and take a look at stinson beach this morning. old glory almost torn in half by the howling winds. we are told it was in one bees just yesterday. forced a generations of stinson beach and she says winds like this bring backs memories of devastating storms of the past. >> '80, '89, we've had pretty bad storms but i don't think it's going to happen right now. >>> and the sand down there blowing -- it was stinging our faces. at sir francis drake boulevard that that was the picture, not hard to find the splashing going on in 101. find it in novato and san anselmo and greenbrae but point reyes and tomales bay, 2,000 customers without power. schools were closed in anticipation of exactly what happened. that is the story and if you are driving a high profile vehicle, stay off the richmond-san rafael bridge, it is howling out there. >> hang on. >> amy hollyfield continues our storm coverage live on highway 17 in santa cruz mountains. >> reporter: things are starting to happen in santa cruz. we heard about a tree that fell on someone's home. it happened on nelson road of the person inside i

and take a look at stinson beach this morning. old glory almost torn in half by the howling winds. we are told it was in one bees just yesterday. forced a generations of stinson beach and she says winds like this bring backs memories of devastating storms of the past. >> '80, '89, we've had pretty bad storms but i don't think it's going to happen right now. >>> and the sand down there blowing -- it was stinging our faces. at sir francis drake boulevard that that was the picture, not hard to find the splashing going on in 101. find it in novato and san anselmo and greenbrae but point reyes and tomales bay, 2,000 customers without power. schools were closed in anticipation of exactly what happened. that is the story and if you are driving a high profile vehicle, stay off the richmond-san rafael bridge, it is howling out there. >> hang on. >> amy hollyfield continues our storm coverage live on highway 17 in santa cruz mountains. >> reporter: things are starting to happen in santa cruz. we heard about a tree that fell on someone's home. it happened on nelson road of the person inside i

now, we have flooding northbound 101 that ramp to stinson beach completely shut down right now. not affecting the main lines of 101, but that will be in effect until noon at least. the south bay is checking in accident-free but those wet weather -- or windy conditions and wet weather out there are causing a slowdown already on 280 northbound as you work your way through san jose give yourself some extra time so take mass transit. bart on time, 44 trains. ace, muni, caltrain no problems. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. busy ride this morning. back to you. >> indeed, a busy ride indeed. okay, thanks, gianna. >>> here's a check of some of the top stories on your wednesday. governor brown may have to wait until november to ask voters to approve a tax extension. he is running out of time to get state lawmakers to approve the proposition for a special election this coming june. and prosecutors in contra costa county have dropped criminal charges in a case because of connections to a state narcotics agent now accused of stealing drugs. norman wielsch was sup

mid-80s to the north bay valleys 78 at stinson beach. upper 70s to low 80s on the east bay shore. 74 in monterey. 72 in carmel. for tonight, mild night, even with the clouds we're talking about temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. here is a look at tomorrow, clouds will be returning. sea breeze develops but saturday most of the rain is going to stay in the central valley are up in the sierras. if you do have outdoor plans, scattered chance of a shower but it really looks dry. it's the wind and cooler tenancy. 10-15 degrees cooler that you'll really notice saturday and sunday. when the winds leave us, sunshine and warming trend for monday, tuesday and wednesday. >> spring breakers will appreciate the forecast. power pole, park presidio between geary and california. that is going to affect your golden gate bridge commute. "h" train delays, problems with the signal. train number one, 30-40 minute delays. 580 commute is affected, truck fire both directions, both ease and westbound very slow traffic approaching the scene. let's go to the tol

stinson beach. off-ramp closed right now and will remain closed until about noon today. >> kristen: geologists say it's going to take weeks to clear a rockslide in santa cruz county. they pitched to clear a space to get cars in and out of the area. authorities have suggested they find housing someplace else. the massive slide could get worse as rain continues through this week. they'll be meeting at 4:00 at the sheriffs' communication center to talk to residents about the next step. >> eric: berkeley school district says it will tighten spergs at berkeley high after the arrest of three students for gun related crimes and in one case, a gun went off in school. amy? >> reporter: some are wondering is it time for metal detectors. some are calling this an alarming trend. latest incident happened yesterday afternoon. there were two separate incidents, a gun went off in the bathroom. two students were arrested a short time later. then later in the day, a third student was arrested after police received an

this one is on the way to places like stinson peabeach. we will track them for you all morning but first let's get you there safely with mike. >> we are following you carefully because we want to make sure folks get there safely. wet conditions around the maze, but the speeds are showing you no major issues. the bay bridge crossing. san mateo from the toll plaza. the cameras shaking because of the gusty conditions and right into the area that is coming over the next 15 minutes back to you. >> the japanese government said it is overwhelmed by the scale of the disasters and is welcoming help from the united states to deal with the growing nuclear crisis. in fact, conditions at the plant have become worse and they have been upgraded from a 4 to a 5 on a scale of 7. chernobyl was rated a 7. they are spraying water into the plant in fukushima. emergency crews face a couple of challenges. cooling the temperatures in the reactors where the energy is generated and cooling the pools of water where the used fuel is stored. japanese officials say the

could see a little drizzling up around stinson beach. then boom, here we go. you get the idea right, looks like mid-afternoon is when you're going to see some sprinkles. when i get back tonight. i'll have an updated version of this model and we'll take another look at it. in the meantime you will get snow in the mountains. your forecast then as you go through time. temperatures will be in the upper 60s. low 70s tomorrow. we have 72 in morgan hill. a five day forecast breaks down like this. we have your weekend always in view. sunday i put a chance of a few sprinkles in there. >> looks like a decent weekend. >> should be a good weekend. if we get rain it'll be sunday night into monday. >>> a committee approved a 5% increase on water rates. how much is passed on the the customer depends on the city and district. the board of supervisors must still approve that budget. >>> trader joe's signature hawaiian shirts will not be coming to the castro. the old tower records location does not fit its business model. specifically many of its shoppers drive to the store. th

valley, a combin nation of heavy, overnight rain and a high tide in this low-lying area near the stinson beach turnoff, formed a ops lake in the parking lot. >> this is one of the most popular places. people will search and drive in this lot looking for places to park. this is a very popular spot. >> reporter: midmorning some motorists kind of braked when the clouds opened you. here and in lower mount davidson, the homeowner is gonna have to pay for the cleanup of the tree, about $100. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a three-car accident in orinda sent a 22 -- dash a 22- year-old man to the hospital with minor injuries. it happened at eastbound 24th at orinda exit. one of the cars went often the freeway, fell to the onramp about 10 feet below, hit a guardrail and sent the guardrail flying into a parked car. no one was in the parked car at the time. >>> as more rain comes down, some people in the santa cruz county town of scotts valley are keeping a close eye on a rockslide there. it blocked nelson road since monday. the only way to access 33 homes in the area has been a footpath. f

but dry in the second half of the morning. 59 stinson beach. 64 vallejo.un and clouds in the afternoon. rain tuesday morning, scattered showers wednesday, thursday, we could see a big soaker on friday. then showers continuing in the weekend. now for a check of the roads, here's gianna. >>> some good news to report finally. those earlier equipment problems that we were dealing with on bart here have now been worked on and cleared up. so things are slowly but surely getting back to normal. we did just check in with bart today. they are experiencing major delays as the system recovers. again, this was an equipment problem between montgomery and the west oakland station so they were single tracking trains there through that area including the transbay tube so delays thinning out but ace, muni, caltrain problem-free. backup at the bay bridge, 25 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. slow and go approaching the toll plaza. metering lights are on. we heard from kcbs about a stalled vehicle under the overpass that's blocking lanes adding to a busy ride th

sig alert in marin county, northbound 101, stinson beach the offer off-ramp is closed and it will remain closed until about noon today due to a flooded roadway. in san rafael. taillights are moving southbound. right now the drive time from 37 to 580 about ten minutes. we do have a wind advisory on the richmond-san rafael bridge, also the san mateo bridge. bay bridge toll plaza, ponding as you approach the tolls and both hands on the wheel. wind advisory on for the bay bridge, as well. check our website at www.abc7.com. click on the traffic link. >> kristen: thanks a lot. this morning dozens of drivers have reminders of a hazard of failing to watch out for pedestrians. police issued 77 citations yesterday in a sting operation intended to catch drivers who than the stop to let pedestrians cross a crosswalk. they were stationed in plain sight. one driver who stopped was rear-ended. check it out. >> i stopped for the pedestrian and got hit from behind. >> kristen: they say more than 4,000 pedestrians were killed in 2009 and 59,000 were injured by driver who failed to yield yield the right of

. >> stinson beach is reopen this morning following a mud slide.ud and debris came down across the road yesterday afternoon. caltrain reopened the south bound lanes last night but had to work several more hours to clear away debris in the northbound lane including a large oak tree and rocks. the ground has been saturated by a recent string of rainstorms. >> has indeed. see any rain in your way in. >> no, but a few spotted. >> rain drops? a couple brief periods of rain. >> you said hello? >> no, i drove faith. >> they lasted maybe 10, 20 seconds at most but enough to make the ground a little wet. may cause a few problems. you see it's well past us where we have this moist on-shore flow. you can see over the last three hours how small they are in nature and the fact they're blue and green radar returns gives you an idea how light they are. more of a nuisance then anything else. kept us warmer than yesterday. if you're leaving the house right now, everybody's in the 50s except the upper 40s around los gatos and santa rosa. by the afternoon hours, we'l

. >> reporter: we're on the bluff over stinson beach, meeting the storm as it comes in from the ocean. the rain is not coming straight down, it's coming horizontally, feels like needles on your face. and the ocean you can see how rough it is. looks act the water crash against the rocks. national weather service has issued a high surf warning for this afternoon. the advisories for the water but one look at highway 1 tells you how dangerous the driving is this afternoon. vehicles wade through the water on highway 1 and then in the town they're without power, and they haven't been able to contact pg&e. >> we had a little coffee brewed up so we kept going with that. so now we're putting the coffee into the pots with hot water. >> the station cafe becomes a meeting place for some people, no electricity since 7:30 this morning. they have a piano player to ent contain the guests. that means also since they have no electricity, the men use, anything they can cook on the gas grill. candles light the tables. they were supposed to go hiking today. so far the trip isn't meeting expectations but t

north 101 that ramp to stinson beach closed from flooding until noon.ord of flooding along 880 near broadway possibly blocking the off-ramp. you can see life here on 880 traffic still moving okay but again slick surfaces. that's a look at your ride. back to you. >> thank you. >>> san jose city council has approved the terms of a new contract with the firefighters union there. it calls for a 10% reduction in pay an benefits this year. all unions that represent city workers are being asked to make concessions in hopes of lowering the number of necessary layoffs there. but because of the city's deep budget deficit, some layoffs will happen anyway. >> there's some discussion about whether or not the 10% reduction in total compensation is enough. we know that it's not. it's not enough to avoid budget problems next year. but it's a good first step. >> city council also approved a blueprint laying out several objectives for the ongoing budgeting process. it requires retirement costs to be no higher than the current year and also an increase in the retirement a

with some cooler temperatures, like stinson beach at 59. and 54 in vallejo.nd showering tapering off. another chance tomorrow continuing through thursday. the soaker continues into friday with temperatures in the 50s and a rain chance in the forecast through the weekend. back to you guys. >> look at all of that rain. we were making fun of frank. i think he jinxed our weather, we had sunshine before you got here. >> thanks a lot, frank. >> okay, i'm leaving. >> sorry, guys. >> maybe you can go on a little mini vacation so we can get a little break with some sunshine. >>> a lot of women surfer from it and now doctors have identified certain foods that can offer relief during the moodiest time of the month. >> and it is not just for moms who surfer from the baby blues. terrell brown on how post- partum depression can affect dads and their babies too. >> reporter: depressed dads can have a negative impact on their child's health and development. a new study of more than 1500 fathers of 1-year-old child found those who were depressed were nearly four times more li

stinson beach 58. 69 petaluma. 57 bodega bay. 56 vallejo. taking a look at the five-day forecast, you see this is just the beginning. starting off the day again increasing clouds, temperatures topping out near 70 for the warmest spots but tomorrow we bump things up into the low 80s, both wednesday and thursday. a ton a ton of sun. the warmup is short-lived. chance of showers saturday, but they won't be around for long. we dry out around warm up once again sunday into early next week. easy for me to say, huh, elizabeth? >> yeah. i'm yawning. so... [ laughter ] >> all right. let's go to san leandro. we have slightly better news, slightly bad news unfortunately. one lane is open, one closed, on the southbound 880 ramp to southbound 238. so again this is a major connector ran there in san leandro. the problem happened more than two hours ago now. a big rig crashed into the guardrail. we're not sure at this point about injuries. it doesn't sound like any major injuries at this point. at least we haven't heard any yet. we do know there was a water

always out to stinson beach mid to upper 50s.mid-60s also in the east bay shore and into the east bay valleys. as we head down to the monterey bay, we'll see a little more sunshine here. low to mid-60s not only around the bay but also inland. traveling the state today, best chance of rain around eureka and 64 degrees. fresno we'll see low to mid-60s. 45 tahoe, 56 yosemite. low to mid-70s l.a. and palm springs. tonight we should have less cloud cover. so low to mid-40s inland. mid to upper 40s around the bay and out to the coast. here's what we're watching, the warm front. it's triggering the drizzle this morning. this area of high pressure will move in and watch how we lose the drizzle from the overnight hours. there it is through 7:00. you can see it's pretty small and few and far between to the increasing sunshine as we head to the afternoon hours. tomorrow we could see widespread 70s around the bay but only about 60 at the coast. cooler with that chance of rain on thursday. no chance of rain on friday but still stay cooler tha

off a little bit of fog this morning but you will see more sunshine later on today. 57 novato, 54 stinson beach and 60 in benicia. take a look at that extended forecast. we have a little bit of rain and a little bit of sun. starting off with sun today overnight tonight the rain moves n by tomorrow morning's commute, the heavy rain will taper off to showers which will likely stay with us through the better part of thursday. a little break in the rain or friday but then heading into the weekend the next round of showers saturday into sunday. it's still far out there but we could see another nice round of showers from this weekend, as well. back to you guys. >> i'll take it julie. >> oh, sorry, elizabeth. >> we're mixing it up today. let's go towards the south bay. show you traffic coming out of downtown san jose. so far, so good in those northbound lanes of 280. no big problems this morning. there is a little bit of construction on the guadalupe parkway northbound 87 to about 5:00 this morning. the drive out of the altamont pass, we are just going to check our usual hot spots around this ti

northbound 101, that ramp to stinson beach highway 1, there is some flooding reported there. it is closed right now. they are hoping to re-open by noon. so that may cause a snag this morning. use an alternate if you can. overall the main lines of 101 are up to speed. heading towards the golden gate bridge not too bad. we had an earlier problem northbound 101 at delacruz that's cleared out of the roadway. 101 lots of green on the sensors, no major delays or problems, 280 problem-free, as well. if you plan on traveling through milpitas this morning, here's a live look at 880 at 237 things moving nicely. bart has 27 trains on time. bart, ace, muni and caltrain no problems. buckle up this morning. that's a look at the drive. back to you guys. >>> the santa cruz harbor open once again for the first time since it was damaged by tsunami waves from the japan earthquake. those waves sank or damaged more than 100 boats there on march 11. federal experts completed their investigation of the harbor sea floor and determined yesterday afternoon that the waters are safe again. there are sti

temperatures i'm sure you'll be enjoying some sunshine by this afternoon, 65 sonoma, 64 petaluma and 56 in stinson beach. a look at the seven-day forecast again a little something for everyone today. increasing sunshine but breezy this afternoon. we will see a few more clouds for tuesday and a slight chance of showers for the north bay but then drying things out wednesday. yes, temperatures in the upper 70s. and i have an 81 in your forecast for the warmest spots inland by thursday. we start to cool things back down, however, friday and for those of you who enjoy the rain. we have a little something for you as well, chance of showers on saturday. for a look at the roads, here's elizabeth. >> thank you. let's go out towards the sierra. if you are planning a trip up to tahoe, make sure you pack your chains. chains are required right now on interstate 80. you can see the big rigs there pulled off to the right-hand shoulder. chains required right now near nyack all the way towards the donner lake interchange. highway 50 and 88 chains not required there. all right, closer to home, mass transit off to a

both directions are closed near stinson beach. crews are working to clear debris including a large oak tree and rocks that fell on to the roadway at 7:00 tonight. the ground has been saturated by our recent string of rainstorms. a bicyclist is recovering in the hospital after colliding with a muni bus. witnesses told police the cyclist ran a stop sign coming downhill before hitting the bus. it appears he and not the bus driver was at fat. -- at fault. >>> a fire at a hotel for the homeless in the tenderloin district displaced at least 40 people. the red cross is helping them find a temporary place to live. a nonprofit organization owns the hotel. officials say the fire appears to have started near a light well and then burned through the wall. >>> a drug task force commander pleaded not guilty in martinez to charges he stole drugs confiscated in police raids and then sold them on the streets. 49-year-old norman welch pled not guilty to 28 felony counts. he is free on $400,000 bail. his friend and private investigator chris butler

temperatures in the 60s so nice and mild even though you may see gray and little damp out there. 59 for stinson beach. 64 san anselmo and into the and 55 in sonoma today. here's a look at the seven-day forecast. ironically today might be the driest day of the week. again, possibility of scattered showers today. we see more showers for tuesday. then lingering scattered showers, not a rainout, wednesday and thursday. next round of rain a soaker coming through friday and through the weekend. here's gianna franco with traffic. >> let's go to 101 in marin county where we are dealing with some flooding issues. southbound 101 near lucky drive, lanes are open. 71 miles per hour so you can move through there. chp is on scene so take it a little slower through that portion. i also just spoke with chp and we got word of a fog advisory for parts of marin, golden gate bridge here as well affected as you can see in our live shot, limited visibility. also richmond/san rafael bridge a fog advisory in effect there. and parts of contra costa county so two hands on the wheel and again take it slow. not bad at the

a section between stinson beach started it to collapse. call tranche has closed the center lane after a crack appeared in the roadway. heavy rain is causing of the road under the pavement to sink. crews are out there today taking soil samples to fix it. serious flooding and send those takeout cheap. despite close under a mobile home park and the village was all wrong by rain. the surge of water created a hole in the ground underneath some homes. look at the water. it rushed into the village causing damage to homes and business. >> war now on the cutbacks in state spending. governor brown it signed 13 bills yesterday to help produce the $26 billion deficit. he competed his calls to let people vote on whether to let people go of taxes and cuts. let us check out gas prices, according to the website, the average price is now $4.50, oakland a's under $4 and $3.99 in san jose. >>darya: is now 641 a m. we will be right back. (music) >>james: we are back, it is 6:44 a.m. live look at the bay bridge approach. standing water in the center lanes. wha

it has been cleared from the traffic lanes, flooding has been shut down the stinson beach on rep.amp. to the bay bridge, plenty of standing water. it has eased at it but no leader in lights and no back up yet. they will be activated in the next 5-10 minutes. the san jose right at the 101, guadalupe parkway. a good ride here. the 280 in downtown san jose has had its share problems with some accidents, mostly confined to the shoulder. you do not want to deal to win? use an umbrella to get to and from public transit. no problems reported yet. >> to the latest on the crisis in japan. the damaged plant, has issues with the pump but is working. they're not sure what it can be powered back up. it was prompted an evacuation of workers when the trouble arose. there asking people not to hoard bottles of water as the radiation in tap water has now exceeded the help allowance -- health for infants. a quick look at your market had planned.. markets have plunged . this happened after the government announced that damage from the constructive earthquake and tsunami could reach a quarter of a million

it slid down north of stinson beach. it happen before 7:00 p.m. last night they'll of digging through the mess and cutting trees. italian and they have opened up one lane. that clean uthey havee already. >> mark: today will be different from yesterday. sonoma county did see the most rain yesterday, some of placeplaces of 2 in.. ws to show you where you were dictated how much rain you saw yesterday. we're starting off today with fog in the north bay, light schuller's about. this afternoon a lot more sun and less rain. we will dry things out this evening with temperatures on the mild side fled day it will be a milside. f woodside, this bill is moving towards redwood city. it is very light. --this cell--highway one pescadero very light rain. things are drying out. that will be the situation as you drive to work. the wide view shows you the clouds had it all away. we will hold a chance for scattered showers. on the mild side more '40's than 50 spirit we're cooling as we approach sun rise. 60 in concord, 61 in san jose, fremont probably the warmer spot

some these pockets are heavier from stinson beach from novato.tinue south right across the golden gate bridge. so we're going to continue to watch this very closely over the next 48 hours. right now temperatures are dropping. it's cold out there with mid to upper 40s from santa rosa down to san jose. so no doubt we'll be starting in the low 40s as we head throughout tomorrow morning and for friday it's mainly areas of isolated rain and then as we head into saturday morning we'll find this weaker system with us, that could still set off some flooding concerns. the storm system that we had today, that's going to push off towards the east, and then our focus is now turning to this other system out here for possibly some weekend rain. so here's your time line. the current shows those scattered showers with us and then by 6:00 a.m., still not expecting too much that the point. that's gud news. then as we advance this into 11:00 a.m., still scattered showers in the forecast. it's not until late friday night we start to get in on possibly some measurabl

right now we're seeing scattered rain from knnovato to stinson beach. even down near los gatos.even-day forecast, we keep a chance at thunderstorms in the forecast by friday. through wednesday, we clear out and warm up. as you mentioned, it is tomorrow morning with the wind, the rain and even isolated thunderstorms that could produce some hail. so be on the lookout. take it slow and plan some extra time tomorrow morning. >> triple weather threat there. >> ghently. >> thanks for joining us tonight. jay leno is next. we hope to see you back tomorrow. >> drive safe. bye-bye.

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off-ramp at stinson beach is closed and will remain closed until noon. southbound 101 at sir francis drake blocking the right lane >> officials say yosemite may now stay closed until this weekend at the earliest because of problems by the storms. this is the first time had to close the park in 14 years. >> pg&e has indicated that we will not have power until saturday. >> for each day it's a close had they lose $10,000 and another $20,000 in concessions. not to mention all the nearby hotels. >> kristen: coming up. you a app. >> and world record attempt that has hundreds of kids jumping appreciate the easy days, are what keep me coming back for more. [goat sounds] and the customer says, on the carpet." what? gonna be difficult. don't tell me about a dog. a day care full of kids, house chickens. call a day's work. call 1-800-steemer >>> did you ever accepted out a late night tweed and wish you could take it all back. you no, you can. a new app last night never happened, allow users to delete everything that was sent out during that time period. >> eric: chi

that's stinson beach. you will see showers pick up. we'll back this up and put it in motion so you can get a feel of where this thing is going. this rain band i'll put in the latest, you're going to pick up light the beginning of what's heading our way. this system loads up tonight. some sprinkles show up then tomorrow it starts to rain. some wind too. the main impact of this thing will be more rain, more wind, cooler air and a chance of a thunderstorms late afternoon. on a scale of one to 10 i will give it a 7.5 to 10. heaviest rain between 10:00 to 2:00. most of us a half inch to a quarter inch. it's going to occur with -- some showers showing up on the peninsula as well. the real show gets going right around noon. about 11:30, 4:00, basically the entire bay area is getting wet. then you see the system slide to about 6:00 p.m. in the mountains there's a storm warning. scattered showers, that's saturday afternoon. breaks in the clouds. that's saturday evening and then here we go into sunday. look at this, your sunday is wet all day. t

that's stinson beach. you will see showers pick up. we'll back this up and put it in motion so you can get a feel of where this thing is going. this rain band i'll put in the latest, you're going to pick up light showers. really this is just the beginning of what's heading our way. this system loads up tonight. some sprinkles show up then tomorrow it starts to rain. some wind too. the main impact of this thing will be more rain, more wind, cooler air and a chance of a thunderstorms late afternoon. on a scale of one to 10 i will give it a 7.5 to 10. heaviest rain between 10:00 to 2:00. most of us a half inch to a quarter inch. it's going to occur with -- some showers showing up on the peninsula as well. the real show gets going right around noon. about 11:30, 4:00, basically the entire bay area is getting wet. then you see the system slide to about 6:00 p.m. in the mountains there's a storm warning. scattered showers, that's saturday afternoon. breaks in the clouds. that's saturday evening and then here we go into sunday. look at this,

the bulk of the action as we do take a look, we actually captured a waterspout, looking out toward stinson beach. this produced very strong thunderstorms, multiple reports of waterspouts around the area. that tornado in the north bay. i'm going to focus on that tornado right now as you can see. this is the old radar. not a lot to show you in sonoma county. but look what happens, i'll put it into motion. at 9:15, those yellows and reds. those are tornado signals that happened. this happened to be an ef1. that means winds from 86 to 100 miles per hour. that happened this morning at 9:15 in santa rosa to the east of highway 101. as far as the rain showers, forecasted this weekend we have another one to talk about it. could be a strong one. i'll have more on that coming up in just a few minutes. >>> from mark we go to eric rasmussen he's live where that tornado touched down. >> reporter: you see the damage around me, you can definitely believe a tornado touched down. it even snapped down pieces of wood and pulled cement pilings like this one right out of the ground. it could take days to clean

. >> all lanes near stinson beach are reopen following a mud slide. mud and debris came across the road yesterday. they reopened the south bound lanes last night but had to work several hours to clear debris in the northbound lane. >> it is 5:35 this morning. on the way into work i felt like i was getting teased. a little rain, stop. a little rain, stop. >> kind of what it's going to be. >> kind of nickel and dimed if you want to use that phrase. not going to last more than 20 to 30 seconds but it may happen over and over, especially if you're traveling a little bit of a distance to get to work. the flow still coming ashore. a moist, a mild flow and as long as we have that moisture in the air, isolated light showers. san core lows from fremont to milpitas up to san jose heading up the sunol grade. san francisco over oakland and down in the santa cruz mountains. that's where the best radar returns are showing right now. big fog up along 101. watch for that. visibility a quarter of a mile in santa rosa. upper 40s to low 50s. by noon still mostly cloudy

north bay temperatures in the same range a little cooler, although by the coast stinson beach at 59, valley, 64 novato. seven-day forecast shows a chance of showers pretty much every day this week. today may actually be the driest of the workweek. as we head into tuesday, again showers for the morning commute. starting in the north bay spreading their way throughout the day for pretty much the rest of the bay. scattered showers the possibility wednesday into thursday. the next weathermaker, if the pattern holds looks like a good soaker on friday, continuing into this weekend. check traffic with gianna. >>> bart delays montgomery and west oakland single tracking trains, 10- to 15-minute delays. other mass transit problem- free. we are dealing with slick surfaces out there so a couple of new accidents to report. northbound 17 at redwood estates chp working on a wreck that's blocking lanes. debris in the roads. so we are seeing slight delays in the area. give yourself some extra time. also, in san jose, north 101 yerba buena noninjury accident, green on the sensors so no delays. fog adv

well, going to crank those numbers up to some of the hottest. 86 in napa and santa rosa. 73 stinson beachwe look out over the next couple of days, tomorrow we'll see some decline, an onshore breeze kicking in to cool us down at the coast, maybe returning some fog at the beaches. cooler inside the bay. breezy conditions on saturday. sunday heating up to bring back the sunshine, warm things up monday and tuesday, maybe a chance again the middle of next week. >>> let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you, at the bay bridge toll plaza we have flashing rights -- flashing lights and a stall still, unfortunately, blocking one of those far carpool lanes. so again it's not causing any big delay but still waiting for tow crews to get out there and clear the scene. all right. we are going to go all the way towards humboldt county. there was a landslide yesterday. they had to completely shut down the highway north- and southbound 101. this is affecting big rig traffic. there are detours in the area. they are hoping to get one way traffic control in effect within the next couple of days but the

in the north bay, northbound of 101 at the shoreline highway, stinson beach off ramp that ramp is closed. you can get there from the southbound direction. that is your commute direction into the city. a live look at the bay bridge, the puddling at the toll plaza, more folks heading through the area. no metering lights yet. they might be turned on early. high wind advisories for the bridges. back to you. >> also, hike, right now serious concern about bay area hillsides. they are nearly saturated. with more rain falling there is fear it could trigger more landslides. a problem spot is oakland hills near highway 13. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. i can tell you it's been raining nonstop since we got here in how many days 18 row have we been able to say that. well, the problem as you said is that the ground is totally saturated. we're seeing land slides like this on park boulevard near the hills of highway 13. two boulders came crashing down along with a 40-foot section there of rocks and dirt. one lane westbound is still blocked this horning. there is a church down the road

bear with these clouds for a little longer. 56 in stinson beach, 60 san anselmo, 60 san rafael and 63 look at the seven-day forecast shows a little something for everyone today. again, breezy this afternoon, and we will see increasing sunshine, a few more clouds for tuesday with a slight chance of showers north of the golden gate. wednesday we start to warm things up and we're flirting with 80s in some of the warmest spots by thursday but we're not totally out of the woods just yet we felt start to cool on friday and see another chance of showers come saturday. now for a look at the roads, here's elizabeth. >> all right. thank you, julie. we'll go outside, live towards the south bay. here's live look at 101 traffic heading up towards santa clara. those headlights are moving northbound. this is near the mckee exit. and you can see that everything is free-flowing this morning in either direction. let's go to our maps and we can show you our live traffic sensors, nothing. pretty quiet across san jose. here's a live look at 280 out of downtown san jose. can just see a couple of headlights

north bay similar although a little fog this morning. 57 novato, 54 stinson beach, 57 mill valley.overnight tonight, the rain really kicks in. heaviest overnight through tomorrow morning. turning to scattered showers for your wednesday morning commute. we'll keep showers in the forecast through thursday. dry out temporarily on friday before our next round of rain and this one, too, looks impressive saturday into sunday. that's a look at weather. how about a check of traffic? for that we have elizabeth. >> thank you. we'll enjoy this dry commute while it lasts. let's go out towards walnut creek and the 24/680 interchange. you can see mostly top speeds right now. 75 miles per hour traveling southbound 680 heading towards 24. and if you are continuing down towards the san ramon valley those taillights are heading that direction, there is a little bit of roadwork right now until 6:00 this morning in san ramon northbound and southbound 680 near alcosta boulevard. they are telling us various lanes blocked until 6 a.m. highway 4 no slowing yet. this will likely change in the next half hou

this is stinson beach now. dogs are required to be on leash in the areas shaded blue. the proposal, pretty much the same. >> there has been an extreme definition of environmental ism that is being used in the beach area right now. and that is that people are bad. people don't belong in our parks. and what we're saying is that the parks are for the people. >> reporter: even though the national park service wants to hear from visitors about the plan, it won't compromise its mission. >> it's really not a tally of votes. it's trying to design a management program for dog use that's wise and appropriate for national park areas. >> reporter: so if the plan eventually goes through and allows dogs to be off leash the golden gate national recreation area will be the only one out of 394 national parks that would allow dogs to be off leash. a long way to go here though. the plan won't be finalized and go into effect until the end of next year. if you or anybody else wants to come down here and put your two cents in, the meeting continues here at fort mason. >> good to know. simon

moderate rain coming down over stinson beach and getting set to hit richmond and this will slow your commute down so plan on leaving early this morning. let's check that commute right now with mike inouye. good morning, mike. >> good morning, and a look at the 680 commute, a slow down to the east, a major construction project that's going to cause slowing coming up and a look at the golen gate bridge where you're talking about the rain and the fog in the area. golden gate bridge will see the effect of that. back to you, guys. >> san francisco police are looking for whoever shot five people in the mission. investigators say one of the victims is in critical condition. it happened just after 11:00 last night in the mission on 16th and caledonia, and "day in the bay's" christie smith spoke to the owner of where it happened. >> reporter: first of all, neighbors tell us that they heard arguing in the bar late last night and then in their words lots of gunfire, and then people spilling and scattering out into the streets. now, the front door is dotted with seven bullet holes. next door ove

you're going to get a break throughout the day today. 56 in stinson beach. 56 bodega bay. 61 the highn novato and 64 in vallejo. a check of the seven-day forecast shows a little bit of something for everyone. increasing sunshine today, warmer temperatures wednesday, chance of showers thursday, dry friday, and rain saturday and sunday. now let's check in with your morning commute. here's elizabeth wenger. >> thank you, julie. right now we have no accidents out there that are blocking lanes. so no big hot spots, no big trouble spots out there right now. our slowest spot is the bay bridge poll plaza where they turned the metering lights on just before 6:30. so it looks like our traffic backup is inching just beyond the 880 overcrossing. so 10- to 15-minute wait to get you on the span. but the drive between the inclient and the "s" curve not too bad according to our live traffic sensors that we have out there. all right. the drive heading towards silicon valley just getting started to back up here in the westbound lanes of 237 as you exit milpitas. and stop and go like that through zanker

there's a giant puddle here along 101 near the stinson beach exit. it runs 100 feet down, it is kind of hard to see, but you have to be careful heading outside this morning. the weekend storm was so powerful it toppled trees onto homes, cars and power lines fell down like toothpicks. we have an improvement from the 33,000 customers that were without power this weekend. the north bay has 3,800 still in the dark. some of them in the dark were told since saturday they should be up and running some time around noon today. the peninsula and the south bay, 300 customers without power. they should be up we are told some time after 8:00 a.m. in the east bay, about 660 customers still without power. we are told they should be up within the hour. reporting live in marin county, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> thank you, christie. >> 5:33 right now. the bay area not the only one suffering from rain and wild weather. in tahoe this morning highways 80 and 50 are back open. however, chains are required. both roads were closed over the weekend. 80 for low v

we are looking at an engine and half for the cell that just came on to stinson beach trekking to thisrself you will get a downpour in a moment. further north american canyon, cornelia, that whole thoroughfare getting hit hard right now i took your reading to a half interest per hour.21/2 ih brent what you're getting the good igood rain there now as wee will get puddling, and pondering.pondering. heavy shown jose now, campbell, morgan hill, cupertino city heavy to moderate rain. santa cruz mountains getting hit, we could see 3 in. of rain in total fall in this increase mountains and the north bay else. that prompted the flood advisory for the entire bay area. they know there will be a lot of run off with the system that is not moving fast. 10 a.m. we have the rain as we saw on storm tracker reader in the north bay toward fairfield, in the south bay as well, as we get to a noontime, two hours before the heavy rain leaves us, then we still have scattered showers. it does mean more of the woods, we are dealing with thunderstorms, potential for help, lightning, thunder of very real possibi

a section between stinson beach and mill valley started collapsing.hey closed the lane after a deep crack appeared. the ground under the pavement is sinking. they are going to begin work on it today. power outages in the bay area, we have made progress. north bay 255 customers, south bay 345, the most is in pennsylvania 565 customers in the peninsula, at the east bay 80. they look like they say they will try to get everything up by 9:00 a.m. and noon. that is the best they can see right now. >> reporter: more cutbacks on the budget battle. he signed budget yesterday trying to reduce the deficit. he repeated calls to let people vote on whether or not to extend existing taxes. time free market update investors have seen their wrecked worst fears eased the dow gained 85 points s&p up 12 points, and aztec surged 30 points. oracle corp. reported its quarterly profit is up 70%7. u.s. postal service wants to cut 7500 jobs. the post office says it will close as many as 2000 post offices of the next year. it has asked congress to scale back to a five day deliv

) highway 10 were from san rafael 2101 novato, the possibility of light rain, highway when a near stinson beach is also seeing some cross highway 37. to hundreds of an inch per hour. that is the way the north bay, east bay, a clear for now that rain will come down as repurchase 7:00 p.m.---as we approach 7:00 a.m.. for the most per your drive. the wider view shows you that front beginning to move ahead slowly, it will take a little while but we think by 7:00 we will see the beginnings of that rain. heavy buying guide, by noon it will clear. wind advisory in effect. we to expect steady winds anywhere around 35 mi. an hour. maybe even stronger. future cast 7:00 as the wind steady in the thirties. look at the color chart look that connolly start to see some red on the map. that 60 mi. an hour a potential guest for the north bay intel long the coast at half moon bay. -- and along the coast way. heavy wind and rain to the morning pillio. another sto. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. a lot of rain this morning saturday another round of it, looks like we will have some relief next we

in marin county ba lena and stinson beach schools will remain closed. >>> we're a couple minutes away from a news conference from the u.s. geological survey. scientists will be telling us the latest. we have a preview. >> reporter: we are at the usgs in men lo park. this is one of the places where earthquakes are monitored and studied. we have the chief scientists. the first question i want to ask you is, earthquakes are earthquakes but very few are what we were have termed great earthquakes. is there any fundamental difference between them and i hate to say run of the mill earthquakes? >> a lot of the bay area residents will remember the 1989 one. the shaking for that lasted about 15 seconds. the strong shaking in this earthquake in japan lasted about four minutes. the energy released in this earthquake in japan was about 900 times more than the energy of the lomo. >> reporter: is it still an earthquake or something greater happens that makes a greater magnitude. >> the area -- the size of the break between the japanese islands that causes the earthquake. it broke 150 miles from send

that's just south of stinson beach and north of marin county. here's steve. >>> we have mostly sunny skies in the north bay. but still partly cloudy. towards the east bay. but the wind is really the story, east breezy or blustery conditions. temperatures are in the 40s. the rain has taken a little break after yesterday. almost everybody except parts of the dell and the south bay are 100% or higher of normal. >>> today is more of a wind day, there could be a few more light showers. gusts about 25, maybe 30 miles an hour. but along the coast and in the hills, 40 to 50s. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. we'll only warm up about 10 degrees. tonight we're watching that system to the left of the screen. that will increase clouds and maybe bring light rain to the north. rather windy along the -- along the coast and in the hills. 50 ors very low 60s today. after tomorrow morning we'll have dry weather here. cloud it up on friday. it will be warmer wednesday and thursday. saturday at this point looks okay. sunday we cloud it up, maybe some raining dave.

back to stinson beach. 5 livermore. what? yeah. 56. a little south wind will do that. a very mild air mass over us right now. sanmateo, our target forecast. they started off at 48. 61, some sunbreaks, rather breezy to windy conditions. one system moves out. what we'll see, there will be a series of systems kind of clipping us here as they rotate around the gulf of mexico. they come -- gulf of alaska. they come in but they rotate around. sun, clouds, showers, breezy with temperatures in the 50s by noon and then visits to to -- and then 50s to 60s. slightly cooler than yesterday. sun, clouds, showers, we'll hold on thursday. we get a break on friday. saturday it starts to cloud up and then on sunday rain. >>> there are signs that the salmon run will be strong enough for a full she son of commercial fishing. biologists are forecasting a tripling the of -- of the fish -- of the fishes' run. state fish and game announced preliminary projections about 350 million. >>> overnight, another bizarre message from libyan leader, moammar gadhafi. while there are you reports -- while

because of the tsunami, all pacifica schools are closed today and in addition to that in marin county, stinsonmarin county to santa cruz county, all those area counties along the coast taking precautions, just waiting for the tsunami which is underway right now and the sunset is starting to hit us but there can be more waves as eric and mike we've all been talking about in the last couple hours. >> bay schools also closed today but not san francisco unified schools. they are open for business. we're gonna check in now with someone who's got a closer view of what's going on out there. terry mcsweeney. terry, what's happening? >> well, we did notice a bit of a surge. nothing astounding after seeing the pictures from japan and the anticipation in hawaii. we were expecting maybe not so much. we didn't get too much. but this picture here at pacifica pier is, as usual, pretty stunning. what we've got to tell you is that there were 2800 reverse 9-1-1 calls at 4:00 this morning telling people in low-lying areas that there was a tsunami. and it may be coming this way hitting between 7:00 and 8:00 in th

stinson beach moderate rain. mill valley and sausalito, all dealing with light rain. how about millbrae, burlingame and pacifica? also looking at some rain. hasn't let up around wedwood city, palo alto and we continue with scattered showers and this morning we're colder that on we were yesterday. that system again now off to the east, bringing us from half inch to the bay area. just very widespread across the area. this low in the gulf of alaska off the gulf of alaska continuing to send waves into our area. this next storm could even bring stronger winds and more rain. if you can believe this. your rain is snow forecast, scattered showers today, the winds yesterday gusting to 40 miles per hour in some cases, this time around could be gusting to 60. by tonight, already over the north bay it looks like 10:00 here so between 7, 8:00 it. will begin down to about golden gate and it really doesn't let up in the overnight hours, noontime -- midnight, 1:00, there it is. a noticeable line rolling through the area and the overnight hours. likely to wake you up because the winds

it is located near stinson beach. only one lane is open. this crack is formed because of recent heavy rains that we have been having. their record to take soil samples to determine how to design a permanent fix. >> in san papillote the latest storm has caused a threat of a landslide. take a look at this as. the couple that live here it lost half of their backyard patio. their next-door neighbor it has similar damage. the ground broke apart and separated. part of the hillside that this meant idea was built on gave way. does not look good. she owns the home and your kids not is the damage first. >> they came in saying " can't we do not have the back yard anymore " i saw a huge hole. our neighbors already had a mudslide in their property. there is no stopping it. >> they're trying to assess the damage and they hope the city will pay for it. >>darya: in fairfax at tree fell on an s u b. people were trapped in their homes. the trade was cleared and they were able to access the road again to get to and from their home. and other tree crashed. bak