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allen, with just a small trace left behind, the rare treasures have hundreds of years of rich history, but now may be just a quick cash crop. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> we will get to that bizarre burglary in just a moment. but first, we do need to turn our attention to the weather system headed our way. oh, yeah. >> we are staring down a string of storms over the coming days. live doppler seven looks fairly clear tonight, but get ready. >> yes. let's get over to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. she is staying on top of what's coming. sandhya. yeah, it's going to be a series of storms, dan. and they're all lined up in the pacific and they'll be marching in here as early as tomorrow. so you can see here on live doppler seven, we are tracking multiple storms through the middle of next week. we're expecting that series to come through downpours at times gusty winds, possibility of downed trees and outages, minor flooding, certainly on the roadways, streams and creeks. possible shallow landslides as the ground becomes saturated. here is what we're expecting in the coastal hills 5 to 8in

tomorrow through tuesday. the north bay 3 to 5in, and the rest of the bay area anywhere between an inch and a half and three inches on live doppler seven. right now, a lot of cloud cover, a couple of sprinkles up to our north, but no real rain has arrived yet. that level one system gets in here tomorrow and i want to show you hour by hour what's going to happen. first thing in the morning. you will notice a couple of sprinkles, perhaps, but the main rain event is for the afternoon soon. going into the evening and this pretty much breaks down the rain chances. if you do want to run some errands, tomorrow morning is your best bet. afternoon evening you will see some heavy rain at times. it's a level one. we are expecting brief downpours . gusts up to 45 miles an hour. slick roads and poor visibility will be. i'll be back to time out the next storm, which is stronger for your upcoming weekend. plus the 49 ers forecast coming right up dan. >> all right thank you sandhya. >> all right now to new details. we're uncovering in a bizarre burglary of several valuable bonsai trees. yeah the bonsai

garden at lake merritt in oakland is one of the city's tranquil crown jewels for anyone who knows the area. >> but the staff are now scratching their heads after thieves got through two fences last night. it's unbelievable. >> this. that is the ultimate question tonight. who would be after bonsai trees like this? and once they've been stolen, what would someone want to do with them? abc seven news reporter j.r. stone went to find out. do you recognize this stolen bonsai tree or this one? >> or maybe this one? volunteers who run the bonsai garden at lake merritt need your help. >> somebody broke through the fence and stole eight trees and these trees are smaller trees that are. they're able to carry out through the fence. >> you can see the empty platforms where those bonsai trees once stood. eight trees may sound like a small number, but these are bonsai trees that may be older than you and i. >> there was a very rare hinoki cypress tree that had a very, very large trunk. the tree was only about 18in tall, but had a

girth, had a girth on it of about eight inches. in fact, it's estimated that that hinoki cypress tree is 100 years old now. >> it's been stolen and its whereabouts are unknown. sadly, this is the fourth time the bonsai garden at lake merritt has been hit in four years. but by far the worst volunteer years tell us that thieves went through this fence and somehow got through a separate fence surrounding the gardens of lake merritt. jonas dupuis is a bonsai expert in the bay area and creator of bonsai. tonight, he says the theft of bonsai trees is becoming a real problem around the world. recently, nurseries in southern california, seattle and even japan have all been hit. >> right now, there's definitely more theft around the world, yet it seems to be far more sophisticated people casing the joint ahead of time, cutting cameras when they get there, and then the trees just vanish very quickly. >> it's unclear how sophisticated this theft was, seeing that these thieves were unable to get this redwood out and left it by the fence,

there's a belief that these trees are either being sold cheap online to nearby nurseries, or for big bucks elsewhere. this flowering apricot was stolen and you can still see some of the petals that fell as it was taken. >> it's so sad that people can't respect something that everybody comes and enjoys and can just come by to a very peaceful place. >> volunteers reached out to oakland police but say they got no response and no officer showed. we reached out to opd and also got no response about the incident. >> a pot can be replaced, a car can be replaced. but these bonsai trees can't be replaced. they all are unique and they all have a legacy. >> j.r. stone abc seven news. >> unique and beautiful. all right, to the east bay. now where tonight the city once called a murder capital of america is reporting its lowest homicide rate in decades. the

city of richmond had just eight homicides last year. that's down from 18 in 2002. that's according to data uncovered by our media partners at the east bay times. it's the fewest since tracking began in 1971. some officials quoted in the report attribute the total to a multi-pronged strategy, including prevention and intervention efforts that address crime at its root causes and new developments. >> with the homemade bomb found near a city council member's home in san jose, police shared a picture of what looks like a pipe bomb lying on the ground. this was found back in the back in june of 2022. now tonight, a suspect is finally under arrest. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez has what we know tonight about that suspect and reaction from the council member. >> san jose police arrested a man for allegedly placing a homemade explosive near a council woman's home following a months long investigation, officers say they obtained a warrant and took andreas navarro into custody on tuesday, court documents show navarro is facing

a felony count for possessing a destructive device on thursday. the 33 year old was arraigned in court. >> we argued for no bail at this time due to him being a public safety risk. >> detectives say the investigation started back in june of 2022, when officers found this in a residential neighborhood. bomb technicians determined it was a functional, homemade destructive device. neighbors in the area pointed us to one of the residents living doors away. san jose city council member deborah or debra davis, in a statement to abc seven, davis said, my family and i are grateful for the work of the san jose police department. we are relieved the suspect is in custody. we spoke to residents in this neighborhood who remembered the incident. they didn't want to go on camera , but they said they are also relieved the suspect has been caught. >> there was an investigative lead that we received earlier this month, and once that

happened, sj, pd got on it. they rushed. they did an excellent job and we are glad that that that they did. >> police say during the search warrant at navarro san jose home , a field guide for improvised explosives was found. navarro lives within the same district as council member davis, but prosecutors say who his targets were is still under investigation. his next court date is set for february 9th in san jose. lauren martinez abc seven news there is stunning security footage from washington , dc tonight showing the moment a convenience store was rocked by a sudden explosion. >> emergency crews say the explosion was caused by a gas leak. look at this. after a car hit a nearby gas meter. now, firefighters knew there was a leak and were able to evacuate the adjoining buildings before the blast happened. that included a daycare with 16 children inside. just in time, the daycare staff was clothing

the children, putting their coats on, getting them into their strollers so that they can be brought out of the building. >> uh, when i made initial contact with the staff, one in person was injured by some flying debris, but is expected to recover. >> new developments in the ongoing lawsuit against the city of san francisco over the clearing of homeless camps. >> our media partner, the san francisco standard, is reporting the city is petitioning the courts to pause proceedings in the lawsuit. it's because the u.s. supreme court is set to review a similar case later this year, called johnson versus grants pass. it affirms the right of unhoused people to camp outside when no other shelter is available. our abc7 news insider phil matier, was on earlier today to break down what this all means. >> this is working its way through the courts and what it is, is a lot of officials all the way from the governor on saying, can we take this to the supreme court and just work this out? it's a west coast phenomenon. we're not seeing these kind of laws in the on the eastern seaboard. we have a terrible crisis here. we are getting nowhere fast. so some kind of definition would really be helpful.

>> an estimated 4000 people sleep on san francisco streets every night. >> well, building a better bay area is something we work on every day, and finding those breakthroughs is what we try to do here at abc seven news at 11. so tonight we want to highlight one small business that seems to be a success story in its neighborhood. it's a k-pop store called sarong. hello in san francisco's inner sunset, the shop serves up all things korean music and pop culture. and as abc seven news reporter tim johns found out, it's helping spark the local economy. night to go kick that from my ego in this show, from the music to the singing to the dancing step inside san francisco sarong. >> hello. and it's like being transported all the way to south korea. the store, located in the sunset district, is the first and only k-pop store in the city. >> the great thing about k-pop is not just this music, but also like the idols themselves. like just how people are able to connect with the idols.

>> kevin tang co-owns sarang cholo along with his two best friends. he tells me much of their merchandise is imported directly from korea and can't be found in other k-pop stores around the country. >> so if you're a huge collector of like, k-pop photo cards, um, we're definitely the store to go to. >> everything from the latest albums to photo cards of the hottest k-pop stars. they even have this photo booth, so you have an opportunity to take a photo with your favorite k-pop idol, or even kevin. since launching four years ago, sarang holo has grown from being just online to now in its second brick and mortar location. it's been so successful that it's even gotten the attention of san francisco mayor london breed, who tweeted. the store has played a major role in revitalizing the nearby neighborhood after covid by driving increased sales tax revenue. tang says it's the personal touch that makes all the difference. we're huge fans, we're genuine fans, and i think that genuinity and love for like and passion for like k culture

in particular, really resonates with a lot of people. for many, this is more than just a store, though. that includes for otto, who's been a customer for over two years. >> i made a lot of friends here at first, like i met a lot of staff and they become my friends and i feel comfortable to come here. and then it feels like a safe space for me. >> with business booming, tang says sarang has no plans to slow down in the future. he and his friends say they hope to open even more stores. our main focus this year is to build a much bigger community, make k-pop a lot more accessible here in the bay area and just continue to service the club in san francisco. ceo tim johns, abc seven news. >> really fun. yes. all right. it is the bomb shell report uncovered by the abc seven news i-team. a possible new trial for convicted wife killer scott peterson. the key clues that could flip this decades old case. >> plus, brutal cold is gripping the entire country. some of the scenes and damaging effects and

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21 year old case. >> in this filing, scott peterson says he contacted the los angeles innocence project in july of last year. they took his case and yesterday filed a massive motion with exhibits. the innocence project's filings on behalf of scott peterson told a 1524 pages, including a motion for post-conviction discovery with the claim of actual innocence that is supported by newly discovered evidence. i asked scott peterson's sister in law, janey peterson, whether she sees this as a real shot at a new trial. absolutely, she texted, or solving the crime and scott being released, the peterson family credits mike gudgell, a journalist who used to work for abc news with tracking down new evidence. >> the verdict was unsatisfactory. it was really conflicted about the case because there were any explanation of really what happened to laci was really a mystery. >> the innocence project motion asks for evidence not previously provided to the defense. police

interviews with witnesses. photographs videos and tips that law enforcement failed to track down. laci peterson, then seven and a half months pregnant, disappeared december 24th, 2002. the innocence project filings focus on a burglary at the home directly across the street from the peterson's house. that same week. they want video of interviews conducted by modesto police with two men involved in the burglary. one of them reportedly said laci witnessed him breaking into the house. they want to find out if a van that was found torched near the modesto airport is connected to the burglary inside. investigators discovered a mattress with stains confirmed to be blood. the innocence project wants to conduct new dna tests on those samples. could it be laci peterson's blood? the filing also mentions a witness who says he saw a pregnant woman fitting lacey's description, who appeared to be under duress getting into a van on scenic road. i think there's enough evidence that it's probable that that someone else may have

committed the crime. >> enough evidence for law enforcement, law enforcement to, uh, investigate further. >> they also want more information to help track the trail of a croton watch that may have been laci peterson's palm the week after she disappeared. the filings claim modesto police did not fully follow up on reports that laci was spotted walking her golden retriever after the time, scott peterson says he went fishing at 930 that morning. lead innocence project attorney paula mitchell writes that she has encountered witnesses who feared coming forward because the case is too high profile. while scott peterson has claimed innocence from the day laci disappeared and he repeated that in the filings, writing i'd absolutely nothing to do with the disappearance and deaths of my wife and son. i am not a violent person. i have never had a physical fight or violent incident with anyone in my life. for the i-team, dan noyes, abc seven news. it's been more than 20 years since laci peterson was

killed. >> to look back at how the case unfolded, check out our complete timeline in this case, it's now on our website, abc seven news.com. >> one of the most iconic landmarks in san francisco, was taken over today as you can see from our sky seven, a banner hung from coit tower reading let gaza live for now. lead the way. >> call for a cease fire today. >> you can. >> demonstrators chanted as they unfurled the banner. the protest was organized by the group named ifnotnow, a movement of american jews. the banner hung for about ten minutes before the group re it. no arrests were made. >> all right. before we get to that and get hit by that parade of storms as sandy so aptly called it this weekend, the rest of the country is already frozen and. covered in snow. >> yeah. take a look at video from florence, alabama. and that is a thick layer of ice. not snow. >> here's one way to start your day. a man decided to go for a stroll on lake michigan in his swim trunks. no shirt. the wind

chill well below zero. we didn't say he was smart, right? >> that's a little risky there. all right, well, people are having a rough go of it in a portland, oregon suburb. look at this. an icy hill caused cars and pedestrians to just slip and slide all over the place. >> and the white house is also now investigating reports of tesla drivers having problems charging their vehicles in the cold. a lot of the reports come out of chicago. the white house believes the charging problems are isolated incidents, especially since freezing temperatures can affect just about every type of vehicle, which seems true. yeah yeah. >> all right. well, not nearly that cold here, but we're about to get really wet. >> yeah. hammered with rain for days in a row. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking that for us. sandra? >> yes? six out of seven days. but dan and i want to quickly show you just the national picture. millions of people are dealing with either ice chill or snow. look at the warnings across the entire country. we'll have our share of stormy weather . the first system is already sending us some moisture in the form of a few sprinkles. when

these storms arrive every single day for the next six days, we are expect rain. these are our rain chances and we will of course have to deal with the problems this weekend. a stronger storm coming in, flooding is a high likelihood on the roadways, on your smaller streams and creeks, downed trees also high probability power outages in that medium category and shallow landslides are going to be in that high category. so be aware there is a little bit of moisture up in the clouds. this isn't hitting the ground, but as that system is approaching, we're already seeing some fog developing out ahead of it. one and a three quarters of a mile in byron right now where there is fog, four miles in concord. so give yourself that extra time tomorrow morning, 40s and 50s, on your temperatures right now. a live view from our golden gate bridge camera. it's a lovely view level one storm comes in tomorrow, wet and windy in the afternoon. this is the headlines. stronger storm. sunday. monday. downpours. thunder chance. and there's the possibility of damage. both

flooding and wind related damage from trees down to power lines down. here's a look at the storm impact scale. it is a level one for tomorrow afternoon evening rain with brief downpours. gusts to 45 miles an hour. slick roads and poor visibility. here's what you need to know. hour by hour, the next 24 hours, the strongest wind gusts will be along the coastline, and we're expecting anywhere from about 27 in the late morning early afternoon to about 40 mile an hour. winds around 4 p.m, so be aware of this. tomorrow morning we see some spotty light showers, but tomorrow afternoon is when that main rain event moves in. you will see some heavy rain at times. at 4 p.m. that evening. commute is not going to be very easy and it is just going to continue through the night with those downpours and then showers will continue through the overnight hours. saturday morning. the rain is focused in the north bay initially, but then you start to see it spreading once again. and as we head into 5 p.m. critical time period for levi's for the niners game, there will be wet weather

around the wet weather continues through saturday and beyond, so when the 40 niners host the packers 56 degrees. showers, breezy. fourth quarter. it's going to be a rainy night, so you'll need the rain coats. saturday. excessive rain potential starts in the north bay that potential increases and covers more parts of the bay area sunday and monday. as we take a look at the rainfall projections through saturday night, over an inch for many parts of the bay area in the north bay, the santa cruz mountains, the rest of you in that half an inch to inch category. ukiah. even higher than that, you add on all the storms through tuesday, and we're looking at 5 to 6in for the wettest spots. now in the sierra. this is a winter storm watch 10 p.m. tomorrow to 1 a.m. tuesday. heavy wet snow above 7000ft. expecting 1 to 3ft of snow. gusts to 45 miles an hour. morning temperatures 40s 50 a few damp spots tomorrow afternoon it's going to be stormy. highs will be in the 50s and the 60s. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. it's a one for tomorrow. rain

and wind in the afternoon. evening level two for saturday through monday. you are going to see downpours at times. chance of thunder and then a one for tuesday. going into wednesday ama and dan we'll be right

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