a long trail of moisture reaching all the way to hawaii, the pineapple express because of the moisture originating in hawaii and heading our way. a medium chance of urban and small stream flooding and ponding on highways and local e localized flooding in low-lying areas. slight chance of creek flooding and mud sliding and wind damage as the winds are picking up.

the wettest areas will receive up to 8 inches of rainfall and we have a wind advisory in the delta until 11:00 tomorrow morning. wind gusting up to 20 miles per hour from time to time, and potential tree damage and power outages possible, of course. there's more on the way, going to be a weekend long rainfall event. i'll give you a look at the entire weekend and seven days head in a few minutes. >> let's give you a look at how the weather affecting traffic around the bay area. >> a laud of red on the roadways indicating traffic is moving slowly. speeds down to 11 miles per hour, northbound 101 along the peninsula, just 21 on southbound 280 and san jose, 22 miles per hour on the oakland maze. a mess out there. >> let's take a live look, you can see interstate 80 through berkeley is slow going, always slow this time of day on a friday night, but particularly so in the rain.

>> we're taking you to south bay now. this is highway 101 toward interstate 80. southbound traffic really backed up here. >> and next to the san francisco skyway, highway 101 always busy on a friday night. as you can see with ribbons of headlights and taillights in the opposite direction, slow going tonight. >> the north bay is expected to get a lot of rain with the system. along the russian river, they need it. a bifishing ban there is all bua done deal. leon? >> the ban will be in place to protect several fish that need to begin spawning. i can tell you, talking to people today, a lot of people living along the russian river welcomed today's rain. despite the rain, this man was out fishing in the russian river this morning. he expects to do more before the ban goes into effect later this month. >> after this rain, it's going to take a few days because the water is going to get real muddy

and the fishing will be tough. if we get a good break, a few days after the storm, it should be good, should clear up and a lot of guys will be fishing their hearts out. >> because the river levels are so low, spawning fish are finding it impossible to go upstream to find a place to lay their eggs. >> the volume of water is going to give them the signal to move up and start their move so they can spawn and get their migration started. for the creeks where spawning takes place are also dry. robin johnson has lived in this area for 17 years. she was excited to see the rain. >> this is going to possibly be enough over the weekend to open up those creeks and allow the fish to get free because they have just been hanging out. >> the ban will affect some local businesses. kings sport and tackle is one of them, but the russian river chamber of commerce said other businesses understand how important it is to protect these fish. >> we love our resources, we

love our wildlife, and we're here to protect them and make sure they're here for future generations. if that means we need to impose a ban, then i guess that's what's best for the community at large. >> the ban will be in effect until april 30th. it may have to be extended. >> late word tonight from the white house, president obama is coming to california next friday to assess the effects of the drought. we understand he'll be going to fresno where he will hear from central valley farmers. back to our storm now. it sent this tree branch crashing down. that large branch fell on a pickup truck, completely blocking the sidewalk. this happened just before three:00 this afternoon. fortunately, no one was hurt. >> city workers are trying to stay one step ahead of the storm. not easy to do. public crews were busy cleaning out storm drains so they don't flood nearby buildings. a lot of businesses are not taking chances. this san francisco store had already piled sandbags along its

front doors. san francisco is giving away sandbags at its dpw warehouse. >> if you're headed into the mountains for a weekend of skiing, getting there could be a challenge. let's take a look at this video in the tahoe area. this is highway 50 at echo summit. no chains required so far, but take a look at what's happening on interstate 80 at donner's summit. it's a mess, and it's been like this for much of the day. lilian kim is live at sugar bowl ski resort off i-80. you made it without much trouble. how are the conditions out there right now? >> well, dan, it's been snowing nonstop ever since we got here this morning. no break. the snow is wet and heavy. what's commonly called air cement. people here say it's exactly what's needed right now. skiers and snowboarders were wondering when the snow would come. some had even given up hope. >> we were starting to

gecamping. we made plans to go camping. we got rained out, snowed out. >> a good thing? >> it is, so we're here instead. >> many hoping to take advantage of the snow while it's here. >> took the day off work, took the kids out of school. don't tell anyone. >> the snow is expected to fall through the weekend, comping as much as four feet around lake tahoe. sugar bowl hopes to open 20 more runs. locals have been called in. as for the snow itself, sugar bowl is happy with the sierra cement veert. >> we wuouldn't want something that is light that would blow away. we want something to increase the base so this is perfect. >> while everyone is welcoming the snow t is bringing its yielsh share of headaches. they had a deal with spinouts and accidents on i-80 and then the issue of chains. >> always a question of whether you can get it to stay on. it fell off a couple times already. >> chain installers are eager to

do the job, like most everyone else in the sierras, they had little work this season. >> it's been busy but nice. we haven't been busy all year. >> now, donner's ski ranch is just down the road. it had to close early this season due to the lack of snow, but it does plan to reopen tomorrow. live at sugar bowl, lilian kim. >> just what the skiers want. we'll be here throughout this wet weekend to bring you the news. you can track the storm yourself. it's a key feature of the abc7 news weather app free of charge at abc7news.com/apps. follow us on twitter. and we're following breaking news in oakland right now where police are investigating what appears to be a fatal home invasion robbery. this happened on 34th avenue near foothill boulevard. that's where allen wong is with the latest. allen? >> this two-story apartment building behind me is where the crime scene is. i have to tell you, right now,

there are a lot of holes in the story, and police aren't helping us fill those in. but in fact, they probably know a lot more than they're telling the media, but this is what they are telling me. around 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, police got a call from outside of this house, asking them to check in on the people who are living at this apartment in the 1800 block of 34th avenue. when they showed up, they found a woman in her 70s dead on the floor and a male relative between 40 and 50, still conscious, in the house. police say there was evidence of forced entry and they're calling this a home invasion. >> neither one of the victims appeared to have any visible injuries. so it's unknown the cause of death for the female. >> now, we don't know what the relationship is between the man and the woman. and right now, he's down at the police department answering questions. one of those questions might be why he himself didn't call the police. we also still don't know who that person is outside of the apartment that called police to

go check in on them. the police are still finding out more information. we're still gathering information, and you can follow us on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. reporting live in oakland, allen wong. thank you. >> state work place safety officials are investigating the death of two men crushed to death while unloading slabs of granite. the accident happened this morning at galaxy granite in the petrero hill area. they were planning to unload the truck when a slab slipped. >> they have a process, i don't know exactly what the process is, but big slabs like that, and it seems as if the slabs shifted as they were moving them out and two people were caught underneath it. >> the slabs were so heavy, rescue crews had to break them into smaller pieces just to move them. a representative from galaxy granite said she is deeply saddened by the accident but would not comment further on what happened. cal osha said they don't have any previous working violations.

>> a stunning loss at uc berkeley today. a football player collapsed and died while training with this team. defensive end ted agu was a beloved member of the team and his death is hitting the cal community very hard. nick smith is on campus live for us tonight. nick, what a blow. >> dan, you know, ted agu's death was sudden. he collapsed just a few yards from here after a training this morning with the rest of his football team. less than three hours later, the 21-year-old football player would be pronounced dead at an area hospital. >> our players loved him dearly. and he was a big part of our family. >> cal football coach sonny dikes had one point had to choke back tears as he talked about 21-year-old ted ague. >> this is something that is very hard on all of us. certainly ted's family. his football family, the entire cal community. >> cal's 6'1" 240 pound defensive end collapsed during

what the team doctor described as a routine conditioning workout. >> like i said, i have been with ted since he came here, and he never had a problem with a workout or practice. >> ague, number 35, seen in the video, was admired for his hard hits and great tackles. good enough to earn his way on the team as a walk-on. school officials wouldn't give history about his medical history or risk factors but noticed he was having trouble after a supervised training run this morning. that's when one of the assistants stopped him. they said he was alert and communicating at first and then things took a turn for the worst. by the time the team gault him insi inside. he was unresponsive. he eventually died at the hospital. >> there is no greater tragedy than for us to lose one of our incredibly bright and passionate young people far too soon. >> ugu was well known for his

warm smile and friend ly personality. hints captured in this video where he's talking about butterfinger candy bars. >> passion and energy for life that was contagious. >> world of the football player's death spread quickly. >> it's definitely sad to lose a cal bear, and on social media, a lot of people were sending out their condellances. >> agu was a public communications major. >> you can express your condolences by sharing this badge on your facebook timeline. so many people remembering this player, ted agu, and missing him tonight. >> still ahead this evening on abc7 news, the new trouble for the bottle rock festival. the money problems that forced it into bankruptcy. >> a clever company with a product, and now you can get a piece of the action. >> t-mobile is offering cash if

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the bay area is under arrest for having child pornography. police arrested the 64-year-old at home in martinez. officers found the porn when they went to do a welfare check on someone living there. investigators not releasing many details right now, but they tell us he has taught in at least one bay area school district. >> a man accused of drowning his

dog last august has been found not guilty by a solano county jury. the jury deliberated less than two hours before aquitting 21-year-old brian kavanagh of animal cruelty. they say he admitted drowning a female pit bull in a pond in fairfield. cavgnaw's attorney said he suffers from epilectic seizures that render him unaware of his behavior. >> san francisco police are asking anyone who saw the accident that killed a 78-year-old man to come forward. this was the scene tuesday in the city's sunset district at sunset and yorba. they were ahead shortly after a car struck isaac burnson in the cross walk. they arrested the driver on manslaughter charges and failing to yield to a pedestrian in a cross walk. they want any witnesses to contact them. >> the people who put on the bottle rock festival last year have filed for bankruptcy. the festival's organizers admitted they booked too many

high-priced acts and most required payment up front. it was also over sand and a dispute with a food vendor left it unable to pay vendors. they still owe $4.5 million but have assets of only about $600,000. a new group of producers has taken over and is planning a second festival at the end of may. they'll try it again. the san mateo video camera company go pro announced plans today to go public. they have been around for more than a decade, the brain child of a surfer who invented a camera to film his adventures. they sold 2.3 million of them last year. and now has a staff of almost 700 people. because the company makes less than a billion a year, its application for an initial public offering is confidential, so we may not know much more until just before the stock goes on sale. >> those things are everywhere these days. >> great pictures. >> incredible. when it comes to the weather we

like to go to the forecast. >> let's go outside and hear it from spencer christian. >> okay, it's a slow go right now. as it was widespread and heavy in some places around the bay area. it's wet here. on the rooftop at the hd doppler, rainfall spread all over the area. a few pockets of moderate to heavy rain over the east bay area, east of her cueilous, south of vulayo, and to the southeast, along highway 80. let's move to the santa cruz mountains where we have widespread light to moderate rainfall and we expect the rain to intensify over the overnight hours. emeryville menu, two items, wet pavement and slow traffic. let's take a look at the current temperature readings. 52 in san francisco, 54, oakland, and another line of view, sfo, where there are no

doubt flight delays as the rain is falling there, and the crowd ceilings are relatively low. temperatures in the low 50s.nco livermore. from our rooftop camera here at abc7, these are the forecast features. rain will intensify over night, soaking rain, and partial clearing on monday and tuesday. here's a sat lyle image showing you where this moisture is originating from, reaching all the way back and a long plume to the hawaiian islands and all moving in our direction. that's why we'll have such heavy and steady rain for such a long period of time. 7:00 this evening, we'll let it run, through tomorrow, and through sunday, and you'll notice there's almost no end, no significant break in the steady stream of rainfall that will continue until about 5:00 monday morning. at that time, we expect rainfall

totals to reach 4 to 8 inches in the north bay mountain. 1 1/2 to 3 inches in the low elevations and 3 to 5 inches generally across the mountains. in the sierra, a winter storm warning is in effect until 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. look for a 1 to 2 feet of snow at or just above 6,000 feet. 2 to 4 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. snow levels will be rising on saturday, which means low level elevations will see the snow changing over to rain. back to the bay area, overnight tonight, under very rainy, wet conditions, low temperatures will drop only into the low 50s, and then tomorrow, not much milder than the overnight period. rainy with high temperatures only in the upper 50s to maybe around 60 in some spots. the seven-day forecast, two days of soaking rain this weekend with partial clearing by midday on monday. a fairly dry day on tuesday. a slight chance of rain on wednesday. showers in the north bay

thursday, and slight chance of rain again on friday. an active weather pattern and a more typical weather pattern and we welcome it because we still need a lot more rain. we're probably going to get it. >> all right, spencer, thank you. stay dry out there. >> coming up next, the debut of the most anticipated craft beer ever. >> find out why some of these people stood in line for hours just to try it.

well, here's an unusual sight. a salad bar smack dab in the middle of a school cafeteria, but a fund-raising campaign that kicks off tomorrow in silicon valley could change all of that. it's estimated fewer than half of the schools in silicon valley have salad bars. this is at baker elementary in san jose. now a state initiative to spur healthy eating has spurred groups to raise money for 100 new school salad bars. still, it may not be surprising that the kids' reactions are mixed. >> if we just ate all of the main foods, then we wouldn't have a lot of, like, vitamins and stuff. so that you could be like stronger. >> sometimes healthy stuff is, like, yummy, but sometimes it's like gross. >> the silicon valley leadership group says the adult and kids fun run for salad bar money is on for saturday, rain or shine. > hundreds of people lined up in santa rosy this morning in

the rain to get their hands on one of the most celebrated beers in the world. russian brewing company released their annual batch, and people camped out for hours in the rain to get even just a taste. we're told some waiting overnight. thas has the second highest score in the world of any beer, ale, or barley wine, according to beeradvocate.com. today, a 10-ounce glass costs just $4.25. >> it always blows me away to see the amount of people, the line wrapped around the block. you know, totally flattering and humbling that people would wait in line, and with weather this year, too. >> it's only available on draft for two weeks at limited locations. you can try it out during a handful of events at the sf beer week going on right now. >> the second highest in the world. >> you have to try it. >> still ahead tonight, new trouble for the makers of these

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and today she has new details from a woman who may have paid too much for too little. >> she purchased her safeguard tub in december, but now it sits outside her oakland home in a backyard shed. the 75-year-old walker paid nearly $17,000 for her tub. she financed nearly $14 of that over four years at 9.9% interest. >> it's just too tight. too tight. >> three days after the tub was installed, warrer found it wasn't as advertised. >> i called them on about the 9th and told them, this tub is not working for me. and i feel claustrophobic closed in and i had a panic attack trying to take a bath. >> experience the magic of water. >> safeguard is perhaps best known for its commercials often featuring celebrities that market its walk-in tubs largely to seniors. >> we have a search warrant for

this business today. >> on thursday, shown in this cell phone video, several age y agenciagenc agencies served a search warrant on their call center. officers hauled off dozens of boxes and computers. >> a nommal day, great day today. >> today, that call center was back in business, but it's unclear for how long. the investigation includes allegations of false advertising, failure to get pumpts and overcharging customers. many of them elderly. >> they provided us with this video of their spokesman. >> we also have the district attorney's office involved because there is a chance that the determination could be made that there could be criminal charges. >> he doesn't want to speak to me tonight. >> a worker at company owner's house in blackhawk told abc7 news he was not available, so while the investigation into safeguard continues, alta's tub sits here in the shed. she tells us all efforts to return it or get her money back have failed.

>> a turkish airline crew helped stop a hijacker who wanted them to fly him to the wanter olympics in sochi. the pegasus airlines jet landed safely at its scheduled destination in istanbul after taking off from ukraine. fighter jets escorted it after the man said he had a bomb. police captured him after a four-hour standoff in the ground in istanbul. no bombs were found and everyone onboard is okay. >> a senator from the bay area is proposing a new law that would make smartphones useless in the hands of thiefs. he was joined by law enforcement officials from oakland and san francisco to propose his bill. it would require all phones to have tail switch technology installed and activated. that would disable to device if stolen. >> if potential thieves know devices will have it sold with

that already installed, there will be a great deterrent for them to go after your mobile device. >> he believes that would dry up the black market for stolen smartphones. wireless companies have resisted the switch technology. >> tonight's money matters, wall street reverses course. despite an inclement report that suggests the economy may be weakening, the dow grains 165, the nasdaq is up 168, and google outperformed both by rising $17 a share. charles schwab says tonight it will move about 1,000 jobs out of the bay area over the next few years. that's more than a third of the staff hire. schwab will keep its corporate headquarters in san francisco, but said the bay area is too expensive and they're having a hard time recruiting top talent. when apple announced record ipad and iphone sales, its stock fell 8% and caught apple executives off guard, but it also created an opportunity.

apple has brought $14 billion of its own stock at the lower price, and today, it went back up. actor leonard nimoy said he's okay after revealing he's suffering from lung disease. he's best known for his role as spock. he's now 82 years old. despite having quit smoken 30 years ago, he's been diagnosed with copd. he tweeted his 800,000 followers today saying smokers, please understand, if you quit after you're diagnosed with lung damage, it's too late. quick not. llp. live long and prosper. >> clint eastwood is credited with saving a man's live at the at&t pebble beach golf tournament. according to the carmel pinecone paper, he performed the heimlich maneuver on steve john who was choking on a piece of cheese.

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the competition is really heating up to get your cell phone business these days, as we reported, t-mobile has made a tempting offer. >> is it really a good deal for you. the consumer credit company has told us. >> verizon, a t, and t customer, t-mobile is trying to entice you to break your contract and jump ship. as an incentive, they're offering to pay the penalty, up to $350 for every line you switch. tonight, consumer reports checked out that offer. >> this t-mobile commercial urges you to break up with your carrier.

and it's offered to pay those early termination fees extends to five phone lines, so it's essentially targeted to families. consumer reports looked at how the t-mobile offer works. say you break a contract with sprint, verizon, or at & t. >> when the early termination fees appears on your bill, you have to turn it in to t-mobile, so you have to pak it up front. >> another step, turn in your old phone. >> you have to buy a phone for every switch, so if your credit line is less than stellar, you have to pay more up front. >> they'll ease the pain up to $300, how much will they pay for your own phone? about $100 for an iphone 4s, according to t-mobile's website. about $160 for a samsung galaxy. >> what t-mobile actually pays democracies on the phone and the condition. >> finally, choosing your plan.

t-mobile promises all plans come with unlimited talk, text, and web. but watch out, with the lower cost plans you only get so much data before the speed slows down. still, there could be a reason to switch. >> we have crunched the numbers and in most cases, t-mobile's rates were cheaper than those from a t, and t, sprint, and verizon. >> if you're wondering how satisfied the t-mobile customers are. they found it was one of the major better providers in the major cities. >> if you're planning to turn in an old phone, take care to wipe it clean of your personal data with a factory data reset. now, you can find step-by-step instructions at abc7 news.com. go to 7 on your side and i have everything you need. >> perfect, that's an important step. >> big time. just ahead, i have tonight's assignment 7 report. the consequences of the california drought. already taking its toll on the wateroffs san francisco bay. plus, spencer christian and live doppler 7 hd with a look at

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several government scientists say the current drought is the latest reminder of critical changes happening to san francisco bay. some of those changes are likely to have a big impact on the future. tonight's report ride along with biologists trying to make sure we're ready. >> just after sunrise at the port of redwood city, a crew of scientists heads out on san francisco bay. a picture perfect cruise, with a purpose. >> we're regularly taking the pulse of the bay. >> this is the research vessel polaris. one of the oldest working federal boats on the water. >> this is all the original glass. >> this 97-foot boat was a luxury yacht when it was built in 1927. now, its elegant wood trimmed lounges are laboratories operated by the u.s. geologist survey. senior scientist jim carn has used the ship to study bay water since 1976. >> this station is about prath meters to the bottom. >> fran bay is constantly

changing. right now, the drought has cut the flow of freshwater so parts of the bay are unusually salty. >> we're seeing the highest levels recorded in the 40 years we have been measuring. >> this research team goes ouz about 20 times a year, sampling water in specific spots over a 90-mile route. it's a carefully corioographed routine with high-tech instruments done exactly the same way every time. >> row have to move quickly, we collect a lot of samples and there's not a lot of time between each station. some are light sensitive. so we have ugueth them processed and preserved as quickly as possible. >> some changes to bay water are natural. some are caused by humans. and it's not always obvious what's good and what's bad. take the water running into the sink. the water is actually coming from the bay, and as you can see, it's very clear. but that's a relatively recent change. for years, it was much murkier, mainly because of gold mining

sediment that rushes down the rivers into the bay. >> there was something like a billion yards of sediment deposited into the bays in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. >> the sediment is finally di disappeari disappearing. good news. but it has a flipside. now that the water is clearer, sunlight penetrates deeper. >> we saw a three-fold increase in the amount of clore afold. >> that would lead to a serious algae bloom with dire consequences. >> the worst case scenario would be recurrent fush kills and bird kills and public health problems. >> the uscs part of an effort to make sure the worst case doesn't happen. that could mean long-term changes in nutrients to keep it out of the water. a change like that would cost billions. for 2340u now jim's focus is feget local officials to monitor the water. >> we can anticipate changes in the future. >> now, there's no question san

francisco bay is much healthier than it was in the 1950s and '60s thanks to the clean water act, but scientists say new threats to water quality are turning up all the time, and every change in climate is like a new experiment with the water in the bay. >> well, at least our weather pattern has finally changed and we have the series of storms to deal with. >> spencer christian is tracking it all on live doppler 7 hd. >> it has started raining. it's going rain nonstop through the weekend, and here is live doppler 7 hd. rain widespread across the bay area. a pocket of moderate to heavy activity near oakley. it was just a momepoint ago near antioch. it's moved eastward quickly. let's move completely eastward to the sierra where it's snowing near lake tahoe. chains are required on the highways. chain requirements are going to be in effect through tomorrow. here's a look at state-wide conditions tomorrow. rain over the northern two thirds to three quarters of the state, including the bay area.

more snow in the sierra, lots of it, in fact. here in the bay area, we'll have waves of steady rain throughout the day. a soaker. high temperatures in the upper 50s to around 60. here's the 7-day forecast. look for soaking rains right on through sunday night. showers monday morning. partial fleurys late monday into tuesday, and a slight chance of rain for the remainder of the week. wet, active, very winter like week. >> thanks so much. >> the winter games in sochi now under way, we want to let you know our plan for bringing you the results before they air in primetime. >> on air, we're going to announce a spoiler alert to give you time to turn away from your screen. on our social media platforms, we'll post the results, but you're going to have to click a link so you won't accidentally see the results if you don't want to know. >> we're on facebook, and our twitter handle is @bayareanews. gh if you're watching the olympics and still want to know what's happening on the bay area at 11:00, use your ipad or

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good evening. weather is certainly going to be a factor throughout the weekend at the pebble beach national proam. round two, winds gusting up to 27 miles per hour. rain off and on, although the scenery is still spectacular on the monterey peninsula. peyton manning from the bunker on 10 nestles the shot to one a foot and a half. watch the wind, if not for the wind, that might have gone right in. phil mickelson on 14 at pebble for birdie. an up and down day. 1 over 73 and he's 5 back. jordan speights had a 5 under 67. tied for the lead at minus 9 along with jimmy walker paying a difficult spy glass course. just missed for birdie on 7. now birdies for walker in the first two rounds. as we mentioned, tied for the lead. >> on to baseball.

cocoa crisp is the man who makes the a's. offense go. that green and gold car had the car fill up. yakt extension for two years. he's under contract to make $7.5 million this season. hedeal runs through 2016 with an augz for 2017. he had a career high 22 homers. muscled up last year with 61 runs batted in and 21 stolen bases. the 34-year-old crisp played in 134 games last year for the two-time a.l. west champions. >> the comfort of being here, being with the past few years and me knowing the city and this division, i think that's always nice. and i want to do it again. especially with this new transactions being made, if we're able to pull it off, that's saying something about the characters and the players we have here. >> the a's are holding their fan

fest tomorrow from 2:00 to 4:00 at the coliseum and oracle arena. everything is indoors and it's all sold out. today, the team met the media. we'll get into more serious baseball issues once weep get to spring training. for now, we're mesmerized by the beard, mullet, and overall experience of derek norris. a look created by his hairstylist girlfriend. >> there's a little bit of everything going on. some people are apt to think it all connects into one, the neck to the the hair, the hair into the neck. i don't know. have trimmed the top, but definitely not the back. the beard, haven't done a lot to it. it's pretty long. it can get itchy from time to time. i'm going to go beyond -- i think it's epic mullet or maybe steroids may be a little touchy subject right now. i don't know. maybe we'll have to work on it. i'll get with my guys and get a new name for it. >> mountain man fabio.

it's that mix. if you can picture that in your head, that's what derek norris looks like. >> it's a great look. surprise from alex rodriguez, dropping his legal fight against major league baseball. he'll accept a suspension and being out all 2014. he was suspended for violating the drug agreement. his connection with biogenesis, believed he didn't want to spend the $10 million in legal fees on top of the $25 million he's going to lose for sitting out this season. >> all right, larry, thanks. >> join me tonight at 9:00 on coffee tv 20. new details on the attack on a pg&e substation in san jose. the urgent call for new security at all u.s. power plants. >> at 11:00, we'll track the storm. here's a look live at doppler 7 hd right now, and rain is falling throughout the bay area. even more is expected this weekend. we'll have live team coverage for you on the effects of the storm. >> well, finally tonight, a few

thoughts about whaumet really matters. as we welcomed the rain, we're reminded it's not nearly enough to elouvalleviate the drought. we can't control the weather, but in some respects this is a self-inflicted wound. it should not be reserved for crisis. it should be how we liver our lives. i have never forgotten an image from my teenage years. my father hosted a visitor from east germany, a country still behind the iron country in those days. i remember him washing the hands in the kitchen, turning on the faucet for only a moment, just to wash his hands. from wenls he came, water was not to be squandered, any time, drought or no drought. it's obscene to waste water, especially when a small amount of effort adds up to such a big impact. we welcome the return of our wet weather, but what really matters is we honor our planet and ourselves by protecting precious resources rain or shine.

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this is the "jeopardy!" battle of the decades. here's today's former champions from our first decade -- he was a playwright and an actor living in new york when he won the 1987 tournament of champions. now he's an academic director for a test-preparation company, living in los angeles. please welcome bob verini. [ applause ] he was a writer living in studio city, california, and was a finalist in the tournament of champions. he's still a writer living here in l.a. please welcome jerome vered. and in 1989, he was the first college champion and remains the only one to go on to win the tournament of champions. now an attorney working in washington d.c., here's tom cubbage. and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" --

alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. if you're a longtime, and i mean longtime, fan of our program and have an excellent memory, you will have noticed, i'm sure, that so far this week, all four of our winners have been former tournament of champions winners, and it could happen again today. both bob and tom, as you just heard, won tournament of champions. gentlemen, good to see you again, and good luck. here we go. categories, please. ...in each correct response. alex: all right, tom, you start. let's start with notable names for $200.