>> i'll give you a quick look at some of the rainfall totals over the last 48 hours. they are quite impressive. nearly 5 inches at san rafael. nearly 2.5 here in san francisco. an inch and a quarter in san jose. it was good drenching all over the place. but right now we're looking at live doppler 7 showing a few scattered showers moving mainly east of the bay area right now. a sprinkle or two in the north bay. this has been the pattern over the last three hours. widely scattered showers. we still have a high surf warning in effect until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. wave heights around 20 feet or higher in many locations. so let's take a look at our storm impact scale. what's left will continue to produce showers through saturday morning. it ranks one on the storm impact scale. most of the showers will fall in the north bay. so let me give you a look at the forecast animation overnight as the commute begins tomorrow morning, there will be showers in the north bay, and no doubt wet pay. in some other locations, be the showers tomorrow will not be very widespread. they'll be mainly confined to the north bay. so on we go. the rain has not ended yet. i'll have the full seven-day

forecast in a few minutes. >> on we go indeed, spencer. thank you. now don't get caught in the rain. you can download the abc 7 news app as we speak. it has live doppler 7 on it so you can track the storm where you live and customize the forecast. >> the storm has brought good news for our reservoirs. sky 7 shows us green hills and high water levels. abc 7 news reporter david louie is live from the lexington reservoir in los gatos with more. david, encouraging. >> very encouraging, dan. you know the expression every drop counts. well, the valley water district essentially counts every drop of rain that falls into its ten regional reservoirs. since midnight yesterday, lexington reservoir has gone from 34 to 44% of capacity, and there is more good news. the waters of lexington reservoir are turbid from the storm and wind. while not appealing to the eye, two days of heavy rain have hat a significant impact on the south bay's drinking water supply. >> before this storm, we were looking at our reservoirs being about 60% of normal for the year

for this time of year. and that's bumped up to 76% just in the last couple of days. >> to put that in perspective, the water district captured nearly 10,000 acre feet of water from the storm. that's enough water to meet the needs of 100,000 people for a year that amount of rain will completely fill the calero reservoir if it is empty. calero is the fourth largest reservoir. the rain was kind to the network of rivers and creeks by not triggering any flooding. >> there is still a lot of places around our county that are vulnerable to flooding. i it were a much bigger storm than what we got this week, there are places that could definitely flood in the future. >> however, the storm did trigger mud slides in the santa cruz mountains causing trees to block roads. this one on highway 35 south of bear creek road is one of many, according to residents who mobilized to help neighbors remove fallen tree. >> some of us tried to help out and clear out some of the driveways for the folks. >> people are somewhat stranded. >> they're stranded, yes. they're definitely stranded, and

they're trying to seek any type of help to get out. >> county crews have already cleared some trees, but mountain residents take pride in a spirit of self-reliance and mule yul assistance. >> so you've been helping? >> we're all obligated to help as part of the road oceans we belong to. >> the water district points out and reminds us this was just one major storm that we had yesterday and today. however, with the reservoirs at 76% of normal, that means we still need more rain. at lexington reservoir, david louie, abc 7 news. >> all right. we'll get some too, david. thanks very much. the u.s. drought monitor released the latest drought map today, and we made some progress since last week. that's encouraging. drought conditions have improved along the coast of southern california, but compared to last year, we are in far worse shape. >> now the north bay received the most rain in the bay area, and today was all about cleaning up. for some, the receding water

caused problems, and others entertainment. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman shows us. >> after a night that featured high water across the region, we begin this story with a tease. a flooded bridge at walter road in sonoma county. water so high that the vineyards disappeared. and then despite warnings, a truck appears driven by kenny nash. >> i said i can make it. i've done it before. >> for every person who has spent the last 24 hours avoiding water, we finally found a man ready to confront it on what had already been an interesting day. begin in santa rosa, the scene of heavy flooding but not from rain. around 9:30 this morning, a ups truck lost control, plowed over a fire hydrant, into a storage container and then into the taqueria mendoza. no serious injuries. >> took out three cars. >> we can blame last night's rain for the closure of el molino high school in forestville. and not far away -- >> howling wind and a big slap. >> it was really loud.

it shook the whole house. >> eric and beverly marvelled at how last night's strong winds sheared away the tops of two redwood trees in their backyard. how could that happen? eric looked it up. >> and i found a couple of studies that indicate it takes 94 miles an hour to snap a tree in half. >> meantime, back at wohler road, the culmination of our post storm narrative. >> i'm an athlete. i play sports and stuff. you got to go for it. >> even in a four-by-four, and kenny nash lived to talk about it. but why? >> i got aaa. >> in sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. there were some delays and cancellations at sfo today, but nothing like what we saw yesterday. here is a live look at the airport. about 46 flights have been canceled. another 170 were delayed. it wasn't just the rain that caused problems. a change in the typical northerly wind direction forced the airport to change its

traffic pattern, and that slowed operations. >> this requires us to reconfigure how we have aircraft taking off and landing at sfo and that further reduces the efficiency of our airport during bad weather. >> flights up in oregon, out of redford, they were grounded as well. they don't know what's going to happen. >> the sfo flights most affected by delays were connecting along the west coast. oakland and san jose airports are operating on schedule. >> as you can imagine, there are still power outages throughout the bay area at this hour. take a look. these are the problem spots on the pg&e power outage map. 10,000 customers are still without power in total right now. 4400 are in the north bay. 3800 in the south bay, and nearly 1400 are on the peninsula. in the east bay, more than 300 customers are impacted, but just 46 customers in san francisco. a federal court judge has ruled how wildfires started the past two years in connection with pg&e equipment, and he has

some tough questions for the utility. >> i-team reporter dan noyes joins us with the very latest on this. >> pg&e is on probation for breaking the law for safety violations and obstructing an investigation into the san bruno pipeline explosion in 2010. now this order stems from that case. the judge pushing pg&e to improve its culture of safety. in his order released today, u.s. district court judge has been studying materials provided by pacific gas & electric about the 2017-2018 wildfires. he tentatively finds the single most recurring cause attribute to pg&e's equipment has been the susceptibility of pg&e's distribution lines to trees or limbs falling on to them during high wind events. attorney mike danko has more than a thousand cases in current cases against pg&e related to three wildfires. he tells me the judge's message to pg&e is clear. >> you're a convicted felon. you continue to violate your probation, and we're not going

to have another fire on my watch. >> the judge also writes the fires most often started in rural areas from uninsulated power lines atop 35 to 55-foot po poles that run through grass, oak, brush and pines. when the lines are pushed together by falling trees or limbs, electrical sparks drop into the vegetation below, in extreme danger of starting a wildfire. >> they decided we could do it differently. we could insulate the lines. that would be more expensive. your rates would go up, and we, pg&e management, we're going to make the decision for you. we're going make that risk. >> the judge requires pg&e to comment on his findings to be discussed in two weeks. pg&e declined an on-camera interview today but issued a statement that reads in part we are aware of judge alsup's latest order and we are currently reviewing. we are committed to complying with all rules and regulations. >> pg&e has been found guilty in

criminal cases dating back the 1990s of failing to maintain that safe space around power lines and starting wildfires. i'll be there at that hearing later this month and report back to you. >> excellent. >> just the beginning, dan. thanks. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area, and this week we're focused on improving the issues that teachers face. >> now one solution is already in the works. it's about turning this parking lot into a place to live. >> next, we'll speak live with california's new head of school superintendent tony thurman. and coming up at 6:30, a story you'll see only on abc 7 news, two women who work for the u.s. postal service suing for

well, getting to developing news. a new round of negotiations started today between teachers and district officials in los angeles, hoping to end a strike that is now in its fourth day. talks will continue tomorrow and so will the strike. clashes over pay, class sizes, and support staff levels in the district with 640,000 students has led to the first strike in 30 years. >> the cause that we are fighting for is worth 30,000 of us getting out on to the rainy cold streets of los angeles. >> ready, begin. >> parents are creating strike schools so kids can keep learning, listen to this. in encino, ten families have banded together to home school students. each day a new home and a new teacher. pretty hard to believe it really has come to this. so joining us now in studio is california's new school superintendent tony thurman. thanks so much for taking the time. >> thanks for having me. >> boy, you were just sworn in. you were what, eight days on the

job. >> yes, less than two weeks, but get right to it. we've got big issues and we're going to do our best to help kids in our state. >> starting with los angeles, i know you were booked on the show yesterday, but you were actually in l.a. yesterday. >> yes. >> where do things stand? the numbers are astronomical. 300,000 educators, a cost on both sides of $69 million. >> these are tough times. and i give a lot of credit to the teachers. they've been out in the rain. they got students with them. th voices heard for better working conditions, but things that are better for kids like smaller class sizes and for a while things were at impasse, but i'm proud to report that today the teachers union and the administration are back together at the table. and i'm hopeful that we can find a quick resolution to this strike. >> yeah. all right. and taking a look at the bay area, earlier we saw some video of a parking lot that has some pretty big plans. you know, the high cost of living, of course, is forcing a lot of these teachers to move out of the area. so if we could take a look at some video from abc 7 news

reporter lyanne melendez earlier this week, she did a story about the old francis scott key annex. this is in the sunset district of san francisco, as you can tell from sky 7 and droneview7 here. that by 2022, this will be the first housing development exclusively for teachers. and i know, tony, you had mentioned this is something that's been on your radar for many years now. >> for the last few years i've been working on a proposal to create teacher housing support for districts throughout the state. most districts cannot afford to build housing. they have surplus property, but they need suppor to build housing that one teacher can live in, and when that teacher moves on, another teacher moves in. given the massive teacher shortage that we're seeing in this state and the country, and the high cost of living in the bay area, i think it's a great option to help us offset our teacher shortages. >> okay. ands we take a look more at this video, this is going to be a massive complex. studio rates really below market level, about $800 or so a month.

although 2022 is still a ways away. what is your message, then, to these teachers who find themselves having to move out of the bay area? >> you know, we have to do something about teacher compensation. many of our teachers in the bay area are among the lowest paid in the state and in the nation. and so oui got to start there. and in the meantime, programs like teacher housing are helpful. the governor's recently proposed budget gives more money to school districts to address the rising cost of education, to address pension. so there are some opportunities to try and increase teacher compensation. but if we don't, you know, deal with these conditions, we won't be able to close the achievement gap and be sure our kids are prepared for the jobs of the future. we've got some work to do, but i'm optimistic we can get some short-term wins and some long-term gains as well. >> we do want to take a look at the overall picture of the country. >> yes. >> because obviously, teacher strikes are nothing new. >> that's right. >> we see them in other states like arizona along with north

carolina and west virginia. i mean, is this an epidemic? tell us where california's teachers are going. >> as you point out, this is a trend. what's happening i l. and likely to happen in oakland has happened throughout the nation. teachers are using the strike as a way of making their voices heard. and i know a lot of teachers. they don't want to be anywhere but in their classrooms. the fact that they're out in the rain striking, the fact that they're basically not going to get paid for the time that they're on strike is a way of us seeing how urgent the situation really is. california ranks somewhere close to 45th in the nation in per people spending. in order for us to take our rightful place as number one, we have to come up with new permanent revenue sources for improving education. there are a number of sources proposed in the legislature this year, and we'd like to see where this goes so we can change this trend of losing teachers, provide some teacher scholarships for people who want to become educators, and then world class training to our teachers so they can support all

the students in our state. >> boy, sounds like a bright future ahead. lots of work, of course, to be done. i know you're only a few days on the job. we'll look forward to seeing how you plan to make the bay area a better place to live. >> thanks for sharing, and we look forward to doing the work and letting you know how it's going, tony thurman, many thanks to you. all right, dan. sending it back toe you. >> dion, thank you. great conversation. all this week abc 7 as focused on the teacher crisis as part of our commitment to building a better bay area where we dig deeply into local issues and look for ways to improve. tonight we're going look at a solution for teachers who have trouble paying for housing. the new teachers in the jefferson union high school district start out at about $50,000 a year. according to the latest report from the national low-income housing coalition, a two-bedroom apartment in san mateo county requires an income of more than $124,000. the board of trustees realized this was unsustainable as the district saw 20% of its teachers leave annually over the past few years. it's a big problem. well, thanks to their voters, they have some help on the way.

abc 7 news reporter matt keller shows you how they're trying to build a better bay area with the help of helping teachers buy their own home. >> and this entryway into the property is this driveway just behind those trees. >> you're not just looking at a giant parking lot at the jefferson union high school office. you're looking at the site of future homes for more than 100 teachers. board of trustee president andy lee. >> for us we will have this land where we have a two and a half, three acre site where we can offer up housing for nearly a quarter of our staff is absolutely huge for us. >> this project was made possible by a bond measure in november. it will have 116 units and is scheduled to open in 2022. >> you have the typical amenities you would see in a typical market rate building, except this will be 50% below market rate for our teachers and staff. >> that's a huge break for teachers, some with a starting salary of just more than $49,000 a year. at today's rates, that means

they will pay just $1200 for a one bedroom, san francisco $00 for a two-bedroom, and $2100 for a three-bedroom apartment. >> we can put more money in the pockets of our staff that way because they have an affordable place to live, hopefully they can save money long-term to be able to buy a place of their own. >> district officials plan on putting a ten-year cap for how long a teacher can live in the development. they also plan on offering a mortgage assistance program with matching funds. >> i think they're going to make a difference for the people that get into the housing. >> teachers union president monica casey says the salaries and benefits are not enough for a teacher to live on in san mateo county. that's why she was pleased to see local voters approve a new parcel tax in this june's election. that will give teachers an extra 5% bump in compensation this summer, which is repeople that are working two jobs, three jobs, you know. uber, lyft on the weekends and stuff. so it's been difficult. >> but what little extra they get in their paychecks, a lot more is going out.

the jefferson union high school district used to pay for health care coverage, but as prices soared, teachers took on more and more of the burden. the cheapest plan has teachers paying $600 a month out of pocket. will these be enough to keep teachers in education? >> the majority of the people, this is their dream or their passion, and then when they find out they can't make ends meet, then they have to look for something that's not their passion. >> several school districts here in the bay area have discussed teacher housing, but in some cases, it did not receive the support needed from the community. jefferson union also has a big advantage. it's building on land it already owns. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> and again, all this week abc 7 news is exploring the teacher crisis as part of our commitment to building a better bay area. join the conversation by adding the #better bay area to your posts on twitter and facebook. we love to hear from you. coming up next, spencer gives us a look at the seven-day

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234now your accuweather forecast. quiet conditions mainly across the bay area. just a little sprinkle here and there, and most of the activity is moving east of the bay area where last night we had

downpour, gusty wind, difficult travel and roadways. here is the view from the exploratorium camera. it's 56 degrees right now. also 56 across the bay in oakland. upper 50s at mountain view, san jose. 55 at morgan hill and 55 at half moon bay. here is a view, a view that gives awes view. last night at this time we saw pouring rain. looking westward, other temperatures 50 degrees at santa rosa. mid-50s at napa, petaluma, fairfield and concord and livermore. a live view from sutro tower. and these are our forecast features. we'll see light showers continuing into saturday morning, mainly up in the north bay. and yet another light storm will arrive on sunday. this storm, the one that will continue into saturday morning, 1 on the storm impact. less than a quarter inch of rainfall expected in most areas. and here we go with the forecast animation. cloudy conditions overnight with a few showers swinging through the north bay, just about the time the morning commute begins tomorrow. although most areas will not be

receiving rain at that hour, where there may be wet pavement anywhere. but especially in the north bay, as you can see, as the forecast animation continues, there will be a parade of light showers through the north bay, throughout the day tomorrow into tomorrow night, and continuing actually into early saturday morning before the entire system winds down a little bit, making way for the next storm on sunday. rainfall totals from this system we project by about noon saturday we'll be generally under a quarter of an inch, although a little more in many north bay locations. and over in the sierra, we still have a winter storm warning in effect until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. above 4500 feet, look for another 12 to 20 inches of snow in the higher elevations, maybe up to 30 inches of snow. travel conditions will be quite difficult, if not impossible. compare the snowpack now statewide. 103% of average to what it was last year this time. 25%. a measly, wimpy 25%. we made great strides since then. overnight lows under cloudy conditions and maybe even

showery up in the north bay. we'll be mainly in the mid- to upper 40s. highs tomorrow generally upper 50s to low 60s. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow, saturday, and sunday, we have storm activity, light rain. ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. but we start drying out on monday, which is martin luther king jr. day, and we can expect after that a string of sunny and dry days. tuesday, wednesday, and thursday of next week with a trend towards milder weather toward the end of the week with high temperatures getting back up into the mid-60s. almost spring-like compared to what we had. sunny skies spring-like also. >> i think people will like that. spenc spencer, thanks. last night's storm claimed lives in the bay area. a falling tree branch killed a man in oakland, bringing to light the bigger issue of affordable housing. today oakland took a step to address that. >> i don't feel safe. i feel terrible. i feel scared every day. >> only on abc 7 news, two local

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abc 7 news. >> a lawsuit against the united states postal service. two bay area letter carriers allege sexual harassment at work. and this is a story you'll see only on abc7 news. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has more. >> since 2003, she has reported here to the daly city post office to do her job as a letter carrier. >> rain or shine. >> for much of that time she says she was verbally and sexually harassed by her coworker. he later became a supervisor. castillo says the worst incident happened in september of 2017. >> he tried to grab me and he tried to kiss me, and i tried to push him. i wanted to tell somebody, but i'm scared to. >> until castillo says she learned she wasn't alone. lie me. he want to go a date with me. >> her coworker says he also

tried to force himself on her at work. >> he tried to kiss my hair. he trying to kiss my face. he is trying to grab all my body. i feel scared. >> both women filed equal employment opportunity complaints. according to the attorney for both women, the eeo investigated but did not substantiate their claims. >> so i step up, yet nothing happen. here i am. >> both have now filed a title vii discrimination and harassment complaint against the postmaster general of the united states postal service. kuluag is not named as a defendant but is named in the complaint. >> under the federal law, there isn't an ability to name an individual harasser as a party. >> abc 7 news reached out to kuluag. he said he did not want to be interviewed. >> i want to feel safe and i want to feel comfortable working there. >> in an e-mailed statement, the spokesperson for the united states postal service said we don't comment on pending litigation.

the women tell their tuition caluag is now working at a different post office in san francisco. we're putting up hotline alleged victims of sexual harassment can call at our website, abc7news.com. in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> all right, melanie, thanks very much. a public memorial will be held tomorrow for davis police officer natalie corona. the 22-year-old rookie was shot and killed one week ago. she was investigating a car crash when a gunman started shooting. corona was the only victim, and the shooter later identified as kevin limbaugh shot himself. her service is set for 11:00 a.m. tomorrow at uc davis, and it is open to the public. afterward, there will be a 40-mile procession to corona's hometown of arbuckle. on stormwatch today, the chp identified three people who died on a crash on highway 50 in camino during tuesday's storm.

51-year-old javier your yorinda, and 23-year-old nancy jimenez of stckton all died, sadly. officials say heavy rain was a key factor in the crash. yesterday's strong storm is blamed for multiple deaths. in mill valley last night, a man who was trying to run away from a falling tree was hit and killed by a neighbor's van. it happened about 8:30 at the intersection of laverne avenue. the marin chp tells us 52-year-old darrin malvin and neighbors were waiting for emergency crews to check out downed power lines. a gust of wind caused the tree above them to crack, and as melvin ran, a neighbor who was driving a van accidentally hit him. a homeless man in oakland died when a tree branch fell on him during the storm. police have identified him as 42-year-old anthony rippee. it happened near orderly avenue. mayor libby schaaf says no person should be homeless in this country.

lyanne melendez reports the city today came one step closer to that goal. >> his clothes and some belongings were scattered along this embankment of interstate 580 in oakland. it appears anthony rippee, a homeless man, had been living there for some time. first responders found him last night. a tree branch had fallen on him. ironically, this happened just one day before the mayor of oakland toured a new site for those transitioning away from homelessness. the mayor called the man's death unacceptable. >> we as a country have not figured out how to provide the basic human needs of food and shelter to all. >> mayor schaaf visited the new site called the holland, a former hotel on grand avenue. it has room for 90 residents who will be allowed to stay here for six months while they find a permanent home. the mayor says her goal has been to quickly find safe shelter space for one thousand people who are homeless. the building was purchased by

the city using bond proceeds. two major players are also part of this project. anthem blue cross and kaiser permanente. >> housing is really critical to people's health outcomes and making sure people can age with dignity and grace in their homes. >> i thought than when i approached crystal simms, who has lived on these streets with her sister for two and a half years. how did you end up homeless? >> family issues. family issues. i wasn't too comfortable at home. so i would have rather been outside. >> and couldn't afford an apartment? >> right. >> she told me she has always been concerned about her safety, as she quietly returned to her tent with dignity and grace. in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. governor gavin newsom met with tsa agents and other workers impacted by the federal worker shutdown today at the sacramento international airport. they met this afternoon. he listened to personal stories of mounting medical bills and missed payments. the governor's office announced

that the state will offer assistance to unpaid workers. this means federal workers without pay can file for unemployment, but they'll have to pay it back when they recover their wages from the federal government. the governor says the situation has just gone too far. >> this is embarrassing. how do you explain this to your kids, the federal government has let us as states do jobs you can't do for yourself. we'll have the back of the american people if you can't do your job at the federal government. >> the governor did ask for patience, saying that unemployment offices will likely be swamped over the next few weeks. well, speaker of the house nancy pelosi might be changing her upcoming flights because of the government shutdown. >> up next, see the letter from president trump about her travel plans. a mercedes-benz in mint condition is falsely branded as junk so the owner can't sell it. i'm michael

american families are being stretched thin as the partial government shutdown reaches a record 27th day. >> federal employees are running out of money to buy basic food and supplies. some federal employees are withdrawing money from their retirement accounts.

hardship withdrawals are up 34% compared to this time last year, and others have resorted to selling their personal belongings to tide them over. >> i've pawned everything that i can imagine, and now i'm just at my wit's end. >> many embarrassed that they would need to for the first time depend on food stamps, food pantries, and handouts. >> there is no end in sight. president trump is demanding $5.7 billion of congressional funding for the u.s./mexico border wall. democrats who now control the house have refused. meanwhile, the president denied speaker nancy pelosi the use of a military plane for a trip to europe and afghanistan. the letter cancelling the trip was issued about an hour before pelosi and other members of congress were scheduled to leave. the president called it a public relations event.e says it was canceled to keep the speaker in washington for negotiations. but some speculate it was retaliation after pelosi suggested he cancel the state of the union because of the shutdown. the air force budget has not

been affected by the shutdown. now every day we set a new record for the longest government shutdown in american history. the prior record was 21 days, set back when bill clinton was president. that stalemate over cuts to medicare, medicaid, and other programs in the late 1995 year. there was a 16-day shutdown while barack obama was president in 2013 over funding the affordable care act. and three of the longest shutdowns happened while jimmy carter was in the oval office. all right. stay with us. we have another storm to get through before a long stretch of dry days. >> spencer explains what to expect where you live, next.

the dmv has been rocked with turmoil lately. questions over voter registrations, real id cards and all of those long lines. >> now a marin county man tells of yet another dmv problem. michael finney helped him out. >> for this viewer, one little tiny mistake on his car registration had a huge ripple

effect on his life. it began when he registered his expensive car and the dmv mistakenly branded it as possibly junk. >> it's called a branded car. >> toma hone knew his 2014 mercedes-benz was in mint condition, but that's not what the dmv said. >> it said this is a salvaged car. >> it happened when tom took title of the car two years ago. >> we declared the mileage of being 25,000 miles. >> however, a dmv clerk checked the wrong box. >> for some reason, the dmv entered it as not actual mileage. >> now the car fax report listed it as branded with a false odometer reading. >> that means like your car a salvage like it was in a wreck. >> or a flood or someone rolled back the odometer. tom found out when he tried to sell the car to a mercedes dealer. >> and they didn't want anything to do with it because of the fact it was a salvage car. >> the dmv notified car fax about the mistake. car fax did wipe the title

clean. however, the problem didn't end there. >> record found. there is still a black mark against the car. >> turns out the correction didn't reach the federal government. the national motor vehicle title information system still gave the car a black mark. not actual odometer, and the dmv couldn't correct it. >> the lady who was helping me had no idea who these people were. >> so now he couldn't sell the car and pay off the car loan, which he needed in order to qualify for a mortgage. >> what am i going to do? i don't know. i somebody said well, call 7 on your side. >> we contacted the dmv. it tells us field offices do not have access to that federal database. however, the dmv headquarters did correct the mistake and clear the title and tom promptly sold his car. >> i was so happy. it made a big difference in my life. >> tom says he now qualified for a home loan, and following our report, the dmv says it will now give field staff access to that

national database. and also train them on how to use it properly. now i want to hear from you. the 7 on your side hotline is open monday through friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. my telephone number 415-954-8151. you can also reach me on my facebook page and through abc7news.com. >> no pun intended, but what a wild ride for this guy. michael, thanks. >> speaking of wild rides, in the sierra, caltrans is doing its best to keep the roads clear of spinouts and piling snow. traffic cameras showing heavy snow and poor visibility. right now i-80 and highway 50 both have chain requirements. >> and check out what it looks like when you get there. north star resort sent us these photos. you can see that storm dumped two feet of snow in just the past 24 hours with plenty more on the way. >> ooh, i love this shot with all the trees and the snow and the branches. what's coming? a little bit more rain it seems. we're not quite out of the woods yet. >> spencer christian standing by with more on the timeline. spencer? >> not quite out of it yet.

you're right. we have some light isolated showers around the bay area, but generally conditions are quiet at the moment. the storm that will continue to produce some light showers for us into saturday ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. the rain that falls from this storm will be mainly in the north bay, and we don't expect rainfall totals to exceed a quarter inch. here is the forecast animation taking us into tomorrow morning for the morning commute. north bay showers later in the day. more north bay showers. we may see one or two of the showers swing southward in the evening, and then the storm will start to wind down early saturday morning, opening the door for another one coming in on sunday. so for tonight, maybe some showers up north. cloudy conditions, lows in the mid- to upper 40s. tomorrow's highs mainly upper 50s to about 60 degrees. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. lingering showers on saturday morning. another weak storm comes in bringing mainly light rain and breezy conditions, and we start to dry out on monday, which is martin luther king day, and we will have a string of mostly sunny and dry days next week, getting milder towards the end

of the week with high temperatures moving into the mid-60s around the bay and inland. we haven't seen that in a while. do. >> you feel like a broken record for a while? >> i did. a broken wet record. >> oh, awful! spencer, thanks. >> all right. on to sports. warriors know exactly when to focus. >> it's all about steph. and larry joins us now. >> show of hands. who doesn't mind if i show more steph curry highlights from last night? hands up. an encore presentation of steph curry's epic night against the pelicans. and just as the warriors are back to lighting up the league, guess what?

now abc 7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. i am not going wake you up. that was what warriors coach steve kerr told steph curry last night during the pelicans game. steph was basically unconscious at that point, hitting ridiculous three after three, and really, there was nothing new orleans could do to stop him. the warriors were many as 17 in this game, but steph almost single-handedly turned it around in the third quarter. he hit seven straight shots. there were deep threes. there were shots with defenders draped all over him. look at this. over anthony davis. mere mortals do not even think about taking these shots, never mind making them. how is he getting this off? when it was all over, steph had 41. the dubs had a 117-141 win. they have won six straight, just as boogie cousins gets set for

his debrew tomorrow night. >> it's kind of a pickup game out there. it really is. i'm more like the director at the ymca than i am a coach. you guys are shirts and you guys are skins. an go play. but that's, you know, kind of the game these days. >> getting demarcus back, we've been waiting for this all year in terms of what this is going to do for our team. and the different look going forward. we want to welcome him back with a good vibe. i think we have done that. >> all hell about to break loose. it's going to be fun. >> draymond has a way with words. five all-stars going to be on the court tomorrow. speaking of all-stars, voting for the all-star game closes in four days. right now steph would start in the backcourt for the western conference along with derrick rose, of all people, who somehow is leading james harden. lebron leads all in the battle. kevin durant would not start if things stay as they are. he is 150,000 votes behind paul george in the west front court. rams quarterback marcus peters is from oakland.

he joked that he and saints coach sean payton might sit down for a bowl of gumbo after the game. if drew brees has his way, peters will be the side dish, burnt toast. rams and saints. they met back on november 4th in the superdome, and that's where they're going to be on sunday. in the dome, the saints handed l.a. their first loss of the season, 45-35. they combined for almost a thousand yards on offense. but over two months later the coaches don't believe that game will have much of an impact on >> there has been so much inventory and so many snaps that have taken place since we played them dating back. you've got a lot of different things that they've done. there are a lot of different things we've done, and it's about figuring out what's the best way to put our players in situations that put them in spots to succeed. i mean, i think really, it is a great challenge. but it's because it's a great football team we're playing, not because we've played them already. >> they're well-coached. very disciplined with what they do, and sean and those guys on

offense, it's pretty consistent. >> chiefs and patriots also met earlier this season. week six, the patriots handed the chiefs their first loss. remember, brady got out of the sack, 43-40. this season patrick mahomes became the fifthird quarterback throw 50 or more in a season. winning on sunday would be a good start. >> he's done so much in this league, and he is still doing it to this day. i mean, he is going to play for some more years to come. i'm always strive to do some of the things that he's done with the super bowls he has won, and that's the ultimate goal. and he's not trying to pass the sore. any time soon. he has played at a high level this year, and i expect him to keep playing at this level for at least another couple years. >> it's amazing. >> tom expects to go forever. this might be, though, the proverbial passing of the torch game. but i thought the patriots were going to lose last week to the chargers, and they crushed them.

we'll see. hi, he is a phenomenon. >> and the whole patriots machine is unbelievable. >> his conditioning is the key. >> the whole tb 12 thing and only eats certain foods at certain points of the year. >> no eggplants or tomatoes. >> tomatoes? >> tomatoes cause inflammation. >> maybe that's been my problem. >> that's it. >> too many tomatoes. >> no, no. >> larry, thanks. >> i don't like eggplant, though. join us tonight at 9:00 on kofy tv 20, cable channel 7/13 and right here. >> that's why you're not in the nfl, dan. waves the size of buildings really are breaking at ocean beach tonight, and our storm coverage does continue. >> then on abc 7 news at 11:00, many teachers can't afford to live in the bay area. in our effort to build a better bay area, we're going to look at how a local startup wants to change that and help teachers. >> and that's it for abc 7 news at 6:00. >> we appreciate your time. for dion, i'm dan. have a good evening. we'll see you tonight at 11:00.

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