very bright reds from livermore to pleasanton, union city. low visibility. be careful on the roadways. in san jose, lighter showers. lighter from morgan hill, gilroy, extending tower the santa cruz mountains. more of this energy will be moving to the east. we are seeing this rain moving west to east. anywhere from redwood city to menlow on park. heavy rain. lightning strikes in san mateo were occurring 30 minutes ago. we are seeing the worst of that activity moving off to the east toward san leandro. and you will see lightning strikes there with this storm that has had a history. as we go into the rest of the morning, we will start to see more scattered showers moving in. we will continue to see them with gusty winds that could top 40 to 50 miles per hour. still looking at heavy rain during the morning commute. 9:30 in the morning we have waves of rain moving in. it will not be letting up. still pockets of downpours through 1:00 into 2:00. even this evening's commute looks to be really wet withstanding water on the roadways and times of very heavy rain. we s

deborah feyerick, cnn, union city, new jersey. >> deborah, thank you.lew into florida on a flight from alaska. there was a stop in minnesota. law enforcement officials say he had to clear his gun in a firearms carrying case. guns are allowed, we point out, in checked bags. this is according to tsa policy but they're supposed to be unloaded and packed in a locked case. easily opened cases are not allowed. are not permitted. let's talk about this with cnn aviation analyst mary schiavo. thank you for being with us. do you see any areas in this process where there are some vulnerabilities that could have been compromised here? >> well, certainly, and starting, of course, with the airline. alaska airlines actually has a rule that says if you're traveling with a rifle or shotgun case, that you have to present your claimed i.d. to pick it up at the baggage claim office. that would have been one more intermediary for this. he had a small hand gun in a checked bag which appears to be the case here, then that rule wouldn't have applied. and then the other rule co

union city police said by tweet there was no threat to the area. we're learning nor about esteban santiago's. officials say he was receiving psychiatric treatment. he told fbi agents he was forced to watch isis videos and his mind was being controlled by the cia. officials tell cbs news, the 26-year-old got into an argument on one of the flights to florida. in august, i was discharged from the alaska army national guard for unsatisfactory performance. >>> a woman from south jersey was if the airport during the shooting. she was flying home to atlantic city. she did not want to be identified but did share the frightening moments with us in a text message. she wrote. had to turn phone off for battery but clearly not under control. we're sitting in terminal four when the said solo gunman was in custody. not long after that, people from the terminal next to us started running and tsa personnel airport per se and hundreds of scared people started stampeeding towards us screaming to run. she added, i saw people outside and started running towards the gat

pockets of steady to heavy rain right now in redwood city, across the bay to fremont and union city. up highway 680 toward livermore and the tri-valley. light to moderate rainfall for concord, martinez, vallejo and fairfield, also light to moderate rainfall for santa rosa, petaluma, and look at the snow in the sierra as a winter storm warning continues until sunrise tomorrow. rainfall over the past 24 hours, about two-thirds inch in san francisco, one inch in castro valley, double that for orinda, san rafael 2.5" of rain but it's the santa cruz mountains half a foot of rain and that's the first storm. let's talk about storm number 2. heavy rain for the entire bay area likely to move in starting saturday morning. couple days away. a january's worth of rainfall will likely hit us by sunday night in just two days with mudslides and flooding likely in both the sierra and the santa cruz mountains. speaking of the santa cruz mountains, devin fehely is reporting there live tonight as folks are finishing up dealing with this storm but already beginning to prepare for the next storm. devin. >

union city police said by tweet there was no threat to the area. we're learning nor about esteban santiago's. officials say he was receiving psychiatric treatment. he told fbi agents he was forced to watch isis videos and his mind was being controlled by the cia. officials tell cbs news, the 26-year-old got into an argument on one of the flights to florida. in august, i was discharged from the alaska army national guard for unsatisfactory performance. >>> a woman from south jersey was if the airport during the shooting. she was flying home to atlantic city. she did not want to be identified but did share the frightening moments with us in a text message. she wrote. had to turn phone off for battery but clearly not under control. we're sitting in terminal four when the said solo gunman was in custody. not long after that, people from the terminal next to us started running and tsa personnel airport per se and hundreds of scared people started stampeeding towards us screaming to run. she added, i saw people outside and started running towards the gat

, san francisco some showers, foggy in livermore and the rain is coming down around 880 between union cityack west toward san mateo is wet. but higher elevations, it's a mix but 30s on top of mt. hamilton and right here with we had that levee break around hollister, more rain so we're looking at the flash flood warning and the flash flood watch through monday and that's when we're expecting more of the rivers and streams to rise because the heaviest system comes in tonight. i'll detail the timing in just a few minutes. >>> the united states has a new president after a day of celebration and protest. america is again looking at washington, d.c., where hundreds of thousands are expected for today's women's march. meanwhile, the new president will start to unravel the work of his predecessor. abc7 news abc news reporter lana zak joins us live from the nation's capital with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, cornell. proud to be part of the abc7 news team this morning from washington, d.c., where president trump has woken up for the first time in the white house. he's already tweet

agents have visited his aunt's house in union city. now investigators say santiago opened inside of an airport baggage area friday afternoon, five killed, eight more injured, craig boswell bridges us up-to-date on the investigation. >> we have suspect with gunshots to the head. >> cell phone video captured the moments after loan gunman started firing in the baggage claim area of terminal two at fort lauderdale airport friday afternoon, killing five people. hundreds of panic passengers ran out of the airport, others hid inside. >> he was not targeting. he was randomly shooting, like walking and picking offer like target practice. >> from anchorage, flew from alaska to florida only luggage was the handgun he legally check. after arriving in florida police say santiago loaded the handgun in a bathroom and then opened fire. >> we are looking at all avenues. we have not ruled out terrorism. >> police and witnesses say santiago fired all of his three magazines of ammunition, and surrendered when police entered the building. in november, sant

avoid the area if you are heading from union city to oakland. take mission boulevard to 580 instead of 880. here's a live look at the nimitz. 238 to the maze will take you 50 minutes. okay. moving over now to the bay bridge toll plaza, if you are heading into downtown san francisco, that commute will take you about 18 minutes from the maze to downtown. a slow commute from hayward to foster city. here's a look at the altamont pass traffic. slow conditions but better than yesterday. north tracy boulevard to the altamont pass will take you up to 40 minutes into livermore where it slows down where it frees up a bit. mass transit is all on time. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> 6:05, good morning, everybody, rise and shine! i'm a little perplexed here this morning because none of my observation sites around oakland, around the estuary, around the port of oakland, or even san francisco reporting any hint of fog. but as i take a look at my live weather camera looking east towards the estuary i can't see the tip-top of the bay br

. >> reporter: shoppers at the union square marketplace in union city say finding a parking spot here be quite a challenge. >> hectic. hectic. it's hard finding parking. i go around like three times or i sit there and i wait and cars are honking and honking for me to move out of their way and i'm waiting for this car to get out, so yeah, it's hard. >> reporter: shoppers are competing with b.a.r.t. riders, who use this lot, even though they aren't supposed to. officials with the shopping center have had enough and are now towing b.a.r.t. riders' cars out of the lot. police say tow truck drivers are watching the people get out of their cars and walk to b.a.r.t. >> the tow company comes later in the afternoon, which is well and beyond the two-hour limit you're allowed to park there. if the cars are still there, they're towing the cars out. yesterday they had four tow trucks working the parking lot. >> reporter: according to b.a.r.t., 5,221 people enter the union city b.a.r.t. station each day. the station's parking lot has 1,144 parking spaces. police say the shopping center is within it

agent went to his aunt's house in union city. she says her nephew lost his minds as you heard in that report in his one year tour in iraq back in 2010. in a tweet, union city police emphasize there was no threat to the area. >>> in the meantime, learning more about the suspect, esteban santiago-ruiz, he got into an argument on one of his flights to florida, also was receiving psychological treatment in alaska. in november he told f.b.i. agent he was forced to watch isis videos and his minds was being controlled by the cia. and in august he was discharged again from the alaska national guard for unsatisfactory performance. make sure to stay with "eyewitness news" as we keep you up to date on the deadly area port shooting in fort lauderdale. our coverage continues on line as well at cbsphilly.com. >>> still ahead: we are tracking the snow that's arriving across our region this morning. already snowing down the shore. justin is back with the latest timing, and what do we expect from the storm. we >> the snow as you can see is fallin

the heavier cell making its way out of hayward and into union city. south they, broken showers now estimate the way into san jose. we have more rain on the way a few more raindrops continue to fall this but you more off the coastline. this is how we will see it happen. a flood warning in the north day, petaluma, we see some of the creeks running high. be careful traveling along the 101. washouts in those areas. also in the south bay, we had a heavy break. we are seeing flooding but also lovers lane. watch out. expected to continue to flood through tomorrow before they can get some repair work done. flash flood watches maintain in effect till tomorrow. strong thunderstorms moved through the bay area but they will be localized. you can see the cell move through and drop heavy rainfall. then watch those creeks and streams rise. whatever the high surf expecting 20 to 30 foot breakers along the coastline that's a dangerous thing. >> no rain on the golden gate bridge. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. 40s and 50s and a chance of more showers and storms even

a light morning commute. 8830 slow through hayward and union city. the other ways of getting to work, the rails, bart sometimes gets minor delays the as rain comes in. that hasn't happened yet. we'll be tracking that. we're watching all of that. >>> bob redell is live. >> you have the surface eye view. what are you seeing this morning? >> good morning, sam and laura. roads are still wet but not coming down as hard as it was. workers trying to get on the morning commute on 101, which has been heavy for a regular tuesday morning. 30 minutes ago the rain was much heavier as kari hall has been forecasting. make sure your windshield wipers are fresh and they are working. you are going to need thofrpis morning. i was just talking to go a lady gassing up at a gas station behind the camera position here. she tells us she will drive more carefully. i said how are you going to do that? she had she will watch her speeds and other drivers as well. in millbrae, bob redell, today in the bay. >>> still a lot of snow. traffic i-80 was bumper to bumper most of the da

out of hayward, in toward union city. we can move over. plenty of lanes. three more get by. no delays or for the mass transit system. back to you. >>> thanks very much, mike. >> we have exclusive is video to show you of the wife of the orlando shooter being arrested at her home yesterday. now after six months after the orlando nightclub massacre, she will be in court today. >> what charges is she facing, pete in. >> reporter: good morning to you. she is the widow of omar mateen you can see fbi officials arriving on the scene moments before that arrest, around 8:00 a.m. yesterday morning. as far as the chargeser they are in connection to the deadly nightclub shooting, including obstruction of justice and providing material to a foreign terrorist organization. they assumed she had been cleared of any wrongdoing since she was back at this home in w rodeo. that was not the case. >> she was just along for the ride. he needed ammunition for his gun. >> reporter: he he texted her the night of the shooting, do you see what's happening? the son is in protective custody. she is due in

toward palo alto and woodside and also rain is moving over toward the east bay, showers down to union city and light rain as we go into the next several hours. expect it to be off and on throughout the day. i'll detail that coming up in about ten minutes. let's see what's happening with traffic. >> good morning. out in the hayward area, they're not catching much of a break. there was a crash reported around the southbound 880 and the industrial area and now there seems to be an additional crash and we're seeing a slowdown around 92 due to a crash. and an additional crash was reported around peter boulevard. we are seeing major delays near that area. a quick check of bart, there is now a 20-minute delay due to equipment and weather delay as well. the line out of san francisco heading toward the east bay and daley city. for now, there is a 20-minute delay. >> good to know. >> there could be a major breakthrough for the search for a missing couple missing since christmas eve. >> and we'll show you a gadget that's gone fishing. we'll take you to the big board as well in new york city. industri

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and union city. 60s around the tri-valley and into the north bay. bit of a breeze up to 20 late day. there's your tuesday forecast. rain by wednesday night, it will be a wash-out thursday, friday but setting the stage for a dry albeit partly cloudy weekend. and that is the last day of mondays in the month of january forecasts. >>> miss universe is france. miss haiti was the runner-up. . >> there you have it, a new miss universe, miss france was crowned last night and miss hati was the runner up. steve harvey was able to poke fun at himself. right before he announced the winner the former miss universe handed him a pair of glasses. you might remember what happened last year, he accidentally announced the wrong winner. so hopefully the glasses worked this time around. >>> all right. it was a big weekend at the box office, the thriller split was number one for a second week in a row. . >> based on the description of all 23 identities that live in kevin's body . >> yeah the movie brought in $26.3 million. it beat out a dog's purpose. that movie came in

this is over in pleasanton union city in fremont. san jose sunnyvale and pal alto, and along the peninsula things are lightening up through san carlos and san mateo and belmont, and still looking at good rain around stanford. and it's wet and it's windy, and in the north bay things are really beginning to quiet down. the winds are dialing back and the rain is lightening up, and for the next couple hours, we will notice things are changing a bit as a cold front is pushing through the bay area, and behind it is cold and unstable air, and a classic feature that will give a threat of thunderstorms today and reinvigorate that unstable atmosphe atmosphere, and more heavy downpours and a chance of thunderstorms. with the winter storm warning going through 4:00 tomorrow, we're still looking at the snow accumulating in feet, anywhere from one to two additional feet through south lake, and incline could pick up another 10 inches and another 15 inches around blue canyon. we are looking at still some mild air out there, and as we go through the

officers say the victim is 16 years old and from union city. no word on his condition. >>> in a few hours, san francisco's mayor will swear in bill scott as the city's top cop. mayor ed lee introduced scott as the next police chief during a conference last month. scott served as deputy chief of the lapd. he replaces tony chaplin and chief greg sir who resigned last may. >>> this afternoon, a federal judge in san francisco is expected to sentence pg and e. this comes after a jury convicted the company of violating pipeline safety laws before a blast. the utility says they're prepared to pay the $3 million fine, but they're asking the judge not to adjust the bonus program for employees or -- 8 people were killed and 38 homes were destroyed in the 2010 pipeline blast. >>> tornado tore through georgia leaving fields debris and downed power lines and devastating lives. crews went door to door searching for survivors and the tornado that hit the town of albany smashed in homes and tore down traffic lights and uprooted trees. >> americas mrsa -- oh mer

." >> here's what we know, esteban santiago was born in union city, new jersey. he was most recently living in alaska. he have's 26 years old. he served in the army national guard assigned to fort dix in 2006 and 2011. his family says he lost his mind after that and was plagued for mental health issues. in november, the fbi interviewed him after concern from coworkers. he told agents that the government was controlling his mind and forcing him to watch isis videos. >> "action news" reporter, dann cuellar and jeff cherco are in fort lauderdale. dan, what have you heard coming through? >> it's level air travelers stunned and wondering if we need changes down the road at our airports. >> the airport monitors tell of canceled flights to and from fort lauderdale. there are people that had no idea what happened while on a plane. >> i was shocked. >> or what they would do if caught in a horrible tragedy like that. >> i don't know what i would do in a situation like that. it's scary. >> it's unfortunate. we have to better evaluate how to improve security. >> to learn the

the suspect esteban santiago born in union city new jersey and living in anchorage alaska. he legally checked an unloaded gun and amunition before boarding a flight from alaska to florida. before arriving in florida, he retrieved his gun and loaded it in the bathroom and shot at people at baggage claim. >> he basically threw the gun on the ground spread eagle, he was waiting for the officer to approach him. >>> we learned he served in the army national guard for several before being discharged and assigned to fort dix before being deployed to iraq. his family said he lost his mind and was plagued with problems. dann cuellar talked to travelers at philadelphia international airport. >> reporter: the airport monitors tell the story canceled flights to and fort lauderdale. there were people who had no idea what happened because they were on the plane. >> i was shocked to see that on the monitors. or what they would do if they were caught up in the middle of a horrible tragedy like that. >> i don't know what i would do in a situation like that. it's scary. >> we have to find a

but it's powering in hayward and union city. oakland to berkeley you're getting a break but it's raining out in walnut creek. and we're seeing showers in marin county and sonoma county. the rain will remain active within the next several hours. the santa cruz mountains the burn zone from the fires this summer without vegetation you could get flash flooding rather rapidly. we may see that over the next couple of days. that's a view of santa cruz mountains with heavy rain. higher elevations, nearly 2- inches of rainfall. kentfield and ben lomond. three hour arrival delays at sfo airport, and freemont you've been in the rain shadow, yes it's been raining but not nearly as much. 49 for concord. 55 for freemont, san rafael 48. and rainy tonight in san francisco. windy as well. there's a wind advisory in effect until 1:00 in the morning. we could see some wind gusts to 40 to 50 miles per hour. why the change? cold and dry for like a week and a half. now we're soggy and warmer that's because our source of air is no longer coming down f

she began as a city councilwoman in union city in 1980.hen she represented the fremont area in the state assembly before serving eight years as superintendent of public instruction. she's joining a crowded field who want to replace governor brown in 2018. the candidates include lieutenant governor gavin newsom and former los angeles mayor. >>> the san jose sharks played last night and they lost 4-1 after seven straight wins. the sharks started strong and scored a goal four minutes into the game. after that it was all edmonton as they scored the next four goals and won the game 4-1. now they're tied for first place in the pacific division but the sharked have played one less game. >>> the warriors and nba best team has tied another record. four warriors will be in the nba all star game. clay thompson and green are reserves on the western conference team. this is clay's third all star appearance. this marks the 8th time in nba history one team has four players in an all star team. >>> former a's and giants pitcher barry zeto has traded in hi

the oakland diocese is closing three schools in oakland and one in el ceritto and another in union city at the end the year because of low enrollment. the meeting will take place at 7:00 at st. lois catholic school. >>> the state of the state addresses have the governor laying out policies and plans for the future but governor brown took a different direction spending his time attacking the policies of our new president. tom vacar was at the capital for that state of the state address. >> even god cannot cause two times two not to be four. reporter: classic jerry brown, defiant throughout his entire state of the state message. target, trump. >> well no one knows what the new leaders will do. there are signs that our disturbing. we have seen the bold assertion of alternative facts. reporter: target trump on immigrants. >> we will defend everybody. every man, woman and child who has come here for a better life and has contributed to the well- being of our state. reporter: target trump on nixing obama wear. >> to do everything we can to protect the healthcare of our people. reporter: targe

a 16-year-old boy who survived is from union city. >>> this weekend's women's marchs could be the singlelargest day of demonstrations in the united states. but now the question, what's next? kpix5's jessica torrez investigates. >> reporter: now organizers say this is just the beginning. they want to keep up the momentum. >> online women's march participants are tweeting pictures of postcards they're sending to senators with the hash tag why i march. it's the first of what organizers are calling 10 actions in 100 days. on the women's march website there's even a template. this movement won't just go away. like occupy wall street did. because she says, it's rooted in existing organizations. >> this took its start on saturday. we are going to continue to do it. this has had so much progress already and we will continue. it's not just in oakland, every single person that marched also gave $10 to a women and girl's organization. we had $60,000 marchers that would be $600,000. >> reporter: today she's been seeing more support for alliance for young girls. her organization's biggest grant comes

shoppers at the market place in union city say finding a parking sh spot here could be a challenge. >> it is hectic. it is hard finding parking. i go around three times and i sit and wait and cars are honking for me to move out of their way and i'm waiting for this car to get out. so yeah, it is hard. >> reporter: shoppers are competing with b.a.r.t. riders who use this lot, even though they aren't supposed to. officials with the shopping center have had enough. they are now towing b.a.r.t. rider cars out of the lot. tow truck drivers are watching people get out of their cars and walk to b.a.r.t. >> they are there beyond the two hour limit and if the cars are still there, they are towing the cars. yesterday they had four tow trucks working the parking lot. >> this is why this is happening. according to bart, 52 # 21 riders enter the station and the lot has 1144 parking spaces. police say the shopping center is within its right to tow the cars. police department has nothing to do with this because it is private property but even some officers appreciate the enforcement. >> not only as

and at the home of his relatives in union city, new jersey. >> there's a lot of investigation that has to occur now, looking back at his social media footprint, looking back at founding members and friends. so we have a lot of work to do to figure out what might have set him off. >> reporter: what we do know is he is a licensed gun owner, and today he boarded a flight after checking one bag, a hard case made to carry a gun. >> it appears that everything was done legally. >> reporter: while tsa confiscates hundreds of weapons at checkpoints and carry-ons, a gun owner who follows the rules can travel with a weapon as checked baggage. >> once you've packed it correctly, you have to declare it, you have to take it to the airline check-in counter and say, this is my weapon, i want to check it, i want it to go into the baggage compartment so i can get it at the other end of my flight. >> reporter: as seen in this instructional video, tsa requires the weapon be unloaded, packed in a hard-sided case, plastic, wood, or metal, and then locked. >> pack all unloaded firearm and firearm parts in a

his aunt and uncle in union city, new jersey near where officials say santiago was born, say they believe he developed problems after a military deployment overseas. military records show he signed up for the national guard in 2007, while he was living in puerto rico, where the family is from. the records show he was on duty as a combat engineer for ten months in iraq, returning five years ago. he was discharged last august. family members say he went to alaska looking for work where he had a son. and was receiving psychological counseling there. investigators say they've heard from witnesses who say he got into an altercation on board one of the flights. but whatever that was, it wasn't serious enough for the airline to call the police. so tonight it's still unanswered why he opened fire. and why in the ft. lauderdale airport. lester? >> pete williams, thank you. word that the alleged gunman had apparently retrieved a firearm from his checked luggage before starting fire is shining a spotlight on concerns. among them, what are the restrictions on checking a weapon on board a flight and w

not everyone getting that break around novato, 101, and look at this, from union city to fremont, paloos hills. we're looking at more showers along the central coast. but check out our tower camera. nice looking shot there with sunshine. upper 40s to mid-40s. look for some showers today, heavy rain and winds tonight. >>> lisa, thank you. coming up next, a rally under way in washington, d.c. right now as hundreds, thousands of women across the nation prepare to protest against president trump. what demonstrators are planning here in the bay area. here in the bay area. abc 7 news at 8:00 is n everything you need to know about life, you can learn from granola. keep it simple. make every piece count. let other people know what you're made of. always be real. don't be fake, don't be artificial, but always be sweet. and of course, wear sunscreen. nature valley granola bars. no artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners. just good. >>> good morning. saturday, january 21st. i'm cornell bernard. let's look at the weather. it is wet out there. hey, lisa. >> hey, cornell. another day to get rainbow

some of our returns are heading towards union city. 880 and 237, standing water.e got a little bit of wet weather 880 in milpitas. and palo alto, we're seeing some puddles develop there, also here's where some of the better radar returns more widespread over the santa cruz mountains and they're going to get heavier during the overnight hours. look upstream. notice there's not a whole lot of moisture in the air right now and that's why we're going to have a relatively quiet today until tonight with pockets of moderate rain, potential for more flooding, good news, the winds will be light. here's a look at the rain at 7:00. you can see it's still out there. by 9:00, stray shower or two, same thing at about noon so we're going to go from showers to sunlight, maybe a great day to capture a rainbow, hashtag it, #abc7now. 5:00, pretty quite but by 9:00, 10:00, rain coming in, yellows and oranges on the peninsula and down into the santa cruz mountains. few spotty ones heading up 80 and then by 9:00, the rain starts to taper just as the commute ends. so stream and creek fl

in a new report the group gives an a grade to berkeley, el sorito, dublin, union city, saratoga and santaire a. six other cities were praised for improving their scores. that includes brisbane, east palo alto, or ind a and sunny val. solano had most of its cities receiving an f grade. the lung association said that illnesses remain the single most preventable cause of disease and death in california. >>> after a mild flu sea he son last year this year is turning out the to be one of the worst. some hospitals in santa clara are taking steps to stop the virus from spreading. the hospitals in san jose are restricting children under the age of 16 from visiting patients during flu season. the hospital said children have a high risk of getting sick and spreading. at regional medical they are seeing double cases they did last year. at el camino its triple. >> that's why you put the policies in to place to protect those individuals and everybody else. those who have gotten the vaccinet. was very accurate that year sot intenseness are much less. >> health officials say there have been at least 14

the usual places, the cold air draining into palo alto, menlo park, and possibly around fremont, union city and ctro valley. so you may want to protect your plants and pets there also. in fact, look at that, 32 at palo alto. fremont 33. sub-freezing temperatures all the way into the east bay with the san ram on valley in the 20s and like santa rosa and petaluma. this is the way it looks right now. who is thinking about freezing cold temperatures when we finally see some sunshine. grab the sunglasses, you need them today. after the coldest night tonight and many areas freezing, dry tonight and then the gusty rain coming this weekend. temperatures, mainly around 50 to 54. 54 in san jose and 50 in san francisco. this is the way it looks in san jose. gorgeous picture-esque day. and upper 40s at 4:00. starting to see some chilled sunshine there. 40s by 6:00 and even some 30s showing up by 8:00 so have the heavier coat. here we go. by 3:00 on saturday morning, rain rolling in. heavy during the morning hours, especially across the north bay. and then the south bay and the rest of us, up until abou

lawrence otoole and saint martin d -- also closing will be saint jerome and our lady of the rosary in union city. they made at enouncement in a letter to prince pams, teachers and the staff. the letters said staff members will keep their jobs for the rest of the school year. after that they will be encouraged to apply for other jobs with in the church. >>> right now it's 4:10 and trump just hours away from being sworn in as the country's 45th president. coming up in the next half hour what he is expected to say to try to unite the country as thousands of supporters and protesters will greet him in washington. >> first a bay area man who won a ticket to the inauguration is now passing up on the opportunity to be there. the reason why he decided to skip out. >> it's wet out there and if you are planning on driving i think you should add extra time and be prepared. driving in heavy rain as we look at the east shore freeway. it's raining pretty hard. >> it's raining. there is also lighting and thunder and heavy rain for some. just slicing down toward south san francisco and the line here. you can se

located in union city, el cerrito and oakland. more than 600 students and 90 faculty are being impacted. the diocese says the schools were 50% capacity and didn't expect new students so the schools are closing. >> their enrollment makes it very difficult to have a sustainable level of commitment. either by the parents or by other benefactors. >> the diocese says the employees and students will be given priority to transfer to other catholic schools next year. >>> it could be a long night. our radar shows the next storm bringing more rain to the bay area right now. people hit hard by last week's wild weather aren't taking any chances. >> you can't blame them. rick, those escaped floods last week aren't feeling they may be as lucky this time, they're taking precautions. >> they're taking a lot of precautions. they're hoping these sandbags here will do the trick. hopefully block a lot of water that may be potentially moving towards their home. they also feel if that water rises too high, not even these will help them at all. >> it's

so if you live to the east of union city or by some zero or 680. anywhere near the alameda creek, flood stages are a foot and half above the normal stage. >> brittney: sell rental river, in effect until 1015 tonight. the flood stage a 16.5 ft., we are not quite there yet but expected to rise as we head into the next few hours. the north bay is showing a break from the rain which is a good thing. >> brittney: the conceit a batch of rain corporate--you can't see a batch of rainshowers. and at the san lorenzo river in of that until 1015 tonight a flood watch. >> brittney: near 11:00 at san santa rosa. the see another round of heavy downpours are around midnight. >> brittney: dan, a chance of scattered showers as we head into tomorrow. --then a chncaance - chance >> brittney: lawrence? >> brittney: some of the major rivers that we are concerned about are expecting to creep above flood stage >> brittney: >> reporter: an unusual high tide. that will cause more flooding. >> reporter: the tides are so high. so that is also compounding some of the problems

san francisco to ocean park and the financial district at about 49, 49 in richmond and palo alto, union city, santa clara, pleasantton, you can see some light to moderate rain on highway 4 from discovery bay all the way over towards concord, down 680 through 24 to renda and then down 580 along the east bay shore. quick downpour on the san mateo bridge. exercising today, you want to try to stay inside. now, if you're going to be on the water, it's going to be breezy and wetter this afternoon. same thing on the roads, ponding on the roadways this afternoon so watch out for downpours during the ooesk drive with that ponding and our gusty winds, the fastest winds, 20 to 40 miles per hour, those are going to blow right during the evening commute. mid 50s today, mid to upper 50s tomorrow with that heavier rain coming in and then cooler and dryer on thursday. how about an hour by hour look at that wet weather. that's next. here's alexis. >> yeah, it's been a couple weeks since we've really had a full blown weekday commute. i think we're going to see a heavy commute today. i do want to zoom into san

milpitas, 53 back through union city into fremont. 54 degrees around the rim of the bay into hayward. we are talking about temperatures into the low and mid-50s east of the bay. brentwood, good morning, 52. same in concord, clayton and walnut creek. antioch low 50s. north bay numbers status quo into the 50s. sunshine today in cloverdale. rain back in the forecast. we'll tell you which day coming up. here's roqui. >> thank you. no are heading to the altamont pass and it's early, you won't beat the traffic. we have a miserable commute already this early in the morning along the altamont pass because of some roadwork on westbound 580 and this is from yesterday's pothole that they found out there blocking some lanes and now they are trying to repair it for you but it's taking a while and delaying you heavily so you're at just 10 miles per hour along the way so now north tracy boulevard to the altamont pass along 580 westbound will take up to 46 minutes. they may have it done by 6 a.m. or so but that's not a guarantee so give yourself some extra time to get through the traffic on the altam

heavy rainfall a little break in the activityand 580, 608 corridor and moderate rainfall around union city drifting into this area. san mateo bridge is wet and in san francisco that's a light rainfall all this is on the tail end of the system that worked into the bay area yesterday now we have tropical moisture and it's going to be a little more on the mild side. from 40 santa rosa and in the mid-40s throughout rim of the bay and wind are under 10 but later today, 20 to 30 miles per hour winds. gusts up to 40. and we are not going to be surprise stod see a wind advisory. today's high temperatures in the 50s. a little bit more mild than yesterday and again, heavier rain is working its way into the bay area. we will track that together but first let's go over to roqui. >> reporter: let's look at the bay area roads wet but the traffic has not started. it's just begun. here's the marin county commuteinto the golden gate toll plaza 14 minutes and it is special the golden gate bridge only 3 lanes are opened on both side and that's due to mechanical problems with the barriers. so we will let you

through woodside into pescadero. 57 degrees in san jose through cupertino and campbell. 56 milpitas, union city and newark. temperatures today east of the bay with the wind up to 15 only into the low and mid-50s. good morning to you in brentwood at 53 degrees back through discovery bay. low 50s common from stinson beach with the cloud cover in bodega bay to 54 with partly cloudy skies in napa. and you have mostly cloudy skies today in windsor at 58. weekend is right around the corner! we have that forecast coming up. right now, here's rock- alicious! >> thank you, roberta. it's 4:37. here's our bay area roads. starting in marin county a closure after the series of storms we have had there's been flooding in the area of westbound 37 at atherton avenue so chp is diverting traffic still there so you have a direct route to 101. but eastbound 37 is now open. so that's the update for you if you are headed on the vallejo novato commute and marin county into san francisco here's a look at the golden gate bridge looking good. okay. moving over to oakland, roadwork on northbound 880 and this is from 29th

authorities say the man identified as esteban santiago originally from union city, new jersey, that's north jersey had legally checked a gun in his baggage as he flew from alaska to florida. once in the terminal, he got the gun from his luggage, loaded it in a bathroom and came out firing. that's right there where police have him after the apprehension. officials say that he was honorably discharged from the army four months ago but he has had contact with the fbi and has undergone mental health treatments. the airport is still shut down in fort lauderdale. >>> let's go live to philadelphia international airport and "action news" reporter dann cuellar. dann obviously when something like this happens every other major airport in america pays close attention. what's happening at phl? >> reporter: well, jim, a number of things. first, flights to and from fort lauderdale continue to be canceled although we are expecting one to land here that left fort lauderdale shortly after the incident happened. secondly, security is being beefed up, this as air travelers continue to react to the horri

degrees, we've got 45 from downtown san francisco, pleasanton, pittsburg, richmond at 46 along with union city, 38 in petaluma. still a little slick down in the south bay. let's talk about your commute. i give you caution because what happens this morning with that light rain. now if you're going to be on the water it's going to be tranquil today and if you're going to be out and about exercising, just dress warmer. now, these temperatures, they're going to be in the low to mid 50s today, mid 50s tomorrow but mid 50s to near 60 saturday. that's when the heavy rain starts to roll on in. i'll talk more about that coming up and also tracking thick fog. details next. >>> seeing that up on the north end and then we just heard matt keller say he ran into that this morning. southbound 680 moving along just fine, no slowdowns but if you ride san francisco bay ferry, a couple service changes to talk about. they're having some mechanical issues, that means several llejo trips will be replaced by bus service today. then those return trips to vallejo from san francisco, 2:30 and 5:30 also replaced by buse

. >>> let's show you new video into "eyewitness news" from union city, new jersey. that is in hudson county. police there are in connection with the fort lauderdale airport shooting. investigators are reportedly at the home of the relative of the suspect. the scene is on 20th street. "cbs evening news" will have very latest on the investigation coming up after our broadcast at 6:30. >>> flu season is in full swing with over 4500 cases now confirmed, in pennsylvania, and the cdc says that thinks just the beginning. flu activity is expected to increase across the country over the next several weeks. this years most common strain of the influenza is known for causing more severe illnesses specially in children and people 65 or older. and doctors want people to be to be aware that a lot of different illnesses are going around. >> we're really seeing an up t ic in allmaner of illness, both, infectious diseases, as well as non-infectious diseases. >> doctors say it is not too late to go out and get a flu shot. they say good hand washing also helps fight off seasonal illne

and, when they arrived, witnessed a 16-year-old boy from union city on the ground, on his back. >> reporter: and, a man, identified by family members as angel ramos, standing over the boy, holding a knife. police say the armed man presented a lethal threat to the victim down on his back. >> reporter: and, one officer, an eight-year veteran of the force, opened fire, killing angel. >> reporter: facts of this case laid out by the vallejo police department. >> reporter: and, that's why they've enlisted the help of attorney john burris. "he didn't have a knife on him. they're saying that he was leaping on somebody to shoo, i can't talk -- i'm sorry." >> reporter:the anti-police terror project helped organize this memorial. "we're going to be here to ride this out with you." >> reporter:the families of mario romero, gunned down by vallejo police in 20-12. and, alex nieto, killed by san francisco police in 20-14. offering their support. >>:- "my condolences to the family." >>:- "i wish i could say that it gets better, but it doesn't" >>:- "sigh, all i know is we need justice for my son and that's

and outside the home of his relatives in union city, new jersey. trying to decipher the troubled life of esteban santiago, and what brought him to the airport in ft. lauderdale with a gun. >> brian ross with us here tonight on this fast-moving investigation. and federal officials looking at this as a possible terror investigation? >> reporter: that hasn't yet been decided. his rants about isis back in anchorage, it seems increasingly likely the joint terror task force will take over this investigation at some point soon. >> so, this could take a turn. brian ross tonight, thank you. i want to bring in pierre thomas, because pierre, when people watching hear that he was known to the fbi, boarded that plane, checking his gun in his luggage and no red flags? >> reporter: david, sources say as far as they know, and it's early, the suspect was not on any terrorism watch list or no-fly list. it appears the suspect was views as having mental health issues. david, we're in a gray area here, because there appears to be a reference to isis, though apparently