water vehicles, search and rescue teams alter those areas that we have coordinated through the national weather service aor folks. kristen: as of noon, officials say at leaple are deadeo tas p a rwoesult of the storm,e thanorders and 54,000 without electricity. e ilwheth rain has pushed through for today, our weather team wet weekend. larry: let'shat iscoo t g.meli. we've had a nice break in san francisco, but the rain just ended in the south bay. you can see that moisture to the south and west feeding into a lingering cold front that will bring a few showers. south of gilroy hollister, some wet weather. as we go to the north, drainage

issues from petaluma, a flood warning until 7:00, and down around gilroy, looking at some problems with a lot of ringing, anywhere from 3-4 inches ov e lthast 24 hours. as we went through the morning hours. 2.11 santa rosa, four inches of rain, and over three inches in richmond with over an inch in san francisco. rainfall will be scattered to. three quarters of an inch through late sunday with a lot coming in into sunday with saturday.od warning through 50's and a partly cloudy sky. looking to the overnight, may be an isolated shower as we get you

to the early morning saturday. we will talk about rainfall totals and another atmospheric river coming tuesday, but we can't take much more rain. larry: people in t are cleaning up and drying out and assessing the damage after they got walloped. cornell barnard joins us live in with the latest. cornell: what a wallop it was. sonoma county has gotten so much water. it has gotten nowhere to go. many cars were stuck and trees toppled the, damaging homes. some neighborhoods are underwater. this is what folks on mill street woke up to friday morning after the storm passed through, almost a foot of floodwater here. >> it's crazy. it just came out of nowhere. i don't even know where it came from. cornell: firefighters say the

flooding came from swollen millcreek. runoff flooded armstrong mills road, leaving some drivers stranded. the driver of this fedex truck stalled out and had to be rescued. firefighters say the road was closed and signs were posted. >> you don't know how deep it is, especially if you can't see the centerline, and we say, don't drive through flooded roadways. cornell: tow truck drivers say they pull lots of folks out of roadways this time of year. >> i've been doing this almost 24 years. cornell: as far as the eye can see, many vineyards in the russian river valley look more like lakes. by sunrise, much of the receded. >> we rushed back up here to see the damage. cornell: homeowner josh showed us a redwood tree toppled and

split his mill valley home in half. he and his family were not home at the time. >> the storms took down a tree that was dead, and we identified that the tree needed to come down at some point. it seems like the tree took itself down a little bit early. cornell: that homes suffered to some heavy damage, and it is not safe for residents to stay. firefighters say the russian river is looking good at this hour, holding well below flood stage, but more rain is on the way. river levels are expected to rise again. cornell barnard, abc7news. kristen: crews are scrambling to reopen a root in socal that washed out overnight. too much water in bates creek caused a covert to collapse, trapping hundreds of residents

when main street gave way. the road is the only way to get out near the bar ghetto winery. >> one way in, one way out. it doesn't hook up with san jose road or anything. >> i've lived here my whole life, and i've never seen creek go through the road. kristen: residents say this is the fourth time this year that bates creek has overflowed. . it hasn't happened once in the last 20 years. s resident say they could hear trees snapping overnight. as more rain moves through, you can keep track of the conditions and access the same live doppler seven on demand on the bay area app larry: larry:. larry:larry: to other news, a developing story that has rocked the silicon valley. regulators have closed silicon valley bank and taken control of its assets.

kristen: it is the second largest bank failure in the history of this country. suzanne phan joins us from the newsroom to take a closer look at how this happened. suzanne: in san francisco, we sub people distraught about the closure of silicon valley bank. >> i suzanne: news of silicon valley bank's shutdown is sending shockwaves across the tech industry. >> it is a shock to a lot of people, a lot of conversations happening right now. suzanne: we saw a number of people anxious to get answers, others eager to withdraw money on howard street. one man told me he was a startup founder. each person was turned away and told to call this number. >> you've reached silicon valley bank. suzanne: this woman is a startup

founder. news of the banks closure came as a big surprise. she chose not to withdraw her money.ayod it is very sudden, and maybe we should give it some time to settle. there is fdic insurance up to $250,000, so i don't know how many people are affected. my balance is insured. suzanne: this start up does not bank with svb. >> but we are working on diversifying where we want to put our funds. suzanne: regulators took over the bank this morning. >> the bank frankly carelessly communicated a few days ago that it would have to support its asset base. some of its assets are now under the price they paid. suzanne: this professor at uc berkeley says these assets are now underwater, and silicon valley bank had to sell them off. >> the of their problem is the bank is hopelessly overexposed

on cash from these entrepreneurs. 96% of its asset base or some such thing is based on cash from startups. suzanne: he says there are important things to consider. >> try to keep calm. the situation is not helped by the panic unfolding. let regulators do their work. we are going to have to restructure and work this bank out. a quick and hasty withdrawal of everything is not helping anybody. suzanne: professor grote says there are important lessons from today. number one, do your due diligence on the bank you are working with. number two, diversified. hold cash in different banks around the country and region. larry: thank you. coming up, the bay area well represented at the oscars. meet the pixar team going for gold. .battling breast cancer the new recommendations for women to

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we will be here until 7:00 taking your tax questions. we will find it on and answer your question. back to you guys. kristen: with one in eight women likely to be diagnosed with .reast cancer in their lete, this mning on gma, dr. jennifer ashton said it is better late than never. >> half of women over the age of 40 do haves entity on their mammograms, which means they have a lot of white tissue. it can't be detected on self exam, and it can make it harder for a mammogram to detect breast cancer. on a mammogram, a tumor looks

white. kristen: dr. ashton says to increase early detection, women should limit alcohol, exercise, keep their body weight in a healthy range. she says women should get genetic testing if they have a history of certain types of cancer in their family. larry: time to get an update on whether. kristen: lisa argent is here with a bit of a break. lisa: it looks nice right now. livhbay, the rain just ended a, e anmega doppler seven, you can see all the activity in southern californiathe central coast, the still some flood advisories. south of san jose, big sur area, but overall, we are looking at partly cloudy skies.

55 in san jose. we have not seen this in quite some time. remember, we lose that hour of sleep, but we get that evening glow and shut off the rain. the winds have been light, 24 hours ago, we were much cooler. a gorgeous view from the golden gate bridge. heavy rain and atmospheric river monday and into tuesday. there is a look at the sunset. then next several hours looking at the cloud cover, this is 9:30 tonight. the north bay, loo

showers. a level 1 system right through the afternoon on saturday. as we get into sunday, we have a line of light to moderate rain. that moves through get into later sunday, notice some showers, and things will get interesting. we have you saw all of that water with no place else to go. that most of the rainfall, upwards of half of an inch. looking at our winter warning.

on top of the rain. from the mid to upper 50's, a level 1 system, and then into tonight, we've got those 40's, partly cloudy skies, we lose that hour of sleep, and then monday and tuesday wednesday, thursday, friday, we are going to larry's pool. larry: it might be too chilly for the pool, but you are invited over. downed trees, crushed cars, a busy day of cleanup. we will show you some of the wildest weather video from this latest storm. >> lisa was spot on with that forecast. it is soggy in southern california.

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- life is uncertain. with calhope's free and secure mental health resources, it's easy to get the help you and your loved ones need when you need it the most. call our warm line at (833) 317-4673 or live chat at calhope.org today. kristen: we are counting down to oscar sunday here on abc seven. the big show hosted by jimmy kimmel is just two days away, and dion lim's in hollywood for

the oscars. larry: carpet that isn't read to this time. what is going on? dion: this is a big shocker. first of all, it is covered in plastic. what is different is for the first time since 1966, the carpet is champagne-colored. you can see there is a bunch to be rolled out ahead of the dolby theater and the award on sunday. it is a controversial change, but it is meant to reflect the celebration of champagne. it is pouring rain right now. the oscars statuettes are covered in plastic, and there are red curtains overhead meant to keep the stars dry. pixar is up for a major award, and the director of "turning red" could be up for an histor

award. both women are nominated for an oscar for their work on the animated film "turning red." she is the first woman to solo direct pixar film. they credit the female team for the bold storyline, a young girl going through puberty. >> it didn't feel taboo for us because we have all been through it. this is a normal thing that girls go through. i think you will see more stories about what push the boundaries of what is taboo. the storytellers are so different now. >> not only were we able to tap into the collective stories of our leadership team about what it was to be 13 and a girl and going through puberty, but we didn't second guess some of the more bold and radical scenes in the film. all of us felt like we had at

those moments. dion: tells the story of a 13-year-old chinese canadian girl who negotiates the anxieties of puberty and a family legacy that transforms her into a giant red panda. >> growing up is messy and horney and weird, but it is ok. dion: she has received letters from fans thanking her for the movie. she is not new to the red carpet. stage she is excited it is nominated

in a year when everything everywhere all at once is so much attention. both movies are about a mother-daughter relationship in an immigrant family. for now, the big worry is about what to wear to the oscars. >> i am wearing a dress. it is iconic. celebrate being named one of the best movies of the year. back here live, you can see media from all over the globe starting to congregate and get ready for the show. something that is interesting is the audience is supposed to be bigger than last year because we are watching for those unscripted moments -- for example, will smith -- and

because there are so up for awards. we will send it back to you. larry: i think they would be happy with fewer unscripted events compared to last year. what are you doing in terms of your own oscar dress? dion: that's right because that is what i've stressed about over the past several days. it's down to the wire. maybe i could wearing today. what else could you wear? a black and rainbow tweed suit with sparky heels -- sparkly heels. for all of you on social media, you know the news, i'm expecting my first child, so this is very comfortable. as you know from covering the oscars, comfort is key.

report at 11:30 p.m., good luck to you. you are going to look great. dion: thank you. larry: you make it sound so glamorous. throughout the weekend. coming up, we will hear from host jimmy kimmel, and then abc 7's coverage of the oscars starts sunday at 10:00 a.m. "countdown to the oscars" at 3:30 in the afternoon. kristen: taking a shot at beating brain cancer. the santa cruz warriors joining forces with a local man who needs a helping hand. larry: michael finney and the 7 on your side team are here to answer your tax questions. use the #askfinne

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc seven kristen: kristen: have a cloudy day in the sierra as the area continues to get slammed. here's a live picture showing gray skies. you can't see the snow-cap because of poor visibility. they are there. the city of south lake tahoe is battling severe flooding. reporter stephanie sierra's tracking the latest.

all. the flash flooding threat with this storm is worse, in part because of scenes like this. this snow wall is city. here. this is down in downtown south lake tahoe where it has already started to flood. >> what is going on? >> near historic compounded by heavy rainfall is leading to scenes like this across lake tahoe. >> there is a bunch of snow build up.

>> the basin, shoveling out of snowpack this season. >> we are tripling some of that weight. >> i decades. 6 would3 you say this threat is the worst you've seen it? 02098481 >> a lot of heavy winters. i haven't seen it this bad. mit >>teb thee snowrr of seven structures that have collapsed across the city. >> no injuries of any kind. that whole property has been tagged. >> from tumbled structures to parking lot swamps -- take a look at this. staff say this is 30 feet tall, and it's not the only one on this property.

timed this by 10, and is starting to melt. >> we have lost three quarters of our parking lot due to snow piles. >> streets and the south lake tahoe runway. i left client of in culture shock. >> through the snow melt and the safety risks to come. >> we mudslides. avalanche control is in effect. >> the fire marshal has deployed additional strike teams to help to clear out the area of several neighborhoods dealing with flooding. i want to point out there's an avalanche warning in effect.

crews are concerned about the potential impact to travelers on highway 50 and 80. we are told caltrans has multiple crews in both areas. about 35 degrees, so try to stay warm. larry: niles canyon rhone remains closed between pleasanton and fremont, and we saw vehicles being forced to turn around. alternate routes are along interstate 80. elsewhere in the east bay, storm cleanup is underway. abc7news reporter aaron joins us now. officials, their work is not done. aaron: it is no they are worried about the next storm that is coming in the

early part of next week. there are still some slick and muddy spots in the east bay. overnight when the storm was hitting its artist, there were numerous accidents around the area, prompting a lot of first responder activity. their message for the next storm is to slow it down and take it easy. creeks in the orinda hills, of water. saturated soil water in the park. >> other than some isolated flooding in the pittsburgh area, there were a lot of vehicle accidents. aaron: steve hill says the fire department responded to numerous incidents throughout the storm. hill says the whether-related. >> there were a lot of vehicle

accidents. the simple antidote is to slow down and arrive alive, as we like to say. aaron: roads were in rough shape also along 580 where severe flooding shut down the freeway for the morning commute. caltrans and chp reopened the east lanes before 1:00. hill says roadway flooding could happen with the next big storm. he says to slow down. >> your viewers to slow down aaron: new year's day, i was on top of a roof with a headlamp on, cutting a redwood tree out of a house. he is between jobs in hayward. >> you jus just like anything else.

don't think about your trees, but they are there. if they have not been trimmed in a while, let's have a fresh look at them. aaron: you definitely want to be aware as the storms continue into the early parts of next week. areas in the event there are any mudslides. also good news, we haven't heard any reports from the latest storm. aaron curry, abc 7 eyewitness news. kristen: we want to show you the latest storm impact on other communities. >> the word "relentle to mind when describing this latest storm with rain and wind pounding the bay area.

this rain on oaks trout -- oak . crews were quick to remove the tree. this has been a constant an unusually heavy rainy season. in the north bay, highway 12 was closed for several hours due to flooding. by 5:30, it was partially ope in time for the commute. this cellphone video posted by a local resident shows a flooded street and water creeping up the porch steps. down south, this is a flooded field. this afternoon. in other parts of the state, the closure of yosemite was extended.

rk officials warned it would rema through thursday, march 16. a partial reopening on march 17 is a best case scenario. in kernville, 42 miles northeast of bakersfield, t overflowed, impacting several communities. here is video of the area several months ago, but perhaps the most dramatic video is coming here. here is that same area the beginning of the storm. following the latest storms so far this month, the state is showing considerable improvement in its drought levels. leanne melendez, abc7news. from lake orville in butte

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kristen: hopefully you had the chance to enjoy a bit of a break in the weather with the sun outside. you can see a steady stream of subtropical moisture that will bring in rain at times over the weekend. excessive runoff is still a problem along the north bay, and a lot of those creeks are running over their banks, so a flood advisory until 7:00, a flood warning up towards petaluma, he was creek, as well. we are under a flood watch until sunday, looking at our season to date, looking good. 171% of normal in oakland, and 108% of normal in san jose. cloud cover tonight, rain

showers in the morning tomorrow, but it won't be a wash out. level 1 system's both days rainfall amounts anywhere from a quarter of an through thend. we are expecting another atmospheric river into tuesday. we could get up to three inches of rain. kristen: thank you. if you are looking for something to do tomorrow, go to the santa cruz warriors game. not only would you enjoy good basketball, but you would also help a beloved fire captain who had to retire two years ago when he was diagnosed with stage iv and operable brain cancer. joining us is brian tracy and his former colleague and friend eddie carl senna. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you for having us. kristen: let me just say our hearts go out to you and your

family, but what does this mean for you to have this fundraiser at the warriors game tomorrow? >> it is pretty big, just to how much support i have around me, and love, it is overwhelming. kristen: completely understandable. eddie, i know it has to be tough to watch your friend go through this, but it must mean so much for you to be able to do this fundraiser. what do you hope to accomplish? >> we appreciate the santa cruz warriors for allowing us to have this fundraiser at their arena. one of the things we are trying to get out is information firefighters, and we are also trying to raise funds for brian to continue to hang out with his

family while he is going through this process so his wife and daughter can be around him. kristen: i want to show the gofundme you started for brian. it's amazing and speaks to the love you have for him. i understand in addition to ticket sales, concessions will help to go towards the medical bills, so this is fantastic. we just want to say we wish you and your family the very best, and we will keep you in our thoughts. best of luck at the fundraiser. >> thank you. larry: thanks to the warriors for helping to raise money. coming continues for hollywood's biggest night ahead.

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kristen: as we continue our countdown to the oscars, we are learning more about oscar campaigning. here's: sandy kenyon. sandy when you are going for the gold, there is nothing like a heartfelt speech to put you in the lead of the oscar race. >> good things will happen.

sandy: although the preliminary rounds of the awards aren't supposed to count, they often do. >> brendan fraser. sandy: studios spend a fortune trying to grab and hold the attention of about 10,000 members of the motion picture academy, voters who will determine the winners sunday night. ads like these are just one part of oscar campaigns that can cost many millions of dollars. >> we want everyone to go into campaigning season understanding the regulations. sandy: the academy tries to discourage the most blatant attempts, but every so often, a specific lobbying campaign will get folks talking about and. andrea rise broke's performance as an alcoholic is astounding. it is just that so few people had seen it before big stars began singling her out in person and online. >> there were social media posts

that were suspiciously similar with a lot of actors saying she was amazing in a little movie with a big heart. sandy: what hurt was who got excluded. danielle detwiler has been honored for her breakout performance in "till." how did this movie change your life? >> there are movies before "till," and they are wonderful, and there are movies after. for the oscars, nor did viola davis for "the woman king." the nomination stood following a review by the economy, but ceo bill kramer is looking ahead to next year. >> how do we create regulations that level the playing field? this is something we are eager to dig into. kristen: that was sandy kenyon reporting. watch the oscars only on abc

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. t requested an emergency declaration from the president of the united states. it was approved this morning, and we already have our very important partners from fema here with us today. dan: a federal emergency declaration for the entire state following the most recent storms, which again has left major damage across our region, wh you are looking at in the santa cruz mountains. i am dan ashley. ama: and i am ama daetz. do not put that deer away just yet. much more is on the way.