in vacaville and dixon just in the past hour and closer to home, we are tracking some

active weather right now. >> here is a live look at the conditions above the north bay and east bay hills. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. it's really a mixed bag right now. depending on where you are in the bay area. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking that active weather and joins us live with those details. sandhya. yeah and ama and dan, let's take a look at live doppler seven right now because we still have downpours across the region. >> if we can go to live doppler seven, we'll show you exactly where we are seeing the heavy rain. i do want to take you back first in time because we had pictures sent to us by somebody to one of our crews out in the field. there was a funnel cloud south of vacaville confirmed moments ago. this was by jeffrey from the national weather service. here's video of it. that funnel cloud was south of vacaville this afternoon. he did say, obviously it was not a tornado. it did not touch down. no damage reported. but this video was sent to us via one of our viewers that uh- was out and

met up and gave the information to our crew. j.r. stone. all right, let's take a look at the downpours across 580 dublin right now, seeing some heavy rain across san ramon. obviously, as we look at the south bay, this is where a lot of the activity has been. but right now just steady rain around gilroy. i do want to show you what it looks like in the north bay as well. seeing some moderate pockets around parts of the north bay taking you back in time. numerous thunderstorms fired up from the south bay to the east bay. even around solano county. flood advisories are in effect for all areas shaded in green, as we've already seen flooding, and that threat remains for another hour or two as that area of low pressure is off the southern california coast. still, an unstable atmosphere with this level one. and as we time this out for you, you will notice that those downpours will continue for the next hour or two. and then things will quiet down late tonight. we do have changes coming our way. i'll be back with a look at that in just a few minutes. >> all right, we'll check back. thank you. sandhya turning now

to your voice. your vote. as we keep an eye on the tight race to replace congresswoman anna eshoo. here's a look at the numbers so far as as the ballots continue to be counted. as you see, you can see 21.7 for sam liccardo right now and abc seven news reporter lena howland spoke to the top three candidates of the congressional house district 16 seat, just a day after super tuesday in santa clara county. >> election officials have their work cut out for them with stacks and stacks and stacks of ballots that still need to be counted. >> yeah, 145,000 ballots left pending. and yeah, we'll continue to process. and it is a lot of work. it takes a community of our staff to do the whole process and certify the elections. >> and candidates in some races are hoping those uncounted ballots will make a difference in the contest for the u.s. house seat in district 16 to replace the retiring anna eshoo. one person has a clear lead, but less than 2000 votes separate the candidates in second and third place.

>> we expected it would be a very tough contest, and it was former san jose mayor sam liccardo is leading the race. >> he hopes knocking on 2500 doors helped him secure one of the two spots on november's ballot. >> and this is how campaigns are run, and certainly how i've won in the past is really making sure we have a grassroots operation that really engages people around the challenges that they're struggling with the most. >> santa clara county supervisor joe simitian, who has xiao's endorsement, is currently in second. >> the margin is healthy. it's clear. i'm really looking forward to november. >> simitian is confident he will be on the ballot this november. >> i think what sets me apart is the fact that i represented 14 of the 15 cities in this district, and i've actually tackled big problems as a legislator and gotten results that improve people's lives. >> assembly member evan lowe is sitting in third, but he's staying optimistic. >> yes, politics can be a blood sport. full contact. but at the end of the day, i'm excited about the energy that is also

provided that demonstrates the type of vitality and hope and inspiration. and i want to be a good reflection of that so that others can answer that call for service as well. >> official election results will not be certified until 30 days after the election by the registrar of voters in the south bay. lena howland, abc seven news. >> democrat latifa simon is the frontrunner to fill congresswoman barbara lee's seat in the 12th congressional district. lee is endorsing simon and actually handed off, as you see, a symbolic blue baton yesterday. simon's lead is almost double that of doctor jennifer tran, a cal state east bay professor. simon planned to continue campaigning today in richmond. she already has some notable endorsements, including one from gavin newsom, the governor and the california democratic party, as well. >> the race for the us senate in november will feature southern california democrat adam schiff squaring off against republican steve garvey. the results so far are very close, as you see, despite the closeness of the race, abc news political

director rick klein says schiff's primary campaign strategy paid off. >> adam schiff made a play to give an give a little bit of assist to steve garvey's campaign, knowing that it's california and the democrat almost certainly wins. we'll see if he comes to regret that. i think adam schiff makes himself the likeliest next senator from california. >> the outcome of the race means california won't have a female us senator for the first time since 1992. the result also likely marks the end of barbara lee's congressional career. the 77 year old democrat represented oakland and the east bay in washington since being elected in 1998. >> san francisco voters passed a controversial ballot measure aimed at getting more drug users off the streets and into treatment. as abc seven news reporter tara campbell found out, there are calls to make sure that it doesn't end up hurting those it's supposed to be helping. the goal is to help get people struggling with substance abuse, get off the streets and into treatment. >> ballot measure f, backed by

san francisco mayor london breed, passing with 63% of the vote tuesday night, they got a misleading and performative ballot issue that demonizes welfare recipients rather than helps them. starting next year, the city will begin drug screening welfare recipients and those deemed to be struggling with addiction will be required to go into treatment or lose their monthly payment. >> this is going to mean that a lot of people lose their assistance, which means they lose their housing, which means they lose their shelter. >> those working closely with people on the streets raising concerns. wednesday, gary mccoy is the head of policy and public affairs at healthright. three, 61 of the city's largest nonprofit partners. >> in terms of treatment. you know, we've been saying for years staffing, staffing, staffing. we have such an incredible staffing shortage, and not just in san francisco, but around the state and nationwide. >> the mayor on wednesday, responding to concerns, saying the city is making a push to hire more mental health workers. >> it's about the opportunity to use our existing resources to

help people get on in a program, and we want to make sure that we're staffing up our capacity to be as effective. >> the city, estimating about a third of the more than 5000 adults receiving welfare struggle with drug addiction. >> as with any big program change or new initiative, it will require a return, working internally at the human services agency and with other stakeholders to ensure that the systems are in place to provide the assessment and the access to treatment that these low income individuals desperately need. >> and mccoy says it's key the city turned to the experts. >> i think we want to make sure that the folks that do have that expertise are are helping to draft, as i said, guardrails to make sure that this is being implemented, not just in a, in an effective way, but to make sure that it's not harming the people, that it's supposed to be helping. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> of course, there are many other races from yesterday's primary that we're tracking very closely. you can see the results

right on our home page at abc seven news.com. >> to the east bay, where oakland is taking a close look at how residents throw away their trash. it's because of a state law requiring cities to make sure residents are composting and recycling properly. abc seven news reporter ryan curry has more on today's trash inspection. >> you might not think about it, but how you throw away your trash matters. and if you're not doing it properly, your city will let you know. that is the job of rebecca parnes and chinazo uzoechi. today in oakland, sb 1383 is the short lived climate pollution reduction act, which requires that all residents, businesses and apartment buildings have three stream sorting for trash, compost and recycling and that they use it correctly. it's one of the many ways the state is combating climate change. >> no code was in the notes for this one. >> we followed along as they looked in dumpsters to see if oakland residents were sorting their trash the right way. >> the list of properties we visit are from waste management,

so we're like following their routes. in general, our first stop is an apartment complex by jack london square. >> we couldn't see their regular garbage, but we got a good look at their compost and recycling. these bins get a pass as we had scan and we got a picture of what's in the bin, the zappos software can actually kind of read it. so as you can see, it's popping up. it's reading cardboard reads, how full it is. >> the compost had food in it. however it was rather empty. >> the fact that it's not very full tells me that not that many people in this building are using it, and just around the corner, something that is not supposed to be there. a front door mat that does not belong, recycled, that belongs in the trash for sure. >> but for the most part, they say this complex was doing a good job with its trash. that was not the case for the large dumpsters across the street. we found many things that were in the wrong place, including this large bag. >> it's not recyclable, it is. it does appear to be made of plastic, but it's not in oakland. the only plastic we recycle our bottles, tubs and jugs. and this is clearly not

any of those three things. >> the recycling law is a key tool in california to cut down on emissions. the more people that properly discard their trash and compost, the better off the state will be. >> sorting your food scraps for composting, i think, is the easiest thing folks can do at home to minimize their impact on climate change. >> so the next time you take out the trash, read those labels closely. it will have a big impact on the future of our planet. >> people are responsible for, in the end, making the right choice. so the more education we can do so that people see the value and importance of it, the better in oakland. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> still ahead, the chair of the ntsb telling a senate committee that boeing has been uncooperative with the investigation into alaska airlines mid-flight door plug mishap. >> there is one team, one team that deals with the doors of 25 people. why? we don't have those names today. two months later, is, really disappointing. >> more on the other information

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plug mid-air. >> the ntsb is testifying that boeing hasn't fully cooperated with the investigation. >> here's abc news reporter zohreen shah. >> today, troubling testimony from the ntsb after a door plug fell off an alaska airlines boeing 737 max nine plane in the middle of a flight back in january. speaking in front of the senate commerce committee, ntsb chair jennifer homendy saying boeing has not fully cooperated with their investigation. >> boeing has not provided us with the documents and information that we have requested numerous times over the past few months, specifically with respect to opening, closing and removal of the door and the team that does

that work at the renton facility. >> she says the manager of the team that works on doors has been on medical leave, preventing the agency from being able to conduct an interview. and despite requesting names of the 25 people on the team, boeing has not handed over that information. it's absurd that two months later we don't have that. >> the chair saying she believes boeing typically keeps documents when work on door plugs are conducted. either they exist and we don't have them or they do not exist, which raises two very different questions. several different questions. >> the preliminary ntsb report stated that the four bolts that were made to prevent the door from falling were not there when the flight took off. reports showed rivets on the door plug were replaced last september, and the door was removed. the plug was closed with no visible bolts in three different places, according to a photo that boeing shared with the ntsb. boeing saying in a statement today they have given a list of everyone on the 737 door team to the ntsb.

as for the documents, boeing's statement says if the door plug removal was undocumented, there would be no documentation to share. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> coming up, a big boost tonight for the warriors with the return of andrew wiggins. you'll get a live update from the chase center and hear from coach steve kerr on wiggins absence. that's next

three game homestand. abc seven news sports anchor chris alvarez is at chase center live with the latest injury updates for both the warriors and the milwaukee bucks. hi, chris. >> hi, dan and kristen, as you mentioned, a huge game tonight. i'll get right out of the way because giannis antetokounmpo the bucks superstar who was listed as questionable on the latest injury report about a half an hour ago with a left

achilles injury out of the floor , testing it out, warming up right now. his head coach, doc rivers will speak about 530 and give maybe a further update, but as we know right now giannis a game time decision. but he is out there warming up. so maybe a good sign for him and for the bucks. as for andrew wiggins he will make his return after missing the last four games due to a personal matter. seeing video of andrew now you might remember wiggins missed 25 games last season due to personal matters as well. like last year, both wiggins and the warriors keeping those issues private and away from anybody else. head coach steve kerr says the well-being of his players and families that will always come first. i don't. basketball part of it. >> it's, you know, life is way more important than than, you know, the game. and so the main thing is, if any of our players has a life situation where they need to be with their family, then that's where they're going to be taking care of. >> you know what? i have to take care of, and, you know, being

present for what? i have to be present for. and, you know, and when i think it's, you know, it's the appropriate time to, you know, come back, you know, that's what i felt like. >> and you're looking out here live again. jonathan kuminga on the floor. kevon looney also warming up a huge game for the warriors. 22 games left. they're in that 10th and final play in spot as they try to make the playoffs every game. huge here at chase. the game is at 7:00 tonight on our sister station espn. and for now dan and i'm i apologize to you. i'ma back to you in the studio. that's my fault. i'll wear that. >> it's all good. thanks, chris. >> all right. it's time now to get a check on the weather. >> yeah, some intense stuff today. meteorologist sandyha patel is here. sandhya. >> definitely has been an active afternoon for many parts of the bay area. dan. and let me show you a live view. i want to show you the rainbow from our east bay hills. camera. you can see just a beautiful view. yes. the east bay was slammed by some very active weather. so let's

get right to live. doppler at it looks like right now as we speak. the south bay is still getting hit. san jose has picked up 6000/800 of an inch of rain, 6000/800 down towards watsonville, 8400. this is street level radar. willow glen race street, san jose, cupertino seeing some moderate pockets of rain and the east bay across 8-80 into fremont. 680 still seeing some downpours. and as we look around parts of the north bay napa area, light to moderate showers. so we're going to really widen the picture here, show you what happened. we saw numerous lightning strikes from the south bay to the east bay this afternoon. that active weather pattern was all in association with an area of low pressure that is moving towards southern california area, shaded in green under an urban and small stream. flood advisory still not out of the question to see some minor flooding on the roadways like we have seen. so here is the area of low pressure spinning off the southern california coast. we got the heating from the sun. we had the moisture in place, the low provided the lift and that's

what brought us the active weather. still seeing some lightning strikes across parts of california. southern california is getting hit now and they're going to get quite a dose there through the next couple of hours. they're already getting soaked. 50s and 60s on your temperatures. beautiful view from our san jose camera this evening. showers. thunderstorm chance next two days you have sunnier and milder weather to look forward to and this weekend chances of rain return. but it is not a washout for the weekend. a level one through this evening scattered downpours, still a chance of isolated thunder and minor roadway flooding expected. so we go into about 730 and you will notice. still some showers hanging around the region. 9 p.m. becoming more isolated and then as we head towards tomorrow morning, we start out with some patchy fog and that will clear for plenty of sun for your thursday afternoon. it is going to be chillier tonight. 30s and 40s. we will start out with some fog and clouds tomorrow afternoon. you will see bright sunny skies and those temperatures will respond upper 50s to the mid 60s getting up to 66. in fairfield, 60 in the

city, 63 san jose, oakland, san rafael, 6265, in santa rosa. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. the patchy morning fog will give way to plenty of sun, and if you want sunshine, you got it again on friday near 70 degrees for some of our bayside and inland communities. saturday showers. best chance in the north bay right now. that could change sunday afternoon evening. we do have wet breezy weather with a level one storm coming in morning showers monday and then another level one for tuesday. right now it's looking like a rainy day, dry and brighter. wednesday. one thing i do want to turn your attention to is sunday. daylight saving time begins. oscar sunday. we will spring forward one hour and that means we lose that hour of sleep. and no, dan, i'm not calling you. >> but it will be lighter later. so that's the good. yeah, we do get plenty of sun later. all right. thanks, sandhya. all right. >> well, still ahead. we are less than four days away. and today the red carpet was rolled

out. we'll have a look at the preparations underway for the oscars. this sunday, right here on abc seven. back in a moment. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. yay >> you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. >> here we are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine.

two hours to go and all week we are helping you get ready for the big show. >> 34 minutes, six seconds. >> who's counting? >> one of the biggest headlines leading up to last year's show wasn't who's going to win, but instead, why is the red carpet champagne color? >> remember that it was high drama, but luckily this year that question does not need to be asked. >> now that the red is back, reporter marc cota-robles from our sister station in l.a. was there as it was rolled out today . one. >> two. three. nice. it's the ceremonial moment that elevates

all the excitement, leading up to oscar sunday. rolling out the red carpet. yes, red is making its comeback. >> it's not. follow the yellow brick road. it's follow the red carpet. it's back. i'm so happy. i'm elated. >> everything here on hollywood boulevard appears to be well on schedule. with hollywood's biggest night now just four days away, tourists passing by today are getting a sneak peek of the set up. what will become a runway of glitz and glamor to showcase the industry's biggest stars, all eyeing oscar gold on real experience. >> something very different. yeah. very different. >> we actually just walked the red carpet covered in plastic. but yeah, it's quite overwhelming. >> and for you to see it this morning, what was that like? >> yeah, it was good because i was one of those expected. so it was quite surprising actually. >> nice little perk of the vacation. >> yeah it is. yeah. it is. >> with the red carpet now officially unveiled, it's quickly covered back up until just hours before showtime, and there is even more red carpet

that needs to be laid down by sunday. all of the stairs leading up to the dolby theater will be covered in red carpet as well. i asked how much red carpet are we talking? nearly 100,000ft■!s. marc cota-robles c seven news. >> 100,000ft■!s. all right. you can watch all the drama unfold at the oscars this sunday at 4:00, right here on abc seven. >> i like that the red's back. >> i know, me, too. >> all right, don't forget, we have much more news ahead at 530 on abc seven, bay area streaming tv. >> if you're watching us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandyha patel all of us, we appreciate your entresto is the #1 heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema,

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>> david: tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. the storm moving up the east coast, washington, d.c., to new york city to boston. the watch is up right now. in new york city tonight, the national guard being sent into the subway to protect riders.