the city of san carlos is getting a rude wakening. a 30-year-old cost sharing agreement for the fire department isn't working out. vic lee is live in san carlos tonight with the story. vick? >> in this day and age, it's aabout bottom line, money. first a police department z now, the fire department is under scrutiny. san carlos and belmont merged to save money and improve service. >> you're sharing a chief. sharing administration and both cities were able to eliminate a fire station. >> the partnership worked for 31 years, started with a city stliting -- splitting the cost 50-50. five years ago san carlos settled a squabble by increasing shares to 53%. then, recession hit the general fund hard. >> our general fund is the fund paying for all safety park and rec. back end infrastructure. >> belmont paid a share of the department from a special fire district fund established years ago. last year, san carlos told belmont it wanted to dissolve the joint fire department. >> we have a need to reduce our expenditures and our partner has a bet

these people from san carlos are not taking any chances. >> we've seen this flaw before and we're not going to take any chances with a very and family lives in this dutch flood before. just to be preventative. -- week as want to be preventive and we woul have alre seen this flaw before. >> the city of san carlos is offering these sandbags for free! you are able to grab 10 of these. they are available and to have to show of these, yourself. also, san carlos has special crews employed around the teamthe town, so clearing storm drains, and beefed up their local enforcements. jeff bush, kron 4 news and reporting from san carlos. >> stay with us www.kron4.com. >> and also, the there are talks heating up between newport, rhode island. money is the biggest sticking point! organizers say that there would have the event nearly $500 million to hold the event. part of that would be upgrading the city's aging piers. san francisco says that long- term development to prime waterfront land. >> san francisco has given a fast-forward that gives them some of the of private real estate in the city, the

>>> i'm jenelle wang live in san carlos. the rain has been coming down off and on all morning, just a small slice of what's to come. how crews are bracing for the worst coming up in a live report. >> and here's a look at the embarcadero in san francisco where we've had nearly a tenth of an inch of rain overnight. the hype is over, the storm it here. i'll show you where the rain is right now and how much to expect throughout the weekend. >> roads are slick. seen several spinouts. a complete traffic report in just a few minutes. >> and a late night vote ends the long-running battle over a massive tax bill. the bill passed despite vows to block it. good soggy friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> those two words go together. and, in fact, the roads wet causing accidents and this is really just the appetizer. >> let's find out when the main course is going to get here. >> wow! how many main courses can you have? it's a big meal, eric. >> it's a big meal. >> unlike the french where they come in small p

>>> i'm jenelle wang live in san carlos. crews are bracing for the worst as the storm moves in. i'll tell you what you can expect coming up in a live report. >> here's a live look from downtown san francisco. it's cloudy and rain is here and waves of heavy rain are on the way and some winds, too. i'll show you where it's raining the heaviest right now and what it will do this weekend. >> roads are slick. we've seen several spinouts and accidents. i'll have all the details coming up. >> also this morning san jose medical marijuana clubs are hit by a wave of crime. police say they're an easy target. >> a federal appeals court in san francisco hears arguments today in a lawsuit challenging the defense of marriage act passed by congress. it's 5:00 this friday morning. there is rain in the bay area. thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. you can tell by the upper deck of the bay bridge. looking a little wet. the rain is in the bay area just as mike says for this morning's commute. >> yes. soggy commute. keep the speeds down. mike, more rain on the way. >> absolute

elizabeth wenger in san carlos. people are filling under the sandbags already. >> reporter: they are. we have seen a steady stream of people getting their sandbags ready. they are giving them away free here in san carlos. they have the sand and then the sandbags as well, a do-it- yourself type of thing. flooding just one of the things to worry. >> reporter: if not white it was a wet christmas on eucalyptus avenue on san carlos. >> a bummer. >> reporter: the first batch of rain and winds arrived this morning. it soaked the street known for its elaborate holiday decorations. >> if the winds pick up, i'm sure rudolph and santa might fly off. >> reporter: but there are also bigger concerns over standing water, slick roads and accidents. the driver of this car was killed in palo alto when his car went off the road and slammed into a tree. another driver, this 18- wheeler, lost control on highway 4 in antioch and ended up in a ditch. only minor injuries there. another concern, flooding. in san carlos like many other citie

five years ago san carlos increased their share of the cost for 53%. then the recession hit that general fund hard. >> pays for all safety, park and rec, all of our infrastructure. >> belmont was luckier. the city paid its share of the fire department from a special fire district fund it established years ago. last year san carlos told belmont it wanted to dissolve the joint fire department. >> we have a need to reduce our expenditures and our partner has a better financial picture and is able to deal with different levels of service. >> belmont officials were disappointed. >> this is kind of a step backwards to be frank with you. it's tough to be part of an agency for 35 years. >> fire chief douglas frye is trying to keep morale up among his rank and file. >> what i told the crews is this is not about any of us. it's not about the service we provide. it's just a political issue. this is something between the two cities they need to work out. >> belmont says it may start its own fire department again but it's looking at other options as well. san carlo

san carlos is looking at hooking up with other regional fire departments. among them the north county fire district headed by daly city. >> the city of daly city provides the fire chiefs, the assistant chief, the back office if you will. >> under that option, all san carlos has to do is pay the salaries of its rank and file firefighters. now, next fall is the deadline when the two cities will have to choose which option they want. currently the fire department has four stations and about 40 firefighters. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> coming up on abc 7 news, the injured sea lion that's being treated this weekend for multiple gunshot wounds. but first more on the drug lord in mexico kilililililililililill mmmm. you don't love me anymore do you billy? what? i didn't buy this cereal to sweet talk your taste buds it's for my heart health. so i can't have any? if you can deprive me of what can help lower my cholesterol... and live with yourself. right. mmm, i worry about your mother. cry herself to sleep every night over my arteries, but have yourself a bowl. good spe

in san carlos. >> a very snowy and slow moving scene. this is in the sierra, it's what it looked like earlier tonight along i-80 and traffic was moving pretty well when we shot it but the roads are slick and wet. there have been some accidents. the chp reminding everybody to drive slowly and take tire chain itself you are heading over any passes. >>> and for the latest weather details when you want them just head to the website, we have an updated forecast posted under the weather section, that's at kron4.com. >>> it's the season for countless christmas packages to be delivered to doorsteps across the bay area. tonight police say watch out, robbers targeting trucks and stealing the packages right after they are delivered. we will take a look at where it's happening get words of advice to make sure you aren't . >>> in the headlines the president signed the 858 billion-dollar tax dollar. the one he worked out with republicans. it includes a 13 month extension of jobless benefits. a vallejo daycare center has been closed after molestation a

reporting live in san carlos, jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> thanks, jenelle. if you're flying out of san francisco, expect big delays because of the weather. right now officials in san francisco international airport -- that's what you're looking at -- say arriving flights are delayed more than two and a half hours. right now there are no major delays at san jose or oakland but that's expected to change. so your advice? call your carrier before heading to it the airport. for up to the minute information and security wait times, check out our flight tracker at the bottom of the front page of our website abc7news.com. stay with abc 7 for storm coverage. if you take pictures or video of any interesting weather scenes, we'd like to see them. you can upload them. just go to: a bart police officer fired in the wake of the oscar grant shooting is now being given her job back. a state arbitrator has ordered bart to reinstate the officer who was fired last march. she was one of the officers at the fruitdale station platform when grant was shot and killed by officer joha

reporting live in san carlos, jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> thanks, jenelle. if you're flying out of san francisco, expect big delays because of the weather. right now officials in san francisco international airport -- that's wha you're looking at -- say arrivin flights are delayed more than two and a half hours. ght now there are no major dela at san jose or oakland but that's expected to change. so your advice call yourarrier before heading to it the airport. for up to the minute information and security wait times, check out our flight tracker at the bottttom of the front page of o websitabc7news.com. stay with abc 7 for storm coverage. if you take pictures or video of any interesting weather scenes, we'd like to see them. you ca upload them. just go to: a bart police officer fired in the wake of the oscar grant shooti is now being given her job back. a state arbitratoras ordered bart to reitate the officer who was fired last march. she was one of the officers at the fruitdale station platform when grant was shot and killed by officer johannes mehserle. she

jeff bush shows you what san carlos is going to get ready. >> the city of san carlos this is one the most important things to prepare for the storm. this decrease is all dug out from a discreet, that debris is getting cleared a waste of the water can flow away. from that-quarter great. and look at this! with natural debris from this creecollection greadrain >> san carlos has put extra people on standby to put flood emergencies on standby. and it made this possible for people to take matters into their own hands, literally. anybody who lives in the san carlos can stop by the prince and road and grabbed a shovel. a steady flow of people filling. sandbags. there are free! and it is no time to take chances. >> and residents should take a advantage and what we can do is encourage residences, businesses with flooding in the past. and excess rainfall to >> this stand is available 24 hours. >> it-this is available, 24 hours, that sand and the beds will be left out. >> and through the heavy rains, horob fladeboe is saying that those sandbags will help. >> churches united is where we found mik

east san carlos avenue, in san carlos, business owners are not taking any chances they believe that this area is prone to flooding and typically, sandbags are near a train on industrial road south side. also, more sandbags on the east san carlos avenue, and the will prevent debris from getting stuck around those drains. and if the water is prohibited from draining properly? those rows could get effected. those storms could be powerful, effected. and with the roads to maintain a clear of debris and water, the storm drains must be kept open. >> and coming up, european conditions. >> and a live look, perhaps more rain fall? a full weather forecast with mark danon. coming up. >> and we are back, 7:45. tracking a storm. it has taken its toll to the bay area and snow fall through the sierra. of course, but is making to resorts happy because this is about the next couple of weeks. it is about 25% of their season this time of year. and we have some investigative reporters up there. >> difficult work, isabel! [laughter] and i brought my computer so you can see through skype that we're just throug

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i love san carlos. i had a change in my rhetoric a little bit. it is not all about san francisco. it is good to see these clusters of innovation take shape. it is his heart started many years ago. the city and county of of san francisco. we had this great vision of taking this old industrial space, the old shipyard, the old railyard at mission bay and put it together and try to create this biotech park. it was great to get all of the plan is passed. everybody had these old ideas and visions, and the anchor of that vision. we did not necessarily have the money. we did not necessarily have the companies that interested, because a few years ago, biotech had no interest in being in this area. i had no interest in being in the city and county of san francisco. ithere was a lot of good reason why biotech did not want to come up here. one was the perception that we're not wanted. i keep reminding people, 2005, about the time i called howard in boulder, we recognized in early 2005 we needed to change the way we did business because there was a big biotech conference up here. the board of

wind gusts and the 30's for fairfield, san carlos and hayward and around the bay. storm tracker for showing rain shower activity dying off a shower showing up of the santa cruz coast. there rain showers on the way up to sacramento, east fairfield it and getting that snow in fairfield and snow showers will break here on 80 for the moment. the chain requirements in place. on the treasury's satellite raider a storm that came through while the southern california again today. when watch the direction everything's coming of the north and really cold air runcie's by the clouds with cold air dropping in. it were watching the next door and that's going to bring as rain unfortunately and looks like rain for near sea. cold temperature down and meet 30's and land to more on the '50s will get a little more sunshine and maybe a sprinkler to not as many sprinkles and showers as we saw this afternoon as there were numerous around the bay in san francisco and the north bay especially after those cold mornings 30's and land may be sprinkled tomorrow but friday morning will start of

san carlo pick up some at the corporation yard off of branson road. also pick u them up at santa clairera county water district. this could last until tuesday, higher elevations including santa cruz mountains. most areas of the bay will see more like five inches. this is inside of the store, this is the rain gear section . you can see the flood pants they have tarps and flashlights and batteries. if we head this sections you can see all of the tarps that they have here all of the boots, so if you need to stock up this is the place to come. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> i want to show you the maps. dunbarton a crash there and slow. new accident southbound 101 peninsula heading to san mateo. >>> thick fog, cold this morning, mostly sunny skies. clouds coming in later today. highs in the 50s. rain tomorrow not the big system tomorrow but saturday in to sundays. santa cruz in line right now for heavier rain. thank you for watching everyone

one san carlos family tells me they thought they were doing the right thing but recently found they didn't hide their valuables enough. november 21st, the first open house for nikki and mark reynolds. they are moving because their family is growing. they are not used to having strange people in and out of their home. >> i had jewelry up in here, but it was behind and underneath this tray. you had to pull this thing all the way out, slide this forward and grab rings back in here. >> reporter: not wearing her wedding rings because she is carrying baby fat and it doesn't fit. three weeks later she went to try it on and it wasn't there. she discovered a host of heirlooms stolen. >> i just went through the initial absolute hysterics and then you have to settle yourself down and think am i dreaming? then you start getting angry. >> reporter: she checked local pawnshops and ebay every day. all i can do is warn people. i contacted real estate friends to let them know this is happening under people's noses. >> reporter: the crime is not a new one. police say it happens a lot in open houses in upper

. >> its local advertising enough people take up for instance my favorite restaurant in san carlos iot $50 of food for $25 and motivated me to spend money and it was a big winner for me. i don't know if it's a good deal for zero law but google they clearly want that local search and advertising. coming their way. go get a lot of brain gamedata for that acquisition. >> you and i could start group bonds tomorrow if we want. there's nothing fancy new technologies they're almost blinded to the brain trust in the momentum of all, 6 billion as a lot to spend it wilwall street will not be happy with that. >> thank you rob stay with us will be back after the break. right now, buy a samsung intensity ii for $29.99 and get one free. or, buy a blackberry curve 3g for $49.99 and get one free. were seeing clouds stream into northern california and oregon with a steady stream of moisture. and watching to see this would shift to the south and that will bring rain to the bay area. most of the raid will be stay well to the north early thursday morning, were seeing some of that shift down to the south

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san mateo was getting a good over the past couple of hours, san carlos getting a quarter of an inch of our, palo alto getting heavy rain, half moon bay getting a quarter of an inch of rain in hour. it's a little later in hayward about a 10th of an inch an hour at this hour. if we see areas of heavy rain push into the peninsula and the state over the next hour or so. so right smack dab in the middle the to be a. what's been pushing for you notice we have dryer conditions earlier this afternoon and out of widespread rain falls through the bay area. the north bay not getting as bad as san francisco. forcing a decent amount of snow in this year rate now you conceal the blue there and your screen. that snow fall the continue over night and bring about 6 in. of snow below 7,000 ft.. but the winter weather advisory effect also winter storm warning and that's 6 in. of snow below 7,000 ft.. as for the rifle with dancing here, it's picking up in intensity in places like oakland about a third of an interest there right now. santa rosa hasn't changed little over a quarter of an enchanting in mill

. >> reporter: they called consumerwatch and one day later pg&e agreed to come out to his san carlosome to investigate. first the utility workers told him it was their spa heater then blamed his fish tank but all along taylor suspected his 2-year-old smart meter. pg&e insists that's not the problem. >> we tested his meter and the meter showed it was accurate. >> with smartmeters they are supposed to know what the problems are. >> reporter: this person from utility reform network says his group receives dozens of complaints every week about the new smartmeters but in taylor's case pg&e says it's still not clear why his bill spiked or why it went back to normal in september. >> it was very difficult to determine what indeed had happened. >> reporter: after several more phone calls from consumerwatch, pg&e did agree to give taylor a credit of $548 and an apology. >> channel 5 called and was able to help this customer, you know, get our attention. obviously it shouldn't be difficult. we apologize that it was. >> reporter: but taylor says he would like something else. >> i wish pg&e would

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san carlos 3, santa rosa, the thickest fog along the coast, half mile at half moon bay.ere's what we're looking at 8:00. a lot of cloud cover, a lot of drizzle and temperatures in the 50s. by noon we should get a little lull but still cloudy with temperatures mid to upper 50s and scattered sprinkles could develop 'em the north bay. temperatures there the mid-50s, the rest of us upper 50s to near 60 degrees at 4:00. here's your 7-day forecast and tomorrow we'll have fog but then sunshine in the afternoon and those warmer temperatures, especially around the bay. a little concerned with some fog in the central valley spilling into our inland valleys on sunday and monday keeping us cooler than everybody else and then rain, it returns on tuesday, more so wednesday and thursday. hi, frances. >> i have an update on this pretty bad accident in vallejo. apparently five people were in this car that flipped over several times. two have been critically injured so they're sending an air ambulance to the scene. this is on the wilson avenue on-ramp to eastbound 37. at this point the on

anyway the lives in san carlos consult by the corporation yard and grabbed a shovel. people are steadily coming to the air to fill sandbags and they're free and there is a big storm that is no time to take chances. >> who should come and take advantage of this service? >> it is certainly a bill to ever but we have encouraged the businesses and residences that had problems with flooding in the past. for excess rain, that is the main audience we're talking to >>. the sand at the base of the left at around the clock for the residents to prepare their home for the storm. and just push for kron4 news. >> at lawsuit has been filed against the rest of hooters. they say that hooters markets to children and offer sexual entertainment. >> the dmv worker whose santa condemning letter to veterans gendered women is leaving his job. he is leaving his resignation on wednesday. he was put on administrative leave after she filed a lawsuit. she claims she got a letter from him stating she should serve as a terminal damnation. there went to do further investigation into the matter. >> t

the hiller aviation museum in san carlos is throwing a party 1940s style.on, a swing band will play and then you can watch the d.c. 3 dat appropriately 3:00. that's what's going on "today in the bay." have yourself a great day. >>> folks headed out to run holiday errends, getting an early start and a break in the weather. when there is rain, there is wind in the bay area. plenty of snow up in the sierra as well. no need for snow-making machines at ski resorts near lake tahoe. mother nature is doing fine on her own. the tahoe area is breaking a 30-year record with more than 300 inches. that is very good news for skiers hitting the slopes. it is slow-going and slippery for many on the roads. caltrans tells us they will be out in full force to help the drivers stay ahead of the storm. in five years, last month, water leaders said cities and farms could expect a quarter of the water they requested but now that projection is doubled that. ♪ pack is 120% of normal. reservoirs are letting water up to make room for the runoff. here is a look at the forecast with je

mark and cindy hid their personal items and valuables in their san carlos home.eeks later, they got a rude awakening. >> i had jewelry up and in here. huh to pull this all the way out, slide this forward and grab rings from back here. there were three rings and the middle one was a wedding band with the largest stone was missing. >> she said it was stacked under sweaters. they are trying to get it back. sheriffs degrees said it happens a lot in upper class neighborhoods. >> andrew luck could get a statue tomorrow. luck and jim attended the awards in orlando. the quarterback cam newton is a favorite to take it home, but a scandal could have affected voters. luck is expected to be the higher draft pick. >>> the sharks are coming home from a long road trip. they host at the tank tomorrow night. they got beat up in more ways than one. a big cut on his foot earlier. they don't want to have an early lead. worth notinging, the warriors are having a rough seasonment there is a big one. lebron james and the heat. that is pretty big. they are in town tonight. >> mike has a

advice bit 2 santa rosa and novato. 5 napa and san carlos and a quart of a mile half moon bay. 8:00 still in with clouds, drizzle, follow and mid to upper 50s. very mild when you step outside. scattered sprinkles possible in the north bay with mid-50s there to low 60s san jose. almost the same setup at 4:00 with the scattered sprinkles most likely in the north bay. accu-weather seven-day forecast, warming trend for tomorrow. inland valleys of the east bay sunday and monday, a chance of rain for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. here's frances with an update. >> mike, just got more information on this breaking news with the police chase that ended up in berkeley. started in oakland. now we're hearing that the car may have been stolen and may have crashed and a officers car and chase ensued. the suspect was reportedly trapped in their vehicle eastbound 80 at berkeley. they did run some traffic breaks but it's been about an hour, hour and a half now. at this point now all the activity is on the frontage road. that's the only thing blocked. westbound traffic just a little sluggish at berkeley.

this news comes just months after san carlos decided to outsource its police services to san mateo. >ould do the same as san mateo looks eager to make a bid. >>> walnut creek's fire station 1 will have fewer firefighters on duty in 2011. contra costa county supervisors decided yesterday to remove one fire company from station one in downtown walnut creek. there are two companies there now. the "contra costa times" reports a fire department study found this move would have almost no effect on response times for most emergency calls. >>> california's next governor says the state's fiscal crisis is worse than he thought. jerry brown had a budget meeting with about 200 school officials in southern california. and he warned them to have their seatbelts fastened when he comes out with his budget proposal next month. the school leaders urged brown not to make any more cuts in education funding. >>> and a compromise tax cut bill is expected to be approved by the u.s. senate today. the bill would extend bush-era tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of the year and provide extended jobles

they hid their personal items and valuables in their san carlos home to prepare for their open house. two weeks later, they got a rude awakening. >> i had jewelry up here behind and underneath the tray. huh to pull this out and slide this forward and grab rings from back in here. there were three rings and the middle one was a wedding band with the large stone was missing. >> her wedding ring was tucked under a stack of sweaters. she is checking pawn shops and ebay to try to get it back. the open house robberies happen often in upper class neighborhoods. >>> california is getting funding for high speed rail. they are redirecting more than $1 billion from wisconsin and ohio to states eager to lay track like california. california will get $624 million, the largest chunk of the funds. the first segment will be built starting 2012. that will connect the bay area and los angeles expected to start in 2020. >> word from energy experts that gas prices are up more than 10% in a year will keep going up. live in san jose this morning, no rein sight, bob? >> good morning. what's unusual about th

visibility running from a half mile in half moon bay to about four miles in san carlos, two and a half nevada and one and three quarters in santa rosa. as you can see with various power cams it is locally thick in some areas. temperatures mild, mid to upper 50s. by noon we start to see the moisture lift, especially the farther south you are. that's why we're in the low 60s santa rosa but it's cloudy with those scattered sprinkles continuing in the north bay, mid-50s and by 4:00 mid-50s, upper 50s to near 60 for the rest of us. look for more fog to form tonight and temperatures to jump up with the sunshine tomorrow. potential valley fog could plague our inland neighborhoods and keep them cooler while the rest of us are in the 50s and 60s for all of us with a chance of rain tuesday. good morning, frances. >> back to this police chase that ended in berkeley on eastbound 80 at university. i'm going to try to use this live camera while i can but the fog is getting so thick -- now you can't even make out the police lights that were right on eastbound 80 at university. the right lane is block

. >> reporter: they called consumerwatch and one day later pg&e agreed to come out to his san carlos home to investigate. first the utility workers told him it was his spa heater. >> no way. >> reporter: then they blamed his fish tank. but all along, taylor suspected his 2-year-old smart meter. pg&e insists that's not the problem. >> we tested his meter and the meter showed it was accurate. >> with smartmeters they are supposed to know what the problems are. >> reporter: this person from utility reform network says his group receives dozens of complaints every week about the new smartmeters but in taylor's case pg&e says it's still not clear why his bill spiked or why it went back to normal in september. >> it was very difficult to determine what indeed had happened. >> reporter: after several more phone calls from consumerwatch, pg&e did agree to give taylor a credit of $548 and an apology. >> channel 5 called and was able to help this customer, you know, get our attention. obviously it shouldn't be difficult. we apologize that it was. >> reporter: but taylor says he would like some

from 5:00 to 6:00 tonight in the lobby of the san mateo county transit district headquarters. 1250 san carlos avenue. caltrain holding the toy drive instead of the annual holiday train cut because of budget issues. >> we were talking about trains and we top the see if they are rolling on time. we have the commute at 6:09. >> a great option to get on the caltrain. no delays and another reminder about the toy drive. we want to help as many folks as we can. helping you out, we had a nice flow of traffic. the early trains are nice and san jose up to san francisco all morning is an option along the peninsula. fridays we see this area. san mateo from the 92 and the bridge shows a slow down around 7:30 and that builds through the afternoon and into the evening. easy drive off of that san mateo bridge that looks clear from a live shot. a nice move and on top of the screen under where it says the san mateo bridge, those are the highlights. they have disappeared from time to time because of the fog. keep that in mind. it will dampen the roadways and a live look to the north. back ups there and cash lan

in san carlos you can pick them up at the corporation yard. if you live in men lo park, sandbags will be available at burr jess park. you can also get them at the water district in palo alto. the rain we're expecting could cause problems in higher elevations. but the santa cruz mountains possibly getting as much as 10 inches of rain. ktvu's meteorologist steve paulson of course in our weather center tracking this coming storm. he'll bring you all the details in just a couple minutes. >>> another big day for the bay bridge. construction workers hope that the weather will cooperate as they try to finish the tower of the new eastern span. ktvu's on treasure island this morning with the details. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. construction crews are working around the clock because they say tomorrow's storm could make a big job even harder than it already is. we're here on the island overlooking the eastern span of the bay bridge here where right now crews are hoisting four massive steel columns into place on the self-anchored suspe

now in san carlos you can pick up sandbags at the corporation yard. if you live in men lo park, sandbags will be available at burgesses park. now the rain could cause problems in the higher elevations. santa cruz mountains possibly getting as much as ten inches of rain. again, steve paulson, our meteorologist, is in the weather center now tracking the storm. he'll have more on this approaching storm in just a couple minutes. >>> well, construction workers on the bay bridge hope the weather will cooperate as they work around the clock to finish the tow effort of the new eastern span. right now they are lifting four massive steel columns into place on the self-anchored suspension tower. crews started the job yet, one day earlier than originally planned. one day early for safety reasons. they say the storm coming in could make a big job already difficult than it already is. >> the rain isn't so much of a challenge as wind is because even though these things weigh 551-tons, when you get them up there on strands, the steel can catch wind like a sail. >> ca

an hour for fair followed, san carlos even a word. the winds will slowly die down during the evening hours. he said the track of the rain showers over the last hour coming in at of the northwest. that's a cold wind that's coming in from the northwest. can find chilly temperatures over the next morning. bit scattered showers of those are now starting to die down as we head over to tomorrow. future cast for tomorrow showing a beer shower trend popular there tomorrow morning around 8:00 a.m.. a few sprinkles for the day tomorrow. the next organize storm system comes in friday afternoon of force looks a great for new year's eve but nothing like this, yet last night. a chance of showers after around 2:00 in the north bay, scattered showers 4:00 on new year's eve day. most light was. models putting had moderate to heavy rain here around san jose, san rafael san francisco and oakland. the showers will pass through around midnight. a few scattered showers for new year's eve. a chance and year's day another chance for that on sunday carried a

the same goes for belmont, san carlos and daly city. most other cities will be closed on december 24th through the 31st and then again on january 1st. >>> it is now 5:08 on this wet wednesday morning. mike, how are the roads looking now? >> they're wet, as you might ma imagine. slick conditions. watch those off ramps coming off of highway speeds. looking at the san mateo bridge, heading over to that side the taillights moving smoothly. you see the sheen on the roadway. chp issued a wind advisory for the bay bridge earlier overnight and that might be the same case as you're coming over the high rise for the san mateo bridge from time to time. but right now the camera holding steady and a nice drive here. the golden gate bridge, the crews have moved across to the marin side. there you see flashing lights. it's a light volume. watch those speeds, marla, it's slippery out there. back to you. >> okay, thank you, mike. >>> now we're going to check in with rob. what's going on, rob? >> we'll show you the state wide view on the radar because th

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. >> and there is homeowners stuffing sandbags in san carlos this morning. they're worried of potential flooding problems. minor flooding was reported on interstate 380 this morning. a accident there made for slow going and in palo alto wet roads and unsafe speeds may have been a factor in this accident. and this to the south bay now in the santa cruz mountains tonight looks like you're in for a storm. >> this has been raining a lot. jant cruz county public works tells me it's monitoring rain gauges and will have crews on stand by this weekend. jack is worried about flooding in his boulder creek basement and guest house. he's filling up sandbags united mission. >> this is usually double into the mountains. >> dean rose is also holding out hope. >> when the river fills instead of going down the road it goes this way. >> the potential has people stocking up on supplies. >> if you've got a roof that is problematic you come to a place here and buy what we call san lorenzo roofing. >> in boulder creek the fire chief isn't worried about the rain but one two punch