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thanks for joining us on this wet saturday evening. >> in tonight's headlines, a library in the east bay is standing by the decision to host a drag queen storybook reading. they received criticism online after announcing the event on facebook. officials say it will ultimately be the parents's decision to let kids participate. >> a major storm in southern california turning streets into rivers and mandatory evacuations were issued in areas like malibu, scarred by recent wildfires. more than 100 weather-relate ed emergencies were reported across los angeles. >> our downpour made driving dangerous and left danger in the north bay. heavy rain made a mess of the roads. high tides combined with all that rain cut off access, putting miller avenue under water. >> 35 years and i have never seen a flood like this.

>> parts of shoreline highway were submerged with the lock. multiple crashes were reported. >> dangerous travel around lake tahoe. >> drivers are encouraged until tuesday to head to lake tahoe. >> we have several days of snowfall to get through in the sierra. it's one storm after another. we see snow right now. live doppler 7. i want to show you for a moment. for the past six hours or so, we have been in and out of snow showers. we expect the snow to ramp up overnight. look at the numbers. this will take you through tuesday afternoon. the storms continue to move through. we are talking feet of fresh

powder. you look at kirkwood and that's more than five feet of snow and donner with a similar story. south lake tahoe with three feet of snow. for that fact, we have the winder storm warning in effect until 4:00 tuesday. when we add up the numbers from government and into the future of the next couple of days, 5 to 10 feet of snow. don't try travel through tuesday, but conditions are later in the week say thursday and friday will be calm enough to travel up there without trouble. we will look at live doppler 7 in a few minutes. >> if you are interested in traveling to tahoe when it's safe, we have weather updates on abne developing story of virginia's governor saying it wasn't him in a racist photo. >> here appeared with his wife taking questions and refusing to

resign. zachary explains. >> virginia governor rejecting the growing calls for him to step down. >> i took an oath to uphold this office and serve the people of this commonwealth to the best of my ability. as long as i believe i can effectively fulfill that task, i intend to continue doing the business of virginia. >> calls for resignation began after this photo of his medical year book school page surfaced, showing two people, in black face and the other in a kkk robe. after apologizing for the photo, he now said it's not him. he said he would remember it because he wore shoe polish dressing up as michael jackson. >> when i was confronted, i was appalled they appeared on my page, but i believe then and now i am not either of the people in

that photo. >> justin fairfax breaking his silence on the issue, calling the photo a searing reminder of the legacy of our nation's original sin. he stopped short of saying he should step down. many call for has resignation. nancy pelosi calling on him to do the right thing so that the people of virginia can heal and move on. a second photo of him then e 34er7b merged from 1981. a racial slur listed as his nickname. two individuals gave him that name. >> i don't know their motives or intent and it ended up in the year book and i regret that. >> the nickname is in his college year book and admits he doesn't know why he was called that. he said you would have to ask the other students. abc news, richmond, virginia. >> we're spoke with the naacp

about the photos. the president said the governor of virginia must resign. >> i was shocked to see that in 1984 in a medical school year book. he has no choice but to resign. he can't deny he had the racist tendencies then and now. he needs to go. >> as we mentioned earlier, the naacp celebrated the 110th anniversary and said younger generations need to remember their history so they are held accountable for their actions. >> tulsi gabbard entered the 2020 presidential race today in honolulu after last month saying she intended to make a run. gabbard made history in 2012 when she became the first hindu elected to congress. she made headlines in 2016 when

she left the democratic national committee and backed bernie sanders. she pitched a message of unity. >> we are being torn apart by powerful, self serving po politicians and greedy corporations. people tomenting hatred, bigotry and fear and insighting conflict because of the color of our skip. >> her campaign has taken heat for past efforts to block same-sex marriage in hawaii. she released a video apologizing. >> she joins a crowded field who will seek the white house in 2020. the list could grow with joe biden mulling a run as well as michael bloomberg. bernie sanders is expected to seek the nomination again. eric swalwell said he will make a decision soon. we have a full list on a brks krrc 7 news.com. >> girls can now join the boy

scouts. the troops will be separate, bu since june. in the bay area, nearly 300 girls have joined the program so far. an east bay executive said they have several girl troops ready to go. >> a restaurant owner has a beef with a customer who stole a porter house steak on camera. it was north eeast of modesto. he came in and asked for a table of four. he ordered a steak, lobster and a beer, looking up at the surveillance. he made his move, wrapping a steak in the brad basket napkin and took off. >> he's unethical and out to commit a crime. >> definitely a used car salesman or bad real estate agent. slime ball. it would be great if he paid and apologized. i doubt that's going to happen.

>> the owner decided to post a video to catch the smuggler. he said it's not about the money, but it's about the principal. >> the word slime ball may be appropriate. >> good grilling. >> good one. still ahead at 11:00, the super bowl, that football game is less than 24 hours away. we get a peek at the security 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.

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it is all hands on deck as preparations are under way for the super bowl tomorrow. >> let's look at atlanta all lit up. along with the details and the performances, more than two years of planning has been dedicated for security. >> lana zack has a look at the plans. >> a million visitors are expected as the rams and patriots go head to head.

the local, state, and federal agencies are making sure everyone stays is safe. >> the officers continue to be on 12-hour shifts. >> authorities are able to monitor more than 10,000 cameras located throughout the city. >> we have extensive intelligence that is manned by the federal, state, and local partners. they are giving us updates on what we need to know. >> among the agencies, u.s. customs and border protects. tj holmes is getting a look at surveillance from the air. are make sure that no aircraft was in a 30-mile radius on game day. >> they are bringing in x-ray technology to bring things to the stadium. >> we are protecting not only american brands and businesses, but they're buying goods at the

event. that's stuff that is safe as well. >> there are no specific threats against the super bowl. >> everybody is all bundled. >> we're don't need hats and scarves, but we need umbrellas. >> we have heavy rain. at least through 3:00 tomorrow, we will keep it at a level two system with brief downpours. we will take you down to the east bay. light to moderate showers at this hour. this is moving at about 30 miles an hour off to the north and east. likely before midnight, you will see heavier rain. you will see heavier showers. once the storm moves out early in the morning, another one moves in on sunday. a second storm tomorrow will be

weaker. good news there. a light level one system with scattered showers and good news, the winds will be on the light side. i think it's in the evening when we have a best chance of showers. the light to mod hate rain and quickly moving system that gets out of here before the sun gets up on monday. the seven-day forecast, we have scattered showers tomorrow. mainly in the evening. showers and breezy monday evening as well before we dry out wednesday into thursday. cold mornings out there. >> is this fun to forecast? >> it is one of the best months for weather forecasts. >>ometimes it takes just one play to light everybody up. >> the dunk year. it was that big. they share their take on

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the dynamics of the prime time game between the warriors and the lakers was a scratch. the dynamics changed again when cousin his a third quarter dunk. the warriors explain it. >> lebron james doesn't play. when they don't play, there is a natural let down. we would be fine. >> you want to play at their best and the last time we played, i think we beat them like 30. >> we call it bookie and the bench. you saw andre light it up. what was the energy that changed? >> that was a swing and a weigh in to get everybody a boost. >> that was great.

>> just great? >> if you watch the reaction, everybody else was there and that's him making a play. >> that might have been dunk of the year. >> i was afraid you were hanging a little too long. >> i was not going to lead go. it's all good. >> the emotion is more the flow of the game or what you have been through? >> a little bit of everything. i had frustrating moments tonight. i had a chance to release it. >> you need a break then? >> we don't get to go to

charlotte. we have to take five days off. that's good load management. >> plenty of load management the five days. >> he will not be he lost two straight. 12-22. he scored a career high 30 points. they had four threes in the game. st. mary's in the first half. he added 17 at the half. he found the game andddd charles let them. he had the slam and both teams are 5-3 in

the buzzer beater and they camee out with the lead with the lay up. 19 points and five boards and four assists. stanford led and had 19 points as she chained the three. 75 to 50 the final. the pro football hall of fame has eight new members and one has a bay area connection. remember cal gonzalez? he led the league in reception in 2004 and was unstoppable. others inducted. johnny robinson and

did not make the cut. the quarterback patrick mahomes is the mvp and his first full season as a starter. he earned 41 votes and became the second player in history to throw 50 passes and for more than 5,000 yards. the cardinal was the come back player of the year. people were questioning whether his career was overdue to a shoulder injury, but he didn't skip a beat. he had 39 touchdowns and help the colts reach the playoffs. barkley was named hooky of the year. the draft pick put up amazing numbers. 11 touchdowns and also sent a record of 91 receptions for 21 yards and four touchdowns. this report is sponsored by

river rock casino. he had an amazing area. whether he was on the fancy team or not. >> he was there and i covered him at cal. >> wow! >> she was only 12. thank you very much. >> that's it for tonight. >> abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00. the entire a brks krrkbc 7

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