>> that's right. right now, i to tell you out here there's definitely a lull, as well. we'll talk about what's happening now. leftovers of our current system still producing a few showers, as you'll notice here on live doppler 7 hd. and e and they're primarily down towards the monteray bay heading towards the buckhold area. how much rain did you get? a good soaking. almost 2.5 in san raphael. san jose, almost an inch. .65 in livermore. our next storm on our storm impact scale from one to five, one being light, five being severe, next one is a three. heaviest rain expected tomorrow morning. it's flooding in low lying areas

and debris flows. this could cause, obviously, some problems. i'll be back with a detailed look at the time line of that storm and the next system that follows. >> as we see, the heavy rain flooded the park and ride lot in mill valley where you can see commuters trying to navigate around. they're having a hard time. >> early this morning, you can see drivers on lucky drive. more rain in the forecast, the rest of the week, the roads could get even worses specially during high tide. >> and the promise of a bigger storm on the way. very unnerving for folks in sonoma county. pl mud slides are soaked with rain where it's threatened with safety of an entire neighborhood. wayne friedman is live with the latest on that. >> good afternoon, dan. this has been going only since last week. and, now, getting worse because of the combination of more rain

and already saturated. let me show you some video of what this place looks like. here is the house on monta vista terrace. the retaining wall has collapsed on top of a pick-up truck. this situation, precarious, which explains the red tag in front. the issue isn't just about one house, but access to a neighborhood of 300 homes. here's the fire cheer. >> if it comes here, there's a house rebelow us that could go down. >> so this could knock down a whole neighborhood. >> it could take some houses out, yet. . >> a little bit of a institutional memory. in 1988, he was the fire chief when a mud slide after a large rainstorm destroyed or wrecked 30 different homes. so he's going to be keeping an eye on this one. he has the experience. he's hoping the rains don't put

more strain on already-saturated ground. but this is the situation back there in somona county. we're going to keep an eye on and so will wee. at 6:00, we'll show you the people keeping an eye on the rivers and streams. they actually had to control in somona county that monitors all of this stuff. in sonoma county, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> thank you, wayne. sprinkles turn to downpours in just seconds. because of all of this rain, alameda is expanding the days and hours people can pick up sandbags. starting january 9, the city's sand back stax will be open from 9:00 to 1:00 p.m. residents can pick them up at the old nay is value air station on lexington street. >> these el nino storms turning

into a busy season for hardware stores, roofers tree trimmers and more. live in san francisco e cole with that part of our storm coverage. >> hi, christin. right now, we're seeing some clear skies, the calm between storms, i guess. tonight, it's a race against time to keep the rains of e el nino from dampening your winter. but for some folks, that's already happening. julius is getting her customers ready for el nino. this store is stock full of tarps, buckets and some new items to help keep water away from your house.

he's on bucket and foul brigade to catch a steady leak inside the house. >> looking at the leak, it was a little bit devastating. but we'll take care of it. >> water dripping here. >> mark powers is checking out the roof leak which is damaging the wall big time. >> as you can see, the sheet rock is just turning into mush. >> mark can fix the leak, but that will have to wait until this week's storms pass through. these days, there's a customer waiting list. >> we're making appointments every single day. so it's very difficult for us sometimes to keep up with the demand. >> and you want to be sure to tune in tomorrow morning, starting at 4:30 for the abc 7 morning news.

>> more weather in a few minutes, but let's move on. police are looking for a man who opened fire in downtown oakland today. it was a woman pushing a baby in a stroller. this surveillance video shows a man firing several rounds during an argument with another man on broadway right across from city hall. one of the rounds traveled down the street and hit a woman in the arm. good samaritans helped her inside a fast food restaurant where they applied first aid until help arrived. she's going to be okay. the gunman got away. >> a teenage suspect is now in custody for the shooting death of this young man, 17-year-old torian hughes, the grandson of oakland city council president. police say they've arrested a 15-year-old boy fwr the fatal shooting which happened on december 20th in east oak labd. the suspect's name is not being released because he's a juvenile. so far, police are not saying anything about a possible motive. >> council members are considering requiring all

firearms and ammunition be secured in unattended vehicles. now, all of this comes as president obama today unvailed legislative proposals as well as executive orders to tighten gun laws. >> there was not a plot to take away everybody's guns. you pass a background check, you purchase a firearm. >> the piece of president obama's plan is changing the definition of a gun dealer to make more gun sales subject to background checks. republicans have denounced the president's plan, particularly executive orders which will bypass congress. house speaker paul ryan called it a dangerous level of executive outreach. >> strong reaction in the bay area tonight for president obama's orders from gunshot to gun violence. viek lee is live with more. vick? >> reporter: well, as you can imagine, there is a great divide, i don't think anyone

would disagree that if a law can save just one life, well, that's a good thing. the disagreements are over just what kind of laws. >> just like the president, shawn richard wept when he watched president obama's address nationwide on guns. >> i started crying. tears rolled down my eyes. i thought about my brothers. >> brothers tracy, 20 years old, shot easter sunday, 1995 and gwenta, both victims of gun violence. after that richard created brothers against guns to try to curb street violence. he supports want the president is trying to do. >> like he said, you know, e're not trying to take away your guns. we're just making it harder for folks to get access to the guns. >> michael krausse also saw mr. obama's speech. he's an ex-cop, a licensed gun dealer who owns this antique weapons shop.

california already has one of the strictest gun laws and background checks in the nation. among those prohibits from buying guns, felons and those who suffer from mental illness. but krausse says the system doesn't always work. >> the ving shrinks, the psychiatric community don't do their due diligence to let proper authorities know that they're imbalanced. >> the president won't be able to achieve what he set out to do. vick lee, abc 7 news. >> icy conditions send a plane off the runway. you'll see it next. >> and the school could close in june. >> a 100 year tradition could come to an end. the threat to a one-room, one-woman schoolhouse. >> you're a teacher, a principal. >> secretary, office manager, nurse, horse whisperer. >> also, what the company said

about iphones that sent the stock price tumbling. >> 7 on your side's michael

scary situation here. icy weather caused a united airlines flight to slide off the runway this morning. no one was hurt. the 737 was headed to denver. passengers were rebooked on other flights. a deputy sheriff is out of jail on $1 million bail tonight. christopher heath was arrested in york, pa pae last week. he works for an antinarcotics task force. but authorities say he and another man drove across the country to deliver more than 120 packages of marijuana to west manheim township in pennsylvania. the pot weighed more than 240

pounds and had a street value of more than $2 million. the e a tip led to their arrest. $11,000 in cash was found along with heath's bang and his work-issued firearm. authorities are now trying to determine if any of the cases he worked had been tainted. >> the city of san francisco is not giving up on efforts to fire a group of police officers. accused of exchanging racist and homophobic texts. city attorney plans to appeal last month's court ruling that found a boy's department could not fire the officers wauz the statute of limitations had expired. the text messages were exchanged in 2011 and '12 and involved racial and homophobic slurs, jokes about killing black people and references to white power. authorities are still shaken up over being burglarized overnight. the young women were jarred awake by two intruders inside a house on south 11th street around 3:30 this morning.

the men wearing hooded sweatshirts ransacked several rooms before getting away. no one was injured and many of the rooms were empty because a lot of the students were away on semester breaks. this is the past couple weeks. on christmas day, burglarers n sacked the home of several students taking computers and presents from underneath the christmas tree. >> a one-room school could be closed in june because of the lack of students but only six in the entire school. parents there are doing what they can to keep union elementary school on redhill road open. abc 7 news reporter has the story of the little school that could and many hopes still can. >> petaluma hills on redfield road. the building looks like something out of little house on the prairie, but, of course, no laws angle here.

but there is this. the teacher is the prans pl. >> a secretary, office manager, the nurse, horse whisperer, where ever e whatever. >> when dealing with a major industry, this one school had up to 29 students. but many of those farnler had got away. today, there are only six students here grades 2 through 5. they have most of what other public schools offer. laptops, ipads and a stem program. oh, and a pet fish named u,in i. >> kitzds learn about everythin every single thing, music. >> speaking of, there are plenty of instruments, including all of these instruments to play music with. >> ready, guys? ♪ >> despite the laughter, there is concern the school may be forced to close.

>> we have below the average daily attendance and the school could close in june. >> that was really sad. >> enrollment of more students is the only way to preserve what's been here for more than 100 years. in petaluma, lee anne menendez. >> i try to do my best. but a lot of folks want to make a resolution and that turns into two memberships. >> but if i did make a reservation. >> work out a little bit more. how do you pick a health club. >> burning question, e7 on your side michael finney is here with more on that. >> i've got a whole list. >> 50 million americans along with one of the biggest reasons say the reason they quit is the cost. consumer reports came up with five tips for saving money and keeping your fitness regimen on track. >> getting in shape is one of your new year's resolutionings,

you don't have to break the bank to break a sweat. just like buying a car, the first rule is always negotiate. >> always assume you can get a better deal and you can do that by asking the right questions and visiting at the right time. >> january is a great time for promotions. but wait until the end of the month when sales teams may be more eager to make a deal. consider bringing some friends and asking for a group discount. number two, consider what kind of membership you really need. some gyms let you pay less for more limited access and fewer perks. >> if they're not going to utilize the amenities, then they can gist come in and pay 10 dlargs a month. if they are interested, they can pay $19.99 a month. >> number three, see if your boss is willing to share the cost. >> about half of larger u.s. firms have wellness programs. and many of those include discounts on gym memberships or access on site oar at the facilities.

>> also, check your health insurance policy for gym memberships. some blue cross blue shield members can pay as little as $25 per moment at fitness chains around the country. finally, if you don't know how p much you'll be able to work out, consider a pay as you go membership. with these deals, you can sign up with more than one type of gym and only pay when you use the facility. >> okay. this is important. most gyms offer tree trial pass for a day often even up to a week. that way you can get a better feel for the gym and make sure that it's a good fit for you. read the contract very closely. >> the money i could save if i only get charged when i use the gym. >> let's talk about this rain hitting the bay area. >> yes, sandy patel tracking another storm coming in. >> that's right. that storm is going to be a three on our impact scale. right now, we're getting a break.

gist some clouds behind me. let me show you live doppler 7 hd and we'll talk about that storm impact scale in just a moment. unfordhu gnatly, it's going to come in during your morning commute. right now, we are seeing some pockets of moderate to heavy rain down towards the monteray bay. we take it a little bit closer, highway one, pretty wet right now. and for the regs of the bay area, we're getting a break, like i said. controls in the sierra, all of those leading to tahoe requiring chains. temperatures right now in the 50s, here's a live look from our lake tahoe camera. reporting some light snow right now. so far, the snowfall totals have ranged anywhere from a few inches to about a foot. strong storm arrives early in the morning. rain and windy for your morning commute and areas of flooding are possible. on our storm impact scale from 1-5, this one is going to be a three. so stronger than today's, which was a two.

heaviest rain will be the morning commute. which is why a flash flood watch is up from late tonight through wednesday evening. and you'll notice there's potential for many parts of the bay area to see some small, increased floodings. combination of high tides, runoff could lead to some flooding. wednesday, 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. we do have that price advisory until wednesday, 6:00 p.m. large breakers due to westerly swells, 15-18 feet. here's your time line, tuesday night, 10 p.m., a couple of showers. main storm arrives in the wee hours of the morning. 3:00 a.m. >you'll notice yes, ma'am yellows heavy rain and winds coming through. its's still pret tell stormy. 7 a.m., we will still continue to see some pockets of heavy rain. 9:00 a.m., scattered showers through the afternoon.

could see a rain-snow mix. this storm is deaf knitly going to bring that potential. now, you take a look at the rain totals with this system. and you're going to see up to just over an inch in some parts of the way area. don't be surprised if we see more in the mountains. winter storm warning until 10 p.m. tonight. could see 1-2 feel at the highest peaks. travel delays. we'll likely couldn't with our next storm. let's take a look at that next storm. it's thursday, it's a lighter storm. 1 on our storm impact scale. we're e expecteding generally less than an inch. a spotty shower, not too bad. 5:00 a.m., same thing. you head into the noontime hour and e eel see some pocketings of moderate showers continuing until 3:00 in the afternoon, 5:00 p.m. in the evening. some spotty showers for your thursday. and then it starts to wind down. tomorrow morning, it is going to be nasty for your morning kmuts. if you thought it was bad today,

tomorrow is going to be kwors than this morning because now the ground is wet. you add to that rain on top of it. a little built of wind, that's all it takes to take those trees and power lines down and there's potential for flooding. soo be careful out there. allow that extra time. tompl afternoon, you're looking at highs in the 50s. t potential is there for some thunderstorms. a look at that accuweather i7 day forecast. tleed on our storm impact scale for tomorrow. one on thursday for that next system, which is weaker. friday, there's a slight chance in the early morning hours. saturday's system brings us a chance of rain. going primarily into souft earn california. and then another chance of reign on monday, you will get some isn't that true breaks in between. we will certain ri need that break, even though we need the rain here in the bay area. >> sandy, thanks very much. >> coming up next, twitter's radical mooif. the next plan to attract new

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handed out backpacks filled with supplies. >> they teamed up with nonprofits to eventually provide supplies to students at low income schools every year. >> it's putting everybody in the same level playing field so that they can start day 1 with a backpack full of school supplies. so everybody comes in and is able to start doing the work and having fun right away. >> today, they would run about 65 bucks a piece. all stuff that the kids need to get a good oej case. that's great. >> you know what else is in the backpack? >> what's that? >> a bright future. >> that's good. >> world news tonight coming up next. >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time. we'll see you again in half an hour for the news at 6 cloek. connect 24/7 at abc 7 news.com. have a great night. we'll see you later.

breaking news tonight. the showdown after the president breaks down. the president taking executive action on gun control, and begins to cry with victims' families standing beside him. but tonight, the opposition, swift and sweeping. also breaking at this hour, the new plea from the fbi tonight. after the terror attack in california. they have just revealed an 18-minute mystery. they need your help now. the major storm. the passenger jet off the runway. the emergency evacuation and the bitter blast now gripping the country. armed and dangerous. the young woman, at least six stores now, barrelling in, leaving nearly nothing behind. the feds now releasing this surveillance. and the breaking headline at this hour involving bill cosby's wife. the new turn in the case.