good morning, america. this morning, in like a lion. a monster march storm that will impact 100 million people dumping torrential rain on bone-dry california, causing dangerous flooding and mudslides. evacuations and daring rescues and now this coulossal system will roar east bringing ice and snow to much of america. potent painpill. the new drug ten times stronger than vicodin, it's said two pills can kill. why the fda okayed it and the addiction specialists fighting to stop its release. our dr. besser is here with answers. hard reality for two stars of "the real housewives of new jersey." teresa and joe guidice expected to plead guilty to fraud

charges. are they headijail? behind the scenes at the oscars. the producers revealing the show's secrets. ellen's brand-new approach at hosting and the performances that will bring down the house. ♪ hey, good morning, everybody. t-minus one day to the oscars which will be airing right here on abc and we are, of course, all over the behind-the-scenes action including take a look at this. the lovely lupita nyong'o who is up for best supporting actress for "12 years a slave," amazing movie, by the way. she is having a hard time deciding what to wear. wait till you hear how many dresses she's dried on. i can tell you ron and i have been debating for years. what are we going to wear? he's been trying to get me moo seersucker for the big -- >> a t-shirt. >> whatever you wear i guarantee

you won't look as good as lupita. she's just gorgeous. someone else we are excited to see is pink. the singer will be there and tweeted out her big news to her fans yesterday. yes, she will be singing. the big question, will she be flying like she did at the grammys? how is she going to outdo herself. >> a high bar. this is one of the swag bags that they hand out to celebrities. inside $85,000 worth of gifts. the lovely, the effervescent sara haines a vision in white with a guided tour of the swag bag. >> she told me she'll bring me a swag bag. >> i hope to grow up. >> we begin where the oscars will be held with that huge storm slamming california with more rain than the drought stricken state has seen yore years causing mudslides and david wright has the story from glendora, california. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. you'd think given the drought

all this rain would be a welcome sight but not here in glendora. just one month ago here a wildfire stripped the foothills bare of vegetation, so here those torrential rains mean mud. lots of it. a state that has been so parched suddenly seems overwhelmed with mother nature. rare funnel clouds in the skies. boulders hijacking highways. the sudden onslaught of rain brought hillsides into homes. and transformed streets here in glendora into streams. forcing many to evacuate. >> i don't see why i should have to evacuate. >> take their word for it and get out of dodge. >> reporter: four-legged friends had to be cared for too. evacuation had its challenges as did ordinary commuting. the rains caused traffic snarls and pileups across the state. posted on facebook, this car stuck in the mud after attempting to pass. >> 9 saturation effect is

starting to take over. the rivers that started with water that turned to mud now are actually coming from out of the streets. we have some severe mudflows. >> reporter: in the past 48 hours california got more rain than it's had in the past year. normally the l.a. river resembles a glorified storm drain. today it looks like the mighty mississippi. much of the bay area are struggling too with rain wiping through public transit computer systems. creeks crashing into backyards. some fled their homes in a hurry leaving prized possessions behind. >> i didn't know all this debris would be coming by. >> reporter: it's set to continue through tonight and cleanup is many days ahead. the forecasters say the heavy rains will continue intermittently through the day but the good news, it just stopped raining in hollywood and the worst of it should be over by tomorrow. otherwise, on that red carpet the accessories of choice might well be an umbrella and a good

set of galoshes, dan. >> galoshes on the red carpet. i like the way it sounds. thank you. this thing is moving east and turn nothing a major snow and ice event. look at this. three people caught in an avalanche in montana. it buried their house. now the system is barreling towards some major american cities and abc's alex perez is in chicago with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, dan. relentless. it has already gone down as the third coldest and third snowiest meteorological winter here in chicago. across the midwest there are waterways jam-packed with ice and the shivering just doesn't deem seem to stop. wreaking havoc across the midwest. >> it's terrible. not fit for man or beast. >> reporter: in missoula, montana, a massive avalanche damaged several homes friday. prompting a townwide search and rescue that dug out three people from the wreckage. >> just said there's an 8-year-old buried underneath some snow.

there was an avalanche. grab a shovel. >> all three found alive rushed to local hospitals. those remaining behind now left to dig out their town. in michigan, firefighters battled the elements. >> guys are getting froze up and have to sit in the trucks to thaw out again. >> reporter: this winter has been treacherous for driving. the icy conditions are making cars lose control and causing accidents on the highways. one in minnesota yesterday taking the lives of three college students. for commuters and residents parking conditions are quickly becoming a nightmare giving us all a hard start to what should be the last month of winter. and here in the chicago area we have gone two months this season with temperatures below freezing and there's more cold and more snow headed for the parts of the midwest if what should be the last month of winter is the operative word. those dreaming of warmer weather on the first day of march, well, it looks like we'll have a long way to go.

let's see our spring countdown clock. it says 18 days, we can only hope. >> we need to cue some sort of pastoral music. >> birds flying. >> not to be here right now. >> especially in new york. not any butterflies in new york but we will see somebody we're happy to see. shea ryan from our tampa affiliate, another floridian we dragged up to the cold. our affiliate wfts joining us. i'm so sorry but we love having you here. >> i wish i could have brought the warm air with me. there's more winter weather to come and it's all starting with this system we've been talking about in california. take a look at this area of low pressure and it is again winding down yet it's still packing a punch this morning with tornado warnings in effect in los angeles area. and as you can see it's going to continue to bring more rain today, some gusty winds, as well. we're still looking at anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of additional rainfall from san francisco on

south into san diego and as we take a look at how this system once it winds down then it turns into our winter storm so, again, it picks up with this cold front, this is where it continues to move across kansas city bringing heavy snow into new york, as well. we're talking widespread 4 to 8 inches of snow. more on that bitter cold that is going to continue to sink in with us this next system. >> thank you very much for that. we appreciate it. a lot of other news overnight. check the top stories with mr. ron claiborne. >> hi there. sara, good morning. the faa is investigating another incident, a green laser. the pilot of a charter plane was taking off from hans cocom fiel when he reported the incident. listen to this recording of the air traffic controllers as they received the call. >> unauthorized laser illumination event three miles west, altitude unknown. >> the faa is investigating

several laser incidents across the northeast that occurred in the past week. and in another airplane incident involving birds. the pilot of an american airlines flight bound for washington, d.c. from dallas had to make a quick return to dallas/ft. worth airport friday night. according to the faa, a flock of birds hit the aircraft during takeoff causing the pilot to declare an emergency. the plane landed safely with no reported injuries. and we're getting now an inside look at just how the drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman managed to elude authorities for 13 years, mexican investigators searched seven homes he owned. in each one he had a movable bathtub leading to escape tunnels and found security cameras in every room. guzman was arrested last saturday in a mexican resort town. he's being held at a maximum security prison. and oscar

hoffman died from a mix of heroin, cocaine and amphetamines found dead with a needle in his arm. investigators found 50 packets of heroin inside his home. well, finally there is dancing in the streets of brazil. it can only mean one thing, carniv carnival. it kicked off and millions flocking to the south american nation to watch sam ba parades filled with dancing and vibrant costumes. the five-day celebration goes on until fat tuesday. i have some of those millions are doing more than watching sam ba parades. what do you think? >> imbibing among other things, dancing, partying, things we would do if we were there. >> imagination running wild. >> thank you, ron. now to the crisis overseas one that some fear could pull in the united states. there are fast-moving and

mysterious developments on the ground in ukraine. who are the armed men taking up position in the crimea, a region close to russia and is this the beginning of a russian invasion? abc's alex marquardt is in crimea with the latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, dan, indeed fast-moving and dramatic developments here. you can see some of the pro-russia fervor right here behind me. the pro-russian prime minister says he is in control of the police and army and asked russian president vladimir putin to intervene in crimea, a request the kremlin says it will not ignore. stoking fears of a major escalation. they are unmistakable, russian military vehicles, a convoy of russian marines now operating on the roads of ukraine's crimea. a blatant show of force by russia fueling fears they plan to invade as ukraine accuses russia of bringing in thousands of troops. highly professional pro-russia armed units have taken control

of crimea's parliament and airports. these guys are patrolling quietly all around the 5r789. they're not being aggressive. they're not saying anything. and they have no identifying patches, what is clear that they are on the side of russia and are rejecting the new ukrainian government. crimea may technically be a part of ukraine but culturally and ethnically it is mostly russian. crimea did not support the uprising in the capital kiev and many would like to see it become part of russia. russia is already in crimea with bases for its black sea fleet and around 15,000 troops. but president obama on friday issued a harsh warning against any further military action. >> the united states will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in ukraine. >> reporter: russia's actions echoed the buildup to the 200 war with its southern neighbor georgia. now moscow is vowing to defend its facilities and its people in

crimea, but has told u.s. officials it would respect the sovereignty of ukraine. even if the russian military doesn't deploy its own forces, it's clear that its allies already have and are quickly taking control of crimea. so the big question now is how will ukraine and the rest of the world respond? bianna. >> a lot of analysts calling this a global chess match between the two presidents. our thanks to you, alex. we'll turn to medical news and concern about a new painkiller that is ten times more potent than vicodin and could kill with two pis. zohydro is set to hit the market. it could lead to overdoses and deaths and urging the fda to reconsider its approval. let's bring in dr. richard besser in. is it really as potent? >> this is strong. zohydro is straight hydrocodone which is a very strong narcotic and what we're seeing playing

out here is a real battle within the medical community between those doctors who take care of people with chronic pain and those who are concerned about addiction. there are millions of people with chronic pain and the fda says this gives them another tool for people who weren't being well handled by the existing drugs. the addiction community is concerned because prescription pain medications are the gateway to heroin. they're the gateway to opiod addiction and concerned not about whether this will work for the pain patients but that it's going to get diverted to people who use it for recreational purposes and lead to death. >> a gateway. one of these experts says it will kill as soon as it is released. how easy accessible it is and the different ways people can use it and abuse it. >> the drug we always talked about was oxycontin which was diverted very regularly. it's hard to crush and if you senator it it's unpleasant. this drug is not in that preparation. so the concern is it's going to get diverted and go into the

market and be used. four or five out of heroin started with prescription pain meds. >> as we heard from philip seymour hoffman's death as well. usually they're conservative about these issues. >> their own committee voted 12-1 that this should not be available to the community. they said it's safe and effective for pain people, but they're very concerned about the diversi diversion. >> thanks for coming in. >> thanks, rich. big debate and now to new images surfacing of oscar pistorius just days before we head in what may be one of the watched murder tries on earth. sometimes phone as the blade runner accused of killing his model girlfriend. now we're seeing pictures of the two of them days before the shooting and abc's lama hasan is on the story in london. good morning to you. >> reporter: and good morning to you, dan. well, with one female judge and no jury this is arguably the most anticipated murder trial in south africa and as it's set to begin on monday we are learning new details about the man who is

at the center of it all, oscar pistorius. south africa is calling it the trial of the century. the superstar sporting hero sta stands accused of murdering his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp on valentine's day last year. new exclusive images obtained by sky news show oscar pistorius at a gun range months before the killing took place. reportedly using the same gun on that fateful night and this picture showing the couple in a supermarket seemingly in love. ni nicknamed the blade runner because of his present at the timic legs he has already admitting to shooting steenkamp at his home saying he mistook her for an intruder firing his weapon four times through a locked toilet door and killing her. the issue, was it murder? did he intend to kill her? >> his defense is it was a mistake and a reasonable person could have made the same mistake. fair enough but that's a tough

defense. >> reporter: pistorius says he's kept a gun under his bed for security. he's always maintained it was all a tragic dent. the prosecution argues the shooting was deliberate. >> considering that oscar pistorius shot his own girlfriend in his own home multiple times, you would think it might be a victory for them if the judge only convicts him of the lesser crime of culpable homicide meaning it was a negligent shooting. >> reporter: well his defense team is leaving no stone your honor turned hiring a company that reproduces crime scenes and dr. henry lee who gave evidence during the o.j. simpson trial. the oscar pistorius trial is expected to last up to six weeks. most of it will be televised. dan and bianna. >> of course, the world will be watching. on a lighter note we turn 0 our countdown to oscar sunday

just one day away from hollywood's biggest night and the excitement is building, i would say very fast. >> in the middle of furious rehearsals and we're told that some of the vocal performances are so powerful that they're bringing people to tears. abc's chris connelly got inside access and joins us live from hollywood. chris, did you cry? >> you know, i was verklempt. good morning, guys. from outside the dolby theatre and on what will eventually be the red carpet once the rains pass and we get to clear away some of the stuff protecting the carpet and you're right, oscar's producers lifting the veil for us on the big show giving us news you can use about all kinds of things including the evening's big theme and a host who gets it. ♪ keep up >> reporter: neal marion and craig zadan say along with entertaining viewers at home host ellen degeneres has a

comedic game plan designed to soothe out stressed out nominees. >> they're scared to death. that's why we won't do all the comedy up front and how they're more and more nervous as the night goes on she can relax them. >> reporter: ellen herself told robin roberts she'd be getting off the stage and getting into the mix. >> because i'll be in the audience a lot. there's going to be a lot of playing with people in the audience. all throughout the show. >> reporter: yes. >> we're bringing her into the audience so you're getting to hang out with ellen. >> reporter: they offered more tasty teases about what viewers can look forward to. ♪ come clean >> reporter: including news of one powerhouse pop star. what can we expect pink do. >> here's the big reveal. pink is going to sing. we're able to utilize pink in the oscar show in a way that the

audience is not expecting to her. >> reporter: you have a theme of heroes. >> animated heroes, everyday heros from at cuss finch to norma rae from harry potter to indiana jones. >> reporter: the actor playing "the amazing spider-man" will figure prominently. >> there's going to be a new superhero inducted into the fraternity of superheroes. >> reporter: how did you get bette midler who never performed on the oscars. >> we want to get on the show. >> we went to rehearsals the other day and she has you in tears. >> reporter: a super tight best picture race will cause some excitement too. what makes this statue different from all other statues? >> that is the mt. olympus of awards. that's something that i hope everybody aspires to do. >> reporter: so pink will sing. bette midler will sing. i on the other hand will not. good news for everyone here from the red carpet, guys.

>> viewers across the land are reassured. chris connelly, thank you for your reporting. we appreciate it. much more from you tomorrow. we should say our own robin roberts and lara spencer will co-host "red carpet live" 7:00 followed by the oscars on abc. >> i can't wait to see what they'll be wearing. everything on oscar monday here after the fashion show, after the after-parties, "gma's" ultimate oscar party. meantime, time for a check of the weather and back to shay ryan from wfts in tampa. >> we're talking cold again, right. spring is nowhere to be seen. take a look at buffalo's windchill this morning, 10 is what it feels like as you're stepping out the door. this amazing video and it's from niagara falls and you can see it is just covered in sheets of ice. and just to put this into some perspective the entire month of february, buffalo has been at least 6 degrees below the

average. so we are talking extreme cold and as we look further across into the midwest and beyond into the plains states you can see that we've got windchills this morning at 50 below in minot so, again, extreme cold and this is all going to be spreading south and also to the east. you can see single digit temperatures now. talking overnight lows not even the windchill lasting at least into tuesday possibly beyond so there's no significant warm-up in sight and not to, you know, insult, give you insult to injury but take a look at beautiful florida. we're looking at temperatures near average and dry so we've got more on the cold and the oscars' forecast coming up, dan. now let's take a look a little closer to home. flight attendant

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>> your sins are forgiven my son. >> i thought god could only do that. >> which is easier, to say his sins are forgiven or say he gets up and walks. >> the powerful "son of god" opening overnight and multimechanics showing it on every single screen today. but are the leading actor's good looks distracting? roma downey and mark burnett her reality tv guru husband. >> there's this twitter hashtag. >> yes, your problem too. whether they win an oscar or not the nominees will be hauling home one huge swag bag. we'll show you what is inside the $85,000 bag coming up in "pop news" with sara haines who

will share some of the contents with us. >> us meaning me. >> but first this morning the hard reality for two stars of "the real housewives of new jersey." >> teresa and joe giudice are expected to plead guilty to federal fraud charges that could include prison time for the flashy couple whose fortunes are turned sour. >> good morning, bianna. they're one of the first families of reality tv. defiant as they face the fraud charges pleading not guilty in court a few months ago. now the prison time deal looming things are about to get very real. >> i'm a jersey girl. no one can knock me down. >> reporter: in a shocking turn of events "the real housewives of new jersey" stars teresa and joe giudice are expected to plead guilty in a court tuesday. >> the notoriously hot-headed couple making a stunning reverse ago after being adamant about their innocence claiming they would be vindicated. >> don't have to stick it in my

face. >> reporter: the 41-year-old mother known by fans for her lavish spending habits presumed to plead guilty to 4 of 48 charges against her. including abc news has learned at least one count of fraud potentially serving two years in prison. joe who up against 41 counts still facing deportation to his home country, italy. federal prosecutors allege joe and teresa, quote, engaged in mail and wire fraud, bank fraud and bankruptcy fraud from 2001 to 2011. >> you want she to do anything. >> reporter: the reality star told amy robach about her fears. >> i just can't be upset and crawl up in a ball and just go in a room and lock the door. i can't. i'm a mom. i have four daughters. >> but when the door is shut and they are in bed, do you get to do that. >> yes. and i do do that. i mean, i would be lying to say that's not happening. >> reporter: fears that may become the couple's new reality. >> you say you got to be strong

for the wife and kids. how do you do that with so much uncertainty? >> you have to. you really have to. you have to be strong-mined number one. if you're weak you're not going to make it. >> reporter: abc news reached out to the attorneys for both. teresa's attorney declined to comment and joe's hasn't commented at all. a judge must approve the final details. >> big question for that couple heading forward. ryan, thank you. let's get another look at the morning's top stories and back over to ron. >> hi again dan and bianna. good morning. in the news we begin with the tension in ukraine where pro-russian military, militia groups that is are reportedly in control of the three main civilian airports in the strategic region of crimea coming after president obama warned moscow there would be costs if it intervenes militarily in ukraine. four were shot at a tax preparer's business in detroit. a 19-year-old girl became upset

that the preparer did not have her refund check. that's when a fight broke out and the man she was with opened fire. four employees were wounded. one of them critically the man and woman are in custody. and 28 people from fire states were arrested in a $21 million insurance fraud scheme allegedly involving former new york city police and firefighters in addition to 106 arrested last month. they are accused of fraudulently collecting years worth of disability benefits for posttraumatic stress they claimed was caused by the september 11th attacks in new york city. finally, take a look at this video of bao bao, the panda cub everyone seems to have fallen in love with. bao bao is seen target training, teaching her to follow a target. in this case a purple ball and touch it with her nose. this type of training will allow keepers to safely position her in order to take care of and examine her when they are in the

enclosure with them. they get a lot larger. >> i shouldn't get one. >> no, get one for jake. only 6 months old now. they'll get really big. >> really big. >> conservation authorities may have something to say about that. shay ryan, good morning once again. >> even though the system in california is winding down it's still packing a punch, in fact, we've had a confirmed report of one inch diameter hail in eastern los angeles in the walnut area. now, the good news with this system it is well timed as far as the oscars go but you can see still one to two inches of snow, that would be rainfall coming down anywhere from san francisco on south but, again, for the oscars, it'll be drying out. there's a chance for a shower early tomorrow morning, otherwise, partly cloudy skies, temperatures a little below average so we're talking highs near 60 degrees. it should be in the upper 60s but as that storm continues to track east, this is where it's going to pack a serious punch of winter weather.

you can see the watches, warnings and advisories already in place. we talked about the snow. there's also a band of ice from springfield on east into louisville and, again, we're looking at quarter inch of snow possibly higher in some places. now let's take a look at your weather closer to home. >> and this weather report was brought to you by home depot. dan and bianna. >> thank you, shay. coming up on "gma," the actor who inspired the hashtag hot jesus the star of the new movie "son of god" and some are asking is he perhaps too good looking for this role? plus, who says acting is hard? the adorable sisters taking on some of the oscar nominated movies' best moments all ahead in pop news. let's say no to so-so. and turn on a faucet of ideas.

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model? >> of course we're talking about "son of god," first movie reduced by roma downey and mark burnett. the couple aiming to appeal to a younger generation and now raising some eyebrows. abc's reena ninan is here with more on this story. how could this be controversial? >> oh, boy, let me tell you the man generating the buzz is 34, telling abc he's slightly embarrassed for all the attention he's getting. even oprah cowing him hot jesus. when jesus broke bread with his 12 disciples at the last supper and said -- >> this is my body. >> reporter: this was not what the good lord meant. meet portuguese actor diogo morgado. >> don't be afraid. >> reporter: appearing in the moved "son of god." he plays the title role jesus. speaking with abc's george stephanopoulos last week. >> i grew up as a christian and i always think of jesus as someone right next to us. >> reporter: attractive, ripped,

gorgeous. terms faithful followers don't typically apply to christ. >> there is something unusual about him. >> reporter: twitter divided on the historical accuracy but both sides crowning him #hotjesus. but how does he stack up to others who have played the same role? there was ted neely in "jesus christ superstar." jim caviezel in "the passion of the christ" many agree with morgado playing jesus, sunday school was never like this. >> there are going to be people who will say that the use of an attractive actor may detract from the film's ultimate story, but that being said i think given the success of the bible there's no way that this movie can reelfully flop. >> reporter: exactly what movie producers are hoping for. blessed be the box office hollywood numbers. >> one of you will betray me.

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anticipation of the big oscar day tomorrow, sara. >> only red carpet i'm going to be on right now, here we are. first up lupita nyong'o has been the star of the red carpet this awards season so we absolutely cannot wait to see what she wears on oscar sunday. and it seems she has plenty of options, the star of "12 years a slave" said she tried on so many dresses she's lost count. definitely more than 70 and possibly hundreds. >> wow. >> the actress also revealed her oscar sunday prep, a deep tissue massage and collaborate with her makeup artist and two hairstylists. her must have is putting aftvoco oil on her skin. her hairstylist and saying there's so much more we can do. i'll be interested her hair, as well. >> avocado oil. >> it works for me. >> coconut oil, as well. >> like a baby. >> of course, the other big fashion moment we're holding out for is pharrell's headwear. the big question, will he bring back the buffalo hat? based on his recent red carpet

appearances the safe bet is most definitely since that appearance of the hat at the grammys he's donned the same headpiece in an array of colors including red, green brown and gray own sold the original brown version on ebay for charity. i'm taking on yellow and crossing my fingers and hoping for pink. two toddlers are becoming viral stars for their atake on best picture nominees. 3-year-old so ffia doing her version of "american hustle" and here she is with her 2-year-old sister sadie in "dallas buyers club" and "12 years a slave." can't forget "gravity" and how adorable is she spoofing joaquin phoenix in "her." i'll say they definitely beat the a-listers in cuteness. i think we'd all agree on that one. >> you would agree.

>> we all know they get statue. have you ever thought about the lo losers. they walk away with a gift bag worth $85,000. i might trade in my statue for that. we've been lucky enough to get our hands on before the celebs. luxury iphone case, $230, french and italian leathers. $280 worth of pure maple syrup. a lot of syrup. a cool way hair dryer that uses extra hair flow and dries your hair in half the time. $70 wearable candle you can melt and wear as perfume or lotion. >> the wax. >> that's not with every candle. >> is it as good as avocado. >> i love that you're listening. my favorite thing ever, the coolest thing, ellen owns a pelt food line and what she's doing is she's donating 10,000 meals to the shelter of a nominee's choice in the big three categories amounting to -- let

me get this right. okay maybe i'm not going to get it right. $122,000 she's donating. she's a big animal lover. i thought that would woo all of us. >> definitely cool. >> to get to the total. a lot of gift certificates for flights around the world, japan, hawaii so you're only seeing part. >> does it all come in one bag. >> i don't know how they'd fit that in a theaterment a lot is like gift certificates. >> sara, the number crumper here. >> never good at math but great at "pop news." you can sigh all the losers and winners tomorrow on abc. our own robin roberts and lara spencer co-hosting oscar's "red carpet live" starting at 7:00 eastern, 4 pacifical 20ed with the oscars with host ellen degeneres and we'll be right back.

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>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm matt keller in for katie marzullo. we will start with a quick first look at the accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen on the roof. is it raining out there, lisa? >> it is. i don't know why i'm trying to be so cool and not have the imup. it is lithe rain at the moment. the winds are also an issue. heaviest activity is south of the bay area where we are looking at some pretty heavy rain down by salinas and the central coast. take a look at north of davenport. it's coming down at a pretty good clip. there's a possibility of thunderstorms, very high seas, and there has been a tornado spotted in parts of southeastern california.