alexis smith dished with the stars of one of the newest shows about tonight's sizzling episode. >>> we established the heaviest of the rain is coming in tomorrow and saturday. let me give you a quick peek on wat i expect to happen. my highest concern is hydropl e hydroplaning. i'll have my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. >>> let's jump right into this system, this unusually late atmospheric river that's going to bring us possibly a whole month's worth of rai

alexis smith from abc 7 morning talked to bellamy young about the drama that broke racial and jendgender barriers. >> reporter: to be a part of a matriarch and part of shonda acclimating people to women in power in different shapes, sizes, roles, hero or anti-hero, quinn in charge of qpa being pregnant, being her husband's boss, fighting as hard as she could to get to the white house, and it matters, representation matters. 120 episodes, seven seasons, it's all boiling down to the finale. what can fans expect? >> hilarious as it is horrifying, jaw-dropping, but triumphant, you know, maybe everybody lives, maybe they don't, but those who do live, live on in a very vibrant way because she just serves the characters so well. i think you're going to love it. >> a hint or two dropped there. all right, don't miss out on "scandal"'s finale here at 10:00 on abc 7. >>> a grandmother, granddaughter, and a bear. >>> we're on 24/7 on the abc 7 news app and abc7news.com. today, we posted information on how to prepare your pets in case of a disaster. if you are logging on to abc7 news from your phone,

we want to get over to alexis smith. i thought it would melt. it's not. >> it's getting there and improving. between 8:30 and 9:00 this morning, this is video from sky7. look at the safeway. this is off redwood road and highway 13. you can see that parking lot just totally covered with hail. this is redwood road around skyline, and then there was a lot of issues on campus drive as well near the oakland hills tennis club and monk elementary. that vehicle lost control and slid wideways. folks just got out of the cars to wait it out as crews shovelled the hail away and put salt down. i do want to come back live to sky 7 back up in the area for us this morning, and you can see we do have some hail left on rooftops. a lot of patios and decks with quite a bit of hail left there, but if we look at the road surface and using skymap 7, that is redwood road at old redwood road. really improving. it is a hilly area. traction was tough. i've been looking at sensors on traffic maps, and it looks better. it's thinned out and side roads are reopened. it's safe

. >> sue hall in for alexis smith. we're dealing with five spinout crashes. want to set aside extra time for your commute. >> that is for sure. i was white nuk williknuckling highway next a big rig. >> let's turn to meteorologist mike nicco. >> i had the same issue. the steering wheel jerked a little bit as i went through a puddle of water. hopefully a lot of people avoid the situation. here's a look at a

. >> we have alexis smith tracking the roads. >> we didn't get the red memo. >> no, we did not. >> obviouslye're wearing blue together. >> i don't know what happened to you three. good morning everybody. let's take a look at what's going on. it's really quiet this morning. look at that. it's quiet this morning. tonight we've got mainly light showers, a slight chance of thunder and the snow level under 30 feet. let me get you out the door. drier and mostly cloudy. temperatures milder, mid to upper 40s. we'll take a look at your accuweather 12-hour planner in less than three minutes. >>> road work at 4:27 in the morning. usually that's all we have going on. no major incidents. we've got heavy traffic on northbound 880. various lanes scheduled to be closed until 6:00. yesterday they got this wrapped up right after 5:00 a.m. keeping a close eye on this. i would definitely stick to international or 580 for an alternate. other than that, pretty quiet. a live look at golden gate bridge, no issues coming in from the north bay. >>> a funeral for former first lady barbara bush will take place this wee

. >> alexis smith, how are you? >> doing all right. thank you. >> mike nicco, take it away.ice weather today. things are changing a little. >> everything is changing. today will be a pretty nice day. tonight we have a chance of mainly light showers, a slight chance of lightning and thunder, small hail and snow level down to 3,500 feet. it's a chance. here is a look at what's happening right now. no radar returns. a lot of gray out there. that means cloudy and milder this morning. as we look from the roof camera, here is my 12-hour day planner. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s this morning, 55 to 58 with a little sunshine at noon. 55 to about 60 at 4:00. 7:00, mid to upper 50s. here is alexis. >> not too much going on in the traffic center this morning, mike. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we can always count on tha metering lights on for about half an hour. nothing out of the ordinary. southbound 880 traveling from san lorenzo and down to the san mateo bridge, down to about 25 and 19 miles an hour. we'll take a look at drive times coming up next. >> we

jessica castro here, alexis smith and mike nicco. we're expecting some rain tonight. it looks like it's tapering off. >> the chance is and the amount is definitely. getting to be that time of year. here is a look at what is possible. one on the storm impact scale for mainly light showers, a slight chance of lightning and thunder. snow level down to 3,500 feet. mainly gray out there. so dry at 8,000 feet that any radar you see, whether looking here or on our app is not going to make it to the ground until well after the sun sets. you can see my 12-hour planner, pretty dry. mainly cloudy with peeks of sunshine and temperatures in the mid to upper 40s at 7:00. 55 to 58 at noon. still in the 50s at the coast. the rest of us hover around 60 at 4:00. mid 50s at 7:00. how traffic this morning, alexis? >> so far a pretty light commute. here is a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. not exactly light here. those metering lights on for just about an hour here. we had a hit-and-run crash reported in the toll plaza, it was so minor, the person that was hit kept driving

here's alexis smith with traffic. >>> we have a big issue in the north bay.nia, blocking all lanes right now. so, not a great situation. that is also backing up the highway. and better news, the crash involving a motorcycle westbound 4 past san marco has cleared. all lanes back open, but about a 20-minute delay remains. >> alexis, thank you. >>> all right, let's start with our current conditions. everybody's out of the 30s, now into the 40s, even 51 san mateo, still 37 technically santa rosa and ukiah. rain on the way tomorrow night. jessica? >> i'll take it. thank you, mike. ♪hank you, mike. >>> we are back here live in times square. and once again we have just the best audiences that come here. [ cheers and applause ] i mean that. just really thoroughly enjoy that you take the time to be with us and one of our favorite things is that we meet the people, we meet the people, we meet people during our commercial breaks and also after the show and a few weeks ago some members of a gospel choir happened to be in the audience and they came up to me and said, robi

. >> sue hall in for alexis smith. we're dealing with five spinout crashes. you want to set aside extra time for your commute. >> that is for sure. i was white nuk williknuckling highway next a big rig. >> let's turn to meteorologist mike nicco. >> i had the same issue. the steering wheel jerked a little bit as i went through a puddle of water. hopefully a lot of people avoid the situation. here's a look at a flood advisory until 5:30 because we're getting numerous reports of standing water. in the areas, you see shaded in green, which is mainly sonoma and marin county. any of those areas, please be careful. turn around, don't drown is the motto. if you see standing water, find an alternate route. the santa cruz mountains, towards tracy under a flood watch. this begins at 5:00 this morning. it just started through 11:00 saturday because of poorly drained areas. burn scars that could let go and have debris flow. heaviest rain from the golden gate bridge towards napa. that's going to be the case. we're going to have steady rain today that will be moderate to he

but right now, it's time for traffic with alexis smith. hi there, alexis. >> hey.rash blocking at least one lane on northbound 85 right at meridian. so as you can see, we've got several miles of heavy traffic approaching that. a lot of areas that are looking friday light, though, too. this is walnut creek, southbound 680 approaching 24. no issues there. natasha? >> alexis, sounds go scalpel scalpel taco! taco! are you one of the millions of americans whose love for jack in the box tacos has turned into an obsession? no tacos here. hi. i'm jack box and i'm here to help. by giving the taco obsessed what they need most. even more tacos. introducing my $3 taco deal with three of the tacos you love and a refreshing drink for just three bucks. so if you have a taco obsession... clear! taco! taco! ...don't beat it, feed it. we need to help more tocalifornians get ahead.d, that's why antonio villaraigosa brought both parties together to balance the state budget with record investments in public schools... and new career training programs. as mayor of la, he brought police

. >>> let's get to alexis smith. it's been a quiet morning. >> overall, it has been. a couple slow spots right now. bay bridge toll plaza. can't see it on camera, but we have a disabled vehicle blocking lane four, westbound 80 right at that 880 interchange there, so just before you get to the metering lights. we have one lane blocked. tracy to dublin, just under an hour on westbound 580. 53 minutes, potholes along that route. 39 minutes westbound 4 antioch to concord. no delays southbound out of the north bay. >> alexis, thank you. >> alexis, thank you. we have a warm-up on the way a ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ it's gonna be a good day. because at ross, you got the trends everyone wants... for a fraction of what you'd pay elsewhere. ross has all the latest looks for so much less, but you can get the styles you love and still save big. so to get more trend for less

. >>> let's get to alexis smith with a check of traffic. >> good morning.levard right now just south of lake merced. we have delays in both directions. we're talking at least an hour there to your trip. so, i would certainly avoid that, if possible. some better news in the south bay. northbound 101 on the right there just past 880, that is fully recovered from an earlier motorcycle crash. things are looking a lot better there. you could save energy by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. with energy upgrade california. >>> all right, about to head outside, here are your current conditions. upper 40s to mid-50s in most neighborhoods. you're seeing some breaks in the cloud cover. it's going to be good for at least weatherwise for your commute today. just make sure you have the sunglasses. a little drizzle the next couple of mornings. natasha? >> mike, thank you. we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com. join the team eve >>> welcome back to a spec

the youtube campus is closed as the investigation is goingngngng alexis smith with traffic. >> so southbounda multi-car crash. blocking one lane. heavy as you approach the san mateo bridge and typical delays on the toll plaza and another bridge, westbound 580 on the richmond side of the bridge. nothing blocking. >> internet. but not just [ any internet.] it's "you've never gamed with speed like this" internet. it's "all your teenagers streaming at once" internet. it's "i can get up to one, two, three, four, five mobile lines included?" internet! it's internet from xfinity that makes your life simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity internet for $40 a month for 2 full years when you sign up for tv. plus, get 3x the speed of at&t and directv. click, call or visit a store today. well, before it was even founded, a french teenager, bienville, scared away a british warship with just a story. and great stories kept coming. [trumpet playing] some make you move to jazz, funk and bounce. some of our stories aren't quite as straightforward. blocked by the saints! [crowd roaring] while others p

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want to get to alexis smith with a check of traffic. >>> hey, good morning. quiet start, anyway, continues. here's the bay bridge toll plaza, thinning out a bit on the left-hand side. yes, metering lights are on, but nothing to slow you down once you make it past those into san francisco. slight delays out of the central valley. 37 minutes, pretty heavy on westbound highway 4 between antioch and concord. and slight delays heading southbound on 101 between san rafael and san francisco. >> alexis, thank you. meteor >>> hey, good morning! let's talk temperatures. definitely milder than yesterday, low to upper 40s, even a 50 in hayward. it's dry now and will be dry throughout the commute, whether it's this morning's or this evening's. let's take a look at the rain that is now starting to shift more offshore and just about completely miss us. and it's coming in later around 9:00 and ending by about 4:00 tomorrow morning. it's still a one, and it's definitely going to be light on the storm impact scale. natasha? >> mike, thank you. >>> coming up, new twists in the