Lines are down and the extent of the destruction is not yet known. However, it is expected to be catastrophic. The typhoon had sustained winds of 147 miles an hour and gusts of 170 miles an hour comparable to a category 4 hurricane in the united states. The only fortunate news is the storm moved through quickly. We have Team Coverage tonight. Our chief meteorologist bill martin on where the storm is now, but first ktvus amber lee live in San Francisco where members of the Filipino Community are taking action even as theyre waiting for word on the safety of their families. Amber . Reporter were at the restaurant and bar where a fundraiser is underway. The cover charge will help raise money for relief efforts. Here around the bay area people are still trying to make contact with relatives in the philippines. People really are suffering. Reporter at st. Augustine Catholic Church in south San Francisco the Filipino Community is turning to their faith to give them strength. They prayed for
It looks very mild to warm. We are starting with an offshore breeze. That will take us through tonight and even tomorrow and possibility of record highs. There could be a few today. Kentfield and st. Helena definitely flirting. North to east breeze and that means windy conditions. Higher elevations mainly taking the brunt of it. That will take us through tonight. Probably tonight and maybe tomorrow. Oakland though when you get that pattern starting off 45 downtown oakland will be close to 70 degrees today. 52 walnut creek. 53 in oakland. There are temps that are pretty mild to warm. It wouldnt take much. You can see that offshore breeze. 16 miles an hour. It will be clear and sunny and nice and breezy. Warming up here pretty fast. Back to a dry forecast. Maybe for awhile. Maybe for the rest of the month. 60s to 70 degrees. Here is tara. Thanks. In san jose we have a twocar crash on 101 northbound at the allen rock avenue off ramp. The chp said it was a threecar crash but it is just a t
Problems on 101, 85 or 87. Now, lets go back to the desk. All right chl thank you. New this morning, a big rig crashes into a San Francisco funeral home and bursts into flames. It happened on market and castro streets. Ktvu channel 2 reporter alex savage has been following the story since it happened at 12 45 this morning. Hes live from the scene outside sullivans funeral home where the truck is now being towed away. Good morning. Good morning to you. The tractortrailer is coming west on Market Street this morning when for some reason, the driver lost control, and the big rig veered off the roadway and came right into sullivans funeral home. You can see the damage left behind this morning. It touched off a large fire out here. We talked a short time ago with the Office Manager here at the funeral home who happens to live upstairs on the second floor of the place. She told me she got quite a wakeup call this morning. Now, the crash didnt do a whole lot of structural damage to the buildi
California senators vote on whether or not to suspend leland yee today. Well tell you how the embattled politician says hes not resigning. Were live in san leandro where police are warning people of a scam artist that are finding creative ways to steal items from cars. Well tell you more about it. Big changes for San Francisco bus riders could be just around the corner. Plans for the biggest muni overhaul in 30 years. A few sprinkles in the forecast for today as the new storm moves our way. Ill have a look at what you can expect for friday and a timeline of that rain coming up. Good morning. Thank you for joining us on this friday morning, we are live once again outside of state senator leland yees house in San Francisco. The sunset district. There is a big vote expected at the State Capitol today as a result of his corruption charges. We are also learning more about the gun trafficking allegations against him. Well get right back out to that story in just a moment. It is friday, march
Mccarthur maze. Up next we are looking at the toll plaza. Clear sailing. 280 down to san jose same story. 4 30 lets head back to the desk. For the third year in a row the San Francisco 49ers are heading to the nfc championship game. Our cameras were theren last night as the team arrived back in the bay area. The niners charter buses arrived at 49ers facility after flying into san jose from charlotte, north carolina. The 49ers will prepare for a rematch with the seattle sea hawks. The last time they met the niners won. Joe fonzi has more on what the team faces this weekend. Reporter todays win was quite an accomplishment but it is well short of the lofty goal the 49ers set when the season began. This is a steppingstone. We are obviously very happy we won. Reporter the challenge of seattle is its a very good challenge. What they said about going there. The good thing is its not our first rodeo up there. We are excited about the opportunity. This will be the rubber match. What a better te