♪ >> abc7news keeping the faith with a spiritual assist. one house of worship helps another, after a fire a church in the east bay. plus, rain returns to the bay area. and an update on the cities expected to get the most shocking, and how long this series of showers will last. ♪ >> together today in oakland. an uplifting event celebrates black culture and positivity. abc7news at 5:00 starts now. announcer: building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >>

blazing fire, if our church burns up, the god we serve is able to deliver us from it. >> united in faith. two different houses of worship join forces today to serve the faithful. thanks for joining us, in dion lim. and east bay struggling church obligation is rising from the ashes one week after a fire destroyed oakland's first african methodist episcopal church. the church on telegraph avenue is the oldest black church in the east bay, and was badly damaged by fire last sunday. today parishioners were able to wash up once again thanks to a nearby jewish synagogue which opened its doors. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard was there. ♪ >> yes, we were maybe a little broken and sad. but we are alive and we will

rise out of the ashes. reporter: members of oakland's first methodist episcopal church were back in the pews for a day of worship, only this was at a synagogue. >> praise and gratitude to the rabbi. [cheers and applause] reporter: temple beth abraham opened its doors, hours after learning a fire had destroyed the historic church on telegraph avenue on february 19. >> it's just heartbreaking, but the fact that we could make something happen and give them a place to pray is amazing. >> sometimes we don't know why god allows -- but one thing is for certain, we will rise again. reporter: pastor smith says same is oakland oldest african-american church, dating back to the 1850's. >> never in a million years did i think i would be pastoring in a church that burnt down three years after a, but it happened.

god must have chosen me to helped be a part of the solution. reporter: smith says the solution means making the ministry greater than it was >> our focus is how can we bring people together how can we bring the city together? how can we use tragedy to do something special? reporter: a gofundme account has raised almost $50,000 to help rebuild. for now, parishioners are feeling blessed to be back together after a difficult week. >> it's not about being sad, depressed or anything like that, it's about a new beginning and a new start. reporter: the congregation is invited to return to the temple again next sunday. the cause of the church fire is still under investigation. >> we know we have got a long journey ahead of us. but it is good to take all of us together. reporter: in oakland, cornell barnard, abc7 news. dion: our other top story, the showers that moved back into the bay area today, there you see it in belmont, raining and cooling

up on the roads. spencer christian joins us now. and this is just the beginning? spencer: the beginning of another string of wet-weather days. as you pointed out, we just had showers. now we have study downpours. if you look at live doppler seven meaning on the east bay in reaching down to the south bay and part of the peninsula, still getting a downpour. the storm ranks level one on the exclusive abc7 impact scale. we can expect more times of showers that the rain will taper off, too tense to five tons of an inch of rainfall and snow levels down to 3000 feet. we expect the storms to sweep out of the bay area by 11:00 tonight, giving us a break. but early tomorrow morning, another cold winter storm is coming in. it may also produce snow in the hills. i will have a look at that and the accuweather 7-day forecast coming up later.

dion: sounds good, spencer. thanks. crews are working to restore fire after a week of wild weather brought down trees and power lines. you can see the trouble spots on this pg&e map. at last check, more than 4000 customers were witho electricity. across the state, 120,000 people lost electricity today. contra costa county residents impacted by the storms in december and january still have time to apply for federal assistance. a new disaster recovery center opened today at the civic center. residents can apply for help from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.. it will be open through february and then it will move to community presbyterian church in pittsburgh. and a reminder, you can keep track of weather conditions and access the same live doppler seven anytime you want, you can find it on-demand demand on the abc7 bay area up, just downloade it.

a special event in the bay area marked black history month celebrating the black experience, in the community's contribution to history and culture. you may have watched the parade live on our website or on the streaming app. >> k out there, who do you have? >> i am having the best time here! [laughter] dion: what a party! abc7news anchors, see erin, jobina fortson, julian glover and others hosted today's parade coverage in oakland. abc7 news reporter tara campbell has all the highlights. reporter: five blocks of celebration in the heart of oakland. the sixth annual black joy parade, taking to the streets. umbrellas up and jackets on, the parade, rolling in despite the day's rain. >> it's all about celebration, joys, smiles, laughs, and the

community coming together and being one. reporter: reporter: amber lester is the cofounder of the black joy parade, and says the weather is setting a special tone. >> it even more beautiful to see other people come out knowing that it is going to be cold and wet and they are still dedicated to this moment. >> i am so excited and i am so happy that we did not let a little rain melt us reporter: reporter: people coming from near, and far. daniel hamlin making the trip from long beach. >> we are going to come together as one and celebrate how amazing it is to be black. i am grateful to be here! reporter: out, everyone smiling. everyone really gets to see something positive about oakland and that is the best part of today.

reporter: these sorority sisters, one of many contingents marching in the parade. >> the parade is an opportunity for the various diaspora of african-americans in the bay area to represent and feel happy and celebrate all of their accomplishments. reporter: tara campbell, abc7 news. dion: just ahead, an outburst of gun violence this weekend in oakland. shootings have claimed at least three lives in as many days. details on the latest crime plus, the show of support today from two food vendors who were physically assaulted in san jose. business was really good for them today.

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dion: a string of violence in an east of the neighborhood. since friday four people have been shot along international boulevard. yesterday about midnight officers found a person shot near 84th in international. soon after, police located a second victim who had crashed into april on 82nd and international. both were taken to the hospital. friday night, there were three deadly shootings in the city, dump along international boulevard, on the 70000 and 7200 blocks. oakland police are investigating. meantime, chp is investigating a shooting that left a woman dead on the oakland freeway or from. just after 1:30 a.m. in the morning, officers received a report of a victim being assaulted at 580 edwards avenue. emergency personnel found she had been shot. that woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities do not have emotive with no suspect located.

tomorrow, and oakland school number will host a zoom town to discuss the district's finances. she will hold a virtual meeting with oakland unified cfo to discuss how the district can best use its resources. the town hall is set to start at 5:30 p.m. part of the conversation is expected to focus on teacher pay. for the past four months, oakland teachers have been working without a contract. negotiations continue, but ousd is warning about an unexpected budget deficit. moving to the south bay where community members showed up to support two street vendors, who were recently attacked in san jose. organizers held a cookout in support of the victims, and to raise awareness. carlos sanchez, you remember, was taunted and even threatened by a man with a baseball bat, and days earlier, saul was brutally attacked from behind and knocked unconscious. today both victims served customers at the site where sanchez was attacked.

>> i feel blessed with all of these people around trying to help us i. >> think it shows that society does not approve of those actions. they are a big part of the economy. they are a demographic that is at risk every day. dion: so true. the man who is accused of attacking sanchez has been arrested, and since put out a formal apology for his actions. the powerful winter storm is leaving its mark across california. ooh, it in one city, a cliffside just crumbles, taking, as you saw, homes with it. spencer: as today's storm winds down, get ready for another one tomorrow. i have a closer look at the forecast, coming

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dion: our stormwatch coverage takes us to southern california, where you can see some dramatic images here of the damage. a soup hillside gave way in valencia, just north of los angeles, where three motorhomes were swept into the santa clara river. downtown l.a. received nearly 4.5 inches of rain from the recent storm, with some neighborhoods getting more than 10 inches. i-5 in the atwater of los angeles is open again, but here is what that stretch of highway looks like for much of the weekend. severe flooding several cards submerged on the highway. it led to a closure of all lanes, starting at 7:00 a.m. yesterday. caltrans had to use several portable pumps to drain floodwater of the highway as

well. and check this out, more snow in the sierra, and more is underway. you can see the roads in tahoe. this is a view earlier in the day. chains are required on interstate 80 and highway 50. caltrans returned from their weakening the sierra by keeping the roads clear. good for skiing. travel, not so much. spencer: not so much, t-storms brought several feet of snow and the storms coming up, later this week several more feet of snow coming. dion: brace yourselves. spencer: skiers, get ready. drivers, stay home. [laughter] still have some active weather, over the storm has exited their north bay in the area around the golden gate and much of san francisco, but it is pushing southward and eastward. we have rain from fremont and stanford down to san jose. it is all beginning to push out of the bay area right now. this storm on the abc7 exclusive storm impact scale is a level 1.

tonight we can expect periods of rain and heavy downpours, but tapering off overnight and will be left with rainfall totals anywhere from .2 inches, to 0.5 inches. snow levels will be down to 3000 feet. this is a cold storm. here is the view over san francisco where it is not raining right now, you can see some brakes developing in the clouds. 48 in the city. 49 in palo alto. half moon bay, 48. 50 in san jose and santa clara. you can see a few raindrops on the cumberland. the rain has ended in emeryville. temperature readings right now, 50 at nevada, upper 40's at napa, fairfield, concord and livermore. from the rooftop camera here across the embarcadero, nice to see that it is not raining right now. these are over forecast future rain, it will continue over the evening and it will be cold

overnight. a colder storm arrives tomorrow with a slight chance of thunderstorms, followed by another storm on tuesday. the current storm will give us a break for a while, but tomorrow morning between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m., the next storm will slip through and it will have some energy to it. overnight lows will drop to the low to mid 30's in the inland valleys, upper 40's near the coast and the bay. haze tomorrow around 50, 49-51 degrees. tuesday morning, the third storm sweeps through and it will be a cold one as well, bringing snow to the higher elevations and pockets of rain to the lower elevations. rainfall totals from tuesday night from the accumulated

storms will range from 1.2 five inches to 1.75 inches. a winter weather advisory is in effect tomorrow morning for the hills, east bay, santa clara hills and the north bay, snow levels dropping down to 2500 feet. and there is another winter storm warning in effect until 4:00 a.m. wednesday. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. two more days of wet weather coming our way. tuesday a break, wednesday, thursday and friday, and then more rain and next week and! [laughter] there is just no end. david: there is a silver lining because the son has been setting later. dion: something chris watches. coming up in sports, patrick marleau's number 12 gets lifted into the rafters. in night to remember plus,

stephen curry, one of the most

going through life, it's lonely. kamauu: there is the therapeutic aspect of music. ♪ ♪ >> now, seven sports with chris alvarez. chris: tomorrow will mark the seven year anniversary of one of the most shots in nba regular season history, we can see it there. it was great. that call was iconic. >> curry, laptop. what a shot from curry! with 6/10 of a second remaining!

chris: the shot effectively known as the double brain came with 1.9 seconds left against it in the round's thunder in that game -- against kevin durant's thunder. >> one of the most special because it nba regular season history, the double bang, so i wanted to give you this as a token of appreciation for that moment. ♪ hey, video finds you in good spirits. as i get ready to release the curry 2 bang bang first time ever, i realized i couldn't really sneeze without the guy who gave these shoes the nickname seven years ago. you are the first person to get these in hand. >> wow. thank you, man. that is so nice of you. >> those are the originals. >> thank you.

chris: g so was this wonderful ceremony last night for patrick marleau, the first shark to ever have his number retired in san jose. it was number two. in 1987. they played 15 years together. both tonight shedding happy tears. >> i got the benefit from him on the ice, but mostly from his optimism and being a great guy. he has become much more than just a teammate, but a friend i am happy to have for life. >> i am happy to have a guy that can shoot like patrick. i think we probably need both from each other. i think our place showed that. it was a perfect fit together. i can't say enough good things about patrick marleau. chris: today the sharks reportedly traded timo meier to the new jersey devils, no indication what they get back in the deal. he was in his seventh year with the sharks. he had 37 goals and was second in the team in points, with

last season he became the only shark ever to score five in a-game. very sentimental sports cast. all kinds of feels. dion: i know. i love that steph curry owns shows appreciation. chris: what a cool gift idea. crazy to think, seven years ago, i screamed a little bit. i don't get shoes. dion: i heard you scream from the newsroom. chris: i got to make it more cool than just ahhh! dion: alright, continuing the sports theme, this victory for women'

>> women's lacrosse team found a practical way to warm up for a reset much, all while stuck on a road trip. [screaming] [laughter] dion: oh my gosh. they are amazing! they are so strong! that players from university in north carolina muscled up to help push the bus out of the mud, on the way to a match in virginia. they went on to win the match, their very first road win of the season. i think the warm-up worked! [laughter] chris: where was the best going? i just saw a takeoff! [laughter] biggest push in the video. dion: obviously, -- maybe they warmed up and they ran to the. chris: watch it take off.

goodbye. thanks for helping me. [laughter] dion: they are not chasing it very fast. so many tonight breaking news as we come on the air. a life-threatening wind event and tornado concerns as a major cross country storm moves into the plains. the same system that brought historic snow and rain to the west. 80 million americans are on alert for damaging winds or winter weather tonight as the midsection.ls into the nation's- winds of up to 110 miles per hour expected in oklahoma. that storm has dumped six feet of snow in the mountains in southern california. ten inches of rain in some places. rivers swelling, homes collapsing, and urgent rescues. zohreen shah in southern california, and rob marciano with the timing and the track. tragedy in nevada.