>> that he would kill gavin smith. >> reporter: the affair ended. hreat remained >> he did not want me to see gavin ever >> reporter: still, attraction is a powerful thing, isn't it? early in 2012, john and chandy were separated, but still living together and gavin and lisa were separated, too and that old magnetic force, gavin met chandy on that secluded road. >> did the two of you become romantic >> yes >> did that include kissing? >> yes >> and while you were kissing gavin, did something happen that caught your attention? >> yeah. >> what happened >> just something like popped up, like appeared. >> was that something the defendant, john creech >> yes, yes. >> reporter: gavin didn't have a chance, she said >> he repeatedly punched him in the face >> reporter: so then she ran back to her car, terrified >> i wanted to get away. i was scared >> reporter: but before she drove away, she looked back. >> john had gavin pinned down. >> reporter: later, she said, creech wanted her to drive him back to the crime scene. help him take gavin to the hospital a b

let's speak to our correspondent gavin lee in brussels and our political guru norman smith in westminsterat she can change this backstop somehow in this deal. the eu says at the moment that is not possible. no commanded probably isn't. is —— no it is not possible. the eu have said they are not reopening the withdrawal treaty, we are not interested in a time limit on the backstop or a unilateral exit route for the uk, and all of these wacky ideas you have about super technology to get around the idea of a heart border in northern ireland, that is nonsense and doesn't exist. she has been told that over and over again. i am sure she understands that absolutely. i wouldn't therefore assume that it is game over, and she is walking straight into the brick wall. i would rather suspect theresa may will go to brussels, have an almighty row, and many in the tory party will say good on you, she is standing up to the beastly bureaucrats in brussels and she might even emerge with some sort of concession. it will not be the reopening of the withdrawal treaty, but it will be something. she will have som

smith in a week. they plan to have a group dinner with families. >>> still to come on abc 7 mornings, getting ready for the new governor. the preparations under way for gavinat's happening at the governor's mansion right also people across the bay area pitching in to pick up trash during the government shutdown. >> announcer: good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >>> good morning and thanks for being with us. i'm chris nguyen. we start this half hour with a quick look at weather. here is lisa argen tracking the condition where you live. lisa, good morning. >>> good morning to you. may have been woken up by the wind or rain or simply just the mild temperatures. we have a 2 on our storm impact scale. a series of wet weather makers headed our way today and tomorrow. two systems both a level 2. anywhere from 3/4 of an inch up to three inches as we combine the two rain days. 45 miles an hour look at gunnarville, healdsburg and pen grove. forest knolls to coast to balinas. but not into the east bay yet. in the sunset dali ski and stand bruno down to pesk deer o in the santa cruz mountains. we are looking at winds kicking