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determine a plan going forward. >> the future of 4th of july fireworks. some bay area cities looking at one particular alternative to the annual celebration, plus, mcdonald's fans are loving it. >> a look at the one of a kind restaurant that is gaining popularity this winter. >> okay good morning. it is tuesday, february the 20th. back to work for so many of you after that long holiday weekend. yeah i'm sure many people spent it inside because of the weather. >> totally. and now we have more downpours this morning. live doppler seven is showing you that we have some heavy rain to talk about. a lot of this is working its way through the north bay. we had some showers over the city and parts of the east bay will press in a little tighter, and you can see there's these isolated cells that contain some heavy rain this morning. and a lot of them have been moving over napa. and that's why we have a flood advisory in effect for napa, because this heavy rain is causing some localized flooding behind the showers. more more rain is developing. so we are in and out of the showers all day today. it's a level two for these downpours. the thunderstorm chances in there as well. the biggest threat we face

today is new areas of flooding thanks to these downpours. so future weather throughout the middle part of the day and into the afternoon, we'll track those downpour hours. and again, if you do hear thunder, see some lightning, you do want to move inside and wait till that storm passes. let's see how the commute is going with gloria. good morning. >> good morning. well things are back to normal today. you know, yesterday we had really light volume on the roads because of the holiday today. check this out. it is busy out there this morning. this is a live look at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. and you can see that traffic is pretty slow there. right now it's actually backed up to the foot of the maze right now. and also chp has issued a high wind advisory here. so just keep that in mind when you're driving. make sure you keep both hands on the steering wheels. and let's go to our 680 camera over in walnut creek. traffic is moving smoothly through walnut creek. no issues there, julian. >> all right. thank you so much, gloria. this morning, caltrans crews will be back out to assess the storm damage along niles canyon road in alameda county. we have a look here at a portion of the road that's been washed

away. caltrans says the roadway, which is a part of highway 84, will remain closed between old canyon road to main street in sunol. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live there this morning. lena, do you have any idea of how much longer that roadway will stay closed? well julian, chp says to expect this road to be closed for at least the next few days, while caltrans can get out here to assess the conditions and their options. >> take a look at this video. our aerial view shows part of niles canyon road west of sonoma broke off into the alameda creek . this all happened almost exactly 24 hours ago, just after 5 a.m. yesterday, caltrans is calling this a slip out from a mudslide in the area. they say it's a consequence of heavy rain affecting the roadways is when the roadway gets eroded, the ground underneath it kind of washes out. >> then the pavement slips down right? or becomes unnavigable. so we can't have people driving

on it. so that's what's going on out there right now. and we're going to need to make a repair before we can open the road all the way back up. >> crews still had one lane of this highway open doing one way traffic controls up until about 5:00 last night. that's when chp shut down both directions of the road indefinitely. caltrans crews are expected to be back here on site sometime this morning so that they they can assess the highway and figure out if and when it's safe to go back to one way traffic controls . but for now, there is still no estimated time of fully reopening this road. live in sonoma lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you so much, lena. heavy wind gusts knocked out power and downed trees across the bay area yesterday. a massive tree fell in burlingame. you see it there stomping southbound traffic along i-280. nobody was hurt, thankfully, but it did back up traffic for quite some time. >> it was very, very windy. you could see the trees swaying. there was actually sparkles and smoke coming on the on the in

the middle of the road. and so that you can see that the power lines were down p-g-and-e's eventually restored power to about 1000 customers who lost it in the area. >> as caltrans is working or as it worked, i should say to clear the roadways and there were nearly 3300 p-g-and-e's customers without electricity overnight. this is a real time map of those outages. currently, the largest outages are in the south bay, where 600 customers are impacted. in saratoga, heavy snowfall last night in the sierra. this is a live look from our lake tahoe camera at zephyr cove. it's been anywhere from blistering to quiet. the area is looking at another 1 to 2ft of snow by wednesday. difficult driving is expected through, then snow chains are required on 8-80 going over donner pass and on highway 50 from twin bridges to myers. >> get the latest forecast and track the rain anytime with our live doppler seven radar. all you have to do is search abc

seven bay area in your device's app store to download it now. >> this morning, a popular utah mommy vlogger and her business partner are expected to learn their sentence after guilty pleas to shocking child abuse charges. gloria is at the live desk with that information. gloria >> good morning. amanda, utah mother of six. ruby frank and her business partner jody hildebrandt will learn their fate in the next few hours. this all comes after videos about frank's strict parenting style went viral. frank had more than 2 million followers on her now deleted youtube channel, documenting the lives of her six children and how she disciplined them. it all unraveled after her 12 year old son escaped from hildebrand's home. a neighbor immediately called police. >> he's emaciated. he's got tape around his legs, he's hungry and he's thirsty. >> he's also saying that there's two of his sisters are back at the home as well. >> and as part of the plea deal, frank has agreed to serve some time in prison in julian.

>> thank you so much, gloria. at least two bay area cities are considering moving away from the typical 4th of july fireworks shows. napa and richmond officials will both be talking about independence day drone shows at their city council meetings today. got some video right here from texas based sky elements drone shows, according to the napa valley register, napa is already in talks with the company. they've already put on shows in bay area cities, including brentwood, their 4th of july festival and the alameda county fair too. looks pretty cool. those in favor of the shows say they are much more safe and sustainable than the traditional fireworks show. >> coming up, a brain implant update what founder elon musk is saying about the first person implanted with a neuralink chip and we got to talk about those controversial comments from nba commentator chuck. >> yeah, we're talking about jews getting some heat for his statements about san francisco as the city is getting ready for next year's nba all star weekend

. >> 607 on our tuesday, a flood watch is in effect for the entire region throughout the day today, for areas of new flooding. the reason why live doppler seven showing you we have downpours developing. this morning, moving through the east bay and the north bay, and more downpours and thunderstorms potentiall

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waves to the san mateo county coast yesterday with waves sending water onto beach boulevard. officials closed the pier yesterday as a precaution after a storm damaged it last month. >> and amanda, our high surf advisory, has been canceled. our waves have weakened. now, the threat today j is for new areas

of flooding. the reason why we're already seeing downpours developing this morning. parts of the east bay and in the north bay. we have a flood advisory already in effect for napa because we've seen heavy rain move over napa consistently this morning, leading to standing water on roads and even on our smaller streams and creeks. the wider picture showing you we have more rain developing off the coastline and some of these showers have already produced lightning, so thunderstorms are in the forecast today. it's a level two, a moderate storm for downpours. that chance of more flooding and a thunderstorm. no threat of tornadoes. today. that threat is over with, but we could see some lightning this afternoon. here's future weather . you time out some of those heavier showers by about lunchtime. again, the north bay, the coast, and then later on the afternoon, that threat shifts to the east bay and in the south bay. temperatures today in the upper 50s to lower 60s, amanda. >> all right. thanks so much, drew. coming up. beached boat at bodega bay. a look at what's left of the fishing vessel that was stuck for days and preparing for the next big one. the deadline you need to know about to apply for a retro fit grant.

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but with some additional security. it had temporarily closed because of car break-ins, drug use harassment of staff, and other illicit activity. the library will reopen at noon with an extra armed security guard adding to the guard already inside during library hours >> welcome to san francisco. welcome to my season. >> welcome to my season. and welcome to my season. welcome to my season.

>> in less than a year, the bay area will be hosting the 2025 nba all star games. the warriors shared this video to get the excitement started. basketball superfans and celebrities will be in the bay area in a big way next february. a couple of key warriors staffers spent four days in indianapolis observing operations at this year's games. in preparations for next season, showcase the 2025 all star weekend will be an opportunity for san francisco to cash in on some much needed tourism dollars. chase center cal palace and the oakland arena will be hosting the festivities all star weekend is set for february the 14th through 16th. next year, starting on valentine's day. well, a san francisco supervisor is criticizing some recent comments by a pro basketball hall of famer and nba on tnt commentator charles barkley. so during sunday's all star game in indianapolis, he took some time to bash san francisco. if you had a chance to be in cole or being around a bunch of homeless crooks in san francisco when you

oh, that's, you know you love them. >> francisco. no, we don't you can't even walk around down there. you can't walk around. yeah, with a bulletproof vest. chuck barkley, also known as chuck, made some negative comments about the city while seated next to warriors star draymond green during saturday's nba all star pregame in indianapolis. >> draymond of course, pushed back on those comments now. district four supervisor joel engardio says he's fed up with the trash talk. well san francisco definitely has challenges, but we're far from a dystopian city. >> i would invite charles to come to the very next sunset night market that we're going to produce later this year to see, uh, thousands of people, san franciscans in the street, enjoying each other's company and good food and music and entertainment and living their best lives. >> we'd love to see the vegas odds on if chuck is going to come to the next san francisco

night market. we've reached out to turner sports to get further comment about chuck and his comments, but so far we have not heard back from him. >> a group of pastors hopes divine intervention can help curb the rise of crime in oakland yesterday, leaders from various congregations gathered at acts full gospel church of god in christ to pray for improved safety. attendees held up signs that read hear our cry. the pastors say people who live in oakland are suffering from a collective trauma and from thefts and blight, and it's time for a change. >> it's time for us to come together. it's time for us to do things that we need to do in god's way. and whatever god gives you to fight for, you got to keep fighting for it. >> the naacp and a group of pastors have asked oakland city leaders to declare a state of emergency tsay and hire more police officers. as elon musk is touting what he calls the successful surgery of the first person implanted with a

neuralink chip. though we are still waiting for a scientist to weigh in on the findings, musk said the patient who underwent the procedure a month ago, has made a full recovery and is now able to move a computer mouse on a screen with just their thoughts. the brain chip aims to let thoughts control electronic devices like phones or computers . people paralyzed from stroke, traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury could see the benefits, experts warn. much more testing and research is needed before any kind of widespread use of these devices. >> the drive through has been a staple of american life for decades now, but mcdonald's in sweden, it's becoming popular this winter as the world's only ski through window. the mixed ski first opened in 1996, but recently gained popularity. of course, thanks to social media. the restaurant says this season has been extraordinary because visitors from all around the world, they got to come and see it in person. you can show up at the window wearing your skis and

snowboards to order you can also eat inside of the lodge and see what they did there, which can seat up to 170 people. >> a whole new meaning to french fry pizza, french fry. >> that's right. right. did you want french fries? >> you can french fry right through while you've got your french fries. yeah, and they'll be good to have. it's almost like the taco bell and. yes. oh, wow. you just, like, walk right up to it. talk about some prime real estate. seriously how much do they pay for that? people get married there. i know it's wild. yeah, it's funny. all right, so the big question i always get is when is the next dry day underneath this wet pattern for much of the weekend. so thursday thursday is your day. that is when we'll have dry skies. a totally sunny afternoon. we just got to get through some rain today and a little bit of rain tomorrow. a live look outside from our abc seven oakland airport camera. you can see the tarmac. the taxiway is wet. we do have downpours out there this morning. here's live doppler seven. much of the heavy rain right now is focused in the north bay. will go in a little

bit tighter into some of these cells. when you see the deep red just crossed over highway 37 near sears point on its way into napa. that is some intense rainfall that can really add up very quickly. that's something we're watching very closely in parts of the north bay this morning as we head towards the peninsula, we have another cell that's developing. this one actually heading towards sfo this morning. and parts of south city. so we're watching these downpours this morning with more rain developing off the coastline. the wider picture you can see this cluster of cloud cover and rain and even some lightning strikes. so this does have a history of producing thunderstorms. and that is moving into our direction throughout the later morning into the afternoon. the winds are so much lighter today. we're not going to deal with those gusty winds like we did yesterday. it's a level two, a moderate storm today will track those downpours throughout the afternoon. it's just a really unsettled day. and underneath any one of these downpours we could see localized flooding because everything is just so saturated. heavy rain could cause some issues on our roads in our smaller streams and creeks. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. that's a

level two. today we have morning rain giving way to sunshine tomorrow. and then there's your dry day on thursday. get out and enjoy a mix of sun and clouds on friday and then a chance of light showers to kick off the weekend. gloria. >> yeah, you know, right now we are tracking a crash over in richmond, so we're going to zoom in on our map and show you where this is. this is a multiple car crash on westbound 80. this is before el portal drive. and right now, speeds are down at 12mph. and i know drew is mentioning this happened right around the time where we got a lot of rain. so we're not sure if it's weather related, but obviously we always want to remind you in these conditions, just be very careful when you're driving. give yourself a little bit of extra time today. and this is a look at your mass transit right now. everything is on time. >> julian okay. good news. thank you gloria. now let's turn to somara theodore. she's live with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> good morning. somara >> good morning amanda and julian. so great to be with you all. so coming up the story we're all following this morning the dangerous storm slamming the west coast with tens of millions on alert for flooding and mudslides. we have the track and

timing plus two of the biggest credit card companies are joining forces. what it could mean for your wallets rebecca jarvis is here to explain. also, this morning, the first of its kind, ivf ruling in alabama. and what it could mean for women seeking access to fertility treatments and the good news for women when it comes to exercise that's coming up right here on gma. >> all right. we're looking forward to seeing all that. good to see you

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with a qualifying internet package. don't wait, call and switch today! wider view and show you what is going on. we have an area of low pressure. you can see it spinning over the last 12 hours, essentially just on the border of california and oregon, and it's just sitting there right now. it is supplying us with more energy. this morning. you see this massive cloud cover and

this rain. it's moving in our direction. so we have showers overhead right now. more rain is coming our way later on this morning into the afternoon. and this cluster of showers has a history of producing lightning to the south. we go. southern california is getting an atmospheric river. they're just going to see some flooding later on this afternoon. unfortunately here locally, those downpours have really been confined to the north bay. we're going in a little bit tighter near yountville, napa, saint helena. and when you start seeing live doppler seven with these deep reds, that is some intense rainfall falling in. some of these showers are falling over the same areas, which is leading to localized flooding. we had a downpour that moved through richmond on its way into hercules, now moving into vallejo, we have a flood advisory in effect for those showers that just continue to move over the same areas of napa. even sears point american canyon. so certainly we'll see water on our roadways and even our smaller streams and creeks could have issues. a level two today we'll have showers and scattered downpours. there is the chance of a thunderstorm today. there is no threat for tornadoes. that threat is over

with. but if you do see lightning, hear thunder, you do want to move inside. as that storm passes. and again, localized flooding is possible underneath any of these downpours later today. julian you know, thank you so much, drew. >> well, the saga of the beached fishing vessel at bodega bay is finally over. the effort to save a 57 ton fishing boat that washed aground more than a week ago has failed, and the aleutian storm was ripped apart by ferocious waves. these are images of what's left of the boat at salmon creek beach. bits and pieces of the vessel are now littering the sand there. there was hope that the crab fishing boat could have been salvaged. last friday, the coast guard ordered the operation to stop, essentially dashing those chances. a gash formed in the hull, promising compromising for the boats integrity. a deadline is coming up this week to help california homeowners prepare for the next big earthquake. you have until tomorrow to apply for a retrofit grant through the state's earthquake brace plus bolt program. homeowners in more

than 500 high risk zip codes are eligible for grants of up to $3,000 to see if you qualify, just enter your zip code on the website. it's earthquake brace bolt.com. we know how to prepare for an earthquake, but are you ready for it? you got to get that kit, make a plan and of course be informed if you need help, check out abc seven news.com slash. prepare norcal after years of delays, the largest housing project ever in cupertino is officially approved . the rise will be a mixed use development on the corner wolf road and stevenson's creeks in the building will include more than 2600 apartments and homes. it also includes seven acres of parks and 230,000ft■!sf retail space. the project just received city approval on friday and says they will start working to secure all necessary permits before construction begins. we have a lot of news still to come here at 630, including

campaigning in california, where president joe biden is expected to be in the golden state this week, and whether he's coming to our area to trees and flooded roadways, some of the damage left behind after heavy rain across the bay area and as we head to break here on this tuesday morning, we take a live look outside, looking down the embarcadero as the sun comes up over the bay. we'll take a short break. we will be right back after this

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now at 630. road collapse forces road closure a slip out on a section of a highway in sunol prompts a shutdown for at least the next few days. a look at the conditions this morning suing san francisco people in the

mission district, saying the center bike lane on valencia street is bad for business. >> the lawsuit some business owners are announcing today, plus, don't be ridiculous, andrea. >> everybody wants this. everybody wants to be us. >> who could follow up on this iconic role? meet the new miranda pressley. priestley. rather, the actress cast in the devil wears prada musical set to open across the pond in the fall. and it's a familiar face. >> yeah. good morning everyone. it is tuesday, february 20th. we have just been in the rain. >> it's hard of it yet. what? you're tired of it? i'm done yet. yeah, i know we still got more. i know, i'm sorry. this morning. we are tracking downpours out there. live doppler seven. it's just this pattern we've been underneath since saturday. now, this morning we are tracking downpours mainly in the north bay. some of them have clipped the east bay and we have more rain developing off the coastline right now. flood watch is still in effect for the entire region, and we are

anticipating new areas of localized flooding today because we have downpours in the forecast. it's a level two on the abc seven storm impact scale. there's the chance of a thunderstorm but no threat of a tornado. today, that threat is over with. take a look at future weather as we head later into the day and into the afternoon. you can just see we'll be tracking those downpours. and again, underneath one of these, we could see a quick round of heavy rain leading to localized flooding. let's see how we're doing on the roads this morning with gloria. good morning. >> good morning. slick roads out there this morning. and we are continuing to follow this crash over in richmond. that's causing some delays in that area. that's a multiple car crash on westbound 80 before the el portal drive. but they have just cleared that. so traffic is moving again, but it is still moving slowly because of that crash. so that may be the case for a little bit there. that's has speeds down to about 30mph in that area. then a look at your drive times for this morning. the usual slow spot from tracy to dublin 50 minutes. so with those slick roads, give yourself a little bit more time this morning, amanda.

>> all right. thanks so much, gloria. and in the east bay, a popular route for a lot of commuters is shut down this morning after a huge chunk of the roadway washed out during the storm highway 84, also known as niles canyon road, will be closed indefinitely. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in sunol, and lena cal trans crews are expected to be back out there this morning to really assess the damage. that's right, amanda, caltrans crews are expected to be out here at some point later on this morning to figure out the next steps. >> the chp has had this highway shut down in both directions here behind me for about the past 12 hours, and now they're saying to expect this road to be closed for at least the next few days, while caltrans can come up with a plan for repairs. take a look at this. this is the reason why in aerial view shows a portion of niles canyon road cracked and slipping into the alameda creek on monday morning. this all happened a little more than 24 hours ago, around 5 a.m. yesterday, caltrans is calling

this a slip out from a mudslide in the area. they say it's a consequence of heavy rain affecting the roadways. >> there's a slide that's happened and we're doing one way traffic control in an area that's that's about from pleasanton road on highway 84 to washington boulevard. so that's sort of the area that's that's affected. we're seeing this type of thing around the bay area. this is a this is a slide at this location. >> don't expect this for just this rainfall like it's it isn't that hard right. for this rain i didn't expect any blockage here. but they were shut it. >> they were doing one way traffic control yesterday before shutting it down at 5:00 last night. we're told caltrans crews are expected to be back out here sometime later on this morning to assess the highway and figure out if and when it's safe to reopen to one way traffic controls. but there is still no estimated time of when this road will fully reopen. caltrans says locals can use palomares road to

get around this live in sunol. lena howland abc seven news okay, thank you so much, lena. >> from the damage left behind from that rain. now to the damage left behind by wind gusts of up to 53mph that hit the north bay, sending trees crashing into roads and homes. abc seven news spoke with one man in santa rosa who had a tree branch come through his roof and through the wall too. this was at an apartment near fourth street and diamond court. >> so i was sitting in my office trying to play some video games on my day off, and all of a sudden it felt like an earthquake hit my house. but from above thought that the tree had gone entirely through the wall of my house. it shook the whole house. >> yeah, thankfully he wasn't hurt in this. in sonoma county. this road in windsor was underwater. and this is how things looked on waller road near forestville. >> people in vacaville are staying prepared for extreme weather. officials are keeping an eye on hillsides for possible mudslides. the weather swung to extremes throughout the day yesterday, raining a ton one

minute, followed by pockets of blue sky and sunshine. >> i'm hoping to just skips over us. >> i have friends from out of state texting me and wishing me to be safe and to be careful in this weather because they heard that tornadoes are coming and flooding and all that. >> no one was taking any chances out at nut tree airport at this flight, school staff made sure the aircraft were all tied down >> southern california is dealing with major flooding flood warnings this morning. creeks in santa barbara county turned into river from the runoff. flooding into the airfield has closed. the santa barbara airport once again. that's the second time this has happened in just the past few weeks. in ventura county, it's mudslides that has everyone concerned. >> we're also keeping an eye on the hillsides and their saturation levels and making advisories on evacuations if necessary. >> in l.a. county, flash flood

warnings are in effect for the beverly glen area. neighbors are once again on alert in case mud starts moving downhill. >> some much needed aid will soon head to san diego after the powerful storm caused widespread flooding. fema announced a major disaster has been declared for the city after the storm. in january, governor newsom says the declaration will help support residents and businesses impacted the mayor of san diego praises the announcement, saying it will help rebuild the city. >> an alarming new report exposes a danger under several freeways in california. the out of 60 underpass storage sites statewide, just 12 past fire marshal inspections, two out of 16 sites passed in the bay area. fire marshals uncovered several fire risk and lease violations as caltrans leases leases out the space under freeways and said tenants were given 30 days to correct any problems. there inspections were spurred by that big fire in november under i-10

in los angeles. >> president biden begins his three day visit to california today. he's expected to attend political engagements here in san francisco, as well as in los angeles and los altos hills. this week, the white house says president biden will deliver remarks at an official event in los angeles today before heading to san francisco for an event tomorrow. his bay area events are all campaign related. >> for the second time in less than a week, hundreds of pro-palestinian protesters shut down a major road yesterday. they closed down the central freeway in san francisco. the protests started at san francisco city hall, marching down market street, then eventually onto 101 near the van ness exit. the demonstrators are calling for a permanent and immediate cease fire in gaza. a temporary cease fire is absolutely not sufficient. >> you can't pause a genocide. there is only stopping it. police eventually cleared the highway about an hour later. >> no word yet. if anyone was

detained or arrested during this demonstration. last week, a similar protest blocked traffic for several minutes on the golden gate bridge. in just a few hours, arab nations will be putting to a vote a un resolution demanding that immediate humanitare ceasefire in gaza. those nations hope to show broad global support for ending the war. the u.s. is expected to veto this measure. the united states deputy ambassador says the resolution is not an effective mechanism for getting hostages out among other things, the u.n. security council says there could be more support for a temporary cease fire. >> the war in ukraine now enters its third year as russian troops are launching another round of attacks. as abc news reporter kim nguyen explains, aid from the us is tied up in the house >> this morning, russia launching multiple assaults in eastern and southern ukraine pressing its advantages after seizing the key city of avdiivka . one ukrainian commander saying

they just didn't have enough manpower and shells near surgeon rocco raimondo, who previously served as a doctor for the us army, telling abc's martha raddatz of the latest casualties. >> this is a patient who had a severe penetrating brain trauma, basically a artillery blast. >> armando says the worsening situation faced by ukrainians is directly linked to the billions of dollars in u.s. aid held up in the republican controlled house. >> the less firepower you have, the more casualties you have. the more lives are lost. it's directly related. >> despite facing international criticism over his lack of swift action on ukraine aid, house speaker mike johnson has not signaled when he might pass new assistance. he has said no foreign aid will pass before more border security is secured. president biden saying house republicans are making a big mistake the way they're walking away from nato, the way they're walking away from meeting our obligations is stocking up for a

while. >> i've never seen them like this. >> this, says biden condemned putin over the sudden death of alexei navalny, the kremlin's fiercest critic. former president trump's only comments on navalny's death compared it to the alleged political persecution he claims he's facing in his own legal battles. former republican representative liz cheney slamming trump on cnn . >> i believe the issue this election cycle is making sure that putin, wing of the republican party, does not take over the west wing of the white house in the wake of navalny's death, president biden says he's considering more sanctions against russia. >> and when abc news washington. >> lawyers for julian assange begin their final legal challenge in the united kingdom to stop the wikileaks founder from being sent to the united states to face spying charges. they argue assange's actions exposed serious criminal actions by u.s. authorities that were, quote, of obvious and important public interest. assange himself

was not in court. his lawyer says he was unwell, and the 52 year old has been fighting extradition for more than a decade, including seven years in self exile in the ecuadorian embassy in london and the last five years in a high security prison. >> the main charge with killing tupac shakur is expected to be in court today. dewayne keefe d davis is asking a judge to be released on bail to house arrest before his trial starts in june, while davis is accused of orchestrating that drive by shooting of the rap music icon and giving the gun to his nephew to do it. he's now 60 years old and is publicly described his role in tupac's killing for several years. >> happening today a coalition of businesses is filing claims against the city of san francisco business is on valencia street and the mission say the center bike lanes added to the street caused a decline in foot traffic to their stores. they seek immediate removal of the bike lane and compensation

for losses caused by its installation. in order to build a 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, as sfmta confirmed that it is considering a change to the center bike lane on valencia street. >> it is 642. as you wake up with us on this tuesday. coming up, a major credit card merger. what the deal means for your wallet and you're looking at the big board live here at the new york stock exchange. >> we are down about six points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> and the dramatic video from a flight from sfo. it's forced to make an emergency landing in denver after the wing appears to start coming apart. >> yikes. and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. we're live weekdays from 7 to 8 a.m. just download the app now wherever you stream. >> 643 this morning we are tracking live doppler seven and some showers out there. what

we're finding is that we have downpours over head right now, and now we have more showers developing off the coast and they now are producing lightning . so there's the potential that as this next wave of rain moves onshore later this morning into the afternoon, we could see some thunderstorms. let's pull in a little bit tighter. live doppler seven. it's the north bay this morning that has been seeing those downpours developing. and what is happening is a feature called training. think of railroad tracks. the showers are moving over the same regions and that's creating some flooding issues. a flood advisory is in effect for napa, sears point, american canyon. this area has seen some downpours throughout the morning and that is leading to water on roadways and even our smaller streams and creeks are having issues. winter storm warning in effect for the sierra, we're expecting about 6 to 10in of additional snow today . it's a level two for those showers and downpours, even the chance of a thunderstorm. our biggest threat is localized flooding. thanks to these downpours that will be moving through throughout the afternoon and throughout the evening. but we do have drier weather on the

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to the wing of one of the passengers took this video yesterday afternoon. you can see the wing looked like it's just beginning to come apart here. the flight was headed to boston at the time. the airline says the flight landed safely in denver at another plane, took those customers all the way to boston, where they arrived early this morning. >> a huge $35 billion merger between two of the biggest credit card companies. glory is at the live desk to explain how the deal between capital one and discover could impact your wallet. gloria. well, amanda, it could benefit consumers in the long run. joining forces will give capital one access to discover payment network collecting fees to better compete against visa and also mastercard. it comes as credit card debt in the us hits a record high. the average balance

now tops $6,000, and with high interest rates, rising, delinquent fees are up among all age groups, 49% of credit card holders now carry debt from month to month. >> for consumers that are grappling with high balances and high interest rates, this combination isn't going to do anything to change that, particularly in the short terms. so focus on paying down that debt as quickly as possible makes your financial life easier . >> bank rate says that any changes in the terms of your card must be communicated 45 days in advance, and experts say that paying down your debt and increasing your credit score will put you in a better position to take advantage of any potential perks. after that merger. julian all right. >> thank you. gloria peak flu season may be over while virus levels still remain high across the u.s, flu hospitalizations are now down to about half of what we were seeing at the end of december, according to the cdc. covid hospitalizations are about a third lower. two health experts believe low vaccination

numbers are leading to a rise in measles cases across the country. there are five reported cases at an elementary school in florida. the philadelphia area has nine reported cases since december, all in unvaccinated people. there are at least uh- one. there is at least one case in 12 different states, experts say. when 95% of the community is vaccinated against the measles, it cannot spread. however, 36 states have now fallen below that threshold. cases are also spreading in europe. >> they now are having a 30,000 times increase, a 30 fold increase. that's going to happen here. if we have our immunization rates fall below a threshold, what is that threshold >> 95% complications for measles are most likely in children under age five and adults over 30. >> new at six a court decision on fertility treatments in alabama could have widespread consequences. alabama's supreme

courtrillionuled that frozen embryos are children. the decision reverses a lower court's ruling in a case brought by a couple who sued a fertility clinic for wrongful death after someone dropped their frozen embryos on the floor, destroying them. the court cited alabama's constitution in its ruling, saying, quote, even before birth, all human beings bear the image of god and their lives cannot be destroyed without effacing his glory. some experts say it could effectively end ivf in the entire state of alabama. >> it is 650 right now, and it's now time for your morning money report. cal state university faculty members agree to a new labor deal. it comes after eight months in two strikes, 786% of california faculty association members have voted to approve two salary increases. those total more than a 10% raise for all faculty for the next six months. see asu trustees must approve this agreement now, which is expected to happen at

their next meeting in march. we are taking a live look at the new york stock exchange now as trading gets underway on this tuesday morning, you can see we are down about 33 points. >> all right, everyone one, gird your loins. we're getting our first look at the actress set to play miranda priestly in the upcoming the devil wears prada musical. >> don't just sit there, buy tickets or something. >> there she is. vanessa williams has been cast as priestly. >> the role meryl streep originated in the iconic 2006 film williams has starred in other theater productions, including into the woods, kiss of the spider woman, and showboat the musical will feature an original score by rock legend elton john and it opens in london in october. it is going to be fab ulous i'm so sure. >> yeah, and more importantly, she was an ugly betty right? and she played wilhelmina, which is basically a version of this role

. she's gonna be good at it. yeah, i was thinking that too. >> it's a very similar character. they're kind of snappy. yeah. you know, that'll be good. it's a great show. >> yeah, she'll be perfect for it. they can make a play out of anything. they really can. at this point. >> tickets are going to be hard to get to. >> yeah, i bet you're totally. let's go outside sfo this morning. what we're finding is that it is wet in spots mainly in the north bay. and along the coast. you can see the runways are wet this morning. here's a wider picture. live doppler seven. we have this area of low pressure still spinning nearby right here. and that is still supplying us with moisture streaming in from the south and west. a tighter view on live doppler seven for much of the morning. we've been tracking those downpours in napa county along the coastline, but what we're watching now, as we have another wave of rain that is developing and this has a history of producing lightning. thunderstorms are in the forecast later on today. this is moving at about 30mph. so this next wave of rain is about four hours away from moving onshore. so you time that out. that's closer to about 11 a.m. this morning. a flood watch is in

effect for the entire region. the threat today is going to be for areas of localized flooding underneath any downpour, for we could see ponding of water on our roads and some issues on our smaller streams and creeks. we also have the chance of thunderstorms. there is no tornado threat today. that threat is over. the threat is for flooding. even our winds are much lighter. today we don't have those gusty winds to deal with, but future weather all afternoon will be tracking those scattered downpours and again, underneath any of these downpours, we could see issues with flooding as we head throughout the afternoon and early evening. today. upper 50s to lower 60s underneath stormy skies. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it's level two today. morning rain to sun tomorrow to level one. and then finally we get a dry day here thursday evening to friday. it's a mix of sun and clouds. >> gloria looking forward to that dry day drew. but today you may experience slick roads. this morning maybe some rain on your morning commute. also, a lot of traffic out there today compared to yesterday where it was pretty much empty out there. but look at this live. look at our bay

bridge toll plaza camera and the traffic is back after the holiday. and the backup here is to the 880 overcrossing and then a live look at our richmond-san rafael bridge camera. and they also have a little bit of a backup there. four mile backup right now to the toll plaza. and also keep in mind that wind advisories have been issued for the bay bridge. this bridge richmond san rafael bridge, as well as the san mateo hayward bridge and the golden gate bridge. julian, okay. >> thank you. gloria. well, if you want an up close and personal view of the upcoming solar eclipse, delta airlines is providing an opportunity for you to check it out in a unique way. delta is offering a special flight from austin to detroit on april the 8th, the day of the eclipse. the flight will be specifically operated on an aircraft with some extra large windows. it's also time for the best chance of safely viewing the solar eclipse at its peak, spending as much time as possible directly within the so-called path of totality. and it looks like one way tickets

will be about 500 bucks and round trip tickets about $800. not too bad. >> yeah, the giants and the a's are both soaking up the sun in arizona for spring training. the giants are welcoming back an old favorite former giant. pablo sandoval is in camp as a non-roster invitee. the beloved panda is attempting a comeback at 37 years old. he has played two stints with san francisco and was a member of their 2010, 2012 and 2014 world series winning teams. but sandoval has not played in the big leagues since 2021. the a's are preparing for what may be their final season in. oakland. the move to las vegas is still up in the air. exhibition games for both teams start this weekend in scottsdale and turn away and mute your tv. if you're an avid jeopardy! viewer and did not see last night's episode, i'll give you a few seconds. okay, well, a local contestant who competed in jeopardy! championship champions wild card tournament is moving on to the finals. deb bilodeau

is a winemaker based in oakland. they beat the other two competitors last night, winning more than $30,000. you can watch jeopardy! weeknights at 7:00 right here on abc seven. all right, deb, we'd love to see you. >> that's exciting. >> absolutely. and you know, you'll have to catch it. it actually says that she's from san francisco. when they introduced her. and it's like, i know a little background and she's actually from oakland. >> exactly. yeah. we got to let the people know she's from the town. and oakland is known for breeding some jeopardy greats, of course. right amy schneider too. >> so yeah. and up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> and as we hit the break here at 655, we'll give you a live look outside. ooh, what a gorgeous shot. looking across the bay there you see the bay bride ge in stance. we'll take a short

level two, a moderate storm on the storm impact scale. we have downpours along the coast and in the north bay right now. more showers and thunderstorms developing throughout the day.

we have the chance of some localized flooding. be aware of that. highs today in the upper 50 and lower 60. >> and number two pretty much slick roads today. some showers on your morning drive. this is a live look outside at our san mateo hayward bridge camera. and traffic is building here. we also have a wind advisory for a lot of our bridges today. >> and number three, we are working to learn how long a road will be closed near sunol for part of highway 84 at niles canyon road. experienced a slip out in yesterday's storms. cal trans expect it could be closed several more days. >> number four there are still thousands of customers without power across the bay area, mostly in the south bay at this point. some may have to wait several more hours at least to get their power back. number five the antioch library is reopening today with increased security. >> it briefly closed last week after reports of illicit activity, including car break ins and drug use. >> number six there was flaring overnight at the richmond refinery, which is no longer happening. the video you're

looking at is from a previous incident. a chevron calls this one a level one event, which means there is no public health risk. number seven, congratulations to this girl from washington. >> she just set a world record for most sweaters worn at once with 45. in order to get the record, she had to put on each one individually, and they had to go down to her waist. the sweaters were then donated to charity. i feel like that's how i was dressed yesterday, because when it was chilly and then you got to get on a plane with that so you don't have to pay for the luggage. >> that's right. totally. gloria totally. okay. >> good morning america. the major merger that could impact what's in your wallet. capital one buying discover. how the $35 billion deal could