and i heard it. bup bup bup bup and went straight down. and then boom. >> witnesses describing the moment a small plane came down in concord, killing the only person on board. now, at five. what the pilot may have been doing before the crash and the impact overnight for anyone driving in the area. >> when our children are online, they're the product and uh- addiction to social media is the business model. all lawmakers in washington looking to rein in social media sites, top tech executives on capitol hill this morning answering questions about the impact on young people. >> here comes an atmospheric

river rolling into the bay area this morning. rain and wind expected to intensify throughout the day and into the night. flood watches, in effect in several neighborhoods this morning. and good morning to you. it is wednesday, january 31st, and we want to start with a check of that forecast. >> so it's not only the rain, it's also the wind. today so let's take a look at live doppler seven this morning. you can see for the most part we just have some light showers along the coast. and in parts of the north bay. much of the morning is going to feature just some light showers. it's the afternoon that we really see the brunt of this system. live doppler seven along with satellite really showing you that we have a lot of moisture off the coastline and it's headed in our direction today. the winds are already picking up in our hills. look at this. we're already seeing winds gusting over 50mph in parts of marin county close to mount tam along the coast, you can see in the santa cruz mountains, 30 to 40 mile per hour winds in the oakland hills, the winds are gusting to 30mph close to the surface. they're picking up first along the coast this morning and then they become widespread later on. this

afternoon. so it's a level three today with the worst of the storm later today. in the afternoon. in the evening, rain will be heavy at times along with those gusty winds. flood watch is in effect. wind advisories, high wind warnings as well. so we have showers scattered early on giving way to heavier rain this afternoon. this evening the morning commute looks quiet, but the evening commute is a totally different story. with those gusty winds and that heavy rain, we'll take a closer look at the timeline coming up in a few minutes. let's say hi to gloria and see how the traffic is doing. >> good morning drew. so far everything's looking pretty good out there on the roads this morning. you could see mostly in the green right now, the only real slow spot is for those commuters coming out of the central valley and then getting a live look outside at our 80 camera in emeryville. right now, this is one of our busier spots from westbound 80 on highway four to the toll plaza that's going to take you about 30 minutes right now. thank you. >> gloria. in anticipation of today's storm, governor newsom is activating the state operations center. the center allows for a coordinated emergency response among state, local, and federal agencies. cal

fire also taking precautions ahead of this intensifying weather. there reminding the public to prepare for a potential danger check to make sure your emergency equipment things like your flashlights, your generators make sure they're working. also, check your local county websites for where you can get sandbags and create a family communication plan in case you get separated from your loved ones. abc seven news reporter luna howland is in the east bay this morning. good morning, lina. >> good morning kumasi. we are at one of six sandbag stations set up by contra costa county. this one is at the county's public works department with free sand and bags available to anybody who needs it. ahead of the incoming storms here in the east bay, extra resources are already on standby. the operations chief with the san ramon valley fire district said, along with other contra costa agencies, they've gotten os approval to have a number of things ready. that includes five extra engines, a dozer and a

hand crew, and a swift water task force just in case not many people here are no stranger to floods. this was new year's day last year, when homes were inundated with water. many neighbors are hoping it doesn't happen again. actually the fire department had to take us out of our house. >> i couldn't get out of my home, so that's how bad it was last year. >> so you must still have a little bit of fear. anxiety. >> oh yes, i do. and my two next door neighbors, we all do very scary. >> the public works department say the new year's day storm last year was problematic because it swept through as all the leaves fell from trees clogging drainage. this time, the late january timing means the leaves are already cleared out, and if you are hoping to pick up some sandbags today, other cities have similar sandbag stations set up right now, including berkeley and san jose. just check with your local city for more information. live in martinez. lena howland abc

seven news. lena. >> thank you. we'll be watching closely what happens in the santa cruz mountains. p-g-and-e's says it will mobilize personnel to be ready to respond to incidents that county sent out an alert to residents yesterday to let them know to be prepared for this strong storm. they're expecting impacts to traffic. they're going to look at falling trees, potentially, and that could all lead to power outages. officials say there is a potential for flooding at creeks and rivers along the san lorenzo river. behind the felton covered bridge is an equestrian center. they've evacuated during previous fires and floods. we flooded last year and we did. >> we only we had all the horses leave the property. so we do have a pretty extensive evacuation plan. water is powerful and we need the rain. we'll probably be up and watchful. >> seacliff state beach is closed until tomorrow because of the unsafe weather conditions. you can track the storm with the same live doppler seven that

drew uses. just search abc seven bay area in your device's app store and download it now. >> developing news out of the east bay streets near buchanan field and concord will remain closed as the faa and the ntsb investigate a deadly plane crash. the small aircraft that went down at concord avenue and dimond boulevard around 1030 yesterday morning, and it killed the pilot, the only person on board the front of that plane, as you can see here, was severely damaged. one witness shot video of the scene moments after the crash. others say the plane'sin off right before it went down. >> i'm standing over there loading my truck and i heard it blup blup blup blup and went straight down. and then boom! >> i literally hear the plane stop and stall and then you hear them turn pretty much try to turn it back on. you hear the engine turn on again and then it died again. and then went down. >> the website flightaware shows a plane with the same tail number doing a maneuver called touch and go, where the pilot

lands and takes off right away. the pilot's name has not been released. >> happening today, top executives of social media companies will be on capitol hill to testify on the safety of children while their online. gloria. these ceos are expected to highlight safety improvements as lawmakers push for new restrictions on social media. >> to reggie, lawmakers say kids are subjected to everything from to sex trafficking to ads for diets while they're on social media, and they really want these companies to endorse the kids online safety act. it would require companies to block harmful material from kids accounts. now, the law would also restrict how companies can use data collected from minors and allow parents to supervise their kids activity. snap, the parent company of the popular app snapchat, is the only company to endorse the bill. so far. the senate judiciary committee has summoned the leaders of tiktok snap ex, formerly known as twitter discord and meta to testify today, the ceos are expected to

highlight what they've already done to improve, protect for kids and what they see as a positives of social media. kumasi thank you gloria. >> well, the incoming storm could bring some much needed help to the sierra. results from the second snow survey of the season show the snowpack well below where it should be this time of year. now statewide, it's at 52% of normal reservoir are doing very well with capacity at 116% of normal. while we have seen our share of storms, officials have an explanation for what's going on. most of the storms we've had this year have been on the warmer side, meaning that that rain snow transition line has been creeping up further and further uh- compared to years past. >> and actually during the month of january, reservoirs have actually captured about 1.5 million acre feet of storage, which puts our statewide reservoir storage at roughly 116% of average state last year. >> at this time, snowpack was 214% of average, drew 5.8

kumasi. >> we're taking a look at the commutes because they are going to be very different today. the morning drive is actually pretty quiet. a couple of light showers in the north bay, but for most of us it's just overcast skies, mild temperatures later on this morning. by 11 a.m, we start to see some of those showers become more widespread. watch what happens for the evening commute this is going to be the messier commute because the rain will be coming down heavy at times. the winds will be very strong at that hour. and again, sunsets right around 530 today. so once it gets dark, the rain is still falling heavy at times. that's when visibility drops. so if you have to commute today, just know the evening commute is going to be a lot slower. we have some changes when it comes to our winds and not for the better. unfortunately high wind warnings now have the expanded across the north bay coastline. much of the coastline for san mateo county into the santa cruz mountains, and now the east bay hills have been included in that high wind warning, where winds could gust up to 60mph. so winds are going to be an issue. and here's the

timeline of the winds. they're pretty strong throughout the afternoon. then we get that frontal passage around 7:08 p.m. once that front passes by us, the winds are going to dramatically drop off. but there's a long window we have here ahead of us that the winds will be strong across the region. live doppler seven right now, just some very light showers, the heaviest still well off our coastline. so as we go through future weather showing you throughout the morning, we'll see those showers spread become light to moderate by lunchtime. and then it's the afternoon in the evening. that's where track those downpours. you can see those pops of yellow orange, even red. that is heavy rain falling at times. look at the flood watch. in effect, we'll talk rainfall amounts coming up in just a few minutes. guys >> thank you. drew. some businesses are taking extreme measures to protect their workers from rising crime in the east bay. >> i'm so happy. i thought they would just die. their home at last. >> we're following up on the struggle of 86 year old javier

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the philippines trying to get back home here to the bay area, but the airline refused to let her fly because of its medical policy. it took days of emails and phone calls back and forth, including with our own reporter. >> well, finally, this woman is home and safe this morning, abc seven news anchor dion lim has been following the story and was in sfo international terminal for the emotion reunion. you'll see only on seven. ciara and the thing. >> the anxiousness doesn't feel like it'll be real until like oh she's that's her and anticipation felt by moses domingo as he waited for philippine airlines flight 104 at sfo tuesday night, has been building for nearly two months. >> it's still surreal, you know, it's just so surreal. >> his 86 year old mother is

finally home after being stuck in the philippines because of an airline policy. >> i'm so happy i thought, i will just die there. earlier this month, we shared with abc seven news viewers how jovito was unable to return to the bay area after visiting family last fall. >> she's upset that she's she cries sometimes when i talk to her on the phone. >> philippine airlines, also known as pal, didn't allow her to fly home on december 5th due to her copd or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. the only way would be to purchase an on board oxygen machine. money the domingo family does not have. >> now we learn it's $3,100 to get the portable oxygen oxygen concentrator covid. >> his doctors even wrote letters stating she was healthy enough to fly and did not need oxygen. moses said they also couldn't get a refund and without it, couldn't buy a ticket. on another airline. jovito was stuck and moses was desperate.

>> i'm just utter like, you know , turmoil. >> we reached out to the philippine consulate, the department of transportation, congressman mark desaulnier, and the airline itself. after our story aired, the domingo's received an email from pal saying they stand firm with their medical policy but would make a gesture of goodwill to provide jovito with free in-flight oxygen and to cover any additional fees. >> it's very encouraging, a dot spokesperson tells me. >> the airline can conduct their own medical review separate from the one performed by a passenger's own doctors, and choose to deny travel. the dot also told me in cases like this, the airline must provide the passenger with a refund and an explanation in writing within ten calendar days of the refusal . but the domingo's are now just looking forward. >> it's my mom. she means the world to me, to spending time together. >> thank you lord, thank you. thank you very much. in san francisco, dion lim, abc seven news in the east bay the effects of the rising crime rates in

oakland have led to some companies increasing security to protect to protect their own workers downtown, sources confirmed to abc seven news. >> clorox employees now have the option to get an escort by security to their car to bart or any location within two blocks. blue shield has also taken similar measures at their location in oakland and kaiser is taking a different step. they have told their employees not to go out on their lunch breaks. some people we talked to are happy companies are offering security escorts for their workers. >> i think that's kind of like a good thing. um, given the fact that oakland, after dark, it's a crazy place, right? >> i guess you would say it. appreciation and at least they're thinking of the community and their their members. >> we reached out to mayor sheng tao's office to ask her to respond to all of this. we have not yet heard back on the tech layoffs continues san jose based paypal is cutting 2500 workers, which is 9% of its workforce,

according to bloomberg. >> the affected employees will be notified by the end of the week. the ceo says the layoffs are essential to right size. the company last year, paypal laid off 2000 workers after after 40 years. today is the last day of service for quinn's lighthouse in oakland, the popular restaurant and pub along the estuary opened in 1984. in side is a real lighthouse built more than a century ago. quinn's manager is blaming the closure on rising costs and slower business after the warriors and raiders left town. >> we'll miss it if there was some way to bring it back, we'd do it at. and if that's just going to be us coming here tomorrow to say goodbye right out here where we're standing, then we're going to do that. >> according to the chronicle, the restaurant is expected to be up for sale. that could keep the business going. >> our friends at pixar and emeryville helped create disneyland's newest hotel, which

is now officially open. it's the renovated paradise pier hotel, inspired by pixar's beloved films. the reimagined 15 story hotel is like walking into pixar itself. there's a gallery of characters on the walls and never before seen concept art on display. >> we really wanted this space to celebrate all of the amazing artists who work for pixar animation studios. >> there's a sense of playfulness, and we wanted that really to be the iconic feeling of this hotel. they have a scavenger hunt on floor, on the floor with 16 characters that you can see are embedded. >> do you know who that is? anyone oh, is that a dwarf? >> no, it was hard to tell. no you're way off. the dwarves are disney animation. >> oh, this way. >> yeah, that's joe from seoul. >> they have him in the play in the piano and the lobby. it was bing bong, bing bong. >> okay, i need my coffee. still not quite glasses. >> dwarf. >> oh, no. wait. wrong one. >> that's really cool, though. >> it looks really nice. >> i'm obsessed with bing bong.

i have bing bong in my office upstairs. >> oh. >> you do? yeah. so if you buy the plushie of bing bong, it smells like cotton candy. so every time i open the door, you get a little tricky, get a little bit of that. it's sort of like an air freshener slash kakashi. >> oh, that's nice, but bing bong is at the hotel, and it's the only place in the world where you can meet bing bong. okay, very cool. that is awesome . >> all right. weather wise, a lot of things to talk about. first, we do have flood warnings already popping up. so flood warning means flooding is imminent. and this is on the navarro river. this will begin later on this evening. and we also have a flood warning on the russian river near hopland. we are expecting minor flooding in these two areas, but not until later tonight and into the early morning hours tomorrow. the just anticipating heavy rain moving through. and that will cause some issues there. we'll keep our eyes on that level three today, rain and gusty winds. that's on the menu as we go throughout the later portion of our day. a flood watch is up for everybody until friday morning. that just means everybody's fair game to see flooding later on

today on our roads, probably our smaller streams and our smaller creeks. that's time that allow for future weather showing you. we start to see that light rain become more widespread later on this morning. this is 11 a.m, but we're really watching the afternoon. that's when the rain is heavier, those pops of yellow and orange on your screen, and that heavy rain will continue into the evening. it's not until early tomorrow morning that the heavy rain starts to move out of here, so rainfall totals. a lot of rain is going to fall in a short amount of time. a good estimate for most of us. 1 to 2in, but likely much higher in the north bay and in the santa cruz mountains. that's why we have those flood watches up. also, winds will be an issue. they're already breezy right now, though. gusts upwards of 50mph in spots that will likely bring some trees down today and some power outages. so just a stormy afternoon and evening on the way. upper 50s to lower 60s. just a quick look. winter storm warning hits us at 10 a.m. today in the sierra 1 to 2ft of snow later today into tomorrow. three feet likely on our highest peaks . here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it's a stormy day today to level three. just be

aware the evening is when it is going to be the messy showers in the forecast thursday and friday, and then it looks like another storm enters the picture on sunday. >> gloria. yeah. you know, so far the roads are looking clear. but of course that probably will change later on as we get thatrillionain. this is a live look outside at our one on one camera in san jose, and right now no delays going through san jose. this is over at the 8-80 overcrossing and then a look at your drive times for this morning. tracy to dublin. it will take you 39 minutes right now guys. >> thank you gloria. coming up the seven things to know this morning. >> come on barbie let's go to the oscars. aside from receiving multiple nominations as the summer blockbuster is also inspiring. what's going to the stinging, 5-times-a-day,...

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storm. residents in many cities can get free sandbags if they are worried about flooding. governor newsom has activated the state operations center to coordinate the emergency response number. >> three streets near buchanan field and concord were closed overnight, as the faa and ntsb investigate a deadly plane crash . the only person on the plane died in that crash. >> number four, san jose has voted to create an ordinance that would ban encampments within 150ft of school grounds. it comes after students at kipp collegiate shared concerns about safety. >> number five, the ceos of snap , meta, discord, tiktok, x will all be on capitol hill as lawmakers push for new protections for children on social media. that includes blocking harmful material, restricting access to the data of minors, and allowing parents to supervise their kids activity . >> and number six, everything is looking pretty good right now. but prepare for some rain later during your commute. this is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are not

on yet. at number seven, some of your favorite music on tiktok could be disappearing today. >> the company failed to reach a licensing deal with universal music group. universal says tiktok offered to pay only a fraction of what other platforms pay for music before the super bowl comes. >> the pro bowl. it's being held this year in orlando and will feature some of the nfl's best players. nine members of the 40 niners were selected, but because they're going to the super bowl, they won't be at the pro bowl. the skills games start tomorrow and are capped off with the flag football game this sunday. peyton manning is coaching the afc squad while his brother eli leads the nfc. you can catch the pro bowl games right here on abc seven on sunday. things get kicked off at noon. >> another san francisco landmark showing pride in the super bowl bound 40 niners. yep ghirardelli square lit up in niners red and gold. just one of the many signs of support around the city for the team as they try to bring home the team's

sixth championship trophy. well, you can also add barbie to the 40 niners bandwagon. mattel is making limited edition barbie dolls with a 40 niners jersey and a super bowl 58 cap. they're also making fans out of little people figurines, wearing brock purdy and christian mccaffrey jerseys. now, to be fair, mattel is also making kansas city chiefs toys. you can preorder it right now, but mattel will only match produce toys of whoever wins. oh, okay, said hey barbie fever appears to be contagious. >> this season and new york business owner is using the pink themed glam of the movie to bring tasty treats to this year's oscars. here's reporter marcus solis. >> ben stiller has had them. dustin hoffman, um, adam sandler, adam sandler ordered them for weeks. >> she's not name dropping. anne marie derasmo is on her way to becoming the pretzel purveyor to the stars for the sixth time. her posh pretzels will be included in a swag bag, given to

the top nominees at the academy awards. ta da! this year's theme barbie, of course, some of them have a light strawberry taste, and we did an all pink. >> and we did a gold nonpareils. and then we did also gold crystals. we just kept it all pink. >> derasmo opened the shop on north broadway nearly ten years ago as a side business, while working full time at a hospital on a lark, she reached out to distinctive assets, the company behind the everyone wins independent gift bags that are handed out on oscar night. >> i love that it was a female owned brand. >> i love that she was a mom making things happen. uh, she was easy to work with and i just thought it was an amazing inclusion. >> derasmo has made custom creations for events ranging from the 50th anniversary of hip hop concert to martha stewart's birthday party. now she's getting ready to ship dozens of these gold boxes out west. no, she doesn't get to attend, but yes, she's hoping for a lywood . >> i mean, if ryan gosling happens to have one, i wouldn't complain. i wouldn't be upset.

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coming up. our children deserve have to be safe on their way to and from school. >> the goal to keep students safe in san jose. how a late night decision by city council plans to do that, and why it's getting some pushback. good morning everybody. it's wednesday, january 31st. >> we don't reach a level like this on our storm impact scale that often drew, so we do need to pay attention. >> yeah, we're in store for a pretty stormy afternoon and evening live doppler seven right now showing you we do have some light showers, mainly falling in the north bay, but we're watching pockets of moderate rain begin to move in parts of sonoma and mendocino county. but for the most part, it's the afternoon and the evening that will take the brunt of the storm. you can see thatrillioniver of moisture headed in our direction. that's why we're at a level three later on this afternoon and this evening. rain heavy at times, gusty winds. so the potential for flooding and possible outages and trees down all on the menu. winds are picking up right now along the coast and in parts of the north bay in our hills, we already have winds

gusting over 50mph. so the winds certainly have arrived. take a look at the day planner today. we'll have a couple of light showers to start out the day, but it's the second half that we're looking at very closely. the afternoon and the evening. that is when the rain will be falling heavy at times. the winds will be gusty across the region. we have flood watches up. we have wind advisories and high wind warnings in effect. so just know that the evening it's going to be tough traveling around the region. as the storm passes through. we'll go hour by hour in future weather. show you the rain. also time out. those winds coming up in nine minutes. let's say hi to gloria and check on the commute. good morning. >> if you take bart, we want to tell you about a ten minute delay. this is on the antioch line in the sfo direction. and this is between lafayette and orinda. because of an equipment problem on the track. so we'll keep monitoring this for you and let you know the very latest on this. >> thank you. gloria sandbags being handed out for free in the city of belmont. for anyone who's worried about flooding on their property, city officials were out yesterday preparing early in case they need to shut

down roads and intersections that typically flood when there is heavy rainfall. >> and that's not something you can do in five minutes. but what we're doing today is we're prepping the k rail, we're staging it out there, we're getting ready. if pd and public works make the call, we need to close the road. we're ready to do so in a matter of minutes. >> belmont has three sandbag locations. you can find the addresses on the city's website, but cities across the bay area are taking similar precautions ahead of this incoming atmospheric river. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us in the east bay with more on that this morning. lena >> kumasi. that's right. it's all hands on deck here in contra costa county as public works crews brace for the next big storm. that's why they've set up six different sandbag stations across the county, including this one here behind me to help make sure everyone is prepared. and the operations chief with san ramon valley fire district tells us, along with other contra costa agencies, they have gotten approval to have a number of extra resources on standby.

that includes five extra engines, a dozer, a hand crew and a swift water task force. just in case public works departments say last year's new year's day storm was problem because it swept through as all the leaves fell from trees clogging drainage. this time, the late january timing means the leaves are already cleared out. >> storm prep mode, as always, we're doing our due diligence and we're making sure that we're, um, cleaning our storm drains, catch basins, roadside ditches. we have all staff and all hands on deck sandbag stations around the county are stocked up, with officials urging residents to bag up before the heavy rains come. >> since runoff could happen quickly, with the soil already super saturated. now the bags and sand are free, but you are encouraged to bring your own shovel for any other location on sandbag stations, just like this one, just check with your local

city for that information. live in martinez, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena, you can track the storm with the same live doppler seven that drew uses. just search abc seven bay area in your devices app store to download it. now for developing news. >> president biden is officially making a decision on a military response to the deadly drone attack that killed three american soldiers in jordan. the biden administration blames iran backed militants. abc news reporter nguyen tells us how soon a response could come. >> this morning, us retaliation could come at any moment against the iran backed militants blamed for the drone attack in jordan. that left three american service members dead and 40 others injured. president biden saying his decision is made after the pentagon gave him multiple options. responsible for the death of those three americans. >> i do hold them responsible in the sense that they're supplying

the weapons to the people who did. >> u.s. officials telling abc news the strike is expected to hit multiple targets over several days. another saying strikes will likely target iranian assets outside iran, with most of the strikes in syria. i don't think we need a wider war in the middle east. >> that's not what i'm looking for. >> us bases have suffered more than 160 attacks in the region since israel's war with hamas broke out in october. yemen's houthi rebels, backed by iran, have also attacked ships transiting the red sea in response to the war in gaza. >> we have called on the iranian proxy groups to stop their attacks. they have not. and so we will respond in a time and manner of our choosing by and spoke with the families of the three fallen service members sergeants william rivers kennedy, sanders and brianna moffat. >> moffat's mother telling our faith abubey about the moment officials broke the tragic news to them. >> and he looked at me and he

said, i'm sorry, miss moffat, but brianna was killed at this morning in a drone attack. >> and i'm like. i say, my baby you can't take my baby. >> the families of the soldiers killed in the attack will be at dover air force base friday, when the bodies of their loved ones return to the u.s. the white house says president biden will also attend in washington. and when abc news. >> the us is dealing with a growing sti problem. according to the cdc, more than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in 2022. the number of syphilis cases went up 17% to its highest level in decades. doctors say the attention paid to covid may have led to an

increase in sti cases, but an underage reporting of infections the cdc says it's looking for more innovative solutions to tackle the problem and come up with better prevention strategies. the clock is ticking to sign up for health insurance under covered california for health and human services secretary javier becerra was in san francisco to encourage people to enroll by today's deadline. becerra said. most people can find health coverage for as little as ten bucks a month. we intend to make this better. >> we intend to push congress to keep those subsidies that have made it so affordable for so many americans because there are still millions of americans who are not covered. >> you can sign up at health for california.com. >> another spike in tuberculosis cases in santa clara county is prompting health officials there to urge people at increased risk to get tested and treated. >> born in a part of the world where tb is common. um, maybe you have symptoms like you've been coughing for more than a few weeks, maybe associated with

fever or weight loss or night sweats. think about tb, ask your provider, get a test, take treatment. >> the health department has confirmed 168 tb cases last year, up 91% from 2022. this follows a 6% increase in new diagnoses in 2022. now, in 2021, the san jose area actually had the second highest tb rate in the nation. only honolulu had more. officials say the data does not reflect an outbreak, but rather an increasing community health risk for contagious illness. >> san jose city council voted unanimously to create an ordinance that would ban encampments and large vehicles, like rvs, within 150ft of school grounds. this comes after kipp collegiate students started sharing concerns about safety. they say homeless people have wandered onto campus and trespassers have left drugs behind, and a pilot program would take place at three locations in san jose challenger

school in berryessa, shirakawa elementary school and the kipp and independence campus. if successful, it could expand to k through 12 schools across the city. >> the memo we have crafted today is thoughtful and nuanced, and gives us the legal tools we need to enforce parking violations in dangers posed to our children as they come to school and leave every day. >> one unhoused advocate we spoke with thinks towing vehicles near a school campus will only criminalize homelessness. the city says they don't intend to leave those in rvs without a place to go. >> coming up, we are talking about loud budgeting. the social media trend gaining popularity on tiktok. plus it's so david and i are going to be in a little commercial. >> i'll be honest, i am honest. >> okay, it's a big commercial. >> i guess if you saw this documentary you would get this

joke. >> yeah. yes. okay >> this is a preview of a super bowl commercial. yes. we are already seeing these. but first i'm checking the weather with drew boshers. >> like i come from humble beginnings. really? yeah father had a rolls royce. are >> that's a t shirt. >> that's why they got it. yeah. uh, taking a look at the commutes, they're going to be very different. the morning one is really calm. it's cloudy out there later on this morning is when the rain, you can see becomes more widespread across the region. watch what happens when you flip it over to the evening commute. it is a different story. this is when we're really in the core of this storm. this level three strong storm that we're tracking. this is when we'll have heavy rain, strong gusty winds at times. so it's just going to be a stormy afternoon and evening on the way. we have high wind warnings that have now been extended landed. originally it was just for the santa cruz mountains. now we're including the oakland hills. also mount diablo and also the north bay coastline, because already we're seeing winds in these spots in excess of 40 and 50mph. and the winds

are only going to ramp up as the afternoon goes on. so looking at the wind forecast, what you really notice is first, there's a pretty long duration today of those strong winds. then we have the frontal passage. this evening. and behind that front you're going to notice the winds drop off dramatically. but those advisories and warnings are in effect for good reason because those winds will be strong throughout the day. flood watches are up for the entire region. now that just means everybody's fair game to see potential flooding on our roads and our smaller streams and creeks, even shallow landslides because that saturated soil means runoff happens pretty quickly today and heavy rain is in the forecast. let's time it out for you. future weather by noon, more of us seeing rain light to moderate in nature, but it's the afternoon and the evening. here's 430. we'll get the clock into 7 p.m. we have several hours where we'll be tracking rounds of heavy rain throughout the region, thinking 1 to 2in for a lot of us around the bay shoreline, higher amounts in the north bay, some areas could exceed three inches of rain. we'll show those

rainfall totals coming up in about nine minutes. also, a winter storm warning in effect for the sierra will break all that down for you. coming up after the break, 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. >> 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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right now. reggie the original tiktok video started out as a joke, but it turns out that loud budgeting could be some decent financial advice. now it's all about talking openly with your friends and your family about how much money you're willing to spend. also, how much you realistically want to save the trend is part of a larger general shift in spending habits, with record student loan debt and economic instability. 8-80 gen z and millennials have learned to tighten their wallets . >> it's one of the key things driving it is this more honest approach to spending money and being more open. >> so financial advisors say the accountability is a good first step. but budgeting does also need to set specific goals and also follow through. but keep in mind that other experts warn that there's a fine line when you can cross into oversharing, and then that risks making other people feel uncomfortable. kumasi. >> all right, thank you, gloria. from one tiktok trend to another in today's gma first look, a new nicotine product is raising

concern for young people because of its promotion on the site. here's abc news reporter rhiannon ally in this morning's gma first look, a new nicotine product gaining popularity on social media. >> these products in the hands of adults, that's one thing. but in the hands of the youth, with their developing brain is another. >> zyn. the swedish brand of nicotine pouches, popular in europe, now taking hold in the united states with the help of so-called influencers on tiktok. >> the discreteness is what concerns me the most. we're a fourth grader can use it in the bathroom pretty seamlessly without anyone knowing. >> while these pouches contain a smaller amount of the highly addictive drug compared to traditional cigarets, medical experts say it is too early to tell what the long terme health effects could be on kids. >> this is why we try to talk to as many parents and school teachers as possible, and coming up at 7 a.m. >> what you need to know about zyn and its risk for nicotine toxicity for kids with your gma first look, i'm rhiannon ally, abc news, new york.

>> we're less than two weeks away from the super bowl, and sin city is starting to look like football city. super bowl 58 signage going up all around allegiant stadium in vegas. many surrounding casinos and hotels are also putting up decorations ahead of the big game. the nfl store in las vegas is the first to release exclusive super bowl swag from the kansas city chiefs and the 40 niners, and we're getting our first look at the 40 niners super bowl jerseys. the team tweeted this video with the caption, it's getting real. you can see the super bowl 58 logo sewn on the front. the niners will wear their white jerseys, which they typically wear for road games, and that could be a good omen, according to our sister network, espn. teams in white jerseys have won 16 of the last 19 super bowls. >> we have all the stats. we're also getting a preview of some of the coveted super bowl ads left over chicken, scallions, cheese. >> what am i going to make with this mayo mayo? hellmann's? you can talk.

>> okay. >> not that's kate mckinnon in a commercial for hellmann's mayonnaise. uber eats also has released its ad starring david and victoria beckham. in it, the couple is poking fun at themselves by recreating a viral moment from netflix's beckham documentary. these are just a few of the a little piece, i should say, of the full commercial, so we do have to wait until super bowl sunday to see the whole thing. but this was a funny moment, so i'm glad they're having fun with this. yeah all right. the designer brand behind and taylor swift's viral kansas city chiefs coat now has a licensing agreement with the nfl. kristen ukec is the wife of 40 niners fullback kyle ukec. she's been making these designs for various teams for a while now. she's also made pieces for klay thompson, simone biles, taylor lautner, the financial terms of the deal have not been released, but go ahead. >> i was happy to see this. yeah, it's really cool.

>> yeah. you know, i was listening to an interview with her and she was saying that a lot of times when people wear jerseys to the games, they end up covering them up. when it gets cold with a jacket. so she thought, why not do it as a kid such a cool idea. yeah, it looks good, mom. get your money. i love that. yeah. >> all right. we already have flood warnings that are up, meaning that we are going to see some minor flooding in spots in the north bay. we'll take you to the navarro river. you can see that green polygon on your screen. flooding likely won't occur until the overnight hours. that's why the flood warnings begin later on tonight. also have another one for the russian river near hopland. just some minor flooding right now in spots. we'll keep our eyes on these two locations, but we'll likely see more warnings come out later on this evening. once the heavy rain really kicks into gear. level three strong storm today for thatrillionain heavy at times. also, those gusty winds. we'll talk about the rain. it becomes widespread close to lunchtime, light and moderate in nature. but it's the afternoon and the evening. here's 3 p.m. those brighter colors, the yellow, the orange, even some red, indicating the

increasing level of heavy rain as we head into the evening, we will be tracking just areas of heavy rain that will bring some low visibility, some flooding on our roadways, even on our smaller streams and creeks. and then early tomorrow morning, this is 330. i don't think it's out of the question. we could have an early morning thunderstorm to begin thursday. rainfall totals. this amount of rain will fall in a pretty short amount of time. so that's why flood watches are posted across the region. we're also watching our winds very closely. they're already gusty along the coast and in our hills. they'll just pick up throughout the day where we could see winds gusting 45 to 60mph in spots. just prepare for a stormy afternoon and evening. upper 50s to the lower 60s. a quick look at the winter storm warning begins at 10 a.m. today. later today, into tomorrow. heavy snow, 1 to 2ft above, about 6000ft. three feet possible on our highest peaks. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we have that level three strong storm today. showers, some thunderstorms tomorrow, and then we'll watch another storm move in here on sunday to level two for another

round of wet and windy weather. gloria. >> yeah, right now we want to tell you about a delay on bart. there's still a ten minute delay on the antioch line in the sfo direction. this is between lafayette and orinda. and this is because of an equipment problem on the track. and while bart is saying this is a ten minute delay, keep in mind that commuters are telling us it's actually longer. probably more like 15 minutes. so plan for that. >> thanks, gloria. new at six. the teachers who just got a huge bonus check and now are supposed to be giving it back first though streaming officially the most popular way viewers are choosing to tune in, we're going to tell you

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movie will chronicle dion's health journey and the lengths she's gone to perform for her loyal fan base again in 2022. dion was forced to cancel her world tour after being diagnosed with this rare neurologic disorder in december. her sister said in an interview that she has lost control of her muscles. i am celine dion will be available to stream on prime video later this year. and speaking of prime, it now has ads customers have the option to pay $2.99 a month more to avoid the ads. a recent morgan stanley report predicts prime video ads will generate more than $3 billion in additional revenue this year. most other streaming services have inserted ads into programing and raised prices on ad free tier. i find this fascinating. americans spent the equivalent of 21 million years worth of time streaming content just last year. that is 20% more compared to 2022. streaming has taken over how people watch a

trend that took a while to take over cable and broadcast. according to nielsen. and let's see what you've been watching. would you have predicted that the number one tv show is suits hmm'hmm more than. 5 total minutes streamed of that show? it's followed by bluey, which streams on disney, ncis, gray's anatomy, cocomelon round out the top five when it comes to the most stream movies. disney takes four of the top five spots. number one moana make way, make way. number two is encanto. the super mario brothers is three. disney's elemental took the number four spot, followed by minions the rise of gru. disney's a parent company of abc seven. >> let's go to live doppler seven this morning. we have some light to moderate rain falling around ukiah this morning. cloverdale. what you're seeing across the rest of the bay area, this light green not reaching the ground right now. it's

evaporating, but we will get thatrillionain falling later on this afternoon. and this evening . so let's break down the day for you with the headlines this morning. really? just some light showers in the north bay. it's breezy the morning commute will have little issue. it's the afternoon and the evening. the rain becomes heavy. the winds will be strongest. and then tonight will likely start hearing reports of localized flooding. even some trees coming down. so just look at the winds right now. for example, in our hills, you can see they're quite strong. some areas at 50mph. kumasi thank you. >> drew new at six how the warriors celebrated the super bowl bound 40 niners at their game at chase center. >> and the place is having so much wintry weather. the people living there are calling it a pandemic of snow. >> then the bay area counting, declaring loneliness a public health crisis. why supervisors took this first in the nation step a victory that is there for the taking. grab it. now that was a great halftime speech. let's go win.

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