five. now at six. more heartbreak in the aftermath of that deadly west portal crash in san francisco. the baby injured in that initial accident has died, with the attorney of the accused driver is now saying. >> then the bill that would potentially have banned tiktok is gaining momentum in congress. senators from both parties now sounding the alarm. and we love dogs. >> but what breed is the most popular in the country, i wonder? little faces all right, frenchie, we see you so cute

>> say, i like a moat. give me, i do too, i do too. >> i'm up with that chain though. >> yeah. fashionable >> i need a chain. >> yeah, yeah. it's accessories. he does. >> he likes clothing. he likes accessories. yeah. he might need a cane you know. >> no don't put that. >> he can walk. fine. i'm just mean for style. >> yeah. and a top hat. >> maybe we could train him. good morning. in this thursday, march 21st, we're going to start a check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah. good morning. so we have one more dry day this week today before rain is back here tomorrow. the exploratorium camera. we have mostly cloudy skies right now. it's not a low deck of cloud cover, meaning it's not obscuring any of the skyline, but we'll start out today with filtered sunshine temperatures. for a lot of us, starting in the low to mid 50s as we get out the door on this thursday morning. now outside, we have good visibility. we'll just have filtered sunshine throughout the day. these clouds are ahead of the front that will bring the return of rain here tomorrow. so one final dry day

this afternoon, 60s and 70s. it's quite pleasant later on today. temperatures at or just slightly above average this time of the year. sunset coming at 723. we'll show you that rain coming up in about six minutes. let's check in with amanda and see how the commute is going. >> yeah, drew, good news for those traveling through walnut creek. if you're heading on 680, it is clear you won't have any issues there. at least we're not expecting them. here's a look. there especially if you're heading toward highway 4 or 24. let's get you to emeryville. plenty of commuters, but not much slowing there either. and we'll leave you here with the drive times. it looks like things are ticking up. westbound 80, highway four to the maze. going to take you 18 minutes, but we'll head back to the desk for some headlines. >> thank you. amanda. new developments this morning a baby hurt in last weekend's deadly crash in san francisco's west portal neighborhood has died from their injuries. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez in the studio this morning with a heartbreaking update. and what we're hearing from the drivers attorney, gloria kumasi. >> yeah, as you know, this is such a tragic story. that baby had been in the hospital with

life threatening injuries but has now died. the entire family has died. investigators are still looking into the cause of the crash at a bus shelter. diego cardoso de oliveira and his wife matilde ramos pinto, their toddler and baby were waiting at a muni bus stop in san francisco's west portal neighborhood when an suv plowed into them on saturday. police chief william scott spoke about the tragedy at yesterday evening's police commission meeting, this was this was a horrific incident and heartbreaking. there was a vigil held monday night and the community came out in mass to support the victims of this accident. this collision, rather, police arrested the 78 year-old driver who was behind the wheel of a mercedes suv that crashed into the bus shelter. >> she was arrested on reckless driving and vehicular manslaughter charges but has since been released from police custody. abc seven suzanne phan

talked to the attorney for the driver, who said his client is also devastated by what happened . >> 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. >> san francisco da brooke jenkins says her office is still reviewing the case to determine what charges the driver might face. and that driver is still in the hospital. live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news gloria, thank you. >> this morning, the social media platform that calls itself the front page of the internet will enter a new era. san francisco headquartered reddit is going public. the company is targeting a valuation of about $6.5 billion. reddit said yesterday that it would offer 22 million shares, pricing them at $34 each. tech analysts say the ipo is more of a necessity than a choice. >> they have to monetize because they, you know, they're income is in negative because of the expenses they have to maintain the servers and the computers.

>> the social media company has infamously never turned a profit. reddit's debut on wall street has many analysts cautiously optimistic it could lead to other ipos in silicon valley later this year. >> this morning, one week after the house approved a bill that could potentially ban tiktok in the u.s, senators from both sides of the aisle have a stark new warning about the app. amanda is tracking this story from the live desk and amanda, one senator compared tiktok to a gun aimed at americans. >> yeah, kumasi certainly an alarming statement that lawmakers are raising new security concerns as they consider a crackdown. it comes after senators yesterday got a classified briefing about how tiktok, owned by chinese company bytedance, uses the information it gathers against americans. one concern the app could be used by china to influence the upcoming presidential election. >> tiktok is a grave national security threat to americans. >> tiktok is a gun aimed at americans heads. i will say very emphatically, the american

people need and deserve to hear what we've just been told because they would be deeply frightened. >> bytedance denies sharing americans data with the chinese government. tiktok has urged its 170 million users in the u.s. to contact their lawmakers to oppose the bill, passed by the house. now if passed, the bill would force bytedance to sell the app or face a ban in the u.s. still no word on whether the senate will take up that bill. but there appears to be growing support for some action later this spring. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. a man has been arrested after police say he hid a camera inside a starbucks bathroom in san jose. more than 90 people were reportedly filmed since january, the youngest being four years old. this happened at the starbucks near coleman avenue and taylor street, san jose. police say an employee found the camera under the bathroom sink. it was facing the toilet. we spoke to a father whose son attends a school nearby. >> it's sickening. it is a

feeling of being violated and this is wrong, you know, i'm glad they caught the person and i hope they the hammer comes down hard on them. >> police found guns and other micro cameras at the 35 year old suspect's home. he's facing multiple charges, including a child. authorities couldn't comment if the footage was sent to another location or uploaded online, starbucks said in a statement. this is a deeply disturbing incident, and we are grateful for the quick and thorough response from the san jose police department and apprehending the suspect. >> the security at the salt lake city international airport is being questioned after authorities say a man boarded a plane without a ticket. >> investigators say the 26 year old took photos of other passengers boarding passes, then used those images to get through the gate. flight attendants realized his ticket wasn't valid before the flight took off. abc news confirms he was booked on two standby flights that were full. he told authorities he was just trying to get home. some more unfortunate airline news. if you fly jetblue, there is

going to be a lot less access to bay area airports. the carrier is set to end its flights between san francisco and l.a, among other cities. the move is a part of a restructuring plan. the airline will end operations in five cities, and 16 other routes will be cut right now, there's only one daily route between lax and sfo. a judge blocked jetblue's acquisition of spirit airlines earlier this year. still ahead, an accused bathtime thief. how much money? one worker accused of making by clocking in and then going back home. >> and a man with a brain implant can allegedly control movements with his brain signals. an update on how that tech is working. >> 608 this morning, one dry day left this week, and then rain is back here tomorrow. and on saturday, chance of some thunderstorms popping up. we'll take a look at the rains return tomorrow. w

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throughout the sky today. filtered sunshine. that's the call. 63 in the city, 66 in oakland, about 67 in palo alto, low 70s in san jose. upper 60s for napa. santa rosa hit about 70 in antioch. now live doppler seven along with satellite. here's our next storm system. this front moves through here tomorrow, and then following right behind it is an area of low pressure that will impact us on saturday. on the abc seven storm impact scale. tomorrow and saturday is a level one for light to moderate showers, slick roads and breezy conditions. it's saturday that we have that chance of an isolated thunderstorm popping up. looking at your rain chances tomorrow, this is for friday. we're pretty quiet early on in the morning, but that front gets through here later on into the afternoon and into the evening. those showers will become more widespread.

kumasi thank you drew. >> still to come, the top dog breeds of the year. whether the frenchie is still number one and a gaming convention bringing tens of thousands to downtown san francisco businesses hoping this can help them turn things around. and as we head to break a live look outside right now rescue inhaler, but it's a bit of a dinosaur, because it only treats your symptoms, not inflammation. treating both symptoms and inflammation with rescue is supported by asthma experts. finally, there's a modern way to treat symptoms and asthma attacks. airsupra is the first ever dual-action rescue inhaler that treats your asthma symptoms and helps prevent attacks. airsupra is the only rescue fda-approved to do both. airsupra is an as-needed rescue inhaler and should not be used as a maintenance treatment for asthma. get medical help right away if your breathing does not improve, continues to worsen, or for serious allergic reactions. using airsupra more than prescribed

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in mind, his company neuralink, sharing a live stream as a quadriplegic, quadriplegic man, moved chess pieces with his mind. >> every day it seems like we're learning new stuff and i just can't even describe how how cool it is to be able to do this. yeah. >> so, this is 29 year old nolan

arbaugh. >> he's the first recipient of the neuralink brain implant. the device decodes movement and tension from brain signals. during the live stream last night, arbaugh was able to play a game of chess. in the video game civilization, the movements of the cursor all con through the neuralink implant. according to neuralink, which has its offices in fremont, residents in an east bay neighborhood are looking to move after an attempted robbery turned deadly outside of their homes. it happened within twin bridge circle off of contra costa boulevard and pleasant hill, police say two people tried to steal from a delivery driver on his way home. that led to a shootout between both parties, leaving the driver and one of the suspects dead. the driver is 63 year old peter popovich. he worked for a company that sells packaging material for legal cannabis companies. a mother who lives there says she saw the suspect shot multiple times.

>> the fact that we saw the body right there, it's something that i have never experienced in my life before, ever. and i, i can't stay, i can't, i'm not i don't feel safe >> police believe popovich was targeted and say he had a valid permit to carry a concealed gun. the other suspect reportedly sped off after shots were fired. investigators say three bart workers made a habit of showing up to work, clocking in and then going right back home. bart inspector general has put out a new report. it says these employees were getting paid their regular salary and overtime, and in one instance, a technician for the system's automatic fare collection system clocked in and did not work the shift for a total of 106 hours over 18 days. last year. so that earned him more than $9,000 in falsely billed wages and benefits. he retired after investigators got bart police

involved and is now facing criminal charges. bart management is handling the other two french bulldogs are the most popular dogs of choice in america. >> american kennel club released the nation's most commonly registered purebred dogs in 2023, so here's a look at the other breeds coming close to the top spot labs came in at number two. number three are golden retrievers. number four german shepherds, and number five poodles. dachshunds are at a nearly two decade peak at number six. and this is all to remind you that tomorrow is national puppy day. well it isn't, but we're making it. so it's actually this weekend. but we're not here on saturday. so national puppy day is for tomorrow. for us, it's our annual celebration here at abc seven. so tune in for adorable and adoptable puppies from shelters across the bay area. we'll have live coverage starting at 6 a.m. on abc seven mornings, and you can watch us wherever you stream us. we're going to have that stream on until noon, so there's plenty of

time to see the puppies. >> yes, and we rotate them. new ones come in every hour. it's very fun. and just watch the puppy cam. just leave it up. yeah >> and they're active and they get tired. they take little naps. they're still nap. >> they're just. they're so soft. >> the thing. >> it's a good day. it's a really fun day. this morning we're looking at sutro tower across the city. we have one final dry day this week before rain is back tomorrow. so the acura of the headlines will focus on our dry thursday filtered sunshine. we have those clouds moving in ahead of that front tomorrow, which will bring us those showers on friday. it is a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale . behind that front on saturday, low pressure will spin over northern california, and that could bring an isolated chance of a thunderstorm. but today we'll find those partly sunny skies, temperatures climbing through the 50s. this morning we'll. go into t under that mix of sun and clouds . and again, today is a dry day. it does remain dry overnight.

tonight we'll hang on to those mostly cloudy conditions and overnight lows in the upper 40s to the low 50s. as we get into friday, friday and saturday it is a level one for light to moderate showers. it's a light storm, slick roadways, and saturday we have that chance of a thunderstorm popping up. here's future weather friday right around lunchtime, the showers are focused in the north bay. it's into the afternoon. in the evening, those showers will move south and east across the rest of the region heading into saturday. now we're dealing with that. low pressure in the showers are more scattered in nature and saturday afternoon there you can see some pops of yellow on your screen. those isolated cells could be a thunderstorm that moves through pretty quickly here to start out the weekend. rainfall totals heading through tomorrow and saturday close to an inch in some of our wettest spots in the north bay. a little bit lower than that around the bay shoreline. closer to a quarter or a half of an inch of rain. just quickly, a winter storm watch is in effect tomorrow through sunday. up to three feet of snow possible over our highest peaks. accuweather seven day filtered sun today. rain is back here tomorrow. a chance of

a thunderstorm on saturday. most of sunday will be dry. our next chance of rain is wednesday. amanda. >> all right. thanks drew. yeah, an easy ride to and from the north bay, as you can see from our golden gate bridge camera. not many issues there, if at all. and then we're going to take you south. 87 is looking great. both north and southbound. directions really quiet in the south bay. overall and we're going to leave you with the drive times. looks to be ticking up at 580 westbound. tracy to dublin. back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. now we're checking in with ginger zee who is live with what's coming up on gma. good morning ginger. >> hi reggie kumasi it's great to be with you this morning. so we are following the latest on the troubling airport security breach. the fbi is now investigating after a man was able to board a flight at a major us airport without a ticket. we're going to have the latest there. and gma investigates how new female crash test dummies could save lives. we also have a double dose of deals. tory johnson with spring savings lori be with the best deals from amazon's big spring sale. and i can't believe this little house on the prairie

turns 50. so we are celebrating with some of the show's stars sitting down for a gma exclusive. i know 50. i was like, i was watching that, but i guess it was, you know, just the air, nine, nine seasons. yeah. but yeah. but still. wow >> did you read it in school to laura ingalls wilder, am i right? i'm just pulling it out of my brain. okay that's it. that's cool. >> you remember it? i did, yeah, totally. >> it's a hazy memory. it's like. it's a memory that also, like, goes right into, like, the facts of life. for me, you know, or like, you know. >> yes. like that era facts of life. and then and then what was michael j. fox's show? the one where he was a young. he was like a high school business. >> family ties, family ties. >> yeah. thank you. brad. shannon. anna i loved that. >> what do we do, baby? >> i just everything about him. i think he was my first crush.

that's what i remember being like. oh, alex p keaton. >> well, now you're bringing back a young gay memory of mine. is it possible that that was mine? i'm not sure. >> see? >> see, because that led right into back to the future. it was a it was a big time. >> oh so good. >> yeah. >> memories kumasi over here like a little, little house in the brain. >> knows nothing about that. okay. all right, well, we'll see you and. yes, laura ingalls wilder things at

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temperatures in the mid 60s along the coast. just a little bit cooler, but still a pleasant day with numbers reaching the low 60s later today. now, today is dry, but that rain is back here tomorrow. it's a level one. you'll need that umbrella in the afternoon and into the evening. and then saturday, with low pressure moving through, not only colder air moving in, but also the chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. reggie, thanks for the 2024 game developers conference is bringing a big boost to businesses in downtown san francisco. >> nearly 30,000 people are at the world's largest conference for game industry professionals at moscone center this week, according to san francisco travel. gdc will generate more than $40 million in economic impact for the city. we noticed a line outside a peruvian restaurant, mercado, right across from the conference. >> super happy. you know, i want everyone try my food. you know, this is why i am. i am cook for all the guests coming today. more busy today. we have today. we have many reservations, many parties. >> it's a sigh of relief as many

businesses in the area are still recovering from apec. that summit forced multiple street closures and blocked foot traffic to some businesses, and a similar boost is happening in the south bay this week. san jose is hosting one of its biggest conventions since the pandemic. nvidia's ai conference is drawing people from all over and the visitors could provide a nice boost for local companies. one of them is frost cupcake factory, the owner tells abc seven that nvidia ordered 1000 cupcakes. besides being grateful for their business, she's noticed a change in the downtown area. >> 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. we've been waiting for this to come back so something like this is huge for us. >> officials are working to entice more companies and groups to hold their events in san jose. it's estimated this year they'll generate a nearly $80 million economic windfall. it's about to be the best time of the year for local beer lovers.

russian river brewing company will release its coveted pliny the younger beer starting tomorrow morning. it will be available at russian river's pubs in santa rosa and windsor through april 4th. every year, thousands of people line up to get their pour of pliny the younger. it's one of the world's highest rated beers. this year marks the 20th annual release. next, at 630, apple stock dropping this morning after news it could be sued for violating antitrust laws related to the iphone and the white house trying to zap student loan debt for thousands of americans who will see some of their loans forgiven as we head to break a live look outside. it's 627.

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>> governor newsom's hard push proposition to update california's mental health system passes. but just barely. what this means for us here in the bay area, an astronaut with northern california ties was supposed to head to space today, but she's going to have to wait. then catching up with the creature that was alive before california even became a state. just how old this tortoise is. oh my god, that tortoise has seen some things. he's gonna spill it, but he's gonna take his time. good morning. welcome to thursday, march 21st. first check on your forecast. hey, drew. >> hey. good morning. so we have a nice day on the way here. one final dry day before we get that wet weather back here tomorrow. here's a live look at our abc seven oakland airport camera with partly cloudy skies up above temperatures right now. not too chilly. you can see a lot of us getting out the door right now underneath low and mid 50s. looking at a live picture from sutro tower. it is quiet

out there. you'll find high clouds streaming in ahead of our storm system tomorrow. it's just a day of filtered sunshine. we're dry this afternoon. temperatures quite pleasant, but that wet weather is back tomorrow. we'll show you that coming up in eight minutes, but let's check in with amanda and see how the commute is going on this thursday. >> yeah. good morning drew here at 630. let's start with your drive times. first of all, you can see things are ticking up. 580 westbound tracy to dublin is going to take you about 61 minutes. drivers relying on the richmond san rafael bridge. our camera showing very heavy traffic at the toll plaza. and we want to focus on the bridge. still westbound before the midspan. a stall is blocking a lane. traffic is backed up from canal boulevard back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. new developments in last weekend's deadly crash at a san francisco bus stop. the baby, who was severely injured, has died and we're hearing from the lawyer for the driver accused in the crash. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is here with the reaction from san francisco police chief.

>> good morning reggie. that baby had been in the hospital with life threatening injuries but did not make it. police chief william scott talked about the tragedy at yesterday evening's police commission meeting. he says the incident was horrific and heartbreaking and mentioned a vigil at the scene. >> it was it was a lot of support for this family. there this investigation is still open and ongoing, even though there was an arrest. so we're asking that if anyone has any information that can lend some evidence to this investigation, please contact the san francisco police department. >> community members have been paying their respects at the spot where the family was killed when an suv plowed into them. diego cardoso de oliveira and his wife, matilda ramos pinto, their toddler and baby were waiting at a muni bus stop in san francisco's west portal. community police arrested the 78 year-old driver, who was behind the wheel of a mercedes suv. she was arrested on reckless driving and vehicular manslaughter

charges, but has since been released from police custody. we spoke to the attorney for the driver, who said his client is also devastated by what happened . abc seven's suzanne fawn asked him why she's no longer in police custody. >> you know, there are times when you know that accidents and tragedies happen and there wasn't a crime committed. >> 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. >> san francisco da brooke jenkins says her office is still reviewing the case to determine what charges the driver might face, according to the district attorney. or, excuse me, the driver's attorney. she is still in the hospital but will be released in the near future. live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you. gloria. this morning we're looking into police pursuits after a high speed chase from el cerrito to the bay bridge toll plaza led to a deadly crash. the victim is 57 year old david lee weiner from

lafayette. authorities say he was heading to work in san francisco when a speeding truck connected to a store break in in el cerrito collided with his vehicle. abc seven spoke with a woman who was a victim, and another police pursuit back in december and officer chasing a car across the bay bridge and into the east bay crashed into her. >> there are other safer alternatives to police chases. and i really think that we need to approach police chases with extreme caution. >> based on a 2021 report, chp says there were around 12,000 police pursuits that year. of those, 20% resulted in a crash. about 60% were property damage. only 25% were injury crashes and close to 2% were deadly. >> a woman has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for a bizarre crime that involved identity theft, forgery and dumping a dismembered body in

san francisco bay, the justice department says 44 year old caroline hurling broke into the los angeles home of charles wilding. wilding in 2020. investigators don't know how wilding died, but after his death, they say hurling and her accomplices used his identity to steal his money and real estate. eventually, they dismembered his body. they dumped it in san francisco bay to conceal their crime, to be preying on older, fragile people. >> it's the same thing for me as preying on animals, innocent animals, children. she needs to be behind bars. >> hurling owes $4 million in restitution. her coconspirator will be sentenced in june. >> new this morning petaluma police need your help to find two people accused of stealing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from a hardware store. >> officers released this photo of the suspects. they say last thursday, the man and the woman entered a free men's home improvement center on mcdowell avenue and stole several spools

of copper wire and then drove away in a maroon colored car. police in petaluma are asking you to give them a call if you know who these people are. >> san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins firing back at one of her toughest critics, supervisor aaron peskin . this is what he said during a board of supervisors meeting earlier this week. >> given what has been going on, i think it is appropriate that we ask for the release of the investigation. details of mrs. wu's death. that, as i said, was ruled an accidental death. this resolution, colleagues, i think, is consistent with our efforts to build community trust, particularly in the criminal justice system. >> mrs. wu is yang fang wu. police say she was shoved to the ground in july. no arrest was made. the push was determined to be accidental. but then the person who's believed to have shoved wu got arrested last week for a similar incident in the bayview. d.a. jenkins didn't hold back, saying her hands are tied unless police make an arrest in wu's case, saying,

quote, supervisor peskin is sadly showing his ignorance and complete lack of understanding of how the criminal justice system works. my office's jurisdiction begins only after an arrest is made, and a case is presented by law enforcement for charging your voice, your vote. >> prop one has been narrowly approved by california voters. it now has enough votes to pass, with more than 50% of voters saying yes. the bond measure requires counties to spend $6.4 billion on mental health services, treatment facilities and housing for the unhoused. counties will be required to spend about two thirds of the money for those with serious mental illness or substance abuse issues, it is a big win for governor gavin newsom, political science expert melissa michelson says the governor can now have a successful upcoming state of the state address. >> it was kind of taking a risk, right, because if it didn't pass and then he went and did the state of the state with that loss, then he'd have to speak about it in a different way.

turns out it went the other way and it passed. >> the governor says prop one will now only succeed if the action begins immediately. we are still waiting to see will be advancing to the general election in november. in the race to replace anna eshoo in congress, the question is who is going up against former san jose mayor sam liccardo? evan low and joe simitian are separated now by just three votes. there could be a recount, but whoever requests it, whatever candidate, they would have to pick up the cost for it. >> florida senator marco rubio is on the short list to be former president trump's vp pick. that's according to multiple sources close to the presumptive gop nominee, a senior adviser said mr. trump likes rubio because he's hispanic, young and a good speaker. rubio ran against the former president in the 2016 primary and then endorsed him after dropping out. other people mentioned on the short list for vp consideration include south carolina senator tim scott,

doctor ben carson and new york representative elise stefanik. >> now to the race to get out of haiti. more than a dozen americans have landed in florida from port au prince overnight, escaping the worsening violence in the country. amanda is at the live desk with the effort to get even more americans out. amanda >> yeah. >> kumasi the nearly 1600 americans who are still in haiti have reached out to the u.s. embassy hoping to get out as soon as possible. 14 americans, including eight children, landed in orlando last night. they leave behind the chaotic echoes of gunfire and fear as neighborhoods have been taken over by violent gangs. one man evacuated says neighborhoods and main roads are blocked off as residents try to protect themselves. this morning, he's grateful to be back home with his family. >> the very difficult part was getting around and making it to the airport. mission accomplished. and we're finally reunited with julian. our two year old son. it took about two and a half weeks.

>> gangs in haiti are now launching attacks on the capital of port au prince, where the airport is shuttered. the u.s. state department is also airlifting americans out of the country and into the dominican republic. officials say more evacuations are expected, and there is now concern haiti could run out of food in two weeks, with ports closed back to you at the desk. amanda. >> thank you. new at six. president biden canceled another $5.8 billion of student loan debt. the relief impacts nearly 78,000 public service sector workers through the public service loan forgiveness program that includes teachers, social workers, some nurses and doctors, and government lawyers who have made ten years of monthly payments. the biden administration is sending congratulatory emails to them next week. >> an astronaut who graduated from uc davis was supposed to be heading to space today, but in the last ten minutes, that launch was aborted, tracy dyson was one of three astronauts who was supposed to lift off for the international space station

today. it's not clear right now why that launch was called off at the last minute. dyson will be aboard the iss for six months. whenever she does go up, she'll be doing technology experiments. the other two astronauts will leave after 12 days. it will be dyson's third trip to space. >> she's still to come. steph curry achieves another basketball milestone. what he did that only two other players have ever done, and a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >> looks like we're up right now about 250 points. another update on the markets next. >> then the local robotics team dominating the competition and heading to the world championships. stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. we're live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. you can download that app wherever you stream. >> 641 on our thursday. here's san jose this morning looking at partly cloudy skies. that's 87. those folks are traveling right now. we'll take a look at your health and wellness today. air quality is good, but tree pollen

continues to remain at high levels. your top allergens are oak, cedar, and pine. your uv index out of five moderate. today we'll get a bit of relief from this pollen with some wet weather moving in tomorrow and saturday. today it's filtered sunshine. clouds are moving in ahead of that cold front, which will bring the return of rain tomorrow. but we're dry today. today is our final dry day of the week, 60s and 70s for daytime highs. weak ridge of high pressure in control right now that gives way to this front here. that will move through tomorrow. and then low pressure spins through on saturday. it's a level one here on the storm impact scale. light storm friday and saturday. light to moderate showers, slick roads and on saturday with that low spinning by we may have a chance of a thunderstorm popping up. let's look at friday's rain potential tomorrow morning. it's pretty quiet. it's into the afternoon and later on into the evening. on our friday night that the rain becomes more widespread. we'll go hour by hour in future weather time out the start of

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303 pointer of the season in last night's win against the grizzlies at chase center. this is the fifth time in his career that he's done this. only two other players have made 303 pointers in a season, including his warriors teammate klay thompson. curry is the only one, though, who's done it more than once. the warriors are back in action tomorrow night at chase center playing the pacers. >> former san francisco giants public address announcer renel brooks moon posted a lengthy and emotional farewell message on instagram. emotions have been swirling since we learned earlier this week that she would not be returning for a 25th season. giants fans, in particular, have expressed their displeasure with the team's decision to part ways with her. her statement reads in part, quote, it was and always will be the greatest honor of my life and career to serve as your pa and community ambassador. mother, a huge baseball and giants fan, was pregnant with me

in 1958 when the team moved west, making me a giants fan in utero. never in my wildest dreams did i ever think i would grow up to be the voice of the ballpark. giants fans have been passionate in their reaction to ronell's departure. you can see what they are saying and share some thoughts of your own by finding and sharing our post on abc7 news, bay area facebook and instagram pages. >> more. developing news in the world of baseball superstar shohei ohtani is finding himself in the middle of a bit of a scandal. so the dodgers fired his interpreter and longtime friend over allegations of massive theft. but there's more to the story. initially it was thought ohtani had agreed to cover a gambling debt for his friend and wired at least $4.5 million to a bookmaking operation. now, it appears the interpreter is being blamed for taking that money from ohtani's bank account. >> he was an interpreter for all we know. so how do we get from

interpreter to being able to access his accounts? we don't know, and until we do, it's the details are a little hazy, but there's definitely a lot more to this story than we're being told at this time. >> major league baseball has strict rules on gambling. espn reports federal investigators are looking into the bookmaking operation. >> it's their morning money report. cupertino based apple is reportedly about to be sued by the department of justice, according to cnn. the doj is going to file the antitrust lawsuit today. the suit will accuse apple of harming competition with restrictive app store terms. high fees and by controlling how third party companies can interact in their products and services. the case comes as apple also faces scrutiny in europe over alleged anti-competitive behavior. and now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we are up 220 points. >> students in hayward are getting a spring in their step with some new shoes donated by fedex. more than 280 pairs of

shoes were handed out to hillview crest elementary students yesterday. more than 1000 pairs of socks, also donated by fedex volunteers. fedex cares partnered with operation warm to make it happen . the national nonprofit works to provide children in need through basic needs programs. >> uh- giving back is a part of the dna of fedex and it's an initiative that i'm, personally, invested in, being able to see smiles and be able to allow children who may need these shoes, really warms my heart. >> fedex is expected to ship thousands of pairs of shoes to more than 20 schools in north america and the caribbean. fedex and operation warm have been giving back to the community together for more than a decade. a robotics team for the peninsula has dominated a silicon valley regional competition, and is heading to the world championships in houston next month, so this is

the handiwork of the robots, comprised of high schoolers from the east palo alto area. the team edged out other prestigious competitors for a ticket to texas. this means a lot to us. >> this is like our first time that we've ever won and like, this is the farthest we've ever made it. and the second we heard that we're going, we all started jumping. we all started screaming. it was the moment was like blissful. and it was it was just so amazing. >> i love that for them. the team is hoping to raise $40,000. that would be enough money to cover the cost of the trip. if you want to help them out, you can donate through the hope horizons website. a giant tortoise named jonathan is breaking his own record for the world's oldest living land animal. hi, jonathan. guess what? you all, jonathan is 192 years old. he is believed to have been born in 1832. now, guinness world records is saying his age is a conservative estimate. i'm gonna start using

that. >> my age is a conservative estimate. just, you know, make it what you want. >> yeah, he's probably even older than we think. he lives on a remote island off of saint helena in the atlantic ocean. we're told jonathan loves lettuce. he really loves bananas. that's his absolute favorite. he's a local celebrity member of the royal family have come by to visit him. look at this. like a leisurely, like date. >> watching john watching jonathan walk through the grass. >> i cannot with these animals with human names. they are just. it's the funniest thing i like. >> jonathan. >> hello jonathan, i grew up with a dog named chad, so i can't say anything. i don't know why we named the dog chad. it was my sister. she's like chad. i'm like, okay, sure, jonathan. >> they say, jonathan is not slowing down. although jonathan is blind and jonathan also has no sense of smell anymore. >>

>> i guess that happens. >> it's really about the textures of the things that he enjoys. yeah. >> the feeling, the nice sea water, air on his little on his skin. >> he's out there. >> the sounds of, he's removed from the drama of the mainland. he's just. that's true. i don't have time. he's also on a coin i guess. >> okay. one of the islands coins. >> okay. >> happy birthday. >> that we talk about jonathan being slow moving. >> so is the traffic here on the bay bridge, where a metering lights are on? >> one of a few things, you guys. thank you. but it is going to take you 18 minutes from the maze getting into the city. but we want to get you back over to the richmond-san rafael bridge. you see very heavy traffic at the toll plaza and in the westbound direction before midspan. a stall is blocking a lane and traffic is backed up from canal boulevard. we'll get to you, drew. >> hey, amanda, this lovely view. let's show you this moment

of zen, shall we say, of santa cruz this morning. it's quite nice out there. we have one final dry day this week. today it is filtered sunshine as clouds move in this afternoon ahead of showers on friday. it is a level one light storm here to finish out the week. and then on saturday we even have the chance of a thunderstorm popping up as low pressure spins across northern california. but today it's all about dry conditions. pleasant temperatures this afternoon, 60s and 70s. by 4 p.m. tonight, we'll stay dry, but we're mostly cloudy temperatures overnight, dipping into the upper 40s and into the lower 50s. now, the storm impact scale will be used tomorrow and saturday to level one light system with slick roads on saturday. that's when we do have a chance of a thunderstorm popping up. so future weather tomorrow morning it's mostly cloudy around lunchtime. the showers are mainly focused in the north bay. it's into the afternoon. the evening those showers move south and east through friday night. then on saturday behind the front, low pressure will try and bring us some isolated showers. could have some quick downpours and even the chance of a

thunderstorm. rainfall totals looking at up to an inch in some of our wettest spots. just quickly looking at the tahoe forecast, a winter storm watch in effect up to three feet of snow possible on our highest peaks this weekend. active for the seven day rain back here tomorrow through saturday. during the day sunday we're dry and then our next storm is coming here on wednesday. amanda. >> all right. thank you so much drew. now time for your toyota tahoeeport. good news here is that no chains are needed. if you're headed to the snow uh, u can see to palisades tahoe. it's going to take you three hours and 15 minutes to northstar california. three hours and 11 minutes. heavenly lea three hours a 15 minutes. and another look as well. sugar bowl resorts can take you two hours, 52 minutes. no chains. again needed at all if you're headed to the snow. so that's the good news. let's get back to the desk. all right. >> thanks, amanda. a record number of bears in lake tahoe have been removed from homes and other buildings this winter. the bear league says it has forced out more than 100 bears, and

sometimes they remove eight bears a day. a pastor in tahoe city recently found out a bear looking for warmth was lodging underneath his church for about a month. he said. he called in a contractor after he realized the chapel wasn't heating up like it was supposed to. >> while he was underneath, the contractor came face to face with a hibernating bear and immediately ran out just doing what they need to. >> so this is the executive director of the bear league, and bryant, and she says the animals just are doing what they need to do to compensate for humans who've been taking over their forest. she says people can prevent this by securing their crawlspace and not leaving out food. >> did y'all go to lollapalooza? because i lived in chicago, i never went to it. but if you travel all the way to chicago to lollapalooza, tickets go on sale today. pre-sale starts at 8 a.m. and general sale begins at 10 a.m. sierra tyler, the creator of blink 182 and the killers,

are among the highlighters this year. highlighters headliners. this year, you could also get a highlighter, i guess, organizers revealed the lineup this week. other performers include skrillex. the festival runs august 1st through the fourth at grant park. can i tell you a little bit more about this? jonathan, the tortoise you've been on? >> tell me. >> the oldest tortoise in the world, 92 192 years. so jonathan has a companion named frederica that they brought to him in the 90s, and they became boyfriend girlfriend. frederica got a little sick. they took frederica to the vet and found out that frederica is actually fred. so, jonathan, how are you doing >> are they still together? >> they said they're still together. >> where is fred? >> he's there. he's still there. he's okay. okay >> yeah. to see them together. >> up next is seven things you need to know. >> censorship. you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's

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to know this morning. number one, a baby severely injured when an suv crashed into a san francisco bus stop last weekend, has died. the baby's one year old brother and parents were also killed. number two california voters have narrowly passed prop one. >> the latest vote totals show the measure winning 50.2% to 49.8. the mental health plan aimed at addressing homelessness was supported by governor newsom. >> number three, more americans have been evacuated from haiti. they arrived in florida yesterday. more than 1000 americans are still in the country. >> number four this morning, san francisco based reddit will go public. the company is targeting a valuation of about $6.5 billion. shares are priced at

$34 each. >> and number five we'll show you a live look from the exploratorium camera. you can see cloud cover ahead of a storm system we're tracking tomorrow. we're dry today. no worries about the wet weather with temperatures getting into the 60s and 70s, but tomorrow rain is back in the forecast. it's a level one light storm and then a chance of a thunderstorm is possible saturday afternoon. >> number six, we're going to keep our eyes on the richmond-san rafael bridge westbound direction before mid-span. a stall is blocking a lane and traffic is backed up from canal boulevard. >> number seven french bulldogs have been named the most popular dog breed in america. la labs, golden retrievers, german shepherds and poodles round out the top five and remember to tune in to abc seven mornings tomorrow for our national puppy day event. we will have a lot of cute puppies that you can adore and adopt. yeah, all of this is

starting at 6 a.m. it's going to be. i'm excited about tomorrow. >> me too. >> one of the best days of the year. >> and now that the whole newsroom gets excited right. and you can just watch the puppy cam the entire morning, stream it and see us in there in the pens playing with the puppies. you can't adopt possibly. >> robin: good morning, for our viewers in the west, a major storm with millions in its path. >> say it ain't snow, heavy snow on the way from minnesota to maine, and we are headed for a weekend wash out to the northeast. ginger is tracking the >> michael: trouble and security breach at a major american airport. how able to board an air flight without a ticket. >> robin: escape from chaos, americans evacuated from haiti airlifted to florida.