Years. Especially in the north bay, where people are frantically filling up sandbags after hearing forecasts of up to a foot of rain in the hills which could send rivers right over their banks and possible flooding conditions. Good afternoon. Im larry beil. Im ama daetz. As the storm moves our way, an unprecedented move in advance by bay area schools. San francisco unified is closing al schools tomorrow. The district superintendent says hes concerned about possible Power Outages and doesnt want to risk students or staff getting injured trying to get to school. Its not just San Francisco. Oakland unified School District, all napa county schools are open. San rafael city schools, marin county private and Charter Schools and Dixie School District are all closed tomorrow. Schools in the novato unified School District will be closed thursday and friday. Other closures include saucalit omaren city schools. The harmony School District classes are canceled as are montgomery school, burnville s
Stationed near freeway onramps just in case demonstrators try get on if thats what they plan to do. Again, police are here waiting for that crowd. Even though there was 100 to begin with it looks luke the crowd has dwindled a bit but they are on the way. Many Holding Signs and chanting and this is one of many protests expected to happen throughout the holiday weekend. Live in oakland, abc7 news. Today protesters in berkeley confronted local leader about a need for change, in and in San Francisco a group peacefully spread their mission in the mission district. Thats where we find nick smith. Good evening. Protesters tell me there will be demonstrations throughout the holiday weekend, some scheduled, others will be spontaneous. The people are taking to the streets. Demonstratorsors to took the street and to the bull horn. A lot to fight for. They describe it as an effort to reclaim the legacy of dr. Martin luther king jr. I believe very much as a latina that the black struggle and advanc
Flood stage. Good evening. We begin with abc 7 news weather anchor Spencer Christian whos watching the storm. Heres live doppler 7 hd. We have rain in falling forcefully in the bay area. This is the beginning. It will be more forceful overnight. Right now heavy rain spreading from the coast inland across sonoma, marin and napa county. The pattern is surging west to east. Mainly in the north there is lighter rain. In other parts of the area. Some light rain in San Francisco right now. Look at the tolls so far. 4400 of an inch so far. The storm is just getting started. Pull back and give you a wider view of the storm as it pushes in to the bay area right now. This is the strongest storm we have seen in the bay area in nearly seven years. Theres a high risk with the storm tonight an tomorrow for urban flooding, mud and rock slides, power outages. We expect ten inches of rain in Higher Elevations winds gusting from 50 to 80 miles an hour at their peak. Heres the forecast animation. Startin
Live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. Oaklands new mayor meets the neighbors tonight what libby schaaf said shell do differently than her predecessors. Im ann notarangelo. Im Brian Hackney shes promising to make the city safer, christian. The davenport one of the most active groups, schaaf wants more communities like that, davenport held a fundraiser where the mayor made an appearance raising monday for the allen dale recreational center, the city needs communities like the davenport neighborhood to make her goal of a safer city a reality. Events like this are part of what is going to make oakland safer and thats communities banding together and they are critical partners to our police department, helping provide information and be the eyes and ears in the neighborhood. Now she also addressed the fact that Oakland Police are dealing with a lot of overtime costs given the recent protests, she says that shes incredibly grateful for that and for the work that theyve don
This want minorities protected from police violence. We have Live Team Coverage in oakland at a protest happening right now. Reporter barriers are up here at the east mont Police Station in east oakland. Police are bracing for demonstrators who are marching here and should rave at any moment. Heres video from bancroft avenues they are on their way. To there of demonstrations planned throughout the Martin Luther king, jr. Holiday weekend. A group of 100 or so gathered at Fruitvale Station and are march though substation and protesting police violence. Theyve been chanting things like black lives matter, killer cops have to go and no justice no peace. Police have increased patrols and officeres have been following the crowd. We also saw chp officers stationed near freeway onramps just in case demonstrators try get on if thats what they plan to do. Again, police are here waiting for that crowd. Even though there was 100 to begin with it looks luke the crowd has dwindled a bit but they are