evening, i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. it may end up being one of the wettest days of the year. >> you can see we have areas of rain, heavy in cases, scattered across the bay area, right now, it's following a band of showers and down pours sweeping through the south bay, north of morgan hill and into mount hamilton. and some light rain near coito. in the north bay we have a large area of rain pushing to napa counties and into marin counties. so from guerneville south ward we have rain in the area of napa and here is the forecast animation at 7:00 this evening, we're going to see bands of showers and thunderstorms sweeping through the bay area during the evening hours, 10:00 looks like it's going to be very wet over the pin anyone la with

more waves of rain developing up north and sweeping south ward. by 5:00 in the morning we still may have left over showers and thunderstorms. a more complete look at the forecast later. >> spencer, thank you very much. >> these kinds of -- these storms are gearing up for el nino enhanced weather. >> that is the spot we see flooding when it rains like this. reggie? >> reporter: that is right. this is a common spot for flooding. there are signs and you can take a look at the ponding we're seeing. nothing more than just a little bit of ponding, though. people are very grateful. responders are also grateful because this is a good first try before we get what is expected to be a heavy el nino season. a wet commute home provides a book end of a day.

short rains with a long dry spell in between. the day started with high water on 101. people facing a wet way to get to work and a tree fell at just the right time. a driver saw the tree fall in front of his car near panoramic highway. the driver wasn't hurt. crews used this as good practice. >> we're getting this and working hard to be prepared. >> rain gear activated, including worries about people who are higher. >> there is potential for land fall coming down that is scary. >> there are some very large

tides and heavy winds and rain. you can see storm surges and a possibility of coastal flooding. so those are the things we're watching going forward. >> the sheriff's department says let it remind you to sign up for alerts. you don't have to live in marin county but you know when there is a emergency going on in your area. >> the city delivered free sandbags door to door to people with disabilities. it also left a big mess in guerneville this morning at about 4:00 a.m. a new flood alert system could wake people before water reaches their homes, but it sent out a false alarm yesterday with no rain in site.

>> perhaps we should think of it as a test of the system. you can see the sandbags behind me. the creek is expected to flood. now, it's a matter of using storms like today's to test the system and improve it. the creek is notorious for flooding, as seen in this footage from 1998 but there are a lot of agencies involved. >> federal and state agencies. it's complicated. >> this homeowner expects more flooding but. >> he signed up for the new flood warning system. >> it's based on what is in the

channel. >> the text message alerts are probably most useful part. if something bad happens we won't wake up in 5:00 in the morning to realize there is water in the house. >> this roof line is below the levy. >> the first of its kind program is not without growing pains. >> we saw yesterday is a glitch in a sensor. >> the auto mated system send out a flood warning. now, the joint powers authority is adding a humidel man and -- >> we're just calibrating it because this is a new program. >> there is a public hearing to

help people set up for the new alert system. thank you, katie. if you see stormy weather where you live today and you can take a photo or video, you can share it with us with the #abc7now. we may share photos in the newscast. >> the santa clara branch of the counsel on islamic american locations or cair was evacuated because of letters containing white powder. the other office is in washington, d.c. the santa clara office is closed to investigators can process the scene. a spokesperson says an employee saw the white powder, dropped it and called for help. >> is this what it's coming to? trying to send packages to people that are purportedly have a dangerous substance in them? >> the washington, d.c. office has been given the all clear. a test determined it was not dangerous. an fbi lab will determine what it is, however, no one was hurt

at either office. >> petaluma police arrested a man they say was drunk with his three kids in the car. the traffic stop happened last night on washington street. the man blew a.20 on the test. his daughters are ages 16, 11 and 9. their mother picked them up. santa rosa police arrested people in what investigators are calling a major drug trafficking family. the suspects face federal drug charges. four more suspects are on the loose. agencies teamed up in a series of raids and seized about ten pounds of methamphetamine and $100,000 in cash. >> good news for shoppers in fremont. tonight, police say car break ins there are down by two thirds following the arrest of 21 expected gang members. police targeted six members of

the ghost town gang. and in fremont, fewer cars are being broken into in pacific commons shopping plaza. >> it puts you at ease to know it's being taken care of, then, makes you feel better. >> knowing they're not on the street makes you feel safe. >> detectives say the suspected thieves look for valuables left inside of parked cars at several malls. >> john madden is recuperating after open heart surgery. doctors operated yesterday to clear blockages from the 79-year-old's heart. he's expected to make a full recovery. the nfl wished him a speedy recovery. he shares two separate committees. well, there is a major development tonight in the brazen attack of an east bay baby center. and spencer christian is back with the weather, and how long it will last.

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orinda police made an arrest in a brutal home invasion tuesday where a nanny was beaten. they credit to a camera that records license plates. >> very emotional.

unbelievable. >> the home invasion happened tuesday afternoon when karen and her husband were away. police say the 18-year-old armani miller of oakland kicked in the door, pistol whipped the nanny and drove off with stolen goods. it took place in front of the couple's 5-year-old daughter. a neighbor saw what they believe is a car his accomplice drove. >> a older model white lexus two door parked down the street and around the corner. >> police found the car this is one of a dozen cameras that takes images of cars and license plates. a crime-fighting tool. police found the black suv parked down 35th avenue and they sat on it, waiting for the robber to show up. orinda police sent out a

bulletin showing the white lexus. guess what happened? >> that vehicle drove into oakland. >> police arrested him. still, the family is not taking chances. >> this is just happening to us, but you can never feel safe anymore. >> today they were putting in a new garage door, windows and cameras. vic lee, abc7 news. >> a program to help oakland teams interact peacefully got a boost today. the supervisor allocated $250,000 to the high school outreach program. attorneys from the public defender's office go into the community and teach how to assert their constitutional rights in a manner that keeps them safe.

>> so they know what to do if they get into an encounter with police. >> wanting to prevent as many arefs v rests as possible that could lead to negative consequences for youngsters. >> she believes the program will relieve some tension growing between law enforcement and teens in the year. >> governor brown and family have a new home in sacramento. he and his wife are moving from their loft to the downtown mansion that hasn't housed a governor since ronald reagan. the state purchased the mansion in 1903. the home will serve as their resident. now, the snow is falling and drivers are told you better have chains.

hi, dave. >> for a while we had ice crystals and now, there are flakes here. you can see it's deserted. you can see this shot from donner summit. trucks and cars barely moving up there. the reason, well, you can see these vehicles having to go in, never a good sign. this is towards interstate 80. they had a accident and have had to pull those out of the way. traffic should be blowing again now. and there are conditions so tifl for a while. it's a night where you want to have fun, but if you can avoid going now, and keep track, only come up here when you see it's

been clearer unless you have chains or a 4-deal drive. it's going to be tough. so it's beautiful. >> yes. get a hat or gloves out there. >> yes. yes. >> we have more rain coming in tonight, that is good news. you can see a wave of rain moving towards mount hamilton. another area of rain developed in the north bay sweeping down to sonoma county moving towards the golden gate. wave heights continue to grow up to 18 feet now in bodega bay and they get higher. we're concerned with the possibility of localized flooding. high tide was predicted to reach

6.2 feet this morning. it exceeded that by nearly a foot. in the north bay, a live view from our explore tore yum camera. showers diminish tomorrow and the next storm coming in late saturday into sunday. additional rainfall above and beyond what is measured by 5:00, looks looks like higher totals will be in the south bay and east bay. in the sierra, a winter storm warning and chain controls, and delays are likely. we'll see from a half foot to two feet of snow in the higher elevations over the passes. back to the bay area, we'll see mainly cloudy skies and areas of showers and waves of rainfall from time to time tapering into

scattered showers tomorrow. but overnight lows reach out into the mid to upper 40 and so the start could be a challenging one. by afternoon, breaks of sunshine, cloudy skies with showers tapering off. here is a look at the accu-weather forecast we'll get breaks of sunshine but a chance of rain developing late and a next storm arriving overnight into sunday morning. this ranks two out of five so will be a storm dropping sharply. cold morning weather tuesday and wednesday.

and then, milder and perhaps more rain. news viewers are capturing cloudy skies across the bay today and they're using the #abc7 news. >> this is rachel's photo of her kids reflection, isn't that cool? >> good title to have. >> analyzing the brain every day. one man just got an mri of his brain every day for 18 months. the results are in tonight. >> it may affect whether or not you want your

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there is nothing like a john lennon song to get a crowd moving. during ability awareness night, he has trouble expressing himself but not through music. the teacher says he has perfect pitch. >> sometimes he hears sound or someone plays the wrong chord or note and he tells me hey, this is wrong.

>> he is part of a band and plays with the school's mariachi troop. a stanford professor, twice a week for a year and a half underwent an mri. this is video from the university. he says the biggest factor affecting his brain was whether he had caffeine or not. the research shows parts of the brain responsible for vision or movement were more connected on the days he didn't have caffeine. stanford claims it is now the most studied brain in the world. this site in san francisco's chinatown has been hiding gold rush history, pottery and an industrial sewing machine were found by workers digging on stockton street. they were found eight feet deep and may have been used in a basement factory destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. historians are excited about this because artifacts from the

original chinatown are very rare, indeed. >> this is a list nobody wants to be in. the names of the extreme water users is out and includes names you might recognize. and a bay area billionaire spending his personal fortune on climate

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. the east bay municipal utility district has come out with a use of excessive water users and once again there are well known bay area names on it. >> yes. we take a look at who is high on the list and how they're reacting tonight. among the well known names, buster posy's wife, kristin was shown to have used 3,000 gallons per day at their home in lafayette and billy bean was once again, mentioned. today, you can see a repair crew, including a diver, working on his pool.

his water usage this time was nearly half of what it was in october. olympic medallist christy yam yamaguchi says a leak was the cause of her usage. and this member of motley whose manager says he has been touring for two years. >> these are people who violated an excessive use ordinance. >> topping the list is this home owned a wine maker. according to records, that address uses more than 11,000 gallons per day. keep in mind anything over a thousand owe -- per day is considered excessive.

the second is mark mastro, founder of 24 hour fitness. we tried to reach him. >> we're looking for mr mr. mastrov. >> an investment advisor from lay fayette came in third. he reached out to us to tell us he was startled because he has a well. he says he stopped using east bay mud for irrigation months ago. still, we saw his meter spinning fast. according to east bay mud, the agency collected $400,000 in penalty fees since september. >> it's been a gloomy day across the bay area, as you >> how long might this stick

around? into tomorrow afternoon, here is the bay things are looking right now. areas or pockets of rainfall, one line of shower activity. there is one little cell and we have a line of showers, rainfall sweeping through parts of marin county now, moving towards the golden gate. starting at 10:00 this evening, we'll see from time to time, a band of showers and storms, one sweeping through san francisco into peninsula. and into parts of the east bay, you can see other bands developing and so possibly, some heavy down pours when we expect it to taper off by mid day tomorrow.

>> thank you spencer. >> the series of storms killing at least two people. heavy mud shut down parts of highway 5 in washington state. the governor declared a state of emergency. >> these boulders are bigger in person than on your tv screen. you just -- they remind you, mother nature laughs last and we have to be safe. >> another concern is massive waves. in oregon, the coast guard says it will only send boats if there is an emergency. >> in the city of lights it is crunch time for a key global climate accord. talks in paris are expected up until tomorrow's deadline, maybe beyond. negotiators have been struggling to narrow a draft to try to slow global warming. president obama and president

hollande reiterated their agreement. >> here, an american in paris spending most of his own personal fortune to study climate change. >> reporter: amid dignitaries, tom stieer made his fortune in banking and hedge funds. >> before learning the facts we invested in every industry, including fossil fuel industries. as i understood the facts we stopped. >> coal and oil are now the enmy for stier. three he years ago, he quit his job to spend his fortune stopping fossil fuel. he hosteded the president at his home, greeted by fans but also, protestors against the key stone

exel pipeline. >> it was a yes, we're going to move to a cheen energy economy. >> in paris, that optimism only increased. >> good news is that a lot of the work has been done. >> reporter: president obama had already met with chinese officials and governor brown spent to china. >> california is a great example of how this is supposed to work. we're a place with some of the most progressive policies in the world. >> he's fighting what he sees as a step back. >> i'm absolutely opposed to the idea that they'd ship coal through the bay area, to china. >> he told world leaders solar will be cheaper than coal in two years and turning off lights and biking to work are not enough. >> together, like implementing

policies pushing the whole society at the same time to do the right thing. >> in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> the fbi focused on a lake today, hunting for clues following last week's deadly shooting rampage in san bernardino. agents say they received leads about the lake but won't say if they're looking for anything in particular. so far, agents interviewed hundreds of people, trying to learn more about the husband and wife leaders. >> tonight a senate committee is strongly rebuking donald trump's inflammatory proposal to bar muslims from entering the united states. the judiciary committee voted on a measure saying barring individuals from entering would be un-american. this comes despite crews

disagreeing with trump's plan this week. >> three u.s. airlines are saying no to hover boards on planes. saying some exceed the battery wattage allowed on plains. the fires are now under investigation in five states. they're one of the hottest gift items this holiday season. >> there is a lot more still to come here. >> it could transform the neighborhood but not everyone

if san francisco planners have their way, public housing built in 1941 may be replaced with almost double the number of units. >> this is the wondering, a proposed project. >> the process took another step today, abc7 news reporter carolyn tire explain. >> reporter: 1300 low income residents live in the public housing complex. here is the view from sky 7 hd of the 33 acres on the south slope of the hill.

tracy simmons lived here for a decade. now, there is a plan to tear it down. >> they need to do something. there is mold here. >> there is no question they're dilapidated. for years, there has been a plan for a massive redevelopment project. today, the planning commission approved the report for the project. that will replace all of the public housing allowing current residents to stay, and adding 1100 new units. >> rebuilding in a way that re-yates not pockets of poverty but mixed income communities. >> everybody would love to see a project go through. but within reason. >> dennis lives down the street and thinks it will cause too much traffic. >> getting movement of pedestrians and traffic and bus lines is a challenge. and i don't feel like they've met that well. >> if approved, construction

could take years before residents like eugene barrows can enjoy it. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> home warranties protecting you from repairs may look like a good idea, but look at the fine print. >> one woman found out the hard way until m

a home warranty protection plan did not come through for one oakland couple. >> no. so they called michael finney for help. >> it left the couple without hot water for several days. charles shows us the extent of the problem. water began leaking from the bottom of his heater. >> this is wet and

there. >> betty holloway called first buyer's warranty protection he looked at the system and he said he wasn't capable of doing repairs and he would contact the company. >> she says first american advised her to seek a repair person and there would be reimbursement. first american denied the claim. >> they said they wasn't going to pay it. >> the couple authorized just $125 in repairs. she says she didn't pay attention to it. >> two agents told us two separate times they was going to reimburse us. >> betty contacted 7 on your side and we contacted first american to ask why it had been set low.

days later they were told the claim would be paid in full. >> we're going to get our money back. >> this was usual because he were hold to find their own service. if that happens to you, call your company immediately and ex-main why you need auj sayings sayings. >> let's refeekus on the way now. >> here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. more waves of rain continuing to push through right now. there are

the north bay. these are the wetter spots. mount tam had nearly three inches of rainfall. calistoga, an inch and quarter and rain continues to 15 huths in oakland. san jose will get wetter during overnight hours and tomorrow. tomorrow, after showers, we'll see partial clearing in the afternoon and breaks of sun. high temperatures in the upper 50s.

here is the accu-weather forecast. wet and windy sunday, then we'll get clearing by mid week, temperatures drop sharply. we'll have cold mornings tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. >> thank you, spencer, very much. >> with today's rain and expected el nino winter, you should be prepared. >> grab your umbrella and abc7 news app before walking out of the door. >> when el nino unleashes fury, abc7 news will be on the air and phone. >> get conditions or the accu-weather forecast down to the hour. >> with the news app you can track storms in realtime. >> it's getting colder.

>> watch your abc7 accu-weather forecast with the bay area's most powerful radar. >> share weather photos and media. and you might see your picture on air. follow the abc7 news weather team for the latest updates. abc7 news app. your source for weather. >> the only app you need to track el nino. >> you can get the news app on abc7 news and it is free. >> everybody is wondering will it end? >> when? everybody has an opinion about this.

what does mark jackson think of the streak?

good evening, trying to figure out when the warriors will lose and who is going to beat them. nba analyst jeff van gundy says he thinks they're going down tomorrow night. then again, he thought they'd lose to toronto so what does he know? look at him kind of favoring his ankle today. he won 27 straight and breaking the record of 33 in a row, clearly. >> we're doing our best to keep having fun here on the road and in practice. and that is where our focus is on staying present, doing what we need to do. >> former coach jackson was on sports center this morning,

asked about the dozen starts. can they be this good all year? or is this just a phenomenal start? >> it's not just because they're on a hot streak. no. this is who they are. you're going to have to pay attention to detail. you're not going to play a great quarter and beat them. and they're a great team. >> cal with a hefty boost from $2 million to #$.8 million. he's now under contract in the 2019 season. the contract has an ought yes mattic roll over clause if cal reaches certain standards. the uc board of reenlents get to approve the crew before becoming

official. and derek henry will be for player of the year tonight, henry ran almost 2000 yards this season. mccaffrey, the foster farms bowl december 26th will match ucla with nebraska. the two coaches were in town today to promote the game, played at levis horn huskers made it because there weren't enough clubs, but the huskers were the only team to beat michigan state this season. >> people are going to argue but i'm not going to apologize for

it. i'm glad to be here. i think we have a good team. and how do you get your kids up for the game? >> they love to compete. and it's just the next chance to go compete. two you know, it gets your juices flowing. and the bowl is building credibility every year. to be part of that, that is exciting for us. today, michael crabtree said the raiders have a bright future. >> keep building. yes. and we're just growing and i'm

happy to be here. >> abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. >> that doesn't hurt. >> interest is new concern about isis. join us tonight how loyalists are using do it yourself pass ports to get into the united states. >> and hazmat crews are surrounding the offices of the center for islamic relations. >> looking at what is ahead at abc7, at 8:00, it's toy story, and then, the original toy story followed by abc7 news at 11:00. >> look for breaking news on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us here, we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at 9:00 and 11:00.

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