and we're tracking this cell moving right on shore right now for you. it's going to be passing through san francisco about 4:25, over into oakland around 4:38. vallejo, 4:56 an pittsburg around 5:10. this has been the pattern, the steady flow of this stormy weather associated with our most recent atmospheric river, this powerful flow of moisture coming from the subtropical region into the bay area. this storm is strong. it ranks 3 on the storm impact scale. we'll continue to produce moderate to heavy impact tomorrow. local flooding is likely and damaging wind gusts from 30 to 50 miles an hour. here is our forecast animation. taking us into the evenin hours. it's going to be a very messy commute for virtually all areas except perhaps the southernmost of our area. into the late night hours we'll see the steady flow of heavy rain, heavy downpours, wet slippery roadways and strong gusty wind. let's go over to meteorologist drew tuma now. >> yes, spencer. one of our top concerns not only

tonight, but really through tuesday and wednesday is going to be flooding. our ground is already saturated. it can't absorb any more rainfall. the rain we're going to see over the next couple of days, it will quickly accumulate. it's for that fact. we have a flood watch in effect. this is nor the north bay, and that is lasting until 4:00 thursday morning. with that heavy rainfall, we will be watching very closely our rivers in the north bay, especially the napa and the russian river, and there is the chance early wednesday morning we could see water overflow their banks. what we're seeing area wide is a flash flood watch this. is because 1 to 3 inches of rain is likely tomorrow and into wednesday. so from san francisco, oakland to san jose be, careful for flooding on roads and the possibility of very rapid rises in our streams and creeks. now tomorrow some areas are going to get hit much more than others. when spencer comes back, he is going to pinpoint exactly where the heaviest rain will fall in that full accuweather forecast, guys, in a few minutes. >> thank you, drew.

as more rain moves in, people in sausalito are keeping a close watch on the hillside that came crashing down, destroying two houses on valentine's morning. >> abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is there for us now. wayne? >> well, they're being proactive at this point. they're watching that hillside very closely. over my shoulder, a reminder, as if we needed it, of the damage that happened here on valentine's day. that's the house that came all the way down the hill, pushed by a landslide, and now they're worried about that atmospheric river. in sausalito today, it was not the amount of raindrops that began falling that concerned people. they're past that. along the path of this now famous mudslide, they worry about the potential consequence of rain falling at all. >> i think we're all worried. >> a sausalito spokesman abbott chambers on the very real possibilities in a slide zone with no room to go and nowhere to go except downhill into more trouble. it jtis is much bigger than r

>> susan gordon knows. she'd been sleeping in the duplex that used to be here when the mudslide took it down more than week ago. that anybody survive sad miracle. susan watched this morning as the national park service began putting tarps up above and trimming trees on the slope. >> there was three trees, really dangerous and uprooted. and with the new storm coming, they're afraid they're going to roll down the hill. >> in short, this is storm prep with no holding back. sausalito plans to watch this hillside closely wants residents to do the same. it's all part of trying to stay ahead ofas ar on a hillside that has already renewed a bad reputation. >> i think everyone is concerned. from what i understand, from what i hear from our public works folks, we really just don't know where a landslide is going to take place. >> and that's the feeling in

sausalito tonight. by the way, the city of sausalito confirmed this afternoon that the national park service is paying for all the work on that hillside up there. we did try to contact the national park service to get a comment on that. no call back. live in sausalito, wayne freedman, abc 7. >> all right. more to come on that. wayne, thanks. the sierra is in for another dumping of snow. this is a live shot from heavenly. they've had a good ski season up there. that means carry your chains. this is how it looked at blue canyon on interstate 80 a short time ago. chain controls are on effect in 80 as well as highway 89. expect highway 50 to be added to that list soon. the national weather service says travel in the sierra could become very difficult to even impossible with strong winds and periods of whiteout conditions. be careful if you're heading that way. live doppler 7 is one of the most popular stories right now on our website, and on the abc 7 news app. if you want to track the rain, just click the blue live bar at the top of the app.

you can also check the weather conditions where you live and enable push alerts to get the latest news as it happens. be sure to check that out, and abc 7 mornings will be on early tomorrow to bring you extended coverage of this strong storm, including my dear friend and colleague right next to me, jessica. she'll be back at 4:00 a.m. doing extra duty here today because of the storm. >> that's right. >> join us beginning at 4:00 a.m., jessica. a cupertino woman died in yosemite national park over the weekend. park officials say 56-year-old shan wang was hiking on the mist trail when she was hit by falling rock and ice. the area is closed this time of year because of hazardous conditions. park officials say wang ignored the signs and went around the closed gate. day three of the oakland teacher strike, and now the state superintendent tony thurman has joined the talks in an efforto find >> teachers say 95% of their members are still out on the picket line, and only 3% of parents have sent their kids to school.

>> abc 7 reporter lyanne melendez is live from oakland with more on these negotiations. lyanne? >> well, there were no negotiations on saturday, and they only met for about an hour on sunday when talks suddenly broke off. and that's why the state superintendent of public instruction decided to step in. >> every day, rain or shine, we are here to walk the line! >> with their signs protected, teachers battled the rain and the unseasonably cold weather. over the weekend, most of them rested and came ready for day three on the picket line, followed by a rally, then a march. >> i made it out to four picket sites, and the lines were strong and the spirits were high. >> negotiations resumed this morning after they broke off yesterday without any kind of meaningful discussion. joining them today was state superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond. >> we're always happy to have our legislative leaders there to facilitate these negotiations and any other thing that is

about helping education, helping students, helping schools. so we appreciate his involvement. >> hopefully with that third party in there, there will be some more coming to senses of the district who is just saying no. >> the school district's latest offer is an 8.5 compensation package over four years. but teachers are staying firm, demanding 12% over three years. >> 20% of the teachers are leaving every year. in addition to that, there is still a number of teachers who are having to live far from here and commute here and live with roommates and have second jobs. >> robert reich, former secretary of labor under president clinton came to show his support for oakland teachers and students. >> if we believe in equal opportunity in this country, we believe in making sure that poor and working class kids who are disproportion naturally minority get a good education. and that's not happening around the country.

>> and that's robert reich, of course, a uc berkeley professor, who has always been very outspoken when it comes to these issues. live in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> lyanne, the state superintendent's participation really seem like a promising sign. there any indication he is helping these two sides make progress? >> well, you know it's hard to know because they have been so secretive when it comes to these negotiations. we don't even know where they're actually meeting. but i think that both sides have to agree that when it comes to bringing in a third party, it always helps move things forward. >> lyanne, thank you. attorneys at san francisco's public defenders office returned to work today, their first day back since the sudden and unexpected death of their boss, jeff adachi. autopsy results are pending for the 59-year-old lawyer who was pronounced dead friday evening

at california pacific medical center. police are investigating this death. investigators say there are no signs of foul play. district attorney george gascon today looked back at adachi's legacy. >> he had the freedom to speak as he felt and do the things that he felt were appropriate. and i think the legacy is one that served as an example for many, many other public defenders around the country. >> mike gonzalez, the chief attorney at the public attorney's office has taken over his role for the time being. dan noyes' exclusive reports this weekend had some of the most read and watched stories we've put on our website. dan will have more on this story tonight at 6:00. oakland police have arrested at least two people in connection with an armed robbery and shooting of a television news crew security guard. the incident happened on 81 avenue near international boulevard at 5:00 sunday. it involved a crew from kpix

television. according to oakland police, the guard and photographer were shot in the leg by one of those suspect, and police say the guard was able to return fire. officers recovered a stolen tv camera hours later after they chased the suspect's car. that vehicle crashed near 55th and bancroft avenue, and the driver was detained. the morning drive came to an unexpected stop for drivers using the caldecott tunnel. did you get stuck in this? a car caught fire just after 11 thank morning and blocked boast eastbound bores of the tunnel. sky 7 shows you emergency responders stopping traffic. smoke could be seen streaming from the bores. both reopened an hour after the car fire. our media partner "the mercury news" reports initial indications are that one car was fully engulfed in flames but the driver got out, and another driver took him out of the tunnel. abc7 news sent out a push alert. download the abc 7 news app and

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we're going the stand here a little too long so that the people who get usa today tomorrow will think that we hosted. >> some good moments. it's what you did not see at the oscars last night that is getting some buzz. there was no host for this year's ceremony, and the show saw a ratings spike. it jumped 14% over last year, which had the smallest audience ever. >> what did you think of the hostless oscars? go to abc 7 news/vote to tell what's you think, and you'll see the answers in realtime on the bottom of your screen. >> and now to abc 7 news anchor dion lim with a look at the wrap-up from hollywood's big night. she is in l.a. >> look at it now. decidedly less glamorous as it did before. of course the red carpet is broken down. crews have been working around the clock to make sure things get back to normal.

now just a few hundred feet away from me, the dolby theater, where there was a special taping of "live with kelly and ryan." we were there as the audience went crazy for their favorite daytime talk show hosts as they were recording their annual after oscars special. i asked kelly and ryan what they thought about the intense chemistry between lady gaga and bradley cooper when they performed their hit "shallow" and here what's they had to say. we think there is maybe a little something something happening after that performance. >> they have remarkable chemistry. he put that all together that was in his mind. >> now in the crowd two very special bay area redwood residents, debbie and her 85-year-old mother dottie. debbie entered a special abc7 news contest for an all expenses paid trip to watch kelly and ryan live and won after a month of entering every single day. for this pair, seeing "kelly and ryan live" was a dream come true. >> just to be able to experience

all this magic and the stars and just how they put this all together and be able to share it with my mom, it was the best for me. >> i can't wait to tell my family at home. i'm going to start from the beginning and go all the way to the end, everything we did, everybody we met. it's been so much fun. >> what a sweet couple they are. now full disclosure. after three 18-hour workdays and going live for the morning show and for midday live, i think it's time to take a nap and fly on back to san francisco. in hollywood, i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. >> come on back, dion. >> yep. what oscar winner, by the way, has a connection to the south bay? john ottman gave a shout out to san jose, and even the street he grew up on when he expected the oscar for film editor for "bohemian rhapsody." >> dreams coming true. jobina fortson explains his road to hollywood started on

normington way. >> so the closest thing i thought i was going get to an oscar winner in san jose was a plastic trophy in a trophy shop. but that's until we found a garage. yep, this garage right here is where the magic started for film editor john ottman. sunday night he let the world know it as he thanked his parents on the oscar stage. >> for making films in their garage in normington way in san jose, california. >> oh, normington way, what? like that. and that was the reaction of all the other people. ♪ very, very frightening me >> long before the success of "bohemian rhapsody," ottman, or johnny as the neighbors called him was a student at gunderson high school. he lived on normington way, across from tom small, who ottman cast as a bar tender in one of his first films made in his parents' garage. ottman was still in high school. >> it was a ghost spooky movie. we had dry ice blowing through the house. >> small says ottman was dedicated and worked tirelessly to turn his dreams into a

career. >> we were so excited. we were happy for john and mary, the mom and dad that they were able to experience that. and actually be there with him. >> we're told that ottman's moved from normington way about two years ago, but the family has helped contribute to a new name the community is tossing around for the street. >> this is the residence of the stars, yes. >> jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> a lot of fun. now oscar also shined brightly on several others who grew up here in the bay area. oakland born mahershala ali won the oscar for best supporting actor for his portrayal of pianist don shirley in "green book," a great film. ali studied piano at st. mary's college. it was his second win. "green book" won best picture. [ booingba

the filmmakers used the chinatown in oakland and san francisco for inspiration. the story tells the story of an aging chinese woman who gets a second chance at motherhood when a dumpling she made comes to life. the best documentary goes to free solo about "black panther," the super hero movie directed by oakland native ryan coogler won three oscars. the winners in each of those categories gave coogler a shout out as well. >> now the winners in each of these categories gave coogler, as we said a shout out, and it was just a fun, fun night all the way around. n that we're asking today. what did you think of the hostless oscars?

>> it seems that most of our viewers say they liked it. 71% of people giving it a happy face. only 18% saying that they didn't like it. and i thought it went off without a hitch. >> i had mixed feelings. i kind of liked the host. it's a neat feature. but sometimes they have to shoehor the host in and work so hard to make it funny in certain moments. as long as they had so many different guest presenters, it did move along and it worked well. i have mixed feelings about it. >> it's like anything. when you have a great presenter or host, it's wonderful. >> like a great host. >> like this gentleman. >> i told the academy i was available, and they didn't call. despite my audience, i enjoyed watching. >> next year. >> next year. it takes a while for it to sink in. we've had such messy weather today. here is live doppler 7. it has rained heavily in many parts of the bay area. it hasn't quite reached the south bay yet. the north bay has been drenched. these little pockets of yellow and orange indicate where the

heaviest rain is falling through the central part of the bay area. this is the view from sutro tower. it's 53 in the city right now. 55 in oakland. we've got mid- to upper 50s at mountain view. san jose, morgan hill and half moon bay. this is the view from emeryville. a few drops on the lens. we're looking at a little calm break in the storm right now looking in this direction. it's 52 in santa rosa. we have low to mid-50s at napa, petaluma, fairfield, concord and livermore. and atop mount tam it's rainy and windy, and on we go to the forecast features. heavy rain and gusty wind will continue through tomorrow. it will be a little calmer be i friday, and then another wet weather pattern moves in over the weekend. our current storm for most of the by area ranks 3. a strong storm through tomorrow with more periods of moderate to heavy rainfall. localized flooding is likely. we'll see wind gusts from 30 to 50 miles an hour. here is the forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening. notice he'll still be quite stormy across most of the bay

area. it will not have quite reached the south bay yet, at least the most intense part of the storm. but overnight it will start pushing southward and eastward. and by tomorrow morning, as the morning commute gets under way, it will still be stormy in places where it's raining right now, and it will have reached the south bay then as well. through the morning hours and into the afternoon tomorrow, we expect the three level -- level 3 storm to continue. overnight lows mainly in the low 50s. and then we have isolated the north bay because it is going to get even heavier impacts from the storm. this storm ranks 4 in the north bay. this is a major storm in the north bay through tomorrow we'll see heavy rain, powerful wind gust there's, and a greater risk of flooding. in fact, we have a flood -- isolated the north bay once again to give you an idea of how stormy it's going to be. the heaviest rain will fall in the north bay. the highest risk for flooding anywhere in our region is in the north bay. landslides are possible. and we're talking about a 100% chance of this steady heavy rain continuing in the north bay. area wide, by midnight tomorrow

night, or 12:00 a.m. wednesday, we expect rainfall totals in the north bay to range from 3 to 6 inches, and most of the remainder of the bay area, 1 to 2 inches of rain. high temperatures tomorrow under windy, stormy, rainy potentially flooding conditions. high temperatures mainly in the upper 50s to about 60 degrees. and in the sierra, winter storm warnings in effect until 6:00 a.m. thursday. by 5,000 feet 3 to 5 feet of snow. 10 feet in the highest peaks. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. on wednesday, the storm will taper off a little bit, but still a mod ral storm, ranking 2 on the storm impact scale. thursday showers linger, ranking only one on the impact scale. mostly cloudy friday. maybe an isolated shower or two. and then rain, breezy conditions return on saturday with showers ling sbeerg sunday. so we're not getting many breaks in this pattern through the next seven days. maybe friday and next monday. >> tough for those folks in the north bay too. they're in the crosshairs. >> they're getting the heaviest

rain, the highest likelihood of flooding and the highest likelihood of land sliding and all those other potentially disastrous effects. >> spencer, thank you. a home just for hummingbirds. they're trning up in the hundreds. so what's drawing them in? and later, we'll show you a home like no other. this one is up for grabs, and it's going

>> welcome back. welcome to an unusual hotel for hummingbirds. >> sort of. >> one woman set out to feed just a few birds, and now she is surrounded by hundreds of them. >> you know, there was probably 200 here that night, the sound. it was just unreal. ♪

we're in their property is part of what're. there is a hummingbird on the fountain right there. see? that's how much i enjoy them. i interrupt everybody when i see one in a fountain. literally, when the sunlight hits them, they're like little flying jewels. that's what i enjoy the most. gallon bottle takes four cups of sugar. so i go through ten pounds of sugar about every three days right now, two to three days. i'm going through probably 30 to 40 pounds of sugar a week easy, no problem. that's their crack right there. and it's legal. and it's kind of like gasoline in a car. the bugs are their actual oil, their protein. em sugar water just ths el go find the goo.dfftu s. it's funny online, i'll get

comments from people who aren't floor with the hummingbirds that tell me i'm ruining their migration. quit feeding them. they're not going to leave if you feed them. i explain to them that no amount of sugar water is going to change the migration pattern of any animal. it's educational for everybody. that's what i enjoy, sharing them. to me it's great to be able to share them with other people. they're so beautiful and wonderful. the joy they bring is just hard to describe, honestly. this is my joy. this is my absolute joy. >> oh, i love that hummingbirds are so beautiful. >> i have a hummingbird feeder outside my kitchen window. i don't have hundreds of them. check out abc's new brand of localish.com. president trump on his way to vietnam for the second summit with north korea and leader kim jong-un. >> i think we'll have a very tremendous summit. >> what we can expect from the summit. and you might have seen this viral video over the weekend. well, today another group tries to talk

live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. let's take a live look right now at doppler 7, and look at all that green on the map. the atmospheric river that we've been telling you about has finally arrived, and this system has prompted a flood watch for

the north bay and a flash flood watch for the rest of the bay area. abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian tweeted out this, saying the flooding is definitely combined with the wind. that potential has made it a 3 on our exclusive storm impact scale. and abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is following another trial over roundup. this time it is in sonoma county. a man there has sued monsanto claiming it causes cancer. melanie will have a full report coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. and at this hour, president trump is on his way to vietnam for his second summit with north korean leader kim jong-un. abc news reporter elizabeth hur is live in washington with what the talks are expected to focus on. elizabeth? >> well, jessica, the two leaders are set to meet on wednesday, and today president trump sounded cautiously optimistic, knowing there is added pressure for him to get

real results this time. president trump departing washington for vietnam, sounding optimistic. >> i think we'll have a very tremendous summit. >> speaking to the nation's governors just ahead of his summit with north korean leader kim jong-un for the second time in less than a year. >> we're speaking. and we're speaking loud. and i think we could have a very good summit. >> kim already on his way, seen here on saturday, boarding a train, not a plane. reportedly to have better control over security. and airtight security is what officials in hanoi are promising, spending more than a week preparing for this historic summit. the focus this time around is, again, on north korea, giving up its nuclear weapons, and that according to u.s. intelligence officials is unlikely. >> its leaders ultimately view nuclear weapons as critical to regime survival. >> the president also struck a more realistic tone over the weekend, tweeting that the two leaders expect a continuation of progress, then adding the word

denuclearization with a question mark. following that up with this on monday. >> but we want denuclearization, and i think you'll have a country that will set a lot of records for speed in terms of an economy. >> and democrats remain skeptical, calling for a concrete plan. they say this summit will mean nothing unless the two leaders come to an agreement on a specific plan for a full denuclearization. reporting live in washington, i'm elizabeth hur for abc 7 news. >> elizabeth, thank you. local middle and high school students are continuing to pressure senator dianne feinstein to sign the grown new deal. >> and this comes after a video of students confronting senator feinstein went viral. here is abc news reporter matt keller. >> good morning, san francisco! >> they're young and they're vocal. this morning these elementary, middle and high school students made demands at senator dianne feinstein's office in san francisco. >> this is the only earth there

is. so we must protect it. >> this rally by environmental groups was profit. ed by the viral video. this impromptu meeting in san francisco over environmental legislation took place on friday in san francisco between senator feinstein and bay area students, some who were at today's rally. >> the governor is supposed to be for the people and by the people and all for the people. >> you know what's interesting about this group is i've been doing this for 30 years. i know what i'm doing. you come in here and you say it has to be my way or the highway. i don't respond to that. >> the students are pushing the senator to support the green new deal that would shift the u.s. economy from fossil fuels to renewable sources. senator feinstein argued the deal has no chance of passing the republican-controlled senate and said she supported an alternate plan that she gave to the students. today the students issued their response. >> mainly what we think is it's not bold enough. >> senator feinstein, your resolution doesn't align with

science, and there is no compromising with science. >> if you would like to see senator feinstein's resolution or details on the new green deal, go to our website, abc7news.com. in san francisco, matt keller, abc 7 news. authorities in florida officially charge new england patriots owner robert kraft with two counts of soliciting a prostitute. documents released today say the 77-year-old kraft visited the orchids of asia day spa for sex acts the night and the day of the afc championship game on january 19th. police say they have videotaped evidence of the encounter, and of kraft giving a woman at the spa money, including a $100 bill. the charges are part of a multi-county human trafficking sting operation. the patriots issued a statement last week denying these charges. singer r. kelly has posted $100,000 bail and is out on bond. he walked out of a chicago jail less than an hour ago there he is with his lawyer. this morning, he pleaded not guilty to ten counts of

aggravated sexual abuse against four women, three of which -- three of whom i should say would have been underaged when the alleged crimes happened. the attorney for one of the victims says there is no evidence, including videos implicating the singer. the audacious goals for silicon valley, the optimism despite the challenges. plus -- >> and there are about 30 kids, and everyone sharing two balls and the community would come and play. so it would be 50 people sharing tw balls. >> the bay area student who stepped up to help when she saw someone in need. i'm spencer christian. we're looking at clouds and rain and feeling strong gusty wind, and that pattern is going to continue at least for another

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>> and as we look for ways to build a better bay area, abc 7 news reporter david louie tells us why despite all the problems tech leaders are bullish on the by. >> with no quick fixes, traffic congestion and the high cost of housing, the pain has become too much for some. a new survey of silicon valley ceos confirm people are moving out of silicon valley at a rate of 165 people per month. that's four times higher than the year before. however, 56% of tech companies surveyed are still bullish that they can find workers and will continue to grow jobs. >> despite the headwinds, despite the traffic, despite the housing, all the things we know that put cost pressures on employers in addition to making life generally hard, these employers still want to be here. they still want to grow their presence here. >> the fifth annual survey by the silicon valley leadership group and the silicon valley community foundation recognizes solving traffic and housing issues will take years. the leadership's goal is to see 125,000 new housing permits in

the region in the next decade. >> it's audacious goals. beyond that in the shorter term we are really focused on transit-oriented development and leveraging our successful transit systems, caltrans and bart and looking for ways to grow housing density around those transit hubbs. >> examples can be seen in fremont and at the berryessa station in san jose that is slated to open at year's end. voters have approved several bond member measures to bring bart to san jose and to create more housing. however, some south bay cities continue to oppose more housing for fear of losing local control and for fear of generating more traffic. in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. now we want to hear your thoughts about bart or about anything that we can do to build a better bay area. head to abc7news.com and search better bay area or twitter. use the #better bay area as well. and on facebook, we'd love to

you to join the group as we work on finding solutions together. it is 4:42. it is rang out there. more to. could. >> spencer tracking it all. >> a very intense couple of days. this is how it looks with live doppler 7. it hasn't quite reached the south bay yet, but everyone else is getting drenched. this is a strong storm for most of the bay area, it ranks 3 on the impact scale. through tomorrow expect moderate to heavy rainfall. localized flooding is likely. damaging wind gusts 30 to 50 miles an hour. but for the north bay, it's an even stronger storm. it's a major storm, ranking 4 on the storm impact scale. and through tomorrow, heavy rain there. the heaviest rain in the bay area will be in the north bay, as it has been all day with powerful wind gusts and with a high risk of flooding across the north bay. here is our forecast animation take us through the evening hours and overnight. the rain is going to continue to be heavy for most of was the south bay getting heavy downpours by tomorrow morning. the early commute is going to be a mess as will this evening's

commute. you see the rain continuing through the midday tomorrow with moderate to heavy rain. the heaviest in the north bay. strong gusty wind all the way through the day tomorrow. seven-day forecast. this storm, again, for most of the bay area ranks three on the storm impact scale, it will rank three through tomorrow with more heavy rain and gusty wind. on wednesday, we'll see just a slight drop in intensity with the storm still ranking 2 on the storm impact scale. thursday just some lingering showers. by that time the storm will rank only 1. friday will be mainly dry but maybe an isolated shower or two. intensifying -- i shouldn't say intensifying. a separate storm that will one rank 2 and bringing rainy and windy conditions. the weekend looks like it's going to be wet as well. >> just a short break. >> well, need a bay area teenager who saw a need and rushed in to help. >> how she is turn agalarov for homemade peanut butter into a way to help others. i'm 7 on your side's michael

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to take care of yourself. but nature's bounty has innovative ways to help you maintain balance and help keep you active and well-rested. because hey, tomorrow's coming up fast. nature's bounty. because you're better off healthy. welcome back. a new dress or toy, sometimes the smallest gift goes a long

way, especially in a country like the dominican republic that is still recovering from the devastation left behind by hurricane maria. abc 7 stars recognizes local people doing extraordinary things like this lafayette student who spent half a year making gifts for kids abroad. >> have i the mixed nut butter, which is the one i was thinking we could make today. it's a little more complicated. it's peanuts, almonds, cashews and chia seeds. >> lauren is teaching me how to make her homemade peanut butter. the high school student tells me it's one of her favorite foods, and she recently started selling her own. lauren needed money to help kids she met in the dominican republic during a summer abroad program. >> we ran camps for the kids every day. our project was to create a volleyball team. we created a team. we painted the volleyball courts. we had practices. and i was really just living in the community. so i was completely immersed and fully taking in the dominican culture. and the kids would always fight

who could carry those two balls down to the courts to play with them. and there are about 30 kids. and everyone sharing two balls. and the community would come and play. so it would be 50 people sharing two balls. so i knew i also wanted to send balls down. so that's how the peanut butter came in. i used the money from the peanut butter to buy the balls. >> it wasn't just sports equipment. the junior in lafayette also asked some friends for help to sew clothes to send the kids. >> had friends come over. we went to sew now, a local sewing studio in lafayette, and we sewed dresses together. my grandmother. all in all we made about 30 dresses that i sent down. >> i was really happy to help because i really enjoy making these dresses. and so to put in to a good cause like lauren's, it's really cool to see the outcome in it. >> we're very proud of lauren. she has done just a spectacular thing by bringing two

communities together, and just seeing all the hard work that she put in and everything that she did. and the end result was just amazing and something we're extremely proud of. >> lauren is super kind and compassionate and has a super big heart. she just wants to help everyone. >> lauren started her project in august and was able to send the gifts for christmas. and oh, she learned spanish pretty well. [ speaking spanish ] >> well, you heard her say there was an unforgettable experience and say thank you for changing her life. well rk, lauren, you're an abc star for changing the lives of those kids in the dominican republic. your kind gesture no doubt sparked a lot of joy in those kids. and if you would lick to nominate someone to be an abc 7 star, you can find all the information at abc7news.com/stars. a cuddly teddy bear can make even a child under the weather feel a little better.

but where do teddy bears go when they're sick? the teddy bear clinic, of course. doctors at dignity health were on hand at the merced branch library in san francisco. kids were encouraged to bring in their favorite stuffed pals for a quick checkup. good thing too. it turns out there were some pretty sick bears. >> they were koufg and thcoughi they have a boo boo and they were sneezing and coughing. >> the reason we did the teddy bear clinic was to decrease anxiety about coming to the doctor's office. so many kids are worried about getting shots, things like that. with the teddy bear clinic they with listen to their teddy bear's hearts or fix their boo boo with a band-aid. it's not as scary to go the doctor's office. >> and who knows. it could also inspire some future doctors in the making. that's the sweetest thing. >> that is very sweet. there are two new changes on the way that could impact your credit score. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with details on

that michael? >> this changes everything. >> really? >> yeah, it's pretty big news. get ready for a huge shift in credit reporting and scoring system, the biggest in decades. two of the companies that help determine your cost to borrow money are adding new features this year that could give your credit score a boost. credit scoring as you know it is about to change. for decades, your number was based mostly on your history with payments on things like credit cards and loans. now two new changes are coming that might affect the way your score is calculated. for the first time ever, consumers can grant one of the scoring agencies access to their online bank accounts for a look at their bill-paying history. >> crummy credit is really expensive. and some of these changes give people the opportunity to boost their credit score, and that can potentially save them a lot of money. >> the first change, ex-peerian

can potentially get you a higher credit score based on your internet and cable bill history. this is optional, meaning you can decide whether you want the credit agency to have access to your bank account. >> it pulls that information out, analyzes it, and says wow, you've done a good job at paying those bills. that means that you're probably a better credit risk than you might have otherwise looked. >> the second program, ultra fico focuses on your checking and savings account. this gives lend areas better idea of how you've managed your finances overall, and can help yo if you have some savings that are on the verge of getting deni denied. >> or it might get you a loan you already qualified for, but it will get you a better rate. >> thank you, michael. >> sure. a 9-year-old boy honored for his quick thinking and his heroic actions.

>> my best friend jake right here saved my life. >> what jake did to save his young friend's life. >> and on abc 7 news at 5:00, a man of many talents, the bay area's mahershala ali won an oscar last night. now he is getting attention for something else. plus -- >> they say the biggest issue is just reliability. making sure that the elevators work. >> it's hard enough to get to a bart train at rush hour. now imagine doing it with a wheelchair or a

coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, it's the bachelor followed by the good doctor, and then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11. a 9-year-old boy is being credited with saving his best friend's life by performing the heimlich maneuver on him at recess. >> jake robinson was given a superhero award for the quick actions, and brian johnson with our sister station in fresno has the full story. >> my friend jake right here saved my life. while i was choking. on an oreo. >> at recess on wednesday, colton was snacking on some mini oreos when another friend did something funny, making him laugh which caused him to start choking. luckily for colton, his best friend jake saw what was happening and immediately started to perform the heimlich

maneuver on colton. after a few seconds the cookie stuck in colton's throat came out. >> i said thank you, jake and gave him a hug. well mix, dad taught me when i was little. because when i choked on bacon, he told me what to do and stuff. >> it's been a few years since jake's father performed the heimlich on him. he showed him how to do it, but never thought he would have to use it. >> i'm proud. >> ryan robinson is a sergeant with the police so he is used to being in the middle of chaotic situations. lynnwood elementary school presented jake with this superhero award for going above and beyond to help a student in need. >> we live in an age where people's reaction now days is to grab a cell phone rather than to act like he did. and i'm very proud of his actions obviously. >> you're going to remember this for a while, you think? >> yeah, probably my whole life. i'll remember it. >> no, he has to remember. >> i know i will. >> brian johnson, abc 7 news. >> quite the super hero, right? dad was so proud.

thank you for joining us. for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> and abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. this is much bigger than anybody realizes. >> how do you fix a hillside that washed away in one storm and is now threatened by another? frustrated homeowners can only wait and hope. >> then there is the cliff that fell in san francisco. erosion has been a big problem. one local leader wants to call in the feds. a well-known businessman is killed in one of the safest towns in the bay area. his family talks exclusively with abc 7 news about what they know. and chemicals and cancer. a high stakes trial is now under way. the ripple effect could be big. >> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> a live look right now at mount tam in the north bay. emeryville in the east bay and 280 in san jose. this gives you a very clear picture of the hit and miss of this storm, hitting the bay area right now. >> and here is another look from

live doppler 7. you can see the cutoff from the north and the south. we want the get to meteorologist sandhya patel. boy, it's raining everywhere right now. >> it is going to get even worse as we head towards tomorrow, jessica and dan. right now let's take a look at live doppler 7. and you can see the intensity of the rain is focused in the north bay. as we get you on to street level radar, heading into south santa rosa, gryton, it's coming down hard. sonoma towards old sonoma road, napa, fourth avenue also seeing the downpours. in the east bay, grizzly peak boulevard, orinda, camino pablo, we're going track this batch of moderate to heavy rain. into concord at 5:12. lighter around san francisco, as you will see. but that is going change. this is an atmospheric river that is aimed for northern and central california. so over the next couple of day, level 3 storm for tonight, tomorrow. moderate to heavy rain. localized flooding. wind gusts to 50. and the hour-by-hour timeline will show you