dan and ama? > thank you, sandhya. >>> bay area roadways are dry right now. as we take live pictures of 680 and walnut creek. but morning commuters will be dealing with the heavy downpours . >> katie continues . >> it can be hectic on a good day. hopefully everyone will slow down and drive carefully. that's not always the case. the san francisco auto body shop says it has been busier than ever. >> the owner of too good auto body says winter is the busiest season with cars slipping and sliding on the wet roads. >> we see a lot of collisions and they are not giving themselves enough distance. they smash into the car in front of them. >> the average repair costs upwards of $3,000. in the oakland hills a different kind of trouble on the road. crews worked in the rain to chop it up and get it out of the way. homeowners on and around could i yew go avenue are preparing for the worst. they haven't even recovered from last year's flooding. they blame the city's outdated sewer system. >> we are asking them

dan and ama? >> thank you, sandhya. >>> bay area roadways are dry right now. as we take live pictures of 680 and walnut creek. but morning commuters will be dealing with the heavy downpours . >> katie continues. >> it can be hectic on a good day. hopefully everyone will slow down and drive carefully.that's. the san francisco auto body shop says it has been busier than ever. >> the owner of too good auto body says winter is the busiest season with cars slipping and sliding on the wet roads. >> we see a lot of collisions and they are not giving themselves enough distance. they smash into the car in front of them. >> the average repair costs upwards of $3,000. in the oakland hills a different kind of trouble on the road. crews worked in the rain to chop it up and get it out of the way. homeowners on and around could i yew go avenue are preparing for the worst. they haven't even recovered from last year's flooding. they blame the city's outdated sewer system. >> we are asking them to stop flooding our

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end of january and early february dan and ama, it looks wet. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> still ahead on7 news the a 11ing on, sitting around the breakfast table. >> a celebration that has steph curry and >>> that's steph curry in a new nba commercial celebrating chinese new year. it include the hornets guard jeremy lin from palo alto. he is the first of chinese dissent. >> and james hardin was there too. they will all wear special chinese new year uniforms during the month of february. >> that's fun. >> yeah. >>> on to sports. >> and we have larry beil and the 49er stuff. >> we are at the point you can't make a commercial without steph in it. i'm okay with that. chip kelly has arrived. can he win here? can he win with >> abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> cleveland and chicago are the two best teams in the eastern conference. the warriors beat the cavs by 34 and they crushed the bulls by 31 tonight. steph and company are just playing at a different level. steph says since he's been a warrior they struggled at the united center. not tonight. the warriors got off to a f

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dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. the decision from bart is an about face. the agency defended the decoy cameras on board its train. >> lilian kim is live in san francisco with the story. lilian? >> dan and ama, feedback from the public made all the difference and now big changes are in store. >> when bart revealed many of the cameras in the train cars were decoys riders cooperate -- riders couldn't believe it. >> the taxpayers are paying all of this money. it is a common sense question. don't you think these things would work? >> now it is taking public sentiment to heart. >> we hear loud and clear from the public they are unhappy that we were using decoys. so today we are announcing that we are committed to as quickly as possible buying and outfitting every single train car with a working camera. >> the decoys came to light last week after bart was unable to provide video evidence of the january 9th fatal shooting in a pittsburgh baypoint train. it came from station cameras in assisted. the new cameras will record video to be recorded later and not in realtime. riders say that's good enough for them. >> you need to have the video. i think for that purpose it will be helpful. >> as well

. >> this as we track the showers and more rain is on the way. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. let's start with new video. drivers are dealing with street flooding. you can see the showers that are continuing. >> and in the east bay and pleasant hill there was a crash involving a police cruiser. one person had to go to the hospital. >> on the coast we are watching the waves. abc news was in pacifica as huge waves pounded the pier before 8:00. >> it is rainy here, but it is a cold and snowy night in the sierra. this is near donner summit. chains are required. >> we have live team coverage and let's start with sand yaw patel and live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> it is still active on live doppler 7hd. what we have been waiting for years now, take a look. it is the soaking conditions across parts of the bay area as moderate rain comes in. in the north bay we are seeing lighter showers in pet lemieux and nava -- petaluma and novato. we have a small stream flood advisory for central sonoma county. they have seen minor flooding and there is still a possibility so keep that in mind

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he did rule out one though, dan and ama and that is st. louis. the now former home of the rams. in houston, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> thank you, laura. >> the entire world minus saint louis. katie continues the coverage of the raiders future. >> there are still questions about if the team will get a in you stadium in oakland. >> that's right. that was addressed and she says $100 million from the nfl is, qot, an encouraging sign. as for fans some were ready to abandon the team if the team abandoned oakland again. he gave the raiders a second chance the first time they left. >> when they moved from l.a. to oakland we thought, oh good, it is on. we did it. >> reporter: he was not going to be so forgiving this time. >> they move to l.a., they move to l.a. if they did my plan was never to be a raider fan ever again. >> but it is game on for now. >> when they moved to l.a. i hung in and they moved and i am still a raider fan and my boys are raider fans and i am happy to hear they are staying. >> the oakland mayor says it buys the city more time. >> to find a deal that's gonna work

. >> and as we take a live look at our roof camera, even more rain is on the way. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm ama dates. >> i'm dan ashley. let's get to sandhya patel and the live doppler 7hd. >> dan and ama, the streets are turning slick. let's check out the live doppler 7hd, and i will show you where the rain is falling. we have seen steady rain from ukiah to santa rosa. i will take you in. the street level radar around santa rosa and the row -- roanoke park. as we head toward the east bay, we are also seeing light rain from oakland to el cerrito and san ramon. hayward boulevard as well. don't be surprised if you run into light to moderate rain. san francisco and the peninsula, not as much. it is spotty as you will notice. it is very light around the bay shore and brisbane area. and up to the north, north of clear lake we are tracking some snow around the mountains north of the i'll be back to let you know exactly how long this storm is going to last, and if it is going to be a foggy weekend or if you will see a break before the next storm arrives coming up. ama? >>> the new enhanced weather pattern has closed d

that one brings wind, showers lingering into tuesday, dan and ama. >>> thank you very much, sandy. >> all right, we're getting closer to hollywood's biggest night, the nominations for the 88th academy award winners will be announced tomorrow morning. actors like cate blanchett and leonardo dicaprio are being tossed around. and chris rock will host for the second time. >> he did a good job the first time. on to sports. >>> and we thought we would be billionaires by this time. >> we didn't win. >> i didn't even come close. >> dan, we're going to be wearing sophora for the rest of our lives. >> i mean, it's a good look. >> could be worse -- >> but i mean, it was not my plan. i thought we would be on the yacht by now. also almost 10:00. on the helicopter on the way to the beach. >>> and another downer, no draymond, no victory, the draymond, no victory, the warriors without one of their every morning these men ate a tired breakfast and had a tired day. they weren't lumberjacks, they were slumberjacks. then one day jack showed up with a breakfast burrito powered by jalapeños. it didn't just

here is meteorologist sandhya patel. >> ama and dan, let's look at live doppler 7hd and we'll look at what is ahead and whether the activities will be impacted. as i take you to san francisco you're in a lull. don't have the rain there, but we have showers from burlingame to san mateo and belmont and pacifica and heading down further down the peninsula into the south bay pr sunnyvale to palo alto, santa clara and campbell, you are getting wet. wiper weather in the east bay. oakland, san leandro, you head inland and it is more widespread from concord to livermore. you look at the last batch of showers between row knock park -- roanoke park. we have a high surf advisory until tomorrow morning. el nino-fueled storm responsible for the big waves. watch out for the potential for rip currents. tracking another system for your weekend we are tracking and rating the storms all winter. one is light and five is severe. how this one ranks and who will see rain. that's coming up. dan? >> thank you very much. high surf pounded the coastline in pacifica raising more fear of erosion. a crew worked t

here is meteorologist sandhya patel. >> ama and dan, let's look at live doppler 7hd and we'll look at what is ahead and whether the activities will be impacted. as i take you to san francisco you're in a lull. don't have the rain there, but we have showers from burlingame to san mateo and belmont and pacifica and heading down further down the peninsula into the south bay pr sunnyvale to palo alto, santa clara and campbell, you are getting wet. wiper weather in the east bay. oakland, san leandro, you head inland and it is more widespread from concord to livermore. you look at the last batch of showers between row knock park -- roanoke park. we have a high surf advisory until tomorrow morning. el nino-fueled storm responsible for the big waves. watch out for the potential for rip currents. tracking another system for your weekend we are tracking and rating the storms all winter. one is light and five is severe. how this one ranks and who will see rain. that's coming up. dan? >> thank you very much. high surf pounded the coastline in pacifica raising more fear of erosion. a crew worked t

dan and ama? >> thank you, sandhya. >>> still to come, the garden tool that lead officers to shoot and kill a man. >> and two parent are accused of abusing their adoptive son in their i team home. the reason sheriff investigators missed a major red flag years ago. >> a 300-pound bronze statue vanishes. tonight there is a new development. >> first here is a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" on abc news at 11:00. >> sharing is caring so i am sharing this with you. >> your eyebrows seem -- they seem fuller than i think the last time that you were here. they have -- >> is it showing a you've upgraded all your old technology... so what about this? it's time to get into the new with ford ♪ come and get it if you really want it... ♪ new is ecoboost technology. new is a foot-activated liftgate. new is tougher, stronger and lighter. new is ford. america's best-selling brand. now get into a new focus, fusion, or escape with 0% financing for 60 months plus $2,000 dollars trade-assist cash. only

dan and ama? >> thank you, sandhya. >>> still to come, the garden tool that lead officers to shoot and kill a man. >> and two parent are accused of abusing their adoptive son in their i team home. the reason sheriff investigators missed a major red flag years ago. >> a 300-pound bronze statue vanishes. tonight there is a new development. >> first here is a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" on abc news at 11:00. >> sharing is caring so i am sharing this with you. >> your eyebrows seem -- they seem fuller than i think the last time that you were here. they have -- >> is it showing a ♪ ♪ ♪ burlingame, the campbell area. >> now to an abc7 news i team investigation. a los gatos couple is scheduled to appear in court facing dozens of charges they sexually abused their adopted son. >> and now more information why they didn't pursue the case when the complaint came in three years ago. >> eye team reporter dan noyes has the investigation you will only see on abc eyewitness news. >> he is a di

. >> and as we take a live look at our roof camera, even more rain is on the way. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm ama dates. >> i'm dan ashley. let's get to sandhya patel and the live doppler 7hd. >> dan and ama, the streets are turning slick. let's check out the live doppler 7hd, and i will show you where the rain is falling. we have seen steady rain from ukiah to santa rosa. i will take you in. the street level radar around santa rosa and the row -- roanoke park. as we head toward the east bay, we are also seeing light rain from oakland to el cerrito and san ramon. hayward boulevard as well. don't be surprised if you run into light to moderate rain. san francisco and the peninsula, not as much. it is spotty as you will notice. it is very light around the bay shore and brisbane area. and up to the north, north of clear lake we are tracking some snow around the mountains north of the clear lake area. i'll be back to let you know exactly how long this storm is going to last, and if it is going to be a foggy weekend or if you will see a break before the next storm arrives coming up. ama? >>> the new enhanced weather pat

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dan and ama? >> thank you very much. f you have posted pictures of the weather today where you live. and security will be tight at super bowl 50, just over a month away. >> thousands of first responders will be on hand and some will be sporting a special badge. >> not everyone, though, is on word. >> when football season began, many police officers had traded in their official badges for these with a super bowl 50 logo, offered by the nfl to agencies helping keep venues safe. >> we look at this as a celebration. we want to celebrate super bowl 50. and we're hosting the game. >> the officers paid for these themselves. $124.99 and santa clara is only one of 0 agencies who will send 1800 officers for snapping up these keep sakes but san francisco firefighters won't be joining in. only departments can place the orders and the fire chief is saying no to the badges. the union president says his members are furious. >> this is an important moment and they want that had badge. to be kept out of it is kind of a slap in the face. >

. >>> it's dark, cold and the seas are rough, the impossible conditions tonight as crews conducted a desperate search for a missing surfer. i'm dan ashley. >>> and i'm ama dietz, the search has been suspended for the missing surfer off rodeo beach. >>> the crews were trying to find the person in choppy water, rescue crews began about 5:00. >>> that is when they tried to find another surfer, who was washed out to sea after a person tried to give cpr. >> the good samaritan made it back safely, the search will continue again tomorrow. >>> meanwhile, eight investigators are trying to learn what caused a greyhound bus that crashed. we know the driver's name is gary vonslater, david louie is on the story. >> reporter: the ntsb began their inspection of the greyhound bus which was on its way to gilroy. they were joined by a major accident investigation team and one task involved removing the 20 passengers' belongings from the baggage hall, and had retrieved something vital. >> yes, we retrieved a camera from the bus and will learn if it held anything valuable. >> the camera reported two directions, at the driver and at the road ahead. such video could document

dan and ama? ery much. >>> we do continue up next honors with a day of service, a look at the activities around the bay area, and then then at 5:00, we're following breaking new on the bay bridge, traffic finally moving at protesters shut it down for about an hour. >>> shock. it's a horrific accident. >> neighbors react after their friend is hit and killed by a tour bust? san francisco. what the company is saying. >>> plus the investigation that apple is launching into the newest i phones. >>> and why commuters had a smile on their face on their morning >>> up dating the breaking news, we are streaming on our app, just so you know, for the latest developments, push alerts and we'll let you know when traffic is back to noormal again on the bay bridge. >> yes, but we have been seeing traffic starting to move through now for about an hour protesters had been blocking the front line and traffic was not getting through, at least about 24 people detained. >> completely choked off for about an hour. now t

dan and ama? >> thank you very much. ted pictures of the weather today where you live. and security will be tight at super bowl 50, just over a month away. >> thousands of first responders will be on hand and some will be sporting a special badge. >> not everyone, though, is on word. >> when football season began, many police officers had traded in their official badges for these with a super bowl 50 logo, offered by the nfl to agencies helping keep venues safe. >> we look at this as a celebration. we want to celebrate super bowl 50. and we're hosting the game. >> the officers paid for these themselves. $124.99 and santa clara is only one of 0 agencies who will send 1800 officers for snapping up these keep sakes but san francisco firefighters won't be joining in. only departments can place the orders and the fire chief is saying no to the badges. the union president says his members are furious. >> this is an important moment and they want that had badge. to be kept out of it is kind of a slap in the face. >>> a public re

and snowy night in the sierra. this is from 80 near donner summit. chains required. thank you for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >>> i'm dan ashley. let's start withdrew tuma and live doppler 7 hd. >> it's tracking scattered showers. i want to take you into central sonoma county. we have a flood advisory in effect. the mark west creek is currently overflowing its banks a little bit. there is minor flooding in the area. never drive through any flooded roadways in the vicinity of that flood advisory. tracking light showers. winds down to santa rosa along 101. scattered showers at this hour. live doppler 7 hd to street level. kensington, 'em ripville, piedmont and orinda. heavier activity indicated by the orange. each by palo alto and east palo alto, you do notice we had light showers moving along the peninsula at this hour. all these storms over the past week churned up all ocean waters. look at this video into the newsroom of the waves around pacifica. they had high wives cresting over the barrier. it was great video. that put us into a high surf warning. look at that video. just amazing as the waves crest over while folks are watch

dan and ama? >> excellent. thank you, kristen. >>> up next, an epic journey. the all-woman rowing crew that made history after a nine-month trip. >>> plus this is a very energetic pup. >>> history in australia. a team of four women arrived in cannes yesterday becoming the first all-female rowing crew to cross the south pacific ocean. this is video from their facebook page. the british team left san francisco last april. they expected the 8,500 mile trip to take 6 months but wild weather slowed them down. they spent the last nine months sleeping two hours at a time, if you can imagine. in addition to a place in history, the crew also raced more than $40,000 for two charities. >> wow. >>> well, check this out. an energetic alabama bloodhound showed a group of marathon runners who's boss over the weekend. one wandered into a crowd of people competing at a half marathon. the dog ran the entire 13 miles putting in an unusual time of 1 hour, 32 minutes and 56 seconds. that would have placed the dog in seventh place. she was awarded a medal for the four-legged feat.

dan and ama? >> thank you, sandhya. >> that's our report. >> for sandhya and larry and all of us, thank you for joining us. on "jimmy kimmel live," kathy ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, kathy griffin. oscar winning screenwriter aaron sorkin. and music with cleto and the cletones. and now, after all, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you so much for coming. [ cheers and applause ] thanks for risking really everything to be here tonight. the unthinkable has happened. it's now been raining in l.a. for two days in a row. which is -- that's never happened before in our history. flash flood, high surf, and wind advisories are in effect. my doppler's been going nuts all day. of course this is the work of el nino, which is -- it's my favorite storm system that sounds like an early '80s latino boy band. [ laughter ] meteorologists say the storm is tied now for the strongest el nino storm ever. they say if it

tonight we hear from parents and students stunned by the teacher's sudden arrest. i'm kristen sze. >> em ama daetz. dan ashley has the night off. >> alan wang has more. >> he taught honors chemistry and an integrated science. >> andrea martinez says he was her chemistry teacher at fairfield high school. >> he got along well with the students. he talked to us a lot too. >> this was his first year at fair field high, but it didn't last long. he was arrested on new year's eve day and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior with a 14-year-old student. it happened on campus in early december. >> how does something like that happen on campus? that shouldn't be happening. >> hankins was placed on administrative leave. >> i received an e-mail from another chemistry teacher saying he would no longer be our teacher and he would be taking over for us. >> but to know that someone was taking advantage of their privilege and their rights as a teacher is disgusting. >> police searched hankin's home for evidence of an on going relationship with the student. >> the school district was unavailable for comment. meanwhi

i'm ama daetz in for kristin, and i'm dan ashley. this is the new span of the bridge right before the center sank r anchorage, to show you a bit of backups that continues and will for some time as a result of this protest. >> on a holiday, you would want all of that to be green, but not the case today. our alan wang is live on the phone for us as we're looking at the map to tell us the situation now. you've been talking to people stuck in this? >> reporter: yes, ama and dan, almost all the lanes are open. traffic is flows except for the far two left-hand lanes which they were using to tow away the cars, the protesters that they used to get up here. also they are arresting, the last few of them, taking them off of the bridge. they say about 40 to 45 people were arrested for unlawful assembly and disrupting traffic. about ten of those people actually chained themselves to cars and stretched themselves across all the lanes, shutting down traffic about an hour ago. this play was a parking lot. and you have westbound lanes, people were wa

>> reporter: ama and dan, uber says it is an effort to align itself with proposition 47. it redefines certain felonies as misdemeanors and it gives people a second chance. >> forgery, drug possession. the next uber driver may have been convicted of one of those crimes. >> i think they would need someone to really look into that person. see if they are a good fit for the public. >> everybody deserves a second chance. >> i would like a screening, but i am not sure how iwould feel if it is nonviolent. >> some uber users are on the fence and the deputy chief of staff says hoping offenders find work is critically important. >> we have to build better pathways to bring them to the workforce. both to themselves and the community in which they live. >> they said in a statement to do our part we can make sure people have a fair chance to earn a living with uber. uber driverses we spoke with had the same mixed reaction as rider. >> even with the past you don't know what will happen in the future. >> if they were convicted of nonviolence it went through the past and correct their be

>> reporter: ama and dan, uber says it is an effort to align itself with proposition 47. it redefines certain felonies as misdemeanors and it gives people a second chance. >> forgery, drug possession. the next uber driver may have been convicted of one of those crimes. >> i think they would need someone to really look into that person. see if they are a good fit for the public. >> everybody deserves a second chance. >> i would like a screening, but i am not sure how i would feel if it is nonviolent. >> some uber users are on the fence and the deputy chief of staff says hoping offenders find work is critically important. >> we have to build better pathways to bring them to the workforce. both to themselves and the community in which they live. >> they said in a statement to do our part we can make sure people have a fair chance to earn a living with uber. uber driverses we spoke with had the same mixed reaction as rider. >> even with the past you don't know what will happen in the future. >> if they were convicted of nonviolence it went through the past and correct their b

almost getting boring now. >> we can take boring now. >>> all right, and thank you for joining us tonight. i'm ama dietz. >> and i'm danappreciate your time as always. >> we'll see you again at 11:00 on channel 7. narrator: this program contains material that may be disturbing to some audience members. viewer discretion is advised. coming up on "corrupt crimes"... becomes the subject of his own unscripted nightmare after his wife is murdered in mexico. and authorities believe that he is the killer. and crooks at

>> ama and dan, the woman who was attacked today was not hurt and was not hospitalized either. the crime comes just days before super bowl city fan village is set to open at the foot of market street. it happens on saturday. tonight police are sending a friendly warning to visitor to be careful. >> the view from twin peeks is amazing at sunset. a big favorite for locals and tourists and apparently criminals too. >> you say it is a robbery. and for a tourist it is not good. >> a female tourist was pepper sprayed and robbed. >> grabbed her purse and ripped it off of her. they jumped into a car, a four-door dark colored sedan. it happened that fast. >> the victim told police her attackers were a man and woman in their 20s. >> i think it is terrible, but sadly it is something that has been happening in the twin peeks area for quite some time. >> they investigated the car break ins near the parking lot and an elderly french tourist was robbed of his camera. the crimes appear to be unrow -- to be unrelated. the new fan village super bowl city where hoards of people will be converging

>> ama and dan, the woman who was attacked today was not hurt and was not hospitalized either. the crime comes just days before super bowl city fan village is set to open at the foot of market street. it happens on saturday. tonight police are sending a friendly warning to visitor to be careful. >> the view from twin peeks is amazing at sunset. a big favorite for locals and tourists and apparently criminals too. >> you say it is a robbery. and for a tourist it is not good. >> a female tourist was pepper sprayed and robbed. >> grabbed her purse and ripped it off of her. they jumped into a car, a four-door dark colored sedan. it happened that fast. >> the victim told police her attackers were a man and woman in their 20s. >> i think it is terrible, but sadly it is something that has been happening in the twin peeks area for quite some time. >> they investigated the car break ins near the parking lot and an elderly french tourist was robbed of his camera. the crimes appear to be unrow -- to be unrelated. the new fan village super bowl city where hoards of people will be converging

for the people arrested and frustrated drivers caught in the middle of the demonstration. >> that is this edition of abc7 news. we appreciate your time, time dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. from all of us here, we hope you have a great evening and we'll see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. - hola. hola. necesito un bueno worker. tu es fuerte. come on. ¿que? ¿que? - no vamos con ese senor. lo he visto saliendo con muchos otros, y no vuelven nadie. - we don't go with that man. i've seen several men go with that man and not come back.

tonight we hear from parents and students stunned by the teacher's sudden arrest. i'm kristen sze. >> em ama daetz. dan ashley has the night off. >> alan wang has more. >> he taught honors chemistry and an integrated science. >> andrea martinez says he was her chemistry teacher at fairfield high school. >> he got along well with the students. he talked to us a lot too. >> this was his first year at fair field high, but it didn't last long. he was arrested on new year's eve day and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior with a 14-year-old student. it happened on campus in early december. >> how does something like that happen on campus? that shouldn't be happening. >> hankins was placed on administrative leave. >> i received an e-mail from another chemistry teacher saying he would no longer be our teacher and he would be taking over for us. >> but to know that someone was taking advantage of their privilege and their rights as a teacher is disgusting. >> police searched hankin's home for evidence of an on going relationship with the student. >> the school district was unavailable for comment. meanwhi

and it is still coming down. >> are we seeing any impact on the drought? good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. we're looking at the short and long term effects of this el nino enhanced weather. >> let's begin with abc7 news anchor spencer christian. >> let's take a look at what's happening now. we have a wide path of light rain covering much of the north bay. we have had down pours east of 29 now, moving toward solano county. and a storm impact scale indicates usually expected impact of the storm. one is a light storm, three is a strong storm, five is severe. the current storm is ranking number one, a storm of light intensity. this evening it will be swinging south ward and eastward. and you'll see there will be pockets of rain but the main intensity of the storm will have passed. >> now, let's go live to wayne freedman to check on the impact the storms have had on the drought. wayne? good evening, ama. the effect of the drought is better than we'd feared but not as good as hoped. while i talk in the dark, let's just continue. there is a group that keeps track of broughts around the country. >>

for the people arrested and frustrated drivers caught in the middle of the demonstration. >> that is this edition of abc7 news. we appreciate your time, time dan ashley. >> i'm amaus here, we hope you have a great evening and we'll see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- a professor from washington, d.c... and our returning co-champion -- a church musician and homemaker from kennesaw, georgia... whose 2-day cash winnings total... and an application scientist from columbus, ohio... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! all right, thank you, johnny, and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. good to have you with us today. two familiar faces, as you noticed in our introductions. mike became the champion on friday last. claudia was the champion with us about four weeks ago, but she couldn't come back to defend because she got a good-paying job, and we didn't wanna stand in the way of that. so she returns today. randi is the newcomer. she's the inexperienced one. but she did very well on her test, and so we're not worried about you. good luck to all three of you. let's go to

and it is still coming down. >> are we seeing any impact on the drought? good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. hort and long term effects of this el nino enhanced weather. >> let's begin with abc7 news anchor spencer christian. >> let's take a look at what's happening now. we have a wide path of light rain covering much of the north bay. we have had down pours east of 29 now, moving toward county. and a storm impact scale indicates usually expected impact of the storm. one is a light storm, three is a strong storm, five is severe. the current storm is ranking number one, a storm of light

good evening, and thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. ey is here with the report. >> reporter: more sources from inside of the jail and sheriff's department are calling me. so i have stories lined up for coming weeks and this one, based on reports i've just obtained. the coroner finds a convicted child molester, paul eddie pierce died from a broken neck from falling in the shower but sources tell me the jail did not call out investigators or a homicide unit and by the time a rookie detective arrived, the scene, including the blood evidence had been cleaned up. that raises serious questions at the prison law office. >> there is evidence of lack of supervision, training, accountable. >> reporter: sources say they'll never know because of the poor investigation. two months before the incident, a mentally ill inmate, michael tyree was beaten t

good evening, and thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. dan ashley is here with the report. >> reporter: more sources from inside of the jail and sheriff's department are calling me. so i have stories lined up for coming weeks and this one, based on reports i've just obtained. the coroner finds a convicted child molester, paul eddie pierce died from a broken neck from falling in the shower but sources tell me the jail did not call out investigators or a homicide unit and by the time a rookie detective arrived, the scene, including the blood evidence had been cleaned up. that raises serious questions at the prison law office. >> there is evidence of lack of supervision, training, accountable. >> reporter: sources say they'll never know because of the poor investigation. two months before the incident, a mentally ill inmate, michael tyree was beaten to death at the main jail, then, in september when guards wanted to move 33-year-old walter roches to another unit, he refused. the report says officers used pepper spray, and three rounds from th

. >>> and good evening, and thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. e storm is not done yet, we have a potential for flooding. >> that is right. we do have team coverage of the weather with live reporters in the north and south bay. >> first, let's bring in spencer christian to pinpoint what areas are still, spencer, at risk of flooding tonight. >> we'll start with a wide view of live doppler 7 hd showing areas that are not receiving rainfall, but some are receiving steady rain, including northward to concord, and berkeley to vallejo, and eastward. and that is a pretty straight pattern of rain here and down in the south bay, throughout the higher terrain into the mount hamilton areas, there are pockets of heavy down pours. we have more waves of rain expected to move on shore. our storm impact scale is a series of highs helping us prepare for the weather, we assign a ranking from one, indicating a light storm, up to five, indicating a severe storm. the ranking for tomorrow is one, because many of the residual effects would keep the risk of flooding in t

and facebook. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter on abc7 news bay area, thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm danyou tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants -- a nurse residency program manager originally from evansville, indiana... a bus driver and trainer from orlando, florida... and our returning champion, a criminal defense attorney from orlando, florida... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you very much. hi, folks. good news for whoever wins today's game. not only do they get to relax for the entire weekend, but they get to relax for the next two weeks because coming back on monday, we have the beginning of our annual college championship. that's always an exciting two weeks. sandy and chris, i'm happy to welcome you two to the program today. and, mara, good to see you again. here we go into the jeopardy! round. and here come the categories for you. starting off with... followed by... then... and finally, this... i'm po, the dragon warrior. presenti

saying a sex offender rehab facility qil be opening its doors and tonight they are trying to keep the doors shut. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. the rehab center is relocating to the out of the closet location. >> abc7 news reporter is in the newsroom with what is being done to stop the opening. >> there is a change .org petition with more than 350 signatures. while the opening of the facility is being delayed, it is not likely to be stopped all agent to. stopped altogether. >> having a sex offender rehabilitation facility nearby is not on point with san francisco's ballet academy. >> the concern is for the safety of our students. >> some 400 students, half children study at the studio near market and church street. the clinic for parolees is relocating to the former out of the closet space at church and dubois avenue. >> they come very well recommended and they are considered absolutely one of the best service providers with a good reputation. >> nonetheless, scott wiener says the opening day of february 1st needs to be delayed so out reach can happen. >> nearly no out reach especially given the proposed date. >> the f

and blackish. >> that is going to do it for this edition. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. >> we appreciate your time. we hope to see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants -- a financial analyst from huntingdon valley, pennsylvania... a graduate student in physics from port jefferson, new york... and our returning champion, a internet operations technician from mineral point, wisconsin... whose 3-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert, and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. hi, folks. welcome again to our program, a half-hour of answers and questions featuring a good champion in fred and two excellent challengers in bianca and colin. welcome aboard. good luck. here we go. categories are... okay. "c-o-n" in quotation marks. we know what that means. fred? let's start with "con" men for $200. fred. what is conductor? yes. $400, "con" men. fred. what is constable? right you are. it borders austria for $200. colin. what is italy? yes. "con" men, $600.

and will be the hub leading up to the game. good evening, thanks for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. sky 7 hd is keeping an eye on the street closures, cars are trying to cross to the south side of market street. >> abc7 news reporter sergio quintana shares us live to share stories of people impacted. sergio? >> reporter: we have a little bit of good news. a big change in traffic in the last hour and a half. you can see here on the southbound lanes, it's eased up a lot. it had been backed up more around 4:00 or so. around washington street is where super bowl city is being constructed. if you drove into san francisco, you got down fast. northbound traffic on the embarcadero were clear. leaving downtown is another story. >> how long have you been in this? >> 45 minutes. >> reporter: he's on battery street, trying to get south of market and left an hour and a half early to make sure he can drive less than a mile for a work assignment. justin jennings traveled three blocks in a half hour. >> they had a map showing what streets were blocked off. i doesn't know it's going to be like this.

saying a sex offender rehab facility qil be opening its doors and tonight they are trying to keep the doors shut. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. the rehab center is relocating to the out of the closet location. >> abc7 news reporter is in the newsroom with what is being done to stop the opening. >> there is a change .org petition with more than 350 signatures. while the opening of the facility is being delayed, it is not likely to be stopped all agent to. stopped altogether. >> having a sex offender rehabilitation facility nearby is not on point with san francisco's ballet academy. >> the concern is for the safety of our students. >> some 400 students, half children study at the studio near market and church street. the clinic for parolees is relocating to the former out of the closet space at church and dubois avenue. >> they come very well recommended and they are considered absolutely one of the best service providers with a good reputation. >> nonetheless, scott wiener says the opening day of february 1st needs to be delayed so out reach can happen. >> nearly no out reach especially given the proposed date. >> the f