good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. 4:30. plenty of green still lighting up live doppler 7 right now, the storm that dumped several inches of rain all over the bay area is slowly moving on. >> we are in for another challenging commute. here is a live look at our area bridges that show you just how wet roads are as we speak. good morning on this tuesday, january 9th. we are starting storm coverage once again for the second day in a row, meteorologist mike nicco, we are getting hammered over the past 24 hours. >> hopefully everybody learned from yesterday's pinouts that they are going to be a little bit slower today in their commute and give yourself the extra time. here is a look at live doppler 7, highway 4 the altamonte pass and sunol grade getting most of the wet weather. i've downgraded the storm to a 2 because there is still the potential for light to moderate rain, especially in the south

bay and east bait from now up until 8:00 and that's going to leave more standing water for the commute. in fact, here is a look at the next six hours, you can see some yellows rotate through the south bay and also the east bay, but after 8:00 notice the yellows it go away and that's when we will downgrade the storm to a 1 because we will have a chance of isolated showers through noon and then at 4:00 that chance will fade. as i wrap up my accuweather 12-hour planner at 7:00, clouds will open up, a little fog will start forming. let's talk about the streets and what to expect. standing water is what to expect and some pretty good hydroplaning. we have a fog advisory for the center of the bay bridge, the toll plaza is clear here as are lanes getting into san francisco but the roads are wet. let's take a look overall, we have green, this blue on your map means the potential for standing water and obviously it's been raining all night so you can expect that. we have a problem with a large pothole westbound 580 near north flynn, a couple cars hit it and on the right hand shoulder they

are out of lanes. sensors are green through the area, i'm not seeing any slowing, but if that large pothole gets any bigger or poses problems it will cause slowing over the altamonte pass. right now about a 25 minute drive from tracy into dublin pleasanton. we will check back with a bridge closure that will happen overnight tonight in just a few minutes. potholes are an issue. happening right now on the peninsula, good news, traffic is moving once again after a pothole problem there forced caltrans to shut down two lanes of northbound highway 101 in palo alto yesterday afternoon. this was just north of embarcadero road. crews worked through the night to try to fix the potholes. chp was warning repairs could take until 6:00 this morning, but it is now open. caltrans crews have been busy repairing potholes on northbound i-880 in oakland. some were ripping apart drivers tires. crews had to close one lane to fill in the potholes but now it is back open. we are seeing flooding and

rising creeks in the east bay. >> amy hollyfield live in pacheco tracking that impact. >> reporter: good morning. it was raining here until just a few minutes ago so it was a long night of rain and now we are seeing the results of that. take a look at this video of greyson creek, it is really moving and on the rise. this gives you an idea of just how much rain we have gotten in the last 24 hours. this is near cleveland road in pleasant hill. there are hazards out there you need to be on the lookout for this morning, look at this standing water, this is pacheco boulevard alongside highway 4. you have to be alert to see this and make sure you drive around on it. it can sneak up on you. this is the kind of drive you can expect this morning, one that demands a little more attention than usual. we are expecting more rain this morning before this storm moves out, so prepare yourself for a wet drive with possible obstacles this morning. the chp says most of the crashes

in weather like this is because people are fooling too closely. amy hollyfield. it's 4:34 now, rain being blamed for numerous traffic accidents all over the bay area. abc 7 news was near golden gate park where a car rolled over. police say the driver lost control of the car. everyone made it out okay without any serious injuries. according to flight aware no arrival or departure delays right now, but definitely check the status before you head out. we're getting rain, very little snow is coming down in tahoe because the storm is too warm. this is what it looked like from the caltrans camera at castle peak last night. the snow level is so high that there are no chain requirements so far, not a good thing if you wanted to ski soon. east bay got a good soaking, in oakland the rain did bring minor flooding issues. in contra costa county the weather produced slick roadways

including highway 24 in orinda. no significant problems otherwise. while some find the rain an inconvenience the water watchers welcome the deluge. >> so far the air is tracking below average but this storm and the ones that will hopefully come later in january should probably bring us back up to normal at a minimum. e.b. mud says thanks to last year's winter it's major water storage is currently 93% full, well above the average for this time of year. and you can keep track of the storm where you live with the abc 7 news app. you can see the green moving on out of here right now but we still have stuff in the north bay and san francisco as well. keep tabs of this and also your hour by hour local forecast. be sure to enable push alerts to get breaking news updates on your phone. right now history being made in australia. same-sex marriage is now possible in australia, all legal restrictions have finally been lifted and we just got some video of the first same-sex

marriages there. the law took effect december 9th but couples had to give one month's notice of their intention to marry, making today the first possible date for a wedding. there were a few exceptions for the most part, though, today is the day and i should note that australia actually does require all couples to give a month's notice for weddings. they do have some exceptions for medical, travel, legal reasons, et cetera. pretty nice to see. back to you, reggie. happening today, san francisco supervisor jane kim will file her nomination papers to run for mayor. >> in a facebook post kim says she's ready to stand up for the change that the city needs. today is the deadline for candidates to file paperwork to enter the election. ed lee died unexpectedly last month and there are a total of 26 potential candidates so far, they include former san francisco board of supervisors president angela alioto, dennis herrera, mark leno and london breed. happening today it's back to the future for the oakland

raiders. >> the team will grow dude jon gruden as their new head coach. yesterday was the 20th anniversary of gruden first being hired by the raiders. he spent the last nine years as an analyst. his new cart 100 million bucks for ten years which will take him with the franchise to las vegas in 2020. gruden will be introduced at team headquarters in alameda. check out our tower cam from sutro tower showing the clouds opening a little bit but there is fog forming out there. be careful if you will be out and about. the roads are going to be wet throughout the morning commute and we are trying to keep them wet at sunnyvale and cupertino and saratoga, from pearce road to stevens canyon road to benton street all the way up to mission college boulevard. as you're heading up towards curbing parkway, alvarado niles

through the sunol grade, still wet through. coming through 580 all the way towards the dublin grade ber seeing wet weather. the south bay at 101 and 880, you can see the water coming up from those tires. slippery this morning for your commute. mass transit will be wet this morning but not this afternoon. we will get rid of the rain on the bay this morning but it will be a little breezy as we head into the afternoon hours. san francisco today our best chance of rain from about 8:00 to noon, it will be scattered showers, after that mostly cloudy, temperatures in the mid 50s today. in the east bay we will be in the mid 50s today with our best chance of scattered showers from 8:00 to 2:00, let's head down to the south bay where we will hold on to a chance of scattered showers all the way up until 4:00 with temperatures in the upper 50s. here is a look at what's going on outside with sue. good morning, everyone. i thought we would take a look at some of our drive times. traffic flow is pretty light but the roads are treacherous with standing water. let's look southbound of 680, a

14 minute drive. santa rosa to the city you are moving at the limit, 51 minutes and if you're traveling through the santa cruz mountains where yesterday about this time we had several incidents already under our belt, right now it's looking pretty good, northbound highway 1 into los gatos. live shot outside of the east shore freeway headed into the macarthur maze along the berkeley waterfront, it is looking good. a busier morning but no delays. once you come into san francisco everything is looking good, no ml at the tolls and traffic is flowing nicely for about less than 30 minutes from hercules along the east shore all the way into san francisco. here at the live desk just starting to get breaking news from the korean a new diplomatic [ no audio ] -- i will have the full story coming up in just minutes. a new ad by h & m sparks outrage. now one of the world's top pop stars is cutting ties with the

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a lot of it on 80, but the snow that we need for later on in the season is just not there as the snow level is 8,000 feet, it will drop today, but the storm is also going to weaken as that snow level drops. all right. that's for those who want to get up there and get on powder. as far as yosemite we do have scattered snowshowers and they could be heavy at times. we have rain as far south as the border with mexico. here is a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast for tahoe, it will be warmer than average with temperatures nearing 60 by sunday. actually, this is some big update from the korean peninsula. we're just getting breaking news coming in. the associated press reports that north and south korea have agreed to hold talks on reducing military tensions and, quote, they are actively cooperating in the upcoming winter olympic games. and this came down just a few minutes ago. abc news reporter lana zak does have more on the story.

>> reporter: north korea has agreed to send their athletes, officials and cheerleaders to the olympic games. north korea's top delegate called the cooperation a new year's gift to the korean people, a sentiment echoed by south korea's reunification minister. after a year of worrisome missile tests and escalating rhetoric between kim jong-un and president trump, the positive steps towards olympic cooperation is being heralded as a symbolic step. >> overall the reaction is full of optimism, the north showing strong determination to make this work out. say they hope this opportunity could lead to a ground breaking momentum towards peace on the korean peninsula. >> reporter: even president trump who had begun the new year by taunting north korea's leader writing that his nuclear button is a much bigger and more powerful one from kim has expressed cautious optimism.

>> if something can happen and something could come out of those talks that would be a grit thing for all of munity. >> reporter: but the talks have not resolved any of the north's nuclear issues and when the issue of denuclearization was raised by south korean delegates it was not acknowledged. among the issues expected to be discussed today include the possibility of family reunification visits as well as the logistics of the north's participation in the olympics. and although economic and military concerns may not be actively discussed today they certainly are on the fore front of everyone's minds. lana zak, abc news, washington. the google employee fired after what many saw was a sexist memo saying women are unrepresented in tech because of biological reasons is now suing the company. >> in a class action suit filed with another engineer james damore claims that google has an open hostility for conservative thought and accuses it of engaging in illegal hiring practices favoring women and

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there were nearly 31,000 car burglaries last year. that's a 24% jump from the year before. we need to get back to weather because as you hit the roads today you will notice, yes, it is slick, but, mike, the bulk has already passed. >> exactly. we will be down grading the storm from a 2 to a 1 after the 8:00 hour for some scattered showers this afternoon. here is a look at the western span of the bay bridge from the south beach where if you go a little bit farther to the east there was a little patch of fog, it was really eerie driving through that this morning, it looks like the mist machines on the side lyons of football or at various parks to keep you cool. it was kind of misty and visibility was dropping rapidly. rain to showers today, it will be breezy this afternoon, more so than yesterday afternoon but no wind advisories and no flood watches. clouds open and where they do tonight dense fog will form especially up in the north bay. it will be a dry and warm weekend. a look at our high temperatures

today, closer to average, 60 in fairfield and santa cruz and san jose the warmest, most around 57 to 59 degrees. tonight you can see the fog thickest in the central valley, some of that will spread into our neighborhoods as you head up into the north bay. significantly cooler tomorrow, low to upper 40s, even a 51 in san francisco. so here is a look at some of that rain that's going to keep backing its way up into the south bay, especially the eastern side, and right now we don't have any issues with our airports, it's not ranging at sfo with the cloud cover we will probably have some flight and arrival delays. as soon as i know i will let you know. follow me on twitter or facebook @mike nicco abc 7. mostly cloudy tomorrow and increasing sunshine in my accuweather seven-day forecast and temperatures that will hit the low to mid 60s by sunday. we will take an hour by hour look at the rest of today's wet weather next. here is sue. we are going near the mcarthur maze. the chp is reporting an accident

eastbound 80 by powell, those head lights are the ones heading in the eastbound direction. i couldn't see an accident on our live camera. nonetheless, east and westbound 80 moving away from and into the macarthur maze is looking pretty good. our traffic map showing typical slowing out of the central valley and tracy and out of the alt o month pass. we have a bridge closure overnight tonight, the bay farm island bridge will be closed between 11:00 p.m. tonight and 5:00 tomorrow morning. tonight and tomorrow night. we do have an accident in the dublin interchange it is apparently southbound 580 -- pardon me, southbound 680, the ramp to westbound 580 is blocked, the green on the map means it is raining in the area, although the green sensors mean traffic is getting by. college football has a new national champion, the play that turned the tide for alabama. >> i'm happy that my dream came true. a red carpet dream comes

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moffett field in san jose didn't make it from 2 inches, from los gatos up to santa rosa anywhere from 2 to 3 inches, nearly 5 in kin field. same thing in sfo so almost 3 inches in oakland. wow. >> look at kent field, almost five inches. >> always the wettest spot. >> that's why i felt like a drowned rat yesterday. makes sense. a ten-year-old girl battling leukemia got to live out her dream at the golden globes. >> francine was on the red carpet with press credentials and a camera. she says photography has helped take her mind off of chemo. she got to meet stars like steven spielberg and ben zel washington. >> i got to meet some of the people, i never thought that that would happen in my life, that would only happen once in a lifetime. so i'm happy that my dream came true. >> she says her very favorite sighting was the cast of one of

her favorite shows "stranger things." fans of the crimson tide are celebrating after alabama stunned georgia in an exciting overtime win to claim the college football national championship. >> for georgia this was a heartbreaking loss. they haven't won a national title since 1980. alabama actually didn't lead the game until this 41-yard heave and that gave them the win and this is the tide's 11th national championship. let's take a look hour by hour at what to expect. the heaviest of the rain is going to be mainly in the central valley with a few of those showers trying to back their way up towards us as the low is down to our south. you can see the yellows go away so the moderate rain about taper as we taper the morning commute up until 9:00 but the air mass will be to wet and the winds looking pretty coming up from the south bumping into our hills and mountains at our east bay and south bay, we will still have scat scattered showers or the best chance through the lunch hour. you can see that will continue

through the afternoon hours up until 4:00 and then as we go through the evening commute things start to clear out a little bit, but once those clouds open up, wait for the fog to form tomorrow and i'm watching this storm right here, that's going to clip the north bay with a slight chance of scattered showers tomorrow, for the rest of us hopefully this is the last go around today. we're checking in with the bay bridge toll plaza where traffic is light right now and looks like the rain has tapered off. we did have a fog advisory on the mid span. heads up with that. high beams not recommended in the fog. no delays here, no metering lights yet. we will check back in a few minutes. i thought we would check on mass transit. bart has 36 trains running on time, no problem with sam trans and ace train number 1 left stockton on time and headed into tracy now. no problems getting out of the central valley. our traffic map is starting to show a little less green, it's moving towards the east, that means rain for your commute but slow traffic as you can see out of tracy, that's about the only

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let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> messy, probably the best way to describe this tuesday morning. take a look at the rain on the lens of the richmond bridge camera right now. nonstop rain for 24 hours has left bay area roads soaked. >> the question is how much more does this storm really have left. good morning, it is tuesday, january 9th. i was just stunned when i saw the precipitation amounts that mike showed us just a couple minutes ago. almost 4 inches in san francisco. >> record daily rainfall amount yesterday, 16th wettest day ever. wettest day since december i think 11th of 2014. yeah, san francisco was soaked yestda