san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 breaking overnight... one driver is dead this morning after a car crash on highway 1-0-1. this is video from the scene around 7:30 last nght. the accident happened at spencer avenue in sausalito. all lanes reopened just after midnight. according to c-h-p, several callers reported the car went up a hillside on the right side of the roadway and hit a large exit sign. the driver died at the scene. we'll continue to follow this story throughout the morning. let's stay in the north bay... it's one of the many areas that always gets hit hard by storms. kron four's lydia pantazes shows us how crews helped people in the area prepare for this week's storms. she reports from novato. but this has been a busy place recently.with the ground saturated from the recent storms.... public works crews are keeping their eyes on trouble spots along the coast including ross v

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 one of the areas that will be hit the hardest by today's storm is the north bay. kron 4's will tran continues our team coverage. he is live in santa rosa this morning where where conditions are expected to get much worse this morning. will. i am live in santa rosa this morning where it is raining and it is only expected to get worse. thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. now we want to check in with averi harper who is live in novato where part of highway 37 is still closed this morning because of flooding.. averi. one eastbound lane of highway 37 is back open between highway 101 and atherton avenue. but crews are still trying to remove standing water... which forced the road to close after tuesday's storm. the westbound direction remains closed this morning -- with no estimated time of reopening. thanks aver. we will check ba

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 this will... now we want to continue our team coverage with kron 4's will tran. he is live in sonoma where they are already experiencing flooding. it is raining in napa. we have breaking news out of the north bay where massive flooding is causing a major mess. this is highway 121 near highway 12 in schelleville where 6 people had to be rescued overnight after the flood waters got too high. firefighters were able to get everyone to safety and no one was hurt. the highway remains closed at this hour. thanks will. and this was the scene in the north bay last night. there is flooding in some parts this morning. a flash flood watch is in effect in fairfield until late tonight. and the heavy rains could cause even more problems as they continue throughout the morning. and there are already problems on the roads this morning. in napa county right now... the sil

san mateo bridge less then 30 mateo bridge maze to sf. san less then 30 bridge wb 80 is spots. bay no major hot traffic.weather and toss weather and traffic. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 one of the areas that will be hit the hardest by today's storm is the north bay. kron 4's will tran continues our team coverage. he is live in santa rosa this morning where where conditions are expected to get much worse this morning. will. i am live in santa rosa this morning where it is raining and it is only expected to get worse. thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. now we want to check in with averi harper who is live in novato where part of highway 37 is still closed this morning because of flooding.. averi. one eastbound lane of highway 37 is back open between highway 101 and atherton avenue. but crews are still trying to remove s

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 in the south bay... northbound lanes on highway-17 in the santa cruz mountains are still closed this morning. crews are working to clear the mudslide that has blocked the northbound lanes off and on for more than a month. rain and dangerous conditions have delayed that work over the past few weeks. caltrans says there is now a geologist on site to assess when it is too dangerous to work...and when crews can resume. there is still no estimate to when all lanes will be open. and there are concerns that highway 37 in novato could flood again today as more rain hits. crews have been trying to make repairs to the road all week. highway 37- has been prone to flooding this winter... making it a nightmare for commuters in the area. yesterday crews worked on building a barrier to keep water off of the road way. caltrans has not given an estimate to when that road

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 and remember you can track the storm from the palm of you hand... just download the free kron 4 mobile app and have live radar right on your phone. and stay updated on traffic accidents and flooded roadways through breaking news push alerts. more rain at the oroville dam today has people concerned there may be another evacuation. officials say people who live downstream from the lake need to keep a bag packed just in case. state officials say the water level is going down but they would like to see it drop another 25 feet. they don't expect the water level to rise during today's storm. at the same time... crews are working around the clock to shore up the emergency spillway which began eroding as the level in the lake started to rise over the weekend. thousands of pounds of rocks and cement are arriving each hour and being out in place by helicopters and trucks.

in san mateo county.. congress members paid a visit to those who lost their homes because of mudslides. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to officials and victims and has the latest on the peninsula. hope visited this tightknit la honda community today.. congresswoman anna eshoo and state senator jerry hill joined by other county officials showed up to see the damage for themselvessot rep. anna eshoo over again. at least 17 people are without a home this morning following two fires in oakland. the first fire happened around noon yesterday at 2909 35th avenue. oakland firefighters initially tweeted that people were trapped inside the house. the second fire happened around 5:02 last night at 1520 24th avenue. it burned part of a two story home. children and adults are both displaced. no one was injured in either fire. a 70-year old woman is in the hospital this morning after being thrown 50 feet by a hit and run driver in petaluma. it happened just before 7:30 saturday night at the intersection of south mcdowel

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 heavy rain moves through the area during the early morning hours, primarily impacting commuters between 3am and 6am. after that, rain should become lighter and more scattered. this will be the first of several storm system to impact us over the next 7 days. the next round of rain starts friday morning with showers lingering into saturday. then, a brief dry spell through sunday. next front arrives sunday night into monday with rain lasting through wednesday. we can expect anywhere from 3 to 4 inches of rain between now and next wednesday. highs today will reach the low 60s in most locations. the rain is causing major traffic problems this morning... kron four's averi harper is live in oakland where a big rig overturned on interstate 8-80. averi? thanks averi. we will check back with you through out the morning. happening now... crews are working to repair

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 and we continue to follow storm damage this morning. sonoma county is another area that's had it's fair share of flooded roads . now, despite warnings it seemed hard for drvers to resist temptation when they see a "road flooded" sign. kron4's spencer blake shows us the storm damage. two lanes lead to nowhere as highway 12 stops abruptly at the flood waters of 121 - almost abruptly as some cars that got way too close to it. "yeah, we've heard all these storms have been coming through and it's been flooded, but we wanted to come down and see what it looked like."once again, the intersection is completely closed.the signs and cones stop cars at least a good mile away."sometimes even multiple layers of road closures aren't enough to stop people from driving around them. don't let yourself be one of those drivers."if you do, you might end up like some of the

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 now we want to get back to our breaking news this morning. nearly 200- thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. james fletcher is here with the latest developments from overnight. there is a lot of concern this morning as people are being told to evacuate to higher ground. this comes after water began gushing over the affected spillway at the oroville dam. after a rainy winter season that has caused lake oroville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing. last week we showed you a hole that opened in the spillway after the last round of storms. that hole grew very quickly. officials with cal fire say the big problem is with erosion as the water comes down mountain. and cal fire is warning about just how dangerous this situation can be.this situation dangerous this situation can be. dam spillwa

we'll look at san mateo bridge. westbound. commute direction slowing down over there before you get to high rise. crash reported on the span itself. i'll get an update once a crew gets on scene. traffic moving but may bog down shy of the high rise westbound. >> tax season well under way. coming up in just three minutes, what you should consider before deciding how you're going to spend your tax refund. >> plus, the stock market is at all-time highs. is it time to sell? we'll take a look coming up in business. >>> it is 6:13. getting up and ready and getting kids out the door, it's definitely cold out there all across the board even though we're seeing a spread in those temperatures from 31 in santa rosa to 43 in san jose. puddles out there on the streets and sidewalks. recess still need a jacket but we'll see lots of sunshine today. more on this and a look ahead to the workweek coming up in five minutes. >> we're tracking a crash on san mateo bridge. i've seen that travel time jump up another two minutes. another three minutes

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 toll to 101 a few lingering showers will be into morning, mainly otherwise, drier conditions are late week with temperatures. weather by the weekend with the potential for and gusty winds. back to our breaking news story this morning... thousands of people evacuated by massive flooding in san jose. you can see just how much water is flooding people's yards and homes. several rescues took place yesterday as the water kept rising. more evacuations were ordered around midnight and right now people do not know when they will be allowed to return home. return home.allowed to they will be know when they will be allowed to return home. james fletcher joins us now with a closer look at the neighborhoods where all of happening. james. this is where the majority of the flooding is taking place it is right near university. now we want to continue our team coverage and take a closer look at

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 the rain coming down hard across the bay area, especially in areas of the north bay. there is already flooding in some parts this morning. and there is a flash flood watch in effect. kron four's j-r stone shows how people are dealing with the storm. the rain is coming down and coming down hard on drivers trying to get home.sot i am ready for it to stopare youyesbut it does not appear as though this rain will be stopping soon. at least not over the next couple of days. bad news for those like vicki kalabokes.sot our house is sufferinghow soit's starting to leak.we haven't had any leaks for years.for some the wet and windy conditions aren't the end of the worldbut a bit frustrating to say the least.sot somebody says would you like to go to the ballet i think oh do i want to drive for an hour in the rain then get wet going into the ballet and then sit there

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 we have team coverage of the storm hitting the bay area this morning... kron 4's will tran is in redwood city. will, how's it looking? it is raining in redwood city thanks will. and we have crews all over the bay area out in the rain. kron 4's averi haper is live in hayward this morning... averi, how is it looking there? it is raining along highway 92 in hayward. thanks averi. we'llc check back with you later. in the south bay... northbound lanes on highway-17 in the santa cruz mountains are still closed this morning. crews are working to clear the mudslide that has blocked the northbound lanes off and on for more than a month. rain and dangerous conditions have delayed that work over the past few weeks. caltrans says there is now a geologist on site to assess when it is too dangerous to work...and when crews can resume. there is still no estimate to whe

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 our top story this morning... evacuation orders have been lifted for thousands of people who were forced out of their homes in san jose because of massive flooding. although the floodwater is receding, many people still can't go home because of the toxic and muddy mess that was left over. kron4's lydia pantazes spoke to some of the people who live in the one of the hardest hit areas. nats... crews busy pressure washing streets in the rockspring neighborhood.... as crews clean... people who live here were allowed to go into their homes for the first time. "we went to get in to get our stuff, they're allowing that." long nguyen and his family only took out essential items... no one who lives here is allowed to stay overnight. "i'm just trying to go inside and grab as much as i can right now because i don't know when they're going to let us go back in and g

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 breaking overnight... a man is shot and killed in san jose and the gunman is on the run this morning. we have a map of where it happened just before 10:00 last night. officers responded to reports of a man shot in tihe 1900 block of tully road. the man died at the scene. there is no description of the shooter this morning. we will continue to follow this story on kron four morning news. our top story this morning. president donald trump finally names his supreme court justice nominee. judge neil gorsuch has been nominated for the seat, which was held by justice antonin scalia, who died last year. president trump made the announcement last night at the white house. gorsuch is a judge on the 10th circuit court of appeals in denver. the 49-year-old supports religious freedom. he is thought to be pro life and like the majority of the supreme court, is harvar

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 breaking news from overnight another mudslide covering a bay area road. this is video just into kron 4 this morning. it happened early this morning on black road in los gatos. kron 4's will tran continues our team coverage of the storm damage this morning, he is live at the scene of the mudslide in los gatos. will. mudslide on black road south of gist. happened around 1:00 this morning. a pickup truck was stuck in the mud. thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. and another mudslide about 10 miles away turned deadly. a worker was killed and another injured while they were trying to clear the road on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. it happened yesterday afternoon at around 12:15. the construction company, "granite rock" tweeted out this picture.... saying they lost a beloved member of their team. the two workers were hit

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 weather update: showers can be expected during the day today with another round of widespread rainfall and gusty southerly winds on thursday as a cold front sweeps through the region. again, flooding will be possible along with downed trees and isolated power outages. showers will likely linger into friday with dry conditions returning region-wide by the upcoming weekend. continuing our coverage of the damage from the storms... rews are still cleaning up after a massive mudslide destroyed a home in san rafael. . kron 4's will tran is live there this morning with a look at the damage. at around 8:00 yesterday morning, the san rafael fire department responded to reports of a tree that was about to fall. when they arrived they discovered that a mudslide had knocked down this home. the slide happened over several hours and the family that lives there was abl

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 now we want to continue our team coverage this morning. let's go to will tran who is live in redwood city where north bound lanes have been shut down. will? thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. breaking overnight... one driver is dead this morning after a car crash on highway 1-0-1. this is video from the scene around 7:30 last nght. the accident happened at spencer avenue in sausalito. all lanes reopened just after midnight. according to c-h-p, several callers reported the car went up a hillside on the right side of the roadway and hit a large exit sign. the driver died at the scene. people in oroville still concerned this morning that they may have to evacuate again because of today's heavy rainfall. additional measures are being taken at the oroville reservoir to deal with today's storms. the department of water resources

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 a man is shot and killed by an officer in the east bay. it happened at mowry avenue in fremont. police closed the area for hours while they collected evidence. kron four's ella sogomonian has the latest on the investigation. pkgin fremont a deadly officer involved shooting shut down a major roadway. officials say an officer responding to a disturbance opened fire on a suspect - killing him. police wouldn't say if any witnesses were at the scene.sgt. ricardo cortes, fremont police department"people will be interviewed. the scene will be processed the crime scene will be processed appropriately so at this point it's going to be a several hour journey."mowry avenue was closed in both directions between blacow and logan drive.little is known at this time what led up to that fatal shooting sunday night around 4:15."i do not even know if the officer was actual

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 happening now. niles canyon road is back open in fremont this morning after severe flooding. there was approximately two feet of water on the roadway. the nearby alameda creek rose fast... bringing an enormous amounts of water and uprooting trees in its path. there were also some large problems on the penninsula. kron4's maureen kelly gives us an upclose look at some major traffic disruptions on highway- 84 in woodside. rain loosened rocks....and some big boulders came down onto highway 84 east of skyline blvd this morning.....closing off the westbound lane to traffic....and the trouble is....this was the good side of this section....the east bound side has been closed for weeks....check out the cracks in the ashplat....the ground beneath it is washing out.... this situation made worse when this stand of six redwoods fell last week....see this peg....it

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 the coyote creek is causing problems in causing creek is the coyote the coyote creek is causing problems in san jose.... several neighborhoods remain underwater this morning. hundreds of families are staying in evacuations centers. san jose mayor sam liccardo extended the mandatory evacuation order for nearly everyone living east of coyote creek. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. the water is still on the rise in some parts. kron four's j-r stone reports from one of the hardest hit areas. senter road in san jose looks like a river right now but instead of boats there are only abandoned cars. the water has forced out those like lorainewho woke up to her neighbor pounding on the door.sot the water just started coming all over and it got higher and higher and i got scared and i left.in fact more than 200 left this rockspring nei

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 evacuations are still in place for nearly 200-thousand people near the oroville dam this morning. crews are trying to lower the water level and shore up the dam's emergency spillway before more rain returns later this week. james fletcher is here with an update. and the clear weather yesterday allowed water officials to get a better idea of the extent of damage to the dam's spillways. want to first take a live look from the dam this morning.... the oroville dam overlook has been turned into a make shift rock quarry... big rigs are hauling in stones and boulders to the area to repair the emergency spillway. officials also have a pair of helicopters .... and dozens of bags filled with material which can help shore up the damaged spillway. meanwhile, crews are trying to release as much water as they can from the dam.. before the next storm. so far, the wate

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 a big story we are following this morning.. tragedy after two people who were working on opening highway 17 after a mudslide in the santa cruz mountains were run over by a dump truck that was also working in the area. one man died in the accident. kron4's lydia pantazes has the details on the man who was killed. and flooding has again flooding has and and flooding has again shutdown all lanes of highway 37 in novato. the area affected is between highway- 101 and atherton avenue. cal-trans crews tried to avoid the flooding by trying to pump water off the roadway. the stretch of highway has been a trouble spot all winter long. another area that has been hit hard by flooding, guerneville. the russian river is on the rise there. kron4's hermela aregawi has more on the conditions there. sonoma county crews have closed off a 5 mile stretch of river road.. in g

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 our top story.. people who live downstream of the oroville dam are retuning home this morning. but they have been warned... "be ready to leave at a moments notice." federal aid money has been approved to help rebuild part of the damaged dam. work is already underway to repair the emergency spillway that had been in danger of failing. at the same time, water is being released through the dam's main spillway -- which is also damaged. the goal, get the water level down before the next rain storm moves in. kron four's dan kerman has more on the emergency repair effort. as two helicopters worked in tandem carrying bags of rocks to fill holes in the oroville dam's emergency spillway authorities have lifted an evacuation order that forced nearly 200-thousand people from their homes.sot kory honea, butte county sheriffand while authorities believe the risk of a

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san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 breaking news from overnight... one man shot and killed in san jose and the gunman is still on the loose. kron 4's will tran is live in san jose this morning with the details. will. thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. president donald trump makes his pick for the supreme court. the president nominating judge neil gorsuch to fill the spot left vacant by the death of antonin scalia almost a year ago. this morning judge gorsuch will head to capitol hill for his first meetings with the u-s senate. karin caifa is in washington with a closer look at the potential ninth supreme court justice and the hurdles he may face. a trump white house that's been very chaotic over the last 10 days managed to keep this pick largely under wraps until last night's primetime announcement. neil gorsuch has an impressive legal resume and academic cr

san mateo bridge less then 30 mateo bridge maze to sf. san min from the less then 30 spots. bay no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 and we are just days away from the super bowl and we are getting you ready for the big game. alyssa orange is live in houston with a look at what lady gaga is saying about the halftime show. alyssa? lady gaga is the first performer to sing the national anthem at the super bowl and then immediately turn around and become the halftime show the following year. gaga was asked to reveal details about her performancein thursday's press conference, but she was adamit to keep it all a secret. pkglady gaga- "i dont want to give away also how many costume change i'm doing. i dont want to give it away. i dont want to give away any songs i'm singing. im sticking with my same answer, that im not going to tell you.alyssa orange- "we'll h

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 more on our top story this morning.... several neighborhoods in san jose are still dealing with major flooding. an evacuation order is still in place for parts of the city, but some people will be allowed to return home today. the san jose fire chief says the water has started receding in some areas. flood victims are working quickly to try and salvage their belongings damaged by water. more than 36-thousand families have evacuated their homes since coyote creek flooded parts of the city on tuesday. kron 4's will tran is live this morning in the rock springs area in san jose where there is still flooding this morning. will. mandatory evacuations are still in place because of flooding in parts of san jose. too late to go. thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. happening now... people are working to pump the floodwater out of the

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 and we have team coverage of the rain hitting the bay area this morning... kron 4's will tran who is driving around hayward with a look at the conditions there.. will? thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. and don't forget you can track the storm on the go with the free kron 4 mobile app. you can watch live radar and get updates on traffic problems and breaking news through push alerts. back to our breaking news from overnight... crowds gather at u-c berkeley in opposition to a planned speech by conservative writer and activist milo yiannopoulous. the event was canceled as campus police could not provide enough security for milo and watch over the protesters. the student union was severely damaged as several windows were smashed and fires lit. and this morning president trump is responding to the protests at u-c berkeley and h

san mateo bridge min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond less than 20 min from the toll to 101 breaking news we are following right now... a water rescue is underway in san jose. there are reports that as many as 20 people could be trapped at las lagos golf course because of rising water from coyote creek. kron 4's will tran is on his way to the scene. we will get the latest from him as soon as he gets there. the anderson reservoir continues to spill over it's banks this morning. right now, the dam is at capacity and now excess water is rushing down the spillway. the santa clara valley water district says it will continue to release water until the spillway reaches 2000 cubic feet per second. then they will close the outlet at the bottom to relieve any additional pressure downstream..... that may cause flooding in coyote creek. that is where that water rescue is happening right now. and happening now a large section of highway 84 is closed because of storm dam

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 people who live near the oroville dam are returning home. but they are being warned to be ready to leave at a moments notice. james fletcher is here with a look at the emergency repair effort this morning. the mandatory evacuation order was lifted yesterday morning. federal aid money was approved to help rebuild part of the damage at the oroville dam spillway. crews are working around the clock to repair the emergency spillway, which had been in danger of failing. the goal right now is to get the water level down before the next round of rain moves in. while authorities believe the risk of a collapse of the dam's emergency spillway has been averted, the sheriff of butte county warned people they must remain on alert. in addition to filling the holes in the emergency spillway, the department of water resources is releasing as much water as possible from t

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stretches back over the san mateo bridge toward san mateo, south san francisco. looks like around sfo as well. foster city. probably into palo alto. wood side. then stretching over toward -- fremont. looks like over toward newark and there as well as over to the east bay. you request see some of that moving off toward mount diablo. there are some breaks. little towardal eastbound rock and then stretching a little from loss altosn. to the santa cruz mountain itself pickings up again. santa cruz. there is some good downpours in there. south san jose. down toward san martin if gilroy. rainfall, this is just 24 hours. i should have updated that. ocidental. oaf a half inch of rain. sleepy hollow. mill valley a third. danville 11, 100ths. san francisco, oakland and san jose less than a tenth. wind advisory until 3:00 a.m. gusts 40 to 50 on the coast. higher elevations. 40s. 50s and there is your southeast breeze. it'll be a windy day. mix of sun, clouds and rain. some of that could be moderate to heavy. today inton 't and then tomorrow. the low is finally moving. this

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 students are on edge this morning after protests at u-c berkeley... and the violence continues into a second day. the demonstrators were protesting a planned speech by conservative writer milo yiannopoulos on wednesday night. and a day after these protests... a man wearing a donald trump hat was campus. kron 4's averi harper is live in berkeley this morning with the details of the attack. . a big story we are following this morning... a u-c berkeley student says he was beaten a day after violent protests erupted at the university. the student says he was wearing a "make america great again" hat on his way to class when two men jumped out of an s-u-v... grabbed his hat and started hitting him. then the attackers jumped back in the car and tried to escape but police blocked their escape and arrested them. thanks averi. we will check back with you through o

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 mandatory evacutions remain in place for nearly 200- thousand people near the oroville dam this morning. it's a race against time to lower the water level and shore up the dam's emergency spillway.... this all before the rain returns later this week. governor brown is asking the federal government for assistance for the three counties affected by this emergency... about 190 thoudand people had to quickly leave their homes sunday night in butte, sutter and yuba counties. water is flowing from the main spillway, which is damaged but functioning. and the best news this morning is the lake's water level is going down as the emergency spillway is being repaired. the concern remains 30 foot wall of water could come cascading down the dirt below if the emergency spillway gives governer brown also says he spoke with a trump adminstrastion official about the issu

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 a gunman is on the loose this morning... this after another shooting on a busy east bay highway. one man died after the shooting on highway four in antioch. kron four's hermela aregawi spoke with a stunned community. just minutes after 9 saturday night.. a man is shot dead while driving on hwy 4 east bound..when chp arrived on the scene.. they found the victim had succumbed to his injuries. this is one of several shooting on hwy 4 in the past year.. sot damorio thompson, concerned residenti think this freeway shooting thing. its just terrible. i just dont understand it. i think its a bunch of young people that just dont know how to act. get guns and just actually self destruct.the shootings are making residents question their safety..sot damorio thompson, concerned residentmy family stays right up the street from there so im concerned about my family. i

tom brady's family lives in san mateo. n abc 7 news was at a block party with the neighbors who never doubted the hometown boy could get the job down. >> they've been decide several games and always find a way to get back. definitely proved it again today. >> ever since he was a little kid, 5 or 6 years old, on saturday mornings, she'd knohe'n the door to wake up my boys to play ball. he's always loved to play. >> brady's neighbors have been having the super bowl block parties since his first trip to the first super bowl in 2002. >>> look at the traffic conditions on internastate 80 a castle peak late yesterday, 25 miles from lake tahoe. plenty of snow coming down. you need chains. the sierra could see one to two feet of snow at higher elevations. >>> bart doing some pruning work along the tracks to keep the trains moving along as the bay area was hit with more wind and rain. abc 7 was along the tracks near the san francisco-daly city border yesterday. bart had to close one of the two tracks between 24th street and daly ci

specifically foster city and san mateo. it was part of the monthly crackdown...and stanley roberts was there. a driver in a volvo rolls a stop sign in foster city and is immediately pulled over just a few blocks away by officer ortiz from the hillsborough police department. the reason why i stopped you is because you didn't come to a complete stop the town hillsborough police department was one of more than a dozen traffic officers from all around san mateo county which participated in step or saturation traffic enforcement program almost all were on motorcycles; they hit the streets of foster city and san mateo looking for drivers behaving badly behind the wheel i was in a car because let's face it, there are no sidesaddles, but i digress the driver of this white lexus ran a stop sign in san mateo any reason for not coming to a complete stop the driver wasn't sure which intersection she missed ok im sorry oh i'm not with the police im with channel 4 i know im sorry for everybody were you on the phone yea i was on the phone

. >> at the vigil in san mateo, a $50,000 reward was listed. the high school retired riley's jersey and is dedicating the season to him. >>> months after the fire, there is still a physical mess because of the ghost ship warehouse. bay area water regulators are telling the city of oakland to clean up from the deadly fire. in the days after the fire, oakland city workers moved much of the debris to a temporary dump site where it has been sitting ever since. water quality control regulators are telling oakland to cover the debris, or better yet just dispose of it in the landfill. they say none of it is hazardous but they are worried about the runoff with all the recent rain. >>> more news going locally. >>> the federal government is saying it did not lie to the santa cruz police chief about a recent gang bust. here's the back story. department of homeland security arrested 10 people in daly city, watsonville and santa cruz. all facing drug-related charges. but the police chief said some santa cruz residents were detained with no criminal history.

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 as the bay area is faces another round of wet weather... there are concerns this morning that the russian river could flood again in guerneville. this is video when the river flooded during the storms last month. for several days... boats and kayaks were the only way people who live off neely road could get around. but it's dry for now.. and crews were cleaning up one of the remaining landslides along river road yesterday. people who live near the river say they are ready for the flooding if it happens again... neighbors say they are just waiting to see if the storms will be as bad as they were three weeks ago... and how it might impact the level of the russian river. a new computer program installed for the alameda county court system may have led to some people being wrongly arrested. the four- point-five million dollar software program was installed l

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 more on our top story this morning.... several neighborhoods in san jose are still dealing with major flooding. an evacuation order is still in place for parts of the city, but some people will be allowed to return home today. the san jose fire chief says the water has started receding in some areas. flood victims are working quickly to try and salvage their belongings damaged by water. more than 36-thousand families have evacuated their homes since coyote creek flooded parts of the city on tuesday. kron 4's will tran is live this morning on williams street area in san jose where people are cleaning up this morning. will. mandatory evacuations are still in place because of flooding in parts of san jose. too late to go. thanks will. we will check back through out the morning. the morning.through out with you check back with you through out the morning. no

of san mateo county says a lot of counties are aggressive. san mateo is not aggressive. they say a lot of times they push cases into adult court that shouldn't there been. >> does this have to do with prison overcrowding. >> it does. that was the genesis of this proposition. but notwithstanding that, i think it's a better system. it's a better way to do it. >> okay. you agree with it in theory and practice. >> i do. >> thank you. always good to see you. >> always good to see you, gasia. >> thank you, gasia and michael. the time is 7:47. sal is right over there watching highway 24 and everything else. it will be busy, dave, on the morning commute. compared to the last few days, this commute is better. we do see slow traffic on highway 24. it's slow and also just sluggish in some areas between walnut creek and oakland. and it slows again on 24 as you approach 580. all normal traffic. the bay bridge toll plaza commute is slow this morning. we have a big backup. 580 begins to slow before the highway 24 interchange. and solid to the maze. then the counter starts again. from t

san mateo bridge ugly morning commute, as well. the most and the best advice i can really give you if you have at least 30 minutes to wait before you head out this morning, i would do so. flash flood warning in effect for the red highlighted area which encompasses sonoma and napa. we have a flash flood watch in the area which is highlighted in yellow. some of our weather watcher reporting up to an inch of rain. look at the driving rain gusty winds over the golden gate bridge where so far it's picked up to over 30-mile-per-hour wind speeds. temperatures are in the 50s and 60s so it feels very muggy out the door this morning. it's very showery. right now the winds are out of the south at 33 at sfo, 31 san francisco. so now when you get on the bay bridge and you're heading due west for san francisco, it is a nasty morning commute with those gusty winds. 26 around the seashore. a little lighter due east 18 in novato so you're getting the gist of this because of the wind speeds the entire bay area with a wind advisory in place. it has b

just south of san mateo. moving through there near the san mateo bridge. 40s, 50s. statewide 32 in truckee. 51 in monterey. the south breeze, southeast has turned up. i think this took some of the moisture out of that system from last night. early this morning. it's picking up again and we have will have a windy day. the low is finally moving. we had the warm sec interest to guilty. through the now. watch how this draws up moisture from the southwest. he we may get sun but then rain. rainfall the next seven days, doesn't look like crazy for the next 48 hours but as we head toward sunday night and monday. the weekend looks okay. sunday night and monday into tuesday watch what happens. especially to the north into wednesday and also thursday. you are seeing some really heavy totals north from santa rose a. this time i buy into that. i think the heaviest will be in northern california. not so much to the south. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. we are back into at rainy pattern. so far no issues. let's hope it stays there. we get enough a break tweak systems but we are

. >>> former san san mateo -- a former san mateo police officer accused of sexually assaulting women. prosecutors say he threatened to arrest or deport the women if they resisted. winchester is behind bars on $3.1 million bonds. >>> california republican is calling for a special prosecutor to look into allege contact between russia and associates of president trump during the campaign. >> you cannot have somebody, a friend of mine, jeff sessions who was on the campaign and who was an appointee. you will need to use the special prosecutors statue and office. >> representative darrell is one of the latest members of congress to call for the attorney general to recuses himself from the case. the white house says it's too early to make that recommendation. >>> japanese air bag maker takata is expected to plead guilty in court today. as part of the plea they will pay $1 billion in penalties for hiding a deadly air bag problem. the air bags can explode with too much force. at least 16 deaths are connected l to the problem. >>> kansas city police are investigating a possible hate crime after

here's a live look at the san mateo bridge from hayward and the foster city. keep in mind, there are two mattresses blocking the middle lane after the high-rise on westbound 92 and so, i know it's early, but go put those to use and this is a good look at the bay bridge toll plaza. a lot of cars coming in and no delays just yet. the metering lights turning on at 5:30 this morning. from the carquinez bridge, 80 westbound to the maze, that will take you 20 minutes or so. that is your regular commute. expect no delay into towntown san francisco. and okay, moving over to vacaville now, westbound 80 after cherry glen road. a stalled bus blocking the left lane out there and no delays, though. we have crews on the way trying to clear that out for you. if you would like to avoid the roads, they're wet. take mass transit and everything is on time. over to you. >> thank you. >>> and if you're waking up and miss super bowl 51, the umpire state building has you covered. red, white, and blue. the colors of the new england patriots. the pats beating the atlanta falcons in ov

we had some over the san mateo bridge. now it looks like over the dumbarton bridge, over to palo alto as well and union city and hayward. stretching from saratoga into the santa cruz mountains and morgan hill back to gilroy. i'll tell you, they always seem to be the mix this winter season. the air cooling off a little for some. southwest breeze. feels tropical for a few. the low begins to move in. that is setting the stage for possible not only showers but thunder showers later today. 60s on the temps. all right, sal. are you seeing anything on the dumbarton bridge or san mateo. >> no rain. we're seeing slow traffic. let me look at the camera here. we still see slow traffic out there. i have been slightly distracted by all of the slow traffic on the east shore freeway getting to the bay bridge. you can see it is slow. it is a 35-minute delay. things are better when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza. i want to remind you in china town stockton and pacific, avoid the area. they have a working fire at a building there. two

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 three people three people are dead this morning after a plane that was headed to san jose crashed into a neighborhood in riverside. two others are also injured. it happened last night, shortly before 5:00. officials say the plane struck some homes in riverside, split apart and then burst into flames. authorities say all victims were on board the plane. the aircraft went down after taking off from a nearby municipal airport. itself. one of the people believed to be on the plane is the owner, nouri hijazi. he lives in this home in san jose near japantown with his wife dana. nouri hijazi is in his 80's. investigators say the people on the plane, at least one of whom may be a teenage girl... were in disneyland for a cheerleading event this weekend. we talked to a neighbor in san jose who says she was taking care of the hijazi's cats while they were away and

san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 california highway patrol officers arrested a man suspected of setting a car on fire. c-h-p says around eight a-m officers found a car burning near fruitvale avenue and east seventh street in oakland. according to police... witnesses helped c-h-p locate the a suspect connected to the fire. c-h-p identified the suspect as 20 year-old jose dejesus hermosillo. officials did not say why he may have set the car on fire. also in oakland.... firefighters are looking into what caused an apartment building to burst into flames. it happened just before noon yesterday on lakeshore avenue...near lake merritt. the fire was burning on the building's third floor. luckily no on was hurt. firefighters were able to get the flames under control in about an hour. crews remained on the scene for most of the for hotspots. no body was injured. happening today in the south bay.