Gushing water at least 40 feet high is what were told. And about 1,000 tens of thousands of gallons of water that had come out of that break. Now, from what we could see, that car knocked the hydrant completely out. We heard reports this started just before 4 a. M. This morning. San Francisco Police told us officers were trying to pull over this car at 4th and howard for a minor traffic vial violation. The driver fled and hit the hydrant. They took the driver into custody. We are unsure if the driver sustained any injuries. Police still on scene. We know that San Francisco fire is still on scene. What i was told by one of the firefighters is that they are waiting for a contractor to come and assess the safety of that building because we know that that gushing water caused some structural damage to the scaffolding and they want to make sure everything is safe so until then, they are going to continue to block off essex road here off of folsom. Reporting live in San Francisco, cate caugi
Good morning. There are some glimmers of Common Ground here among the two sides that could form the basis of a deal. The president is now talking about actually lowering the tax rate for the top 2 not now but later. And republicans are now taking some heat over their latest plan a lot of it from within their own party. Five, four reporter House Speaker john boehner led the countdown to the lighting of the capitol Hill Christmas tree last night. One. Reporter but a different countdown weighs on the minds of these lawmakers, the countdown to the fiscal cliff. A series of tax increases and spending cuts due to kick in at the end the year. God bless us, everyone. Reporter Speaker Boehner offered the republican proposal this week and now he faces opposition from president obama. The speakers proposal is out of balance. Reporter some in his own party are lining up against him. Jim demint a Tea Party Leader said Speaker Boehners 800 billion tax hike will destroy american jobs and allow politi
Anne. Reporter it is raining right now in mill valley here in the north bay off of 101. And i met a Hardware Store where they are very well prepared for anything that may come. Now, you just mentioned were not expecting any flooding. Were expecting any washouts, just mainly more nuisance when it comes to puddles. Boy, compared to last week at this time, its drier. But people are going to be ready for anything because of the possibility of flooding here in the north bay. They also have materials here at goodmans hardware where you can sandbag if you would like to, as well. We do have a lot of rivers around here and bays that, when it is high tide, you see the water come up. But here, nothing right now. Live in mill valley, anne makovec, cbs 5. Thank you. We have traffic, rain, its usually not a good mix but its early. Lets check in with gianna. We start off with a couple of accidents, one just reported, westbound 580 at lakeshore blocking two middle lanes. They are just headed out to th
On our screen on the hidef Doppler Radar this morning. You have some yellows and oranges and even some reds out there and some muchneeded rain falling outside. In fact, almost an inch of rain now in some parts of the north bay. Almost half inch into San Francisco. And look at this. We have some significant rainfall now pouring in parts of the bay area and more to come. Most of the heavy rainfall will come through early this morning but you can see that into San Francisco now. Intense rainfall. That line of showers stronger towards san jose. The portola valley, along the coastline into Half Moon Bay, we are also seeing some heavy rain. But really its everywhere. This is muchneeded rain for the bay area. It looks like more to come on the way. Out the door right now, we have some rain into San Francisco. Some drops on the lens. Temperatures are starting out cool. Be careful on the roads this morning. Its slick. Temperatures running into the 40s. By the afternoon, i think most of the rain
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