Zipper crews move past. Three Armed Robbers got away with pricy jewelry at a tiffany in San Francisco. It happened around 3 00 yesterday afternoon at the westfield mall on market street. Police say the suspects told everyone to get down and forced an employee to open up jewelry cases. One of employees inside sent a message to her father right after the crime. I just got one text it said, we have been robbed. If you hear anything, im okay. In the middle of mall there are a lot of people. How is that possible . There were Security Guard and cameras but the suspects got away. No one inside the store was hurt. The value of the stolen merchandise is unknown. This was the not the only recent highend retail heist in the bay area. In november, burglars busted through this chanel boutique in union square and got 250,000 in handbags. A Computer Security breach may have compromised the personal data of 80 million people. Hackers stole information from anthem, incorporated, one of the Largest HealthInsurance Companies in the nation. More now from don champion. Reporter in a statement, anthem, inc. , admitted it had fallen victim to what the Company Called a very sophisticated cyber attack. The nations second Largest Health insurer said hackers infiltrated its Computer Network and accessed the personal information of current and former customers. Information stolen included names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, even employment details like income. In all, more than 80 million records were breached. Credit card information was not compromised and so far theres no evidence that medical information was stolen. In a letter posted on the website anthemfacts. Com, the president and ceo wrote, we join you in your concern and frustration and i assure you that we are working around the clock to do everything we can to further secure your data. He also said even his own personal information was accessed. The fbi is now investigating. It comes two weeks after president obama said new legislation is needed to meet this cyber terrorism. If we dont act we leave our nation and economy vulnerable. Reporter customers whose information was compromised will be notified by anthem in the coming weeks. Don champion for cbs news, new york. Anthem also says members will receive free Credit Report and id protection services. Happening today with the storm approaching sandbag stations will be open in marin and sonoma counties. They are at hopper street and prince park and other location. Healdsburg has them at the ferry building. In marin county, all fire stations have sandbags and santa rosa residents can get up to 10 free sandbags at the Municipal Services center. This is how bad we need the rain. The photo on the left is from last year. And an image from this year is on the right. Definitely greener. But without enough snow. I know. There is no snow up there right now. And not a lot coming, i guess with this storm, either, right . We are getting a little mix at the lake level but then the snow begins at 7500 feet. The problem is very windy conditions. Some wind gusts at 10,000 feet up to 100 Miles Per Hour. Good morning, everyone. No, this is not even comparable to the storm we experienced in december. But nevertheless, we could still see up to 10 inches of rain in the wettest locations of the north bay mountains. Scattered showers at mendocino county. Everybody will be cloudy today. Mild temperatures. We are into the 50s in livermore at 50s. Patchy fog in areas, as well. Santa rosa 52 degrees. We have a Flash Flood Warning north of the Golden Gate Bridge tonight into friday evening. This encompasses the urban areas of the north bay up to 7 of rain, 10 in the high elevations and also well have some very windy conditions, some of these gusts up to 45 Miles Per Hour. So the entire bay area will have a wind advisory on friday through saturday morning. Otherwise, temperatures today into the 60s. Winds will blow out of the south 10 to 20 Miles Per Hour so its going to be breezy with increasing wind later on tonight and then once the rain starts on friday, we will have a break in the activity on saturday, heavier rainfall on sunday, lingering into monday. Thats a brief look at your morning forecast. Heres elizabeth with traffic thank you, roberta. Out to oakland, so we got some roadwork this time in the northbound lanes of 880 between 29th and 23rd. You can see some slowdowns on our sensors already this morning. Its not scheduled to wrap up until about 6 00. Actually we are seeing a backup again north of the oakland coliseum. So lets check the view wider. If you look towards the far left corner of your screen you can see some of those jamups. Again this is approaching high street. We are starting to see the backups. So it makes me think that they are working to clear it or maybe running a traffic break but caltrans says they have those two left lanes blocked until 6 00 so it may be traffic having to slow down for caltrans crews. Southbound looks oakland near Oakland Airport and then we have another crash northbound 880 this time in hayward approaching tennyson so between the roadwork and the crash, at least that one is on the right hand shoulder, we do have a couple of incidents to watch out between oakland and hayward in the east bay. Heres a live look at the bay bridge. The toll plaza, this morning you got the right lanes blocked on the incline. It shouldnt slow you down much though. And all that is scheduled to wrap up in the next 20 minutes. 880 and 237 for your Silicon Valley ride, this is off to a great start. No delay so far on the approach to zanker road and bart is all on time. Thats your latest kcbs traffic. Frank and michelle, back to you guys. All right. Thank you, elizabeth. Rescue crews still searching for 11 people unaccounted for after that plane crash in taiwan. The Transasia Airways jet crashed into a river just after takeoff yesterday. 32 are dead, 15 others survived. Dash camera video shows the planes wing going vertical before clipping the highway below and a bridge and then plunging into the river. The cause of the crash is unknown. But there appears there was a problem with one of the engines. Back in the u. S. , federal investigators are looking into a deadly train accident in valhalla, new york. A commuter train hit an suv on the tracks and burst into flames tuesday night killing the suv driver and five people on the train. A witness says the driver got out of her suv after crossing gate came down on top of it. She then reportedly got back into the car and started driving forward before the train struck her. A short time ago, King Abdullah of jordan paid his respects to the family of a pilot murdered by islamk state. Earlier he vowed to wage what he calls a harsh war against the militants. The pentagon says it will do more to help. As Susan Mcginnis tells us, the latest american moves include a repositioning of searchand rescue helicopters. Reporter a video apparently showing jordanian pilot moaz alkassasbeh being burned alive has sparked a new offensive against isis. Cbs news has learned the pentagon will deploy searchand rescue helicopters in Northern Iraq to reach downed pilots faster. Alka says ba ended up in enemy hands after his fighter plane crashed in syria in december. The fact is we were not in a position to locate the pilot before he was picked up by isil forces. Reporter the u. S. Along with jordan and other Coalition Forces have kept up air strikes against the terror group in iraq and syria conducting more than a dozen in recent days. This is a moment where the brutality of what isis has demonstrated is really not winning them many followers in the moderate Sunni Arab States and galvanized jordan to fight against them. Reporter as jordan considers sending in Ground Troops to fight isis, members of congress are calling on the white house to boost military aid to the country. Republicans and democrats want the Obama Administration to move quickly to provide aircraft parts, night vision equipment and other weapons to jordan. We certainly are interested in maintaining a strong militarytomilitary National Security ties we have with the country. Reporter the white house says the president would consider any aid package from congress but is looking for a specific request from jordans government. Susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. The u. S. Is already providing jordan with 1 billion in military and economic aid this year. 4 39 now. Taxpayers will not have to pay to fix that broken elevator on the new bay bridge. Its the latest in a series of glitches from the bad bolts to cost overruns that have occurred on the 6 billion span. The 4 million glass elevator enables maintenance workers to get to the top of that tower. But after just a couple of trips, the elevator has been shut down because of a malfunction with the door. I believe its a fiveyear warranty. But this bridge is supposed to last 150 years. Thats right. So we have 150 years and only a fiveyear warranty. Caltrans says they hope to have the elevator up and running in just a few days. Two state senators say its time to tighten vaccine requirements in california schools. They want to get rid of the personal belief exemption that allows parents to enroll children in School Without required vaccinations. Mothers stood with their children next to senator and dr. Richard pan of sacramento as he announced legislation yesterday. In light of the recent measles outbreak, he says its time for a new law. This legislation also empowers parents by requiring parents to be notified of the vaccination rates at their Childs School with the minimum rate necessary to protect their child from a disease outbreak. The democrat says the personal belief exemption is too easy to obtain and leaves tens of thousands of children unvaccinated. Fellow democratic senator ben allen of Redondo Beach is cosponsoring the build. Attorney general eric holder will take part in a roundtable discussion today in the city of oakland. He will join libby schaaf, congresswoman barbara lee and other dignitaries this morning to improve relationships between Law Enforcement and the members of the community. It is 4 41 this thursday morning. Its an animal mystery. Whats causing a surge in sick young sea lions turning up on our california beaches. And what is cool about your school . Email your nominations to coolschools kpix. Com. We may come and feature your school on the show. Experts are trying to figure out why starving sea lion pups are washing up on the california coast. There were 250 stranded last month. The Marine Mammal center in sausalito is caring for many of them and some of them are learning to eat fish for the first time. Others have to be forcefed. They are being separated from their mother, they should be nursing, they are skinny like a bag of bones. The center is currently getting 10 young sea lions a day. A potential shutdown looming at west coast ports. Operations could grind to a halt in four days at 29 ports including oakland if both sides dont reach a new contract soon the Pacific MaritimeAssociation Says employers wont keep paying workers who arent moving cargo at their normal rate and there is already a congestion crisis there. Management and the union are arguing over the pay and benefits. Talks are continuing in San Francisco but so far without much progress. President obamas proposed 4 trillion budget could improve the way california handles earthquakes. It includes 5 million in funding for the states Early Warning system. The money will go toward more seismic detection stations and sensors. The system can give up to a minute warning when a major earthquake is about to hit. 4 45. We have a major storm coming our way. But i dont think well see much of it until tomorrow, i guess, here in the bay area. Good call there, yes. We have been talking for the past several days about this system and how its going to first hang out in the far north reaches of the bay area all day thursday and then descend on the bay area overnight. Thats certainly the case today. Good morning, everyone. So you can anticipate a mostly cloudy sky today and increasing winds as the day progresses. On the hidef doppler radar, if you look to the north over the open waters you see green specks and i have seen a couple of sprinkles over mendocino but thats about it. The Golden Gate Bridge is dry at this time. Pretty much fogfree. We do have patches of fog in the eastern portion of the bay area, otherwise very mild out the door this morning. 50 livermore. 55 currently in San Francisco. Santa rosa with patchy fog at 52 degrees. We do have a Flash Flood Warning in effect for the north bay for friday. We are anticipating up to 10 full inches of rain in the highest elevations. Thats right, 10. But one year ago, we saw 11. 71 inches of rain in kentfield. This is a bona fide Pineapple Express heading this way. We have a wind advisory that goes into effect for the entire bay area tomorrow through 4 a. M. On saturday. And heres the deal. The rain is going to begin in the north bay and spread to the south over the entire bay area. Then over the weekend sunday will be wetter than saturday. Heres friday morning. We are beginning to see wet conditions in throughout the metropolitan area of San Francisco so that speeds up and through friday its going to be heavy rain all day and gusty winds. Saturday, its really hit and miss scattered showers. Those showers begin to intensify as the day goes on late day and then sun, a second wave of activity moves into the bay area with heavier rainfall. So lets tally it up from late tonight when the rain begins in the far reaches of the north bay through monday, 8 plus throughout the urban areas of the north bay, again 10 in the mountainous areas. The coastal areas will be buffeted with winds in excess of 60 Miles Per Hour. Then generally speaking across the metropolitan area, were talking about 2 to 3 inches of rain, 6 to 7 perhaps 8 of rain expected in throughout the santa cruz mountains. This is a lot of rain in a short amount of time. Meanwhile today with the cloud cover increasing southerly winds 10 to 20 Miles Per Hour temperatures into the 60s. Our outside number today will be 69 degrees. Otherwise, as we approach your friday, heavy rain at times, and then were looking at a little break in the activity on saturday until the second round comes in on sunday through monday. You want to track this storm with me . We can together. It is so easy. And even actually kind of fun. Get your weather on the go get the cbs bay area weather app, check conditions in your neighborhood, get realtime radar. Search kpix and download the cbs bay area weather app, now available for both iphones and android. This mornings commute is dry. But we do have a few accidents out the door and a lot of overnight roadwork. So well show you where this accident is not actually blocking a lane but it is on the shoulder and we are seeing a delay behind it. Westbound 580 north greenville coming into livermore and you can see the delays picking up out of the altamont pass. At least once you get past north greenville everything looks great as you head closer to the dublin interchange. Headlights, thats westbound traffic. Continues to look good through the dublin grade and if you are traveling on 880 sensors are no longer seeing a delay just north of the oakland coliseum. They were doing overnight roadwork near 29th. So that may be wrapped up. It wasnt scheduled to clear until 6 00. So well check that out. Heres a live look at the golden gate. You just missed the zipper crews. They were just out there a little while ago couple of minutes ago and everything looks good so far from the golden gate all the way into San Francisco. Your other East Bay Drive times, 580 clear through the altamont pass, 880 and the eastshore freeway so far fine but again that accident might slow you down a little bit in livermore. That is approaching north greenville exit. Mass transit looks good including bart systemwide on time. Remember kcbs, our radio partner, when you hit the roads at 106. 9 fm or 740am. All right. Thank you, elizabeth. Its 4 49 now. With gas tax revenue shrinking, california is looking for a new way to pay for the road maintenance. Yesterday, state Assembly Speaker toni atkins unveiled a plan to charge california drivers a dollar a week. The proposed fee could be tacked on to insurance plans or car registrations. It would generate an estimated 1. 8 billion per year. The governor recently estimated it would cost 59 billion to take care of overdue repairs to our highways, roads and bridges. The end is near for San Franciscos candlestick park. Crews are tearing out the seats this week. Thats a huge pile on the field where the 49ers and the giants used to play. Once theyre done, more heavy equipment will roll in. Demolition of the upper deck is expected to start next week. In three months the half centuryold stadium will be rubble. Losing our team, losing a lot of fan base, and we just losing things that been in place for a long time. So its sad. Definitely losing some history there. Housing development will be built on the site where the stick has stood. In sports, steph curry had a night at warriors before the tipoff. He and Klay Thompson got their allstar jerseys. They outscored the mavericks in the second half. Curry scored 26 in the third, he made 6 from deep in the corner. He had 10 threes in the game. That is three off an nba record. Mark cuban cant believe it. Curry finished with a season high 51 points as the warriors went on to win in a comebacker 128114 at oracle. 4 51. New equipment for some bay area emergency responders. Why some say its not the solution a couple of quick thinking sailors rushed to the aid of a driver who lost control and hit an embankment in san diego. It turns out the driver turned out to be the navy supervisor. They pulled him out just before the car burst into flames. The sailors said they happened to be there because they missed their turn. Their boss suffered minor injuries in the crash. San franciscos Fire Department is rolling out some new ambulances after taking a little bit of heat for slow response times. The department showing off the newest vehicles in their fleet yesterday. They will replace older models of course. And theres also a plan to add some more paramedics, as well. Fire chief says the number of ambulances on the street will n crease almost immediately. She says this is all due to a healthier city budget. I think were in much better shape today obviously than we have been recently. With the economy being restored we are hoping for increases to the fleet. Whether this satisfies the rankandfile remains to be seen. One firefighter says a shiny ambulance is useless without a shiny new paramedic. Milpitas Police Officers are trying to find out what happened before a deadly crash yesterday morning. Police say the driver of a cadillac was tboned by a garbage truck. The force of the impact sheared off the trunk and a tire but the cadillac kept going. The car scraped the ground for half a mile before stopping and catching fire. The driver was found outside the car where she was pronounced dead. Thieves breaking into cars down at sunnyvale in hopes of getting some pricy hightech gear. Police say there were five car breakins at a costco parking lot on monday night and all the victims say they left laptops or other electronics visible inside their cars. When i started in the business, it was breaking into cars and ripping, you know, stereos out of dashboards. Well, now with all the electronics its much easier just to break a window reach in and steal something rather than to trying to rip a stereo out of a dashboard. There are security cameras in the parking lot but police say they dont have significant lead in what they describe as a crime of opportunity. A jury convicted a San Francisco man of running an underground website that served drug dealers and other illegal activities. Prosecutors say Ross Ulbricht created the website silk road and opened the door for more than a million drug deals. Ulbricht could face life in prison but his lawyers plan to appeal. He is also awaiting trial in a murderforhire scheme. It is 4 56. Up next, thieves armed with guns storming a highend San Francisco store. Details on how they were able to pull it off. Reporter im kiet do live in san jose. The customer of anthem may have had their personal information stolen. We are talking about 80 million tail is the Pineapple Express an Atmospheric River to be parked over us in short order. A major storm system is bearing down on the bay area. Sandbags are available throughout the north bay. Some areas could see up to 7 of rain. Not in position to locate the pilot before he was picked up by isis. Reporter cbs news learned the pentagon will deploy helicopters in Northern Iraq to reduce the time and distance to reach downed pilots. The move follows the brutal execution of a jordanian pilot at the hands of isis militants. Too many schools not enough children are immunized to prevent an outbreak. Two state senators have introduced a bill to make it harder for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children. The bill would eliminate the personal belief exemption. Parents could still opt out for medical and religious reasons. From across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on kpix 5 news this morning. Good morning, everyone. Taking a live look out at the beautiful bay bridge, things are very calm right now of the but hey, guess what . A big storm is headed our way. All about to change here. Yes. In 24 hours. Good morning, im michelle griego. Hi, everyone. Im frank mallicoat. 5 00. And happening today, that big storm bearing down especially up in the north bay. Sandbag stations are opening in marin and sonoma counties. They are in rohnert park on Enterprise Drive and petaluma off hopper. Marin counties will have sandbags. You need to buy your own bags in other areas. This is how badly we need the rain. Check it out. The photo on the left from last year. See all the snow cover in the sierra . Look to the right you see the san joaquin valley, sacramento