and mornings live saturated and we are concerned with the already weakened trees that even though the winds aren't necessarily going to be as strong, they could likely bring additional trees down. >> now at six, we are getting ready for a wet and windy weekend. back to back storms expected to hit the bay area starting today. good morning. it's saturday, february 17th. we're talking about a level two storm. we welcome back meteorologist frances ding lawson. we're so happy to have you back. and there's certainly a lot developing with this one. the triple threat as you talked about possibility for power outages. >> yes. downed trees flooding on roadways. and it's all because

we're going to get five days of continued rain. so here's a look at live doppler seven. the satellite radar image. notice this plume of moisture this atmospheric river bringing us rain today. and then right behind it another storm. you can see it there spinning. and that's going to hit us tomorrow afternoon. and into monday. right now some light rain falling over parts of the north bay as we pause and stop the live doppler seven still dry for most areas, but we're going to get rain in the next couple hours. it's a level two storm on our storm impact scale. downpours at times, especially this afternoon and this evening, with gusts in excess of 40mph possible. and this is also going to bring us some very rough and dangerous surf at our beaches today. so notice by 7:00 most of the rainfall still in the north bay. then 10:00 is when we start to see the rain fall throughout the bay area. some heavier rain continues tomorrow or rather this afternoon and this evening, mainly in the north bay. i'll

have those rain totals coming up. stephanie francis, thank you. >> in the north bay, preparation is underway ahead of these storms set to drench the bay area. firstrillionesponders are ready for some overtime and p-g-and-e's tells us they're ready to respond quickly to power outages. here's abc7 news reporter cornell bernard p-g-and-e's says it's ready for the next series of storms to hit the bay area. >> we pre-stage a lot of the materials and equipment that might be damaged during a storm. that's stuff like poles, conductors, wires, transformers, megan mcfarland says 1.4 million p-g-and-e's customers lost power during powerful storms earlier this month. >> but this round, the utility doesn't expect a direct hit. >> this storm, you know, rain, winds, low elevation, snow in some areas, but not those heavy sustained winds that can really damage our equipment. >> we've got the candles and the batteries out, but, um, that's kind of the key concern is all the power going down dusty road

lives inside the nevada mobile home park, which lost power two weeks ago. >> on top of that, nearby armstrong avenue flooded, trapping some folks in their homes. dusty expects that flooding will happen again. >> i like this that it reminds me, go get the food i need, whatever it is that i'm going to need, because we may not be able to get out in santa rosa. >> we found tree crews getting a jump on the weather, trimming limbs and branches. first responders say more than a dozen homes were damaged by fallen trees during the last storm. >> the grounds are saturated and we are concerned with the already weakened trees that even though the winds aren't necessarily going to be as strong, they could likely bring additional trees down. >> paul lowenthal says. the santa rosa fire department will be up staffing its swift water rescue team. sonoma county fire district will be patrolling the russian river ready to perform rescues if needed. officials urge everyone to be safe and be ready again. >> it really highlights the importance of making sure that people are ready and prepared not only for the potential for additional trees to come down,

but for more power outages as well. >> and speaking of outages, p-g-and-e's are asking customers to charge their cell phones and have flashlights handy. sonoma county closing some roads in the russian river valley ahead of the storms. these are roads which have flooded before in san rafael. cornell bernard abc seven news. well the heavy rain here at home means the potential for 3 to 4ft of snow at the lake tahoe ski resorts. >> abc seven spoke with kevin cooper from california mountain resort company about the conditions you can expect in the sierra. >> so the resorts are open at 100, and that's everything from china peak, dodge ridge, bear valley all the way through the tahoe basin. they are open at 100. you need to bring extra layers up here because this system is going to come in a little bit warm. so definitely be ready to go because it's going to be wait, it's not going to be cold smoke pile, but it's definitely not going to be sierra cement either. it's going to be that in between perfect to keep building the base as we march into the month of march. >> natalie. >> good tips there. if you are

planning on driving to tahoe, the best time to go is before this evening or midday tomorrow. now you can track exactly when the rain will arrive, hour by hour with our live doppler seven radar. just search abc seven bay area and your device's app store to download it now. happening today. organizers leading the recall effort of oakland mayor shane towle will start gathering signatures from the community. the group, oakland united, will hold a rally to formally begin the petition at 11 a.m. campaign organizers say they want the mayor removed because she has failed to address violent crime in the city. nearly 25,000 signatures are needed from registered oakland voters in order for this recall. to qualify in november's general election, mayor tao missed the deadline to respond to this recall effort. also in oakland, it's been one year since the first african methodist episcopal church suffered a devastating fire. now they're ready to start rebuilding the historic church will host a commemorative event this weekend to honor its 160 year legacy and

look to the future. here's abc seven news reporter tim johnson. >> monday marks one year to the day that the first african methodist episcopal church in oakland went up in flames. the church, which is commonly called fame oakland, is the east bay's oldest black church and has been a staple in the community for 160 years. >> this city knows us and we know them, so it's pretty devastating when that those flames went up, pastor rodney smith tells me. >> one year on fame is finally ready to start rebuilding and this weekend they'll host a special three day event to commemorate the fire and the church's future. tomorrow we're going to be doing community service at prescott elementary school on sunday, we're going to be celebrating our traditional worship service. >> and then on monday, everybody, everybody come out. we have a grammy award winning artist that is coming for our gospel concert. >> even though the church burned last year, pastor smith says something extraordinary has happened since that time. he tells us through these troubles, his community has grown stronger

. >> i was really afraid that people would stop coming to church. the very opposite has happened and we have seen more people since the church has burned than we did before, and that sense of community and service is fundamental to what fame oakland stands for, says dolly woodson, who was the first person to get a call that the building had caught fire. >> woodson tells me over the past 12 months, fame has kept up worship services despite not having a permanent home. it's important that the community knows that our mission is still alive, it's still viable, it's still going on. >> so the fact that that particular building on the corner of 37th and telegraph is no longer functional, the work that we have to do in the community is still going to go on a vision echoed by pastor smith, who says the future for fame is brighter than ever. >> and we're going to build back bigger, stronger and better than ever in oakland. tim jonze, abc seven news. >> also in the east bay police are searching for the killer of a woman found dead in a quiet

pinole neighborhood. the victim was shot to death inside a house on summit drive. that's a cul de sac off san pablo avenue. officers found her at 845 friday morning as they responded to reports of someone being attacked. investigators identified the suspect as 36 year old jeffrey kendall. they're looking for him right now. the victim has not been identified and no word yet on a motive. happening today, the antioch library will be closed indefinitely over safety concerns. library administrators say staff and visitors have encountered repeated dangerous incidents in just the last few months. antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe shared a letter he penned to the county administrator with abc seven news. he says the city was never given any notice of this closure and wants answers across the bay. now, a report evaluating those controversial center bike lanes here in san francisco has been released. the lanes are onn sfmta's 42 page report says the

bike lane has met its objective in improving traffic safety, but many business owners on valencia street claim the bike lanes have led to a decline of foot traffic into their stores in order to build the bike lane. sfmta removed 70 parking spots and turned them into loading zones. cyclists say the center bike lanes don't make them feel any safer. the overwhelmed feeling is that, you know, folks feel that the bike lane is not working. >> as a cyclist, i don't feel safer making a left turn or a right turn from the center of the lane, as if mta confirmed it is considering a change to the center bike lane on valencia street in the north bay. >> now the wife of the sonoma county sheriff has pleaded no contest to a felony dui charge after this 2023 crash in santa rosa. 47 year-old natasha whittinghill ingram's blood alcohol level was greater than two zero when her tesla slammed into this home on beaumont way. conditions of the plea include a

36 month probation period and 120 days of jail, or a work release program. the sentence will be up to the court on the peninsula. now stanford university students ended a sit in protest on campus after 120 days. this is whatrillionemains this morning. the students were protesting the israel hamas war and refused to leave white plaza. the local council on american-islamic relations says the students had a right to protest. however, the university says the demonstration became a safety concern for the community. as we head to break, let's check in with francis. good morning. >> good morning stephanie. morning everyone. we're looking live from emeryville towards san francisco. we already have some lightrillionain falling in parts of the north bay, like santa rosa and even san francisco airport. or rather, yes, san francisco airport. getting some lightrillionain right now and it's going to hit the rest of us in the next couple of hours. i'll let you know how much you can expect. this is a level two storm, and then we have a stronger storm arriving

tomorrow. >> francis. thank you. also ahead, grief and outrage over alexei navalny's death. how the death of the russian opposition leader is being condemned here in the bay area. plus lunar new year celebrations continue, while california residents say they travel from all over to attend this one e conservative republican steve garvey is the wrong choice for the senate. ...our republican opponent here on this stage has voted for donald trump twice. mr. garvey, you voted for him twice... as your own man, what is your decision? garvey is wrong for california. but garvey's surging in the polls. fox news says garvey would be a boost to republican control of the senate. stop garvey. adam schiff for senate.

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at sfo this morning. this is the beginning of what will be several storms expected this weekend, including a level two today at 613. hundreds of people descended on the capitol to protest the death of russian opposition leader alexei navalny . he died in a russian prison camp on friday and was a fierce critic of russian president vladimir putin. a spokesman for putin said any suggestion russia

was involved in his death is, quote, appalling. closer to home , mourners gathered outside of san francisco city hall to pay tribute to navalny. over 100 people attended the vigil. many say that navalny's death is what happens when a country no longer has democracy. navalny's death comes as world leaders are meeting for the munich security conference that includes vice president kamala harris, who is meeting with ukrainian president vladimir zelensky today. harris is blaming putin for navalny's death. on friday, she reassured american support for ukraine and nato allies. us secretary of state antony blinken is also at this conference in the east bay. now, governor gavin newsom is unlocking a new effort to tackle homelessness. oakland is getting more than 100 new housing units. the $20 million investment is part of the state's homekey program. the governor toured this quality inn hotel that will be transformed into transitional housing. the governor says the state has spent more than three

and a half dollars billion to purchase 15,000 hotel and motel rooms in just the past three years, and the south bay, the santa clara convention center is hosting the silicon valley auto show this weekend. this year is all about electric vehicles and it's a chance to see the latest cars before they hit the dealerships. like this volkswagen id buzz an electric remake of the classic vw bus. you can also check out the tesla cybertruck you see here, or the new lexus gx 550 lucky suv. >> it used to be that when we saw electric cars, they kind of looked dorky, like it was kind of a dopey little car. now what tesla and others taught us is like, well, what if you could have an electric car that's sexy looking? even the prius has a sexy new look. >> there you have it. there's a lot of them. you can check out all the cars through tomorrow to the lunar new year celebrations now. and a huge festival that took place in san jose, which is home to the largest vietnamese

community in the entire nation. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez found people who came all over northern california to celebrate >> i think the vietnamese or korean or chinese, there's no language for entertainment. >> new year wishes are underway at the san jose tech festival, carnival rides, games and food vendors are set up outside the eastridge mall. tet lunar new year is the longest holiday of the year in vietnam. even a small festival like this reminds many of home. >> i try to find a sense of belonging. you know, like because that's what we used to do in vietnam. we have a lot of fair and festival like that in vietnam. >> one family from the sacramento area said they drive to the bay area every year because they don't have a community celebration like this. >> the festivals like listening to the music and everything, and like dressing up maybe like hanging out with the family, meeting some new people and

learning new things. >> rain is expected this weekend, but organizers are ready. >> we are like already set up some big tent so people can sit down and wait until the rain go and it's just too cold. we have some heaters for people can like feel warm and stay dry in the tent as well. >> an organizer described tet as thanksgiving, christmas and new year's all bunched into one big celebration. it's a time to honor traditions, family and a new start. >> just hoping everyone like health, the most important thing and yeah, wish everything you want come true in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. so much fun. >> the festival will be from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m, both today and tomorrow. back here in san francisco, a new clubhouse was dedicated. this comes six years after a fire destroyed the prior one at the golden gate park golf course. golfers joined san francisco's mayor and a ribbon cutting ceremony. the event also marks the reopening of the municipal golf course after a

one year closure. the renovated course is expected to host 40,000 rounds a year as well. we are on storm watch this morning, waves more than 25ft high are expected at some locations this weekend. that's led to a high surf advisory along the coast and in the north bay. that advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. today until 4 p.m. sunday, and frances is tracking the latest forest, including the timing, the impact, and we understand the possibility for the storm to be upgraded tomorrow. is that right? yeah. >> tomorrow is going to be even stronger. right now we have it as a level two, but we could bump it up to a level three because we're just going to get inundated with rain and it's going to have a cumulative effect on the damage it might cause the bay area. here's a look at live doppler seven satellite radar image. this light atmospheric river is going to bring us rain in the next few hours. heavier in. the afternoon, and then just behind it, another system arrives tomorrow afternoon and continues into monday. some lightrillionain falling right

now over parts of the north bay. we even had a few raindrops over sfo this morning and we're going to see it move in from emeryville. we're looking towards the bay bridge and lots of temperatures in the low to mid 50s. san francisco 54, oakland 55, hayward 56, san jose 54. and we also have 55 in half moon bay and as we show you another live shot in the north bay, this is san rafael. we see temperatures a little bit cooler in the north bay, some low 50s for santa rosa, petaluma, even fairfield in the east bay and concord in the east bay, rather. concord 51 degrees, livermore 49 degrees. right now sfo you can see the runway a bit wet there. today is going to be wet and windy. then tomorrow afternoon and monday a stronger storm arrives and that's why we might upgrade it. the unsettled pattern continues through midweek, so you want to have those umbrellas handy over the next five days. so at 8:00 this morning, you'll notice some of the rainfall still mainly in the north bay. and then it moves through the afternoon by about

2:00 we'll start to see some heavier rain, widespread rainfall, and we'll see the rain continues, especially in the north bay where we see the oranges and even some reds into this evening. and then what you'll notice is after 10:00 tonight, if you have plans to go out mostly dry, cloudy conditions, we could still see some spotty showers, but that's a great time tonight. not until noon tomorrow. that will be a good time to clean out the drains and gutters, because this is a system that's stronger. you see more yellow there tomorrow afternoon soon. and this is when the warm front moves through. so we'll see some heavy rain, especially those areas of red and orange. those are the stronger downpours. we ends will pick up two tomorrow afternoon and evening, and then it will turn into more rain monday as the cold front moves through. so because of the continuous rain, there's a flood alert in effect tomorrow. so through wednesday we're expecting flooding, small streams, creeks and on roads. in addition, the wind advisory

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good morning. we're expecting a level two storm arriving today. heavy downpours, gusty winds, possible power outages. and frances out of the two days. you think tomorrow's the worst? yeah. >> tomorrow will be even stronger. but especially because we are already going to get some more rain today. and then the grounds will be saturated. so we could see more trouble sunday afternoon, evening and monday. here's a look at live doppler seven satellite radar image. you can see all this moisture stretching out to hawaii. and then right behind it a stronger storm hitting us tomorrow afternoon. we're getting some lightrillionain falling over parts of the north bay right now, but the rest of us pretty quiet. although we already had some raindrops on parts of the peninsula, it's a level storm

two today, moderate with downpours at times, especially this afternoon. gusts in excess of 40mph are possible, and rough and dangerous surf expected at the beaches, so watch out if you're heading there. 7:00 this morning, most of the rain still in north bay. you see, by about 9:00 it starts to hit the peninsula. and then 11:00, still mainly in the north bay. it's really not till later on this afternoon that some of the rain moves in towards the east bay, and some heavier rain with yellow. there around the bay, and then this evening notice itrillioneally impacts the north bay. the orange and the red. there they'll continue to get the most of the rain this evening and rainfall amounts range from anywhere from a quarter of an inch to over an inch. and i'll let you know what you can expect over the next few days. stephanie. all right, frances, thank you. >> and take a look at this mess. all these storms are having an impact on bay area beaches. sky seven was over. ocean beach here in san francisco where you could see driftwood and plastic and other trash in the sand. and it's not just the litter water

treatment plants sometimes release treated sewage during big storms. trash on the street gets pushed into the gutters and sewer systems and then ends up as trash on the beach and these storms are costing a lot of money to. an accuweather report says the atmospheric river that hit the state earlier this month could cost california get this an estimated $11 billion was sacramento county alone is looking at a $12 million bill. the county says the recent atmospheric river had about 150 downed trees and hit their drainage systems hard, but officials say a majority of the cost comes from damage to the electricity grid. the report comes as they're also bracing for more rain to hit the area this weekend. >> once the storm has passed, we'll assess the situation, go out, look at flood areas, look at how many trees the damage, and then turn to the board and say, we feel it's time to declare an emergency.

>> area could see up to four inches of rain through wednesday in the east bay. now, two men arrested last week in connection with a mass retail theft from the emeryville apple store are now accused in a string of other heists. they've been charged by the alameda county district attorney, and documents accused the men to be in connection with at least six other robberies at the berkeley store, with losses totaling over a quarter million dollars. the men are due back in court at the end of the month for preliminary hearings happening today. oakland representative barbara lee is keeping her campaign momentum going with another event. lee is holding a get out the vote rally in san francisco's castro district as part of her run for senate, according to recent polling, lee is trailing in third place with opponent adam schiff in a clear lead. the primary is on march 5th, with her hospital. understaffing was the subject of a health care worker protest at zuckerberg. san francisco general hospital

yesterday. staff at stanford at stanford say you hear it. there are registered nurses, nurses and other hospital workers say staffing conditions have become dangerous. they say they play a critical role in the city's plan to address the homelessness crisis. as we continue to hear all of these plans to clean up, but there's no back end to the cleanup plan. >> what are you going to do when you clear the encampments? >> where are those people going to go? there are no beds for them at the hospital. >> the san francisco department of public health tells abc seven news. the city has made progress filling some of the staffing shortages brought on by the pandemic. 109 registered nurses have been hired since late last year. temporary nurses have also been hired to, but that's been a point of contention with certain labor groups developing news now a huge blow for former president donald trump after a new york judge fined him nearly $355

million in his civil fraud case, abc news reporter johnny fernandez has the details, along with trump's response. >> former president donald trump was fined $355 million and banned from doing business for three years in new york on friday, judge arthur engoron ruling trump fraudulently overvalued his properties in order to get favorable bank loans and insurance rates. one example cited in court, the trump tower triplex records, showed it was nearly 11,000ft■!, but documents that trump filed stated it being nearly triple the size 30,000ft■!s. and while trump claimed his mar-a-lago resort was worth up to $600 million, its true assessed value was actually no more than 27 million. >> donald trump falsely he knowingly inflate his net worth by billions of dollars to unjustly enrich himself, his family and to cheat the system. >> his sons also facing

consequences. eric and don jr, both fined $4 million and also banned from conducting business in new york. but for two years, trump often attacking the judge during the trial, calling it unfair. >> this is trial is ridiculous. >> the judge slamming trump for refusal to answer the questions directly or, in some cases at all, severely compromised his credibility. trump had tried to make the case that real estate value was subjective, but the judge stating that when appraisals are so different, it's not evidence of difference of opinion. that is evidence of deceit. trump responding after the judge's ruling a crooked new york state judge just ruled that i have to pay a fine of $355 million for having built a perfect company, great cash, great buildings, great everything. >> it affects new york. the trump organization says it will be appealing. >> johnny fernandez, abc news, new york charges have been filed against two juveniles for the

deadly shooting at the kansas city chiefs super bowl celebration. >> those two juveniles face gun and resisting arrest charges. additional charges are expected to be filed later. police say they were involved in a dispute that ended with their guns being fired. a vigil was held for the one woman who was killed, 43 year old lisa lopez galvan was a popular radio host and mother of two. >> she was a good person. this was senseless, senseless. it's just so hard to understand. >> 22 people were injured, half of them children. well, new this morning, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a foreign aid and border package to congress. it includes $66 billion in military assistance to ukraine, israel and taiwan, along with new border protection loans. it would reinstate the remain in mexico policy, which

forces asylum seekers to return to mexico until their case is heard in a u.s. court. decisions on the package will have to wait, since the house is on recess until the end of the month. a medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions. the fda approved xolair for allergy use an estimated 17 million people in the u.s. have food allergies that can be serious. people who take the drug should still avoid trigger foods, but it will let them tolerate higher amounts without major reactions. the medication is not approved for emergency treatment of allergic reactions well still ahead on abc seven mornings fast track scams why transportation authorities are telling drivers who cross some bay area bridges to double check their text messages. and here's a live look in santa cruz, right near the boardwalk. you should expect a lot of rain this weekend, not just these two days, but for the next five days. as we're tracking a level two storm that

arrives this afternoon. it's 638. the abc seven storm impact scale. >> today. storm is level two. that means moderate rain. so gear up before you go out and drive safely. track today's storm anytime on the abc seven news app. download it now to the next. did they even send my lab work...? wait, was i supposed to bring that? then there's the forms. the bills. the 'not a bills.'

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be closed for the holiday weekend. because of that, bart will be offering a shuttle to and from sfo to the millbrae station. officials also say riders should be prepared for up to 20 minutes in delays. new this morning, a consumer alert transportation officials are warning people of fast track text messaging scams. according to the examiner, the metropolitan transportation commission and the bay area toll authority say fast lane drivers on the golden gate and bay bridges are being targeted. some customers received messages with a link taking them to a fake website requesting they pay fines. transit officials do not use text messages to request payments for any tolls, so be aware of that. now to the latest from the abc seven news i-team. a new california law is cracking down on surprise ambulance bills. i did some digging to find out how it will impact you. it was the shortest yet most expensive ambulance bill. frank

chan and his wife hope to never see again. >> i was shocked by this. bill chan was billed more than $2,200 after an er visit led to an unnecessary ambulance ride. because i know exactly how far the distance is. >> his wife amber, drove herself to the emergency department, was admitted and then transferred to the mental health inpatient clinic, which happened to be the building next door to the er, approximately 100 yards away. amber wanted to walk, but says she was told an ambulance was required. then came the bill. i was so shocked. the chan said. they were stuck sorting this out for five days as both the hospital and the ambulance company went back and forth on who's responsible to pay it. >> i think it's very unfair. >> this was a story we first brought you last year. since then, a new law passed pushing for more transparency in situations like this. assembly bill 716 went into effect in january and targets any surprise ambulance bills. see last year when you call 911, an ambulance

would show up, but consumers didn't necessarily know whether it would be in network or out of network, out of network costs tend to be much higher, often tied with unexpected fees. this year that changed. katie van dines is a policy and legislative advocate for health access. california she explains. under the new law, patients can't be charged more than their in-network cost, so the consumer will will know what that charge is going to be when they call that ambulance. >> there's not that unpredicted ability for those who don't have insurance. this bill also caps what they can be charged when they call an ambulance at that. the medicare or the medical rate. >> katie says the new law also has protections for consumers who are sent to collections by ensuring there will not be adverse credit for unpaid ambulance bills posted for a year. and it also prohibits wage garnishment on these types of bills. more transparency means some more peace of mind. now, this story is part of a groundbreaking multi newsroom collaboration that is focused on

increasing transparency and accountability in california by demonstrating the public harm by government secrecy. all right. today, students have the unique chance to interview with colleges and maybe even get admitted during the black college expo, representatives from over 30 historically black universities will be there to meet with students, offer scholarships, and in some cases give admission offers. csu and uc schools will be represented in. the expo starts at 10 a.m. at the oakland marriott city center. students can register online and that registration fee is $10. how it looking outside francis? >> it's looking very cloudy over san francisco as we look towards the bay bridge. we'll see rain arrive in the next couple hours. it's already hitting parts of the north bay. it's a level two storm today. i'll let you know how much you can expect and even more rain to come for the president's holiday weekend. i'll have more details after this

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traffic is moving along nicely, but i will say just south of here there is a collision on i 238 northbound at hesperian boulevard, and the onramp there is affected. it's 647. tiger woods made a return to the golf course, then made an abrupt withdrawal from the genesis invitational and in the nba, it's an all star weekend. here's abc seven sports anchor casey pratt. good morning, stephan curry and walnut creek native sabrina ionescu shared the court ahead of their nba versus wnba three point challenge for me, this is peak all star weekend. >> i just can't wait to see it. like stephon, sabrina will be shooting from the nba three point line. she says she's used to that range anyways. rising stars game brandon pisemsky representing the warriors for team pau gasol. pods to victor wembanyama down low for the easy

bucket. boy that would be a nice combo for the warriors. dream on. pods then plays give and go with jaime marquez. hits the step back three. those were his only points of the night, but one more pods moment here. the assist to wemby. he's seven feet tall and you can't teach that. unfortunately, pods and team pao fell 4136 to the celebrity game. stephen a smith coaching against shannon sharpe. the nfl dudes dominated this game. cowboys defensive end micah parsons with the sweet footwork on the lay-in. he finished with 37 points. team shannon also had a stud wide receiver. here comes puka nacua. he finished with 17. team shannon beats team stephen a 100 to 91. parsons was the game mvp. cal visiting stanford. everyone in their pink for a good cause. second quarter already up ten. kameron brink with the big block on isla lane, brink had 14 points and she also added four blocks. in this one. you don't blink on brink later in the quarter. kiki ery often goes coast to coast for the spin move layup game. high 23 points

to go with her 11 rebounds. stanford wins easily 84 to 49. let's go to some golf. tiger woods was back this week and then he wasn't. woods was playing and hosting at the genesis invitational in la. sadly for woods, he apparently wasn't feeling well after his tee shot on number seven. he couldn't go on and had to withdraw. cart picked him up and drove him back to the locker room where he was given an iv. no clue when we'll see woods next. your leader in the clubhouse is patrick cantlay, who actually had tiger's old caddie on the bag. cantlay rolled this birdie in at 17. he has a five shot lead heading to the weekend, but the shot of the day came from will zalatoris on the par three 14th. my shots never do this and it's a hole in one on. get this the ace earned zalatoris and his caddie each a new genesis car. that is a nice tip for the caddy. have a great weekend everybody. i'm casey pratt. >> we are following a level two storm and francis is tracking the latest. we understand an

hour hour and a half out from that rainfall to hit san francisco. >> yeah definitely. we'll start to see some rain drops in san francisco during the 8:00 9:00 hour. here's a look at live doppler seven showing you this plume of moisture. so all this moisture is going to hit us today. and then just behind it is another system here. this is going to hit us tomorrow afternoon and continue through monday. so right now we have some lightrillionain falling through parts of the north bay. we've already got several hundreds of an inch parts of mount tam, and it's going to be approaching san francisco shortly. we already had a few raindrops over sfo live shot though. in san jose shows you some cloudy conditions. temperatures mainly in the mid 50s. oakland right at 55. san francisco 54. also san jose, san mateo a little bit cooler at 53 degrees this time we're looking at the golden gate bridge. so the roads still dry right now, but that's going to change in the next couple hours. and in the north bay we have some slightly cooler numbers. low 50s for you in petaluma it's 50 degrees fairfield 53, concord 51

and livermore 49 degrees. so cooler in parts of the inland areas. so here are the weather headlines. so today it's wet and windy. then tomorrow afternoon through wednesday a stronger storm arrives. the unsettled pattern continues through midweek. so you may need your umbrella all the way through wednesday. forecast animation shows at around 8:00 this morning, still mainly affecting the north bay. then by lunchtime we'll get widespread rainfall for everybody. and notice the areas of yellow. that's the more moderate rainfall it's going to hit the north bay hardest this evening. you see the oranges and the reds even through the evening hours. but by 9:00, if you have plans to go out, it turns into spotty showers and then we get a little bit of a break late tonight until about noon tomorrow. so that's the best time to make sure you clean out those rain gutters and drains before this heavier rain arrives sunday afternoon, and you can tell it's heavier by the reds and the orange still getting a lot of the north bay,

but you notice it is more widespread. this is the warm front that's going to bring us a lot of steady rain sunday afternoon and evening. and then the cold front moves through monday, bringing us more rain because of the cumulative effects. we see a flood alert watch starting tomorrow and continuing through wednesday. we could get flooding possible, especially on roads, streams and creeks. and then with this stronger wind tomorrow with a wind advisory through tuesday, gusts up to 50mph, you could see some downed trees and power outages. check out these impressive rainfall amounts. many areas over 3 to 4in of rain through wednesday. over five inches in santa rosa, ben lomond, possibly over eight inches and around the bay area. anywhere from 3 to 5in less, though for some of the interior valleys, there's a winter storm advisory in effect today that turns into a winter storm warning tomorrow afternoon. so do not drive to and from tahoe on monday. that will be the

heaviest snowfall. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. wet and windy today, stormy tomorrow and monday. even a chance of thunderstorms continuing. rain chances through wednesday. >> stephanie. frances. thank you . up next, battle royale in the south bay. yeah, the super smash bros. convention bringing gamers of all ages and from all over to

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a dangerous incidents in just the last few months, antioch mayor lamar hernandez thorpe says the city was never given notice of this closure and wants answers as the santa clara convention center is hosting the silicon valley auto show this weekend. this year is all about electric vehicles, and it's a chance to see the newest cars

before they hit the dealerships. plus the three day lunar new year, tet festival is underway in san jose. people travel from around northern california to attend this event. san jose has the largest vietnamese population compared to the rest of the us. all right, get ready for a wet and windy holiday weekend. francis is tracking the latest. yeah. >> in fact, here's a look at the forecast animation. we're already seeing some rain in parts of the north bay, and it's going to hit the rest of the bay area in the next couple of hours by 9:00, hitting san francisco and along the peninsula coast and then you notice it starts to hit and spread. gets more widespread this afternoon with some heavier rain falling, especially in the north bay this evening. so rainfall amounts range from anywhere from a quarter of an inch in parts of the south bay and the east bay all the way to over an inch in the north bay. tomorrow's storm will be even stronger, so we'll get more rainfall and windier conditions. and then we have wet weather sticking around through

wednesday. stephanie so get those rain boots out. luckily not as much rain in san jose for the tet festival, but they're still going to get a impacted. >> okay, yeah, just secure that patio furniture, get that last walk in. as we were saying. thanks for joining us on abc seven mornings. i'm stephanie sierra, along with francis lawson. there is no 9 a.m. newscast today, but join us back here at 430. have a great day and stay safe. >> this is abc. 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. >> yeah, you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. >> we are. we are, we are we are we are, we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and

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