>> announcer: good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 morning. good morning to you. 5:00 a.m. on this monday, february 6th. i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm natasha zouves. we have the whole team, jessica castro, alexis smith and mike nicco. >> here's a look at the light showers on 101 from san rafael down to san francisco. let's look at san francisco. your exploratorium camera showing the clouds rolling by and light showers possible. 51 to 56, feels almost like spring this morning. we'll hang in the upper 50s with a random, light shower all the way until it gets a little

steadier and heavier during the evening hours. alexis? i think maybe a lot of folks stayed up past their bedtime last night. we have a light start on the roads. the only place that's red is westbound 205 to 580 is down to 17 miles closer to altamont pass. not much current rain. a sprinkle or two. the golden gate bridge, slow down and drive for conditions today. we'll see how the bay bridge commute looks in less than ten. >> thank you. the spotlight on president trump's immigration order shifted to the bay area. the 9th circuit court of appeals in san francisco. >> a three-judge panel decided to -- expected to decide on travel ban. washington and minnesota challenge the ban and turned the briefs to the court. if the ban on travelers from seven majority muslim countries is restored, it would unleash chaos, they said. hawaii opposed the immigration

order, citing travel restrictions could damage the economy. the justice department must file its response by 3:00 our time today. from google to facebook, tech companies are taking a stand against the immigration order. >> almost 100 companies filed a brief with the court, saying it is discriminatory. matt keller is live for us at apple headquarters in >> 97 companies, including apple, say president trump's executive order is bad for business. now, they filed these briefs late last night. here are the reasons why that they gave to the 9th circuit court of appeals in san francisco. the travel ban on refugees and travelers from the seven countries would make it more difficult and expensive for companies to recruit, hire and retain some of the world's best employees. this weekend, the 9th circuit court of appeals denied the trump administration request to set aside a judge's ruling putting a hold on the ban. companies are not a party in the lawsuit. this friend of the court filing

could allow them brief with the intent to influence the court's decision. president trump said he is trying to protect americans. president trump criticized the decision, tweeting, because the ban was lifted by a judge, many bad and dangerous people may be pouring into our country. a terrible decision. you can see the brief and the names of all 97 tech companies a are on our website. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. a young girl from yemen finally reunited with her family who lives here in california. her parents are both u.s. citizens. because of immigration laws, it further co -- further complicated by president trump's travel ban, she was stranded in yemen for years. >> reporter: after four years apart, ali waited anxiously for her little sister, i mman, to arrive at sfo on u.s. soil for the first time. >> over here! >> reporter: with a grin across

her face, the 12-year-old walked out of customs and into selma's arms. iman's story began 12 years ago when her mother, a u.s. citizen, was traveling and gave birth to her in yemen. it wasn't until this past friday, when a federal judge in seattle signed an order to temporarily stop president trump's travel ban, that iman, accompanied by her father, was able to complete her journey home to california. >> waited for a long time. seven years already. after seven years, finally to be home. >> reporter: seven year it is the length of time it took iman's parents to get their daughter a vehicle, to travel to the u.s., though both parents are u.s. citizens. the visa came the day before trump signed his executive order, suspendi ining immigrati from seven predominantly mu lly people. >> some people are bad.

it doesn't make everybody bad. >> reporter: they were stranded in limbo for a week, unsure if they'd be able to fly back to the u.s. making iman's homecoming that much tweeter. >> i finally have all my family home. it is the best. >> reporter: after leaving sfo, >> reporter: after leaving sfo, the family drove reporting in san francisco international airport, kate larson, abc 7 news. president trump is taking aim at california becoming a sanctuary state during his pre-super bowl interview on fox. >> if we have to, we'll defund. we give tremendous amounts of money to california. >> you're going to defund -- >> california, in many ways, is out of control, as you know. obviously, the voters agree, otherwise, they wouldn't have voted for me. >> the president threatened to take away federal funding from sanctuary cities and from the entire state if california moves

forward with the proposal. super bowl li, one for the history books. the new england patriots came out on top thanks to, in part, san mateo native and qb, tom brady. >> to beat this team, get down 28-3 and, you know, it was just a lot of mental toughness by our team. we're all going to remember this for the rest of our lives. >> in case you were asleep by then, they beat the falcons, 34-28, in overtime. the first time it ever happened in a super bowl. this is brady's fifth super bowl win, the most by any quarterback in history. he is also the first to play in seven super bowls. he was named the game's mvp for he was named the game's mvp for the fourth time in his the building lit up with a five, for the five super bowls won by brady and belichick. one man took it a little too

far. climbing the light post after the win. this is on the campus of the university of massachusetts amher amherst. he glides down safety. fans have seen a bunch of championships recently. >> why would you throw things at him? >> sometimes things seem like a good idea under those circumstances. pro athletes and other stars are, of course, congratulating brady. >> i've been monitoring social media. some are even calling him the best qb of all time. including former 49ers coach and current university of michigan coach jim harbaugh. saying, tom brady, the greatest football player of all time. end of discussion. you see all the expclamation points. reggie bush, now plays for the bills, pretty simply, brady equals immortality.

vince wilfork, a tackle for the texans, said, that should shut up all the doubters about who the greatest qb of all time is. congrats to patriot nation. hashtag tommieboy. other pro athletes congratulating brady, including basketball stars kobe bryant and lebron james. they're speaking out. everyone talking about the big game last night. reggie, back to you. >> thank you, jessica. music producer golden donna released a new album with all the proceeds benefitting fire relief funds after the ghost ship fire in oakland. it is a stage name for joel shanahan. he was scheduled to headline the 100% silk label concert the night of the fire in december. according to the online magazine "pitch fork," golden donna worked on the album as therapy. the ghost ship fire killed 36 people. police are investigating robberies that took place within a three-hour period. they all happened saturday at the locations you see on the map. officials say the first robbery

occurred near russell and fulton at 6:00 p.m. and the final was dwight way and benvenue avenue. officials are looking into the possibility that they're all connected. happening today, parking is going up at several bart stations. 50 cent increase for daily parking in concord, north concord, hayward, west oakland and the coliseum. fee increases pay for maintenance. prices are set according to supply and demand. of the stations where the cost is going up, west oakland is most expensive. $9.00 a day. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> you can see there's instability in the atmosphere. try saying that with a cough

drop in your mouth. instability in the atmosphere will lead us to showers continuing today. 101 and 880. you can see it is a little wet. you'll find dampness from the random showers of nig s pleasant pleasanton, 52. 58 in oakland. san jose, 59. san francisco, 57. napa, 58. temperatures today will go up a couple degrees. make it to 60 in some areas even with the rain. we'll have a southerly wind. you can see now, san mateo bridge looks like it is getting drier as more people start to drive on it. there will be slick spots not only this morning but also during the evening commute. then if you're going to be out and about, you'll be dodging drops. it'll be breezy if you're going to be on the water, especially this afternoon. you see the greens, yellows and oranges coming in tonight. thath wh temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. we'll have the hour by hour look

of the rain next. looki ining at the bay brid toll plaza, no metering lights yet. everyone cruising through. from my personal drive, as you get on the bay bridge, the wind dried conditions out. it is wet in areas and drive for conditions. overall, we're looking dry here to kick off the monday morning commute. i got a word of a bart delay. problem on the track near glen park. san francisco's stations have a ten-minute delay. sfo, millbrae, daly city and east bray directions. new crash in the south bay. we'll check on that coming up. one bay area county putting a program in motion to make public transit a bigger priority. san francisco airbnb san francisco airbnb spending millions to

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>> announcer: abc 7 storm impact stale scale. today's storm is level 1. light rain. keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm on the abc 7 news app. download it now. 5:14. there's a live look right now at the richmond san rafael bridge. things flowing nicely. the pavement is wet. we're going to hear from meteorologist mike nicco, forecasting scattered showers this morning. it appears to be the beginning. weather and traffic in a few. in today's gma first look,

an arrest has been made in the case of the murder jogger in new york. >> a jogger was strangled to death after going for a run in her neighborhood. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, a long-awaited break in the case of murdered new york city lewis arrested and arraigned on second degree murder. >> the demon must get his justice. >> oh, yeah. >> we will see to it. >> reporter: police saying lewis admitted he attacked the 30-year-old fitness enthusiast, punching her on the face and head before he allegedly sexually assaulted and strangled the victim around the neck. >> it appears to be a chance encounter. >> reporter: she disappeared after 5:00 p.m. last august. a camera capturing her jogging in the queens park moments before the brutal attack. we'll have more on the arrest at

7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, abc news, new york. 5:15 now. violence broke out during an after party following a college dance competition. police posted photos on facebook. officers received reports of gunshots by the event center around 1:00 a.m. sunday. police contained the crowd and didn't find anyone hurt. the event center was hosting an afterparty for a dance competition in davis for students from a number of universities. transit district received $3.5 million to install a traffic signal priority system. it'll extend green lights for busses or shorten the time they wait between the daly city bart and palo alto stations. it could be operational by 2020. transit officials believe this will result in a 10% increase in on time performance. president trump said americans may have to wait until next year for his health care

plan. he tells fox news o'reilly it could take until 2018 to replace obamacare. he said some of the elements could be in place this year though. it is a slower time than the president and other republicans promised. he also said americans can expect tax cuts this year. bmw recalling 230,000 vehicles in the u.s. because of takata air bags. the recall affects some bmw3 series cars produced between 2000 and 2002, along with the 5-series between 2001 and 2003. it is impacting suvs between 2001 and 2003. auto makers had to recall millions of cars because of these potentially defective takata air bags that can explode and spray shrapnel. they've been linked to 11 deaths in the u.s. 5:17 now. among the most talked about super bowl ad, san francisco

airbnb highlighting diversity. people of different ethnicities, with the hashtag we accept. last week, airbnb offered free housing for those who couldn't get into the u.s. when president trump's executive order was in effect. it stars all airbnb employees. a five-year goal was announced to make sure 100,000 people around the world have housing when they need it. people who love space love sports, too. astronauts at the international space station joined in the super bowl fun and set up the longest hail mary pass ever. they threw a pass the length of the interior cabin. look at the spin. >> wow. >> the crew claimed it traveled more than 564,000 yards. true. you have to take into account the ball was traveling 8800 yards per second.

>> advanced quphysics you're throwing at me. >> the game took place in houston, where mission control is. it all comes together. hello, mike. hi, guys. let's talk about what most of you will need, an umbrella. alexis will need a hazmat suit for sharing the computer with me. she's wiping everything down. richmond and san rafael. there is a little rain on the richmond side right now. scattered, light showers today. moderate showers tonight. rain possible through at least friday. here's a look down the road. kensington, albany, grizzly peak boulevard, those areas getting a light shower. it stretches down to 24, 980, 880, through the heart of oakland, piedmont, mcarthur boulevard. we have wet weather

edenville. the storm will get heavier tonight. we have the possibility of downed power lines through 6:00. the areas in yellow, everybody but the north bay valley. 7:00, you can see they're scattered and a little downpour. little yellow through 9:00 and into noon. nothing like we're going to deal with. the wide spread nature at 9:00. it keeps doing it all the way through tomorrow's morning commute. tomorrow's morning commute will be the toughest of all of them. they'll be standing water waiting for you. breezy conditions, especially on the bridges, running perpendicular to you. we'll have a chance of light rain wednesday, thursday and friday. you look good in what you're wearing now, the hazmat suit. >> yeah. stocking up on the clorox wipes and hand sanitizer. i have one new issue in the south bay. it is not causing much of a back up. 280 to southeabound 101, vehicl

has damage to it. not sure what happened. the driver isn't with the vehicle. it is a blocking situation. use caution if you are goin to be using that ramp. i'll let you know as soon as we get crews on the scene. northbound 101 past morgan hill, cleared 15 minutes ago and the speeds are improving. 65 miles per hour there. also looking good through walnut creek. 680 highway 4 to walnut creek, six minutes. the biggest issue so far, a bart delay. we'll talk about that next. >> thank you. practice round for the pebble beach pro-am golf tournament starts today. the chevron shoosot ou champions versus champions. giants pitcher matt cain and green bay packers qb aaron rodgers are set to compete in the challenge. it is set for tomorrow at 1:00. up next, the seven things to owe as you start your day.

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number four, traffic looking good so far this morning. we have a mass transit issue. ten-minute bart delay at sfo, millbrae, daly city and east bay directions. number five from the live desk, a community college in flint, michigan, is shut down because of an active shooter threat right now. ca classes are cancelled at 100 campuses in michigan. you'll have three extra days to pay your taxes. usually, of course, they're due april 15th. the new deadline is april 18th. it is because of a federal holiday. number seven, the pats big win yesterday could mean a down year for the stock market. according to the super bowl indicator, which is unscientific but fun predictor, stocks will fall if an afc team the indicator has been right 80% of the time.

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>> announcer: good morning, east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning on this morning after the super bowl. monday, february 6th. i'm natasha zouves. >> i'm reggie aqui. with jessica castro, traffic reporter alexis smith and mike nicco, our mvp. >> yeah. >> i'm saying, who is our mvp. sorry. i said it like a question. >> i thought you were asking. >> no, i'm confident. he's our mvp. >> it is a team game, guys. all five of us are just as important. 5:29 this morning. columbus parkway, you have a moderate shower falling right now. i'll show other areas where we have rain starting to come on

half-moon day, san mateo in the next five minutes. the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. spray is shooting up. it'll be slick in most areas for the morning commute. it'll dry throughout the latter parts. more hit and miss. the scattered showers are possible throughout the evening. that's when the brunt of the next storm rolls in. more on that next. let's get a check on the commute. the roads are looking pretty good. we're having issues with mass transit. taking a look at muni, we're hearing about wires down. we were able to confirm this. the muni wires are down at montgomery and bush. the intersection is closed now. fire department is on the scene, saying muni has to repair that. of course, the intersection is in the financial district. i also have an update on the bart delay. it is improving a little bit. next traffic update at 5:40. >> thank you. the battle over president trump's travel and immigration ban is unfolding here in san francisco. >> the 9th circuit court of

appeals set to consider the nationwide hold on the president's moratorium. abc 7's amy hollyfield is live outside of the court this morning. amy? >> hi, reggie. arguments from both sides are due here at this courthouse by 3:00 this afternoon. a three-judge panel will listen and review the case here at this courthouse at 7th and mission here in san francisco. as of right now, the ban has been lifted. there were tearful reunions with families at airports over the weekend. president trump says his justice department is appealing the decision to lift the ban, and the president said over the weekend, he is confident he will win. he says for the safety of the country, we will win. california senator diane feinstein is glad to see the judicial branch is watching over the president. >> the federal court has a right to make a judgment, whether a law or an order is lawful and constitutional. that process has begun.

as a matter of fact, i believe there's some 60 filings on various things the president has done thus far. >> the president sent out tweets over the weekend, expressing his displeasure with the court overturning his executive order, calling jam ining the judge in so-called judge and if anything bad happens, blame him. the justice department says the courts are ill equipped to second guess the president about future risks. experts think we will get a decision from this court here in san francisco within the week. many think this court will end up -- this case will end up at the supreme court. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. nearly 100 tech companies including apple, facebook and twitter, are teaming up to voice their opposition to president trump's immigration order. 97 companies filed a friend of the court brief late yesterday. it argues the order is discriminatory and illegal.

they said reinstating the travel ban would be harmful to their businesses, making it harder to hire great employees. it is leading to other countries retaliating and it can hinder business abroad. president trump is revealing more about his claims of voter fraud in the election. >> you have illegals, dead people, you have this. it is really a bad situation. really bad. >> the president told bill o'reilly he will put vice president mike pence in charge of the voter fraud investigation. the fremont police department is investigating its first officer-involved shooting of the year. it happened last night. police were called to look into a disturbance of some kind. the shooting took place after officers found one of the suspects involved in a dispute. that suspect was killed. >> it is up to us to do our best to de-escalate the situation. unfortunately, doesn't always turn out that way.

>> no officers were shot. one was injured. we don't know how at this time. all we know is he was rushed to a nearby hospital with what authorities say are non-life threatening injuries. police haven't said if the suspects are armed. they're not active live looking for anyone else. suspects are in custody following a search that caused bart to shut down service at the montgomery street station. police closed the station for an hour yesterday afternoon after the men were seen running in. police arrested the suspects and the station is back open and no one was hurt. san jose state university is warning students to be careful following an armed robbery two blocks from campus. two people held up a group of students on south 7th and east reed street friday night. one victim was hurt but is going to be okay. the robbers took off in a car, possibly a gray dodge charger. a homeless person is in custody accused of setting this car on fire in oakland. chp posted this photo showing a burning near fruitvale and east

7th yesterday morning. a witness helped officers track down the suspect. officers are trying to figure out a motive. happening today, legislation is going to be introduced this morning in san francisco to amend california laws that criminalize hiv. the current laws were enacted in the '80s during the height of the aids epidemic. the proposal introduced today protects people who are hiv positive from being prosecuted for intentionally transmitted the virus, even if their partner tests negative. the legislation also protects hiv positive sex workers from being convicted of solicitation even if they don't engage in intercourse. legislators will discuss the bill this morning at 10:00. the victory parade for the new england patriots set for tomorrow morning in boston. the game is being called the greatest comeback ever for a super bowl thanks to star quarterback and san mateo native tom brady. exciting game, as you know. i'm sure a lot of you were

staying up late watching it. brady brought the patriots back from a 25-point deficit. it forced the first overtime game in super bowl history. he became the first qb ever to win five super bowl titles. >> down 25 points. i mean, it's hard to majimagine winning. it is why you play till the end. 60-minute game. halftime, i'd say we weren't down at all. i mean, we were disappointed in the way we played and knew we could go out and do better in the second half. >> final score, 34-28. the people of atlanta all crying a collective tear this morning. brady was named super bowl mvp for the fourth time. a league record. he dedicate td game to his mother, who has been battling an undisclosed illness. >> brady's family lives in san mateo and we were there at a block party with the family's neighb neighbors. they never doubted their hometown boy could get the job

done. >> they've been behind several games and always find a way to get back. definitely proved it again today. >> ever since he was a little kid, 5 or 6 years old, on a saturday morning, he'd knock on the door to wake up my boys to go outside and play ball. he's always loved to play. >> brady's neighbors have been having the super bowl block parties since his first trip to the big game in 2002. there's incredible video out of the midwest that has everyone talking this morning. >> a giant meteor shooting across the sky. jessica has that at the live desk. >> this could also be seen in canada, down in missouri. it is an even bigger area than i mentioned an hour ago. i can tell you folks who saw it are lighting up twitter. what you're looking at here is video from a small town in wisconsin captured by a security camera and video from a small town in illinois, where it was caught on camera by a police dash cam. those states are where it seemed to burn the brightest. the american meteor society pin

points hundreds of reports to exactly 126 this morning. it means both people were probably asleep getting ready for their work and school days and could also explain the flurry of twitter activity we've been seeing ramp up this morning. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. some heads up for you if you're thinking of heading to the sierra today. want to show you traffic conditions on interstate 80 at castle peak last yesterday. 25 miles from lake tahoe. look at all the snow coming down and blanketing the ground, too. you need chains. the sierra could see one to two feet of snow at higher elevations. bart is pruning these trees along the tracks to keep trains moving as the bay area is hit with more wind and rain. abc 7 news was along the tracks near the san francisco/daly city border. bart has to close one track for several hours and it delayed passengers. bart hopes pruning the trees

will prevent future delays and trees from falling on the track. >> announcer: your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> we're going to have delays here at sfo. low clouds, wet conditions. i'll let you know about delays @mike nicco abc 7. 54 in santa rosa. 58 in american canyon and san rafael right now. same in alameda. same in alameda. 59 in san jose. sancar low san carlos, 60. upper 50s to low 60s. for today's rush hour, this morning, i have caution on both of them. scattered, light showers. roads are slick, already hydroplaning. this evening, showers and breezes will increase. i think the heaviest of the rain will come in and the fastest winds around 9:00. here's a look at the lows tonight. you can see the yellow still hanging around as we don't dip much into the mid and upper 50s. now, look at this.

several chances of rain with the heaviest being tonight through tomorrow morning. another chance of rain wednesday, thursday and into friday. looks like we'll salvage the weekend. more on that coming up next. let's see what alexis has for your morning commute. a bit going on with the mass transit this morning. i'll take you back to the muni issue. wires down at the intersection of montgomery and bush. the intersection is closed t. fire department is on the screen and saying muni needs to come out to fix this problem. they are acknowledging this now. we got information from muni. they're saying the 30 and 45 line has no power from columbus and green to market. they'll run busses to supplement service this morning instead of the electric busses. keeping an eye on this. we're sending a crew out to check this on the scene, as well. on top of that, we have a bart delay. ten minutes still. downgraded it for san francisco stations in the east bay directions. the counter commute for this time of day. it is due to a track problem near glen park.

we have wet pavement. 101 at 880 in the south bay. you see the sheen. the crash on southbound 880 to 101 skecleared in the last few minutes. battery safety on the minds of so many smartphone users. the steps being taken to try to prevent any future fires. millions watched lady gaga during halftime, and the bay area played a key role in one of her most memorable moments. keep on top of weather and traffic throughout the traffic throughout the commercial break with

>> announcer: the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on the abc 7 news app. download it now. 5:44. we know a lot of you are surfers or surfing fans. this is going to be disappointing. the final nail in the coffin for mavericks. this year's wave contest off half-moon bay is officially cancelled according to the "new york times" which reports the promoter and manager bankruptcy. the only sponsor, red bull, sued for breach of contract. the one-day annual contest features two dozen world-class surfers taking on waves up to 60

feet. this year was the year women were supposed to be introduced to the event the first time. 5:44. a man changing his flat tire in san jose is in the hospital this morning as police continue to search for the driver who hit him and sped off. it happened on interstate 280 near mclaughlin yesterday morning. the driver pulled his disabled van to the side of the northbound lanes when he was fixing his tire and hit. paramedics rushed him to the hospital with major leg injuries. chp officers believe he was hit by a red 2006 to 2013 toyota corolla. they found parts of a bumper and fend oern the roer on the road. terrifying moments this weekend for hikers in southern california after a fall into an icy ravine. one of the hikers died. four others were hurt after they slid 300 feet down the side frozen mownatiuntain. this is video of the rescue

attempt. the hikers weren't prepared for the cold weather and ice. the hikers who survived are in the hospital this morning. you'll have three extra days to pay your taxes. tax day falls on monday, april 18th, because of a federal holiday. emancipation day is observed in washington, d.c. on the 15th. state tax officials are already warning about potential scams. they say you should keep an eye on your mailbox claim important documents thieves can steal befocollect b do. >> they're stealing personal identification, personal information, and using it to file fraudulent tax returns in an effort to steal refunds. >> remember, if there is a red flag with your return, the irs will reach out to you directly. this moment was so stunning during the halftime show. intel, based in santa clara, had a big role in it. the lights dancing behind lady gaga above nrg stadium were intel drones. >> so cool. >> after the show, an intel

commercial showed the drones sailing back to the ground like stars falling from the sky. they're tiny drones. intel says its software can control more than 10,000 of them at a time. by the way, lady gaga is going to be at at&t park on august 13th. her tour was just announced. she'll be in sacramento two days later. i looked this up because i care about you, the viewer. the tickets on sale for the at&t park concert go on sale a week from today. all the super bowl commercials people are talking about today. >> green sports bar and grill in san francisco, fans said the ads set a more serious tone than years past. audi took on gender equality. budweiser dove into the immigration issue with the story of its founder. >> i think it is amazing. i think we should be promoting that this country was built on immigrants. and success is built on that.

>> not everyone was a fan of the ad. some called for a boycott of the beer maker. we were talking this morning about our favorite ads. mine was the melissa mccarthy ad for kia. >> it was great. >> that was, according to usa today, their number one pick. >> there you go. >> she is playing an environmentalist trying to help the whales here. a hump back whale jumps up, crashes into her and she discovers, it'd be better to buy an environmentally conscious car rather than go into the seas. >> we want to hear about your favorite ad. >> mike, did you have one? >> i haven't seen them all yet. i haven't been able to grade them all yet. how about that? but that one was funny. i liked it. >> it was a good one. good morning. this is walnut creek where seeing light rain falling. shattered, light showers for the better part of today. rain possible through friday.

cordelia, fairfield, pulling away from napa, 89 is wet. san leandro about to get wet. heading to piedmont. we have wet weather from half-moon bay across the hills and mountains there. into millbrae. redwood city. let's look at the winds. starting to pick up at sfo. 22, half moon bay. potentially damaging starting at 9:00 tonight through 6:00 tomorrow. we could have downed trees and power lines. that's when our storm impact scale goes from 1 today to 2, moderate, tonight, with the windy conditions, the showers and the downpours coming. from 7:00 to 9:00, you see scattered, light showers there. it'll be the case at lunch. you can see by 5:00, it fills in more. by 9:00, look at the yellow. two waves of moderate to heavy rain rolling in. the second comes through during

the morning commute. tomorrow morning, it is going to be a bear to get around. we'll have light rain wednesday, thursday and friday. saturday and sunday are looking dry. let's see how this morning's commute is. hi, alexis. >> good morning. we have had a couple mass transit issues. i'll start with muni here. we have wires that are down at the intersection of montgomery and bush. it has the intersection fully closed. the 30 and 45 line has no power the 30 and 45 line has no power from columbus and green to mark t -- market and kerny. they'll supplementing with diesel busses. bay bridge metering lights on at 5:30. the commute is ramping up. drive times, tracy to dublin, 52 minutes. antioch to can cord, 21. san rafael to san francisco on

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>> announcer: abc 7 mornings. >> all new. >> all morning. >> 5:53. south korea is taking action to make the batteries in future mobile devices safer. it is strengthening the requirements for a lithium ion battery, including more safety testing and stepped up inspections of battery factories. south korea's samsung was forced to scrap its galaxy note 7

smartphone because its batteries were catching fire. that cost the company billions of dollars. a south bay school is home to a pair of bald eagles. they're nesting in a few trees on campus. the two eagles are attracting a lot of attention from everybody. students, teachers, parents and, of course, bird watchers. one parent tells us he first saw them about two weeks ago. the school has seen two nests in two separate trees since then. don't disturb the birds. u.s. wildlife service says bald eagles are a protected species and attempting to move them is illegal. let's talk about what to expect out of the storm. a heavier one comes in tonight. comes in in two waves. one during the evening and one during tomorrow's morning commute. hydroplaning will be high. the winds will pick up. trees and power lines, moderate chances of those happening. low chance of creek and river flooding. you can see the storm stretching from. wi -- l.a. to oregon.

the winter storm warning continues until 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. grab the chains if you're heading that way. you took the words out of my mouth. 80, 50, 88, 89, chain up for those routes to the sierra. dealing with rain closer to the bay here. richmond-san rafael bridge camera, that's one of the soggiest spots this morning. we have scattered showers. might have to use the wipers. we could have slick conditions, as well. quick check of mass transit, where the biggest problems have been. delay for san francisco stations in the east direction, due to a problem on the tracks at glen park. we have wires down from muni at montgomery and bush. the intersection is closed. amy hollhollyfield arrived on t scene and we'll find out more at 6:00. no delays for ace. they're on time this morning. drive times. they haven't been bad. westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze, 25 minutes for you. approximately 12 minutes across

the bay bridge on westbound 80. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, if you have a flight this morning, shouldn't have problems getting there on southbound 101. that is only going to take about nine minutes. >> alexis, thank you. gee jolologists are keeping eye on the volcano. look at this video taken on tour boat ride. people are applauding. the fire hose flow was stopped. interesting. wild scene in texas this weekend. look at this. cowboys came to the rescue. a steer escaped and ran through the streets of weatherford, near ft. worth. police spent two hours trying to round it up. out of nowhere, your local cowboys got the job done. the steer actually escaped from a butcher. we are told it will live the rest of its life on a ranch because, quote, once you chase an animal for 2.5 miles, run

police cars into it, it is not good to eat, according to a man from hamilton meats. queen elizabeth is making history. the queen got a royal gun salute this morning to mark her sapphire jubilee. she's been on the throne 65 years. that's longer than any other british monarch. buckingham palace is keeping the celebration low key. the queen is spending the day 110 miles from london at her estate in norfolk. >> when i think low key, i think firing cannons. >> for her, it's low key. >> true. next at 6:00, we'll tell you about a young girl's journey from yemen to san francisco and from yemen to san francisco and how president trump's travel ban

>> announcer: from abc 7, live, breaking news. >> breaking news here in san francisco. >> a tough commute for riders, especially muni riders. let's get to abc 7 news reporter

amy hollyfield, live at montgomery and bush. what is happening there, amy? >> a, reggie. you can see behind me, they're making repairs here on bush street. this intersection is creating a slowdown as people navigate around it. they've closed montgomery. montgomery is closed for fear these wires could come down again while they're working on it. muni has gotten the wires back up. they still have to test them. what that means right now for you is that the bus lines, the 30 and the 45 lines from cl columbus and green to market and kearney are using hybrid diesel busses. no electric busses on those lines as of right now. i asked the spokesman, what happened? he said, well, it appears that a truck carrying a dumpster hit the wires. they'll have to investigate it once the repairs are made. that could take a while. now, the focus is on getting this repaired so they can open all of this back up. what you should expect is for thin