remains elevated. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. a stronger storm is heading in for the weekend. i'll have the timeline on and the warnings coming up. abc seven news at six starts right now. >> building a better bay area moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc. seven news. >> oh, i know it sounds like somebody could just got buried. somebody's trying to get him. >> terrifying moments caught on video as an avalanche swept down the mountain at palisades tahoe resort, killing one person and injuring three others. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. we have developing news out of palisades tahoe resort. there was another avalanche this afternoon near the area known as wolverine bowl. this was on the other side of the mountain. most of the resort did open today. again our kate 22, which is the ski run where yesterday's avalanche hit, killing a bay area man and injuring three other people, however, remains

closed and people did return to palisades today to go skiing. >> but what happened yesterday, of course, on many minds, absolutely. >> abc seven news reporter j.r stone is live from olympic valley tonight we talked about that second avalanche. j.r, what are you hearing there dan ama we received confirmation of that second avalanche within the last couple of hours. >> it actually happened on the opposite side of the mountain here at palisades tahoe. the alpine meadows side of the mountain. the fortunate news here is that no one was hurt in that avalanche. and that is always good news when you hear that. now here is a map of where it happened in the wolverine bowl area. no guests or employees were involved, and that area was closed by ski patrol right after it happened. those from skiers tell us that this area that you're looking at is part of the k 222 ski run at palisades tahoe, a run that was closed thursday after a man died wednesday morning during an inbound avalanche right below the chair is the area known as

gs bowl, where that avalanche was reported. >> so terrible. you know, it's not something you ever want to see someone go through. and so again, the first thought was to surprise that people were actually here and up on the mountain. >> eric ratner was with his family and about to go snowboard thursday when we spoke with him. in fact, as we were talking with him, we heard an explosion, part of a process to groom the mountain so it is safe for skiing and snowboarding after a snowfall, you know, have you heard any booms or anything like that for the usual, you know, 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. >> in fact, we heard around a dozen explosions early thursday. they 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 a possibility, yes, but loud explosions like that are said to be common on powder days like this. >> still, the talk among

everyone we spoke with was the avalanche. palisades, tahoe posted this photo of patrol teams searching the area with poles after the avalanche, saying our heartfelt condolences are extended to all who suffered loss and trauma resulting from this incident. >> that just hate to see it, but you know, they try to mitigate, i think, as much as they can. >> when i heard about yesterday, it was just like, wow. so random. and it's just rare and really dark. >> i think it just gives you another reason to really take safety as the most important thing. when you're up here, um, you got to respect the mountain. thank you. >> and keep in mind, before that second avalanche that we heard today say that heard about and got confirmation about those from palisades tahoe said they had been doing avalanche hazard mitigation. and some of those booms that you heard there were likely from that area, or that mitigation was being done. now, more snow is expected this weekend. so it's likely they're

going to continue doing some of that mitigation. they continue hearing some of those booms coming into the coming days. now i will also say the cold weather is also a major issue. we have been dealing with black ice out here. chp also giving warnings to drivers along i-80. so if you are headed out for the weekend of snow, could see 8 to 12in. you'll want to be careful on those roadways because it is cold and it is very slick. reporting live at palisades tahoe j.r. okay j.r. thank you. >> and 66 year old kenneth kidd was killed in yesterday's avalanche. he was a resident of truckee and point reyes station in the north bay. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard spoke with those who knew him and say he was an avid skier. >> 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'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 kt22 run at palisades tahoe wednesday morning. melanie says kidd had recently retired and was living his best life. >> it 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. >> oh boy, this is jojo susan roselle is kidd's neighbor. >> she owns point razor, arabian adventures, horseback trail rides. >> i'm just so shocked. 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. uh, it's so sad. and i'm so sorry for their loss in marin county. >> cornell. bernard abc seven news a skier who survived an avalanche in colorado says a wall of snow carried him 800ft down a slope and buried him under about 12ft of snow. >> scotch scott binge says the experience was surreal and terrifying. he says he was unconscious and buried for about 12 minutes. scott talked about what he went through and what

went through his head as the snow began to envelop him. >> it was just sorrow. i mean, i honestly thought i was going to die. it was just basically liquid cement on top of me, you know, really thought there was no way that i was going to be able to survive that. >> scott says his avalanche beacon was the key to his survival. his friend helped save his life. he recommends all backcountry skiers be aware of the avalanche forecast, where an avalanche beacon and have a snow probe and a shovel. scott binge spoke with us in depth earlier today on abc seven's program called getting answers. you can watch interviews like this one every weekday. getting answers airs at 3 p.m. here on abc seven, and wherever you stream. >> and there is another storm on the way. it will bring rain here to the bay area and more snow to the sierra. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel is tracking that for us. sandy. >> yeah, and dan and ama, let's talk about the avalanche danger for today. it does remain

elevated. the central sierra, the sierra central sierra avalanche forecast center is saying for the back country there, avalanche danger is considered real. and the concern here is you've got a weak snowpack. any wind that moves that snow can obviously dislodge an avalanche. so just keep that in mind. it does remain considerable. and with another storm coming in winter storm warning 7 p.m. tomorrow until 4 a.m. sunday. 1 to 2ft of snow, gusty winds. snow level will be rising after it starts out at 3500ft. coming up even higher. travel is going to be very difficult to impossible. a live view from mount rose. you see a few snowflakes there. level two storm with a weak atmospheric river coming our way on saturday . it is going to dump some heavy rain on parts of the bay area, but tomorrow night we get a few showers ahead of the main energy. saturday afternoon. then the rain intensifies as we head into the mid afternoon hours. i'll be back with a look at your tahoe forecast, plus how much rain you can expect coming right up for your holiday weekend. ama

all right, we will check back. >> thank you. sandy, a new developments in the court case. that's changing how san francisco responds to homelessness today. the ninth circuit court of appeals upheld a lower court's ruling and that ruling said the city cannot remove people from the sidewalk unless they are offered shelter. and there is space available. this means san francisco is still restricted when it comes to being able to do sweeps. setting camp and encampments, governor newsom says the court's ruling, quote, will only create further delays and confusion and he thinks the supreme court should weigh in on the matter. author >> cities are staying very tight lipped this evening about an incident that prompted them to cordon off a residential street in vallejo, american canyon and vallejo police officers, as well as napa county sheriff's deputies, swarmed the area more than two hours ago. this video from sky seven shows a dented sedan there. you see it in the middle of your screen on cronin drive. it appears to have rolled into a fence, which caused minor damage to the fence. to this

video from the ground shows officers calmly standing around. we did see some evidence markers on the street, but so far authorities are not saying anything about what happened and we'll have an update just as soon as we get that information. we will keep asking the first homicide of the year in san jose is a deliberate hit and run. that's according to police. around this time last night, a car hit a man at de canso drive and north first street. police say it was intentional and the pedestrian died as a result. his name has not been released publicly. >> today we learned which bart station will be the next to get new fare gates. right now there are only at the west oakland station. the gates are taller and harder to get through without paying. abc seven news reporter anser hassan shows you where riders will find them next. >> zara, emma just returned to the bay area. she uses bart a lot, but this was her first time through bart's new fare. >> gates. the gates open, the gates closed. and there was just something about that gate. and i didn't feel unsafe before, but i could imagine, you know, late at night and you're just kind of if

people aren't, are jumping the gates, then, you know, if something happens on the platform, it just feels kind of like a free for all. >> the new fare gates were just installed a few weeks ago at the west oakland bart station. the goal is to stop this for people who don't pay to ride bart. on thursday, bart announced eight stations that will be getting new gates next. antioch richmond, fruitvale in the east bay. across the bay, it will be sfo, civic center, montgomery powell street and 24th street. antioch mayor lamar thorpe believes the new gates add a sense of security. >> well, if you can't jump the gate and you're someone who's not paying because you're there to create trouble or problems for passengers, i'm excited that that we'll be able to create a new layer of protection for folks. >> bart estimates that fare evasion costs them more than $15 million a year. bart board director deborah allen says the new gates are a game changer, but not 100% fix. >> you know, this project was never designed at any point to

stop 100% of fare evasion. this is a technology. it's a machine. it's the first layer of improvement. >> bart board says it will cost $90 million to replace all 700 fare gates, which they hope to accomplish by 2025. the work on the next eight stations is set to begin in may. >> we showed a time lapse video at the meeting today, and they literally got these fare gates. the old ones removed and the new ones in place within two days. in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> and as unser mentioned, the point of the new gates is to reduce fare evasion. abc seven news reporter liam melendez put that to the test. >> could i try? you can try. okay, well, let's see. >> yeah, yeah. you see, she couldn't push through, but they're not totally foolproof. we left the cameras rolling for a while and see how people still tried to get through without paying the stories on abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app. >> all right, coming up next, an

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business doesn't always have to involve getting a loan from a bank. for jessica sullivan and laurel robinson, some of their money is coming from the community. >> we are true small business owners in san francisco. we've been, you know, raising money for this through private equity, just the two of us, really. you know, pitching anyone who's willing to listen. >> these two own poppy, a new brunch restaurant set to open in the mission. they started by going around the city, serving at different locations. later this year is when they hope to open their permanent space. we are going to be in the mission on the corner of 18th and harrison. >> um, we're a daytime concert, so we're a full service luncheonette serving, um, breakfast and lunch all day. >> their restaurant is one of many small businesses listed on smcs. it's a website where owners of brick and mortar places can earn money from the public. ben lozano is the ceo. he says anyone can chip in money. >> we connect local small businesses with, um, people in their community who want to

invest in them. it could be the instagram followers of the business. it could be customers of the business, people in the community that know about the business. >> it also could be a good financial investment for those giving the money. it's a loan for small business owners. the money they get, they will have to pay back with interest. so if you donate $50, lozano says, you will get more back in monthly installments as they come and directly buy uh- bonds that are issued by the businesses listing the bonds on our marketplace and then the business. >> instead of paying back, um, uh, the loan to a bank pays back their community principal and interest monthly. >> dozens are listed on the website right now. lozano says they launched the company in 2020. since then, he says, small businesses have raised thousands. jessica and laurel have already raised over 30,000. it's money, they say feels different when they spend it. >> it's like, i think jessica and i both agree that, like particularly in san francisco, small businesses are what kind

of make a difference. like we're going to show up for our block in our neighborhood in a really different way because we're so invested in our in our space and our neighborhood and our community and in the city in general. >> to them, this website means more than borrowing from a bank, having it come from people planning to eat their food means the community cares deeply about their restaurant. >> we're very community driven, um, business owners, and we just want to provide a space for the community to come and gather during the day in san francisco, ryan curry, abc seven news. >> it really does seem like a win win. >> yeah, absolutely. good idea. okay, let's check on our weather . yeah. >> more is coming. meteorologist sandyha patel tracking it. sandy. >> yeah. and this time around, the storm is going to dump heavy rain across the bay area. so let's take a look. ama and dan at a live picture from mount rose where it is snowing right now, with the wind blowing the snow around. mostly cloudy tomorrow. that's your best day to head up to tahoe. gusty over the peaks, so keep that in mind.

and saturday is not a good travel day. heavy snow is expected above 5000ft. there will be some rain at the lower elevations. 38 slight chance of snow showers on sunday 41 degrees. and for martin luther king junior day, you're looking at partly cloudy skies, so a good day to be out on the slopes to enjoy the fresh powder that they have received. now in the sierra, they have picked up anywhere between 3 to 19in of snow in the last 24 hours. we are in a break right now, but check out this storm out here over the pacific. it does have a weak atmospheric river associated with it. all the right dynamics coming together, and that means we are going to get soaked on saturday. right now we take a look at live doppler seven, and we do have some cloud cover increasing ahead of the storm. live view from our east bay hills camera visibility is good right now. 50 degrees in san francisco, 49 in oakland, san jose 53, san mateo 48. and it is getting chilly in half moon bay, 43 degrees. beautiful view from our sutro tower camera right now. 48 in santa rosa in the mid 40s

already petaluma, fairfield, concord 48, livermore 45 degrees. here's a look at the headlines overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. cold and frosty areas once again like this morning. we had low 30s this morning at some of our official reporting sites. santa rosa airport, napa livermore. stronger storm is coming in for saturday and for martin luther king junior day dry with a mix of sun and clouds. in case you have plans. frost advisory from 3 to 10 a.m. these areas, all shaded in blue, will go under it. temperatures as low as 32 degrees. do expect frost, and you'll want to take care of your tender plants so they don't get damaged as you look at the low temperatures, they will range anywhere from the low to mid 30s. in the coldest north and east bay valleys 38 though in antioch most areas around the bay will be in the 40s, 38 in san jose. so bundle up tomorrow morning and don't forget the umbrellas for later in the day. tomorrow afternoon. clouds on the increase 40s 50s for your highs. coastal flood advisory 10

a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow. these areas once again due to the king tides, will experience some low-lying flooding happening with peak high tide shortly after 11 a.m. close to seven feet. it's a level two on our storm impact scale. moderate strength storm for saturday. heavy rain at times, gusty winds and the possibility of flooding. not just the small streams and creeks, but we're talking about roadway flooding as well as we time this out for you. 9:00 tomorrow night, you see some showers moving in. this is well in advance of the main storm. then saturday, here comes that level. two downpours saturday morning in the north bay. and that downpour just continues all into the early afternoon. heavy rain starts to shift by 4 p.m, but the concern is that excessive rain in the north bay could lead to some problems. it will all be gone by saturday night, but the rainfall projections pretty much reflect where the heaviest rain will be concentrated. you're looking at over an inch to almost three inches here. most other areas between a half an inch to almost an inch and a half. so it's

going to be a good soaker. and the winds are going to come up. it will get gusty in the afternoon, especially 36, 37 miles an hour, close to 40 miles an hour at times. the accuweather seven day forecast tomorrow is a chilly morning with frost. we go with a dry day until late in the evening. showers arrive wet and windy. level two saturday martin luther king junior day is just fine and then a level one for tuesday and wednesday. excellent, dan. >> all right, thanks, andy. >> a name synonymous with san francisco is among those now honored for helping shape the state. former san francisco mayor and state assembly member willie brown today was named to the 17th class of the california hall of fame. the recognition goes to people who embody the state's innovative spirit. inductees are featured in an exhibition at the california museum. other honorees include renowned computer scientist and a father of the internet, vinton cerf, former us secretary of defense leon panetta, and the musical groups the go-go's and los lobos. it's a good list, but coming up next, the new investigation launched as a

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abc seven news i-team has learned details of a multi-million dollar settlement to a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of her own young daughters and their grandmother. and our de-noise is here with a story you will see only on seven tonight. dan. >> well, dan, lawyers for tiffany lee fought hard to keep the details of the settlement secret, but a judge ruled the public has a right to know. and i have the details from this document just filed in court. keith green's body was found in this field near healdsburg. may of 2016. >> he was a really great guy. um, care and loving with friends. >> his mother, colleen cudd, tries to get through the day without thinking about the murder. >> sometimes i wake up in the middle of the night and it'll all go through my mind again. so i'm seeing therapist and on medication, so i'm not too depressed. >> prosecutors charged green's former partner and mother of his two children, tiffany lee, her new boyfriend kaveh bayat, and their trainer and bodyguard

olivier adela, with murder. but a jury acquitted lee hung on byatt's charge, and adela pled down to accessory after the fact. he admitted to me from jail that he disposed of the body. as you're heading north in your car with keith green's body in your trunk, what's going through your mind? what's going through my mind? >> well, you're a black man in america, my friend. he's cool. you get rid of the body, you screw, you don't get rid of the body if you screw. >> as of today, there will be nobody held accountable for keith green's murder. >> the evidence ultimately was not enough. even before the criminal case finished, keith green's mother filed a wrongful death lawsuit against tiffany lee, heiress to a chinese real estate fortune, and through a court appointed guardian, lee's own daughters, now nine and 11 years old, joined the lawsuit against their mother. >> what was the aim of the lawsuit in the first place? >> you know, make sure that the girls had something for themselves when they turned 18 and that they weren't controlled by their mother. >> instead of going to trial, tiffany lee settled, and i can

now finally report the details. each of her daughters received $5 million. colleen cudd 100,000, and the estate $50,000 to administer the girls trust funds until they turn 18. our case, we didn't have to prove what her intent was. >> in our case, all we had to prove was that tiffany lee increased the risk of harm to keith green by her conduct, the plaintiff's attorney told me tiffany lee and keith green were involved in a nasty custody battle, and that she described green as a gold digger to her new boyfriend and their trainer and bodyguard. and in her words, he was a terrible father. and olivier, adela and kaveh bayat interpreted her disparaging comments as as a direction to go and get rid of keith green, mcgilligan's partner, says tiffany lee may have settled to avoid testifying she didn't take the stand in the criminal trial, but at a civil case, she certainly would have had to testify, so she would have been subject to not only direct examination but cross-examination as well. >> but attorneys who worked on

tiffany lee's criminal defense and advised on the civil case tell me there was no need for a trial. >> the money that was given to the kids was going to go to the kids anyway. this didn't cost the to the lee family anything because those kids are in line. they're the only heirs of tiffany. >> she wanted to live her life. she wanted to move on with her private life. she wanted to raise her girls and just start living life again. >> the court documents also say the lawyers for colleen cudd and the children offered to settle for a total of 4.8 million about three years ago. plaintiff's attorneys will wind up taking about a quarter of the award in fees. >> the whole story has been so bizarre from the beginning, and it looks like this is the final chapter. >> okay, thank you very much. >> president biden's son, hunter biden, says he's not guilty of federal tax evasion charges as he entered the plea during arraignment in los angeles today. he faces nine charges accusing him of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 to 2020. the indictment alleges

hunter biden earned millions of dollars from foreign entities and spent millions on an extravagant lifestyle while not paying his taxes. >> closing arguments have wrapped up in former president trump's $370 million civil fraud trial. a trump ignored the judge's restrictions and lashed out in court today, calling the case a witch hunt. new york new york's attorney general is accusing trump and top trump organization executives of conducting a decades worth of business based on acts of fraud and misrepresentation. trump had even more to say about the attorney general after today's hearing. >> they don't have any facts. they don't have any evidence against us, mills tens and millions of pages years of litigation and all politically motivated. she campaigned on a i will get trump if you've ever seen any of the seen any of her clips they're horrible clips actually the anger she's got serious trump derangement syndrome. >> the judge in the case has

already ruled that trump had submitted fraudulent valuations for his assets. the judge will now decide what penalty, if any, the former president should receive. >> san jose could soon make electric vehicle chargers mandatory, and each resident parking spot at an at new apartment complexes. a proposed ordinance is expected to make its way to the city council later this month. abc seven 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. once public charging can also be more expensive in some places than having a charger at home, we need to make sure that the residents and 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. >> if you do, you can get san jose clean energy's very reasonable, low cost electricity 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. 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 the top barrier in san jose is very wise to recognize that in san jose's zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> for 60 years, there have been plans to build a new reservoir in california. now there is new momentum to make this project a reality. we'll have the latest

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old and the owner is being rewarded for that. she entered a contest that was started in sweden, in which people across the globe posted pictures of their dehydrated grass. the goal is to influence people to use less water and draw attention to the impact of climate change. one of the bonuses of this dry, shriveled moonscape of course, there's no real lawn mowing to do. that's true. yeah. >> all right, well, a lawsuit by environmental groups is putting a fresh focus on california's

vast water system and the pressure it could be facing from climate change. >> and at the center of the debate is a proposed reservoir. it would be one of the first of its kind built in decades here in northern california. >> abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma takes a deeper dive into the sites reservoir project , gliding over the rolling hills and the winding creeks. >> it's hard to imagine this valley northeast of the bay area being anything but peaceful, but plans to create california's newest reservoir are pitting supporters like governor newsom against environmental groups now suing to challenge it. jerry brown is the executive director of the cites project authority, created to run the proposed sites reservoir, which would draw water from the sacramento river. >> the project has been considered for more than 60 years. there's reasons why it hasn't proceeded up to this point, but as i said, those reasons are dwindling away because of our circumstances. because of population growth, because of climate change, he

says. >> the plan does not require damming the sacramento river itself in stead, water would be diverted and captured during wet years and flood cycles, and held in the newly constructed reservoir really a means by which we divert water out of the river. >> we still take water out of the river, but we don't dam the river itself, meaning that we pump it in and we open a valve to release it out, he says. >> the design is adapted for climate change, especially if the yearly sierra snowpack becomes a boom or bust cycle with warmer, wetter years triggering surges of runoff and flooding. instead of a steady snowmelt. michael anderson is california's state climatologist. >> the challenge with warming world is we get to experience things first as an extreme and certainly the last decade. take your pick. right? we've kind of been bouncing between extremes, and we kind of expect that to amplify as we go. >> but environmental groups are concerned that the diversions,

even during wet periods, will harm species like salmon and steelhead. governor gavin newsom used a new fast track law to speed the project through the environmental review process. john bussey is an attorney with the center for biological diversity, but it's still taking water out of the sacramento river system at times when salmon are migrating. >> and that's that's an important thing. these are these are uh- federally protected fish . >> and he points to increasingly popular strategies like groundwater recharge as an alternative storage solution. early last year, abc seven profile showed a farm in the central valley that's being turned into a kind of overflow basin to capture flood surges on the kings river and divert it onto shallow fields. >> the heart of our lawsuit is the failure to consider a range of alternatives that would look at more environmentally sound means of storing this water. >> there are also proposals to expand the capacity of existing reservoirs like los vaqueros near livermore, which could also

face opposition. but the backers of the sites project believe the plan is environmentally sound, and they argue that the pressure to capture and store an increasingly unpredictable water flow could soon become critical for california, for the handwriting is on the wall. >> if the last 10 to 15 years of the swings that we've seen in our precipitation don't make it clear to people that we need to do something in san francisco. >> drew tuma, abc seven news interesting. >> now the project is estimated to cost more than $4 billion. if approved, construction could begin sometime in the next two years. >> well we have rain in the forecast, including a level two storm this weekend. sandhya helps you get prepared stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body

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as i said, it is really badly needed right now. yeah >> doing their part. yeah. all right, let's get one last check on the weather meteorologist. >> sandhya patel is back. sandy. yeah >> and ama and dan, let's take a look at the heavy rain potential. this is showing parts of the northwestern portion of california and the north bay. under that excessive outlook for heavy rain, which means parts of the north bay could see some issues. now, when you look at the statewide projections, rainfall is highest along that area. that is under that outlook. it's anywhere between three to almost six inches of rain. of course, for the bay area, it's not going to be as much, but it's a level two storm for saturday on live doppler seven. it's coming together. it does have the tropical moisture tap. it is going to be a stronger storm than what we've experienced in the past week. as we take a look, showers coming in out ahead of the storm. so tomorrow night just some scattered light showers. and then here comes the heavier rain, which begins in the north bay in the morning and continues through the afternoon there. but for us or for the rest of the

bay area, i should say it's going to get heavier by 4 p.m. and this continues into the nighttime hours for the south bay tomorrow afternoon. highs will be in the 40s and 50s. it's going to be a frosty cold start for parts of the inland valleys tomorrow morning. and the accuweather seven day reflects this wet and windy saturday. level two storm sunday could be an early morning chance after that. martin luther king junior day is looking nice with more wet weather. weaker system tuesday into wednesday. >> dan and here we go. thanks, sandhya. >> all right. larry beals here with sports says a rough game last night larry, there have been a number of rough games this season. >> remember when i said a few weeks ago, it's too soon to panic. there's no. and you would alert us when it was time. >> now it's time. >> oh, boy. for the warriors. are we witnessing the end of the dynasty? i mean, you got boos cascading down a chase center. steph curry shaking his head. he doesn't know what to do about all this. what do they do that's next. in sports

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and they were booed by the fans at chase center. according to one report, the warriors are now open to trading anybody and everybody who's not named steph curry. they may have two warriors gotrillionun out of the gym by the pelicans last night. they allowed a season high 141 points. that was the worst home loss since steve kerr became the head coach a decade ago. they got a gigantic payroll on one

hand, with losses mounting on the other. it looks like a dynasty ending, maybe crashing the trade deadline is four weeks away. move must be made. we've been saying this for a while or the booing will get louder. >> we're obviously struggling. there's nothing to really cheer about. so obviously the cheering is booing. we might as well. >> he's supposed to lose sleep over it. >> honestly, i'm booing myself. booing our our you know, team in my head because of the way we're playing. so you know it is what it is. fans are going to react pretty deflating mood. >> but that's expected. and when you get blown out twice in a row at home you know we've just lost um, the, the spirit, the confidence that that that has to carry you, you know, against um, talented teams night in and night out. >> it's our job to, you know, give them something to cheer about. >> rough times. the reward for capturing the one seed in the nfc. a week of rest and the opportunity to sit back and watch a bunch of other teams beat each other up. the extra

week between games. it is great for eric armstead, the niners defensive lineman who's not practiced since december first. he's missed five games, hampered by foot and knee injuries, but he's back on the practice field. the expectation is that armstead will be ready to go for the playoffs. overall, the niners sounded pretty relaxed today. >> what are you guys doing here? it's a bye week. yeah what are you guys going to talk about? no >> just watch and enjoy not beating my body up for a week. >> yeah. no i'm i'm excited to watch just as a, as a football fan. i'm excited to watch and obviously seeing who we play. but um, i hope everybody loses. you know, i hope everybody loses. and then who knows? and then we won't have to play. i'm just kidding. >> it'd be nice if everybody lost. it's the end of an era in new england. talk about losing bill belichick, leaving the patriots after 24 years. the 71 year old head coach won six super bowls with the patriots since tom brady left, though the pats have bottomed out. they went four and 13 this season.

belichick not retiring. this is a parting of ways so he could be coaching another team next season. >> it's with um. there's so many fond memories and thoughts that i, you know, think about the patriots and always be a patriot. i look forward to coming back here. but at this time, uh, you know, we're going to we're going to move on. >> rare show of emotion from bill starks on the 12 game losing streak. that kid said he's been a fan since day one. team teal gets on the board first against montreal. luke conard. it's one nothing. sharks two one. teal in the second. nikita a hat trick. his first goal as a shark is right there. they take a two goal lead. all right what's going to happen now? brace yourself. uh, mackenzie blackwood, the denies on a breakaway, turned away nick suzuki. he had 31 saves. he was great down the stretch. and the sharks snap a 12 game skid. woo three two is your final score.

so somebody won. the sharks are fixed okay so now the warriors you know they could make a trade for pascal siakam or you know demar derozan whoever. this is more than a one person deal that's going to fix everything i mean they need to make multiple trades i mean from your perspective that's the only way to fix this. >> it's not just this is not a little tweak or draymond's going to come back and we're going to be fine. >> again. this is they've got to make some hard, hard decisions here, okay? >> and there's no guarantee of success doing that. >> not at all. and the salary is just garganta. yeah. >> thanks, larry. yeah >> all right. coming up tonight on abc seven at 8:00. the premier of press your luck, then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. that is it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel, larry, bill, all of us here. we appreciate your time. have a great evening and we'll see you again at 11.

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