Live where you live. This is abc 7 news. Live doppler 7 showing us the most powerful storm of the season aimed at the bay area like a punch to the midsection. All the screen can wreak havoc on your commute tomorrow. Good evening. Im eric thomas. Im dion lim, thanks for joining us. It is relatively calm now but the biggest storm of the season is coming. A live picture from mt. Tam. Tomorrow this shot will be bouncing up and down in the wind. Drew tuma . Live doppler 7 is tracking rain. Take a look at this. When it gets down to street level, live doppler 7 showing you from burlingame to san mateo, live doppler 7 showing you light rain. South slide to palo alto, sunnyva sunnyvale, light sprinkles beginning to fall. East bay, similar from berkeley to oakland, emeryville, richmond. Some light sprinkles from 80 to 580. Inland light showers around benicia and martinez, approaching Pleasant Hill and concord. This is just the beginning of a storm system that will pack a punch. On the storm impact scale, this is a strong level 3 storm moving through here on monday. Heavy rain at times. Strong winds, especially monday evening. And there is some concern for flooding, especially over our burn areas. So the rush hour is the morning commute will feature light to moderate rain. So give yourself some extra time, especially for the evening commute. Pockets of heavy rain and very strong winds. Hour by hour on future weather, timing out this storm system coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Crews in San Francisco, they are on call right now ready to respond to whatever the storm may bring. Abc 7 News Reporter lilian kim is live at 17th and folsom with that part of the story. Reporter crews have been installing flood barriers in hopes of keeping the waert out of the Apartment Buildings and businesses here. This area will be staffed round the clock until the storm is over. I dont know, i was shocked. I walked out, and they were there. Reporter kay walked out of his Apartment Building to find 120 plastic waterfilled barriers outside. 17s and fulsome is a notoriously lowlying area. While a 200 million drainage system overhaul is planned the socalled flood stop flood barriers are being put in place during heavy storms until then. We advise folks to elevate their belongings if they might be at risk for experiencing flooding. Make sure to call 311 if theyre experiencing any issues with their storm basins or flooding in their home. Reporter the San FranciscoPublic Utilities commission has been doing what it can to spread the word about keeping those catch basins clear. Crews have been trying to stay on top of them. Sfpuc has assigned nearly 2,000 of the citys 25,000 storm drains to volunteers, residents who committed to clearing them themselves. The department of public works has been gearing up for the approaching storm. Sandbags are ready to be distributed at its kansas and marin street location. Each resident gets ten for free. Beyond flooding, another concern is downed trees. Arborist crews or standby. We know in the first rains of the season, trees sometimes ar little more vulnerable to failure. Just because of the ground loosens up. So we might have some downed trees, especially if theyre going to be high winds. Reporter if residents spot a tree or limb that looks vulnerable to falling, theyre encouraged to call 311. In the meantime, storm preps are also under way in the south bay. Abc 7 news was in santa clara where the county is providing almost 200 more beds for the homeless as the rain arrives. Some of those beds are here at the bill wilson center. They are scheduled to be available for the next three nights starting tonight. The big concern in the north bay tonight ahead of the storm is possible flash flooding and mudslides in the fire burn areas. Abc 7 News Reporter cornell bernard has details from santa rosa. Reporter a game of beat the clock for this landscaping crew working in santa rosas Fountain Grove neighborhood. Very worried. Reporter a storm moving in. A big storm coming. Reporter tran is nervous about the storm, hes pouring concrete for a new fence around his Fountain Grove home. The old fence burned in the fires. But his house survived. The rain, some of the tree, we just cut it down but were not taking out the root. So keep the dirt from sleeping. Reporter mudslides are the biggest worry. Most of the vegetation was wiped out in the firestorm. These new signs now warn of the danger. The city is improvising with miles of these straw wattles for erosion control. Were waiting to see what happens, when the storm brings. Reporter lowenthal says the Santa Rosa Fire Department is on alert. It plans to monitor hillsides for any runoff. Most of the underground storm drains which burned have been repaired or replaced. Weve done a lot of work. We have audio difficulties. That was cornell bernard reporting. The thomas fire scorched the foothills and officials are concerned the incoming storm could dump a large amount of rain, causing dirt with debris to flow and swamp roads and homes. The forecast is calling for the Santa Barbara area to get between 2 and 4 inches of rain. A good time to remind you to be aware of the wet roads and the rain during tomorrows drive. You can download the abc news app to monitor live doppler 7 before you get out the door and get hour by hour local forecasts. Important information, abc 7 mornings will go on the air 30 minutes early at 4 00 a. M. , instead of 4 30. Mike niko will have your forecast, sue hall will have road conditions. Developing news, the search is on for a gunman after two people in fremont were shot when they tried to stoop a car burglary. Officers and k9 teams searched the neighborhood near summit drive for four people wanted for the shooting. Detectives believe the victims were shot after they confronted two men and two women who had broken into a sec thvehicle thi morning. This is a quiet neighborhood, never seen this happen here. Its a nice, peaceful neighborhood. Ive been living here a long time. Body shooting victims are expected to survive. Meantime, abc 7 news in san jose after a woman died in a traffic accident. Investigators do believe her car collided with a car that was turning at Silver Creek Valley road and beaumont canyon drive just after 6 00 p. M. Tonight. The womans toyota overturned. She was ejected from her suv. Police tell us the other driver is cooperating with officers and they dont believe drugs or alcohol were factors in tonights tragedy. An actor in a Netflix Series faces charges of stealing from Senior Citizen during the time he was a Home Health Care aide. Take a look at your screen. This is a booking photo of 23yearold brian box. Box has appeared on the net 36 series 13 reasons why. Marin county prosecutors claim box stole from people in several cities between september and november. Police say cell phone records linked box to the crimes. He is free on bail. The Golden Globes kicked off hollywoods award season. The bay area did well with palo alto james franco scoring big, and act rockwell. Lady bird won for best Motion Picture comedy. Dan yeah backes is with the big winners. Reporter a sea of black to fight Sexual Harassment and inequality. Many wearing pins with the slogan times up. Times up on this imbalance of reporter host seth meyers tackling the tone set on the red car petty. Good evening laids and remaining gentlemen. Nicole kidman reporter for lead actress in a limited series or tv movie. The show also winning big in the best supporting actor and actress category and best limited series. The handmaids tale. Reporter for best drama, television series, and Elizabeth Moss for best actress in a tv series. We are the story in print. We are writing the story ourselves. Sterling k. Brown reporter this is us actor brown taking the award for best actor in a tv series. What i appreciate so much about this thing is that im being seen for who i am and being appreciated for who i am. Reporter james franco winning best actor in disaster artist for playing tommy wiseau, who he brought on stage. Oprah made history becoming the first africanamerican woman honored with the cecil b. Demille award. I want all the girls watching to know a new day is on the horizon. Reporter best picture three billboards. Reporter the Golden Globes is said to offer one of the best previews of what and who will win at the oscars, which airs right here on abc on march 4th. Dan yeah backes, abc news, los angeles. Much more ahead on abc 7 news at 11 00. We track the first major storm of the season. Meteorologist drew tuma, live doppler 7 showing you that slug of moisture offshore thats going to be moving in and bringing a mess of rain and wind for your monday. The timing ahead in the accuweather forecast. The Curtain Falls for perhaps the last time at a popular east bay movie theater. A mysterious spacex launch. Why the payload cannot be revealed. Woman so, greg, its a lot to take in. Woman 2 and i know thats hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. Hi, blake my dad has cancer. Woman and i know how hard that is to hear. But youre in the right place. Man and dr. Pascal and her team, they know what to do. They know what to do. The doctors know what to do. So heres the plan. First off, were going to give you all. voice fading away three, two, one ignition. Liftoff. Spacex successfully launched one of its rockets tonight at cape c in florida. What its carrying, that is a bit of a mystery. It is a secret mission for the u. S. Government with a payload simply known as zuma, some kind of spacecraft and pretty much thats all we or anybody knows about it. Tonight, movie buffs said goodbye to a bit of film history at an east bay theater. The ream theater showed its last movie on the big screen today. And abc 7 News Reporter lonny rivera has a look at what forced the iconic place to close its doors. Reporter a bittersweet night for moviegoers. Sunday night was the last for the 61yearold ream theater in mora moraga. Attendance, and also the rent has gone up, utilities are high. Reporter theater operator Derek Zemrack renovated the building eight years ago. Interactive tablets reporter he says mounting maintenance costs and new Technology Made it tough to stay in business. Over time, technologys changed. Kids like to stream things on their phones. Watch them on ipads. Reporter loyal customers are sad to see this landmark go. I just love these oldfashioned movie theaters. I grew up in these kind of theaters. I love the old movies, i love the old theater. Its not the same. Reporter old hollywood props and photos decorate the building, and alist films play for a final time. The ream theater is definitely old school. Its offered a feeling of movies from back in the day. In the lobby, original phone booths from the 1950s. This theater goes way back. It gives you a nostalgic feeling. Its just im getting emotional. Reporter the final show is over. But the screen and chairs will stay behind. A nonprofit may take over the building. A glimmer of hope for a future for the rheem. In the south bay its the end of the road for an he is toric car dealership. Abc 7 news in santa clara today as customers did some shopping at st. Clair cadillac. The dealership is set to close down for good on january 15th. And it opened back in 1925 and is currently on Stevens Creek boulevard. About 100 people work at st. Clair, and they learned about the closure a couple of days ago. Sonic automotive owns the dealerships along with several other dealerships here in the bay area. A mother now has a new way to get to work and take her daughter places after receiving a car at a giveaway at her church. Abc 7 news was inside that church when Diana Walcott learned she had been selected out of a pool of people nominated to get a car. Walcott couldnt afford to replace the vehicle she lost in a recent accident. I am able to work on so much more than i could have without a war car. Having my car totaled took everything from me. Its like christmas all over again to see the reaction to someone receive such a gift. Antioch mayor sean wright helped escort walcott to her new set of wheels. The giveaway also helped the Church Celebrate its third anniversary. Officials apologized tonight after thousands of passengers faced delays after weatherrelated problems that paralyzed new york citys jfk airport. Arriving International Passengers spent hours on board jets because no gates were available at terminals with customs and immigration facilities. Another problem created more headaches when a pipe broke in terminal 4, flooding a Delta Airlines hub. That forced more than 30 foreign carriers to unload flights at other terminals or completely divert them to different airports. We regard it as completely unacceptable and we intend to understand why it occurred, get to the bottom of it, and fix it. Jfk happens to be americas Busiest Airport for international flights. And speaking of flying in the air, heres a live look at sfo where several of the more than two dozen flights between jfk and sfo were delayed today. Well have our own problems when the storm gets here. Chokes me up thinking about it. Especially because the storm impact scale at a 3, havent seen that in quite some time. The last time we had 3 was in november. Its been several months since weve seen rain of this intensity. Right now live doppler 7 showing you right rain falling across parts of the region. Tighter, from san mateo, redwood city, you can see light greens, light rain falling at this hour. Similar setup as you move inland as well. More raug go, walnut creek, oakland in the east bay, san ramon, light sprinkles falling. Into the north bay to novato to marin and san rafael. This is just the beginning of what will likely end up being the strongest storm so far we have seen this rainy season. Temperatures, numbers have not budged too far from where we were this afternoon, holding in the 40s and 50s at this hour. The call from accuweather overnight, the numbers areawide will drop into the 40s with light showers moving overhead just in time for the monday morning commute. So on the storm impact scale, this is going to be a 3, a strong storm moving in here on monday. Were tracking heavy rain at times along with some strong winds as well. And with that heavy rainfall does come the threat of some flooding, especially over our burn scars in the north bay. Lets go hour by hour on futurer weather, time this system out. 6 00, the monday morning commute just getting under way. You can see light showers dotting the landscape. Perhaps even an isolated downpour. Certainly allow yourself some extra time tomorrow morning because the roadways will be slick. Thats going to be a theme for the first half of our monday. Future weather showing you light rain continuing to dot the region. And then well start to see the storm system intensify. By monday afternoon waves of rain, heavy at time in the north bay. Later on in the evening, the evening commute is under way. Even heavier rain falling than wa what we saw for the morning commute. The evening commute could be even worse than the morning commute could be. Heavy rain, strong winds falling. Heavy rain continues by 11 00 monday night. Were still tracking those downpours. Not until the Early Morning hours on tuesday does the storm system begin to get out of here. But we do have a Flash Flood Watch in effect because of the threat of heavy rain in the north bay. Stretching from mill valley all the way up to clover dale and east into yountville and napa. A watch is different than a warning. A Flash Flood Watch means conditions are favorable for flooding. Tomorrow if a Flash Flood Warning is issued that means flooding is happening or will be happening, so you want to get to Higher Ground if that is issues. Well be tracking that for you right here. Rainfall estimates areawide, a healthy 1 to 2 inches of rain. Where we do see downpours develop, likely more than that. Well have to watch the rain in the south bay. Even san jose coming in with close to 1 inch of choice tour. Also strong winds. Wind advisory goes into effect, winds out of the south racing in the afternoon and the evening. Gusts could go 40 to 50 miles per hour. 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