this early edition of abc seven mornings. it is tuesday, january 10. drew: we had that line of heavy rain and strong winds move through here around 2:00 a.m. this morning with gusts up to 70 miles an hour and heavy wind -- heavy rain as well. there is that line that raced through here this morning. we are seeing scattered downpours in sonoma and napa county. a downpour about to move into hercules this morning. some lighter showers along the peninsula but we have some strong winds and more thunderstorm potential this morning. the winds are racing out of the southwest gusting 30, close to 50 miles an hour this morning. on the exclusive storm impact scale it is aev more scattered downpours are coming. the potential for a thunderstorm. the flood threat is with us. some gusty winds. even the possibility of hail.

sutro tower is bouncing around. the best chance of a storm between 6:00 a.m. and noon today. into the evening we will get a break in the wet weather but another storm arrives tomorrow. itweather in eight minutes. jobina: thank you. good morning. i thought i would start with this picture of the richmond-san rafael bridge because rain is starting to come down. we can see the droplets on the camera. be aware of any standing water and potential for spinouts. also some other areas. there does not appear to be any active rainfall at the bay bridge toll plaza. however it is so windy on the bridge, i experienced it myself. chp has issued a wind the big update this morning will be the large closure of highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains starting around highway nine has we opened. -- has reopened so that is some positive news. reggie: the town of felton in

santa cruz county is underwater because of severe flooding. it comes as the san lorenzo creek breached its banks. lena howland is in santa c county this morning. what are you seeing? lena: we were just at the roll block that jobina mentioned along highway 17. if you take a live look here at the roads, it has reopened. thankfully, chp officers w out checking the roadways because it was covered with downed trees making conditions quite difficult for folks to pass up here but they have determined it is safe enough for them to reopen this road. that is where we are right now just past the exit. this happens as there is still remaining threats of more trees continuing to fall along this highway. that is why we are taking this drive extremely slow and safely. this as folks across the

community of felton are waking up to their worst nightmare as much of their town is underwater from yesterday's flooding. take a look at this video capturing homes completely surrounded by floodwaters from the san lorenzo river. the river hit its crest of feet around 7:45 yesterday morning, the second highest mark in modern history dating back to 1937. this comes as this is a one way in, one way out of town. we spoke with one man who works in santa cruz county and was supposed to go over the hill for work but says it is not safe to do so right now especially on the smaller roads. >> they have trees that will go down over them. they will get mudslides. when i went through mount charlie six years ago, i had a tree on one side of me and i was looking straight down the cliff on the left side because it had washed out. lena: keep in mind there are two evacuation centers open for this

community right now. take a look at your screen. one is at the santa cruz county fairgrounds in watsonville. another is set up at cabrillo college. both areas are pet friendly and they also have rv parking. back here on the roads we are about 10 minutes or so from felton and we are hoping to give you a closer look at the damage as soon as we can get there safely. we are hoping to be there and show you a look at that within the next half-hour. reporting live, lena howland, abc7 news. kumasi: in the north bay a flood warning for the russian river was canceled but there is still flooding in that area. gloria rodriguez is an sonoma county with what is going on there. gloria: good morning. we are allies at willow road in sonoma county and you will see the road closed sign behind me. that is because the road behind

me is flooded. it is dark right now but if you look closely at the water gets to the second part of the top portion of that street sign and you just cannot drive any further because it is full of water there. they did cancel the flood warning for the russian river but low-lying areas around the river are already feeling the impact and we are heading over to guerneville but we have run into problems driving there this morning. a huge tree went down on river road in sonoma county blocking the road into guerneville. officials say it came down around 3:00 in the morning. crews have cleared the road and we want to show you footage of two cars submerged in floodwaters just outside of santa rosa. fire crews are helping to rescue the driver trapped in a mercedes. the road closure is drenching the surrounding venues and forcing residents to find other ways home. jennifer will go to flooding in

guerneville. she said she has had no power since wednesday and she is not the only one. >> we are used to power outages and stuff like that so we are hanging tough. there is a lot of support. we are riding through it. . it could be worse gloria: they are looking on the bright side. sonoma county district five district supervisor lynda hopkins say eyes continued to be on the russian river. it is expected to crest at just below 32 feet. in sonoma county, behind me that road is completely flooded so once you go past the street sign, you cannot drive any further because of the water on the roadway. that is what a lot of people here are dealing with. gloria rodriguez, abc7 news. kumasi: thank you. highway 101 in gilroy's back open after flooding caused major problems yesterday afternoon. look at this video showing one side of the highway totally covered in water.

it took some drivers hours to navigate onto gilroy city streets. drivers explained the feelings they had trying to get to their destinations. >> it is crazy. it is crazy. we were checking the phone. is closed everywhere. i have never seen it like this. kumasi: other people we spoke with had similar reactions. drivers navigating both north and south directions had trouble getting to their destinations late into last night. reggie: let's take it to the sierra. a live look from the lake tahoe camera and the snow is coming down. a winter storm warning and high avalanche dangers in effect until tomorrow morning. right now chains are needed from between bridges to meyers on highway 50. palisades had to shut down multiple trails because of lightning. kirkwood also had to close yesterday because of wind gusts that reached 80 miles an hour. while you were on the go this week, we are giving you important alerts to your phone just like this one to the

abc 7 news app. it has to forecast right down to the neighborhood. download the app and enable push notifications. kumasi: flash flooding in los angeles county. fire crews rescued four people in chatsworth from a large sinkhole. a car fell into the sinkhole first than a pickup truck after that. the two people trapped underneath the truck were brought to safety. they only had minor injuries. people in the pickup truck were able to escape on their own. a 15-year-old charged with murdering a security guard last wednesday is denying all charges. according to our media partners the boy appeared in the juvenile justice center on monday. his defender denied all charges on his behalf. she requested a gag order aimed on limiting press of public knowledge of the proceedings. the court ruled the boy would continue to be detained at juvenile hall. reggie: governor newsom is set to unveil the state's latest

budget proposal. this all comes with a possible shift in tone as experts are protecting a tough economic forecast in the new year. jobina: governor newsom is excited to lay out the latest budget proposal this morning in just a few hours in a live news conference. according to experts the government is projected to face a large $24 billion deficit. this comes after last year's $100 billion surplus. if the deficit is revealed during the news confence tshi morning, the governor will offer solutions to fill the gap in the budget. this proposal will prompt lawmakers to negotiate for a balanced budget which is required by law. the shortfall does have the potential to affect funding for a bunch of high priority projects including transportation, health and human services and unhoused relations projects. those are among those in jeopardy with the newly proposed deficit. kumasi: saving lives.

in new blood donation center is opening in the east bay. reggie: the big stars coming to napa valley later this year and when you will be able to get your ticket. but first, here is drew. drew: let's get an update on the reservoir. you are looking at the sixth largest reservoirs across the state. since last week we have seen a gain of 5% in total capacity in a lot of our reservoirs. the top five are not even half full. dawn pedro is doing the best. it is more than half full. it can take more rain and we have more rain on the way. a wind advisory still in effect across the region. the wind is very active, because the enclosed to 50 miles an hour in spots. we are likely seeing more trees coming down as the morning goes on and more downposur m through. here is the initial line that moved through around 6:00 a.m. it probably woke you up. scattered showers right now but more downpours are on the way.

look at all of the yellow on your screen. now to the question of seeing a thunderstorm -- not out of the question is seeing a thunderstorm around noon today. by 5:00 or 6:00 p.m., a quiet evening. another storm moves in on wednesday. anyone is fair game for flooding under any one of these downpours. it is rain and wind and the threat of a thunderstorm, the highest thread between now and noon later this evening. later this evening we will quiet down. temperatures in the mid and upper 50's. another storm moves in tomorrow. first, let's check up traffic. jobina: we will start with a live picture at the san mateo bridge. we have a wind advisory in effect and i am hearing from people in this area, it is really blowing right now. if you are traveling to san mateo county, i want to let you know about a new update from the chp of a similar issue on state

road one that is closed both directions due to downed power lines. you will want an alternate route. this is just south of being hollow state beach, closed both directions due to downed power lines. a live look at the camera, oakland at the coliseum. no active rainfall here but just be aware there is a lot of slick spots on the roadways. we are still seeing standing water and flooding. that is why we have this in napa. we have a sig alert on northbound 121. fremont still closed

kumasi: san francisco mayor london breed has issued a retroactive emergency declaration that will help the city respond to recent storms in preparation for the rain we are seeing this week. the mayor spoke with us about it on our 3:00 p.m. show.

the key factor in getting prepared is the effort to clear storm drains especially in flood prone areas. >> we fortunately have a lot great residents in san francisco taking responsibility and clearing out drains on a regular basis, not just once when a big storm hits but just in general. but we also have a lot of city workers, the department of public works workers and folks from the public utilities commission clearing out various storm drains on a regular basis. reggie: the mayor also talked about the federal disaster declaration from the white house. she is hopeful that i will free up funds to reimburse san francisco for some of the expenses the city faced in the wake of the new year's eve storm that flooded some roads and businesses. kumasi: on the peninsula residents at a mobile home park are dealing with water. belmont mobile home park flooded for the second time in two weeks. residents in the park that borders highway 101 say the water started to rise when the

pumps failed and they still were not working as of yesterday afternoon. the water spilled across the street and into a gym the owner says that because an estimated $200,000 in damage. >> it was so much lifted the mats from the front of my gym all the way to the back of my gym. kumasi: he says he doe understand why the property owner has not addressed that problem in 10 years. reggie: damar hamlin is back home in buffalo. another huge step in his remarkable recovery. the 24-year-old arrived at buffalo general medical center yesterday after being discharged from the university of cincinnati medical center. it comes one week after he went into cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field. kumasi: the red cross is opening a new donation center in oakland. it is located at the corner of kail's and college avenue and

they say it will provide owners with a new facility alongside more parking. the old location at claremont avenue will slowly start to transition to the new facility. happening today, music fans listen up because tickets for bottlerock go on sale at noon and they will go fast. here are the prices. the three-day passes are reggie: that is not for vip. kumasi: that is just to get in there. headliners include post-malone, lil nas x and lizzo. it is memorial day weekend. that is in may at the napa valley expo. organizers say more than 75 bands will be playing on five ewdr: stages. good job. there is something for everybody. reggie: agreed. drew: i think they did a really

good job. reggie: this might be one of their best lineups at least for my taste. kumasi: do you feel it is spread out evenly to get you to do the three days? drew: that is a good question. reggie: that is what i am trying to figure out. what day is what thing? drew: do they have that out? reggie: lizzo has to be last night. red-hot chilli peppers are the headliner. kumasi: wu tang clan and sheryl crow. drew: maybe they will drop the lineup later. kumasi: at this point you just get the tickets while you can. figure it out. go to all of them. drew: how much are the vip tickets? reggie: we need to look at that. drew: are they going to push one grand? reggie: regular for me. kumasi: not if they don't have the right bathroom. reggie: the porta potty's over

there. kumasi: he is the main one with the bathroom. it is not even me. reggie: they need to be available. drew: you need the comfort of knowing where it is. reggie: minimal line. drew: maybe a couple of people. i think they did a really good job. i'm excited. kumasi: i cannot find out how much vip is but i will let you know. drew: if there is no price that means it will be pricey. this morning, strong winds and lightning. we have more storms this morning. the best chance from now until 2:00 p.m. there is that fierce line of some winds that moved through around 2:00 or 3:00 a.m.. wind gusts of 70 miles an hour. we have scattered downpours right now. more storms lightly developing as the morning goes on. look at these winds right now. we had winds of 50 to 70 miles an hour. these are no joke. winds gusting close to 50 miles

an hour. a wind advisory is in effect. a level two storm appeared scattered downpours still in the forecast. gusty winds, even possible hail. flood threat is elevated and likely more trees will come down. let's go through the next 48 hours. more downpours by 7:00, 8:00 a.m.. that is the theme for the morning and the early afternoon. anyone is fair game for another storm developing. this evening we will get a break in the action. tomorrow morning i'm a we go. the next on arrives bubbly after 7:00 a.m.. -- probably after 7:00 a.m. heavy downpours at times. future track showing you as we head into wednesday, the winds will ramp up. this got upgraded to a level two moderate storm for wednesday. here are the rainfall totals. another widespread one to two inches of rain is very likely

today through tomorrow. highs today in the 50's. it is rain and wind and thunderstorms for the morning. quiet in the evening. overnight overcast skies with temperatures in the 40's. there is the accuweather 7 day forecast. double two today and tomorrow. tomorrow the worst occurring between 11:00 and 5:00 p.m. best on thursday is in the north bay. heavy showers on friday and level two on saturday. reggie: a silver lining to the storms, super booms may pop up. kumasi: a live look outside at some people are making their way across the golden gate brie.ar . we will be right back.

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kumasi: a special treat fornrac. saop ilen thursday people will y access to a new lunar new year stamp. the postal service will have a release ceremony at the asian

art museum. it features an image of a cut out of a paper rapid and uses colors and patterns with symbolic meanings. 2023 is the year of the rabbit. reggie: public schools have felt the impact of recent storms. custodians are the unsung heroes working to keep classes from being disrupted. people like mikell who works at mckinley elementary has been working to address issues before students get their everyday even though that is not always possible. yesterday a leak started in the cafeteria at lunch time. >> it started coming this way inside that room too and along the wall. >> when the ceiling tile collapsed because it was so wet and these are getting wetter and we are putting buckets and waiting for them to fall and keeping kids away. reggie: many of the schools have been experiencing similar situations. when this classroom was flooded, he dug a ditch to force the

standing water on the outside to flow back into the ground. he says he is looking forward to the end of the wet season. kumasi: let's look at something beautiful now. we could see it again soon. this is a super bloom and all of the rain we are seeing means another one is likely. this is from a few years ago. this is poppy paradise in southern california. it is not all sunshine and roses. california's blooms might be in jeopardy and it comes down to two factors, climate and people. people doing the most, trampling delicate flowers and also damaging the ecosystem trying to take pictures. reggie: like this. kumasi: look. drew: influencers gone wild. reggie: look but don't touch. kumasi: there usedo be sethat decided tangle, this is d this is where you stand. drew: it is very pretty.

let's keep it pretty. let's take a look at storm watch. we had some strong winds this morning. gusts close to 70 miles an hour. oakland hills had wind gusts close to 62 miles an hour. even richmond, 61 miles an hour. a lot of us waking up to strong wind and even thunder, some heavy rain. you can see sutro tower bouncing around. the winds are fierce, gusting 30 to 50 miles an hour. we will keep the winds through the entire morning. more trees will come down and even more power outages will happen. here is live doppler 7. the strong line of thunderstorms is now in the central valley. a lot of lightning there. we are seeing scattered showers. more thunderstorms will develop as the morning goes on. here is how your day shapes up. we will keep the thunder storm threat in the forecast for the first half of your day. anyone is fair game for a shower or a downpour. we could see some hail as well.

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state and thousands of people in santa barbara county forced from their homes because of the threat of. mudslides. . kumasi:9 -- reggie: this our exclusive storm impact scale andrew is tracking that -- and drew is tracking that. kumasi: we will start with drew with a look of what is happening now. drew: here is live doppler 7. around 2 a.m., we had fierce winds. we are taking the current view and showing scattered showers and downpours and the threat of more thunderstorms is in the forecast. though wind is -- the waste -- the wind is racing. the winds