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male announcer this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. Steve now at five. Flash floods and slippery roads. Steve kron four is tracking the storm that moved into the bay area early this morning. Averi im soaked and its only going to get worse reporter rising waters in the north bay. Reporter dangerous d reporter riving in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Reporter up to a full inch of rain is expected in some neighborhoods. Reporter the wet weather forcing the city of pacifica to take Decisive Action on an imperiled apartment complex we are stepping in to demolish that structure. Steve good evening, im steve aveson in for grant lodes. Vicki and im vicki liviakis. Vicki one of the strongest bringing heavy rainfall, gusts to the bay area. Making for a very messy commute. Here is what it looks like right now on our Storm Tracker radar as the rain of the night bringing as the bay area. Steve kron four meteorologist is tracking this storm for us reporter and tonight we have throughout the bay area. In the north bay kron fours Philippe Djegal is monitoring flooding in marin county. Reporter kron fours Charles Clifford is also in the north bay along highway 101. With an reporter rob fladeboe is in the santa is Major Concerns of flooding and mudslides. Reporter but our Team Coverage begins tonight with kron fours dan in the Oakland Hills. Reporter the heavy downpours arrived in oakland about 230 in the looked like driving as rain pummeled the windshield soaking the freeways and making the regular commute a usual reporter it didnt take long for roads in the Oakland Hills to begin flooding. In some cases wiping out an entire lane. Drainage ditches turned into rivers in some locations and if you were on foot, an umbrella might keep you try but all bets were off for your feet some homeowners who knew what this type of weather can do, were well prepared with sandbags before the storm arrived gary reporter moving to the north bay now where this storm first hit. Tonight several areas experiencing flooding making it hard for people to get home. Especially if you are traveling on the highway 101. Reporter kron fours Charles Clifford is live in corte madera. Along the 101. With an update on the conditions there. Chuck . Reporter our Team Coverage continues with kron fours Philippe Djegal. Who spent the day in the flood warnings were issued for parts of marin county. Storm reporter an ugly morning for those storms. Bike riders kneedeep in flood waters. A hazard that forced cal trans crews to shutdown parts of shoreline highway in mill valley. Reporter drivers detoured off the freeway and into town. Suv passing by. Reporter by the late morning, this roadway had picked up several inches of water. Water drain reporter in kentfield, police keeping at locust avenue. An area prone to flooding. Reporter neighbors say they dont expect the water to rise above the storm drains. But you can see how even those can become a problem. Reporter as debris picks up, potentially clogging the runoff. Reporter in novato. Reporter some basking in the rain continuing the workout despite the dangerous conditions. I like how it challenges me differently. Its the same run, but different weather. I just embrace it and enjoy it. Steve during this weather is it the its first. The city up this is the cut is set to demolish an apartment building. Would you can see from this video is right at the edge of the crumbling cliff. And they said they are appoint to get the approval of the building owner. Kron4s Terisa Estacio has the latest details from the city manager. Reporter you can see the signs yourself. This is a picture we showed you earlier this week. The city of engineers that once they saw our picture plus their analysis they know that they needed to take charge. Both buildings are being threatened. Reporter yellow tag in january and all of the residents were forced to leave their home. In march, the next doors building was race because it was on a break of collapse. Money was raised and they are trying to get the honor to reimburse them. The owner reporter both buildings are owned by the individual who disclaimed bankruptcy. Claimed reporter far as the timetable city officials, system must go through several legal steps to get the green light to tear it down. Reporter back and the 1960s and at one point there was a Swimming Pool next to the ocean which is not now long gone. The residents porches and backyards have also been destroyed and now and the near future the entire building will also be gone. At pacifica, Terisa Estacio, kron 4 news. Vicki terrible weather steve weather in the sierra is pretty rough and getting worse. Steve as the weekend approaches Catherine Heenan is here catherine its very cold. Very snowy. And theres a winter storm warning in effect tonight. Winds have been gusting to nearly 100 miles an hour over the Sierra Nevada ridgetops. Catherine traffic is slowing down even more than usual. And a major winter storm off the pacific is moving in. Catherine a winter storm warning is in effect until 4am friday around lake tahoe. Where up to three feet of snow is expected at the higher elevations. Catherine flood watches and warnings have been issued for many streams and rivers along thenevada california border. Catherine the windy weather has brought down some power lines. Especially in the reno area. Sounds like it might be a good weekend to just stay home. . Return to index of return to index of brittney this is what the status snowstorm or snow showers all alike. This entire area here under a Flash Flood Warning. And it could be extended. Right now, previously before we heard about the home that started to flood. If you live near sonoma creek. Those particular kriegs are reaching flood stage. So the entire area and again are also threatened. Brittney a broader look at the entire area. You see light rain fall and have your pockets like concord and richmond plus all the yellow highlighted areas are and for a heavy downpour. Brittney this heavy rainfall has been passing since the last couple of our starting of slow but has now picked up. Continuing at least until 9 00 tonight. Brittney i had adjusted the matt but it was light rain and now it is heavier. Map brittney this this us still dealing with the heavier pocket as a 6 00. Brittney you have to be very careful if you are still dripping all round. During the flooded areas please turn all around. Vicki thanks, britt good advice. Vicki another big story we are following tonight. A deadly Domestic Violence incident in the east bay. Vicki a young couple involved in some sort of confrontation ending with a young man losing his life, his girlfriend is now behind bars. Steve earlier today the victims mother spoke to kron4s Haaziq Madyun. In a story you will only see here on kron4 i miss my son dearly, i miss him so much reporter Michelle Davenport, a heart broken mother grieving over the sudden death of her son, 22 yearold ian eldon irby. It happened in this parking lot wednesday around 5 22 pm here at the glenwood condo mother says there was a knock at the door i opened the door and it was his girlfriend and she said ian has been hit by a car reporter davenport saw her sons body right where she is standing. She says initially First Responders told her that ian had a pulse. Then. Then another officer said is there someone you can call like a chaplain . I said is my baby okay . He said no it was a homicide reporter within hours Hercules Police investigators arrested ian irbys girlfriend 19year old desire borela for Second Degree murder. This is a recent photo of the couple it is apparently a Domestic Violence situation because they were or had been in a dating relationship reporter investigators say irby died as a result of being runover by a car witnesses said that they saw a female adult driving a vehicle around in circles and when they got close to the car they saw that a man was being dragged underneath the car i just want everyone to know that my son was a loving kind guy reporter Michelle Davenport says ian was recently hired by ups and was studying to become an auto mechanic. Now its with tears in her eyes, she stands in the location where she last saw her son i just want to feel his presence and i feel it reporter in hercules Haaziq Madyun, kron4news. Vicki in castro valley, still no arrest in the murder of a grandmother in her own home. Police say her body was set on fire to try and cover up the crime. Vicki officers spent the day yesterday searching the remains of a burned down home trying to figure out who killed the 59yearold woman. Police say the murder happened sometime between 10pm monday night and 2 am tuesday morning. Police currently have no motive for the murder or any leads on who the killer is. Steve a man charged in connection with a confrontation with a bart Police Officer has been acuitted today. In a case that happens to be the first in San Francisco to involve footage from police body cameras. Jurors found Michael Smith not guilty on seven counts including resisting arrest and misdemeanor battery against a Police Officer. Steve youre looking at footage from the incident in july when smith was arrested by bart Police Officers. They claim he was resisting arrest. But bystanders reported seeing him being punched in the head as he was being detained. An Excessive Force investigation led jurors to believe he was unlawfully treated and all charges have been dropped. Officers many sleepaids have Pain Medicine but zzzquil is different because why would you take a Pain Medicine when all you want is good sleep . Zzzquil a nonhabit forming sleepaid thats not for pain, just for sleep. Life. You never really know whats coming. Life just. Happens. Just when you think you know where its going, sfx ambulance sirens it takes you someplace else. And thats why covered california is here. To help californians who need Health Insurance get it. So youll be ready next time life happens. Because its more than just health care. Its life care. Steve theres more than one reason why the president elect is concerned about russian hacking. Steve Us Intelligence agencies believe russia engaged in hacking during the president ial election. Steve after months of dismissing those assessments, a source with Donald Trumps Transition Team now says the president elect is concerned about those findings. Steve at the same time, the source adds that trump and his team are also concerned that the issue is being used to delegitimize his victory. Steve and today. Former San Francisco mayor and current california senator Dianne Feinstein calling the Election Hacking a very serious situation. Return to index of stories. This is a very important concern and not you have germany san that they are concerned that their actions could happen would russia. With russia steve at full review is required. Steve president obama has ordered Us Intelligence agencies to complete a full review of hacking. The review is expected to be complete before president elect Donald Trump Takes Office on january 20th. Ok impaciente manolo youre so cold, come in whats wrong . Take off your hat no hey. Its, its dry. Your scalp . Mine gets dry in the winter too. 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Reporter in the closing week of the trial, prosecutors punctuating their case by painting roof as a cold blooded, calculated killer, obsessed with white supremacy, and hateful of blacks. Reporter they say roof hoped to start a race war when he walked into the historically black Emanuel Ame Church in charleston on june 17, 2015. Reporter he prayed with the Bible Study Group for nearly an hourbefore removing a. 45 caliber glock handgun and fatally shooting nine people. Nat pop of gunshots reporter evidence presented by video showing roof shooting target practice. And parts of a 2,000 word manifesto calling black people stupid, inferior to whites, and violent. Nats of protesters Trayvon Martin reporter he says the Trayvon Martin case triggered his decision to kill, saying no skinheads, no real kkk are taking action; someone must, quote i guess that has to be me reporter the first witness brought to the stand was felicia sanders, a shooting survivor, forced to take a break from recounting her gut wrenching testimony. The last witness 72 yearold Polly Sheppard describing how she hid under a table praying as bullet casings fell around her until roof told her hed let her live to tell the horrific story. Nats of 911 call hes still in the building. Please help us. Reporter newly released audio from her 911 call capturing the panic inside nats of 911 caller theres so many people dead, i think. Oh, my god. Nats 911 operator you said theres so many people dead . Nats of 911 caller i think theyre dead. Yes. Reporter roof listening expressionless and emotionless, showing no remorse. Vicki chilling. Vicki the next move is the jury deciding whether roof will face life in prison or execution. Just minutes after being found guilty roof again told a judge he wants to represent himself against prosecutors seeking a death sentence. The penalty phase starts next month. Return to index , 8drw steve the widow of the gunman who carried out the deadly shooting at pulse nightclub in florida. Has filed a petition to change the name of their son. Omar mateens wife, noor salman, filed the petition today in Contra Costa County. She filed it on behalf of the her fouryearold boy, who is named after his father. Steve a hearing is now scheduled for february. Salman moved to Contra Costa County from florida after shootout with swat team members. Steve 49 people were killed during the pulse nightclub massacre that happened back on june 12th. Mateen pledged allegiance to isis during a threehour standoff. Vicki the Chattanooga School bus driver charged in a crash that killed six children appears in court today. Jonthony walker is facing vehicular homicide, reckless driving charges after losing slamming it into a tree. Vicki this was just three weeks ago. Investigators say walker was driving over the speed limit down an unapproved route when the bus toppled onto its side. 52 mi. Per hour. It was a thirty mouse be30 mile sppeeed route steve still ahead. A new development in the unsolved 1996 murder of jonbent ramsey. Well explain a new dna test investigators are set to run. Vicki while todays storm is creating a commuter headache. With all this rain. Pam moore is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron4 news at six. Vicki hi pam pam you said it vicki. It is a slow go on bay area highways tonight. But all this rain is helping ease californias drought. Here is a look at the drought map from one yeara lot of areas in deep red. Pam but with all the rain weve had in 2016 todays map is a bit of a different story. Well show you where the drought stands tonight on kron 4 news at 6. Vicki now back to you. Vicki alright, pam we will see you at 6 steve authorities in colorado are going to use new dna hopes of solving the 20yearold Jon Benet Ramsey case. Catherine vicki Catherine Heenan is here with details on yet another attempt to crack the little girls murder. Catherine people have tried over and over again to come up with some answers in this case. Jonbenets body was discovered battered and strangled in her familys colorado home the morning after christmas 1996. Now investigators say theyll use new crime lab and forensic procedures thatcould amount to some progress. Catherine the decision comes after some colorado journalists analyzed lab results linked to the 6yearolds murder. And found some big flaws in the dna evidence. It brings into question the decision to clear the little girls parents from suspicion. Catherine boulders District Attorney says any new results will only be significant if they can be matched with other evidence authorities already have. The new testing will be done at a new colorado dna facility set to open in the new year. Steve thank you, catherine. Steve the owner of a Clothing Store in Southern California found himself in the middle of an armed robbery. But his quick thinking kept him out of harms way. All while keeping the burglar from escaping the scene. Steve han was working at his Clothing Store in San Bernardino when he noticed a suspiciousacting customer. Steve thats when he approached the man. Who threatened him with a knife. Han says he wanted to stay safe. So he quickly went outside. Locking the doors behind him. And trapping the robber inside. Steve the man was able to escape out a back door. But the Security Guard was there waiting. Steve han says the Security Guard heard him calling for help and actions helped stop the suspect from getting away. Police arrived shortly after and took the man into custody. Luckily no one was hurt. Steve the Security Guard who saved the day says he doesnt want any credit. Because he was just doing his job. Brittney moderate downpour still moving through most of the areas. Brittney we also have near our Sonoma County with washed away roads. So, a Flash Flood Warning is still in effect. Brittney these type of reports that we are talking about there are 50 or so of them. Right around a half an inch. That is really heavy rain coming down. Near walnut creek as well. It will continue to transition to the east. With heavy air pockets moving through. Closer look at a big picture here with heaviest rains. For our north bay is all we are still dealing with Flash Flood Warnings. And this would include, their field near locks bar. Fairfield brittney lee knew that the storm where the bulls eye would be over the north bag. North bay brittney , the water has no where to go. You want to be careful when driving all around. Brittney future rainfall totals them tomorrow morning at threefourths of an inch. Temperatures run now and the high 50s. Warmer air is moving through but as you go into tomorrow, cooler air will move in behind it. Temperatures will state and the low 50s and it will still be wendy. Windy brittney but we should stay nice and dry dock for the next several days. Nice and dry steve its the season of giving. And the oakland warriors are doing their part. Vicki today the Team Announced events they are holding this week to help brighten the lives of families this season. Today warriors guard and backtoback mvp. Steph curry. Hosted 15 children day. Curry arranged for each of the kids who are suffering lifethreatening medical conditions to attend the teams shoot around and meet members of the team and coaching staff. Vicki later tonight they will get go to the game against the court side for the pregame warm ups. The team will be hosting additional events through the weekend. Steve good stuff. Vicki the Sports Reporter known best for his colorful wardrobe. Craig segar. Has died. Vicki the longtime Turner Sports sideline reporter was wellrecognized for his colorful suit collection. He had been battling acute Myeloid Leukemia since 20 14. Vicki sager had worked with turner for more than three decades. Vicki he died just days after being inducted into the Sports Broadcasting hall of fame. Craig sager was 65years old. Vicki those close to tv icon alan thicke continue to mourn his loss. From his tv wife, joanna kerns to his epic relationship with wife tanya. Vicki the insiders Louis Aguirre joins us from hollywood with more on this story. Return i work we laughed all day every day. Anything that alan what, what and usually at my expense. We like each other right off the bat and she could not keep her hands off me. laughter rest in peace and your angel be witty. Reporter joannas angel description matches the angel he left behind. His wife, tonya. Steve reporter we will have so much more on this story. Vicki steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. Steve there have been a evacuations. Plus a domestic dispute and the east bay come to a deadly and. End steve kron 4 news at six is next. I laugh, i sneeze. There goes my sensitive bladder. Sound familiar . Then youll love this. Incredible protection in a pad this thin. I didnt think it would work, but it does. Its called always discreet watch this. This super absorbent core turns liquid to gel, for incredible protection thats surprisingly thin. So i know im wearing it, but no one else will. Always discreet for bladder leaks male announcer this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. Reporter now at six. What you need to know about the wind and rain pounding the bay area tonight. As much as a half to a full inch of rain per hour reporter kron four tracking the storm and its impact. From the east bay hills. To the Santa Cruz Mountains. To the rising waters in the North Building in pacifica. Both ends of the building are being threatened by undermining and large failures. Pam good evening. Im pam moore. Steve and im steve aveson. Steve breaking news right now on kron 4. Pam flooding is forcing evacuations in marin county right now. The Sheriffs Office says it is in the san geronimo valley we have a number of homes specifically that have flooded and right now as i speak there are organizations that are assisting in number up residence with evaluating from their homes or finding a safe way to take shelter within their home until the storm is over. Steve argue taking people in the water is specific . Are you taking people anywhere specific . I do not have a number or an amount of people we are trying to help as much as we can. Until the storm passes. And to go home to see what determineand to go home and determine what damage has been done if any. Pam is the department having to deal with the rest use at this hour . Recues have a lot of fire personnel that are assisting in evacuating certain people from their homes. Right now, we do not have any reports of any injuries at this time or anyone, that has needed to be rescued. Pam thank you so much for your time. Pam we will stay in touch with the developing and breaking news stories. Steve the city took a pounding from the storm this afternoon. Kron4s Maureen Kelly shows us problems that cropped up with all the wet weather, and one area of San Francisco that is trying out a new solution. Brittney Flash Flood Warnings are one of the most serious warnings that we want to tell you about. It kills more people each year and the united states. In effect until 6 15 a. M. One of four Flash Flood Warnings and of fact. Within the north bay zone. Brittney will we see a Flash Flood Warning that means is already on acquiring or is expected to start shotalready occurring or or is expected to start brittney this will affect parts of napa as well. Flash flood near petaluma is affecting the creeks and Sonoma County creeks. Brittney cannot emphasize this enough you want to be very careful if you are living with any of these cells that had a Flash Flood Warning. Pam thank you, Brittney Steve roles are flooding for those in the east bay. Light and Oakland Hills with dan kerman. Reporter we are right above highway 13 which can see in the background. You see the coming home is going very very slowly and it has been wet and windy on lot date long. All dqay long reporter umbrellas were the order of the day but not everyone was prepared to stay dry above and beyond. So the water entering storm drains. And this is what look like driving. Soaking the freeways and making the reglar comment a bit more dangerous as slippery than usual. It did not take normallong for roles in Oakland Hills to began flooding. And some entire line. Reporter if you were on foot and umbrella would keep your head dry but not to say your feet. Reporter and we are back live in the Oakland Hills. As we were talking a few minutes ago and see what this storm has done with the comment. Traffic moving very slowly grit right here on highway 24 creek where people will be forced to slow down and it will be a long ride home. Dan kerman, kron4news pam one area of San Francisco that is starting to try and solution. Reporter you guess see all of the flood waters closer to the bay. Driving off what free san that spirit that were in high demand today. Meanwhile, there are flood barriers set up. That happens when too much rain comes down to quickly. This is a new attempt to keep it from happening. It is always a balance we have to figure out when to pull them out. We do not want to miss the boat and not deploy them. This we will see. Reporter some are skeptical and think that this new solution making things worse without the barriers. The city system are working on a longterm support upgrade project but it will cost of millions of dollars and is years away. Maureen kelly, kron4news steve police in kentfield keeping a close eye on the area of laurel and locust avenues. Which neighbors say is prone to flooding. You can see a significant amount of standing water in the street. The storm drains are working, but picking up a lot of debris that may cause flooding. Steve the novato Fire District says it is also monitoring the creek levels. By the early afternoon, the Fire District saying no creeks had been breached. But that could change as the stormy conditions strengthen. Mainly what the thing that were looking at is erosion. We can see from drought that, you know, trees have died and when trees dries we dont have inside or along the banks and thats when we see erosion. Fences and then retaining walls can come down, so thats what were more concerned about. Steve the novato Fire District also says strong winds have been problamatic. More trees and powerlines are expected to fall down. Steve the Fire District says noif you see a downed tree or pole, call 911. Steve the south bay also being lashed by heavy rain and high winds with no let up since about noon. Pam as kron fours rob fladeboe reports now, the Stormy Weather is making its presence known along highway 17 and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Reporter moderate to heavy rain coming down and the Santa Cruz Mountains. It has been raining here all day. Moderate to heavy rain. It started in the morning and pick up from there. From a half to a full inch of rain showers. Reporter i drove the mountain hear both ways, twice today and sought a handful of fender benders. Most miners but some did in the upsidedown. Chp says as usual, too much speed. Reporter at particular concern for this type of issue with erosion. Reporter roles like this could be washed out. There is a lot up sand bagging. Roads like this could be washed out. Reporter Power Outages are a concerned as well as several down trees. Reporter it is going to mess up the coming year for several hours with the spot heavy rain downpours. In Santa Cruz Mountains, and rob fladeboe kron 4 news. Pam we have continuing coverage well as online. You can get live radar updates. The forecast as well as any traffic alerts. And you can share your pictures and video with us through the report it feature on the kron 4 mobile app. Or through our website. Kron four dot com. Pam the app is available for free for apple and android devices. Steve it sounds like a good thing. Charging stations all over Northern California. But wait until you hear who might have to foot the bill to make it happen. Pam and a new page tonight. In the investigation that Russian Hackers influenced the president ial election. From california senator Dianne Feinstein. Steve plus new details on some edge of a crumbling cliffside in pacifica. What the city declared day. Steve how the weather pattern and is affecting everyone in the area. Brittney shipp, will be with us in just a minute. Pam another blow to pacifica. City leaders just announced. This is the building. 310 esplanade in pacifica. The building was yellow tagged in january. All of the residents were forced to leave for their safety. Now, engineers for the city. Point to new pictures showing how the bluff has further deteriorated and how a middle section is appearing quite weak. Pam city officials say, they have tried to work with the owner, however, that has not worked out. Pacifica to make it clear that this city manager we want to make it clear that the owner of the property has been aware of the Critical Issues with both buildings. And has filed bankruptcy. We are stepping into demolished the construction. Pam there is no timetable. Pam city officials say, they must go through legal channels before getting the approval to come in and demolish the property. The city is on the hook for paying for the demolition. Officials are trying to get compensated by the owner. Steve a deadly Domestic Violence incident in the east bay. Some sort of confrontation. Ending with a young man losing his life. His girlfriend is now behind bars steve pam earlier today, the family and friends of the victim. Spoke to kron 4s Haaziq Madyun. In a story you will only see here. I still havent made since of it no, its like make believe or something, like how reporter family and friends of 22yearold ian irby are in a complete state of disbelief after learning that irby was killed wednesday in the parking lot of his glenwood home in hercules. This is a photo with ian and his younger brother richard, born 16 months apart, the two have brothers were more like best friends i couldnt believe it, i ran outside barefooted, i was like he was probably in a car crash, broke a leg or something, and i went down there and i seen him laid out it was a homicide reporter within hours Hercules Police investigators arrested ian old desire borela for Second Degree murder. This is a recent photo of the couple it is apparently a domestic they were or had been in a a female adult driving a vehicle around in circles and when they got close to the car they saw that a man the car reporter how long have you known ian . Since middle School Reporter this is a photo with ian and his childhood girlfriend tatiana abrea im just trying to be here to support his family that is all i can do i just want everyone to know that my son was a loving kind guy reporter Michelle Davenport says ian was recently hired by ups and was studying to become an auto mechanic. Now its with tears in her eyes, she stands in the location where she last saw her son i just want to feel his presence and i feel it reporter in hercules Haaziq Madyun kron4news. Pam police in the north bay are looking for a man who they say. Robbed a bank this morning. These surveillance pictures come from a Us Bank Branch in santa rosa on guerneville road. Police say, the man you see here. Walked in a little teller a note demanding money. Pam no weapon was ever seen. But he did escape on foot with some cash. A 25hundred dollar reward is being offered tonight for information leading to an arrest in this case. Steve pgandes plan to roll out charging stations for electric vehicles wont it could have an effect on monthly bills. State regulators will allow for up to 75hundred of stations. Pgande wanted to install 25thousand of them. Here is how pgande customers would be effected. Steve the state would allow the utility to use 130 Million Dollars in customers money to pay for the charging stations. The originial plan called for more than 650million. Steve in an effort to reduce power costs. California will monitors. The goal is to save ratepayers some 370Million Dollars in utility bills by the year 2027. Pam must look at the golden gate. Not much traffic so that is a good. Lets check in with Brittney Brittney this is a powerful system. I think we may have scared everyone and they have gone right home. Like in most areas but where you see the yellow is where the most moderate and heavy downpours are located. In the east bay right now. But earlier, it was in the north that. North bay brittney with debris covering half of the roadway. Intel mud. And petaluma. Brittney there is a tree that fell and sparked a fire. Here is another one out of oakland. At least one lane is flooded on 880 south near the high street off iran. Pam off ramp brittney extended until 915, the Flash Flood Warning which means it is already happening or just about to happen. So, you want to be careful going to any one of these areas. Brittney petaluma creek as Sonoma County creek and napa all under Flash Flood Warning for another few minutes. And we finally have one more area outside of several failed. San Raphael Brittney heavy rain showers coming down producing a lot of rainfall and a short amount of time and that is why we are seeing so many Flash Flood Warnings. Brittney most of the clearing will happen in the north that. What San Francisco going first. With brittney we have consistently seen more and more rain showers come down up to 3 in. Have fallen. Tomorrow, will be a different story with cooler air Phillip Street san. And to purchase would drop to low 50s that it will still be wednesday. It will still be windy as the cool air filter in tomorrow. This is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. Tonight at 8 steve new tonight at 8 uber still have selfdriving cars out on the road did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. Comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet thats 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. Say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. And add phone and tv for only 34. 90 more a month. Call today. Comcast business. Built for business. But zzzquil is different have Pain Medicine because why would you take a Pain Medicine when all you want is good sleep . Zzzquil a nonhabit forming sleepaid thats not for pain, just for sleep. Brittney this is a live look at stormtracker 4. And it is lit up tonight. We will have an update on the rain and the storm that is blasting the bay area. Brittney we are still seeing heavy rainfall. Clear, we saw a half an inch of an hour. Earlier brittney as soon as 11 00 rose a round was start to see more clearing and the system moving out. Brittney whence system and at 25 mi. Per hour and San Francisco and 25 and half moon bay. Brittney wind systems reporter here and the Oakland Hills the raging storm is having an impact on the evening comment. Gold moving very slow. Evening commute reporter it did not take long for claimsand did not take long for the road to flood due to the rain showers. Reporter in the Oakland Hills, dan kerman reporter crews are working to clear a water from the roadways. And the north that. Try to make it from one end to the next neede. D. And water. Reporter knee deep in water reporter the San Francisco employees removable flood barriers used to keep rising water art of the mission businesses and homes. Reporter a happens when too much rain come down too quickly. The city sewage system is overwhelmed. This is a new attempt to keep that from happening. This is still a pilot project. Reporter San Francisco is the only major metropolitan city to try this new system out. Maureen kelly,kron4news reporter judges driving conditions and number of mostly minor traffic accidents blamed on too much speed assess the chp. Also concerned about the erosion and mud slide and washed out roads. Reporter here and part of the Santa Cruz Mountains you will have seen a half inch to an inch of rain fall. Rob fladeboe, kron4news despite the wet weather. California is still technically in a drought. But at least the areas affected are shrinking. Pam Catherine Heenan is here with the latest update from the u. S. Drought monitor. Catherine every time we show you the latest map. You see less anddark colors indicating bad drought conditions. Catherine things are really improving. At least for half the state. The map on the left is the latest one. Catherine the one on the right is from one year ago at this last year a huge chunk of the state from north to south was included catherine in the worst of the dry conditions. And the bay area was in the orange zone. The darker the color. The dryer the region. These days. The map is looking much better. Catherine with parts of Northern California completely drought free. Others areas have dramatically improved. Catherine right now its mostly the southern and central part of the state from Orange County to Tulare County still stuck in exceptional drought conditions. Catherine water authorities continue to be very cautious. Telling everyone that Water Conservation is still a big priority. Catherine steve and pam . Return to steve thanks, Catherine Steve a familiar to the bay area is reportedly could be president elect trumps press secretary. Kimberly guilfoyle is among those in the running. Shes currently a host on fox news. But you may remember she was married to gavin newsom while he was San Francisco mayor. Steve guilfoyle worked as a prosecutor in the San Francisco das office. She was one of the prosecutors in an infamous dogmauling case that drew national attention. Return reporter tonight new questions over allegations the russian government used sophisticated hacking tools to influence the us election. Kron 4s National Correspondent Mark Meredith is in washington with a closer look. Out in washington, im Mark Meredith reporter tonight both democrats and republicans continue to call for an investigation into how computer hackers gained access to Sensitive Information all in an effort to disrupt last months election. President elect trump continues to deny that russia was behind the effort but many in the Intelligence Community and even the Current Administration say otherwise. Reporter tonight at least one major reports it was the russian president Vladmir Putin who personally oversaw the hacking operation. However the big question why would the russians want to influence the election is what remains unanswered. Reporter this morning the presidnet elect tweeted out quote if russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the white house wait so long to act . Why did they only complain after hillary lost . Reporter the white house says it was aware of the russians efforts for quite some time and in a statement the Administration Says the trump team knew about russian involvement all along. Reporter theres ample evidence that was known long before the election, and in most cases long before october, about russia. Reporter well be watching to see if up the subject tonight when he speaks to his supporters for a thank you rally in hershey, pennsylvania. Reporter reporting in washington, im Mark Meredith. Pam senator Dianne Feinstein weighed in today on the hacking investigation and expressed serious concerns that it went beyond just the president ial race. Sen. Dianne feinstein intelligence vice chair i important because, russia places. You know have germany saying theyre afraid their election might be muddled by efforts by russians, so i think its necessary that we come to grips with this, i think its necessary that there be the beginning of that should be the president s report reporter feinstein says hacking might four states as well. While pushing for a full fledged investigation she also emphasized we need to find a way to get along with russia at the same time. Steve this is a story we first told you about yesterday on kron 4uber getting its selfdriving fleet grounded by the california dmv. See what we found today on the streets of San Francisco. Heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask covered california. Its more than just health care. Its life care. Pam yesterday on kron 4 news. We told you about the dmv putting the brakes on ubers selfdriving cars. Steve it said the company didnt Autonomous Vehicles on the road. From we saw today. It doesnt appear uber is slowing down. We got this video of one of the volvo suvs on the streets of San Francisco. Steve it then returns to the warehouse where uber is keeping its selfdriving fleet for the time being. We reached out to uber today for a response and have yet to hear back. Return to gary reporter good evening reporter tonight. We begin with some sad news. Reporter as the sports world is grieving with the loss of a great one. Legendary sideline reporter craig sager. Has died after an ongoing battle with leukemia. Known for his zany and outrageous attire, sager. Was a fixture at nationally televised nba games. Reporter in addition to his trademark suits, one of his most endearing traits through his more than 40 year carrer. Was his rapport with players and coaches across the league. He could get anyone to open up, even the usually dismissive and curt gregg popovich. Reporter sager was first diagnosed in 2014. And had to step away from the sidelines for treatment. Reporter yet, he briefly returned near the end of last season. And worked his first nba finals game back in june. Warriors head coach steve kerr. Whos one of many that considered sager a friend. Today is a otough day for everyone who knew him. Reporter messages of condolences are all over social media. Heres had to say on twitter. Reporter steph curry posted this photo with the message thank you for being you. Brought the best out of everyone you met. reporter kevin durant offered this long live craig. We love you rest in paradise reporter then finally draymond green. Said rip sager. Was always great to see him arriving at work left his mark on the game rest up reporter theres no easy way to segue to the next subject, but the warriors are in action tonight. Hosting the new york knicks. And the knickerbockers are going to be rolling out a pretty thin lineup. Reporter Carmelo Anthony and derrick rose. Are not playing tonight because of lingering injuries. Reporter melo has a sore shoulder. Reporter while rose is dealing with back spasms. Reporter the star to watch on the other side will be big man kristaps porzingis. Heres kevin durant from this mornings shootaround. They have guys that can kick your butt anytime. So, we have to get out there and play. Reporter earlier this week, the nba and Players Union agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement. A deal thats shaping up to work out pretty nicely for the reigning twotime mvp. Reporter currys teammate Draymond Greene not as happy with the ag reement. When thinking about the guys that have made it to level that i have been fortunate to make it too. I tend to think about that side as i did npot think that i would be on this level thative been blessed with. Sot cg it was a pretty scary injury. I am better and it is important that i make the right steps. Reporter hopefully he hills of nicely. He heals up nicely reporter new york head coach was saying we lange placed through a twoway video or radio. Was seen relaying communinication on a two way radio which is not allowed. Steve and, why is this being brought up reporter because of the cowboys laughter brittney we have a another Flash Flood Warning that has been extended and the Santa Cruz Mountains. And half moon bay. We already have reports of mud slide and the Santa Cruz Mountains and one in the north bay zone and the system will continue for the next few hours. 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