>> next on abc 7 news, we are learning more about the deadly standoff in antioch. plus, storms leave a wave of destruction across several states. and steph curry taking another shot at the record brooke -- record book tonight. abc 7 news at 4:30 starts righ i now. it started with gunshots, fire, and ended with a man who got into a standoff with police. good evening and thanks for joining us this evening. i'm j.r. stone.

today about the deadly standoff in the east bay that happened friday in antioch where an armed man who fired a rifle at cars and houses were shot and killed by police after a tense standoff at the suspect's home, which later caught ira. cornell barnard has the story. >> a dramatic and friday night, gunfire and a house fully engulfed in flames in antioch. it is where police say a man barricaded himself after shooting cars on the street earlier in the day. >> when officers arrived on scene, it was confirmed the suspect was armed with a rifle and was actively shooting at cars and houses. >> this neighbor heard the shots. >> run 1:00 p.m., i heard around 1:00 p.m., i heard three gunshots, and i was thinking it was just a firecracker.

>> police say they tried to make contact with the suspect several times. >> crazy. we saw everything on the news. i told my wife i kind of feared it might have been them and everything. >> allah hundred kennedy said his neighbor, a man in his 40's, was always friendly, never angry and violent. >> with this pandemic going on, it affected a lot of people in different ways. i don't know if it affected him in an adverse way or it he had other things going on in his life. >> the house was on fire, and i was wondering, should i evacuate? >> the man came outside where he was confronted with swat team members. >> they fired their weapons, and the suspect was struck. >> police would not say if the still unidentified man was armed or brandishing a gun when he was shot.

the county da says her office is now investigating. >> i understand a lot of bullets were fired, but we are glad we have been contained here, so now we are just in the follow-up investigation. >> developing news now where a series of tornadoes that hit six states overnight have left dozens of people dead. kentucky was hit very hard. a tornado hit a factory that had more than 100 people inside their use one of the tornadoes may have been on the ground for over 200 miles. abc news reporter karina roy has a look at the devastation. -- abc news reporter reena >> last night, i thought it was as bad as it could possibly be, but you come back today, and is it even worse than you thought before. reena: kentucky one of the hardest hit states.

the governor has declared a state of emergency. >> the level of devastation is unlike anything i have ever seen. sadly, far too many homes that people were likely in entirely devastated. reena: the town ofa: the town ot nearly leveled. >> tonight, we are going to focus on those who have lost so much. that is where our hearts are. reena: the courthouse clock tower collapse. >> now we clean and get a game plan on how to open back up and start serving our community. reena: further east, devastation and a storm caused this train derailment. officials confirm at least two fidelity's and multiple injuries after storms caused this roof to collapse at an amazon

distribution center. the president speaking to the nation this afternoon. >> it is a tragedy, and we still do not know how many lives were lost and the full extent of the damage. i want to emphasize, what i told all the governors, the federal government will do everything it can possibly do to help. >> in the bay area, we are on storm watch this weekend. people in marin county are getting ready for rain and the potential for flooding. it has been a run on firewood and prefilled sandbags. >> we usually order about six or seven pallets and over this past week, we have been selling a lot of them because of the storm coming in. >> this town had plenty of sand with bags ready for residents who wanted to come by and fill

them on sunny hills drive. they provided instructions, but you had to bring your own shovel. our meteorologist iteorologist e the wet weather heading your way. she joins me with more on the timing. >> it is time to batten down the hatches. we have an atmospheric river headed our way. i want to loop it showing satellite radar over the last two hours. this system will move into the north bay this evening and spread through the bay area overnight into tomorrow morning. i will show you these timing, but not :00 tonight, most of this drive. no sale, it starts to get wet -- most of this dry. you will see pockets of on-and-off showers throughout the day, and get ready for even storm year conditions that continue to move through with this atmospheric river into monday. i will have the details and the

impressive rain totals that could mean one to three inches for your neighborhood coming up. >> you can keep an i on the weather including live doppler 7 any time. find it on abc 7's bay area app available on the roku, amazon fire the omicron variant has now been detected in at least 29 states. a study out of the united kingdom has found boosters at a significant layer of protection against the very end, substantially raising the efficacy. officials are predicting omicron will overtake alta as the dominant variant in some european countries as early as next year. happening right now, steph curry chasing history tonight in philadelphia. he has a shot at breaking the nba record for three-pointers, but it will take a classic stuff performance to do it. chris alvarez joins us live from

philadelphia where he could witness history. any >> plenty of dubs fans out tonight. sometimes you got to put things in the universe. when he was 50 away, i said look at the schedule, i think steph is going to break it right here on abc 7, and he has the chance to do it. warriors in philadelphia, ofa, f course, this the birthplace of the warriors franchise in the nba, 75th celebratory season. can you imagine the moment if he broke the record shot over his brother who plays for the 76ers? more on the historical moment that is only 10 swishes away. >> if i could do it, it would be a pretty special night. again, it will happen.

just enjoying the process. obviously, a major milestone, but something that will happen at the right time. >> i think the biggest thing for stuff is just to play. this is not like a hitting streak or something that could go away. the record is going to fall, if it is next game, the game after that, the game after that. >> you look at that fancy graphic our producer design, nine to tie, 10 to break. keith stuff in the first quarter. that curry flurry could begin right away -- keep an eye on staff -- keep an eye on steph in the first quarter. it is going to be historic here. we will see you in a little bit in sports. >> thank you. looks like an exciting time. we will be watching and i know you will, too. moving on now, up, up, and away.

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annual weapons buyback program today. representatives from the mayors's office, san francisco police department, and community organizations accepted the guns from people who no longer need them. no word yet the number of weapons that were handed in. we are learning more about how president biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill will impact public transportation here in the bay area. speaker of the house nancy pelosi and congresswoman jackie spear joined local transportation leaders to announce the details of the funding. part of the money will go toward extending caltrain into the salesforce transit center and electrifying trains. transit options will also become more readily available for underserved communities, seniors, and people with disabilities. >> this is the biggest investment in infrastructure in the history of this country for

at least 70 years. we have neglected it, and now finally, we are taking steps to fix it. >> the recently passed infrastructure bill will provide $4.5 billion for projects across the bay area. well, the term "touchdown" has a new meaning for "good morning america" anchor and former nfl star michael strahan after he completed his mission to space at maximum speeds of 2244 miles per hour. he and the rest of the blue origin crew of astronauts launched to the edge of space just before 7:00 this morning. the team experienced three minutes of zero gravity. after reaching 66 miles above the earth's surface and parachuting back down for a safe landing. >> it was

want to spell that. it was unbelievable. >> today's mission was the rocket's third human flight this year, the first with a full astronaut crew of six members in that capsule. it is a very santos saturday. they pre-pandemic tradition is back. -- it is a very santa saturday. those taking part in santa-con have some rules they will need to follow and then more in the accuweather forecast. >> we are counting down to history. steph curry only 10 thr

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i forgot my santa cap. i don't know if you brought yours. >> i left mine in my bag. it was a great day. enjoy it while you can. a few hours left before a big storm is headed our way. this atmospheric river will give us one to three inches of rain tomorrow and into monday. current temperatures now mostly in the 50's. 50 milder in the south bay. check out los gatos, only 46 right now. i want to show you the timing of the storm system so you can plan. we will see some breaks ahead, but tomorrow morning, notice we wake up to light to moderate rain, and even into the evening, it starts to slide south, so the north bay gets a break, but then we have more rain, another push monday. we will get more rain, some

downpours monday afternoon. notice the areas of orange, red, and yellow. that will be all around the bay area monday, and even the white areas, that is snow in the sierra. you could even see a dusting down some of our mountain areas. rainfall potentials, quite a range. one inch maybe in the rain rain shadow areas and up to three inches in some spots. some of the santa cruz mountains, some models may even pick up to seven inches of rain, so this event will bring a lot of rainfall through the santa cruz mountains, so it is not just the north bay. it is for everybody. rainfall, we will expect it overnight tonight, but noticed there were some pockets. overnight tonight will be mainly in the 40's. the 30's are gone. tomorrow's highs will be in the 50's. upper 50's are the most part around the bay area. 55 in oakland.

55 in san jose. the wind will really pick up. south gusts 15 to 25 miles per hour, but the gusts could get up to 55 miles per hour, so the heaviest will be sunday afternoon into monday afternoon, and you also do not want to be driving to and from the sierra. a winter storm warning is in effect that starts tonight and continues through tuesday. we are talking up to six feet of snow in some localized areas. not a great time to drive. tomorrow's storm, wet and windy, is a two out of five, but monday, we will rank it a three -- strong storm. a bit of a break on tuesday, but another system lighter heading to wednesday and thursday and we finally get a chance to dry out friday into saturday. >> the greatest shooter of all time will soon own the nba record for most threes. the question is -- does steph curry catch ray allen tonight?

curry needs 10 threes to move into the top spot. he was clearly pressing the last home game when he hit six. if history happens tonight, abc 7's chris alvarez will see it live and in person. chris, a lot of anticipation tonight. >> larry, you are exactly right, and i know we both love the weather, so i expect a curry flurry to start 8:30 a.m. eastern, -- 8:30 p.m. eastern, 5:30 p.m. pacific. the anticipation for this game, steph curry was just on the floor about 10 minutes ago warming up. i tweeted out a video -- steph made five of six from half-court, and my photographer has never seen him in person, that i know of. he said, wow, that's amazing. i did ask steve kerr what it was like, his mental state.

he said steph is in a good place, and he things now they are on the road, they will get into a rhythm. >> shooting shots, you normally shoot, take, make, and eventually, i will get there. >> what matters is getting into a good rhythm offensively, both for step individually and for our team because they go hand-in-hand and when he is in rhythm and we are in rhythm, we are tough to beat. >> we know i'm the ultimate team player. there was a joke going on on group text that said i have to eat a cheesesteak for every three steph makes. the cheesesteaks are good, but i don't know if i could make -- if i could eat 10 or 12. >> man up. we will see you after the game,

right after the warriors and sixers. moving on, the 122nd army-navy game. first quarter, mitty's already down 7-0. the court about fighting his way into the end zone, and we are tied at seven apiece. both teams run a lot of wishbone option. maybe punting for their own 35, fourth and one in the fourth quarter, and diego gets the first down and we learned later the coach never called a fake punt at their own 35. the centre made a mistake, and it worked out. maybe goes on to win 70-13, kind of salvaging a rough season for them

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>> welcome back. we first introduce you to demi skipper last year, who began her quest to try to trade up from bobby pin her house, so nearly a year and a half later and 28 trades later, she did it. she posted a video this morning on instagram that showed various swaps she had made and walking up to a home and jumping for joy. we have no idea where this house is located, but congrats goes out to her. what a fun ending to everything. that is it for us. we will see you back here at 11:00. now it is time to see if steph

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good evening and welcome to philadelphia. it's a gorgeous night, unseasonably warm outside. the mood electric inside the arena, because tonight, the nba's most popular superstar has history in his sights. steph is here to break a record. and we're counting it down to the warriors and sixers on abc, right now. ♪ >> the crowd is in a bedlam! >> the city of philly -- ♪