The storm may be over but the problems remain and tonight the repairs are just beginning in the areas hardest hit by a powerful weekend weather system. Good evening im ken pritchett. And im jana katsuyama. Frank and julyly have the night off. Beyond the area people have been cleaning up from the weekends storms. And theres more rain headed our way. Chief meteorologist bill martin has rain totals and a look at whats to come but we begin with ktvus jade hernandez in East Palo Alto where crews try to shore up a levee that gave way, jade. Reporter the work continues tonight. This temporary levee hopes to hold the rain until the reconstruction project. But people are unsure with rain expected tomorrow. Curtis and his wife left when they saw water bringing tires into yard washing away what was already there. We will go through this tomorrow again, you know. Reporter with the flood came flood insurance. If it does well just have to take off and leave again. We cant stay, we have to use common sense. Reporter earlier today we spoke to the executive director of joint powers authority. The Regional Agency made up of three cities and two counties takes care of Flood Control issues. The joint Power Authority has approved a project that will rebuild the whole levy system. Reporter it was easy to see where creek water boiled up on the other side pushing water into the neighborhood. East palo altos new city manager said with more rain on the way crews needed to shore up and put sandbags down. We expect that this will keep us through that time, this will work through this spring. Hopefully no rain and no major rains between now and then after that and then theyll start the work in the fall. Reporter pamela says that the first flood coincided with her first bout of cancer. As long as were alive and we have something to eat, were cool. Too late to move now. The Bryant Family who lives here in East Palo Alto their home also flooded and they shared these photos with us. Theres a little concern because the ground is already saturated. So if it rains tomorrow some folks are already concerned. Crews are working tonight they will be sandbags through the night. Reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. Drivers encountered mud slides in several areas today. This one partly blocked pine hurst. Crews spent the night cleaning the debris that washed up on to the road. Take a look at what we were looking at. A lot of the mud slide problems were having are through the three days storms. Almost 2inches in San Francisco and more in the coastal hill. Up to 5inches of rain even more than that in the Boulder Creek area. Heres what it does for percent of average. It helps a lot. 102 of average in santa rosa. 143percent of average. Were at 30, 30 , 40 of average. More rain coming. This is the next system im tracking its working its way in here. Its going to be around Christmas Day. Its going to bring rain but not before we see fog in the Early Morning hours. When i come back ill put that all together well see you back here in a few minutes. It looks like a White Christmas in the sierra, more than four feet of snow fell into the weekend and a new Advisory Warns of blowing snow tomorrow night. But theres a window of clear weather through the morning. Right now chains are not required for cars on u. S. Highway 50 or on interstate 80. Chains are required on many state routs. A snow boarder is dead tonight after getting caught in an avalanche at a popular sierra ski resort. At 10 15. What were learning about the victim and why friends say more could have been done to save him. We have new video tonight of a police chase that ended with a crash in oakland. Officers spotted a stolen vehicle in san leandro late this afternoon. Police chased the car to 105th avenue in oakland. Thats where the car crashed into other vehicles including a police cruiser. Two suspects ran from the scene police later caught them and arrested them, one suspect had minor injuries. No one else was hurt. Vallejo police are looking for the driver who hit a pe a pedestrian then took off hitting a man leaving him at the scene. He receive add head injury and was hospitalized. Witnesses say the suspect was racing down the street. The car is described as a black honda civic with front end damage. Police are investigating why two cars collided leaving a man injured. The woman from san jose was driving the toyota camry she was pronounced dead. The other driver is still being treated for his injury. Nurses have taken to the picket line. It is the eighth strike since talks between the union and hospitals broke down. And at one of the picket lines in berkeley that is where ktvus cara liu joins us tonight. Cara. The picket line wrapped up out here earlier this afternoon but tonight a strike is very much still going on out here in berkeley. And at eight other hospitals across the bay area. 65, take aways for your project. More take aways than any contract. Reporter striking nurses outside of alta base summit in oakland. It is Christmas Eve but we wanted to show them that they need to take us back and negotiate our contract. Reporter replacement is expected for a second strike in san jose. Regional Medical Center and good samaritan. Union busting is disgusting. Reporter the California Nurses Association represents about 54,000 nurses at the nine hospitals, this is their eighth strike since negotiations began more than a year and a half ago. We have not talked about any raises. We just want to keep our contract as it is. Reporter key issues include health benefit, sick pay and Staffing Levels. Take aways represent a major portion of what we have worked for over the last six years of collective bargaining. The hospital has made multiple proposals regarding pensions, Health Insurance for nurses, the length of shift and Patient Safety and all of the hospitals proposals have been rejected. A spokesperson for alta base says the union has unfairly characterized the proposals and say, we simply cannot push the current contract on our patients. The strike ends at 7 00 a. M. Tomorrow and that is what east bay nurses will be back on the job. But because of a difference in how long replacement nurses will work in san jose, hda nurses come back on saturday. Reporting live, cara lui, ktvu channel 2 news. Oakland police are looking for three suspects in the shooting tonight that has left one woman seriously injured. Police were called to east oakland around 6 00 on a report of shots fired on 11th avenue. The woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Investigators say witnesses saw three suspects and a vehicle leaving the scene. A man living in west oakland took this snapshot of an assault weapon that was abandoned on a street after a shooting. Police identify it as an aks assault rifle. The neighbor says that he heard about 30 shots fired in a shoot out between people in two vehicles. It happened around 11 00 this morning near market Foster School on west street. The school was not in session at the time. Police say a man injured in the shooting was dropped off at a hospital in serious condition. In up state new york, two firefighters are dead and two others are wounded after police say a gunman started shooting at them as they reported to a fire. The suspected gunman served 17 years in prison for beating his grandmother with a hammer. We have more on the deadly Christmas Eve attack. Reporter a predawn call to the volunteer west webster new York Fire Department to put out this house blaze ended in tragedy. Firefighters were met with gunfire. One of the injured describe the scene in a call for help to a radio dispatcher. Were being shot at multiple times, multiple fires have been shot. I think its an assault rifle. We have multiple fire, down, working fire. Reporter two firefighters were killed one of whom worked as a police officer, two others were seriously wounded. This is still an active investigation but i will say that it appears it was a trap. Reporter Police Arrived and opened fire on the shooter. Authorities say the gunman who took his own life is identified at 52yearold William Spangler he had a criminal past. Spangler is a convicted felon, hes not allowed to possess weapons. Did he legally the acquire the weapons . The answer is no. Authorities say the gunman spangler had been convicted and paroled after beating his grandmother to death with a hammer in the 80s. Tonight Authorities Say his sister is unaccounted for after the fire. San francisco firefighters today said they were saddened and shocked about the events in up state new york. They say all firefighters share a common bond and the attack affects them all deeply. We share a very traumatic experiences with each other and anybody whos in this line of work understands that and we just have that connection. San francisco fires mindy townage says that the fire makes them think of their tonight clogman has died. He starred on the odd couple along with tony randall. He played the slob next to randall. Later he starred on the series quincy and e playing a corner detective. He won three emmys for his work. He was 90 years old. An avalanche at a popular sierra resort turned deadly. And well tell you what and who led police to this waterway early this morning. A christmas tradition in San Francisco were live at a Popular Union square bar where volunteers are working well past midnight to give kids a happy holiday. Crews in marin county are putting the finishing touches on repairs to a 13inch water main that burst this morning in mill valley. The road buckled from the force of the water under the pavement and workers feared it might create a sink hole. Crews say the break was likely caused by old pipes. A drunk driving suspect eluded police in marin county early this morning. Police pulled a man over and told him to get out of the car for a field sobriety test. Officers say the man ran from them, jumped a fence and hop into a creek. They fell for about 100 yards trying to encourage the person to come out of the swift water. They wont, they actually swam away from the officers and the officers followed him as far as they could. Reporter they tracked him for 100 yards in the dark as he swam away but lost sight of him in the dark. Authorities returned this morning and searched for several hours but that search was then called off at around 1 45 this afternoon. A Nevada County man was killed today while snow boarding at the sierra ski resort. Authorities say he was buried under an avalanche. Claire duan have new information on the death of steven mark marshedl. Reporter even at nightfall, you can see the snow. Priming it for at least two avalanches today. Friends of 49yearold Steven Mark Anderson alerted officials to the one this morning after a quick search. The other friends that were going to be in our group were looking for him and probing around but they didnt find him he was at the bottom of the cliff instead of the top. Reporter ski patrol rushed anderson to an ambulance but paramedics could not revive him. It was too late. Speaking of friends hes a local guy. Very well experienced. Reporter even the most experienced on the slopes were surprised. Its something i dont think about happening. I think that its very sad. Its such a shame. I really feel bad for him and his family. Reporter others say its the chance you take sporting in the sierra. I skied right past it so you know thats what the best mountain was the best terrain. But are there risks . Accidents happen, you never know when something is going to go wrong, when someone is going to go missing. Reporter the danger isnt over the Sierra Avalanche Center says theres a big chance skiers and snow borders would trigger more avalanches in the coming days. Claire doan. A member of the alpines meadow professional ski patrol is missing after been caught in an avalanche. It was triggered by another member of the ski patrol. The blast turned out to be greater than expected and a patroller was buried in the falling snow. He was recovered a short time later and air lifted to the hospital. The area tonight has been closed off to the public. Authorities have released the name of the dui suspect accused of killing a grandmother in a hitandrun crash at twin peaks last thursday. Prosecutors say 22yearold gina yunis was intoxicated and drove a car into a group of four pe pedestrians pushing her into a slope. 66yearold yao died from her injuries two other people were injured as well. But they are expected to survive. San jose police have identifyed the victim of a fatal stabbing outside a Holiday Office party. 30yearold steve bongolan of san jose was stabbed early friday outside an Office Complex on oakland road where a Holiday Party was taking place. Detectives have not released the number. A bomb squad found explosives inside his home. Police were called to the home on the 1400 block of g street just before 2 00 p. M. Yesterday. The Walnut Creek Police bomb squad disposed of explosive devices and bomb making materials found inside the home. Police say the suspect 53year old frank trout has burns on his face and hands. He was arrested on manufacturing explosive devices. Marines and sailors will be required to take random breathalyzer tests twice a year. The new policy comes after a september study sponsored by the department of defense found that bing drinking is increasing among military personnel in all branches. Happening now, santas helpers at lefty odules have collected about 7,000 toys so far. Sounds like a lot but their goal is to collect 15,000 toys for the San FranciscoFirefighters Program tonight. Leftys just told ktvu that although the number is low, the quality of the toys is very high this year. Earlier organizers explained why they cherish this family tradition. Its christmas. Christmas for kids is toys, gifts from santa, you know. They want something, they need something it just shows that we do love one another and there is a lot of joy and spirit. Especially in the city of San Francisco. Leftys is on geary boulevard at powell street near union square. You can walk in, drive up or give your toy to a cab driver. Theyll come and meet you. The drive ends when the bar closes at 2 00 a. M. And toys will be handed out tonight in san jose by officers on patrol. San jose police will load up their cars and deliver those toys for children who need them most. The supply area for the San Jose Police department tonight looked more appropriate for santas sleigh than patrol cars. These toys were donated by Dollar Tree Stores for Police Officers to distribute to families on this Christmas Eve night but these gifts wont be given out randomly in neighborhoods but given specifically to children who really need the holiday cheer. Were seeing people at their worse a lot of times were going out to these homes, a lot of domestic violences, a lot of disturbance. A lot of times we see frightened children caught in the middle. Reporter at the briefing Police Officers got a surprise of their own. Many have participated on similar gift give aways. But tonight the dollar tree donations will make it possible for officers to hand out more than just individual toys, but whole bags. A bag full of toys, the kids that well see theyll have two or three brothers and sisters to share them. Have some fun with their family. Extremely rewarding just to see the look on these kids faces. When you go and hand them a bag full of gifts. Reporter for a Police Department who had a rough 2012 officers acknowledge this toy give away is a good way to end a bad year. People tend to focus on the negative they look at the crime stats, they look at our Staffing Levels within the Police Department. What this is about has nothing to do with that. Reporter officers say they plan to hand out the bags at various times. In san jose, robert handa, ktvu news. And in four minutes, feeding the needy. The prep work done in San Francisco today to make sure thousands of people have a warm meal on christmas. Its going to be cool out there tonight but not cold. Itll be in the 20s and 30s. My concern is for tomorrow morning as you head out to go where youre going or late tonight, the fog is going to be an issue. Northeast bay and south bay inland bay valley. Thats the story with the fog. The story with the morning, cloudy to mostly cloudy. Rain starting to show up offshore to the north. As you get into lunchtime or so you see rain. Scattered showers showing up in Stinson Beach and san rafael. As we get into 3 00, it kind of scattered showers for everybody right. So it starts off not so bad and the clouds increase rain by mid afternoon early afternoon. And it continues. So when i come back ill roll this model all the way through not just tomorrow but well roll right through the next few days and ill give you an idea on what to expect for rain and temperatures. A dramatic rescue in the east bay. How rescuers got to this driver who is stranded during yesterdays storm. Its our duty to help out. Volunteers get ready to feed thousands in San Francisco, why organizers say tomorrows meal is not what theyre worried about. Look at you