it is 5:00 a.m. if you haven't looked outside, it doesn't look quite that black. i mean, it is rainy, but it isn't complete blackout. in any case, it is going to be wet drive for you this morning. we saw definitely in the north bay a lot of rain and it seems like it's eased up a little bit. >> a little bit. yeah, it's still out there steady in some areas, scattered in others so let's take a look at live doppler 7. and i'll show you exactly what we're talking about. hi, everybody. the heaviest of the rain did fall while we were sleeping and you could see that there's more developing offshore. we even had a thunderstorm around occidental about a half hour ago so that potential is still out there. here's a look at san rafael where we've had nearly 1.4 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. we're looking south on 101 there. so through 7:00, the potential

for showers and even some thunderstorms with some small hail. by noon, we get a little bit of a break and then showers redevelop even some thunderstorms possible from 4:00 to 7:00. temperatures going to hang out in the upper 50s to low to mid 60s around the bay and inland. so far, so good. or pretty good anyway for the tuesday morning drive. here's a look look at the bay bridge toll plaza. little stack up in the cash lanes here on the left-hand side and yes, that pavement is wet as you can see. not a total downpour in most areas. it is scattered and it is fairly light. one problem that we did have earlier this morning that has cleared up, southbound 17 in the los gatos area we had a tree down that was blocking the right lane, but about 15 minutes ago, crews were able to get that pushed off to the hold and that was a little bit ahead of when they thought they were able to do that. we'll take a look at drive times coming up. now we're going to take a look at a driver police want to find. this is out of the union city. they are looking for the driver behind this terrifying moment. you see her pulling back and nearly running down a mom and her 3-year-old daughter and police say this is the driver.

accused of going on a rampage in that walmart parking lot. >> reporter: the reaction to nearly running over children is universal. >> oh my gosh. oh my goodness. >> oh, my gosh. she almost hit them people's kids. >> reporter: union city police want to find the driver who narrowly missed a 3-year-old girl and her mother. >> she intentionally backed up twice to get out of that particle. so, we're calling it an assault with a deadly weapon. >> reporter: police say the rage was sparked when walmart denied this woman's attempt to return batteries. >> as she started pulling out, the family members are saying that she was yelling and screaming something in her car and was pounding her fists against the steering wheel. >> reporter: this walmart parking lot is covered in cameras. from where i'm standing, i can count up to a dozen. but what police don't have is a clear shot of the license plate.

>> so if people have video or they have a picture of the license plate or the suspect that we could use to help us out a little bit. >> you already have a lot o worry about and then someone's like trying to kill you and your kid, that's scary. >> reporter: a young woman accused of assault with a develop while wearing a super hero sweatshirt. 5:03 now. former trump campaign chairman paul manafort is denying a connection to dnc hacking. manafort's name came up several times during fbi director james comey's hearing for his odd connection to russia, quote. he served as campaign chairman for three months last year. in august, officials in ukraine said manafort's name was included on a accounts made by a former ukrainian president who is a supporter of russian president vladimir putin. manafort released a statement which reads, i had no role in involvement in the cyber attack

on the dnc. the suggestion that i ever worked in kert with anyone is false. reaction coming in after the fbi director james comey said he has no information supporting the president's claims that the obama administration wiretapped him. white house press secretary sean spicer says president trump will not apologize to president obama for the accusations against him. spicer also says questions remain about surveillance that may or may not have taken place during the campaign. former secretary of defense leon panetta is weighing in on the issue. >> it really does affect the credibility of the president of the united states to insist that something that is totally untrue is somehow true in his own mind. >> so add it up and more than a dozen top lawmakers and intelligence officials have now said there is no evidence to support the president's tweet alleging illegal wiretapping. happening today, a new effort to stop companies who want to help build president

trump's border wall from doing business in san francisco. supervisor hillary roanen is set to introduce the first city law in the country to ban border wall contractors from bidding on public contracts in san francisco. the noon press conference is being held outside ty lynn international. that's the leading design engineer on the bay bridge span project. the company added itself to the homeland security list of vendors interested in bidding on the design and construction of the border wall. another move to rally support behind the american health care act. president trump will try to persuade more house republicans during a private meeting in another move to sway conservative votes, gop leaders tweaked the legislation to offer more aid to the elderly. they made a change to medicaid that would require recipients to hold a job or perform community service. the legislation is heading to the house for a vote in two days. we have a new detail from the wild show on the bay bridge. dozens of people on atvs and

dirt bikes popped wheellies and sped through traffic. officers tried to stop them but they kept going. the woman who shot this video says she's never seen anything like that it. >> they kept coming and at first i didn't think anything of it because, you know, bunch of kids, i guess. and then when they started doing the wheellies and no helmets and going on the shoulder side, they're causing danger. i mean, somebody can get hurt. >> officers did eventually catch up to a small group of riders, confiscated two dirt bikes and two atvs. oakland police posted this showing where they stopped the group in oakland. they say they chose to follow them by air instead of starting a pursuit. they said deretia tried to take off but didn't get far. she's accused of aiding and abetting a speed exhibition. several others who were detained could face charges. and new this morning, google responding to a huge advertiser

boycott on youtube. google announcing this morning they will introduce stricter ad policies and hire more people to review offensive content. the company says it has also expanded its definition of hate speech. this all comes after several huge companies, including big names like mcdonald's, toyota, heinz, have stopped spending ad money on youtube after their ads actually appeared next to extremist or very controversial videos. google are also soon roll out tool for advertisers to control where those ads actually appear on certain youtube clips. reggie, natasha, back to you. take a look at the woman in these photos. the san mateo county sheriff's office says she is known for stealing wallets from women who look like her while they're shopping and then she quickly uses those cards to buy thousands in merchandise and withdraw cash. authorities say she's committed similar crimes in multiple bay area.d now she's here in the

officials haven't said exactly where this is happening but they are warning female shoppers to be on the lookout. the wells fargo account scandal is hitting the bank where it really hurts. customers opened 40 fkt fewer checking account per day last month compared to a year earlier. credit card applications also fell sharply. the san francisco-based bank has been working to restore customer trust since admitting that employees opened millions of accounts without customer knowledge or authorization just to meet unrealistic sales goals. let's head up to where, oh, 4, 242, 680 all come together, all the way down to pleasant hill, walnut creek, better rain and also out towards pittsburg and antioch and heading towards the altamont pass, moving through vas co road is another batch of wet weather that's going to make it pretty slick. terchs in this area, 60 in concord and livermore to 57 to

about 58 degrees for everybody else. right now, it's 60 also in oakland, hayward, san jose, 61 in mountain view, 58 in san francisco, pacifica 56, napa about 60. let's take a look at temperatures today. we've got 62 at half moon bay, the rest of us around 64 to 67 so pretty mild because we've got a lot of rain this morning. then we're going to get a break. we'll actually see sunshine so go from needing the umbrellas this morning to needing the sunglasses around your lunch hour to showers redeveloping during the evening commute. tonight, about 48 in santa rosa, cloverdale, livermore 49, the rest of us about 50 to 54 degrees so not quite as warm as this morning. the you're traveling around the state, the rain will make it as far south as santa barbara and l.a. pretty dry in palm springs. 45 with thunder, shnow and rain in the sierra. winter weather advisory through

7:00 tomorrow evening. rain and snow tomorrow also, rain and snow friday, saturday, with some showers sunday and then dry monday in tahoe. how about at home? i which he could tahoe driving conditions. no chains for 80 or 50, but they are screening trucks. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge. high wind advisory for both the san mateo bridge and bay bridge this morning. both hands on the wheel and flipping over to our traffic maps, really the only red we're seeing on our traffic flows, westbound 205 to 580 out of the tracy area. averaging about 22 miles an hour. so not terrible. and we don't have any major blocking issues right now either. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 18 minutes, another 10 across the bay bridge and southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, still in the green at 10 minutes. we'll check the north bay coming up next. with the potential defunding of planned parenthood, colleges now looking for ways to expand

options for students who want an abortion. if you see this in your inbox, do not click it. the scam targeting bank of america customers right now. we also have details on a separate scream that's targeting separate scream that's targeting residents in the east

this is one gorgeous truck. special edition. oh, did i say there's only one special edition? because, actually there's five. ooohh!! aaaahh!! uh! hooooly mackerel. wow. nice. strength and style. it's truck month. get 0% financing for 60 months plus find your tag and get $5500 on select chevy silverado pick-ups when you finance with gm financial. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. the kind of deep sleep i can only get on my tempur-pedic. it adapts to me. my shape, my size, my body. tempur-pedic. this sleep is power.

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 the abc7 news app. download it now.

we're back at 5:13. months of continuous rain could impact crops in california's salinas valley. almonds, celery, strawberries and leafy greens are some of crops that could be delayed. grocers have been told to expect delays. 5:14 now. look at this rescue in an icy pond in central park. the video is grainy but you can see that nypd officer using a ladder to pull that teenager out of the pond. he fell through the thin ice yesterday and fortunately was never fully submerged but that officer and three others risked their own safety. they managed to pull the teen out and he is listed as stable. happening today, a preliminary hearing to determine if a corruption case involving two former san francisco city officials and an ex-city staffer is going to go to trial. najli, and keith jackson are

charged with soliciting bribes in return for political favors to help mayor ed lee's 2011 reelection campaign. for the first time, aud audio recordings were played publicly in court. in the recordings, the operatives raising money allegedly promise add developer quality time with the mayor in exchange for large donations. a newly introduced bill would require california universities and community colleges to expand their nonsurgical abortion services on campus. the legislation would require university of california, california state university, and community colleges to provide abortion options in the form of a two-pill dosage. lawmakers say the legislation will help ensure students do not miss class instruction in order to manage an unplanned pregnancy. bank of america customers, be on the look youtd for this e-mail. it claims that the bank upgraded its services. the e-mail asks you to click a link to update your personal

information. b of a warns its users to beware of the scam. the bank says it will never ask you to reply to an e-mail with any personal information or threaten to close your account. another warning from alameda municipal power. a caller impercents a utility employee. the utility says it will never ask for credit card information. if you get one of these calls, you should just hang up and call the customer service line. if they think you might have been -- if you think you may have been a victim, you are urged to file a report with alameda police. in today's "gma first look," it appears the missing jersey mystery is solved. >> we have more on what led investigators to this piece of memorabilia. >> reporter: authorities in mexico and the u.s. say the long-time editor in chief of mexico's "la

quarterback's jersey moments after he was seen strolling into the patriots locker room behind coach bill belichick. 14 minutes later, espn reports ortega walked out with a black plastic bag he didn't have before and allegedly with a jersey valid at $500,000. >> i suabsolutely put it in my bag. did someone take my jersey? >> put someone at the door. >> reporter: and coming up at 7:00 a.m., sports reporter jay glazer and dan abrams weigh in live with your "gma first look," i'm matt gutman, abc news mexico city. speaking of stolen items being returned, here's a great local story. marin county sheriff's office tweeted out this photo of a boy being reunited with a bike that he got for christmas. investigators believe a suspect in handcuffs stole it in front of the boy's home. he tried selling it online to an undercover officer and got

busted yesterday. going to take a look at that weather. it is a 1 on our storm impact scale this morning. you can see the green highlighted on our live doppler 7 right there and there's a live look at the golden gate bridge. mike? yeah, what i wanted to show you is it's not only slick but look at the wind, southwest at about 21 to 32 miles an hour so that may push you around just a little bit this morning. not a steady rain except for in those areas along the coast where that southwest wind keeps you wetter than the rest of us. within these showers, you could have breezy conditions, lightning, thunder and even small hail is possible. only thursday this week is going to be totally dry. here's a look at the north bay. you can see some scattered showers just about anywhere you go. some heavier showers moving into the coast right now, south of half moon bay into the santa cruz mountains. these will lose a little bit of their oomph as they travel through the mountains but they're going to pop out around san mateo all the way to san jose.

so our morning rush is going to be most affected today because that's the best chance of showers. everybody is slick from the rain overnight. in the wet and darkness, could be a few surprises. i know i hydroplaned a couple of times this morning. today and tomorrow, a 1 on our storm impact scale. this is the way it plays out. you can see some of those showers, possible thunderstorm at 7:00 in the yellow and rorore there. by 9:00, 10:00, they've moved through the bay area and by noon, we're seeing the clouds open so we'll go from umbrellas to sunglasses for the better part of the afternoon hours, it's going to be quiet and then from 4:00 on, especially at 7:00 in the north bay, showers develop and then more showers come in again while most of us are sleeping but look at the yellows and oranges so we'll wake up to some puddles tomorrow, the possibility of thunderstorms during the overnight hours and then wednesday afternoon, dryer and cooler air moves in and the chance of an isolated thunderstorm develops. here's a look at thursday's forecast. upper 50s to mid 60s with partly cloudy conditions and then our stronger storm, a 2, moderate,

rolls in friday with a chance of rain saturday, sunday, monday. i guess we better guess used to driving on this wet pavement, mike and we have a couple new issues to talk about. kind of a mystery here in the tri-valley. westbound 580 just before you get to hop yard, we've got reports of hazard in the two left lanes. i'm not sure if it's a piece of debris, if it's a piece of vehicle. but it's not causing any delays at the moment. also a collision on the northbound 80 off ramp to eastbound 237 in the mountain view area. that is a blocking situation although i'm not sure how many lanes. live look outside in the north bay. san rafael, 101, it is definitely looking soggy there so slow down and drive for conditions today and a quick check of mass transit, looking great so far. b.a.r.t. on time today, 40 trains in service and no issues ronted from muni. next traffic update coming up. if you've got any travel plans this spring, you're definitely not alone. so get ready for some crowded airports and long security

lines. u.s. airlines expected to carry 4% more passengers than last year. the trade group, airlines for america, forecasted a record 145 million people will be flying between now and april 30. the good news? the airlines are adding seats and flights, particularly additional nonstop flights. ticket prices are cheaper than average right now but it's not expected to last long. target stores are getting ar stores will be redesigned. they include two entrances, a wine and beer shop, self-checkout lanes, new grocery departments and curved secure center aisles to feature merchandise. the first redesigned stores will be opened later this fall outside of houston. sprouts farmers market grocery stores could be bought by albertson's. sprouts has more than a dozen stores in the bay area. their stock has been rising lately because of the rumors. albertson's already bought safeway two years ago for about

$9 billion and it also owns lucky's. next the seven things you need to know as you start your day. new rules until the air, went into effect overnight. we're going to break down the ban on electronic devices in plane cabins. plane cabins. and how about a new tax?

i need a real vay-cation. one measly week to bury my work phone in the sand while sipping some crazy concoction. is that too much to ask? hey we hear you. that's why we created aarp travel. you'll get inspired by all of the tips and tools you need. to easily plan a simple getaway. or even the trip of a lifetime. so pack your bags and bury your phone. if you don't think "this is right for me" when you think aarp, then you don't know "aarp". get to know us at aarp.org/possibilities

he's got the cash. he's got a condo. he's got a car. he's got a career. but that still doesn't mean he get's you. ♪ time to shine. orbit. 5:24 f. you're just joining us or heading out the door, here are the seven things you need to know before you go. and number one is from the live desk. the u.s. now notifying foreign airlines in the middle east and africa that passengers cannot bring any electronics larger than a cell phone, which means no laptops. it will affect about 50 direct flights daily into the u.s. from ten different airports. number two, union city police need help identifying this woman accused of assault outside a walmart. police say the woman rammed into a family with her car. they say she was upset after she was unable to return some batteries at the store. number three, president trump squaring off against free

agent colin kaepernick. at a rally, the president said nfl owners don't want to pick kpaep. number four, rain touched every single neighborhood during the overnight hours. it is slick this morning because of that wetness and we're going to get another of rain. and number five, with the wet pavement, we've had slide yaufs and spinout crashes this morning. nothing major at the moment and no metering lights yet for the bay bridge toll plaza but little bree breezy as you head across the bay bridge this morning. number six, you won't need to say good-bye to your instagram live videos. starting today, the instagram app is going to let users save videos to your phones. number seven, if you have big plans for your retirement, you might be the only one. a new study finds one in four people say they have less than a thousand dollars saved for

retirement. experts say you should be stashing away 10% of your income every year. here at abc7, we are counting down to our puppy takeover for national puppy day, which happens this thursday. >> for now, let's show of some of yours. leo the maltipoo. very adorable foster pup. i like his spots. barclay making his first trip to the ocean. staying low to the ground. post your pup on social. use #puppieson7 so we can find it and you can join us on thursday, starting at 4:30 in the morning, we're going to be live streaming our puppy cam all morning long. right now, we're going to be back with another 90 minutes of news, including the plan to transform a vacant lot in oakland. why san francisco supervisors want to ask sacramento and voters for the power to impose a local income tax. and forget about winning the

lottery. here at the live decsk, just go a new study saying there is something you can do tonight that's just as good. . and taking a live look outside, want to remind you that the streets are wet this the streets are wet this morning, so please with

live-streat the airport.e sport binge dvr'd shows while painting your toes. on demand laughs during long bubble baths. tv everywhere is awesome. the all-new xfinity stream app. xfinity. the future of awesome.

good morning, it is tuesday, march 21 and right out of the corner of your screen, you can see green on live doppler 7. >> that is right. it's going to be rainy as you're hut hitting the streets so please take note and you would have known that had you listened to this guy. >> yeah, we were kind of on to the, even last week in the 70s and near 80s, we were talkin about, wait until next week. it's going to feel like spring with the showers out here. rain at maple street, bay shore

freeway in redwood city, that's what you're seeing right now. this was just after midnight when some of the heavier showers rolled on through. let's take a look at live doppler 7 and it's the coast from the marin headlands down to pescadero. even some moderate showers in there in the form of yellow and orange. put it into motion, you can see that's climbing to the northeast so that's going to cover the entire bay over here in the next 15 to 20 minutes or so. watch out on all of our east-west bridges. here's a look at 280 and 17, rain pretty steady through the mornin morning hours and then break up in time for a dry lunch and then scattered showers developed this afternoon. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge this morning. little road spray kicking up. but enough to cause some issues. we've already some slideoffs, nothing major at the molt bment i will talk about some of those minor problems coming up in just a few.

that is in the yellow, westbound bay bridge commute not bad, 11 minutes and westbound 92, san mateo bridge you are in the green at just 14. developing right now, it is official. laptops, ipads, and other electronic devices are banned from some u.s.-bound flights. >> the order from homeland security applies to nonstop flights from ten international airports in the middle east. abc7 news reporter matt keller is live for us at sfo. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. this is happening now. homeland security is letting the airlines now they started doing that at midnight. so this is the reality for the people who will be flying to the u.s. on these 50 or so flights every day. you will not be allowed to bring on an electronic on to the plane that is bigger than your cell phone. you will have to check tohose electronics degate. airlines have 96 hours to roll it. this will impact nine airlines

from the middle east and africa. it will be a big increaonvenien for passengers. they will have to check even portable gaming units. this comes as u.s. leaders continue to be concerned about terrorists targeting airlines similar to the airline downing in egypt back in 2015 and the 2016 attempt at airline downing in somalia. >> what's likely happened is that the government, the u.s. government, has developed some intelligence that a group or individual has developed some type of device that they can get on to an airplane using a laptop or some other electronic appliance. >> reporter: the nine airlines impacted are royal jordanian, egypt air, turkey airlines, saudi arabian airlines, kuwait airways, qatar airways emirates and it affects about 50 flights into the u.s. each day. homeland security is expected to make the official announcement later today. reporting live at sfo, matt

keller, abc7 news. fbi director james comey set the record straight disputing president trump's claims that he was wiretapped by president obama. he also kwconfirmed the fbi is an ongoing investigation looking into any links between the trump campaign and the russian government and if there was any int interference in last year's election. comey also refuted the president's tweet about wiretapping. >> director comey, was the president's starmt that obama had his wires tapped tower a true statement. >> the department has no information that supports those tweets. >> comey believes the russians will be back to meddling in elections in 2020 and possibly even next year. the president's pick to be the next u.s. supreme court justice is in the hot seat this morning. this is is second day of his confirmation hearings. judge neil gorsuch promised yesterday to be independent and fair if confirmed. california senator diane fine feinstein says gorsuch faces tough questions on abortion,

voting rights, and gun control. the hearings conclude at the end of the week. a confirmation vote could be called in the next two weeks. san francisco police are investigating whether rain played a role in this crash between a squad car and another car. it happened at fifth and brannan streets last night. two police officers and two other people suffered minor injuries in the crash. the other car had a lyft logo in the front window. but that company's not said physical driver was working for them at the time of the crash. san jose police say the naked man shot by officers last week was holding a caulking gun. police say 53-year-old john bradley bowls was seen threatening children before he led officers on a chase on friday afternoon. officers th officers say they opened fire after bowls pointed what looked like a weapon at them. he was shot again because officers thought he was going to drive into a crowded parking lot. man who killed himself and his - daughter outside a capitola mall. 36-year-old carlos garcia shot

his 7-year-old daughter and himself sunday afternoon. his wife called 911 to report that he was making suicidal threats. both the father and the daughter died at the scene. the little girl was going to turn 8 next week. and money is pouring in to help pay for funeral arrangements for that fwirl. they have reached their goal in just 15 hours but you can still help if you want to donate. we have a link set up at abc7news.com. the southern marin fire district has a warning to anyone heading out into bay area waters. travel in pairs. this comes after a kayaker was separated from his group on sunday. the fire district came to the rescue and shared the video. the man was not hurt. officials also say you should have a cell phone with you at all times. happening today, the city of oakland expected to approve a controversial 24-story building right next to the macarthur b.a.r.t. station. the project is part of the macarthur transit village. the city council passed a reading this month. some residents nearby say this

is too tall, three times taller than any other structures in the area. they say that will block views and make traffic a lot worse. the city council's going to meet at 5 tln 30 tonight. happening today, san francisco supervisors are set to decide whether to move ahead with the plan to voters to approve a local income tax. the money would pay for transportations, health services and the trump administration cuts funding to sanctuary cities. california tax code actually bans local income taxes so legislature would have to pass a measure amending that law. governor brown it would have sign off on the measure. only then would the issue be put on the ballot for san francisco voters to decide. san jose is preparing for president trump to make good on threats that he would hold back money from local governments. the new budget plan and five-year forecast from san jose city manager assumes it will get no money from the federal government starting in a 2018/201 budget and the four years after that.

the projection is intended to guide the city council as it krsz its spending priorities. a week of wet weather this week is expected to slow work to reopen hellyer canyon park in san jose. ost of it has been closed since last month's coyote creek flooding. do not enter signs are still up in several areas. a few areas are open. no word when the park will full blo ly be back open. let's take a look at marin real quick because muir beach, mill valley, this is going to head up towards larkspur, san quentin, san rafael, right where the richmond-san rafael connect. sand hill road, alpine road, we've got a moderate shower possibly producing some puddles there. the thing to know is if it's not raining in your neighborhood, the mild weather we talked about, it's out there. 2 to 7 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. average lows in the low to upper

40s. 56 to 60 degrees all across the north bay and about 56 to 60 in the rest of our neighborhoods with san carlos, newark at 60. flight arrival delays, i'll let you know @mikeniccoabc7 on twitter. it's going to be breezy all day today. wettest this morning, out and about, you'll need your umbrella most likely this morning. sunglasses as we head into the lunch hour. 62 to 67 is our spread from half moon bay to antioch, livermore, and san jose. cooler tomorrow, about 57 in san francisco to 62 in concord, santa rosa, and also out in antioch and about 57 to 64 for thursday. let's take a look at that wet commute. here's alexis. and so far, we've just had a few minor issues, nothing major yet and i want to update you on a couple we talked about earlier. mystery situation, westbound 580 before hopyard road was reported

as some type of hazard. that is cleared from the boards and we are in the green so no residual delays. some pretty heavy traffic here, westbound 580 to northbound 238 in the castro valley area. that's a little unusual for this early in the morning. so working to get to the bottom of that. we possibly have something blocking in that area. and northbound 85 off ramp to eastbound 237, we did have a crash there that was a blocking situation. that has cleared. and in the meantime, the bay bridge metering lights have flipped on. that happened at 5:29 this morning. next traffic update coming up. and this just in. a new study that will likely get you talking this morning. british researchers saying a good night's sleep could be the equivalent to winning the lottery. researchers studied the sleep patterns of more than 30,000 people over four years. they say a good night's sleep helps improve your mood in a similar way to winning a jackpot of about $150,000.

the study was published in the journal "sleep." reggie, natasha, i don't know. i think i would take the $150,000. >> i have a better chance of winning the lottery than getting a good night's sleep. i know that. >> tough schedule. first, san francisco, now the entire state? the latest push to make public college free for every student. and that great deal you're getting from amazon may not be all it's cracked up to be. it is 5:40. here's a live look outside. you can see the drops on that camera as we take a live look at camera as we take a live look at san francisco

you feel every mountain we've ever conquered. in our sports cars, you feel every podium we've ever climbed. and now, they've come together to create something you've never felt before. introducing the glc coupe. part suv. part sports car.

all mercedes-benz.

today's storm is level 1. that means light rain, so keep an umbrella handy safely. track today's storm any time on the abc7 news app. download it now. it's 5:43 in the morning and a live richmond-san rafael bridge. before we move on, we hope that you're able to help find this man. his name is marlow. he was seen driving away from his home in san jose and he may be confused as to where he is. he was in a silver kia optima with the license plate 6tjp870. he was wearing blue jeans and glasses. authorities say the 71-year-old

suffers from a medical condition and may become disoriented. call san jose police if you have any information about where he is. one of two san francisco residents who became critically sick after drinking poisonous tea has died. 56-year-old yu-ping xie fell ill last month after consuming tea leaf blend supplied by the sun wing wo trading company in chinatown. a man in his 30s was also hospitalized but has recovered. lab tests reveal the plant-based toxin can cause acute poisoning if not processed properly. take a look at this. morgan hill police are on the lookout ffr this man accused of ransacking and burglarizing a house. they say he broke into the home yesterday afternoon. a surveillance camera caught him nearby. the company building the dakota access pipeline says the project remains on track to start moving oil this week, this

despite what it calls recent coordinated physical attacks along the line. documents filed in court do not detail the attacks but say they pose threats to life and environment. two native american tribes have battled the almost $4 billion pipeline in court for months. they argue it's a threat to their water supply. when complete, the pipeline will move oil from north dakota o illinois. ivanka trump is getting an office until tin the west wing. "the washington post" and politico say the first daughter will also receive government issued security devices and clearance to access classified information. she says she will continue to offer her father candid advice and council. youtube is apologizing this morning after users complained the site was filtering some videos about lgbt issues. the san bruno based company says its restricted mode incorrectly labeled some videos on the site. the restricted mode lets parents and schools filter out content

that's not property for users under 18. youtube says the lgbt videos are not automatically filtered out. youtube is promising to fix the error. a stockton lawmaker wants to make college tuition free for instate students by taxing millionaires. assembly woman susan eggman introduced a bill. that tax could generate $2.2 billion every year. eggman says that would be enough to make public colleges -- rather, public colleges tuition-free for residents. the bill requires a two-thirds vote and would also be put on the ballot. donors are giving the meals on wheels program a financial boost in the wake of president trump's budget plan that would slash funding for it. the program, which delivers meals to the elderly and disabled, received $50,000 in online donations just hours after the budget announcement apd thursday.

the national organization usually just gets $1,000 of donations a day. bay area meals on wheels reported 140 donations that day, up from two to five gifts that it usually gets. where are we seeing etness, mike? >> let me dial down street level. this is coming into the richmond side of the bridge. it's raining right there. so far,.083 inch of rain. san mateo bridge, looks dryer, especially as you're heading westbound. showers, lightning and hail next 36 hours. a brief break for thursday and then our strongest storm heads in friday and lingers into saturday. stls still a chance of showers sunday and monday. just around the airport, see san bruno down towards hillsboro right there along 101 and gaud canyon parkway as you're heading up 280, that's where we're seeing some of the better potential for puddles.

this is all lifting to the northeast so if you live along the east bay and you're not wet yet, you're going to get wet at any moment and it's going to get a little wetter as we head over the next half hour. today and tomorrow, a 1 on our storm impact scale, even though we have a chance of thurn, not expecting any flooding or damage from the winds. you can see a better few showers and thunderstorms through about 11:00 and then noon, the sky opens a little bit. it remains that way, except for up in the north bay until the evening rush hour and then we'll see showers up there. once we get past midnight through tomorrow's morning rush, guess what? another chance of showers and thunderstorms and then that will start to taper after the 9:00 hour and just some isolatesed showers wednesday afternoon. thursday, there you go. sunshine and then a 2, a moderate storm hits friday with a light storm friday, saturday, sunday. i got a report of flooding on southbound 101 right around

cesar chavez, all those flood-prone areas, could have hydroplaning conditions today. here's a look at live doppler 7. rain pushing through the metro area and i do have one new issue. sounds like two vehicles involved in a crash not many details yet but i would say with that yellow building there behind it, we likely have at least one lane blocked or partially blocked. live look at walnut creek. southbound 680, definitely starting to fill in. no delays there on southbound 680 or westbound 24 through walnut creek. not terrible out of the central valley. westbound 580, tracy to dublin in the yellow at 39 an update into our live desk on the showing of disney's "beauty and the beast" in malaysia. the gay scene will not be cut out. the country's largest theater chain says it will start showing

the full movie in nine days on march 30. this came after a postponement when disney refused to edit the film. disney is our parent company. an edamame product districted by southern california company is being rauld over listeria fears. they have voluntarily rauld the products. data from january 3 through march 17. they're sold in 8-ounce packs. no one has gotten sick but the product is being pulled in 33 states, including here in california. listeria can cause fever, headaches, severe muscle aches, diarrhea as well as other problems. a creepy crawly cure. how spiders could help protect stroke patients. but first the push to ease the pressure to pay parking tickets. plus they say diamonds are girl's best friend ch.

just wait physical you hear the price of this one. not a lot of people coming that way on golden gate bridge just yet. just yet. we're going to keep

amazon users beware of so-called list prices. amazon misleads us about how big of a discount it's offering. list prices are the crossed out prices displayed next to the current cheaper sale price. critics say amazon could be inflating the list price to make people think they're getting a bigger discount than they actually are. amazon said it gets its list prices from vendors and manufacturers. bottom like, check other sites

for the market price to be sure you're actually getting a deal. a state lawmaker wants to make it easier for you to pay your parking ticket and all those fees. palm dale assembly man tom lackey introduced a new bill to provide low income drivers with more payment options. it would require certain cities to offer payment plans and ban cities from adding penalty fees. lackey says the cost of a parking ticket can quickly skyrocket out of control with all the extra fees. >> we believe in holding people accountable for following the rules, and we just think that the penalty assessment has gone crazy. >> lackey's actually a former highway patrol officer and says that he hopes to help drivers who get caught in the downward spiral and eventually end up losing their registration or even their ability to drive. if you ever wanted to know what 59.6 carats of joy looks like, here it is. the largest flawless fancy pink diamond ever graded by the

gemological -- >> gemological. >> gemological is a word that i can not say when presented wit. anyway, people who know about gems. it's known as the pink star and it's expected to fetch $60 million when it's auctioned off in hong kong in just two weeks. if it does get that price, it will be the most expensive pink diamond ever auctioned off. do you like pink diamonds? is that what you want? >> what? what kind of question is that? of course i do. >> you are wearing a pink dress today. >> i wore it just to match my new ring. >> i will take the earring and you can have the ring. no way we would split that up. i just updated our numbers. let's take a look at our rainfall so far. from 1/4 inch in san jose and redwood city, 2/10 in hayward a moft field, 1/3 in livermore, almost 1 inch in san francisco, nearly 1 inch in napa. so pretty healthy rain overnight. by the time we get to 9:00, couple hundredths more are going to fall by 7:00 this morning, not much more, we're still

around a ten. look at the at the overnight hours, 1/4 to 3/4 inch will fall. we'll take a look at the rest of the wet accuweather 7 day forecast coming up. looking wet here at the bay bridge toll plaza as well. so another batch of showers pushing through. you can really see that under the street lamp. nobody moving fast unless you're in the car pool lanes this morning so metering lights have been on since 5:29. live doppler 7 on top of our traffic maps. you can see it is fairly widespread and we've got some heavier pockets. that's the yellow and the orange on live doppler 7 and that is right in the downtown san francisco area. we have a report of some flooding, southbound 101 near cesar chavez,possibly a little bit of mud and dirt in the roadway as well and that is reportedly in the right lane. we'll check on drive times coming up at 6:00. amazon chief jeff bezos says yes he is a self-admitted nerd and that's why he had so much fun this weekend at his space and robotics conference. he got to pilot this giant robot. this is amazing. it looks like out of "pacific

rim" or something like that. the robot being developed bay south korean company right now. he showed conference dedicated to machine learning and robotics. breaking news in vallejo, a tree has crushed a home. also your grocery bill doing down. the brewing battle at the checkout line that's proving to be great news for your bank account. account. for all you iphone

and get ready, because now at 6:00, the morning commute is piling up and it could be a wet one for a lot of you. right now, the bay bridge toll plaza is pretty damp after steady rain came down for most of the night. >> this is a weather pattern we're going to see for most of the week. so, get used to it.

good morning to you on a tuesday, march 21. >> make it end-umbrellas and rain jackets and all of that. hi, spring. >> you just got back from vacation. >> yeah, and it was not raining. >> good point. i'm amazed on twitter how many people are like, make it stop already. i'm like, we were just in a drought a couple months ago but i understand. people are getting tired of driving in it. just about every major east-west bridge, light to moderate rain right now. i feel your pain. i drive through it too. here's a look at the atmosphere in motion. you can see some yellows and oranges right off the coast. so, we're going to see more of what we're seeing right here on our rooch roof camera. slight chance of thunderstorm before this wraps up. but more showers and a better chance of thunderstorm with some hail and some brief downpours this afternoon and evening. it is looking pretty soggy right now on the