good >> be carb yushgs slow down, respect the rain. you can get very hurt if you don't respect the rain. >> a mess on the roads. first of a 1-2 weather punch hits the bay area, good evening, everyone. >> we want to take a look from our camera right now, and you can see here a view from san francisco as well. you can see there would be weather coming our way. >> we have team coverage of this much-needed rain. abc7 news is in the north bay and a look at live doppler 7 hd.

>> we have more showers coming our way. take a look at 24-hour rainfall totals. >> last 24 hours we've seen 7-tenths of an inch of rain and scattered showers headed our way. we have a big storm and a wetter storm through the weekend going bring us a real soaking. as a matter of fact storm risks are small stream flooding and clogged drains and drain pipes a slight risk of flooding and mudsliding in a low risk of river flooding and wind damage. six inches of rain with this system higher elevation there is a forecast animation at 7:00 this evening, we'll see scattered showers. beginning of rush hour, wide spread rainfall we can have reduced visibility. by mid day, before rain from this next storm arrives in the north bay it will spread for the weekend

we'll take a look at the weekend forecast in just a few minutes. >> despite the rain and storm on the red, this is not enough to put a dent in the drought. >> yes. wayne freedman is in the north bay checking in with some of those affected by the drought to see if it's made a difference. wayne? >> i'll tell what you they're saying that a few small drops do not make a storm. and that with this dry ground a few storms are not likely to end this drought. might expect the rancher to rejoice about growing puddles. >> they look great. we need more >> don is the rancher we watched last week. he tried to dig a well. >> it looked promising but worth a try.

>> we saw minimal runoff today. 40 feet per second, normally we'd so see knit hundreds of thousands. thousand low is that? right now 1977 drought have been a goal. >> we're foot shooting for at least. that and hopefully, that will help us get through the summer. >> at don's place it's time to act. not wait. the cow pies are taller than the grass he's spending $300 a day on hay just to feed those cows. >> they have to go. our you're going to go. one way or another. >> and of course healthy dose of rain. and they're hoping to expand their recycled water program. it's for watering trees and lawns but they soon hope to offer recycled water for

residential use. >> the rain did raise water levels so quickly that officials closed the trail alongside of it. water getting close to the trail north of scott boulevard the section was closed for a few hours today. >> in the santa cruz mountains every bit of rain is needed and welcomed this, is a look at how low lexington reservoir is. rain was enough to improve the flow. >> most of us want rain but not at pebble beach. play resumed at at and t national pro am the golf tournament postponed three and a half hours today. it had a delay this morning heavy rain swamped the course. officials decided to hold things up for a while. some may not be able to complete their first round today. organizers say passes for today will be honored tomorrow. >> some much-needed snow fell in the sierra today. this is video

from heavenly mountain resort. that should be just the beginning. up to four feet of snow is expected over the weekend. that is a huge plus for resorts. >> there is nothing like natural snow from mother nature, it brings another energy to the mountain, to the people. and so everyone has happiness and that feeling that yeah, we've got snow. >> here is a look at conditions now on the. there are no restrictions but chains are require forward trucks on interstate 80. >> serious weather, wind chill advisories and warnings posted across the northeast today after a foot of snow hit the region. half a million people lost power. most are in pennsylvania. crews coming in from neighboring states to help out, working day and night in bitter cold to try to get power back on. >> in a rush, it's night time.

you throw on a fuse the neighborhood lights up. that is what this is all about at the end of the day. >> priority is to get power back up at hospitals and nursing homes and sewer plants. officials say almost everybody should have electricity restored. >> the storm caused hundreds of flights to be cancelled today a report says airlines cancelled 50,000 flights this winter. experts say past few months have been one of the worst stretches of severe weather to hit in years. figures show the weather will cost hundreds of millions in lost revenue. remember, you can truck train on abc7 news weather app making it easy to share pictures of how you're welcoming the rain. you can down load it. >> a richmond business that sells a walk in bathtub was raided today by police this, is

a story only on abc7 news. >> the investigation is out of the district attorney's office. abc7 news obtained this video of the raid where officers are explaining why they are they're. several told us telemarketers were making cold calls. abc7 news is at the scene right now sorting things out and zil a live report coming up at 5:00 >> a east bay pastor is involving sex chan charges invog a 17-year-old run away. saying both in san ramone. >> this is a church behind me. the contra costa korean baptist

church. we're learning tonight he had a close relationship with not only the two girl who's are sisters but with their mother as well. now, the senor pastor told me he ministered to a variety of parishioners and says the mother who recommended that the church hire him. now, wednesday last week, police arrested the pastor at his home after they found the 17-year-old girl and her sister, who is a minor, police went to the home at the request of sheriffs who said they believed two girls who were runways from san mateo might be at the house. this week, the d.a.charged him with having sex with the 17-year-old. he was also charged with hiding the two girls at his place. the senior pastor of the church tells us that he was minister together girls and their mother, who are parishioners. here is what pastor jason john told us. >> he was helping all three of

them. >> the mother and two girls? right. >> reporter: can you tell me in what capacity? >> john was helping them to find a place to stay. and in every sense possible john was helping them. physically and spiritually. >> reporter: i think i misspoke calling this a baptist church. it's a presbyterian church so. according to the senior pastor, the mom did find a place in san mateo and that is when the three stopped coming to church here, on friday, a pastor left a voice mail at the church telling the church elders he was resigning and that he would have more to say on this once in his words, things unwind, were unwinding. vic lee, abc7 news. three more deaths from the

flu being reported today. two victims in santa cruz county. that brings the number of flu deaths to three. and in san mateo county to five. two victims in santa cruz county were both men. total deaths now stand at owe 38. health officials urge everybody from six months and up to get a flu vaccine. >> imagine being trapped in the home with no way to get out. that is what's happening from time to time to some san francisco seniors and low income residents. >> the problem is with elevators that don't work. abc7 news is live now from city hall with the story. carolyn? >> there are two types of housing we're talking about low income, single-room hotels many are privately owned and public housing where help may be on the way. when mara pushes the

elevator button in san francisco's tender loin, she is never sure what to expect. >> a few months ago both were broken. >> she's in a wheelchair on the 8th floor of a building designed for seniors and disabled. >> my friend had to do everything for me like bring me food and get mail. and everything. it violates our civil rights. >> that is why ing gram joined others today demanding repairs to the problem. steve dollar lives another come prechl for seniors and the disabled r disabled where one elevator is often broken. >> they had to have the fire department come out here and get them out. >> the how longing authority had 22,000 low income residents living in public housing. fixing

the elevators would cost $8 million when the agency budge writ for all maintenance for a year is $9 million the federal government is responsible. the city is taking over much of the oversight the mayor says feds just signed a contract with more money. >> now, we've got things we're funding that includes broken elevators in these units that people complained b >> with 47 elevators those fixes cannot come soon enough. >> still ahead fall out from twitter's troubling financial report. investors do not like what they're seeing. >> new design for apple's new flag ship store. >> then, security gets tighter as the winter olympics get underway in sochi, russia.

>> and taking a look at traffic right now this, is interstate 680. despite weather, cars are moving along. heavier for drivers heading northbound the news continues right after this.

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shares of twitter plunged more than 24% today, closing down 15.94ss today $50.03. the stock opened at $45 a share on its first day of trading in

november. this is a day after twitter released it's quarterly earning report. >> it was an okay day on wall street. do you up 188 and s and p gained 22. >> administrators in an all girls catholic high school are apoll jiedzing for a racially insensitive event a group of students were planning a lunchen to celebrate black history month. including fried chicken, corn bread and watermelon. officials plan to hold a diversity assembly. >> a task force begins hearings tonight on the heels of a fact finding report about allegations of bullying last fall of a black freshman. the report says the

university was slow in keeping the school president informed after allegations and failed to follow its own policies. the 18-member task force will hear a series of hearings in the coming weeks. the task force is expected to release recommendations in april. >> apple's revised plan to build flagship store in the heart of union square went before the san francisco planning commission with new designs city officials said to be pleased with the more pedestrian friendly elements the store on post and stockton streets features 44-foot high sliding glass doors and keep a landmark fountain, both moves were able to move just feet to the north. >> that is nice to figure out how to preserve that work of art. >> spencer has a lot to talk about. >> yes. you think it's wet this morn something wait until the weekend we've got wet weather coming our way. this is

scattered showers to move through the area, here on abc7 looking at will he clouds, reegds into low to mid-60s, san jose, los gatos, half moon bay is 64 degrees. looking at low cloud ceilings there, we've got low 50s in napa and petaluma. and from mount tam, we'll see more showers overnight. showers becoming better organized tomorrow giving way to wide spread rainfall and soaking rain throughout the weekend. starting with a look at satellite image

there is a frontal system brought us overnight rainfall. it's well south at the moment. it will be a bigger storm heavier rainfall coming our way. dur we'll just see scattered showers and those showers becoming more wide spread later in the day. just wave after wave of rainfall from tomorrow night to saturday to sunday morning in wetter spots and parts of mendocino county. 4 to 6 inches of rain and 1 to 2 inches of rain in lower elevations from this weekend storm event. in the sierra a winter storm warning in effect we expect 2 to 4

snow and travel delays if you're traveling that way. back tt bay area, overcast, showers from time to time. low temperatures upper 40s. tomorrow a showery giving way to rainy day. here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. showers lingering into monday morning and partial clearing. slieft chance of showers on wednesday and thursday, it will be mild next week with high temperatures into mid-60s and going to look, and feel like winter. >> so we're begging for rain for a while. now it's here it's like oh. there goes the weekend.

>> not always. >> yes. >> that is another show. >> yes. oh, my. >> let's move on. >> yes. >> want to show thu. pretty funny the city of vancouver put up a sign december nating dude chilling park. >> the park is a wooden sculpture put on the grass. city officials took down his side. they put up their own sign. we have one in the sports office. >> yes. i like that sign. it fits. >> up next composer drops a bomb on his legion of fans he's a fraud in possibly more ways than one >> a call for help after thieves make off with valuable equipment used by east bay residents

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credited to him and in another shocking twist his ghost writer has come forward acknowledging he is not da deaf, either, claiming he listened to and gave feed back on the music he made pim hymn to write >> now a chance to own a piece of history from the beatles first visit to the u.s. a stage hand got them to sign the back of a large piece of stage back drop. now, it's headed to auction expected to draw up to $1 million. >> and an auction went today. the harley was a gift to pope francis he is donating to a charity that

runs a homeless soup kitchen in rome. >> the phony beef between jimmy kimmel and matt damon last year the actor hijacked kimmel's show. tonight damon will return we assume as a normal guest. the two have been trading nasty tweets ahead of this appearance the show airs tonight at 11:35. and promises to be a good one. >> yes. overnight storm and new problem is causing in a familiar trouble spot. >> john boehner's prediction on immigration reform. he says there is one guy to blame for this. >> the risk that has the daughter of

after a long dry spell umbrellas came out today this, is just the first two of storms moving across the bay area. we're forecast to get more rain in more than a year. december 23, '25, of 2012 we

last had more than two inches of rain. >> rocks came tumbling down overnight. >> this is a location cornell bernard witnessed problems and he was back there today. morning commute was off to a soggy start. rain created a hazard for drivers. large rocks came down near the waldo tunnel overmight slamming into several cars. the impact shreded the fire and broke his rim in two. >> it's scary, right?

>> it's unsettling >>. the car had to be last year rocks came down on us near the spot during a live rrt on on abc7 morning news. there is a lot of rock falling we've been told to move. >> the bus driver is always looking for road hazards and rock slides where nature and freeways collide. >> keep your eyes open. slow down. respect the rain. you can get very hurt if you don't respect the rain. >> rocks this size and larger came crashing down onto the freeway. caltrans tell meez they're aware of the rock slide and they plan to determine if

fencing needs to be installed there. >> remember abc7 news has an important weather resource for you. rain or shine we'll have video forecast there as well as power outage information. >> security is getting tighter at sochi winter olympics get underway. tsa banned all luggage homelandland security warning terrorists might be trying to hide explosives in toothpaste tubes. >> focus should be on competition. athletes from u.s. arrived safely along with their competition from around the world concern is keeping remaining arrivals safe. we're being told

militants may try to smuggle explosives onboard.. >> i believe it's incredible information. >> a ring of steel has been built for good reason. suicide bombing called 45 people militants have been fighting a long running insurgency and threatening more atashgs during these games. >> there are a number of threats that we're tracking. >> there are restricks on carrying liquids and creams there is a long history now. with ever-changing tactics organizers of the games sport is the least of their worries this is a major test fofr russia and vladimir putin. and the

world is watching >> another deadly string of car bombings, these say two bombs exploded in baghdad, killing nine people following three other deadly bombings. >> house speaker john boehner says it's going to be difficult to pass immigration legislation he blames the president. boehner says the problem is that republicans do not trust the president to enforce any law that passes congress he called on the president to try to restore trust. >> we're going to continue to discuss this issue with our members but i think president is going to have to demonstrate he can be trusted to enforce the law as it is written. >> the speaker did not mention republicans were uneven thus

yaftic about a set of principle that's included legal status for millions of adult who's live in the country illegally >> the a top health care industry official say it may extend decisions to keep their individual insurance policies the ceos say the white house is considering letting policy holders keep that decision. they're waiting to see what increases are planned that the key to the coverage expansion. >> children of martin luther king junior locked in yet another legal battle this time over the civil rights leader's nobel peace prize medal and personal bible the bible used at president obama's second inauguration last year. on friday, dr. king's estate, controlled by his sons filed a lawsuit against their sister, bernice king demanding she return the items. today,

bernice king said she will not hand them over because the brothers plan to sell them. >> because he save my bible and my medal are never to be sold. >> over the years the siblings sued one another multiple times over dr. king's legacy. >> coming up on abc7 news at 4:00 heads will roll, again. efforts to restore popular symbols of san francisco's past. >> i'm spencer christian. dreary looking sky over the bay. we expect our next big rain storm, i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and another look at traffic this afternoon. this sat approach to the golden gate bridge. you can see you've got drops on the lens and a cloudy, foggy day. traffic northbound heavier than it is coming into

the city. back with more on abc7 news at 4:00 in just a moment.

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new funds will be able to restore the z.store the heads. >> excellent news. >> let's get another check on the forecast right now. >> we've got more wet weather coming our way. looking at live doppler 7 hd. we'll see clouds and drizzle and mist area. we do expect hours to redevelop and tomorrow, national weather picture looks like this. mainly clear, cold up there, with high temperatures only into teens in places like minneapolis and chicago, 20s to low 30s we'll have showers in the gulf coast. and up in the pacific northwest rainfall sxf course we'll have rain with partly cloudy skies. scattered showers overnight and into early morning

hours, we've got a big storm coming in starting tonight and throughout the weekend. this is going to be a soaking storm going wave after wave of rainfall tapering off to showers. there is partial clearing on monday. we're in an active weather pattern now. >> still ahead at 4:00 update on a man lost at sea 13 months >> a report on sugar. why it may be more dangerous for your health than thought. >> i'll explain why you may want to think twice about returning that missed phone call from an unknown number on the cell phone. >> and in honor of black history

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a man spent a year drifting across the pacific is back in the hospital tonight he was put on iv because of severe die high duration. more now on the man's deteriorating health. >> reporter: walking slowly, he made his way into a room of waiting government officials and reporters and is now clean shaven but seems dazed. he only said he was grateful. >> i would like to say thanks to

the government of this place for supporting me and being my friends, he said. thank you for take care of me helping me feel better. after this appearance, officials say his health took a turn for the worse he was taken back to the hospital to be fed through an iv. doctors say his limbs had been swelling. this is what he looked like when he washed up ashore on a small fishing boat. he told authorities he had been lost at sea 13 months, after he and another fisherman had been caught in a storm off the mexican pacific coast the other fisherman identified by his family as a 23-year-old he said he died four weeks into the drift. he says he survived by survived by eating raw turtles and fish and drinking water and at times, urine. the government is helping him return home. >> that is my main mission here

to make sure he is healthy enough to travel and all documentation is in order ask three, we can get him together with his family as soon as possible. >> plans to help him return home have been postponed due to his worsening health conditions after being sent back to the hospital doctors are monitoring his progress >> there has been skepticism about how he could have survived so long adrift in pacific but marshal island authorities say they have no reason to doubt him. >> american heart association issuing new guidelines for preventing strokes in women. researchers say gender counts when it comes to stroke prevention. birth control, pregnancy and migraine headaches raise a woman's risk. stroke is the third leading cause of death for women in the united states. high blood pressure is the biggest risk factor for both sexes

>> a study suggests sugar mighting more dangerous for health than thought. doctors at cdc and harvard school found added sugar in processed foods and drinks is tied to risk of death by heart disease they also found 71% of adults got more than recommended 10% of the daily calories from added sugars. >> fda laying out new requirements to insure safety of infant formula designed to make sure the manufacturers test their perfect ducts for salmonella and other pathogens and require companies to include new treents including proteins, fats and vitamins most follow these practices already. rules will insure new companies comply with the requirements. >> if you get a missed call on the cell phone from a number you don't recognize, watch out. >> yes. >> michael finney says this could be a costly scheme.

>> yes. brand new warning. you see, a missed call on the phone. you might return it but wait. it may be part of a new scheme sweeping the nation. victims say they returned a missed call from a number they did not recognize. they got connected to an expensive chat line or adult entertainment service then hit with huge charges and officials say phony calls are coming from caribbean islands. >> we've heard about well paid tech workers driving up rents a report shows how high rents will will being. trulia says rents jumped in ten regions dominated by the tech industry. san francisco and oakland grew 12.3%. national average is $1500

per month. realtors report tech workers are moving into apartments near google bus stops, pushing up rents high there. >> a famous american cartoon character jumping from cometic strips to license plates lawmakers today unveiled a special plate featuring snoopy from peanuts cartoons. revenue will support museum programs officials say snoopy is a perfect symbol, created in california, by charles schulz of santa rosa. >> i look forward to seeing snoopy doing his signature twirly feet dance on license plates all over the state. note knot only brightening a road trip but a reminder we must preserve our past in order to ensure our future. >> snoopy plates will cost $50 each or $98 for a personalized one. 7500 drivers must apply before dmv will begin making

them. as snoopy would say, hang loose, mother goose. >> thank you. >> aka, snoopy. >> i think a lot of people will want those >> here is how we're going to handle keeping you informed without blowing the whole thick thing. >> we'll announce a spoiler alert. you'll have time to turb turn away to save the surprise. you'll have to click a link to see hem on our social media. >> you can find us on facebook.com and follow us on twitter. abc7 news bay area, we're online abc7 news.com. >> up next a nonprofit ratchet's up a call for help after a well planned flurry. >> we have a search warrant today

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here is a lack at tonight's pram time line up. 8:00 the taste, then shark tank then abc7 news at 11:00 >> someone stole tools from a construction apprentice ship program that helps train people trying to make a wet better living for themselves >> more on the story. >> these students are putting on paper what they have learned so far in trade related training program hands on work is supposed to begin soon, except that nearly two weeks ago, someone stole most of the hand tools from storage in pittsburgh. >> this is where the impact drills were missing from.

>> the manager of the program called future bills. it's a training program for people in under served communities in east contra costa county >> it's just idea they can take away something and make a quick profit. >> whoever did this must have planned this well in advance because they cut through the scent then walked through this direction, towards the building then down this corridor. found this window, broke it, to gain access >> in this window comes out like. that with this here this, is a way to get into the building. they came here and just ransacked everything. popping locks going through to see what is in it. >> the nonprofit called open opportunities. insurance doesn't begin to pay for what was lost. about $7,000 worth of tools. >> that is affecting my career.

this is video taken by a student the program helped train then place people in good jobs. instead of making minimum wage. >> learn the trade. and try to find a career, something life long. that you can stay with, get good benefits. he says they stole more than tools >> with these kids this is an opportunity to change their lives around. >> learning how to help visit our web site >> hopefully, someone will help. thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00 >> abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you. bay area wakes up to a coffee soaking. this is just the beginning. >> that is right. i'm sandhya patel live on the roof of the kgatv broadcast center, next storm going to drench us. wait

until you see rainfall totals how it's going to impact weekend plans coming up. >> why police raided a bay area business today you've probably seen pitched by local and national celebrities >> plus, why a fed-ex plane made a landing off of interstate >> in the middle of today's rain, three cars collide on alameda park street bridge causing major traffic headaches >> near richmond a big rig jackknifed hitting a car. the morning commute sure was a mess. and despite what seemed like rainfall, res voirz are still at record low levels. good evening.

>> let's go to abc7 news sandhya patel to see how much rain we've had and what is coming next >> we've had a recent amount of rain. now it's dreary but dry. very loit rain still falling around yu kiea. here is a will being at the last 24 hours, # 4/100ths in san francisco. 8600 half moon bay and in oakland just over 6/10 of an inch. take a look at pacific satellite picture. bigger storm happening a big moisture plume going towards hawaii. it holds more moisture and it's going to dump 4 to 6 inches of rain for higher

terrain. storm risks looks like a good possibility. moderate. mudslides, slight possibility. river flooding expected to be low. we're not expecting major wind with this storm. i'll be back with rainfall totals for the bay area and how long your going to need rain gear for the weekend. >> thank you. >> weather today's rain made it a hassle out there on the roads. check out morning commute today along northbound 280 near highway 92. tricky driving. >> in santa clara, officials closed a trail because of flooding. gates locked and trail shut down several hours this morning just north of scott boulevard. city officials will continue to monitor this situation. more storms move through the bay area >> farther south in santa cruz, people and the fish there need every drop. abc7 news is live tonight. hi, david. >> hi,