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an investigation underway right now. try to think of an alternate route there. i will have one in the next report. moving over to solano county, eastbound 80 we have all lanes blocked eastbound side because of an accident involving six vehicles. we do have pretty heavy delays away from 780. mike? >> thank you, we will start with live doppler hd and show heavy shower over to 116 and will the western sections of santa rosa and the next five to 15 minutes and you can see the best chance of thunderstorms over the ocean right now, and that entire cool pool of air is rolling over our neighborhood. expect it to get even worse as far as the wetness and getting an as we head to 7:00, showers and then thunderstorms by noon with downpours and small hail and possibly through 4:00 and by 7:00 we will start to see it tapering with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s.

kristen? eric? >> it is 5:02. rain on monday morning means you may want to get an early start out the door. our reporter is in marin county. see how the drives are doing this morning. amy? >> yes, this is a from time for leave the house if you can pull it off. it is dry right new. there is no rain. traffic is moving just fine on highway 101 right here at lucky drive in marin county, we are out here to track the storm for you, and welsh watching for it and telling you where the wet spots are but right now it looks good. kind of the calm before it hits and we have been told it is coming, and it is going to be a wet morning so if you are leashing later in the morning, do plan on a wet commute, leave a little earlier and bundle up, it is chilly, and it will be wet. you may as well grab the hooded jacket and the umbrella and boots this morning. >> thank you.

happening in san francisco, fires are watching for hotspots after a three-alarm fire in the mission district of the the place destroyed the tireship called "rolling stock," and 20 employees are out of work. 21 residents living in the farm next door have been displaced. some people are staying with family and friends and others get help from the red cross. >> people shot a last video of the smoke and flames from the smart phone. this video from a rooftop deck shows the enormous flames and black smoke pouring from the fire. look at this, another view of the fire thanks to an 87 news viewer keep in mind these were shot before firefighters got there. >> the abc7 now community has been sending us incredible pirs and video of the fire and if you have photos or video to share, post them on social media with # abc7now. we could feature them on air and line. >> 37 will look for a new place to live because of a fire that destroyed several apartments in

san jose with flames leaping 50' into the air when the firefighters arrived yesterday morning at the complex on walnut drive. eight of the buildings' 22 units were deputied and part of the roof collapsed. firefighter suffered minor injury and investigators believe a heat are may have started the fire. >> happening today be the man found guilty of murdering a vallejo police officer will be sentenced. in july, a jury found henry smith guilty of killing officer in vallejo in 2011 shooting him while trying to get away after robbing a bang of america. the jury will found smith guilty of robbery and avoiding arrest and faces life without parole. >> happening fed, opening statements in the murder and racketeering trial of raymond "shrimp boy" chow, former stated senator lee was involved and pleaded guilty to racketeering in july. the government has respond millions on the investigation. prosecutors believe that raymond "shrimp boy" chow ordered the new december of a rival leader

based in chinatown. he faces 150 counts in all. if convicted he could receive a life sentence. >> in the east bay police are investigating a disturbing discovery, someone found a man's body early yesterday morning in alameda. the body was along the shore near crown million state beach off park street and shoreline drive. investigators did not release the man's name or say how he died. >> the palo alto city council will extend the styrofoam today, which bans local restaurants from giving out the container. the city of palo alto will ban the sale of the peanuts and packaging. it can hurt the wildlife. >> rising sea levels are threatening coastal neighborhoods in marin county. according to the marin independent journal sea level are expected to rise by up to 6' by the end of century. that means a quarter of the county's coastal properties are at risk including 1,100

buildings and the homes of 3,000 residents. details are outinalready for the landing commission this afternoon and officials say the new numbers are alarming but there is still plenty of time to prepare. >> days after the delay dungeness crab sent there is a new disease anotting the star fish. republicker are trying to figure out why the wasting disease is killing star fish at a high rate. they say the disease causes the arms to twist and contort and fall off killing the star fish. researchers believe climate change is part of the cause and more than 20 starfishes species have been affected. >> now a check on traffic. it has been a problem on the roads this morning. >> it is a problem. we starting off in the north bay right now with heavy delays in the east and westbound direction of i-80 because of multivehicle crash with injuries involved. we do have all lanes blocked on

eastbound 880. with the delays you may want to consider taking 680 instead, you can see we are at top speeds at the cordelia interchange and i-80 and everything is moving fine until you are closer to the scene the accident in vallejo. we will move over to san jose and this is where we have a fatal accident, the expressway at redman avenue and possibly the expire intersection while the investigationen sues so right now we do have wet roads in certain parts but we are not sure if they contributed to the accident. mike? we will look at what is going on in the south bay and start with live doppler hd and what it is going to show you are a few light sprinkles around cupertino and around 85 and 280 where they come together to the canyon and highway 9 and highway 35 in the santa cruz mountains where they come together. head down 9 at 17 toward santa

cruz you can see a few light showers developing there. these are moving pretty were west to east so they will stay just south of 280 right along 85 and heading over to 101 in san jose over the next 45 minutes or so and possibly morgan hill and that area and, also, gilroy in the next hour, can you see something. right now, golden gate bridge is looking dry and we have a west and southwest wind at nine miles per hour. as we head into the afternoon hours, inland, snow level dropped to 4,000 feet with the best chance of thunderstorms over the coast during the morning and small hail is likely out of the thunderstorms that will room around the bay and notice most of us in the mid-to-upper 50s. from walnut creek right now the temperature are in the upper 40s with partly cloudy sky. 60s tomorrow, and 60 on wednesday, and 60s and 70s so there is a warm trend on we after this. the timetable and amount to expect coming up. kristen and eric? >> a new twist on america's favorite cookie.

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>> walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning. looking down on san francisco from the sutro tower camera. this going to be a wet place during the morning commute. along with all of the bay area. right now we starting to see the showers. it will be interesting. possible hail and possible thunder. make will tell you more in a few minutes. >> rebound and israeli president netanyahu will meet at the white house. this is reportedly a set toward mending their fractured relationship. tensions over the united states-backed nuclear deal with iran continue to strain ties between the long-time allies and it will be the first time they have spoken face-to-face in more than a year. >> happening now passengers scheduled to fly with lufthansa could be out of luck, the crew

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and is available only at the online oreo store. >> it is not a treat throughout this only for commuters but we will talk to meteorologist mike nicco tracking the storm, neighborhood by unable. >> we start with live doppler hd and zoom down to bodega bay and a thunderstorm, one, two, three, four, five, six lightning posts and this is four miles from the parent storm that hit right near bodega bay. you need to be careful if you can hear the thunder it is close enough to strike. if you cannot hear it if you see something like this, it is still close enough to get close to you and strike you. here is another cluster of thunderstorms, pretty heavy but this is 55 miles from san francisco so it will take the better part of an hour and a half to get here. when it does, it could lose the starch. going back to this one, dillon beach is five minutes from now the thunderstorm will be rolling through your neighborhood and it will fall apart as it goes through the high country but heading over to petaluma and

rohnert park and up toward santa rosa. most of the activity is out over the ocean right now. a few thunderstorms down across the santa cruz mountains but this pocket of cold air and energy will rotate law and you can see almost southwest to northeast through our neighborhood as the low comes down and brings us the chance of thunderstorms. shear a lock from the east bay hills we are quiet. we show you what is going to happen as we head into the day, showers, lightning, downpours, hail, snow level down to 4,000' and when we get to tonight and tomorrow, frost is possible and our afternoons are warming slowly for the rest of the week. here is a look at what is going on at 5:00 this morning you can see the better chance of more nine routes thunderstorms moving in as we head to the 7:00 hour and by 9:00 we are in the eat everyone section of the north bay inland east bay and heading to the south bay and we will get scattered storms headed to noon

but that is when the coldest of the air comes in, and the more likely we have downpours and hail as we head to 5:00 you can see it is starting to taper and there could be a few in the evening and by 10:00 it is out of here and you can see the clearing taking place can why we are so chilly tomorrow morning. we get anywhere from .1" to possibly two thirds of an inch of rain depending if you get caught under a downpour. or not. my temperatures today are stuck in the 50s, 50s and 60s tomorrow after temperatures in the 30s and 40s for lows and by the time we get to friday and saturday and sunday we are forking to are 60s and 70s. no doubt custody electric with a last thunderstorms. >> that means you need to be careful and want for popping in the roadways. we have not had too much drizzle lately, a little bit year. roads will not be quite so slick but most likely they will be so pick sure we did not hydroplane and drive slower and more

safely. move over to solano county we have a lot of delays in the westbound direction along i-80 because of an accident that is in the eastbound direction near campbell avenue. we do have five or six vehicles involved it is quite the spectacle. i can tell you it is slow things down eastbound 80 over the cartinez bridge and it is starting to block your drive as you make it through solano. be careful. right now it looks like 680 is the good alternate and at san jose the expressway has a fatal accident so intersection is possible blocked and the best way to get around this is at meridian up to coleman and that is a major thoroughfare to get you to the freeways. kristen and eric? >> it is now 5:18. are parents and children bamboozled with the tv ads? >> probably so. commercials are pour on sugar coatedment messages by playing up nutritional value that simply is not there in most foods.

when directed at kids, they play up to some as expects in the taste and the products with the most air time were sugary benefit programs, ready to eat cereals ask yogurt. >> abc7's annual give where you live thanksgiving day today drive is going strong. >> spencer christian will report from the san francisco food bank on abc7 at 4:00, and there is a simple way you can help families in need this holiday season by texting "feed," to 80077 for quick and easy ten dollar donation. >> more americans may switch to ham from traditional thanks giving turkey because of rock bottom pork prices. >> a new thanksgiving day tradition in the making? ham, could replace turkey on many tables because of the bird fluted break sending turkey prices soaring and pork has

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>> number two, not sure if weather was a factor in the accident but we have heavy delays westbound along 80 because of a multi-vehicle crash in the eastbound direction near campbell avenue. we still have two lanes blocked but it is a lot to see so spectator slowing coming away from highway 37. >> two americans were killed and one injured during what united states officials are calling a security incident at an international training center in jordan. this is breaking news this morning and the americans were killed by a fired major design an police officer who then took his own life. >> san francisco firefighters are look for hotspots after a three-alarm fire in the mission direct. the blaze at 16th and shotwell destroyed a tire shop and displaced downtown. some evacuees are staying with families and other get help from the red cross. >> opening statement in the murder and racketeering trial from raymond "shrimp boy" chow who faces 150 counts and he

could receive a life sentence. >> nighttime flights in and out of the l.a.x. are re-routed around a patch of the pacific ocean following this missile launch that had everyone buzzing this weekend. the united states military still declared an area off southern california as active airspace through thursday but they are not specifying why or if another missile test is expected. >> when it comes to champagne, it turns out there is cause for celebration. a new study said drinking a glass or two, a week, can boost your memory and prevent dementia and alzheimers. >> i need a prescription of that. >> you need to see who funded that. >> warning signs are posted across the beaches telling beachgoers of a shark sighting. >> a surfer saw a great white shark yesterday morning 8 or 9' long at a beach actions is point and california take park rangers weeping the beach open but they are advising people to be

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doesn't ruin this whole life thing. because it's more than just health care. it's life care. live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning. it is 5:29 on this wet monday morning. hope you enjoyed the weekend. it will be a grain getting to work. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. starting off wet and will get wetter. >> toward bodega bay we had a thunderstorm rolling through and you can see it is sitting right here. it is actually losing a little bit of its starch as it starts

to head across the mountains and head over to rohnert park in 19 minutes. you can see most of the lightning is back behind it when it was over the ocean. that is what you will see the next three hours. thunderstorms are developing over the ocean. rotating across our neighborhoods. by 9:00, most of us should get a town of that but for inland east bay and possibly the sotheby. you will get that after the 9:00 hour. here is a look at what most of us are dealing with, clouds. notice in my 12-hour day planner, thunder and hail possible around noon and snow level down to 4,000' by 4:00, and most of the storms over by 7:00. temperatures in the 50s today. leyla? we have a brand new accident over the santa cruz mountains northbound highway 17. right at the summit. we have slick roads. as we traffic weather and traffic the area in shade is an indication of are we have rain falling. we are not seeing any delays. that is going to change because we have one lane that is blocked. moving over to officers streets

the expressway shows a fatal accident with alternates to use including at meridian up to coleman and that will get you to your roadways. kristen and eric? >> with storm showers hitting during the heart of the commute it could be a slow and dangerous drive to work. we seeing that already. amy hollyfield is in marin county with more. amy? >> yes, we are dry here in marin county and a great time to leave the house if you can. the storm is giving us a little bit of a break before it hits. the roads look good and this is highway 101. it looks fine. we are expecting a wet morning commute this morning. if you can get around now, grab the fund. otherwise, you are going to want to leave early and give yourself time and take it slow. we are expecting wet roads this morning. grab a warm jacket. it is chilly. do not for get the rain gather. it sounds like this will be a

soaker. >> it is 5:32 of the san francisco firefighters are still on the scene of a three-alarm fire nearly 20 hours after it broke out. it started in the mission district around 8:00 yesterday morning near 16th and shotwell an apartment building next door to the rolling stock tire shop has been red tagged leaving 21 people without a him. we 20 employees are out of work and more than 100 firefighters were needed to put it out. >> viewers share their photos and video with #abc7now. this is video from calvin, looking at the intensive the flames and the smoke from the fire. here is video from another abc7 viewer, showing a huge plume of smoke from behind a 76 gas station. thank you to all would shared photos and video. if you have any to share post them on hbo abc7 now.

we could feature them on air. >> fact consult staff from the university of missouri are planning to stage a walkout today in support of student act visits. over the weekend, the football team released part of an announce the boycott over the school president. tiffany is in the newsroom with more. these activities want the president to resign. >> yes, absolutely. that faculty walk out is set for 8:00 a.m. our time. the continuation escalated on saturday when 32 football players povertied a message on twitter saying they would not play until the university president is removed. they are upset by tim wolfe handleing of racist act including a swastika on a bathroom wall and a graduate student said they would not east until he resigned. staff said they are in solidarity with the missouri activist advocate for racial justice.

year -- change is needed. >> i have been here since 2011 and when something happens we say let's do action but month action and no change. >> several lawmaker are calling for president tim wolfe to step down but he has given no indication he is willing to do so. school leaders will hold a special meeting this morning. if the football team boycotts the saturday game they will have to play brigham young $1 million. >> this is what the commuters coming into san francisco will find this morning, work going smoothly on construction of the central subway connection at busy 4th and king street. i saw the detour this o, just a watching, the intersection is closed until saturday so workers can connect th

the subway. the traffic will be detour asked commuters are warned to expect "backups and delays." >> convicted sex offer 15 door facing -- offender is back in court for sexually molesting ten boys after the victims came forward. the arraignment was continued until today. duggar was condition sinned -- was convicted twice for molesting boys in the 1990s. napa residents get their belongings out of a storage facility today more than a year after an earthquake damaged the building. we first fold you how a napa self storm wanted tenants to pay to reach their belongings. the complex owners say necessity needed money to play for a specialized crew to stablize the building. private fundraising help to come up with money needed for

recovery costs. >> we want to see who is get the showers and who is about to get the showers. >> leyla talked about an accident on 17 and this is probably why. snow level is too high but you could get a small hail out of this particular storm as it is 0 miles to the west morgan hill and it will head your way in the next half hour or so. watch out, you have wet weather on the way. we have light showers right along the marin county coast and san francisco and all way down to half moon bay and look at our tower cameras and not much reaching the ground yet. you can see why, it is light green, the stronger stuff to the north we showed you at the to which the shore and san rafael, 101, looking southbound, so far, the storms have not hit here yet but it is only a matter of type for the next 45 minutes to an hour. look at this, everyone has a chance of a thunderstorm today and everyone will see a

thunderstorm and hear a thunderstorm today with temperatures in the upper 50s for highs and a look at walnut creek this is the last area to have the thunderstorms rolling in toward the end of the morning commute and we are look south on 680 here and tomorrow morning, chilled sunshine and 30s and 40s and frost is possible on wednesday morning and maybe a little bit on thursday morning and notice the afternoons are going to be in the low-to-upper 60s so this is a warming trend after the 50s and thunderstorms. more coming up on a timetable and how much to expect in the big weather. we will turn it over to leyla with more this morning. >> as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights were turned on at 5:31 this morning so traffic is still on the lighter side, and we have gaps between the vehicles but as you come in from macarthur maze you will see change. as we look at drive time traffic how is it over the altamont pass? not too bad, tracy to dublin is at 39 minutes and highway 4, westbound, antic to concord, 20 minutes and 101 in the not bay san rafael to san francisco, and the south direction is 17

members. we have had several problems across the bay area and we will take you over to the santa cruz mountains and we have the accident and most likely due to the rainfall happening right influence and this is right at summit road and we do have at least one lane is blocked and slick conditions so be careful as it slow down the speed. over to vallejo c.h.p. is reporting the problem but the waze app shows the accident could very well be in the westbound direction but c.h.p. is saying it is eastbound direction. ten miles per hour coming in because of spectator slowing so we have delays coming away from highway 37. >> the 49ers around their first win since october 18 in quarterback gabbert's debut. now he has a lot of new fans, gabbert did something they have not done in two games, score a touchdown, scoring two in the first half. he has zero sacks and they still

won and the coach would not commit to gabbert for the next gale. >> on the silver and black, pittsburgh against steelers and carr finds michael crabtree for the second straight 100-yard receiving game putting the raiders up but it did not last. then ben roethlisberger had his own weapon and brown had 187 yards receiving just in the first half. big bigg last with an ankle injury and late in the fourth carr tied the game but brown comes back again break free for 57-yard run to set up the steel ers game winning field goal and the raiders lose in a heartbreaker. you may want to double cover a guy who torched you for 180 yards in the first half. >> they keep that in mild next

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the sound of jackhammering filled a neighborhood with drill asking pounding to repair a small water main break on 23rd street near grand view avenue. the water department said some people were without water for a while but it did not cause a major service disruption. >> a one-year-old is fighting for her life at stanford's hospital this morning but her parents are waking up to good news. over flight viewers raised $7,000 to offset medical expense s for paloma batocci born premature and doctors told her parents she had a month to live. they brought her to stanford on friday. they discovered the ronald mcdonald house was full and batoccis cannot afford a hotel so she ask the viewers for help. >> i took a year off for her health so we blue through all of our savings. >> they are waiting for pa low w pressure -- paloma's third

open-heart surgery. this is a site "give war," with donations now at $17,383. the goal is $100,000 so study progress there. if you would lake to help because they can use more help, go to abc7news.com. >> it is 5:45. bart riders will see a new and improved powell street station the third business of the station in the bart system and officials wand to make it more attractive to tourists who take bart to get into downtown san francisco. planners recommend $94 million in improvements offer time and the first round will include a new ceiling, moving ticket machines and new elevators scheduled to be completed by 2018. a second before of repairs has not been scheduled but will include re-opening the bathrooms and creating in-station bicycle parking. >> a big safety change to school buss that carry director kids to school each day. federal safety regulators will begin pushing to make sure every

child who rides has a three-point seatbelt. regulators have argued that installing the seatbelts is too expensive and buses had go safety record row them l is no timeline for installing the seatbelt on all school buses but regular players say the super the better. >> hollywood came to silicon valley for the third annual breakthrough prize awards at moffitt field to honor innovators including scientists from all over the world including a uc berkeley scientists. the actors did not mind taking a back seat to the cutting edge inknow separators -- innovators. >> it is inspiring that a generation can see on tv the scientists who dough -- their life to progress and getting the red carpet treatment. >> each receive add cash prize of town $3 million, a total of

$22 million was given out and the honorees can pick next year's winners. >> in the bay area we have the mentality that innovators are rockstars. >> maybe they can figure out a way to keep dry this morning on way to work. >> a umbrella? >> that has been invented already. >> or run to the car as fast as you can. you can. or gore -- >> you can see heading away from healdsburg and windsor, we are on mark west springs road down to mendocino avenue heading into the higher elevation with more behind it down to dill dill -- dillon beach and 20 miles from novato so you have 30 minutes or so before the wet weather is there with a few sprinkles around mill valley and tiburon

and sausalito. the strongest storm is 24 lightning strikes the last hour to the west of san rafael and san francisco by 45-50 minutes so it could take an hour and a half to come ashore. way will not when they come ashore they are losing a little bit of potency and are dropping the heavy rain along the coast and dropping lighter amounts as they move off to the east. right now the greatest instability is over the ocean but when the sun comes up and warms the ground we will see more thunderstorms develop. we did have thick fog around santa rosa but with the rain moving through it has increased the visibility so that is the good news because of rain and the winds are less than ten miles per hour but you get under one of the thunderstorms and you could have brief downpours and localized gusting wins up to 30 or 35 minute with a little bit of hail but notice right new wear looking at a dry golden gate bridge and diabolo

hamilton could have snow but more than likely it will be parkway-sized hail and the showers will taper so that means frosty nights ahead. at 5:00, you can see by 7:00, most of the bay starting to get wet, south bay and inland east bay taught so much you will be more as you head to the end of the morning commute and by anyone you can still see a lost scattered showers and thunderstorms around and by action we are still looking at a few and as we hold to the 9:00 to noon hour or midnight is when we are seeing them taper come metally and waking up to clear conditions inland veal. you can get anywhere from a quarter of an inch to two-thirds of aneurysm if you are caught under a heavy shower and thunderstorm. this the today. tomorrow, all the way through sunday it will be dry. with 50s and 60 tomorrow. and 60s and 70s by friday. leyla? >> we start with mass transit, bart has 46 trains running on time and ace rain one is a

minute early and muni is re-routed at 16th and van ness because of the early fire, and inbound 22, and 33 buses, both are being re-routed and you might have a slight delay. as we take a look at the gonna it is dry from marin to san francisco so, tone, the commute has been nice for everyone and we have had a couple of accidents and this is most likely due to slick conditions a solo spinout northbound highway 17 at summit road we do nut have delays, actually, so that is a nice surprise if you can say, no injuries involved but be still, wet conditions so be careful if you travel through the santa cruz mountains. moving over to vallejo, this was a sig-alert but then they re-opened all lanes eastbound 80 and all backup to the westbound direction is up for nine miles per hour heading away from highway 37. >> new at 6:00, the land to build a wind farm off the coast of california and some are worried about the green energy

project. >> big medical breakthrough for a small paint, the ground breaking treatment never before tested on humans giving a little girl a second chance at life. >> we will get ready to tumble. would you try this? a very brave dental hygienist takes on a 12' alligator. takes on a 12' alligator. >> stay tuned.

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cancer paints around the worm. >> a one-year-old leyla richards has battleed leukemia with traditional treatments not working and the parents were told she would die. >> i don't believe in giving up. i carried on in my head i will fight, i will get the result i need. we just pushed on, pushed on, pushed on. >> so leyla's doctors decided to try an experimental treatment never before tested on humans. they injected leyla with the donor's immune cell engineered to attack her cancer. nearly two months later her leukemia appears to be gone. however, doctors caution it and 50 soon to know to she is cured or whether the treatment could be used to help others. >> offers a lot of hope to a lot of people. >> live doppler hd is very busy this morning and mike we can get a last snow from this. >> absolutely, to the skiers and those who want to see the

drought be tapered the western slope of the sierra until 7:00 tomorrow morning, and lake tahoe until 8:00 tomorrow morning and looking at 4-8 inches down to 7,000 feet so 8-12" at the higher elevations and to the north, look at this 1-4" down to 5,000 feet with winter weather advisory until 7:00 this morning and that is going to dust diabolo with snow and bring us thunderstorms that are developing to the north and rotateing down toward us. we will have 60s from fresno south and the rest of us in 50s to 30s in the mountain. >> leyla? did you know that means, of courts break out the changes. here we go, you will need chains for i-80 and highway 50, also, if you travel language 88, do not leave home without them. right now, it looks like we have plenty of snow. that is great. as we move over to the san mateo bridge, traffic is building away from the east bay toward the peninsula, and not seeing too many brake lights so we are

moving at posted speed. >> kristen and eric? >> you will be talking about this video at the water cooler. in texas, alligator underrer took on an 800 pound alligator that is blind in one i didn't and nicknameed godzilla. she is a dental hygienist by day and only 5' 6", an unlikely gater wrestler. >> we thought we had him wore out enough where we could get two people on the back of him and hold his moth this way and outweigh him which clearly did not work. >> she was tinally able to catch it by the jaws and tape its mouth shut. the gator had to be lifted out of the parking lot with a fork lit and now it is at an at gator farm. >> why find it that unusual, she is a dental hygienist and not afraid of teeth. >> human tooth. or any kind.

whoa... >> my wife is not doing that. >> mike's wife is a hygienist. >> new at 6:00 a recommendation that could leave hundreds of homeowners footing a big bill, some residents need to improve their chimneys. >> a curl controversy in texas, a mother is fighting back after she said hour daughter was kicked off a cheerleading team because of her hair. >> keep tabs on weather and traffic through the commercial traffic through the commercial break.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> at 6:00 this morning, rain is moving into the bay area and you can see it if green on live doppler hd h.d. mostly north and offshore but, yes, some of us are feeling showers around as you head out the door. plan for a wet commute no matter

where you live. good morning on this monday, a wet monday, thanks for joining us. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. meteorologist mike nicco, how much of the green is virga and how much is hit the ground? >> all of it is hitting the ground. great question. we have had so much virga this season. this is the most likely to be virga right here, around san bruno and san mateo from the bridge up to candlestick point used to be and from richmond, all the way back toward mill valley and, also, sausalito, that is going to be lightest the heavy stuff reaching the ground across the north bay and all the lightning strikes, gone, for now. >> and the next three hours you can see yellows and oranges and more thunderstorms developing over the ocean and restating ashore. the only area not getting rain at that time is inland east bay in the south bay and if you look toward the south you can see brakes in the crowd from our camera. the day planner shows showers