six wet and windy weather moving across the bay area and it's only going to be more intense later today. drew is here tracking when a chance of thunderstorms is possible and the area's most at risk. >> you see the camera bouncing there also remembering alexei navalny. what the wife of the opposition leader is saying this morning about his fight against

russian president vladimir putin , and a horse skiing on the slopes. >> the wild winter sporting event that brings thousands of people together every year. talk about wild. >> the more you know i've never seen this before. >> me neither. that's a new one for me, right? wow >> well good morning everyone. it is monday, february 19th. we want to get straight to drew with a look at our forecast. yeah. and today's just one of those days. >> you really want to stay up to date with what's going on. because we have the potential for severe storms move through here. that's not something we see every day. and what we're watching on live doppler seven. it's not just one shield of rain, but it's discrete cells. you see that are popping up first. that approach the north bay this morning and then that chance will spread south throughout the afternoon. that's why we bumped it up to a level three today, because we have the potential for severe storms and with that could have pockets of heavy rain, some strong winds as well, and some localized flooding. san jose right now it is quiet with mostly cloudy

skies. that chance of storms first is in the north bay. this morning and then in the afternoon. those chances spread south and east across the region. we'll take a closer look at that severe potential in six minutes. let's check in with gloria and see how the commute is going. >> good morning drew. good morning to everyone so far. it's looking really good out there on the roads this morning. if you look here, this is our overall map in the bay area. and you'll see mostly green. and that means not too many major issues out there this morning. and so far the drive is dry for the most part. we've been looking at all the cameras here that we have in the bay area, and no major issues as far as rain this morning. this is a live look from our bay bridge toll plaza camera and we're starting to see a few more cars out there than we did earlier. but still pretty light today on this holiday. and the metering lights are not on yet. >> all right. thank you. gloria, here's something we don't say often in northern california, tornadoes could be in the weather forecast for parts of the area this afternoon. the national weather service's storm prediction center says there is

a 5% chance of isolated tornadoes across portions of the sacrament valley, and there's a 2% chance of isolated tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail in populated areas along the i 80 corridor. places like vallejo, fairfield and vacaville in the north bay. >> this morning, sonoma county is already dealing with roadway flooding. here's a look at conditions in windsor. some streets look more like rivers. new video from overnight shows water gushing down star road and mark west station road. we're told a nearby creek overflowed, prompting the county to close the intersection. and as drew mentioned, the storm is bringing strong winds and big waves. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live along the coast in pacifica. lena, it looks like you threw on a hat because of all that wind. how's the weather out there? >> hey, amanda. that's right. this hat was absolutely needed because of the gusty winds. we've been experiencing all morning long out here on the coast in pacifica. luckily, we're not experiencing any rain,

just yet, but those gusty winds out here are certainly keeping us on our feet at this hour. now this area is under a wind advisory, a high surf advisory, and a flood watch. right now, a similar story we are seeing across the bay area. this is what this is what it looked like along the coast last night near ocean beach. this video was taken near the former cliff house location. the wind was blowing so hard. the rain was coming down sideways and signs were being blown as if they were going to come off. some of the poles. and while it's one thing to have the rain, it's those strong wind gusts that can create problems with power lines and trees. we spoke with several san franciscans yesterday night and asked them how they're dealing with the weather. >> rain to tomorrow, the next day. the next day. what are your thoughts? >> i'm afraid of the flooding for the homeless. i'm very concerned about that. and i think they should open up city hall and let them come in. i mean, if we really care about people and humanity that we

should be making those spaces available when we have this, like, expected for tomorrow, you know, rain monday, tuesday and wednesday. >> beautiful. you're okay with it? >> yeah, i love it. >> does it doesn't leak in the rv or anything like that. >> no. >> and last night truly a limited number of people out and about because of these conditions. and those folks were only out because they had to get food. now back here, live at the pacifica pier, we can hear those very loud waves crashing into the pier behind me every few minutes. in these conditions, it's another very important reminder to keep your distance from the water during this high surf advisory. live in pacifica lena howland, abc seven news. >> okay, thank you so much. lena. here at 605, we are seeing some impacts from the storm overnight in the north bay. a mudslide closed, part of highway 128 in myersville. this is about a mile south of chalk hill road. it happened around 730 last night. caltrans was on the scene. as you can see there with

chainsaws trying to get that tree out of the way. >> then in marin county, highway one south of tomales is closed in both directions. right now. take a look at this. one car tried to forge through the flood waters, but it stalled out under several feet of standing water. firefighters had to escort everyone in the vehicle to safety. the closure is also in place indefinitely from snake road up to tomales petaluma road in the east bay. >> the rain last night led to some serious dangers on the road. those who drove the bay area freeways had very limited visibility. heavy rain and wind along the six 8-80 and 24 caused several accidents, and that led to chp to close down lanes and off ramps to. in the hours before the storm, danville public works refilled their sandbags. stations. those are free for residents to use in flood zones, like off of el capitan drive, a street with homes bordering a creek that is known to flood a couple of sandbags in the garage by the

door to the back, where it floods in. >> and then just make sure the drain out by the street gets like grass grows in it. so make sure the grass is cleared out. sunday night's wind and rain was the strongest of the storm. >> expected to continue into the day today. >> luckily, power outages have been minimal compared to the weekend storm. earlier this month, we keep you on top of storm impacts where you live from park closures and warming centers. find it all on the front page of abc seven news.com. for people in russia are gathering to pay their respects to alexei navalny, the opposition leader and vocal vladimir putin critic, died in a russian prison on friday. >> glorious standing by at the live desk with more on this story. and gloria, he truly had an impact on so many of his supporters. >> julian, this morning we are hearing from the wife of alexei navalny, who just released a video claiming that she will continue her late husband's work in opposing russian oppression. navalny was pronounced dead on friday, where he was serving a 19 year sentence in saint petersburg. unidentified groups

removed flowers and other items left at a memorial to navalny. but just as quickly as they were taken down, russian citizens left more to honor the man. his team believes he was murdered. u.s. officials are now pointing the finger at russia leader vladimir putin. some u.s. leaders say americans need to pay close attention to what's happening in russia. >> when you think about donald trump, for example, pledging retribution on what vladimir putin did to navalny is what retribution looks like in a country where the leader is not subject to the rule of law. and i think that we have to take donald trump very seriously. we have to take seriously the extent to which, you know, you've now got a putin wing of the republican party. >> navalny's body has been taken to a morgue for an autopsy. there are some reports that his body was bruised. a prison official says he died from sudden death syndrome. amanda.

>> all right. thanks, gloria. police in san francisco are intensifying the search for a missing 16 year old girl named mason. dangerous. oman police issuing the region's first ebony alert in hopes of finding her. police say she's at risk because of age. and they say a medical issue which impacts her ability to make decisions. the teen was last seen at the chinatown library branch on powell street last thursday night. ebony alerts are intended to raise awareness of missing black women and children, whose cases often go underreported and unsolved. governor newsom signed a bill enacting the program last year in an effort to hopefully bring more black women and children home. library reopening the new measures an east bay library is implementing after several dangerous incidents and snow in the sierra, our current storm system is bringing some fresh snow to the lake tahoe area. >> we'll tell you how much is already fallen just over the past weekend. >> 609 this morning, live doppler seven showing you more

showers and storms developing off our coast this morning. some lightning off the coast of mendocino county. we do have the threat for severe weather today. the storm prediction center has outlined the entire bay area for the chance of hail and lightning. even the potential for some strong storms. we'll take a closer look hour by hour. the storms after the

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gusty. we have a live look going up on 8-80 in soda springs right now, and you can see a blanket, blanket of snow on the roads there. we know that chain controls are required on highway 50 in el dorado county. currently chains are needed on highway 80 in nevada and placer counties. a winter storm warning is in effect until 10 a.m.

wednesday, and we're getting a taste of what's to come. the uc berkeley sierra snow lab in the donner lake area says it picked up 7.5in of snow over the weekend, and you can see this serene scene here. they expect another 18 to 30in through wednesday afternoon. soon, a travel could really be tough today for people that might be trying to leave tahoe drew for the holidays. >> yeah, hopefully you're not trying to go there today because it's going to be a mess with heavy snow falling. probably not until later tomorrow due conditions really clear up locally here today. right? a level three for the chance of severe storms popping up. pockets of heavy rain and wind and localized flooding. so here's future weather this morning. that chance of downpours and storms will first remain in the north bay through about lunchtime, then into the afternoon. we'll start to that chance of some showers and downpours moving through the east bay and approaching the south bay by about 430. and again, ■some of these storms may turn severe. and what that means it could have some gusty winds,

some heavy rain, some lightning, and even the isolated chance of a tornado. a flood watch is in effect for the entire region. more rain means more problems when it comes to water on our area, roads and our streams and our creeks, and a wind advisory in effect through tonight until about 9 p.m. for winds gusting 45mph. julian. all right. >> thank you. drew. it is 613 right now. we'll have an update coming back on the recall effort from organizers hoping to remove oakland mayor jintao from office . whoops. handoff the nba all star festivities coming to the bay area. a look at some of the events you can expect to see next february. and as we head to break, we are taking a live look outside right now down the embarcadero. actually seeing more cars on the road than expected on this presidents day holiday. we'll take a short break here on abc seven mornings. we will be right back that feeling you get when you can... du more with less asthma. it starts with dupixent.

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there. the county library will reopen to the public. reasons cited for its closure included car break ins, drug use, verbal harassment of staff and a couple that openly had sex in the library hallway and bathroom. residents voiced their concerns about the impacts of the library's closure, so. >> so where is district one supposed to go and vote at now? there's a world of knowledge in that place, and it it it can't stay closed. >> thatrillionesident you heard from also said the reopening is important because the library is located in a lower income neighborhood that is already struggling with limited resources. >> organizers are campaigning to remove oakland mayor shengtao from office officially started gathering petitions over the

weekend. oakland united or oust it, held its kickoff rally saturday in jack london square. the organization has until july 22nd to collect about 25,000 signatures to initiate the recall, or 10% of oakland's registered voters. judge brenda harbin fought the lead proponent of the recall, says the city has declined under tao's watch. it is sad that our city has become has gotten into the state. >> it is. i care about oakland. i am out here because i care about oakland and because oakland deserves so much better, so much more than what this mayor is telling us that we should accept. mhm. >> the group says rising crime is the reason for the recall effort. governor newsom's office just released data last week about the initial deployment of 120 chp officers to address the rising crime in the area. the bay area is now on the clock as hosts for the nba all star game. last night, there was a

ceremonial handoff between the owners of the indiana pacers, who hosted last night's game, and the warriors, who host next year. that game will be at chase center on february 16th, with several events across the bay area, including in oakland. steph curry says he can't wait. >> uh- extremely excited. uh, 2019. i think it was. i got to go home to charlotte and feel the love of my hometown and kind of embrace that experience and i imagine it's going to be that. plus, you know, a whole lot more hosting in the bay. i don't think, you know, first time since 2000, right. so, uh, a lot to offer the whole bay has a lot to offer. you know, san francisco chase center, possibly some uh- some spotlights on oakland and our history there in that city as well. but i'm excited and thankful to be a short drive. >> some of the events include the celebrity game and the hbcu

classic at oakland arena. >> the warriors former home, the three point and dunk contest as well as the game itself, will be at chase center. the warriors hosted the all star game in 1967 at cow palace in daly city, and at oakland arena in 2000, and if regular skiing is just too easy, you might want to try this. >> skiers putting themselves to the test as they hold on to a galloping horse in the silverton ski during event in silverton, colorado. this weekend. the official page for the sport says the event is a for a crazy person as they hold on by a rope to a single horse and rider, they can reach speeds of up to 45 miles an hour. navigating jumps and catching rings on a baton. okay so i remember this a few years ago and i believe kumasi has seen this in person. >> oh, um. >> um, she used to live in colorado. yep. and i believe she almost tried it. oh, my. but she

thought she backed out at the last second thing. like, maybe not. maybe i'll just watch. >> i bet you she would thrive, though. no, i think she was. >> she seems like she's got a good core. yeah. >> there you go. >> stability. yes >> you can eat a whole lot of that. >> yeah. what a wild. okay. all right. it seems difficult. >> no thank you. yeah no i'm good. >> skiing itself is hard enough. right. >> like, let's be real here. >> you pulled my horse. not that great. all right, here's live doppler seven this morning. what? we're watching are these cells developing off of our coastline right now. what you're noticing, it's not a shield of rain heading our way. we're watching what we call these kind of discrete cells that are developing off our coastline. that could become severe as we go throughout the morning and afternoon. the first chance of finding the storms this morning in the north bay, we have rain falling around sea ranch, cloverdale. we'll have this next system moving into sonoma county and marin county. it's already windy out there right now. those winds, strongest along the coast. we see frequent gusts 20 to 30mph and it just stays windy throughout the afternoon. now

the storm prediction center has outlined and part of the sacramento valley and parts of the bay area for the risk of tornadoes. and what they're looking at is that we will have some lift in the atmosphere today and a little bit of rotation as well. i think the highest threat for a tornado today is going to be around sacramento. and points to the north, but there are areas close to the sacramento valley, napa county, solano county, i would say inland parts of contra costa and alameda county. that would include livermore, antioch, even concord that do have the chance to see a tornado. now, it's not guaranteed. we just have the ingredients in the atmosphere. today is one of those days. you really want to stay updated with the forecast because the conditions will be changing as these storms move through. it's part of the reason why we have increased the storm impact scale to a level three today. for that potential of severe storms, it's not going to be widespread, but where we see those severe cells develop, we'll see pockets of heavy rain and wind, and that will lead to localize flooding. a flood watch already in effect. more rain will just exacerbate

that issue. future weather showing you will find those showers first in the north bay this morning and then heading into the afternoon. that's we'll likely see that chance of some severe weather in the east bay and in parts of the south bay. here's the accuweather seven day forecast, level three today for those severe storms is the severe threat is gone tomorrow and wednesday. but showers still in the forecast. but then we'll start to find some dry weather on thursday. >> gloria. yeah. you know speaking of dry, the roads have been dry this morning. >> that's been really good for the morning commute. if you look at our overall map here, mostly green. so no major issues this morning. but we are following something in oakland. so we're going to zoom in here. this is over on northbound 13. this is north of redwood road. this is near joaquin miller road. and there's reports of a downed tree here. so this is causing some backups but not to major speeds are down about 63mph. so it's really not too bad. but we're getting reports that at least one lane is blocked. so we're going to keep monitoring this for you throughout the morning. and then a look at your mass transit for today bar is not

running the red line. this is because of some track work. so they are having free busses replaced train service there. amanda all right. >> thanks so much gloria. now let's turn to ginger zee. she is live with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> hey good morning ginger amanda julian nice to be with both of you this morning. >> so the story that we're all following the powerful new storm that's attacking you all, bringing that heavy rain and flooding. you know, i'm going to be all over that. looking at some of the updated numbers and the wind gusts, of course. also the new hope for millions with food allergies is the medicine that can reduce the risk of severe reactions. doctor ashton is here and we're going to tell you where to find the big savings on president's day. becky worley is going to get into all of that. and gina rodriguez is here live in times square. such a gem. you'll see that in so much more on good morning america. >> all right. sounds like a plan. we'll see you at seven.

as will all be closed for the day, as well as mail service, banks and wall street, most public transit will be running on reduced or weekend style services. bart shut down the red line for the whole holiday weekend for crews to finish up a major trackway rebuild near the richmond station. busses will instead run between the richmond and el cerrito stations. the red line is set to reopen service tomorrow and beware when buying tickets to the san francisco zoo . zoo officials are warning people about a scam going around on social media and a social media posts the zoo. the zoo, i should say, says the fake ad is offering four tickets under the for under $7 to celebrate its 100 year anniversary. but they

say the offer is not coming from the zoo and its centennial celebration isn't until 2029. they're urging people to buy tickets straight from their website or through their partners, which include triple a, citypass and go city. now next at 630, nonprofit under fire why san francisco police could cut ties with an organization and drug overdose deaths. the surpring nbers from state prisons

now at 630, a roadway in sonoma county turning into a river. all thatrillionain we got overnight, causing a creek to overflow in windsor. a look at the impact

the storm is having this morning. and when we can expect to see even more rain. >> rethinking robo taxis one group calling for a ban on self-driving taxis after a waymo car was set on fire and vandalized. plus, like the wake, is to just keep on rockin to it. >> please don't stop the please don't stop the music. >> please don't stop the music. after more than eight years, rihanna is ready to get back to work, work, work work work. >> she could be ready to release her new studio album after eight years. >> her partner asap rocky, is giving fans a bit of an update this morning. my money i love her so much. >> i still laugh at the jimmy kimmel skit on april fools day when she came in in the middle of the night, waking him up because when i had that opportunity to do it like two weekends ago to my husband who slept in until nine, i walked in with that song on black doing the same exact thing. he loved it. >> we're so sorry, sorry, sorry,

so sorry sorry. good morning everyone. >> he's having a great morning. it is february 19th. we got to get straight to you because of the storm. yeah, it's one of those days where we have the potential for severe weather. >> that's not common for us. you really want to stay up to date all day long with the forecast? what we're watching, it's not just one shield of rain coming our way. it's the cells that are developing to our north. they are developing lightning this morning. first we'll find that storm chance in the north bay, and then that chance spreads south and east. we brought it to a level three today. a strong storm because we have that potential for severe storms today. right now it's a partly cloudy sky from the exploratorium camera. this morning those storms stay in the north bay. then into the afternoon, those storms move south and east. so we do have the potential for thunder storms. even the potential for a brief tornado. we'll talk much more about that severe weather. chance coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with gloria and see how the commute is going. yeah >> you know, so far the commute is going pretty well this

morning. i know we had a lot of rain yesterday, but this morning so far the roads are dry and that's been really good for the morning commute. so if you are driving hopefully you don't have to deal with any bad weather, but you may have to deal with some high winds on the golden gate bridge and that's because chp has issued a high wind advisory. so just make sure if you're driving on the golden gate bridge, of course, always have both hands on the steering wheel, which you always should do anyway. but even more important, when there are high winds and then a look at your drive times for this morning. right now, the usual slow spot from tracy to dublin. it will only take you 24 minutes. usually this is in the red, but it shows you just how low the traffic volume is today. on this presidents day. amanda all right. >> thanks so much, gloria. the coasts have a high surf warning in effect. and we want to show you what it looks like live at the santa cruz boardwalk this morning. you can see pretty calm, but many areas are bracing for the coming days of heavy rain and winds. the city of pacifica is closing its pier once again as a safety precaution due to high wave

action. neighbors on beach boulevard are sandbagging their properties as seven parks are closed in san mateo county with officials, what with what officials are concerned about. that's toppling trees. >> well, for safety reasons, it's a good thing today actually is less windy than yesterday. so we did come into the park and take a walk, but we turned around at a specific time in the north bay. >> this big tree fell saturday in santa rosa, knocking out power to some downtown businesses and several roads in sonoma county near the russian river saw weekend flooding. firstrillionesponders say they expect more to come, as drew has been telling us throughout the morning, strong winds will create large waves along the coastline. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland continues our storm coverage from pacifica this morning. lena, what are you able to see behind you there? >> julian, we're at the pacifica pier right now where we can see and definitely hear those waves

slamming into the pier behind us. it's definitely a day where you are going to want to stay away from this water in the high surf advisory and also these gusty winds are definitely going to keep you on your toes as well. now it's a similar story across parts of the bay area. this is what it looked like along the coast last night near ocean beach. this video was taken near the former cliff house location. the wind was blowing so hard. the rain was coming down sideways and signs were being blown as if they were going to come off of some of the poles. and while it's one thing to have the rain, it's those strong wind gusts that can create problems with power lines and trees, sky light on the floors above me. >> and there's not a lot. it's right above my kitchen and there's a leak. so i'm hoping it doesn't rain too hard. otherwise it might collapse. >> staying dry tonight so far uh- doing a pretty bad job of that, but, uh, you know, i'm a smoker and, uh, not too many places to crowd under with this wind and rain. >> um, but, uh, we're making it

work. >> and last night, truly a limited number of people out and about because of these conditions. and those folks were only out because they had to get food. now, back here, live at the pacifica pier. this area is under a wind advisory, a high surf advisory, and a flood watch. so it's a very important reminder that you are going to want to keep your distance from this water today. live in pacifica. lena howland abc seven news good advice. >> thank you lena. >> now to quite the rescue at taylor mountain regional park in santa rosa. yesterday, firefighter crews managed to bring down this cat that got stuck in a tree just before the big storm hit. a couple was on a walk with their leashed feline. clearly, somehow it got off of that leash and eventually they needed some help getting the little adventurer down. well, of course, you can always get the latest forecast and track the rain anytime with our live doppler seven radar. just search abc seven bay area in your

device's app store to download it now. >> an alameda county fire crew is back in service after thieves broke into two service trucks in pleasanton. the thieves took personal items and five chainsaws used for storm cleanup, a loss of about $15,000. so far, no one has been arrested. oakland police are investigating a similar incident in that case, two workers were robbed of chainsaws at gunpoint thursday in the piedmont area. >> happening today another push to rethink the robo taxis in san francisco. a coalition of san franciscans are expected to call on governor newsom to ban self-driving taxis, network for safety and our streets and working people organized a rally in chinatown. it's set for this afternoon to present their argument. the group is made up of residents, labor groups, trade workers and safety advocates. they will specifically discuss safety concerns surrounding the february 10th waymo vehicle fire in chinatown, and how those cars navigate through crowded

chinatown streets. the operator or the operation to free a stuck fishing boat near bodega bay has hit another snag. >> after a week long effort, the us coast guard determined the 57 ton vessel cannot be moved because it's too heavy with water and sand. the press democrat reports. salvage crews will need to take the boat apart instead, with powerful waves expected, it's unlikely operations will begin immediately. the delay could increase the risk of the ocean breaking the boat apart. new developments in the middle east. the un security council is expected to vote tomorrow on an arab backed resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease fire in gaza. gloria is tracking the latest from the live desk this morning. hey, gloria. >> good morning. amanda the u.s. is vowing to veto the upcoming un resolution calling for a humanitarian cease fire. u.s. ambassador to the un linda thomas-greenfield issued a statement saying the u.s. is working on a deal between israel and hamas, and that deal would

see the release of hostages, also a pacifier of at least six weeks. and this comes as the largest medical facility in gaza is no longer running this morning. that's according to the hamas run health ministry. it reports the power was cut off at nasser hospital in khan yunis following an israeli raid. the world health organization says 200 patients remain at the hospital. israel's prime minister says he will also continue with plans for a ground operation in rafah. rafah is the only major area of gaza yet to be occupied by israel. this morning, the palestinian foreign minister accused israel of apartheid. he urged the un's top court to declare that israel's occupation of lands sought for a palestinian state is illegal and must end immediately and unconditionally early, for any hope of a two state future to survive. julian. >> thank you, gloria. a san jose

group host a day of remembrance to honor those forced into internment camps during world war two. this is the 44th year the group held the commemorative ceremony. demonstrators at the event, held a candlelight procession that ended with various speakers. 120,000 people of japanese descent, most of them american citizens, were imprisoned by executive order during world war two. >> it appears drug overdose deaths in california prisons are creeping back up despite the use of overdose reversal drug narcan. according to our media partners at the san francisco standard, there were 59 overdose deaths in 2022. that's compared to 23 and 24 deaths in 2020. and 2021. the state started putting more money into prevention programs in 2019 after a record 64 deaths. it appeared to work for a couple of years. the emergence of fentanyl could be to blame for the rise. >> san francisco police are threatening to cut ties with a

crime prevention nonprofit that is now under scrutiny. the comptroller's office found. the group, san francisco safe, spent at least $79,000 on lavish expenses. what it's calling excessive reimbursed led to purchases of luxury gifts, valet parking at an exclusive club and a lake tahoe trip with limo services. our partners at the san francisco standard say sfpd wants answers and said the department could terminate its funding agreement with s.f. safe before the contract expires in june. a man in washington, d.c, is suing powerball, claiming he was denied a jackpot worth $340 million because of a mistake on its website, john cheeks bought a lotto ticket in january and checked for his numbers a day after they were released. >> then, for three days, the website showed he had been matching numbers. turns out the d.c. lottery posted the wrong numbers online, different than what was pulled during the live broadcast. powerball has turned them away, but cheeks and his

lawyer claim he still owed money anyway. >> could you imagine if you saw not at all the numbers online? it matches your ticket. you go there to cash it in and they say nope. >> then your mind already goes through how your life has changed, only to be told sorry, we made a mistake. >> 300 plus million dollars is a lot of money. well, you have someone to root for on the jeopardy champions wild card tournament tonight. we'll tell you about the bay area resident who is set to compete and cybertruck complaints. >> how recent rain is affecting tesla's latest car and you'll want to stick with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven four, abc seven at seven. >> we're live weekdays from 7 to 8 a.m. all you have to do is download the app now wherever you stream. >> 642 this morning, we're taking a live look from our golden gate bridge camera pointed to the north and you can see storm clouds are gathering on live doppler seven. we are seeing some showers and downpours starting to move into parts of sonoma and marin county this morning. the wider picture

we have this area of low pressure that is creating thunderstorms off the coast of northern california. it's creating lift in the atmosphere today and winds that are turning with height. and what that means , we have the potential for severe storms, and that does include the potential for an isolated tornado. now looking at our risk map, the best risk of a tornado today would be in the sacramento valley. but there are areas that border the sacramento valley, like napa county, solano county and inland parts of contra costa and alameda county that are underneath thatrillionisk of an isolated tornado. just what that means. the atmosphere has the ingredients it needs to produce a tornado. one is not guaranteed, but that's something we'll be watching as we head throughout the day. that's the reason why we've listed the storm impact scale to a level three strong storm today. for that severe storm potential, this morning, those storms will stay in the north bay as we head into the afternoon, thatrillionisk moves into the east bay. this is 230 and then moves into the south bay later

on in the afternoon. we'll take a closer look at that storm potential coming up in about

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after a shooting on campus this month, or at least shots were fired on campus on february 9th. a man fired several rounds into the air shortly after getting into a fight on campus. thankfully, no one was hurt, and campus police took the man into custody a short time later. however, the campuses warned me system did not notify students about the incident until 40 minutes later, so far, 177 signatures called for the resignation of the university's emergency management director, along with reform of the warning system. >> former president trump made a unique appearance at sneaker con in philadelphia over the weekend. first to unveil a new line of sneakers called the never surrender our high tops and then ask for votes. he made stops in michigan as well as pennsylvania over the weekend

after a new york judge found him liable for fraud, ordering him to pay a penalty of more than $350 million. trump has a 32 point lead in south carolina ahead of the primary next week. former south carolina governor nikki haley says she's staying in the race. >> 59% of americans think that joe biden is too old and think that donald trump is too old to be running for president. it is time that we finally put the past behind us. >> both candidates are staying in south carolina with multiple events this week. as there's just six days to that primary vote. >> the biden administration may relax its strict vehicle emissions rules if proposed. last year, it proposed last year. rather, sources say, the proposed rule change from the epa would delay implementing strict emission standards until after 2030, while the epa rule is still not finalized and is expected to be released in the spring. critics are pushing back on this idea, saying the biden

administration is bending to automakers if they reduce the initial proposal. >> a year after entering hospice care, jimmy carter's grandson says the former president's spirit remains strong at age 99, carter is the oldest living u.s. president. he has survived cancers and a number of health scares. carter entered hospice care in february 2023 after a number of hospital stays. his wife, former first lady rosalynn carter, died last year at age 96. new at six just three months after its official release, owners of tesla's new cybertruck are complaining about rust. some people are saying when the vehicle gets wet, tiny orange and gray marks are showing up on the outside of the car. many are using certain cleansers to get rid of the rust. in a post from september, ceo elon musk said tesla might be able to offer owners a ceramic material that helps protect against corrosion. no word yet if that offer is still available.

>> governor newsom is laying out a new california salmon strategy in order to protect the fish for what he says is a drier, hotter future. the plan starts with removing barriers and modernizing infrastructure for salmon migrate and restoring salmon habitats for spawning. protecting rivers in and modernizing san martin. excuse me? salmon hatcheries. they also want to update technology for adapting to changes in the climate at salmon alone. contribute more than $1 billion a year to the state's economy. it is now time for your morning money report here at 649. if you're heading home for a holiday weekend, road trip, you can expect to pay more at the gas pump. gas prices are going up once again, triple a says the average price across the country has gone up $0.11 per gallon in the past week. these are the highest prices we've seen in nearly three months at this point. and now to a look at the latest gas prices in our area. you can see san francisco drivers paying an average of 4.72 a gallon. it's 454 in

oakland and 4.49 in san jose. the state average is at 4.64, much higher than the national average at 327. the sonoma county da is warning costco customers to ignore an email warning them about expiring membership apps. here's how criminals are stealing your personal information through these emails. the message looks like they're legitimately from costco. it offers members a 90 day extension for free and ask members to input credit card details. and that's how fraudulent charges are then racked up. the da's office says people should go to costco directly if there's a concern about membership status as a global superstar appears to be getting back into the studio to work, work, work, work, work, work and a hopeless day, we found love in a hopeless place. >> you know who i'm talking about? while out in paris last week, a fan told asap rocky to talk to his partner rihanna about the album. he responded,

saying she's working on it. this comes more than eight years since the release of anti, which featured hits like work and love on the brain. no word yet when we can expect new music from her. this would be rihanna's ninth studio album, love, love, love her. >> believe it when i see it. you know i've been, i've been teased for the past how many years i'm like, uh huh, sure. yeah, i thought the super bowl would have been it. yeah, that's what i was thinking too. doesn't seem like it's been that long either, because she just performed at the super bowl not too long ago. >> so you feel like she's had new music, but i guess it has been a while, and we're always talking about her, her makeup, her clothing line. >> i mean, she always has something new. >> she's a billionaire from the makeup. she's like, i don't know, right? >> i guess i could do that music sometimes. >> her kids, she's busy. >> yeah she is. we may be busy later today. this is one of those days where you really just want to stay up to the date, to the forecast. as we head throughout the afternoon, we have the potential for severe

storms. that's not something we see every day around here, but the ingredients are there in our atmosphere. live look from the exploratorium camera. see some of those low clouds this morning. it is certainly windy out there. uh- strongest winds along the coast. breezy half moon bay sfo gusting over 30mph at times. a wind advisory is still in effect all day today, so what we're watching on live doppler seven. it's not going to be a day where everybody just sees rain the entire day. what we're watching are the cells that are developing off of our coast line. you can see they're isolated, but they do have the potential to have some strong winds and even the potential of some lightning and a brief tornado snowing in the sierra right now. a winter storm warning in effect through wednesday morning. let's talk about that thunderstorm risk. now, the storm prediction center monitors the entire country for the risk of severe weather. and they have highlighted all of the bay area for thatrillionisk with the highest risk locally. napa county, solano county, contra costa and alameda county. the highest risk across the state would be in the sacramento valley. but today we have increased the storm impact scale to a level three for that severe storm threat. let's go. hour by

hour. future weather. this morning we're watching the north bay closely. that's our first chance of seeing those stronger storms. then as we get into the afternoon, we see that daytime heating that chance now moves south along the peninsula into the east bay and parts of the south bay. later on this afternoon. so it's a day where we could have storms pop up as we see the afternoon roll on. here's the accuweather seven day forecast at a level three today for that severe weather threat. tomorrow and wednesday. just some light showers. and then by thursday we're finally drying out from this pattern. gloria >> yeah. you know, it has been dry out there on the roads this morning. so that is good for the morning commute. it's also been really light traffic today compared to what we usually see this time of the morning. this is a live look outside at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. you can see how empty it is out there right now. so if you are going to be driving, this is a good time because you won't have too much traffic. and if you're taking mass transit, we do have an update for you on bart. the red line is not running today. that's because of track work. so they are going to be having free busses replacing train service.

so just go to the bart website to get all the information on that. guys. >> thanks so much, gloria. today on abc seven, the victim of the vallejo kidnaping case that became a national story in the document series american nightmare, will tell more of her story. >> the psychological torture that he went through with the police. there was so many parallels to how i was treated in captivity, and that realization was quite frightening. >> that is denise huskins and her husband aaron quinn, who will appear on tamron hall today . huskins says she suffered psychological torture at the hands of law enforcement when they claimed she made up a multi-day kidnap ordeal back in 2015. you can watch the full interview on the tamron hall show at 1 p.m. right here on abc seven. >> tonight is the next round of the jeopardy's champions wild card tournament, and a local contestant will try and do the bay area proud tonight. deb bilodeau is a winemaker based in

oakland. they've won big on jeopardy! before when they won more than $17,000 across multiple episodes last year. well, now they're in the semifinals. they're facing off against crystal zhao of minnesota and matt harvey of rhode island. you can cheer them on tonight starting at 7 p.m. right here on abc seven. it's part of a jam packed slate of shows all leading up to us here for abc seven news at 11. in a comedian from oakland is opening a new full time comedy club in san francisco, and it will be the first black owned comedy club in the bay area. it's called fction set to open in the mid-market neighborhood in may strod is the founder of the hello funny collective, with 20 comedi featured in multiple tv shows. he tells our media partners that the s at the san francisco standard that the function will have two shows a night, a month drink menus and some dance parties too. >> all right, they are trying to function at the function. up next, the seven things you need to know today. and we're just trying to function as we wake up

on this monday morning. >> 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 and start streaming now. >> and we are going to take you right outside. look at it. so calming at this moment. but we know drew is talking about a storm really coming to impact us a level three, he said. we'll be

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so, i'm running for congress to help stop them. for your family... and mine. i approved this message because this is who we are. the date with the forecast throughout the day today, because we have the potential for severe storms to roll through here, it's a level three strong storm today here on the abc seven storm impact scale. as we take a look at our san rafael camera, it is bouncing around. first this morning, the chance of storms is in the north bay. then into the afternoon. that chance moving to the east bay and into the south bay. >> and number two, traffic volume has been very light on this presidents day, mostly in the green today, but we do see a couple red spots. so we're going to zoom in on those. these are

in oakland. first of all, 580 eastbound at seminary avenue. there's a tree that's blocking the on ramp. and then at 580 westbound at the mays two lanes are blocked right now because of a crash. these are both causing major delays in this area. >> number three, gas prices are on the rise again. they're $0.14 more expensive on average in california from this time last month in the bay area. we are several cents higher than the statewide average. >> number four, a safety group is calling on governor newsom to ban self-driving taxis like waymo. they point to the waymo vehicle recently lit on fire in chinatown as the reason these cars may not be safe. number five, the antioch library is set to reopen tomorrow with some increased security. >> it closed last week and through the weekend after recent crimes. there including drug use and car break ins. >> number six federal, state and local government offices are closed today because of presidents day. most public transit will also be on holiday or sunday schedules. and number

seven meet kion. he is a two year old from new zealand who is obsessed with or obsessed, i should say not upset at all with basketball. he loves to play every day and can even make shots like a pro. >> he's already been shooting hoops for a year. >> nothing but net better than me, right? >> could never. he is amazing. my goodness, little rio can't do that. no not yet. he's got a few more months till he hits two. >> but that is so good. my gosh. >> good for him. yeah. all star games calling you great >> good morning america. another major storm putting 37 million on alert. one-two punch. overnight a storm bringing more heavy rain and strong winds to california. mudslide