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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 6AM January 9, 2018

So thankfully, its winding down a little bit, so that your commute is a little easier than yesterday. But in pitsburg and antioch, continuing to see heavier rainfall there. Youre going to see more ponding on the road in that area. It just started picking up near herculless hercules and richmond area. So right around the bay, looks like it just started to pick up. Seeing those lighter showers throughout the area. Just a few rain drops on the windshield is what were expecting for most of us today. Interstate 680, a little further to the south. Youre going to see rainfall there. And as we move further to the south bay. Light showers right along 880. But nowhere near, again, what we saw yesterday. We saw so much rain coming down. And it brought those rain totals up, skyrocketing. Heres a look at the north bay. Scattered showers throughout yountville. Rohnert park just started coming down but very light. As far as the rain totals in the north bay go, no Flash Flood Watch in effect anymore. That one is expired but look what came across ver venado. Petaluma, over 2 1 2. Yowntsville yountville, almost 2 inches of rain. But did not cause widespread flooding in those burn areas. So thankfully, they are breathing a sigh of relief out there. A little visibility reduced across the bay. Expect patchy fog, though, this morning, as tends to han. What does this mean for our temperatures . And what is in store after this storm . Ill explain it all coming up. Michelle . Slick roadways are causing problems across the bay area. Jessica flores continues our coverage from the oakland hills. Jessica . Reporter well, the good news is, its not raining out here in oakland and berkeley area at the moment. But folk do need folks do need to be concerned about the slick roads, possibly new potholes in the road. And that rain really pounded the region yesterday. Causing a lot of problems for First Responders and drivers. Over at a trader joes parking lot in oakland, right off 580, a car landed on top of those cars. Police say a pickup truck hydroplaned, through the fence and into another car. That car went over the rae re the retaining wall, and two people were hurt, including a pregnant woman. Peak of rush hour traffic on highway 24. Rain water washed out a ramp, backing out storm drains and creating dangerous hydroplaning conditions. The storm also flooded streets in oakland. Other lowlying streets near the Oakland Coliseum also flooded. In San Francisco, it was the third wettest day on record in 22 years. Yesterday, with a little more than 3 inches of rain. Again, out here live, oakland, berkeley area, were not seeing rain at the moment. But i can tell you, the roads are very slick. And people have to watch out for ponding and possibly the new potholes. Im Jessica Flores, kpix5. Just take your time. Lets head to the Santa Cruz Mountains, where Sandra Osborne is live. And youll notice, im not using an umbrella either this morning. Were currently not get anything rain. But during our drive, we did see some ponding on the roadway. This is highway 17. The roads there are slick as well. Now, the steady rainfall weve seen in the Santa Cruz Mountains over the past 24 hours or so, comes on one of the driest on record. 5. 2. As of last night, the reservoir near los gatos reached 27 capacity. The santa clara Water District said there is room to capture runoff, at its 10 reservoirs nearby. But one of the biggest concerns, of course, with all of this rain is the safety on the roads. Especially through the mountains we encourage people to always be ready to pack a bag. Be aware that they may have to leave in a moments notice. Or that they might not be able to get home, due to road closures. And youll remember, last winter, fierce storms washed out a 200foot chunk of 35. And tons of earth that supported las bre cumbres road. They invested 10 million in the walls. They are planning to reopen the section this morning. Stormy weather has prompted evacuation orders for thousands of people in parts of Santa Barbara and ventura counties, scarred by the thomas wildfire. It was just last months that month that that wildfire became the largest in california history. Another burn could potential slide down hillsides. All of those houses that already burned all the way down, thats all toxic, too. So theres stuff that is burnt, washing into my house. Reporter and yesterday, people did what they could to minimize the effects of potential mudslide fist. The prevent mudslides. The prevent ive measures including sand bags and tarps. Tracking the trouble spots. And milipitas is one of those trouble spots. Thats right. And chopper 5 over the scene of the accident. This is all due to a wrongway driver. Five cars involved. This is along southbound 880, as youre approaching highway 237. All but one lane blocked. And that backup is stretching to missioboulard at this point. We have been tracking this accident since just a little before 5 00 a. M. And it is creating a big nightmare for commuters this morning. So you will want to avoid southbound 880, if at all possible. Or give yourself plenty of extra time. We are tracking some major delays with our travel times, skyrocketing into the red, immediately. Were looking at about a 50 minute drive for drivers going from 58 to 237. It is open in both directions. But you will need to allow for those slowdowns heading into milipitas this morning. 680, an alternate route, in the green. Moving right at the limit. We will continue to monitor this accident. Chp has told us, they dont anticipate reopening those lanes until about 7 30 this morning. Of course, that is a sliding scale. So we will keep you posted. That is a check of your traffic. Back to you, kenny. Today, oakland city councilmembers are expected to respond after a raid. A woman claims she misled the public about the details of the raid. Kirkpatrick said they told her the day before that the raid, it was part of a Human Trafficking investigation and that it didnt have anything to do with immigration. During the meeting, the Committee Also plans to reaffirm the citys policy, which bans Police Cooperation with i. C. E. Agents. Oakland is seeing a dramatic drop in the crime rate. Especially when it comes to murder. Kpix5 anne makovec takes a look at the strategy by the Police Department. This is a city that has averaged 100 homicides a year for the last fourplus decades. And today, Oakland Police releasing the crime data report, which say say shows a steady decline in shootings, homicides and robberies. There were 75 homicides occurring in oakland last year am that is down from 85 from 2016. And that follows a trend. 2016 brought a 12 drop in crimes. The Police Department has credited the improvement on a more prominent police presence. And getting help from the community, with better technology. More residents and Business Owners are giving Police Evidence of crimes. Churches, youth groups and nonprofits are also stepping up their work in prevention. And of course, oakland did get a new police chief, ann kirk kirkpatrick. One year ago this month. And thank you. Happening today, a fundraising event will be held in honor of chp officer andrew camilleri. He was killed by an alleged drunk driver while on duty christmas eve. The hayward fundraiser is being put on by the Fallen Heroes campaign, which plans to donate all of the funds raised to the camilleri trust fund. The suspect is facing Second Degree murder charges. As the white house works to move on from a book, questioning president trumps fitness for the job. A new development has emerged into the probe for Russian Election meddling. Reporter cbs news has learned that special Counsel Robert Mueller wants to interview president trump. He has met with trump advisers to work on that. Last night, the president was in atlanta to attend the College Football championship game. Mr. Trump took the field before the kickoff, and even sang along while the National Anthem played. Earlier, the president spoke in nashville, focusing on how his administration is helping rural americans. We are stream lining bioedge, technology. Setting free our farmers to intoivate innovate, thrive and grow. Oh, are you happy you voted for me. He also restated his vow to change immigration. We are going to end chain migration, end the lottery system and build the wall. Today, mr. Trump will meet with senatorses from both parties to discuss those issues. The meeting comes a day after the choice revoked status. Since 2001, they have been allowed to legally live and work in the u. S. Now, they have until september of next year to leave. Monday, the president signed a pair of executive orders, aimed at expanding Broadband Internet access in rural communities. North and south korea have begun talks for the first time in two years. The country will be sending a del gration which will include athletes and supporters to the games next month. Tensions between both nations have escalated in recent years over the norths nuclear program. Time now, 6 11. Working to change recreational weed. Plus, what apple says it will now do to curb smart phone addiction among kids, following some growing calls from investors. Were taking a look at where the rain is falling at this Early Morning hour. Plus, some of the records we broke when it came to rain totals. And chopper 5 over the scene of a big accident. This is causing major delays along southbound 880, heading into milipitas. Well have the details, the backup, and alternate routes coming up. Sorry. I cant make it. Its just my eczema again, but its fine. Yeah, its fine. You ok . 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It would not inhibit that at all Law Enforcement will in fact, close down the illegal marijuana locations. They are confident the governor will sign it if it gets to his desk. Transportation, placed a proposed 3 billion ballot. If approved by voters, the tolls would go up by all bay area. With a 1 increase. That would be followed by subsequent 1 increases in 2022. And 2025. The final costs and toll bridges would then be 8, except for the bay bridge, where it would increase to 9 during peak hours. Are you going to be able to pay that coming into work . You know, im going to have to ask for a raise. Dont know if the big boss is listening. Weve got serious accidents to get to. This is causing a major backup this morning. Youre taking a live look. Chopper 5, over the scene of the accident. It all started with a wrongway driver. This is southbound 880, as youre approaching highway 237, in mill pit ation. And a milipitas. And a couple of crashes occurred after that, in the backup of those delays. So weve got five cars involved. Its creating a huge backup that extends beyond mission boulevard. Well take a look at some of our travel times. And those shot up into the red. As soon as this backup started stretching towards mission boulevard. Youre looking at about a 55 minute. So just under an hour to go from 238 down to 237. 237, open in both directions. It is a little slow in that direction. Chp did not anticipate these lanes opening until about 7 30 this morning. Only one lane of traffic getting by at this point, southbound 880, approaching highway 237. Use an alternate route. 680 is in the green, right at the limit. Lets check in with neda now. We saw a lot of accidents yesterday. But drivers need to be alert, even today, if its not raining, were still seeing problems. Still have scattered showers. Roads are drizzle. Not like the sun is out at all. Where most of the action is now is towards patterson and tracy. So it is moving out further east. Looks like livermore, seeing just a very light drizzle. But east of livermore is where most of this is. Right along interstate 5. In between 680 and 580 looking like. South of pleasanton. About 680 right there. It will be slick. And a lot of the roads slick from what we got yesterday and late last night. Certainly heard the rain drops all through the night. A lot of people slept well. Through antioch, looks like rain drops, still fairly strong there. But a little stronger, about 30 minutes ago. Calming a bit. Starting to see a light drizzle through hercules. Around the interstate, looking to see a few youre areas of scattered light rainfall. Should impact peoples commute this morning. Mill valley, you may need to use those windshield wipers. But thats really all were seeing now. Definitely calmed down. Storm totals look like this. San francisco, 3. 3 inches. Mill valley, over 4. 3. And look at oakland, you almost reached 3 inches of rain. This is within about a 24hour period. Palo alto also saw a good amount of rain. Over 2. 3. Since january 1st, heres how our totals stand. San francisco got over 3 1 2 inches. Normally, this time of year, we get about an inch. Oakland normally would get 1. 6. San jose, almost 2 inches since the beginning of this year. Certainly is a wet start to the year. The day looks like this. For the next couple of hours, youll continue to see drizzle, light showers. By noon, 1 00, most of it will be winding down. Well get cloud coverage out there. A break in the clouds, though, this afternoon. So our highs today, are actually not going to be very high at all. Were looking mid tourn 50s for your to upper 50s for your afternoon highs. Tomorrow, well see partly cloudy continues conditions. Slooz a theres a slight chance tomorrow. Look at that sunshine. Mid60s and another storm on monday. Michelle . Neda. Thank you. 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