obtained by the i-team exposes just how bad it is. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now, capitalizing on conventions for years after the pandemic shut everything down, silicon valley and san francisco are back to doing what we do best. >> good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. the future is now and we're talking tech. everything from games to artificial intelligence, multi-billion dollar industries that are drawing thousands of people to conventions right here in the bay area. >> yes, they are helping build a better bay area, showcasing the innovation that puts silicon valley on the map with technology that's changed lives around the world. in nvidia, gtc is an ai conference happening all week in san jose. we sent abc seven news reporter zach fuentes there to see what the future holds. >> and gdc, the game developers conference is underway at san francisco's moscone center. abc seven news reporter louis pena is there because developing games is serious business. louis

>> it's the world's largest conference for game industry professionals. and it's happening this week in san francisco's moscone center. >> gdc is it's the premium conference in video games, and it's an amazing collection of people, the game developers conference, or gdc for short, is attracting video game developers and executives like michael shapiro and vanessa lane, who are here to launch their product. >> we work with leading psychologists to create video games that are good for your mental health, without sacrificing any of the fun. >> there's something so special about being in person at gdc in san francisco, and we honestly just love the city, and san francisco loves them. >> back. and more than 30,000 people are expected to attend the game developers conference this week. a huge boost to the economy in this area. according to san francisco travel, gdc will generate over $40 million in economic impact for the city. we noticed a line outside of the peruvian restaurant mercado right across from the conference. >> so we're happy. you know, i

want everyone to try my food. you know, this is why i am i am cook for all the guests coming today. more busy day. we have today. we have many reservations, many parties, a sight of relief. >> as many businesses in the area are still recovering from the negative impacts of apec, which closed multiple streets and blocked off for traffic and businesses. >> we probably lost $30,000 that week, you know. and then there was the week of setup and the take down. so, definitely night and day. >> the brickhouse bar and grill is seeing the biggest economic boost in months this week. >> we are surrounded by offices that still aren't full yet. so these these events at moscone center are just, you know, they can almost make and break us at this point in time. so we're so grateful. it's been fantastic so far. lots of big reservations. we've got some parties. >> the president of the summer business association is hoping san francisco advocates for more conferences like this one. >> please have more of these conventions. work with everybody

it can to bring more of them here to the city in san francisco. >> luz pena, abc seven news. >> the moscone center hosted almost three dozen conventions last year. you heard louis mentioned apec. that was the big one, a week long event in november. and san francisco hosted world leaders in 30,000 guests for discussions of international economic importance. restaurants lost business because strict security measures kept visitors away, but hotels did well. the yerba buena community benefit district says in total, 34 conventions last year helped support 55,000 tourism jobs and brought in $255 million to the neighborhood. >> san jose is seeing one of its biggest conventions since the pandemic. nvidia's ai conference is bringing in people from all over the world, which means a lot of revenue, of course, for local businesses, abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on how leaders believe events like this are helping. the bottom line for both businesses and households. >> cupcakes that are nearly too pretty to eat are part of business. owner andrea hahn's

livelihood. in the years before the pandemic, her frost cupcake factory thrived on corporate orders. >> apple and google and ebay and nvidia. and they wanted these cupcakes at their business. >> but after eight years of steady corporate business, covid changed everything. >> they weren't holding huge meetings or conventions. they couldn't get people to come into the office. and then they had budget cuts. >> though her business manager said they were still waiting for the jumpstart that eventually came thanks to the nvidia conference that kicked off monday in downtown san jose. nvidia ordered 1000 cupcakes from hahn, something she's thrilled by. not just for her business, but also for other friends in business. you can just tell the whole city is booming, the hotels are packed, everything. >> there's people walking with lanyards everywhere. it's pretty cool. >> officials with visit san jose say events like this throughout this year are expected to bring in nearly $80 million in economic impact to the city that impact not just for businesses. >> the last full year pre-pandemic, each household benefited $1,000 in their tax burden because of the business

that we brought to the city. visit san jose said. >> it's working to keep attracting more conventions and events to the area. >> one of our jobs is to reach out to all of those other companies and associations that are affiliated and said, hey, this group had a great experience here. when is the next time you might come west? and why not consider san jose? >> the nvidia conference has shaped up to be a big success in more conferences are on the way. local leaders hope that conventions and events will be part of a larger strategy that brings business here to san jose . >> we are working to really bring vibrancy into downtown that is sustainable and that we have, with or without special events, and i think we're doing a really good job. the numbers are inching up, we have a lot of foot traffic in the evenings and on the weekends. >> right now, businesses like frost cupcake factory are grateful for this week and what's to come. >> we've been waiting for this to come back so something like this is huge for us in san jose. >> zach fuentes abc seven news and the next generation of tech needs the next generation of

people. >> of course, that's where the curiosity cube comes into play. see what san jose middle school students learn today that's still ahead right here on abc seven news at six developing news. >> we're learning the driver involved in a crash over the weekend that claimed the lives of three family members is no longer in police custody. a mother, father and a toddler died while they were waiting at a bus stop in san francisco on west portal avenue saturday, when a speeding car ran into them. another child, an infant, survived but is critically injured. today we're hearing from the drivers attorney and the san francisco district attorney about potential criminal charges. here's abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn. this is just an unspeakable tragedy. >> that is a reality. >> sam geller represents the 78 year old woman who was behind the wheel of this mercedes suv saturday when it crashed into a bus shelter near the west portal station. >> this is a very difficult time for her as well, you know, this is a tragedy that she has to find a way to live with and navigate. >> diego cardoso de oliveira and his wife matilda ramos pinto,

were waiting at the bus stop, along with their two children. the crash killed the couple and their toddler. it severely hurt their infant strangers, and community members who stopped by the crash site are struggling to make sense of what happened. >> it's incredibly sad. it really, i think, shows how, how something like this could happen to any of us. >> oh, it's sad. it's a tragedy. but, you know, you don't know what happened with the driver. >> the driver remains in the hospital, but will be released in the near future. according to her attorney. today, abc seven news asked him why she's no longer in police custody. >> you know, there are times unfort you know, that accidents and tragedies happen and there wasn't a crime committed initially. >> police arrested the woman on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving, but no charges have been formally filed. >> i think she's appreciative, and i'm appreciative of the fact that the da's office is, you know, conducting an

investigation to determine whether or not there are any elements that exist in this, in this incident that would lead to charges. >> did she have a medical emergency? >> i'm not aware. and it's not i'm not not that i'm a i'm not aware. i'm not privy to that kind of information yet. >> today, abc seven news asked district attorney brooke jenkins why she didn't charge the driver. >> this is not in any way absolving anyone of criminal behavior, but this is the type of investigation that just takes a little bit longer than that 48 hour period. >> prosecutors say they're still analyzing toxicology reports and the vehicle's operating system in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> and we have new details on the attempted robbery of a delivery driver in pleasant hill that turned into a deadly shootout. a man suspected of trying to rob the driver has died. he's identified as 21 year-old trayvon davis. police say davis approached 63 year-old peter popovich, who had been making deliveries at cannabis dispensaries. popovich pulled out a gun and the two exchanged gunfire, each getting hit

several times. popovich, who had a concealed weapons permit, later died at the hospital. local authorities are looking for a second suspect. the questions are being raised tonight about the dangers of police pursuits. now this comes one day after a driver died in a head on collision on westbound 580 in oakland. he was identified today as 57 year-old david lee weiner from lafayette. authorities say he was heading to work in san francisco when a pickup truck trying to get away from police collided with his car. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the story. >> as i was driving, about to get onto the freeway on ramp, a car fleeing the police, skidded out of its lane and hit my car head on. >> kara keegan says she's lucky to be alive, but still living in pain. she suffered a back injury on december 7th when a police officer chasing a car across the bay bridge and into the east bay crashed into her. based on her experience, keegan believes

police chases can put the public in danger. >> there are other safer alternatives to police chases, and i really think that we need to approach police chases with extreme caution. >> citing data from a 2021 report, chp says there were 12,513 police pursuits that year. of those, 20% resulted in a crash, 63% were property damage. only 25% were injury crashes close to 2% were fatal crashes. that's 52 deaths. >> we are really taking a close look at the police actions prior to the collision to determine whether or not they were in department policy or not. >> el cerrito police chief paul keith says his department is conducting an internal review following a break in at a tobacco shop that led to tuesday's police pursuit onto i-80. when the driver made a u-turn into oncoming traffic, the officer called off the pursuit. but shortly after the suspect struck, hit a car head

on, killing the driver. the el cerrito police manual lists 11 factors to consider when initiating a police chase. the police chief says this was a possible felony burglary, and is one of the instances that could warrant a pursuit. >> seeing that tragic outcome of that, chase serves as a reminder that, police chases and pursuits are incredibly dangerous. >> kevin benedicto serves on the san francisco police commission. he says there isn't any evidence at this point that el cerrito police did not follow procedure. but he adds that new technologies like drones or gps tracking offer alternatives. >> a recent study by the san francisco department of police accountability showed that the apprehension rates for a pursuit more than doubled when there was some kind of aerial support in the east bay. >> anser hassan abc seven news. >> coming up next, the 90th birthday for former san francisco mayor willie brown, a long life with lessons and a rich legacy. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. get ready to make the switch from sunshine to spring showers. i'll have the timeline

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jose mayor sam liccardo in november's general election, and the only statewide proposition on the primary ballot has officially passed. prop one is a $6.4 billion bond to pay for mental health services and to build supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness. it passed with 50.2% of the vote. >> happening today, it is willie brown's birthday. the former san francisco mayor is turning 90. happy birthday. >> he's staying in san francisco to celebrate hosting a gala to raise money for one of his dearest causes. >> abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez spoke with the former mayor about turning 90 and his legacy. right. >> although he has been to paris, remember for his 75th birthday, big deal. he knows how to party now. this is a side of willie brown that i had not seen last week. we were there when he sat down for about an hour with these san francisco state university students to talk about the importance of working in city government and why representation matters. >> i understand that in all former san francisco mayor

willie brown has never stopped being an inside order at city hall. >> let's go home. back home. >> hey. >> he served as mayor from 1996 to 2004. do you like coming back to your old home? >> yeah. not really. >> as mayor, he was often characterized as being overly frank. whose idea was this? and still today, somewhat nonchalant. how about you? do you like it? what? the statue? >> yeah. it's all right. yeah. >> brown was born in mineola, texas, a segregated town where the birth of many black people went unrecorded. it wasn't until his college days at san francisco state that he finally obtained a birth certificate. as he attempted to make inroads in his career, brown quickly discovered a city dominated by an old boys network, and it was almost like a club, almost like a fraternity.

>> he not available to black people in most cases. >> yet despite those challenges, his political trajectory consisted of many firsts. he was among the first black state assembly members, the first black speaker of the assembly, and the first african american mayor of san francisco. >> local government is where things actually happen. >> in 2008, he established the willie l brown junior fellowship program with the purpose of placing students from san francisco state who otherwise wouldn't have a chance to work in city government. >> the willie brown fellowship really serves as like this tool that allows students to be in these agencies and have their voices heard and really impact policies that are influencing them and their families and their friends and folks that look like them to bring people in who embodied the diversity of the city. >> 12 undergraduate students are selected among many applicants working in city government 16 hours a week for an entire

semester. each student receives a stipend of $3,000. the goal for many is to get a permanent job with the city once they graduate. >> we have students who maybe were fellows in 2018. in 2008 and 2021 who are now working in city agencies, alondra esquivel garcia was a willie brown fellow who is now the director of the san francisco youth commission. >> i basically help advise 17 youth from across the city to advise the mayor and the board of supervisors on anything youth related. nowadays, it's housing, homelessness, transportation, city planning, food insecurity, you name it. >> jessica campos was also a prior fellow and she now works full time for the human rights commission. >> the willie brown fellowship, gave me an opportunity to know people. >> happy birthday to you. happy birthday, birthday to you. >> how do you want these kids to

remember you? let's say five, ten, 20 years from now? >> i want them to replicate what i've done. and if i inspired you to do that, then i have succeeded. thank you >> now he also gives a fellowship to two graduate students in government agencies over a period of two years. now on march 30th, there will be a party at bimbo's for the former mayor, and that will include a fundraising event for the fellowship program. 90 years old. yeah. >> he's such an interesting, remarkable, accomplished person and a lot of fun too. >> 90 is a new 70, is that right? >> it certainly is for all right. >> happy birthday to you. >> yeah for sure. >> all right. let's get to our weather. it's nice outside but things are changing. >> they are meteorologist sanjay

patel is tracking that for us. sandra. >> yeah. first comes the clouds and the cooler weather, and then comes the rain. dan and omar, let's take a look at that. changing forecast. a beautiful view from the sierra statewide snow pack 101% of average. you can see plenty of snow on the ground. and guess what? there's more coming. yeah, it's spring, but winter is not over. we have a winter storm watch 11 a.m. friday until 5 a.m. sunday, 1 to 2ft above 5000ft, up to three feet for the peaks. with those gusty winds, travel could be difficult, so keep that in mind if you do have plans. high pressure is losing the battle. now it's going to start to continue to shift off to the east like it did today. we do have some isolated thunderstorms over the sierra right now, one system after another knocking down the ridge, which is why we've started to see the cloud cover increasing. as you will notice on live doppler seven. and those temperatures decreasing down a few degrees for most areas. four degrees cooler in novato compared to yesterday. at this time, down three degrees in livermore. certainly the wind gusts playing a role. it's an onshore breeze gusting there. 31 at oakland

right now sustained 25 in san francisco. here's a view of that dimmed sunshine from golden gate bridge. 56 in the city. it is in the 50s for oakland, san mateo, half moon bay, hayward, 60 degrees san jose 65. and from our santa cruz camera, you're seeing a lovely view right now. 60 in santa rosa and 65 in fairfield. 67 concord livermore. a live view from emeryville camera. as we're just minutes away from the setting sun oakland airport. excuse me. camera tomorrow. mix of sun and clouds. friday. wet, cooler and breezy. and for the weekend, we do have showers that will continue and it will be gusty. so tonight, in case you want to step outside and just go enjoy the nice weather, we've had, well, it's going to be a lot of cloud cover out there, but at least it's not going to be cold. 5060s at 7:00 by 10 p.m. we're talking about 40s and 50s and heading towards tomorrow morning. not going to be chilly in the morning because of the extra cloud cover insulating us by the early afternoon. we're talking about mostly 60s a few

70s showing up your morning temperatures in the 40s and the 50s as we head out the door, and in the afternoon we'll call it filtered sunshine with high temperatures in the low 60s to low 70s. not a whole lot of change from today. but as we head into friday, you will notice that cooler weather saturday, it's going to feel like winter. most of you in the 50s and 60s. same thing on sunday with the wind coming up. level one system moves in friday. light to moderate showers, slippery roads, breezy to gusty. timing it out for you friday morning at 11 a.m. you see those showers coming in 2:00? crossing the central bay by 4 p.m. you're seeing it in the east bay, the south bay, and the evening light to moderate rain continuing. and this pattern will carry over into saturday. you will notice not just the morning hours, but the afternoon as well. we'll have a slight possibility of thunderstorms on saturday as well. in the mountains. this is going to translate into snow sunday. we still have the lingering showers to start off the day, but i don't think the whole day is going to be wet, so

plan accordingly. here's a look at the rainfall totals through sunday night. we're looking at about a half an inch to over an inch for the wettest spots. inland, east bay will be about 4/10 of an inch. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. dry tomorrow, level one friday, saturday, sunday and another level one system coming in on wednesday. so you know, maybe spring, but we get wet. >> we do. yeah. ama and dan. thanks, andy. >> more hybrids, more evs. there's a push in that direction and it's coming from the us govern 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.

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combination of battery electric cars, plug in hybrids and more efficient gas powered vehicles. under the rules, the auto industry could meet standards if 56% of new vehicle sales in 2032 are all electric models and 13% are plug in hybrids. >> that means less heart disease. that means longer lives, clean cars is really all about saving kids. clean cars will help save our kids. >> the revised epa rules are in response to slower adoption of electric vehicles and legal challenges. before a conservative supreme court. >> coming up, a real wasteland. it's those stolen cars dumped in oakland. >> you see. they're stripping the tires. see them right there? look >> next, the i-team sho

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the city council passed a measure to hire a team of 15 new employees to sweep oakland and clear out all these dumped vehicles. the city will use vacant caltrans lots beneath freeway overpasses to store those abandoned cars. >> a report obtained exclusively by the abc7 news i-team shows just how bad the problem is, and which neighborhoods are being impacted the most. >> abc7 news i-team reporter stephanie sierra went to see for herself, and she's here with us to show us what she found. stephanie. >> yes, dan and emma. we did a ride along through east oakland, and within minutes we saw dozens of abandoned cars that were reportedly stolen weeks or many months ago. but they just sit there and as we found out, certain areas are being targeted for these so-called dump sites. >> you're not going to believe what you're going to see, but we'll take you there. >> it's a problem that's both hidden. put your camera down and glaring at the same time. >> now to your right. that just happened. >> causing neighborhood chaos. >> you approached him to shoot you first on one street at a time. >> this is unbelievable. see,

stolen cars are being dumped all over oakland. i hear this one. you see them everywhere. you see that in residential streets, right in the red zone. >> business districts that was just abandoned. >> even on the train tracks. >> stolen. abandoned. >> there's so many. the city is leasing space just to have somewhere to put them. >> see the guy towing them in, dumping them here? >> huge lots like this one. this is where they're taken. that's been at capacity with more than 2000 inside. >> you see, in the further, further back they are stacked on top of each other. some get picked up, some don't. >> we witnessed all of this during a ride along with council member noel gayo, his staffer preston turner and our security guard within 15 minutes look on the corner, turner pointed out at least 25 abandoned cars within a two mile radius. after 30 minutes, that turned into what you think at least 50, at least roughly 50, abandoned cars see that? gallo says the problem has tripled on the streets this

year. why? >> what i heard yesterday we don't have space to locate them. >> the city storage lots for abandoned cars are packed and expensive. >> we do not own the lot. we are renting the lot. >> gallo says the city is paying close to $1 million each year for lots like these, used to store abandoned cars. these cars stored here or in places guiao calls illegal dump sites. >> that's an illegal dump site. you're not supposed to be charging people to dump your trash and then install it. >> gallo says these are operations where people strip stolen cars, then sell the parts to nearby auto shops. then what's left gets dumped. see all these cars here? >> they haul them in here, they strip them. you see? they're stripping the tires. see him right there? >> he says some are run by known gang members. just be careful. >> yeah, because don't put your camera down. >> why doesn't the cop pull up, find out that it's stolen, and arrest the guys that are there

stripping the car. >> that's the challenge. >> why don't they do that? our priority and we'll deal with violent crime. >> some of the cars have citations waiting to be towed, while most are just sitting there and look, well, not pretty. this is a tire. yeah >> it's abandoned. >> collecting dust for three weeks. one month, four months. who knows how long a new report from oakland's department of transportation shows more than 13,800 abandoned cars reported just within a six month time period last year. to put that in perspective, our analysis during that same time frame found oakland has more abandoned cars than san jose and san francisco cities with roughly double the population size. >> and we asked for help. and they say, well, our procedure in oakland, you know, pursuit, you're on your own exact word. >> the abandoned cars are not only an eyesore, but a hassle. some parking in front of a gate. >> can we leave all the time you see him or blocking access to

this elementary school? >> they had these abandoned cars on the sidewalk which left teachers without parking. it's just not fair. we report them, they clean it up. they're back like ants. >> residents like bernadette burton are fed up. >> 17th and jackson. every month we have a stolen car there and it sits there for the whole month. yeah, the whole block reports it. there's nothing they can do. >> they just say no. opd no longer will respond to reports of abandoned vehicles unless it's parked in front of your driveway and you can't get into your house. if not, the oakland department of transportation is authorized to respond. but as you can see, that can take a while. residents have to wait for it to be reported cited, and then in some cases, get stuck with the tow bill. >> it happened to my assistant and my office, she had to pay like close to $500. why have you steal my car? do i have to pay a valid question? >> right? why should you have to pay for someone else's crime?

that's a question that's being discussed by city officials. now, in the meantime, the city is partnering with caltrans to access additional lots for storage, as well as hiring 15 parking control technicians who will respond to reports of stolen and abandoned cars. we're told they're in training now and should be on the streets within the next few months. okay >> yeah. all right. thank you stephanie. absolutely. >> all right. we have an update now on another i-team story we're following. the city of san mateo has reached a $25 million settlement with three women who were sexually assaulted by a former police officer. ex-cop noah winchester was convicted in 2019 for a string of assaults on women. three of whom he targeted while on duty in san mateo. he's now serving an 80 plus year sentence in state prison. the civil lawsuit or civil settlement, i should say, was announced today, the attorneys say the passage of a new law expanding the statute of limitations for victims of sexual assault by police officers enabled the three victims to sue for damages. and if you have a story for the

i-team, you can call this number right on your screen. one 888 40 i-team or go to abc7 news.com slash i-team. >> san francisco installed the first of 400 new surveillance cameras that will go up at 100 intersections across the city. the license plate reading camera went up near ninth and irving street in the sunset district, where merchants have complained of shoplifting. officials say the device will help them prosecute thieves. >> part of proving that identity is being able to tie them to the scene of the crime, tie them to the getaway vehicle if it's been recorded on a camera. >> now, critics say the license plate readers will do little to catch thieves, since many use stolen vehicles. they say the program instead opens the door for san francisco to conduct mass surveillance on its citizens. voters approved the use of surveillance cameras in the march primary two weeks ago. those aren't the only cameras likely going up in san francisco, the sfmta revealed where it wants to install 33 speed cameras by the end of the year. the final decision will be

made in mid-april. drivers will not be cited unless they go 11 miles over the speed limit. >> all right. coming up here, concerns about the measles in the bay area, where there's a warning and what you need to watch out for. >> plus curiosity on tour. and it stopped in san jose

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wherever we visit. >> this week stops in san jose, including here at john muir middle school. the theme of the cube changes year to year, and 2024 is all about sustainability. >> it's such a relevant topic with what's happening today, trying to keep our planet cleaner, finding ways to reduce the waste that we put into the environment and just leave a better stamp on our world in general. >> so how do you get students to understand sustainable and the easiest way? get them involved and make it something relatable. students recreated the life cycle of t shirts to learn about recycling, renewable energy and sustainable materials. >> so these are recycled fibers and we can spin them into new threads that would be used possibly to make new clothes. so taking old materials, making them new to be more sustainable, definitely take advantage of something that is interactive because things that go boom and things that spin is always attractive uh- to any and all ages. >> besides having fun, assistant

principal todd parker hopes students take away something even more valuable. the volunteers are scientists from millipore sigma's labs. in each city, the cube visits. if one student is inspired and goes into stem mission accomplished. >> we hope that it turns people to on looking into stem fields not only in high school, but in college and being lifelong learners of all things stem. >> and your kids can be inspired by the curiosity cube two. it will be open for the public saturday, march 23rd at happy hollow zoo from 10 to 4 in san jose. dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> we are expecting rain by the weekend. see when and where in sandy's forecast next. hey a national puppy day is this weekend, which means it's time for our annual celebration here on abc seven. tune in friday for lots of adorable and adoptable puppies from shelters across the bay area. we'll have live coverage starting at 6 a.m. on

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measles exposure. abc seven news reporter lena howland has the details and the symptoms to watch out for. reporter >> it's business as usual.

cleaning up, setting out umbrellas and seating. the lunch rush at sons of liberty alehouse in san leandro. but less than two weeks ago, on march 9th, the alameda county public health department says someone with the measles was a customer. here they didn't know they had it at the time and may have exposed others. >> the patient did not become infected at sons of liberty, and at this time we are not aware of anyone who developed measles. due to this exposure at sons of liberty county, health officials believe the infected person contracted the virus while traveling internationally a few weeks before coming here. >> they wouldn't name the country brad haire, an infectious disease physician with kaiser permanente, says it takes about two weeks for symptoms to show up. >> fever for the malays. people feel tired. people feel rundown. maybe your runny nose. people are familiar that measles causes a pretty typical rash that usually shows up a few days into the into the uh, into the symptoms. >> and he says it wouldn't be contracted by touching a menu,

picking up a glass, or pulling out a chair because it's an airborne illness. >> it spread when people who are infected either cough or breathe into the air, and the likelihood of transmission is low for vaccinated people. >> but transmission is much more likely for people without the mmr vaccine. after two doses, the cdc says it's 97% effective for life. that's why county health officials are urging anyone preparing for international travel to make sure they're vaccinated. >> we have a lot of people in alameda county that travel, especially with spring break coming up and the summer coming up as well. so we want to emphasize, you know, being up to date with your vaccine, if you went out to eat here at the sons of liberty alehouse on march 9th between the hours of 445 and 7:30 p.m, you are asked to call alameda county public health right away in san leandro. >> lena howland abc seven news. >> important info. so as the weather indeed. >> and meteorologist sandhya

patel is tracking more rain coming, our way. sandhya. yeah, absolutely. >> and we need the rain. as you both know, dan and let me show you a lovely sunset right now from our mount tam cam. a lot of high clouds out there. it's going to make for a glorious sunset, which, by the way, is at 722 here in the city. so 7:00 tonight. high clouds, breezy, 11 p.m. cooler, 3 a.m. we're talking about mostly cloudy skies. and for the morning, it's a mix of clouds and fog to start the day. so here's a look at livermore's almanac. today's high temperatures 73 degrees. the average is 65 degrees. yesterday was above average as well, but that's not going to last as we do have rain chances going up beginning on friday and continuing through the weekend. it's a light level one on our exclusive abc seven news storm impact scale. the rain gets here on friday. it's going to be just scattered showers throughout the day going into the afternoon and the evening. as you will notice, at 7:00 still going and your high temperature is for tomorrow. 60s 70s. pretty pleasant day, but there will be a lot of cloud cover around. and

the accuweather seven day forecast featuring that level one for friday saturday. a slight chance of thunder. certainly showers continuing for the first part of your sunday before we get a break in another system gets here on wednesday. >> another system, another system. this happens i know. yeah, we just like to complain. >> we're mentally over it. yeah that's true. have moved on. we've had a really productive winter so i can see why. >> you're just like, i'm done. >> like enough already. yeah. thanks, sandy. >> all right. speaking of productive or not so much, occasionally i don't want to set the bar too high because people have expectations. >> so, legendary pitcher satchel paige once famously said, don't look back. something might be gaining on you. and that really applies to the warriors right now. getting set to play the grizzlies tonight. can the warriors like, be productive and hold on to the

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several weeks, it seemed like the warriors were just going to be locked into the 910 playing game with the lakers. well don't look now, but the rockets are gaining on the dubs. they're just two and a half games back, and there's still 15 games to play in the regular season. warriors hosting memphis tonight. this golden state team has inexplicably struggled at home and played better on the road. this is the exact opposite of last year, when they couldn't even win a single game on the

road for half the year. wherever they're playing right now, they got a string. some wins together. abc seven's chris alvarez live at chase center. now we saw draymond green warming up. what's the latest on him and his back. >> yeah. so he popped up on the injury report. questionable with the back. he went through his pregame warm ups in just a couple of minutes ago. the warriors released their starting lineup. draymond is in the starting lineup moses moody who also got banged up last game against the knicks, expected to play as well. look, larry, you mentioned it 15 games ago. you're playing a memphis team 23 games under 500. there is no margin for error. >> we know we've got to win every possible game to get where we want to go, so that's that message doesn't change whether it's the knicks or memphis or the pacers, we know the importance of every game, maybe a week or two ago, 60 was the motivation. >> right now, i think i could care less about where you're at. it's just the consistency of how we're playing. that's the most important thing and a milestone

to look out for tonight. >> stephen curry just three three pointers made from reaching 300 this season. that will be the fifth time he's done it in his nba career. in the history of the game, only two of the players have done it once klay thompson last year and james harden steph undoubtedly the best shooter in the game. and larry i did not get a chance to ask steph or steve kerr pre game what kind of orange juice he likes. you still owe him some orange juice. >> i'll take care of that with steve. on our off time on our off time. but thank you thank you, better late than never. blake snell has arrived. the reigning cy young award winner is in giants camp playing catch up. at this point, opening day is only eight days away. snell is hoping to be ready in time for the regular season. giants first series is against snell's former team, the padres. he spent the off season working out in seattle, but really hard to duplicate real game reps. when you're by yourself as for landing with the giants, and it took a while, he says he heard good things about the organization and of course, reuniting with manager bob melvin certainly helped the giants pitch. >> there was a lot of good that i heard. i never really heard anything bad about it, and then

that intrigued me. and then, with farhan's interest and how much, you know, he kept i kept hearing his name come up in conversation with scott. i was like, it just pushed me to want to come here more, because how much he was trying to get me here. >> mlb opening day actually took place in south korea, 3 a.m. our time. so you probably missed shohei ohtani's dodger debut two all in the eighth. gavin lux grounds to first. the ball goes right through the glove of jake cronenworth and we're talking about seriously right through the glove. somebody call rawlings immediately. four two dodgers. now ohtani, whose interpreter, by the way, was fired in this gambling scandal, you're going to be hearing a lot about r.b.i. single dodgers win the first game of this new year. five two. the saint mary's gaels. they're off to march madness. our cameras were there as they boarded the team busses in moraga, the gaels in the ncaa tournament for a third straight season. and they are all about business, traveling to spokane, washington to take on the 12 seed grand canyon university on friday, i never gets old, and

it's fun to see how excited they get to see us have success and go to, you know, the ncaa tournament. >> it definitely helps, having been here before and just being able to lock in on. it's just a basketball game and we got to be excited to do our job over and over again, not just excited to play. >> our guys have been there before and they're used to it and we've been won a couple games in the last few years now, so i don't think it's, too much excitement going in. it's more business this year. >> alex ducas good accent. i wish i had an accent. this would sound so much more sophisticated. and abc seven sports mate sponsored by your northern california honda dealers now in business. not bad, not bad. yeah. anyway. good job. yeah well, i'm trying, i'm trying. good day, good day everybody. thank you. >> and tonight on abc seven at eight, it's the conners, followed by not dead yet at nine, abbott elementary, then celebrity family feud. catch an all new 911 and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. that is it for us for now, though. thank you for joining us. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel. larry,

down onto beale, all of us. we appreciate your time. have a great evening. we'll see you again at 11.

from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... ♪♪ let's welcome back today's contestants-- a stay-at-home dad from concord, california...

a justice researcher originally from chicago, illinois... and a global health consultant from arlington, virginia... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings. [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome to our first ever "jeopardy!" invitational tournament. in this one-of-a-kind competition, we've invited back 27 players from the past all competing for a coveted spot in this year's "jeopardy!" masters. over the next few weeks, our contestants will play nine quarterfinal games with nine winners advancing to the semifinals. then the victors from that round will head to the finals, where the first player to notch two wins will be named our champion. i'm looking forward to inviting back all 27 of them. some of them are contestants i played against. others i played alongside. many of them are people i've admired as a "jeopardy!" fan and a player. it's all very exciting.