march. lisa. >> reporter: organizers estimate about 40,000 to 50,000 people are here and they are not deterred by this rain. take a look over my shoulder, there are so many people here, the main stage is about 100 yards away. and from here to there is a plaza packed with people. the overall vibe is one of excitement. there are men, women, people of all ages and lots of children here. this has really turned out to be kind of a family event. parents want their kids to be a part of the movement. >> i believe to stand up for themselves. i don't want them to think that they can't be whatever they want to be. >> i really do feel like i want to take more action, get more involved. i have friends that say they might think about running for politics. >> i think it's exciting to be here because it is a historic event. >> reporter: house democratic leader nancy pelosi finished speaking from the main stage. she had words of encouragement for the people out here and she will also be walking in the march. back here live now, all of these people will be leaving the plaza in about 30 to 60 minutes. they will march to justin herman plaza and i'm told that downtown san francisco is becoming a mess because of traffic and a lot of street closures along the march path. i'm live in san francisco, abc 7. in washington, a massive crowd turned out to protest. and it turned into one giants moving rally. it grew from a simple facebook post by a grandmother in hawaii attracting attention including from california's newest senator. >> part of what makes us great is we are a nation that was founded on certain ideals. founded on the ideals that were spoken in 1776. that a we are all and should be treated as equals. >> organizers estimate a half million people showed up today compared to mr. trump's inauguration yesterday, it should be note that had some streets around the national mall were closed yesterday. an estimated 60,000 marcher took to the streets in oakland today. sky 7 showing the large crowd spread throughout downtown. katie utehs is there with more. >> reporter: organizers are cleaning up following more than five hours of peaceful protests. oakland police say there were no arrests today, many people have either gone to san francisco for that rally or gone home at this point. but not before they packed the streets of oakland. the smallest of marchers expressing mighty opinions. >> why are you matching? >> to respect women's rights. >> because why want them to make a war and i don't want him to make a wall. >> i'm marching because i want me and everybody else to be equal. >> reporter: some fear that's not the direction president donald trump is taking the country. >> i'm terrified for the first time in my life about the leadership of this country. it isn't right. >> reporter: the women's march is a national even international movement. >> there are millions of people marching today not only in america, but all over the world. and in the end of the day that's what it's all about, it's about us standing up for our rights. >> reporter: crowds packed the streets of oakland. >> i can cry all day because i just love women so much and i'm so happy to see everyone here. so it means we have hope. >> reporter: freeways and b.a.r.t. lines jammed as people tried to join the rally. ♪ we shall overcome >> makes me personally feel like i can conquer anything. >> reporter: a message of echoe masses. katie utehs, nbc 7. and the south bay women's march started at 10:00 this morning at city hall. san jose place estimate 25,000 people were in the crowd. >> everyone is welcome here, no hate, no fear. >> you heard the chant there. abc 7 was in the crowd as they marched for a rally. organizers say the march is about social justice, civil liberties and human rights for everyone. >> it isn't matter who won. this needed to happen. >> she hopes everyone in the crowd will get involved politically going forward. in santa rosa, a large crowd demonstrated with signs that said we stand for women and tweet less. the city had to shut down streets during the rally earlier this afternoon. the movement went worldwide. protesters marched in solidarity across europe, south africa, mexico, even apt artre antarcti. 2.5 million estimated took part. donald trump passed the protests in d.c. while heading back to the white house from a prayer service. the president and first lady arrived this morning. for years the episcopal diocese of washington has hosted a prayer service for the new president. this year members opposed the prayer because of comments mr. trump has made, but church leaders decided to continue as ap on an obligation to welcoming all people. a large group of pro-life disrupters disrupted traffic in san francisco earlier this afternoon. sky 7 was over the walk for life crowd as they marched just after 2:00. several marchers held a large banner that said abortion hurts bill their goal is to end abortion this america. this is the 13th year for this walk in san francisco. we have a slight break in the rain right now, but it's going to come back strong tonight. storm season has taken its toll on the bay area. it brought down this tree there was a levee breach. nearly two dozen had to leave that i ever homes f their homes for the said time in a two weeks. and in a few weeks, it could pick up. >> we'll start to see the rain and more importantly the wind really pick up over the next several hours as we approach midnight. that's when the peak of the storm will be moving through the region. live doppler 7 showing you we are seeing the rain making its return on shore. the light group, some light showers at this hour, but i will pull out and add satellite on to this, you see a lot of moisture still has to move through overnight and first thing tomorrow morning. so the storm impact scale, this will be a moderate storm, a 2. downpours and strong gusty winds and thunderstorm is possible. so concerns are trees down and ponding on roadways, but not out of the question to see more isolated power outages. we'll hour by lowey hour by hou show you when dry weather will return. >> of course you can track the storm with the as 7 news app. we are live doppler 7 on the app and you can enable push alerts an you will get weather advisories on your phone or tablet. coming up, fire tears through an east bay pet shop, but it's not the flames that did the most damage. and danger on the docks. why santa cruise cruz was forced to close a popular tourist attraction. most fast food places use formulas to create their combos. but all that math, doesn't always equal something tasty. at my place, you can get a mouthwatering sourdough bacon ranch combo for $4.99. with a full size beef patty, bacon, and creamy ranch sauce, on toasted sourdough bread. plus hot & salty fries and refreshing freestyle drink. because flavor always beats formulas. the sourdough bacon ranch combo, just $4.99 for a limited time. combos done my way. tadirectv now. stream all your entertainment! anywhere! anytime! can we lose the 'all'. there's no cbs and we don't have a ton of sports. anywhere, any... let's lose the 'anywhere, anytime' too. you can't download on-the-go, there's no dvr, yada yada yada. stream some stuff! somewhere! sometimes! you totally nailed that buddy. simple. don't let directv now limit your entertainment. only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. sky 7 was above a devastating crash in santa clara county. vehicles collided on highway 152 east of gilroy. the collision was so powerful, it ripped the car in half and started a fire in the cabin of a truck. at least one person was killed. investigators have not said yet what caused the crash. san mateo authorities were investigating the death of a man parasailing. firefighters believe the man was overcome by waves. two bystanders pulled him out and gave him cpr before paramedics arrived, but he did not survive. there is a high surf warning there through 3:00 a.m. tomorrow. swells could reach as high as 30 feet. fire investigators say an electrical malfunction is responsible for an aquarium store catching fire today. it happened at aquarium concepts around 8:00 a.m. fire crews were able to knock down the flames with an about ten minutes. they say the building sprinkler system helped them knock the fire down. no humans were hurt. some fish were killed, though. right now heaps of snow are falling in tahoe. so much expected to come down so fast, it could force some people out of their homes. and just how much rain will you see wh mehere is another look from sky 7 in san francisco. a big rally taking place at civic center and protesters will hold a candlelight march down market street at 6:00. organizers say they are not anti-donald trump, but they are pro women's rights. this is one of several happening today and we'll stay on top of it throughout the evening. in the sierra, there a warning about avalanche danger. you can see the snowy conditions on interstate 80. there is an alert urging people in alpine meadows to voluntarily evacuate through monday. >> we're tracking another round of not only heavy rain, but also very strong winds here locally. and more snow in the sierra. you notice the green has returned. you got some rain. and right now it's very light. this is just the beginning of our moderate storm that will bring heavy rain later on tonight. but outside we go, exploratorium camera showing you a couple of drops dotting the lens. the theme though tonight, you want the umbrella with you. the rain gear. you will need to stay dry. not only is the rain an issue, but the storm is churning up our ocean waters. look at this, a high surf warning in effect. these swells, look at this, 22 feet off the coast of san francisco, 34 feet off the coast of monterey. so don't go into the ocean water. it is frigid and turbulent. large breakers and rip currents. out there right now, we're holding in the 50s. we will stay here through the evening and overnight, it will be a mild night as we track our storm system. on the storm impact scale, moderate storm moving our way tonight into early tomorrow morning. downpours and strong gusty winds and a chance of thunderstorms popping up with lightning and hail. so future weather, 5:00, scattered showers. the coverage will increase. we'll start to see some downpours mixing in as we approach midnight. it's midnight early sunday morning this is the heavy rain and pops of yellow you see on your screen. and the gusty winds. but a very fine line of when that rain will he saiepndend, h through early sunday morning. but the entire region is under flash flood watch. our soils are already saturated. anymore rain easily creates popping issues. rapid rises on creeks. rocks an mudslides are also possible. that is just one piece to the puzzle. the winds will crank. you will notice this evening starting to pick up by 9:00. it's right around midnight, coast likely gusting over 50 miles per hour and the winds once again between 20 and 40 pregion.r hour through the so it's for that fact a wind advise have i advisory is in effect. once again downed trees and pouder outages poll. high wind warning in our highest elevations because the winds could gust over 60 miles per hour overnight. so be prepared for power outages to be a big poemt. just want to quickly talk about the snow. winter storm weren'ti ingwarnin. a lot of the resorts will like this. kirkwood almost 50 inches. 31 south lake a tahoe. 7 day forecast, scattered showers monday, and look at this, mid week the sun returns. we try out and it's a prolonged period through next saturday we get to see the sunshine for much of the day. >> should have seen him dancing. >> oh, yeah. >> or maybe you shouldn't have seen him dancing. >> that's true. >> he's here with sports. college hoops in full swing. including broncos in warriors had perhaps the best week of their season beating the cavalier, thunder and rockets in five days by a combined 73 points. they will take a day off before facing orlando tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. pacific. up next here, saturday basketball returns as lebron james and the cavs take on the spurs. lebron said after the blowout loss monday, he doesn't have any rivalries and that is evident in the way he talks about spur coach gregg popovich. >> he's the greatest coach of all time. i said that over and over and over. if a guy to be able to do what he's done in the era of basketball where its eye chan's changed so much and he's changed with the game. >> guess whose socks? kareem abdul-jabbar. arizona up 10 second half. the spin move, the floater. ucla within 8. five point wildcats lead. he takes it coast to coast for the jam. 78-71 arizona. less than a minute to play. jackson cartwright is rejected. but the putback, bruins 96-85. >> great finish, second half, broncos get the turnover. the layup ties it at 45. known for his three point shooting, and this three gives them a three point lead. five seconds to play. broncos town two. and he slashes for the win. 64-63. big feel good win for santa clara. all right. falcons lose the n fchl c title game to the packer, then the 9ers could have kyle shanahan as their new head coach with that the week. but if they win, he can't accept until after the super bowl. that's a lifetime in offseason prep. as for green bay, aaron rodgers have only been to one super bowl. so rodgers is appreciating the experience. >> obviously we'd like to be one of the final two. can't help but think about what it would feel like, you know, to be leading when the clock hits zero and know you're going to houston. that will be on our minds the rest of the week and sunday. cavaliers and spurs on deck. stay tuned for after the game as we take a look at the warriors amazing week. hope to see you then. next on abc 7 news, a roundup of today's women's march anything with a screen is a tv. stream 130 live channels. plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies, all on the go. you can even download from your x1 dvr and watch it offline. only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. download the xfinity tv app today. updating our top story, right now people across the bay area are protesting for equal rights. sky 7 is live over market street where you see thousands of people gathered for the women's march. it's one of several rallies across the country on donald trump's first full day as president. at 6:00, the crowd will march to justin herman plaza. in oakland, an estimated 60,000 rallied in the rain. 25,000 mamped rched in san jose about 5 pour, about 5,000 in santa rosa. we'll follow it for you tonight. and that is it for apartment 7 news at 4:30. up next, the cavaliers take on the spurs. our next newscast is at 11:00 tonight. we'll see you later. tadirectv now. stream all your entertainment! anywhere! anytime! can we lose the 'all'. there's no cbs and we don't have a ton of sports. anywhere, any... let's lose the 'anywhere, anytime' too. you can't 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