minutes away from your accuweather forecast. meteorologist mike nicco looking at another rainy forecast. >> scattered showers today. good morning, guys. we're a 1 on the storm impact scale. we have a chance of thunder, hail and brief downpours and gusty winds. alba albany, university avenue, one of the downpours falling on 80 also. we've got one from pacheco to alhambra chief road. that will hit 684 and 242. there could be ponding on the roadways there. look at san francisco. 3.75 inches of rain so far. you can see everything is wet. it's much cooler this morning. 39 to 47 degrees at 7:00. we'll be near 50 all afternoon with waves of showers and thunderstorms possible. those will stretch into the evening hours. dress warmer. and the umbrella should work better today than yesterday with that sideways rain. alexis? >> mike, biggest issue so far this morning is closure of state route 37 in novato. that's due to flooding. it starts at atherton.

goes to 101. chp issued that sig-alert about 3:10 this morning. all traffic being diverted on to atherton. you can reconnect to 101 in the novato area. we do have abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield on the scene for us. amy, i saw the latest tweet from novato pd. they're thinking the closure will last until 8:00 this morning. >> reporter: it's terrible news. the closure is not great. but 8:00 a.m. isn't awful. so some people might be able to plan it into their commute this morning. let me show you the closure. these are the people coming off of 37. behind those cars, you'll see the cones blocking anyone from going westbound. cars are actually being diverted before they make it to this point. we're being diverted on atherton avenue. no cars allowed on westbound 37 in novato. authorities had said yesterday that thisth srt preparing for i. it is flooded because a levee

was breached. the water washed out railroad tracks. tracks used to haul freight. officials said last night they would be keeping an eye on the highway and keeping it open as long as they could. but with high tide and runoff and then, of course the levee breach, it was too much to handle. now there is water on the highway. they're worried about cars stalling out, being carried away. it's not safe. they're aiming to open it up at 8:00 this morning. live in novato, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. developing news in sausalito. crews will guion clear debris an sausalito boulevard today after a mudslide destroyed a home. >> brooks gordon says his 75-year-old mother woke up neck deep in mud. she was sleeping in her duplex

with her cat peaches when her home went sliding down the hill and into another house. >> i got to be honest with you. i didn't realize what the magnitude was of what it happened until i watched the video avid gotten off the phone with my mom who was in the hospital. >> this is a photo susan at the hospital. amazingly she only suffered cuts and bruises. we've also seen the community step up. susan gordon's go fund me page raised more than $20,000. this is not the first time a massive mudslide hit sausalito. in 1982 a woman was killed and 600 people ordered to evacuate for the same reason the slide ripped a home from its foundation. it sent it sliding nearly a block away directly into another home. emergency officials had to shut down the golden gate bridge because of all the mud that dumped on to highway 101. today the san jose police chief is planning to talk more about a man shot and killed by police after a dramatic chase.

>> police say he carjacked a ups truck and took the driver hossage. matt keller live in san jose this morning. matt? >> reporter: good morning, reggie. law enforcement wrapped up their on-scene investigation overnight. later today, san jose police chief eddie garcia is going to talk to us about this deadly shooting. this all came to an end around 7:00 last night. friends are identifying the suspect as mark marosky. by aur suit with him and another woman started last night. he fired shots with one bullet hitting a patrol car. they come on deered a u.p.s. truck that led them to north first and trimble. the man took off running gun in hand when he was shot by law enforcement. he died at the scene. friends say he was afraid of going to prison for life. >> he wanted us to call dispatch and tell them to back off and give him time to make his phone calls and be okay with the

decision of giving himself up to do life in prison because he's a two-striker. >> reporter: female suspect was taken into custody. the hostage was unharmed. his records show he was previously arrested for robbery and possession of stolen property. today's news conference with chief garcia is scheduled for 12:30. matt keller, abc 7 news. thank you, matt. new this morning a foster city man is facing several charges including auto burglary after being detained by one of his victims. investigators say 22-year-old was caught stealing property from a victim's suv on bucknell drive late wednesday night. the victim confronted him and held him. officers searched his car and found evidence connecting him to several other thefts on the peninsula earlier that night. improvements to affordable hosing projects, public pools, health clinics and schools in san francisco are delayed and city officials are blaming pg&e.

according to the examiner, the san francisco public utilities commission wants to use its own hydroelectric power. they say pg&e is making unreasonable demands regarding the use of its infrastructure to transmit the power. the commission released a report that found 53 public projects are impacted, costing at least $4.6 million. pg&e says it's taking the city's complaint seriously and is working with the city to find common ground. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. >> this week, we're looking at the challenges facing b.a.r.t. a new state law requires b.a.r.t. to build housing at its stations. this law isn't about renovating empty parking lots. it's about local control. >> the bill is unnecessary. it was a power grab by b.a.r.t. and their supporters. the issue is not whether we want more housing in the area around b.a.r.t. it's how you do it. >> there's creative ways to address it. we'll continue to do that.

>> dublin and oakland already have housing at several stations. pleasant hill has a transit village with hundreds of units. walnut creek approved a project that will include a total replacement of existing parking. we've received more e-mails about our coverage of b.a.r.t. this week than any other story in years. thank you for sharing your own stories on b.a.r.t. and your suggestions about how b.a.r.t. could be better. if you'd like to joint conversation, go to abc7news.com, then click on the building a better bay area b.a.r.t. week link. scroll to the bottom of the page and we may read your comments on tv. recent storms blanketed the sierra with several feet of snow. nasa released this side by side comparison. the satellite image on the left is what it looked like last year. brown and dry. compare that to a new image on the right taken monday. you can see the mountain range is covered in snow, at least 11 feet of snow dropped on mammoth mountain so far this month.

making it the snowiest resort in the u.s. it's made a difference in the drought as well. in the past week, the entire bay area has gotten enough rain to come out of the drought completely. the current map on the left there last week is in the middle. we've put the drought map from the start of the year on the very right. you can see what a difference the last several weeks of wet weather have made statewide. mike? >> we've got more details on that, too. the entire snow season which runs april 1st. we're at 102% of average. if we get no more snow, which isn't going to happen, we would be fine for the rest of the season. congratulations to us and to all the people up there enjoying the snow before it turns into the water. we'll desperately need it when the dry season kicks in. you can see on 280 on john shelby drive there, we have moderate rain and puddles developing. weave got another one in pacifica. it's going to head towards south san francisco and right across

sfo where probably going to have delays again today. we're at 50 in oakland.51. richmond 50. hayward and fremont 50. everybody else in the mid to upper 40s along the east bay shore. pretty much everywh42 degrees. here's a look at the wetness that is still lingering on 87 in san jose. in you're out and about today, have the umbrella and sunglasses. we'll go from showers to sun. watch out for rainbows today. thunderstorms possible, if thunder roars go indoors. wait 30 minutes until after you hear the last clap of thunder. on the bay, small craft advisory and coastal flood advisory for high tide. from now until 10:00, we could have flooding along our bay shoreline. when you're in a building like we are here in san francisco where the parking is underground, our parking lot tends to flood a little bit. guys, expect that today if you're coming in to work or if you're here now. let's get to alexis and find out about that commute. >> i have one of the best spots

in the parking garage, mike. i have 6 inches of water everym. taking a look at our traffic maps, heading into the tri-valley, southbound vasco road past the county line, north of 580, a rollover crash. sounds like one vehicle involved here but they're sending an ambulance. if you can avoid taking vasco road i would. not looking too bad. we're friday light out of the central valley. 28 minutes for you. westbound 4 antioch to concord, 14 minutes. san rafael to san francisco in the green at 16 minutes on 101. it was supposed to be a big part of amazon's expansion but the deal to bring the company to new york city fell apart. what both sides are saying. an alert if you drink diet beverages. what a new study reveals. as you begin your friday morning, let's take a live look outside at the financial

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after all the adverse weather we've gone through, let's talk about something good. 130% of average for yesterday thrks will go this will go up. after they take the measurements

again, let me show you compared to last year. we were 21% of average last5% n. what a wild swing between the two seasons. all right. thanks, mike. nine current and former louisiana state university students are accused of horrifi acts against pledges. gio benitez has the details in the gma first look. >> nine fraternity brothers are facing charges in a violent hazing incident at louisiana state university. several former members of the now closed delta kappa false imprisonment among other charges. they released the statement saying this type of behavior is unacceptable and at odds with we expect from students. it does not belong at lsu. this incident coming a year

after onesodit s milyki state toew sict anti-hazing legislation. >> you would think that people would have heeded that warning. that bad things can happen when folks are hazed. >> we'll have more on the latest hazing incident coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, i'm gio benitez, abc news new york. happening today, lieutenant governor cue lack is will visit uc berkeley. she was visit faculty and students to talk about the issues they face. this is part of a statewide tour. she's visiting 23 university of california and california state university campuses. fremont one step closer to turning an old fire station into retail and housing. some people banted to preserve fire station number 6 on fremont boulevard. last night the planning commission approved a proposal to demolish it. this is part of a larger development project in the centerville district. the city council has the final

say on the fire station's fate. amazon will not build a second headquarters in new york city after all. >> amazon wrote in a statement on its blog a number of politicians, quote, have made it clear that they oppose our presence. in 2017, the company received proposals from -- >> affected community raised its hand and said i have questions about this deal we know nothing about. instead of dealing with the questions in a responsible way, amazon took its ball and left town. >> we apologize. i was saying that they chose several locations, northern virginia and new york ciw yorka the headquarters by offering $3 billion and then they have pulled out of that deal. amazon doesn't plan to look for another location but will move forward with office expansion this is virginia as well as tennessee. a san francisco tradition lives on.

>> okay. abc 7 new was the embarcadero center where people gathered to celebrate valentine's day with a pillow fight. it's not about letting out frustration they say. they claim there's no better way to show love than smacking loved ones with a fluffy pillow. right? >> so not -- >> every year that i've been here, we cover this. i have never understood this event. >> that's the smallet crowd i've ever seen too. >> there weren't that many people out there. >> it's losing steam guys. let's come up with something better. >> wow. yeah. just going to keep going on. let's move on. >> i'm not blaming the weather for it, mike. i just think it's a lame event. >> reggie is saying what everybody was thinking. appreciate it. i didn't want to say it. thanks, reggie. let's take a look at what's going on. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast.

>> willow pass, getting a downpour. watch out for puddling. we've got another batch of rain moving north of 24 on happy valley road near beer creek -- bear creek road. it is friday. we just had bay view. we had a shower roll across 101 and 280 right there. watch out. there may be standing water. we've got more developing offshore and even heavier stuff in the form of snow. look at that. up in the north bay and a light shore towards bodega bay right now. let's talk about temperatures today. significantly cooler than yesterday. low to mid-50s. we'll have snow on hamilton up in lake and mendocino counties and more snow tonight. look at that. snow in hamilton and diablo. temperatures will be freezing. we'll be in the upper 30s. low to mid-40s elsewhere. closer to average than this time yesterday in the 50s and 60s. here we are at 7:00.

notice there's a wave of showers. moderate moving through up until midnight. overnight, we'll keep going. look at what happens tomorrow. this cold front rushes through and president winds out of the west keeping us wet are now going to come out of the northwest. the showers, they'll be numerous saturday. but they won't be as strong. notice, you don't see as many yellows. not as much moisture. the snow level will drop down. that means places like diablo could get hit with snow saturday, especially during the evening and overnight hours. let's take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. a 1 on the storm impact impact t for today, tomorrow and sunday. the holiday, monday, we start to dry out. get sunshine. temperatures should be around 60 to 63 degrees. we're stuck in the low to mid-50s. alexis. good morning, mike. it's been friday light this morning. just the way we want it. we've earned a smooth commute. we're hoping it could stay that way. getting out of the tracy, westbound 205 cruising at 62

miles an hour. you have one slow spot on 580 before you get into altamont pass area. 28 miles an hour. all things considered, that is not bad. we're still in the green for that drive time. bay bridge toll plaza looking good. we have a high-wind advisory in effect for several bridges. but nothing like the last couple of days. not the white knuckle drive in. however, you can see road spray kicking up. we had a shower move through the area. it is soggy in stretches. not a washout. but you are going to have to have the wipers on and make sure you're driving for conditions. here's some pretty good looking drive times. southbound 101, santa rosa to petaluma. 14 minutes. castro valley to the maze, 14. 280, 680 to 85. you're in the green at 11 minutes on 101. a santa clara judge signed an arrest warrant for a nebraska football player maurice washington. he faces one felony count of child pornography and a misdemeanor count of distributing a private sexual video to cause emotional

distress. known as revenge porn law. washington's attorney, john ball, released a statement saying washington will continue to move forward with a self-surrender. meaning mr. washington will not be arrested or extradited and he will voluntarily appear in court in california. this all stems from a video the victim says he sent her after she regeorgia teched his sexual advances last year. it shows her being sexually assaulted when she was just 15. washington's attorney says his client had absolutely nothing to do with the alleged sexual assault. a new effort to ban gun shows at the cal palace could mean the entire arena is demolished for housing. state senator scott wiener and phil ting have -- to transfer the property. the state owns the arena that's on the border of san francisco and daly city. if the bill passes, a joint powers authority could take control. the land could be redeveloped. bad news if you drink

multiple diet drinks a day. >> drinking two or more of any kind of artificially sweetened drinks per day is linke ly dth n over the age of 50. it's according to a new study by the american heart association and american stroke association. reggie, they say the risks are higher for women with no history of heart disease as well as women who are obese or african american. >> just get on that water kick. >> yeah. >> coming up next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. a live look outside. you see the flags unfurled.

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hail in the lower elevations and snow above 3,000 feet. number two, the biggest issue on the roads this morning is a flooding closure on state route 37. the westbound side is closed at atherton. this is a sig-alert. however, novato chp is saying they're hope to get lanes open by 8:00 a.m. eastbound lanes remain open. they'll be begin clearing debris after a mudslide destroyed a woman's home. the community is stepping up to help her. a go fund me has raised more than $20,000. number 4, this afternoon san jose police chief eddie garcia will hold a news conference to talk about a police shooting that left a suspect dead. a ups driver was hijacked by a man and woman and taken hostage. friends are siding him at mark morasky. in a few hours, president trump is expected to formally declare a national emergency over the border security. he will likely sign a bipartisan

bill to avert a government shutdown tonight. chicago police clearing up rumors that empire actor jussie smollett stapled his own attack are unconfirmed. two men yelled homophobic and racial slurs before attacking him last month. now that valentine's day is over, mcdonald's is moving on to st. patrick's day. the shamrock shake is back at participating mcdonald's through march 24th. the shake is made of vanilla fosers blended with the shamrock shake syrup and topped with whipped cream. as far as we know, there's no actual shamrock in that syrup. maybe years ago. maybe ten years ago when it came out. >> mint -- >> tastes like mint. i's sweet. it's like sweet and ice cream. our coverage continues at 5:30. amy hollyfield joins us live where the lanes are closed on highway 37. has nothing to do with wedding dresses.

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this is new video of the guadalupe river in san jose as rain came down overnight. you can see the water level markers around 9 feet. this was shot around 2:00 this morning near alma and belmont. also new video showing the conditions in los gatos as rain came down early this morning. this is at highway 9 and santa cruz avenue. you can see there's a lot of standing water out there. good morning to you. it is friday, february 15th. once again, we have rain. >> mike warned us it would be days of rain. anofy wre i

does hit or on, we'll have flooding like we're seeing there. there's nowhere for it to runoff. we'll have periodic flood being with the periodic showers. let me show you where one is. all over the o we've got more moist unstable winds blowing in from the west. it's going to be breezy today with on and off showers. snow level down around 3,000 feet. that's what you're seeing in the north bay. the white is snow. the pink is a wintry mix. it's a 1 on the storm impact scale. there's also a chance of thunder. lightning and small hail at the lower elevations. you can see our east bay hills camera bouncing around a little bit as it is breezy already. dress warmer. we're in the 30s. we'll be in the 40s. still 15 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. we'll be near 50 all day and this evening we'll drop sbak back into the 40s. good morning, mike. looking good for the commute. here's a live look at the bay

bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet. we made it to 5:30 in the labs several days. some lighter than average volumes today. we have an issue with flooding on state route 37 in novato. a full closure of the westbound side of 37 at atherton. this is a sig-alert. instead, traffic is being diverted off at atherton and back on to 101. that's where we have abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live for us this morning. amy, how is the backup looking for the detour. >> reporter: i mean, it's moving. the cars are moving on atherton. you're looking at the cars coming off the 37 right now. it's not raining right now. so that's a nice break. they are thinking that they're going to be able to get this reopened by 8:00 this morning. we are talking about westbound 37 in novato. this is at atherton. floodwater has forced them to shut this down. that's because the levee was

breached in two places from all of the rain this week. authorities say even a little bit of water can be dangerous. they have to be precaution. >> it doesn't take much moving water, flowing water on a roadway to impact a car. we can have flooded vehicles, we can have vehicles swept away. it's a safety concern at that point. >> reporter: the water washed out some railroad tracks. so those tracks are used to haul freight not people. so that's an issue as well. authorities had said yesterday that this might happen. they said they kept the highway open as long as they could. it was about 3:00 this morning when they said the water was too much and they had to shut it down. reporting live in novato, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you sdpliefrmt a rockslide is impacting traffic in marin county. the chp closed the slow lane at rodeo avenue in sausalito and these are photos from the chp in marin.

do we have them? do we have the photos? there we go. you can see how large some of those boulders are that came crashing down. some of the small rocks spilled over into the fast lane. no word when the slow lane will reopen. meanwhile, it's an anxious morning for many people near the russian river. >> that's because of the flooding and rain is coming. >> i'm getting things up as high as i can. >> anyone inside the rv park in guerneville, water rushed in and forced everyone to pack up and congest out. the storm forced four school districts and more than 30 roads to close yesterday. one man tells us about the difficulty he's having driving in the area because of the flooded roads. >> the messed up thing it's flooded between here, my truck is on a mountain and flooded behind it. so i can't get in or out of it. >> water is not expected to recede for days. all the folks evacuated from.

rv park don't expect to go home until sunday at the earliest. an ac transit passenger took video when her bus sloshed through a flooded intersection. this is near interstate 880 underpass. water seeped through the dars and flooded the door of the bus. the driver broke the rules by driving through standing water. it wasn't just the ac transit driver who got stuck in that standing water. this is the same intersection. a big rig came to a bmw's rescue to push the stalled car out of water. at last check, 10,000 bay area residents without power. this gives you an idea where the outages are. according to the utility, the peninsula and the north bay are the hardest hit areas making up more than three quarters of those in the dark. here's a live look from sfo. it's been tough this week for people to get in and out of the airport. more than 120 flights were canceled. 400 others were delayed yesterday. the biggest impact on those short haul flights to and from

other west coast destinations. blizzard-like conditions in the sierra have made driving along interstate 80 and highway 50 challenging. traffic is being held along 80 between placer county and the nevada state line because ever white-out conditions. chain controls are in effect on highway 50 between meyers and placerville. the storm is causing problems in southern california. cornell barnard reported this video in palm springs. they tell us this area is designed to funnel water through the town. he's never seen it rage like this. >> you can track the rain and check the weather conditions where you live using our abc 7 news app. you can get the most up to date forecast and check out live doppler 7. enable push alerts to get notifications about new weather warnings or hazards. san jose's police chief, actually this afternoon, san jose's police chief is expected to update us on a deadly chain of events leaving one man dead. >> a ups driver was hijacked and held hostage.

it ended with one of them being shot dead by police. this morning, friends are identifying the suspect as this man. mark morasky. according to san jose police, this all started when deputies tried to pull over a car around 5:00 p.m. on pearl and chenoweth. a man and woman did not stop. they led deputies on a chase and ditched their car. at some point they carjacked a u.p.s. truck, took the driver hostage and then started a second chase which ended at first and west trimble. sky 7 shows the scene after that. a long line of police cars behind the truck as the man and woman refused to come out. after a short time, the female suspect walked out of the truck. the u.p.s. driver was eventually released and just before 7:00 p.m. the male suspect attempted to run from the u.p.s. truck. that's when he was shot ted by an officer. >> you have to realize this person was armed with a gun. some sort of shotgun, long gun. he's displayed a propensity towards violence and shot at our

deputies, one of which we can confirm is one of our pursuit cars. >> it's not clear this morning who fired the single shot that killed morasky. we have sent out push alerts on this breaking news as it was happening. you can download the abc 7 news app and customize the app to get alerts where you live. all right. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. you can see san leandro, macarthur boulevard, towards 580, we have a shower producing pondsing right there. that's heading towards danville and alamo and 680. so watch out. we're about to get wet. we have rain right now on the san mateo bridge. in fact, you can see it from the east side looking to the west. those drops. dodging showers today all day today. mass transit, dress warmer. temperatures up to 15 degrees cooler right now than 24 hours ago. chilly breezes out on the bay. you want to bundle up or stay inside if you can. 9 degrees cooler in half moon bay.

to 16 degrees cooler in concord to 14ooler in san jose. yep. old man winter is back with temperatures in the low to mid-40s in the north bay until you get to ukiah and clear lake. 39, 36. we've got upper 40s in vallejo and tiburon and american canyon the closer you are to the water. south bay and east bay valleys. here's what i expect on the east bay valleys. 46 at 8:00. a chance of scattered showers. you can see up until noon that we'll get a little bit of a break. i believe it at just about any time, we could have showers. our temperatures are well below average. in the south bay, we barely make it to 50 at noon and 2:00. most of the day in the mid to upper40s. check out the peninsula, we may spike at 51 at noon. but expect temperatures most of the day in the mid to upper 40s. we'll have breezes out of the west. there will be a slight windchill in the air. dress warmer today. have the sunglasses and have the umbrella and look for rainbows and #tag them at abc 7 now.

how about on the roads? >> we've got a little bit of everything there. although much, much quieter than the last couple of days. thank goodness. we're friday light for the most part. i do want to take you into the tri-valley. if you're trying to get into livermore using vasco road, we have a one-vehicle crash on the southbound side of vasco road past the county line north of 580. we've got one lane blocked. emergency crews are on the scene. that's about a 20-minute delay right now according to the partners at waze. you don't want to get caught in that. the 580 corridor is looking great all things considered. i would stick to the main line if possible. looking live at state route 87 in san jose, filling in on the inbound side. nothing major yet. a quick check of drive times today. overall looking good. southbound 680. no delays out of walnut creek. santa rosa to san francisco. we have a crash on northbound 17 in the scots creek area. that's another rollover crash blocking one lane. so highway 1 into los gatos in

the yellow at 28 minutes. in a few hours, president trump is expected to formally declare a national emergency over border security. the president will likely sign a bipartisan bill to avert a government shutdown, which would happen tonight. the measure would fund a border fence. but with only a fraction of the $5.7 billion the president demanded. so the president plans to declare a national emergency by passing congress to build his long promised wall. house speaker nancy pelosi calls the move a lawless act. >> that the president can declare an emergency on something that he has created as an emergency, an illusion that he wants to convey, just think of what a president with different values can present to the american people. >> house democrats are ready to challenge the president's declarati declaration. the beginning of a legal battle that could slow down wall construction for months or even years. payless may be getting ready to close 2,000 stores.

find out how soon going out of business sales could begin. the bachelor contestant colton underwood apologizes 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.

this is a look at the sierra snow pack. 135% of average for yesterday's date. 102% for the entire snow we are

good for this year. but we're going to get some more. compare this to last year where we were at 21% of average. man, if you could only be skiing on that. low to mid-50s chico, monterey, fresno. you can see scattered showers there. scattered showers across so cal hopefully. it won't be a repeat of yesterday where we saw the raging rivers in parts of san diego underwater. they'll have localized flooding out of the scattered showers. three feet of snow possible above 3,000 feet. so we're still going to have a lot of issues getting there this weekend as we have moderate to heavy snow today. moderate snow tomorrow. lighter snow sunday. look at this. all seven days the temperature is below freezing. new this morning, bachelor and former nfl player colton underwood says he left a charity event for his foundation early after he was touched inappropriately. he posted what happened on his instagram story and he says taking photos with fans in san

diego on wednesday and someone crossed a line. he says, quote, i didn't sign up to be a piece of meat or a zoo animal and apologized to fans who didn't get to meet him. you can watch the bachelor on mondays on abc 7. new developments in the attack of jussie smollett. >> multiple sources told abc news earlier that detectives were investigating whether the attack was a hoax. those sources say it was planned because the openly gay actor was being written off the show. chicago police say that information is uninformed and inaccura inaccurate. smollett doubled down in an exclusive interview. >> i respect the people who now i'm one of those people who have been attacked in any way. you do such a disservice when you lie about things like this. >> smollett said the man yelled

homophobic and racial slurs as they attacked him in chicago. payless shoe source may be getting ready to close 2,000 stores. they plan to file for bankruptcy later this month. going out of business sales could start as soon as next week. payless has been trying to find a new buyer. a group of creditors saved them in 2017, the last time they filed for bankruptcy. if you're into gaming, listen up. an unopened copy of the super mario bros. video game set a world record. >> it sold for a whopping $100,550 at an auction. nintendo released it in 1985. ah, i remember it well. this copy is the only known sticker sealed copy. wa at that games certified it and it's in near mint condition. a group of collectors pooled their money to buy it. heritage auctions says the game set a world record for the most

expensive copy of a graded game. >> that is so fun. what a throwback. >> look at those pixelated graphics. i'm sure we thought they were awesome at the time. >> i'll admit, i just got a little nintendo thing, a digital version with super mario bros. it's so fun. te graphics are terrible. >> i think it goes like that. >> what? >> i was playing the newer version. >> oh. >> i knew you were -- >> wow. you're ahead of me. now i'm embarrassed. >> i wish i had never gotten rid of that atari 2600. that was the best christmas ever. >> asteroids. >> really? i like that one too. let's look at what's going on. we'll talk about that. the basketball was legendary. awful. so was the football. it was fun.

>> oh, my goodness. here's a look at mt. diablo. it's snowing there according to live doppler 7. the snow level is down to 3800 feet right now. if you're one that uses the crow canyon cut-through from 680 to 580, right there at castro valley boulevard, you've got ponding right there on 580. look at this. the dumbarton bridge is about to get wet. if not already getting wet. the san mateo bridge, we know it's raining on that bridge now and the bay bridge and the carquinez bridge and the benicia bridge. there's a lot of scattered showers out there. it will be during the afternoon hours also. low to mid-50s. it's going to be a little bit of a winter chill today. tonight, we're in the 30s inlle the snow level hovering. watch this as we move through. just waves of yellow and local showers and then at 8:00 tonight a cold front sweeps through. the intensity may tick up a little bit.e thunderstorms.

notice the flow out of the west. then it's out of the northwest. the showers won't be as heavy saturday and sunday. but they'll be colder so the snow level will drop down to 2500 feet for saturday and into sunday. so more areas could get a little bit of snow. look at that. temperatures in the low to mid-50s. then we get sunshine monday and we'll try to boost the temperatures. that's about as warm as it gets. we have four days of dry weather come, alexis. >> seriously. we'll take it, mike. we're looking at a smooth commute even though we have sowers this morning and breezy conditions. but it's nothing like the last couple of mornings. bay bridge toll plaza, check this out. the carpool lanes are open and we still don't have any metering lights. not complaining here. no delays if you're using cash or fastrak this morning. yeah. everything looking great. we have ge. i drove across it this morning myself, it was nothingikth la couple of days. maybe blowing your car around a little bit not where you feel

you're flying into the water. westbound 37 closed at atherton. that is a sig-alert. you have to take atherton to 101. this is the first time i've seen a backup approaching that in the black point area. you could head north back in the sears point area and take 116 back to 101. right now that detour is not terrible. we'll see once we get further into the morning. mass transit looking good, too. 35 b.a.r.t. trains in service. normal service for capitol corridor. ace 1 and 3 out on time. a pleasanton retirement community is inviting you to take a step back in time with the vintage wedding display. >> this is a setup at stone ridge creek retirement community right now. it includes 20 wedding gowns and photos of the brides and grooms on their wedding days. at least one gown is more than 100 years old dating back to the year 1907. the public is invited to take a look. the did is plsplay is up throug end of the month. >> it looks nice. >> a lot of care for the dresses

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live doppler 7 dialed in over the russian river. you can see rain and snow showers fueling therfalling the. the russian river, it's still falling. it should be below flood stage by 4:00 tomorrow morning. that is good news, mike. thank you. warriors head coach steve kerr has to pay a $25,000 fine. the nba fined him for his

outburst wednesday night in the warriors loss against portland. kerr exploded after a flagrant foul was called on draymond green. kevin durant had to grab him and usher him off the court. after the game, kerr explained what happened. >> i was head scratching that could be called a flagrant foul. the guy is going in for a dunk, you got to make sure he doesn't dunk it. so i told kenny that i begged to differ. >> the clipboard spike? >> i forgot about that part. there might have been a couple of other words in there, too. i just thought it's a good hard foul. i guess i was wrong. >> uh-huh. he definitely got into it there. steph curry, kevin durant, klay thompson all playing in the all-star game in charlotte. steph and his brother seth are taking part in the three-point contest in their hometown. larry beil is on the way to charlotte. he'll have live reports all weekend long. hi alexis.

good morning. taking a look at the roads here. we have one issue in the tri-valley in the livermore area. getting reports in that there's possibly a pothole opening up in the far right lane. westbound 580 past livermore avenue. i believe we have one vehicle that had it that and possibly went into the retaining wall on the right side. keeping an eye for updates on that situation. in the meantime, we have that rollover crash southbound vasco road past the county line. that's adding a 20-minute delay. back in the green. highway 1 into los gatos. rollover near scots creek as cleared. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> i want to check in on the thunderstorm threat. all of us are under one for today. all of us today to saturday. marin county and everywhere south of there. some showers could pulse up and bring brief heavy rain. some hail and lightning and thunder. reset the additional rainfall potential. you can see by the end of today

to about a third of an inch. by saturday, up nearing a half inch in many areas. it's still got rain. that could cause flooding on roads. there's just nowhere for the burst of rain to go other than to sit on the roads. the trees, that's pulled down to moderate. we'll be fine. thanks, mike. while most people don't line up for presidents' day sales like on black friday. many find deeper discounts on monday than during the holidays. >> "good morning america" is teaming up with good housekeeping. styling experts say now is the time to buy winter coats. >> you can find amazing deals, you guys on everything winter-related. this coat -- nordstrom is also doing sweaters, denim. anything you can imagine up to 40% off. not just nordstrom. old navy is doing up to 50% sitewide. ba hoo.com. up to --

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scattered showers and it's 1 on the storm impact scale. lightning thunder, hail, brief downpours. brief gusty winds. they're possible with snow hitting the mountains. eden veil towards campbell and los gatos. blossom hill road, wever a light shower from half moon bay across the bay bridge into the east bay. the east bay valley. that's mt. diablo getting snow right now. we have a heavier shower between het petaluma and santa rosa. we're go b. to have puddles. please slow down. maybe blinding rain out of there. it's breezy and chilly. temperatures nearing 50 with scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. >> good morning, mike. we've had a friday light commute. check this out. bay bridge metering lights still not on. we've made it to 6:00 a.m. on a monday through thursday commute, they can turn on anywhere from 5:15 to