>>building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. delays on flights. what we learn about the glitch that caused -- >> evacuations now in effect. and residential's saying -- why they say that flooding could get so bad that the monterey peninsula could become a island. >> taking a look outside we have a brief rake in the rain. there is more on the way. >> we are laying a lot down for you. >> more delays and cancellat at the airport, a break in the rain. >> we had 10 straight days rain. we get a break today, and then the rain returns tomorrow. here is live doppler 7. we see that most of us are dry.

north and west, there is a light shower on the coast but there is no number on the storm impact scale. it is mild out there upper 50's if not 60 degrees in some spots. as we go outside, here is a live look at the exploratorium camera. and again, it is a dry day today. it is cloudy and we will see pete of sunshine here and they are. tempat mid 60's. latertomorrow, the rain does ren to the the storm scale it would be added to. we have a thunderstorm moving through and pockets of flooding. we will talk about the storm coming up in about eight minutes. reggie? reggie: if you are flying today be prepared for a more delays and cancellations. they are trying to update from

f8 -- recover from faa outage -- and the flights that were canceled. >> there are far less cancellations today but they are still there. the pilots association says the issues the blast into tomorrow. they say a computer engineer replace one file with another by mistake during a software update that caused a ripple effect that ended up bringing a notice to the air mission system a backup system kicked in and things seemed normal but ongoing issues overnight prompted the stop of flights early yesterday morning. delays had already begun for thousands of travelers by the time they discovered this. >> when i walked in it was pure chaos. >> we got called in for boarding and started boarding and then all of called us off area >> the

faa says there is no sign and a cyber attack. but they will investigate this. this is after a southwest airlines melt in less than a month ago. clicks we get a break in the rain but overnight we have strong rain and saturated rounds -- and lena howland is looking at the damage. >> hey there, good morning. the wind in foster city were no match for trees especially like the ones you see behind me along beach park boulevard. take a look at the massive tree that fell onto not only a parts car, but also the roof of the nearby church as well. this happened before 11:00 last night. you can see a large tree leaning on the roof of a church. and a white jeep cherokee. no word of how the tree came down and -- or if anyone was injured.

and a mobile home park was also hit hard with to flood since new year's eve. 236 residents have been displaced county ride -- countywide since the start of the storm. many of them are in shelters and evacuation centers. they leave that san mateo county is one of the worst impacted. >> this area of san mateo county is one of the worst impacted. not because of the damage done but also people having to leave and come back. >> chp officers are noticing concerning signs on the road as well. yesterday morning officers closed out highway 92 after a 12 inch wide dip was on the verge of turning into a sinkhole. local tree services tell us the ground has been so saturated this week that the roots on big

trees like this one you see behind me are not holding. that is why they expect to see more of this over the next coming days when we see more rain. live in foster city, abc 7 news. >> across the state at least 19 people have died in the recent storms. more deadly incidents have been in the bay area. >> one of the deaths includes a woman in the north bay who was found dead in her car after floodwaters surrounded it. 43-year-old deputy latino called 911 on tuesday. and she said she is trapped in her car in forest bill. rescue crews darted searching and try to call her back and they did not get an answer. they found her yesterday morning. >> we found her car submerged in 8-10 feet of water. sadly, she did not make it. she was inside her car. >> one drivers said that 1 --

the heavy rain made his car skidded off the highway. >> as you can see trees are coming down all over the bay area because the ground is so oversaturated. in san francisco, the tree you see here fell on top of a parked car. some of the branches came close to taking out the light will -- light rail lines. crews were able to clear it out before it impacted the transit lines. clinics in the south bay in parts of gilroy, they are now submerged and roads are closed because of flooding. a few days ago euless creek swelled and flooded the areas including the home of the original garlic festival. they are still saturated with water. >> it got past the telephone call right here up to about the crack in the road the other day. when you have the atmosphere rivers like we have here and it

just keeps flooding and it fills up fast. it is a massive amount of water. >> santa clara county water says they prepare for more flooding for next week. >> evacuation orders are in effect for monterey residence after the salinas risk -- river continues to rise. according to the monterey sheriff's office it could turn the peninsula into an island. evacuation zones include north of highway 68 to the pacific ocean. authorities say people in the area have to leave immediately. you need to be prepared for what could be the monterey peninsula island. monterey peninsula could become an island again like it did in the 95 blood -- 95 flood. >> people are asked to quickly and calmly and check in with their neighbors. >> the snow impact is looking

good. it is at 102% for the average and that is the date of the peak of the snowpack. the recent storms in the sierra and the early start of the season helped out. california is 226% average that is higher than its reported impact in 1992 and 1993 in areas of the sierra. for sandbag locations, warming centers, and evacuation centers you can go to our website -- abc7news.com/take action. >> we are getting a lot of rain and a short amount of time. we get it right today but more storms tomorrow and saturday. this week we are dry and bearers showers offshore. they will stay away for us -- from us on thursday. and we will stay eureka. at the area of low pressure will

push the front through here tomorrow and that will bring us a renewed chance for flooding across the region. today, we can do a bit of storm cleanup under dry conditions. it is mostly cloudy out there for thursday. most of the temperatures are above average. it feels mild out there low 60's around 4:00. waves are now 9-11 could see up to -- higher numbers of -- higher waves. we will see showers move on shore late in the morning and by lunchtime we are tracking down worse. the downpours continue into the afternoon. you could see thunderstorms by friday evening. another storm moves in for saturday that is even stronger. let's check in on traffic next. >> we are continuing to fall are

major -- follow major road closures. there was a large dip in the roadway this will be in san mateo county on westbound 92 skyline boulevard to state creek road. that stays in effect until further notice. sonoma county also has a road closure due to flooding between sonoma creek bridge and i see a 12. a live look outside we are looking at highway 87 in san jose everything is looking clear. as far as terms of crashes and walking issues on the roadway the commute is looking good so far. >> thank sites. by a city trail blazer is calling to reopen the facilities. >> a controversial measure passed by a police commission. >> and a drone demo of how it

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has a shelter that is open three days of the week but because of the rain they are open all week. the pastor says they are relying heavily on volunteers to cover all the hours and they are using emergency fund to pay for food and resources. >> it is painful to see so many people in a low position. it has been inspiring to see how much community and volunteers have rallied. >> the program is connected with other nonprofits in the region designed to help people get off the street permanently. if you would like to support the shelter, we have abc7news.com a link on our website abc7news.com look for the button about getting help during's -- extreme weather emergencies. >> there is a focus on political tug-of-war of the federal clean water act. it was passed more than 50 years ago in an effort to protect u.s. waterways from pollutants. the biden administration

recently finalized rules to reconfirm the epa jurisdiction er and w t tmp ad uple filed a lawsuit over the breach on their property. the case is currently at the supreme court. they say this is a crucial test case. many are eager to see the clean water act only applied to large bodies of water. >> the worst case scenario is the supreme court takes a restrictive view of the language of the clean water act so that small water and wetlands were not at the mind of congress at all. that would be, from my perspective, flatly wrong. >> if it is ruled -- some believe that california could have laws at the state level. they could potentially be challenged in another way for federal lawsuits. >> what you think about a camera

flying around your house when you are not there? despite what we think about it, there is an atomic ms. drone at the ces show in las vegas it is called and always home camera. the person tweeted with the .something about the way thatis. looks. >> it is just. >> a person talked about it at ces it moves around a lot. he says the camera allows you to see anywhere at your home at any time no idea of when it will hit the market it is inspected to cost $250 when it does. >> that is it? >> that is less than what i thought. maybe that is why it is flying around in a janky way. >> this thing is like i am here. >> it is first-generation rumba where the bugs may be there.

it is still trying to figure out what it true purposes. collects less just been a camera on the rumba, isn't it the same thing? it can clean and surveilled at the same time. >> i think you're onto something. >> also you could do zumba. the rumba while doing zumba. that is three partnerships in one. all trying to be worth less. there you go. >> in this economy. collects i think that is the idea. >> this is just a workshop. >> another job you have. filling and potholes. part of the reason is that the rain gets in the crack's of the

road and the roads lead the roadway and they fall down. that is what you see out there with spots with potholes collapsing. in san jose it is a dry day. live doppler 7 across the region we are quiet we see a few showers off the coastline of north bettel state oak way which is -- we have a flood warning in effect for sonoma county in this area in green river road. eati reced our ith temperatures low and mid 60's.ia and tomorrow we have cloud cover of about 50 degrees. tomorrow the rain returns. a number two on the abc 7 exclusive storm impact scale. storms are possible in the afternoon with some pockets of flooding. friday morning the showers,

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>> it is 5:22 if you're just joining us. good morning. seven things you need to know. the bay area storms are, laying our region. and overnight a tree fell on a church in foster city and a parked car as well. >> in san jose they are fixing a large emissions line that collapsed and part of the neighborhood is without power until it gets fixed. there are still thousands of power outages in the bay area. >> we can breathe easier today we have a dry day in the next 24 hours. however, more storms are coming. a level two storm hits us tomorrow and then a strong storm on the abc 7 storm impact scale moves in saturday morning. >> san francisco police investigating the incident where an art gallery owner close down.

it has not been decided if the man who is holding this will be facing charges. >> the pilot says the faa computer outage causing a -- flight delays could have an impact through tomorrow. there are delays and cancellations this morning and they say this software could be to blame for the meltdown. >> we have road closures due to the rain but an immediate need on oakland we have three vehicle crash with minor injuries. >> single day tickets for bottlerock rock music festival go on sale at noon today. three tickets went on -- pre-tickets went on sale and they already sold out. >> a boy talking about how he escaped from being followed by a car all the way to his friends house. >> in this morning's dma first look it is an eye-opening look for parents everywhere.

>> every stop i made every place i went to the car was there. that is 13-year-old daniel casino running from a car he says followed him through the katy texas neighborhood. look closer as he drives to a nearby friends house. the car is seen driving up to the home before taking off. his parents describe the ordeal to gma. >> we called the police station and they came out quickly. >> he realized the car was following him from step one. i believe that is what saved him from a horrible life changing situation. >> coming up at 7:00 a.m. we will hear from their son and head out -- the expert is vice -- the expert advice that everyone needs to know. abc news, new york. >> danford cisco is gearing up for the lunar new year. officials are emphasizing the priority on safety including protecting from rod. they are warning of scams being

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customers still without power this morning. >> it but rain is returning to the forecast to end the work week. we are tracking the next storm. good morning it is thursday, january 12. >> i have never been so excited for a dry day. >> we caught a son break. -- a r we have 10 days in a row of rain and it is mild out they are the mid and upper 50's near 60 degrees outside in some spots. a live camera at kgo we have some sun here and they are but the clouds will be thick for the next 24 hours. a dry day with temperatures above average in the low and mid 60's. the break is brief. on the storm impact scale we have raised the number tomorrow to a level to moderate storm because it will not bring much to bring new pockets of

flooding. downpours and thunderstorms are possible. the heaviest is in the afternoon and a flood threat remains elevated. we will look at this coming up in eight and its. >> there is a disturbing video showing an art gallery owner hosing down an un-housed person on a san francisco street. police say they are launching an investigation. abc 7 news reporter is in the newsroom with what could come next. this is went viral. >> it really has the san francisco police chief as they are investigating the incident. some are calling for the arrest to be made and others say it just shows how bad the homelessness problem is in san francisco. it shows an art gallery owner spraying down a homeless person. storms battered the bay area monday and since then the art gallery man with the hose has been vandalized. at the police commission meeting

the police chief said it once the investigation is complete it will be presented to the district attorney or charges. >> the police department will not arrest a gentleman for that out without a warrant. and the police -- >> is the police department seeking a warrant for arresting this man? >> we will seek that for evaluation and we will see what happens with the district attorney. >> this video shows the frustration of the citizens of san francisco but it also shows the vulnerability of the people living on the streets. to be hosed down when it is so incredibly freezing cold outside. it is inhumane. >> the head of the san francisco branch of the naacp says you cannot ignore race in the situation and he says what happened is unacceptable. the city is coming together to tackle the homelessness issue.

on tuesday, they said t homeless individual has refused to move he understands it is an awful thing to do but there are various attempt to help the person who blocked the sidewalk and entryways. the person spent a few days in a homeless shelter and then he gets dropped off back there. it is a difficult situation there. >> a lot of people are upset about the video. many storms have left behind damage and flooding. overnight we see more effects from the gusting wind as a tree fell on top of a car and church in foster city. that is where lena howland is this morning. how does it look? >> high reggie, at this morning, reggie at this point, the wind is still gusting the wind was no match for many of the trees in foster city last night including the one you see behind us. take a look you see the unforgiving tree fell onto a

parked car and a nearby church roof as well. this happened before 11:00 last night. you can the a large tree leaning on the roof of the church. also onto a white jeep cherokee. no word exactly how the tree came down. it was incredibly windy and they do not know if anyone was injured. san mateo data shows 236 residents have been just placed countywide since the beginning -- displaced countywide since the beginning of the store many are in shelters and hotels. at the belmont mobile home park -- more than 80 residents have experienced two major floods. it left the mobile homes filled with more than four feet of water with damaged appliances still a sign of the chaos and uncertainty of what is expected to come with more rain over the next several days. >> here it is soaked on the inside because the more you go toward the wall, the more it is flooded.

>> as the rain officers are also noticing concerning signs on the road. yesterday morning officers closed highway 92 after a 12 inch wide dip was on the verge of turning into a sinkhole. back here live local tree services tell us because the ground is s so saturated from the amount of rain we have had. the roots are not holding on the trees like the big ones you see behind us. that is why we expect to see more of this overbid next coming days. live in foster city, lena howland, abc 7 news. >> a north bay mom is looking for a break in the rain after two weeks of it. samara hubbies of navarro had a close call in the storm whether she was doing housework and the tree in the creek behind her house toppled over. >> we are lucky the tree did not fall this way because it would

have definitely hit our house the tree was so big. >> the ground is already so saturated she is anxious about what could happen with the next round of door. >> slow down is the message to drivers as crews are continuing to prepare highways. this is a video of highway 17 in the santa cruz. they say trees are falling, power lines are down, and there are sinkholes on roadways throughout the county. >> a sinkhole as possible. slow down. and if there is a person working on the roadway make the roadway safe. >> chp santa cruz says it has deployed more officers in the wet weather. they are warning drivers of the severe conditions. >> here the pg&e outage map. more than 11,000 customers are without power the bulk in the south bay. pg&e crews are working to fix a

transmission power that a eucalyptus tree brought down in san jose. and a 137 foot tower tuesday. one landed on the roof of a restaurant. local businesses cannot do much until the tower is repaired. >> i cannot pay my vendors when they come out i cannot rent checks nothing. our shop is a dungeon. >> workers from other states are helping fix the tower and assisting with other issues in the bay area area no date of when the tower will be fixed. >> the water supply is making its way to water reservoirs. >> the storage right now is still about -- not where they were in 2021 but better than they were in 2022. in context, we have had a deficit because of the drought. we see steve inclines right now in storage and we hope it continues as we see the storms continue to get back to above

average. >> most of the levels are at 87% of averages. you can always track this on our streaming app is available on roku, higher tv, and android tv. >> international airport is the closest to full recovery since the pandemic. it has 91% of its 2019 levels. as of though has 84%. and send josé is at 81%. they say a lack of business travelers is keeping the air force from a full -- airports from a full rebound. >> why transit is no longer offering bus fares. >> and how you can ease overcrowding at a shelter in oakland. >> we got the latest drought monitor in a fuse can go. we have good news. this is the drought monitor from last week and what i want you to

focus on is the red of extreme drought encompassing a large portion of california. there is let happens today first of all california has been removed from the extreme drought category. we have seen gains in the bay area it is most no longer in the severe or extreme drought category. most of us have been updated to a moderate drought category. those are huge gains. there are some places and solano county, and extreme eastern portions of alameda where they are the under extreme drought category but we have seen it improved with the rain when it comes to drought numbers. it is a dry day today. we can do storm cleanup but storm prepping because we have more storms on the way tomorrow. waves right now are at around 10 feet but it could reach 20 feet high. on the storm impact scale it is

a level to moderate impact storm. the heaviest rain will fall in the afternoon and we see new pockets of flooding. we tracked the storm and stronger storms on saturday. we will have that in a few minutes but let's check in on traffic. >> we have a positive update on the crash we were following. it has cleared it was easy to do it was in the eastbound direction eastbound i-80 before 24. we have closures to talk about we mention potholes and sinkhole issues we have a large dip in the road and san mateo county in westbound i 92. it will be closed up to rest -- west creek road because of the issue. and on northbound and southbound 120 one in sonoma county between 116 and highway 12 there is a close remaining in effect they are.

and road closings and cleanup in effect on eastbound 84 between pleasanton sentinel road. we start in walnut creek and everything looks good in the area on 680. we have a busy look at the san mateo bridge.

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general merrick garland for a special counsel to investigate. it would be similar to the mar-a-lago document case which focused on former president donald trump handling of the documents. there is also criticism. >> classified documents belong in classified sector -- settings. >> we need to have the same for biden. >> the white house says this is different from the mar-a-lago case because they turn over the documents as soon as they were discovered. the chairman of the house oversight committee is manning to see the documents as they are launching an investigation. >> promotions from transit riders are no longer being available because they did not lose ridership. the independent journal reports freedom rides will no longer be available for seniors. free monthly passes for families with students who qualify will end. but free rides will be available for those ages 6-18 in the

summer. the idea of free year-round rides for you because many are free already. >> alameda board supervisors have approved a recount in the oakland mayoral race. after days of uncertainty following the election, fear than 700 votes were reported, there were concerns about how the votes were counted, the allen meany -- alameda county register -- is considering holding a recount for other elections. the east bay congresswoman barbara lee is planning to run for senate in 2024. the oakland democrat shared her intentions with the congressional conference last wednesday but she plans to -- wait before making an official announcement. it is currently held by -- dr. feinstein who is

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october 1, the water resets every year wait this is the drought monitor we had a huge portion of the area and extreme and exceptional drought. and we have seen atmospheric river after river slammed us and we are out of the extreme exceptional drought category. we are in the moderate or severe category and that is a huge improvement for us. more rain is on the way. it is a dry day today. mostly cloudy temperatures in the low and mid 60's tonight it is clyde -- quiet with clouds. but rain returns to the forecast overnight. the storm impact scale has the storm at a level two. tomorrow morning we will seek showers and downpours move in and in the afternoon we have heavy rain with scattered thunderstorms possible in the end of the day. yesterday we saw .25 rain and we will likely see more pockets of flooding tomorrow.

here is the seven-day forecast it is dry today, tomorrow is a level two, saturday we upgraded to a level three. a lot of spots could exceed rain in saturday morning it could read -- produce flooding. >> why did it turn into a three? >> it got even wetter, believe it or not. >> ok. thank you. >> new at 6:00 how long you should walk a day to outweigh the risk of sitting all day. >> and why some companies are giving employees more time off. >> that is my dream. come through disney. >> here is

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finding solutions, this is abc7news. kumasi: now at 6:00, we might finally get a break from the rain we are seeing. the area still waking up to storm damage. the tree that fell on the vehicle and the storm overnight. reggie: the faa outage causing a domino effect. dozens of flights canceled this morning. >> the rock is the size of the whole roof. it and hurt anybody or kill anybody. it's like a final destination movie but in real life. kumasi: a man lives to tell the story about how this giant boulder fell on the driver seat of his car. reggie: it was not his day. jobina: or was it because -- reggie: i guess it was not his day to leave. jobina: there we go. reggie: