our wayne freedman is in houston for the wild card game against the texans. live coverage starts at nine here on abc7. kickoff is at 1:20. wayne will have reports from texas this evening, plus a complete wrap-up with sports, live post game interviews on after the game. >>> well, last night, the warriors hoped to come back against the memphis grizzlies after losing their first match-up earlier this season. here's larry weal with the highlights in sports. >> the warriors had lost only five games all season long. one of the teams that beat them came to town last night. the grizzlies defeated the dubs by 21 when they met last month in memphis. now, steph curry, coming off a 35-point game against the trail blazers and was feeling it early in this one, had 17 in the first quarter, splis the d, hangs and reverses for the score. couple of buzzer beaters in this game. kevin durant going one-on-one and drills it 34-27 dubs, 27 for kd on the night. just before halftime klay thompson, wide open. third quarter, curry for flee and the foul and 36 through 3 and the fans wer

i love my bay, my raiders. >> reporter: in houston, wayne freedman. >> we'll break down the big plays and have reaction in sports. >>> also ahead, crabbers strike is over but still not in the water. find out why. >>> and lawmakers saying >>> bay area democrats are fighting back against efforts to kill the affordable care act. at hospital and trauma center as house minority leader nancy pelosi and others held the first of what they say will be many actions. introduced a man who said before obamacare didn't have medical treatment for more than 20 years because couldn't afford it. >> times blood sugar so low i passed out at dinner table until i recovered. how dangerous it was. but syringes and insulin and regular medical treatments not affordable. >> president-elect donald trump led the effort to repeal and replace it. bill now includes tax credits to offset the cost of health coverage. >>> bay area crab fishermen are looking to go back to work after a strike in solidary with those in washington and oregon. but storm is keeping boats from going anywhere unless at least monday. >> it was

live in napa, in napa county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> wayne, thank you. >>> today's high winds forced park rangers to close muir woods. they closed the icon just as a precaution because of the risk of falling trees and branches in the redwood grove. >>> even if the water looks calm like it did a short time ago in pacifica, the coast guard is warning everyone about the potential for dangerous surf. you may see rough water through the weekend. anyone walking near the water or using a boat needs to be extremely careful. >>> as it rains here, the snow is coming down in the sierra. caltrans gives us a look at a snow-packed interstate 80 at castle peak. if you're driving up there, you have to have chains to go east of placer county or a four-wheel drive with snow tires. chains are also required on highway 50 in el dorado county. >> you can keep track of the storm and live doppler 7 as you see here with the abc 7 news app. download for free and enable push alerts to get updates sent to your phone or tablet. >>> the jewish community center in san rafael was one of dozens around the cou

wayne freedman is live in houston. wayne? >> reporter: well, they think they want to wait until next year. the beauty of sports is, you love going to the game, you are hoping for an outcome and the sad part of sports is the out come doesn't turn out the way you want it. that is what happened here today. but coming in, the raiders nation was high. >> it is part of the culure. texas is for texans and if there is a state in the yunon that thinks of it as a republic, we are here and looking at it. >> you can't beat texas. >> and what happens when the raiders nation arrives. >> we'll bring it to the field. >> this is what happened pregame when texas fan stacy wandered into a cap of die hard transplanted living in texas raiders fans. it was either ugly or beautiful or maybe both. >> no matter where you go, we are automatically family and having fun. we are fun-loving people. >> and talk is talk and that never wins games. raiders fans watched a team that looks different due to the absence of carr and a first start by a young quarter

from houston, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> don't try it on, wayne. the raiders game is on abc7 today. our wayne freedman is in houston for the wild card game against the texans. live coverage starts at noon here on abc7. kickoff is at 1:20. wayne will have reports from texas this evening, plus a complete wrap-up with live post-game interviews on after the game, hopefully not wearing that blazer. >>> and the bright lights of broadway in new york were turned off last night in tribute to debbie reynolds and carrie fisher. the traditional blackout honored the mother/daughter duo who died one day apart this month. reynolds and fisher made their broadway debuts in the musical comedy "irene" back in 1973. >>> still to come on abc7 mornings. >> reporter: i'm in ft. lauderdale. the latest coming up. >>> and the president-elect gets briefed on the investigation into russian hacking of the u.s. le election, what he's saying about it now. >>> first, here's meteorologist drew tuma to explain the concerns of this major storm. >> since the creation of the storm imp

in the north bay, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> look at that. it was quite a sight in the santa cruz mountains. the loch lomond reservoir began spilling over this morning. it holds nearly 3 billion gallons of water and is the city of santa cruz's only water source. this is the second straight year the reservoir has hit capacity, providing relief from two consecutive years of water rationing. >>> in the east bay city crews spent most of the day cleaning up one of several toppled trees. this fell across mountain boulevard in oakland sometime overnight blocking the main route to mon tara middle school and joaquin miller elementary. parents dropping off their kids had to take a narrow road to get around the tree. >> this is really jammed up, yeah. sometimes things happen when it rains, but never seen this before. >> and the chp says another problem to look out for as it gets dark, flooded roads, especially when it's dark. they can take you by surprise, so slow down and take it easy out there. >>> well, it's a busy time to be a roofer. if you're havi

and wayne freedman will have and wayne freedman will have reports i tried hard to quit smoking. but when we brought our daughter home, and wayne freedman will have reports that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. it's the best thing that ever happened to me. every great why needs a great how. >>> a san francisco political outsider who's revered by the political establishment will be taking over the board of supervisor seat. abc 7 news reporter introduces us to jeff she he. >> the mayor didn't appoint a person. he appointed a family. >> reporter: known as a progressi progressive, jeff shehee made it clear that supporting families would be on his agenda. >> if we don't do right by our kids we're not promoting the rig right. >> reporter: he pushed to do business with only those companies with domestic partner benefits. he was san francisco's aids czar. he will be the first supervisor living with h.i.v. he also spoke about an issue that some city officials have grown tired of addressi

wayne freedman is live in petaluma with more. wayne? >> good afternoon, good evening, dan. saturated ground below us, a beautiful day today. we know what's coming, and people are getting ready for it. they're making plans for it whether they want to or not. >> let's put a damper on this bright blue day. >> it's gorgeous today. >> sky blue produce at the marin county farmer's market. a perfectly sunny interlewd between gloom and doom. especially come the forecast for next sunday. >> i'm going to be very wet and dealing with the wind. hopefully i don't fly away with my tent. we're going to tie it down, but it's going to be rough. >> in a downpour, showing up it's called being a professional around here. just bring your ga loves, come on, doesn't a big rainstorm hurt business? >> this is a good day to hopefully make up for sunday which will be a bad day. a nonexistent day for me. >> to the north, they'll be watching the river. >> that was the highest i've ever seen it, i've been here eight years. >> two weeks ago, water nearly reached the top of petaluma's famous bridge. this

wayne freedman is live in petaluma with more. wayne? >> good afternoon, good evening, dan. saturated ground below us, a beautiful day today. we know what's coming, and people are getting ready for it. they're making plans for it whether they want to or not. >> let's put a damper on this bright blue day. >> it's gorgeous today. >> sky blue produce at the marin county farmer's market. a perfectly sunny interlewd between gloom and doom. especially come the forecast for next sunday. >> i'm going to be very wet and dealing with the wind. hopefully i don't fly away with my tent. we're going to tie it down, but it's going to be rough. >> in a downpour, showing up it's called being a professional around here. just bring your ga loves, come on, doesn't a big rainstorm hurt business? >> this is a good day to hopefully make up for sunday which will be a bad day. a nonexistent day for me. >> to the north, they'll be watching the river. >> that was the highest i've ever seen it, i've been here eight years. >> two weeks ago, water nearly reached the top of petaluma's famous bridge. this

wayne freedman is live in napa county with what that means for residents. wayne? >> reporter: good afternoon. a state of emergency simply is a formality that allows a county like napa to ask for help from other counties and other agencies and to ask for help, for example, from state government or from federal government. now, they're doing this because they have learned from experience in the past. they have been through an earthquake here, they have been through fires here. they know how long it takes to get that money. so when they declared the emergency today and most of that has to do with infrastructure, with roads and with slides, they were thinking ahead. they figured they're going to already being $15 million in the hole on this. $15 million. napa county estimates it will spend $15 million to fix the storm problems that already exist and they expect more on the way. as county public works director steve ledderer looked around, he described this as the worst damage so far. >> it's probably in the $3 million to $5 million range. >> reporter: you're looking a

wayne freedman was at the game and as the story from nrg stadium. >> reporter: welcome to nrg stadium. raiders fans began the day with hope. >> for fans in the silver and black, this was like a foreign country. >> they're good people. we're just a little bit better than them. >> those are texas fans talking about the raider nation. a show of force with all the bluster, all the love, all the hope. >> every four years we come here and teach them how to party. come here, spank their booty, like today. >> reporter: now we know how to turned out. talk is talk. raiders fans watched a team without derek carr that didn't look at all like the same team with derek carr. postgame, the raiders' players were graceful and philosophical in defeat. >> the guys came in and played, we just didn't do enough to win. >> i love my teammates, i love my team and we'll be back next year. >> as for raiders fans, still a nation undivided. >> i'm upset. i'm hurt. >> i am encouraged. we showed up, we didn't give it all we had, but next year, we're going to be fine. >> i can't wait until next year. i can't wait un

in petaluma -- wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> joining us in the studio today is joe delaurentis from daly city, and joe served in the united states navy from 2006 to 2010. now he's a student at the university of san francisco, and he also interns here at abc7, and joe helped produce this show today. and we're so proud of you. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you for your service. >> of course. >> all right, i know transitioning is hard. my dad was in the military. it was really tough for him as a lifer in the army. for you, as a young man, let me start with the work you did. we'll see how that translates to the work you want to do. so, what did you do in the navy? >> sure. the first job that i had was a traditional navy job. i was ship steering and maneuvering and then a little bit of anchor handling, which is a lot more dangerous than it sounds. >> it sounds dangerous. >> [ chuckles ] it does. after some time, i was able to be a part of the search-and-seizure team for my ship -- drug enforcement, if you will -- while being deployed. >> and then you served overseas, as well, right, we

. >> and abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman continues our team coverage. >> he's live in santa rosa with bay area republicans who are ecstatic over president trump's inauguration. >> reporter: ecstatic is a good word. in sonoma county, 22% of the populous voted for president trump, just 22%. they did not necessarily expect a victory, but they got one. and tonight in this ballroom behind me, they're going to have it. the tables are set, the room is ready for an inauguration ball at santa rosa's iconic flamingo hotel. it would not be the only celebration in the north bay today. >> there are a lot more of us than you can imagine. >> reporter: but not in liberal marin county, where president donald trump received a bit more than 15% of the popular vote. 15% would be a few more people than the ones who gathered to watch this morning's inauguration at the trek winery. they did not invite us inside for fear of repercussions by their neighbors. >> we don't want people to hate us. we don't want people to excommunicate us or decide not to talk with us anymore. and there is a lot of that that's gon

from oakland, wayne freedman. >>> california hopes to build on the status as a leader to fight global warning despite plans to loosen environmental regulations. state agencies, researchers and scientists are holding a two-day conference. one session focused on lessons learned from several years of drought and how the way california gets water is changing. >> for example, we expect a lot more precipitation to fall as rain rather than snow. we expect a lot earlier snow melt and we expect the character of water resources to change. as a result of a change in climate. >> panelists suggested people living in california cities keep cutting water use and encourage farmers to plant crops that need less water to thrive and be profitable. >>> president trump is vowing to launch an investigation into voter fraud and california appears to be under the microscope. christian z is here with the latest on that. >> ama, with this early morning tweet, president trump announced he will be asking for major investigation into voter fraud. his press secretary sean spicer indicated where. >> i think when yo

wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> all of this rain has resulteded in the end of the five-year drought in california. >> the question is, will that last? matt keller has the details. >> reporter: it's raining has been followed by the phrase, we sure need it, for the past five years. however, you can officially say you're tired of the rain. the entire bay area is no longer in a drought. that means the santa clara water district will evaluate keeping its water savings target at 20%. >> all of the indications are very good right now. we are going to be re-evaluating where we are going forward. we are running the models to see how does this look for our water supply into 2017. >> reporter: six reservoirs in santa clara county are spilling. others are above seismic restriction levels and must release water to get below those limits. ground water supplies are getting a big boost. officials saw a significant increase in 2016, putting levels at the bottom of the normal range with more gains expected in 2017. but even with all this rain, water officials say the recent conservation efforts have rea

wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> what a change all of this is. >>> let's talk to weather anchor spencer christian with the forecast. >> and things are looking high and dry and will be for several days to come, now we're seeing a slight chance of rain, here is live doppler 7, right now we have calm conditions and mainly clear skies, a little chilly out there, it will get even more chilly or colder during the overnight hours, just to give you a look at the live cameras, the roof top camera here looking out over the embarcadero, currently 47 degrees here in san francisco, and low-to-mid 40s in oakland, mountan view, san jose, gilroy, 41 at half moon bay, this is a look at west. 40 degrees in santa rosa, soon it will drop below 40 there. 42 at napa and low 40 at novato. fairfield, concord and only 37 degrees at livermore. pretty chilly, and at pier 15 here in san francisco looking back at the sky line of the city, this is what we discovered. chilly overnight with some areas of morning fog, mainly sunny and dry days will continue into next week. and we'll have a brief warmup on sunday and mo

wayne freedman is live in houston. wayne? >> reporter: well, they think they want to wait until next year. the beauty of sports is, you love going to the game, you are hoping for an outcome and the sad part of sports is the out come doesn't turn out the way you want it. that is what happened here today. but coming in, the raiders nation was high. >> it is part of the culure. texas is for texans and if there is a state in the yunon that thinks of it as a republic, we are here and looking at it. >> you can't beat texas. >> and what happens when the raiders nation arrives. >> we'll bring it to the field. >> this is what happened pregame when texas fan stacy wandered into a cap of die hard transplanted living in texas raiders fans. it was either ugly or beautiful or maybe both. >> no matter where you go, we are automatically family and having fun. we are fun-loving people. >> and talk is talk and that never wins games. raiders fans watched a team that looks different due to the absence of carr and a first start by a young quarter

abc 7 wayne freedman will have reports from houston and highlights and postgame interview s on after the game. it's beautiful. was it a hard place to get to? (laughs) it wasn't too bad. with the chase mobile app, jimmy chin can master depositing his hard earned checks in a snap. easy to use chase technology for whatever you're trying to master. >>> the shelters is very crowded. it's so crowded contra costa animal services kennels are jammed packed with adoptable dogs and cats. the shelter is near ka ps capac >> the best scenario could be a double run and have the dog to really be able to walk back and forth but when we're overcrowded, they have to be half kennelled. >> reporter: yesterday 42 animals were dropped off. smart paws pet resources shared these photos showing nine dogs in one kennel. an animal services spokesperson said they are reaching a critical level, something that tends to happen this time of year. >> the winter months we generally see a higher level of intake. that's due to inclement weather with high winds blowing open fences and doors and what not. >> reporter: he

abc 7 wayne freedman will have reports from houston and highlights and postgame interview s on after the game. heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. it's beautiful. was it a hard place to get to? (laughs) it wasn't too bad. with the chase mobile app, jimmy chin can master depositing his hard earned checks in a snap. easy to use chase technology for whatever you're trying to master. >>> the shelters is very crowded. it's so crowded contra costa animal services kennels are jammed packed with adoptable dogs and cats. the shelter is near ka ps capac >> the best scenario could be a double run and have the dog to really be able to walk back and forth but when we're overcrowded, they have to be half kennelled. >> reporter: yesterday 42 animals were dropped off. smart paws pet resources shared these photos showing nine dogs in one kennel. an animal services spokesperson said they are r

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live in guerneville. wayne. >> reporter: well, flood stage, flood stage looks like what you see behind me over here. flood stage means water in the streets. guerneville residents say it's not getting any worse right now, but it's bad enough. this is going to take quite a cleanup. in guerneville tonight, what amounts to a variation of an age-old question. why would anyone stand by the water along neeley road. >> to get to the other side. >> reporter: and to wait for a ride from bruce mcdonald who has volunteered himself and a duck boat in place of public transit, serving all needs. >> the best story is i took this woman right over to her cat and the best story was the cat was fine. >> reporter: one woman among 300 residents cut off from the rest of the world by the rising russian river flooded in, they say, not out. there's a distinction. >> flooded in means you're stranded. flooded out means you've got a mess. >> reporter: if the rain holds off, all infrastructure will return wi return. with every inch th

from oakland, wayne freedman. >>> california hopes to build on the status as a leader to fight global warning despite plans to loosen environmental regulations. state agencies, researchers and scientists are holding a two-day conference. one session focused on lessons learned from several years of drought and how the way california gets water is changing. >> for example, we expect a lot more precipitation to fall as rain rather than snow. we expect a lot earlier snow melt and we expect the character of water resources to change. as a result of a change in climate. >> panelists suggested people living in california cities keep cutting water use and encourage farmers to plant crops that need less water to thrive and be profitable. >>> president trump is vowing to launch an investigation into voter fraud and california appears to be under the microscope. christian z is here with the latest on that. >> ama, with this early morning tweet, president trump announced he will be asking for major investigation into voter fraud. his press secretary sean spicer indicated where. >> i think when yo

>> when my pumps stop working. >> reporter: in sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >>> let's take a look now at a rain-free live doppler 7 radar image. no green areas on the screen today, after so many days of rainfall. things are pretty quiet and calm weather-wise right now. skies are going to remain generally clear for a while. this is a view from our rooftop camera looking along the embarcadero, out on the bay, under partly cloudy skies. 50 degrees in san francisco right now. 50 in gill row. upper 40s in oakland, mountain view, san jose and half moon bay. this is a tranquil view from emeryville, the bay bridge. 50 degrees in santa rosa and novato. we've got mid- to upper 40s at napa and fear field and livermore. 51 at concord. one more live view at the golden gate bridge were skies are mainly clear as well. it will be quite chilly overnight especially in inland valleys. we'll see some areas of morning fog as well. mainly sunny days lie ahead, and dry, i might add, into early next week. we'll have a brief warm

"abc 7 news" reporter wayne freedman was in santa rosa with festivities there. >> the tables are set, the room is ready for an inauguration ball at santa rosa's iconic flamingo hotel. it would not be the only celebration in the north bay today. >> there are a lot more of us than you can imagine. >> reporter: but not in liberal marin county where president donald trump received a bit more than 15% of the popular vote. 15% would be a few more people than the ones who gathered to watch this morning's inauguration at the trek winery. they did not invite us inside for fear of repercussions by their neighbors. >> we don't want people to hate us, ex communicate us or decide not to talk with us anymore. there's a lot of that that's gone on with our friends and colleagues. they're just like, oh, my god, you support trump, what a jerk you are. >> reporter: meantime, we spent a morning on the outside looking in, and then watching visuals of protesting elsewhere. >> it is freedom of speech. i have the right just as much as they do to speak my mind, and if they want to speak their mind, fine, but

>> when my pumps stop working. >> reporter: in sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >>> let's take a look now at a rain-free live doppler 7 radar image. no green areas on the screen today, after so many days of rainfall. things are pretty quiet and calm weather-wise right now. skies are going to remain generally clear for a while. this is a view from our rooftop camera looking along the embarcadero, out on the bay, under partly cloudy skies. 50 degrees in san francisco right now. 50 in gill row. upper 40s in oakland, mountain view, san jose and half moon bay. this is a tranquil view from emeryville, the bay bridge. 50 degrees in santa rosa and novato. we've got mid- to upper 40s at napa and fear field and livermore. 51 at one more live view at then gate bridge were skies are mainly clear as well. it will be quite chilly overnight especially in inland valleys. we'll see some areas of morning fog as well. mainly sunny days lie ahead, and dry, i might add, into early next week. we'll have a brief warm-up on sunday a

wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> thank you, wayne. >>> the streets were wet and drivers needed their wipers off and on all morning, but the steady rain really didn't start coming down in oakland until around noon today. that brought out the hoodies and umbrellas. not everyone went that route to stay dry. >> i use my head. i look at the clouds and i said i don't have no umbrella, so i got plastic over my hat. i saved the hat because i didn't want water damage on the hat. >> whatever works. famous wayne expects to be off all week. he tells us nobody gets their shoes shined in the rain. >> famous wayne should be marketing that hat actually. abc 7 news was at walnut creek's heather farm park. the puppies and their owners were having fun out there, some play time ahead of the rain this afternoon. the nearby canal was low. plenty of room for a beautiful egret. warning signs are out there for a reason. please stay out of the canal and stay safe. >>> today's storm made for a messy morning on the road for drivers. fremont police tell us this accident on 880 at mission boulevard was likely the result

from oakland, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> okay, so larry, where do things stand now? >> we're in touch with eric reuben from the nfl pretty much every day. there's an owners meeting that's coming up in late march in phoenix. at that time they're going to have to decide one way or the other. if you look at all the measurables like fan support and market size and tv ratings and corporate support, oakland, it would be a slam dunk for the city of oakland. the problem is, las vegas is putting up $750 million and raiders owner mark davis is pushing in that direction. otherwise this would be simple. but they're going to have to make a very, very difficult decision. >> what about ronnie lott's group, though, can they save this or are they gone? >> ronnie is working every day on it. it's something of a hail mary. i just got a tweet from the nfl source saying the move is hardly a formality at this point. this could go the raiders way in oakland, we'll see. >> that's it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. thanks for joining us. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> thi

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in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> oh, boy. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> we show up and we stand up and we speak up. >> standing up for equality on this martin luther king jr. holiday and making it a lesson for the next generation. >>> it's the final days for the circus. hear from those who performed for the greatest show on earth. >>> a big scare for parents at a northern california park. a man struggles with a would be kidnapper over his young granddaughter. >>> and wave wars. a prime surf spot becomes the spite of a dr. martin luther king jr. day event for equality. >>> and our window for dry weather is closing. we're tracking three storms in the next seven days. the changing forecast in accuweather ahead. >>> a house in a quiet east bay neighborhood becomes ground zero in the investigation into one of the deadliest mass shootings in u.s. history. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. seven months ago 49 people died and

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wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> and in san benito county, the water district says the water channel couldn't handle all of the rain because of all of the trees and debris. yesterday, the pacheco creek overflowed foursing a hundred people from their homes. you can keep stabs with live doppler 7 and download the abc7 news app. enable push alerts to get advisories sent to your phone or tablet. >>> another hearing today on san francisco's sinking millennium tower. today it was revealed that city hall has asked the developer to respond to questions made by three independent engineers on the condition of the tower. and the deadline for that information is tomorrow. lyanne melendez has the latest. lyanne? >> reporter: the city needs to know, is that building safe? can people continue to live there, period. then comes the implementing a fix which will not be easy. the state of the tower has been discussed in a number of reports, including in something called the hamburger report. those reports have now been reviewed by three independent engineers hired by the city. after inspecting the building, tho

wayne freedman is there for the wild card game against the texans. he'll have live reports plus postgame interviews after the game. >> when i saw that, i thought wayne might be playing quarterback. thankfully, no. as for what's happening tonight at 6:00, here's ama daetz with more. >> let's not tell him we were laughing so hard. thank you, guys. coming up at 6:00, we're going to take you around the bay and show you what's being done to protect people ahead of this weekend's storm. plus the help we'll be getting from a group of southern california first responders. >>> also it's a big job, the steps a bay area company is taking to make sure that all of president-elect trump's statements are on the record. >>> and he may not be a favorite of raiders fans, but we'll tell you about tom brady's special connection to a heartbroken bay area family. that's all coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> san mateo native. thanks, ama. >>> finally tonight, a touching scene from across the pond. british guards are known for having a stiff upper lip but

wayne freedman is live along the russian river where the water situation has been -- it hasn't been this good in many years, wayn wayne. >> reporter: that would be an unlds statement. take a look at the russian river behind me. it is just roaring. haven't seen it this high in years. we spoke to a park ranger at lake sonoma. he told us he was tired of being in the drought business, that he's happy to be in the flood control business. and here's why. take a look at an awesome not pouring but roaring wall of water spilling from lake sonoma. >> the power, the magnitude just seen from the drought to this in just a year. >> are you saying the drought is over? >> no. i don't think they're ever over. >> reporter: but what do officials say? >> as far as we are concerned in the sonoma county area and as far as surface water goes, we are out of the drought. >> reporter: that is good news for grape growers and for farmers elsewhere in the state. here's a visual comparison for you. folsom reservoir during the drought, dry, dufsty, seemingly hopeless. the view today may be why governor brown never use

. >>> abc7 news reporter wayne freedman will have reports live from houston on saturday plus a complete wrap-up on after the game. >>> and you know what? you might as well just stay inside all weekend. >> absolutely. >> i don't know what the weather's going to be like in houston, mike, but i know what it's going to be like here. >> that's a nice place to have a dome stadium, right, where they don't need it. we need it, though. from all that rain that's coming. we'll talk more about that in just a second. let me get you out the door with a little bit of a concern here in petaluma, quarter mile or less visibility so dangerously low. there on 101, 116, you can see mcdowell boulevard, western avenue, some of those areas affected. we have a quarter mile in santa rosa so that whole 101 corridor getting foggy. look how clean the air looks from our east bay hills camera. dry this afternoon. we have a little bit of drizzle this morning. increasing sunshine so grab those sunglasses, patchy frost tonight that's how much cooler tomorrow morning is going to be, dry tomorrow and then heavy rain and w

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman will have live reports from houston on saturday when we take on the texans in houston with the live coverage starting at noon on saturday. you know, he's going to have a complete wrap-up with live postgame interviews as well after the game. >> so tune in wild card weekend, it begins this weekend. as for what's coming up toenigh at 6:00 p.m., ama daetz is here. >>> coming up, oakland's new police chief seems well suited for the job with a background as a reformer. the i-team has found out she has her critics. >>> and the lessons all of us can learn ahead of this weekend's powerful storm. >>> and michael finney shows us what's hot at this year's consumer electronics show. a hint, we'll be hearing voices. that's all coming up at 6:00. dan, kristen. >> thanks, ama. >>> finally tonight, the next time you complain about exercising, consider this athlete in france. >> robert just set a world record for cycling about 14 miles in one hour at 105 years old. seriously. >> the self-proclaimed world's oldest athlete told reporters he wanted to go faster but he did

live in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, wayne, a peaceful demonstration brought thousands to the golden gate bridge. organizers wanted to show that unity is the strongest bridge of all. alyssa harrington has more snow it's very exciting to be a part of it. >> reporter: as president trump was sworn into office, thousands in san francisco gathered on the golden gate bridge and linked arms. this was a show of unity. >> all the reasons you were unhappy or didn't like the results it was about goodness coming together. >> we're trying to show that love trumps hate, and we're stronger together and don't get anything by violence. >> reporter: video from sky 7 shows roughly 35 people forming a human chain that nearly stretched the entire span of the bridge. the peaceful event was organized as a performance art piece. >> i hope those of us with this type of attitude can group together and make political change to make it a more inclusive country. >> reporter: you will notice a lot of protesters wearing the color purple, saying this is a symbol of both party colors, mixed t

here's wayne freedman. >> another rainy day, another shift filled with unpredictable uncertainties for steve streeter. who has more than a decade's experience. >> they did. when trouble spots like todd road looked more like waterworld, that's money on the way to a tow truck driver's bank. by the time we caught up with steve, it had already been a busy one. the driver of a mercedes made a typical mistake. if you cannot see the yellow line, turn around. >> it was dark, she couldn't judge the depp th. she went a little too fast, it pushes the water back up in the engine. >> and she was trapped, carried from the car by a milk truck delivery man. >> cars do not perform well as boats. elsewhere, we found boats that did not perform well as amphibious craft. >> the wind was howling through here yesterday. the sea always wins. >> this was blackie's fass tour. we know this area as shipwreck central. they tend to blow in off sausalito. boat after boat floundering if not falling apart on the shore. >> the happiest day of the boat owner is the day they buy it, and the day they sell it. >> be cautio

live in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, wayne, a peaceful demonstration brought thousands to the golden gate bridge. organizers wanted to show that unity is the strongest bridge of all. alyssa harrington has more snow it's very exciting to be a part of it. >> reporter: as president trump was sworn into office, thousands in san francisco gathered on the golden gate bridge and linked arms. this was a show of unity. >> all the reasons you were unhappy or didn't like the results it was about goodness coming together. >> we're trying to show that love trumps hate, and we're stronger together and don't get anything by violence. >> reporter: video from sky 7 shows roughly 35 people forming a human chain that nearly stretched the entire span of the bridge. the peaceful event was organized as a performance art piece. >> i hope those of us with this type of attitude can group together and make political change to make it a more inclusive country. >> reporter: you will notice a lot of protesters wearing the color purple, saying this is a symbol of both party colors, mixed t

wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> the gurnville school district will stay closed tomorrow because of all of that flooding. >> there are at least 60 storm related closures in the bay area. take a look at one of them, highway 37 is closed from two miles east of the sonoma county line, because of flooding. >> there's good reason why this road is closed indefinitely behind me. >> our recent storms have taken out 70 feet of the payment. this is alhambra valley road near pinol. because of the washout, the road is closed. here's abc 7 news reporter laura anthony. >> it's the handiwork of a swollen creek that washed away a huge chunk of el ham breaux valley road in the middle of the night. >> scary, the road fell, anyone could have been on that road. >> how does it look? >> pretty deep. >> and there is a leak. >> it's pretty crazy. >> i take this road all the time. >> it's rather crazy. >> in martinez. lou either by spoent his morning cleaning up after overflowing water creek. >> got right on the verge of it, going into a lot of businesses it stayed just enough underneath, everybody's door chris

in napa county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> this big tree was blocking highway 130 near mount hamilton the the tree came down at 1:00 this afternoon. it also brought down power lines. crews are still working to clear those branches. >>> a large tree came crashing down on to a toyota suv in northeast san jose this afternoon. it was one of two that fell on treewood this afternoon, the other one that came down was about 300 feet away. >>> today's storm is impacting air travelers. you're looking live at sfo where flight delays will last until 1:00 this evening. so far at least 90 flights have been cancelled, 250 were delayed. you can get the latest flight information of course by checking with your airline. >>> the rain is hitting plumas county hard tonight. caltrans posted this image of the arlington bridge near highway 89. you can see the water just below the roadway there. caltrans says travel has become difficult throughout the region. highway 89 has been reduced to one lane because of flooding. a third of california including the bay area, was completely out of the drought. this is th

from gernville, wayne freedman. >>> 5500 pg and e customers in the bay area still don't have power. roughly one-third are in the rough bay. we were in mount claire as crews worked to get the juice flowing again. this crew has been chasing outages since 7:00 a.m. yesterday. the guy up there told us quote, hey, it's what we do. and the downed lines here are actually keeping the tree that fell from going down that gully into a home below. those in the neighborhood say the rain came down incredibly hard last night. >> it was amazing. the sound, it sometimes it's good sleeping weather but then other times when it gets to the hail point it sounds like a thousand birds sort of running across the roof. it's kind of cool. >> does get your attention. not very far away the run off created a small slide taking road way with it. neighbors here say they don't know when their street will be open again. >>> more than 100 people had to evacuate the community of hole li ho hollister. the evacuation zone was along lover's lane. david louie joins us with how those people are doing tonight, david? >> re

. >> wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: this someone of the places where if you stand by a cash register long enough the world will pass by after 23 years, stacy knows the phenomenon firsthand. >> australia, new zealand, ireland, everywhere. >> reporter: which is why she's cried herself to sleep every night since learning her home away from home will lose it's lease on february 3rd. it is a classic case of rising ra real estate in san francisco. the man that owns this property owns most of the block including the hotel over there. what he wants to do here is close the place down and redo it and then reopen it under the same name. ? t >> the current operator is a lessee. >> reporter: it's the claim that gets real estate attorneys licking their chops. >> it's people versus greed. >> reporter: and prompted nick, the so-called lessee or owner to fight back. >> all i want to do is move lefty ocduals. >> one spokesman for the hotels. >> we will be defending our rights and our operations. >> reporter: an hour later, lefty's held the cousin. >> i think it's an outrage. >> reporter: even

kickoff is at 1:20 and wayne freedman is heading to houston for the wildcard game with the texans. wayne just arrived and tweeted, welcome raiders fans to houston where they build things big. hopes included. wayne will have reports from texas tomorrow in our newscast. we'll have a complete wrap-up of the raiders/texans playoff game with live interviews after the game. >>> we need to your help to prove to houston that raiders fans are the best fans in the nfl. our sister station in houston challenged us on facebook, the station whose post has the most interaction wins bragging rights. comment on share or react to this post on our abc7 news facebook page. >> much more ahead. spencer christian tracking live doppler 7. you can see the green. that is just the first part of a major storm heading our way. >> a digital library with millions of books and years worth of television takes on a new project archiving the words of donald trump. i'm jonathan bloom here at the internet archive ahead on abc7 news. >> and an emotional good-bye at the white house tonight for the first lady. >> being y

kickoff is at 1:20 and wayne freedman is heading to houston for the wildcard game with the texans. wayne just arrived and tweeted, welcome raiders fans to houston where they build things big. hopes included. wayne will have reports from texas tomorrow in our newscast. we'll have a complete wrap-up of the raiders/texans playoff game with live interviews after the game. >>> we need to your help to prove to houston that raiders fans are the best fans in the nfl. our sister station in houston challenged us on facebook, the station whose post has the most interaction wins bragging rights. comment on share or react to this post on our abc7 news facebook page. >> much more ahead. spencer christian tracking live doppler 7. you can see the green. that is just the first part of a major storm heading our way. >> a digital library with millions of books and years worth of television takes on a new project archiving the words of donald trump. i'm jonathan bloom here at the internet archive ahead on abc7 news. >> and an emotional good-bye at the white house tonight for the first lady. >> being y

from gernville, wayne freedman. >>> 5500 pg and e customers in the bay area still don't have power. roughly one-third are in the rough bay. we were in mount claire as crews worked to get the juice flowing again. this crew has been chasing outages since 7:00 a.m. yesterday. the guy up there told us quote, hey, it's what we do. and the downed lines here are actually keeping the tree that fell from going down that gully into a home below. those in the neighborhood say the rain came down incredibly hard last night. >> it was amazing. the sound, it sometimes it's good sleeping weather but then other times when it gets to the hail point it sounds like a thousand birds sort of running across the roof. it's kind of cool. >> does get your attention. not very far away the run off created a small slide taking road way with it. neighbors here say they don't know when their street will be open again. >>> more than 100 people had to evacuate the community of hole li ho hollister. the evacuation zone was along lover's lane. david louie joins us with how those people are doing tonight, david? >> re

wayne freedman in houston for the 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 this evening, plus a complete wrap-up with live post-game interviews on after the game. >>> stay dry, everybody. take care. >> jack hanna's "wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide insurance. >> hi, everybody, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo. and welcome to "wild countdown." ever since my first job as a vet's assistant, i've had a huge respect for veterinarians. do you think she's being good? >> she's being very good. >> i'd hate to see her if she was bad. they all have a tough job. but what if the patient is a 360-pound gorilla? >> oh, jack. >> the world's fastest land mammal? get out of here! or a herd of wild antelope? >> the problem is we must be

wayne freedman is in sonoma county today reporting on water levels at north bay dams. the county's water agency says their dams are at 100% of capacity as are the dams in marin. but coming up at 5:00, the reason agencies are cautioning against saying the drought is over. >>> turning to politics now, house speaker paul ryan has formally invited president trump to address a joint session of congress on february 28th. sean spicer says the president has accepted that invitation. >>> meanwhile today, spicer doubled down on the president's repeatedly debunked claim that millions of illegal immigrants voted in the november election. abc news reporter lana zak is live in washington, d.c., with today's developments at the white house. lana. >> reporter: hi, larry, it's great to be talking to you. the president hosted auto industry leaders at the white house and he also moved forward with his plans for the dakota and keystone pipelines, but all of that has become overshadowed by a debate that the president has reignited about illegal immigration and whether or not we can trust i

our wayne freedman is heading to houston for the wild card game against the texans. live coverage starts at noon here on abc7. wayne will have reports from texas tomorrow. i'm sure he'll get the latest on the best barbecue in houston as well. plus he'll have a complete wrap-up with live post-game interviews on after the game. >>> if you are looking to reduce your carbon footprint when you drive, you're going to want to head to the south bay this weekend. the silicon valley auto show now underway in san jose. one green car is getting a lots of attention and that is the new chevy bolt ev. an all-electric small kosover suv. it can get 238 miles on a full charge and that driving range is similar to tesla but half the price. our own jonathan bloom took it for a test drive. >> reporter: bolt is designed to feel like driving a regular car but when you drive it a little differently, that's where some of the real possibilities happen. there's a little paddle right here that drivers will soon learn to love. >> the paddle is used to slow down the car and recharge the battery wh

. >> reporter: from levi's stadium, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> oh, more changes, all right. so what's your take on all of this, larry? another new coach. >> year after year. you've got to go back a few years but the biggest mistake was jed york a few years ago believing that he and trent baalke were the master minds. they created the foundation for success with jim harbaugh. no. they thought they had given harbaugh the tools and he was the workman who took the talent and put it together. no! harbaugh was the guy with the secret sauce. he was the one with the magic. he was the guy that created the winning culture. they were riding piggyback on harbaugh, not the other way around. they still haven't figured it out. the niners have gotten worse every single day since jim harbaugh left the building. jim tomsula was an embarrassment. chip never had a chance. my concern going forward is that jed has shown he's not capable of hiring the right people. he does not know what to be looking for here. what the niners should be doing is hiring a veteran nfl name with credibility and have t

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman will have reports from houston on saturday plus a complete wrap-up with live post-game interviews after the game. >>> the 49ers will interview two members of the green bay packers staff for the role of general manager. eliot wolf is the packers director of football operations, brian gutekunst is the director of player personnel. each of them have been with the green bay packers for more than a decade now. yesterday, the niners interviewed anthony lynn, the buffalo bills running back coach. more are scheduled for next weekend and this week to find a replacement. >>> you need to start paying attention to our weather. it's going to be a downpour like we haven't seen in a while. >> hope people realize it in my years here that i don't hype things and when i do really talk about something, really me that, you know, something significant is going to happen. and that's what happened the last couple days up in the sierra. they're not slopes here. really worried about avalanches. wait until they get the dumping of heavy wet snow. slow clearing but where it has

wayne freedman is heading to houston for the wild card game against the texans. live coverage starts at noon. kickoff is at 1:20. wayne will have reports from texas tomorrow plus a complete wrab-up with live post-game interviews on after the game. >>> it is 5:17 and it is celebration time for the woorz, not those warriors, the football team from a high school in oakland who won the state championship. matt poweller told -- the state championship was the first ever for a team from the oakland athletic league. the team scheduled a rally today beginning at 12:30. after that, the players will parade by double decker bus through city streets back to their west oakland campus for another rally. >>> well, here in the bay area, we are cold out there this morning. >> that's just the cold before the storm, mike. >> it is definitely the cold before the storm. i checked houston's forecast, sunny and 43. it's going to be sunny plus they're playing in a dome. here's a look at the high clouds. walnut creek right now is 29 degrees. all of you, 680 heading southbound and taking t