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>> live from the live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, i am katie marzullo, here for kristen sze. the bay area is poised to get something it hasn't had very much of in 2013: rain. you are looking at pictures of the conditions outside right now. on the left is our camera in emeryville with clouds moving in to san francisco and on the rise you can see the cloudy and windy conditions atop mount tamalpais above marin county. our meteorologist, mike nicco, is tracking the storm with live doppler 7 hd. >> thank you very much. winter storms are a big deal but

this is a big deal because we have not had significant rain and a record-setting year for the least amount of rain if most of our bay area neighborhoods. live doppler 7 hd shows it is quiet here to the north and the west. there are a few radar returns showing up but it is the radar hitting the clouds because it is far enough away it is the precipitation moving to the ground. individual storms moving from southwest to northeast and the higher lines are slowly sinking to the south. here is why we need the rain. the reason season runs from july 1st of last year through june 30th and we are three inches in the hole in livermore and four in san jose and the airport and santa rosa is five inches below where we should be. here is what will happen. my storm highlights: steady rain tonight, showers and snow wednesday through friday morning. we could get more rain from this system than we had in the entire

month of february. here is katie marzullo. >> that would be great, now, lake tahoe a look at the resort from lake tahoe tv. the mountains will get a foot of snow with this storm. it is great news for skiers. january and february were the driest since modern records of 1920. the snow pack is 66 percent of normal. a san francisco neighborhood is dealing with multiple sinkholes that opened up after a water main break. abc7 news reporter is live at the scene. it is precarious, heather. >> it is. repair of the broken water main was just the beginning. it took until yesterday to finish the road repair. today, the city will start to dig up five sewer pipes that broke off from the connections because of the force of the

water. because of sinkholes, three homes are red tagged. that means they are unsafer and uninhabitable. there are three yellow tagged and engineers wait for the unstable soil to settle there is endless work including fixing damaged pipe and people are cleaning out their homes and everyone is on education since what started as a flood is a constant threat of a sudden sinkhole opening under their homes. >> how are you doing? >> well, okay. day-to-day situation. we know it can change in a minute. we are hanging in there and we have not been tagged but we know it could happen. >> this started when a 16" underground water pipe from 1951 broke on wednesday before 3:00

a.m. two feet of water rushed down the seat. 23 homes were damages. days later the soil was giving way under the homes where owners thought water damage to the ground floor belongings was the worst they were going to have to deal with. but it turns out that is not the case and the future is uncertain for many of them with the rain coming underscoring the uncertainty. live from san francisco in west portal neighborhood. >> registered sex offender broke into a woman's home and he was arrested at 3:30 this morning. he was wearing an ankle bracelet and is currently on parole for burglary. police say that the woman called 9-1-1 after waking up to an intruder this her bedroom. the suspect was identified near the crime scene acting like a bystander. investigators say he had women's underwear in his pocket and was

listening to police scanners on his cell phone. >> obvious police invite the police to a casket viewing tomorrow night for the to officers killed in the line of duty. the walk through for sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butler is from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. on ocean street. the memorial service is thursday at h.p. pavilion. the public service is scheduled to begin at noon and we will broadcast it here, live, going at 11 a.m. on abc7 news. >> we are learning new information about the three people accused of stealing a lux i didn't sail -- a lux i didn't -- a luxury sailboat. amy hollyfield spoke with the police chief of sausalito. >> we got a lot of new information, katie, including the moral of the story which is, don't leave your keys on your boat. another thing she wants to emphasize, if you know that

something is off in your town, say something about it. the actions of a person here, really, that helped the case. >> police are getting a look at the yacht and think they have figured out how it was stolen from the harbor in sausalito. >> the boat itself doesn't -- has evidence they forced entry and some keys were on the boat so once they gained entry to the boat they were able to start the engine with a key. >> the three people were arrested and book the on grand theft and conspiracy charges. police in sausalito say they are not familiar with any of them but say 54-year-old and the 56-year-old woman are known to law enforcement officials in santa cruz county. >> for public disorder. for property crimes such as theft, narcotics. >> sausalito police also have an important piece of evidence because of someone at the yacht

harbor who saw the three people and felt something looked out of place. >> they thought they didn't belong and that person took it a step further and said, maybe i should take a picture. didn't know the value of it at the time but for us it has huge value because it places them at the scene the crime. >> the yacht ran aground on monday morning. police do not know why. the $2.7 million boat was stuck in the sand if hours and took a bit of maneuvering to free it. it took four hours to tow it from pacifica to a repair shop in richmond. when they got it on land, the damage was evident. the rudder is broken. the propellor is damaged and the coal is loose. the man who is doing the repairs was quite pleased. >> better than we thought it would be. it was banging around the beach pretty hard but it is not, it is a strong boat so...it weathered

what it went through pretty good. >> sausalito detectives are now focused on the yacht and processing evidence. then they hope to get to talk to the suspects so they can learn more about how this happened and why and where they were possibly headed. >> today san francisco officials are expected to announce a compromise with california pacific medical center to build two earthquake-safe hospitals after supervisors rejected the original plan brokered by the mayor. the "san francisco chronicle" reports under the new deal the house affiliate would scale back the size of the hospital at the old cathedral. hotel and expand the capacity of a rebuilt st. luke's hospital in the mission stick. >> new this morning, santa clara supervisors are holding a special election june 4 to fill the seat left vacant by the former supervisor who resigned

and is facing criminal charges. investigators say he used taxpayer money and campaign donations to support his gambling addiction. he has since apologized. the motion for the special election still needs final approval and that should happen next tuesday. the western span of the bay bridge takes on a new look tonight, with the bay lights spectacular debuting after two weeks of testing. a ceremony kicks off at 6:30 with events around the city. there are 25,000 lights and is now the largest l.e.d. light sculpture in the world. $6 million in private funds was raised to play to the dislay that runs if two years. two good viewing spots or throughout the entire event, go to abc7news.com and we will stream it all for you live. >> still to come on abc7 news at 11 a huge rally on wall street.

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>> a historic day for the dow jones industrial average on wall street. the dow jones industrial average surged to a record high this morning at opening bell surpassing the previous high set october of 2007. the dow jones industrial average is up 8 percent so far this year alone. what is behind the subject? a number of factors including the housing market recovery, low interest rates and consumer confidence is up. we will take another look at the big board right now and you can see the dow is up more than 138

points. >> the united nations security council is setting the stage today for a fourth round of sanctions against north korea. the u.n. security council is meeting behind closed doors to discuss the sanctions in response to the north nuclear weapons test. experts believe the north koreans nuclear arsenal includes up to 12 weapons. >> in the foreseeable future we may have a persistent problem that doesn't boil over and doesn't go away. >> the north took their own steps vowing to cancel the 1963 korean war cease-fire because of sanctions and ongoing united states and south korean joint military drills. >>the vatican is waiting for five more cardinals to reach rome before setting the date for the conclave to elect a new pope. the vatican spokesman says a handful of cardinals arrived last night bringing the number of voting age cardinals to 110

out of the 115 expected to take part. also, today, the vatican closed the chapel to the public. the cardinals gather there to select a new pope. the urns that hold and burn the ballot of now being put into place. >> a lot of tradition there. a big forecast ahead for us, finally. >> desperately needed rain as you mentioned earlier. now, a look outside, everyone, you can see from emeryville clouds are gathering and they will be thicker and after the evening commute, most of us will get were needed rain. i will tell you how much in a few minutes. >> also, the late winter storm pounding the midwest and what it means to anyone trying to get on a plane today.ñáçwçñ

benicia, san ramon, san mateo, and all the bay area, this abc7 news. >> a study confirms what too many drivers already know, hour commutes are very long. in fact, the census bureau says the bay area has the highest percentage of mega commuters in the country, a mega commuter drives at least 50 miles and spends at least 90 minutes getting to work much here is the break down. just over 2 percent of mega

commuters live in san francisco and the east bay 1.9 percent. right now, there are watches and warnings across states in the regions, minneapolis has seen five inches of fresh snow. with several more inches of snow expected this could be the biggest snow this winter, emergency officials are urging commuters to stay off the road today if at all possible. what a mess. i think of my grand ma, she is in chicago. she will be indoors. in worries. >> probably watching us online right now. >> of course. >> we will talk about what is going to happen weather-wise because we have a big event if front of us. good morning, everyone, here we are with live doppler 7 hd you

can see in the upper left hand corner of the screen, northwest of live doppler 7 hd the storm is coming in, a winter storm and a reason why we have the radar up there on mt. st. helena. and now, this trough stretches 1,600' and that is why the storm will not come in one part. or two parts. it could come in three or four separate sections as the parent spins and hurls energy at us for the next 72 hours. here is a look at what happened in the sierra, western slope right here, winter storm warnings starts at 7:00 this evening through 10:00 tomorrow evening. possibly 18" to 2' of snow. in tahoe it is a winter weather advisory from 10:00 this evening until 10:00 tomorrow evening. we will get you through that and at midday, also, to let you know

if there are chain requirements. now, in the south bay, beautiful picture right new, san jose, we will talk about the temperature. 356, not bad, with the sunshine and 54 in oakland and san francisco, and in the 60's in pleasanton and appeal appeal -- and palo alto and the temperature in the east bay will reflect sunny conditions and temperatures in the low 50's around napa and mid-50's at fairfield and gilroy and upper 50's around livermore and fremont. that is 680 headed from concord to walnut creek. here is what will happen with the storm. clouds will thick be and be mild and a lot of sunshine and a nice southern wind. steady rain tonight and chilly showers all the way into friday. that means we will get snow possibly down throughout 2,500' and small hail from the showers. this is the huge system coming our way and the reason we will be unsettled today through thursday and possibly friday morning. that is how long it will take the entire system to come through. here we are at noon with the

clouds thickest in the north, and the timetable has not changed much, 5:00 headed toward the bay bridge at 7:00, and the festivities tonight will be wet. hope you get a chance to see the lights. 9:00, south bay is getting steady rain and four to five hours of instead guy rain and scattered showers through the commute tomorrow. they could dry a little bit headed to tomorrow with our next system coming in, there you go, for thursday morning commute, scattered showers and you can see the yellow, with moderate rain that is hail, the snow level is dropping, down to around 3,000' with scattered showers and dropping to 2,500 feet from wednesday to thursday morning. here is a look at the accweather seven-day outlook tomorrow we will be stuck in the low-to-upper 60's and cold on thursday, low-to-mid 50's, and a

chance of showers on friday and warm sunshine on saturday, sunday, and monday. spring forward. wees there an hour of sleep but well have longer ensure. we have another great weather service if you follow live doppler 7 hd on twitter, it has the latest conditions, rain or shine and you get individual question forecast, "spare the air" and power outages from the favorite weather team. >> between all of that you cannot go wrong and you will know what is happening at all time. >> the rain will come in after the evening rush and spencer and sandy will be here to get you through it. >> if you are wondering where kristen sze is, i can show you, she is attending career day at her alma mater a guest speak at her high school in san mateo speaking to students about her career path after graduating from high school and the secret to a successful career in broadcasting.

her advise is never stop trying and believe in your sell. just ahead, batman revealed. we identify a cape crusader who handed over a wanted man. if a pill would make. >> better ma'am -- if a pill wo

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>> coming up at 3:00, confessions of super mom. on abc7 news at 4:00, your mattress make as difference whether you get a good night's sleep. michael finney has advice on picking out the best. what 49ers player is now doing do make up for statements he made during super bowl week that offended the lgbt community today at 4:00 and 5:00 on use a.

>> and a mystery is over over a batman who brought someone forward, the super hero took off the mask this morning, meet stan, 39-year-old driverry truck driver revealing his identity saying the suspect was a friend and the two thought it would be funny. thanks for watching, everyone. captioned by, closed captioning services, inc.