growing. former colorado governor john hickenlooper announced he's going to run for the democratic nomination for president. >> we need dreamers in washington. we also need to get things done. i've proven again and again, i can bring people together to produce the progressive change washington has failed to deliver. >> that's his message to voters this morning. his pitch to the public, he laid out his path from laid off geologist to the owner of a brew pub and then denver's mayor and served two terms as colorado's governor. the 67-year-old will appear later this morning on "good morning america" for an interview. we sent out this push alert shortly after he announced his campaign. download the abc 7 news app free in the app store and enable push notifications. it's 4:30 right now on the dot. >> we're going to check in with lisa and a look at the weather. >> we're starting out for the most part dry. but we could see an isolated

shower. otherwise, even sunny breaks in our forecast this afternoon. 49 in fremont and san jose. anywhere from 3 to 7 degrees cooler that morning compared to yesterday. so heading out. temperatures mainly in the mid and upper 40s. cloudy skies. then we'll look for a few sunny breaks. upper 50s and a dry night tonight. enjoy it because we do have big changes on the way. in fact, rain will arrive midday tomorrow. 1 on the storm impact scale. then it gets going on tuesday. we'll see scattered showers on wednesday. even though we have high probability of rain, we'll look for a break bit end of the week. but not expected to cause flooding problems, maybe just some of that urban flooding around the bay. alexis? >> thank you, lisa. >> checking out the roads this morning. for the most part, we have dry pavement. a little bit of miss on the commute. hopefully, that won't cause issues on the roads today. we have had aoupl spinout

crashes. looking dry at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights. a stackup in the cash lanes on the right side. no issues on fastrak. speaking of flooding. major problems last week with state route 37. over the weekend, crews were able to reopen the westbound side between atherton and 101. i know there's more rain in the next few days as lisa mentioned. for now, everything eastbound and westbound is open for that novato commute. thanks, alexis. speaking of the flooding, sonoma county residents are focused on rebuilding after the devastating floods along the russian river. abc 7 news was in forestville yesterday as officials answered questions inside a high school gym. so far the storm caused about $155 millionag ie across sonoma county. floodwaters damaged 1900 homes. many people lost items that cannot be replaced. >> i threw away a lot of pictures today. you know, sentimental things. you can always get a new vehicle

or clean your motorcycle up. >> local assistance center opened up to get the agencies to support those impacted. >> it's in guerneville. it will stay open through at least saturday. the guerneville school district will remain closed for cleanup and maintenance after the flooding last week. the monte rio and montgomery school districts plan to reopen today if power is restored to their facilities. we have an update on a deadly crash that killed three siblings and left their brother fighting for his life. aaron villarreal is now breathing on his own. he's recovering from a broken leg and collapsed lung. his siblings, eli, sarah and ava villarre died when they crashed into a illegally parked along the interstate. they were drivingo see their father who is in the hospital are stage 4 colon cancer. their father's health has

slightly improved. pacifica police say there's no threat to the public after two people were found dead inside a home. police searched the home on ban i don't know way. police discovered bodies inside the house yesterday afternoon. the san mateo coroner's office is working to identify the people and determine how they died. stephan clark's family is asking for the state attorney general's help after the prosecutors announced no charges for the police officers who shot and killed hip. the district attorney said when police opened fire last more, their actions were justified. the 22-year-old was suspected of vand lialis vandalism. they shot at him after mistaking a cell phone for a gun. he was shot several times in the back they say. >> my stance is this was murder. these officers need to be charged and the d.a. should be fired. >> our lives are suffering.

our hearts are shattered. my family is traumatized. we are in agony ever since the callus murder of my brother. >> clark's family filed a wrongful death suit against the city for at least $20 million. happening today, the chairman of the house judiciary committee says he's going to be issuing dozens of documents requesting information for an investigation into whether president trump obstructed justice. congressman gerald in addition letter says the document requests will go to the 60 individuals at the white house, department of justice, donald trump jr. and others. it's all an attempt for the committee to prove there was obstruction, corruption and abuse of power. he's a democrat from new york and the white house did not respond to abc news requests for comment. gavin newsom announced plans to scale back the high-speed rail i don't project. now a report says the project may still run out of money. the l.a. times looked at a plan to build a high-speed rail between bakersfield and merced. it's estimated to cost between

16 to $18 billion. the cost depends on federal grants and other funding sources. with constantly increasing costs, the times reports the project will likely run out of cash. a powerful winter storm racing across the country. it is slamming the northeast this morning. >> before moving north that, same system spawned deadly tornadoes in the south killing at least 23 people in alabama. here's abc neuews reporter elizabeth hur. >> the full scope of the destruction is being assessed. but the damage done is heartbreaking. this morning, a late winter blast dumping snow, sleet and rain from new york to boston, leaving millions bracing for a treacherous morning commute. down south, cleanup already under way where the storms turned deadly, leaving a path of destruction. >> i was praying, asking the lord to protect everybody around us. >> reporter: more thants of alabama and georgia knocking

homes off their foundations, toppling trees, crushing cars and knocking out power to thousands. >> residents still in awe but stepping in to help pick up the pieces. >> i've lived here my whole life. me personally, this is especially getting out and helping. this is the worst. with officials in lee county warning the death toll there is expected to rise as crews get back out in the daylight to resume their search and rescue operations. officials say they worked late into the night last night trying to look for survivors, even flying drones with heat sensing devices attached to them. again, their work is continuing today at daybreak with help arriving from across the region. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. good morning to you. we have a moist on shore flow bringing us a mostly dry day today. we want to set our sights on the next

and through wednesday. live doppler 7 picking red lier coast. forest knoll, you may find yourself with a little mist and drizzle to start out. higher elevations santa cruz mountains over the hills of the east bay. not out of the question. overall, dry pavement out there. it's pretty good commute with cloudy skies. light breezes around the bay. and the roads. we'll be looking at mostly cloudy this morning. but you know, few peeks of sun this afternoon. rain returning tomorrow. drier skies by the end of the week. let's talk about that system. it's a 2 on the storm impact scale for wednesday. it starts on tuesday. we'll see pretty good downpours, anywhere from an inch to 1.5 inches in the wettest locations. back to today, not bad. partly cloudy skies. then this is what's coming a looking at a dry day today. temperatures range from the mid and upper 50s to near 60. overnight looking at the clouds

and maybe drizzle. but you know, all in all, i think we're going to do fine with this one because it's not at us. more like southern california. >> okay. we'll take it. we're doing okay here this morning on the roads as well. actually had a handful of issues when we started this morning. they have all cleared from the board. that is great news. we're looking at a little bit of sheen on the pavement on the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. a few puddles leftover from the weekend. it's not looking too bad. very light volumes at this early hour. we don't have major incidents to talk about. drive times are looking good, too. we're filling in. of course, our typical slow spot. westbound 580, trace toy dublin. southbound 680, dublin to mission boulevard. held hoi holding on to the green at 15. thank you, alexis. coming up, a movie theater that doubles as a cannabis dispensary. the proposal under review in the

east bay. an airline is offering free flights for a year complete its social media challenge. plus, bundles and bundles of fabric. this is how much some clothing manufacturers throw away. as part of our efforts to showcase people building a better bay area, we're going to take you inside remember the way we used to do things? hey man... like connect with friends? dig it! or get in shape? or sell a house and pay a real estate agent a big commission. [crash]

at redfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee. and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage site our agents get more eyes on your home so you sell for thousands more than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent. than the one next door. while i was on a combat patrol my c in baqubah, iraq,nned out. a rocket-propelled grenade took my arm off at the shoulder. when i came home, i felt alone. my family was around me, but i couldn't talk to them about what i'd seen and what i'd done. i remember just thinking, man, the way i am right now, i don't want to live. i was discharged from the army, and i've been working with the wounded warrior project since 2007. warriors don't have to be severely wounded to be with the wounded warrior project. we do have a lot of guys that have post-traumatic stress disorder. being able to share your story, i guess it kind of helps you wrap your mind around what did happen over there. just because you've left the military doesn't mean your life is over, because when these guys are coming home, i'm kind of leading and training them, instead of for combat,

i'm leading and training them to heal. and if i come away with anything from the wounded warrior project, it's them giving my life back. my name is norbie, and yes, i do suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, but i'm okay. th for wounded warriorsgram and their families to build new lives together. when my dad left, i was, like, this big, but now i'm, like, this big. my dad got a master's degree in human resources. thanks to warriors to work that my dad has a terrific job. when the warrior project helps them by, you know, giving them another start. now that my dad's home, i get a lot more hugs. i'm really proud of him. find out more about wounded warrior project at findwwp.org. welcome home the brave. good morning. we see a lot of cloud cover here. you know, we do have that moist

on shore flow. we'll get breakthughout t sacramento. 63 in fresno. if you're lucky enough to head to the sierra nevada. partly cloudy skies to mostly cloudy skies today in the 40s. then the snow begins. not a good idea to travel wednesday into thursday. we're looking at an additional couple of feet with this next storm system. thank you, lisa. happening today in the east pay, you can voice your opinion about a cannabis dispensary inside a movie theater. the telegraph house center petitioned to move the dispensary to the old parkway theater on telegraph avenue. the group applied for an on-site consumption permit. there will be a public hearing at 3:00 this afternoon at oakland city hall. a groundbreaking study handing at ucsf children's hospital to give researchers and doctors a better understanding of transgender treatments for youth. this started in 2015 and it is

the first of its kind. it's looking at 300 youth undergoing transgender treatment. with he's general, testosterone or puberty blocking hormones to better align with the gender they identify with. they say ths a lack of information when it comes to the impact of the health and mental well-being of kids. the study is meant to fill that void. one san francisco woman doing her part to build a better bay area one item of choeting at a time. >> building a better bay area is an initiative that we've launched to tackle the issues facing our region. one of the issues is sustainability. one woman's zero waste boutique sells clothes from discarded fabric. dion lim visited her shop. the only one like to in the city. the shop is hoping to change the way clothes are manufactured all over the world. >> i like that has the sleek, urban look to it. >> one look at the rich fabrics,

colors and textures on display at the boutique in san francisco's inner richmond district. >> you would never guess all of the clothing is made out of trash. >> we take these scraps that are being discarded by larger factories and create our own collections out of it. >> fowler begins a journey after a trip to cambodia in 2007. noticed a disturbing trend in manufacturing. >> secondhand markets, i was finding piles of scrap. i would look at them and find they were cut from factories and we can take them and make beautiful stuff out of it. >> in the past five years, rachel estimates her company diverted 35,000 pounds of fabric that otherwise would have ended up in a landfill or worse. >> a lot of it is dumped and ultimately winds up in the ocean and there's a lot of off gaffing of the chemicals that go into all the fabrics.

>> america's hunger for fashion leaves many brands crank out 52 per year adding strain on workers and added waste. >> produce more quickly and cut incorrectly. so the factories are also having to order extra fabrics. >> the eco -- she calls it groundbreaking. >> how we used to do -- which is like a round sack, something the hippies wore in the 1970s. everything has changed so much. >> while still small with 50 employees, there are 500,000 garment workers in cambodia alone. imagine if manufacturers there or throughout the rest of the world embraced her idea. rachel hopes to make an impact even if it's on a much smaller scale. >> i'm hoping that what we're doing in this mission can inspire other people to even think about their waste as not as something to be thrown away

but made into something beautiful. >> dion lim, abc 7 news. because she works directly with people who manufacture each garment, they keep costs competitive. items range from $40 to $200. we have a link on our website, abc7news.com with more about their boutique. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. what issues do you see your live and what would make them better? use the #better bay area on social media and join the conversation. i do like their clothes. >> i know. that's what i was thinking. those are really cute. >> going to check out the boutique, right? >> i think so. maybe they make a rain coat. >> we could use some sun, right? i don't want to promise anything. maybe a few peeks today. getting set for the next system. you probably heard about it. the focus is not on the bay area. it will be santa barbara south. of course, we're going to get rain out of it. it will fall midday tomorrow. we are looking at a system that will not cause flooding.

how is that? >> you can see cloud cover and the rain. light showers from bowlin as forest knolls. the santa cruz mountains. otherwise, it's a dry day today. we'll skreez in sunshine in the afternoon. overall, 52 oakland. 49 in santa rosa. the pavement is dry for the most part. maybe a little mist and drizzle. with a shower possible, we get into a drier afternoon. the rain returns tomorrow and then by the end of the week, another break before rain on the weekend. it will be a 2 on the storm impact scale on wednesday morning with the showers and the downpours. we could see a chance of a thunderstorm, even gusty winds. here's today with the clouds. you can see those thinning out. 3:30. for your tuesday morning commute, we're dry by the afternoon. you notice cloudy skies. the evening commute, wet weather and into wednesday morning, i line of heavier showers and this all pushes out. we will be looking at slick roadways.

rainfall amounts through your wednesday morning looks like we'll see over an inch in the north bay with still accumulating throughout the day. this is just wednesday morning from about .2 to .5 inches. 59 today in fremont. 58 in san rafael. the clouds thinning out throughout the day. good morning, alexis. >> good morning, lisa. so far so good for the monday morning commute. we had a couple minor issues a short time ago. those have cleared from the board. we have roadwork that is scheduled to go for ten more minutes northbound into 880 between 238 and marina boulevard. we've got two to three lanes blocked until 5:00 a.m. no backup there. they could be in the pickup process. i'll check to see if they get the all clear by 5:00 a.m. ten minutes from now. here's a live look at san jose, northbound 101 at 880. slowly starting to fill in. no major problems for you. a first look at tesla's suv

which the company calls the model y. >> reporter norman and kenneth moton have details. >> tesla ready to roll out its suv. >> elon musk says it will be unveiled in los angeles on thursday. he says it will have slightly less range than the model 3 using the same battery. expected to cost about $38,000. rumors are flying about the next generation of air pods. >> the latest say that apple's new earphones will be able to charge from empty to full juice in 15 minutes. we may not have to wait long. they could be on shelves as early as march 29th the. finally, jetblue wants you to delete your photos on instagram. if you do that and up load a jetblue template, you'll have a chance to fly free for a year. you have to keep the template up until the contest ends on friday. >> you would do. >> i would think about it.

you'll have to wait another year to buy the next batch of girl scout cookies. but we have the scoop about the cookie being discontinued and the new flavor taking its place. >> it deserves to leave. it's truly awful. new life at a new

where teams compete to make the right decisions about safe food preparations. our challenge in this round -- read and follow package cooking instructions, and use a food thermometer. let's see how our teams are doing so far -- team 1? we just got 100 points. we separated our raw food from our cooked food.

team 2? we got a 100-point green card for proper hand washing before our meal prep. referee: we've reached a critical safety point in the challenge. okay, team 1, let's check this out. uh-oh, not a safe internal temperature for those hamburgers. that puts everyone at high risk for food-borne illness. you get a red card -- undercooked. always read and follow the package cooking instructions and use a food thermometer. let's see how our winning team cooked it safe and avoided problems. well, i just kept focus on the four food safety steps -- clean, separate, cook, and chill. and we followed the package cooking instructions and took the temperature. can you cook it safe? good monday morning. temperatures in the east bay in the 30s mt. diablo. elsewhere, mid and upper 40s.

closer to the bay, 52 in oakland. throughout the day, you may see an isolated shower early. otherwise, the clouds trying to fin out throughout the day. 2:00, mid and upper 50s with partly cloudy skies. a dry day before the next rain arrives tomorrow. operations at sutter health california pacific medical center in full swing. the hospital delivered its first baby at a facility yesterday. this is a little baby boy with mom and dad. don't know a name yet. they look very sweet. he was born at 11:45 yesterday morning. this little girl, 12 day old was the first nicu baby to be transferred from the old hospital to the new one. she and other babies made the journey over the weekend. all the others moved from the pacific and california campuses. >> congratulations to all those families. dragons rule the box office for a second straight weekend. how to train your drag i don't know, the hidden world held off

on madea's family funeral. this is the third installment of how to train your drag i don't know series. it's made $375 million worldwide. it made $30 million in north america theaters this past weekend. madea family funeral was a close second at 27 million. this is supposed to be the last of the tyler perry franchise. a lit a battle angle came in third. the lego movie 2, the second part and oscar winner green book rounded out the top five. >> lisa can't stop talking about alita battle angel. pwhich i have never heard of. >> we'll get into that later. good morning everyone. dry conditions and mist and drizzle out there perhaps with visibility anywhere from three miles petaluma. the rest of you doing okay. we're looking at a break today. rain arriving midday. rain ends on thursday. a break by the end of the week.

alexis? >> we're getting a bit of a break on the roads here. really, no major problems to talk about. we're lookin at the bay bridge toll plaza filling in. more of the cash booths open shortly. no issues for fastrak. the carpool lanes open soon. southbound 680, walnut creek to dublin in the dreen at 14 minutes. southbound 101, the long drive from santa rosa to san francisco, should take under an hour. still in the green at 50. we had an earlier crash. solo vehicle spinout at the summit. that one has cleared. highway 1 into los gatos, about 23 minutes. >> thanks, alexis. we hope you ordered thin mints and samoas girl scout season it over. public and online sales ended yesterday. if you know a girl scout, you can still buy directly from her. the lemon dead. they're being discontinued. they're going to be replaced with lemonade cookies.

those are short bread cookies topped with lemon icing. i. >> i'm into those. i love the short bread. >> that's surprising to me. the other one that needs to go is the toffee -- >> yeah. you had strong feelings. >> it's like eating the entire -- makes your mouth feel like you ate the desert. sucks all the moisture out of it and tastes terrible. a girl scout tricked me into buying one and you don't forget that. san francisco's police union suing the city. the records officers want to keep hidden from the public. two girls found alive after a weekend lost in the woods in humboldt county. see the reunion with their parents. the next cal trans project.

good morning north bay. this is abc 7 mornings. good morning. it's 55:00 a.m. on this monday, march 4th. lisa argen is in for mike today. good morning. >> thank, good morning to you. reggie, hi. we're looking at live doppler 7. a few light showers along the coast. higher elevations. overall, the cloud cover thinning out for a break. setting our sights on this system here for the middle of the week. that system will push down into southern california. so yes, we have more rain on the way but not today. heading out, 40s and 50s. cloudy skies. maybe an isolated shower on the coast. higher elevations. more clouds, a few peeks of sun. mid and upper 50s. partly cloudy tonight. good morning, alexis. >> good morning, lisa. we're off to