>> announcer: live where you live, this is "abc7 news." good morning, and thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 20th. i'm chris nguyen. let's start with the forecast and frances lawson is in for christine. >> we have a exciting weather day. the cold front is headed towards the area. you can see that with live doppler 7. i have it looping over the past hour, and right now we have some rain falling over ukiah, north of cloverdale as well. it will be moderate at times. on our storm impact scale, this is a light storm. we're expecting cold, light to moderate showers. most areas will get less than half an inch of rain, a little bit more along the coast and in higher elevations, and it will be breezy as well with gusts up to 45 miles per hour.

so, i want to show you what you can expect the next few hours to plan your day. during the 7:00 hour, the cold front will start to move through the north bay. you can see the heavier rainfall in orange and yellow, just falling east making its way through novato and parts of rose county. then during the 8:00 hour, it starts to slide south. heavier rain falling east of vallejo and near half moon bay. by 9:00, it stalls a little bit over the peninsula, so some heavier rain over half moon bay, some light showers through san francisco and some heavier spots as well in san ramon and parts of the east bay. and then it starts to slide a little bit farther south during the 10:00 hour, finally making its way down towards fremont and san jose. and we have a little bit of a break during the afternoon before more showers arrive in the late afternoon and evening. i'll have all the details coming up. chris? >> lots of information. thank you, frances. appreciate it. more snow is on the way to the sierra as a winter storm

warning goes into effect this morning at 9:00. up to 2 feet of snow is expected in higher elevations. interstate 80 looked pretty good yesterday afternoon for those headed up to tahoe, but that is expected to change. could be dangerous for drivers once the snow starts coming down, as frances mentioned. the warning is set expire monday morning. you can download the app news app in the app store and turn on push alerts so we can notify you. 5:02 is the time. in the east bay, a father and his daughter narrowly escaped a fire that tore through their pinole apartment. everything they own was destroyed and fire officials say they were lucky the flames were just contained to one of the units. abc7 news reporter unser hussan has details. >> reporter: witness via captured the flames as they burned through this apartment in pinole. >> all we hear is the alarms coming off and when i come out, it's like the whole kitchen is in flames.

>> reporter: rafael rodriguez lived in the apartment with his daughter, who was asleep as the fire started. >> she cut her foot. >> reporter: she cut her foot trying to open a window to get out. >> i tried opening my eyes and couldn't see anything. i tried opening my window. that didn't work. all i know is my dad's grabbing me and pulling me out. >> reporter: the family says the flames spread so fast, they weren't able to grab anything on their way out. rafael says he's complained about electrical problems with the stove to his landlord for months. he thinks that's what caused the fire. >> and before you know it, i'm trying, hitting the kitchen, trying to put it out. i just couldn't. i just said, let's go, let's go. let's grab everything out of here. let's get out. >> we know it started in the kitchen area. that's where we had most of the charring and fire damage. >> reporter: battalion chief charles thomas says his crew did a great job containing the fire to one unit, despite facing obstacles of their own, given that the apartment is at the end of a long driveway. >> can't get all my crews and equipment in here, so they have to stretch lines. the nearest water supply is 200 feet away.

so, they had to get, you know, carry heavy hose to get to the water. >> reporter: panicked neighbors watched as crews cleaned up the area, relieved that the fire didn't spread throughout the complex. >> because it's so close with all this nasty garbage, and then you know, people, kids, people run around. anything could have happened. it could have been a lot worse. >> reporter: as you can see, the family was able to make it out, but they were not able to save their dog. they plan to stay at a shelter until they find a new home. in pinole, unser hasan, abc7 news. developing news. president trump offered up a compromise to end the government shutdown, but democrats are saying it's a no go while renewing calls for the president to open the government. abc news reporter maggie rulli has the update. >> reporter: nearly one month into the shutdown, and the president seems to be changing up his negotiations. >> straightforward, fair, reasonable, and common sense, with lots of compromise. >> reporter: that compromise still includes his demands for the $5.7 billion he wants to

build his border wall. >> these are steel barriers in high-priority locations. a steel barrier will help us stop illegal immigration while safely directing commerce to our lawful ports of entry. >> reporter: in exchange, president trump agrees to extend work authorizations and other protections for three more years for so-called dreamers, undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. the president also proposed extending temporary protected status for some 300,000 others but offered no pathway to citizenship beyond that. releasing a statement before the president had spoken, speaker nancy pelosi called it a nonstarter, having said in the past that the dreamers and the border wall should not be linked. >> well, because they're two different subjects. >> reporter: democrats are reportedly close to a different offer, something that includes $1 billion for border-related measures but no money for trump's wall.

congress is off on recess until tuesday, but even when they get back, it doesn't seem like this announcement has gotten them any closer to a solution. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >> with 800,000 federal employees going without pay, the question is did the president's speech bring anyone closer to reopening the government? abc7 news reporter katie usedis has reaction from political experts and political leaders. >> i am here to break the logjam. >> reporter: president trump says he's pushing forward, but his pitch fell short, says former dean of the university of san francisco school of law. >> this is prime to just push the ball a little bit, but it was not a real good-faith effort. a good-faith effort would have said let's put our employees back to work and then let's discuss the hard issues on immigration. >> reporter: the president insistent on a border wall. >> the plan includes $5.7 billion for a strategic deployment of physical barriers or a wall. >> reporter: which democrats say is a bad investment that doesn't

accomplish trump's stated goals or theirs. >> why would we spend $6 billion for something that isn't going to be effective, even for what he wants it to be? so, it's frustrating, to say the least. >> reporter: east bay congressman mark desaulnier held a town hall. many of his constituents are going without pay during the shutdown. >> we've been trying to help with mortgage companies, financial institutions. >> reporter: the president discussed short-term protections for daca and those fleeing violence in their own trouyz. john trasvina says immigration needs to be addressed but not during the shutdown. >> congress hasn't addressed these issues in 20 years, so we need that to be done, but not by holding federal employees hostage. >> reporter: again, speaker nancy pelosi says the president's pitch is a no go because it includes funding for the wall and does not include permanent protections for

dreamers. at this point not any closer to the government shutdown. katie utehs, abc7 news. >> with negotiations at a standstill and the government shutdown entering its fifth week, 2020 presidential candidate senator kirsten gillibrand comes to "this week." you can watch the full interview on "this week with george stephanopoulos" on abc7. in the north bay, a deadly crash involving a car and a bicyclist brought traffic to a standstill on highway 101. the chp says they got a call about a man wearing dark clothing weaving across all five lanes of the highway on his bicycle. the bicyclist was struck on the freeway in corte madera at an off-ramp around 7:30 last night. lanes were shut down for nearly two hours. in san jose, police are investigating after a woman was shot and killed. it happened on kaleida drive just after 5:30 last night. police say the motive and circumstances surrounding the shooting are unclear. no one has been arrested.

they're waiting to publicly identify the victim until family has been notified. across the country, women took to the streets for the third annual women's march. here's a look at some of the largest rallies in the nation held in washington, d.c., new york city, los angeles, and right here in the bay area. at least six women's marches were held locally. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard takes us to a few of them. >> whose streets? >> our streets! >> reporter: many got loud. others got political. thousands made their way down market street to the women's march. we spotted san francisco mayor london breed, who spoke out for equal pay. >> let us not be satisfied until women are finally making the same amount of money and even more than men! >> reporter: a large crowd filled civic center to join the fight for equality and celebrate women in politics. lisa carosi brought her daughter. >> she wants to be president, so we're trying to keep her

involved as much as we can with what's going on today. ♪ >> reporter: in oakland, this march was on the move from lake merritt to city hall. many signs in the crowd reflecting the times. >> wanted to come out and represent in solidarity for women's rights, for health care, for housing, for all the issues that impact a lot of people around the world. >> reporter: the first march started in 2017 as a protest to president trump's arrival in office. >> we march because we knew then, then, that donald trump was trying to turn back the clock. we knew it. we showed up and we said no way. >> reporter: in san jose, a smaller crowd gathered at arena green for a rally to champion women's rights. stanford law professor michelle dauber spearheaded the campaign to recall judge aaron persky. >> we're saying no to abusers and enablers in public office. no abusers in office. no abusers in the white house. no abusers on the supreme court.

>> reporter: in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc7 news. time now is 5:10. happening tonight, expect to see your social media feeds flooded with images from a superblood wolf moon lunar eclipse. bay area residents may not get a good view due to clouds and showers. it begins at 8:41 p.m. with the maximum eclipse at 9:12. you have until 9:43 before it ends. it's known as a supermoon because of its close distance to earth. during totality, it will look blood colored because of sunlight scattering off the earth's atst fear. the full moon in january is also sometimes called the wolf moon, which is why it's the superblood wolf moon, put it all together. if it's too cloudy for you to see the eclipse, the exploratorium is offering a live stream on facebook. and frances, you'll be watching that. you have kids and they want to check it out. >> definitely. and they'll probably be up late because it is worth seeing, and your best bet is watching it live streaming because we're going to see lots of clouds, even showers tonight. so, this level one storm is

hitting the bay area. it's hitting the north bay right now. we're already getting sprinkles around the bay. i'll let you know what to expect, because we also have coastal flood advisories and wind advisories and a winter storm warning in the sierra coming up. >> a lot happening. frances, thank you. also ahead, police on the peninsula investigating a string of car burglaries. how they're ramping up efforts to reduce victims. and a fan of little leaguers gets a

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they say you should always listen to your heart. and where better to do that, than the island of ireland? after all, your heart is the best compass there is. so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff that keeps it beating. fill your heart with ireland. in the north bay, santa rosa city officials have reportedly approved a new housing development in a neighborhood destroyed by the 2017 tubbs fire. according to "the press democrat," a san francisco

developer will build the round ground village in the area. it will have 230 units, each expected to cost $600,000. a dozen units will be below market levels. construction is set to start in april. after an 88-year-old woman was nearly beaned to death, community leaders held a public safety meeting in the neighborhood where it happened. abc7 news was in san francisco as various leaders, police, and dozens of residents gathered at the visitation valley elementary school. nearly two weeks ago, yik oy wong was attacked and left for dead at a playground. there is concern that robbers and burglars are targeting older members of the asian community. >> we're moving resources from other areas into the visitation valley area. we're also increasing visible patrols for black and whites. >> you can call the police department's anonymous tip line at 415-575-4444, if you can

identify the man in this sketch. the police union is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and a gofundme account for wong has raised more than $700,000. san jose police are reporting an uptick in car break-ins. multiple vehicles were broken into yesterday morning west of almeda to campus drive and to hillsdale boulevard. some vehicles had windows smashed in while others were unlocked. however, police said an increase in surveillance is helping them catch some criminals. ceo of al car cam says you'll want to monitor more than just your front door. >> driving, it's all being recorded. and when your car's parked, it's on guard. and if it senses something happening, it fires up, it records. and if it thinks something bad is happening, it sends that video to your phone. so even if somebody steals it, you get the video. >> so it's smart. >> that was an interview from abc7's "midday live," our

weekday 11:00 a.m. newscast that's expanded to a full hour. it's about what you missed since you got up, trending topics and breaking news in the bay area. 5:16 is our time. marshawn lynch went beast mode on president trump during an appearance on "realtime with bill maher." when the host pressed for a response calling him unpatriotic for sitting down the national anthem, he used an expletive describing president trump. he wrote a shirt saying "everybody versus trump" to a game and weighed in on the changing face in oakland. he said he is buying property to increase gentrification and give people a place to live. a space mission delayed five times went off without a hitch yesterday from santa barbara county. >> lift-off of the united launch alliance delta 4 heavy rocket -- >> the delta 4 heavy rocket is carrying a u.s. spy satellite. the mission was previously scrubbed for various reasons, including high winds and a

hydrogen leak. now, an accuweather update from "abc7 mornings." >> good morning. i'm frances muse lawson. it will be a busy day weatherwise. i want to show you the cold front approaching the north bay and the coast through ukiah and cloverdale. we already saw sprinkles through san francisco, a few hundredths of an inch and temperatures falling to the bay bridge. temperatures are mild, mostly in the 50s for the most part, 57 in san francisco and in san jose. here's a live view looking towards the downtown san francisco area. the low clouds there and the rain on its way. so, here's what you need to know today. we have a cold and breezy storm. there is also a coastal flood and wind advisory for today, and then we have a winter storm warning in the sierra. on abc's storm impact scale, today's storm ranks a one. it's going to be light. we'll see light to moderate showers, so there could be some brief downpours at moments and

less than half an inch of rain overall. winds will be picking up to 40 miles per hour, especially along the coast. and i want to show you how we expect it to play out in the next few hours. during the 7:00 hour, some heavier rain falling through parts of the north bay. you can see the cold front sliding southeast and then during the 9:00 hour it moves along the east bay and parts of the peninsula and then during the 11:00 hour it starts to slide out towards the inland east bay valleys. then we get a little bit of a break before some more cold showers return this afternoon and into this evening. this is the time of the lunar eclipse, so it looks like we'll see some showers and lots of cloud cover. unfortunately, we probably won't get to view it. then the showers taper off overnight into tomorrow morning where we'll have mostly a dry day. but just be careful out there. there is a coastal flood advisory this morning from 8:00 a.m. to noon. we have the high tide at 10:00 this morning up to 7 feet, so there could be some minor flooding possible along the coast and even along the bayshore line.

in addition to that, there's a wind advisory this evening. so, if you have dinner plans tonight, be careful, especially if you're in an suv or minivan. if you're driving along the coast or bayshore, we could see gusts up to 45 miles per hour, so this could mean possible downed trees because the ground is already so saturated. and i want to just mention a very slight thunderstorm threat. we could see a chance of lightning and hail throughout today. it is a slight risk, but i just wanted to mention that. also today, not a great day to drive up to tahoe with a winter storm warning in effect from 9:00 this morning until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow, up to 3 feet of snow over the highest peaks. so, difficult to impossible travel, which means chain controls, possibly freeway closures as well. and highs today will be in the upper 50s to near 60 with those showers and the rain throughout the afternoon. overnight lows will be a little bit cooler as the skies start to clear. so chilly start through parts of the north bay, in the low 40s there. and here is the accuweather

seven-day forecast. so, we've got a storm, level one light. showers. it will be breezy as well. then things start to taper off early tomorrow morning. just a few sprinkles. it will be a dry but cooler day. notice temperatures will be cool monday and tuesday. it will also be a chilly start on wednesday, but then high pressure builds. we'll get a lot of sunshine, drying conditions throughout the workweek and possibly even near 70 degrees by next weekend. >> what? >> yeah, very different from today. >> all right. yeah, i definitely noticed the slick roads coming into work. was taking it a little slower than normal, especially past the airport. >> yeah, and be careful especially tonight heading out because it will be windy and wet. >> frances, thank you. abc's new brand localish is inspiring stories in a series called "more in common." this week we meet passionate athletes who don't let their disabilities get in the way of their love for skiing.

>> i think every blind person should try skiing. it's such a blast. and if you're a good skier, try guiding a blind person. volunteer. it's a lot of fun. >> let's see if i can keep up with them! so tyler, what makes this mountain unique? >> winter park is so much fun. it's such a great mountain. they really take good care of us, the national sports center for the disabled, and all of the adaptive athletes who come here and ski. how adaptive skiing works out, everyone has a different disability or visual impairment. everything from a first-time skier to somebody who wants to be the best in the world can come to an adaptive program on a mountain like this. >> when we have an event here, it's always just a great time, great race, and you're always sure to have some action-packed excitement on the hill.

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the dmv has been rocked with turmoil as of late, questions arising over voter registrations, real id cards and long lines. now a marin county man tells of yet another problem at the dmv. "7 on your side's" mikey finney helped him out. >> it's a branded car. >> reporter: tom mahoney knew his mercedes-benz was in mint condition, but that's not what the dmv said. >> said this is a salvaged car. >> reporter: it happened when tom took title of the car two years ago. >> we declared the mileage as being 25,000 miles. >> reporter: however, a dmv clerk checked the wrong box. >> for some reason, the dmv entered it as not actual mileage. >> reporter: so, now the carfax report listed the car as branded with a false odometer reading. >> that means your car's like salvage, like it has been in a wreck. >> reporter: or a flood or stolen or someone rolled back

the odometer. tom found out when he tried to sell the car to a mercedes dealer. >> they didn't want anything to do with it because it was a salvage car. >> reporter: 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's still a black mark against the car. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: 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 said, somebody said, just call "7 on your side." >> reporter: 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 cleared the title, and tom promptly sold his car.

>> i was so happy. and it made a big difference in my life. >> reporter: 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 train them on how to use it properly. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." a staple of little league games across america is getting a makeover. big league chew is launching its first softball line. big league chew is famous for shredded bubble gum. they tweeted a photo of new packaging on friday that features a female player. right now the gum is available for purchase online and will hit physical stores on february 1st, which is national bubble gum day. still to come on "abc7 mornings," how bay area residents are pitching in to help furloughed workers affected by the government shutdown. plus, a -- yyt high school is facing backlash after students mocked a native american elder. hear from the man who faced those taunts.

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good morning, north day. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> it's half past the hour. thanks so much for waking up with us. i'm chris nguyen. let's get a check of the weather with frances dinglasan, tracking conditions where you are. hi, frances. >> hi, chris. we're seeing the cold front of the storm approach the bay area right now. live doppler 7 showing light to moderate rainfall there just along the north bay coast. you see some of the more moderate rainfall in orange and red. our storm impact scale ranks each storm one to five. this storm today is a one. it's light. we're expecting less than half an inch of rain for most areas, higher, though, in some of the coastal ranges. gusts will be peaking at 45 miles per hour, especially along the coast and the bayshore. this afternoon and evening there's a very slight chance of thunderstorms and even some small hail. and over the next few hours, we'll still see some of the heavier rain in parts of the north bay. you can see that with the orange and yellow.

during the 9:00 hour, still heavier through ukiah and cloverdale with some pockets of light rainfall near santa rosa. and around the immediate bay area, still fairly dry. more pockets of rain and scattered showers into lunchtime. but if you do want to head outdoors, there will be little breaks in between the rainfall, during the 3:00 hour we'll start to see more cold showers approaching the north bay. and i'll let you know what you can expect in your neighborhood. chris? >> frances, thank you. in the east bay, a crowd estimated in the thousands turned out for a march in walnut creek yesterday. at the end, people gathered at civic park downtown for a rally. many were holding signs and clad in pink fighting for equality. others took note of the government shutdown and fighting for a border wall. supporters say this is the time to make sure their voices are heard. >> this is an important time in our life and in our country that we need to make a statement and we need to show up, we need to represent. and having two daughters, this

is even a bigger deal more than before. >> this is the third year there's been a women's march in walnut creek. new this morning, a bay area tech company is reportedly facing a gender bias lawsuit. according to "wired," red road shores-based oracle allegedly paid some of its female employees more than $13,000 less than men working the same jobs. 4,200 female employees filed the lawsuit back in 2017. the lawsuit claims the base pay, bonuses, and stock grants for women were much lower than for men. oracle has not commented on the issue. in the north bay, coast guard families hurting because of the shutdown received some much-needed help. abc7 news was in novato as the san francisco marin food bank brought its mobile pantry to town. about 150 coast guard families got to stock up on food and other necessities. they've been going without a paycheck for more than four weks. the food bank says it is simply here to help. >> this is amazing. a lot of amazing people have come out to help us, and it's

huge. it really is. it's a big deal. >> it's sad. this is food that we'd like be giving to other people, but we're trying to spread the food out and share it with these families who need our help today. >> the food bank also helped eligible families with signing up for assistance from the state. today a spaghetti feast will be served to coast guard members of the south beach yacht club near oracle park. 5:33 is our time. visitor centers in both sequoia and kings canyon national parks are now open on weekends. the non-profit sequoia park's conservancy made a donation on friday that covers national parks' service rangers and maintenance. park visitor centers have been closed for the past 28 days during the shutdown. an animal rescue in the north bay is offering free pet food to pet owners who work for the federal government but aren't getting paid. napa-based jamison animal rescue ranch says it will provide food

for any kind of pet, including dogs, fish, even horses. the non-profit rescue says it can ship the food to pet owners. 350e78 have to apply, though. we have information on how to do that on our website, abc7news.com. outrage is growing over students who mocked a native american vietnam veteran. ♪ this is video captured at friday's indigenous peoples march in washington. it shows what appears to be a teen wearing a make america great again hat staring at an older man drumming. others surrounded the man, jeering and chanting. the students were attending the march for life from covington catholic high school in kentucky. >> i heard them saying "build that wall, build that wall." this is indigenous land. we never had walls. we never had a prison. we always took care of our elders. we took care of our children.

taught them right from wrong. >> the high school said the students will be punished and could be expelled. at least 73 people are dead following a fuel line explosion in mexico. investigators say that pipeline was illegally tapped, sparking a huge fireball that incinerated many of the victims. at least 74 other people were injured. the explosion happened in the central part of the country and is part of an ongoing problem. authorities say gas pipelines have been illegally tapped at least ten times over the past 90 days. teachers in another major u.s. city could soon be on strike. denver teachers are voting on whether they want to strike. the teachers union rejected a proposal from the district friday night. it was $8 million shy of what the union wanted for improvements and increased teacher pay. in los angeles, teachers have now been on strike for a week. closed-door negotiations went on for a third straight day yesterday. city officials called friday's

meeting productive. on friday, hundreds of oakland teachers walked out demanding smaller class sizes and better wages. it's not an official strike, but teachers are expected to have a strike vote later this month. happening today in san francisco, a service to honor dr. martin luther king jr. grace cathedral will hold its annual service of prayers and psalms to celebrate the life of the civil rights leader. this year's theme is we're in dialogue and action.rk greater - the event is free and open to all. the first service is at 3:00 this afternoon. also happening today, a musical tribute to honor mlk jr. in oakland. ♪ you know we've gotta find a way ♪ ♪ to have some understanding here today ♪ >> it's the 17th annual in the name of love musical tribute. congresswoman barbara lee will take part in today's event. students from oakland public schools are set to perform.

the event starts at 7:00 p.m. at the scottish rights center. tickets are still available. still ahead on "abc7 mornings," b.a.r.t. in san jose is one step closer to actually happening. what you'll soon notice is different and how long it will take until it makes a difference to the commute. as we head to break, here's a live look outside from the golden gate bridge camera. you can see the wet roads this sunday morning.

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a case of the mondays is a common problem, but this upcoming monday is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year. a uk-based psychologist coined the term blue monday for multiple reasons. bleak weather, mounting debt

after the holidays, and broken new year's resolutions. he created an algorithm measuring those factors for any given day of the year and determined the third monday in january is the saddest on average. this psychologist was hired by an airline to use its findings as a marketing tool. imagine waking up and finding your house buried in snow. take a look. that's what happened in the sierra last week to one man. his home in soedus springs is covered in a wintry blanket and looks more like a giant igloo. when it comes to clearing all the snow, nevada county does most of the work plowing his driveway and the roads around it. speaking of which, the sierra is getting hit with snow today. >> yeah, a winter storm warning starts at 9:00, so not a good time to drive up there, especially when they could get up to 3 feet in some spots tday. here's a live look from san rafael. we're already getting some sprinkles and rain moving in towards the north bay as this cold front approaches. i'll let you know when you can expect it to hit your

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good morning, everyone. the time is 5:43 and we're taking a live look outside from our abc7 roof camera. you can see the roads on the embarcadero are slick this morning. not much in the way of wind. the flag right there not moving around. we'll get a check of the full accuweather forecast from meteorologist frances dinglasan coming up in just a little bit. first, in sports, the sharks have a day off today in south florida before playing the panthers tomorrow. yesterday the men in teal took on the tampa bay lightning. abc7 sports anchor mindi bach has the highlights in sports. >> last night in tampa, the sharks took on the team with the best record in the nhl. san jose dominated the lightning at the tank three weeks ago. tampa was ready for the rematch. and you want to see a serious sharks fan?

yeah, that is one right there. look at that beard color! unbelievable. down 2-0 late in first, tic-tac-toe, evander kane gets his 18th of the year on the power play! then on the opening seconds of the second period, kane's shot bounces off the boards and right back to him. ibd if you get an assist for your own goal. that's two goals in less than 90 seconds of play. tampa's steven stamkos goes off the boards himself and then the lightning get the 3-2 lead. lightning still leading and what a move by stamkos between three sharks, goes top shelf against jones. he had two goals and tampa wins big, 6-3 the final. san jose's florida tour continues in miami on monday. stamford got off to a slow start at beasley coliseum, but the players figured out if they're going to make the trek all the way to pullman, washington, you'd better make it count. sophomore standout casey okpala

had to sit out with back spasms. a four-point game in first half. da'jon davis had the steal and had 15 points for davis. they closed within one, but stanford pulled ahead with the long ball. marcus sheffield had two 3-pointers and 11 points off the bench. six assists for davis as well. he finds freshman bryce wills all alone under the basket. what a great finish, 13 for wills. stanford picks up its second pac-12 win of the season, 78-66. the bears still looking for their first pac-12 win and the dogs are loose. wrong dogs. bears come out hot. austin to mcneil. cal takes an 11-point lead. but then the huskies take over. they go on a 17-5 run to end the half. dominic green gives washington its first lead. and then in the second half, with the crowd pumped up, washington blows it open. off the miss, money tees bible with the hammer! cal now 0-6 in the pac-12 after

the 71-52 loss. an exciting night on the hilltop as usf looked for their first win over byu since 2013. the freshman jabari yeah, boo-yay, boo-yeah! again, a career-high 15 points. byu tried to keep it close, but usf answered every time. senior frankie, four 3s, finished with 21. the dons rolled 82-63. they're now 16-3 on the season, their best start since the '81-'82 season. well, coming up today, we have nfc and afc title games in the nfl. and tara vanderveer, women's head coach at stanford, goes for her 900th win on the farm. if the cardinal beat washington state, she'll accomplish that. we'll bring you highlights tonight at 5:00. until then, have a great day. now an accuweather update from "abc7 mornings."

>> good morning. i'm meteorologist frances dinglasan. we have the cold front hitting parts of the north bay right now, even some moderate rainfall. you can see it here, this line of yellow and orange just heading towards santa rosa. and we've already had some sprinkles around the bay area, getting a few hundredths of an inch. temperatures mild right now, mostly in the mid-to-upper 50s. 57 in san francisco, also in san jose. live shot of the golden gate bridge shows you some wet roadways, and you'll see more of this throughout the day. here's what you need to know about the forecast. we have cold showers today. it's going to be breezy as well, and with that, there's a coastal flood and wind advisory in effect throughout the day. and i'll tell you about that as well. and then if you're ready for a change, the dry pattern starts tomorrow, just in time for the martin luther king jr. holiday. on our storm impact scale, today's storm ranks a one. it's light. we're expecting less than half an inch of rain for most neighborhoods, but the winds will be pretty gusty, up to 45 miles per hour, especially along

the coast and in the higher elevations. and there is a slight chance, i just want to mention it, of thunderstorms and possibly small hail because this is quite a cold system. so, in the next couple of hours, we'll see the brunt of the rainfall stay in the north bay. so again, the heavier rainfall here just south of santa rosa, through novato, heading towards san rafael. then during the 9:00 hour, the cold front slides southeast, so we'll see it hit the east bay and on the peninsula as well. and 11:00, it starts to kick out a little bit towards the interior valleys. we get a little bit of a lull between 11:00 into the afternoon. so, if you want to go out for a walk or walk the dog, that will be a good time to do it because more cold showers as a cold air mass passes through the bay area are expected in the afternoon hours into the evening hours, which, unfortunately, blocks our view of the lunar eclipse tonight. we could see some heavier rain just north of san francisco at that time. the showers taper off overnight into tomorrow, so we'll have clearer conditions tomorrow but a cool start.

now, the coastal flood advisory's in effect starting at 8:00 this morning through noon. with that lunar eclipse, that affects the tides. high tide peaks around 7:00 at about 7 feet, so look out for possible flooding issues along the coast and along the bay side as well. and the winds pick up this evening. if you have plans to head out, be careful if you're driving along the coast or around the bay with gusts up to 45 miles per hour and saturated grounds. we could see some possible downed trees. so keep that in mind. winter storm warning in effect as well. we've got the storm here, the rain here and the snow in the sierra, so 9:00 today until 4:00 tomorrow, try not to drive to and from tahoe with up to 3 feet of snow expected. you know there will probably be chain controls and road closures. and temperatures on the mild side, upper 50s to near 60 this afternoon. tomorrow morning you're going to notice it's going to be chillier as you step out the door with the cooler air mass passing through today. we'll see some temperatures start out in the 40s tomorrow

morning in the north bay. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. so, we've got showers today. it's going to be cold and breezy as well. tomorrow just a few sprinkles to deal with in the early-morning hours, but finally drying out, although notice temperatures will be much cooler tomorrow. then tuesday, partly cloudy with some chilly mornings tuesday and wednesday. high pressure rebuilds, tons of sunshine, and then warming up to possibly near 70 for next weekend. >> i'm excited for that already. >> yes. >> frances, thank you. >> mm-hmm. well, transit is tough all over the bay area. there are never enough trains or buses. and if you're driving, you've got traffic to deal with. the south bay is served by vta and caltrain, ace and amtrak trains, but we're years away from seeing b.a.r.t. extend there. b.a.r.t. is working its way south. it opened a station at warm springs south fremont in 2017. a 16-mile extension will eventually include milpitas, san jose and santa clara. starting this week, some minor

construction work will commence in san jose on santa clara street between third and market. work is going to disrupt this part of downtown, but some people say it's worth it. in downtown san jose, commuters say solutions to the bay area's traffic struggles can't come soon enough. >> i often visit family in the east bay area, and that's another terrible commute. so, b.a.r.t. is an affordable and pretty quick way to get around. i'm very excited for a san jose line. >> reporter: that's right, b.a.r.t. in san jose is one step closer to actually happening. starting monday, the vt lank begin the first visible field work related to the underground station between market and third. >> i'm definitely willing to suffer the initial parts of it to get the added benefits later on. >> reporter: crews are collecting data by boring into the ground on sidewalks, streets, and parking spaces to survey the site, which will help in completing the design phase of the project. >> there are communications systems and sewer lines and all kinds of things below the ground that we want to make sure we are

well aware of before we really start the larger construction. >> reporter: surveying could last up to seven weeks. the vta says at least one lane of traffic will be open at all times where the work is being performed. in the interim, some businesses are concerned about the impact it could have, but most remain optimistic. >> getting here is a hassle for many people, so having that infrastructure here is going to be a huge advantage for many people in getting downtown, getting to the businesses here. >> reporter: major construction downtown won't start until early 2020. the subway station itself will be done sometime in 2026 and is one of four being built as part of the expansion through silicon valley. >> we're working closely with vta how to make this a model, especially with the single bore. there's going to be less impacts at the surface level, and that's been a real win already for the businesses. >> reporter: an ever changing landscape downtown set to undergo another transformation. >> and we'd love to have you

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6:00, what started as a kitchen fire explodes into this dramatic inferno. the desperate scramble for one family to escape the flames. also, morning showers across the bay area. you can see it on live doppler 7. and more is on the way today. frances dinglasan has your full accuweather forecast coming up.

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good morning, bay area! let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." good morning and thanks so much for joining us on this sunday, january 20th. i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast. here's meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa argen. good morning, frances. >> good morning, chris. the cold front is hitting the north bay right now. you can see live doppler 7, that line of orange and red. it's going to move southeast throughout the day. right now some heavier rain falling through santa rosa. and in san francisco, we saw some light showers passing through. it's raining right now through parts of the east bay. i wanted to show you a quick live shot of the bay bridge. here's some of that rain falling right now. and on our storm impact scale, we're ranking this storm a one. it's one out of five, light today. we're expecting less than half an inch of rain for most areas, a little bit more in higher elevations and along the coast, bu