over the weekend. >> we're waiting for delivery of new sand. we have lots of bags in our little shed. so we're ready, and i think people probably had a couple years maybe even to prepare for the weather. >> boulder creek residents have been on mandatory water restrictions since may. the water district taps the san leandro rivers and wells. it will help. >> brings the street flows up to allow the ak fers to recharge. it does a lot. >> runoff from the santa cruz mountains helps to fill lexington reservoir. over the next seven days its ohio drolgist is anticipating six inches from the weekend rain. there are concerns about rain related accidents especially along highway 17 and the poe testimony of mudslide. these are mountain people used to heavy rain. >> i'm more excited than concerned to be honest.

>> because we haven't had so much rain, right? >> exactly. i'm welcoming the rain. i'm hoping we don't have too many problems. >> in boulder creek, david louie, abc 7 news. this should be the biggest rain storm since february. abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is outside tracking the storm. >> ama, this storm is going to soak us and pick up the winds as we head towards your tuesday. we may even be seeing thunderstorms around here. let's chk out live doppler 7 hd and i'll show you where we still have some showers in the east bay, very light return from oakland toward lafayette, concord, san ramon, down to street level here. right around skyline boulevard we are seeing a few returns, macarthur boulevard, wet roadways for the evening compute. this is nothing in comparison to the storm that's coming. it's got a pretty good subtropical moisture tap. it is going to bring with it some heavy rain. urban flooding, wind damage, power outages, moderate risks as

we take a look at our storm risks for tuesday. slight chance of thunderstorms, up to five inches of rain for our bay area mountains. as you take a look at the timing, 11:00 tonight, clouds, as we head toward the morning commute, it is starting to get wet. at 5:00 a.m., rain intensifies during the morning commute. this storm is not in a hurry to leave us. i'll be back with a detailed look on how much rain you can expect this week. cheryl? >> sandhya, thank you so much. a huge tree fell in power lines in atherton this afternoon. that large oak also damaged at least one car along palmer lane. this happened about 12:30 this afternoon. fortunately nobody was hurt. atherton's public works department believes root fungus and wet soil weakened the tree and caused it to fall. pg&e hopes to recenter power to 71 homes by this evening. crews cleaning up tree

limbs. that tree near oak and robert, huge branch completely snapped off from the damaging weather. wayne freedman joins us from the east bay with more on the storm damage. >> reporter: hello, cheryl. isn't this bizarre. after a year wondering if we'd ever get rain again, we're having to wonder if it will ever stop. this has been a day of pressing. for instance, have you checked your storm gutters? you might want to. here is a guy who spent all day doing it. his name is stewart and he had a lot of calls today, more business than he can handle. >> why do they wait till the last minute? >> people are procrastinators. >> now maybe they're wore years. if the rain comes tomorrow, those gutters overflow. in a year following a drought, maybe you haven't thought about the leaves filling the gutters or the nearby creek or culvert. have you caulked your windows. did you fill sandbags?

pg&e hired crews to cut back on trees. they tell us it's a year-round job. we only take notice on days like this before big storms arrive. are gutters really something to worry about? let's ask the expert? >> water can go into the house, cause thousands of dollars of damage. two, if water sits in the gutters, over time it will rot the gutters out, they'll oxidize and then you have to replace the whole gutter. a lot more than cleaning. >> you can see what's showing up on live doppler 7hd with the abc 7 news weather app. it's free. we have more information at abc7news.com/app. a san jose firefighter is recovering this afternoon after sustaining minor injuries from falling debris while battling a

house fire in campbell. sky 7hd was overhead at santa clara county and san jose firefighters worked to knock it down. it broke out just after 8:00 a.m. that's when a man passing by noticed smoke coming from the home on villarita drive and banged on the homeowner's door. >> he told me he saw smoke from outside. i went outside and then ran back in. said i'm not going to try to open it up. because it will add more oxygen in there. just grabbed her and got out. >> the homeowners got out with their dog unharmed. firefighters evacuated nearby residents. it took crews more an hour to get the fire under control. investigators are still searching for its cause. police had to deal with a live power lun in san francisco that fell on alemany boulevard after a drive are lost control of his car and slammed into a light pole. that brought down the live cable. police blocked the street while crews cleared the risk of electrocution. the driver was not hurt. right now sheriff's deputies

are on the lookout for someone who fired shots at mobile homes at the mira bell trailer park. investigators found several shell casings on the ground. time to go. that's the message to residents of the san jose homeless camp called the jungle. officials believe about 300 people camp in the area along coyote creek every night. police posted yellow flyers telling people they must remove themselves and their belongings by thursday morning. that's when city and santa clara valley water district crews will start tearing down tents and other makeshift structured erected near story and center roads. >> much more ahead. coming up embattled coach jim harbaugh wants to talk about his future and relationship with ceo yesterday york. how facebook posts are on trial at the supreme court. the plan to stop the gas tax

could have you paying more at the pump starting next month. the good news about a police jog injured in the line of

dozens of students and staff walked out of class in stanford in protest of the ferguson teenager shot and killed by an officer. they marched into palo alto and blocked traffic near el camino real. police say the protests did remain peaceful. they were part of a nationwide demonstration today. police are tallying the damage from last week's ferguson protests in san francisco's union square. some businesses have yet to finish repairs and are losing big money until they can reopen. police have just wrapped up a

news conference. lyanne melendez has the latest. >> reporter: cheryl, this is what sfpd told us. 79 people were detained on friday night. those were mainly citations. only four people were booked. clearly the headline tonight, cheryl, is the fact that 70% of those detained were not in san francisco. 15% not from california. this youtube video gone viral left several offices being struck by during the protest. two officers were hurt. in all five san francisco police officers were injured. >> what went on friday night is not first amendment activity. it's criminal conduct by a fringe element that seems to embed themselves in lawful first amendment activity and then acts out past that, and we will not have that here in san francisco.

what was supposed to be a peaceful march eventually turned into a chaotic scene. >> some protesters broke windows and yelled at police while others threw bottles at officers. police showed us some of the items confiscated that night including stolen devices from a radio shack store. 79 people were detained. most were only cited. four were booked for assaulting an officer, possession of stolen goods and for outstanding warrants. this morning some businesses in downtown san francisco were assessing the damage. great jewelry was forced to close early after protesters, mad over the ferguson decision, broke several windows. >> we closed the door, they couldn't come in. they hit the window. >> was it scary? >> very scared. >> reporter: the coffee shop next door didn't suffer any damage, but the manager that night remembers the scene. >> smashing windows. i just shut the door just to

protect my customers. i'm sorry. come inside. >> reporter: hundreds took coverage behind police lines at union square. police managed to push activists back to market street. from there they headed to the mission district. there several stores and banks were vandalized. the owner of this glass company has been busy. >> a lot of jobs saturday morning and sunday. sunday we did the board up and then today we replace the glass. >> it's not really helping the protests at all. it's more like hurting our businesses and setting back our community. >> reporter: one more thing. despite all those people detained, no one has been arrested so far for vandalism. i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. 49ers coach jim harbaugh is

under the microscope tonight four days after an embarrassing loss to the seattle seahawks. he's speculation about the news conference. sergio quintana is live outside the stadium. >> reporter: that thanksgiving day game was painful and prompted plenty of questions about how the 49ers will salvage the rest of the season. does harbaugh have the light people in charge of the team for the rest of the season and what's his future with the team? jim harbaugh had a terrible game day on thanksgiving followed this weekend by reports from espn that the new york jets and the oakland raiders would consider a trade for him at the end of the season. today the coach faced a barrage of questions about his future with the 49ers. >> have you spoken to jed about your employment status? >> have i -- >> spoken to jed -- >> no, not in the last weekend.

>> reporter: 49ers president jed work tweeted an apology. harbaugh says ownership and team management haven't pushed him to change his strategy. >> unwavering support from the coaches and the players. >> reporter: for fans, disappointment in turning out to be a lackluster season. >> i love my 9ers, they're awesome. they have everything in them to do it, to come back. players are hoping their head coach is not distracted by the losses and the chatter. >> if he's fazed by it, what are we going to do? >> reporter: the 49ers play the raiders this weekend which prompted a coy question about his possible future with the raiders. >> can you confirm which of the two teams you'll be coaching sunday? >> reporter: the match-up is this sunday in oakland.

sergio ginn tan nah, abc 7 news. a case before the supreme court could change what people can post on their facebook page. the case involves a man convicted of making threatening statements about his estranged wife and law enforcement. he says his so-called rants were part of a rap song and were therapeutic. the question, if a facebook post constitute a criminal threat, does the person getting the post feel threatened or does the person writing it intend it to be a threat. the nerves of apple investors are on age, the stock tumbled 6.5% shortly after the start of trading. 1.7 million shares traded in one minute. apple lost more than $40 billion in market value. the stocks rallied but still closed at $115, down more than 3%. some analysts blame computer programs and a recent rating change by morgan stanley. newly elected state

lawmakers took the oath of office, including the only republican representing the bay area. >> katherine baker of pleasanton joined 27 other freshmen assembly members in sacramento. ten other state senators were sworn in during the same ceremony. baker beat democrat tim ser van they in the expensive east bay race. her victory means assembly democrats won't have a supermajority to start the legislative session. a lot of people don't know about it, but a new tax could drive up gas prices. >> lawmakers are trying to intervene. 7 on your side's michael finney is here with a consumer update. >> republican lawmakers introduced a bill aiming to eliminate a gas tax set to go in effect this january 1st. the tax rate, a pollution tax paid at the pump. some legislators and critics say the new gas tax could raise the price of gasoline anywhere from 16 to 76 cents per gallon.

>> we're all becoming accustomed to the free market working well with respect to the price of oil, natural gas and gasoline. we're seeing some of the lowest prices for gasoline, and yet come january, the state of california is going to ratchet up those costs. this is a direct impact on everyone in california. >> reporter: a recent poll shows near 4ri7 0% of californiaans are aunaware of the gas tax. good news for people who can't browse and shop while at work. many deals will be staggered throughout the day and the evening into the night. walmart, for example, has announced its first evening edition of cyber monday. amazon will be offering new deals every ten minutes throughout the day. also this year, many

retailers are spreading the deals over several days, in some cases changing the name from cyber monday to cyber week. u.s. public interest group issued its trouble in toyland report today. the testimony group says it found dozens of harmful toys on store shelves and warned parents to be careful. among the finds, led exceeding the allowable limit and toys with too small of parts making them a choking hazard. for a complete list go to our website where i included a link. thank you so much, michael. this is a topic that everybody is talking about, the unrest over the fatal shooting of michael brown in ferguson, missouri, making its way to the nfl. as you can see, i talked to world news tonight anchor david muir about it earlier this afternoon. >> great to see you. hope you had a great thanksgiving. the decision is in tonight. should the nfl players be fined after putting their hands up,

that "don't shoot" message. the manhunt under way, the suspect described as armed and dangerous. >> david, i understand cyber monday is going to keep going? >> reporter: this is the thing. we attach go tomorrows to the robots inside the amazon warehouse. websites kicking in after the dinner hour, figuring out a lot of america doesn't order online until they get home. world news tonight with david muir after this newscast at 5:30 here on abc 7. the coming storm system is expected to bring up to two feet of snow to the sierras. i want to show you a live picture from our lake tahoe tv -- the camera is broken. >> seven inches fell this weekend. >> meteorologist sandhya patel joins us with the forecast. >> hi there, cheryl and ama. we'll be talking about snow in

feet if this next storm lowers the snow levels. it's going to start out pretty high and drop to about 7,000 feet. right now here outside, a lot of cloud cover, no rain. make sure you have your rain gear handy because we are tracking some rainfall for tomorrow. right now just a few showers on our radar. in the east bay still continuing to create slick streets around lafayette, walnut creek, towards concord as we take you to street level. here is what i want to show you, this is interesting. here is our rainfall deficit. over an inch in san francisco, oakland, livermore about an inch and a half. san jose about a third of an inch. the next storm coming in may entirely erase our deficits which means we catch up season to date. it's not going to erase our drought. we'd need several years of soaking rains. our east bay hills camera, beautiful view. here is our view where we're

seeing breaks in the cloud cover. temperatures in the low 60s right now around santa rosa, napa, 62 in livermore. our highs today got up in the mid 60s to low 70s. here is another view from our emory view camera. turning wet and windy tomorrow. minor urban flooding is possible. winter storm for the sierra passes. that means you'll need changes and patience heading to the high country. this cold front is topping into subtropical moisture. that's going to enhance our rainfall totals a as we head into tomorrow. periods of heavy rain expected as the system comes in. let's take a look at the timing. tomorrow morning, start of the commute, rain intensifies as we head toward 8:00 a.m. as you take your kids to school or off to work. keep in mind we'll see areas of heavy rain with a chance of thunder as we head towards the afternoon hours. and for the evening commute,

still looking at wet roadways at 5:00 p.m. scattered showers continue. another batch of heavy rain comes in wednesday morning, could see more thunder with that one as well. 8:00 a.m., still looking at moderate to heavy rainfall on wednesday. that tapers to scattered showers wednesday afternoon. when you look at the rainfall estimates right on through about 4:00 p.m. wednesday, north bay mountains three to five inches of rain, expecting two to four inches in the santa cruz mountains. in those elevations from .75 inch to 1.5 inches. that doesn't even include the showers on thursday. tomorrow, the other thing to worry about as we start our commuter animation tonight, 11:00 p.m. going into tomorrow, we'll start to see the winds pick up. gusty winds up to 41 miles per hour in san francisco. 34 oakland. 4:00 p.m. tuesday. that takes us into the evening rush hour. hold on tight and make sure you're aware of your surroundings. trees and power lines may get knocked down with this storm system here. in the sierra we are looking at

a winter storm warning tuesday noon until 4:00 a.m. thursday. about 7,000 feet, foot to foot and a half for the highest peaks two to three feet of snow. snow levels starting around 10,000 feet eventually dropping to the pass levels. tomorrow morning temperatures in the 50s. tomorrow afternoon a cooler day, mid 50s to mid 60s, windy, chance of thunder. make sure you have your rain gear. as you look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, continuing on wednesday, and chance of rain on friday. we'll dry out as we head towards the weekend. temperatures will be uniform all seven days. ama, cheryl? >> sandhya, can your smart phone help you he lax

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a san francisco man will receive full military honors more than 70 years after he went missing during a world war ii mission in new guinea. the department of defense positively identified air force sergeant charles gardner's remains through dna. he will be buried in arlington national cemetery on thursday. his plane was shot down with 11 others in 1944. the u.s.-led team located the wreckage in 2001 and found the remains of gardner and seven others. an el cerrito police dog is back on duty after running into a problem on the job. take a look at a picture of coda with his handler. last wednesday he had to be taken toon emergency veterinary clinic after he located what authorities say was cocaine in a car that was pulled over. tests showed he had the presence of a stimulant inside him. the driver was arrested and coda was better the next day.

in lake tahoe an animal shelter is helping seven puppies recover, they were left for dead in a trash bin days after they were born. volunteers have nursed the pups back to health. the dogs are some kind of laboratory mix. they will eventually be put up for adoption. a shark caused panic in australia, leaped right out of the ocean in the middle of a surfing competition. competitors paddled as fast as they could to get to shore. the shark breeched the water on the surface twice. the woman on the beach instinctively took the picture. waut

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coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, taking care of a growing danger in san francisco. why the city has new guidelines in place for certain trees. how a mother's fight against her employer over working while pregnant could lead to workplace changes nationwide. >> all that coming up in half an hour when ama and i see you on abc 7 news at 6:00. you're about to see a piece of paper worth $500,000. >> the mega millions lotto ticket belonging the jaylene smith. matching five of the six numbers. >> she didn't come forward until last week, she was busy working the graveyard shift at her local supermarket. >> she would have won $35

million if she matched the welcome to "world news tonight." and developing right now. should these nfl players be fined for putting their hands up? supporting the protesters after ferguson. police outraged, saying they should be punished. tonight, the decision is in. the breaking news. the manhunt under way at this hour. schools on lockdown. authorities calling the suspect armed and dangerous. at least four dead. the fbi warning tonight for our troops here at home. are supporters of isis planning an attack by tracking you on facebook and on social media? and cyber monday. our cameras attached to the robots filling your order. and the websites tonight kicking in with new deals at the dinner hour. we go down the list.