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. tuesda february 12th. >> you're never more than 7 minute away from accuweather foreca meteorologist mike lookin at the day ahead and also the storm on the way. bro includ the clouds. you can see what an impressive lookin slug of moisture slated to arrive this evening and then just get heavier as we head throug overnight hours into

tomorr for today is just a 1. okay? almost not going to talk about it. it's quiet most of the day. you can see with temperature starti in the mid-30s to low 40s. it's chilly. hang out low to best chance in the north bay but any of us could have a scattered sprink it's dry right now but let's talk about that commute with alexis >> we've had a quiet start, no signif issues so far this mornin lookin live at the bay bridge toll plaza where we're starting to see a stackup. a litt heavy through the fasttr as well. they just got carpool lanes thinne out. hopefu this will be in a bit. we sho have 20, 25 minutes. quick check of drive times. westbo 580, tracy to dublin, 45 in the yellow, stop and go there. westbo antioch to

lookin good. >> we mentioned this morning, we're on stormwatch. >> as mike is warning us, tomorr storm is a windy rain produc storm event to the scale. live at the reservoir in morgan hill. matt. >> repmorning, reggie and jessica. i know we're talking about the rain coming our way but it is cold this mornin in morgan hill. we're at anderson reservoir and you can see a lot of water here. valley water has been doing contro releases here since februa 5th to keep it below the storage unit of 58%. that's in effect because of the seismi deficiencies. curren the levels here at the dam 37%. everyo it's going to get wet. here is video from the last big storm a week ago. this time an atmospheric river headin our way. nation weather service warned of heavy rain. heavie showers, half an inch of rain per hour are possible in the higher elevations. the flood watch starts tonight through thursday morning for the entire bay area, centra

except hills of san bernardino. landsl rock slides and debris flows are all a possib a wind advisory goes into effect tonigh through thursday mornin all this is going to make drivin tomorrow very dangerous. so be extra careful there out on the roads. report live, matt keller, abc 7 news. thank you, matt. you can be prepared by downlo nafz now. it gives you access to live dopple 7. you can customize the app to you get forecast where you live. abc 7 news is committed to buildi a better bay area. that's we're devoting this week to issues on b.a.r.t., bigges mass transit system. hundre of thousands use b.a.r. every day. rider satisfaction is at the lowest level. the system is struggling to modern expand with the growin population. today we're covering a day on b.a.r. riding every line on

the system and talking to riders about issues they face as well a solutions. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyf on the train at the antioc b.a.r.t. station. she's been posting updates on twitte for us. look at this saying, all these people in antioch at the b.a.r. station and it's only 4:30 in the morning. she al posted this video saying on our way, first b.a.r. train out of the gate, on time departure out of antioc we also have multi-media journa juan guerrero taking b.a.r. as well. he started off in daly cit he arrived there early in the mornin as well, 4:30. typica day, parking no problem there. he also posted this saying a woman unfortunately urinated during the waiting area. doesn' sound like that's a good and fun experience for juan carlos again tracking problems and bad sides as well as good sides. as amy mentioned departure on

time. you can track their progress by follow news on facebook and twitter throughout the day. it's part of our week long series covering the bay area b.a.r. experience, the good and the bad, abc 7 news seeing firsth what it's like to ride on b.a.r.t. right now. also what the transit system is going to look like next, what track its on. we are going to bring you update on the day upon b.a.r.t. challe again, at 5:30 during our newscast and throughout the day. >> all right. new this morning, a florida woman is suing san francisco bay after her daughter suffered a brain injury ridin scoote she wa hit by a car riding a lime scooter like the one seen here in this video. that accident happened in decemb and now she's in a vegeta state with fractured skull, severe brain injury and severa broken ribs. her mother plans to sue lime. they a dangerous and lime

forces scooters to operate on city streets instead of sidewa today new and improv adult urgent care will be open to the public. the clinic relocated from buildi 80 at 22nd street to buildi off of vermont street the new clinic has 12 patient rooms, 3 more than the old one. mayor london breed will tour the facili later this morning. new this morning, the golden state warriors want to add a hotel and condos next to their soon to be home in san franci accord to the chronicle the team plans to propose a develo and hopes to begin constr by the middle of 2021. it wou require several approv from the city. the warriors president says it could help lessen game day traffi and businesses and reside have expressed the need a hotel. the chase center is set to open this fall. happening today a big change for the giants and their fans. >> crews are set to start taking down at&t park signs at what is

now oracle park. last month the giants announced a 20-year naming rights agreem with redwood city-b oracle. the work expected to last a coupledays. oracle park signs will be in place before the home opener on april 5th. you're never more than 7 minute away from my accuweather foreca here is a look at what's going on. from our roof camera, a little breezy but nothing like we're going to deal with. prepar yard today, anythiloose, anything that looks like it could be damaged by high winds, heavy rain, chop it off or prune. exerci this afternoon and easies your errands today. not to do them tomorrow. here is a look at east bay valley by 8:00 it's almost over. 46 at 10:00 and low 50s this aftern by 8:00 your first chance of some wet weather. on the peninsula, we're looking at 40s from 8:00 to 10:00 and low- tmid-50s from noon all wa chance of some rain starts to roll in. the south bay 40s all the way up to 10:00 and low- to mid-50s.

looks like you will be spared of any rain today. but tomorrow that's a whole differ ball game. 1 to 2" most areas, 2 to 3 in the north bay. that's just for wednesday's storm. we cou have coastal ranges up to 6" and gusting wind. yeah, we could have some potent damage from that. and look at this. just about all of us under a flash flood watch as that rain gets heavy things are going to pool, run off and we're going to have flooding in the streams, creeks even parking lots and roads. so be careful. here is alexis with a look at this morning's commute. this morning, mike. we did have one trouble spot that came in on the cad. three-vehicle collision, sounds like a big rig and two sedans, southb 101 from airport boulev north of santa rosa. at least one blocked possibly two. howeve i'm not seeing delays throug that stretch. i will keep an eye on that. that is one of the first issues this morning. south bay so far so good for

you. we hav not had any issues on the board along all of the south bay area. 101 and 880, traffic coming toward inbound. so far looking good. thank you. coming up, the possible comeback for toys "r" us. >> a revelation from senator kamala harris. >> a teen that doesn't agree with his mom's choice not to give him shots as measles outbre rose in 10 states. >> a tiger living in an abando home. the seriously u circumstances surr discov

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heavie tomorrow durning the mornin commute, look at winds starti pick up, 50 miles an hour along the coast, 40 along the peninsula, 25 to 35. then they get even faster if you look at the time stamp in the upper right-hand corner as we head from lunch into the early aftern hours. gusts of 45 to 55 miles per hour are going to become even more domina in our forecast. they a going to be blowing across our east/west bridges. >> thanks, mike.

incide "gma" first look insure more than 100 cases of measle in 10 states. >> some parents are strongly agains vaccination but their kids disagree. >> reporter: in thmorning's "gma" first look, for ian turnin 18 was all about liberation, no th worrie voting but the emanci he sought was the right to get vaccinated. >> i saw my situation was a little more unique than i believ >> after his mother learned she could opt out, she chose to not give the ohio teen vaccines, which is why he doo to reddit to learn how. his mother said his choice was a shock. >> shock. it sparked a lot of discus within the family. >> there's a distinguishing differ between disagreeing with a parent and trying to disobe them out of spite. comi hear from a doctor on the front

lines of the measles outbreak in washin state. i'm lindsey davis, abc 7 news, new york. new this morning, senator kamala harris calling for cannab to be legalized at the federalevel. she made the comments on a radio show and also admitted to smokin marijuana in college. senato harris said pot's impact on a developing brain should be studie and she wants a reliable way to measure driver impair a san francisco district attorn in 2010 harris opposed the california ballot measure to legali the drug. happening today santa rosa will discuss using a former senior center as temporary homele center. on finley avenue, it needs a roof replacement, the city counci is considering moving shelte beds to the old bennett valley senior center which closed last year. the city applied for $3.6 in fundin pay the cost for repair and relocation. the city of santa cruz and county will be meeting separa talk about a

massiv homeless encampment. ipts tents as far as the eye can see. abc come up with a solution to build a better bay area. >> rep right here at the plaza you can't see that massive homele encampment but it's in the distance. on the other side a very visible exampl of that homeless issue we're experiencing across the bayarea. when you think santa cruz, this isn't the colorful scenery most would picture. this is reality. approximately 150 people have made a home here along highway 1 and river street. >> it's a challenging situation ultima and it's not going to be one agency or one entity that's going to solve it. >> one challenge managing the group' growth is a new federal law that prevents the city from enforc a sleeping or camping ban without enough shelter space. but part of a proposed action plan by the city and county would increase immediate and

year-r shelter capacity by at least 100. the assistance is tailored to those living among the sea of tepts. >> they are basically a microc of the homeless popula santa cruz. they aren't terribly different. there' no theme that emerged. they h the same demographics as the population here. >> the population has reached crisis levels. the number of unsheltered homele people across the county is among the highest in the country with 80% having no access to shelter. even with the potential placem some of the santa cruz homele say it's not the way they want to live. >> i'm the one baby-sitting me. >> the proposed action plan calls for this entire camp to be remove by march 15. >> i do believe if they were to shut this place down, they would be back on the streets of santa cruz. i don' to say bothering societ but for the most part undern doorsteps and roof hangin >> they will explore potential locati for shelters, consider secure areas for safe overnight

parkin and discuss increasing existi services like showers, healthcare, storage and warming facili for the group. in santa cruz, abc 7 news. now we go to houston. an unusual discovery a 1,000 po yester police say the person who called them about the tiger found the animal when they were looking for a place to smoke weed. >> we questioned them as to whethe they were under the effect of the drugs or they saw the tiger. they saw a tiger in the buildi this vacant house, that's obviously been abandoned for some time. what on earth. police say someone had been feedin tiger. there several packages of meat n the cage. office had to tranquilize the big cat to get it out of the garage author are contacting wildli sanctuaries to find the tiger a home. >> i'm speechless.

>> can't put that on perfect pet. you have to assign him a specif home. >> wow, i bet that person really though they were on something when they saw that tiger, though >> the poor tiger. at least he taken care of. >> was it? >> i don't know about that. >> you said there was food next to the cage. it's in a cage. >> in a garage. >> the key there was semiwell. i didn it was perfect. let's not jump on that. >> i'm glad animal control is taking care of that now. could outcom hi, everybody. talk about outcomes the commutes next couple of times we're out on the roads not fog to be very good. it's going to take a long time to get home the next couple of days with the rain and flooding that's coming with it. a look at san jose 87, one of the last areas to receive that rain. increa clouds today, evening light rain. this the first part of the storm that rolls in, the appetizer, if you will. heavie rain, strongest winds, wednes through thursday, then a drying trend in the back half

of the holiday weekend. we'll try to salvage two of the three days. mid to upper 40s tonight. look at all that yellow and orange in the north bay. the north bay is the most likely area if we're going to see creeks and streams push their banks. even rivers get close to flood stage. you're going to get the rain the longes you can see it tapers into the south bay, some scattered shower there. temper along the peninsula and bayshore about 50. just a ginormous slug of moistu rememb two players coming at you. energy from this cold core system and all of this pineapple pipeli moisture coming in from hawaii you saw the snow. if you haven't, stick around, we'll show you the snow that fell in hawaii. record levels there. this is all coming in. here is the way it plays out. 5:00 this evening. a few sprinkles way up in the north bay, up in mendocino county as we head towards midnight you can see light to moderate rain anywhe except south bay and east bay. as we head to tomorrow's commute starti at 4:00, heavy rain

pondin on the roadways in the north bay when we start tomorrow mornin the likelihood of this happening toward the end of the commute, 9:00. absolu everybody. everyb yellow and orange. that continues until it starts to taper a little bit during the evenin hours. then there's another slug of moistu look at the reds in this one. this w put more flooding on the roadways for thursday's mornin commute. so we go from a 1 today, hardly even talking about that, to a 3 tomorr to a 2 for that second slug of moisture thursday. some scattered showers friday with just a chance saturday. and then sunday and monday still in the 50s and cooler than averag but we'll be dry. alexis >> taking a look at the roads this morning, we have just had a really quiet start here today. very few incidents to talk about. bay bridge toll plaza is filling in. i did double-check. so far we haven't gotten offici word the metering lights are if they aren't yet they will be. taking you to the north bay north of santa rosa, a

three-vehicle collision, semi and two sedans southbound 101 before airport boulevard. still no word on injuries but they w able to fully push this off to the shoulder. no longer any lanes block. no back up approaching that scene. doesn' look like we'll get one either a quick check of mass transi 20 b.a.r.t. trains in servic beginning at 5:00 a.m. normal service, no delays for san fr bay ferry ace 1 out of the central valley on time. thank you, alexis. toys "r" us could be making a comeback just in time for the holidaseason, or at least for the next one. a former company executive is lookin into creating pop-up, online options or putting a miniat version inside another store. true kids took over toys "r" us, babies and jeffrey brands toys " went out of business in theyear. there still about 800 stores around the world. they a picking up around christ time. if you think valentine's day is the perfect day to pop the

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three. that's what we have for the storm impact scale for tomorrow. a strong storm that will be hittin us hard this time tomorr with the flooding potent and the wind damage and it's going to last all the way through thursday morning. >> number two, check out anders reservoir in morgan hill this morning where more rain headed our way, as mike has been saying. the santa clara water district has now been making controlled releas to reduce the chance of the reservoir reaching its limits three, we are off to a great start on the morning commut for tuesday morning. the one slow spot on bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights offici on at 5:20. number four, a day on b.a.r. at abc 7 news. our team is riding b.a.r.t. lines sunrise to sun set docume your concerns and discus possible solutions to build a better bay area. number five, congressional negoti have reached a tentat deal to avoid another govern shutdown. source tell abc news it includ more than $1 billion

for physical barriers at the border number six, governor gavin sues o gives his first state of the state address. he's expected to up his rhetoric agains president trump one day after pulling nati from t border. top dogs competing at the westmi dog show which is under way. top prize will be awarded tonigh more days to valentine's day. if you're looking to buy flower listen up. >> new report reveals best online prices for roses. usa shops around and found $19.99 for two dozen roses at amazon prime. whole foods is way cheaper than online floral companies that offers for amazon prime members. the flowers are $24.99 if you're not a prime member. the de available for deals in 60 cities. coming back with full 90 minute of news including video of snow in maui. the wild weather happening

across the country. >> also a twist on a classic weddin cake. costco new option for cheese lovers a live look outside at the financ district in san franci you will need your raingear this week. we hav a storm on our forecast. mike is tracking it. stay

>> your never more than 7 minute away from the accuwe forecast. we do need to pay attention becaus things are changing tonigh >> it's one of those where listen to the messenger, don't get ma him because you might miss the message and it's pretty import right now live doppler 7 is

quiet. a few sprinkles offshore. that w be the case today. a few sprinkles asnd starts to moiste our atmosphere. 36 to 42, those areretty chilly, especi inland. then becomes cloudy at noon, 50 to 53, 51 to 55, scattered sprink likely at 4:00. the storm actually arrives at 7:00 in the north bay with some light rain. that's why there's a 1 on the storm impact scale for today. alexis >>right. good morning, mike. taking you out to the central very w where, yes, we have traffi out of the tracy but that i the norm. we don't have collisions through the stretch. 205, westbound 580, 15 miles an hour. so really just an average drive gettin through the altamont pass area. westbo 880 in the green at 7 minute bay br 5:20 metering lights on 10 minutes, 14 minutes for the drive across the bay bridge into san francisco. southb 101 san francisco to sfo in the green at 9 minutes.

>> i'll have to thank you as mike has warningrrow's lle a soaker. plan ahead rainfall abc new reportat le at anders reservoir in morgan hill with a preview. matt. >> georgia, jessica, since we last saw you, a better view of the anderson investigate vor, they h been doing controlled releas since february 5th to keep it below the unit of 58%. that's in effect because of the seismi deficiencies. curren the level here at the dam are at 37.4%. everyo is going to get wet with t incoming storm. video of the last big storm a week ago. this time an atmospheric river headin our way. nation weather service warns of heavy rain. they say during heaviest showers half an inch possible in the higher elevation. flash flood watch late tonight throug thursday morning. entire bndoast landsl rock slides and

debris flow are a possibility. a high wind warning has been issued for upp valley starti tonight through thursd morning. all of this is going to make drivin tomorrow very dangerous, so be extra careful on the roads. report live in matt keller, abc 7 no wonder it's one of th most popular features on abc 7 news app. if you want to check the storm click the blue live bar, check weathe conditions and enable push alerts to get the latest news as it happens. today abc 7 news is doing someth we're calling a day on parity >> barrett is an integral part to building a better bay area. it's a great option for many commut rider satisfaction is at a record low right now. all week long we are diggin deeper into the challenges facing the agency. what is working and what is not. >> so for this day on b.a.r.t., a handful of colleagues are riding every line from sunrise to sundown to get a closer look

at the rider experience. we be abc 7 news reporter amy hollyf amy, where are you now? >> i'm in walnut creek. i just traveled here from antioc the main lesson i've learned so far is it pays to start your day early. start that journey early. the train was already crowded at 4:48 this morning. that first train out of antioch, standi room only. howeve there was still a little bit of wiggle room. you didn't feel shoved up agains the person next to you and i do keep hearing it's only going to get worse, only going to getcrowded. b.a.r. very crowded already but still a little wiggle room, so it pays to start early. 4:48 in antioch, walnut creek got here at nic it's very quiet board. people pretty much keep to themse a lot of people checking their phone.

it's early in the morning, i found the train was clean. i did not see homeless people riding all night long, no one sleepi i did not see any issues like that. i did ask people about b.a.r.t. on board. a lot of them have their issues with t transit agency. many people would sigh when i asked the question they put it out, it's still the most conven option they have and that's why they continue riding it. one woman told me she doesn't need to get to work this early but starts to give time for when there issues on b.a.r.t. that cause her to be delayed. she says it does happen often so she is relieved to have this time she builds in for herself. that's why she gets up this early. very interesting talking to people experiencing this. i'm going to hop on another train. first i'll check out the parking lot and see how it is this hour. i appreciate all of you chiming in and traveling along with me. this fun. back to you guys in the studio. >> amy, thank you. our multi-media journal juan

carlos guerrero started in daly city, headed to san francisco. i want to show you his tweets. he has a video saying there was a complaint from a rider at 4:50, b.a.r.t. police went to talk to a homeless woman who was sleepi on the stairs but they didn't force her out and the rider commented, it's out of contro and the woman was still in the stairs when carlos was in the area. the early bus leaving san franci with no one on board. riders actually told juan carlos they w rather wait for the drape a few minutes earlier at 5:08. he got on the train at 5:10 saying it was an old b.a.r.t. train. this w the first one out today. couldn the crews have done some cleaning. he notes there was a cushion on the floor and that it feels grimy. so we have teams across the bay area as we've been mentioning this m using b.a.r.t. and docume their experiences good and bad. you can track his progress by

follow abc 7 news on facebook and twitter. of cou you can follow amy as well. this is all part of a week long series covering the bay area b.a.r. experience. abc 7 news is seeing firsthand what it's like to ride b.a.r.t. and what track the transit system will take next. we'll be checking in live with amy again coming up at 6:00 a.m. so stay tune for that and we'll track journey for you. this mo is bearing down on much of the countr everyt from rain to sleet to snow affecting at least 35 states seattl is dealing with historic snowfa trees, carports and roofs are collap under the snow's weight parts of washington state, new jersey and ohio have declared states of emergency. snow also made this rare appear in vegas. you can see it blowing in the heavy wind. palm trees and snow. so odd. this the first snowfall in the city in more than three years. island exp exp exp exp exp

snowfa snow at the 6200 elevation mark in maui. that i the lowest ever. mike, you said earlier, it is stunni to see that in hawaii. >> it is. it's really beautiful. the next slide is like, wow, that just really happened. i hope it doesn't cause any issues with anything else. here is a look at walnut creek south on 880 where it's dry now. some temperatures in the east bay valleys, a little frost. the last day for a while. commut planner, you are dry for today other than random sprink once the sun sets, this will be light rain in the north bay. mass transit cooler than average so dress appropriately. on the bay today is calm. man, is it going to be choppy and bluster tomorrow. let's go. twelve planner, 43 at 8:00, noon 49. look at the clouds keeping us in the low- to mid-50s this aftern it looks like we'll be dry throug at least 8:00 with 52 degree north bay not so much.

38, in the 40s all day. your first chance of some light rain starts around 2:00, becomes steadi as we head through the lat earth parts of afternoon and evenin hours. that's why we had to put the storm impact scale on today. just a one. for san francisco 48 at 10:00. low- tmid-50s with your chance of scattered rain at 6:00 to 8:00 with a steadier bout by 10:00. in fact, the rain gets really heavy overnight and through 10:00 thursday morning. floodi on roads, landslides, rock slides, debris flows. you better watch those small creeks and streams because they could flood also. i didn't want to leave a lake in solano county out. you're also under a flood watch. you start at 4:00 tomorrow mornin through 4:00 thursday evenin there' a window of 36 hours where we're going to be really busy. you're going to be busy ifyou'r. it's not going to be as nice as it is this morning. >> yeah. today it's almost been too good to be true. no incidents on the board right now. knocki wood for us. thank you, mike.

we're hoping we can hang onto this this morning. this is a busy spot, definitely a delay for bay bridge toll plaza. meteri lights on at 5:20 this mornin so no blockissues. defini wait if you're using cash or fasttrack. carpoo cruising through with no issues purple on the map, closure, sky lines shut down due to massive sinkho between alpine and state route 9. i'm not sure if it will hamper their efforts. all th rain and big storm we're going to get tomorrow but they are hoping to have this back open by the 19th. we'll see if that's actually going to happen. southb 101, santa rosa to petalu in the green. castro valley to the maze in the green we're it the same all around split to highway 85 also 14 minute >> thanks, alexis. th nation is a signature away from a deal that would preven another government shutdo lawmak reached a funding agreem that includes financ new barriers along the

border the agreement cuts funding for i.c.e. detention beds, a demand by democrats. former democratic congressman and potential presidential consol beto o'rourke spoke a mile away, both addressed the border wall. govern gavin newsom will give his state of the state address. >> he's expected to criticizes presidtrump, saying at odds with california values. one day after he signed an order to withdraw hundreds of national guard troops from the border. previo governor jerry brown sent the troops at the request of president trump who has cited a crisis at the border. >> i think this whole border issue is manufactured. the crisis on the border is a manufa >> abc 7 news will haveon at

abc7ne and using our abc 7 news app. coming up the invest into t attack against actor and santa rosa native jussie smolle an item undergoing tests. a new cat at a san francisco facili where she is now after getting evicte

going down in so cal, mid to upper with increasing clouds and dry. up across northern part of the state you can see the rain and snow moving in. chico 48, 52 in sacramento, 57 in fresno. we do have a winter storm watch that w become a winter storm warnin this is sierra cement we get with an atmospheric river. look at the snow level, starts at 7,000 feet, eventually droppi down to 4,000 feet. so much of this 1 to 3 feet even up to 5 feet, peaks of snow. that heavy, wet stuff that become ice. that's what you have to worry about. travel breezy, slippery, rains mixed with snow. all snow and ice for thursday and friday. if you're traveling there throug weekend, it is going to be -- well, our camera went away, about that. let me show you snowing on

saturd with light snow sunday. of a marin county school distri critic school district in san rafael say the name is in refere to slavery. others say it's a tribal family name. the board has previously declin to change the name. tonigh meeting at 5:30 at miller creek in san rafael. new this morning, a hot sauce bottle in chicago could be eviden of "empire" actor jussiesmollett's attack. they found a bottle that smelled like beach near the spot where smolle said he was attacked last month. it has been sent to a lab for testin smolle said two men poured an unknow bleach smelling liquid on him and put a noose around him after yelling racist and homoph slurs. a cat that calle franci fire station home for years now has a new home. starl

kitten provided emotional suppor for the employees. there' a policy against animals on the fire station property. in add it's home to suppli and pharmaceuticals. an anonymous complaint led to edna's relocation. she is now adopted by a fire depart employee. since our first story on this ran sunday, her instagram accoun jumped from 800 follow to near 30,000. a lot of couples are choosi add nontraditional details to their for example, a wedding cake made of che not a cheesecake but wheels of cake. costco is selling this cheese artisan wedding it costs $400 with cheese source around the world. costco says it will serve 150 people but comes deconstructed. you have to put it together yourse

>> will 150 people eat it. >> it looks like it doesn't includ flower details. >> you want your cake, whatever it's made of, to bling on your weddin day. how do you bling cheese? you do. as alexis would say, get outta here. take it back.thanks. beth say that with this next storm. it's a 3. it's got 4 tendencies, let's put it that way, especially up in the bay where you're going to gethardest. the south bay you're going to get hit the least. sutro tower, highlights, cloudy today, storm arrives this evenin with steady light rain in the north bay while the rest of us have sprinkles today. that's it. heavy rain, gusty winds tonight and tomorrow. then the storm tapers. still a look at our low temper tonight. y, 49 sapt cruz.e finally,

everyb else around 50 to 51 degree look at the yellow and orange across the north bay overnight. that's why this storm is going to rak harder than anybody else except big sur coast and so cal as they get the second half of that storm. here is the low that raked hawaii with that record setting snow. here is the cold core of the system these come together over the top of us. we haven't seen this happen in a long time. that's going to add energy and differ in temperatures will th. you'll see rain into the north bay. midnight everybody except east bay and south bay has modera rain. that changes. look at the commute, north bay gettin pounded while the rest of us have light rain. by the end of the commute, everyb is having moderate to heavy rain. the commute is going to get worse later you wait. we get a little bit of reprieve, see it break up a little bit

during the evening hours. waves of light to moderate rain. then overnight flood gates open up with a secondary push. that means thursday's morning commut is going to be almost as awful as tomorrow's morning commut the storm at 2 for thursday, 1 light for friday, chance of shower saturday. sunday monday, the back half of this storm is looking much quiete with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. so just a little bit of light rain today so far. alexis >> all right. thanksmike. we hav one new issue in san franci for those leaving, doing counter-commute for bay bridge eastbound 880 before treasu island a new two-car collis reported. it does sound like it's blocking one lane. howeve seeing green on the traffi maps. as we take a look at the south beach camera, the lower deck, i know it's not exactly easy to see there, vehicles seem to be moving along without issues. hopefu this is just a minor collis where you won't see delays moving on the upper deck in san francisco as well. of cou those metering lights

on on the east side of the bridge going westbound that starte at 5:20 today. westbo 580 tracy to dub lip in the yellow. 60 dublin to mission boulevard in the green at 19. northb 101 to cupertino in the green at 16 minutes. new at 6:00, a major shake- at pg&e as the company works its way through bankru >> ibm shows off the base techno it spent the last six years building. how it performs against an actual person. >> top dogs competing and best in show. what it takes to win the westmi dog show. 5:50, a live l this m as san fran wake u we'll

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.

potent for wind damage out of the storm. high wind warnings in areas like brown, the most likely areas to have damage, winds 65 to 70 miles hour. in our valleys we have a wind adviso yellow. that means winds could gust up to 45 miles per hour starting at 10:00 this evening through 10:00 thursdmorning. about a 36-hour event. bring it in or lock it down before you go to bed tonight purchase thank >> mike. an extraordinary piece of techno ibm spent six years buildi took center stage in san francisco. ibm project debater is the first

ever super computer that can debate humans. she wa put to the test against a world champion of debate. >> in the words of politician and writer, power has only one need to secure the social welfar of the people. we sho subsidize preschools. thanks for your attention. >> that is project debater arguin the issue of preschool fundin each debater learned of the topic 15 minutes before debate time. if you're wondering who won, the human did. >> go human. one for us compan that improves wi-fi covera enyour home. the price of the deal wasn't disclo critic say it's an effort by amazon to review everything you do on the internet to customize ads. playing battle real game

apex legend. it comes from electronic arts. analys say the game could bring in $100 million for ea this year. >> taking a look at the roads this morning. we got all clear two-ca crash. that cleared to the lot on the east side of the bridge no plains block new y residu delays. that is looking good. a quick check of tri-valley two-ca crash at burnell avenue off on the shoulder. let's check in with mike nicco. goes on at 9:00. hardly any measurable rain. in that 12-hour span by 9:00 tomorr morning, a third of an inch south bay an inch or more and it keeps piling up. that's why tomorrow's commute is going to be a disaster as is thursd morning's commute. there' other issues to consid also small stream flooding, even

river flooding in the north bay. >> happening tonight the top dogs competing to be best in show. judging for westminster show is under way. the top prize awarded tonight. more t 2800 dogs, 203 breeds took part this year. dog owners spent hours primping and primin their pets for the compet yester the dogs were evalua on their agility, obedie and showmanship. best in show award goes to the top dog. valentine's day a couple days away. people looking for guida are apparently turning to google here is a map of the top valent related searches in each state. califo is friendship day, which is celebrated in august. popula searches across the countr include edible arrang poetry and restau like hooter red lobste >> thank you. why is hooters. >> if someone took me to hooters on valentine's day, they would not see me on february 15th. >> yeah.

okay. who was that, louisiana and somewh else googling hooters. >> new at 6:00, the reason hospit workers striking in the north bay have been ordered to quiet down. our special coverage, a day on b.a.r.t. tracking abc 7 news report amy hollyfield as she makes her way through the mornin commute. an update on her progress. the major changes giants fans will notice today. 5:57. we'll leave you with this live look at the emba we wil right back.

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>> what doesn't -- >> the biggest dissatisfact i have with b.a.r.t. is the cleanl >> and how far responding. >> our focus on quality of life issues is the right focus. tod every line to find out what it's like to be on the bay area's most used transit system from open to close. >> good morning to you, it is tuesda february 12. >> 6:00 a.m. never more than 7 minute away from accuweather foreca here is meteorologist mike nicco. >> start with storm impact scale becaus the storm is almost here. it starts this evening with a 1. light storm, light to moderate rain, heaviest across north bay and becomes breezy around 10:00 this evening. look at that slug of moisture, a prolif pile of precipitation ay starti this evening and get heavie this time tomorrow. tomorr wow, if you have to be anywhe tomorrow, it's going to take you a while to get there. break today, 36 to 42. >> a little