bay area, which will be in effect from 4 p.m. saturday through 10 a.m. monday. >> now at six, another major storm is on the way, but you do have some time to prepare today

before the heaviest. rain comes down overnight and tomorrow. good morning. it's saturday, february third. i'm stephanie sierra. let's get right to meteorologist lisa argent, who is tracking the very latest on this. good morning lisa. >> good morning stephanie. it's a level one system today. we do have some light showers out there and we'll continue to watch things ramp up throughout the day. so we'll show that to you in just a moment. but right now winds are calm and most of you are dry out there. but we are looking at things changing rapiy. so here's a look at live doppler seven. we'll take you up to the north bay where it has been a little bit showery around youngsville highway 29. glenn allen, and then down through san francisco, you can see right through the bay view district 101 and brisbane. some wet weather. it's offshore, so highway one has been pretty damp and then we'll continue to see those showers. also the santa cruz mountains. so we will be looking at the shower activity throughout the morning hours with this level one system slippery roads. and then look what happens. we get a bit of a break as we go through one 2:00,

3:00, and then by 7:00 things begin to turn around and the rain ramps up. 49 right now in hayward, we are cooler in the north bay at 43 degrees 41. in santa rosa. things are really going to turn around tomorrow when we get the south winds. it's going to be mild, but this morning it's chillier out there. we have a flood watch for the entire bay area, and we're also under a wind advisory. and then a wind warning as we get through tomorrow. the entire bay area once again, the purples indicating wind gusts of 50 and 60 miles an hour overnight night and through tomorrow. this is today, 9:00. some showers, then that bit of a break. 3:00. and then by 7:00, here comes the lighter rain. quickly it turns to heavier rain. i'll have more details on amounts, timing and intensity coming up. stephanie. all right. >> lisa, thank you. and there's been little to no chance of drying out from our series of storms. and that's prompting concerned, especially in the south bay, which could be hit hard this weekend. abc seven news reporter dustin dawsey has a look at how people are preparing for the rays of

sunshine peeking through the clouds of rain were a welcome sight in the south bay while it lasted. >> the national weather service issued a flood watch for the entire bay area, which will be in effect from 4 p.m. saturday through 10 a.m. monday. a wind advisory will be in effect for the santa clara valley from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. on sunday. >> strong wind and heavy rain mean more damage, and you didn't have to drive far in santa clara county to find existing issues from past storms in the santa cruz mountains, reminders of damaging rain and wind from 2023. josh felder saw plenty on his bike ride from half moon bay. >> we ride up here a lot uh- up on these mountain roads in the santa cruz mountains for a long time. and, um, last winter with all of the rains that we had and it was certainly, probably the most rain i've seen since i was a child growing up here, a lot of the mountain roads have just taken a serious beating, and it's not just the roads. >> the effects of 2023 storms are still felt across the region. >> we had that series of

atmospheric rivers blow through over several months. we lost over a thousand trees in the city of san jose. >> with sunday's storm expected to bring more rain to already saturated soil, more fallen trees are possible. the department of transportation says homeowners should call them if they need assistance. downed trees don't just cause damage, but may lead to flooding as well . valley water crews have been utilizing the break in the atmospheric river events to clear trees and anything else that's still left over. >> people may just think that, oh yeah, creek streams. you know, they naturally just flow low and there's no concern about, you know, something blocking them. and when you look at those pictures, you see the, you know, leaves and debris and, and sticks and, and trees and all those kinds of things that can that can be obstructions in our local waterways. >> 2023 was a challenge. but even the darkest storms are followed by a bit of light. every event is different. but these agencies have learned how to better prepare and adapt when the rain hits, to keep the community as safe as they can be. experts say the best way for

you to be ready for the storm is to know where your nearest sandbag locations are, know whether or not you're in a flood zone, and sign up for city and county emergency alerts in san jose. dustin dawsey abc seven news now residents in santa cruz are preparing for intense rainfall, of course, this weekend to emergency response. >> volunteers went door to door, warning those in flood prone areas to be ready to evacuate. people living by creeks and rivers are especially vulnerable to breaching. over the next two days, they're on high alert after rain and floods wreaked havoc on the area last winter. >> you should be prepared, you know, if it happened last year. yesterday ten years ago, you should have a memory and should be prepared. >> some residents and business owners are taking action like stacking sandbags ahead of this wet weather. several emergency shelters are opening up to help give people a warm and dry place to stay during the storm. episcopal community services of san francisco is opening their marin health and wellness campus on kerner boulevard, right in

san rafael. the shelter operates from 5 p.m. to 10:30 a.m. daily, and santa cruz county. three shelters are opening in the santa cruz veterans hall is open from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily, and a 24 hour shelter will be at the depot park on center street in santa cruz. it will operate until noon on monday. the watsonville veterans hall is also open 24 hours per day through monday. now we're tracking the weekend weather with live doppler seven, and you can to just scan the qr code on your screen using the camera on your phone. that will take you right to our website, abc seven news.com, where you can stream live doppler seven in real time in the east bay. now a birthday celebration in wine country came to a violent end right near the oakland international airport. a woman says her son and some friends were robbed at a gas station as theyilled up their rental car. it happened in an area that's received a lot of publicity recently, with in-n-out and denny's both announcing they were closing

because of crime concerns. abc seven news reporter tara campbell has reaction from the victim's mother. i'm offering a $10,000 reward for any tips that lead to the arrest of the people who violently robbed my son and his friends. >> reporter maxie share is talking about this incident monday at the 76 gas station on hegenberger road near the oakland airport, offering up a reward to help identify the people in this surveillance video, which is also being used in the police investigate in the world doesn't have to be this way. the texas attorney has roots in the bay area and says the attack happened while her son and friends were gassing up their rental car. family and friends had spent the weekend in sonoma celebrating his 21st birthday. >> out comes five different men uh- they bust the windshield, take all of the luggage and didn't stop there. they then pulled my son out of the car, started hitting him with the gun. >> she met her son in oakland at the police station. >> this is commonplace is what i

kept being told. you should know better than to gas up in oakland. >> but she says there was no warning. this is a dangerous area. >> now that it happened. oh, i'm researching hegenberger like crazy and it doesn't take a deep dive to learn. >> hegenberger has been taking a hit in an out burger, announcing the closure of its location because of crime, and now denny's also closed and abc seven news inside phil matier says there doesn't seem to be any answers in sight. >> i haven't heard anything solid coming out of oakland city hall yet. i hear some platitudes about, we're going to work together. we're trying. we're coming up with different strategies. is more beat cops this, that. but it's the same thing i heard a year ago. >> and when asked about monday's robbery at the 76 gas station in oakland, mayor shengtao responded with a statement reading in part. as mayor, i have prioritized the critical gateway to oakland and surged police presence and employ technology to deter and respond

to criminal behavior. however, more is necessary and i will be working with regional and state leaders to protect this tourist gateway into oakland. tara campbell, abc seven news new. >> this morning, former san francisco mayor mark farrell is running for mayor. that's according to our media partners at sf standard. farrell previously served as mayor back in 2018 after the sudden death of then mayor ed lee at the time, he decided not to run in the special election where london breed was elected mayor. farrell is currently the managing director of thayer ventures, a tech investment firm. he co-founded in 2011. in california, lawmakers are considering a proposal requiring businesses to have narcan available in first aid kits under assembly bill 1976, employers need to have maxillo nasal spray on hand to treat someone who has taken an opioid like fentanyl. minaxolone is the life saving ingredient in the overdose antidote narcan. san francisco state assemblyman matt haney introduced this bill this

week. if the legislation is signed into law, it would go into effect on january first next year. developing news now. us strikes in iraq killed at least 61 people and wounded 25 others overnight. that's according to an official statement from the iraqi government. the statement says residential buildings and property were also damaged as a result of the strikes. us national security council spokesperson john kirby has said the strikes were, quote, successful. while it's still unclear, though, if or how many militants may have been killed or wounded. all right, closer to home. now let's take a peek outside. lisa. good morning. >> good morning to you, stephanie. we're looking at a pretty good start to your saturday. a few showers around, just a few level one system and nice visibility here from our sutro tower camera. it's colder out there. things are going to change as south winds increase and the rain rates increase as well. we'll go from a level one today to a level three tonight into your sunday details with my

accuweather seven day forecast is next lisa thank you. >> also coming up street safety in the east bay. how the antioch mayor plans to target break-ins and sideshow shows. despite dozens of officers on leave amid a texting scandal. plus, a faithful bet on love and the 40 niners. meet the woman whose wedding guests could get lucky on the super bowl. all thanks to her wedding favors

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barbecue place here. we've the el campanil. it has more shows today than it did before. and so we've been pretty busy in downtown. >> but the mayor acknowledges there's also been a rise in crime. and the police force is understaffed to bridge the gap. the city has hired private security to patrol the downtown and nearby public parking lots. >> the private security firm will alleviate that because these things happen when nobody's around. nobody's watching it, you know? ten, nine, ten, 11, 12:00 at night. so this will serve as an important deterrent. >> the focus won't just be on crime and break ins, but also rowdy crowds and sideshows. one big reason for private security the antioch police texting scandal. since last year, more than 40% of the police department is out on paid leave because of the ongoing investigation. >> since the traffic division was basically decimated as a result of the texas of the text racist messaging scandal. uh, unfortunately, we have seen an increase in sideshows, and so, uh, this private security will

serve as a as a, as hopefully a deterrent to some of the sideshows that we've seen at the marina. >> buford brown is owner of the recently opened buford memphis style barbecue. he supports having extra security, not just because it serves as a deterrent , but hopefully to encourage customers. >> yes, yes, people will feel comfortable coming down to antioch. antioch is a beautiful place and so we want to try to build it up and make sure everybody is feeling safe and secure when they come downtown antioch sideshows and lack of enforcement is why property owner shawn mccauley spent $50,000 of his own money to install license plate readers last summer. >> since then, he says, there have been no sideshows, and crime is way down in antioch. anser hassan abc seven news. >> actor carl weathers, who gained fame in the original rocky movies as apollo creed, has died at the age of 76. weather has played college football at san diego state, then played for the oakland

raiders in the early 1970s. that's when he started to appear as an extra in movies. his big break was landing the role of apollo creed in the original rocky movie. he appeared in many more movies and tv shows, including predator and most recently, the mandalorian. in between his acting careers, weathers also got a bachelor's degree right here at san francisco state. now to a story about love and the super bowl. a northern california couple's wedding could have a super payoff for all the guests that showed up. they gave out a gift that shows just how faithful they are to the 40 niners. but as abc seven news reporter lauren martinez tells us, it all hinges on the outcome of the big game. not many people can say they make money from attending a wedding. >> you bet on us. so we placed a bet for you on september 9th. >> jessica and matt grimm said their i dos in south lake tahoe tucked in each of their guest napkins was a sports bet. >> the 40 niners win super bowl

58. >> this has been a great way to still feel that excitement for what we just ate. um, had together for a big celebration for our love. so it's just been really fun to keep that momentum going. >> the couple wanted to show their love for the niners and integrate tahoe casinos in a memorable way. >> i just know as an event planner that favors are something that are special to give out, but also they are the ones that are the first to either be left at the table or to not be really thought of after the event, the couple bought $2 bets for each of their 180 guests. >> if the 40 niners take the vince lombardi trophy home, each winning ticket can be cashed in for just under $20. depends how many favors they took off of other people's place places. >> so like i know one of my cousins said he left with 12. >> even friends and family from michigan are hoping these favors pay off.

>> you feel their excitement. they call, they text, they. they are just like, oh my god, can you believe this is actually going to happen? it's fun that to, you know, after months after the wedding to still be able to enjoy the wedding on the back of each favor, a message says, we hope you get as lucky as us, forever faithful. we're hoping we, you know, the niners pull through and we win the super bowl, and then we get a little money back for our wedding in the south bay. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> well, snow is coming down on lake tahoe. you're taking a live look from atop heavenly mountain. we've been talking about the next big storm arriving tomorrow. the national weather service says if you plan on going up to tahoe, your best bet is going there today. but come tomorrow until tuesday. severe weather impacts on travel are expected and that includes, of course, delays, snow covered roads and reduced visibility. as you're seeing here. and speaking of the storm, it will get very

messy tomorrow. lisa is tracking the latest for us and the possibility for the storm level to be upgraded. >> yeah, we have an area of low pressure that's developing now. it's still hundreds of miles off the west coast. it's going to get closer. it's going to bring in the subtropical moisture and it's going to get strong. just west of san francisco. so that is going to funnel in some very strong winds, some very heavy rain from overnight tonight. right through your sunday. and the winds are going to stay up throughout the afternoon soon. so there's a look at that stream of moisture. it's still developing well to the west of us. and what we have right now is just the leftover showers from an area of low pressure that still wants to hang out to the north of us. here's a look at saint helena yountville with shower activity through highway 29. and as we look a little closer into the bay here, it's san francisco with some spotty showers over into the east bay. montara half moon bay, some very light rain. and then it is offshore. it will continue to

rotate on through the next couple of hours and then we'll be looking at a bit of a lull. i'm just talking a couple of hours and then light rain will follow throughout the later afternoon hours before it gets intense. tonight, 48 in oakland, it is 41, in santa rosa, so the chillier air has moved on in. and looking at emeryville right now, still dark out there. spotty showers this morning. then tonight the widespread lightrillionain. then it picks up where level one today. then level three overnight. possibly a level four looking at the wet and windy conditions and then stormy weather for your sunday. good idea to hunker down and just stay in as we're really going to get into the thick of this after midnight. so level three, with the possibility of thunderstorms, high rain rates will see some flooding. we'll see some tree limbs down, possibly trees down. and those landslides as the ground is saturated out there. and we're going to add on some several inches of rain with some very

strong winds. 830 this morning you can see showers from southern marin and san francisco from pescadero there then a bit of a lull. but look what is lurking. we could still see some showers. any time throughout the afternoon, but the main rain band with this next system stays to the south. and then by five, 6:00 we're looking at the lighter rain. by midnight it's moderate to heavy rain that has moved in from the east bay, the south bay, the peninsula now in the north bay, stopping this at 530 in the morning. and it has been raining for five six hours. moderate to heavy rain. possibility of thunderstorms. as you can see, that cold pocket there through lake county. and here's where we get into the thunderstorm activity. perhaps the downpours and the flooding after the main rain band moves on through. so it is going to be an intense several hours tonight into tomorrow. rainfall rates today a 10th to 2/10. and then this is your sunday night. two and a half to three inches. look at that four inches with winds over 60 miles an hour in the

santa cruz mountains. this is monday night and we are looking at a lot of rain in a short period of time. here's a look at the winds i'm going to stop this at midnight, 30 to 40 miles. do you think that's enough? no we're going to continue to crank it up low pressure sits right off shore. winds 40 to 60 miles an hour. no problem along the coast. and it's not until the middle of the day where we see things dial back. so this is a sunday through tuesday in the mountains. a winter storm warning looking at excessive snow, along with the excessive rain and wind in the bay area. so today, 50 spotty showers out there and the winds are light. the accuweather seven day forecast level one system today. overnight tonight it cranks up level three wind, rain, flooding , trees down, power outages. this is the real deal coming in tonight. and tomorrow stephanie. >> yeah real mess. thank you lisa. just ahead a threatened habitat off the coast of california. and it's these hungry sea otters who are swimming in to help. that story

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team with a special skill set. in this case, we're talking about sea otters. abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma has their story. >> they may wear fur coats instead of red capes, but these sea otters are still environmental superheroes, helping to restore the scenic elkhorn slough near moss landing on monterey bay. >> so the sea otters haven't totally stopped erosion, but they've slowed it down dramatically. brett hughes is a researcher with sonoma state and formerly the moss landing marine lab. >> teams from the lab monitored destructive species, including striped shore crabs, which have been wiping out plant roots and eroding the slough itself. hughes says the burrowing crabs went almost unchecked until otters started reappearing. the hungry otters survive in the cold pacific waters by consuming huge amounts of prey to increase their metabolism and body heat, which translates to about 20 to 25 pounds of food. >> um, that they need to

consume. and crabs, especially in estuaries, are just one of the more, more abundant and easy to grab snacks for a sea otter. the sea otters have been slowly expanding their range in monterey bay since being hunted nearly to extinction in more than a century ago, and researchers believe there's still a lot to learn about their contribution to the marine ecosystem. >> charles andrus maps the geology of the estuary for the moss landing marine lab. >> well, i think people are going to try to apply this theory of a top predator in an ecosystem, um, um, to their own environments, you know, to understand what's been lost. >> and there are already proposals to reintroduce sea otter populations further north, including the sonoma county coast. one hope is that the otters would help control an exploding sea urchin population. that's threatening the coastal kelp forest there. >> and so it's the same situation in almost just a different ecosystem, um, where we would definitely look in the

kelp forest would definitely benefit from having these animals around for the time being. >> the otters are busy doing their work by essentially chowing down in the estuary waters off monterey bay and coming to the rescue of a critical ecosystem. um. drew tuma abc seven news coming up, a street hazard backlog in san francisco. >> in our next half hour, one business owner in chinatown says she had to wait more than a year to get it fixed. that's until the abc7 news i are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for adults with hr positive, her2 negative metastatic breast cancer

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this weekend, as millions across the west coast are under flood warnings. we're talking about heavy rain, gusty winds. of course, that flood watch uh- recipe for a mess. yes >> and you know, you thought last wednesday's was strong. this is packing a stronger punch with gusty winds and heavier rain. so there is the tail of cloud cover and you see that thing way in the left hand corner of your screen. that's an area of low pressure that is still going tvep. and you guessed it, it is setting up right off the coast of the bay area tomorrow. here's a look at highway 122 there up in the north bay, east of saint helena. some wet weather. highway one bolinas, lagunitas, and san francisco. a few light showers. there's more offshore for montara highway one, half moon bay, no wind problems right now. we'll get into that at 10:00 tonight. you can see that slug of moisture there, and we'll look at the chance of rain throughout the day today. but this is a level one. so the showers will be scattered. the

roadways will be slippery. and then as we get through about 11 to 3:00, our best bet to have some drier conditions before everything increases and goes downhill. 45 in fremont, we are in the low 40s up in the north bay, so it's a colder start, but gusty south winds tonight at 10:00 puts us in the wind advisory. then our wind warning we have a flood watch from 4:00 sunday into 10:00 on monday. so the main event will be east of us at 4 p.m. but that's when we get into the rising rivers and creeks. and then the runoff during the storm. here's a look at the purple, the gusty winds, and then the scattered shower activity throughout the morning hours. and we're going to talk totals and intensity when we see you next stephanie. >> all right lisa, thank you. and the north bay now sonoma county is dealing with the aftermath of heavy rain earlier this week, the ceo of one roofing company tells us their schedule is now jam packed with between 30 and 60 clients a day. their staff is split up into two person emergency response teams plugging up leaks and planning

for further repairs. >> crews are trained and equipped to temporarily stop leaks of any type in any roofing system. their secondary responsibility is to generate a follow up proposal for a permanent repair, and the work won't let up as the region braces for even more wet weather this weekend. >> in fact, organizers of the kaiser permanente san francisco half marathon changed the course because of the weather. originally, participants were going to run through golden gate park and finish along the great highway right by ocean beach. but with those strong winds and heavy rain in the forecast, runners will no longer go through the park. they'll only run the great highway. right now, we're tracking the weekend weather with live doppler seven, and you can do the exact same. it's easy just scan the qr code on your screen using the camera on your phone that will take you right to our website. abc seven news.com, where you can stream live doppler seven in real time. now to a little digging from our abc seven news i-team, a broken

sidewalk turned into a safety hazard in san francisco's chinatown. it actually highlights a larger backlog of unresolved street issues across the city. so we got involved to help. it's a story you'll see only on seven when there's problems like this broken sidewalks, damaged sewers, or potholes. san franciscans can call 3-1-1 to get help. it even says it right on the website, but the expectation is to get an answer. better yet, a resolution . we're paying taxes, after all. >> what a damage. >> but that didn't happen for business owner vivian low. >> i can't sleep, i said. oh my goodness. >> the sidewalk in front of her business is sinking in right at the corner of waverly and washington street in san francisco's chinatown. and she says it's been that way for more than a year. >> we have the community, kate, with the city already. they said you were coming to fix it, but that never happened. >> she didn't just reach out once or twice, at least 3 to 4 times.

>> in fact, records pulled by the i-team show there have been eight 3-1-1 complaints filed to the city about sidewalk defects at this same intersection dating back to november of 2023. >> but low says she started filing complaints last january over one year. >> i can't believe it. >> here's the odd part according to the city's site, every case filed was resolved. >> nothing. >> but that clearly hasn't happened. as you can see, everything. >> yeah, water damage and everything. >> vivian says she felt hopeless watching people trip over it or use it as a pseudo garbage. >> it's unacceptable. >> that's until she ran into shane johnson. hey he is very good. >> he make my day. you know, johnson happened to be in the neighborhood installing internet in nearby buildings. >> he took a look. >> if you get a good look at this. i mean, this is super dangerous. so i was like, wow, if the city is not going to help these people, i know who will help us. i'm going to reach out to channel seven. >> so he did, and we reached out to sf public works and asked if

they can fix it. and within a couple hours we got a yes. >> they cut out the curb to make it even. >> the next day a crew came out to fill the hole with concrete and gravel. >> so we're out here today trying to make it safe. >> why did it take so long? >> so it took a long time because we're still trying to figure out what the underlying problem was. it did get worse over time. we likely should have gotten to this quicker. >> a sigh of relief for vivian tonight. >> i don't have to worry as she's been dealing with significant flooding from that sidewalk every time it rains. >> by the time they leave today, it will look like the street and a new curb will be built. >> it's incredible. uh- big today is my happy day. happy happy. so thank you. thank you. finally, we are very successful. >> we are so thrilled to see that outcome for vivian. but there is still a decent backlog of these types of problems. we found more than 8000 complaints involving street and curb issues reported across the city from 2023 through this year. now, about 30% of those are still open now to this automated

vehicle company. waymo is looking to expand its driver less operations beyond san francisco. the company recently submitted a plan with the state's public utilities commission to operate on the peninsula as well as in los angeles. but there's been pushback from state lawmakers. they claim local governments should make their own regulations regarding driverless vehicles. local communities are now stepping up their efforts to prepare for the new wave of vehicles, making sure that the streets uh- pavement markings, the signage, the signals, all of that is a properly upgraded to be able to be recognized by the computer. us lawmakers say they want to make sure the rollout of this new technology happens very safely to the south bay. now, santa clara county and the vta announced plans for a new housing development close to public transit. the agency already owns the land in campbell by winchester station. the land will be turned into 90

affordable apartments. >> when we think about building healthy, vibrant communities, what we have to have in our minds is how we connect people to where they need to be. we want to make sure everybody in our community has a safe place to lay their head, and we want people to have access to jobs to get to go to school, to get to their groceries, to get to childcare. >> the construction begins next year. we'll be following it. now to your voice, your vote. and democrats are holding their first primary in south carolina today. president biden is looking toward a landslide victory. other candidates include congressman dean phillips and marianne williamson. the dnc changed the order of their primaries to diversify early voting states, which left biden off the initial new hampshire ballot. however, the president still won the democratic vote as a write in, but it was not officiated by the dnc. today's outcome could strengthen biden's campaign for a possible reelection. could we

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calaveras county and can't get reliable service. pat is desperate to get the landline reconnected, but at&t says it doesn't want that obligation anymore. look what they did to me. >> how many little old ladies out there? has this happened to? and they didn't know how to fight. it? come on. i'm a fighter. >> the california public utilities commission is considering at&t submission. it will hold four public hearings through march. as we celebrate black history month, san francisco mayor london breed is focused on both progress and opportunity. the mayor stopped at the war memorial veterans building yesterday, where she announced a new initiative to host summer programs from historically black colleges at san francisco state university. it includes student housing at the university of san francisco. breed also hosted a city hall event with the african american historical and cultural society to officially kick off black history month. it does not go unnoticed on me that this city

is being run by black people. >> it's not just the work i do as mayor and the shoulders i stand on as the second african american to represent this community in this office. but it doesn't go unnoticed to me that we have a black police chief and a black district attorney. >> the theme for black history month this year is african americans and the arts. back to weather. now let's take a peek outside with lisa. good morning. >> hey, stephanie. good morning to you. on top of mount tam, the winds are out of the southeast, but it is 38 degrees, so it has really dropped off in the upper elevations. and a couple of hours of calm, scattered shower activity around the bay area. level one system today before everything changes, we're going to see very heavy rain, extremely gusty winds. we'll just call it excessive from late tonight into your sunday. level three potential level four system on the way. details next.

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645. the super bowl might just be the peak of a married couple's rivalry in kansas city. >> now this couple is divided. the wife, debbie, is a big chiefs fan, but her husband marcello is rooting for the niners. they've randomly decorated the basement over the years with memorabilia out of love for both their teams. now, one day, marcello decided to split it down the middle so they each have their own side. at this point, they're just trying to avoid the trash talk and i go upstairs. >> we learned over the years not to say much because it doesn't end well for either one of us. it comes down to push and shove. oh no, we're enemies.

>> i've been trying to find a place where a bunch of 40 niners watch the game so i can go and enjoy it. >> isn't this hilarious? good for them. the couple has decided to go to las vegas since it's a neutral venue. they don't have tickets to the game, but they certainly will enjoy the experience. all right. today the warriors are on the road in atlanta. the dubs face the hawks at state farm arena. tip off for that game is at 430. and right here on abc seven live from madison square garden. don't miss the lakers, knicks game. tip off for that is at 530. and then on the gridiron, super bowl 58 is just around the corner, and the 40 niners are looking to end that 29 year nfl championship drought. abc seven sports director larry biel has some of the team's mindset in your morning sports. >> good morning everybody. it is a critical five game road trip for the warriors. they have decisions to make before the trade deadline next week. warriors in memphis. but you know no superstar gets a worse whistle than steph curry's whacked in the chest. they knock

him down apparently that's no longer a foul steve curry he gets teed up. meanwhile jonathan kuminga gets teed off with authority down the lane. 29 points for kuminga and then look at the beauty of this place steph floating around like a butterfly. draymond setting the pick and steph splash on the three. there's so good together steph had 20 points. and brandon pisemsky the rookie inbounding to draymond right back to pods. he had a dozen points. and 14 assists tops among all rookies this year. warriors win 121 101. the 40 niners take off tomorrow bound for las vegas and super bowl 58 against casey. now yesterday was the last day for the media to watch practice before the team heads to sin city. george kittle and eric armstead did not practice nursing injuries. more precautionary than anything else. kittle realizes these opportunities do not come along that often. football is a very difficult sport and so it's hard to get back to the top. >> you know, we've gotten close a couple times, but you know, hey, the ball bounces other people's ways and some plays

weren't made. and that's just football. >> believe me. the hardest thing is looking at the guys uh- the ronnie lots, the steve youngs, the joe montana's when we when we haven't done that because those guys have had our backs and we want to have theirs. and so they know we're fighting. but you got to pay that off and we've got that opportunity this week. >> we all understand. you know, the stage that this game is going to be played on and who we are as a team is good enough. and we just got to continue to do what we've done all year. >> kansas city best team in the world. they the champs. you know they didn't be in the four super bowls in the past what six years. so it's a great feeling to try to go in there and knock off, you know, the best team in the world. >> this is unbelievable. the fourth ranked stanford women ran into a buzz saw a freshman named juju watkins from usc. juju went off for 50 thehe one points and becomes esky's all time single game scoring leader. the rest of the trojans scored only 16. she had 51 usc over stanford 6758. little golf second round action

pebble beach look at the view rory mcilroy has on 18. breathtaking. he and amateur partner jeff rhodes lead that side of the event. qbs tom brady, josh allen playing together, leading the pros. world number one scottie scheffler birdie on 18 and route to a 64. he's in a three way tie for the lead at 11 under as they head to round three. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody i'm larry beil. all right i don't think we can stress this enough. >> it's going to be a mess out there this weekend lisa is tracking the latest for us. good morning. >> good morning stephanie. yes that's right we're looking at this storm system continuing to develop off shore. you can see all the cloud cover there. it stretches all the way back to hawaii. we would call this a pineapple express an atmospheric river. and then there's an area of low pressure right there. that's going to continue to develop. and it's going to intensify and sit right off the san francisco coastline. so if you remember last march, where we had, uh, almost winds of 70 miles an hour along the coast,

we had that 89 mile an hour wind gusts. the santa cruz mountains. we're talking this intensity again. here's a look at live doppler seven 128 north and east of yountville. some shower activity down through san francisco, off the coast of marin from mere beach, highway one, scattered light showers down through san mateo 280. this is very light and offshore you can see still moisture there, but this is nothing compared to what it's going to get going overnight tonight. 48 in oakland, 41 santa rosa. it's cooler out there. there's a look at san jose where it's cloudy, spotty showers this morning and through the afternoon. things are going to be pretty quiet out there. so good chance to assess your property and really tie some things up. whether or not it's the storm drains. unclogging them, the gutters, the trash cans, the fences, it'll be wet and windy tonight and it's going to last through tomorrow and we will get a break throughout the afternoon. but we're talking the flood risk increasing as the waters rise after the heaviest rain level

three system, with heavy rain flooding, strong damaging winds, possibility of a thunderstorm tonight into tomorrow. so here's a look at today. 830 notice the scattered showers and then kind of quiet out there for a couple of hours. and then here comes the widespread lighter rain. but quickly it turns to moderate rain after midnight. look what's offshore for. not only does the rain intensive by the winds, intensify, we've got an area of low pressure right here. six 7:00 in the morning. that's going to be funneling in the rain, in the wind. and then we'll look for things in the afternoon to see those downpours. but we're also going to see the winds stay with us throughout the afternoon. so here we are at 630 at night. still rainy out there. it will be downgraded somewhat, but with a couple of inches of rain and the gusty winds out there, it is going to be a rough day out there and a rough overnight. 10th to 2/10 right on through your saturday. so we'll take that right. and then as we get into sunday night through de

inches novato, two and a half san mateo two and a quarter san ramon. look at the santa cruz mountains. you've got four inches over seven inches in the highest peaks with 60 to 70 mile an hour wind gusts. this is monday night. so we're talking a lot of rain, a lot of wind. and as we go through the day today, it's light. this is midnight. you can see the winds begin at midnight. then this is 6:00 in the morning. they are just cranking up. low pressure is offshore there and we'll continue to see 1:00 in the afternoon that excessive wind right on through the day. winter storm warning, no travel window to get there tomorrow through monday. tuesday. today and tuesday. your best bet. look at that. 3 to 4ft of snow in the sierra nevada. and then highs today with the scattered showers , mid 50s with the light winds. the accuweather seven day forecast, level one system to a level three overnight. gusty winds, excessive wind and rain and then scattered showers for monday and tuesday. thursday looks like a little bit more rain, but these level ones will

be much lighter. it's what we're watching tonight and tomorrow. stephanie with some problems ahead for us. for sure. >> all right lisa, thank you. as we count down to the super bowl. now some people are still wondering if taylor swift will make an appearance. the question has been circulating on social media as a joke, but now the us embassy o japan might have an

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site to help kick off this display and the whole exhibition takes place within the empty commercial space. well, it looks like taylor swift will be at super bowl 58. the us embassy of japan confirmed the superstar will comfortably arrive in las vegas before the game begins. the pop star is currently on the second leg of her eras tour, with concerts starting in japan. now, embassy officials say despite the 12 hour flight and 17 hour time difference, swift will be back in time to watch her boyfriend and the kansas city chiefs player travis kelce play calm. those nerves apparently. >> well, yeah, i guess so. no doubt she's going to be there right? yeah of course yeah okay. all right. well we're looking at a few scattered showers. here's the north bay. you can see just the northeast of us. saint helena then from southern marin to san francisco, we're going to see some showers move through highway one, the peninsula. it's a level one system today. you can see the rainfall kind of becomes more isolated mid

afternoon. then it picks up this evening. we get into our level three system. excessive rain, excessive wind. we're looking at trees down the possibility of power outages and flooding all coming. our way tonight into tomorrow. >> quite a mess. busy, busy day all right. thank you all for joining us on abc seven mornings. we'll see you back here at nine. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. yay. 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 stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user.

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