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morning we are live with how business owners are coping after days in the dark. >> california wash out much of the southern part of the state, dealing with record setting flooding and dangerous mudslides . and they are not out of the woods yet. >> and breaking news overnight from the music world. toby keith, the voice behind red solo cup and so many other country hits, has died. >> good morning to you. it is tuesday, february 6th. a lot to get to this morning. >> we want to start with a check of our forecast with lisa. >> we've had a few light showers in the south bay, some of the hills there certainly some wet pavement out there. as we look at live doppler seven, all the activity really is in southern california. and as we go in closer, you can see some of the green there just south of san jose, maybe up towards petaluma and off the san mateo coast. so we are looking at a coastal flood of advisory for the next couple of days inside the bay, with the high tide, the low lying areas here, keep that in mind. and a high surf advisory. 42 in palo alto. it is much colder this morning. 39 in sonoma. so get set for a partly
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cloudy skies. will warm up a bit into the mid 50s today. gloria. yeah >> you know, as lisa mentioned, you may experience some slick roads this morning. i know in san jose where we've been looking at the cameras, they have had some slick roads today. we do have some mass transit updates for you. bart is running trains at slower speeds because of the wet weather, and ace has announced that ace one and three are on about ten minute delays right now. and that's because of freight train traffic. so we'll keep monitoring this for you. let you know if there's any other updates for your mass transit this morning. reggie >> thanks, gloria. the bay area is still recovering from sunday's major storm. so here's the latest fallen tree and flood cleanups are underway this morning. before we get some more scattered rain today, sfo is down to a handful of flight delays and cancellations. some bay area schools are canceling classes today because of power outages, including two in san jose. several schools in sonoma county and at cal state east bay main campus. p-g-and-e's is still working to restore power to nearly 65,000 customers. that
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is a major improvement from yesterday, when 400,000 were in the dark at one point, the utility says. in terms of outages, sunday's storm was rivaled only by two others. in 1995 and 2008. here is a live look at the p-g-and-e's outage map. green means up to 50 customers are without power. yellow up to 500. orange up to 5000, and red means more than 5000. and i don't think that we are seeing at this point any red on the map. so that is a bit of a good sign. abc7 news reporter lena howland is in mountain view with the impact of businesses, lena. >> hey, reggie, we're in mountain view right now. we're only in the past few hours, power has been restored to this shopping center. after spending almost a day and a half in the dark. it was a much different story last night, right around 10:00, when p-g-and-e's said there were still more than 94,000 customers without power across the bay area. a third of
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which were in the south bay. that's where we caught up with restaurant owners scrambling to find food storage. the owner of el halal amigos and willow street pizza in san jose said his restaurants lost power sunday afternoon. but by monday afternoon, he had to rent a refrigerated van to transport food to another one of his restaurants in los gatos. he estimates a loss of $8,000 in inventory and 12,500 dollars in sales, so far. >> we have to move all of this into the refrigerator car outside. 20 years in the business, i have never had to close a restaurant due to a storm longer than a day. we couldn't run away from the spoilage, so we ended up losing a lot. >> but the dark did not keep people from grabbing a slice or a drink. over at bebo's new york pizza, that owner said they were fortunate to hook up a generator quickly thanks to the help from a customer. now new numbers from p-g-and-e's show that there are still more than 19,000 customers without power here in the south
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bay, and also the greatest concentration of outages is up in the north bay. live in mountain view. lena howland abc seven news thank you lena. >> now we're going to take a live look at san francisco international airport. it's been relatively quiet there this morning, especially when compared with the weekend. right now, according to flight tracker flightaware.com, one flight has been canceled. we know at least 13 have been delayed. now the situation not too bad at the bay area's other two major airports. this is a live look from our oakland airport camera, but so far no cancellations here. just one flight delayed. now live. look at san jose mineta international airport. no issues reported there. this morning regarding flights in or out. >> at least three deaths are now being blamed on the storm in northern california, including one in santa cruz county. 445 year old robert brainard, the third, was killed after a tree fell on a home along highway nine in boulder creek. the damage to the house and cars
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parked in the driveway was extensive. neighbors recall what they heard shortly after the tree fell. >> the thing we heard was somebody screaming, but then the screaming stopped like. like you've ever heard a wounded dog like that, but it wasn't a dog. it was human. >> well, that's horrible to hear . a second person inside the home was able to escape and call 911, and unfortunately, firstrillionesponders weren't able to save bernard >> more scenes of destruction down in southern california. crews there dealing with major flooding and landslides. state officials called this latest storm a once in a thousand years event. part of los angeles saw at least 12in of rain in just a 24 hour period, and as abc news senior meteorologist rob marciano tells us, the mudslides are devastating. >> so many slides in the hills around los angeles, but this is
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by far the worst. this home being pushed off its property onto this roadway. everything inside exploding out of it and sliding down this hill, including this piano. >> more than a dozen people had to be rescued from flood waters. look at this video. this is a man who jumped into the l.a. river to rescue his dog, and firefighters had to pull him into a chopper. they later found his dog. you see there downstream. now, the best way to stay on top of these updates is with the abc seven news bay area app. you can check out the same weather radar that our team uses , as well as seeing full forecast. just enable the apps notifications when you download it. >> breaking overnight country music star toby keith has died after a long battle with cancer. his family shared a post on social media saying that he fought his fight with grace and courage. keith opened up about his stomach cancer in june of 2022. the year before he
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underwent surgery and received chemotherapy and radiation. after his diagnosis. he released his debut album in 1993 and is known for hits like red solo cup and i want to talk about me. toby keith was 62 years old. >> king charles says cancer and is stepping back from his public duties during treatment. glory is at the live desk. what we know about the diagnosis is and how prince william will now be stepping up. gloria? yeah kumasi buckingham palace is not saying what type of cancer the king has, but this morning britain's prime minister told the bbc the cancer was caught early and the palace says that charles started regular treatments for cancer yesterday. >> one week after being treated for an enlarged prostate. buckingham palace says doctors found a separate issue during that treatment for their tests identified a form of cancer, but it is not prostate cancer. charles has postponed his public events but will continue his duties as head of state. prince harry will travel to the u.k. in
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the coming days to see his father. harry, left his royal duties in 2020. he did not spend time with his father or prince william during his last visit to the u.k. in september. >> he hasn't been into the u.k. very much since he left, when he has returned for certain things, such as court appearances, he hasn't always seen his family, and we know that those tensions still very much continue. it's clearly motivated. potentially, those conversations to start. and perhaps those bridges to be built. and i think a lot of people are hoping that is what will happen. >> the palace says the king is positive about his treatment. prince william is said to be picking up some of the king's duties during his treatment. but remember that william's wife, kate, is still recovering from abdominal surgery and he's been helping her during this time. >> kumasi thank you, gloria. coming up, a controversial ban on vendors in the mission district now extended how long it will be in place. then the incredible moments a runaway car
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slammed into a gas station. >> how the driver is doing and you can barely make out. >> just a little bit of precip there. no worries. we're on our way towards more sunshine today. still though, level one system to track for you tomorrow so stay tuned. my accuweather seven day forecast is next
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of control pickup truck crash into a gas pump in new mexico. it caused an explosion. you can see the canopy just fell on the ground. the person who recorded the video was able to get out of the car and help to pull a woman from that truck. well, so scary. officials say that the woman had a seizure during the accident, but thankfully only had minor
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injuries. wow. lisa yeah. >> very scary and we made it through sunday, right? we have just a few light showers in the hills, perhaps in the south bay. otherwise a very weak system on the way for your wednesday roadways. some of the parking lots flooding with our coastal flood advisory through the rest of the week and into the weekend right here, the usual spots there and as we look at our beach hazard statement right along the coast breakers up to ten feet through wednesday morning. so otherwise we are looking at a pretty decent day today. drier, cool throughout the afternoon 39 in sonoma right now. clear sky there. elsewhere, mostly cloudy skies, a mix of clouds and sun. today those lightrillionain showers for your wednesday and maybe in time for the morning commute and then sunny and warmer as we get towards the weekend. so dry today and then that is what we will deal with tomorrow. so come on. >> thank you lisa. >> still to come a big
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the officials implemented this 90 day ban in november after public works inspectors said that they were attacked by unpermitted vendors selling items believed to be stolen. now, two months into the ban, the city says their efforts have worked. 56% of businesses surveyed on mission street said the street was safer to keep this going, as we try to work through sacramento to get some changes to the policy to address fencing, i feel bad because that's again how i pay all my
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bills, my rent. city's office. of economic and workforce development has given some permitted street vendors a $1,000 in financial aid during this ban. new development is a third body has been recovered in the deadly plane crash off the coast of half moon bay. the coroner has identified the body as 27 year old lucy ferrier, said to be the pilot of the plane. area was found four days after the body of his fiance, 26 year old cassidy rae pettit of oakland. an obituary published online says the two died on january 14th when their plane crashed. isaac zimmern and emma pearl wilmer chiles were the other couple on board at the time. the cause of the crash is still being investigated, and preliminary findings by the ntsb are expected later this month. >> florida governor ron desantis is once again invoking san francisco to push policy in his state. he unveiled a new plan to fight homelessness. the tagline of the governor's campaign was
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shown on the podium during the announcement, and it reads, quote, don't allow florida to become san francisco. >> you know, you look at places like san francisco where you can rob the stores blind and they don't do anything. the homelessness and the drugs and the crime have just really made it a miserable for just law abiding people. and many of these parts. we're not going to let any uh- city turn into a san francisco, not on our watch. we're not going to let that happen. we're going to have protections for people uh- this is not the first time florida's governor has targeted california. >> last summer, he visited san francisco and shot a campaign ad a few months before a televised debate with governor gavin newsom. >> if you missed it, longtime bay area resident tracy chapman made a surprise appearance at the grammy awards. she sang her hit song fast car with country singer luke combs that helped to drive the song to the top of the itunes chart. 36 years after it was released. her 1988 debut
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album, tracy chapman, also claimed the number one position. chapman last performed in 2020. she hasn't been on tour since 2009. luke combs covered the song and it was nominated for best country solo performance. can you imagine if she went on tour? mhm. >> she won't. >> we will have to imagine. >> we can't even. she is living in san francisco. i mean, that is how much of a mystery she has made herself. and i say good for her. >> she was up in santa rosa, wasn't she? you know what? the rumors she goes. yeah. they're rumors. she was in half moon bay as well. and i've actually tried many times to get an interview with her because, you know, she was the first black woman to win a country music award with the cma awards for fast car. just last year, they won song of the year. and so i reached out trying to get an interview with her, and she is just so hard to get a hold of. hard to track
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down. i didn't even hear back from her publicist. so i reached out again, finally heard back, oh, we got your request. so if tracy chapman or your people are watching, please, i want to interview you. um. but. yeah. say no. >> or she say we got it. >> they just said, you know, we got your request. if there's interest, we will get back to you. but, you know, from what i've been reading, i think she's been pretty kind of, you know, living a quiet life. but, yeah, i've been hearing that, you know, she either lived in san francisco, half moon bay. who knows? >> there's rumors that she owns the old police station in the mission. >> oh, really? wow. yeah. >> but again, none of this people claim they've seen her there. i have no idea. yeah yeah, she's everywhere and nowhere, you know, next door people have been posting because i live on the coast and people i see her at this coffee shop, but i don't know, she's elusive. and you know what we would do if we saw her? so that's why she hides. >> that's why we scare her. yeah >> all right. good morning everybody. we're looking at. we had some few showers, a couple of them scattered around san jose the past couple of hours. but notice the activity is offshore, and we're talking about a drier day today. getting
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into some sunshine. 48 in san francisco, 46. in oakland it is 51 in san jose. with that cloud cover. and up in the north bay, chilly or petaluma, 3945, in concord. so if we look at the rainfall percentages, the chances that we are looking at increase for your wednesday level one system here, and then the rest of the week not only dry but warmer. so tracking the rest of your tuesday, notice the sunshine on the way. and then this is wednesday 7:00. looks like we'll get away with somewhat dry commute. and then by 930, here comes the shower activity. it pushes through by the afternoon. so the evening commute is looking fine and rainfall amounts will be light, but still nonetheless, anywhere from 10th to a third of an inch possible. so we're not done with the rain. that's that level one system for your wednesday. as for your tuesday, looking at partly cloudy skies and 56 today in san francisco. so that's kind of the popular number out towards the east bay. and those
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clouds still lingering in the south bay for now accuweather seven day forecast level one system for wednesday. check it out into the 60s with sunny skies over the weekend. gloria. >> yeah, lisa, we are seeing some slick roads in spots. this is a look at our overall map for this morning. a lot of green which is what we always like to see. but we are seeing some slowdowns, some red, some yellow which means that traffic is either at a crawl or slowed down. and we want to zoom in here in one spot. this is over in tracy, and we want to tell you about this because this is causing some major delays here. a hit and run crash. this apparently was a two car hit and run. right now one lane is blocked and this is on westbound 580 past grant line road in tracy. so this is really going to impact those drivers from the central valley. now we're told that the injuries were involved here. and so we're working on getting more information on this. but because of this speeds are down to seven miles per hour. if you drive here give yourself a little bit more time.
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this morning. and then this is a live look at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. and you could see it's really packed here right now. metering lights come on at 5.32 reggie. >> thanks, gloria. now we bring in ginger zee. she is live in la with a look at what's coming up on gma. good morning ginger reggie aqui kumasi soaked for hour 43 i believe los angeles still getting this. >> bel air just came in with a rain total over a foot. so i'm here in beverly glen. glen, which is just north of beverly hills. this is a piano that came out of a home. it is caked in mud. that home crushed off its foundation way up the hill here. this is one of many mudslides. we spent the day yesterday with families in different pockets of los angeles that are dealing with mud, either in their home or that has taken parts of their home. we will see. unfortunately more of that. we're still in a flash flood warning for the next couple of hours, and so this isn't something that just ends. and i just was hearing throughout the morning, you guys are talking about the next round in wednesday night down here. could be some heavy rain. and
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then we'll start to switch out the pattern. so we'll get into all of that. also coming up, meta has a big announcement. abc news exclusive, and it will be about facebook and instagram. so you'll want to see that right here on gma. and of course we're going to talk super bowl. you know they're all going to get into that. they've got shefs makes me hungry. certainly being out here. but great to be in your state. unfortunate again for this reason. >> yeah i just feel so much for these people. how are they doing . >> i think the woman yesterday, one of the women that i spoke with, she was in full shock. i think it was also still happening. it was weird. it was, you know, most of the time we think of mudslide debris flow. it's pretty fast. it happens, it crashes. and then through hers was ongoing. so it was this slow lurching, almost like the blob. and she's just like, that was the unsettling part is, is it safe to be here? and the health and safety people said, well, for right now, yes, but maybe not because it just kept inching into her home. so i think that i have never seen that. and that was kind of shocking for me. so
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i can't imagine having lived there for a quarter century. and then having your house, you know, being taken over by a blob. >> yeah. wow >> that is that is scary, sad and interesting of it. yeah. >> well, ginger, we appreciate your reporting as always. thank you. and we will see you at
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of an era in san francisco. the restaurant, bar and cabaret is located on ninth street in the city's soma neighborhood. its last day will be march 31st, which is the international day of trans visibility. it's important to note, because the venue opened in 1998, featuring transgender performers, lip syncing. asia sf's two owners say business has been unpredictable since the pandemic, so they are choosing to retire. yuki sf health will
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now acquire two of dignity health's longest serving hospitals, saint francis memorial hospital and saint mary's medical center will join ucsf along with its outpatient san francisco clinics. the goal is to preserve both hospitals, maintain services and provide patients convenient access to their primary and special care needs. ucsf hopes to finalize that agreement by spring. next, at 630, the presidential hopeful making two bay area campaign stops today. then the lawsuit by some teachers that could potentially put a wrench in the a's relocation plans
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thousands of bay area customers don't have power. we may finally get a slight break from the rain, but how long is that going to last? >> then a new costco in the south bay might be a more convenient option for shoppers, but not everyone living in that area thinks it's a good idea. >> five days and counting. the 40 niners and some of the faithful already in vegas. we'll take you there live to see what the fans are saying. >> yes. good morning everybody. it's tuesday, february sixth, but first let's get our forecast . >> hi, lisa. hi. >> you know, it's going to be nice this weekend here. so maybe i have to bring that tv outside or something. look at it on your ipad as we look at a live doppler seven. when we're not looking at it because there's no rain there. so that's the good news. 49 in hayward, 51 in san jose, where the clouds have parted. it is 38, in sonoma, 43 in napa. so anywhere from a degree to 11 degrees colder this morning. and as we look in the next several hours, it's in the 40s through the next eight, 8:00, then 9:00, we get into the 50s, 11:00, we're in the low 50s. you can see maybe an
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isolated shower over the hills, but overall we're partly cloudy. we're dry today. we're tracking rain on wednesday. gloria. yeah >> you know, some slick roads out there this morning, so be very careful. we do want to tell you about an incident that's causing some delays over in the tracy area. there's a hit and run crash. this is on westbound 580 past grant line road. and this is involving two cars. we're told that two lanes are blocked right now and there are injuries involved. and as a result, speeds are down to eight miles per hour in this area. this is really impacting those drivers from the central valley. look at the drive time right now from tracy to dublin. 70 minutes. and that is partly because of this. now antioch to concord, another slow spot this morning that will take you 29 minutes. reggie >> all right. thanks so much, gloria. p-g-and-e's calls sunday one of the top three most damaging single day storms on record right now. more than 3000 crew members are working on damage assessment, repairs and restoration throughout its
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service area. the utility says it's already restored power to more than 700,000 customers. there almost 65,000 more to go in the bay area. so let's look at that p-g-and-e's outage map. the good news is, even though it looks like a lot that's on here, most of it is green and yellow. so the red is what we are always most concerned about because it means thousands of people in each area without power. and this morning we are not seeing red. let's go live to abc seven news reporter lena howland in mountain view. with the impact we are seeing to businesses, lena. reggie the power just went back on in the past few hours to this shopping center overnight. >> however, here in the south bay, there are still more than 19,000 customers waking up without power this morning. this outage also hit restaurants very hard as they scrambled to find food storage yesterday. last night, lincoln avenue in willow glen had virtually no foot traffic. businesses had signs posted. they were closed due to the outage, but the dark didn't
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keep people from grabbing a slice or a drink. over at bibo's new york pizza, the owner said they were fortunate to hook up to a generator quickly thanks to a customer, so we're able to keep the make line going and kind of keep things rolling. >> we got a little bit of light and the oven is gas, so fortunately we can still cook as long as we have business and people hanging out and orders coming in, we're going to keep the doors open. >> p-g-and-e's did make some some significant progress overnight, though, restoring power to almost 30,000 customers across the bay area between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. and while the lights may have come back on here in this shopping center, remember there are still many parts of the bay area going on their third day without power, and according to p-g-and-e's, the greatest concentration, the greatest concentration of outages is up in the north bay. live in mountain view. lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you lena. now in the
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north bay, sandy's major storm left a trail of destruction in its wake. the clean up process is just starting and it could take weeks in santa rosa, a 100 foot fall from three foot tall fir tree, it fell into this home, crushing the garage. officials redtagged the home. strong winds also toppled a tree in forestville, taking out part of a driveway and power lines with it. residents there say they're now stuck at home with no way out. >> we're kind of stranded up here. we can't take our car down this driveway and we can't cross the downed power lines until they come and clear it. >> nearby in windsor, russian river brewing company says they saved the beer. the company rented an 800 watt generator sunday to keep the beer cool, according to social media. the brewery is back up and running yesterday afternoon with full service dining in the east bay. >> people there are dealing with damage and the aftermath of the weekend. severe weather just like everybody else. p-g-and-e's crews were seen yesterday working hard to fix snapped power poles. three walnut creek
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elementary school started the day without power. residents trying to get by as power is getting restored. >> was cold of course, you can warm the house. you can heat anything to eat and it's not easy. >> a crane was called in after a eucalyptus tree crashed into a house in the oakland hills. witnesses say downed trees in the area aren't surprising during these types of storms. everyone is alive. everyone accounted for after an avalanche yesterday afternoon at a nevada ski resort, search teams rescued four people who had been reported missing at lee canyon. that's about 50 miles northwest of las vegas. search and rescue teams had to battle miserable conditions there to get to the mountain, which has seen nearly a foot of snow in just the past 24 hours. the best way to stay on top of these updates is with the abc seven news bay area app. you can look at the same radar that our weather team uses and check out full forecast. just
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make sure to enable the apps notifications when you download in the north bay, a 16 year old is in juvenile hall after he allegedly showed up to santa rosa high school with a knife, authorities say. >> yesterday morning and into toxicated teen wearing a ski mask, trespassed a montgomery high school campus. he is not a student there, but the school has seen an increase in violence and gang related activities. police say the suspect was checking door handles at the school, then approached several students. they say he flashed a knife at a student and threatened to stab him. >> it is essential to acknowledge that schools alone cannot bear the entire responsibility of tackling the root causes of youth violence and gang affiliation. the entire community must come together to support our students and address the underlying issues. >> some experts say a multifaceted approach is the best way to keep students safe. >> community based organizations. that's in the neighborhood are even close by that work with these individuals
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that the school can tap in with because sometimes these kids won't talk to the school folks, but they will talk to the cbos, the 16 year old was booked for on offenses. >> new developments in the a's effort to move to las vegas. yes, a group of nevada teachers are suing to prevent millions of taxpayer dollars from being used to fund a new stadium. >> the political action committee calls strong public schools filed this suit yesterday. they say their lawsuit challenges financing a world class stadium for a california billionaire while ignoring nevada's second class education system. end quote. the a's hope to have the stadium built on the las vegas strip in time for the 2028 season. >> presidential candidate nikki haley will be here in the bay area today. she is scheduled fundraisers in san francisco and atherton. the palo alto daily post says that both events will be hosted by venture capitalist tim draper. recently haley has applied for secret service protection following several threats. her campaign says her
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south carolina home has been the subject of two swatting incidents in the past few months. costco wants to build a new store in san jose, but some neighbors are not too happy about it, so the new costco would be located in a shopping center, and locals were invited to a community meeting last night to talk more about it. >> now, on top of the list, this is a map to show you where it's going to b on top of the list of concerns, noise and increased traffic in the neighborhood nearby. one person says there's a student petition going around addressing some of these concerns. it's been circulating for three days now, and apparently it has a few hundred signatures so far. >> la tortilla factory will no longer hold its roots in northern california after five decades. the package mexican food company is relocating its santa rosa plant to moundridge, kansas, next month. it was founded by the tamayo family in 1977. according to the press democrat majority stakeholder
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flagship food group says it would cost too much to expand here. they say the goal is to make the best tortillas at a fair price while reaching new customers was bay area based rock band the grateful dead are still setting records decades after they disbanded, the dead now hold a record for the most top 40 albums to chart on the billboard 200. >> their latest entry released this week, and it's a recording of them performing at frost amphitheater at stanford in 1985, so that gives them 59 entries on the top 40, which is more one more than elvis and sinatra. they could extend that record in a few months, when another series of records is released in april. >> all still to come, republicans and democrats make a deal to secure the border. but the bill seems to be dead on arrival, and we're taking a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange, up about 120 points right now. >> another update on the markets next. >> then don't do this. a driver caught using apple's new vr device while behind the wheel.
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no no no no no. stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. we are live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. you can download the app now wherever you stream. >> all right. look at los angeles, almost a half an inch of rain to go today, a third of an inch tomorrow. and san diego getting hammered right now. they certainly in the thick of it with that atmospheric river. and for us, the activity is rotating offshore. we had a few showers in san jose this morning. otherwise clouds there a coastal flood advisory the next several days, low lying areas, parking lots and some of the sloughs and maybe some jogging paths could get a little bit under water due to that coastal flood advisory. otherwise, a beach hazard statement through 4 a.m. tomorrow. look outside pier 39. cloudy skies. it is 48 downtown, 49, in hayward, 51 in san jose and at the airport in oakland, you can see business as usual here and some dry tarmac. as we
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look at the next several hours. today we're underneath a nice break out there. so partly cloudy skies, a cool afternoon, a bit below average and then stopping this early tomorrow morning. you can see we'll get into a few showers. and this is our level one system. by 9:00, bringing rain to the north bay into southern marin. san francisco moves out of here by the middle of the afternoon on wednesday, so the evening commute looks dry. then we're back into uh- dry conditions thursday and into the weekend. anywhere from a 10th to a third of an inch expected. but today
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address the border. it has drawn support from both sides, and i think we're having a video issue here. so we'll get you that video. sorry about that. okay so it has drawn support from both sides as well as from the conservative leaning border patrol union. and it's being called the most sweeping border security package in decades. but it appears to be going no where. in a meeting with republicans last night, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell reportedly recommended a no vote on the first procedural vote set for today. it came hours after mcconnell advocated for the bill on the senate floor. house speaker mike johnson calls the bill a waste of time and dead on arrival. >> i just don't believe that the senate bill, as i've explained in all of our statements, meets the criteria that's necessary to solve the problem. >> we've got a bypass deal all this time, and now they're talking about the border. it's out of control. well, guess what? everything in that bipartisan bill gives me control
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>> the $118 billion package includes a trigger mechanism that automatically shuts down the border. if migrant apprehensions reach 5000 a day, and the bill also contains $60 billion for ukraine and $14 billion for israel. reggie >> thank you gloria. now for your morning money report. snapchat is cutting roughly 500 jobs, or about 10% of its full time staff. the company execs say they want to restructure the team and expect to spend up to $75 million to execute the change, as the announcement comes days after five major social media ceos, including snapchat, testified in a senate hearing on child safety. snapchat is based in southern california, with the super bowl just five days away, the 40 niners are questioning the field conditions at their practice facility at unlv. >> so the niners say the field is too soft. they're concerned about potential injuries. it's been pouring rain in vegas and the field at unlv is outdoors.
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the chiefs, though, are practicing indoors at the raiders facility. nfl commissioner roger goodell says the league has 23 experts who say the field is playable. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez spoke with espn's nick wagoner. >> it's that there is grass over turf and it's creating a real kind of a weird sense of their footing and all those types of things. i don't i don't think they're worried about it being a player safety issue so much as just trying to be able to get their work done throughout the course of the day. >> the niners will hold their first practice at unlv tomorrow. they could ask the league for permission to practice at the raiders facility at different times than the chiefs. that's great question. >> that's a good question. that's a great question, man. i i'd have to i would say, uh, that's a good question. i i don't know that's a good question. uh, that's a good question. um why are we dragging
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him. that's a good question. >> we didn't really have to do this. >> we really did not feel like answering that question. and maybe they weren't good questions. they might. i want to know what the questions were. you know, you say something kind to someone and you're like, oh, that's good. that's a good question. >> it's not it's not. >> i would like someone to go up there and just say, that's a stupid question. that's me now, and i am not going to answer it. that's me anyway. that's running back christian mccaffrey. and we wish him well. there is no question about this. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes will never be stopped. >> he is joining us live from vegas this morning. good morning zach. >> good morning to you both. it has stopped raining in the last hour. we had some rain coming down. it rained all day yesterday pretty much. but today things starting to clear up. this morning. none of that rain though. did anything to diminish the energy that is being felt here in las vegas. it's just buzzing here. there are fans all over the place from all parts of the country, all parts of california, of course. and last
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night a lot of those fans got the chance to hear from the big stars at opening night. and for some people, the growing energy is really the main reason they're here. because a lot of the people who have come into town for the super bowl, many of them aren't actually going to be inside allegiant stadium for the game sunday because of those expensive ticket prices, one man from arizona told us he just couldn't get super bowl tickets because he'd already spent $2,000 to go to the nfc championship trip. >> i got my boss at work was like, we pay you too much. i was like, you know, you don't pay me enough if i want to go to the super bowl game. >> yeah, a lot of people probably don't pay that much. this tickets are very expensive, but that gentleman is going to have plenty to do here in las vegas. there are so many different activities, activities happening at allegiant stadium and all over town. the sports team, larry biel, chris alvarez, casey pratt, they're going to be covering the teams, the players, all of that. what i get to do this week on abc, seven mornings this week and into the weekend is go around las vegas. some of the best spots, talk to some of
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the best people about what they're doing. in honor of the super bowl. and there's some very exciting things going on. i can't wait to start telling those stories. we go on our first shoot later this morning and i think everybody is going to like it. i'm excited to see some of this stuff. i'm a vegas native and i haven't seen some of the things that we're going to get to go in and shoot and bring to everybody back home in the bay area, so i'm really looking forward to it. >> wait, like what? tell us. give us a little well, you have to wait and see. >> that's the whole point. but i will give you. yeah, i was going to try to tease it, but even if that will give a lot away. good question. >> i like it. we got as much out of you as christian. >> so you're going to some new places. what if you were to take us there as a native to some of your favorite places? like where would we go? what is your favorite? >> what's the top spot? what are we eating? >> what are we doing? oh, um, no, one of them is called the froot loop. >> that's a fun place for certain communities. um, are you talking about. i love the bellagio. >> i will see you at piranha. >> yes. okay. piranha is one of
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those spots. >> it's the for everybody. i love it. it's a fun spot, but there are so many. everybody thinks of the strip and even downtown, more people should probably go to downtown. but we have so many great places here in vegas that are just suburban, great hiking trails. you name it, we've got it here in vegas. amazing food. i there's just so many places to name my mother's house is, of course, the best. >> that's true. >> what is she going to make us? what is she cooking? >> what's on the mama? having a super bowl party? >> my mother started cooking after i left the house. she makes all these wonderful things. before we were eating all kinds of takeout and stuff. now she makes wonderful things. she sends me pictures. she's the pinterest queen. that wasn't happening when i was growing up. but she'll make you something great, i promise. >> okay, we have to keep that in mind. >> also, i love how you're perfectly framed in this shot, so shout out. it's like there's a halo. >> photographer steve stifter steve did that? >> come on steve, we'll get you every time. halo. well we're really glad you're there. >> we look forward to your reports for the rest of the week. thank you so much, zach. thanks guys. >> zach is the perfect vegas.
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>> yeah, he's got family there. >> too tired. you just go by his mama's house. mhm >> refuel refuel and then go out and get back up. >> then we go to piranha. >> yeah. >> all about piranha i don't know about piranha. oh you know who knows about piranha two? is drew. oh he told me once that they went straight from there to the plane. >> sometimes. >> it's okay. >> it was a good night i guess, right? >> yeah. like why go back to the hotel? >> well, we can just have our bags and just go right to the airport. >> flights from vegas. not a word. no one talks. don't speak. >> yeah, that's one of the great things about vegas, though. i mean, it's 6 a.m. and people are still out. there's just so much energy. it's fun. >> but also be quiet and go home. >> yeah. lay down. yeah. >> you can only spend so many days in vegas. i always say like two, three days. and then i'm ready to go home. yeah but it's fun. >> um, being home in the next couple of days will be good because we've got some pretty good weather and starting with today, we're going to get into some sun. although a little bit of a hiccup for your wednesday live doppler seven showing you
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some activity offshore. there's been a few showers in the upper elevations. what a beautiful shot, right? exploratorium camera 48 downtown 46 in oakland. it's 51. we had a few showers in san jose. our sutro tower camera in the clouds there floating by. it is 37. in petaluma. so some clear skies there as we take you through the morning. notice we're in the upper 40s. san francisco to the low 50s with the cloudy skies. the sun begins to come out by about 10:00. and then throughout the rest of the day, looking at mid 50s with partly cloudy skies . a dry afternoon for you in the city and elsewhere. but let's go through the overnight hours into early wednesday when we're going to stop this. we could see a few sprinkles for your wednesday morning commute, but more likely right after the commute. here we are at 10:00 and a line of moderate rain pushing through. this is 230, so the evening commute on wednesday looks dry and that will be our last system for a while. the accuweather seven day forecast then featuring the partly cloudy sky today. mid and upper 50s wednesday. level one system a
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10th to a third of an inch. then sunny and warmer. gloria. yeah >> you know, if you're driving this morning, we have seen some slick roads in some areas like san jose. so be very careful if you're driving today. we also have some updates for you when it comes to mass transit, because of this wet weather, bart is running trains at slower speeds and then ace says at their ace three train has up to a 20 minute delay right now. that's because of freight train traffic. so we'll keep you updated on this guys. >> thank you. gloria apple is warning users against using its new vision pro headset while driving. i mean, surely common sense would have told you that. and yet it it happened. a 20 year old, 21 year old man shared this video of him wearing the headset while driving a tesla that was on autopilot mode. he originally claimed police pulled him over, but later said the video was filmed for a skit. everyone is trying to out here being a comedian, he says. he only wore the headset in ten
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second increments and had it on for no more than 30 to 40s, while behind the wheel, he also had a in transparency mode, so it did show the road in front of him, but all of this with the fingers. is this what we have to look forward to in our lives for the next few years? is just people walking around doing this. >> i know you showed me that video of somebody doing that. >> there's this video that i posted of this person in san jose walking across the street in the crosswalk. cars are like, and he's just. >> hopefully people get this out of their system right early. early. goodbye things you need to know today. >> you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. download the app now and start streaming and as we head to break a live look outside, this is beautiful.
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he was 62 years old. number two king charles has been diagnosed with cancer. >> buckingham palace has not said what type, but did say the king is undergoing treatment. prince harry is planning to travel to england in the coming days to see his father. >> number three at least three people have died in northern california after the severe storms over the weekend. the power is still out for thousands of people. the biggest outage overnight was in mountain view, but the power has started to come back on over the past few hours. >> number four a massive cleanup efforts being is beginning. i should say, in southern california after historic rainfall left flooding and mudslides across the region, the storm is being described as a one. in a thousand years event. rain is expected to continue into tomorrow and we get a break today.
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>> number five looking at partly cloudy skies. highs today in the mid 50s. >> at number six, there are some slick roads in some areas, such as san jose this morning. this is a live look at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. and the roads are not wet there. but there is a little bit of a backup. nothing major though, and the metering lights flipped on at 532 this morning. number seven, burger king wants your idea for its next whopper creation, and the chain will pay you $1 million. >> if you win, you can choose up to eight possible toppings. the winner will not only get the money, but their whopper is going to be added to menus across. the country. >> that's cool. mhm >> let me tell you something. i love a whopper. >> whoppers are good for not the way you just lean back. >> yes like you would swear you're talking about your grandma cooking all right. >> you know what i think you are. i think i'd rather this whopper. honestly, the
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impossible whopper is impossibly good. >> oh, really? >> okay, how about try the impossible one? >> but i think the regular ones are good. how would you alter it for the millions of dollars they're offering? i would add some jalapenos in there. always a good idea, you know. >> i mean, to me, you can't improve perfection. >> no. you're gonna pass. >> you're gonna pass all together. what do you got over there? >> class and dignity. oh, no. >> no, don't do that to the king . >> good morning america for our viewers in the west. a relentless historic storm. tens of millions on alert. catastrophic floods, more than three months worth of rain falling in two days, triggering life thrni

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