first series of storms coming in. >> folks need to take

precautions. and if you're prepared and you heed the notices that everyone gives, you're in great shape. >> yes, those notices are coming. tonight, we are bracing for the arrival of an atmospheric river that is expected to bring several inches of rain to the north bay. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. we are on storm watch tonight, but as we take a live look now outside from our live cameras all across the bay area, you can see the rain has not arrived. just yet. take a look at these images. >> yes, to time it all out and tell us what we can expect with this series of stormy days ahead. let's get right to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya. yeah. ama and dan. we are in for a strong atmospheric river. it's going to hit tomorrow. and as we take a look at live doppler seven, it is a level two storm. so one of the things that we are noticing is with this atmospheric river, that area of low pressure, which is basically rapidly deepening here known as bomb cyclone, headed towards the pacific northwest. we are going to see the impacts from the atmospheric river, which is that moisture

plume that stretches all the way out towards the hawaiian islands already raining and snowing up along the northern california coast. as we time this out for you. here is what you can expect. the first drops tomorrow at 4 a.m. as that commute begins in the north bay, 9 a.m. across not just the north bay, but the east bay, parts of san francisco. going into the afternoon hours, the rainfall will pick up in intensity. now rainfall, you will notice through thursday afternoon, not a whole lot in the south bay, but look at the north bay. they are just going to get soaked. we're talking almost a half a foot in ukiah, just about five inches. almost there in yountville. a flood watch. 4 a.m. tomorrow until 4 a.m. saturday. flooding is expected. it's possible on streams, creeks and roads. and as we look, we also have a wind advisory. same area. also the san francisco bay shoreline. tonight, 10:00 until 6 a.m. thursday. gusts to 45 could take down tree limbs and certainly cause some outages. the winds are going to ramp up heading towards tomorrow. this

is a level two on our storm impact scale. heavy rain and flooding likely on the roadways in the north bay tomorrow with those gusty winds. light to moderate rain elsewhere. dan, this is just the start of the stormy pattern. i'll be back with the accuweather seven day forecast coming up. >> boy, it is coming. sandhya, thanks very much. as sandhya mentioned, the north bay is expected to bear the brunt of that atmospheric river. so today. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley ventured up into sonoma county for a look at how people there are bracing for the rough weather in the north bay. >> this inflatable dam in the russian river near forestville marks the start of the winter rainy season, when forecasts show river flow increasing and the dam is then lowered. last year it was mid-december. this year it's now. >> we're hearing atmospheric river and while we can't anticipate how much water is going to come through, we know a lot of that rain water will be in our river system, and that means a lot of high, fast moving water. the inflatable dam is

filled with water. it holds 180,000 gallons of water. so we're slowly releasing that water back into the river. >> it will take another 24 hours for the dam to sit completely on the bottom. and if this atmospheric river materializes as forecast, the water could be rising up to where i'm standing by the weekend. a fishery team was also on site to remove underwater cameras and lights to protect the gear from fast moving waters. they're part of the monitoring program that so far has tallied 1200 chinook salmon traveling up river in the last month, a healthy number the russian river could peak at over 24ft by the weekend, and residents of guerneville know the drill. >> clean your gutters. clean your storm drains. get your batteries for your flashlights. charge your radios. charge your cell phone. fill the fuel tank in your vehicle. get ready. when i say we've been through it many times, we've been through it for

a lifetime. >> in the north bay, i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> work was underway in san leandro today to trim some trees ahead of tomorrow's storm. >> sky seven captured video of the eucalyptus trees along san leandro creek. crews evaluated the health of the trees, then used a low flying helicopter to take away branches from those at risk of falling. stay with abc seven news and abc seven news.com for storm. watch as we track the upcoming level two storm. and don't forget to use the abc seven news bay area app to access the same live doppler seven tools our weather team uses. >> some developing news in san francisco, where a pregnant woman was shot this afternoon. we're told it happened on hollister avenue near ingalls street just after 2 p.m. the fire department says the victim was conscious and breathing when she was taken to the hospital, but no other details are available. again, this is a pregnant woman. no arrests have been made. >> now to new developments out of san mateo county, where today county leaders discussed how to remove the embattled sheriff from her job. abc seven news

reporter zach fuentes was at the meeting today. he is live with the details of the unanimous decision. zach. reporter. >> yeah, and that unanimous decision means that voters will be able to decide on whether or not the board can remove sheriff christina corpus from her job. the board introduced that ordinance today, and they will event that means the decision will eventually be brought to voters in march. now, we spoke with officials about that decision today and also people who support sheriff corpus. >> our sheriff was elected by the people and the people will make the ultimate decision here. >> emotions ran high from both the public and officials at tuesday's board of supervisors meeting. all of the comments leading to the board's unanimous decision to introduce an ordinance that would send a ballot measure to voters to go ahead and put a charter amendment in front of the voters of san mateo county to go ahead and ask them if they'll give the board authority to remove a sheriff under specific circumstances, as delineated in the charter. all of this coming after an independent audit found the sheriff had an inappropriate

relationship with an employee and created a culture of intimidation and retaliation within her department. allegations, the sheriff says are not true. we reached out to the sheriff's office for comment and did not hear back in an exclusive interview with dan noyes monday. she had this to say. >> i have done nothing wrong. this is an attack. it's a coup that has been in place for a while by the county executives and the board of supervisors. >> several people in public comment spoke in the sheriff's favor, including redwood city native brian howell, who said he believes details in the report still need to be verified. >> who knows what's real? who's not, what's not real? and i just know sheriff cristina as a person and she is a good person. >> several in public comments said that the report initially did not take in interviews from people who would have supported corpus supervisor ray mueller said it was an independent human resources report that investigated allegations from those who complained. he said that people who want to come forward to speak can, but that

it doesn't undo the allegations and evidence found against corpus. >> it's kind of like saying we have someone who's presenting evidence of wrongdoing and someone else is upset because they weren't able to provide a reference check that she's a nice person. it still doesn't undo the wrongdoing. >> mueller said one person who did not speak under sworn deposition was corpus herself, something he's still asking her to do. >> we want her to come in under penalty of perjury, respond to the allegations and be held accountable to the words which which she which which she responds to them. >> now, this charter amendment that the voters would approve would sunset in 2028. so in other words, it's focused on this sheriff having the power to remove this sheriff. the board introduced it today. in two weeks, they will officially adopt it. now as our piece was airing, i just got a statement from the sheriff's office. i'm going to read some of it to you. it says in part, today's vote by the board of supervisors was wrongheaded and anti-democratic. it is a mean spirited political scheme. the charter amendment was sunset language that only

applies to me is an effort to go around the voters to try to unseat me. i will fight it tooth and nail. i'm not going anywhere. that is the statement from sheriff cristina corpus, a part of it that we just got right now. right now live in san mateo. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right. it continues to develop. thanks very much, zach. well, san jose is also going to hold a special election, this one to replace city council member omar torres. just about 45 minutes ago, the city council approved a special election following a lengthy debate that included public comment. mayor matt mehan supported a special election rather than the council appointment of a replacement, saying it should be up to the people. torres resigned after he was charged with child molestation. the special election could be held in early april, with a potential runoff at the end of june. >> happening tomorrow. the new transition team for san francisco mayor elect daniel lurie is scheduled to have its first meeting. >> that's where the mix of ten co-chairs and advisors will begin. the unofficial onboarding process. to get lurie ready for

public office. >> abc seven news reporter monica madden talked to two of the co-chairs and joins us with more. monica. >> yeah, as you all know, daniel lurie, mayor elect daniel lurie promised to bring that world class team of leaders. so now we're getting an idea of who might be involved based on his transition team, possibly later in the long run. the mix of tec, nonprofit and governmental leaders all hoping to be part of the shift in san francisco's city leadership that lurie promised to voters. >> we're coming from different backgrounds, have different areas of expertise. >> former san francisco fire chief joanne hayes-white is one of seven people tapped to help mayor elect lurie get ready for office. >> he's a problem solver and he knows that he doesn't have all the answers, so that's why he's putting a really well-rounded team together. >> openai ceo sam altman is one of the biggest names of tech players on the team, along with former twitter cfo ned siegel, mission asset fund ceo jose quinonez, sf democratic party chair nancy tung and police commander paul yep. lastly, michael tubbs of stockton knows

a thing or two about being an underdog as one of the youngest mayors ever elected to office. how is that framing your advice to lurie? >> embracing being new, embracing being able to ask questions? because i think a lot of things people take for granted what i found by simply asking why or why do we do it like this? or can you show me the policy? or can you show me the results? we're able to change a lot of things because things were just happening because it was the way it was always done, and not necessarily because it was the best way to do something. >> the team ready to collaborate. >> usually those conversations are siloed and the tech people talk to tech people and the government people talk to the government people and nonprofit people talk to nonprofit people. >> hayes-white is hoping to break down city hall's silos to improve things like public safety response. >> the fentanyl deaths were down quite significantly, but still way too many. so i think one of the things that we're really going to look at and that i'm going to recommend looking at, is this crossover that needs to exist between departments. it's instead of working in a silo that, you know, the police are involved, the fire department is involved, the sheriff's

department potentially, and department of public health, take a look at that. those relationships and see if there's something that we can do a little bit more efficiently, all with the goal of helping lurie execute his promise to voters, making san francisco safer, cleaner and friendlier to business. >> we're going to do everything in our power to make sure that san francisco is once again considered and is a world class american city. >> now, sometimes we see members of the transition committee actually end up joining the administration. and hayes white said that she would be open to that if she were asked michael tubbs. however, he is running for lieutenant governor in 2026, so he would probably be off the table. and so far, no timeline yet of when we might hear more of the full time picks like chief of staff. so we'll be eagerly waiting for those announcements. >> but obviously making a lot of decisions. >> yes, absolutely. >> thanks, monica. >> coming up, a sad reality as muslim students across the bay area and state talk about the harassment and discrimination they've experienced on their college campuses, this year. and we'll show you about the new

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experienced by muslim students surveyed at 87 colleges and universities all across california. >> it's all part of a newly released report from the council on american-islamic relations. >> and as abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey explains, the study identifies some of the biggest issues contributing to islamophobia in the state and here in the bay area. >> a school should be a place where students can learn and live in peace. but many muslim students experience a very different reality on california campuses, including stanford university. student in mandarin. >> i remember the first day after october 7th, receiving a phone call from my father, telling me to stay inside, lock my doors, and be careful when i'm walking around campus. i didn't understand at first, but just after one week, his

suggestions became a necessary part of my daily routine. the fear and anxiety i experience every time i leave my dorm has been overwhelming since last year. >> it's the same islamophobia that a majority of 720 students surveyed from 87 california colleges and universities feel, according to the 2024 council on american islamic relations campus climate report. >> islamophobia has become persistent, pervasive and normalized in colleges across the nation, and our muslim students are paying the price. >> unfortunately, the numbers paint a troubling picture. >> nearly half of these students reported harassment or discrimination on campus, with almost all of them saying it came after october 7th, 2023. many worry nothing is being done to protect them, as 65% reported their school did not address the issues impacting the muslim community, and uc berkeley student zaid yousef worries, normalization and fears for safety have led to underreporting, especially post nine over 11. >> we lived in a world where islamophobia is so normalized that even muslims sometimes feel

that islamophobia is normal, that the casual life of a muslim entails islamophobia. almost every level. and so we ask the larger community to acknowledge this reality and work at undoing this normalization of islamophobia. >> these students worry how islamophobia may only increase under a new presidency, but they hope, by raising awareness with this report, change can come and the community can protect those at risk. >> there's definitely uncertainty about what the future will bring, and justifiably so. but at the same time, we do have hope in our allies. we have hope in our community, in our institutions, in organizations like care, who are doing amazing work to protect our rights. and we hope to keep fighting the good fight for a safe and inclusive society for all in the south bay. >> dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> all right. brace yourself. coming up. we're continuing to get ready for a series of stormy days. here's a live look outside right now. the rain has not arrived just yet. after the break, we'll check back in with meteorologist sandhya patel for the

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which is welcome news for skiers. several tahoe resorts have announced they are opening earlier than expected. vail's heavenly ski resort in south lake tahoe is opening tomorrow. northstar california resort will open thursday. palisades tahoe bumped up its opening day to friday. however, experts warn that with all the weather, the driving conditions could be very, very dangerous. >> so maybe wait until after the storm and head up to enjoy that snow. but just exactly what are we going to be able to expect around here? >> let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel. she's got it all for us, sandhya. yeah. dan and ama the worst of these impacts initially are going to be in the north bay. let me show you live doppler seven. right now. as you will notice, this is a very well defined storm. the low pressure system rapidly deepening over the pacific, known as bomb cyclone. it is not coming to the bay area. it's heading to the pacific northwest. what we're going to get is the atmospheric river. it's already dumping rain and snow up along the northern

california area, and the coastline here is getting clobbered here locally. we have a lot of cloud cover. what we're concerned about is the flood risk. so when you look at the likelihood of flooding, it is high for parts of sonoma county, mendocino and lake counties. it is increasing the likelihood of flooding across many other parts of the north bay, shaded in green and yellow from our sky star camera. this is atop the skystar wheel at fisherman's wharf right now. we do have a lot of cloud cover out there, but it is still dry. that's all going to change. that's moisture getting picked up in the clouds, but it's not hitting the ground just yet. temperatures in the 40s to 60s. taking a live look from our east bay hills camera. the clouds are stacked up. tomorrow a strong atmospheric river arrives, highest impacts in the north bay and into early next week. we're talking about the wet pattern continuing on our storm impact scale. exclusive to abc seven news, this is a moderate strength storm for tomorrow. heavy rain and flooding in the north bay. we're expecting gusty winds across the entire bay area and

light to moderate rain for other areas as we go. hour by hour commute begins at 5:00 and the rain starts to hit at 8 a.m. it is right over the north bay. notice that by noon, it's finally shifting into the east bay and san francisco. it's going to take some time before other parts of the bay area begin to see the rain. by evening it continues at 1130 with the downpours focused on the north bay. thursday we continue to see those showers and then the rain line shifts into the north bay. by 10:00 in the morning, you will notice that the focus is still up to the north, so some of you may not see a whole lot, and that is pretty much spelled out by the precipitation accumulations. so by saturday night we're talking about an inch in san jose, but over seven inches at ukiah over a half a foot in santa rosa, san francisco, oakland more than two inches, you will notice out towards concord, almost three inches of rain is expected. the winds are certainly going to pick up at midnight. they're already picking up as we head into tomorrow morning. gusty winds expecting over 40 mile an

hour winds along the coastline 47 point reyes. you will notice in the afternoon. still very windy, so watch out for tree limbs going down. could see some power outages as well in the sierra this is a winter storm warning beginning uh- already started until 10 p.m. tomorrow. above 4500ft, 2 to 4ft over the peaks, 10 to 20in over 4500. and we're looking at gusty winds. so i would hold off on travel. it's going to be nearly impossible to difficult to get up there. stormy start in the north bay tomorrow morning. temperatures will be in the 40s and 50s tomorrow afternoon. you are looking at that wet, windy weather with high temperatures in the 50s and the 60s. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. and it's a wet, windy day with the level two storm. it's an atmospheric river that is strong. it's the first significant one of the season rain focused in the north bay on thursday level one. friday. rain. wind. thunder. chance. level two. we have showers and gusty winds. level one on saturday we have more rain and windy weather with a two on

sunday and then a one for monday and tuesday. every single day. ama and dan. we have a storm impact scale and for the north bay they could get a month's worth of rain in just a couple of days. wow. yeah. all right, sandhya, thank you for that. >> well, still ahead, it was a circus at the san mateo county board of supervisors meeting today. and i mean that literally. we're going to show you the heartfelt honor for a group of family performers. stay with us. >> i'm reggie aqui, i'm lyanne melendez, i'm luz pena, i'm tara campbell, i'm j.r. >> stone at abc7 news we deliver local stories with real answers to help make our city better

abc seven bay area streaming tv app. just search abc seven bay area and download it. >> thousands of people on the peninsula will have a holiday meal this thanksgiving because of a nonprofit's annual tradition. the samaritan house held a thanksgiving food distribution event today at cora's community market in san mateo. registered clients got

turkey, stuffing, vegetables and all the extras for a feast. the nonprofit says it will provide holiday meals to nearly 4000 people by the end of the week. if you'd like to help their cause, they are taking donations for thanksgiving until next tuesday. >> making a difference? well, the san mateo county board of supervisors meeting was held under the big top today. the board presented a resolution honoring the zoppe italian family circus. nino the clown and the rest of the circus crew are being recognized for their contributions to the culture of redwood city, where they have been performing for the past 17 years. you can catch the zoppe italian family circus now through december first. that's fun. >> it's a fun show. i've seen it. oh. you have? yeah, it's really nice. good for the family. all right. well, we still have much more news ahead. we do? >> let's go to abc seven news anchor karina nova for a look at what's coming up at 530. karina, thanks. >> tonight, our weather coverage continues as we prepare for the atmospheric river moving into the bay area. spencer christian joins me to time out the rain, wind, and possible flooding.

plus a deeper look at california's insurance crisis as there are calls for the insurance commissioner to step down. seven on your sides. stephanie sierra tracked down commissioner ricardo lara, who responded to the criticism. we're going to talk to stephanie at 530. join us for those stories and more on abc seven. bay area streaming tv, dan and ama. all right. >> thanks, karina. >> all right. you can download the abc seven app or head to abc7 news.com to join karina in just two minutes. >> if you are watching us on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us here. thank you for joining us. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at six.

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