good soaking. we got one. we had close calls. in mill valley, hillside gave way and crumbled and sent earth tumbling to a large home. it missed the house. the creep in downtown mill valley running strong with lots of water at once and residents were looking for the higher ground. i came in around 11:30 or 12:00 and i saw the water raging. scary. you think of how much computer equipment you could lose in the flood. the preparations are in play. people were nervous. it was heavy, heavy rain at times, the heaviest falling in the north bay but the flash flood warning was called off last night and not raining right now. we have sprinkles and will be

here to show you the conditions and what to expect. no rain, some standing water. a lot of rain came down over the welcome. it was clean up day for a bar in mill valley. a combination of heavy rain and high tide flooded the 2:00 a.m. close and it had to close at 1:00 o'clock a.m. the bar re-opened last night as the waters receded. an intersection where two freeways meet in sonoma is closed because of flooding. we have more on the closing. this is the result of days of steady rain forcing israel to close the intersection of highway 12 and 121. a few contemplated whether they could make it. the driver of this tesla thought about it and turned around. that wasn't the case earlier

when the rain caused flash flooding in low-lying areas with one car after the next driving straight through. >> it is a rush. it is fun. >> others avoid the risk. jay decided to ride his bicycle. >> it is bed. if you are driving on them through water you cannot see the potholes and you will stall out. >> the floods streets and the latest storm toppled trees with a oak at 80 feet damaging a car and fence along the way. heavy flooding closed muir wood national park. at the pelican inn the water made it impossible do get into the flooded parking lot. the park service advises the visitors to see not locations are open before headed there

today. minor flooding in martinez with cars splashing through the large puddles that formed along the roads. you can see the storm impact with more water flow through walnut creek. authorities say rising creeks and can naturals -- canals are more dangerous than people realize. we have video of a large tree which fell. firefighter say the tree was 75' tall. pg&e crews responded because it was leaning on the power lines. >> sfo said flights will be back on track after delays over the weekend. 120 arriving and departing flights were canceled and 300 were delayed. san jose international airport and oakland reported three canceled flights. >> the stock knocked out power to hundreds. there are 155 customers in the

east bay without power this morning. there are 106 in the south bay. 44 customers are in the dark in the north bay and 11 on the peninsula. no significant outage in san francisco. investigators in the north by are trying to determine if a man found dead in the back immediate of a mill valley home wandered away from a weather-related accident. authorities say slick roads may have sent the s.u.v. down the hill where it landed upside down before 10:00 a.m. the search-and-rescue found the vehicle empty but the driver was spotted in a backyard. crews used gear because the neighborhood isibility into the side of the valley. >> there is no one. inside the vehicle at the time of the officers responding so we tried to determine how many people were in the vehicle. >> the coroner will determine how the man died. police would not release his identity but says he lives near. >> in the sierra some rivers are

on the verge of flooding with some residents and business owners very nervous in the downtown area. they would like to see more snow and the skiers to help the merchants recover from the losses. you can track the stop on our weather app where you can share photo of how you welcome or cope with the rain on our website. the storms are revealing a problem with the east were span of bay bridge. it leaks. crews examined the bridge. rain water is filtering into the steel under the road deck on the new suspension span. the amount of water in the bridge right now doesn't need to be pumped out, just mopped up they say. more on what is ahead at the top of hour. the garage got wet from

leaks. it was a soaker, mike, over the welcome. >> as good as advertise asked maybe more. good morning from the broadcast center where it is soggy with drizzle. you can feel the moisture hanging in the air with radar in the east bay. that is it. drizzle is the main culprit this morning. reduced visibility, too. the thickest fog is at half moon bay. i can barely see, maybe a mile away from where i am from our studios toward the bay bridge. it gives an idea of how difficult it will be and this is emeryville, right there, what you will deal with. slick streets. morning drizzle will continue and by noon it will start to dry and as we head in the afternoon hours it will become mostly cloudy as the atmospheric river has dried for now. we still get the western flow but not so worst as it was so we are going to have clouds. temperatures are mild from upper

50's at the coast to mid-60's in our neighborhoods. hello to leyla gulen. good morning, everyone, at 4:37, it is looking to be clear with one issue, though, on the peninsula at candlestick park area. we have a high wind advisory issued by c.h.p. and one for the golden gate bridge if you drive anything that is high sided, be careful. >> southbound 101 there is a stalled vehicle blocking one lane, but no delays at this hour. traffic looks like tracy to dublin is 23 minutes and from antioch to concord is 15 minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes so be careful of the roadway flooding from the rain. the tolls are empty and wet. we will see traffic funneling in

soon enough. >> hayward police are investigating a possible home invasion where the suspects were shot by their intended victim. the shooting happened on western boulevard at 5:30 last night. police arrived they found a man dead from gunshot wounds. a person living at home said another suspect took off. police received a call that a woman with wounds was dropped off at a hospital. investigators are trying to determine if she was involved in the home invasion. >> a carjacking suspect is in serious condition after being shot by san jose police following a short case. police got a call of someone waving a gun around at 3:00 a.m. and the man who called said the suspect took his pants, car keys and his car. police chased the suspect around the neighborhood and the man rammed the squad car and was shot when he extend out. >> a top college football player reveals he is gay. next, why michael sam says he will not let his stop his dream of playing in the nfl.

>> a san francisco award show that some hope to disrupt. >> bay area meat processor is involved in a major recall and there are products you need t

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covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> a look from our rooftop camera check out the embarcadero, you can see it looks like the pavement is wet. there are still sprinkles. the wet, wet storms are gone but we will check with meteorologist to see what you think this week. >> community groups that blame the technical industry for issues facing san francisco are planning a demonstration outside the symphony hall ahead of the crunchy awards. activities safe evictions and rising rents and loss of small

business and lack of affordable housing are because of technical workers in the city. "san francisco examiner" reports they will protest outside the 7th annual crunchy award and ask leaders to live up to community benefit agreements. this is a celebration of the best in technology. a star athlete is on the way to becoming the first openly gay player in the nfl. michael sam an all american defensive line plan for missouri tigers will be drafted in may. he has come out publicly. the 24-year-old, 66' 2", talked about his sexuality with espn outside the line. >> i came to tell the world i am a produce gay man.

>> how does that feel? >> a load off my chest. he is expected to be chosen in the early round of the nfl draft in may with a macho culture and analysts say the team that drafts sam will face inbound challenges. >> he is bringing baggage into the locker room. so when you thing about michael sam suddenly can the players handle the media attention they are going to get? >> current and former nfl players applaud his courage, and one said he is not the first although he is the first to come out. show him love like a family member. >> and from another, i could care less about a man's sexual preference, i care about winning and being respectful. he came out to the university of missouri teammates in august who respond by rallying around him. >> if i work hard and i make plays that is all that should matter. can he help us win games in is

he a team player? that is all that matters. >> some think this was a bad idea, some saying it will an big distraction and another said the nfl is not ready for an openly gay player. a massive meat recall to tell you about: a company is recalling nearly nine million pounds of meat. the department of agriculture says that the diseased animals were processed without federal inspection and the same company recalled 42,000 pounds that was not properly inspected recalling 8.7 million pounds of meet in all, covering a range of beef and veal cuts made from january of 201320 january -- 2013 to january of 2014. average price of gas in the united states has fallen two cents as gallon the past two weeks.

regular is now $3.29, 30 cent lower than this time last year. it is unlikely to drop more. billings, montana is the lowest at $2.99 and san diego is the highest at $3.66 and sacramento is the lowest in the state. >> the storms of a bonanza for skiers. near lake tahoe, 14" of snow fell. last week 7' of snow has dropped on parts of the resort that the national weather service estimates that lake tahoe got equivalent of 13.5 billion gallons of water over the weekend. >> not complaining because the skiers will take it but it was a wet heavy snow. we will talk to mike about that. >> they scale that sierra cement but it is great for the water

content. now a look at what is doping on, it is very damp. it is very still. it is almost quiet. when there a snowstorm and no one is out it is really quiet, that is how it feels. it no areas of light rain but there is drizzle in the neighborhoods and overnight while you were sleeping you can see the rain. to the north, headed to the sierra, and that is starting to fall apart and as of 4:00 a winter storm warning is over. low-to-mid 50's as you step outside and it feels comfortable. walnut creek is an area that is not seeing the thickest fog. the next couple of mornings, we will keep an eye on that. the fog likes to seek in the east bay valley and we will watch that. our forecast highlights show

drizzle and fog and cloudy in the afternoon. storm track is moving north. it will be close enough wednesday and thursday to bring a slight chance of rain to the neighborhoods. we will warm into the upper 50's to low 60's in most neighborhoods, we have 63 in morgan hill and santa cruz is warmest. >> check out the fog tonight, not just cloud cover but fog. north bay, the entire bay, the coast, the central valley, temperatures are ten degrees cooler this morning in low-to-mid 40's. watch the clouds go were a as we head to noon we will break out of the fog with more sun in the afternoon and mostly cloudy. it will be hard to get rid of this. the winds are coming from the north, the wind shift is dry and fog is developing for the commute and the winds come from the west and that is bringing in the next storm wednesday morning

to the north and mostly it is stays north of the bay area other than a scatter scattered shower wednesday through thursday. temperatures are warming again into the lower to upper 60's thursday and we will hang out in the 50's along the coast and low-to-mid 60's elsewhere, with more rain possible across the north bay saturday and sunday. it is lick. we will talk to leyla and find out about the morning commute, it is wet and slick. it is nothing like what we experienced over the weekend. we will see what is happening with mass transit, 29 trains are running on time and ace train one is a minute early and muni and everything else is on time. you can see a lost green and that means everything is at top speeds and we have an issue near candlestick park southbound 101 we have debris in the world.

we have clear conditions on 101, 85, not a single problem. that is from emeryville camera to the maze you can barely see the headlights eastbound direction. the bay bridge toll plaza is wide open. only a few extra cars but otherwise it is so far quiet. accident free. it is now 4:49. but parents can help. >> this has twitter buzzing and lining up

pg&e have to clean up after a car hit a house and ruptured a gas line.

eight homes were evacuateed. no one was hurt. residents were allowed to return home two hours after the crash. plug in hybrid owners who want to drive solo have to act fast. 70 percent of the sticks allocateed are already gone. all are expected to be gone by summer enabling drivers to use car pool lanes even if it is only one person in the car. the program was extended to hybrid and electric vehicles to encourage drivers going green. today, san francisco mayor lee will honor three good samaritan honoring the tourist would fell in the bay. the 31-year-old woman from taiwan was taking pictures and she fell in the bay. two brothers and another good samaritan immediately jumped in to pull her from the water. the woman wasn't breathing but crews revived her.

the mayor will honor the good samaritans at city hall this morning. the olympics we will announce "spoiler "letters -- ". her alerts." you can follow us on twitter, as well, and we are always online at abc7 news.com. >> you can watch abc7 news at 11 each night streaming on our website at abc7news.com or mobile apps. if you watch the olympics but want to know what is happening in the bay area, use your ipad or smartphone by downloading the app for iphone, ipad or droid. fur following the jamaican bobsled team, here is the

forecast. >> how are they doing? >> the same as every year. >> good morning, everyone, pop out the umbrella with the drizzle falling san francisco. i want to focus on the sierra and show you their time is about over. can you see the boundary moving law and that will bring in dry air so the rain and snow showers should end by noon. leyla gulen will keep an eye on it and let you know when you can go out there without needing chains. the entire area of yosemite south will have rain mixed with snow. there is not a lot of moisture so don't worry about it being frozen. 69 in press know to 73 in los angeles and 43 in lake tahoe. we have a crash in san jose northbound highway 85 blocking a lane due to a spin out. we do have spinouts because the

roads are wet. be careful of those lanes on the sides, the far right and the far left because water can pool there, so we have a car that spun out and another car hit it and possible injuries involved and as we go along the peninsula we go to candlestick park southbound, slowing traffic down and spay i don't bridge, pretty quick, from hayward to foster city it will only take you nine minutes. secretary of state john kerry will make the 5 the trip to asia this week and will not include japan because he met with the foreign minister in minister on friday. the state department says kerry would visit seoul and beijing and jakarta starting on thursday amid heightened tensions between china and the smaller neighbors in the east and south china seas after indough -- indonesia he

will fly home. >> and now premature babies can catch up, premies exposed to more adult speech develop higher language skills evidenced by 1.5 years of age. researchers captured what the babies hear and the sounds they make with recordings, and the parents should talk to the brenham miles when they still in the hospital. >> it is not unusual when another starbucks open but a new coffee shop called dumb starbucks is causing a stir. it is nearly identical to a typical starbucks and serving free coffee yesterday. the mock store was selling dumb cd standards a legitimate coffeehouse but it is calling

hit self parody art to skirt trademark laws and is the talk on social media a spokesman is aware of the parody but delined to see if legal action would be pursued. this could be some "hot water." >> they should make it dumb box. >> looking to leak on the new bay bridge with reassurance from caltran after the latest storms. >> the bay area is getting a break from heavy rain with clean up underway after the weekend rain. >> a new plan to get san francisco's city college money problems worked out.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning at 5:00 on in monday. hope you had a great but wet weekend. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. it was great all around because we got a lot of rain. >> little spring cleaning, taxes, you can wear the pajamas and just sit around without feeling guilty or watching the radar or the activity going on to the north where the storm lived up to its billing. good news on live doppler 7 hd, a drying trend with the rain. it is damp outside, fog is forming, still