Esteban santiago, acted alone, kill five people and injuring eight others. Panic and pandemonium at ft. Lauderdalehollywood International Airport. I had a perfect pick turp tour of him walking up and down shooting people. Reporter witnesses describing a shooting rampage inside terminal 2, calling it a scene out of a movie. I saw people running away from terminal 2 and police arriving. Shots fired. Hes upstairs. Lower level inside, we have a sbject with a gunshot to the head. Reporter the first reports of shots fired appeared to come from police already at the airport. Multiple victims down. I heard a popping noise and somebody says shots fired. I grabbed two of my children, ran outside. Im looking at a man and a woman. A man bleeding profusely and a woman who just says help, help. The active shooter shot at least 13 people. Eight people as i know right now are at area hospitals being treated. Reporter this as hundreds of passengers confused and scared are running onto the tarmac as numerous Law Enforcement officers inta Tactical Gear rus to the scene. Once he was done with the ammunition, he threw the gun on the ground and laid face down spread eagle waiting for the officer to approach him. Whoever is responsible will be held accountable to the full extent of the law. Reporter and so many hours later, there are still hundreds of people who are stuck on the tarmac. Right now airport officials are bringing them food and water, even portable toilets to make them just a little more comfortable. Ill sending it back to you. This is a look at the suspect, 26yearold Esteban Santiago. He was born in new jersey, but moved to the u. S. Territory of puerto rico when he was 2. He served with the National Guard and served in iraq in 2010. His brother says santiago had been undergoing psychological treatment while living in alaska. This all happened just before 1 00 p. M. At the baggage claim in terminal 2 at the ft. Lauderdale airport. So far police have not figured out any motive for this shooting. Passengers onboard flights from ft. Lauderdale to San Francisco were in the air when that shooting occurred. Abc 7 News ReporterMelanie Woodrow joins us live at sfo where those passengers landed just a few hours ago. Melanie . Reporter well, you can see what a hightraffic area this is. Easily a couple of hundred people here at this baggage claim. Most of these people telling me they are just now landing from flights coming from new york and boston. As you said earlier today, we spoke with passengers who had landed here from ft. Lauderdale. As with any airport, anybody can come here to the baggage claim without going through a security checkpoint. Of course those security procedures are likely being looked at now, but nearly everyone we spoke with earlier today said we want these baggage claims to remain open and free from security checkpoints. What in the world just happened . Reporter passengers onboard a jetblue flight from ft. Lauderdale to San Francisco say those six words echoed from aisle to aisle. It said ft. Lauderdale shooting and kind of slowly you kind of looked around and everyone was tuning in to different programs. Reporter William Collison said he passed through the baggage claim where the shooting occurred. When youre that closely connected to a tragedy and to a shooting, that hits home. Reporter suzanne worried about her daughter. I would just throw myself on top of her literally. I was thinking that as i was coming up here, what would i have done as were sitting here in a baggage claim waiting for our bags. Its crazy to think thats still happening. Reporter it delayed flights to and from sfo. You can expect to see a heightened vigilance by Law Enforcement, but the way that a passenger gets to an airport, goes through an airport and gets on a flight remains the same. Reporter while others say airports need different security measures. Theyre checking Water Bottles and milk and baby food and things like that. Thats not really where the interest lies. Were hearing this individual came off of a flight with a firearm in a piece of checked luggage. That also exposes that process up for review. Theres not much you can do besides changing gun laws. Reporter a deadly incident that could have happened at any airport. Melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. You can show your support for the victims of the tragedy and their families by sharing this post from our abc 7 News Facebook page. Youll find it at facebook. Com abc7news. Now to our other top story. Locally the preparations under way for the big storm thats forecast to hit the bay area this weekend. Today it was dry and cold. Abc 7 news was in San Francisco this morning where people were bundled up as they headed to work. Temperatures dipped into the 30s all around the region today. It was frosty in walnut creek. A thin layer of ice blanketed cars, even rooftop solar panels were coated with ice. We have Team Coverage on this weekends upcoming storm. David louie is looking at the preparations in the south bay but well begin with Spencer Christian and a look at whats coming ahead. Spencer. Okay, larry. As you can see on the chances of rain for the next seven days we have nearly a 100 chance of rain every single day. You see the numbers from our storm impact scale corresponding to the storm level each of those days. Lets get down to the storm impact scale because we have a first sunday storm that ranks 4 on the storm impact scale. This is the first time that a storm has reached that intensity. Ranking 4 is a major storm. Sunday we can expect the highest impacts of the storm between midnight tomorrow night and 10 00 a. M. Heavy rainfall, powerful wind gusts of the flooding and wind damage are likely with this storm. Take a look at our highest concerns for sundays storm. Stream and creek flooding, debris flows in the burn scar areas from last years fire areas. Hydroplaning, Power Outages and river flooding. Theres a huge mass of moisture coming in our direction the last couple of hours as part of that Atmospheric River youve heard us talk about. Heres the forecast animation. Starting at 11 00 tonight well see the first wave of light to moderate rain alive. Then between midnight and 6 00 a. M. , well see the entire bay area being blanketed by moderate to heavy rainfall. And thats just the first storm, which ranks 2 on the storm impact scale. On sunday, the storm will be stronger, more intense and potentially more damaging. Ill give you a closeup look at that in a few minutes. A big part of preparing for this weekends storm is being proactive as opposed to being reactive. David louie is live standing on a levee in watsonville. David, people are scrambling. Reporter they really are, m ama and larry. Those people who live here that have a history of flooding know the rainfall will seek a path to get down to the ocean and larger bodies of part through creeks and rivers like this one. Thats causing them to mobilize not only to stay dry but also to stay safe. Flooding already closed a dip in miller avenue at gilroys Christmas Tree hill, site of the annual garlic festival. The water moved swiftly, even under partly sunny skies. Its the same creek just to the north that has dozens of residents evacuating from the thousand trees rv park. Theres no other way to get in and out of there so if there was an emergency in there with the bridges down, they wouldnt be able to help anybody in there, which is why everybody has to leave. Reporter the facility has flooded before, most recently last march. Residents are finding alternative places to park their rvs nearby. Next door they have animals but have no plans to vacate, even with the swollen creek by their house. Weve sandbag andy are taking precautions. For now were at the Higher Ground and most of our neighbors are above ground as well. Reporter sandbags are in high demand, provided by the water district. Id rather do it now than when its pouring rain and be ahead of the game. How many sandbags do you need . About 24. About eight for each door. Reporter further south, levees that protect watsonville from the river are being closely watched. There are some levees in the south part of the county that are old, old levees and probably wouldnt meet todays standards for levee materials. Reporter these levees were built 67 years ago and have failed a number of times because of major storms. So theyre all crossing their fingers here in watsonville, which is built on a flood plane that, they will old up during this big storm. David louie, abc 7 news. All right, thank you. Alhambra creek in downtown martinez is no threat today, but the county Flood Control district is warning there could be some localized creek flooding in the county before long. Sandbags are available at locations throughout the city and abc 7 news was in martinez as officials encouraged everybody to be ready just in case. What do they need to know . They have to keep their house prepared, clean out their gutters, get the standing water away from their house, redirect it. We have a sandbag station here. Use the sandbags and help protect your property. Theyre also warning everybody to be careful around the creeks and to stay out of the districts canals because the water can rise much faster than people can think. Abc 7 news was in daly city as residents prepared sandbags to prepare for the upcoming storm. Free sand is available at the Wastewater Treatment plant on lake merced boulevard. We do have a list of locations on our website. U. S. Park Officials Say all roads leading into yosemite will close today at 5 00 p. M. So less than an hour from now. This weekends rains could dump up to a foot of rain on the area. The runoff and melting snow could overwhelm the merced river, leading to flooding. Other areas of the park will remain open. This week marks the 35th anniversary of one of the worst storms to ever hit the bay area. An el nino fueled system dumped more than 24 inches of rain in a matter of days starting on january 4th, 1982. All that rain triggered 18,000 separate mud and rock slides killing 33 people, including ten in the Santa Cruz Mountain neighborhood of love creek. More than 7800 homes were damaged. At the time, it was the bay areas worst Natural Disaster since the 1906 earthquake. Live doppler 7, its clear now, but that will not last long. A reminder that you can track the approaching storm anywhere, any time with the abc 7 news app. Coming up on abc 7 news, for a view like no other, stunning new video from inside the heart of a house fire, all from a firefighters helmet cam. With the sound of a gavel, it is official. Congress certifying the electoral votes for president elect donald trump. This as we learn why intelligence Officials Say russia hacked the u. S. Election. And this weekends big storm could be great news for sk more than a dozen oakland residents are out of their homes after an apartment fire. This really could be much, much worse if not for some heroic rescues. You can see exactly what the firefighters went through in this video that was posted by oakland fire live. The three alarm fire is not far from interstate 580. Amy hollyfield has the details. Reporter residents of this oakland apartment complex say this mornings fire put out so much smoke, had such huge flames, they had trouble figuring out how to escape. In the bedroom, we kicked out the windows, started yelling for help. The firemen came down the alleyway there, were great, they were really responsive and told us just to hang tight. Reporter he couldnt jump because of bars on the windows, but the open window gave him some relief. Just to get some fresh air into the room. The smoke was coming in the other way. The minute we kicked that out, we could get fresh air and so that helped. Reporter firefighters think they know what caused this fire on this very cold morning. There was a blanket and the bed was next to a wall furnace, so it wasnt an electric blanket, but the blanket did ignite from being next to the wall furnace. Reporter six apartments were damaged, 14 people displaced. Andy cut his leg when he kicked the window, but he is keeping everything in perspective. The place just looks wet and soot and smoke everywhere, so, you know, luckily we have our lives and Everything Else can be replaced. Reporter residents spent the morning salvaging what they could from their apartments and moving it out so they could start looking for somewhere else to stay. Amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. B. A. R. T. Service is back up and running after a major disruption this morning. A westbound train broke down at the west oakland station. This was around 7 20 this morning. That halted all trains into San Francisco for an hour and a half, delaying thousands of riders, forced many of them right back into their cars. At this point b. A. R. T. Believes a bundle of electrical cables that relay information between rail cars was responsible for this problem. Weve learned that a man rescued after being hit by a b. A. R. T. Train wednesday night has died. San francisco firefighters used special airbags to lift part of a train off jeff de la fuente. Witnesses say he slipped off the platform at the 24th street station. He was pinned between the platform and the train. He died during surgery to try to save him later that night. Bay Area Health Officials have issued a public warning about the flu today. This seasons influenza strain is being blamed for three fatalities in the state so far. That includes a 65yearold napa county resident and a 65yearold Solano County resident. State health Officials Say the flu is now widespread throughout the nine counties, and one sign is an increase in emergency room patients who are showing flulike symptoms. Those should fever, sore throat, headaches and fatigue. Lots of people are hoping for more snow in the sierra as this big storm heads towards northern california. We have a look at heaven ly mountain resort. But the storm may not be so great for skiers. Reporter thinking of heading up to the mountains this weekend . You might be expecting Something Like this, but come sunday, it could look a lot more like this, rain, not snow is expected to drench the tahoe area, which could melt all that fresh powder that just fell and cause dangerous flooding. 12 to 15 inches, thats a lot of water falling. Reporter the National Weather surface is advising travelers to postpone trips until monday, when the snow level falls. Were looking at flooding on roadways. Streams and rivers will be running very high. The potential for rock and mudslides on those mountains improves as well. Reporter still, skiers renting gear are looking forward to at least one good day on the mountain. I think everybody gets really excited when these storms roll in. Reporter brian martin says theyre seeing long lines, people getting their skis and snowboards waxed, hoping a storm in the bay area translates to snow in the mountains, which is not always the case. But if a Pineapple Express shows up and starts raining on all this snow that we got, it could get kind of messy. Reporter that means potential road hazards, like slush, ice and cooling water in lanes of traffic. We really ask people to slow down, to watch their following distances an not make multiple lane changes. Spencer christian rejoins us now. Saturday is going to be bad. Sunday is going to be worse. Exactly. The storm is coming in two waves. The first wave tomorrow is a moderately strong storm. The one on sunday will be the strongest storm weve seen since we devised the storm impact scale over two years ago. It ranks 4 on the impact scale. You can see that right now that storm is building an area of moisture offshore. We have increasingly cloudy skies right now. The rain is closing in on us so lets get right to the storm impact scale. For the first wave of the storm, which is tomorrows storm ranking 2 on the storm impact scale, it will produce morning downpours, afternoon showers, turning breezy to gusty. North bay Santa Cruz Mountains could see 1 to 2 inches of rain. Elsewhere a quarter of an inch to an inch. And then on sunday the storm intensifies and it will rank 4 on the impact scale, the first time any storm has ranked 4 since we devised the scale. Midnight to 10 00 a. M. Sunday the highest impacts will be felt, heavy rain, powerful wind gusts, wind damage are likely from this storm. Lets start at 5 00 this afternoon, notice the increasing clouds. Between midnight and 6 00 a. M. Well see widespread areas of moderate to heavy rainfall. The heaviest rain indicated by the yellow and orange colors here. On we go. The storm seems to break up a bit early evening tomorrow and then reintensifies with a surge coming in around midnight tomorrow night into sunday morning and thats where well see the most widespread areas of the heaviest rain indicated by these oranges and reds. You dont see that breaking up much as we get farther into the Morning Hours on sunday. Its just going to be a real washout on sunday. Again, the heavy rain will be accompanied by powerful wind gusts. Up in the north bay for the weekend we expect rainfall potential to range from 3 to 6 inches. 3 to 4 inches in the inland east bay. Down around san jose, most of the south bay, 2 to 3 inches of rain for the weekend. Over the Santa Cruz Mountains, possibly up to 10 inches of rain. So we have a Flash Flood Watch in for virtually all of the bay area except San Francisco and the inland east bay. That begins tomorrow at 4 00 p. M. Look for streams, roadways flooding, debris flows in the Santa Cruz Mounta