>> and i'm dan ashley. today's storm ranks level 2 on the abc 7 impact scale, a moderate storm. yesterday's ranked 3. tree limbs came down, outdoor dining tents were blowing away and mud slides damaged homes. there is a mess to clean up all around the bay area, and the wet weather is not over yet. >> no, our weather team is monitoring conditions where you live. before you get to abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma let's hear from abc news 7 meteorologist spencer christian. >> the atmosphere is still steering storms into the central coast and bay area as you can see. on live doppler 7 there's more rain developing offshore and we have steady heavy widespread rain just pounding, soaking parts of the south bay and starting in mt. hamilton going down and looking southward you can see into morgan hill and gilroy and watsonville. it's really wet and still coming down. the storm ranks 2 on the abc 7

impact scale so for tonight and tomorrow we expect periods of scattered showers, occasional downpours. the burn scar areas may have some flooding or mutt sliding and gusty winds at times. here's the forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening. notice we'll have waves of showers moving through. some of those will be steady and heavy with torrential downpours. they may be brief but they add to the potential for flooding. that pattern continues through the early morning hours, through the morning commute and into tomorrow afternoon, so this storm is still with us. let's toss it now to abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma for a further look at the storm. drew? >> spencer, we're already seeing problems when it comes to flooding. a lot of rain in a short amount of time, especially the south bay. a flood advisory is in effect for 7:15 for all areas shaded in green, including san jose, morgan hill and gilroy and santa cruz and we could see flooding on the roadways and small streams and creeks could likely overflow their banks. here's jose and here's

gilroy. this atmospheric river has essentially stalled right over gilroy. the pops of yellow and orange and red. this is intense rainfall leading to the flooding concerns, and it's really not going to budge over the next couple of hours so we do have a flash flood warning over the lightning burn area at 6:00 p.m. a lot of water and flash flooding is very likely in the area. the entire hills of the north bay, along with the santa cruz mountains under a flash flood watch until tomorrow afternoon. for any additional rainfall to potentially cause flooding issues around the burn scars. we're talking about snow and blizzard warning in good effect from up to 8 feet of snow. when spencer comes back he'll take an hour by hour look at this rain and then we'll find drier times in the accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. >> drew, thank you so much because the rain is still so

active, evacuation orders are required that people leave their homes and evacuation orders are in areas where there were previous wiles fires because of the risk of maude slides. homes were damaged, vehicles were damaged and even people were put in the hospital. abc's chris nguyen traveled to salinas to see the situation firsthand? tonight the cleanup has begun after heavy rain caused mud slides and debris flows throughout the region. on river road south of salinas the danger evident all around as fire crews tried to rescue people at their homes and local largers coming in to assist with their heavy equipment. >> we did have injuries to the civilians. they are in our local hospital being treated. >> reporter: residents in the area were ordered to evacuate yesterday but many chose to stay. at a property up the road county officials say one woman broke her arm after a powerful mud slide burst through her front door. >> we have o private property damage. people lost a lot of mobile equipment, motor homes and

vehicles and tractors and we're still trying to get our arms around the total loss. >> the scene here not a surprise to some because of the close proximity to a burn scar from last year's river fire. >> when a fire occurs in an area that heat and flame changes the chemical composition of the soil. >> reporter: professor laura sullivan green from san jose state university says this is why people should listen when they are told to evacuate. >> all that have precipitation that falls runs off, and as it does it collects all of the ash, burnt debris and loose soil with it and creates those mud flows and debris flows. >> reporter: closer to the bay, officials in the santa cruz mountains are pleading with the public to steer clear of the san lorenzo vale, an area that faces a similar threat because of the rain. >> the orders are in place to protect people. we would encourage people if they thought about staying to -- to seek shelter elsewhere. >> reporter: and the county fire department is expressing their gratitude tonight for the assistance that they have been receiving from other fire agencies throughout the area. heyward and fremont were among

them. in monterrey county tonight, i'm chris edgen, abc 7 news. >> there were dozens of small power outages in alameda and contra costa counties today. many residents woke up to find themselves without electricity and some without phone or internet. pg&e and at&t had crews out working on restoration. >> i'm using a hot spot thankfully in order to get the kids on their zoom and then had to go pick up some breakfast for the kids at the restaurant and, you know, i don't have a generator so i'm kind of just making deal with it. >> coping as best as he can. a small mud slide was caused in the oakland hills and some tree limbs were in the road. no one was hurt. in the north bay restaurant storms took aim at their livelihoods, namely outdoor parklets and tents. every time i watched the tents roll down the street it's hope being pushed away by the wind, too. >> reporter: yeah, for sure, dan. it's been a real tough 24 hours

for restaurant own owners up here in the north bay. the storm flattening many outdoor tents like this one here on montgomery drive. this one is a total loss. the timing is terrible just days after restaurants got the green light to do outdoor dining once again. >> this pole here is not going to be safe. >> reporter: santa rosa restaurant owner josh sill verse shows us what's left of his giant outdoor dining tent. >> that pole bent. that pole bent. >> reporter: we were there when tuesday's storm blew in unleashing chaos. >> all of a sudden i see our tent just rise up and flip over. >> reporter: staff members at jackson's bar and oven tried to secure it but watch what happens. another tenttructuse a topples >> it was insane. we just got the go ahead to start doing outdoor dining as you know which we were super excited about. >> saw a couple of the tents blow out. >> reporter: around the corner two dining tents at grossman's

restaurant buckled from too much rain. luckily those can be rebuilt. >> that's one thing after another. >> across town paradise sushi and hibachi owner gustavo martinez says his outdoor dining businesses was decimated by the storm. this 50-foot tent destroyed. >> there's no way we can fix this, so we have to order a think one which is going to take a couple of weeks if you get lucky. >> reporter: for struggling business owners the timing couldn't be worse. everyone patiently waiting for things to get better. >> every time we move one step forward we go two steps back. everything is just -- it's been rough for restaurants. it's been brutal. >> reporter: yeah. brutal is right. many say what choice do they have at this point? most owners say they will reorder more tents or rebuild the ones that were broken and hope for better times ahead. we're live in santa rosa tonight. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> boy, cornell, such a shame

seeing the tent behind you blowing down the street. they are not cheap. how much do they cost? do you have an estimate on it. >> reporter: i'm surprised by the price tag. people who lost tents. they can run from $600 to $700 all the way up to $7,000. this tent was one. more expensive ones. not clear if insurance will help, but at this point that's an expense that no one can afford right now. >> boy, they sure can't deal with much more. thank you. for more on the rain track the live doppler 7. search abc 7 bay area to download and start streaming. . >> i'm dan noyes. a county supervisor is under fire for getting a covid vaccine before it's her turn. i'll have the story. >> the motive of an east bay medical practice questioned after hosting a vaccination clinic for seniors.

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line? these are critical questions we're asking because access to these potentially life-saving shots has been slow and confusing, so tonight we have team coverage from our abc 7 news 7 iteam for you. stephanie sierra looks into questions concerning a concierge medical practice but we begin with dan noyes about a tip that started with a county supervisor who got the shot and infuriated constituents. >> reporter: we take the role seriously to hold politicians accountable and investigate your complaints. that's what happened here. napa county officials tell me they ran out of covid vaccines as of noon today. 17,583 people have received the shot, but they won't schedule any further appointments until the state sends more vaccine. janet upton is the napa county spokesperson. are all people above 75? are they all taking care of now? >> we're making a didn't in that population, certainly. >> reporter: but the iteam

confirmed that a worker received a site at a county site last week. she's 42 above. >> did she have any pre-existing condition that would have allowed her to jump to the front of the line. >> i'm not aware of that but, no. >> the story started with an anonymous tip criticizing ramos. everyone knows she doesn't qualify and now vaccines were going to run out so instead of giving the dose to someone who needed it she took it for herself. bellia ramos has been available to abc 7 several times often to discuss wildfires but not available to discuss this. i've been communicating with her for two days and ramos tells me she's too busy with meetings for even a brief interview. >> questions have come up whether i've been vaccinated so i wanted to share that with you. >> reporter: she referred me to her facebook post overnight saying she was at the vaccination center to record a public service center and received a leftover shot. >> i was fortunate enough being

a standby list that i received the first shot of moderna. >> reporter: people on a waiting list is allowed to stand by in case someone cancels. in any case an official from the vaccine advisory committee says ramos should have refused the vaccine. >> if i was in her shoes that's what i would have said. how come you're offering it to me? we've got a 90-year-old out there that hasn't been vaccinated yet. how do we get it to that person? >> reporter: late today i got a text from ramos saying she hopes to persuade people who are on the fence about getting a vaccine. i'll post the entire message at abc7news.com. send me a story there or call 1-888-i-team. for abc 7 news. >> thanks very much. >> and an east bay doctor hailed a hero after creating an opportunity to vaccinate seniors

now faces questions about her motives and that clinic is prohibited from receiving vaccines. the doctor faces claims she unfairly distributed the vaccine. >> i'm pretty sure somewhere? think promised somewhere my first born child. >> reporter: dr. rebekah parrish made bold promises, carved out 60 hours to convince contra costa health officials to give her hundreds of covid vaccine doses and ended up with -- >> this is so amazing. >> reporter: what appeared to be a successful drive-through vaccination site for home bound seniors last week. >> it's the best deal. >> reporter: yet support shifted this week as the supply of 500 doses that supposedly went to elderly seniors ran dry. multiple sources close to the abc 7 iteam allege people with connections to her concierge medical practice comprehension itch wellness, reportedly not eligible for the shot, jumped the line while seniors sat on the wait list at the drive-through clinic. three physicians have filed formal complaints to the contra

county public board and another complaint was foiled to the state medical board. i visited the doctor's office but she once available and i later spoke to her on the phone for clarification. she denied the allegation and did concern her practice actually received more than 500 doses. >> we realized at 1:00 p.m. on sunday that we have more doses than people scheduled. we didn't have enough needles. >> reporter: patricia garrity, a nurse practitioner working in her office says 418 doses were given to people over the age of 75, plus an additional 160 doses at mip sterd -- administered to under 65. >> you're saying not one health care worker or people under 65 didn't receive the vaccine? >> i don't know the numbers in terms of people who came through and lied. >> reporter: later nipt view i

asked the same question. >> when the vaccine doses were at the risk being discarded at the end of sunday night, yes, under 65 was vaccinated as happens in every clinic. the every effort was made to make sure that no one understood 65 was vaccinated in those two days of the clinic. >> reporter: contra costa health services confirmed the county stopped giving additional doses to this clinic while records are reviewed. >> yes, i'm not surprised that something like this could happen. >> reporter: mike wasserman who sits on the vaccine advisory committee says he sees other cases where seniors are pushed out of line. >> i have to say, you know, there should be consequences of some sort. >> reporter: abc 7's analysis of newly released data from walgreens shows only 18% of assisted living and other long-term care facilities have been vaccinated across the state. it's slightly better cvs. data shows 27% have been vaccinated within the same groups. >> there will be those that will

try to get the vaccine for whomever, whatever they can get them for and that takes away from the folks who need it the most. >> reporter: dr. parrish charges $2,500 for a consultation according to her office but she says she had no financial incentive as she's not accepting new patients. >> i'm so emotional. >> reporter: yet the vaccine drive-through was free. the question is why didn't more seniors like lisa get the shot? contra costa public health stressed to dock towards importance of not letting any doses go to waste, even if that meant vaccinating those in a priority tier. now, dr. parrish says less than 35 of her patients were vaccinated at the drive-through clinic all except one person were 56 and older or in tier 1a. for the iteam, stephanie seer race, abc 7 news. >> stephanie, did the doctor say if she regrets hosting this drive-through clinic? >> reporte regret, no,

but she did say no good deed goes unpunished. most of the blame was pointed towards the state. this entire process is a really good example of how disorganized the rollout has been t.raise the question how was one medical practice able to secure that many doses, and why wasn't there more oversight to ensure that all doses went to seniors? >> yeah. all good questions. stephanie, thank you so much. >> on our vaccine tracker, we can see that nearly 60% of doses received in california have been administered. that is an improvement. can you find this tracker on our home page at abc7news.com. the storm isn't as bad as yesterday, but we're not done with the rain and wind or even snow. snow. spencer returns with the

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oh, look at this. that's snow coming down live. that's a view from zephyr cove in lake tahoe. i love it. you can watch this any time streaming through our nbc 7 bay area app through roku and other devices. it's a camera, dan. you don't have to be out in it. >> nice and home watching. that camera may be a little worse for wear by the time the snow is over, spencer. looks pretty intense. >> it is very intense. so we're all better off watching it on camera than trying to get

there because we're advised not to try to get there. there's a blizzard warning in the sierra until 2:00 a.m. friday we expect 5 to 8 feet of snow. wind gusts 50 to 70 miles per hour producing whiteout conditions, of course, and there is severe or extreme avalanche danger and avalanche warning is in effect until 7:00 a.m. friday for widespread avalanche activity. again, travel is not recommended. back to the bay area. things are a lot calmer to what's happening in the sierra. we have pockets of showers and downpours moving onshore and down to the south bay there's a mass of moisture. heavy steady rain has been pounding that reaming op for the last couple of hours with very little movement so from mt. hamilton to fill roy and holste, you can see heavy saturating rain. back here in san francisco right now looking back at the skyline from the explortorium cameras, temperature is 47 degrees and it's damp out there and no

downpours reported in the city right now. oakland 5 is and mid-40s, san jose and morgan hill and 50 at half moon bail. an unobstructed view looking westward back towards san francisco. it's 47 degrees in santa rosa and also upper 40s or mid to upper 40s, napa, vacaville and concord and livermore. as we look across the embarcadero from our rooftop camera. showers and downpours will continue overnight and into tomorrow. intervalues of sun and rain, mainly light rain friday, saturday and sunday and steadier rain returns to the bay area early next week. here's a look at our flash flood watch which will be in effect until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow for virtually all of the higher terrain of the bay area. there's a threat of debree flows over the burn scar area. risk of mud slides and flash flooding, again, is possible. the storm, which was level 3 yesterday now ranks only, only level 2. still a significant storm for

tonight and tomorrow. look for scattered showers, occasional downpours and gusty winds at times. here's the forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening between 7:00 and midnight. we'll see this pattern conditions of waves of showers moving in and that pattern conditions through the early morning commute so it's going to be a wet commute and slippery roadways, localized flooding and occasionally gusting winds to contend with as well and shers continue to move into the bay area. rainfall estimates by 11:00 tomorrow night we expect these additional rainfall totals, up to nearly half an had much at san matteo and two-thirds of an inch in san francisco. it 2 one one at ben lohman and many of our inland east bay locations will have between an inch and a quarter, an inch and a half so it's just going to be more wet weather just saturating parts of the region through tomorrow evening. overnight lows tonight mainly in the mid-40.

highs tomorrow generally in the mid to upper 50s. the accuweather seven-day forecast looks like this. i talked about those intervals of sun and showers. we'll find that on friday, saturday and sunday but monday and tuesday another fairly vigorous storm comes in. it will be wet and windy on monday. finally next wednesday we can look forward to a sunny and dry day. dan and ama? >> all right. it is a pattern that we needed though. >> yeah. >> thank you, spencer. >> true. >> yeah. we have reported extensively on all the problems at the e.d.d. thanks to "7 on your side's" relentless look. tonight a look at the cause

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p. an audit of e.d.d. released this week raises perplexing issues about the agency's outdated computer systems. >> "1 on your side's" michael finney says the technical nightmare has led to the long wait for the unemployed.

>> reporter: unfortunately for carla winter evan she hasn't had much entertaining to do thanks to covid. her party business has been shut down because of the pandemic. >> everybody cancelled and my industry got wiped out. >> reporter: fortunately for her contract workers for the first time qualified for unemployment. she received her first check in may for benefits going all the way back to the beginning of the pandemic. everything went smoothly until december when her benefits stopped without explanation. >> you know, well, they cut mow off like everybody else. i kept going online and checking, and i kept sending in, you know, they have a form there where you can send in problems and stuff. where's my payments. >> reporter: on new year's eve she received note anycation her claim had been closed, again without explanation so she went back online to reopen her claim. >> you get to the last button and it's like you've got to do everything at least two or three

times in order for it to get through. >> reporter: much has been report about e.d.d.'s outdated computer system which still relies on '80s computer technology run on cobol programming language. john thomas flynn is the former chief information officer for the state of california. the state hired him to deal with a similar problem with the dmv in the 1990s. >> it doesn't seem like we learned very much. certainly there were the technology problems that raised their head, the whole issue of legacy systems which is a euphemism for old falling apart systems that are kept together with wire and chewing gum. >> the auditor's report released this week doesn't directly address the outdated computer system but did address why so many claims had to be processed manually. in the first six months of the pandemic 48% of all claims had to be processed manually. the implementation of the ibd system in october helped increase a number of claims that

could be processed automatically. now just 10% of all claims need human intervention but the auditor's report says that's not sustainable because shortcuts adopted during the pandemic will not be allowed post-pandemic. flynn says e.d.d. needs to be more assertive and demanding money to upgrade its computer systems. >> the computer system old. that's a dog ate my homework kind of excuse. they need to ask and demand the resources to fix those systems and that's what should happen. >> at the very least, flynn calls for a two-factor verification system common in today's financial world to prevent fraud. it takes more than hocus pocus to make problems disappear. >> would you like blow on this caays she's confident her issue will be resolved soon and her benefits will resume. fingers crossed. we reached out to the e.d.d. for

comment for this story, and they did not get back to us. the huge spike in unemployment claims is because of the coronavirus pandemic, butty with continue to be encouraged by the new state data. the number of new cases, hospitalized patients and icu patients are down or below average. the test positivity rates are dropping. nearly 700 people died though in the most recent 24-hour reporting period, a number that is above average but shy of our state's report set last week. >> on "midday live" this morning we spoke with oakland mayor libby schaaf about the decision made by the state earlier this week to lift the regional stay-at-home area. all bay area counties are in the purple tier which includes a lot of restrictions aimed at minimizing the spread of the coronavirus. >> we can't keepio yo-yoing back and forth. stay outside and wash your hands and stay apart as much as possible. we've got to go back into this purple tier with extreme caution

and appreciation for what this virus has done. >> alameda county has more than 71,000 diagnosed coronavirus cases total and 31% are in oakland, more than any other city. the hardest hit zip codes are in the east oakland area. case rates per capita there are double the rates than in other areas of the city. >> new developments. we're learning a lot more today about a north by a man under arrest who now faces both federal and state charges. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has the latest in the investigation that's being locked into as a possible case of dangerous political extremism. >> reporter: these are the pipe bombs seized by napa county sheriff's deputies when they arrested ian rogers bingaman last week, 49 weapons, a white privilege card and more all found after raids of his business and home. the 44-year-old owner of this automobile repair business now faces both state and federal charges. they are serious enough that the

fbi went public today. >> our focus is on behavior and our focus is on those individuals who are not aspirational but have an intent to use either firearms or explosive devices. >> the fbi bases those aspirations on alleged text messages from rogers, quote. we can attack twitter or the democrats you pick and i think we can attack easily. i want to blow up a democrat building bad. the democrats need to pavement i hope 45 goes to war. if he doesn't i will says another in reference to the former president. >> he was an enthusiastic follower of the president of the united states. i guess that used to make him a patriot and now it makes him a terrorist. >> reporter: napa defense attorney jess raffaele represents rogers saying the napa county and fbi have him wrong. this is an overreaction to the storm of the capitol on january 6. >> i have 38 letters of support.

>> reporter: but pictures today do lead to questions especially about the pipe bombs, get, they were made of galvanized steel piping and were complete with end caps and fuses. when detonated these type of devices can kill anyone within five feet and seriously injure anyone within 20 feet says the napa county district attorney. that differs from what ian rogers' mother told him after his arrest. >> well, fireworks from wyoming. >> right. >> reporter: is that what they got? >> fireworks. >> reporter: i've heard there were 15,000 rounds of ammunition. >> well, he did that, but he's had that for years. >> this is a guy in the community with a gun collection. he's a republican and a gun aficionado. >> reporter: ian rogers now faces a possible 30 years in prison. he remains in napa county jail with bail set at $5 million. he appears in court again on friday. in napa, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> joe biden is just one week into his presidency.

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it's been exactly three weeks since the deadly capitol insurrection, the event that sparked the historic second impeachment trial of former president donald trump. now a new warning about ongoing domestic terror threats. today the department of homeland security issued a bulletin saying that the january 6th riot could emlden extremists and set the stage for violence in the coming weeks. now the warnings do not mention any specific threats or plots. donald trump's impeachment trial for his alleged role in the deadly insurrection begins the week of february 8th. >> since taking office a week ago, president biden has addressed several of his campaign promises. today the focus was climate change. the president signed several

executive orders that kick off his agenda to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. he's halting new oil and natural gas leases on federal land. the president says his plan will create millions of jobs but his critics aren't buying it. >> it looks like president biden is working on a make america unemployed again kind of strategy. >> to summarize this executive order it's about jobs, good-paying union jobs. it's about workers building our economy back better dhan before. >> tomorrow president biden is turning his focus to health care. he's expected to sign an order to strengthen medicaid and initiate an open enrollment period under affordable care act. >> come up, are a group of investors on redied manipulating the stock market? their actions are up f

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forum. >> a stock price moving 800% per day without major company news is a pretty big irrational move to some extent. >> reporter: some small investors claimed they paid off college loans with the fast rising stock but it struggles to compete as a brick and mortar chain when many people buy their games online. >> it's basically gambling on this. >> reporter: other companies being shorted by hedge funds are seeing small investors drive up their prices. short sellers buy the rising stocks to cover their money-losing positions. investors have long relied on advice from analysts or private investors. the social platform posters are relatively anonymous. craig bramer is bay area chapter president of the nonprofit group better investing. >> that's your decision to listen to somebody else. sometimes that can be great research and great information. sometimes it could be bad. >> reporter: at this point no federal agency has indicated any wrongdoing. however, in a statement from reddit to abc 7 news saying

reddit's side wide policies prohibit illicit transactions. we'll cooperate with valid law enforcement investigations or actions as needed. david loui, abc 7 news. >> earlier this evening reddit made the wall street bets sub reddit group price. you now need to be private or be a previous member of that page. earlier today the messaging service banned the wall street better is ver from its platform citing hate speech from its users. >> looks like drivers are heeding the warning to stay off the highway in the seer razz. we supposed a new couple of vehicles today as you can see from the crans camera and about the 47-hundred foot level. in fact it appeared the crew at one station didn't have a whole lot to do. >> we sure need it after very intense nights, spencer, driving home last night at midnight.

it wasowling out there and the wind was driving. >> you know, we had wind gusts last night and in some parts of the bay area between 60 and 80 miles per hour. is that incredible, and that, of course, makes driving extremely difficult along with the rain and the potential for flooding. it's just been a mess. meanwhile in the sierra, we have a blizzard warning in effect until 2:00 a.m. friday. we expect 5 to 8 feet, not inches, but feet of snow with winds gusting 50 to 70 miles per hour producing whiteout conditions. needless to say travel is not recommended and an avalanche warning is also in effect for the sierra. widespread avalanche expected or possible until 7:00 a. go to the bay area where there's still showers developing offshore and then moving into the region along with heavy downpours in parts of the south bay. the storm ranks two on the abc 7 storm impact scale so for tonight and tomorrow we expect scattered showers, occasional downpours and possible flooding in burn scar areas.

here's the look at a wet morning commute tomorrow. scattered showers and occasional downpours and occasionally winds as well. this continues tomorrow before winding down tomorrow night. here's there's a look at the seven-day forecast. after we get through tomorrow's storm, we expect intervals of sun and light rain before another wet and windy storm comes in on sunday. the next soupy day we think will be next sunday. i'm really looking forward to that. >> wednesday will be nice, spencer. >> let's get to sports director larry beal for what's going on with our sports. larry? >> ama, dan, the warriors playing minnesota tonight. rot meeting. it's not exactly iteam stuff. dan noyes is not going to fall

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good evening. you can say it's been a boom or bust seasoor 9-8 hosting the minnesota timberwolves. for the second game in a row, back to the boom stuff. on monday night malik beazley got carried away yelling boom. now, remember, there's no fan in the arena so the warriors

unheard this and steph curry poked fun at beasley by yelling boom at the bench and when he asked for one more boom, please, curry cracked up and spit his water all over the place which delayed the game. >> nico is a pretty funny guy but y'all don't get to know everything. >> you hit that shot with 5.5 to go and looks out like he yelled something boom. >> there's great vibes all around and enjoying a win. that's it. >> boom. boom. >> it wasn't woo-hoo. it was boom. >> was that directed at anybody? yll have a great night. >> boom. steph wasn't giving up any info, but draymond did a little. anthony edwards did this the other night. his athleticism off the chart in the warriors game on monday. warriors witnessed this athleticism firsthand, but

edwards saw something that made him realize what an nba superstar looks like trying to lovef. >> steph curry. >> i've been watching him on tv for many. it ain't fake, ain't fake news. it's real. just take ones and pull up deal. i was watching him warm up, and i was just like that's crazy. >> it is crazy. it is absolutely that. by the way, d'angelo russell and karl-anthony towns both injured will not be playing for the timberwolves tonight so maybe they are being rest or the t'wolves are tanking early trying to keep their draft pick. in any case the warriors should be in prettiy good shape. the sharks haven't had one single practice or game in san jose this season. team teal will play an actual home game february 13th against anaheim. no fans allowed. sharks will head and play their

home game arizona because of santa clara rules prohibiting contact sports. the sharks are the only pro sports team in the nation forced to leave home indefinitely. the county ease the those rules but the sharks will play so-called home games february 1st and 3rd in glendale, arizona. snubbed by hall of fame voters yesterday, former giant barry bonds today spent today out in the rain actually helping people who need food. the barry bonds family foundation donated $15,000 to the second half vest food bank of silicon valley and there you see him right there himself carrying out the food to help feed 800 families. the home run king was asked about the hall of fame voting yesterday but said, you know, what providing food today, a lot more important than cooperstown. >> i don't ever hear about it unless someone tells me. >> okay. >> you really don't. i mean, i don't -- i don't track it. i don't do any of that. all i do right now is live my

life day to day, and right now i want to do something very special for people that are in need, hand that's the most important thing. i'm not that important. this is way more important than -- than -- than the hall of fame right now. that could be talked about later, but right now today is more important. >> you know, most athletes who say they don't watch tv or don't read the papers they really do so i'm sure barry knew exactly what the voting warnings but great to see him out there. again, star, doesn't have to be out in the rain trying to do what he can to give back so credit to barry for that. >> yeah, absolutely, and you kind of keep living and doing your thing. what else can you do? >> yeah, totally, yeah, yeah. >> thanks, larry. >> well, tonight on abc 7 at 8:00 coached "the goldbergs" followed by "american housewife," "the connors" and "call your mother" and then "for

life" followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. >> stay connected through the abc news app. download it now and start your streaming. that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining

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