Good evening im julie haener. And im frank somerville. A Flash Flood Watch is posted tonight for much of the bay area, heavy rain is falling right now in some areas and that rain is expected to spread across the entire region overnight. We have Team Coverage this evening our chief meteorologist bill martin says the timing of this storm may be changing. Maureen naylor is in stanford where 60,000 people are expected to gather tomorrow morning. And amber lee is going to show us why the morning commute is going to be a mess but we begin with Jana Katsuyama with where the heaviest rain has been falling so far. Reporter its been a downpour here. Crews have been here trying to clear out the leaves and the debris from low lying areas and we are on third street where you can see the road dips down. Thats the area where police are concerned about. Theyre expecting for a lot of rain to fill this area. Water has already saturated the ground and more rain keeps falling. During intense rainfalls it
Where 60,000 people are expected to gather tomorrow morning. And amber lee is going to show us why the morning commute is going to be a mess but we begin with Jana Katsuyama with where the heaviest rain has been falling so far. Reporter its been a downpour here. Crews have been here trying to clear out the leaves and the debris from low lying areas and we are on third street where you can see the road dips down. Thats the area where police are concerned about. Theyre expecting for a lot of rain to fill this area. Water has already saturated the ground and more rain keeps falling. During intense rainfalls it rises rapidly. Reporter fire Officials Say people should be weary of streams and rivers as well as pooling water and flooding. If you find standing water and you cannot tell how deep it is do not drive through it. It doesnt take a lot of water to either move a vehicle or float a vehicle. Reporter tonight just a small pile of sand remains at the municipal yard. Trash cans strategical
Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. We begin with that defining moment late this afternoon, the governors signature that will end a decadeslong battle. The Confederate Flag in charleston will come down in just hours, by tomorrow morning at 10 00. Strong reaction coming in now on both sides. There have been Death Threats for lawmakers after votes in the house and senate. Republican governor nikki haley ending the fight with her signature. Champions of the flag argue that its part of their history. Critics say its racist, a symbol of our nations divided past. The governor revealing what shell give to those nine families who lost loved ones in that bible study. Abcs Steve Osunsami in South Carolina leading us off. I will yell as loud as i can. Reporter tonight, the end of a bitter fight thats lasted for decades with this signature, South Carolinas governor is ordering the removal of the confederate battle flag from the statehouse grounds by tomorrow mo
institutions are closed on weekends and during the evening so if you are unfortunate enough to detect a fraud at 6:00 on a friday evening, by the time you get to report the fraud on monday, your 48-hour window has elapsed. reporter: o farrell says there s simply not enough regulation when it comes to identity theft and financial institutions. and until there is, the best way to protect yourself is to do what tyrone is doing. i use credit now as opposed to debit. reporter: so bottom line, you have additional protection when you use your card as a credit card instead of debit thanks to tougher credit card regulations. bank of america admits it made a mistake and reimbursed wayne under its zero liability policy. but tyrone is out of luck and higher one is refusing to reimburse him. i want to go back to that 48- hour window thing. if this happens on a friday, or even a thursday and the bank is closed over the weekend you re done. reporter: yeah. if the bank is closed an
it is getting less crowded. one less now. michele bachmann has dropped out of the race. that s after her last-place finish in the iowa caucuses. former governor mitt romney won the contest in a photofinish. just 8 votes separated him from rick santorum. the remaining candidates have their eye on new hampshire. randall pinkston reports from new hampshire. good afternoon. reporter: hello, frank. what a difference four years makes. in 2008, john mccain and mitt romney were bitter rivals. today, john mccain endorses mitt romney just one week before the new hampshire primary. mitt romney is turning his focus to new hampshire, where john mccain joined him at a campaign stop. it sure is nice to have a win. can we do better here in new hampshire? yeah. reporter: mccain beat romney in the new hampshire primary four years ago on his way to winning the republican nomination. now mccain is throwing his support behind his former rival. i am really here for one reason only to m