this u-haul is packed tight. the owner's friends are showing up to get as many valuables as possible out. this storm could ruin brian petting hoss. >> i'm going to be out of business for a couple of months. it's going to be a big loss. >> they expect it to rise to 47 feet. >> if it comes up ten feet, that puts it in this neighborhood. >> that's why glenn hurley is leaving his guerneville home. but not before raising as much as he can off the ground. including his new washer and dry dryer. >> i have a flat bottom boat and two kayaks. just in there for storage but now they're floating. >> for the first time, it's evacuating the cold weather shelter and moving the homeless and anyone who needs help to the santa rosa pavilion. large buses were brought in to move as many as 100 peole. >> it's going to be dangerous out here. nobody will be getting in or out without a boat or high water

rescue vehicle. >> a deputy came to this woman's door to get her up and out. >> i said we're here to t that the evacuation bus is right across the street. >> the russian river is expected to impact downtown guerneville businesses as well. accessing anything downtown will be impossible. >> in guerneville, lisa amin gulezian. >> amy hollyfield is on the road to guerneville right now. she'll join us at the top of the our with a report sniefrnlts money schools are closed this morning. we've posted a complete last. 13 school districts or schools have decided to cancel class. the closures are due to flooding or other storm-related issues. the sonoma county of education says additional closures will be announced at 6:00 this morning. you can find an updated list of closures running on the bottom of your screen on the ticker or going to abc7news.com. let's get another check of the weather.

a very big concern right now. mike? >> let's talk about the rivers as i promised. here you go. we've got the flood warning that starts in -- it already started at 4:15 this morning. i thought we went on at 4:00 this morning. thursday, about 80,000 people with the napa river. here's the latest just updated. nearly 26 feet u it's going to crest at 8:00 a.m. at 26.6. moderate flooding like during the last atmospheric river two weeks ago. where we have the major issues, the russian river from cloverdale geyserville, towards jenner. that's until saturday at 4:15. we're at 40 feet or almost there right now. that means major flooding. we're going to peak at 46 at 10:00 tonight. so areas are flooding and it's going to rise rapidly just like it did yesterday and flood most of downtown guerneville. most everybody has evacuated or in the process of doing it because it's almost too late. we'll talk about our forecast back here with more rain coming

for the next day or so. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. let's take a look at our traffic maps. i want to update you on the situation in novato. a full closure of highway 37. both directions closed down between 101 and atherton. it sounds like chp was called out to the scene about 12:30 overnight when the water took over the lanes. that's why we have the closure. from a couple weeks ago, you have to take atherton to 101. lakeville highway or 121 to connect with 116 or if you're trying to head southbound on 101, of course, you can take the richmond-san rafael bridge as well. a little backup through sausali sausalito. we have reports of a mudslide blocking the far right lane. chp is working on clearing that right now. they are running a traffic break. here's a look at things south of there. golden gate bridge, rain letting up a little bit but still the

wipers on. thanks, alexis. overnight, president trump and kim jong sun meet in vietnam. this is video from less than an hour ago. they're shaking hands in hanoi. neither responded to questions. they're meeting for a dinner as they kick off their second summit. the plans to work something out on denuclearization and making north korean economic powerhouse. michael cohen returns to capitol hill for a second day of testimony. this time in front of tv cameras. >> cohen is expected to say his former boss is a racist, a con man and a cheat. abc news reporter mona kosar abdi is live with a preview of this bombshell testimony. mona? >> good morning, jessica. good morning reggie. michael cohen went from saying, he'd take a bullet for the president to placing the president in serious legal jeopardy. >> why before?

why should congress trust you now? >> i really appreciate the opportunity that was given to me to clear the record and to tell the truth. >> the first of three hearings which includes a highly anticipated testimony that will take place in front of the house overnight committee today. should tell abc 7 it will describe the president's lying racism and cheating. >> cohen who pleaded guilty to lying to congress and violating campaign finance laws is to expected to sign reimbursement checks to adult star stormy daniels which president trump initially claimed he knew nothing about. for the first time, the president's former right hand man will accuse him of criminal conduct while in the white house. ahead of his testimony, trump ally representative matt gates tweeting out a seemingly

threatening messages to his family. do your wife and father-in-law know about your girlfriends. maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. >> gates later backtracking and tweeting, it was not my intent to threaten. i'm sorry. the apology coming after a stern warning from speaker nancy pelosi that members should be mindful of social media posts that may affect the congressional hearing. >> this morning president trump tweeting from hanoi, vietnam saying that michael cohen was just one of his many lawyers who did bad things unrelated to him. he also says cohen is, quote, lying to reduce his prison time. mona kosar abdi, abc news. washington. abc news will have live coverage of the testimony. it begins at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings. we'll stream the testimony live on abc7news.com and on the abc news app. we want to get back to the storm coverage and the damage it's leaving behind. many people wake up in the dark this morning. >> more than 600 pg&e customers

in the south bay are without power right now. matt keller live in san jose for us. good morning, reggie and jessica of the we've got a light rain in san jose. the roads will be wet for the morning commute. another issue, the power is out and check it out. this is the 7-eleven. i talked to the worker inside. he said the power has been out since 10:00 last night. you can see the pg&e crews are here at west heading and winchester boulevard. they're trying to fix this. this is behind valley fair mall and the border of san jose and santa clara. they say it's an equipment issue. they're working on the power line, transformer here. the stop here is working but the -- just a reminder to treat traffic lights out as a four-way stop. it is raining harder in the santa cruz mountains. they're seeing steady to moderate rain there. also windy conditions. there's a wind advisory in effect until 6:00 a.m. this morning. chp getting cal trans to turn on the signs, warning drivers to slow down because of the

slippery roads. as for the power outage in san jose, i checked the power outage map and they expect to have the power back on in this area by 7:00 this morning. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. matt, thank you. meanwhile in santa rosa, they had their wettest day on record. 6 inches fell yesterday. last night, drivers navigated through dark slick roads in the rain. >> especially with us in a drought for so long, we needed it. but it's honestly, crazy. >> in the north bay, all that rain has caused a lot of flooding in sonoma county. part of the rohnert park expressway was closed because of flooding near stony point road. in fairfax, traffic worked through a flooded intersection on sir francis drake boulevard that left this pickup truck stuck in the water. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's a look at the temperatures when you step outside. when you grab the rai gear dress for temperatures in the low to mid-50s. about 52 to 55 degrees.

here's a look at the benicia bridge, the carquinez bridge getting wet. 4 it and 680 to pleasant hill road, this goes to walnut creek and dips down to alamo. heads across 24. looks like a solid light to moderate rain there. moraga way, skyline boulevard all the way to emeryville. the bay bridge toll plaza. across the bay bridge and into san francisco. you can see mission street getting rain right now. the winds are still a factor. 32 at sfo. that means over the water, they'll be a little faster. if you're on an east-west bridge, trust me, i was in this morning in the car. i was coming west. so it was push being me to the north several times. on that slickness and the ponding on the roadways, it got a little heightened, the blood pressure did and the anxiety. here's a look at 87. wet in the south bay. your morning commute. finally, you're dealing with the wet weather.

wettest this morning as far as the roads, mass transit, grab your wet weather gear. the winds will start to calm deeper into the forecast. especially after 6:00. here's a look at my 12-hour planner. you can see the steadiest rains, fastest winds this morning. more scattered showers this afternoon and presidethe winds a. first want to bring in alexis. it's wet. >> it is. we've got a lot of issues on the roads already today. >> already? >> let's take a look at the traffic maps. yeah, we'll zoom in and talk about a few of them. westbound 580, looking better before lakeshore avenue. we had a crash. solo vehicle spinout. just got confirmation everything is back open. that one is looking better. if you're planning to travel to the sierra today, maybe you want

to think about postponing that. at least not this morning. baxter is closed. u.s. 50 is open. but there are chain requirements in place between kye burz and meyers. tracy to dublin, 34 minutes. dublin to mission boulevard, 680, in the green at 16. 85, 101 to cupertino should take 16 minutes. thank you, alexis. the high cost of a strike. how much money oakland unified is losing every day while the teachers remain on the picket lines. a how-to hit. the gilroy mom who

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i know it felt like we ignored you. i went to the santa cruz mountains. that's what it looks like right now. light to moderate steady rain up and down the summit. so expect ponding on the roadways and breezy conditions and watch out for trees or at least branches and other debris flying around. rain extends into san jose all the up towards milpitas and we've got more rain up and down, just about everywhere except for san diego and palm springs. they'll stay dry today while the

rest of us deal with valley rain and mountain snow. as alexis mentioned, it's snowing heavily in the sierra. this winter storm warning lasts until noon today. you can see the blowing snow in tahoe right now. look at this. they have snow, a chance of it just about every day. only monday is without snow right now. thank you, mike. san francisco firefighters rescued a dog at ft. fun ston. sky 7 was over the rescue just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon. firefighters went to the bottom of the cliff to reach the dog. it was reunited with its owner who said the dog ran away. >> probably tired. he's been out there for about six hours. >> how did it happen? >> you know, dogs will be dogs. >> the dog's owner thanked the san francisco fire department for their work.tencrageog owners to keep dogs on a leash at fort funston. >> having been out there before, it almost never happens.

it's day 5 of the teachers strike in oakland. >> we're learning how it's impacting the district financially. progress has been made. all-day negotiation session yesterday did not produce a deal. the district says only 6% of students have shown up each day. wow. that district is losing about a million dollars every day. you're hearing from the gilroy mom who is going viral for the sweet lesson she shared with her daught daughter. >> nice. okay. bye. >> sylvia dominguez how-to was a hit. her daughter posted the video last week. the college fresh han had put the filling in the tortilla but didn't know how to fold it. she september the picture to my mom. >> >> translator: i got a lump in my throat after seeing the burrito didn't turn out.

i said i'm going to make a video. >> they wish they had that kind of relationship with their mom. >> it's a relationship tighter than a burrito roll. mom says it's less about the food, more about the family. the internet fame is an added bonus. >> sweet mom. >> i was impressed that her -- my mom, could never make a video. that would be -- right? that's pretty good. she got it all set up on the counter. right angle. >> my mom could never make a video or burrito. i'm sorry, mom. >> oh, no. >> that's not very nice, reggie. mom, i love you. she watches. >> she has lots of other skills. >> she has plenty of other skills. the number one being love. >> i face time with my mom all the time and she'll help me. >> just show you live. >> mom, how do you make this? that's cute. >> yeah. i don't do that. >> only --

>> except for the grilling. that's what i do. we make cookies together at christmas, my mom and i. >> no grilling today. it's really raining out there. >> it is in some areas. here's a look at live doppler 7. the same area that was pummeled yesterday. richmond, kensington, berkeley, albany, emeryville, adeline street, the bay bridge toll plaza, you're getting wet again with standing water. redwood city, middleford road. to palo alto and towards mountain view, rain is on your radar right now. here's a look at walnut creek where it's raining lightly south on 680. steady rain this morning and showers for the rest of the day. our next system arrives friday evening and hangs around through sunday. tracking more rain for tuesday and wednesday next week. 7:00 this morning, a few yellows, but those are towards sacramento. the intensity of the showers is starting to line up a little

bit. as we head through the day, you can see random yellows along with the green. these showers will be light to moderate at times. look how random they are throughout the day. they start to taper during the evening commute as the cold front starts to sweep through. our best chance overnight is near the coast. the santa cruz mountains and the south bay. you can see the clear air starting to come in tomorrow. we'll see a little bit of sunshine, especially in the north bay. that's also when we'll be dealing with the greatest amount of flooding, tonight and tomorrow in the north bay because of the rivers. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. a 2 for today. this morning, it will become a 1 this afternoon. then sunshine in the afternoon. clouds and sunshine friday. wet weather saturday and sunday once again. alexis? >> all right. the weather is translating to a lot of issues on the roads this morning. look how soggy it is. still at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's windy, too. gusts coming through or this wind and rain going sideways. you can see all the road spray

kicking up as well. wipers on high. once you get on to the bridge, we have a high-wind advisory in effect for the area bridges. take it easy. we have a lot of issues. we had a small slide ond southbound 101 just before spencer avenue in sausalito. good news. chp came through and ran a couple traffic breaks and able to move that mud and that debris out of the lane that. did not cause any collisions. state route 37 closure 101 to atherton. eastbound to westbound, all traffic being diverted to atherton and 101. another look at drive times up next. alexis, thank you. movie ratings fight in rotten tomatoes is making changes. >> it comes after a controversy involving an unreleased film. >> in techbytes, rotten tomatoes is revamping the review system. >> it's disabling comments on move thas haven't been released in theaters.

it comes after negative reviews for captain marvel that comes out next month. tinder is gearing up for spring break. the limited time it lets people map people heading to the same city before they arrive. mlb announced an agreement with an independent league to test out robots called track man to call balls and strikes. you won't see the technology at ball parks any time soon, though. they're testing to possibly move them up to the majors. >> tinder uses the word dates loosely, doesn't it? >> they really do. have a great day. still ahead on abc 7 mornings, the famous spillway at lake berryessa active again. what it looks like after weeks of rain. new

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the warriors to work program, a unique program that helps wounded warriors translate their military experience to the civilian workplace. the warriors to work program also works with employers to find the right job for the right warrior. contact wounded warrior project at findwwp.org. welcome home the brave. sorry. frances and i were talking. she's helping me. 9.6 -- more than 9 inches in san rafael out of the storm so far. here's a look at live doppler 7. brentwood, discovery bay, byron highway, vasco road all the way to the altamont pass getting wet right now with the likelihood of standing water. you can see more showers across the southern 2/3 of the bay during the morning hours. these are our storm reports. there's been 29 rornts of

mudslides. 63 reports of flooding and we've had wind damage, about 15 reports of those. now we still have an issue with the flood warning. let me parcel this out for you. because there are several areas. sonoma county until 10:45. napa county until 5:30. solano county until 11:15 thursday evening. the flooding isn't over even if the heaviest of the rain is. >> a lot going on, on the roads. yesterday, south bay, you were dry all morning. today, that is not the case. we're looking much soggier. you've got the wet pavement finally. make sure you're driving for conditions. we do have flooding that could possibly slow you down on northbound 880 near a-street. chp and cal trans are trying to drain the far left rain. it caused a spinout crash earlier today. the crash is gone. they want you to know about that. drive times overall are looking okay. westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze 19 minutes.

10 across the bay bridge. san francisco to sfo, should take you ten minutes. the famous spillway at lake berryessa a week ago. as you can see, it's dry. a storm that dumped several inches of rain and then take a look at what happens. water overflowing at the reservoir and the spillway is once again active. the water goes into that hole, kind of like the drain and a kitchen sink. it travels about 200 feet to a creek. the last time the reservoir overflowed twas two years ago. the oakland a's revealed new rend derrings and plans for the stadium at howard terminal. >> among the biggest changes to the stadium is a more circular shape. the team says it captures a better way to to get a more exciting and intimate experience. it will -- it will allow for a continuous rooftop. the team is promising even more improvements as it works through the design process. >> next at 5:00 a.m., a brand

new gerber baby. how the little girl is making history. new at target. the collection the retailer is releasing this weekend. >> storm watch continues with a serious situation along the russian river. amy hollyfield will be there live with the current conditions and evacuations in effect right now. let's take a live look outside right now. it is raining and you can see those freeways are

now at 5:00, another stormy start to the day and now serious concerns about flooding. here's a look at live doppler 7. amy hollyfield is live along the russian river with a look at the conditions this morning.

good morning to you on this wednesday, february 27th. >> of course, the storm is our major concern this morning. there are evacuations already in place. let's check things out with mike nicco. hi, mike. >> hey, jessica. hi everybody. there's a look at the storm impact scale. the steadiest the rain is going to fall this morning, it's going to bring more standing water and flooding. our winds will be fastest for another hour or so and then it tapers this afternoon. we become a 1. here's a look at industrial parkway, alvarado niles road. union boulevard and union city. that is heading to the south. that batch of rain, you see in burlingame and hill bray and san mateo right there on skyline boulevard. likely standing water. good news, the heaviest of the rain is to our south. the atmospheric river is just about over. we'll transition to scattered showers that will aggravate some situations. but shouldn't create any new ones. we're not going to get that