Surf and dangerous wind in the highest possible category. The storms are staying northwest as 9 first part of the cold prompt and the lows are moving to our north. It is picking up high surf at 10 or 15 but up to 20 now through 10 am on friday up and down the coast. Flooding not only in urban areas but rapid rising increases in creeks. At 9 00 tonight through 4 00 friday morning with the big issues being the trees stretched from the drought at 50 children through the neighborhood and 70 to 80 along the coast and our higher elevations. The strong of the part of the rain is in the north bay at 6 00 until 10 00 a. M. And in the bay 10 00 a. M. To 1 00 oclock p. M. The strong wind associated with the storm will brutalize the power behinds and crews are going the extra mile to ensure any outals are restored quickly but they warn there are steps to take today to prepare. Nick is in fremont with that story. Nick . Mike told you of the strong winds that are expected and pg e is expecting the same. That is why they have prepared extra power lines, extra utility poles and extra trance fmers shipping them across the bay area to respond in the event of a power out averages. We are ready for any emergency and we respond by preparation. If you believe an out of prevention is worth a pound of cure you could be surprised to learn they are moving quip my by the ton. We expect winds up to 70 Miles Per Hour. They shipping hundreds of these boxes which you can see on top of power poles to replace those damaged. And the pad mounts weigh tons, larger trance transformers. There will be three power out aims and they want you to have three things. Flashlights and batteryoperated radios and an extra set of batteries. Some areas it will be a while before the crews reach you. Areas like the Santa Cruz Mountains. Last week we were there minutes after heavy rains brought doubt this utility crew. Pg e hopes to get the upper hand before the storm hits. We going out to the needed location to ensure our crews have the tools and the equipment they need to restore power. Pg e says the same rules apply if you see a downed power line call 911 and do not approach it. We will want you to know we have our weather app available so you do not have to be out there in the storm. My colleagues and i will be there all day today reporting on what we see and what we fine. Avoid the roads and dangerous areas. In fremont, for abc7. People scrambling to protect homes and businesses are snatching up sandbags faster than cities can replace them. Today, daly city became the second sandbagging station to run out of sandbags. San francisco ran out yesterday. Crews are trying to get more bags before the end of the day. We have something after lunch so it is a question of supplies and supply houses are getting hit. We are trying to get sandbags that are empty and bring in a load of sand so they can do the work themselves and do the best we can. We are doing with we can on our end to provide public assistance to find a station near you check out our website we have posted a list of locations in all bay area counties on abc7. Com. The storm will impact the state with all happens on deck at the Governors Office of Emergency Services in sacramento with coordinators communicating between the National Weather service and local agencies. One of the averages is the red cross. They are encouraging us to use the Early Warning wisely. This is advanced notice a luxury. You do not see that with a home fire or earthquake. It is so important imperative and we need to did this no matter what. The coast guard is advising you to stay out of the water or away from it entirely with waves expected to top 25 on some parts of the coast and boat owners are asked to secure their vessels because many break free during storms. At sfo expect major delays with some flights delays three hours or longer. You may face longer delays and cancellations when the storm moves in. Check your flight status before leaving home. You can track the summer where you live by downloading the abc news weather app. It is easy to use and you will find it on theup store or google play with more information at abc. Com app. Join us a half hour early tomorrow morning at 4 00 a. M. To get full coverage of the storm and get uptotheminute weather and traffic continues where you live with the abc7 morning family and we will all be here half an hourerly limit. Another demonstration underway in connection with two incidents which White Police Officers caused the deaths of unarmed black men. This building in San Francisco as you can see from this tweet, Amy Hollyfield is there. This protest is different than the demonstrations last night. Yes. It was quiet. It was a smaller group. They have had a big impact of they have left. They just spent the morning here. They have all left to go home. However you can see officials have put up barricades to make sure the protesters do not come back. This group White Oakland residents have been angry since the decision not to indict two White Police Officers in the deaths of two blackmen. They have been meeting and holding vigils in their oakland neighborhood. Today, they changed tactics and decided to block the Federal Building in downtown oakland with their message. I feel good we have come out. White people need to speak up for racial justice. It cannot change without white people being involved and partnering with black people. Security locked the doors to the main entrance forcing employees to find another way in. Some were agitated and others appreciated the activists stand. They hope the federal officials get the message. The federal government needs to step up and say our police force needs to represent our communities. Dont we say every police force has to be the namath knick be the same ethnic makeup of the community . Rowdy demonstrations moved from oakland to berkeley to highway 24 to emeryville. Four businesses were vandalized in emeryville and protesters smashed the witnesses of some cars parked in front of homes. Officers say they do not know why. It is frustrating. This is something we do not expect to happen in emeryville. We are not a vocal point. I understand the peoples frustrations of what happen happening on the parts of the united states. Emeryville does put have part of that. The c. H. P. Arrested 13 people. They gotten at freeway. Emeryville police have not made arrests. They say they are going through Surveillance Video to identify those who committed crimes. Amy, thank you. A group is claiming responsibility for knock out websites for the city of oakland and the Oakland Police department with a spokesman not confirming the hacker source but a number twitter accounts associated with the hacker group anonymous, claimed responsibility after the Police Response to protests in the east bay. The arraign must an uber driver facing misdemeanor manslaughter in the death of a sixyear old has been postponed. He appeared in court with a judge granting the lawyers request to postpone the arraignment if two weeks. He turns himself in this week. The prosecution say he killed sophia liu in september when he was looking down at his phone when he hit her. The post office is ready for the shop day shipping season for a couple of weekends and a number of bay area offices are open this saturday and sunday and the following weekend both saturday and sunday until 4 00 p. M. The Postal Service expects to handle 12 percent more packages this year than last around 450 to 470 million packages and their advice is to mail order. We will post this information on our website at abc7news. Com. You may like to keep an active lifestyle but could your neighbors be dragging you down . A trappeding dog is help by rescuers coming to his aid. And a potentially historic storm is headed our its a marshmallow world in the winter. [instrumental music] teenager and education advocate Malala Yousafzai received the peace prize and hopes to inspire young girls all over the world to fight for their rights and become leaders, the youngest ever nobel laureate. She survived an ordinary zeal in 2012 when the tall back shot her for fighting for girls right to go to school. Girl girl is studying to be a doctor and hops to become Prime Minister of pakistan one day. Ebola caregivers win the Time Magazine person of the year, award after their courage was applauded for anyone willing to risk their own health to treat others. This is a warning that the Global Health system may not be ready if a serious outbreak. 6,000 people have died from ebola since the outbreak and Time Magazine says countless more could have died, though if not for the ebola fighters. The nfl unveils a tough new conduct policy. The commissioner is expected to formally announce the new guidelines, with the policy similar to those used by Law Enforcement and accused player is placed on paid learn when charges are filed. The policy would apply to all nfl personnel and even the owners and has to be approved. Thethe Players Association could protest. Cam newton leaves the hospital after a twocar crash that left the quaterback with two failures in the lower back. Police report says that another driver pulled out into traffic and collided with his truck causing his vehicle to flip. He says he is in good spirits and it is not clear when he will be back in action. The police are looking in a driver would ran off from an interesting crash scene. We will explain what is hatching here just ahead. Nine specialized luxury cars are missing. It sounds like a scene from a movie. We will explain how the theft could delay a movie shoot. A look at live doppler hd a powerful storm is on the way and we have the sevenday if a denture were to be put under a microscope we can see all the bacteria that still exists. Polidents unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99. 99 of odor causing bacteria. For a cleaner, fresher brighter denture everyday. Covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. In Southern California police are looking for a driver who rammed an s. U. V. Into a place you may not expect. The video is wild. Look at this. A bmw was airborne before landing on the roof of a car in san diego. The homeowners were asleep in another room and were not hurt but two of the family vehicles parked in the garage, they were damaged by the drive through. We low pressure for a better we hope for a better situation but a giant sinkhole should be covered before the giant storm cops to San Francisco. The concrete to cover the giant sink hole was delivered this morning and the crater opened up on lake street between 6th and 5th during the rainstorm. City workers will cover it with a layer of concrete. If the layer dries this time the street could be open today. They hope for that ahead of the big storm on way. We will check with meteorologist mike nicco. We could see potholes develop with all of the rain. Make sure you have the gutters cleaned, the storm drain and the weak trees should be given a good shake to make sure they are sturdy enough to handle what is coming. There is too much moisture in the air so it is hazy. You can see the fog is lifting and there is chilly fog around fairfield and everyone else is doing okay. We will look at where the system is and this is where it is going to be for the bet part of the afternoon ukiah north, we could have sprinkles for the rest of us but the rain is not going to come in until after sunset at 4 51. The winds are from the south and they are light right now less than ten Miles Per Hour, and you will notice those ramping up when the sun sets. At Mount Tamalpais you can see at 2,800 feet fee the winds are churning and it is raining while they are stuck in the clouds. In the south it is thinner and brighter and temperatures are in the lowtomid 60s. From the east bay hills you can see the multi layers of clouds out there and it will bring us sprinkles today the storm arrives tonight in the north bay and the rest of us get it tomorrow, and the rest of us get heavy rain, wind, dangerous surf, and thunderstorms. One of the reasons this Stock Exchange will have more energy than normal is because of the ocean water, look how much warmer than normal it is, five to sevendegrees and the warm water will help energize the storm. Here it is remember it came in two parts, the first is the cold front is the trailing low is about to pick it up and because of that, the rain moves in to the north bay first and stalls and when the low comes through that is when we start to see the heaviest rain tom kicking up the bush ban and flooding and mud and rock slides and power outages. Noon today, you can see the rain so Mendocino County coast and by action, waves of lighttomoderate showers across the north bay and they stay there because the front stalls. By midnight still nice rain, and there you go, 7 00 and tomorrow morning, look at all of the red, cloverdale and guerneville and the heaviest rain and fastest rains coincide with each other, so 6 00 to 10 00 through the north bay and look at that wall of red moving right across the heart of the bay, at 10 00 to 1 00 oclock and inland in the south bay 1 00 oclock to 3 00 and behind the cold front there is still more moderate showers and even some thunderstorms with the brief heavy rain and that is why the understood watch is out until 4 00 friday morning. We will take a look at the other showers on friday afternoon and they will add just a little bit to the total and most of the rain is going to fall tomorrow 6 in Santa Cruz Mountains and up to 4 for the lower elevation and 8 in the north bay mountains and possibly 10 to 112 in the coastal mountains across the north bay. The winds are picking up headed to the overnight and the fastest wind is 60 Miles Per Hour at point reyes to 45 for the rest of us tomorrow morning. By 2 00 the winds will taper and friday scattered light showers and after the 4 00 hour, no need to worry about flooding or any other damage and saturday and sunday we get a break and monday and tuesday more rain is on the way. Big deal is coming in tomorrow morning. Be ready. The morning commute in the north bay is going to be a mess. Thank you we want did see how you are preparing ahead of the big storm email your pictures or video to us at ureport kgotv. Com and you can share them with us on Twitter Twitter abc7newsbayarea. We have tips on prepare nor cal, with a safety checklist in the event of disaster and a list of supplies you will need such as blankets and batteries. An important reminder make sure your cell phone is fully charged filming for the new james bond movie could delayed after reef lyle villains stole nine range rovers modified for the movie which are work an estimated 1 million waiting if tran part to the alps for filming. The bond films are famous for the spy cars and is due out next november. A new list is out detailing the best and worse cities for an active lifestyle. According to the list, the best for active cities is oak omaha, nebraska and Portland Oregon and pittsburgh, pennsylvania. What . How can that be . The worst cities for exercise were laredo and jersey city and newark, new jersey. Cruise aid a dog in a recare out situation that got its head stun in a pipe in boise, idaho after a baby dog did not return home after a walk with her owner. It wasnt physical the next wasnt until the next day the neighbor found the stucking do and the dog was removed from the pipe and is expected to be okay and is recovering in the hospital. Ouch. Just ahead a mothers special encounter caught on camera. Big mama. A panda is reunited with her this is jim. A man who doesnt stand still. But jim has afib, Atrial Fibrillation an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. That puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. For years, jims medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. But now, with onceaday xarelto®, jims on the move. Jims doctor recommended xarelto®. Like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afibrelated stroke risk. But xarelto® is the first and only onceaday prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem that doesnt require regular blood monitoring. So jims not tied to that monitoring routine. Gps proceed to the designated route. Not today. For patients currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. Xarelto® is just one pill a day taken with the evening meal. Plus, with no known dietary restrictions jim can eat the Healthy Foods he likes. Dont stop taking xarelto® rivaroxaban, unless your doctor tells you to. While taking xarelto®, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. Xarelto® may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. Xarelto® can cause serious bleeding and in rare cases, may be fatal. Get help right away if you develop unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising, or tingling. If you have had spinal anesthesia while on xarelto® watch for back pain or any nerve or muscle related signs or symptoms. Do not take xarelto® if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. Tell your doctor before all planned medical or dental procedures. Before starting xarelto®, tell your doctor about any conditions such as kidney, liver, or bleeding problems. Jim changed his routine. Ask your doctor about xarelto®. Onceaday xarelto® means no regular blood monitoring, no known dietary restrictions. For information and savings options, download the xarelto® Patient Center app call 1888xarelto or visit goxarelto. Com. At 4 00 a creative report to a steve who was stealing packages and a findous San Francisco restaurant knocked out out of the top spot. A special mom is meeting her triplets. Mama pandaen countered her cubs and the mother gave birth in july to her cubs at the Research Center in china and she is overjoyed to see them after all of these months. Look at that. So loving. These are the worlds first surviving panda trip lets and they are special. The zoo says mom is going to be able to penned more and more time with her cubs each day. They are trying to boost the panda situation so when you get triplets, that is. Some. A reason to celebrate. Thanks for joining us. Who wants to be a millionaire. We will look at our morning sunset because it will not happen tomorrow morning. 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