>> and we'll begin with breaking news in berkeley, where someone has been injured in a freeway shooting. you're looking live at our tower camera pointed toward the ashby avenue on ramp to eastbound interstate 80. >> the chp says the driver of a silver toyota camry crashed after someone in another car shot at the camry. this was about an hour ago. the victim was taken to the hospital. we will bring you more information as soon as we get it. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. our other top story, the santa clara county district attorney is now seeking new sentences for 15 inmates on death row as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, the da wants them resentenced to life without parole. >> the finality of death makes the death penalty something criminal justice reformists want to move away from. santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen once supported capital punishment as a prosecutor, but he says he's learned the question is not whether a person deserves to die, but whether society should have the power to impose that sentence in terms of judges and juries.

>> they're going to decide where a person dies, and that's going to be in prison for the rest of their lives in terms of when that person is going to die, that's going to be god's decision. >> rosen stopped seeking the death penalty in 2020 because he saw a lack of fairness in the criminal justice system. now he's taking another step towards reform. rosen petitioned to resentence santa clara county inmates from death row to life without parole. >> if it's not fair to seek the death penalty against someone for committing a certain kind of crime today, then it wasn't fair to sentence that person to death for the same kind of crime. >> 20 years ago, only two men received the death penalty. since rosen was elected da 13 years ago, melvin forte in 2011 and rodrigo paniagua junior in 2010, just before rosen took office. in total, 15 men will now be given the opportunity of resentencing. >> i think for our community life without the possibility of parole in prison will both protect our community and strengthen our criminal justice system and put it on firmer

grounds, rosen office sent letters to notify families and friends of victims in these cases. >> the california victims resource center says this news may come as a shock to them. >> it wasn't something that was expected. they were never notified that this was going to be a possible option, that may happen in the future. so it really is very triggering and shakes the foundation of what they were once certain about. >> executive director miriam ellman says it's important for victims to know their rights. marsy's law allows them to speak out against a resentence as a court ultimately decides the fate of these men. if you are in need of victim advocacy, you can call one 800 victims for support in santa clara county. dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> a santa clara county judge is considering whether to resentence the man convicted of killing polly klaas. attorneys for richard allen davis argued in court today that davis should be resentenced due to recent criminal justice reform laws. the judge plans to issue a ruling on may 31st. davis was sentenced to death for kidnaping

polly from her petaluma home in 1993 and killing her. she was just 12 years old. today's hearing was held in santa clara county because that's where davis was tried. back in 1996, the case was moved from petaluma because of intense publicity and for a deep dive into this case, you can watch our abc seven originals documentary, struck by justice the impact of polly klaas. it's streaming now on the abc7 news app and at abc seven news.com. >> another mishap involving united airlines planes at san francisco international airport. the faa says a plane had just arrived from reno and it hit a parked plane last night. the two planes wings were briefly entangled. a no injuries reported, and the passengers were able to disembark at sfo as scheduled. this is the latest in a series of safety incidents involving united, ranging from overflowing toilets to wheels falling off and door panels blowing out mid-flight. >> apple is laying off more than 600 workers. the layoffs come after the reported end of

apple's decade long project to build an electric vehicle. impacted employees include machine shop managers and various engineers. the layoffs go into effect at the end of may . >> all right, just when it seems like spring is really ready to kick in more cold weather, a level one storm continues to move across the bay area. >> yeah, not so fast, right? take a look at video from walnut creek, a hailstorm that lasted about ten minutes. passed through the area around 4:00. abc seven news media meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the storm. sandhya. >> yeah, and ama and dan as we take a look at live doppler seven tonight, we are still seeing some wet roadways out there, so let me get you into street level radar. we did have thunderstorms just the last couple of hours in both the north and the east bay inland. as we look around livermore, five 8-80 light to moderate rain falling right now. sunol. so watch out. there are still some scattered showers in the north bay as well. santa rosa, rohnert park, highway 101 as we get you into street level radar. rohnert park expressway and down in the santa cruz mountains and mount

hamilton. we've seen some snow showers this afternoon and this evening. that's still going to be the case as the storm even though it has pushed off to the east. it's a level one. we still have the instability with it a few more hours. so as we time this out for you, you'll notice at 7:00 tonight a few showers and snow showers that continues through about 8 p.m. and then it is quieting down. but the winds are not quieting down. still gusting 43 miles an hour at sfo. and that stiff breeze with us for a few more hours before those winds taper. the chill is going to come behind it. i'll be back with a frost advisory coming right up. dan and ama frost advisory. >> yeah, thanks, sandy, very much. >> for years we've talked about the aging infrastructure of san francisco and the need for some major updates. yeah. >> one example is the sfmta train system, which relies not only on humans, but are you ready for this as it turns out, still also on a floppy disk. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke to the transit agency's executive director on the plan to upgrade the system,

and she's in the newsroom for us. loose you guys. >> we're talking about a floppy disk. the train operating system with a floppy disk was designed to last 20 to 25 years, but we're way past that. and upgrading it will cost hundreds of millions of dollars as. we may be in silicon valley, but what if i told you that san francisco's train control system is running off a floppy disk? wow >> i mean, we i mean, i thought we were moving on to ai, right? so why are we doing floppy disk? >> great question. turns out that in 1998, sfmta had the latest cutting edge technology when they installed their automatic train. from an era where computers did not have hard drives, and so you had to load the software on from floppy disks onto the computer. it's been 26 years, and every morning, sfmta staff still relies on floppy disks to tell

the trains how to operate. >> it's as if you lose your memory overnight and every morning somebody has to tell you, hey, this is who you are and what your purpose is and what you have to do. >> today we went underground where sfmta's train control project public information officer gave us a tour of their system. so what's the role that floppy disk is playing right now? floppy disk is one component of one system. >> the system that automatically controls our trains inside the subway. >> as if mta train control system relies every morning on 3.5in floppy disks like this one. how dire is it to actually change the system to upgrade it from a floppy disk to a wireless system? >> so it's a question of risk. the system is currently working just fine, but we know with each increasing year the risk of degradation on the floppy disks increases, and that at some point there'll be a catastrophic

failure. >> this system was designed to last 20 to 25 years. sfmta's executive director jeffrey tumlin said upgrading the system will take years, so the detailed project schedule will be finalized. >> once we have a contractor on board, upgrading the system will improve reliability, something the team in the control room is tracking every day. >> so this is where you guys are watching everything happen. so once the upgrade happens, what will change here. >> so they'll be able to track the movements of trains and the operations of trains throughout the city much more easily, as do some of mta's youngest passengers. >> they grew up riding trains, but today was the first time they saw this relic. mom, what is this? >> uh? it's a hard disk. i don't understand how something that big. >> it's something that small. >> they got to know today what a floppy disk is. so who will pay for the upgrade? sfmta says the upgrade will be paid with state

and federal grants, as well as muni's capital resources in the newsroom. lou pena, abc seven news. >> that's crazy. thank you. lose. maybe they should put a track on the tram. >> well, traffic police in concord are giving out more than just tickets today. >> some drivers are getting pulled over and then getting an earful. the message police will be delivering all month long. also the push for reparations is about more than just cash for some, the effort by some families to reclaim bay area land that was taken decades ago, and a proposed lawsuit here in northern california against a major fashion house that could become a landmark case. why some customers are now suing hermes. stay

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around the bay area are getting out the message in the east bay, extra traffic patrols were there to enforce and educate drivers about the dangers of distractions behind the wheel. abc7 news reporter anser hassan has that story from concord. >> put your phone down and just drive. that's the message coming from concord police. >> it's one of the higher primary collision factors that we see, speed being the number one. >> corporal sean palsy is one of 11 officers assigned to friday's special crackdown on distracted driving, which includes everything from texting and driving to eating or applying makeup. it's a potentially costly habit. that first ticket can start at around $160, and if you get a second ticket within 18 months, the penalty for that gets greater and greater as the more fines you accumulate. >> and then obviously then it can count as a point against you

on your record. >> but corporal palsy says it's not just about enforcement officers are also trying to educate drivers about the impact of distracted driving nationally at any given time of the day, more than 660,000 vehicles are being driven by people on their cell phones, according to the chp. using a cell phone while driving increases your chance of being involved in an accident by 400. other data suggests that five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. if driving at 55 miles an hour, that's enough time to drive the length of a football field blindfolded. corporal palsy says he issued 16 tickets friday morning. in talking with drivers, he explains using a cell phone while stopped at a red light is also a violation, and in some instances, even driving with a headset or earpods can be you can only have 1 in 1 if you have two covering your ears, that that is another violation. >> at this point, but our cars will have us talk through the

radio and i've done that a few times. there's really no reason to hold the thing up to your ear. >> william sanders says he saw the electronic billboards on the freeway, warning of distracted driving while commuting to concord. he's not sure how successful enforcement can be in his smartphone world, but he says it's important to try if they get a few people, then yes. in concord, anser hassan abc seven news. >> it's a good reminder for all of us. >> yeah, it is worth the effort for sure. >> all right, let's turn our attention to some weird weather again. hail in walnut creek. our leslie brinkley, one of our reporters, got pictures of that. >> yeah. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that sandhya. >> yeah, just a couple more hours of this, okay? and dan. and after that, you can put the umbrellas away, at least for a day. let me show you a live picture right now from our tahoe camera, where we're seeing a pretty view of all the snow on the ground. you can see the snowflakes coming down right now.e have rain coming down as we look at live doppler seven, i'm going to press into the east bay across 580 livermore area,

las positas road. you will notice there are some downpours heading out towards the altamont. so if your travels take you through there, be prepared for some slow going. certainly had thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, starting out first in the north bay where they first began around yountville, napa area, and then started to slide southward and eastwardnto the east bay. so that's why we've been seeing the active weather in the hail right now in the north bay. sonoma highway 12, dry creek road. we are seeing some showers as well, and it has been turning over to snow on mount hamilton, which is a cool sight. we've shown you some video of that, so it's a level one storm for a couple more hours. the area of low pressure has already pushed off, but the sierra is seeing snow. we're still seeing that mix of rain and snow down in southern california. we do have a frost advisory for the north bay valleys and the east bay valleys. from 1 to 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. frost will form as temperatures are expected to plunge between the low to mid 30s, so protect those frost sensitive plants from mount tam. you can see the

clouds building up to our north 53 degrees right now in san francisco, 56 in oakland, 55 in san jose and low 50 san mateo and half moon bay. gorgeous view from santa cruz camera. and this is what you're going to get a taste of tomorrow. 57 in santa rosa. low 50s napa fairfield running cooler than average for this time of year. without a doubt. from our kgo roof cameras. still seeing some instability showers, thunder storm chance through this evening. frost advisory, which means cold tomorrow morning. watch out for some areas of frost and sunday morning. we do have some spotty showers, but it's not going to be an all day thing through this evening. level one scattered showers, gusty winds, isolated thunder and hail. chance still in the forecast and snow over our higher peaks so the winds will remain gusty. uh- 7:00 tonight 35 to 40 miles an hour. the winds at 9 p.m. begin to come down and then they really drop off tomorrow morning. now as we go hour by hour between 7:00 tonight and 8 p.m, we still have those showers around after that quieter weather tomorrow, you

see plenty of sun and then increasing clouds leading to this weak system sunday morning. that will bring us just some spotty showers in the afternoon. most of you will be seeing sunshine. it will be a nice looking day. so when we add on tonight's few more hours of showers to sunday, we get a few hundredths of an inch to maybe about a 10th or 2/10 of an inch at best. upper 20s to mid 40s. it is going to be cold tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon a nice day, mostly sunny, mid 50s to the low 60s. and here's your accuweather seven day forecast a cold morning with frost, then sunshine sunday morning a few early showers after that you're good to go. big pattern switch up in time for the solar eclipse. great viewing conditions of the partial eclipse here and then the warmth will really build from the 70s to the 80s. almost summer like weather coming your way. dan. all right. >> very good. sandhya, thanks so much. all right. have you ever heard of russell city? the town is now a part of current day hayward. but back in the 50s and 60s, black and latino families purchased land there because it

was one of the only places that they could in the bay area. but eventually they were forced out or in many cases, burned out of their homes. in a new abc seven originals documentary, reporter julian glover explores the push to get that land back. >> so what have you been told about this particular tree that we're walking up to right now? this is one of two this this tree was here when my great grandmother bought the property. >> there is a big to do surrounding this even bigger tree in what is now a busy industrial park in the city of hayward, home to dozens of businesses on land worth millions. christian and jordan johnson's great grandmother once owned this property. when this town went by a different name, russell city. it was founded in 1853, just three years after california entered the union. this tree is now the only reminder of what was to be here to see, you know, companies here like making generational wealth out of what was just our home. >> you know, it hurts for sure.

definitely >> long before these two cousins were born, their great grandmother, jessie mae johnson henry and great grandfather, bernie patterson johnson, had settled in san francisco's fillmore district, eventually forced out of that neighborhood due to housing discrimination. in the 1950s, they became part of another thriving community of black and latino families. christian's dad, jonathan, remembers his grandmother telling him about the magic of this town. my family always used to share this great stories of the community. >> russell city was a very thriving community, a very close knit kind of agricultural community. you know, it wasn't a lot of, you know, jobs and opportunities for individuals. >> so why would anyone move here ? racist housing policies like redlining, backed by the federal, state and local governments in the first half of the 20th century, limited were black and other people of color could buy homes across the country. california was no different. the johnsons found

russell city was a place where their money was welcomed. jessie mae paid $7,800 for ten parcels of land in this unincorporated and undeveloped community, unincorporated, it meant it was easier for non white families to purchase. it also meant there was no electricity, no water or sewage, but it was full of love. >> the stories and the memories are told so vividly through so many different, you know, people that i've met from russell city by the early 1960s, another round of racist policies would claw back the land. >> these families owned. the johnsons would be forced out a second time. the city of hayward deemed russell city blighted and used a policy known as eminent domain to force out the johnsons and other families. 1400 people in total. >> urban renewal came from specifically federal policies in the mid 20th century as it related to california, and specifically in the east bay.

what that meant was there were areas that were determined to be blighted. what that means is, well, the government can come in and just kind of take over and take away. the assumption is you just have to find another place to go. >> the johnsons and many other families protested the city's order to vacate their home. those that resisted had their homes burned to the ground and fires. but ultimately they were evicted and moved east to tracy. the mass expulsion of families was completed in 1966. according to city records, two years before the landmark fair housing act was signed into law by president johnson, which made housing discrimination on the basis of race illegal. the johnsons are said to have received a check for just $2,200, the equivalent of $20,000 in today's money for the land worth millions. >> they were offered, like you said, pennies on the dollar for acreage that we're looking at right now. you know, and as i drove down here, i started

feeling a real sense of pride, but yet anger as well, you know, because that impacted not only, you know, my mom and my dad, but, you know, future generations. my son, my nephews, my nieces, things like that, that pain is real. >> the johnson family is just one of the many families pushing for the state of california to consider reparations for slavery and decades of anti-black policies. explore their journey. in the abc seven originals documentary, california's case for reparations. it's streaming now wherever you watch abc seven and see it this saturday at 8 p.m. on abc seven and on our abc seven streaming apps as well. well worth your time. >> still ahead riding bart into the record books. >> but passengers who got to see every inch of the bay area that bart covers during a historic you can see the store's inventory. so you guys really have mangoes in stock?

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ordinary people, green light and all of me. as you are hearing, he'll be in town for two nights tuesday, july 23rd and wednesday the 24th. tickets start at $150. >> a group of cal grad students traveled to all 50 bart stations in under six hours. could be a first ever feat, but they're waiting. official confirmation of guinness world record. abc seven news anchor kumasi aaron spoke with three of the six who took the journey. >> our friend paul, who is from vancouver, bc, same with me. uh- speed ran the vancouver translink transit system and so approached me one day super casually and said, hey, could we do the same thing here in the bay area? and it didn't even cross my mind that like it was just a wild thought like, oh, we love transit. this could happen. so paul applied in october. we have an official category now for guinness world records, and we got approved in february and planning started. okay. >> so you started in antioch. how did you decide that? okay, that's where we're going to start. this is where we're going to go next. like what was the planning process like? >> yeah. so there was really a

lot that went behind it. i mean, i remember countless nights procrastinating on my homework, looking through bart's pdf schedules instead. so we basically tried to minimize our connection times because we knew we had to hit every station. there's no one train that hits all 50 stations, so we had to figure out which train do we start with? which train do we end with, which ones will minimize our connection times in order to get the shortest possible, fastest time, while also giving a little bit of a buffer? because things do happen and it's good to have a couple minutes, you know, extra in case a train gets delayed. >> i love their commitment and enthusiasm. >> i know a complex, i know well. they even planned out their bathroom breaks and had witnesses follow along and bring them importantly, snacks. >> oh yeah, got to have those. well, parts of the east coast. got a taste of california life today that no one saw coming. >> the reaction to an earthquake in areas that rarely feel them. >> also, a proposed class action lawsuit here in northern california against a major fashion house could be a landmark case. fans of hermes explain what it takes to land a birkin handbag and

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here in northern california against fashion house hermes. >> the antitrust lawsuit alleges the retailer was tying the purchase of its popular birkin bags to the purchase of other luxury clothing and accessory items. >> abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow is here with more on this lawsuit and why fans of this brand are seeing orange dan, and ama. >> with so much happening in the world right now, it could seem frivolous to be talking about handbags. but experts say that this lawsuit is novel and could become a landmark case for retailers. attorneys aside, fans of the brand are watching closely from social media influencers. >> this is a birkin 30 gold and gold to books like bringing home the birkin by michael tonello. >> i was going to become the houdini of hermes handbags and pop culture, including hbo's sex and the city. >> it's not a bag, it's a birkin. >> the fanfare over vitamin h, as it's sometimes called, is endless. >> it's interesting that a brand

has been able to evoke that much passion, with thousands on social media glued to unboxings of hermes highly recognizable orange boxes for years, the brand has been synonymous with luxury. >> there is a degree to which you have to get past the velvet rope to buy the birkin craftsmanship. >> it takes a single artisan anywhere from 11 to 17 hours to make that bag and exclusivity. >> honey, it's not so much. >> the style is what carrying it means. >> but now some are saying, hold on, hermes a proposed class action lawsuit filed in the northern district of california, alleges hermes is unlawfully tying the purchase of its popular birkin bags to the purchase of hermes clothing and accessory items, calling it a scheme to exploit market power by requiring consumers to purchase other ancillary products from hermes before they will be given an opportunity to purchase a birkin handbag that you can't have access to. >> one without buying the other, attorneys abc seven news spoke to who were not involved in the

case, say the plaintiffs have their work cut out for them. i think it's going to be tough for the plaintiffs to prove that there's an actual policy in place. >> it is highly unlikely that every essay treats every customer in exactly the same way. >> it's hard to really imagine that hermes has so much control over the market that they can really affect or negatively impact competition for items like scarves and belts by email, the plaintiffs attorneys told abc seven news, quote, the legal teams at satori law group and hafner law are dedicated to pursuing justice and holding hermes accountable in court for the conduct alleged and look forward to proceeding on the case. >> they've just advertised to the world that they are not close enough to the brand to actually get past that velvet rope, to actually buy the birkin , to understand why anyone would sue a fashion house for allegedly denying them the chance to purchase a bag that costs more than $10,000, you first need to understand hermes tanya anton ninkov says she began her hermes collection, or rather, obsession, three and a

half years ago. >> when i was starting out, i had no idea what i was doing. i made so many mistakes and i was milked by hermes sales associates. i ended up spending so much money at that. now i no longer do learning from her blunders and triumphs, she began a side hustle coaching other customers. >> she showcases their success on instagram in a feature she calls hermes rain. the mood of the moment. the smaller the bag, the bigger the flex. this is one of the hardest bags to get. >> this is the hermes mini kelly, in addition to plenty of free advice, antonin kova charges followers $1,500 for a lifetime membership to her inner circle for additional assistance, but says she saves them much more in unnecessary pre spend. i have done a ton of research on different stores in different countries. basically the hermes game or mass pre spend is, whenever a person wants to buy a birkin or kelly and they would need to spend a

certain amount of money on other products in order to be offered the coveted hermes bag. >> the lawsuit calls it having a sufficient purchase. history or purchase profile, and says only once a consumer has a sufficient purchase history will they be offered the opportunity to purchase a birkin. antonin covid considers the bags investments, and estimates she spent approximately $150,000 on bags, and an additional $200,000 on hermes. other brand categories, including a nearly $40,000 watch should she ever resell the bags. >> not that i would, they would be worth at least double that. >> author michael tonello is perhaps the og when it comes to pre spend. in his memoir bringing home the birkin, tonello describes buying hermes scarves to flip on ebay, only to discover after being turned down in multiple hermes stores for a birkin. a large scarf purchase seemed to do the trick. >> she puts the box down on the counter, she opens a drawer. she

put on cotton gloves, takes off the lid, the tissue, the tissue. the tissue pulls out the bag. once i figured it all out that first year, i bought and sold $1.6 million worth of birkin bags. >> but where some sing the praises of pre spend, others say it's an urban legend. i stopped elizabeth brown in san francisco's union square, struck by her noir box leather. kelly, 28, with palladium hardware. i haven't had that kind of experience where i was told or encouraged to purchase anything, to have access to any other product from the house. >> there is a scarcity in the market. >> customers with an appetite for orange can satiate themselves on purse pop. .com founded by monica aurora in 2013, the website boasts endless pictures and videos of hermes bags but none of aurora. she asked to remain off camera for our interview. >> the website is not about monica, it's about the passion for the bag. >> aurora's team of writers educate site visitors on hermes leathers hardware and prices. we

want what we can't have, she says. hermes is a complete lifestyle brand and she shops all the categories from cosmetics to tableware, ready to wear and shoes. her brand loyalty has paid off, with invitations to hermes runway shows in paris. >> hermes, like many companies, wants to take good care of its best customers. >> the lawsuit defines the class as anyone who, in the last four years, purchased or was asked to purchase hermes ancillary products in order to purchase a birkin. what are the damages? >> is it money? is it? do you get a bag? >> yeah, well, that's sort of what, you know, a jury or a judge would have to kind of determine the lawsuit. >> asks for an order stopping hermes from continuing the alleged practice as well as an award of restitution and damages. >> i am very curious to see how this all plays out. >> anthony believes it could become more difficult for customers to get highly coveted bags, with those still waiting for their wish list saying goodbye. birkin the lawsuit says the class could be thousands of

people. for as many people as i interviewed for this report, i was turned down by many more who said they were concerned that talking to me on camera could affect their relationship with the brand. attempts to reach hermes for a comment were unsuccessful. dan and ama, probably one of the most intriguing interviews for all of this was with michael tonello, who wrote bringing home the birkin. we put an extended version of that interview on our website. >> oh, nice. >> fascinating world and so interesting that some people don't want to talk on camera for fear it could hurt their relationship with hermes. you know, it's not bringing down the white house or right. it's fascinating. >> yeah, it really is. and people really value their relationships with their sales associates and have a real passion for this brand. >> i understand it, but it's just interesting. thanks so much . >> well, a somewhat rare 4.8 earthquake shook the densely populated new york city metropolitan area this morning. centered in new jersey, is struck about 10:30 a.m. local time. the shaking, as you see, was felt by millions from maryland to massachusetts.

officials say some area airports did employ ground stops to assess their runways, but otherwise there were no reports of major damage or injuries. >> i called my mom. i was like, mom, is this an earthquake? she started screaming. she's like, get outside, get outside. and all my neighbors were outside. >> this is one of the largest earthquakes on the east coast occur in the last century. so i immediately directed my emergency management team to start doing damage assessment while earthquakes along the atlantic seaboard are uncommon, they are not unheard of. >> there have been about 20 quakes with a magnitude above 4.5 dating back to the 1950s. all right, still ahead, a partnership that starts behind bars. but the benefits are seen both inside san quentin prison and inside some homes a long way away

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service animals. the program canine companions for independence was set up last year to not only train the dogs, but help inmates with their rehabilitation. abc seven news reporter ryan curry was in san quentin and shows you how these dogs are ready to change lives. >> behind the walls of san

quentin, a new way for inmates to better their lives. it involves a lot of pets, treats, wagging tails and yellow vests. these dogs will soon become service animals, and inmates play a big part in helping them get there. >> the level of training that these puppies have received here is nothing short of perfection. >> once these puppies are born, they usually need volunteers to teach them basic commands before trainers turn them into service dogs. but instead of volunteers, canine companions for independence is letting inmates do the basic training. it's designed to help not only the dogs, but also the inmates. >> we a great opportunity for me to help out and be able to, give back to my society. i took so much from. >> how you doing? >> jorge ramirez has been incarcerated since he was 16. he thought he would always be stuck behind prison walls. now he has hope that he will get out soon and see his family. >> i was lost, you know, if i could actually say i was lost

and i found myself now in, today, i'm a i'm. i'm a better brother, i'm a husband, you know, i'm about to have a kid. >> yeah, it started off with two puppies. now there are six being trained by inmates. canine companion says they just got a grant from the state they hope to use to expand the program here at san quentin. the dogs who first got their. artemus and wendell are now leaving san quentin to go for more advanced training. these dogs changed the lives of people with disabilities. how do i know? get meat chip, my mom, cci service dog give. he was trained by female inmates at a prison in oregon. >> oh my gosh, they changed my life. she feels a sense of independence she's never had. >> knowing how impactful these dogs can be motivates inmates like george to keep training dogs. >> it's going to make all of us proud, you know, especially san quentin. like we're trying to make sure that that we represent, you know, that we represent like that this organization is going to lead in the right direction in the north bay. >> ryan curry, abc seven news.

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path of totality are taking advantage of the amount of tourists coming in, while others can't. overbooked hotels from upstate new york to the south are canceling some guest reservations, leaving them with no place to stay at the last minute. a super eight hotel in illinois, usually $95 a night, will cost nearly $950 sunday night. portable toilet companies are reporting a tenfold increase in revenue ahead of big gatherings. the bay area will have a partial view of the eclipse between 1015 and 1145 monday morning. abc7 bay area is your home. for complete coverage, we will bring you the excitement from across the country starting at 10 a.m. i want to see the eclipse, but not at 950 bucks, i can tell you. >> pass. let's talk about our weather for the weekend. >> yes. andy is here. hi, sandy.

hi, there. >> yeah. and ama and dan, the weather looks fantastic for the weekend, but let's talk about the eclipse really quickly here. we're not in the path of totality, but we certainly will have a partial eclipse. you can see where we land. the path of totality stretches from texas to the northeast. the best viewing is going to be in the northeast. if you're going to check it out, make sure you wear your special glasses or use a colander. but do not look directly into the sun as we look at live doppler e showers. these are in the north bay. light to moderate right around napa. also in the east bay just east of tracy. we're now seeing a thunderstorm there tomorrow afternoon. we're looking at 50s and 60s. so a couple more hours of the showers tonight, then we're done. accuweather seven day forecast. it's a cold, frosty morning tomorrow. level one for sunday morning as we see some early showers. not going to ruin your weekend next week we bring on the heat dan and we're talking 70s and 80s for the warmest spots. okay. larry's kind of weather. yes it's baseball season kind of weather. >> it is true. >> we're not in the path of

totality, but how about it? sadly, we'll never get there. how about the path to victory? a sellout crowd for the home opener and the giants do not disappoint. drama in the ninth as they

is. good evening. more than 40,000 fans packed oracle park for the giants home opener against the padres today, and they left with smiles on their faces. does not get much better than a walk off win. how about deebo samuel and fred warner throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. just look out, look out fred. just keep tackling people. don't throw whatever michael conforto was eating. i want some three for four today. hitting 419 doubles down the right field line. jungle scores. it's one one after one. jordan hicks throwing pure smoke. went seven innings. allows a run. struck out five. you'll get nothing and like it. but hicks did not factor into the decision in this game. we fast forward to the ninth game tied at two. matt chapman at first, thairo estrada a drive that's going to go all the way to the wall in left. here comes chappie flying around. third play at the plate and he is safe. good night. game over. drive home safely. giants win in dramatic fashion three two. abc seven's chris alvarez joining us live now from oracle park and chris as we enjoy the celebration. nice way to start the first homestand of the

season. >> absolutely larry what a nice way to end a four game losing streak as well. and thairo estrada, as you mentioned in the highlight, the guy who got the game winning hit, he was hitless against the dodgers. and what a way to get a big hit in the three two win today over san diego. >> well thank god we won because we did a couple things. you know early in the game that that basically swung the game to their side. got a couple of scratch runs late and certainly big hit in the ninth. it ends up being a great day. i'll think about it a little later. still kind of in the moment. >> joong, who was waving chappie in, he smoked me right in the chin, almost bit my tongue, and he was very, very apologetic about it. so we're all good. it's fine, but it was it was awesome to see, you know, tiro, get that hit. you know, a great way to end the home opener. and, and i'm really glad we won that one. >> jungwoo lee, watch out! don't hit michael conforto in the

face. he was talking about lucky they got the win. he had a baserunning error that kind of killed some momentum in the game, but all is good and well. everyone's healthy and bob melvin after the game i asked him what he saw in that play. he's glad the ball didn't bounce in the stands for a ground rule double, and he said once he saw it stay in, he had no doubt new third base coach forever giant matt william was going to wave chappy home and to prove to be a great decision. everyone goes home happy with the three two win larry. >> all right thank you chris. series continues tomorrow night a's and tigers on a really cold day in detroit. bottom six former a mark canha. he doesn't mind 42 degrees. traffic and weather on the seventh solo homer. tigers take a42 lead. top seven abraham toro of oakland. first hit of the season and it's gone a home run. the a's would tie things up on a nick allen fielder's choice to make it four four, but in the eighth, gio urshela a double to right. spencer torkelson would score what turns out to be the game winning run, and the tigers beat the a's five four. how about some hoops? warriors back end of a texas back to back no luka for the mavs. mavs led by as many as

16 in the first quarter, but chris paul to beat the buzzer to end the first period. and the dubs are up one in the second quarter. steph curry hits a three of his own. he led the warriors with 11 first half points. and it's 5452 warriors at the half. abc seven sports sponsored by your northern california honda dealers. i cannot wait for the next time that i see fred warner because his ceremonial first pitch was so horrendous that that we will be showing this for the rest of our lives. you'll never laugh. and his life. sorry, fred. >> that's good. thanks, larry. >> all right, coming up tonight on abc seven at 8:00. it is shark tank. that is followed by 2020. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. >> finally, this friday, a few thoughts about what really matters. everyone is abuzz about the upcoming total solar eclipse on monday. it's an especially breathtaking spectacle in the so-called path of totality. that swath across the country where

the moon will completely block out the sun. that's basically a line from texas all the way up until up into maine. for us, we'll see roughly 30 to 40% of the eclipse, but keep in mind we still need 100% eye protection. don't look directly at it. for most of us, monday's eclipse is just something to enjoy. but for scientists, it's something to study in great detail. this is a chance to better understand the sun's outer atmosphere, the corona. it's also an opportunity to observe that part of earth's atmosphere where space weather happens. monday's event will educate the experts, inspire artists, musicians and poets, and wow the rest of us. and since this won't happen again in the united states until 2044, what really matters is that we each take full advantage of this unique and truly awe inspiring moment. just protect your eyes. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on social media at dan ashley abc seven. all right. >> thanks for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz and i'm

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from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is the... ♪♪ introducing today's finalists-- a stay-at-home dad from concord, california... a writer and television personality

from pittsburgh, pennsylvania... and a writer from oakland, california... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny gilbert, and welcome to the finals of our inaugural "jeopardy!" invitational. from a field of 27 contestants, now only three remain-- amy, victoria, and andrew. these three finalists are playing for $100,000 prize and, more importantly, for a spot in "jeopardy!" masters in primetime this may. amy and andrew, of course, took part in masters last year. they're hoping for a return ticket. they know how it feels to be a first-time master. i'm sure victoria would love to find that out for herself. good luck to all three of you. the first finalist to earn two wins will advance. let's get to work in the jeopardy! round. here are your categories. we begin way back... then we move to...