challenger in the mayoral race in san francisco. now at five, the supervisor now considering joining the growing field of candidates. >> top republicans in the california assembly are demanding an investigation into governor newsom over the state's new fast food minimum wage law. why? they say it's benefiting one of his key donors, president biden and former president trump, both paying a visit to the southern border. >> but couldn't be farther apart on their plans to fix it. the solutions, the plans and proposals both are now pushing and a live look at the sierra don't go to tahoe. >> that's the message from state and local travel officials. at least much of the sierra is

expected to get buried under several feet of snow, as the bay area sees more rain. >> good morning to you. it is friday, march 1st. you know what that means. your rent. she's due . >> oh my goodness. well will we be paying? >> i mean, we're obviously going to pay because we have to stay indoors. >> yeah. so enjoy that rent you're paying today. you have all the time in the world, all the time in the world. live doppler seven. it's busy this morning. generally. just some light showers out there. we'll see the activity ramp up as we head throughout the afternoon and the evening, with some downpours and some gusty winds. the snow is falling in the sierra. here's a live look. we anticipate that this snow will become a lot heavier and steadier through the late morning. and really later on this afternoon and evening and into saturday. that's when those blizzard conditions are really going to ramp up back here at home. right now, we're in the 40s and in the 50s, we're not going to grow too far from where we are this morning. it's going to be a chilly day. it's a level two today because we have showers and downpours and a wind advisory, gusty winds up to

50mph are possible, along with a chance of thunderstorms. so this morning we're in and out of the light showers. it's really this afternoon. and this evening. here's future weather close to seven. that's when the heavier rain moves in. and this is when the winds will be at their strongest. we'll take a much closer look at those wind speeds . we'll also show you the blizzard warning. that's in effect coming up in a few minutes. let's check in with gloria and see how the commute is going on. this friday. >> good morning drew. so it is pretty quiet out there on the roads on this friday. we know friday. people tend to work from home a little bit more. so we don't see as much traffic on fridays. and you can see right here our map of the bay area roads. so far mostly green except from tracy to dublin, which we usually see a little bit of a slow down there. this is one of our busiest cameras right now. this is our 80 camera in emeryville, and you can see traffic starting to build here from highway four to the toll plaza. it will take you about 18 minutes. right now. >> thanks, gloria. a new video shows the heavy snow and gusty winds already hitting the lake tahoe area this morning. you're looking at tahoe city, so if you're thinking about going up

there to ski, snowboard or sled uh- don't. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in the east bay right now, and i guess the chp says if you're not there already, then it's too dangerous to start that trip. >> yeah, reggie. that's right. good morning to you. and it's not just chp, it's also caltrans , the national weather service. and now even ski resorts telling people that it's just not safe to make the drive up to the sierra right now in these conditions. let's go. now to a live look at one of our traffic cameras in truckee. right now, this is highway 80 at highway 89. and just look at how much snow still needs to be cleared off the highway. drivers there will definitely have a slow go around this morning. and it was a similar story in truckee overnight. here's a look at some of the fresh snow that just fell in tahoe city. this video was taken between 1 and 3:00 this morning showing snow plows already out working to clear the roads, and it really shows this area already getting slammed

with snow overnight. that national weather service says up to 12ft of snow is expected to fall in the tahoe area over a 72 hour period. now, coop, a spokesman for kelly pass resorts , which represents multiple ski resorts, is urging skiers eager to hit the slopes to think twice about their plans. >> do not come up. it's not now. it's too much. you don't want it. you don't want to put the burden on caltrans and chp. the resorts are not going to be able to open. they will try maybe some of their lower elevation lifts, but the winds associated and with the amount of snow that we're going to see give the mountain teams a break. and we've learned for safety. >> palisades tahoe will close the alpine side of the resort today. and heavenly has also closed for the day because of the forecasted winds. resorts are instead encouraging skiers to make the trip up on monday. once this storm passes live in

the east bay. lena howland abc seven news all right, thanks so much, lena. >> those hazardous winter conditions have also forced national park officials to take the rare step of closing yosemite national park this winter storm is predicted to bring several feet of snow, rain and dangerous driving conditions. as mentioned before, the national park has already canceled or refunded guests for hotel and campground reservations throughout the weekend. all of our decisions are based primarily on visitor safety and a protection of park resources. >> we are going to close the park this evening at midnight. >> the park and its hotels may be able to reopen by sunday. until then, employees who live nearby and have to go through the storm will have extra resources available, like warming shelters and generators. >> bay area communities are helping their most vulnerable populations during the storm. this crew from fs global solutions put up a giant tent in the town of sonoma. it will be heated and used as an overnight

warming shelter. this weekend. the company provides outreach services to north bay communities, set up cots, bring coffee, tea, you know, hot drinks, water, a little bit of food and just try to give people a place where they can shelter for the storm. many people who are homeless are in need of places to stay dry during the day, since some shelters only offer overnights. the man who runs the jesus cares 2020 dining room in santa rosa opened four hours early yesterday to get folks out of the rain. >> the oakland zoo will be closed today because of the storm. if you had a reservation to visit, you will automatically receive a refund. they tweeted this video showing rain falling on the flamingo. as you can track the rain and snow throughout the weekend with the abc seven bay area apps, you can get the latest forecast and look at the same live doppler seven radar. drew and the weather team uses. just search abc seven bay area in your device's app store to download it now. >> the southern border is top of mind for many voters. in a new gallup poll, 28% of americans

say immigration is the most important issue facing our country. gloria at the live desk now, with more on how president biden and former president trump are outlining how they would fix the issue. >> good morning, reggie. illegal border border crossings are hitting record highs. border patrol agents caught more than 2 million people in 2022. president biden and former president trump visited texas yesterday. president biden is urging republican lawmakers to pass the border security bill. it would give more funding to border patrol officers and immigration judges. it is currently stalled in congress. house republicans are blocking the bill under direction from trump. trump is promising mass deportations and more border wall instead of playing politics with the issue. >> why don't we just get together and get it done? need more agents, more officers, more judges, more equipment in order to secure our border? it's time for us to move on. this the united states is being overrun. >> a very dangerous border. we're going to take care of it.

>> 50 miles of new wall were built, but deportations dropped significantly, far below his predecessor, barack obama. president biden is considering taking executive action to tackle the crisis, and that could include tougher asylum laws. an announcement could come at next week's state of the union. reggie >> thanks, gloria. immigration is just one hot button issue sure to be touched on during president biden's state of the union address next week. yesterday, we learned that alabama senator katie britt will give the republican response. you can watch it all live here on abc seven. this is next thursday night. coverage begins at 6 p.m. on new poll shows. democrat congressman adam schiff maintaining his lead in the primary race for u.s. senate. the emerson college poll shows schiff ahead with the support of 28% of likely voters. republican steve garvey is second place at 20. orange county democrat katie porter checks in at third at 17, and oakland's barbara lee with 8% at 7, remain undecided. ahead of tuesday's election. the

majority of those voters are leaning toward schiff. >> san francisco supervisor aaron peskin is considering a run for mayor. abc seven news insider phil matier says peskin is feeling encouraged by some recent polling numbers and feels like he could bring something to the table as a candidate. a recent chronicle poll found 44% of likely voters who identify as progressive do not have a first choice for mayor. that could put peskin in a strong position. peskin was first elected to the board of supervisors in 2000. he is until june 11th to declare his candidacy, and we're just days away from california. s march primary polling places will open at 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. you can take your mail in ballot there, or to a drop box or a county elections office as long as it's delivered by 8 p.m. if you prefer to mail it, your ballot must be postmarked no later than tuesday, and you can actually still register to vote. california allows people to do same day voter registration on

509 this morning, and we are on storm watch now through the weekend. >> part of the reason why we're tracking a series of fronts that's going to swing through northern california. here's the first one to our north ahead of it. we are getting some showers this morning. snow is falling in the sierra. we're seeing some lightning strikes to one in the last 15 minutes. so it's not out of the question later on today. and even early tomorrow, we could see thunderstorm is in the forecast level two today. the reason why it's not only the downpours, the winds are really going to ramp up later on this evening. they could gust as high as 50mph. so trees could come down today. and again that thunderstorm chance is there. let's look at the winds midday. those winds are about 20 to 30mph. as that front gets closer, watch those numbers. ramp up. by 7 p.m. those winds are gusting 30 to 50mph. and that also coincides with downpours moving through the wind. advisory kicks in at noon today, lasting all weekend. for those gusts up to 50mph for a huge portion of the region. for that threat of isolated power outages and trees coming down,

the day planner lighter showers early on, and then those heavier showers move in throughout the afternoon and the evening. with those strong winds as well. it's a cold day today. we're only in the 50s. here's that blizzard warning. it is in effect now. we're expecting the heaviest snow and the strongest winds later today into saturday. the next 36 hours. reggie we're going to see a lot of snow and very poor conditions across the sierra. drew. >> thank you. coming up, san francisco's downtown mall has a new name, and it's a callback to the shopping centers beginnings back in the late 1800s. and tension seems to be growing between a's fans in oakland and the team. >> many plan to boycott the team's opener at the coliseum. how the a's are responding the san jose earthquakes are gearing up for their big home opener. >> what fans can expect at stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye.

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minimum wage law has made an exception for a person who donated to his campaign. this law is set to take effect in april. it requires a $20 an hour

wage for fast food workers, but it does have an exemption for restaurants that make their own bread. and that's where we get into this, because earlier this week, it was revealed a person who owns a number of panera bread locations. made a $160,000 donation to newsom's campaign. originally some people thought that panera was going to be exempt from this new minimum wage law, but the governor's team is now saying that panera does not fall under any exemption. in a statement to abc news, the owner of the panera bread franchisee in question said, quote, to be clear, at no time did i ask for an exemption or special considerations. in fact, the idea never even occurred to me and i was surprised when the exemption appeared in the final legislation. republican legislators are calling for an investigation on san francisco's downtown. mall has a new name, emporium center, san francisco, that replaces the former westfield name, which was taken off the building last summer

after the owner turned the property over to its lender. the firm now managing the mall says this new name celebrates its history and staying power. it was called the emporium when it opened in 1896, with the first department store on the west coast. >> new details in the investigation into an october crash in san francisco, where a woman was dragged 20ft by a cruise. driverless robo taxi after she was hit by another car, the examiner reports. the city of san francisco is objecting to a proposed settlement in the case. city attorney david chiu has reportedly sent a letter to the california public utilities commission saying cruises reports do not represent an accurate or complete accounting of the incident. cruise has offered to pay $75,000 to end proceedings, but chiu is reportedly asking for the cpuc to conduct its own investigation or to hold a public hearing that would force cruise to show why it should not be sanctioned by the cpuc. cruise declined to comment on the objections.

glassdoor is closing its last offices in san francisco and chicago as it fully commits to remote work. the job search company will also not renew its lease at its san francisco headquarters at 300 mission street. ceo christian sutherland loooooong, told fortune his employees are just as productive from home. he said employees enjoy working from home, and remote work allows them to hire people they did not have access to before. >> san francisco may get its first freeway carpool lane. the lane would run along northbound interstate 280 from 18th street to the king street off ramp. that stretch usually takes drivers to oracle park in the embarcadero. there are two proposals being considered by the city. option one turns the freeway's left lane into a carpool lane that plan would reduce general traffic by one lane. option two adds a fifth lane to make that lane, the carpool lane work could begin as soon as 2026. a new san jose rv safe parking site is just months

away from opening, and it's going to cost much less than anticipated. >> the six acre patch of land located on berryessa road will cost half of its initial price. it's set to be the largest rv supportive parking program in the city. yesterday city leaders announced the reduced cost cost and say the savings were due to streamlining the project. it was initially priced at $15 million and will now cost $7.5 million. officials say the program will give unhoused people 85 rv parking spaces with utilities and access to critical services, so when they're here, they get services that they need, but they also are able to go out and get back on their feet. >> and we hope that that allows them to transition back into something more stable. >> construction on the site is planned to start next month, and it's expected to be open by early fall. >> the oakland a's organization says it is not going to interfere with the boycott planned by fans at the team's opener at the end of the month, boycott organizer has previously posted on social media saying

that the a's would try to clear the parking lot and prevent them from tailgating. the a's told the chronicle those claims are not true. fans are planning to boycott the a's opener by showing up at the coliseum parking lot, but not going inside. they want to show the team's owner, john fisher, they aren't happy about plans to relocate the a's to vegas. >> the san jose earthquakes returned to paypal park tomorrow. it's their cali clasico home game, a home opener , i should say, against the la galaxy. 2024 represents the 50th anniversary of the earthquakes franchise. all parts of the organization, from fan experience to the players themselves, want to make sure this year is a great one for san jose. >> it's a club we had so much history, so much good players. uh- played here in this stadium. a and it's our responsibility to represent the san jose in the best way possible. >> as far as food, the menu theme is fun flavor, flavorful and from california. a lot of

chefs there that includes local classic and novelty items from the bay area and the coast. kicks off is tomorrow evening at 730. fun flavor full and from california. >> yeah, it says a lot without saying absolutely nothing. yeah, like what we call that word salad. >> word salad. the are people are very good at that. they look like they had i'm and i'm going to look it up. well i saw dustin eating pizza on camera okay. >> but pizza is that's everywhere. >> yeah. >> i wonder i'll have to look into it. all right. >> but it's going to be fun, flavorful and from california. >> yeah. the three f's alliteration. >> when in doubt. literally. yeah. >> you didn't say the wrong f though, so that's good. >> not yet. many of us were given no fun, flavorful. and for california, sure. how about the forecast for cast? i know a lot of people are like, really? yeah, it's march, here we go. we're in like a lion, so to speak. live doppler seven. we are tracking showers right now that are scattered and pretty light in nature. just going to

encounter some light showers this morning as we head into the afternoon when they become heavier and the winds become a lot stronger. so here's future weather this morning we'll track those scattered showers for you all morning long as we head later on into the afternoon and early evening. here's 6 p.m. heavier rain starts to move in here friday night. plans. you're going to have to deal with some heavy rain moving through. this is 9 p.m. continuing into 11 p.m. as well. rainfall totals with this round of rain today, we're thinking anywhere from a quarter to about an inch of rain that's falling over about a 12 hour period that we can handle. so no flood watches in effect. we're not expecting any flooding. what we are expecting, though, in parts of mendocino and lake county, we will get some snow. a winter storm warning in effect. this does include the interior portions of mendocino county. all of lake county where above 1000ft. we could see 5 to 9in of snow. so clear lake itself right around lake level could see 1 to 3in of snow. just an indication of the cold air setting in. here's a

look at the snow forecast. we're still anticipating an extreme blizzard in tahoe today and tomorrow with feet of snowfall coming and winds gusting up to 75mph. today it's just a cold day. showers moving through. it's just not a beautiful day. we'll find those temperatures in the 50s for daytime highs. here's the accuweather 70 forecast. it's a level two today. we still have showers over the weekend. they're scattered in nature. but you notice some cold temperatures. there's a break from the rain on monday with more showers starting on tuesday. gloria good morning. >> if you're taking mass transit today, everything is on time. bart. caltrain and ace. so no delays there today and getting a live look outside right now at our san jose camera. this is over at 101 at the 8-80 overcrossing. and you can see traffic is moving nicely, especially southbound, right now. so no major issues here and no major incidents to report right now guys. >> all right. thanks so much, gloria. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> could oakland be one step closer to securing a police chief. we hear from the four candidates on the short list as

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move in later on this afternoon. this evening, and the winds will turn gusty. a wind advisory kicks in at noon for gusts up to 50mph, and number two, we're getting a live look outside right now at our bay bridge toll plaza. >> camera. and you can see traffic is moving nicely right now. metering lights are not on, no major issues or incidents to report this morning. number three this morning snow plows are out working to clear the roads in tahoe city. >> ski resorts are warning about delays and closures. we've learned for safety. palisades tahoe will close the alpine side of the resort today and heavenly has also closed for the day. number four, a warming shelter, has been set up in sonoma to help the most vulnerable during the weather. >> it will be open through the weekend. >> number five today, the oakland police commission is expected to give mayor shengtao their recommendation on finalists for police chief for candidates, participated in a public forum last night. you can hear from them now at abc seven news.com. >> number six, the possible new candidate in the race for san francisco mayor, supervisor

aaron peskin tells abc seven news he's considering a run. >> number seven. people who have the latest macbook pro and imac models can now repair their own computers. apple expanded its self-service repair program to include computers with the new m3 chip. >> uber is rolling out a new feature for teenagers to access the rideshare app. uber teen will allow them to order riders or order rides alone, but with some parental supervision, parents can track their kids in real time and will be alerted when the car stops or veers off track. uber promises only its top rated drivers will be able to access this new feature for all uber drivers go through background checks both the both for their driving history as well as their criminal background. >> check at the state and local and federal level, and we don't run these background checks only once. we run them every single year. >> uber also plans to add a reserve feature this summer so teens can order their rides ahead of time. a new school for

teens who are parents is now open in alameda county. officials held a special ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday to celebrate the grand opening of the carolyn hobbs academy in san leandro. the school offers child care support to young parents, including prenatal care, health, nutrition and career counseling. it's named after carolyn hobbs, a retired principal who served alameda county office of education for 22 years. she was the coordinator and principal of the school systems parenting teen programs, new life for the san francisco art institute. according to the san francisco chronicle, a newly formed nonprofit has purchased the russian hill campus for $30 million. that's about 10 million less than it was previously valued. the deal also includes a diego rivera mural valued at $50 million. the nonprofit plans to keep it as an arts learning center. they're going to renovate the property and potentially add housing for artists and residents. the art institute declared bankruptcy

last year after 150 years in existence. >> today, march 1st, marks the start of women's history month and what better way to celebrate than by recognizing a familiar california face renowned earthquake, seismic seismologist lucy jones is being recognized as one of usa today's women of the year. jones has been the go to media expert. after a big shake for almost 40 years. in 2008, she led the team that developed the great shakeout out an earthquake preparedness drill that teaches participants to drop, cover and hold on. last year, more than 57 million people in 74 countries across the world joined the now annual exercise. although she retired from the us geological survey in 2016, jones still works with scientists, policymakers and the public to prepare for a broad range of disasters. jones says she looks forward to seeing more women scientists shape the world. >> she's always so interesting to talk to, always. i really like her fil a shake. we got a call. call her and she answers.

>> danger at the front door. coming up at 530. the consumer alert that may impact the way you keep your home safe and relatives and supporters gathered in moscow for the funeral of alexei navalny. >> the questions still surrounding his mysterious death while in custody just two weeks ago

mornings live. >> a new list of recommendations for police chief is expected on mayor shang tao's desk this morning. now at 530, what four of the candidates had to say during a public forum last night? >> stories of anti-semitism on some of the country's most popular college campuses. many students say they are living in fear, accusing their schools of not doing enough. >> they may be tempting, but travel officials want you to stay away from tahoe and here is the reason why this is a live shot. right now, you can barely see anything because there's so much snow coming down from zephyr cove. snow already

compile or piling up, i should say, overnight and several more feet expected to come. >> good morning everyone. it is friday, march 1st. >> it is. let's begin with checking that weather. hi, drew. >> all right, here we go. it's a long weekend for those in the sierra with heavy snow here locally, we're going to see heavier rain moving this afternoon. this evening live doppler seven. this morning the showers are scattered. they're pretty light in nature. but you will encounter some light rain as you go about the friday morning commute into the sierra. we go and we have snow falling. it's just going to ramp up over the next couple of hours and throughout the afternoon and into saturday. we're talking snow falling 2 to 4in per hour. those winds gusting about 75mph. that's why the blizzard warning is now in effect at home. 50. right now it will. chilly day to level two for downpours that ramp up later today, and these winds will be strong, gusting as high as 50mph. a wind advisory is in

effect. so today, lighter showers first thing. it's the afternoon and the evening. you have friday night plans. get ready for downpours and some strong winds. it's chilly today with temperatures only in the 50s. let's see how the commute is going with gloria. good morning. >> good morning drew. so we are getting reports of a crash right now in orinda. and this just happened. now this is actually the same spot where we had a crash yesterday. this is over on westbound 24 at wilder road. and this is a two car crash right now. speeds are down to 14mph. so this is causing some major delays in this area. so we'll keep checking in on that for you throughout the morning. and then a look at your drive times for today from tracy to castro valley. that will take you 50 minutes. guys >> thanks, gloria. happening today, the commission tasked with finding oakland's next police chief will give their recommendation on finalists to mayor shengtao. the mayor did not attend last night's forum where the four candidates answered some of the public's. questions. so here is the group. they are all from outside of the police department. abdul pridgen was on the short list in 2020. he was most recently the police chief in san leandro. but left

earlier this month. pridgen is under investigation for unknown department policy violations. this is floyd mitchell. he has a long resume. he resigned from his most recent job as the chief of police in lubbock, texas. the department faced criticism for its handling of certain 911 calls. lisa davis has spent her entire career with the cincinnati. police department. she started there in 1992 and is currently the assistant police chief. louis molina, a former nypd officer now serves as the assistant deputy mayor for public safety in new york. he's been criticized for his handling of deaths at the city jails, the forum lasted nearly two hours. each candidate got to pitch their plan. abc seven news reporter j.r stone has the highlights experience for police chief candidates. >> speaking to the oakland police commission and the public through zoom, a commission that started first by hearing from louis molina, who is currently the assistant deputy mayor for public safety in new york city. molina, referencing his extensive experience in new york

. >> i worked in policing. i worked in the district attorney's office, and i've worked in corrections, and i think if i'm given the opportunity to lead this department, you'll see significant, tremendous impact on not only how we manage and make oakland safer from a crime perspective, but how we improve livability throughout the city. >> second up was assistant police chief lieutenant colonel lisa davis of cincinnati pd. her initial plan as oakland police chief would involve officers in the downtown area. >> i know that it's important to the downtown business district to have more officers there, to have them on foot, and i'd like to look at the possibility of expanding, um. the number of officers in the downtown area and creating more of a robust, um, downtown third candidate to speak, abdul pridgen, the former san leandro police chief. >> pridgen brought up officer accountability, multiple times. >> many people will tell you accountability is my middle name. the success or failure of

the oakland police department will fall squarely on my shoulders, and i welcome the challenge. >> the fourth and final candidate, floyd mitchell, who's the former police chief in lubbock, texas. mitchell, directly addressing the rise in oakland crimes. >> i believe the crime issue, uh, in oakland should be our primary. focus moving forward from everything that i have read, this is the major issue facing the oakland police department and its community. >> while there were members of the public in attendance at the police commission meeting, those members weren't able to ask questions to candidates. j.r. stone, abc seven news faith leaders from across the bay area are speaking against the effort to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price at a news conference yesterday. >> several religious leaders offered words of support in an effort to keep her in office. they included the pastor that attends the same church as her. >> give this.

the lord, this community servant. give her an opportunity. let us serve out her time. let her complete what she's doing because her agenda cannot be accomplished overnight. but i think if we work together, we can see a change. >> her supporters say price takes a progressive approach to criminal justice, holding people accountable for the crimes they commit. without sacrificing humanity. >> organizers of the recall effort say price is soft on crime. >> since the war between israel and hamas started, there has been a disturbing rise in anti-semitism, especially on college campuses. more students are now speaking about their experiences, including students from uc berkeley and stanford. gloria the live desk with more on their speeches to a congressional committee. >> good morning reggie. jewish students are demanding action from washington. they say they are living in fear on college campuses as a war continues between israel and hamas. yesterday, a congressional committee hosted students from nine universities, including stanford, uc berkeley, harvard and columbia. those students are pleading with lawmakers to hold

their schools accountable. all they accuse the colleges of not doing enough to fight increasing hatred toward jews. >> systemic change is needed. the universities have proven. they have no intention of fixing themselves. >> we have been attacked with sticks outside of our library. we have been surrounded by angry mobs and we have been threatened to, quote, keep running. >> on monday at uc berkeley, protesters broke glass doors at zellerbach hall, where a student group was going to hear from a notable pro-israel advocate. the university says it is investigating that incident. some schools have insisted they are addressing concerns about anti-semitism, saying security is a top priority. amanda. >> all right. thanks so much, gloria. now to that war in the middle east, the hamas run health ministry says more than 100 people were killed in gaza yesterday while seeking food from a relief delivery. the idf says there was a stampede on the delivery trucks, and its soldiers responded, but only

fired warning shots. this as the world health organization says more than 90% of the population in gaza is facing crisis. levels of hunger, getting more humanitarian assistance to the people of gaza and making sure humanitarian workers can safely deliver it. >> as we saw today, is really. a matter of life and death. >> aid groups have been struggling to deliver supplies for weeks. president biden says the white house is considering air dropping aid. >> defense secretary lloyd austin apologized. to members of a house committee for concealing his treatment for prostate cancer. yesterday was austin's first congressional hearing since his health crisis in december. he faced a barrage of criticism from both republicans and democrats. the 70 year old accepted responsibility. for what happened and announced that changes have been made at the pentagon. >> let me be clear i never intended to keep my hospitalization from the white house or from anybody else.

that's why we immediately instituted changes to the way that the authorities can be temporarily transferred to my deputy deputy, and to the way that notification signs get made. >> austin's appearance comes just days after the pentagon released an internal review clearing him of wrongdoing. it found there was no, quote, ill intent or deliberate attempt by austin or his staff to keep the hospital stay a secret. if you're thinking about heading to tahoe, don't. >> that's the message from the chp. you can see why, with roads in the sierra already covered in snow, caltrans has issued chain controls and a number of spots, including on i-80 for all east and westbound lanes near donner summit. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in the east bay, with the warning from ski resorts as well. lena >> amanda. officials are telling folks that if they are not up there already, you are much better off just delaying your trip up there instead of getting stuck on the way. to give you a

better idea of what folks in the sierra are dealing with right now, here's a look at some new video taken overnight in tahoe city. this video was taken between 1 and 3. this morning, showing snow plows already out hard working to clear the roads, and it really shows this area already getting slammed with snow overnight and taking a live look at one of our traffic cameras in truckee right now. this is highway 80 at highway 89. and just look at how much snow still needs to be cleared off the highway. all this snow was enough for sports basement in sunnyvale to cancel their ski busses for tomorrow. after launching 23 total bus trips just last weekend. >> and this weekend, we're going to be canceling saturday. that's kind of a no brainer with all the storms. and you know, we're looking at 80 to 90 mile per hour winds on saturday uh- sunday is question mark. so we're planning to run busses. but if it's safe i'm staying away from that this weekend. >> it's like i think it was like

5 to 8ft of snow. >> if conditions are safe by sunday, those ski busses take off from the sports basement parking lot in sunnyvale, the one off of bryant street in san francisco and in berkeley, they take off starting at 5 a.m. and we have learned already for safety that palisades, palisades tahoe will be closing the alpine side of the resort today, and heavenly has already closed. live in the east bay. lena howland abc seven news. >> all right, thanks so much. lena, whose window is it anyway? the passive aggressive confrontation on a plane that's sparking a debate over proper airplane etiquette. are this video? >> no. thank you. that's a wild no no, no, we're gonna keep this down, mama. on its open. i drew down! >> keep it down, down. flying over the ocean. here's a look at live doppler seven this morning. we have a cold front that is slowly moving through supplying us with showers here locally. some heavy snow beginning to

pick up in the sierra. even some lightning. so thunderstorms are in the forecast today. it's a level two for the morning commute. we're just dealing with some light showers out there, temperatures pretty much staying in the 50s all morning and all day long. the heavier rain is going to move in here in the afternoon and in the evening. so we'll have those light scattered showers early on. then in the afternoon and later on tonight the winds turn up. the heavy rain begins to fall. these winds gusting 40 to even 50mph as that heavy rain is going to fall. here's a look at future weather. the winds will pick up this afternoon. it's later on this evening. there you go. you have those winds gusting 35 to 50mph. so not out of the question. we could have trees down. we could also have some isolated power outages later on tonight, a wind advisory kicks in here at noon today for a big portion of the region. essentially our highest areas, but also most of the inland east bay included with this because we will see those gusts up to 50mph possible. it's just a cold day today. the start of march is coming in like a

lion. we have heavy showers at night, gusty winds, temperatures mainly in the 50s. look at this. this is lake tahoe right now. this is why we said do not try to travel there today or tomorrow. blizzard conditions are occurring. we have that blizzard warning in effect through early sunday. we're just at the start of the storm. and again we will measure that snowfall in feet. some of our highest peaks up to 12ft of snow. we'll take a closer look at the rain here locally through the upcoming weekend. coming up in nine minutes, but we'll be right back. >> the abc seven storm impacts gale. >> it's going to be a two moderate storm from 1 to 5, light to severe. >> know exactly how every storm will impact you. >> wet and windy once again, be prepared with the abc seven storm impact scale from abc

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anniversaries because they got married on leap day love seeing this couples flock to city hall to make february 29th their wedding date. one couple made the trip from chico with family and friends. >> it took him a minute to actually figure out it was leap day, and then once they did, they thought it was really cool. since we are doing this, we're not doing a big party. >> we plan to celebrate at least every four years. it's but probably more than that. >> oh, i like their outfits. very cute. the wedding date was apparently in high demand. one couple we talked to said they signed up for a leap day wedding at city hall exactly 90 days in advance. at midnight, to make sure they got the slot. >> congratulations. now to a warning from consumer reports about the safety of off brand doorbell cameras, tests found that doorbell cameras sold by some off brand companies can be easily hacked, putting owners sensitive information at risk.

>> one of the larger concerns we found was uh- unauthorized and unauthenticated access. uh- remote access to a server that hosts still images from the video doorbells, which you know, can allow a malicious actor to kind of, you know, have unfettered access and intimate knowledge to what's going on at your front door. >> the testers say they were able to take complete control of some devices in under a minute. consumer reports recommends anyone with doorbell cameras made by ekin tuck fish bot rake, blue ando, gimme or look, wolf throw them away. experts suggest checking the rankings on its consumer reports website for better choices. >> despite the number of close calls on the runway making headlines recently, data shows that 2023 has actually been the safest year ever for flying commercial. the latest report, compiled by the international air transport association, found that last year had the lowest fatality risk for airline passengers since its first ever report in 1964. and speaking of

planes in today's gma first look, a viral video showing a passenger and a child fillled battling over an airplane window and the shade up down, up. so who really has control of that? here's abc news reporter gio benitez and this morning's gma first look airplane window wars. >> at least 16 million people watching as the woman shooting the video opens her shade and a child in front of her closes it. the woman captioning the video, it's my window. that passenger speaking with gma overnight. i do always keep my window open. >> he was just being quite a nuisance in that sense that i couldn't really fully relax. >> but this morning the question who has the right to determine whether the shade goes up or down? >> i choose the window seat so that i have the privilege of being able to look out the window and control the window shade being up. so for that reason, that's why i decided, no, i want to keep this window open because it's the only access to a window that i

personally have. whereas he has access to another window and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll hear from the flight attendants union for their take on this airplane etiquette debate with your gma first look, i'm gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> i stand by the child. >> yeah i mean they were probably just messing around playing but i do understand when you're like on a let's say an early morning or late flight and then you don't want the window bright, you know, wide open. so i could understand with that. but i think in that case it's like the kid was probably just having fun. >> i know i can tell you my toddler would think that you're playing a game with him, like, okay, we're doing this for fun. she's over here like he was a nuisance. >> why? she's a child. why aren't you talking to the parent instead of fighting? >> also becoming a child? you know, like what? >> yeah. >> and then she talked about it proudly. right? on national television. >> is everything okay? she's the privilege. she bought that seat. close that window. >> you can leave it down or walk the red carpet. >> i really thank you. i really appreciated this flight crew from atlanta to cape town a

couple of weeks ago because they said, look, this is a long flight. we're going to be passing through multiple time zones. we are flying over the ocean only. all window shades down. >> thank you. yeah. >> and i feel a lot of times when you do take one of those early or late flights, they do tell you just keep your window shut. so people can sleep. and most of the time people are respectful of that. yeah. >> are you going to seven, eight, seven united. and they just lock it. >> oh they'll lock it. they'll just hit that button. you know their electronic i did not know that. wow. so the flight crews will just lock it. we're not playing this game. we're not doing this. y'all are going to get the dark shade. and we'll lift it up 30 minutes prior to landing, and we'll say good morning to tokyo. good morning. good morning everybody. we have rain to track and snow in the sierra. here's live doppler seven this morning. we have light scattered showers right now that will intensify by this afternoon. even the threat for thunderstorms. already seeing some of those develop near navarro. this moving closer to ukiah had about 3 or 4 lightning strikes of thunderstorms are in the forecast with this level two today. here's future weather.

we'll get into the evening, commute back some of the heavier rain to start falling, and then we're in and out of the showers for the rest of tonight and through the weekend. so heading into saturday, not as heavy, more scattered in nature, but it's colder. a dusting of snow, likely on our highest peaks. and then we'll repeat that again on sunday with scattered showers remaining in the forecast. looking at rainfall over the next three days. for a lot of us, we're thinking half of an inch to an inch and a half. we can handle that much rain over three days in the north bay. we're watching some cities closely because we'll likely see more than two inches of rain. not expecting any flooding concerns, maybe some minor ponding of water on our roadways. so we do have a winter storm warning in effect for interior portions of mendocino county. all of lake county, we're above 1000ft. we could actually pick up 5 to 9in of snow. so through the weekend, taking a look at the snowfall forecast in the sierra, we are talking about that blizzard warning. still, we're just getting into the thick of this today and tomorrow. the worst of this storm. still feet of snow expected. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days. you level two today. then it becomes a

level one over the weekend for scattered showers. a chance of a dusting of snow on our highest peaks, a break in the rain monday with more showers coming back starting on tuesday. gloria >> yeah, you know, we have an update for you on that crash in orinda that we've been tracking this morning. all lanes have cleared. however there still are some delays in this area. this is the same general area where we had a crash yesterday. today it was a two car crash at about 5:00 in the morning on westbound 24 at wilder road, and again the lanes are back open, but there are still delays. 26mph is what we're seeing in that area. and then a live look outside at our bay bridge toll plaza. camera metering lights are not on right now. not too busy there right now, but keep in mind chp has issued a wind advisory for the bay bridge. so you just want to be extra careful when you're driving this morning, from the toll plaza to san francisco. so it will take you 13 minutes. reggie amanda. thanks, gloria. >> new at six more than 100,000 bottles of mouthwash are recalled because they might poison children. >> but first, the rock makes it official. how the popular actor

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were distributed by amc. swift's film is the highest grossing concert and documentary in history. >> that is, in credible. all right, it's a level two today. a moderate storm for downpours this evening. winds turned strong up to 50 mile per hour gusts. and even the chance of thunderstorms. light showers out there right now. some thunderstorms near ukiah this morning as we head later into the day. it's the afternoon. in the evening, the showers become heavier, the winds become stronger. we could have some trees down. it's also just a chilly day today. amanda. temperatures only in the 50s. >> all right. thank you so much. drew ahead at six. the cdc is advising one portion of the community to get the latest, latest covid booster shot. whether you're on the list, then the new name for what was once the westfield mall in downtown san francisco and a private plane with a grammy winning singer on board is forced to make an emergency landing when smoke appears in the cockpit

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