live doppler 7 tracking a storm bearing down on the bay area right now. we are expecting wind, rain, and the potential for flooding. >> we are covered in green this morning on that radar and your morning commute will be damp. we've seen rain at the bay bridge toll plaza. your evening commute will be worse. and then, i hate to be the bearer of bad news, but i'm just going to pass it off to mike because he's saying that tomorrow morning you will have to watch out for. >> the storm has slowed down a little bit and it's going to stall over the bay during the overnight hours. a lot of the heavy rain will fall while we're sleeping and we'll wake up to it tomorrow morning. until then it's the north bay we have most of our attention on for the rest of this afternoon and early evening. storm impact is a three, the first of the season. one to two. two to four in the hills. the biggest concern for flooding in the burn scar areas.

moderate radar returns around sonoma, back to petaluma, down to novato and more moving away inverness. we have scattered light rain as far south as the dumbarton bridge and the altamont pass. best across the north bay in your 12-hour day planner. pockets of rain at noon. steadiest in the north bay at 4:00. and then it starts getting heavy and moves through the rest of our neighborhoods. 50s this morning. 60s this afternoon. what are you seeing, sue? >> we've got quite a few incidents out there as you might imagine. back to the bay bridge toll pla plaza. you can see it's all stacked up back to the mcarthur maze. if you can car-pool a great way to avoid the backup. four lanes for your commute. it is wet out there. you can see the droplets on the camera there. caution coming up and over the waldo grade. problems for your commute. seven cars involved. this is northbound 17 near highway 9.

the left lane is blocked. you can see the red poking through. it is starting to back up there. we'll follow this one for you and give you an alternate route. >> sue, thank you. neighbors in the north bay fire zone are nervously watching the first big storm of the season move in. >> there are big concerns about flooding and people are being warned about potential evacuations. amy hollyfield is live for us in santa rosa. amy? >> reporter: good morning, reggie. more than 1,000 homes here in the fountaingrove neighborhood in santa rosa have been warned there could be flooding and mud slides because of this storm. look at the crews trying to beat the storm. they were removing plastic pipes that melted during the fires and replacing them with metal pipes. sinkholes could develop and mud slides could happen on the burned hillsides. fire officials say they are on high alert. >> a lot of steps, measures are in place.

we're prepped for the storm. we have crews monitoring the hillside and the affected areas throughout the storm. hoping for the best. >> reporter: residents tell us they have their bags packed just in case. authorities haven't ordered any evacuations just warnings. they say they are right now in a state of being reasonably cautious. we're getting a light rain. live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. fire officials are urging residents to sign up for alerts in case you need to evacuate quickly through the nixle system text 888777. i would do it now if you haven't already. keep track of the storm with our accuweather app for your download. updates from our weather team and that way you can monitor the storm as you're on the go. >> wildfire victims are having

the government remove debris. "the press democrat" reports 79% of fire victims did file the paperwork for the federal program by monday's deadline. those who did not will have to pay for a private contractor to remove the debris. hi, everyone. new developments in the shooting rampage in tehama county that killed four people. this morning authorities tell abc news that it was this man identified as kevin janson neal. this picture was release add short time ago. police say he hit seven different places in 45 minutes all across tehama county including an elementary school. this morning his mother tells the associated press her son had been having difficulty for days with some neighbors. our sister station was able to speak to another family member. that person did not want to go

on camera. they told our colleagues he was smart but troubled and family members apologized to the victims saying they feel horrible for everybody involved. police say a gunman opened fire at a home near park side and view drive around 7:30 last night. four people were shot. one died. investigators have not released details about the suspect or a motive. students walked out of a controversial speaker's appearance at stanford. you can see them there leaving. robert spencer has written extensively in opposition of islam. about $6,000 spent on extra security. minutes after spencer started to speak, the room cleared out. >> racism isn't welcome, bigotry isn't welcome on this campus. we can't set a precedent for giving people who are espousing hatred to have a platform on

this campus. >> are you a racist? are you an islamophobe? >> i'm neither one. >> one curious thing the hall was basically empty after the walkout. supporters outside weren't allowed in. organizers say spencer was invited to create dialogue. the young republicans sponsored the event. parents of a 10-year-old boy who flew off a water side in dublin are suing the city. this is new video obtained from the young boy's father who was shocked what park employees told him right after this happened. >> we tested the water slide for height. a height requirement. we didn't test it for weight. really? my son is the guinea pig for you to figure it out? it's outrageous. >> this incident happened on the emerald plunge slide last may. the parents filed a lawsuit against dublin, the contractors and the state of california asking for $2.5 million in

punitive damages. the city issued a statementsayi reach a settlement but the family lawyer has refused to provide any information about the injuries. >> so scary to watch. so if you are an advocate for recreational pot there is good and bad news. it depends on where you live. supervisors voted to hold off on their debate over recreational sales. they will take it up after thanksgiving. different situation in san jose. the city council there voted unanimously to let 16 existing medical marijuana shops sell recreational pot in the new year. and in marin county supervisors quickly passed delivery only licensing for medical marijuana. anyone who drives or bikes along valencia street know it is can be a nightmare. how the city is now working to improve safety for everyone.

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storm watch will start with live doppler 7. pockets of rain developing in the santa cruz mountains. if you look from the dumbarton bridge, sunol grade northward. better chances of wet weather now. 49 in menlo park. pretty much that's the temperature just about everywhere. so a mild morning. you can see the live rain falling on the richmond side. have the umbrella if you're out and about. a few hours if you need to get those gutters and drains clean and exercise, dodging rain drops today. 10 to 15 miles an hour but as we head to 4:00, the evening commute, you can see the 35 to 40-mile-per-hour gusts across our east/west bridges and fastest through about 8:00 and then they'll start to taper overnight through tomorrow morning's commute. more on the rain up next. here's sue. >> you mentioned rain in the santa cruz mountains, a real big

problem on highway 17 with the vehicles involved. the crash is blocking the left-hand lane there and traffic is stacking up to bear creek. we'll take a look at your drive times. 680 to walnut creek to dublin. highway 17 from highway 1 towards the scene of the accident. a 40-minute drive. on highway 101 you're looking about a little over an hour, about 1:10. about 1:10. we're going to be back remember that accident i got in with the pole, and i had to make a claim and all that? is that whole thing still dragging on? no, i took some pics with the app and... filed a claim, but... you know how they send you money to cover repairs and... they took forever to pay you, right? no, i got paid right away, but... at the very end of it all, my agent... wouldn't even call you back, right? no, she called to see if i was happy. but if i wasn't happy with my claim experience for any reason, they'd give me my money back, no questions asked. can you believe that? no. the claim satisfaction guarantee, only from allste. switching to allstate is worth it.

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6:15. back with a live look from our camera tower. the strongest storm is arriving right now. this is a level three on our exclusive storm impact scale. mike is tracking the hour-by-hour forecast. and now to a parenting alert about smart phones and when your children should have them. a campaign is growing across the country right now to wait until eighth grade. pressure is on for parents to have smartphone and is on for their kids. it was this pressure that led brooke shannon to start wait until eighth when parents sign a pledge not to get their kids a smartphone before the eighth grade. >> parents didn't feel like they had a choice. they could either give their kid a phone or they could be one of the only, quote/unquote, mean

moms or dads not giving their kid a phone and it felt lonely and isolating. >> today more than 4,300 parents have signed the wait until eighth pledge. shannon believes kids below the eighth grade are just not ready to handle all the pressure, anxiety and depression that sometimes comes along with smart phones. san francisco transportation officials will record video for the next year of a popular and busy city street to see how often uber and lyft drivers block bike lanes. "the examiner" reports $145,000 was approved for the valencia street bikeway implementation plan. cyclists complain ride hail drivers constantly put them in danger by routinely entering bike lanes on valencia street to pick up and drop off passengers. the county transportation authority will study the video for the next year. a rare painting goes on the auction block. experts say it's the only known

da vinci painting still in a private collection. it's believed there are only 20 in the world. christie's believes this painting could sell for $100 million. >> wow. pool party if petaluma. the deer is okay but it got stuck in the pool. animal services posted the photo. the deer had to jump over three fences before taking a swan dive there. animal control officer was able to lasso the deer and get her back with her family. >> the big story is the weather. we haven't seen a three on our storm impact scale in i don't know how long, mike. >> several months. the first one this rain season so it may catch a few people off guard. i hope not. you can watch it here or with our app and seeing the whole thing unfold on live doppler 7. right now sfo no flight arrival delays. cloudy and 56. keep an eye on that as we will the rain across the north bay.

pockets elsewhere. tonight windy with rain and downpours and flooding and dangerously fast winds. we'll have another storm sunday, monday and tuesday. it looks like it may peak at a two, moderate. today's temperatures real quick. 62 at half moon bay. you can see around 60 to 63 in the north bay. up in mendocino and lake county, mid to upper 50s. the rest of us, 63 in san francisco to about 68 in san jose. tonight another mild night as we're still dealing with a lot of rain, about 49 in clover dale. 57 in palo alto and san jose. here is a look at one of our better radar returns bearing down on martinez, coming across highway 4. pleasant hill, walnut creek and concord puddles possible on 680 and 242. you can see scattered, moderate rains from cordelia, american canyon and up to napa and back on 101 from petaluma down to about san quenton. as we head throughout the morning, most of the steady rain will stay to the north and be

rather light, maybe moderate from time to time. you really see it start to move in around noon and by 4:00. we're throwing in some reds. that's heavy rain. that will cause downpours and flash flooding across the north bay. during the evening commute, that's when the rain moves into the heart of the bay, but notice what happens, it stalls and waves of energy roll through and squeezes the atmosphere with those downpours even by tomorrow's morning commute the heaviest rains just now getting to the south bay and lingering in the south bay through 9:00, and then once we get past 9:00 tomorrow morning it turns over to scattered showers. some of this will run off. an inch and a half in san jose to nearly three inches in san francisco and oakland and up in the north bay mountains. my accuweather seven-day forecast will dry out for friday and saturday. that's it. sue? we're taking a look at some slow and go traffic. your commute is getting under way in earnest now with the rain starting to come down in certain

spots. several new incidents to report to you. this is not a new one, north 17 near highway 9. one lane remains blocked there. the left lane, seven cars involved and one was on fire. the ambulance is trying to get there as is a tow track. you may want to try highway 92. an earlier accident, this one in concord. southbound 242 near gregory lane. the second lane from the left is blocked. a solid stream of traffic to the 24 interchange, southbound on 680 now. and another accident westbound 80 -- this should say westbound 80, san pablo dam road. that has been moved off to the right-hand shoulder but you're slowing from hercules and down to san pablo as well. all right, sue. what is one of the most polarizing topics of the day. "people" magazine's 2017 sexiest man alive. >> a lot of you have opinions.

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the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level three.

that means a strong storm. look ott fut for flooding, haza on the road and possible power out anna outages. download the abc 7 news app now. a live look outside at 6:25 in the morning and, yes, the sun coming up in lake tahoe. some of the white stuff on the ground. a little bit of snow but they will get dumped on tonight and tomorrow says mike nicco it's time to ask finney. sherry in napa has a question. and she spoke to us at our 7 on your side pop-up. 7 on your side michael finney has the answer. >> where do you go if you were out of power for four days for food reimbursement? >> hi, sherry. this seemsed to, at least it does to me, but fema does not cover food loss in a natura disaster. but it does offer $500 for

immediate needs, and you could spend that money on food if you haven't already applied for and received those funds. now after that i want to you check with local charitable groups and remember for sure your local food bank. if you have homeowners or renters insurance you could have coverage there so ask. sherry, thanks for your question. >> if you have a question for michael finney meet him friday in san francisco. michael and the on your side will be at they'll check to see if you have unclaimed cash waiting to make your holiday brighter. next at 6:30, the search in the south bay for a man who escaped a psychiatric hospital in hawaii. he made it to san jose and is considered extremely dangerous. getting emergency response help even faster. with our first three on the storm impact scale, a strong storm. here are my concerns.

highest one flooding on burn scars which means debris flows and mud slides, trees down because of the flooding and because of the flooding and the holidays begin here at the disneyland resort.

now at 6:30 take a live look at doppler 7.

look at that. that is because the biggest storm is arriving. >> if you are driving think where in the bay area you will see wet roadways perhaps on your morning commute. seeing rain in many areas already. good morning and welcome to wen, november 15. >> mike with all of the information today. >> it's a light portion of wet weather for the morning but we're going to feast later on this afternoon. maybe even some mud slides and wind damage. the storm is a three. good morning, everybody. two to four in our hills and mountains. across 12 to napa and down to vallejo. dealing with light rain in the north bay to pockets of light rain elsewhere. a look at your 12-hour day planner.

50 to 52 with light rain and 7:00. scattered rain at noon. in the north bay the steady rain starts. 61 to 67 and moderate to heavy from 4:00 to 7:00 as it moves into the bay. what about this morning, sue? >> we have several incidents weather related. >> let's check back in. traffic back to bear creek. a big rig hit something. we have this accident 242 near gregory lane and two lanes blocked there. the middle lanes. and i'm seeing improving traffic so they might have gotten that cleared out. >> an escaped killer who could be in the bay area. >> this man randall saito

somehow escaped from a mental health facility and flew to the north bay. police say he is psychotic and extremely dangerous. matt keller is live at san jose airport. >> reporter: good morning, natasha and reggie. a prosecutor says this man fills the criteria of a classic serial killer and is on the loose after he landed here in san jose on sunday. he is 59 years old, randall saito, 220 pounds, 6 feet. black hair and brown eyes. saito escaped from a state hospital sunday morning, took a plane. saito was committed in 1981 after being acquitted by reason of insanity for the murder of a woman who had been shot and stabbed multiple times. in 1993 a court denied saito's request for conditional release saying he continued to suffer from sexual

necrophilia. >> considering going back to his violent past, he has that propensity for committing another violent offense. >> reporter: police say saito is dangerous and should not be approached. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> the story is baffling. okay, matt, thank you. b.a.r.t. police need your help finding a man behind a bigoted and belligerent attack and this and belligerent attack and this was all caught on camera. witnesses say he slapped and punched another passenger. by the time b.a.r.t. police got there, needs help tracking down the suspect. last night city councilmembers voted 6-5 for the cap on rent

increases. and that covers about half of san jose's rental market. groups wanted to link increases to the consumer price index to keep renters from being squeezed out of the south bay. >> tensions with north korea, we learned that china is sending a senior diplomat to visit the north. he'll serve as an envoy of the president xi jinping. unknown if it's a result of the direct talks between the u.s. and china. you'll remember that just last week president trump visited china and asked for help in fixing the north korean program. according to president trump the chinese promised to impose more sanctions on north korea, but we will have to wait and see if it actually happens. on a related note another quick story from our live desk.

three ucla basketball players detained in china on suspicion of shoplifting are back home this morning. they arrived at los angeles international airport late last night. freshman liangelo hall, jalen hill and cody riley. officials say the situation was resolved to their satisfaction. you'll remember president trump had asked the chinese president to intervene during their to intervene during their meeting last week. in the jonestown massacre ryan and his then legal aid jackie speier went to visit the temple under jones. he will join house minority leader nancy pelosi to dedicate the gabrielle giffords cloakroom. ryan's daughter will also be at that ceremony. it is 6:35 now. about 300 parking spaces sometimes used by larkspur ferry

passengers are being closed permanently and that starts today. our media partner the marin ij reports the smart train agency needs a portion of the parking lot to construct amenities as part of the $55.4 million project located not far from the ferry terminal. 230 spaces in the lower part of the lightly used parking lot will still be available and smart plans to begin its service in 2019. people in the north bay fire zone are closely watching the rain. >> some people may need to be ready for that looming threat of flooding. amy hollyfield live for us this morning. hi, amy. >> reporter: hi, reggie. we are getting some rain right now. you can see behind me cross creek road is still closed. damage by the fire. it has officials worried about this rainstorm. yesterday crews trying to beat the storm and remove plastic

storm pipes. they worry sinkholes could develop. there are concerns there could be mud slides on the burned hillsides. residents have been told to be prepared to evacuate. >> we saw people around here looking at the storm system, drains and everything like that. we hope ours is fine. it is what it is. we hope for the best. let me tell you we've learned about the go bad concept. >> reporter: they are ready to go if an evacuation is ordered. city crews tell us they will monitor the hillsides today. they will be looking for mud slides during today's rains. reporting live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. let's take a look at live doppler 7. you can see some yellows and oranges. some moderate rain is possibly falling there.

there was a little bit of a dry layer slowing down. you can see from clover dale right on top of some of the big burn scars. we could be moistening the ground now which is good because when you initially hit the ground with too much rain too fast it will run off. the flooding potential that is out there as we head deeper into the forecast. 3:00 tomorrow morning. it could be in the middle of the night when you're getting warned about a flash flood coming your way as rainfall rates hit half an inch an hour and that causes debris flows, mud slides. we've had some rain reach all the way down into the santa cruz mountains in the south bay. it's been very light but it is out there. didn't want to leave you out. those areas in yellow, 3:00

tomorrow morning. some of the fastest winds will be during the evening commute so east/west bridges, if you have a high-profile vehicle please be careful. temperatures 51 to 55 around san francisco right now. golden gate bridge is wet from the rain this morning. puddles this afternoon on your commute. for the ferries, riders, small craft advisory, breezy and choppy today. a couple problems out there with the weather starting to turn. the red is where you're seeing slow traffic in the typical spots. the east shore freeway. let's dive in and take a look at this accident. it's still blocking the left lane, north 17 near highway 9 and traffic is now stacking up towards glenwood so you'll want to use 92 if you can.

southbound 101, the big rig hits debris. this accident is closer to 680 because 242 is looking pretty good near gregory lane. 24 towards lafayette is also slow this morning so give yourself plenty of time. earlier motorcycle down in the east shore freeway. we'll come back with details on that in a few minimum. >> thank you, sue. a deadly shooting in a tiny northern california town. children targeted while at school. we're live with overnight details on that investigation. and a move that could revolutionize the electric car industry. industry. for mild-to-moderate eczema? it can be used almost everywhere

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the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level three. that means a strong storm. look out for flooding, hazards on the road, and possible power outages. stay ahead of today's storm with the abc 7 news app. download it now. let's take a look at my biggest concerns for this storm coming in because it is three strong and is the first of the season. i don't want you to be caught off guard. a high potential for trees to come down. urban, street and parking lot and creek flooding moderate and

power outages moderate. we'll have an hour-by-hour look at the storm coming up. and from the live desk, a 25-year-old man armed himself with a rifle and fired at deputies. i want to show you that picture they just released overnight. the actual shooting happened last night in benicia on prim rose lane this is the facebook photo the department posted this morning. this happened during a probation check. hitting 25-year-old chase wiley. he is said to be in the hospital. no deputies were injured but the three involved are now on administrative leave. and also from our live desk right now we have new developments in the deadly shooting spree in rural northern california. we are getting this first image of the suspect. we're learning more about the targets.

live at the sheriff's station with more on the busy night for investigators. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. we're starting to learn more about what might have motivated this gunman to kill, but many questions still remain at his target and the locations where he shot seven different locations and how someone was able to go on a 45-minute shooting spree. a lone gunman has 43-year-old kevin janson neal killed four people and sent ten others to the hospital tuesday morning. seven different shooting locations spread throughout the town. late into the night worked the scene where the shooter was shot and killed by officers. bullet holes visible on two vehicles. he had been feuding with neighbors. one of the neighbors had placed a restraining order against him.

some were random like at an elementary school. he tried to enter the school but teachers had put the school on lockdown, and the shooter couldn't get in. in an interview with the associated press, lives in north carolina says her son called her the day before the shooting and said it's all over. her son was plagued by those feuds with the neighbors and also she bailed her son out in a january assault charge. he was accused of stabbing one of his neighbors. reporting live in red bluff, josh haskell. actor terry cruz is opening up about his encounter with one of the industry's most powerful men. >> and he literally takes his hand and puts it and squeezes my genitals and i jump back, hey,

hey. and he's still licking his tongue out, dude, what are you doing? what are you doing? he just won't stop. >> cruz says he was utterly stopped adding bennett would not stop harassing him at a party and right in front of his wife. he says he told fellow actor adam sandler who was there and is also represented by bennett. find out how sandler responded and the crucial role that cruz's wife played in helping him not escalate the situation. a smarter 911 situation is in operation in concord. smart 911 provides emergency responders with detailed info about you including your cell phone number, your home and work address, special medical needs. that information pops up when

people who sign up for the service call 911. you can opt in by providing as much information as you choose. more information about smart 911 on our website, abc7news.com. your morning money report. fisker says it may have figured out how to beat tesla at its own game. >> company officials claim they've come up with a battery design that would give their cars a range of 500 miles. their batteries can get a full charge in less than a minute. you compare that to tesla is gets a top range of 235 miles and charges in about half an hour. the technology will not be ready for production until at least 2023. >> forever 21 shoppers, check your credit report. your credit card information may have been stolen. it could be affected, forever 21 says an encryption used wasn't functioning property.

>> this might do the trick. the website curb san francisco uncovered this wrapping paper that features buildings. the ferry building, victorian housing if you look closely. it could be part of a gift that keeps on giving. >> imagine this you're a die hard star wars fan and you're going on star tours at disneyland when this goes down. >> the captain mentioned something about a special passenger. oh, and the force is strong with this one. >> hello, everyone. >> this is a moment of pure joy. this makes me really happy. >> my man with the pins is >> my man with the pins is losing his mind. walked into the crowd, fans go crazy and reveals the real reason he's there.

he says it was his dream to work at disneyland so he's making the at disneyland so he's making the dream come true for one day. there is one guy in row two. i had to get a fast pass and i still need to get going. very good. >> okay, mike. >> everybody has their priorities and likes. san jose 101 and 880. a little dampness. everybody has been touched by the scattered rain this morning. the strongest part will be our downpours. temperatures today 63 to 68 for most of us along the coast. 62, about 56 to 63 across the north bay. tonight's going to be pretty mild. raining heavily, about 49 in clover dale. 50 in santa rosa.

let's jump in and show you where the heavier radar returns are now pulling away from pittsburgh heading over to highway 160. watch out there. and across the burn scars in the north bay starting to move into the northern part of the napa valley. a moderate shower showing up there. a lot of green. a lot offshore as we are getting the tip of the iceberg, if you will. when does that happen? there's the clock in the upper right part of your screen from 7:00 up until noon. the best chance of steady, light rain to the north bay and becomes moderate to heavy with the yellows turning into oranges and reds. it's still in the north bay and it remains until midnight while the storm stalls across the heart of the bay. finally by 4:00 it's coming out of the north bay moving into the south bay which means the south bay and the bay itself are going

to be hit really hard during tomorrow morning's commute. the storm has slowed down. an inch and a half to three inches of rain is possible by noon tomorrow. tomorrow morning's commute will be such a bear. sunday night, monday, moderate for tuesday. the worst commute by far, there's a couple options for you, a couple possibilities but really bad in the santa cruz mountains, northbound 17. you still have an accident blocking the left lane near highway 9 in los gatos. at one point one was on fire. check out the backup beyond glenwood for a 2:20-minute commute. yuck. take 92 this morning to avoid all of that. motorcycle down, san pablo dam road. very slow traffic before highway 4 and a new accident blocking the lane of traffic right near

cesar chavez leaving san francisco. we'll have details on all of this and more. we're back in 90 seconds with the seven things you need to know before you go. first our instagram post of the day. please follow us. this is nice. a reminder when the rain arrives where you live today. share your photos and video and use that #abc7now. rain will make those leaves a mess. sfx: squeak sfx: stair creak sfx: clink sfx: deep breath sfx: grunt sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling sfx: slice sfx: gasp sfx: inhale. exhale. sfx: lights scraping on roof sfx: metallic scrape sfx: grunt covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care.

it's 6:55. whether you're just joining us on this wet wednesday or heading out the door here are seven things to know before you go. it's our first level three storm. strong on our storm impact scale. it's giving us some light rain now, scattered rain at noon. as we round out your 12-hour day planner the best chance at 4:00 and then moderate to heavy rain moves into the heart of the bay by 7:00. at number two, worries about flooding and landslides in santa rosa. crews are trying to beat the storm by removing 80 feet of plastic storm drain pipe that melted in the firestorm. they're trying to replace it with metal pipe. number three, a nasty commute through the santa cruz mountains. it looks like an accident just now being cleared out of the left lane. seven cars involved. well over a two-hour commute from highway 1 into los gatos. number four from the live desk, according to abc news authorities have now identified the shooter in yesterday's rampage in tehama as kevin

janson neal. number five, authorities are looking for a psych quiatric patient who escaped a hospital and made his way to the bay area. randall saito chartered a plane from maui on sunday and then flew to san jose commercial dunnigeness crab season is under way. wind could slow down the haul. 20 years after leo and kate fell in love on a doomed ship "titanic" is coming back into theaters. a remastered version will be back on the big screens for one week only. tickets go on sale today. >> just in time for my birthday. >> very nice. >> can we work on alternative endings? there was enough room on that piece of debris for both of them at the end. i will keep saying that. james cameron. >> i saw it three times in theaters when it came out. >> i've seen celine di

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good morning, america. breaking news in the deadly rampage. the first image of the gunman who went on that wild shooting spree in california. killing four. wounding nearly a dozen. attempting to attack this elementary school. how the quick-thinking staff protected their students and what the shooter's mother is now revealing. new overnight, not backing down. roy moore in church refuses to drop out of the alabama senate race. >> why do you think they're giving me this trouble? >> as even his stronger supporters like sean hannity give him an ultimatum. and big new questions. who is behind this phony robo call? >> hi, this is bernie bernstein. i'm a reporter for "the washington post." >> offering to pay women to come forward with new allegations. murderer on the loose. this man seen escaping from a