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: sometimes the most unlucky day of your life turns out to be the luckiest. jobina: i'm telling you. reggie: good morning, it is thursday, january 12. i woke up and i really thought it was friday. drew: isn't that terrible? it's been a month. day 11 of 2023. [laughter] kumasi: i feel like we've been through a lot. jobina: because we have. we got islands coming up. drew: mudslides, road slides, rivers flooding. let's appreciate this image, live doppler 7, for once dry. we have had 10 straight days of rain and today you can breathe a bit of relief. get your storm cleanup underway but also your storm perhaps because another one is coming tomorrow. outside, a live look at the camera at kgo, dry, mostly cloudy day, mild too. temperatures low to mid-60's but storm impact scale does come

back and did get an upgrade tomorrow to a level to storm, not taking a lot of rain to make problems. scattered downpours in the forecast and thunderstorms once again. the heaviest falling in the afternoon and we will talk about the storm. we just got the latest drum monitor in and we will show you that in a few minutes. reggie: so the forecast is better for us today but we have days more rain after this and already the water is so saturated. we saw a tree fall in a vehicle and a church along a peninsula. -- along the peninsula. a reporter is there. >> good morning. the wind last night was no match for trees in foster city like this one behind me along beach park boulevard. take a look. this massive tree fell onto not only a parked car but onto the roof of a nearby church as well. this all happened before 11:00 last night. you can see the large tree leaning on the roof of a church and also on a white jeep

cherokee. no word exactly how the tree came down or if anyone was injured. also in san mateo county, the belmont mobile home park hit hard with two serious floods since new year's eve according to county data. 200 36 residents have been displaced countywide since the beginnings of the storms. many are in shelters and hotels. aside from the coastline, the red cross believes this is the most problematic zone in the entire county. >> this part of san mateo county, this particular mobile home park, is one of the worst impacted, not just the damage done but psychologically it is hard because people have to leave and come back. >> as the rain officers are noticing concerning signs on the roads. yesterday morning, officers had to close off highway 92 after a dip was on the verge into turning into a sinkhole.

services have told us that because rounds are saturated because of all of thisn wehaeenn hinds li areeeg ats why were expecting to see quite a bit more of this over the next couple days. live in foster city, lena howland, abc7news. kumasi: thank you. one of the deaths in the bay area and the storm includes a woman in the north bay found dead in her car after floodwaters surrounded it. the 43-year-old called 911 tuesday saying she was trapped in her car in forestville. rescue crews started to search and tried to call her back but there was no answer. divers found her yesterday morning. >> we were able to find your car submerged in about eight to 10 feet of water and sadly she did not make it. she was inside of her car. kumasi: one driver said

heavy rain main his car's get off of the road on highway 12 and in novato, a tree came down on a playground. in the south bay, parts of gilroy are submerged and roads are closed because of flooding. a few days ago, the creek swelled and flooded nearby areas including the home of the original garlic festival. farmlands close to the creek are still satura pickup past this te pole right here, up to that craft in the road. when you had the atmosphere like we had, they just keep coming and it fills up fast and it is just a massive amount of water. kumasi: santa clara valley water says residents living close to the creek should prepare for more flooding throughout next week. reggie: about a death in the north bay, one of 19 people who died because of the recent storms in the state. at least for have been in the bay area. trees are on the bay area

falling due to high wind gusts and soil that has become oversaturated. in san francisco's neighborhood, the large tree here fell on top of a parked car area some branches came close to taking out the light rail lines. crews were able to secure the limbs before can impact transit. the fire department advises residents to call 311 if you see downed power lines. kumasi: for a list of sandbag locations, warming shelters, -- warming centers, and shelters, you can call this. reggie: now a controversial measure to ban so-called textual traffic stops. that's when people are pulled over for minor things like registration tags to look for criminal activity. stops call significant police time and money and rarely prevent crime. the stops also disproportionately target people of color. the two commissioners who voted no say they wanted more feedback

from the community and to change language that was included in the proposal. kumasi: if you are flying today, be prepared for more delays and possibly cancellations. airlines are still trying to recover from the faa outage yesterday morning that grounded departing flights nationwide. we are learning more about what caused the outage and how much longer the delays could last. jobina: there are far less delays and cancellations today but they are still there. the allied pilots association says the issues could last into tomorrow. the faa says a computer engineer mistakenly replaced one file with another during a software update. that caused a ripple effect which ended up ringing down the noticed air mission system on tuesday. this gives safety information to pilots before they take off. a backup system kicked in and things seemed to be normal but ongoing issues punted the nationwide ground to stop for departing flights early yesterday morning. it was lifted in two hours but it was too late. delays had already begun for

thousands of travelers. >> when i walk in, it is chaos. >> we got called for boarding, started boarding, then they called us off. jobina: the faa says there is no evidence of the cyberattack. congress is pledging it will investigate the malfunction. the incident comes less than a month after the southwest airlines meltdown led to mass cancellations over the holidays. kumasi: still to come, the man thanking his girlfriend for saving his life from a falling boulder. reggie: the east bay church opening its doors to housed people during this weather. drew: 608 -- 6:08 the latest out monitor in and this is encouraging. this is how the water started october 1, 40% of the stay under extreme or exceptional drought and that is virtually eliminated today thanks to the atmospheric area. most of us have been upgraded to moderate drought, the second lowe's category on the drought

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drew: live doppler 7, getting a much-needed break today. we are dry across the region. often the coast there is rain, that is a front that will rate -- wait to cross through. today you can enjoy a dry day, mostly cloudy, temperatures mild, low to mid 60's by the afternoon. tomorrow, our next storm arrives, an upgrade on the storm impact scale to a level to moderate storm because, yesterday, we saw flooding and we only received .25 to .5 inch of rain and we see higher amounts tomorrow. new pockets of flooding expected , thunderstorms too in the afternoon, when the heaviest rain is likely to fall. here is future weather.

for the morning commute, it is osler cloudy, it is right around lunchtime, downpour setting up by three copy of you can see the line of heavy rain crossing, and then into the early evening hours, seeing scattered downpours set up which have the potential to have lightning, thunder, even hail as well. a stronger system moves in for saturday and we talk about that one in nine minutes. let's check in with jobina and see how we are doing with traffic. jobina: we are starting with the bar delay, think fully for one station. from the daly city station, there is an equipment problem so you are looking at 10 minutes behind schedule. other than that, things are moving looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. you will face no delay as you approach this area but we have delays really approaching oakland because of a crash reported west on 20 -- westmont 24 before 580. into the maze, you will run into a slowdown.

weather related issues, a dip in the road westbound 92 closed from skyline boulevard to pilarski crete -- -- cree you can see an issue on northbound and southbound 101 between 116 and highway 112. that sig alert remains in effect from yesterday. then this in-place, flooding in landslide cleanup between niles canyon road and pleasanton snow road. reggie: still ahead, how long you should be walking every day to alleviate the health risks of sitting most of the day. then why russian cosmonauts will then why russian cosmonauts will be stuck at the iss longer struggling with the highs and lows of bipolar 1? ask about vraylar. because you are greater than your bipolar 1, and you can help take control of your symptoms - with vraylar. some medicines only treat the lows or highs. vraylar treats depressive, acute manic, and mixed episodes of bipolar 1 in adults. proven, full-spectrum relief for all bipolar 1 symptoms.

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reggie: this story is unbelievable. it happened in malibu and you can see the giant boulder that

fell on a man's car off of pacific coast highway. here is how he was not killed. the man says before the boulder came down, his girlfriend called and asked him to get something from the house, a short walk away. so he started walking back and that is when he heard rumbling and saw the boulder fall on his car. >> after the roommates saw what happened to my car, they were a little shook up and traumatized. they were like a wonder of this big mountainside will just come into the house because they saw it happen to the car and they were worried maybe rocks would go rolling through the house and we would end up in the pacific or something. reggie: he said had he not gotten a call from his girlfriend, he would have been in the driver's seat. he said after this, he is feeling pretty lucky, he might buy a lottery ticket. kumasi: when is the girlfriend gonna become the wife? reggie: i was just about to say that, when is the girl for going to become the wife? [laughter]

helping on house people stay dry during the weather today church in alameda usually opens three days a week and now it is open every day. the pastor says the church is relying heavily on volunteers putting in more hours and is using its emergency funds to pay for food and resources. >> it's been painful to see so many people in a difficult position. it has been inspiring, it sounds cliched to see how much the community and volunteers have rallied. reggie: the program is connected with other nonprofits in the region designed to help people get off of the streets permanently. if you would like to support the shelter by sending in money or buying supplies, we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. you will see a button that says "getting help during extreme weather emergencies." that will lead you there. the storm surge -- go ahead. kumasi: the storm surge heading the bay area is putting the focus on a political tug-of-war over the federal clean water

act, which was passed by congress 50 years ago to protect u.s. waterways from being polluted. that includes local creeks and streams are swollen by our recent storms. the biden administration to reconfirm that epa jurisdiction over many inland waterways. that was challenged during the trump administration. another challenge could be months away. a couple in idaho found a lawsuit over the reach of the regulations on their property. the cases before the supreme court currently. environment o groups say this is a crucial test case. had ministries will see the act applied only to bodies of water. >> the worst case scenario is the supreme court takes an started narrowly restrictive view of the language of the clean water act and that smaller waters and wetlands were not in the mind of congress at all. that would be i think from my perspective just flatly wrong. kumasi: if it is rolled back,

some believe california could legislate sweeping laws at the state level. there's a possibility those could also be challenged eventually by another wave of federal lawsuits. happening today, the idaho murder suspect will be facing a judge again. he had yet to enter a plea, still waiting to learn whether prosecutors will pursue the death penalty against them. today's hearing is a status conference where future chordates will be scheduled. he is accused of killing four november.y of idaho students in he was not arrested until december 30 pennsylvania -- in pennsylvania after authorities tracked music dna. prosecutors have not announced a motive. reggie: a nasa astronaut and russian cosmonauts are forced to extend their stay aboard the national space station because of a sudden leak within the russian aircraft last month. that aircraft was supposed to get them to return to earth in march. nasa and russian space officials unveiled a new plan to launch an empty capsule to the iss to ferry them back. that means they will have to spend several more months in

space. kumasi: many people know sitting all day could lead to negative effects to your health. a new study has ways to alleviate the risk which comes with sitting too long. according to the american college of sports medicine, five minutes of light walking every half-hour will help. if that seems like too much, you can try walking for a minute every hour which will also reduce blood pressure. the theory is working muscles regulate things like blood sugar and cholesterol levels. reggie: are you tired of getting work emails went on vacation? it is a common occurrence but one company in new delhi is trying to put a stop to it. kumasi: a fantasy gaming platform finds its employees 100,000 rupees or $1200 if they contact colleagues with work-related calls or messages during their time off. under the policy, employees are logged off from all office work for seven days in a year. in december, the company cofounder said the policy had been affected -- effective so far.

so you get fined if you reach out to the person. drew: just don't do it. kumasi: don't do it. reggie: do we really need to find people or just make it -- kumasi: i know the vacation but maybe just quickly. some people don't have the -- drew: nothing is that important. reggie: just don't respond. kumasi: i feel like seeing the email year tates me. drew: delete outlook. reggie: bloop. kumasi: throw the phone in the ocean. [laughter] reggie: no notifications. you would have to open up your email in order to see it. that is on you. kumasi: that is true. reggie: that's what i think. drew: you don't even mean to sometimes. kumasi: don't send it, fine. drew: unless it is and improve over your other vacation request and then there like i've been waiting for this one. [laughter]

funnel that one. if i can email from josh or tracy that says vacation in the headline -- kumasi: approved. drew: send a push alert to my phone too, i want to know. reggie: saying, make a dance. drew: wake me up. kumasi: don't wake me up. [laughter] drew: let me show you live doppler 7. after 10 days of rain, we are getting a break today. you see showers off the coast, associated with the front that will not cross us until tomorrow. tomorrow, more storms in the forecast, a flood warning in effect for parts of sonoma county and you see road even highway 116 and some smaller streams and creeks in the area are taking their time. be aware. today, enjoy the driving. it is mostly cloudy, to storm cleanup at prep for the next door because more rain is coming tomorrow, saturday, sunday. overnight tonight, upper 40's to low 50's. here is the level two storm coming friday. the morning commute tomorrow

looks dry. it is in the afternoon, heavy rain moving through, even the potential for thunderstorms popping up to finish the day. then an stronger storm moves in -- an even stronger storm moves in. it's a level seven on the scale. we will get soaked saturday morning in future weather, here we go. when future weather shows us these isolated cells of red and deep red, that is not only heavy rain but also the potential for very gusty winds and some hail. be aware. rainfall totals were friday, likely half an inch or more in some areas, more than enough to create problems. watch saturday, the numbers rise quickly. that is where -- why we are making it a three, a strong storm on the impact scale. if you are thinking of going to levi's stadium, we include showers in the forecast area i think the heaviest of rain falls in the morning, kick off at 130. i think it is lighter showers in the area but bring your poncho to levi's.

here's accurate whether 70 forecast, dry today but level two tomorrow. level three saturday morning. we are getting soaked with rain and wind and even light showers through the start of next week. reggie: "good morning, america" is coming up at 7:00. kumasi: ginger zee has a look at what is ahead. ginger: coming up, new questions from president biden after a second batch of classified documents was found in another location. also what we are learning about the meltdown that grounded flights across the nation leading to thousands of delays and cancellations. i got to see that firsthand. what a mess. romance scams on the rise, how top apps are getting together to protect users hearts an accounts. you don't want to miss those everyone remembers the moment they heard...

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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7news. reggie: a break in the rain, at least for a little while but it will be short-lived. when we expect the rain to return and how strong the storms will be. kumasi: more classified documents belonging to president biden discovered. the response from the white house. reggie: and to send in the clowns? they may seem scary but new research shows clowns at hospitals might actually be a big help. kumasi: good morning, everyone. it is thursday, january 12. reggie: we will get to the clowns and a second but first, the clowns. drew: clowns jay: you can't do

it -- drew: clowns -- reggie: you can't do it? drew: i can't do it. after 10 days of rain, a dry 24 hours. you see rain in the upper left-hand corner of your screen, that is a storm that will not cross until tomorrow. outside today, dry conditions, mostly cloudy but breezy, enjoy the dry conditions today. do the storm cleanup but also need to do storm perhaps once again on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale we upgraded from a level one a level two, a moderate storm, because we see more scattered downpours, likely -- downpours likely. new pockets of flooding are possible. we will take a look at this storm and new drum monitor in a few minutes. reggie: our recent storms left behind a lot of damage and plenty of flooding. more than 200 residents in san mateo county are displaced and, overnight, we saw more effects from the gusting winds because a tree fell on top of a car and church in foster city.

that is where lena howland his. lena? lena: the wind last night was no match first trees -- some trees in foster city like these behind me along beach park boulevard. take a look. this massive unforgiving tree fell onto not only a park park but -- parked car but a nearby roof as well. this happened before 11:00. you can see the large tree leaning on they roof -- on the roof of a church and white jeep grand cherokee. no word on how the tree came down or if anyone was injured. san mateo county shows data shows 230 six residents have been displaced countywide since the beginning of the storms. many are in shelters and hotels. at the belmont mobile home park, more than 80 residents have experienced two major floods. the first left mobile homes

flooded with more than four feet of water, damaged appliances, a sign of the chaos and uncertainty of what is to come with more rain expected over the next several days. >> here, also in the inside because the more you go through that, the more it is flooded. lena: as the rain continues, chp officers notice concerning signs on the roads. yesterday morning, officers close highway 92 after a 12 inch wide dip was on the verge of turning into a sinkhole. out here live, local tree services tell us the ground is saturated because of this rain because -- rain which roots on these massive trees are not holding and they are expecting to see more of this as we expect to see more rain in the next coming days.

live in foster city, lena howland, abc7news. reggie: a north bay mom is looking to a break in the rain after nearly two weeks of it. they had a close call in the stormy weather. she says she was doing housework when a tree behind her house toppled over. >> we are lucky this tree did not fall this way because it would have definitely had our house. the tree was so big. reggie: with the ground so saturated, she is anxious on what could happen when the next round of storms hit. kumasi: slow down, a message from drivers as crews prepare work following the storms this week. we want to show you video of highway 17, the santa cruz mountains. santa cruz chp says trees are falling, branches and powerlines are down and they are sinkholes and roadways throughout the county. >> did you see those move over if possible? if not slowdown. keep in mind there are workers working on the roadways to keep the roadways safe. kumasi: chp santa cruz says it

deployed more officers during this what weather. message boards are warning drivers reggie: reggie: of the conditions. here is the pg&e outage map that was just sent us -- sent us. there are 10,000 customers without power, down slightly from the number, and the bulk are in the south bay. pg&e crews are working to fix the transmission tower that a eucalyptus tree brought to down in san jose. other distribution the polls came down when the 130-foot tower came down saturday. one of these landed on the roof of a restaurant. vocal businesses say they cannot do much until the tower is repaired. >> i can't even pay my vendors when they come out, checks, nothing. our shop is a dungeon. >> utility workers from other states are helping fix the tower and assisting with other issues throughout the bay area no date on when that will be fixed. kumasi: things are looking up for the state water supply.

the direction we have been getting is making its way to reservoirs. the state water officials say we have a steep hill to climb. >> storage right now is less than back in 2021, better than where they were in 2022. so again we have had quite a deficit because of the drought so we are seeing steep inclines in storage and that continues that we see the storms that we can get back to kumasi:. kumasi:statewide reservoir levels are 84% of historical averages. reggie: evacuation orders are in effect for monterey residence that comes as the salinas river continues to rise from intense rain. according to the monterey sheriff's office, this flooding could turn monterey 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. >> need to be preparing for what could be the monterey peninsula

island as we call it, the moderate peninsula may become an island like it did in the 1995 flood. reggie: temporary evacuation points and emergency shelters are available. they are asking people to leave quickly and calmly and check on neighbors before they do. kumasi: with all the rain, the state snowpack is looking good, the national weather service says california's at 102% of the average for april 1. that is a typical date of the peak snow fact -- snowpack. recent snowstorms in the sierra and early start to the season have helped. california is 226% of average for the state, higher than the recorded snowpack of 1982 through 1983 and all three sections of the sierra. reggie: president biden is facing new questions over classified documents. that is because the second set of material was found at a location the president used as a private office after his time as vice president. what is the deal with this new discovery? jobina: the exact location has

not been disclosed but abc news learned president biden's legal team found the papers. this is days after the white house confirmed classified records were found at biden's former d.c. office last november. republicans are calling on attorney general merrick garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate. it would be similar to the mar-a-lago documents case which focused on former president trump's handling of those documents. some democrats are also showing criticism. >> classified documents belong in classified settings. >> merrick garland said we have to have a special prosecutor for trump which means we have to have one for biden. >> the white house claims this is different from the mar-a-lago case because they turn over the documents as soon as they were discovered. the new chairman of the house oversight committee is now demanding to see the documents as his committee launches an investigation. kumasi: thank you. the alameda county board of supervisors unanimously approved a recount in the oakland mayoral

race. after days of uncertainty following the election, rank-choice voting gave an edge of fewer than 700 votes over lauren taylor. concerns about how votes were counted intensified last month when the alameda county registrar uncovered rank-choice voting in an oakland school board race. the county is also considering holding a recount for other elections. reggie: a source close to abc7news says congresswoman barbara lee will run for dianne feinstein's u.s. senate seat in 2024. she dodged questions yesterday telling reporters she will announce her plans when appropriate. analysts say the revelation does not come as a surprise. >> she has been seen for a while as the top contender to be appointed to that seat, should dianne feinstein retire early and governor newsom get another appointment. i think it has only been recently that it has become clear congresswoman lee was running for it in her own right. reggie: katie porter announced the run for the senate in 2024

earlier this week. feinstein has yet to announce her plans for 2024 but at age 89, it is widely expected she will not seek reelection. kumasi: promotion for transit riders will not be available because they did not really boost to work ridership. the independent journal reports free rides will no longer be available for seniors. free monthly passes for families with students who qualify, that is ending too, but free rides sr those aged six to 18 in the summer. the moran transit board is weighing the idea of free year-round rides for youth since many right free already. starting today, get the new lunar new year stamp in san francisco. fiona ma will be at the museum to unveil the year of the rabbit stamp. the ceremony start at 11:00 and it is free and open to the public. reggie: coming up, the multibillion dollar company that

could be up for sale soon. kumasi: let's take a look at the new york stock exchange where you can see we are down by about 60 points. another update on the markets, next. reggie: the latest fallout after the viral video shows a man hosing down any on house person in san francisco. the response from police. a reminder to stick with us for our streaming show, abc seven at 7:00. we do this every weekday from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. but you have to stream it to see it and you can see it on your tv if you watch us through abc 7 bay area news app available at all of these fine things that you see on the bottom of your screen. drew: 641 time a.m., huge news when it comes to the drought -- 6:41 a.m., huge news when it comes to the drought monitor. focus on this huge area of red, the extreme drought category encompassing a huge portion of california. watch what happens today. our extreme drought virtually has been eliminated across california. we have seen huge gains as well across the bay area.

today, you can see most of the bay area has been upgraded to the moderate drought category. that is the second lowest drought category we have. with more rain on the way over the next seven days, we are going to see improvements to this map. the reservoir levels, encouraging news, the second-biggest reservoir like orville, nearly half full at 49% total capacity. so we see gains on our reservoirs and the snowpack is essential for us in the springtime, it melts and adds to reservoir levels. highs today, today is a dry day. enjoy the break from the rain, do storm cleanup but also prep for the next-door because it is coming on friday. high surf advisory in effect, here is the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale, he level two tomorrow and a level three coming saturday. we will go hour-by-hour and show you storms coming up in nine minutes but let's check in with jobina with traffic. jobina: we do have a pre-big

backup in oakland right now due to a crash about 2.5 miles deep. the crash itself is westmont 24 before 580, average speeds around when he won miles per hour and we have at least two lanes block there. check out the drive times for super commuters. tracy to castro valley, an hour 20 minutes for that ride so prepare for delays through that route. also delays on bart, there's an equipment problem they are experiencing at the daly city station, so you face about a 10 minute delay if you are traveling in the east bay direction. we wrap up with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where metering lights came on at 5:39. chp issued a wind advisory for this bridge only today and we will talk about the major r

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kumasi: welcome back. there are new developments in this disturbing video showing an art gallery owner hosing down

any on house person on the san francisco street. police are now watching an investigation. gloria rodriguez in the newsroom with what is coming next in this case that has gone viral. >> san francisco's police chief say they are investigating the incident, some calling for an arrest to be made but others say it shows how by the homelessness problem is in san francisco. many are upset about this video that has gone viral showing an art gallery owner in san francisco's north beach spraying down a homeless person. this as storms better the bay area monday and since then, the art gallery of the man with a hose has been vandalized. during last nights meeting, bill scott says once the investigation is complete, it will be presented to the district attorney for a decision on charges. >> the police department will not arrest the gentleman for that. not without a warrant. is the police apartment seeking a warrant? >> we will present that for

evaluation and we will see what happens with the district attorney. >> that video absolutely shows the frustration of the citizens of san francisco but also shows the vulnerability of these people living on the streets. to be hosed down when it incredibly freezing cold outside , it is inhumane. >> the head of the san francisco branch of the naacp says you cannot ignore race in this situation. dr. amos brown says what happened is unacceptable and the city needs to come together to tackle the homelessness issue. the gallery owner talked to abc 7 dion lim on tuesday saying the homeless individual refused to move. collier gwen says he understands it's an awful thing to do but there have been various attempts to help the person who block to sidewalks and entryways and says a person spent a few days in a

homeless -- homeless shelter or jail and gets dropped off back there. reggie: thank you so much. now for your morning money report, subway could be up for sale. the process is in its early stage but the sandwich company is expected to be valued at more than $10 billion. it is expected to attract potential corporate buyers and private equity firms. the connecticut-based company known for the foot-long sandwiches has been owned by its two founding families for more than five decades. subway has more than 37,000 restaurants in over 100 countries. kumasi: a just released inflation report shows inflation fell for the sixth straight month. the report shows in place and drop to 6.5% in december, down 7.1% november. consumer prices also fell but barely. new data is excited to play into a decision by the fed early next month on whether to raise interest rates again. reggie: a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we are down this morning 146 points. kumasi: medical clowns, also

known as therapeutic clowns, goose camino case in between caregivers and patients. the study was published in qualitative health research claiming medical clowns have at least 40 qualities that yield measurable results in a patient's path toward healing along with better communication and they distract from pain and stress by creating a playful environment. reggie: i would like a different name for that. kumasi: besides therapeutic clowns? reggie: medical clowns sounds like we are calling the doctor a name. [laughter] bring in th uh? jobina: do you all like clowns? reggie: i think i'm the only person that is ok with clowns. am i correct in that assessment? kumasi: it's not for me. reggie: it's not for you are drew. jobina? jobina: have you heard of universal circus? reggie: oh yeah. jobina: i went to that growing

up, it is a black clown circus. that is really what it is. i enjoyed it. reggie: it was good. jobina: i was feeling those clowns. [laughter] reggie: i don't know why that is so funny. jobina: i don't know why this is so funny. i'm sorry, everyone. this is not funny, a dip in the road on west 92. we have a sig alert in effect from skyline boulevard to palacios creek road. i'm just looking at the closures due to the weather we have been experiencing. we have roadway flooding on northbound and southbound 121 between 116 and highway 12. this is going to be in place until further notice. also this closure, flooding with eastbound and westbound on this road. we can get to drew to talk about basically when we will see weather, more clowns? drew: i went to ringling brothers as a kid and that was enough.

jobina: was not your thing? drew: was not. reggie: do we need a weather clown? drew: wow. reggie: i'm not saying you're a weather clown. drew: it was the intention. reggie: i'm saying do we need a weather clown. drew: we are dry, enjoy the break in the rain. showers off of the coastline. this will wait until tomorrow to move in. we still have a flood warning for parts of sonoma county. you can see 160 near river road, streams and creeks are still taking their time receiving. low to mid 60's, it will feel mild under mostly cloudy conditions and we remain dry come upper 40's to low 50's. the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale gets upper -- upgraded friday to a level to moderate storm because downpours and thunderstorms are in the forecast creating new pockets of flooding. here's future weather, into the morning tomorrow, the commute is ok. lunch time in the afternoon, here come the downpours with scattered thunderstorms in the evening and another round of storm moves in saturday.

even stronger, a level three strong storm on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale saturday. we will see rounds of heavy rain in the morning and when future weather shows you this, these isolated cells and deep red, that is heavy rain, likely gusty wind and even the potential for hail. rainfall totals will add up, probably half an inch tomorrow. that's enough to do damage on our roads again and saturday it is wetter. we have to be on guard, especially saturday morning, for new areas of flooding. if you're going to the 49ers game, i think the heaviest rain is by kickoff 130 saturday. we still have light showers to contend with. a quick look at the winter storm watch tomorrow, three to six feet of snow possible. try to get to tahoe before for 5:00 p.m. tomorrow after -- four clock p.m. after that, it is a mess. level two tomorrow, level 3 saturday, light showers early next week area let's get to jobina with the tahoe report. jobina: it's time for the toyota tahoe traffic report, definitely

a lot of snow in the area so what you need to know is how saves tahoe, headed that direction, chains are required on 89 northstar and heavenly no chains for 80 or 50 but it is a good idea to bring them with you generally speaking because of the weather impacts we have been experiencing. the most snow checking in with northstar, 62 inches to 128 inches, sugar bowl no chains either because you'll be traveling on 80. 94 to 147 inches, the longest drive times will be for sierra, tahoe, and kirk would come 3.5 hours to get to both areas and it is just because of the weather impacts there. if you're headed that direction, that is all. but be say because we have a lot of weather. jobina: 50 in five days, how many oakland animal dogs the service is hoping to find homes for kicking off today. in an interview, the director said the shelter is overcrowded and need to find homes for

dozens of big dogs so they can avoid youth and is asian. at last check, the shelter had 98 big dogs, ideally 65 or fewer. the five-day adoption event starts at noon every day today through monday and you will not have to pay an adoption fee for the big dogs. kumasi: so if you are not able to get the three-day passes for bottlerock, today is the chance to get the single day tickets going on sale at noon. reggie: the festival is happening memorial weekend at the napa valley expo friday. is post-malone and the smashing pumpkins friday. your saturday headliners are lizzo and durant durant. sunday, the red-hot chile peppers and loan zacks. single day general admission tickets cost $189. one day vip tickets, which i understand have been renamed the kumasi ticket, are now $400. kumasi: that's correct. and i will bless you with more. -- with one. reggie: you are?

kumasi: i don't know. reggie: i already told you i have a ticket. kumasi: can you upgrade? reggie: the way i would upgrade is through the kumasi gloria: i will come -- the kumasi -- kumasi: i will come get you. reggie: come up here. [laughter] kumasi: this is pretty. reggie: this is nice. we have not seen this kind of sunrise -- kumasi: i miss that -- reggie: since the beginning of the year probably? kumasi: we took it for granted. reggie: we did take it for granted. lee is giving us a whole slideshow as we take a tour abound the bay -- around the bay area. take it in today because you will probably not get it for the next few days. [laughter] look at this. kumasi: so nice. reggie: the color purple.

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number one, rain is heading our way as cleanup continues around the bay area. from recent storms that have pummeled our region. overnight, a large feet -- large tree fell onto a church and hit a parked car. reggie: number two, more than 10,000 customers are without power. here is the pg&e outage map. the bulk of the outages in the south bay where more than 80,000 customers were in the dark. drew: a live look at the tan cam, a gorgeous sunrise, dry day, enjoy. we are rain free but do more storm perhaps. more rain is coming. every level to moderate storm tomorrow and saturday, a level three, a strong storm, on the storm impact scale. reggie: number four, san francisco police are investigating this incident where an art gallery owner hosed down and on housed person in san francisco. it has not been decided if this man will be facing charges. reggie: number five, a union representing pilots as the faa computer outage that caused a pause in flights yesterday could have impacts through tomorrow.

there are delays and cancellations already this morning. the faa says a software maintenance is to blame for the meltdown. jobina: number six, a three mile backup in oakland due to a crash on west on 24 before 580. speeds will track around 22 miles per hour. also, at least two lanes blocked here. kumasi: number seven, this is exciting, nasa's james webb telescope has made an exciting new discovery. this is called an exoplanet, a planet that sits outside of our solar system. this one is about the same size as earth but it is hundreds of degrees hotter. scientists say it can have any atmosphere to explore. reggie: look at this atmosphere. kumasi: live doppler 7 in my dreams. [laughter] drew: so the sun woke rest over their horizon at 75 time. jobina: the fact -- 75 time. jobina: the fact you just know

that. . i want to know when the sun comes up. reggie: gorgeous. ♪ good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, president biden faces new questions over classified documents. more classified documents discovered from his time as vice president. what we know about the second batch and the timeline of the preliminary investigation. air travel chaos. new details on the major meltdown and what took down the faa's computer system causing more than 10,000 flights to be delayed or canceled. next wave. with major flooding across california, now the new storm on the move across the country as the south braces for a severe weather outbreak and a tornado threat. the idaho college murders suspect due in court. why the police say it's so important to keep the search

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