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night that was uh- by brought in a pretty powerful punch. we're going to talk about rainfall totals in a little bit, but right now we are 50 degrees in san francisco, 52 in oakland, 55 in san jose. and a look outside here with a nice view of the city where temperatures are cooler in the north bay, 46. santa rosa 45. petaluma 48. by the delta. we do have fog in spots. it's cooler in the north bay by about 2 to 3 degrees and milder in livermore. there's the fog, vacaville and a little bit down in san jose. and here's a look at the rest of the day. upper 50s by noontime, pretty much for everyone coast inland and bayside. and then about 60 today with partly cloudy skies. stephanie. >> all right. lisa, thank you. well, crews are cleaning up this morning after the damage left behind from the latest storm. a tree came down in occidental here in sonoma county and hit some power lines. as you can see, that tree ended up blocking bohemian highway and closing the road. now nearly every spot in the bay area got soaked yesterday. here's what things

looked like in downtown palo alto, where the rain did not keep people from going outside. now to the east bay and walnut creek, the rain came down pretty hard in that area, soaking the roads and making for some slick conditions for drivers in tahoe, the storm is bringing more snow and dangerous conditions in the sierra mountains. a multiple injury crash between kyburz and strawberry blocked traffic in both directions, leaving many in a standstill. when ski resort worker says this happens more than you think, i always pack a sleeping bag, extra food and something. >> before it was a candle. we keep your car very warm if you have to spend the night somewhere. yes spend the night. >> even with the challenges, travelers beat the downpour in favor of some fresh powder for skiing and snowshoeing. the message from all those braving the storm come prepared and keep an eye on those changing conditions. now here's a look at interstate 80 in truckee, where the roads are still slick. this morning. crews are working to clear the roads. for anyone

planning on making that drive today, a winter storm warning is no longer in effect right now, but travel is still discouraged. the sierra avalanche center issued a backcountry avalanche warning for the central sierra and greater lake tahoe area, but that just expired within the hour. in the east bay. now, two children are recovering. this morning after they were hurt during a freeway shooting. the chp says the two children were in the back seat of a car headed north on i-880 in san lorenzo when it happened yesterday. now, it's unclear if either of the kids were shot, but we have been told both were rushed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. we'll stay posted on that in oakland now. dramatic video take a look at this. a parked rv caught fire near the intersection of third and adeline streets in oakland. three fire engines and a truck responded to the scene. firefighters say they were concerned the fire might spread to the adjacent building, but thankfully they were able to put out the flames quickly and no damage was done. >> these are more challenging than a house fire because the

fact that it is a rv, we can't just go inside quickly like we normally do because of the of the stability of it. it's heavily involved. so we have to be a little bit more cautious. >> firefighters have not yet determined if anyone was living inside that vehicle. also in oakland, city leaders say the killing of oakland police officer twan lay has led to an increase in tension between the city's black and asian communities. they claim stereotypes on both sides continue to lead to mistrust. abc seven news reporter anser hassan attended a special meeting on the matter of money. >> buy me home. >> a buddhist chant closed out a meeting between oakland's black and asian communities in an attempt to forge unity. >> there is a misunderstanding, and it's always been that way between the african american community and the asian community, and it goes way back, generations back. it doesn't even start here. >> pastor phyllis scott,

president of the pastors of oakland association, says for decades, stereotype gaps and misinformation has created tension between the two communities here in oakland. >> it's generation of pouring into us that they don't like us, that they think that we're all gangster ers. there are certain businesses that are closing. they feel that they're closing because of the asian population. asian is taking over. and the asian population closed because they feel they can't stay open because of violence. >> but then came the killing of oakland police officer tuan lay in december. he was a vietnamese descent and an active member of the asian community. >> he was them and to kill him, he was a priest, provider and a protector of the asian community. i get it, his demise was a trigger. >> this hits home harder. >> seward chan is president of the oakland chinatown improvement council. he says calls for unity are even more important now, following officer lee's death, adding that stereotype of oakland not being safe makes it even more unsafe.

we face the same issues, we face the same problem. >> instead of finger pointing, let's unite and come together with a solution. >> also in attendance alameda county district attorney pamela price and members of oakland city council. >> there are things that we can do, and there are actions that we can take to bring communities together. we can use our platforms to encourage meetings like this. we can lift up when things are not working in the city. >> the best way to deal with it is have those two communities come together and yeah, say those things, say those things that are difficult to say and then hear the answers. >> in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. >> the oakland unified school district is facing allegations of anti-semitism. one of the formal complaints outlines four separate incidents at fremont high bret hart and montara middle schools. according to lawyers who filed the complaint. the district has begun an investigation. this comes as the publication j. weekly reports that more than 30 jewish families have left the district

due to concerns about anti-semitism. we reached out to the district for further comment, but a spokesperson said they do not comment on pending legal matters. in richmond, more flaring at the chevron refinery. yesterday's case was a level one incident, the lowest reportable level, according to contra costa county health. it lasted for about 33 seconds in the afternoon. now, the same thing happened there on friday, which is the video you're seeing here. chevron is investigating the cause and there's no health risk to the public at this time. but the refinery is under investigation for a list of violations in recent months. in san jose, a woman who was reported missing is now safe after a carjacking and kidnaping ring. the incident happened around 2 a.m. near the corner of fifth and saint john streets, and she was missing for several hours before she was found. >> fortunately, just after 3 p.m. today, uh- the female victim was dropped off here at the san jose police department by a good samaritan who had seen our alert. she did receive minor

injuries during the event. the secondary suspect is still out standing. however, our detectives are working diligently to identify the suspect and locate the suspect. >> san jose pd thanked the community for helping in this search. all right, let's take a check on the conditions outside. how's it looking, lisa? >> oh, it looks pretty nice here. from this vantage point, from our emeryville camera. 52 degrees over on the bay shore and sunshine. fine dry days. a couple of them headed your way before we see a return to some rain for your tuesday evening. we'll talk about that and more rain for the rest of the week coming up. >> all right, lisa, thank you. also coming up, there's a new chief in town. why? the woman appointed is making history in the city of sausalito. plus, a sweet but kind of frightening surprise on the slopes, we hear from one woman who spotted a black bear while snowboarding in tahoe. details on what to do if you're ever in this situation

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us. this past week, tesla gave its workers pay raises as a part of an effort to fend off unionization in the north bay in sausalito, there's a new police chief in town, and it marks a historic change. the city's first lgbtq chief. here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell. after a round of applause for sausalito's new police chief, stacey gregory was sworn in saturday, making history as the first lgbtq plus person in the department to hold the position on. >> i'm proud to be that person i am. i'm proud to represent the lgbt q community. >> the 27 year veteran acknowledges those who came before her and those standing with her. >> there are many female chiefs before me and currently in the state of california and the country that are lesbian. and so i'm, you know, just honored to be on that list. >> the napa native giving her mother and father the honor of pinning her badge. >> if we've known that it was

coming for some time because stacey uh- wants it, she's a very determined person and very compassionate person, and, um, i was very proud to pin that badge on her. >> a moment of emotion for the chief as she turns to her wife and young daughters. >> you know, she cares for her family very deeply. we feel super grateful. the fact that we have been able to have, um, two beautiful twin daughters, um, and, and raise them in a loving, supporting family, the city of sausalito, foregoing a formal recruitment, plugging gregory into the position based on what's described as a distinguished career for chief gregory has been a veteran of our force for 27 years, and she's been a steady cornerstone of the department. >> the loyalty she commands inside the department made her a perfect fit. >> the appointment comes on the heels of a year that saw hundreds of bills being introduced across the country, taking aim at lgbtq plus rights.

>> i'm confident in who i am. i'm confident in who i represent that you know, and i'll continue to fight for the rights that, you know are being challenged. >> and she says she'll continue to share her message, especially to young gays and lesbians, to be yourself and not try to fit into that mold of what people expect from you. tara campbell, abc seven news in san francisco. >> there could be another sign of decline in the city's tourism industry. the chronicle is reporting the hilton financial district on kearny street is the latest hotel to default on its mortgage. the 544 room hotel is near chinatown's portsmouth square. the hotel's owner proposed a loan modification agreement, which is under review . the paper also reports hotel occupancy fell 88% in the third quarter last year, compared to the year before, and revenue was down more than $12 million, taking a live look now at

palisades tahoe this morning, we are learning more about a heroic rescue of two. snowboarders are sharing how they saved two people, buried in a deadly avalanche. as the storm ramped up, the two friends dropped onto the slopes at palisades tahoe ski resort. this is on wednesday and they were swept up into the avalanche road through the snow like a giant wave, but then got buried. they eventually dug themselves out, but two others just feet away could not. >> we realized we were the first responders. we were the most capable of helping right then, and it's super time sensitive. i remember feeling in incredibly grateful that we were in a position where it was easy for us to get two people out. >> very scary and despite the situation, they say they are not scared to go back to the mountains and are still stoked to go snowboarding again. they say now also in lake tahoe, one local family got a very exciting surprise on the slopes. we're talking about black bears.

here's abc news anchor dion lim. oh my god. >> danielle brill and her family are on a ski and snowboarding trip while making a run at heavenly danielle was shocked to see a black bear on the snow. >> the bear eventually climbed a tree, so she quickly snowboarded away. a little later down the hill, she spotted the animal again, but this time noticed a man appearing to approach the animal and things got intense and it was a adrenaline. >> i think he got spooked and he started running full force. he just wanted to get all the way out of there, and i'm glad i wasn't in the line of uh- of full, full force running. >> danielle apparently did the right thing, and bryant from the bear league at lake tahoe, says when you come across a bear, it's best to give it space. >> bears have a boundary line that they're comfortable with. you being at, but when you cross that boundary line, sometimes it's 20ft. some times it's 50ft.

and when that man was coming up behind him, that was it. he had to get out of there. they're going to get out of there. and if you're in their way, they might run right over the top of you just to just to escape. >> it was exciting and very sweet. and he was gentle. and i think, you know, we're kind of in his home. >> dion lim abc seven news. yeah that bear was on a mission between 300 to 500 black bears actually live in lake tahoe basin, 50 of which are in the city limits, according to officials. >> and as you can see, they got some snow this weekend. we got the rain, lisa. we get more this week. but as you've been reminding us, we get a break before then. >> yes, we get a couple day break and good news if you have the day off tomorrow and even so, the north bay got so much rain that they could use a bit of a break. >> mount tam, i don't know if you heard, but 5.52in of rain, so that was a little excessive as it never stopped raining. all day in that part of the bay, but elsewhere took a little while to

get going. there's a look at the rain moving out of town and we are looking at systems queuing up to the west of us, and north of us. so we will be putting together for a little bit more rain headed your way for the middle of the week and then we're going to see a bit of a break as we get into, um, let's say thursday. here's a look at the totals anywhere from 9/10 here in san francisco, with a third of an inch just about redwood city over two inches ben lomond and mill valley 2.6. you head inland and livermore 0.22. hayward 1.13 and you notice napa doing pretty well at 1.41. so overall, most of the rain in the north bay. and then that strong line moved through the evening hours, bringing just a little bit in the south bay. still some fog. gray sky here. 51 in the city, 52 in oakland we are 55 in san jose and a look a wide view

here from vollmer peak where we're in the mid 40s, 46 santa rosa, 51 in concord, pretty view here from pier 39, partly cloudy today. tomorrow. rain returning in midday tuesday into early wednesday. level one system and then looking at that dry day on thursday, there's a look at the timing of the tuesday system starting out dry for the morning commute, but ending on the soggy side. this is 530 on tuesday. you can see some pretty good rain from the north bay and it takes the overnight hours for the system to move on out. so rainfall amounts, this one system anywhere there from a quarter of an inch to maybe 4/10. but there's another forecast model that wants to bring slightly more rain our way. so as it gets a little closer, we'll fine tune those details that break on thursday. and then there's a look at what's to come on friday and potentially on saturday. some more rain, high temperatures today from the upper 50s to about 60 degrees in oakland. so a nice day today. a mix of clouds and sun as high pressure

hangs on their a system to the north, keeping the clouds with us today and tomorrow for partly cloudy conditions for the martin luther king junior holiday. and then as we get into tuesday level one system ending early wednesday, and then the dry day on thursday before more rain returning friday and saturday. so the good news is, is that they got a little snow in the sierra nevada, but also some rain. so that avalanche warning has been lifted as things are dry there. but you know, we talk about that unstable snowpack and yeah, that's what happens in the wintertime time. >> so right. yeah they've been doing those controlled explosions of course to prepare. and all right lisa thank you. a reminder that you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. you can download the app now and start streaming. stay with us. we'll be right back. fargo is the new

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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. instead, water would be diverted and captured during wet years and flood cycles, and held in the newly constructed reservoir are 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 profiled 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. >> 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's seven news.

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conditions. 46 santa rosa, petaluma and 53 by the delta. so a little bit cooler in the north bay. we held to on the clouds longer in the east bay south bay peninsula, so we're slightly milder air, lots of 50s as we go through the afternoon, maybe a few temperatures topping out around 60, but the clouds continue to stream in and we'll see that as we get through the evening hours. so not quite as cold tonight. we'll talk about more 40s overnight and when the rain arrives. when we see you next, stephanie, all right lisa. >> thank you. well, student loan borrowers may be eligible for forgiveness sooner next month. federal student loan borrowers may have their debt canceled if they are enrolled in the save plan. and they initially borrowed $12,000 or less and made ten years of payments. joining me now is congressman mark desaulnier, who sits on the house committee on education and the workforce. congressman, thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. thanks for asking me. >> absolutely. well, to start off, how many borrowers are going to have the ability to

benefit from this? >> well, there are 6.9 borrowers in the program right now. >> but then it depends on, as you just outlined, uh- certain criteria. so if they've paid on time for ten years, if their debt is less than 12,000, then basically that's the framework. so it's up to 6.8 million. okay 6.9 million. >> just to clarify, do borrowers actually have to apply or will it just be done automatically under certain circumstances? >> it'll be done automatically. but they should consult with their service provider or their counselor. >> now, if borrowers have missed a payment, will there be any opportunity to appeal again? >> then they should talk to their counselor, um, their financial counselor or their service provider, or they can talk talk to their member of congress office. >> the average student loan debt borrowed for a four year bachelor's degree was. 30,500in 2020. that's according to the

national center for education statistics. do you think that $12,000 figure the ceiling should be raised? >> i think we have to consider these things, stephanie. what we're struggling with is young people, uh, don't have the same opportunities that people in my generation had in terms of the cost of housing, the cost of education. so we're the ministration and we democrats on the committee are trying to address. that. we're trying to work with our republican colleagues on these things, um, kids growing up right now and coming out of college, they have different challenges than previous generations. so we, we repaid our loans. but circumstances have to be adjusted. and that's what we're struggling with. the cost of housing, health care. and in this instance, education is so prohibitive in terms of the value. so it's really a struggle for younger people. >> the consumer financial protection bureau said friday that borrowers are dealing with enact urate and untimely billing statements and often delays in processing, among some other

issues. have you received reports about any of this in your office? >> yes, and this has been a struggle for a long time. um, unfortunately, some providers, um, don't aren't as ethical as they should be. so we've got to make sure that we hold people accountable and don't mislead people. >> and what are you doing specifically to hold them accountable? >> we've done a lot of things over the course of time. i've been in office when i was in the legislature, uh, we made people actually prove what their marketing said about the value of their education. um identify that. and we continue to do that at the federal level and look at other ways we have to fund more people in department of education to oversee, uh, the regulators and the people who are paid to enforce these requirements. >> now, student debt in the us now exceeding $1.7 trillion, the vast majority of which is federal debt. how is the federal government going to inform these borrowers? they have this

ability? >> well, where we have direct contract, we will let them know, um, and we'll do things like these interviews, obviously, and continue to make sure people are aware of it through their service providers. but uh, through their institutions, if they're still going to school or going back or they have contacts. so every means available to let people know that there are programs, uh, the supreme court, the administration was responding in this act, uh, to restrictions. the supreme court put on a previous action by the biden ministration. so this is all statutory. it's under existing law. >> interesting. yeah certainly an ongoing effort. congressman you also sit on the house committee on transportation and infrastructure, as well as the subcommittee on aviation. i wanted to ask you about the boeing investigation. have you had a recent briefing on the matter? >> yes. uh and it's very frustrating. uh, the aviation industry is done a lot of pressure by, um, investors to

make more money. and we want to make sure that those profits don't come at the expense of the safety of the traveling public. so whether it's boeing, um, or any of the airlines, we're working very hard to make sure they get the message that the congress is watching. uh, we have an faa reauthorization that's now being held up in the senate that has a number of provisions that i put in there to make sure that, um, we've got more transparency in this instance, like with alaska, uh, we'll be able to go in and actually see who the mechanics were and who the people who assembled that plane and that door were. we don't have that right now. when do you think these boeing 737 max nines will be safe enough to fly to be operational? well, we're going to stay on it, uh, to make sure the faa does its due diligence. uh, and we meaning the congress and myself, specifically in the committee. so they're not going to fly until they're safe. all right, congressman, i thank you for your time, and we appreciate your insight as always. my pleasure. thanks for asking me.

>> absolutely. well, turning to your voice, your vote now, republican presidential candidates are making their final pitch to voters. but the dangerous cold and blizzard conditions could hurt voter turnout. abc news reporter maryalice parks is there with the latest. this is go time. >> after months of campaigning and a republican field whittled down from more than a dozen to just a few, tomorrow voters finally get a say. >> all eyes are on iowa and you get it. you know the responsibility that comes with being first. >> the iowa caucus is the first in the country blizzard like conditions, throwing a wrench in campaign plans. front runner former president donald trump canceling all but one of his in-person events this weekend and speaking to supporters overnight remotely on a live stream. i don't think nikki's strong enough to be president. >> i know her very well and online for the first time, taking direct aim at his rival,

accusi him of deceitfulwamy, campaign tricks. >> we caught up with ramaswamy's wife apoorva, who weathered the snowstorm to meet with a small group of voters outside des moines. >> we have an opportunity on monday to show people what we care about as a country. >> do we care about the integrity of free speech of our elections? ramaswamy has held a whopping 326 in-person events in the state. ron desantis 169. nikki haley 82. compared to only 35 stops from trump. >> if you're willing to go out there and you're willing to brave the elements, i'll fight for you for the next eight years, desantis staff and supporters powering through this weather, knocking on doors to get out the vote in even negative 8 degrees temperatures. >> and how long are you guys going to be out here doing this? >> until it gets out? yeah, until it gets to ten below. right now it's seven below right

now. so we'll see. we'll see 30 below. >> ready to go. >> that was abc's maryalice parks reporting on abc's this week jonathan karl spoke with gop presidential candidate ron desantis who shared firm belief that he thinks republicans will be winning in this election. while heavily criticizing president joe biden's efforts. >> our voters understandably see biden as a very feeble, weak and poor president. and so i think some of it is they think anyone can beat him. you know, my argument on that is, is that that would have been a case in 2022. in the midterms. we probably never had circumstances more favorable for the party. biden was unpopular. inflation was hot. the border was a disaster. crime any republican with a pulse should have been able to win the iowa caucus kicks off tomorrow, where former president donald trump leads the polls with 48% more to come on abc seven morning. >> stay with us. we'll be right back.

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was exhausted and needed a night off, so steph expected to play monday in memphis on mlk day. draymond green could make his return as well. that day. more likely going to be wednesday in utah. the dubs played hard without steph, but would it be enough to beat giannis and the bucks rookie brandon pisemsky got a chance to start in his hometown. about 100 friends and family in the house there in milwaukee. early second quarter pods flying in for the two handed flush. and little did i do that look. finished with 23 dubs by two at the break. third quarter now it's a four point lead. klay thompson will step back triple. he had 20 17. lead midway through the third. couple of minutes later we're tied. oakland's damian lillard deep three. he got it gives milwaukee the lead. dame dolla had 27 fourth quarter. now dubs down three jonathan kuminga driving hard hoop and the foul. that would tie it at 96 jc led the dubs career high 28 his 19th game in double figures. but warriors fade down the stretch. giannis led all scorers with 33.

warriors fall 129, 118. another loss, but showing signs of finally figuring this thing out. >> our guys have played really hard the last two nights and that's the standard that has been set here for a long time. >> and, uh, as long as we play that hard, i'm i'm good with, you know, whatever the results are, um, i think we'll give ourselves a chance to win every night when we compete like that. >> afc wild card chiefs and dolphins taylor swift wearing a jacket designed by 40 niners fullback kyle use checks. wife. that's cool. fourth coldest nfl playoff game in history. minus four kickoff. mike mcdaniel having trouble with the tablet. andy reid's mustache froze over. chiefs up 16 seven at the half. third quarter patrick mahomes helmet shattered after a big hit. they had to stop the game so he could get a new one. and in the fourth quarter, chiefs in control isaiah pacheco finds paydirt. touchdown taylor and friends dancing their way to the divisional round. chiefs win 26 seven. most likely going to be

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mustache. >> did you see that, lisa? >> yeah, i did it. couldn't miss it. >> geez. >> yeah, it wasn't such a pretty sight. all right. good morning everybody. we are looking at fog dissipating the rain is out of here. we have a couple day break before we see a return to a level one system. and then perhaps a deeper system offshore. visiting us the end of the week. so some of you got a little bit of rain, but boy, we really were looking at a lot of rain in the north bay. we've been talking about it, but overall a 1 to 3in in parts of our north bay valleys and two inches ben lomond, where we saw lesser amounts in our inland valleys. not even a quarter of an inch in san jose, but up the road in milpitas, just under a half inch 0.63 sfo and over an inch in hayward. so we are looking at the fog scattering out and a sunny san francisco right now, 51 degrees. it is 52 in oakland with 54. hayward, half moon bay, 55 san jose and

san mateo and a look at a sunny emeryville where temperatures today will be on the cool side. upper 40s santa rosa, petaluma and napa with 48 by the delta, 51. concord 53. in livermore. so partly cloudy for your sunday. martin luther king junior holiday on on monday looks partly cloudy as well, and then the rain return. as for tuesday, looks like the evening commute will be getting wet into wednesday morning. level one system on the way. dry conditions on thursday. here's a look at the time frame. notice that we could see a few showers in the early morning hours, and they keep coming right through the evening ride. in fact, getting particularly heavy here in the north bay. and then they'll push on through late tuesday into early wednesday. overall rainfall amounts for this forecast model brings us anywhere from about a quarter of an inch or less. there's another model that wants to bring in slightly more, maybe over a half inch in the wettest location. so

as it gets, it gets closer. we get our high resolution models and that will make things a little bit clearer in terms of amounts and intensity. and then the farther out we get, we're looking at the projection of more rain for friday and into saturday. so thursday would be our other dry day. as for today, partly cloudy. 60 in oakland and fremont. looking at the peninsula here, a pretty nice afternoon on the cool side, but near average. partly. upper 50s for you in napa. the accuweather seven day forecast. just looking at the morning fog returning tomorrow and then partly cloudy in the afternoon. level one system for your tuesday day. in the afternoon. it looks like that commute should be wet in the evening, ending in the morning, and then we are partly cloudy. thursday could see a stronger system friday into next weekend. stephanie. >> all right lisa, thank you. we're learning which bart stations will be the next to get new fare gates. right now they're only at the west oakland station. and 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 at 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. 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. 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. the 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, an it's the first layer of improvement at bart's 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. >> hi everyone, and welcome. >> if you or someone you know

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love you, lisa. >> is that not the cutest thing? >> can't get him to do that. >> oh, i wish i need to train bubba. that's cash, the dog who was sitting beside his owner when he mimicked, i love you back to her. >> so cute. the canine goes on to howl the world words showing some more affection and cash has actually gone viral. several times, and he is still hard on a number of funny videos on youtube. adorable yeah, i need to start training, bubba. yeah, yeah, right. >> exactly. he might take a minute. all right, we've got some sun out there. partly cloudy, upper 50s to near 60. another dry day. if you're off tomorrow, the accuweather seven day forecast featuring a light system. tuesday. wednesday. we may ramp up the friday saturday system as it looks like it will be more impressive than the midweek system, so stay tuned.

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