solutions. this is abc 7 news. reggie: at 4:30, at live doppler, green and yellow. another wet morning for the bay area. kumasi: here it means more snow in the sierra, mountain communities inundated with several feet of snow racing for more. some businesses and homes buckling under the weight of snow. reggie: team coverage tracking the latest atmospheric river and on the roads, welcome to tuesday, march 14. we are on early to get you started and let you have a safer day. kumasi: we will start with drew. drew: we have a lot of rain already. live doppler 7, we were preparing you for this. tuesday morning commute would be very messy. that is what we are finding at this early morning hour.

heavy rain moving across the city, dropping down to street level. a lot of san francisco dealing with moderate to heavy rain over the bay bridge and into emeryville, alameda, heavy rain in marin county. pops of yellow and orange, a downpour from noe valley, fairfax, san raphael. 101 toward the golden gate bridge will be slow with water on roadways. a picture of live doppler 7, heavy rain over the next several hours. a flood watch in effect. on the abc 7 storm impact scale, level three. rain heavy, we will see areas of flooding especially on our roads and the winds will ramp up, turning strong and bringing damaging wind. live doppler 7 has heavy rain moving into northern and central california. flood watch is in effect. hour-by-hour on future weather, timing of the storm in about eight minutes. we will show you those winds in

a bit. kumasi: drew has been warning us to avoid traveling for the next few hours if possible. gloria rodriguez tracking that commute at the bay bridge toll plaza and the impact of storms have had across the east bay. >> good morning. the rain continuing to follow and more traffic hitting the roads as people had to work. a wet commute. that is not the only impact we are seeing. footage we h oakland zoo will be closed because of the atmospheric river. it was open yesterday and baby meerkats were born. a sinkhole shutdown the zoo for january and it reopened february 3, only to shut down more times because of rain. >> with the shutdown, opening and closing, people don't know we are open. our attendance has taken a hit. it has been slow.

with this weather, redwood canyon golf course in castro valley has been closed since the first of the year with flooding damaging the course. las positas golf course in livermore so close but hopeful to open this weekend. the creek overflowing, flooding holes in bringing mud into the parking lot. if you're driving to work this morning, go a little slower today because of the rain. reggie: vromorthay ere mudslide is blocking one of two lanes on the chp highway near sonoma county. this is closed as crews worked to get debris off the roadway. don't know when they will reopen. that is not the only problem. some hones have been road town consider rosa after a hillside began to give way.

reporter amanda del castillo life. >> the wind is picking up. i'm in front of one of the two red attacked homes in santa rosa, the hillside you are talking about just behind these homes. during the sunlight you can see a tarp lay down along the slope meant to repel the rain. the biggest worry surrounds this atmospheric river forecast two -- two an additional two of three inches of rain today. the soil is saturated. other residents understandably concerned about what the movement could mean for them. >> more rain on the way so we will see how much the dirt continues to shift. we don't know what to expect. >> fire officials say the

continued rain, the of soil has moved the hillside considerably. city engineers are monitoring conditions on the hill hour-by-hour. the focus is on stabilizing and minimizing the damage. trying to work on the repair plan. we are out here this morning where it is coming down. we will have to see what this means for residents. kumasi: serious damage in the lake tahoe area. heavy snow is taking a toll on homes. from this video, one person took it. it shows a crack in the ceiling. several people have seen the roofs and front entrances collapse. a third grocery store in south lake tahoe is closed as a precaution because of an unstable roof. we want to show you the current conditions, a live look from our camera at lake tahoe. you can see visibility here is decent but expected to get worse.

it also has not been easy getting to tahoe. this is video along 80 near donner summit yesterday. chains are required for anyone driving from kingvale to the donner lake interchange. reggie: amazing statistics. uc berkeley central sierra snow lab in soda springs posted this video yesterday, they measured another 13.2 inches of snow over the last 24 hours, the third snow yes winter on record at the lab. they recorded more than 54 feet of snow since october and they expect up to 30 more today. kumasi: finding creative ways to clear the snow. these homeowners used a rope tied to a bocce ball and cut through the snow. they said the moisture was bringing water damage to the inside the house but snow services are booked solid so they had to figure it out.

it is a temporary fix and they are planning to hire a crew when they can. reggie: yosemite national park could reopen later this week after being slammed by snow. a spokesperson told abc 7 they're shooting for a partial reopening friday. it depends on what is happening during the current atmospheric river. somebody has been closed for 2.5 weeks. kumasi: more of the financial fallout on silicon valley bank, the impact on businesses in the bay area. reggie: plus the vote in san francisco that could determine a food security lifeline for low income families. let's get to drew tuma. drew: a is he morning, rain turned heavy at times. live doppler 7, you can see rain everywhere. a lot of green on the screen, some downpours working to parts of the north bay, the city and the east bay. we press down, one of the heavily commuted areas from the richmond san rafael bridge, the

bay bridge and the golden gate bridge. seeing moderate to heavy rain, we will likely see water on area roadways. it is mild, the atmospheric river has brought in humidity, warm air, mid to upper 50's if not low 60's in solano county. atmospheric river on live doppler 7 and satellite slamming into northern and central california this morning, not only rain, the wind will ramp up as well. the morning commute is a mess. if you can wait until after 10:00 a.m. will be in better shape. at the height of the commute, tracking heavy rain moving through. after 10:00, things calm down. scattered showers through the afternoon. the heaviest of the rain will have moved out. level 3 three of the morning rain, gusting winds, upper 50's 50's to lower 60's. a high wind warning is in effect for the entire region. the winds are light right now but over the next several hours

they will ramp up. the winds will gust 50 to 70 miles per hour, bringing down trees and cause some scattered power outages. a look at the wind coming up in about nine minutes. it is ms with all of the rain on the roadways. -- a mess with the roadways. jobina: it is. you can see the live picture of what we are following, a huge mess, all lanes blocked in pleasenton. going to bring in the map so you can see the impacted area. if i can get -- there we go. the purple line, all lanes are blocked. northbound 680 before castlewood boulevard, it jackknifed big rig. this happens in the rain. be aware of spinouts. you can see our sensors are lining up on 84 because traffic is being diverted that direction. you are not going to get through. mudslide in saratoga, an extension of what we were following yesterday.

northbound and southbound state route 9 between -- red world fulton road -- redwood road shut down. between portola r hill road, primary hotspots. 101, it is raining i bay. be aware of conditions and we will keep tracking for you

kumasi: santa rosa as montgomery high school is adding security, putting an officer on campus today and tomorrow in the wake of the second concerning incident this month. jobina is life. jobina: friday, parents called police to report the school had sent an email saying two students wrought knives to school before police even heard about this from administrators.

15 and 17-year-old students were arrested the next day. prior to the16-year-old was stad killed inside a classroom during a fight. a second student was stabbed in the incident. and is recovering. a 15-year-old has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in this death. students in the district have expressed they don't feel safe. parents are echoing concerns because montgomery high school is not the only school with incidents within the district. the montgomery high school principal and assistant principal have been placed on administrative leave through the end of the school year. reggie: to the collapse of silicon valley bank and concerns about a ripple effect through the economy. a quick timeline. federal regulators closed the silicon valley bank friday after the bank ran out of money to impart -- due in part to a huge

portfolio, depositors rushing to do this at once. the treasury said they would not bail out the bank but would use $25 billion to offset customer losses. president biden said banks are safe. some feel they are in limbo. the brink of collapse. >> when we were here friday, the mood of silicon valley bank customers in menlo park was concern and fear they may lose their businesses after the bank failure. for some, relief. >> i think the government moved fast. they did a good job. i am grateful. >> at the santa clara branch, others worried after seeing the flaw in the system. >> we will feel relief when the

funds are in a place that we feel is more resilient these situations. it looks like it will be at least a day until that is certain, depending on the method used. >> was slow-moving. some people here before the branch opened. it took an hour and a half to get through. fbi see employees were on the way before -- fdic employees were on the way. >> they are letting three people in while three are helped by the tellers. we are in the same boat. everybody is being patient. we knew it was going to take patients. >> -- patients - >> this founder and imagine how this would have gone for his company and others had the government not stepped in.

>> they are going to destroy silicon valley. i don't think they want that to happen. >> the focus turns what is next. customers say this will change how they bank and they are wishing for what is best. >> i hope everybody gets where they need to be by the end of tomorrow. it is only good for the entire community. >> dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. kumasi: activists save millions of californians will face dramatic food shortages if the state does not take action. dozens rallied outside of san francisco city hall, demanding the state legislature provide supplemental emergency cal fresh funding. they say help will be needed starting next month when the federal government ends the pandemic error program that gave funding to snap recipients. >> we are not economically out of post-covid state of emergency.

this is an injustice to elixirs for low income children, families, seniors and those with disability. kumasi: supervisors are expected to vote, urging on a measure to provide submental benefits. a hundred thousand people depend on those benefits in san francisco alone. on storm watch at 4:48 come out live doppler 7 showing a strong storm system over our region right now. heavy rain and high winds impacting the bay area. reggie: bridge toll plaza, the commute rough. if you can work from home it would be a good option. drew: it is not an option for a lot of people so if you can wait until 10:00 a.m., your life would be better. next six hours are messy. heavy rain, wind ramping up as the morning goes on.

most of california is under some sort of threat. the highest threat is to our south, a high-risk. in the bay area, most of us still have a moderate risk of flooding because the ground is saturated, runoff happening as the rain is falling. we will see flooding on our roads. smaller streams and creeks, the biggest threat we are facing. live doppler 7, and a lot of of rain turning heavy in the east, right down to street level in the east bay. from el cerrito to berkeley to richmond, you can find heavier rain, three 580 as we move toward the north bay. novato, san rafael, fairfax amount light heavy rain. some scatter downpours along the peninsula. san bruno, san mateo, heavier showers. light rain falling from san jose to fremont to livermore. jobina is tracking an issue on 680 even though the rain has

been generally light. future weather, tracking heavy rain for the morning commute. as you watch future weather, i 10:00, things calm down. the afternoon, a scattered shower. the heaviest moving out. the wind ramps up this morning, a high wind warning in effect. dusting over -- 60 miles per hour. strongest on the coastline. a messy morning on the forecast. a level 3 strong storm, but we get a break tomorrow, thursday. more showers in the forecast over the weekend. everything is scattered and light. reggie: coming up, we know where jimmy garoppolo will play next season. kumasi: a home in the east bay known for its spirit could go into foreclosure. how a local group is planning to keep that from happening. reggie: a town in arizona changing

reggie: a 72-year-old man in ohio recovering after being attacked by a zebra from a herd he owns. >> a zebra attack. men lucky to survive after being by this zebra seen on police bodycam approaching sheriff's deputies as they respond to the scene. nearly taking off the owners arm in a shocking attack. >> did he bite your arm? >> yes. >> is it still attached? >> i don't think so. >> we need to expose the wound to make sure we can stop the bleeding. >> this zebra appearing aggressive. >> we are trying not to shoot him. >> male zebras if females are

getting territorial. he was probably taking out the threat. >> more on the scary a counter -- encounter. reggie: well, in glendale they are ceremonially renaming themselves swift city because of taylor swift's new tour. it kicks off friday and saturday at state farm stadium in the city, that she will head to 19 other cities. >> we are not changing our street signs. i had people call and go what are you doing? it is a ceremonial na change. i hope people have enough humor that they can understand the importance of why we want to do this. reggie: huh. there are other names on the table like swiftdale,

nation. but they decided swift city would work. although taylortown was a runner-up. kumasi: voting?> reggie: i'm not familiar. it is only for the weekend. kumasi: happy birthday steph curry, the nighttime all-stars point guard celebrates his 35th birthday today, the face of the warriors since his career started. he said he will stop counting after today. he wants to play at least 16 years in the nba like his dad in the 90's. he had a big night monday, scoring 23 points and leading the warriors to a big win against the phoenix suns. reggie: the owner of the

so-called warriors house in west oakland is a danger of losing the property to foreclosure. it is an unofficial landmark for the warriors memorabilia covering the outside. the owner owes more than $300,000 on a reverse mortgage. he is on disability and cannot make those payments. there may be a hopeful solution. the oakland community land trust is looking to buy the home, fix it and rent it to him for the rest of his life. kumasi: the end of the line for the relationship between jimmy and the 49ers. espn adam schechter reported the quarterback is headed to the vegas raters on a three year deal. he is expected to get $34 million in guaranteed money per his contract. he got more than half the game see played while on the 30 niners -- 49ers and

raiders, with a losing season, a losing season, six and 11 record. drew: livethe rain is fallingad. it is a slow go. heavy rain movinge are tracking through a big portion of the region. parts of marin county and the east bay come out pops of yellow indicating heavier rain is creating a slow tuesday commute. you can see our atmospheric river is arriving across northern and central california this morning, a level three, a strong storm on the abc 7 storm impact scale. rain heavy at times, it will lead to flooding, possible thunderstorms and damaging wind gusts ramp up as the morning goes on. future weather the theme, a rainy tuesday morning. after 10:00, the heaviest rain will have moved out.

upper 50's 50's to lower 60's, a flood watch in effect with the atmospheric river. a high wind warning, winds ramp-up later, gusting 50 to 70 miles per hour later today. kumasi: latest atmospheric river to hit the area communities.