Fairfield. It has been soggy month. We are above 10 of rainfall in San Francisco, the first time in nine years we have had doubledigit rainfall in San Francisco and its still raining tonight. Now were looking all the way back to july 1. The water year. Were about halfway finished. These are promising numbers. We are nearly doubling our average rainfall in San Francisco and oakland for the water year and in san jose we have more than doubled it. So a tremendous amount of rain making a mess of the evening commute. Big pattern change. We are going to dry out. Find out when that happens. Thats coming up. Paul, thank you. Kpix 5s da lin continues our team of coverage from the south bay with the good and bad that comes with all this rain. Reporter its been a rainy cold night in the south bay. Were near 17, a lot of drivers heading home as we speak. And highway 17 is known for mud slides and downed trees during severe thunderstorms. Were not seeing any major problems right now. Were seeing a lot of puddles. Look at this puddle right here. This one is pretty deep, about 6 deep here. Now, the rain started falling around 4 20 in the los gatos area. Its been fairly light but enough to slow down the evening commute for a lot of drivers. Now, while recent storms have created a lot of problems for drivers and people in the santa cruz mountains, the bay area needs the rain and a lot more to end the drought. Now, in just the last 2 1 2 weeks, the lexington reservoir more than doubled its capacity. At the reservoir in morgan hill a few weeks ago it was 2 capacity. Now the uvas is at 23 capacity. People are saying, keep the rain coming. When i left it wasnt raining and i just got out of my house started running and and when you start running you dont really care about whats going on and actually its kind of nice, kind of different. Reporter yeah. Despite all the recent rainstorms, a lot of water officials in fact all water officials south bay throughout the bay area telling folks to, hey, dont forget to conserve because we still need a lot more water to end the drought. Da lin, kpix 5. Anotr north bayhill side couldnt hold up with the rain. Crews closed Tennessee Valley road to clean up a mud slide. It will be closed until at least tomorrow. Marin county declared a state of emergency because of storm damage estimated at 1 million. The saturated ground not Strong Enough to hold up this tree in santa clara. This is on burbank drive. The tree came crashing down on an apartment building. It is so big, you can barely see the building under there. No one was hurt. Well leave our radar up in the corner of e screen so you can see the rain. Other news tonight a bizarre home breakin that began with a drunk man looking for his ex and it ended with a frightened bay area homeowner shooting that man. How the man stumbled into the wrong house. Ryan takeo reports. Reporter the suspect thought he was locked out so he broke in. The problem is, he wasnt at the right place. Whats left of this shattered back door sits outside this benicia home. Mike found out about the shooting from a phone call. I picked it up and it was my dad and i could tell something was wrong. He was kind of shaky and almost crying. And first thing he let me know is that they were okay. Um, but he shot someone this morning that broke into the house. Reporter mikes parents woke up about 4 a. M. When they heard someone trying to enter their house on panorama drive. The intruder used a plant stand to smash the sliding glass door. Yelling, why are you keeping me out . I cant believe youre locking me out. My dad yelled, you dont belong here, this is not the right house. Reporter once the guy got inside, he had no choice. He fired one round in the leg. The guy even yelled back, i cant believe you shot me. Reporter it turns out the intruder was in the wrong place. The suspect got the wrong house by 100 feet. Heres the house he was trying to get to but up on the hill, thats where he went instead. Police arrested 24yearold true hatch on trespassing, vandalism, public intoxication and prowling charges. A Family Member says he was trying to find an exgirlfriend and got lost because he was drunk. Even though the house are both two stories and painted brown, thats where the similarity ends. My parents house is on a hill. The house where he was staying is on a flat surface street so you cant mistake being on a hill for being on flat ground. So either he was just so drunk and didnt understand what was going on, i dont know. Reporter the suspect was not seriously injured. There was buckshot in the bullet so that suspect is now out of the hospital and in jail. Live in benicia, ryan takeo, kpix 5. Benicia police say that homeowner did everything right. Its recommending the d. A. Not charge him with any crime. Ray mcdonald has been cut from the 49ers amid new allegations of rape. The team that stood by mcdonald during a Domestic Violence arrest now says this is the last straw. Kpix 5s len ramirez has reaction from the 49ers front office and teammates. Len. Reporter well, the 49ers call ray mcdonald a distraction that can no longer be tolerated. So they cut him today. Ray mcdonald has been here at his home in the san jose foothills all day. He has not spoken to reporters. In fact, he has not issued a statement regarding these latest allegations. Frustration from the front office. One more situation that, um, we just werent willing to deal with anymore. Reporter and sadness from the clubhouse. I mean, he is a good friend to a lot people on this team. Reporter all the while ray mcdonald was at home meeting with friends and advisers over his allegations of rape and being cut from the 49ers. Does he want to say anything about the allegations . No, not at this time. Will he have a statement later . [ door closes ] reporter one of the them was a man who identified himself as mcdonalds driver mohammed. He is a wonderful man. Hes a kind man. Hes a gentleman. And hes brought good christian house. Thats all i can tell you. Reporter San Jose Police served a search warrant on mcdonalds bently ridge home last night after a woman claimed he raped her at his home the day before. Neighbors who didnt go on camera say Police Arrived in Tactical Gear with assault rifles. It was the Third Time Police were called to mcdonalds home this year. In august, mcdonald was arrested for Domestic Violence against his pregnant fiancee. But the charges were later dropped when she refused to cooperate with police. Mcdonald said then that he was falsely accused. You know, i knew what kind of guy i was and, you know, what kind of upbringing i had and, you know, i respect women and, you know, i i i knew the truth would come out like i knew i said it would eventually come out. Reporter this latest incident was his last as a 49er even though he has yet to be arrested or charged. Ray, ray ray has demonstrated a pattern of poor decisionmaking that, um, has led to multiple distractions for this organization and this Football Team that really can no longer be tolerated. Reporter San Jose Police wouldnt discuss the evidence they seized from the home. The investigation continues. Ultimately, it will be up to the District Attorneys Office to file charges. Reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. We posted a timeline of mcdonalds recent troubles with the law and the Police Response on kpix. Com. You will find it within our top stories. It was a possible gas leak that cleared out a cancer drug company in south San Francisco. Firefighters were called out to Onyx Pharmaceuticals on grand avenue around 3 p. M. After workers reported smelling gas inside. Nobody was hurt. Crews are still trying to determine the source of the odor. A comedy about two men sent to kill the communist leader of north korea is being pulled from theaters with only a few days before its Christmas Day release. Kpix 5s joe vazquez joins us live in San Francisco. The theaters were worried about threats of terrorist attacks. Reporter yeah, ken. Yesterday, those threats came. Today one by one the big Theater Companies started announcing they are not going to show the movie so this afternoon sony decided to yank it. [ screaming ] reporter but the movie about a north korean assassination wont be going anywhere for now. Sony pictures announced today it will not release the interview on Christmas Day next thursday as planned. Moviegoers are not thrilled. Bending to the wilf, um, of a despot is not a good idea i dont think. I think its ridiculous. I think its a publicity stunt. The whole thing is a stunt. Thats what i think. Its a pretty sad statement. Reporter a threatening statement yesterday from the group guardians of peace said, quote, the world will be full of fear. Remember the 11th of september, 2001. Movie theaters canceled the relieves. Cbs news reports the white house is now saying the government of north korea is behind the hack which has resulted in movies being prematurely placed online as well as a leak of ugly emails that have offended some top stars. Last month, seth rogen was on the red carpet in San Francisco. It was before the sony hacking so he didnt seem terribly concerned about retribution. Are you worried that there are north korean agents here in the castro . [ laughter ] it would be impressive if they were. It would be amazing if north korean agents actually got to america and were their top priority. Reporter but last night an actor who played a general in the movie says things have gotten more strange. It baffles me that one of the most backwards countries in the world is able to have this kind of influence on one of the most powerful countries in the world. Reporter i just spoke to the owner of the lee family theaters that was planning on running the movie here at the marina theater here in the marina this next week. And she said she was angry at the decision. She says she knows it would have done really well. They were banking on it but now that this comedy has turned into a drama, its just not going to happen. Joe vazquez, kpix 5. If it is a stunt, its an expensive one. The interview cost 44 million to make. Sony hasnt said whether it will eventually release that film on video or on demand. Still ahead, a jeep torched, burnt to a crisp. And its not the only one. The string of vehicle fires that kept police busy. Plenty of fresh snow but get there is to enjoy it, well, thats the hard part right now. The travel troubles in the sierra. And christmas comes early for some bay area families. The holiday do gooders helping them get back on the road in some new wheels. Mom . Dad . Big uncle wayne . Nut. Hot chocolate. Green tea. Uh, decaf, cuz. Wow. Im dying for an herbal tea. The all new keurig 2. 0. Morning may all be linked. Th hours starting San Francisco police are looking into how fourcar fires set early this morning may all be linked. They happened within a couple of hours starting at 4 a. M. In the noe valley and castro neighborhoods. Heres a look at one of the cars, completely gutted and charred from the flames. Everything is still under investigation. But four fires within an hour or so, um, is, um, definitely suspicious. No word yet on what was used to start the fires. New at 6 00 the Worlds Largest l. E. D. Light sculpture will now be a permanent fixture in the bay area. 4million in private fund has been raised to make the bay lights a permanent part of the bay bridge. The installation will be removed in march for bridge maintenance. It will be reinstalled in time for super bowl 50 in 2016. Well, the storms passing through the bay area have buried parts of the say in fresh snow. Reporter sean bennett is knee deep in it in Placer County where drivers are having a tough time just getting around. Reporter lots and lots of fresh powder fell up in the sierra overnight and into today. All of this excellent for skiing and snowboarding, a good look at some of the cars that have been parked here in the parking lot smothered on the back windshield and roof of the car. Look at this video. A lot of cars and trucks pausing on the side of interstate 80 chaining up getting prepared for what chain control was ahead of them. Most of the morning it was spent at kingvale. Caltrans having their crews there making sure that everyone had chains on or else they were turning vehicles around and making them go back down the westbound side of interstate 80. Its very, very crazy because i mean, like, chains for instance its the first time trying to do this and, you know, its a lot different than driving on regular roads. I mean, its crazy. Its beautiful, ill tell you that much. Its hard because we couldnt get our chains on. Luckily they just lifted the controls so thats good. But its definitely difficult when youre not used to it. Reporter a lot of people we talked to have little or no experience chaining up, not used to driving up and over donner summit. A lot of snow continuing to fall up here today. Again, the hood of a car here just buried in snow from how much we got last night into today. Well send it back to you. All right, sean. Thank you for that. Homeowners in the north bay used the break in the weather today albeit a small one to clean up from yesterdays storm. Part of tiburon were hit hard. One homeowner tarped the roof of his home well before the next storm because of mud slides. The tarps i put up this last weekend as a precautionary measure. We had very minor leak through a vent tap. The tarps did the job. Rain brought down a mud slide in Alameda County today blocking both lanes of niles canyon road. Traffic is backed up just after 8 00 this morning as the crews cleared the roadway there. Took a couple of hours for lanes to reopen. Time to get a check of the weather. All right, paul. So youre saying we are going to dry out . Yes. Next week. Yes. Not quite yes. Yeah. Not yet. But we are beginning the process of drying out. Its weird with the rainfall we have outside now its actually beginning the process of drying out because we are not tapping into the tropics. This is coming from the northwest. If you are on the road youre not worried. Youre saying its pouring again third consecutive evening we are talking about a rush hour deluge of rain. It is right where 580 and 680 come together right by stoneridge mall, dublin pleasanton it is wet. Wet for hayward. Wet for orinda and lafayette. Wet towards san jose. But you will notice also look at San Francisco and marin county. You are on the back edge of the rain. Your rain is likely finished. So this rain will likely be out of here by 7 or 7 30. It already is wrapping up in San Francisco. But it did make a mess of the evening commute. Take you outside with the kpix 5 mobile weather lab. Well take you up to marin county where the traffic is still bad despite the fact the rain has let up. Our eye on the storm showing you a slow sloppy evening commute courtesy of another round of afternoon and evening rainfall. Heres the satellite review showing you that change. The rain is not coming up from the south. Yesterday everything was moving up from south to north. That was significant because the air that was juicing up the atmosphere was coming from hawaii into the bay area. Thats why its been pouring. Look for the rains coming from northwest to southeast this time. Still a decent amount of rainfall about a quarter inch but nothing like yesterday and last week. A sign that things are beginning to change. High pressure will begin to move in. Tomorrow morning, still a few lingering showers overnight perhaps for the morning commute. Roads will be wet tomorrow morning but that moves out. Then the next storm system gets blocked by a ridge of High Pressure. Here it comes. This is the pattern change. Well see some light rain on friday morning. After that, we will dry out from friday afternoon all the way beyond christmas. So if you have been impacted adversely by the rain, yes, we need it but you will get a break next week. Redwood city tomorrow 61. Rainfree in oakland 61 degrees. Livermore 59. Napa 58. San jose high on a thursday 62 degrees. So friday morning we get one final round of some light to moderate rain nothing too terribly heavy but it will be wet again. We are dry over the weekend and dry all the way until Christmas Eve and likely beyond. Who would have thought a month ago we would be saying we need a break from the rain . But the fact is we need a break from the rain and were finally going to get a prolonged break starting friday. Thank you. Well, christmas came early today for five bay area families who have a hard time getting around. Kpix 5s john ramos shows us their priceless reactions and the moment they stepped into their new rides. Reporter you got to hand it to the guys at mikes auto body in antioch. When they throw a christmas party, the door prizes are amazing. 3, 2, 1, lets go reporter for 14 years, mike rose has been giving away cars to deserving families in the east bay. The cars start out as total losses donated by insurance companies. But workers refurbish them to like new condition. It feels like a brandnew car. It is a brandnew car. Its my car. [ laughter ] go get em out five families were selected this year. Each with a different story. We want somebody thats trying to help themselves help their families and help better their lives and they need that extra little push to help them out and that happens to be transportation. Reporter ramos is a former marine who is going to college to become a police officer. He says the feeling about todays gift runs deep. Not only did i get a car, they chose me based on my character and my merit and my conduct and thats something this isnt just for me. Its really for my family. Oh, my god reporter but his son was impressed by the presents stuffed in the trunk. This is the best car in my Life Reporter this has become the christmas tradition here. Give life to an old car and change the life of your fellow man. In antioch, john ramos, kpix 5. The kids got some new wheels too as you saw. Firefighters donated new bikes as their parents or grandparents got their car keys. Great story. Great people. Still ahead, it was clear an east bay trail needed a lot of would,. So this weeks jefferson award winner got to do it. What he has done to make this area safe and help it thrive. ,,,,,,,, restored. Its in the heart of the month claire district in oakland a little slice of nature is being resort in the montclair district. Its a probably that will probably never be finished but kate kelly reports thanks to this weeks jefferson award winner its coming back to life. [ applause ] reporter this neighborhood trail may look like a walk in the park. But Richmond Kauffman will tell you it Richard Kauffman will tell you it looks vastly different. He lives up the heel from beacon field canyon a small slice of cityowned open space in oakland. But it wasnt beauty that inspired him to get involved. I saw a fire waiting to happen. There was just a huge amount of debris that had been building up in this canyon for years and years. Reporter it quickly became clear that the vines and debris were thicker than the city budget so to tackle the problem this local dad enlisted the help of his neighbors and rolled up his sleeves. We hauled out a lot of tires, old sinks, things like that. Reporter today, 7 years later the monthly volunteer workdays he started continue. And what was once impassable is now a golden trail lined with black cotton woods. Brightly colored flags mark the spots where native plants have gone in thanks to a partnership kauffman formed with the Environmental Group friends of the creek. Fire prevention everett kind of morphed into a whole restoration effort of the canyon. Reporter and a funny thing happened. Life in the canyon returned. Do we want to pull those other plants . No. Reporter families, animals and plants are thriving in this urban oasis. Kauffman now helps with field trips for local students on trails he helped to build. He loves to work with them because absolutely they are the next generation. They are the future. Who has done some weed pulling here before . Reporter while he never thought a little Fire Prevention would lead to years of restoring habitat, its a passion he hopes others will unearth beginning in their own backyards. There are little canyons like this all over the east bay hills. What were doing is just trying to take care of our Little Corner of that forest. Reporter so for leading the effort to protect his neighborhood, and preserve its Natural Beauty for future generations, this weeks jefferson award in the bay area goes to Richard Kauffman. Kate kelly, kpix 5. You can get involved in the restoration project. Just connect with beaconsfield canyon group using the link in our story about richard. Its online at kpix. Com hero. Coming up in our next half hour the bay area reacting to the president s landmark decision to open the doors to cuba. Some political leaders tell us why its long overdue. And from travel to cigars, how the changes in u. S. Cuban relation also affect everyday americans. ,, my naim a lineman for pg e out of the Concord Service center. I have lived here pretty much my whole life. I have been married for twelve years. I have 3 kids. I love living here and i love working in my hometown. At pg e we are always working to upgrade reliability to meet the demands of the customers. Im there to do the safest job possible not only for them, but everybody, myself included that lives in the community. Im very proud to do the work that i do and say that i am a lineman for pg e because its my hometown. Its a rewarding feeling. [ female announcer ] get your taste of the season, at raleys, bel air, and nob hill. A landmark decision the s and cuba open talks between two governments for the fir time in more than 50 years. Now at 6 30, a landmark decision the u. S. And cuba open talks between the two governments for the first ti in more than 50 years. Tonight, its sparking protests and celebrations among cuban americans. Im ken bastida. Im veronica de la cruz. The announcement followed the release of an american who had been a prisoner in cuba for the last five years. Alan gross was sentenced to 15 years in prison fo attempting to set up internet access. He was released. President obama announced a Sweeping Change in policy with a call to normalize relations with cuba and end the economic bar go. Though this policy has been rooted in the best of intentions, no other nation joins us in imposing these sanctions and it has had little effect beyond providing the cuban government with a rationale for restrictions on its people. These 50 years have shown that isolation has not worked. Its time for a new approach. For now, the u. S. Plans to open an embassy in havana and east travel and economic restrictions to allow for more business between the two countries. Only congress can completely end the embargo in place since 1961. Phil matier found a lot of mixed reaction here in the bay area as you can expect probably in lots of parts of the country phil. Reporter its interesting, ken. You know, the bay area has long been a supporter of cuba and the idea of rolling back the embargo even here, however, has met with a mixed reaction. Heres the story. Its a landmark decision. Im excited. Conflicte but pleased. Reporter reaction depends who you talk to around the bay area. For berkeley mayor tom bates its long overdue. The city of berkeley has been very support of recognizing cuba and having diplomatics relations since 30 years or so. We have more people go to cuba in the bay area than practically anyplace maybe other than florida. Reporter a good part of the east bays affection for cuba dates back to the 60s. It was all about the notion of socialism and people doing things together. Reporter San Franciscos District AttorneyGeorge Gascon who left cuba with his family when he was just 13 and visited there last year has a decidedly different view of that image. Do people visiting, say, from the bay area see the real cuba . Generally they dont. The working class cuban that would tell you about the lack of, um, consumer good, the lack of even medical medical attention, its also important to recognize that, you know, the cuban government is is a dictatorship. My uncle wound up being sent to prison for his union activities. I also recognize that what we have been doing for the last 50 years really hasnt worked. My hope is that by having this kind of opportunity will mean long term the people of cuba will be better off. Its a lot of blood has been attached to this regime that often is completely, um, overlooked when we talk about cuba. Reporter but ask a businessman like Darius Anderson who has hosted over 50 trips for california vips to cuba in anticipation of today and you hear about pure gold. Especially for california. Engineering firms, agriculture, hightech, communications, biotech. Theres going to be opportunities for joint ventures, partnerships, you in a i am it. For all the enthusiasm were hearing for this reunification or open door policy, theres still concerns about lack of freedom of press, lack of free government in cuba and even some of of its supporters say that needs to be part of the equation for change, as well. And thinking about all these 1950s era buicks and chevys rolling around on the streets now literally gold mines on wheel. A lot of californians are eyeing those, as well. The cubanamerican community in south florida is reacting to the news of renewed diplomatic relations between the u. S. And cuba. Reporter natalia zaia tells us that emotions are running high in Little Havana in miami. Reporter some angry words in miamis Little Havana neighborhood where there is mixed reaction to news that the u. S. Is restoring relations with cuba. Im ecstatic that this has happened. Im very concerned to see our president in negotiations with a terrorist country. Reporter many cuban americans are pleased with the release of prisoner alan gross but say the deal does nothing to help the cuban people. When are the people of cuba going to be free . Theres no request for a democratic election and thats what the embargo was supposed to do. Reporter Florida International university polled cubans in miami. 71 said the embargo didnt work or didnt work very well. 68 favored restoring diplomatic ties particularly younger people. I truly believe the embargo and not having a good rip with cuba has only hurt the people not the cuban government. Reporter supporters say opening up travel and commerce with cuba will ultimately help the island nation but admits that may not happen in their lifetime. Its about time we put the cuban people first, on both side of the florida straits first. Reporter supporters also point out the u. S. Has diplomatic relations with many countries in spite of differences. Cbs news, Little Havana, florida. Pope francis congratulated both countries. He has long advocated an end to the embargo and work behind the scenes this summer to help broker this deal. The change in cubau. S. Relations will likely mean more travel between the two countries. Kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains. Reporter americans have been traveling to cuba for years but until now they have had to travel through an Educational Exchange program or by stopping first through another country with direct flights to the island. Well todays announcement will open the gates to many more visitors. The president s order will now allow visits for a dozen reasons including family visits, professional reef search, artistic performances, professional research, and support for the cuban people. Its expected to take at least a month or more for the state department to implement those travel programs. In the meantime, there are some immediate changes. Travelers to cuba are now allowed to bring up to 400 worth of good back to the u. S. And up top 100 of that can be alcohol or tobacco like cuban rum and cuban cigars. American credit cards will also soon work in cuba. And American Telecom equipment will now be allowed into cuba making communication much easier. Now, even with all these changes, tourism to cuba still is banned. That will require an act of congress. Amazing. Things change overnight. Really is. Thank you, julie. Tonight the fed is promising to be patient about raising Interest Rates hinting that they could hold near zero for more than 6 months. Wall street was thrilled. The dow surged 288 points on the announcement. The nasdaq up nearly 100. The s p 500 had its best day of the year with a 40 point gain. Still ahead a new look for an iconic San Francisco business hub. Changes coming to the flower mart to keep it alive in the middle of the tech takeover. And it washed up on a beach. It has sharp teeth and claws, but what is this mystery creature . ,,, stay put. But its gettina pretty big renovation. Kilroy realty bought t a San Francisco flower mart is going to stay put but its getting a pretty big renovation. Kilroy realty bought the property at 6th and brannon street this year raising a thorny issue about the future of the flower mart. But current tenants and Kilroy Realty reached an agreement. The wholesale operation will move underground, retail will take over at street level, and office space will be built above. The flower mart has been around for more than 50 years. Concerns over cancer could soon have california schools and parks tearing up their artificial turf. A proposal by state senator jerry hill would temporarily ban the use of recycled tires in the synthetic surfaces. Studies have linked the chemical in the old tires to certain cancers but only when its burned and inhaled. The bill would ban installation of new turf in schools and parks while studies are done. Where this mystery creature appeared and the efforts to figure out exactly what it is. San jose just. 04 away from being the second wettest ever and its december 17 and its pouring. Same story for milpitas and fremont. The rain is moving out. Find out whats moving in coming up next. And im dennis odonnell. Coming up, the message that his teammates got but ray mcdonald did not. Everyone knows whats right and wrong. The university that is prepared to make jim harbaugh the highest paid coach in college football. Real fan jet fan wants to win. And why the jets coach has turned. Its coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,, honor student. well now heres a new there is now doubt you have seen them on cars. Now theres a new phrase. We are going to tell you all about the Bumper Sticker backlash tonight on bay area nightbeat at 10 00 on our sister station, kbcw, 44 cable 12. So the recent storm brought more than debris to the california shores. This is kind of a brownish looking creature. Sharp teeth and long claws. The carcass was found near a drain wash. No one is sure what it is but it might be a bear or even a pig. Experts are still trying to classify the animal. Theres no problem classifying this december one of the wettest on record and its still raining commute. Its a wet commute over the Golden Gate Bridge where the rain has stopped but the roads are wet. Current temperatures are in the low to mid50s. Santa rosa 51. Livermore 54. San bruno 56. And san jose 5 degrees. You get to the eastern half of san jose and its pouring. East of 680 in milpitas its pouring. But west over toward campbell, los gatos, portola valley, redwood city, no rain. Thats the dividing line right now splitting the south bay in half. It has been another wet evening out there. Its sliding off to the east. I think by about 7 30 tonight well be left once again with just scattered showers. Winter weather advisory continues in the high terrain of the sierra above 4,000 feet. It is still snowing an additional 2 to 4 of snowfall likely tonight. Travel with caution. We have Football Games coming up this weekend and the weather will be better drier. We have the 9ers hosting the chargers right here on kpix 5 saturday evening, partly cloudy, 58 degrees. Up the road we have the raiders taking on the buffalo bills. Their last home game of the year. We hope not the last one in oakland. Sunday 1 25, mostly sunny skies. And 63 degrees. So obviously the weather pattern has to be changing. Were talking about sunshine. We have seen rain about 13 of 17 days so far this month. This rain today is different. Its not coming up from the south. We are not seeing a tropical tap. Instead, things are moving in from the northwest to southeast. Its still rain so it still looks the same outside but this is a significant change for us without the tropical tap, the rainfall totals will now be decreasing so the rain exiting overnight tonight. There will be scattered showers but the heaviest rainfall is moving out. After that here comes the pattern change. Ridge of High Pressure moves in not strung enough to keep rain away on friday but it will be a very glancing blow with only april tenth to quarter inch of rainfall mainly on friday morning. After that we are looking at High Pressure building in and keeping us mainly dry for a long time. Futurecast showing scattered showers overnight tonight likely finished with the showers port morning commute tomorrow after we increase clouds on thursday that final shot of rainfall will impact your drive to work on friday morning. So what to expect. Showers overnight, dry thursday with the one final chance of rain on friday. After that, we are likely dry through christmas. Several dry days in a row. We need it. Concord tomorrow average 56, high 57. Sunnyvale 61. Union city 60. Antioch 58. Pleasanton 60. Benicia 57. Berkeley highway in the upper 50s, as well as novato and petaluma. Cloverdale 56. Extended forecast after a dry day tomorrow, rain moves back in friday morning. Saturday and sunday we are dry for the final shopping weekends before christmas. We usher in winter at 3 03 p. M. Sunday afternoon. And next week, a whole different ballgame. Hello, sunshine with highs in the mid60s. We are getting a muchneeded break from the rainfall beginning on saturday evening. Time now for food for bay area families. As local Companies Step up to help fight hunger right here in the San Francisco bay area. Tonights check is a big one from the law firm of wilson, et al. We have an attorney and erin otoole from the Second Harvest food bank. Are on the, you have been partnering with us you say for 11 years . Thats correct. 11 years we have partnered with your station to support this noble cause. And tell us about the check and tell us about how your employees made this happen. Sure. Well, we would like to present this check for 77,000 to Second Harvest food bank of santa clara and san mateo counties. [ applause ] whoo all right. 77,000. Excellent. And your employees all pitched in on this, correct . This represents donations from all our attorneys and staff as well as the wsgr foundation which is the vehicle for which our partners provide important contributions to the community. Thank you to you and all of your employees. Erin, were talking about san mateo and santa clara counties. These are two of the richest counties in america. Yet that presents a different kind of problem because its so hard to live there if you dont make a huge salary. Exactly. We serve 250,000 people in that twocounty area. 100,000 of those are children. This gift will go a long way in alleviating the local hunger. Well provide 154,000 meals with it. Thats wonderful news. Thank you for joining us, erin and robert. Food for bay area families. We would love for you to help out. Go to kpix. Com give and donate there. Well be right back. Feon brand name mattress sets. Years interestfree financing plus, get free delivery, and sleep trains 100day low price guarantee. Sleep trains interest free for 3 event ends sunday. Your ticket to a better nights sleep their starting defensive lin was being investigated for Sexual Assault the 49ers cut ray mcdonald today one day after the team learned their starting lineman was being investigated for Sexual Assault. This investigation comes just four months following an investigation on mcdonald for domestic assault. Rays demonstrated a pattern of poor decisionmaking that, um, has led to multiple distractions for this organization and this Football Team that really can no longer be top rated. Mcdonald was the third longest tenured member of the 49ers behind only frank gore and joe staley. San francisco will not have to pay him the 6 million due in 2015 but mcdonalds release was not a huge surprise to his now former teammates. We had that meeting with the whole staff a couple weeks ago and i feel like jed made it pretty clear on how he feels about everything. And, um, and, you know, thats got to, you know, go with what the owner says. Its his team, obviously. And everyone knows whats right and wrong. Now, meanwhile, jim harbaugh stays with the 49ers could also be numbered but for much different reasons. Nfl. Com is reported that michigan has made a 6year 48 million offer that would make harbaugh the highest paid coach in college football. He is said to be considering that. Stay tuned, this will not be the last rumor surrounding Jim Harbaughs future. What do you think about the 49ers head coach . The votes are still pouring in as we speak on kpix. Com. Right now, 68 of you they should patch it up and keep jim harbaugh as the coach of the San Francisco 49ers. How about some baseball news . Good news. Sergio romo is staying put after reportedly agreeing to a twoyear 15 million deal with the giants. He has been a key part of the three world series teams in the bullpen. The. The warriors lost in memphis. The grizzlies took control with a 200 run in the 2nd quarter and held on down the stretch. Ken, was that traveling . That was so traveling. Dude worst call of the year. Walking. Great, not lebron. The warriors loss ends the best franchise 16game winning streak but steve kerr doesnt expect anything to be different now that the streak is over. I dont feel like theres been a circus around us. Instead of 7 of you, theres been 9 of you after games. Its not like, you know, we were the heat from two years ago chasing down the lakers. We werent even halfway there. Get another streak going. The jets beat the titans on sunday which ended up hurting the chances to get the number one overall draft pick. Head coach rex ryan doesnt care that some fans want them to suck for the duck so they can draft heisman winner oregon ducks quarterback marcus mariota. Whats your message to fans that this was actually the worst result for the jets franchise. Tough, now what. A real jet fan wants to win. It doesnt matter the pick or whatever. Its, um, if its Peyton Manning out there i can understand it. But i dont think Peyton Manning is out there. Its the off season right now for golf and nobody is more creative with their down time than masters winner bubba watson or should i say bubba clauss. [ music ] [ rap ] [ music ] [ unintelligible rap ] nice to see that bubba watson is working very hard on his game for 2015. 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