heavier rain on richmond and san rafael bridge. in san francisco to daly city and bayview and brisbane pulling out of south san francisco and headed to alameda and oakland, here is the heavy cell on the richmond-san rafael bridge, watch out to mill valley, you are seeing an upstick in the amount of dryness moving through because you had it pushing down a second ago and this is all headed over to richmond and el cerrito and berkeley. we have dumbarton bridge. it is raining lightly on san mateo but dumbarton headed over to newark and union city you will get heavy rain so uponning is possible. out of the santa cruz mountains to saratoga we have moderate rain in your neighborhood. expect rain to reach the south bay the next half hour. you have had a dry commute so far. it is just about hour. scattered showers in the afternoon. the heavy rain falls this afternoon and is scattered and upper 50 to low 60's. >>> good morning, everyone, at 6:09 we are tracking our ride in the north bay if you are traveling between highway 29 and 37 you will

police department at assing out flyers v in san rafael, lisa we1!min gulezian, abc 7 news. >>> new this morning a report finds the san francisco fire b÷s department's 911 response could be putting patient safety at risk.én-t "san francisco chronicle" reports the fire department responds to only 72% of 911 calls seeking medical assistance. state requires an 80% response rate. the board of supervisors says the lack of investment in ambulances and medics are to blame. fire officials say it will million next fiscal year for more medical staff, ambulances and other equipment. >>> excitement in+ ñk> excitement in+ by theater where we find akiko fujita. will stars need to wear a big jacket to stay warm and dry out there? >> reporter: that's the hope, matt, people are stating to show up, the hope is that the red carpet will stay dry. we've seen crews vacuuming water out of the red carpet hours out of the red carpet hours  the skies are expected to clear in time for the big show. ♪ in the days of my youth >> reporter: it's down to a three-horse race for os

in san rafael, john ramos kpix 5. >> san rafael police say they have the option of calling in assistance from the marin county sheriff's office in necessary. >>> there may be new life for scraps from the old eastern span of the old bay bridge. they want to preserve the memory by building a house. they say it could be a monument to the people who worked on the bridge, including those who died. he also says part of the oh cofriendly building -- ecofriendly building could be an apartment for represent. >>> facebook is in negotiations to buy titan aerospace for $60 million. the drones can be used as satellite to expand internet access. it is all part of mark zuckerberg's dream to bring affordable internet access to everyone. >>> radio shack might have given you tim presentation it was rebranding itself when it ran this ad during the super bowl. >> the 80s called. they want their store back. >> a month later, it's announcing the closing of as many as 1100 stores. radioshack kind of took it on the chin last year. holiday sales slumped. the company lost $400 million. experts say radio shack nee

we're live here in san rafael, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:35. is providing new information about last month's deadly police shooting near campus. it happened february 21st near 8th and san salvador streets. the president tells the mercury news that one bullet ricocheted through the window of a nearby sorority house. but no one inside the house was hurt. the suspect, antonio guzman, had been spotted on campus with a saw. the president said the campus police officer was forced to shoot guzman to protect his partner. >>> the new eastern span of the bay bridge opened months ago, but work on the bridge is far from over. ktvu news obtained caltrans punch list. it's 147 pages long. it contains thousands of items engineers still say have to be finished before they sign off on the project. it includes tightening bolts and removing rust. now, today a summary of the list is expected to be presented to the bridge project oversight committee. >>> 8:36. the fremont police department is currently accepting applications for tlt teen explorer program. the progra

>> there are attorneys that are making a living out of defending their violators. >> reporter: san rafael is only the latest city across the nation to dump them. los angeles quit its program in 2011. seven states banned the cameras altogether. san francisco has cameras in 25 intersections and no plans to turn them off. the city claims cameras help reduce accidents 40 to 50% and in 2012 brought in $320,000 more than they cost to operate. but whatever the benefits or costs, some drivers are sorry to see them go. >> that's all we need people texting and running red lights. don knapp, kpix 5. >> several communities are ending their programs as well including belmont and hayward but menlo park says they are going to add more. >>> lawrence, you say it's really hard to determine, do you stop, keep going, what do you do? >> do you speed up or slow down? i think they're worse in some ways. >> dangerous. >> especially if you get a ticket. >> they will get ya! >> very expensive. [ laughter ] >>> we have some windy conditions around the bay area this morning. it's those offshore dry winds that will m

the richmond san rafael had backed up.roved for the ride into san rafael. >> the storm that hit the east coast is wreaking havoc on flights. nearly 21-hundred flights have been canceled nationwide. almost 500 flights are delayed due to the weather. if you have plans to fly today.check with your airline for any delays or cancelations before getting to the airport. >> icy roads created traffic nightmares for drivers across north texas on this morning. and of the worst of it was along interstate-45. thousands of cars and trucks were stuck in the northbound lanes of the highway. the backup stretched at least 40 miles. sanding trucks backed up through stalled vehicles, trying to help with the road conditions. emergency workers were also walking from one vehicle to the next to check on drivers. >> solder fountains are trying to figure out was parked at fire at a building in boston. fire crews battled the seven alarm fire early this morning. the fire broke out a three story building. no one is believed to have been incited the ti

. >> this is a very unusual crime for san rafael, very brazen, obviously. >> good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes a bus link downtown shock by shooting the restaurant in downtown san rafael was opened for business after 1:00 this manager when a shooter walked in. ktvu's debora villalon is live where police still looking for that gunman. >> reporter: this restaurant is dark tonight. normally open until 2:00 a.m. with a bar and karaoke and 20 people were inside, when the shooting happened. 4th street san rheal san rafael is a hub. >> the gunman came in the door and walk up to the victim and shot him multiple times and turned and run out. >> reporter: all people saws with an hispanic man in a black hoody and his victim a 31-year-old san rafael man. >> oh, my gosh. >> it's wild. wild. >> reporter: some wonder if the shooting was gang-related and that tension is worsening. >> nothing publicized as flatout gang violence. so i think maybe it's making a little bit of resurgence. >> tomorrow, okay? sorry. >> reporter: the restaurant remains closed all day, drinks and plates left beh

b street in downtown san rafael was shut down after 1:00 in the morning. police and the marin county sheriff's department responded to reports of a shooting at paw's mexican and fill pin quo restaurant. by the time they arrived, the gunman was gone. police say there was only one victim, a 31-year-old man shot multiple times, rushed to marin general hospital. >> our witnesses tell us that the gunman entered the business, went right up to the victim, shot him, turned around and then ran out and ran out b street here behind me. >> at this time, police don't know if the victim and gunman are acquainted. the depsychiatrist of the gunman is also vague. >> a hispanic male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. >> the motive is also unclear. some 20 people were inside when the shooting happened. the restaurant was opened late for karaoke. laurabacker says that the manner of the shooting is rare for san rafael. >> unfortunately, we had several shootings but something like this, brazen through the middle of a crowded restaurant is very exemptional for us. >> reporter: p

in san rafael, northbound and southbound 101 looking great. ghts beyond the civic center and southbound to san francisco at the limit across the golden gate bridge we are fog free with no delays. >> thank you, developing news in antioch, a man is in custody accused of driving the pickup truck that hit a pedestrian in concord and leaching her to die. nick? >> the arrest was made in less than 24 hours. it was breaking news for us yesterday because we were the first to tell you about woman hit and the driver drove off. look at this, because now police have made an arrest. this is 29-year-old tyler larson of antioch, concord police arrested larson believing he is responsible for running down a woman on sunday night. curing to sources at the scene larson was driving a black 1997 chevrolet pickup traveling eastern at willow pass road. our cameras were there as investigators and california highway pa trillion collected evidence connected to the suspect vehicle. we were first to tell you about surveillance video near the scene. it captured images of 46

580, we saw this part from tracy to dublin at 34 minutes and highway four is ramping up and from san rafael to san francisco looking good under 20 minutes and there is thick fog on the golden gate bridge and heavy drizzle so you need your windshield wipers and visibility is limited. >> oakland a's co-owner is weighing the possibility of a temporary baseball stadium and looking for alternate sites if he cannot extend the lease at the coliseum. that includes san jose municipal stadium and candlestick park. he hopes to stay at the coliseum. >> and a medical break you it with alzheimer's disease, researchers have developed a new blood test that detects alzheimers years before a healthy person is diagnosed with the disease. results are more than 90 percent accurate. we explain what republican -- researchers are looking for. >> they are looking for ten levels of fats and people what go on to develop alzheimers have lower levels of fats that normal. >> it will take a couple more years to develop the test and go through trials. this is the third leading cause of death in the united states behind he

in the westbound direction from tracy to dublin is 24 minutes. 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is under 20 minutes. the san mateo bridge is moving along fine across the water it will take nine minutes from hayward to foster city. >> the bicycle pat on the eastern span of the bay bridge is about to be ripped out. the pathway is barely six months old. >> officers pitch in to help the family of a colleague killed in the line of duty. >> the major move apple could be preparing to take in your home. >>> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> monday at 4:40. this is a look at san francisco downtown and the bay bridge. very gorgeous. we have had a string of warm days. we will check with mike nicco. we will see if we have big changes. >> say goodbye to the temporary bicycle path, the $9.4 million bicycle path is going to be torn down to make way for a permanent bicycle path less than seven months old which puts costs at $47,000 a day. officials state cost was higher than expected but said it was needed to open it for bicyclist

highway 4 has no issues. 101, san rafael to san francisco is only 17 minutes. >>> breaking news, san jose firefighters put out a fire that break out a club. matt keller is on the scene. matt? >> what a mess. the fire damaged the back of the club early this morning but firefighters kept the flames from spreading. workers noticed smoke this morning at 1:45 and called 9-1-1. firefighters responded with first alarm response and tried to fight the flames from the outside. >> they tried to extinguish the fire through that and we went through the inside and opened it up to make sure the fire did not read. >> we were given a look at the damage from the inside and you can see the fire and efforts to put it out made a mess in the back of the building and firefighter could not determine the cause. arson are coming out later this morning to figure out what, exactly, caused the fire. >> firefighters wrapped up a serious fire in pittsburg at willow pass road and west 10th in pittsburg. firefighters slogged through thick mud and marsh to battle the flames that moved close to several towers. investi

in the southbound direction through san rafael up to the richmond-san rafael bridge at top speeds and south of mill valley over the golden gate, 53 miles per hour so clear into san francisco. 80 to the maze is short four minutes and 880 southbound is 14 miles per hours and 101 to cupertino is 11 minutes and 280, it is dark and not too many folks on the road. >>> president obama is in the netherlands and a main focus will be the crisis in ukraine. the president arrived yesterday for the first leg of a four day trip including stops in belgium, italy and saudi arabia and rebound met today with a close ally of russian president vladimir putin as he isolated man over the russian forces received out ukraine base in crimea. >> amazing transformation on what was the bay area's most dangerous roads. >> confusion in the cockpit. hear the shock of air traffic controllers when a plane lands at the >> a just released recording shows confused information when the southwest pilot landed at the wrong airport in missouri in january. her is the discussion. >> this is the wrong airport? >> are you kiddi

a lost upper 40's to low 50's and san rafael is the warm spot at 54. 50 if lafayette. san ramon and keep tan at -- and cupertino at 51. san francisco and half moon bay at 54. radar returns show more scattered than this morning with cooler than yesterday at upper 50 to low 60's. overnight, drizzle is possible, and light shower from time to time and temperatures are cooler this morning at mid-40's to low 50's. 7:00 this morning, it is widespread showers and thunder is possible headed to noon and that fly off to the east. that will enhance the snow fall in the sierra. by noon, we want the umbrella hand just in case but in the afternoon hours you could have a fairly dry commute with isolated showers. they are hacking around during the midnight hour but they taper as we head to tomorrow morning and by noon, it is over and a slight chance of a tray sure to the north and partly sunny and warmer through tomorrow. the rain totals are up an inch in the higher elevation. we will have a wet pattern. the seven-day forecast shows thursday evening will be dry. friday is a chance of ra

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san rafael you hit 65. concord 62. san francisco 61.ple sprinkles passing by in the far north bay up toward clear lake. we will stay rain free for about the next 24 hours. how does that draught look? this is average of the entire bay area. i have been updating this every week. on the right is the improvement or downward trend. everything pointing up. snow packs 39%. in a vacuum you would say wow, that is really bad. but we were down 15%. we're up 9% just in the past week. reservoirs, a 2% improvement over the past week. rainfall as the percentage for the water year is up 12%. we are doing so much better. not there yet. if it stopped raining we would still be in a pickle. but we are doing much better than we were doing five weeks ago. ridge of high pressure in a good place. way down to the south, steering storms. it is not matter of whether the storm will get here or not, it will it's just a matter of when the next one is coming. dry day throughout the day torment rain moves in tomorrow night. now thursday is looking wet. also, sunday is

san rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes. it is wide open and not too much traffic as you funnel away from oakland to san francisco. the commute is clear. >> still ahead, surprising news of what happened to gas prices during march madness in america's money. >> california coastline recognized by president obama and the protection the area receives after he turns it into a national monument. >> a distinction for golden gate >> covering san rafael, south bay and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >>> get a load of the flag on top of the pier across the embarcadero just flapping away the mike will have more on the forecast which does not include any rain. >>> president obama will expand the california coastal national monument to include a scenic part of mendocino county 1,700 acres of public lands will be federally protected. the national monument will include coastal prairies and sand dues -- dunes north of san francisco. >> an honor for the golden get a national recreation area, the most visited national park in the united s

viewing party will take place in san rafael at the smith san rafael film center taken will feature food and a silent auction. former abc news entertainment reporter don sanchez will be in attendance. it benefits the california film institute's ed kapgs and outreach programs. doors open at 8:30 and live telecast of the academy awards begins at 5:30. you can celebrate hollywood's biggest night and showing your support for bay area, hiv and aids organizations. the academy of friends will hold a gala that will feature gourmet cuisine, silent auction, raffle drawing, dancing and academy awards watch party. proceeds from the gala support local hiv and aids organizations. >>> one of the special guests attending tonight's academy wards is toronto mayor rob ford. who was there last night at lax to give ford a lift into tinseltown, abc's jimmy kimmel dressed up as a chauffeur, standing at baggage claim ready to greet the controversial mayor and give him a lift. ford will be a guest on "jimmy kimmel live" on monday and catch it here on abc 7 at 11:35. always joking. >>> still ahead on the abc 7 su

the richmond san rafael bridge has no delays. ng first at the ride through the east, you will see pretty good conditions for 80 in the westbound direction just a 14 minute drive time through the san ramon valley, 16 minutes to the dublin interchange. 24 minutes was about four interstate 580, south freeways are looking good with no delays. your ride on 85 and the northbound direction as you head to west valley you will find no trouble out towards cupertino. maligned paula out so police are tried to see if that man there arrested saturday night indecently exposed himself to anyone else. >> eric alexander at worst was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to what one woman as she sat in her car. she noticed him sitting on a bench nearby. that is what she says that he began touching himself and appropriately. if she called police and they were able to arrest them. he was booked with one count of indecent exposure. >> a man accused of attempting to kidnap a child is back in court this morning. 26 year-old bradley mrozek is expected t

the patriot guard will escort him to san rafael. he was killed while on his motorcycle and just returned from a tour in afghanistan. his memorial service is on friday at the chapel of the chimes in hayward. >>> firefighters rescued a pittbull after it fell more than 200 feet down a cliff. an anguished dog owner crying for help as firefighters sprang into action and went down the cliff to rescue mia. the dog didn't appear to be moving when they located her in between rocks. >> upon the rescuers getting down there, they determined the dog was alive and appeared to be doing well. a 7-month-old pittbull named mia. they transferred care to the humane society. >> reporter: they took mia back up 9 -- >> they took mia back up the cliff to safety and appears to be doing well. >>> the ground is still shaking in southern california. there have been more than 150 aftershocks after the 5.1 earthquake. what do the scientists say about what this means and what could be coming? here is abc news reporter ryan owens. >> the quake itself lasted a few

elsewhere, richmond-san rafael bridge is great from east bay. san mateo, no problem but a malfunctioning on the dumbarton bridge and it is 11-minute delay to the peninsula. san rafael shows headlights beyond lucas valley road with smooth sailing but drizzle and fog at the golden gate bridge. >> people in the bay area reported feeling the 6.9 earthquake off the northern california coast. it struck at 10:18, 50 miles west eureka. it was four miles below the pacific ocean. the map is from the united states geological survey. the earthquake was felt through the north coast and southernorg.org -- southern oregon and down to san diego. there were 19 after shocks felt. there was no tsunami watch or advisory. >> we have the details on the earthquake, sergeant, have you felt any shaking this morning? sergeant? sergeant? >> we will try to make contact with sergeant ban -- barney in a few minutes. a san francisco police officer is out of intensive care and recuperating after being shot while trying to arrest a man accused of trying to run over officers with

out there can help the fbi out. >> reporter: last december, fbi agents went door to door in this san rafaeleighborhood where san diego has family ties. the fbi has tips that san diego has been spotted in novato, san rafael, and santa cruz, but he could also be in massachusetts, south america, or europe. >> it has been many years since the fbi has asked for the public east help. >> reporter: he is charged with the bombing of an office building in emeryville and pleasanton. >> damage to property. it would have been easy for a bystander to be hurt. >> reporter: he is a member of an extreme animal rights group and targeted the companies for their connection to an animal testing lab. san diego could have several tattoos. burns and collapsing buildings on his back and sides but it is this picture with san diego with glasses and a crew cut and a hoodie the fbi is banking on. >> it is another person that need to be brought to justice and brought back home. >> reporter: san francisco, mark kelly, kpix5. >> they have put san diego's image at their cross roads of the world in time square. >>> i saw re

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the patriot guard will escort him to san rafael. he was killed while on his motorcycle and just returned from a tour in afghanistan. his memorial service is on friday at the chapel of the chimes in hayward. >>> firefighters rescued a pittbull after it fell more than 200 feet down a cliff. an anguished dog owner crying for help as firefighters sprang into action and went down the cliff to rescue mia. the dog didn't appear to be moving when they located her in between rocks. >> upon the rescuers getting down there, they determined the dog was alive and appeared to be doing well. a 7-month-old pittbull named mia. they transferred care to the humane society. >> reporter: they took mia back up 9 -- >> they took mia back up the cliff to safety and appears to be doing well. >>> the ground is still shaking in southern california. there have been more than 150 aftershocks after the 5.1 earthquake. what do the scientists say about what this means and what could be coming? here is abc news reporter ryan owens. >> the quake itself lasted a few

the fbi has tips san diego has been spotted in novato san rafael and santa cruz. he could also be in massachusetts, south america or europe. >> it's been many years since the fbi has asked for the public's health and this is one of those cases. >> he's charged in the bombing of the chiron office building in 2003 and a second building at shaklee corporation and present in. >> he intended to cause damage to physical property and it would've been easy for a bystander to be caught in these bombs. >> agents say he's a member of an extreme animal rights group and targeted the biotech companies for their connections with an animal testing lab. it's believed he could still avoid eating or wearing anything made with animal products. he could also have several tattoos. a picture of burning hillsides on his chest and burning and collapsing buildings on his back and sides. but it's this picture of san diego with glasses, a crew cut and a hoodie the fbi is banking on. the hope is one of the millions of drivers who passed these billboards will lead law enforcement to this fugit

viewing party will take place in san rafael at the smith san rafael film center taken will feature foodfle and a silent auction. former abc 7 news entertainment reporter don sanchez will be in attendance. it benefits the california film institute's education and outreach programs. doors open at 3:30 and live hd telecast of the academy awards begins at 5:30. you can celebrate hollywood's biggest night and showing your support for bay area, hiv and aids organizations. the academy of friends will hold a gala that will feature gourmet cuisine, silent auction, raffle dancing, and academy awards watch party. proceeds from the gala support local hiv and aids organizations. today's gala runs tonight from 5:00 to 11:30 at the tera gallery on harrison street. >>> still ahead on the abc 7 sunday morning news, one of the bay area's most oscar nominated movie makers is up for another academy award this year. you have to use all your senses to understand why he's such a success in hollywood. >>> here is a live look from our tower cam, a few showers in the south bay this morning, and maybe more shower

san rafael seeing a pretty good cell. francisco get ready. most tv will come through in the morning and by the afternoon lots of sunshine and very mild temperatures. so today mostly cloudy. a bit of a wet start. the commute, yeah, beginning a little wet this morning. should be nice and dry. plenty nor sunshine to come. mild and, well, some showers early on this morning. by the afternoon lots of sunshine. if you are traveling around the state today we have got some showers as well into sacramento, also yemen, high temperature looking at rainfall up there. about 62 degrees. starting out this morning the cold front moving through and then quickly beginning to fall apart towards the latter part of the morning. the skies beginning to clear out on the back side of that cold front. throughout the afternoon more sunshine on the way. then i think it's going to set the stage for much warmer weather. spring fever breaking out towards the weekend. 70 morgan hill. 69 in san jose. about 65 in san mateo. east bay 60s. also some low 70s. sunshine by the afte

the richmond san rafael bridge overall has easy conditions. speaking of more ran county, southbound 101 received flooding but it is starting to dry out. >> advocates for legalizing of recreational marijuana in california may have taken another blow. on sunday, governor jerry brown said that he is not sure if making caught legal is the right thing to do. kron4 charles clifford has more. >> he stated that the world is competitive and that we need to stay alert 24 hours a day. >> pot heads are not productive members of the workforce. i would like to disagree. >> she disagrees with the governor. >> most people who smoked marijuana are hard-working, taxpaying workers who would rather enjoy it marijuana and the evening that at all. >> brown's words, a week after a charge to put this issue before voters stating that they will not pursue this. despite the momentum to stimulate this they feel that they will have a greater chance in california if they wait until the next presidential election in 2016 when more young people are expected to vote. a lot of

. >>> san rafael's chief police said the city is facing unprecedented amounts of violent crimes in a short period of time. on saurnlt, a gunman shot a 31- year-old man several times inside a mexican restaurant in the downtown area. witnesses say the gunman walked up to the victim and shot him, he then ran out the front door and fled. >> i can't remember really a time in our history where such a brazen act of violence occurred in a restaurant here in town or in a business here in town. detectives are working intensively on it. >> the gunman still has not been located. the victim is said to be in serious but stable condition. investigators say in the past year, there's been a rise in stabbings, attempted stabbings and assaults. san rafael's police chief says the department has reassigned and officer to the investigation unite and said if the violent crimes continue it will drain resources from the department's other programs. >>> the new eastern span of the bay bridge has been opened for months now but the work is far from over. ktvu news obtained caltrans's punch list. it's 147 pages

the steady activity into novato and san rafael. that's where the showers are headed in the south bay also getting light activity for your morning drive, we still need the rain and that's a good thing as we head throughout the next couple days we lose the rain chances. we're one week away from st. patrick's day. what i can tell you is our hills are turning green again. 59 in the south bay, peninsula at 61, 59 degrees right now in the east bay and look at where our highs are headed for today. it's the beginning of the warm-up. temperatures are going to be in the 70s in the east bay, 69 along the peninsula and 69 degrees in the south bay with near record warmth just around the corner. stick around, i'll tell you when that moves in. back to you, scott and laura. >> thank you much. the security guard who spoke with oscar pistorius after the olympian shot and killed his girlfriend took the stand in south africa. pistorius's security guard said he called to check on him after neighbors reported hearing gun shots, he says pistorius told hi

the new train will carry people between santa rosa and san rafael. the plan is budgeted at 103- million dollars. to renovated existing tracks and build three new >> this week marks 55 years since the uprising against chinese rule in tibet. the commemorative events, san francisco supervisor john avalos will speak as city hall this morning. that is followed by a margin rally at the chinese consulate. a candlelight vigil was also plans for this evening. >> thousands of people are still without power in north carolina this morning after a powerful winter storm pripet right now, more then 65,000 customers do not have electricity. some of them have been without power since saturday. you can see just how treacherous the rose art, rose are just shut down because of the conditions. >> one we had over to the north of we are scene or from petaluma that we have a drizzle outside. just enough to make the roads but. not everyone is seen this. if you're heading out toward interstate 80 and vallejo, fairfield and vacaville you will encounter read " roadwet r. >> we a

a smooth drive through san rafael. the earlier fog we talked about not affecting the folks here. this crash in lanes southbound highway 12 around arnold drive. a quick look at dublin, 580 out of livermore. >> still ahead on "today in the bay" on this friday, scary moments in the east bay. what kautzed this van to crash into the water. >> reporter: balancing the risk of an earthquake with the water needs of the south bay. i'm bob redell. i'll have that story coming up. >> plus, the fremont mother responsible for this crash that killed her 4-year-old daughter is behind bars this morning. the new charges she could soon face. >> we're seeing patchy fog in parts of the bay area and a cooldown in today's forecast. a closer look at your forecast coming up. >> traffic keeping it cool but it's only 5:00 this friday so we have a light flow of traffic. we'll call out the north bay where we may have issues for drivers. >> and taking a live look outside along the embarcadero here for this first look at your friday morning. it's march 21st and this is "today in the bay." >> a very happy friday

you can see smooth sailing into san rafael. ections westbound, 14 minutes now out of hayward. that's your latest kcbs traffic. back to you guys. >> another major snowstorm is dumping freezing rain on the east coast and disrupting travel across the country including here in the bay area. kpix 5 reporter cate cauguiran at sfo with more on the effects out here. hey cate. >> reporter: hey, brian. this winter storm caused more than a dozen arriving flights to be cancelled. it's causing a huge mess not just here but all around the country. >> i'm not looking forward to the snowstorm coming up. >> reporter: it's all too familiar this year, an incoming snowstorm. snowplows across the country are on stand by waiting for the latest round of winter weather to hit and people aren't taking any chances. popular items like milk and bread are in short supply at the store. they lead to long lines at the checkout counter. snow already on the ground leading to a couple of frightening scenes. this is an avalanche in montana. the snow knocked a home

it gets better near the civic center into central san rafael.move to the south bay, i would say 85 is slow from 87 all the way up into saratoga which shouldn't surprise you if you drive it every day. it's not a very good freeway. 17 is slow approaching 85. 280 is moderate. so is 101. we have slow traffic on 101 approaching 880. as we move over to 880 southbound out of fremont, most of that is slow until you pass stevenson. then it breaks free from milpitas. 35 to 40-minute wait now drive time at the toll plaza and on the bridge. that includes both times but it is about 40 minutes of your drive time here. if you are driving in san francisco, north and southbound 101 traffic does look good as you drive through it. highway 84 at highway 1 still an issue if you are driving along the coast, expect delays because of a very serious injury accident there. now, let's go back to the desk. >>> 7:33. we have new details about the death of a 14-year-old girl on the train tracks in martinez. just a short time ago, the superintendent of the 8th grader's middle

quite empty so nice traffic as you funnel in from the maze to san francisco and the richmond and san rafael bridge shows bridges to the toll plaza beyond the hoffman split and it is not a problem interest -- into berkeley at only 13 minutes. >> if san francisco there was a shooting in the outer mission. one person was taken away on ambulance. he is a man in his 30's who was shot in the leg two hours ago. the area is shut down in both directions. that could pose a problem because this area is a major artery in the city. shooter is not in custody yet. a search is underway. we are gathering more details and will bring you more information. >> firefighters are put out hotspots that are flaring up as a massive apartments complex gutted in the raging fire on tuesday. demolition has begun but the process will take a while. our news reporter is at the scene with the latest. >>> speaking of that, there is supposed to be a meeting for authorities to figure out what they are going to do with everything that is left, all of this debris the "san francisco chronicle" reports some of the metal can be sold

they have just been gentlemen. >> reporter: in san rafael, andria borba, kpix 5. >> the suspects were arraigned in federal court in san francisco this week. >>> an injured bear cub is recovering after limping on to a ski slope near lake tahoe. the cub was found at heavenly on monday. he was taken to lake tahoe wildlife care center. he is being treated for wounds on his feet and shoulder. he was also underweight so they are trying to fatten him up. the center set up a webcam of the cub and say he is eating well, getting r & r and should be released in a couple of months. >> going to be okay, though. >> yeah. >> we hope. >> i need a little r & r. >> don't we all? >>> nice weather for the weekend would help out. >> you are delivering. >> we are going to get it at least part of the weekend. we are going to see a lot of sunshine beginning today although we are starting out with a couple of patches of thick fog this morning so watch out for that especially near the coastline. otherwise, we got a lot of sun coming our way. sure those clouds look ominous as they approach the coastline. but yo

look the at bright yellow and bright red, from san rafael and sliding eastward across the bay bridge and herk lees -- herk lose getting wet and also into the financial district and further down the peninsula. but san mateo and redwood city looking at light rain, across the coast, the santa cruz mountains will pick up wet weather throughout the afternoon and even in the evening hours we are looking at wet weather. ahead of the front we have the breezy winds, mid and upper 50s this afternoon with the rain showers. look for about 60 noontime and the rain pushes into the south bay. by the afternoon in the monterey bay. the second half of the weekend looking dry but monday has a stronger system headed our way. i'll tell you about it coming up. katie. >> lisa, thank you. >>> and developing news out of southern california. a 5.1 magnitude earthquake and more than 100 after shocks have been occurring. >> reporter: the quake did more than rattle nerves, it sent bodles and mirrors crashing to the ground. >> i thought it was going to end. >> it was big enough. magnitude 5.1. the epicenter, south

. >> reporter: after five years and nearly three-quarters of a million dollars, san rafael is endingts experiment with red light cameras. >> that's great news. >> reporter: chris is obviously delighted. >> i don't think they are really impacting how people are behaving anyway. >> reporter: that's pretty much what san rafael city leaders are saying. >> we didn't find that over a period of time that in fact they effectively reduced the violations. >> reporter: the idea says the san rafael mayor was to reduce accidents but after an initial reduction they leveled off. and those fighting traffic tickets were costing the city money. >> and then if someone challenged the red light ticket, that officer then does have to go to traffic court and in some cases that might be overtime. >> reporter: the cost-benefit ratio was not working to the city's advantage. >> there are attorneys that are making a living out of defending the violators. >> reporter: san rafael is only the latest city across the nation to dump its red light cameras. los angeles quit its program in 2011. 7 states ban the cameras

the richmond san rafael bridge was a back up but it is now sold.rs and residents of last week's new york city deadly explosion have now received compensation payments. con edision has made payments to 87 people were injured or lost their homes. the payments were made after one on one meetings with the victims. federal investigators found out that a leak in the gas may near one of the east harlem or permit buildings was the reason for the fire. maligned >> a former government employee in new jersey admits to still and hundreds of thousands of dollars in quarters. authority say that he was the building inspectors so he had access to it. >> just put this in perspective, $460,000 equals nearly 2 million quarters that will be about 23,000 lbs., that is about six and a half full size cars. as part of the plea deal, the former employee will get five years of probation and must pay back the money to ridgewood. >> i will have the future of de mean coming up on the tech reportgaming coming up on e tech report. i gotta go deposit a check, transfer some money.

from tracy to dublin is 34 minutes and a quick drive frommantback to concord and 19 minutes from san rafaelancisco. this is san mateo bridge, a tweet showed the lights being out on the san mateo bridge. it is dark. in fact the traffic is moving fine. shank -- thank you for that. no accidents making it down to highway 24. >> san francisco mayor and fire chief will speak this morning on the worse fire in recent city history. firefighters spend all night dousing what remains of the high-rise under construction near the giants ballpark. katie marzullo is in mission bay. >>> still dousing the fire now and three large ladder tricks are still spraying water on the burned out building. there are more ladder trucks down the side streets and officials are saying they do believe there are still hotspots in there and they are continuing to blast water on the building. they will be doing that if a while. new video speaking to logistics of a massive fire a gas truck driving around refueling the fire engines with diesel because some are in tight spots and they cannot move and refuel themselves. this fires

down in san rafael, we are at 101 with nothing. rain today and overnight and it will spread south and become steady in the evening and overnight hours and another storm on thursday, and it will be dry with spring remain warmth this weekend. not like last weekend. temperatures up north upper 50 to low 60's and the rest of us in the low 60's with a nice southern breeze to keep the temperatures mild and tonight is 49 in santa rosa and the rest of us are in the low-to-mid 50's so milder than this morning with rain around for the morning commute and the early part, anyway, and it will taper in the back half. we have moisture rolling in and you can see it. we just need the energy. there is fought a lot of energy to translate it into rain. we will have lighter amounts than with the storm last week. through 1:00 o'clock, the north bay is wet and headed to the evening rush you can see the steady and light rain hitting the south bay and in the evening, it is starting to taper and during the morning hours, you can see we will wake up to clear

san rafael were jackie was it is still in the hundreds of inches per hour. f an inch per hour pripe. look for things to intensify. >> further we have downtown san francisco with lybrand with heavier stuff just off shore. you can expect things to get pretty intense over the northern half of the peninsula. pacifica is a decent rain at the moment. south peninsula, carlos and paula out to are okay just light to moderate wing. it is a track in your direction. san jose is okay or all of this is still coming your way and east bay is going okay if you are on 580 through dublin. danville is in my riding and along highway 4. >> you should be ready for this as you head out the door. i will have your extended forecast in a moment. >> we are seeing what roadways but we have not seen a spike in accidents just yet reported. that is good news. there is a crash reported in fremont, about 880 at thornton. in the meantime, your quick commute check shows the bay bridge toll plaza where things are starting to back up in the westbound direction. we have slow traffic for interstate

westbound four, antioch to concord is 14 minutes. 101 from san rafael to san francisco is slow. we have this accident on the peninsula in san mateo southbound 280 at highway 92 a car hit a deer and one lane is blocked. this toward the maze headed to 580 the push along westbound 80 the camera bouncing up-and-down and this is an area where the c.h.p. has issued high wind advisory. >> next, dramatic video as a pet store goes up in flames with dozens of animals inside. and a sports-themed new coin for the mint. >> president shopped at the gap which he says is paving ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air, and nob hill. >>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >>> this is mission bay the scene of the five-alarm fire at a luxury high-rise unconstruction near the giant ballpark with firefighters still there because they fear a collapse and are putting water on what remains and after 7:00 this morning the mayor and fire chief will be holding a news conference so we will give you the latest. viewers have been send us vide

one last look at the richmond san rafael bridge, traffic is very light. just three cars coming through. >> in world nils, russia's prime minister is visiting crimea to consider priorities for their economic development. the prime minister is leading a delegation of cabinet ministers to discuss federal assistance to the region. they hastily called for a referendum that was held just two weeks after russian forces had overtaken the black sea region. ukraine and the west have rejected the vote, calling a legal. >>it illegal. >> back in the bay area peripheral services will be held this week for 26 year old alejandro nieto who was fatally shot in san francisco's bart all sides park on march 21st. visitation hours will be held today from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at driscolls valencia . the aftermath will be held at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at st. kevin catholic church. following mass, the burial ceremony will be held at the holy cross cemetery. >> caltran was shut down a busy intersection 80 in fairfield this week to perform maintenance work. the: to westbound 80 at

kron 4's mike pelton is in downtown san rafael.are still searching for the shooter. you can run, but you can't hide. a man found that out the hard way in berkeley. after he ran from police and tried to hide in a drainage pipe. police say the man was pulled over near ashby avenue and seventh street on thursday night. he got out of the car and took off running behind a hardware store. officers chased after him, searched the area, and found him hiding in the pipe. they also found a gun. and this morning, russia's parliament gave president vladimir putin the "o-k" to use russia's military in it was a unanimous vote. ukrainian officials say russian troops have already been deployed in crimea. this is video of them. moving in. ahead of parliament's decision this morning. this development could lead russia send its troops to different parts of ukraine, too. president obama warned yesterday. that if russia ukraine. --quote-- "there has will be costs." coming up on kron 4 news weekend. we are taking a look at some the of * best sandwiches i

people in the north, santa rosa is looking at 68 degrees. 69 degrees for san rafael.every day. we're in this spring like a pattern that will take us through the start of spring which happens on thursday. you will get to when joint below seven days, mid-70s here and there. that mild weather will last through the week. >> the bay bridge toll plaza it will be backed up because we are through the macarthur mayes. there was an accident that was blocking lines but was all from richmond towards the bay bridge we also have slowed valves between 580 out of oakland. that system is always high with 13. this is very long delays getting into san francisco. the san mateo bridge is not that the better. we are backed up at the toll plaza all the way-- this has something to do with a garbage truck fire. there was a problem approaching the richmond center fell bridge, a eastbound traffic, it is a little slow but it is starting to clear. >> the traffic maps, softball 680 is very heavysoftb. >south bound 680 is heavy. >> another winter storms causing headaches this morning. heavy snow is

it's been more than a month since a 93-year old san rafael man went missing. and, now, as kron four's philippe djegal reports. the family is offering a 5- thousand dollar reward for any information on his whereabouts. robert leslie davis was last seen here in corte madera, leaving marin joe's restaurant on february 26th. you can see a flier posted on the front window, with his photo, advertising the 5- thousand dollar reward for information leadi ng to his return. his family says he left the restaurant after his weekly dinner with his daughter. the family says he turned left out of the parking lot that night, and hasn't been seen ever since. earlier this month, police sent out planes and helicopters looking for davis, seen in these family photos. but so far, neither police or his family have had any luck finding him. though police say the search for the veteran continues. davis is 5-foot-seven, weighting 139 pounds. police say he was last seen driving a 2001 silver toyota camery, similar to this one. but with a missing passenger side hubcap. the license plate

think we will be stuck before we finally get to see the numbers warm up. 67 in fairfield, 65 for san rafael and 67 in mountain view. season all even above the average this time of year but we will be there for mostly cloudy skies. into the second half of tuesday we are dry. we have rain and that will lineup that futurecast model it comes in tuesday evening and it looks like we could be wet and we dry out for the first part of your weekend and we will have the rainfall totals with the newest storm in just a bit, here is sal. >>> rosemary traffic will be slow in some areas. they are already starting to show a little bit of midst and it is backed up and metering lights are on and the drive time already is up to 25 minutes. and also looking at interstate 880 in oakland in both directions, traffic is moving well, northbound traffic getting into downtown oakland is not all that bad. northbound 880, the car went down the end bang men blocking the lanes which has been moved to the shoulder and highway foremost of it is mostly slow. at 0:64 we are looking -- 6:04 we are looking into an investigation

the richmond san rafael bridge, the volume is picking up here and that may also change.fic maps, of putting your drive time 21 minutes from hercules to berkeley. congestion is building 10880 in the westbound direction. 880 in the south direction is getting heavy only down to san leandro. there were reports of debris but there was on the northbound side. this is an unexplained slow down. >> the south bay freeway is still looking good. the more ran ride is not too bed and i want to show you san francisco where they have reports of slow traffic getting into the city right at this 180, 280 interchange. there was installed that turned into an accident north bound, the connection from 280 north is already back up. >> nearly 25 years after the exxon oil spill in alaska people in the region, including some wildlife are still struggling. it was on march 24th, 1989 when the 900 ft. tanker carried 53 million gal. of crude, struck a reef. it was unleased and an estimate of 10.8 million gal. of thick, talks a crude oil into the war, polluting the coastline of prince william sound. >>