flooding tonight. >> we'll start with a wide view of live doppler 7 hd showing areas that are not receiving rainfall, but some are receiving steady rain, including northward to concord, and berkeley to vallejo, and eastward. and that is a pretty straight pattern of rain here and down in the south bay, throughout the higher terrain into the mount hamilton areas, there are pockets of heavy down pours. we have more waves of rain expected to move on shore. our storm impact scale is a series of highs helping us prepare for the weather, we assign a ranking from one, indicating a light storm, up to five, indicating a severe storm. the ranking for tomorrow is one, because many of the residual effects would keep the risk of flooding in the picture here, we

have a high surf warning until 2:00 in the afternoon with rising surf, and tides and rainfall, showers and swell of a coastal flood advisory from 4:00 in the morning until 10:00 tomorrow morning there could be flooding and we'll keep you posted on how that develops. >> and in martinez, the ramps sat on several inches of water. >> seven street looked like a lake. and this requires dryer drivers to slow down. >> a tree fell this morning. the tree hit three cars parked at washington street. no one was hurt. >> flooding has been a concern

today and we're seeing evidence of it with the flooding there in sonoma county. >> we wanted rain and we're getting it. behind me is green valley road. they're trying to decide whether to go there or not. and so let's show you sky places and they have seen it worse and they expect to see more worse as the wint continues. if we didn't know better, we'd think it was white walter rafting on four wheels. >> this is worse than when i

left an hour ago. >> edie brown describing the green valley road, neighbors tell us this happens almost every year. >> we need to raise up the road to go through. >> this is still a spectator sport even after digging a trench in the hopes of this year, the pavement will not wash away. but will drivers? >> abc7 water came from runoff from the hills.

and the tide went down around 2:00. check that out. abc7 news was along the san francisco water front. you can see water lapping up onto the pier. >> it's great to see the rain, but keep in mind with creeks and rivers and reservoirs are still very low from years of drought. chris nguyen is live with a look at water levels there. chris? >> reporter: it's easy to look and think, okay, we're doing okay. but that is not the case according to officials. they're hoping residents will conserve for water use. the rain fell and some residents stopped by this station in san jose. >> i thought there were be more people. >> yes. yes. >> we had a chance and i told them get some officials. >> reporter: the officials say the area's screens have been

able to handle the rains with no major problems, however. >> there is a potential for flooding in small screens that can overflow. >> reporter: at lexington reservoir, this picture shows it at 17% of capacity. as of today, levels have dropped to just 13%, a far cry from normal. residents remain focused on protecting this. >> we want to prevent the water coming around the house. so we want to put sandbag around the house. >> well, as you may know, the storm wrecked the commute, made a mess of it. abc7 news was in san jose. it put drivers at risk of hydro planing. the mta cancelled service on the cable car lines because of

unsafe conditions, service resumed for 3:00 p.m. remember, trust abc7 news app to get you the weather forecast on the go and enable push alerts. we'll keep you updated all the time. now, a developing story from a special needs school in the east bay. >> yes. an incident in a classroom and a teacher's aide, arrest forward felony child abuse. >> reporter: it was captured on video yesterday at the children academy in antioch. >> laura anthony is live to explain what happened since. laura? >> reporter: hi, dan, we have learned the boy is a 9-year-old student from oakland. the teacher's aide, a 26-year-old from antioch was arrested at her home today. as for parents here at the school they tell us they're angry, but not necessarily surprised. the video shows a young boy

being held in the air and then punched or slapped by a woman identified as a teacher's aide, it appears the staff member goes after the child, now on the ground. >> i don't think a staff member should be doing a kid like that. >> ross has a 14-year-old son in this school. he saw the video on social media. >> can't nothing like that be happening. >> i trust these people with my kid. if they're not going to protect them, who is? >> of course, i'm upset because of what i saw. heart breaking. >> another parent told us her 17-year-old autistic son came home with bruises. and now, this. >> we bring our kids to the schools, not to be abused. >> the school contracts to

provide services for students who are special needs. officials say we suspended the staff involved, called children and family services and notified the police. the student in the video returned to school today, uninjured and has been in class all day. antioch police are investigate being. the state license was suspended in august, that ended last week. in antioch, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> developing news in the south bay. a body discovered in san jose this morning at newbie recyc recyclery. so far, police aren't class bying the death a homicide. >> police believe the deaths of a man and woman inside of a locked apartment were a murder suicide. the bodies found inside of an apartment near the santa cruz

beach board walk. police believe the man shot the woman, then himself. they say she was his sister-in-law. there is new information just in on a story that captured the hearts of abc7 news viewers. the sad story of a dog that had been injured after falling or perhaps being thrown off a freeway overpass. abc7 news is here with new developments tonight. kristin? >> i've got good news and bad news. the owner has come forward. here she is. bella, reunited. there is a kiss by the family. and now, bad news a dog boarding facility is under the microscope for how it handled the 1-year-old dog. we showed you the shepherd recovering at contra costa county animal services. people found her on saturday, under a highway for overpass.

the owner says he boarded bella at dirty dog fitness. he claims bella wouldn't come out of the kennel and she escaped. next thing she was found injured under the overpass. the woman initially found bella has updated a go fund me page she started saying she's glad bella has been reunited with the owner. you can see the $2800 she's raised so far will be turned over to animal services, or bella's owner. dan? >> kristin, thank you. a fairfield woman seen tossing a pug onto the street was arrested today. she faces animal cruelty for the december 19th argument with her boyfriend. chen had gone into hiding after the video of the abuse surfaced. the pug was not seriously hurt and under the care of animal services tonight. happening now, the san

francisco police commission is meeting and there may be local fire works over one item on the agenda. that is whether or not to return the officers returned in the mario woods shooting back to duty. officers surrounded woods and they say they opened fire after woods refused to drop a knife. his family sued and his mother called it an execution. after hearing from tenants on land lords for nine hours, the alameda city council is forming an ordinance to protect renters from steep rent hikes and unfair evictions. the meeting lasted until 4:00 in the morning. no kidding. among the provisions in the ordinance will be prohibiting land lords from raising rents more than once per year and from evicting a tenant to get more money from someone else. only abc7 news has a video of a san francisco deputy sheriff attacking a patient and

only abc7 was in the courtroom today for sentencing. >> the prosecutor, the defense attorney and lawyer were all disappointed. and why one bay area agency is banning officers from buying these badges to signify their work on super bowl 50. a woman tries to stop water delivery but no one will listen. ahead on 7 on your side why water keeps coming to one daily city house. and you've learned about the legal history being made by the monkey that took this announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models! during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale... get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices! save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory! plus, same-day delivery, set-up and removal of your old set. why wait for the new models? sleep train's year end clearance sale is on now! superior service, best selection, lowest price-- guaranteed!

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>> a san francisco deputy sheriff that attacked a patient was sentenced today and it is a sentence that satisfied no one. abc7 news reporter vic lee is in the newsroom with a decision and the story only on abc7. >> reporter: after a two week trial, the deputy sheriff was convicted of assault by a peace officer on that patient at san francisco general. >> it happened in november. he had been sleeping and waiting for an appointment. he was awakened and asked to leave. then the deputy grabbed him, shoving him back into the chair. he took his cane away.

the man put his hands on his neck. after backing away, he again grabbed him around the neck. a second deputy came and assisted him. prosecutor wanted a jail sentence. his lawyer asked that his client's felony be reduced to a misdemeanor. glenell said that the beating still haunts him, today. he was sentenced to three years probation. no one was happy with the sentence. >> we have a appeal. >> we believe it's something that led to jail time. so disappointed doesn't describe it.

>> this is justice. >> when you're wrong, you got nothing. >> now, deputy has been on personal leave without pay as a convicted felon can no longer serve as a peace officer unless he wins appeal. a violin used to record the original star wars sound track has been stolen. last week, he was at a restaurant in san francisco's harden park when someone broke into a car and stole the violin. >> it's like losing a voice. there is no way i can replace that same sound. it's a sound i've been performing with for 40 years. >> the violin is valued at

$45,000 and a replica of one made in 1740. >> even a replica worth $45,000. >> let's talk about the storm, tapering off a little bit. >> it was a good one. >> that gave us a good drenching. there are still lingering pockets of showers and rain. there is rainfall. totals 2.15 inches in santa rosa. and napa, one and a half inches. so it's wet. now, we see quiet conditions looking along the bay bridge. more showers are likely. and there is a chance of

thunder. scattered showers continuing tomorrow and next storm arriving friday night and continues into saturday. notice pockets of showers and rain. it will be wet in spots, 5:00 a.m., seeing pockets of showers and waves of rain but not wide spread. there will be wet spots tomorrow, during the day, into the late afternoon and evening we'll see a more organized area of rainfall intensity and winds gusting up to 35 miles per hour. and with light storms there are

potential over localized flooding. and spreading and continuing into saturday morning. most areas will receive less than half an inch of rain from that storm. low temperatures under mostly cloudy conditions with showers and stoem, a showery day. high temperatures in a rather narrow range. here is the accu-weather forecast. we have a series of more storms coming your way tomorrow. and that will be the impact on today's storm. second storm saturday, to morning showers, a dry day sunday. and another storm monday, a moderate storm and another on

wednesday. so just counting the days. >> may be more years of this. >> yes. >> thank you. >> a year ago, california began issuing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. >> you're going to see how many people have gone through the process to get one. stay with us.

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the effects of el nino are here. a woman was trapped underneath a pick up under several feet of flood water. the weight of the car was on her ankle. >> sky 7 hd spotted them this

morning. it didn't appear anyone was aboard. the coast guard says it's not unusual but they're not sure if that was the case here. >> the message tonight as a high serve warning remains in effect along the northern california coast. >> this is up and over the street. sandbags are there. >> more strong waves are expected this evening because waves could reach up to 20 feet high. well, if you said this is the strongest storm of the season so far, ranking a three on our storm impact scale. >> let's get back to spencer christian to see what is next. >> here is what's happening now there are areas of scattered

showers and down pours as well. and there is this area in napa. a wide area of steady rains there and in the south bay, we have some steady down pours as well. this is a pattern we'll see scattered showers and waves so might be a good idea to stay away from the coastline now. when you combine those factors, high tides and swells, and rainfall, there is a risk of localized flooding with a coastal flood advisory. >> thank you spencer. >> if you think the bay area is being hit hard, wait until you

see what is going on in southern california. there are scenes of flooding and more. hollywood turned into water world today with this storm in north hollywood. there is a scene of massive flooding. cars, trucks and school buses looked like boats. traffic is down to one lane in each direction. you can see there is one of many disabled cars to the side. now, check out sun valley. it's more underwater, check it out. there is llt of runoff from the hills now and there are calls of up to the hoods with water. in ventura county, mudslides are

there. parts of highway 101 are closed. the hill sides are burned so you can imagine no vegetation to help hold back rain and mud. there is someone that can kind a silver lining and that is this man. and he decided to jump in, and that is making the best of it. dan and ama? >> thank you very much. well, lots of you have posted pictures of the weather today where you live. and security will be tight at super bowl 50, just over a month away. >> thousands of first responders will be on hand and some will be

sporting a special badge. >> not everyone, though, is on word. >> when football season began, many police officers had traded in their official badges for these with a super bowl 50 logo, offered by the nfl to agencies helping keep venues safe. >> we look at this as a celebration. we want to celebrate super bowl 50. and we're hosting the game. >> the officers paid for these themselves. $124.99 and santa clara is only one of 0 agencies who will send 1800 officers for snapping up these keep sakes but san francisco firefighters won't be joining in. only departments can place the orders and the fire chief is saying no to the badges.

the union president says his members are furious. >> this is an important moment and they want that had badge. to be kept out of it is kind of a slap in the face. a public report links the decision on efforts to combat domestic violence on super bowl days. >> this badge, when you take your oath, it's, it means a lot. and to have a sporting event, it didn't rise to that level. >> she worries they could cause confusion for the public but in santa clara, officers can wear them through february 14th. abc7 news. >> some breaking news overseas in the business world. china suspended trading for the day again as stocks plunged more than 7%.

this is the second time this week it halted trading. a reported high dough he again bomb test is being blamed for stocks dropping in the u.s. today. the dow lost 252 points after a rough day yesterday, too. the nasdaq lost 55 points. apple stock lost 2% today despite reporting this new year's day was the biggest day ever for the app store with $1,444 million in sales. macy's plans to layoff employees because of disappointing sales and plans to close 40 stores. three are in california in sacramento, los angeles and irvine. california's drought means we have all experienced a shortage of water except one customer.

>> she couldn't get the company to stop delivering. until michael finney looked into what is going on. the story, still ahead. and a fight over this selfie taken by a monkey an

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san francisco police came to the rescue of many during the storm, including this doerable pair in the mission district. afpd cares sent out this video saying they're safe and warm now. have you seen this shot? what a face, right? a lawsuit brought by an unusual plaintiff, one you're seeing in the monitor behind me. he is suing from a rain forest 8,000 miles away. >> legal history is being made today. >> jeff kerr, the attorney for naruto, a crested monkey who took hold of a camera and snapped a series of selfies. >> he created them and should be entitled to copy right like any other photographer. >> the animal rights group, peta wants proceeds to go towards

conserving their habitat. >> they're being hunted for bush meat them. need proceeds to help them. >> so they're suing the photographer and self publishing platform. >> what was your thought when you received this? >> i slapped my forehead like everybody else did. >> they called it petty and absurd and defense lawyers? >> it's an abuse of the judicial process. >> it's ridiculous. >> the question is who is the photographer? the one that set up the camera or pushes the button. second, what happens when a photographer just happens to be a monkey? i posed for this selfie with peta's lawyer. >> now, that is my phone. >> your phone, but i own the copy right of the photograph. >> you own the photo? >> i own the photo. >> that is where things get complicated. >> talking about who is the author of a selfie? it has to be given, but that is the position of the copy right office. >> abc7 news analyst says the law is clear, monkeys can't own

intellectual property and the judge agrees. >> this is not an argument for a federal judge. >> the question remains who disown the copy right? the photographer or the public? and what about these painting elephants? it doesn't give peta a chance to amend the complaint. >> as a matter of law, it's not going to have any legs, no pun intended. >> well, we know california has been in a drought, right, but don't tell that to one woman. >> next, michael finney takes action to get

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>> she used to lug home bottled water until there was a bargain. >> three bottles for $19 and change. so i said, okay. >> she's signed up for three jugs every month. >> i was happy with it. >> however, the bottles lasted longer than expected and the family couldn't drink it fast enough. >> 1, 2. three. >> and while california had to limit water she had too much. >> there are a few people in this house. i cannot finish all of the water. >> she called alhambra. they put her on hold. she wrote e-mails, called and sat on hold. the bottles kept on coming. soon, she had 19, 5 gallon containers in the hall.

>> and i am going to water my plants with this expensive water. >> she contacted 7 on your side. >> i got a call being. >> the parent company says it just merged call centers and have had disruption with customer service but the new center is up and running and levels are improving every week. now, what to do with this glut of water. >> i don't have any idea yet. >> i have a photo. she said return the bottles but they'd have to dump the water rather than resell it. she says she'll hang onto it. and to see my reports go to

abc7news.com and select 7 on your side. >> we don't have wide spread rainfall but we still have pockets of showers and waves of rain in the area of milpitamilp. this afternoon, there was a funnel cloud reported down in monterey county so turbulent weather to the south. more snowfall and we'll have pockets of showers overnight. into afternoon, a chance of scattered showers tomorrow, high temperatures in the mid-50s and here is the accu-weather forecast. we're going to get some rainfall on our storm impact scale.

still adding to the rain. >> every drop helps. >> yes. >> thank you. >> lots to talk about in sports. >> yes. >> well, all about the coaching. >> right. >> and the 49ers the coach most people felt would be the best candidate to take over the red and gold.

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good evening, 49ers just lost the perceived top candidate. peyton has won a super bowl withdrew brees and helped bring the city back. there is a belief that he might be open to leading today and is not going anywhere. >> i know it appeared there is a looming decision but i think this is really me saying again this is, here i am. and nothing is changing and i plan to finish my career here. >> 49ers quarterback had two surgical procedures done today,

one on the right thumb, the other on a left knee. why these operations weren't done is unclear and also, whether he's going to be on the roster in ken griffey junior moved up from 47 to 44% of the votes. junior got 99%. >> you were on 437 balances. >> griffey got more votes than anyone in history. junior hits 630 home runs and was never linked to steroids. also, despite the suspicions he might have used and here is a

look at voting with griffey. came up with only four points short followed by tim rains. well, former a's slugger mark mcgwire admitted use despite helping bring baseball back from the strike. big mack continued to slide, got only 12% of the voting today in now his final year on the ballot. nhl all star game going to be played january 31st in nashville. sharks brought two representatives there. burns was 16 goals leading the league in scoring. also, leading ice time, this will be the third appearance for burnsy.

and he's pumped. >> that is making it a little better, more fun. you know? so you know, we're going to go, and have fun. >> after beating lakers last night, warriors spent the day in l.a. we're going to head to portland tomorrow, steph curry claimed a weird, snagging problem, steph got kicked last night, aggravating an injury he's been battling for a year and a half. he's going to keep it wrapped. >> i'm not going to stay out so justifying out how to protect and keep playing. we've done had a couple unlucky plays. and keep playing and hopefully, get through. >> abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west.

it's one spot on his leg and he keeps getting hit. >> yes. >> good stuff. >> yes. >> join us tonight on cable channel 13. yosemite in winter. picture post card moments, and what park rangers are advising if you're planning a trip. >> then, power ball fever gripping the nation. >> we've got the winning ticket. >> yes. we do. >> tonight, middle airs at 8:00 followed by the goldbergs and blackish. after that, american crime followed by abc7 news at 11:00. >> if we don't win the lottery. >> right. >> pretty sure we're going to be back. >> we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. from all of us, thanks for joining us. we'll you at 9:00 and 11:00.

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