steady rain there down onto the peninsula. raining rather steadily there with pockets of downpours. steady rain into the east bay right now. all of the major freeways it continues to pour. this storm still ranks two on the storm impact scale. still periods of rain wet commute. and it is gusty out there with winds gusting over 40 miles per hour. here is a forecast animation taking us into the later hours tonight. steady rains break up. but it is going to be wet again tomorrow in some areas. >> very good. thank you so much. rain has lightened in the south bay after a wet start to tonight's rush hour.

elisa harrington live. >> reporter: drizzling right now. when it first started that is when we got the heaviest rain. you can see the rain coming down right now. the roads are slick. a lot of drivers out there right now because of course it is time to get off work. so take it easy and go slow and leave room in front of you and the car in front of you. today we saw big wind gusts but that has died down as well. it is cold though and the rain seems to be consistent at this point. reporting live in san jose. elisa harrington live abc7 news. officers say road conditions combined with speed and bald tires caused this crash in in ii

sausalito. you can use the upgraded abc7 news app. i tapped on the weather button to get to live doppler 7. type in areas that you want. you can see a customized forecast as well for your neighborhood. the first day of san francisco's newly appointed interim mayor was a busy day. vic lee is live at city hall with that story. >> reporter: the lights are still on on the second floor of city hall. that means the mayor's staff must still be really busy. you know to many, mark farrel has been a low key supervisor. he represented district two which includes the tony neighborhoods of pacific

heights. born in san francisco. he went to si >> took my kids to school in the morni morning. >> reporter: the interim mayor hit the ground running. >> all of us are committed to make sure the people of the city have a good government. and so that was the tone. >> reporter: at noon today, his first photo op as mayor. a visit to west portal where a late night fire shut down several businesses. >> i will work to make sure that the next six months that every resident of san francisco knows they have a mayor working for them every day. >> reporter: supporters of board

president london breed. the supervisors voted 6-3 to support separation of power they said was the reason. they didn't want breed to be board president and acting mayor. former progressive said they didn't want breed to run for mayor as an incumbent. >> we now have an even playing field. >> i don't agree with it but i support their decision. >> reporter: farrell was sworn in quickly after the vote. still has to appoint a successor to his seat on the board. >> the doj is -- showing they

aren't with holding information about the citizen or immigration status of people in custody. committed to the sanctuary city policy. >> it is important to be very clear up front. san francisco always has been and always will be a sanctuary city and will remain so during my time as mayor. >> several mayors boycotted a white house event today. come june, your vote will decide whether you are willing to pay higher bridge tolls. critics don't trust the promises. abc7 news anchor aaron aaron aan has more. >> it is too much.

>> horrible thing. it is already costly. i think they should leave it as it is. >> it depends on what they do with the money. >> reporter: voters would have to approve the toll hike. voting unanimously to push the issue on the june ballot. >> $4.5 billion of b.a.r.t. and highways and ferries. >> reporter: if approved tolls would go up by a dollar next year, another dollar in 222. and another in 20 25. >> some people won't want to do it. but most will do it. >> we will campaign against it. >> reporter: the agency promises 35 projects including road

improvements and b.a.r.t. without a real strategy. >> they don't achieve results for the money they take in. but number one answer to all problems is give us more money. >> reporter: this critic says poor people and people of color are already priced out of san francisco. why not look to the tech sector in san francisco. >> they ought to >> reporter: in san francisco eric thomas abc7 news. a judge ordered no contact. pleading not guilty to accusations that they starved 12 of their 13 children and held them captive. the 13 children range from two to 29. the charges against the couple

do not include the two-year-old. the older children are being treated for malnourishment at a hospital. >> there is more criminal conduct that we uncover, we will look into filing more charges. >> detectives believe the family was getting ready to leave california to move to oklahoma at the time. santa rosa police officer suffered a broken nose after being punched by a man. ruhs and another man were fighting outside of a grocery story. when the officer tackled ruhs, he started punching the officer. this man was accused of stealing a cane. the victim suffered minor

injuries. carter is facing assault and elder abuse charges. many allegations of sexual misconduct at the state capitol. their cat was missing and presumed gone. but a north bay couple devastated by the fire got a happy surprise. stay with us. a long more to come. #

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. university of california students won't have to worry about a tuition hike. many believed that it was a done deal and going to abc7 reporter lyanne melendez lz reports. >> reporter: brown has allocated only a 3% increase for the ucs in his proposed state budget. >> may have to increase tuition. but sacramento is not being responsible. >> reporter: this boils down to a $342 a year jump in tuition and student fees. student's tuition would go up

12,972 for the 2018/2019 year. >> there needs to be a compelling case that we exhausted all other solutions. >> reporter: most students wouldn't be affected because financial aid covers the full tuition bill for 60% students. out of state tuition would be hit harder. they will see a 3.5% increase which amounts to $978 more a year. they could be paying school year. >> they are spending money in tons of ways unner. >> reporter: last year they saw -- in san francisco lyanne

melendez abc7 news. united front today state capitol. today's hearing focused on reforming the state's policies for handling claims of sexual harassment. until now, the two chambers have worked spately. >> the senators understand that we need to have one process. we can't have two different policies, two different methods of training. >> the committee's meetings comes as the committee grapples with claims of harassment. banning the sale of all fur clothing in the city. positive the city will approve the legislation despite delaying

a planned vote today. the bill sponsor says this is part of the cruelty free movement. >> 50 million animals around the world that are farmed just so people could look fashionable wearing fur. i don't think it is fashionable killing animals. >> the committee is expected to vote on the ban next month. hope springs eternal for owners of pets lost. one cat owner describes it as a miracle, the man responsible says it is the right thing to do. here is abc7 reporter wane freedman. >> he is under the bed hiding. >> reporter: they could not coax tigers into camera range, here is his mug shot. >> he is shot moving at all.

>> reporter: if tiger seems skittish who can blame him. this was his home out in the elements. >> i love cats. >> reporter: dave yarger in in n santa rosa was on a mission. >> we were evacuated during the fire. >> reporter: susan and dave kept posting pictures online never giving up. >> there was a possibility, yes. >> reporter: a few weeks ago using a motion activated camera, the daves got a hit. >> what did it take to get tiger? >> patience. >> reporter: last week the

reward. >> there are angels out there.h. >> reporter: a lot of people would call you a hero. >> i am not a hero. >> reporter: what are you? >> a cat lover. >> what a happy reunion. >> the world surfing league and facebook agreed on a facebook will hold exclusive rights to stream wsl events for the next two years. industry insiders expect to net $30 million. you see some rain out there. the slow traffic on the embarcadero. spencer christian is here with more. >> expect more of what we have

right now. over to the east bay down to the south bay tapering off as you can see. still wet just about everywhere else. a live view from our rooftop camera. and i think you can see evidence of a couple of rain drops on the camera lens there. currently 50 degrees in san francisco and across the bay in oakland. 51 in gilroy and 50 at half moon bay. >> still rain anythiing in parte city as well. 52 concord. here is a view of the golden gate bridge. more is on the way. these are our forecast features. wet and breezy overnight. showers tomorrow and possibly thunder. dry drier and milder.

this storm ranks two on the impact scale. periods of rain with some locally heavy downpours and we will see .30 pockets of shower coming in behind the bulk of the rainfall. cold air spills in through the overnight hours. destabilize the atmosphere and contribute to the possibility of some thunder mixing in with the scattered showers tomorrow morning and afternoon and produce some small hailstorms. overnight lows will be mainly in the low 40s near the coast and bay. lose will drop into the upper 30s. i talked about the cold

possibility of isolated lightning and thunder. so what is left tomorrow muof t storm will rank one on the storm impact scale. afternoon highs will be mainly in the mid to upper 50s. chilly day. winter storm warning continues to friday morning. 10:00 we expect 1-2 feet of snow. white out conditions. travel in the sierra is not recommended in the next couple of days. perhaps even some mixed precipitation. we will get partial clearing on friday. and a string of dry days. and next week we will see high temperatures into the mid-60s near the bay shoreline and

inland areas. >> thanks, spencer. >> good grades for the bay area and california when it comes to preventing and

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>> today a michigan judge larry nassar she signed his death warrant after sentencing him to 125 years in prison. nassar admitted to molesting young girls while he was a physician. >> in a written statement, lou u ana simon said quote, schools and usa gymnastics have been criticized. passing a resolution seeking to get simon to step down.

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>> maybe short film people would watch through the internet. now look at it. >> reporter: first challenge putting that individual vr experience in a group setting. >> you have an opportunity to watch a vr cinema work or other type of games and then provide ways for you to connect with people, lounges. >> reporter: now to over 100,000 people expected this year. one thing that hasn't changed is the spirit of innovation. kimi martinez is inno inno innoo creatively. >> we didn't know what was going to happen. >> reporter: risk taking is what

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toys and game stores. games unlimited in danville has been going strong since the 1980s. they say their secret is building relationship to bringing customers back. at the stores we talked about slated for closure, they are expected to shut their doors for goods by the end of april. >> and you know the service too. we have got still some rain out there. if you are driving home it could take a while. >> looks like storms storms sm >> pouring across the south bay and over to the east bay. heaviest stuff down to the south and the east. going to continue for a while. so our storm for this evening for tonight ranks two on the impact scale. periods of rain and heavy downpours as well as showers and gusty winds. here is the forecast animation

taking us into the mid evening hours or late nights. you can see the steady rain is going to break up into pockets of rain overnight. cold air moving in overnight to produce snow. that cold air is going to cause our atmosphere to become unstable tomorrow. showers pass through tomorrow. we might see isolated thunderstorms and maybe hailstorms. it won't be light in the sierra where 1-2 feet will accumulate by friday morning. here is our accuweather seven-day forecast. a string of dry days going into the next week and even a lot milder. >> dry off. interesting developments in sports tonight. >> time is running out. will barry bonds get into the

baseball hall of fame? and kevin

baseball hall of fame class today. the one time giants slugger is slowly making incremental progress. chipper jones let 19% of the% oe vote. vladimir hoffman 612 say saves. back to bonds. slowly rising in percentage from 36% to 56% this year. he needs 75% to get in. four more years to get in. the clouds of steroids holding him down. this is going to come down to the wire in year number ten. we will see. frustrations mounting between nb aa and officials.

kevin durant had been tossed only once in ten seasons. taking issues with two calls in particular. over the all-star and revies are going to meet. after self reflection, durrant feels deferently. >> i was being a jerk. i shouldn't slam the ball down like i did. i deserve what the league is going to throw at me. it was the heat of the moment for me. it was a great experience. >> nice that he apologized like

that. jumbo joe thornton expected to miss several weeks after injuring his knee. played through a torn acl. he knows a thing or two about pain management. >> we will wait until some of the swelling goes down. looks like he will be out for several weeks anyway how. we will update you. as of right now, that is the status. >> that's a big loss. 12 days away from super bowl lii a lot of time to debate whether tom brady is better than joe montana. if brady beats the eagles, 6-2 in the bowl. the patriots and the eagles are going it meet sunday february 4.

the exact same point differential. 162. the patriots scored one more point than philly. belichick gave away the secret to winning it all. >> we try to score in every game, i know that is hard to understand. keep the other team from scoring that is correct o that's our goal in every game. we are going to try to score. we are going to try it keep them from scoring. >> great insight. and effervescent belichick. >> i love to see a man who enjoys his work. >> only two more weeks of that. >> very belichickian. >> i am glad someone explained the object of the game. helpful. >> join us tonight on

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