good morning to you, it's saturday, february 18. i'm cornell barnard in for chris nguyen. let's start with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa argen. hey, frances. >> hi, cornell. good morning, everyone. we are starting to see the showers taper off and that's going to be the trend into the afternoon hours. live doppler 7 showing us some light rain falling parts -- in parts of the east bay. we're going to head over to livermore, light rain falling along 580, and in pockets in pleasanton and into sunol but the rain is moving east. right now, we are in a level 1 storm. it's light on our storm impact

scale. scattered showers to contend with during the morning hours for the most part. it will be breezy today, especially at the coast, and then a brief break mid afternoon into this evening. enjoy it while you can because it is short-lived. 9:00 this morning, still a few pockets of showers, possibly in the south bay and then by lunchtime, most of us dry so if you want to head outdoors and get that bike ride in, today's the day to do it. this afternoon looking mostly dry for the bay area. i'll have a bigger storm to talk about coming up in my next report. well, the bay area isn't the only place getting rain. winter storm has wreaked havoc in southern california, killing at least four people. and take a look at this. two cars fell into a massive sinkhole. the first car fell into the crumbling roadway in studio city last night. one driver had to be pulled free and taken to the hospital. her condition is unknown at this time. short time later, a second car fell in. the driver has already gotten out.

crews pulled another car out of a sinkhole. they are trying to do that without causing any more damage to the road. and this is just as incredible. a fire engine falling into a collapsed road. this is on interstate 15 in san bernardino county last night. southern california is getting record amounts of rain, as much as 6 inches in some areas. one of those people who died in southern california was found inside a car that was fully submerged in flood waters. this happened yesterday in victorville in san bernardino county. several other cars were being swept away as the rain turned streets into rivers. and back here in the bay area, this is the outlet from anderson reservoir in morgan hill into coyote creek. it's letting out a ton of water but can't keep up with the rain. water officials in r in a race against take to release as much water as possible to prevent flooding. katie utehs has that. >> reporter: thunderous amounts

of water gush from an outlet at the base of anderson dam. >> it's beautiful. i love it. we come here at least once a week to watch it. >> reporter: relentless rain is filling the reservoir. >> the storms have outpaced the ability of the outlet to release the water. >> 99% of capacity. >> reporter: steve james says the water is within a foot of the spillway top. >> it's at 624.3 feet. and that concrete's at 625. >> reporter: if you think the outlet's impressive, just wait for the spillway. >> it's like that, only about ten times bigger splash because it drops over a 70-foot cliff. >> it's cool but i'm a little nervous. >> reporter: areas along coyote creek could experience flooding. >> as long as this thing doesn't break oar, you know, we don't got to jump on canoes or nothing like that, we'll be all right. >> reporter: the dam is slated for earthquake retrofitting but is otherwise fine. making it a fascinating spectacle for locals. >> it's so cool. this is my first time.

it's just so cool. >> reporter: katie utehs, abc7 news. in napa, falling trees destroyed two garages yesterdays on east avenue, two cars were crushed by the force of the fall. the other damage was just a couple of blocks away on 1st street. if you're headed to the sierra this hollyfieiday weeken sure and pack chose chains. slow heavy traffic last night on interstatal 0 at kingvale. chains are required from kingvale to donner lake. stay on top of the weather any time with the abc7 news app. enable push alerts to get breaking news updates as they happen. this morning, an air and water search continues for a missing boater in richardson bay. gusty winds flipped the boat yesterday afternoon, sending three men into the water off the coast in sausalito. firefighters rescued the two other men who were clinging to the hull. the missing man was trying to swim to shore. an oakland man who was shot by police during a standoff

yesterday died last night. he went on a bizarre shooting rampage at his home near the oakland zoo, firing shots at officers, even aiming his rifle at our sky7 helicopter. after an hour, police shot jesse enjaian. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana tells us he had been shooting up the neighborhood for the last week. >> reporter: he fired at officers from a second story window and fired from his front lawn. he was ultimately shot by police and died several hours after being rushed to a local hospital. neighbors tell us this wasn't the first time 32-year-old jesse enjaian shots up the neighborhood. >> friday night he shot up my son's friend's car and tuesday night he shot up two cars on the street. tuesday morning, rather. >> reporter: neighbor clifton simpson says the police were called both times but enjaian was not taken into custody. residents have been on edge. >> you don't know what this guy's going to do. if he did that twice, you don't know when he's going to snap. >> reporter: a police spokesperson could not confirm how many times officers had been

here. that's part of hair ongoing investigation. one neighbor who didn't want to talk on camera said this shootout was startling. >> and as i pulled the shade back, i heard more rounds and so i thought, well maybe someone's shooting at me. >> reporter: at one point, enjaian painted something on his neighbor's garage and even pointed his rifle at our sky7 chopper as its hovered overhead. he was shot shortly after that. simpson says his neighbor should have been arrested days ago. >> reporter: are you mad, sad, angry, freaked out? >> i'm pissed. they should have got him friday night. >> reporter: it's still not clear what set out of enjaian's shooting spree. in oakland, sergio quintana, abc7 news. enjaian agree grew up in fremont. at american high school he was on the swim team and did shot put for the track team. in 2013, he earned his law degree from the university of michigan. during his time there, police investigated enjaian for stalking a fellow student. he was never charged. train trouble for caltrain.

the trump administration announced it's delaying grant money that would electrify the train line. as abc7 news reporter kate larsen explains, the delay could keep caltrain from modernizing and growing. >> reporter: the trump administration's first big blow to the bay area is leaving caltrain in the lurch. the federal government is putting a hold on $647 million meant to electrify the old diesel trains to ultimately save money and increase ridership. but to caltrain officials, the decision to defer the money is a potential deal killer because the construction contract deadlines are in 12 days. >> it's shovel ready now. we're ready to proceed with construction, but we can't do that unless we issue a notice to proceed and if we can't meet that march 1 deadline, the viability of the project is really in question. >> reporter: 60,000 people ride caltrain between san francisco and the south bay every day. now many are concerned that without the $647 million, the

train service won't continue to grow. >> some days we're bursting at the seams where the entire train is completely crowded, just wall to wall people because that's the demand. the demand is very, very high for sure. >> we live in the silicon valley, and we should be more advanced than having diesel trains. >> reporter: but former state senator judge quentin l. cop didn't like how caltrain appropriated the money for the project in the first place. >> that $647 million was destined to be stopped. >> reporter: president trump will consider caltrain's grant in his upcoming budget proposal. in san francisco, kate larsen, abc7 news. frances is here. the rain really coming down last night, wasn't it? >> yeah. and the winds were howling as well yesterday. we had some areas along big sur that reached over 80-mile-per-hour gusts. it was crazy yesterday. and here's a live look right now from our abc7 roof camera

looking out towards the bay bridge. not as windy. those flags not blowing much. rain is tapering and a bigger storm heading our way. i'll let you know when we can expect several inches coming up. take a deep breath. also next, uc police want your help to find protesters responsible for a riot on the cal campus. and a man dies after driving off the road near oakland's airport. his

. uc berkeley police are hoping people are will help them find vandals. the event earlier this month was canceled after a small group of rogue protesters set fires and broke windows. yesterday, police released 25 pictures of people they want to talk to about violence and vandalism. we have a closer look at all the pictures on our abc7 news app and at abc7news.com. fremont police tracked down a wanted man whose escape led to a massive man hunt in the east bay last month. they arrested shawn new at a home on heather terrace tuesday. he was treated for injuries received from a canine that subdued him in the home's garage. new escaped from custody january 31. deputies from kentucky were taking him to sfo to fly him back to their state to face fraud charges. an east bay lawmaker has introduced two bills aimed at

preventing future strikes by b.a.r.t. employees. hundreds of thousands of commuters faced major problems when b.a.r.t. went on strike in 2013. state senate democrat steve glazer has written a bill that would ban b.a.r.t.'s unionized workers from striking. glazer has also written another bill that would allow non-union b.a.r.t. employees to run the system during future strikes. the bill will now go to a senate committee. some east bay taxi drivers calling for more safety measures on a road near the oakland airport, this after a car plunged into the water yesterday morning, killing the driver. it's the second time this has happened on doolittle drive in the last six weeks. the crumpled sedan was pulled out just before noon. long-time taxi drivers want the city to put safety barriers in. >> this is not the first time i've witnessed more than eight, same thing, driving into that particular place. >> they should put some kind of wall over there by the water. at least save the life. >> one taxi driver told abc7

news many cabbies are already avoiding that part of doolittle drive. police and sheriff's deputies urge drivers to slow down, especially in bad weather. we're on storm watch for the next four days in a row and this video shows why. underneath that fallen tree is a car. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman shows us the damage up close. >> reporter: in fremont, when you see a sign reading sidewalk closed, take a hint. when it says, tree work ahead, consider that an understatement. >> sounded like thunder. >> reporter: thunder? >> really loud thunder. >> reporter: rose erosa surveying the remnants of a eucalyptus tree that fell next door. it's impressive from the ground. here is the carnage from above in sky7. that is 80 feet of tree falling from the median across the road and landing directly atop an acura parked out front. >>. there's nobody in that car, right? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: if there had been

someone inside, it would have taken a while to extricate them from this tangled mess. the larger concern for other trees along the same strip. are you concerned about the trees now after this happened? >> yes, very concerned. my mom's very concerned about those trees. >> we hope this never happens again. >> reporter: yeah. because it's in front of your house. >> yeah. we are worried about this, the big pine trees. >> reporter: right. >> really. so hope the city government maybe can help. >> reporter: fremont government may feel motivated since the tree fell from city property on a private car, the city is liable. and fortunate, we might add, because had someone been in the car, it could have been much worse. in a twisted kind of way. from fremont, wayne freedman, abc7 news. in southern california, a tree came crashing down yesterday afternoon on a townhouse in san diego. the tree fell on a townhouse in scrips ranch, splitting the house in half. the man and toddler who lived there were downstairs when it fell. fortunately, nobody was hurt.

the storm hitting southern california is the strongest to hit the region in six years. the torrential rain is flooding roads. if rain has turned a garage into a water fall. water is just pouring down the stairwell there. east of pasadena, the city of duarte is warning residents to leave because of the possibility of mudslides. many are staying and putting up barriers around their homes. all right, those are some amazing images from yesterday. right now, live doppler 7 showing us fewer showers around the bay area. not as much green, still some scattered light showers to contend with throughout the morning hours. we're seeing some light rainfall right now. it's moving east out of livermore and antioch into brentwood. it will continue to move east and we'll see a little bit of a break this afternoon. roads are still wet but there isn't rain falling in san francisco. temperatures right now, san francisco 53, oakland 51,

mountain view and san jose at 52. here's a live look at sfo. so far, no flight arrival delays reported but i'm sure they'll show up soon. scattered showers lingering throughout the morning hours, more rain tomorrow and then a strong storm for president's day so get ready for that. highs today will be in the upper 50s to near 60. san francisco 58, oakland and san jose at 60. what's nice is the break in the rain so we have a few little isolated showers in the afternoon, but most of us will be dry. it will be breezy at the coast as well. now, tomorrow's storm on our storm impact scale will be a level 1, so for sunday, we're going to deal with some morning showers once again. it will start to increase in intensity and we'll see widespread afternoon rain, also breezy as well. but then get ready for another bigger storm. i want to show you the forecast animation. so saturday, for today, if you have plans to go outdoors or have been wanting to go outdoors, today's the day to do

it. we see mainly dry conditions, just a few isolated showers in parts of the south bay and some cloudy conditions there as well. and then, notice tomorrow morning, the showers move in once again and then they start to increase in strength by the afternoon. we could see some more moderate rain, the areas of orange and yellow in parts of the north bay. check this out. we'll see are red. these are the heavy downpours that will be moving into the santa cruz mountains late tomorrow night. so, on our storm impact scale, our next storm, late sunday, is going to be ranked a 3. this is a strong storm into monday, president's day. moderate to heavy rain expected for quite a period of time into monday. rainfall potentials anywhere from 1 to 3 inches in most areas, heavier in some spots, widespread flooding is a concern. check out the animation. 17 through the santa cruz mountains. downpours late sunday night into monday and then monday, hopefully most people will have the day off because it's going to be a very messy commute.

lot of oranges and reds moving through monday and things finally start to die down late monday night. we'll get a break. rainfall potential, 1 to 3 inches most areas, could be more like for example, over 4 inches and also a little bit more in parts of the north bay. winter weather advisory in effect until 10:00 this morning. hi, corm. and if you can avoid driving through the area, i would wait until this afternoon and then we also have a winter weather watch in effect tomorrow into monday, so here's a look at the accuweather 7 day forecast. we've got morning rain today, a wet and windy day tomorrow with increasing rain by the afternoon, then look out for the strong storm late sunday into monday for president's day. this could be a whopper, flooding concerns very likely. we are looking out for that like downed trees and power outages. another storm tuesday into

wednesday and if you're looking for some dry weather, besides this afternoon, you'll have to wait until next thursday and friday. >> it's just really incredible how much rain that we've had. >> i know. just getting pounded and pounded and we're talking several inches late sunday into monday so i pdangerous for a lot of folks.y i'd avoid driving if i could, especially to and from the sierra at that time. >> and drive carefully for sure. just ahead, a disabled woman found out her theater tickets in the balcony and there was no elevator. "7 on your side" is making theater accessible now for everyone. and in honor of black history month,eer using our abc7 news bay area instagram feed to highlight landmarks where you live. todayerer recognizing the historic california hotel in oakland. in 1953, it became the first full service hotel in the east bay to welcome black customers. the prior management booked big name bluz and jazz performers but didn't allow them to stay

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life-size puppets seemed real when the "lion king" opened on broadway 20 years ago, aileen weissblum was there. >> i would love to see it again. >> reporter: even more, aileen wanted to take her granddaughter, an aspiring dancer. >> i think this will be a wonderful show for her. >> reporter: aileen got a friend to help her buy tickets. he found three on vividseats.com but with all the service fees, they cost more than $600 and even worse, aileen realized she could never use them. >> i'm 92 years old and my ability to walk that far was impossible chblt. >> reporter: that's because the seats were located way up in the balcony. aileen uses a walker, cannot climb that in stairs, and the orpheum theater has no elevator. >> and they said there's nothing we can do about it. we've already put your -- i used my credit card. >> the fine print basically says that we don't refund under any

circumstances. >> reporter: aileen's daughter, lynn smith, of washington state, tried to help but says vivid would not exchange the seats or refund her mom's money. she contacted the theater directly and aileen contacted "7 on your side." >> and i felt i had a legitimate complaint. >> reporter: shn, which operates the theater, did come through. exchanging the balcony seats for three seats in the orchestra section. shn tells us online seating charts identify wheelchair accessible seats. the company also provides discounted orchestra seats for those with limited mobility like aileen. vivid does let you check for wheelchair access by hovering a mouse over the seat selection. it did not say why it did not exchange the seats when she requested it. saying, we were able to secure ada seating for ms. weissblum and we always take care of our customers. and so, in a circle of life, happy ending, aileen, her

daughter, and granddaughter head to the big show. and they say it was spectacular. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." we found the best way to ensure accessible seating is to book directly with the theater. shn also stages special performances for the hearing impaired. wesht also note that the "lion king" is a production of disney, which owns abc7 news. another controversy facing the white house administration. and this weekend, we mark the 75th anniversary of a dark chapter in our history. the internment camps of world war ii.

good morning, everyone. we're starting this half hour with a look at the weather. here's meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa argen. hey, frances. >> hi, cornell. morning, everyone. we are currently at a storm impact scale level 1. it is a light storm right now. we still see some scattered showers throughout the morning, breezy at the coast today ask then a break from the rain mid afternoon into tonight. let me show you live doppler 7. over the last few hours, we've seen the showers really diminish as you can see the pattern and

here's what it looks like right now, just a few isolated showers around the bay area. notice the showers diminish by lunchtime, maybe just a little bit of light rain east and south of san jose and some cloudy conditions as well. and this afternoon, mostly dry with an isolated shower here and there. today's the day to get anything done outdoors, clear those rain gutters, get those bike rides in, because we have a big storm heading our way and i'll tell you more about that with the accuweather 7 day forecast. president trump is spending the holiday weekend in florida. the trump family is at their mar-a-lago resort for the third weekend in a row. this morning, there was more controversy from the white house as the president is accused of attacking the first amendment of free press. in a memo leak from the white house suggests advisors considered using the national guard to sweep up immigrants. abc news reporter -- abc news senior white house correspondent

cecilia vega has more. >> reporter: the president in south carolina touring the boeing plant and sounding like he had turned a page, talking up jobs. >> my focus has been all about jobs and jobs is one of the primary reasons i'm standing here today as your president and i will never, ever disappoint you, believe me. >> reporter: but soon he was back tweet ago full-on declaration of war with the media. saying the take news media is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the american people. sick. later revising the end of that tweet to remove the word sick and adding abc and cbs news. it follows that 77-minute-long press conference. >> quiet, quiet, quiet. >> reporter: when the president lashed out at the media. >> the leaks are absolutely real. the news is fake because so much of the news is fake. >> reporter: taking aim at individual reporters and this

moment. >> are you going to include the cbc, mr. president, in your conversations with your urban agenda, your inner city agenda as well as -- >> am i going to include who? >> are you going to include the congressional black caucus. >> i i would. do you want to set up the meeting? >> no, no. >> are they friends of yours? >> i know some of them but i'm sure -- >> set up a meeting. i would love to meet with the black caucus. i think it's great zblsh the society of professional journalists tweeting an attack on a free press by a sitting u.s. president is a slam in the face to democracy, our country's founders and the american people. the attacks flying after a week of turmoil in the white house. he is insisting it's a fine-tuned machine but this week one of president trump's cabinet nominees forced to withdraw and his national security adviser fired for lying about conversations with russia. the president said he had a replacement waiting in the wings. that job offered to retired admiral and former navy s.e.a.l. robert harward, but he refused

it, publicly citing family reasons and now another controversy. the white house adamantly denying it is behind a controversial department of homeland security draft memo of immigration. it gives the national guard sweeping and unprecedented authority, calling on troops to perform the functions of an immigration officer in relation to the investigation, apprehension, and detention of undocumented immigrants. they would be on patrol in 11 states not just along the border but as far north as oregon and as far east as louisiana. a senior department of homeland security official tells us that while john kelly's name is on the memo, he never saw it. the draft was in the very early stages and the current version has no plan to use the national guard for immigration enforcement. this morning, vice president mike pence is urging russia to deescalate violence in eastern

ukraine. >> the united states will continue to hold russia accountable. even as we search for new common ground, which as you know, president trump believes can be found. >> speaking at the munich security conference, the vice president affirmed the united states support for nato. he says president trump's promise is to stand with europe because we are bound by the same ideals, freedom, democracy, justice and the rule of law. vice president pence is on his first trip abroad since taking office. he will be in brussels tomorrow and monday to speak with european leaders and the nato secretary general. this weekend, the bay area will take time to remember the 75th anniversary of a dark time in our nation's history. when thousands of japanese-americans were placed in internment camps during world war ii. many are shedding new light on the chapter after a new crackdown to keep immigrants out of the u.s. >> this idea of -- >> reporter: she still gets

emotional when she talks about her early life behind barbed wire. the pictures at the time, unforgettable, lonely and desolate. images reflecting life in a japanese internment camp. hiroshi lived in a camp at tulle lake until he was 5 after the executive order by president roosevelt ordered japanese-americans rounded up during world war ii. >> when our people were forcibly removed, it was army soldiers standing guard with rifles. >> reporter: san francisco's japanese-american community remembering the 75th anniversary of that order but many believe history is repeating itself. >> once again, we are confronted with a climate of war hysteria, racism. >> reporter: japanese-americans have joined recent protests against the executive order by president trump banning immigrants from mainly muslim countries from entering the u.s. the courts have since put that ban on hold. >> we are having this conversation about the 75th

anniversary of executive order 9066 while many in my community wait on pins and needles to see what new muslim ban executive order will come. >> reporter: japanese-american community vowing to fight any new immigration ban orders, even a rumored so-called muslim registry. >> i'd like to say to the youth of today, be strong, know your history, and be proud and be kind. >> reporter: and never forget images like this. a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary will be held tomorrow from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the kabuki 8 cinemas in san francisco's japantown. you're looking live at nasa's kennedy space center where spacex is scheduled to launch falcon 9 rocket in about 25 minutes. fuelling is understood way as you can see right now. it's the first commercial flight at the launch pad used to send americans to the moon and shuttle astronauts into orbit in

nearly six years. the spacex falcon 9 rocket will hoist supplies for the international space station. the planned launch will be space x's first since the rocket explosion at the neighboring pad last summer. still head on abc7 mornings, we're just about a week away from hollywood's biggest night. what you can see at the party after the oscars are handed out. and here's a live look from our santa cruz cam. beach day, anybody? i don't know about that. but it is going to be a little bit dry, but rain, it's not far away. frances dinglasan is going to break it down for us in a few minutes. today's storm is level 1. that means light rain so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on

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happening today, a post-valentine's day run of sorts. thousands of people across the nation, including right here in san francisco, will strip down to their underwear all in the name of charity. it's the annual cupid's undie run to benefit the children's tumor foundation. their goal is to raise nearly $70,000 here in the bay area. san francisco is one of ten cities participating today. the race starts at noon from pedro's cantina on king street. that guy is a tough act to follow here. but we'll -- folks in their

underwear need an umbrella today? they probably won't need their umbrella for the race. the showers are already starting to taper off and we have mostly dry conditions this afternoon into this evening. but enjoy it while you can. your live view of sfo where there are 30-minute arrival delays and heads up, the santa barbara airport has been closed due to flooding. >> but sfo is open. >> and just a little late. all right. also next, it's nba all-star weekend in new orleans, russell westbrook and kevin durant, former teammates in okc, have not spoken since kd left. will that change this sure, you could buy this. but why miss out on this? it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. protein. protein proteiny protein.

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in sports, it's all-star saturday in new orleans, klay thompson will try to defend his three-point contest crown. it follows the skills challenge and preceded the slam dunk championship. all-star saturday begins at 5:00 p.m. at the smoothie king center. one of the biggest questions of the weekend is whether kevin durant and russell westbrook will talk to each other. here's mike shumann with the details in this morning's sports. good morning. well, the annual nba all-star game, always a fun weekend for the players, fans, and coaches, and this year's event in new orleans can only add to the fun and games but the spotlight is squarely on kevin durant, russell westbrook's feud. kd says he's not going out of his way to mend fences and russ answered every question about kd

by talking about fashion week. >> hey, russ, what's it going to be like to be in that locker room with durant and those guys. >> man you know what? fashion week has been great. you seen fashion week? you been paying attention to fashion week? >> a little bit. >> man, a lot of great looking things at fashion week. looking forward to new collections. it's been good, man. >> i didn't come here for it to be any drama or have heart to heart with anybody. i'm coming here, enjoy my weekend, enjoy my couple days i got off, and get ready for the second half of the season. >> i know there's a lot of talk about kd and russ and all that. this weekend, but we're all big boys, and understand we're here to celebrate the game of basketball and everybody's accomplishments so we're going to have fun. >> all right from the big easy to the big game. stanford hosting cal as the bears look for a sweep of this year's series which would be their first since 2010. cal also needs a win to help their ncaa tournament chances why stanford have lost five of

their last six. out to maple for the rivalry. first half, cal jumps out to a lead on the three, he had a career high seven triples and 23 points. but the bears turned it over 11 times. marcus allen and the dunk to give the cardinals their first lead and they lead by four at the break. second half, ivan strong to the hoop, and one, bears retake the lead on the free throw. the cal lead doesn't last long. great bounce pass for the slam. 19 and then it's all cardinal. dorian pickens, for the three, makes it a 13-point stanford lead. he finished with 23. cardinals win 73-68 to split this year's big game series. the giants name their opening day starter. take a guess. you got it. madison fwrks bumgarner. ment 34 starts, he had 251 ks, 54 walks, no brainer. meanwhile, yesterday was the team's first full squad workout. always fun to see the boys after

the off season and get cranked up for their fourth run at the world series title since 2010. only a few open spots, manager bruce doesn't mind having a lot of players who can step in and make a difference. >> guy a guy on the bench getting a lot of playing time, i think platoon can be a good thing. some players, sure, you don't want to platoon. you want their presence out there. or their defense. but you know, if you have a good platoon situation, i think that's a good thing. >> and that's the way the ball bounces. we'll see you here tonight at 5:00 p.m. on abc7 news. larry beil is in new orleans for the nba all-star game. warriors stars can she have curry, kevin durant, klay thompson, and draymond green are all part of the western conference team. larry's reports from new orleans continue tonight. good morning, everyone.

we're starting to see diminishing showers and more dry conditions around the bay area. live doppler 7 showing you just a few isolated showers around parts of the bay area. in fact we're going to have to head south to find more rain along monterey. we see some clouds out there at walnut creek. could see a rainbow in the next few hours with a little bit of a shower possible. san francisco currently 53 degrees, oakland 51, san jose, 5 # so most everybody in the low 50s for the most part. live shot from our roof rooking out towards calm conditions right now. it was super breezy yesterday, gusts over 45 miles per hour in parts of the bay area but right now, it's looking like the breeze will pick up this afternoon. so here's what you need to know. we see some scattered showers tapering this morning and then a break this afternoon. enjoy it. more rain heading our way tomorrow and then get ready for a very strong storm that's coming late sunday night and will continue into president's

day on monday. it's going to be a pretty good washout. highs today range from the upper 50s to near 60 for the most part. breezy at the coast, san francisco hitting 58, oakland 60 as well, san jose, what you'll notice is that there's not that much rain. we could see an isolated shower here and there throughout the afternoon hours but today will be a great day to get anything done or if you just want to head outdoors for a change. now, tomorrow, on our storm impact scale, it's going to rank a 1. it's going to be a light storm, sunday, morning showers will start to increase by the afternoon. so, we could have widespread rain, afternoon hours, and breezy once again. i'll show you the forecast animation and i'll start with today because i just want to show you that there's not as much rain this afternoon and into this evening and tomorrow, we wake up to some showers in the morning, even some heavier spots indicated by yellow and parts of the north bay. and then notice the rain just increases throughout the afternoon. we'll see heavier rain move in

sunday night and into monday and so we'll be keeping track of this storm. it will be changing a lot but right now, late sunday into monday on our storm impact scale, this is going to rank a 3. a strong storm, moderate to heavy rain at times, rainfall potential anywhere from 1 to 3 inches for most areas, even more in some localized spots, widespread flooding will be a concern. so, monday evening, see the areas of red in parts of the localized downpours and we'll be looking out for some stream and river flooding as well. it just continues into monday morning. if you are commuting, look out for a very messy commute. even though it will light, there could still be a lot of accidents and then notice the rain just continues monday into afternoon and all the way into the evening, so quite a bit of rainfall expected. again, some of the areas will see the lightest rain in san jose, maybe about 1 1/2 inches but then check out other areas. most areas under 3 inches around the bay area. heading up to tahoe, well, try

to avoid driving until about 10:00 today. that's when the winter storm advisory is expiring and then tomorrow and monday, tons of psnow. it's going to be a hard drive and i would avoid heading through the area. right now, there are chain restrictions on 80. i would avoid driving until tuesday if you can. here's the accuweather 7 day forecast. morning rain tomorrow, wet and windy, things start to pick up late tomorrow night into monday where we have a storm level 3 for president's day. then we have another storm moving in tuesday into wednesday. this one is lighter one as well. drying out thursday and friday, so what i've been looking for in the weather forecast is when we don't have rain. today will be one of those days. >> you know, we just got word from anderson reservoir that the reservoir down there is now at capacity at 101%, actually over capacity. releases are happening to get that water level down. it's a big concern with all the rain that's coming. so we will certainly be following that. >> yeah, and also, with this

next big storm, you can always stay on top of it because things will be changing quickly with our abc7 news app. you can track doppler and we'll will definitely keeping track of that storm late stund into monday. >> it's a great tool. we are now just eight days away from the oscars and we've got an annual preview of the big ball after the show. abc news reporter george pennacchio says at this party, there are plenty of oscars. >> reporter: whether the oscars are made of salmon or chocolate dusted in gold, there are plenty of them to go around at the governors ball. it all starts with hungry guests ready to eat from seafood to tiny burgers and tiny tacos to those caviar-topped baked potatoes, there will be food everywhere. >> it's not this formal sit-down dinner where you sit in front of a rubber chicken. so everything is in a small version so you can have 20 different dishes if you are hungry. >> it's all you can eat. >> it's all you can eat. >> reporter: and apparently all

you can drink too. >> pop goes the piper with these magnums, quite a lot will be opening 1500 bottles of champagne that night. >> reporter: there's also an official whiskey for the evening and special wine from the francis ford coppola winery. fitting since coppola's won five oscars. >> everything that we do at the winery, francis is involved. and he directs just as he does so he created this label. the wine making team took care of the wine so he was very involved with this. >> reporter: once the guests have finished enjoying all the savory dishes, they need to leave plenty of room for dessert. and there are dozens of options for your sweet tooth. >> hours and hours of love and labor, yes. >> reporter: and butter and sugar. >> yes. >> reporter: as always, the room will be filled with flowers. >> this year, we're kind of inspired by california mid-century, 1950s, 1960s, clean, modern. >> reporter: in charge of it

all, ball producer cheryl ceccheto. it's her 28th year. >> everything has just become bigger, better, more, you have to match that, but it's got to get -- got to seem like it's gotten easier. >> reporter: in hollywood, george pennacchio, abc7 news. of course you can watch the oscars live only on abc7 sunday february 26. jimmy kimmel is hosting. our coverage begins here at 2:00 p.m. on abc7. check out the abc7 news app for a cleat list of nominees. next, taking a polar plunge, why san francisco police will be ju

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happening today, the san francisco police department will jump into the chilly waters of the bay in the annual polar plunge. it's part of the tenth annual event and 5k dash and splash all to benefit special olympics in northern california. last year's plunge raised more than $243,000. today's event starts at 8:30 this morning at little marina green in san francisco. well, i guess if you have to jump into the bay, at least it's not raining. >> not that they'll mind getting wet but we have rain diminishing so we'll see rain less likely midday and this evening. weaver just dealing with a few lingering showers. tomorrow, wet and windy, increasing rain in the afternoon and then gets heavy at night, so monday on our storm impact scale, we're going to rank the storm a 3. it's a strong storm for

president's day. then we've got more wet weather tuesday into wednesday. finally dry again thursday and friday so enjoy the brief break from the rain this afternoon. >> just got to make it to thursday. frances, thanks so much and thanks for joining us on abc7 mornings. i'm cornell barnard in for chris nguyen along with frances dinglasan in partner lisa argen. the news continues now online, on twitter, facebook, and instagram, abc7 news continues at 8:00 this morning and "good morning america" coming up next. beautiful shot of the bay bridge there. have a great day, everybody. i'm hall of famer, jerry west, and my life is basketball. but that doesn't stop my afib from leaving me at a higher risk of stroke. that'd be devastating. i took warfarin for over 15 years. until i learned more about once-daily xarelto®... a latest-generation blood thinner. then i made the switch. xarelto® significantly lowers the risk of stroke in people with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. it has similar effectiveness to warfarin.

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