wet, it's a different day. it's not sunny outside. the roads are not dry. it's hard to stop. but people are still driving the same way they would in sunny weather. that's always the problem and we see a lot of crashes. so slow down. matt keller, abc 7 news. be people are urged to keep their cell phones nearby to make it easier to receive alerts if creeks and streams have -- will help sonoma county officials monit monitor. the national park service is closing access to yosemite valley because of the storm and that closure starts at 5:00 p.m. today. the park service has issued an alert, urging anyone planning a trip to the park this weekend to make alternative plans. all campground and visitor lodging in yosemite valley will close this afternoon. the lane is expected to wash

out the giants game today add at&t park. there have been five rainouts since the park opened in 2000. you can track the storm with the abc 7 news app. live doppler 7 is there for you. you can enable push alerts to get advisories on your phone. >> the abc weather team will be on it all day. let's get a quick update on weather with mike nicco. >> good morning. let zoom to where the heavy rain is. this is going to head off towards the east. should be in petaluma by 4:30. towards sonoma at 5:21. we'll keep an eye on that. that will cause more ponding on 101. look at my day planner. it's full of rain. it never stops. standing water possible this morning. umbrella needed all day today. by 4:00 and 7:00, we'll have hit moderate to heavy patches. temperatures will be mild today. we start off in the mid-50s. we get to the upper 50s to low 60s at noon. upper 50s to mid-60s at 4:00.

that's what an atmospheric river does. it's sub tropical moisture. it brings warm air with it. at 7:00, we're still in the upper 50s to mid-60s. going to be a long day if you have to be outside. here's sue. take a look at the richmond-san rafael bridge where it's coming down heavily. the droplets of water there you can see. standing water is the big issue this morning. slow speeds would be definitely advised. we do have solo spinouts. a couple on the peninsula. northbound 101 after san antonio. also one reported near shoreline. it may be one and the same. middle to slow lane blocked there. one to two solo spinouts. use extra caution. flooding in the north bay. the typical spots by lucky drive. northbound on 101. that's also an area that is always because of the high tides too, floods out there. use extra caution. two or three separate solo spinouts other than these two on

101, we'll touch on that in a couple of minutes. all right. thank you, sue. developing news out of fremont now. authorities investigating after a wanted man died in a shootout with police. >> that suspect wanted on felony warrants. he was spotted by undercover agents on fremont boulevard and nicolette avenue. he was a passenger in a car. when officers stopped the car, the suspect got out and ran to the gas station. he pointed a gun at the officer and -- more officers confronted him as he ran around the gas station. more shots were exchanged. the suspect got hit and died at the scene. a revolver with spent casings were found at the suspect's side. this is the fifth fatal police shooting in fremont. >> continue to see violent suspects who will do anything it takes to get away from officers if that means pulling guns and shooting at them or ramming patrol cars, running police

officers over. it's really startling. the level of violence the suspects are demonstrating towards our officers. >> no officers were injured in this shootout. seven officers involved have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard protocol. president trump launched into a tirade on voter fraud after tearing up a speech on tax reform. tara palmieri reports. >> president trump frustrated on the latest obstacles on building his border wall -- >> president trump in west virginia throwing away his speech on tax reform. >> this was going to be my remarks. it bo have taken about two minutes. that would have been a little boring. instead, ripping on one of his favorite topics, immigration. as a caravan of migrants make their way from honduras through mexico seeking political asylum.

trump ordered the national guard to the border. there's rampant level of rape among the -- and repeating a line that mexicans are rapists. >> remember my remarks at trump tower when i opened. everybody said he was so tough. i used the word rape. and yesterday it came out that this journey coming up, women are raped at levels that nobody has ever seen before. >> that the leader of the caravan told abc news that there have been no reported cases on their journey. trump saying the situation reached a point of crisis, requested between 2,000 and 4,000 troops on the border until the wall is built. last month there was an uptick in border crossings, but they're down compared to last year. in 2017, with the lowest recorded number since 1972. tara palmieri. abc 7 news. this morning, an abc news exclusive. reporter matt gutman inside the home of the woman who opened

fire at youtube earlier this week sitting down with her parents. nasim aghdam died after shooting herself on tuesday. she was reported missing last weekend. they knew she was upset with youtube for changes to mayor policies. but never thought she would become violent. >> was your daughter a terrorist? was she violent? did you know that she had a gun? you don't know why she did this >> generated from videos like these that you're seeing. and you can watch the entire interview with nasim's father on "good morning america" starting at 7:00 a.m. after abc 7 mornings. thank you, jessica. san bruno police say the gun range where she practiced before the shooting contacted authorities after recognizing her on the news. she emptied her weapon when she

opened fire at youtube and reloaded it. she wounded three people before killing herself. the .9 millimeter smith & wesson used was purchased legally and registered in her name. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. you're never more than just stepping outside to getting wet today. moderate rain from heelsburg, petaluma, towards bodega bay. this is where the heaviest rain is now. lighter rain, but steady rain for the rest of our neighborhoods. that will continue all day today. look at these temperatures. it's mild this morning and uniform. we're either 55 or 56 in the east bay. concord at 58 and blackhawk at 54 the exception. this will be one of our mild he's mornings this week. mid to upper 50s everywhere until los gatos at 52 degrees. there's so much moisture in the air that the clouds are seeming

to come and sit on top of us and kind of push us down as you can see on the north bay or on the bay bridge right here. that's just because that atmospheric river is so juicy. danger on the roads today because of sandy water. poor mass transit. it's going to be mild and damp all day. from 8:00 this morning or 10:00 this -- every single hour there's a chance of rain. 57 to 59 degrees. now, let's go down to the south bay where the rain will be a little bit lighter than most other places because of the rain shadow. you can see be be every single hour from 8:00 to 8:00, rain. we start at 57, we go up to 64 at 4:00. then we're back into the low 60s during the evening hours. tonight is going to be another mild night. with the cold front coming through, we're going to introduce the threat of thunderstorms, downpours and a better chance of localized flooding tonight. you can see some of the red on

the map right there. that means tomorrow morning, not a commute. but if you're trying to get around, as bad as this morning. tell us how bad it's beginning to be. >> a half a dozen solo spinouts. >> and counting. >> it's mostly due to the standing water. let's take a look at what's happening out there. it's been kind of subtle all night long as far as the rain goes like mike has been saying. now it's ramping up. as we get closer to the gut of the commute this morning, you're going to see more and more standing water. slower speeds, definitely advised. here's san rafael. the tal lights bataillights bac civic center. there's always the standing water near court a madera. we can see a blip of traffic. solo spinout on the peninsula, north 101 after san antonio on the on ramp from the shoreline to 101.

we have an accident there as well. let somebody else do the driving this morning. might be great. all b.a.r.t. trains running on time so far. ferry would be a great way to go. ace train number 1 left on time out of the central valley this morning. thank you, sue. san francisco's competitive taxi business is about to get more cutthroat. a ride hailing app is dumping hundreds of cabs. a saudi prince makes the rounds in silicon valley. he's counting on us to turn his country into a startup capital. the storm impact scale. it's level 3 today. that means a strong storm. look out for flooding, hazards on the road and possible power outages. stay ahead of today's sto touch is how we communicate with those we love,

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let's talk about what's going on across the state. rain is falling. going to be heavy at times. the mid-60s in fresno. monterey. we've got the flood watch for this entire yar we already have flood warnings for the truckee river at truckee and the river at vista and carson river. you can see the flooding potential very high in that area from the rain and the snowmelt.

here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast for tahoe. the heaviest rain will be tomorrow. it will mix with snow late in the day. we could have a couple of wet inches down on the pass levels. but then it's 66 by monday. everything is melted. china upping the ante saying they will fight the u.s. at any cost. all of this after president trump proposed yesterday $100 billion in new tariffs on china in retaliation to china's $50 billion export tariff. this morning, they said the country would, quote, dedicate itself to the end at any cost and will definitely fight back firmly. it looks like the hit for tat continues between the largest economies. it could be another rocky day on wall street. stock futures already down. i'll update you on the number when the market opens. fly wheel plans to take half

of the city's taxi fleet off of its platform on sunday. the examiner reports taxi trief drivers were sent a notice that they were suspending -- the partners include fly wheel taxi, sf super cab, lucky cab, max cab, fog city cab and ecotaxi. fly wheel is the uber-like app used to hail traditional cabs. 15 cab companies including yellow cab, lux or cabs will no longer be able to get them on the fly wheel app. an apology for laws that discriminated against the lgbt community. a resolution is headed to the state senate. evan low proposed this measure. he points to personal experience as one of the motivating factors. >> as an lgbt myself in the -- i served as mayor of a city. i could officiate a wedding but

couldn't get married myself. i could host a blood drive but could not donate blood myself. >> the resolution is the first of its kind in the nation. it includes a commitment ensuring california remains an inclusive state for all people. 4:46 now. saudi arabia's crown prince made a whirlwind tour of silicon valley yesterday. according to sources, he made stops at facebook, google and lockheed martin. he inspected two satellites that lockheed martin is making for a saudi company. he has launched an ambitious plan called vision 2030 to move it from the oil-based economy to a tech-based future. >> it has had a long-term view of where they want to go. they're investing hard in the economy that helped in technology that helps their commerce and helps their national defense. >> the crown prince got a lot of

attention when word got out he bought out the entire four seasons hotel for his stay here. >> he's on the cover of "time" magazine, i think, this week. big deal. >> and here he is. enjoying the rain, hopefully. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. so mike, you're telling us that this is actually not the worst of it. the worst of it comes tomorrow morning. >> i think the worst will come in waves. but yeah, tomorrow morning will be the last push of the weather. some of the heaviest tomorrow with the thunderstorms. don't let your guard down today. it will be steady with pulses of moderate to heavy rain. temperatures, you can see mainly in the mid to upper 60s. another very mild day. here's a look at live doppler 7. you can see, it is raining just about everywhere. in fact, here we are at 7:00. look what's lurking offshore. yellows. oranges, reds, that's moderate to heavy rain. let's see where it goes all over the neighborhoods until noon when it becomes more scattered. the moderate to heavy rain does.

as we move through the afternoon into the evening hours, we start to get a little wave of moderate rain once again. if you're heading out this evening, take an umbrella. if you're parking somewhere, you know, you have to walk away as you get to the restaurant and movie theater, or if you're nice -- your husband or wife is nice and they drop you off and let you walk and then they park the car. it happens a lot. here's what's happening. you can see the thunderstorms possible. some of the red there as we head towards tomorrow morning, more red. look at this. by tomorrow at 9:00, it's just about over and then we'll have lingering clouds. maybe a stray shower in some of our hilly areas like the east bay hills and up in the north bay mountains. for the most part, it is going to be over. so while i believe the game today for sure is going to be rained out at at&t park, if the outfield drains fast enough, they can get tomorrow's afternoon game in. it will be up to the grounds crew and the arc there park the.

rebound to 70 on sunday. low to upper 70s by monday. then a light chance of rain tuesday and wednesday. let's take a look outside and make your way towards the san francisco side of the bay bridge in just a bit. we've got pretty heavy, moderate traffic with the rain coming down towards the macarthur maze. solid stream of headlights there. here's what you get on the bay bridge side of things. slowing and delays for cash paying folks in the left hand lanes. let's look at the drive time real quick from hercules into san francisco under 40 minutes. that's a pretty good deal. we'll check on that in a little bit. of course, no metering lights yet. problem is developing over on the eastern side of concord. we do have a big rig accident jack-knifed. eastbound 4. fortunately in the east commute. two lanes are blocked. it's at a 45-degree angle. apparently, you don't see it until you're up to it.

a problem eastbound 4 near port chicago highway with a jack-knifed big rig. >> thank you, sue. it looks like apple fans will have to wait longer for the mac book pro. >> nasa unveils plans for a plane that can take you from new york to london in three hours. here's techbytes. >> if in techbytes, apple pushes back the mac pro again. new version of the company's desktop won't be out until 2019. >> a new mac pro hasn't been released in more than four years. apple says it's still in development. flying from new york to london could take three hours in a supersonic plane built by nasa. a. >> the quarter billion dollar plan with lockheed martin to build the first experimental jet in a decade. it would bring back supersonic -- first crop of vegetables grown without soil or daylight. >> german researchers cultivated

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. the national weather service issued a flood advisory for minor flooding in poor drainage areas from marin county and sonoma county. sue and i have been talking about the heavy rain and the standing water. that continues through 5:30. another 35 minutes. thank you, mike. the warriors will change where they play next year but still be known as the golden state after they move to san francisco. team president says the team will remain the golden state warriors. many fans wondered if they would become the san francisco warriors. they kept the name until adopting golden state in '71 after going to oakland. you're looking at a milestone in the quest to take tourists to space. virgin galactic tested the -- since the fatal crash in 2014.

a mother ship carried the ss unity to 46,000 feet and released it above the mojave desert. it reached a speed almost twice the speed of sound before the pilots glided to a safe landing. getting to and from lax could be easier in a few years. the airport commission wants to spend $5 billion on an automated people mover. it would use driverless vehicles to carry people through terminals. the mover would connect to transit lines outside of the airport too. the aim is to have it in operation by 2022 if the city council goes along. >> i wish the people mover back in disneyland back in the day. that would be a nice throwback. >> and it's desperately needed if you've ever connected at that airport. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. up to an inch in the south bay. 2.5 to 3 inches in the bay and the same thing in the north bay. here are my biggest concerns. it's going to be flooding on the roads and small stream flooding.

mudslides and debris flow high. power lines and trees toppling. our fastest winds around the lunch-hour for today. they will taper during the day. but at 5:00 tomorrow morning, we'll get one more burst of heavy winds that could cause more damage. sue? >> we are taking a look at a problem. this one just outside east concord. it is eastbound highway 4 with a jack-knifed big rig. it's blocking the two left lanes with debris in the right lane and chp is there. they're saying the rig is empty but it's completely not moving and not movable. they're going to have to get a big tow out there. the one good thing, the eastbound, reverse commute, it may have slowing with lookie loos. quick like ook at drive times. just over 30 minutes. highway 4 antioch to concord in the westbound direction is looking good.

your drive into san francisco from marin county under 20 minutes. >> thank you, sue. >> former first lady michelle obama is putting to rest rumors that she may consider her own run for president. >> everybody in the country was saying oprah for president. michelle for president. but neither of you seem inclined. >> yeah, no. we're not. because here's the thing. we have sense. >> okay. well, she says she wants to help encourage other women to take on leadership positions instead. she made these comments at a women's conference in boston. >> she's been pretty consistent with that answer over the years. >> no. >> next at 5:00 a.m., the storm mike has been warning about all week is upon us. we'll have a live look at conditions in the north bay. making sure schools are prepared in the case of a school shooting. shooting. a heartfelt reunion in

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