101 in marin county at the lucky drive exit with flooding on the highway. the rain is just getting started. we understand more is expected so this is an area you want to row through very cautiously and you are looking at northbound headlights going north with the tail lights headed and the city and the southbound side, too, we did not hit near the stand water they are seeing with a puddle on the shoulder and it was nothing like this. the northbound drivers need to be especially careful through here and this is a morning to slow down and give a lot of cushion between you and the car in front of you. a good point we notice today when we are driving from the east bay to here, slick on the bridges but there is in wind. we were not hit with gusts of wind. that is a positive but it is a morning to slow down and be careful. i amy hollyfield for abc7 news.

>> with heavy rain and gusts come propensities for trees to come down. >> tree gaze are really busy right new. we have the drought-stressed trees, el nino scare and they cannot answer all of the phone calls. it is sad. >> competent will get more busy at el nino continues. >> causing problems elsewhere, as well, and matt keller is in the south bay in san jose. matt? >> yes, good morning, reggie. we have a downpour here in san jose. south of winchester boulevard and williams road. pg&e is here because there are 58 customers without power at the reserve apartments. all the people are in the dark. they have a blown transformer. it is in a vault. they are working on that. i asked if it was weather-related and they said it

is possible it could be the rain. we have seen consistent downpours the last sure or so. we drove on 101 and on 85. it is. coming down. a lot of the far right lanes have standing water in them. be careful on the roads. a lot of hydroplanes. when the sun comes up and people head out on the roads for the commute they run into a lot of trouble. we expect more accidents because of the consistent rain. >> matt, a flash flood watch is in affect for northern california counties this morning as authorities cop a close eye on the areas scorched by fire last year. wild fires ravaged several hundred thousand acres of land in napa, lake, and sonoma county. the both weather issued a watch for calaveras county following the butte fire. if you travel through those areas keep an eye out for problems because of flooding and

rock and debris. timing is everything so if you are headed owe the door take us with you for the latest information with punish alert -- with push alerts free. >> a vallejo woman is dead after a hit-and-run accident and the search is on for a white pickup truck. the woman was crossing the road in the crosswalk when the pickup hit her at 630 can sent her into another rain where a second vehicle struck her. driver in the truck took off. >> san francisco police hope that new video is going to led them to the person responsible for the deadly betting of anerly decemberly art it. police released the video of a man a "person of interest" and officers say the attack was unprovoked and happened in the middle of the day at a busy intersection van ness and market. a 74-year-old stewart jackson was waiting for the bus and a man punched him so hard that he

fell to the ground and hit his head. he died a week later. his death has left the void in the community. >> i am still in shock over stewart's death. everyone i talked to is sickened about what happened. >> if you remember nice the person in this video you be urged to contact san francisco police. >> presbyterian is scheduled to outline new gun control measures this morning. he is sidestepping congress and using executive powers to make the changes. our reporter is in the newsroom with what we are expecting today >> close the so-called gun show loophole allowing people to skirt become green checks at gun shows and online is a major changes, the retailers have to relative step as licensed gun dealers which require them to conduct background check. president obama's land is expected to include ten politicians. funding is allocated for mental health treatment and staff for federal agencies.

the f.b.i. and a.t.f. and explosive agents. the pentagon is directed to research smart gun technology. for example, weapons that can only fire with a finger print scan. people headed into a south bay gun range say they are not department about -- concerned. >> the gun lobby is very, very, very strong. i don't see gun laws changing any time, radically, any time soon. >> open black friday and the days following the san bernardino shooting, record gun sales were recorded. republicans in congress is vowed to fight the changes while advocates for gun rights are threatening legal action. the president said the changes are in his executive power. >> we will air a special report this morning when president obama delivers his remarks on gun control expected around 8:40 a.m. you can get updates on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> in oakland the agenda for the

first city council meeting of the year includes proposals to make guns safer including requiring all firearms and ammunition to be secured in unattended vehicles and to keep the firearms secured with a triggerlock or in a locked box. the n.r.a. is urging members to speak out against them and attack the rowals. city council voted to recommend that member adopt the proposals. >> new detail on the armed protesters occupying a federal building at a national wildlife refuge in oregon. they making new demands and say know will do whatever it takes to get the depatches met to respond to claims that local ranchers are intimidate by agents. the group has sent a demand for redress to local, state and federal officials. there was a rattily on saturday over extended prison sentences of two local ranches. >> expensive homes in cam could soon cost more because of a potential property tax increase. according to the business times

the measure considered for november would raise up to $7 billion in government revenue. where does the money go? it would end up in public assistance programs that lifts children and families out of poverty. >> the santa clara youth soccer league is making a last ditch effort to stop the nfl from taking over their feels for the have been. an emergency hearing was moved to this morning because the nfl nfl started digging on the field yesterday to build media tents. the soccer league is trying to get a temporary restraining order. the nfl's use of the fields leaves 6,000 youth soccer players without a home turf. >> now a look at the rain that is coming through the bay writer and you are seeing the heaviest rain is what we experience? >> exactly. you can see it right here from san mateo belmont and atherton and broadway, and san mateo bridge, and dumbarton bridge the heaviest rain is falling in your

neighbors and this will slide to the east, northeast and so it is heading to the east bay shore. notice the next three hours, it will start to taper just a little bit. we still have a chance of wet with the through the evening hours and the flash flood watch continues until 7:00 for the valley, blocking jerusalem areas because of debris flows that are possible as the ground lets go. our winds are at 18 miles per hour in oakland but they are pay legal to our east-west bridges and that is where you will have to fight the steering wheel. we have a southwest wind at 17 at golden gate bridge with light rain. temperatures are hanging out in the mid-to-upper 50s and our best chance of thunder this afternoon is at the coast, and here is a look at walnut creek where the heavier rains are rolling in and stronger storms tomorrow and lingering showers on thursday and dry open friday. >> the rain, standing water, flooding, a lost issues with an accident on the roads and solo spinouts and we will see where we go. southbound 680 to walnut creek you are fining rain not a bad

day through san ramon at 20 minutes. some brake lights are headed to highway 24. raining in san rafael now, and flooding where amy hollyfield is reporting and i hydroplaned through there so it is not fun. slow speeds with wet roads. the solo accidents and spin outs, multiple cars here and in oakland and in the eat bay, eastbound 80 an willow, three cars involved and in oakland a delay with multiple lanes blocked southbound 880. back with a look at more of these in our next report. >> if you drive or park in san francisco you could be paying higher meter rates. >> the transportation agency is meeting to discuss propped rate hike of 25 cent and transit officials are frying to crest a 27-crept fee for credit card

transactions because it violates visa processing rules. >> it is official: the oakland raiders have file the paperwork for a move to los angeles. two other teams, the san diego charges and the rams have submitted formal applications. the nfl owners are holding a meeting next week when they could vote on which if any team can move to southern california. >> a california woman gets a lot more than just a latte in the starbucks drive through and what she did when she thought she was ripped off. >> mark zuckerberg is making a promis ♪

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>> cupertino, concord, wine country, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a month until the iowa caucus and donald trump is doubling down that pick's past is fair game in the campaign. the former president was on the campaign trail in new hampshire for his wife and took jabs but never mentioned him by name and did not bring up the statement about sex scandals. >> the husband is one of the greater abecauses in the world. >> when this is discrimination against african-americans or hispanics or muslims...just because of would they, i don't like that.

>> billbill clinton said we can expect to see more of him. >> ethan couch is still in mexico and his mother is in los angeles and is spotted in court today and could face a decade in prison for charge she blocked authorities from capturing her fugitive son. our reporter has the story. todd? >> when word surfaced ethan couch and his mother, son and mother, were on the run the reflection of man on the table wasn't that of shock. >> i don't think any thing will change until something gets his attention. >> this man's son was injured when ethan couch plowed his way down the road and the family friend, brian jennings, was also one of the four killed. >> it wasn't an easy decision to make, she did get this wrong. >> he wonders how the judge only

sentenced him to ten years of probation and rehabilitation and the fact he fled with his mother to mexico after violating the same probation speaks for itself. >> lengthy incarceration and long vacation from your parents is the only thing that will not only provide justice for the victim but give him hope. >> we have not heard a lot from the victim's families, and at the million that marks the crash site you can see it was decorated for the holidays. he said this time of year can an struggle. >> when there is a new development it is like ripping a bandages off of a wound that started to heal. >> when tonya couch face charges of her own and with him fight extradition back to the united states a chance at healing could still be months away. >> new details of the facility

where ethan is held sleeping on a cot in a program he shares with several people and he watches tv in a common room and has unlimited access to public telephone. >> if you wonder what the commute will be like meteorologist mike nicco is here with the answers. >> it will be wet. challenging. it will take you through time. and sue hydroplanes and i did. i sled down today but, still, the early commuters you will fine the greatest amount of standing water. on to 80 and 17 light-to-moderate rain cross the south bay. who are going to have showers, with the coverage tapering by noon and hardest hit by now and hit harder tomorrow morning with heavier rain and faster wind light showers lingering through thursday. new, sue told me a last accidents are developing and said follow the radar on the peninsula. redwood city, you can see men low park, jefferson avenue, alameda, all of these areas are getting moderate-to-heavy rain.

all across san jose. and the south bay. and more is coming at you. if you head through the santa cruz mountains, it will be a tough go. with the heaviest rain. heading up hayward and alameda and oakland all the way up to richmond and push into the san ramon valley and highway 4, you are our early commuters with light-to-moderate rain. tomorrow moves storm is a "3" with a stronger storm tomorrow where gusts up to 50 miles per hour and downed trees and power lines. here is how the storm plays out a wave coming through for the back what of the forecast, not so heavy as the wave we are dealing with right now, and by noon a few lingering showers and by action we are completely over 7:00, yes, the storm is again. heavy rain rolling in and here is my... >> we have a lot of things to cover this morning teen weather

and traffic and very busy here along highway 80, westbound, from highway 4 into the tolls and under 20 minutes and it is fuzzy with the rain, and some of the accidents are more serious than others. southbound 880 at oak, multi-cars blocking the lanes and slow traffic starting from 980 from the peninsula where it is raining hard northbound 101 at millbrae avenue the car skidded across all of the lanes and crashed into the center decide and saratoga northbound 85 at saratoga avenue, lanes are blocked with an accident. we will be back trying to cover all of them. it is nearly impossible but take it easy. it is wet. obviously. guys? >> how does $200 sound for a starbucks latte? this is a cautionary story. >> you know what you did, right? >> took money from you and your kids. >> at a starbucks an angry mother pulls to the drive through and acauses the cashier of stealing her credit card

information to bay more than $200 in groceries. the startled employee apologized and people would watch this say it is a warning to be vigilant. >> it is very difficult to prevent someone to have one of the stripe riders which are very small and motorable. >> the customer said she became suspicious when it seemed to take too long for cashier to run her credit card. starbuck said the remain low he for longer works there. >> scary. >> strange that the woman actually apologized. >> a kneejerk reaction. >> now, mark zuckerberg is adding fitness to his list of ifs with challenges. >> he posted this picture on facebook saying he planned to run 365 miles this area. he said it is a lot of running but it is not a crazy amount. just a mile a kay. it is pat of the new area's resolution. you may remember the new dad plans to code an artificial

intelligence system to help run his house and life. >> if it could run for you. >> and burn the calories. >> a restaurant review causing a environment storm with an indiana bash owner who confront add tick off cuss top. >> sheep goes unshear for seven years. see how the hair cut gave a girl a new lease on life. but first the tech bytes. >> general motors teaming up with lyft and investing $500 million in the raid hailing company to develop a fleet of self driving cars that could be used with a smartphone. >> fm is showing off cutting knowledge displays at the show in las vegas including an 18" display that can be rolled up like a newspaper. and 55" double-sided dislay that plays two separate videos at the same time. >> samsung has photos of the

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to do on the internet. >> she saw another customer having a health emergency and rather than offering up help offered up a scathing review on yelp. the reporter shows us the massive backlash. >> words are powerful more than people imagine. a woman wrote a review of her income next at the bar and grill. >> i guess selfishness was the word that came to mind. you have to be careful what you say. in the post a woman complains her night was ruined after witnessing a dead person get wheeled off and referred to the person as a junkie and complained the staff did not care about the incorrect bill. >> i stick up for the remain let ayes and managers and was ready to do that after the comment especially see how crass it was. >> part owner of the restaurant and respond by say how the jumpingy was actually apple doorly woman who had a heart attack and defended the staff

would were overwhelm by someone increasely difficult. he shared the post with his friends and soon it was shared around the world and people raising bird ton as a hero. >> he took a stand and, no, you do not treat my employees this way and doesn't come back. >> jones has gotten tons of backlash and where show worked has been blasted on social media and the owner did not want to comment wanted the focus on the heart attack victim's family and made a $500 donation on of behalf the salon on the gofundme account but that positive outcome is struggle willing to overshadow negative words. >> be careful what you put on social media. >> you just saw it in the story look at the update of the gofundme page. this is for the woman who suffered the heart attack almost $12,000 is now raised to cover the medical bills and the gold was $5,000 initially. >> watch your words.

think about it before you post. >> and you kow what they say about assumptions. >> sure do. meteorologist mike nicco is standing by with a look at the rainy day forecast. >> good morning, gays, with the activity planner, it is pour outside. it will be wet this morning for running and for dog walking. but it will be dry this afternoon. you can see the wet weather moving through the central valley into southern california and mid-50s and 61 at san diego. in the sierra, we have a winter storm warning until 10:00 tonight and a interweather advisory until 4:00 this afternoon for lake levels at 7" in donner to 14 in kirkwood. >> sue? we have wet conditions, standing water, hydroplanes, flooding, a tough drive. we have it covered. the drive out of novato to san francisco is still fought bad at 21 minutes. we will look at the more serious

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> be careful. it is not the time to get into a crash. you are waking up to rainy weather and slick roads. i am reggie aqui. >> i am natasha zouves. the commute is shape up to be messy. meteorologist mike nicco? >> the peninsula is getting the heaviest of the wet weather from milbrae to the south bay and want out at redwood city and stand ford and palo alto. this is hea