live where you live, this is abc 7 news. breaking news nationally and locally. senate republicans go nuclear and score a victory confirming president trump's nominee, neil gorsuch to the supreme court. >> lots of storm damage as howling winds brought down power lines and heavy rains roads and hill sooisides, thank for joining us. check out this photo from walnut creek. this tree nearly split in half. this is ygancio valley road. debris scattered everywhere.

>> the storm is pushing through. you see the wind gusting on mount tam right now. gray skies and rain hang around at sfo. days like this always make for delays, tough travels, and tracking changes and what's in store for the weekend, mike? >> starting with what's going on right now. hi, everybody. down to the street level, live doppler 7, moving through the hills here, headed into one of the bigger showers right now, showing yellow, meaning moderate, but the rest of us have light showers. you see that air mass as right there, to the left of your screen. that's the first of showers this evening. ranks a 1 on the scale, even though showers and thunderstorms could have logusty breezes. we're not expecting the damage or flooding from last night's storm. in fact, we're going to have scattered showers throughout the evening, and they increase as we

head towards the 6:00 and 8:00 hours. more timelines coming up. >> mike, thank you. developing news in the oakland hills this mornig where the damage from last night's storm is clearer. on banning drive, several trees are missing limbs snapped from the high winds. rains so heavy, firefighters fear two homes will be red tagged after a mud slide. dirt and rocks threatened three other homes. it knocked out utilities as realm, forcing people to be evacuated from 12 homes. >> we don't suspect or expect this to worsen as of right now. it all depends upon the rain and wind. >> engineers looking at hot us to see what repairs need to be made now. the insurance companies help families find places to stay overnight. thousands in the bay area woke up to no power this morning, that's if they were not awakened earlier by the

ferocious winds and pounding rain. the normally calmer south bay did not escape storm damage. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live. matt? >> reporter: i may have found the unluckiest homeowner here. check out the tree. you see it went down. good news? only minor damage to the fence, but as we walk this way down the road, you can see that a second tree went down on his or her property, and you can see it crashed through the fence, causing a lot of damage there. i just wrote a note on the gate, there's a third tree that went down on the property in the back, so here and all across the bay area, it's going to take a lot of work to clean up the mess. the wind was no joke overnight. one gust was measured at 72 miles per hour. several trees and power lines were knocked down and debris spread out everywhere. driving around, you couldn't help but notice the storm damage. >> driving down the road, saw

something that caught my eye. this was knocked down by the wind overnight. >> reporter: once the sun was up, you could see the mess. this tree on south avenue in covington road crashed into a stoplight. people in the area said they're not surprised at the damage. >> the wind was howling, the windows were shuttering, and it felt like the trees would come through the apartment window. >> reporter: anything come through? >> no, we were praying, and god protected us. >> reporter: thousands lost their electricity when the trees came down, but for some, it was just a cue to go to bed. >> as you can see from the stuff on the driveway, a lot of stuff blew down, but we didn't lose any big things. >> reporter: just the power. >> power, yeah. and as i said, i'm lucky i didn't even have to start the generator. i just went to bed.

>> reporter: people are starting to clean up the mess here, police departments sent out an alert warning people that power is out, a lot of intersections here in the city r so they want to remind you to treat them as four-way stops. reporting live, mat keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. thinking fast this morning at starbucks. the store got fresh milk delivered by hand. their stuff went bad in the fridge. one of several stores that lost power. the electricity went out before 11:00 last night. it was still out when the sun came up this morning. pgne is dealing with major outages now. we checked for the latest numbers. east bay with the most outages by far, more than 25,000 people without power. the north bay has just urn 5,000. the south bay roughly 4300 out, and the peninsula was just over a thousand. san francisco only 6. this is what people in

pleasantton woke up to this morning. a huge tree fell overnight crushing this truck. we always want to see pictures and videos of the weather where you live, so, please, share them on social, using #abc7now, and download our news app for instant weather updates on your phone. developing news in san francisco where firefighters are searching for the cause of this fast moving three-alarm fire. you see how big and powerful the flames were. that fire left several people hurt and more searching for a new place to live. abc 7 news reporter kate larson is in the richard monday district with the story. >> reporter: four people injured including one firefighter when these three buildings caught fire early this morning. listen closely, and you can hear the sound of this fire crackling. over the sirens of almost 100 san francisco firefighters, rushing to the out of control fire before 2:00 this morning. >> when we got on scene, the fire was blowing through the

roof of the structure. >> i was so scared, yes. >> she lives in the yellow house that caught fire on 23rd. her neighbor banged on her door at 1:45 a.m. to warn her. >> when i opened the door, i saw the smoke, thick, and i got the family, get out. >> reporter: three unites in the house, and according to the fire department, they were poor conditions inside. >> very dangerous, hard conditions to get up top, a lot of furniture, very narrow attic stairwell, a lot of people were living in that building. >> i lived here for three years, so this is, like, my home, and it's really upsetting. >> reporter: she lives in the bottom unit with three roomma s roommates, saying the upstairs neighbor in the attic said a candle hit a curtain and started the fire. >> i lost a friend in the ghostship fire so this is, like, bringing a lot back. >> reporter: adjacent walls spread the fire to two neighboring apartment buildings. the district supervisor showed

up at the scene this morning and says these types of fires are a big concern for the neighborhood. many home, wood framed, old, and a lot have original wiring. >> of the four injured, two taken to the hospital with burns and smoke. the injuried investigators now are looking into the cause. reporting in the outer richmonday, kate larson. developing news in stoke home where as many as five people were killed after stolen beer truck barrelled into an upscale department store. sweden's minister says, quote, everything points to terror at 3:00 p.m. local time when the streets were full of people, several injured, oeshs ran in fear. the subway system is shut down and people are told to stay home. leaders from germany, france, and russia all of whom have experienced recent terrorist attacks are expressing responds to sweden. intense reaction from

congress and the international community this morning following president trump's decision to launch an air strike on syria. a move in retaliation to a chemical attack on the syria people tuesday. some are praising the move. others say he went back on one of his biggest campaign platforms. >> they felt like president trump broke promise based on nonintervention. he was a response to prauchl as well as president bush. the fact he moved quickly shocked a lot of people. >> that message felt in russia, syria, and capitol hill. we explain both the political and possible legal ramifications. >> today, nuclear images of the syria air force base destroyed by a u.s. attack. 59 tomahawk cruise missiles launched in darkness. president trump ordering his first major military action. >> tonight, i ordered a targeted

military strike. the president's move against syria assad, and trump stepping into the middle of the country's civil war after this week's deadly chemical weapons attack. the pentagon says the plane that dropped the gas took off from the now bomb base. >> check echoked out lives of h men, women, and children. it was a slow and brutal death. >> reporter: the wild card? russia. the was tough to argue that the use of chemical weapons against there's a big, big impact with russia. also notified early, two dozen members of congress, the bipartisan reaction, many

praising trump saying actions needed to be dealt with. the disagreement? the fact that the president did seek congressional approval. >> mr. president was authorized to conduct the strike, a broader long term conflict, it's important to come to congress because we have to pay for it. the president gave the order from south florida, but we know he was there at the time of the strike. capitol hill. >> our coverage of the strike on syria continues now online at abc7news.com and on the abc 7 news app. download the app for free and enable push alerts to get updates to your phone. new this midday, the supreme justice will be sworn in at the 113th justice of the high court next month.

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in today's morning money report, drivers prepare to pay more. a bill boosting the gas tax and other fees is headed for governor brown's desk. >> this helps people because the car's not going to get as broken as they are under our bad roads. a lot will get jobs, and as part of the prosperity to california, we couldn't be a third world country with crummy roads. >> the plan raises $52 billion over the next ten years to pay for state roads, bridges, and highways and comes tax. you'll pay a new fee with the vehicle registration, up to $175 depending on your car. electric cars face a $100 annual fee starting in 2020. diesel taxes are set to go up by 20 cents a gallon.

a recall on the kia sorento through 2012 and 2014. the engines can stall. they are replace engines if needed for free. the recall covers kia's and for all the details, go to our website, abc7news.com. more fallout for pepsi, and they are crying foul over the controversial ad. why the department says it may have a legal fight on its hands. a live look at the pier 15. yeah, gray and blustery, but certainly more rain is on the way. meteorologist mike is tracking today's storm. the forecast is up next.

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counties where there's still government helping out those folks. in motion, showing you what's going on as far as the radar, the coast, city. a couple showers, look at that, nearly 2.5 inches in the last 24 hours, ponding on 101 as we look northbou northbound. showers today, lightning possible, key to the evening hours when the secondary push knowledge comes through of the the showers tomorrow a lighter, early afternoon, and then i promise you, sunday sunshine and no threat of rain. guess what's next week? another series of weaker storms. today's temperatures are 60 at half-moon bay, 62-65 for the rest of us. cooler than average. we have issues at our beaches until 9:00 tomorrow morning, rip current, sneaker waves, and large breakers. not impressive here because it's sheltered, not as exposed as other areas.

be careful. cooler tonight than this morning. scattered showers, may need the heater waking up tomorrow morning. here we go, from noon through about 7:00, you see ran showers yellow, oranges and reds move in at 7:00 and out by 1:00. we'll have a secondary push overnight through tomorrow morning about 6:00 through about 10:00, and then by 1:00, you can see they are almost over. actually there's a little sunshine late tomorrow afternoon. don't forget there's snow in the tahoe. winter storm warning until 6:00 tomorrow evening. 2-3 feet of snow. for us here, accuweather forecast, plenty of sun sunday, clouds warmer monday and tuesday, and then a couple light storm, one on the storm impact scale wednesday and thursday as are today and tomorrow's light showers. no damage like yesterday, no flooding. >> that's good. still keep the umbrella handy. >> absolutely. >> mike, thank you.

new this morning, another controversy over the pepsi ad involving fris san francisco police. our media partners reports they are working with the city attorney's office to determine if the ad crossed the legal line, and specifically they are talking about using a look alike of the department's logo. take a look. we zoomed in at the uniform of one of the police officers. this is behind the scenes footage showing the making of the commercial and seal and eagle are very similar as the real sfpd logo. the difference is color scheme. we reached out for comment and will let you know as soon as we hear back. all right. finally friday, and you know what that means? >> no doubt. the most adorable feature of the

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coming up at 4:00, reaction from syria here in the bay area to that deadly air strike in syria. hear from a local congresswoman about what she thinks the president must do next. tonight, discover how memories are made, very surprised by what they found. that's tonight at 5:00. all right. well now it's friday. what better way to kick off the weekend than with our perfect pet. >> you mean purrfect pet today,

right? mike has more. >> you have to roll your rs for that. the adorable cat from the friends of the animal shelter, introducing you to madeline, a 1-year-old black domestic short hair, spayed, and she's playful, confident, and full of personality. now, she has a neurological condition that makes her a bit lively on her feet, making her more adorable. other than that, great health. to make her a part of your family, contact the shelter. the number's on the screen, 510-337-8565. >> beautiful eyes. >> absolutely. >> she looks playful. >> i have a cat tree like that. maybe oreo needs a sister. >> that would be your third cat, right? >> yeah. we still have one of our originals, like 19 now. >> wow. >> give the viewers a chance. >> all right. >> how much more rain today in. >> i think you have to watch out from 7:00 this evening to midnight, and probably quarter to half inch of rain.

>> okay. >> all right. that's all. we warned you. thank you for joining us." who wants to be a millionaire" is next, next newscast at 4:00. have a great day.

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