live breaking news. breaking news at 5:00. disaster in the north bay. a mudslide of a home overnight and a woman having to be rescued. a neighborhood under evacuation right now. we have team coverage. we are, of course, tracking the storm that continues to just wreak havoc across the bay area this morning. including in sausalito where mike has been counting how much rain they've had. they've had, what, 5 inches in the last, what was it, 24 hours? >> 24-hour period. 5 inches. 48 hours, 4.5 inches. you throw in the wind, you have a one-two punch. you can see why the house moved and the ground gave way. that was the result and there could be more of that. even though the heaviest of the rain is behind us, everything is saturated right now. we have our gustiest winds until

10:00. let me show you rain totals. they're ridiculous. more than 12 inches of rain. look at santa rosa. 4.75. more, almost 7 inches in kentfield. almost 4 inches in napa. you go down to san jose where we've got about an inch. so let's talk about what's going on with the winds. we're down to 52 mile per hour gusts at sfo. it was 61 with the last hourly observation which was at 4:00. you still have the winds of 25 to 35. anywhere from san jose, liorrmvep ue,he into the north bay. that's why we'll have some damage. 'saingagain.k at sausalito where as i broaden outut live doppler 7 into a replay mode of the last hour, it's had steady light rain all through the last couple of hours as most of us have. that's going to be the case as we head throughout the morning. by the afternoon hours, we're going to start dealing with more

scattered showers. you can see in the santa cruz mountains, we're waiting for something to kbif way there. it's a ticking time bomb of a mudslide about to happen. we'll keep an eye on that also. today is a 2. rain and showers. potential flooding out of the thunderstorms and downpours. here's a look at san francisco. with my 12-hour planner, temperatures are in the 60s. now it got wormer overnight. once that cold front comes through this morning, kicks off that chance of thunderstorms, temperatures will drop into the low to mid-50s with thunderstorms possible all the way through 7:00. all right. it was like driving on ice this morning alexis. how is it now? >> that was because of of the wind, right, mike? >> yes. >> it was blowing it all over the roadway. unfortunately, it won't be an easy commute. southbound 680 moving along relatively well. we've got the rain we're dealing with, too. road spray is kicking up

reducing your visibility and seriously, you're blowing all over the road. i felt like i would fly off the bay bridge into the water. that's how windy it was. use extreme caution as you head out the door today. drive times, i know i keep saying this. deceivingly good this morning. everyone is slowing it down and taking it easy. a lot of folks deciding not to get on the roads today. if you can work from home, highly recommend that. we are filling in out of the central valley. tracy to dublin, 36 minutes for you. dublin to mission boulevard, okay there. 17. northbound 85. 101 to cupertino in the green at 16 minutes. thanks, alexis. we're going to go back to the breaking news in sausalito where a mudslide took out a home. >> reporter, amy hollyfield is at the scene with a look at the damage. that house is unrecognizable, amy. >> reporter: it is, jessica. it's right behind me. take a look. it is destroyed. came crashing down the hill. they're still worried about the stability of the situation here. it is still raining and it is very windy.

they just aren't sure what to expect. they have evacuated this neighborhood. they say that happened around 3:30. right away. that's why we don't see people on the streets. you were asking me about that earlier. they went door to door and got everyone out of here right away. that was a priority. the house is empty. they say it was vacant. so no one in there or hurt. but it did other homes on crescent avenue near sausalito avenue. a woman whose home was hit with the mudslide, she was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. we haven't heard of anyone else being trapped or hurt. but they are still worried about the area and checking on homes. right now, officials they have maps out and they're cross-checking every single home to make sure that they have checked on it, gotten everyone out of it and no one else needs help. the people evacuated have been taken down to the emergency operations center if they need a

place to stay. that way they're warm, have coffee, food and shelter. they've been told not to expect to come back home. they will not be returning here to get ready for work belon tgi about their day. they have been told this area is cut off for now. another issue they're dealingw utilities. the gas line ruptured. we can smell gas. i just asked the pg&e official here on the scene when they're going to get that cut off. he said they are on their way right now. there's also no power. if about 30 minutes ago i heard a loud pop. i asked him about that. he said it was a transformer blowing. there's no power in the area as well. they are still worried about the stability of this hillside. a lot still here to deal with. a very uncertain situation. they are really wanting to get the word out for people to avoid this area. don't come check on a friend or loved one, they're not here.

they don't want you in here. they're worried as people get up and get going, it's going to get crowded on this narrow road. they don't want anyone up here. back to you. >> just to kind of set the scene. this is an area where there are a lot of homes and it's very steep. it's like terraces going from road to road up the hill. >> reporter: yeah. the roads are very narrow. it's very densely populated. the homes are all very close to each other. you know, there's beautiful hills here in sausalito that grant gorgeous views. it's a lovely wonderful beautiful spot to live. but these hillsides are so soaked right now. they're worried that some of them, more could give. in one obviously already has. >> amy, as we're talking to you live, i can see that wind picking up. it looks like the rain is heavy. describe the conditions. it looks like it's getting worse as you've been out there. >> reporter: the wind is

horrible. brutal gusts coming through here making it difficult to even here you. that's how loud it is. it is still raining. they're very worried about what the storm could do to this area. >> however, you're safe in that area where you are right now? >> reporter: i'm sorry, jessica. i can't hear you. what did you say? >> i was asking if you feel safe and if authorities say you're safe where you are. it's probably impossible to hear me right now. >> reporter: one more time. i can't hear you. >> amy, be safe out there. we'll check in with you shortly. let's let her go and make sure she's okay in that area. that wind really picking up. >> as you heard her say, they've gone through and knocked on doors, they are cross-checking to make sure they have everyone accounted for and they have those immediate neighbors out of the area and they're going to be not returning any time soon until they are able to say that that area is safe for them to live in.

what a scary way to wake up in the morning. can you imagine how loud that probably was as that house was sliding into the other house next door? >> not to mention getting a knock, if you didn't hear that home come crashing down. to get a knock on your door in the middle of the night saying you have to leave immediately. this could happen to your home and initially that was the concern, that people would still be sleeping as we got to the scene. but it's nice to hear that those folks were immediately taken care of and are out of there right now. we heard amy say if there are friend or family in the area, do not help by going to the scene. they want -- authorities want people out of the immediate area. >> there's another problem that we're tracking right now. another evacuation. this time in san jose. >> reporter matt keller is live for us on glacier court near ross creek. so earlier we saw people getting out of their homes. matt, what's going on now? >> reporter: yeah. glacier drive here, they're evacuating homes. we've got somebody from that

area. josh you're a homeowner in this area. you come down to check out the creek. what do you think? >> it looks pretty high. i think i might stay home today and keep an eye on the house. >> reporter: what did the police say? >> they recommended that i evacuate. >> you're walking your dog twinkie here. obviously it's raining. but not so bad right now. you're going to stay home and keep an eye on it just in case. >> that's the plan. >> thank you, josh. >> reporter: thank you to twinkie. we're going to show you the creek here at cherry avenue. you can see where it's at. it's at about 7.5 feet. i talked to a worker from the city of san jose and he saw it over ten feet this morning, which is above the flood stage. once it gets to 10.5 feet, it can flood into the street on cherry avenue. that's the biggest concern for a lot of the area. the good news, he says it's receded a bit. they're concerned about upcreek. if there's rain up there, we're going to get more water down here. that's going to be a major

issue. we talked to another man about what he experienced when police came to his door. >> we're probably going to prepare and get everything ready to go at a moment's notice. but yeah, it's not looking like i'm going to get any work today. >> reporter: you can see we had another person evacuating her animals. she had a couple of cats and a dog. she was evacuating with her husband. it sounded like they were going to go to the willow glen community center where they have an evacuation center set up. we got an alert that residents along the guadalupe river area are being encouraged to evacuate immediately due to a threat of flooding. they do have san jose police officers going to a lot of locations out here. we heard about san jose police officers going to the elk's lodge on alma avenue. they were going to have all those people who have rvs and trucks there leave that parking lot because that parking lot can flood as well. the guadalupe river there can

get up there and it can flood that parking lot. obviously ross creek is the big concern. san jose -- city of san jose workers have been out here all night long monitoring it. we've seen city of san jose workers all across the city here going door to door and knocking on doors making sure people have what they need just in case they evacuated. i saw mayor sam liccardo tweeted out that he was going door to door in the neighborhood that flooded in 2017 over there by happy hollow and municipal stadium there in east san jose and making sure that everybody there was aware that if it does come time to evacuate, what they need to pack and do that. we haven't heard of issues there right now. but, of course, everybody is concerned and they're going to be checking this here and checking the stage. seeing what it's at. they repor. so we'll send it back to you. >> matt, you spoke to ma man, josh, walking his dog this morning. choosing to stay in his home.

we want to clarify that police and authorities recommending that folks get out of that area, right? what is your sense, are people heeding that warning or are most people choosing to stay in their homes? >> reporter: you know, we were listening to it as they were going door to door. some people were choosing to stay at home. it's interesting. because i talked to someone who lived here for 15 years. someone who went through the floods of 2017. during the floods of 2017, they said that they did have street flooding but no water actually made it to their homes. they said there was a lot more rain at thattime so they think that the city of san jose is obviously trying to make sure that they get ahead of this. make sure everybody knows and is prepared. because the last time there was some problems with getting people notified and that they were surprised when the floodwaters ended up inside their homes. now they're trying to get ahead of it in case it floods and that they have their stuff that they need. people make sure they grab

computers, photos, things that can't be replaced. if the home floods, there will be damage inside. they want to make sure they get the personal items out. >> given what happened at happy hollow, coyote creek, that was a disaster a couple of years ago. i can't blame them for being proactive this time. matt keller, thanks for the update. appreciate it. the difference this time and that time. matt touched upon it. the rain is lighter with this particular storm and this particular winter so far. the water was actually backing up because it couldn't fill the reservoirs anymore and they had to let the water out of them. we're not to that stage yet. but we've had .75 inches of rain in the south bay to an inch in downtown san francisco to 3 inches in los gatos. it's that drain anl that will create the flooding we'll be dealing with today. more than 5.5 inches in 4 1/2

hours. the winds are 24 to 45 miles per hour. both of those are destabilizing agents and the reason why the house slid down the hill. potentially could have more as the winds continue to be strong. crystal springs road down to burlingame and california drive there. here's a look. you can see the flags unfurled at the ferry building as the winds continue to come out of the southeast. notice the steady light rain and all the puddles on the embarcadero. if you're going to be out and about, we've got rain, then showers. then we've got thunderstorms possible and we've got that gale warning on the bay as winds could once again hit about 60 or 50 to 60 miles per hour from now. all the way through 3:00. so let's go round-robin and talk about the south bay. steady rain until 2:00. then we get a little bit of a break. there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. the temperatures are dropping.

same thing on the peninsula. wind and rain steady through about 2:00. then you can see the showers starting to develop at 8:00. east bay valleys, wind and rain through 2:00. a little bit of a break for the evening commute. then more rain develops towards the end of the evening commute. east bay valleys, the wind and rain. temperatures dropping down into the mid-50s by 2:00. you'll get a little bit bigger window from 4:00 to 8:00. by 9:00 you're dealing with thunderstorms. up in the north bay, we have thunderstorm potential at 10:00. we have showers all the way through 2:00. you may get a window but you have the smallest window of dry air today. 6:00, 8:00, in the 40s and dropping back into the steady rain once again. for san francisco, wind and rain through 2:00. again from 8:00 to 10:00. that's a lot of water and a lot of wind. it's affecting the commute. here's alexis. good morning, mike. we've been talking about the high winds all morning. we have a high-wind advisory in effect for all of the east-west bridges along with altamont

pass. chp issued one for golden gate bridge as well. that's north-south. it's going to be breezy as you cross the span. as you can see on the picture, a lot of road spray kicking up. we're not dry yet. we've had the scattered showers throughout the morning. you'll have the wipers on high once again. we've got plenty of crashes, potholes opening up. you name it. it is all on the board this morning. of course, we still have the full closure of skyline north of state route 9. that's due to that massive sinkhole. we're hoping to have it open by the 19th. westbound 84 past state route 35. reports of a large boulder on the road. they're heading to the area to

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taken by ambulance. we don't know the extent of that person's injuries. we're working to find that out for you. in that hilly area of sausalito. they should be evacuated at this point. authorities don't want people in that area. they made it their first priority to go home by home telling people to wake up, get out of their homes because that hillside is very unstable right now. >> yes. >> following a totally different -- result of a river that is rising. two evacuations, north bay and south bay. more on that as we continue on abc 7 mornings. we're going to talk to mike nicco about the mess the storm has made. >> napa river is going to crest. the russian river is going to crest. napa river a little above flood stage. the russian river is going to flood. guadalupe river is going to flood with minor flooding in the

south bay. we're working to get that information to you. just know if you live near that, it's going to continue to rise in the next couple of hours. let take a look at what's going on outside. i want to show you, we're in the warm sector of this storm. we're in the soupy sub tropical air mass. that's why it's in the 60s this morning. that's why we continue to have steady light to moderate rain as this air mass is just so juicy. and it is breezy also. look at the wind. they're coming up. 40 now down in san jose. any time you get a burst around 40 to 45 that saturates the ground, trees may go down and power may pop. 32 in livermore. 24 mountain view. it goes up the peninsula. 35 at san carlos. 52 at sachlt sfo. we'll have delays and bumpiness trying to get in and out of there. 32 in napa. 28 in novato. those have calmed down a little bit. some of our heaviest rain heading towards martinez around

highway 4 and680 and 242, that area. you can see on the peninsula, just still light rain. it's not moving anywhere as this warm moist air continues to feed us. let's take a look at how it's doing that. it comes ashore and hits our mountains and our higher elevations and it squeezes that out. by 6:30, still a few downpours possible. here's a look at the cold front that will come through later this morning. that's when we could have more heavier localized showers and thunderstorms that will be out of here by 1:00. but guess what? we've got another front quickly on its heels. 6:30 tonight. it's coming through the north bay and during the evening hours it brings the rest of us, once again, another chance of thunderstorms. locally heavy rain and flooding conditions. today is a 2. we'll have scattered lighter showers with snow mixed in the higher elevations for friday, saturday, sunday. alexis. >> thanks, mike. i want to get to a bigger issue we've had. that is a major pothole that opened up on the westbound 580

connector in the dublin pleasanton area. i saw a bit of backup on westbound 580 approaching this area. looks like that's thinned out. but ten vehicles hit the pothole before they were able to get those koend off. unfortunately, they have flat tires now. possibly a day to think about using mass transit. 16 b.a.r.t. trains in service. service beginning at 5:00 a.m. now.

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6:00 this morning. in about 35 minutes. same thing for the napa river near napa. it will be at flood stage at 6:00. the guadalupe river flooding also today. >> mike, thank you. we'll be watching all of that. this marks one year since the worst high school shooting in u.s. history. the anniversary of the marjorie stoneman douglas high school massacre will primarily be about remembering the 17 people killed in south florida. the high school is having a nonacademic school day and an interfaith service already held at a parkland park near the school. they're sponsoring a service of day and love including students and staff serving breakfast to first responders. crews will be back on the bay bridge despite the storm to complete repairs to figure out what caused an electrical problem. a live look now. you can barely see the bridge right now. lights are back on. it was a very different story last night. >> i don't know what's going on

with the bay bridge. >> vertical lights on the eastern span were cycling on and off. sky 7 captured the flickering lights. they shut off the lights to fix l trans sayst didot impac traffic. >> i'm sure that's not what they wanted but it looks fun. like a disco mode for the bay bridge. maybe it just wanted to party. can we have a party? >> we're coming back with a full 90 minutes of news including the breaking news we've been talking about all morning. rescue efforts in sausalito after a mudslide take out a home. we'll be back with amy hollyfield for an update. a live look outside as the storm continues to hit the bay area. we've seen a lot of problems in

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anotr toov wind d is causing major problems in the north bay, including look at this. sausalito where at least one home has been destroyed by a mudslide. >> evacuations under bay right now in that area. and in other parts of the bay area too. >> if you have power and gas this morning at your house, be thankful. this has been a rough one this morning, mike. >> happy valentine's day, huh? >> nothing to love about this whatsoever. let's talk about the storm impact scale and what to expect the rest of the day. good morning everybody. if you're just joining us, we're a 2, moderate. steady rain this morning and showers with thunderstorms and downpours and more flooding. we're overall windy this morning to breezy. but the winds will pick up within these showers and downpours that we have later today. some of the heavier rain, pinole valley road, towards pinole shores road. on 80 all the way down as you get to the connector with 24

right there. berkeley and emeryville getting a little bit of rain and we've got light to moderate rain around stanford, menlo park, middlefield road. all i bet getting ponding right now. look at that. just the green, it's moving but it's not. the individual cells are moving, but the rain shield itself is staying put. you can see it here from roof camera. the rain coming down slightly sideways with the breezy conditions. so we've got steady rain and mild to warm temperatures in the 60s through 7:00. temperatures slowly getting colder as we head through the day, too. alex alexis. >> you mentioned, mike, the high-wind advisory, golden gate bridge, san mateo, along with altamont pass and others. we have the metering lights on for the bay bridge commute as well. 5:18 was the official time. that's already packed as you approach there from 880, 24 and.

want to take you up to the benicia area, north of the bridge there. southbound 680 past industrial. we have a two-car collision. that's blocking one lane and causing about a 15-minute delay. we'll look at drive times coming up next. thanks, alexis. back to reporter amy hollyfield. >> she's live in sausalito where a mudslide hit homes. amy? >> reporter: jessica, the home is behind me. unfortunately, though, we can't see it as well as we could earlier. the fire department had a light out there shining on it for us. it lit it up nicely. they just took that light down. we have to rely on video that we shot earlier. that's our best tool right now to show you what we're dealing with. this darkness helps to give you an idea of what they're dealing w the darkness is an issue as they're trying to assess what else they're dealing w let's look at the video where you can see a house came crashing down from sausalito boulevard to crescent avenue.

it is destroyed. it's gone. we're not sure what we're looking at. looks like the roof in front of us. no one was inside that home. it was vacant. that is the good news out here. the mudslide impacted another home and a woman was trapped inside that house. one of the neighbors could hear her inside. he knew that she needed help. so he jumped into action. >> she was calling for help. and then iald 9-1-1. then the sheriff showed up and i guess an emergency vehicle or something, the other side of the wreckage. >> reporter: she was pulled safely out of the home. she was taken to the hospital. but i just checked in with police. they say that was more of a precaution. they say that she is going to be okay. they have evacuated all the homes in the area. they have sent residents, if they need a place to be to the emergency operations center in sausalito. there are about 13 people there and a couple of dogs.

all staying warm and dry. they will not be allowed back into the area. they do not want people in here. they just say it's too dangerous right now. they're worried that more of this hillside could give. there's also the utilities issue. a gas main has broken. they're trying to get a pg&e crew out here. the power is out. i asked what is your plan right now. what are you doing right now? a big issue is it is so dark. they do think that when the sun comes up and they can see, they'll have a better idea of what they're dealing with and what next steps they need to take. jessica and reggie, back to you. >> i may have just not heard it. where have those evacuees been taken in case family and friends are watching right now. >> sure. they're at the emergency operation's center in sausalito. if you do have loved ones or friends in the area, they do not want you to come here and check on them. they don't want anyone in the area.

everyone has been safely evacuat evacuated, they think. they're cross-checking a map to make sure they've checked on every home. it is so dark in the hills and homes so dense, so close to each other and there is wreckage. so they do have a better idea, once the sun comes up that they have thoroughly checked the area. but at this point, they think everyone has gotten out. about 13 people there right now. the police officer was telling me and a couple of pets. >> what a morning for those folks in that neighborhood. amy hollyfield we appreciate the update. thank you so much. we have a new google earth map to show you and give you a better idea of where the mudslide happened and the distance between the two streets that amy was describing. what you see there are the two kind of landmarks. sausalito boulevard and crescent avenue. important to note where 101 is and how close it is to the robin williams tunnel. it gives you an idea of the neighborhood we're talking about. this house was on sausalito

boulevard. >> so initially police got a call from 434 sausalito boulevard, the street above crescent avenue. the hill goes down into crescent avenue. that home on sausalito boulevard essentially slid down on to crescent avenue near crescent avenue and main if you're familiar with the area. the video that we had of damage and where amy was, that area is crescent avenuement so, again, the debris anded destruction that we see is on crescent avenue. that's why you have parts of crescent avenue closed. the home itself above that on sausalito boulevard. >> seeing that google earth image, you can see why there's a concern about the neighbors. they are densely packed in there. everyone wants a view. one of the con kwenss is when it gets really wet, there's a possibility that the homes could tumble. that's exactly what happened this morning. >> absolutely. a lot of the homes, i was going to say to note that a lot of the homes protrude from the

hillside. so perhaps that adding to, as you said, they want that view. but it makes it a little unstable. especially right there where it's densely packed. >> in the north bay, another one happening in the south bay. that's what reporter matt keller is covering. >> that's right he's in san jose. hi, matt. >> reporter: hi jessica and reggie. the good news, it appears the rain has stopped in san jose. a lot of concern about flooding. we have a couple of rivers and creeks that san jose is monitoring. i got off the phone with the emergency operation's center. they're monitoring ross creek at her cherry avenue. next to the guadalupe river from willow glen way to the south of atlanta avenue to the north has an evacuation order. national weather service has issued a flood warning for this area. city of san jose spokesperson says they haven't seen any flooding but it's considered likely or imminent. they sent out alerts, e-mails and made phone calls in english, spanish and vietnamese. people are checking out the

river. all the residents really concerned. we saw police going door to door, advising people to evacuate. some people were staying and others weren't taking chances and leaving. >> they were knocking. came to the door said it's imminent. mark looked at the creek in the back, said it's five feet away. they're coming knocking, we're leaving. >> the willow glen community center has been set up as a shelter. pets are welcome. if you need help evacuating, i'm going to give this number a couple of times to make sure people have it. if they need it. it's 408-535-3500. 408-535-3500. i'm going to post that on my twitter page and my facebook page as well to make sure that it's out there. that you know if you need help getting out of your home, if there's medical issues that you need, they'll be able to help you this morning. a lot of police officers and workers from the city of san

jose are in this area. they're trying to get people out of their homes and advising them to leave. back to you. >> matt, earlier we saw crews behind you. i think you were near ross creek earlier this morning. what are they doing out there? i know you mentioned folks are going home to home advising people to get out of there. what else are they doing, just monitoring? >> reporter: yes. the city of san jose, two years ago in 2017, we had the big flood thag flooded coyote creek. i think they've learned their lesson. they made sure they were out there last night knocking on doors and advising people what to have packed in case the creeks, the guadalupe, ross creek, coyote creek, if any of the creeks would actually flood, are they ready to go? they were making sure that they did that last night to give people plenty of time to make sure to get out belongings, get the photos, electronics out because the last time it happened, that wasn't the case and people were caught by surprise and a lot of damage was

done in that neighborhood by coyote creek. so it seems that the city of san jose has learned their lesson. they did have crews monitoring ross creek to see where the flood stages were at. over there, it's over ten feet is the flood stage. the last time we checked, it was at about 7.5 feet. it had receded. the good news over there in ross creek. they're always concerned. you never know what's upsteam and what's coming back down with the rain. the rain stopped. but in the santa cruz mountains it could come down into the valley. they're concerned about that. they're going to continue monitoring this morning back to you. >> it's all coming together. it could be disastrous. matt, thank you. right now, the river forecast center says near alma den expressway, the river is going to crest in 20 minutes. at about 6 inches above flood stage. minor flooding here. nobody is really threatened. just a little bit of agriculture there. let's look at the rain.

it's all around you. that's the hard part. it's not actually falling on the river. but it's going to fall around it and feed into the river. that's the calculations that they have to keep making to keep updating that forecast. those are the variables. how fast is this running off and how much is running off. let's go to sausalito. the reason why we have issues here? nearly 4.75 inches in a 24-hour period. nearing 5.75 in a 48-hour period. we had a peak wind gust over 40 miles per hour. all of that destabilizing the hillside. plus there will be flooding along your bay shoreline and that is possible all the way up through 8:00. so we can't seem to get away from the adverse weather. san francisco, more than 3 inches the last 48 hours. look at the lights. look at how the rain is coming across it sideways. that's how hard it is to be out and about driving this morning. it's not only you're driving through puddles, but you hit a

puddle and the wind hits you at the same time, you'll lose control of the car as alexis and it doue of times this morning across the bridge. we've got gusts up to 50 miles per hour across the water. that means the east-west bridges through at least 10:00 this morning. add all that together, you got a pretty dangerous commute. i want to bring alexis in. she's our expert to tell us about it. >> we've got a lot of issues. altamont pass and golden gate was issued 30 minutes ago. i want to take you back north of benicia bridge past industrial. two-car crash. have both lanes closed due to that collision. but the tow trucks should be arriving and getting hooked up any moment. no one is getting by that situation right now. also want to take you to the santa cruz area. we've got a full closure, northbound 17 north of highway 1. that is due to a downed tree. sounds like a box truck hit that tree. and they're working on getting

that cleared. no one is getting through for the moment. we've had several trees down between last night and this morning. along highway 17 as well. so a little bit of stop-and-go traffic, so use caution there. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 24 minutes. 12 across the bay bridge. southbound 101, san francisco to

flash flood watch until 10:00. rapidly changing conditions. right now we have moderate flooding at green valley creek at martinelli road at forestville. we've also got moderate flooding in sonoma creek at kenwood and at agua cal yent a. my biggest concern is major flooding of the willowbrook at pen grove park up in sonoma county. those are the areas where you need to be seeking shelter immediately. where we're having the creeks overflow their banks and possible damage developing. we'll keep an eye onys. mike, thank you. we continue to track breaking sausalito where mudslide has destroyed a home there. td part

slid down sausalito boulevard to crescent avenue and main. the mudslide impacted another home where a woman had to be rescued and she's expected to be okay. >> the neighborhood has been evacuated as emergency crews assess the situation and the stability of the hillside. the marin county ifs office is asking everyone to stay away. the emergency operation's center in sausalito is serving as an evacuation center. so far we know 13 people have reported there along with a couple of pets. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. that's why we're devote thg week to b.a.r.t. and focusing on your biggest issues with the transit system. we want to thank abc 7 news viewers for share your concerns. bevan dufty dame to the studios yesterday to answer your questions. fare evasion is a top concer provthear gnd hav the system dufty said they're w

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pizza puffs, living your best life. >> yes. >> chicken burritos. chicken quesadillas. bacon and egg sandwiches and shore chore izzo burritos. couples like sushi, shrimp -- first and fifth on the list. sushi rolls ranging from avocado to spicy tuna rarngd in tnked ie ten. >> question. >> pizza puff. i don't know. >> i had the same question. i've never heard of it. but i'll try it. >> it's a frozen food. you pull it out of a bag. looks like raviolravioli. it's comfort and quick instead you named. >> you're not single. >> i didn't remember it was valentine's day. i'm wearing blue. i don't have a card. i don't have anything. sorry. >> the day is young. >> alexis has been married now

for two years. >> two years. it goes downhill very quickly. >> happy valentine's day everyone. on a very serious note, this is a valentine's day where a lot of folks uftly have to leave their homes. >> in sausalito, minor flooding of the creeks and that will continue through the morning hours. the heaviest of the rain went through as we were sleeping as expected. you can see the atmospheric, the brighter whiter clouds are heading farther to the south. this air mass is so juicy that we still have concerns for light rain that's going to continue as we head deeper into the morning hours. and the wind are going to be fastest during this time also. you can see we have gusts anywhere from 35 to 52 miles per hour from san jose up the peninsula to safr 32tiv napa. there's still a potential for trees coming down. here's the heavier rain.

o pinehurst boulevard, raga y,l creek, pleasant hill, pleasant hill road. all the areas, ponding is happening again. look at this. the individual storms are moving but the shield of rain is not moving. that's how soupy this air mass is. here's the next chunk of energy that comes through in the morning and brings us a chance of thunderstorms as it rolls through. 7:00 to even up until 10:00. you can see the yellows. they're out there. once again. we're going to have localized ponding and all that runoff is going to cause more in the way of some creeks and flooding. now, as we head into the early afternoon hours, it gets quiet once again. starting during the evening rush, toward the end of it at 6 rolls through. 9:00 in the heart of the bay. by midnight, it's out of the bay. that's going to once again

exacerbate the situation. that's why we're a 2 today. not because of the steady rain this morning but more likely the ponding and the damage we're going to get from the localized downpours and wind events from the thunderstorms. we get on the cold side of the system friday, saturday, the storm impact scale a 1. snow levels down to 2500 feet. alexis. >> checking out the roads this morning, we have the high-wind advisory in effect for the bay bridge along with the east-west bridges, golden gate and the altamont pass as well. definitely heavy at the toll plaza. heard about a three to four-collar collision blocking one middle lane. i'll update you on that in a few minutes. i want to take you to mill valley. we've got reports from the mill valley -- that miller road is closed between almonte and tam high. i'm told from efrp who lives in that area, that's going to be a

disaster. a lot of folks dropping off their kids for school. the kids trying to get there today and that's going to be really tough. know that that is blocked. no estimate for that

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then the county will invite qualified businesses to apply for permits. all right. as you would imagine we've got a tough day on the roads once again due to the extreme weather. want to take you back up to north of the benicia bridge. southbound 680 past industrial. a two-car crash blocking both lanes on that southbound side. last we heard the tow truck was arriving. does not look like they have cleared those vehicles yet. hopefully, that happens soon. tracy to dublin in the yellow at 50 minutes. still in the green at 20. northbound 85101 to cupertino in the green at 18 minutes. we did have a closure of northbound 17 in santa cruz. sounds like that is reopening. i'll have more on that in a few. right now let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you very much, alexis. let talk about our kids and what we should do with them today. temperatures in the 60s. mid to upper 50s by 11:00. dropping into the low to mid-50s in the afternoon with a chance of thunderstorms.

the best chance of getting wet this morning, the best chance of lightning and thunder later on. if thunder roars, come indoors. in fact the temperatures are falling already. you can see a lot of 60s out there. eventually, we're going to drop into the mid and upper 40s tomorrow. in most neighborhoods a few 40s. temperature could be 20 degrees cooler. snow will develop tomorrow morning. in the mountains north of napa and santa rosa. that's a precursor of what's coming our way friday, saturday and sunday. more mountain snow. more on that and the flooding rain up next. >> thanks, mike. next at 6:00

the storm causing major issues this morning on the roads

as you see. very, t. >> whaveakg in the north bay where a mudslide crushed a home. it's caused evacuations this morning. it's been a real mess from the north bay to the south bay. thanks for being here with us. >> what a morning the folks have had. thank you for being here with us. it is valentine's day. this is just a tough one. i mean we've seen a lot of issues throughout the morning. across the bay area. not just the north bay. >> we're going to amy pretty soon to talk about sausalito. that's been the big one so far. issues in the south bay with flooding. we've been watching the guadalupe river. it's going to flood this morning. the napa river is going to flood. moderate flooding, the russian river near guerneville. look at sausalito. near will 4.75 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. they had a 45 miles per hour gust this morning. that's why we had damage there. look at some of the moderate rain falling in walnut creek and pleasant hill. on danville boulevard as y