a plunge. it wasn't that bad when i came in. the fog in napa now. phillip pryce. we had rainfall totals, the 24 total at .64 from the last system. a quarter of an inch to an inch for some. there is going to be a lot more higher amounts. we talked about this yesterday. marin county, russian river north up to mendocino county looks wet going forward. we are getting a break now. 40s, 50s on the temps. a few 30s around. didn't find any on the peninsula. the clouds didn't clear out fast enough. 40s and 50s. san carlos 51. a lot of 50s around here, atherton, menlo park, all good. temperatures could be a lot colder. cloud cover on the way. it's not here now. morning sun and increasing clouds. clouds ap sun. cold temps. rain returns tonight and then for everybody overnight into tomorrow. >>> all righty, sal. 8:02. anything, good news to report? >> there is some good news to report, and that's what we're seeing traffic begin to lighten up, steve. that's always good

a petaluma homeower is speaking out. after a hoverboard explodes in his home, igniting a fire. >> pam: grant is here. >> pam: grant, this marks the second in just a week? >> grant:that's right pam. >> grant:it seems like it's becoming an everyday occurance. many hoverboard owners--- watching their toy--- burst in flames. >> grant:this is the most recent happened just yesterday--- at the home of a north bay family. the petaluma man says he heard an explosion and found his daughter's hoverboard plugged in. and burning. >> grant:the homeowner says he used a fire extinguisher and unplugged the device. the damage is estimated at roughly 10-thousand dollars. >> grant:now. the homeowners is of incident doesn't happened to them. >> grant:just last week. a family in dogs. after a house fire that was sparked by a hoverboard. this is video of the damage done to the home. >> grant:according to the family. the board was being charged while they were away. >> pam:work is underway to prepare the turf for super bowl 50 at levi's stadium

. >>> petaluma police now say the death of an elderly man and woman are a murder suicide. the bodies were discovered by a relative inside their mobile home at the petaluma estate mobile home park on north mcdowell boulevard right near highway 101. neighbors frequently saw the couple known as harold and bertha going to and from doctor appointments. and they were in their 80s. neighbors say bertha was frail and had some health problems and they harold was devoted to her. police say harold shot his wife and killed himself. neighbors remember him as a proud and independent man who did not want help. >> i would take his garbage cans in for him. after the garbage guys came. he asked me not to do it anymore. he does not want any help from anybody. >> people who work with the elderly say murder suicides are not uncommon. they estimate the same thing happened somewhere in this country, about 10 times a week. experts say the depression rate among older americans caring for relatives with serious health problems is also rising. they say people in their 70s and 80s are among the least

all this playing out on valley ford road west of petaluma. this driver swerved off the road at the worst possible spot. his truck slipped on its side in several feet of floodwaters. he was able to get out but his girlfriend was stuck. she was trapped inside as the truck came to rest wedged against a power pole. she kept her head above two feet of water that filled the pickup and the next problem her ankle was pinned by the truck itself. >> part of the vehicle was sitting on her ankle so that was the biggest issue for to us overcould it was under water and we had to lift the vehicle off her ankle to get her out. >> that meant rescue crews were feeling around in the water for the part of the pickup they could jack up to free the woman. all told she was in the water for an hour and a half. she was showing signs of a mild case of hypothermia. she was in good condition at the hospital. a scary scene but good work buy rescuers. sharon chin, kpix 5. >>> after back-to-back el nino storms brought heavy rain to the bay area now comes the good news. our

this comes after another fire, this one monday night in petaluma. homeowner jim beal said his daughter's hoverboard was charging. about 20 minutes it caught fire and started shooting batteries all over the room marking the walls, cabinets and melted the carpet. he was able to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher. luckily nobody hurt. >> it went from being a cool toy to an evil firing shooting off these projectiles. >> that's one of the biggest dangers is we don't know. we don't know how many of these are out there. we don't know when the next event will happen. >> amazon recently started offering full refunds for the toys it sold and the cpsc says if you have one, have a fire extinguisher and make sure it's large because these are lithium fires and they don't go out easily. >> you say they have hinted at a ban. >> they have but nothing yet. >>> up next, super spending for the super bowl. not just any ride as the super bowl rolls into town. we'll show you how some people are planning ahead, making sure that they are arriving in style. scott/2sho

and 1301 to east of petaluma and westward around point reyes.l continue to sink to the south and east. the other band also singing to the south and east. morgan hills to gilroy. and as we put it all together you will notice it is moving from west to east. the wet weather will be filling in across the heart of the bay area throughout mainly the morning hours today. it will become more widely scattered this afternoon. fog is a problem from two and a half miles in concord. as we look outside, wow, you can't see much. it's very foggy out there. temperatures will remain mild from the upper 40s to low 50s this morning and into the low 60s with isolated showers this around. a stronger storm on the way for tomorrow. question will time it out for you. chris. >> lisa, thank you. because of the stormy weather, san francisco shelters remain open this weekend. saint anthony, the mfc shelter, the next door shelter and larkin south services will seconds band programs to tomorrow. two emergency pop-up shelters will also be open. the san francisco department of

you can see santa rosa, petaluma. you are all going to see those showers early this morning before they move through the rest of the bay area. here is what you can expect today. it will be a cloudy start. north bay showers. we're seeing those right now. rain east bay and south bay. our high temperatures staying pretty mild. in the 50s. fifty-four for pacifica. fifty-eight for san jose. fifty-three in san francisco today. niners hosting the rams today. kick-off time 1:25. clouds and showers. 57 degrees. today is the first of four different storms. the second one enters mopped, and then more tuesday and wednesday. more news and weather right after this break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, polarizing campaign seasonsn recent times... from the hu >>> back in the bay area this week. she's holding some events and holding some fund-raisers.ed in bid for the presidential campaign, the nomination. it's been a really polarizing campaign season for a huge field of republican containers in a tiny pool of democrats willing to face off with h

on view at 6 redwood city of five and petaluma at one half of the affair as the f three.rywhere else in close to the 10 mi. visibility range there is some improvement happening we get some veterans and charm of the of through very briefly this is a bigger deal here for its pre less as well palming but appears be late tonight and early tomorrow morning from the copper so should be breaking up and that we should actually see the far east they've proven fact condition type of interest today approaching 60. another batch of the young new not as impressive of close to lou were three last week. some rain stronger by the afternoon on wednesday we shall use some of those high temperatures in the south bay. lower 60s tallest with the for fifties a rainy day for wednesday. the timing appears to be late afternoon evening and drying out phase busy friday looks to be dried and sunshine temperatures were well and inland regions. the line >> marty: causes the people back where the crossroads of the west and show opening yesterday in the wake of the president's executive action on gun-co

getting reports in marin county, up to petaluma, and once this fog lifts, we will have sunshine. a few high clouds, and a little bit muggy with the sunshine, especially toward the santa clara valley. mid-60s for some, upper 50s for us.>>> we have the incident in san jose clear, but the traffic is still slow. where looking at the east bay commutes, and it is a little bit sloat starting off on the east shore freeway. about a 40 minute drive on 80 from the bridge to the maccarthur maze. getting pretty slow toward oakland. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, the traffic is slow as you get up to the plaza, 25 minutes into the city. this is not going to be good, especially judging by yesterday, slow because of the embarcadero closure over the financial district. we mentioned northbound to 80, an accident on to 17, but the traffic is still slow.>>> 7:02 am. >>> the san francisco mayor lee says he wants an investigation into the shooting of mario woods, leading to protest and demanding for the police chief to resign.>> the mayor sent a letter to the u. s. attorney general.>> reporter:

grabby umbrella because we are looking at to what conditions the visibility is still at zero for petaluma to my visit in the before santa rosa and apple no problem for sfo this morning to my visibility also for oakland and san jose and tampa to start chilly out their '30's of the santa rosa and about an ample 45 and opened 37 in livermore and 44 in san jose and for checking out a few test for you to see a drop the morning commute will have increasing cloud but it will be dry that is a good news evincing change by lunchtime starting in the north bank this see the light rain moving into santa rosa. >>anny hong: for fish between four and 6:00 the rain next test the rest of the bay area at your bring some light rain for much of that evening commute later tonight still looking at weather conditions but after midnight will drive out tomorrow morning starting and get ready for another store to head this way. >>robin winston: if you have to get into san francisco right now is wide open at the toll plaza picking up the bed and nothing to slow you down the problems and the open side the problems an

it is mainly highway 101 from petaluma up to santa rosa with some of the showers. we want to show you some extremely low rain/snow mix happening near cobb. just north of calistoga. cold air a loft. some of the higher elevations of the north bay may get a light dusting as we head through the overnight hours. now, in terms of the weather and what we can expect as we head throughout tonight, you will be able to see across the bay area, we are looking at the rainfall gradually beginning to increase as we head through don't, namely up into the north bay. gradually that will push down to the south bay as well. if you look at future cast, you can see once we hit 3:00 in the morning, we will have heavier areas of rain beginning to accumulate here from santa rosa down towards san jose. by tomorrow morning's forecast, it is just going to be a few scattered showers that are left by 8:30 in the morning, down towards san jose. so not an entirely wet day as we head into saturday. once we hit the afternoon hours, we will gradually get some clearing building back into the forecast

and petaluma it's only 1 degree warmer.egrees southeast winds at 7 miles per hour. it is one degree warmer than that 54 degrees in alameda. and pleasant temperatures almost made it to 60 degrees in alameda. daryl i think you and the rest of your fine city will make it to 60 tomorrow. current temperatures outside under a blanket of cloud cover. we're at 56 in san francisco, san jose 55. yonkers you're checking in at 52. radar is clear. i won't be able to say this tomorrow night because we'll have rain building in lake mendecino building up. san jose 45. sunrise 25 minutes after 7:00. have you noticed how cloudy it has been. we're talking about the rainfall because that ends the drought clouds do not. but it has been a very cloudy night so far. as a matter of fact today is the tenth straight cloudy day. 50% or more cloud cover. nine of those 10 days were 80 or 90% cloud cover. tomorrow will be another cloudy day and really i don't need a chilly day any time soon because the rain track is heading to the bay area. it's already

. >>> a search is underway in petaluma for a mid-sized suv that was reportedly stolen and had $15,000f worth tools. it was stolen from the 1,500-block of montero way. the owner parked it around 7 p.m. thursday night and discovered the car was stolen. anyone with information is being asked to contact petaluma police. >>> next up a food giant recalling its salads, which bagged greens you should avoid eating. >> coming up. >> you recorded me as came by, i don't know you. there was nobody coming. did you not hear the new bicycle law. >> reporter: there's new law in the books. i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly. . >>> since san francisco mayor ed lee vetoed the bicycle proposal, i guess bicyclists will go back to following state law. i said go back to following state law. oh, never mind. i'm at the intersection of pearce and hate, it's a very busy intersection with bus stops, seniors trying to cross the street -- well, you get what i'm trying to say. it's also a four-way stop. the keyword here is "stop." it's not it looks safe, then slide through, however, many cycli

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petaluma is quarter-mile visibility so watch out for reduction of visibility.at is the biggest obstacle and it is dry other than too much moisture hanging in the air and san rafael we have seen in picture get progressively better at 20 degree cooler this morning so dress warmly, cloudy by noon and temperatures in the mid-50s and rain in the afternoon and evening hours. the commute home is not so easy. sue? >>> a look of the map around the bay area and it is actually pretty good with a couple of hot spots and the fog is represented by the orange and we check the drive from tracy and 580 where it is slow over the altamont pass and we have an accident westbound 580 backing up now, through, livermore, and guy yourself plenty of time. it is slow. this accident in hayward southbound 880 a big-rig street, blocking a lane of traffic. >> back to the big powerball win, three winning tickets were sold for the $1.5 billion jackpot and tickets sold if san california, florida, and tennessee had all six numbers. you are look at them, 4, 8, unanimous, 27, 34. powerball: 10. if

there's some around petaluma. and partly sunny and mostly sunny for some.and clouds that have to filter through. we're getting a break until the end of the week. we start with laura hernandez. it's dry in fremont and my dog is happy. your dog, your cat -- everybody's pets seem sob very happy. moon over richmond, isn't that an andy williams' song. >> i wish i'd said that. >> the rainfall -- willis, almost a half inch. fort bragg a required. and misty according to gary there. st. helena .04. and santa rosa with a .01. it just flew down and fell apart. reports of drizzle around oakland and on the golden gate bridge. and things are winding down with the system. there's a few clouds that have to filter through. so partly sunny. plenty going on out here. and high pressure is building in and it won't be severe. 40s and 50s on the temps. palo alto at 54. and danville is in there. and the morning trifecta. pittsburg. and on the peninsula, 43 seems popular. and atherton and woodside close. san mateo up to pacifica. and 28 in truckee. and 48 in arcata. clouds will fil

union school was established in 1895 in the hills south of petaluma and for more than a century it'sating the children of ranchers. it teaches second through 5th grades all in one room. the state requires six students. because sick days, the attendance has fallen to 5.9. every student has that one-on- one experience. >> teaches you science, music, art, p.e, and i think it's fun clam. >> the school has put out the word hoping to lure other students from petaluma or novato. the school has until the end of the month to find at least one more student. >>> happening today, that david and goliath battle for land in santa clara outside levi's stadium. a youth soccer league is battling the city and the nfl. janine de la vega is in santa clara. >> reporter: 200 games were scheduled all the way through april on the soccer fields. but that's not happening. the fields have been covered up. and the city promised the fields to the nfl because a media village is being built here to house thousands of journalists who will be here for super bowl l. the youth soccer league has filed a lawsuit against

around oakland, heyward, berkeley, light showers from petaluma, novato to lucas valley. rain with us. first thing tomorrow morning, future weather shows you 6:00 in the morning. it will damp for the morning rush. a stronger storm will move in for the second heart of your monday. we'll detail with other storms. all the details coming up. judge. >> a water main break ruptured in kensington. thousands of gallons of water rushed down the street. this happened around 3:00 in the afternoon. this is the third time in seven years of water main break. residents plan to file a complaint. >>> new details about a grenade that shut down the san rafael police station tonight. turns out it was no longer activity and had been made into a lighter. the bomb squad checked out the grenade. police evacuated the building and shut down the block. investigators determined it to be a hollowed-out grenade turned into a lighter. the station was opened around 6:30 tonight. >>> police in vallejo are investigating a shooting that injured three people on porter street. two of the victims were in a car

if you have information about this call petaluma police. >>> a man who bought a lottery ticket worth $638,000 has come forward. 79-year-old al bert graham bought the ticket at a condo in santa cruz. he bought $40 worth of tickets. his ticket matched five of the six winning numbers. he plans to give the money to his kids and grandkids and then they'll take a trip to hawaii. >>> on this dr. martin luther king jr. today; the world is getting a chance to hear a rare recording of a speech from dr. kidnapping -- dr. king. >>> first a police officer out of ohio dead after an overnight shooting. the warning dispatchers received about the gunman from his ex-girlfriend. >>> good morning, we are looking at a commute that's lighter than usual. we'll give you a look at some of the other commutes coming up. >>> it was a very good rain producer for everybody. not just a quarter inch but an inch to three. we'll look at that coming up. increase speed, full throttle! (over intercom) ann, are you coming in? negative! stay on target. what are you guys doing? r2, thrusters! they're closing in! i'll guard

and petaluma had 11/100ths. the system got help from the jet stream. and so we're getting some of the moderate to heavy rainfall rates. most of it looks to be the heaviest. it's still pretty steady in the north bay. and radar is starting to fire up around santa rosa and metropolitan ray, bodega bay. and there's a good cell in between novato and sonoma. and lake county getting reports. there's some moderate to heavy rain. and you can see it associated with that as well. and along the altamont pass there's going to be issues. from hayward back to dublin and 580 to policeton and livermore. this could be enhanced because it's near the radar site. and east san jose to the foothills and towards 101, morgan hill to gilroy and back to the santa cruz mountains, that looks steady. and we have a long way to go. there's a low that's going to keep the rain going most of the morning. there's a distinct back edge but that won't come through until later on. a flood advisory until 9:45. watch for the ramps and the ground is getting saturated and it's running off pretty

petaluma, sebastopol. partly sunny and partly cloudy and the next system is on the way to the north. and late thursday and friday. clouds in the morning and partly sunny and haze around the edges. temperatures rebounding to the upper 50s and maybe a few mid- 60s, especially santa cruz and capitola. >>> we have some problems now. steve. one of the big ones is a jack knifed truck on highway 92. and if you're leaving half moon bay, do not use highway 92. it's west of skyline and blocking both directions. getting from 280 to half moon bay or the other way around is a no go. chp has not arrived yet. san mateo county sheriff is on the scene. and this is bad news for you if you live on the coast and want to get to 280. i would say use highway 1 through pacifica. and if you're a pacifica driver, more of your friends will be joining you on the commute up to -- and the daly city route or woodside. 92 is not passable. you'll just get caught in a bunch of slow traffic. it's blocking both directions off highway 92. a b