earlier this morning in san francisco on van ness avenue. how much can we expect this weekend? i'm cornell barnard in for chris nguyen. let's start with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist frances dinglasan. she's in for lisa argen. good morning, frances. >> good morning, cornell. good morning, everyone. get ready for a wild weekend. live doppler 7 already lighting up with lots of areas of green, even red and yellow. in fact, we'll zoom in to parts of the north bay and santa rosa where we're getting some heavy rain along 101 where we are already had over 1/4 inch this morning. and this is just a precursor. what's to come this weekend, check out this atmospheric river, all this clouds and moisture heading our way into tomorrow. now, today's storm ranks a number 2 on the storm impact scale, 1 out of 5. it's moderate. morning downpours, afternoon showers. windy conditions with gusts reaching up to 16 miles per hour in the higher elevations.

rainfall ranges from 1/4 ichlk to about 1 1/2 inch for most areas. in the next couple hours, we'll see some heavy rain indicated by orange and yellow through parts of the north bay. it will be moving throughout the bay area during the early morning hours and continuing into the afternoon, but by 2:00, 4:00, we'll see some isolated showers, a minor break before a major storm heading our way. cornell? >> all right, frances, thank you. in developing news this morning, berkeley police looking for a man who they believe viciously stabbed one person to death and injured another. 2-year-old pablo gomez jr. of southern california is believed to be armed and dangerous. police found the body on ashby avenue after discovering a seriously wounded woman on ridge road. she is listed in stable condition this morning. the motive for the stabbing has not been released. hoping for the best but expecting the worst, residents in the santa cruz mountains are bracing for lots of rain and

wind from the coming storm in an area that's already saturated and vulnerable to damage. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo tells us people are taking proactive approaches to staying safe and dry. >> seemed like there was so much uncertainty that it wasn't worth waiting around to find out. >> reporter: covered bridge equestrian center sitsz right on the banks of the san lorenzo river in felton. the owners opted to move all 70 horses to higher ground. >> in '82, it was disastrous here. where you're standing now was probably about 3 feet over your head. and so, it gets pretty radical. >> reporter: with just hours to go before the rain starts falling, cynthia was hoping to fill 20 sandbags to protect her santa cruz home. >> ten years ago when it rained, our whole house almost flooded. it just came down the hill and slowly crept up and got almost up to my knees. >> reporter: the city of santa cruz the providing free bags and sand and encouraging residents

to be prepared. >> to have plenty of food and water, any essential medicines on hand. have a battery-operated radio, plenty of back-up batteries. >> reporter: also, flashlights and a full tank of gas but officials are asking people to stay off the roads if they can. for its part, the city has had crews inspecting and cleaning pump stations, catch basins, and 67 miles of storm drains. humans, horses, and homes bracing for impact. >> see what happens. we're hoping for the best but expecting the worst. >> reporter: now the waiting game begins. in scots valley, katie marzullo, abc7 news. abc7 news was in downtown san anselmo as merchants and residents raced to get a head start. san anselmo creek looked calm yesterday but locals fear heavy rains could push the creek above its banks. >> the creek extends itself right on to san anselmo avenue and touch wood, we've been very lucky and we've always dodged

the bullet, but i kind of have a feeling my luck's about to run out. >> in sonoma county, crews rushed to fortify the banks of copeland creek to keep it from overflowing. in san francisco, it's all hands on deck this morning as the city prepares for the storm. abc7 news reporter sergio has the details. >> reporter: san francisco public utility commission crews started assembling and filling these flood barriers. they're using them in hopes of channeling water away from homes in this flood-prone intersection. >> they're big, plastic interlocking barriers and we are piloting them. we're still looking at how effective they are and trying to determine if this is something we're going to roll out on a larger basis. >> reporter: the puc crews will be on call 24 hours a day through the weekend to keep an eye on the barriers. they've also deployed these large vacuum trucks to help clear out storm drains that get stopped up. at the san francisco public works yard at kansas and marin streets, plenty of sandbags are packed and ready for pick-up. the public works department will also mobilize loots of extra

personnel. >> we're going to have tree crews, general laborers to help clear debris in f that needs to be done, our engineers and street inspectors on call if there's a land slide or a mud slide or a big sinkhole. we'll be there to try to take care of the problem. >> reporter: to make sure field crews get to where they're needed, extra dispatchers are being brought on. the city is also opening up extra beds at homeless shelters. anyone looking for those resources can go to the city drop in center at bryant and 5th streets. in san francisco, sergio kintana. in pacifica, the municipal pier closed around 10:00 last night. it will stay closed through at least monday morning. the city wants to make sure that they want to keep people safe from high tides and strong swells and gusty winds as the storm gets more powerful. and yosemite national park officials are concerned that heavy downpours could bring flooding to the park that it

hasn't seen since 1997. all roads are closed through sunday to help keep people safe. this weekend's rain could dump up to 1 foot on rain on the area. live doppler 7 will be changing and you can trach the approaching storm with the abc7 news app. be sure to enable push alerts to get advisories sent straight to your phone or tablet. two people at the civic center b.a.r.t. station in san francisco were stabbed by a man with a machete who ran away. it happened just after 8:30 last night. b.a.r.t. police closed the market and 7 td street exit to the station after the attack but the station remained open. the condition of the victims, still unknown as well as a motive. the man who was rescued earlier this week after he was trapped between a b.a.r.t. car and the platform has died from his injuries. 31-year-old jeff de la fuente was commuting home from work when he got stuck at the 24th street b.a.r.t. station. katie utis talked with his

girlfriend. >> gave me a kiss and he went to work. >> reporter: an apparent accident during wednesday night's commute is hard for dorothy mac to comprehend. >> i also use the 24th street b.a.r.t. station and it's like, how does someone get pinned? >> around 6:00, her long-time boyfriend, 31-year-old jeff de la fuente, somehow stumbled in front of the train. he became pinned at the waist between the platform and second car. rescuers deployed air bags to push the car off of him, transporting de la fuente to san francisco general hospital. conscious and talking. >> the doctor said that he fought. he fought to stay alive. he really did. >> reporter: jeff worked near the b.a.r.t. station as a mechanic in the mission, but he also drove cab and made many friends while doing so. tonight, they stopped by to create a candle light vigil. >> i just want his family to know what he was loved. by many.

>> reporter: b.a.r.t. police are investigating, but a spokesman says the death appears to be accidental. >> he was aspiring to be a lawyer. he was scheduled to take his lsat in february. >> reporter: born in berkeley and reared by a single mother, de la fuente spent part of his childhood in the philippines. his mother plans to bury him there following a local funeral. friends have set up a go fund me page to help with the expense. shifting gears, frances is here for lisa and we are tracking a huge storm coming in. >> it's called an atmospheric river, so on today's storm impact scale, it ranks a 2 and tomorrow, a major storm heading our way with up to 1 foot of rain in some areas. i'll have the details coming up. also ahead, collin kaepernick keeping his promise to donate $1 million to charity. how he's helping people off the field now that the season is over. by first, the strike is over. the price of crab is now set. the catch? you may not see much in stores

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good morning, east bay. yeah, it is raining in walnut creek as well, just about everywhere in the bay area, and the storm is going to intensify as the weekend progresses. yeah, we're going to see intense rain. well, pretty much for the next couple of days, if not the next week and frances dinglasan is going to have your forecast. what you can expect, where you can see rain where you live, coming up next.

fresh crab will soon be showing up in bay area restaurants again after the end of a strike that kept the entire west coast dooing fleet out of the water. the strike was over the amount paid for the crab. $2.87 is now the agreed upon price. san francisco crabbers were making $3 a pound but say the loss is worth it after the unity shown by west coast crabbers. the problem now with the storm approaching is when to fish. 49ers quarterback collin kaepernick is keeping his promise to donate $1 million to charity by the start of next year's nfl season. the charities he gives money to address social issues and racial inequality. causes that kap embraces when he kneels during the national anthem. according to "the chronicle," the charities are listed on the internet. the day after the season ended, he was handing out shoes and clothing at bay area shelters. san francisco political

outsider who's revered by the political establishment will be taking over the board of supervisors seat scott weiner vacated when he was elected to state senate. abc7 news reporter introduces us to jeff sheehy. he's representing harvey milk's old district and honoring milk's legacy. >> the mayor didn't appoint a person. he appointed a family. >> reporter: known as a progressive, 59-year-old jeff sheehy has retaken the term, family values. his husband and daughter stood by him. he made it clear that supporting families would be on his new agenda. >> and approximate if we don't do right by our kids, we're not creating the right future for this city. >> reporter: the texas native has spent years defending gay rights. in the mid '90s, jeff sheehy pushed a city hall to do business only with those companies provided domestic partner benefits. under then mayor gavin newsome, sheehy was san francisco's aids czar. he has led the city towards the goal of reaching zero cases of new hiv infections.

he will be the first supervisor living with hiv. >> i will be the lgbt supervisor. >> reporter: sheehy also spoke about an issue that some city officials have grown tired of addressing. public safety. >> at least two or three times, immediately outside my window, there's been a car with a broken window. >> reporter: many in district 8 say homelessness and affordable housing are two of the most pressing issues. >> i can't tell you how many people have told me that they're so afraid their buildings are going to be sold and they'll be out on the street. >> i've got to see what we have in terms of proposals and, you know, and start digging in and getting the work done. >> reporter: sheehy will be sworn in on sunday by mayor lee and on the job on monday. in san francisco, abc7 news. firefighters in vallejo had to rescue a man whose car slammed into a power pole last night. the crash happened around 8:00 at sonoma boulevard and lemon street. police say the 22-year-old driver was speeding when he lost control of the car.

he lost part of his leg in that accident. officers say it appears that alcohol was involved. kate steinle's family learned they can sue the u.s. government for her death in san francisco. the chronicle also reports steinle's family cannot sue the city of san francisco. she died after being shot at pier 14 in july of 2015. the gun used had been stolen from a federal agent's unlocked car. her suspected killer is an undocumented immigrant who had been released from the san francisco jail. the flu has claimed its first three victims of the season in california. the deaths include two 65-year-olds, one in napa county, the other in solano county. the state health department has issued a public warning urging everyone who's more than 6 months old to get their flu shot. the flu virus is now widespread throughout all nine bay area counties. . good morning, i'm abc7 meteorologist frances dinglasan. we've got a lot of rain falling

all around the bay area. in fact, just this morning, we already got about 1/4 inch in santa rosa. right now, temperatures are in the 40s and 50s, this live view of sfo shows some low clouds there as well. san francisco, currently 45. oakland, 44 degrees. san jose, 50 degrees. now, today's storm on our exclusive storm impact scale ranks a 2 out of 5. it's a moderate storm. we're expecting some downpours during the morning hours and then turning into isolated but still heavy showers in the afternoon. windy conditions as well with gusts up to 60 miles per hour and rainfall amounts anywhere from 1/4 inch to parts of the south bay to over 1 1/2 inch in parts of the north bay and we could get even more than that in the santa cruz mountains. right now, winds are already gusting up to 35 miles per hour. very gusty conditions a well in napa so there is a wind advisory in effect until 1:00 this afternoon. winds from the south this time, 20 to 30-mile-per-hour winds with up to 45-mile-per-hour gusts so look out for downed

trees and potential power outages all along the coast. north bay, down to the south bay and the santa cruz mountains and into monterey as well as parts of the east bay as well. in the higher elevations, it's been upgraded to a high wind warning so for the hills and mountains, that extends until 1:00 this afternoon for the north bay areas and the east bay and the south bay and tomorrow morning. and this is where gusts can reach up to 60 miles per hour above 1500 feet. all right. so here's what you can expect for tomorrow on our storm impact scale. it is going to be major. that's 4 out of 5. so tomorrow, between midnight and 10:00 in the morning is when we expect our most severe impact. heavy, heavy rain, powerful wind gusts, we're expecting flooding and wind damage, power outages are likely as well. so here are the major concerns. we're going to look for stream and creek flooding. that's going to be high tomorrow. debris flows over the burn scar areas where we've had some some of the recent fires.

also, hydroplaning will be likely and high and we can expect power outages as well as river flooding if you can avoid driving as cornell mentioned earlier, especially tomorrow, that would be a great idea. plan on some activities at home. so there's also flash flood watch that starts this afternoon and continues through tomorrow for the areas in green. so basically, clover dale all the way down to san martin, we have got streams and roadway flooding that we expect debris flows, especially in the santa cruz mountains, once again, over those burn scar areas. so, we have the heavy rain this morning and then tonight, this storm moves in once again and continues into sunday morning. this is where we turned it into a level 4, major storm. notice the areas of red, yellow, and orange. that's the heaviest rain, and it just continues hour after hour after hour all the way through the morning into noon and then by the afternoon, we'll get little bits of break so we've got tons of rain heading our way. we are talking up to 10 inches

or more in the santa cruz mountains, anywhere from 3 inches to 4 1/2 around the bay up and up to 6 in the north bay so we are expecting some rivers as well in the north bay to exceed flood stage, especially tomorrow afternoon into sunday. the accuweather seven day forecast shows rain every day. rainy and breezy today, the storm impact scale, it ranks a 2. tomorrow, the major storm heading our way, number 4. monday, rain again, but the next big storm after that is on tuesday, rainy and windy, and just get ready for a wet one. do what you need to do. charge your phones, get ready for power outages, avoid driving, clean out the rain gutters if haven't already. >> flashlights, batteries, and a full tank of gas in the car just in case. thanks so much. just ahead, it's the wild card match-up,

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paul joins us now from new york to tell us what's coming up at 7:00 on good morning america. >> coming up on gma, chaos and confusion at the ft. lauderdale airport as a gunman opens fire, killing five. new details are emerging about the suspect, his motive and did the fbi know about him before plus the intelligence reports' explosive claim tying russian president vladimir putin to the u.s. election hack.

all of this as donald trump is briefed by intelligence officials, what the report and trump are saying about the russian hack this morning. and finally, blizzard conditions are slamming the southeast. the arctic weather piling on the snow, the ice, and the cold, 27 states are under winter weather alerts this morning, and we are in the storm zone tracking where it heads next. it's a busy morning on gma. we hope you can join us. it's a big day for the raiders as they look to extend their season in a wild card match-up. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is in houston and has more. >> howdy from houston where texans don't just say they build stuff big, they back it up. >> it is huge. >> reporter: it being a last surviving saturn five rocket on display at the johnson space center. >> there's a lot of nice things to see in houston. >> reporter: so, what does any of this have to do with nfl football? blastoff for the playoff season, and at 363 feet from nose to tail, it was taller than a

football field is long. and back in the days when they built this thing, a football team named the oilers played in the astrodome, which now appears dwarfed by nrg stadium next door. logically enough, that new stadium contains a store selling houston texans gear. >> just the blood in us. >> reporter: at around this point, we thought we'd wandered into just another sports sooif anywhere store. they sell the requisite jewelry and shot glasses and team colors and then we met tammy, who runs the place and wanted us to see something special. >> they are going crazy over this. yes. >> reporter: really? >> when we first got them in, they said that we couldn't sell these, they dared me and i sold five in one day. >> reporter: the ensemble, the jacket, the shirt, the bow tie runs roughly $200. >> take that jacket off, put this on. try this on. >> reporter: if only to demonstrate how ridiculous a northern californian might look in this get-up, we appeased her,

briefly. looks more like a halloween costume. can't get it off fast enough. to which we might add, buy now. yes, they make stuff big in texas, but not big enough. from houston, wayne freedman, abc7 news. well, the raiders game is on abc7 today. wayne freedman in houston as you know, for the wild card game against the texans. live coverage starts at noon here on abc7. kickoff at 1:20. wayne will have reports from texas this evening. plus a complete wrap-up with live post game interviews on after the game. the bright lights of broadway in new york were turned off last night in tribute to debbie reynolds and carrie that traditional one-minute blackout on the great white way in honor of the mother/daughter duo who died one day apart last month. reynolds and fisher made their broadway debuts in the musical comedy "irene" in 1973. the two were buried side by side

in los angeles yesterday. still to come on abc7 mornings. >> reporter: i'm kenneth in ft. lauderdale where the airport is planning to rum operations this morning after a deadly shooting rampage. first, here's meteorologist drew tuma to explain the concerns of this major storm heading to the bay area. >> since the creation of the storm impact scale a couple of years ago, we have never had a storm rank a 4, but that changes on sunday. we are tracking a major storm moving through the bay area. it's really going to be heightened between midnight and 10:00 a.m. with heavy rain and powerful wind gusts so concerns we have this weekend, a lot of rain in a short amount of time. streak and creek flooding possible, also debris flows over our burn scars, ponding on roadways means hydroplanes is very likely. gusty winds means power outages likely and even river flooding is cause for concern. i would encourage you to download the abc7 news app. track the rain any time this

and we're starting this half hour with a look at the weather and there's a lot to talk about. here's meteorologist frances dinglasan. >> good morning, everyone. i'm just seeing rain totals climb up every hour, live doppler 7 showing us some widespread rain all around the

bay area. and at sfo, just this morning, we already had about 1/3 inch of rain. right now, they are reporting over two-hour delays at sfo, also very low clouds ceilings as well. what we're seeing is just a preview of what's to come. the area of green, you notice all those clouds, that's the atmospheric river, all the moisture heading our way this weekend. so, for today, on our storm impact scale, 1 out of 5, it ranks a 2. it's a moderate storm, morning downpours, afternoon scattered showers with winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour in the higher elevations. we could get up to 1 1/2 inch of rainfall for some of our areas and even more than that in the santa cruz mountains. so, 7:00 this morning, we'll see some of the heavier rain in the north bay. by 9:00, we'll see heavy rain throughout the bay area, indicated by the areas of yellow and orange and it continues into noon. we get a brief break where some areas may not get rain but still some scattered showers in the

afternoon before more rain moves into night and a bigger storm tomorrow. >> all right, wow, okay, thanks, frances. president-elect donald trump has been breefd by the nation's top intelligence officials on their investigation into russia's hacking of the u.s. election. just hours before that briefing, mr. trump called it a, quote, political witch hunt. abc news reporter cecilia vega has the story. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump behind closed doors face to face for the first time with the highest levels of the nation's intelligence community. that classified meeting coming just days after he publicly bashed their findings that russia tried to interfere with the election. >> i also know things that other people don't know. and so they cannot be sure of this situation. >> like what? what do you know that other people don't know? >> you'll find out on tuesday or wednesday. >> reporter: tuesday and wednesday came and went with no announcement about what trump really knows. again and again, trump refusing to accept the findings of 70 u.s. intelligence agencies. >> they have no idea if it's russia or china or somebody.

it could be somebody sitting in a bed some place. >> reporter: in an interview with the "new york times," he called it a witch hunt. hours later, trump sat across from the director of national intelligence and the heads of the fbi, cia, and nsa as they presented their explosive report, concluding, quote, russian president vladimir putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the u.s. presidential election to undermine public faith in the u.s. democratic process, denigrate secretary clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. we further assess putin and the russian government developed a clear preference for president-elect trump. parts of that report declassified say russia aspired to help president-elect trump's election chances when possible by discrediting secretary clinton and publicly contrasting her unfavorably to him. after the meeting, trump releasing a statement conceding russia, china, and others are consistently trying to hack a

variety of american institutions, including the dnc, but still not publicly accepting russia's interference in the election. trump saying, there was absolutely no effect on the outcome of the election, including the fact that there was no tampering whatsoever with voting machines. the investigation opening deep wounds between trump and the intelligence community. >> there's a difference between skepticism and disparagement. >> reporter: but in what is perhaps an olive branch, trump now calling his meeting with intelligence leaders, constructive. abc news new york. as the president-elect's team gets ready to take office, first lady michelle obama is thanking all of her supporters. she got choked up yesterday while delivering her final public remarks from the white house as first lady. >> i want our young people to know that they matter, that they belong. so, don't be afraid.

you hear me, young people? don't be afraid. be focused. be determined. be hopeful. be empowered. so, i want to close today by simply saying thank you. thank you for everything you do for our kids and for our country. being your first lady has been the greatest honor of my life. >> the first lady hasn't announced her post-white house plans just yet. new this morning, president obama is using his weekly address to discuss his farewell speech to the nation. the president will make the speech in his hometown of chicago. mr. obama says when ordinary people get involved and come together, things change for the better. it's what's at the heart of democracy. the president talked about one of his high water marks during his eight years in office. >> together, we've achieved what eluded politicians of both parties for a century. we've moved 20 million more americans from uninsured to insured. ending the days of discrimination against up to half of americans who have a

preexisting condition. and secured new rights and protections for everybody with health insurance. >> president obama will make his farewell speech to the nation on tuesday in chicago. developing news now out of florida where authorities today may release the motive behind a deadly airport attack. a man who claimed he was being forced to watch isis videos opened fire on people at a baggage claim area. abc's kenneth moten is in ft. lauderdale with more details. >> reporter: good morning. this airport is working to reopen and resume operations after those terrifying moments. the incident left several dead, dozens injured, and thousands of passengers stranded. chaos and carnage in the baggage claim of ft. lauderdale's airport after a shooting rampage. and this morning, authorities are holding 26-year-old esteban santiago for the crime. >> we have not ruled out

terrorism. >> reporter: but investigators admit they don't know why santiago suddenly opened fire. >> a herd of people just started running down the way and security yeld, everybody hit the floor. >> reporter: that warning, too late for some. this woman was fatally wounded. the urgent calls for help. >> shots fired downstairs, lower level inside, we have a subject with gunshot to the head. >> reporter: travelers looked on in horror. >> i'm looking at a man and a woman and the man bleeding profusely and the woman who just says help, help. >> he did nothing but swing the gun and shoot. >> reporter: as he havely armed s.w.a.t. teams rushed to the scenes, the airport terminals were evacuated, some marching away with their hands in the air. santiago threw down his gun and surrendered to police without a struggle. the fbi says he approached them in alaska last november. >> he was taken into custody by the local police and transported to a medical facility for mental

health evaluation. >> reporter: santiago's aunt in new jersey told media in spanish the ex-army reservist had issues when he returned from iraq a few years ago. investigators are also working to figure out why santiago traveled to florida and they're looking through his military records and social media posts as they try to find a motive. abc news ft. lauderdale. abc7 was at sfo where we talked to several stunned passengers who left ft. lauderdale and were in the air when they found out about the shooting. six flights to and from ft. lauderdale were canceled last night. if you are headed there today, check with your airline to make sure your flight has not been canceled. still ahead on abc7 mornings, the salute that appears to go unnoticed but then something magical happens. up next, the queen's guardsman and his toy soldier. here's a live look from our abc7 roof cam. it is raining in san francisco, in fact, all around the bay area and it's going to get more intense as the weekend

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this weekend. you're going to want to know all the details about that. the road to the super bowl starts today and the raiders making their first post season appearance since 2002. the game here on abc7 today. our wayne freedman is in houston for the wild card game against the texans. live coverage starts at nine here on abc7. kickoff is at 1:20. wayne will have reports from texas this evening, plus a complete wrap-up with sports, live post game interviews on after the game. well, last night, the warriors hoped to come back against the memphis grizzlies after losing their first match-up earlier this season. here's larry weal with the highlights in sports. >> the warriors had lost only five games all season long. one of the teams that beat them came to town last night. the grizzlies defeated the dubs by 21 when they met last month in memphis. now, steph curry, coming off a 35-point game against the trail blazers and was feeling it early in this one, had 17 in the first quarter, splis the d, hangs and

reverses for the score. couple of buzzer beaters in this game. kevin durant going one-on-one and drills it 34-27 dubs, 27 for kd on the night. just before halftime klay thompson, wide open. third quarter, curry for flee and the foul and 36 through 3 and the fans were yelling mch, mvp. zach randolph with 27, look what i found there. steph would finish with 40 going one on three or four there, but ten seconds left, mike connolly beats draymond green, rises fires and we go to overtime tide at 111. trey daniels of the warriors turnover knocks down his 4-3 and connolly, again, finishes with 27, a stunner as the grizz come back to beat the warriors again, 128-119. women's college hoops 20th ranked cal hosting number 16 oregon state, christine led all

scorers with 26 points, also had six boards but cal's defense kind of shaky in the second and third. look at brown hitting and hanging there. 14 and freshman pivot adding 19 for the beavs. cal falls 66-56. they're now 13-2, 1-2 in the conference since stanford beat oregon. for the first time in his ten-year nfl career, donald penn will miss a game and it could not come at a worse time for the raiders who face the texans today. as if connor cook didn't have enough on his plate, a rookie quarterback starting his very first nfl game with everything on the line for the silver and black. >> the name of the game is you see things like this happen a lot, anything can happen, anything can change with the drop of a hat. so, just always got to be ready and whether it's out there on the practice field, mental reps, putting yourself through it mentally, you know, to now getting reps, you just got to approach it, approach every single day like it's the same.

>> so it's raiders and texans with the pregame here on abc7 starting at high noon and the kickoff at 1:20 p.m. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beal. . good morning, i'm abc7 meteorologist frances dinglasan. get ready for a wet and wild weekend, live doppler 7 showing widespread showers all around the bay area with some heavier rain falling in parts of the north bay where in santa rosa you can see the areas of red and orange and yellow there. that's where we've had already 4/10 of an inch this morning, snow of course in tahoe right now but that will turn to rain tonight and be a big mess tomorrow. here's a look at temperatures right now, in san francisco, 45 degrees, oakland, 45, san jose, 50 degrees but we have had winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour there already. on abc7's exclusive storm impact scale, we rank each storm from a 1 to 5. today's storm ranks a 2. we've got morning downpours, afternoon showers, and then

windy conditions throughout the day, up to 60-mile-per-hour gusts, rainfall amounts anywhere from 1/4 inch to parts of like the south bay to 1 1/2 inches for some areas like the north bay. wind advisory in effect until 1:00 this afternoon. winds from the south, 10, 20, 30-mile-per-hour winds gusting up to 45 miles per hour, we're going to be concerned able downed trees and some power outages for the areas highlighted in yellow all along the coast on the peninsula, south bay, and parts of the east bay as well. and it's a high wind warning for the higher elevations, the hills and the mountains. this is where gusts can reach up to 60 miles per hour above 1500 feet. that continues until this afternoon for some of the north bay hills and until tomorrow morning for the santa cruz mountains and some of the east bay hills. tomorrow's storm is going to rank a 4. this is a major storm. we haven't seen anything like this in over ten years. the biggest impact will be between midnight to 10 # a.m. tomorrow.

heavy rain, powerful wind gusts, flooding, wind damage likely and expected. so, gear up for that. we're also thinking about a few things. here are the major concerns. stream and creek flooding, that's high. we've got debris flows over the burn scar areas where we've had the recent fires. hydroplaning also high and expected, so avoid driving if you can. power outages and river flooding another concern for this big storm. a flash flood watch in effect this afternoon. the areas of green is where we can expect to see some streams flooding and roadway flooding, just going to be a mess out there tomorrow. so, try to be kafrm careful if you can. the major storm moves in midnight tonight we'll see some areas of yellow and orange, the heavier rain, even some areas of red all around the bay area, including parts of the summit, san jose, and the santa cruz mountains, and you notice, it just continues so we've got hours and hours of heavy downpours into the morning hours and then by about the afternoon,

it starts to generally spread south into tomorrow night. so, we've got potential rainfall amounting to 10 inches or more in the santa cruz mountains. most of the bay area will get anywhere from 3 to 4 1/2 inches and up to 6 inches in the north bay. we are looking at flooding as well in some of our big rivers. napa river will crest tomorrow and be above flood stage in the afternoon. also, we're expecting flooding at the russian river in guerneville. it will crest monday. there will be moderate flooding there starting tomorrow night. here's the accuweather 7 day forecast, rainy and breezy today. we've already had tons of rain. we're going to get more. tomorrow, a major storm, gusty wind, and then monday, more rain before another bigger storm, a number 3 on the impact scale and just a wet, wet, wet week so just get ready and be prepared and be prepared for the power outages especially. >> it's just -- it's pretty incredible. and you know, if you don't have to go out tomorrow, probably a

good kbrd to stay home. >> i would stay home and keep everything charged and have the batteries and everything ready to go. there was jubilation in downtown oakland and a parade for the warriors, not the golden state basketball team by the high school football team. abc7 news reporter laura anthony has that. >> reporter: it's a parade for the warriors, not the highly paid professional basketball players, but rather the high school football team from west oakland. they won the city's first ever state championship. do you feel like you're an inspiration to the city? >> yeah, of course. >> you get up every day with power, with love, with focus. >> reporter: last month, they upset heavily favored la jolla country day 20-17 in the championship. >> it's amazing, it's potential. we ain't never been here before so this is a first time for us. we're all excited. we're pumped about it.

>> the fact that our school probably doesn't even have 400 students and they made it all the way to state and they won? this is a school of champion, i'm telling you. >> you have made oakland's star shine even brighter. >> reporter: after a city hall rally, the players road rode a bus and trolley through downtown and into a west oakland community that doesn't always have great reason to celebrate. >> one of the dangerous places to be, you know, succeeding and making it to a state championship first in history to do it, it's a blessing, it's an honor, and it feels good to put a positive note on our city. >> reporter: it's an accomplishment, a victory, a moment these young men, their school, and their city won't soon forget. >> yeah. family, man. we a family, man. >> reporter: in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. congrats, guys, awesome job

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free test drives. the show opens at 10:00, but if you are driving, test driving, whatever you're doing, be afrl out there, it's wet. >> especially in the morning hours and then today will be a big mess. live doppler 7 showing us widespread rain around the bay area, over 4/10 of an inch already in santa rosa just this morning alone. san francisco got 1/4 inch and more to come. we have an atmospheric river heading our way, bringing us even more rain tomorrow. today's storm impact scale ranks a 2. it's a moderate storm. afternoon showers and windy conditions up to 60 miles per hour, but then tomorrow, we upgrade it to a major storm, heavy rain, powerful wind gusts, flooding, wind damage likely, so get ready. i would try not to drive at all tomorrow if you can. the accuweather 7 day forecast shows rain all seven days with the biggest storm tomorrow, level 4 and then on tuesday, we have another strong storm heading our way, so get all the wet weather gear out and the winter gear as well. >> check the flashlight, gas up

the car. >> charge your cell phones. >> it's going to be a long, wet week. >> check our app. >> absolutely. thanks so much for joining us on abc7. i'm cornell barnard for chris nguyen along with frances dinglasan. the raiders game on abc7 is coming up. our wayne freedman is in houston for the wild card game against the texans. live coverage starts at noon here on abc7. kickoff at 1:20. wayne will have reports from texas this evening plus a complete wrap-up with live post game interviews on after the game. news continues now on twitter,

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