storm is out of here, but this morning, there are flooding concerns in many parts of the bay area. >> you might be done with the rain, but the rain is not done with you. we're keeping a close eye on local rivers and creeks this morning. hello to you on this monday, january 9th. i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm natasha zouves. we have mike nicco, tracking storms through thursday. alexis smith, we'll start with highway 17 but there is a lot going on. >> there is. we have a full closure of highway 17. this is in the santa cruz mountains. we'll head down there on my traffic maps. see the purple. the northbound side of the road is blocked. there was a mudslide just after 3:00 this morning. it also brought down a large tree and power lines. one vehicle involved, as well. we have a full closure of that northbound side. the southbound side, they were able to get a couple lanes back open. that is likely a sig alert for the rest of the morning. bay bridge toll plaza filling in at this point. we've had two issues.

on 580 approaching that and, of course, you have to sit through this in order to get through the metering lights. the metering lights flipped on at 5:28 this morning. let's check in with mike nicco for the forecast. >> definitely some unsettled hillsides there, or unstable, that could be unsettled. look at the line of light to moderate rain that is moving up and down 17 right now. at any point, that could trigger another minor rock slide. there is a little bit of rain pulling to the east of the grade and heading to tracy. we'll have some delays because of the clouds. temperatures, 47 to 55. we're going to be in the mid to upper 50s. our best chance of a shower across the north bay at noon. it starts to develop across the rest of us at 4:00. greater at 7:00. the later you leave for the evening commute, more likely you'll get wet. cal trans crews working to open the red line near del mar.

drivers have to find an alternate route. highway 92, 280 to san francisco. the big detour in green. the mud slide happened around midnight and crews have been working throughout the night. they hope to reopen highway 1 within the hour. in sonoma, deputies within yesterday near the russian river. michael took a video of the memorial bridge in healdsburg. >> we are looking at a trouble spot in maroon county. this video showed the creek at 7 1/2 feet late yesterday. this is below flood stage. >> emergency crews keeping an eye on the carmel river after it breached overnight. the office of emergency services says the river spilled over a levy, sending water toward homes in carmel valley village.

we're waiting for an update on the extent of the damage. we do know two residents had to be evacuated. everyone else decided to stay. officials say the water began to recede around 12:30 this morning. of course, they're foigoing to monitor that situation. >> traveling is a problem. you're looking live at san francisco international airport in the distance there. workers gearing up for what is expected to be a busy day. they're going to be accommodating nearly 180 people who never made it out yesterday after flighting were cancelled because of gusty winds. we checked flight aware.com. there are already delays and ten cancellations. daly city firefighters cut down a tree that came down on the box truck, no one was hurt and the truck wasn't damaged. many trees were toppled by winds like this one near dolores park.

this tree crossed all lanes of southbound 280. there are two cars involved. >> tree did not fall on the vehicle. the tree actually fell on the freeway first, and both vehicles weren't able to react in time and collided into the tree. >> one of the drivers suffered minor injuries when she hit that tree. >> the wind caused a lot of trouble, closing major roadways with fallen debris. in san francisco, a scary situation for a group of people. they were sitting inside of a bus stop shelter from the rain when scaffolding from a hotel under renovation came apart above them. a witness said the wind was whistling fiercely when the scaffolding collapsed. crews closed market street to clean up the mess. fortunately, no one was hurt. the storm led to several the storm led to several rescues including a taxi driver that drove into the eschuary in

oakland. >> a cabbie is being remembered after his cab plunged into the water. witnesses saw his cab disappear into the water during the storm. authorities say he may have lost control. a short time later, rescue divers located the car. the car was pulled from the water. the man was taken to the hospital where he later died. >> he is from india. we are good friend. we always know each other very well. very good person. >> fellow cabdrivers knew him as raj. he worked as a long-time, independent driver. there was also another water rescue in the oakland hills where a group of teens tried body surfing a creek. they got stuck in a storm drain tunnel. oakland firefighters were fortunately able to pull them all to safety. live in the newsroom, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >> thank you. a lot of you are sending in photos of the rain near you.

>> hey, jessica. >> a lot of people sending in photos and videos. here are some of the ones i've been looking through. some of the ones i think show the picture of what happened this weekend. this is from kaveh, the danville creek. what he captions, turned into a raging river, something you don't usually see in that area. this is a video from saint helena. you can see two feet of water inside of this home. no doubt, those homeowners will be dealing with a massive cleanup this morning. that is the situation for so many folks across the bay area. this is from rikki. thank you for sending this picture. the los alamitos creek in almaden valley,water roadway. this is the silvas crossing in gilroy. tough conditions across so many roads. you want to be careful as the residual flooding is still out there. there has been a lot of traffic issues this morning.

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alert. >> from abc 7 mornings. >> want to take you to highway 17. if you're traveling to travel north from scotts valley through the santa cruz mountains, bad news. we have full closure due to a mudslide three hours ago. northbound 17 closed at granite creek. they were able to open the right side of the southbound side of the roadway. the left side is blocked as you can imagine. they're trying to get that cleaned up. took out a tree and a power line, as well. 27 miles an hour and further

south, 6 miles an hour. that is likely going to be the story for the rest of the morning. northbound 101 off ramp to 880 and san jose, this is what jessica has been telling us about. the north ramp is closed due to a police investigation likely until 9:00. southbound 880 near whipple road, we had a vehicle that lost a tire. it is on the shoulder. heavy through the hay ward area. let's check in with mike nicco. seeing wet pavement today. we definitely are. that'll continue as we have scattered to light showers. temperatures a little cooler for the north bay. temperatures in the low to mid 50s. if you're in lafayette and san ramon, dress for 52. the storm impact scale is one, light. on the impact scale we've been using two years now. possibly 1/4 inch of rain. we do have scattered, light showers up across the north bay. our best radar returns right

now, 17 and 85 come together. vineland avenue, winchester, puddles developing as we speak. this will continue heading off to the east. it'll be the last one for a while. up until around noon, we'll see more showers develop for the afternoon hours. mid to upper 50s today. we'll take an hour by hour look at the next couple storms next. next, breaking news in florida. jessica is at the live desk with the search underway for the person who opened fire on a police officer. new details of a man accused of an assassination attempt against a u.s. diplomat in mexico. the suspect may have come from america. we leave you with abc 7 news we leave you with abc 7 news now and a live shot of

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them, and the shooter is on the loose. that's who they're looking for right now. we are told the female officer is in the hospital. orlando police say the officer's heart stopped in the ambulance, but the crews were able to revive her. unfortunately, her condition does not seem very good. i read seconds ago that nine schools in the area have been put on lockdown. affecting a lot of people. i will let you know if the story changes, if updates come into our live desk. that is the latest here. >> jessica, thank you. 6:16 now. we are following up on this bart story. it has been a year since brazen shootingon board a train near the west oakland station. police still don't have any leads. you may remember the images of the man accused of killing a 19-year-old from antioch. the investigate revealed many security cameras on board bart trains are decoys. there is no actual footage as a result of the shooting itself. despite rewards, the trail has gone cold. since the shooting, bart

purchased 470 operational cameras. however, they are still not all installed. that is expected to be completed by july 1st. a u.s. diplomat in mexico is stable and under protection following an assassination attempt by an american citizen. police say surveillance video shows zia zafar waiting for ashcraft outside of his gym yesterday and shooting him. ashcraft was hit in the shoulder. zafar took off, triggering a man hunt that ended in his arrest. police don't know if a personal or professional dispute led to the shooting. ashcraft is a state department employee who worked out of the american consulate. this morning, mudslides and downed lines make it difficult to get to the sierra. a photo shows a mud and snow -- shows mud and snow blocking all lanes of westbound interstate 80 year truckee. if you're heading in that

direction, chp is asking drivers to be careful and watch out for highway maintenance workers. the weekend storm took down the historic tree in calaveras state park. this is the aftermath. you may recognize what it looked like standing there. the popular spot in the state park. visitors could walk through the hallowed out base. it stood for centuries and was known as the drive-through tree. alexis is tracking problems on the roads this morning because of the storm. also things unrelated. it's been a busy morning for her. >> it has. i got a good update for you. highway 1 in pacifica reopened three minutes ago. that was the location of yet another mudslide that started last night. that has been closed for several hours. we do still, however, have a closure of northbound 17, north of scotts valley. if you're coming from the santa cruz mountains, all lanes are blocked. the southbound side, we had delays and fully closed for a while but now we have at least

one lane getting by. it is still a sig alert. that was due to a mudslide after 3:00 this morning. if you're coming in from walnut creek going through lafayette, we're seeing delays. westbound 24, just before saint steerch stephens, we have a two-car crash, one spun out and is facing the wrong way. a tow truck is trying to get to the scene, actually two trucks. 880, there is head light glare. the off ramp from north 101 to 880 is fully closed due to the ongoing investigation. likely going to be until 9:0 this mo 0 this morning. let's check in with mike nicco who has been very business is -- business is i ty the last s >> we'll keep it going on facebook and twitter. we have wet weather through thursday. if you're heading west on the

richmond bridge, it is starting to dry out a little more the more we drive on it. it'll be the case today. there are going to be light showers that will increase a little during the evening hours. evening commute could b more difficult. a dry pattern develops so we have to wait until friday. the stormer radar returns are moving away from 17 and 85 and heading to 87 and 85 where they come together. coleman road, puddles developing. bluefield drive, snell avenue. this stretches down to the santa cruz mountains. it is heading to morgan hill, san martin and gilroy. it'll be there in ten minutes. we had 101 shut down already this morning. i don't think this is going to aggravate that situation. tomorrow's storm could be a different story. only because we are so saturated right now. sure, we're going to dry out today. streets are going to dry out today. but the hills are still saturated. moderate to heavy rain tomorrow. during the evening commute, the hardest. gusty, southerly winds means

more flooding and power outages are possible. quiet after the morning commute. until you get to noontime, that's where most of the showers will linger in the north. by midnight, all of us are in scattered, light to moderate showers. tomorrow morning's commute. the yellow and oranges by noon spread. then more numerous during the 5:00 hour. we throw in reds during the evening hours. that's when the rain will be heaviest. more than an inch in most neighborhoods. possibly three to four inches in our mountains. that's why i think more damage is possibly on the way. the next two storms are lighter. >> sounds good. thanks, mike. up next, we're breaking down pet insurance. 7 on your side explains what you need to look for before you buy. need to look for before you buy. plus, more self-driving c

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indeed, at 6:24, it will be wet. at some point during your commute today. whether it hits you in the morning or the evening depends when you go. niek kn mike nicco is filling us in on the lull between the storms this week. time to ask >> irene has a question about

pet insurance. >> we're thinking about getting pet insurance. is it worth it? >> hi, irene. that's a great question. before you do anything, i want you to check at your workplace. many employers are offering pet insurance. it is often a great deal at a very low price. if you're buying on the open market, you want to take a look at what consumer reports found. it looked at pet insurance. it pointed to a study that found a policy offered by healthy paws paid out more than the premiums paid in. that's a good deal. policies come and go. some get better and some are worse. you're going to simply have to compare policies before buying. here's another option. consider starting an emergency savings fund for your companion. every time you get a paycheck, put a couple of bucks aside. irene, thanks for your question. >> we all know sometimes it costs more than a couple of bucks, right, for our furry friends? if you have a question for michael finney, share it on social with the hashtag ask

finny. google's self-driving car division waymo is going to start testing mini vans in california later this month. this is what the mini van will look like. it has a hump on the top. this video provided by google. it is outfitted with the sensors and radar. on the roof is a device lacers to give the car a three dimensional view of the world. this weekend's powerful storm may be open but threats are lingering. after the break, a new issue. the incident that called san who they to call for help. >> look at the chances for rain coming up the next four days. in fact, we've got a number two storm for tomorrow. that could aggravate the flooding situation. with gusty winds, we could have more power outages. i'll have more on that in the

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days into it with a week to go? this is going to be a mess. >> he said it. one storm down and more to come. this morning, live doppler 7 shows that it is mostly dry right now. however, you'll want to have the umbrella or rain jacket nearby as you head out the door. you're likely going to need it. good morning. it is monday, january 9th. i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm natasha zouves. we have the team. jessica castro, alexis smith and mike nicco. let's start with traffic. >> everything is saturated. we had a lot of mudslides causing issues on the roads today, along with trees down and just all sorts of hazards. really want to warn you, though w're not seeing a lot of rain this morning, we still have dangerous driving conditions. going to take you down to highway 17. the northbound lane still fully closed at granite creek. we have sky 7 on the way, so hopefully we'll have an idea of how the cloneup pean up in proc going shortly. i want to end on a good note

here. we got word that highway 1 near reina del mar avenue and pacifica was closed overnight and it was opened 10, 15 minutes ago. a significant backup but it is starting to recover. let's check in with mike nicco. we're not done with the rain. >> the best returns are in the south bay and they're green, no yellows or oranges, but they stretch across 101, 82 and 85. even back to 87 near willow glen. these are all sliding to the east. it is going to be the last be push of organized showers until we get to the noon hour. then we'll look to the north bay for more showers to develop. it'll spread to the evening commute. here's a look from the exploratorium camera. 2 1/2 inches of rain over the weekend. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. a break at noon. get ready for more wet weather this evening and even a heavier storm tomorrow. >> thank you, mike. in morgan hill, west little

llagas creek giving homeowners a problem. flood waters crept into garages. residents are worried about all the rain that's still on the raway that could get into their homes. >> it is unexpected. >> we hear id on the nt on the warnings on the phone but didn't think it would be this bad. it was worse than we expected. >> guess what was busy, the sandbag stations as people prepare for more rain. in sonoma county, the sheriff's department posted photos of deputies rescuing someone in the river. residents have been told to evacuate their homes. michael shared video from the memorial bridge in healdsburg sunday afternoon. if you have photos or video of the weather where you live, share it on social media. use hashtag abc 7 now. we'll post it. napa valley getting clobbered by the storm. at one point, the river was two

feet above flood stage. it's undergone changes since the 2000s and the devastating flood in 2005. residents say it's come a long way. >> water everywhere. the downtown area flooded. people had sandbags but businesses got water all in them and everything. so it is much better now. >> if you go through downtown, you can see the sandbags stacked in the doorways there. the city has closed off riverside parks and paths. >> as a result, we do have some school cancellations to tell you about in sonoma county. they include alexander valley, cloverdale, forestville, geyserville, guernevill, armny and monte ryo school districts. 6,000 customers are waiting to have restored power. the latest list from pg&e. 2,300 people are in the dark in the north bay. the peninsula, 2,000.

1,900 in the south bay and a handful in san francisco. this is better than yesterday, when 40,000 customers were without electricity. new video this morning of a water rescue in san jose. imagine being the two people trapped inside that car last night. the fisher river overflowed its banks. this was near santa tarea and bailey boulevard. crews walked the two people to safety. >> i was heading home on bailey, which is going west. all of a sudden, the road just turned shiny and the flood water was coming over the road. next thing i know, the car stalled. we were ten feet from the edge of the water. within a matter of ten minutes, the water had ground to 20, 30 feet in front of us. >> timing was crucial here. just after the rescue was made, crews had to evacuate themselves because the water started rising quickly again. >> the flooding got so bad in parts of san jose, it caused

problems for police. look what happened after one officer went to help a stranded driver last night near santa teresa boulevard and bailey avenue. the water rose so fast during the rescue, an officer parked at the scene was trapped inside his squad car. firefighters were called to rescue the stranded officer. the driver is okay. the officer is also okay. the intersection is going to remain closed until the water recedes. is that a monsoon in martinez? it soubnds like it. look how much rain fell overnight. one rain gauge suggested an inch an hour. parts of pacheco turned into a river. flooded streets and storm drains are a part of the problem this morning. sandbags kept many of the downtown businesses dry. crews closed part of the great highway near ocean beach due to flooding. they're waiting for the water to

recede to reopen the road. >> people in the santa cruz mountains are on alert for possible evacuation because of the fast-rising san lorenzo river. the planning committee went door to door yesterday, alerting riz de -- residents about the rising river. >> people are doing a good job. we give them lots of warnings. the county has used the reverse 911 system to let people know what's going on. >> the process has been a smooth one. the river is being closely monitored. it has not yet reached flood stage. the california emergency management agency is reminding people statewide to be ready for any type of natural disaster. prepare norcal's guidelines for developing an emergency kit for your family are posted on a br s abc7.com. we've been tracking this all morning long. it is still under investigation

and impacting your commute. i've been working with alexis on this one. the word is the 101 northbound to northbound 880 interchange will be closed until at least 9:00 a.m. that's the latest information we have. the shooting happened while you were sleeping just after midnight. we have this new video from overnight. you see the investigation there. we also saw someone, the injured suspect, being put into an ambulance. he was shot. not clear at this point what triggered the shooting. prior to the shooting though, the officer involved had to call for help. you saw the ambulance there. we don't know the suspect's condition at this point. san jose police are the ones investigating. they have been out there all morning long. we'll be keeping an eye out for developments and pass those along as soon as we get them. alex alexis, to you. >> announcer: a traffic alert. >> from abc 7 mornings. >> thanks, jessica. i'll take you live to sky 7 right now. they are over this mudslide on highway 17. this is just north of scotts valley. i actually am getting a first

glance at this along with you this morning. looks like we had a backhoe. we have a couple of heavy duty trucks there. i'm guessing they're going to be loading all that mud and dirt that slid on highway 17 just after 3:00 this morning. those efforts are ongoing. we don't have any estimate on when we'll get the roadway open. northbound 17 is fully closed. the southbound side, we have one lane getting by. obviously, this is not only tough for us to see, imagine the crews trying to clean this up. they're working in tough conditions. still northbound 17, fully closed. that is not a great situation. also,want to show a crash on highway 24, jacked back to 680 and concord from a two-car crash blocking the left lane. busy in the traffic department. mike, you've been busy for about a week now. >> it will still be busy as we have a stronger storm coming in tomorrow. could increase the damage. today, not so much. here's a look at the temperatures. hi, everybody. we're 49 in los altos

lafayette, 51. we have 40s around nevada for the cool spots. alemedo, oakland, 50s. san philippe road, eden we're seeing ponding and puddles developing on the roads. that is stretching to morgan hill. it'll be around another 15 minutes. then it is gone. then we'll deal with some scattered, lighter showers the rest of the day. 1/10 to 2/10 inch. if you're caught under one of these, it is lightly in the afternoon and evening hours we'll see redevelopment. winds will be 10 to 20 miles per hour. san jose, we had about 1 1/2 inch of rainfall over the weekend. on the roads, it is going to be poor for both commutes because the roads will be wet. on the water, a little breezy north of the bay bridge this afternoon and evening.

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trails were closed due to flooding. >> flooding closed yountville cross road. vernon is happy to see moisture after so many years of drought. he is soaking it in. >> i don't think it'll hurt us. doesn't hurt the vineyards in the long run. we need the water, obviously. i think it is all great. >> once the rain stops completely, and that is going to take days, vinters will be able to assess whether the grapes for this year's vine crop are going to be damaged. more storms on the way. you're looking at the most valuable tool to keep up with that. install the abc 7 news app on

your phone or tap let. you can keep taps on live doppler 7. the app is free on apple's app store or google play. >> announcer: breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. >> a crash on the new jersey turnpike. it is a story that's turning heads. it made my eyes pop out of my head when i saw this. we're getting reports it was a heavy object that crashes through the windshield and may have been a 50-pound dumbbell that went crashing into this vehicle. these are the images we have from our abc station they've been putting out on twitter this morning. here's a closer look at the car. you see the damage on the windshield. it is causing a traffic nightmare. the driver had to be air lifted to a nearby hospital. at last check, the situation looked like it was clearing up there on the turnpike itself. certainly, a story that is catching national headlines this morning. reggie and natasha? >> thank you. the man accused of killing

five people in an airport rampage is set to make his first court appearance. video has been released and you may find it disturbing. esteban santiago is in a blue shirt and begins shooting left at ft. lauderdale-hollywood airport. he's facing charges of murder, mi firearms and airport violence. he went to an fbi office to report his mind was being controlled by a u.s. intelligence agency. he did that in november of last year. police nabbed 16 people connected to the multi-million dollar heist with kim kardashian-west. she was tied up and locked in her bathroom while thieves made off with millions in jewelry. it was part of a coordinated effort by police in several cities there. according to tmz, the suspects

can be held for 96 hours before they have to be charged or released. he was the talk of the golden globes. not an actor, producer or director, but president-elect donald trump. who is now, this morning, firing back at actress meryl streep after she called him out during her speech last night. >> let's get over to lonnie rivera in the newsroom with his response. hey, lonnie. >> reggie and natasha, hollywood actress meryl streep accepted a lifestyle achievement awards at the golden globes. her speech opened up a war of words with president-elect donald trump. the actress never mentioned his last name. right aware, she taaway, she tae performance that stunned her most this year was not in the movies but one on the campaign trail in real life. >> someone he outranked in privilege, power and the capacity to fight back. it kind of broke my

disrespect invites disrespect. violence incites violence. when the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose. >> in a series of tweet, the president-elect said, quote, meryl streep is one of the most overrated actresses, doesn't know me but attacked me. she is a hillary flunky who lost big. i never mocked a disabled reporter, would never did that, but showed groveling when he changed a 16-year-old story in order to make me look bad.% this morning, you guys, no response from meryl streep. i have a feeling this is going to continue. live in the newsroom, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >> thank you. happening today, two local rallies in support of obamacare. doctors and health care workers at both ucsf and highland hospital in oakland will be demonstrating in favor of the affordable care act. nearly 4 million californians and 30 million people nationwide will lose their coverage if the act is repealed.

president-elect donald trump vowed to repeal obamacare in his first day in office. republicans have still not said what they plan to replace it with. the vice president joe biden will be speaking at a health care conference this afternoon. he'll speak about the moon shine niche f initiative, working on cancer research. in his last state of the union speech, president obama charged biden to start a cancer initiative. biden lost his oldest son year and a half ago. amy hollyfield has an update. >> we have another tree down to >> we have another tree down to tell you we are in mill pe milpitas. this onramp is closed at

corr calaveras boulevard. they don't have an estimate when they can get it cleared. cal trans isn't here yet, and chp doesn't know when they'll get here. they're busy responding to so many downed trees across the bay area. this is one on their list. if you need this onramp, you'll have to find another one or pick a different ramp all together to head northbound. this happened about 4:15. they've been waiting for a couple of hours for a crew to get here to clear this tree. it is a large one. it is going to take some time. looks like you're not going to be able to count on this onramp at all for this morning. make other plans. we wanted to let you know. we don't see a backup of traffic here though. people are catching on that this is happening and going around it without any problems. live in holohefieholo h hollyfield. alexis has been tracking

problems on the road all morning because of the weather. >> we're going to go live to sky 7. it is a dark picture here, but they're over the mud slide that happened just after 3:00 this morning on highway 17. this is north of the scotts valley area. unfortunately, one of our news crews was involved in this, as well. our news van was hit by some of the debris and a tree that fell. power lines are down. the member of our staff has been treated and released from the hospital. certainly good news there. that was the only vehicle, our news van was the only one involved in this slide. we have a full closure of highway 17. that's at granite creek. obviously, they're going to detour you before you get to the debris. i know it is hard to see, but it is totally covering the roadway. looks like they have a lot of work left to do. southbound side, you are slowly able to get by. keeping an eye on that one, but i'm betting it'll be a long-term closure. the bay bridge toll plaza, heavy today. we're starting to return to full

volumes. southbound 680, highway 4 to walnut, 16 minutes. heading to highway 13, 22 minutes. 41 in the central valley. let's check in with mike nicco for the forecast. our hills and the mountains are so saturated and unstable, that we could have random trees fall like amy was showing us. even a minor earthquake may be enough to unsettle a few areas to have the ground let go. oh, the camera went out. sorry about that. i wanted to show you that. you had five inches of rain over the weekend. miss and hit showers are going to continue today with cool highs. stronger storm arrives tomorrow. chance of storms through thursday. last night, it was wind but now it looks like it is going to rain through thursday. this is the last push of wet weather across at least the san jose part of the south bay. look at morgan hill, murphy avenue, san martin central avenue there. as you head down toward gilroy,

it is pushing away. gilroy 101 was closed this morning a while because of issues there. thankfully, it is lighter outside. the storm impact scale moving forward is going to be a two for tomorrow. that is moderate. we're still going to see damage from mod rerate to heavy rain during the commute. we have a wind watch tomorrow from noon until midnight for, again, 50 to 60-mile-per-hour gusts, like we dealt with yesterday. here we are through the noon hour. you can see a few sprinkles out there. the north bay, we'll get rain. the south baby 6:00. it could be moderate. then by midnight through tomorrow morning, it starts to fill in. tomorrow's morning commute is going to be wet. look how it opens up at noon through the evening commute. even red showing up during the evening hours. that's when we'll have the greatest potential for damage. rainfall totals are look more than an inch for most of us, except in the south bay. three to four inches in the mountains. >> mike, thank you. coming back in 90 seconds with the seven things you need

to know before you go. here's a live look from sky 7 now. you're seeing the backup of highway 17 as a result of a mudslide in the area from the big storm we had yesterday. we're going to keep our track on this traf honey nut cheerios get their delicious taste from honest ingredients. like real delicious honey... and real oats. ok, that's still honey. ahhh, there we go. we're back to honey again. who's directing this? that guy! figures.

it's 6:54. whether you're just joining us or heading tout door, seven things you need to know before you go. while the strongest of the storms are behind us, we've got a one today. we have a two tomorrow that

could create more damage, flooding and wind damage. we still have rain wednesday and thursday. finally dry friday, saturday and sunday. >> number two, all the weather caused a lot of problems on the roads. going to take you live to sky 7, looking at massive backups. northbound highway 17, this is just north of scotts valley. we're looking at several miles of heavy delays. all lanes are closed northbound. the southbound side, we have one lane getting by. avoid that. delay the trip if possible. >> what a mess. thank you, alexis. three, highway 1 in pacifica, open this morning. a mudslide morned crews to shut down the lanes at reina del mar. still delays but crews opened lanes about 30 minutes ago. >> number four, breaking news update from the live desk. police in florida looking for this man. he has been identified. lo lloyd is wanted in connection to a shooting of a police officer in front of a walmart in orlando within the last hour. the female officer was reported

hit nine times and in the hospital. >> number five, one person injured in a shooting in san jose. it is unclear what triggered the shooting but it was after midnight. >> number six, santa clara courts are dealing with a ticket backlog. there is one full-time clerk and she is 12,000 tickets behind. the county blames budget cuts. >> wow. yikes. >> number seven, a huge milestone in the tech world. apple's iphone is celebrating its tenth anniversary today. the iphone was first introduced by steve jobs in san francisco back in 2007. i'm reading a fascinating article right now. it talks about what the skept ti -- skeptics thought. people said, we don't need this product and it'll never succeed. now look at the two i have up here. >> i was one of the skeptics. i remember thinking, i'm not paying all that money. >> yeah. >> i also now have two.

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