let's take a look at a life picture right now. soak up the sun you are seeing because it will change dramatically as we head towards tomorrow morning. it is a level two, moderate-strength storm, exclusive to abc 7 news, and it will come in just as that commute begins tomorrow morning. minor urban flooding is expected, so be careful. allow that extra time. as we go hour-by-hour tonight, a few showers will develop at 11:00 p.m. in the northern part of our viewing area, but most of you will have to wait until tomorrow morning, and this is when it slams into our region. 6:00, you will notice some downpours across our region. this continues at 8:00 a.m. and this is just the start of some wet weather ahead. i will be back with a closer look at your weekend. kristen: now to the north bay. larry: i understand there are

concerns storm could bring some flooding, and a real concern about fire burn scars. liz: the fire department's warning about the possibility of mud and debris flow. they are also worried about flooding, especially if the drainpipes get backed up. they are specifically looking at this because it happened last year both here in santa rosa and other parts of the north bay. in east santa rosa, robert deshler is sweeping up leaves, gearing up for what could be a day of heavy rain. >> we want to make sure it does not get into the gutters and potentially plug up the drain. liz: that's exactly what the santa rosa fire marshal is concerned could happen. >> we saw a lot of the slippage last year.

liz: he says areas around the 2020 glass fire burn scars are at an increased risk for mudslides, much like this deadly mudslide in september when debris gushed into a burn scar in the san bernardino mountains, killing one person. >> our concern is the hills above santa rosa. i have not been growing the way they should and are not as receptive to water. water has the potential to sheet off the hills much quicker than it typically would because it is a burn scar which could then impact our waterways. liz: that's what happened during this storm last year. an entire neighborhood in santa rosa flooded. nearly 100 residents had to be evacuated by fire and sheriff department vehicles and some even by boat. the fire department has their inflatable rescue boat on standby if it happens again. in san rafael, the police apartment is also asking residents to prepare, reminding people of the flooding last year. >> last year, san rafael experienced quite the flooding.

this year, we do not anticipate this storm to bring that sort of flood. liz: back in santa rosa, the city is providing sandbags and doing what they can to get the word out. >> making sure people know what is coming ahead, meaning wind, rainfall. liz: the fire department is in close contact with the national weather service. they say they're expecting most rain here to be between 2:00 and 6:00 a.m. there is not -- flood warning in effect for these burn scars behind me, but the fire marshal says it is a concern. they are monitoring and are prepared to step up if necessary. larry: thank you. a crew with the contra costa county public works department began cleaning up ditches along san pablo dam road ahead of tomorrow's storm. the goal is to prevent mudslides along that busy road. crus say they do not expect any problems from this storm. quits because we have not had a lot of rain.

much of that rain will probably soak into the surrounding area, such as is not saturated now. we anticipate it will soak in and we will not have a lot of runoff. larry: the effort to clear the ditches is expected to last about a week with crews working between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. so they do not disrupt morning or afternoon commutes. in santa clara county, seven centers are set up in the cupertino, gilroy, lis altos, saratoga, and woodland library branches. hours vary by location, so you have to check on that. in north bay, there is a shelter open in santa rosa from 7:00 tonight until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning at the homeless services center on 6th street. kristen: in the sierra, the storm is expected to bring up to three feet of snow. whiteout conditions are expected, so it will be a rough stretch up in the mountains. at 3:00 today, we look at the

bigger picture. i asked andrew shorts with sierra snow lab what it would take the season to get us out of the drought. >> for a severe, a successful winter season is statistically average, so that means 306 the inches of snow, so 30 feet of snow for us. with that said, we need about an extra year's worth of reciprocation to come out of the drought, so i guess a successful season this year if we want to come out of the drought is about 60 feet of snow. kristen: he added ideally we need a snow about every week or so to make that happen. larry: it is going to take a while in other words. join us tomorrow at 5:00 a.m. we will have complete storm coverage. kristen: authorities canceled classes today after a bomb threat was called in at about 9:30 this morning. school officials say they quickly alerted police and evacuated students and staff

members from campus. people living near the school were alerted and told to shelter in place. no word yet if authorities found anything hindering their search. larry: a historic site in the south bay has been damaged by fire. zach fuentes has more on his history in silicon valley. zach: now devastated by fire, this house was once a main structure on a sprawling 260-acre property in silicon valley. the group working to preserve its history got the news of the fire late tuesday night. >> it is is so depressing, and this happens over and over again. historic properties are not detected. zach: the home was built in 1868 by sam graves who gave away the

property so a school could be built. >> this little piece of property with this wonderful old house is completely surrounded by apartments and homes, and this is just a little jewel sitting here. zach: board members say they spent thousands of dollars keeping the grounds here maintained, making this fire even more disappointing and devastating, but still, they say they do not want to point fingers at any one group or specific person. >> maybe because there's a lot of problems we are all facing, maybe we don't take the time to see the importance of a building like this and how it helps tell the evolving story of silicon valley. zach: while the cause of the fire is filled under investigation, the city councilman for tells us he wants to look into ways of debtor preserving properties. he says prior to -- private security surveillance and better fencing could be solutions. >> something we could do as a

city or the property can do to try to maintain these historic structures. zach: for now, there optimistic about campaigns the city's historic commission has put forward. kristen: new information this afternoon on the ash from flareups at the martinez mining company. the dust fell over the area starting thanksgiving evening contained heavy metals like aluminum, lead, copper, and zinc. >> exposure to high concentration of these metals over a long period of time could cause elf problems. exposure during a single event like this would be unlikely to cause any major health problems. kristen: officials say the investigation into the incident, which was not reported to the county for two days, is just starting.

they say martin is refining will be held responsible for any laws or regulations that were neglected. officials expect any remaining dust to be washed away during tomorrow's rain, but they urge residents to avoid conduct -- contact. larry: buckle up. in the future, your commute through the bay area could include paying tolls on freeways. this is just an idea bay area transportation officials are looking at to try to alleviate traffic congestion over the next few decades. suzanne phone live along the bay area with details. you can imagine this is not going to be real popular with drivers. suzanne: it is not going to be popular, but it is just an idea. as you can imagine, traffic is always bad around here, especially around rush-hour. that is why transportation authorities are trying to figure out something to do about it.

in the future, you could be shelling out a little extra to drive freeways and highways. gridlock is something most of us dread in the bay. >> it gets pretty bad coming from the peninsula. suzanne: some say it is just getting worse. >> it is hard at the end of a long day to add happen hour, 40 five minutes, maybe an hour some days. suzanne: bay area officials are looking at the possibility of travelers per mile on some corridors that already have transportation. >> all too often, transportation on the freeways is not fast and not reliable. given that we are not going to build any more freeways, the capacity that we have now is the capacity we are going to have for the next generation. suzanne: on the website planbayarea.org, you see the corridors that could face pricing. >> those are contra costa county through alameda county to the bay bridge.

suzanne: metropolitan transportation commission does not have many other details on the idea. it is too early to say how much the tolls could cost drivers. what is certain -- transportation officials want to improve traffic flow on freeways and help reduce rate house gas emissions. transportation officials say the idea is to told all lanes of a freeway, not just express lanes. he could vary in price depending on the time of day. >> another way to think about this is to consider freeways like a public utility. in which case, you already pay more to consume power at some times of the day and less at others. suzanne: once again, freeway tolling is just an idea as part of a two-year study. if and when it gets the green light, it would not going to affect until 2035 or much later. kristen: interesting. thank you. targeting graffiti. the pilot program in san

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larry: 311 received 20,000 reports in the last year about graffiti alone. a city pilot program aims to address this concern as it relates to business. lyanne: it has been a standing rule that if any business gets attacked, the city forces that business or the owner of the building to remove it at their expense. the issue is that in many cases, it has gotten out of hand, and it has become this cat and mouse game. you get tagged, paint over it. graffiti, paint over it. businesses finally said enough and the city agreed and responded by saying for the next two years, they will take care of it. >> you missed a spot. lyanne: the mayor showed off her painting skills to kickoff a pilot program to reduce the amount of graffiti in commercial corridors around the city.

>> our goal is to be able to address graffiti within 72 hours. lyanne: business owners can proactively call the city or respond to a notice of violation. either way, they will not be charged. >> give us permission and allow us to do it. lyanne: this man has had to paint over graffiti about once a month. >> i'm all for art. i'm all for expressing yourself. i just don't want it on my business. >> it is important that our neighbors and people visiting the city feel welcome and feel like commercial corridors are not neglected. they are clean, well taken care of, safe. lyanne: the two-year pilot abatement program dictates the city spend $2 million each year covering up graffiti rather than forcing businesses to do it themselves. the city responding to calls for help from businesses who barely survived the pandemic. >> they emailed us and said,

where's the support? i thought that was a very good question. i think that this legislation is an excellent answer to that question. lyanne: graffiti is typically a community's blight which studies have shown can lead to the decay of a neighborhood. it may take more than the estimated 72 hours to get to some of these businesses because there maybe high demand. the public works department told me -- and i thought this was interesting -- summer is when they see more graffiti because kids are out of school. larry: makes sense. supporting business obviously a good idea, but the reality is people are going to come tagged the buildings over and over again, so what is the city going to do to try to stop that? lyanne: exactly. it is not considered a criminal act to tag a building so you will not see people going to jail but in some cases when they are caught on camera or video, they are able to charge them for

the cost for the damage. some businesses are attacked over and over again at that point, they are either encouraged to put lights with sensors, video cameras to try to deter people, but again, another cost to small businesses. larry: thank you. kristen: the city of san francisco has its first new chief of protocol in five years of -- in five years. charlotte felt held -- charlotte scholz held the position for 50 years. she died recently. the new officeholder grew up in san francisco and is a long time advocate. doordash is adding to tech layoffs as the bay area. they say they will lay off corporate employees. they say recent inflation has significantly lowered demand. shares have gone down more than

60% this year. other bay area operations such as mita -- meta and twitter also have experience layoffs. larry: real workers have asked -- rail workers expected to walk off the job as early as next week. the biden administration making new commitments to native american nations. president biden announced commitments during the government's first in-person summit in six years including new uniform standards for federal agencies to consult with tribes, a plan to revitalize native-language's, and new efforts to strengthen the travel rights outlined in existing treaties with the federal government. >> we're ushering in a new era and advancing away from the federal government to work with tribal nations, and it starts by appointing indigenous people to

lead in my administration. kristen: get those umbrellas out, right? you are going to need them. larry: absolutely. a big storm coming. sandhya: it is welcome in the bay area, but the timing not so great. right now as we get you in a little bit closer, you will notice there is some heavy rain falling right around the northwest portion of the state. eureka, crescent city, some snow over higher elevations. this is heading in our direction, but not until later on tonight in the far northern end of our viewing area and tomorrow morning for the rest of you. already seeing an increase in cloud cover, as we had expected. live view from our mount tam camera right now. it is a little hazy out there. 54 degrees right now in half moon bay. those flags that are barely swaying in the wind will be blowing as we head towards tomorrow morning and the winds

pick up. mid-50's from santa rosa to napa. 57 right now in fairfield and also livermore. i live view from our emeryville camera. you can see clouds gathering, stormy for the morning commute, lingering showers in the afternoon, and another storm arrives this weekend. this is a moderate strength storm, level two. tomorrow morning, the brief, heavy rain, gusting wind, minor urban flooding, and i have now just added the snow level in the afternoon and evening, 2000 to 3000 feet. we will see some snow nixing in with showers over places like mount hamilton. at 7:00, you are looking at a few showers as we advance the timeline. you will notice tomorrow morning's commute will be dicey. it is just pouring in the north bay at 5:00. rain beginning in san francisco at the east bay. heavy rain at 8:00 a.m. across the central bay and in 11:00

a.m., it is focusing on the southern area in terms of intensity. still some showers lingering at 4:00. you will notice that rain/snow mix over mount hamilton and behind it, quick clearing. in terms of rainfall totals, these also just updated. we are going with half an inch to an inch. wetter spots will pick up more than an inch of rain tonight. we will show you breezy to gusty conditions. wind ramping up close to 40 miles an hour and topping that it 8:00 a.m., so be careful. allow yourself that extra time. it's going to be a stormy morning ride, but the good news is it will not be as cold as it was this morning. still some trailing showers and snow showers, starting to clear out. 40's and 50's, so it is going to be chilly. we are looking at a cold, frosty

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incremental increases for "an extended period." that's why the stock market is going up today. the fed still fighting against record inflation, anticipates raising its key interest rate by a half point in december. interest rates have gone up six consecutive times already this year, a pace not seen since the early 1980's. the fed chairman says interest rates will likely be held at a restrictive level -- that means hi -- for some time. the irs announced it is increasing interestoney from the irs due to overpayment or refund, you will get 7% interest. that is up from 6%, and this all begins from october. the irs adds interest is only paid on refunds more than 45 days late to you, so don't get too excited, and listen to this

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>> i wish you and i could talk about something other than what has been looming over us the last three years, but you are correct. as we approach winter, we have to factor in the fact that what caused covid to spread more rapidly may happening as well with colder temperatures, people gathering indoors, a lot of travel, a lot of in-door gathering, so i think the message is clear -- there is still a high amount of virus circulating. we cannot ignore the fact that around 2500 americans are still losing their lives every week from covid-19. larry: it seems pretty clear people are not into masking up anymore. they just want this all to go away. what is the immediate future going to look like? >> it is hard to predict what the immediate future will look like, but xp v, the new variant, looks to be a combination of a couple omicron subvariants.

this just brings us back to what we saw in the past with omicron. i think it is important to remind people that we are much better aware -- much better prepared to take care of severe illness than we were in the past. we also have vaccines. we have treatments now but that does not mean people cannot get severely sick, went up in the hospital -- wind up in the hospital, and ruin their vacation. larry: are people getting vaccinated in the numbers -- we have not talked about herd immunity in what seems like an attorney. i'm not sure if it is even still possible at this point. >> i don't know if herd immunity is something that can be quantified. back in 2020, people were talking about this specific number. if we get this population with immunity, we will stop this transmission, but with a large amount of naturally acquired immunity and vaccine-acquired

immunity, we may lessen the number of people getting severely ill, but that does not mean that i percentage of people still will not wind up in the hospital, so we have to get people protected and that does involve getting the bivalent booster. as you mentioned, uptick is not great. and twitter is not helping. larry: that is for sure. we have seen the reluctance of people that signed up with -- signed up for four shots with relation to covid-19. how about flu vaccine hesitancy? are we seeing a carryover? >> unfortunately, yes. it is frustrating, but a few million less people have gotten their flu shot this time of year in comparison to last year. two states -- typically at this time of year, two states are reporting a high level of flu activity. this year, it is 16. early data from flu strains

right now show that it is antigenically -- meaning the variant is similar to the way the flu shot is designed, so it is likely to provide good protection. people say on a given year, the flu shot is 40% to 60% effective at preventing all infection, but in terms of preventing severe infections, it is much higher than that. if you have not gotten your flu shot, do it now. larry: we believe it right there. sounds like we will be talking about this much more in the future. kristen: the fda is expanding guidelines to allow more bisexual and gay men to donate lead. sources say the guidance will focus on risk-based donor screening questions rather than blanket assessments. under current policy, all men who have had sex with men in the past three months are ineligible to donate. larry: coming up, a big honor larry: coming up, a big honor for the french in a recent clinical study,

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honored for their efforts to help others. what do you think of these people of the year? ama: i mean, yeah, let's honor anyone helping others. i always loved jennifer hudson. i did not realize she had a talk show, though. >> maybe it is just not on our network. >> you know, dolly parton should have been on this list -- >> that's a great one! >> i think it is great they are honoring all four of those, but i agree with you. it is nice that people are doing good things for others. larry: anybody that wants to give back -- especially, these people have all made a relative fortune, so anything to help those who have not made a fortune is fantastic. dwayne "the rock" johnson posted an image of himself returning to

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i only feel sorry for the person who tried to come in after and is like, i just wanted a king-size snickers. >> he did not take the candy bars. he left them in a bag on the counter and told the clerk, anybody that comes in -- >> i think she means the person who comes in after all be candy bars run out. >> i missed the rock and the free candy bars. >> he even joked in the video saying the poor guy that had to ring up i don't know how many candy bars was just like, would you just get out of here please? it was kind of funny. >> it is good that he is able to ride that wrong that has been bugging him for so long, right? the french baguette joins unesco's list of intangible cultural heritage. the organization officially recognized the baguette today, stamping the mastery of the bread as an essential part of human culture. the beloved delicacy joins food such as a neapolitan pizza,

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larry: the united nations suggests one of the world's most iconic coral reefs is in danger from the effects of climate change. kristen: that is making bay area researchers think outside the box. dan: that's exactly right. fascinating work having an impact on the others of the world. bay area researchers are working on solutions that could help bolster ecosystems like australia's great barrier reef. as a researcher with the california academy of sciences in san francisco, hernandez has explored coral reefs all around

the world and in recent years, she has seen heart aching examples of the damage known as coral bleaching. >> this is a coral skeleton. it is made up of calcium carbonate. dan: she says the white contrasts with the colors often seen on coral present -- presented by algae which often attaches itself to healthy coral, but the relationship is being increasingly disrupted by climate change and warming ocean waters. hernandez says some of the worst damage is caused by recurring temperature strikes. >> before the coral recovers, there is already another high-temperature event. dan: the bleaching is so significant that a united nations report recommends the barrier reef be added to the list of world heritage sites. back at the academy of sciences,

researchers are not just paying attention to the world's threatened coral reefs. they are working on solutions to help them recover. scientists are on what they call son watch. the lab is one of the few of its kind in the country able to coax living coral into spawning. it employs a complex system that mimics everything from water temperature to lunar cycles in the coral's native environment. >> it just continues to amaze me, this process, the fact that it happens once a year even when taken out of the ocean. dan: she oversees the program and says there is intense interest in developing technologies to bolster the reefs. she says one key may be genetically diverse coral. >> if we understand how we can stimulate sexual reproduction in corals, which is the natural way, we can encourage them to survive.

dan: as the fight to slow global warming continues, the restoration project are likely to become more essential. >> we need to act and we need to act fast. dan: a sense of urgency felt worldwide. scientists are continuing to monitor coral spawning. we will stay up-to-date on their findings and keep you informed about what they are learning. but do you guys. larry, you have seen the great barrier reef. larry: yes, spectacular in australia. you have to travel to a relatively remote area, but it is fantastic. dan: what a privilege. larry: you have to observe that for sure. kristen: get your umbrellas out, get ready for some rough driving tomorrow. sandhya: the timing is not good,

but let me show you first what is good. we are looking at a winter storm warning 10:00 tonight until 10:00 a.m. friday. heavy snow, one to three feet, higher peaks up to four feet, but when you combine that with wind, it will be white out conditions at times, so old off on travel. it is a moderate strength storm on our exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale and it will get here late tonight into tomorrow morning. at 7:00, you will notice a few showers around mendocino county. you will have to wait until the morning commute to really hear that rain pounding the pavement. the wind whipping the bay area. it will be rough for that morning commute. going into 9:00 a.m., the shift is in the east bay, the south bay, and a few trailing showers in the afternoon before the system moves on out. biggest concerns, hazardous travel during the commute, pounding on the roadways high likelihood. tomorrow, mixed precip over

mount hamilton. you are looking at temperatures ranging from the mid 40's to the mid 50's, so it will be cool, and then let's talk colder. freeze watch 11:00 p.m. tomorrow until 9:00 a.m. friday. the accuweather 7-day forecast brought a level-two storm to a cold friday morning. we will see more wet weather. larry: we have not seen that much grain on the radar in a long time for sure. kristen: the red bull cycling star showing off his skills in a new movie short. find out what it takes to make these tricks work.

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big sky is at 10:00 followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. there's many different ways to show your love for san francisco, but one man is truly going to the extreme. this morning, abc 7 talked with red bull stunt cyclist danny fiasco. you have to see it to believe it. >> people know me for doing tricks on top of buildings in the street, on top of mountains, things like that, but i was really keen to make a new film and i thought there was no better place than the streets of san francisco to do that. in the beginning, i tried to think of a bunch of new ideas for tricks. we spent some weeks trying to find the most interesting places with the best backdrops to do these kind of tricks, and we came back and filmed about four

weeks altogether, and some of the things you see in this film, things like right along the tennis net, that took me, like, 200 takes over two days. every trick has taken at least one day but some have taken multiple days to do. if you do go at something kind of doggedly, eventually it will work as long as you got some grasp of what you are capable of. you just have to keep on at it until you land it. took us a few trips out there for me to finally land it. i know it was a sort of skate spot, and i ended up -- first time i tried to film this back in 2017, i ended up breaking my kneecap on the second day.

little bit of a spanner in the works, and we had to return five years later to land the trick properly. it is all part of it. it is part and parcel of sports. there were only kamala, 200 people that lived -- there were only, like, 200 people that lived in my village. luckily for me in 2009, the internet came along at the right time. went on youtube, made a small video of writing around -- made a small video of riding around edinburgh back then. ended up kicking off a 13-your-long career so far. hopefully i can do it for many decades to come. dan cole -- larry: wow. in 24 hours, that has gotten more than 24,000 views. get the bay area streaming tv app and that will let you join

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