All across the bay area. We begin with our chief meteorologist, who is tracking the latest round of rain and the earliest of when we will dry out. Jeff . The storm system is not holding as much rainfall as the past three storms we have seen in seven days. So, lets get a look now. The storm is just off to the north. Center of low pressure will drop down to continue the chance of light to moderate rain. We are so water logged, the little rainfall is coming up in the road ways and making it dangerous tonight. Currently we are seeing the most consistent activity, more moderate in nature, heading toward millvalley. We talked about the ground being saturated, and some epic storm totals over eight days. We have seen nearly six inches and over 31 2 in San Francisco. San jose, nearly 21 2, and close to 6 inches in morganhill, the big thing all of you want answered is when exactly is it going to dry out . We do think by wednesday, we will have dryer weather and we will detail that forecast and how long it lasts and when a new storm system will move in. Okay, thank you, jeff. Well the slew of storms has led to 10s of millions dollars worth of damage. A state of emergency has been declared for the entire bay area. One of the hardest his is the loma fire area. The reality is, even a little rain at this point can trigger big problems there. That is right, not only was the area ravaged by the years of drought, but lately it has been pounded by heavy rains that is costing 10s of millions dollars. Its impacting us quite a bit. He has had it with the rain. Im ready for a break. A break in the weather. He manages the summit store along summit road in the mountains. He said that the constant beating by Mother Nature has taken a toll on his bottom line. We have been slower, people are hunkered down, coming in just for the normal wood, water, soup, that kind of thing. Earlier today, the area charred by the loma fire received a light dusting of snow. It covered the ash and was pretty to look at, it caused more run off once it melted. This woman was visiting her son nearby and said she is concerned about the downed trees. The thing that i worried about driving up here today was a tree falling on me, because this place has so many trees. This big oak tree fell on top of a house and people stopped by to see what is left of federal on road that collapsed sunday. I mean, it takes us out sometimes, nothing we can do but try to be prepared and i think Everyone Needs to stay defensive with their driving. Still, despite the hazards, Jamie Thompson welcomes the rain. I think its positive, i think california needs rain right now. Its challenging in the shortterm. But really, its thirsty, so i think its great. The governors emergency order means the state can now request federal money for repairs and reconstruction. Reporting live from the santa cruz mountains. Thanks, laura, crews are working through the night to fill in a sinkhole that slowed traffic all day long on highway 13 in oakland. This is what it looked like earlier today from the nbc helicopter, a tenfoot sinkhole, opened up on a southbound lane. That lane is closed tonight. Repairs will not be completed until sometime tomorrow morning. Our viewers have really been one of the best resources in covering the storms. This photo, Justin Miller sent us of the hail in the backyard of oakland, that is hail on the ground. And another photo by renniskauffman and a rainbow, if you want to send us a video or photo, post it to our Facebook Page or send them by email. We are following breaking news in hayward where authorities are investigating the killing of a 16yearold boy, the almeida county Sheriffs Office said he was shot down the street from city hall. Witnesses report hearing several begunshots and authorities are looking to see if its a drivebdrive driveby shooting. What caused the death of two people and their cats. All found dead in an apartment complex in berkley. Heres the mystery. Police say no sign of forced entry or violence. What happened . We have been live on the scene. What are investigators telling you, rick . Well, jessica, have you the question of the night. You said what happened . And what are the investigators saying right now . As for what happened . They are trying figure that out and along with the Coroners Office, no i. D. On the human victims at this hour, this while the investigators are still on the scene. The Coroners Office are trying to get answers how four people, two people and two pets died in an apartment. I think that is scary. I mean, i dont know what happened to them. So i dont know if its like natural or a neighborhood stunned after a mystery on their block. Here along deacon street. Two people, police say in their 30s, along with two cats found dead in an apartment in this building. From what we understand there was no forced entry, there was no sign of violence. Accidents happen. Unfortunately it happened. Police were alerted to the home after a friend of the couple checked on one of them finding that person dead. When the officers searched the home, they found another body and two cats. The persons were not necessarily in a Central Location in the unit. And their cause of death is immediately apparent. There were no obvious signs of death. The tests were done, but came up negative. Still, as a precaution everyone in the building was evacuated and banned from the building. And this mystery all happened about a mile and a half from cal, we are live in berkley. Thank you, rick, miles canyon road will be closed tomorrow as a search for a missing 18yearold woman who crashed in the creek intensifies. They found what they think was her car and they will pull it out of the water tomorrow. They have been delayed with the Rushing Creek waters until a Family Member saw a parting in the water and drones were deployed and they found there was a car there. Their eyes are focused on finding their loved one. It was a miracle that they saw that in the water and found it. Now, at this point, we are not identifying the 18yearold woman at the request of her family. But they did tell us that she is from tracy. Had just graduated high school. And had hopes of becoming a social worker. New at 11 00. Another one of President Trump cabinet member nominees, mike pompeo has been sworn in as the director of the cia, he is the third appointee to be approved so far. His first full day was a busy one. He got down to business, meeting with top Business Leaders and issuing several executive orders and making sure it was all available for the press to see. At the white house a reset already after a rocky start. On his first full white house workday, President Trump most notably back out of the transpacific partnership, a deal that would have made it easier to deal easier with allies around the world, the move im 100 behind trump, donald trump as far as the renegotiation of that specific treaty. Thats not the only one. An a. D. Said that the tpp move, fulfiller a Campaign Pledge is the first step . Renegotiating big trade deals. Including nafta with canada and mexico. Are you going to renegotiate nafta . At the appropriate time. We will be keeping higher wage deals in pulling out of trade deals, but we may see the cost of goods increase. A higher freeze has been put in place for federal workers except military workers and reinstating policy bans amid a flurry of photo ops with Business Leaders from places like dow, Lockheed Martin and ford. He is promising to cut taxes. He was engaged, and that is an understatement. He will welcome teresa may to the white house. The agenda is expected to include the possibility of a bilateral trade. Still ahead, a Surprising New claim in the ghostship warehouse fire. And it has victims families crying foul. Trapped by an avalanche in the sierra, the quick thinking of the men that likely saved their live it is. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, we are tracking rain that could make it to San Francisco at midnight. We will let you know how long it will dry out, that forecast around 11 19 tonight. San francisco has a world famous restaurant scene and its now offer ago new way to hide a bad inspection. Consumers want to know the accurate scores that restaurants get when they are inspected in a surprise visit. We are showing what restaurants are allowed to pay to make poor Health Scores go under way. Doesnt it under mine transparency to allow these restaurants to pay to get a better score . I dont agree. We investigate. 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Once the fire started, these people couldnt get out. These beautiful young people. The attorney is representing the families of five victims of the deadly ghost ship fire. 36 people died in the oakland warehouse december 2nd. She said ghost ship founder is responsible for their deaths. He is the one who allowed this event, didnt have a permit for it. He is the one who built out with all the second floor and the stairs made out of wood pallets. Tonight, the legal Team Released what its calling a scientific report showing that the fire didnt start in the ghost ship building. The attorneys say that faulty wiring in an adjacent building likely started the fire, and the owner should not face the charges. A document prepared by an investigator, not an electric n electrician. He is still responsible. They believe the legal team is trying to create doubt in the court of public opinion. And she said, she has no doubt that he is responsible for the conditions inside the building. Once the fire starts, whatever the cause, the people could not get out. In a statement tonight, the stu of oakland said that the Fire Department and the atf are still investigating this fire. Reporting live in oakland, nbc bay area news. Also, tonight, the Oakland City Council passed an ordinance, amending the tenant protection program, including an increase in payment, and expanding the eligibility window to receive the payments. They passed a resolution that declares december 2nd, ghost ship rememberance day. Police are searching for a gunman, they were called to shots fired. They later found a car crashed in a light pole and a man inside with a bullet wound in the shoulder. You can see from the map, the shooting location and the crash location. The victim was taken to the hospital. Police say there were several bullet holes on the drivers side of his car. A Family Gathering ends with a Police Shooting and killing a man in vary lllejvallejo, polic found a 21yearold man, holding a knife and attacking a 16yearold. The police shot the man, killing the 21yearold. The victims family said that police did not have to shoot. But officers say they believe the teen was in danger. The case is under routine investigation. Back to our micro climate weather alert, lets take a look, a live picture of the Golden Gate Bridge in the upper left hand corner t roads are slick tonight and the rain is not the only thing we are tracking. Take a look on your right. Snow in the south bay. Our chopper through over mountain hamilton. That is not a site you often see. In the sierra, walls of white are forming on the sides of roads and even on houses. Some think its pretty, but it has its danger. The Avalanche Center said that all of the layers are cable of breaking free without warning. That is what happened when this avalanche rolled across a car triumphing on highway 89, the men inside were trapped the car surround bid snow. They did manage to keep their cool, and keep their heads about them and they did something that likely saved their lives. Neil said turn the car off. My fear was that the exhaust would freeze in an area around the tail pipe and essentially block the Carbon Monoxide and let it back in the cabin of the car and that would kill us quickly. They still had cell service and called 911. The firefighters had them out in an hour and they were not hurt. Very fast thinking. Smart thinking to remember that. Yeah, for sure. Well, theres fears, along the coast in Half Moon Bay where people worry that the pounding surf will wash away the homes on the cliff. One of the homes belongs to a state ranger. And tonight, his home is teatering on the edge. Everything falls in the water eventually. I dont know what the fix is. I understand, where does it end . It a long coast line. Many People Living in the area say they avoid the vulnerable cliffs on their daily walks. They are wo they are worried e popular walking path will be the next thing to be taken by the waves. After the next 48 hours, hopefully we will see a break. It does look like a substantial break and thats what Everyone Wants to know. I was on vacation for part of last week and that is just the big message we kept getting. When are we going to dry out . We have improved news for you. To start off with, the most improved here is the Russian River in guerneville. You will see a continued drop off in this, over the next two to three days, staying below flood stage. Now i want to look at what we can expect throughout the entire week with so much going on and off the past several days. And i figure it a good way to just kind of set the zone here for what we are looking at. So you can see, early tomorrow morning, the chance of scattered rain, maybe a few light showers on thursday. Its not anything for us to worry about. And then, drying sets in wednesday, friday, and also, this up coming weekend. So, lets take you in to tomorrow mornings forecast. Not a lot of heavy rain. But roads will be wet, and a few spotty showers. A cold 38. Peninsula 44 and the north bay, low 40s to begin. San francisco, 46, and the east bay starts at 44. I want to show you the future cast, you see tomorrow morning, most of the activity is off shore. Im just concerned that we may get a few showers spinning up. By 11 00 in the morning, the center of the storm system will move to the south and this does set us up with a much sunnier picture by the afternoon. So, lets go ahead and take you to the micro climate forecast. As we head through tuesday. Its been a long time since we forecast sunshine in to the afternoon hours. Thats what we have for us tomorrow. Throughout contra costa, chilly day for us, 51 for a high in livermore. And it will feel like the 40s. You need a jacket. Oakland expecting low 50s. For the peninsula. 56 in palo alto. And 52 in daly city, and San Francisco, comes in with 52. And 54 in the outer sunset. And 55 for the a marina. The north bay, 52 in millvalley, and we will stay in the mid 50s for napa. The north barrac the north ba only every storm in january, has had the most rain fall. That is why the flooding concern is high. Not just including january, but since the rainfall started on october the 1st, santa rosa picked up 37. 28 inches. That is 194 of normal. San francisco, 151 of normal. And san jose, 134. Its been great, the drought has improved, but lets get drying in here. We have the forecast, coming our way on wednesday. A partly cloudy to mostly sunny day. A few showers, no big deal. Sunny weather, friday, saturday, sunday and monday. Highs in the 50s. For inland valleys, we will see the same with rainfall chances. As you see over the next seven days and we are looking toward maybe another storm by next wednesday. So, not this wednesday. But the week after, it does not look major, i will keep my eye on it, enjoy the sunshine. We need it. Thank you. Up next, commotion in the capital, scary moments during the Minnesota State of the state address. And we have hey, guys, cate blanchet is my guest tonight do. Not change the channel 6789 and happening today on facebook, not today, a judge has sus expended the sentencing of pg e for the deadly explosion of in san bruno. And nascar Just Announced its shaking up the format of the races, they are now split in three stages. They win the most points in the third stage, back in a moment. At at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. California households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. All the care your family needs. All connected for you. Minnesotas state of the state address today. New at 11 00 tonight, tense moments during minnesotas state of the state address today. Watch. [ slurring words ] you can see a pair of lawmakers rushing to the aid of the minnesota governor after he collapsed at the podium during his speech. Daytons office said he briefly fainted and quickly regained consciousness, and poked fun of himself. Minutes later, he said that he plans to go ba