where president biden is planning to visit today. >> a second major mudslide in the east bay forcing ace to stop all trains until at least monday. >> why one nonprofit is urging you not to go into the water after our recent rain. >> tumbling down a hill. the investigation into what happened to this car. >> good morning. thursday, january 19. >> we start with a check of our forecast. >> the dry pattern is underway. less than a quarter of an inch overnight. the storm has pushed off to the south. skies are clearing out. live doppler 7 you dry conditions. we have fog. santa rosa, coming in with a quarter-mile of visibility.

everywhere else, doing better when it comes to fog. that will not linger too long. waking up to some cold numbers in the north bay. 36 in santa rosa, 41 in the city, 45 san jose, 43 in antioch. here's a live look from the exploratorium camera. skies are clearing. a few clouds lingering for the first part of the day, but mostly sunny and dry. temperatures still on the cool side, low and mid 50's. tonight, a freeze warning. we will talk about that and the dry pattern setting up. >> president biden is coming to california to see the damage left behind by recent storms. air force one will land at moffett field in the president -- field and the president will

take a helicopter tour. he is expected to visit capitola. >> he will meet with first responders, officials and communities impacted by the devastation, survey recovery efforts and assess what additional federal support is needed. >> the white house has expanded the federal disaster declaration to include monterey county. leaders are giving an update on the damage. they say homes, businesses and infrastructure were all significantly affected. this video shows flooding along the salinas river. a fema expert explains how the disaster declaration frees up money to help families. >> we can provide funding for lodging expenses for those who may have evacuated their home and went to a hotel. we may be able to provide home repair assistance, home replacement assistance, for those who have lost their home totally. >> monterey county is working to

set up an in person assistance center to access these resources and hope to open it this weekend. >> people are being warned to stay out of the bay for a few more days because of the recent rain. it is likely the water is contaminated and needs to clear up. a nonprofit says there are viruses and bacteria in the bay because of the water treatment plants being overwhelmed. >> on our streets, we have lots of fertilizer, pesticides we have applied, metals coming from industrial facilities. all of that gets washed into the bay every time it rains. >> east bay buds peak it was handling around 650 million gallons of wastewater a day. on a typical day, it is around 50 million. >> if we did not have enough flooding, king tides as high as seven feet return today.

the national weather service says high tide will happen in the mornings and early afternoon. look out for minor flooding on streets near the water and beach and park trails. the tides typically happen in december and january. >> ace train service has been suspended until monday after another mudslide. the slide hit a train yesterday morning. more than 200 people were on board and three had minor injuries. lena howland in pleasanton with the details on this. >> good morning. writers who depend on the ace train to get to work every day in the silicon valley will have to find another way to get to work for the rest of the week as officials say it is not safe to run the strain for the time being -- run this train for the time being. this was our view from above the mudslide yesterday, almost

identical to the scene riders experienced tuesday. this left more than 220 passengers stranded on the tracks for hours before being brought back to the pleasanton station, forcing most people to miss work for the day, and three riders were left with minor injuries. here's what a spokesman had to say after deciding to cancel service for the rest of the week. >> two slides back to back is a little bit unprecedented for us. one of the things that passengers should know is, both from the union pacific side and the san joaquin regional rail commission, who operates the train, the safety of passengers is our priority, so as we are assessing the corridor and the safety of operations, we have the passenger safety at top of mind, so we are

to initialize operations until we know the corridor is safe. >> union pacific say that came directly onto the train at 5:30 yesterday morning was a direct result of the rainfall that areas been seen - that area has been seeing. these images show the inside after the shocking impact. ace train is expected to resume service by monday morning, but we will continue to monitor the situation and let you know if anything changes before monday morning. in pleasanton, lena howland. >> thank you. twitter is facing two more lawsuits for not being careful with user data after a scraping issue last year. millions of accounts were exposed on a hacking forum on the dark web. the lawsuit alleges it failed to protect names, numbers and emails.

a separate complaint says people who used twitter under a fake name were at risk and data could be used to access personal information. >> george santos is facing new allegations he told more lies about his life. he said his mother was in one of the towers on 9/11. he's also facing claims he stole money for a veteran's dying dog. jobina, what does it mean for his position/ >> republican leadership is choosing to not publicly punish santos. house speaker mccarthy signaled he wants to handle the issue internally and wait for the results of an ethics committee investigation, but there's a growing number of republicans who want santos to resign. this as a santos is being accused of lying about his mother's death, saying it was linked to debris from ground zero during 9/11. >> my mom was a 9/11 survivor. she was in the south tower and made it out. she fought cancer until her death. >> immigration documents

obtained by abc news show santos's mother was not even in the united states on that day. the republican congressman also faces allegations that he is tied to a ponzi scheme in florida, faces charges of check fraud in brazil, and allegedly used a different name to set up a gofundme to raise $3000 for a veteran's dying dog. the veteran said he never handed over that money. santos has denied those allegations. >> san francisco police say drunk driver stole an suv, led officers on a chase, then crashed the car in twin peaks, sending the vehicle down the hill just after 11:45 last night, when officers tried to stop the driver. police say the suspect led them on a chase and drove off the road and landed on another car

on garden side drive. we don't know his condition. >> san francisco mayor is apparently open to setting up nonprofit injection sites. it would not receive any support from the city. this news is coming as san francisco's health department released numbers on overdose deaths, 620 last year, down 20 from the previous year. this is the second straight year the city reported a decline in overdose deaths. the all-time high was in 2020, 725 deaths. could safe injection sites save people's lives? that is the focus of a new abc7 originals documentary, injecting hope. tara campbell traveled to vancouver, canada to see things as they are so you get to see how they are handling the situation in north america's first safe injection site. the new documentary is streaming on abc7news.com and our

connected tv apps, roku, amazon fire, apple and google tv. >> here's a look. this is our sutro tower showing you clear skies above. we have a nice day in store. you will have a lot of sunshine today. showers are out of the forecast and we will max out in the low and mid 50's. we had a cold front last night. snow showers ending in tahoe this storm blocker will sit here for at least a week and stop rain. temperatures over the next couple hours warming into the upper 40's by 10:00 a.m. this afternoon, mid 50's, similar to yesterday. mostly sunny on your thursday, 53 in the city, 54 oakland.

coastal flood advisory in effect due to the king todd's. we could see low-lying flooding at times of high tide. that will happen over the next couple days. a freeze warning will go into effect tonight for the north bay and inland east bay and south bay. we will look at those temperatures, preview the forecast and look at the weekend coming up. >> thank you. we are going to start with some of those closures due to our weather we experienced. they are still in place. san mateo county, downed power lines on northbound and southbound 35 before kings mountain road, and this will be half moon bay, a sinkhole, very large, between upper skyline boulevard. that sinkhole alert is in effect. flooding and landslide cleanup on east and westbound 84 between 238 and main street.

a picture from san jose as we show off 101. clear conditions in the south bay. we heard lena howland mentioned this earlier but the biggest traffic news we have is the ace train disruption. no service through friday, operations resume monday. >> this'll recall. the hazard one of its product is posing. >> self-defense workshop helping public transit riders. >> a documentary. the film about the activist said to

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, oh, that's odd, because we've never used it. apparently these fraudsters are able to drain these accounts without having the card in their possession. some people are finding charges. from out of state places like alabama, illinois, texas. money network tells fraud victims it's going to take up to 90 days to investigate claims in the side whether to refund their money. with the violent crimes we've seen on bar in uni francisco business is now offering a workshop specifically for those who take public transit images of people being robbed or attacked while taking public transit. like this 79 year old woman who was kicked in the stomach in december, have more writers interested in learning how to defend themselves up in the city. i have seen so much violence, harassment i myself have been jumped outside of a bus stop on the 29 when i was younger, and so i'm excited for this workshop because i think it's a need that no one's really addressed. the sfm. th chief

security officer says crimes are still happening, but there hasn't been an increase in them. the workshop teaches de escalation techniques and how to defend yourself while in a confined space, or even while seated. after six years in the making, a documentary is set to premiere detailing the life of the late chinatown activists rose pack and her legacy in san francisco as an immigrant from china. she came to the states for education stayed to become the first asian woman reporter at the sf chronicle, the film's production team announced that the debut of the film titled rally is happening in the coming months. filmmakers interviewed the people around her examining the controversial and influential power she had in city politics. dolly parton celebrating her 77th birthday today, and she is still working 9 to 5 kinds of things. she has a baking line. she has new music coming out of the country music legend says she won't be singing alone an upcoming rock album. dolly talked about this yesterday on the view, saying

that she has a whole host of people doing duets. stevie nicks, paul paul mccarthy, john fog ready, steven tyler -- john fogarty, steven tyler. >> i'm doing a rock 'n' roll album. i'm having a lot of the rock stars on the album with me. i will share. we have been trying to get the right thing going. it will be big. >> dolly and cher. we are here for it. she talked about a new baking line with duncan hines. she has two brownie flavors. you can see there's also a buttermilk biscuit mix, a cornbread and muffin mix, and these are under four dollars. this is the art itself. >> perfect. >> it is the hair for me. >> which one would you pick?

>> cornbread. >> it is fudge. my favorite thing is a browning. that is my favorite dessert. >> interesting. >> any kind of brownie. i will even take a blondie. >> what about a brookie? you take cookie dough and brownie mix. >> >> sounds thick. >> it is. it is dense. >> that will make you thick. >> they will. >> favorite dolly joke is, how long does it take to do your hair? "i don't know. i am never there." >> i heard a joke on late night

tv that shocked me. she gave the punchline. >> you laughed. >> she still has it. >> happy birthday. >> she works hard. >> the sun is shining. >> are we getting sick of the sun? no? we have 10 days at least. it is clear out. showers earlier this morning that are clearing out. the clouds are lingering this morning but will start to clear slowly as the day goes on. we have this dry pattern. it does begin today. this dry, sunny pattern will last seven to 10 days. we will get a break from the rain. the rainfall estimates through the next 10 days across california. not a drop to be seen. we will get a break from several weeks of wet weather. live doppler 7, any rain we had last night now pushing out.

tahoe, a couple snow showers. the heaviest snow has fallen. chain controls on 80 and 50. use caution if you are traveling today. look at the forecast for tahoe. tomorrow, over the weekend, it will be tough to find a better forecast. sunshine, snow. weather wise, no travel troubles, but i have a good inclination that there will be a lot of people going to tahoe. traffic will be heavy. 30's and 40's for the most part. chilly. mostly sunny today. low and mid 50's underneath that dry pattern. tonight, a freeze warning. we will get close to freezing in spots away from the coast under clear skies. towards the weekend, the niners forecast, expecting sunshine, kick off 57, but it does cool off rapidly. by the end of the game, upper 40's. the next seven days for you. next seven days, nothing but sunshine. the weekend looking nice.

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authorities say there's no evidence the shooting was intentional. >> mostly sunny. our dry pattern set to begin in the next seven to 10 days. getting sunshine and breaking the storms. mostly sunny skies and low this afternoon. >> you heard reggie mention the ace train cancellations or monday but it's due to this flooding and landslide cleanup we are seeing. eastbound and westbound 84 between 238 and maine is closed. treasury secretary janet yellen says the u.s. will hit its debt limit today. economists warn the country could go into default for the first time in history. one of the a peanuts series has a new home at a high school in santa rosa. franklin armstrong introduced in 1968 toward the end of the civil rights struggle.

a statue of franklin was donated to pioneer high school, adding to the collection of peanuts statues in the city. a young los angeles teacher in 1968 wrote a letter to charles schultz, creator of the comic strip, asking them to include a black character. >> i was so excited. first of all, he was an icon himself. the fact that he actually read my letter and paid attention to it and thought about it, i was very impressed. >> schultz character in newspapers despite pushback and most recently peanuts worldwide created the armstrong project, offering scholarships to illustration and art students at two historically black colleges. >> if you want to see madonna in concert in san francisco, presale tickets going on sale. they have been on sale but this is another presale.

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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> a criminal charge. the gallery owner seen spraying an on housed person in san francisco facing jail time. >> struggling downtown businesses. a new study showing how far the city lags in comparison with others across the country. >> president biden coming to california today. the areas he's expected to tour as communities continue to clean up from the storms. >> the rain has finally moved out after a rainy start to the year. drew is here with everything you need to know. good morning. thursday, january 19. >> let's take a look at the

forecast. >> we did have some early morning showers around midnight. that storm has now moved out.live doppler 7 showing you we are trying out. there is fog in the north bay. santa rosa down to a quarter of a mile but other places doing ok. 30's and parts of the north bay. along the shoreline, 40's. have layers with you out the door this morning. you can leave the raingear at home for the next seven to 10 days. the dry pattern is here and it's lasting for some time. sutro tower showing you we have good visibility. a few clouds this morning giving way to mostly sunny skies. the sun up at 7:22 this morning. tonight, a freeze warning goes into effect. we will talk about that coming up. >> president biden will make his way to california to see some of the damage left behind after the

storms. this is some of what he will be seeing. he will get a look at the destruction and offer federal help. more than 500 fema and other federal personnel have already been deployed to support the response and recovery effort. abc7news reporter gloria rodriguez with more on the preston's visit. >> president biden is expected to arrive in santa clara county this afternoon. he will make his way to santa cruz county to visit areas devastated by the recent storms. he will be assessing what federal support is needed. here is what is on the agenda for today. the president will visit hardest hit capitola village and sea cliff state beach in santa cruz county, visiting residents impacted in capitola and visit with first responders and officials at sea cliff state beach. he is expected to survey storm destruction via helicopter from santa clara to santa cruz

county. the deputy director for santa clara county' emergency management says help is on the way. parts of gilroy suffered major flooding on the freeway and surrounding farmland. ray says the county has asked for an estimated that the county has -- the county estimated $20 million in storm damage. >> identify, assess and deliver resources to farmers impacted in the south county. >> our heart is with all the families in the communities that are hurting and the heroic first responders. >> the president will be accompanied by governor newsom today. president biden will be in california for just over four hours today. abc7 will be covering this visit and bring you the latest this evening. >> thank you.

new developments about a strains. you will not be able to ride in of them until next week. two back-to-back mudslides in nearly the same spot forced base to stop service. they both happened at niles canyon. we -- lena howland us with the details. >> this ace station pleasanton would typically be packed at this hour rushing to get to work in san jose, but it's a bit of a ghost town as service has been suspended until monday morning, leaving riders scrambling to come up with a plan b. i will show you the yesterday almost identical to the mudslide leaving riders stranded before being brought back to pleasanton

station, forcing most to miss work for the day, and three riders left with minor injuries. many super commuters depend on this train to get to work. we spoke to one passenger from turlock who never made it to work in san jose yesterday and his plans are now in limbo for today. >> it was like we had a vehicle or something. it was so powerful. it rocked us. the window got shattered, one of the sides. it was all cracked. then we saw nothing but tree limbs everywhere. i did not know what it was. >> these images passengers saw inside after the shocking impact, which woke most of them up. union pacific says the slide that came directly onto the train at 5:30 yesterday morning was a direct result of the rainfall the area has been seeing. a spokesman for a strains told us that passenger safety is

there number one priorities so they say they will not be resuming operations until they are sure this corridor is safe, something they are aiming to do by monday morning. in pleasanton, lena howland. >> thank you. it is video that's been seen and shared countless times by a san francisco art gallery owners spraying a homeless person with a hose after he says he repeatedly asked them to move. he was arrested yesterday after the district attorney issued a misdemeanor battery warrant. abc7 talked to people in the area. they say the homeless person was regularly there. >> she was often naked or sleeping here. she would stay around here. yeah. i don't know it know that it was bad enough to attacker. >> she made a mess and screamed

a lot. we could hear it in the building. it was tough. she needs help. >> we spoke with the art director after the incident. he at first did not apologize and eventually did offer an apology. abc7 reached out to him but we have not heard back. >> a developing story. you may have noticed in downtown san francisco the city struggles to get back where it was after the pandemic, lagging behind every other major city. the city's downtown core ranking last out of 62 cities in the nation at 31% in terms of recovery from the pandemic. san francisco is behind cities like fresno and bakersfield. san jose closer to the top at 68%. the bay area council says the semipermanent shift to remote work also plays a role. also a factor, tech companies struggling. many have announced widespread layoffs. >> they are dealing with high

interest rates, a venture capital market that has pulled back, investors pulling back, and all of that together, the confluence of that, seems to be in san francisco. >> the chamber of commerce that industries like tourism are making a huge comeback. >> regional transit agencies in san francisco hope to win federal funding to add high-speed rail service to the transbay tube and its inner. the chronicle reports it would cost $6.7 billion, up from $5 billion in 2016. it would include routes for high-speed rail from mission bay to first and mission streets by 2033. planners argue that while the costs are steep investment would pay dividends for decades. new interim executive director

of emerge california, an organization that were roots and trains -- that recruits and trains democratic women to run for congress. >> we will find out whether criminal charges will be filed for the shooting on the set of rust. if it was not intentional, could they still file charges? >> yes. the new mexico first district attorneys says that just because something is an accident does not mean a criminal attack did not occur. in 2021, a prop gun held by alec baldwin was discharged onset, killing someone. questions arose as to how live ammunition made it into the prop gun. baldwin said he never pulled the trigger. >> you never pulled the trigger? >> i would never point a gun at

anybody and pull a trigger ever. >> according to an fbi forensic report, the gun could not have been fired without pulling the trigger. an attorney for the movie's armoror says she where the live round came from. also central to the investigation is the supplier of guns and ammunition and the film's assistant director. additional live rounds were found onset. the film is set to resume this month. >> wine woes. what is driving up prices in napa valley. >> getting a grip. atlas, the robot -- cannot get enough of it -- picking up a new set of skills. pay no attention to this horrifying future. >> i watched this before bed. huge mistake. >> that is a person in a robot costume. >> the way they are getting so

close, it's moves being so smooth and humanlike. watch this. watch this. watch this. >> no. >> it gets worse. we will see it. we got the latest drought monitor. this is last week. most of us in the moderate category. parts of solano and alameda and contra costa county. we did wipe away severe drought today in most areas. we have moderate drought for almost all of the bay area. what the drought monitor is saying, despite several weeks of above average rainfall, our larger reservoirs are below their historical averages, so they are saying it is too early to determine if this will end the drought. a live look from the exploratorium camera showing clear skies. we are warm, through the 40's this morning. this afternoon, we max out in the low end mid-50's. chilly later tonight. mostly sunny today.

our dry pattern begins. 50's, coastal flood advisory over the next several days due to the king tides. during times of high tide, especially this morning, you could see minor coastal flooding in low-lying areas. here is the freeze warning that goes into effect overnight tonight for a big portion of the bay area. temperatures could drop as low as 30. i will show you the weekend forecast. it is looking great whether we stay here or go to tahoe. >> i could do the weather. >> we are starting with a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are already on. no backup in this area. traffic has been light as we show you this look in oakland. headlights traveling southbound. our biggest issues will be in addition to the a strain issue that lena howland brought us

up-to-date on are the major closures due to weather and weather related issues, down power lines westbound 92 between those roads, and this large closure, which is related to that train issue, the flooding and landslide cleanup eastbound and westbound 84 between 238 and main street.

>> the nations -- nation is on the brink of a financial shutdown. the treasury secretary says the u.s. will hit the debt limit today. the u.s. could go into default for the first time in history. the u.s. is more

trillion of debt. going into default means the government would not be able to make payments for things like social security and government salaries. it could lead to delayed tax refunds and jobs lost as fears of a recession are already looming. the issue is triggering a game of political chicken between the white house and congressional republicans. >> the path of the democrats are going, they will go bankrupt. let's start paying this debt off and make sure the future generation has as many opportunities as we do. >> it is essential for congress to recognize that dealing with the debt ceiling is their constitutional responsibility. not necessarily mean more spending but allows the government to pay existing debts. secretary ellen says not doing so would cause irreparable harm to the economy. >> bank of america says a glitch that appeared to drain some customers accounts has been resolved. the problem was first noticed yesterday morning.

many customers say their losses were tied to fund transfers involving zelle. a warning was posted on the bank of america app that zelle transactions were delayed. a bank of america spokesman tells us that deposits and transfers are starting to appear in accounts. >> napa wine likely to cause more this year. 71% of napa valley's winer plan to raise their prices. the same was reported across the west coast, most wineries anticipating an increase. supplies and shipping have become more expensive. the author says likely not all who report this will actually follow through with the increases and ultimately the price difference is predicted to be small. >> boston dynamics is showcasing its bipedal robot in a new atmosphere, a construction site. let's look at the video. in the video, the robot is

tossing planks in tool bags. this is not a real construction site. the company wanted to show its robot working next to a human. the man leading the research tells her to they are studying how atlas would perceive and manipulate objects in its environment. he says the video is edited and falls or mistakes have been cut out. let's see it all. >> do not edit it. >> let's see the progress. you know? >> no. >> ok, atlas. >> not the twist and flip. the scariest thing to me was nash it is a near miss. he is almost as tall as the scaffolding above him but he's still able to navigate that. he is able to duck and jump up. that says to me that we are

doing it. >> if i were trapped somewhere and someone cannot get to me and atlas came, he would get me. >> he's going to pick you up. >> he would. >> he's going to take his device, open your brain, steal it. >> you do not know him. >> develop a personality based on you and say he never found you. >> sorry. >> it is a flop. >> floperio >> don't know where she is. >> anyway. >> comes out with a pin. puts it on. >> starts anchoring the news.

>> he cannot talk yet thankfully. >> everything is fine. we know who the nominees are for the media awards. dozens for disney included. >> strange world nominated for outstanding film, willow for outstanding new tv series, better nate than never, and high school musical the series are also being recognized in the outstanding kids and family programming -- live-action category. >> crush, fire island and wild hood are up for outstanding film. >> a big congrats to our friend reggie. reggie aqui interviews monkeypox patient on his experience, also nominated for a glad award in the outstanding live tv journalism segment

category. >> exciting. >> abc7 is owned by disney. the awards will be in march in l.a. they will have another awards ceremony in new york. if we are not here one day, you will know why. >> that is where we are. we have a table. >> cheering on our friend. >> glad-nominated. >> adding it to my bio as we speak. >> i am up against a lot of nobodies, people like robin roberts and don lemon, so i'm sure i have a great chance. >> yeah. >> you definitely do. >> excited to be in their company. >> and the work you did. talk about how they came to be. >> i was concerned about how monkeypox was not being talked about but already spreading in our community, so it is something that felt like it was

a secret that was being passed along and it should not be a secret after what we saw happen with covid so i thought let's elevate it as much as we can and found someone i follow on instagram who was brave enough to talk candidly about having monkeypox and the doctor came through as always to educate us and i thought let's have them have a conversation, see what the patient has to ask the doctor and what the doctor has to say to us. to me, it was interesting and i hope people got something out of it. >> they did. >> you are about to get this award. >> you have got the nomination. >> we will replace the grammy with the glaad award. then we will get the other three sooner or later. >> the real winner is the community. we squashed the monkeypox situation. i am proud of us for doing it. >> i cannot wait. it is exciting. >> what are we going to wear?

>> that is true. what color scheme do you want? >> what is the theme? >> purple. >> we all have that. >> there you go. that was easy. the drought monitor. this was last week. one area i want you to focus on, the coastline near santa barbara, they had a huge improvement but at a cost. they are now in the dry category but it came with all the rain in areas along the coastline that had to be evacuated. locally, the same in the bay area, under moderate drought. we are entering a dry pattern the next several days. the exploratorium looking nice. for the next 10 days, no rainfall across the region. live doppler 7, quiet, showers earlier that have moved out. tahoe, a couple snow showers, chain controls on 80 and 50.

if you are going to tahoe, this weekend looking nice. 30's. at home, 30's and 40's today. we will go into the low end mid-50's under sunny skies -- low and mid 50's under sunny skies. the seven-day forecast. we can breathe easy this week. next seven days, totally dry. >> thank you. the dirtiest part of your kitchen. the answer might surprise you. >> an unseeded upset.

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>> they bay area tennis star pulled an upset at the australian open. it is her best ever showing at a major.

she was born in the bay area to ukrainian parents and grew up speaking russian. her next match is tomorrow. this is the best showing so far for americans in the tournament since 2004. >> the best airlines of the year. which ones made it and which did not. >> airlines trying to zap money out of inflation relief debit cards. how to not become a victim. >> the president just hours away from coming to the bay area. demi, i'm so proud of you and how you have persevered through your cancer diagnosis. never forget those who loved you so well and know that you have the responsibility to give back. love, dad.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. said to visit the bay area today touring areas devastated by flooded and meeting impacted business owners. reggie: and a car goes dow hill, lands sideways near the parking lot. kristen: and the push to get rid of all that office birthday cake. kumasi: one comparing party suites to spoke -- party suites to smoking. reggie: please leave us alone. not the day i brought in treats.