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are still without power. this morning. it's slowly trickling on, but some businesses are struggling to recover and bringing in extra help. >> the governor calls for more chp officers to head to oakland to crack down on crime, and losing to literally nobody.
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>> how? one of the presidential hopefuls lost to none of these candidates at the ballot box. >> well, that hurts. good morning. on this wednesday, february 7th, we want to get a check of the weather. >> drew, i know that we're talking about a lot of people having no power, but what are we break yesterday. >> today we get some showers back in the forecast right around lunchtime. for a lot of us. here's our next storm system live doppler seven along with satellite. it's rolling down the coastline. it's hitting eureka this morning and it's on its way into our neck of the woods over the next couple of hours. it is a level one today, scattered showers, some downpours, winds will be gusty. not as bad as sunday, but up to 35mph. possible snow on our highest peaks. just an indication we're getting colder air moving in here. so rain chances they really ramp up, say between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. that's your best window of finding those showers and downpours. those winds do pick up as well. we'll detail that coming up in six minutes. let's check in with gloria and see the commutes going this
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morning. you know, the good thing is, drew, that we are not seeing any major incidents this morning. >> so we always like to see that we're going to get a live look outside right now at our emeryville camera. right now we are seeing a slowdown on westbound 80 from highway four to the toll plaza. that will take you about 32 minutes right now. and a look at your drive times for this morning. the usual slow spot. tracy to castro valley that will take you 53 minutes. and so far from highway 85 to the san jose airport. that's in the green 13 minutes from highway one to san francisco. so also in the green. just nine minutes right now, reggie. >> thank you. gloria it's been a long few days and nights for many people in the bay area. the power is finally back on for a lot of folks. but if you look at the p-g-and-e's outage map, you can still see that throughout the area. there's still green and yellow, the occasional orange indicating power outages. in fact, there are about 30,000 customers still without the lights on this morning. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in san jose, where some of the lights have come back on in just the past couple of
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hours. lena >> yeah, reggie. that's right here in this san jose shopping center behind me, the lights actually just came back on within the past couple of hours after they first lost power on sunday. now, with nearly 30,000 customers across the bay area waking up to another day without power, around 10,000 customers had their power restored between ten last night and 5:00 this morning. this outage has been affecting everyone from restaurants and families, and now those with special needs. one woman we talked to says her husband is currently on the third floor of a skilled nursing and assisted living center in saratoga, and she says the facility has been running on an emergency generator since sunday . >> when we're able bodied, we can do it. there not able bodied, you know, and the staff can only do so much. and this is the kind of power outage that needs to be covered. this is the kind of situation that needs to be covered. >> meanwhile, people whose homes
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were damaged in sunday's storm are dealing with a new insurance reality. the homeowner of this home in unincorporated scotts valley had a massive redwood tree fall on it and says after getting the run around, he found out insurance will help cover the removal of the tree for an estimated $34,000. and although the lights have come back on here in this location, p-g-and-e's tells me that they that there are still almost 7000 customers here in the south bay without power, live in san jose. lena howland abc seven news. >> thanks so much, lena. now, families on the peninsula are also feeling the frustration from power outages. abc seven drove to a local resource center in half moon bay, staying open to help people get powered up. one family, who lives on the outskirts of the city, has been without electricity since sunday . they say they appreciate p-g-and-e's hard work, but outages during weather events are becoming a constant worry. >> it's really frustrating to feel like we're forgotten about,
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frankly, being in a more rural setting and you know, it's just as hard for anyone to go day and day. we without power p-g-and-e's estimates their power will be back on sometime this afternoon, but the couple says they're not counting on it. >> they say they also deal with thick mud and heavily damaged roads near the mountainside. community and there are still some local parks, schools, pools and golf courses staying closed due to the outages in storm damage. we have all of that in one place. abc seven news.com or your abc seven news, bay area app. >> imagine you're dealing with a power outage, so you go to a local hotel and when you're there, you're the victim of a car break in. more than 20 cars are broken into in the parking lot of the larkspur landing hotel in south san francisco in one case, the thieves actually stole a woman's grandmother's ashes from the center console. that victim and another have this message for the thieves and the lawmakers who are in
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position to make some change. >> if you have my wife's stuff, if you have deceased ashes, how low of you i wish nothing but karma. >> do something to protect the citizens that you are elected to protect. this this has got to come to a stop across the bay. >> hyatt house in emeryville had nearly 20 break-ins early saturday morning we saw a number of signs indicating around the hotel that guests need to be careful. >> governor newsom is calling on the chp to help stop violent crime in the east bay. oakland mayo says it could happen, and as soon as a week, more than 120 chp officers will help with traffic stops, recovering stolen vehicles and patrolling the hegenberger corridor near the oakland airport. but the area recently made national headlines because of the in-n-out and denny's that closed there. abc seven news insider phil matier tells us what this means chp is not bound
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by oakland rules, and that's a quiet little unspoken deal here. >> when they're on the ground with oakland cops, they can do things that oakland cops can't do. >> and phil says one of those things is chasing suspects. oakland police aren't allowed to chase suspects in order to prevent dangerous situations in neighborhoods, unless it's an extremely violent crime in 2023, statistics show violent crimes in oakland increased more than 20. rob trees went up nearly 40, car thefts rose 45. >> a judge is throwing out sentence enhancements for four men accused of murder. this follows the antioch police racist texting scandal. the contra costa county judge says officers violated the california racial justice act. it, quote, prohibits the state from seeking a criminal conviction or sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin. the four defendants are facing murder charges in a possible gang related shooting in 2021,
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along with striking all special circumstances, which can lead to a life sentence without the possibility of parole. the judge will also allow these defendants to impeach the officers or question the credibility of their testimony or evidence based on the racist texts and that is crucial because is what it acknowledges is that the investigation itself has been compromised. the trial is set for march 4th, aaymo driverless car reportedly hit a bicyclist in an inrsection in san frcisco, according to our media partners at sf standard. >> it happened yesterday near 17 and mississippi. waymo says the cyclist was blocked by a truck that had entered the intersection. the waymo vehicle waited their turn but was not able to see the cyclist. once the cyclist became visible. waymo says the car braked but was not able to stop in time. the cyclist had minor injuries.
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now cruise executives spoke publicly for the first time about an october incident where a woman was dragged by a driverless car in san francisco after she was hit by another car during a california public utilities commission hearing yesterday. cruise executives called their response regrettable. the judge overseeing the case also told the company there offer to pay a $75,000 fine to settle. wasn't enough. the state could find the company up to $1.5 million. cruise remains under investigation by both state and federal regulators. their permit to operate is still suspended and your voice your vote a defeat for nikki haley in nevada's primary. >> and this was very interesting because abc news projects haley will lose to none of the candidate s option on the ballot . that's likely because many of the state's republican voters are planning to vote for donald trump in a caucus tomorrow. it's a very bizarre situation in nevada. trump wasn't on the primary ballot because
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candidates can only participate in either the primary or the caucus. voters can participate in both, but the primary that nikki haley was in isn't binding . the caucus is binding. so whoever wins that then gets all of the delegates. it's very strange. a federal appeals court ruled trump is not immune from prosecution for crimes he's accused of committing during his presidency. the ruling is a major blow to trump's key defense in the federal election subversion case filed by special counsel jack smith. it all stems from trump's alleged efforts to reverse the 2020 election results. he has pleaded not guilty. the appeals court is giving trump until monday to file an emergency stay request, with the court now coming up, the mayor of las vegas sounding off on the relocation of the a's, saying she thinks the team should stay in oakland. taylor swift now threatening legal action against a college student, saying that he's putting her in danger by tracking her, playing 610 this
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morning, showers on the way later today and the winds will pick up this afternoon. >> looking at the wind forecast, you can see later on the afternoon in between 2 and 6 p.m, those winds from time to time gusting over 30mph. we'll take a closer look at the rainfall
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back in the forecast later today. let's break it down. region by region, along the coast. we'll see those showers later on this morning continuing into the early afternoon. look at those highs though. upper 40s to lower 50s. a cold day across the region around the bay shoreline. best chance of finding showers later on this morning. may actually get a little bit of sunshine this afternoon, but it is windy. those winds pick up gusting over
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30mph inland. we'll find those showers too later on today and into the afternoon. and again, temperatures well below average. basically the low 50s for daytime highs. so showers today, windy in the afternoon, a frosty morning tomorrow and then we enter a dry pattern with warmer weather coming over the weekend. we'll preview that coming up in about nine minutes. amanda. >> all right. thank you so much drew. and still to come, one of the key people to watch in the next california's governor's race hasn't even announced if they're running. and usher makes me want to buy concert tickets when he's touring here in good thing gertrude found delsym. now what's going around is 12-hour cough relief. and the giggles. the family that takes delsym together, feels better together. no two bodies are the same. some pads, never got that message. but, always flexfoam did! it protects against different flows for up to zero leaks. and it flexes to fit all bodies, for up to zero feel.
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amanda, you may have heard of jack sweeney before. he's well known for tracking the private planes of people like elon musk, mark zuckerberg and other celebrities posting the locations of the private jets in real time on social media. and now taylor swift's legal team has sent him a cease and desist letter claiming that it's putting her safety at risk. they say that posting the information provides doggers with a roadmap to carry out their plans to physically harm her. swift has repeated dealt with stalkers just a few weeks ago, a man was arrested for a third time after lurking outside her new york home. jack sweeney has fired back in response to the letter. in a statement to abc news, he says you should have a decent expectation that your jet will be tracked, whether or not i do it as after all, it is public information. he is the same college student that we've reported about before who rejected a $5,000 offer from elon musk to stop tracking his private jet online. the information being shared is of
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heightened interest for some because swift is expected to travel from a concert in japan to las vegas this weekend, arriving just in time for the super bowl. amanda, thanks so much, gloria. >> now, an investigation by the ntsb has confirmed there were, in fact, four missing bolts from that door plug that blew out in mid-air during an alaska airlines flight last month. in a report released yesterday, inspector say the bolts would have prevented the door plug from moving upward during that flight, but apparently they were not reinstalled after work was done to repair a defect. >> going forward, we will have more boots on the ground closely scrutinizing and monitoring production and manufacturing activities. >> the ntsb report also found that before last month's mid-flight door plug incident, that jet had flown nearly 150 flights without the bolts. >> now let's bring in ginger zee with a look at what's coming up on gma this morning. >> good morning ginger reggie amanda great to be with both of
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you. >> this morning. coming up we are following the one that everyone is following. the chaos on capitol hill after the house failed to impeach the homeland security secretary. >> rachel scott is right there. she'll have the latest and tell us what comes next. also, the verdict in the jennifer crumbley case, the michigan mother who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in her son's deadly high school shooting. what the jury foreperson is saying and dan abrams on precedents set and what this could mean in future. also our parenting playbook expert advice to teach your kids about money matters from preschool to college and then, of course, we have to count down to the super bowl. we've got a spotlight on the quarterbacks. we're going to hear from usher about his halftime show. and abbott elementary sheryl lee ralph here. don't miss it all. >> i love well we love abbott elementary. but shirley ralph is incredible. i would be scared of her if i met her because she's so she's such a regal person. you'd be like being royalty and wait till you see her fit today. oh, you will feel even more like she is royalty.
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>> mhm. it is good. well she is, you know, one of the original dreamgirls. >> so that makes sense. she's done it all. >> yeah. >> wait till you see it. okay. i can't wait to see. >> we're waiting. i love it. >> all right. >> we'll see you at a good tease. stick around. okay >> see you. a pre-sale for verizon and citi card members for usher store starts at ten this morning and yesterday the super bowl halftime performer announced he's taking his show on the road after sunday's big game. >> the past, present, future tour kicks off this summer. it includes two nights at oakland arena on saturday, september 28th and then sunday the 29th. a live nation ticket presale is friday and general ticket sales open on monday. we know usher also announced a new album titled coming home, and that will be out on friday. >> and that's how you do it. you perform, you have the album out, baby. you have the tour to promote. he has the super bowl merch that they're selling in vegas. >> yeah, and little bits of his hits are just coming back in our
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ear. you don't have to call. >> it's okay if you're usher, do you include a new song on sunday ? >> oh, if i were him, i would. doesn't he have that new one that just came back? >> we ain't good. good. but we still good. i mean, what me? >> yeah, the pipes at 6 a.m. >> nice voice. you have the discography down. you remind me. yeah. carol. you s h e r. >> i'm kidding, i'm kidding. wait till 7:00 comes around. >> oh, it's 7:00 on the. okay, i'm done warmed up by then. this is my first time talking with adults. in quite some time, so i'm just on a roll. >> you're on a high, i know. >> right? you know, curious if he's gonna have the roller skates. yes in the halftime show. >> will i bet you. yeah. odds are here's live doppler seven this morning. our next storm. you can see it is approaching rapidly. it's around eureka this morning, and it's a fast moving system, but it will drop some downpours. it will pick up our winds. and even on our highest
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peaks, like mount hamilton, we could have a dusting of snow. level one today. let's time it all out for you. future weather showing you this morning by 8 a.m. we're finding those showers just beginning to move into the north bay right around 10:11 a.m. it's working through the heart of the bay area, and then into the afternoon. the heaviestrillionain is starting to push out of here, but there you can see those pinks and white around mount hamilton. that's the dusting of snow. we are talking about rainfall totals. most areas less than half of an inch. we're not anticipating any issues when it comes to water. and the santa cruz mountains. some areas may approach an inch of rain, but besides this quick moving system, the rain will also come with wind and those winds pick up this afternoon gusting over 30mph. so it's a blustery day. you want the heavier coat with you. you also want the umbrella. just that kind of day where we have everything coming at us low to mid 50s. that's about it for daytime high. so it will feel chilly today. a winter weather advisory is in effect for the sierra until tomorrow morning, 6 to 12in of snow. i just looked at our snowpack. we made huge gains over the past couple of weeks. now at 75% of normal across the state. a frost
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advisory kicks in here late tonight for the north bay valleys, dipping close to freezing. first thing tomorrow morning. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you showers today, frosty tomorrow morning and then a warmer, brighter, drier pattern starts over the weekend. gloria >> yeah, you know, the reds are looking pretty good this morning. no major issues which is what we always like to see. but if you do ride mass transit, we do have some updates for you this morning. bart has ten minute delays because of police activity. this is on the sfo line in the east bay directions and then capital corridor is on time right now. ace one has up to a 15 minute delay because a freight train traffic. so that's just going to impact its arrival in santa clara. it will get there a little later. again about 15 minutes. so stay with us.
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when he terms out of office in 2026, according to the chronicle. bonta has raised more than $2 million in campaign contribution in the last seven months, but he has not officially launched his campaign . lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis, state superintendent tony thurmond, san diego senator toni atkins and former state controller betty yee have declared their candidacy for governor. two state lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would allow people 21 and up to consume psychedelic mushrooms under professional supervision. it's part of an effort to tackle the state's mental health and substance abuse crises. the bill would also create an education program to help reduce the stigma around psychedelics in september, governor newsom vetoed a bill that would have decriminalized psychedelics. at&t is pushing for a regulatory change that could mean the end of landline phones for their customers here in california.
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the move is sparking fear among some residents, especially those who live in areas where cell service is spotty. more than 2000 people submitted public comment to the california public utilities commission. the cpuc will hold four public hearings through march. at&t says fewer than 7% of households in its territory still use landlines. chicken fingers and texas toast will soon be closer to more bay area residents. raising cane's is opening three new locations in the south and east bay. two restaurants will be in san jose, the chronicle reports. one is set to open late fall of this year and the other next year. construction is already underway for the hayward location, which is expected to open this summer. raising cane's has locations in oakland and vacaville next to 630. the push to require all school students in california to take a computer science class and credit card debt hitting new highs. american households carrying more than
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southern california, trying to dry out a year's worth of rain in less than a day, and another band of rain is coming. but how will that impact us here in the bay area? and the attempt to impeach the homeland security chief dramatically fails in the house. >> what comes next for the push to secure the southern border? >> ben vegas amped up with the super bowl just four days away. we are taking you live with some of the cool hangouts fans are discovering before the game. >> awesome and good morning everyone. it is wednesday, february 7th. i'm happy to be back. shefs have you handsome men? >> hello! how long has it been? >> amanda was last august late
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august. >> whoa! wow. >> you guys sent me off so sweetly too. we did. we're awesome. >> now you're back, back, back, back again. and you brought the showers. i'm sorry. sorry. at least it's a quick moving system. okay, i've doppler seven. it's not going to be a high impact one. it will just impact part of your day. here's live doppler seven showing you that storm near eureka is on its way to us. it is chilly out there this morning, so with the umbrella out the door, take the heavy winter jacket as well. 30s and 40s. for a lot of us. the level one today for showers, downpours, some gusty winds, winds not as strong as sunday's storm, but still they're up there and some possible snow on our highest peaks like mount hamilton. looking atrillionain chances they really ramp up here later on this morning between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. that's the best chance of finding a shower. let's check in with gloria and see how the commute is going on this wednesday. good morning. >> you know what? it's looking pretty good out there, drew. so far, no major issues out there. we want to check out our drive times for this morning. we have our usual slow spot from tracy to dublin that will take you 48
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minutes right now from dublin to mission boulevard south, 17 minutes, and from 101 to cupertino, seven 15 minutes and a live look outside right now at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. you can see it's really starting to get pretty busy out here, except for the carpool lanes, of course. metering lights flipped on at 531 this morning. we'll keep monitoring the roads for you throughout the morning. >> amanda, thanks so much, gloria. here in the bay area, residents are now waking up to power being restored in their neighborhoods. however p-g-and-e's says about 30,000 customers are still without power across the region. but that number is steadily improving. this morning, abc seven news reporter lena howland is continuing to track these outages for us, and she joins us live from san jose. lena, what are you seeing right now? >> amanda? good morning to you. many folks here in the south bay are really breathing a sigh of relief this morning to finally be waking up with power just like this shopping center after it first went out on sunday. now the storm fueled wind gusts of
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more than 60mph, according to p-g-and-e's. that took down many large trees across the area and people whose homes were damaged in sunday's storm are dealing with a new insurance reality. the homeowner of this unincorporated scotts valley home had a massive redwood tree fall on it, he says. after getting the runaround from a utility company, law enforcement and his insurance company, he says his insurance will help cover the removal of this tree for an estimated $34,000. i think that this is going to sound scary, but i think consumers need to brace for large rate increases for home insurance. >> i don't think companies are going to get back in the market until they can get 50 to 75% rate increases in the preferred markets. >> this as the state continues to see an exodus of big and small insurance companies. some companies have cited wildfire risk, inflation and construction costs. other agents say price controls within the state system makes it difficult for insurance
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companies to increase rates. and with 30,000 people still without power here across the bay area, p-g-and-e's told me yesterday that they are expecting power to be fully restored across the bay area for most of their customers by tomorrow night. live in san jose. lena howland, abc seven news lena, thank you. >> while things dried up here in the bay area overnight, much of southern california has faced more rain, la seeing more than ten inches since sunday. homes are barely hanging on in santa barbara. cliff faces are eroding, leaving apartment buildings right on the edge. >> we thought maybe the storm would finished. um uh, yesterday, but it came out with a vengeance again this morning. >> at least 475 mudslides were reported throughout los angeles. officials warned there could be more to come, with a smaller storm rolling through today, president biden and governor newsom have pledged to provide federal aid to areas hit hard by the storm. >> new developments from capitol
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hill, the republican effort to impeach the head of homeland security has failed, delivering a defeat to house speaker mike johnson. a small group of republicans, including tom mcclintock from the central valley, broke ranks and voted against impeachment. house republicans accuse alejandro mayorkas of willfully refusing to enforce immigration laws and of lying to congress that the border is secure. democrats call the impeachment effort a gop stunt, and now they want to impeach a man for not doing his job. >> when you didn't give him the resources to do it. >> now, the vote comes as mayorkas played a key role in negotiating the new senate bipartisan border and foreign aid bill. it would pump $20 billion into border security. >> developing news on the israel hamas war hamas has responded to a proposed cease fire and hostage deal in gaza. the militant group is calling for a phased withdrawal by israel during a four and a half month
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truce during that time, all hostages would be freed and negotiations for a permanent cease fire would take place. the proposal also includes allowing the un to provide humanitarian services and establish housing camps. a historic verdict after a deadly school shooting in michigan. the shooter's mother has been convicted of manslaughter. gloria, we've never seen this before. it could set a precedent. >> it could reggie aqui jennifer crumbley, mother of the 2021 oxford high school shooter, was found guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter. the four counts are for each of the four students that her son killed, and she is the first parent to ever be convicted in their child's deadly school shooting. the jury deliberated for 11 hours over the course of two days. they determined that crumbley failed her duty as a parent. she ignored her son's declining mental health and gave him the gun that he used in the shooting. >> that's how our system is supposed to work. the people
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spoke. >> i guess i didn't truly believe that they would come back with the guilty verdict. um, and then obviously just relief that they had. >> crumbley faces up to 60 years in prison, and she is expected to be sentenced in april. and her husband goes on trial next month, facing the same four counts of involuntary manslaughter. legal experts say this case sets a legal precedent that will likely open the door for more parents to be held accountable for school shootings. amanda, thanks so much, gloria. >> as san francisco unified is reportedly making big changes to avoid facing a legal battle, according to the chronicle, a bay area attorney is demanding the district shift from citywide board elections to smaller district races by november. the attorney claims the current process possibly violates the california voting rights act if the district does not comply, it could face an expensive battle that could result in paying millions of dollars in legal fees. the seven member board is
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expected to vote on adopting individual district elections at its meeting on tuesday. >> computer science could soon be a required part of the curriculum for all california students, assembly member marc berman from menlo park introduced a bill to make every public high school offer at least one computer science class. berman says it's key to helping students succeed in the 21st century. workforce one high schooler from modesto says this type of class has helped expand her knowledge of things like web design, engineering, and i. >> i'm also currently participating in two internships designing a children's book, and being a part of an awesome team that creates graphic designs for small businesses within the community. >> if the bill passes, computer science would become a high school graduation requirement across california. by the 2030 31 school year. >> another curve ball and the a's plans to make the move to las vegas. the mayor of sin city now saying the team should stay in oakland. las vegas mayor
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carolyn goodman says the a's plan for a stadium at the tropicana site in las vegas. quote, doesn't make any sense. it's important to note that mayor goodman does not have jurisdiction over the strip, where that new stadium would be built. in a statement, she suggests that the a's should pitch a new plan for the ballpark on the oakland waterfront, saying, quote, the ownership and government there should listen to their great fans and try to make that dream come true. >> still to come, brock purdy's ama mater, celebrating him. all week we talked to some of his former teachers and coaches ahead of the big game, and we are looking at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >> we do have another update on how the markets are doing next. >> then san francisco based docusign is set to lay off hundreds of workers and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. we are live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. you can download that app wherever you stream. >> 639 we have made major gains
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in our snowpack over the past month. one month ago, statewide, our snowpack was just at 35% of average. the latest info today we have made it up to 75% of average. and we're seeing more snow the next 24 hours. a winter weather advisory is in effect for the sierra. we're talking 6 to 12in of snow, but pretty slow snow levels down to 4500ft. here's our next storm system live doppler seven, along with satellite showing you right here. it's impacting eureka this morning and it's sliding south pretty quickly. so it's a fast moving system. it's a level one, but it will pick up our winds as we head into the afternoon. winds pretty light right now. but then later on today, starting at about 2 p.m. through the evening, those winds could gust upwards of 30mph. watch those winds very closely. here's future weather showing you by about ten, ten, 30 we have rain spreading across the region. some downpours as well. temperature wise. get ready for a chilly afternoon. temperatures basically in the low to mid 50s, but we have brighter, warmer
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refinery refining company, excuse me, says authorities have been notified. it also says intermittent flaring is possible while employees repair the affected equipment. the refinery has been under scrutiny following other flaring incidents back in 2022. flaring led to a white powdery substance coming down, affecting residents and local neighborhoods. the california hall of fame welcomed its 17th class former san francisco mayor willie brown was among the politicians, innovators, athletes and musicians inducted. he made history as the city's first black mayor and is regarded as one of the most powerful politic persons in the state. brown was humbled by the award. >> i never thought i'd ever be afforded the opportunity to
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share the stage and to share all of the things that all of these people have done, but my career has been blessed. >> leon panetta was also inducted. the former secretary of defense and director of the cia is from monterey. also honored cheryl miller, one of the greatest female basketball players and musicians. los lobos and the go-go's. >> now it's our morning monday report americans are overextending themselves financially to an extent we haven't seen before. according to the federal reserve bank of new york credit card and auto loan delinquencies have reached the highest levels in more than a decade. us household debt in general hit a staggering new high of $17.5 trillion. credit card debt alone topped $1 trillion at the end of last year. right using consumer debt levels can be expected after the holiday season, but the new york
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fed is keeping a closer eye on the extent to which americans are over extending san francisco based docusign is set to lay off about 400 workers. it amounts to about 6% of its more than 7300 person workforce. the cuts will mostly come from the sales and marketing departments and the filing. the company ceo says he had no other option after taking a number of other cost saving measures. this is the third major layoff at docusign since 2022. shares fell almost 2% after yesterday's announcement, and now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. you can see that we're up about 70 points now. >> brock purdy has a chance to be the first 40 niners quarterback to win a super bowl since steve young did it nearly 30 years ago. we talked with purdy's high school coach and former teachers at perry high school in gilbert, arizona. they say he was never afraid to just be who he is and live in the moment. he led his high school to runners up in the state championship, while also winning arizona high school player of
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the year in 2017. >> he's a servant leader. i mean, he's there for his teammates. he's there for his family. he's there for his friends and that's that's who he is. and it's hard not to get behind a guy that's like that. >> my teachers would say, amanda talks too much. >> they wouldn't call you a servant leader. >> no, they would not. but perry high school declared this week as brock purdy spirit week to celebrate his first super bowl appearance. it's really fun. the oldest steakhouse in the las vegas strip has a city by the bay kind of feel. >> the golden steer steakhouse is known for its atmosphere, which mimics that of san francisco during the 60s and 70s. abc seven news reporter j.r stone visited the restaurant, checking out where people can visit ahead of super bowl weekend. elvis, the rat pack and bay area baseball great joe dimaggio were regulars as joe dimaggio to marilyn monroe here at the golden steer. >> we actually have two joe dimaggio booths. we as we like to say, we have one joe dimaggio
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booth for when him and marilyn were happy and one when they were not so much. >> the steakhouse has been a popular destination this week. we're told that they've been opening 30 minutes early, just to accommodate all the reservations and walk ins. and that leads us right to our next report from abc seven news reporter zach fuentes. i love old school vegas. that's exactly where zach is right now. he is downtown at the mob museum and it looks like you've taken a seat in the electric chair. >> i am in the electric chair at the museum. i kind of teased this earlier in the five delivery. >> oh, not the switch. >> okay, so this is not what we're actually talking about today. we're here in place because we're going to give you a full tour of the mob museum later this morning before the public before it opens up to the public. what we actually are going to show you today is what we shot yesterday. you're seeing it for the first time on abc seven morning. it's minus five ice bar at mandalay bay. literally one of the coolest spots on the strip. and they got
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a whole bunch of special things this week, only for the super bowl. we got to look at it. take a look for yourself. it's an experience like no other. a bar in nearly everything is made of ice. before we go in. it really is cold. it's not for show, so i got to put this on. they have all of these options back there. they have black, they have white. but of course i have to go with the extra little. with the look decided it's now time to make an entrance. >> welcome to minus five. have fun. thank you. >> okay, we're going in again. it is really cold in here as blake nightingale, general manager of minus five spa, will explain. none of this is for show. this is not like fog machines in here. this is not plastic. this is really cold in here. describe what we're feeling. >> so this is about 15 degrees right now. we're in. we keep it nice and cold. obviously the whole place is made of ice except the floor and ceiling. and right now we're getting ready for the big game with some final touch ups. >> those final touches include these incredible ice sculptures made by austin greenleaf. >> and now we're trying to do is get that kind of rounded nice
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flush edge. >> austin was brave enough to teach me to use the heavy machinery to help him sculpt that football. and just softly go up with it. yep. okay. i don't want to ruin his work, but i'm afraid i'm going to absolutely will not. >> there we go. >> my gosh, it feels so smooth. this is like such a dangerous tool, but it feels so cool. and it's actually very therapeutic. and i could do this all day, but my beautiful sculpting work isn't the only big day specialty. served up at minus five. >> just like in the big game, you make the prop bet where you get to decide the mystery gatorade color that's going to be poured on the winning coach. i pour an ounce and a half of vodka and then i top it off with some lemon lime soda, and then i pour in the color. and if you guess the color correctly, you win one of our prizes. >> and by the way, folks, the cup also made out of ice. cheers hours after the ice comes fire at the cozy 1923 speakeasy just next door to minus five. now, how do we get in? oh wait. shh. secret. inside you'll find music and a selection of bourbon and
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much more to warm you up after your cool super bowl experience at minus five. all right, blake, thank you so much for the amazing tour. any last words for the bay area viewers? uh. >> make sure you come here. check out the game with us and go niners. woo >> we had an excellent time at minus five ice bar. i'm still trying to warm up from that experience, but this electric chair definitely helping me out a little bit. there again we're going to bring you the full tour of the mob museum tomorrow. we're going to get our tour in just a second here as we wrap up the live shots today. i'm so excited to show off all. it's very interactive. as you can see. maybe a little too interactive. i'm not sure we'll see. the rest of the two were brings, but loving it so far you guys. >> zach did you have to sign a waiver in order to one shave down the ice with that machinery, and then two to sit down on that chair? >> no. and no. and they probably should have, especially for that heavy machinery i was using. i was afraid of it. a photographer , steve stifter, told me that's no different than a curling
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iron. that's dangerous for me too. so yeah, they shouldn't be letting me handle those things. but i had a good time. i had a really good time with it. >> minus five, ten out of ten. >> zach, i'm curious, are you seeing more kansas city jerseys and, you know, fan wear or more 40 niners? i'm seeing more 40 niners. >> i mean, i said it a couple of days ago, i think i think that's what i'm looking for more. that's what i care about more. i'm being very unbiased right now. but i really do think i am seeing more 40 niners fans around town, i really do. yeah, that makes sense. >> i want to know about that jacket. >> is that included when you go there? okay so the jacket is a faux fur jacket. >> and yes, that's part of what you get when you go into that experience. you get to take the gloves with you. the jacket i did not get to bring with me, otherwise i'd still be wearing it right now. i love that so much because it was so extra. but yeah, it was fun to get to wear while we were in there. it just is a fun accessory. you get to take all the pictures with it and yeah, why wear one of the
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solid colors when you can have that? i put our photographer to begrudging me. i put him in the leopard one, the cheetah one. he loved that you have to send us a picture. >> you have to send us a picture. put it in the group text. >> yeah, exactly on it. >> this is a lot of fun. we will see you tomorrow. >> we'll see you at seven hour streaming show. but then we'll see you here tomorrow morning. thank you very much, sir. be well here all week. >> he's here. stifter and fur, huh? i can't wait. i want that text now. see this? yes rocket. he could. he can. >> let's talk vegas, shall we? uh, great weather. i mean, i know it's an indoor event, but as you go to and from, uh, temperatures in the 50s, sunny skies, it gets chilly later on in the fourth quarter, dipping into the upper 40s here locally today. okay. we are tracking showers back in the forecast. we got a break yesterday, but now we're at a level one for showers and downpours. winds will be gusty from time to time. nowhere near as strong as sunday, but still gusts close to 35mph are possible. so here's future weather. we'll get you into 10 a.m. the line of showers and downpours moving through. but again, it's a fast moving system by about 1 p.m, the heaviest rain is moving out, but we're pointing out mount hamilton right here. see that pink and that white? that is some snow that's likely falling on our
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highest peaks. just an indication of the cold air that moves in behind the storm system . rainfall totals. we're looking at less than a half of an inch. we'll watch the santa cruz mountains because ben lomond could pick up more than an inch of rain. but for most of us, this is not a huge rain maker by any means. but the winds do pick up later on this afternoon. gust over 30mph. at times that just leads to a brisk and blustery afternoon. temperatures only in the low and mid 50s. tonight. cold air moves in here. frost advisories posted for the valleys of the north bay. temps getting as low as 33 degrees overnight tonight, so it will be a cold night on the way. 30s in our coldest spots. upper 30s to the low 40s around the bay shoreline. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. showers here midday with that level one system. a frosty morning tomorrow and then we'll start to dry out. warm up the weekend looking fantastic gloria. >> all right, happy to hear that. drew. we're looking for nicer weather and that always makes for nicer commutes as well. this is a live look outside at our san mateo-hayward bridge camera. right now we are
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seeing a little bit of a slowdown here. that's because of a big rig that has stalled in that area, so expect some delays. if you're driving on this bridge this morning and then a look at your drive times for this morning, we do have a couple of slow spots right now, the slowest being from tracy to dublin. that will take you 47 minutes. amanda, thanks so much. >> gloria. an alaska airlines flight attendant is being honored after her quick actions helped save a rare flamingo eggs mid-flight flight. what? yeah. rare flamingo eggs? a passenger asked amber, who you see there, if she could help keep some eggs warm because their incubator stopped working. the passenger was a zoo official transporting rare chilean flamingo eggs, amber quickly grabbed rubber gloves and filled them with warm water, creating a cozy nest for the eggs. months later, the zoo invited amber to meet the flamingos that she helped save. one of them is named sunny after amber, whose granddaughter. why not name one amber? i mean,
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honestly, i would have never. >> that's very inventive. yeah, i would have never thought of that. to create a nest out of gloves. good for you, amber. good for you. more animal news. a monkey illegally kept as a pet is now at the oakland zoo. this is estrella, a marmoset. she was rescued from a home in southern california where she was being kept in a bird cage. oh, she's now in the care of the zoo's veterinary hospital and will eventually move to her forever home at a wildlife rescue in texas. >> some people's children. well, up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. we are on apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. you can download the app now and start streaming. >> and as we head to break, a live look outside looks beautiful. i know that it's my first day back to set. i brought the showers. i don't think so, but we have a beautiful sunrise behind us. >> you brought that too. >> we'll be right back
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doppler seven along with satellite. you can see our next storm system quickly moving in from the north. it is a level one today. the best chance of showers between about 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. today. could see some downpours as well. winds turn gusty and on our peaks we could see a possible dusting of snow. this is a cold storm moving in here and that means highs below average only in the low and mid 50s. later on today. >> and number two, the power continues to slowly come back on across the bay area. after this past weekend. storm. as of about 10 p.m. last night, outages were in around 39,000 customers. >> governor newsom is deploying more than 120 chp officers to help stop violent crime in oakland. they will help with a number of things, including patrolling the hegenberger corridor that will. that area recently made headlines when in-n-out and denny's announced
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they're closing because of crime. >> and number four, nikki haley has lost the republican primary in nevada to the. none of these candidates option. donald trump wasn't on the ballot because he decided to participate in the republican backed caucus tomorrow. the candidates are not allowed to take part in both. >> number five a stunning defeat for house republicans. they failed to impeach homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas last night. >> and number six, a live look outside at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. there is a bit of a backup there right now because of a two car crash before the toll plaza, so expect delays there and the metering lights flipped on at 531. >> and number seven, you can get an early start on saint patrick's day celebrations. the shamrock shake and the oreo shamrock mcflurry are available now at mcdonald's. we know both items are back for a limited time, and that's only after ice cream machine works. oh, amanda, i mean, you're telling facts. >> you have to clean it. once you make one, you're like, all
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right, all right, here we go. >> the shamrock shake is good, though. >> i've never had it. >> i wouldn't mess with. it's >> you haven't i've never had it. i don't really like it. >> i don't really deal with mint and things. mint desserts. it's like a fan cookie. >> no, that's not for me. >> mm. it sounds good, but, i mean, we haven't even hit valentine's yet, you know, and we're already talking about, like, saint patrick's day. >> thin mints are just like, i know, in the freezer, too. >> thank you. amanda. i mean, you're wearing green already. >> i know you're ready. >> give me a sing it all day. oh yeah. >> oh. that too. give me a tag along. yeah, yeah. >> tag along to the best. that raspberry razz or whatever. >> not that. >> good morning america for our viewers in the west. a chaotic night on capitol hill ends with a stunning vote. overnight, republicans failing to impeach homeland security secretary mayorkas. >> resolution is not adopted.

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