argen with a first look at live doppler 7 hd. >> we've got the cloud cover overlaid with some looks like precip but really this is just in the upper elevations and the atmosphere is moist enough, that's why it's helping us retain some of the warmth in the cloud cover, but upper elevations in lake county maybe a little bit of rain and know is there, but we are looking at a spare the air alert for the afternoon, this is the south bay, in the santa clara valley it will be illegal to burn everywhere because of the poor air quality. 30s and 40s for the rest of us,

37 petaluma, 39 pleasant town. it is cold, 3 to 14 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. partly to mostly cloudy today í once again in the low to mid 50s. we will track the rain coming up. >> thank you. a bay area teacher has been accused of molesting a student. we are hearing from parenty#pz students who are stunned of the teacher's sudden arrest. police say it happened on the campus of fairfield high school. abc 7 news reporter alan wong has more. >> he taught honors chemistry and integrated science. >> reporter: andrea martinez says 27-year-old eric hankins was her chemistry teacher at fairfield high school. >> he got along with the students and talked to us a lot, too. he was really friendly. >> reporter: this was his first year at fairfield high but it didn't last long, hankins was arrested on new year's eve and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior is a 14-year-old student. police say it happened on campus

in early december. >> how does something like that happen on campus? that shouldn't be happening. >> reporter: hankins was placed on administrative leave until his arrest. >> two days ago i received an e-mail from another chemistry teacher saying that he is no longer going to be our teacher and he will be taking over for us. >> to know that someone was taking advantage of their privileges and rights as a teacher is disgusting. >> reporter: police also be searched hankins' home for evidence of an ongoing relationship with the student. the fairfield-suisun unified school district was unavailable for comment. meanwhile investigators are still asking the public for more information about this incident. in fairfield, alan wong, abc 7 news. this morning a man and a women are facing felony charges after a skinny dipping adventure at an upscale wine country hotel turned into a fight with police. just past midnight yesterday security at the wis inn napa hotel called police when they saw two people jumping the fence into their pool area.

witnesses say the two were drunk and vandalized the property. police say when they tried to stop the pair the man struggled with an officer and they used a stun gun to sub due him. authorities are trying to determine why a pedestrian that was killed last night was walking on a san jose freeway. the chp says the 65-year-old man was walking on the transition ramp from southbound 280 to southbound 101 when he was hit by at least one car. the incident closed two lanes of the connector for about two hours. the driver of the car was not injured in the collision. the chp says alcohol does not appear to have played a factor in the crash. also in san jose, a woman who was stabbed tuesday night in an attack that left two people hurt has died. sky 7 hd was overhead when police converged on the shopping center. police say several men attacked the couple at a carl's jr. restaurant. the woman was stabbed in the neck, the man still in critical condition. police made arrests in the

incident butñnggbñ not release identities. a family in val low is homeless after a fire destroyed their homes. the sound of flames woke them up and they raced out in the nick of time. the fire built the home down to the frame. it started in a back unit built over the garage and spread over to the front unit. the family lost everything, an estimated $300,000 worth of items including their christmas presents. the heat was so intense it melted the siding and broke windows on neighbors' homes. >> it was like an explosion, you know, it was loud, at first it was a crackle and then it was bam. >> fortunately no one was hurt. the red cross helped with providing essential supplies and the family stayed with relatives last night. the new year has begun and there are 807 new laws that took effect yesterday in california. they include an increase in the minimum wage from $9 to $10 an hour, vaccinations are now mandatory for all k through 12 students with no exemptions for

personal beliefs, it's also now illegal to wear earbuds or plugs in both of your ears while driving or cycling. sergio quintana has more. >> reporter: we saw was bicyclist on market street who was hearing both earbuds and she fested up to the mistakes. >> this is wrong, kids. don't do that. >> reporter: victoria lowery was delivering meals to a nearby shelter. do you agree with this new law? >> yeah, because it's crazy. there is a lot going on, pedestrians, people on bikes and cars. >> reporter: i also talked with two tourists from rome italy who have enjoyed bicycling around san francisco. >> i always knew to wear just one because the low volume because i can hear some music while riding, but not that loud so i can hear people talking. >> reporter: wearing just one ear bud is legal. traffic safety experts say allowing one ear free allows drivers to be tuned into the traffic just enough to be safe but not every bicyclist grease.

>> it's an unbalanced feeling to do that. >> reporter: the new law also effects motor vehicle drivers with a few exceptions for loud vehicles. california is one of 13 states in the union that has some kind of restriction on earplugs, earphones or earbuds, four states have complete bans. as of today drivers and bicyclists can be cited for wearing two buds or earphones and could face a fine and court costs. sergio quintana, abc 7 news. football fans across the bay area kicked off the new year by watching the rose bowl between stanford and iowa. abc 7 news was in palo alto for a watch party at the patio sports bar. cardinal fans roared with excitement as the team beat the hawk eyes 46-16. one of the main topics of the afternoon was christian mik after ri. >> i think stanford will end up number three in the country.

christian mccaffrey everybody will realize how good he is after seeing him in this game, he should have won the heisman. this is a complete domination. i think iowa -- i'm surprised they even came out for the second half. i thought they were getting on their bus to go home. >> we will have more highlights coming up in sports. republican presidential candidate carly fiorina is being accused of throwing her alma mater under the bus for her own political game. the stanford alum sent out this tweet, it said, love my alma mater but rooting for a hawk eyes win today. fiorina is behind in the polls to other republicans running for president. in february the iowa caucus could help decide who gets the nomination. reaction was quick and harsh for the former houle let pack card ceo. matthew dowd tweeted, so carly a  stanford to support iowa now the cardinals now how the hue let

pack erred employees tweeted. other "news now," in vacaville a delivery driver hit a hydrant and ruptured the pipe causing this geyser at a walmart store. crews capped the water after arriving just before 10:00 p.m. on nut tree road. the driver was not hurt. up in the sierra, conditions look terrific at heavenly mountain resort, the snow covered slopes were filled with skiers and snow borders yesterday, all lifts were operating with 95 out of 97 runs open. if you plan to head up this weekend no chains or snow tires are required right now on interstate 80. lisa, that's certainly the type of travel that you want to, you know, encounter as you're heading up there with no major delays. >> that's right. and that window will be closing because we have several storm systems on the way for the week ahead, but right now you're noticing the cloud cover and experiencing the warmer temperatures. 45 san francisco, 48 half-moon way bay, 36 san ramone as well

as santa rosa at 35. the clouds hangling around and some showers arriving before the day is out but more rain for the second half of your weekend and wait until you see the seven-day forecast. also ahead the flood threat leaves missouri and heads south, the latest on the deadly winter flood that devastated communities in the midwest. >> what do you want to let go in the new year? >> about 15 pounds. abc 7 news anchor reggie aqui hits

he is becoming isis' best recruiter. they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims. >> that's what hillary clinton had to say about her leading republican rival at last month's democratic presidential gate. trump called her a liar, but an al qaeda affiliate based in so malia is now using a clip of donald trump in a recruitment video. he's talking about his proposed ban on muslims coming into the u.s. the hour long propaganda video warns that the west will eventually turn on its muslim citizens and urges african-americans to convert to

islam. ♪ >> singer natalie cole died on thursday. she rose to fame in the '70s with her grammy award winning hit "this will be." her career peaked with the album unforgettable with love. cole battled drug battles and hepatitis that forced her to undergo a kidney transplant in may of 2009. her family says she died from complications from ongoing health issues. she was 65 years old. the new year means new resolutions, getting in shape is a perennial favorite, but as reggie aqui found out, there are a few new ones on the list. >> reporter: ball drops, fireworks pop, resolutions run rampant. or in this case run up the lion street stairs in pacific heights. >> rich, what are we doing here? >> just trying to burn off a little bit of 2015.

>> what do you want to let go in the new year? >> about 15 pounds. >> judging on by the folks huffing and puffing her no surprise the usual diet and exercise show up on a survey of 2016 resolutions. what is unusual, the study by go banking rates finds living life to the fullest stops them all with finances trailing the list. as for what we don't want in 2016 -- >> campaign debates. i need to stop watching those. >> things from 2015 that must be left in the past? >> my single relationship status. >> what hasn't worked? >> tinder, grinder, okay cupid. >> who are you going to find a man in 2016? >> social inter faction? >> no, really? that's so 2010. >> over a cup of 2016 coffee in the marina a final word about words. >> what phrase do you want to leave behind in 2015? >> yeah. is that how you say it? >> you know, you know, you know.

>> and like. >> i'm also abdicating for no more bye felicia. >> what up. >> salutations, felicia. it's the drink version of bye felicia. >> i'm tired of the stuff my husband say, that's cra. >> cra is gone in 2016. here is the year of 2016, the year of less cra and more muscle. >> happy new year. reggie aqui, abc 7 news. "the force awakens" continues to shatter records. it trumped the competition on new year's eve, adding nearly $23 million to its $652 million haul. the film has passed "jurassic world" and titanic to become the second biggest domestic movie of one time, it's $100 million shy of beating avatar's record, disney owns the franchise and is the parent company of abc 7.

that's helen hiran as an intelligence officer in a new movie coming out this year. analysts say 2016 is expected to be a game changer for women, they are getting roles that have traditionally gone to men. other examples is kate winslet as a mob leader. >> you are the warrior. >> elizabeth bennett joins mr. darcy on the battlefield taking on an army of the undead, that's because pride and prejudice is getting a new twist, zombies. then there's the "ghostbusters" remake that is sporting an all female cast, one producer calls it a cultural shift, she says the public is finally ready to accept more diverse female roles. the first spare the air alert is in effect this morning, that means most of us are banned from burning fires in the fireplace or outdire for pits.

lighter winds and colding temperatures prompted the 24-hour ban. >> that's creating an inversion condition and we expect high levels of particulates throughout parts of the bay area, especially santa clara county. >> homes are wood stones or fireplaces are the only source of heat are exempt from the ban but starting in november those must be certified. the south bay being hit by that spare the air alert and not so good air quality out there. >> right. that colder air is more dense, it's heavier, it's settled to the ground and that's what we're looking at when we look at live doppler 7 hd when we look at some of the cold air trapped to the surface and the higher elevations could be looking at rain and snow. it's warmer this morning because of the blanket of clouds we still have that cold air trapped at the surface. that's creating the poor air quality, very little mixing and perhaps a few sprinkles in the north bay and maybe that high elevation rain/snow mix.

we're widening the perspective to show you this is storm number one, a weak one that comes in tonight and monday and this is the second system just offshore, that's the stronger one and then there could be more behind that. so as we look out towards mt. tam you can see all the gray sky and the milder start for you from san francisco which really has been in the mid 40s all week long, it's really a mountain view, the peninsula, south bay, low to mid 40s. of course, the north bay, but morgan hill is always a cool spot, the upper elevations, you are at 40 right now, good morning half-moon bay you have been sitting at 48, the surf is going to kick up over the next week in southern california in classic el nino style getting impacted as well this week with heavy rain. 42 in concord, still chilly in livermore, santa rosa and novato with low and upper 30s. from about a degree warmer from this time yesterday to the delta to anywhere from 8 to 14 degrees warmer throughout the north bay,

oakland and mountain view and livermore. so things are changing, the pattern is shifting and we're looking at that wind shift, the cloudy skies, maybe a scattered shower today. the bulk of the day is dry. the late evening showers more likely and the wet pattern begins tomorrow. takes us through just about each and every day. so partly to mostly cloudy skies, we are at 5:00 later on today and then we will be looking at the rain mainly along the coast and in the north bay. by the overnight hours into your sunday morning. so it still stays to the north, it's still light into the early morning, but we're looking at more rain as we go through the afternoon on sunday and then look at sunday evening into your monday morning, commute timing is everything, it's going to be messy, of course, slow, rainfall totals this is the number one on our storm impact scale, won't be huge but we're looking for things to get going after this with a half inch in novato a and .6 in san francisco.

by monday night no tuesday there's the next system, maybe a little break into tuesday but look what happens wednesday. wind, rain. thursday, scattered showers. wait until you see the outlook for the next five days. this starts on monday, it goes through the end of the week, we're talking 1 to 3 inches lower elevations, 4 to 6 inches around mendocino county. we need t afternoon highs 49 concord, 50 vallejo, 57 santa cruz. your spare the air alert today, that weak system for sunday and monday looking at maybe a little break in there before things get going with the wind and rain tuesday, wednesday, thursday and the snow it should be definitely impacting the sierra nevada but a little too soon to tell how much, but the snow levels will still be low. >> i'm already starting to feel a little damp just from that forecast. thanks. coming up, could cheese be as addictive as drugs? why you may

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2015 is over but events of the year will have sweeping impact on the year in america. michael finney takes a look at some of the top consumer stories of the past year. >> drones soared in popularity over the past year. hopiests by the thousands flying cool toys for fun and a little trouble, sometimes flying into air space, invading personal space, that trouble spawned new

regulation, the faa requiring owners to register their drones or face a fines of more than $27,000. martin sclely became the poster board for drug price gouging when he boosted the price to $750 per pill. the ensuing outrage focused the spotlight on big pharma prompting a congressional investigation and hearings on the skyrocketing price of medicine. we have a warrant out for your arrest. >> kevin lemon of daly city was among thousands of americans targeted by the sweeping irs scam. con artists posing at irs agents called victims across the country claiming they owed back taxes. they were told they would be arrested unless they wired money instantly. it was called the biggest irs scam in history and it's still going on. all across america protesters demanded a minimum wage of $15 per hour as focus shifted to workers' rights.

democrats in congress proposed a higher minimum wage while in california governor jerry brown signed a landmark legislation requiring equal pay for women. finally, the end of 2015 brought the end of free money. the federal reserve raised interest rates for the first time in nine years. from practically zero to a quarter percent. >> interest is bad. >> that means higher mortgage rates, higher credit card rates and the possibility of more increases in the new year. >> banks have already increased their prime lending rates and it remains to be seen will they also raise the interest they pay to you on your savings accounts? get ready for another wild ride this year and i will be here keeping you up to date. i'm michael finney. 7 on your side. this weekend dungeness crab fishing is open along parts of the california's coast. state officials closed the fishing season in november after finding unsafe levels of a toxin. they have now lifted an advisory

south of the bay area. many fishermen based in santa cruz have yet to travel south and some aren't convinced it will be worth the trip. >> if you fish you know what it's like if there are 1,000 boats fishing around it over and against five or ten boats fishing around you. >> commercial and recreational crab fishing remains off limits in northern california. there might be a reason why people love cheese so much. a new study says cheese can be as addictive as drugs. researchers for the u.s. national library of medicine say certain foods can be addictive because of the way they are processed, foods that are highly processed and fatty are more associated with addictive eating behaviors, cheese is personally addictive because of a protein found in milk products. much more ahead on the abc 7 saturday morning news. people all over the country dreaming of riches with the biggest power ball jackpot in nearly three years, the long odds we all face. plus an update on those sick horses that needed help and the

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give it a pop. >> announcer: live from the kgotv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. it's half past the hour on this saturday morning, thanks for joining us i'm chris nguyen. we're waking up to cool temperatures across the bay. here is meteorologist lisa argen tracking the conditions where you live. >> there's more 40s than 30s and here is the cloud cover with live doppler 7 hd, upper

elevations you can see the moisture but it's not making its way to the ground. i will widen the view and you will notice this cloud mass here. this is the sunday/monday storm system and the next one coming in for the middle of the week so storms are lined up, it's going to be a wet week and we're going to see several inches of rain. illegal to burn today with a spare the air alert, the poor air quality in the south bay, you saw the 40s, you are feeling the 40s in san francisco, belmont and pacifica 39 santa clara, 37 up in healdsburg and a gray day, low to mid 50s for the most part, maybe an isolated shower and more activity with light showers come in tomorrow. we will track it out for you in a few minutes. developing news out of the midwest this morning, the death toll continues to rise from the historic flooding. missouri governor jay nixon will address the nood rescue response as homes and businesses are threatene

threatened. >> homes submerged, hundreds of roads washed away, cars stranded. this morning parts of missouri under as much as 16 feet of water after a week of record flooding along the mississippi river. >> it's mind-boggling. >> at least 23 people are daddy, others still missing and the dluj is not over here. the governor declaring a state of emergency, deploying national guard troops to the hardest hit areas as officials and residents brace for the worst. >> it is particularly dangerous to have this kind of rain then this kind of cold. >> in some parts of missouri the water beginning to recede but more many the damage is done. this man's suburban st. louis home was swept away on wednesday, the force of the waters smashing the house into a bridge. >> i thought it was going to get in the house and -- a couple feet. i never imagined it would go over the roof and then

disappear. >> no stranger to flooding he was stunned by the devastation. >> the river goes down, you wash stuff and carry on. you never expect your house to float away. >> that was indra pierson reporting. officials say the mississippi river at cape gerard dough set a new river record level of 38.5 feet. the concern for flooding will last for several weeks. an all out search is under way in israel for a shooter at a deadly attack at a popular bar in tel aviv. the gunman opened fire with an assault rifle killing two people and injured at least seven others. reports say they know his identity, he is an israel arab. the exact motive for the shooting is unknown, but tel aviv's mayor says it appears to be an act of terrorism. developing news out of france this morning, three people are hurt after soldiers opened fire at a car that hit them at a mosque they were guarding yesterday.

one of those three people injured is a soldier. officials are calling it a surprising incident. they say a person drove toward the soldiers and knocked them to the ground, they told the driver to stop and when they didn't the soldiers started shooting. officials have not yet identified the suspect who was shot in the arm and leg. 8:33. abc 7 news bureaus have come through in a big way for a horse rescue group that was facing a financial crisis. in october we sold you the equine rescue center was in danger of shutting down, now thanks to many of you it's a different story. abc 7 news anchor ama dates has more. >> reporter: this happy horse is named hattie, once neglected and afraid to come near anyone now she's strutting her stuff stand posing for holiday photos. deborah vaz kez was originally planning to if i have her a temporary foster home then she fell in love. >> it's permanent now, two months after that i adopted her. >> hadi is one of many success stories made possible by the

equine rescue center south of hollister. >> we are the rescue that will take the ones nobody will take. >> the center is a haven for abused and abandoned horses, they are rehabilitated and adopted out or if that's not possible they get a permanent home at the sanctuary. the entire operation is run with donations and staffed by volunteers, but this fall the center was in crisis with hay prices soaring because of the drought. founder monica hard man announced they had to raise $50,000 or shut down and many of you responded. >> we have had a huge outpouring from the abc 7 news viewers. >> hundreds of donations, large and small, came into the center's go fund me page and in the mail. >> i have received so many wonderful letters of support, i have had phone calls, i have had people reach out to us just to let us no he that what we're doing is important. >> reporter: the response still makes monica emotional. now the center has met its goal and will stay open.

>> it's the best feeling in the world. >> reporter: much of the donated money will be used for an irrigation system. >> this property has four wells on it. >> reporter: once the irrigation is ready the rescue center will grow food for the horses and cut down on hay bills. there's one more piece of good news, the 350 acre rescue center happens to be home so some san joaquin kit foxes one of the most endangered species in california. >> and they live off of the endangered kangaroo rat which we have colonies of them. so the goal is to make the equine rescue center a wildlife habitat for the endangered animals. >> reporter: she may be eligible for federal funding. >> that's pretty awesome. >> reporter: of course, the center still needs donations to keep up with day to day expenses, but all in all it's in a great holiday season thanks to the volunteers and abc 7 news viewers.

ama dates, abc 7 news. monica says her emergency call for donations brought in more than $60,000 but the center always needs more help to keep up with day to day expenses, we posted a link to our website, abc7news.com. the new year is starting with a fuj power ball jackpot, the drawing is tonight and jackpot is at $334 million. the last time the payout was this big was nearly three years ago. abc 7 news reporter sara haines tells us what americans are doing to win the money. >> reporter: this morning americans are rushing out for a chance to start the new year a multi-multi-multi-millionaire in tonight's power ball. even wannabe winners unlucky to win in one of the six states that don't offer power ball are making the trek across state lines to pick up their lucky numbers. >> through last wednesday we had sold more than $620 million in power ball tickets. so people are really starting to get some jackpot fever.

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>> announcer: novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. welcome back, everyone, new this morning if you take public transportation in the south bay you will be riding new buses this year. the santa clara valley transportation authority is rolling out more than 2,000 articulated clean energy buses, the buses are 60 feet and will replace the older ones that are on the 522 line. pats injuries can expect free wifi and more comfortable seating. time is 8:41. lisa, we're already seeing temperatures in the 40s in some parts of the bay area. >> that's right. seeking of santa clara we have a spare the air advisory for that colder denser air that has settled into the south bay, particularly santa clara, but

check out the sierra she have had da, more snow to come this week, truckee minus 6, no travel problems today or tomorrow, but the week ahead, yeah, it's looking very wet. we will talk about it next. >> also ahead, stanford crushes iowa in the rose bowl. rick quan has the eye lights of

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new this morning a store owner in southern california is so fed up with pennies he is no longer allowing them in his markets. as absz 7 news reporter eileen frar from our sister station in l.a. tells us, change is being rounded up to make things easier, but not all customers are happy. >> reporter: to some a penny saved is penny earned. >> i put them in my piggy bank. >> reporter: find one, some canner it good luck. >> i pick it up. >> reporter: but to roland fox pennies are a nuisance, his stores mission market in fullerton and anaheim no longer use them. >> we tell them we are not taking them anymore, we round up to the nearest nickel or down to the nearest nickel. >> reporter: to some it's no big deal. >> i'm fine with that, i usually have a debit card or credit card, i don't have cash on me. >> reporter: others are caught off guard. >> i want to use pennies. >> reporter: he says getting rid

of the penny saves time and money. >> every penny we dig out takes probably about a second and we're digging out three, four pennies and our customers are digging out three, four pennies to pay us it, adds up. >> reporter: he said it's not uncommon to do 100 transactions in 25 minutes, but without the penny. >> we can fit in two or three extra transactions and that's hundreds of dollars a month we can save. >> reporter: canada said good-bye to the penny years ago, the royal canadian mint stopped making and distributing it back in 2013, one. reasons the rising cost to make it compared with its face value. >> i heard he hates pennies so i bought him a present, happy new year. am i jumping on and doing that for my store? not quite yet. but i do appreciate his forward thinking. >> reporter: he says it's about the customer. he will use pennies, but only if someone requests them. in fuller ton, eileen frar, abc 7 news. 8:46.

meteorologist lisa argen here with the full weather forecast. dry for now but change is on the way. >> exactly. it's going to be a wild week ahead as we finally are going to see storm door open and not only for the bay area, southern california and of course mountain snow. these series of wet weather systems look to be cold so that's the good news, we will add to the snow pack and also where the reservoirs are up in northern california they are looking to get a lot of rain. doppler 7 hd showing returns here but this is in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere so it's evaporating before it reaches the ground. this system and this system is what's to come sunday and monday and beyond that is tuesday and wednesday. we will be looking at the windy weather, the high surf and things getting going slow. 42 san jose, good morning, morgan hill it's 40 for you with 48 on the coast and san jose you are out of that freeze warning yesterday and this morning you're warmer, just like everyone else, but still a few outliers in the 30s with santa

rosa, noevato and fairfield. overall temperatures anywhere from a degree to 14 degrees warmer. right now the clouds moved in through the middle of the night so really that helped for the temperatures not dropping off into the 20s. here is a look at the sierra nevada where conditions are dry for traveling there but if you head up make sure you watch the forecast because coming back could be particularly troublesome. not as cold this morning, tomorrow the wet pattern begins slowly with a weak number, the number one on our storm impact scale. throughout the afternoon we will feature the clouds, maybe a few sunny breaks, as we get into the overnight hours rain in the north bay, east bay, south bay probably not going to see anything but later on in the day sunday things will get going. early morning is quiet, 4:00 some showers along the coast, that low level moisture is responsible and then by sunday night here comes the rain into monday morning, the monday

morning commute is very wet and then we will look at things kind of breaking up by the afternoon. in terms of tote amounts we're looking at -- this model showing anywhere from an inch to over an inch along the coast through monday and a half inch for livermore and san jose. this could change, we're picking up the afternoon on monday here and then look what happens monday night into tuesday. next system it's windy, it's wet, maybe a little break late on tuesday. look at wednesday morning into wednesday afternoon. showers still for thursday. and then the total for the week long rain could be anywhere -- look at the yellows and oranges. 2 to 3 inches lower elevations, 5 to 7 inches higher elevations. so we are definitely getting into a wet pattern and temperatures today with the dry skies will be cool because of the cloud cover, remember, spare the air, 51 richmond, 55 fremont and san jose. the seven-day forecast first time that we have seen this,

almost every day of rain here with a little bit of a break here and there, but things change so you will have to tune back and see when we will see a little dry slot. we certainly will need them because these are definitely on the heels, each one, coming in. so very few breaks in between and we will watch it for you. >> the effects of el nino. >> yea. >> lisa, thanks. turning to sports now, tonight the warriors will register their 150th consecutive sellout at oracle arena when they play the nuggets. the injury riddled dubs may be without four players including steph curry but there is a possibility head coach steve kerr could return to the bench tonight, he has been recovering from off-season back surgery. two days ago the interim coach made mention of it. tip off at 7:30. yesterday stanford star running back christian mccaffrey gave a preview of what may happen next seen. here is rick quan with the highlights in this morning's sports report.

>> good morning. if not for that slip up in the season opener against northwestern stanford might be playing for the national title. yesterday they looked almost unstoppable against iowa in the rose bowl. coach david shaw had his players fired up. the cardinals dord on the first play from skim image. mccaffrey was just getting started. the cardinal defense had 7 sacks and intercepted this pass, quinton meeks makes it the other way 66 yards for a touchdown. stanford scored a rose bowl record 21 points in the first quarter. this time it's mccaffrey returning a punt, 63 yards for a score. the heisman runner up broke the rose bowl records for all purpose regards yards he, he. to top it off shaw dipped into his bag of contribution, hogan fakes a fumble to make it 35-0. hogan and mccaffrey go down

pretending it's a fumble, it totally fooled the iowa defense, the name of that play is hawk eye. ouch. stanford wins easily 45-16 winds up 12-2. >> that explosion that you felt at the beginning of the game was these guys coming, just wanted to play so well, trying not to talk in being the last game, but guys wanted to go out with a bang and they did. >> great players play with a chip on their shoulder. i'm someone who believes having motivation at all times. >> this team is special, we've gone through a lot this year and to finish as rose bowl champions, amazing. >> stanford and cal opened conference basketball play, the cardinals at home against utah. johnny dawkins and the cardinals drove as many as 12 before coming back to tie. rows co allen scores off the glass to make it 63 all. brandon taylor missed a pair with over a second left. the cardinals would take advantage winning in overtime, the allen with the slam, 17

points as stanford upsets utah 70-68. cal had an easier time with colorado. jordan matthews with the alley-oop to ivan ran, that put the bears up by 15. matthews was in the zone, at one point hitting five straight three-pointers, he finishes with a game high 22 as cal wins 79-65, they are now a perfect 10-0 at home this season. and that is sports for saturday morning. i'm rick quan, have a great day. up next, motley crew closes out their farewell tour in l.a. but not before a final show mishap. we

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yeah. >> good morning, everyone. we are looking at a warmer start and with the cloud cover we will be slow to warm. we have a spare the air alert today and the worst air quality in san jose. 43 for you there as well as concord. i want to show you a pro ex-jeks of what we're expecting for the week ahead in terms of rainfall. look at the yellow and oranges, 3 to 4 inches of rain for the lower elevations. mendocino county, we need it, we will have a few breaks but we could run into problems with windy weather and some flooding. stay tuned to our forecasts. the highs from the upper 40s in concord, 55 san jose and fremont, 51 richmond, the ak cl seven-day forecast the weak system number unone or our impact scale tomorrow into monday and then they are lined up after that. stay safe and stay tuned. >> thanks to you for joining us on the abc 7 saturday morning news. the news continues now online, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile devices with our abc 7 news app. abc 7 news continues at 5:00

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