small aftershocks. so far no reports of damage. >> i want to thank you, our abc 7 news viewers have been tweeting to us about what they felt, where they felt it. pete felt it there. very subtle shakes that lasted a second and felt like a vibration than anything else. >> and a viewer -- we're looking for these tweets. they should be showing up on your screen. we're going to have those hopefully shortly. we thank everyone for checking in. >> we do. we know that some of you, including one viewer in the south bay was telling me they felt it down there. not very -- not a really hard shake but they felt it. amy hollyfield is live near the epicenter this morning in piedmont. hi, amy. >> reporter: hi. good morning, reggie. want to show you the area impacted. piedmont is where this quake was centered. we came here as soon as we heard about it. we wanted to check on piedmont. we see that the lights are still

on. we haven't found any damage, any obvious damage as we drive around and take a look. we have, though, talked to people who did feel it. >> lived by the coliseum. i was hanging out, coming to work. i heard or felt a little boom and then a little shake. i got ready to move but there was small -- >> now, take a peek into mulberry's market here in piedmont. that's always a good place to see. has anything fell off the shelves. seen no damage. we talked to people who work here. they haven't seen any issues. they have bottles of wine on the shelves. they're all still standing. lots of good news to report from piedmont. there's probably sleepy people. it was an intense enough jolt that it seems to have woken up a lot of people this morning. reporting live in piedmont, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news.

amy, as long as the line is okay, we're okay. thanks so much. >> oh, boy. after something like an earthquake wakes you up, you can't go back to sleep. >> especially after you hear what's happening with our weather. that's the other big story. live doppler 7 fired up. mike, we can't say this enough. it's going to be a downpour. >> it will be a downpour that lasts for maybe a couple of hours. at least the heavy rain for sure. that's when it's most intense. you'll have the fastest floodsing. that's why we're under a flash flood watch. go through all that of in the next several weather hits. strong gusts to 60 miles per hour. downed trees and power lines. it's a strong storm. 3 on our storm impact scale. we've got light rain in the higher elevations on the peninsula towards the monterey bay. you can see a light shower over the epicenter of where the earthquake was this morning. at least near berkeley and piedmont. there was a small one near los

altos hills. you can see scattered light rain in the north bay. but it comes steadier further into the north bay. like here in san rafael where you can -- i should say walnut creek. we're seeing that light rain also. light rain this morning, heavier at noon. moderate to heavy at 4:00. the storm builds throughout the day. let's find out about the driest commute. but even though it's dry in some areas it's still wet on the roads, frances. >> yeah, mike. it's definitely causing problems out there. in fact, a problem reported on the bay bridge headed westbound in treasure island. there's this accident southbound 680 in sunol that has been blocking a lane. traffic backed up in the same area. there was a truck reportedly going north in the southbound lanes. that's adding to the confusion and the delays. luckily, chp is there. hopefully that clears up fairly quickly. also in the north bay, southbound 101 sausalito at

spencer, mud and rock slides reported in one lane. here's a live shot of 680 and walnut creek, brake lights approaching highway 24. you can see how the weather is affecting the commute on the 680 ride and impacting that accident in the sunol area. reggie, alexis. >> thank you, frances. the highway patrol says the rain was likely a factor in this crash. it delayed drivers on highway 24 last night. a tesla service van overturned. the driver suffered minor injuries. there could be flooding devastated by the camp fire. >> people in burn areas are advised to seek higher grounds. the butte county sheriff issued an evacuation warning for the town of pull ga. if flooding occurs, it can quickly become a dangerous and life-threatening situation. the rest of butte county under a flood watch now. stick with us on abc 7 as we track the wet weather today.

live doppler 7 will show you when the storm moves into the bay area. you can access it right from your phone. download our abc 7 news app. we have breaking news in san francisco. 20 people out of their homes after two house fires this morning. >> it happened near leibig street and san jose avenue. fire crews are still on the scene where matt keller is with the latest. matt? >> reporter: good morning, alexis. you can see a lot of debris inside this home. some of it was brought out to the sidewalk. that's an issue for firefighters. they're on fire watch right now. they want to make sure nothing reignites inside the home this morning. the first call came in at 12:15 on leibig street. they found the home with black smoke pouring out from both floors. fire spread to the attic of an adjacent home. firefighters put up a ladder to the second floor of the first home as they went into rescue mode. they pulled out three people from the building. six others were able to escape to the backyard. four adults and a child were

taken to the hospital. the child has minor injuries. at least two of the adults are in critical condition. firefighters were having a difficult time getting a hose line established inside the home. >> there's a lot of contents in that building. it was hard to get around. we have a picture of the building. see any contents in the windows piled up as well as on the adjacent levels. >> reporter: a firefighter was taken to the hospital to get an injury to their face checked out. 11 people escaped from the adjacent home. 21 people total displaced. firefighters were -- looking for a cause or investigation. >> matt keller. abc 7 news. new this morning, san jose police are looking for these two men. they are the suspects in a deadly shooting at el rancho liquors. this is new surveillance video from outside the store at west alma and alma din avenue. nathan johnson harper was the man shot and killed there last month.

investigators haven't released details about a motive or what led up to a shooting. if you recognize the suspects, call san jose police. >> new at 6:00 a.m., muni drivers and transit fare inspectors will soon see the escalation training and attempt to reduce violent attacks. the examiner reports the board of directors approved a $3 million contract with consulting firms to give anti-escalation tactics to muni -- in an effort to reduce assaults. they called for the training late last year. new at 6:00, oyster harvesting can selds in the north bay. the serious outbreak linked to a popular company. >> colin kaepernick before the rapper agreed on a huge performance. out and about. it's dry early. not raining everywhere. it is still with scattered showers and rain on the roads. it's going to be nothing like this evening. we'll have blinding downpours we'll have blinding downpours and standing water o

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live doppler 7 showing another round of lighter showers

moving into the north bay. moving north and keeping you wechlt it's raining very lightly here at the golden gate bridge. out and about today, heavy rain. it's going to be poor there. poor if you're exercising. a wind you can maybe get out there when the wind is lighter like this morning. go to the sierra. it's already developing. it will linger through tomorrow. i'm concerned with the east-west bridge at richmond-san rafael bay bridge. san mateo and the dumbarton bridge. you'll have a cross wind at 50 miles per hour at times. it's really going to be a wiet knuckler for high-profile vehicles starting this afternoon at 1:00. east bay valleys, stray showers until 10:00 and then noon on we get rain becoming thunderstorms. heavier rain during the evening hours. notice everywhere, the temperatures climb throughout the day. even in the evening hours when the intense showers hit the peninsula. your driest period. in the south bay, the driest period is 8:00 to 10:00. then from noon on, the flood gates open.

we are lucky. king tides start tomorrow and they climax on sunday. otherwise, we would have flooding all around the bay shore. right now the high surf warning and dangerous surf is at the coast. 5:00 tomorrow morning through 5:00 friday morning. frances. >> earlier stall reported but it looks like they've cleared it. here's a live shot as you make your way towards treasure island out of oakland. you can see there are brake lights out there. it's not too bad. the drive time for you heading across the bay bridge is only 13 minutes. westbound 80 a little slow from highway 4 in herk luis lease to the maze. a 25-minute trip. looking good from san francisco to sfo. b.a.r.t. reporting residual delays. due to the earlier earthquake, they had to slow down the tracks. this is an improvement from the 20-minute delays from earlier. here's a live shot of 101 in san vaf yell. southbound 101 on the right side. if you make your way towards

sausalito at spencer, there's a rock and mudslide reportedly in the right line. fine as you head across the golden gate bridge. new spinout in novato. this looks like it will be cleared quickly. closed to oyster harvesting because of a norovirus outbreak. according to our partners at the marin ij. several people came down with the virus. the source was tracked to hog island oyster company in marshall. og island recalled the oysters in question. no more illnesses have been reported. new at 6:00, bay area college students having trouble signing up for classes. what's blamed and recommendation what's blamed and recommendation for fresh-baked, and hand-crafted, with 100% clean ingredients. just a few good reason to give into your cravings. now delivering. panera. food as it shod be. unpredictable crohn's symptoms following you?

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>> if you're trying to register for the spring semester at ccsf, you have more time. the deadline is extended to february 4th because of major glitches with the college's new computer system. the system went live in november and students almost immediately began reporting problems. school officials say a student should register in person or call the college's help line to get specifics. new this morning, more on that controversy surrounding the super bowl halftime show. >> travis scott reportedly consulted with colin kaepernick

before confirming his super bowl appearance. according to variet magazine, scott and kaepernick had at least one phone conversation before the rapper said yes. some performers turned down the halftime show in support of kap and other players. travis scott and -- will join maroon 5 during the show this year. >> now we'll talk about one of several big stories happening today. the weather. it's going to be quite a mess outside. it starts soon. hi mike. we're seeing light showers right now. you can see there at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is wet. let's jump into the accuweather highlights. windy, heavy showers and thunderstorms more so this afternoon and evening. showers are scattered after midnight. but they'll hang around for tomorrow and there's more chances albeit minor for friday and sunday. the first one, flash flooding everywhere today is possible starting at 3:00.

this afternoon, at 3:00, there's a window of 12 hours where we could have rapidly rising waters. with the sun setting, the best chance of seeing this is going to be when it's dark. be prepared for the darkness and have a flashlight ready and escape route. for lake and solano counties, it starts at 4:00 until 7:00 tomorrow morning. burn scars, the big issue right there with debris floats. winds will be strong in the valleys. up to 50 miles per hour. they start at 1:00 this afternoon. a 14-hour window of noisy weather that could put down some trees, power lines. same thing into the higher elevation but the wind will be faster. up to 60 to 65 miles per hour. here's a look at the storm mainly hitting the north bay with scattered rains for the rest of us. impressive looking storm for us. at 7:00 this morning, scattered showers. by noon, all the way through the evening hours. we even see reds and darker

reds. we're seeing future radar returns never seen before. that's how intense the storms are going to be later on today. thursday is a 2. friday is a 1. both are trending drier. once we get to monday, we've got a couple of weeks with dry weather. frances? >> we're going to sky 7 flying over the bay bridge. you can see traffic is backed up as you approach the maze. you see all the headlights stacked up as you approach the maze. it's backed up into oakland as wechlt i also want to take you to the bay bridge toll plaza where an accident was reported. i saw tow trucks earlier. it looks like they have cleared the crash from the lanes and traffic again as you backed up well into the maze as you saw from sky 7. b.a.r.t. also still reporting ten-minute delays from the earlier earthquake. they were running the trains more slowly and checking the tracks. cal trans and ace trains reporting no trouble. there is a hotspot developing in the north bay. south 101 in sausalito, it will

be blocked due to mud and rock slides. cars are coming in really fast or they're going to put up signs and that will be out there for a while causing delays for folks heading into san francisco and an accident southbound 680 at sunol highway 84 still causing problems. traffic is backed up almost towards pleasanton. reggie, alexis. >> wait until tonight. it's going to be something else for rush hour. thanks so much, frances. "good morning america" coming up at 7:00. >> ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> hi alexis and reggie. we're highlighting that storm this morning. but also coming up on gma, we have that breaking news from the terror attack overseas. an american and more than a dozen others killed after a gunman and suicide bomber attacked a luxury hotel complex. more gunfire and authorities getting people to safety. we're live on the scene with the latest chs. also this morning, a terrifying moment for any parent caught on camera. that is a car seat flying out of a car that was moving with a

toddler strapped in. thankfully, the child is okay. we're going to have what you need to know before installing a car seat so this doesn't happen to you. plus, youtube is cracking down on the prank videos like the bird box challenge. a parenting alert. with i went to radio city for the "dancing with the stars" tour. went up on stage. just 6,000 people in the audience. see how it went on gma. >> i was watching yesterday and your costume looked really amazing. >> thank you. sequin all over everything and it looks special. especially that leotard. >> sequins always help. happy belated birthday, too, ginger. >> i'm sorry we missed it. >> thank you all. no problem. >> we'll see you later. new year, new you. jennifer ashton is breaking down what you should be eating and when. san francisco-based airbnb expands outside of the city.

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south bay. an inch to two inches in the north bay. with more showers and thunderstorms possible tomorrow, that's when all of us reach the inch threshold to even 3 to 3.5 inches. you can see why the storm is a 3 on the storm impact scale. reggie? >> thanks, mike. in the east bay, caser permanente -- they plan to purchase an apartment building in east oakland. oakland mayor libby schaaf helps to unveil the initiative at oakland city hall. kaiser's city hall says it's a major component to improving health. >> they believe that the notion or the idea that someone would have to go to bed on the streets of america as their home is unacceptable in the most wealthiest country that we all live in. >> that building will house 500 people over the age of 50. >> new at 6:00, new research on the body's metabolism shows when you eat is as important as what

you eat. pre-planning your meals and scleep schedule can help with weight loss. dr. ashton explains why it's good to eat heavier meals during the day. >> a good lunchtime meal, more portion size than this. but you have protein, vegetables and you have healthy carbs. when you go to your dinnertime meal, protein and vegetables but leave off the carbs. if you don't burn the carbs it's getting stored as fat. >> that didn't look like very much food, it d. it? >> especially at dinnertime. coming up on gma, dr. ashton explains how other factors, night shift and exercise affects weight loss. gma begins at 7:00 a.m. after abc 7 mornings. >> i know it looks like we're put together from this point up on your tv screen, but that overnight shift is no joke. it will mess with you. >> do we look put together? >> oh, right, we don't. >> okay.

>> good point. next at 6:30, we're tracking the breaking news that woke up a lot of you in the east bay. a 3.4 magnitude earthquake. a 3.4 magnitude earthquake. >> the storm headed for us this

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live over breaking news. b.a.r.t. was delayed for a while this morning because of an earthquake and many of you felt it. we have live coverage from piedmont near the epicenter. our big story this morning, the weather. a live look outside. all right. so it is sort of drizzling in some places now. you're not going to believe what's coming. rain, wind, a deluge if you will. >> uh-huh. good morning on this wednesday, january 16th. we have live doppler 7 behind us. when that hans, it's going to be bad. >> whoop whoop. >> sound the alarm. >> monday we had scattered showers. yesterday a more steady rain. if you thought yesterday was annoying, wait until you see the rest of this forecast. it will go from annoying to down right dangerous. seriously. let's talk about it. set the table right now. you can see scattered light showers there. just showing green on live doppler 7. what to expect the rest of the

day, especially once the clock strikes noon today. that's when the downpours start to roll in and the winds begin around 1:00. flooding, downed trees, that's more likely during the evening hours when the thunderstorms come in and after the soils are saturated to the point they can't handle the downpours. we may have minor mudslides in the steeper terrain today. the storm builds. lighter intensity. noon, it becomes heavier. moderate to heavy. then it becomes intense by 7:00 with the lightning and the thunder and the downpours and the locally faster wind. there it is. frances, how about the commute this morning. >> we have better news now on b.a.r.t. reporting no delays. they're back on time. everything is back on track. here's a live view from sky 7 looking at one of the b.a.r.t. stations in the east bay right now. the bay bridge toll plaza, had a few problems this morning.

traffic is backed up into the maze. at least a 20-minute delay getting to the bay bridge toll. we've got traffic in a few spots. but southbound 101 in sausalito, earlier mud and rockslide at spencer. we're going to try to find out more about this. cars were going by very quickly as they approach the scene. right now, a few little accidents. i'll tell you about that in my next report. reggie, alexis. >> back to the breaking news this morning in the east bay. a small earthquake and two aftershocks fell on the hayward fault at 4:42 this morning. >> if you felt it, it was a 3.4. centered just north of piedmont. abc 7 news reportr amy hollyfield is live with the action. amy? >> reporter: hi, gorngs alexis. we wanted to get to piedmont to check on things. we're finding lots of good news. the lights are on, power is on. we haven't seen any damage. we want to report to you about b.a.r.t. we have a shot of the macarthur b.a.r.t. station for you. want to tell you what they do

when something like this happens. it's standard procedure. they check the tracks for damage. that does create a bit of a delay. they have finished that inspection. everything looks good. trains are running. what we've most noticed about this earthquake is that people did feel it. it was strong enough to jolt people and also knock a few things around. >> i was already getting up, taking a frind to the airport and a cymbal fell down on my drum set in the music room. that sort of woke me up. i felt some shaking. i was brushing my teeth. >> how did you react? >> i said uh-oh. i stopped for a minute and thought oh, no, are we having the big one with all the wet weather and the ground moving. it wasn't. everything is still in place. >> reporter: here's a look inside mulberry's market in piedmont. as you see, everything is still in place. always a good place to check to

see if anything was knocked off the shelves. wine bottles still standing. everything looks good inside. the biggest side effect this morning is probably going to be a lack of sleep. people in this area -- the form of the earthquake, did hit at 4:42 this morning. live in piedmont, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> once you're up, you're up. amy, thank you. we've been updating this breaking news with the news app. you can get customized push alerts where you live any time breaking news happens. developing news from plaster county, a plan accused of shooting at least two people is now dead. >> the sheriff's department tells us the suspected gunman fired at multiple homes from newcastle to loomis. he was found near highway 65 where authorities say the suspect crashed with another driver. deputies moved in to arrest him and shots were fired. the suspect and a canine with hit by bullets. the canine is expected to be

okay. the suspect's identity not released. the identity of the victims not released. berkeley police are investigating a series of brazen robberies. they released a video of one of the attacks involving a group of women. the surveillance video show a violent struggle. they grabbed 89 north face jackets inside young's backpacking on telegraph avenue. one employee got hurt trying to stop them around closing time last wednesday. >> she was going out here. >> earlier on that same day, three women took about 120 pairs of pants from the lululemon store on fourth street before they dashed outside. police are looking for any lengths from that robbery to the young backpacking robbery. >> when you have cases like this, there's varying descriptions and things like

this. they're going to be looking at the video surveillance. >> a group of thieves grabbed items in the berkeley location in july. >> there's more trouble for pg&e this morning. butte county is suing the company over the camp fire. the county claims it sparked from a pg&e high voltage power line that sparked the inferno. county leaders say the company was aware of the risks that the lines posed. it destroyed 18,000 structures and 86 people died. pg&e says the cause of the camp fire hasn't been determined. the company filed for bankruptcy on monday due to wildfire lawsuits. in the south bay, motorized scooters and bike share programs are banned. >> the mercury news reports that the city council voted to extend an emergency ban until december. officials want to create new regulations before launching a pilot program for scooter and bike share companies. the moratorium does not prevent personal riding, only

pre-prohibits companies from placing scooters and bikes. setting up temporary flood barriers. crews started around midnight and out until 8:00 this morning. workers are also on stand by just in case they're needed during the storm. if you live in san francisco, officials say you can report any clogged storm drains by calling 311. rough weather could impact ferry service today. the san francisco-based ferry is warning passengers that rain and winds could make the evening commute difficult and possibly dangerous. ferry operators are ready to suspend service if they think it's not safe to be on the water. if you're thinking about headed to the sierra, cal trans says don't. you're looking at video recorded by cal trans traffic cameras in the mountains last night. both directions of interstate 80 were closed after snow fell off a hillside and on to the roadway. chains are required on 80 from cisco and placid county.

an avalanche warning for back country areas above 7,000 feet around lake tahoe. all of this is to say that we wanted to download the abc 7 news app. you get live doppler 7 on your smartphone. you can track the storm where you live with customized forecasts. we just had a light shower move through san rafael. it's heading up highway 101 and towards novato. you can see right there, next to it, i've put the live camera. definitely drops on there. here's a look at san jose on the other end where it's just mainly cloudy. you can see the residual moisture is still on the streets and highways everywhere this morning. there will be standing water on the evening commute. mass transit, wet and windy. no matter how you commute, the wind and the rain will get you. it will be choppy and windy on the bay. talked about. alexis just did. the ferry rides being canceled. it will also cause danger on the east-west bridges with a cross wind gusting to 52 miles per hour. so not only is it going to be slick and wet, but then you got

that wind that will be pushing you across those bridges. be careful. here we are in the north bay. 8:00 to 8:00. temperatures get warmer. the rain goes from scattered at 8:00 to steady at 10:00 to thunderstorms at 6:00, 8:00 this evening. in the east bay, you can see a little bit of a breakthrough 8:00. scattered showers at 10:00. from noon on, it gets more intense. temperatures climb this evening into the low 60s. san francisco, little bit of a break around 8:00. maybe a spotty shower and 55. scattered showers at 10:00. look from noon on, it gets more intense and the temperature here climbs to 60. you need that warmer air the more buoyant air, the air with more moisture in it to create the thunderstorms. this heechk, scattered light rain. i want to bring in frances to talk about the commute. >> we've had quite a few problems already. spinouts and crashes. if it's bad now, it's going to

be who horrendous this evening. south 101 at spencer, the right lane is blocked due to mud and rocks in the right lane and it looks like this may be a long-term closure. traffic is slowing right now through the area. we'll keep you posted on that. you can find out more on our abc 7 news app. southbound 680 is slow through the sunol grade because of an earlier accident. a new crash reported as well. this is northbound 85 near highway 17. it looks like they're trying to clear to the right hand lanes. you can see northbound 85 is backed up almost to highway 87. i want to show you drive times as well. westbound 580, tracy to dublin. there were earlier problems. 37 minutes for the a drive time. southbound 101, san rafael to san francisco, because of that rockslide in sausalito, right now it's 18 minutes. reggie, alexis? >> thank you, frances. sears could be saved.

the last minute move overnight that will keep hundreds of stores open. the reason tesla wants you to hack their system. >> announcer: the abc 7 storm impact scale. today is a level 3. look out for flooding, hazards on the roads and possible power outages. outages. stay ahead of

coming up on wet wednesday. if you have a second stop, check out this rare sight in maine. it's a giant ice disk spinning in the river. this is drone video giving a view from above. it resembles a full moon or frozen crop circles. there's signs of physics behind it. the thickness of the ice and even the shape of the rivers will create what's called a rotational shear and when it freezes, you get a chunk of ice like this. look like it's rotating. it becomes rounder. that's pretty cool, isn't it? >> we don't have anything like that. it's not that cold here. except for the high country today, we have snow. let me go through everything. we head to the high country. >> it will be slippery friday. saturday is when you get the green light to head through the high country. the most intense snow until noon. it means white-out conditions.

winds gusting 75 to 100 miles per hour. you can't see anything. 80 may be shut down because of that. winter storm warning continues. that's why friday won't be a great day to travel. 4:00 this afternoon, 7:00 a.m. friday. we've got the blizzard conditions creating avalanche periods of high intensity of snow that could create the avalanches. we'll get a break friday and saturday, more snow sunday. breaking news. six people hurt in more than a dozen forced out of their homes overnight after two fires in san francisco. >> abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live at the scene. matt, some of the residents had to be rescued. >> reporter: that's true, alexis. the fire came through earlier. they're look to go see what started this fire. they're making sure nothing reignites in any of these homes. the first call came in at 12:15 this morning here on leibig

street. black smoke poured out from both floors, fire spread to the attic of an adjacent home. difficult for firefighters to establish a hose line inside. engine 33 put up a ladder to the second floor as they went in to rescue mode. >> did a fantastic job. the engine operator guy got an occupant out. the conditions were heavy black smoke pumping out of both floors. they also pulled two more occupants out while trying to decide where to leave the first hose line. >> four adults and a child were taken to the hospital. the child has minor injuries. three adults in critical condition. firefighter taken to the hospital and was treated and released. firefighters say a total of 21 people were displaced. city services and the red cross helping them out. matt keller. abc 7 news. matt, thank you. >> a candlelight vigil in honor

of two teenage girls killed in a crash. that large crowd gathered in the walmart parking lot across the street from where the crash happened. 13-year-old jaya leitner and leanna ruben were among six teenagers in the car that slammed into a tree friday night. speed and wet roads were likely factors in the crash. we're following breaking news from capitol hill. house speaker nancy pelosi is asking president trump to postpone a state of the union. in a new letter, sfran democrat helped president trump. the speech scheduled for january 29th should be postponed due to the ongoing government shutdown. so far no response from president trump. we're now on day 26 of the partial government shutdown. there's little sign that the democrats and republicans are close to an agreement. >> 42,000 active duty coast guard members missed their paycheck yesterday. now 46,000 irs employees and 17,000 faa safety inspectors

have been called back to work without pay. sick calls from 47,000 tsa workers without pay had doubled. >> 500 federal workers including tsa and customs agents and air traffic controllers work at mineta san jose national airport. >> they will hold an emergency meeting to discuss how to pay the workers. one solution on the table using airport funds to provide no interest, short-term loans to employees. >> the loans would eventually be repaid once workers receive back pay. >> private sector banks as well to see if they can help. we know that there are credit unions and others that are stepping up. >> since the partial shutdown, daily absence rate at the airport has risen from 3% to about 14%. another democrat throwing her hat into the 2020 presidential ring. new york senator, kiersten gillibrand is taking a run. she's launched an exploratory

committee. she plans to spend the weekend campaigning. there could be more than a dozen democrats running for president, including california senator kamala harris. if you don't have $50,000 just laying around to buy a tesla model 3, here's one way to get one for free. hack into tesla's computer system. >> it's called pone to own. it's part of a hackers find weaknesses in operating system. the first person to hack tesla is going to get a model 3. you can actually still get something if you're not first. tesla is giving away more than $900,000 in cash prizes to hackers. i knew i should have been a hacker. >> i guess sometimes it pays. instead, i'm giving you your morning money report. sears stores will stay open. >> there are multiple reports that chairman eddie lamb pert's bid has been approved. his final offer included an original $5 billion bid and $120

million cash deposit through a hedge fund. it will keep stores open and save 50,000 jobs. they filed for bankruptcy in october. san francisco-based airbnb is expanding to the south bay. according to the business journal, airbnb will open a new office in san jose in the next couple of months. the office will house about 50 employees. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange. we're up this morning about 137 points as trading gets under way. this next story is just amazing. it is easy to take hearing for granted if you've never lost it. >> we want to share with you a baby's joy when she's fitted with hearing aids for the first time. time. >> baby sister. >> i love that she thinks it's so funny. >> she does. she loves it. >> that was 11-month-old scarlet benjamin's reaction after hearing her sister for the first

time following a hearing aid fitting in georgia last week. her impromptu laughing brought her mother to tears. she's joyfully absorbing all the sounds around here now. >> bring a grown man to tears. >> it really will. >> mike, we got some tissues over here. it does though. that's so sweet. >> super sweet. >> who doesn't want to hear the sound of baby's laughter. i could listen to that all day long. >> i love seeing that. she's so happy. the joy, man, it goes fast. it really goes fast. shall we talk about the weather? >> let's do it. >> i think we need to. something we need to seriously take and give it the respect it needs. that's coming. >> i've been asked will it get us back for the rain season? probably not. but it will be close. mark skinner, cal north bay mountains, heavy rain, gusty winds, it's a 3.

strong. more showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. it's a 2. a slight chance for friday and saturday. those are 1s. i'll show that you in the forecast. a lot to talk about. all of us under the threat of flooding starting at 1:00 this morning to this afternoon. you have to be ready. have an evacuation route ready. this could happen once the sunsets. have a flashlight also. lake and mendocino counties, 7:00 to 4:00. lake county, all of us in the valleys, we'll get up to 50 mile per hour winds. 1:00 this afternoon, 3:00 tomorrow morning. up in the mountains and hills, it will be faster. up to 60 miles per hour. we'll have trees down and power outages. look at the coast, 5:00 tomorrow morning, 5:00 friday evening, 36 hours of strong swells. here we are at 7:00. most of the rain up in the north bay until noon. then look at that. yellows, oranges, reds until

4:30. then the evening hours, more red. that's when we'll have the best chance of wind damage and ponding on the roadways. that will leave us by midnight. but we've got more rain for tomorrow with a 2. even thunderstorms are possible. then that one friday a break for sure. saturday and starting monday next week. extended period of dry weather. get ready for this afternoon and evening. frances? >> we have several no problems on the san mateo bridge. traffic is better than a couple hours ago. we'll take you there. one was reported on northbound 101. southbound 880 through hayward, an accident at a street was temporarily blocking all lanes. it has been cleared. there's still one at tennyson that may be blocking lanes. possibly one of the drivers of the vehicle fled on foot. but southbound 880 is slow as you make your way through the area. westbound -- you can see with the live shot of the san mateo bridge. you make your way from hayward and san mateo the drive time is

22 minutes. the dumbarton bridge slow as well. that drive time is 13 minutes. a beloved cat is finally back home where she belongs after surviving the camp fire in butte county. the san francisco spca shared this picture of olive reunited with her owner. the shelter had been treating her after she was hurt. olive practically threw herself into her owner's arms when they were reunited. purring and snuggling up to her. youtube is banning videos which show dangerous challenges and pranks. this comes after the viral bird box challenge inspired by the netflix movie bird box. many users are posting videos of people doing stupid things with a blindfold on. some people are driving or walking on the street. youtube says it's going to take down videos of people risking serious danger or death which just makes sense. >> i can't believe that we even

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zooifrnlts 6:57. whether you're just joining us or about to go out the door, here are the seven things to know as you go out the door. breaking news. an early morning jolt woke up a lot of us across the bay area. it was a 3.4 magnitude earthquake this morning. it was centered in the piedmont area. no reports of any injuries or damages. >> we have delays at sfo already. we'll probably have airport wind warnings going out of there. the storm intensifies as we head throughout the day with thunderstorms. flooding, wind, damage, you name it. number 3, breaking news in san francisco. at least 20 people without a home. on leibig street. >> a new letter -- nancy pelosi

asking president trump to postpone the state of the union address due to the ongoing government shutdown. no response yet from president trump. number 5, help for federal employees of mineta san jose international airport. city officials will meet today to discuss how to pay the workers during the government shutdown. all right. number 6, we've had numerous accidents this morning. but southbound 101 in sausalito is going to be slow because of a mud and rockslide blocking the right lane. it's going to be worse tonight. number 7, if you don't have $50,000 laying around to buy a tesla model 3, here's a way to get a free one. hack into tesla's computer system. a new contest is challenging hackers to find weaknesses in software programs and operating systems. the first person to hack it, wins it. >> leave it to elon musk to come up with a contest to give away one of his products for free and helps his company too. >> only costs him $50,000.

instead of paying a full-time employee to do that. >> genius. >> what time does it get really bad so people go home earl good morning, america. breaking news. [ shots ] an american killed in that terror attack overseas. at least 14 people killed when gunmen and a suicide bomber stormed a luxury hotel complex. people jumped from windows to escape. more gunfire rang out overnight as authorities still trying to get everyone out safely. we're live on the scene with the latest. back here at home. two major storms, out west, flooding and mudslides. and now the east bracing as an arctic blast moves in. new outrage. as the government shutdown hits day 26, the trump administration ordering nearly 50,000 workers back on the job without pay.