good morning. it's finally friday and it's march 1st. your rent is due. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. hi mike nicco. >> all right, guys. i want to start off by talking about what you're seeing on mt. tam. doesn't that look nice. clean air. it's dry so far. that bodes well for what we're dealing with up across the north bay. right now, the russian river guerneville is falling about a half a foot per hour. it's down to 35 feet right now. flood stage is right around that. we'll have minor flooding at 7:00, 8:00. near flood stage at 9:00 and below for sure by 10:00. some other areas flooding mark west creek, laguna creek.

probably recognize those. a mostly cloudy day. a lot of high clouds there. sun is filtering through. taking us from the low to mid-40s, mid-50s at noon to upper 50s at 4:00. back to low to mid-50s with a chance of rain. >> good morning mike. we're doing well this morning. want to take a live look outside at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. one of the busiest shots this time of day. we have the metering lights on as of 5:28. a few minutes later than april monday through thursday commute. everyone has to wait unless you're using the carpool lanes. a quick check of drive times. not bad for what is typically our slowest one. trace toy dublin in the yellow at 35 minute. i'm hearing about a new crash on 205. we'll check that out next. southbound 680 dublin to mission boulevard in the green at 16. 101 cupertino looking great at 15 minutes. thanks, alexis.

this is the news guerneville hear. they hope to lift evacuation orders at noon today. >> it caused historic flooding in the north bay. amy hollyfield is live for us in guerneville this morning where the waters are finally starting to recede. amy? >> reporter: jess karks that means some residents will be getting a first glimpse of the damage done here. they'll be greeted by images like this one. some buildings you can't get into because of all of the water. here's more video of guerneville. you can get a glimpse of the town. the water is going down. the situation is improving. but there is stillwater. still debris on the roads. it's still a hazardous situation. residents who stayed behind to ride it out are now reflecting on what they experienced. >> that much more and it would have come in my living room. we had sandbags and everything. but it didn't comethat?

>> reporter: the view from sky 7 gives you perspective of just how far reaching this was. streets were submerged. you couldn't get in or out of guerneville. first responders say they had to conduct a few water rescues. mostly people who drove into water and then got stuck. but no injuries, no deaths have been reported. they are hoping to have it open back up to residents today and then open it all back up to the public tomorrow. reporting live in guerneville, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. take a look at this. the chp golden gate division air operations got a bird's eye view of the flooding on highway 37. you can see the westbound lanes are still under quite a bit of water with no estimate on when that's going to reopen. you can keep up to date on the latest flooding information by going to our website, abc7news.com. happening today, we'll know if san mateo county deputies will be charged after they tased

a man and that man later died. the district attorney's office has finished the investigation into the man's death. the sheriff's office says october, he attacked a deputy in millbrae. his family disputes the claims. officials will hold a news conference this morning with results of the investigation. now to a story that we first brought you yesterday on abc 7 mornings. a sad story. three siblings were killed in a crash in emeryville. they were on their way to san francisco. >> right. now we know the reason they were in the vehicle is because they got a call their father was in the hospital and might not make it. the chp says speed and the slick road appear to be factors in the collision on interstate 80. the victim's older brother identified his siblings who passed as eli, sarah and eva villarreal. a fourth sibling has fathers and a broken leg. and a bke theireeof t roaanhi aigas sleep

we've learned the identity of the woman buried in a landslide at ft. funston. she was walking with her dog and a friend friday when the hillside collapsed. her friend and the dog got out on time. they spent days searching for scarlett but they couldn't find her body. her family released a statement saying that she was a beautiful, sweet amazing woman who died in one of her favorite places with her sweet dog iris and her dear friend. mountain view police want you to take a close look at this sketch. a suspect wanted in the beating of a tourist walking on a trail. this man is roughly 6 feet tall and told his victim his name was jerry. he may have bite marks on either his hand or forearm. that's where the victim bit him. police say the victim was walking along the stevens creek trail near the bridge to creekside park when she was nig.

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waking up to a canopy of clouds and cooler weather. 40 to 45 across the south bay. beef got 42 and redwood city. 41 at danville. one of the cool spots in novato. alameda 48. brentwood and san francisco, the milder spots. you can see the clouds here as we look from the roof camera. good if you're out and about today if you're exercising and on the bay. not a lot of sunshine. but it will filter through the cloud and warm us in the mid to upper 50s. >> i started at 10:00. you have a chance of rain in the north bay. for the east bay, we have a little bit of sunshine this morning. mainly cloudy and upper 50s this afternoon. you get a chance of rain at about 10:00 and same thing on the peninsula. little sunshine at 10:00. cloudy and upper 50s this afternoon. by 10:00, rain is beginning. i'll have more on that, especially when it gets heavy tonight next. all right. taking a look at the roads this morning. i mentioned a problem in tracy westbound. 205 at mountain house parkway,

cheered from the board. hopefully not an issue. it always is. we're still heavy in hayward as well. three-car collision was blocking a middle lane. they cleared it from the board about 15 minutes ago. i'm still seeing heavy traffic from about state route 92. i think some folks are slowing down to take a look at that on the shoulder. northbound 101 before whipple road, we have a crash blocking the right lane. however, that one has not caused any delays. so far so good into redwood city. thanks, alexis. a scary sight inside san francisco's tallest building. >> the san francisco chronicle reports they found two cracked windows in the salesforce tower. one is on the 12th floor south facing window. the other faces east on the 14th floor. salesforce tower's owner, boston properties said the cracks are on interior panes of double-paned windows. there's no danger of glass falling to the street. the cause of the cracks is unknown. they are concerning considering

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looking for the owner of a lost dog after a very sweet looking pit bull jumped into an officer's patrol car. >> he does look sweet. santa rosa police shared these photos saying, if this is your dog, please come and get him. he was spotted running loose in the area of hardy lane and russell avenue yesterday without a collar. the officer who found him says the gray pit bull jumped into the patrol car and he was happy to be found. the officer dropped off the dog at the pet care veterinary hospital in santa rosa. state water officials say february storms doubled the snow pack in the sierra from january. they conducted the third snow survey of the season. it's now 153% of average for this time of the year. this comes after they measured below average snow levels at the end of december. it's been really quite the last few months. last february, the snow pack at the same location was only at 37% of normal. it's really nice to see that.

>> there is an upside lot of downside. alexis what's happening with traffic this morning? >> i'm going to talk about the sierra in the toyota tahoe report in a moment. right now, the friday morning commute, we're looking pretty good. here's walnut creek. southbound 680 traffic heading towards the 24 split. yeah. i'd say we're friday light there. our drive times looked pretty god this morning too. westbound 80, highway 4 to maze in the green at 19 minutes. bay bridge metering lights are on. it should take you about ten minutes to get into the city. southbound 101 san francisco to sfo looking great in the green at nine minutes. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thanks alexis. we'll start with tam cam. it's broken in a few spots. you'll need the sunglasses from time to time today. mainly gray with milder highs. light to moderate rain coming tonight. even a chance of a thunderstorm and rain tuesday, wednesday and thursday. let's take a look at the highs for today. we'll start with the warmest,

san jose and morgan hill at 63. most of us in the upper 0s t ab th no towds thelow 50s. here's our setup. we've got a low to the north and to the south. look at all that rich moisture and humid air coming our way. that's why the storm is a 2 on the storm impact scale. from san francisco southward and from alameda southward, that area you see shaded, that's the potential for a thunderstorm tonight and tomorrow. more likely tonight when we're sleeping. the first sign of the rain coming in, here's our future radar at 6:00. it's across the north bay until we get to about midnight. there will be a few scattered showers elsewhere. light green, moderate to orange. that moves through about 8:00 in the morning. then we'll transition over to scattered showers by 11:00. that's what we have for the rest of the afternoon and into the evening hours.

rainfall totals are going to be heaviest across the north bay during the evening hours. but look at the rain that falls in about an 8-hour span. nearly three quarters of an inch to an inch. it will be a half inch in the north bay. no flood watches or wind advisories right now. thankfully. scattered showers sunday. the storm is 1 light. at the same time, we've got a winter storm warning for the sierra. another 1 to 2 feet of snow coming, alexis. >> oh, man. >> i know. don't need anymore, do they? mike was talking earlier this morning as well, the season has been extended into mid or late april. we've got all this snow. we've got to take advantage of it, right? today, not bad getting up there. if you are trying to get there this weekend, there is going to be the better day to go. tomorrow things get tougher. squaw alpine in north star, you'll have to use chains headed there. heavenly, u.s. 50 is not in a chain requirement right now. keep that in mind.

our drive times looking good for this early hour. of course, it's only 6:18 in the morning. it looks like my clicker does not want to cooperate. let me see. there we go. now it's working. sugar bowl, 150 to 224-inch base. yes, your snow totals are healthy and the drive time looking great as well. no chains for 50. no chains for 80, 88 and 89. guys, back to you. >> thank you, alexis. it could be the battle royale of the world of trivia. >> lucas film invited abc 7 to defend our winning title at the annual trivia night competition and fundraiser. you'll see a lot of teams here. 54 of them raising money to play this game. our abc 7 team was the storm scale troopers. powered by two former jeopardy contestants. which is news to me. jericho and simone. meteorologist drew tuma, not on jeopardy but is a skinny legend was there last night. last year,he

trophy. >> we're defending champs. we have a huge reputation online. >> they weren't happy that the trophy actually left lucas films' property last year. we're hoping to take it away again. >> well, they failed. abc 7 did notume they'll be han their heads throughout the hallways of our esteemed establishment. another team won. i don't know which one. doesn't matter. we didn't win. the money each team raises was given to local charities. more than a million dollars has been raised since 2006. the logical question is -- >> why weren't we invited? >> thank you. >> we would have won if you and i were invited. >> obviously. we know all the answers to all the trivia. >> do we want the trophy next year? just asking. >> "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 right here on abc 7. >> ginger zee is live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. good morning, ginger. >> that's why they didn't invite

you. they wanted to have a chance, obviously. >> good morning to both of you., i'll be tracking that storm that starts with you all tonight with the rain and of course the snow in the sierra. you've got the details there. we've got a shot of snow tonight here in the east and sunday night into monday morning. it will leave in some spots, 6 to 12 inches. one of the biggest snowstorms the northeast has seen for this season. of course, we've got to go head on, beverly hills star, luke perry. he's in the hospital after reportedly suffering a stroke. of course, he's from 90210. having a hard time. one of my favorite shows of all-time. we'll have the latest on his condition and the update there. amazon is look to go change the way we shop once again. the new way to ship your packages that could cut down on theft and also help the environment. i'm looking f live in times square this morning.

we get to hear two songs from them. we're rocking into the weekend. >> wait. are they doing no scrubs by any chance? e sun? >> no. >> sorry, guys. >> see? >> we're going back to the '90s over here. >> i know. but you will. you'll actually going ba to the '80s with one of their songs. >> i like the '80s. >> maybe we shouldn't be on the trivia contest. we're striking out this morning. >> ginger, see you later on. thanks so much. impressive art on an airport runway. we'll show you what crews painted. also free

all right. here's a look at the storm impact scale for tonight. light to moderate rain up to a half inch in the north bay to an inch in the south bay. yeah, that's a little upside down because the storms coming in from the southwest. a little breezy but i'm not expecting any damages. we don't have any watches or warnings out right now for the moderate storm. >> quite a sight this morning. there's a huge rainbow along the runway at the welgton airport in new zealand. crews painted it in preparation for next month's pride festival. that's cool. the airport shared this video on instagram. >> so fun to be a approximates

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good morning south bay. let's get up and get going. now at 6:30, after days of rain and flooding, sonoma county residents may be allowed back home today. amy hollyfield is live with a look at the current conditions. >> another democrat officially running for president. what this governor says will be his number one priority. >> also target is teaming up with a very popular retailer.

we'll show you the new budget friendly collection coming soon. good morning. it's friday, march 1st. >> yeah. we made it to march. more importantly, we're make tg to the weekend. we want to see what the forecast is like. spoiler alert. it's not amazing. >> unless you want more rain. no. it really isn't, is it? let me update you on the river. the russian river at 35.12. it's dropping about half a foot an hour. it's in moderate flood stage. by the time we get to 7:00 through 8:00, we're minor. we're right at flood stage at 9:00. we're below flood stage by 10:00. there's good news. golden gate bridge shows beautiful cloud cover we have this morning. what a texture there. we're going to be mainly cloudy all day today. 7:00 we're cooler than yesterday. 42 to 44. 54 to 56 at noon and 57 at 4:00. first time for the next storm, scattered showers at 7:00. 52 to 55. here's alexis. good morning, mike. we've enjoyed a quiet morning on

the roads so far. the camera freezes the second it comes to me. there we go. we're moving again. no major issues in jose. northbound 101 as you can see, we're stop and go through the stretch of 880. no significant issues for you. check this out. this is friday light. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 40 minutes out of the central valley. southbound 680, dublin to mission boulevard looking great at 17. northbound 85, 101 to cupertino. no delays for you. coming in at 18 minutes. >> we like to see that, alexis. thanks. we're on storm watch as another round of rain moves into the bay area. many are concerned about areas already devastated by flooding in sonoma county. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live along the russian river in guerneville. amy? >> reporter: hi, jessica. the water has gone down. but there are still buildings like this business here that you can't get into because the water is still so high. here is a look at guerneville.

we've got more images to show you. the town really is still dealing with floodwaters. residents, though, are now talking about how close it came to their living rooms and their belongings as they are watching it recede a bit. we did have a woman who did not evacuate describe for us what it looked like at the height of the flood. >> couldn't see any fences or anything around here. just looked like one big ocean. >> reporter: one big ocean. here is a look from sky 7 of what she's talking about. guerneville, underwater. the river crested wednesday night hitting 46 feet and now it is receding. but as officials still want to check the integrity of light posts and street signs, they want to clear debris out of the roads. so that's why they're worried about letting people in and why it has taken as long as it has. they hope to allow residents to ssg tdamageg back home this sta

ads to the public tomorrow. that's when people can start talking about recovery. reporting live in guerneville, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. sky 7 flew over monte rio yesterday afternoon. you can see with the exclusive sky map 7 technology, exactly which streets are still submerged. the russian river crested at 46 feet wednesday night. that is 14 feet over flood stage. homeowners are assessing the damage as that water finally starts to recede. cars and porches remain covered and underwater. some say it will take at least two months to make repairs and get back to normal. >> meanwhile, four school districts are closed due to flood conditions. guerneville, monte rio, montgomery and west sonoma high school district have canceled classes. be prepared for the next round of rain with the abc 7 news app. you can customize the app and get the forecast where you live. it gives you constant access to

live doppler 7. two disaster recovery centers for survivors of the camp fire willto officials will be there to answer questions residents may have about the disaster loan program. the center in paradise will close at 5:00 tonight term nently. the one in chico will change to a small business administration disaster loan center and reopen on tuesday. new developments. pg&e says its power equipment is likely to blame for the devastating camp fire in butte county. >> that information came as the utility announced fourth quarter financial results. the company also said its wildfire liabilities raised substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a corporation and utility. pg&e filedankrup protection last month. new this morning, the governor of washington is throwing his hat in the race for the democratic nomination for president. >> i'm jay inslee. i'm running for president because i'm the only candidate who will make defeating climate

change our nation's number one priority. >> governor jay inslee officially announced his candidacy this morning and he will make his first trip to iowa as a presidential candidate next tuesday. he will also visit nevada and california later this month. inslee will appear on this week with george stephanopoulos this sunday morning here on abc 7. you can keep up with all the candidates running for president in 2020 by going to abc7news.com. this article on our website has a complete list of the democratic candidates. developing news, the u.s. and north korea have contradicing stories about why the summit ended early. the president says talks stopped because kim insisted that all sanctions the u.s. has imposed be lifted without the north commit to go denuclearization. north korea says it had asked for only some sanctions be lifted in exchange for shutting down its main nuclear facilities. this morning, a stunning report outlines how president

trump may have influenced security clearances at the white house. >> according to "the new york time times", both the cia and former white house counsel don mcgahn recommended that jared kushner be denied clearance. the paper suggests that last year former chief of staff john kelley wrote a memo saying the president ordered him to clear kushner's path. the president previously told the times he would not overrule security officials. the white house says it does not comment on security clearances >> in the east bay, teachers rejected a contract offer from the district. their strike will continue for a 7th day. >> hundreds rallied at city hall yesterday and also marched to the california state building where the oakland education association and the district had resumed their negotiations. the district is now offering a 2% bonus plus 8% raise over four years. three years.ted 12% raise over they will meet today at 2:00

p.m. their meeting was shut down on wednesday because of demonstrators. oakland unified is offering seniors extra help applying for college financial aid today. >> it usually helps students during school hours. but many have not been going to school. starting at 9:00, college advisers will be on hand at mills college in stern hall and lane i college in building a, youth up rising macarthur boulevard and boys and girls club. the deadline for many state programs is tomorrow. oakland charter school teachers are calling for an immediate stop to charter school growth. they say the schools are growing beyond their capacities to deliver quality education. they also say it doesn't make sense to open up new schools while also shutting down others. teachers plan to make an official announcement at leadership public schools this morning. happening today, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held in san francisco for sutter

health's new california health pacific medical center. the 11-story, 274-bed hospital officially opens for patients tomorrow morning. it will specialize in maternity, pediatric care as well as emergency and cardiac care. patients will be moved from two hospitals over the weekend. if you're heading out in san francisco, you don't need the umbrella. maybe a heavier coat. 44 in noe valley to 48 in the sunset. temperatures are cooler there. everywhere from 42 in palo alto, santa clara, sar towinga pleasanton to 44 in walnut creek. 42 in petaluma and healdsburg. here's a look at the san rafael bridge. good for the roads, mass transit and the bay. dry conditions. it's going to be pretty cloudy with the upper 50s. sun shine this morning, increasing clouds. by 10:00, you get a first chance of one of those scattered

showers. south bay, same thing. a little bit of sunshine at 10:00. near 60 this afternoon. then at 10:00, about 54 degrees with a scattered shower. san francisco, little bit of sunshine through 10:00 and then we've got mid-50s and cloudy conditions and by 10:00, it's raining. now, this is when social media is fun. this is the placer sheriff. he's in front of his suv and showing you how much snow is up there. of course, somebody else crashing out took the picture, photoshopped it and said it's at least five suvs tall or 35 feet. another one to two feet is possible starting at 10:00. coming up, i want to bring in alexis and say happy friday. >> we're friday light for the most part here. so we're enjoying that. i want to take to you novato. we have a full closure of westbound 37. that sks, due to the flooding. seeing a backup through

black point area. 121, take laceville highway to 116 or the richmond-san rafael bridge is an option as well. eastbound lanes are open they have not been able to give us an estimate on the -- when it will reopen. bay bridge got a pretty sky here. i saw pink a few minutes ago. traffic into san francisco, fairly light the bay bridge metering lights are on. a quick note for b.a.r.t. riders. this beakend, richmond station is having platform repairs done all day saturday and sunday. trains will be single tracking through that station. that could add 5 to 15 minutes to your trip. thank you, alexis. amazon discontinues a device meant to make your life easier. what may be to blame. this is a live look at the board or youtube video. we'll check and see what it looks like coming up. speaking of youtube. it's taking steps to protect kids online. we'll tell you what they're doing.

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getting the kids out the door this friday morningment dress them warmer. 42 to 45 degrees. sun and clouds all day with mid to upper 50s from 11:00 to 3:00. let's head up to the sierra. the winter storm watch, should be a warning now. 10:00 until 4:00 a.m. sundayment another 1 to 2 feet of snow. limited visibility and travel troubles. here's a look at heavenly. one of the areas is going to stay open later. in fact, until the 28th and open

for a three-day weekend on the 3rd and the 5th. north star staying open until the 21st. kirkwood to the 14th with a three an day weekend. 19th, 20th and 21st. moderate to heavy tomorrow. lighter snow sunday and more snow coming tuesday and wednesday of next week. mike, thank you. developing this morning, big changes for tesla. the electric car company is closing show rooms and shifting to online-only sales. >> this move could put more drivers in the more affordable model 3. abc 7 news anchor chris nguyen joins us at santana row with more on this. chris? >> reporter: hey, reggie and jessica, the state of this store in san jose remains unclear for now. that's because the company is going to convert some of the locations into galleries or information centers. so you can forget about taking a traditional test drive or buying a vehicle in person. tesla announcing that it will close all but a wbe

laid off from their jobs. company officials say the decision will allow them to finally fulfill their promise of delivering a $35,000 model 3 sedan. analysts say, while the move is drastic, it's not that much of a surprise. >> with them closing their stores, they're losing an opportunity to showcase their vehicles. to have people interact with these vehicles. but they haven't been major hubs for the transaction. >> reporter: and this morning, we're learning new details about that model 3 standard range vehicle. it comes with a new interior, but the battery life is shorter. approximately 220 miles a charge, which is about 40 less than the mid range model. what happens if you buy a tesla, sight unseen and you don't like it? back here live, drivers will be able to return a car within seven days or within 1,000 miles wee live in jose,

safrancisco-se gapnd old navy are splitting up. >> old navy will become its own company. all the other brands including gap, banana republic and athletico will make up a new company. they made $8 billion in revenue last year. that is roughly the same amount as the other brands combined. j.c. penney going to slows 18 more department stores because holiday sales didn't go well. j.c. penney had announced three of the store closings last month. specific locations have not been announced. now your morning money report. victoria's secret planning to close more than 50 stores. >> it's not meeting expectations with year on year declines. victoria's secret not released a list of the closing stores. 30 locations closed last year. a live look at the new york stock exchange. we're significantly up this

morning. 214 point. target is teaming up with preppie clothing maker vineyard vines. the retailer lifestyle collection will include clothing, swimwear, accessories, home and outdoor goods. even stuff for pets. most items will be priced under $35. then you can find it in store as well as online for one month starting may 18th. do you know what vineyard vines is? >> i do. for example the whale, a pattern over and over with the whale. >> if i want that, i should go to target. >> target. >> and whales. >> amazon dash buttons are a thing of the past. the online retailer stopped selling these physical plastic buttons. they allowed you to order refills for different items with just one push. now more and more people are putting their amazon orders through alexa devices. so you don't need the physical

buttons. amazon will still support the existing buttons and also offer virtual versions. >> i have never understood these, really. i would be scared i pushed it by accident. >> they're going away. you don't have to worry about it. >> amazon is changing delivery options. >> it's called amazon day. you can get all the things delivered on the day of the week that fits your schedule. it's available to prime customers. amazon says the new option will save on transportation costs and help the environment. customers can pick a day they'll be home, reducing the chance of package theft. >> if you order a book on monday and then you get something else on wednesday, and you've set friday as your day to have everything delivered, if i want to be there when things arrive, i would choose maybe saturday when i'm not at work. i know i'll be there and get things as soon as they're delivered to my door. >> abc's consumer correspondent becky worley will have a full report on "good morning america"

starting at 7:00 a.m. i can't wait until friday. i need it tomorrow. >> i drone now. could amazon -- are they big enough to bring us dry weather? >> maybe. >> next year. they're working on that. >> that's the next plan. good. because we need it. we're not going to get it unfortunately. let's look at what's going on. san jose, 280 at 17. definitely a dry commute. mostly cloudy milder today. starting off cooler this morning. rain tonight, light to moderate. even a chance of a thunderstorm and a stronger storm tuesday and wednesday and thursday. highs today. we've got extremes. san jose, morgan hill at 63. then up to lakeport at 53. most of us around 57 to 61. milder than this morning because of the air that's coming in. the tropical nature of it. we have mid to upper 40s in the north bay. valleys, east bay valleys. low 50s in the bay and towards the coast. here's a look at two storms.

a low to the north and a low to our south. look at all that humid mild air coming at us. these two are going to converge on top of us tonight. for now, everything is quiet. but eventually from san francisco southward, you can see alameda southward, east bay shore into the south bay. that's the best chance for a thunderstorm tonight and tomorrow. at 6:00 this evening, there's a slight chance of a stray shower. a little bit of light rain developing in the north bay. some renegade showers during the evening hours. they become more numerous by midnight. you can see some yellows and oranges. moderate and then some reds overnight. that's when the thunderstorms are possible with brief heavy rain. good news, most of us will be sleeping at the time. there will be ponding on the roadways. by 8:00, we'll transition over to scattered showers that will continue during the afternoon hours and into the evening hours. but they will not be as heavy. notice, you don't see yellows, oranges or reds there. we are going to get a quick burst of heavy rain starting at midnight. you can see a few scattered

sh around lo ath rn tfalls mni. we'r jping uo a half inch to nearly a inch. that's why the storm is a 2. it's going to be a 1 for sunday. better day for outdoor activities. dry for monday and moderate storms tuesday and wednesday. have a great weekend. alexis? >> off to a great start if you're starting off your weekend now. a three-day weekend. i can tell because we don't have a lot of traffic. one new issue. northbound 101 past oyster point. not the way you want to start your day. we had a large pothole reported in the far left lane. someone hit that. sounds like they have possibly a flat tire, definitely damage to the rim there. be on the lookout for that. cal trans is on the way to the scene to check it out. here's a check of the bay bridge toll plaza. morning. a few minutes later than your average weekday commute. looks like we've thinned out on the left side. no issues with carpool. you'll have a wait if you're

using fastrak or cash lanes. 680, highway had to walnut creek. seven minutes. in the yellow, honestly on westbound 580, trace toy dublin a 36 minutes. thanksa lexis. looks like a scene out of jurassic park. mercury news photographer captured this photo as floodwaters took over neighborhoods along the russian river. what are you looking at? this is a guerneville resident paddling through a flooded mini golf course. that, of course, is the dinosaur tyrannosaurus rex on his tail. >> counting down to a first capsule built for nasa astronauts. there won't be real astronauts on board this time around. this is the crew dragon spacecraft. it's a scheduled launch tonight from cape canaveral at 11:48 our time. they hope to learn about improving safety and then astronauts will snap into a dragon as early as july.

the crew dragon is scheduled to dock at the international space station on sunday and it will come back to earth march 8th. youtube is taking big steps to protect young people onth sy. it is starting to disable comments on videos of children. the san bruno-based company says this has happened on tens of millions of clips in the past we week. youtube faced backlash for inappropriate comments on videos for kids. some advertisers pulled ads until the changes were made by youtube. actor luke perry is in a southern california hospital a day after suffering a massive stroke according to tmz. paramedics were called to perry's sherman oaks home yesterday morning. a spokesperson for the 52-year-old says perry is now under observation but won't say what the actor is being treated for. perry currently stars on the cw drama he's best rurole on sies beverly hills 90210. >> we wish him the best. a lot of new music out. the jonasow out

with a new song. it's the first time for them in six years. ♪ it's true ♪ i'm a sucker for you the brothers released the single last night. it features the brothers leading ladies, bri ladies. the band tweeted that they had the best time shooting this video in england with their family and it feels good to be back. ♪ >> weezer's latest record titled the black album is out today. it's their second album this year weezer has been making hits for nearly three decades. makes me feel old.

>> you're not. we are getting a first look at new kids on the block new music video as well. >> this is one of the this morning. the boy band released it less than an hour ago. >> the boys in the band ♪ we do it for the ♪ the boys in the band ♪ whoa. this song boys in the band is part of their reissue of hanging tough. celebrating the 30th anniversary of the album. it features former 'n sync member lance bass and paying homage to that video as wellment performing on "good morning america" next friday, which is the same day the album comes out. the new kids are coming to san jose soon. we were just talking about that yesterday. one of miss alexis smith -- >> there's joey. there's joey. >> i

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6:58. whether you're just joining us or headed aught out the door, the seven things to know. number one, sonoma county officials hope to lift evacuation orders in guerneville around noon today as the russian river continues to recede. residents will be allowed first and then the general public could return sometime tomorrow. latest data says 10:00 is the time for when it will drop below flooding in guerneville. the russian river. here's a look at our day. mostly cloudy and milder. upper 50s to low 60s.

scattered showers develop this evening. heavier rain tonight. number 3, the governor of washington has announced that he is running for the democratic nomination for president. jay inslee's campaign is focused on defeating climate change. number 4, today is day seven of the oakland teachers strike. the district submitted a new proposal yesterday but it was rejected. negotiations continue today. number 5, a drastic move by tesla. the company is closing stores and shifting online sales. tesla is trying to cut costs to lower the price of its cars. number 6, it's been a friday light commute so far. we have a closure due to flooding, though in novato. westbound state route 37 is shut down atherton to 101. eastbound lanes are open. number 7, it's national day of unplugging. from this evening until sundown tomorrow, you're encouraged to turn off your phone and computers. organizers want us all to connect with real people. >> right next to us. >> take a break. er, folks.

what i do every afternoon. it's a nice concept. good morning, america. tough new questions for president trump. it's a busy friday morning. flooding emergency. record rain turns deadly. rescue crews searching for people trapped by the water as a massive new storm takes aim. 100 million try for snow and rain. ginger is tracking it all. security showdown. president trump back at the white house after that high-stakes summit collapse facing a new report that the president ordered officials to give son-in-law jared kushner a top secret security clearance, overruling concerns by intelligence officials. democrats now vow to investigate. luke perry hospitalized. the 52-year-old "beverly hills 90210" star reportedly suffering a massive stroke. the latest on his condition this morning. abc news exclusive.