severe. we have another storm come thing weekend. it will be one, a south bay event with less than a quarter inch of rain. dan? >> sandy, thanks a lot. look at this, an unbelievably close call in oakland today. the driver of this suv said he had to swerve off the road as a massive tree fell in front of him on shepherd canyon road. you can see the tree is blocking the entire road. crews say there's still no eta on when it will be cleared. amazingly and thankfully no one in the suv was hurt. a race against nature is under way in santa cruz. that's where engineers blame pounding waves with speeding up erosion on west cliff drive. yous began work to shore up a sinkhole. they're going to use large boulders to fill that hole. a family watched today,

helpless, as crews demolished their dream home in san francisco. inspectors ordered the house torn down because the hillside beneath it is sliding down the west slope of mt. davidson because of the rain. alyssa harrington is live. a very sad sight to see. >> reporter: it's hard to believe this used to be a $2 million house. it's been entirely knocked down. crews had to use cables to get work done, because part of a sidewalk is crumbling, as well. this could be the tip of the iceberg. five other residents have to get their homes checked out, too. >> it's a bit frightening to wake up one day and see that your house next door is condemned and sliding down the hill. >> reporter: steve ader first noticed the crack on his neighbor's house monday. just days later -- demolition crews tear it down. building inspectors say it's

unsafe and now some neighboring homes could be, too. >> of course, we're very worried because there's some movement on our property. >> reporter: up the road, the gas meter was removed from this house. contractors say the patio is next. the director of the department of building inspection points out other properties they're worried about. delivered. residents must hire engineers to check for hazards. >> i don't know what's causing it, but it's a major problem. >> reporter: right now, nobody knows the root of the problem. neighbors want answers. they suspect big construction projects could have damaged a water line. the water department says there are no leaks. but a sistern has not been

checked and holds 70,000 gallons. >> if anything went wrong with that, it could cause it to move. >> reporter: the home owner who just bought the place wants to rebuild. something i am told is possible, but only after a thorough investigation and when the hill is stabilize. that cistern is designed to withstand a major earthquake, but the water department is sending someone out to check the levels. alyssa harrington, "abc7 news." >> thank you very much. you can see a mudslide is causing more trouble in oakland. building inspectors have yellow tagged a second home along oak hill road. residentks only get their belongings but cannot stay. breaking news. the fbi is searching right now for guns stolen from federal agents. it happened in a residential

neighborhood today. three hand guns were taken from an fbi vehicle that was locked and with an alarm activated. also stolen was an fbi badge and credentials. kate steinle was killed by a gun stolen from a federal ranger's car in downtown san francisco. here's a live look over super bowl city. nice shot we have there. check this out. construction on the water front venue is moving briskly tonight. super bowl city will open to fans and spectators saturday, tomorrow. today, we got a sneak peek for what's in store for fans and the nfl fan experience. for a $35 fee fans can see championship rings for every super bowl that's been held. 49 previous super bowls. interactive exhibits will entertain folks of all ages and wilson will show fans how footballs are made. >> you can land an event like

super bowl 50, you're talking about america's sport. you're talking about 50 years being able to talk about the history of what this sport has meant to the entire country. >> at super bowl city, stages will host some of the big name concerts held throughout the week and there will be exhibits from sponsors. this venue is free. the south bay cities may not have nfl sanctioned events other than the game itself, but that's not stopping them from putting out the welcome mat. opening ceremonies are under way now. >> reporter: yes, they are. you can see they have comfortable adirondack chairs, food trucks, sculptures and live jazz. but don't leave out santa clara, they have lots of attractions, as well. >> it's a secret that a lot of

people haven't found yet. >> reporter: george has lived here for 64 years. he and members of the lawn bowling club hope super bowl visitors would explore their city. or check out the statue of st. claire, the city's patron saint, and take a photo. it's number 33 of things to do in santa clara. so is checking out the statue of the universal child. roseanne, a 46-year resident, is proud of the diverse restaurants. >> this is like a little world. we have all the ethnicities, so you can eat whatever you want and feel like you're wherever you want. >> reporter: we ran into harry owns. what about the santa clara women's adobe. >> i don't know anything about

it. >> reporter: we stumped him. what is the best secret of santa clara? >> stan's donuts. >> stan's donuts. >> reporter: yep, they're right. we were lucky. normally there are long lines. other south bay cities are hoping to attract visitors. and how can you resist taking a selfie with a bronco mascot of santa clara university? unless you're a panthers' fan. david howie, "abc7 news." >> good shot there. the military and faa say they are ready to enforce a no-fly zone on game day. the california air national guard and the u.s. air force have been practicing their aerial patrols. this is an air force f-15 fighter jet practicing intercepting another plane near the coast. looking live right now, you can see the traffic at this

moment is moving along pretty well. the taillights going north, it's moving fairly well. coming up, "abc7 news" reporter wayne freedman looks at the impact of super bowl closures on your friday commute. shifting gears now. new developments today in the latest political scandal to rock san francisco. two former city officials and a long-time city hall insider appeared in court to face corruption charges. vic lee is live at the hall of skrus 'tis. -- justice. >> reporter: this case stems from charges filed last week by san francisco district attorney george gascone. most of the evidence comes from the long and covert fbi investigation into possible corruption at san francisco's city hall. the three defendants appeared in court, one after another. former human rights commissioner. zula jones, a commission

staffer, escorted by lawyer john keker. and former school board president keith jackson, who has pleaded guilty to separate federal racketeering charges. in that case, jackson was arrested in 2014, along with others. in this new state case, the three are charged with soliciting bribes and money laundering in return for political favors. they were caught in a wide net spread by fbi agents as they look for corruption among san francisco public officials. and secretly taped conversations, they discussed accepting $20,000 in illegal campaign contributions from mayor ed lee, from an undercover fbi agent posing as a businessman. attorney keker characterizes the undercover agent this way. >> lied and lied and lied. acted like a big shot, tried to

get other people to act like a big shot. >> reporter: jackson is now represented by a public defender. he says his lawyers have a challenging case since the charges against his client so back four long years. >> that's very difficult, because you have to find witnesses, you have to reconstruct what happened and it puts the defense at a disadvantage. >> reporter: the judge agreed to requests to postpone the arraignments until late february. vic lee, "abc7 news." cat lovers heard shocking details emerge today in an animal cruelty case in san jose. at least one case was sexually assaulted. officers say they found a dead cat in the suspect's car. the crimes took place during the summer and early fall of last year. >> he left the door open and she got out, never to be seen. was found thrown away in a dumper the like a piece of trash.

>> prosecutors accused robert farmer of stealing and killing several cats. he returned to jail today without entering a plea. his attorney did not speak to reporters. this is frightening, a 15-year-old boy had teeth blasted out of his mouth when his e-cigarette exploded. the explosion sent burning shards flying out of his mouth with cuts to his lips and tongue. firefighters don't know what substance he was really smoking. grace cathedral was packed today as folks said goodbye to an iconic fashion designer. among those attending the funeral were former mayor willie brown and lieutenant governor gavin newsom. he was remembered as a giving person who donated to several

animal welfare groups. he was 82 years old. remembering a san francisco rock 'n' roll icon. fans of jefferson airplane placed flowers outside cafe triest. another icon in the bay area. friday, traffic nightmare. that's what we fear. how super bowl closures are affecting your commute home. and jump-starting the hyper loop. the local students on track to transform their bold vision into reality. i'm michael finney with a free concert and more. coming up on finney's friday free stuff. and looking live, doppler 7 hd right now with a lot of green out there. we're back with the full accuweather forecast. >> go to the kitchen and get a

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you can see the rain is causing big issues on the road. so slow out there. and you add the effects of super bowl city and we have a major problem. wayne freedman is live with a friday afternoon traffic mess. wayne, what is it like out there? >> reporter: this is what it's like. take a look at battery street. let's look in this direction. just wall-to-wall cars. not only do we have super bowl city, but here on battery street, we have a super bowl city traffic jam. let's look of here, the other direction, people trying to get on the freeway. let's go to some video from earlier of what should we

expect. blocked off, battery is taking all of the battering. it's been in a crawl since roughly 2:00 this afternoon with no improvement in sight. especially this week when all those out of towners will be coming in. as i sat in traffic today, commuters had time to talk and to vent. how is the traffic working for you? >> it's not really working too well. >> it's my first time back in a month and i'm hating it. >> reporter: is there any way to get around this? >> just walk. >> reporter: put on another pot of coffee or whatever it is to get you through it. if you're in it or were in it, you know it. reporting live in san francisco,

i can't even see you through the water on my glasses, wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> thank you very much, wayne. tomorrow night, super bowl city will be illuminated. macy's is sponsoring a fireworks show to celebrate the super bowl. "abc7 news" was at pier 7 to see the fireworks being loaded. all of it sits on two barges near the bay bridge. the fireworks show is set for 7:45 p.m. tomorrow night. we hope the weather cooperates. >> absolutely. let's show this. >> this will cooperate. this is something else that will light up, the bay bridge lights. some of you have noticed them fleckering across the western span. they were tested leading up to tomorrow's relighting ceremony. it's been almost a year since the original lights fell victim to the corrosive ocean air.

the new weather resistant light also be flipped on at 7:55. we'll stroem that live on our website. we want to share your super bowl 50 memories. >> share your videos with us by using #abc7now. just into the newsroom, investigators believe the remaining two escaped inmates from orange county from in san jose right now. one escapee has been arrested and told police how they spent time in san jose to they think they're here. investigators believe the other two are in the san jose vietnamese community, heading to fresno soon. both are considered armed and dangerous. what a week for the warriors, right? they blew out the spurs, three teammates going to the all-star game and the team going to washington.

president obama will host the team. he called the warriors in june after they won the world championship. so now they get the invite and wonder if president obama will go one on one with steph curry. some local college students are battling to make the hyper loop a reality. space x's two-day hyper loop pod competition kicked off this morning at texas a&m university. 120 college teams are taking part, including three different teams from uc berkeley and a team from stanford. the winner gets $150,000 in prize money. later this year, space x will invite that team to test its design on a mile-long track constructed in southern california. proud of my uc berkeley team. love it when the meteorologist dresses to match the weather out

there. >> that's exactly what i was doing. kind of blurred back there, because we have pockets of low visibility and rain right now. so let's check out the live doppler 7 hd. we'll see where it's raining right now. we'll go down to the street level and show you where the wet roadways are. just a reminder, the green on the screen is light rain from san francisco's sunset district, the bay view district. kensington, berkeley, albany, you are going to need the albany in some sorts of the east bay. as we take you into the north bay, lightening up a little bit. so definitely the kind of weather for stepping out tonight, you will need your rain gear. in the seveierra, we're expecti

this precipitation to develop into snow. 6 to 14 inches of new snow with wind gusts of 15 miles per hour or higher. you'll have to go through slow-going traffic if you're driving up there. about a foot of snow expected. high surf advisory remains up. the coast is getting pounded by an el nino influenced storm there. large breakers, beach erosion possible. temperatures, 50s, 60s. it is mild out there, and a live look from emeryville. beautiful view of the raindrops here. light rain eases this evening. i've been getting reports of light rain on twitter and facebook. here's a look at the timeline for tonight. if you're stepping out, east

bay, south bay, 8:00 we'll still see the rain. the rain will continue, just scattered showers. 3:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, then mostly cloudy saturday for super bowl city, no need to worry, it is going to be drying out just in time. 11:00 a.m., 50s with peaks of sun. low 50s in the evening. so good time for a jacket or sweater. on our storm impact scale, it's a light storm, less than a quarter inch of rain. but notice the wind kicks up. it's not until after the storm is passed, which is why we're going for a one for now. south bay is getting wet, a pink there, mt. hamilton could see a mix of rain and snow. this system is coming from the south at 7:00, 8:00 a.m., so your sunday morning plans will include some parts of the bay

area being wet, not all. the winds will be gusty, 35 miles per hour, lower elevations. higher at higher elevations. tomorrow morning, mid 40s to low 50s for your early plans. scattered showers and for the amp, a cloudy day. temperatures running lower, in the low to mid 50s. tomorrow is just a few morning showers. and then monday is your break when puxatony phil may or may not see his shadow. wednesday, a chance of showers and thursday, friday, or dried, right now it's super bowl sunday. looking dry. we'll keep you posted. >> thank you very much. want to help taking that perfect selfie? stick around, because michael finney is giving away good

good stuff from selfies to a free show. >> michael is here with his finney friday free stuff. >> so we got iphone or any phone accessory. let me show you that in a second. but first, i want to talk about this. you're going to go to fantasies of structures concert. two free tickets. the tickets are worth $25 each. the opening concert takes place on monday, february 1st in san francisco. it's a great evening and you spend nothing at all on that. now we've got to talk about nano hold. have you ever heard of nano hold? >> no. >> let me tell you what it is. this is it on the back of my camera. it's little sticky thing you put on the back of the camera phone, and then it's got microsuction

cups on the back. let me show you how this works. so here's the phone. this is just a wall or a mirror or whatever. >> oh, look at that. >> isn't that cool? so if you wanted to take selfies and get everybody in the picture, just do that. >> that sort of eliminates -- >> pretty cool. you can put it on your dash board and all that kind of stuff. >> how do we get it? >> what a great question. dial the number. >> cool. thanks, michael. a super sized sundae, imagine that. >> where you can enjoy this massive super bowl 50 treat but you may need some friends to finish

coming up new at 6:00, tonight, the uncertain future for some oakland artists after the city red tags their building. also -- >> the fundamentals of the economy are still sound. >> 7 on your side's michael finney shares some advice how to survive the stock market roller coaster. all that is coming up in just half hour on "abc7 news" at 6:00. >> thanks, ama. they're bringing out the big guns for the super bowl. >> crews installed a 200 inch hi-def tv screen. can you believe that? it's hanging in the main room, so it will be hard to miss. >> not just tvs are going big for the super bowl. >> check out the cookie bowl 50. >> this has 12 scoops of ice cream. >> and served in an oreo cookie bowl. it will feed the whole family

for $50. >> if you want to share. breaking news tonight. with just three days until iowa, now, the bombshell development involving hillary clinton. the top-secret e-mails. also, donald trump and his debate no-show. will his gamble help or hurt? and trump on his closest opponent. with a new charge. and major developments on the hunt for three fugitives considered armed and dangerous. one fugitive has been found. and now word a woman inside the prison was in on it. the zika virus. now four pregnant with it in the u.s. tonight, how long does it stay in your system for men and women? dr. besser, with your questions answered. two storms hitting this weekend. the dangerous moment on the highway already. and the new headline coming