good morning, america. breaking right now, millions on the west coast battered by one of the worst storms in half a decade. homes destroyed by fierce winds and rain. roads crumbling into the ocean. schools and highways shut down. fears of mudslides and flash floods as parts of the northeast start to dig out from the huge snowstorm. new this morning, hollywood exposed. the hugest movie studio, sony has its biggest secrets revealed by hacker. private e-mails leaked by top executives. adam sandler and angelina jolie among the a-listers criticized behind closed doors. will this become hollywood's biggest scandal ever? >> come on, come on. heroic rescue caught on camera. how he pulled the

driver to safety and brought him back to him back to life. and counting stars. who will go head-to-head in the first big awards nominations of the season? and could it be the leading ladies of thursday night in a golden globe showdown. kerry, viola? which one is golden this morning? >> consider it handled. and we do say good morning, america on this thursday morning. a tale of two coasts right now. powerful storms on both sides of the country. >> no question about it. >> the east digging out from the nor'easter. some places have more than 2 feet of snow. the powerful storm already being felt in the west. see these houses on the ocean destroyed. and the powerful pineapple express is just reaching northern california bringing

torrential rain. emergency preparations in effect right now. schools closed. our extreme weather team is on it. ginger is going to start it off. >> sounds benign, the pineapple express sounds nice. but, no. it's an atmospheric river from the waters around hawaii. it's like adding gas to a fire. and that fire is that developing storm that is hitting now in parts of northern california, oregon and washington state. this will trail in and bring wind warnings, flood watches, winter storm warning, even blizzard warnings in the northern sierra. look at that. the entire state of california, all of nevada and oregon. this is a huge deal. and there's a reason why. we have 5 to 7 inches of rain possible just north of the bay area. you put that on some of the burn scar, and it is going to be a disaster. add a 50-mile-per-hour wind, you'll see power outages and trees down. that's why rob marciano is right their in napa this morning, dealing with it all, bracing for it just like so much others. rob?

>> reporter: ginger, the sun is rising in california, where they desperately need the rain. rising in california, where they desperately need the rain. but this is too much, too the west coast bracing for a torrent of water and wind. expected to be the worst weather to hit california in five years. its first target, the pacific northwest. take a look at these homes, dangling above the water. large chunks of land cracking and falling into the rough waters below. the beach, known as washaway has been eroding for decades. and in this storm, two homes already lost and another home owner fleeing, saying his home might be next. >> i knew it was going to happen sooner or later. but i hoped it wasn't going to be this soon. >> reporter: heavy rain across washington, flooding streets like this one. drivers trying to get through. in northern california, winds are picking up speed and could reach 70 miles per hour. in san francisco, the highway

that runs along the pacific ocean, shut down. dozen of schools across the bay area, closed, and the weather service warning anyone on the road to package emergency survival kit. parts of the state anticipating nearly a foot of relentless rain. fear looming over more mudslides. >> workers protectively emptying debris basins, hoping it will be enough to protect against another disaster like this. this tributary has risen a full foot in the last two hours one of many rivers that funnel the water down into this valley. ginger? >> we want to start from west to east, it's an ugly 48 hours with the nor'easter. you saw, 2 feet of snow in parts of western new york. the current radar shows you what is happening right now. and that's what so many folks are waking up to this morning and, yes, there's a bit of snow left, especially in the snow zones. you'll see lake enhancement right around buffalo, as if we needed anymore. thanks. turn now to the blowback from the explosive senate report on the torture after 9/11.

former vice president dick cheney blasting the report as the cia director is speak in an unprecedented press conference this afternoon. abc's jon karl is tracking it all at the white house. jon, this is vintage cheney, as blunt as can be. >> reporter: indeed, this was classic cheney. when he was vice president, he signed off on the interrogation program and he firmly believes it was both justified and it saved lives by preventing attacks. in an interview last night on fox news, he said that the cia personnel that carried it out should be thanked, not blamed. >> we did exactly what needed to be done in order to catch those who were guilty on 9/11 and to prevent a further attack. and we were successful. on both parts. >> this report says it was not successful. >> the report is full of crap, excuse me. the work that was done, i think, absolutely essential and absolutely crucial. i think we were perfectly justified in doing it and i would do it again in a minute.

the cia did one hell of a job and they deserve our gratitude. >> reporter: not surprising to hear him talk about the interrogation program like that. what's interesting, george. although he is much more blunt, his views on this are not all that different from president obama's own cia director who says that this program helped present atabs on the united states. >> and john brennan, he is going to be giving what i said was an unprecedented press conference at the cia this afternoon to confront all these charges. >> reporter: this is something we almost never see. a cia director inviting the press out to langley, cia headquarters, to have a press conference this afternoon. it will be a very interesting one this afternoon. >> thanks very much. and now the latest on that major hack attack against sony. first the movies were leaked, and now private e-mails are going public. revealing some of hollywood's big secrets and unflattering messages about stars like angelina jolie and adam sandler. abc cecilia vega is in los angeles with the latest.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. sony, a billion-dollar company, produces some of the biggest hits in hollywood and depends on the relationships with the biggest stars. but those relationships may be in jeopardy this morning. >> the sony hacking scandal. >> and it is not pretty. >> reporter: this morning hollywood abuzz as tinseltown's dirty laundry is laid out in plain view. >> what a mess. >> it's horrible. >> reporter: the hacking scandal that has embarrassed movie giant, sony, now even messier after private e-mails about the a-list of the a-list were leaked. those exchanges reportedly showing a top producer criticizing angelina's talent and ego,. and other e-mails make racial remarks about president obama. sony employee barking adam sandler's movies, and a talent manager gushing at leonardo dicaprio, trying to woo him to play steve jobs. >> it's a public relations

disaster the likes of which hollywood has really never seen. >> reporter: the stars not commenting and sony not addressing most of the claims. but it did say in a statement to abc news it has had an enormously successful partnership with adam sandler and we intend to be in business with him forever. >> we all have family somewhere. >> reporter: sony now losing millions from pirated copies of hacked movies like "annie." those hackers, calling themselves the guardians of peace, accessing a list of phone numbers. employee's social security numbers, and aliases stars use to protect their privacy. >> this kind of exposure is extremely damaging. >> reporter: right now the fbi investigating whether north korea, despite its denials, could be behind the attack, retaliation for sony's new movie "the interview." >> you want us to kill the leader of north south korea? >> what? >> reporter: the preliminary >> what? >> reporter: the preliminary film's plot, to assassinate kim

jung un. now the control yafs film premiering tonight where there will be no interviews. and sony laying down that unusual edict saying there will be no cameras or reporters allowed on the red carpet tonight. and now with the leaked salaries and deals, could this be fodder for future lawsuits? george, safe to say, this breach has a lot of people very angry and nervous. >> i'll bet it does. thank you. we turn now to the nfl where commissioner roger goodell, has issued a new code of conduct including harsher consequences for players charged with a crime. and how the league investigates them. >> good morning, george. it's a new era for the nfl, dogged all year about their criticism of handling of the domestic violence case. coming two months earlier than the super bowl. in the wake of the ray rice scandal, and hoping it stops violent acts off the field. >> being part of the nfl is a privilege. it is not a right. >> reporter: this morning nfl team owners approving new get-tough penalties for players accused of violent crimes.

>> the policy is comprehensive. it is strong. it is tough. and it is better for everyone associated with the nfl. >> reporter: under the new rules, players charged with a violent crime will be immediately put on paid leave. the nfl will launch its own investigation of each case, not wait for authority, and the commissioner himself will be taken out of initial disciplinary proceedings, but will retain final say on appeals. the policy coming in the wake of multiple domestic violence controversies, including a arbitrator's ruling that the league bungled the punishment of football star, ray rice. but, not everyone is a fan of the new policy. seattle seahawks star richard sherman saying i think the way the nfl is making things up as they go along is poor management and the players won't stand for it. and even as the nfl tries to chart a new course, the rice case seems to keep haunting them. our sister network, espn, now

obtaining transcripts from rice's punishment hearing that revealed the league's lead investigator for the rice matter never contacted police about the now-infamous elevator video of the football superstar hitting his wife, seemingly contradicting roger goodell's own public statements. the nfl not commenting, instead looking forward. >> we're going to have people make mistakes. and we to want make sure we do everything to prevent that from happening. >> reporter: the policy takes effect immediately. but some people wonder if it goes far enough. some say the commissioner still has a say over the final appeal process. and that means he's still involved in many ways with the discipline process. >> the pressure not going to stop yet. thanks very much. let's go to amy with the other top stories. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with staggering new figures out this morning about ocean pollution. the largest-ever study now estimates there are more than 5 trillion pieces of plastic

floating in the world's oceans. that is nearly 700 pieces of plastic for every person on earth, enough to weigh 270,000 tons. and experts fear that's a conservative number with much of the plastic eaten by fish and other species. in washington, a plan to avoid a government shutdown hit a snag with tonight's midnight deadline looming. both parties agree to a spending plan to keep the government running. but now democrats are outraged at measures buried in the bill that would roll back wall street regulations and loosen spending limits for campaigns. and republicans want tougher immigration language. meanwhile a major setback for the government's crackdown on wall street insider training. an appeals court has overturned the convictions of two hedge fund traders. todd newman and anthony chasten ruling there was not enough evidence saying that they knew

ruling there was not enough evidence saying that they knew there was not enough evidence that the person giving them the tip had benefitted from the trades. this could jeopardize dozens of other insider trading convictions. and a steep control in oil prices may be saving you big money at the gas station, but looks like it's hurting your 401(k). worries about the effect on the oil industry sent the dow on a nose dive, plunging 268 points. well, police here in new york are searching for a pair of brazen fur coat robbers targeting high end stores. one thief was caught on camera, stuffing a sable under his jacket. that coat, by the way, worth $180,000. and finally, few things more beautiful than a mother-child reunion. especially if it involves a panda. watch as the world's only surviving set of panda triplets were reunited at a zoo in china. there you see mama giving them a big panda hug. >> so sweet. >> these babies were born over the summer, and apparently, mama bear can only handle one cub at a time. >> i understand. >> totally get that. totally feel your pain, mama panda.

it took a few months, but now the handlers think she can handle all three. it was a beautiful reunion. >> it was. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> thank you, amy. thank you for that. now to a frightening accident in the heart of new york city. right outside of macy's in the busy holiday shopping season. a car jumping the curb, injuring six pedestrians. and these types of accidents are more common than you may think. gio benitez is on 34th street in manhattan with much more on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, robin. you said it, it was busy here. and right behind me, that is where the accident happened. and just take a look. pieces of that car just scattered all over the place here. the most seriously hurt, an 18-year-old with leg injuries. right in the middle of new york's iconic harold square in the busiest shopping season of the year, this car slamming into a group of pedestrians. the car jumping a curb in front of a packed forever 21 on the famous 34th street, right across from macy's.

seven people, including the driver, loaded into ambulances and rushed to the hospital. all this on the same day a car in california went airborne, landing on the second story of a home. that driver on the run this morning after fleeing on foot. incredibly research shows more than 60 vehicle into building crashes happen each day. that's why this morning researchers at texas a&m are taking the issue head on, conducting these crash tests to highlight how sidewalk barriers can keep a car from getting on to a sidewalk and hitting a building and people. >> these are innocent people. walking into a store or a doctors office, and somebody made a mistake and they're getting to pay for their injuries or maybe even with their life for somebody else' mistakes. >> reporter: a potential mistake in harold square that this morning has left seven people in all with serious injuries. and as they start to pick up

the pieces here, word that the 34-year-old driver of this car, may have been drinking when she was driving. charges are pending, robin. >> people were worried about that. i had no idea it happened that frequently. 60 plus times a day. gio. all right. thanks very much. appreciate it. we haven't heard from melissa rivers until now. >> we have not, robin, until right now. joan rivers' daughter, speaking publicly for the first assign since her mother's death three months ago. and her words in her mom's spirit, touching and funny in the face of heartbreak. reena ninan has the story. >> i want to thank everyone so much for inviting me. >> reporter: the daughter of the late comedian joan rivers receiving a standing ovation wednesday. >> okay, now ya'll are going to make me cry. for me the last three months and six days, not that i'm counting, have been different, to say the least. >> reporter: melissa rivers speaking publicly for the first >> reporter: melissa rivers speaking publicly for the first time since her mother's passing

at the 2014 women in entertainment event in los angeles. >> my mother was fearless. and i don't mean she didn't have any fears, i mean, that even though she was only 5'2", she stood tall and walked through them. and that is what made her such a brilliant performer. >> reporter: recounting stories about the 81-year-old funny woman who unexpectedly passed away after undergoing a throat procedure at this new york city medical clinic. >> she was willing to say what others were thinking and too frightened to admit. she never apologized for a joke and no topic was taboo and she was fine with that. >> no man has ever put his hand up a woman's dress looking for a library card. >> reporter: details of her will surfacing tuesday, leaving her fortune to a living trust, naming melissa co-executor. joan's only daughter, leaving the audience with a little bit of her mother's trademark wit. >> if my mother were here, she would be grateful and proud, and beyond herself.

she would be at the table beaming while discretely shoving silver wear and croissants into her purse. >> reporter: reena ninan, new york. >> exactly why we loved her. that was so wonderful to hear from melissa and just absolutely generous to a fault. not only funny, but $150 million fortune split amongst her family, of course, and her loyal employees all got something. and also a lot of charities she bequeathed money to. she remembered everybody who meant something. >> that was so well done. yeah. let's go to ginger now. not even florida being safe from this tough weather. >> no. the cold, south florida, miami, a high of 66. same temperature that seattle had. yeah, seattle that was their warmest december temperature on record. you're seeing a picture right there of miami. another chilly day ahead. especially in the southeast. look at the numbers this morning. you're waking up in atlanta to 34. montgomery, alabama, 29. tallahassee's temperature is 36

and orlando is 41. and charleston, south carolina, right at the freezing mark. i want to leave you a look coast to coast but for now, we want to get to that local forecast. if comes up in 30 seconds. that's why you're going to see flooding there. we're definitely going to have heavier showers there. >> if you've been watching gma, good morning. we've been taking a look at our

storm system with our digital channel. let me give you a live update on what's going on. here's the cold front. here's the heavier showers that are going to provide more rain, more flooding, and even faster winds. you can see nor >> so it's just gross on both coasts. right in the center, we are in this mild sandwich. i'll talk about how mild you'll be from dallas up to michigan, coming up. and coming up here on "gma," more trouble for bill cosby. he could now face one of his accusers in court. and caught on camera, the dramatic rescue as a college student jumps into a lake, saves a man in a car filling up with water. also an abc news investigation. brian ross confronting the company that military families says are taking advantage.

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good morning. potential for flooding continues up across the north bay until 11:30 and for the the heart of the bay until 9:45. so not as long here. we're not going to get quite as much rain as the north bay. we are seeing the flooding happen in most of sonoma and marin county. here's a look at the stronger storms on the cold front. they're going to come in and enhance the moderate to heavy rainfall that we've already had. so flooding is a possibility. so flooding is a possibility. now through 11:00

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"gravity" is nominated for best film. it's the story of how george clooney would rather float away into space and die than spend one more minute with a woman his into space and die than spend one more minute with a woman his own age. >> tina fey and amy poehler killing it last year at the golden globes. they are hosting again. and george clooney got the last laugh. >> so funny. always a big buildup to the globes. nominations out this morning and lara is over there in the social square. >> am, robin. i'm not alone. chris connelly is with us, the entertainment expert. so many great tv shows and movies. we are going to talk about them

all. >> maybe a shonda showdown in best actress tv. people like kerry and viola. >> win-win. >> how very exciting. and then an abc news investigation, brian ross confronting the company who salesmen military families say are taking advantage of them. are the families being lied to? we will expose it all. >> brian ross on the case. and we begin with bill cosby. he could come face-to-face with one of his accusers in court because she's suing for defamation, claiming he harmed her reputation a decade ago by having his publicist call her a liar. abc's tom llamas has the story. >> reporter: she's one of more than a dozen women accusing bill cosby of sexual assault. but tamara green could be the first to face him in court. green first publicly accused cosby of assault in 2005, revealing via video conference wednesday that she has now filed

a defamation suit claiming cosby damaged her reputation when his representatives publicly branded her a liar. now 66, green alleges it happened in the early 1970s when she was an aspiring model and actress. in the suit, green says he drugged and then sexually assaulted her, but when she finally went public nine years ago, the statute of limitations was up. >> if she claims that the direction of cosby reiterated a statement that happened nine years ago, that would breathe new life into the case. >> reporter: back in 2005 green says cosby's camp claimed the super star didn't even know green. when green came forward again earlier this year, cosby publicist told news week, this is a 10-year-old discredited accusation. green's lawyer tells abc news the suit is about justice for

green and cosby's other accusers. >> she realized there was an opportunity to have the allegations heard in the court of law where the truth can be tried. >> there's always been the slight doubt in everyone's mind as to the voracity of bill cosby. he's a rich and powerful man. this will give us a forum to speak our stories and tell our truth. >> reporter: cosby's lawyer telling abc news overnight, we are confident we will prevail in this proceeding and we will pursue claims against the attorneys who filed this action. you heard it there, cosby's team saying they will also go after some of the lawyers bringing suits against the comedian. if green's attorney looks familiar, he represented paula jones who sued then-president bill clinton in 1994 for sexual harassment. robin? >> all right, tom, thank you. now to a dramatic rescue caught on camera. a college student diving into a lake, racing to save an elderly man who crash into the a lake.

amy, you have so much more on this. >> this story involves the right person at the right place at the right time, and all while a camera was rolling. >> i'm going to turn the car sideways. >> reporter: check out this heart-stopping video. a college student rushing into rising water to rescue a man who drove his car into a lake. >> come on, come on. >> reporter: pre med student alton, noticed the car plunge as he ate lunch across the street. >> i ran over here, immediately took my shirt off and threw everything right here and dove into the water. >> reporter: watch as he makes his way to the vehicle. the driver unable to free himself. >> banging on the window, sir, wake up, wake up. nothing happened. >> reporter: grabbing a hammer, alton breaks the window, pops the lock and opens the door. >> popped his seat belt off, put my arm under his shoulder and got him out of the car. >> reporter: as he carries the stranger to shore, the man stops breathing. the future e.r. doc wastes no

time administering cpr. >> oh, he got him. he got him. >> oh, my god, thank you, jesus. his pulse comes back, and while he's recovering in the hospital this morning, many are calling alton a hero, but he disagrees. >> i'm not a hero. that was my calling for today was to save this guy. i was in the right place at the right time. >> reporter: and remarkably when he couldn't reach him on the first attempt, he shouted out i need a hammer, and amazingly, an onlooker had one, gave it to him and he was able to free him. >> everything felt right. >> incredible story. >> he was the right person in all ways. >> he thought it was his calling. >> he was a hero, by the way. >> absolutely. and check the weather with ginger. >> we have fog issues. anywhere from new mexico, right through the panhandle of texas, oklahoma, up through nebraska. so, take some extra time. that will burn off eventually. mild, right back here, salt lake

city will go to 62 today. denver, almost 60. but changes big time bit weekend. 70, dell rio, and showers just south of the stationary front. and the thaw that i was talking about and teasing, too, so many people wanting to know. st. louis, you are. chicago back into the 40s. and cuts off the northern great lakes. no more for minnesota. atlanta into the 60s, dallas, almost 70 as we start the weekend. if you're looking toward to a little more reprieve from the brisk air. you'll get it. again, peninsula. that means there could be flooding in those areas as well. we are in the midst of the heaviest of the rain and put it into motion for you. we are concerned that the stronger showers >> all that weather brought to you by kay jewelers. and i have to say honolulu looks nice today at 80. that's where the moisture is streaming from. but they're okay. >> honolulu looks good every day. coming up, we have been told

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>> i'm eric thomas. there's an effect out there that we thought we would interrupt "good morning america" to bring you more on what's happening. this morning outside. what is happening is a lot of rain. slick roads. we have power outages. leyla is following the storms. and drew is here. >> this is the height of the storm. this is the heaviest of the rain and the strongest of the wind. let's go to live doppler 7 hd. here you see the bright colors, yellows and roads. this is the strongest and the heaviest of the rain. you do notice as we move forward, that rain is moving in a southwest to knoteast fashion. the heaviest is right ahead of the cold front. that's the the heaviest of the rain we're seeing. right now it is moving over san francisco. moving onto the peninsula. and will be moving to the south bay over the next hour or so. in effect from marin and sonoma

counties. a warning means flooding has been scene or is imminent at this hour. we have numerous reports of water spilling to roadways coming out of the streams and skreeks. the wider view as we pull out a little bit, a flood advisory in effect for the entire north bay to be shaded in the greenish color until 11:30 a.m. that means anyone is fair game to see flooding occur in the urban areas, on the streets and in the smaller streams and creeks. as you push further to the south, san francisco, the east bay, including oakland, along the peninsula, san mateo, half-moon bay. also under a flood advisory as the heaviest of the rain is still pushing on jer shore. it will likely cause issues on the ponding. as we take a look and press out and show you what to expect, the heaviest is now through 9:00

a.m. you see the showers moving in between now and 11:00 a.m. the south bay has yet to see the strongest rape and the highest wind. so the storm ris that we have. urban flooding is certainly high. we're already getting reports of that, especially in the north bay, where the heaviest of the rain has fallen. roads are getting ponding. they're getting flooded out. the streams and creeks are rising. the national weather service has talked about the inches of rain. there is concern we could see mud slides. that's why i said a high risk. be on alert this morning. especially in marin and sonoma. waves from 14 feet to 18 feet. we could have breakers as high as 20 feet. the winds are certainly high. wind damage is a high risk right

now. those winds gusting above 40 miles an hour in some locations. that could cause power lines and trees to come down. that's one of the concerns we have. river flooding right now, just a slight concern. the reason why, the rivers are pretty low at this point, and they're not expected to rise all that much. and if they do rise, it's going to be very, very slowly. the accuweather forecast shows you the height of the storm is right now through noon. early showers taper to sunshine. by saturday, guys, we call it partly cloudy. sunday showers move in late in the day to monday. monday is wet but looking knock like we're seeing right now. the heaviest of the rain, currently moving through right now. right on top of san francisco, even moving into the the peninsula and now moving to the south bay. this will be the height of the storm between now and noon. that's the latest with the

weather. good morning. good morning, everyone. i'm going to start by taking a look at the maze where it's getting a soaking right now. as you saw on live doppler 7 hd a moment ago, the tip of that really heavy rainfall is right over this particular area. but traffic is still managing to be decent. there's so much to get to right now. we have mass transit affected. system wide, due to weather conditions. so bart will be traveling at reduced speeds because of the rain and the winds. also montgomery streets. that will be closed due to power outages. and i want to let you know that the traffic lights on bush streets and san francisco are out. this is having an effect on the entire bay area. a big problem this morning has been downed trees and power lines, debris in roadways. not so much the accidents. a lot of folks decided to stay home today.

a lot of schools closed down today. so that is what eliminated the traffic that was on our roadways. here's a look at the golden gate bridge. the rain is heavy. and what they did here at the golden gate bridge is some lane changes. as far as how they were going to administer which lanes were going where. the southbound lanes got three available. one northbound lane is available. one lane down the center as a buffer to protect both sides from folks veering into the other lanes. that's for your protection. hopefully it's not causing delays as you're leaving san francisco. we also have high wind advisories for all the bridges. that's why we did those here. richmond and san raffaele. every single bridge has a high wind advisory. if you drive anything high sided, be very careful.

just like drew is showing you. we have a ban making its way to the peninsula and the south bay. the tip of it was affecting the maze. very wet conditions there. now we're seeing a tapering of the rain in the north bay. we had an alert shutting down all lanes of highway 101. all lanes have reopened. however, now that the storm is moving south, we're finding more urban flooding. through san francisco, 101 to 80. right near chavez. we have urban flooding in the east bay as well. if you're driving on the freeway, stay in the center lanes and stay away from the far right and left hand sides. >> we just a short time ago got in additional school closures because of the rainstorms and winds. mersy high school, notre dame high in belmont.

those were late additions. >> the home of tom brady. his alma mater. affected in san mateo this morning. also windsor students do not need to report today. you know where else you should not enter is the ocean this morning. the surf is really huge at the the coast. so let's check in with nick smith, live in pacifica. you've been there all morning getting pounded. buddy. >> reporter: we have indeed, kristen. we enjoyed this because ian gets a chance to. ian is the photographer. he gets the chance to show you pictures like this. pictures like this is what it's all about. we get a chance to see what the winds can actually do. this is the surf hitting the rocks. and that's what i've been calling #angrywaves. one person following me said, hey, did those go over the pier? it was spray that went over the pier. i may have misspoke and said oh

waves went over the pier. we'ves kept hitting like you can see now. and so officials closed the pier so that people can now go down pacifica pier during the high winds like it is now. down to the left, you can see there are people who are taking it all in. they're way down there. this is what we have seen all day kristen and eric, people checking it all out. i heard drew earlier say you know the wind is coming southwest. what he failed to mention is that that wind and rain is doing an upper cut. so you're getting hit in all directions. when you're out here, that wind is doing a thing with the rain. it was windy and first and no rain, and then the rain started and it has not stopped. he was talking about oh, rain, rain, rain.

i think i want to pay him a visit. and it has -- >> you know, it doesn't seem to like the end of your report. it keeps knocking you out at the very end. we apologize for that problem. you can see what's going on. >> though we do love his report. is you can track the storm by down loading the abc 7 news weather app. we have more information at abc7 news.com. i got one this morning about the bart montgomery station with no power. the weather app will come in and help you on a day like this. >> so the winds are making driving tough on all the east/west bridges in the bay area. if you thought you were getting out of trouble because you took the golden gate, think again. alyssa harrington is live near

the golden gate bridge. >> good morning, eric. but today we had it all to ourselves, practically. no surprise there. we are soaked from head to toe. and i would say about 20 minutes ago. that's when it was the absolute worst here. the wind was very, very powerful. to be safe, even though this is a north/southbound bridge, and the winds are pooufing the other drivers are facing strong headwinds, and the bridge officials decided at 5:00 a.m. to close one of the lanes. it's a center lane. it's being used as a safety buffer so drivers can have wiggle room in case the wind blows them around to prevent any accidents or any sort of trouble on the bridge this morning. so what we do v three southbound

lanes. two northbound lanes. traffic is moving very smoothly now. but things could change. remember, there is a storm this, as you know. and so always drive slow, leave plenty of room between you and other drivers in this type of weather. and they're advising truck drivers to stay away from the san rafael bridge and use 101 or 37 instead. alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. zblf the picture has changed since we last saw you. the fog has developed thicker and thicker over there. >> reporter: it really has. we're seeing the fog, the rain and a lot of wind this morning. >> alyssa harrington, thank you so much. >> a whole lot to contend with there. >> we have all the weather you want this morning. rain, wind, fog.

let's check in with drew for the latest. >> i'm up here in the accuweather center tracking all the advisories that we have. this is a flash flood warning until 10:00 a.m. the reason it's this area, they've seen the heaviest and steadiest rain all morning long. now numerous reports from people saying i'm getting water on the roadways. it's tough to get through certain areas, and that's causing issues. often smaller streams and creeks are overflowing the banks into outlying areas. and the national weather service also is keeping an eye on this area in particularly just in case of some mud slides. because this is the area that has seen the heaviest of the rain this morning. so be alert if you live in sonoma or marin county. the only exception is the south bay, right now, because you have yet to see the steadiest of the

rain. but around san francisco, into the east bay and oakland on the peninsula, half-moon bay. and this means fair game. we're going to keep an eye on that as the morning progresses. the next thing we're going to talk about, the flash flood watch until tomorrow. roadways could get dangerous for flash flooding. rapid rising in creeks and streams and also in poor drainage areas. so moisture is certainly an issue, but not the only issue this morning. combine the water, and we have winds. we are seeing winds rather gusty until 10:00 this evening. low urban areas gust to 50 miles per hour. higher elevations along some ridge stop tops, could get as high as 80 miles per hour and

combine the strong winds and saturated ground, could have downed trees and downed power lines later on today. now look at current wave heights. 13 feet in san francisco. 18 feet in bodega bay. and there's a surf advisory in the morning. we could see breakers that exceed 20 feet in height. dangerous rip currents that could cause a beach erosion along our coastal community. now the storm does have a cold component to it. the higher elevation in the sierra under a blizzard warning from now until tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m., meaning extremely dangerous whiteout conditions will likely develop. we'll have anywhere from 6 to 13 inches of snowfall above 6,000 feet with gusts 50 to 80 miles per hour. and that's why they're calling for whiteout conditions. that also means with lower snow levels, passes may be closed for

several hours. so we're seeing a certain form of rain or snow later on today. but for right now, be on alert that a flash flood warning is in effect. meaning, there has been areas where we have seen flooding on roadways. of course, we'll keep you updated from the accuweather forecast. mike, back to you. >> drew, thank you very much. good morning again, everybody. i want to go over this one more time in case you just joined us. flash flood warning for sonoma and marin county. as we're seeing flooding right now in many areas. this goes through 10:45. let me show you the storm reports. and you can see we have winds and trees coming down. we have flooding. let's take a look at some of those. doing this on the fly. so let's see what we're having in san jose. wind damage, a tree blocking a

road. so let's go up and take a look at that one and see what kind of damage we have going on there. we're looking at wind gusts. up to 62 miles per hour. we have a tree down in daily city. that's what this particular one is for. that tree came down at 2:00 this morning. so it's blocking an offramp. i'm not sure which offramp. probably 280. maybe leyla knows. i'll ask her in a second. we have wind gust damage. let's head up further to the north. and you can -- let me pull this up. chp reports three lanes of eastbound i-80 blocked. leyla has probably told us that since it happened at 3:20. it gives you an idea of the stuff we're starting to see.

so probably something mentioned earlier. ichls if we're redundant. i want to give you an idea of the damage we're seeing. also flooding damage in napa. let me click on this one. water closing a lot of the lanes on napa. the storm report didn't say or the police officer that sent this in didn't say specifically what road is impassable right now. one other thing i want to show you is woe just had a heavy shower. one and a half inches of rain per hour if it was sitting in the same spot. it stayeded over san francisco for 10 to 15 minutes.

doing that on the fly, maybe a third of an inch m maybe a little bit more. let me zoom out and show you the other areases that have not seen the heaviest of the wet weather t. places like inland east bay. the southbay you can see lining up. that's marching towards your fabd. that will go across the san mateo bridge. from hayward down to san jose. it will go from walnut creek down to ramon valley. so the heaviest in oakland, san francisco and half-moon bay.

so be prepared for trees to come down. turn around, don't drown. if you cannot see the road, it's too deep. everybody is going to understand if you're a little late today. >> mike, thank you very much. it's now 8:00 a.m. on this expanded edition of the abc 7 morning news. we're going to bring you the latest information. >> and speaking of a little bit late, there are delays right now system wide on bart. we're getting tweets from people saying they're stuck on trains not moving all due to the weather situation. >> let's check in with a spokesman for bart and find pout what's going on this morning. jim, good morning to you. first we heard power outage in montgomery street station. what's the latest on that? >> well, that's correct. there's a power outage due to a pg&e power supply issue. the station is closed.

it means the trains are not stopping there and passengers are not able to enter. >> any estimate on how long that might take? >> the power outage occurred at 7:30. the crew started on their way there from a short distance. >> in addition to that we're seeing a lot of reports of delayed trains. can you talk about the weather systems like this. >> what we have done at about 5:30 was gone to a rain profile. in which trains that are departing stations sbert at a lower rate. and this is due to potential slipping of the wheels. we have about 27 of the 67 trains that are more than fooi

minutes delayed. >> so what advice would you have for folks leaving home right now? >> the best advise is to build in plenty of time for your trip to bart so that when you get to the station you're not running into the station and potentially flipping and also that you have lee way in terms of when your train gets to your destination. >> out of curiosity because we're seeing on the freeways there are fewer cars than a typical day. i wonder if your gate checkers can see if there's fewer riders today. perhaps folks deciding to stay home. >> jim alison with bart. thank you very much for the information. right now the trains are zipping through without stopping. keep that in your travel plan this is morning if you use bart. zblf the montgomery state station is not alone in power.

we have new reports of power outages in. many people saying they went dark. >> and san jose pg&e is working on that. and right now a look at the commute situation across the bay area. >> i am so excited to share this with you. this is a camera mounted on top of one of the vans. you can see how it's very wet oen the roadways. watch this. i'm going to pan. and you can see traffic. there's not a lot of traffic today. a lot of folks decided to stay home tae. it looks like some of the rain has tapered. but what you haven't seen was

further to the north. youfr drive out of noef toe into ma rin. there was a huge puddle of water taking away two lanes of freeway on the right hand side. you can see very few cars in the distance. this panoramic view allows you to see what road conditions are like. as we come up to puddles or debris, we'll show you this. but i'm going to pan around one more time. also the cars coming southbound towards us. it looks like traffic is managinging to run smoothly through the north bay on this very rainy day. so we do have cars going a little bit faster than our van here. make sure to slow down your

speeds. you never know where the pooling will be. as i was mention mentioning further north, that's where we saw the major puddle of water. you are advised to stay in the center lanes. you never know when you're going to run into those. a great view from the van here. panoramic 360 as we travel southbound on 101 toward the golden gate bridge. over to you. >> leyla, that is so cool. thank you very much for the info. >> we just got new information on power outages. we told you about the pop-up reports in san francisco. and meteorologist mike nicco is just ran over with new information. they have 70,000 people without power in san francisco alone. >> yeah, i saw a tweet their

broadcast offices in the south market area were briefly noinged off the air. so this is widespread. yeah, moving to the east. the heart of the storm has been pounding the north bay. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield has been there. it looks like it's still raining. >> reporter: this is actually a light rain compared to what we have seen in the overnight hours. it is relentless. if you're headed out, you want to grab all the rain gear you have, including the umbrella and get ready. we're seeing puddles, but no blocked intersections here. ft trees all look okay. we're not dealing with winds in santa rosa, just rain.

fire crews are hearing of downed trees throughout the county and in the rural areas. here in downtown, a lot of steady rain for hours. it's been coming down for a long time. but no major problems to report. abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. at some point that ground will become saturated and may see flooding. mike is checking that for you. >> we are keeping an eye on flights this morning. joining us by phone is a spokesman to talk about the number of cancellation this is morning. good morning, doug. >> good morning. >> so what's the situation there regarding delays and cancellations right now? >> so what we're seeing thus far is a continuation of a cancellation activity that really began yesterday. airlines are really pulling down their flight schedules because of the weather today. we're up to a total of 225 flight cancellations.

it's an even split of departures and arifles. most of those short haul flights. very few delays thus far. five delayed arrivals thus far. we expect that number to grow as the day progresses. our best advice for passengers, check with your airline to verify the status of your flight. >> any ground delays? >> not at the moment. taxi traffic is moving okay. but we're still at an earlier phase of the morning operations. >> let me ask you about something else that could have an impact to travelers. we are understanding that there may be a food service workers strike going on outside. is that going to affect the ability to get food? >> did we lose you? >> we'll try to reestablish contact and get an answer to that question. he said he didn't expect it to cause a problem. we didn't hear why. >> do we have somebody else on

the phone with us now? delaware thanks for joining us. >> absolutely. good morning. is that a question? >> we switched lines, and now i understand we have the highway patrol on with us, yes? >> yes, we do. >> so highway patrol officers have been extremely busy this morning. if you could tell us what's going on and what sort of calls they're answering? >> well, a lot of what we have is flooding in the roadways and debris, trees down throughout the bay area. >> as far as going from one call to another, what sort of stress are chp officers under this morning? >> for right now the most important thing is just making sure people are safe.

collisions and removing debris on roadways are the most important. we have a creek flooding. people should be aware of that. as well as rock in san francisco on 10th street onramp, we have a tree down. those are the things that we'll be seeing throughout the bay area. we're working with our partners to get those cleaned up as quick as possible. have people on their way. >> can you give driving advice to people with regard to hydro planing and how to apply their brakes properly. if you're in a situation where you are hydro planing, and that's definitely a possibility with the high winds as well as the tremendous amount of rain we're getting, you're going to want to ride it out.

so don't tap those brakes. if you feel like you're being lifted off, you have to continue in that direction. once you're out of the wetness. so if you can appl your brakes a couple of times. that will help dry them if there was any condensation to the brakes. >> and before you get behind the wheel, that's importance issues to keep in mind. wipers, right? >> absolutely. there's also products that dissipate the rain as it hits your windshield. i applied that last night. in this tremendous amount of downpour, it's just visual obscurement when we get this much rain at one time. >> all right. and the bay area, so when it happens, we have to relearn how to hand m those conditions. thank you so much. >> commuters who rely on ferries

may be in trouble today. we caught up with commuters as they got off the vallejo ferry in san francisco. >> to describe it, i guess it was like a roller coaster on the water. i hate roller coasters, but i loved the ride. >> it was tossing pretty good. they said they'll change it later in the day after it gets too bad. >> the ferry may not be in service much longer. then monitoring every departure and may have t shut shut them down. >> a major san francisco attraction, they're not going to run today period. officials say buses will run in their place. >> some major power outages.

in the south bay, more than 3,000 customers are in the dark, especially in the san jose area. more than 2,000 customers without power in the east bay. 70,000 people. in san francisco alone. >> there's parking out there as well. >> absolutely. and the rain is gathering. and it's filtering down to smaller and smaller coves and causing ponding and debris flows. so parts of napa and marin county in flood warning. san mateo county flu 9:30. you can see from foster city, right up towards 280 and ski line boulevard, we're looking at the heaviest rain.

you're getting a quick burst of a third to half an inch in 15 minutes to a half hour. these are moving across the san mate bridge and to the east bay. heading down through oakland. and that's going to be that way for another five minutes. now add in the winds that are gusting around 15 to 25 miles per hour. 28 in oakland. as the cold front is passing you to the east. here they are. hour by hour. still have 50-mile-per-hour gusts. potentially oakland, half-moon bay. san jose, livermore. by 10:00, the faster of the winds were over. still looking at 35 to 45 miles per hour gusts. the stoil will be saturated. that's when we could see trees come down in the areas.

by 11:00 the front is moving through. i hate to say die down, but they'll calm down. we'll still have 14 to 30 miles per hour winds. remember, under own of these you could get localized gusty winds. it's better than it was 30 seconds ago where i could barely see the maze because the rain was falling so heavily. but just now coming out of the santa cruz mountains is heavier rain. so it's just a matter of moments. so steady. moderate to heavy rain today. showers and thunder tonight. so here's the cold front. when they got together, that was going to create the strongest storm in six years. that's what we're dealing with right now.

nud and rock slides. we're having a up the of reports power outages, we're already dealing with those. good news for river flooding. we went from moderate risk down to low risk. here we are at 9:00 through fairfield. and down towards palo alto. then it moves to the south baby 10:00. by noon it's out of here. look what happens behind it. here's your showers with heavier rains and gusty winds and potential thunder. the atmosphere will be unstable mind this storm. by 5:00, light to heavy rain with the showers that come through. they will dissipate overnight as the trough slides on down to the south. but we're still in a moist and

unstable air mass. a little sunshine tomorrow and look how they pop up once again. notice they're not quite as widespread. ft by tomorrow evening, your plans should be fine. by saturday, fog in the morning. mostly cloudy sunday and another batch of wet weather monday and tuesday. obviously not a repeat of what we're going through today. so guys, the hardest part of the storm is move through the bay. thank you very much, mike. and in addition, we have flooding out there. montgomery station closed because of an electrical flooding. and if i could show you pa picture not too far away. that one of my tweets on twitter. it is a picture of flooding.

this is south san francisco on airport and grand avenue. a lot of restaurants. there's a 76 gas station. indeed. and also an example of what mike has been telling us not to do. a if you can't see the roadway, you shouldn't drive through. >> a lot of parts that can rust underneath there. and you run the risk of damaging that as well. >> it's lom call we're getting reports about the standing water and looking at this picture from south san francisco, mike is daying the peninsula area, the storm is really pushing in. dumping heavier rains right now. all the way down to the peninsula. >> yeah, bart's jim alison told us there were delays but five to ten-minute variety.

now because of standing water. we'll have to stee if the delays have changed a bit. obviously, the cable car service is not running. so let's get the latest from y leyla gulen. >> i want to talk about mass transit. let's reiterate what you said earlier. we have station closures due to power outages because of flooding. and we have major delays system wide because of the rain. so we started off on a great note. now that the rain has made its way to san francisco and east bay, that's where we see the delays really have an impact on the mass transit. we also have san francisco area that is canceled all morning service. you will not be table to use the san francisco bay ferry to get to and from the east bay or to the north bay as well. let's take a look now. i've been watching cars make it

in the far left hand lanes. it was splashing a huge wave to the other side of the freeway. avoid if you can the far right and left hand lanes. that's where the ponding occurs. that's where the flooding occurs. so you want to stay right in the middle of the road. slow down your speeds. you never know. if you can't see the the roadway in front of you, may may run right into a big p puddle. and right now it looks like photographic is fairly light. in you can see through the droplets, it looks clear now. and you can see traffic is light as we make it from the east bay to san francisco. we have a couple of lanes block off for the southbound traffic. it really jams up the further

south you get. as we slide over to 101 at oyster point, heavy flooding there as well. we saw most of the flooding earlier in the north bay. now as the rain is making its way towards san francisco, the peninsula and south bay, now we're starting to see that trickle-down effect if you will of the significant flooding affecting our freeway. so be very careful there. some more flooding here. a car got stuck in the one of the lanes. the northbound in. so as you're making your drive in, be careful there.

like i said. pretty moderate at this hour. >> thanks a lot. it's 8:22 in the expanded version of abc 7 this morning news because of the weather outside. keeping you informeded about the weather. the traffic information and all those things that affect your day. >> including transit. we have on the phone paul rhodes with muni. i know you had to cancel cable car today. what else is affected as far as the bus line and other services? >> we have had to reroute around the downtown market street area because of the power outage. we were able to reroute those but keep moving.

we had the montgomery station go out of service. so we're bypassing that station in the subway. and those are really big impacts at this point. >> share that station with bart, of course. montgomery station. >> have any problems with the muni light rail line. any flooding problems or standing water problems there? >> well, the only issue was the montgomery station. we're bypassing that station. we're asking you to get on before or after or the bus lines around that area, downtown market area. >> what have you heard from your drivers. as far as the flooding on the roadways, just the city streets and how that's affecting them. traffic has been congested because there are some some flooding areas. ridership has been sliglighter

because probably people are staying home. moving a little slower from the bad weather. >> that's what we're hoping for. e tlim nate fatality and injuries. we're making sure everyone is as safe as possible. >> paul, what advice would you give people as they're at home getting ready to leave to go to work? >> well, if you're about to leave, make sure yoer leaving with enough time and patience to get there. it will take a little longer because of slower moving traffic and people walking slower and being more aware of sur rounings. we want more people to be aware, be slower and safe as possible. >> stay there for a second. we just got a report in that the

embarcadero is closed at the area you're looking at from at&t park to pier 39. that includes the ferry building. that includes the exploretoreum. >> if the street is closed, it will affect service. i haven't gotten a report on it yet. but the the street is closed, that will affect the f-line. but we'll send that information out immediately. >>away, paul, go ahead and check on that and see what you can tell us about what's going on in that area. in the meantime, we'll check traffic elsewhere. >> we see there's still cars o tennessee embarkembark -- >> i'm looking at every angle.

360-degree view right now. our van is parked right from the golden gate bridge to this side. that is a view as you start to you have a few droplets coming down in the north bay. as i continue to turn it towards the north, here's the parking lot. you can see the traffic is going nicely as you come in over towards the golden gate bridge. you saw what the view was like on the other side of the bridge. what they have done is reduced lanes in the northbound direction to give a buffer zone in the middle. so as i pan it over to that entrance of the golden gate, as we head towards the first tower, you'll find three lanes open in the southbound direction. just one lane in the northbound direction. because we've had high wind advisories on all the bay bridges. it's been very gusty. some of the biggest problems

aside from the gusting has been debris in the lanes. that is causing problems in terms of a couple of accidents and lane blockages and slower traffic. still quite light. for the rest of us who have to come to work, drive carefully. let's see how the weather will affect us later on. >> wet all afternoon. thank you very much. sorry, didn't mean to cut you off. i wanted to get right to this flash flood warning just issued from contra costa alameda. you can see from danville, san mateo, hayward, down towards fremont, all the way down palo alto. mountain view. sun sun sunnyvale and further south.

this is until 11:15. that means we are experiencing flooding and possible debris flows from storms moving through. we have san mateo under a flood warning until 9:30. look at that wall of heavy rain. right into castro valley. hayward right across the san mateo bridge into the western side of the brinl just south of redwood city and heading right into the mountains. and that's why we're going to have continued flooding through that hour. still getting moderate to heavy rain with the cold front passing.

the cold front is moving easterly to southeasterly. but in the mid and upper levels, look at the winds coming from the the southwest. you don't need a cold front to lift this wet, moist air. you have what's called lifting. you have the mountains that do it for you, and that's why you're going to continue to see light, moderate, and heavy rain from time to time because the mountains naturally lift this moisture and create more heavy rain for you. that's why your flooding is going to go on a little bit longer and possibly why we saw the russian river may crest above flood stage tomorrow morning while the napa river should stay below flood stage. so right along the heavier band, that's the cold front. behind that we still have rain all throughout the morning into the afternoon hours. it will start to become more showery in nature towards the evening commute and a little bit more in the way of thunderstorms. just because the cold front goes

through your neighborhood doesn't mean you're out of the woods. let's get a check of what's going on with eric and chris kristen. >> 8:29. that's live doppler 7 hd. >> and keep in mind the lain has been coming down for the longest period in the north bay. wlets check in with tiffany wilson from san rafael. >> the heavy rain is difficult on the equipment. we're coming to you from an ipad and cell phone. you may also know this as the fairgrounds. this is where there's supposed to be 20 tons of sand. there's a couple of shovels and a fresh palette of sandbags. slul no sabd to be found. they hoped the sand would arrive at 6:00 a.m. here it is 8:30, no sand. sthair they're saying it could be as late as noon. a woman just pulled off into

this parking lot looking for that sand. she came. she was prepared. again, not here yet. they're expecting 100 tons of sand at five locations. i have tweeted out the locations. you can find all of them. but again, a delay obviously in that delivery. and then to talk about the flooding that we're seeing here, this is just water. this is backup water. it's too much for the drains to handle. you can see them wading into it. earlier it barely hit my ankles. now it's coming up to the middle of my calf. so the water is intensifying here. it really has nowhere to go. if i turn the camera, this is at the marin center fairgrounds. that oil is very, very

saturated. and that's why we're hearing all the reports of flooding throughout the area. and i have to tell you, talk about timing. this is the delivery of sand right ear, right now. this is the 20 tons we have been waiting all morning long for. we heard tlfts delathere was de in the delivery. it's happening. anyone worried aboutflooding, we now have 20 tons of sand and a fresh palette of sandbags in the back parking lot blind the ma rin center. there are no signs advertising this. it's a little bit difficult to find. but if you're familiar with the fairgrounds, this is where you want to come to get that sand. here you can see as they're backing up they're going to be offloading it here. this should certainly help out a lot of families worried about

the water inching closer to their doors. it was supposed to get here at 6:00 p.m. eric and kristen? >> and you mentioned a couple of shovels there. that seems like it's not enough. maybe bring your own tools from home. >> i'm having a little bit of trouble hearing you. but i believe you asked about the shovels. there are four shovels here. they certainly advise you to bring your own shovels. they have about several hundred handbags. when we were out yesterday at different sandbag filling stations, they ran out of sandbags. you can tell these go very quickly. if you have