mornings live. >> it's a race against the clock. bay area community is dealing with flooding and landslide issues, but preparing for more rain and wind. now at five, drew is tracking a storm moving into the region in just the next couple of hours. >> so here at the white house just finished a meeting with president trump. had a very successful day on capitol hill. >> that is not the same governor and that we saw, let's say, a year or two ago. >> governor newsom goes to washington, the push to bring more federal money to help southern california's recovery. as we near one month since the devastating fires and the governor is meeting with president trump. >> we have to try new things and we have to do it quickly. >> a new proposal to tackle drug

use in san francisco. how mayor lori thinks a new triage center could lead to big changes in one of the areas most impacted by the crisis. >> plus, the headline dominating the nba this morning, the warriors making a big trade with just hours to go before the trade deadline. >> good morning. it is thursday, february 6th. >> we're going to turn to drew because rain is back in our forecast. >> it is. and it spreads across the region through the next couple of hours. so rain and wind are back on your thursday. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. you can see our area of low pressure about tour slam into us. today. you're seeing the initial line of rain just off the coast right now. we'll zoom in a little tighter on live doppler seven, and you can see we have the shield of rain that will move into the bay area closer to. 6:07 a.m. this morning and once we're in the rain, we're on and off the entire day. so today is a level two, a moderate storm on the storm impact scale. rain. scattered downpours. we do have gusty winds 25 to 50mph. and there is a good chance this afternoon that we could see 1 or 2 thunderstorms popping

up here. so looking at the rainfall chances, they really do increase over the next several hours. for a lot of us, i think it's closer to 7 a.m. you see that rain in your neighborhood and then it's steady all morning long into the afternoon. we have those thunderstorms that will likely pop up and some strong, gusty winds as well. we could see some minor flooding, especially in the north bay today, where some of the higher rainfall totals will be found. our ground is still saturated from tuesday's storm, so we could see some issues as the showers move through. so looking at rainfall estimat, you can see for most of us will wind up between a half of an inch and an inch of rain today alone. so we just had a wind advisory issued. we'll show you that coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with gloria. the commute is going. >> good morning. rain not impacting the morning commute just yet, but of course that could change a little bit later on this morning. we do have a stall that we want to tell you about. this is on westbound 92 at the mid-span. so if you're driving in this area, there is a big rig that's blocking the right lane there on the san

mateo bridge. they do have a tow truck on the way, so hopefully that will get cleared pretty soon. we'll keep you updated on that. and looking live at our golden gate bridge camera, you can see that it is pretty empty out here right now. you won't have any issues there. we also don't have fog or wind rain there this morning. we do have a high wind advisory in effect at the benicia-martinez bridge. we'll keep you updated throughout the morning, especially as we expect that rain to come down soon. reggie. >> yes, and let's take a look at what it looks like at the russian river, how high the water is, and evacuation warnings in place for parts of unincorporated sonoma county and the city of santa rosa because of flooding and landslide risks. as of today, the russian river is in the moderate flood stage. we'll see what happens later this morning. it's at more than 36ft in certain areas. another issue following tuesday's storm landslides. one family who rebuilt their home after the tubbs fire watched their home get destroyed again when a wall of mud plummeted through their property. >> yeah, it has been a busy and destructive 24 hours for

impacted communities across the bay area, and that slide is one of at least five landslides since tuesday from across the north bay to san francisco. abc seven news reporter howland joins us live this morning with more. >> hey, amanda. good morning to you. san francisco public works crews say that their crews should be out here at this landslide here at telegraph hill a little bit later today. you can still see quite a bit of damage left behind from this landslide, where it broke through the retaining wall and fencing before spilling out onto samson street. public works officials say they lost about 400yd■!t of rock coming down frm the telegraph hillside during tuesday's storm, but they say they are lucky no one was parked or walking nearby when this happened, avoiding any injuries. specialist engineers were out inspecting the area tuesday night and wednesday morning, making sure the houses at the top of the hill were safe. and while those homes aren't deemed to be at risk at this point,

there is concern on the ground. >> i was just telling my friends right here that i don't think i'm gonna commute using this sidewalk anymore. it's because what if it rains again and the same situation happens? >> we're going to be out here regularly now through this rainy season, and make sure that this hillside remains stable and safe. and if it doesn't, we're going to do whatever we can to keep the people safe and keep them away from this. >> telegraph hill wasn't the only landslide we saw during the storm. this all new drone video showing a landslide that came right into a home in santa rosa, where two people were rescued tuesday night. we also saw a landslide in fairfax and another landslide in forestville which forced evacuations. now one lane of traffic will continue to stay open here at this landslide on samson street, while crews work to work to make some of these repairs starting later today. for now, reporting live in san

francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena. and again, we do expect rain this morning. you can track today's storm using the same live doppler seven tools our weather team uses. just download the abc seven bay area app for the latest forecast and updates on the storm as it rolls through the bay area. >> the trump administration's plan for widespread layoffs among federal workers is set to begin today. the sweeping, so-called reductions in force are being organized by the office of personnel management. a resignation package being offered allows workers to leave voluntarily and be paid through september 30th. employees who don't accept the deferred resignation offer could still lose their jobs with no compensation. and this morning, governor newsom is in washington, d.c, as he works to secure more federal aid to help with recovery efforts in southern california. excuse me. yesterday, he became the first democrat to meet president trump at the white house since his inauguration. the governor is also meeting with members of congress. abc seven news

political reporter monica madden shows us how those meetings went. >> so here at the white house just finished a meeting with president trump, had a very successful day on capitol hill. >> governor gavin newsom is making his rounds in the nation's capital. >> meeting in a bipartisan manner with republican, democratic leaders about disaster aid and disaster recovery for people impacted by the fires in southern california. >> newsom is hoping to secure federal funding to help los angeles recover from last month's devastating wildfires, despite trump's previous statements that he wants the aid to be conditional. >> what's on my mind is what's on everybody's mind in the state is can we get past partizanship? >> the governor's crucial oval office meeting with the president closed to the press. the white house tells abc news the meeting lasted more than an hour. the governor's office said the meeting was, quote, very productive. it comes shortly after the commander in chief's visit to l.a, when the two revived their previously antagonistic relationship. >> you were there for us during covid. i don't forget that. and

i have all the expectations that we'll be able to work together and. >> we're going to get it completed. they're going to need a lot of federal help unless you don't need any. would you be okay? >> we're going to need a lot of federal help. >> so we're going to take care of. >> things in california. >> abc seven news insider phil matier says newsom's silence tuesday was notable, coming right after the state legislature signed off on $50 million to fight trump in court. part of newsom's special session. >> that is not the same governor and that we saw, let's say, a year or two ago. >> but he doesn't expect the two to be exactly friends in the future. >> newsom and donald trump, in many ways, were made for each other. they're on both sides, polar opposites of the political spectrum, and they're on polar opposite sides of the countryr right now, and they represent completely polarized, different ideas. how this turns out, i think the rest of the country is. governors are looking to see just what happens on this match. >> so far, no word if the president will hold off aid

unless california changes its water, forest management and voter id policies. monica madden, abc seven news. >> tomorrow marks exactly one month since the fire started in southern california, and this morning, a stretch of pacific coast highway that just reopened monday is closed again. caltrans made the decision to close pch until tomorrow due to storms that could trigger mudslides, where the palisades fire burned. the first storm hit tuesday afternoon, with the heaviest rainfall arriving overnight and into this morning. >> this is a major impact on our residents. major impact on our small businesses. major impact on our school kids. this is just this is a lot of impact from one disaster, and we're going to be feeling it for a while. >> essential workers like first responders and utility crews will be allowed on pch this week. residents will need to seek alternate routes until it's safe to reopen that stretch of the highway. the los angeles area has a long recovery road ahead. if you'd like to help the red cross, they are on

the ground providing much needed aid. you can donate to them by using your phone to scan the code on your screen. or if you don't do that fast enough, you can always go to redcross.org slash abc. >> time now 509 rain is back today and it's on its approach. so as you step out the door this morning, take the umbrella. i would take the sturdier one because winds will also be an issue throughout the afternoon. and once the rain arrives here this morning, it's with us all day long. so what you're looking at on live doppler seven, this is a warm front that is going to begin to spread across the region over the next couple of hours. for most of us, that rain will arrive here between 6 and 8 a.m. later on this morning. so for the tail end of the morning commute, we will have those showers and this warm front as it passes through. it will bring steady rain for the morning, but the afternoon as a cold front moves through, we could have some thunderstorms. picking up with the frost advisory was canceled because temperatures are not as chilly as we thought they were going to be. for a lot of us, we're in the 40s

right now, so a live look from the exploratorium camera. it is cloudy out there. rain returns close to 7 a.m. this morning, and then we have those scattered downpours and gusty winds this afternoon. this is a level two, a moderate storm on the storm impact scale. we just had a wind advisory issued. this will begin at 10 a.m. this morning for the entire coastline and areas in the south bay and in the east bay, where we could see winds 25 to 50mph. along the coast especially, we could see some power outages once again as the winds begin to pick up first along the coast this morning, watch what happens right around lunchtime. those winds are racing out of the south. they are gusting about 50mph this afternoon. as we head deeper into the day. the evening as this cold front begins to move through here, that will create the winds more widespread. so by seven, eight, 9 p.m. tonight, those winds area wide are 30 40mph. but once that front crosses through here, those winds dramatically drop off. but we are in store for a windy afternoon, and we'll take a

closer look at the timeline on future weather. go hour by hour. show you that storm reggie in about eight minutes. >> drew. thank you. it's a growing frustration testing everyone's patience, especially at the grocery store. >> we're talking about the rising egg prices, and that's only if you can find them in stock. >> by god, they had everything but eggs. >> i don't get that many eggs now. >> it's outrageous. i just don't understand why egg prices got to be so high. >> coming up, the bird flu outbreak showing no signs of letting up. officials now warning egg prices could climb even higher in the next few months. >> favor of tabling? yes, let's have order in this country. you're out of order. you know you're at. >> a committee meeting, goes off the rails on capitol hill. now, a bay area lawmaker is explaining why he

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they detain. the hub will be set up in a parking lot on stephenson street near market and sixth, a jail transport van is going to be stationed there, ready to bust those who are arrested to go to jail or take them to get treatment. >> we are going to streamline all of our departments in one place so we can get people the help that they need. make sure that law enforcement can bring people to get the help that they need. and really, this is going to be something that we're going to try because we have to try new things and we have to do it quickly. >> this is going to start off as a 30 day pilot program. the department says they're going to look at how it goes and determine whether the city, the city should continue it. >> the price of eggs continues to spike in. many grocery store shelves are empty. gloria, this is an issue that experts are warning is a long way from getting better. >> that's right. amanda. the department of agriculture is warning that egg prices could go up another 20% this year because of the ongoing bird flu outbreak. and now

there's a new concern. a second strain has been discovered in u.s. dairy cows. it was detected last week in nevada. the same strain is linked to a patient who died in louisiana. previously, it was only detected in birds and people who had contact with infected birds. >> because it's been transmitted so rapidly among cows, the worry is that that new strain that caused people to get sicker when they got it might be more easily transmitted. >> there have been 957 confirmed cattle infections in 16 states in california. this week, health officials confirmed bird flu in a bacd poultry flock in san mateo county. 32 dairy farms across the state have tested positive for bird flu in the last 30 days. there are at least 38 confirmed human cases in california. more than 40 million birds have already been euthanized, and officials expect that number to go up by another 15 million. experts say that we shouldn't expect prices to come down, or the supply of

eggs to increase until the outbreak is under control. so, reggie, at least for now, we're going to keep paying those high egg prices. >> okay, gloria. thank you. in much happier news, we're counting down to the 2025 chinese new year parade. we're a little more than a week away to the big event, which happens saturday, february 15th, inside san francisco city hall. mayor daniel lori already getting the celebration started. city hall celebration opened yesterday with a lion and dragon dance under the rotunda. this is the year of the snake representing transformation and renewal. >> lunar new year is a time to celebrate our shared history and the diversity that makes san francisco one of the most, if not the most dynamic city in the world. >> there are several more speeches and dances to celebrate

the new lunar year. abc seven is the official home of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. you can watch the parade saturday, february 15th, starting at 6 p.m. on abc seven or wherever you stream. abc seven news. >> yes, and i was looking kind of down the pipeline. >> look at it. >> it looks really nice. next weekend for the 15th and the 16th. so it should be really nice for the parade out there. that's exciting. thank goodness. yeah. this morning it's quite a different story. rain is coming on back and so too are the gusty winds. it's cloudy out there right now. rain is about 60 to 90 minutes away from your neighborhood. so it's a level two storm today with downpours and gusty winds. the extended outlook starting on saturday and through tuesday we get a nice break from the rain, but storms do return next wednesday. let's talk about this incoming storm live doppler seven. clearly showing you that shield of rain is on its way in here, and it spreads across the region over the next 60 to 90 minutes. so for a lot of us, by about seven, certainly 8 a.m, you do have rain in your neighborhood. it's level two, a moderate storm on the storm impact

scale today for rain, scattered downpours, gusty winds, especially this afternoon and the chance of some thunderstorms. here's future weather showing you that rain area wide by 8 a.m. some scattered downpours this morning, and then we transition to scattered downpours throughout the afternoon. and that's the theme through the evening as well. underneath 1 or 2 of these downpours, we could have a thunderstorm and we could have some issues with minor flooding throughout the afternoon and throughout the evening. so rainfall totals showing you most of us will wind up between half of an inch and an inch of rain in the north bay, where we have a flood watch. in effect, there are some areas that could pick up close to two inches of rain, and that's why we could see some minor flooding on our smaller streams and creeks, and on our roads in the north bay. we'll keep you updated on that. that's one part of the storm. the other part will be the winds. they're pretty calm right now, but look how quickly they do increase later this morning. and they stay pretty active this afternoon. that's why we have that wind advisory in effect, gusts between 25 and

40mph throughout the day. we have a winter storm warning in effect for tahoe. this will last through saturday morning. a lot of the snow will fall late tonight through the day tomorrow. so if you're thinking of going to tahoe, if you get there before about 12:00 pm today, noon lunchtime, you'll be good. after that, conditions rapidly go downhill. we're talking 1 to 3ft of snow on our highest peaks. lake level, probably six inches south lake tahoe. on the north side. we could see a bit more than that. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you. what we find is that today it is rainy. it is windy. we have thunderstorms possible. this is a level two, a moderate storm on the storm impact scale. now tomorrow we do have some light scattered showers, mainly in the morning. and then we'll start to dry out in the afternoon. that sets the stage for a really nice weekend, but it will be chilly in the mornings both saturday and sunday. we keep it dry through early next week and then rain is back starting on wednesday guys. >> all right drew thank you. coming up the seven things

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morning. number one. rain is back in the forecast today, so to some gusty winds. live doppler seven showing you that rain is on approach by 8 a.m. it is raining in all of our neighborhoods, so looking at your rain chances throughout the day, they really ramp up over the next 2.5 hours. once that rain arrives this morning, it's on and off all day and we'll have some gusty winds this afternoon. 25 to 50mph. >> number two people across the bay area. they're cleaning up ahead of the round of rain. there were at least five landslides during the last storm from san francisco to the north bay. >> number three a former oakland mayor, sheng tao's criminal case is expected back in court today. tao and several others are facing federal charges for offering political favors for cash. >> number four, a new way to address the sixth street drug market. san francisco is opening an outdoor triage center where sfpd will process drug users and dealers before transporting them to jail or treatment. >> number five senate democrats

spent all night protesting russell vote's nomination to lead the office of management and budget. he's expected to be confirmed later today. democrats have been concerned about vogt's ties to project 2025, and its false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. >> and number six rain not impacting your morning drive just yet. we're going to take a look at your drive. times tracy to dublin 30 minutes. san rafael to san francisco 19 minutes antioch to concord 14 minutes. >> number seven crayola says eight nostalgic crayon colors are coming back by popular demand. some of the colors coming out of retirement include dandelion, blizzard, blue and magic mint. today is the nba trade deadline for the warriors, and they've had a tough go this year, attracting top talent. but they've just made a big announcement there in the works to finalize a deal to bring jimmy butler to san francisco. butler has agreed to a new two year, $121 million extension with the franchise through 2026 and 2027. to get

him, the warriors are sending andrew wiggins, dennis schroder and kyle anderson and a protected first round pick to miami. >> we expect to have a motivated, committed you know jimmy that's ready to impact our team for the for the better. >> butler is a six time all star, a five time all-nba selection and a five time nba all-defensive team member. >> the golden state valkyries first ever regular season game is just over three months away, and the doors are now open on a new location for the players to get ready for action. held a grand opening for the valkyrie's new performance center. it's a 31,800 square foot. you can't forget that 800ft■!s. you know we need it. state of the art training complex in downtown oakland. >> where world class and everything that we do, we just put a lot of effort into making

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live. >> it's quiet now on the embarcadero, but that is going to change because the skies will open up later this morning. a new round of wind and rain taking aim at the bay area. many communities now worrying about the risk of flooding following tuesday's storm. >> today, federal workers face a

crucial deadline as elon musk moves ahead on president trump's campaign promise to cut government spending. i'm christiane cordero with the latest from washington coming up. >> now is the time to hold our sheriff accountable. >> the calls to oust the san mateo county sheriff, growing more members of her own department, now urging voters to approve a measure that would allow county supervisors to remove her from office in the next group that could join the calls today. good morning everyone. today is thursday, february 6th. >> and just at the exact time when you're going to be out walking to get your coffee, it's going to rain. is that right? >> that's exactly right. you need the umbrella again today. our break from the rain is over this morning. live doppler over seven, along with satellite tracking our next area of low pressure. you can see that storm system on approach. a closer view, we have some light mist and drizzle falling across the city. parts of the peninsula. some steadier showers just beginning to move into the north bay, but we have a lot of moisture off the coast right now. for most of us. you will see

this rain arriving in your neighborhood by 8 a.m. this morning, and once it's here, it's on and off all day. this will be a level two, a moderate storm on the storm impact scale for the scattered downpours. winds increase this afternoon. we have a wind advisory in effect and thunderstorms are also possible. so looking at your rain chances throughout the day, they ramp up over the next several hours. by 8 a.m. everybody is seeing the rain. so once this rain is here this morning, it's with us. all. day into the afternoon, the showers become heavier and more scattered, but the winds will be an issue. they begin to increase between 25 and 50mph, with the strongest gusts along the coast. so we do have a flood watch in effect for the north bay. this is an area that got soaked on tuesday, and this is the same area that will see the heaviest rain over the next 24 hours. so we could see some minor flooding on roads and our streams and creeks. so looking at rainfall totals today, highest rainfall in e north bay, but everybody is going to see some healthy rain between half of an inch and an inch of rain coming our way today. so get the storm gear

back out the next 24 hours. let's check in with gloria, see how the commute is going. >> well, if you're driving right now, if you're going to head out the door in just a few minutes. rain is not impacting your morning commute right now. but as drew said, that will likely change later about 7:00 this morning. but as you can see here, live in san jose, not raining out there. this is our 101 8-80 camera and traffic is moving pretty nicely there it is getting a little busy on northbound 101 as folks head into san francisco, but really no major issues at this time. and looking live at our emeryville camera, we are seeing more traffic there as people start that commute towards the city. if you're driving from highway four to san francisco 32 minutes right now, we do have an alert for you. if you take bart, the oakland airport line between the coliseum and the oakland airport, they are seeing about a 20 minute delay. you can take ac transit bus 73 reggie aqui. >> gloria. thank you. in the north bay, many people are keeping an eye on the russian river. sky seven is showing you why. the storm we saw this week brought flooding to parts of sonoma county. evacuation orders arema actually still in effect for

some areas this morning. another issue following tuesday's storm landslides. one family that rebuilt after the tubbs fire watched as their home got destroyed again, when a wall of mud came flowing through their property. that was one of at least five landslides from sonoma county all the way to san francisco since tuesday. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live at the scene of the slide and the telegraph hill area, where there is still a mess this morning. lena. >> reggie. that's right. there is definitely still quite a mess here this morning. and engineers were out yesterday inspecting the damage here at telegraphg hill. and public works officials tell me that they feel what's left now is actually pretty stable, though they do plan to keep a close eye on it over the next few days. with more rain on the way. telegraph hill was one of at least five different landslides we've seen across the bay area this week. two people needed to be rescued after this landslide came right into a santa rosa home on tuesday

night. sky seven video caught another landslide in fairfax, and we also saw a landslide in forestville, which forced evacuations to low lying homes near the russian river. one cal state professor we spoke with says he would use caution after some of these larger slides that prompted evacuations. >> i would be cautious for this, this large amount of rainfall for an extended period of time. if the area is getting landslide with, let's say, two and a half or three inches of rainfall, now, same area may get landslide with way lower amount of rainfall in in in 2 or 3 days or even a week. >> as for telegraph hill, san francisco public works says they lost about 400yd■!t of rock comg down from the hillside during tuesday's storm. but they say the houses at the top of the hill are not deemed to be at risk at this time. public works has also confirmed with us that

their crews will be on site later today, working to start the cleanup process. live in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena thank you. you can track today's storm using the same live doppler seven tool as our weather team uses. download the abc seven bay area app for the latest forecast and updates on the storm as it rolls through the bay area. >> this morning we're learning new details about a deadly police shooting we first told you about yesterday. initially, richmond police claimed the person officers shot had a weapon. now it appears he was unarmed. the california department of justice says it will conduct an independent investigation, which is required by state law. the shooting happened just before 9 p.m. tuesday. police were trying to arrest someone accused of domestic violence and a probation violation. they say the person refused to surrender, and there was a brief standoff before the man charged at officers with what they thought was a knife. that's when the shooting happened. the knife turned out to be a knife sheath.

happening today. the next court hearing is set in the criminal case against xiang tao, the former oakland mayor indicted on federal bribery charges. tao, her longtime romantic partner andre jones, and businessmen david and andy duong are accused of trading political favors for cash. they were charged in january, months after the fbi raided their homes. all four have entered not guilty pleas. tao faces a maximum of 95 years in prison, and an upwards of $1.5 million in fines. >> on the peninsula, we've been tracking the growing calls for the san mateo county sheriff to resign for months. now, those calls could grow louder. the san mateo city council is holding a special meeting tonight to consider a vote of no confidence in sheriff cristina corpus. gloria. this is coming just a day after two groups of sheriff's deputies endorsed a measure that could lead to her firing. >> that's right. reggie. the san mateo county sheriff's deputies association and association of sheriff's sergeants are both now urging people to vote yes on

measure a next month, and it would give county supervisors the authority to fire sheriff corpus, who is an elected official. corpus has been accused of misconduct, including intimidation, corruption and an inappropriate relationship. she has denied these accusations multiple times, including in an exclusive interview with i-team reporter dan noyes last year. members of her staff say she has lost the support of nearly everyone in the sheriff's department. >> they saw her as someone who is going to bring good things to the sheriff's office and to this community, and i think every single one of them is now against her. she has turned every single person who supported her against her. >> corpus has filed an injunction to stop the special election next month. she says measure a is a politically motivated attack, and she's also suing the county for $10 million, claiming unfair treatment because she is a latinx woman. amanda. >> all right. gloria, thank you. federal workers have a deadline today to take a

buyout from the trump administration or risk being fired. here's abc news repor christiane cordero. >> today, elon musk's department of government efficiency moves ahead with a campaign promise to shake up washington. >> we're going to look at the receipts of this federal government and ensure it's accountable to american taxpayers. >> the administration now targeting the cia and national security agency in potential cuts, which critics say could put u.s. national security at risk, plus medicare and medicaid, which serve more than 140 million americans. federal workers are being courted into taking a buyout by today's deadline, and some departments are poised to be slashed entirely. musk's team of young tech engineers gaining access to millions of federal workers personal information as it considers its options. >> he is effectively shutting down an american government agency that requires an act of congress. >> outside government offices wednesday.

>> now, elon musk has got to go. >> some democratic members of congress joined protesters pushing back against musk's efforts. >> i am so tired of these billionaire boys and their grubby little hands grabbing at everything. >> on capitol hill. democrats called on musk to testify before congress. it quickly got out of hand. >> i think it's outrageous that this committee will not even entertain a motion. >> no, you state your chairman. that's not a point of order. point of order. >> are federal agents. >> in order? no. we don't listen to demagogues. out of order. >> not out of order. >> out of. >> order a motion. >> the chairman, this is demagoguery. this is many as are in favor of tabling. yes. >> let's have order in this country. >> you're out of order. >> musk, who changed his bio to read white house tech support, mocked the congressional hearing, writing, how is this reality? while posting about which agencies he plans to target next and the justice department's efforts to assemble

a list of fbi agents who worked on january 6th investigations heads to court today. a federal judge will consider whether to temporarily block the survey, which has sent a fear of mass firings throughout the bureau. the lawsuit is one of several against this administration so far. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> silicon valley representative ro khanna says he was not there for the vote to subpoena. elon musk says the oversight committees vote was taken without notice, and several others also did not make it in time. representative khanna has accused moscow of violating the u.s. constitution recently. he and musk have had a back and forth on social media, and if you're getting your summer travel plans in order, you're going to have to wait to visit yosemite, at least on weekends. the los angeles times reports park officials need to get the revamped reservation system approved by the trump administration. for now, people are unable to book visits from

april through october. the popular yosemite attraction firefall, is not affected. it happens this month. reservations are needed for people who want to go on weekends and holidays. >> and we have a traffic alert for you this morning. the metering lights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza. they just turned on about 536 this morning just a few minutes ago. right now you can see it's not too busy out there just yet. we're not seeing any delays across the span and you won't have any issues driving into the city. also, we're not seeing any issues with rain just yet, but if you're leaving a little bit later this morning about 7:00, we are expecting some rain. so keep that in mind as you plan your morning commute. >> reggie aqui coming up, some legendary latin music superstars sharing a message of solidarity with the immigrant community in the south bay. but first, a check on the weather with drew. >> hey there reggie. live doppler seven is back in action this morning as we track our next storm on approach. you can see over the last hour we have this warm front that is getting closer and closer to us. ahead of it, we have some light mist and drizzle.

lena howland, who is currently in the city tracking that mudslide in telegraph hill, reported that we do have some light showers currently falling in the city, the bulk of the rain still offshore, and it spreads onshore through about 8 a.m. so for most of us, you'll see that rain in your neighborhood closer to sunrise this morning. once it's here, it's on and off all day long. so the day planner today will feature those showers arriving closer to sunrise here. and then it's scattered downpours throughout the afternoon and into the afternoon. we even have the chance of a thunderstorm developing. winds will also be an issue as well. this is a level two moderate storm on the storm impact scale. so looking at the winds right now, they're not all that bad. but through the morning they will increase pretty quickly. first along the coast and then becoming gusty around the bay shoreline. so we do have a wind advisory. this will begin at 10 a.m. this morning. for most of us with the strongest winds along the coast, we're talking gusts 25 to 50mph. so we will likely see some issues with downed trees and power

outages, especially along the coast. so here's future weather. once that wind advisory is up, we have those winds 30, 40, 50mph along the coast. and then later on this afternoon, those winds just continue to increase with gusts over 50mph for half moon bay, point reyes. and then this evening, the winds get stronger across a bigger portion of the bay area. by 8 p.m, those winds are gusting 25 to 50mph. but watch what happens when this front moves through here late tonight. it will take the winds with it, but we still have this morning and early this afternoon to deal with the strong, gusty winds. we also see feet of snow coming to the sierra. winter storm warning is in effect. we'll show

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has proposed having the united states take over the war torn territory, force palestinians out and turn gaza into the so-called riviera of the middle east. it is a break from decades long u.s. foreign policy, which has been a two state solution to the conflict. one san ramon resident says more than 150 members of his family have been killed in gaza since the war between israel and hamas began. >> he's seeing gaza as a real estate project, and it's not a real estate project. how are you going to just tell them to pack up and leave from their indigenous homeland? >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu backed president trump's proposal. israel's defense minister instructed the israeli military to drop a plan that would enable the voluntary departure of palestinian residents in gaza. >> guests at sacred heart community service got a surprise visit from los tigres del norte. the band made the stop at sacred heart community service to empower immigrants and remind

them of their rights as they face mass deportation. >> threats need to face these struggles right now, together as a community, preparing ourselves not to be misinformed. and we have to go out and get information about what we can do and our job, not only in music, but as as the messengers of that people that has been followed are our songs and our music. >> los tigres del norte got their start in san jose in the 70s, before sweeping the latin music world by storm. >> the nfl is changing its end zone messages for super bowl 59. for the first time in four years, the words end racism won't be on the field. instead, one end zone will have the phrase choose love while the other will have it takes all of us. an nfl spokesperson says the change is in response to recent national tragedies, including the new orleans terror attack, the southern california wildfires and the plane crashes

in washington, d.c. and philadelphia. in today's gma first look, new orleans is ramping up security as thousands of fans arrive for the super bowl this weekend. here's abc news reporter will reeve. >> in this morning's gma first look super bowl security. with the super bowl just days away, security protocols enhanced after that deadly bourbon street terror attack last month. >> we want to make sure people are safe and secure here. >> in new orleans. we took to the skies with customs and border patrol, air and marine operations here high in the sky. this is all about keeping the city safe on the water. the coast guard patrolling the mississippi river and on the ground 2700 local, state and federal law enforcement. >> what would you say to folks who might be a bit anxious about security here in new orleans, in the wake of the attack on new year's day? we have resources that have partnered together to ensure that the airspace is secure and that the grounds and the venue and the events are

secure. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more as good morning america counts down to super bowl 59 with your gma first look i'm will reeve abc news, new orleans. >> a postseason honor for 40 niners tight end george kittle. he's the 14th annual salute to service winner. the award recognizes the exceptional efforts made by members of the nfl toward the military community. the two time all-pro tight end hosts military and frontline heroes at every niners game. he's also involved with numerous military organizations. kittle will be recognized tonight at nfl honors, the league's annual award show. congrats to him. >> wow. amazing. no kidding. >> incredible. okay. it's busy later on this morning. get ready for rain and wind to return to your neighborhood. we'll take a look at the accuweather headlines. this is a level two storm today. a moderate storm that will bring downpours and some gusty winds, especially later this afternoon once we get rid of this storm. an extended outlook of dry weather starts saturday and lasts through tuesday, but then storms are back here next wednesday. but we do get a nice break from today's rain

once it's out of here. here's live doppler seven. we start to see some light showers developing across san francisco. the east bay right now the heaviest rain is still off the coast. parts of lake county seeing a mix of rain and snow righw because of some cold air. but this will not last. this will transition to all rain over the next 90 minutes as some warmer air moves in here. so looking at the storm impact scale today, it is a level two moderate storm for the rain, the wind, and even the possibility of some thunderstorms later on today. so here's future weather. by 8 a.m. everybody is seeing the rain back where they are. take the umbrella with you. and i would take the heavy duty umbrella, because winds will be an issue later today, and that could take its toll on some of our umbrellas. by noon. we're tracking downpours, and those downpours continue later into the afternoon and into the evening. and underneath one of these downpours, if we see a quick burst of rain, especially in the north bay, this could lead to some minor flooding on our roads and our smaller streams and creeks. rainfall estimates everyone will see at least a half of an inch of rain in your

neighborhood, the north bay, where they see some heavier showers, could pick up 1 to 2in of rain, and that's why there's a flood watch in effect for the entire north bay. our ground is saturated from tuesday's wet weather hasn't had a chance to dry out. so once this rain moves in here and if it becomes heavy enough at times, that could cause some issues. now winds. not bad right now. winds are pretty light, but that changes as we head into the afternoon. you notice by about noon one, two, three. that's when the winds become pretty aggressive. that's when the wind advisory will be in effect. for good reason, because those winds could gust close to 50mph. and that could certainly bring down trees again and also create some isolated power outages out there. we do have a winter storm warning in effect for tahoe and the west slope of the sierra. winds are not an issue in the sierra. it's the snow that will be heavy at times. and when you get into later tonight and especially tomorrow morning, that is when we'll see some of the heaviest snow. our highest peaks could see 2 to 3ft of snow. so if you can get to tahoe by noon today, you'll be okay. after that. conditions really go

downhill really rapidly, so it's stormy today. temperatures mainly in the 50s. overnight tonight we'll still track some scattered showers out there and temperatures in the mid and upper 40s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you it is wet. it is windy with thunderstorms possible today to level two tomorrow morning. we still have a couple of scattered showers, but they depart in the afternoon. that will bring us a nice dry pattern for the weekend and early next week before rain is back here next wednesday guys. >> thank you drew. new at six construction to remove a controversial bike lane when work is set to start in san francisco's mission district. >> but first, a live look outside. >> here at 552. you're looking at the golden gate with some drops on the camera right there. we'll be right back.

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arriving from tokyo hit the tail of a delta plane at seattle-tacoma international. it happened yesterday while the planes were taxiing. there were 142 people on board that delta flight, which was headed to puerto vallarta. nobody got hurt. this morning, we're remembering a legendary bay area tv news anchor. ktvu announced longtime anchor dennis richmond died yesterday at his grass valley home. richmond was on the station's anchor desk for 31 years until he retired in 2008. ktvu says richmond was battling some health issues, including a heart attack and prostate cancer, about a decade ago. dennis richmond was 81 years old. and now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer. our way of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead here in the bay area. >> first, your chance to vote on your opinion or voice your opinion about how oakland unified should address its $95 million budget shortfall.

there's an opportunity for oakland residents to make their voices heard. as i mentioned, as the school district is still facing that budget deficit. and tonight at 6 p.m, the district budget and finance committee is meeting. they'll go over their plan to close the budget gap, including layoffs. they expect to vote on the plan in two weeks. you can attend the meeting at the committee room next to metwest high school, or register on ucsd's website if you want to speak via zoom. >> today, we're expecting an announcement from san francisco mayor daniel lurie to improve public safety. it will be happening at the yerba buena center for the arts at 1030 this morning. yesterday, the mayor announced new plans to tackle the fentanyl crisis by adding 1500 beds for shelters, opening a 24 hour drop off crisis center and hiring more safety professionals. lurie also wants to allow private entities to fund these endeavors. >> mayor lurie will also be at the hearts in s.f. gala. later today, the san francisco general hospital foundation raises money by auctioning off the art pieces and also displaying them around

the city. tonight, former mayor willie brown will receive the lifetime achievement award. coming up on abc seven mornings at six. we're on storm watch again this morning after a break in the rain. another storm is coming. drew is tracking the timeline of the wet and windy weather. >> addressing the drug market. the program san francisco leaders are launching on sixth street. >> and cyber security changes the orders. patelco credit union now must comply with after it was fined for last year's ransomware attack. >> and a meteorologist, drew tuma. we're showing you live doppler seven this morning because rain is about to move into your neighborhood over the next 90 minutes. our stormy weather is back and this will be a level two, a moderate storm on the storm impact scale. so looking at your day planner today, that rain spreads across the region over the next 90 minutes. and once it's here, it's on and off all day. this afternoon we'll have some downpours. and winds will be strong, gusting 25 to 50mph.

abc seven mornings live. >> now at six, we start with a live look outside. this is from our tam cam. you can see it's pretty dark and we are expecting rain today. after a dry day. another storm is moving in right now. drew is tracking the impact on your commute and the changes coming for the weekend. >> i can't tell what is going on with that shot. is it just blurry or