um, only 30 minutes before the start time. so as you can imagine, very disappointing frustration after the storm prompts officials to call off a highly anticipated event in san francisco. >> so this is ktvu fox two news at 730. it was something that a lot of people had been preparing months for. nice to have you

with me on this monday night. i'm heather holmes, but the rainy weather, well, it threw a big wrench in kaiser's annual running events in san francisco. a crystal bailey talked with those who were upset with the decision to cancel runners ready to race. >> despite a wet and windy morning on sunday, it was go time for the annual san francisco half marathon. >> we thought, okay, this is going to be really difficult with the wind and the rain unprotected, but we're still excited to do it. >> i had kind of already accepted the fact that it was going to suck until it was canceled. >> just 30 minutes before the start time. i had already woken up and a and like gotten ready and i was ready to go to the race. liza marinaro spent 12 weeks training, and after recovering from a health condition that limited her ability to exercise, this race meant a lot to her. this race felt like a really big milestone for me. ronald able says. he traveled from salt lake city for the race and spent money on hotels and flights, so he chose to run anyway, along with dozens of other runners.

>> they were so like, determined to do it. >> according to registered runners, the cost of the half marathon varied from close to $100 to about $130, depending on when you registered for the ten k and five k races cost less. organizers told runners they will send a medal and a t shirt to participants in the coming weeks. >> a lot of us thought, we don't want a medal for a race that we didn't get to compete in, so i do hope that they reschedule it or at least give us enrollment to defer for next year as well. >> now, according to social media posts, it appears that the organizers was monitoring the weather throughout the week. they had made some changes to the route to accommodate those harsh conditions, but organizers did not send that final confirmation of cancellation until the morning of the race and people i spoke with say they haven't heard from organizers since. now, we did also reach out to the organization and did not hear back in time for our report. in san francisco, crystal bailey, ktvu, fox two news. >> yeah, and our crystal bailey there with beautiful ocean beach behind her, some on and off showers today. rosemary so has

are we done with the rain now. >> not not completely okay. we still have scattered showers out there at this hour and tomorrow. slightly unsettled. a little bit more coming on wednesday, but nothing like what we experienced over the weekend and the last 24 hours. giving you a look here over san francisco, a beautiful one at this hour and the winds have calmed down considerably. we still have wind advisory over areas of the north bay for the possibility of flooding there. in fact, a flood warning means they are seeing some flooding in those areas. if rivers, creeks, streams, other low lying areas, if i zoom it a little bit closer. we're talking about clover dale, windsor areas up near guerneville, highway 101 there as well. this going for just a little bit longer. also this shade of green here over the carquinez strait as well as our delta communities and advisory that goes until 4:00 in the morning for the possible city of flooding. and that's what the flood watch means. it does include vallejo includes benicia and over towards

cordelia. cordelia, as you head towards fairfield along i-80. so that will be with us through tonight. and into early tomorrow morning before a final he expires. storm tracker two. here you can see scattered showers over the inner east bay. most of us fairly dry at this time, but we're moving in closer. we've got antioch there with some rain along highway four stretching over towards rio vista, and in the sierra. the snow continues here as well, with advisories for travel. snow level remained right about 5000ft today. the advisory for travel will go until tomorrow morning. also expires at 4 a.m. could see a few more inches of snow here and definitely the hazardous conditions for folks that are along i-80 or as well as highway 50. i'll have a look at what we can expect for our bay area tuesday, as well as the rest of the week coming up. >> okay, rosemary. thank you. now we go to san francisco, where city crews there say they responded to about 300 incidents similar to this one during the storm. department of public works officials say that includes about two dozen major

incidents with trees blocking roads or dragging down power lines. one tree crashed down onto a car in the excelsior district, city officials said. the power lines it pulled down were still energized and crews working through the night to remove trees that posed a hazard. >> i think that the people of san francisco, as well as our city workforce, really stepped up and responded to the occasion in, yes, this was all hands on deck. >> we had crews working around the clock as the mayor noted. we also had two contractors working with us. >> dpw says last year's harsh weather knocked down a lot of the weaker trees, so they didn't see as many trees come down this time around. the storm, though, did cause major power outages and a lot of damage at a number of schools around the bay area. class was canceled at the yerba buena high school in san jose. toppled trees littered that campus. two power poles out front were also damaged from the storm. seven schools with the east side union high school

district were also closed due to the loss of power and storm damage. pg and e says it's working closely with school districts, which are considered critical facilities. >> we are prioritizing getting power back on for schools for other critical customers who were impacted, and we will continue providing updates. however, this is a very dynamic situation. >> the san jose unified school district also hit hard with nine schools losing power. officials decided to keep all of the campuses open, though attendance was not mandatory. well, as we just heard pg and e really working hard to restore electricity to schools as well as homes and businesses that lost power due to the wind and rain. right now, about 278,000 customers are without power across california. here in the bay area, more than 130,000 homes and businesses are without electricity. the largest combined outages are in the north bay and south bay, where power is out to more than 90,000 customers and earlier today on the four, we spoke with pg and e

spokesman jeff smith about the areas that they are focusing on tonight. >> according to our records, this is the third biggest storm in pg e territory in history. so single day storm, i should say, right? in other words, you know, kind of 24 hour period. so um, you know, that was um, you know, there were some really, really heavy winds. we anticipated heavy winds, but certainly there's a really high volume of outages. and our, you know, we were prepared to deal with outages and get our crews out there to safely restore our customers. but certainly there is quite a high volume with this particular storm. >> pg and e also cautions that if you do come across a downed power line, stay away from it and give them a call right away. many people now dealing with major damage to their homes and properties after this latest storm. for more on what to keep in mind when it comes to filing an insurance claim, we spoke with carl sussman from the sussman insurance agency, so the best thing to do at this stage is first, be careful right. >> don't don't go out. don't try and fix things yourself. do

whatever you can to prevent further damage. daca out everything you can with pictures and cameras, and file the claim with the insurance carrier right away to be sure that you're in the queue to be handled as soon as possible. >> mr. sussman goes on to explain that small things. there are some small things that people can do to prevent damage, which includes turning off your sprinkler systems. a lot of people don't think about that after they've been flooded. also, park your car wheels turned into the curb. that will prevent it from being carried away by high water, and you can track the weather anytime by downloading the ktvu weather app. it has an interactive radar as well as the important hourly forecast. you can also use it to send us your weather photos, and you may actually see them here on the air. the ktvu weather app is free for you to download. >> they were using whatever they have on hand. they were trying to help either the cashier because he was like, they don't want we don't want to leave him alone. it is just wild. >> video workers at an east bay restaurant fighting off a thief. we'll hear from the businesses

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snow is covering the sides of the road and traffic is moving very slowly as chain controls remain in effect for the area. yeah. so a lot of people may be heading up to the ski resorts. obviously you need to check those maps. check the road conditions. we were talking to an expert earlier today who says you just never really know what's going to shake out up there. so let's bring in rosemary for a look at what they're expecting in the sierra. and then again for us. and you say a little bit more tonight and perhaps on wednesday just yeah a little unsettled for the next few days. >> and then we'll dry things out and then we'll be dry through the weekend. okay. so a little ways to go. but not too bad. and nothing like what we saw recently. heather, the winter storm warning for the sierra will go until 4:00 in the morning, and the snow continues to pile up. their snow levels right about 5000ft. and here's a look over a beautiful san francisco. so the winds have calmed down considerably. i'll show you those here in just a moment. let's take a look at some of the rainfall amounts with this latest storm anywhere from an inch and a half to three

inches over many areas. petaluma picking up two inches almost to 8/10, and san francisco picking up about to two inches. there san jose a little bit more than an inch and a half, of course, winds the big story yesterday with that advisory in place, many areas, including sfo, san jose airport at oakland airport, all reporting anywhere from 50 to 60 mile per hour winds. and then you get into our hills. pablo dew point in the marin county area, 102 mile per hour gusts reported there. mount almanor in the santa cruz mountain area reporting a wind gust to 98. so definitely, of course, enough to bring down all those trees, create all those power outages and create the aftermath. we're still dealing with at this hour. in addition to the flood watch that continues for parts of the carquinez strait and the flood warning for parts of the north bay, we have another, uh, alert that will come out for tomorrow. an advisory i should say, begins at 6 a.m. and we'll go all the

way until saturday on and off for the astronomical tides. once again, our bayside communities and areas adjacent to the bay could see some low lying flooding. tomorrow, between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. storm tracker two. we do have a little bit of light rain reported over areas like antioch. the winds again have come down quite a bit. in fact, we're looking at just five miles per hour right now in mountain view and livermore, for you are calm and in our hills it's just as nice. we have a napa reporting eight and then getting into the futurecast model for you here. notice again unsettled right as i put this into motion for you, you'll notice just scatters of showers scooting the coast. there as we move into your tuesday. southern california is going to continue with a lot of rain, but for us hit or miss a possibility. not much of any at all. here's a look at the temperatures in and around the bay area right now. a 40s and low 50s. and then for tomorrow afternoon, just slightly below average. not bad. upper 50s expected for the

region 57 in san francisco. your extended forecast here. so we'll call for mainly dry weather tuesday showers on wednesday. dry once again thursday friday and into the weekend. >> heather okay thank you. rosemary. new at 730 tonight, a man is facing several charges after san francisco police say he broke into a police station around 320 last thursday morning . officers say they noticed a man inside the police station near fillmore and golden gate in the fillmore district. police say the man, identified as 35 year-old samson valizadeh haggerty, had come in without permission and was holding department issued property. officers say they arrested him after a brief struggle. he was booked for burglary and resisting arrest. a man trying to rob a pizza joint in oakland got more than he bargained for. last friday night, a man went into seibel's pizza in oakland's diamond district. inside, he tried to take the cash register, take a look at this wild video. but you can see two workers fighting him off. eventually, the robber gave up and left the

owner, though, tells us this is the fourth time that her business has been targeted since january, and she's frustrated and worries that she might have to close. >> an immigrant. as a mexican, this is my american dream. but what it's going like, i believe it's going to the trash now. >> some city officials understand the owners frustration. oakland city council member janani rama chandran represents the diamond district, and she says she is trying to get community safety ambassadors and more foot patrols in that area. ballots for next month's california primary are coming to a mailbox near you. how county election officials have been working around the clock to make sure this process runs smoothly, and lunar new year celebrations kick off soon in san francisco, and officials are working to keep residents and visitors safe. but first, one of the bay area's largest health centers could be getting bigger. we'll tell you about the hospitals the institution is hoping to acquire. and when at deal

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>> the voting booths are up and running at the contra costa county elections office, as early voting sites open around the state ahead of the march 5th primary. lee county elections officials have started to mail ballots to all registered voters . >> we've sent approximately 709,000 um ballot. its out to every single registered voters. we started with our military and overseas voters. they get theirs first and then we anticipate that the rest of contra costa voters will start receiving their ballots tomorrow. >> and on wednesday, kristen connolly, the county clerk, recorder and registrar of voters, and her team have been hard at work ensuring this process runs smoothly. >> tests practices, prepares year round for election year as voters weigh their options in local, state and national races. >> this team will test these ballots for logic and accuracy and make sure their machines are functioning properly. access to equipment is tight and cybersecurity measures are in place amid misinformation about election software and integrity. election officials are

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