breaking news right now at 5:00, the death of broadway legend carol channing. a look back at her life and ties to the bay area. good morning. it is tuesday january 15th. you're never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast. pretty quiet now. not going to stay that way. let's check in with mike nicco. >> carol channing and that voice. >> it's a big loss. >> the voice. you always knew it was her. the storm impact scale. mother nature talking a little bit today also, light to moderate showers, isolated thunderstorm is possible and breezy at times. our radar returns across south bay, santa cruz mountains, in the hills east of santa clara valley you can see yellows there. we've got thunderstorms off sonoma county coast.

those are going to stay off the coast. maybe clip the mendocino coast. definitely see a moist plume of air coming our way and sprinkles show up in the exploratorium camera. 47 to 51 with showers. i think the intensity and coverage will increase a little from noon to 4:00 and then start to back off during the evening hours as we take a break before tomorrow's strong storm rolls on. we'll talk more about that coming up. how about the commute? here is alexis. >> overall we've been looking good, mike. i want to show you the bay bridge toll plaza where we do not have pleatering lights yet. that skhoo happhould happen 20, minutes. a collision past the toll plaza. one fast lane is blocked. the driver is trying to get over to the right-hand shoulder. one lane is blocked and we have a bridge crew on the way to assist. we'll keep an eye on that. can't see much of a back-up forming due to that. albany to the maze five minutes, southbound 880, fremont to san

jose, 14, no delays northbound 280, highway 101 to cupertino. you're looking good at 10 minutes. new overnight we have new video of a two-car crash in san jose. it happened on monterey north of bernal. you can see the silver car is just destroyed. the white car suffered significant damage to the hood of the car. first responders treated one person involved in the scene and we don't have an update on that person's condition. now to breaking news. broadway icon and bay area native carol channing has died. >> her publicist confirmed her passing this morning. she died at her home in rancho mirage in southern california from natural causes. channing had suffered strokes in the last year. the actress starred in some of broadway's most iconic roles in the '40s, '50s and '60s including her biggest role in hello dolly. channing was born in seattle but actually grew up in san francisco. in fact, she graduated from lowell high school where the theater is named after her. carol channing was 97 years old.

alexis, i was just reading she played almost 5,000 performances of hello dolly, which is unheard of. >> certainly lived a very full life. >> she had. a legend, indeed. now that we know pg&e is filing for bankruptcy, there are a lot of lingering questios about how that affects all of us. >> as customers face the possibility of rising bills, the company's former ceo is walking away now with millions. abc 7 news reporter matt keller live for us in san jose. matt. >> i want to make sure everyone out there understands that their electricity and gas is still going to be flowing into their homes. that's not a concern. but there will be other impacts. you see, pg&e filed for bankruptcy about 18 years ago. that was due to california's deregulated energy market and market manipulation. due to down grades in credit.

so the state might have to -- the department of water resource bonds are part of your pg&e bill today. >> having some problems there with matt's audio but we'll get back to him a little later on. do you have a question of what this means for you? i don't blame you. whether you're a rate payer, employee or share player we want to leer from you. on abc7news.com, submit your questions on a form and we'll work to get you some answers. new this morning morgan police want to find a 57-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a child. arturo padilla assaulted a minor under 14 in november. the santa clara district attorney's office just charged him following an investigation. authorities need help tracking hem down. padilla is known to frequent morgan hill, san jose and fremont. new details on the jayme closs kidnapping investigation. >> she was the wisconsin teen

held captive for three months before escaping. new court documents revealed the suspect did not know the girl. investigators say he targeted her after seeing her get off the school bus. abc news reporter alex perez has more. >> reporter: in first look, patterson stared straight ahead as charges were read. the man accused of murdering her parents and kidnapping jayme closs did not enter a plea. newly released court documents. patterson said he held jayme captive in his home where jayme told investigators he barricaded her under his bed up to 12 hours at a time with no food, water, or bathroom breaks. in the complaint he said he stacked totes with laundry bins and barbells to detect if she tried to escape. she did escape. she made her move. escaping to find jeannie nutter a few miles away. >> i have many deputies headed

that way. >> coming up at 7:00 a.m. john walsh joins us live to tell you how to keep your child safe. with "gma" first look i'm alex perez, abc news, wisconsin. only about a third of students showed up to school in los angeles during the first day of a teachers strike yesterday. more than 30,000 teachers walked out after contract talks broke down. teachers are demanding smaller class sizes, more support staff and higher pay. los angeles is the second highest school district in the country. school officials are working to ensure parents campuses are in full operation. teachers in oakland school district are locked in a negotiation battle and say they could walk out. >> it is likely there could be a strike in oakland in early to mid february if there's no significant movement to truly address ending the teacher retention crisis. >> oakland teachers held a rally over the weekend in support of l.a. teachers.

teachers of life academy in oakland have called for a one-day strike on friday. they say this so-called sickout is to show district officials that teachers are ready to strike for higher wages and smaller class sizes. educators from other schools are expected to take part in the rally and strike on friday. happening today parents will deliver petitions to change the controversial name of the dixie school district in san rafael. critics of the name say dixie is a reference to confederacy and slavery. several new names including john muir, big rock and live oak. parents plan to attend the board of trustees meeting where the issue will be discussed. the board is required to vote within 40 days. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away from accuweather forecast. mid to upper 40s in just about every neighborhood in east black hawk and lymivermore. san jose, oakland, san francisco, santa rosa and napa.

everyone else mid to upper 40s. you see a little light rain falling in san francisco as we look down the bridge. it's going to be there in waves. exercising use our app so you can find a window of rain to get outside. if you're going to be on the bay and deal with the wet weather, you'll have calm conditions today compared to the breezes that are going to kick up tomorrow and thursday. here is a look at north bay. scattered showers 8:00, 10:00, noon, maybe a little steadier at 2:00 and scattered for the rest of the day. you're the only neighborhood that has a chance of every single one of these time frames. east bay a break around 8:00 this morning and 8:00 this evening. in between chances of rain all the way up until it becomes more scattered at 6:00. our last neighborhood will be san francisco where even at 8:00 all the way up to 4:00, pretty good chance of rain. then from 6:00 to 8:00, we get a little bit of a break before 10:00, another scattered chance

of a shower. those temperatures around 52 to 55. how about that commute this morning, alexis, starting to get wetter. >> it is. we do have an increase for bart riders, bayfair station. although they are saying they fixed the problem. an equipment problem on the track but a 20 minute delay in richmond and daly city directions. they have resolved that so in recovery mode now. obviously no one wants to get off to a 20 minute delay to their commute. hopefully that will come quickly. 680, highway 4 to watt null creek looking got 6 minutes. continuing through the the east bay oakland area, 24, walnut creek highway 13, eight minutes. 580 westbound tracy to dublin in the yellow at 30 minutes. happening tonight, a vigil for two teenagers killed in a crash in antioch, at the walmart crash in antioch, at the walmart parking lot on

six teenagers were in a car that slammed into a tree. speed and wet roads were likely factors in the class. her aunt said her niece was in the front seat. she was not wearing a seat belt and thrown from the car. >> for some you get into this preteen, teenager phase of life and you really believe that you know better. not to think your life is going to change or you're going to change a life. >> the other teens have injuries ranging from moderate to life threatening. as you can see there's a growing memorial at the site of the crash. we've put together a list of local resources to help teens dealing with grief. you'll find it at abc7news.com/takeaction. look for mental health page and find your ally. happening today tsa officials are closing more security lines after more agents are calling out because they are not being paid during the government shutdown. tsa says there are more than double the normal number of sick

calls. in the bay area private security staff at sfo, so no security issues there. san jose does not use tsa agents. oakland international airport says it has not experienced any problems with staff. is it a boy or a girl? i know reggie can't wait to find out. the new details we learned about royal baby. >> i always care about other people's babies a lot. students and staff come together to show support for this teacher. why they are raising money for him. him. a white house feast for

here it is, four out of the next seven days have a chance of rain with today a 1. look at that, a strong storm that the bleed into thursday as moderate storm. sunday while still a 1 is trending dryer. wouldn't it be nice to get four days without rain? >> it should would. thank you, mike. back to the fallout after pg&e announced it was filing for bankruptcy. >> a lot of people have questions. let's get back to abc reporter matt keller live in san jose. matt. >> reporter: hi, reggie. we want to make sure everyone understands this is not going to affect gas and electricity flowing into your home. that's not a concern. there will be other impacts.

pg&e declared bankruptcy 18 years ago due to california's deregulated market and market manipulation by enron. pg&e faced a credit crumple like it might now due to down grades in its credit rating. some of the natural gas sellers are concerned about selling to pg&e on credit so the state might have to step in again and issue bonds to buy supplies for pg&e. department of water and resource bonds are part of your pg&e bill today. >> we could end up in exactly that type of situation with the state through dwr having to buy power again. once again a dwr bond charge that goes on for 20 plus years. the city of san jose is launching its own clean energy service with pg&e handling devery of power and billing. pg&e says it will be businessing a usual in spite of the bankruptcy but experts say some sort of bailout from the state and customers might be needed. the ceo resigned on sunday. bloomberg reports received a severance of 2.3 and $4.46

million. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. thank you, matt. in south bay a middle school community is doing what it can for a beloved teacher with parkinson's disease. >> he was forced into retirement as his condition worsened. amanda has a story from dartmouth middle school. >> bright are the signs. >> bright are the signs. inside the community the teacher will retire earlier than planned because of parkinson's. >> for the last week or so he plugged on like nothing was going on. >> reporter: it's taking his toll will that's why the community is honoring hill. >> he's one of those teachers pushing you. >> he's one of the most beloved teachers here. >> reporter: respect in the gofundme campaign. in more than one month $10,000 raised. >> i think our primary purpose

is to make sure that he and his family can do some family trips and spend some real quality time with each other. >> reporter: a hope shared by hill's extended family. both staff, student body and former students at dms. >> you see how one man can shape a community. >> reporter: a man as bright and bold as they come. >> he means a lot to all of us. we love him dearly. >> reporter: on january 25th, the dartmouth community is celebrating there hill. if you want to learn more about him, his condition or contribute to that gofundme payable we put a link on abc7news.com. i'm amanda comedian louis c.k. will the san jose improv wednesday and thursday. the comedian admitted to behaving inappropriately after

multiple women accused him of exposing himself. louis says he'll be trying out new material at the improv. his act at xxx adults only. some critics are calling it sickening and disgusting. by the way, both shows are sold out. it appears prince harry and his wife megan are keeping the gender of their baby a surprise. >> when duchess meghan vichtd add school, a 9-year-old asked if she was expecting a boy or girl. she said she didn't know. she's six months pregnant and expects to give birth the end of april or early may. okay. i know the two guys sitting next to me can't wait to find out whether it's a boy or a girl. >> i'm stressed about what to buy them. >> on the edge of my seat. >> did you see that weather? looked sunny and kids weren't wearing coats. >> pretty good for january. >> it's crazy.

back her at home you need the wet weather gear once again. never more than 7 minutes away, seems like, from another storm knocking on our door. walnut creek dry right now. you do have a chance, as does everybody else, of more showers. a thunderstorm is possible becoming more isolated tonight as we take a deep breath and get ready for the strongest storms wednesday and into thursday. here is a look at the afternoon hours. we'll be in the mid to upper 50s. about 55 to 59 degrees. tonight another mild night for mid january, upper 40s to low 50s. here is a look where some of our rain is reaching the ground up across the north bay. through you can see live doppler 7 mount helena. let's head down to golden gate and bay bridge, wet by a light shower heading to san rafael bridge. you can see street level, places like emeryville, sausalito, emeryville getting wet. tomorrow, the evening hours, cranks up to 3, strong, heavy rain and thunder.

winds gusting 60 miles an hour. could be damage on both front here we go through today. 3:00 tomorrow all the way through almost midnight. see all the red. it's going to come down over a several hour period. it's going to be very intense. that's why we have the possibility of some flooding and wind damage. winds will be fastest at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon to 1:00 thursday morning. the entire bay area, all of our neighborhoods, under a high wind watch. we've got solano and lake county flood watch. 4:00 tomorrow afternoon to 7:00 thursday morning. ponding on the roads, small streams and debris flows over burn scars. my accuweather seven-day forecast, today is a 1, light, ep joy that. 3 hits us hard wednesday, 2 thursday, we still have a chance of thunderstorms. friday and saturday still looking dry. i have an update on the

situation at the bay bridge toll plaza west of the metering lights. once you make it through those. we had a big rig and sedan get tangled up there in one of the fasttrack lanes. sounds like two vehicles off to the right shoulder but there is debris. crews still need to clear that. once you make it past that you are a little bit delayed as you approach the metering lights. if they aren't on yet they should be. 101 santa rosa to petaluma 14 minutes. westbound castro valley to the maze 14, northbound 280 to 185. we're getting a first look at gillette's new ad. it's not about shaving. it's about men in the wake of the #metoo movement. the company released the

two-minute commercial on social media. they expect the ad to spark debate, inspire men to act as role models, show young men how to stand up to bad behavior and treat others with respect. a lot of reaction about the meal the white house served to the college football champions. the government shutdown forced the president to get creative. it was a fast-food buffet complete with pizza, 300 mcdonald's hamburgers and plenty of fries. the clemson football team visited the white house following their win at levi's stadium last week. the white house says the president bought the team this food because much of the staff is on furlough. >> i had a choice. do we have no food for you, because we have a shutdown, or do we give you some little quick salads that the first lady will make along with the second lady they will make some salads. and i said, you guys aren't into salads. >> president trump paid for this food out of his own pocket. clemson is the first champion in a major sport to visit the white

house since the houston astros once the 2017 world series. >> there's no way the fries were hot, you know. >> i'd still eat them. >> you'd still eat them. >> yeah. >> i think not having a frosty was a miss. >> got to go with the frosty. next the seven things you need to know to start your day. need to know to start your day. >> the mayor of san jose set to

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high flooding on the roadways, small stream flooding and a moderate chance of power lines coming down. number three, a man accused of stabbing two people in vacaville is in custody this morning. 37-year-old nathaniel holland is accused of stabbing a teenager girl and a woman. a 4-year-old girl is also recovering from burns during a house fire where holland lived. number four pg&e stock will start trading on wall street during the next hour after losing more than half its value yesterday. the utility is moving forward with bankruptcy as it faces big liability charges for its role in the california rainfalls. number five raiders will meet with coliseum authority one more time to discuss possibly playing the 2019 season in oakland. they only have one season left before moving to las vegas. number six, taking a look at the roads overall. we have been quiet. check this out. bay bridge metering lights on at 5:20 this morning. ayatollah commute definitely ramping up. just past metering lights pushed offer the shoulder. >> number seven steph curry

auctioning off sneakers, the price $50,000. he signed under armour curry 6s which feature pictures. moon. the money will go to courses for schools. that's a good way to wrap that up. another full 90 minutes of news including full trouble around the controversial cleanup around the controversial cleanup of a former san francisco navy

an arrest after a house fire. back to the coliseum? amy hollyfield breaks down what could happen. a different way to avoid

debt. a proposal that would mean no loans for college students. of course there's a catch. >> there always is. >> there always is. good morning on tuesday january 15th. >> you are never more than 7 minutes away from accuweather forecast. mike nicco, you're busy this weekend, keep getting busier. >> hit the ground running, kind of work up to a full sprint tomorrow. really it is going to be unbelievable tomorrow afternoon. >> unbelievable. >> wow. >> yeah, the strongest storm this year, i think. i think so. >> okay. >> still a 3, haven't hit a 4 or 5. light to moderate showers, thunderstorm, a little breezy from time to time. here is a look at the water coming up from the south. most of it is green. as you head up the shore, yellows and oranges. downpours now. put it in motion. it's going to take over all of our neighborhoods as we head through the morning commute. back where you go. look at the exploratorium as you look west across downtown san francisco. you can see those drops.

so showers all the way through about 6:00, then a little bit of a tapering this evening. enjoy temperatures in the low- to mid-50s. how about the commute, alexis. >> overall we've been looking good, mike. we still don't have major issues. we're going the right way improving for bart warm springs station. a ten minute delay opinion richmond and daly city, an equipment problem on the track. they did fix that. they are in recovery mode and bouncing back. taking a look at some drive times this morning. those look google, too, westbound albany to the maze in the green five minutes. fremont to san jose 15 minutes. northbound 280 highway 101 to cupertino in the south bay at 11 minutes. developing overpass in the south bay san jose police investigating a reported stabbing at the hilton hotels on almaden boulevard. you can see firefighters examining a man in the neck area. he was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries. the video shows officers putting a man in handcuffs in a patrol car. it's unclear what led up to that

incident. now to a bizarre story out of solano county also involving a stabbing. the man accused of stabbing two people is in custody this morning. vacaville police arrested 37-year-old nathaniel holland last night. it all started before 7:00 p.m. at a home on alderwood drive. when police got there they found two stabbing victims and a husband on fire. a witness tells us about the commotion. >> i hear this loud -- what sounded like an explosion. then i see children just running out of the house screaming bloody murder. so i get out of my car, in walk up to the house. the front door is open. it's just engulfed in flames. a four--year-old girl was burned in the fire. police say the stabbing victims are a 16-year-old girl and a 43-year-old woman. both are expected to be okay. the stabbing and fire led to an all-out search for holland. neighbors were asked to stay in their homes and holland was found a short distance away.

vacaville police say there was some sort of confrontation when they took him into custody. shots were fired. both holland and k-9 officer were injured. it's unclear how the events unfolded. developing news about the raiders. the team may be returning to oakland for one last season. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live incidental alameda. amy. >> hi, good morning. executives here are not commenting on this report, but the coliseum authority has created a little bit of hope that maybe the raiders will play in oakland one more the executive director of the bay area authority told the news group there's a possibility the agreement can be reached for the team to play one more season at the coliseum in oakland. the team will still look for another place, but once that research is complete, the report says they will meet with the coliseum one more time. the raiders pulled out of their lease with the coliseum when the

city of oakland sued the team. now the team's owner has said he can't imagine paying for his own lawsuit by playing at the coliseum one more season and bringing in money for the season. but he says he also has to think about the fans. the team looking at the next season including levi's, santa clara, oracle park where the giants play in san francisco. there's no word when this meeting with the coliseum will take place but the nfl wants an answer saying they need to know where the raiders will be playing by the beginning of february. they have to make the schedule. they only have one more season left in the bay area before they head to their new home in las vegas. reporting live in alameda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. now it's pg&e's moment of crisis. the company is on the verge of declaring bankruptcy. >> when the utility filed for bankruptcy the first time 18 years ago, bills went up. the bankruptcy could also affect how you get your electricity.

san francisco mayor london breed discussed the possibility with abc 7 news. breed said she asked the public utilities commission to study the impact including buying pg&e equipment and infrastructure. >> we are looking at every possibility. everything is on the table. for example, you know, san francisco has a clean power sf program. we provide the power and pg&e distributes the power, the clean power, to our customers. so a distributor potentially who knows. the puc says it will have a preliminary report ready with recommendations in three months. pg&e's bankruptcy is going to continue to generate questions and we are committed to continuing coverage. you can find the stories we've already done online on twitter, facebook and at abc7news.com. the company accused of faking soil samples and falsifying records at the cleanup at the hunters point shipyard is facing new trouble this morning. the justice department is suing tetra tech. federal lawyers for the navy have filed three new lawsuits.

those will replace whistleblower lawsuits by former radiation technicians hired by tetra tech contractors. the suits claim in addition to the two tetra tech employees who admitted to faking the test, several higher level managers are also responsible. a u.s. district judge will meet with attorneys and defendants next month. the remaining third of the 800,000 federal workers will not get paid as the government shutdown enters day 25. that includes up to 53,000 members of the coast guard, the only military service branch working without getting paid. thousands of coast guard members are deployed around the world on active duty. president trump is making it clear that he will not back down telling a group of farmers to stick with him despite short-term pain. several businesses are offering help to federal workers during the shutdown. they include banks offering special credit programs and special mortgages and loan payments. we have links on our website, abc7news.com. happening today the senate

judiciary committee begins the confirmation hearing for attorney general nominee william barr. he'll face questions about president trump and the russia investigation. parr says he's willing to let special counsel robert mueller complete his work. barr would replace jeff sessions who mr. trump fired back in november. in the south bay san jose mayor liccardo will attend his first city council meeting since he was hit by a car. he tweet add photo of him and his staff yesterday. he was wearing a brace. a car hit him on his bike on new year's day. it broke his sternum and vertebrae. he has to undergo months of physical therapy. never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. this time of year we could have temperatures in the 20s and 30s but instead we're 48 to 51 degrees. let's look elsewhere. we've got mid-40s to low 50s you believe you get to alameda, one of the warm spots.

san jose 52. you can see light rain here on 101 and 880. expect that. i think we'll have more rain than yesterday even though it's still a 1. on the bay today, it will be calmer than it has been and will be. tomorrow those winds are going to howl. mass transit, prepare for rain. you can see tomorrow we're peppered with rain from 8:00, 8:00 to 10:00, steadier noon to 4:00. after that it goes away for a couple hours as the next storm regenerates off the coast. here we are in the peninsula, scattered at 8:00 and 10:00, a little steadier from noon to 4:00 and scattered showers during the evening hours. the temperatures upper 40s to low 50s today. then for the south bay, there you go. we've got scattered showers 8:00, a little steadier but light from 8:00. it gets a little breezy from 2:00 to 4:00. that's an appetizer of what's going to get us tomorrow. i'll tell you about the high wind advisory, the flood watch

and the number three, the strong storm that is coming in my accuweather seven-day forecast. i believe we're going to have thunderstorms and what a day tomorrow afternoon. all right. let's get back to the traffic and bring alexis in here. thanks for coming over here. >> yeah. >> what's going on? >> not too much. it's been pretty quiet so far today. we're certainly enjoying that while it lasts. we've only had one issue we're talking about this morning, that is westbound 80 before you get to the toll plaza, we did have a semi and sedan get tangled up. initially it was reported past the toll plaza, metering lights, sounds like before that now. in one of the fasttrack lanes. they were able to push it off to the shoulder. we had lingering debris but that is cleared out. looking at typical delays approaching metering lights and those were turned on at 5:20 this morning. not terrible, not as bad as yesterday's commute. we are looking pretty average for the most part. looking over here as weg. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, not bad, only drive time 43

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did you see yesterday where the grapevine was closed? it's possible today. wildfire a winter storm warning to 4:00 tomorrow morning. 2 feet of snow, 6500 feet, blowing sideways up to 50 miles an hour. we have snow that will increase in the sierra. look at the rain. just about everywhere from north california to southern california, border to border today. we have a went weather advisory, 24 hours up to a foot of snow at pass level, up to 3' at our peaks. the strongest storm is coming thursday. the day i day no way should you be traveling through sierra. heavy snow several feet through thursday. >> thank you, mike. a lady college football player is fighting a hard battle against cancer. >> 19-year-old ramon sanders broke his leg playing football

in november. he's treated as ucf children's hospital. his coach and teammates say his absence is felt on the field. >> he's like family to us. >> i think he knows deep down we miss him every day. >> friends are doing a fundraiser to help with medical bills and other expenses. it will take place at everett and jones barbecue in oakland. >> means a lot. shows me i have a lot of people in my corner who want to see me succeed. >> a gofundme account has been set up and we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. in the north bay some staff members out of marin county county school district may be out of a job. the high school district is proposing to reduce its budget by $3 million. that means librarians, kitchen, custodial and contracted athletic staff could be laid off. other recommendations include evening classes and computer

purchases. there will be a community meeting at redwood high school. we're going to be exploring the teacher crisis as part of our commitment to building a better bay area and we would love for you to be involved. join the conversation by adding the #betterbayarea. facebook will invest $3 million in local news. the company made the announcement overnight. the money will be aimed at grants for newsrooms and investing in nonprofits that support local news. the push to support local news comes as facebook tries to shake off its reputation as a hotbed for election meddling. students could get help paying off loans or avoiding them all together. it's called income share agreements. according to sacramento beast students would get college expenses covered in exchange for a percentage of their income over a period of 10 years. it would start six months after

they graduate. the pilot program for sophomore, junior and seniors. a hearing could be held next month. another option here, i guess. >> i would love to see the fine print. >> do the math, kids. >> are you going to end up paying more for your education in the long run or better to go the more traditional way. >> what, have mom and dad pay for it. >> no, be in debt for 30 years. >> that's the traditional way. >> okay. i get you now. wish some of large endowments. 101 and 880 we have some rain falling right now. let's take a look from the east bay hills. we just had a light shower through the area. showers today,

thunderstorm possible, 1 on the scale. strongest stores tomorrow evening. extended trending dryer. we need a break. moderate shower now. san mateo to half moon bay live doppler 7 showing a moderate shower. let's see which way these are going. they are going straight north. if you live north of those areas, get ready. you're going to get heavier rain. not as heavy as tomorrow when that strong storm comes in with heaven rain, flooding rain, thunderstorms, damaging winds. yup. even power outages are possible. that's why it's a 3. at 4:00, a little bit of a break during the morning commute up until 9:00, just scattered light showers. same thing at lunch. yellows, a solid wall rolling west, reds up in the middle of that. more reds with thunderstorms that come in around 9:00. notice they exit us by the time we get to midnight. there's more on the way for thursday. today's concerns a little

hydroplaning because of the wet weather. look at this. everything is on the board tomorrow from very high chances of hydroplaning to trees coming down. tuesday we've got another chance of thunderstorms out of a moderate storm. friday, saturday, monday for sure are going to be dry. alexis. >> our basically quiet morning continues here even though we're starting to get a little wet pavement. overall it has not been a huge factor. checking out speeds out of the central valley. westbound 205 to 580 one of our slowest spots, 14 miles an hour once you get close to altamont pass. once you make it through that stretch it's wide open through the dublin area. drive times in the green. westbound 880 to the maze, 19 michbts. bay bridge metering lights on. southbound 101 san francisco to sfo, if you're trying to catch a flight, shouldn't have any trouble getting there. you're in the green at 9 minutes. apple is rumored to have a

new ipod in development. suppliers told the supply chain blog that it would be apple's seventh generation ipod touch. the latest version of the ipod touch was first released in 2015. apple still sells it for about $200 with 32 gigabytes of storage. the ipod touch would target kids and teenagers who parents feel aren't quite ready for a smartphone. to it is bringing back to it supra. the automaker unveiled its newest version of the two-seat sports car at the detroit auto show. the 2020 to it suprawill officially go on sale in the summer. starting price about $50,000. the suprahas been off the u.s. market since 1998. i know one person who is not surprised by this. we are drinking more. a new survey found americans guzzled more beer, wine, hard liquor compared to the year before. wine consumption up 5%. premium beer is becoming more popular. we spent a combined $253 b

on alcohol. that's up $12 billion from 2017. >> i did not buy a bottle of wine at the grocery store because i didn't feel like carrying it. that's the only thing that stopped me. i won't make that mistake again. >> okay. >> new at 6:00, actress selma blair opening up about a major health battle. first new sneakers that sold for $58,000, who they belonged for $58,000, who they belonged to and where the mon

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nuplazid can increase the risk of death in elderly people with dementia-related psychosis and is not for treating symptoms unrelated to parkinson's disease. nuplazid can cause changes in heart rhythm and should not be taken if you have certain abnormal heart rhythms or take other drugs that are known to cause changes in heart rhythm. te your doctor about any changes in medicines you're taking. the most common side effects are swelling of the arms and legs and confusion. we spoke up and it made all the difference. ask your parkinson's specialist about nuplazid. look at this. every single one of us has a chance of a thunderstorm

tomorrow. but not only tomorrow, thursday. also some damaging winds. i'll show you that coming up next. miracle on the hudson. it was ten years ago today when passengers piled onto the wing of a plane in freezing new york city. flight 1549 miraculously landed on the water after a bird strike, all because of the heroic actions of captain sully sullenberger. 155 passengers and crew members were on board. a decade later amy rohrback speaking with the passengers and the captain. >> what's it like being in the shadow of this plane. >> surreal. >> appreciation for all these extra days we didn't think we would get. >> being the stewards of this story and part of living history i think is what gives us a purpose, too. you're going to hear from some of the other passengers. you will have a full report

coming up on "gma." a surfer has san francisco firefighters to thank for saving his life. he lost his board and got stranded in powerful waves near lands end yesterday afternoon. a firefighter paddled out to help him. the firefighter and surfer waited for a boat to pick them up. he was taken to the station in sauce lit, a and appeared to be fine. a bay area lawmakers wants more control over some of the dangerous streets. state senator scott wiener forcing caltrans to beef up safety on roads that run through cities. the list includes 19th avenue and park presidio in san francisco, part of highway 101. the bill would require trans to make safety improvements like bike lines and sidewalks. all right. let's take a look at the roads. we're doing fine in walnut creek. decent volume north of the 24 split. nothing significant in that

area. drive times looked good so far today, too 101 southbound santa rosa to pet petaluma. castro a valley to the maze in the green. 280 to 680 to 85 in the green, 14 minutes. let's check in with mike nicco. where is everybody today? >> i like all that green, especially when it's raining outside. let's look at potential for damaging winds starting at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon through 1:00 thursday. so a 12-hour window of winds gusting 50 to 60 miles per hour which could bring down some trees, bring down some power lines also and blowing debris. make sure you have things either inside or locked down. solano county and lake county have our best chance of flooding during the event starting at 4:00 tomorrow afternoon through 7:00 thursday morning.

>> the number of flu cases is growing. flu cases at a higher level than what we usually see this time of year. health officials say it is still not too late to protect yourself. they say everyone six months and older should get a flu shot. san francisco considering giving you a break at the library. the chronicle reports mayor london breed signaled her support for a plan that would drop the fines for because of the bacteria impact income. those who have fines account is blocked until paid. they could end the late fee system. the final decision could be up to the board of supervisors. steph curry auctioned off a pair of his used sneakers. the price, pretty outstanding. $58,000. curry signed the custom made pair of under armour curry 6s that featured images of the moon. they became known as his moon shoes after he caused a social

media storm by joking that the moon landing was staged. the money will go to a great cause, s.t.e.m. courses at schools. reggie thinks his go will $0.50. >> if that. they have no value. the new warning about teens and marijuana. researchers warning how it will impact their brain. >> fallout from pg&e bankruptcy announcement. how the move took impact your service. breaking news. legendary actress carol channing has died. tributes pouring in over the last hour. >> we will leave you with a live look outside. bay

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ahead. first this morning live doppler 7 is tracking more rain for your commute. some roads dry, others wet. tomorrow is just going to be a deluge. sounds like everyone is going to be wet. find that umbrella wherever it is. >> plan on staying home and watching us all day long. >> that's a good plan. i like that. >> that's a great plan. by the looks of your traffic everybody stayed home today, the wrong day. we'll get back to you on that. if you are traveling highway 24 you can see down to street level in m you can see showers there, 580 to 280, what a mess around castro valley, hayward and san leandro. burlingame, san bruno, heading right up to sfo where we will have some flight delays today. in fact, look at the wet on san mateo right now.