of the question. it is coming down payment the reports i am getting heavy rain right now. sunset district seeing some heavy rain as well. san francisco down by chrissy field. getting some very heavy rain. the storm is really just hitting now for much of the area. it is a slow mover. it is going to go slowly across the bay area and not really clear out until early tomorrow morning. the next four hours or so rainfall will be on and off and heavy at times. oakland moderate right now. richmond and dailies and -- city moderate rainfall. the focus of this atmospheric river is it focuses on the santa cruz mountains of the northbay hills. rainfall accumulations could be 3 to 4 or even 6 inches in santa cruz. 1 am you see the system drach south. 4 am. 6 am a slow mover. a lot of rain and water tomorrow morning. we will have the details on what to expect. she has been monitoring the rain and when met tonight from sausalito.>> reporter: we are out by the golden gate bridge. in the past hour this rain has started to come down. the gust of wind so powerful i cannot put up my umbrella. it is not just the wind. there is also the concern about flash flood watch up in the northbay.>> reporter: across the bay rain poured from the skies catching some people with no jackets or umbrellas offguard.>> i got drenched. i was part three blocks away. i went out and said i don't think it is going to stop so i ran for it.>> reporter: cars crawled. the traffic snarled. interstate 80 cars came to a halt in the westbound lane when accident happened 8:30 pm near the emeryville exit.>> i was getting messages on my phone saying i 80 is going to be vicious.>> reporter: 6:30 pm another crash on i 80 westbound near the ashby exit stopped traffic as an analyst took a person to the hospital. the storm prompted a flash flood watch for the northbay. officials worried heavy rain might cause mudslides or flooding.>> we have the fires occurred. now the rainy season is starting. it is tough.>> reporter: residents are concerned about the heavy rain and road conditions.>> i live on some hills and all my neighbors and my family we are afraid the first rain of the season. it gets oily and slippery.>> you might see some ash and dirt and debris running off into the streets. which will cause the roadways to become slick. we urge caution.>> reporter: the fire captain said they are concerned about the strong winds and trees coming down or powerlines. they urge people if you see anything to call 911 your fire officials. we did check with pg&e on their aldis map. there are no major outages right now. the flash flood watch expected to stay in effect until 3 am. in the sierra adonis summit snow has been falling for much of the day. chains are required on interstate 80. the weather service has issued a winter storm watch for the tahoe area. by the weekend conditions should be ideal for skiers and snowboarders. squall alpine and heavenly will open this weekend. turn to the weather team for weather information around the clock. you can find live radar and local forecast on the app. the series of deadly shootings into hammock county yesterday. the shift department revealed additional information about the gunman kevin neil. they raise the death toll to 6 after finding his wife had been shot to death inside their home. she was the first victim. her body was found hidden under the floorboards of the home. authorities say nine people were injured. down from 10. seven of them are children. people in the community of rancho tehama gathered to mourn those who were killed or wounded. they came together for a vigil to share their thoughts and prayers.>> we went down -- he was throwing bullets everywhere.>> reporter: residents share their feelings. still fresh.>> i am angry. and i am frustrated. and i am confused.>> reporter: questions about kevin neil who killed his wife and then went on a rampage running down neighbors and strangers until he was killed by officers a few miles from his home.>> there is no safe place on this earth. there is no safe place on this earth.>> reporter: the pastor insisted this be about gratitude. he called it a day of miracles. this father was in the classroom next to the boy hit through the wall. shot and wounded was so stoic.>> he did not cry. he stayed in the position he was told to stay in.>> reporter: that child is hospitalized with a bullet under his arm and one in his foot in fair condition. his aunt asked for prayers as he is about to have his first surgery.>> i'm so sorry for everybody who has been hurt. everybody in this community.>> we are not the heroes from yesterday.>> reporter: teacher spoke applauded for the swept lockdown that averted a massacre.>> i want to say thank you to the children for being brave and doing what they were supposed to be doing.>> the ones that are hurt get better soon. i just want to give thanks to the staff and the police. and whoever help.>> reporter: in a rome people spoke for more than an hour lifting each other up. -- in a rome.>> revival is going to happen.>> reporter: promising to better know their neighbors and get involved.>> if we built the bond of friendship between each other.>> reporter: determined to show rancho tehama's true colors.>> i have so much love to give. and i want to give it to you. . the tehama county district attorney spoke for the first time about the killings. and the gunman kevin neil.>> what has occurred within our northern california rural county is the mass murder shooting rampage of a deranged paranoid killer.>> neighbors say they made several complaints to the sheriff's office about him firing his weapons on his property. they felt threatened by him. the da said he was not legally permitted to possess guns because of restraining order against him.>> he must not own use possess obtain a firearm or ammunition. and must surrender or sell any firearm in his possession. upon demand. it also allowed for the search of the defendants home if you fail to surrender such firearms.>> the two semi automatic weapons found were illegally manufactured likely in his home. and the handgun was reportedly registered to someone else. stay with us for continuing coverage. we will bring you developments as we get them. and escaped psychopath who walked away from a state hospital in hawaii and flew to the bay area is behind bars after being arrested in stockton. this is his booking picture from the san joaquin sheriff's department. and ruben tells us an alert taxi driver recognized him and tipped off authorities.>> reporter: this photo shows the moment when escapee randall was taken into custody. san joaquin county sheriff deputies got the call from a taxi driver who they say recognize his picture in the news.>> i recognize his face and i was like that was the guy in my yesterday. i came to work this morning and told my dispatch.>> reporter: he was arrested near highway 99 in stockton. a place not far from where his brother lives.>> i am deeply concerned such a dangerous person was able to escape from the hawaii state hospital and remained undetected for such a long period of time.>> reporter: he escaped from the state hospital sunday morning. he had been committed back in 1981 after he was acquitted of murdering a woman by reason of insanity. authorities described him as a sexual sadist and necrophiliac. 10 hours passed before officials notified authorities he had escaped. by then he had boarded a plane to maui and after a commercial plane to san jose.>> there was a breakdown in communications and safety protocols. we don't know whether it was purposeful or not.>> reporter: staff members at the hospital have been relieved of their duties while the investigation continues. authorities have charged randall with escaping from the facility. something which could send him to prison.>> this is something that was not done by somebody that was suffering from any sort of mental defect or disability. we intend to press that argument with the court when he is brought back.>> reporter: he will appear before a judge in california before being extradited back to hawaii. and ex-convict found guilty of first-degree murder for what the prosecutor said was the cold-blooded killing of a popular ice cream vendor. he was shot and killed two years ago with children standing nearby waiting to buy ice cream. jurors deliberated for less than a day before delivering their verdict against -- lopez. he faces a state prison term of 45 years to life when he is sentenced in january. charges were filed against a second suspect who will be prosecuted separately at a later date. east palo alto force people living in rvs to move off of the residential street where they had been living for months. officials said people living in those rvs were illegally dumping sewage and trash onto the street causing health hazard. the rainy weather officials said they feared flooding could make the problem worse. people living in the rv say they were not given enough notice to leave.>> they are just pushing people around. . we did not want the residents or occupants of the rvs or other residents or people who work here are people who are passing by to be exposed to sewage.>> tonight east palo alto city transportation and public works committees considered an ordinance banning overnight parking for rvs after three hours of debate they decided to take no action right now. they are going to hold additional meetings and plans to see if houses of worship would be willing to offer parking spaces. would be robbers forced to leave empty- handed after they stormed a jewelry store. why they did not get what they were after. new homes on a former industrial site. the transformation that has been given the green light for a blighted -- on a prime piece of real estate. it is raining hard across 19th avenue. it is coming down. hard rain into the morning. i will let you know how it impacts the morning commute. anbiotics ever. ut a better way to grow, a better way to eat. and it starts with foster farms simply raised chicken. california grown with no antibiotics ever. we can now use a blood sample to detect lung cancer. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for asthma. and if we can stop seizures in epilepsy patients with a small pacemaker for the brain, imagine what we can do for multiple sclerosis, even migraines. if we can use patients' genes to predict heart disease in their families, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. at&t customers when i and able to make wireless calls this afternoon. service was affected across the country and in the bay area. along with not being able to complete calls incoming calls went to voicemail. the company told those affected that the outage they might have to restart their phones to fix the problem. historic peer 70 is about to undergo transformation. the mayor signed off on the peer 70 project in the works for decades. peer 70 is south of the bay bridge. it will turn the mostly abandoned shipyard into a complex with thousands of housing units and retail arts and production space. it calls for parks and playgrounds. the project will take more than a decade to complete. construction will begin in february. pleasanton police for a group of would-be robbers caught on camera using pepper spray and hat -- and hammers to steal watches from a jewelry store display. why their plan did not work out the way they hoped.>> reporter: surveillance video caught it all. six young men run into the diamond ring company inside the stoneridge mall. some are wearing mask. within moments one of them unleashes a canister of pepper spray and an employee. in other takes out a hammer and tries to break display cases of rolex watches. in this camera angle you can see employees ducking for cover. in a cloud of orange pepper spray in the air.>> it is all over my face. i could not breathe. i could not see. i was totally blind.>> reporter: he hits the display case several times but connected to the watches. the man in the hoodie grabs the hammer and tries as well. it doesn't work. the cases are made of special class.>> it is a double layer of tempered glass. these are the type -- even if they hammer it they were not going to get through.>> reporter: they ran out but not before the man in the red tries again to break open the case. in this angle you can see a seventh man acting as a lookout. this is the latest incident targeting jewelry displays over the past few months robbers have stolen jewelry at cosco in jewelry stores in the bay area. this video shows men for spring the owner of a watch store. -- pepper spraying.>> it is bad that we live in a world with these things happen frequently.>> reporter: the whole thing lasted less than 30 seconds. they are aware of other cases and are comparing notes with other agencies to look for possible connections. healthcare insurer anthem lacrosse has been hit with a fine for allegedly stonewalling consumer complaints. the department of managed healthcare said -- 245 violations of the grievance system. from 2013-2016. they are find anthem almost $12 million for similar violations 2002. anthem blue cross has not commented on the fine. checking the moisture moving into the bay area. it is coming from a long way away. right now building a bridge. you can see the heavy rain on the cameras. in the avenues it is hammering. golden gate bridge sausalito. heavy rain to the north bay. right now into san francisco. lombard street by chrissy field. across market heavy rain as well. it is messy. it is coming from this atmospheric river which extends to the hawaiian islands. a couple thousand miles of chopped moisture. of tropical moisture focus on the bay area. that will be the way it will be for the next few hours. the focus will shift south overnight. but very slowly. i have seen rivers stay put for a day or so. that is when the trouble starts. 82 we have something like that. this producing heavy rain right now. the yellow and the red neck that is big time. i don't know how this i would guess the weather service will pop a flood advisory in marin county. rainfall rates are coming fast and furious. a lot of rain. it has been raining in santa rosa most of the day. look at san francisco. daly city. out on market street. when you get rainfall rates like this. the water in these areas. 4/10 of an inch an hour. it is pulling up on market street. the flows are starting to get tax. oakland heavy rain. it is wet out there. it will be that way right through your bay area tomorrow morning early. this is all about the early morning commute.>> you can always -- you can almost see the sheets of rain.>> it is hammering right now. if you're in your home hunkered down and you can see it on these cameras it is really really wet. this is a big-time storm. when blowing across the golden gate bridge. it will go on as it goes to the bay area. the a make a head scratching trade. mark will tell us who is leaving the bay area and why loyal fans are probably going to be upset. and other look outside. the bay bridge toll plaza. wind and rain is the winter storm almost the bay area. moreover night. we are back in two minutes. -- more to come tonight. t. really? really? really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. i grew up with the a's. it seems like over the years every time they get a good player they trade him away.>> they have been saying they are going to keep these guys to build momentum of the new stadium. the stadium looks like 2023. keep it moving. i can understand them wanting to trade ryan healy. he is a valuable commodity. i have been watching baseball a long time. you cannot tell me they could not get more than a 17-year-old shortstop and an unproven reliever for a guy 25 years old. not in 78 runs. he is under contractual control until 2020. they get a right-handed reliever emilio -- he is 26. 3.22 era. a 17-year-old shortstop -- alexander campos. 15th rank prospect in the seattle farm system. the big- time awards and major-league baseball awards season with the cy young today. the national league. this is pretty expected. he is wanted for the third time. two straight. beats out clayton -- 268 strikeouts. that is a major leak --. american league -- cory cooper a very -- right-hander for the indians for very consistent. to .25 era. it is a young nba season. tomorrow night boston celtics working a 13 game street. the warriors going seven straight. warriors right in boston today. parquet floor of the garden. the coach that is getting credit for the celtic success brett stevens very successful in college with butler. he has struck up a friendship with steve kerr. he talked about their relationship today.>> when i became the warriors coach i called him and asked for advice. we have become friends. i have great respect for brad. he does an amazing job. he is so measured. i wish i had his poise. i don't have that kind of restraint. i love the way he carries himself and treats his players. he is a fantastic coach.>> steve kerr as a matter of fact. college basketball st. mary's ranked 21st. they can't -- they take care of cal state. we have time to check this out. college basketball player of the day. number 11 has issued that fell off in one hand. it doesn't stop him from making a deal with his left. that is a dexterous athlete. a red shoe and his left hand. the ball in his right. seton hall 84-68. that is the sporting life right now. the a's picked up a shortstop --. i thought you were mistaking. only 17. barely out of high school. thank you for joining us tonight. ow you're tired, but just think how good you're gonna feel tomorrow when you wake up and we have all-new shelf paper. i wish i didn't get what you were talking about, but i do. i just do. 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