And its a holiday movie classic. Home alone 2 2 2 ca call kin. Why president trumps cameo has been cut out of the movie. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us on the final friday of 2019. We begin with the deadly storm slamming the west right now. Its on the move just in time to impact travel plans for the weekend, and the new years holiday. Heavy rains are bringing flash flooding and snow has shut down a major highway. Winter storm warnings are up across the southwest. This is the storm. The storm is tracking into the midwest, and already a winter storm watch has been issued from kansas to minnesota for late tonight and tomorrow, and the storm arrives late in the northeast this weekend. Abcs trevor ault is here with the travel trouble. Trevor, good morning. Reporter good morning. This storm will take a couple of days to make its way across the country, and it really couldnt be here at a worse time with more than 100 Million People traveling for the holidays. Now the center
Orange right there will slide through the central and southern bay area. We will see some heavy rain on this Late Afternoon commute. In the north bank there is concern that rain or the kinkead fire burned just weeks ago could cause runoff or even worse mudslides. Andre senior is in Sonoma County and it is pouring up there. Reporter we were with you at 5 pm and it hasnt stopped since then. It has been going like this for two hours. This much rain this fast is not a great combination in a county that is three weeks removed from a massive wildfire. Sonoma county needed the rain and on tuesday finally got it. Residents in downtown donned raincoats and umbrellas. The rain is welcome but with it comes the danger of a Flash Flood Watch for the kinkead fire burn area. There still ash in the area we want to make sure that ash doesnt washed downstream and harm any of the environment for their downhill. Reporter the board of supervisors chair said plans were put in place soon after the fire that
Lets check that forecast right now, sounds like a big storm is coming our way. It is going to be a big storm and comes along with gusty winds and also very cold temperatures, theyre already feeling that right now. Were seeing some of the mostly cloudy skies reaching out ahead of that, but so far not a lot of rain, but weve already powered up our bay area storm ranger, its parked on San Bruno Mountain, the red scan that youre seeing there just south of San Francisco, and so thats going to give us the best view of this storm, as it moves in. Going hour by hour well start to see some of the rain and some high elevation snow in the north bay, starting at noon today, and approaching San Francisco and oakland, as it moves into the bay area, could also produce some thunderstorms along with some hail and some very strong winds. Well be tracking that as well as sierra snow and more details in a few minutes. Mike, youre keeping an eye on menlo park. Folks are fine until you get to willow. A few
Secret service for comment. We will bring you that live during today in the bay as well as online. In the meantime here in the bay area a big storm is approaching. Were think being this on the busiest travel day of the year and a big storm not only approaching the by area. The radar and satellite we can see a lot of clouds here on the satellite imagery, rain approaching the very far northern coast of california and then as we look at storm ranger thats our mobile Doppler Radar, the red scan youre seeing there south of San Francisco, at that storm approaches we can use our mobile Doppler Radar to give us the best view of the rain. Its starting to move in and well approach the north bay going into late morning and spreading ac ross the bay area for this afternoon. Well go hour by hour and talk about how much rain were going to see but mike, youre already tracking a crash that may faeblgt your drive acroaffect your drive across the bay bridge. The metering lights are on not only here at t
There. Chinese vice premier liu spoke with u. S. Trade representative Robert Lighthizer and treasury secretary steve mnuchin. The Ministry Says they discussed issues related to a phase one deal and agreed to maintain communication on the remaining issues in the phase one talks. So, we are still very much in phase one talks. Bumping up against that december 15th deadline, though. Right. When you are expected to see new tariffs go in. Right. Thats been the big question do they do it its obvious they dont want the tariffs put in will enough progress be made at that point to say, okay, we wont so you think maybe not a deal by december 15th, but maybe enough of a deal to be able to i dont know. China trade wars are so 2019. Pushing into i just think you need to just, when we talk about beyond and impossible meat, i think you need to look into the future a little bit i just think you need to anticipate, not react. I just think it helps. What do you think happens before december 15th do you t