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>> good morning. on this friday, march 29th. >> yes, we're going to start the check of our forecast with drew because that rain, it is on its way and it's coming this morning turning heavier this afternoon. >> so let's get you prepared for this friday. here's live doppler seven where it's quiet this morning. but you can see the initial band of rain is on approach right now. this is a warm front we're tracking that will start to spread showers west to east over the next couple of hours. you can see thunderstorms already starting to develop, so thunderstorms are in the forecast today. the wider picture the low is going to move down the coast the next 24 hours and supply us with some heavy rain later on today it's a level two, a moderate storm for rain, heavy at times this afternoon, the chance of a thunderstorm and some gusty winds as well. let's break down your day this morning. we see that initial band of light rain move on shore. it's the afternoon between noon and five. we'll have some strong winds and some heavy rain. we'll take a closer look at those wind speed and the rain totals coming up in a few minutes. let's check in with amanda and see how that goes. >> go. yeah. drew. wet and windy conditions to keep in mind later

today. but luckily this morning nothing really to report on our roadways. you see that westbound 80 behind me is just starting to fill in from the toll plaza to san francisco. it'll take you 20 minutes. no major delays there. then. oakland, the 880 camera traffic is flowing freely in both directions, northbound and southbound. 880 at the coliseum. no delays there. >> thank you. amanda, this morning we're working to learn more about a deadly shooting in downtown san francisco. it happened late last night, just outside the powell street bart station. police blocked off the entrance off market and fifth around 10 p.m, and we've learned at least one person has died. we are still working to learn about what led up to the shooting. police say there have not been any arrests in connection with this shooting. >> a homeowners association in san francisco takes matters into its own hands. it's hoping a gate will bring an end to what they describe as an open air drug market, a fence has gone up in the tenderloin at mcallister and leavenworth streets. that's where ahsoka bakery is located. it even has a code to get in.

according to our media partners at the san francisco standard, the department of public works issued a permit to the 83 mcallister home owners association. >> excuse me, in san francisco. it has been a decade since the city launched vision zero, the traffic safety policy, pledging to eliminate all traffic fatalities, but it has fallen short of its goal. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live in the studio with what the mayor wants to do to fix these issues. gloria, good morning. >> kumasi san francisco pledged to make changes to eliminate all traffic deaths ten years ago, but traffic deaths have actually climbed over the past five years since the city's vision zero pledge within 500 people have died in traffic related collisions in san francisco since 2014, the city's vision zero tracker online also shows more than 200 others are seriously injured while traveling on city streets every year. this month, a family of four was killed after a driver crashed into a bus shelter in

the city's west portal neighborhood yesterday, mayor london breed said the city is planning to increase their efforts, including more traffic enforcement, walks and the sf bicycle coalition are pushing for more to be done. >> the san francisco bicycle coalition will play our part. holding decision makers accountable. >> the data doesn't lie. we have around 30 people killed every year and about 3000 people injured. >> part of the city's plan includes speeding up the installation of 400 automated license plate readers across the city. it aims to help catch drivers who flee the scene after hitting a pedestrian or cyclist, and the mayor is also directing sfmta to come up with a plan to tackle dangerous intersections live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news thank you, gloria a new state bill proposal aims to address traffic safety in school zones across california. >> i'm here today because of one simple but devastating fact

traffic violence is the number one cause of death for california's school age children . and it's not disease. it's not guns. it's not drowning. it's getting hit by a car. >> the bill is called the safer school zones act, authored by assembly member marc berman of san mateo. it aims to make new street reforms in school zones across the state. the main goal is to lower speed limits to 20mph or less. right now, there are 39 states that have a maximum school speed limit statute. like this california is one of only nine states where that speed limit is greater than 20mph. however, here in oakland and san francisco, the school zone speed limit is 15mph. many other cities across the south, east and north bay's have limits . at 25mph, there is a new $10 million plan to keep employees safe on the streets of oakland. >> the ceos of oakland's four largest companies are joining forces blue shield of california, kaiserermante, p-g-and-e's, and clorox are

creating an uptown downtown safe zone with increased private security. it will also establish an ambassador program, fund employee safety training, and subsidized transportation for employees to and from work and transit hubs. this program will be rolled out in the coming weeks. >> thousands of a's fans staged a protest in the parking lot of the oakland coliseum. the team was opening up the season yesterday. some fans say they wanted to make a statement by staying out of the stands. a manager at the live desk with the story for us this morning. yeah, reggie, the a's say the official attendance inside the ballpark was about 13,522 people. >> that's a low attendance total for an opening night, according to the abc seven sports department. but much of the activity was actually outside the stadium. there was live music, food, games and even fan sponsored merchandise giveaways, a tailgate of sorts that lasted the entire duration of the game.

fans. we spoke with say they want to continue supporting the team they love, while also showing the team management they strongly disapprove of their eventual move to las vegas, the lack of fans in the stands didn't go unnoticed by players. >> yeah, you know, i would have liked to have seen all those guys inside the stadium tonight, you know? but, you know, they're fighting for something they believe in, you know, and so at the end of the day, you know, as long as they're supporting us, you know, in whatever way that may be, you know, whether it's inside the stadium or watching the game outside, you know, the a's lease at the coliseum ends after the season. >> so last night may have very well been their last season opener in oakland. if a deal isn't struck, the team will have to find a place to play in 2025, 26 and 27 before their las vegas stadium is expected to be ready. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. today, former senator and vice presidential candidate joe lieberman. joe lieberman will be laid to rest. the service is in his hometown of stamford, connecticut. the 82 year old died wednesday after complications from a fall.

lieberman was elected to the state senate in 1970. 18 years later, he became the first orthodox jew to get elected to the us senate. he was a vice presidential candidate alongside al gore and their run for the white house in 2000. >> recession worries are being replaced with confidence as wall street logged its best quarter since 2019. the s&p 500 hit a record high and the dow approached 40,000 tech stocks like nvidia and i companies helped drive stocks higher in the first quarter, and it's likely good news for your 401 k, which is already up an average of 19% last year. the market is closed for good friday, but new inflation numbers are due out this morning. addressing the menthol market, some local leaders say a nationwide ban on menthol cigarets would save lives. >> money matters hundreds of high schoolers getting a lesson in finance to get ready for college. >> 608 this morning, as we track a level two moderate storm today, our biggest concern would be roadway flooding as some downpours move through this

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band of rain getting closer and closer to us with this warm front. it's already producing some thunderstorms off the coast of mendocino and sonoma county. it's slowly moving west at about 15mph, so the initial bands of rain move into the city closer to about 745 this morning, san jose closer to 9 a.m. and then moving inland to livermore around 10 a.m. this morning. so it's a slow moving, warm front, but then we get a pretty intense cold front later on. this afternoon. here's future weather with that light

showers beginning to move in, and then it's between noon and five. here comes that heavier rain developing by 230. there you can see those downpours slowly crossing through the region. and it's at this time winds will also be up, gusting closer to 40 45mph. and friday night we will have scattered showers to deal with. looking at rainfall totals, we'll see a lot of areas close to the coast. nearly an inch of rain, likely higher in our hills. reggie. >> thanks, drew. whooping cough outbreak. what health officials in the north bay suggest you do after more than 100 cases have been reported since december. reduce fees. the plan, the cpuc hopes, will get approval to lower yo utility bill as we head to break. it's 612. the feeling of finding psoriasis can't filter out the real you. so go ahead, live unfiltered with the one and only sotyktu, a once-daily pill for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, and the chance at clear or almost clear skin. it's like the feeling of finding you're so ready for your close-up. or finding you don't have to hide your skin just your background.

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by a strain of neisseria meningitis. symptoms usually include fever, headache, nausea, and a stiff neck. the cdc says recent cases have shown bloodstream injections and infected joints. the infections are reportedly impacting middle aged adults when they usually affect babies or young adults. this can be treated with antibiotics. and in the north bay, a whooping cough outbreak is spreading across marin county. there have been 113 cases since december. the majority of these 65 have come from tamalpais high school. >> typically starts off very nonspecific and very mild. with a runny nose. it could be a sore throat or even just some fatigue a couple days or even up to a week later is when the cough starts. >> doctors recommend anyone who feels sick should get tested if it comes back positive. isolate while infectious. for teenagers, whooping cough isn't very serious. but for other age groups like infants, it can be deadly. >> we don't give the pertussis

vaccine until babies are about two months old, so if th to get this illness before that vaccine, it would be a much more serious illness. >> marin county health officials say so far, no cases in infants or hospitalizations have been reported. >> an organization in the south bay is fighting for what they call an inequality in federal policy. it has to do with menthol cigarets and its effect on black communities. the flavor was banned in california in 2022. however, one group wants it to be banned across the country. studies show the menthol market has targeted black people, so we want to change the trajectory of this and prevent access to menthol so that we as black people, have just as much opportunity to have a healthy life as other races. in october, the fda proposed to the white house to ban the manufacturing and sales of menthol cigarets. the biden administration then delayed a final ruling of that ban from december to march. now it's almost april and that ruling is

still undecided. >> new at six the california public utilities commission is proposing to charge a fixed rate of $24 on customers utility bills. it says the fee will allow companies like p-g-and-e's to reduce prices and help utilities cover basic costs. that's according to the chronicle. the commission says a san francisco customer with an electric vehicle and electric appliances could save an average of $32 per month. critics warn fixed rates could lead to higher utility bills for homes with fewer electric appliances. >> imagine needing help on a plane or at the airport and gettg help from i. qatar airways rolled out its new virtual flight attendant name, sama, at a trade show in berlin. sama will be available via a large screen in the gate areas and in the airline's app. if you have questions in flight. the company who designed sama says she blends technology with

empathy and offers interactions that mirror human conversation. let me hear some. i want to know i don't. >> i lost my bag. where's my bag? i look at the eyes. >> i look at the eyes. i don't like it. >> i haven't had great experiences when it comes to customer service. that is ai machine based. press zero. yep. >> agent rep resentative rep not not sama answers. >> hang on. you're like, you know that one lady that you guessed sometimes and you know. >> oh no. not her. yeah i'm sorry. yeah. >> try again, try again. oh, yeah. you sound like you can get. yeah, you can get my bag back. >> this is sama. >> this morning we are tracking rain. making a comeback. first. it will be light in nature this morning. and then it picks up in intensity this afternoon. live doppler seven showing you this initial band offshore. this is a warm front. it's already producing some thunderstorms.

going to watch some of these cells very closely as they move onshore the next couple of hours. the warm front is first and then the cold front here. that will bring the heavier rain later on this afternoon. 40s and low 50s. you're starting temperatures right now. it is a level two today for that rain coming back, the chance of a thunderstorm and gusty winds. let's talk about the rain first. here's that warm front this morning 830. it's slowly crossing through but it's this afternoon. we're really highlighting noon to 5 p.m. that five hour window will have heavy rain moving through and some gusty winds friday night. if you have plans outside, you want the umbrella. we could also be dealing with some thunderstorms later on tonight as that low pressure spins nearby on and off. showers all day saturday, and then as we head into sunday, we will dry out. we'll go from clouds to sunshine for easter, but winds will be an issue today. a wind advisory starts at 8 a.m. today. the peak winds will happen this afternoon, where we could see gusts up to 50mph. so the winds are pretty light right now, but then later today, this is 3:00, they'll start to race out of the south, and that could lead to an

isolated tree down and even a power outage. winter storm warning also begins at 8 a.m. today for the west slope, our highest peaks up to 30in of snow, the heaviest falling late tonight into saturday. back here at home, it's all about that storm moving onshore for wet and windy conditions. temperatures chilly today only in the 50s. accuweather seven day level two today with showers isolated in nature tomorrow. and then we dry out for easter sunday as we say hello to april 1st. on monday we bring warmer, drier weather for much of next week. amanda. >> hi drew. yeah, drivers, you'll want to keep those wet, windy and potentially dangerous conditions in mind for the later commute. but if you're off the roads completely and on mass transit, something to keep in mind. the sf line is seeing about a ten minute delay. this is in the sfo direction. both caltrain and ace are on time. at 620 we send it back to the desk. >> all right. thank you amanda. now we are checking in with ginger zee who is live with what's coming up on gma. >> good morning ginger reggie kumasi nice to be with you this morning. >> so here on a friday we of

course will start in baltimore with that bridge collapse. the recovery effort is gearing up as we get our first look at the wreckage from on board the cargo ship and the latest incident at one of our nation's airports. the investigation after planes clipped wings all in the midst of a busy spring break, travel season and eclipse tourism. how cities along the path of totality are gearing up for a super bowl of travel. i know the one i'm traveling to is saying they just can't handle it all, and how you can still find a deal if you'd like to be there. also, inside beyonce's highly anticipated new album and rock and roll hall of famer sheryl crow is here to start your weekend, right? she'll be here live performing. it is such good stuff and yes, since i had late travel last night, like 1 a.m. got home. yes, i did get some beyonce time. that's probably what was supposed to happen uh- i like. yeah i'm in. how about you all really like it? >> we were listening to it this morning. kumasi is really into blackbird, which it is beautiful

. it's just it just feels very well produced. >> if they can't mess that up. but like, of course beyonce is not going to mess that up. right? >> and jolene, i mean, it's just like all this stuff, she's doing it again where she's taking all these things that we love and reinterpreting it and mixing it, and it just feels right. i think that's the way i would describe it. >> yeah, it sure does. you got 27 tracks to listen to, 27 tracks. she's good. we were thirsty. we were thirsty for something. >> and i'm really glad that she gave us because i was feeling it was getting dry, a little parched. we're hydrated now. >> feeling good. there you go. >> we'll see you. and i'm excited about sheryl crow. >> enjoy the weekend. >> yeah, we'll see you on gma. >> oh yeah she's great right. >> truly a

to win. today we're tracking a level two moderate storm. it's pretty calm out there this morning. a live look from the exploratorium camera showing you just some cloudy skies up above as we head deeper into the morning. it's right around 9:10 a.m. that will start to find a warm front moving onshore for a lot of us, and we'll find some wet weather as well. so let's talk about live doppler seven this morning. here's the warm front that is slowly moving towards us. it will spread rain west to east across the region. it's already developing some thunderstorms out there. that's something we'll track very closely with some of these downpours you see. but the wider picture, this storm will come in two parts the warm front this morning and then the cold front that will come this afternoon that will bring the heavier rain. so looking at your storm concerns, the biggest concern we have with this system is roadway flooding this afternoon because of those downpours. but gusty winds could also bring some trees down, cause some isolated power outages and we do have the risk of lightning today as thunderstorms are in the

forecast. a level two on the storm impact scale today, with the worst really between about noon and 5 p.m. so the rain chances begin to increase throughout the morning. it's into the afternoon that we really find that cold front bringing us some heavy rain, but even tonight we'll find scattered showers. for your friday night plans. and tonight we could even see a thunderstorm develop. out of the question. hail could be an issue as well. the winds are increasing over the next couple of hours. they'll peak in the afternoon. a wind advisory begins here at 8 a.m. this morning, where winds could top about 50mph in our hills, so that could certainly lead to some possible power outages in isolated areas with those strong wind speeds. looking at the next three days, as we highlight the weekend, first we have that rain and wind. today, that level two storm heading into saturday, we have showers, a chance of a thunderstorm. it gets down to a level one because the worst the wind is over and then sunday we're drying out. the egg hunts look okay, we'll go from clouds to sun and temperatures warming up a little bit closer to average. we'll go into the 50s

and 60s for daytime highs. kumasi thank you drew. >> it is still a razor thin race for california's 16th congressional district, but santa clara county supervisor joe simitian is extending his very slim lead. he is now eight votes ahead of assemblyman evan low, so they are vying to face former san jose mayor sam liccardo in the general election , which is in november. the 16th congressional district falls within san mateo and santa clara counties, and this seat is opening for the first time in more than 30 years. as representative anna eshoo is retiring. next, at 630, looking for quality individuals, the private members only bar opening up in san francisco over the summer that will decide if you make the cut to get in. fighting fentanyl. the controversial plan a san francisco mayoral candidate is pushing to handle the crisis. and as we head to break, let's take a

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are devouring and reviewing this morning. spoiler alert we like it. >> good morning everybody. it's friday, march 29th. we'll get to all that. >> but first, a check on your forecast. hey, drew. yeah, we're just a few hours away from some very heavy rain moving in right now. >> live doppler seven showing you that we have a warm front that's on approach. and a lot of this initial rain will be steady, but light in nature. there's a possibility of a thunderstorm. we see some developing already this morning. we'll keep our eyes on that. but it's the cold front later this afternoon and into the evening that's way back here. that will bring about a round of heavy rain and some gusty winds to level two today. a moderate storm, rain heavy at times, chance of thunder and even winds turning gusty into the afternoon over 45mph. so this morning we'll watch that warm front bring a scattered showers. initially it's between noon and 5 p.m. that's we'll see. the heaviest rain and the strongest winds. but even for your friday night plans, we'll track scattered showers and even the chance of a thunderstorm as

well. we'll take a closer look at the details of the timing of the storm in nine minutes. let's check in with amanda, though, and see if that commute is going. >> yeah, drew, that commute going to be a little dicey in just a few hours. but the good news is, at 631 on your friday morning, not too bad. let's take a look at your drive times 580 westbound tracy to castro valley, 46 minutes, 85 to sjc is going to take you about 11 minutes. and then 280 northbound highway one to san francisco, nine minutes back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. now to the race to reopen the port of baltimore. the biden administration approved a $60 billion request to help pay for the emergency work underway. abc news reporter perry russom is following the cleanup effort this morning. >> cranes are in place at key bridge, ready to clear debris and reopen the port of baltimore. we need to clear the channel and open vessel traffic to the port because the health of the maryland economy and the national economy depends on it. the biden administration approving an initial request of $60 million from the state of maryland for mobilization,

operations and debris recovery efforts that request approved within hours after it was made. the coast guard outlining the plan to reopen the port. >> step one of that is we're going to clear the debris from the channel. step two is we're going to remove the vessel and step three is remove the rest of the bridge. the bridge debris from the waterway. >> new video from onboard dolly shows investigators gathering information from the ship's voyage data recorder. crucial evidence in figuring out what happened. that data recorder showing preliminary information consistent with a power outage. four construction workers are still missing, presumed dead, including minor suazo sandoval, whose journey to america started on this dirt road in honduras. his mother, overcome with grief, mina's brother martin says they are still waiting with faith and hope they will find his brother's body. >> let us join together in a moment of silence. >> yesterday at opening day for the baltimore orioles, a moment of silence for the six

construction workers killed later in the game. three maryland transportation authority police officers recognized for quickly shutting down the bridge, saving lives. the governor is stressing they also need to focus on recovering the bodies of the missing construction workers so they can be reunited with their families. perry russom, abc news, baltimore. >> we thank perry for that report. new this morning, a united flight out of sfo had to make an emergency landing in denver, so the flight was headed to paris yesterday. but there was an issue with one of the engines. united says the flight landed safely. everyone was able to get off the plane. okay it was eventually canceled and the airline said it is working on providing customers with flight options. today san francisco pledged to make changes to eliminate all traffic deaths ten years ago, and that has not happened. >> in fact, if you look at 2022, we saw the highest number of traffic deaths since 2007, when

the city recorded 41 deaths. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us live in studio with that. >> good morning, reggie advocates want to see more done to eliminate traffic deaths. the mayor acknowledging the need for more enforcement this month, a family of four was killed after a driver crashed into a bus shelter in the city's west portal neighborhood and traffic deaths in san francisco have actually climbed over the past five years, the city falling short of its vision zero pledge ten years ago to eliminate all traffic fatalities. more than 500 people died in traffic related collisions in san francisco since the pledge. the city's vision zero tracker online also shows that more than 200 others are seriously injured while traveling on city streets every year. >> it's objectively failed. you know, we were supposed to have zero roadway fatalities and severe injuries this year, and by my count, we had about over 30. we had 39 in 2022. uh- fatalities and about 500 severe

injuries every every year i've asked for three specific things a daylighting plan and policy to prioritize the treatment of intersections citywide, a no right on red policy and increased parking control enforcement to ticket people who park on sidewalks and block our crosswalks and bike lanes. >> yesterday, mayor london breed said the city is planning to increase their efforts, including more traffic enforcement and also directing sfmta to come up with a plan to tackle dangerous intersections. part of the city's plan includes speeding up the installation of 400 automated license plate readers across the city. it aims to help catch drivers who flee the scene after hitting a pedestrian or cyclist live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news thank you gloria, the former mayor of windsor, is now speaking out about allegations against him that ultimately cost him his job. >> dominic foppoli will not be facing any criminal charges

after being accused of sexual assault by multiple women. california's attorney general announced that there was a lack of evidence against foppoli, and now he's speaking with abc seven news nearly three years after the allegations first came to light, foppoli continues to deny any wrongdoing and says he feels vindicated. >> i'm sure the attorney general had a tremendous amount of pressure to find something, anything to charge me with. so, i want to thank them for having the courage to finally make the statement. >> foppoli spoke to abc seven from his home in italy, but says he does plan to return to windsor. meantime, one of his accusers, who wishes to remain anonymous, says she is disappointed. >> and it just feeling like, you know, you hear the same passed around about the good old boys club and it just feels like a lot of, you know, protection and delays that felt really purposeful in our eyes. >> foppoli was also investigated

in nevada, montana and florida over sexual abuse allegations. no charges were filed in those states. >> former cryptocurrency mogul sam bankman-fried got a 25 year prison sentence yesterday for one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history, amanda, at the live desk. with that decision, reggie, sam bankman-fried's lawyer, has called him an awkward math nerd, but prosecutors are calling him a greedy swindler. >> no matter what you call him. the man is now headed to prison. just two years ago, the ftx founder mingled with the rich and powerful after becoming a billionaire at age 30. now he'll be spending 25 years in federal prison experts believe that sentence could be cut in half with good behavior. and by completing prison rehab programs, bankman-fried's parents, who are law professors at stanford, sent the judge a letter prior to sentencing, according to our media partners at the mercury news, his parents described him as smart, empathetic and motivated to only do good. but the judge wasn't having any of it during sentencing, saying, quote, he

knew it was wrong. he knew it was criminal. bankman-fried's parents issued a short statement following that decision, saying, we are heartbroken and will continue to fight for our son, even if victims in this case get their money back. many who invested in cryptocurrencies at the time of ftx's collapse have lost out on a considerable amount of income, experts say many of those currencies would be worth much more today. bitcoin's value, for example, has increased more than 300% since late 2022. back to you at the desk, kumasi. thank you. amanda >> the san francisco mayoral candidate, mark farrell, wants to deploy armed national guard troops in the tenderloin and in the south of market neighborhoods. the former interim mayor and supervisor believes the move would help the city battle its drug crisis. farrell says if he is elected in november, he would declare a state of emergency for that same reason, according to the examiner. he's also proposing a 24 hour center that offers shelter and treatment for mpox.

>> cases in the u.s. are on the rise, according to new cdc data. the number of cases right now nearly double compared to the same time last year. more than 500 cases have been reported through mid-march to. transmission rates are below levels from 2022, when there were tens of thousands of cases. health officials are still reminding people to get vaccinated. while anyone can get mpox, men who have sex with men are particularly at risk. >> the city of alameda is lifting up their first. >> their female first responders as women history month is coming to an end. abc seven news reporter ryan curry shows us why these women hope to inspire the next generation. no limit to what we as women can accomplish. >> meet yesenia sanchez, misty carausu and mckenzie whitten. serving their communities is not just a job. >> it just like called to me and it was just being surrounded by people who were doing good work. i just wanted to be a part of

that. >> as the first woman ever elected as alameda county sheriff, sanchez says she never let anything hold her back. >> it doesn't matter how tall or short you are, because i'm not even five feet tall. you could totally do it. you got to challenge yourself and never, never tell yourself that you can't. >> thursday night, the city of alameda honored many female firefighters, police officers, and paramedics for their service. many of them say their colleagues are mostly men, but they believe there is a vital role for women. >> they do a lot of work. they put their heart, their compassion, they can lead with every like with love. so to get there, i mean, we have to just support our girls from all the way up. >> the women we spoke with tonight say they want to send a message to any young girl out there. they too can become a firefighter or police officer or anything related to public service. it's a message they hope reaches far. and for years to come. >> it was in my internship that i worked with a female firefighter that inspired me to know that this is something i

could do. >> mckenzie whitten was raised in alameda. she loves being able to serve her town. she hopes to inspire young women the same way she once was. >> she would love to see future generations coming forward. we have a few women in the process in the next hiring group, so taking them on as mentors, letting them know. so, any challenges and how to best overcome those is just kind of sharing that information. >> there is a nationwide effort called the 30 by 30 initiative. it's an effort to get at least 30% of the police force to be women by 2030. alameda wants to take it a step further. they want to have at least 30% in all their public service departments. their message to other young women keep believing anything you can dream of, you can do. >> don't be afraid to pursue a new career field if it's something you don't see yourself reflected in, you could be that person. be that change you want to see in alameda. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> 2024 concert series the mountain winery in saratoga, announcing this year's lineup. and there are some big stars coming to the bay area. >> prized possession a former 40 niner asking for help to find his super bowl championship ring

and 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. to download the app now, wherever you stream. >> 642 this morning, we are tracking a level two moderate storm on the storm impact scale for your friday. the biggest concern we have is roadway flooding, particularly this afternoon as some heavy rain moves through. winds will turn gusty to the possibility of trees down and power outages and isolated spots is on the agenda. and lightning is also a possibility with thunderstorms later on today. here's live doppler seven. the initial band of rain with a warm front is moving onshore over the next couple of hours, so we'll time that initial rain out for you. moving into the city right around 730 this morning, san jose closer to 8 a.m. approaching livermore closer to 9 a.m. vacaville closer to about 930 this morning. and that's just part one of a two part system. the cold front moves through later on this afternoon between noon and five. you can see some heavy rain falling, and that does come with some gusty winds. as well. a wind advisory

begins shortly at 8 a.m, winds up to 50mph are possible. we'll take a closer look at these wind

sco will be naming a street after sean monterrosa. he is a 22 year old who was shot and killed by vallejo police during protests after george floyd's death in 2020. supervisors approved the legislation earlier this week. it will rename park street at the intersection of holly, holly park circle as sean monterrosa boulevard. that's near the bernal heights neighborhood where he grew up. police shot and killed monterrosa after he jumped out of a window of a walgreens in vallejo. he was unarmed at the time. the officer who shot him was fired, then rehired after an investigation. there is a mural of monterrosa in the mission. a

live look this morning at the abc7 oakland airport camera. the faa says next week will be the busiest travel week of spring break, with thursday being the peak. more than 50,000 flights nationwide expected that day. oakland airport expects that it will see more than a million passengers between mid-march and mid-april, as people are traveling for spring break, and that is 3% more than last year. now, a lot of people who will be traveling next week will be doing so to witness a solar eclipse. it will be passing from texas to maine, as you can see here in the map. and it's the first total solar eclipse in north america in seven years. now on the west coast, there will only be a partial eclipse. and that will be between 10 and 1145. in the morning. >> now it's our morning money report. an electric suv company has slashed the price of its luxury car as it faces potential bankruptcy. fisker has halted production, but but still has some of its ocean suvs for sale. prices have been cut by as much

as 39, with a sticker price starting at $25,000. fisker, which is based in southern california, reported in early march that it could run out of cash. the company's stock is hovering at around $0.02 a share. >> mountain winery in saratoga announced its 2024 concert season, and there's some pretty big names performing at the venue. the season includes more than 70 concerts, seals performing, rod stewart, daryl hall, elvis costello, ben platt, chelsea handler, jason mraz, harry connick jr and ringo starr and his all star band. concerts go from may 5th through october 25th. the presale for loyalty club members is on tuesday, and then for the general public. tickets go on sale on friday, april 5th. well, today is the day beyonce fans have been waiting for. she announced the release of act two during the super bowl last month, and cowboy carter is finally here. >> the 27 track album dropped overnight. there's a long list

of features willie nelson, miley cyrus, post malone, dolly parton, beyonce covered dolly's jolene, dolly cane don't take the chance because you think you can. >> that is so great. >> not that one little last. >> even beyonce's youngest daughter, six year old rumi carter, is featured in one track and you were just living your whole life over there. >> hold on, i wish i had a flag. >> yeah. oh, you look really good. missing >> you do look really good. >> it is just a great album. so far we've made through half of it. >> how great is this? >> she looks amazing. >> it's the blue. it's the blue for me. >> i think that you probably amanda, have heard more of the album, the rest of us, because i had a one hour drive from san jose and i'm just popping it on. >> here you are. >> and your number one is jolene. >> everything she said, i felt the way she rewrote it, i felt,

and i feel this and i felt drew is into yaya. >> yaya. >> yeah, it's a blackbird and i'm really into this. levi song. and i do think it's really hilarious. and amanda, you're the one who told me this, that levi's has changed its name on social media today with two eyes and it says formerly known as levi's. so whoever's running social media down the street here at levi's, we honor you. good for them. >> and beyonce, like they say in the bay area, all gas, no breaks. and we aren't seeing any breaks on the bay bridge. >> do that transition now okay. >> transition it. >> wait. no, i really wanted to get oh, i thought we were i thought we were going to do the traffic. well that was the whole point of my transition. >> you go, that's okay. >> you still had it. >> you still had your moment. >> thank you. you still got it, i appreciate it. i tried, don't you worry. >> we'll get back to you in a second. with that tahoe report, here's a live look from our east bay hills camera this morning showing you we have clouds

upstairs. live doppler seven showing you a warm front is about to move through here to spread rain from west to east, but it's a cold front behind it. later on this afternoon that you will find heavier rain. it is going to be a wet and windy day. there's that warm front this morning. this is the cold front by about 2 p.m. that's we can expect some heavier showers, some gusty winds as well. even for your friday night plans. scatter downpours are there and even the chance of a thunderstorm. look at rainfall totals. this is a decent late season storm with areas closer to the coast likely approaching. an inch of rain will watch our coastal ranges in parts of marin, sonoma and santa cruz counties that could see closer totals to two inches. it's also winds that we're watching closely. a wind advisory begins here shortly at 8 a.m. the winds will feel them ramp up throughout the morning and into the afternoon. we'll find those winds as high as 50mph. so future tracker wind speeds showing you by 3 p.m, you'll feel those winds out of the south could have some isolated power outages as well. winter storm warning begins shortly for the west slope of the sierra. up to 30in of snow, likely with the

heaviest snow falling late tonight into tomorrow. here's the accuweather seven day forecast a level two today. transitioning to a level one tomorrow for scattered showers. then we dry out for easter clouds, the sun, and then we warm up those temperatures and dry out next week. amanda. >> all right drew, thank you. going to get to our toyota tahoe report. you should know that chains are needed specifically on 89. you can see right here. let me get out of the way. palisades tahoe. it's going to take you 3 minutes to 3 hours and 13 minutes from the city. northstar california three hours, ten minutes. heavenly three hours and 15 minutes moving along. no other chains needed except again for 89 sugar bowl resorts going to take you two hours, 51 minutes here at tahoe, two hours 53 and then kirkwood three hours and 30 minutes from the city back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. >> tomorrow, the bay area's newest professional sports team plays their first home game. bay fc soccer team will play take the field, i should say, at paypal against the houston dash.

they kick things off yesterday by giving san jose mayor matt mehan a letterman jacket. >> today is a great day to be a soccer fan. it's a great day for women's sports. our first professional women's sports team in the bay area. long time coming and now we'll have generations of young women who get to grow up watching and cheering on a team that looks like them. >> tomorrow's game at paypal park is sold out in two games. bay fc has one win and one loss. >> a retired nfl champion needs the public's help after losing a prized possession. christopher washington says he lost his 1989 super bowl championship ring that he won with a 40 niners. >> reminds me of what i'm what i went through, what it took to get there, hope that there is someone out there that will find it and return. >> washington says the ring slipped off his finger while he and his wife were out running errands near their arizona home earlier this month. the former nfl linebacker played for the

arizona cardinals and the tampa bay buccaneers along with the 40 niners. >> it is a part of his being. it's part of our family and would like to have our family member come home. >> washington and his wife says they are willing to reward the person who returns the ring. >> punk rock band green day announces a surprise san francisco show. it's set for next week and tickets go on sale. just a few hours. they're going to perform an intimate concert at the fillmore next tuesday. it's part of a partnership between the band and the united nations. green day wants to use its platform to bring awareness to the impact of climate change on people and the environment. proceeds will go to a climate justice branch within the un human rights office. tickets go on sale at noon today for at least $65. green day was formed in the east bay in the late 80s. >> are you a quality person? a

bar opening up in san francisco's financial district this summer will be making the determination a the bank at amador will be at amador club on montgomery street inside the old bank of italy building. this is a private members only cocktail lounge. it's $50 a month, according to his website. qualifications for membership are, quote, based on the quality of the individual and their contributions to our community, not wealth, status or job title. now the opening date has not been set. >> where's the garbage club? because trash is a bar that i can meet friend. >> it looks good for 9.99 a month. >> 9.99 you're going to be in the amador club. >> am i? do they say quality? >> quality? okay. quality for us? >> i'll be hanging out with oscar the grouch and his friends at the trash club. >> up next is seven things you

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a level two moderate storm, bringing wet and windy conditions. today. live doppler seven show you the initial bands of rain about to move on shore this morning, with heavier rain later on this afternoon. a chance of a thunderstorm in the forecast as well, and some gusty winds throughout the day. here's how your day shapes up. we'll have those showers early on, giving way to downpours and windy conditions. the worst of it between noon and five today. >> number two, you'll want to keep those wet and windy conditions in mind for your later commute. but for now, the bay bridge cam there are no delays at the toll plaza on westbound 80. the metering lights are off, traffic is dashing through the toll gates across the span into the city this morning, and the drive time is 13 minutes. >> number three san francisco police are investigating a deadly shooting outside the powell street bart station. it

happened before ten last night. police blocked off the entrance. we've learned one person died. it's not clear what led up to the shooting. >> remember, for a commercial, crab season is going to end early this year. the department of fish and wildlife ordered it to end monday, april 8th. that's to reduce the risk of whales getting in fishing gear. >> and number five, some sad breaking news to share with you. louis gossett junior has died. he was the first black man to win a oscar for best supporting actor. he is known for his acting in roots, an officer and a gentleman and the color purple, among countless others. he was 87. >> number six san francisco is recommitting efforts to keep roads safe. mayor breed says she wants to improve vision zero, which aims to eliminate traffic deaths that initiative began ten years ago, but the mayor says it's failed because the city has seen more than 500 traffic deaths since then.

>> number seven, look at our friend devo. yay he goes. one of the dogs that you saw last week when we had national puppy day celebration here. such a good boy. oh, my gosh. so devo. the update is he's found his forever home and her new owner says look for them at fort funston are devo had to have a leg removed recently because of a cancer there, and i'm just so happy to see that he has a place to live now. >> sweet >> gio: good morning america. working around the clock. the effort to clear the wreckage of the baltimore bridge under way so the port can be reopened. plus new video from on board the cargo ship, as we learn more about the victims honored at camden yards on opening day. >> rebecca: four presidents in one city. president biden joined by barack obama and bill clinton as former president trump attends the wake for an nypd officer.