Reporter as the rain continues to fall tonight, driving along the roadway has become more difficult. It was pretty bad out there. I couldnt really see weir was going. Reporter this was earlier tonight, water gushing out of the ground at bay street and embarcadero. Ponding has drivers concerned out here and hoping they dont hit one of the flooded areas. There was a lot of water and planing a little bit. It was pretty scary, especially those big highways. I think we got here in once piece. So thats all right. Reporter despite the rain, people still came out along fishermans wharf. They just grabbed their rain coats and umbrellas and enjoyed the holiday rain. I got the umbrellas an a water proof coat. Im good to go. Take the good with the bad. You bet. Reporter i did check with the chp. They tell me they are asking bad drivers to slow down and be cautious if they have to hit the roadway tonight or tomorrow. Back to you. Conditions have been wet all across the area especially north of the
E. U. Said the ukraine prepares to sign a trade deal. Pomp and circumstance as russian president putin delivers his state of the Union Address. Welcome to the program. We begin in the Central African republic where tens of thousands of civilians have been streaming toward the airport fleeing violence between rival militia groups that have killed more than 500 people in the past week. Aid agencies say stabilizing the situation is not working. First, we report on the edge of the airport. The situation here is just terrible. There are around 40,000 people here who are forced to stay in shelter here close to the french and trick ken forces because they dont feel safe enough to go home. I can show you where some of the people are sleeping and setting up their catches, underneath old airplanes. This is an international airport, this side is where old abandoned planes are. You can see people are sheltering beneath them because the sun is so hot, they dont have tents, theres nothing for them h
Several hours, but some drivers plowed through any way. Others simply parked in flooded lots like at the high school. Im pumping it out. This is a temporary pump that they through in. Reporter businesses also took a soaking. Water is the way. Reporter redwood highway in green bray. Sump pump, terrible. Reporter after thieves e d her defense earlier this week, karen wall raven will battle the remainder of this remainer with a new sump pump. He received two, even three times more calls for service during storms like this one. Sump pump is not working, everything backs up ask in peoples basements and stores. Reporter within a 24 hour period, the north bay received more than inch of rain, which inundated highway 1 would not stop drivers, which forged more flooding across highway 1. Reporter in addition to sog ki carpets and water damage, drivers need this incentive to stay out of the no parking zone, the sign right here at the park and ride says no parking in marked areas or you will be ci
Fortunately. It is currently raining in fear for imports concord as we zoom in and around the bay area you can see light rain for napa, fairfield, portions of interstate 880 through vallejo. Since we did see a stray showers through parts of San Francisco and to the peninsula no rain but it is serving on the way. To the east bay in walnut creek interstate 680 approaching highway 24 again most of it under the green getting light rain model with iran over dublin, and salmon so. We are picking up light showers and portions of and respect the system has not approached us. You can see the wet weather activity pushing in close to the bay area and satellite and radar. Futurecast 4. 8 00 a. M. The yellow on your screen moderate to heavy rain will start to impact the north bay and pushed its way toward the coast. We will contend with downpour to 10 00 a. M. This morning. As we pushed into the afternoon the showers will start to diminish. Into the afternoon we have a lot of instability and unsett
The gusts are expected to get much worse here. When the wind does pick up and you feel those strong gusts it is very very cold. You are going to want to grab the jacket this morning. It is only going to get worse in the next couple of hours. You are right. The big caution Going Forward is to just braced for it. 38 thursday night and friday morning is when the rain is really going to be coming into the bay area. Theyre concerned about low areas in San Francisco flooding so theyre handing out sandbags. You can have up to 10 free sandbags if you show your id. There about 6500 of the sandbags available. You want to get those in place if you have not already today. Aside from all the problems ranking cause theres also a good side and that is the beginning be reservoirs failefailed. There at 13 percent capacity right now and is entirely dependent on rainfall. If you look at them all together the 10 reservoirs there just 35 of capacity. They need the rain and get it we will this week. Hopeful