long plume of moisture in the river. it's going to bring storm risk. there is a high risk of flooding a medium risk of mud damage and we expect up to ten inches of rain in north bay mountains. rapid rising of streams is a concern. potential for rock and mudslides and we have a wind advisory with virtually the entire bay area from 4:00 a.m friday to 4:00 a.m saturday. winds up to 40-50 miles per hour and up to 60 miles per hour i'll give you more on the approaching storms in just a moment. >> marin county reservoirs are full. they don't need the rain for

storage but they're urging people to conserve. laura anthony is live in petaluma. >> that is right ban. the rain can cause a lot of problems the sand piles are back. cities throughout three counties are offering a stand to folks who need it. >> she remembers what her neighborhood looked like. she's picking up sandbags in case it happens again. >> i'm glad. glad. these are the scenes that define much of the month of november.

the areas found themselves inundated with rain. officials are warning of potential flooding. >> they do expect heavy rain friday morning. and there is so much volume, it can happen. >> just in case many of the cities are making sandbags available to residents. >> what we do is start at pembroke. when it comes over the banks we deploy and get to the wrong end of town. >> two feet of water were in the street. these foet yeses taken from a front yard. hudson says bring it on. >> it didn't get into our house we sure need it.

so it's -- lesser of the two evils. >> for potential flooding it's in the timing the creeks in north bay can have heavy rain as long as it doesn't come at the same time as high tide. >> rain could cause problems of the fire-damaged areas of the mission. abc7 news is live in the mission with what is being done to protect the structure. leanne? >> i asked the same question. why not put a tarp over the roof? those people that know more than i do about these things told me that the weight of the cart plus weight of the water could cause that roof to collapse so they're not doing anything to protect the roof for now. one person was fortunate to get

her stuff out of there in time. karen arrived early, hoping to get inside of her damaged art studio. she was making a list of her most-valuable items after crews went inside arcs juster gave her discouraging news. he said a studio was in bad shape and stuff all over the place. she was allowed inside only for 20 minutes. these are the pictures of the damage. she had years of work inside. there was debris everywhere most of her cabinets, destroyed. >> looks like flood, hurricane, you know? and fire. but it wasn't burned. just water damage. >> with the help of the crew, they were able to retrieve slides and art work. >> i feel like i got the help that they could give me right

now. but everyone has done a masterful job. >> from sky 7 you can see the damage to the building on 22 in mission street. some of the apartments are exposed. anything can cause a roof to cave in. the building is so unstable, crews went up to put emergency walls in case investigators need to return. that department hopes they won't have to. >> they're able to get everything needed from the scene the day after, so they're done with physical investigation. >> the fire investigators are now interviewing witnesses. the four-alarm fire happened a week ago and displaced many residents. several businesses were also lost. no one else will be allowed inside. now, the building department will have to issue permits to begin the process of stabilizing the building so residents can retrieve what is left. that could take weeks if not

months. >> what is the atmosphereic river? >> to understand the changes headed our way we're going to take you to 18,000 feet into atmosphere. we look at the layer because storms are born and grow here. now, this line you can see here is the atmospheric river. think of it as a highway in the sky. that dictates where storm travel. it stretches back to hawaii it gets a nickname pineapple express. that highway is going to move into california. back to you. >> thanks a lot. you can follow the progress of the storm. it's free to down load on the apple app store or google play. >> police are looking for three

men who pulled off a takeover style robbery in a jewelry store inside of westfield shopping center. the store was closed after it happened. police say three men walked in ordered everyone on to the ground and forced employees to open cases. they took merchandise and got away. >> police say an officer who shot and killed a 38-year-old african american woman yesterday was wearing a body camera but won't help with the investigation. home depot security called saying she tried to steal knifes and pointed a gun at an employee. they fired several shots. one officer had a body camera that wasn't turned on. they're being field tested. >> san francisco police are investigating whether the torso found in a suitcase is that of a

close friend of the person of interest in this case. he was last seen seven days before the suitcase was found. abc7 news reporter vic lee has the story. >> the possible victim was a close friend of mark andrews taken into custody friday night in a public housing development in the tender loin district. >> we're hoping to identify the victim that is going to help us. >> they once roomed together at the hotel on jones street. the two often visited mark keever, seen here, yesterday andrews arrested when visiting at his apartment friday. a police source says andrews was wearing same clothes in the security videos. they showed him lugging a suitcase. reportedly the same one nouned a

body. police had to let him go last month prosecutors say they didn't have enough evidence to charge him. >> very tough case from what i know they don't know the identity of the victim. >> a former san francisco police homicide inspector. >> they tried to find out who this person was. >> the medical examiner has dna from the body. now they need dna from parents. >> it's samples from missing persons parents or relatives. and they can develop profiles and have the scientist determine whether they're relative to the person, deceased person. >> security videos and a suitcase with a headless torso. a person of interest.

the crime scene, there is one. it's just that police have yet to find him. >> a critical situation at west coast ports. how a lengthy work slow down could be in the port of oakland. >> more new measles cases in california and a campaign to make sure your children get their shots. >> coming up from 7 on your side a woman just believes a man at the door is from an alarm company, she winds up on the hook. >> later tonight, fresh off the boat. pushing bulldog: what's this? mattress discounters presidents day sale ending? but mattress discounters has the largest selection of memory foam mattresses under one roof! comforpedic... icomfort... posturepedic hybrid... and wow!

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head of the west coast ports issued an ultimatum today said employers could lock out long shoremen if they can't reach a deal. long shoremen staged a work slow down nchl a video statement, the president of the maritime association said it's causing gridlock. >> this slow down is having the same result as a worker strike. except workers are still getting a paycheck the slow downs need to stop. terminals can stot knot withstand anymore. >> the union says small differences are holding up the deal

the latest offer gives a salary of $167,000 a year. >> pressure mounting in california to stop allowing parents to opt out against vaccinateing their kids the number of measles cases hit 99 today. 14 in the bay area. >> if i can help them not having to go through misery, why not do it? >> that is why her boy are visiting this clinic in oakland childrens hospital but not all parents feel that way the director and pediatrician has seen more change they're thinking. >> last week several families who were not antivaccine entirely but slow vaccinateors wanting to wait came in and got

their kids vaccinateed. >> now two, state lawmakers want to repeel the so called personal belief decision. >> that is a problem for the public health. that is why we passed law saying you should get sack sin yated before you enter school. >> dr. jeffrey silvers is an infectious disease specialist at eden medical center. >> measles vaccine is based on science not personal belief. >> he says possible complications from measles include pneumonia swelling of the brain which can lead to hearing loss seizures, mental retardation, and in rare cases

measles can lead to death. >> nazeer was unhappy with his shot but his mom is happy with the decision she believes parents should have a choice. in the east bay, abc7 news. >> the protestors who chained themselves to a bart train in november asked a judge to dismiss charges. 14 people charged their attorney says the law is so vague it could allow you to be arrested just for talking to somebody at a train station the prosecutor says it's clear chaining yourself to a train and blocking thousands of riders is illegal the judge promised a written ruling soon. bart is no longer seeking restitution for $70,000 it claims it lost that day. >> a crews are starting

demolition work on candle stick park and today let our cameras pay one final visit. tonight abc7 news with a fond farewell. >> in a stadium, a giant cloth peels apart the steel bleachers. of course for this photographer it brings back other memories. >> sometimes, winds would howl. there is a plastic hot dog wrapper against my face. >> it wasn't known for nice weather. you can see the padded seats with heaters behind them. >> they could have saved peoples butts but they didn't work. none of them worked. >> there was sports history. and world series when the earth

shook. >> canseco fell against me and said i've bot a migraine. my head is killing me. i said relax. it's just an earthquake. >> for all history seen candle stick will vanish into history and take another week to get the equipment on site then, this could be gone within three months >> this will be a different landscape. >> housing, shopping and open green space. it's only fitting this man has spent much time here. >> workers dismantle it one crumbling piece at a time. iet was a great old house you grew up in as a kid the roof leaked and windows wouldn't shut right.

but that is where you grew up. i grew up there. so it was a great place. >> if hate to see it go. >> yes. memories, yes, definitely. >> we're happy to see rain coming our way. >> yes. i'm ready for a good old fashioned soaking. here is live doppler 7 hd. rain probably arrives 24 hours or so maybe sooner then, we're dry and these temperature readings 56 in san francisco. and san jose. and to a live view, we'll start out light but intensifying later. wet, and windy friday. and a series of rain throughout the weekend.

so this is a period of wet weather. high pressure keeping storms from advancing but it's edging eastward that will allow storms to make their way into our area. we'll have a series of wet systems bringing mild air with them. starting at 5:00 in the morning we'll see spotty rainfall in the northern most part of sonoma county. later in the day just about all we'll see is patches of spotty rain. by tomorrow night rain becoming wide spread and heavy. some work south ward and eastward but won't be until friday morning through afternoon into into evening we'll see more wide spread rain that will be heavy at times continuing to friday night and, into saturday morning and getting a break in the north bay.

about mid day, saturday. saturday night or sunday by 10:00 saturday morning we can see rainfall up to ten inches. 1 to 3 inches through central part of the bay area. three quarters of an inch to an inch and a half up through saturday mid morning more rain sunday into monday. snow falls above 8,000 feet. rare mild. and snow accumulates over central sierra. tonight, low temperatures upper 40s to low 50s and thick clouds wide spread and light rain developing we'll see high temperatures on the mild side, mainly mid to upper 60s along

the bay. four days of rainy weather tomorrow mainly north bay, across the bay area friday, saturday, break late saturday more rain sunday maybe lingering showers into monday. we'll get two dry days wednesday and thursday. >> yes. >> thank you. >> well coming up next california's ban on foie

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animal rights activists office confirmed to abc7 news she'll ask for the ban to be reinstated making it illegal to sell foie gras went into affect. a series of abc7 news reports exposed how it is made by force feeding ducks. >> a ban of proposition 2, abc7 news i team reported on conditions, egg laying chickens used to face pigs and calfs have been raised this way as well. proposition two did not go into affect until last month.

the humane society issued a statement saying it's thrilled with the ruling. >> caltrans making it clear taxpayers will not are v.to pick up the tab for fixing a stuck elevator on the bay bridge. it stopped working about a month ago now stuck halfway up. according to a spokeswoman, the elevator is under warranty and costs absorbed by the contractor. >> caltrans had a landscape contractor remove a palm free that has been severely disstressed you may notice lower fronds have turned brown. >> that is good.

>> still ahead tonight, we'll bring you latest on this plane crash look at that video. more than two dozen deaths but there is a survivor to tell you about as well. >> a surprise courtroom confession tonight a man charged with killing two sheriff deputies, admits he did it. >> and michael finney sounds an alarm tonight. what to do if

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>> crews found black boxes from a flight that went down in a taiwan river the pilot called out mayday three times yesterday apparently because of an engine problem. 31 people were killed. dash cam cameras captured the crash showing the plane clipping the road before hitting water. watch. >> an airliner is a metallic eggshell. very strong.

and cause damage to anyone in the back portion of the airplane. >> 17 passengers are still missing. and 48 people died in july when a plane went down during a storm. >> san francisco man was convicted in new york today of running an online marketplace for illegal drugs this is a fingerprint that they did. in three hours of seven drug and conspiracy charges. a courtroom spectator called him a hero but u.s. attorney called conviction a clear message to other online criminals he could get life in prison. >> in sacramento today a man not only confessed to killing two

sheriff deputies but demanded he be executed. he was in court for a routine hearing today he made a surprise confession no one was expecting. he's accused of killing deputy danny oliver after a confrontation in a motel then killing a placer county deputy in a shootout that day. crime spree in october, prosecutors say he was in the united states illegally and had been deported to mexico twice before. a knock on the door led to trouble for one east bay wok. >> she thought she was talking to someone from an alarm company and wound up on the hook for a lot of money. yes. this is a good one to learn from the man said he was from the alarm company. the woman figured it was her own. months later you realize she was under contract for two alarm companies instead of one.

she turned to me because she needed my help. >> said here about the alarm. >> joyce montez recalls the day the man came to her front door. >> joyce figured the man was from her company. >> he says where is the alarm? i said in the kitchen. he says we have to change it i says change it? what is the matter? he says well we're taking over. >> now, joyce figured her current alarm company was taken over by the alarm guys in brentwood >> he showed a badge and i thought he must be all right. >> she let the technician install a new panel here and signed this five-year long contract. >> he changed everything in the bedrooms, all of my things. put out new signs. >> joyce says the salesman wrote this note addressed from joyce to her current alarm provider saying she was cancelling that

service. joyce signed the note. it wasn't until later her daughter realized what happened >> my daughter is on the phone with the original alarm people. and they said no. there is something wrong here. >> turns out there was no takeover of the old alarm company. joyce called alarm guys and tried to cancel the contract. >> i want my original alarm here. they said nochlt will cost you about $2200. >> she contacted seven on your side we contacted alarm guys a spokesperson said joyce was aware two companies were unrelated before the switch was made. it's attorney tells us alarm guys performed as with every customer two recorded calls to ensure that miss montez was informed of the products she was purchasing.

first, the company said they can hear recording joyce's consent but did not respond to requests to follow through. however the company did agree to cancel the contract after all. telling me though miss montez cleared the installation calls, she later contact add harm guys because she was not satisfied with her new security service. the alarm guys immediately cancelled a contract without any penalty fees >> i'm glad you did an excellent job. >> now lesson here is that if anyone comes to your door don't let them in unless you know who they are. when it comes to your alarm system call your current provider and find out if they have sent someone out. they should contact you before they don't do that every time. before you sign anything be sure to review terms.

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>> across the country rents are the highest they've been. >> skylar is a real estate analyst. >> rents up almost 18%. higher than last year. >> the median rent in the city is now just under $4,000. that is pushing people out of the city and forcing rents to climb across the bay area. >> so staggering increase got us thinking what can you get for $4,000? agents showed us a wide range of options. >> we started with this apartment building. >> living room with views of the park. >> a crew was busy getting this one bedroom with a small office

the rent? 3650, and parking $250 high rents in the city have people looking to cross the bay bridge. >> we see a lot of traffic into the city from san francisco area looking for amenities. >> in oakland rents are up more than 20% year after year. >> this corner apartment rents for $3500 per month. with floor to ceiling windows a kitchen and closet roughly the size of that office in san francisco. on the peninsula, you'll have room if you rent this house in san bruno. >> there is hard wood floors. >> three bedrooms one bath a living room dining room and updated kitchen. listed for $3300 per month. >> we think rented quickly. >> it did. for $3500. $200 more than they're asking. it's a steal for this part of the peninsula

>> this same home if burlingame would be $5,000. >> economists say being close to work is driving up costs. >> we've got incredible tech growth and job growth. >> some cities are seeing double dinlit demand >> i post walk out for lunch, people call me and want to meet me and write me a check for four years in advance. >> this home is just steps from santa clara university the rent? $3600 per month. this is what many people may need to do to afford it. three students share the rent. economists say that is likely the reality of the economy. more people will have to have roommates or lower expectations on what they can get for their

money. >> so question is why? with construction, well, not enough new affordable housing is being built how much should you sdpoekt pay where you live? >> pack an umbrella. >> yes. spencer? >> rain is free and on the way. there is a look at clouds. now, showing a huge plume of moisture headed our

way. here in the bay area, will be mild again we'll have lots of clouds, high temperatures mid to upper 60s and light rain in the north bay tomorrow. and here is the rainfall. will be raining friday, windy rainy with rain continuing sunday lot of rain out of this system. >> yes. >> right. >> thank you. >> up next, tom brady's home video

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