>> look at that. this on a flight from hawaii to oakland. good afternoon. i'm kristen sze and i'm karina nova. >> a historic agreement with two of the bay area's largest refineries, chevron and the martinez refining company, have dropped their lawsuits contesting strict regulations by the bay area air quality management district. >> abc7 news reporter ryan curry looks at what this new agreement means and what the refineries need to do now. >> chevron and the martinez refining company must now comply with regulation six, rule five, a measure that limits emissions from refineries. both had filed lawsuits challenging that measure. but on tuesday, the air district announced a settlement. >> today is really about improving public health for residents who live near refineries. um, every anyone, no matter where they live, deserves or has the right to breathe clean air. >> the air district says chevron must reduce 70% of emissions by july of 2026. they will also

have to pay $83 million for four years of non compliance. and they must pay $20 million in fines for hundreds of other violations. mrc has to reduce emissions by 80% and they have to constantly monitor air pollution. instead of testing every quarter. >> this rule was passed five years ago. while we were asking is the facilities to comply? they chose to sue us instead. and uh, today they have agreed to drop that suit and comply with the rule as written. >> the settlement is drawing differentrillioneactions from the refineries. pbf energy says they are happy to work with the air district on their monitoring system, while chevron said in a statement, we are committed to working with agencies like the baaqmd on efforts to improve air quality. however we remain concerned that the bay schmid's rulemaking process is fundamentally broken. the air district says they pushed for penalties to make sure the companies, especially chevron, comply. >> the residents in richmond suffer the longer it takes to comply with the rule. we would

rather have each facility comply now because there's health benefits, but but the ongoing health impacts mean that we're going to have very high penalties. >> the air district says these are the strictest regulations in the country. they say they will continue to monitor the refineries to make sure they reduce their emissions. ryan curry, abc seven news. >> all right. turning now to the weather and more rain on the way. >> spencer christian is here with a first look at the forecast. and, spencer, we got what, one day of a break, one day break. >> karina, a first look now. but we'll be taking many more looks at our weather over the next few days. here's a look at our live doppler seven with the satellite, and you can see we have a series of storms moving in our direction. the first one, a fairly light storm, will swing through tomorrow on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level one storm. it'll produce rain that will be light, moderate to heavy at times. slick roads for the commute, especially the evening commute, and it will be breezy at times. here's our forecast animation starting at midnight tonight. notice the rain arrives in the north bay tomorrow morning, and by midday to

mid-afternoon it will spread to other parts of the bay area. but then on on friday, a stronger, much stronger storm starts to swing through and that will continue through saturday. so basically our friday saturday storm with just a tiny break before the next stronger, more vigorous storm swings in sunday into monday. so we've got a lot of rain coming our way over the next several days, and the rainfall totals by tuesday, we estimate will range anywhere from two to well over three inches across the bay area. i'll give you a closer look at this and when we might expect a break a little bit later. >> kristen spencer, thanks so much. two mudslides in big sur have trapped at least 50 people near paul slide and led caltrans crews to offer convoys out of the area. the slides happened north of hearst castle within days of each other. last week, highway one is closed from about a mile south of limekiln state park to just south of dolan creek in monterey county, and lime kiln park is closed. the southern section of the highway near paul slide is set to reopen in late spring this year.

>> a valentine's treat for pacifica residents tomorrow in the city is reopening a section of the pier that was damaged during a powerful december storm. for now, only half the main deck will reopen. repairs on the rest of the pier won't happen until next month. crews will keep an eye on the pier as more storms hit the coast, and may close it again if it is deemed hazardous. >> right now, san mateo police are preparing to reveal new information on the four people found dead inside a home yesterday, sources tell abc seven news that the deaths appear to be a murder suicide. apparently, the man shot the woman in the bathroom and then killed himself. police found a nine millimeter handgun near their bodies. two four year old twin boys, who were also found dead in the home, have been poisoned. a neighbor who didn't want to be identified says the deaths left her in shock. >> they were just like sweet little kids, you know, i just wanted to give them a hug. what could have happened? what? on

earth happened? and let me tell you, i didn't want to go to sleep last night. >> the san mateo coroner's office has not officially identified the victims. the man and woman both worked in the tech industry. if you or someone you know is having trouble at home elsewhere, abc seven news is here to help. find local resources at abc seven news.com slash. take action in san francisco. >> two teenagers have died, so far this year doing what's known as train surfing. >> it's a trend that is popular on social media, where teens climb to the roof of moving trains. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena is live in the newsroom, with what officials are now saying about this lose. >> that's right. anit's devastating. i spoke to the mom of 19 year-old, daniel buren, who died last month. she said she wants to bring awareness to the dangers of this new social media trend called train surfing . that trend killed her son and others in the last two weeks, two teenagers have died in train

surfing in san francisco on sunday, a 15 year old was found on the tracks between the balboa park and daly city bart stations on january 29th, 19 year old daniel buren near the same area on the phone, his mom telling me they're grieving for this young man that died recently had done it before. >> back in january. so i know his mother had taken away his phone, told him that he was going to stop his instagram account, and sure enough, he did it again. and unfortunately it was fatal. >> our media partner, the san francisco stars.and, spoke to marina buren at her home in glen park as she sat in her son's bedroom. she confirmed daniel was last seen on bart surveillance video climbing out of the train where the carriages meet as he squeezed between two rubber spaces. she believes daniel may have been inspired by others doing similar stunts shared on social media. >> no social media post, no number of likes, no, no great

footage is worth dying for. >> supervisor, mandelman and supervisor sapphire represent the districts where these teens passed away. they have both contacted bart for solutions, but this is not a san francisco only problem. subway surfing is an issue new york city is familiar with. new york city launched a prevention campaign in september after multiple deaths and injuries last summer, and has even started deploying drones to known subway surfing locations. we're seeing this happening all across the country in big cities, san francisco and new york. so what can city officials like yourself do? >> this is what i this is what i would say i think a call needs to go out to the social media companies. they need to have higher alerts on this the minute they see something like this, they need to remove it. there should be no posting of this kind of uh- activity. >> bart riders like mikita, a mom of two teenagers, once bart to take action at the bart station, probably need to work

better with their security system because it shouldn't have been. >> no way these kids should have been able to get on top of the train. period. we contacted bart and they declined an interview. >> marina said her son, daniel was in college and wanted to go to law school. in the newsroom, luz pena, abc seven news. all right, luz, thank you. >> so devastating. awful a social justice group presented a new report today that's critical of how often police in california are solving crimes. and the report by the center on juvenile and criminal justice found that police cleared just 13% of reported crimes in 2022. that's down 20% from 1985. the group says. during that same period, police funding grew 250. clearance rates for property crimes were even lower. >> the statewide clearance rate for property crime hit an all time low of just 7.2. that means

nearly 93% of all reported property crimes in california that year went unsolved. >> the group supports criminal justice reform as a way to reduce crime. it calls for continued funding of treatment and rehabilitation programs for people. the man accused of stealing a small plane, then crashing it on the beach in half moon bay, appeared in court today to answer to those charges. >> 50 year old luis gustavo ayres of miami, refused a court appointed attorney. he says he wants to represent himself in the case. ayers is charged with stealing a single engine plane from palo alto airport last week. the plane was flown about 30 miles and then made a hard landing on poplar beach. >> flight attendants walked the picket line at san francisco international today, joining a global labor action the day of action happened at 30 airports across the world, most in the u.s. some 100,000 flight attendants from american alaska frontier, southwest and united airlines took part. they're

demanding a 33% pay raise and retire benefits. they also want more workplace protections. >> we're there to take care of the passengers when the bad things happen, and we've just proved that recently, not only at alaska but at jal when they had their fire. we're there for safety and that's our primary focus. and we need to be recognized for that. >> in a statement, alaska airlines tells abc seven it agrees with flight attendants that they need a new contract. the airline says it's working hard to get an agreement and has offered a top of scale, 15% pay raise. flight attendants and passengers stepped in to break up a mid flight fight on a plane that took off from oakland. southwest airlines says two customers became disruptive on board a flight yesterday from oakland to kauai. it's unclear how their disagreements started. the plane's crew and other passengers got between the two. one passenger in particular was

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gift around here, but a little more than three weeks ago, she says, something changed. p-g-and-e's crews came through and marked red x's on the backs of more than a dozen trees. trees, she says, an independent arborist deemed healthy. >> it's not okay because it's not something that's being cohesive across the board. you are what feels to be singling us out. um, our our main concern is always to make sure that the neighbors good and the community is kept safe. we do not want to do anything that would put anyone at risk. it's always been okay just trimming the trees. >> now she's hired her own attorney to help fight this battle because she says the utility company has yet to explain why the trees need to go until they showed up tuesday morning, citing compliance issues. >> these trees are everything. um, besides the fact that there is the privacy, i grew up with these trees and they hold memories. they hold my heart.

they hold multiple people's hearts because they chose to live here. also we reached out to p-g-and-e's and they say work isn't happening on this property on tuesday, but we're still waiting to hear more details. >> for now, this family's attorney is waiting to hear back from p-g-and-e's attorney. until then, everything is at a standstill in walnut creek. lena howland abc seven news. >> all right, let's get another check on the forecast. and the rain that's going to be coming. yeah. i mean, nothing, hopefully, like the storms that would take down trees, but some rain. spencer it's going to be several days of rain. >> well, with breaks here and there. so let's take a look at what's happening right now. here's live doppler seven with the satellite image. you can see a series of storms out at sea the first one will arrive tomorrow. it's a lightest of the three storms that will be coming in tomorrow. bringing us light to moderate at times. rainfall. right now we have calm conditions all across the bay area. clouds are increasing, but the wind speeds are generally between eight and about 15mph. on we go. you see the increasing clouds over san francisco right

now where it's 55 degrees. also 55 in half bay, moon bay, mid , san mateo, san jose, 60 degrees. other temperature readings right now looking towards san francisco from emeryville. 57, in santa rosa and in fairfield, mid 50s at petaluma, napa and upper 50s at concord and livermore. and let's take a look at our forecast headlines as we'll see increasing clouds continuing overnight. rain arrives tomorrow on valentine's day generally light, but there will be periods of moderate rain , maybe even a couple of downpours. and then over the holiday weekend, the president's day holiday weekend, we'll have a wet and windy pattern intensify. so let's take a look at the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale tomorrow. storm level one storm a relatively light storm once again, mainly lightrillionain, but briefly heavy at times. slippery roads, of course, and breezy along the coastline. we'll see the rain beginning up in the north bay tomorrow morning and beginning to expand. i should say by midday across most of the remainder of the bay area, overnight, low temperatures as we wait for the arrival of thatrillionain, mainly mid to upper 40s. highs tomorrow,

generally in the upper 50s to low 60s. now we'll take a look at the stronger storms coming our way. starting the forecast animation at 7 a.m. thursday. a dry day thursday and a mainly dry day friday. but rain starts to arrive late friday night. this is a stronger storm moving through the bay area on saturday and saturday night, and not much of a break before the next storm arrives late sunday night into monday. we've got a couple of level two storms coming our way and they're going to drench the bay area with rainfall before this is all over. in fact, our estimates right now indicate anywhere from about two to, well over three inches by during between the saturday and monday time period going into tuesday. so here is the accuweather seven day forecast tomorrow. valentine's day. don't let a little rain dampen your romantic spirits. a level one storm. we get a dry break on thursday and mostly dry on friday as well. with increasing clouds. some rain may arrive late friday night, but basically the next storm after tomorrow is a saturday storm. wet and windy

late evening or afternoon rain developing on sunday with some gusty wind, but then that becomes a level two storm on monday with heavy downpours and strong wind gusts tapering off to a level one on tuesday. a lot of rain coming our way. it's going to be a period of quite wet weather. all right, thank you spencer. >> mardi gras season is reaching its peak today with nine parades in new orleans. one of the largest is the krewe of zulu parade. it featured 26 floats with some 1500 people tossing beaded necklaces to spectators. this is the last big celebration before ash wednesday. tomorrow which of course marks the start of lent. fat tuesday revelers are in for a tasty treat at a san francisco restaurant. brenda meat and three is rolling out its king cake beignets. the restaurant makes a special version of its popular dessert for mardi gras. it's made of a cream cheese and berries compote, but the star is of course, that baby figurine.

>> the king cake. is this big pastry, and inside, people bake some babies and whoever gets it is supposed to have luck and prosperity for the new year. so selling king cake today there was is the more traditional ring king cake version, and i've never successfully gotten the baby before. >> me neither. but i do look forward to having a little bite every single year. yeah, still ahead, meet the 109 year old survivor of the tulsa massacre. she's now sharing her story and beating a record, and later,

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are making a difference in their community. and today we're introducing you to a woman described as the world's oldest author. she survived. the deadly tulsa massacre and is now telling her story. >> reporter mark cota robles with our sister station in los angeles, has her story. >> at 109 viola ford fletcher is the oldest person in history to have written a book titled don't let them bury my story. >> i hear the screams. i have lived through the massacre every day. uh- country may forget this history, but i cannot part of her story involves her survival.

>> seeing the tulsa race massacre in 1921, when she was just a child. >> beautiful people were killed and their homes were burned. and the things business, churches and stores and theaters and anything that the black people owned or operated was destroyed. >> she sat down with us in downtown los angeles to discuss kicking off her west coast book tour alongside her grandson, son, coauthor ike howard. >> we are here for theology in the hood. it's a group of churches coming together to uh- back things like reparations and bring a voice to the voiceless. i mean, she's happy to still be here, but, you know, some of her siblings are not here, uh, mentally and physically. uh, they did suffer severe damage, but viola went on to do big things here in california. >> she played a role in building ships at cal ship during world war two. so what was your, um, earliest memory of, uh, you

know, building the ships here for cal ship? >> well, i worked in the what they call welding department that had the hot arms that weld the ships of steel together. this may viola will be 110. >> her grandson son is beyond proud and rightfully so. >> i said one day people are going to line up around the corner to buy your book. this book is going to be in barnes and noble. it's going to be on amazon. and she said, really? you think so? i said, of course this is history. you're walking, living history. >> mark cota-robles abc. seven news. >> hopefully she gets a lot of sales. california's secretary of state is in the bay area today. shirley weber is teaming up with the warriors to remind everyone of the importance of casting their ballot in the upcoming election. >> we have a big election coming up in march, and even a bigger one hopefully in november. so we want them to understand that and basically having the warriors participate in it, their fans

should say, oh well, i guess if they do it, we should do it too. but we want people to become lifelong voters, so that i don't have to be a cheerleader. every election. >> secretary of state weber says the state is working to encourage a strong turnout from younger voters, including preregistration of high school students. so when they turn 18, they're already cleared to cast their vote. >> some good and some bad news. when it comes to the economy and . some new rules about those. >> sometimes dangerous lithium batteries. what you want to know if you own certain devices that use them, and a scary sight in an arizona lake. >> why it's not quite what it seems

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showing the consumer price index rose 3.1% over last year. that's an improvement, but higher than the forecast. s falling gas prices helped out consumers wallets. last month, however, food prices had the highest monthly increase in a year. the dow closed down more than 500 points today, driven by that inflation report. higher food prices are hitting hardest at the restaurant level, where inflation is up 5.1% annually following the pandemic, consumers have been devoting more of their budgets to services compared to goods. analysts say the shift has led to pressure to increase wages and in turn, raising prices on the menus. >> if you own an electric mobility device like an e-bike, electric scooter or skateboard in san francisco, know the way you charge or store those devices is about to change. >> yeah. today, the city's board of supervisors voted to create

safety standards for some of those popular products, the ones powered by lithium ion batteries. will it help keep you and your family safe and build a better bay area? >> abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is here to explain what that will look like. leanne >> yeah, and i've noticed here in the city, which is great, more and more of those e-bikes, especially for families, their kids, they take them to school. but, you know, not all batteries are created equal. the problem is that the lithium batteries, if they are damaged, refurbished or if they come from a manufacturer that is not regulated, then we have a problem. new york has had a huge problem with these batteries. 18 people died last year in new york in battery related fires. now we're not new york city. we don't have the density of that city, but the fire marshal here says he wants to get ahead of the situation before it becomes a problem for electric bikes. and e-scooters continue to be a part of san francisco's attempt to improve urban mobility. even

city government is testing a pilot program where food delivery workers are using e-bikes instead of cars in an attempt to reduce emissions and traffic congestion. but with more of them on our streets, it was inevitable that new rules for how they are stored and charged would follow. here's why. we sat down with san francisco's fire marshal, who showed us pictures of fires, started by faulty batteries, causing. extensive property damage. since 2017, the number of fires associated with the lithium ion battery has increased every year, with a high of 58 in 2022. the data for 2023 is still being compiled, and during that six year period, one person was killed, eight others were injured. the fire marshal says fires related to overheated lithium batteries are a serious problem. >> we can't put those out. they generate their own oxygen. we can put water on it to cool it

and to keep other things from burning around it. but ideally, we have to wait till that fire burns out. >> in march, a new set of standards for charging and storing batteries used to power mobility devices will go into effect. anyone living in a multi-unit building will now be limited to four lithium powered mobility devices per household, and. they must be parked when charging. each one must be plugged into its own electrical outlet, not a power strip. the new rule doesn't apply to single family homes. >> the other part of our campaign is, is give yourself a chance to get out so if you're charging it, don't charge it by the front door when you first pull it in. >> the new fire code also states that refurbished and damaged batteries are not allowed. san francisco supervisor aaron peskin introduced the legislation. >> number one, they should be buying products that have been certified by underwrite or laboratories. ul approved and that they should not be using different chargers other than

the chargers that were made to go with those that they should not be using. extend cords during charging. >> but repair shops like the new wheels say they now face numerous challenges because of the new regulations here in this warehouse, we have mechanic stands and each one of them is set up with an organized charging station, and typically our mechanics charge the bike while they're working on it, which is a highly safe contact. >> but they're standing there with battery. and because of the new power strip rules, uh, we will have not allowed solution that will likely mean installing new power outlets for each and every battery that needs to be charged. >> the shop says they have never had any issues, and the vast majority of the bicycles they work on have ul certified batteries clearly marked. so here's how we know that. >> so this is classified ul, but the reality is that some of the batteries out there are not ul certified because not everyone

can afford them. >> remember the hoverboard fad of a few years ago and how some caught on fire, 25,000 of them were recalled, some e-bikes and e-scooters have those cheaper batteries as well. >> thousands exist in the city right now that are not ul certified. we want to make sure that people who depend on those devices for their living are able to make a transition to a better devices as quickly as possible, and we want to see the board of supervisors address that. >> the san francisco bicycle coalition is asking for economic incentives to help people buy safe batteries. the city has also been working with companies that rent those mobility devices to actually put them in contained cabinets. >> those that are fire rated, and to have them on wheels so they can be pushed out of buildings. >> the city says. this is not about punishing people, but rather building an information safety campaign. >> that campaign just really needs to promote the use of these devices for the sake of

the city, while making sure that people are doing it safely. >> besides the random inspections by the fire department, who is really going to enforce this now, we suspect the building manager isn't the landlords, because otherwise they could be held responsible if anything were to happen. but for now, they say it's more about informing the public, changing that mindset. there's also a bill in congress that would regulate these batteries and do away with the ones that are poorly made and really, in congress, both sides are saying we have to do this. yeah. >> otherwise it's for a change. >> we'll just looking at the rates of the fires that you see, the increase every single year. so something needs to become more popular. >> thanks, liane. sure >> we do have breaking news right now. the house has voted to impeach homeland security adviser alejandro mayorkas. the vote is secretary. excuse me? the vote is 214 to 213. this is the second attempt to impeach mayorkas. the first one failed. mayorkas is the first cabinet

secretary to be impeached in 150 years, an unusual minimum wage proposal and the high price of valentine's day. >> the four at four is

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proposed a $50 minimum wage. california's current minimum wage is $16, an hour. lee cited a united way report that found a single person living in the bay area needs $104,000 a year to survive. that would amount to a $50 an hour wage. oh, interesting. darn it is interesting. >> it sounds great. i'm sure to a lot of people on the campaign trail, but it's simply impractical. maybe we should start focusing on bringing the costs down. i mean, think about it just practically, i've worked in small businesses, manage one many years ago. if you're paying, if you have a subway sandwich shop and have one employee and you probably have more on any shift and they're paying them $50 an hour for an eight hour shift, that's what, $400 just for that one employee. and if the average check charge is maybe $10, which is probably high at a subway, you've got to sell 40 sandwich, have 40 customers come in and spend that amount of money just to pay that one employee. forget about lights, food costs, insurance,

everything else. it's just in rent. it's just not practical. >> i'm glad dan has done the math because i was thinking along the same lines a small place like a subway with very few employees. what, 1 or 2? maybe it's. it's not practical. sounds good, but i don't know. maybe he's right. we need to bring down the cost of living in the bay area. this won't work. >> yeah. for sure. and just bringing this up just gets everyone talking and thinking about, okay, let's find another solution, at least to make it more affordable. for right now, there are calls for more regulation for artificial intelligence. openai ceo sam altman believes there will be a need for auditing and safety measures in place for deploying super intelligence, or artificial general intelligence, and you can now get a degree in ai. the university of pennsylvania announced plans to offer a bachelor's degree that's not surprising. i mean, we knew it would go that way, right? so

many ai companies popping up, they need employees. and if you have a degree in it, good for you. dan, your thoughts on this? >> can i get ai to just earn the bachelor's degree for me? >> i'm sure they're doing it with some help, right? >> no, i have no doubt that this will become a field of discipline. just like everything else in technology. as these careers open up and as it continues to expand, it clearly just like, you know, the internet and we're still at the infancy, really, in some ways of the internet and computing power , ai is just at the very beginning. i mean, the very beginning, ten, 15, 50 years from now, who knows what it will be like? it's going to be a whole new field of discipline for people. >> it'll be exciting to see where it goes in the next decade or so. because right now, if you say, i'm going to major in ai or i'm going to get an advanced degree in ai, many people will say, and what are you going to do with that? well, you'll see soon. >> all right. a new dating app has an unusual quality. prior to use, the score dating app, your credit score has to be at least 675. >> yeah, the goal is to raise

awareness about finance in relationships and finances. the app will only be available for about 90 days. huh. if you want to get on the app, you have to apply and neon money club will conduct a soft credit check that won't affect your score. >> it's so crazy. it's a good thing this didn't exist when i was dating him. >> many years ago. my credit score was probably like two. >> what, you weren't paying your bills or you know, i'm making enough money. >> same here. right? >> but at least you know what you're getting into. i guess if someone is somewhat responsible or financially stable in that way, you don't have to say, how much money do you make? but, you know, they have a good credit score. it's something people argue about. >> couples can argue about that, right. so it kind of makes sense. >> and you know, these days people are getting married later, often dating later. at that point, people need to be a little more established in. and i think it's probably good information to have, hey, is this a man or woman, uh, you know, on track to be financially

responsible? yeah >> yeah, that makes sense. >> sure. i'm comfortable with an app having that information about me though, but okay. >> right. it's just another way for an app to get more of your information. >> all of our information is already out there. >> they've got it. >> okay, here's some food for thought. if you're planning on buying valentine's candies this year, those heart shaped boxes are going to cost you more. a study by the website publisher found candy and valentine's wrapping costs more a lot more. a bag of valentine's gummy bears at walmart.com costs more than twice as just getting the regular bag of gummies. wow. so i say just get a gift bag, a valentine's day gift bag, a nice card. you can even make it yourself and then just put all the candy or all the sweets that you want and don't pay extra for, you know, the pink and red. okay karina. >> now wait a minute. now i'm going to call you too on this. if spencer and i did that, or if your husbands did that for you and brought, you know, they saved money on that on that candy, will you be happy with that? >> absolutely. yeah. really? okay. i'm all for saving money. yeah, really?

>> for that? yep. >> or make a little origami heart shaped box yourself. very sweet. >> okay. my wife made it easy for me. >> she doesn't like candy. so there you go. >> there you go. >> she says i'm sweet enough. >> oh, that's true, dan, we just . >> we just made it okay for you to save some money this year. okay? >> thank you, i appreciate it. two very different visions for california. steve garvey, the leading republican, is too conservative for california. he voted for trump twice and supported republicans for years, including far right conservatives. adam schiff, the leading democrat, defended democracy against trump and the insurrectionists. he helped build affordable housing, lower drug costs, and bring good jobs back home. the choice is clear.

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jason berry found out what looked like a massive predatory reptiles are actually something else. >> 9-1-1 emergency. >> yeah. uh riverview park and i think there's an alligator inside one of the, like, water areas. >> there's no reason for anyone to panic, but you wouldn't know it from the 9-1-1 calls that have come in to report an alligator in the lake at riverview park in mesa. >> there's an alligator in the mesa. riverview park. there's like three live alligators in here. it, um, actually hit my boyfriend's, um, fishing line, and we had to cut it. >> for the past several weeks, a number of park visitors have been fooled into thinking there are real alligators swimming beneath the surface. ready to pounce on a small child walking by. and it turns out the rugged reptiles are not real. >> it looks so stinking real, it

does. it freaks me out because i hate alligators. i hate them, the creepy crocodile and eerie alligator strategically placed on opposite ends of the lake, are nothing more than foam island that give ducks, birds, and turtles a place to hang out and soak up the sun. >> crocodile is out there. andrea moore is director of mesa's parks and rec department. she tells us the city recently installed the fake reptiles, along with some fake islands, as a way to help the turtle population out here, which often struggled to reach the shore. >> first, we tried a dirt ramp that worked a little bit, but the turtles had a hard time getting back into the water and so we found with one of our lakes apply vendors, they had these foam options and they're working out well. the turtles love them. >> park visitors. we spoke to think it's kind of funny. people are confusing the alligator and crocodile here with real life reptiles. one woman likes to think of them as a new attraction. i think it's kind of cool or what do you think?

>> yeah, i think they should put more, maybe two more over there so that people walking around could see it. um in other sections. >> i didn't even know turtles needed a place to rest. well, now we know what it needs to look like. an alligator. nothing else. we're staring at that thing going, huh? >> all right. if it works for them, they'll. alligators won't be alone for long, because the city of mesa will be adding a couple of hippos to the lake in the next few weeks. that looks a little bit less intimidating, i think. so more interesting. you know, it's fake. yeah, but the alligators. i don't know about that. all right, this valentine's day, it seems that love is in the air at uc berkeley. and the famous falcon that perches atop cal's campolina. he has a new mate, and he needs a name. the deadline for suggestions is tomorrow on valentine's day. so far, suggestions include cal and burke. annie and her first mate, grinnell were first spotted at the campanile in 2016. grinnell

died in 2022 and was quickly replaced by alden, followed by lou. both disappeared. wow, who knew annie was such a black widow? both do appeared right. well, you know, sunshine is going to disappear and give way to rainy weather soon, but let's check in with spencer. >> we're in the process of seeing that happen right now. kristen here's a look at live doppler seven. you can see we have a series of storms coming our way. the first one arrives tomorrow. valentine's day. it will be a storm of light intensity, a level one on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. but there may be some brief periods of heavy rainfall and occasionally breezy at the coast and, of course, slick roads for the commute tomorrow evening. overnight low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 40s. high temperatures tomorrow, mainly in the upper 50s to low 60s, so still a little bit on the cool side. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we get a

little bit of a break from the rain on thursday and for most of friday, but a level two storm comes in on saturday, followed by level one on sunday. another level two on monday. you get the picture. a series of rainy days coming our way all the way into the middle of next week. kristen and karina. all right, spencer, thank you. >> flowers for valentine's day aren't unusual, right? but but this isn't your usual valentine's. the touching story from beyond the

blooming every valentine's day. it's the story of an east bay couple married for almost 50 years, and now even after one person died, the flowers keep coming. here's abc seven news reporter leslie brinkly. >> i think that that is one of the most romantic things i've ever heard of in my life. >> this is the story of john and diana. >> we were married 47 years, but we actually met in high school when we were 16 years old. they married and had three children and lived happily ever after, including decades spent in danville until john maver passed away in october 2017. >> but their love story continued four months later on valentine's day 2018, through. whatever magic works in his in his world, it's set up so that every year a bouquet of flowers

shows up on her doorstep from my dad. >> when these flowers arrive, you should see the smile that comes on her face. it's just this incredible joy washes over her as she she just knows. she knows he's there with her roses and lilies, white lilies. >> and they represent our love for each other. the same bouquet, the same card arrives. >> he set that up so that that would happen every year for, i'm assuming, for her entire life. so 77 year old diana maver is again looking forward to getting something from her forever valentine in 2024. >> what do we take away from this? >> that true love exists. love can exist. through life and through death. my dad, he is like the ultimate romantic guy in danville. >> i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> that is a romantic gesture. heard of people sending emails? they can program it to send

later and continue to send those messages of love. but this is something else. and diana now lives in toronto with one of her daughters. her other daughter still lives here in danville. abc seven news is streaming 24 seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app and you can join us whenever you want. wherever you are. that's going to do it for abc seven news at 4 p.m. today. abc seven news at five with dan and karina is coming your way next is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data.

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