a result of the storm. at two-year-old -- one of them was a two-year-old boy after a tree fell on his home. kumasi: people do not have power we continue live coverage on this storm. on our storm impact scale today it is a level. we explained the threat that will be taking place today and we are tracking the rain that is coming in area drew: it is annexed four and five hours that we have a threat for flooding and gusting wind as well. we see the beginning of the line moving into dylan beach, and other areas with heavy rain. a line is developing and pushing in as we see this morning. because we saw so much rain the last couple of days, it will not take much rain to 28 -- to

create new pockets of flooding this morning. when it 25-40 miles per hour on the coast. on the storm impact is a level three storm this morning for the next 4-5 hours. the biggest impact of the storm is where the downpours set up it will create new pockets of flooding. you can watch the line move through this morning around 930: or 10:00 in the morning we are still dealing with downpours. we have flood warnings as well to talk about in a few minutes let's see how we are doing with traffic. >> we have an awful crash in sin nole it is a head-on collision between a car and a jackknifed big rig. it blocks both lanes of state route 84 before 680. the northbound transition to east 84 has been shut down as well. zero miles per hour i

are looking at right now. someone is trapped in their car and they are working on that right now. all westbound lanes at siesta road are closed. an powerful cut -- powerful punch as it ripped through this is what you need to know before you head out. kumasi: customers in the bay area are in the dark right now but the number is beginning to go down. the storm is being blamed for to death, one of them, and two-year-old boy who died in seminole county when a tree fell on a home. there are good mornings and santa clara county. if you use the river basin you may not be safe. you know half a dozen -- we know half a dozen school district or closed that includes pacifica,

redwood city, and we have a with -- list at abc7news.com. reggie: let's look at the power outages the biggest outages were in south san francisco and the pacifica areas during the 5:00 a.m. hour. pge said 80,000 customers were without power. the number has improved but not by much i about 350 in the last hour. -- by about 350 in the last hour. and we see abc 7 news reporter gloria rodríguez with more. gloria: it is still windy out here with wind gusts reaching up to 50 miles per hour on the peninsula yesterday right now we are at a valero gas station in south san francisco. check that out the gas pumps are crushed after the awning fell on them in yesterday's heavy in. the trashcan is -- heavy wind

in the trashcan is knocked over. we do not see any major issues but you'd shows you how powerful the wind was. here is rain and flooding and camino real and pete ge -- says they have 1300 workers to handle powder outages -- power outages. you may wonder what you have to do if you have a power outage they say you need to call them and report the power outage and hopefully get it resolved. >> we encourage customers if they have questions regarding power outages or if they see damage to equipment do not hesitate give us a call. safety is our number one priority we want to ensure not only our customers are safe, but we want to be able to restore power as quickly as possible to them as well. gloria: we have a phone number for you if you want to report an outage you can call 800-

743-5000. you can also check their website about a power outage in your neighborhood and whether they will restore the outage. back here they taped off this entire gas station and parking lot because of the damage here today. nobody here was injured. live in south gloria rodríguez, abc 7 news. jobina: in sonoma county this morning that worry is about the russian river. it could crest and cause serious flooding tonight. abc 7 news were order live with the latest. >> high there, we are in guernsey are a good part of this area -- we are in guerneville where are good part of the areas without flower and under a serious flood warning as well. officials are worried that the russian river may flood. the warning is from hillsboro to jeanette over fear of the r

flooding. business owners are taking this seriously. if you look next to us, the gourley -- galleria long street have sandbags on their front door as they prepare for the worse case scenario. we checked in on the river 40 minutes ago and the level is fully low with no sign of flooding -- is thankfully low with no sign of flooding but it is coming up. the rain could change things quickly for the river levels. i want to give you a look at the damage we saw lastight on the sonoma coast. trees were down on highway one closing the road near timber cove, fort ross, and jenner firefighters say they responded to toppled trees since dawn of yesterday and it may be a similar story today. we also saw strong wind and heavy rain with metal floodgates going up at the shop gate to protect businesses from

flooding. if santa rosa overflows. parts of downtown solve flooding in 2019. back here in guerneville they saw major flooding in 2019 as well which is why county officials are taking this so seriously rated morning everyone to get prepared and leave now before the river reaches the 40 foot flood stage. if you evacuate, this is an important reminder, a prepared and take essentials with you such as your medications, live in guerneville helena. abc 7 news. jobina: we come back we look at dts in ouarea.dr:pl in anrtnt comple owa ut tree on their roof. drew: we are monitoring a storm a level three on the abc 7 storm scale. the biggest threat this morning

is new pockets of flooding developing. the afternoon and evening looking better later today. we will be back after the break

reggie: we have the latest on a flood warning in sonoma county on i-45 this morning. the area shaded in green like the green valley creek, santa rosa creek have overflowed their banks in these areas. it is taking it time subsiding will find flooding in the region. more rain is on the way. let's timeout the line and heavy showers working through part of the north bay. 627 santa rosa -- 6:27 santa rosa. and 8:17 heavy rain moving int

napa. showers and storms have a potential to create a thunderstorm as well. flood watch in effect for the entire region. where we see the downpours we will see new pockets of flooding. 8:00 in the morning we have rain in spots that will continue through 9:30. that is why we have a strong storm this morning let's check in with jobina. we have issues caused by the storm. jobina: we start with the newest ones in the big a -- bodega bay. a tree came down and blocked both directions on state route one northbound and southbound traffic completely blocked. no power and no way to get through. please avoid that area. and a major head on corral -- crash in the nole. northbound 680 has been shut down. you cannot get through that area. they have also reported someone is trapped in their vehicle with the jackknife big rig that is

involved with a head-on crash. a mudslide still in effect at miller seacoast creek road. and we go near said nole this stretches from fremont into the no -- so no eastbound and westbound and main street. i want to take you to the video of that yesterday to show you the impact there. there is flooding and a mudslide. they tell us that they do not anticipate that area will reopen until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. they tell everyone to avoid that area if possible as well. reggie. reggie: thank you. the evacuation orders are important -- place for so -- evacuation orders are in place the abcs of ckd a is for awareness, because knowing that your chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes could progress to dialysis is important. b is for belief that there may be more you can do.

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reggie: in the east bay we saw a car floating in the underpass in the hill area of oakland this is near 580 near the summit medical center. thankfully no one was in the car. people living in the senate moan creek and danville have been watching conditions all night long because the area flooded during saturday's storm. today they use tractors to dig trenches so the overflown water -- overflowing water can be pushed back into the ditches. and they remove branches from the creek yesterday hopefully to keep the water flowing and prevent flooding. residents are worried about the saturated ground. >> there is saturated dirt and water trees are falling. >> the soil is so saturated. are you concerned? >> yes concerns are there. trees are falling more than

usual. we are not used to all of this. reggie: the town of danville has declared a state of emergency with this weather we will update you without the weather is faring this morning. there were intense moments when a shelter-in-place moment -- shelter-in-place had to be issued this was when high ditch power lines came down. the shelter-in-place was within several hours later. there is another helpful tool to show evacuation orders, warnings, and closures for your neighborhood you can go to a are warnings in the santa cruz area and our full list is at abc7news.com. kumasi: is stretching into southern california this morning. evacuation has been called for in some areas of santa barbara county.

some are concerned about burn scars from the previous wildfires. >> we are in midst of a major storm that has the potential to cause major problems across the county especially in the burn scar areas. the thomas, alice law fire's and cave fire's in south county. kumasi: the national weather service issued a flood watch advisory or santa barbara county re--- county and it will go until later tonight. reggie: we pass the biggest part of the storm but we have many days of rain. how many days are we talking about? drew: the next seven days we have rain in the forecast. you will see more flood advisories and flood watches that is the biggest rat over the next seven days isolated flooding. that is the threat this morning that new pockets of flooding will develop. these are the wind gusts last night we saw wind at 101 miles

per hour in because io hills. amy -- mile-per-hour wind gusts that is why we had so many trees come down a level five severe storm. a flood warning is in effect the current height of the russian river is 31 feet. they away from the coast. if you go to the er turn your back to the water. there is live doppler 7 i want to track that line of storms and showers because it is moving into an area that is underneath the flood warning. let's time this out pushing to the north and east about 20 miles per hour writz around 6:37 in santa rosa. underneath the downpours, we could see new pockets of flooding. a wind advisory is in effect we are bouncing around out there a live from suture tower right now. the wind is not as strong as it was yesterday but the wind at 10-20 miles per hour.

futurecast let's go hour-by-hour we are tracking pockets of downpours. where you see yellow and orange, notice that it is not a heavy line of rain like yesterday, it is areas of down words this morning read that is where we will see pockets of new flooding in areas of development. a flood watches happening across this morning we are at a level three for the next several hours. the seven-day forecast and like reggie said, we have days of rain where the flood ret continues the next seven days. reggie: now we are bringing in ginger zee at the gas station in south france at -- san francisco. and the whole cover is on top of the gas station pumps. that is quite a sight. ginger: yes. it is great to hear from all of you. i know you've been seeing this throughout your broadcasts. obviously, we stayed in san francisco because the wind gusts were 50-60 plus miles per hour

we have a lot of the damage here unfortunately. a lot of the good news is i have updates coming up on the drought. the drought monitor has helped not from last night, but it is not included yet and then we have sacramento reporting on what is going on with the levy situation with the rain to come this weekend and in the next seven days. and on gma you have to see the latest at the standoff on capitol hill what we are learning about a possible deal to end the stalemate and elect a speaker of the house. and a study that links social media and impulsive behavior in teens. we will break the study down and discuss the guidelines that parents need to follow. much to get to. grateful i was able to be with all of you yesterday sorry it was because of this. reggie: absolutely you are not allowed to leave, i do not know if you understand that. ginger: [laughter]

i am just part right here. reggie: all tickets have been canceled your sons and husband are moving here that is all there is to it welcome to abc 7. ginger: my father-in-law is cheering right now. reggie: her father-in-law lives in the bay area. we know we will see you again it is great to have the on the set and helping with our coverage of the last few days. thank you so much.

reggie: 6:23 like we mentioned moments ago we have the drought monitor. this is last week. watch this area with the exceptional drought it has been completely wiped out across the entire state of california today. we have seen storms through california the last couple weeks we have improvements in the bay area as well. the extreme drought category has pulled back now. it is extreme portions of

alameda county and the south bay has improved going from severe to moderate drought and moderate drought category has him moved in parts of the north bay. it will likely see improvement as more rain moves through. live doppler 7 shows showers on their way. downpours keep the flood threat high we have flood ret for the entire region today. because of new pockets of rain causing flooding. as you go about the morning commute, you may encounter downpours and new pockets of flooding. kumasi: the man accused of murdering for university of idaho students is inspected to be in court today. they escorted bryan kohberger two ohio last -- idaho night. they traced his car to the area of the killings. he is facing life in prison or a possible death sentence if he is convicted. his public defender says his

client is innocent. the world is saying goodbye to pope benedict. this is the first time a sitting pope has resided over the funeral for his predecessor. about 50,000 people were there for the mass including a woman from the bay area. >> it is incredible to see the service and witness what is going on. kumasi: pope benedict died on saturday at the age of 95. he stunned worshipers in 2013 when he was the first pope to resign in more than 600 years. developing news involving the first lady dr. joe biden will undergo surgery next week after doctors found a small lesion near her right eye. it was discovered during a routine skin cancer screening according to the white house. dr. kevin o'connor says that doctors recommend the lesion be

removed and be examined in and above shouldn't -- in an abundance of caution. an update will be provided afterward. the roads will likely still be slick out there we are talking about problem spots and what you should do if you spot a washed out road. a family forced to take shelter on top of their truck during flooding. and as we go to bright, we take a live look outside right now it is 626: we will be right back. -- 6:26 we will be right back.

>>building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: now at 6:30 high wind and flooding across the region tens of thousands of you are without power and there is no timetable on when the power to be restored. kumasi: some of your waking up to damage in your home. there is a tree in an apartment

in oakland. he monitor the latest forecast and the road conditions. hello everyone it is thursday, january 5. we aevel 3 storm start talking t drew tuma.ew good morning finding pockets of heavy rain this morning on the radar. we go to the north bay where we have a line of heavy showers crossing over an area that is already under a flood warning as we speak for small streams and creeks. by 6:32 in hillsboro by 7:30 it is in. bill that will create new pockets of flooding. and it will have downpours and a chance of thunderstorms. for that reason we are at a level three in the abc 7 storm impact scale area because any new downpours that develop will create new pockets of letting this morning and it is breezy

out there this morning. here's the weather as we go throughout the morning. the downpours we are tracking -- they are not areawide but we had a line last night where we see them set up we will see new areas of flooding. let's check in on traffic. jobina: we have numresrning. as a things not. we have problems in bay w tree d ou tff oat o north harbour way. it is blocked. when the tree came down it took out the power to this area so emergency crews are having a difficult time seeing to navigate that. and we have flooding in -- landslide cleanup between mission boulevard and main street. they say this will not reopen until sometime tomorrow night around 6:00 p.m. there is significant damage in that area. we also have a major head-on

crash on state route 84 before 680 northbound 680 the transition ramp to eastbound 84 is shut down right now. this speed is zero miles per hour a jackknifed big break and a person trapped in their vehicle due to the crash. and a mudslide reported on westbound i 92 at creek road. all westbound lanes are blocked in that area. this is the redwood city region. it is a good time to bring in our live interview this morning because we have with us officer taylor rock with us. officer laraque thank you for being here with us representing redwood city. can you tell us more about what we are seeing here? >> good morning. we do have officers on scene at 92 as you mentioned the westbound lanes are blocked and one-way traffic control is in place. we did not inspect -- expect a

reopening of those lanes but we will bring it to you when we have that. kumasi: thank you for that update. can you describe, i do not know if you know but can you describe the damage in the area from the mud lied? -- mudslide? >> there is a mudslide off of the hill there and the wind aside gave way, no one was injured. that is fortunate for us. jobina: that is great news. we are seeing there is a report of what looks like trees that came down. northbound 288 page mill road in los altos hills is that still in place? [no audio] [no audio] i'm sorry i think we lost your audio there can we get officer laraque back? ok officer, i am for explaining all of that to us we cannot hear you right now we will try to bring you back in a couple of.

kumasi: thank you video to show you of oakland with a tree coming down on an apartment building around 4:30 in the morning on coolidge avenue area at this late we do not know if anyone got hurt but in the middle of the night this is what drew and our meteorologist have been talking about with the risk of saturated ground and the wind. we hope everyone there is ok a. reggie: schools are also close because of it area san mateo foster city, pacifica, and redwood city and other districts about half a dozen district and sonoma county are closed including bernville, montgomery elementary school, and union high school districts. kumasi: tens of thousands of you are waking up without power. we want to look at the map that shows the outages for much

of california. about 80,000 customers are in the dark this morning. one of the biggest areas of impact is out san francisco. around pacifica that is where abc 7 news reporter gloria rodriguez is live this morning. what do you see there now? gloria: it is windy out here this morning and we know wind gusts hit 50 miles per hour yesterday on the peninsula. unfortunately that brought damage behind me. check out what happened here. we are at a valero and you can see the gas pumps here are rush wh fell -- are crushed when the awning fell on them. the trashcan knoxville poll on its side and the canopy completely knocked over. we show you footage. heavy rain and flooding near redwood county. in redwood city. about 2300 homes were effected when powerlines went down on

brewster avenue in redwood city. pg&e is working to restore power. back here live where we saw this happen behind me the awning that fell down, the good news here is that no injuries were reported but as far as power outages so many people are still in the dark this morning. i can empathize because we lost power yesterday at 2:45 in the afternoon. we lost power, cell phone reception, internet, and we were completely in the dark yesterday evening. look at e.g. -- power will not be restored until this evening. a lot of people are dealing with that today it will take several hours for some people to get their power back area live in san francisco, gloria rodríguez, abc 7 news. reggie: in the north bay the threat of flooding is real. there are evacuation orders in sonoma county. and what are you seeing in

guerneville ? russian river >> the rain is certainly dumping on us compared to when we got here an hour ago. art of the city's waking up in the dark without power. this areas under a major flood warning advice from healdsburg up to jenner over fear of the russian river flooding. if you look next-door, you can see the gallery is preparing for the worse case scenario. if the russian river does flood by lining the front doors of their businesses with sandbags to protect their business. this part of kernville -- guerneville saw flooding in 2019 here is a video from four years ago. this is when the rising russian river flooded the road and the nearby communities. it was so serious there was no white -- no way in and out it

set by watercraft. that the time the river reached its highest level since 1990 seven even bringing in the garden to help people get out. that is why county officials are taking this storm serious this week. telling everyone to prepare and get out now before things get worse. we did check on the russian river and the level is still thankfully relatively low with no flooding yet, but the rain is starting to come down on us now area it could change things clear. remember, if you do have to evacuate, take all essential items with you such as medications. live in guerneville abc 7 news. kumasi: a fire truck ladder rescue on camera. look at this. a father and two young girls were rescued on the hood of a pickup truck by fire crews using a fire ladder during the storms last night. they were found stuck in rising

floodwater. they were off westbound highway four. no injuries were worded but it could be a lot worse for this family. >> if they did not get out it could have been a loss. they could have been trapped in the trees and possibly drowned. kumasi: fire chief johnson advises drivers to not go through water in a roadway. he says one foot of water is enough to stall a car in these types of conditions. jobina: we want to get officer david with the california highway patrol representing redwood city. thank you for joining us again. you updated us on the mudslide which is on the way at half moon bay. but we have trees block -- blocking portions of the freeway. top with us about other traffic incidents you have seen this morning. >> the lanes expected to not reopen at any time on 280 northbound the far right two

lanes. it is wet out there. locally, -- luckily, everyone is adhering to the warning traffic is lighter so everyone who does not need to drive is staying off the roads which is certainly helping the road conditions this morning. jobina: what are your concerns this morning? trees? powerlines? >> the wind brought a lot of debris so taking your time and driving at slower speed and being or vigilant as a driver is going to benefit those trying to get from point a to point b. the more vigilant as the wind has brought us to several different factors of pet -- mudslides, trees, powerlines, and branches. if you have to drive drive as safe and defensive as possible. jobina: we see reports coming in this morning and ones from last night that just got cleared in the last couple hours. you were here yesterday pushing

the warning to stay home if you do not need to be outside do you think people heated that warning? >> they did. yesterday was happy for our officers to see light conditions on the roadway. a few areas that we know are problem areas with letting were almost unavoidable, but traffic was definitely lighter than normal. we appreciate the community listening to the hazards the road weighed has brought to us. and keeping themselves safer by staying home. jobina: you mention some of the problems for those who need to leave the house this morning are there sections you would like to mention to them? >> we are a rare -- locations outbound 101 in the newly paved lanes and 280 both directions near state route 92 have always been areas of normal spinouts. we appreciate those areas being avoided or saying -- staying to

the far right's low lanes. jobina: 92 is dealing with problems on the mudslide. officer did let us know they did not anticipate the southbound lanes reopening any time soon and no injuries which is the good news. do you have anything else you want to share with us officer? >> no, we appreciate people are taking this seriously. it is a storm three warning we appreciate those taking the safer route staying at home or being aware and informed by the social media outlets informing of potential hazards. jobina: thank you for joining us this morning. >> think you have a great day. reggie: people really did stay home i was happy to see that. i was watching the coverage last night watching the picture of the bay bridge and other highways light. yeah. thank you. still ahead, oakland's new mayor weighing in as serious storms cause trouble. kumasi: a 90 foot tree that

tumbled over in this storm. reggie: we have more to watch on our abc 7 news streaming app we will speak with public works of how preening up -- cleaning up his going. we stream every weekday morning at 7:00. you can find us on the streaming about -- devices you can just download us on the abc 7 news app. drew: we in parts of sonoma county. streams have overflowed the bank and now we see heavy rain falling over the same area. there is live doppler 7 from enter rosa and these areas of orange indicating heavy rain. we will likely see areas of new flooding under the down worse. a wide picture tracking the line in moves out by 6:44 sin nova sees -- sonoma at

level 3 storm this morning because more rain beans flooding is they are. wind is gusting at 20-30 miles per hour. future weather will be in the downpours in the next four and five hours this morning. again, the biggest threat we have is a level 3 storm is the new pockets of flooding underneath the down worse. drive slow this morning as you encounter heavy rain. let's check in with jobina on traffic. jobina: yes. good morning everyone i will touch on the issues we did not just talk about with the officer a moment ago. the san mateo bridge we have a wind advisory for a number of wind advisories for the bay area. bridges. it is not busy but we do have larger problems due to the weather area especially in bodega bay right now where a tree came down and knocked out the power. it is now blocking northbound

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>> san francisco police have arrested teenagers for murder in japan town area. officers responded to a shooting scene around 5:00 last night at webster and gary. they got there and saw a man with a gunshot wound who died at the scene. after investigating, police arrested a 15-year-old boy for murder and a 14-year-old four it says to murder.

even though -- police are still looking for information about what happened. reggie: amazon is inspecting to lay 18,000 employees. affected workers will find out starting in about two weeks january 18. these cuts impact nearly 8000 people in san francisco bay sales force was announced yesterday. kumasi: it is oakland mayor first day on the job. she is telling abc 7 news that she spent sare -- part of the day at the operations center. it provided re-transportation to shelters in west and east oakland. she admits the city's infrastructure needs repair. the area around the zoo saw a lot of storm damage including flooding and a sinkhole. she pledges more will be done under her administration. >> i look forward to working for a partnership with the governor and the county to ensure we have

the resources to move forward. will it change overnight? absolutely not but we will be looking to update the infrastructure so we can keep resident and business safe. kumasi: she will be sworn in monday. in southbay santa clara county has issued evacuation warnings along the watershed areas. there is a real threat of flooding there. sky 7 flew over the area yesterday officials say there is also an increase of rocks and sentiment dislodging from the hillside because of the heavy rain. the county is urging people to gather their personal items, important documents, and prescription medication and repair to evacuate to a safe location if they need to. reggie: we usually see downed trees but this is a video footage of a tree and pacifica actually going down. that

the person who sent this to us that it is a cyprus about 90 feet tall. it toppled over before 2:00 yesterday afternoon and luckily no one was standing in the area so no one got hurt. kumasi: severe storm came yesterday on the anniversary of one of the first -- worst storms in history. in 1982 we got five inches of rain in santa cruz. a total of 31 people were killed during that storm mostly by mudslides. including 10 people in the ludwick neighborhood. and the santa cruz mountains. altogether 630 houses were destroyed or damaged. and 5500 people were displaced. reggie: let's see what traffic looks like this morning. how are we fearing? jobina: not great. unfortunately, even though traffic is lighter today in terms of the number of people on the roadway, our incidents are

more severe today than they were around this time yesterday because we know the brunt of the storm was felt later in the day yesterday. i want to start in bodega bay where to tree is down and the power is out because of the tree southbound and northbound state route at north harbor way is blocked. this will be an alert until further notice. we do not have an estimated time of when the lanes will reopen they are. flooding and landside between bullard and main street. we will continue to update you on this but because of the wind, trees are coming down and power lines are coming down be aware on the roadway. drew: it is getting messy out there we have a winter storm warning in effect for tahoe. when this is all said and done we will get about -- over one foot of snow. we are at a level 3 strong storm

this morning. the biggest threat we are watching is more downpours developing and where we see that, we find new pockets of flooding. raising -- gusting winds o there. this is our camera. the camera is bouncing around the wind and rain arriving with the line of showers and downpours. downpours are coming into sonoma county. the wider picture we watch the line here. indicating heavy wind coming our way in the next couple of hours. the line will cross through and bring a threat for flooding again and strong wind. a wind advisory is in effect until 10:00 a.m. the wind is not as strong as it was last night but it is still gusting at 10-20 miles per hour this morning. as the showers move through, anyone is fair game for localized new pockets of flooding. we see downpours under the level 3 storm.

we start to clear out this afternoon and dry up in the evening hours. we expect .5 inches up to one inch of rain as the downpours come through that is enough to create issues. the wind will generally calm down after 10:00 a.m. which is good news they are. here is the seven-day forecast. the three is for this morning with rain and wind. tomorrow the best chance of showers for the north bay we find on and off level to over the weekend and the next week with the fled threat remaining high. jobina: it is time for the traffic report. it is that time of year again. because this is the very first one when i was putting in the numbers for the chart i was looking at the base totals for snow from last year compared to this year there was a lot of snow out there. as we zoom in tahoe, this is an important note, all roadways if you are traveling to tahoe, the safest time to travel will be

during the day tomorrow. three hours 14 minutes from san francisco, northstar three hours 13 minutes, heavenly three hours 19 minutes with the most base totals. 50 up to 109 inches. and sugar role two hours and 50 minutes. and kirkwood has a similar drive and sugar would is the same amounts of snow. kumasi: we have damar who suffered a cardiac arrest during football. his recovery is moving in a positive direction. the family spokesperson did not clarify what that means but they say the doctors are seeing the progress they are looking for. fans are sending support. >> you are my favorite player when i heard you went to the hospital i was beyond sad. i hope you get better so you can get back on the field and do

your thing. i am praying for you. kumasi: 24-year-old is still dical center. up next the seven things you need to know today. reggie: a reminder you can watch our newscast on demand through our abc 7 bay area connected tv at -- app. it is available for amazon fire tv, roku and other download that now and you can start screaming -- start streaming. kumasi: we are looking at san francisco in a level 3 on the storm impact scale. we will keep you updated throughout the morning. we will be right back. ♪

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will likely see more localized areas of flooding this morning. and is windy, wins close to 40 miles an hour in spots. it is a level 3 strong storm for that threat in new areas of flooding. >> we have a number of traffic issues but are going to touch on two big ones, a tree down at major power outage in bodega bay on southbound and northbound state route one, also a head-on crash causing a major backup on state route 80 four. kumasi: -- 84. kumasi: there is a real threat of flooding after the storm in this area. further south there is a flash flood warning through the north fork dam and water is expected to overflow. reggie: a storm is being blamed for two deaths, a tree fell on a

home and a child died last night and another death in fairfield this morning. kumasi: pg&e is working to restore power to customers in the bay area, the biggest in the south san francisco and other areas. reggie: trees falling onto buildings, this is in oakland overnight. kumasi: several bay area schools are closed because of the storm. you can find a full list at abc7news.com. most of what you see lifted are planning to open tomorrow. reggie: coverage continues on our streaming app. you can find it on all of your devices you have at home. we will be on from seven :00 to 8:00. drew: now until about 10:00 a.m. this morning, live doppler 7, moving through. reggie: if you are watching on

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