announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7news. kumasi: new at 6:00, the new information we have been tracking, flights resuming after a major the faa ferry wil -- f.a.a. computer failure overnight. we are live there now. reggie: thousands waking up in the dark and they could be without power for hours. we are surveying the damage behind from yesterday's storm. kumasi: plus we are not done with the rain. a level two storm on the abc 7 storm impact scale is rolling in later today so we are watching the timeline and forecast. reggie: good morning to you on

this wednesday, january 11. kumasi: looking at live doppler 7, a lot going on, drew. what's the timeline? here we go again. drew: luckily thunderstorms are not in the forecast. right now we see light showers for the morning commute which will intensify as the day goes on. here's live doppler 7, showing more showers. more rain's overhead and we are at the start of the storm. it's a level two on the storm impact scale, moderate storm with steadiest rain and strongest winds occurring 11:00 a.m. and five clock p.m.. that's the six hour window. we have the possibility of new pockets of flooding and gusting winds will lightly bring trees down. outside, the exploratorium camera, the city, we have rain on the camera. light showers right now but later today into the early afternoon, that is when the rain is strongest and the winds are gusty. a wind advisory in effect and flood watch is in effect eerie we will show you those in a few minutes. reggie: updating you on breaking news now that we were tracking throat the

departures for domestic flights. gloria rodriguez is live at as a foe. gloria. gloria: good morning. we do have breaking news on this. the faa lifted the ground to on domestic flights. flight operations are resuming at this time. a few passengers said been impacted. one passenger showed me a text they got from their line saying her flight was delayed until 7:00 and it was because of a technology issue. the faa ordered a nationwide pause on all domestic departures until 6:00 our time. this after a computer failure impacting flights around the country. the system affected sent out flight hazards and real-time restrictions to pilots. the white house press secretary tweeted there is no evidence of

a cyber attack at this point. resident biden said he did not know the cause of that and they were working to find it out. the faa also said flights had been able to land safely the whole time, it was just their departure, the takeoff, that were impacted -- takeoffs, that were impacted. the faa lifted the ground stop on flights so flights should be hopefully leaving is normal. we did talk to a lot of passengers. it didn't seem the disruptions were too bad but we will keep talking to passengers and flight times and see if cancellations are going to continue for some passengers or if things pretty much our going to be back to normal here at sfo. live, gloria rodriguez, abc7news. reggie: we've been updating you with push alerts all morning long and sending updates as this clears up. if you don't already have the app on the phone, download it now and enable push alerts get the updates about this and other breaking news.

kumasi: we are still on storm watch as more heavy rain and high winds are said to hit the bay area. here are the updates. 17 californians lost their lives due to the storms. this is information from governor newsom, adding the death toll is likely to grow. the irs says storm victims will likely have more time to file their taxes. may 15 is the new deadline for business and personal taxes. an uptick in carbon monoxide poisoning's linked to the strong storms the bay area has been seeing. 11 patients have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, about half the total they see in a year. damage from the storms is adding up. santa cruz county officials say the price tag to pass $100 million and a bit north it, san jose, power outages are a bigger issue. i want to show you the current pg&e outage map. the last update was 11:00 last night and showed 22,000 people did not have power in the bay area. if you look in the map, the bulk

of the outages on the peninsula and in the lena howland is live on the damage there. >> this is where strong winds took down a massive eucalyptus tree which also took down a transmission tower, almost 140 feet tall. take a look. some of the damage still left behind from this mass. it also knocked down a couple power poles with it which took out power to this neighborhood, still waking up in the dark because of this today. the downed tower and damage it has caused left businesses unable take -- unable to take in customers. alvin auto center in the middle of the most extensive damage, the transmission tower collapsed behind the building. next door, the restaurant now has a powerful buried in its roof. he says he knew before coming to

work the power was out at his business but he did not expect to see the scene he found which forced him to cancel his appointments that day. >> i did not think it was that severe but i got in and it was going to take more than an hour, definitely more than a couple days to fix this. lena: pg&e leaders on scene said the tree that fell was next to the river, and once it fell, it created a domino effect, first taking down the transmission tower and the tower took down two more power poles. i just checked the pg&e outage map and it appears the power is still out in this area for more than 300 customers. they say this was caused this equipment and according to that map, they estimate power will not be restored to this area until after 11:00 tonight. live in san jose, lena howland, abc7news. reggie: on the peninsula, dozens

of people were out of the apartment complex and waking up someplace else after the rain and wind ripped part of their roof off. it happened early yesterday morning on susie way in south san francisco just as we were seeing intense rain and wind. most people in the building had extensive damage to the units and belongings because of a recent storm. -- the recent storm. >> we heard a loud bang, felt the building shake, and thing you know, it is water pouring from everywhere. reggie: water is still seeping from their ceilings, destroying carpets and flooring. authorities deemed the entire building uninhabitable. that leaves residents with thousands of dollars in potential lost property and without a place to stay. they set up a gofundme as they figure out their next move. kumasi: many residents are cleaning up a muddy mess. parts of a town were underwater when the san lorenzo swelled to nearly 25 feet high. that is eight feet over the flood stage. it nearly matched a record set

40 years ago. water poured into people's homes, leaving behind water stains. one homeowner said the amount of damage from the flood was unexpected. >> that's great living on the river, nutso great living in the river. there is a big difference. we were expecting a flood but not like this. kumasi: most of the homes are raised, which limited the damage to garages and lower levels. there are no reports of injuries. still to come, trapped on a train, a trip into a nightmare for dozens of travelers. why they were stuck on board for more than a day. reggie: another local tech company announces job cuts, how many salesforce employees will be out of work. drew: we are wind advisory about to go into effect most of us meaning winds will likely take trees down and possible isolated power outages. we will go hour-by-h with reliable covid-19 results in just 15 minutes, everyone is making room for binaxnow in their medicine cabinet. do we still need these pregnancy tests?

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♪ drew: as we head toward the later part of our morning and afternoon, here is i've double or seven with the sad lie, the puma moisture index california. the low spending the rain into our direction today. it is a level two, a moderate storm, abc 7 -- as far as abc 7 impacts go. the bay is gusting to any five miles per hour. the wind advisory in effect for gusts over 50 miles per hour and spot. -- spots. we expect showers to pick up in intensity around lunch time the early afternoon. we will be in and out of downpours and gusty winds. after 5 p.m., things calm down

and the storm starts to exit after eta clock p.m. and we dry overnight. a flood watch is in effect for the north bay. this is the highest probability of finding new pockets of flooding. however, i think everybody should be on guard for pockets of flooding on our roadways as downpours move through. this level to storm is rain and wind on the way, temperatures mainly mid to upper 50's by the afternoon. we have more storms coming for the weekend. we will show you that in eight minutes but let's check in with jobina. jobina: muni is reporting a power issue near balboa park so there is going to be modified service today. they say this is all weather related. there will be bus shuttles from the kanga side service and also most trains will be one car, except for and judah. let's get to some closures caused by the weather starting in the santa cruz mountains, power lines down on north and southbound nine, completely shut down from belton to santa cruz so the sig alert's remains in

effect. also roadway flooding in sonoma county northbound and southbound 121 between sonoma creek bridge and za 12 so a heads up there. it is closest to big bend for your reference. more immediate southbound here at jackson, we have a caltrans camera showing you the impacted area. you can tell it is slick area than the bay bridge toll plaza where we have a wind advisory in effect area metering lights came on at 545 time. reggie: many people may be working toward early retirement but perhaps you want to rethink that. the study that found leaving the job could be bad for your health. we found the cheapest gas in the bay area and where you have to go to

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reggie: we are tracking developing news out of paris. police are on alert after a man attacked people with a knife at a busy train station this morning. we know at least six people were hurt, one of the victims in critical condition. jobina: we are also learning the suspect is in critical condition after he was shot by several police officers. that happened at the north central railway station in paris. paris police a the suspect started attacking people around 645 time a.m. local time after six people were stabbed. officers shot the suspect, several passengers and a police officer were among the people her. authorities say the suspect was stopped within one minute of attacking the first victim. they have not determined a motive for the attack but say the suspect made the weapon himself. kumasi: thank you. a travel nightmare finally over for hundreds of amtrak passengers. they were stuck on a train for more than a day after it got

stranded. authorities say the delay was caused by a freight to rail men in south carolina. csx says the freight train collided with any unoccupied vehicle on the tracks. no one was injured by drivers in the area said it also caused major problems with traffic. >> it took me an extra 30 minutes to get here because i had to go the long way. the traffic is ridiculous. when i came in, it was like three to four 18 wheelers packed up. kumasi: passengers finally made it to florida from virginia this morning. before the trip resumed, passengers were apparently calling 911. the conductor had to tell crews they were not holding them hostage. amtrak said they gave meals and beverages during the detour. reggie: a new study from economists at a new york university linked early retirement to accelerated cognitive decline in the elderly. examining data from china, researchers found access to early retirement plans affected cognitive performance.

an interesting find, pension plan participants so i cognitive decline but improvement in their general health. socialized elation -- social isolation seem to be a key factor. early retirees showed lower levels of socialization than those working. kumasi: prince harry's memoir is a facet selling nonfiction book ever sold in the u.k. according to its publisher. so far 400,000 copies have been sold. the managing director of transworld penguin random house said the only books to some more on their first ar harry potter books. spare garnered global attention because of prince harry's accusations about his father, prince charles, stepbrother, and older brother. drew: i'm not surprised that happened in the u.k.. people want that. you know? when i have time and everything settles down, i'll read it. reggie: same. drew: i want to know. i am nosy. reggie: i have been reading

young adult fiction right now. drew: we love it, your young adult self. reggie: that's right. i'm reading about 16-year-olds and their malaise. drew: which no doubt into the three years will be a netflix series. you will be like "i know what happens." [laughter] let's go outside, we are on storm watch. there are light showers out there at the toll plaza as folks head into the city. live doppler 7, rain is overhead, light and nature, not seeing a lot of bright colors on live doppler 7 and remains light for the commute. it is later this morning, probably closer to 11 a clock a.m. and through the early afternoon we start to see the rainfall pickup in intensity with our level to moderate storm on the exclusive storm impact scale. a light showers this morning, then into the early afternoon we have downpours setting up and we cape -- we keep our eyes through flooding. we saw have downpours and then

after 5:00, the storm system moves out and we will dry out overnight. rainfall totals with the storm system looks like this storm is trying to favor the northern half of the viewing area but everybody should be on guard for new pockets of flooding setting up in all areas because it will not take much to create issues today. the winds will be an issue but i think strongest along the coastline, over 40 miles per hour. i think other areas may seek gusty winds but nowhere near as strong as yesterday morning when we had this call in move through. highs today under the level to storm, rain and wind with temperatures mid and upper 50's. overnight, we dry but we will keep a lot of the cloud cover in place. i want to fast-forward into the weekend, specifically saturday, a lot of questions about the 49ers game because it is saturday afternoon. here is saturday morning, i think the heaviest rain will fall first thing saturday. fast-forward into 1:00 p.m. and we are on the tail end of the storm system. if you're going to levis, i

would anticipate a scattered shower but i think the heaviest rain is probably as we say kickoff are on 1:30. we will keep you updated. here is the seven-day forecast, today is a level two and look at tomorrow, most of us get a break and we even took the number off of the storm impact scale. there is a chance of the shower in the north they buy anything that develops look light and isolated. rain returns friday and intensifies a saturday. saturday is a level two on the storm impact scale. for monday, showers. even tuesday, the what pattern continues. reggie: "good morning, america" is coming up at 7:00. kumasi: ginger zee is in tampa with a look ahead. ginger: good morning. coming up on gma, we begin with the west coast, still getting slammed, another we can have at least of storms read i will track the and talk about the impacts. we have the latest pictures, several teams, and we tell you some of the storms that sneak through to the east. on top of that, the faa is facing a computer failure

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drew: we are tracking light rain. we do expect the rain to intensify as the day goes on and is a level two, a moderate storm on the exclusive abc storm impact scale. study is storm and strongest wind happening during the six hour window between 11:00 this morning and five a clock p.m. this evening. probably pockets of flooding with gusty wind, trees likely coming down in some spots. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is wet. light showers but for your day planner, we are focusing on the late morning and early afternoon

for the strongest winds and steadiest rain. kumasi: thank you. gas prices in california are slightly dropping in the new year. a gallon of regular unleaded gas is going for about four dollars 42 cents, slightly down from last week. and more than $.20 cheaper from this time last year. in san francisco, about $4.58. nationwide the averages three dollars 50 87. -- there are some other stations with slightly more expensive gas prices in the concord area. the contra costa board of supervisors passed an ordinance allowing the sale and delivery of non-flavored cannabis vapor products to help seniors and others who rely on cannabis for medicinal reasons to have access to marijuana vaping products. this is according to the media partners the bay times. this is a partially peel painting the flavor of -- the sale of flavored tobacco products. it allows certain retailers to

sell and deliver products. salesforce is reportedly cutting 700 workers in san francisco as part of a mass layoff at the company announced by a co-ceo. our media partners at the sf standard report the administer, sales, and customer service jobs will be cut. salesforce also filed with the sec to lico some of its real estate holdings. since the pandemic, the company has been getting rid of san francisco real estate, leading many employees to work remotely. they say they are cutting 10% of the company workforce, about 8000 people. salesforce is san francisco's largest private employer. a catholic school in san francisco's outer richmond will reportedly be closed by the end of the year according to the chronicle, because of low enrollment and financial issues. the number of students at st. thomas the apostle school dropped by 120 last year so they are 81 -- there are 81 students the current edible dropped the drop in enrollment and faculty

on his predecessor. it is one of perishables in the city struggling with declining enrollment. happening today, san francisco district attorney bo jenkins will sworn in to continue her term as the 31st ea to serve the county of san francisco. alex padilla will administer the oath of office. a vice-president from -- a message from vice-president kamala harris will also be read. the midterm election in november. next 6:30, the rejected financial plan that might mean bad news for the future of the oakland a's and we are looking at some of the really strong storm video that you sent to us here at abc 7. heading to break, we take a live look outside at 6:27. we have the bay bridge and san francisco and we will be right back.

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area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. reggie: now it 6:30, weeks after the southwest travel nightmare, more fly issues across the country this morning. the outage that crippled air traffic for thousands of customers. kumasi: from flooding to lightning, downed trees, another messy day across the bay area. we track a level to this morning. reggie: plus, the push to potentially ban gas stoves in the name of child safety. kumasi: good morning. it is wednesday, january 11, and are we going to have another day of lightning, turning off the lights, unplugging stuff? reggie: you did not unplug anything. kumasi: i did. reggie: no you didn't. drew: it's not a bad idea. kumasi: something about the lightning and thunder, i was like i need to sit down. reggie: you really did? wow. kumasi: i need it to be quiet. reggie: there's knocking to be hail, right? drew: i want people to know that

the studios almost on proof and we heard thunder rumble and it shook our studio lights. kumasi: there was a lot going on. drew: there was a lot going on especially in the city and east bay. today is the -- is more wind associated and pockets of downpour. what you find overhead is mainly light lane for the morning commute so the issue you have over the next couple hours is slower travel but the heaviest rain is waiting until later this morning and earlier or later this afternoon as well. on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale, level two moderate storm with the steadiest rain and strongest winds coming between 11:00 am and 5:00 p.m., the six hour window. we will have advisories in effect and flood watches as well. this is san jose, a live look at the south bay, light showers now but the rain and wind picks up later on this morning and afternoon. we go hour-by-hour on future weather and show you the storm coming up. kumasi: thank you. we are continuing to track the breaking news impacting airports across the country. the faa ended its paws on

departures after a major computer outage overnight but we are learning there are major issues at airports across the country. abc7news reporter gloria rodriguez live at sfo with details about what is going on now. gloria? gloria: good morning, kumasi. the breaking news, the faa lifted the ground stop on domestic flights here in the u.s. after an overnight outage. the faa says flight operations are resuming gradually. however, we know that may not be the end of the issues and that is because some airports are dealing with ground stops because of congestion on the ramps. after changes were made to flight schedules. that is happening in atlanta and a few passengers at sfo tell us there flights were impacted. the faa issued a nationwide pause on all domestic departures until 6:00 our time. this after a computer failure impacting fights around the country. the faa saying it was validating the integrity of flight and safety information.

the system affected sent out flight hazards and real-time restrictions to pilots. the white house press secretary tweeted there is no evidence of a cyber attack at this point. president biden said they do not know the cause and will i doubt and one passenger says her flight was delayed. she leave earlier this morning but now it is scheduled to leave at 7:00. >> i hope it is just a temporary outage. i don't know, due to the weather or something, but i hope everything gets back in order soon. gloria: had been landing safely the whole time, it was only impacting fights that were taking off, and the faa says they are investigating the cause of this but the ground stop for domestic flights is now lifted. however, you should check with your airline carrier and status

to make sure your flight was not impacted because we could see a ripple effect from this. live at sfo, gloria rodriguez, abc7news. reggie: thank you. our storm watch coverage, today is a level two on our scale, meaning more rain, more wind, arriving in the bay area as we speak. pg&e is trying to catch up for thousands of customers in the dark. we learned 60,000 customers are without power right now. that's down a bit from last night so good news there. lena howland is live at san jose where people are still trying to clean up. hi, lena. >> this is a serious mass in the willow glen neighborhood. take a look at the aftermath of the storm yesterday. this is the aftermath of a transmission tower nearly 140 feet tall being not down because of strong winds which also took down multiple power poles and powerlines with it, knocking out power to this area. san jose clearly was not alone

with severe storm damage. senators county officials say the price tag of their damage for the past several days could surpass $100 million. governor gavin newsom touring tuesday for an up close look at the extensive damage and he says he has been in touch with president biden who declared a federal emergency declaration in at least 31 california counties. >> these conditions are serious and deadly, which is why it is so important people take care of themselves and use, in closing, common sense, as a relates to what they choose to do over the next coming days on the others to this. lena: thousands across the state are still without power. pg&e says they have more than 5000 personnel ready to get the power restored and they claim this is the biggest response to

any storm in pg&e's history. they also added it would be several days until this tower could be replaced and, at last check on the pg&e outage map, this has caused more than 300 people across this area to be without power and, for them, it may not be restored until after 11:00 tonight. live in san jose, lena howland, abc7news. reggie: two people were rescued from a car crushed by a tree in san francisco. there are power lines on top of the car, at fulton street and 19th avenue. the fire department tweeted photos on the scene and crews say the sunroof was blown out but there was any additional electrical wiring on the driver side. the couple stayed in the car, waited to be rescued, and that may have saved their lives. kumasi: on the peninsula many other places, it has been scary for some people. crews have been responding to downed power lines and trees responding to homes. some of the strongest wind gusts reach 70 miles per hour. as the winds picked up, the

national weather service place multiple cities under a flash flood warning. one man told us in the middle of the night his family thought they only heard the wind and it termed out to be much worse. >> next thing we know it is a drying crash and the whole building shakes. it felt like an earthquake. we could hear glass shattering and water pouring. kumasi: abc 7 walked inside of their home where one of the tree branches were. you can see it through the ceiling into the living room. think no one was hurt. reggie: in the north bay, emergency crews have been addressing flooding entries that came down in the latest round of storms. in novato, abc 7 spoke to a woman that said it was a dramatic start to the morning yesterday. look at this large tree that collapsed in front of her house and crashed into her neighbor's home. >> at 5:00 in the morning or a little after, i heard like a crash. my tree had fallen onto their

garage and damaged their car. reggie: the san rafael board of supervisors ratified a local state of emergency yesterday. officials and residents hope move will give the county more resources to deal with this cleanup. kumasi: thunderstorms are something we rarely have in the bay area, so many of you sent videos and pictures of what it looks like. with the recent systems, we've seen a lot of extreme weather including lightning strikes. heading the transamerica pyramid, sutro tower in san francisco, and the thunder. >> i think, as a california girl, we are used to earthquakes and we are use to the ground. when the rumbling comes from the sky, it catches you off guard. kumasi: strong winds are concern for people everywhere. those winds sent this tree into a unity bus, near union square. a witness people on board were really scared but they were able to get out ok and then the winds

also sent a massive tree onto a car in san jose. you can always track t the abc 7 bay area news app, the latest forecasts and live doppler 7. that bay area ab is available in roku, apple fire tv, fire tv, and android tv. reggie: newly released surveillance video shows a chain reaction crash from thanksgiving caused by a tesla. the san francisco attorney told chp he was driving his 2021 tesla model s self-driving mode when the brakes went out inexplicably. that crash involved eight cars and injured nine people including a two-year-old child. this video was first obtained under the california public records act by the intercept media organization. hours before the crash, tesla's ceo, elon musk, announced the launch of the full self-driving beta version he called a major milestone. kumasi: in the east bay, the

city of oakland did not get a key piece of funding for the howard terminal development. the federal dot rejected oakland's request for more than 182 million dollars of funding for the terminal. a grant money could have been put toward waterfront upgrades regardless of the future plans. this is a critical blow to the terminal development. the d.o.t.'s mega program is supposed to help secure funding for large projects with national benefits that are difficult to fund otherwise. reggie: today, the metropolitan transportation committee will talk about the replacement of the light on the bay bridge. they need to raise $11 million to replace the current lights with new energy-efficient led bulbs. according to the chronicle, the current lights have breakage and are too extensive to maintain. the lights are expected to be removed in march. 's could be installed in september if they can raise the money. the bay area toll authority would continue to pay to

maintain the lights. still to come the president opens up about the classified documents found at his former office. what he says about the controversy. kumasi: and the new york stock exchange, we are up by 120 points. another update on the markets next. reggie: one senator trying to keep prices of covid child down in the new year. how much they could soon surge. a reminder to stay with us on our streaming avenue at 7:00 or abc 7 at 7:00. we are live from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. it is a streaming show, so you can't watch it -- on broadcast you can watch on tv if you download one of the apps. drew: you got it. reggie: did i explain it well? i got it ish. it can be on your tv if you watch on one of your apps. drew: just get the app. [laughter] here's live doppler 7, we have light showers out there, we expect the rain to intensify as the morning goes on. here is a wider picture, satellite and radar,

low-pressure spinning counterclockwise, sending this plume of moisture into california once again. flood watch is in effect, wind advisory is too, on the exclusive storm impact scale, level two moderate storm today with the steadiest rain and strongest winds happening between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. focus on the 6:00 hour, the worst of the storm. we have the possibility of new pockets of flooding and gusty winds will likely bring more trees down. we are beginning to see the winds increase as we go throughout the morning. 23 at half moon bay. i anticipate the strongest winds probably located along the coast as the day goes on a wind advisory will go into effect at 7:00 a.m. for virtually all the bay area besides solano county and gusts of upwards of 50 miles per hour and that would take more trees down. future weather shows light showers out there but they do intensify as the day goes on. there's a heavier rain around lunchtime then showers continue through 4:00 to five of 5 p.m. this afternoon.

another storm set to hit us over the weekend and the seven-day forecast in nine minutes. let's check in with jobina and see how we are doing with traffic. jobina: we have a new crash reported on the bay bridge so expect delays in this area. there is also a wind advisory for the bridge, it is very slick, and i personally drove over it. the breeze will move your car a bit. we have a commuter alert, a power issue near balboa park. it is weather-related so there will be modified service today and most trains will have one car, except for the end. let's get to the impacts on the santa cruz mountains, power lines down. northbound and southbound nine at granville road are all closed so from belton to santa cruz, that will be shut down. we also have roadway flooding reported on northbound to southbound 121 between silver creek bridge and ca 12, which will be in big bend, essentially in sonoma county. in san francisco, this will be

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reggie: president biden is speaking about the discovery of classified documents found at a private office in washington, d.c. last fall. the president says he is surprised the records were there. jobina: president biden spoke about the documents while in mexico for the north american leaders summit. he suggested the documents were brought to his former office

without his knowledge. abc news learned there were about 10 documents in a locked closet inside of the office. some are marked top-secret and all were dated between 2013 2016. it appears mr. biden did not personally ask for the documents to be moved from the white house. pres. biden: i was briefed about this discovery and surprised to learn there were any government records taken there to that office. but i do not know what is in the documents. jobina: president biden at the the boxes were immediately turned over to the national archives once found. the white house says it is fully cooperating with an investigation into what happened. these were from president biden's time as vice president. it is not known exactly what kind of information they contain. kumasi: thank you. this morning, the consumer product safety commission is downplaying fears that there could be a ban on gas stoves due to health concerns. the rumors have been getting attention online, coming after medical report showed nearly 13%

of childhood asthma cases in the u.s. can be linked to the use of a gas stove. it is one of multiple studies looking into harmful chemicals that enter homes during stoves. >> nitrogen dioxide is a concern because we know that it does have adverse effects on respiratory tracts, illnesses, especially for sensitive individuals such as children who could have asthma as well as elderly people who also suffer from asthma. kumasi: the cpuc says they h not proposed any regulations at this time but are opening a public comment period to see with the public things about possible regulations. reggie: new at 6:00, senator bernie sanders is urging covid-19 manufacturer modernity not quadruple prices once they move into the commercial market. san jose state of the price could rise from when he six dollars per does to $130 per does. he said he has deep concerns

about the decision. the letter condemns the proposal to hike the price. programs like medicaid and medicare and private health insurance premiums would increase because of that. now for the morning money report, bed, bath & beyond plans to close three more bay area stores in its latest round of downsizing as company leaders consider filing for bankruptcy. they have the antioch, san jose, and other stores on the closing list for 2023. we reported in september 2 other locations would close down. when you add it together, there are now eight locations still open in the bay area. the cost of breakfast is going up, specifically eggs. according to the usda, the average price of a dozen cage free eggs is $7.37 last week, a more than $2.50 from a year from december. eggs remain a popular go to option for many people trying to

eat healthier in the new year. the los angeles times did a write up on this, eight farmers have been hit harder by the bird flu, leaving local grocery stores struggling to stock their carts. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway, we are -- it is hard to see -- there we go. you see we are up 105 points. kumasi: now to hollywood's golden night, the first major ceremony awards of the returning to tv last night. reggie: the golden globes kickoff at the beverly hill -- beverly hilton hotel. angela bassett, brad pitt, rihanna, margot robbie where there. this follows years of controversy survived -- surrounding the lack of diversity. they have zero black members and they were not even on the air last year. they say they made significant changes. a comedian hosted and getting interesting reviews. he was a really big night for

one of our favorite shows, abbott elementary, one of the best comedy series. tyler james series also scored his gold globe for his role in abbott and another win for best actress. >> thank you for believing in the show about a group of teachers from philadelphia. a resonated with the world in a way i could not imagine would have. but let's be real, i did imagine and that is why i sold it to you. thank you. kumasi: the confidence. reggie: it is, we love her. other everything everywhere all at once. if you have not seen it, please do. you can watch the biggest night in hollywood, sunday, march 12, at 5:00 a.m. only here on abc 7. i thought it was fun. i was wondering because, you know, golden globes. problems. drew: where do i know the host from? reggie: you would know him from a special -- was it in netflix

special or hbo? kumasi: i feel like -- reggie: he did a comedy special and came out so that was another round of headlines. drew: ok. i do think comedians make the best hosts. reggie: generally. drew: i think they do a good job. kumasi: carmichael. reggie: it was -- i will say with the reviews say, there was a mismatch. kumasi: why? drew: the vibes were not -- reggie: yeah. drew: matching the host and the show? reggie: right. drew: what? kumasi: i just read a headline. drew: and you almost clutched your pearls. reggie: let's say with the headline says. he said i'm here because i'm black and because they are paying me. drew: more transparency. kumasi: too much is too much. drew: i want to know how much they're getting paid. reggie: i read it this morning and i'm not remembering off the top of my head. drew: were you gob smacked? reggie: i was surprised, it was a lot of money. drew: and you would do it too

for a big check. reggie: again, they were not even on the air last year because it was so controversial. drew: i remember that. reggie: i'm happy for jennifer coolidge. she gave the most unhinged speech. drew: and you said they did not -- reggie: they did not cut her off, they just let her go and go. it was very touching. i love her. drew: i think all publicity is good publicity. get your name out there. we talk about the rain because light showers falling right now, on storm watch, live doppler 7, thankfully across the commute, light rain falling across the board but heavier rain is on the way. so too gusty winds. an advisory begins at 7:00 a.m. or later today winds could gust upwards of 50 miles per hour which would certainly bring more trees down. unfortunately. a flood watch in effect for the north bay starting at 7:00 a.m. this is the area with probably the highest chance of seeing new pockets of flooding. i think everybody should be on guard to see areas of flooding because it will not take much to

bring issues. light showers right now and you can see future weather bringing heavier rain later on by about 2:00 p.m. we tracked downpours as they move through. thankfully the storm is not going to have thunderstorms. we can leave that in the past. it is more steady rain and gusty winds on your wednesday. the storm will exit after about 5:00 p.m. today. rainfall totals is favoring the northern half of the viewing area but areas picking up maybe half an inch like redwood city, that could create issues because everything is so saturated. let's talk about highs, mid upper 50's, that is about it. overnight tonight, the rain exiting, the clouds linger. i want to fast-forward. saturday, the 49ers game, looks like the heaviest rain will fall saturday morning at about gametime, kickoff is 1:30. i think we see a light scattered shower but looks like the worst of the rain is probably over with by about 1:30. we will keep you updated.

i care whether seven-day is it to tomorrow, level two on the storm impact scale. reggie: there was a lot of tea spilled. kumasi: during the forecast. we will tell you. we will get it all. up next, the seven things you need to know today. you can watch the streaming show and all of our newscasts live and on-demand through the abc 7 bay area connected tv out. find it on apple tv, android tv, amazon fire, and roku. you can download and stream it now. reggie: look at this, it there are some things that go better...together. burger and fries...soup and salad. thank you! like your workplace benefits and retirement savings.

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your flight status because of the weather, we have a level to moderate storm on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale moving in this morning, light rain for the morning commute, the steadiest rain and strongest winds occur between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. today. there's the possibility of new pockets of flooding with gusty winds, more trees likely will come down, wind advisories and flood watches are in effect again today. reggie: power outages are improving -- are improving across the bay area. pg&e shows 60,000 customers in the dark, down several thousand from last night. kumasi: number four, santa cruz county officials estimate recent storms caused at least 100 million dollars in damages. governor newsom tore that area last afternoon. reggie: at least two rows in sonoma county were washed away yesterday. jobina: number six, a positive update on the crash we were following on the bay bridge.

it has been moved out of the way but you are going to face delays. there is a high wind advisory in place for this bridge and the san mateo bridge, very slick, so be careful. kumasi: number seven, look at this. girl scout cookie season is about to be upon us and just-in-time, girl scouts with a new cookie, raspberry rally, so it is thin, crispy, raspberry flavored cookie. it is dipped in chocolate. you can only get these online starting february 27. jobina: i don't know this life. drew: i missed at my uni stop they would set up at the entrance, and it was perfect. a box of cookies, you go on your way. heat the whole sleeve of thin mints. jobina: it was the sleeve. drew: that's how i justify, it was one out of two sleeves. not bad. jobina: are you a samoa's man? you like the lemon ones. reggie: are those compared to

the other ones? jobina: no. [talking good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, breaking travel news as we come on the air. grounded, the faa's major computer failure potentially impacting flights nationwide. catastrophic storms. tens of thousands ordered to evacuate. hundreds of thousands more hunkering down with relentless weather out west. emergency crews preparing for avalanches. at least 12 states under alerts. our team is tracking the storm on the move right now. also this morning, paris attack. six people stabbed at a busy train station overseas. our tom soufi burridge is there on the scene. president biden responds for