. half inch for the east bay and south bay. highest amounts north bay and also for the santa cruz mountains. i'll talk more about the timing of the system for tomorrow coming up. >> get ready for the next round of rain really to hit the north bay, jacksons hardware getting ready too. this week's wet weather is a windfall for the business making sure they're stocked up with gear for any condition. they're also finding customers are looking to get back power sources encase the lights go out. >> lot of trees down. and some arcing powerlines and power outages. >> reporter: pge spending the day repairing power to thousands. officials say today is a good opportunity for you to check your gutters and get ready to hunker down. . thousands of environmental activists had a message for the governor today. end fracking. fracking involves injecting water, sand and chemicals to break apart . this is video of the crash. police say on april 21st louis bernabei jr. rear ended a car. the suv was traveling at a high rate of speed. and police say they later determined the suspect had methadone in his system. he was prescribed the medication but wasn't suppose today be driving taking it. bruce jenner involved in a car crash killing one person and injuring others. and the california wildfire destroys dozens of home s and people are facing evacuation orders tonight. and another storm approaching the bay area. we have the forecast ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle see how much you could save. have you heard of the new dialing procedure for for the 415 and 628 area codes? 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>> reporter: looks like another punch tomorrow. more rain and wind. doesn't look like it will be quite as bad as the friday system but we could have another round of power outages as winds are forecast to pick up. here's a look at the storm and the -- clouds are just approaching the bay area. the rain still has a little ways before it arrives here. and now a live look at sfo where we have winds last night. up and over 50 miles per hour. we could get close to that again for tomorrow. so a wind advisory in effect for the south winds expected 40 to 50 miles per hour. strongest winds at the coast and then to the higher elevations and as i mentioned there could be more downed trees. especially the friday storm weak ened the trees with all the winds. so this next round could make it easier to down some of the trees and thus the powerlines. here's the timeline. the heaviest rain coming midday and late morning. then turns over to showers for sunday night. we have more showers monday with afternoon clearing. after monday night we're going back into sunny and warm once again. it will feel like january. midnight notice a fee spotty -- few spotty showers. clouds will be increasing through the overnight and eventually the rain arrives by 7:00 a.m. first light bands approaching. then heavier around 8:00 to 9:00. notice yellow and orange. that is heavy rain. downpours and possibly rumbles of thunder. it won't stick around long. rainfall amounts won't be too much. about half inch to an inch by the bay. look for scattered showers 3:00 p.m. and continue through monday afternoon before things wind down. then lots of sunshine with clouds in the morning after monday. look at the temperatures in the afternoon. low to mid-70s as we approach next weekend. >> reporter: brian williams is temporarily stepping away from the news desk amid questions about his memories of war coverage in iraq. he said it is painfully apparent he is a distracting news story. he apologized for saying he was in a helicopter hit by a grenade. questions have been raised about his claim he saw bod azies in the hurricane katrina flood waters. nbc is looking into the statements. six americans have been charged with helping terrorists overseas. the six were together to send materials and money to terror groups. now some of the materials sent to iraq and syria include u.s. military uniforms, boots, and tactical gear. the u.s. residents immigrated from bosnia and live in missouri, new york, and illinois. five people have been arrested and the other is overseas. they may be in the middle of winter here but giants are looking forward to spring. jeff pierce hit the ball park today for fan if est and spoke to fans welcoming the new baseball season. >> reporter: now once you get by the super bowl, you know it's getting close and then you come here and that locks it all in. >> reporter: tens of thousands of giants fans couldn't agree more as they lined up to get into at&t park. they braved what could have been a wet introduction to the season. >> no problem. we thought we'd take a chance. >> it could be snowing and the fans would be here. >> reporter: sandwiched between two rain storms, they celebrated the approaching season. >> the giants when you're a winner, even the weather cooperates. >> we've had rain on the parade and we loved it. we have sunshine today and we'll love that too. >> part of the reason i started watching baseball is because it has so much heart and love. >> reporter: for fans, the giants it means spring is shortly upon us. >> we're on center field. how great is that? >> ? >> had the holidays and now i'm ready to go. i'm anxious to get going here. >> one of the best feelings in the world. getting to meet the players. >> come around and be by the fans and fan fests. it's the date that it's like, it will be here in a week and a half and it's time to start buckling down. this is the kickoff. >> reporter: and if the giants are not your team, tomorrow is the a's fan fest in oakland. admission is $10 for anybody over 6 years old. it's from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. san francisco base steve candy says heart shape boxes have been mislabeled and may contain nuts. the company is warning people to coconut, aul mndz and pecan injuries to avoid the classic red hearts with associated chocolates. the packages can be returned for refunds. so far no illnesses have been reported. after walking 21 miles a day to and from his job one man's life is about to change. his story next. bulldog: what's this? mattress discounters presidents day sale ending? but mattress discounters has the largest selection of memory foam mattresses under one roof! comforpedic... icomfort... posturepedic hybrid... and wow! get up to four years interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection! and, get a queen size serta mattress and box spring set for just $397. the presidents day sale is ending soon! ♪ mattress discounters ♪ . one of the most viewed stories on kron4.com was right out of michigan. it's about a man who had a grueling commute to and from work. now he has a new story to tell. after years of taking the bus and walking 21 miles a day to and from his manufacturing job, the compassion of complete strangers is making his life easier. roger webber has more. >> reporter: james robertson's walking to work days are over. >> (cheering and applause). >> reporter: he entered suburban ford without knowing that a 2015 taurus belongs to him. >> pretty much started crying in the car and then i was like, you can't do that. you're going to make me cry too. >> reporter: his old car broke down 10 years ago. he never missed day of work. >> what do you think about being able to drive to work every day? >> you know -- that's a good question. every time i step into this -- whenever i step into it, it will remind me of where i'm going. >> reporter: this is on top of $311,000 given to him through go fund me. a student evan started it. >> james asked for advice with putting into a trust fund and that's all in the works next week. >> reporter: the campaign will close sunday. robertson is given a great gift in return. a story of resilience and dependability. >> anybody knows roller coasters go up and down. it's been up up up up up. >> reporter: blake pollack helped spring today's surprise. he first spotted him walking and shared the story. >> i don't think he wants to have a changed life. i think he looks where he lives and the people at his work. he wants to do his thing and maybe get to work easier. >> reporter: he is is all set with insurance and a driver's license and he has long admired the taurus because it's strong on the inside like him. >> reporter: robertson's story shined a light on the situation many people in detroit face daily in getting to and from work. the regional transit authority is trying to improve public transportation across metro detroit. so back down the hatches? >> earlier you said hunker down. that's great advice. >> old school terms. >> exactly. yeah. another significant storm coming for tomorrow. it will be through here fairly quickly and along with the heavy rain also strong winds. here's the deal on this map. where you see the pink reddish color shows wind gusts up around 40 miles per hour. so gusty winds along the coast. also into some of the higher elevation ozf the north -- elevations of the north bay. the purple shows wind gusts up to 50. might be a couple of places that hit 50 for tomorrow. strong enough to cause problems with the downed trees, downed powerlines, power outages. rainfall amounts not too much. it's just coming through pretty quickly. so about a half inch to inch by the bay. >> but we still have the howling winds. >> oh, yes. >> all right. >> it will be a big storm. >> that's it for kron4. stay connected and get the latest news at kron4.com or go ahead and download the mobile app. see you in the morning. good-night. brian williams under fire. >> i made a mistake. >> did he also fib about hurricane katrina? 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