announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. kumasi: a failed bal from russia, what we are learning about the launch the same day that happened when president biden visited ukraine. reggie: in san francisco mayor outlining a plan for the city's recovery from the pandemic. kumasi: wind causing thousands of power outages. reggie: good morning, it is wednesday, february 22. kumasi: i was holding on for dear life yesterday. drew: up to 60 or 75 miles per hour. gusting

nowhere near as strong as yesterday afternoon. gusts up to 37 in oakland. 37, sfo. we are under a high wind warning until 1:00 p.m. it is in the mid 30's to mid 40's right now. outside, the tower is shaking. it is winds. in the afternoon we have a chance of isolated showers. a level 1 on the storm impact scale, but again, we are only reaching the 40's and a 50's, so bundle up. a closer look at the storm in a few minutes. reggie: it is not just as, severe weather is being felt from coast-to-coast.. more than 1000 flights have been canceled today. the number of delays and cancellations is expected to increase. it is because of a huge winter storm bring you wind

rain and snow to the northeast. 150 million americans are feeling the impact. here, strong winds are leaving many people in the dark. you are looking at the map showing the current power outages. right now, nearly 64,000 are without electricity. most are on the peninsula with more than 44,000 people there in the dark. crews have been working throughout the night to restore power. kumasi: you saw on the map one of the biggest areas with no power is the peninsula, and there was a lot of damage there yesterday from the wind. our reporter has more. reporter: we are at walnut and veterans the power has been completely knocked out to the shopping center behind me, including to this starbucks, which would typically be busy with customers at this hour. clearly, that is not the case

without any power. they are not the only one they are one of about 44,000 customers are alone on the peninsula this morning. now, the gusty winds also causing serious damage in the boulder creek area of santa cruz county. fire officials saying a redwood tree came down on top of a home on bobcat lane. a piece of a tree hit the house and trapped a one-year-old inside. crews were able to tr that child to the hospital but that infant is critically injured. but it is conscious and breathing. >> we were on top of the roof and inside delivery room where they were cutting away the weight of the tree and removing that off of the patient. and then rendering aid as quickly as we could to control the situation. reporter: but the damage does not end there. look at video from the hills above redwood city.

around 4:45 p.m. yesterday the winds ripped a roof off of a home on hillcrest way. the roof was laying in the middle of a roadway, when the san mateo county fire crews responded to the scene. luckily, no injuries were reported. back here on the pen according to the outage map power should have been restored to this area behind me around 2:00 a.m. but four hours later that is clearly not the case yet. kumasi: thank you. people in the south bay have a lot to clean up this morning. fallen trees took out power lines, causing one woman says she has lived in san jose for 20 years and has not seen trees come down in the wind. now she is concerned about the downed wires. >> the old victorians, the

so old that if there is a spark -- that worries me. so we will be vigilant. kumasi: the damage impacted roads for evening commuters. a tree stopped traffic on highway 87 before interstate 280 yesterday evening. [yelling] [laughter] kumasi: a s high school caught the moment that two used to trees fell outside of the school. the school staff were able to rope off the area and nobody got hurt. reggie: a close call, where a large redwood came tumbling down last night, splitting a home in half and barely missing the person inside. >> he was cooking, turned around and got chicken out of the freezer and it just missed him. he is so looking. reggie: that home on montgomery road is now red tagged because

of the damage. you can visit our live weather updates tab on our website for the latest on the storm. there is a closure for sonoma county public schools. montgomery elementary school district has canceled classes because winds knocked out power. kumasi: in europe, president biden ramping up his trip to poland and ukraine. the president will be meeting with nato leaders -- leaders today. but russia did test missiles while the president was on his trip. reporter: russia carried out the tests the same time president biden was in ukraine. russian officials provided the u.s. with advanced notice of the test. the missile was an icbm that can carry 10 warheads and further and faster than previous designs with the potential to reach of the u.s. president putin did not men

the missile in his speech on tuesday, where he blamed the u.s. for his ongoing attack on ukraine. the speech came hours before president biden addressed the world from poland, where he said allies will not waver. >> ukraine will never be a victory for russia. the u.s., together with allies, will continue to have ukraine's back as it defends itself. reporter: mr. biden is meeting with nato leaders today. he is expected to reassure allies that nato is stronger than before russia's invasion, which is exactly one year ago this coming friday. kumasi: snow in the sierra, the treacherous driving conditions you need to know about. reggie: stalock markersreggie: -- state lawmakers will be meeting today after a request from the governor. drew: and it is 6:07 a.m. with a level 1 light storm on the exclusive abc7 storm impact

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reggie: rain and snow moving into the sierra and greeting difficult to impossible driving conditions. this video yesterday has a driver going through donner pass. the reduced visibility is expected until saturday. i would deafly be saying a thank you. drew: please wait. there's a winter storm warning in effect. we will see snow locally on a highest peaks today. strong wind is an

we have a high wind warning in effect until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. the big take away this it is going to stay cold. we are only in the 40's by 10:00. only highs in the upper 40's and lower 50's today, so you will need layers. we have a chance of an isolated shower around 4:00. you can see the pink, that is snow. we'll have a dusting on our highest peaks. rainfall will be light. the best chances closer to the coast. so, it is a windy day. a cold day. isolated showers and upper 40's and 50's. we have a winter at 10:00 a.m. for the eastern hills. and the santa cruz mountains between boulder creek and scotts valley, where we could see 1-3 inches of snow at 1500 feet.

now traffic. jobina: the biggest issue this morning is going to be in fairfield where we have a sig alert. we have been tracking this since 5:00 a.m., so eastbound 80, the offramp is closed. the bay ridge toll have a warning for the bay bridge for high winds. expect gusty conditions as it come across. debris is out of the way from the tree that came down on the bridge yesterday. you can see the camera shaking. westbound traffic on 80 is filling in. tracy to dublin, 53 minutes. antioch to concorde, 23 minutes. reggie: are tourists traveling? and look at the hotels across the state. a big mistake on willow fortune and caustic contestant a trip to

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reggie: today, the state senate will hold a hearing on gas prices, months after the governor asked them to consider a price gouging penalty on oil companies. it officially sets a cap on company profits. if it exceeds th additional funds will be passed on to consumers. they will not be voting on the proposal today. $4.85 right now in san francisco. to put that in nearly $.30 up in the past month. kumasi: 2023 could be a good

year for the hotel industry, which took a major hit in the pandemic, according to data released by the a california is projected to rank second out of the top states when it comes to hotel deb -- hotel generated tax revenue this year. and we are projected to have the second-highest hotel occupancy. >> there is no question san francisco can be a shining star when it comes to tourism. that is great for our tax space, jobs in this industry, and in this community. kumasi: according to ahla return of the hotel industry could be good for the economy as a whole. the san francisco mayor is laying out plans to transform downtown to make it better than it was before the pandemic. >> we are looking at tax breaks for existing businesses, as well as new businesses who want to

come here, so for the first three years i'm propo wave taxes for the city because we want to attract, retain and make sure that people understand what they can expect in a place like san francisco. kumasi: another thing she says is a large talent pool will be here attracting companies from all over the world. a southern california man is a guinness world record holder for the most consecutive visits to disneyland. reggie: the record is just shy of 3000 days. jeff wrigh beach started going to the parks in 2012. [laughter] ok. he went to every day for 2995 days. he was hoping to reac the pandemic cut it short. this is video of jeff on his 2000th visit.

he is planning to return this year for disney's 100 year old celebration. disney is the parent company of abc7. the teacups ra are a i cannot do the spinning anymore. those days are behind me. kumasi: but you can fit in there? reggie: i can. has this happened to you yet? kumasi: i still got it. [laughter] reggie: i will just spin my way out of here. you have probably seen this on wheel of fortune. kumasi: this mistake made an audience member gasp and cost the contestant a trip. >> what letter? >> i will go with a "g." >> what!? [laughter] reggie: look at vana's face.

somebody yelled out what!? drew: fregh. kumasi: it was the what for me. drew: they are told to be silent? kumasi: definitely. i want to hear it again. [wheel spinning] >> what letter? >> i will go with a "g." >> what!? [laughter] reggie: she is a teen, let's be nice. kumasi: ok. drew: we are not laughing at her, we are laughing at the lady. kumasi: it is teen week. on monday night, the contestant guest an g instead of an it cost her a trip to the

caribbean. you can watch wheel of fortune weeknights right here on abc7. drew: it is one of my irrational fears that i go on this show and i do not know the puzzle, and there is only one letter left. reggie: she really said in a letter. drew: she got stressed. reggie: you are on national tv, vanna white is staring at you, pat sajak. drew: there is dead silence. kumasi: until somebody screams what!? reggie: i would have to react to that. do you want to come up here? drew: what was that, janet? that's what i thought. what? it was near 80 on monday. now we are at 35 degrees. kumasi: that is akumasi: what. drew: today it is all about the cold gusty wind and an isolated shower this afternoon.

tonight, we have frost advisories into freeze warnings for a cold at night. we are focusing our attention on another round of weather on thursday into friday that will bring heavy rain and low snow levels. we have been hearing about the chance of snow in several locations for friday morning. we are in the mid 30's to mid 40's right now. with the wind and low nearby, we are not warming up. in thought 40'so -- into 40's and 50's. best chance of a shower near the coast. we going into the 20's and 30's tonight. so, thursday into friday it will be a level two of moderate storm on the exclusive abc7 storm impact scale with downpours, gusty winds, and a very low snow levels. cold air will be over thursday evening at 9:00 p.m.,

and you can see some areas dealing with snow. the same in santa clara county. early friday morning, 6:00 a.m., you can see the chance in the east bay hills, mount diablo, the higher elevations of the north bay -- a lot of spots have potential to see snow. rainfall will be adding up. we will likely see more than one inch of rain by the end of the week. here is the forecast. windy today with some showers. level two on thursday into friday with rain mixng into snow. a brief break on saturday before more wet weather next week. kumasi: we are checking in with ginger with what is coming up on gma. reggie: good morning. ginger: nice to be with you this morning. coming up, it is all about the weather here too, because 43

states have alerts. and those who do not have alerts have warmth. you know it is a big deal when we have blizzard warnings from california to minnesota. trevor is in the twin cities preparing for a historic storm. then the latest on president biden's high-stakes trip, promising more sanctions against russia as russia launched a missile test. and a four-day workweek experiment in the u.k. could it come to the to propose the idea to your company. and we have a surprise for a young dentist who inspires so many to follow their dreams. and a reveal of the new american girl doll. that and so much more. kumasi: i used 11 american girl doll -- used to love an american girl doll. it did you have one? ginger: i did. and let me say that you will be seeing double. reggie: tell me about this

flight suit. ginger: ok, i do have a flight suit on, part of a top-secret promo that we are shooting today. and i was doing it up until i came here. but i do like it. it feels good. kumasi: very official. i love it. reggie: don't we need flight suits, too. and your name is on it. is your name also on the right patch? ginger: i have not even gotten through it. but i will just say that my home that says hurricane. -- helmet says hurricane. reggie: once again ginger shutting at all down. well, we are very impressed. thank you for that sneak peek. we will see you

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this is abc 7 news. reggie: powerful winds knocking down a tree onto the bay bridge. the damage that caused major traffic delays in rush -- in rush hour. >> the dow plummets nearly 700 points as some big companies announce protections for consumer spending. reggie: from san francisco to sydney, the special off ahead of pride events. >> good morning everyone. reggie: it looks like so much fun. >> i would love to go. it's certainly warmer. some gusty winds this morning. yesterday they were gusting 60 to 75 miles per hour. not as strong but still some issues. oakland gusting 40 miles per hour. sfo gusting to 33.

wind advisories and high wind warnings inmid 30's to mid 40'sp we are not warming up too much today. a live look outside, partly cloudy skies we will keep that wind with us through the morning and early afternoon. temperatures in the upper 40's and lower 50's. 30 degrees colder than we were monday afternoon. the chance of an isolated shower in the afternoon. we will talk abut this level 1 storm in a few minutes. reggie: the powers starting to come back for tens of thousands of people in the bay area. here is a look at the current outage map. we got an update more than 63,000 customers have no electricity right now. that's an improvement from 3200 -- of about 3200. yesterday's powerful winds knocked out a lot of trees and power lines. a big area is still in the dark. >> good morning, the lights are

still out in this redwood city starbucks. you see behind me they typically open around 5:30 in the morning but clearly that's not the cases they are still without power. unfortunately they are not the only ones. power has been knocked out to more than 44,000 customers on the peninsula alone according to our last update from pg&e this morning. these gusty winds massive redwood tree to fall on a home on bobcat lane in boulder creek area of santa cruz county. trapping a one-year-old infant inside. crews were able to safely rescue the child and transfer into the hospital. fire officials tell us the infant is critically injured but still conscious and breathing. elsewhere on the peninsula, the high winds toppled this tree in redwood city. it took out a fence as well as a

nearby power line before landing on top of a car. in redwood city and other tree causing a substantial amount of damage after it fell into this house. take a look at this video coming in from the hills above the city where the winds rifted -- ripped a roof w lyi o topway when san mateo e responded to the scene. luckily there were no injuries reported. according to our last check on the pg&e outage map, power should've restored to this location here behind me and this entire block around 2:00 this morning, it clearly that is not the case just yet. live in redwood city. kumasi: the wind made for a rough day for cars in san francisco. a tree crushed this truck along 3rd street and crews had to bring in a forklift to clean it up. look at this crash on a corvette

near calais and front street's. a parked car, both the tree on it yesterday afternoon. reggie: all lanes of the bay bridge are open after strong winds this tree took out a e was hurt but two cs were damaged. the tree came down on one of the car hoods and the second car crashed into the tree and that led to more traffic. caltrans crews use chain saws cut out the tree. they got the tree in the debris out of their. some san francisco b trips were canceled. all of the afternoon ferry trips on the golden gate ferry were canceled because the wind.

we don't know yet if services will be disrupted today. kumasi: here is a look at the golden gate bridge west sidewalk was shut down to cyclists because it was too windy. the bridge reported a peak gust of 76 miles per hour. reggie: millions of americans across nearly 40 states are on alert because of that massive storm sweeping through the country. in minnesota the national guard is gearing up for snow rescues. more than two feet of snow could fall. authorities in southern new usxt winds started blowing at our sliding door and then my wife went inside the home with me and we went into the bathroom. 30 seconds later it was over. reggie: in utah warning issued. the two acres -- hikers were

killed when avalanche pulled them down. you can keep track of weather conditions and access the same radar we use available on demand on the abc 7 bay area news app. kumasi: a group of un-housed residents is suing san francisco. they say city workers confiscated their designer clothes and family heirlooms during encampment sweeps without notice of how they could get them back. our media partners say the lawsuit filed plans thousands in property loss. developing looking into president trump's attempts to overturn the election say multiple indictments have been recommended. the probe portions of the report were

released the full report has not been made public. the foreperson head -- hinted as to what is next. >> we definitely lot in the room. i would say when this list comes out -- there are no major plot twists waiting for you. kumasi: it's up to the fulton county das office to review recommendations and make charging decisions. former president trump still denies any wrongdoing and claims the investigation was politically biased. reggie: a new controversy in the aftermath of the january 6 insurrection. houser public and leaders appeared to have given controversial fox news host tucker carlsen exclusive access to of hours of video. jobina: fox news host carlsen says he's been given over 40,000 hours of the january 6 attack video. it's unclear what his team --

why his team reviewed the footage but evan mccarthy granted the team access to the video. carlsen has repeatedly spread conspiracy theories about january 6. he claims new footage appears to show contradictions to what is widely known about the attack on the capital. this comes after a new court filing revealed private text from fox news personalities. the text which includes carlsen show they doubted allegations of voter fraud after the 2020 election even though many continue to report otherwise on the air. carlsen says his team's findings be made public soon. we have reached out to mccarthy's office about the claims. his office has yet to respond on the situation. kumasi: oral arguments underway the supreme court that could reshape the internet. it centers around the killing of an american college student in paris airing the terror attack in 2015. lawyers for the students parents

argued google should be held liable for their daughters death because it allowed isis videos on youtube and also recommended videos to certain viewers. >> they go beyond delivering to you what you've asked for to start sending you things what you haven't asked for. kumasi: protected by section 230 of the 1996 communications decency act claiming it shields internet platforms from being sued for harmful content hosted by third parties. justices appear concerned about the unintended consequences of allowing websites to be sued for automatic recommendations. it suggested the issue should be left it up to congress. reggie: 20 u.s. democratic governors will launch a network to strengthen abortion access. avenue some is leading the new reproductive freedom alliance. it will affirm best practices for abortion rights and ensure services to residents with

states with more restrictive laws. this comes after the supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade. kumasi: a san francis is leading the push to change the state's homecare system. a proposal would give workers the rights to negotiate directly with the state and boost the workforce. they say the current system cannot keep up with the states aging population. >> we know that the current approach to providing this care is not working. 30 counties across the state don't even have a contract in place with this workforce. dozens of the counties across the state pay minimum wage or just a dollar or two above minimum wage. the result is people who need care at home and want care at home are not able to receive it. kumasi: caregiving was in before the pandemic citing a state auditors report that tens of thousands of people when

without care because there are not enough providers. reggie: new starbucks surprising ingredient they are adding. kumasi: stock exchange up by another 50 points. reggie: commotion at cheesecake factory. a rat seen hanging from the ceiling at the restaurant? where? florida. i'm acting that is me being kind. [laughter] abc 7 at 7:00. we are live weekdays from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. drew: we have a windy mor and not as strong as the winds were yesterday. wind advisory.

we are seeing gusts between 20 and 40 miles per hour. it does last till 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. a high surf advisory is in effect as well. waves are active. 20 to 25 feet later on today. on the exclusive storm impact scale today to tomorrow morning it's a level 1 light storm with isolated showers, a cold gusty wind. future chilly day. stuck in the 40's for most of the morning later today. high temperatures in the upper 40's to lower 50's. we have a chance of an isolated shower and you can see the best chance close to the coast where you can see mount hamilton right here. frozen precip indicating a little bit of snow coming their way. rainfall estimates very low totals the next 24 hours. the best chance the closer you live and work to the coast the

better chance you have of seeing an isolated shower. today is windy and cold. a 40's to lower 50's, a level 1 light storm creating an isolated shower later this afternoon. the winter weather advisory in effect for the eastern hills, places like boulder creek, scotts valley could see one to three inches of snow. let's get a check of traffic. jobina: some new information coming in from the chp regarding what we've been following throughout the morning where the offramp is still shut down according to police, this is the result of an attempted carjacking in the city of vallejo. the chp says after that car was traveling and they tried to stop at the vehicle exited the freeway and crashed. one person has died as a result of that and that's all we are learning from the chp. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is backed up

into the miz. traffic is stopped at the richmond-san rafael bridge. for those traveling westbound it's heavy traffic. we have wind advisories for almost all of our bay area bridges. drive times tracy to dublin 55 minutes. the new slowing point will be the highway four

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announced it will temporarily pay people impacted by the earthquakes in the country. it's banning layoffs in several cities. an announcement comes operations continue after another large earthquake hit that country last week. six people confirmed dead from that latest quake. some of the buildings that survive the earlier earthquake have also collapsed. many things can happen when you're planning a wedding getting stuck in an elevator might not be the most common. that happened to a couple in north carolina. right after the wedding the bride, groom and wedding party. into an elevator. we were heading to the 16th floor but they did not make it. >> got up maybe five feet and the doors stuck and then they started to open. i could see a concrete wall in front of me and the concrete wall behind me. kumasi: they were trying to go to the wedding after party.

instead of wedding bells they were hearing the voices of charlotte firefighters. four stories above them setting up for rescue. >> what we did as a last resort is we rebuilt a new elevator system using ropes and rescue equipment. kumasi: having to climb up this ladder to get out. there were six people in this elevator. it took 2.5 hours to get everybody out safely. they look good. fighters for the quick response and of course a story that will last a lifetime. reggie: now for your morning money report, would you be willing to pay a subscription fee for a restaurant? some large chains and even local restaurants are trying this. in san francisco, they are testing out something called the

take care of me club option. our media partners at sf standard say members pay $89 a month for $100 in dining credits or $175 a month for $200 in credits. when you come and you get your favorite dish, a free drink at the bar and several other perks. the owner says he started this in 2021 as part of an effort to get people back after the pandemic. walmart's stock fell after a predicted slower sales and profit for the year ahead. many of the sales went to essentials instead of toys or electronics. assign some consumers are cutting back. we will take a live look at the new york stock exchange we are up about 67 points. kumasi: a new study shows apple's success over android is being fueled by gen z and the fear of that green bubble on the text. people born after 1996 according

to the financial times the group makes up one third of iphone sales in the nation but only 10% of samsung sales. researchers say it has to do with social pressure in group chats when people don't have an iphone and they are in the group thread it turns the chat for everybody green instead of blue and you can ■justlikeit, you have to send a whole separate text. reggie: that happened to one of our friends. kumasi: reggie: reggie: they got kicked out? he got a new phone. sorry. kumasi: not sorry. theute ofofe maybe olive oil. reggie: the coffee giant starbucks is on flaunting a trio of beverages mixed with extra-virgin virgin olive oil. they are calling this oli the ceo said it's to use all of oil's health benefits. the coffee line will launch in

italy first and then southern california in the spring. i would be willing to try it. drew: i wonder how much of the all of you can taste. reggie: it seems like it would change the texture. kumasi: unless it is just a little. reggie: the viscosity if you will. look it up. [laughter] drew: is there olive oil and that coffee? reggie: this is hot water. drew: there just in a truck -- people adjusting to try and dump some olive oil in their coffee. we have some impactful weather to talk about. winter has returned and a b way. first the winds yesterday and now the cold weather and the chance for showers in the form of rain and snow. what you need to know today. the cold weather and the gusty winds. today there is an isolated chance of a shower. the best chance is to the coast.

frost advisors and freeze warnings going into effect. another round we are watching thursday evening into friday. looks like we have heavy rain and lower snow values, a of snow likely. -- dusting of snow likely. 30's to mid 40's. we are slow to warm this morning in the afternoon. up her 40's to lower 50's, that's about it. it's cold and windy with a chance of isolated showers in the afternoon. a frost advisory and freeze warning in effect overnight. coldest spots dropping into the 20's and 30's as we head into thursday. on the exclusive storm impact scale, level two tomorrow into friday. rain and snow levels possibly down to 500 feet and some gusty wind. there's a lot going on, a lot of colors. our highest elevation some snow. early friday morning w

very cold air coming in. that could see some heavy snow on mount hamilton. even the highest peaks of the north bay. rainfall totals will add up. we will likely see one inch or more of rain in many cities by friday evening. windy with showers today level two tomorrow and friday for rain mixing with snow at our highest peaks. a break on saturday before more rain arrives. kumasi: united airlines first-ever pride flight taking off from san francisco heading to australia. virgin australia teaming up with united to bring the experience to sfo. united says it's the first to have an entire crew of lgbtq+ people and allies. also included in tonight's preflight celebration. perfect timing since sydney pride festivities are underway right now.

people dining in at cheesecake factory in florida had a ratatouille like surprise. look at this. this rat was spotted hanging from the ceiling during regular business hours. reggie: i think that was a smart idea. it looks like it worked. kumasi: the video shows a staff member trying to capture the rat in the trashcan. after workers caught it they let it go outside but then the rat came back in. it hung from another vent nearby. the audacity. reggie: that is remi i feel like. kumasi: do you think so? reggie: it could be. just trying to let everyone know i'm the actual chef back there. kumasi: do you feel like people left the restaurant? could you get past that? reggie: first you have to ask

for the box to get your stuff because of the cheesecake factory you only eat half of it. my guess is they got the boxes and left. kumasi: one time when i was eating in san francisco i saw a roach on the wall. it was by and the roach was on the wall a little too close to the pastries and things. reggie: what did you do? kumasi: i laughed. and my like the only one who saw this roach on the wall, everyone else is like and what would you like. i would like to leave. i could not believe it. reggie: you do have to go. kumasi: i saw that rat, it's time to go. reggie: yeah. kumasi: and we left. reggie:

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>> the seven things to know this morning. damage across the bay area from intense winds or treason powerline started come down yesterday afternoon. the wind lasted well into the evening. reggie: the pg&e outage map shows thousands are still without electricity. crews have been working all night to trying get the power back on. kumasi: severe weather across the country impacting travel third more than 1000 flights already have been canceled or delayed. memo to check your flight. drew: we still have gusty wind this morning, high wind warning in effect until 1:00 p.m.. it's a cold day only in the upper 40's to low 50's. we have the chance of an isolated shower this afternoon. jobina: talk about.

a new update in fairfield according to the chp, three people have been killed as a result of this crash on eastbound 80. the offramp is shut down according to police. this is the result of a chase that started this morning around vallejo. we have a new report of a deadly crash in the maze. traveling toward san francisco please be aware. reggie: u.s. officials say russia tested a new missile around the time president biden was in ukraine monday. the tests failed. officials say it does not pose a risk to the u.s.. it comes as the president prepares to meet with nato allies today. kumasi: a southern california man is now the guinness world record holder for the most consecutive visits to disneyland with 2009 hundred 95 days. he was hoping to reach 3000 but the pandemic stopped the street. disney's the parent company of abc 7. drew: i'm surprised you're not close to that.

reggie: trying to one up me. drew: he knows you. ♪ good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. two major winter storms moving across the country right now. massive winter blast. 43 states from california to connecticut on alert.thnati grd emergency duty in minnesota. 160 million americans bracing for ice, strong winds, blizzards and avalanche danger. we're live in the storm zone this morning. rallying america's allies. president biden promises more sanctions against russia calling out putin by name more than ten times as we learn russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile test while biden was in ukraine. toxic train derailment

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