there. 52 in hayward, 54 in san josé. your forecast today calls for a few lingering showers, and partly cloudy skies. mid-50s by noontime. pretty much for everyone. and a fairly uniform spread today with upper 50s to near 60 degrees. a mix of clouds and sun. and we'll be dry tonight. we're talking about a with clou from one of the strongest storms we've seen this year coming our way for two days next week. stay with us, i'll have your accuweather seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> thanks, lisa. a fake 911 call, a practice known as swatting, that had deadly consequences in the midwest recently, terrified an east bay family a week ago when a s.w.a.t. team descended on their home. hercules police are investigating the 911 call. we're also learning about a different incident in castro valley on thursday night. abc 7 news reporter katie utehs has more. the family in hercules is still coming to terms with what happened to them. >> as soon as i got to the front door, i could see all the spotlights shining onto me. >> reporter: a swarm of police officers, weapons drawn, filled this quiet hercules street surrounding an unsuspecting family. a mother, father, two kids, and grandparents, walked out of their home with their hands up on police command. >> my son just kept asking, why are there guns pointed in my face, why is my daddy arrested, what's going on? >> reporter: days after christmas, a caller made a fake 911 call targeting their address. >> indicating there was somebody in his house. he said he had heard shots and his mother screaming and that he was hiding in his bedroom. >> reporter: the young father went outside in his bathrobe. police told him to open it. >> i was like, hell, no, i'm not reaching for anything. >> reporter: the family says hercules police traced the call to a cellphone with a 213 area code, that's southern california. hercules police tell us this is an open investigation. the hoax call, known as swatting, also happened in kansas the next day. there police shot and killed an unarmed man as he moved his hand to his waistband. similar scenario, but a different ending. >> why were we targeted? this is a sick prank. >> reporter: police are looking into the possibility the cases are connected. a southern california man was arrested in the kansas incident. in hercules, katie utehs, abc 7 news. we're also hearing of a similar incident in castro valley. investigators are blaming a dispute over videogames for a fake 911 call. the alameda county sheriff's department says a caller reported a hostage situation at a home on grove way just before 9:00 thursday night. the person demanded a ransom be paid or the hostages would be killed. investigators quickly determined it was a swatting call. they say this is the second call at the same address since last may. we're just hours away from the beginning of recreational pot sales in san francisco. on friday, seven dispensaries were given the go-ahead to sell recreational pot. here is abc 7 news reporter lonni rivera. >> reporter: it's a monumental day for harvest on geary dispensary in san francisco. >> we just received an e-mail about an hour and a half ago from the state of california authorizing us to sell adult use cannabis. >> reporter: the sale of recreational marijuana became legal on january 1st. san francisco had to wait until now because the city didn't iron out its regulations in time. >> we get to serve a much larger audience. >> reporter: grassroots on post street also got its permits. these dispensaries on mission had temporary signs up. dispensaries like this are waiting for word from officials. once they get the green light, they're expecting a mad rush this weekend. some customers with medical marijuana cards support for access for adults. >> what the state has done, which i do appreciate, is it's kind of de-escalated all those fears. >> we have to pay a higher tax now, which is fine, i support paying taxes as well. >> reporter: harvest will open by 9:00 a.m. in san francisco, lonni rivera, abc 7 news. earlier this week u.s. attorney general jeff sessions said he would get rid of obama-era policies not to interfere with states' marijuana laws. "the sacramento bee" reported on friday a southern california lawmaker proposed a law that would make california a so-called sanctuary state to protect users against federal investigations. the nation's largest food service company has stopped using romaine lettuce after a report of e. coli breakouts. canada found 58 cases of e. coli in the u.s. and canada, including two deaths. most of the patients reported eating romaine lettuce beforehand. compass group, which supplies food to hospitals and school cafeterias, told its distributors to use other leafy greens. san francisco health officials suggest staying away from any uncooked food linked to e. coli. >> cook it. if you know it's contaminated with something, cook it, it will kill all the bugs. otherwise i would avoid it until we know what's going on. >> the cdc is trying to track the source of the illness. northern california gets its romaine from imperial county or yuma, arizona this time of year. we talked to several restaurants who locally source their legal lettuce. they believe it is safe to eat. changes could be under way changes could be under way for california's alert system following the north bay fires. legislators are proposing allowing every county to adopt up to date wireless emergency system, and updating how the system is used and how alerts are sent out. the fires destroyed thousands of homes and killed more than 40 people. acting san francisco mayor london breed was asked whether she plans on entering the mayor's race. here's what she said. >> i've been inspired and i've decided that after careful consideration and just taking all of the things that i've been thinking about over the years and the work that i've done in the city, that yes, i'm going to do it, i'm going to run for mayor. >> mayor lee died unexpectedly y last month. a total of 24 candidates have filed paperwork to run for the open seat, including former san francisco board of supervisors president angela alioto. the deadline to file to run is tuesday. a special election will be held on june 5th. lisa is here. we've got a break in the weather but it will be returning in a big way shortly. >> yeah, it's about time, right? we haven't seen any really significant storms in a while. we had some pretty good ones in november. but here we are, early january, exploratorium camera, 51 degrees. leftover showers in the south bay, a dry weekend, and then yes, a level 2 on our storm impact scale. i'll have the details coming up. >> all right, lisa, thanks. it could be worse, right? the arctic air is not letting up back east. we see strangers banding together to help others. big jackpots mean big dreams. somebody here in the bay area is at least $1 million richer this morning. but did anybody take home the big prize? when my smile is bright, i feel ready to shine. some whitening toothpastes only remove surface stains, colgate optic white high impact white is different. it has hydrogen peroxide, to whiten four shades for a visibly 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have that for us in just a few minutes. the man found not guilty in the case of kate steinle was sentenced on his own gun sentence conviction. he was sentenced to three years but will get credit for time served.abc 7 news' lyanne melen more. he's not getting released right away. >> reporter: it was the maximu sentence for his begun possession conviction, three years. jose ines garcia zarate served beyond that. >> he's actually spent around 400 days longer than the maximum sentence. >> reporter: technically he should have been released. instead he was turned over to the u.s. marshal. garcia zarate was recently indicted by a federal grand jury for violating state immigration and gun laws for possessing the gun used to shoot steinle. >> this is a vindictive prosecution. >> reporter: his attorneys tried to delay this action and had requested a new trial. >> and essentially he was convicted for possession of a weapon based on the brief and momentary holding of a gun and throwing it into the water after it accidentally discharged. >> reporter: it will now be up to civil rights attorney tony sera to argue that in federal court. >> we can bring a motion to dismiss on double jeopardy grounds. >> reporter: garcia zarate was found not guilty of murdering 32-year-old steinle has she was walking along pier 14 on july 1st, 2015. the jury agreed with the defense which argued that a single shot killed steinle after the bullet ricochetted off the ground, traveling 78 feet before striking her in the back. >> we treated this case as we would have any other similar case. we're comfortable that the system worked the way it was meant to even though we're disappointed with the outcome. >> reporter: in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> zarate is scheduled to be arraigned in federal court monday morning at 9:30. the owner and founder of a popular san francisco coffee roaster is being sued for harassment by several employees. according to "the chronicle," the owner was accused of sexually assaulting multiple women and creating a toxic workplace culture. the store has explicit sexual references on items such as coffee mugs. he has not responded to the lawsuit. new details about former 49ers linebacker aman brooks will not have to register as a sex offender after prosecutors agreed to a plea deal under which brooks only needs to perform 100 hours of community service and pay restitution to the victim. he was facing a misdemeanor sexual battery charge for groping an unconscious woman. according to "the mercury news," th district attorney's office said there were legal and factual challenges to the case. someone from florida is $450,000 richer. matching all numbers for the mega millions drawing last night. while there were no jackpot winners in california, somebody in daly city matched five of the six numbers. the prize is worth over $1,800,000. the semi winning ticket was sold at this 7-11 store in daly city. one employee told us people were buying tickets by the bucket load. >> people were buying $40 worth and higher, just lottery tickets. i've never seen anybody spend that much on tickets. >> in fact, a ticket feeding frenzy took place all across the bay area. abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo has that. >> good luck. >> thank you. >> reporter: it's modern a slip -- it's more than a slip of paper. it's a glimmer of hope. >> it's amazing. even if you don't win, to dream about winning, it's a positive attitude. >> reporter: roy domingo bought his tickets in santa clara, at a store with a winning history. >> it's almost a billion dollars if you win both. that would be kind of awesome. >> reporter: massive back to back jackpots. >> it would be nice to win it. >> reporter: the 7-11 in san jose is also a lucky store. customers like jesse sanchez were dreaming big, but practical. >> get my mom a housing. >> i tell my husband there's $5.3 million or whatever. i just want $1 million. >> reporter: first you've got to beat the odds. >> i do, i'm as deserving as the next person. >> reporter: just remember this expert advice. >> whoever signs the back of the ticket is the individual that has to claim the ticket and the proceeds. >> reporter: the dream isn't over yet. the powerball drawing is saturday night. in san jose, katie marzullo, abc 7 news. the east coast is expecting record cold weather this weekend. the temperatures will be 20 to 30 degrees below normal. a winter nor'easter already buried the region. in boston a bus became stuck in the slush. neighbors saw it, couldn't move, and they grabbed shovels to dig it free, then pushed it back to a more cleared-away part of the road. in new york, these ferries couldn't be pushed free, they would not budge in the thick ice, no way. overnight, temperatures were 3 degrees there. if you want to see low temperature, check this out. mt. washington in massachusetts, negative 85 degrees, including windchill. "the new york times" sent reporters there who said it was so cold, the air froze their eyelashes. abc news reporter eva pilgrim has details. >> reporter: people chiselling out from a record breaking cold. in situate scituate, massachusetts, crews were racing to clear roads. >> this entire street was all ice, kind of like this. >> reporter: in winthrop, after the storm surge inundated streets, they were rushing to get the water out of their basement. >> as you can see, there's lots of water pumping out. hopefully we get it all into the drains before tonight's high tides. >> why is that? >> because in high tide there's nowhere else for the water to go. >> reporter: officials say it was the highest tide ever recorded in boston. >> if anyone wants to question global warning, see where the flood zones are, those zones didn't flood 30 years ago. >> reporter: dozens of rescues along the massachusetts coast. in marshfield, a national guard vehicle bringing people to safety. >> there was cars outside almost completely underwater. there was water coming in the back door. >> reporter: a front end loader retrieving a woman from this front porch. in new york city, kids trudging back to school through the snow. >> more than a foot of snow falling here in parts of long island. take a look with our drone cam, there's so much snow. with these subzero windchills, it's not melting anytime soon. >> reporter: overnight, fire and ice in newark, new jersey, driven by high winds. >> that fire quickly spread to two buildings to the left of the original fire building and also across the street. >> reporter: at least two firefighters injured. the storm taking at least eight lives, including a 13-year-old girl, killed by carbon monoxide poisoning at this apartment building in perth amboy. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. hi there, everyone. saturday morning, leftover showers east of livermore in the upper elevations picking a little bit of rain here and the hills here picking up an inch and three-quarters on your way to the altamonte pass. we're looking at scattered showers from mt. hamilton south of san jose, highway 101, down towards morgan hill. you can see the summit, highway 17 could be impacted. so these are going to linger the next hour or so. in the mountains, the rain will be ending. it's been in the upper 30s here. the snow level has been we will above 8,000 feet. the next system coming in will bring snow late monday into tuesday. rain first, though. 52 in concord, 43 in novato, 50 in san mateo. as we look outside here, bay waters look calm. we'll have those showers ending this morning. and then looking at partly cloudy skies this afternoon. our next storm system arriving late sunday into early monday. it's a level 2 on our storm impact scale, taking us right on through tuesday. so spending time outside today in the east bay valleys from pleasanton to dublin to walnut creek, starting out at about 50 degrees at 8:00, mid-50s by 10:00. upper 50s noontime. and topping out in the low 60s with partly cloudy skies, some high clouds. it should be a nice afternoon. then dropping through the 50s quickly after 4:00. so bringing in our storm impact scale from monday, it's a 2. rain heavy at times, 1 to 2 inches for most of us. 2 to 3 inches in higher elevations. wind gusts up above 1,000 feet. we'll be anywhere from 35 to 50 miles an hour. while you're sleeping, sunday night the rain begins. by 4 or 5:00 in the morning, you're getting going for the morning commute. boy, take your time, because as we go through the day, the rain just increases. 2:00 in the afternoon, we're still wet. the evening commute on monday, still very rainy. overnight hours on monday, rainy. then this turns to snow overnight monday into tuesday, looking at still rain on tuesday morning. it's not until about 1:00, the north bay begins to clear out. and then the evening commute, we should see drier conditions in the south bay. about a foot of snow as this system pushes through the mountains. rain first, then snow, into monday night and tuesday. so that's some good news. preliminary rainfall estimates here, about two inches in san francisco. and look at the south bay, nearly that. we have two systems coming in, a subtropical fetch and a system from the north. with those merging, rainfall amounts look to be fairly uniform. we could see upwards of three inches in the hills. highs today under partly cloudy skies, looking at about 60 degrees in oakland, fremont, and palo alto. the accuweather seven-day forecast, we have a dry weekend. late tomorrow night we could see some showers. the clouds increasing tomorrow afternoon. download the accuweather app, boy, will that be honor dandy monday and tuesday, an inch a day there, possibly more. wednesday through friday, looks dry. it could definitely be slippery and pretty dangerous out there for those two days. >> for sure. just a week ago i was using the hose to water my backyard. >> time to turn that off. >> for sure, lisa, thanks so much. ahead, a philadelphia father using a cheesesteak, of course, what else, in a unique way. sfx: tsfx: feet shufflingc life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. open enrollment ends january 31st, so don't miss out. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. paula faris is joining us from new york to tell us what's coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." brutally cold air is affecting much of the country. rob marciano has the forecast. plus "fire and fury," the bombshell book, is flying off the shelf as the president responds. the new questionsfacing over thr president and his administration. and who holds that coveted lottery ticket as the massive powerball jackpot is still up for grabs. all coming up on "gma," coming up soon. >> thanks, paula. a transit project more than 20 years in the making began its final phase. abc 7 news was in martines yesterday where city officials wielded golden shovels in a groundbreaking for a new pedestrian bridge to link the martines amtrak station with a new parking lot across the tracks. it's the last piece of a decades long transit hub project that has brought martines a new train station, parking lots and bus stops. >> from the amtrak station over here to the parking lot is 110-foot steel bridge with an elevator going across the u.p. tracks right over here to the parking lot. >> the vice mayor tells abc 7 news that next on her list is bringing ferry service to the martines marina. this is no tale of the tape. instead it's the tale of the steak, or the philly cheesesteak. a father has been measuring his son's growth using cheese steaks since 2015. it was a joke at first but became a family tradition. last year at 2 years old, the son rejected the phillys iconic sandwich. dad put the tradition on hold fearing his son would hate cheese steaks for the rest of ing his life. still to come, scary moments aboard planes in canada. examples of people stepping up and helping out three months after the here's your receipt. have a nice day! thank you. ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. >> announcer: good morning east bay. let's get up and get going. this is "abc 7 mornings." good morning. we're starting this half hour with a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> hi there, cornell, good morning to you. hi, everyone. we have showers south into the south bay, the santa cruz mountains, and the central coast headed into the san joaquin valley. highway 101, morgan hill, san martin, and gilroy, if you're in these areas. a quarter mile visibility in hayward right now. petaluma, santa rosa, and napa, 47 in napa. 50 in hayward and san mateo. we lost our picture there, but it was from our sutro tower camera. we're looking at temperatures in the 50s by noontime. partly cloudy skies, notice the bulk of the day will be dry for everyone with a mix of clouds and sun, near 60 degrees. and almost a carbon copy on sunday. big, big changes for the week ahead. we'll talk about heavy rain coming your way, just in time for the morning commute. cornell? >> lisa, thank you. an investigation under way this morning in canada after two planes collided on the ground sparking a fire and emergency evacuations of passengers. take a look, a sun wing airlines plane on the left clipped a west jet airlines plain in toronto, a collision caused flames and smoke to pour out of the sun wings jet. on the right you can see passengers being evacuated. sun wing says its plane was pushing back from the gate when the collision occurred. at least one person is being trea new fallout over the explosive new book about the white house. the president tried to stop its release but the publisher rushed it to bookstores wednesday. the author says that attempt proves what he's written in the book. here is abc senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. >> reporter: president trump headed to camp david for the weekend. as for questions, he wasn't having it. >> we're making america great again. thank you very much. >> reporter: the new book "fire and fury" taking his white house and it seems all of washington by storm. at bookstores, long lines. within hours, empty shelves. the president now lashing out at author michael wolfe and former chief strategist steve bannon, a we -- a key voice in the book disparaging the president and his family. the president tweeted the book is full of lies, misrepresentations and sources that don't exist. look at this guy's past and look what happens to him and sloppy steve. wolff stands by every word and tells abc news everybody in the president's circle things he's unfit for office. >> they all say he is like a child. what they mean by that is he has a need for immediate gratification. it's all about him. they say he's a moron, an idiot. let's remember, this man does not read, does not listen. >> reporter: wolff paints a portrait of a mentally unstable man, saying the president often repeats the same stories every three minutes, and recently at mar-a-lago, failed to recognize lifelong friends. >> i will quote steve bannon. he's lost it. >> reporter: these incidents not confirmed by abc news. but the white house now forced to answer questions about the president's mental stability. >> it's disgraceful and laughable. if he was unfit, he probably wouldn't be sitting there. this is an incredibly strong and good leader. >> reporter: their strategy, to disparage wolff as someone who had limited sources and limited access. the president tweeting, i never spoke to him for book. but was wolff says whether or not the president realized it was for the book, they did spend about three hours together during the campaign and in the white house. cecilia vega, abc news, washington. "fire and fury" is one of the hottest books in the bay area. abc 7 news was at the book passage where the book is flying off the shelves. the store owner tells us she wants to read it ut can't get her hands on it just yet. 40 copies arrived yesterday and each one is already reserved. >> it's a phenomenon. i've never heard about this in the publishing world before. because it has such a political momentum behind it, everybody has poured out wanting to get a piece of this book. >> if you're thinking of going to the library for the book, it could be a while. "the chronicle" reports there are 900 people on the waiting list at the san francisco public library, a record for hold requests. he's scared but hopeful. >> a uc berkeley student, luis mora, is now detained for being in the country illegally. he was arrested last week for overstaying his visa. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the story. >> reporter: luis mora's attorney shared this facebook video of the uc berkeley transfer student, part of a campaign now to get him released from custody. he and his girlfriend were driving back from a party on december 30th when they made a wrong turn and ran into a temporary immigration checkpoint. >> when they asked him for his papers, luis was honest. he have told them, i'm not an american citizen, i'm from ecuador. and they took him in. >> reporter: mora came to the u.s. as a 11-year-old, his visa expired. he's now a political science major at cal. mora's attorney says the department of homeland security really has the authority to set up a temporary immigration checkpoint anywhere, any time, within 100 miles of a coastline, border, or airport. so in essence in the majority of california. mora's attorney visited him at the detention facility where he's still in custody. >> for me it broke my heart to see him sitting across the table and having done nothing wrong whatsoever. he's not a flight risk, he's not a security threat, he's not a criminal. so there's no reason to hold him on taxpayer money. >> reporter: uc berkeley released a statement saying, we're looking into the matter to determine everything we can do to support and assist the student during this difficult time. senators camilla harris and dianne feinstein and representative barbara lee are making calls on his behalf. >> he's scared but hopeful. >> reporter: in berkeley, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. yesterday was a rainy winter day. it looked more like spring training in santa rosa. dozens of kids who lost their homes in the wildfires took part in a special baseball camp. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman shows us how baseball provided the community some relief. >> reporter: the sonoma county fire zone, a rainy day, and baseball. they're three elements that most of us would find difficult to blend together. but not here. the epicenter and santa rosa were 200 of the region's most enthusiastic ball players showed up for a clinic. 56 of these kids came from homes that burned in the north bay fires. >> we had 220 registered and we had to turn away 50. >> reporter: he helped brainstorm this event helped by an all star coaching lineup. yes, that is marcus semien of the oakland a's, among others. they're all pros. >> these kids are the next generation. >> reporter: for everyone, this day provided a break from the stress of fire recovery. mason locks plays at a high school. his mother admits to being conflicted. >> it's a humbling feeling. i'm usually the one giving to others so it's hard to be the one taking. >> reporter: san francisco firefighter tony neal lost his home while saving others. >> it is ironic, yes. >> reporter: he walked his sons through a base running drill. talk about treasures this -- that burned. >> i had a buster posey signed baseball on my wall. >> reporter: it is just stuff, as fire victims inevitably say. but as years pass, these young men and women are likely to have a new treasure. memories of this day. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. still ahead on "abc 7 mornings," dozens of traps being set all over santa rosa's coffey park to catch missing cats lost in the north bay wildfires and reunite them with their owners. meet the remarkable people behind these rescues. here's a live look from our sutro tower cam. gorgeous shot of the city, waiting for sunrise here. here's your receipt. have a nice day! thank you. ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. happening today, a south bay bakery offering free holiday treats to celebrate epiphany or three kings day. from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. this morning, pink elephant bakery in san jose is giving away slices of pink cake. the ring-shaped bread is part of a tradition for many latino families celebrating the day three kings came to visit baby jesus. a similar king cake is eaten do you agree marred -- eaten during mardi gras. as we look outside in the sierra nevada, it's raining here, looks nice and snowy. we'll get more snow with the second storm, we'll talk about that in detail. south lake, a high of 45. they're working hard to make snow. mother nature is helping out just a bit. i'll explain coming up. >> we need more snow up there, less rain. >> mm-hmm. we'll many of us were playing mega millions, jon gruden had his own jackpot. larry be ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ all because of you ♪ ♪ good morning. check out the shot from our east bay hills camera, gorgeous and pretty dry right now. but that's all about to change in a few short days. lisa argen will have the forecast. lots of rain in it, coming up in just a few minutes. in sports, warriors looking to win their third game on the road this new year. kevin durant is listed as questionable after suffering a strain to his calf earlier in the week. golden state takes on l.a. clippers at the staples center this afternoon, tipoff at 12:30 p.m. in football, the raiders are expected to sign jon gruden to one of the longest coaching deals in nfl history next week. abc 7 sports director larry beil explains. >> good morning, everybody. leverage, it's a wonderful thing. jon gruden had all of it. a raiders team desperate to win. an owner who needs to keep his local fans interested and get his vegas fans to buy those personal seat licenses. that all adds up to a reported ten-year, $100 million deal for gruden to come back as head coach of the raiders. they've got a news conference scheduled for tuesday when gruden will be introduced for the second time as the coach of the silver and black. the $100 million is more than any nfl player has ever received in guaranteed money in one contract. gruden of course coached the raiders from 1998 to 2001. mark davis hoping he can recapture the glory. >> reporter: the raiders back loaded the money, which means once they moved to las vegas, jon gruden won't have to pay any state taxes in nevada. and now jon gruden will be introduced tuesdays as the raiders head coach. he'll take over a team he last coached back in january of 2002. >> it seems like an eternity ago. the sharks stopped four of five games in ottawa. that's a dance i would have done if we hit powerball. second period, a wraparound off the stick of craig anderson and in. 5-2 sharks on number 12. what happens in the third? cmplete collapse, scores three times. they tie the game at five and go to overtime. this is the opening face-off of overtime. let's get our heads in the game. 2-1. game over, drive home safely, seven seconds into the ot and the sharks fall 6-5. how about the home of the sharks in san jose? the women's figure skating championship. check out 19-year-old brady tennel from illinois. flawless performance, finished with a final score of 219.51, to earn her first ever title. she earns a spot in the winter olympics next month for team usa. women's college hoops, number 24 stanford taking on arizona, second quarter, march marta snezik with the steal, going the other way, traffic, up and in. carrington, ten points in 22 minutes. fourth quarter, that is alana smith with a bank shot. stanford, 61-43, through a 3-0 in conference play. number 23 cal coming off ucla facing arizona state, ranked 25th. three seconds left, asia thomas drives, beats the buzzer, she got a team-high 25. bears down eight though. couldn't get any closer. kiana ibis with 26. cal loses their second straight, 80-71. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. good saturday morning to you. it's been a little dreary outside, and a little misty. we'll continue with that pattern in the south bay for the next hour or so. right now, a live look outside. you can see from downtown san francisco, our roof camera, the pretty cloud structures. and a dry weekend in store for most of us. boy, that's going to change. overnight on sunday, the rain chances increase. we start the week with a level 2 storm system for some very heavy rain, gusty winds. it continues into tuesday. and then after that, once again we're dry. so another look, and you can see it's going to shape up to be a nice morning for most of you, and a pretty nice afternoon, although we are still tracking some showers south of the santa clara valley, morgan hill, highway 101, gilroy. live doppler 7 picking up on the scattered showers here and really east of livermore, the altamonte pass picking up some pretty good rain as well. in the mountains, it has been rain in south lake, truckee, the tahoe valley airport. if you're at kirkwood, above 8,000 feet, about eight inches of snow. you need the higher base. the next system, as the first wave moves through, it will be rain. the second system will change over to snow, hopefully a foot of snow. 51 in fremont and san francisco. 45 on the coast. 41 in santa rosa. another look outside, you can see how calm the bay waters are. wind with this system as well. so we have a couple of weekends to enjoy -- a couple of days over the weekend to enjoy the weather. 52 in gilroy. we will be looking at more sun than clouds today. so that should be nice. but the high clouds will increase tomorrow. here is another look at the sierra nevada. you can see above 8,000 feet. the snow here, and they're grooming the man made snow, so still folks skiing out there, have the mountain to themselves, pretty much. some showers mainly in the south. then partly cloudy this afternoon. our next storm system coming in right in time for your monday morning commute. spending time outside today, you should take advantage of it. 61 degrees with some sun over in the east bay hills. so you're waking up to mid-40s to low 50s. you'll see temperatures gradually climb to the upper 50s by noontime. a mild night with numbers in the 50s as well. level 2 on the way on monday. one to two inches most areas, about an inch on monday. another inch on tuesday. maybe three inches in the hills. and wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour along the higher elevations. here we go, your monday morning is wet for everyone. in the afternoon, the heavy rain gets going. and this is the time we could see some flooding problems from the burn scar areas of the north bay. 7:00 monday night, still rainy. and into tuesday, we're looking at still more rain. your morning commute, the afternoon, it begins to get more scattered. that's when the colder air moves in. and then by your tuesday evening commute, yes, we are looking at dry conditions. rainfall amounts generally about two inches for everybody. and maybe even a little more than that in the higher elevations. 60 today the high end, with partly cloudy skies. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows the dry weekend, chance late sunday as level 2 on our storm impact scale monday and tuesday. download our accuweather app and you can be up to date. >> keep those umbrellas handy. we definitely need the rain. lisa, thanks so much. nearly three months after the devastating north bay wildfires, a search and rescue mission continues for cats lost in the fires. hundreds of volunteers working around the clock to reunite these felines with families. >> reporter: erica is hoping to catch a cat with fish flavored food and a trap. she'll be out in santa rosa's burned-out coffey park neighborhood all night long. >> they're out here, you know, alone and scared. and they need to go home. they want to be home. >> when i caught my first cat, i was hooked. >> reporter: jennifer started pet rescue and reunification all by herself. >> the goal in the beginning was just to feed the animals while everybody got collected. >> reporter: most lost dogs were found after the fire. but many cats took off running. now hundreds of volunteers have joined her from napa to santa rosa, looking for missing fee -- felines, and yes, finding them. >> i would say we've caught about 70 and we've probably reunited about half that. >> oh, my goodness. you are the best news since the 9th. >> reporter: the organization's facebook page is full of smiles and lots of happy reunions. >> hi, cosmo! >> reporter: but catching a cat isn't easy. first cameras are set up outside the traps to see who is stopping by. sometimes they get lucky. the food has to be just right. >> one cat likes cheetos. so we're trying that, where he's been sighted, but we haven't caught him yet. >> reporter: if a cat isn't microchipped, volunteers make every effort to find the owner, even posting pictures at a kiosk. >> we call and say, we have your cat -- i'm about to get a little emotional -- and they don't expect their cat. they figured it was gone. >> this is that one piece we can give them back. they've lost everything else. >> reporter: she believes about 100 cats are still out there. she'll keep working until they all come home. >> we do have a link to the organization's facebook page on our website, abc7news.com. next, the olympics still one month away. but the south bay playing host to winter fest, where you can meet some of this year's athletes from team u this guy is in a hurry. uh, i was in a hurry this morning. barely had time for breakfast. music sting: crave van! hey guys. try my country scrambler plate, with jimmy dean sausage, homestyle potatoes and scrambled eggs mixed with bacon, ham and cheese. part of my brunchfast menu. sfx: stair creak sfx: clink sfx: deep breath sfx: grunt sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling sfx: slice sfx: gasp sfx: inhale. exhale. sfx: 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send a push alert when the numbers are announced. happening today, a chance to meet some of the team usa's olympic athletes at the winter fest in san jose. the event comes just days after the women's figure skating championships which was also held in san jose. merrill davis, charlie white, olympic champions in ice dancing, will be on hand, as will freestyle skiing champion jeremy bloom. fans can participate in the curling challenge and bobsled boomerang while enjoying the fun of the hershey's s'mores mobile. the event begins at 3:00. i don't know what an s'mores mobile is, but i like the sound of it. >> exactly. >> rain is returning? >> rain is returning. live doppler 7 showing lingering showers from morgan hill, gilroy and san martin, into the central coast. be careful if you're headed down south and highs today will be about 60 degrees for most of you under partly cloudy skies. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows the dry weekend, increasing clouds tomorrow. rain arrives overnight on sunday. a level 2 on monday. and another inch of rain on tuesday. >> nice break. we definitely need the rain though, and it is coming. thanks for joining us, everybody, on "abc 7 mornings." i'm cornell barnard in for chris nguyen along with lisa argen. the news continues online, on twitter, facebook, and instagram. abc 7 news continues at 8:00 this morning. 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