sandbags are out the city. the city posts a weather alert to the website and officials will watch over the weekend. a key factor is the timing of the heavy rain along with the high tide. >> we will call it the king tide zone. that area along miller avenue and a few other low-lying areas particularly with high tide and rain it will be a problem. >> hardware and lumber companies brace for a rush of customers. last storm a lumber company sold 8,000 flashlights in two days. hopefully you have the flashlight handy and the batteries are ready to go. reporting in mill valley for abc7 news. >> southern marin is not the only area taking steps to

prepare. scenes like this were common in rohnert park and petaluma where low-lying areas were inunstated with record rains. with the bone dry weather officials in rohnert park warn of potential flooding. >> we expect heavy rain friday morning reasonable for 24-hour period. the volume of rain can create flash floods because there is so much volume the corrects can -- creeks can not handle it all. >> potential flooding is the timing. the creeks can handle heavy rain if it does not come at the same time as a a high time. you can track the rain with our weather app free on apple app and google play with more information at abc7news.com/apps. >> alameda sheriff made an arrest in a sexual assault that happened at 99 cents only store in hayward.

this suspect is believed to have molested an 8-year-old in the toy aisle on mission boulevard on sunday. the man cornered the little girl grabbed her and touched her inappropriately. deputies will release more information today. one of the top health insurance companies has been hacked putting private data from 80 million people at risk with anthem offering blue cross-blue shield plans in california. nick? >> in a statement released the health care company says they were the target of a sophisticated external cyber attack. personal information of 80 million customers and employees may have been exposed among the largest in corporate history. hackers got better dates home addresses and social security numbers with no evidence credit card or medical information was stoleen. the president and c.e.o. was a

victim too, and issued this statement saying anthem's own associates personal information including my own was accessed during this security breach. we join you in our concern and frustration. we are working around the clock to do everything we can to further secure our data. the f.b.i. is now investigating anthem which offers blue cross-blue shield lands in california and will pay for identity theft protection for all affected customer. >> the santa rosa fire department is investigating a fatal fire that took the life of a north bay william. according to the santa rosa press democrat a woman in her 50's died at the hospital shortly after firefighters pulled her from the burning home. it broke out at 7:00 last night on sonoma highway. her 86-year-old mother was able to escape after smelling smoke. crews contempt the flames from spreading to other homes and streets. >> police are looking for the

two men who pulled off a takeover style robbery at a tiffany's in san francisco storming into the store at westfield 3:00 p.m. yesterday flashing guns and ordering everyone to the floor and forced an employees to open jewelry cases. no one was sure. >> a look out or lock out at port of oakland and other ports is looming. operators say they will shut down the facility in five or ten days unless the union agrees to a new contract. long shoremen are slowing down leading to delays in unloading of shipments such as furniture. in a video the president of the pacific maritime association said the slow down is causing gridlock and negotiators say the two sides are very close and a look out would be irresponsible. 9 offer gives workers a salary of $167,000 a year.

>> east bay oil refinery could shut down by the end of day because of a labor dispute. this is video of the refinery in martinez one of nine refineries where members of the union are on strike. some workers in martinez stayed on the job to safely close down the refinery. union leaders say worker safety and staffing levels are the biggest issues in the contract dispute. shell, leading negotiations, made another offer. the union will respond today. >> today, the city of oakland is launching a new program to give residents money for reporting illegal dumping part of an of the by the city to crack down on illegal dumping in neighborhoods. the initiative gives witnesses half of all penalties collected in enforcement operations based on a witness' report. the mayor schaaf will give details this afternoon. >> preparations for the rain is

headed our way. mike? prepare the north bay for flash flooding. sonoma napa and marin counties under green. that means flash flooding is possible. the time table has been moved up and starting at 10:00 p.m. tonight through 6:00 a.m. saturday so it has been extended. there is a big window of heavy rain. temperatures in the upper 40's around dublin and pleasanton and antioch and brentwood. everyone else in the low-to-mid 50's. that mild weather is here. everyone else is showing up in the low-to-mid 50's in san francisco at 54 and wad wood and 52 in newark and milpitas and novato. walnut creek shows clean air compared to yesterday looking south on 680. this afternoon we are in the upper 50's to low 60's and

coolest weather is in the in the north bay. rain towns to scattered showers on saturday and round two is here on sunday. leyla gulen? the san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city. traffic is clear and accident free. everywhere across the bay area we are in good shape whether you are on the peninsula or east bay it is light traffic. we have a hit-and-run accident on westbound 580 on the shoulder so it is not causing lane blockages but there is a slow down pushing to vasco and the rest of drive is clear. if you are headed along 580 westbound from tracy to down lynn there is 25 minute commute and from san rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes. putting the brakes on

speeders. the bay area city with the speed limit could soon drop dramatically. >> a big step forward or a marketing ploy? stay tuned.

covering daly city dublin, los gatos and all the bay area this is abc7 news. welcome back. it is 4:40. you can see the camera bouncing looking to san francisco. that is an indication of how windy it is and of the timeline of when the rain will come. we will have more on that in a couple of minutes.

>> aviation official in taiwan said a pilot of the flight issued a may day call shortly after take off and before the plane crashed into a river in taipei. the pilot said may day, may day engine flameout referring to flames extinguished in the combustion chamber of the engine so it for longer drives the propellor. 32 were killed in the crash captured by video. 15 survivors were injured. divers are still searching for the remaining 11 people including the two pilots. officials are analyzing the black boxes to determine what caused the crash. >> lower speeds on city streets and pore traffic enforcement are two recommendations from a study on safety on san francisco roads. the report was released yesterday by the budget analysts. it finds 21 percent of francisco drivers exceed the posted limit difficult 2-8 miles per hour. the findings will be discussed.

the report comes when city officials have adopted a goal of eliminating pedestrian and bicycle fatalities in san francisco. the cover of the "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition is revealed, the model is 24-year-old hannah davis her third time in this edition the girlfriend of yankee's great great derek jeter. but someone else is getting attention. >> meet ashley graham size 16 model in a bikini in the 2015 "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition. >> this is an advertisement for swimsuits for all, a retailer. we showed it to shoppers. >> with the skinny models this tells girls with cubs -- curves it is okay to be thick and portray as positive body image. >> she looks like a woman.

a regular woman. >> the president and c.e.o. of swimsuits for all calls it a big step for the curvy girl movement and represent the idea with such an impactful image in the "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition. machine like what they see? >> beautiful. >> i we admire something like that. >> the catch? >> men do not buy the swimsuits. it is called a publicity ploy. >> they are challenging the concept of what americans consider beautiful but they are not really because women are not reading that issue. it is a men's issue primarily. >> the magazine hits the stores on monday. the warriors are traveling to atlanta to take on the hawks in a battle of the nba two top teams. the doves had a night to remember at the arena. >> look at this, starting with clay thompson and

presented jerseys and curry brought the warriors back hitting 10 three-pointer to a 51-point night scoring 26 points in the third quarter as the warriors came back for 128-114 victory. curry and thompson are the first teammates to score more than 50 points in a game in the same season in 20 years. students got an important life lesson last night with a panel discussion for local students in honor of black history month. we are the high profile leaders of african-americans who had the courage to dream big and inspired others. steve was a shooter and he cannot believe what he is seeing sometimes. there you go. >> there you go. >> i am so impressed the

warriors have been out there and inspiring everyone. kids and adults alike. >> nice to see. >> we have something important to talk about. >> nice to see the rain. we desperately need it. damage is going to be something we will keep an eye on. good morning everyone remember yesterday near vancouver where the storm track was? it has shifted southbound hitting eureka and city. the rest of us will see cloudy conditions mainly gray today and becoming even faster the winds, headed through the day and east bay hills camera not bouncing too much compared to sutro tower. look how clean the air is. yesterday we had unhealthy air for all of us in oakland and san rafael and today i don't expect that to happen because of the breezes. rain moves into the north bay this afternoon heavy rain and thunder is possible tomorrow and

showers on saturday and heavy rain with the second storm on sunday. highs today quickly show the coolest weather to the north and along the coast low-to-mid 60's, and mid-to-upper 60's with the mild southern wind elsewhere. heavy rain in the north bay. low-to-mid 50's. a few scout showers ahead of that steady rain through tomorrow's commute. action this morning we go to action this evening you can see the moderate rain moving in the north bay. it will stay this for the better part of overnight other than a few showers from the south. the air will be so saturated. we have yellows so the moderate rain tomorrow during the commute. by noon we are in the north by saying, share this a little bit you don't need that much. look at the orange taking over when the flooding is a possibility. from noon to 7:00 the heavier

rain, the possibility of thunderstorms moves through all of our neighborhood and in the evening it is more scattered weapon the showers compound us with heavy rain and localized plaiding. notice how it turns interest lighter showers on saturday. how much rain with the first system? we will get 1-2" in the south bay and 6" in the santa cruz mountains and 2-4" for the rest of us. the rest of the system is weaker but could add what an inch to 1.5" by sunday into monday morning and by tuesday it is gone. >> traffic in walnut creek is light on 680 northbound is southbound. we have construction protects across the bay area where i will take you into the south bay. we have a few things going on. the transition road northbound 280 to northbound 880 is shut down until further notice. we will let you know ben the cones are picked up.

northbound between 280 and stevens creek one lane is taken away and a couple of off-ramps blocked. southbound direction, accident free in the south bay. if you have a flight to catch at san jose you are in good condition. no delays on 280. mass transit, bart, 23 trains on time. ace train one is on time. use caltrain on saturday for the giants' fanfest. >> the tweets could end up in google search results. >> twitter and google have struck a deal to make tweets more searchable. >> google will have instant access to tweets so they are visible in search results which will drive more traffic to twitter. >> apple wants to take on spotify. the company will unveil the new service powered by beats music

at a conference in june that will cost $8 a in. >> a new survey for match.com finds single people would use the smiley faces are more sex than those who don't. >> this could because the faces like the wing or smile or kiss can make your message more flirtatious without being improve so you don't have to talk dirty >> the past gives way to the future decades of memories fade with a wrecking ball at a landmark. >> the benjamin button special a unique hair cut trimming away bad behavior. the embarcadero is check out downtown buildings in the clear for now. the rain is rapidly approaching.

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>> good morning, everyone, 4:52 on thursday morning while we wait for the rain to arrive in the bay area here is a look from the east bay looking westward to the bay bridge and the bay, we will keep you informed of any traffic problems we find and we are keeping track of the storm. >> uc berkeley law school program that fights war crimes around the world is getting a $1 million grant. the human right centers is one of. [ inaudible answer ] profits to receive the prestigious reward from the mcarthur foundation in chicago researching war crimes and human rights violations around the world and works to help victims. the human rights center work as the news to prosecute war criminals in the international criminal court by the u.n. to help refugees. >> this is it for candlestick in california demolition work on the former home of the 49ers and giants is underway and sky 7

was overhead showing some of what is going on and the remaining orange and red seats that were not snatched up are loaded on the back of dump trucks for scans and the steel bleachers are being torn apart. >> it will be a different landscape when we finish demolishing candlestick. >> it will take another week to get the rest of the wrecking equipment on site. the demolition company expects the stadium to be reyesed in drazeed in these months. >> a gopro camera attached to a helmet captureed snow giving way in romania and the snow broke apart and burying him but he survived unharmed and took a selfie to prove it. he snapped this picture with gopro camera on the helmet looking happy after escaping the

mountain of snow. >> this is why i stick to the trails. groomed. packed. safer. >> good morning everyone in february in san jose we jump from 61 and 44 to 64 and friction. our streams frosty 24 to 81. the wettest month at 3" of rain. maybe we can get a lost that with the next two storms. right now, mainly staying around chico and over to santa rosa if you are headed to lake tahoe it will be fine and the seven-day forecast shows snow levels are going to be high at the beginning at 9,000 and dropping to 8,000' by monday. >> finally, here is a look at 101 headed into san francisco where the drive nice and easy and make the commute to 580 over

to the golden gate bridge hardly any cars and moving across the bridge to widen the lanes on the southbound side. we have a project that is around until 6:00 and i suggest you use an alternate and eastbound and westbound side at warm springs road it is shut down to use warren avenue to the south. police in southern california are hoping a video posted on social media will discourage drinking and driving showing a car speeding on to the pier on january 27. police say the driver circled the restaurant at the end of the structure and drove back to the pier entrance and officers arrested the 27-year-old man on suspicion of driving under the influence. no one was injured. no pedestrians were on the pier. >> if you plan a trip to a local park there is a new guide to help you along on the journey. county parks is the first state park finder app covering all parks, state national regional

and city and 12,000 in all developed by a san francisco-based company to help visitors explore the great outdoors, you will find everything from places to hike, camp play basketball, or go climbing. officials say it draws from user feedback on twitter and you can fine the app by going to www. kellyparks.org. there is money for an earthquake early morning system on the coast developed at berkeley. the president has $5 million budgeted for it and senator feinstein says the state and private businesses must step up and trip their fair share. a barajas has designed a special hair style for misbehaving kids. russell frederick gave his 12-year-old son a new "do," for bad guides called "the been

minute button special," and a hair cut that makes boy look like a balding old man. he has been giving away the cut for frees to other kids in need of guidance and after the new luck his son's grades, guess what quickly skyrocketing. >> look at that face. you can tell the grades were about to skyrocket. >> a top state lawmaker puts a plan to fix california crumbling roads into overdrive and everyone who owns a vehicle in vehicle could foot the bill. >> right new, president obama is having breakfast with top religious and political leaders and one person he is trying to stay away from. stay tuned.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, at 5:00 a.m. on february 5 the day the storm rolls in. >> i am kristen sze. thanks for joining us. checking the timeline the storm has slowed down? yes but it will come in harder so we have a flash flood watch sooner than we mentioned yesterday, starting at 10:00 p.m. tonight until 6:00 a.m. on saturday. other issue is winds starting at 4:00 and the fastest winds are tomorrow morning through 4:00 on saturday morning coming from the south at