people gearing up for more rain. let's start off of the forecast. >> get ready this will be a strong storm hitting the bay area tomorrow. live doppler 7, this storm is coming together. taking a look at the moisture short -- source come the atmospheric river headed in this direction. it will link up with this area of low pressure. the two combined will soak the bay area. flooding is possible caused by excessive rain. a flood watch from tomorrow afternoon until sunday morning for the entire region. a wind advisory from and tomorrow -- from tomorrow afternoon until 4 p.m. friday. gusty winds could take down tree limbs, because power outages, and blow things around. this is the time to prepare and secure your backyard and patio. our to our tomorrow, -- hour to

hour if you showers, then the moderate to heavy rain moving in. the rain will continue, on the storm impact scale is a three. moderate to heavy rain at times. strong to potentially damaging winds, flooding on roadways is a concern coming up. i will come back with a full timeline in the totals coming ahead. larry: the east bay, abc 7 news ryan curry. what is the situation where you are? reporter: good afternoon, here in san ramon, this is a recently restocked sandbag station. officials in this steady -- city supplied ahead of thursday and friday. there are concerns about flooding in certain neighborhoods. they are urging residents in the flood lying to take advantage of the station. reporter: week's into storofficl

larger issues later this week. >> we have seen albums already this winter. we are preparing for this -- for the worst. >> causing major flooding in east bay, when the atmospheric river arrives thursday the creek could overflow again. he says his public works teams have been constantly cleaning drains in the neighborhood and around the city. however with the amount of rain we have seen this winter, they say the flooding threat is only increased. >> we are expecting the -- inspecting the streets and drains to make sure everything we can do and handle this upcoming event. reporter: they advise residences worried about flooding, to come grab a sandbag. >> if you have been prone to flooding in the past we encourage you to be proactive and get the sandbags before there is a need for them. >> public works say they are on

high alert for flooding possibilities. >> all hands on deck. everyone knows the protocol becomes a storms. everyone at the ready and ready for calls that might come in. reporter: both of them in the city of san ramon say if you live in a flood prone neighborhood take precautions now. >> hopefully at this point in the winter people are prepared. people may think they have seen the worst of it. sometimes debris acumen leads from previous events and need to be cleared -- accumulate from previous events and need to be cleared again. >> the bags are available as well as zip ties. you will need to bring your own shovel. if you cannot come to san ramon are plenty of other areas across the county to go and will up sandbags to deal with flooding as storm approaches. julian: thank you so much ryan. sandbags a hot ticket item san mateo and santa clara counties. people picking up sandbags in

palo alto, redwood city, you get more information about sandbag distribution by going to your county's website. larry: pg andy cruz -- pg and crews out in force preparing for the storm. what are you doing specifically to prepare for this? >> we have been preparing for the storm with our meteorology team tracking it. making sure everything is in place. what we're doing right now is making sure we have crews going from areas we expect will be lesser hit to the harder hit areas. place a -- places here in the bay, south bay, north bay, the peninsula area. we are making sure the yards are stockpiled with the increment we may need if we see damage. paul's, wires -- polls other clement that could be damaged in the -- equipment that could be damaged in the storm.

we are expecting gusty winds that can send debris flying through the air, that is how we will often see outages during the storms and we want to be prepared. larry: the possibly of gusts up to 50 miles per hour, maybe greater than that. do you anticipate many power outages? >> we are compared for the possibility of outages. it will be all hands on deck. we want to make sure our customers are prepared for that possibility as well. having things like flashlights with fresh batteries on hands instead of candles. charging electronics from now. things like your phones, tablets , and also electric vehicles. we anticipate outages. we went -- want to make sure people planned ahead. >> we have not had to think about charging electric vehicles en mass. now that is a factor. are you saying to charge up as a precaution? 6 >> a good idea to do that, tonight before you go to bed be

sure to charge your electric vehicle so that tomorrow it is all fresh and has the energy it needs. just in case that possibility of an outage occurs. we want people prepared, take steps ahead of time rather than waiting until an outage happens. then it could be more of a challenge. other steps can be stockpiling your freezer with things like lou ice or ice packets -- blue ice or ice packets. if you do lose power your freezer could be nice and cold and you can transfer that to your fridge raider. larry: thank you so much. the oakland zoo will be closed tomorrow due to the expected rainfall. officials say visitors with reserved tickets will be automatically refunded and no action taken. -- needs to be taken. they have dealt with closure in recent months including a shut down into weeks in january preparing a large single at the

entrance of zoo -- of the zoo. you can track the changing conditions and use the same live doppler 7 hour weather team uses. all available on demand on abc 7 bay area news app you can download it wherever you stream. larry: to the south bay we have new surveillance video of the man accused of having explosive in his san jose home. julian: video helped when came -- link him to explosions of transformers back in november and january. they revealed evidence they sailings him to the crimes. reporter: a scene that displaced neighbors and having local and federal agencies investigating for days. this man, 36-year-old peter, had a large amount of explosives in his home both omit court -- potomac court. the investigation incident -- into him started in december and january. both with explosions that blew

up transformers. >> could lead to loss of life. reporter: this new surveillance video shows an incident, generally for incident -- january 5 incident. >> this is him right away on his bicycle after igniting the device. it goes up in flames. reporter: during the course of the investigation, a connection was made to a similar incident happened in december near oak ridge mall. san jose police say they were able to link him to the explosions. a suspect he was a software engineer at a company that develops software -- self-driving car's was arrested at work. please have released new details of -- and images of explosives found in the home. >> a home made liquid explosive, multiple energetic explosive devices and others. other materials were found including pipes, wires, fuses,

various chemicals. reporter: so many explosives described as volatile, that federal help had to be called and. -- in. >> the amount of potential material and the location, could cause a fire or actual explosion to the entire community. including the school across the street was large. reporter: he lived at home with his wife and three children, facing child and argent. he has been -- endangerment. they do not have evidence of his motive. larry: california once again looking to limit the use of facial recognition technology by police. a three year ban expired at the beginning of the year. >> we set tight guidelines on when facial recognition could be used and when it should be used. we are honored to be working with police chief's on this bill. using their expertise and helping hear from them when they

would like to use it. frankly when they feel like it is not the appropriate use. larry: this bill would not ban its use but would not allow for an arrest based off of and a match. it's it's a high standard for when facial recognition technology is used. julian: alameda sheriffs county office is not commenting about a massive jury award. the jury awarded a mother and two dollars who are black $8.2 million for an incident that occurred in a starbucks parking lot in between 19. -- 2019. they found that civil rights were violated when they were handcuffed and detained when not setting a crime. >> why the recruiting phrases making a comeback. honoring bay area leaders on

this international women's day. >> the countdown to the oscars is on. abc 7 your exclusive oscars station. today we have the

julian: montgomery high school students in santa rosa staged a walkout mark today or lastw's

hundreds walked out on what they claim is a lack of safety on school. if it-year-old freshman is charged with -- 15-year-old freshman is charged with manslaughter. larry: the planned closure of two public charter schools in sunnyvale prompted calls for more accountability. parents along with city officials say the board that ran the summit, held no public --

>> did not return our call for comment today, they announced the closure of the campus in january today they do not see a viable path to remain open. julian: a big storm on the way. larry: i want to get sandy - give sandy credit, i said there is predictions of la niña and that will not get much rain. she said no, this winter we will get a lot of rain. you were spot on. >> thank you, larry. this goes to prove to you that just because you have a la niña year it does not guarantee it will be drier than usual. it varies from year to year. we see another atmospheric river heading in our direction. right now enjoy the blue skies you see from the mount tam cam, it will look dramatically different come this time tomorrow. looking at the front -- flood

threat the next few days. the bay area, sierra foothills and parts of the sierra under that moderate category for a flood threat the next two days. keep that in mind. flood watches already posted, just locally but around california as well. live doppler 7 showing you quiet conditions. we got some rain, most areas between a trace of an inch to a quarter of an inch. they got up to .6. it is 50 degrees in the city, 53 oakland, mid 50 san jose, santa clara. i love you of the camera in just sunshine out there. it is nice to see and get that break before the storm moves in. mid-50's, into napa, and into livermore. a live picture from the sfo camera. he did not have to worry about delays right now. that will be changing. potent level 3 storm arrives tomorrow. downpour, gusting winds, thunder chance the next few days.

unsettled pattern will continue for the weekend into next week. on the storm impact scale this a strong level 3 tomorrow afternoon through friday morning. moderate to heavy rain at times. strong to potentially damaging heavy winds. flooding is a concern. wind will pick up at 4 p.m. out at the south over 50 miles per hour in half moon bay. close to 60's is what is models projecting at 9 p.m. tomorrow night. wind remaining gusty friday but not as strong as thursday. hour-by-hour, you might see a few light showers ahead of the main storm. 3:00 p.m. you notice the intensity of the rain picking up. moderate to heavy going into the nighttime hours. friday morning's commute will be dicey for parts of the east bay, south bay, santa cruz mountains. this continues until 9:00 a.m.. if you can telecommute on friday

this of be a good day to do it for tomorrow even as we take a look at the evening for friday. light to moderate showers going into saturday. sierra getting all that snow as you can see at the highest elevation. let's talk rain totals. through 5 p.m. saturday most of you in that 1-3 category. this is the atmospheric river, if you add in sunday santa cruz mountains higher totals. winter storm warning 10 a.m. sunday. heavy snow expected in the sierra. two to six feet, difficult to impossible travel. snow levels rising, below it you get all of this rain that will cause the snowpack to melt. there flooding and all that other stuff, i would hold off on travel. 30's, 40's, breezy tomorrow morning, what whether in windy conditions for your thursday. accuweather 7-day forecast is a

three the next two days. one saturday, oscar not forget to spring forward. tuesday is another atmospheric river with a level two. larry: two level threes back to back. >> that is with this on storm, and the possibility of thunder as well. larry: march is women's history month coming today's international women's day, celebrating women achievement and pushing for quality. julian: talking with several women who are leaders in their field and talking about the importance of this day. >> in san francisco on this day mayor london breed is also honoring three women and helping to share their stories. >> using their platforms of advocacy to really push for collaboration and bringing communities together and push for change. >> florence fang is with the florence family foundation.

>> is a month for women to tell our stories. >> felicia jones, community advocate and officer of hope initiate -- >> there is work to do in the black community. >> hundred the steel -- andrea desteel. >> we asked what it meant for them. >> we have come a long way, we have to acknowledge that we have a female vice president. first woman of color, that is a tremendous deal. reporter: women have made great strides but some say women have a long way to go. >> only a quarter of politicians are women. sad reality, 2023 we have an equal pay issue. women are underpaid. >> school principal of love elementary in alameda says international women's day is a time to empower women and girls and encourage education. she spent three weeks in kabul

afghanistan as a consultant with world bank. she was training teachers and visiting schools. >> the taliban had excluded girls from education. it was a privilege to work with the teachers. international women's day is a time to affirm, encourage, making sure we are encouraging the lives of women and girls and providing opportunities for gender equality. >> for those that continue to work for women's equality this is a day to reflect on progress made and to push for more. >> to double down and commit for our daughters. >> in san francisco, suzanne, abc7news. larry: on this international women's day the u.s. postal service paid tribute to author and poet, tony with her own stamp. there is, the first advocate american woman to receive a nobel prize in literature back in 1993. the stamp features a portrait of her taken in 97 for the cover of

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hours, to oscar sunday on abc seven, you can see who wins live starting sunday on -- at 5 p.m.. julian: they are switching things up here, they rolled that the famous carpet, as you can see there is a bit of a change. it is not read is a champagne color instead. oscars host jimmy kimmel was there to supervise the rollout and this is the first time since 1961 the carpet was not red. the oscars will have the traditional red displayed as well, but on the drapes as you can see in the background. larry: jimmy is not getting down there, you guys get on that. after the not so red carpet, is the parties, the most famous the governors ball. julian: reporter sophie has a look at what the stars will be dining on. reporter: tiny gold guys made out of chocolate, and list glasses of champagne and celeb chef will gain talk and must be

-- wolfgang puck it must be the oscars. if one thing is for sure, on a night like the 95th annual academy awards celebritys will be stopping by the governor ball for food and drinks. he has been beating the stars at the awards over for 29 years -- feeding stars at the award show between nine years. this year -- 29 years. this year he is serving up smoked salmon. >> 300 people in the kitchen, 600 workers in the dining room, waiters, busboys, the bartender knows your name. reporter: when they get thirsty after acceptance speeches they can choose different drinks. >> do you have a prediction on which drink will be the most popular? >> the biggest prediction come a

lot of people are waiting for this one. i feel like the poluma with beach juice and orange juice. >> i will take one last picture orange juice please. larry: they will be enjoying themselves. us not so much, more stormy weather on the way. the snow keeps coming down. we expect more rain. we will tell you exactly what to expect. julian: unruly passengers, deadly crashes and are too many it's okay to feel stressed, anxious, worried or frustrated. calhope can help access, calhope free and secure mental health resources today. call our warm line at 833-317-4673 or livechat at calhope.org

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you can, sunny and beautiful today about two end. >> preparing for the next round of storms, checking in with easy seven -- abc 7. >> the next two days we are concerned about a level three storm. and atmospheric river had in our direction as the warm moist source of error topping into. that storm will hit us, in the morning just a few showers. tomorrow afternoon and evening the rainfall intensity picks up. the wind will pick up and that will make a mess of your tomorrow afternoon and evening commute. evening -- even into friday's commute, rainfall projections taking you through saturday. santa cruz mountains picking up upwards of a half a foot of rain. areas picking up anywhere from one to three inches from the rest of the bay area. flooding is a concern. wind advisories along the north coast, bay area, flood watches, winter storm warning. so much of california under those warnings.

a flood threat for most of the state. that is why we have flood watches going not just here locally but this year as well. i will be back with another update coming right up. >> tahoe is pummeled in this storm. lake and palisade ski resorts closed due to the white out conditions. the resort got another six inches of snow that brought the seven-day snow total to 58 inches. alpine resort remain open and be using outhouse ski lifts to get folks up there. sky 7 was over there there is still a lot of snow over at lake observatory. that could change with this we can's slightly -- weekend's slightly warmer storm. >> few places have been hit as hard as a santa cruz mountains, flooding, downed trees, even snow there, the region has been grounded -- pounded. >> they show us how the resilient residents make it through. >> effects from the storms still

seen at the santa cruz mountains. >> the road i live on washed out on january 6. we just got a bridge last friday. we have been without a way to get out of our road for a couple of months. >> this is what flooding like in january. this is what it looks like today. residents seeing snow this winter, bracing for yet another storm on the way. >> i have my generator, i have my guess, i am pretty well prepared for it -- gass i am pretty well prepared for. >> i am afraid of the wind, causes trees to snap and you heard about the lady who was killed. reporter: in preparation, officials have the general storm cruise clearing out roots and providing sandbags. they are collaborating with pg and e for cruise. >> we've seen saturated

from the last two months and when you add in strong wind that will take down trees and it will take down. wires leading to power outages. people will be affected by this. >> as for highway nine, they had the plan of reopening the critical stretch of road early march, the reopening is now to be determined. >> a lot of moisture on the mountain come a lot of water coming down from it still, we need to stabilize it before we would be comfortable opening the roadway. >> as the next round of storms moves through you can keep track of the changing conditions. they will be changing. you can use the same live doppler 7 hour weather team uses. available on demand on the abc 7 bay area news app, download it wherever you stream. >> to the unfriendly skies the acting faa administrator appearing on capitol hill today testifying on safety in the air. this comes amid a strike -- spike in near misses, aborted takeoff and unruly passengers. reporter: acting faa administrator billy testified

before capitol hill after nearly 350 died in two fatal 737 crashes. they say the faa had grossly insufficient oversight. >> we believe everyone is entitled to a level safety no matter where in the world they fly. >> we are recruiting a workforce to meet the demands of the future. reporter: the faa is wrapping up oversight of bowing and adding 300 employees -- ramping up oversight of bowing and adding newly 300 employees. lawmakers grilled him about a series of near misses and violent and disturbing incidences in the air. on sunday, terrifying moments aboard an l.a. flight to boston. 35-year-old is accused of threatening passengers and trying to stab a flight attendant several times in the neck with a broken metal spoon. >> what is going on in air travel? >> we have a zero-tolerance

policy around unruly passengers. it is simply not allowed. >> at boston logan international airport earlier this week to united planes clipped wings as one pushed back from the gate. >> we have to rebuild the system to build in more buffer. to prevent incidences from getting that close to disaster. reporter: next week the faa will hold a safety summit in washington. examining all aspects of the aviation system to understand why we see so many close calls. larry: the travel troubles also include not just flying by driving over the border to mexico. as you know two americans died and two others hurt when they were shot and kidnapped just after they crossed the border from texas. investigators say one was a mother of five who traveled therefore a cosmetic procedure. on 3:00 p.m. and getting answers we asked a travel expert how concerned tourists should be about traveling to mexico. >> and very unfortunate

situation that happened on the order there. yes, -- the border there. it is not targeted. american and foreign tourist are not targeted. it is about using normal precautions. do not drive at night. stay with a buddy. know where you're going. avoiding establishments of ill repute. otherwise there is no increased risk. >> the united states is not made any changes to his travel warnings from excalibur -- four mexico. >> the group led by town to celebrate the 37 year sister city. relationship the delegation will be in the south bay to talk about shared challenges and work on services and programs offered by san jose. larry: coming up, be all you can ♪

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larry: time now for the 4 on 4. dan and sandy join us. once again you can be all you can be. the u.s. army launching every brand today including two new recruiting recurs -- commercials including the phrase be all you can be. last year the army missed its annual recruiting target for the first time in years. dan, i given the --

instability the world eyes is not surprising they would miss the target. >> this is the most challenging time for the army the last 50 years, for the military in fact for recruiting. in a time when the job market is strong as it has been, it recruiting can suffer. there are so many off -- options out there for potential recruits. interest income over member after 9/11 recruitment spiked -- interesting, after 9/11, recruitment spiked. >> more important than the slogan they have serious star power in that commercial with jonathan majors. he is everywhere, creed three, the latest marvel movie, i do not know if the slogan will attract people. a lot of the commercials look like videogame commercials. that might be more enticing for a younger generation. >> they appeal to young men, very very enticing in a lot of ways. larry: san francisco's most

iconic landmark is on the top five list of most popular tourist destinations. it is the iconic golden gate bridge, coming in at number five on the top 50 list as ringed by family destination guide and reported by the examiner. destinations of retire with the great smoky mountains, -- that ranked higher the great smoking mountains, and central park. >> if you've ever gone up to mount tam and looked out towards the golden gate bridge it never gets old. it looks stunning. if you are in sausalito and looking in the direction it is so beautiful and i see how it makes a top list. >> sometimes it takes your breath away. we become so used to it sometimes you do not stop and appreciate it. every time i do take a moment when i am near it and driving over it it is breathtaking. >> absolutely, you can stand there and be mesmerized for hours. >> maybe we should be higher than top five. how about a recount. >> very instagram of.

-- instagramable.' >> do it for the gram. some will receive awards six figures, -- including an italian getaway, home renovation, and plastic surgery. bags will only go to nominees and the four main acting and best directing categories. the goldplated oscar statues cost $400 to make. this is what always boggles my mind. the richest most successful people on the planet dan, get handed all the free stuff. those that need the free plastic surgery do not get it for free. leave some crumbs for the little people. >> it is true, the rich get richer. i guess you have to entice the stars to come out. it is donated stuff anyway, does not cost the oscars that much money.

that is quite the gift bag. >> the italian getaway sounds better -- fabless. although they can afford it. >> usually they give you a bottle of water at the events we go to and a pamphlet. >> pens and pam -- pencils. we go to the same events. i got a what about the other day i was grateful for that. >> we have a talk about this next story. some wax figures in a polish newseum going viral for all the -- museum, going viral for all the wrong reasons. they have been in the wax museum for a while now. after someone posted a video on ticked up -- tiktok, the images are taking on a new. >> it is not just kate and william, this terrifying rendition of mr. being. i will see this in my nightmares now. >> is this a gag newseum? they -- museum?

they cannot be serious. >> it looks like a joke. julian: where they the first wax figures ever made? >> the teeth are alarming if you get some close up shop -- shots. >> i have been to a couple of wax museums, i never think is that -- i think it is sort of silly. i do not know why. >> i am with you. larry: sometimes it can be horrifying, think they captured that. say what you will about the royals, if i am mr. bean. i am like, where's my agent? i need representation and may be a lawyer. >> like julian said, nightmares tonight. larry: that is it for the 4 at

julian: researchers around the world struggle to identify threats from climate change there is an intense focus on antarctica. larry: sophisticated technology help to track a key species that could be feeling the effects. the penguins. reporter: it is hard to imagine how emperor penguins project such an aura of calm and dignity with everything going on around them. the birds recently listed as endangered by u.s. fish and wildlife. new data suggest a marine heat

event could further destabilize antarctica's massive ice shelf and the habitat. enter a team from san jose state that recently returned to monitor the camp -- penguins with an array of tracking devices. they describe the threats in an interview provided to the university. >> some of the ice they agreed on is to securing. that is one -- is this appearing. -- disappearing. it could be complete reproductive failure. >> there will help they are five data gathered by satellites that have been -- verify data gathered by satellites that is been scanning region. he says the agency has been collaborating on a long-term observation project properly known as the internet of animals. >> the idea of tracking the animals and relating the movement through a satellite back down to earth. understanding how they are doing

-- moving. here at jpl and nasa we are looking at not just the animals also there habitat. using a host of satellites. >> a german team is repairing to launch a new set of instruments into space next year. collecting data now critical tracking changes in global habitats like antarctica. >> if we notice the animals are going to one place, it did not go to before or it stopped going to a place they had been to in the past. that is an indication something has changed their. -- there. >> back of the cave, the researchers continue camp -- gathering data from tracking devices to gauge the health of the penguin populations and breeding patterns. >> it is not so much we are learning about climate change, we are learning more about how climate change impacts the penguins. right now we are collecting baseline data. where are they going. whether the eating. we can use modeling to predict

how they will respond. reporter: perhaps tracking changes and while the world's most unique species and icy habitat. larry: they are adorable. to underscore the urgency of the work, a recent study measured the ice surrounding antarctica at a historic low. julian: california celebrated its official arbor day yesterday. that does not mean the treeplanting is over yet. berkeley arborist got up to plant trees, several coast live oaks and california buckeyes went into the ground today. celebrating arbor day on march 7 in honor of a birthday. larry: those trees will get a lot of rain the next few days. julian: the roots are indeed -- a concern of trees toppling with the already soaked ground. >> gusts 50 to 60 mile-per-hour,

saturated soil not the right combination. that is possible. a aufuvirola hoe. this is for cove, a lot of snow on the ground, sierra snowpack 192% of average. the problem is the snow level is rising. below you will get the rain, falling on top of a snowpack. it will cause rapid snow melt and flooding potential. at higher elevations winter storm warning from tomorrow morning until sunday morning. two to six feet of heavy snow gusty winds, difficult travel conditions. look at the snow totals. 62 inches by sunday night on donner. this will bring some heavy snow at higher elevations. storm concerns and two, road flooding, stream creek flooding, very high likelihood of all the things. mudslides and debris flows, high likelihood in the santa cruz mountains. river flooding, immoderate possibility of flooding.

live doppler 7 is a quite picture right now. tomorrow afternoon it will be stormy one. heavy rain and wind hit the bay area, 40's and 50's are your highs. the atmospheric river rings us to a three for thursday and friday. chance for thunder. milder weather is this is a warmer storm. over weekend we have a one, lighter showers, oscars sunday will be able to enjoy a little bit of sunshine and watch the oscars. and other atmospheric river coming in early next week. larry: thank you, we are days away from hollywood's big night, ahead the oscar first-timers. >> what is going on? it is not something i thought would happen. >> i could get used two it. >> the new and not to so

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larry: prime time tonight on abc seven starts at 8:00 with the connors, goldberg's, abbott elementary, not dead yet than a million little things at 10:00, followed by abc7news at 11. back to the oscar coverage, leading to the academy awards. this year a lot of firsts. 16 of the 20 actors up for awards first time nominees. reena roy with a look. >> a lister jamie lee her first big break and now four decades later up for her first g

actress category in her role in the movie, everything, everywhere, all at once. >> i was hoping you could explain this. >> i have been an actress since i have been -- and i was 19 years old. since i was at the fringe genre films it was not something i thought would happen. >> nominated alongside curtis in the same category at the same film, describing the moment she heard the news. >> i was like, what is going on? one of my friends was the first one that said, holy beep. i think i kind of knew that. >> who could forget this breakout performance from austin butler as the rock 'n' roll king himself in elvis? earning him a nomination and the best actor category. >> i am so happy for every one and so honored to be here. reporter: british actor bill tor, his nomination at

73 years old after an impressive five decade career. >> it feels good, i could get used to it. in england a lot of people assume i have an oscar already. i get in a cabin they are chuffed about the oscar bell, and i had to expand my have one. >> we can see a newcomer andrea take home a statue. for controversial best actress nomination after 2 leslie comes after a grassroots -- some say it could have to the scale in her favor. >> the fact that you drop from the sky and came out of nowhere got a letter people talking. lead the academy to have a conversation about it. reporter: reena roy, abc news, new york. >> you can watch the place only, right here on abc seven,. sunday at. 5 p.m. the coverage begins bright and early antennae him.

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>> area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. >> we are preparing for the worst. >> if you are prone to flooding in the past, we want you to get those sandbags before there is a need. dan: storm preps underway as the bay area braces ford atmospheric river that is coming in again. residents and local officials doing everything they can to limit the damage from this incoming storm. thank you for joining us. ama: we have team coverage. ryan curry spoke to officials in the east bay about how they are getting ready. dan: leon melendez instructing the conditions in the sierra but let's start with sandhya for details on when the storm will arrive.