now at 5:00, a wet morning across the bay area. this is a look at live doppler 7. what you need to know for the rest of your day and let's give you a hand here. you need to know that you need an umbrella. >> right. >> you need rain boots. >> sure. >> and some patience to get that drive under way. >> yes. it is happening again. the rain has returned. it's going to be soggy week. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> drew tuma is here. >> mondays weren't hard enough. now we're dealing with moore rain. live doppler 7 with an active sweep. i want to zoom in around fremont. the yellows and the oranges about to cross 880 right now. that's a heavier downpour. we'll track that downpour moving off to the north and to the

east. pleasanton, you're likely going to see the downpour around 5:29, later on this morning. it is just a wet window out there this morning. here's the 12-hour day planner. take the rain gear with you. we have isolated showers throughout the entire day. could even see a rain/snow mix in the higher peaks. first, let's look at the roads. alexis, good morning. >> got great, drew. 20 incidents on the roads already. serious crashes overnight. looks like our focus is on the water that's on our lens here for golden gate bridge. there are some vehicles southbound on 101. no major issues here. just wanted to show you shall, yep, it's soggy here. you have to use your wipers. i have live doppler 7 on top of the maps. some moderate in a few areas, niles canyon road, it's purple here. we had a mudslide and it caused a collision. we have a full closure where we will find abc news reporter matt keller. he just arrived where that

begins at mission boulevard. matt, what are you seeing? >> reporter: hi alexis. we're seeing a lot of rain. the downpours really started just about two minutes ago as we landed here. it's really coming down right here in fremont. also, you could see that fremont police are blocking off niles canyon road. this is going to be a big issue for commuters this morning. first call at 3:40 this morning. mudslides caused a crash. this is coming from the fremont side. alameda countyire advising the chp the canyon could be shut down for the next week. the rain is not stopping. only intensifying this morning in fremont. you want to be extra careful out there on the roads. reporting live in fremont, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> that is a lot of rain coming down. be careful out there. thousands of oakland

families will see if teachers voted to go on strike. >> amy hollyfield is live for us in oakland. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning. a big announcement coming today. they're going to make that announcement here at oakland tech high school. they have gotten a lot of support from the students here at this school. here's video from them on friday when the students walked out of oakland tech to show solidarity with the teachers. teachers have been working without a contract since july of 2017. they are fighting for smaller class sizes. but the real sticking point is their salaries. oakland teachers want a 12% raise over three years. they say they need it to be able to afford to live in the bay area. the school district is offering 5% over three years. there's a big gap there. they have staged a few walkouts this school year. now they have voted on whether to go on strike and the announcement, the results of that vote will be held at 4:00 this afternoon.

reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. just in case you missed it, the patriots took home the top title in super bowl liii. now boston is getting ready to celebrate. they will hold a victory parade tomorrow. something they're used to by now. the patriots beat the rams 13-3. this is their sixth super bowl win. they're now tied for most all-time with the pittsburgh steelers. >> couldn't get the points on the board and for one reason or another. in the end, it feels a lot better than last year when we did get points on the board. just a great win for our team. >> we left so much out there on the field. it's so hard to take right now. you know, i'm mad at myself. i wish i would have done things differently. >> the mayor of boston is expected to announce full parade details sometime later today. meanwhile, the mayor of novato will be cutting a check to san

mat mateo's police activity league following a super bowl bet. >> the mayors of the cities were rooting for their abc 7 news reporter pena introduces us to some of their loyal fans. >> just here because jared is from novato. i'm rooting for the rams. >> this was the sentiment of many novato residents. >> originally from l.a., grew up a rams fan and now also lived near marin catholic where jared goff played high school football. he came into the science department a lot asking questions. respectful, humble. very hard working. >> inside finnegan's jared goff's favorite restaurant in tune, seemed like even the menu was rooting for him. >> we have the goff burger on our menu.

it was the bomb burger. but every time he came in, he'd order it. >> this is a good burger. >> does it taste like victory? >> it tastes like victory. >> the mayor of novato hoped that the hometown quarterback would win. >> i asked her if she was getting nervous. she wrote back to me that she was cool as a cucumber. >> two minutes before the final whistle in tom brady's hometown, the mayor of san mateo showed us what victory looks like. >> we just want to thank you for the contribution you'll be making to our police activities league. >> in san local football fans still don't know where the oakland raiders will play next year. >> late last oppe of ame t agreement to play the oakland coliseum before the scheduled move to lace vegas in 2020. raiders officials are angry the

city slapped them and the nfl with an anti-trust lawsuit for leaving town. members of the group make oakland better recorded a public service announcement supporting the lawsuit. >> for committing crimes against our greatest culture, violating the own relocation guidelines. >> up against an early february deadline to decide on their 2019 plans, the raiders are now reconsidering the coliseum. along with levi's stadium in santa clara and oracle park in san francisco. a source familiar with the situation tells abc 7 news the 49ers have not waived their rights to the san francisco market and the nfl has not approved any deal. both of those would have to happen if the raiders were to play anywhere but the coliseum. >> wow. >> there is a lot to go through still. you know what, that whole legendary story is more interesting than the actual

super bowl. hi, drew. >> something is happening. we've got a lot happening in weather right now. live doppler 7. a winter storm right over us right now. light to moderate showers. let's take a zoom into street level in a couple of spots. north of dublin, that pop of yellow is, we have a downpour. i'm going to track that off to the north and east. antioch shortly before 6:00 this morning. expect a heavier downpour to work through your neighborhood. moments ago, we saw matt keller live in fremont. this downpour that pushed off to the east moved through with heavy rain working through the east bay. about half an inch per hour. that is heavy rain right now. if we track that, that's often moving up to the north and east at 25 miles per hour. pleasanton, probably around 5:28 a.m., livermore, 5:37 this morning. expect that downpour in your neck of the woods. san francisco right now, light

rain across much of the city. light rain through novato, san rafael and as we look at the storm impact scale, this level one-like system will stick with us throughout the entire day. we'll have showers, a brief downpour from time to time. there is a chance of a thunderstorm popping up in the afternoon. then late tonight in our highest peaks, we could see a mix of rain and snow. mt. tam or each on mt. hamilton. take the rain gear with you. you need it all day today. let's check on the roads with the rain. good morning, alexis. >> good morning, drew. i have something not rain-related. but it sounds like a big issue. walnut creek, starting to see heavy traffic southbound 680. this is north of the 24 split. if you are continuing on to 24, hopefully, you won't see too much of a backup. it is spilling over. for those of you headed southbound around olympic boulevard, we've got a truck that lost a lot of two by fours and nails that was scattered across the roadway.

we have it contained to the two left lanes now. it sounds like the far right lane is getting by and they'rish upg a sig-alert for that. we've had a handful of them today. tracy to dublin, up to 43 minutes in the yellow. antioch to be concord, 16 minutes. san rafael to san francisco also in the green at 16 minutes. >> thank you, alexis. friends, family and fellow students will gather at san francisco state today to remember a student killed in a hit and run. 21-year-old angelina pin et owe died in los angeles county. she was visiting family during her winter break. the memorial starts at 5:00 tonight at the cesar chavez building on campus. abc 7 news was at estrada's fine mexican and caribbean cuisine for the super bowl yesterday. the owner plans to have this as his closing bash. he now says that he plans to

operate with a reduced staff before actually closing by the end of this month. >> everything has to end at one point or another. for me, this is about the right time to do it. the economy and a bunch of other things involved. >> it's really delicious food. it's really sad that the place is going down after being in business for 100 years. >> mercedes loves to cook. but he says he wants to spend his retirement sharing his other passion, which is playing music for live audiences. an indian restaurant will take over his building on mission street. still ahead, a flight headed to maui ends where it started. the journey that included three failed attempts. a rapper arrested for allegedly overstaying his visa. fans are shocked to hear where immigration officials say he's actually from. a rare highlight from the super bowl. the toy story

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it's a really good morning to have the abc 7 news app. we've got rain and you can track this from your phone using live doppler 7. i'm going to zoom into san francisco and the peninsula. light rain working through much of the area from san francisco down to redwood city. so live look at the exploratorium camera. drops are on the lens. you need your umbrella later on today. showers into the forecast at

least through the evening hours. guys? look at this. heavy rains also creating dangerous flooding in southern california. torrential downpours have transformed busy l.a. roads into rivers. that is dangerous. santa barbara residents hard hit by earlier wildfires now inundated with mud and debris. they are bracing for the worst. >> we're bracing for what you already know what can happen. you get a little nervous. >> saturated earth is to blame for the sinkhole in malibu that swallowed a front end loader. the operator escaped unharmed. swift water rescue teams across the state are on high alert. in gma's first look, the embattled governor of virginia is under pressure to step down after racist photos on his medical school yearbook page. >> he's calling an urgent staff meeting last night. tom llamas has details. va'a governor governor ralph

northam's future in doubt after this racist photo surfaced from his medical school yearbook page. at first he said he was one of the two men in the picture. over the weekend, he said he spoke too soon. >> i was appalled that they appeared on my page. but i believe then and now that i am not either of the people in that photo. >> then the governor admitting he has appeared in black face before dressing up as michael jackson and doing the moonwalk in a dance contest in 1984. snide the shoes and the glove and used a little bit of shoe polish under my cheeks. i don't know if anybody tried that. but you captain get it off. >> with your gma first look, i'm tom llamas, abc news new york. grammy nominated rapper, 21 savage is awaiting a deportation proceeding in federal immigration court. he was arrested for overstaying

his visa. the 26-year-old rapper is actually a british citizen. fans online are shocked because the rapper has long claimed atlanta as his hometown. officials say the rapper entered the country legally in 2005 but did not leave when his visa expired a year later. he was then convicted of drug charges in 2014. a lawyer for the rapper says they are working to, quote, clear up any misunderstandings. happening today, a san francisco organization dedicated to fighting poverty is expected to announce a $5 million investment plan to help poor bay area communities. tipping points community comprised of several -- has been fighting bay area poverty for 14 years. the group has agreed to invest in housing and employment in san francisco's bayview neighborhood, south san jose and the contra costa town of pitt isburg. we see familiar characters

and then some others on this toy story. >> if you think you can take your top prize spot. >> you're wrong. >> help me get out of here. >> with my foot? >> the trailer debuted after the super bowl and in the beginning we see woody and bo peep looking for buzz tied up as a prize in a carnival game. we see duck an toy story 4 hits theaters june 21st. disney is the parent company of abc 7 news. they've all been great. it's a fantastic franchise. >> it's the only time i smiled during the entire super bowl. >> oh, pretty sad. >> i know i'm not alone. >> i know a lot of people not liking yesterday's game at all. but thaet's a great movie. can't wait to see it. it's going to be a slow morning. we have rain to add extra time. live doppler 7, it's active on

this monday morning. monday mornings are hard. now we have rain. sunol pleasanton, light to moderate showers around 680. i want to track kind of this heavier cell that has popped up. you can see that pop of yellow on live doppler 7. that's likely moving into livermore this morning. brentwood, you'll likely see heavier showers about 6:21 later on this morning. zoom into the south bay, san jose, we've got light rain out there. here's 880 right there. you can see we're seeing wet roadways across the south bay. slow go. hydroplaning certainly an issue on this monday morning. light showers in the north bay as well as san rafael and novato. we're seeing the light showers working through your neighborhood. we're going to take you into the south bay right now. a live look at san jose. if you look very closely, you can see that spray coming up from the cars right there. be careful on the roads this morning. especially before the sun gets up here. you could have ponding on our roadways early on. today, level 1 storm impact

scale. showers, a brief downpour. even a chance of rain, snow mixing into the highest peak. chance of showers in your neighborhood later this afternoon as well. we're still unsettled. watch what happens. 8:00a 9:00 this morning, we're going to see pockets of white in mt. diablo, mt. hamilton. that's where we'll see the mixing of rain and snow. most areas will see liquid precipitation. here's the seven-day forecast. still more showers tomorrow and the focus will be cold mornings both wednesday and thursday. take the rain gear. alexis, how are the roads looking? >> one of our problems has been here since 1:00 this morning. the bay bridge, you can see heavy traffic coming into san francisco. i will show you why. flipping over and heading into 101. so we had a crash that was blocking all lanes both northbound and southbound of 101

north of cesar chavez. it is still a sig-alert. we're down to one lane blocked in both directions. that is starting to impact the southbound side and that's backing up on to westbound 80 as well. this was a disabled vehicle hit by several other vehicles and they're now working on repairing that center median. good news south of there, rgrthbound 280 before the earlier crash has cleared and working to give you a look at a crash not far from tas a hara. we'll talk about that next. united airlines is apologizing after a flight flew in circles for hours and never made it to maui. >> they turned back not once but three times before it was grounded at lax. flight aware shows the plane flew for 5 1/2 hours over the pacific ocean. hawaiian airlines said each return was due to separate and unrelated faults with different systems. but then they didn't elaborate. the airline is promising full

refunds, plus $100 vouchers for future trips. up next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. one-on-one to cardi b. expect rain where you're going. we see the bay bridge traffic we see the bay bridge traffic flowing pretty nicely

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closed. number 3, storm-related problems in santa cruz. a huge yiek leucalyptus tree down. the road will be closed until the tree is removed. oakland public school teachers will announce if they've approved a vote to go on strike. that would possibly happen later this month. number 5, virginia's governor, ralph northam has called for a large meeting with his administration staff. this comes as fallout continues over a racist photo in his yearbook. more than a dozen key democrats are calling for his resignation. number 6, the new england again. this is the team's sixth title. the big celebration will take place tomorrow in boston. number ay leading to super monday. millions expected out of work

today as they recover from last night's game. the day off is expected to cost employers more than $4 billion. i mean, it was such a boring game, you think people would just go to work today. that's more exciting. >> honestly. especially on the west coast. ends relatively early for us. the 15th puppy bowl was pretty entertaining to watch and actually a lot more of a scoring game. >> true. animal planet's annual contest was a close one throughout the afternoon. team ruff ended up team fluff 59-51. for the first time ever, this pup was named mvp. i love it. >> they're all so cute. >> i should have watched that. a full 90 minutes of news including a popular bay area restaurant chain planning to expand nationwide. recovering aheor

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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. good morning north bay. let's get up and get going. this is abc 7 mornings. we're tracking rain on live doppler 7 this morning. drew tuma. one of the victims in a horrific wrong-way crash on highway 101. we'll tell you about the go fund me to help his family with funeral expenses. a local man takes the title of super bowl mvp. we'll hear from julian edelman. he's live on "good morning america." >> it's monday, february 4th. thanks for joining us. the roads are slick out there. you have to be careful on the drive. it's coming down. >> it's going to create a slow monday morning commute.

we're tracking that rain. it is heavy in spots. live doppler 7, let's show you where the action is. i want to show you this line of showers moving on shore as we speak. it's pushing off to the east. redwood city, 5:42 this morning. you're going to see more rain. oakland shortly before 6:00 and fremont, more showers headed your way at 6:17 in the morning. we'll zoom on in to street level. we had heavier pockets of rain pushing off to the east. hello antioch, brentwood, you're seeing light rain where you live. the picture outside, a live look from the rooftop camera. it is wet, it is windy on those roads. you're going to need that rain gear today. here we go. the showers in the forecast throughout the afternoon as well. we'll take look. how are the roads doing? >> not great. things have filled in. the metering lights on as of

5:24 this morning. not a lot better into san francisco. we've got some delays. no issues westbound 80. highway 4 to the maze. 22 minutes across the bay bridge. that's due to that crash on 101 just north of cesar chavez. one lane blocked in either direction also impacting southbound 101 san francisco to sfo. you've got an early flight this morning, you're up to 15 minute for your commute. on top of that, several sig-alerts, including a full closure of niles canyon road due it a mudslide this morning. that's where we find our reporter, matt keller. he's live at the beginning of the closure at mission boulevard. matt, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, alexis. yes. since we last saw, the good news for my photographer and i, the rain. that heavy rain has moved on. but we still have the road closure at niles canyon road. you can see police officers are making sure no traffic goes throuh here. a fremont police officer came over to me and told me they had falling rocks on niles canyon road. they had it blocked off in both

directions for 2 1/2 hours here. the first call came in at 3:00 this morning. chp reporting amudsli. itamerent si there's a lge b the road now. that means the canyon will be shut down in both directions for the next day or two. i did see a fire truck, battalion chief vehicle go down niles canyon road and they're assessing it to see what has to be done to clear the road and get traffic through. it's not going to be to for a long time. matt keller, abc 7 news. thank you, matt. you can track the rain and check the weather conditions where you live by using our abc 7 news app. enable push alerts to get the latest news as it happens. happening today, oakland's public school teachers will announce if they've approved a vote to go on strike possibly later this month. the teachers worked without a contract since july 2017. union leaders oppose the plan by oakland school district to close up to 24 different schools over these next five years.

and teachers also want a 12% raise over three years. they claim oakland pays some of the lowest salaries in the bay area. oakland school district says it cannot afford to give teachers the raise they want. >> in the east bay, police are investigating a shooting that left a man with critical injuries in antioch. officers say they received several reports of shots fired just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon near lemon tree way and sycamore drive. the victim is 30 years old. police have not released any more information. this morning, we're learning more about the father of seven killed in a wrong-way crash in san francisco. he lived in concord. a driver hit his minivan head on early yesterday morning on highway 101. that driver also died. several passengers riding with him were among the nine injured. friends say he was driving for uber at the time. >> he was a very hard working guy. he came to u.s. about four years ago to look for a different opportunity and better life for his children and his family.

it's just very hard to even think about what had happened. it's very unfortunate. it's not his fault. >> the crash is still under investigation. chp says drugs and alcohol may have been involved. as we mentioned, he leaves behind seven children. a go fund me page has been set up to help his family with funeral expenses. we have a link on abc7news.com and uber issued a statement saying, quote, this was a horribly tragic incident and our hearts go out to the victim and his grieving family. we stand ready to work with authorities to assist their investigation in any way we can. five people are dead after a small plane crash into a two-story home in orange county. this impact started a fire. this happened in yosh remember ba linda. the male pilot also died from the crash. two others were taken to the hospital with moderate injuries. the national transportation

safety board says the twin-engine cessna crashed after taking off from a nearby airport. >> i heard the plane like winding and an explosion in the sky. it shook our house. >> debris from the crash was scattered across four blocks. a nearby elementary school will be closed as the investigation continues. there's more funding to help santa rosa rebuild after the north bay wildfires. the press democrat reports kaiser is donating $1.6 million to build a new apartment complex at journey's end mobile home park. kaiser's main santa rosa campus borders that mobile home park that was destroyed back in 2017 during the tubbs fire. kaiser's donation will help build 160 apartments on that burned-out property. the developers are also looking to collaborate with kaiser on health care programs for those future residents. fans of the new england patriots are celebrating again. this is video of people in boston cheering and dancing in

the streets last night. they are pretty used to this. the patriots beat the rams 13-3. this was the lowest scoring super bowl in the 53-year history of the game. this is the patriots sixth super bowl championship. the team will hold a victory parade tomorrow. the super bowl features several players with ties here to the bay area. patriots receiver and punt returner julian edelman was bornd in redwood city. h wend to redwood high. >> he was awarded the mvp. >> i didn't see that happen. i was so happy we won. the defense played lights out. it was awesome to be a part of. i'm just excited. i'm happy, i'm content and i'm ex exhausted. quarterback tom brady grew up in san mateo, went to sara high school and rams jared goff is from novato. he attended marin catholic high school as well as cal. a lot of local boys. hi there, drew. >> good morning, guys.

we're tracking rain moving through the winter storm overhead right now. live doppler 7. i want to zoom into the east bay. we have showers pushing off to the east. we're tracking this line of rain. it's moving into walnut creek at 5:43 a.m. conco concord expect that in your neighborhood. you see the embarcadero through so ma as well. we're seeing light rain on the peninsula. belmont through redwood city. certainly 101 is wet in that area. we're tracking this one downpour that will push off to the east. san mateo, you could see heavier rain about 5:51 a.m. it's going to be a slower than normal commute today. light rain pushing to the east in the south bay. we're seeing that line of showers moving into sunnyvale by 5:46 this morning. you're seeing more rain at 5:53 this morning. on the storm impact scale, it's a level 1 light system. but the showers are creating issues on the roadways. there is a chance of a thunder

shower popping up this afternoon. even a rain/snow mix in our highest peaks. the story is unsettled even throughout the afternoon. have the umbrella with you. future weather is showing in ukiah and mt. hamilton, you see the puffs of white, you could see a mix of rain and snow in our highest peaks above 2,000 feet. that's something we're tracking later on. the story is that rain is making a mess on our roads. this commute, how is it doing on this monday morning. >> not much better. we've got a lot of issues to get to today, including a couple of sikh sig-alerts in the east bay. this is around north main. little ways south of here is the significant problem. this is not weather-related. it's blocking the two left labors. sig-alert around olympic

boulevard. it's on 680 into the pleasant hill area. still working to get the fire taken care of. livermore avenue to 580. we've got onlooker delay on the main line as well. want to show you a bit of good news. drive times in the green. westbound 580, castro valley to the maze, 15 minutes. 280/680 to 85. in the green at 14 minutes. a new tool for the san francisco police department. how technology could help officers connect with people who are deaf. are deaf. super sick

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good morning on this monday morning. track rain to take the rain gear with you out the door. live doppler 7 is busy today. you have light showers from napa stretching through san francisco into the east bay as well. want to zoom on in into walnut creek right now. you're seeing rain at this hour. here's the picture. look at that, bumper to bumper traffic as the rain moves through. 1 12-hour day planner shows the showers on and off all day today. it will be a wet start to our week, guys. we'll take a closer look at the forecast in a few minutes. the pentagon confirms more

troops are heading to the southern border in support of customs and border protection. they'll be adding about 150 miles of wire between ports of entry. the new troops are expected to deploy later this month. there are about 2300 troops in california, arizona and texas. new this morning, san francisco police officers may have an app their cell phone to call on american sign language interpreter to help at crime scenes. the video chatting tool is in response to complaints over communication barriers between officers and the deaf or hard of hearing. the police commission is expected to vote on a proposal of a policy to include step by step procedures to officers to follow when they're interacting with the victims or perpetrators. millions of employees are expected to call in sick with super bowl fever. >> 14 million adults will miss work following the big game. more than 8 million of the workers are taking a pre-approved day off.

this according to employment firm challenger, gray and christmas. it'sost employers more than $4 billion. abc 7 news spoke with football fans who say it shouldn't be a big deal. >> it should be a national holiday if you ask me. >> i don't think it should be a problem. people want to celebrate. go ahead and do their thing. >> okay. don't feel too bad for employers. bosses are also expected to call in sick or cut back hours today. maroon 5 headlined the halftime show. the show received some mixed reviews. ♪ >> media and said they were underwhelmed by the performances. after the show adam levine addressed his fans and critics.

he said, quote, we thank the universe for this historic opportunity to play on the world's biggest stage and we thank our fans for making our dreams possible. we thank our critics for always pushing us to do better. one love. >> apparently we haven't been pushing enough. could we push a little more? >> it was under wheming. a lot of people felt, i could take it or leave it. >> i don't think there was high expectations for the show. >> moves like jagger weren't really like jagger. they were a little strange. >> people came out with -- and we're done. >> that's it. >> lights out. >> i went to a super bowl party and they were like two people that fell asleep. >> oh, my gosh. >> not even exaggerating. one person went to a different room and took a >> no way. >> that's awesome. it's good sleeping weather. we're not seeing too much in the

way of dry weather this morning. it is a wet monday morning. let's go on in. live doppler 7 busy this morning to walnut creek. moraga. richmond. you can see we're tracking that light rain moving through parts of the region. we're also tracking a line of showers that's moving in from the west and it's moving to the east at about 25 miles an hour. here's that line. it's pretty much over the peninsula at this hour. as it crosses the bay. we'll see more rain moving into fremont this morning. livermore, getting more rain this morning. a live look right now. you see the rooftop camera at kgo in san francisco. we've got wet roads and likely ponds in spots. hydroplaning is an issue with the rain. 40s and 50s is the current temperature. on the storm impact scale, a level 1. this afternoon, there's a slight chance of a thunderstorm popping up if one does, we could see

hail. we're watching a rain/snow mix possible in the highest peaks. hour by hour in the future weather, an unsettled day. on and off showers throughout the afternoon. what we've been highlighting this evening, as cold air gets into the storm, we could see rain/snow, like mt. hamilton and the highest peaks. even in parts of the north bay mountains as well. keep our eye on that. but for many of us, it's just going to be an all-liquid event. it's creating issues on the road right now. here's the seven-day forecast. more showers today and more showers tomorrow. then cold mornings on wednesday and thursday. take the rain gear with you. alexis, how are we doing? >> i'm going to focus on the bay bridge commute right now. heavy track coming into san francisco. this is all due to a crash that happened at 1:00 a.m. it is still a sig-alert. they're working to get everything cleaned up in this area. southbound 101 before cesar

chavez. we had a disabled vehicle turned into a multicar collision. we had all lanes blocked and both sides of the roadway for a while early this morning. they are in the cleanup stages at this point. we only have the far left lane blocked. it is impacting southbound and northbound traffic on either side of the roadway. they're trying to repair that center median. so definitely seeing that spilling over on to the bay bridge. we'll look at the drive times, too. no issues from highway 4 to the maze. about 20 minutes. metering lights are on. about a 24-minute drive into san francisco. southbound 101 san francisco to sfo, in the yellow at 15 minutes. alexis, thank you. netflix took a big hit on super bowl sunday. the company tweeted that it viewership in the u.s. was down 32% kmard to a normal sunday. the lighthearted post said, so apparently the super bowl thing is kind of a big deal. during the game, the netflix account was tweeting about a new nature documentary series set for release in april.

they had a commercial during the super bowl and it looks fantastic. speaking of the super bowl, it dominated the chatter on social media as well. >> on twitter, the #super bowl was used more than a half million times. the second most tweeted moment was the game's first and only touchdown. the end of the game was the most tweeted moment. we're neglecting to say that a lot of people were just dragging the super bowl. as we like to call it, the zooz snooze-per bowl. >> people were saying that adam levine was on field longer than the rams offense. >> at least he took his shirt off. they didn't. let's talk social media more. facebook turns 15 today. ceo mark zuckerberg launched the platform from his harvard dorm room in 2004. now the company has close to 2 billion users. it's almost hard to believe. recently facebook has faced scrutiny for its handling of private information and news

stories. zuckerberg is planning public discussions about the future of technology in society. new at 6:00, elon musk gives us a sneak peek at a rocket that could one day take humans to mars. first, card i b showing support for colin cappkaepernic. >> sky high price for child care. the

we're tracking showers through much of the bay area. burlingame, san mateo, foster

city through the area. water on the road and the rain sticks with us through the afternoon around into the evening. it's a wet monday morning out there. jessica. drew, thank you. the hash tag refers to supporting the former quarterback who hasn't played in the nfl for two seasons. he made headlines for kneeling during the national anthem protesting police brutality. during the game, he retweeted many supporters, including a hollywood director who was boycotting the super bowl. this year many stars turned down performing the halftime show in support of kaepernick. one was cardi b. she's talking about it on "good morning america" today. t.j. holmes spoke with the 26-year-old rapper. she made appearances in atlanta during the super bowl week. she got a chance to shine as the new face of pepsi. cardi b had this to say about skipping the halftime show. >> under what circumstance would you have performed at the

halftime show? >> they hired my friend back. and understand why was it so important and was such an uproar. >> it means that much to you? >> he's standing up for minorities and it's like, the -- who is going to support us? >> you can watch t.j.'s full interview with cardi b at 7:00 on gma after abc 7 mornings. new this morning, the cost of child care is rising in the bay area. they compared the cost of monthly child care in 2014 to 2018. the median cost of child care for preschool age kids rose 40% in the bay area from about $1,000 a month to more than $15 a month. the biggest jumps, in san francisco where the cost rose 55%. mnt it rose 54% and you don't need to tell alexis about that. she's aware of it. >> i don't want to talk about

it. if you don't see me here one day, it's because i've opened my own daycare. very lucrative business in the bay area. we're looking at walnut creek. we have a sig-alert at olympic boulevard. we have cleanup from a debris spill. dropped off a lot of nails and two by fours. the two left lanes are blocked. i'll show you the traffic maps, too. unfortunately, a slow crawl. that has spilled over on to 242. and a secondary crash within that backup. that is not great. another sig-alert in the tri-valley. we had a semi catch fire this morning on the livermore avenue to westbound 580. none of the main lanes are blocked there on the interstate. just the on ramp. let's check in with meteorologist drew tuma. >> we're tracking rain through the bay area. we're going to zoom on in to the east bay. hercules, martinez, walnut creek, orinda. danville and light rain that and

line of light rain is moving to the east. expect more showers in your neighborhood about 6:33 this morning. discovery bay, you'll get some rain shortly before 7:00 this morning. rain falling through san francisco right now. it's a similar story. take the rain gear with you. it will be with you through the afternoon. thank you, drew. an indian food restaurant chain-based in san francisco is looking to go nationwide. curry up now. the sf gate reports the fast casual chain wants to have 350 locations across the country by the end of next year. pretty ambitious. curry has six restaurants and several food trucks in the bay area. the owner says 40 new locations are in the works. the new restaurants will be franchise locations. today, we may learn more details about the oscars ceremony. including wlt organizers committed to a rum

format. all nominees will attend the oscars nominee luncheon in beverly hills. usually the producer speaks at the luncheon. she may address the host issue. remember, we're the only place to watch the oscars. the awards will be handed out sunday, february 24th at 5:00 p.m. low income pet owners. how the north bay wildfires inspired a local vet clinic. one season -- after the raiders didn't renew their lease in oakland. in oakland. a l

this is abc 7 mornings. now at 6:00 a.m., when you see green on live doppler 7, it only means one thing. rain is starting our workweek. >> if you use a r a wndy th brea roads and bridges are certainly slick and wet this

morning. it is dangerous. don't go too fast. >> be careful out there on this monday, february 4th. some of you are still asleep from the super bowl. totally get it. meteorologist drew tuma is here to wake you up. >> a messy commute on our monday. it's tracking all the action. we zoom in and see the pop of yellow that's moving into the east bay right now. moderate showers, so this is moving to east at 25 miles an hour. dublin, you'll likely see heavier rain at about 6:22. 6:28 that cell will move over pleasanton. some light showers through san francisco right now parts of the east bay. walnut creek. seeing light rain. you're seeing light rain on the san mateo bridge. dropped on the lens. it's a slow go right now with water on the roadways. and that rain will stick with the forecast through the afternoon. 12-hour day planner, you can see the showers. take the rain gearit