a race to escape the rain. the bay area is being inundated by a weekend of hard storms and more is on the way. washed out roads, mudslides and lightning chances this week we are keeping track of it all. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm diane lim. these several rounds

of rain are bringing that danger of flooding for some areas. and a tense morning commute. tonight's current storm is registering as a two on our abc seven exclusive storm impact scale, and we are tracking the activity across the bay area. it's why we have team coverage for you. we have abc seven news reporters j.r. stone and cornell bernard standing by. but first, let's get to abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian with what we are seeing right now. spencer. >> diane, to put it simply, what we're seeing right now is a drenching area wide. here's a look at live doppler seven. and you can see all across the bay area we're getting rain, steady rain and downpours. and it's moving so quickly i set these close ups preset, but the rain is moving out now over in the east bay right now from oakland over to walnut creek, down to san ramon and dublin. we've got some scattered downpours on the peninsula from san mateo down to redwood city and palo alto. some downpours there, drenching rain all across the santa cruz mountains and into the south bay. right now, more waves of rain are developing to push into

the north bay later tonight on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level two storm through tomorrow morning. through the morning commute, we expect moderate to heavy rain, gusty wind and a slight chance of a thunderstorm. here's the forecast animation starting at midnight. notice more waves of rain developing swinging through the north bay between midnight and about 5 a.m. when the morning commute generally begins. and at that moment we'll see downpours everywhere. central bay area around san francisco, on the peninsula, over in the east bay, out to antioch and stockton, and down into the south bay. and on we go to the day planner, which i hope will be helpful to you tomorrow, 7:00 tomorrow morning. just scattered showers. the rain to the heavy rain is going to start to wind down pretty early. temperatures in the mid 50s. at that hour at noon. mostly cloudy still with an isolated shower or two. temperatures ranging from 58 at the coast to 59 just about everywhere else. 4 p.m. partial clearing up to about 60 degrees inland. mid to upper 50s elsewhere, partly cloudy skies and dry going into the evening hours. at 7 p.m. i'll give you a

look at advisories and the seven day forecast. a little later. dion >> all right looking forward to it spencer. thanks in the north bay we are seeing the hard rain collect into dangerous flooding spots on some of these dark roads. crews were called out to this overturned car in petaluma. this was on d street a little before seven tonight. no word yet from the chp on any possible injuries here. but a stark reminder to take it slow in this weather. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone has been out watching over these conditions in the north bay. he joins us live now from santa rosa. with the conditions there jr. >> well don the wind has picked up considerably in the last hour or so. just feeling a drizzle at this point, which is much different than what we saw earlier this evening. it was raining so hard up here that it was hard to see in spots. slick. the rain coming down hard along highway 101 in santa rosa on sunday night, making for poor

visibility at times. >> driving is a bit crazy. some people just can't handle it, some hydroplaning, some people don't have their lights on so, so far, so good. so far so good. knock on wood, hit the rain. >> but i don't like to drive in it. yeah. >> how are the other drivers out there. not good. this large pine tree came down in sebastian pole, but it doesn't appear as though anyone was hurt. crews were able to clear this tree along mark springs road, but you can still see some of the leaves from where it fell. as for those people braving the wet weather, yes, there were quite a few late into the evening folks making last minute safeway runs in the rain. >> kids go back to school tomorrow. got to finish up the shopping. it's my daughter's birthday today, so i got to pick up a little something. >> i don't mind the rain because i love the weather, but when it comes to the extremities that we're getting to now, then, you know, we might all be concerned, but no, the birds, the bees, the flowers and the trees. no, seriously. like, it's important.

>> it seems that while the umbrellas were important for many, they were not so important for others. any umbrellas that you brought out or anything? uh. >> yeah, we got three in the car. but you know, in the car. >> yeah, but i was going to say i'm going to bolt in and, you know, go back to the, you know, real quick. >> yeah. >> he did it without his umbrellas. they're back out here live in santa rosa. you see some of that rain coming down. but really it's the wind that has picked up in the last hour or so. i was really, uh, checking all the accidents. we didn't see quite as many accidents as we would usually see during a system like this, but i think that is because that hard rain came late sunday night when a lot of people were already at home getting ready for the workweek, reporting live in santa rosa, jr stone, abc seven news. that is encouraging jr. >> stay dry out there now. make sure you get the latest weather reports and traffic alerts as soon as they happen. with the abc seven news. bay area app, you can customize the updates

for your specific neighborhood. just be sure to turn on the apps notifications as developing news in and out. burger says it will close its oakland restaurant, and the company says crime in the area is to blame. the oak port street restaurant is located in a strip mall off i-8 80 at the hegenberger drive exit . it is the only in and out in oakland. this location opened 18 years ago now. the company's said business was good and profitable, but the safety of its customers and employees there was in jeopardy. in and out sent me a letter explaining the decision, saying there are regular car break ins, property damage, theft and armed robberies. the last day of business will be sunday, march 24th. i spoke with a longtime customer of the in-n-out who says in recent years he has had to take precautions. >> i would do like i think a lot of other people are starting to do, just leave your windows down, you know, like the at least you won't walk away with a broken window.

>> now in march of 2023, racing cane's, which has a restaurant in that same strip mall, switched to drive thru only in response to car break ins in the parking lot. in that letter from in-n-out's chief operating officer, he writes, our top priority must be the safety and well-being of our customers and associates. we cannot ask them to visit or work in an unsafe environment. we have reached out to oakland mayor shang tao's office seeking comment on the closure of in-n-out. we have not heard back from her administration now, less than a mile down the road from that, in-n-out, an atm was stolen from the bank of america branch on hegenberger road. police say thieves used a van and chains to tear the machine right out of the ground. this morning, the atm was later recovered in oakland and one person was arrested. now we want to make sure you have the full picture of crime where you live with the abc seven news and safety tracker. this data driven tool shows you a wide range of statistics on public safety over the years for san francisco,

oakland and san jose. you'll find it right on the front page of our website, abc seven news.com. well, moving on now to the somber week ahead for many along the peninsula, marking one year since the mass shooting in half moon bay, seven people were killed by a lone gunman at two different farms and this weekend we saw gun violence strike there once again. earlier tonight, detectives arrested an 18 year old man they say opened fire at a farm worker housing development just south of half moon bay. the shooting around 7:00 last night sent a person to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. it is a painful reminder of the violence inflicted to that area this time. last year. tonight, abc seven news reporter tara campbell was at the remembrance event for that mass shooting to see how the community is healing. one year later. >> candles in hand and a community still grieving today.

we remember the mayor of half moon bay. remember the seven farm workers killed in a mass shooting nearly one year ago on january 23rd of last year, a gunman opened fire on his former coworkers. >> the healing process is going to take years. this is just a step forward from family members to community members and local leaders, all gathering sunday. >> it is our job not only to mourn with these families for this tragic loss, but it is our job to work towards trying to resolve some of these circumstances and issues that led to this horrible event, and it, i think, blew a hole in everyone's hearts. >> uh- the tragedy of it, the senselessness of it, the mass shooting, exposing the poor living conditions, a lack of mental health services and fair pay for farm workers really tore the veil off of some of the operations in farming here on

the coast side, i can tell that even as people walk in today, it's just like a gloomy moment. >> anyways, rita mansehra is the executive director of one of the nonprofits helping the farm workers families. i'm just grateful that we were able to support the families with uh- funds for rental assistance. but there's so much work to do about mental health, about gun control and services for community rs. >> there are so many things that they need. we have that as a community have not recognized that. and now we do san mateo county signing off earlier this month on a 50 acre lot to be turned into farm worker housing and co-op. it took a tragedy, you know, for us to recognize this and uh, we are not going to forget anymore. we remember them. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> we want to make sure you have the support you need to process these events and take on the issue of gun violence. we've got a list of vetted resources to help. just visit abc seven

news.com/take action. well still ahead tonight on abc seven news at 11, we are down to two. ron desantis steps aside on the gop side as all eyes are on new hampshire this week. and the rest of the country dealing with frigid and deadly cold. the weather effects stretching across the country tonight and hoops history. the best moments from the all time record setting day for stanford coach tara vanderveer. and as we head to break, taking another live look outside where you can see that precipitation pooling on the lens, there, overlooking the embarcadero, we have weather anchor spencer christian with your full forecast. when we return

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a pretty wide open, but the roads are definitely slick. keep in mind we are nowhere near done with the rain and flooding dangers. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian will join us once again in just a few minutes. now while the bay area deals with the rain, bitter cold continues to impact much of the nation. cold weather is now being blamed for at least 67 deaths across several southern and midwestern states, many caused by hypothermia. the widespread deep freeze is creating havoc on icy roads. >> it's a lot of work, i thought that the trucks and all that was going to be shoveling all night, all night, and it was going to give me some light work this morning. but no, the snow one. >> yeah, you could say that. temperatures in the deep south have left several communities with inoperable water pipes. a boil water order remains in effect in memphis. crews there continue to work around the

clock as 700,000 customers wait to have their water restored. now to the presidential race, we have two days to go before the new hampshire primary, and it's now a two person race. in the republican race for the white house, florida governor ron desantis dropped out today, leaving the field to former president donald trump and his former un ambassador, nikki haley. abc news reporter morgan norwood is in manchester, new hampshire. with today's developments tonight, florida governor ron desantis, who had been trailing behind former president donald trump and former south carolina governor nikki haley, suspending his campaign for president, the decision coming ahead of tuesday's consequential primary in new hampshire. >> desantis making the announcement on this video posted to x. >> if we don't have a clear path to victory, according, i am today suspending my campaign. >> trump touting the endorsement during a rally. >> as you know, he left the campaign trail today at 3 p.m. and in so doing, he was very gracious and he endorsed me. so i appreciate it. i appreciate

that, and i also so look forward to working with ron and everybody else to defeat crooked joe biden. >> nikki haley wishing desantis well i want to say jaren, he ran a great race having said that, it's now. one fella and one lady left. >> now the two person race that nikki haley and donald trump had always framed is officially a showdown. >> a new cnn university of new hampshire poll shows donald trump topping nikki haley by 11 points in order to gain ground on tuesday, haley will look to moderates and independents who could swing the state her way. donald trump, though leaning on his momentum from his iowa win, looking to tighten his grip on the lead here in new hampshire by way of his loyal base. >> as i believe in him, i believe in his policies. >> and former president donald trump is now fundraising off this latest endorsement from ron desantis, saying it's time to unite as a party and defeat joe

biden. nikki haley, on the other hand, insisting that she is still very much in this race. but time is running out as she looks to edge out former president donald trump. morgan norwood abc news, manchester new hampshire happening tomorrow thousands of staff members at california state university campuses will begin a week long strike. >> this could impact as many as 400,000 students statewide, and the union representing 28,000 workers, is demanding a 12% salary increase and extended parental leave. san jose state, san francisco state and cal state east bay will all be impacted, chancellor mildred garcia is urging students to show up to class tomorrow, despite that strike. all right, let's get back to our storm watch now. and this serene sight in the sierra. this photo from the uc berkeley central sierra snow lab. researchers there say they've gotten almost eight inches of snow in the last 24 hours, with even more on the way slowly, the state's snowpack is

replenishing, and as of saturday, snow levels are measuring at 55% of normal. but the roads, they have been testy there this weekend. check it out. this was late last night on i-80 near donner. the chp office in truckee posted this video showing one cruiser towing a second cruiser that just got stuck in the snow. right now, chain controls are in effect for i-80 going east at applegate. really shows you the difference that we're seeing. >> oh yeah, the snow is piling up there. there's more on the way in fact, a winter storm warning remains in effect until late tomorrow for most of the western slopes of the sierra, there's another probably 8 to 16in of snow on the way to that region before it's all over. so yeah, heavy snow there and right now, heavy rain here in the bay area that will continue through parts of the part of the morning commute. >> yeah, something to keep an eye out on. >> oh yeah. both eyes. here's a look at live doppler seven. and you can see we're just getting a drenching right now. it's been this way for the last several hours. i'll pull back and show

you on the satellite radar composite image that it's just wave after wave developing offshore and giving us new batches of rainfall moving onshore. right now, it's breezy to gusty, but the gusts are not very widespread. we've got hayward at 28 mile per hour gusts right now at 25 at half moon bay, we could see stronger gusts going into the overnight hour right now, current temperatures are 55 degrees here in san francisco. oakland 56 upper 50s at hayward, san jose and san mateo, 55 at half moon bay. looking at wet pavement at the golden gate right now. and it's still raining there of the temperature readings up north, mid 50s at santa rosa, petaluma and napa. over at fairfield and concord, 57 degrees. and these. excuse me, these are forecast headlines overnight storms uh- rain and downpours will be with us into the morning commute. it will be a messy morning commute with a rainy gusty conditions and possibly an isolated thunderstorm or two. and through midweek we expect a dry day on tuesday, but more rain coming

our way on wednesday. so let's take a look at the current storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level two storm through tomorrow morning. it's not going to be a level two all day, but certainly through the early morning hours. look for moderate to heavy rainfall, wind gusts up to 45mph. and once again slight chance of some thunder. here's the forecast animation starting at midnight. and notice the steady rain just continues to sweep through. we had the heavier rain earlier tonight in the north bay. it moved southward. now here comes another batch of rain moving onshore in the north bay and through the central part of the bay area around 1:30 a.m. as we approach the beginning of the morning commute, widespread down pours. heavy rainfall is going to just drench the roadways, so it's going to be a challenging morning commute. and this rain will not the steady rain will not start to wind down until about 7 or 8 a.m. before it's all tapers off. so just a level one storm. rainfall estimates by 5 p.m. tomorrow. three quarters of an inch in san jose, an inch and a quarter in oakland. just under an inch in san francisco.

and of course, the north bay continues to get pounded. a coastal flood advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. tomorrow for the bay shoreline and for the north bay shoreline and for the interior valleys of the north bay. so we're talking about minor flooding and roads, lots, parks, isolated road closures are possible, and a wind advisory is in effect until 4 a.m. just preceding the beginning of the morning commute. winds gusting up to about 45mph along the coast and over the mountain ranges. and then we go to the sierra, where we have this winter storm warning, in effect until 10 p.m. tomorrow. meanwhile back here in the bay area tonight, overnight lows low to mid 50s. highs tomorrow up to and even above 60 degrees 60 to 62. in most locations tomorrow. pretty mild temperature range for this storm , but still a furious storm. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast level two only for the morning hours. then it gets a lot tamer, partly cloudy and dry on tuesday, then a lighter level one storm coming in on wednesday , and after that a string of dry days. yay! >> whoa, wait, is that almost 70s on sunday? yes a warming

trend beginning beginning on friday. >> continuing through the weekend with high temperatures inland and around the bay shoreline in the upper 60s. >> what a difference. 70 yeah, okay. we can persevere. until then, we can dry out. yeah, yeah. spencer. thank you. well, still ahead tonight on abc seven news at 11, a controversial storming of the court. fans rushed the ohio state hardwood and one star player is hit hard. the collion thats now the talk of are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for adults with hr positive, her2 negative metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy.

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fan just colliding with clark. there we go. wait for it. bam! as she was running off the court now, she told reporters that the collision was kind of scary, knocking the wind out of her. she is okay. the superstar put up 45 points in the team's 100 to 92 loss to ohio. well, another sunday of playoff football wraps up. plus history down on the farm. chris alvarez joins us now with the preview of sports. hi, chris. >> hi, deon. coming up in sports, the nfl's final four is set, including the 49 ers matchup in the nfc championship next week. plus tara at the top. coach vanderveer makes college basketball history the most. wins all time sports is next. >> and before we go good morning america's robin roberts. we'll be talking with coach vanderveer tomorrow about her historic feat. you can watch the interview right here on abc seven starting at seven, right after abc

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1203 against oregon state. the cardinal would have to do it without kameron benkhert her knee friday night. unable to play today. final seconds of the first half. kiki offen nice move in the lane. gets to the hoop, beats the buzzer. she had 14 in the first half. cardinal by six at the break. and hadn't hit a three pointer in her career. nails her first three right there late in the third front of a raucous bench. and if one is good, two is better. ery often with 12 in the quarter. got her to 24 points. she finishes with a career high 36 and off the turnover here you'll see her smile as she heads to the hoop for the easy basket. stanford wins 6556. vander veer sets the all time wins record with 1203. it is a big number and i'm i'm very appreciative of the great players i've coached and the great places i've been. >> um, and you know, the attention has brought to women's basketball. i'm not always like, really comfortable in the limelight, but, um, you know, i

understand that kind of goes with the job. our team really stepped up. that's what i'm most what that's what i'll remember from the day i've got the best seat in the house. and i love it . >> congrats to coach. one week from tonight we're going to know if the 40 niners are headed to super bowl 58 in las vegas. the niners have fallen short in the last two straight nfc title games, and much like the 2019 season, though, niners will play at levi's a home date with the detroit lions awaits this time around. so it's homecoming for lions quarterback jared goff, who's from marin, went to cal. detroit took the lead in the fourth quarter against the bucks and never gave it back. goff great pass to amon-ra saint brown nine yard score. lions go up 14. he threw for 287 and two scores. and the fans in goff we trust there in detroit under two minutes to go. bucs down eight. baker mayfield picked off. lions win 3123 sending goff back home. leading the lions into levi's for the nfc championship next sunday. i don't want to say like this arrogantly, but we expected to win the first game. >> we expected to win this game

and now we get to go to a game we expected to be in against a really good team at their place, and we're going to come into it expecting to win. it'll be a tough game, but it'll be fun. afc divisional chiefs and bills in snowy buffalo travis kelce's brother jason living his best life. >> late third quarter bills down 20 to 17. firebaugh's josh allen swings it to clear. shakir that's a touchdown 2420 allen had three total touchdowns one passing, two rushing early fourth isaiah pacheco 97 yards rushing and a score. chiefs back up three. anonymous chiefs fans in buffalo enjoying that under two minutes to go. tyler bass from 44 in the tie. buddy missed it. the wind pushed that one wide right. oh no. chiefs win 2724. they'll head to baltimore for the afc championship. heartbreak in buffalo again for the fans and for allen. every season if you don't win, it's fillled season. >> that's the nature of the business. um you know, there's one one happy team at the end of the season really. and when it's not you, when you're and you're

so close, it just it sucks. >> abc seven sports, sponsored by river rock casino. dion >> much more to come tonight on abc seven news at 11. we'll get you back outside for the latest on these storms. the work to keep last year's damage away. and the forecast for what's to come. plus, ride renovation. the major change coming for one of disneyland's most popular attractions and what you need to know

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that pounding rain. just a small taste of the big storm hitting the bay area right now. it will take over the start of our week, starting with a messy morning commute. so once again, let's get a check with abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian for what we're seeing out there. spencer okay. >> dion, right now we're seeing a lot of rain across the entire region, but the heaviest activity is south of the golden gate. take a look at live doppler seven. you can see that from san francisco down the peninsula all the way down to stanford area, over in the east

bay, from oakland down to hayward and fremont. it's just a steady pattern of downpours, and it's going to continue to drench us during the overnight hours. on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale this is a level two storm through tomorrow morning. moderate heavy rainfall, wind gusts up to 45mph at times, and the forecast animation starting at midnight shows that even the north bay was going to get more out of this during the overnight hours, as wave after wave of rain continues to develop 5:00 commute is getting underway.g it's just arencng drive carefully 70 forecast a little bit later, dion. >> all right spencer thank you. let's jump to the north bay now which seems to be getting the full force of this storm. abc seven news was the only one to come across this one home in sonoma county. it's sitting yellow tag tonight after a landslide in that area. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard caught up with that homeowner anxious, scared and worried. >> you know, we've, uh, we really like this house.

>> sydney dawson is feeling all the emotions after this large landslide happened saturday. only feed from her hillside home in guerneville. i didn't think a thing about it. >> it sounded, though, like a clod, and we didn't realize until a couple hours later. it was like, oh my gosh, the slides right? it starts at our living room and goes, i don't know how far, but pretty much down the river road. firstrillionesponders say the slide is about 30ft wide and six feet deep, with mud. >> it prompted sonoma county inspectors to yellow tag cindy's home, which means limited entry at the property. and more rain is coming. we're just going to try to get enough out of here, enough clothes in case the house decides in case we go from. >> i like to say river view to river front. if the house decides to slide down the hill, we might end up with river front. suddenly that's a joke. >> a new storm is no joke to local firefighters. they're watching the russian river and its tributaries for possible

flooding over the next few days. >> a lot of saturation going on right now. the river is maintained saying russian river is maintaining. however it will increase with more rain that we see. >> captain jones says his swift water rescue team is ready with watercraft and rope systems to bring victims to safety. if needed. >> our biggest concern right now are landslides, trees down, blocking roadways, potentially causing more vehicle accidents, new homeowners john and lisa enterline say they're ready for rain. >> we're first time homeowners, uh- and so we kind of went through this last year. we're hoping it doesn't last as long this year, but just trying to stay dry the best we can. >> as for cindy dawson, she and her husband are leaving their home until it's safe to return. >> got our rv out of storage and we'll be staying in an rv park until we figure out what to do and how to do it. >> cindy says she's working with the county on next steps, and her fingers are crossed that the hillside around her home stays stable during the next round of storms in sonoma county.

cornell, bernard abc seven news p-g-and-e's are working to clear power lines knocked down in the santa cruz mountains, a fallen tree knocked the lines and a power pole into the path of traffic at soquel's san jose road. >> that road had to be closed and a detour put in place. this is the same area that was hit hard by storm damage a year ago. one of disneyland's most iconic and popular attractions is closed for a major renovation. today was the last day for folks to experience the haunted mansion. it is set to undergo a major renovation this year that will bring a new expanded outdoor line to the ride. when it opens, guests will see a new fountain, gazebo, and a greenhouse. there will also be a new shop and gardens. the ride will reopen later this year. disney is the parent company of abc seven. well, still ahead tonight, the buzz from sundance, the annual film festival, is back, giving us a sneak peek at the upcoming movie hits, and one seems to be standing out.

>> i'm spencer christian, the drenching continues. i'll give you a look at the conditions for the morning commute and the accuweather seven day forecast in just a moment when abc seven news at

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take my life. but check your judgments at the door. she took a leap of faith and quit her job to do what then? why do age gap relationships still strike a nerve? that's coming up this week at 1 p.m, right here on abc seven. yet another quick live look at the conditions out there tonight. >> the golden gate bridge toll plaza, where you can see wide open tonight, but definitely a lot of precipitation on the roadways. chances of lightning are still in the forecast tomorrow. and we have abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian joining us in just a moment. it is one of the premier movie events of the year. the 40th annual sundance film

festival is going on now in park city, utah for movie lovers, celebrities, filmmakers and hollywood execs are all there to see the next greatest thing in the world of cinema. and one movie in particular is catching some buzz. the new movie, suncoast stars laura linney and woody harrelson opening in select theaters on february 2nd and streaming on hulu a week later. on the red carpet, george pinocchio takes us to today's world premiere. >> you want to be a normal teenager? i got news for you. you're not normal, doris. >> suncoast is a unique coming of age story about an awkward high school girl named doris, played by nico parker, who finds some unlikely friendships while navigating her brother's health struggles. those new friendships include a clique of popular % played by woody harrelson. my brother's dying. >> he hasn't talked in years. >> i'm so sorry my wife passed away. my dad died when i was

three. christ competition three time oscar nominee laura linney was among the stars on the red carpet here at sundance. >> she plays doris, preoccupied mother. she's caring for a terminally ill son, and she has a teenage daughter to take care of at the same time. >> and, you know, it sort of dealing with the stresses and complexities of that situation and grief. he's my child. when he's in pain. i'm in pain. >> i'm your child too. what about god's sake? >> give me a break. the film from searchlight pictures is the debut for director laura chinn, who wrote the script based on her own teenage experience. >> it was definitely a very unique situation that i've always tried to figure out how to tell a story about it, and so it took me a while to get the story right, get the script right, and get it there. >> but i'm immensely proud of it. >> many of the film's young supporting cast members made the trip here to sundance, including one of the internet's top influencers, ariel martin, aka the baby ariel, who has 36

million followers on tiktok. >> i'm just so grateful to be a part of something that has such meaning and is telling such an important story, and that, i hope, will spark really powerful conversation after premiering here at sundance. >> it won't be long before sun coast makes its streaming debut. you can watch it on hulu beginning february ninth in park city, utah. george pennacchio for abc news we should mention disney is the parent company of both hulu and abc seven. >> did you see george was all bundled up? >> yeah, he was a little chilly out there. >> yeah, for us though, i mean, maybe good weather to watch a movie or two or. >> yeah. in fact, that's what i'll do when i get home tonight. maybe great. here's a look at what's happening outside that is forcing us to stay inside. we've got rain all across the bay area, as you can see on live doppler seven, it is particularly heavy in the south bay right now south of san jose, going down to hollister and morgan hill. gilroy, it is just a drenching mess, but we're getting a drenching all over the

region. though this storm is a level two storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale through tomorrow morning and through the morning commute. moderate to heavy rain, wind gusts up to 45mph. there's a chance of some thunder even. here's the forecast animation taking us into the beginning of the morning commute and you can see a wet, saturated ground even before the commute begins and more rain will fall during the commute. so it's going to be a challenging and potentially hazardous commute. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. level two storm tapers off tomorrow by midday to just some scattered showers. dry day on tuesday, then a light level one storm on wednesday, and then a warming trend from friday through next weekend with high temperatures saturday and sunday getting into the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. can you believe that? had to do a double take on that one. >> no. all right spencer thank you. >> okay dion back to chris alvarez now with another look at sports chris. >> hey dion coming up in sports. we look back at another 40 niners. packers classic playoff matchup plus one on one with number eight hall of famer steve

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the last five. the 49 ers are in the nfc championship once again within a win of heading back to the super bowl. came down to the final two minutes last night against the packers christian mccaffrey. second touchdown of the night gave san francisco a 2421 lead with just over a minute to go. and the fans in the rain, they were bringing it. the 40 niners defense forced two turnovers of jordan love, both dre greenlaw's interceptions. his second sealed the deal. san francisco wins 2421, headed back to the nfc championship. >> you don't take it for granted. you know how hard it is and you know how much it means to these guys here that you know have gone through that. so like i get emotional thinking about

it like we're back here. it's time to take care of business. this is one we got to get. >> you know, obviously i'm not getting any younger. so i definitely want to want to get to the top of the mountain. so we definitely need this game. got to come out and play much better than we did today. but we got another opportunity. that's all we can ask for, for us to get back to the nfc championship. >> um, you know, obviously i think guys are healthy for the most part after this game and we won it. you know, we've been thinking about it. it's been sort of in the back of our minds like last year we had a team to do it. we're really excited for it. any time you go through hard things together as a group that's going to harden you, that's going to bring you closer. and if we ever if we're ever in that situation again, then we know that we can look at each other in the eye and know that we can get it done no matter what. you just got to keep fighting. >> and you know, that's the type of team that we have. we're always going to fight till the end. and you know, we're able to get it done today. >> the last quarterback to lead the 40 niners to a super bowl victory hall of famer steve young, who capped his 1994 mvp

season with a record six passing touchdowns in the super bowl 29 victory over the chargers. young understands the pressure playing quarterback for one of the most iconic franchises in the entire nfl. and yesterday, ahead of the playoff game, i went one on one with number eight to talk about a variety of things, including one of the greatest throws of his career and his thoughts on brock purdy. do people ask you most about the throw against the packers? is that your most famous throw that at least the fans ask you about? i know you had some good ones in the super bowl as well. >> yeah, yeah, i think that's probably it's just because of the dramatic nature of it. and, and how unlikely it was. and really what a great catch it was. and uh, you don't you don't see that very often in football with five seconds left in the game and throwing it from the 30, it just doesn't happen. so in that way it's, i don't know, kind of going to stand the test of time. be pretty cool. >> brock purdy i know you've you've seen him grow over the last couple of years. you're a quarterback in this long history. tsay what would it mean for brock to bring home number six and the kind of story he has especially obviously, being the last pick in the draft a couple of years ago? >> well, there's a movie that's going to be made. yeah. and uh, because it's that remarkable. uh, i mean, the nfl today is a

very sophisticated place. and to be drafted, the last pick in 2022, essentially, and end up taking the team to the super bowl within two years, is a story that no one would ever think could be written in brock's writing it. >> congrats on your team. yay girls flag football is a lot of fun, and i'm trying to set up a flag football game against the boys in the spring because the game, once the girls learn the game, they're like, it's glorified choreography. >> they're super good at it. i think as long as we have strict rules, they might beat them. >> would love to see that. up next for the 40 niners, the detroit lions, led by marin native and former cal star jared goff. now the niners saw plenty of goff when he was with the rams. but one week from today, the bay area native will have a chance to lead the lions to their first super bowl appearance in franchise history. while goff is happy to come back home, the bigger mission remains a win and you're in the super bowl. >> it's nice to go back there in front of my friends and family and, um, in front of a lot of my

loved ones and playing a place i've played a bunch of times, and i know this team's really, really good. so it's going to be a challenge. but, um, yeah, it'll be fun for me personally to go back there, but it's about our team and getting the w. >> the san jose state spartans have hired a new football head coach, ken niumatalolo has been hired to replace brant brennan, who recently took the arizona job, reported five year deal for niumatalolo. he's the winningest coach in navy history, going 109 and 83 in 15 years with 11 bowl appearances. he's known for running the complex triple option, but espn reports he'll use a more conventional offense with the spartans. abc seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino. dion. chris thank you. >> and that's it for tonight. everybody i'm dion lim. the news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00 for spencer and chris and all of us. thanks so much for joining us. we leave you now with a live look outside where things are pretty soggy all across the bay area. drew tuma has your forecast for that monday morning commute very soon. see you then