It continues right now as we approach the 11 00 hour. We are going to see some pockets of some heavy rain and ive also been watching heavy rain moving closer to the Santa Cruz Mountains. As we get a look at san jose, it is pretty much covered with a moderate downpour. And where we see the yellow indicates some heavier pockets of rain moving through south city and San Francisco. Also across the Golden Gate Bridge and then we go into the north bay where weve seen some rain that has been quite heavy at times with rainfall rates up to 1 4 of an inch of rain per hour. Mostly a steady light rain in parts of the bay area. Heavy rain in oakland and san leandro, moving off towards the north and east. As we go through the rest of the day, this is what the radar could look like. Shows some really heavy rains at times, but there starts to be some breaks as we go into the afternoon. We may see a few minutes of a break here and there, but pretty much a steady rain all day long and also the potential
San francisco. 380. South bay, san jose to parkmore. Mountains getting their share as well. First strong level three storm of the season. Through tonight, rain heavy at times. Gusty conditions through the hills and coast. Flash flood watch in effect for entire north bay with exception of the coast until 6 00 a. M. Tomorrow. Most of the bay area under wind advisory. Not been strong yet but will pick up. Could be 30 to 50 Miles Per Hour so downed trees and power lines not out of the question. Use caution. Pockets of heavy rain for evening commute. Gusty winds, low visibility. Weve seen flooding and potential is there for parts of the bay area. Hour by hour look coming up. Dan and kristen . Thank you. Working hard to prevent street flooding and problems that come with it. Impact on the Santa Cruz Mountains and san jose. Its been a slow steady rain in south bay. Hasnt let up. Bound to have impact on the evening commute. Nonstop rain in the Santa Cruz Mountains made for messy roads. Highway
Lights out for the federal government. As of two hours ago it is no longer being funded. Only 50 senators voted for the spending measure passed by the house falling short of the 60 required to proceed. A senate vote to fund the government through february 16 failed. The motion is not agreed to. Reporter private discussions continued on the floor even after the midnight deadline came and went. But to no avail. The Government Shutdown was 100 avoidable. All because Senate Democrats chose to filibuster a non controversial funding bill that contains nothing. Not a thing they do not support. Reporter democrats were holding out for a comprehensive spending bill, and a deal to protect dreamers brought to the u. S. Illegally as children. Minority leader, chuck schumer, said his earlier meeting with President Trump looked promising, but the president later back pedaled. He walked away from two bipartisan deals, including one today in which i even put the border wall on the table. Reporter the w
Have known for a long time our country was founded by geniuses, but it was run by idiots. Reporter now we are still waiting to hear what the president has to say or tweet. Now a partial shutdown wont affect much in the early hours of the weekend, but it could ultimately force National Parks and monuments to close, as well as the centers for disease control. Passport and visa processing will slow down or stop, and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed. Whats not affected . Law enforcement agencies and the military stay on duty. Social security and medicare will continue to operate. And the u. S. Postal service will keep delivering your mail. Federal courts also remain open. Now during the last Government Shutdown in 2013, the iconic cliff house restaurant in San Francisco was forced to close. Thats because the privately owned restaurant and bar is on federal land. We can only imagine that if the shutdown drags on, it will be forced to close this time too. And we ch
Outside. I guess that person will be me as we look toward the bay. A few high clouds. All of that will change as the day goes on. Right now, the numbers in concord, 40 degrees. Chilly start in santa rosa. It is literally freezing. Starting with mostly clear skies. Why are there mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon forecast . There is rain on the way. We will have a look at the timing when we cover the forecast in a few minutes. Charisma here is melissa. A live look at the u. S. Capitol. Negotiations are continuing in an effort to pass a new Government Spending bill. Two days after senators blocked a house approved resolution that would have paid the bills through midfebruary. There is no sign of when the government will end the shutdown. The key point is immigration. Republicans and the white house are refusing to negotiate on that issue until the government is back open. They may propose three weeks of funding. The daca Program Allows undocumented immigrants to live and work in the u.