We have no idea how much. According to meteorologists it wont be much. We got some drizzle in the north bay this morning making the roads slick. According to the chp even the slightest bit of moisture on the road can be dangerous. Usually when its the first rape of the season we get a lot of the oils coming up out of the roads and roads more slippery. Same thing this year. The rain resting for a while and when we start getting the rape, thats when it starts coming out and thats when we get the slippery roads. And if you work for pg e you worry about potential Power Outages during the rainy season. Crews spent all year cutting trees away from power poles but managing dirt and pollution on power lines is hard and can be a hazard. Dust and pollution accumulates on the top of the power line. When you get just a drizzle just light enough, not a rain that will wash that away, but just a drizzle it can form that dust into a mud and that can actually conduct electricity above a power line and create problems and outages in rare cases. Its been so long since weve had the rain. Theres probably a lot of things that we need to remind you of. Ill tell you all about that coming up at 6 00. Im cheryl herd, nbc bay area news. All of california needs the rain. There are 17 communities that are absolutely begging for it tonight including some of the bay area. California department of Public Health is warning that the town of Santa Cruz County could run out of water in as little as two month and officials are rushing to help to find alternatives and Additional Resources as well. People turn on their faucets and they dont get any water and our head technician said to me were just a disaster away from being done here. Coverdale and hillsburg were also among the 17 areas which need additional water to avoid running dry in the next 60 to 120 days. Now when the forecast head west its not nearly wet to end the drought. It will barely mick a dent in the state eats water supply. People are being encouraged beyond that faucet and really consider some bigger conservation ideas. Thats right, jess camp one of the effective things you can do is rip out your lawn and replace it with droughttolerant landscaping like this san jose homeowner did. These are all plants that are native to california, and what this will do is save you hundreds and hundred of gallons of water every year. Youll also get a big rebate from the Santa Clara ValleyWater District. How long is your shower . Shorten is by just five minute and you can save 15 gallons of water. Install a lowflow shower head and youll save 15 gallons a day. Want to cut back more, see if you have faulty faucets. It will save anywhere from a gallon to a gallon and a half per minute. And by simply turning off the water every time you brush your teeth you can save two gallons a minute. You dont need to be reminded why its important to save water. The reservoir is done dry and last year was the driest season in california since the 1870s and Santa Clara ValleyWater District is now asking all the 2 Million People that it provides water to to cut back by at least 10 . If you already feel youre conserving think outside the lawn. Anthony yullo tore out his front line and replaced it with less thirsty plans. In terms of benefit, weve not had to maintain and mow a land, substantially reduced water bills and overall the maintenance is very easy compared to taking care of a lawn week in and week out. Reporter he also saves 20 to 30 on his monthly water bills and another financial incentive. The Water District will pay you 1 forrer squa ere erer for foot of lawn that you plant with drought tolerant plants. Reporting live, marianne favro, nobodies bay area news. Stay with us for continuing coverage of tonight owes rain and drought. You can track all the rain headed your way any time. Look at the weather tab and our interactive radar. We have new details tonight about a family tragedy. Within the last few years a 14yearold oakland boy accused of killing his 17yearold sister has turned himself in to police. Detectives say mario toliver jr. Shot his sister justus last thursday after some kind of dispute. After 2 00 this afternoon. Teenage boy walk gd into the Oakland Police department surrounded by his family members and his attorney john burres who tells us mario is reforceful and says the family has been working for days to get the 14yearold to surrender and turn himself in. The police have not yet released a specific motive for the shooting. D. A. Must now decide whether to charge this 14yearold boy as an adult. Its been an emotional day for Police Officers across the state. This afternoon one final salute for the first b. A. R. T. Officer ever killed in the line of duty. More than 2,000 people gathered at a Castro Valley church to honor Sergeant Tommy smith. Jodi hernandez was at the ceremony and joins us with more. Jodi . Reporter raj, there was not a dry eye inside this church as hundred gathered to pair their respects to the first b. A. R. T. Police officer ever killed in the line of duty, and because of the tragic, tragic circumstances surrounding this case, saying goodbye was even harder. Under gray skies and a drizzle, hundreds of Police Officers lined up to give fallen b. A. R. T. Police Sergeant Tommy smith a sendoff worthy of a hero. He was just a good man. He was you know, you hear people say that all the time at event like this. Hes a good person and all of rest of it. He was the epitome of a good man. Reporter he was killed conducting a probation search in dublin last week. When fellow b. A. R. T. Officer michael mace mistakenly shot him. Kellys wife who is office a b. A. R. T. Officer and their daughter put on a brave face today despite their painful loss. When you see that they are taken from their family it pulls at you, and they are not forgotten. Reporter while cameras werent allowed inside the church we know it was filled with tears as attorney general Carmela Harris addressed smiths little girl. She said she was a beautiful child and that her father was a hero, and he is, and he always will be. Reporter smiths brother also spoke, sharing stories of their childhood and as the sergeants life as a father and dad. Detective mays was also on their minds. These are two men who have worked together and have played together, you know, they are golf partners, fellow detectives. They worked on shootings together. Theres no place to focus your anger because theres only good people involved in this, and that makes it so much more difficult. Reporter now a mother and a daughter must move forward, forced to face a future without the man they love. While b. A. R. T. s police chief told us that michael mays planned to attend todays funeral its unclear whether mays was actually here. Again, hundred and hundreds of people were here to support this family today. The former b. A. R. T. Police chief says it was a good step towards healing. Reporting live in Castro Valley, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. Thanks, jodi. New at 5 Santa Clara County sheriffs deputies have arrested one of their own on drug charges. Want to show you a picture of juan carillo, been with the herrives office for 14 years. On monday they served a search warrant at his home and its alleged he had been letting several criminals live in his house in exchange for drugs. Three other People Living at the home at the time have also been arrested. Twin brothers arrested but only one is accused of murder. This is the latest from the san jose Police Department about a deadly stabbing at a birthday party. An 18yearold is accused of filling richard fan. They are not ruling out the twin brother as a suspect and want to speak to more witnesses before issuing any charges. A warning for parents in morgan hills along with a sketch police want you to see. Investigators say this man was spotted acting suspiciously towards a teenage girl saturday evening. The girl got out of white van and walked towards her and said hey, beautiful. She got scared and ran away. The man got back into the vehicle. Police want to talk to him and minwith information is urged to call the morgan hill Police Department. Shifting the blame. A new report raises questions about the death of a teenage girl guild in theationia plane crash. Bizarre circumstances that led to a pit bull attack in one of the bay areas most popular parks. And here in san jose a proposal is on the table to give police one more tool to access Surveillance Video more quickly, but the big question is about the cost. And then at 6 00, its the music you recognize but dont know the name of. A Million People in one bay. What may be the most heard team in history. I gave up my royalty as well. Thats coming up at 6 00. Of the 2012 london gamesune was the most watched Television Event ever. So, whats next . The upcoming winter games from sochi. Where every second of nbc universals coverage will be available on every device. On tv, online or streaming on the nbc sports live extra app. Beginning february 6th, experience the winter games everywhere. Welcome to whats next. Comcast nbcuniversal this is what was involved in a vicious attack on people in Golden Gate Park overnight. Police say the dogs owner initially left the two animals with a friend while he was running an aaronch the dogs apparently turned on the friend who is said to have suffered minor injuries. When the owner returned, the dog then bit him. The dogs did escape, sparking an all night search by police. Ultimately animal control officers killed one of the dogs after it charged an officer around 5 00 in the morning. The other was tracked down and captured a short time later. The owner who is homeless, could face charges for possessing dangerous animals. A controversial null report on theati asiania crash, a repo claims the investigation determined that a Flight Attendant did not properly check passenger seat belts before landing t. Concludes that all three people who were killed were not wearing their seat belts and died after hitting the tarmac. That contradicts the official coroners findings. Coroner concluded one of the victims died only after she was run over by two trucks from the San FranciscoFire Department that were responding to the crash. A followup now of putting private Surveillance Video on the map. Today a City Council Committee took up a councilmans proposal to create a daubz where residents can register their own personal security cameras so police can get a better idea of who was recording when a crime was cited. Nbc bay areas Chris Sanchez joins us live from San Jose City hall with more on how that proposal was received. Right now police go doortodoor looking for Surveillance Video. This proposal would allow them to know where cameras are already rolling so that they can ask the owners of the video a lot fast fer they can use it in crime fighting. One Police Department and the philadelphia Police Department are already dreading similar programs. This is one of the videos released by the philadelphia pd and last year they released 450 videos leading to 120 arrests. Last month when investigators were trying to track down a serial arsonist in san jose the number of citizens willing to offer up Surveillance Video made them think a Surveillance System could work well in their system. This merely identifies where the cameras are for those who choose to come forward and identify their systems and enables the officers tore able to ask for per mix of course, to obtain the videotape or the data. In the rules Committee Hearing today Council Members and citizens raise questions about privacy and liability, of course, but mostly if they wanted to know more about how much the database would cost to create and maintain before going any further. Right now staff is tasked with researching how much similar systems cost and whether the San Jose Police chief thinks that it would be a good way to use the very precious resources that he has. This will return to committee before it goes to the full council and is on the agenda. Chris sanchez, nbc bay area news. The flu has taken another life. Today San Francisco announced the third flurelated death. A total of 22 people have now died from flu complications in nine local counties. Heres the map of all those people. Most of the deaths were called by the h1n1 strain. Experts say the flu season has not yet peaked meaning its not too late to get that flu shot. Now to developing weather to the east and south of us. Traffic is again moving in atlanta tonight after a rare winter storm literally stranded thousands of drivers for some 20 hours. Dozens of children were among those trapped all might in their school buses because of road conditions. Thousands more stuck inside their schools. Now all of them are back home tonight. Georgias governor is facing heavy criticism to make sure the state is better prepared for the storm. 2,000 Flight Cancellations have occurred nationwide, including dozens here in the by area. Thats been a political firestorm in atlanta. Forecasters were predigting that. We want to bring in jeff ranieri talking about our weather and across the region. It was wild. My brother was stuck in that for 1 hours throughout metro atlanta. Folks glad that system is moving out. Look at our own storm system. Not poe temp. Cold front sitting off to the north. A huge batch of moisture and as that gets here tonight we think that will amp up our rainfall across the bay area. Lets take you to the current radar loop and its mainly cloud cover. Getting a few spotty showers up into the north bay. The heavy rainfall does remain across the Sacramento Vale where the first batch has ended up at this point. That right now is great news when it comes to snowfall. Any type of snow up toward the sierras. Add to the snow pack. Totals will likely range 8 to 20 inches from the storm totals. Lets go outside to the sky camera network. Temperatures cropping into the 50s. Can feel a bit of chill in the atmosphere. Fog and drizzle the bay and the drizzle. More of a high fog new as the system moves in and then well take you to south korea we havent seen in eight weeks. A relatively stormy picture other in san jose, a good sign that the Current Conditions are loosening up. A lot of moisture is getting squeezed out to the north of us. How that work. When the storm passes over the mountains, its like a sponge and a lot begins to fall out. Lets go ahead and get a look at the timing. By 11 00 tonight the best chance of rainfall will be across the north bay and then as most of us are sleeping, 3 00, 4 00 and also 5 00 in the morning, thats when well likely have our best possibility of rainfall here for San Francisco and palo alto and also san jose and by 7 00 in the morning, tomorrow a few stray showers. Then well see another weaker movement throughout thursday for possibly lingering showers and across the bay area. Not too much has changed since yesterday. Forecast models are lining up a little bit better. Arriving in the north bay tonight and moving to the south and losing some of its strength. Overall 307 inchesle of. Over all fear of snow totals are impossible, anywhere from 4 to possibly 20. Looking at 10 inches at kingsville and for some of the highest elevations, again, we could see upward of 20 muches. For the microclimate forecast on thursday it goes cooler. Keeping that shower icon on here as well as mentioned. 62 in palo alto, San Francisco 48 and Outer Richmond going down to 36 degrees and almost you may need the emblah again. For east bay at oakland and for the industry valley expecting 60. Were timely going to see temperatures near average as we throughout friday, saturday and sunday. Low 60s coming our way. Much better than what weve been stuck with all month long. Still ahead, Justin Bieber back in police custody. The new legal trouble hes face north of the border. Plus, investors seeing the payoff. What sent facebook soaring in afterhours trading big numbers mean big numbers. The memlo parkbased company say the majority of its ad sales come from mobile devices and thats where the industry is going. Ad revenue jumped by 76 which makes investors very happy and facebook shares soared during afterhours trading. Just into our newsroom, embattled pop star Justin Bieber has turned himself in on Assault Charges in toronto. He arrived at the Police Station this evening to a crowd of screaming fans. The charge stems from an encounter with a himmo driver last month. In the interim though more than 150,000 americans say they like peabodier, a comedian, citizen, a pete the wh well a sanford grad and former Miami Dolphins player is breaking his silence about alleged harassment allegations that he says forced him to leave the team. Jonathan martin told nbc sports that his teammates made racial comments and even sexual ones related to his sister and mother. He said more than one person was responsible and blamed the nfl culture for it. There are people people that got into it. I cant say why i may have gotten more, like i said, i have no problem with the hazing in the nfl, get a hair cut, stuff like that, little. Martin said he addressed the irish with his coach esessies but never got into specifics because he didnt want to snitch on the dolphins. Martin says hes red to come back and hopes he gets another opportunity to play in the nfl. Were getting close. The olympics, in fact, Begin Next Week and our janell wang is on a flight right now to sochi. When she gets this she will see the newly constructed athletes village which opens tomorrow. No at lease have arrived in soapi but they have seen visitors from all around the world. Many say they are imposed because the rooms are bigger and bigger than unusual. There are you a lot of volunteers and everything used. All the desfists are really close to each ear. Traditionally the athletess village filled with a bowl alley among others. They are ready to protect as calling the. Well, up dread of giants fans get a big break. Well tell you what it is next. Oo dreads of giants fans spent the day at at t park. Not for a game but there to shoot a commercial for their favorite team. They got to hang out in the background. Filming continues through friday and the commercials will air throughout the entire 2014 season. That was very loud in there. Were going to be back in 30 minutes from now. Heres a look at what were working on at the 6 00 newscast. Protecting children from their own toys. A new safety push at the said capitol following the death of a santa rosa teenager after he mistook his toy gun for a real gun. Thats tonight at 6 00. Thanks for joining us. Nightly news is next. Meantime, find us online at nbc bay area president come or on facebook or twitter. See you then. On our broadcast tonight, paralyzed. Misery across the south, a disaster in atlanta as the city just came to a halt. Kids trapped in schools, highways just stopped as the huge area has been brought to its knees by a winter storm, and in some places, it didnt take much. Caught on camera, soing you dont see every day, a member of congress threatening a reporter with bodily harm. Tonight, what set him off, and what does he have to say in his own defense. And risky business. In the past few years, what will not allow us to disconnect from work and is not good for overall health. And bond of brothers, tonight, bob costas with a story about families, specifically, an olympic champion and his hero