we are seeing rain near highway 101. as we take to you other parts of the bay area, san francisco is getting some light rain. we were in a little bit of a break, but lake merced boulevard, daly city seeing some of the light rain. and it is stretching toward the peninsula and into the south bay. as you notice around the santa cruz mountains as well, the winds have been gusting at sfo and their 1 in mountain view. the higher elevations 58 to 66 mile an hour wind gusts. oakland out of the south at 33 miles an hour. you need to hang on tight. tomorrow morning when you head out the door give yourself extra time. i let you know how long you will need them. rye the rain didn't keep thousands from turning out to watch the launch of the bay lights project. just after 9:00, the lights switched on marking the official start of a two-year art exhibit. sergio is live now from the embarcadero. sergio?

>> reporter: well, a chilly rain and some chopy conditions did make for a pretty soggy bridge lighting event. still people stuck it out and turned it into a party and watched the largest light sculpture in the world come to life. it was a shoulder to shoulder bridge lighting party on the embarcadero with wine, friends and umbrellas. >> it was a spur of the moment thing. i called my friend and asked if she wanted to come in. >> reporter: some got prime seating without knowing what was happening. >> i just came from the gym. i didn't know this was going on. >> reporter: for others watching tonight's lights was any vent they planned for. an event they planned for. >> and she does president -- doesn't speak much english. it is much of what they are used to at home. >> the largest light sculpture in the world is the eiffel tower.

so guess what? you get to be at the second largest sculpture. >> actually this is billed at the largest light sculpture in the world. at 9:00 p.m. the lights installed on our bay bridge came on-line. >> this is great. it will be on for two years. and so in that time maybe we will get sick of it, but it looks cool. >> reporter: one person who hopes it doesn't tire is the artist who put it together the beauty is all very inspiring to me. >> reporter: the led lights will shimmer and shine. it is a welcome edition for some of its neighbors who hope it will steer more customers their way. >> now that they have lights, it is priceless. >> reporter: the organization behind this art project predicts that almost $100 million in revenue will be generated for the nearby

businesses here on the embarcadero. so far tonight, a lot of the restaurants here were booked solid. so they are hoping that will last for the next two years at least. reporting live on the embarcadero, abc7 news. >> could be a boom for business. we are streaming it live on on abc7news.com. developing news now. san francisco police opened fire on a suspected it carjacker after they said he tried to run off an officer. it happened at george court in the bay view before 7:00 p.m. that's where john alston is tonight. john? >> reporter: carolyn, police are just wrapping up the scene after work the area the past few hours. the officer hit was not hurt. police say it may be connected to a series of crimes involving victims who were robbed at the barrel of a shotgun the short police ended on george court. a cul-de-sac in the bay view

district. he threw the car in reverse hitting one of the uniformed officers trying to arrest him. the bmw repositioned himself and hoping to go forward. the officer was vulnerable and could have been seriously injured or killed. it was fired at the bmw striking the driver one time. it crashed into the front of a home. it was stolen at gun point and possibly connected to four armed robberies in the city recently. >> officers from the bay view station spotted a carjacked vehicle from yesterday that was stolen with a -- at gunpoint with a shotgun. we believe it may be part of the shotgun series that is going on. >> reporter: this is the lottest in a series of -- the latest in bay area shootings where officers opened fire when confronted by suspects. >> they need to defend themselves and they want to go home like everybody else.

>> they did not want to go to the hospital. the suspect was shot once in the upper body and taken to san francisco general in stable condition. abc7 news. >> thank you, john. john just mentioned a series of officer involved shootings. in fact, there were six in the past six days. one in againville and two in san francisco including tonight and one in hayward, union city and san jose. the shooting in the south bay brought people back to make sure it is a high speed chase with cops over the weekend. police say they had no choice but to shoot ronnie who they say was armed and dangerous. the family and friends question that. lisa amin gulezian has more from san jose. jay they quietly -- >> they quietly stood with candles, signs and their memory. >> he is loyal to his friend. >> he was shot and killed by san jose police on saturday.

>> you can hear the barrage of gunshots as they fired at the 27-year-old in this cell phone video. they first noticed him in west san jose jie. he was in the area doing routine patrols and he was looking suspicious. but the officer decided not to follow him or stop him. he circled back toward the officer. >> then police say he took off on highway 85. by then several officers were chasing him. >> he pointed a hand gun at several pursuing officers multiple times. >> and so when his car finally stopped here in front of his friend's house, police say they ordered him to stop, but instead he ran and they fired. >> i saw the cop shoot him po nie t blank. >> they say he already had two strikes against him. in san jose, lisa amin

gulezian, abc7 news. >> a 19-year-old passenger in a car was unintentionally shot to death by an officer on sunday. police say the officer opened fire when the driver of the car plowed into a police cruiser during a traffic stop and then sped away. you can see the bullet holes. the suspect's car crashed a short time later and initially it was unclear if he died because of the crash or the shooting. police want the d.a. to charge the driver with his passenger's death. >> an arsonist is wanted for starting a fire in the east bay. it happened off highway 4 in martinez. they reported seeing a man with a flashlight pouring a fluid in that area. the firecrews believe the same man started several fires in that area. the sheriff's department is notifying neighbors about a high risk sex offender who is moving in near an elementary school. 69-year-old exrarls -- charles

christman is looking for a place to live. the cottage is near willow cove elementary and bay point. a judge agreed to let him live there saying it would be leer than releasing him as a transient. new at 11:00, protesters escorted from san francisco city hall today. union members of sciu local 1021 were protesting pay cuts to city positions. when they refused to leave they were cuffed and escorted out including the 95-year-old aunt of u.s. supreme court justice steven briar. she was not happened cuffed. handcuffed. under the current contract negotiations, the wage cuts would only affect the new hires. up next, a local police officer's guns are stolen and a dog poisoned. why somebody would want to try to kill the most seasoned k-9

on a police force. and changes coming to airport security. the items you wouldn't have dared take on board until now. and did kate spill the beans when she told some people about her baby? and late other "jimmy kimmle live." >> thanks. tonight the walking dead and lauren cohan and we shutdown hollywood boulevard for the foo fighters with rick springfield. the sound city pla

a police dog is recovering after he nearly died of poisoning. richmond police say the k-9 was drugged at the same time his partner's guns were stolen from his home. alan wang has the story. >> he is the most seasoned k-9 on the richmond police force and someone tried to kill him. what makes this so personal is that police say it was all a set up. >> we do think that this officer was intentionally targeted. >> richmond police say an officer came home and found his two-year-old black lab

dying it ate some meat laced with poison. he rushed his family dog to the vet and left his k-9 partner of nine years in a kennel in the backyard. that's when the burglar struck. >> his house was ransacked and five firearms were stolen as well as numerous personal possessions. >> now here is what really bothers the officers in richmond -- >> both of the dogs involved in this were locked and secured in kennels. they were of no threat to any burglar. it was an intentional act. they could have committed the crime they committed without doing anything to those dogs. >> reporter: the police won't say what the dogs ate, but the family's labrador died from the same poison given to the police dog. the k-9 and his trainer are not being identified, but officer joe avila, also a k-9 officer was with the trainer at the vet. >> it didn't look good for his

k-9, for his partner for quite some time. luckily he got the attention he needed immediately. >> the bond is strong and really tight. >> they are one most dedicated teams in our unit. >> had the dog been on duty, the poisoning would have been considered a felony assault on an officer. instead it is just a misdemeanor cruelty to animals. there is now a $10,000 reward leading to a conviction. reporting live in the newsroom, carolyn? wall street made history. the dow closed at an all-time high up 125 points to 14,253. the nasdaq and s&p 500 also closed strong. analysts say it is a sign-in vesters expect economic improvement. and some am lists believe -- analysts believe if the economy grows stronger it could top 15,000 this year. federal authorities will

allow small knives on board planes. the rules will allow foldable knives with blades 2.36 inches long as carry on items and they can carry on novelty baseball bats less than 24 inches long and hockey sticks and bill billiard cues. this goes into affect on april 25th. ikea is recalling takes. it comes after the swedish meatballs tested positive for horse meat. this time officials in china detected bacteria present in fecal matter. ikea says it happened last december, but they only learned about it this week. >> it was a slip of the tongue, but the duchess of cambridge may have given the gender of her baby. she was chatting on england's east cost coast.

she was given a teddy bear for which she said i will take that for my d -- when they said if she was going to say daughter and she said we are not telling. >> the lights drew thousands to the embarcadero. it meant standing in the rain for many of them. sand yaw patel -- sandhya patel is here with a look at doppler hd. >> hopefully they were prepared. they got a dazzling show there. i want to show you the rain that is falling right now. it is widespread, although we do have p gays in the moisture here. let's start out around the north bay. there is moderate to heavy rain falling in parts of the bay area in the north bay. dry creek road, we are seeing the moderate rainfall at this hour. as we show you other pockets of rain in san francisco and along highway 101 and taking you down to street level,

golden gate and north beach and fremont street and definitely getting downpours at this hour. it is a quick mover once it got here. around the monterey bay, we are seeing some showers as well and as we take tout sierra nevada it is switching over to snow. as you notice blue canyon is getting some snow and moving across 80 and 50. if you are going to travel there you will want to take your chains. we have a winter storm warning until 10:00 p.m. on wednesday. 10 to 20 inches expected above 4,000 feet with gusts to 70 miles an hour. here is a look from our high definition emeryville camera. slick streets and we are looking at rainfall totals ranging from .2600 in santa rosa and san francisco .06. concord and san jose a couple hundredths of an inch of rain. we are not done yet. as we look from our roof camera at the spectacular lights. they are looking good.

temperatures are in the 50s except in half moon bay and santa cruz where the numbers have fallen to the upper 40s. here is what is coming. rain and wind overnight continuing. scat -- scattered showers and there is a slight chance of thunder and the snow level will be lowering. if this tracks we could see the level down to 3,000 feet, 2500 and that means snow for the local peaks. it is unclear if this will track over us and remain off the coast and keep the mild air going. the cold front is moving through right now, but we still will continue to see the wean tree weather -- the wintry weather and the sierra nevada is what we are talking about with the snowfall. the cold front is coming through and we will see the scattered showers as some of you head out the door at 5:00 a.m. you will notice some more showers, but some sunny breaks in the afternoon as well. and then another band of rain approaches on thursday at 5:00 a.m. for the morning drive as many of you commute it does not look good.

the rain will continue and it switches to scatter ited showers. scattered showers. it is the highest in the north bay mountains and half an inch to an inch lower elevation. santa cruz mountains up to an inch and a half of rain. your morning lows comfortable, but make sure you have your rain gear. and for your afternoon we are looking at the cooler day. temperatures mainly in the 50s with the scattered showers continuing. here is a look at the seven-day forecast. more showers on thursday. we are looking at dryer, milder weather as we head into the weekend. don't forget sunday at 2:00 a.m., daylight savings begins. it is another great weather resource for you. follow live doppler 7hd for the latest weather conditions. plus get video forecasts and spare the air alerts and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. wonder who that could be. >> a little of everything there. >> we will keep you posted. >> my favorite weather team. >> moving on to sports

thousand -- >> sharks need to get busy. they were hoping to get a big boost in vancouver. looked good early. but then they let them back in it.

well, the sharks started the season on fire winning the first 7 games. but the seven of-game losing streak dropped it from first to worst. the sharks open the scoring seven minutes into the game. scott gomez rips the slapper past schneider. gomez's first goal as a shark and san jose goes up 1-0. vancouver is on the power play, but the sharks do the damage. he splits the defense. he slaps the sharks firsthanded goal of the year. it is 2-0 sharks. san jose lead it in the second. it is tied at two and this goes to a shootout. the sharks are down a goal when he ties it and little joe pivelsky with a chance to win

and the sharks with at least a po nie t in the last four games. 3-2 the final. the chicago blackhawks set a franchise record with their 10th straight victory. furthermore they are the only team in the nhl with a regulation loss as they are 2-0-3 with a 5-3 win. they are hoping to gain some ground with the longest home stand of the season, seven games. they took care of toronto last night hoping to make it in town tomorrow night. the lakers are chasing the warriors and facing the thunder. kobe bryant left early in the first quarter and injuring his elbow. it wasn't enough. a big night for russell westbrook. you know they are finished. thunder win it 122-105. all right he was the first player to sweep the pack 12

player and defensive player of the year awards. bolstering her case. they may have locked that up with her performance. she torched kansas state for 50 points and set a big 12 single game record. she is 6 foot 8 and she can dunk it. she is 90-68 and she is averaging nearly 23 points and nine rebounds per game for the top ranked baylor. and this abc7 sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. >> thank you. coming up next, another look at the bay bridge lights and what it will cost to keep these lights

>> here is a look at your wake up weather. scattered showers and temperatures in the mid40s to low 50s. you will need your rain gear by 8:00 a.m.

mid40s to the low 50s. here is a look at live doppler 7hd. you will notice heavier rain falling in the north bay. it is a narrow band though as you will notice here. it is right around gernville and jenner. we are seeing pockets around a highway 101 and bay view district. mike niko will be here from 4:30 until 7:00 a.m. tracking the showers for you. they will help you get out the door. >> the bay bridge has been officially transformed to the world's largest led light sculpture. the project lit up just after 9:00. we sped up the video here so you can see more of the art work. the bridge performance features 25,000 led bulbs and over the next two years they will burn through $11,000 worth of energy. not too bad. you can check them out at dusk every night, and they run until 2:00 a.m. it is just a really cool sight that does president affect -- doesn't affect drivers on the bridge.

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