the radar view today has had a few light showers into sonoma county and marin county. but you can see the radar right now, not a lot happening, even though we have a lot of clouds here moving across the coast. here you see the rotation off shore. this is the band of moisture that's going to come through during the day tomorrow. so yes, spring officially gets under way before sunrise tomorrow. but it's going to be on hold for the bay area. we've got rain making a comeback. gusty winds up to 35 miles per hour. a chance at isolated thunder and a second storm due in on friday. what's important to point out is this second storm, rainfall totals for the next two days not expected to be as extreme as we saw back in february, but notice sonoma county, some of the higher hills, 1 to 2 inches of rain. same story in the santa cruz mountains. we'll give you the hour by hour timeline for when the heaviest rain will arrive in our forecast in ten minutes. >>> you certainly can track the incoming rain with our free nbc bay area app. click on the weather tab and use our live doppler ra

. >>> well, water has been flowing over sonoma county road for two months now and today they're doing more than a cleanup, they're actually pulling out endangered species. green valley creek has been overflowing creating a mess on green valley road. wayne freedman is near that area live with the story. wayne? >> reporter: good evening. this is a mess we've seen many times before. so spectacular a mess, why don't you take a look at it yourself. that is green valley creek flowing over green valley road into a vineyard as it has for two months. in that little white water out there, more than just water. turns out we have salmon and other critters. if you appreciate the occasional roadside understatement, here is one for your hall of fame. green valley road as predictable in rainy season as old faithful in yellowstone. we shot this video last winter. it has been worse this winter. this is the 62nd straight day that green valley creek has overflowed across green valley road and into the chardonnay grape vineyard. >> this has progressively gotten worse and worse and worse. >> reporter: let

light rain is possible across the far northern portions of sonoma county through tonight. taking a quick look at your tuesday morning commute. here's a look at bay area bridges right now. you can see traffic on the bay bridge, san mateo bridge, richmond bridge, and golden gate bridge. we will continue to track the commute all morning. in the east bay. police are still trying to figure out what caused an explosion at the walnut creek bart station. this is what it sounded like for the hundreds of passengers."10 seconds / explosion sounds" this is video from our helictoper partnership with abc 7 news. the blast shutdown service between oakland's rockridge station and pleasant hill for nearly 90 minutes saturday. and stranded around 250 passengers on a bart train just 80 feet from the station. it turns out the fire broke out in a substation on the northside of the platform, but that's not how the trouble began. "we had a circuit breaker blow, just like in your house, and the control center was trying to reset it, to reenergize the third rail, that's when the fire in the substa

light rain is possible across the far northern portions of sonoma county through tonight. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is backing up through the maze. castro valley accident cleared wb 580 at strobridge slow from the dublin grade we are following breaking news out of redwood city this morning... police are now outside a home where a 57-year-old man has barricaded himself.(áááátriggeráááá) it happened when the man called police claiming he was suicidal and taking prescription medication. police are working to get him out of the house on harrison avenue. several gunshots have been heard coming from inside. officers have set up a perimeter around the home. at least two different intersections are closed near mckinnley middle school. the intersection at harrison and clinton and the intersection at james and duane are shut down right now. we are hearing that some evacuations are underway. police are asking people to avoid the area. we have multiple calls into police for more information. we have a crew on the way to the scene. ( mark ) just in.... a three-pont-three mag

the morning commute except what we told you about in sonoma and marin county looks pretty good so far. >> 6:02. >> new this morning a shooting in antioch is under investigation by the conduct -- contra costa county. >> it happened last night on walnut court after a police chase. we will take you to some live pictures. we are there now -- investigators are still out there as well. a tow truck as well. the police have not given us much information about what happened. as you can see with the camera we have a ktvu crew there. we will bringing more information on what happened antioch as soon as we get it in. >> also new this morning an investigation is underway into a shooting in san francisco's mission district. police are saying much about this but we do understand that officers received a call after 1230 this morning about a man shot on the sidewalk at 19th street just outside the nightclub. officers blocked the area and searched for the shooter. the victim was rushed to the hospital and there is no word on his condition. >> it's 6: 03. a teenager is the latest victim of a highway sho

they're working to restore power to several hundred customers in sonoma county due to the storm. they say the lights are back on for those folks at this hour. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> well, this cascade in the oakland hills is beautiful, but the water is running again and not far away. that's creating concern. this slide is on westover drive and it's being watched closely. the mud came down in january closing the street for a month before a city crew got it covered and installed a drainage system. the road is also opened now on ascot road where sydney the slide is being kept at pay by k-rails. there's concern that the trees at the top may come down next. >>> a live look at the golden gate bridge. this is a busy, stormy friday afternoon for commuters. abc 7 news reporter kate lawsrs has a look at the effect on people. >> reporter: after a long winter, commuters prepared for spring showers with umbrellas, jackets and boots, except for this guy. >> show me what you were using as an umbrella. >> oh, trash bag? i forgot my umbrella at the office. >> reporter: today's rain soak

we'll probably see a chance of a few more showers especially in sonoma county.und the north bay in the mid 60s. lake tahoe, 43degrees. it's been windy out there today with a few more showers at times. similar weather tomorrow with highs in the low 50s. heavier snow though likely to return to see era as we get into tuesday morning and later next week. morning temperatures 40s to low 50s. not too cold to start off your morning. for the afternoon, some mild temperatures here to wrap up the weekend. probably more cloud cover though for the afternoon. highs still near 70 around san jose and milpitas for tomorrow. tri-valley ranging from the low vempbs in pleasanton up toer 60s around danville. upper peninsula mid to upper 60s. san francisco mostly cloudy skies. highs in the mid 60s. for the north bay, highs in the mid 60s. best chance of showers into napa, sonoma and marin county. mostly cloudy during the day. notice on the hour by hour outlook, not a lot out there. the cloud cover, not a lot of rain in the forecast. the estimates for rainfall here generally less tha

it's going to bring a few lingering showers to sonoma county into the early afternoon. as that approaches, the north bay does have a chance to see some of those stray showers. in terms of your highs for today, get ready to head outside and enjoy good outdoor times. san jose, expect a high of 62 degrees. lowe's gatt dose, 61. morgan hill, 62 degrees. looking at pretty pleasant conditions. oakland, 60 degrees. walnut creek, 61. along the peninsula, into the upper 50s, half moon bay, 58 degrees. in san francisco, also expect a nice warmup with partly cloudy skies and lots of peeks of sunshine. midafternoon 59 degrees. 61, novato. mill valley 58. if you don't take advantage today, have no fear. a drying trend is expected as the high pressure builds in. let's get a check of the roads with mike. >> all right. with the dry roadways, most of our drivers are doing just fine. i want to take you over as we talk about to danville. we have a crash. they have been working on it for a while. southbound 680 at sycamore valley road. did i spell that correctly? yeah, i did. it's early. a

in the afternoon you see the potential for some heavier rain around sonoma county. by 6:00 to 11:00 we begin to see the rain fill in to the south bay. morning temperatures low 50s to start and afternoon highs not as warm as today. mid-60s in the forecast. a few upper 60s south around downtown. similar temperatures, bleereezy times. and low 60s in the north bay. the main event we think with the heavier rain around this time tomorrow night that could include overnight thundershowers as the atmosphere is more unstable for tuesday morning's commute. a bigger impact in terms of the rain there. tuesday and wednesday we begin to see scattered showers through the middle part of the week. rainfall projections highest north of santa rosa. santa cruz mountains picking up one to two inches. but the lower elevations, the inner bay not seeing as much rain as we were thinking. the scattered showers wednesday and thursday a break and friday another system coming through. an active seven-day forecast. the temperatures cooling for the middle part of the week with a chance of thunders

. >> water flowing over sonoma county road two months. incredible scene. tonight more than just a race to clean up. green valley creek overflowing creating a mess on green valley road. abc 7 news reporter, wayne friedman in the area with more on the critical rescue operation under way. wayne? >> reporter: good evening. waiting for the rescue operation a long time. the creak behind me. they have the road barricaded. been this way two months. the water you see now is nothing compared with the watt we're have seen earlier this year and seasons before that. along green valley creek in sonoma county, this would hardly qualify as sports fishing. >> i found one, juvenile salmon species. >> one more for dave cook. senior specialist for the water agency spent the day on a rescue mission for salmon and freshwater shrimp. what is the danger, you might wonder? green valley creek, where sediment has risen, we have this a road that looks like a water fall. and vineyard beyond that in places resemble is a debris field. the water flowing over the road now for more than tw

is when the steady rain moves into marin and sonoma county, mess up the morning commute and that's your lunch hour in and around san francisco any direction one hour east, north or south. it will be pouring and that means snow in the sierra with the snow level as low as 4,500 feet, another 2 feet of snow at the highest elevations of the sierra tomorrow and saturday. find it out what the storm's impact will be for the weekend coming up. >>> four people including two children found dead, tonight the murder mystery stretches from sacramento to the bay area. it started with the discovery of the bodies inside a home in sacramento's southland park area and ended at golden gate and pierce in san francisco. joe vazquez is there live with what we know so far. joe? >> reporter: liz, sacramento police are not sharing very many details, but it has become abundantly clear there is a strong bay area connection on this case. he quadruple homicide case. bing it as an arre sacramento police are referring to a man taken into custody here on pierce street and golden gate avenue by san francisco police as

. >> water flowing over sonoma county road two months. incredible scene. tonight more than just a race to clean up. green valley creek overflowing creating a mess on green valley road. abc 7 news reporter, wayne friedman in the area with more on the critical rescue operation under way. wayne? >> reporter: good evening. waiting for the rescue operation a long time. the creak behind me. they have the road barricaded. been this way two months. the water you see now is nothing compared with the watt we're have seen earlier this year and seasons before that. along green valley creek in sonoma county, this would hardly qualify as sports fishing. >> i found one, juvenile salmon species. >> one more for dave cook. senior specialist for the water agency spent the day on a rescue mission for salmon and freshwater shrimp. what is the danger, you might wonder? green valley creek, where sediment has risen, we have this a road that looks like a water fall. and vineyard beyond that in places resemble is a debris field. the water flowing over the road now for more than tw

today, maybe even down towards cloverdale, the northern part of sonoma county and then it pushes right back up into the northern part of california. even up into oregon as we head through tomorrow. let's take a look at what it does for our temperatures. my accuweather 7 day forecast, some 70s inland tomorrow, more 70s around the bay for thursday and friday, but we stay right at 60 at the coast because of those breezes. we'll cool a little bit this weekend but low to upper 60s, still pretty nice for this time of year. >>> we're just getting word from redwood city police that we have street closures on the peninsula so we'll zoom in here on our traffic maps. it's just off to the west of el camino real and north of jefferson, right next to mckinley middle school. we definitely have plenty of street surface closures. doesn't look like that has spilled over on to el camino real at this point. live look outside at san jose. 101 and 880 looking good. and a quick check of some drive times here as well. bridge commute, these are looking great. westbound 580, richmond-san rafael bridge about sev

you can see that bull's-eye here, mainly up into sonoma county.ot much elsewhere out of any of the showers we see moving through during the weekend. but as we move into the beginning of the workweek, begin to see changes here. first of two storms in particular we're watching. monday, you can see the rain makes a comeback. more so the second half the day into tuesday and likely a few passing showers. a slight risk of thunder maybe towards the middle part of the week. right now in terms ftd workweek, the driest day to be thursday. brief ridging of high pressure out ahead of the stronger of the two storms. we think that will arrive on friday. and that second storm would drink two to three inches of rain in the mountains. we'll have to watch to see exactly how long the storm takes to cross through the bay area, because it does look like it will get some tropical moisture drawn in, boosting rainfall rates the second half of the next week. rain making a comeback in the seven-day forecast. you see san francisco and coastal temperatures at the warmest for

also in the mountains right above lake county, mendocino county and sonoma county. some could be slipping down into your area. it is winter after all. 9:00, still looking at spotty showers of snow and rain showers. and 2:00 sunday afternoon, showers keep the roadways wet. sunday night it winds down and another wave come through as we head into monday morning. rainfall totals not impressive. expectng about a quarter to half inch of rain for most you, could be higher in isolated spots tomorrow morning. temperatures in the 40s, not as cold. tomorrow afternoon much cooler. showers around. mid-50s to low 60s, temperature trend, sharp drop-off, ten degrees below normal on sunday. take a while to bounce back. feel the difference as well. bring out winter coasts. one storm impact scale. breezy and wet. thunder popping up. monday a one, scattered showers, dry and milder as we head into next week and 70s do reappear but not until late in the work week. thursday one computer model is bringing in potential for showers. good thing is you can download the abc7 news app and use it

may dip down to the extreme northern parts of sonoma county but stays up to the north. let's take a look at my accuweather 7 day forecast. 60 to 62 degrees at the beaches but low to mid 70s around the bay and inland, especially thursday, friday, mild saturday, sunday, and monday, could be our longest stretch of dry weather this entire year. >>> i am definitely ready for that. and we're looking okay as far as the roads are concerned as well. zooming in on our traffic maps to the south bay, you've been really quiet this morning. maybe just a little bit of a backup forming there, northbound 101 as you get past the 280/680 split but no locking incidents to report. slowly filling in here for bay bridge toll plaza. no meritering lights yet. and a quick check of mass transit. looking okay this morning. ace rail, 1 and 3 out on time today, no issues reported for b.a.r.t. and you've got about 38 trains in service and san francisco bay ferry if you're on the harbor bay, san francisco route, just take note the gate eclipper card readers still not working and they're saying that pr

. >>> it's off to the races in sonoma county, kind of.es are inching around the sonoma raceway. >>> and kristen is here with a look at what's coming up at 5:00. >>> thanks. a dramatic robbery caught on camera. the man who invaded a san francisco store with his gun blazing. >>> and guns were also used in a series of robberies in san jose, but in this case there are arrests. >>> and who pays if a pothole damages your car? well, it doesn't have to be you. those stories and more when i join dan for abc 7 news at 5:00. >> it's hard to talk about and hard to remember sometimes. >> the work we did together. >> we must always be fighting back. >> this week on abc 7 news, the real stories that happened where you live, to inspire the must-see series "when we rise." stand up, stand out, rise. all this week only on abc has crazy low prices. do you know how we do it? - how? - bargainomics! say, if california has a bumper crop and produces too many oranges. or a winemaker in sonoma suddenly has 1000 bottles too many. we've got name-brand, top-quality g

continue to follow up on leads.anyone with information that may help the case is urged to call the sonoma county sheriff's office. reporting live from penngrove.... here at vallejo police headquarters an inestigation continues into the friday arrest of dejuan hall. many have claimed the officer trying to take hall into custody used excessive force. in the meantime, hall made his first court appearance at the solano county courthouse tuesday and pleaded not guilty to resisting an officer and battery on an officer. he is due back in court march 30 at vallejo police hq dan kerman kron 4 news. in san jose, some 500 residences affected by last month's flood along coyote creek are still not habitable, says the city. as a result, the city council declaring what's known as a 'shelter crisis,' which allow the city to bypass certain housing rules and keep shelters open longer. there are still as many as 180 people displaced by the flood staying here in the main shelter at 7 trees community center, which could remain open until the end of may. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news at sfo some people's trave

some possible in mendocino county, northern sonoma county. south of that, a mix of sun and clouds. you can see the rain line there over to ukiah and lake county. about cloverdale, middle town north. now, the heaviest rain certainly is farther north than that. you can see some of that makes it into parts of northern napa county, maybe northern sonoma county. not a lot but a little bit. 50 at half moon bay. upper 40s for some, including concord at 49 degrees. still a lot of cloud cover has to work et cetera way through. mostly sunny at times. it looks like anything as fares as writing home would be santa rosa north on the rainfall. there is some in northern sonoma county and mendocino and lake county. the heaviest rain is near humboldt county. high clouds have to work their way through. we will be dealing with the combo of sun, clouds and slightly warmer temps. some fog too continues to work its way around the bay. and i think that could play into our weather later this week. maybe a coastal fog bank is in our near future. overall the trend is to warm it up into the end of the weekend

so from monday to wednesda wednesday, 0.25 to 0.75. 1 to 2 inches sonoma county, parts of northern marinsystem is a strong one, the strongest one on friday. moderate to heavy rain, a half inch to inch and a half. slippery roads out there. we're going to see some downpours and this will last all throughout the day. so it's a moderate system. gusty winds accompanying this, and you'll notice that the green is darking here, so that allows for the heavier rain. then we'll see things clear out by next weekend. so we've got it all in one week. the accuweather seven-day forecast, spring showers tomorrow and we'll see some heavier downpours, perhaps thunderstorms on tuesday. 1 on our storm impact scale. monday, tuesday and wednesday. thursday the rain arrives late and that's a more powerful system with the heavy rain, the gusty winds. you can download our abc 7 news app if things change. of course it will probably slow down or speed up and we'll be on top of it. >> it's good to have that app, let you know what's going on. thank you, lisa. >>> well, mountain view-based google has collected imagery

. >> sonoma county is not saying how annie bailey died or why this is now a murder investigation. her husband accused fbi and sheriff's deputies of trashing his home during the search. >> a murder investigation. we have a search warrant for his house, and we're only going to take what we deem is necessary evidence out of the home. >> her brother told me by phone his sister was ready to move on. he told me when he came to the house and found his purse, phone and other personal items but not his sister, he called the sheriff's department. >> the sonoma county sheriff's department is not giving any more details. and the exact cause of death has not been released. questions that annie bailey's brother says he hopes to have answered as this murder investigation moves forward. >>> family, friends and pari parishioners are mourning their pastor's death tonight. he prayed with a church member. the 68-year-old was a pastor, known for his generosity kindness and compassion. the suspect is 37 years old pep he told his family he was stepping outside to pray with this man, minutes later he ran

rainfall projection now through sunday stays mainly north of sonoma county. you'll see a few showers. the storm tracker now, which you haven't seen much of, is being directed off to the north. high pressure holds its ground. occasional showers. for the far north bay. for the rest of the bay area, temperatures rising through the seven-day forecast. for places like the coast and san francisco, hid-60s. slight bump down. we see a few morin increasing clouds. seven-day forecast for inland spots. well into the 70s is. for your weekend plans, saturday will involve a few more clouds as the system passes by. on sunday, more sunshine. high pressure strengthens again. mid-60s to low 70s to wrap up the weekend. you don't have to wait fort weekend to find the temperatures. for the most part, the seven-day forecast looking a lot like spring. >> rob, we're looking at nice roadway conditions. we're getting a break in the weather. some maintenance on the tracks. as we look at a nice, easy drive pushing towards san jose. we are just seeing a typical build. coming into san jos

hamilton to sonoma county and lake county, we have got some snow.a closer inspection, and to the north a downpour exiting livermore, and hayward and fremont, union city, you can see the back end of the

sonoma county showing you a few showers. there's also one closer to gilroy.so producing some hail. moving the maps around, we will show you the current numbers. we are in the 50s to the lower 60s. on the cooler side of the weather pattern. as far as the big picture, there is another storm working its way into the picture. this is the cold front approaching the shoreline. as far as rainfall expect patient, a big range out there. half an inch up to 3 inches. was still adding snow to the base. we are really looking at 3 inches towards the north day, coastal bills. the storm series, a lot of action out here in the pacific. here is the next one coming on board. developing well offshore. the headline tomorrow it will be dry for the most part. there is a chance of a light shower in the north day up to sonoma county north. our next storm moves into the region on friday. another frontal system moves in by sunday. no raindrops tomorrow morning. as we put this into motion by 5 pm there is a chance of a few sprinkles and a few light showers and portions of the north bay.

. >> >>> here's to familiar froubl in sonoma county. overflowing creeks. the creek overflowed on the road. needless to say dicey for drivers and those people there trying to get around. >>> sana rosa, a road blblockro. this tree fell across the road. it took a while, but the road is reopened this evening. >>> on land or water, these storms present a different set of issues for homeowners. it depends on where you live or where you float. tom joins us now. >> reporter: the winds that rob was talking about, imagine when those winds are coming through the golden gate against this guy's boat. a two story boat, he talked about how that boat sways back and forth all night as he listens for sounds that could spell disaster for his floating home. even in moderate wind the boat sways, but when the winds pick up watch out it. >> it feels like someone slammed into the side of your boat. you can feel it in this particular boat. >> reporter: for the past three years drew has lived in the home built by his grandfather. this winter has been one of the harshest tests ever.

sonoma county might be on the edge of t. but overall temps are bumping up a little bit. 50s low 60s. no more. we don't want anymore! keep calm. the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. at&t internet. speeds up to 45megs for $30 a month. [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. the california backlog of fixing potholes is long. to fix this expanding problems and the rains only making it worse. creating big potholes all over california. so state senator jim bell is proposing sb1. a transportation package that will pay for continued road maintenance. the senator says when it comes to fixing the problem, lawmakers can and should be doing better. >> we have a budget that's getting eaten away by these emergency repairs and the damage that's occurred and it's just going to get worse and worse. >> it's more expensive in the long run to put more band aids on it and keep buying band aids. >> caltrans says it's spent over $600 million over the past twocht months alone. . >>> it is 5:45. going to go b

hamilton to sonoma county and lake county, we have got some snow. there we go in a closer inspection, and to the north a downpour exiting livermore, and hayward and fremont, union city, you can see the back end of the showers there. walnut creek and hercules is steady to moderate rain. st. helena, look at the rain there. so still looking at some downpours to become more scattered throughout the day, but more sun throughout your sunday than we had for your saturday. we will talk in detail and time out the rest of the rain for you in a few minutes. >> thank you, lisa. >>> service on b.a.r.t. is back to north this morning after some scary moments for riders in the east bay. a big electrical fire broke out at the walnut creek b.a.r.t. station after 6:00 last night. take a look at this, a viewer shared this video of flames at the station as she was driving by. the passengers had no idea there was a fire. melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: relief and a thumbs up. this cell phone video taken as passengers got off of b.a.r.t. train stuck more than

so sonoma county's going to drive down and pick you up the next couple of days.now what i'm saying? >> all right. we didn't know. we thought you were out the door, too. you know how things pop up at the last minute. >> yeah. >> okay. all right, mr. nasholm, take care. >> matthew will leave san quentin, but instead of going home, he's headed straight to county jail. >> we're finished with him for now. if he violates his parole, if he commits another felony, we might see him again. >>> next on "lockup: extended stay," no bars, no locks, no room for error. >> breaking all my rights. >>> originally designed to house just over 3,000 inmates, san quentin is now home to more than 5,000. the overcrowding has forced the prison to convert every extra square foot into living space, creating dangerous environments for its inmates and officers. >> down here, the dangers are pretty good. i'm left-handed. it's an open environment. >> there's -- right now, i have six staff members. >> [ bleep ]. >> yeah, you're doing a good job of it too, huh? >> breaking all my rights. >> anoth

. >>> in the north bay, check out the sonoma county bluegrass and folk festival. it is at the community center and features bluegrass, old time and [ indiscernible ] >>> it's your last chance to partake in the sonoma county restaurant week. >>> in sports, warriors are on the road and sharks play at home. that is your weekend watch. >>> frank joins us with a look at stories we're working on inquiry 5:00. we're working on a horrific story. >> they threatened to take her baby, but instead armed suspects took hundreds of dollars that the mother was going to use to pay for her daughter's birthday. tonight at 5:00, we have the generous gift she got today. >> that shooting happened on interstate 80 it. shut down the eastbound lanes for 5 hours. tonight we're hearing from the family of one of the two people who was shot. unfortunately he is in grave condition fighting for his life. what family members are saying about him and what happened. coming up at 5:00. >> thanks. >>> and we're following that situation in san francisco where an armed barricaded man still hulled up i

that's more than even sonoma county. 28% come from that direction. another surprise, 24% are coming from san francisco. the countercommute is in full effect. >> i wish there were better options. i wish we had a train. >> reporter: that's next on the list. to discuss what to do to adjust to these patterns. drivers just hope the fix doesn't create more problems. >> construction doesn't make it worse but better for long term. >> reporter: this toll plaza at the richmond/san rafael bridge is seeing a lot of action. traffic is up 13% over the past five years. they got all of this information by tracking drivers' cell phone signals and watching where the signals go to and from. reporting in richmond, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> calm conditions over the bay area. the rain develops to the northwest and that's how our approaching storm is moving in overnight. the rain and windstorm is -- snow and windstorm in the sierra where a winter storm warning is in effect from 5:00 a.m to 5:00 a.m. saturday. winds will be powerful, gusting up to 50 miles per hour. ex

we expect it to be light and we don't expect it to expand much beyond northern sonoma county. so it will fizzle by late tomorrow night. this is not likely to be a significant rain event. tomorrow afternoon, will be mostly sunny over inland areas. under and around the bay and highs ranging from upper 50s and we will see some coastal airways reaching into the mid 60s. on we fwo go to warming up agai. low to mid 70s in inland areas. inland by friday, upper 60s to low 70s around the bay and upper 60s along the coastline. chances of rain along the next few days are near 0 through friday. we will see rain chances increase to 60% by sunday, up to 70% monday and tuesday. each of the days we expect rain, rain activity to rank 1 on storm impact scale. rain totals by tuesday night, reaching over an inch in many bay area locations. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. friday, st. patrick's day is a beautiful day. sunny and warmer. but clouds over the weekend. get ready for wet weather again on sunday, monday and tuesday. >> walmart is hiring in the bay area and jobs go way beyond b

. >>> new tonight, the death of a sonoma county woman missing for more than two years is a rled a homicide. today investigators confirmed the death of annie bailee. sky 7 was over pin grove. her husband reported her missing in december of014. she disappeared but her car, keys and purse remained behind. last month her body was found at point raise national seashore. people involved in a crash spotted her remains down an embankment. evidence shows she was murdered. they have not said how. >>> well, now to a problem that police have not been able to stop, even with evidence of vandalism and violence. >> they definitely need to do something because they keep terrorizing the city. >> the dangers we're talking about come from dirt bike gangs. reporters are making progress on identifying the bikers who beat up a driver on highway 101 during the rush hour commute. that's just the most recent example of a problem that has gone on for more than a year. tonight, abc 7 news reporter vic lee explains why it's taking so long for police to crack down. >> there are a number of officers throughout the dist

primarily up 234 sonoma county, mendocino county, but you will have to watch out for some patches of fog, reduced visibility for the morning commute. especially when you're heading off to work or taking those kids off to school. a little bit of fog not out of the question right around the delta as well, around 7:00 a.m. as well. so hourly planner, 7:00 a.m. patches of fog, 30s, 40s, partly cloudy at noontime. you're looking at a milder afternoon. it's not going to be in the 50s like today. you'll see some 50s but a lot of 60s. turning cooler by 7:00. temperatures in the low to mid 50s. tomorrow morning cool enough start to where you need to pack on an extra layer. temperatures upper 30s to the mid 40s to get you going. and then for the afternoon you will see quite a bit of cloud cover. so we'll call it filtered sunshine. up to the north heavier cloud cover. temperatures there upper 50s for the coldest spots. and the rest of you in the low to mid 60s. here's what's coming. if you've been waiting for this, this is your week. temperatures on the rise. by wednesday you're looking at 70s.

. >> reporter: sonoma county sheriff investigators searched this home today and told us that annie bailey's estranged husband is a potential suspect. i spoke with him just hours after the search took place. >> they kicked me out of my own home. didn't charge me. they are investigating. but no charge. >> reporter: kerry bailey says since he reported his wife ice disappearance, it has been a nightmare. investigators told him he needed to leave his house. he refused until they came back this morning with a sealed search warrant. >> they trashed my house. they trashed my shop. >> reporter: his estranged wife had been missing two-and-a-half years when her body was found near point reyes national seashore off a cliff. >> some observant people involved in a car crash found her body by chance. >> reporter: they are calling her death a murder. >> based on the scene description, what we found at the scene and the autopsy, the detectives feel that this was not any type of natural death or a suicide. >> reporter: the sheriff's office won't release her cause of death or any suspects but they are not rul

still hugging the sonoma and marin county coastline. you can see a few returns off to the west of the golden gate. this is lighter rain out ahead of our main storm system still taking shape out here from monday night into tuesday morning. so short term continuation of these cloudy skies ought to keep temperatures up overnight mostly in the 50s. and for tomorrow morning, some areas of mist and drizzle and probably a little light rain, especially on your highway 17 commute or going across the golden gate bridge into the north way. temperatures will be in the low 50s to start the day. maybe south of san jose down around gilroy and san martin can have upper 60s tomorrow but as the rain begins to pick up, highs in the upper 60s to mid-60s around san jose. about the same around the tri-valley. inland, east bay, mid-60s and highs near 60 around santa rosa and low 60s for sonoma. so the main event with the system which we think will pick up by mid-afternoon, evening commute monday we'll be dealing with showers. look at tuesday morning right bet

. >>> and also a little unusual, this race in sonoma county. all we can say is that you will relate closely if you own or drive a preus. and we have joined live from victory lane to explain. >> reporter: hi. and if you don't drive a preus, you would know in general, generally there are two kinds of drivers, slow and slower prius drivers, generally. they are not as slow as the ones we watched here today at sonoma raceway. in this venue there is nothing as seductive as the splel of a charged -- the smell of a charged battery. >> don't peel rub wher you leave. >> we won't be able to. >> reporter: if you wondered about the difference between can't and won't, you should join the overflow crowd at sonoma raceway where the need for speed applies applies fingers across keyboards. >> how many g's do you think they'll pull on this race? >> i'll venture .3 maybe. >> the challenge has to be one of the most quiet motor races in the world. organizers tell us this is not about being fast but -- >> efficient. >> they get nine laps, top speed limited to 60 and

the sonoma county board of supervisors awarded a $3- million- dollar contract. a park... in memory of 13- year- old andy lopez.back in 2013 ... deputy erick gelhaus shot lopez seven- times in santa rosa.lopez was carrying an airsoft rifle ... which resembled an a-k-47.the incident sparked several protests. . .no word yet on when construction will begin. the park is set to include a skateboarding spot, teen zone, basketball court and more. (steve) a live look outside right now from sutro tower ... part clouds .. part sunshine today(pam) let's get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. a system will move through this evening into wednesday and bring another round of rain and possible thunderstorms. drying conditions will briefly set in wednesday afternoon into thursday ahead of another approaching storm system. this late week system will likely be the most potent of the week and result in widespread rainfall, stronger southerly winds and a greater potential for hydro-related impacts. more rain and more trouble in parts of the santa

that said, already the next wave of rainfall is poised to move onshore in sonoma and marin county.e are seeing a few showers bubble up in inland sonoma county a few right over santa rosa and sebastopol. and we have some more showers just sitting offshore. we widen things out. we're dry for the time being but by 10 or 11:00 tonight here comes the rain once again. snowing thundersnow in parts of the sierra this evening. there's a winter weather advisory in effect through tomorrow evening. snowfall totals anywhere from 8 to 12 inches above 6500 feet in elevation. we're still adding to the snowpack. overnight tonight, not as warm but still above average. livermore and napa 49. fremont and san jose 51. san francisco tonight 53 degrees. so really not much has changed on this picture over the past 24 hours. we have waves of rainfall moving through. we got one last night and this morning. we will get a new one tonight and tomorrow morning. so next wave of low pressure storm if you wish to call it that will get here tonight and will see an additional half inch to three-quarters inch of rain

pretty good coverage across marin and sonoma counties and moving into napa county too. it will mostly stay north of the golden gate bridge. as of now as the wet weather moves in, definitely need the umbrellas. a couple spotty showers moving into the marina district. mill valley getting rain. also up towards san rafael. heavier rain moving into novato. rain getting heavier in santa rosa. and the yellows and oranges kaekt bri indicate brief heavy downpours. we're going to continue to see more of this on the radar as we get ready for more rain. live look outside at san rafael. you see the rain starting to move in. so far the roads have not gotten really wet. this will change as we go into the evening. we'll talk about when the rest of the bay area will see the rain that's coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, kari. >>> a 9-year-old boy in discovery bay was stabbed to death in his own home. police say his brother's best friend did it. it was a being shooing crime that stunned a small community in the east bay. and now, nearly two years later, the trial of that accused k

. >>> all right, we want to go to debora villalon who is live in sonoma county with a lot of rain out there. debora? >> reporter: yeah julie, we are at the airport because this is where that rainfall is measured. a 35-year record is about to be eclipsed probably by the the end of the weekend. before the sun came up, the north bay was getting another drenching. adding more than an inch and a half to what has already been a water logged season. >> what a contrast to the drought, isn't it? >> and they are ready to seat sun after winter storms that racked up some impressive rainfall numbers. >> and it definitely feels like a record breaking year. it hasn't been just the intense storm, it has been how regularly occurring pretty hefty storms have been. 55.65 inches is the rainfall total for 1982 and 1983. right now santa rosa is just .1 of an inch shy of that. how exciting is it for weather buffs? >> it is exhilarating. to be raining now along the russian river. >> after all his years tracking north bay weather, he began wondering in january about records. >> getting what we used to call th

. >>> now to developing news out of sonoma county. one man in custody and a homicide investigation under way in forestville. sheriffs deputies called to a home on river road where they found a man shot. they tried to perform cpr, but he die at the scene. witnesses were able to get a description of a car they saw speeding a way heading towards guerneville. >> deputies responding to the scene found the vehicle parked in a gas station. and ended up contacting the driver of the vehicle. they took him into custody. he had a weapon on him, and we ended up recovering the weapon. >> sheriff's deafties are not sure what led to sthat shooting >>> nor developing news, this in present hills. apartment complex up in flames just our contra costa boulevard near the monument road exit. this morning several families are out of their homes. two of those apartment units suffered major damage. no word yet on the cause. >>> police are looking for this man. you might recognize him by his limp. he's been casing cars in the berkeley hills, and homeowners are

but already the leading edge of the next weathermaker is moving onshore in sonoma county just to the north of bodega bay we are seeing heavier showers and out toward calistoga and healdsburg we're picking up rain showers, as well. tonight, the rain returns. it moves inland in the north bay by 11:00 tonight. and it will be pouring including over pleasanton. the story that you saw you will see steady rainfall tonight and tomorrow morning and stopped futurecast at 4 a.m. which likely will be one of the wettest hours so steady rainfall while we're sleeping. storm number 3 the one later on this week will likely be the wettest. we'll talk about that and a change to our weekend forecast that i think some folks will like coming up. >>> new at 6:00 plans to build a controversial new high-rise in oakland could be set in stone tonight. the building is part of a macarthur transit village project located along turquoise way. that's near the macarthur bart station but as kpix 5's jessica flores explains, not everyone is on board with this project. jessica? >> reporter: well, veronica, for some, th

starting to move inland around sonoma county on the coastline. a chance of more thunderstorms as we go through the morning. that's heading up. as we head over to mike now, how the wet roads and maybe a mudslide. >> highway 17, there we go. it is blocking with one of the lanes southbound 17. let's show you where that is. rainy wet roadways. yes, there will be mud on the shoulder. no slides for highway 17 just get. down towards the los gatos exit, one tree blocking the southbound direction. wet roads throughout the area and including our entire san jose flow. we have a crash 101 at 880. back to you. >>> mike, thank you very much. the tree down. may be one of the victims so far of the wet weather. as kari just mentioned, we're expecting scattered showers throughout the morning. we take live pictures from our san rafael camera. still slickness as scattered showers continue. pete, i see pounding going on on the roads. >> yeah. good morning to you, sam. northbound 101. i want to show you behind me, down to the freeway behind me, a few cars traveling in

we expect it to be light and we don't expect it to expand much beyond northern sonoma county. so it will fizzle by late tomorrow night. this is not likely to be a significant rain event. tomorrow afternoon, will be mostly sunny over inland areas. under and around the bay and highs ranging from upper 50s and we will see some coastal airways reaching into the mid 60s. on we fwo go to warming up agai. low to mid 70s in inland areas. inland by friday, upper 60s to low 70s around the bay and upper 60s along the coastline. chances of rain along the next few days are near 0 through friday. we will see rain chances increase to 60% by sunday, up to 70% monday and tuesday. each of the days we expect rain, rain activity to rank 1 on storm impact scale. rain totals by tuesday night, reaching over an inch in many bay area locations. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. friday, st. patrick's day is a beautiful day. sunny and warmer. but clouds over the weekend. get ready for wet weather again on sunday, monday and tuesday. >> walmart is hiring in the bay area and jobs go way beyond b

in the north bay, check oust the sonoma county bluegrass and folk festival. the annual event is at the festival community center. thai there will also be food and beverage service. and it's your last chance to participate in the sonoma county restaurant week. in sports, warriors are on the road, and the sharks play at home. that is your weekend watch. >>> coming up, protests turn deadly in south korea after the country's first female president is impeached. late word on the unrest. >>> tracking that weather forecast. the weekend is just around the corner. i'll lay out your saturday and sunday. >>> plus details on another bomb threat called into a bay area jewish community center. (vo) what if this didn't have to happen? i didn't see it. (vo) what if we could go back? what if our car... could stop itself? in iihs front-end crash prevention testing, nobody beats the subaru impreza. not toyota. not honda. not ford. the all-new subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. >>> police in logan say a bomb threat made to a jewish community center this afternoon wa

a chance of showers off to the north of sonoma county. low clouds approach the coastline. this is a pattern that is really taking shape. as high pressure builds in, storm track with a lot of rain north of the bay area. along the california/oregon border. we will see showers. into central and southern california, warming temperatures will take us through this upcoming weekend. you can see here in san francisco and the coast, mid-60s. close to 70 in santa cruz. a few increasing clouds for our inland spots. low 70s in the forecast. there you see saturday and sunday. notice saturday a few increasing clouds. a quick look at your hour-by-hour outlook. no rain in the forecast as things stand right now. upper 60s by saturday afternoon. of the two weekend days right now, sunday will be the warmer day. 3:00 sunday afternoon, the highs back in the 70s. really nice. seven-day forecast, rain drop free for a while. i'm sure anyone can appreciate that now and through this upcoming weekend. >> good news, rain drop free. major delays on the road. an easy, early drive. the crash looks like

. >> well unless you're up around sonoma county it should be pretty warm out. we'll take a look at those temps. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it's 4:14. a measure to getting rid of the electoral college system here in the u.s. could be on the way to california this year. now the initiative would not actually change any laws but it would ask the voters if the state to advocate reforms to abolish the electoral college. >>> time is now 4:15. california lawmakers continue a push to make california the nation's first sanctuary state as a response of trump's tougher stance on immigration. but critics of these sanctuary state ideas say it could making law abiding undocumented immigrants more of a target not less. >> opponents at the capital spoke out against it arguing it will make california less safe. >> the people that have demonstrated a willingness to victimize others, i have no sympathy for them and they have to go. >> from helping immigration agents track down targets for deportation. sacramento sheriff scott jones led that opposition. he says right now im