an insurance crisis for many california is now at five. what you need to know about the latest provider now pulling out of our state. >> apple has maintained its power not because of its superiority, because of its unlawful, exclusionary behavior >> the us department of justice coming down hard on bay area tech giant apple. the accusations listed in a lawsuit, and how the silicon valley leader is responding. >> there's a new tool in oakland highlighting businesses and events, how these work, and the plan to install 50 more interactive kiosks across the city. good morning to you. it's a special day here on this friday, march 22nd, we're celebrating national puppy day today, which means actual puppies are on their way to the station this morning. yes! >> we can't wait to get to that.

first, though, we're going to start the check of our. >> you were talking about me special. >> well, that's to look at. lisa, are that first first things first. >> all right. yeah. i'm bringing the rain. how's that? all right. we had just a beautiful week. a lot of sun and mild temperatures. but if you look at live doppler seven right now, there's a system offshore and even some lightning strikes. so this is going to visit us later on today. and we'll have on and off rain showers right on through the weekend. it's a level one system today and tomorrow with light to moderate showers, slippery roads, breezy winds, a chance of thunderstorms, primarily on your saturday. and as we look at the time frame, notice by the afternoon the rain chances ramp up right on through three 4:00. that afternoon commute could be particularly tricky and slow in spots. 53 in oakland, it is 49. in santa rosa. and a look outside right now we're dry, will be dry for the morning commute with the cloudy skies. first rain comes in about 11:00 in the north bay with low 60s there. we'll climb through the upper 60s elsewhere, and then

the rain spreading across the entire bay area, and that's going to lead to a messy start to the first weekend of spring. we'll detail that for you in a few minutes. good morning gloria. >> good morning to you, lisa. good morning everyone at home. and happy friday so far. it's a quiet day on the roads, of course friday lighter traffic in general. but check this out. this is a live look at our golden gate bridge camera. hardly any cars out there at this time, so it'll be a really easy ride on 101. very quiet coming to and from the north bay at this hour, guys. >> thanks so much, gloria. getting insurance in california is about to get harder. state farm says it will not renew more than 70,000 insurance policies over the next year. abc seven news reporter lena howland live with how the decision could impact you. selena. when our when our customer is going to be notified, reggie. >> affected customers will be notified starting in july. state farm is blaming the impacts of wildfires and other issues. as far as we know, this will be impacting around 72,000 policies, 30,000 of those are

homeowner and rental insurance policies, and the other 42,000 are commercial apartment policies. state farm is california's largest home insurer. the company cited rising costs, risk and outdated regulations in its decision. this comes after it reported $6.3 billion in losses just last year. also last year, the company stopped writing new homeowners policies in california due to wildfire risk. and it's a story familiar because you've heard it before. a number of other insurance companies have also made similar decisions to pull out of california. this includes all state the hartford financial services group, ameristar insurance company unit, unitrin auto and home insurance company, and unitrin direct property and casualty company, all of which have said they will not be renewing homeowners policies here in california this year. the california department of insurance said state farm will

have to answer questions from regulators about its decision to discontinue coverage, but it's still unclear whether the department would launch an investigation live in studio. lena howland, abc seven news thank you, lena. >> new developments on a tragic crash that killed an entire family. the 78 year-old driver who hit them at a san francisco bus stop last weekend, is now out of the hospital this crash killed the family of four. we have learned organs from the baby, a three month old boy named kawhi were donated. his older brother joaquin was two years old. the dad, diego cardoza de oliviera, worked at apple, his wife and the mother of the boys, matilda ramos pinto , worked at rsa films. a statement from their extended families reads in part, quote diego and matilda were warm and loving parents who had a deep love for their beautiful children and enjoyed nothing more than spending time with

their two little boys. the family was at the bus stop near west portal avenue saturday afternoon, waiting to go to the zoo. when that speeding vehicle hit them. the driver is not in police custody. the driver has not been formally charged, and because of those factors, we are not naming her at this time. >> an update from the abc seven news i-team and on how sex offender who caused a ruckus last year in your san francisco elementary school with a sign offering free fentanyl for new users, is out of jail and back in the neighborhood, the i-team's dan noyes found 46 year old joseph adam more just a few blocks from the school near argonne playground yesterday. moore said he left the playground after parents complained late last year. he was convicted for creating a public nuisance near stella maris academy with his signs. he says he got out of jail earlier this month. a former san francisco city manager is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in public

money for the second time. the district attorney says stanley ellicott stole $627,000 from a workers compensation fund while he worked in the city's human resources department from 2019 to january of this year. the 38 year old faces more than 60 felony charges, including grand theft and misappropriation of public money. he was charged in eight felonies in a separate case back in january. in that case, he's accused of misappropriating grant funds in the east bay. >> oakland's mayor says citizens can expect the increased law enforcement presence in one of the city's most troubled areas to continue. mayor shengtao says the surge, which boosted a crime crackdown along hegenberger road, is now being extended. she discussed that and several other issues during an interview with abc seven news. the mayor also provided an update on the search for oakland's next police chief, which has been narrowed down now to four candidates. >> well, i'm still going through a thorough review. i think that the candidates have all gone through the process. they have

been lifted up to my office as the top candidates, and i can tell you that there are strong candidates in this group and that, you know, we'll move forward expeditiously, but we want to do so in a way that i can make the best decision for the city of oakland. the four finalists for the job are abdul pridgen, san leandro's, former police chief floyd mitchell, the former chief. >> and lubbock, texas, cincinnati police department leader lisa davis. and luis molina, a new york city deputy mayor. >> there's a new service meant to boost local businesses across oakland. it's a digital kiosk with suggestions on where to eat, shop or find an atm. abc seven news reporter anser hassan shows you how they work. >> looking for a place to eat, shop, stay and play in oakland. these new kiosks will help do that. >> when you touch the screen, it unlocks and it opens a series of applications to help you figure out how to navigate the city and how to discover the city. >> gibran muhammad is vice president of business development at ike smart city. they unveiled one of the oakland

kiosks installed next to the fox theater. the kiosk feature customized city content like local shops and local events, all in real time. and unlike using a smartphone, sher muhammad says the results are based on what's happening in that neighborhood, a feature that could help highlight lesser known establishments. >> every individual kiosk organizes based on proximity, and so each kiosk is highlighting a different local business. and so the impact is that you're small and local businesses get a lift without paying anything for any sort of search engine optimization. >> ike is paying for the full project, including installation, operation and maintenance. they generate revenue based on ads revenue that will be shared with oakland, estimated at about $1 million a year for the city. >> to me, this is a win win. the city doesn't have to put a bunch of money into it, but we get a lot of benefit from it. >> the kiosk even features social services like where to find a shelter, and 15% will be installed in historically underinvested communities. >> we know that it's in some of

our most marginalized parts of the city, that it is our black and brown businesses that are located there, that they should have wayfinding as well. >> city officials admit that the kiosks can be a target for vandalism, but the company says they have experience working in cities with high crime rates. >> we also have remote monitoring, so we know if there's ever a software malfunction, we're able to treat it right away as long as we address any sort of issue. immediately, we realized that we can actually help reduce the vandalism that occurs through the kiosks. >> a total of 50 kiosks will be installed over the next two years in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> all right, now, today is the start of fremont's restaurant week. this morning we're hearing from one owner whose restaurant was recently broken into overnight. but she is not letting that ruin the big event. priscilla bravo posted this video on social media saying her restaurant, skillets cafe, was broken into for the first time in ten years. thieves took checks, the cash register, other

items. so bravo helped to organize a community barbecue to kick off restaurant week. despite going through this, i was a little depressed in the morning, but i had to, like, wipe down the tears and hurry up because life goes on. >> you know, there's bigger issues in this world. and look around. people are having fun. that's what it's all about. yes, indeed. >> skillets cafe is back open. oh hello. >> all right. >> oh, so skillets cafe is back open. it's still participating in restaurant week, and so is frederico's grill, which is on niles boulevard. we were able to speak with some customers who say the italian restaurant is one of their favorites. >> this is so fremont to me. >> to my heart, you see the mountains in the back. i love to sit out here. >> 45 restaurants are participating in this year's restaurant week, and then oakland's restaurant week is still going on right now, too. so you have options. but oakland's ends on the 24th, so

go quickly. >> all right. good morning to you friday morning. and a system pinwheeling offshore is going to send some energy our way today tomorrow ending early sunday for a colder and wetter weekend ahead. we've got 54 right now in hayward, 53 in palo alto. so the numbers are milder with the cloud cover up in the north bay. 49 santa rosa and looking at 51 in vallejo, the golden gate bridge dry. it will be for your morning commute, but the rainy pattern begins the middle of the day today, looking at wet and gusty weather preceding the front, which arrives today. and then we'll see partly cloudy conditions as we get to early next week. but then more rain arrives for the end of the month . here it is, timing it out for you. 11:00 in the north bay and then the central bay, the east bay and south bay. right in through the afternoon, the evening commute. then we get a bit of a break throughout the late evening hours. but this is saturday afternoon. we could see some thunderstorm activity. and

then late saturday, looking at another band of heavy rain ending on monday. so looking at rainfall amounts anywhere from a 10th to about a half inch through your friday, and adding another 10th to about three quarters of an inch as we head towards your saturday. so yeah, looking a little soggy out there and snow up to two feet in the mountains. >> thank you lisa. still ahead, we're taking a look at the summer weather outlook. what experts are predicting about the months ahead. >> landing a plane with no brakes. it's a scary moment for a pilot and passengers on an american airlines flight. how they eventually touched down safely. >> he's the composer behind some of your favorite hollywood blockbusters over the past several decades, and now he's going on tour when and where hans zimmer will be performing in the bay area. how soon you can get your tickets and a live look this morning at our puppy cam. oh, they're here. look at them. >> they have the energy. this morning. they have a little shark in there. >> do you see that? >> oh, we are celebrating national puppy day here on abc

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today, blinken met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. it is a part of a push to reach an immediate ceasefire in gaza. netanyahu has vowed to carry out an israeli military incursion into rafah. blinken said yesterday that a major military operation in rafah would be a mistake, and something the u.s. does not support. after that discussion, blinken met with the israeli war cabinet. >> time is now 515 this morning. there are new safety concerns surrounding a boeing plane. a so-called breaking anomaly is now under investigation as airline executives demand a meeting with the company's board of directors. glory is at the live desk with the new scrutiny over boeing. >> good morning. reggie aqui

safety standards at boeing are once again under scrutiny after investigators say the brakes failed on an american's airlines plane in dallas last month. now, the pilots realized they had no brakes after landing, forcing them to use thrust reversers to slow down. and that caused a boeing 737 to roll off the runway. investigators say the plane's brakes were replaced four days earlier. they say images show a maintenance worker apparently swapped the electric lines, and the hydraulic lines. >> normally when you have an airplane that comes out of maintenance, you want to be extra careful. and that's why we run a lot of checklists and the maintenance folks run a lot of checklists. but these are human beings and somebody's got something wrong here. >> this is the latest in a string of incidents involving boeing planes. most notably, a door panel blew out of a boeing 737 max nine jet mid-flight because of missing bolts. and that prompted the faa to ground that model. for weeks now, top airline executives are reportedly demanding a meeting

with boeing's board of directors , the associated press reports. that meeting could happen as soon as next week. kumasi. >> thank you, gloria. in today's gma first look, new antitrust a new antitrust lawsuit accuses apple of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones. here's abc news reporter pierre thomas in this morning's gma first look what the doj lawsuit means for apple users for consumers that has meant fewer choices, higher prices and fees, lower quality smartphones, and less innovation , according to doj. >> apple uses a variety of illegal methods to maintain its dominance. to try and force you to use the iphone in its accessories alone, including making it more difficult for iphone users to text with those who use other brands. >> as any iphone user who has ever seen a green text message or received a tiny, grainy video can attest apple's anti competitive conduct also includes making it more difficult for iphone users to

message, with users of non-apple products, and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll tell you about how apple is responding with your gma first look. >> i'm pierre thomas, abc news, washington. a california court has rejected a lawsuit filed by bay area rock group metallica. >> the band's suit sought more than $3 million in compensation from its insurance company for losses stemming from concert cancellations because of the pandemic. covid forced the band to cancel six concerts in south america in 2020. a judge ruled those shows were not covered under their insurance policy because a specific clause in the contract excluded losses related to communicable diseases. >> tickets go on sale today to see an oscar winning conductor who is going on tour this fall. hans zimmer has scored several films, including the lion king, dune, inception and the dark knight trilogy. this tour will be the first time in seven years that he'll be performing in the

united states. he'll make a stop at the oakland arena on thursday, october 3rd. so mark your calendars. zimmer has won two oscars and four grammys. >> beyonce is just one week away from releasing her eighth studio album in just three days. after that, she's going to receive the innovator award at the iheartradio music awards. the company described beyonce as a global cultural icon. they also noted her passion for philanthropy and giving back through her be good foundation. her next album, cowboy carter, comes out friday. or for us, probably thursday night. >> yeah. okay >> i'm ready. >> yeah, the body is ready. my ears are ready. >> i'm so excited about hans zimmer. >> no, you are what you love. oh my gosh. all are excited. >> sorry to this man. i'm more excited about beyonce. >> what do i got to say. i'm excited about the new album. cool. >> all the music you're going to be like surrounded. >> you're going to be like transported back to the lion

king. >> i won't be, but it sounds like you might be my friend. >> really? >> okay, i'll be excited. me and you, lisa. we'll be excited like that. >> yeah. >> all right. good morning everybody. we've got rain coming your way. not for the morning commute for the afternoon and evening ride. and looking at it lasting through saturday ending early saturday, a sunday live doppler seven. you can see a system off shore thunderstorm along the north coast and that will visit us tomorrow. that unstable air 54 in hayward. it's 50 in vallejo with upper 40s. it's warmer due to the cloud cover out there just by a couple degrees. and we are looking at this timeline to move into the north bay. this is 11:00, 11 to 1:00, the north bay. and then it's not until the middle of the afternoon it spreads to the east bay, the south bay, the peninsula, and then it pushes through through the overnight hours, stopping this saturday afternoon. we've got that cold air in place. the possibility of thunderstorms and another wave of rain, a heavier wave on sunday, saturday at about seven

8:00 through the overnight hours. and then it looks like sunday will be our drier day, but it's going to be cool. a lot cooler than it has been. so starting out with about a 10th to a quarter of an inch for most of us to about a third. and then we add up the totals and we could see about an inch around ben lomond through early sunday. here's a look at the snow. we've got a winter weather advisory and a winter storm warning, making for anywhere from a foot to two feet of snow. so heading out, grab the umbrella for later on today. upper 60s in fremont. low 60s in the north bay, and the accuweather seven day forecast string of level one systems through sunday. and more rain next week. gloria. >> yeah, you know, if you're driving this morning, it's a good morning to be out there on the roads because it's friday. traffic is really light this morning. and you could see from our map of the roads here in the bay area that we have mostly green, which means no major slowdowns and no incidents. that's always what we like to see. and of course we have that usual slow spot there from tracy to dublin. always in the red, pretty much, but still lighter than most days because a lot of

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number one, new details in the deadly crash that killed a family of four at a san francisco bus stop saturday. family members say the organs of the youngest victim, a three month old baby, have been donated. the 78 year old driver who hit them is out of the hospital. >> number two, we're finding about finding out about brakes that failed on an american airlines plane as it was landing in dallas. this actually happened last month. investigators say images show a worker swapped the electric and hydraulic lines during maintenance. >> number three, another blow to california's insurance market. state farm is discontinuing 72,000 home policies in california. the company cited soaring costs, the increasing risk of catastrophes like wildfires and outdated regulations. >> number four, secretary of state antony blinken met with

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in tel aviv this morning. it's part of a diplomatic push to reach a sustained and immediate ceasefire in gaza >> number five, a level one system arriving today. and that will bring a showers throughout the middle of the afternoon towards the evening commute with gusty winds. >> and number six. so far pretty light out there on the roads this morning. this is a live look at our emeryville camera. you will have no issues on 80 right now. >> and number seven our national puppy dusk celebration starts officially in about 30 minutes or so. but let's just get started early because we have some puppies already here at abc . seven adoptable pets at the kgo studios. for more information, go to abc seven news.com and then starting at

six, we'll be up there live this morning, the russian river brewing company is releasing its coveted pliny the younger beer every year, thousands of people line up hoping to get a glass. it's one of the world's highest rated beers, and this year marks the 20th annual release. it's going to be available at russian rivers pubs in santa rosa and windsor through april 4th. >> a prehistoric find in the santa cruz mountains. coming up at 530. we met the group of children credited with the discovery. >> republican leaders rallying around a proposal that could impose a pride flag ban at u.s. embassies, the plan now being

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some of his properties being seized. >> how a meeting today could provide him with a last minute cash. >> he needs our community of volunteers out on patrol and a beloved san francisco neighborhood. now they're being honored by the fbi. >> good morning everybody. happy friday. it's march 22nd. we start with the check on the weather. >> hi, lisa. hey, reggie. >> kumasi. it was a gorgeous week. a lot of sun, mild temperatures, and we have rain on the way for the first weekend of spring system offshore. rotate a couple of systems in today, tomorrow. but the rain will start in the north bay 11 12:00 and then sink to the south and east for the rest of the afternoon and evening hours. it's a level one system and it will be bringing some gusty southwest winds as well. so as we go through the morning hours, you can see 1:00 still up in the north bay, and then it's widespread rain, 4 or 5:00 right on through the evening hours. and then we get a break overnight until some thunderstorm activity could visit us on saturday. it's a cooler saturday and a dry but

cool sunday coming up for the weekend. good morning gloria. >> good morning lisa. so far everything is looking really good out there on the roads on this friday morning. and we know a lot of people are working from home today, so we always have that lighter traffic on friday. so if you are driving it is a good time to drive because you won't have too many delays this morning. this is a live look on our emeryville camera, and you can see some cars out there on the road, but nothing compared to what we normally see this time of the morning. and everything is moving smoothly on 80 right now. guys >> thank you gloria. well, it's becoming harder and harder to get insurance here in california. state farm now saying it plans to drop more than 70,000 existing policies. abc seven news reporter lena howland here to explain why and how soon it's going to happen. >> lena kumasi this will start happening on a rolling basis as early as july. state farm is citing rising costs, wildfire risk and outdated regulations in its decision. state farm says this accounts for a little more than 2% of their total policy

count statewide. they did not say where the policyholders are based out of, or what criteria was used to determine which were nonrenewable. 30,000 of those not being renewed are homeowner and rental insurance policies, and the other 42,000 are commercial apartment policies. this comes only nine months after the company stopped writing new homeowners policies across the state due to wildfire risk. the company reported $6.3 billion in losses just last year . in a statement, they said state farm general takes seriously our responsibility to maintain adequate claims, paying capacity for our customers and to comply with applicable financial solvency laws. it is necessary to take these actions now. the california department of insurance said state farm will have to answer questions from regulators about its decision to discontinue coverage live in studio. lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena. a group of

volunteers in the castro is set to receive top honors in dc next month. the castro community patrol is being honored by the fbi for their work in keeping the public safe. abc seven news reporter tara campbell shows us how the city of san francisco is showing their appreciation for this group. >> from the streets of the castro to washington, dc, this group of volunteer patrol officers is set to be honored in a big way. >> we had the honor of being able to receive an early version of the award that the fbi will be giving us officially on april 19th. >> greg kerry is a volunteer with castro community on patrol, and the award he's talking about is the fbi community leadership award. san francisco's mayor, sheriff and other local leaders honoring the group earlier this week. >> this award is uh- around the training that we started doing after the shootings at the q club in colorado springs in 2022, and they've been aiming

the training at nightclubs, bars and nonprofits hosting large gatherings to be able to harden up the security and work on preparedness in case someone should elect to make a target of us. >> inspirational for all the work that they have been doing, to create awareness of how to react and really dangerous situations. >> lex montiel is the owner and operator of the sf eagle bar, and says the training comes as the lgbtq+ community continues to come under attack. >> people never really get safe because, you know, hate is around us and among us every day, so we're not safe. but we feel that this gives us a sense of readiness and preparation. >> as the sheriff, i'm elected to serve the community, and they're being recognized because they themselves elect to serve the community. >> san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto, praising the patrol group, not just the program they worked on with the fbi, but the

continuous work they do in the community to keep people safe and to help us help others is the key for what they're being recognized for. and as for the volunteers themselves, they have their sights set on dc and we're really excited. >> we get to meet christopher wray, the director of the fbi. that will be an amazing event. there will be about 50 other organizations from across the united states that will be honored. so we'll be one of one of that group of people that receives the award this year. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> and speaking of the castro, the beautiful pride flag which flies over harvey milk plaza is going to be replaced today. they do this every so often because, hey, it's way up in the air and sometimes it needs to be replaced. uh- since 1978, there's been a pride flag symbolizing all that the castro has to offer. the flag that's coming down today is going to be donated for an exhibition at the american bookbinding museum. replacing the flag ensures that it will remain in tip top condition for the rest of the year. meanwhile the white house

is backing a $1.2 trillion spending bill with a controversial feature. it includes a provision banning pride flags at us embassies. the flag is at the center of a long running cultural battle. house speaker mike johnson is touting the ban as a victory for conservatives. the policy reverses a 2021 state department decision that allowed pride flags to fly. >> former president donald trump has until monday to pay nearly half $1 billion in his civil fraud case. glory is at the live desk with more on the new financial option. he may have. gloria >> good morning kumasi. donald trump could soon see a cash windfall. today, shareholders of a large shell company could vote on whether to merge with trump's media company. and that merger could put the media company, which includes trump's social media platform, truth social, on the stock market. trump's stake could be worth billions of dollars. he would not immediately be able to convert that stock into cash, but he could potentially take loans out against it. meanwhile new york

attorney general letitia james has filed documents that could lead to the seizure of trump's golf course and his estate in westchester county. that's if trump fails to post his $464 million bond by monday. he says james is trying to force him to sell his real estate at fire sale prices. and if and when i win the appeal, they would be gone. >> if trump does not post his bond by monday, state officials aren't going to close these buildings down. but they could move to file liens to start to claim ownership. and that might give us a window into what some of trump's assets are actually worth. >> trump's lawyers say he faces insurmountable difficulties in obtaining a bond. the timing of that potential merger is still being worked out. kumasi. >> thank you, gloria. well, another week going by with no final result in the race for the 16th congressional district, santa clara county supervisor joe simitian has now moved ahead

of assemblyman evan low, but it's just by one vote. these two are battling for second place to see who will be facing former san jose mayor sam liccardo in november's general election. with the race so close, some are wondering if there might be a recount. paul mitchell, vice president of political data inc, shed some light on how that might work. >> there's not an automatic recount process in this state, but if one of the campaigns say, a losing campaign wants to start a recount, they can do that. they can call for that, but they have to pay for it. so they might set aside $100,000 and say, okay, county, start, you know, counting, you know, redoing a recount in a certain area and see if they get to where they're actually changing the outcome of the election. if they do change the outcome of their election, the election, they get their money back. but if they go two days and there's no significant change, they can continue to pay. once they stop paying, the recount stops. >> of course, we will continue to watch this razor thin race as

the results continue to be tallied. >> the long terme weather forecast is in for spring, and it appears to be good news for california. most of the east and california are expected to remain drought free this spring. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration put out its spring outlook this week, and it predicts a warmer than average season thanks to all the rain and snow. we got the wildfire risk is low for now. water reserves are in good shape in california after a second straight year of near to above average snowfall. forecasters, however, are keeping an eye on ocean temperatures. conditions indicate a cooler la nina may develop at some point this summer, and that could affect the weather for the second half of the year in the north bay, a smelly situation is developing at a popular national park. for several weeks, there's been no trash pickup at the point reyes national seashore and the garbage is beginning to pile up. rangers say nearly every dumpster across the park, 71,000 acres is full of trash. that's

because they have no way to get rid of it. the national park service has just one trash truck for the entire seashore, and it broke down weeks ago. >> the repairs are pretty extensive and, because, you know, we're using federal dollars to, repair this, this truck, we have to go through a specific process. >> rangers say repairing the trash truck could take about two weeks. in the meantime, they're asking visitors to take home their trash. some dumpsters have signs posted. leave no trash, no collection services available. >> a long promised museum of mexican art in san francisco still sitting empty. coming up, the reason behind the missing masterpieces a group of kids in santa cruz make a historic discovery. >> their find now on display in a museum. but first, a check on the weather with lisa. >> all right, we're dry this system a little bit delayed as

we look at live doppler seven. right now, you can see the thunderstorms off the northern california coast as this sings to the south and east, an element of that system. we'll get into that unstable air tomorrow. 53 in concord. it's 46 in sonoma, 54 san mateo. but we have the wind that will precede the front and then accompany it as it goes on through later on tonight. so stopping this at 3:00, it will be raining in these winds will be very gusty, up to 30 miles an hour or better right along the coast. and it continues into the 6:00 hour. so we're looking for the rain to total anywhere from about a 10th to a third of an inch. inland valleys to the peninsula and could see a little bit more than that if we get a heavier downpour. the mountains about a half inch, then we add in saturday's totals and we could see a half inch with friday from mountain view to over an inch. maybe in some of the locations where you get that water just continuing to come down in a town in a downpour, 1 to 2ft of snow is possible right on through the weekend throughout the sierra nevada. so winter

certainly not loosening its grip. actually it's back. we had four lovely days of spring, so we'll talk about a dry start to

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a home for generations are being forced out now. a new policy up for a city council vote may offer them a chance to stay. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how this could build a better bay area. >> the mayfair community in east san jose is rich in culture and history, but it's the future that has many residents here so worried. we have witnessed our families, our friends, our neighbors is having to make the very difficult decision to uproot their families and move away from a place they have called home for generations, all

because they are. >> they no longer are able to afford to live here. >> it's a painful cycle that this community hopes to disrupt in this neighborhood. cesar chavez first began to fight for civil rights, and now residents are following in his footsteps, demanding change for more affordable housing opportunities. >> it is time that we take action and pass instrumental policies that address the root cause of displacement, such as the tenant preference policy. >> next week, the city council will consider the tenant preferences program to keep communities intact. if passed, 20% of new affordable housing like this one on alum rock avenue will be reserved for low income applicants facing displacement. this can be modified for existing projects as well. an additional 15% of units will be saved for applicants who live in the same district as the new housing. >> it's only fair that when we ask a community to tax itself to build affordable housing, when we ask a neighborhood to say yes to projects like the one you see across the street, it's only

right that the people in that community benefit from it and that it helps them stay here and stay connected. and that's what this policy is all about. >> a council approval of the tenant preferences program will put the policy into effect immediately. the hope is to keep communities connected and make home feel like home once again. >> this is more than just a neighborhood or a district. we need to preserve that heritage for the next generation of leaders here in mayfair. >> the vote that aims to make san jose more affordable will be on tuesday, march 26th, in the mayfair neighborhood of east san jose. dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> developing news the mexican museum that's supposed to go in downtown san francisco off to a troubling start, an audit by the city shows the museum is still short the $49 million it needs to convert the space. this is according to the chronicle. the museum also allegedly misused some of its public funding and missed an important deadline, which could lead to it just losing this space altogether. it

has a new space on mission street, but construction there has not started, and some special international guests spent the day at castlemont high school in oakland. 30 students, along with some educators from yokohama, japan, spent the day there yesterday. they shadowed students and got a taste of some food as well. one castlemont senior noticed their etiquette is much different than their american peers. >> they're very different. they i see that they're very nice, polite. they say thank you. they say hello to everybody, even though they don't know them. they just passing by. they'd be like, hello. and so that's something that you don't see very much here in the united states. and seeing that it's like it's like a culture shock. >> oh, what is he saying about us? >> well, diego said we don't know how to act. >> he doesn't. >> now, a group from castlemont will be making a trip of their own next week. they are going to japan, philippines and taiwan. a curious group of students in the santa cruz mountains have made a

major discovery by building a dam. >> they're looking for crawdads. they're just in the mud and pulling things out. and then one of them comes up and is like this isn't a stick, this is a bone. >> oh, they were looking for crawdads. >> is that what do we say? crawdads here? i thought that was a southern thing. you know what a crawdad is? barely a crayfish. >> oh, well, they're looking for. >> they were looking for crawdads near a riverbank when they discovered a fossil of the jefferson's ground sloth. experts have identified it as a radius bone, and quite possibly one of the largest ever found from the creature. since it's only one bone, the kids want to find the rest of the animal. >> does this make you guys want to look for more stuff like this? >> yes, we are trying to. when we go down to the creek, we are trying to. yeah, we are trying to find the rest of the skeleton. if it's up there. >> oh. >> the jefferson's ground sloth is named after thomas jefferson, who documented discovering fossils in west virginia in the late 1700s. this fossil will be on display at the santa cruz

museum of natural history. >> first of all, i didn't know we had crawfish, i didn't either. >> have you ever had crawfish? >> like no friend. >> i have to tell you that story about how i was traumatized. >> i was traumatized, too. it's not for me. >> it's not for me. no. >> let's look at this dog in the uk who is being called a hero. a coast guard rescue team says a black newfoundland dog helped his golden retriever friend who was struggling in the water. oh, how sweet is this? so this dog got the attention of a nearby human who took a boat into the harbor and then helped to rescue the dog. the coast guard got there not too long after to help. they looked like they are really friends. they were reunited afterward and went home. >> the only thing i know about newfies is that they are really good swimmers, so congratulations! >> also, speaking of dogs, tomorrow is national puppy day, but we are celebrating early today. coming up at 6:00. we'll have lots of adorable and adoptable puppies from shelters across the bay area right here at our station. >> nice!

>> i am so excited about this. we have so many different, you know, organizations here. so really, wherever you live, whatever's convenient, if you see someone you love, get in the car and drive, get on bart and go get get get the puppy. >> go get him. >> i'm. i'm up first upstairs. i think i'm with silicon valley, so i'm excited. >> and i'm talking with muttville. >> oh, i love mudville. >> yeah. they're great. >> they have the senior dogs. >> yeah, i love sweet. >> yeah. and last year, kumasi, there was a dog that you fell in love with. maybe this year you'll adopt one. no, i already know, i already know, i'm just. >> i am a dog, auntie. >> okay. yeah. >> that's my calling. >> she's. yeah, she's an aunt to. >> we need a booster. yeah. we do. >> yeah. that's important. yeah, sure. >> that is good. when we need a dog sitter, call me. bring them to. come on. my 14 year old just died six months ago. oh, no. >> well, it's not just. so. >> are you looking? >> i'm like you becoming an auntie. >> okay. that's right, i can relate. yeah. >> i went through the cat and the dog and, you know. yeah. it's fine. i mean, it's not, but

it's not. >> we can make it happen. >> yeah, we're good at tea. >> all right, well, we are making the rain, captain, and it's going to be a welcome rain because it's not going to cause any issues. in fact, maybe the garden needs a little bit more, of a drink of water out there. the flowers. and it's on the way. there's a look at the thunderstorm activity. it will move in the first part of the energy today, the unstable air tomorrow, and then some leftover rain showers early sunday. it is delayed a bit, so it's going to be here the middle of the afternoon instead of the morning. so we have a dry morning commute. 54 in hayward, 55 in oakland. here's our high resolution model that keeps it up in the north bay through about 1:00. and then it spreads throughout the rest of the bay area. staying with us right on through the evening. so we'll look at the rainfall totals for your friday, not adding up to be too much anywhere from a 10th around brentwood to a third in concord, maybe a quarter of an inch richmond and here in san francisco. but then there'll be more with some heavier downpours

on saturday with the unstable air, the thunderstorm activity as we get into saturday afternoon highs today, they're cooler, but still near average low 60s to mid 60s in the north bay. the cold air comes behind the front. so your saturday and sunday much cooler. notice we'll hit about 70 in san jose today. the accuweather seven day forecast level one system today tomorrow ending on sunday. then we dry out monday and tuesday. but the next system on wednesday. this one could pack a bigger punch, so stay tuned for that. good morning gloria. >> good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. if you're getting ready to leave the house this morning, you will not have much traffic here in the bay area. so it will be a nice and easy commute for you. today there's a live look at our oakland, 8-80 camera and you can see there are some cars out there, but really not too bad. so it's a pretty easy ride to the bay bridge or san leandro. and looking at your drive times for this morning from tracy to castro valley, that's usually in the red. you could see it is in

the yellow. so a little bit of a slowdown, but not as bad as usual. that will take you 45 minutes from highway 85 to the san jose airport, 14 minutes and from highway one to san francisco only nine minutes. so not a bad drive this morning, guys. >> thanks, gloria. new at six. the tight deadline for congress to avoid a government shutdown is looming. whether any funding plan has a chance to pass. >> first, though, a warning for all travelers. the latest trick hackers have uncovered allowing them to access millions but we're just getting started. everything going well? oh yeah. let's take a look at this knee. because it's the work behind the scenes, that truly matters. [ physical therapy staff discusses results ] for your mind. for your body.

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do to protect themselves. >> this morning, hotel guests beware. with the right technology, researchers posing as hackers say they've uncovered a way to hack into key cards to open millions of doors at hotels around the world, wired magazine reports. there's an urgent push now to fix the flaw. >> with just two taps, they can open these doors in seconds. >> researchers found security vulnerabilities within the locks encryption system. they say using a key card, they crack the code and essentially made a master key. >> the security researchers have actually exposed this. and that's a good thing because now dormakaba, the lock manufacturer , can start the process of trying to update all these locks around the world and fix this. >> they say the lock company has updated about one third of the locks so far. in a statement, dormakaba saying our customers and partners all take security very seriously and we are confident all reasonable steps will be taken to address this matter. we also have to consider

that they may have actually done it in the past. >> these more professional, profit motivated or, you know, politically motivated hackers. and they may have even exploited these locks in secret to get into hotel rooms for profit or even for kind of intelligence purposes. >> how can hotel guests protect themselves? we're told the locks in question have a round card reader with a wavy line cutting through it. apps can help you determine if it's been updated. if it hasn't been, experts say the deadbolt won't help since it's connected to the key card, so use your door's keychain instead. researchers have not revealed their exact method of how they made a master key. careful as to not allow the information to get into the wrong hands. andrea fujii abc news, new york. >> good friday morning rain headed our way. here is the model stopped in the north bay through noontime. you'll notice it is up in the north bay, but as it pushes through san francisco, we can expect about a

third of an inch in the city today. it's going to continue to slide east and to the south throughout the evening hours. we get a break overnight. colder, unstable air for your saturday and then a final push late saturday into sunday for some breezy and cooler conditions, but at least we'll get the sun out on sunday. back to you. >> thank you lisa. new at six. the allegations that grocery store chains took advantage of the pandemic to hike prices, and the high stakes meeting today in the middle east between israel's prime minister and secretary of state antony blinken. a live look outside right now it is 557 as we take a look at the ferry building in the embarcadero in san francisco. we'll be a victory that is there for the taking.

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five, now at six, the state's largest insurance provider will not be renewing tens of thousands of policies. why state farm says it can't afford many of those plans. >> then more plane problems under investigation and american airlines flight lands without the brakes. >> and we are bringing in the weekend with puppies. these adorable and adoptable pets will be in our studio all morning long. this is really one of the best days of the year here at the station. >> we're going to get the camera trained. more on the puppies. >> yeah, hopefully just see the little tail wagging. there it is a tease. stay around, sti