the embarcadero. they forced it to close. two days of closures there because of all the water. a lot of us surprised there as san francisco dealt with that. another tree came down in south san francisco. that one just missed a transformer next to a mcdonald's restaurant. a wet and wild weekend with this storm. no one hurt, though, that we've heard of. that's the good news. reporting live in south san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. although the rain is not done, there are flooded roads as more rain moves into the bay area. a car ended up in a creek in santa rosa yesterday. an off-duty emt helped to rescue the person behind the wheel. another car overturned in san an salamo. nobody was hurt there. as the storm soaked up with

rain, people in the sierra are bracing for a lot more snow. the sheriff's office shot this video to show what conditions are like near lake tahoe. several inches cover the ground. even if you don't see the snowboard, the snow will play a big role determining if california will have drought conditions. >> the snow is beautiful. everyone appreciating a break from the rain today. at the airport yesterday, i was there in fact. it was tough at sfo for a lot of folks. >> a lot of rain or combination of both. we may have delays. low clouds during the morning hour. i'll let you know at mike nicco, abc 7 on twitter. here's a look at the radar returns along the sonoma county coast. we could have a few sprinkles here. a lot of moisture in the air. fog from will et cetera, ukiah, windsor, heels burglaryrosa.

it will be around all morning. here's a look at the embarcadero. talking about a few areas of standing water. will be the case everywhere through 7:00. we may not have any more rain for a while. temperatures in the upper 40s. mild and humid. a stray shower across the north bay. temperatures in the upper 50s. look how mild it will be. alexis, let's bring her back in right now. >> thank you, mike. we're looking at a dry san mateo bridge. that's because those winds are getting rid of that moisture that we had yesterday evening. i should say. we have a high-wind advisory for the san mateo bridge and the bay bridge. those are issued by chp. it could be breezy. especially in a high-profile vehicle. so far, our drive times are looking good. for now, we're coming in at 33

minutes. wide open at 16 minutes. >> alexis, thank you. happening today, gavin newsom will be sworn in as the governor of california. the inauguration will take place on the steps of the capitol this morning. the proposed to give families six months of paid leave after the birth of a child. right now they offer six weeks of partly paid leave. this this will be included in his first budget plan. it's unclear how the state would pay for that. on the eve of his inauguration, gavin newsom and his wife jennifer hosted a benefit concert for victims of last year's wildfires. it raised more than $5 million and carlos saucedo was there. ♪ >> some of the performers shared a deeper connection to the town of paradise, like natives colt weathersome but all in

attendance were here to support those still hurting. >> i know you came here to enjoy yourself. each and every one of you are making a big contribution to folks that desperately need your support. >> california's soon to be first family hosted the california rises benefit concert. it raises funds for the survivors of the recent california wildfires. for a few in the crowd, being here was personal. >> friends lost their house. completely devastated. we're here to help them out. >> public officials from the devastated communities of butte county received a warm welcome. >> thank you all very, very much. >> including the sheriff. >> the outpouring of support that my community received from all over the state has been incredible. this is another example of how people come together. >> governor-elect gavin newsom had seen the devastation up close having toured the comunities in the fire's

aftermath. >> to turn this into a charitable event for a fire that was most devastating fire in california for victims and celebrate the first responders is just the right thing to do. i'm glad we did that. >> close to $5 million were raised here at the event. all that money going to help victims of the california wildfires. the attention, of course, now turns to newsom's inauguration at the state capitol here on monday. in sacramento, carlos saucedo, abc 7 news. on that note, the inauguration set to begin at 11:15 this morning. he's expected to take the oath of office at noon. we'll have live coverage at 11:00 a.m. which is expanding to a full hour starting today. the new urong show is called midday live. join us every weekday at 11:00 right after the view. now the south bay, the college football playoff national championship. >> crews at levi's stadium put a tarp on the field because of the

rain. it had an impact on game-related events. organizers can semd the concert in san jose. ellie golding and one republic were scheduled to take the stage. a taped rehearsal with imagine dragons and lil wayne at treasure island also had to be canceled. clemson and alabama will face off at levi stadium tonight. you can watch the national championship on our sister network espn starting at 5:00. mike, both teams went undefeated this season. that's all i know about sports. >> i appreciate that. they start at 5:00. you knew that too. and on espn. >> if you're going to the game, it will get over at 8:30, 9:00. it will be mainly cloudy and cool. the next chance of rain in the south bay tomorrow. let's take a look at this. 49 in san a mateo foster

city. about 62 degrees. interesting, isn't it? low 50s along the east bay shore into san jose. near 50 in the east bay. 38 in santa rosa. the rest of the north bay in the upper 40s. here's a look at walnut creek. i'm going to put the rain totals on this morning. about an inch and a third this morning. t here's a look at the east bay. a lot of cloud cover until 2:00. then we'll get sunshine that will spike at 60. it will stay mostly cloudy through the evening hours. it's going to be very mild this evening and tonight also. here's a look at this morning in the north bay. 43 at 8:00. maybe a light shower. 48 at 10:00. then mainly cloudy at 4:00 with a random shower possible the farther north you are. 52 at 6:00 and 8:00. here's a look at san francisco where we've got 53 at 10:00 this morning. then we'll hang out in the mid to upper 50s all the way through 10:00. it will be a humid and mild day

today for thatrain in the north. talk about the rest of the chances of rain. there's about five of them in the forecast. i want to bring alexis back in. see what you're dealing with this morning. >> we're starting off pretty busy here. take you to a new issue in the east bay. a problem on eastbound 580 near marina bay boulevard. it sounds like a vehicle initially hit some type of large object in the roadway. we're trying to figure out what it is. sounds like it was very big. i believe it was a chain reaction collision after the first vehicle hit that debris. still trying to sort that out. it is on the lighter side of traffic from marin county over to the east bay. so far, we're not seeing any significant delays. we have a problem southbound 85 to blossom hill. a vehicle flipped over. a person is trapped inside. but it's not blocking traffic. it's off the shoulder of the ramp. drive times looking okay. a nine-minute drive across the

dumbarton bridge. a dog owner expected to answer to charges in an assault case today. her attorney claims there's more to the story than claimed. the shutdown stalemate enters week three. where negotiations stand this morning in an effort to get the government back open. government back open. the

so much heavy snow in the sierra. avalanche watch until 7:00 this morning. the threat of causing an avalanche will decrease. it spreads pretty far across the sierra through the morning hours frpt let's see what's going on. they have snow this morning and it will turn over to scattered snow showers this afternoon. you can see some of the showers move ashore that may clip the north bay heading into the afternoon hours. the big sur coast. we have low to mid-60s with cloudy conditions across the southern part of the state. here's a look at tahoe this morning. you can see the snow hanging in the air. it will be mainly cloudy tuesday and light amounts on wednesday. friday and saturday, it will be dicey trying to get up there. sunday will be the heaviest snow. in the east bay, the dog walker accused of assaulting a jogger faces arraignment today. now the dog walker's attorney is a accusing the jogger of triggering the violent encounter.

cindy was jogging in the open hills last week and she says two dogs attacked her. she used pepper spray to protect herself. the attorney for the woman walking the dog says stainer overreacted. >> my client tried to grab the pepper spray from her hand. it was at that point that ms. strainer grabbed my client by the hair, kneed her in the groin and began attacking her. my client bit to get her to release her. all she had done in had case was defend her dogs against an unprovoked attack. >> the suspect, alma cad walter has no prior criminal record. now to the government shutdown. weekend meetings made little progress. more than 800,000 government workers continue to go without a paycheck. president trump has said he could declare a national emergency and get the military to build his wall. here's abc news reporter serena marshall. >> good morning. the impasse between republicans

and democrats seems to have grown following the last rounds of talks. congressional leaders say the white house's demands includes not just money for the border wall but more agents and more immigration judges. >> another meeting at the white house and another day without a deal. the government shutdown in its third week. come friday, 800,000 federal employees are on the verge of missing their first paycheck. the president's message to them. >> i can relate and i'm sure that the people on the receiving end will make adjustments. >> federal employees don't see it. >> they're not sympathetic to what's going on. >> across the country, the impacts are being felt. long lines at new york's laguardia airport. some tsa officers calling out sick because they're not getting paid. the president said he considered declaring a national emergency and use the military to build his wall. >> i think the president would be wide open to a court challenge saying where is the emergency? >> democrats accuse the president of changing demands asking for 5.7 billion d, not

for a wall but a steel barrier. steel is what's used for the border fence. the government is trying to mitigate the fallout from the stalemate. the department of housing and urban development sends letter to 1500 landlords to prevent the eviction of thousands of tenants living in units part of a program that expired while the government is shutdown. serena marshall, abc news, washington. let's talk about the golden globes. they did something that most awards shows don't do. they offered actual surprises. sandra oh co-hosted the show. she won a second golden globe. this for best actress in a tv series drama, killing eve. bohemian rhapsody won best drama and rami malek won best actor. green book took home three awar awards, including best movie, musical or comedy.

glenn close won best actress. a lot of the people expected it to go to lady gaga. >> sparking fresh speculation. he'll be the next james bond after he posed for this selfie with daniel craig at the golden globes. he made a sideways glance at him and elba captioned it. aux. >> the real question this morning, should lady gaga have won and was a star is born really just ignored in this award show? so it's just an example of hot topics we'll be discussing in the 11:00 hour on the news show. it's an hour. it was a half hour before. it's called midday live. it starts after the view. we'll follow stories going viral on social. you can join alexis and me, kristen sze. >> we'll have lots of good

discussions about things happening. a star is born, a lot of people upset about that. >> the golden globes are not going to be what the oscars are. >> true. >> last night was wacky. >> completely different voting bodies. i think queen had a bigger influenza cross the pond in other parts of the world than it did here in the united states. i think that's why it did better than a star is born. >> that's my hot topic. i won't be with them later on talking about it. thank you for indulging me with that. let's take a look at what's going on. i enjoyed the show and reggie's tweets during it. >> i was going wild. >> you were. i had fun. >> you can see it's pretty dry out there. mostly cloudy. possibility of some showers across the north bay today. that's it. it will be mild tonight. that will allow this fog to form and chances of rain five of the seven days of my accuweather forecast. as you can see, the rain is pulling away. what you're seeing there is just some of the wind turbines

kicking up turbulence there along -- as we go through the east bay hills and then to the central valley. here's a look at some of that moisture rolling in ahead of the next storm. here's what to do for our commute this morning. rain is mainly gone and the winds lighter. there's still sandy water on the roadways and some roads will remain slick through the morning commute. look at the temperatures. a nice moist southerly flow. upper 50s to low 60s. we don't change much tonight. in the low to mid-50s in most neighborhoods. here's a look at the next storm. the nice comma shape and it rolls into the neighborhoods. it's going to bring us more chances of thunderstorms tuesday and wednesday. right now, the chances are light. so is the storm impact scale. it is a 1 for tuesday, wednesday. we get a break thursday and possibility of showers friday, saturday and sunday. alexis? >> thank you, mike. overall we're okay to start off the monday morning commute. a lot more folks are heading out than what we had any day last

week when everyone was still on vacation there. today. bay bridge toll plaza filling in. no delays getting to this point if you're coming in from highway 4 to get to the toll plaza. that should take you about seven minutes. zooming into something that will slow you down this evening traveling on the bay bridge. we have the halftime show for the college football championship. likely the show will start around 7:00. but between the show and the watch party, officially event time from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. a lot of folks will be trying to get on to treasure island in either direction of the bay bridge. definitely plan on delays. thank you, alexis. the consumer electronics show kicks off in las vegas. we're getting a look at some of the gadgets being featured. here's techbytes. >> in today's techbytes. the consumer electric mission show. >> it kicks off tomorrow in las vegas and one highly anticipated product is samsung's transparent television. you can see through the window as it's called.

but that might be a little distracting when it's actually on. >> i could see that. >> new technology in the car market. the smart screen steering wheel. >> chinese automaker is featuring the steering wheel with a touch screen at the ces. the company says it makes it easier for drivers to keep their eyes on the road. kohler is programsing voice activated toilet will be available soon. >> it will cost you $8,000. kohler said it with would go on sale last year. for some reason the plans went flush down the drain. >> ba. the world is really ending when you can't even flush toilet yourself. >> i'm kind of here for you. east bay community talking about raising sales tax. what orinda wants to use the oh! oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®.

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you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. i want to show you the severe forecast. we have a general chance of just thunderstorms for tuesday in the areas highlighted, which is mainly the north bay coast. look as we head into wednesday. it slides over the same area that had a chance over the weekend. i'll take a look at that next storm hour by hour coming up. thank you, mike. and a stretch of highway 1 remains closed while crews clean up damage from a mudslide. heavy equipment lifted tons of

debris off the pacific coast highway in malibu. the slide forced the highway patrol to close highway 1 between the western end of malibu and oxnard. several vehicles were stuck in the mud. officials concerned about more mudslides in malibu and areas burned by fire. >> city leaders in orinda will discuss a possible increase in sales tax. orinda voters approve a sales tax in 2013. it raises about a million dollars a year. it's going to expire in march of 2022. the city council will consider whether the measure should be continued, allowed to expire or increase to more than half a cent. if the tax goes up, the money would pay for road improvements and repairs. the council meets tomorrow. on the peninsula, san mateo county libraries are getting rid of late fees. starting today, library card holders will not be penalized for returning items late. they will charge replacement fees for lost items. the county wants everyone in the community to have easy access to

books, dvds and other activities. a good time to stay inside and cozy up. absolutely. two days without rain out of the next seven. here's a look at today. we have a chance of light showers across the north bay this morning and then random showers as we head into the afternoon hours across the north bay. i think lake and mendocino county have a chance of seeing light to moderate showers during the evening hours. we're going to be damp all night with a warm, moist, southerly flow. there could be drizzle a little bit of fog. pretty quiet except for lake and mendocino counties. watch as the storm comes in. it looks more powerful than a 1. but then it starts to fall apart as it comes through. we'll keep it a 1 right now. it's getting close to a 2 for tuesday. chance of thunderstorms and minor downpours coming up.

alexis? we have a few issues. a disabled vehicle on westbound 80 just right around el portal drive. it's blocking one lane. chp ran a traffic -- a tow truck is on the way. a tough spot to have lanes down. you are a little heavy through at that stretch. a lot more of you heading to work and school today. tracy to dublin in the yellow. that's 40 minutes. antioch to concord in the green at 14. southbound 101 san rafael to san francisco, you're looking okay. in the green at 15 minutes. thanks, alexis. an effort to clean up trash in the ocean has come to a temporary stop because of an equipment break. the project had been using a 2,000 foot long device to clean up the great pacific garbage patch. heavy waves and winds recently damaged the device. it's now being towed to hawaii. so engineers can assess the damage. the tool launched from alameda

last fall. aqua man is ruling the box office. the superhero film reeled in a $30.7 million this weekend. that pushed it past the quarter billion dollar mark in domestic sales. escape room came in second. mary poppins returns dropped to third followed by spider-man into the spider verse and bumblebee. next at 5:00 a.m., the countdown to the college football playoffs national championship. we're live in the south bay. a major milestone for a historical building damaged in the napa earthquake. a new use for old b.a.r.t. cars. some of the unique things that could happen to more than 400 of them next year. a live look outside right now. now. it's 4:57 in the

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right now at 5:00 a.m., the countdown to the college football playoff national championship. here's a live look from santa clara where the weather impacted fanney vents over the weekend. a live look at the college football super fans still living on the billboard. will the weather have an impact on that game today. we'll ask mike that question in a second. can i tell you, man, this is not the california weather that these folks probably had in mind, and it's cold. they really put the tents to good use this weekend. >> looked like the clemson fan was up, mike. >> uh-oh. >> oh, no. maybe he had a rough night. i bet he had a rough day yesterday and the day before with the rain coming downside ways. hopefully they were waterproof enough to keep them comfortable as they could be. here's a look where the potential ra i