yep, it's happening again. this is a live look at doppler meteor f gmorning to you. it's friday, february 1st. thanks for joining us. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. mike this is an afternoon event. >> it really is. more so evening and overnight. but it does start in the afternoon when it becomes steadier. this morning, pockets of light rain and drizzle. you'll need the wipers from time to time. all right. heavy rain coming in tonight. flooding on the roadways. we'll have damaging wind gusts also that could reach 50 to 60 miles per hour. here's a live look at live doppler. scattered light rain. that will still be scattered at noon. maybe a little steadier in the north bay. steady for all of us at 4:00, then becoming moderate at 7:00 with the heaviest of the rain during the overnight hours. more on that coming up. here's alexis. >> our biggest issue so far this morning is in the east bay. eastbound 24. counter commute direction inside

caldecott. we have bore number 1 closed. this is a two-car crash. one of the vehicles was a motorcycle. major injuries involved here. attending to the person injured. i am seeing red. you can use bore number 2. that's open if you're traveling on eastbound side. quick look outside. here's at san mateo bridge, westbound 92. no significant issues for you this morning. that's moving along just fine. we'll check out drive times coming up next. alexis, thank you. nearly 100 marin general hospital workers plan to go on strike in just about one hour. union organizers say 20 engineers and 65 imaging technicians will protest the green beret hospital's demand to for the health plans. the contract expired yesterday. the imaging technicians have been working without a contract since october. it's not expected to impact hospital operations. out of

terrizing n larsen found out about this while she was covering the traffic trouble and the new reservation and toll proposal. we dng tire burnouts so department reso a smoke call. >> believe it or not, this is a common sight and sound at lombard street. along with traffic and tourists, large groups of dirt bikes and motorcycles frequently going through russian hill. it's idling and burning out tires after driving down the crooked street just a few weeks ago. much of it is illegal and the neighbors are fed up. >> worse than the tourists that drive out here and create a lot of traffic. they're more dangerous. they ride on the wrong side of the road. and something need to be done about it. >> ann brubaker is doing something about it. she's been documenting them for years and giving the evidence to

police. here in 2016, they're riding on atvs and dirt bikes on the sidewalks. this month, popping wheelies on a busy holiday weekend. >> they swear at me and try to grab my phone and knock it to the ground and whack at me. you know they have little regard frightinfend i >> i this i we need more enforcement. >> district 2 supervisor katherine stephanie spoke to sfpd chief bill scott about her concerns around lombard street. >> i think we have more traffic cops which are motorcycle cops on our streets, which i think we need to increase the number of them, we definitely i think can tackle this issue. >> this is not just a san francisco problem. over the years be we've reported on this issue throughout the bay area. it is illegal to drive an unlicensed dirt bike on city streets. it's also illegal to do all those wheelies and burnouts. if you see this activity in your neighborhood, it is okay to call police. just keep in mind, it's sometimes tough for officers to even catch up with the bikers.

in san francisco, i'm kate larsen, abc 7 news. a dramatic transformation is under way on the congested -- berkeley. as part of the commitment to building a better bay area, we're focusing on issues on quality of lifelike traffic and this project will transform shattuck avenue between university and alston way into a two-way street. it would get rid of the winding route drivers that have to navigate north on shattuck. officials say this will improve safety for pedestrians and cars and bicyclist. it added 30 seconds of delay and made walking and biking a challenge. >> it's paramount. but also there will be added convenience for the drivers. with that convenience, what it means, if you're going northbound or on shattuck avenue, you want to take this dog leg. >> the work on shattuck avenue will include wider sidewalks

replacing old water mains and new light poles. >> it's not just downtown berkeley. it's van nest avenue in the middle of a makeover. it's behind schedule by a year and nine months and $21 million over-budget. it's caused increasing frustration for commuters and businesses. it's not expected to be done until 2021. san jose is the middle of a major redesign to improve bike safety. the better bike ways involves removing parking, reconfiguring lanes and redirecting traffic. about $1.5 million is the cost and it is expected to be done this year. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area, what issues you see your live and what would make them better. use the #better bay area. >> new research shows california's peak fire season is shifting into the winter.

fire season is usually considered during the first couple ientts say incidents like the devastating tubbs fire in 2017 are increasingly likely in december. the reason? climate change. scientists say it's causing wind and dry weather to converge on december. the report published in the journal of geophysical research letters. developing news, relief is finally on the way for the 40 million americans who have been trapped in sub zero temperatures this week. this morning, the extreme cold snap is still gripping parts of the nation. in minneapolis overnight it felt like 15 below zero while there was a windchill of negative 6 in chicago and negative 3 in new york. but here's the good news. by this weekend, chicago and some parts of the midwest could see a nearly 80 degree temperature swing compared to the low temperatures this week. at least 15 deaths are blamed on the extreme cold. >> when you think about it they

had a windchill of 50 below. the high this weekend will be near 50 degrees. that's a 100-degree feels-like temperature swing for the folks in chicago. you talk about extreme weather. we don't have anything like that. we've got strong wingds coming in. >> 3:00 this afternoon, winds pick up out of southeast. they start hitting sustained levels around 25 to 40 miles per hour. as we head towards the overnight hours, they'll start to hit 50 to 60. that's when we could have damage. trees coming down, leaves coming down, even trash cans, lawn furniture. you name it. bring it in or lock it down. those winds will be around until 6:00 in the morning. the flash flood threat has been extended. it starts at 7:00 this evening, goes through 12:00 saturday. that's because the heaviest of the rain is coming in tomorrow morning. it takes an hour for it to runoff and fill in the creeks and streams.

we'll have road flooding this evening. the streams and creeks will be more like tomorrow morning. here's a look at the gaeld en gate bridge. your activity planner, grab the umbrella but leave the winter coat at home. we're going to have rain the rest of the day. here's a look at the east bay. it's scattered through noon becoming more likely at 2:00 and steadier from 4:00 on. notice the temperatures dropping down. as far as the peninsula, scattered through noon. 57. but once the rain gets steady at 2:00, 4:00, we drop into the 50s. for the south bay, we have pretty much quiet conditions through noon and then the rain rolls in. alexis. >> thank you, mike. snooemt. >> we have a sig-alert inside caldecott tunnel. it's on the lighter side of traffic. eastbound 24. bore 1 is fully closed. this is due it a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle. we have major injuries involved as well.

no estimate on when bore number 1 opens. you can still use bore number 2. quick check of drive times, westbound 580 tracy to dublin. 47 minutes out of the central valley. 680, dublin to mission boulevard, in the green at 15. no delays, northbound 85. 101 to cupertino. also in the green at 15 minutes. >> alexis, thank you. san francisco is kicking off celebrations at city hall at noon. the keynote is civil rights activist latifah simon and mayor london breed will be there. beer lovers are lining up to grab their favorite pint at the russian river brewing company. >> it will be available in two locations in the bay area. amy hollyfield is live in santa rosa. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. the line is already long. it's almost a block long already. it doesn't look like that second location is going to ease the size of the crowd out here. this beer that they're waiting in line for is called pine i the

younger. it's in its 15th year of production. it's very loved of the it's only available for two weeks every year. you have to drink it inside the tasting room or in santa rosa at the brewing company. there is a second tasting room. there's a new one in windsor. but everyone looks like they still want to come to santa rosa. the first man who was in line got here yesterday morning. we're told he's sleeping in his truck right now. we haven't got to talk to him. we asked the second person in line what this means, why they do this. they got here around midnight. >> very delicious. i think this year, it's like eight hops that go into the beer. it's citrusy. we're told it will have like a tangerine taste to it. the hype is real. the beer is really good. >> everyone is allowed three

ten-ounce glasses the beer and they have three hours to be inside. they get pushed out so theect t out here for the next two weeks. they do have that new windsor location and they say that's going to help with the crowd. it's bigger, has a large parking lot. it's got a bathroom. that's good news. keep that in mind as an option if you want to try this beer within the next couple of weeks. reporting live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield. >> they really love that beer. okay. have you ever had it, amy? >> reporter: i have not. i like beer. but i'm not a big hops girl. i don't know if this would be for me. i'm always here while i'm at work. >> yeah. >> my spidey sense tingles and says you probably shouldn't drink -- >> we won't tell anyone, amy. >> right. >> she really is. the famous food truck that's getting ready to open as a

restaurant. also, howard schultz draws demonstrators in seattle. the group that was protesting and the event here tonight.

we got a conveyor belt of storms coming our way. that will bring us showers, heavy at times. it will cause flooding and produce damaging winds and look

by monday and tuesday when the showers continue, snow down to tamalpais heights? that would be impressive. >> thanks, mike. in the gma first look, chicago police continue to investigate the attack against empire star jussie >> there was a statement release saying they stand by him, the family said. in first look, new details. the family of jussie smollett breaking their silence supporting the actor and directly addressing those doubting his story. we want to be clear, this was a racial and homophobic hate crime, the family telling abc news. jussie has told the police everything from the very beginning. his story has never changed. the president weighing in from the oval office. >> that i can tell you is horrible. >> authorities released the surveillance video entering his apartment building with a rope around his neck and calls police at 2:40 a.m. officers arriving almost

immediately to take his statement. a spokesperson saying it was his creative director who made that call and later accompanied him to the hospital. >> coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll have more on how authorities are expanding their investigation. with your gma first look, i'm alex perez, abc news, chicago. former starbucks ceo and owe tension presidential candidate howard schultz will be in san francisco promoting his new book at the commonwealth club. >> protesters with the democratic party marched outside of his book tour stop in seattle last night. they're demanding schultz pick a party if he decides to run. he's considering a run as an independent candidate. >> i've observed the last few years of a donald trump presidency and realize that this man is not qualified to be president. >> schultz told a crowd his centrist vision for leadership can unite a politically polarized america.

protesters believe third party candidates will ruin the democrats chance of winning the election. it's one of the hottest shows on netflix and it's about home organizing. >> she looks excited. >> i am excited because i love this. >> tidying up with marie condo is based on a best selling book. caught up with her protege jenny ming. she's a home organizer and she's based in san francisco. >> i quit my job because i wanted to work for her. i basically tracked her down and said i'll do anything that you need. i'll just -- yeah, i'll work for you. >> ming helps families tidy up their homes using the kone marie method. she advises keeping the things that spark joy and teaching kids to get excited autgoung age. san francisco hit its own level of mania with an influx of garage sales and goodwill donations since the show was released.

when i was home for my vacation, my mother made me do this with my old items at home. >> she did? >> yeah. >> we did a couple years ago and we continue doing it. i like it. i think it makes sense. >> i kind i have like that about vacation. you only take the essentials with you. and you go home and say why do i need all this stuff. >> you wear like eight things. >> really. >> that you're comfortable in. makes you happy. >> i really do. >> wear the wet weather gear today or be prepared to get wet much here's a look at walnut creek. about 54 degrees with a little bit of moisture. increasing rain and wind today. now, the strongest parameters come in tonight and the showers, we'll have those through at least tuesday. here's a look at live doppler 7 overlay the clouds. don't they look bright and white. that means there's a deep fetch of moisture an hour away. here's the way is plays out. scattered drizzle and light rain

for the morning commute. by noon, steady rain starts to develop in the north bay along 101 and towards the coast. by 3:00, we're all deal with steady rain. possibly the south bay and the east bay. we have to wait until the sunsets. towards 8:00, notice the yellows start to roll in there. that moderate rain, look how it goes. for hours and hours and hours. then it becomes more intense tomorrow morning. we may be waking up to the sounds of thunder from this storm. and then it rolls through and we have scattered showers as we head into saturday evening. here's a look at the rain potential. notice by noon, mainly up in the north bay, the santa cruz mountains, all of us driving on wet streets as we head into the evening hours. look at the winds at 3:00 when that wind advisory develops. they're only around 20, 25. by the evening hours, up around 35. they spike at 4:00 in the morning. up around 45 miles per hour. so the storm drops to a 2 saturday, a 1 for sunday and monday. monday and tuesday are special because of the snow level at

2500 feet. alexis? >> all right. we do have a traffic alert inside caldecott tunnel. it's on the lighter side. bore number 1 still closed. it's due to a crash with a motorcycle and another vehicle. got tangled up about 30 minutes ago. they're saying that folks are reversing out of bore number 1 trying to get to bore number 2. obviously not advised. they should have that back open in ten minutes. we are keeping a close eye on that. hopefully that's resolved soon. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we didn't have the bay bridge metering lights on. should be happening any minute. minor delays for ace 1. about 15 minutes behind schedule out of tracy due to mechanical issues. those should be recovering now. thanks, alexis. home improvement startup is urging people to reset passwords. they had a data breach. it's investigating a breach it learned about in december.

internal account information like user i.d.s, passwords and ip addresses may have been impacted. it did not involve social security numbers, credit card or bank account information. one of san francisco's most famous food trucks is opening a restaurant. the chronicle reports that they plan to take over a spot on valencia street near 21st in the mission district. it specializes in filipino seafood with a mexican twist. one is a burrito with pork, chicken or tofu wrapped up with cheese, sour cream, guacamole and french fries. >> i like it. up next, the search things you need to know as you start your day. productivity in your office may not be great one specific day next week. >> here's a live look at 5:21. we keep up

my name is jedda and my favorite thing about the grilled chicken club is the multigrain bun. it's toasted and then you get the cheese. so if you but really slowly you can literally taste every level of the sandwich. i don't eat very slowly, but if you do. my name is leslie. well i love the grilled chicken club sandwich because the grilled chicken. like, it's actually been on a grill. as soon as you grab it to go take your first bite, it's like just like, "psscheew". insanely good.

it's 5:23 on this friday. whether you're just joining us

or heading out the door, seven things you need to know before you head out the door. the weather will adversely affect you, especially tonight. everything is high to very high weather. small stream flooding, power outages, trees toppling and hydroplaning to nooding on roads that go hand in habd. be careful. >> number 2, one way to be prepared for the storm, fill your sandbags early. go to abc7news.com for a complete list. >> number 3, it is calm right now. but tonight's storm means dangerous driving in the sierra. white-out conditions are expected. the national weather service is telling drivers just don't. >> number 4, traffic is looking better in the east bay this morning. we did have a sig-alert inside caldecott tunnel. bore number 1 was closed due to a collision involving a motorcycle. with serious injuries. bore number 1 is back open. should clear out quickly. >> number 5, breaking news. new jersey senator cory booker announced he's running for president in 2020.

booker will give his first live tv interview on the view which starts at 10:00 on abc 7. number 6, a live look in santa rosa. your eyes do not deceive you. those are people playing card at 5:24 in the morning and some of them sleeping because of the annual release of pliny the younger beer. the famous pale ail draws about 15,000 people over two weeks. they've opened a second brew pub in windsor. both open at 11:00 a.m. today. >> they are not playing. >> number 7, drakes beach is opening back up this weekend after it w-- the seals will no longer in the parking lots. millions of people will be watching the super bowl on soun sunday, of course books of course. >> ofco,

show you to work on monday. companies expect to lose about half a billion dollars in work producti d after the game. 5% of people surveyed say they plan to take monday off. 3% expect to show up late. alcohol appears to be a factor. 12% expect to be hung over or, quote, extra tired after the game or a little sick. >> y'all are waiting in line early in the morning for a beer. then not showing up to work after super bowl sunday. >> hungover. all about the beer. >> some of us need to get it together. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the business booming with the cold winter weather across the country. too much toothpaste. how it can harm kids later. the exact amount they should be using. a live look outside at 5:26.

hey there. >> i was fixing my hair. don't mind me. busted. >> a fun time. comes up at any time. >> fixing my earpiece. >> anyway -- >> friday snuck up on you. no, it didn't. everyone was counting down. it is friday. >> shady friday. hi mike. >> hi guys. wet friday also. and a windy friday. will there you go. let's open up the curtain. don't ignore the guy behind the curtain this time, like iwizard. it's very cloudy and moist out there. pockets of drizzle and some scattered light rain this morning. let me get you up to date on what's going on. high wind watch 3:00 this afternoon, 6:00 saturday morning. gusts to 60 miles per hour that could cause damage and power outages. flooding potential starts at

7:00 this evening. it increases tomorrow morning and tapers by noon saturday. here's at look at what will happen today with the accuweather 12-hour planner. drizzles of light rain, scattered light rain at noon except with the north bay. all of us have steady rain at 4:00. more moderate at 7:00. alexis? since our big sig-alert has cleared, eastbound is clearing out from an earlier crash. want to look at a typical busy spot. bay bridge toll plaza. just checked. we haven't gotten official word -- unless you're using the carpool lanes, you'll have a little bit of a wait. drive times looking friday light though. 17 minutes about and 11-minute drive across the bay bridge. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo looking great in the green at nine minutes. thanks, alexis. obviously, you need to prepare for the rain that's coming this afternoon and evening. >> that's right. matt keller is live in san jose.

matt. >> good morning, jessica and reggie. being prepared it very important. here at the west shore maintenance division for santa clara county off doyle road, you've got sandbags piled up and over here, you've got the sand and you've got the shovels. all you need to do now is do a little work and fill them up yourself. you have to be prepared because that rain and wind is coming here to san jose and all across the bay area. be prepared the national weather service has a high wind watch in effect starting at 3:00 this afternoon and a flash flood watch starting at 7:00 tonight. the last level 3 storm to drench the bay area hit two weeks ago. the water district admits drainage was a challenge then. >> if it's not draining as quickly, that's where we're seeing the potential of flood threats happening. >> reporter: those conditions have prompted the santa clara valley water district to put crews on alert to avoid flooding. they're making sure there's no blockages from debris.

they have enough stornl to capture friday's rain. there are 24 sites to get sandbags. we've put all the sites on our obser website, abc7news.com. matt keller. matt, thank you. you can track the rain and check weather conditions with the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts to get the news as it happens. another democrat is running for president in 2020. senator cory booker making it official. >> together, we will channel our common pain back into our common purpose. together, america, we will rise. i'm cory booker. i'm running for president of the united states of america. >> the senator from new jersey releasing that campaign video on youtube this morning. he decided to make the announcement today because it's the start of black history month. if you'd like to see booker's full campaign announcement, it's on our website, abc7news.com. booker will give his first tv

interview on the view later today. you can watch it only here on abc 7. booker's announce. means there are ten democrats running for their party's nomnation in 2020. among the candidate, senator kamala harris, senator elizabeth warren and -- find out about each candidate on our website, abc7news.com. new this morning, the contra costa county sheriff's office wants to find a man who allegedly assaulted a woman and tried to rape her. investigators released these photos. the incident happened yesterday afternoon around 1:00 near mims avenue and -- it's not far from the bay point b.a.r.t. station. she met the man on a b.a.r.t. train in san francisco. she says they had a conversation, got out of the train together and were walking in an empty field when he exposed himself and told her to perform a sexual act on him. investigators say the suspect assaulted her and tried to remove her clothing of the she was able to get away.

the vallejo police department launched an internal investigation after a man claimed an officer placed him under arrest until the officer realized he was a veteran. >> i'm not resisting. put me on the ground. >> i'm not fighting you. >> stop fighting. you're going to go on the ground. >> the video is posted on facebook by adrian burrell. he started recording after the officer stopped at his house tuesday and approached his cousin who was on a motorcycle in the driveway. the officer told burrell to get back. burrell said no. >> into this wall here and then swung my body into that pole there where i knocked my head. took me down the steps and detained me in the car, told me i was going to jail. >> now civil rights attorneys representing burrell. the police department released a statement that reads in part, the entire incident was captured on the police officer's body cam. they'll be reviewing that in

connection with the investigation. 70 feet out still. >> this morning an injured logger is recovering following this dramatic hoist rescue in the point of timber area and sonoma county. the chp helicopter hovered 165 feet overhead and lowered a paramedic to the injured man who was in his 50s. he was hoisted into the helicopter and later transported to a local hospital with moderate injuries. roger stone is back in court in washington, d.c. the long-time friend of president trump pleaded not guilty to charges in the russia investigation earlier this week. prosecutors say stone lied to congress about his discussions with the trump campaign involving wikileaks and the release of hacked material damaging to hillary clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. court documents showed the evidence includes an icloud, e-mail accounts and bank records. president trump is trying to clear up confusion now saying that he agrees with his

intelligence chiefs. this comes after he contradicted his own statement. u.s. intelligence officials testified before congress on tuesday. they said isis remains a threat in iraq and syria and north korea is committed to long-range missiles which threaten the u.s. in a tweet, mr. trump called them passive and naive. he said north korea is willing to denuclearize. >> certain things they said i think i'm right. time had prove that. >> the president then summoned his intel team to the white house and four hours later he changed his tune. >> they said that they were totally misquoted and they were totally oto it was taken out of context. >> the president claims the intelligence official's testimony which was broadcast on live tv was mischaracterized by the media. in a new york times interview published overnight, the president stood by his latest

comments. develop the arctic blast is winding down in the midwest and the northeast finally. >> this is the last really cold morning from chicago to new york city with windchills below zero. 15 people have died in connection with the dangerously cold weather this week. 40 million people have been in those sub zo. windchills hit 41 below yesterday in chicago. more than 8,000 flights had to be canceled in the u.s. since monday. many food delivery drivers have enjoyed the last few days with nobody wanting to go out in the cold. >> i was born in april in the springtime. the bill collectors, they don't care about the temperatures. get out there and get my money. >> get that bread. the core of the coldest airlifts north back to canada today. windchills are still going to be very low. so let's go over to meteorologist mike nicco. any relief for the weekend, mike? >> definitely. they're going to have highs in the mid to upper 40s.

that will feel nearly 100 degrees warmer than what they felt the last couple of mornings. back here at home, we don't have windchills. 50 in sunny side. look at ocean beach, 56. 54 in bayview and 55 in the financial district. temperatures low to mid-50s everywhere. except in fairfield, 48. tracy, 47 degrees. very mild morning. don't need much of a coat. you need the umbrella to keep you dry. the rain will increase in this storm. it will get heavy and flood the roadways. it will blow this afternoon and overnight. san rafael, the fog from yesterday gone. all of this is going to be caution this morning because we have scattered light rain. but the heaviest of the rain is going to make it poor to dangerous during the evening into overnight hours out on the road. east bay, cloudy with pockets of drizzle. light rain through noon. scattered rain at 2:00. it gets moderate heading to 8:00. as far as the north bay, pretty

light through 10:00. just mainly cloudy unless you're closer to the coast. scattered rain from noon to 2:00 and steadier rain from 4:00 on. san francisco, you for sure will get the scattered rain at 6:00 before that again pockets of drizzle and light rain. it's damp outside this morning. even the roads were a little wet. it wasn't raining in a lot of areas. we'll bring in alexis to tell you about the commute. >> we have an earlier sig-alert that cleared out now. i wanted to follow-up on eastbound 24. it was closed due to a serious crash. major injuries and a crash involving another vehicle. we were in the green. walking over here, it flipped back to red. i think it is clearing out. according to chp, all lanes are back open. bore 1, bore 2, either one is -- traveling on the counter commute side. richmond near hilltop, a new three-car crash blocking all lanes except wuchblt again on the lighter side of traffic,

eastbound 80. keeping an eye on that waiting for a few more details. ail quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza waiting on official word the metering lights have to be on. everything stacked up unless you're using the carpool lanes. thanks, alexis. coming up, a man slips and falls at work. investigators say there's more to the story. why the man on the ground is now facing charges. battle of the bay area quarterbacks. we'll

that leave therea lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. you might remember new flavours, the sound of an old friend's laugh, or a view that defies all expectations. these are the memories that stay with you, long after the moments have passed.

my name is jedda and my favorite thing about the grilled chicken club is the multigrain bun. it's toasted and then you get the cheese. so if you but really slowly you can literally taste every level of the sandwich. i don't eat very slowly, but if you do. my name is leslie. well i love the grilled chicken club sandwich because the grilled chicken. like, it's actually been on a grill. as soon as you grab it to go take your first bite, it's like just like, "psscheew". insanely good.

let's head outside and see what awaits you this morning for the kids. yeah, patchy drizzle and low to mid-50s. but the rain becoming more steady as they head w temperatures 57 to 59. in fact, you can look around the state today and the heaviest is near us and northward. down south, just scattered light rain. low to mid-60s everywhere. if you're driving in the sierra, head out now. it is going to get slippery this evening with a snow level at 7,000 feet. it's going to drop down to nearly a thousand feet with heavy snow over the weekend. in fact, we have a winter storm warning starting this evening going all the way through monday. 5 to 9 feet of snow. reggie? >> mike, thank you. a couple days until super bowl liii. thors announced they've seized

$24 million worth of counterfeit super bowl items. >> the nearly 300,000 seized its jersey, hats and cell phone accessories. more than two dozen people were arrested. officials say buyers should make sure purchases are from approved sources. the super bowl is the battle of the bay area quarterbacks. san mateo's tom brady against jared goff. >> goff is a graduate of marin catholic and he still stays in touch with high school friends. chris tewhill caught 15 touchdown passes from goff in 2011. he said goff was unselfish with his teammates, already seeing life beyond the game. a game against -- dropped a perfect pass that might have won the nor cal title for marin catholic. after the game, goff was the first one to comfort him. >> one of the toughest moments for a high school kid. you know, this is your world. some high school football championship and you drop a

pass. for him to come up and say that was pretty -- i think that's a microcosm of the leader that he is. >> tewhill and the teammates remain good friends with goff. they'll be in atlanta on sunday for the super bowl. we can't forget about the other bay area quarterback in the super bowl. >> that's right. tom brady grew up in san mateo and went to sara high school. sports reporter mindi bach paid a visit to the family. their home is filled with memorabilia from his career. they're in atlanta to watch their son on sunday. he is a record of 5-3 in the super bowl. look here at your screens. this appears to be a fake slip and fall and all caught on camera. police in new jersey say this man purposely threw ice on the floor and then pretended to fall. although he doesn't do a good job acting. then he files an insurance claim for the treatment that he received for his supposed injuri injuries. the man is identified as a

57-year-old, he's now charged with insurance fraud. >> investigators say he was a subcontractor for a company in new jersey. this happened in the break room of the company last year. here's a closer look at the surveillance video. after he slips, he lays on the ground and waited there until someone found him. he filed an insurance claim for the ambulance service and treatment that he got at the hospital. >> oh, my goodness. >> it's not funny. it's insurance fraud and other people get hurt by that. >> i mean shall terrible acting. >> some of the thinking i don't understand. he puts ice on the ground. right? is this to say i slipped on this. then doesn't go through with the whole slip. >> no. >> he didn't want to hurt himself. >> he wants you to see the after. not the before and during. >> rolling around in pain after he fell. >> it's going to be really

dramatic. it's going to be great. >> hollywood is definitely not calling him. >> not a stunt double. >> oh, boy. pathetic. >> how can you not know there's cameras everywhere? >> i don't know. >> there are. sorry reggie. >> that changes a lot of my plans. >> we feel like somebody -- >>let move on. it's pretty cloudy from the east bay hills camera. watch out for pockets of drizzle with increasing rain head into the afternoon hours. the strongest of the storms slated through tomorrow morning and then the showers, we have those until tuesday with the snow level down to 2500 feet here at home. here's a look at the jet stream. bowl of cold air. you can see the kind of freckled nature of the clouds. that's the cold air that comes in. we'll have a chance of thunderstorms starting tomorrow. each successive storms comes through with lighter amounts of rain and drop the snow level. it starts off by bringing us a

chance of hail. everywhere, that's why the thunderstorm threat is something you should be concerned about. is that hail? here's a look at 7:00 this morning. future radar. the pockets are green out there. steady rain along the 101 corridor. the rest of us by 3:00. notice it remains fairly light into the evening hours. then it's moderate and it just remains moderate for like eight to ten hours and then tomorrow morning around 5:00. the heaviest of the rain comes in. through 8:00. then we have scattered showers after that. rainfall totals. as you can see, as we head through none, mainly in the north bay. but during the evening hours, all of us are going to get wet. some of that rain will be coming downside ways because of the winds picking up. a 2 for tomorrow. moderate. a 1 for sunday and monday. even a chance of showers for the chinese new year. the year of the pig tuesday. >> mike, i was wondering what that was on your planner there. now we got that figured out. taking a look at the roads here

this morning. we have a problem on the east bay, the counter commute side of interstate 80. near hilltop drive. they've not issued a sig-alert yet. but a three-car crash with injuries. only the left lane is getting by. folks are slowing down a little bit on the westbound side to take a look at that as well. they're calling for multiple tow trucks and they need an ambulance as well. south bay, you've been quiet today. 101 and 880. the inbound side. traffic coming toward us. no significant delays for you. that's slowly filling in. a check of drive times. westbound 580, castro valley to the maze 13 and northbound 101. coming in at 14 minutes. thafrng ynk you, alexis. assembly line workers getting help on the job. >> ford and other -- they're being dressed in an exo vest. it can help workers lift up to 15 pounds per arm. the company that makes the vest said it reduces strain on the body and protects workers from

injury. walmart is changing its sick leave policy and giving bonuses to workers for good attendance. they will allow hourly workers to miss five days every six months for unexpected absences. employees who do not take an unexpected absence will get a bonus. workers will have six days a year of paid time off for illnesses and emergencies. they can take those days off without it affecting their attendance record. big changes at walmart. kids are apparently using too much toothpaste. >> according to a government survey, about 40% of kids ages 3 to 6 used a brush that was full or half full of toothpaste. experts only recommend they use no more than a pea-sized amount for that age group. for kids under 3 only the size of a grain of rice. this applies only to toothpaste formulas with fluoride. too much of that increases the risk of streak i or splotchy teeth when kits get older.

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this is abc 7 mornings. you look at the storm impact. you can see why i increased this to a 3 yesterday. very high. it doesn't get any more promising than this. hydroplaning and flooding on roads. we're going to have gusty wind some trees will come down that can cause power outages. a few of the streams will flood this evening. mi. y.ahereed mulhr after

tweeting that he refuse toss serve customers wearing make america great again hats. he works at worse hall and beer house. he tweeted earlier that wearing a maga mat is the same as wearing a swastika, white hood or symbol of intolerance and hate. >> it's a slippery slope from there. you're going to refuse service on basis of somebody's religious or economic beliefs. it's really inappropriate. >> chef lopez dee cliends our request for an on camera interview. scammers claiming they're emergency dispatchers. according to a tweet from the department, the caller i.d. displays the words -- you may have to pay money or you'll get arrested. if you get a call like up. all right. taking a look at the roads. we don't incidents on the board so far today.

very few. i'd say about thee or four right now. the only serious one is eastbound 80 near hilltop drive before you get to that intersection there. we do have a three-car crash. only the left lane is getting by. this has not been issued a sig-alert yet. i'm also seeing a delay on the westbound side. hopefully more lanes are open soon. somebody asleep at the wheel this morning. still no official word that the bay bridge metering lights are on. just looking at this camera, they've got to be at this point. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> look at that traffic before the rain settles in. it's going to get worse during the evening hours. the rain and the winds, especially on an east-west bridge. we're up around 15 miles per hour at 3:00. by the end of the commute, we'll be up around 25. that will continue during the evening hours, even up to 30 miles per hour. the wind will come downside ways if you're out. the most likely time we're going to have damage is early tomorrow morning. around 3:00 to 6:00 when the winds get up around 45 to 50 miles per hour.

taking a look at the rain totals, i not only started today but i went through tuesday when this series of storms finally ends and we can get anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain. even up to 6 in the santa cruz mountains. reggie. >> thanks, mike. tens of thousands of golf balls have been found off the coast of california. >> seeing the sea floor completely covered in trash, it was like a straight shot to the heart. >> dan noyes and the iteam dive into how the golf balls got there. the impact on wildlife and what's being done to clean this up. you can see their investigation tonight right here on abc 7 news at 11:00. drakes beach is opening back up this weekend after elephant seals invaded it during the government shutdown. >> about 80 of them are still hanging out at the beach. but they're no longer in the parking lot. that's where they ended up after rain and king tides flooded the area. >> the large males, there's females and the pups and newborn

pups. they have black hooves. they're only a couple weeks old when you see those. >> starting tomorrow, rangers will offer limited access sors of the seals. >> you literally described what the seals are. >> good. next at 6:00, new accusations against the dmv and their flawed voter registration system that messed up more than 100,000 registrations. a nightmare for neighbors near lombard street. bikers burning out and popping wheelies. plus a line stretching for a block. what brings you out so early. >> 5:00 somewhere. we'll leave you with a live look outside as we look outside, do you need an umbrella.

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tracking our rain and wind event headed to the bay area. >> our live howhatou can ernstly dryontis rw a much different story. >> the storm today is a level 3 on the storm impact scale. that means it's going to get a rainy area today. >> could be a big one. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco on february 1st. you're going to really need to take precautions on the roads, right, mike. >> especially touring the evening and overnight. we have pockets of light rain this morning. a little bit of drizzle. that's making things wet. nothing like this strong storm coming in tonight with the heavy flooding rain and damaging wind. right now, you can see the moisture coming in, the cloud cover, the gray, the pockets of drizzle and light rain. the deepest moisture, there's a lot of it lurking offshore, with this counter clockwise flow with this low, it's pushing it our way. let's break down tt 12 hours. pockets of drizzle to light

rain. low to mid-50s. upper 50s the rest