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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. >> now at 11:00, a wet and gloomy day turns into night as the bay area braces for what could be the strongest el nino-fueled storm of the season. >> right now live doppler 7hd is tracking scattered showers, but we are hours away from a big system that will bring us heavy rain, strong wind gusts and a chance of thunder. good evening. i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. let's take you out with a live picture from our abc7 roof camera. it was mostly calm, but it was a different story when we saw heavy downpours and fall entries. fallen trees. >> we have live team coverage for you. our reporters are in the north bay as well as the peninsula coast. we'll start with sandhya patel and live doppler 7hd. >> this is a potent storm that

will come in tomorrow. let me show you where the showers are right now ahead of the storm. they are light to moderate in intensity as we take you closer to street level radar. 680 san ramon. we are also seeing lighter showers around the santa cruz mountains and pushing to watsonville. as we put the radar into the north bay you will notice right around san rafael and lucas valley and wood acre, we are tracking pockets of moderate rain and when you look here, we have been watching lightning develop off our coastline here. obviously it didn't reach the coastline. it is not out of the question to see more lightning activity over the next couple days. we have been rating them. tomorrow is a 3. one to two inches of rain for the lower elevations and gusts over 50 miles an hour possible. with the heavy rains flash

flooding is possible along with debris flows in lake county. saturday at 4:00 p.m. until sunday morning. wind advisory for the entire bay area saturday noon until 11:00 p.m. downed trees and power lines are not out of the question as the winds will be how howling. i'll be back to know when the worst will hit for your saturday and the second storm coming up. ama and larry? >> see you in a few minutes. new video shows steady rain in san rafael. it's been off and on all evening. >> that's where we find melanie woodrow. she continues with the problems the people in the north bay are facing ahead of the storm front. melanie? >> it is raining in san rafael. people are telling me for the most part they are used to it. it hasn't been too bad, but that can change in an instant. people outside soul food didn't seem to mind. >> gosh no. they have an awning so that

works out well. >> a little rain now with a lot more on the way. >> i just heard about the big storm coming. >> the heaviest rain is expected on saturday night. the southern marin fire district spent the day doing community out reach. >> the concern with the wind is trees down and wires down. >> with those word came the call. >> right now the engine and the rescue will be dispatched to a tree down near an apartment complex in the district. >> firefighters added caution tape around this tree in mill valley. the trunk split so high up they say they will need a bucket truck to cut it. a scene they expect will repeat itself. melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> as this strong el nino-filled storm hits the bay area boaters are sounding a warning to anyone thinking of going into the water. abc7 news reporter sergio

quintana picks up the story. sergio? >> ama, it is not just the rain and the massive waves. it is also forecasted gail force winds that have a lot of the boaters and the coastal residents concerned about the coming storm. >> in half moon bay the harbor master took down the california flag for the night, but the red pennant will remain. there is a small craft advisory in affect overnight. >> the red flag out means something. >> it means you better get ready. it is fixing to get ugly. you're gonna have a bad evening. >> he is staying aboard a 27-foot bowed moared here. >> i think they had a boat sink. the wind blows hard enough you are on the bottom. >> they installed a few extra bumper by wees to make sure -- -- >> it is the strong --

strongest of the season. >> in pacifica, massive waves chased tourists from the ocean front. they continue to naw away at the coastal homes and properties that have been compromised by the early storms. the coast guard and the local fire departments are warning the residents to tie down anything that could take off in the wind and that includes surfboards and kayaks that are pulled into the ocean triggering false alarms for the emergency crews. abc7 news. roads are slippery and covered in snow in the sierra. chains are required on part of i-80 and highway 50. a lot more snow is on the way. the highest elevations could see up to three feet of snow. >> of course we will being tracking the storm all weekend long. join us at 5:00, 6:00 and 8:00 a.m. to see how it develops. from you sleeping in enable the into us app and get updates on your mobile device. police in the east bay are

looking for a man accused of stealing somebody's identity and going on shopping sprees. this picture from late january shows a shopping cart full of items purchased at the costco store in concord. police believe he opened several bank accounts in someone else's name and then used the accounts to fund his shopping trips. >> there is a war of words ahead of a blue ribbon commission. sheriff lori smith is firing back at the judge. the sheriff claims she insinuated she allowed an inmate brawl to happen for political benefit. katie is is live at the santa clara county jail with the new details. >> ama, in the hours after the fight, the commissioner questioned if jail staff should have known to keep certain grouped inmates apart. she says the remarks are insulting if not illegal. first came the cameras. she bought them with her own money. on thursday they captured this

inmate fight. the chair of the jail reform commission has since commented in the media that the fight could have been avoided if those particular inmates hadn't been allowed to mingle. sheriff smith took offense and fired off an angry letter. >> i want to make it clear that the allegations are not factual. it is a lie and dishonest. >> she declined an on camera interview saying she doesn't want to distract from the work of the commission, but she wrote her own letter. it says i was clear in my statement of the broadcast that if the officers knew those in 4a do not get along it would not make sense to be let out at the same time. she goes on to write, sheriff, me thinks you doest protest too much. the sheriff says cordell is wrong. >> we don't segregate on race or ethnicity. not only because we don't do that because it is not the right thing to do, but they said it is illegal to do

that. >> shairt riff is cay -- the sheriff is asking for e-mails and documents pertaining to jail operations. cordell is asking for an expert to review the fight. abc7 news. two decades after the trial of the century, the o.j. simpson murder case is once again capture -- capturing the nation's attention. >> a law enforcement source close to the case reveals new details about the knife that was found at simpson's old brentwood estate. >> and hundreds of thousands of high school students will take the s.a.t. tomorrow morning and it is unlike anything they have ever seen before. >> live doppler 7hd is tracking the strong storm that is set to soak the bay area. sandhya patel will be back with the hour by hour forecast. >> here is a look at what's coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" . >> what's happening here? what is going on here? >> what the hell is going on here? >> why are you touching me? >> i am not touching you.

and all of the bay area, this is abc7 news. a finding that sent shock waves across the country from a double murder case more than 20 years ago. >> police in los angeles are testing a blood-stained knife found at o.j. simpson former estate in the late 90s. here is the latest from los angeles. >> not guilty of the crime of murder. >> reporter: the o.j. simpson trial was settled decades ago, but today a new twist. >> regarding an alleged knife that may have been recovered, possibly in connection to the o.j. simpson case. >> reporter: los angeles

police department today saying the knife was allegedly found by a construction worker on o.j. simpson's property in the late 1990s. the estate was demolished in 98. >> this individual wanted to turn it over to law enforcement. >> reporter: the lapd says this knife is being carefully scanned for possible dna evidence that could take weeks. an lapd officer now retired was allegedly given the knife by the construction worker and held on to it for 18 years. o.j. simpson was acquitted of murder charges in the 1994 stabbing death of nicole brown simpson and her friend ron goldman. simpson still says he is innocent. many tv viewers are reliving the trial in a new fx mini series "the people versus o.j. simpson." now ron goldman's father is talking to the daily news about the knife. i hope they test it and i hope it turns out to be the weapon. it is one more nail in simpson's coffin. as for what the new discovery would mean? >> double jeopardy.

he was tried once and acquitted. you can never try o.j. simpson again. >> reporter: police are still vetting this story. they say over the years investigators have looked at up to 150 knives and none were found to be the weapon. abc news, los angeles. >> and late today los angeles police said the knife is likely not the weapon used to kill nicole brown simpson and ron goldman. the real murder weapon was larger. bart will spend the weekend trying to fix a technical problem that was delaying commuters. it was at the west oakland stations where one of the power sources were taken off line to stop the problem. since last month 80 cars were hit with mysterious voltage spikes that damage the motors. each time a car has been pulled out of service that means more people have to pack in the remaining cars. >> definitely more crowded. especially here it is packed and people don't want to move for you. >> ever since the strike it seems like there is something

going wrong. it is just par for the course. >> bart is trying to track down the exact source of the frob -- the problem and they expect to be back in service on monday. what are your thoughts on the crowded trains? use the # dear bart. this is from the 2013 bart strike when viewers had a lot to say. share your comments with us by tagging us with the # dear bart. tomorrow is the first time students nationwide will take the s.a.t. after a major overhaul of the test. the college board said the redesign test will berry flect what students -- better reflect what students learn in the classroom. no more obscure vocabulary words and a more modern math and the essay is optional. multiple choice will have four answers instead of five and more than 277,000 people will take the test this week end. if you are taking it in the bay area, you will want to leave a few minutes early because driving will be a little risky out there tw the wet roadways -- out there with

the wet roadways. >> sandhya has the storm coming in. >> the worst part of the storm will hit tomorrow night. here is a look at live doppler 7hd and we are tracking the wet weather. moderate rain is right around the c-ranch area. as i show you other spots that are wet these are showers ahead of the system. san rafael and novato, highway 101 and we take you to the street level radar here in the east bay, inland east bay. that is pleasant hill and you will notice around ignacio valley road it is getting wet. it will be heavier as we head toward tomorrow night. we are just getting you started with this. east santa clara and so far .20 to an inch and a half of rain across the entire bay area. it has been snowing at the higher elevations. chain controls on all of the roads leading to tahoe except for 50 right now. that's going to change. it is a winter weather advisory until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. it turns into a winter storm warning. saturday 10:00 p.m. to monday

at 4 a.m. they expect three feet or more. 4500 foot elevations if you are traveling to tahoe to enjoy the fresh powder look what you will be seeing by monday afternoon. up to 30 inches and south lake tahoe 30. kirkwood 38 inches. temperatures right now are really mild. we have a wind coming out of the south, southwest and we not only have the wind that is coming out of the south, but this is a warm storm so it is sending us the warmer clouds. it will be a warmer night. you can see some of the cloud cover and a look at the forecast. the strongest storm of the year so far expected tomorrow. moderate storm for sunday and a chance of thunderstorms on our storm impact scale. this is a three, a strong storm for your saturday. one to two inches of rain expected for the lower elevations. much more for the hills. two to four to be precise and gusts could breech 50 miles an hour. the worst of the winds were in san francisco between 4:30 and 7:thirm -- 7:30 p.m.

similar to that time range for the rest of the bay area. 7:00 a.m. on saturday, scattered showers tomorrow if you have early plans. 10:00 a.m. as well. light to moderate in intensity. but then watch out. 3:00 p.m. we start to see widespread rain. yellows and oranges indicating the heavier rainfall. at 4:00 p.m. we are getting drenched across the bay area. 5:00 p.m. still coming down hard and when you start to see the reds there, by 7:00 p.m. can't rule out isolated thunder. 8:00 p.m. on saturday night going into 9:00 p.m. and it is in the east bay and south bay and then it winds down at 11:00 p.m. only to introduce the second storm. it is a moderate storm. lightning possible and winds not as strong. 20 to 35. but it will still be problematic. you may see the trees and power lines being knocked down. 7:00 a.m. on sunday you can see the scattered showers. you get a brief breather before the heaviest of the rain approaches.

sunday night 7:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. it is scattered and pretty widespread. at 3:00 a.m. you notice when most of you are sleeping on monday morning, downpours are expected and then 5:00 a.m. for the morning commute. the rains ease up and and the winds ease up. as far as your rain totals for both storms combined, in the hills three to six inches. lower elevations one to two inches. temperatures in the morning in the 50s with scattered showers. stormy for your saturday and evening. accu-weather seven-day forecast, 3 on a storm impact scale. two for sunday. one for monday. a short break. we have two more storms after that on thursday and friday and two's. so your weekend i would call it a washout except for that window on sunday, larry and ama. >> thanks, sand yaw. >> success and failure for

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that's the second game of a back to back after the warriors faced the lakers in l.a. that's sunday afternoon. steph curry says the fans deserve as much credit for the streak as the guys on the court. they can be as much a part of this accomplishment of the home win streak. >> that's something we talked about at the beginning of every year. protect your home. >> this is not the regular season the cal women's basketball team was hoping for. 4 and 14 in the conference. the bears made history today in the tournament. gotleib trying to take down arizona state and freshman of the year. a third quarter and two-point game. she's inside with the left hand making it four. 6-4 and smooth in the paint. asia thomas hitting three.

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