again, we are live in the san rafael -- the richmond san rafael bridge. we are now going to leave the bridge because they were giving us the sign the entire time. once again they are asking people pay attention on the roadways and slow down. the roads are wet. it is still windy, and this has been the message cal trans has been pushing all week. live in richmond, nick smith, abc news. jay thank you, nick. amazing how that driver got out of the big rig. the highway patrol says the wet and windy weather likely played a role in a fatal crash that occurred early this morning on northbound interstate 280 in daly city. the 5:00 a.m. crash kept lanes shutdown for about three hours. one woman died at the scene. the chp says she was driving alone and apparently did not see an abandoned car. she slammed into it and was struck from behind by an suv. traffic came to a stand still while crews worked to cut the victim out of that wreckage. san francisco is dealing with dozens of toppled trees and flooding right now. crews have responded to at least 40 downed trees. we a

a big rig accident on the richmond-san rafael bridge and a fatal accident on interstate 280 in san francisco. the latest coming up. and the announcement expected tomorrow from the u.s. supreme court that could have gay and lesbian couples across california what are you doing there? i making crescent bacon cheddar pinwheels. wow, i'm impressed! [ ding ] dad, the cable's out! you got that right? [ kiss ] thank you ♪ [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. >> welcome back, everyone. it's 6:20. this is a live look here. traffic going on, people driving very carefully because of our stormy conditions. let me tell you about two breaking news stories involving accidents. a fatal one on interstate 280 in san francisco. at least one person dead in a three-vehicle pileup. the other is on the richmond-san rafael bridge where an overturned big rig is blocking most of the lanes. the right

driving over the papers as well as the richmond san rafael. this is a southerly wind, in most cases which means it hits right up against your car. these costs, the sustained when his 31. gusting to near 40. 50 miles per hour at sometimes. sfo has gone down just a bit reporting 26th of october. 18 miles per hour in san jose, 12 in areas right around palo alto. the winds continue as this for weeks through. rain totals anywhere one to 3 inches around the bay area. two to five for the north bay. 7 inches for some of the hills. we are tracking this for you. i will show you when we expect the rain to come to an end coming up. in the meantime, christian continues our team coverage in the richmond san rafael bridge. good morning. >> reporter: you have some really, really good vice

ktvu lorraine blanco live at the richmond san rafael bridge. so how is it out there now? >> reporter: it's not raining yet but you can see the wind is picking up here on the richmond san rafael bridge. if you take a look up you can see the flags waving in the wind. you can also hear the flag poles out here rattling. rosemary says the wind gusts are 20-25 miles an hour right now. as we approach the bridge over here on the toll plaza, we could feel the wind blowing our live van around. but there is no wind advisory as of now on this bridge. and traffic does not appear to be effected at this time. on the bay bridge, however, there is a wind advisory in effect for the next few hours. drivers give yourself extra time and if you're in a high profile vehicle like us, of course slow down. as for the slick roads, it's not raining, it is raining right now north of us. it hasn't quite hit us on the bridge here. we are expecting the wet weather to move toward us very soon. if and when it comes down to this area we'll be on it. for now we are reporting live at the toll plaza on the ric

toppled a truck on the richmond san rafael bridge and slowed air traffic at sfo new this morning, strong for this accident on the richmond san rafael bridge. the big rig was heading east along the bridge just before five this morning... heavy winds forced the vehicle to roll over. the c-h-p issued a sig alert... as the accident blocked both eastbound lanes. the bridge's lower deck as of 5-15 this morning. >> now to the north bay... where the latest round of storms is hitting that area hard this morning. in fact, the napa and russian rivers could reach flood stage later today. to get you more news faster, let's go to our solo reporter kron four's mike pelton live in corte madera this morning. >> good morning. a steady downpour of rain. this is a little bit lighter than they saw a short time ago 7:15 this huge weather cell moved through the wind was so strong it press on the newsman. it can tell so strong with visibility just a couple of hundred feet. and at the creek, continues to downpour with rainfall one resident says that this water is about five or 6 ft. higher than he has ever seen

the two were gunned down at the richmond/san rafael bridge tollbooth in 2009. nathan burris was ross' ex- boyfriend. the sentencing was supposed to happen today after the jury gave him the death penalty in november. family members were prepared to read impact statements and instead nathan burris and his advisory counsel spoke asking for a new date. burris says he has no access to library or research and prepare. he is defending himself. >> to me he is a joke. he is trying to do anything he can to stay in the county jail. >> we're used to his antics now. we expect he is going to do something. you kind roll of with the punches. but the main thing that we know, this is coming to an end. we'll be able to move on. >> reporter: he is known for outbursts in court and today he started yelling and cursing at the victim's family members. they just laughed. they say it's important that he knows what he says no longer affects them. in martinez, elissa harrington, cbs 5. >>> concord police are looking for the thieves who rammed a stolen car through a gamestop store and got

. >> we have big problems at the richmond san rafael bridge. 580 has a metal piece stick it out of the relatives and it is blocking the lanes. crews are on the scene and we can see there is a bit back up. this these are down to 20 mi. per hour. there is really no good alternative rounded and you could take a different freeway but take a look at the sluggish conditions. >> we're also seeing a back up at the approach to the bay bridge. i will have before check on what is going on with the rest of the bay area coming up. >> also new this morning, san jose police are investigating a fatal hit and run crash. this happened just before 6 last night in the area south why road and come bay ave. >> people can make this right turn onto the bay bridge and two other agreements have been reopened. this looks like there is some damage and assisting them longer than what they expected. here is video of this accident and this driver was pulled over from the severance is called police department or least it tried to because he was suspected of drinking and drivi

richmond district to the financial district, in san francisco, moderate rain now this is moving across the golden gate to sausalito, tiburon, moving across richmond san rafaelbridge towards san pablo, richmond, richmond parkway up to hercules, still have heavier rain antioch heading towards oakley and berkeley. >>> couple of serious problems, due to the rain. the blurry shot because of the rain 80 west and eastbound. eastbound gilman right lane blocked. westbound 80 before university flashing lights here too, one lane blocked, headlights getting by, traffic getting by but slow both decks of 80. 80 westbound san pablo -- dam roadblocked. westbound 24 approaching the caldecott at wild lanes of traffic blocked with an accident there. busy morning and lots of wet roads. >>> 5:32. let's see what effect the rain is having on the commute, especially in the north bay. terry mcsweeney is live in cortamadera along lucky drive where standing water is causing a problem. >> reporter: the water is up, trees are down and power is out, more than 900 pg&e customers in san rafael without power this morning looking for the cause of that trying to get a grip. it has been raini

we will continue to monitor the situation on the richmond san rafael bridge. we are live at the richmond san rafael bridge. channel 2 news. >> be careful out there. more than 18,000 bay area customers do not have power. weather-related outages have left more than 10,000 people in the dark. more than 3400 customers need power over 3000 in the saa cruz mountains and 2300 in the north they. crews don't know when it'll get everyone back online. >> the storm about the plagues. they will begin a program to control the flow of some flights beginning at 9:00 a.m. rivals could be delayed up to 70 minutes. low visibility delayed summer rivals by 2 hours yesterday. oakland and the san jose report no problems. if you need to sneak away from your tv, you can get complete weather coverage online and we have our storm tracker interactive radar right there on the home page for you. >> a new chapter unfolds in the legal fight over the shooting death of officer brent. he was killed by a police officer on the platform on new year's morning back in 2009. at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, to

this will slide to near areas of the richmond and san rafael bridge. at the moment the richmond san rafael bridge very dry. this is the parent system. this will bring us several rounds of rain. it looks like another system rolling out on saturday. i'm picking it up this morning in the 6:00 hour. now along the peninsula through the delta along i-80 it shifts a little farther into #. san jose you are dry until 8:00 or so and through the afternoon we'll break away to scattered showers. i have a winter storm warning for the sierra. if you're beginning to be traveling this holiday weekend -- if you're going to be traveling this holiday weekend, we have issues going on. if you have a holiday party to go to, you will be dealing with this as well. and saturday and sunday we have more rain on the way. quick look at the winds before we toss it back. right now oakland reporting 24 miles an hour. 15 at mountain view. calm in areas right around livermore. sfo around 15 miles an hour. on the flip side because of the clouds we're not as cold this morning. i'll have a

gusty at the richmond san rafael bridge as well. will see if they will issue an advisory there. >> now 51 degrees. to enter to go up to about 55 in rain is likely. >> cannot forget the bay area's favorite way to ring in the new year is always with kron 4. it is hosted by catherine heena and gary radnich kron fours new year's live. >> welcome at the time is 525. this is a feel-good story that is starting to feel strange. >> it turns out that marine sergeant we told you about who stood guard outside the central valley elementary school is an emeryville anymore and was never a sergeant. >> craig pulsey started standing guard outside of hughson elementary school after the shooting conn. >> according to the department of cents, pulsey is not a 10 year veteran of the marine corps is with service in iran and afghanistan as he told sacramento television station. >> the d o d says pulsey was a private first class was serve nine months back in 2007 but that is not all that is wrong with his story. >> was school posted on line that he was inju

power outages also affected the richmond, san rafael and san mateo bridges. >> imagine waking up and seeing this coming toward your house. a salinas woman blames her neighbor for this mud slide. she says they removed all of the rocks keeping the mud in place. one of the hardest-it places was in the santa cruz mountains and that's where joe vazquez is. >> reporter: only a day and a half ago, she says, it was so dry here, you could walk across the bottom at this spot, in downtown boulder creek. >> pretty outrageous. >> reporter: as the heavy rain keeps falling in the santa cruz mountains, so do many trees and eventually electrical wires. highway 9 was blocked in several places, including this tangled mess. we found some folks who decided to take matters into their own hands. >> what happened? >> i don't know. a tree fell down. i arrived here and the road was blocked by a tree. >> what did you do? >> we chainsawed it up. those with chainsaws. the rest of us picked it up. >> reporter: three different men got out of their cars with their own chainsaws and quickly got to work. another guy

. >>> and at the richmond san rafael toll plaza, during his trial, nathan said he shot the two because he was jealous of their relationship. he also said he had no regrets and preferred the death penalty instead of life in prison. >>> well, somebody has stolen three trees and he planted the trees in memory of his son who died after christmas. this year the third tree was broken off while he was home last weekend. >> if he would have knocked on my door i would have bought them a tree and it would not be the first time i bought somebody a christmas tree. >> he says he has been downsizing his holiday display because of increasing vandalism and he plans on stringing lights on his front porch. >>> firefighters were called to the westfield san francisco at about 8:15 last night. firefighters discovered it was coming from inside and they quickly put out the fire and shoppers were allowed back inside. they only have a few more days to shop, they were probably waiting out there, can't believe it is coming up so fast. >> we have to start sometime. >> that's right. >>> let's look at what we have

line of rain 80 sacramento, vallejo, san francisco out to the ocean heaviest rain now on the richmond san rafael bridge pulling from sir francis drake richmond and san pablo now where the heaviest of the rain is. more rain napa, sonoma, light to moderate this batch here is the wave we talked about yesterday that is going to energize this system and bring heavier rain during the morning commute. the sooner you can get out the better. as we head into the afternoon steady rain becomes showers upper 50s to mid 60s. >>> westbound 80 at cutting accident cleared to the shoulder east shore freeway, towards the berkeley curve and macarthur maze light. otherwise just roadwork south 101 lorenz expressway two left lanes until 5:00 this morning. dumbarton bridge one lane each direction until 5:00 this morning. >>> the rain they were talking about combined with the already saturated ground means scattered flooding and downed trees. you've seen this before i'm sure. terry mcsweeney is live along lucky drive in cortamadera. what are you seeing? >> reporter: what i'm seeing is some pooling let's call it this is

but there is a high wind advisory in effect right now on the richmond san rafael bridge. this wild weather caused all kinds of problems for people here in the north bay. >> reporter: the damage looks bad but it could be worse. this massive 100-foot tree crashed into an inverness carport. this woman got the square of her life. >> i was standing underneath is over here. i feel grateful we are okay and alive. >> reporter: wild weather slammed the north bay. in petaluma, a power pole on g street could not stand up to heavy winds. the wet weather also makes it difficult for those who -- who have to drive and deliver all day. >> it's killing us. it has to be done. customers have to get to our boxes and people have to have their christmas presents. >> it's kind of annoying but it's okay, you know. it's not the worst problem in the world. >> reporter: mike, it's so windy out here. i have to plant my feet so i don't blow over on the richmond/ran ralph fell bridge. the san mateo -- san rafael bridge. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> good afternoon. it's just messy out ther

expect dig delays richmond san rafael bridge. >>> how does your weather look today?eaking in the clouds, clearing at noon for your tailgate at the coliseum, dropping to [ cheers and applause ] >>> big, happy crowd here in times square this morning. crowded today. look at the tree right there. everybody, all bundled up. we're going to look, live, at gaston, from "beauty and the beast." there's walt disney world down in florida. and there he is. disney world's brand-new fantasyland opening now. got a tweet from robin. she said she is so excited to see all of us. we're going to head to her apartment to trim the tree. there's her tweet. so excited to see george, sam, josh and lara today at my apartment. i have your froggy slippers ready. we cannot wait for that. >>> we also can't wait for what is coming up right now. we're rocking the holidays with our first-ever holiday sweater smackdown. everyone else backstage, getting ready to walk the red carpet. here to help judge, the style editor for "lucky" magazine, lori bergamotto. thanks for coming in, lori. >> thank you for

they were gunned down at the richmond/san rafael tollbooth in 2009. burris was ross' ex-boyfriend the sentencing was supposed to happen today after a jury handed down the death penalty back in november. family members were prepared to read victim impact statements but instead, it was burris and his advisory counsel who spoke asking for a new date. burris represents himself and says the sheriff's department revoked his pro per leaving him without access to a library or any way to research and prepare. >> to me, it's a joke now. he's a joke. you know? he is trying to do anything he can to stay in the county jail. >> we are used to his antics now, you know, we kind of expect something he is going to do something. you kind of roll with the punches. but the main thing is that we know this is coming to an end. we know that we're going to be able to move on. >> reporter: burris is known for his outbursts in court and today there was a point when he started yelling and swearing at the victims' family members. they just laughed. they tell me, it's important th

crews had to bling a tow truck to righten an overturned big rig in the eastbound lanes of the richmond san rafael bridge. despite being precariously perched on the edge of the rig, the truck driver was able to get out. >>> today bears bears shutdown service system-wide twice. it's unclear whether the weather was a factor. b.a.r.t. said the snarl system went down. b.a.r.t. says due to safety concerns it shut down all service for an hour just after nine this morning. then a similar delay happened at 2:00 this afternoon. that outage lasted 20 minutes. passengers did their best to cope. >> two hours i been trying to get to oakland. not cool. not cool. >> ama: b.a.r.t. technicians continue to investigate the cause of the power system failure. >>> home owners in the east bay are assessing the damage tonight, and you can see why. ahead, why one family is getting a little too used to dealing with this kind of mess. >>> and sky 7hd shows us a calmer end to our day. taking a live look outside. you can see the sun going down. looks great. meteorologist leigh glaser says there is more wet weather during the

that heavy rainfall all evening long, especially over the peninsula, the bay area, and the richmond-san rafael bridge. just a few light showers along 101, san rafael to mill valley. that is what is going to move through tomorrow night. rainfall total since wednesday, i added them up. five and a half inches of rain for santa rosa. nearly three for san francisco. more than two for both oabd oakland and concord. heavy rain tomorrow morning. it will be windy, with urban flooding and street flooding likely. flood warnings are in effect for both the napa river and the russian river. details on what happens after this round 3 coming up in a few minutes. >>> paul just showed us no place in the bay area is dry tonight. the peninsula and the santa cruz were some of the areas that saw plenty of rain. a lot of that wet weather. >> reporter: right now it's kind of light so it's kind of hard for the camera lens to capture the raindrops. take a look at this flooded parking lot. i'm standing in a foot deep of water right now. there's simply nowhere for the water to go, and all across the bay area, you'll see

this big rig flipped over this morning on the richmond san rafael bridge. it took crews six hours to get it out of there. the chp said they were driving too fast and needed to wait for the winds to die down to get the rig out. and cars were fish tailing on flooded roadways. rain came down so quickly, storm drains were no match for the deluge of water. >> it was pretty hairy. >> reporter: it wasn't a week day morning commute and rain cleared late morning to give drivers a reprieve. in the east bay, cbs 5. >>> thousands of homes and businesses remain without power as a result of the storm. in the north bay, more than 2,000 are still in the dark. the east bay was the hardest hit but the number of oustages is down to -- number of outages is down to 2470. in san francisco 310 are without power. just over 1700 on the peninsula. and in the south bay it is now down to under 1,000. pg&e said all customers should be back on online by time. >>> in pacifica, a power line landed on two cars and we are reminded if this happens to you, do not touch the lines, call the uti

you can see a little bit around the peninsula and some over the richmond/san rafael bridge. but aside from that, that was what the forecast was. most of these showers are going to stay offshore through the night, probably as we get toward 11:00 some of the showers will work their way onshore. it's not going to amount to much maybe .25" by the time all is done on midday saturday. right now it's chilly around the bay area today. sfo 49 degrees. winds are pretty much flat dead calm for much of the bay area. it's 45 in santa rosa. as allen and elizabeth mentioned, we still have that high surf advisory posted until 10:00 tomorrow night for the coast. waves could break to a height of about 20 feet. so cloudy and showers tonight, we'll get clearing later on saturday. unsettled new year's eve now. looks like we are going to get for clouds coming in on new year's eve and maybe even the chance of a sprinkle or two. it wouldn't amount to much. time lapse shows that low pressure that's spinning abeam cape mendocino sending clouds to the bay area. cloudy and showers tonight not a big dea

. >>> the man convicted of killing two people at the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza is expected to be sentenced today. 49-year-old nathan burris is facing the death penalty. burris shot and killed his ex- girlfriend, a toll plaza worker and her friend a bus driver, back in 2009. >>> rebuilding of the chevron refinery unit that caught fire in august will be the topic of discussion at a meeting in richmond tomorrow. city leaders will get an update on the repairs and investigation. the meeting is set for 6:30 tomorrow night in the city council chamber. residents are encouraged to attend. >>> and police now say they found a shotgun in a suspect's apartment after a weekend standoff in san francisco. officers were called to the home near hide street because of a domestic disturbance saturday night. the suspect is being held on suspicion of domestic violence. >>> time now 4:41. a deal in the works? president obama's latest offer to avoid the "fiscal cliff." >> plus, the sights, sounds, smells of the christmas season, how it's all designed to extract money from your wallet. >> of course

moderate rain still in the north bay, best radar returns north of san rafael up 101, i want to focus in onw"0! areas 80 benici, richmondy bridge into san francisco also daly city and colma, all sliding to the east. by the end of the commute at 9:00, all of us are going to have rain, more showers tomorrow, steady rain sunday, three days worth of wet weather, i hope you are prepared. >>> bay bridge toll light on this friday folks are taking a long holiday weekend and we go to san rafael, it is raining, you can see heavy stream of headlights southbound past civic center into central san rafael no problems at the golden gate bridge, windy conditions car off the road west 37 three miles past mare island on the cotati grade north 101, a car, 150 feet off the road, expect delays both directions. >>> thank you for joining us for the abc7 morning news which continues in 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic during "good morning america." >> stay with abc7 news for continuing storm watch coverage. we leave you with a live picture from petaluma track the. storm yourself with live doppler. >>> good morning, america. breaking

pictures of the storm send it was a five hour long ordeal on the richmond-san rafael bridge earlier today winds knocked over a big rig! high winds flipped over the empty tractor trailer early this morning blocking two left lanes. truck driver ignored the high wind warnng and was traveling abovet he speed limit when he flipped over. it took about five hours to flip the truck right side up because crews has to wait for winds to die down. in pittsburg, there was a major backup on westbound higway-4 near loveridge road earlier today. these are aerials from sky-7 hd, abc 7 news. a sig alert was issued. in a small section of the highway -- only two lanes were open as cars crawled through the area. a large pothole was to blame for the traffic mess... the pothole left dozens of rain. one driver says 25 cars blew out their tires after running into the large pothole. drivers say the rain made it difficult for them to see the pothole in the middle of the highway. some motorists changed those that couldn't do it themselves had to wait to fix the pothole. frustrating experience. a tow truck crew was a

the richmond san rafael, the san mateo bridge and the bay bridge.rivers give yourself extra time this morning. if you are in a high-profile vehicle, slow down. the roadways are all very slick out there. another reason to pay more attention on the roads and limit those distractions behind the wheel. we've been monitoring the chp traffic incident page all morning here and we've noticed several fender-benders this morning on all of the freeways. nothing serious at this point. but it's a reminder to just be careful and to slow down out here. of course, we're gonna be monitoring the conditions and trying to stay as dry as possible. we'll wring you the latest on ktvu at noon. reporting live, back to you. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, we just got an e-mail from the white house saying that at 10:30, president obama will make a personnel announcement at the white house. now, an administration official says that announcement will be that the president is nominating massachusetts senator, john kerry, as the next secretary of state. he's expected to be ea

san rafael. looks like right there on the san rafael side of the richmond san rafael bridge. off the coast you can see right off the marin coast in san francisco there is a little bit stronger cells inching closer. it's not cold it's really mild. if you don't have rain cloudy conditions and foggy. there is a little low right there. that will give us enhancement here in the morning. look for cloudy skies and rain. just kind of a foggy rainy day. 60s on the temps. even the lows or upper 50s to near 60 for some. we won't see much of a change on the temperatures from lows to highs. the rain will end tonight. fog very, very thick. i think north bay, east bay out to the valley it will be a big issue here. it does look quieter. breezy. that should wipe out the fog. >>> right now the european markets are all trading higher this morning. overnight the asian markets closed with gains as well. after china's leaders -- shanghai composite jumped almost 3%. all the other markets finished the day up but with less spectacular gains. checking in on our numbers. the futures right now indicate a

richmond san rafael bridge, right near the golden gate bridge, also san leandro, hayward, san lorenzo back to fremont back over to east pound heading towards that direction, a little into the santa cruz area and temperatures will continue to drop as the cold air works its way in. so some of that cold air will be working its way in am 15s on the temperatures with your view showing this pattern is here. >>> health officials are urging people in the bay area to gate flu shot. we will tell you who is required to get faction nateed against the -- vaccinated against the flu and why children will be free. >>> and the reason why hundreds of questioned washed up -- squid washed up on beaches. >>> and the moon pushed another man into the subway, his lawyer said his client is justified. . >>> a man pushed another man on to is subway track and the lawyer said his client may be justified. witnesses say the man smelled of alcohol and was staggering and following davis. it appears davis pushed the man to get away from him but pushed too hard and the man fell off the platform. davis is now charged wi

napa valley, san rafael, we have -- santa rosa and i believe we will find the wind across the richmondd report gusts of 25 miles an hour. and wasally as san rafael reporting pretty good gusts. >> moderate rain continuing to fall. and vallejo. off the peninsula where we are seeing light to moderate rain and this is moving into the bay and across into the east bay here. down to the south and east palo alto. you have light rain falling over your area. over montague parkway and gusting to 35 at the airport. san rafael reporting gusty conditions at this time. >> by 9:00. >> till. moderate to heavy rain. the and at 1:00. >> it is now along i-80 and the central bay and headed to walnut creek. >> you will find it is coming down. and if you are going to do shopping in san jose. >> you will be hit pretty food and right around sunset. we are mainly drive for the evening hours. >> and christmas eve. >> rain returns on tuesday. nothing like what we have seen lately. >> temperatures will be cooler tomorrow. >> they bulge very little. >> the christmas eve tradition continues tomorrow. this is on gary

indicates moderate to heavy rain the right around the heart of the day's stretching up to the richmond san rafaelridge. it looks like we will be dry for the most part in san jose and mountain view. potentially a stray shower as we head into the overnight hours. saturday afternoon should be just fine with clear and sunday conditions on sunday morning. everyone sitting right around the 53 degree mark 53 for milpitas 54 expected an evergreen. and the east bay mostly sunny skies, fairfield 51, 51 for pittsburg. and the north bay has a dry break for today with that of 53 and 52 for a downtown sampras's go. oakland has an afternoon high of 54 degrees. 7 day around the bay shows that we do have showers the picture for friday and to saturday. not too much moisture though only about a 10th of an inch to a quarter of an inch of rain. temperatures will be a little warmer as we start the next work week. 2013 however could be a wet start, there is a 30 percent chance for rain. here is traffic, a good morning george. >> good morning there is still light traffic here at the bay bridge toll plaza. the meeting li

880 in southbound direction toward 238 and then 238 toward 84 and eastbound out of san rafael, 580 over to the richmond-san rafael bridge about 18 minutes. >> kristen: raining monday morning could be a challenging commute especially dangerous in the mountains. terry mcsweeney is live in the santa cruz mountains and terry, live doppler 7-hd says you should be getting wet and looks like you are. >> that live doppler 7-hd, it is correct. it's not coming down that hard but coming down since at least 3:30 this morning. it was coming down when he hit it and coming back from most of the ride this side of los gatos. we have rain to talk about up here. we have rain to talk about north of here. take a look at some pictures this morning from the golden gate bridge where the rain was coming down, a little harder than it is here. as i went from southern marin down to san jose, pockets of light rain, then it was dry, then there were stars above and then more rain. it's all over the map. i was coming down this way this morning. commute is not affected, the rain is really very light. it's being lit up by the lights we

university bumper-to-bumper slammed with a couple of earlier accidents pinole valley road, richmond san rafael bridge area now berkeley area those accidents all picked up but the damage is done very slow approaching the maze this is the bay bridge you can't see it is so wet there, traffic backing behind the toll, northbound 280 accident blocking two lanes south 101 new accident before cesar chavez that accident blocking two lanes, san jose north 101 before mckey one lane blocked in san jose. >>> california voters said yes to prop 30, the new impact it is expected to have on the state's bottom line. >>> java jolt for starbucks, new plans just here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> welcome back. 6:15. sacramento and ward streets where they intersect in berkeley, light to moderate rain for the better part of the last two hours be prepared as you head out. live doppler 7 hd, you can see that wall of light to moderate rain moving through the heart

let's zoom in on a heavier pocket right now, looks like it's moving over the richmond/san rafael bridgeand into the richmond-berkeley area. here's your forecast for the next several days, drying out tomorrow. more rain on friday. >>> brutal weather, deadly storms tore across the south and midwest on christmas day. we'll look at the damage and show you how this storm is affecting holiday travel across the country. you're watching "cbs this morning." [ roasting firewood ] ♪ ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. [ female announcer ] unlike other sour creams, daisy is 100% pure with nothing else added. meals are simply better with a dollop of daisy. ♪ ♪ ♪ do a dollop do, do a dollop of daisy ♪ [ elizabeth ] i like to drink orange juice or have lemon in my water... eat tomato sauce on my spaghetti. the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion. the enamel starts to wear down. and you can't grow your enamel back. i was quite surprised as only few as four exposures

looking at your waze app richmond san rafael bridge earlier accident at toll now cleared but very slow than a quarter mile visibility livermore, novato fairfield a mile and quarter improved in santa rosa by noon we'll see sunshine 30s and 40s on our way to upper 50s to low 60s today ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> great crowd here in times square this morning. a lot of people starting their weekend early. look at what's happening right down at walt disney world right now. we'll show you the jamming janitors. getting help from goofy. this weekend, all week long. and cameron mathison is down there. he got a chance to take a ride on the new test track at epcot center. it's the longest and fastest ride ever. he's jamming right now. don't want to interrupt that. >> get down, cameron. >>> and good morning. d.j. havana brown here. and great to have our special co-host, jesse tyler ferguson. >> i don't want to miss this. >> you have a special -- >> i brought something for robin, for her tree. this is an ornament that my grandmother made. i have five of them. fear not. i have them at home. but it

and also north, of richmond, san rafael, it will continue to be widespread but moderate rainfall tonightnfall totals in the past 24 hours. there was one system that moved out and this third system the combination of totals in the last 24 hours. the north bay sought about 2 in. in st. helena. just one- tenth of 1 in. in dublin. and oakland, just a little bit over three tenths of 1 in. but there is more on the way. scattered showers and a high wind advisory by 10:00 p.m. the heaviest rainfall will be late tonight and early tomorrow. it is going to be windy but the good news is that there will be a decrease in showers. more of the flash flood warning and what we can expect on that sunday. when the dry conditions will return. >> there is one east bay community against one east bay community is taking action against taggers who deface public property. as kron four's jeff the best street artists in those tags with beautiful images. >> when fifteenth street between webster and franklin in downtown oakland was the target of spray can taggers art gallery owner jaime galinda and his friends in the

grandes estragos y dejo sin luz en su totalidad tanto el bay bridge, como el puente que une a richmond con san rafaela situacion se torno caotica esta madrugada, pues mientras las pulgadas de lluvia aumentaban por las calles, decenas de arboles caian poniendo en riesgo la vida de conductores. tan solo en san jose fueron reportados 32 arboles caidos por la lluvia, segun lo dieron a conocer trabajadores de la ciudad... uno de ellos, increiblemente arracancado de su raiz por la ferocidad de los vientos cayo frente a una escuela primaria al este de la ciudad. entrevista jose garcia jardinero nunca habia visto un arbol de este tamano que cayera por el viento mientras el pg&e redobla esfuerzos por regresar a la normalidad miles de casas que han quedado sin luz debido a caida de postes y danos en sus redes. entrevista monica tellez desde que inicio la tempestad tenemos 95,000 clientes sin luz, de los cuales hemos podido volver a la normalidad cerca de 90,000 casas brigde angel ayllon decenas de accidentes reporto la policia de caminos en la autopista 17 a santa cruz, mientras las principales vias de las ciu

development with in the past few minutes toward parts of marin across the richmond san rafael bridge. rainfall rates have been picking up toward richmond. move the maps to the south and east. not as much action to report but around the livermore area and scattered about to the west of fremont. bulk of the action focused in southern third of the area toward the santa cruz mountains and santa clara. we zoom in here. we show you -- this one cell just moves so quickly it was over loss gatos, now a decrease in the rainfall. this has drifted out to the south and east. speaking of the south down toward morgan hill, rain here. around 101, just to the north of gilroy. as far as current temperatures, they are on the cool side. we have the downpours and chilly numbers to contend with. for wednesday morning, a lot of 40s. warmest locations, around 51 degrees toward oakland, san jose at 46, we have the rainfall yesterday with yesterday's cold front. today we have the circulation out here in the pacific and some speckled cloud cover. that is cold, unstable air. for today, we will have basically wha

power outages also affected the richmond/san rafael bridge as well as the san mateo bridge. >>> and coming up in our next half hour, the u.s. supreme court could soon step into the gay marriage battle. when it's expected to decide if it will review the case of prop 8 and when same-sex couples just might be able to get married. >>> why congress is considering getting rid of the dollar bill. >>> i called my husband, i said, i think i'm having a heart attack. >> how the powerball jackpot is a huge reversal of fortune for the nation's newest millionaires. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. will they, or won't they run same sex marriage? >>> waiting for word from the u.s. supreme court. will they or won't they rule on same-sex marriage? some sort of announcement had been expected today. the justices did meet but they were not ready to announce how and when they will deal with this issue. cbs 5 political reporter

breaking news on the richmond-san rafael bridge. chp is saying the wild wind has indeed played a role in a big rig accident that has blocked all lanes eastbound. again, a high wind advisory for all bay area bridges. >>> a new un climate change report said the sea level could be rising faster than previously thought. that's especially troubling for those living and working near the edge of the bay. abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom has more on the extreme floodings danger that could be just around the corner. >>> at high tide this partially submerged staircase along san francisco's embarcadero is an eerie reminder of the inches that separate dry land from water. in 2008 the bay water surged over these walls, flooding streets and sidewalks, much like they did in 2002. now with scientists telling the united nations that sea level is rising faster than current models predicted, this could be happening much more often. >> today's flood is going to be tomorrow's high tide. so we need to get ready for those kinds of changes. a deeper bay,

. >>> shortly before 5:00 the winds pushed the big rig over on its side on the richmond san rafael bridgetow truck pulled the rig back upright. tonight the chp says the driver ignored the high wind warnings and drove at excessive speeds. the driver was not injured. there was another traffic has swrerdz. another traffic hazard. there was actually a line of cars on the road side. 25 cars were waiting to get fixed. the storm wach continues here on abc7 news. we will have updates at 4:30 a.m. you can track the rain anytime with doppler 7hd at abc7news.com. and now to the murder-suicide involving a kansas city chief line backer. a moment of silence for all victims of domestic violence was held before the game. and now the latest on the investigation. >> with heavy hearts they took the field one day after belcher killed his girlfriend before taking his own life outside the stadium. >> it is tough. we miss him. he was a great guy, a great teammate. we loved his family. like i said, my heart goes out to them. our prayers are with them. >> as part of the pre game ceremonies, the chiefs observed a

. >>> shortly before 5:00 the winds pushed the big rig over on its side on the richmond san rafael bridgea tow truck pulled the rig back upright. tonight the chp says the driver ignored the high wind warnings and drove at excessive speeds. the driver was not injured. there was another traffic has swrerdz. another traffic hazard. there was actually a line of cars on the road side. 25 cars were waiting to get fixed. the storm wach continues here on abc7 news. we will have updates at 4:30 a.m. you can track the rain anytime with doppler 7hd at abc7news.com. and now to the murder-suicide involving a kansas city chief line backer. a moment of silence for all victims of domestic violence was held before the game. and now the latest on the investigation. >> with heavy hearts they took the field one day after belcher killed his girlfriend before taking his own life outside the stadium. >> it is tough. we miss him. he was a great guy, a great teammate. we loved his family. like i said, my heart goes out to them. our prayers are with them. >> as part of the pre game ceremonies, the chiefs observed

that was taking up the richmond-san rafael bridge. one person dead in a three-car pileup. we understand it was a combination of both the rain and the wind there. flights delayed at the airport. high winds of 50 miles per hour. the concern is the river napa. no idea of the scale of the flooding. truckee river will get a surge, possibly four feet above the flood level. st. helena we will see there a surge of up to 27 feet. a lot of damage in the area like floods in 2005 in napa1. howe homes were affected. so people have been bracing for that. at the moment, 11,000 homes without power. that could get worse. it depends how bad the floodwaters get. we know as the day continues. back to you. >> jamie: keep us posted. thank you so much. >> eric: israel responding to the successful bid and are withholding $100 million in tax revenue from the palestinians who it turns out haven't paid the electric bill. they owe the power company over $200 million. hoy will it impact the peace process? david lee miller with the latest. hi david lee. >> something worth noting the $100 million owed t

formerly sentenced to death today for fatally shooting his exgirlfriend and another man at the richmond san rafael bridge toll plaza in 2009. during his trial nathan repeatedly said he had no remorse and that he preferred the death sentence instead of life in prison. prosecutors say burres killed his exgirlfriend toll taker debra ross and transit driver because he was jealous about their relationship. also today a hearing is scheduled for the san rafael man accused of shooting at a couple in mill valley and stealing a luxury car belonging to food network jeff guy. lawyer for max wade will argue there is no connection between the two alleged crimes they should not be included in the same complaint. prosecutors say he -- and fired shots at a truck he was riding in when he rejected him. >>> it's almost like an early holiday gift. bay area gas prices continue to drop. east bay averages a penny more and in san francisco the average is $3.63. usually california gas prices are 40-50 cents higher than the national average but right now we're only 25 cents higher. >>> be careful driving wherever you are. i

there were no metering lights for commuters and it was a rough ride on the richmond san rafael bridge. the north bay got the brunt of the storm. this is it what it looked like on highway 1 near valley ford. cars had nowhere to go but into flooding water. people in marin county are used to the heavy rain and wind when it comes, but they're not used to closing schools because of a lack of power. students who attend wade thomas elementary got to stay home today because of a power outage. >> it was two te'is in a row so it's been pretty disruptive. i think it's the same pole so no one will admit it, but whatever they doing up here on this pole reconnecting wires once again. >> reporter: contractor chris mcgovern say he almost had to stay home from work because of power outages here. instead he bought generators to finish his work today. >> i love it. i just wish it would be a little colder and i wish it didn't screw up my surfing so much. >> reporter: well, it's nice to know some people still have a sense of humor throughout all of this. the shoreline school district closed five of its sc

and over toward berkeley and richmond san rafael bridge. back over toward marie that district.you see the red there that is pretty heavy. right along sunset district. richmond district. right back over toward berkeley as well. heading over to interstate 80 and into the east bay. not as heavy. there in lies the pattern. it's also starting to move south now. a little bit of enhancement. san mateo. redwood city wood side. mike said down in mountain things are picking up as well. there has been reports of very heavy rain. forestville an inch and a third. oak mont 1.25. mike our observer in san francisco .70. half of that has fallen in the last hour. and petaluma .5-inch of rain. this whole enhancement taking place right off san francisco. it's sliding south. north of that things are calming down. pouring for others. take your pick. it's been hit and miss. out toward livermore. it looks like it's picking up. cloudy with rain today. and fog nights and mornings thursday and friday. does look much better dry as we go into the weekend. >>> the newest starbucks gift card will buy a gran

san mateo coast, santa cruz mountains. really a quarter to half inch of rain out of this. expect for some of the wettest locations over the richmond and san rafael bridge. things are starting to darken up a little bit. from marin county to emery vail and berkeley. it's another very mild morning with 50s and low 60s. i mean livermore is at 62. mountain view 62. san jose 61. it will be an overcast day. carry the rain gear with you. even fog out there. just kind of a yucky day. things are ending here. this will be the last system. lows in the upper 50s. highs in the low 60s. cloudy with light rain. fog will be a huge issue thursday and friday. >>> 4:38 is the time. protestors got naked during a big vote at san francisco city hall. where the nudest plan to take their fight next. >>> and a man is pushed to his death at a new york city subway station. the arrest police could make soon and why a newspaper photographer is under fire. >>> you can see that the rain definitely coming down this morning. we'll have more traffic hot spots coming up. >>> born. cloudy skies. light rain moving through. heavier amounts have been to the north. this will be a drizz

. >>> the man convicted of killing two people at the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza is expected to be sentenced today. 49-year-old nathan burris faces the death penalty. he shot and killed his ex- girlfriend a toll plaza worker and her friend a bus driver back in 2009. >>> the holiday shopping. >> skin had a bit too much excitement in san francisco as crews battled a small fire. smoke was coming from the roof and upper floors. the source turned out to be a flue from a restaurant. >>> 5:11. coming up, youtube releases its list of the top videos of 2013. >> plus 6 million credit card customers are getting refunds. when those affected will get their money. >> and hope rises. the latest signs that a deal on the "fiscal cliff" can be reached. [ man #1 ] turn it around! turn it around! [ woman #1 ] over here! over here! woman #2 ] turn around! turn around! [ woman #1 ] i love you! i can't believe it's not butter! neither can i. turn the tub around! show us the back! [ man #1 ] turn the tub around! [ female announcer ] with zero grams of trans fat per serving, i can't believe it's not

up to 52 at richmond and san rafael and low to mid 50s in other parts of the bay area. farther south, monterey bay, rain will be late to arrive if at all. high temperatures will be mid to upper 50s. seven-day forecast, rainy, christmas day, showers are likely on wednesday. just a slight chance on thursday. partly cloudy and dry on friday. slight chance of a shower on saturday. partly cloudy on sunday. mainly sunny and dry and relatively mild. for monday which is new year's eve. >>> up next, it is the ultimate christmas present. we'll take you to the peninsula market that sold the winning lottery ticket that is worth $23 million. >> dan: new at 6:00, a look at the virtual gift giving. no need to look any further than facebook if you have run out of ideas and time. we'll be right back here. >> carolyn: antioch police have arrested a man that was seriously injured by making pipe bombs. he showed up to the hospital that had severe burns on his face. he admitted while it happened while high was putting together explosives and one of the pipe bombs went off. they called polic

and upper 50s for downtown san francisco, richmond, san rafael.nd with your your kron 4 7 day around the bay we will continue to stay dry. >> is the perfect time to leave the house. we are hot spot to free. more cars on the road to a special from the east shore freeway. still, no wait but we are still saying top speeds across the upper deck. at the golden gate, southbound 1 0 1 of the lanes are reconfigured for the southbound of drive. and if the traffic showing cellphone 1 0 1 approaching 92. southbound -- 101. however, interstate 280 looking decent. with no accidents reported fiord from novato to the city just 22 minutes. >>this just in to the kron 4 news room a police chase ends with the fire hydrant just before 4:00 a.m. it happened on the corner of a full some in the san francisco. major flooding onto fall some. it has been contained on two-folsom street. we will have a live report, coming up. >> in other bay area news... two people are under arrest on suspicion of repairman in santa clara county. police say, jason dejesus and chanelle troeds