one even blamed for killing a woman. and homes on the edge. a mudslide on the peninsula forces neighbors to find a new place to stay. thank you for joining us, i'm dion lim. this latest stage of wet weather is on the impact scale. let's get to spencer, who is standing by. there is an end in sight here. spencer: we have sunny days coming our way but we have a bit of the storm to deal with. you can see a blanket of rainfall across the area right now, a lame moderate to heavy -- mainly moderate to heavy rain. it is falling from parts marin county to lower sonoma county, then southward into contra costa county, down into alamo. this is a widespread blanket of rain. the storm on the impact scale is a level two for tonight and early tomorrow morning. light to moderate rain, occasional downpours. there is the possibility of

isolated thunderstorms. the forecast shows it will continue through the morning commute before it winds down. a closer look at the storm in the seven-day forecast later on. dion: developing news in the north bay. highway 37 remains closed due to flooding. cornell barnard joins us ■live from novato, where we saw the crews and efforts they put into alleviate the issue. do have an estimate on when the highway will reopen? cornell: caltrans says it may not reopen until midday tomorrow after flooding forced a foreclosure between atherton avenue and highway 101. details -- detours are in place. in sonoma county, there is a recovery center opening for those impacted by the storms. >> it is just too much rain, too much water coming down all at once. cornell: caltrans says six water pumps are working to reduce flooding on a two mile stretch of highway 37 in nevada.

the road has been closed to traffic, but runoff from near novato creek is making it tough. >> it is difficult to get ahead of the game because there is so much water still coming down and tides are high. cornell: frontage road and the train tracks are underwater. caltrans says it repaired and elevated a stretch of highway 37 in 2019 after a levee breach, but the highway -- after a levee breach put the highway underwater for weeks. >> unless you bring in a lot of dirt or elevate the road on a bridge, we are still going to get that sort of flooding with these big storms. >> trashbags. cornell: in sonoma county, this assistance center focused on equitable recovery for those impacted by january storms. >> we are giving out food. we are also giving out supplies. we are also giving stuff to clean up your house, pine-sol

and stuff like that. cornell: there is emergency financial assistance for those who qualify. >> [speaking spanish] cornell: she has lost days of work from the storms, flooding roads making it dangerous and difficult to travel. county officials say they are not waiting for fema. they want to get local funds in the hands of those who need it the most. >> we have heard from dozens of people who are concerned about being able to pay their rent or their electric will as a result of the financial impacts of the storms. cornell: that recovery center and one in healdsburg will be open until tomorrow night. caltrans says the water pumps have been doing a great job at removing the floodwater. essentially it is gone, but with more rain on the way tonight, they want to err on the side of caution, keep the road closed until tomorrow around midday, which is the estimated time for reopening. i am cornell, abc 7 news.

dion: we will be watching for updates. an elderly woman has died after being struck by a branch in golden gate park. a jogger found the woman just after 5:00 yesterday afternoon. she was lying on the sidewalk near a large tree branch. emergency services tried to revive the woman but she did not respond and was declared dead at the scene. it all happened near 30th and john f. kennedy drive. she was a san francisco resident. new developments now. the weather has improved enough to allow crews to resume the search for a little boy missing in the apostle robles area. he was swept away as his suv was overtaken by floodwaters at a crossing along san marco's creek. the sheriff's office says the search is taking place in challenging conditions. kyle's mother told authorities his last words to her before being swept away were mom, it's ok, just be calm.

a mudslide has blocked san juan boulevard in belmont. homeowners were forced to evacuate. at least two properties have been red tagged and owners are hoping to return when it is safe to gather belongings. a family with young children has been displaced. >> we are not directly affected. i feel really bad for them. it is horrifying. it really brings it home. it is good to get to know your neighbors, know how to reach them. dion: belmont police say a block of san juan boulevard is closed to traffic indefinitely. the california geological surveys maps reported landslides every day. there have been 402 landslides across the state since december 30. our storms are certainly battering parts of highway 1. take a look. caltrans says the road is closed from monterey county to san simeon in san luis obispo county, south of big sur, due to a significant slide. and caltrans has also

reopened highway 92 near half moon bay. that stretch has been shut down for several days because of a large sinkhole. the highway remains closed in the westbound direction from highway 35 to pillar cito's creek road. detours have been in effect since tuesday. the westbound closure remains in effect while work crews continue to make repairs. in the north bay, a big rock is causing problems. rocks, boulders, and mud engulfed parts of wooden valley road last night. napa county public works shared this photo with us. earlier today, the road was down to one lane as crews cleaned up the mess. in the east bay, niles canyon road remains closed in both directions due to a landslide. it was shut down yesterday morning, and there is no estimated time for reopening. a reminder, for a list of resources to help with this

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dion: sources tell abc news the discovery of classified documents inside president biden's wilmington, delaware, home were pivotal to winning a special counsel in the case. this morning, california congressman adam schiff said appointing that special counsel to investigate is the right move. shift also says the records from vice president biden need to be assessed. >> i don't think we can exclude the possibility without knowing more of the fact. we have asked for an assessment in the intelligence community with the mar-a-lago documents. i think we ought to get that

same assessment to the documents found in the think tank, as well as the home of president biden. dion: mr. biden's attorney has maintained that aerials were misplaced. religious leaders from across inferences go are discussing an ugly incident caught on video. it showed a non-housed person being hosed down by a frustrated business owner. a community forum was held to address the incident outside and art gallery. the owner of the art gallery can be seen using a hose to spray a homeless black woman camped out in front of the business. the pastor says the video conjured memories of civil rights workers being sprayed with water hoses by police during the civil rights movement. he places much of the blame on the city of san francisco and community groups. >> you can't blame the man. you can't just blame the board of supervisors. we all must assume that

responsibility and accept blame for the fact that we h not worked together to make sure people are in a house, yes, but in addition to being in a house, there must be services. dion: he last week and said he was frustrated with the city's inability to get help for the homeless woman. he admitted that what he did was awful, but said it was awful to leave the woman on the street. san francisco's glide memorial church held its annual martin luther king celebration today. >> [singing] dion: congregation stood to pay tribute to the civil rights leader with the national blank anthem, "lift every voice and sing." the service was filled with

music reflecting the man. our wintry blasts of weather are bringing white gold to tahoe. certainly it has been good for business at ski resorts, but what does it mean for our drought? we will add up the impacts, next. spencer: rain continues to soak the bay area. we will see when it will end and when the skies will turn sunny. chris: coming up in sports, we get clarity on who the niners will play next weekend. you definitely want to watch abc 7 tomorrow. plus, how this stanford man is

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dion: a warning to stay away from the water during this weather do to conditions at local beaches. the national weather service has issued a coastal flood advisory until 9:00 tomorrow morning. people are told to expect storm debris on beaches, along with dangerous surf. san francisco, the north bay, and peninsula. forecasters say we can expect coastal flooding in some locations. ski resorts are busy places this martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. this is the web camera at palisades tahoe, and still lots of people on the ground there.

palisades says it has gotten 12 feet of snow since january 1. more snow pounded the sierra today. people are urged to postpone driving in the area until tuesday. drivers yesterday dealt with white out conditions, as you can see. stretches of i-80 were shut down. right now, chains are required on both 80 and highway 50. all of the snow falling in the sierra nevada mountains is adding up. the uc berkeley central sierra snow lab tweeted the average precipitation is now -- wait for it -- 204% in the current water year. that is a year that began on october 1. we are also at 92% of the amount of water we get from melting snow pack in an average season. the snow lab has averaged more than 90 inches of snow in the last seven days. these are astronomical numbers. spencer: those are huge numbers, and it is great to see we have such great snow bank building. and it is still building.

your cautionary words about traveling, here is a look at the winter storm warning in effect for the sierra. a lot more snow is expected to fall. this warning is in effect until 10:00 p.m. tomorrow night. we might get another one to three feet on top of what is already there by tomorrow evening. let's take a look at what is happening in the bay area right now. a blanket of rain. it is wet and soggy everywhere. this is moderate to heavy rain. we have some pretty heavy rain right now moving from marin county to southern sonoma county, then south through hercules and walnut creek. but all over the bay area, it is wet. on the storm impact scale, this storm ranks a level two. tomorrow morning, look for light to moderate rain, occasional downpours, occasional thunderstorms possible. here is the forecast animation starting at 6:30, when the activity will shift southward. it will spread across the entire

region through the overnight hours, into the early morning commute. by 6:00 a.m., we will have slick roadways and rain continuing to fall until later in the day when it starts to warm down -- wind down in the afternoon. we expect rain falls to three quarters of an inch in the wettest locations. a flood watch remains in effect for the entire bay area. we showed you the high surf advisory and coastal flood advisory in effect. the readings, 49 degrees just about everywhere. 48 in santa clara. 50 in san jose. it is wet at the golden gate bridge as the rain continues to fall. 48 in novato. one more love view from emeryville. the rain will continue overnight

with a chance for isolated thunderstorms. dry and sunny days will follow into next weekend. overnight low temperatures in the mid to low 40's, then highs tomorrow as the rain tapers off mainly in the 50's. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. tonight's storm is a level two, but by midday it will have weekend a little. call it level 1 on martin luther king jr. day. a break from the rain tuesday, but then a week system moves in that will bring light rain and showers possibly to thursday morning. by thursday afternoon, we can expect partial clearing and sunny days through the weekend. >> now abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. chris: the 49ers are celebrating a rare victory sunday after an 18 point win over seattle. san francisco has won 11 straight games -. mccaffrey scored 12 touchdowns

in 12 games since joining san francisco. yesterday, this 68 yard run was the third longest in franchise postseason history. it was so close to a touchdown. he was named the nfc offensive player of the month. he took that momentum to the playoffs for his postseason debut. >> i said a lot of times you are playing against the tape. you just want to put good things on tape. when you watch it on the ipad, you want to be proud of what you put out there. that is what it makes -- that is what makes it so fun. >> you can play wide-out, running back. i think ever since he stepped on this field with us, he has made us a more dangerous offense. chris: the vikings-giants game determining who the niners will play next week. sick juan barclay -- saquon barkley. under two minutes to go, f they had for minnesota.

kirk cousins out of the shock lien. -- out of the shotgun. the game clinching tackle. new york setting up -- new york wins, setting up a day in philly. the winner of this game. kickoff at 5:00. afc wild card game, and the bills hosting the dolphins. buffalo led 17-0, but miami came back. zachanored. 24-20, miami on the road. buffalo scores two touchdowns to take the lead back. a pretty throw and a pretty catch. the former offensive got the dolphins back within three, but awful clock management doomed the dolphins

late. the pass is broken up and the bills survive. after curry had the best performance of the year. now they continue their road trip in chicago. 20,000 in the house to see steph curry. always a possible guy. the warriors came out flat and the bolster could manage -- and the bulls took advantage. they point lead in the third. klay thompson, one of his eight three-pointers. golden state had 23 turnovers, turning into 31 bulls points. the dubs back down six after three, and nikola vucevic pretty much unstoppable. the warriors lose. they will be in d.c. tomorrow

for an mlk day matinee. got it to beat the buzzer. ufc up 10 after three. haley jones misses, follows her own shot, puts it in. stanford pulled within six. it looks like the basket was closed roasted. usc did not make a bucket, but they still win. they dropped their second game of the season. that is your look at sports.

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dion: here is a preview of what is coming up at 11:00. a daring rescue down south. crews battling the weather to get this driver. plus, the surface where dr. martin luther king junior preached. where we go from here. it was a taste of spring and the dead of winter on the streets of san francisco today. dozens of visitors stepped out in the rain for the final day of

the chinese new year flower market fair. the market fair is a place to buy fresh flowers, fruits, candies, and new supplies for the home. it includes magicians, acrobats, and folk dancers. it is held each days in the days -- each year in the days leading up to the new year. it looks so lush despite the rain. spencer: everything is always fun in chinatown with the new year parade. dion: it is the best time of the year to go. year to go. that is it for this edition o you ready for an adventure? let's go! 2023 on disney+. it's going to be quite a year. new stories. this is just the beginning. definitely. new faces. peter pan? were you expecting someone else? and some familiar ones too. hang on. like this handsome fellow! little over the top, don't you think? there's only one place that's home to all of this and so much more.

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