Around and losses instore 74 cast coming up. It seems like the rain is worst it causes more problems. Grant kron fours Spencer Blake is live in walnut creek tonight. How are things going for drivers reporter the rain seems to stop we go live now its coming down even harder than it was earlier this afternoon hand and highway 24 comes from the turf i 60 see the traffic there and part of this to merge that is coming up also the wife freeways the death valley want ticket take careful out there. Earlier in the day and all the creek some minor construction that was on hold. At all the umbrellas throughout the downtown area. And a milk Truck Drivers still have their work to get done. As we look at the carpet driving in the water we did talk to one person that came from argentina she gets to take it carefully. Reporter have to dress for the weight range youthe glove is as well. If youre breaking for any curves or merge thats when hydroplaning could happen take it very carefully tonight as you had home. We will continue to follow the in the east bay all night long. Grant concerns about the potential for flash floods, mud slides and of course traffic woes in the Santa Cruz Mountains tonight. Thats where we find kron fours rob fladeboe who is live for us now on the summit of highway 17. Rob . Reporter create so far so good in both directions one thing you do not want to see here when you start to see brake lights e their destruction or back toward san jose something probably has happened on either side saw that happen a couple of times earlier today so far so good we have a lot of rain so far this year maybe people are getting the word to slow down. Reporter 3 car fender bender here and i was 17. The rate has been and remains heavy, and roads even the best drivers confine themselves a crash just like that idea like this. Slowest possible site snow possible of thousand feet since flash flood warning. As much as 3 1 4 inches of rain brouwer triggers mudslides. Also reported on highway 9 and 35 skyline boulevard elsewhere highways 1 018587 and 28 across the south bay all mostly late some wipers throughout the most the day. Reporter at a quarter mile hit one more reason to ease up on gas and leave enough room between you and carl henry. Grant and remember you can always track the latest in weather and traffic. Just download the kron 4 mobile app and get updates on weather traffic and breaking news where ever you go. The app is free to download. The storms impacting several bay area airports. In the sierra. A winter storm has dumped nearly two feet of snow on area ski resorts. Catherine heenan is here with more on the rough weather in the mountains. Its pretty wild weather in the sierra. Vicki we already know theyre getting blasted with lots of new snow. Meaning bad traffic. But its more than that. Theres actually an avalanche warning for the mountains around tahoe. Which is in effect until 7am thursday. Catherine with word spreading that its dangerous out there. There have also been School Closings today. In the tahoe truckee unified district. In other nearby areas classes were delayed a couple of hours because of all the snow. A Winter Weather advisory remains in effect into wednesday morning across most of northern nevada, from california to utah. Weve posted some of the dramatic snow totals on our website. Just a couple of them theyve got up to 31 inches at mount rose. 32 inches at kingvale. Catherine 30 inches at squaw valley. And 27 inches at north star. Vicki . Vicki this current storm is welcome news to everyone in california which is in the midst of its 5th year of drought at this point its unknown whether it will be this years storms that will turn the tide but weather watchers are optmistic kron 4s dan kerman is live from Lafayette Reservoir with more. Reporter and that concede potentiall at average made parts the bay area already looking and total storage capacity. And a million and half the people to a variety of sources. A member since he back in may from whether last year. Reporter no guarantee of a worse thing right now but keeping a for the next several months. Grant still ahead on kron four news. Police take a san mateo man into custody after he allegedly broke into several homes overnight and then, sexually assaulted some of his victims. What we are learning about the suspect. Then, scary moments as a nanny cam captures the moments a toddler becomes trapped after a dresser falls on top of him. How his twin brother was able to save him. Grant and next, a city in the east bay. Is seeing a spike in home burglaries. But thieves are targeting specifics homes. What you need to look out for. Ate. I can stay. Im good. I wont be late hey mom. Yeah. No kissing on the first date, alright . Life doesnt always stick to a plan, but with our investment expertise well help you handle whats next. Financial guidance while youre mastering life. From chase. So you can. Grant kron4s Maureen Kelly reports thieves have been targeting vacant homes for sale. Which in most cases have been staged with furniture and appliances. Reporter this house is one of the nine homes that were broken into this december. In all of the cases. The homes had for sale signs out in front. And every time. The thieves came in by breaking into the lock boxes. Thats the device that Real Estate Agents leave on the property of vacant homes so other agents can come in and show the property. In all of these incidents the theives are cutting the lock boxes and getting the keys from inside the vaults. The properties hit have also been vacant. And most have been staged. Heres an example what a staged home looks like. Its where the homes are filled with furniture and electronics to give the would be buyer an idea of what it would be to live here. Livermore police say the theives arent taking any big pieces of furniture in these cases, but are walking away with more portable items. It appears that they are stealing mostly Electronics Like tvs, video equiptment. Appliances and even home decor, and in some cases it doesnt even appear that anythign was taken it just appears to have been squatting in the home. Thats what happened inside Real Estate AgentGene Williams listing. Nothing was stolen. But then theyd destaged it a few weeks before. He says he came in after finding out the front door was open. And found evidence someone had been here. There was nothing out of the ordinary but upstairs there were cigarettes on the floor and stains on the carpet that werent there before and someone had used the bathroom faciltiy. He says in his 38 years in the business nothing like this has happened before. He says hes now hiding the lock boxe for his listings and not listing his properties as vacant on real estate websites. Police cant say for certain if these nine burglaries are connected. They are processing evidence left at the scene to try and catch those responisble. Maureen kelly kron4 news man. For for allegedly breaking into peoples homes stealing items and even groping some of his victims before running away. As kron fours Terisa Estacio reports, Authorities Say they have arrested this man before for a similar crime. Reporter it was monday when san mateo residents living near cypress and kingston called 911. sot tc 6 sgt. Amanda von glahn San Mateo Police dept. You caught him in the act . Yes. As he was exiting a residence. Sgt. Amanda von glahn is with the San Mateo Police department. Besides stealing van glahn says suspect, 24 yearnold Ismael Espinoza vasquez was sexually assaulting his victims. Sot tc he was groping them. Von glahn says they are looking into whether there could be connections to other cases. Sot tc we are looking into this. But the do know that vasquez was linked to a case last year here at this 24 hour fitness sot tc it is with the da a spokesperson with the san mateo District Attorneys Office says they are now reviewing that case as they pursue charges in the most recent burglary and Sexual Battery cases. For residents, they hope that this time, vasquez is kept behind bars. Sot tc 1 36 lori penisula resident i hope they get him and prosecute him. In san mateo, te grant friends and family of the 18yearold girl killed in a suspected dui car crash on new years day. Are asking for donations to cover funeral expenses. Michajla kostecka died late sunday night when the car she was in, crashed into a tree on the sidewalk of moutain hawk drive in santa rosa. The 19yearold driver survived. And was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter as well as dui. Loved ones of michajla have set up a gofundme page in her honor. And are asking for the publics help to raise a total of 5thousanddollars for funeral expenses. So far. They have raised over 18 hundred. Maureen kelly did a package on this yesterday. We might not have been able to id her yet. So that could be your lead. Police identify the teen killed. Blah blah dungeness crab fisherman from Northern California to the Canadian Border are vowing to continue their strike over the purchase price. As of yesterday, the dungeness crab fleet is tied up from morro bay to westport, washington. The strike started on december 28th after pacific choice seafood in humboldt county offered to pay 2. 75 a pound of crab. Crabbers whose seasons had already opened had negotiated a price of 3 per pound. Britteny 3 will continue for the rest of tonight and then more moderate downpour right now moderate ran right over san leandro. We have another that will push on shore everything is tracking to the east and then right now 0. 65 in. Per hour that as a moderate downpour and then when of the rainfall rates closer to a nation mansion half that is really heavy rain coming down. Over the next hour so the milpitas and close to 6 00 p. M. Heavier downpours in fremont. And we see a lot of this upcoming down still in the lake tahoe region. And on the changeover is out so the grass valley around 2,400 ft. Snells have come up since last night were air coming into the system. And right now you see yesterday elevation snow not seeing that the rest of the day temperatures are just too warm. By 930 still heavy rain coming down for most ever no. I zounds that and to mount view this is continuing after midnight over nine hours attenuate tomorrow morning 515 coronary stays down south is on we still see moderate downpour things will light up closer to 9 00 a. M. And then as we get in the lunch hour. Rainshowers a deal with most out of the day. Then the next eight hours after and britteny will continue the wind advisory in effect to what i am. Restaurants to a. M. Start to see all our wind speeds. Grant prices were not set in all fisheries because high levels of domoic acid delayed to opening of the crab season. Crab fishermen who are receiving 3 a pound say they wont let others receive any less for the wildly popular seasonal food. Workers repired the moveable median barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge this morning. A southbound lane was closed for much of the morning while the repairs were being made. Officials say the barrier was damaged by a passing vehicle. Officials say there have been very few problems since the barrier was installed two years ago this month officials have announced when theyre breaking ground on the new warriors stadium. The official Ground Breaking on the chase center will happen on january 17th in San Franciscos Mission bay neighborhood. Chase center is scheduled to open for the start of the 2019 20 nba season. The 18,000seat chase center will include restaurants and offices, along with a new five anda halfacre public waterfront park. the Security Agency that maintains los angeles landmark Hollywood Sign says it is exploring security increases. A prankster used tarps to change the os into es early sunday morning so the sign read hollyweed. police are investigating how the vandal scaled the fence to alter the sign. The chairman of the Hollywood Sign trust says he plans to meet with police to explore ways to prevent similar acts in the future. Officials say the prankster was captured by security cameras and could face a misdemeanor trespassing charge. Twin brothers in utah are making news. Vicki police are investigating how the battle scale the fence to alter the sun in the first place and they trust that it plans to meet Catherine Catherine heenan is here to explain. This is hard to watch. A nanny cam shows the toddlers trying to climb onto a dresser. Which then falls on them. One of the twoyear olds is trapped. The parents say they debated posting this on social media. But finally decided to put it on facebook as a warning to other parents about bolting dressers to a wall. The same video also catches the amazing scene when 2yearold bowdy realizes that he has to help his brother. He first tries to lift the dresser. Then manages to push it off his twin. Theyre both ok. And their amazed parents didnt realize that any of this was happening until later. The parents are right to warn other families about bolting furniture to the wall. Its a real danger. On december 21st, for example, idea paid out 50Million Dollars to the parents of three toddlers who were killed when dressers fell on them. The model of dresser involved is no longer made. Vicki and grant . Still ahead on kron four news at five. The 115th congress kicking off with republican majorities in both the house and the senate. And the gop has an ambitious agenda planned. Details after the break. Plus, several rounds of showers in the bay area is making for a messy commute. We check in on the travel conditions in the east bay next. At 5 30. We are keeping our eyes on the sky as several rounds of showers soak the bay area. 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. Vicki vicki who is tracking these storms for brit, heavy rain is expected for britteny todays rain having a major impact on bay area freeways. Rondelet looked outside right now for his own forecast looks like it quicker rodin also very slow going here on our camera unfortunately the heaviest rain associated with the system is coming right over our eating commute. And widespread rainfall will continue throughout most of the region were still seeing snow coming down and this year or air moving into the system. Temperatures warmer than this time yesterday. Where the heaviest rain is a large yellow fremont also sees a very right now this batch of hearing will continue to push to ease of cemetery would seat and then another heavy round reseal of precipitation rate is continuing threefourths of an inch per hour again have your batch that is moving to the north of Half Moon Bay tracking to the east looking closer to an early gain by 539 we see some the heavier rain showers pushing into your region. And the batch that is a reunion see will continue tracking to the east river pleasanton writer on 68 carried right now as a nation see the heavy rain coming down. Britteny and switches over to snells souls are closer to 2,500 ft. Verses yesterday where they were below to thousand feet. Feature cast shows more rain is on the way heavy downpours expected as we continue even after midnight by 5 00 a. M. Still moderate rainfall comes down and then has to get into Early Morning hours this will turn more to a letter rate on the top wrestlers system and over 70 forecast coming up. Grant wet roads had drivers losing control of their vehicles. However a spokesperson for the californina Highway Patrol tells kron4s Haaziq Madyun. There is one thing all drivers can do to prevent a collisions in the rain. Reporter this white van lost a bumper and took out this 30 Miles Per Hour speed limit sign, when the driver lost control of the vehicle on northbound 680 in walnut creek. The rolledover and van landed in this position on the south main street off ramp after being involved in a 3 vehicle collision during the rainy commute tuesday morning. California Highway Patrol officer Sean Wilkenfled we see about twice as many calls for service on a rain day and today is no exception that includes disabled vehicles, stalled vehicles and collisions reporter luckily no one was injured in this collision. Officer wilkenfled says if drivers did one thing they would greatly reduce rain related traffic accidents please if we could get people to do any one thing it would be to slow down. In the rain you have reduced traction, we see a lot of what we call solo vehicle spin outs they end up stalled facing the wall or facing the wrong way in the lanes. We have to stop all the traffic to get them turned around safely reporter making sure your vehicles tires are ready to drive in the rain is also good idea with the reduced friction on the roadway if you have balled tires it is a recipe for disaster reporter he says my tires checked out and then obviously when you rolled up i was really happy because you had your headlights on, so we want to remind people if you have your windshield wipers on, your headlights have to be on, even if the sun is out, the idea for that is to increase visibility not only so you can see others, so others can see you officer wilkenfeld says with rain being off an on in the forecast throughout the remainder of week, drivers will have to adjust to the changing conditions of the roadway so when we have these breaks in the rain people think they can start driving fast again and then we see more collisions remember slowing down while driving in the rain will help keep your vehicle on the road and. Off of flatbed tow trucks heading to the autobody repair shop. In the east bay haaziq grant covering the nation now. Severe weather is causing problems across the country. A tornado swept through parts of alabama yesterday. Killing four people. The tornado touched down in rehobeth. Uprooting trees and power lines in its path. All four victims were in the same mobile home when a tree fell on it. Three other people were able to escape from the home. Floodwaters from the same storm system are also being blamed for the death of a florida man. In Minnesota Black ice likely contributed to a crash that was caught on camera. A tow truck in minneapolis was working to pull a wrecked suv out of a ditch whn an oncoming car crashed into the back of the truck. Black ice has caused slick conditions on roadways across the area. The commute was so dangerous this morning. Transportation officials advised drivers to steer clear of part of a major interstate there. In georgia Severe Weather knocked down trees and power lines. Witnesses say a tree fell on a power line which sparked a fire that destroyed a home. Everyone inside was able to escape but the home is a total loss. Kamala harris taking the oath of office on capitol hill today. The former San FranciscoDistrict Attorney and California Attorney general is taking the seat held by Barbara Boxer for 24 years. Shes one of 46 democrats in the new senate. Republicans now control both the house and senate. And after january 20th, the white house as well. Catherine is here to tell us what to expect from the new congress. Britteny republicans in the house have already done something unexpected. Scrapping their independent ethics watchdog agency. Then just as quickly, they un did it. After a storm of criticism from among others president elect trump. it is disheartening to see that the first thing tat republicans in congress chose do was to vote in secret to gut ethical accountability catherine the idea also got a thumbs down from donald trump. He. Tweeted, with all that congress has to work on, do they really have to make the weakening of the independent ethics watchdog, as unfair as it may be, their number one act and priority. Hashtag drain the swamp. Republicans then tabled the idea, as democrats applauded wise judgment its bad optics heading into trump tower in new york, Vice President elect mike pence outlined the new administrations policies. We will focus on repealing and replacing obamacare, the process will likely take some time. How long is it going to take to replace obamacare . I think its about a three year program to transition into something. Faster if we leverage existing systems. Also faster if we get bipartisan support. Catherine House Minority leader nancy pelosi promised to fight all republican attempts to cut back obamacare and other social welfare programs. House Minority leader if there is an attempt to destroy the guarantee of medicare, harm medicare, social security, or the Affordable Care act democrats will stand our ground. The republican plan would replace obamacare subsidies with tax credits. Theyd maintain a high risk pool for sick patients, replace medicaid payments with block grants to states. Theyd encourage the use of Health Savings accounts and put a limit on employer funded plans. Grant . Grant the ndoubleacp has staged a sitin. To protest the nomination of senator Jeff Sessions for us attorney general. The activists say they will stay inside sessions mobile, Alabama Office until he is no longer the nominee or until they get arrested. Alabama ndoubleacp president , Cornell William brooks, saying sessions has quote failed to acknowledge the reality of Voter Suppression while pretending to believe in the myth of voter fraud. Sessions was nominated in november. Vicki still ahead. For raiders fans. It was heart wrenching to watch quarterback derek carr go down. But now oakland is without their backup. Find out. Who is the next man up. Grant plus, ford cancels its plans to build a massive new plant in mexico. Instead the company says it plans to put its money in the u s. Details next. The stock market is turning in a solid gain on the first trading day of 2017. The dow climbing 119 points. The nasdaq. Added 45 points. And the s p gained 19 points. Grant ford is canceling plans to build a massive new plant in mexico instead it is putting its money in michigan. Giving americans more job opportunities. The move comes the same day that the president elect donald trump threatened General Motors over their mexican manufacturing operations. From our partners with cn n. Scott mclean has this report. Reporter ford is staking the future of its electric car Business Inside this plant in flat rock, michigan investing 700 million and creating 700 new jobs, partly because of president elect donald trump. mark fields ceo of ford its literally a vote of confidence around some of the progrowth policies that he has been outlining. Progrowth policies but also threats of tariffs. Trump has promised to renegotiate nafta and impose an import tax as high as 35percent. Even today tweeting, General Motors is sending mexican made model of chevy cruze to u. S. Car dealerstax free across border. Make in u. S. A. Or pay big border tax g. M. Says some chevy cruze hatchbacks are built in mexico but the sedan version is built in ohio. Donald trump president ial candidate nov. 3, 2016 if our Companies Want to leave there are consequences. Trump singling out g. M. Today but on the campaign trail, ford and other companies felt the heat for moving jobs to mexico. Donald trump president ial candidate nov. 3, 2016 ford is building an entire Massive Division down. Those plans for a 1. 6 billion plant south of the border are now being scrapped but ford says it did not cut a deal with trump to invest in michigan instead. Mark fields ceo of ford this business decision was done independently but we did speak to the president elect and the Vice President elect this morning. Today trump said it was a move in the right direction, instead of driving jobs and wealth away, america will become the worlds great magnet for innovation job creation. In washington, im scott mclean. Still ahead. Orkin releases its annual list top 50 bed bug cities and a couple bay area cities are on there. Find out where your city ranks next. What you gone do . Lift up your head and keep moving or let the paranoia haunt you . Everybody lack confidence, everybody lack confidence i keep my feefifofum i keep my heart undone the strong in me, i still smile. We are keeping on top of the wet weather. And the problems its causing tonight. Pam pam moore is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. Grant turning our attention to the raiders a season that had so much potential. Has devolved into a fight just to stay healthy. The silver and black. Are now down to their third string quarterback. Certainly not the way they expected to head into their first playoff game in 14years. Saturdays wildcard showdown in houston will feature an interesting quarterback matchup. For the latest on that, we turn to mark carpenter. Reporter when talking about his quarterback situation last week, jack del rio said next man up and unfortunately, that still applies to this week. As reports say that rookie quarterback connor cook will start this weekend against the texans. and then right now rely on reporter they will be on the starting quarterback and then the researcher for merciless season budget in the final two weeks because of poor performance and comes tom savage severed a concussion on sunday star covering but we will be the backup if cleared to play and now the coach gets hurt recently signed q b gilbert is expected to be the backup coming up in 645 the latest on the 49 research for new general manager until you set up interviews in the canada to merge. Britteny lots of cars going over and not still dealing with for wet roads. The rest of tonight even as he had worked more close to look at where the rainfall is radar is scanning. Right of the entire area of light to moderate downpours coming down. Is he going to richmond more moderate, or same thing for oakland. And that a batch of rain continues to push these precipitation rate on Something Like that three fourths of an inch per hour. This a lot of rain coming down the heavy rain comes down five minister now commit outside the oakland starting to pour right over 580 it continues again tracking to the east as we go into the next few minutes here and then if you look to the east of vocal and thats our research to see the heavy rains this is a heavier pockets livermore of the stock near tracy and then bring the heavy rain and now again that will track the east after closer to danville you can expect more moderate downpours i 641. Close to a lotus note here switching over to grass valley and warmer air moving into the system. Trier further east. Britteny are night and thursday will not be until thursday we start to see the system taper down a bit and 11 other weekend storm that we are expecting another look at our rainfall totals as we move through tonight and tomorrow close to an engine suffered cisco 3 in. Impossible in vacaville it shows little break in the system thursday chance of showers friday more rain expected saturday sunday monday it possibly tuesday and more about whether its sex. Grant our next story is something you should know if you stay in hotels frequently. Pest control company orkin has created a ranking of the top bed bug cities. The list is based on data from the cities where orkin performed the most bed bug treatments in 2016. The ranking includes both residential and commercial treatments. Coming in at number 1 is baltimore, maryland. Followed by washington dc, chicago, new york, and columbus, ohio. The bay area is number 10 on the list. Los angeles is a bit higher at number 6. Coming up, Mariah Careys new years eve disaster. The singers team is doing damage control. After she stumbled through her short set during the annual nye special. What happened. And whose to blame. Journalist megyn kelly has confirmed she is leaving fox news this year for a new job at nbc. Even after being offered a 20 milliondollar salary to stay with the network. Kellys spokesperson says the money wasnt the driving factor in the big move. Kelly gained National Fame for her coverage of the 2016 election and public feud with president elect donald trump. An nbc executive said in an e mail to staff that theyre lucky to have her on the team. Mariah careys lipsync fiasco on new years eve continues to be the story everyone in hollywood is talking about. Thats where the insiders Louis Aguirre joins us with more on this story. Airclip dick clarks nyre with ry an seacrest 2016131 mariah carey performance 20 40 50 youve got me feelin emotions just brought me down. 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We cant hear but ill just get through the moment vo 3 mariahs manager , Stella Bulochnikov claims mariahs inner ear piece failed just prior to taking the stage but would be fuctioning once the show started. When that didnt happen and the performance aired and reaired on the west coast as is . She says quote vo 4 i dont think mariah was deliberately set up to fail but. Their decision not to cut to commercial. Is in a way sabotaging as they wanted a viral moment. Dick clark productions is hitting back against Mariah Careys claim it sabotaged her Live Performance on its new years rockin eve special. Calling such claims absurd. That wraps up kron 4 news at 5. Steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. Pam now on kron 4 news at six a super soaker of a storm slams the bay area as well as the sierra. The rain is coming down right now. The snow is falling in the mountains. And a lot more is headed our way. Good evening. Im pam moore. And im steve aveson. Lets take a quick look outside. It is not a good night to be out in the bay area. You see from this live picture. It is a soggy one. And the wind is gusting as well. Lets get to meteorologist brittney shipp. Where is the rain right now . Britteny 10 00 a. M. To sunset district near San Francisco moving into mill valley here and then again most of our precipitation rates threefourths of an edge even locally higher than at that. And then we continue this see have pockets of rain the entire area now under a flash flood and flooded by israel until 1145. Have your batchs continue to the east by 341 danville this is world a snowfall is coming down switch your for rates is now outside of grass valley where why not the picture and show you how much moisture will continue moving into two parts are region. And then a flood advisory against is still ahead effect until. Careful a turnaround and then you do not try to drive through them it will time out the storm more details coming up. Todays rain having a major impact on bay area freeways. Wet roads had drivers losing control of their vehicles. Pam and more rain in the forecast may increase these fender benders however, a spokesperson for the californina Highway Patrol tells kron4s Haaziq Madyun. There is one thing all drivers can do to prevent collisions in the rain. Todays rain having a major impact on bay area freeways. Wet roads had drivers losing control of their vehicles. And more rain in the forecast may increase these fender benders however, a spokesperson for the californina Highway Patrol tells kron4s Haaziq Madyun. There is one thing all drivers can do to prevent collisions in the rain. Reporter showers off and on in the forecast for the next several days presents a bit of a problem for drivers says california Highway Patrol officer Sean Wilkenfeld so when we have these breaks in the rain people think they can start driving fast again and then we see more collisions when the rain came down tuesday the chp responded to a higher number of traffic accidents on bay are freeways we see about twice as many calls for service on a rain day and today is no exception that includes disabled vehicles, stalled vehicles and collisions luckily no one was injured in this walnut creek rollover collision on interstate 680. However officer wilkenfled says if drivers did one thing they would greatly reduce rain related traffic accidents please if we could get people to do any one thing it would be to slow down. In the rain you have reduced traction, we see a lot of what we call solo vehicle spin outs they end up stalled facing the wall or facing the wrong way in the lanes. We have to stop all the traffic to get them turned around safely. The biggest thing. Slowdown reporter slowing down is also a good way to keep your vehicle on the road and off of flatbed tow trucks heading to the autobody repair shop. In the east bay Haaziq Madyun kron4news the south bay also being lashed by heavy rain and high winds. That means its a nasty commute over the hill to santa cruz. On mountain highway 17. Kron fours rob fladeboe brings you up to date on that. You can stay on the top of the weather anytime. Just by downloading the kron 4 mobile app. It has the latest radar. The forecast for where you live, or to wherever you may be traveling. And any traffic alerts. It is avalable for free for apple and android devices. A san mateo resident is arrested and accused of breaking into peoples homes and sexually assaulting them. And now police are looking to connect him to possibly other crimes the most recent case happened on monday morning. Police say they received multiple 911 calls concerning a man breaking into homes. They responded. They say they found and captured 24 year old Ismael Espinoza vasquez of san mateo. And they say not only was he steaing but touching residents. Reporter and then caltrans is not taking any chances spotted the snowplow going about interesting case. When its raining like this here in the mounds. Reminds me of a lot of accidence nothing too serious that i heard of so far today mostly minor crashes this the car fender bender north bound near Redwood Estates into the three those of whom are shaken up but not seriously hurt. Note hit his reporter so narrowed can the fires sound under a flash flood watch. And until 1 00 tomorrow afternoon a National Weather service had as much as three quarters of grain per hour all and that could trigger mudslides and debris flows through the heavy burn out areas. Back here how 17 visibility not too good either by a quarter of a mile and best and still heavy rain one more reason to go easy on the gas opera and plenty of room. Glahn San Mateo Police dept. Pam warning for sfo because of high winds and thats where it only says right now. Alecia very steadily here and an hourandahalf they liotta the sofa hourandahalf later theyre concerned about their connecting flight thats what they say its pretty tricky not trying to lose out on catching their flights. According to a spokesman from the airport delays, average anywhere between 68 to 90 minutes tonight prepared for his flight. And traveling much further for the delays. Pam and steppedup the weather any time. But and then metal was he stealing he was also touching residents. They arrested him back in june of 2016 in a similar case. The san mateo District Attorneys Office is reviewing both cases now and could announce charges as soon as tomorrow. In the east bay, Livermore Police are investigating nine home burglaries that have one thing in common. All the homes hit in this rash of crimes. Have been vacant houses listed for sale. Kron 4s Maureen Kelly reports. That in most of the cases, the items stolen had been part of the homes staging decor. Reporter police say so far the theives have taken electronics. Including tvs. Appliances. And even home decorbut Little Things like picture frames. These theives arent walking away with any big pieces of furniturethe break ins are happenign the same way. Bite about lock boxes all 9 properties hit have been vacant. And most have been staged. Hees an example what a staged home looks like. Its where the homes are filled with furnture and electronics to give the would be buyer an idea here. And in some cases. Like what happened with this home here. They arent taking anything at all. Thats what happened inside Real Estate AgentGene Williams listing. Nothing was stolen. But then theyd destaged it a few weeks before. He says he came in after finding out the front door was open. And found evidence someone had been here. Including cigarette butts and carpet stains. The brokerage he works for has had two other listings hit. weve never had anything like this happen before gene says hes changing his practices to keep his listing safer. Police are advising realtors to show their listings by appointment only. And to let neighbors in the area know when a home is vacant. So they can help keep and eye out for unusual activity. Maureen kelly kron4 news oakland has a new director of Public Safety tonight. The Mayors Office announced. Venus johnson will be taking over the role next monday. She recently served as an advisor to kamala harris. While harris was state attorney general. While her title may imply something to do with fighting crime and policing. Johnson is not the new police chief. The Mayors Office says. That announcement is coming soon. Oakland has been without a police chief since last spring. Thats when kron 4 broke the story about a widespread sex scandal. Pam a big story tonight steve pam moniliasis no survey in hot areas are better situation than others. Britteny and is continuing to come down Officials Say that the coming weeks series of storms could close an average a good news for cigarettes and its fifth year of drought. Reporter spate mutton a better situation an average precipitation 20 of average until storage at 80 of capacity. Back in may east bay mud but its drought emergencies things to whether whether the last year and the work with customers. These type of storms continued the next several months thats why hes a much is continue to practice, conservation. Closer look at whats expected in the mountains. Grant the storms that are coming through are packing quite a punch. And could bring up to five feet of new snow to some locations. One look at the forecast from the National Weather service tells the story. They put out this graphic which shows what is expected through thursday morning. Look at all the areas in purple. That is where at least three feet of snow is expected. It starts south of yosemite an stretches all the way north toward redding. This grant huge area at least three killings of snow could fall in the purple areas starts south of yosemite you see here goes all the way up to redding. Grant enormous numbers in the National WeatherService Today skiers towards a north star reported 20 in. Of new powder grant payable so sounds good or wait until the weekend as always stay up to date. Kron4newsdotcom reported about holes now and on the radar yourself and also push alerts to come when there is a track or whether service that you need to know about. The ski resorts are seeing lots of snow. Northstar reported 20 inches just overnight. But good luck getting up the mountain. White out conditions are expected through thursday morning and chains are being required. So if hitting the slopes is on your list. You might want to wait until the weekend. And as always yo can stay up to date through kron 4. Theres the mobile app as well as our website. You can the platest forecast as w ell as any watches or warnings. Happening tonight one of bores of the caldecott tunnel is supposed to be closed for some maintenance. Caltrans needs to shutdown westbound bore number three. To wash and clean it. That tunnel is one of two for traffic along highway 24 haded toward oakland. The fourth bore is supposed to remain opn. The closure is set to start at 930 pm and last until 4 am. Pam the weather could delay the closure. So far, we havent heard of plans to cancel tonights work. Searching for answers after a promised toy delivery turned out to something definitely not for children. Remember eating murder people 19 to nine. Catherine a great read over the east bay commuters also causing delays at the severed cisco airport. And also continued a see rainfall continuing. In light rain possible continuing tomorrow as you head out the work and then this is the beginning of a very unsettled weather pattern that will continue to bring us rainfall closer look outside right now because he holds like the roads are. But continued to see again heavy downpours from most of the area a more moderate downpours in the north is known these days on see heavy rainfall coming down monterey that heres where the heaviest rain is right now. Patriciate tracy sell the stock and up to fairfield. And the entire area under a flood advisory until 1145 tonight. This affects all of our cities a scene from between a quarter of an inch to a half an inch. The rain has nowhere to go and you notice a lot of street flooding and find yourself in your flooded roadways into yourself around the dog from drive through them. Rainfall totals the purple so the pig thats where racism the heaviest rainfall. Britteny over a nation Higher Elevations in the south of san mateo. It to the rest of tonight we continued to seek all lot of the rain coming down steady rain heavy rain at least until 5 6 00 in the morning the start to see luba clearing here is to begin Early Morning hours but we still maintain the chance of light rain throughout the day on wednesday. Heaviest rain coming down right now only see our strongest wind speeds gossip a 30 m. P. H. San francisco 25 Half Moon Bay and wind speeds continue for the rest of tonight as well and we continue to see wind speeds into tomorrow. 74 cast shows more unsettled weather on the way we try out a bit on chance f showers wednesday. A stronger week and storming closer look at your snowfall coming up and about steve 5 yearold was also shot and then the dog was the scene is what police say theyre looking for a woman who could have seen the shooter. Theyre asking her to come forward to male suspects remain at large at the 25,000 reward has been raised for information leading to their arrest. Steve city feeds ended so Perfect Moment for a big jewel heist. It was really big highs kathryn is here now with details on this interesting, and timing. Catherine they waited for the big ball drop on years eve in times square and then everyone is cheering celebrating they were watching riot carried now let us think problems. Terry all this that they were in an Office Building a few blocks away breaking a door into a high and jewelers office and Surveillance Video there is caught them they at that door of the crowbar. At first their on camera that you see them looking out spotting the camera and when they did it spotted they broke it carried. Police say there is also a third suspect the man got away with about 6 million worth of damage jewelry. Once they got past the first store this was just too easy. This saves were unlocked. They waited for the big ball drop on new years eve in times square. While everyone was cheering and celebrating. Watching Mariah Careys now famous lipsynch problems. During all that the crooks were at an Office Building just a few blocks away. Breaking into a highend jewelers office. Surveillance video caught them banging away at a door with a hammer and crowbar. They dont realize at first that theyre on camera. But youll see them looking up and spotting it. They broke the camera but not before it got a pretty good look at them. Especially one with an uncovered face. Police say theres also a third suspect. The men got away wth about 6 Million Dollars worth of diamond jewelry. Once they got past the first door it was reportedly all too easy. The safes were unlocked. Pam and steve . We are tracking the rain tonight. This a live look at the radar. Brittney is going to have an updated forecast for tonight in less than three minutes. And Congress Heads back to work. Britteny that again because so much rain is falling 45. When dust to dust over Higher Elevations above 7000 people to 30 in. Applicable how much more rain expected to are all we pick up another inch 1 2 in San Francisco overage in petaluma more rain and we are warmer will we were yesterday temperatures will stay closed average as we headed to tomorrow checking all the details of delegate whether at the end of the show. Reporter from the senate resounds we are here on the summit of highway 17 commuters deal with what whether between that of the week off and on. The word from the chp traverses slowdown and is not the distance between you and the car and front of you. Reporter reporter in the storms in full force which is good news for those who experience a drought for the last last couple years. Not all of the woods yet the first year as the survey for the year water content was founded 53 of its longterm average. This series of storms were currently and could put us at average. Some water districts like the state already and the situation not the others. Pam the controversial proposal that republicans decided to take off the table at the last minute. House republicans backtrack on a plan to gut an ethics office. Against members of congress. Kron 4s Congressional Correspondent alex schuman shows us the highlights from lawmakers first day at work in 2017. Rep. Paul ryan speaker of the house 00 18 sen. Chuck Schumer Senate minority leader 00 46 Congressional Correspondent alex schuman 01 00 trt 01 14 pkg a speaker reelected new senators sworn in the 115th congress is officially in session. There is no sense of forboding in this house today. Theres only the sense of potential. Leadership from the Republican Party and the Democratic Party offered their hopes for what looks to be a busy first few months of the trump administration. Its withdrawn, yes. Republicans made a last minute decision to withdraw a proposal that would make changes to an independent Watchdog Group aimed at holding lawmakers accountable by forcing the group to answer to congress. Making America Great america requires more than a 140 characters per issue. With all due respect, america cannot afford a twitter presidency. They will go immediately into work tomorrow we will already be on to other issues president obama and Vice President elect mike pence will be on the hill to talk with their parties about the future of obamacare among the seven new members of the u. S. Senate sworn in today. Former California Attorney general kamala harris. Catherine heenan is here with more. Including how harris is making history. Kamala harris was sworn in by vicepresident joe biden. Shes making history by becoming the first indianamerican senator. P shes also the first black woman to represent california in the u. S. Senate. Harris has said one of her first actions in congress will be to cosponsor a bill to protect young dream act immigrants from being targeted for deportation. She took the oath of office today. With her husband doug alongside. Harris says its a great honor to serve in the senate. Saying shell fight for our state and all our families. adding ive got your back. Biden by the way is president of the senate until donald trump becomes president january 20th. Then mike pence takes over. Pam . One chapter of the ndoubleac p staged a sitin to protest the nomination of senator Jeff Sessions for us attorney general. This is the photo of the activists. Posted to social media today. The organization says. It will stay inside sessions mobile, Alabama Office. Until he is no longer the nominee. Or until they get arrested. The ndoubleacp president in alabama says, sessions has failed to acknowledge the reality of Voter Suppression, while pretending to believe there is rampant voter fraud. The conservative former Alabama Attorney general, was nominated to the pst in november. Video is on cnn sessions protest naacp sitin at Alabama Office of attorney general nominee reporter and look at the reagan and the traffic at walnut creek. And then as previously mentioned is nice to have something in doors for the annual block fossilized announced. Theyll be there headlining. From last years festival and they include rhine low asmoss and the music food wine and beer festival is set for may 26th through 28. At the napa valley expo three danger all admissions test for this years festival start at just over 300. The lineup for napas annual bottlerock Music Festival has been announced. The heartbreakers and maroon 5 will be the headlining acts. This is video of last years other acts include Macklemore Ryan lewis, modest mouse and band of horses. The music, food, wine and beer festival is set for may 26th to the 28th at the napa valley expo three day general admission passes for this years festival start at just over 3 hundred dollars. Gary the raiders return to greatness now falls on the shoulders of a rookie quarterback. As connor cook will be starting this saturdays playoff game against the texans. Jack del rio and company. Back to work today. And due to the inclement weather, the team moved practice to an undisclosed indoor facility. Our kron4 crews caught up with them as they left headquarters. Despite the damaged qb situation, its still the most important matchup of the year. And the raiders have to get behind their young signal caller. This saturday, 23yearold connor cook will become the first quarterback in nfl history to make his first start in a playoff game. He had an upanddown peformance sunday. As he came in to relieve matt mcgloin. Going 14of21 with a touchdown and two turnovers. Even with his limited reps, teammates say he has excellent composure and love his work ethic. Which was evident back in training camp. Houstons settled its quarterback situation today in announcing Brock Osweiler will be their starter. their 72milliondollar acquisition has been their firststringer for most of the season, but poor performance landed him on the bench in the final two weeks. Tom savage replaced him atop the depth chart, but suffered a concussion sunday against the titans. Osweiler stepped in and showed some promise. Heres texans head coach bill obrien. The Consumer Electronics show is underway in las vegas. And chrysler has revealed its latest concept. The automaker is calling the chrysler portal a vehicle created by millennials for millennials. It is an allelectric, self driving minivan that can go an estimated 250 miles on a full charge. 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