right now at 5:30, a new effort underway to evict governor newsom from the mansion. the governor accused of attacking nancy pelosi's husband with a hammer. what his attorneys are asking for. a bay area woman channeling the pain of her mother's death into art and helping others. tomorrow evening in san francisco's chinatown, a book reading on how you avenge the death of your mother. >> well nearly 30 years ago, susan lou's mom died as a result of patrick surgery malpractice. she dealt with the trauma through performance and art. >> but the real healing began when she used that strategy to help change nearly a 50-year-old california law that now gives victims a medical

negligence, a way to recoup real losses from pain and suffering. >> reporter: everyone knows the tragedy of the dead. but let's talk about the tragedy of the living. >> reporter: how someone heals from trauma. >> i felt scared. >> reporter: can come in many different forms. >> there was too much shame tied to how she died. >> reporter: for susan, she found answers with a one-woman play and most recently as an author with the release of her memoir, the manicurist daughter. >> seeking the truth is how i would avenge my mother's death. >> reporter: her mother known by her american name, jennifer, had owned two nail salons. a vietnamese immigrant who made a life for her family in the bay area. but in 1996, while undergoing a tummy tuck and chin implant, she went into a coma and later died of a botched plastic surgery. the

doctor had been at the center of multiple complaints, having his license suspended by the medical board of california. where susan made a trip to the san francisco doctor's office where her mom went in, but never came out. >> sometimes i look back and i web i could have prevented her from coming here. i have come here so many times looking for answers. a part of me feels that i found that answer. and now i can let it go. >> reporter: she found that answer by turning trauma and tragedy into real change. at the time of her mother's death, there was a $250,000 cap set in 1975 in the state of california. on the amount of money that injured patients and their families could recoup for pain, suffering, or even death. >> plastic surgery is a perfect example of this. >> reporter: they have been fighting the cap for several

decades. >> now in 1975, $250,000 was actually a reasonable amount of money. today, that amount is about $50,000 adjusted for inflation. what that means is no attorney can afford to take the case that has only non-economic damages with that cap being so low. >> when i was 11 years old, i lost my mother to medical negligence. >> reporter: they recruited the help of victims and their family members, including susan who testified and told her story to medical boards and lawmakers. >> one of the most important ways that an organization like mine can make a change in the law is by telling the stories of families who were impacted. >> reporter: in 2022, they won the battle. governor gavin newsom signing the assembly bill 35, the fairness for injured patients act raising the cap families could recoup from medical negligence from $250,000 up to $1 million. >> that's me leaving a legacy

for my mother. >> reporter: through activism and real change. while healing through performance and her art. >> i wanted to know who she was and how i was like her. most of all, i wanted to know if i could heal from this trauma. >> reporter: by retelling the story of her mother, not just how she died, but how she continues to live. because of the statue of limitation, they will not benefit from that change in the law. as for the doctor who performed plastic surgery on her mother, he passed away back in 2014. susan will now hold a reading, a bike signing, and a discussion tomorrow night at the gray star theater. that'll happen once again tomorrow night. former senator and vice presidential candidate joe lieberman has died. then vice president al gore chose lieberman as a running mate,

which they lost to george w. bush and dick cheney. he was the first jewish candidate to appear on the national ticket for a major party. the long-time democrat switched to the independent party in 2006. joe lieberman was 82 years old. a sentencing hearing for the man who attacked paul pelosi with a hammer has been delayed by a month. david depape was originally slated on april 24. but depape is also facing state charges at his original sentencing hearing, which conflicts with that trial, which has not started yet. a judge resentenced the scheduling for may 22. depape could face up to 30 years in prison for the assault, convection, for the assault conviction and 20 years for attempted kidnapping. a man from concord was sentenced to 11 months in prison for making a direct threat against nancy pelosi and secretary homeland security alejandro mayorkas. 44-year-old

david carrier left a voicemail, threatening to assault her just weeks after the january 6 attack. more than a year later, he left a threatening voicemail on mayorkas' voicemail. carrier will have to do mental health and substance abuse treatment. let's take a live look at the state capitol now where the latest effort to recall governor gavin newsom is moving forward. the secretary state signed off on a petition, so opponents can start gathering the 1.3 million signatures needed to get it on the ballot. the group calling themselves rescue california says newsom needs to go because of his handling of the homelessness crisis and rising crime rates. governor newsom fought off a previous recall attempt back in 2021. okay, lottery players have another chance to win big. >> very big. the drawing for tonight's power ball jackpot is now at $865 million. as for the mega millions. the

winning ticket worth an estimated $1.1 billion, well that was sold last night in new jersey at a popular liquor store. the ceo was on hand to accept a $30,000 bonus check on behalf of the store. and the director of the new jersey lottery offered some advice for the lucky ticket holder. >> if you are the winner, i encourage you right now, sign the back of the ticket, take a picture of it, make a copy of it, and put it in a safe place. tell only your closest loved ones that you were this lucky winner. then i would urge you to go out and talk to a lawyer and maybe a financial adviser. talk to someone that's a professional about what to do with your newfound wealth and how to handle it. >> that's very good advice and probably should be your second call after you call your spouse. well, the ticket matching five of the numbers was sold in southern california. that winner will get a jackpot of more than $1 million. >> not bad. well up next, dating apps can be intimidating. it can be

especially tricky for the lgbtq+ community. how a bay area developer has spent the last decades trying to change that. and now we are really like valued and appreciated for helping people express who they really are and find other people like that. plus an adventure

city officials in sacramento have declared the state capitol as a sanctuary city for transgender people. officials unanimously approved the resolution last night. the move was a big victory for transgender advocates ahead of the council vote, there was a faceoff between supporters and opponents. >> did people just say it is transphobic to oppose

something. it's incorrect. >> there is nothing wrong with you. there is nothing wrong with you. >> the problem is right now what's happening, we are being used as a political scapegoat. >> it takes effect immediately and ensures that no city resources will be used to criminalize trans people seeking transition related care. here in the bay area, we are highlighting the contributions of the lgbtq+ community, including a local tech star who created a dating app called her. it was developed in san francisco and it is taking off. the founder told shawn chitnis that they hope the app and her story could play a part in women's history. >> for almost a decade, the search for that special someone has taken robin axton on a path of personal discovery and professional success. >> it has been incredible. it's been a journey and a labor of love. >> reporter: as a queer woman looking to meet new people, she

tried the conventional way. finding herself wanting to connect with others online. >> and when i first started the app, i just started exploring my sexuality about six months prior. i spent a lot of time in bars and nightclubs, meeting people. bars and nightclubs, they are not the best place to have a conversation. >> reporter: the apps available at the time were mostly for straight people. any options for the lgbtq community didn't seem to consider what users like robin were looking for. >> they were all truly built for gay men and they old who make it pink and say this is great. this works for lesbians. it's a completely different experience. a completely different of product. >> reporter: and she created an app with the experience that she would have in mind. she says her is a dating app. it's a term that includes queer woman as well as non-binary and transgender people. a key part of the user experience is offering more ways to be yourself. like providing pins that will go beyond someone's sexual orientation or gender identity. it is one more way people can stand out and show

their personality. it will help users find others like them. >> i think that now we are really like valued and appreciated for helping people express who they really are and find the other people like them. >> reporter: her is an app led by a queer woman and run by a team mostly made up of lgbt staff. they hope the company is yet another example of why representation matters for her community, not only in tech, but also the corporate world in general. and while the app will try to be inclusive of all age groups, robin sees the potential for a major shift in dating with gen z. a change that will greatly benefit her with an increase in the number of people who identify as queer. >> we are a significant demographic that is growing hugely among the younger people. telling our stories and showcasing the value of this community and audience as well as the businesses that will operate to serve this community is really impactful. straight ahead in sports.

new sheriff in town. here from paypal stadium in san jose. the soccer spotlight is about to drop. coming up on the cbs evening news with spring in full swing. we look at why your pollen allergy may last longer this season. the science behind it and what doctors say can

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well during the day actually started with a little bit of sunshine, but wow, those clouds have moved in, looking ominous out there. >> a few sprinkles out there too. >> we are all about to have that experience. and a great time lapse that will recreate exactly what you were talking about. the view this afternoon on top of the salesforce tower. we saw the clouds start thickening up. and around 2:00, 3:00 in the afternoon. but keep your eye on the upper right-hand corner. we'll let this play forward. and they start coming faster and they started getting into this. it's a good example of how things played here in the city. and you can see how they are going. these are not terribly heavy. and watch it at 5:00,

showers, and it wasn't just from the city's vantage point there from the salesforce tower. and around 5:00. and you're going to see the colors deepen right about here. they won't be overwhelming down. and as they would get into the early evening, like we are regenerating the front here that will come through the north bay starting around 7:00, 8:00. then we could take that organized line, then march it across the bay in the 9:00 hour. and that is when they start coming across the golden gate. and you waited until the evening commute was over before the heavier stuff will show up. you don't need a whole lot of rain as we saw

right at 4:00. it started coming down enough to get the roads wet. so the roads are wet enough to slow down. what this does, it will cause the windshield wiper to go faster. that'll happen for the majority of us tonight. and then look what happens. that line clears the south baby midnight. and then tomorrow, it's spotty on again, off again showers. there's a chance throughout the day on thursday. but these are going to be few and far in between. we just can't take them out of the forecast. so thursday has got a chance for rain on it, but you can see there is not a whole lot to it. anything that we do get will come from late morning or early afternoonish. and it does not add up to a whole lot. this is the grand total. how much rain do we see in total. you can see the numbers are not big from this system. that's the first system. if we just take a look at what tomorrow will feel like, the daytime highs, some breaks of the blue skies here and there in the low to

mid-60s. the numbers are not really changing all that much and not like they are particularly strong cold fronts coming past this time of the year, but now we've taken care of which daytime highs will feel like for tomorrow is pretty even bay area wide. another system that's coming on friday. so we've got to go find that one and to do that, we need to go out to the other side of the pacific. you can see that system lining up out here to get in here for friday. and so when this come ones in, it will come through the middle of the day and play that one again. it's going to have a decent amount of wind with it and that area of low pressure will develop off the coast. if we slow it down just to watch the timing of the rain, that's kind of like midday. this one is more impressive than today's rain. so if we get a quarter of an inch of rain from this one today, then the one here coming through friday into saturday will give us maybe half an inch of rain. and more

potential for isolated thunderstorms with that one as well. you saw the center of the low, we saw it in the wind field there, it will be sitting off the coast. and so there will be more energy nearby for this system to develop a few more thunderstorms. if you know anybody who is planning or has to travel through the mountains, and spring storms are very real and they mean business tonight. and we'll be looking at daytime highs in the near 70s. back to you. >> thanks, darren. time for a check of what's ahead at 6:00. >> all right, thanks. so the rain isn't great news for the community in the santa cruz mountains cut off by the

landslide. so imagine having to make this trek just to get to your, just to get to and from your home. so we would talk to neighbors, just trying to adjust with an uncertain timeline for repairs. plus a two-time cancer survivor is now channeling his energy to help others fight the disease. his treacherous swim for a very good cause. the news at 6:00 coming up in ten minutes. let's go to vern though in sports. >> reporter: welcome to paypal stadium. and the san jose earthquake and the soccer team.

and here is a team that went out ten days ago and won their very first game. well now in just three days, they will open up right here in san jose. it's been decades in the making for this team and their cofounders. a couple of them. aly wagner and fellow u.s.a. soccer legend, brandy chastain. >> somebody was asking me about it earlier today, and how you feel. i said i have chaos in here. >> really? >> and so i'm nervous and i'm excited, and i'm feeling all the feelings with no control. >> each one of you were addressing the team to go out to the pitch, i'm curious each one of you would say to the team after they overcome the shotgun, holy expletive, there's aly wagner and brandy chastain. >> they would be like get out of here. the game has changed. brandy would do something

about tactics, i know that. i would go in there and say look, this is your game and your moment. this is the first time your fans will get to see you in action. go embrace that opportunity. don't be afraid. take risks. that's what we built this club on, taking risks. stanford men's basketball, introduced kyle smith as his new head coach. smith spent the last five years at washington state, but no stranger around here after his time as head coach at usf and an assistant at st. mary's. fortunately for smith, i don't have any eligibility remaining. >> and now we'll get the real workout in. >> okay. >> it shouldn't be that hard. >> let's see what you got, vern. not bad. >> let's make sure you got a stance. so what is the first thing? yeah, not bad. there you go. loose ball. it will go

for the qualifying intangibles, man. they will show you the stat sheets as we are interested in you. >> what is your pitch going to be? come join me at stanford? i mean that is the tactic right there. >> it's stanford. like let's go. and i don't want to be here as a coach. >> that is one of my all-time favorites. he was fun when he was there before and that it will be even more fun when he's running the floor at stanford. yeah, you saw my basketball ability. and so i'm done. i'm done with trying out for these college basketball. >> vern is all about the hustle plays and all about the hustle plays. >> when in doubt, just grab it. hold on. >> that's right. >> thanks, vern. a 25-year-old from florida has become

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there. that earned her a special certificate from the record setter organization. >> the florida native began her epic journey on september 8. she then traveled over 18,000 miles across 27 countries. allowing infrastructure in some countries. >> and i found everything unique with charging solutions, using household outlets, even battery packs, to try to get me to where i need to go. >> and known on social media as lexi limitless. she's already a guinness world record holder for the younger person to travel to every sovereign country in that world, which is amazing and how she crossed over the pacific in the atlantic. didn't know you could drive over the car in the ocean. >> an electric one. i want that job though. that sounds good. just to travel.

all right, cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. well here we go. round one of the rain is here. it is a soggy evening commute in parts of the bay area and the strongest storm is still to come. that's the one getting here on friday. a part of the weekend. we've got to talk about that for a chance of thunderstorms. but first, we're going to talk about tonight. look at the rains arrival. just started about an hour and a half ago. pretty consistent showers will be falling right over the heart of the bay. everybody will start to see that now. we'll track the rest of tonight's rain in detail coming right up. the rain adding more anxiety for a community cut off by a landslide in the santa cruz mountains. >> it has about another hour to my commute. >> reporter: with the ground still moving, the fears about the daunting timeline for repairs. >> the prognosis is about three years of inconvenience and really that's just too much for anything. >> reporter: oakland's