going throughout the day, 10:00 a.m., you will see light to moderate showers. into the afternoon, some brief pockets of moderate rain. it is a level 2 on our storm impacts scale. light to moderate rain. the possibility of thunder. we will likely see areas of flooding because the ground is so stoked, any rain that falls on top of it is going to just cause problems. we have a high surf advisory until 10 a.m. saturday. suddenly 15 to 20 foot breakers are the concern, bringing dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. flooding -- a flood watch is in effect for a.m. saturday until 4 p.m. monday. i will be back with a closer look at that saturday storm, which is stronger than tomorrow's storm, coming up. larry:growing this evening alone banks of the salinas river in monterey county. officials expect the river to hit flood stage around 11:00 tonight. the areas of particular concern,

the communities of chular and spreckels. they are urging presidents tahiti evacuation orders -- residents tahiti evacuation orders -- to heed evacuation orders. >> this will not occur all at the same time. larry: the sheriff played down the third of the monterey peninsula possibly being cut off by flooding. drivers can potentially expect disruptions along highway 1. in the areas near marina and carmel valley. kristen: this is a live look at the north bay from mount temple pius. no rain, at least not yet. larry: it actually looks pretty for now. cornell bernard is live where crews are preparing for yet another storm. cornell. reporter: it is ongoing, for sure. it was really nice to see the

sun today ever so briefly. a break of the weather means no rest for the fire department behind me, the sonoma county fire district says it is gearing up for the next round of storms, practicing water rescues. we saw more downed trees today.f saturated soil. it goes on and on. chainsaws, working trying to remove this giant 100 foot pine tree from this backyard in santa rosa, where it toppled around 3 a.m. thursday after heavy storms this week. >> we heard a big boom and got up and saw the whole in the ceiling -- hole in the ceiling and called 911. reporter: remarkably, nobody was hurt. about the hole in the bedroom ceiling, here's what it looked like, about 12 inches wide. janine has been concerned about the tree and the saturated soil around it. >> i was looking last night to see where tree removal companies were and who i was

going to call because i was starting to get worried about it. reporter: across town, this tree has been more than busy, saying they have been working nonstop since new year's eve. >> it's one thing after the other one. it's kind of one of those deals, you jump from one job to another. this is our third job already. reporter: must be overwhelming. >> oh, yes. reporter: city crews were removing this large tree, which fell in pioneer park wednesday night. the number of fallen trees across the north bay, impossible to count. more trees are expected to toppled this weekend. -- topple this weekend. the river's levels, holding steady. >> they are predicting a could come back to flood stage. reporter: the fire district captain is watching the river and taking advantage of a break in the weather to do some swift water rescue training. >> we need to keep our skills up and be ready for the real life thing, where if we do get somebody in the water, we are

able to go out there and perform to a high standard. reporter: friday, a new round of storm moves in, and the team will be ready. >> with got more storms coming this weekend. >> we will see what happens. we are ready for it. reporter: firefighters say the river is expected to hit flood stage sunday morning. sadly the fire department recovered the body of a woman in her car buried in floodwaters this week. first responders say if you can, at all costs, never drive through floodwater. cornell bernard, abc7 news. kristen: at least 20 people across the state have now died since the series of storms began around christmas. yesterday the body of a woman was found in floodwaters in sonoma county. gloria rodriguez spoke with her husband, who is devastated by the tragedy. [crying] >> i miss her so much. she was such an amazing person.

anybody would've loved her. reporter: marcelino fintim -- fontino is devastated by the death of his wife, daphne. headed to work tuesday, when she got stuck in floodwaters from the storms of northern california. misty would've the sheriff's office said she called 911. >> she knew the water was going over the car at that point and we lost connection with her on that 911 call. we tried to call her back and we were not able to make contact. reporter: crews started to search for daphne in the forcible area. the next day, they found her inside her car, submerged in about eight to 10 feet of water. >> the officers came in knocked on my door. the tell me that my wife had passed away. reporter: daphne leaves behind

three children, ranging in age from 10 to 14. a gofundme page has been set up to help with funeral expenses. lori rodriguez -- gloria rodriguez, abc7 news. larry: it appears as the two men died of carbon monoxide poisoning, those men were found in separate rooms inside the house by a crew that was hired to remove a tree that had fallen on the home. today authorities revealed a generator was found in the hallway of the home with the power switch turned on. the fuel tank was empty. authorities warn generators should never be operated inside a building because they release fumes which can result and carbon monoxide poisoning and ultimately death. kristen: a massive sinkhole has closed a stretch of highway 92 in san mateo county, a major artery in and out of half moon bay. 92 was shut down in both directions at about 3 a.m. this morning from highway 35 to the

creek road, the same area originally closed yesterday because of a 12 inch wide dip which turned into this massive sinkhole. larry: got to be careful. in the south become a farmland near gilroy -- in the south bay, farmland near gilroy, still floated. you can see the crops are under water with at least one structure. there's been some incredible flooding in the south bay. more wet weather will return this weekend. dustin dorsey joins us live now with tips on how santa clara residents can prepare for more rain. reporter: yeah, this just breaking news, as reporters, we do own things other than jackets and hats, but we know these blue skies won't last long. looking over my shoulder here at the guadalupe river, this is going to be a point of concern

once again this weekend. you can see the rivers are up, the flood risk is high, and county leaders want you to be ready for when the storm returns as we can. even with blue skies overhead, the minds of leaders remain on the storm. >> the wet winter is far from over. the national weather service is reporting an atmospheric river has refocused on northern california and central california. reporter: meaning more rain, clogged drains, and even a risk of flooding especially along our rivers and creeks. they extended the emergency flood circulation this week, using today's dry weather to prepare for what's to come. leaders encourage you to do the same. >> we have crews out right now trying to make sure we are removing blockages and settlements. we have to make sure we have sandbag location so you can be ready, do not wait until the flood is coming to your home in order to be ready. reporter: santa clara county wants you to know what to expect and when, as it relates to this

weather disasters. and that is where the alerts come in, more than one million residents have already signed up for a call, text, and e-mail messages specifically for you and where you live. >> emergencies are unpredictable but the one thing that we know for sure is that they will occur, they are occurring, and they will continue occurring. in an emergency, timely accurate information is absolutely critical. reporter: 166,000 texts and calls have been sent out over the recent winter storms. that includes wanda u.s. creek began to -- when the creek began to flood in gilroy. it only takes minutes to sign up and the county believes those minutes can make all the difference. >> knowledge can save lives. information can help you avert personal disaster. connectivity allows you to protect your loved ones. >> make an emergency planwith your family . build an emergency supply kit. keep flashlights in your car and

home. also importantly sign up for alert sec. reporter: it is really easy, just go to s it is done in seconds. as the rain returns this weekend, you will be getting alerts. be prepared and be safe. dustin dorsey, abc7 news. larry: thank you. pg&e has made progress restoring power outages around the bay area. there were more than 10,000 customers affected this morning. mostly in the south bay. pg&e's outage map reports under 5000 outages remain in santa clara. hundreds of customers, still affected in campbell and boulder creek in the santa cruz valleys. kristen: all seven of the water district's reservoirs are at full capacity in marin county. you can see how full alpine lake is now. with more atmospheric river is expected, reservoir storage levels will continue to surpass

historical averages for the next few weeks. for a list of storm resources like sandbag locations and warming centers and shelters, go to abc7news.com/takeaction. larry: coming up -- dangerous waters. what do you do if you are caught up in this leading? rising temperatures. the dangerous changes in our climate. and later, drug use in two major cities and countries, striking [narrator] everyone needs quality health insurance, even if you're healthy and active. covered d california is a free service to help you get covered. 90% of members have received financial help. and every plan offered is comprehensive, covering preventive care, doctor visits, emergency care, and more. regardless of your income, check today to see how covered california can help you. and if you have questions, there's free assistance every step of the way.

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larry: we have seen numerous rescues across the state, people stuck in cars, homes, flooding water. we spoke to a battalion chief about what you should and should not do if you find yourself in a car being surrounded by water. reporter: it's a dramatic rescue that reflects the dangers of raging floodwaters. >> take your time. >> you can see how fast the water is moving. reporter: as water levels intensified, fire crews and seven other agencies saved to adults from being submerged along with their vehicle in hollister on tuesday. >> people don't realize how deep water actually is and how strong and powerful water actually is. it does not take much to have the water go over your wheel well. reporter: that with more rain, also more incidents of people being trapped in these conditions. on wednesday in sonoma county, the 43-year-old woman found that

inside her vehicle, authorities are still searching for a five-year-old boy, his mom says they were on their way to school when their car got swept away by floodwaters. the battalion chief says the number one tip is, don't drive through water. but if it happens? >> activating 911 right away, knowing where your location is, always kind of having a good sense of what road you're on, we are you closest to? reporter: here's a practical tip, if you can't see the yellow or white lines, it is not a good idea to drive through standing water. the fire chief recommends staying inside your vehicle to prevent hypothermia, unless conditions change. >> your car does become stopped and you start to take water in, you will have to probably do something more aggressive to where you may want to roll your window down and get out or get on the roof for the hood, you want to try to get on the high ground. reporter: the last option should be to swim out. >> the water is very unforgiving and the thing about it it is not

just like water,, it is all the other stuff, you think about all the debris that gets swept down. reporter: overall, avoid driving in heavy storm conditions and flooded areas. in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. kristen: although spring has virtually wiped out the extreme drought in california -- all this rain has virtually wiped out the extreme drought in california. you can see the improvement just since last week. the third image shows you where the drought was before the start of the rainy season in october. what a difference three months made. larry: absolutely incredible. that graphic is going to look even better, because we are going to have even more rain coming. i don't know if we can get out of the moderate -- or no drought. kristen: what you think? meteorologist: we can't get out of the drought completely, because it took years to get here, but we can continue to see an improvement like we are seeing now, which is great to see. you will notice we are in a

break, temperatures in the 60's for most of you. a nice, mild day. on october 1, much of the central portion of california, parts of southern california were in extreme to exceptional drought. the two worst categories. today we are looking at the huge improvement. pretty much wiped out, except in the far northern part of the state. as we take a look at the bay area, you will notice we went from severe drought to now in the moderate category for most areas, this is definitely encouraging to see. but we'll have to do what we need to to conserve obviously. we have seen some years where we don't get the storms. 50's and 60's on your temperatures right now. we do have clouds over san francisco. the next-door moves in tomorrow. stronger storms saturday morning. -- the next storm moves in tomorrow. stronger storms saturday morning. we are not done. this is a level 2 for tomorrow, light to moderate showers.

possibility of thunder. we are still looking at areas of flooding likely. it becomes a level 3 saturday morning with heavy rain at times and flooding and possible wind damage. tomorrow morning before you leave home, plan on some wet roadways. as the commute begins, we see the showers begin. 2:00 p.m., scattered showers. pockets will be moderate. and 6:00 p.m., you will notice part -- notice pockets of moderate rainfall. you will see rain, as the big game gets underway, the niners game, you will notice that it is raining, but it does quickly switch over to scattered showers for the rest of the afternoon and evening. rainfall totals for tomorrow and saturday, most areas will be between 8/10 to just about 2.5 inches in santa rosa. some waterspouts, including the hills -- wetter spots, including the hills.

1 p.m. tomorrow until 10 p.m. monday, three to six feet of snow with a heavy snow gusty winds. tomorrow morning is the best time to travel. after that i would hold off because it may become impossible. morning temperatures in the 40's and 50's. winds begin to pick up but not as strong as saturday. it is going to be gusty tomorrow afternoon. have the rain gear and. temperatures in the 50's and 60's. a cooler day. here's a look at the forecast -- the wildcard, the niners take on the seahawks, kickoff, 57 degrees at levi stadium. 55 at the end. it will switch over to showers later on in the afternoon and evening. the next storm arrives tomorrow. it is a level 2. a level 3 saturday. expecting the potential for thunderstorms, scattered showers on sunday. martin luther king jr. day will be colder and wetter. tuesday, showers linger but there will be some peeks of fun.

more rain on wednesday and thursday is when we finally got his break. we need to's breaks in between. -- those breaks in between. so the ground can handle it. larry: a three hour break saturday from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. would be fantastic. [laughter] kristen: the timeline will change again. fingers crossed. hopefully the storm gets in sooner and out of here soon. meteorologist: exactly. larry: thank you. kristen: nasa and noaa are sounding the alarm about dangerous changes in climate conditions around the world. >> forest fires are intensifying, hurricanes are getting stronger, droughts are wrecking havoc -- wreaking havoc, sea levels are rising. extreme weather patterns threaten our well-being across this planet. and we need some bold action. kristen: that is vanessa administrator bill nelson -- nasa administrator bill nelson.

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for the public the department's commitment to both independence and accountability, in particularly sensitive matters. reporter: robert will oversee the probe, working under former president trump. >> i am confident he will carry out his response ability in an evenhanded and urgent manner. reporter: biden's lawyers discovered a second batch of classified documents in the garage of the president's home in delaware. then today the president's lawyer contacted the justice department to report another classified document had been found elsewhere in biden's wilmington home. an initial set of 10 classified files were found in november at the president's former private office in washington. the documents date from biden's time as vice president. some marked top-secret. >> people know i take classified documents and materials seriously. reporter: both president biden and former president trump are

now subject to special counsel investigations over the potential mishandling of classified documents. but trump repeatedly resisted turning over hundreds of classified files he allegedly brought to his mar-a-lago estate. trump also refused to comply with a subpoena, prompting a court to issue a warrant for the fbi to seize them from his home. the white house says it is confident the review will show the documents were inadvertently misplaced and the president and his lawyers acted promptly upon the discovery of this mistake. kristen: today the a fair housing alliance and the washington dc think tank the brookings institution cohosted a screening of the abc7 news documentary "our america," examining racial bias in the home appraisal process and reforms needed. today's event featured julian glover. he spent two years working on this documentary. there was also a question

and answer session that included maxine waters and the u.s. housing and urban development secretary marcia fudge. the documentary is available on-demand. watch "our america: lowball"on hulu or wherever you stream, the abc 7 bay area app. larry: it is great when you can affect change as a reporter and the whole country is talking about this, that is impactful work julian has done. unbelievable. coming up -- our efforts to help will do a better bay area. focusing this week on the growing drug problem. >> i have that hope inside we can change as people. if you don't have hope, you don't have anything. larry: the search for answers to put an end to overdoses on the streets. kristen: and the fight over the kristen: and the fight over the rise of th

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health and law enforcement officers are thinking about drug users. i want to find out, could their approach build a better bay area? a warning, there are some scenes in this segment some might find difficult to watch. >> is a six to seven people die every day from opiate overdoses in d.c. paramedics are responding to all those calls. and that's what we know about. reporter: troy clifford is the president of the ambulance paramedics of british columbia. reporter: -- >> when you talk about fentanyl, carfentanil, the extreme potency, some of it is so strong, just the smell of it can cause an overdose. reporter: fentanyl's grip on vancouver's drug market, sending overdose deaths soaring. in 2012, six people died from a drug overdose in vancouver. in 2021, that number was more than 530.

that is nearly nine times more people dying in less than a decade. >> we used to use .4 milligrams of narcan to revive somebody overdosed. now you could use a couple milliliters easy and still not revive them. it's taking longer to revive and in some cases we don't. reporter: and making these streets even more deadly are benzodiazepines. also known as benzo powerful sedatives like valium and xanax are being laced into fentanyl. and the high cannot be reversed by narcan. >> benzos do not respond to narcan. >> what can you do in a case where you don't have that option? >> if we can't reverse it would be to protect the airway and keep them safe and get them to a higher level of care, meaning definitively the hospital, emergency room. >>

choking up on their own vomit. had to sit for four to five hours to make sure they don't aspirate their own vomit. >> sometimes there is benzos in it without you knowing? >> yes. sometimes it is broken up in them. nose. [indiscernible]reporter: does the toxic supply worry you? reporter: yeah. >> i mean, a lot of us try our hardest to get as good a drug as possible. reporter: matt has been on the streets for a few years and says people watch out for one another. what is your name? can you say it again?

tyler, nice to meet both of you guys. and that faith seems to override any fear. so you're helping him prepare it? >> yeah. >> [indiscernible] then you do it. reporter: matt has tried getting off the street drugs. >> mentally, it is almost impossible. you have to have a serious life-changing thing -- like you have a baby. you need -- something you need to quit for. reporter: you feel like there's

nothing motivating you to stop? >> well, i'm motivated to stop. i have all kinds of reasons. i want to get somewhere in life, so i see that this is kind of like a constant cycle that i keep repeating, repeating everyday. reporter: have you tried accessing any of the services? >> i've done detox a couple of times. reporter: one more question before you go. do you worry about dying? >> no. reporter: why? >> i'm confident that i am being safe enough. it would have to be a very miraculous -- i don't know. a fluke. reporter: to overdose you think you would -- it would have to be a fluke? >> i think so. you have to gauge the -- yeah. reporter: so you don't worry about overdosing? >> no. ♪

kristen: coming tomorrow, many of the people featured in the documentary weigh in on whether safe consumption sites are working. i asked everyone from vancouver's mayor to the people on the streets the tough questions. kristin and larry. larry: that is fascinating. just him saying -- it's really about having the why to stop. you need a reason. otherwise you just keep doing it. reporter: fentanyl, 50 times more potent than heroin. kristen: the way they are so open about talking. you did an incredible job. you can now watch the abc7 originals documentary, "injecting hope," streaming on abc7news.com and are connected tv apps. larry: the dispute over encampment is playing out in the san francisco courtroom. today a federal judge heard arguments from lawyers who say

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four at 4:00 -- time now for the four at 4:00. fined for language. that incident happened in tuesday's game at chase center, the warriors lost to the suns 125-113. he was planning on retiring and got talked out of retiring. my hope is that like this will be the way to -- will be the wake-up call. it seems like we go through this every year the middle of the season. who wants to play tonight? >> a lot of travel, a lot of games. it can be very challenging. but these guys are pros, and especially because he is a veteran, control your temper and watch your language.

you have to act with a certai level of professionalism. i don't have a great deal of sympathy. i know things happen in the moment, but come on. >> he will be all right with the fine, he can afford that, but the team needs to come together in a way and they've got this five-game road trip coming up starting tomorrow. in san antonio, they will play on the alamo dome. 60,000 seats. the 50th anniversary of the spurs. if that is not a wake-up call, i don't know what is. >> focus on the game. >> for sure. kristen: the company in india, began contacting employees on vacation. -- banning contacting employees on vacation. finding employees if they contact colleagues with work-related calls or messages during their time off. under the policy, employees are logged off from full office work for seven days in a year. so --

drastic, loving it? what do you think? meteorologist: i think it's great. it's seven days. cap the company do without that person -- can't the company do without that person for seven days? let them have fun and enjoy a vacation. >> and it's only seven days out of the year, not a lot of vacation time to begin with. that is really precious. kristen: if we had that, i would try to trick larry into texting me or emailing me about a work thing and then i would be like -- report him, $100,000 right there. meteorologist: wow -- larry: wow. >> everybody is trying to get you, larry. larry: you know who your friends are on this program, sometimes there is none. [laughter] kristen: i wonder what. [laughter] larry: that's a good question. i will do some self reflection. kristen: you do that. >> it's a new year, larry. larry: which takes us into this next story, would a clown help you feel better if you were hospitalized? you mean instead of or in addition to my doctor? [laughter] a new study shows therapeutic

clowns help whose communication between patients and caregivers. they have at least 40 qualities that yield measurable results in a patient's path towards healing. they distract patients from pain and stress by creating a playful environment. aren't there a lot of people who are afraid of clowns? >> summer freaked out. i'm not freaked out. but i don't particularly find them funny. i wouldn't want a cloud coming into my room -- clown coming into my room. larry: show i -- so i should stop visiting you? [laughter] kristen: i don't know why, when i look at clowns, i think they are cute unless they have the rainbow wig, then i get freaked out. it's the rainbow wig. >> how do you feel about ronald bike down? >> for some kids that are not afraid, it could be a nice distraction from what they are suffering from. it could be helpful. larry: could be my next gig. [laughter] >> could be.

>> we have a side hustle. kristen: just don't be sending an e-mail in your clown suit. in and out is a california stable but you will soon be able to get the burger across the country -- in more places across the country. the company is moving east, building in eastern territory office in tennessee with the first restaurant expected to open in nashville in 2026. >> it's going to be a hit. kristen: where the competitors out there -- who are the competitors out there? >> have a lot, parties -- they have a lot, hardy's , bojangles but i think in and out will be a hit. burger places do pretty well. larry: i don't want a burger. his whataburger south? >> that's a good question. that would be -- >> five guys. >> i don't know.

but i think in and out is going to be a hit. larry: one of the things that prevented them from expending four years was they didn't feel that, if they were shipping from the west coast, that they could get the highest quality when they were shipping to the east coast. you can see they are going to have their own east coast facility. >> it is always a supply issue as places expand like waffle house finally started to move west. one of the big challenges, they could only go as far as they could supply it. they've got to keep it supplied with fresh product otherwise it just does not work. kristen: right. >> what a perfect tasty thursday. [laughter] if only some clown had thought of that. [laughter] >> no names. [laughter] kristen: make it animal style and we are good. that is it for this

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lake orville, 49%. sierra snowpack, 227% of average. april 1 averages at 104%. we will get a good boost in the snowpack as well. tomorrow, level two light to moderate rain, possibility of thunder and areas of flooding. hour-by-hour, you will notice the showers begin to develop during the morning commute, and at times he will see pockets of light to moderate rain through the evening hours. tomorrow afternoon,. the umbrellas. temperatures will be lower. accuweather seven-day forecast shows a chance of thunder friday and saturday. have your rain coming in with a stronger storm saturday morning. then it is a 1 saturday all the way through wednesday with rain coming on thursday -- with the break coming on thursday. larry: dungeness crab season is about to kick into high gear. now that most whales have migrated to the south, it is allowing more crab traps in certain zones.

recreational grabbers will be able to start using their crab traps on saturday morning, on sunday, the 50% commercial fishery trap reduction will be lifted as well. kristen: yummy. time now for consumer news. larry: what you got? reporter: the state attorney general, taking action against those companies upping insulin prices. today he announced a lawsuit against the world's largest makers of the drug. more than 600% over the last 20 years, forcing diabetics to pay $300 or more for a vial that costs just a few dollars to make. >> it is not based on cost or research and development. it is artificially being increased. so we ask ourselves if this is fair, no, is this a legal? yes, it is -- illegal?

yes, it is. reporter: the company's that managed the prescription drug benefits on behalf of health insurers, more than 3 million adults in in california are diabetics. lg electronics is recalling its freestanding 86 inch smart televisions over concerns that they can become unstable and tip over. have reported 12 incidents with the 100 pound tv's. that have been no injuries fortunately. if you have one of these in your home, you are urged to immediately detach the set from its stand and place it in a safe location away from children. and a hurry -- in a hurry to get your tax refund? you can begin filing your tax return on january 23. that is the first day the irs will begin accepting and processing tax returns. the deadline for tax returns this year's april 18th. why? because the 15th falls on a

weekend and monday the 17th is a holiday in the district of columbia. qualifying california residents affected by the recent storms have until may 15 to file this year. kristen: it's good to get a little more time. larry: but we got to send our money in early. [laughter] >> terrific news. kristen: is it really your money, larry? [laughter] >> no, clearly it is there money. at least that is what they claim. -- their money. at least that is what they claim. >> the new show on abc on parents. >>

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daughters and told us how humor helps. >> sometimes they listen to you can't wear that, you can't do that, so i have always used comedy, so if they are wearing something inappropriate, i will say, oh, so you are a kardashian no. reporter: the parenting expert is the father of eight. >> as parents, we guard and guide. reporter: the idea here is to take a look at various different ways of parenting. >> all in search of today's best parenting style. >> you had to to enjoy the world we are in. >> what i noticed about the families, myself included, often times we want to protect them of things that we have not totally healed from. reporter: can you give me an example? >> i tend to be overprotective, and i tend to be overprotective because my mom and dad divorced after 21 years, and we went from

middle-class to inner-city poverty overnight. reporter: a mix of serious with a mix of fun has intrigued a serious journalist, george stephanopoulos. >> he's not a reality tv guy but he was really gripped to the point where he was shouting at people on the tv. >> what do you say to people that say you are too hard on her? >> e-cigs, what about it -- i say, what about it? kristen: there are so many parenting styles. it's never right or wrong. this will be interesting to watch. you can see the parent test tonight at 9 p.m. right here on abc7. we are streaming 24-7. at the abc 7 bay area streaming tv app and join us wherever you want, wherever you are. that's going to do it for the news at 4:00. the news at 5:00 is coming your way next. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc seven news. >> we are urging residents and businesses to make plans for your safe evacuation. >> we need everybody to limit travel. essential travel only. >> tonight, a new reason to worry and monterey county where officials are watching the river rise in the salinas river. it is expected to crest tonight. >> the fear is that with more rain on the way, the worst case scenario is flooding and road closures and communities cut off. >> for the very latest on when the next storm will arrive, let's begin with our meteorologist. >> it begins as