ac transit bus collides with a car, hurting several people. the aftermath of the head on collision as officials try to figure out what happened moments before. good morning. it's saturday, march 9th, i'm stephanie sierra. we'll have more on that story in just a moment. but first, let's check in with lisa, who's tracking some rain on the way. good morning. >> yeah, it wouldn't be a weekend without the rain, right? we are starting out with a lot

of cloud cover, and the rain looks to be very isolated and scattered as we look at live doppler seven. the activity is in extreme northern california, but there's a couple systems offshore that will be visiting us the next couple of days. so it's a cloudy start and it's going to be some isolated showers that we're going to be looking for throughout the day today. over the weekend, though, the rain increases into your sunday, it will get quite gusty out there and the highest totals will be in the north bay. right now it is milder out there, 52 in hayward, 53 in oakland compared to yesterday, some 40 inland, 44 in livermore, 46 in santa rosa. and that makes us anywhere from about 5 to 11 degrees warmer this morning. so look outside from our roof camera where we'll have plenty of clouds today, some isolated showers. it's a cooler afternoon with highs in the 60s. yesterday we saw a few low 70s up in the north bay and by sunday we'll be tracking more rain. i'll detail that for you and talk about totals for the weekend. coming up, stephanie, all right, lisa, thank you. >> now to that incident in the

east bay, more than a dozen people were injured in that collision that happened at 54th and international boulevard. it's not known what led up to this crash, but many of the injured were taken to the hospital. here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell. >> a head on collision friday evening in east oakland, an ac transit bus and car colliding sky seven, capturing the aftermath as emergency crews responded. >> international command. involving an ac transit bus and reports of people trapped up the block investigating now a third evidence, in addition to the crash, happened around 5:00 in the evening near 54th avenue and international boulevard. i got three, three patients and a toyota corolla. >> participacion en la calle esta q llego la policia. >> a witness telling us one man had to be pulled from a car fire crews say three vehicles were involved, injuring at least 14

people. and a spokesperson for ac transit says 12 of those injured were on the bus, including the driver. >> the information that i have from our crews is that everyone was conscious and speaking on board our bus. >> as for how many people were on board the bus, he says that's still unclear. >> it does appear that, other riders were on board and did not sustain injury. and left the scene on their own accord. >> he says their road supervision crew was on scene, talking to witnesses and trying to piece together what caused the crash. >> the facts seem to suggest that a chrysler 300 was traveling in the southbound lanes of international boulevard. it broadsided another vehicle that was attempting a left turn. the impact between the two cars sent the chrysler 300 over the center median and into the northbound lanes, and struck the temple line one bus head on. >> police investigators were also on scene beginning their investigation into the accident. tara campbell abc seven news

this morning we have a disturbing story involving an animal rescue shelter in hollister. >> the shelter was raided by police and the owners are currently under arrest. they're accused of neglecting the animals they promised to save and find homes for. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez spoke with a woman who recently adopted from the owners. hollister police rescued hundreds of animals from inside this home. police made the discovery on thursday. they said cats and dogs were living in deplorable conditions, without food or water, and housed with built up feces. police arrested a couple for felony animal cruelty. they said the two were founders of an animal rescue organization called spca pet a palooza rescue inc. >> when i read about it, i was just taken back. it was it was absolutely taken back. >> hollister resident sherri said she connected with one of the organization's founders through facebook last weekend,

and adopted two cats on sunday. >> you could tell he cared. he brought a big bag of food and the ears were clipped, meaning they were spayed and neutered and i was just shocked. i was absolutely shocked when i read it. was the two of them that that was arrested. >> police said 200 cats with extreme medical conditions and 13 dogs were saved from the property. the acting deputy director of san jose animal care and services said people may be well intentioned when running rescues, but overcrowding is detrimental. >> just because you can set up another crate doesn't necessarily mean you might have the personnel to actually adequately provide that that care. so it really puts the entire population of animals at risk for people looking to adopt from a shelter or rescue agency. >> ask questions and observe conditions of how they're transported by simply asking, how many animals do you currently have in your facility? >> how much? how many spaces do you have for the animals? is this a facility that you're able

to go and visit outside the home off el toro drive? >> a do not enter sign is posted on the door. we spotted several cats wandering around the front yard. for animal advocates like sherri, she hopes people make the right decisions if they're overwhelmed, just reach out for help. >> you know, there's so many people that love animals. i know there's just so many people that would have been here for them. >> that was lauren martinez reporting. the animals went to different shelters and rescue organizations to get the care they need. now, some people are questioning the safety of traveling by airplane after several mishaps this week. the latest happened yesterday when a plane from sfo made an emergency landing at los angeles international airport for a second day in a row, one of the plane's three hydraulic systems failed. thankfully, no one was hurt. that was the fourth incident, though, involving a united jet. just this week, one plane skidded off a runway into the grass in houston. yesterday.

passengers were evacuated a wheel fell off a plane above sfo on thursday, damaging cars below and flames shot from the engine of a plane over texas on monday. abc news spoke with an aviation expert to give some context to these situations. >> through looking at the numbers we have about 92,000 flights over the world every day, and that's a lot of hardware flying around and things i don't want to say are routine. when you lose a wheel, that's certainly not. but these are not seemingly connected, this is really the most safe form of transportation. there's no question about that. the numbers really prove it. >> united says these incidents are unrelated and they are working on repairs in the east bay now. fire crews are monitoring a brush fire along the san joaquin river. it sent out a large plume of thick black smoke that was seen across antioch yesterday afternoon. 50 firefighters responded to the fire at west fourth street at o street in antioch. con fire says it burned about 19 acres and was

contained by 7 p.m. no structures were threatened and thankfully no injuries reported either. it's not known what started this fire. a water main break left a mess near stern grove here in san francisco. water shot up dozens of feet. you can see here just how high it went from sky seven. twice as high as a two story house nearby. the public utilities commission says an eight inch pipe that connects to a 60 inch main gave out. crews closed off the area for repairs and cleanup. all right. let's check on conditions outside. how's it looking, lisa? >> well, we're dry, cloudy and looking at a few showers headed our way. not right now, but it should be scattered about throughout the day. pretty view from san francisco, though. temperatures are in the low 50s. 53 to be exact. so we'll talk about when the rain arrives and a rainier sunday and more rainy days to follow. coming up.

>> lisa, thank you. also ahead, calls for compromise. the plea is coming from the parents of an east bay native currently being held hostage by hamas, and we're counting down to the oscars this morning how bay area fashion designers are trying to get their pieces out on the red ca when you have moderate—to—severe eczema, it's okay to show off. with dupixent, show off your clearer skin and less itch. because you have plenty of reasons to show off your skin. with dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, you can stay ahead of your eczema. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your skin from within. many adults saw 90% clearer skin. some even achieved long—lasting clearer skin and fast itch relief after first dose. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain

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it is 511. new this morning the european union hopes to launch emergency maritime aid this weekend and here is a look at the latest preparations to get food supplies to civilians struggling to get their basic needs in the war torn area. new video overnight shows the latest air drop of humanitarian aid. sources confirmed to abc news. five people were killed during an airdrop similar to this one just yesterday. it was not an airdrop by the us. meanwhile, the idf is building a road to

split gaza into two, implementing a security plan to control the territory. the parents of hirsch goldberg, poland, are calling for a cease fire in the israel-hamas conflict. 23 year old hirsch is originally from berkeley, but last year he was living with his family in israel. he was taken hostage by hamas at a music festival on october seventh. >> i don't think that perfection can be the goal in this kind of complex global negotiation. it's how do we find something where everybody gets much of what they're looking for, and everybody also sacrifices a little bit? >> well, and that's the nature of compromise. the regular people are suffering and have paid and it's enough. it's enough from all sides. it's enough. >> talks between israel and hamas over the release of dozens of israeli hostages held in gaza have currently stalled. the bay

area saw significant gains in the labor market for the month of january, according to the edd. the south bay added 5000 jobs in that month. the san francisco san mateo region gained 3400 jobs, and roughly 2200 jobs were added in the east bay. over 13,000 were added throughout the bay area's nine counties. this marks five straight months of regional job growth experts say there is enough job market expansion to offset closures and business downsizing. there was a new push by the governor that may not only build a better bay area, but also build a better state. it's called the california service corps. now they want to recruit thousands of young people who can make a difference in their communities by taking climate action, tutoring or mentoring students, helping feed the hungry, and more. abc seven news anchor dan ashley spoke with california's chief service officer. >> governor newsom launched the california service corps to

unite californians and to empower them. and now we're recruiting over 10,000 paid service members throughout the state. >> what kind of pay are we talking about? >> we're talking about debt free pathways for college, for those who are involved in our college corps program, we're also talking about receiving a living stipend of $30,000 and a scholarship of $10,000. if you commit to serving for a year and a whole variety of other options as well. >> california's service corps is the largest service force in the country. all right, the countdown is on, and we are one day away from the oscars in addition to the films themselves, fashion is also a huge component of the event. and of course, the red carpet. abc seven news reporter luz pena is in los angeles with our oscars coverage. >> the oscars are a time to celebrate film. >> economic justice is right and wrong, and also a pivotal time for fashion designers to get their masterpieces on the red carpet. >> this one actually attended

obama's inaugural ball. >> so before i headed to hollywood, i was on a mission to feature several bay area fashion designers on her oscar weekend coverage. my first stop oakland school for the arts. >> these are our middle school students, sixth through eighth grade. >> stephanie verrier is a fashion design chair for the school. you've been very successful as a fashion designer , but i also love that you're giving back to the next generation in. >> the students here are just like, they're so talented, and it's definitely proof that if you can give students and children access to resources to the arts, that they can really thrive and grow and yeah, i get to be part of the next generation of fashion designers kind of handing down my wisdom and my years of experience in the industry onto them. >> verrier and sacco is the fashion line she created with her business partner and fashion school friend, kimmy sacco. since 2008, success has followed them.

>> one of our gowns is going to be archived at the de young museum. it's pretty huge. yeah, yeah, we'll be the only living bay area fashion designer archived at the museum in the couture department, in the back of the classroom. >> i helped her roll out the green. one of her masterpieces. we're bringing these gowns out for you to try on. one of them was featured on vogue magazine this year. and now she's lending me one of her gowns to wear on the red carpet. >> oh my gosh, that color is amazing. >> all right, here's dress number two. oh my gosh. how are you going to choose that looks amazing. >> they're both beautiful movie directors and fashion designers both know it takes years to turn their vision into reality. one of the key players in the bay area fashion world is shereen hashim, founder of san francisco fashion community week. >> i feel that san francisco is all about that. there are so many, emerging artists, emerging

designers, shereen put us in contact with our next designer ibibio, one of his dreams is to see his gowns at the oscars. >> i love this actually, and it fits you well. >> joey kicking it. that's how i work it. just keep kicking it. >> pio is from nigeria and fashion is in his dna. >> i came from a ninth generation of weavers from nigeria. my father is a designer. my mom is a weavers. my parents designed for nigerian royalties. kings and queens. >> everything you design is custom and is so grand, so beautiful. do you think of your customers as royalty? we have my customer who come here. >> i think them as a royalty. to me that that's the way i see every anyone who wear my clothing. i see them as a royalty, 200 to 200 or 300 over there and over here. the little, little one. this is about 700. >> both bayo and stephanie can easily make anyone feel like royalty. as to my dress, you

will see two of their masterpieces on the red carpet. all their pieces are truly stunning and what you don't see are the days, months and years it takes to make some of their masterpieces. and i can't wait to wear two of their gowns this weekend in los angeles. luz pena, abc seven news. >> yeah, they're all beautiful. stay with abc seven for continuing coverage from luz leading up to the oscars. she will have more reports from los angeles. and of course, watch the oscars hosted by jimmy kimmel right here on abc seven, starting at 4 p.m. tomorrow. well, we have oppenheimer with 13 nominations. poor things has 11 killers of the flower moon up for ten, barbie eight. what's your favorite? lisa? >> i saw the last two. yeah, and i like barbie. what about you? >> i know i love barbie too, but oppenheimer. is that my fave? >> yeah, yeah, i'll have to check that out. >> well, yeah, we have to wait and see. >> yeah. all right, well, we are back to an unsettled weather pattern for the bay area as we

get into the next couple of days. we're not talking about big storms, but enough to mar the sunshine and allow for cooler temperatures. as we look at live doppler seven right now, there's activity in the extreme northern part of the state, and that will be pushing through this morning. 53 in oakland. good morning fremont. it is 49. temperatures are in the mid 40s in their coolest locations. so it is slightly warmer than we were yesterday. look at the airport. there and our headlines. so a hit or miss showers today. mainly in the morning. then looking at some evening rain tomorrow and by monday another system headed our way late in the day. but by the middle of the week we are looking at some brighter conditions. so the weekend we'll call it a level one system, allowing for that first week system today and the second one tomorrow combined. and then looking at some really nice weather. temperatures above average. finally we deserve it by the end of the week. but also we are watching this. remember, we are going to lose that hour of sleep. 628 is the sunrise

today and then tomorrow 727 but by june 20th, the sun coming up at 547. so we have that to look forward to as we go through the morning hours. you'll notice the clouds. and then here comes a little bit of shower activity. it sort of falls apart by the afternoon. so best chance is in the morning. and in the north bay. and then by tomorrow we're cloudy. 330 still the rain holding off, but by about 630 here comes a heavier line of rain pushing through. by the evening hours and the overnight hours. and then finally this weaker system by late monday, allowing for just a couple hundredths. but adding up the totals today favoring the north bay. you can see not much out there. a couple of hundredths and then we'll add in sunday system and that's going to bring us anywhere from about a 10th to maybe a third of an inch out there. so weak systems level one systems in general. as we get through your weekend for the mountains, 2 to 4in over the next couple of days. but we do have a winter storm watch for

the west slopes tomorrow into tuesday. and that's because of that system headed our way tomorrow. that's going to bring in total through the early part of the week. another foot of snow to the mountains. and here we're looking at some breezy winds with that sunday system, especially in the afternoon. so those winds switching around today, thinning out the cloud cover late in the day. 63 in fremont, 59 in san francisco. level one system over the weekend oscar sunday, tomorrow for a wet and windy afternoon and then for a monday, another level one system. it carries over into tuesday. finally drying out with sunny and much warmer conditions th a onshore it may be time to see the bigger picture. heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms like carpal tunnel syndrome, shortness of breath, and irregular heartbeat could mean something more serious, called attr-cm a rare, underdiagnosed disease

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because he applied one day too soon. abc seven news anchor karina nova has this story from seven on your side. >> and that's exactly why i'm so frustrated. >> jonathan seminoff was counting on a $7,500 rebate to help pay for his tesla model three without breaking the family budget. >> that was the only way that it made sense for us to move forward with procuring an electric vehicle. >> he applied for the rebate through the state's clean vehicle rebate project, which offers the incentives as california pushes toward a goal of electric only car sales by 2035. >> we live in right area. we have the right income as long as we purchase the vehicle filled out the application, we would qualify for the rebate. >> so jonathan went ahead and bought this tesla last july. then he immediately applied for the rebate as officials were warning the program could soon run out of money. the state was getting thousands of rebate applications every month.

>> there was a lot of paperwork required. we had to give them access to our w-2s, our lending agreements, our tax records. >> jonathan submitted all the documents and waited for his money and waited. the program did run out of funds and stopped taking applications last november, jonathan figured his rebate was still being processed. >> it was my birthday morning. i was sort of excited because i thought, oh, what a great birthday present that they're going to let me know today that they've released the funds, but not so jonathan got an email in january. >> there was no rebate. >> they said, your application has been canceled and my immediate response was, wait a second. >> officials told him his application was dated one day before the purchase went through. turns out tesla didn't process the paperwork until after midnight, and by rule, rebate applications must be submitted after the purchase is complete, not before even it's only a one day difference. >> and so we're canceling your

application based on that. and that was astonishing. astonishing. >> what was worse, his application was automatically canceled way back in july. but no one notified him. now, six months later, it was too late to correct the mistake. funds were gone to me. >> uh- this is just government gone awry. we need to do better. >> state senator bill dodd criticized the way the program handled his case. >> you apply one day early, you know, if you're going to reject it because of that, they should have sent an automatic email back. i'm sorry, you're one day too early. >> the state's air resources board, which oversees the rebate program, said the agency cannot make exceptions even for a minor mistake. even if he was qualified. a spokesperson said jonathan wasn't notified in time to correct the date because the program was overwhelmed with applications telling us, quote, staff was processing upwards of 16,000 applications a month. unfortunately that meant a delay in mr. seminoff receiving updates. >> they should have warned those

people. there's no excuse for that. they should have realized that this onslaught was going to come and staffed up for it. >> this is not fair to the average person who's going out into the market buying an electric vehicle based on this rebate program, and then losing those funds for seven on your side. >> karina nova, abc seven new >> as you can imagine, this is so frustrating. it's possible thousands of applicants missed out on a rebate because the funds ran out in november, and the state is still figuring out how many were actually denied. coming up in our next half hour on abc seven mornings, the president takes his state of the union address to the 2024 battleground sounds. his key takeaways in philly as he kicks off his reelection campaign. plus a beloved dining hall shuttered in the north bay. why

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live. >> good morning everybody. we're starting this half hour with a look at the weather. lisa is here and some cloudy conditions today. >> yes that's right a big turnaround from yesterday where we had all that beautiful bright sun. we have a weather system to the north that will be pushing through the bay area kind of falling apart after the morning hours. so over the weekend it's a level one system. the stronger system is sunday with gusty winds and heavier rain, but it'll still be on the light side and most of the rain will be in the north bay today. right now, 51 in hayward and sfo with cooler numbers inland with mid 40s. but overall we are milder than we. of the cloud cover this morning. insulating us 11 degrees warmer in oakland. good morning to you as we go through the next couple of hours, you'll notice that we're in the 50s. and look at

the spotty showers. it is close to noon and there's not much happening. and by the afternoon we'll manage some 60s and some thinner cloud cover. so not a washout by any means. we'll talk about a stronger system, relatively speaking, but still, on the weak side for your sunday in a few minutes. stephanie. >> all right. lisa thank you. >> new. this morning the senate averted a partial government shutdown late last night. here's a look at the us capitol right now. the senate voted 75 to 22 to pass a package of six funding bills to keep numerous programs funded through the end of september. the bills now head to president joe biden's desk to be signed into law. now, to your voice, your vote. the president hoped to build off his momentum from the state of the union as he hit the campaign trail in pennsylvania. abc news reporter derek dennis shows how he's sharpening some of his attacks. >> president biden hit the campaign trail friday, speaking at a rally in philadelphia following his fiery state of the union address thursday, biden, starting off the speech taking direct aim at his republican rival, donald trump. >> folks, our freedoms really are on the ballot this november.

donald trump and the maga republicans are trying to take away our freedoms. that's not an exaggeration. well, guess what? we will not let him. we will not let him. >> the president, touching on the same issues he spoke about in his state of the union address, including slamming republicans over reproductive rights. >> maga republicans and donald trump want to pass a national ban on the right to choose, period. well take it seriously, folks, because that's what they're heading for. hear me loud and clear. this will not happen on my watch >> also on the campaign trail friday, vice president kamala harris, who has been leading the charge on reproductive rights, speaking to a crowd in phoenix. >> it is ours by right. >> and that, of course, includes the freedom to make decisions about one's own body, not the government. telling people what

to do. >> both biden and former president trump are set to campaign in georgia this weekend. derek d new york. >> a federal judge has dismissed a texas lawsuit against a biden administration migrant policy. the lawsuit focused on a humanitarian parole program benefiting migrants from cuba, haiti, nicaragua and venezuela. the program allows up to 30,000 migrants from those countries who have american sponsors to come into the u.s. on a monthly basis. now, texas argued the program exceeded the administration's authority and cost the state a significant amount of money. the judge said, though the parole system actually reduced administrative and out of pocket costs because the number of migrants trying to enter from those countries is down closer to home. now in the north bay, these boats resting on dry land represent a milestone in the preservation of richardson bay. the boats are

the last ones to be removed after being illegally anchored in the bay off marin county. now convert conservationists that is, say the anchors damage eelgrass, a vital food source for migratory shorebirds. housing vouchers are being offered to residents of the boats that were removed. it is the end of an era for a dining hall which served unhoused people in santa rosa for the past 60 year the saint vincent de paul community kitchen in santa rosa is now closing. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard says organizers are hopeful a new location can be found. >> today is our last day here, and, i'm sad about it. >> it's the speech sam never wanted to give. sam and his staff have volunteers saying goodbye to their regular guests at the saint vincent de paul community kitchen. >> i'm feeling sad, to be honest. because, not because of

what i do, you know, but because of the people that i saw. >> since 1963, this kitchen has been serving hot lunches to unhoused folks in downtown santa rosa. on friday, a final meal was being prepared. >> this will be done in 15 minutes. >> mary cook has been making lunches here for 19 years. very sad. >> we got to say goodbye to love. people have been served for 15 years or more. >> sam's faith based nonprofit has been running the kitchen since 2021, providing hot meals to hundreds of people like john five days a week. i always get a hot meal here, so, so i'm happy to be here. >> it's a blessing from god to be here. >> saint vincent de paul of sonoma county is selling the building, the charity telling abc seven news closing the dining room was a very difficult decision for our board that took years to decide. however operating the dining room threatened the very existence of our organization financially and we have to put the fiscal health of our organization first so

that we do not jeopardize all the other works of charity that we do. >> we have to empty everything, all this food. >> sam says his ministry can't afford to buy the building, so he's looking to donate a freezer full of food to another nonprofit. for now, sam is not sure where all the folks he serves here will go. meantime, he's trying to raise money to find a new location to serve hot meals. a gofundme account is raising cash to find a new home. sam telling his longtime guests the kitchen will return. >> god bless you. we love you guys and we see each other soon in santa rosa. >> cornell bernard, abc seven news in the south bay, a homeless care program is expanding the home for shelter in san jose will more than double its capacity and provide 3000 health care visits annually . >> it will also become a stop for medical and behavioral health checks, a pharmacy and social services. >> 3000 more opportunities to help our neighbors. most in need. plus, these appointments

can be made through a same day appointment system, which will make a huge difference for those who need those care at the time of need. >> and this is the place that anybody who can't receive services anywhere else, they come here because they know they will have a bed, a meal and someone to care for them. >> the center also has full dog services with free veterinary care. there will also be outreach services so people can get medical attention out on the streets. the city of san jose is hoping for an economic boost in the downtown area, as the cinequest film and creativity festival gets underway, abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey has the details. >> in downtown san jose, they're not talking about the oscars, but everyone's minds are definitely focused on the big screen. welcome to cinequest. >> san jose has such a huge population of film lovers, but we also have a huge tech population, of course, here in the bay area. so there's something for both audiences. we pride ourselves in being an organization that really mends

the two worlds together. >> cinequest brings tens of thousands of movie fans together for the ten day film festival that highlights innovations in the film world this year, a special focus on ai. >> we actually held a public town hall on artificial intelligence and the role that it's had in the film and media world and what we really aimed to do with that was, of course, introduce the audiences to the films that we're having here at the festival, but also raise the question as to how technology has changed the way that artists create those films. >> at its core, it's still about watching and enjoying films like eden, a documentary with local roots. south bay native cinematographer isaiah flores and director chris mcgilvray tell the story of wine and family at saratoga's historic mount eden vineyards, premiering their film here is special. >> both of us volunteered at cinequest. you know, it was one of like our foundational, you know, elements for what got us into film in the first place. so being able to bring that full

circle and, you know, get to be now artists that are actually screening something in it, i mean, i can't tell you how cool it is special for filmmakers and san jose downtown association president alex duszynski as well, with film buffs filling theaters and enjoying festival meetups at restaurants, stashynsky considers cinequest one of san jose's most important annual festivals for downtown growth. >> people can go out and enjoy themselves with drinks with awesome food here in downtown. it's such a wonderful marriage. between the film festival and what we have to offer as an entertainment district in downtown san jose, films are now playing at the california theater and here at the hammer theater. >> from now until march 17th in downtown san jose. dustin dorsey , abc seven news. >> still ahead on abc seven mornings, the chinatown night market is back when you can expect the next one. if you missed it. and here's a live look from our roof camera. looking at the bay

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saturday morning. it's going to be cloudy out there today with some scattered showers in the north bay. lisa, we'll have your full forecast coming up in just a few minutes. in san francisco, the chinatown night market made its return and will now be a monthly event. the civic joy fund decided to bring the event back after thousands came out for the last one in november during the apec summit. this market features local vendors, performances and music along grant avenue. >> we want to help revive the community, and this kind of night market brings so many people out, and we want to see that them to see that chinatown is still alive and kicking and we're raring to go. i just want everyone to know to come check out the market and hope it here is here to stay. >> yeah, i'm really happy they're bringing this back, so hope it's something to say. >> a lot of fun. entry is free and the night market is every

second friday of the month happening tomorrow. the 96 academy awards. here is a live look from the dolby theater in hollywood. underneath that tent is where the stars will walk the red carpet. people say the competition this year is one of the toughest we've seen yet. oppenheimer killers of the flower moon and poor things are in a heated race for best picture. another competitive category is best supporting actress. there's also some fresh faces nominated for best actor, like american fictions jeffrey wright. >> jeffrey wright is stepping into a category that that often isn't kind to comedies at first, and then, in addition, is fighting among cillian murphy from oppenheimer and paul giamatti from the holdovers, both incredible movies each nominee for best original song, like ryan gosling's i'm just ken, will be performed on stage.

>> stay with us throughout the weekend leading up to tomorrow when jimmy kimmel hosts the oscars starting at 4 p.m, an hour earlier than usual, you can watch the oscars right here on abc seven. how's it looking outside, lisa? >> well, you know, this morning with the cloudy skies, we are in the 50s for you in san francisco, but the afternoon highs coming down today a few degrees below average in the low 60s. today over in the east bay there's a live look from our emeryville camera. so it was so mild upper 60s yesterday. we'll get back into that. but it's going to take several days. stay tuned. my accuweather seven-day forecast is coming up. lisa thank you. >> also next steph curry status what to expect after he injured his ankle against the chicago

once again host an elite level tennis tournament. the eighth

edition of the laver cup is set to take place at chase center in 2025. it's the first time the global tournament will be held on the west coast. the bay area had been home to major tennis tournaments for years, but the sap open ended a 125 year run in the bay area when it moved in 2013, and last year the women's tennis association moved its silicon valley classic from san jose to washington, d.c. now, that event spanned more than 50 years. we are gearing up for a full day of hockey right here on abc seven. first, the devils take on the hurricanes at home in new jersey. face off is at 930. the penguins play the bruins on the road. that game starts at noon. then the news continues at 430 on the court. steph curry does goes down. that is during the warriors loss to the bulls at chase center last night. here's abc seven sports director larry beil. >> good morning everybody. it's not great but it's not terrible

either steph curry sprained ankle not as bad as originally feared. curry rolled his right ankle in the warriors loss to the bulls on thursday night. that injury occurring late in the fourth quarter. you can see right there steph an obvious pain. you know he's had a long history of ankle issues. but the good news is the mri came back clean so there's no structural damage. curry definitely not playing tonight against the spurs. after that we'll see. depends on how his ankle responds to treatment. it's only 20 games left in the regular season for the warriors. they're hoping steph misses only a few games and is back soon to help the dubs make a playoff push. >> we're going to miss him if he does have time off, we've been this position before where he has had time off and we just got to do it collectively and, i know he'll, be ready to go when he does come back, whenever that is. we just want to wish him a speedy recovery and to take his time. >> so here's a look at the upcoming schedule. the warriors have two games with the spurs, home and away. they visit dallas and the lakers. those are teams the warriors are trying to catch

in the standings. around and around we go. final women's pac 12 tournament oregon state and stanford in the semis. cardinal were down by as many as 16. oh nice pass cameron brink to brooke dimitri there. here comes the cardinal hannah jump. her jumper is pure. she had a game high 20 as stanford outscores osu 23 to 8 in the third. brink with the jumper. there in the fourth quarter. then osu a little sloppy trying to inbound the ball chloe clary with the steal. brink with 16 points 12 rebounds. it's the easiest basket of the night right there stanford wins 6657. they advanced to the title game on sunday. the tear down is well underway for the san jose sharks, trading one of their stars and most popular players, thomas hurdle, to their arch rivals of all teams, the golden knights of vegas, along with a pair of third round picks. in return, team teal gets a first round draft pick and the knights first rounder from last year. now, hurdle is in the second year of an eight year, $65 million contract sharks going to

eat some of that money? hurdle has been sidelined since last month after knee surgery, but he is expected to be ready for the playoffs. and now he's got a legit chance to win a stanley cup. rod laver is basically mr. tennis internationally, and the laver cup will be coming to san francisco next year at the chase center. the laver cup will match six of europe's best players against six from the rest of the world. it's a three day event and it's the first time that this global tournament will be held on the west coast. and this is why there is nothing. nothing like heavyweight boxing. anthony joshua boom knocked out francis ngannou in the second round of their heavyweight bout in saudi arabia. both of these guys are well over 250 pounds. and gano, a former ufc champion who decided he wanted to give boxing a try. and that was a painful decision, at least in this fight. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody i'm larry biel. >> rain is in the forecast this weekend. lisa is tracking the timing i feel like we're a broken record especially on the

weekends of 2024. >> yes, there has been many rainy weekends, but today not a washout. this system only affecting the north bay. but tomorrow we're going to see that level one move through the entire bay area. but not until the second half. late in the day, there's a look at what we're expecting today, slowly moving towards the north bay and then washing out after the morning hours 53 in oakland, it is 44 in sonoma, 50 in san jose. so beautiful day yesterday. today it's hit or miss showers. tomorrow evening we'll get wet and breezy. conditions kind of gusty along the coast. that's the system where everyone will see some showers and then by the end of the week we're talking a lot of sunshine offshore winds even into wednesday, the warm up, we're going to see temperatures well into the 70s today. starting out with the cloudy skies. there's the system that just falls apart as it pushes through the north bay in the morning hours. then by the afternoon we get a wind shift and we'll see some partly sunny

conditions getting into your sunday, we're back into the clouds 4:00 in the afternoon. soon the cold front is sitting offshore and then by the evening hours it begins to press across the bay area, dropping anywhere from a couple of hundredths to about a third of an inch of rain. and then this last system on monday will be pretty weak, almost like the one that we're going to see today. this is the rainfall for your saturday. you can see 1/100 in novato, 2/100 in santa rosa. nothing for the rest of us. and then as we get into your sunday night over a 10th, perhaps in hayward, maybe a third of an inch elsewhere from richmond, perhaps up in the north bay, a quarter of an inch. also, half moon bay for the sierra nevada. it's a winter storm. watch as we get into the west slopes of the sierra nevada. an advisory that is from sunday morning through tuesday, 10 to 18in above 5000ft, and the peaks could see up to two feet. wind gusts to 45 miles an hour. so certainly not done with the snow. and we will be looking at that snowfall up to about a foot

in kirkwood. look at that 11in in tahoe city. so this all happens late in the weekend in through monday and tuesday. back home. temperatures today will be much cooler than we had yesterday. we had 73 in san rafael today up in the north bay, upper 50s to low 60s, 59 in san francisco, looking at 63 in fremont. so temperatures will be a couple degrees below average. plenty of cloud cover out there, but by the afternoon thinning out just a little bit. a lot of sunshine on tap for tomorrow. oscar sunday, southern california, sunny skies, upper 60s. the accuweather 70 forecast level one system today. don't forget we lose that hour of sleep tomorrow and then we'll have some morning showers on monday. level one system again on tuesday. but the second half of the workweek trending d, rmer and tempera

first, san francisco's union square will be in bloom. a dazzling display of spring flowers will be there for tulip day. it's the sixth time the city will host this event from 1 p.m. to 430, and access to the event is free and so are the tulips in san francisco's giants are holding fan fest from 10 to 3. you can expect giants alumni. access to restricted areas and of course, the merchandise you can take home. this year's event also features new hologram technology that allows fans to interact with the players in scottsdale. that's where they're playing for the spring training game today. this year's local women's march in honor of international women's day yesterday was done so in solidarity with the palestinian people. hundreds gathered on market street in san francisco with a coalition of organizations. one organizer says this collective resistance honors the fact that violence against women is often linked

with war. they marched from civic center through downtown and finished with a rally on the peninsula. there was a women's hall of fame ceremony for san mateo county. it's a bi annual event to honor women who have made notable contributions to the community. they were recognized for things like volunteer work, helping with small business survival, equity work, and child care expansions. six women were inducted to this hall of fame, including four adults and two teenagers. coming up next on abc seven mornings at 6 a.m, two founders of an animal rescue organization arrested what authorities say they found as hundreds of pets were kept in deplorable conditions. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. yeah, you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere.

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a car hurting several people. the aftermath of the head on crash as officials try to figure out what happened just moments before. good morning. it's saturday, march 9th. i'm stephanie sierra. we'll have more on that story in just a moment. but first, let's check in with lisa, who's tracking yet again, some more rain on the way. yes, that's right. >> and we also have our last somewhat early sunrise, the sun coming up at 628. remember, we lose that hour of sleep tonight and the sunrise tomorrow will be a lot later. as we look at live doppler seven right now, you ca