new details about the rhino attack at the zoo. the second in florida in just two months. and meet the 13-year-old who just signed a professional contract. from abc news in new york, this is america this morning. good wednesday morning. we begin with breaking news. president trump s former lawyer michael cohen is testifying on capitol hill this morning skpmpt we now know what he is expected to say. cohen will call president trump a con man and a cheat. cohen is expected to reveal new details about wiki leaks and the hacked e-mails from the hillary clinton campaign. good morning. good morning. michael cohen went from saying he would take a bullet for the president to placing trump in serious legal jeopardy. a reserved michael cohen. you lied before, why should congress trust you now? reporter: telling reporters he is ready to come clean. i appreciate the opportunity to clear the record and to tell the truth. reporter: the first of three hearings which includ
on this one. we ve had reports of flooding in korda madeira along 101. as we head farther north we ve had reports of flooding. this flooding occurred in larkspur 101 across all lanes northbound. a lot of standing water in those areas, so you ve got to watch out for that as the rain has been nonstop in the north bay. here we are looking at 680 and 780, vallejo, a lot of rain falling and standing water on the bridges. as we head to the eastern side of the bay bridge, just north of the toll plaza, you can see at emeryville and heading to the toll plaza from treasure island is a heavy cell right there. we ve got another one that s arcing its way from san francisco to brisbane and along 101 as you head north from south san francisco. av rnigex. okay not lookg t ell. wiseor ggabridgeasoggyugho thi d san mateo this morning. both hands on the wheel. those gusts really can shake your vehicle around. take a look at drive times. we are improving. i know it doesn t look great. in the re
rainfall effort. on to have of that, we had wind gusts of 30 to 60 miles per hour. came up and took down those trees. there is no sign of that strong storm. it has moved well into the central u.s. dealing with spotty showers at the current moment. right now in santa rosa it is moving to the east. we still need to watch out for swollen rivers and creeks. the russian river, petaluma river, green valley creek, coyote creek, and guadalupe river. we will break down what it is going to mean for us. tonight s break in the rain is giving a lot of people a chance to claean up and prepare for the next round of rain. pg&e crews are scrambling to restore electricity and make repairs. robert handa is there this evening. reporter: we saw it all today. homeowners scrambling to try to make repairs or adjusting to have no powers or in this case cutting down tall trees. it seemed no matter how fast they worked, it just kept piling up. hanging from an 80-foot rope, tree surgeon hacked away
warnings. numerous report os of flooding. flash flood warning in effect. this will last until 5:15. for willow brook at pen grove. the creek is over flowing as we speak. a newly issued flash flood warning. this going until 5:45 p.m. for green valley creek. it is over flowing its banks right now. we expect minor flooding. the entire north bay and much of the bay area under a flood advisory. until this evening about 8:00 at night. we expect more flooding on the way. it s for that fact we have a flash flood watch in effect for the entire region. we ll see more heavy rain and flooding on the way. not only rain we re tracking strong winds. we ll detail the winds coming in the forecast. as we mention the storm is causing problems on the road. it hit the north bay first. and hardest. as is so often the case. live in one of the news vans making his way along highway 101. good afternoon it s wet and windy. windy enough this van moved back and forth. let me take you to the front.
emergency crews have been busy responding to a number of accidents. let s take a look at the radar. you can see here from the radar, this major storm system is bearing down on the bay area. we are tracking the system. it will only intensify over the next few hours. we have had moderate to heavy rainfall and the most intense rainfall is set to move into the bay area. these are just totals over the past 12 hours. not even 24-hour totals. over one inch of rain. concorde, .33. san jose, .30. from the 3:00 hour, sfo 53 miles per hour. you will notice as things begin to back off a little bit we could be heading into a little bit of a break before the most intense part of the storm moves in. these areas in read, these are flash flood warnings within the past few minutes. we begin with this area with a flash flood warning until 5:45. this includes santa rosa, and brayton. what s happening in this area, green valley creek and santa rosa creek heavy rain falling. that is why they