distance from the road all the way down the cliff to the ocean below. suzanne phan is liv latest. sunn survived the harrowing crash. firefighters consider it a miracle. it was a complex rescue. it was a dramatic rescue that was right out of a movie. more than 30 rescuers from multiple agencies, and three helicopters involved. several choppers hovered above as rescue crews armed with ropes and special equipment scrambled to get to the victims. it started around 10:30 this morning. authorities got a call of a tesla that went over the cliff. the driver was going south on highway one. the crash happened by devil's side. authorities don't know why the car veered off the road. it was a tremendous drop.

>> we had 300 feet of ropes and we just about maxed them out. suzanne: inside the car, a nine-year-old boy and four-year-old girl and two adults. rescue crews action waiting fore amidst slippery conditions, the adults were rescued by air with the help of coast guard and chp helicopters and a medical air ambulance. a devastating crash, but one that had a truly unbelievable outcome. >> we come out here unfortunately too often for things like this. this was nothing short of a miracle that they survived. suzanne: authorities say the children had minor to moderate injuries. the adults had critical injuries. at the time of the crash it was not raining, but authorities don't know why the crash

happened or who the people were inside the car. suzanne phan, abc 7 news. liz: thank you. happening now, a little more than 24 hours of dry weather but the rain has returned. this is a look from our exploratorium camera where you can see the raindrops on the lens. dan: take a look at the golden camera. spencer christian has a look at the soaking start to the year. spencer: that is true. soaking start and more stormy weather, severe stormy weather on the way. the current storm is light but we have pockets of moderate to heavy downpours in this area from south san francisco towards redwood city. portions of 280, highway one and highway 101 are getting drenched on top of conditions over the

weekend. this is a level one storm on the impact scale. through the evening, light to moderate showers, rainfall additional totals will be under 0.25 inch. slick roads and breezy conditions. starting at 5:00 p.m., the storm winding down in the evening, giving way to cloudy skies overnight, may be a spotty showers or two. the greater concern is a stronger storm that will be a level three on the impact scale, coming in wednesday and thursday, bringing long periods of rain, threat of mudslides, damaging winds. we will give you a closer look at the timeline later. dan: thanks, spencer. many communities saw the limits of the storm infrastructure in the past 48 hours, tested to its limit. with so much water, we had dangerous floods, closed roads and fast-moving creeks. we could see more of this all over again in the coming days. liz: our reporter is live with

the preparations underway. dan: he joins us live from danville. >> cruz just finished the streets here in danville, trying to avoid a repeat of saturday. officials say today was a good day for residents to get their house in order. it has been two saturdays flooding in danville and residents are still trying to clean up. >> the water came up to the stairs. once the water receded, we had mud in the garage. >> brent reynolds says he power washed the garage but the dam had -- the damage has been done. >> we lost all of that. this is what was salvageable on the right. >> the neighborhood got several feet of flooding over the weekend. firefighters had to use kayaks to evacuate some residents. reynolds says he knows his

family is lucky. >> if the floodwaterschr higher house would be flooded. the people down the street, that >> residents joined city crews trying to clean up streets. firefighters warned this weekend's rain will likely be worse. >> now is the time for homeowners to protect their property. >> steve hill is a contra costa official who says it is important for residents to get ahead of the storm. clean out gutters, check storm drains which could be blocked by leaves, and get sandbags to protect against flooding. >> it might help protect your property from sit -- standing water that could get into your home, which it did over the holiday weekend. >> sandbags are a hot commodity. one of the pickup spots was not only out of sand but out of bags.

miguel rodriguez was looking for sandbags for his clients. >> looking for sandbags but they have no more. a lot of people have damage on their property because so many leaves, at one time. and then we had a very good rain. steve says it may important for people who live near small creeks to get sandbags. that is what happened in danville, the creeks overflowed and that is what caused the flooding. liz: thank you. a pleasanton neighborhood was flooded this morning for the second time in 48 hours. homes near foothill boulevard were inundated this morning. resident steve and his wife were awake when it happened. >> we were unloading the dog and she said, did you hear something? i said yes, i do. she said it sounds like water.

i looked at the driveway and there was a wall of water coming down. liz: steve says a foot and a half of mud and water flooded his crawlspace and garage. the damage is much worse than what happened on saturday, when the neighborhood also budded. he wants to know where the water came from because it was dry this morning. flooded drains were along san leandro. gallons of standing water were sucked out at the on ramp. the clogged drains caused flooding over the weekend. dan: residents of an oakland apartment complex have been evacuated to a hotel as management tries to pump water out of the parking garage and restore power to the building. >> it is emotional because went from having a home, to my kids being homeless. >> displaced residents gathered outside this hotel near oakland

airport, where they are being provided temporary lodging after floodwaters inundated their building over the weekend on 70 1st ave across from the coliseum. >> the cars were underwater. the street was flooded. cars were driving through the puddles, gettingtu.>> residf thy complex shared videos of the damage and and email sent to them by the management of the complex saying clogged storm drains caused floodwaters to rush in. pg&e cut the power and it will take days to pump the water out. >> i went in the garage and i was fearful because i know the power was still on. i got in my car. it was above my ankles. the water was filthy. it was brown. there was trash. >> i'm angry. i have two cars that are gone. i have no transportation. i'm displaced. i work from home.

>> residents expressed security worries with no power. the management company said in the emailed they are providing a standing guard, but they referred residents to insurance companies for claims of loss of food and vehicles. >> this is bringing us closer together. from here, all we can do is rise above. it will take a lot of work. as long as we stick together, we will be all right. dan: a break in the weather yesterday and today. that gave people a chance to finish cleaning up and preparing for the next big storms. lyanne melendez continues coverage in san francisco. lyanne: here in san francisco, we didn't see as much wind as we normally have during one of these storms. the major cause of the damage around here was basically the

flooding. i will leave it to the experts in the weather department but it appears the next storm approaching, we will see windy conditions and that has the city very worried. it is hard to believe the floodwaters from saturday's rain storm came up this high. this is folsom and 17th francisco, which has a history of widespread flooding. neighbors and business owners told us it hasn't been this bad in years. >> looked like a tidal wave coming through. it came in with such force. boxes floated away with gallons of paint in them. it was intense. >> a few blocks away, the owner of hildebrandt furniture showed us the damage. he had sandbags but apparently they weren't stacked high enough. >> another foot over the top.

it took the wall of sandbags and slid them back. lyanne: this street artist shared pictures on instagram. his studio was flooded. he saved his paintings but he posted he is now focused on surviving the next major storm. the department of services will activate its emergency operations center to have a coordinated response effort among city agencies. >> we are assuming we will again get if not as much rain, at least more rain than the storm system is engineered to handle. with the wind, we assume we will have more power outages and more settled trees -- felled trees and branches. >> we will get sandbags. lyanne: the department of public works this morning had 4500 sandbags. cars were lined up early. public works expects a small shipment tomorrow and

on wednesday, hopefully in time for the storm. the city is asking people to keep that 911 line available for only emergency, life and safety emergencies. those people who have a flexible hybrid work schedule, the city is asking them if they can just stay home wednesday and thursday. leon melendez, abc 7 news. liz: thank you. storm recovery. what to know about insurance when it comes to flooding. michael finney has answers. sierra snow? and historic snowpack and what it means for skiers. gadgets and gizmos at the consumer electronics show. dan: we are counting down to the final monday night football game of the season on abc seven. the countdown is live and taking down to the bills and bengals. down(steven)bills and bengals. every time i come to see caremore, they go above

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weekend. lena howland has a look at some of the problems in the east bay. lena: as a break in the rain came monday, parts of the east bay are still trying to recover from the new year's eve storm. this golf course along redwood road was still partially underwater. r closed because of several landslides. >> it is pretty messed up. lena: the damage this creek did near crescent in castro valley caused part of the road to fall into the creek. >> that is it. no more. lena: this man and his family had a front row seat to the storm. >> we have to keep watching to seat -- to see if we needed to evacuate. lena: his backyard is a pool of mud, losing multiple trees and part of his fence. flooding his basement and leaving the condition of his

jacuzzi up in the air. >> the water went in and it is muddy over there. all the carpet is gone. we have exercise equipment that is all messed up. it is pretty bad. lena: as of monday morning, his family, still unable to reach their insurance company because of the holiday. while they are busy assessing the damage and contacting their insurance company, they are concerned about more rain expected over the next several days. lena howland, abc 7 news. liz: the oakland zoo is closed for two weeks because of catastrophic storm damage. intense rain washed the pavement away, causing this 10 foot by 10 foot sinkhole. it will take two weeks at least for repairs to be done. inside the zoo, there was flooding, fallen trees and major soil erosion. the animals and staff are all ok.

some streets are still flooded today. this is weeks street in palo alto near the ravenswood open space. clogged drains left ms and inches of standing water that won't go away. crews have been going around clearing drains but there is a backlog of flooding to respond to. dan: downed trees are a problem. this one fell over the weekend in san mateo. the tree is still sitting across audubon avenue near 5th st. arborists and public works crews have been busy clearing trees. liz: there is a lot of damage but fortunately much of the losses will be covered by insurance. dan: michael finney is here with a look at what damage will be covered by insurance and what damage won't be. michael: many of us write checks every year for homeowners and car insurance. then we don't think about it until an event like this. what is the coverage offered by your insurance company?

let's start with your homeowners. most policies cover wind damage, which includes a tree that falls. with water, it gets tricky but here is the basic rule. if water falls he discovered. if water rises, it is not unless you have flood insurance. if your basement floods, your homeowners policy probably won't pay. if your roof is damaged and rain gets in, you are most likely covered. mold damage gets complicated. check your policy. flooded cars are covered but only if the owner carries comprehensive coverage. it is the same with a falling tree. if you have comprehensive, you are most likely covered. most newer cars have comprehensive coverage because finance companies require it for an auto loan. if you suffered damage, take lots of photos and document everything. you could wind up fighting your insurance company. dan: excellent idea.

document everything. liz: spencer, it is looking really intense. dan: wednesday could be worse than this weekend? spencer: especially on top of the impact from the earlier storm. a level 3 storm is coming our way on wednesday. right -- right now, light rain. a level one storm ended his wet across the region. not raining very heavily, but a couple pockets of intense downpours reaching from south san francisco across the bay to oakland, san leandro and over to hayward and union city. it is wet. the commute should be slow. the wind is not a big factor, but check out the 24 hour temperature change. temperatures of limited from yesterday -- have plummeted from yesterday. 7° cooler in san francisco, 14 in concord. it is raining

camera has raindrops on the lens. upper 40's in san francisco. 48 at half moon bay. we had a bit of view on thicamem ocat d 40's in santa rosa, upper 40's at concord and livermore. showing the approach to the toll plaza at the bay bridge, it is wet there. forecast headlines are, showers will be ending tonight but it will be cloudy overnight. mostly cloudy and dry tomorrow and a strong storm arrives wednesday into thursday. that will be even stronger than the one over the weekend. right now, what is left of this storm is a one on the impact scale through the evening. rainfall additional totals will be under 0.25 inch in most areas. let's talk about the strong

level 3 storm coming our way wednesday and thursday. long periods of heavy rain, high flood threat, high threat of mudslides and strong, damaging winds. forecast animation early wednesday morning, by the time the morning rush begins, heav downpours, gusty damaging winds, and the chance of widespread flooding and mudslides. all the problems we had for the weekend storm will be potentially worse. rainfall totals from 2.5-4 .5 inches, the animation shows gusts above 50 miles per hour, up to 60 miles per hour on the coast. a very powerful storm. exercise caution. flooding on roadways, high concern. the creek flooding, mud sliding, landslides, power outages, trees down, it is going to be a mess.

let's show you the seven-day forecast. even into thursday, elements of the storm will continue and the impacts will be just as great as wednesday although the intensity of the storm itself may diminish a bit. periods of rain friday, saturday, sunday and monday. dan: wednesday and thursday, very intense. liz: good idea to stay home if you can. dan: a new year and a few of the new laws that took effect on the clock struck midnight. liz: what is in the stars

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efficient, to cut the red tape and be ok with admitting when things aren't working. >> what is not working is the current response to blight, crime and homelessness, especially with the cold and wet weather. he says the need for housing is critical. >> we have over 5000 people living on the streets. it is a crisis. i want us to treat it like a crisis, which means building more cost-effective shelter, expanding inpatient treatment for addiction and mental illness and getting people inside. >> the budget will be the first stake in the ground in regards to his plans for homelessness and other key axes to the city. -- to the city. he has gone from the tech office to cit hall and is looking to evolve san jose back to the bit -- great city he knows. >> how do you think this year will go for the city? >> it will be a great year.

we will build interim housing and help members of the homeless community move indoors. we will continue to rebuild the police department and implement greater transparency and accountability around core services. we will have to evolve how we solve problems in government. san jose will continue to be a beacon for hope and opportunity for people from all over. i'm excited to help lead us into that future. >> a future happening now in the south bay. liz: the new year brings new laws and regulations in california. governor newsom signed the 1000 bills into law. private insurance companies can no longer charge people co-pays or deductibles for abortions. law enforcement officers won't be able to ticket people for jaywalking. you can sue someone for sending you obscene material against your will. new law attacks the pink tax with items marketed to women costing more. retailers must charge the same

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solutions. this is abc 7 news. dan: electronics show is back in las vegas this week and it is bigger than ever. a ces spokesperson is live. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. dan: every year ces introduces a lot of cutting edge technology. what can we expect this year? >> we are thrilled to be back in las vegas. the show opens thursday running through sunday, and we have a jampacked experience ready for the global stage of the technology world. we have more than 3200 exhibitors slated to be on site. we have 100,000 of technology's biggest fans coming in, and we will see everything from transportation and mobility, digital health, the metaverse, sustainability, it will all be in vegas this week. dan: can you tell us any

showstoppers? what is the most exciting thing you are hearing about? >> there is so much and we can't wait for the doors to open. one thing i'm excited about is john deere will be giving a keynote. they will have a major presence and agricultural technology is a new area for the show this year. we have west hall, which is completely sold out, more than 300 exhibitors dedicated to transportation and mobility. the latest in electronic vehicles, autonomous vehicles, personal mobility devices. that is an area i can't wait to go and see. in that vein, a big showstopper will be on saturday. we have the autonomous challenge at the las vegas motor speedway where we will see head to race cars on the track, going at it. speeds of up to 195 miles per

hour. crazy things happening this week. dan: that is very cool. we talk about cars, obviously big. you mentioned a couple things but highlight what is new with automobiles, self-driving technology. will we hear anything new about that? >> self-driving will be a huge story. we have an entire hall dedicated to transportation and mobility. we are trying to see how we can get to the next level where cars are doing most of the work for us. this is a place for companies together to do business, and meet each other and see how they can bring that technology into the cars we will be driving on the roads, or not driving on the roads one day soon. dan: a couple questions. any issues that are a key focus? we talk about self-driving but is there anything about global warming or other issues people are concerned about that will be roof ducted in the exhibits?

-- reflected in the exhibits? >> security for all is a theme of the show. we are partnering with the world academy of arts and sciences and the united nations to focus on technology solving the world's biggest problems. thank things like food security, health care, personal income and environmental protection, political freedom. we have a ton of focus on that. we have work programs and conference sessions. dan: who can attend do you have to be in the industry? >> the show is open to industry professionals only, so you have to be a certified member of the industry. those who are not can follow along on des -- ces online. the show will run janua dan: thanks so much for coming on. good luck with the show.

>> thanks so much. liz: speaking of technology, another first for elon musk but this isn't a good thing. according to bloomberg's billionaire index, he became the first person in history to lose $200 billion in wealth. musk had a net worth of $340 billion in november 20 21, before tesla's stock plunged 65% over the last year, knocking his fortune down to about $137 billion. dan: another good reason to drink water, and how to keep those new year's resolutions. the four at 4:00 is next. liz: the final monday night football game of the season happens here on abc 7. the countdown is ticking down to bills and bengals. bills and bengals. ♪ entresto is the #1 heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists.

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don't make any. larry: i have a big one this year. be nicer to my coworkers. dan: you need an action plan for that. larry: then i thought, why bother? let's go to something more attainable. we are two days into the new year. i think i have already failed. dan: spencer, did you make new year's resolutions? spencer: if i had to make one, it would be remain healthy. not so specific. it is do whatever i can remain healthy and vibrant. dan: what about more accurate forecasts? spencer: i blew it already. dan: how about you? liz: some years i do, some i don't. i will be a little more earnest and i will do one. i want to be more present. my husband is like, you are on

your phone. i'm on my phone a lot, i'm distracted. dan: i have been trying to do that come up with the phone away. liz: i will try to be more present. dan: and be nice to larry. liz: we will try. if drinking more water is one of your resolutions, it is ae. researchers at the national institutes of health say drinking enough water can lower the risk of chronic dth l at sod those with higher numbers had higher risk of heart failure, stroke, diabetes and dementia. they have a higher chance of being biologically older than their actual age. women should drink nine cups of water daily and for men, it is 12.5. that is a lot of water. do you drink a lot of water? dan: the last couple years i'm trying to drink more. i have my handy water bottle here with me on the set. i try. larry drinks a ton of water. spencer: i drink a lot, as well.

larry: i have always been a big water drinker. it is not like i'm getting thirsty but my body tells me i need some water. dan: you been drinking when you are not thirsty, just guzzle some water. larry, how much do you drink per day? larry: about 10 of these. i don't even know. it's a lot of water. i have to offset the rom. liz: a new new year's resolution, i need to drink some more water because i don't do anything like that. dan: people are celebrating and grumbling about rolling stones list of 200 greatest singers of all time. aretha franklin tops the list followed by whitney houston and sam cooke. billie holiday and mariah carey. the magazine says the list isn't just about the singer's voice but their originality, influence, depth of catalog and breadth of their musical legacy. those are some great singers.

i can think of others that i like just as well. anybody you are thinking of? spencer: my favorites are barbra streisand and dionne warwick. you -- favorite male vocalist is tony bennett. my favorite rock 'n' roll voice of all time is joe cocker. dan: he was great. gravelly, great voice. how about you, larry? larry: was it brian johnson from ac/dc? if he can do it, i can get that. you are the actual singer on the show. dan: i don't know. brian johnson has an interesting technique he uses to give him that sound. it sounds like he is hurting his voice. one of my favorite voices, tony bennett. i like frank sinatra, i love his style. liz: whitney, guys. and celine dion is not on the

list. a lot of fans are in an uproar saying it is a crime against humanity. dan: i like celine dion but i'm not a huge fan for some reason. i like her, she has a great voice. rock 'n' roll voices, i love rod stewart and roger adultery of the who. stephen tyler. liz: you have a great voice, dan. moving on, drone video taken above a beach in australia shows how close swimmers came to a tiger shark. you can see the outline of the shark. that is scary. the swimmers had no idea it was there until the drone operator ran down to the beach and yelled for them to get out of the water. the shark had no interest in the swimmers but -- dan: that is a big shark. liz: that guy has no idea. larry: my gosh. dan: my brother and his partner are in australia as we speak.

don't go in the water. liz: larry, you go to hawaii all the time. do you ever get scared of sharks? larry: a little. typically if you are hanging around the shoreline, you are not going to get into much trouble, but you have to keep an eye out. down in santa barbara, if you go out there paddle boarding, the water is murky. your mind plays tricks on you. that was seaweed? dan: it is exceedingly rare, but nonetheless, it is unnerving.

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the responsibility to give back. love, dad. liz: get ready for more rain and snow. here is a look at live doppler 7, where you can see a lot of green which means rain across the bay area. a bigger storm is on the way in a few days. spencer will have the forecast in a few minutes. dan: and live look from our lake tahoe tower camera, a lot of snow there right now and more is on the way. liz: in the sierra, residents are cleaning up from this weekend's storm. now they have to prepare for more snow. dan: the recent snowfall was more than expected. ryan curry has a look at the effect. ryan: almost can contain their excitement over the snow.

three feet of snow fell in tahoe. >> i think we got about 30 inches. ryan: photojournalist randy told me -- showed me downtown truckee. >> areas around here got 5-6 feet. there have been avalanche warnings. the ski areas were having problems getting open. it was so much snow. ryan: video showed neighborhoods covered in fresh blankets of snow. trees, powerlines and cars, supporting their versions of winter coats. experts say large amounts of snow fell in a short period of time. >> most of that 34 inches fell in the course of 12 hours. 7.5 inches falling between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. ryan: the region is not done. the sierra may get 2-4 feet of snow in the coming days. it is picturesque now, but soon, it will look like this again.

if storms like this happening, this could improve the drought conditions but they won't know that until the spring. >> if we get to that point, getting major storms, it is time to talk about long-term resolution of the drought and may be coming out of it a little. until then, we will be excited we are getting big storms. ryan: potentially good news long term, but for now it is about preparing for the next storm. davis says the best thing to do is stay inside until the storm passes. >> there is not a lot you can do to prepare. make sure you have enough fuel for your snowblowers. clear things as best you can, and stock up with food and you hunker down. ryan: he says it will be skiing conditions. ryan curry, abc 7 news. liz: some happy people up there. dan: lots of snow and more on the way. around here, a lot of rain. liz: spencer, it is scary what we are expecting wednesday. spencer: this will be a stronger

storm and there will be days of lighter rain after that. right now, going into the nighttime hours, the current light rain and showers will taper off. wet pavement in the morning for the morning commute although the rain will probably have ended in most locations. level three storm on the impact scale coming our way on wednesday into thursday. heavy rain, high flood threat, mudslides, strong damaging winds coming with the storm. trees will be down. we hope no power outages. 6:00 in the mor sudden, a blast of stormy weather with heavy downpours and damaging wind sweeping through the area continuing into wednesday. the main concerns about the storm, high concerns about flooding on roads and scream and creek flooding,sles, rock landsi

issued an alert that the impacts of this storm may contribute to the loss of life. so we need to be careful and take this seriously. dan: get ready for a different kind of march madness. >> march will be a critical month this year. liz: a sign of the times. what is in the stars for 2023, ahead. dan: we are minutes away from the final monday night football game of the season on abc seven. the countwn is ticking down to the bills and the bengals. coverage begins a

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or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. dan: coming up next, it is monday night football followed by after the game with larry. at 9:00, a special edition of abc 7 news, than wheel of fortune, jeopardy and abc 7 news at 11:00. liz: depending on which experts you follow, we are either at the dawning or the midst of the age of aquarius. dan: according to the positions of the planets, 2023 will be interesting for all of us. >> there is a lot to look forward to this year, astrologically. >> i would say leave their -- leisure, creativity and less stress overall. we are coming out of a period of emotional heaviness from the past two years. >> according to this astrologer, 2023 will be special if you are

an aries or taurus. >> jupiter is moving through aries or taurus so those signs we have more opportunity and feel less stress or pressure. >> everybody will reap the benefits of the planetary movements this spring. >> jupiter is moving into taurus on may 16 so that will be exciting. a bigger emphasis on people enjoying leisure time. taurus is about taking it slow and enjoying life. so just seeing that more widespread. the four day work week is a thing that becomes a focus. >> buckle up for march. >> march will be a critical month this year. saturn is moving into pisces. pisces themes are escapism so the last time saturn was in pisces was the mid-1990's and that was the rise of video games. >> pluto moves into aquarius at the end of march. >> pluto hasn't changed signs

since 2008. with pluto moving into aquarius, that is centered around technology. expect the rise of artificial intelligence to become even bigger. bigger changes going on with social media. >> we are in a mercury retrograde right now. all three this year are in earth signs so focus on how to better organize your day, be more productive. these three weeks are about three strategizing in the realm of work and routine. dan: re-strategizing is is all about. now is the perfect time. liz: good to know. abc 7 news is streaming 24-7. you can get our mobile app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. that is it for abc 7 news at 4:00. dan: we appreciate your time and we will see you at 9:00 and 11:00. stay tuned for monday night

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