our forecast animation. 5:00 we will see the beginning to ease up along the coastal areas. finally after 6:00 storm is moving out and making way for some partial clearing.

we have a flood watch in effect at noon tomorrow and we have a wind advisory in effect. there is a if you're out and seven-day forecast is coming out. larry: for dangerous and heavy conditions. with more from santa rosa. reporter: tonight. work and residents. fallout. it was a race against time.

vehicle. reporter: the sheriff department got the 911 call around 10:00 a.m. yesterday. they went back out to look this morning. drivers. a temporary bridge. part of the road is underwater. rain recap this driver.

the man behind the wheel skidded off the road. in nevada, more weather related trouble. authorities believe more trees could be toppling over because of rainsoaked soil. the wind advisory continues until 7:00 tonight. people say they are trying to bring 30 sandbags or so. people are very concerned. francisco. larry: thank you. there's been at least 18 deaths statewide since the storms began after this mess. six have been in the bay area. sheriff's office is

investigating two deaths. kristen: in the south outages have been brutal. businesses stayed in the dark for two days. reporter: killing with traffic impacts from the construction crews. working to repair the damage you have seen. those repairs are happening right now. clock .

other business owners to be impacted with each moment. >> i can even print out checks. marsh opposite dungeon. of residents. >> my daughter had to spend the night at her friends house. it's really quiet and peaceful.

it's frustrating. reporter: pg&e says it had local crews and workers from out of state. >> transmission tower. these are experts or cutting piece by piece to rebuild the tower that was damaged. reporter: most businesses and homeowners are trying to stay positive. >> i can without power. reporter: pg&e says the was able to redirect and it's been 2000 people that have been most impacted because of distribution lines were the ones of a ripped apart. at last check, more than 700

people are still without power. they're hoping for restoration sometime tonight. kristen: power a problem throughout the bay area. the online outage not distill it out with new trouble spots. as you can the south bay. the hardest hit areas parts of san jose, campbell and santa cruz. it seems like these have been all too common in the past week. cleanup of downed trees is underway. coming up, we will tell you what it takes to remove trees. larry: a church is extending shoulder hours to try and help people get out of the rain. instead of operating three days a week, they are open all week long. ryan shows us how the program is

working. reporter: it's not an ideal situation. >> we wake up when breakfast is served in some of us go back and brave the elements. people who have utilized services. due to rain, church officials have extended hours. >> it's really hard. harvey's that are leaking.

have to rely on volunteers. they have to utilize emergency funds. given the increment weather, they are happy to use it. >> it has been painful to see so many people in that difficult as it should, it's been inspiring. that sounds cliche. reporter: connected with other nonprofits. he says anyone who needs a is to stay should consider coming there. >> there are kristen: poised to run for the u.s. senate in 2024. a source tells abc news the oakland democrat tells colleagues she will run.

she told reporters she will announce her plans when it's appropriate. dianne feinstein has yet to announce her plans. at age 89, it's widely expected she seek reelection. our storm coverage continues later this hour including some help you might get from the irs. injecting hope. the battle against drug use. big-flation ♪ entresto is the #1 heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby.

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for some people to watch. you take a walk down the streets and see a lot of people here needl open-air drug use. it's been like this for many years. paraphernalia. reporter: the approach has been evolving. >> there has been a realization that continually arresting drug addicts and drug users does not stop them from being drug users, does not stop the crime from happening. efforts like safe injection.

harm reduction puts the focus on people by putting in place policies and programs aimed at minimizing the negative impact of drugs, rather than putting people in jail. >> we believe there is merit in harm reduction, we also believe more is needed, that includes treatment on demand. >> more housing solutions. until those wraparound services are provided, we are electing to continue into this cycle. it's not just vancouver. cities all over america are grappling. san francisco, portland, seattle. if everyone has a solution -- >> it's a massive problem seems to overwhelm, so what i have learned is, we have to do more and think outside of the box.

reporter: and, making it so people can legally carry small amounts of some street drugs. british colu some illicit drugs. and get the help -- until help support instead. reporter: police really arrest people for having drugs and soon , they will not be confiscating it either. >> taking $50 in drugs away from addicts is not going to prevent them. addict, you are going to break into a car. >>

overdoses. funding. >> we are working with our own agency reporter: do you think enough progress is being made? finding those people? with sentinel think you are going to stop this coming in, you are not going to. to think you're were going to pinch off the source is not going to happen. it's going to pop up somewhere else.

that's a lot with the city that has 700,000 people. i would not know t of it, i do know the police would rather have resources in the organized crime. >> your paszek on the sidewalk. sidewalk. >> that is what we do. we walk around, people are sprawled out on the sidewalk.

make sure they are alive. reporter: in san francisco, t city is pumping breaks on plans to open safe consumption sites that were promised last year, citing legal concerns. there is still a push for some members of the board of supervisors, going ahead today and bringing in an executive director operating two safe injection sites about a possible way forward. >> we're are going to do this. these are not popular. i don't think there is a debate about the value of what happens in overdose prevention. it is what is happening outside of it. that is what my neighbors are objecting to and that is what i want to hear.

reporter: coming up and up those look at the addiction battle and how safe consumption sites are making a difference. the same issues. this is everywhere right now. reporter: looks very much like the tenderloin. kristen: you can watch the documentary, injecting hope. forecast. you can look behind me and take a pretty good guess as to its coming. kristen: it is like groundhog day. >> we are expecting warmer, drier skies.

here is a look at live doppler , the heaviest rain right now is moving out of the central part of the bay area. rieretoanfrancisco, across the y , piedmont, oakland, alameda. steady, drenching rainfall. it has to be challenging out there. this storm is still a level t the moderate storm remains with us, about 5:00 or 6:00 eases up a little bit. here is the forecast starting at 5:00 p.m.. you will notice some spots in the southern region, the rain is

easing up a bit active across much of the north bay. the storm is winding down and leaving the bay area. mitt leads to some brighter skies starting the day tomorrow. additional an inch. south of the golden gate will receive less. in the north bay, more than that. a lot more. the flood watch remains in effect until noon tomorrow. winter until 7:00 this evening even as the storm winds down. gusts are -- 24 mile at napa. the wind is getting a little bit calmer.

here's a view from the rooftop camera. the current temperature readings are in the low to mid 50's. san jose, santa clara some drops on the camera lens. features a level two storm winding down, warmer weather tomorrow. overnight lows with cloudy mainly in the upper 40's to low 50's, highs tomorrow are warming up into the low to mid 60's in some spots. here is the seven-day forecast. there may be some sho of us should be dry. level two storm on saturday followed by a series of level 1's next week including monday.

the wet pattern is starting up all over again. larry: little bit of drying out. kristen: thank you for clarifying the thursday graphic. major delays at airports across the country, the unusual call this morning from the faa. reporter: a for some taxpayers in the search for bigs, and it's

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to get it -- back in the air. the faa ordered the grounding due to a computer glitch in the system that provides pilots with safety conditions at airports. it was lifted around 6:00 this morning the damage was done. 8100 flights delayed and 1200 canceled. time for consumer news. larry: we don't often hear the phrase "we are from the irs and we are here to help." reporter: the irs is offering some relief to californians affected by recent storms. if you live in certain counties,

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc. larry: the rain is still here, but there is good news ahead. >> spencer is back with it is wet across the bay area. you can see the storm seems to be losing its punch and energy. at this moment, it r level two. into the early evening, we would expect the heaviest rain and wind between now and 5:00 p.m. by 6:00 p.m., only the north will be getting the full force of this storm. later tonight, winding down and pushing out of here. a flood watch remains in effect

until noon tomorrow for all of the north bay. forecast. a dry day tomorrow, warmer than today. we will see some sunshine, although there could be light rain showers. level two on saturday. a series of storms begins all over again. kristen: these drenching storms and heavy snow in the mountains, they are good for the state's water supply. reservoir levels are at 84% of historical averages. yesterday, they were at 81%, and the number is going up. >> with the snowpack and additional storms coming, we expect continued gains in storage reservoir elevations. kristen: it is the 10th day in a

row of rain in the bay area, and as you can see -- the state is helping with flood control, and nearly half a million sandbags have been distributed through cities, states and counties. larry: hundreds of trees have come down across san francisco because of the storms we've been dealing with. crews have been trying to clear roads as well as sidewalks. kristen: leanne melendez is live in san francisco with a look at the cleanup. leanne: it is kind of hard to see, but maybe you can even though it is raining the. the two powerlines behind me run horizontally. those are 600 volts, very dangerous if knocked down. let me tell you. it was a mad rush to protect those powerlines. in the dogpatch neighborhood of

san francisco, this tree crushed a parked van. one of the heavy limbs the lines. >> we were getting lunch, and we heard this giant boom. the whole restaurant popped up. some people were like, like gunshots, and we saw the tree limb fall. leanne: crews were able to secure the giant limb before cutting some of the branches off. trees contai -- today to fall due to the saturated soil. this ficus tree was previously tagged to be removed, but part of it came down on this house and on the sidewalk. crews quickly removed what they could. in the russian hill neighborhood, the soil under the walkway was slowly being washed away.

crews had to use buckets to remove the mud on the hill. leanne: here in san francisco, we are use to the rain and rainy season, but the problem with this is it has been so consistent. the cruise that you see behind me, they have been working 12-plus hour shifts since christmas. kudos to them because they are exhausted. i want to share a quote -- it goes like this -- when you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. sound advice for all of them. lyanne melendez larry: thank you so much. it is relentless, and we are grateful to the cruise for doing all that they are doing and trying to keep up. pg&e is scrambling to get power back to thousands of customers.

a live look at the pg&e outage map, which shows where customers are left without electricity. in the sow the bay, residents are left in the dark. early winds uprooted a large tree being held up by powerlines on fruitvale avenue. >> as you can imagine, we have people scattered throughout the bay area, especially in the south bay. this has been a massive event, three storms in a row, and we have been hammered. larry: as you can see, crews arrived to remove the tree. pg&e is working to restore power after 11:00 p.m. you can track the rain on the abc bay area streaming app, available on your roku, apple tv

as well as android tv devices. larry: san francisco leaders are gearing up for her new year. city officials emphasized >> this is a blessing scams, and just so that you are aware of the scams that have befallen the elderly and the folks in chinatown, we want to make sure the community is aware that if they see something, say something. kristen: this year's lunar new year celebrates the year of the rabbit. rabbits are believed represent vigilance and ingenuity. i know several rabbits, and it doesn't match the description. larry: would i be a rabbit? you are definitely a dragon. how's that? larry: i will be the monster.

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look at the environmental fallout. spencer: a key environmental law could be facing a challenge despite support from the biden administration, and environmental groups are warning that rolling it back could have a significant impact on san francisco bay. groups say the creeks and streams swollen by recent storms are the perfect example of a system that the federal clean water act was designed to protect, and interlaced web of seasonal waterways that flow into the san francisco bay. teams like this one from the san francisco estuary institute maintain a close watch on waters. >> if you can stop pollutants where they start before they wash into the bay, you can have a thriving bay ecosystem. once they get into the bay, it is hard to clean them out later. spencer: california's epa will

have a broader mandate to do that. rules finalized by the biden administration reconfirmed the agency's jurisdiction over many inland waterways. >> more than three quarters of the tributaries that flow into the bay are intermittent streams and creeks that are drive for large portions of the year or large portions of several years if we are in a drought. those creeks and streams returned when there is water. spencer: other wet also be affected, including a salt marsh on the bay of redwood city. while the biden administration's policy restores the clean water act, another major challenge could be months away. the group earth justice is helping to challenge a case currently before the united states supreme court. >> the worst-case scenario is that the supreme court takes an extraordinarily restrictive view

of the act. spencer: this suit is challenging the reach of regulations applied on a private property. environmental groups say it is a crucial test case. >> really weren't in the mind of congress at all. from my perspective, that would be flatly wrong. spencer: some observers believe california could be forced to legislate more sweeping laws at the state level, always with the possibility that those could be challenged and another wave of lawsuits october marked the 50th anniversary of the clean water act, which has been a subject of debate from the beginning. kristen? kristen: thank you.

i'm sad to report this, but the spectacular light show that illuminates the western span of the bay bridge may soon go dark. the nonprofit behind the bay lights project says it has gotten too expensive to maintain, so it will remove the lights in march. the group's founder is trying to fund a new installation that will be larger and light up both sides of the bridge. the goal would be to have the new display up and running by september. the upkeep is intensive and expensive. larry: if they are planning a bigger one, it is going to be amazing. i don't want to miss these lights. kristen: feel free to sponsor. larry: the countdown is on to the oscars. >> the oscar goes to -- no, no, wait a minute. the golden glow. the golden glow. kristen: i was injured in a car crash. the golden glow. kristen: i had no idea how much my case was worth. i called the barnes firm. when a truck hit my son,

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larry: coming up tonight on prime time, at 8:00, "the connors," "the goldbergs," news at 11:00. "abba elementary" was one of the big winners at the golden globes. will ganss has a look at some of the other big winners. >> the oscar goes to -- golden globe, golden globe, yeah. will: the biggest stars of film

and television reuniting at the beverly hilton in hollywood for the golden globes. >> the golden globe goes to angela bassett! will: brad robbie all back again following years of controversy surrounding the lack of diversity in the hollywood foreign press association. >> one minute you are making mint tea at home, and the next thing you know it, you are invited to be the black phase -- face. she said, boy, if you don't put on a good suit and take the white people's money? [laughter] will: the big winner night, "abbett elementary." >> let's be real, i did i it. that is why i sold it to you.

will: and "everything everywhere all at once." eddie murray winning the sessile b smith award -- >> keep will smith's wife's name out of your mouth. will: and the favorite -- >> i can put this down, right? i don't work out. will: what does this mean for the oscars? "the banshees of inisherin austin butler took home last night's best actor award for playing elvis. abc news, new york. larry: i'll tell you what. jennifer coolidge, all she has to do is show up, and she is hysterical. hopefully she will be at the oscars. hosted by jimmy kimmel this year. that will do it for this edition

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc news. >> the windy, wet weather continues with flood advisories for part of the bay area. we are tracking all of it. dan: thanks for joining us. as the rain continues we have team coverage for you. ama: suzanne is tracking the deadly budding. dan: we will begin patel. sandhya: it is let me show you live doppler 7. even though the rain has let