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downpours. this morning, though, it's quiet. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. and you can see our storm is on approach. so we have cloud cover thickening this morning. the front itself is really going to cross us this evening. so ahead of it we'll get some light showers developing this afternoon. some steadier rain after sunset, a little bit of fog out there. santa rosa, fairfield right now coming in less than a mile. those are the two spots we're watching this morning with that cloud cover overhead temperatures not too chilly. we're in the upper 40s to the lower 50s right now, but the storm impact scale, it will be in effect later today. this afternoon, this evening. it's a level one for those showers and downpours just prepare for a slick and slower evening commute. so here's how the day looks. it's pretty quiet this morning. it's into the afternoon. by 4:00 we have those showers and downpours and those showers continuing into the evening. we'll take a closer look at the storm coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with sue and see how the commute is doing. >> good morning drew. we're starting off with a traffic alert. we do have some video

this is in terra linda, the area of san rafael near northgate mall. it's at northgate drive and manual t fratus parkway. it's an overturned gas tanker truck and mostly they're very concerned about the smell. and as a matter of fact, i smelled it driving by the from the freeway this morning, which is several blocks away. so again, the intersection of northgate drive and fratus parkway overturned gas tanker truck avoid the intersection. they're mostly worried about the smell. if you're in the area that's what's going on. close your windows and doors. it's going to be a considerable amount of time before that intersection is clear. otherwise, we have a slowdown in an accident earlier accident in san carlos. we'll check on that in a few. >> all right, sue, thank you. arborists have been working through the night to remove a massive tree that came crashing down in golden gate park. firefighters say the giant eucalyptus fell onto five cars on crossover drive yesterday afternoon. thankfully, no one was badly hurt. 19th avenue is now open in both directions. abc seven news reporter lena howland

is there live now, and lena have the crews cleared all that debris. >> stephanie, good morning to you. right now, it does appear that crews were able to clear most of that debris here from 19th avenue. and also, the good news here is just up the road from here where it all happened on 19th avenue, has reopened. take a look at this video. this massive tree came down just around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. san francisco fire tells us there were a total of five cars that were damaged and stuck underneath the tree. firefighters say 11 people were rescued from inside of those vehicles, including some children. two of the 11 people had to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. one family was inside, one of the cars on their way to san jose yesterday when the tree came down. they described the terrifying moment that we saw the tree just it was slow motion and it literally just came down on our on our roof.

>> seriously, are we dead? um but that was the more, more terrifying. >> and then i looked around my kids, making sure there was no blood or glass or anything impounding them. >> it took city crews more than six hours to get 19th avenue cleared and reopened by around 10:00 last night, the san francisco fire department says it's still working alongside the city's recreation and park departments arborists to finish removing what is left of the tree. as of right now, there is no word yet on when that work might be complete. but this area has been cleared for now. reporting live in san francisco. lena howland abc seven news. >> lena, thank you so much. former president trump is waking up this morning as a big winner in the iowa caucus. he won by an unprecedented margin in. in his victory speech, trump continued to falsely claim that he won the 2020 election. i don't know if you know, but they did polls tonight on the election of 2020. >> do you believe it was honest

or not? 82% said 82% said it was not. and we can't have that, chairman. we can't have that. you can't have a situation like that. so, uh, we're going to straighten out our elections. >> he said he wants to make a move to mandatory voter id and same day paper ballots. reporter julia benbrook is in des moines with who came in a very distant second. so we're going to put america first. >> we're going to make america great again. again iowa, we love you. the results from the iowa caucuses weren't surprising, as former president donald trump held a commanding lead in the polls, coming in to monday night, trump made it clear to his supporters that he didn't just want to win. >> he wanted to win big, urging iowans to show up for him no matter the weather. >> you can't sit home if you're sick as a dog. you say, darling, i've got to make it. even if you vote and then pass away, it's worth it. remember

>> meanwhile, florida governor ron desantis and former un ambassador nikki haley battled it out in the race for second place. desantis went all in on iowa, visiting all 99 counties and receiving a rare endorsement from the state's governor. desantis who grabbed the second place finish, is promising his voters he will continue to fight in spite of all of that that they threw at us, everyone against us. >> we've got our ticket punched out of iowa, haley finishing in third in the hawkeye state, has been on an upward trajectory in new hampshire, where voters head to the polls next week. >> i love you, iowa, but we're on to new hampshire reporting in des moines. i'm julia benbrook. >> and just hours ago, vivek ramaswamy was a republican presidential hopeful. now he's a former candidate. ramaswamy only garnered about 8% of the vote in iowa. he bowed out of the race

after a disappointing finish in the caucuses last night. as of this moment, we are going to suspend this presidential campaign. >> there is no path for me to be the next president absent things that we don't want to see happen in this country. and earlier tonight, i called donald trump to tell him that i, i congratulated him on his victory . and now going forward, he will have my full endorsement for the presidency. and i think we're going to do the right thing for this country. >> ramaswamy added that there has to be an america first candidate in the white house. he plans to travel to new hampshire today to campaign for trump ahead of that state's primary next week. and here in california, former president donald trump is building his support for the 2024 nomination among republicans in the state. a new poll from the berkeley institute of governmental studies shows. among likely gop voters, trump's support is now up to 66, compared to 57% in october. under the state's new

republican party rules, the percentage would be enough to award trump all the state's delegates in the republican primary, as opposed international terminal could be one step closer to being renamed after late california senator dianne feinstein. >> today, a vote is expected at the san francisco airport commission meeting at nine this morning. according to our media partners at the sf standard, commissioners are expected to vote in favor of the renaming. feinstein died in september at the age of 90. she was the longest serving woman senator in u.s. history, and the first woman to serve as mayor of san francisco. >> speaking of sfo, you might see some extra security tonight. first lady jill biden is flying in this evening ahead of a fundraiser tomorrow. she's expected to talk at a political event in the city tomorrow afternoon. she'll also be up north for a fundraiser in sonoma county on thursday. these events are part of a group of fundraising stops in california, utah and ohio. 5-08 this

morning, and it's a quiet start to the day, but we will find rain returning later on this afternoon. >> a live look from our oakland airport camera. it is quiet and it is dry, but looking at our rain chances as we go throughout the day, they're pretty low. early on this morning we're expecting a pretty dry morning commute, but that changes into the afternoon and into the evening. that's when those rain chances really start to increase. i would anticipate as you go about your evening commute, just prepare for it to be slower with some slick roads. let's break it down. region by region inland. today we're starting out quiet in the 40s. there you can see into the afternoon. in the evening we have those rain chances and temperatures staying in the mid 50s for daytime highs around the bay shoreline. it's a similar setup. start in the 40s this morning. we'll get close to 60 degrees later on this afternoon, but thatrillionain starts to enter the picture by about three, four, 5 p.m. and continues throughout the evening as we head towards the coast, we'll find the timeline to be very close to what's happening across the rest of the region, starting out in the 40s. and

then the rain comes in here into the afternoon and the evening, and the evening is when the rain will be steadiest. and also those isolated downpours will move through here. we're looking at about a quarter to a half of an inch of rain as this front swings through here today. temperatures getting into the mid and upper 50s for daytime highs, some 60s on the board in the south bay, but thatrillionain really ramps up later on this evening. >> gloria. all right. thank you so much drew. winter is here. and america is frozen. coming up more images of the brutal cold taking over nearly every part of the country except for us. >> plus, we're learning new details about who was on board a plane that crashed off the coast of half moon bay. there are some data suggesting that this strain can evade antibodies that we develop to prior strains, and we're getting answers behind this year's container covid season. >> the work here in the bay area to develop a

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one of the victims has been identified. fillled, who is from the bay area as 24 year old

atakan kilic out of cupertino. four passengers and a pilot were on board. the only survivor is a 23 year old woman who is now in critical condition. eight skydive ers exited the balloon before the crash. the cause is still under investigation. we're also learning new details about the small plane that went down in the ocean off the coast of half moon bay. >> crews say they found a woman's body along with the wreckage. that discovery was made after a long search off of ross cove. that's close to the half moon bay airport. here's abc news reporter lauren martinez with the latest. >> the wreckage of a propeller plane showing just how catastrophic sunday night's crash was. the ntsb is investigating why this plane carrying two people on board crashed off the half moon bay coast on monday. sky seven captured part of the plane that was upside down the san mateo county sheriff's office said that a woman's body was found in the water near the crash site

during a search for victims. >> i feel so bad for the families. i could just imagine how i would feel. >> sagan was a commercial air pilot out of sfo for more than 40 years. registration for the aircraft involved in this crash shows it was a single engine cozy mark four, which can be amateur built. it's unclear if the people on board the plane were the registered owners. >> the owner the builder is responsible for the for the construction of the aircraft and the maintenance of the aircraft and operates under a very loose set of rules. costs about $20,000 to build, plus the engine, etc. probably by the time it's done about $30,000. it holds four people. it was about 200 miles an hour. >> the sheriff's office says that the plane took off from the east bay. sagan said it investigators will be looking at whether conditions the aircraft and air traffic control recordings like this one. >> hudson bay traffic experimental 65 six tango echo is on a approximately two mile final for only three there.

>> among the questions was there ever a mayday call? >> and it could mean that whatever happened happened in a hurry and what happens in that sort of case is, um, the pilot sometimes won't have time to make a mayday call. >> on monday, the coast guard suspended search efforts after crews looked around 28mi■!s for nearly six hours by helicopter and boat. >> it's really a tragedy, and i mean, that's very cliche, but there are a lot of feelings there in the south bay, lauren martinez, abc seven news the us is facing another covid 19 surge, all because of a new variant. >> infections and hospitalizations are increasing this winter season, though numbers aren't as high as previous years. the new variant is very contagious. this doctor abraar karan, says a universal vaccine could be a great but distant solution to stop the spread of the virus and new variants. we need vaccines that just stop transmission altogether and a universal

vaccine would be one where, regardless of the types of common mutations that are happening, you retain a pretty durable immune response. >> the doctor adds that part of what is making this current surge worse is that the current vaccines on the market, which were just updated in the fall, are already outdated. >> the oakland unified school district is trying to stay ahead of an infection surge. the district sent out new covid guidance to its families yesterday. the directions are based on the recently updated guidance on isolation and testing from the california department of public health. this allows students and teachers who test positive for covid but aren't showing symptoms to come to school. you are advised to stay home until you haven't had a fever for 24 hours without using fever reduction medication, and until covid symptoms are mild and improving, they should also mask up when they're around other people indoors for ten days after you become sick or test positive winter storms and record breaking cold temperatures are hitting much of the us over the next week.

>> at least 80% of the country will see below freezing temperatures. in chicago, the arctic blast is freezing. lake michigan and in lansing, some people are capital freezing on the large amounts of snow fall. check this out. >> you know what? i'm going to go out and you know, first thought was build a snowman. you know what i mean? but when i went out there, i'm like, snowman's get kind of old. so i was like, let me try something different. and then the orca whale just hit my head, i love orcas, it's winter time. it feels like antarctic. so we haven't had that yet here this year. >> wow. look at that. >> that is shamu in the snow. and it doesn't just look cool. it is cool this morning. the wind makes it feel like minus ten degrees in lansing. and it took more than nine hours to build that. that is pretty cool to look at. yeah, that's dedication. >> takes some time, but it's cold out there. oh, god. i'm just looking at the current temperatures right now in chicago it's -25 degrees that is how cold it is. wow. in california still is one of the

warmest places to be across the lower 48 this morning. look at the map. we're at 49 in the city, 49. never felt so good when you compare that to 25 below. in chicago it feels like seven below. in dallas, texas. so this ctic outbreak has reached all the way as far south as texas. miami right there, looking quite nice at 74 degrees this morning, but we will see some rain later on today. it's quiet out there from the exploratory camera. the morning commute. you'll have no worries. we're going to remain dry. it's just pretty cloudy out there ahead of thatrillionain. we track later on today. temperatures kind of holding in the 40s through 10 a.m. here's the abc seven storm impact scale this afternoon and evening showers and some downpours. and the biggest impact is really just going to be a slick and a slower evening commute. let's time it all out for you. future weather this morning it's quiet. we have cloud cover overhead as we head towards lunchtime, we'll start to see some isolated showers close to the coast and into the north bay, but advancing through the afternoon, the showers become more widespread. we'll track those

pockets of downpours and even through 8 p.m. this is when the front is going to move through here. and still bring us about a wet end to the day today. rainfall totals. most of us will land between a quarter and a half of an inch of rain, with the bulk of that falling after sunset. later on today. highs today will go into the mid 50s and the low 60s. we're dry for the first half of your day and then into the afternoon. those showers start to develop overnight tonight we'll find the showers exiting. we'll keep some of that cloud cover and temperatures falling into the 40s. here's the accu weather seven day forecast. it gets pretty busy towards the latter half. you can see we're dry tomorrow and thursday and then rain is back in the forecast friday evening. and then it's just an act of pattern through the weekend and early next week. we have showers saturday, sunday, monday we're watching sunday very closely for the possibility of some heavy rain. sue. >> all right. thank you drew. and we are checking out a couple of problems. first of all, if you're traveling south on 101 through san rafael in the maryland area, you will smell gas. that is an overturned gas

big rig at the intersection of northgate drive and manuel de freitas. it's off the freeway by a couple of blocks, but you could smell it. it's very prominent. the police department is on scene and so is the tanker company. they're saying, just close your windows and doors. if you're in the area they're working to clean it up. earlier. accident in san carlos north 101 before holly street has been cleared out of lanes, recovering nicely. unfortunately, we have a fatal accident. this is off the roadway southbound 101. before 380. it was a car versus a pedestrian, and a coroner is on the way as well as ambulance. so they may be taking a lane of traffic there just to heads up, ladies. >> all right. sue thank you for the update coming up, the seven things to know this morning and celebrating the legacy of doctor martin luther king jr. >> the events held across the bay area to honor him on what would have been his 95th birthday today. but one author says we're missing the point of the

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by just a few points. and vivek ramaswamy has officially ended his campaign number two. >> 11 people had to be rescued after a large eucalyptus tree fell onto cars in san francisco's golden gate park. it came down at nine 18th avenue and crossover drive, taking down a concrete light pole to. nobody was seriously hurt. >> number three hyde street pier in san francisco will be torn out sometime this year for a rebuild. the pier has been a san francisco fixture since the late 1800s. the rebuild is expected to take about three years to complete. at number four, dangerously cold weather continues to affect much of the rockies, great plains, and midwest. >> wind chills below -30 degrees in many parts of the central u.s. and classes are canceled for students in portland and other major cities, including chicago, denver, dallas, and fort worth. >> number five compared to the rest of the country, it will feel mild here today with temperatures in the upper 50s, lower 60s. but rain is back this

afternoon with showers developing this evening. it is a level one, a light system on the storm impact scale and number six, we're following your tuesday morning back to work commute busier this morning at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> no metering lights are on and nothing major to block your commute this morning. so far. >> number seven, the ice rink in san francisco's union square is now closed for the year. dozens of families and kids took the opportunity to enjoy one final skate last night. the rink is expected to return again for the holidays on november 1st. >> sad to see it go, but it will be back. well, communities across the bay area gathered to honor the life of civil rights leader martin luther king junior. thousands marched across the lefty o'doul bridge in san francisco yesterday as part of a symbolic route. it's reminiscent of the bloody sunday march of 1965, when supporters were beaten by police as they crossed the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama, at the beginning of a 54 mile trek to montgomery. the message of unity and

solidarity were on full display. >> it's overwhelming and it's so great to see so many generations of people here, especially the young people, to understand that if you know your history, then you can move forward in the future. >> the march continued through mission bay and culminated with song, dance and celebration at yerba buena gardens home of our country's third largest memorial to doctor king and as americans honor doctor king, one man is asking the question, are we collectively missing the point of the day? >> jonathan ige is the critically acclaimed author of the biography king a life. he says he feels americans have strayed too far into celebrating the late civil rights leader. >> we focus only on the parts of his message that make us comfortable. i have a dream. let's judge one another by the content of our character, not the color of our skin. and we forget the radical call that king was issuing to the country

to really fundamentally change our economic balances. so that we eliminate inequality, that we provide care for the poor. he was a radical and part of the consequences of this holiday is that we have watered down his message. >> iag says he encourages us all to actually read the full text of the i have a dream speech to see doctor king as a radicalist, as he described before king started improvising in the part we all know. the scripted portion of his speech addressed the deep persists and economic woes in america. well, we have a compilation of some of doctor martin luther king jr. s most impactful quotes, words that truly help shape our nation. we're remembering the civil rights leader with his own words right? at abc seven news.com. you can find a link on our home page. >> we are halfway through january, and if you're participating in dry january, we know that's very popular, right now. there's one place in san francisco that you may want to know about. coming up at 530.

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the gate park today to clear a massive tree that came down landing on several cars. 11 people had to be rescued from under that tree. plus former president trump cements himself as the gop frontrunner in this race for president. the results coming up and more issues on the seas in the middle east. >> the latest conflict that could impact gas prices right here at home. good morning. it's tuesday, january 16th. >> you know, we've been talking about the cold all over the country. and here our weather has been gorgeous. i enjoyed a

nice walk yesterday with a sunshine. >> i know we got a break from the rain and now it's in route. back to us. >> yeah. why don't we get more on that with drew? good morning drew. hey good morning. >> you look at the temperature. we're at 50 degrees right now. that is mild compared to what the rest of the country is dealing with. with that arctic air. here comes our next storm system. you can see it on live doppler seven, along with satellite. we're going to track a warm front moving through here first this morning and then in the evening a cold front will press through here. and bring us some showers this morning though, we're dry, but we do have some pockets of fog in santa rosa and fairfield right now. temperatures, for the most part, were waking up to the 40s and the low 50s. you don't need the umbrella this morning, but if you're going to be out all day, take it with you because the showers return this afternoon and become steadier this evening. it's a level one today for those showers and downpours. your biggest impact? the evening commute is going to be slick and slower thanks to the rain coming down this morning. it is quiet. it's the afternoon and the evening. we're tracking those showers and downpours, but it will be a mild rain, temperatures getting into the upper 50s and lower 60s.

let's see how the commute is doing on this tuesday. hi sue, busier than yesterday for sure. >> we had the holiday. so as you're looking at the east shore freeway, those headlights are beginning to fill in quite the commute that you have. you're busy there as you make your way from, say, san pablo all the way down towards emeryville, berkeley and towards the macarthur maze. no metering lights at the bay bridge yet. if you are in the terra linda area, the streets around northgate. mall during right near manuel parkway, they've got an overturned gas rig. you can probably smell it if you're in the area. i was driving a couple of hours ago, passed it on the freeway and i could smell it from there. the intersection is closed off because of this overturned big rig. so just a heads up, avoid that area if you can. otherwise we're looking at some more people on the road today. as we mentioned, but no issues coming south across the golden gate. if you are traveling from excuse me, san rafael into the city, pardon me,

we do have this fatal accident in san bruno. so it is southbound 101 before 380. pardon me, off the freeway, but still. we've got crews on the scene there is the emergency crews in the coroner on the way. ladies all right. >> thank you so much to former president trump wins big in iowa in a strong start for the republican presidential nomination. his projected victory coming just 30 minutes after the caucuses began. he got more support than nikki haley and ron desantis combined. and abc news reporter ed nguyen is in iowa with what entrance polls are telling us about the candidates in iowa, a resounding win for donald trump, who smashed a record for his wide margin of victory. >> the former president, with the projected win after just 30 minutes, receiving more than 51% of the vote, tightening his grip on the 2024 republican presidential nomination in. >> what a turnout, what a crowd. and i really think this is time

now for everybody in our country to come together. >> governor ron desantis finishing in a distant second with about 21% of the vote after rallying in all 99 counties, desantis sounding triumphant for edging haley in the gop contest for second. >> because of your support, in spite of all of that, that they threw at us, everyone against us, we've got our ticket punched out of iowa, behind desantis by just 2. >> former south carolina governor nikki haley, who called her third place finish a testament to the momentum she's been gaining. i can safely say tonight, iowa made this republican primary a two person race, and despite the bitter snubs, zero temperatures, entrance polls show who turned out to support trump in the state. one question asking do you think that joe biden legitimately won the presidency in 2020? 66% saying no. quite

overwhelmingly, two thirds believing something that is flatly untrue. >> this is trump's party. they believe what he says. >> entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy announced he's dropping out of the race and backing trump. president joe biden fundraising off of trump's victory in iowa, saying this election was always going to be you and me versus extreme maga republicans. candidates now have their sights set on new hampshire's primary. just one week away. a recent poll shows nikki haley within striking distance of trump. there and when. abc news des moines, iowa the secretary of defense, lloyd austin, is now out of the hospital. >> he'd been hospitalized for more than two weeks after complications from prostate cancer surgery. he initially kept his diagnosis secret from the biden administration. the lack of transparency has triggered a top to bottom review of notification protocols. the department of defense says the 70 year old will work from home as he recovers. tensions are

rising in the middle east after iran launched deadly missile strikes in iraq. the strikes are raising concern that iran is getting more aggressive in the region. iran's revolutionary guard took credit for launching the ballistic missiles they claim to have targeted a spy base for israel's intelligence agency. officials say at least four people were killed and six others were hurt. >> we've done everything we can to deter this, but it obviously did not work in the choice was up to iran. so i do think iran will likely amp up it through its proxies. of course, the us has condemned the strikes as reckless and imprecise. >> today, iraq's government is holding a security meeting to discuss iran's noncompliance with the security agreement between the two countries. new developments on the conflict in the red sea. >> us officials say a houthi ballistic missile struck an american cargo ship yesterday. it caused minor damage and nobody was hurt. but as a reporter, jen sullivan explains, these ongoing attacks could cause gas prices to rise. the

sound of uk fighter jets lifting off part of a us led effort to go after houthi militants based in yemen, backed by iran. >> these militants, who say they're taking revenge for israel's war on hamas in gaza, have been attacking container ships in the red sea since november. it's one of the world's most important trade routes. the violence has forced commercial shipping companies to avoid the area and now oil companies are following suit. >> what you're seeing is a number of those oil tankers are no longer traversing the red sea . >> oil prices are already starting to tick higher on friday morning, us crude climbed as much as 4.5% to $75.25 a barrel. >> we see that the shipping is more restricted in the red sea. the price of oil is going up. >> gas prices remain relatively low for now. according to triple a, the national price of gas was $3.07 on monday, but low prices

may not be around for long. >> we use about 100 million barrels of oil every single day, and that will certainly have a an effect on price summer says. >> roughly 18 million barrels of oil travel every day through what's known as the strait of hormuz. but the situation in the red sea is so tenuous that oil tankers and commercial ships are taking a totally different route. all the way around the cape of good hope in south africa. that adds days to the journey. energy prices could spike and so could the price at the pump. for consumer watch, i'm jenn sullivan. >> some scary moments for drivers in san francisco's golden gate park, when a massive tree came crashing down the giant eucalyptus fell onto five different cars yesterday afternoon, and incredibly, no one was seriously hurt. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live near 19th avenue, now open in both directions, and lena crews worked through the night to clear all of this. >> stephanie. that's right. we

drove around this area this morning and all roads were back open. this, of course, comes after 19th avenue was shut down for more than six hours yesterday evening. take a look at this video. this giant eucalyptus tree came down just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon inside of golden gate park. san francisco fire tells us there were a total of five cars that were damaged and stuck underneath the tree. firefighters say 11 people were rescued from inside of those vehicles, including some children. two of the 11 people had to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. one parent was inside of her blue tesla with her kids when it all came crashing down. i was in the car with my family and next thing you knew, this big tree with the lamppost came in slow motion down on us. >> so we can see it because we had a glass roof. and we're so lucky that i looked around. >> everybody was fine. >> and yeah, scary. this is. but

the thing is, we're just really lucky. >> none of the passengers or drivers in any of the cars were were injured. there was no blood , which is good. this family added that they were all able to get out of their car safely by climbing out of the right hand back passenger seat of their tesla, of their tesla. >> now, meanwhile, here at golden gate park, the work continues by both the fire department and the city's recreation and parks department to get what's left of the tree cleaned up. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. all right. lena, thank you. >> glad everyone is safe. >> coming up, draymond green back in action. but it did not help much what he had to say about his own team after a loss in memphis. >> plus a look at the big winners at the emmy awards last night, including the newest member of the egot club, the first. let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. good morning drew. >> hey, good morning gloria. we'll go outside to san jose where it is a mostly cloudy but

dry morning. the evening commute is going to look a lot different as we track rain returning and some scattered downpours moving through later on today. here's our rain chance as you can see, it's a really quiet morning on the board. our storm gets closer to us in the afternoon. that's when the rain chances start to go up. but then it's in the evening after sunset. when we do expect the steadiest rain and those scattered downpours to move through. here's live doppler seven along satellite. here's a warm front that's advancing for typically with a warm front. we'll start to see that moisture get closer to the surface. a lot of this is going to evaporate before it hits the ground. the cold front is what we're really watching back here that is going to bring us those evening showers and downpours today. it is a level one. on the storm impact scale. we'll have those light showers early on, giving way to steadier rain this evening and those pockets of downpours. here's your biggest impact. just a slick and slower evening commute on the way. here's a look at the forecast sky condition. it's quiet this morning. it is mostly cloudy and then in the afternoon we have those showers and downpours really picking up and they do

continue into the evening. so take the umbrella. you can take the smaller umbrella with you. it's not going to be too windy today. so as thatrillionain is falling those winds are pretty light in nature. so your umbrella should not have a tough time dealing with the rain today. temperatures mid 50s to the low 60s with those showers returning later on today. we'll take a look at the seven day forecast, which does include more chances of rain coming up in nine minutes, but we'll be right back. >> this is abc 724 seven. in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. >> yeah, you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. >> where we are, we are we are, we are we are we are where you are never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. >> download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and start watching

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suspension for striking another player back in december. draymond finished with seven points and had seven rebounds in a 116 107 loss. he had some harsh criticisms for his own team. after the game. >> we can't guard nobody, so until we guard, we'll lose individually. our defense sucks. so in turn, our team defense up. >> very bluntly, right there. well the warriors take on the utah jazz tonight. the tip off is at 6 p.m. but you know what we're going to move on to some better bay area sports news. because the 49 ers are now gearing up to face off against the green bay packers in the

divisional round this weekend. yeah it's an important game abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dawsey has a look at what's at stake for fans and the team after this win or go home. >> it's about how good can you play in those three hours. and that's the team that usually is happy at the end of the year. >> welcome to the nfl playoffs. the road to super bowl 58 for the red and gold starts this weekend at levi's stadium. >> i just think that everybody's excited. you know, niner football is always fun, but playoff football is another level. >> but standing in the way of that lombardi trophy is a familiar foe. the green bay packers for fans, it almost doesn't seem like a normal playoff run without seeing these colors come to town. >> just seeing that yellow, green, and then that red and gold and, you know, being a football fan and that tradition of football and it being a playoffs on top of that, it's that whole tradition, a tradition that dates back to the 1950s when the niners and packers first played the franchise is now scoring up for

a nfl record 10th time in the playoffs. >> the winner of this game not only punches their ticket to the nfc championship, but will sit atop the all time playoff win record in nfl history as well. this really is uh- nfl classic. >> retired mercury news sports writer mark purdy remembers covering the freezing matchups in lambeau, as well as the big wins in the bay, and he's anticipating another moment that will be etched in the history books again this weekend. the nfl is really for fans who want to take the ride, and if you taken the ride with 40 niners packers over the years, you've seen a lot of great football and a lot of ups and downs and a lot of drama. i expect a lot of drama on on saturday as well. >> drama that you could take part in across the bay with 40 niners sponsored. watch parties in san jose, san francisco, oakland, even mexico city. but fans say there will be no place like home this weekend. >> i think having the home stadium is definitely a huge advantage. the fans rocking out

loud at levi's stadium is definitely a huge advantage. >> niners fans are going to be so hyped up because i think this . we hope this is a year. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> for many people, it's dry. january a time when some tried to abstain from alcohol. so because of this, bars around the bay area are creating specialty mocktails and one restaurant here in san francisco is mastering the nonalcoholic drink year round. here's a look at ocean beach cafe for uh- are looking to drink less alcohol. >> it's products like this that's really helping out in that pursuit. this is one of the first nonalcoholic bars in the world, and that's owned by bartender and a food and beverage professional. i really like that aspect of it because hospitality service experience, like the activity of going to a social space to have drinks shaken up for you and in pretty glasses, that's that's the whole thing. and it's just amazing to get to get to do that now. it's

still in the food and beverage industry, still bartending, but under completely different circumstances. >> i've actually been inside. there is quite a selection there. you can visit ocean beach cafe in the city's outer richmond district, just a block away from ocean beach. to learn more about the cafe, you can watch the full story at abc seven news.com. >> looks like a nice spot. well, musician elton john is the latest star to achieve a rare egot status. elton was part of a team that won an emmy last night for best live variety special. the special was elton john live farewell from dodger stadium, a concert documentary that aired on disney plus. i watched that's really good and with this award, john has now won an emmy, grammy, oscar and tony award. the 76 year old is the 19th person to reach egot status. succession nearly swept the major drama categories. the show took home the award for best drama series, as well as best actor, actress and supporting actor. the bearer nearly did the

same in the comedy category. ali wong won the best actress in a limited series for her role on netflix's beef, and then also abc's abbott elementary star quinta brunson won best actress in a comedy series, and she is the first black actress to win the award since 1981. and next up are the oscar nominations. they will be announced next tuesday, january 23rd, and you can tune in right here to abc seven news to watch. so a lot of big moments last night. oh my gosh, succession though. >> you guys huge fan. >> yeah big in our household. >> oh 27 nominations. that's pretty incredible. >> that's a great show i miss it i'm so sad it's over. >> yeah. all the actors in that show are so strong, so strong. yeah, yeah. >> and way to go elton. >> yeah yeah yeah yeah. finally. >> you know what? i saw that with my baby. and he even liked it. and he was like, clapping and dancing and music. it's so good. if you haven't watched it, check it out. >> yeah, that is really cute. well, maybe this evening staying indoors is going to be the name

of the game as showers return to the forecast, it is a quiet start to our morning. here's a live look at sfo. we are not anticipating any weather worries when it comes to the morning drive. it's just pretty cloudy out there. we'll have those temperatures just really staying in the 40 today. with that cloud cover overhead. it's this afternoon that the rain comes back into the forecast. here's future weather. we'll go hour by hour. this is 1230. this afternoon. you can see just some light isolated showers close to the coast. it's closer to three four, 5 p.m. the showers become more widespread in nature. and we'll find some pockets of downpours developing after the sun goes down this evening. so just anticipate with this level one storm on the abc seven storm impact scale, that your biggest impact is a slick and slower evening commute. as this front moves through here. rainfall. most of us will fall within about a quarter to a half of an inch of rain. as this front moves through here. later on today, we'll go from quiet conditions to rain in the afternoon. in the evening, temperatures in the mid 50s to the low 60s. winds are not all that gusty with this system. most areas will find winds less

than 20mph over the next 24 hours. tonight we get rid of those showers we're drying out in the overnight. we'll keep some of that cloud cover and temperatures in the 40s. now we're watching the weekend very closely because the pattern is pretty active, and we're seeing that we have a series of storms that could soak us. you look at the rainfall estimates over the weekend, a widespread 1 to 2in with higher totals in the north bay. the bulk of this is probably going to fall on sunday, but just know that it does look like we have a pretty wet weekend on the way. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we'll play the next seven days for you. it is wet this evening, but we're dry tomorrow and thursday. then the rain is back friday evening and then it's just a wet pattern over the weekend into early next week. and again, we're watching sunday very closely for that heavy rain. sue all right. >> thank you drew. we're going to focus on this fatal accident. it is in san bruno southbound 101 before 380. the coroner is on scene and so are emergency crews. they had all lanes temporarily blocked for a bit. now just the right lane is blocked and you can see it's affecting traffic. southbound

101, about to sierra point as you head south towards the scene again. now this is right before 380 on southbound 101 ladies. >> all right. thank you so much to and new at six. we're turning to the giants. the new role that former manager dusty baker will have with one of his previous teams. >> but first, an intergalactic advertisement for the town of lexington, kentucky. the broadcast approved by the faa to be beamed out wells fargo gives you an extra day grace period to avoid the overdraft fee. what if everything came with a grace period?

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news reporter andrew dymburt in this morning's gma first look urgent avalanche warning. >> this video taken in palisade

tahoe capturing a skier being swept away as people on a ski lift warn others. these are the types of avalanches that catch, carry and kill people. avalanche forecasters sounding the alarm conditions are ripe for dangerous snow slides across the west. overnight gma speaking to the director of the national avalanche center. >> we're coming out of that dry period into a pretty active, stormy and cold, uh, wetter period. and when you do that, you end up with a layering where you have very weak snow below, stronger, deeper snow. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more on these hair triggering avalanche surges and what skiers and snowboarders need to know to stay safe with your gma first look. i'm andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> the volcanic eruption that consumed several homes in iceland appears to be dying down now, but it's too soon to declare the danger is over. this is video from the town of

grindavik. authorities ordered residents to evacuate sunday as a swarm of small earthquakes indicated an imminent eruption. the eruption was less than a second and less than a month, with lava bursting through two fissures. >> well, a tourism board in kentucky is trying to attract new visitors from beyond our solar system with the blessing of the faa. the city of lexington beamed a message to earth sized planets for light years away. they sent along an audio recording of some blues music, also, an ets guide to the city, huh? very interesting. well, so far no unusual activity has been reported in the skies above lexington. that's so fun though. >> wow, 80 phone home. all right. a spacecraft that was set to be the first us lunar lander to go to the moon in 50 years, is now expected to burn up in earth's atmosphere on thursday. astrobotic technology sent

peregrine off into space from cape canaveral last monday, but it ended up having a fuel leak, so the company made the call to end the mission so it does not cause any issues for further space exploration. nasa is working with a handful of u.s. companies for lunar deliveries right now. in fact, a company called intuitive machines is set to launch its own next month. hey, drew. >> hey. good morning. taking a look at what you'll need today early on, take the winter coat because it is chilly starting out in the 40s. but this afternoon and evening take the some small umbrella with you. the one you can fit in your bag. we're not going to find gusty winds with this system moving through later on today. you'll need your rain jacket and some extra time for the evening commute, but leave the sunglasses at home because we're going to find limited sunshine today. here's how the forecast breaks down. region by region a dry morning leads to a wet afternoon and evening temperatures in the 50s. this is a level one light storm coming our way to finish out our tuesday. the

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fired on an east bay freeway. a 12 and 13 year old hit by gunfire and sent to the hospital. we hear from a family friend about how they're doing now. only on abc seven, and a giant tree toppled and crushes multiple cars. >> in san francisco, firefighters rescue nearly a dozen people. the y