crunch time with the polls opening in two hours, the final push from candidates and the process for counting ballots. kumasi: how many people have sent in their ballot in a county by county breakdown. >> one of the hardest things was to go back into the house for him. reggie: nancy pelosi on the aftershock on the attack on her husband. how it might affect her future. kumasi: a strong storm is hitting the bay area. this is what it looks like in san jose. drew has more on what to expect and how this will affect your commute. jobina has all of that. we are happy you are with us. reggie: the standing water is out there, the careful. spencer: there will be a lot of -- jobina: there will be a lot spin outs. reggie: be careful, make sure

you vote. drew: the rain is not an excuse. reggie: you have had time. drew: the heaviest is falling now and it lessons up. here is live doppler 7, it is lit up. look at the bright colors, we zoom into the east bay where we find rain falling at an inch per hour, which is why we have a lot of standing water. this is heavy rain at 586 time, all impacted and a similar story from palo alto and where you see the bright red that is where heavy rain is falling. over the bay bridge, wet with moderate showers from oakland to berkeley. we are watching a cold front swinging through on the storm impacts stat -- scale with a moderate impact storm until 9:00. here is the biggest issue. there is a lot of standing water, so you have to slow down. we are expecting a a lot of spin

outs and thunderstorms are possible. hour-by-hour, we have the rain with us. do you see the cells popping up? a chance of thunderstorms later today. we will take a closer look in about eight minutes. reggie: now let us about -- let us look at what it looks like outside. see the rain coming down near mount hermon road and scotts valley boulevard and this is what it looks like in san francisco right now. you can stay up-to-date and stay up -- and see the lie doppler -- the live doppler on the app in the weather on demand section. you can put it on roku, apple tv, and google tv. kumasi: today is election day and the polls open in two hours. they close at 8:00 tonight. after months of campaigning candidates are making one final push to get your vote. that includes governor newsom. he will be in sacramento as the results come in. lena howland is live outside san

francisco city hall with what you need to know. lena: good morning. polling places and voting centers like the san francisco city hall will open at 7:00 this morning. today is the last day for you to drop off your mail-in ballots or register to vote in person. voter turnout will be key to who wins control of the house and senate. that is why we saw governor newsom and vice-president on the campaign trail yesterday giving a last-minute boost to democratic candidates as democrats risk losing control of congress. republicans are favored to win the house of representatives and prominent republican leaders predicted a red wave similar to the blue wave in 2018 when donald trump was president. newsom paid a visit to orange

county with several tight congressional races. >> these guys are ruthless on the others. >> one does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree that the government should not be telling her what to do with her body. lena: that was vice president harris advocating for proposition one and also said that democracy is on the ballot. polls close at 8:00 tonight for folks to drop off their ballots and register to vote or make sure that the ballots are put in the mailbox. they have to be postmarked no later than today in order to count. live in san francisco, lena howland. reggie: you can monitor the ballots being processed live in alameda county on the virtual observation deck. it includes live cameras showing ballots being processed. it is the second election that

the county has provided the cameras to increase transparency. >> we understand the need for observing and the ability for our voters to know that we are processing their votes properly. this is just another way to ensure and show that everyone's boat is being counted. reggie: the live cameras are streaming at acvote.org and you can vote in person. kumasi: every voter in california gets a mail-in ballots and millions have been returned. the average is running 21%. this ballot tracker is available at our website, abc7news.com and we checked the returns in the bay area. the north bay is leading the way. 33% a ballots have been returned along with 30% in sonoma county. san mateo, santa clara and contra costa are around 25% followed by san francisco and

alameda counties. the only local county below the state average is solano county with 20.7% return. reggie: here is as -- here is how the rest of the day will look. when the polls close at 8:00 we will livestream results and you can watch that with our bay area app on your smartphone or tv. we will also have live coverage on cable and satellite starting with abc7news at 4:00 and then it i've :00 we will go live to abc network coverage of the national elections. and then at 11:00 p.m. we will have a full recap of local results. kumasi: we are hearing from nancy pelosi about the attack of her husband -- on her husband and she is opening up about how she first found out about the assault and what has been happening since and how this is shaping her family. jobina: she sat down with an interview with anderson cooper and things got emotional.

she revealed that she was asleep in her apartment when cpapitol police told her about the break-in. she was back on a flight to san francisco. they say that the suspect date attack or yelled where is nancy -- the suspected attacker yelled where is nancy, the same thing that the protesters yelled during the january 6 insurrection. >> one of the hardest things all week was to go back into the house for him. the entrance -- >> where the attack took place. >> i have -- i think there has to be some message the republicans to stop the disinformation because that is without any question a source of what happened on january 6, and the denial of that. and then the source of what happens to me. jobina: speaker pelosi responded

about a possible retirement depending on how midterm elections play out. >> a decision will be affected about what happened. >> will your decision be impacted by the attack in any way? >> yes. jobina: during the interview, speaker pelosi said that she wants a strong republican party, but one does -- that does not yield "to a colt or a thug -- cult or a thug" seemingly referring to former president donald trump or the maggot portion. there were emotional moments as she held back tears and explained that she is sad because of what happened to her husband that also sad for the country. reggie: world leaders are looking for solutions during the cop27 u.n. world climate change. the chief warned that the world is on a path to "climate hell."

over the past 50 years the u.s. has warmed 68% faster than the planet as a whole. the u.n. says 110 heads of state and government are addressing the conference. drew: it is a stormy morning. we have not seen ramis heavy in quite some time. live doppler 7 showing you these numbers. we are finding from redwood city to fremont and san jose and closer to street level. live doppler 7, rainfall rates closing in on two inches per hour. that is blinding rain. so it is certainly a wet morning across the south bay, east bay, and peninsula. lighter showers over the city, heavier over oakland. you get the picture, it is messy with heavy rain over the next four hours. it is a chilly rain and we are in the 40's.

live doppler 7 and satellite a cold front pushing in with lightning off of the coast of monterey and then we have an area of low pressure trying to bring us a thunderstorm. 9:00 a.m. a level two storm. here is your biggest issue. standing water on the roadways. hour-by-hour, 7:00 a.m., showers with us and then about by 10:00 a.m. here is a thunderstorm chance. we have individual cells where we could see hail and isolated lightning. wind advisories in effect until 10:00 a.m. and high surf advisories. let us see how we are doing on jobina: you can see the drive times are slow. until 7:00 a.m..not see this the reason i am pointing this out is that the speeds will be significantly lower for your primary part of the commute.

southbound 680 mission boulevard, a crash in fremont blocking one lane. a slowdown in this area. to give you perspective we have 40 incidents from chp regarding spin outs and other crashes, not necessarily all of them blocking issues. yesterday we had four. mass transit, bart is expecting a 10 minute delay in all directions due to the rain and the tracks. they are taking things a little bit slower. live outside, this is really coming down. the bay bridge is slippery. a live look at the golden gate bridge, slick conditions. reggie: coming together after a tragic loss. how neighbors are helping two daughters. kumasi: veterans day celebration, the east bay city is holding events to honor service members. reggie: a welcome party for the dancing

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caused an issue -- a headache for walnut creek man. kim had an online receipt showing that he paid and got the sticker for his annual car registration. two months later the dmv said it did not get the payment and sent him a bill for a late fee and bounced check. his bank had no record of a bounced fee or a check paying cash. the local office did not have answers which is when he contacted 7 on your side. the dmv agreed to refund the charge. >> sure enough 8:00 a.m. here comes a courier with the check, 7 on your side was the intermediary and did a great job in putting me in touch with the right person. reggie: the agency said a dmv representative research the issue and discovered an error in the payment process and initiated the process for a refund of $187. the dmv apologized for any inconvenience.

if you need help with your issues surrounding your money contact 7 on your side and just had to abc7news.com. kumasi: the community is coming together to support little girls who lost both of their parents. this gold fund -- gofundme has raised $7,000 for the twin daughters. the couple died friday night in a crash on el camino real and fingal avenue. a nearby business showed this video showing the moments after a speeding car hit the couple's vehicle as a returning. the impact pushed them into poles. a local business owner says that he constantly sees people speeding. >> they need to put lights and stop signs because there accidents all the time. i am always seeing honking and pedestrians walking. no one should go through that. that is a big tragedy. especially two kids without

parents. kumasi: there is no word yet if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash. the redwood city police only said that the investigation is active and more information will be released once it is available. reggie: contra costa's board of supervisors will hold their annual veterans day celebrations. dates for honoring and expressing gratitude for veterans. the performances from the barbershop group ladies first and a colorguard ceremony. they start at 11:00 a.m. at the board changer dashboard chambers. kumasi: a special celebration will be held for the dancing pig sign. the sign has been removed from its original spot to history part -- to protected during construction. the pig party is set for november 19 from 3:00 until 7:00 p.m. it is free but please rsvp

through the preservation action council of san jose's website. reggie: a popular restaurant is reopening its original location in nob hill. it is reopening november 20 second after major renovations. it closed in march when the shelter-in-place order went into effect. it serves a mix of hawaiian, chinese, and indian days his -- jim -- dishes. the team operates good good culture club and i live right by there. kumasi: and? reggie: good good luck getting in. they are so popular. it is a line for people trying to get in without reservations. kumasi: they have reservations. reggie: and you have the opportunity to get in without one if you get there early. kumasi: like an hour before they are open. reggie: like when it is lunch, for dinner. it took k south carolina couple

a long time to get to the altar. kumasi: when they did the bride took out her wedding vows and did this. [blows off dust] reggie: ok, ok that is cute. that is funny. kumasi: did he think it was funny? reggie: i think he did. kumasi: i do not know if he did. the video was posted on tiktok with the message when you have been together 15 years. they made it, that is their journey. it shows the bride allowing a puff of dust off of her wedding vows before reading them to their beloved. they shared a statement about the experience saying that laughter is key. reggie: he has gum. kumasi: he is like mm-hmm. reggie: but the gum. kumasi: he had gum?

reggie: i always see the thing that is not the important thing but is also the important thing. you can put a tictac in there and it will dissolve by the time you get to the altar for her to blow dust in your face. drew: i like them. reggie: she has feelings. kumasi: they are valid. reggie: they say dust to dust. kumasi: not at the wedding. drew: she took it literally. reggie: i would've liked to see her go like this for the gum. drew: not today. good morning. it is a messy morning with some of the heaviest rain we have seen. the brighter colors, the yellows, orange, and rate -- and reds are heavy rain. the highways have a lot of standing water. highway four, a lot of people

travel these areas and we have heavy rain from dublin to livermore and the ultimate pass is messy. along the peninsula to palo alto, you can see the bright colors indicating very heavy rain. 101 and 82 impacted. lighter showers in the north bay with a cold front wiping a lot of the rain out of here but then we transition to scattered showers and thunderstorms. tahoe, chain controls on 80 and 50. a winter storm warning is in effect until tomorrow morning. up to five feet of snow on the highest peaks. just wait it out until the storm passes. a wind advisory until 10:00 a.m. wind gusting up to 45 miles an hour blowing around tree branches. high surf advisory for up to 20 foot waves. hour-by-hour on future weather, steady rain. into the afternoon you see isolated cells. there is a chance of a

thunderstorm as you have cold air moving in with the instability growing. the storm prediction center highlighted the entire bay area for a threat of a thunderstorm. mike nicco and sandhya patel will track any chance of a thunderstorm as the afternoon goes on. level two moderate storm this morning transitioning to showers. early morning showers tomorrow afternoon then we have frosty mornings for thursday and friday. much of the weekend looks dry. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know. reggie: expanding access to arts. the donation giving you free entry to museums. kumasi: how about a sweet treat? kumasi: how about a sweet treat? how

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making for a rough commute with 50 incidents from the chp bringing you a live picture of a wet richmond and san rafael bridge with major roadway flooding reported in oakland, and this is right where 880 meets 980 and if you rely on part, expect a 10 minute delay in all directions due to these conditions. kumasi: today is election day and polls are open for in person voting. if you are mailing in your ballot you have to make sure it is postmarked by today. if you have not registered to vote you can still do that through today. the vote will be conditional until your eligibility is confirmed. reggie: you can watch ballots being processed live. they have live cameras streaming at acvote.org. for complete results stay with abc7news. we will have that streaming starting at 8:00 p.m. on the bay

area apps and a full recap of results on abc news at 11:00. kumasi: house speaker nancy pelosi is revealing new details about her husband's condition. he was attacked and the couple's home last month. paul did not suffer any brain damage. she said that they have not talked about the attack because it is too traumatizing right now. reggie: san francisco unified opened a 60 person command center just to address a major payroll problem that has been plaguing the district since january. it includes payroll specialists who will answer questions from district employees. kumasi: the powerball drawing had to be delayed after participating lottery had issues processing sales. so officials expect to complete the drawing later today. the prize is worth $1.9 billion. 21 of san francisco's renowned museums are waiving admission

for one day next month and you can help -- you can thank anonymous donors for making it possible. this is part of free museum weekend taking place december 3 and fourth. museums opening their door for free will include the d young, legion of honor and the wall is knee family museum. on the fourth, the downtown museums waive their fees including the exploratorium and others. if you want to reserve tickets go to sffreemuseumweekend.com. reggie: krispy kreme can get a free donut. they are not even checking for proof that you voted. krispy kreme hopes that the freebies will remind people about the importance of taking part in every election. they also gave away free doughnuts for the 2020 presidential election. don't they give you a free donut anyway? kumasi: i think when the hot sign is on. just go in.

ok. we are on the role talking about sweet things. so martinelli's is rolling out a frozen treat for the holidays. sparkling apple cider can be scooped up. so, watsonville based martinelli's is teaming up with mcconnell's fine ice cream to create a festive flavor called apple cider and cranberry jam. the flavor features the sparkling apple and mcconnell's cranberry jam. they are calling this the ultimate thanksgiving dessert and it is $12 a pint. reggie: i'm good. twitter overhaul, the data about the number of users after elon musk took over. kumasi:

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moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: now at 5:30, election day is here, looking at the candidates and their final arguments. kumasi: it could be a memorable day for so many people. how california contenders could make history. reggie: rain making its way all over the bay area. this is what we are seeing in berkeley, flooded roads. and you can see that scene all over the place. kumasi: it is election day, good morning everybody. reggie: let us see how it looks outside. drew: heavy rain, the south pay is going to get hit pretty hard. you know this hour in the dublin livermore corridor is heavily traveled with the rain and pops and orange on our screen. that is rain falling more than

an inch in our creating standing water on the area freeways. down to -- downhole downpours from palo alto, so a slower than normal commute along with gusty wind. wind in the north bay over 20 miles an hour and we anticipate them to strengthen. on the exclusive storm index scale, this is a level two. moderate until 9:00 a.m.. standing water is the big concern in the short term. thunderstorms are possible later on. that steady rain will transition to more isolated showers and then in the afternoon we have isolated pops of yellow and orange, which is the chance for a thunderstorm. kumasi: we continue our storm watch. authorities warning about showers and high waves and potential power outages with this system. a high surf advisory is in effect with waves reaching 15 to

20 feet. a couple from connecticut was impressed what they saw at rodeo beach because this was our first visit to the specific -- to the pacific ocean. >> so far, stay out of the water. >> we took photos of the waves breaking and the surf being pulled back into the water. it is absolutely beautiful. kumasi: officials are warning everyone to stay out of the water. on sunday rescue workers pulled two swimmers from the water. one did not survive. just this morning this is what it looked like in the vallejo along sonoma boulevard. rain is continuing to come down over the move -- over most of the bay area. you can stay up-to-date on the forecast and what to expect where you live i downloading the bay area app and enabled the push alert. reggie: it is election day and time is running out to cast your ballot or return it.

the polling places open at 7:00 a.m. lena howland is live outside of san francisco city hall. what do voters need to know? lena: voters should know that they should not let a little bit of rain stopped them from voting today. we are live at the san francisco city hall where they have a voting center that will open at 7:00 where voters can drop off their ballots and vote in person and you can still register to vote at the san francisco city hall voting center. as democrats risk losing control of congress governor newsom and kamala harris were out on the campaign trail giving a last-minute boost to democratic candidates. 538 says republicans are favored to win the house of representatives and republican leaders have predicted a red wave similar to the blue wave in 2018 donald trump was president. newsom paid a visit to orange

county where there are several tight races that could tip the balance of the house. vice president harris warned college students about the future of abortion access at any event at ucla. paul mitchell says this is a strategic move that democrats hope will get up the vote. paul: that might be good for democrats because it keeps the discussion around an issue where they deftly have electoral advantage. lena: she argued that democracy is on the ballot. a recent poll asked voters whether they agree or disagree with the statement that american democracy is in crisis and at risk of failing. 78% said they agree. if you want to make sure that your voice is heard, make sure you drop off your ballot, vote in person or register before 8:00 tonight. that is when the polls close.

live in san francisco, lena howland. reggie: in some parts of the country the polls are already open. here's a look at philadelphia. thank you for voting, enjoy your starbucks. jobina is at the live desk with more of the key races. jobina: bring your starbucks or whatever you need, we need you there. but this in perspective republican need -- republicans need five seats to take the house and it is a dead heat in some battleground states, especially pennsylvania, nevada, georgia, and arizona. in georgia senator rafael warnock is in a close race against herschel walker and in pennsylvania john fetterman is in a make or break race against dr. mehmet oz. president biden arrived at the white house after campaigning in maryland and he says he is feeling optimistic. >> will the democrats when the

house? >> i think they can. kumasi: democrats and republicans saying this will come down to voter turnout but attention is turning to the 2024 presidential race. at a rally former president donald trump teased a very big announcement next tuesday. kumasi: today's election could be historic. there are a record 178 lgbtq plus candidates running for offices across the state. that is more than any other state and it is the most in california electoral history. if those candidates running at the statewide level when we could soon have more than 10% of the legislature be lgbtq plus. >> you have the opportunity to elect the first bisexual woman, the first black man and gave man to the state legislature tomorrow. kumasi: advocates say it is very

important for the community to be seen and heard in politics especially when other states are pushing legislation that could infringe on their rights. tonight we will be livestreaming the results as soon as the polls close from 8:00 until 11:00 p.m. on our bay area app on your smartphone or smart tv. if you are watching over the air on cable or satellite you can watch abc7news at 4:00 and then starting at 5:00 we will go live to abc network coverage of national elections with live local cut ends every 30 minutes so you will have updates on what is going on. abc7news at 11:00 will have a full recap of local results. reggie: did anybody win powerball? i have no idea because we are waiting for the drawing to happen. they got delayed after one lottery needed extra time to complete security protocols. gloria rodriguez joins us with what is happening. gloria: we are all waiting and i just went on the powerball

website and it still says results pending. powerball said that one lottery is still processing it sale and play data. powerball requires that all 48 lotteries submit this information before the wedding numbers are selected and we are expecting to find out the numbers sometime this morning but we do not know what time. the drawing was about to announce the winning numbers when they told audiences about the delay on air. the jackpot was at a $1.9 billion, that is the largest lottery prize ever. the odds of winning are pretty slim in the range of one and $292 million -- one in 200 million. that does not stop people from kutch -- from catching fever and trying to buy the tickets. >> all i need is one. >> if god wants me to win i will win with the numbers i play for all these years.

>> i will be the next billionaire. people get a good luck, this is your next billionaire of the state of california. gloria: the cash option is around $129 million. but if you take the payment plan spaced out over 29 years you do get the whole 1.9 billion and this is not the first time the drawing has been unexpectedly delayed. just last month lottery delayed a drawing when the jackpot was $508 million. officials say when they get those winning numbers security officials and independent auditors will be looking on and we will let you know as soon as we get those winning numbers because we all wants to know. reggie: i think my husband might have bought a ticket. kumasi: y'all rich. reggie: we are keeping an eye on the latest results. once they are released we will send an alert just like this one through the news app and you can download it now and enable push

notifications. kumasi: no right turns on red lights. a city that is considering a ban to avoid crashes. reggie: rethinking the theater. the collaboration that could have an impact on how your company handles meetings. drew: you do want to add extra time to your commute because we are seeing heavy rain in the east bay and south bay. that is where we will focus our attention. this is from livermore to hayward and san jose mt. view, the rain falling at an inch per hour. that is heavy rain and many cities are exceeding an inch of rain over the past couple of hours. this is 10 san jose. if you look at the headlights you can see all of the standing water as the cars go by. it is slick with more showers on the way. lightning strikes off the coastline and watching a cold front moved through. behind the cold front there is an area of low pressure with a

lot of instability trying to bring us a thunderstorm. on the exclusive storm impacts scale it is a level two moderate with the biggest concern all of the standing water on the area roadways. we have steady rain over the next couple of hours. watch what happens in the afternoon you see the individual cells here and there throughout the second half of the day. that is a chance of a thunderstorm. the storm prediction senator would -- center which monitors the country has placed under the bay area under a risk of a thunderstorm. we could have hail or lightning. the best chance for that is between noon and 4:00 p.m.. temperatures in the mid 50's, take the umbrella with you and add extra minutes to your commute because it is slow going. let us check in with jobina and see how we are doing. jobina: we are starting with a sig alert in the eastbound direction. this is a classic example of what could happen you have wet roads.

we had a spin out be -- but someone was not able to stop and they crashed into the vehicle. in the hov lane shut down on eastbound 80 the eastbound 580 connector ramp. we have major flooding and this will be in oakland, southbound 880 tonight and you can see from our sensors slowdowns. let us bring you live to some cameras. the san mateo bridge, it is coming down in this area. slow yourself down and give yourself extra time. bart has a 10 minute delay system wide due to wet conditions and we will wrap up with a look at emeryville.

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woerle. kumasi: this morning there is some closure for the family of the missing oakland woman alexis gabe. they are giving you details after her remains were found nine months after she disappeared. a tourist found partial human remains last thursday in plymouth. they were a match to alexis. investigators also said they believe her remains were separated and scattered in different areas and they found earrings that belonged to her. >> it was not what we were praying to find alexis and lay her to rest, the reality was devastating. our hearts were shattered even more than what we thought possible. kumasi: investigators say that she was killed by her former boyfriend, marshall jones. he was shot and killed by authorities in the seattle area

as they tried to arrest him in june. if you or someone you know is facing an issue like domestic violence or mental health or more you can find mental reese -- you can find resources by going to abc7news.com /takeaction. reggie: developing news on the overhaul of twitter. daily user growth it all time highs during the first full week of musk honing the platform and they said that user downloads increased in recent weeks. but it is unclear how many users left since the takeover because twitter does not track uninstalls. some workers who were laid off are being asked to return having been deemed too essential to be let go and some other formal employees are planning to file a class-action lawsuit citing california law that allows 60 days of advance notice. a heads up if you drive in berkeley the city might ban right turns on red. the city council approved first

steps in the proposal last week. one councilmember said is the -- the reason is for pedestrian and cyclist safety. back then during the seven -- the fuel crisis in the 70's the justification was saving gas and time. now with electric cars measure seems more harmful than necessarily -- than necessary. kumasi: a payroll state of emergency watches what the san francisco unified superintendent has been saying. now he has a plan to fix the problem including a 60 member command center to address the issue. >> we wants the best staff in san francisco and the best educators and teachers and we know that they need to have faith that the district will take care of them when they come to work for us. that is our focus as we work to fix this payroll systems and issues. kumasi: the command center

includes payroll specialists answer questions and staff members to identify and address issues with the system. the district has received thousands of plays -- of complaints about missing pay and retirement errors. the teachers union filed an unfair labor practice suit with the state. amc wants companies to think big. reggie: they are turning movie theaters into zoom rooms for big-screen videoconferencing. they say it is the way to go. everyone will be able to get popcorn and soda and maybe catch a movie after it. it says it is working with zoom to turn some of its movie theaters determine them into mass videoconferencing spaces. companies will get a three hour block of time to host their event. drew: do you feel like we are past zoom era in -- en masse. reggie: if you are going to rent out a theater, why are you having a meeting?

kumasi: maybe it is two big groups of people, i do not know. reggie: these people do not want to be on a zoom meeting period. now you going to make them get out of their house put on real pants and go to the theater, find parking. there are so many steps, people would rather be at home. turn on the zoom, here is the 1000th meeting on zoom. kumasi: i appreciate the effort to spice it up. reggie: if all 300 of you could mute. drew: we do not know how to, we are in a movie theater. reggie: we just flopped that one.

kumasi: they are trying. reggie: they are going to get a lot of sales from wakanda and avatar. drew: this morning if you have a zoom, a great morning to have it. this morning it is quite a mess, especially in the south bay and east bay. a heavy shower on its way to foster city in the next two minutes. 82 is wet. union city and fremont has been hit hard by a lot of heavy rain. we have already surpassed an inch of rain. 880 and 680 is a mess with the heavy rain. a similar story on highway four. we have heavy rain falling out there. a moderate two. in tahoe we have snow falling with 8050 chain controls and a storm warning is in effect. one to two feet of snow with the

snow level dropping to 4000 feet. hazardous and difficult and possible conditions. wind gusting over 20 miles an hour. we expect the wind to increase. the wind advisory is in effect on the long our entire coastlines for the strong gusty wind. a high surf advisory with wave heights as high as 15 feet. this is as the storm system moves through. it is rainy this morning, steady rain will transition into scattered showers and these isolated cells do have a chance to contain lightning and hail. a stormy day with cold temperatures only to the 50's. it is a level two on the storm impact scale. transitioning to a level one and two. we dry out tomorrow afternoon with frosty mornings. a slight chance early saturday but much of the weekend is dry but a better chance of showers

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the customer service center at the lake merritt bart station. i'm going have to buy one online. why couldn't it be my station? reggie: i know. kumasi: we need to stop complaining about this. i want to go to my station. reggie: they want you to take part to get it and then take bart back home. kumasi: it is really cute. reggie: you did a good job with this one. i like it. drew: let us take a look outside, it is a messy morning. we are socked in with rain and we are seeing slick roadways. a lot of rain in the east and south bay. i want to take you down to san jose where we had a flood advisory issued for all of the south bay. we have exceeded an inch of rain. we have a lot of water on the roadways meaning worry -- meaning that we are expecting a lot of's been outs.

-- spin outs. bright colors indicating that wet weather and then we have a cold front later on this morning ushering in the chance of a thunderstorm later on. kumasi: new at 6:00 a bay area lawmaker takes on fentanyl. the proposal to prevent deaths in california. reggie: polling places opening in just over an hour. the last minute push to get your vote. kumasi: we are tracking the rain coming down. this is what it looks like in santa cruz. we have the hour-by-hour forecast. reggie: a live look outside at 5:57.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: now at 6:00, campaign crunch. just an hour to go before polls open at and california. the last minute push from candidates and how you can see the process of counting ballots. reggie: how many people across the bay area have sent in their ballot in a county by county breakdown. kumasi: get out your umbrella and raincoat if you have to leave the house, this is what it looked like in san jose overnight. we are in the middle of a level to storm on our exclusive impact scale. drew has the track and how long the rain will last. reggie: do not let it what? drew: stop you from voting. reggie: should i wear my

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