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kidney damage from ckd in t2d is not reversible. so ask your doctor about slowing your kidney damage with kerendia. have cordoned off a residential neighborhood in vallejo. this
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video from sky seven shows a gold sedan you see right there in the middle of your screen with a passenger side dented. it appears to have rolled into a fence, causing minor damage. now this is new video just in. you can see officers on cronin drive and sousa way in vallejo. they've been there for more than an hour, but have yet to release any official information as to what's going on. we will have an update as soon as we get some of that information in for now. good evening. i'm ahmed ates and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. the other developing story we're following tonight is the latest on that deadly avalanche at palisades tahoe ski resort. and we're now seeing new video of the moment some people got buried in it. avalanche avalanche >> you could hear the terror, and you could see that skier caught in the snow up to their chest. the avalanche injured three people and took the life of a 66 year old man who lived in point reyes. abc seven news
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reporter cornell bernard has the latest. >> he was a good man. >> my heart is broken and my heart is breaking for his family, melody hawks says. >> her friend, 66 year old kenneth kidd, and his wife split their time between the small town charm of point reyes station and the ski slopes of lake tahoe. >> he loved skiing. they were up there all the time and i, i, i'm pretty sure that that that, um, that trail just opened. that run just opened yesterday morning and i'm pretty sure he was like up and early wanting to be the first. officials say kidd was caught in an avalanche as wide as half a football field on the ct 22 run at palisade tahoe wednesday morning. >> melanie says kidd had recently retired and was living his best life. >> he was a really good listener and, um, loved his family. good advice giver, but not a man of many words in this town of 848 people, news of kidd's death has been the talk and hitting home for many who, boy, this is jojo.
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>> susan roselle is kidd's neighbor. she owns point razor, fabian adventures horseback trail rides. >> i'm just so shocked. i i saw it on, uh, um, the tv this morning, and i didn't realize it was him, and i'm just. i'm just. i'm so sad. we've been neighbors for over 20 years, and he's always been a wonderful neighbor. and, um, i'm just devastated that that happened. >> terrible. it's terrible. >> garrett mason is reacting to kidd's passing. he owns point reyes surf shop, but he's also spent time on the slopes. >> i've been caught in avalanches, and i know what it's like to get swallowed. and you know, be dug out, and it's not fun. it's very scary. >> at this time. the kidd family is requesting privacy. >> my heart goes out to the family. um, it really does. it's so sad. and i'm so sorry for their loss in marin county. >> cornell. bernard abc seven news. well today at ct 22, where the avalanche happened, it
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remained closed. >> but much of palisades tahoe in fact did reopen. an abc seven news reporter, jeff stone, is there, joins us live with the very latest, including another avalanche this afternoon. jr >> yeah. dan in the last 30 minutes, we just received confirmation that there was a second avalanche. it actually happened on the opposite side of that peak that you see directly behind me and off into the distance. here is a map of where it happened. it didn't happen here at the palisades tahoe side of the mountain, but it happened on the alpine meadows side of that mountain, which is owned by palisades. palisades. that is on the other side now, in the wolverine bowl area. no guests or employees were involved in the area. was closed by ski patrol. those from palisades tell us they had been doing avalanche hazard mitigation prior to that avalanche. we actually heard some of the explosions, ones of them doing that. >> for the usual, um, you know,
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blasting right there in the background, you can hear that from, you know, several miles away. but that's pretty typical. typically if it after it snows. >> but that doesn't go in. >> i heard it again there. >> yep. there you go. >> a lot of a lot of booms there. >> definitely. uh, taking care of trying to prevent another avalanche. i'm assuming the goal with that avalanche hazard mitigation is to make the area safe. >> they received a lot of snow last night. the conditions today were night and day. really compared to what we saw yesterday, with strong winds and lots of snow falling. this is what it looked like after that avalanche on wednesday when people were out there rescuing other people. last night we heard from a woman who was buried in that avalanche. you'll first hear her describe what happened, then how she felt, and then how she was saved. and i took me away and swept me off the mountain. >> i couldn't put myself up because the snow was so heavy on, on top of me. and i was burying my face, bury in the
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snow and luckily i have the face mask. so i have some air to say. no worry, i got you. i think that's the best thing i ever heard in my life. i feel like. >> and it is important to mention again that nobody was hurt in that second avalanche that happened on the other side of the peak behind me in the distance there, another major issue that we saw today here in the sierra was black ice. when i woke up this morning, very cold outside, and we actually saw some video of semis that were sliding along i-80 expected to get cold again tonight. going forward. reporting live at palisades tahoe j.r. stone, abc seven news. all right, j.r, thank you for the latest. >> and for more on the avalanche danger, let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel . sandhya. yeah. ama, let's take a look at the avalanche danger today. >> so this is coming from the avalanche center. the sierra avalanche center. and they basically are saying that there is considerable avalanche danger
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today. you can see it shaded in orange. so it is on a scale of 1 to 5. and three is considerable. so this is once again the back country. and the concern is that you have new snow and gusty winds on top of weak layers of the snow. and so the danger will remain elevated is something to keep in mind, especially if you're going to be in the back country. here's a live view from our zephyr cove camera. and there is snow on the ground. snow capped mountains anywhere from three to about 19in of snow fell in the last 24 hours. the sierra snowpack is going up. it's now 42% of average heavy snow is coming this weekend. 7 p.m. tomorrow until 4 a.m. sunday. winter storm warning is going up 1 to 2ft of snow with those gusty winds, it is going to be difficult to impossible to travel and the avalanche danger will remain elevated. that storm is a level two for us here on saturday and it could bring some my major damage to parts of the
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bay area in terms of flooding. not the rivers but the streams. i should correct that. not major, but definitely some damage as we look here tomorrow night. light rain coming through, heavier rain as we head towards saturday morning and then saturday afternoon. some downpours across the region. so that is of course a concern. if you are traveling to tahoe. the worst day is going to be saturday. the forecast calls for mostly cloudy, gusty over the peaks, heavy snow and rain on saturday. a slight chance of showers sunday and then martin luther king junior day is partly cloudy. i'll be back with a full look at the timeline. coming right up. >> okay, sandhya, thanks a lot. caltrans crews spent the day fixing a massive pothole almost four feet long. that caused big problems on southbound 680 near vargas road in fremont. as many as ten vehicles were damaged after hitting it. drivers just could not swerve out of the way to avoid the pothole. >> the person in front of me swerved into the left lane and left me to hit the hole, which? which was fine because i didn't want to swerve and hit anyone on
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the left side of the traffic. so it looks like right there that white car got hit by another driver because someone avoided the pothole and bounced them into that wall. >> the damage to that man's front left tire was so severe he had to call. as you can see, a tow truck couldn't drive away in san jose, there's a new project that the mayor hopes can be a model statewide. cific motor inn and wilfehe interim housing for the unhoused.s abc seven news reporter dustin dawsey explains down the line, the project will expand to offer housing for everyone. >> winter temperatures serve as a reminder of the crisis on the streets in san jose, with thousands left out in the cold with no place to live. but help is on the way. we're getting people out of encampments into an old motel that's being immediately renovated and turned around to get people off the streets, something that has led to a positive curve in the unsheltered homelessness numbers in san jose. but city leaders say this housing solution is even more beneficial. >> while this project is not
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just another housing project, but it is a beacon of hope for a more inclusive, vibrant urban landscape that is open for everyone. >> this land along south second street will help immediate housing needs. first 72 emergency interim housing units will join 482 others developed since the start of 2023, then in a few years time, the site will be expand and converted again into a mixed income housing development, with 1000 units available. >> we've been talking about this. we said we need immediate solutions to homelessness. we've got to get people out of encampments today, but we also need more housing at all levels of income from affordable housing to market rate housing. this project literally does all of that. it's a model. >> mayor matt mehan says he wants the state of california to embrace allowing state funded homekey dollars to be flexibly spent to include an interim hotel conversion, as well as a long terme housing development. but mehan says this pacific motor inn project could only be made possible thanks to partnerships, including with private developer west bank corporation. they did the work
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necessary to adjust in existing project on this land to include affordable housing to help a wider variety of residents. >> thousands and thousands of hours went in to have an innovative solution like this that had never been done before. but having a government behind you that actually wants to see innovation is really what causes, uh, large problems to get solved for the benefit of thousands of residents right here very soon in san jose. >> dustin dawsey abc seven news. all right. >> coming up here, requiring chargers for electric vehicles at all, apartment building parking spots, we'll tell you which bay area city is considering this new proposal. >> plus one. east bay city is hiring private security. we'll tell you why and how much it will cost. >> and just look at the backup here on the lower deck of the bay bridge. you can see all those red tail lights busy on the upper deck as well. here's on the live caltrans camera. you can see exactly what's going on. two lanes of eastbound 80 heading to the east bay near
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council has approved spending $150,000 for security guards who will patrol public parking lots and other structures. antioch's police department is short on officers. half of the force is currently on leave or on light duty. the result of two ongoing investigations. >> san jose could soon make electric vehicle chargers mandatory in each resident parking spot at new apartment complexes. a proposed ordinance is expected to make its way to
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the city council later this month. abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on what it entails and reaction from supporters. >> stephanie cianci is the owner of an electric vehicle, but like many, she doesn't have charging infrastructure at her home, making things tough for the mom of a three year old, figuring out how we're going to charge, relation to nap time and where we're going to be. >> and, you know, if i can take her shopping while i charge, it's a challenge many face, especially those living in apartments or condos where there may be little to no access to charging, wind up spending a lot of time just attending to your car, charging instead of the single family home owners who all they need to do is they pull into their garage, they plug in and they forget about it. >> but it's not just lack of convenience. public charging can also be more expensive in some places than having a charger at home. >> we need to make sure that the residents in apartments and condos have access to the same affordable electricity rates for charging that single family residents have mothers out front. >> silicon valley and the ev charging for all coalition have been pushing for more equitable ev charging access, with charging tied to each units meter.
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>> if you do, you can get san jose clean energy's very reasonable, low cost electric rates. but if you are on a common charger, either in a public charging situation or even in an apartment complex that has shared charging, you no longer have access to those rock bottom regulated rates. >> right now, the city of san jose's current ev reach code does require infrastructure and electrical capacity for all parking spaces, but it does not require the circuit and outlet. >> those plots are not capable of charging. today they require an electrician and a permit to run wiring, so nobody can pull into those parking spots and charge. >> the city is working on updating its code. last fall, it held a webinar to get feedback. now friday, a proposed ordinance will be posted according to the draft of it in september, it could mandate every spot in a newly built multifamily dwelling be ready for ev charging. the mercury news reports that it goes before the san jose city council. january 23rd. >> the price is coming down so rapidly to buy an ev, but what people now need is they need to have at home charging. that is
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the top barrier in san jose is very wise to recognize that in san jose. >> zach fuentes abc seven news. coming up, we finally have an opening date for the commercial dungeness crab season here in the bay area, but there will be some conditions. i want to keep it real and talk about some risks. with type 2 diabetes you have up to 4 times greater risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. even at your a1c goal, you're still at risk ...which if ignored could bring you here... ...may put you in one of those... ...or even worse. too much? that's the point. get real about your risks and do something about it. talk to your health care provider about ways to lower your risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. learn more at getrealaboutdiabetes.com in order for small businesses to thrive,
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related to asbestos and its paint from decades ago. it's. searching for a new investors to keep the company running. kelly-moore moved its headquarters from the bay area to texas last year. most of its stores are expected to remain open. >> a group of p-g-and-e's ratepayers is saying enough is enough when it comes to rising electricity bills. the coalition to stop the p-g-and-e's rate hikes rallied outside puc headquarters in san francisco today. the group is demanding immediate revocation of the 12.8% rate hike that began on january 1st, as well as a 7.8% hike proposed for may.
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>> 20 million people in california already live paycheck to paycheck. every aspect of our cost of living has gone up since the economic crisis pushed on us by the covid pandemic. we cannot and should not have. yet another financial burden like this, p-g-and-e's says. >> the rate hikes are necessary to underground power lines to help prevent wildfires. the group maintains the utility should pay for infrastructure improvements with its $18 billion in profits not on the backs of ratepayers. >> new developments with crab season. it is finally opening in the bay area, but with some conditions commercial fishermen can go out and drop their traps. but the state is requiring a 50% reduction. this is so humpback whales won't get entangled now. migrating whales are the reason the season has been delayed since november. fishers can start collecting their catches next thursday. >> all right, more rain is coming. let's update the.
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weather forecast. >> yes. meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya? yeah. >> dan and emma just look at that view from santa cruz. camera right behind you. i'm going to show you some of our tower cameras right now. absolutely gorgeous views of the setting sun. you will see from santa cruz to pier 39 to mount tam. certainly lovely to see the snow on the ground up in the sierra from zephyr cove. check out live doppler seven. the reason why we're talking about this is this is our next storm. it is going to be stronger than what we've seen all week long. this storm has all the right dynamics. so do expect heavier rain and some gusty winds as we head towards saturday. right now on live doppler seven clouds are just increasing ahead of the system. temperatures in the 40s and the 50s. here's another stunning view of that santa cruz camera. look at the headlines overnight into tomorrow. cold and frosty areas just like we saw this morning. saturday. a stronger storm is moving in. and for martin luther king junior day, it is going to be dry with a mix of sun and clouds. so a frost advisory goes up 3 to 10
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a.m. this is for the inland valleys and mountains and the hills. temperatures as low as 32 degrees. you will certainly see frost, so protect any tender plants that you do have tomorrow morning. low 30s to the mid 40s for your temperatures. the clouds may help to insulate us just a little bit more. so perhaps not as low as this morning in terms of your numbers tomorrow afternoon. clouds will be on the increase temperatures in the 40s and the 50s. another coastal flood advisory issued for tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. areas shaded in green, which is the bay shoreline. parts of the coast will see low lying flooding due to the king tide. the peak high tide will be coming in close to seven feet shortly after 11 a.m. let evil two on our exclusive abc seven news storm impact scale. that's a moderate strength storm for saturday. heavy rain at times, gusty winds and the possibility of flooding. so there is the possibility of excessive rain. and that's north western portion of the state. and parts of the north bay. on saturday. so let's time it all out for you tomorrow
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night out ahead of the main front, ahead of the main cold front. we'll have a warm front come in and that'll bring us some lightrillionain light showers 9:00 tomorrow night going into 1130. and then here comes the heavier part of the storm. 8 a.m. saturday. it's focused on the north bay. the rainfall intensity is just going to be parked there for a few hours. we'll be picking up and then spreading by 4 p.m. now keep in mind, if this storm does stall, then there could be even potential for more damage. but right now it looks like the small streams and rivers in your strong small streams and creeks. excuse me. in your backyard we'll see. rapid rises, potential for flooding on roadways as well. the main stream stream rivers will be just fine. 6:00 saturday. heavy rain in the santa cruz mountains, the south bay and then this is out of here. late saturday night, rainfall projections shows anywhere from about a half an inch in our inland east bay to 1 to 2 and a half, even close to three inches of rain expected. this does turn to snow in the mountains once
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again. avalanche danger in the back country remains considerable. for today. winter storm warning 7 p.m. tomorrow until 4 a.m. sunday. if you're heading up, tomorrow is your best day to go. with those gusts to 50 miles an hour, 1 to 2ft of snow, expect. and here's your accuweather seven day forecast a cold morning, some evening showers tomorrow, level two for saturday and then an early morning chance sunday not out of the question, but for the holiday. it is looking nice and then more wet weather for tuesday and wednesday. ama
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lee. lee is known for his reviews of mom and pop restaurants. he's got millions of followers on tiktok, and if he likes a restaurant's food, well, it's usually great for business. >> i knew that he was in town. i knew he was going to be, uh, doing some, uh, mom and pop type places, but i did not know when he was coming, and i did not know when he came. i was excited and happy and just hoping that it would be a good review. turned out to be a great review. >> lee was a big fan of the restaurant's grilled chicken sandwich and the potato salad, and since his review was posted, the owner of mama t's says she's seen quite a few new customers come in to try the food. >> that's great. i'm a fan of the grilled chicken. i know we got to try it. all right, all right. we still have much more ahead. yes. >> let's get to abc seven news anchor karina nova for a look at the stories coming up at 530, karina thank you dan and amna tonight we're going to take a look at the new way bart is preventing fare evaders.
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>> how these taller new gates are working in west oakland so far. and where else you'll see them soon. reporter lyanne melendez shares what she found while at the station. plus plus a generous act does not go unnoticed. how it ended up here for all to see. join us for those stories and more at 530 on abc seven. bay area streaming tv. >> dan okay, karina, thanks a lot. >> and you can download the abc seven app or just head to abc seven news.com and join karina in two minutes. be sure to do that if you're watching us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandyha patel and all of us. >> we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> we'll see you again at 6:00. ...katie porter's whiteboard is one way she's: [news anchor] ...often seen grilling top executives
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