mountains could not be happier. the river is flowing but the amount of water is historic lows. this is where residents get the water. it is crucial to replenish the wells. the russian river is in bad state. it should be rages. the fish polllation need more to survive. crops and cattle depend on it. from north to south, everyone in the bay area agrees: rain could not come at a better time. >> hopeful for the pineapple express. coming tomorrow. >> will it raise the river? >> a bit. but we need another 20" to make up. >> the storm will not be enough to pull us out of the trout but every bit of rain is needed.

winter weather is impacting plights in and out of the bay area. this is from sfo where 30 flights have been canceled in and out of the airport. lee are -- 33 are delayed but not oakland or san jose. >> ski resorts and the shops have been suffering and some have cut prices to boston -- best sales. business was picking up in berkeley. >> if you doesn't snow, we don't do business. period. it has been a bad career. we cannot make it up. we missed the heart of the season in december and january. it is what it is. >> resort operators say more snow is need before they can swing into full operation and expect two more feet of snow this welcome. >> you can use live doppler 7 hd

on our weather app which makes it easy to share photos of how you see the rain at abc7news.com /app for details. >> investigators raided the richmond office of a company that install as bathtub which is easy access bathtub. a wealthy bay area man is in hot water. >> he does not want to speak to me. >> woman identifying herself as the made says the owner of the greenworks which markets safe guard blackhawks was not at his home or in richmond after the state inspectors raided the opposite. >> we have a search warrant. >> the employees who shot the video says the co-workers are tell markets for a company known for television commercials with local and national celebrities. investigators would only say they had a search warrant.

>> must be something shady going on. it seemed like a shady place. >> the state license board says the company has numerous complaints including false advertising, failure to get permits, and overcharging customers. the company changed its caller i.d. as far as what i know they changed the call are i.d. so we could not be traced. >> we tried to find the owner at another office and what we founds with an office for lease. >> no one was arrested. insecters and police say they will be back in the east bay. >> new details on the transgender teen charged with battery following a school fight. he admits to starting the fight which was captured on cell phone video and says she acted in self against against a bully.

200,000 people have signed a petition asking the prosecution to drop the charges. she is now entering a justice program if she completes it the charges will be dropped. >> san francisco police are investigating to more traffic accidents involving pedestrians. the most serious happened at 10 and california street yesterday afternoon where a 67-year-old woman was hit just before 3:30 suffering life-threatening injuries. the driver is cooperating with investigators. earlier a woman was hit by a taxi while jay walking. >> mail is receiving a lot of attention because of how it was addressed replace san francisco's freelance writer mctie's middle name with an offensive phrase an office for a bank of america credit card for an international honor society with companies apologizing to her saying they are investigating how they got there. katie marzullo will have more on

the story at 5:00. wall street will watch when the government releases the jobs report for january with an estimate that 180,000 jobs were created and they expect the rate to hold said difficult at 6.7 percent. investor reaction to the numbers could determine if wall street continues to bounce back or runs to the downward trend we saw early in the week. >> meteorologist mike nicco is check out the live doppler 7 hd returns to see if we are getting sprinkles before the storm. >> sprinkles and drizzle and fog is lying to develop in the north bay which is going to be pounded by the storm. there could be flooding anywhere tomorrow and urban flight is what we call it were the storm drains may not be cleared and lakes are created in parking lots and rivers on the roads. that is coming tomorrow. there could be rock slides.

we have hit and mit light rain and mild outside at upper 40's to low 50's. exercise caution to get around because it is left over wetness from yesterday. our best chance of rain is in the north bay at mid-50's and spreading across the neighborhoods during the evening rush. from 4:00 to 7:00 it will be wet and temperatures are mild at low-to-mid 50's but if you head out checking back and enjoying time with friends you need to find a way to stay drive. you will not be eating outdoors tonight. for saturday, flooding rain, the day of the heaviest rain in the morning and it will continue through sunday and early chance on monday with the temperatures warming with the next system. the warmer the air the more moisture so we will have heavy rain this weekend. leyla gulen? >> we have sprinkles driving in and i don't think it is having an impact on our commute because we don't have any accidents to report which is great news.

from golden gate bridge from the tunnel from sausalito into san francisco is at top speed. san mateo in foster city, traffic is out there but moving fine will over to foster city it is nine minutes. the bay bridge toll plaza is empty. friday lite across the bay area funneling in from the berkeley curve to the tolls into san francisco with no issues to report. we have a stalled vehicle eastbound 580 at grant avenue and oakland blocking one lane and not causing any delays. the battle for access to a popular san mateo beach picks up new political muscle. >> the tough questions being raised by a special task force on the racial climate at a south bay university in the wake of

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>> covering los altos, antioch and all the bay area, this is use. >> this is the embarcadero and bay bridge and we can see in that area there is wet pavement with drizzle and light rain. the big rain comes later tonight and mike will tell us about that. >> more news state lawmaker stepping into the battle over a beach fought between the we public and a silicon valley billionaire. jerry hill will introduce a bill to restore public access to martin's beach. a venture capitalist put up a

beach blocking access. a judge ruled that he has the right to do so. the senator hill wants to require negotiations and if needed use imminent domain for the state to buy part of property and create a public access road. >> the first of several meetings on racial issues at san jose state want smoothly last night with the special task force raising tough questions for the community about the bullying of a black freshman. we must be courageous. we must be honest. we must be bold. >> that is how the special task force on racial discrimination reduced itself. they are charged with looking into the on-campus hate crime allegation from the fall when four students were suspended and pleaded not guilty to hazing and beating an african-american roommate. >> a lot fell through the cracks. >> a fact finding report said

the university didn't break any of their own policies. many here wonder, how is it that no one investigated after the suspects had a confederate flag in the suite and barricaded the victim if rooms and put a bicycle lock around his neck. clearly sit a problem. there was a problem in this situation. there are red flags all over the place. >> he is one of us. we are him. it could have happened to me. >> the victim never wanted it come forward, this report shows several students knew all about it but kept quiet until the victim's parents sawed of hazing during a visit. the next task force meet takes place february 21st. opening ceremonies for the winter olympics in sochi begin in three hours. there is a new warning from security leaders. the t.s.a. is banning all liquids from carry on luggage on

nonstop flights from the united states to russia. the government warned airlines terrorists could try to smuggle explosives hidden in toothpaste tubes. officials say they know of nothing specific. they are taking the action as a precaution. google's home page commemorates sochi and speaks out against russia's law that restricts gay rights activity. the google doodle depictures at leasts against a rainbow backdrop and a sentence on the charter that begins "practice of sport is a human right." >> several recent demonstrations in san francisco profitingant gay laws in russia with activists planning a noon protest outside the russian consulate in pacific heights to show solidarity with gays in russia. >> we have the latest olympic results for team u.s.a. and all the teams. on air we will announce an

alert, so you have time to turn away to save the surprise. our social media platforms we will post results but you have to click a link to see them so you the not accidentally find out. you can find us at facebook and follow us on twitter. we always on-line at abc7news.com. don't forget, you can watch abc7 news at 11:00 each night streaming on abc7news.com or on our mobile app. if you are watching but want to know what is happening at 11:00 use your ipad or smartphone to watch us and download the app for the iphone, ipad, or droid at abc7news.com/app. . >> in the northeast crews are working to restore electricity to 500,000 still without power in pennsylvania and maryland.

power should be restored by the end of the day. many residents are headed to the malls and libraries to stay warm. president obama has declared a "state of emergency" for pennsylvania and travelers to new york city may not see the bright lights normally seen at times square. businesses there and the theater district are asked to turn lights off to conserve power the. >> a storm in the northwest will dump another 6" of snow in oregon today. a snowstorm already hammered the state in southwest washington yesterday dropping up to 10" of snow. one person was killed in a pileup caused by the weather. forecasters say the last back-to-back snow event to hit the region was in 2008. california's power regulators warn we could see more winter alerts because of the storms in the country with an alert yesterday asking temperatures not to use heavy appliances such as washing machines until after 10:00 last night. people in the midwest and east are using so much natural gas to deal with the cold weather it is

causing a shortage in our power plants. >> shaping up to be soggy as pebble beach. the shot of day belonged to norm cal bear james haan with the approach on the 6th rolls in for eagle and he celebrates with a chest bump and tied. walker shot a 66 at par ten for a birdie and is in a give way tie for second two shots back of the leader, a rookie. >> where did james haan go to school, again? >> do you remember? >> cal bears... >> are you buddies? >> only through the alumni network. >> i feel sorry for the

spectators. >> it will be hard to make it happen. it will spill into next week. live doppler 7 hd shows sprinkles out there this morning and it is not going to be complete wash out. you can get around at times but it will be a hit and miss day. you can see the embarcadero is still wet but notice it is not raining like it was to time yesterday. now a damp and gray day with a lot of humidity out there translating into a scattered showers. flooding rain is what is in the offing for tomorrow. with waves of rain through sunday we could have mud and rock slides with the north bay getting the bulk of the weather. the shield of precipitation increasing in the afternoon and tend are in the money 50's and that will be something you notice. it will not be cold with the system. to get this much moisture in the air it has to be a warm tropical

connection. at 7:00 this morning you can see a scattered shower as we head to noon and it changes quickly and we start to see the first sign of the storm lining up along the coast and moving across our neighborhood as we head through the afternoon. in the evening everyone is getting rain. notice, it will be moderate in the evening and overnight. north bay will be hammered, just constant waves of moderate-to-heavy rain. from the bay bridge south, we will have more light-to-moderate rain. saturday it is tapering after flooding and you can see moderate rain in the north bay saturday afternoon through sunday morninged. that is the case all day sunday. check out the rainfall amounts. purple up here. up to 8" in the north bay mountains. up to 4" in the valley and up to 3" in the let of the bay area but the south bay will get up to

1". when we get through the weekend dry weather is setting up with above-average temperatures, 50's at the coast and low-to-mid 60's bay and inland. be careful. we will have serious issues. lee will probably tell you about flood advisories and warnings. be careful on the roads. we can see the traffic building across the altamont pass with reports of moderate traffic here away from tracy to 580. it starts to loosen you will beyond vasco road. at richmond and san rafael toll plaza the traffic headlights are headed westbound from richmond.

it will not be a long commute. the conditions are quiet. this is walnut creek southbound 80 beyond pleasant hill to walnut creek toward highway 24 the traffic is flowing smooth and in san jose this is dry and northbound 87 beyond the julian off-ramp, no accidents to report. no construction. >> one couple could send a strong message about what to wear. >> patted down, pushed around, a video of justin bieber's recent arrest caught on surveillance video. >> a desperate plea and this man took to the internet and called on

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health disease in women, everyone is encouraged to wear red as the american heart association issued the first guidelines for preventing stroke in women. each year 800,000 americans have a new or recurrent stroke the third leading cause of death for women. february is heart health month. >> spring training is around the corner but oakland a's fans can meet the players. this happens at 10:00 tomorrow at the arena and odot but until you have a ticket you are out of luck. the event is already sold out and fans can get photographers from the favorite a's and former players. they can visit the clubhouse. they can take part in question-and-answer sessions. you will want to city away from the field tomorrow. >> last time i was there we had light rain. it was a good turnout. nothing like the rain tomorrow. here is the storm risk, a moderate chance of urban

flooding. creek flooding and mud and look slides. a slight risk tomorrow with mud and rocks. the creek flooding follows urban flooding. we do not have it with this storm. across the state, it is quiet. other than the scattered light rain. that will stay north of the monterey bay and yosemite. mid-50's if you are travel through the central valley. a warning at 10:00 this morning. so get to the sierra, go early. 2 to 4' of new snow above 7,000 feet. as we head to the bridge, we have construction in the westbound direction at emeryville to san francisco you will find a couple of lanes are blocked off near treasure island. as you make the commute to san francisco you will have to slow down but mostly you are looking

at an incident-free drive. it is easy to track your traffic with the exclusive abc7 news waze app. traffic smooth from oakland to san francisco. metering lights will hopefully not have to be turned on. >> the late philip seymour hoffman will be mourned behind closed doors today. a private funeral for the actor is held for 400 people in manhattan the church that hosted the funerals of jacqueline kennedy and lenna horne. a public service is planned for later in the month. >> there is new video of justin bieber's d.u.i. arrest. the miami police department handed out this surveillance showing the pop star being searched by an officer patting him down as part of the booking process. justin bieber was arrested after

allegedly drag racing in miami through the attorney leading not guilty to three misdemeanors, resisting arrest and driving under the influence. >> an emotional appeal by a grieving father is leading to changes at facebook. >> my son passed away january 28 in 2012. we can taught access his facebook account. i have tried e-mailing and different things but it eight working. we want to see his movie. that is it. >> he says he wanted it see his son's movie and facebook released a feature this week this creates one minute clip of snapshots and activity highlights after hearing the plea facebook contacted him and said, it would milk a video for him. facebook says it is now work on ways to help other grieving families.

>> nasa has spotted a dazzling new crater on mars, 100 feet not wide and shaped like a star burst caused by a small space rock that slammed into the planet and slowedded in 2012 which sent debris shooting nine miles from the crate are site. nasa released the image. if an asteroid that size hit the earth most would burn up in the atmosphere and appear as a bright fireball. >> investigators raided the headquarters of a well-known bathtub maker. >> fighting back against iphone thieves, the new pressure that lawmakers will put on cell phone companies. >> the bank of america gives a local woman a suggestive middle name on a credit card

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good friday morning. thank you for joining us at 5:00. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. yes, you are facing sprinkles. that is nothing compared to tonight. >> and yesterday was a good appetizer, giving you an idea of what it will be like. it is for like what will happen as we head through the 48-pour