mornings live now at six, a wet and windy start to end your workweek. taking a live look

outside. we're tracking the storm that continues across the bay area. drew is here with the timeline of the rain today. >> pushback on san francisco's panda plan advisory committee asking for a full audit of the zoo as it works to bring the animals here. >> plus a giant gingerbread house, the fairmont, ready for its life sized display for the holiday season. details on the special ceremony this weekend. >> that is always fun to see. i'm sure you've been there multiple times. >> it's really beautiful smell. >> get a little drink at the bar while you're there. why not? yeah. it's your life. live it. good morning. on this friday, november 22nd. yeah. >> first, let's get a check of the forecast with drew. >> yeah. so today, this atmospheric river is finally on the move. so what that means this is widespread rain and downpours later on today. live doppler seven showing you for the most part, the showers are light across the city right now along the coast. some downpours moving into parts of sonoma county. once again, an area that certainly does not need any more rain. advisories do continue here through saturday. will likely see some more nuisance

flooding in areas as more rain moves in here today. we do have a flood warning on the russian river near guerneville. a flood stage here is 32ft. tomorrow morning, the river is forecast to crest at about 32.5ft. so half a foot above flood stage. so minor flooding is anticipated there today. it is a level two, not just for the north bay. it is for everybody today. widespread downpours, gusty winds, a chance of a thunderstorm and dangerous surf. so here's future weather. we have light to moderate rain right now. watch what happens close to lunchtime. we get more energy moving onshore. look at all these bright colors indicating the heavier rain. and this now does include the south bay, the inland east bay, which has been mainly dry this week. and then by 4 p.m. we're watching this time frame very closely this afternoon because when future weather starts popping up, these reds and spots, that is very heavy rain falling in a short amount of time. so rainfall totals are really going to add up over the next 24 hours. so looking at rainfall estimates, we do expect

widespread 1 to 3in of rain across the entire region. that could lead to a lot of standing water on roads later on this afternoon. so just be aware of that. speaking of roads, let's check in with sue and see how the commute is going this morning. >> good morning drew. >> we definitely have a commute happening this morning. i think we might have some technical difficulties. there we go. we are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights have been turned on. don't be a surprise when you get there. not a big backup. in fact, not a backup at all. right now we have the rain coming into the north bay and as drew says, it's going to be settling in. we also are seeing some problem spots. we have a sigalert. this one is heading from san francisco, venice south 101 to the ramp to eastbound 80 is now shut down due to this accident. i suggest the bryant street onramp or fifth street onramp to get to eastbound 80, and we pop down to san jose northbound 87. we have an accident blocking some lanes. the right lane is a matter of fact, and you are stacked up

towards willow street. now heading on northbound 87. >> all right. thank you sue. and as she just explained, the wet and windy weather is impacting travelers on the road and those taking off in the skies this morning. so you might want to give yourself some extra time before heading out, especially because today marks the start of the thanksgiving travel week. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us live. she's heading northbound on the golden gate bridge. good morning. lena. >> hey, amanda. good morning to you. we did just get on the golden gate bridge. we are heading northbound up in the direction of marin, where we are seeing some more of that rain. i want to go now to a look at what we are seeing on the roads right now, where the rain isn't coming down too hard. it does kind of look like sprinkles at this hou, but it is making for a little bit of a slick commute for drivers, and it's starting to slow some traffic down here in this area. now keep in mind this storm is hitting at the same time as many folks are hoping to start their thanksgiving holiday

early, with record breaking numbers for those hitting both the roads and the skies. triple a is estimating that 71.7 million americans will travel by car over thanksgiving. that's an increase of 1.3 million compared to last year, and conditions are not great for those flying to their thanksgiving destinations. so far this morning, the number of delays at sfo has doubled only in the past half hour. they are juggling nearly 80 delays and 13 cancellations, so far this morning, and it's only 6 a.m. by the end of the day. yesterday, they had more than 600 total delays and 91 cancellations in one day, according to flightaware. at one point, arrivals experienced delays of around three hours on average. now back here, live on the roads where we are starting to see that rain pick back up again. it doesn't matter if you are heading to your thanksgiving destination by airplane or by car. just remember to plan ahead for some extra travel time because you are bound to run

into this rain for now. reporting live on the golden gate bridge. >> lena howland abc seven news lena. >> thank you. multiple schools in the north bay will be closed today for the second straight day. so here's a list of the schools that are closed. its forestville academy and forestville school, kashia elementary, montgomery elementary, monte rio union school and oliver elementary also closed. northwest prep charter school and a lee high school and laguna high school. >> this storm is knocking out power for hundreds along the northern california coast. here's a look at the current p-g-and-e's power outages. they're mostly scattered. we are seeing fewer customers here in the bay area compared to 24 hours ago, and many families in the north bay are hoping their power does not go out again after they spent hours in the dark yesterday, the power outages came as they were also dealing with intense rain. some areas in santa rosa saw more than ten inches in less than 48 hours. when the power went out, it caused concerns for some

people about flooding in their homes. >> we've never had this much rain, so i had two sump pumps running and we have no power, so i'm really worried that that we might say hello to some rain, some water in the house. >> it's been intense, a lot of rain. we have quite a bit of water in our backyard and a little bit of flooding, but luckily we're on a hill so it all tends to drain down into the streets. >> and while you may not need the reminder, clearly other people do. you should not drive through a flooded road. stop and turn around. remember driving through flood water is dangerous. >> this looks like a creek, but it's a hotel, a medical office, parking lot in santa rosa. yesterday afternoon it flooded and it actually kept people from leaving. santa rosa fire says a waterway in that area got overwhelmed and it spilled over. multiple cars were submerged until firefighters came to help. we spoke to a woman who said that her mom got stranded at her job. i've seen it flood here a

lot of times. >> i've never seen it this bad. so that's why i thought maybe we could come help her. but obviously it's way above any type of civilian help. definitely leave it to the professionals with this one. >> in forestville, people say their homes flooded in minutes with little warning. the water flowing over sandbags and into people's yards and garages. neighbors say the water came from a nearby drainage culvert. >> i woke up this morning and saw the water rising a bit started to freak out so we put some bags out just in time so a little bit of water has gotten in, but i feel for my neighbors, they're taking it a little bit worse than i am. >> crews helped clear the culvert to give the rising water somewhere to go. the storm also toppled dozens of trees. we have more days of rain to come. you can track the storm as it moves through your neighborhood by scanning this qr code, which is right now on your screen. then you can bookmark it. that way you never have to do that again. and check the latest forecast

from abc seven. any time. >> speaking of live doppler seven, let's show you the big picture. we are now finally seeing our atmospheric river on the move. it stalled in the north bay for the past couple of days, but now it will move south and east throughout the rest of the bay area. a lot of moisture available to work with today. so that means we are tracking a heavy rain, especially late this morning and into the afternoon temperatures. right now we're in the upper 50s to the mid 60s, so that south wind is making us feel mild. so here's future weather. the next couple of hours showers mainly light to moderate, but watch what happens close to lunchtime. the intensity really picks up. you see all these bright colors on future weather, indicating that heavy rain right around midday and then in the afternoon. this is what we need to watch very closely. by 4 p.m. when you see this line of embedded reds that is intense rain falling, that could fall at an inch or two per hour, and that could likely lead to areas of nuisance flooding on our roadways. even our smaller streams and creeks in parts of the east bay and along the peninsula. later on this evening, we have heavy rain, mainly focused in the south bay.

and then late tonight the heaviest rain moves out. some light showers lingering. first thing saturday morning, but then the rest of saturday is dry. the flood risk today has been expanded now because this atmospheric river is on the move, the highest risk still in sonoma county, where we've had heavy rain the past couple of days. but elsewhere, the entire bay area has been outlined for the risk of some nuisance flooding. if you are traveling today, if you're headed south, once you get out of the bay area, things are a lot better sunshine in southern california, but please be aware if you are traveling to tahoe. reggie. the entire track up 8-80 rain and snow all day today, so be careful. >> no thank you. yeah. no, i appreciate the warning crab for christmas. when the commercial crabbing season might open and new role for bob myers, the former

a storm hitting the bay area this morning. here's a live look from the richmond-san rafael bridge. and as you can see, there's a lot of raindrops on our camera this morning, which means that it's going to be a bit of a slower commute. so please be careful out there. now we want to get you updated on the controversy involving the san jose state volleyball team. an emergency hearing was held in colorado yesterday with the san jose state player, who claims that her teammate is transgender. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has more on what happened in court. >> as a season full of controversy for the san jose state women's volleyball team comes to an end on the court in

a different kind of court. a legal battle is just heating up. in a colorado court thursday, a lawsuit brought by sdsu co-captain brooke slusser against the mountain west conference. slosser challenges a policy that allows transgender students to play volleyball. slusser has refused our request for an interview, but has spoke exclusively on fox news about what she says is a fight for female athletes rights. the lawsuit asserts that slosser rights have been violated because the university is allowing a student. she claims is transgender, to play volleyball behind the scenes. >> i do have a lot of love and support from my team, so that's all that i could ask for, and i'm not asking them to stand up and talk because that's what i've decided to do. and i'm doing this for me and for them. >> five universities have refused to play against san jose state, forfeiting seven matches after forfeiting two of those games against the spartans because of the allegation that one player is transgender. utah state has filed a motion to join the lawsuit. the suit has been brought by slosser ten other athletes and sdsu associate head coach melissa beatty, who's alleging the mountain west

conference has violated title nine and first amendment rights. they want the forfeits rescinded. standings adjusted and the athlete in question banned from playing in the tournament. the judge hearing the case promised a decision expected as prompt as possible. the mountain west tournament starts november 27th. menlo college political scientist melissa michaelson says the decision won't be a final resolution, as the supreme court has already weighed in on the broader issue that has said, well, on the one hand, yes, you have to be sensitive to people's religious beliefs and first amendment rights, but you also have to treat transgender people fairly and discrimination against transgender people is a violation. a statement from a csu spokesperson read. san jose state university will continue to support its student athletes and reject discrimination in all forms. all san jose state university student athletes are eligible to participate in their sports under ncaa and mountain west conference rules. as it stands. sdsu's regular season is over after boise state forfeited thursday's match. the spartans are currently a fourth seed in

the conference tournament. bsu and usu are the only two potential tournament opponents that have forfeited matches against the spartans. if sdsu wins the championship, they would advance to the ncaa tournament, where they could face schools from anywhere across the country. in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> former oakland police chief leronne armstrong had part of his lawsuit against the city, dismissed by a federal judge. armstrong claims the city violated his right to free speech when it fired him. now that is the part that was tossed out by a judge yesterday. the second claim is still going. it accuses mayor xiang tao and the city of breaking state laws protecting whistleblowers from retaliation. armstrong was fired in february of last year over his handling of an internal investigation. there's a new push back on the effort to bring two giant pandas to the san francisco zoo. during a hearing yesterday, an advisory committee submitted a report to the recreation and parks commission claiming the 95 year old zoo is unsafe for animals, employees and visitors. commissioners raised concerns about the

accuracy of the report and felt the criticism was unwarranted. even so, the advisory committee is urging the board of supervisors to conduct a full audit of the zoo. >> the zoo plans on putting the pandas next to lions, so the lions and pandas would share a knight house together. that's incredibly irresponsible, and every decision that is made been around the pandas. even just bringing the pandas to the zoo really proves that the management at san francisco zoo is not putting animal welfare first. >> here's the next steps december 5th, an oversight committee will decide if a full audit of the zoo is warranted. as for the future of the zoo and the pandas, mayor elect daniel leary tells us he wants to review the latest report before deciding what he thinks should be next. >> if you are hoping to have crab on the table this holiday season, we have both good and bad news for you this morning. the bad news first, california

wildlife officials say commercial dungeness crab season will continue to be delayed. the good news it might open around mid-december, which means you could have crab for christmas. the issue is the humpback whale migration rules restrict fishing and crabbing to protect them from getting tangled in that gear. crabbing season was supposed to open last week, but officials say there has been two. there have been too many whales spotted along the coast. >> starting tomorrow, the annual life size gingerbread house at the fairmont comes to life. the holiday display will last through the new year. the house is made of hundreds of real gingerbread bricks baked by the fairmont pastry team and see's candy. you can book a dining experience or an afternoon tea in the gingerbread house. tomorrow at 11 a.m, there will be a ribbon cutting and tree lighting ceremony, along with the debut of the house. beautiful! i can practically smell it from here. now let's bring in ginger zee. she is live with a look at what's coming up on gma. yeah good morning ginge.

>> hey reggie. amanda great to be with you. coming up here on gma we are going to be covering your storm i know drew has been all over it, but we're going to get into the 17 plus inches of rain that has already fallen. and what's to come. and the big weekend ahead into early next week for the snow. also speaking of snow, we got some snow to chicago cleveland and it's happening outside new york city. more rain at the coast, which is good news. but i'll talk about the travel issues it might cause. and speaking of travel, if you're getting a jump start on thanksgiving travel, believe it or not, the tsa is expecting to screen a record number of passengers, so we're going to have some tips to skip the trouble. also, how one airline is cracking down on crowd control at its gates. i love this as a frequent traveler. then the new twist in the search for the father of three. police tracked him down in europe. how? they say he staged his own death to escape. and an oscar winner, denzel washington, is here. he's going to tell us about the piano lesson and gladiator two. plus a dozen of oprah's favorite things are stars of deals and steals. and it's all coming up on gma.

>> ginger, we had another idea to add on to this at the gate shaming. when people, you know, go out of order. yes. what if in addition to the shame, there's also a name. what if your name and picture are then flashed up on the screens? >> yes, i'm all about this because americans said that the noise that the thing makes isn't that loud because they don't want to induce shame. i'm like, why? yeah. and do they. come on. i would never induce it. like let's go. most of these people didn't make some sort of like, benign mistake. i've seen it. i see it every single week. and also, you should be some sort of, like, gravitational pull that if you're not in the first groups, don't stand around that front thing and you're not a diamond. i know you're not. you know, like i was waiting for that and it came. >> she did not disappoint. she did not disappoint. >> listen, i usually am not a person advocating. >> i know that 60 people right now are not diamonds standing

around this thing. >> they certainly are not. >> name them and shame them, and then they will never step foot on that plane. they're going to be like, so ashamed. >> that's fine. i will not take this. you know what you did? >> ginger zee has spoken. travel expert ginger zee has spoken. ginger, thank you for that. that made my morning. we'll see you at 7:00 and we'll be right back. >> all the way. i'll take it from here. wait. remember yesterday i was like, if you have eight kids, there's no way you're in group one. you just got to figure it out. those groups are wild. here's live doppler seven this morning. some downpours in the north bay. we'll press on and look closer into the city. we're seeing some lighter showers. similar story around mill valley, tiburon, and even some lighter showers beginning to fall around richmond, el cerrito. this morning, some light showers in oakland getting wet over the bay bridge. right now, a fresh wind advisory has been issued through tonight. we're seeing gusty winds already again this morning. could see gusts upwards of 50mph. look at these winds right now. good morning, san jose. your wind is over 30mph.

and that wind direction running perpendicular to all of our area bridges. so that means you're holding on to that steering wheel a little tighter as you cross the bay this morning. look at our winds in our hills, 30 to 60 mile per hour gusts right now in the oakland hills, 42mph in the north bay mountains, you can see 60 mile per hour gusts. so it is quite windy out there today. it's a level two for everybody, not just the north bay. our atmospheric river is on the move. so here's future weather this morning. we're tracking those downpours developing and strengthening. here's 3 p.m. that is some heavy rain across the entire region continuing into this evening. and then tomorrow, first thing in the morning, we have a couple of scattered showers, but the afternoon we should start to clear out for afternoon sunshine, get a bit of a break start to dry out in a lot of spots for sunday. there's an isolated shower here or there. very light in nature. we've actually brought down the storm impact scale from a two to a one on sunday. because of the weakening showers we are seeing, but rainfall today is going to be an issue. look at these totals just in the next 24

hours. we're talking widespread 1 to 3in of rain, and that's going to cause some nuisance flooding on our area roadways this afternoon. and the santa cruz mountains, we could see upwards of six inches of rain. that's something we're watching very closely. we have a winter storm warning kicking in here at 4 p.m. today. if you're trying to go to tahoe today, it is going to be wet. it is going to be windy. the entire time. you're on 80 from the bay up into the mountains. so just know through tuesday we're talking 1 to 3ft of snow up to four feet on our highest peaks through early next week. so wet and windy across the entire area. today, that atmospheric river is finally on the move. daytime highs in the 60s with that southerly breeze. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days for you, showing you stormy weather today. now, tomorrow and sunday it's light scattered showers. it's a level one. these scattered showers do continue into monday and tuesday. and then we're finally drying out by wednesday. and for the holiday on thursday. sunshine is back with temperatures in the 5

close. we're continuing to track this storm hitting the bay area this morning. this is a live look from our roof cam. you can see the water on the road really being reflected by those city lights. we'll continue to check in with both sue and drew as the morning continues. now, the uc

board of regents announced that former warriors executive bob myers will be joining the board. myers served as the warriors vp of basketball operations for the recent run of success, including four titles he left before the start of last season. myers has a long history with the uc system. he played basketball for ucla and graduated from the college in 1993. myers will serve a 12 year long term on the board. he currently works for espn, which is owned by abc7's parent company, disney. next, at 630, ready for ski season. the tahoe resorts opening up today, but it may be difficult to get there this weekend. >> the abc seven storm impact scale heavy rain right on top of from 1 to 5. light to severe. know exactly how every storm will impact you. downed trees. >> road closures. >> be prepared with the storm. impact scale

live now at 630. a stormy day once again across the bay area. taking a live look outside where high winds and a lot of rain are expected. drew is tracking that forecast. >> close to cars. san francisco leaders voting to extend its shared spaces program in one busy part of the city. plus, we

blow the whistle. >> blow the whistle. blow the whistle. >> you better blow that whistle. coming back to his bay area. roots too short. the first artist announced to perform at the alameda county fair next year, when you can get discounted tickets for his concert. coachella also on sale this morning. >> well, it's so funny because this. they were editing this video and they were playing just like five seconds of it. and i'm like, what? keep it going. keep it going. >> we can't legally we can't. >> good morning everyone. it is friday, november 22nd. >> because then we'll be writing a big check for two short fat check this morning. >> we're finally seeing this atmospheric river move out of the north bay. but it will be a wet and windy day across the region. a live look at the exploratorium camera. the holiday lights are on on the embarcadero center, but it is wet across the city. here's live doppler seven. we still have some downpours that have developed in parts of sonoma county. we have some lighter showers around the city. parts

of the east bay shoreline marin county as well. flood advisories do continue in the north bay. this is the area we've just been talking about all week and for very good reason. we've seen upwards of 1 to 2ft in some parts of sonoma county, so any more rain is causing issues and that is why the flood advisory is in effect. we do have a flood warning on the russian river near guerneville. flood stage here is 32ft. tomorrow the river is expected to crest at 32.5ft. so half a foot above flood stage. minor flooding is expected here. winds are gusty right now. 30mph in oakland. 32 in san jose. and again, those winds running perpendicular to our area bridges. so that is going to be a tough drive over our bridges this morning. level two today for everybody. now that this atmospheric river is on the move, its widespread downpours throughout the morning. here's 1145 heavy rain that continues throughout the afternoon. just prepare for it to be very wet throughout the afternoon and evening. it will feel mild as well. daytime highs will be in the 60s and even

later on tonight. the focus of the rain is the south bay. we're expecting 1 to 3in of rain. area wide. some higher amounts in the santa cruz mountains. we'll show you those rainfall totals coming up in eight minutes. let's check in on the roads with sue this morning. good morning. >> good morning drew, and good morning, everyone. some trouble spots. let's take a look at some of your drive times. if you're on the east shore freeway there's your drive from albany to the maze. you're in the yellow. also looking good though. 880 from fremont to san jose. that's in the southbound direction and north 101 also in the green. wanted to talk with drew. just mentioned about the wind advisories. bay bridge, dumbarton, san mateo. get a grip on that wheel because it is blowing out there. you can see the rain coming down. overall, we've got very slow traffic coming across the bay bridge into the city. earlier sigalert now cleared in san francisco. it had blocked the ramp south 101 to eastbound 80. that is now reopened. a little bit of slow traffic in the area and we head to san jose. this earlier accident looks like it's just been cleared out of lanes north

880 at taylor, backed up now towards 280 into the santa cruz mountains. we've got an accident northbound 17 right near the summit. or i should say right near redwood estates. and you are already slowing back now towards the summit, guys. all right. >> sue, thank you. and the north bay hopper creek in yountville has overtopped its bank and is causing some flooding. this is what it looked like at oak circle overnight. you can see the water rushing down the street. a flood watch was issued for parts of napa county and it will remain in effect through tomorrow morning. in santa rosa, a massive slide pushed two vehicles off a private road and down an embankment. this is near mark west springs road. crews from sonoma county came in and cleared the debris so the road could reopen. no injuries are being reported. >> the storm is moving through the bay area just as the thanksgiving holiday travel week is starting. that means on top of a wet commute, you could be dealing with some extra people on the road who are trying to get out of here. abc seven news

reporter lena howland joins us live on the road. she's on highway 101 going northbound in marin county. how does it look this morning? lena. reporter. >> hey, reggie. we are. we did just get to marin county here on highway 101, heading northbound where that rain is definitely coming down. much harder now. i want to go now to our view of the roads where we are seeing that rain come down quite a bit heavier at this hour. you know, 30 minutes ago it seemed like it was just sprinkling. and now this rain is getting a little more intense the further we make our way up north, making for some pretty slick conditions out on the roads. we are also starting to feel some of those gusty winds sort of pushing our truck around pretty early this morning, but keep in mind, this storm is hitting at the same time as many folks are hoping to start their thanksgiving holiday early with record breaking numbers for those hitting the roads and the skies. triple a is estimating that 71.7 million americans will travel by car over thanksgiving, an increase

of 1.3 million compared to last year. and those conditions aren't great for those flying to their thanksgiving destinations right now. since 5:00 this morning, the number of delays at sfo has nearly tripled. as of last check, they're juggling nearly 120 delays and 38 cancellations at this hour, according to flightaware. but by the end of the day yesterday, they had more than 600 total delays and 91 cancellations in one day. these conditions aren't getting any better today, so we are expecting many more delays to come. now back here, live on the roads where we are still seeing a lot of that rain come down pretty hard on us here. it is a good reminder whether you are flying or driving to your thanksgiving destination, just be sure to plan ahead and give yourself plenty of extra time to get to where you need to go. for now. reporting live on 101. lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. the oakland

zoo says it will stay closed today because of the rain, but zoo staff are crossing their fingers. they'll be able to reopen tonight for their glow fairy event. so we're going to continue monitoring the website for any updates. >> a live look in the sierra this morning. people are on the roads and you can see. so is that snow? the weather is causing other travel difficulties. drivers on 8-80 were urged to slow down and watch for crews as they work to clear a big rig stuck in a snowbank last night. today more ski resorts will open boreal mountain, palisades tahoe and sugar bowl all planning on opening. farther north, the snow is also piling high near mount shasta. the sheriff there says crews had to make two rescues in the region yesterday. of course you can track the weather where you live with the abc seven bay area app. you can get the latest forecast and look at the same live doppler seven radar. drew and our weather team uses. just search abc seven bay area in your device's app store and download it now. >> president elect donald trump's cabinet is already

seeing a shakeup. controversial nominee matt gaetz withdrew from the role of attorney general amid sexual misconduct allegations. trump was quick to name a replacement. pam bondi, a former florida attorney general. trump's pick for defense secretary is also facing controversy. pete hegseth is an army vet and a fox news anchor. he was investigated for sexual assault in monterey in 2017, but was never charged. he claims the encounter was consensual. i think it's very simple. >> the matter was fully investigated and i was completely cleared and that's what i'm going to leave. >> texas attorney says hegseth paid a settlement to the woman to keep her from going public. so it wouldn't hurt his tv career. >> governor newsom announced new economic development programs in his first news conference since the election. the governor visited fresno, a county. president elect trump won, sharing details on a job growth initiative for the central valley. he acknowledged economic pain families are feeling, which

interviews and polls show was a key factor in trump's victory. >> it's very important we're doing the work we're doing today, putting our head down, not focusing on trump, focusing on you, focusing on communities like this. at the same time, we want to protect our state and protect our values. billions and billions of dollars of your money in the central valley at stake. if we roll over and we play naive and nice. >> the governor says he has reached out to the president elect but has not spoken with him since the election. >> now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer our way to tell you what's happening in the bay area today. >> first, a heads up for bart riders in san francisco. the market street and fifth entrance to the powell street station will be shut down starting today. crews are beginning to work on a new protective canopy. it's expected to take eight months to complete. >> today is the deadline for oakland department heads to come up with additional proposed cuts to close the city's budget gap. it's substantial. a $93 million

budget deficit based on new numbers discussed at tuesday's city council meeting. concerns are raised now about the oakland police department's overtime spending. if more cuts are going to be made, the city council will need to vote on proposed cuts by the end of this year. >> a holiday favorite returns to san francisco's union square today. the puppies and kittens will be back for macy's holiday windows, hoping to find a forever home during the holiday season. city leaders and law enforcement are doing what they can to reassure and encourage people to come to union square. there are already additional officers and community ambassadors in the area. mayor london breed says they have a simple mission make people feel safe, but the goal is to make sure that from the garage where you park or the bus where you get off, or the uber or lyft, that you transport yourself to in order to have whatever experience you want to have downtown, you don't have to worry about a thing. the mayor flipped the switch last night to

light up the embarcadero center. this is a holiday tradition made up of more than 17,000 lights. >> still ahead holiday toy drive. san francisco firefighters kicking off the annual tradition to give kids gifts to kids this year. >> and you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up about 192 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> the ocean is calling. disney's moana two hits theaters next week. we're going to hear from the cast and their excitement for the new story. but first, here's drew. >> yes, 640 this morning in the accuweather forecast. the big headline today is our atmospheric river is finally on the move. and that means widespread wet weather today across the entire region. here's live doppler seven. you can see that ribbon of moisture still aimed at the bay area, but now it is slowly moving to the south and east over the next 24 hours. so take a look at the rainfall today. here's future weather this morning. we are tracking scattered downpours out there, but some fresh energy gets injected into this atmospheric river later on this morning and into the afternoon. i mean,

here's 4 p.m. and we're talking heavy rain in the santa cruz mountains, the south bay, the east bay, 1 to 3in, very likely over the next 24 hours. and look how that continues even to 730 tonight, heading deeper into the night in the overnight hours, we'll get a chance to dry out some early morning showers tomorrow, but then tomorrow afternoon it is dry. look at these rainfall estimates. it's now areas outside of the north bay. finally, that are seeing the heavier amounts of rain 1 to 3in in many cities, including san francisco, oakland, san jose and the santa cruz mountains. we could see 3 to 6in of rain falling in the next 24 hours. so the flood risk still remains highest in sonoma county. but the entire bay area has been outlined for the risk of nuisance flooding today, mainly on our area roadways. we'll take a look at the complete weekend

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berkeley mayor's race. adina ishii now claims victory after sophie hahn conceded in pleasanton. incumbent mayor karla brown narrowly lost to challenger jack balch in gilroy, incumbent mayor marie blankley is about 200 votes behind challenger greg bozzo. that next update is going to come out today. >> californians voted on ten statewide propositions, and most passed. the ap called the final one on wednesday. prop 34, the revenge initiative, which targeted the aids foundation. it passed. also passing prop two, the $10 billion bond for public schools. prop three about marriage rights protections prop four, the $10 billion climate bond prop 35, which provides permanent funding to medi-cal and by the widest margin, prop 36 increased sentencing for certain drug and theft crimes. here's what didn't pass prop five to lower the local approval threshold. prop six to ban forced inmate labor. prop 32 to

raise the state's minimum wage. and prop 33, which would expand local rent control, part of san francisco's high street, is going to be car free for at least another year, according to the examiner. >> sfmta just approved closing the street to cars between goff and octavia at least twice a week. the closure is part of the shared spaces program, which closes off the street on fridays from 4 to 10 p.m. and then saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. the program allows store owners and residents to use portions of neighborhood streets for events throughout the year. >> in the south bay, san jose water is giving back with their annual thanksgiving event called operation gobble. >> some people suffering in silence right? or walk into a church and there's someone just praying the big prayer right for ends to meet for, you know, rent, living paycheck to paycheck or not even right. and so those are the folks i'm i'm you're going to empower me to do the outreach.

>> so the agency donated grocery gift cards to several charities to help ensure local families do not go hungry. one woman accepting on behalf of east palo alto senior center, says she's an immigrant touched by the generosity. >> and there's tears running down my eyes because i go through that every day. just about every day i see families with babies in need, and we feed them. and i do it with a smile because i know the need. >> operation gobble is done in partnership with california lawmakers who pick out the charities they think are best to help this holiday season. >> one week to thanksgiving and the christmas lights are up. san jose's christmas in the park drive thru opened last night. thousands of twinkling lights illuminate that mile long display. >> we all need that sense of community right now. we need that place to feel joy, to let all of our troubles go away. >> oh, and look at this. they're skating. that's happening. this

is the downtown ice. it's officially open, and miracle on first street returns as a christmas pop up bar at certain locations. and there's a festive cocktails and mugs like christmas, like christmas politan, christmas politan or snowball old fashioned. all right, get into it. san francisco firefighters are holding their annual holiday toy drive. the city's mayor elect, daniel lurie, was there to help kick off the season. there are multiple ways you can help. you can drop off a toy at any san francisco fire station, or you can donate money and take part in the virtual toy drive. that virtual drive helps support numerous other local charities during the holiday season. now it's your morning money report. triple a making a change. that's a sign of the times the company has been keeping track of gas prices for years now. they're adding electric vehicle charging costs to its new fuel prices website. that includes the average for a kilowatt of electricity at public charging stations. it will only include national and state data as a start, san francisco based gap

says the holiday shopping season is off to a strong start. sales. you're looking at electric. okay, there we go. sales of the closing company have risen for four quarters in a row and now says full year sales could be up 2%. the announcement led to a 15% increase in the company's shares and taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, and we are up about 300 points this morning. >> a popular west coast rapper is coming back to his bay area roots for the upcoming alameda county fair. blow the whistle. >> blow the whistle. blow the whistle. >> i go on and on. two short days at least. and he'll perform at the fair on wednesday, june 25th. organizers also announced r&b band war will perform on the fair's opening day. that's friday, june 13th. both shows begin at 8 p.m. general sales have not yet begun, but you can get discounted tickets from november 27th through december

third. >> i love the alameda county fair. >> you do? >> i do love this fair. you like to go on a ride a long time. i love the food. it's huge. >> you like to get a little the gravitron? >> you know, not the gravitron. gravitron. >> you and the gravitron. >> i do. i feel like you've spoken about it. i have, i do love that ride. >> i know you're not getting on the gravitron. >> i have before recently. really? the last couple years? yeah. >> do you do tricks and stunts in there, or do you? >> no. no, no. i'm not, like, spinning against the wall. you're not doing that. no no no no. i'm just sliding up and then sliding down. okay. very gracefully. >> was there a person inside? >> there was a dj. >> wow. that's the weirdest job on earth. >> could be a side hustle inside the gravitron. you know what? >> i don't know that i could stomach it. >> wait, they don't spin? no. yeah, they just stand still. >> oh, okay. they just watch it. okay. >> you're perfect for that job. you're already a dj. >> that's what i'm saying. >> how do you get motion sickness? easily, because. >> well, no, but i mean, it just depends on how long i'm in there, right? >> you're in there for a long

time. >> yeah, for a long time. >> put some sunglasses on. yeah. get in there and just be like sue hall. everybody on the ones and twos. slide up the wall and come back down. it's your left. and enjoy the rest of your stay at the alameda county fair. >> your representation right here. >> that was so good. i could totally see that. >> yeah, yeah. no kidding. i like that. >> all right, let's see the travel forecast. okay, so across the state, if you're heading south, once you get out of the bay area this morning, it's a lot easier to travel dry skies in southern california. lots of sunshine. but do note the radar showing you if you're thinking of going to tahoe today, maybe taking 80 the entire track up to tahoe today is going to be wet and windy, and then turning to snow at higher elevations, so it's going to be tricky getting to tahoe. winter storm warning officially starts here at 4 p.m, lasting through tuesday, so it's a long duration snow event. 1 to 3ft of snow totaling by tuesday. up to four feet on our highest peaks. back here live. look at sutro tower. we are shaking this morning. we have gusty winds. rain is moving through. here's live doppler seven. we have some lighter showers around the city,

some heavier showers in the north bay, some pockets of downpours developing in parts of marin and sonoma county. wet over the richmond-san rafael bridge. some heavier downpours just worked out of san rafael this morning. look at these winds. man oh man, 20 to 35mph. and again, sue and i have been saying the winds are running perpendicular to all of our bay area bridges. so as you cross the bay, you'll notice you're hanging on to that steering wheel a lot tighter. so it's a level two today for everybody, not just the north bay. our atmospheric river is now on the move. so we're talking widespread rain, gusty winds, even the chance of a thunderstorm. so here's future weather. plan out your day today. just wet this morning. we'll find heavier rain developing this afternoon. here's 3 p.m. that heavy rain is falling in the south bay as wel. now in the inland east bay two. that continues into the evening, where the heaviest rain is actually focused outside of the north bay for once. later on tonight, the north bay likely just seeing some light showers at that hour with the heaviest rain in the east bay and in the south bay now heading into the weekend. the heaviest rain pushes out of here early saturday morning. maybe 1 or 2

lingering light showers. first thing saturday, but saturday afternoon is dry. we'll end the day with some sunshine that'll feel nice. then sunday a couple of isolated light showers, but for the most part it's nothing too intense to finish the weekend. so today we have heavy rain area wide rainfall totals 1 to 3in widespread in the santa cruz mountains. we could see 3 to 6in of rain so we could see some nuisance flooding in other areas on our roadways this afternoon. please be careful traveling. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it is stormy today. scattered showers over the weekend. we've dropped sunday from a two to a one on the storm impact scale. as the storm looks weaker. showers continue monday and tuesday and then finally wednesday. we're drying out looking nice for the holiday on thursday, guys. >> all right drew thank you. we are less than a week away from mona tu's debut in theaters. >> one of two reunites mona, of course, and maui on a daring mission to connect all the people of the pacific islands. so where do they hold the world premiere in hawaii? of course, at aulani this was an ocean blue

carpet to celebrate with the cast and crew. and boy are they excited for the return of these beloved characters that have connected fans all over the world. >> i lived this, i am from hawaii, i'm of native hawaiian descent and i know how important this character is for young women and young men. i am as much of a fan of this character as anyone else. >> i would love to meet auli'i cravalho, right? >> she radiates. >> she's so good. yeah. moana two opens in theaters next wednesday and only in theaters. disney is a parent company of abc seven. >> i cannot wait for the music. i mean, every word of moana, the first movie. >> i mean, you're welcome. >> i just love that song where you know that slow song where she's talking about her grandmother and then her grandmother, who is now a stingray. spoiler alert goes across the screen, and then at the end, she's like, i am moana.

>> yep. >> absolutely love it. >> bring it on. i cannot wait. up next, the seven things you need to know today as we head to break. >> a live look outside. it is 655 and we're coming right back.

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this morning. number one, it is a level two storm today as our atmospheric river begins to move, that means widespread rain and wind across the entire area. so it's a level two today for those downpours, gusty winds, even the chance of an isolated thunderstorm popping up and along the coast. we do have some dangerous surf, so look at your rainfall totals the next 24 hours. the heaviest rain actually falling outside of the north bay.santa cruz mountains.d see 3 to 6in of rain. more nuisance flooding is expected. watch out for standing water on our roadways, especially later on this afternoon and into the evening. >> and number two, we're following your friday commute metering lights are on at about 530 this morning. wind on the bay bridge, san mateo bridge and

dumbarton bridge. a real issue this morning. a couple of problems to be aware of. santa cruz mountains north 17. we have an accident near redwood estates stacked up now towards the summit, just to use extra caution with standing water number three. >> so far the worst of the storm has hit the north bay and it brought with it flooding to roads and creeks. today we could see much of the same in other areas. remember, if you encounter a flooded road, you should not drive through it. >> number four, a live look at sfo where we're already seeing delays this morning. according to flightaware, hundreds of flights have been delayed over the past couple of days because of the storm. the average ground delay yesterday three hours. san jose and oakland also saw delay, although less severe. >> number five, the snow is piling up in the sierra, and today skiers and snowboarders will have more options. boreal mountain palisades tahoe and sugar bowl are all opening for the season number six. >> a big deadline in oakland today. the city department heads need to submit proposed cuts to help close the city's $93

million budget gap. >> number seven, if you are hoping to go to coachella next year, presale passes go on sale at 11 a.m. this morning. the festival runs april 11th to april 13th, and then the 18th to the 20th in indio. >> big names. yeah. >> for sure. now, do you try your luck and maybe hold on to your coins in the hopes that beyonce goes on tour? >> so. >> or do you go for the safe bet and buy your coachella ticket today because it's lady gaga. >> gaga. it's green day, malone, post malone good lineup. i also want to let you know our lineup for 7 a.m. today, our streaming show, abc seven at seven. we're having friendsgiving, and you all thought i just made it out >> michael: good morning america. powerful storm on the move. millions on alert for flash floods. parts of the northwest under water as it's blasted by the