open enrollment ends january 31st. visit covereca.com today. and now breaking news is in morin. police evacuate a jewish community center after a bomb threat. and now the same threat has been sent to jccs across the country. i'm kristen zse. >> and reggie aqui. all of the people who are at the san rafael jcc have been taken to a nearby school. amy hollyfield is there as police search that property. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. yes, they've cleared 200 kids and the staff out of this building and now they are searching it. the call came in at 8:45 this morning, it came in just as a phone call. someone saying there is a bomb on campus. this is the jewish community

center in san rafael. it is a school, kindergarten through 8th grade. the caller didn't say where the bomb was or what it looked like so law enforcement doesn't have much to go on. >> what is important for me to say right now is all 200 of the students have been safely evacuated to another location off campus and are currently being watched by law enforcement and but by parents and teachers and so forth. so we're very comfortable in that respect. what we have left now is the fact that we have a very large campus, many, many buildings, many, many rooms that need to be thoroughly searched. >> i was in a school meeting for a class trip and i said to becky, we need to evacuate the building. and i heard stuff from the east coast and this has been happening so i wasn't surprised, really. >> and then other bomb threats reported at other jccs across the country and no devices have been found. the sheriff's office here did not want to comment on whether it is all connected and said it is too soon. two schools here nearby,

venetian valley, the elementary school across the street and marin school are on lockdown just in case. they have not been evacuated. parents can pick up their kids if they would like to. but the jcc right here has been evacuated. authorities say they're going to bring in search dogs to help them search the campus to make sure it is safe and that there isn't a bomb. they're not sure how long that is going to take so this campus might be closed down for the day, they say it is too soon to tell. they don't know at this point. they also don't have any information or none that they want to release on how the investigation is going. what they know, if anything, about who called in this threat. live from san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. and of course we'll bring you any update to the breaking news the moment we get it. and stay up to date with the abc 7 news app and could you see the story right there and download it for free and enable push alerts for updates right to your phone or tablet. we are tracking other breaking news, involving former

president george h.w. bush and now his wife. a spokesperson for the family said barbara bush was just admitted to the same houston hospital as her husband after experiencing coughing and fatigue. the former president doesn't appear to be getting better, just now. our sister station in houston said the 92-year-old has been admitted to the icu. he was admitted to address an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia and doctors are protecting and clearing his airway. president bush is stable and -- resting in the icu where he will re main for observation. we are on storm watch again. the first of three storm this is week is here. a live look shows a lot of green and even yellows and reds. mike nicco could explain what that means but it is clear the storm is here. so let's take a live look outside from the golden gate bridge to walnut creek to sfo, today's storm is rolling across much of the bay area right now

and it is going to make a mess of your afternoon commute. so right now let's turn to meteorologist mike nicco. >> kristen, thank you very much. hi everybody, live doppler 7, doomed down to street level, in danville and black hawk and dublin toward pleasant ton and san ramon and on the sam ran only valley paralleling 680 and the radar is impressive because the moisture is developing as ice and snow. and then melting as it falls through the layer and becoming rain. so ice and snow give off more reflectivity than rain. so far the rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch but the heavier stuff is still ahead and that is why the storm impact scale is a two with gusty and damaging winds later this evening and through the evening hours and flight delays two hours plus at sfo and the windiest part is during the evening commute. that is when we'll have ponding on the roadways also. so it looks like the worst of it is still ahead of us and i'll give you an hour by hour look

coming up next. with rain moving in, caltrans is struggling to secure a landslide near highway 17 near scotts valley. they are in stalling chain-link fence designed to keep rocks and boulders from crashing down on to vehicles on highway. you'll recall this is the same spot where an abc 7 news trapped in a massive slide last week. happy to tell you that he is recovering. a city council has declared a state of emergency because of this big sinkhole that opened up over a week ago. that repair is expected to cost about a million bucks and take a month to complete. it lets the city now access funds needed to fix the sinkhole. now it a good time to remind you that communities have sandbag filling stations set up in most places they supply the bags and the sand. bring a shovel in case the location doesn't have one. we have a list of san bad locations on our website at abc7news.com. new this morning, san jose

police are investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed. this was the scene a few hours ago along west heading street and north bass com avenue. the woman died at the hospital. the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. in antioch, police are looking for a person who shot a driver who then crashed into a home. the family living there said it was a close call. abc 7 news reporter lonnie rivera is live in the neighborhood with the latest. >> reporter: kristen, the car came crashing through this house in back of me. the family was inside at the heim. and all neighbors could hear were the victim's friends screaming call 911. >> i just heard a loud screeching noise and a bang. it scared me. >> my wife was knitting and heard a boom boom and we ran out here. >> reporter: a large crash startled familied on tuesday night, when they looked to see what happened, this toyota prius crashed into a house at the

corner of east 13th and simons street. >> we heard that the guy that was in the car with her said he got shot and they were saying, hold on, hold on. >> reporter: several people called 911, the driver was suffering from a gunshot wound. the victim is a 27-year-old man from martinez. neighbors say two passengers were in the sedan with him. he died at the scene. several residents have noticed a crime increase lately. >> our neighbor's house got broken into on thanksgiving day and our dog alerted us to it. >> reporter: police blocked the streets until early morning when a tow truck took the vehicle away. and by day everyone got a closer look at the damage. >> car hit the house and shook the house so i'm quite sure she was shocked so we will check on her and see how she's doing. >> the car knocked down plants and parts of the front porch, the homeowner was sitting in the living room. she is unharmed but understandably rattled by it all. >> reporter: the family did not want to talk about it.

antioch police are still looking for a shooter. neighbors say they are relieved once someone is arrested. live in antioch, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >> thank you. the wife of the orlando nightclub gunman pleaded not guilty a short time ago to federal terrorism charges. we were at court in oakland when her uncle tried to bring her clothes saying he wanted her to stay warm in jail. the fbi arrested her in rodeo on monday, prosecutors believe she knew her husband omar mateen planned to attack the pulse nightclub. 49 people died in the attack last june. her husband was killed by police. salmon will return to court in two weeks. at some point her case could be moved to florida. two days from now president obama hands over the reign to the next leader of the free world, donald trump. but as the president-elect celebrate, protests continue to grow. >> and the cabinet picks are facing tough questions on capitol hill. here is stephanie ramos.

>> reporter: donald trump at the first of many inauguration festivities in our nation's capital with running mate mike pence. the black tie gala packed with nearly 200 foreign diplomats. >> we have great respect for your countries, we have great respect for our world. >> blocks away protesters gathered outside of trump hotel, including a man who tried to light himself on fire. the president-elect front and center sat the pre-inaugural dinner toasting the cabinet picks with a shout out to rex tillerson. >> he goes into a country and takes the oil and goes into another country -- it is tough dealing with these politicians, right. >> reporter: today four of his nominees face hearings for the commerce, epa and health and human services and u.n. ambassador post. lawmakers grilling the health and human services nominee tom price on his obama care replacement plan and accusations of of insider trading. >> do you believe it is appropriate for a senior member

of congress actively involved in policy making in the health sector to repeatedly personally invest in a drug company that could benefit from those actions, yes or no? >> that is not what happened. >> reporter: with trump's inauguration just days away, his senior adviser kellyanne conway tells abc news, she's read the address and described it as beautiful. >> you do see a president who is making good on his promise from election night, george, to be the president of all americans and that includes the millions who did not vote for him. >> she called on the more than 60 congressional democrats skipping out on the inaugurate to rethink. stephanie ramos, abc 7 news. >> dan ashley is making the trip to washington, d.c. he'll be there tomorrow and friday with live reports on president-elect trump's inauguration. any minute now, president obama will hold his final news conference at commander-in-chief. it is tradition for the outgoing president to take reporter questions before he leaves the white house. his eight-year term officially ends on friday at 9:00 a.m. our

time. after that, he will fly to joint base andrews to address the staff and then the obamas will take air force one to palm springs where they've taken frequent trips in the past. and abc news will have a special report for the final press conference. as we mentioned, it is expected to start at 11:15. in about four minutes. we'll bring that you to live as soon as it starts. we'll also stream it live on the abc 7 news app. and today's episode of general hospital will be shown tomorrow at its normal 2:00 p.m. time on abc 7. no new episodes will be missed. frantic moments in the middle of dangerous rising floodwaters. this is all unfolding in texas and some of you saw it live here on abc 7 news this morning. the incredible rescues we've been watching all day. >> and mike is tracking more rain right here in the bay area as we look live here at sfo where the lens there is quite wet. what to expect for your afternoon commute up next in the full

we're on storm watch and you could watch with this time lapse of the storms as they began approaching the showers did from the west and moving toward the east. you could see the clouds getting thicker as we head through the morning hours. but nothing like what we're dealing with right now. let's take a look at rainfall today. and you could see that we've had very minimal amounts. not up to two tenths of an inch

of rain and looking promises compared to what is reaching the ground. that will change. when you see the yellow and red, that will not mean snow and ice like in the clouds right now. a look at san mateo bridge and you could see what.500 inch and you could see southbound toward 24 but no ponding yet and that will happen with the periods of moderate to heavy rain this afternoon and this evening. the next storm is heaviest friday and saturday and a two and then scattered showers for thus and saturday. will you be able to get out at times. at highway 4 down to berkeley, right just north of the bay bridge up toward mill valley, some of the better returns and on the russian river as through sunday doesn't look like it will get near flooding. in fact, no rivers are. and that is keeping our fingers crossed, a good sign. and the storm system, with the heart of the low and the cold front will that bring a sharper

edge to the showers and possibly some thunderstorms is going to move in later. could you see it off shore right there. so power outage, high concern and for ponding on the roadways. and river flooding and debris flows, really low. so here we go. you could see the yellow and orange becoming more expensive, taking over more of the neighborhoods from noon all the way up until it finally moves across the bay area at 4:00. ahead of the cold front we find the heavier showers and it will move through the heart of the bay as we wind down the evening commute toward 7:00 and 8:00 and then by 11:00 most of them are pushing to the east. and then we transition over to just scattered light showers during the overnight hours. so rainfall, you could see just not very much out there. but look at how quickly its w ws up. two to three inches in the santa cruz mountains and a half inch in the south bay because of the rain shadow and then up to an inch for the rest of us and if you are heading to the sierra, it is almost too late. a foot of snow down to 5,000 feet and two feet above

7,000 feet and that winter storm warning is now through noon tomorrow. here is my accuweather seven-day forecast. because we have a chance of showers thursday and again saturday, even though they are on the light side, we'll put that as a light category on the storm impact scale but again friday and sunday, while they are two, we could get a cumulative affect of more ponding and more quicker and more streams and creeks flooding with those two storms. our fastest winds are from now in the north bay through 10:00 and for the rest of us 1:00 this afternoon to about 1:00 in the morning when we could have some power outages at worse and maybe trees an limbs and leaves on your drive around at the minimum. >> so six days of rain. >> yes, but it is not completely rain every day. we will get a break. >> so there is the hope. thank you, mike. >> i'll bring you a little bit today. >> now a quick update on the top story. >> we just confirmed the day school at the foster city jcc

closed for the day after threats today throughout the country. >> and we'll keep you posted. download the abc 7 news app for the very latest. now to the flooding fears in houston. >> as the water rose today, some people became heroes. we'll show you the incredible moments. >> the abc 7 storm impact scale, today's storm is level two, ma means moderate rain so gear up before you go out and drive safely. track today's storm any time on the

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developing news in texas where danger flooding cause some

to abandon vehicles. >> the floodwater was so high it was more than waste high and filled cars to the hoods but the most dangerous moment came when a folks in a metro bus had to jump out of a window for safety. >> a texas metro bus got stuck in riding waters in southwest houston. >> at first i was confused. i was worried. i was scared, kind of like what is going to happen. because it was just forcing the bush, myself and there is this other guy and the bus driver. the lady behind the wheel. >> luckily for those on board, a good samaritan jumped in to help. that female bus driver climbed through the driver's side window as the good samaritan helped her out. and then carried her to a mcdonald's on higher ground. a passenger on the bus said he was scared.

>> i thought what will happen, will they call for help because the whole bus was filled with water. >> reporter: the water inside of the bus filled to above the seats. he then stood on them and held on to the overhead grab handles for safety. >> you don't know the level of the water, if there is a drain somewhere or, you know. so you can't tell. they asked us to come out and i was safer in the bus. >> the bus was left abandoned in the water for hours later. but it wasn't the only vehicle with problems. >> the water started coming in so i had to get out of the car. >> reporter: all across houston we saw scenes like this, cars stuck in pile-ups and drivers with nowhere to go. all they could do was wait. there are no reports of any deaths or injures, instead it was a hugin convenient. some closed for the day. and look at this picture from rice university, the entire football field unundated. it looks like a pool.

waters are receding now. abc 7 news. >> not going to play much football there. chances are you've been there and your child just won't take a nap. >> now we go to abc special report. >> good afternoon, we're coming on the air because president obama is about to hold his final press conference in the white house. he will become the 45th president of the united states. he leave -- president obama is leaving on a high node. much higher than president-elect trump's rating as he prepared to leave the office. john, we know that president obama has had several conversations with the

president-elect. described as cordial. but mr. trump seems determined to reverse many of obama's policies right away. >> in fact, george, we know that president obama spoke to donald trump as recently as monday. but there is no question that this incoming administration is aiming to dismantle the obama legacy. and while president obama has promised a smooth transition of power, he's also said that if donald trump succeeds, america succeeds. here he is.

>> we've been in touch with the bush family after hearing before george h.w. bush and barbara bush admitted to the hospital this morning. they have not only dedicated their lives to this country, they have been a constant source of friendship and support and good counsel for michelle and me over the years. they are as fine a couple as we know. and so we want to send our prayers and love to them. really good people. second thing i want to do is to thank all of you. some of you have g me for a long time, folks like christie and lynn. some of you i've just gotten to know. we have travelled the world together. we've did a few singles, a few doubles together. i've offered advice that i thought was pretty sound like

don't do stupid stuff. and even when you complained about my long answers, i just want you to know the only reason they were long was because you asked six-part questions. but i have enjoyed working with all of you. that does not of course mean that i've enjoyed every story that you have filed but that's the point of this relationship. you're not supposed to be -- you're supposed to be skeptics and ask me tough questions. you're not supposed to be complimentary but supposed to cast a critical eye on folks who hold enormous power. and make sure that we are accountable to the people who sent us here and you have done that. and you have done it for the most part in ways that i could appreciate for fairness even if i didn't always agree with your

conclusions. and having you in this building has made this place work better. it keeps us honest. it makes us work harder. you have made us think about how we are doing what we do and whether or not we're able to deliver on what's been requested by our constituents. and for example, every time you have asked why haven't you cured ebola yet or why is that still that hole in the gulf, it has given me the ability to go back to my team and say will you get this solved before the next press conference. i've spent time on my -- in my farewell address talking about the state of our democracy. it goes without saying that essential to that is a free press. that is part of how this place, this country, this grand

experiment self government has to work. it doesn't work if we don't have a well-informed citizenry and you are the conduit to which they receive the information about what's taking place in the halls of power. america needs you and our democracy needs you. we need you to establish a baseline of facts and evidence that we can use as a starting point for the kind of reasons and informed debate that ultimately lead to progress. so my hope is that you will continue with the same tenacity that you showed us to do the hard work of getting the bottom of stories and getting them right. and to push those of us in power to be the best version of ourselves. and to push this country to be the best version of its self. i have no doubt you will do so and looking forward to being an active consumer of your work

rather than always the subject of it. i want to thank you all for your extraordinary service to our democracy and with that i will take some questions. i will start with jeff mason whose term aimportantly is not up. i thought we would be going out together brother, but you got to hang around for a while. jeff from reuters. >> thank you. are you concerned mr. president that commuting chelsea manning's sentence will send a message that leaking classified material will not generate a tough sentence to groups like wikileaks, how do you reconcile that in russia's hacking in the election and related to that assange is offering to come to the united states. will he be charged or arrested if he came here? >> well, first of all, let's be clear chelsea manning has served

a tough prison sentence. so the notion that the average person who was thinking about disclosing vital classified information would think that it goes unpunished, i don't think would get that impression from the sentence that chelsea manning has served. it has been my view that given she went to trial, that due process was carried out, that she took responsibility for her crime, that the sentence that she received was very disproportionate relative