rescues we have seen it all today a new year's eve storm wallops the bay area and sets records in the process. good evening and thank you for joining us. we have team coverage tonight, tara campbell is following things in san francisco and we are following a dramatic rescue in the east bay. it's looking a little better out there. >> so much better, compared to what we had a few hours ago, you can see that essentially significant rainfall has ended here in the bay area. the brunt of the storm has moved to our southeast, rainfall totals over the last 24 hours is almost staggering.

this is a 24 hour total, 8 inches. but for today's date, we recorded 5.64 inches of rain which is it just shy of the all-time record and is a new record for francisco. our forecast information shows that not only has the rain ended the clouds will move out in the overnight hours giving way to clear skies we will start 2023 with sunny skies, and i will have the accuweather 7-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> we saw numerous of flood rescue throughout the day, abc has more about how wild a day it's been in the east bay. >> firefighters had to use a kayak to help this mom and her children get out. ask -- they moved to danville earlier

this year, she came to pick up the family and take them to her house. >> was he scared? >> he loves the firefighters. >> it was an adventure for him. >> an adventure for all of us. >> he tried to clean out the drains and it didn't help. >> i thought i was going to get through it but too much water came down. >> this is not typical for danville. there was just too much water flooding the creeks that overwhelmed the drainage system. >> any and all creeks right now are flooded, what is normally a small creek is turned into this. >> flood insurance is not something that we always think about, i am hoping that are neighbors will be ok. >> they watched massive waves make it down there street to their garage. despite the massive barrier, water made it inside. >> our neighbors were not as

lucky, thi their homes we. we had ae bit gh ou. >> the family that you saw earlier in the story, we reached out to them and they are back home tonight. it is possible that the road will be closed until tomorrow that's when police and investigators will be able to come and assess the damage. abc 7 news. >> numerous trees have come down in the storm, one tumbled over at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. in walnut creek, eight tree landed on the contra costa trail. san francisco and the peninsula saw its share of flooding today, tara campbell is on top of our building overlooking the bug darrow, and what a good viewpoint you have from here. >> yes, dion, what a good

difference we have from earlier today. the san francisco fire department saying, despite what has been a difficult day, the show will go on, and we can see people funneling in for the show. water dripping across winds whipping, mud sliding and taking some san mateo residents by surprise. >> this is not usually this high. >> water levels are much higher than usual. >> similar scenes playing out in san francisco. >> house flooding, rock slides, mudslides, rocks -- trees lines down. we are asking the pub please, if you don't have to be driving right now please don't be out on the streets riving your car. >> flares going up at the alameda boulevard entrance,

cesar chavez, down trees. oyster point, floodwaters closed a portion of one of one completely. how many locations have you been to rescued -- to rescue people who were in their vehicles? >> we been 200 throughout the day. >> is san francisco home has flooded before, but not like this. cripes the last flood a few years ago water got all the way through here, but this one's much larger. it got all the way to the deck. >> quickly opening the drain, and then clean up against. >> ameritrade clean it up myself. >> despite the rain coming to a halt here, still a caution on those roads come us will wet and primed to be pretty slick. if you are out here for the fireworks, take precaution. >> always a good reminder, tara, maine- a passenger rescued froma

submerged car. one resident had to clear out nearly a foot of water from his apartment. workers in redwood city had to cut down a tree to clear the road. and flooding in san mateo. in apart building -- in an apartment building, flooding and a huge risk for some residents. >> happy new year. >> it's not the new year's eve that her and her family a plan for. >> i was working morning with a knock on the door, i figured it was pg and ee, and it was a down power line and that we would need to move our cars immediately, because there was flooding, and it was right there. he saw just how close the water came to her daughter.

-- came to heard to work. a lot of water. >> yes, definitely. >> had was keeping a close i on this and other drains overwhelmed by be storm. >> we are on a floodplain, it's going to happen whether the drains are clean or not. it's just bad timing. >> they were worried about flooding on armstrong avenue in -- he was trying to clear the debris. >> it's going to get worse, it's going to get right up to the street and on the driveways here. and it will be flooded. in napa county, caltrans cr worked to remove this fallen tree in calistoga. a driver of a car collided with the tree, luckily, no injuries. and in sonoma county, a portion of highway 121 was closed, under

water a detour foreclosed -- for dryers. -- for drivers. >> we haven't had rain like this in quite a while, i am happy to see it. we have experienced rounds -- routes and we are rationing water here in california. i'm glad to see it for sure. >> the floodwater has receded but it is still raining, chp is asking drivers to take it slow this holiday weekend. abc 7 news. >> santa cruz police responded to a report of a person trapped under a fallen tree this afternoon. that happened at lighthouse field street -- beach this morning. the 72-year-old santa cruz resident was pronounced dead at the scene. interstate 80 is close tonight from colfax to the state line because of white out conditions. caltrans says if you are headed that way, you should turn

around. and a reminder, you can keep track of the storms and wet weather with the abc 7 app, it is available anywhere you happen to stream. it is already 2023 in some places, we will take you to the huge times square celebration. and pope and addict the 16th has

people are in times square to watch the ball drop tonight. tonight you can also bring in the new year with just

clarks rocking new year's eve with ryan seacrest. the former pope passed away this morning in the vatican, the vatican announced he became ill on wednesday. he shocked the world when he stepped down from the world -- when he stepped down from the role in 2016. another first, a current pope to honor a current -- a former one. a new year's eve storm slammed the region causing widespread flooding and damage. >> 2023 will begin on a note, but it won't last long. i

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because i have a graphic to show you, the winter storm warning lasting until 4:00 tomorrow which is just a few hours from now. we expect over one foot of snow over 5000 feet, wind gusts hit over 100 hr. yo can see why travel into and out of that area is almost impossible. i want to show you the end of the storm. what's left has moved out of the bay area, although san jose is still reporting light rain. bessie only bay area reporting station reporting rainfall right now. we have got up to 18 miles per hour over livermore. the big change here, over -- other than the rain ending, is the temperature change between five and 10° cooler now than it was this time last night. temperatures

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