we just talked to jessica castro. she said she was able to drive through on the northbound side so they did get the slide cleared. they are opening those lanes right now so that is getting better. we are still seeing some lingering delays on the northbound side and then north of there in the los gatos area, we're hearing about a jessica and her photographer are on the way to check those out. quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights on at 5:47 this morning and it is a soggy and windy drive across the bay bridge. high wind advisory for both dumbarton and bay bridge this morning. drive times, look at this. westbound 24, walnut creek to highway 13 with that sig alert, 1 hour 32 minutes. half that if you're coming out of the central valley. >>> picking a college certainly a tough task for any kid, right? 7 on your side's michael finney is here to help. is here to help. >>> the 49ers take life... is unpredictable. life is deaths. and births. sickness and health. love and heartbreak. and covered california is

so abc 7 jessica castro asked him a very good question. why not give up on tv romance and try a dating app like this. >> i would argue that being the bachelor is much better than being on tinder. so if compared to those two options, i would choose to be the bachelor. but in all seriousness, between my times on the show, i've always been out there, i've been dating. i think more than anything i've been open to meeting someone. >> he is open. >> that's accurate. >> he is open and he said lucky to have 30 women vying to be the love of his life. or the love for now. will he find true love? find out here on abc 7 news. week two begins tonight at 8:00. >>> we are sure that michael phelps has never tried this. coming up next, why swimmers hit the snow instead of the pool. >> their chilly stunt is now a huge splash on the internet. we'll explain. >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00,s high cost of raising kids. you already know that it is generally expensive but do you know the actual price tag to raise your child. the surprising new numbers and we

i'm jessica castro. we've been talking with dr. hilaria bauer, hector mujica, and deldelp medina for our special show. and i want to get back to this idea of incentivizing our latino community members to give back. and, deldelp, i'll start with you. >> yeah, no, i feel very lucky to be able to work with folks across the united states that are giving back to their communities and understand what is at stake. what is at stake is an economic imperative that we currently have to be able to make sure that we're filling in that gap. and innovation is the way to do it. if you've become a millionaire or a billionaire in the 21st century, it's because of technology. the only other way you could have done that is actual petroleum. and so, this is a way in which your intelligence, your hard work, your dedication allows you to do that. but on the flip side, we do need to create inclusive environments. the reality is, is that too often when i go to a tech conference -- and i've been going to them for 15, 20 years -- i would be the "only" in a r

i'm jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> wow. >> that is amazing. >> that's so fascinating. i'd be really curious, how similar are they. >> their habits. >> what are they like, what are they not like and all those things. what's your favorite color, this, your favorite food, all that sort of stuff. nature versus nurture. >> absolutely. >> and now they're going to make all these new memories together. that's fantastic. >> can you imagine two spencer christians? >> no. >> i have no twin for which the world is thankful. here's live doppler 7. we have little pockets of twin showers moving into parts of the north bay right now. mainly light rainfall, may get a little heavier overnight. how much rain have we had since sunday, though? some in locations like ben lomond, almost 14 inches. up the amount st. helena almost a foot as well. over 3 inches at san francisco and oakland, so we've had a soaking. our percent of normal rainfall for the season to date, most bay area locations are over 100% of the average rainfall totals for this point in the season. santa rosa closer to 200% of a

jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> thank you. abc 7 news was along the embarcadero a few moments ago. king tide spilled over the sidewalk and on to the roadway. city crews closed one lane because of the backed up storm drains. drivers drove through massive puddles when the tides peaked after 9:00 this morning. >>> highway maintenance workers are starting to clean up this massive mudslide in big sur. cal trans tweeted out this picture. let's give you a closer look at what crews are up against. they stay it stayed active overnight. >> you can track today's storm with live doppler 7. you can get push alerts sent straight to your phone or tablet. >>> president obama's final farewell. we'll take you to chicago where the crowd is growing ahead of his final speech tonight. >>> angelina jolie ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> happying now. it's all about the confirmation hearings under way. one is happening for senator jeff sessions. this morning protesters wearing white klan style hoods disrupted the first hearing before it even got started. senator sessions for attorney general is one of president-elect's more con

that's where we have that major slide that's where jessica castro is. i'm starting to see a pretty significant back-up on the northbound side and again northbound side still fully blocked by that mudsle from yesterday. reports of a new mudslide as well, southbound highway 17 past the cats restaurant and that is blocking two left lanes right now. let's check in with mike nicco with a look at our weather. >>> you said a new mudslide? >> yeah. highway 17. >> all right. i'll show you live doppler 7 in a minute. some of the heaviest rain the moving through the santa cruz mountains. can't emphasize enough the storm is going to levels on the storm impact scale as far as rain and wind but the damage could be greater because of what happened sunday. let's take a look. there you go. you can see the yellows, the oerngz, and the reds from a boulder creek, and that area, so you got to be careful if you're traveling through there. and theoryhere's the brighter w tops. so here are my biggest concerns, stream and creek flooding. debris flows not as much as on the burn

i'm jessica castro, abc 7 news. >>> now your accuweather forecast withdrew tuma. >> great advice from jessica. tomorrow morning we'll still have standing water on our roadways as well as isolated showers. that means the morning commute will likely be slower than we're used to. live doppler 7 showing we still have showers out there right now. this is in a loop over the past hour. moisture is funneling on shore. one in the north bay and one cresting the south bay. we'll take you into the south bay around san jose san jose we have light to moderate showers at this hour. farther to the north, inland, pleasanton, livermore. in the north bay we have flood and downpours around santa rosa south of windsor. so the wet weather continues. we have got drops on the lens, water on the roadway. prepare for damp spots tomorrow with showers continuing to move through the area. we have a flash flood watch in effect until 11:00 in the areas shaded in green. what that means as the showers continue to move through over the next hours it could create flooding in areas. take note of that tonight. winds were

. >>> i am jessica castro at the live desk.t least four people are dead and 15 hurt after a truck drove into a crowd of israeli soldiers, and officials at this hour are calling it a terrorists attack. this happened at a popular promenade overlooking the old city, including mt. zion. abc news learned from the paramedics on the scene, four were killed, they were soldiers, all young in their 20s. i will continue to get the details here at the live desk here. >>> and the vet who killed five and injured more will make his appearance in court tomorrow. the 26-year-old santiago threw down his gun and surrendered. one would-be victim was saved by his laptop. >> i was up against the conveyor belt, and i felt a thud and there was a bullet that rick ashade and entered my backpack, without my laptop in the cape the bullet would have gone through my shoulder blades. >> sanitiago was charged with a act of violence at an international airport resulting in death and could face the death penalty. >>> officials were forced to shut down the build

jessica castro brought you the information yesterday. cell phone video captured the moment this all happened. moment this all happened. >> he's got a gun! >> you can see the chaos as people were running to safety from that club. one of the victims was crushed trying to escape. 15 people got hurt and authorities think the gunman got away in a taxi. >>> opening statements begin tomorrow in the sierra lamar murder trial in a san jose courtroom and prosecutors are facing the difficult task of seeking a conviction without the victim's body ever being found. antolin garcia-torres has pleaded not guilty to killing 15-year-old morgan hill teenager. defense attorneys say lamar ran away on her own, pointing to a friend of sierra's. prosecutors say they have dna evidence that links garcia-torres to her murder. she vanished while walking to school in 2012 of the established etiquette for b.a.r.t. riders may be the reason escalators are always breaking down. here's that rule and you probably know it. stand on the right, pass on the left. a b.a.r.t. b

jessica castro is here with the charges. >> reporter: noor salman was arrested just after 8:00 and being held at the santa rita jail in alameda county. she was taken into custody at her mother's house where she was living with her young son and this video was obtained last may when they first searched the home. she faced two federal charges, obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting his attempted provision of material support to a foreign terrorist organization. matt eep ween was killed at the nightclub that killed 49 people. a neighbor in rodeo described this morning's arrest to abc 7 news. >> i woke up with the commotions of the dogs, my dog was barking and i didn't get out to see. but i was able to hear people walking around, cars pulling over but i didn't see anything. i didn't even open my windows to see what was going on. so we just realized something happened after we turned on the tv. >> reporter: meanwhile orlando police released this statement a short time ago. federal authorities have been working tirelessly on this case for more than seven months and we're grateful that

jessica castro in fremont for us in morning. how's it looking? >> reporter: good morning, guys, little jealous of your nice dry studio this morning. in fremont, the rain is pretty light right now. i'm going to have any photographer ian show you around a little bit right here. very light rain but it was a really wet drive all the way from san francisco as i came down here in morning on 880 to 680. it was raining the whole way. it's also definitely cold out here. you'll want to use your heater this morning. the good news is i left so early, not too many cars. a lot of people still in holiday mode. there is snow on mt. hamilton in santa clara county. it can make the drive out there pretty tough. take a listen to some folks that we spoke with. >> it's really cold, i'm not used to but i could hardly feel my hands right now. >> fun snowball fight and we were supposed to, like, look in there but it's closed. so we had a snowball fight. >> reporter: so pretty fun out there but fact che-- it can be dangerous. you can't make it all the way out there on cal

. >> i'm reggie aqui alongside meteorologist mike nicco, jessica castro and alexis smith is back with us this morning. hey, everybody. okay, so, she says dark and early but it's going to be ind of dark for a lot of the bay, isn't it? not a lot of sunshiny, blue skies. >> rainbows and lollipops. >>> you guys expect a lot sometimes. we have increasing cloud cover today. you may need the sunglasses from time to time as the cloud cover will filter the sunshine. yes, but it won't be bright and blue like it was yesterday, plus we have hazy conditions this morning, the airport up in santa rosa, quarter mile visibility. you can see up towards windsor river boulevard towards airport boulevard towards 101, thick fog. it is a spare the air, wood burning illegal. temperatures today in the low to mid 50s even with the lack of sunshine compared to yesterday. that's your 12-hour day planner. how about planning for the commute, alexis? >>> i have good news. your plans are going to go a lot smoother if you travel highway 37 in novato. we have f we've had at least the westbound side for the better part

i'm jessica castro. natasha zouves is off. we have traffic reporter alexis smith and meteorologist mike nicco. is your watch set? >> yes. not really. >> it is not. he doesn't even have a battery in it. >> is that true? >> this was just for show. >> he's just wearing it. >> when i need it for timing, i wear the one you gave me for christmas. this one's at 6:00 all the time sorry i just called you out. >> that's why i like her. anyway, mike, about that weather. >> i like you too. you don't have to be mean to me. here's a look another what's going on. we've got a little bit of a downpour moving away from moraga and heading towards lafayette, walnut creek, light rain up a and down 680. you can see the drops on the creek from walnut creek as we look southbound toward that rain coming our way. 12 hour day planner waking up a little milder this morning, temperatures in the upper 40s, low to mid 50s with our best chance of showers through 1:00, lull through the evening commute and then our next storm starts to roll in at 7:00 with som

whole team here, jessica castro, good morning. alexis smith, and mike nicco, we are on storm watch again. >> yes and the first push of wet weather is moving through right now and it has some yellows and oranges. hi, everybody. first challenge to the rest of the day, right there, you can see from 580 between dublin and hayward all the way up to napa, even the slight chance of a heavy, brief downpour there on 80 from about richmond all the way up towards vallejo. let's see which way this is moving. absolutely moving quickly. in fact, it will be out of here in about 30 minutes and then we'll transition over to just some scattered showers for the rest of the morning. you can see the rain picking up in right now. 43 to 50. moderate 50s. windy conditions, even a chance of a thunder storm this afternoon and evening. lest finds out if it's affecting the commute. >> not yet but it seems like we'll have something pop up here soon. no incidents on the board so far this morning, mass transit is looking goods so it is feeling a little too good

i'm jessica castro from abc 7 morning. let's head over to alexis smith with a quick look at the traffic conditions on this rainy thursday. >> we've got wet pavement and delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. you are slow approaching the meters lights. vallejo san francisco bay ferry 15 minutes late. ace 7 delayed due to freight interference. sounds like that's just a few minutes behind scheduled. and capital corridor trains between 30 and 40 minutes delayed all due to a bridge delay. >> and that wet pavement is because of the rain s >>> random light showers out there now all the way through about 1:00. it will be mainly dry 4:00 and isolated shower possible through 7: 7:00. temperatures in the low 40s. let's take a look at what's going to happen with our forecast. storm impact scale, a 2 tonight. for heavy rain not as windies a last night. the snow level down to 3,000 feet. we could have small hail like we had this morning in san francisco. my biggest concerns ponding on the roadways, stream and creek flooding. not power out

jessica castro is at the live desk with a checklist we should all be keeping mind of, jessica. >> especially while your power is still on and you're watching television or using your computer, because we've already had some power outages. and the things that you should have in your emergency kit, these are the basics. you want the gallon of water, canned food, blankets, first aid kit, and a flashlight. these are the things we often tell you about, but other things you may also want. you may want an extra cell phone battery, or at least that pow charger so when you have power, you can charge back up. you want your prescription meds, cash. we've been talking about

in fremont, jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> jessica, thank you. >>> in the sierra, chains are requiredecause of dangerous driving conditions. caltrain shut down 7 miles after drivers started to spin out. several inches of snow have fallen and there's much more to come. the national weather service issued a winter storm warning. some areas could see more than 3 feet of snow just this week. >> with all the rain we're seeing, officials are hoping the first snow pack survey of the season will bring good news about our drought. officials will take reading from highway 50 this morning and california gets a third of its water from the snow pack. it is too soon to know whether we've gotten enough rain and snow to move closer to ending our five-year drought. the snow pack is usually at its deepest around april 1 so weather watchers won't know with certainty what kind of season it's been until then >>> you can track our rain and sometimes snow with the abc 7 news app. enable push letters and you'll get weather vaz advisories right on your phone. >> access to san francisco's main water supply wil

jessica castro is off but we have alexis smith watching the roads.ike nicco is here with the weather. >> we'll have more dry days than wet days. savor all you can or all you want for as many times. only two days i'm concerned with, thursday and friday. hi, everybody. since it is pomonday, i want to show you what to expect. i've overlayed the cloud layer on live doppler 7. it'll make a gorgeous sunrise. if you post it, hashtag abc 7. upper 50s to mid 60s from noon to 4:00. look how mild it is going to be this evening. low to mid 50s. spare the air today. more on that next. alexis? >>> if you're planning on using mass transit, we haven't had any delays reported. bart, muni, everything okay. bay bridge toll plaza, not much. we've had the metering lights on for about an hour, so you are congested as usual. westbound 580 tracy to dublin, 1 hour 6 minutes. westbound 4 antioch to concord, 26. san rafael to san francisco, only 17 minutes. we do still havele we'll go there next. >>> iraq taking swift action in response to president trump's executive order tem

. >> abc p's jessica castro watching things from the south bay and she is leave in fremont. good morning, jessica. >> good morning. here in fremont, we're starting to get somewhat of a wraek break. it's still driszing out here. we've seen a lot more people heading out to work and since i last checked in with you, we spoke to some commuters who say that the roads out there are a little more congested today and slower. >> traffic seemed to be okay, people are spacing themselves a little bit lower speed. >> can you tell me how the commute's been for you this morning isn't the rain? >> little tougher today until the rain. after the last holiday week there was like nobody out here and then all of a sudden everyone's out here and slowly because of the rain. >> reporter: in fact, one man we spoke with said he nearly got -- saw an accident on the freeway with a big rig. the roads were slick and cars seemed to be sliding a little on 680 in this area. meanwhile, there's snow in santa clara county in mt. hamilton, it's fun, it can be dangerous, though. highway 130 is clo hamilton and we

. >> and i'm jessica castro. natasha zouves is off. thanks for joining us. meteorologist mike nicco. >> i like the running start. >> and traffic reporter alexis smith. >> it's hard work over there. >> i was trying to get the radar dialed in on something that was a hot spot this morning, and yeah, i just kind of ran on in here. working busy this time, trying to keep up with the storms and social media and on air here, so let's take a look another what's going on with live doppler 7. you can see some yellows and some oranges out there. some brief downpours. see that thunderstorm northeast of napa? that's moving to the northeast away, but lightning can strike several miles away from the parent storm so stay inside for 10, 20 more minutes until that gets far away. here's a look at what's going on in walnut creek right now and you can see light rain through this. scattered showers through noon, a little bit of a break in afternoon. and then the next storm we start to see some showers develop at 7:00 and it's going to get much heavier tonight. more on that next. >

jessica castro with abc 7 mornings has a look at this decade milestone. >> reporter: happy birthday, ten years since this thing came out and changed my world and yours, whether you own one or not. let's take you on a time warp. look at this video. steve jobs showing off the iphone for the very first time on january 9th, 2007. boy, was he confident in his product, which he called three products in one, a phone, ipod and breakthrough internet device. >> we're going to make some history together today. >> there are rumors right now they're expecting this to outsell the razr and i believe it. >> those rumors came true. jobs was right. they made history. the iphone is actually considered the most successful consumer device ever created. our new iphone 7s are still similar to the ones that came out a decade ago but they have evolved in huge ways. there are more than 2 million apps available, including the abc 7 news app. the first model was $499 for 4 gigabytes and $599 for 8 gigs. back then it was one of a kind, but now it's no longer the only touch screen out there. what comes next? we'l

i'm jessica castro, abc 7 news. >>> and abc 7 news was in san francisco's's mission district, look at that. this is at 20th and guerrero. the san francisco fire department says no one was injured, but clearly damage was done. >>> extensive delays and cancellation at sfo. airport officials say 140 flight arrivals and departures were canceled. tonight you can expect one to two-hour delays through midnight. no other major airport delays reported in the bay area. >>> we have just seen some major issues throughout the day in terms of wind damage and flooded areas. this storm ranked a 4, a major storm on the storm impact scale, the first time we've had a 4 since we created it exclusively here at abc 7. tonight the tail end of it will get downgrade the. let's look at the scale right now. with light to moderate rain, isolated downpours, and those winds, they're still breezy, but they will slow by be relaxing. we'll get you right into the north bay, some light showers up to novato, still in downpours near yountville. those pops of yellow and eastern, that's the heavier rain. light showers from

jessica castro has the day off, so mike, it's a cool one this morning. >> yes, it definitely is. much cooler up to 12 degrees cooler than it was this time yesterday and the fog is out there. thankfully right now it's not very widespread, especially compared to what we're going to be dealing with tomorrow morning so we have half a mile in petaluma, 3/4 in santa rosa and not much out in the central valley but that's all going to change tomorrow. here's a look from mount tamalpais. mid 30s to low 40s at 7:00. low 50s at with mostly sunny conditions and jacket weather during the evening hours. >>> we still have lingering closures from all the rain and that includes highway 37. so they are pumping water off of the state route 37, 24 hours a day. but they are just really not many areas to put it so we still have that full closure between atherton and 101. we will have chp on the scene once again helping to traffic on atherton, i know that has been getting really congested. hang in there. we'll take a look at drive times coming up. >>> self-driving ubers are back on the streets in san f

jessica castro, abc 7 news. >>> people on social media going bananas about a massive gator in florida. take a look at this guy. kim joyner says he's the real deal. she spotted this animal -- wait until you see his whole body. he looks like he swallowed a volkswagen, making its way around a giant nature reserve in florida. he's just passing through. >> nothing to see here. >> look how long his tail is. just going about his business, paying no attention to the people nearby taking photos. don't make him angry. you won't like that boy when he gets angry. >>> coming up next on abc 7 news at 4:00 -- >> in the heat of emotion, a lot of things get said on both sides. >> the son of civil rights icon dr. martin luther king jr. on the growing feud between the president-elect and georgia congressman john lewis. >>> plus the growing number of bay area politicians who are boycotting mr. trump's inauguration. why they say it's an important thing to do. >>> and the battle that's brewing over the union square bar, lefty creamy swirls of pure indulgence. silky sifts of total transcendence. tempting ac

we have jessica castro here, good morning. alexis smith and mike nicco bringing us one dry day to enjoy. we're going to make the most of it. >> i'm not sure how to read your body language and tone with that one, but i'm thinking it's positive. i think friday for the most part is going to be dry also. so let's try to squeeze in too but then saturday, sunday, monday, you'll complete plooe forget about those dry days. highway 12, 116, all those areas affected. it is quiet this morning. temperatures mid 30s to mid 40s, upper 40s with increasing sunshine today. more on the big storm next. >>> and also off to a great start on the roads, especially considering how busy things were yesterday. just one incident here. the morello onramp sounded like a tanker truck slid off the roadway, chp is saying, that's not true. but just a minor issue right now. we'll take a look at some fairly light drive times coming up next. >>> the red tag department building in pacifica teetering on a crumbling cliff above the ocean is finally coming down. >>

. >> jessica castro enjoying the day off. let's start with you, mike. >> okay. let's talk about fog, why don't we. yeah, it's out there and it's pretty thick and oh just bumped up from mile to 2 1/2 at our reporting station in petaluma which means quarter mile visibility is moving somewhere and the temperature right around freezing so we could have some black ice on some elevated surfaces and that's where the thickest fog is right now. keeping an eye on san jose because we do have fog developing around gilroy, not as widespread as it's going to be tomorrow. here's a look from sutro tower. we're going to wake up with a lot of sunshine, little bit hazy because of the moisture in the air. low 50s at noon, mid 50s at 4:00 but back in the 40s by 7:00. almost a typical day for january. we haven't had many of those, alexis. how about on the roads. >> well, yeah, i'd say we're looking pretty typical in that we've got a couple trouble spots, northbound 880 one of them. we have that seven-car crashes this is a sig alert, three left lanes are still blocked and a couple of

we have jessica castro, good morning. >> hey, good morning. >> alexis smith. >> good morning. >> and mike nicco bringing us several solid days of storms. >> yes, absolutely. good news with this morning's storm is the red has moved into the central valley. you can see some of them moving through the eastern sections of danville right there, the radar just updated, dublin and also san ramon, heading over towards vasco road, brentwood and discovery bay. the reds move through in the central valley and continuing to move away and we'll just deal with some drizzle and scattered showers but everything's wet now. look at that. the radar looks so impressive when it came over san francisco, gave us a whopping 0.20 but that's enough to cause ponding. 12 hour day planner shows the rain and the wind picks up considerably this afternoon. through the evening commute, alexis. >>> okay, yeah, we have had a couple spinout crashes here this morning. taking another look at walnut creek, i thought it was just that wet pavement slowing us down on southbound 680. turns out just before highway 24, we have s

with a closer look at the cost of the inauguration, let's check in with abc 7's jessica castro. >> reporter: this could be the most costly inauguration in u.s. history and according to the "new york times," the price tag could top $200 million for friday's inauguration and events leading up to it. taxpayers like you and me will foot the bill along with private donors and taxpayers are paying because much of the bill is covered by the federal government, state, and local governments and certain government committees. but what cost the most? security is the biggest line item by far. it could easily top $100 million for about 28,000 personnel. how does it compare to past elections? mr. trump's inaugural committee raised much of the money and the "new york times" is saying it's already amassed 100 million through corporations and smaller supporters. by comparison, listen to this, that's well above the record $53 million set by the obama team back in 2009. the costs can fluctuate depending on the size of the crowds bewe expect large numbers in washington, d.c. for his swearing in -- many may be

i'm jessica castro, abc 7 news. >>> and abc 7 news was in san francisco's's mission district, look athis is at 20th and guerrero. the san francisco fire department says no one was injured, but clearly damage was done. >>> extensive delays and cancellation at sfo. airport officials say 140 flight arrivals and departures were canceled. tonight you can expect one to two-hour delays through midnight. no other major airport delays reported in the bay area. >>> we have just seen some major issues throughout the day in terms of wind damage and flooded areas. this storm ranked a 4, a major storm on the storm impact scale, the first time we've had a 4 since we created it exclusively here at abc 7. tonight the tail end of it will get downgrade the. let's look at the scale right now. with light to moderate rain, isolated downpours, and those winds, they're still breezy, but they will slow by be relaxing. we'll get you right into the north bay, some light showers up to novato, still in downpours near yountville. those pops of yellow and eastern, that's the heavier rain. light showers from san ram

jessica castro is on her way there. we will have a live report coming up shortly on the progress they're making. for now, northbound 17 still fully blocked. traffic is actually sharing the southbound side of the road. so one lane northbound, one lane southbound, not seeing any delays right now. quick check of drive minutes out of the central valley. tough conditions again today, just want to slow down and take it easy. >>> well, we are willing to bet that one michigan man is going to think twice the next time he decides to warm up hiss car. >> taylor was slapped with $128 ticket for leaving his car running. one day last week, he walked out to the driveway, walked back inside, short time later, he noticed a surprise under one of his wipers. >> in and out in probably about 7 to 8 minutes, so in that mamt of time, he ran up here, gave me the ticket, and by the time i got out, he was nowhere to be seen. >> common sense. we can't warrant everybody on every law there is. common sense says you don't leave your car running unat

jessica castro has that part of the story. >> reporter: a tough scene to watch as a rescuer picks up a family from higher ground and drive away in the atv. the dog running alongside through several nearby properties and then even into the deeper water, waiting to be rescued. other animals captured by sky 7 took a more calm approach. cattle stuck on a small island near their barn surround by fast rising waters. then a few moments later, watch as they real is -- realize it is not too deep and huddle together in a corner. we counted seven there. then a bigger herd of cattle seen not too far away, huddled in a more open area, water reaching half way up their legs. horses had to be taken out of their stables, seeing here being loaded on to a charge trailer that would ultimately take them to safety. you could see the water knee deep for people helping those animals. a hand on a more lighthearted note, we found the only animals that don't need to be rescued. if they've survived more than 200 million years, they'll make it through this storm. and in all seriousness, the good news is that fro

whole team here, jessica castro, good morning.lexis smith, and mike nicco, we are on storm watch again. >> yes and the first push of wet weather is moving through right now and it has some yellows and oranges. hi,

jessica castro shows us how with reaction. >> reporter: it is mixed reaction. we spoke to two city council members, oakland's city new chief was once chief of police in spokane, that is washington state's second largest city. she ran that department for about six years. most recently, she was in charge of chicago police department bureau professional standards. councilman guyo seemed hesitant when we spoke with him. the councilwomen campbell had confidence in the pick. take a listen. >> well, i can say is i wish this police chief well and i'll start my prayers today. the reality is her experience in chicago and certainly we don't know, that is not a -- a positive one coming out of chicago. >> i just had an opportunity to meet the new chief for the first time, anne kirkpatrick and very impressive individual. i really believe she's the right leader at this time. and she faces quite a big challenge. >> reporter: and one of her challenges, she'll need to rebuild trust between the department and the oakland community. kirkpatrick is experienced in officer misconduct

jessica castro has the day off, so mike, it's a cool one this morning. >> yes, it definitely is. much cooler up to 12 degrees cooler than it was this time yesterday and the fog is out there. thankfully right now it's not very widespread, especially compared to what we're going to be dealing with tomorrow morning so we have half a mile in petaluma, 3/4 in santa rosa and not much out in the central valley but that's all going to change tomorrow. here's a look from mount tamalpais. mid 30s to low 40s at 7:00. low 50s at

we've jessica castro here. welcome back, alexis. good to see you.le? >> yeah, it is, actually. and this time tomorrow, we'll start watching some rain. we're on storm watch. let's talk about what's going on right now. it's the fog. quarter mile visibility in nee and santa rosa. it's also spare the air day. no wood burning, all 24 hours. 32 to 43 to dress warmly this morning. increasing clouds, low to mid 50s throughout the day, not quite as chilly this evening. >> we've got some really lig volumes out there this morning, i have live doppler 7 and some areas of the central valley and north bay, zooming into the posy, we've got cleaning scheduled until 5:00 this morning so you'll have to take the longer way around if you're leaving alameda. we'll take a look at some closures from last week coming up next. >>> this morning, a large oak tree came crashing down into a busy street. half of the tree fell into the street and the other half fell into a home on livorna road. a loan county worker showed up and started chopping up the tree around 3:20 this morni

we have jessica castro, good morning. alexis smith and mike nicco giving us one more quiet day before this weekend. we're all looking forward to it. >> really? who are you trying to convince there? yourself, everybody else? yeah, it's going to be really, really tough this weekend. tough issues this morning, though. hi, everybody. remember those freezing cold temperatures we talked about yesterday? there you go. they're still out there until at least 9:00 so make sure those plants, pipes, and pets are protected through that time frame in our north bay, east bay valleys and also down in

. >> i'm natasha zouves alongside jessica castro and alexis smith, who is bucking the color trend thisas my main goal today. >> you look great. >> mission accomplished. mike's doing purple too. >> he is doing purple. mike, is this the dry day? >> the dry day. yes. absolutely. form, a little bit also but today the day to take those holiday decorations down. look at this. live doppler 7, pretty much dry, there's a little bit of drizzle out there and even if it's not raining, there's wetness of the streets. here's a look from our roof camera and those temperatures much cooler this morning, 35 to 48, lot of sunshine this afternoon back in the 30s and 40s at 7:00, in fact, temperatures up to 20 degrees cooler this morning. >>> good morning, mike. obviously a lot better driving conditions this morning. we are seeing a little bit of that sheen on the pavement. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza but nothing like yesterday's commute that was just so treacherous. so maybe astri sprinkle or two that's about it. we do have a little bit of fog up on north bay so and you're traveling along t

. >> and jessica castro has that story from the live desk. >> that's right. i have the evidence to show you right here on social media. this is from the marin county sheriff. this is a tree that crashed into a house. and you can see it also looks like it crashed into this white truck here as well. i want to show you this as well from the sheriff where a tree came down on a house in wilson avenue and you can actually hear if i click on the photo, you can see how large that tree is on top of the home. looks like it's on some type of awning and you can see the damage that was done there on the porch area that got destroyed and just within the last few minutes or so, not too far we also have trees crashing down into homes. they are one of the hardest hit areas, marin county, but we continue tracking all these images. send them to us. #abc 7 now. back to you. >>> our live team storm coverage continues in just a minute. >> here's a live look at highway 101. mike nicco tracking the latest afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world befo

jessica castro from abc 7 morning spoke with terry more an about the revealing documentary. >> we sometimes turn these trials into game shows or they get mocked on snl. one of the things this deep dive into this trial is at the bottom of these stories, these are real human beings. people will come away with more empathy for all of the menendez family. victim the parents and the children. >> you can watch the special onight at 9:00 on abc 7 news. >>> the raiders are gearing up for a very big playoff game. the team and quarterback conner cook practiced before saturday's wild card playoff game. cook is the first quarterback in the modern era to have his first career start come in the playoffs. talk about pressure, the raiders game is on abc 7 saturday. our wayne freedman is heading to houston for this wild card game against the texans. live coverage starts at noon here on abc 7. kickoff at 1:20. wayne will have reports from texas saturday, plus a complete wrap-up of live post game interviews after the game. >>> animal control officials credit the compassion of the abc 7 news viewers for helpin

jessica castro from abc 7 morning spoke with terry more an about the revealing documentary. >> we sometimes turn these trials into game shows or they get mocked on snl. one of the things this deep dive into this trial is at the bottom of these stories, these are real human beings. people will come away with more empathy for all of the menendez family. victim the parents and the children. >> you can watch the special onight at 9:00 on abc 7 news. >>> the raiders are gearing up for a very big playoff game. the team and quarterback conner cook practiced before saturday's wild card playoff game. cook is the first quarterback in the modern era to have his first career start come in the playoffs. talk about pressure, the raiders game is on abc 7 saturday. our wayne freedman is heading to houston for this wild card game against the texans. live coverage starts at noon here on abc 7. kickoff at 1:20. wayne will have reports from texas saturday, plus a complete wrap-up of live post game interviews after the game. >>> animal control officials credit the compassion of the abc 7 news viewers for helpin

we're going to get right to jessica castro who is watching this from the live desk. >> yes, the and it's all because of those fast rising waters overnight. more specifically, let me get that back up for you. more specifically, it is happening just south of 152 on the border here of hollister and gilroy. it is on lovers lane and my computer is not cooperating with me, folks. let me show you that video that we have. hopefully i can fast forward requester you a little bit. having some technical issues. there we go. you see the emergency crews that are out there, again, this is south of highway 152 in hollister, and we have been seeing people throughout the morning being loaded on to buses, there's a lot of water there on the ground there, trying to get some folks out by boat. i can also tell you that i've seen some people with their pets rescu rescued using fire trucks in that area and mike is telling us they are going to get more rain any minute now so the situation there continues to change and sfa as soon as we get more information from the scene, we are working on verifying h

jessica castro, alexis smith and mike nicco. let's start with traffic. >> everything is saturated. we had a lot of mudslides causing issues on the roads today, along with trees down and just all sorts of hazards. really want to warn you, though w're not seeing a lot of rain this morning, we still have dangerous driving conditions. going to take you down to highway 17. the northbound lane still fully closed at granite creek. we have sky 7 on the way, so hopefully we'll have an idea of how the cloneup pean up in proc going shortly. i want to end on a good note here. we got word that highway 1 near reina del mar avenue and pacifica was closed overnight and it was opened 10, 15 minutes ago. a significant backup but it is starting to recover. >>> let's check in with mike nicco. we're not done with the rain. >> the best returns are in the south bay and they're green, no yellows or oranges, but they stretch across 101, 82 and 85. even back to 87 near willow glen. these are all sliding to the east. it is going to be the last be push of organized showers until we get to the noon hour. then

. >> i'm jessica castro. ngaatasha is off today.smith and mike nicco. >> we thought today would be quiet and it is on the roads. we have a commuter issue here. if you have to head back to work today, we have a major delay still at daly city. it's in the pittsburgh bay point and dublin/pleasanton directions. all dough ue to an earlier issue. it is still a major delay, meaning over 20 minutes if you're leaving out of daly city. wet pavement and meteorologist mike nicco has more. >> hi, everybody. we're starting off the new year kind of unsettling. it is going to be that way for the rest of the week. i'll zoom in on what's going on now with live doppler 7. street level there. heading up toward the airport, 92 to half-moon bay, there are waves of light to moderate showers. that's what we'll have for the better part of today. as soon as they let us know about the sfo arrival delays, i'll let you know. we're starting in the 30s and 40s now. we'll end up mainly in the upper 40s. there is a stronger storm tomorrow. details next. let's get n

we have the team, jessica castro.ood morning. >> morning. >> we have sue hall in for alexis smith. great to see you. >> thanks. >> mike nicco are bringing us a few dry days before we get back into rain. >> biggest concern, the fog. and the fact it may be a little bit of black ice. let's see what's happening. i have overlayed the fog layer. sonoma mountain parkway, 116 and 101 in lakeville street. we have fog in the san ramon valley and the central valley. watch out for that. south beach, quiet right now. temperature running around 34 to 44 at 7:00. low to mid 50s with total sunshine throughout the afternoon hours. grab a coat this evening. low to upper 40s by 7:00. is there anybody on the road this morning, sue? >>> a few people, yeah. look at your bay bridge shot. the upper deck, here's what it looks like at the toll plaza, with no delays here whatsoever. nice 15 minute drive from golden gate fields all the way to the city. green is good. the orange on the map represents the area that mike is talking about with fog t

along with mike nicco, jessica castro and sue hall.s is a physical demonstration of the storm door opening later this week. >> i like that. it'll be the new -- what would that be? >> i don't even know, shenani n shenanigans. >> interpretive dance. >> live doppler 7, the fog layer on half mile, santa rosa, near the airport. charles schultz around 101. for south beach, looking at the bay bridge, not too much. 32 to 34. freezing fog possible in the san ramon valley. how about the traffic this mosh morning, sue? >>> non-existent, pretty much. things are flowing nicely. look at the san mateo bridge with a 14 to 15-minute drive from hayward. 880 over toward 101 and san mat mateo. looking good. picking things up a little bit. green is good. the orange on your map represents areas that could be foggy for your commute. heads up there. just a little blip of red out of the central valley. we're looking at a 25-minute drive time from the tracy area to dublin-pleasanton. >>> it'll soon be last call for an east bay sports ca s bar wit history of iss

abc7's jessica castro brought this to you from our live desk.his is cell phone video capturing the moment it happened. happened. >> he's got a gun! >> during this chaos of people running away from the club, an 18-year-old girl from denver was crushed to death trying to escape the gunfire. 15 people got hurt. and authorities think that gunman got away in a taxi. >>> opening statements begin tomorrow in the sierra lamar trial. prosecutors face the difficult task of seek ago conviction without the victim's body ever been found. antolin garcia-torres has pleaded not guilty to killing the 15-year-old morgan hill teenager. prosecutors say they do have dna evidence that links him to the hurt. defense attorneys say she ran away on her own. lamar vanished while walking to a bus stop in 2012. >>> rohnert residents will hear about crime in their neighborhood. officials are going to discuss crime data specific to certain neighborhoods but also talk about crime trends and recap crime stats. that meeting is at rohnert park city hall at 6:00 p.m. >>> happening

mike nicco >> jessica castro is enjoying the last day of her vacation. >> hopefully she can enjoy it,e you can, too, hopefully. concern in sonoma mountain parkway, daniel drive, 116 and 101 coming together, old abode road, 1/4 mile visibility. dangerous there. one mile in santa rosa. it is how it looks from the sutro tower. frost in the inland valleys. 58 to 62 at noon. you'll need the sunglasses all day. look how mild this evening, 50 to 54. spare the air and rain on the way. all next. >>> we have refused visibility this morning. so far, i have not heard of that causing issues, especially in the north bay. if you have any problems, certainly let me know. alexis abc 7. we have a blocking incident northbound 880 leandro area at the davis off ramp. the ramp is closed as well as the right lane main line. we're up to two mil

. >> i'm natasha zouves and we have the whole team, jessica castro, good morning, alexis smith and mikeicco, bringing us one or two dry days. >> yeah, couple of days before the big hammer drops. the anticipation, the anxiety, absolutely. we'll start with what's going on this morning. too much moisture in the north bay, no cloud cover, fog forming, it's been less than a quarter of a mile in some areas and temperatures hovering around freezing so watch out for black ice on elevated surfaces. the rest of us doing okay this morning. here in san jose, 280 and 17, the streets are damp. 35 to 48 this morning. near 50 throughout the afternoon hours, 50s and 40s again at 7:00. we'll talk more about the big storm coming up next. how's the commute? >>> hasn't been too bad, especially when you consider how it was yesterday and how it's going to be on the roads this weekend. i do want to take you out to the central valley, westbound 580, we've had a couple issues so the crash at grant line road is gone but at north flynn, we've got a couple big hot holes in the far right lane and we've got a four ca

we have jessica castro, good morning. alexis smith and mike nicco giving us one more quiet day before this weekend. we're all looking forward to it. >> really? who are you trying to convince there? yourself, everybody else? yeah, it's going to be really, really tough this weekend. tough issues this morning, though. hi, everybody. remember those freezing cold temperatures we talked about yesterday? there you go. they're still out there until at least 9:00 so make sure those plants, pipes, and pets are protected through that time frame in our north bay, east bay valleys and also down in the santa clara valley. good thing is there's no fog this morning but we do have some issues with black ice as some water's leaking out of the our ground and that's going to hang around until 9:00. hang out in the upper 40s with increasing clouds throughout the day, low to mid 40s by 7:00, grab an umbrella, some sprinkles by 7:00. more on the black ice and its issues, here's alexis. >>> and mike, you said it's about 31 degrees right around a

jessica castro enjoying the morning off. we're joined by alexis smith tracking the roads and meteorologist mike nicco bringing us a cold start to the day. >> yes, grab a coat. i have dialed down to street level, live doppler 7, that storm we talked about that was going to sideswipe us with some sprinkles this morning, wow, that was really too many s's. you can see around pacifica that's where we have it right now. let me zoom on out and you can see it trying to throw some towards half moon bay also. this is going to be around until about 9:00 and it will start fading just like the fog. 12-hour day planner shows a lot of sunshine, low to mid 50s through the afternoon hours but back to the 40s by 7:00. >> it is starting to improve if you're traveling through the novato area on state route 37. we have half of it back open. so if this is your route, i'm sure you know that this is just been underwater for about the last week. the eastbound side of the roadway is open between 101 and atherton. unfortunately, the westbound side, th