did he have a gun or a taser? >> officers when responded were just responding to a man with a gun call in the dark. >> san francisco police chief says based on what he knows about the tragedy at the park he's not second-guessing his officers they shot and killed a 28-year-old last friday night. some witnesses told us as many as 14 rounds were fired. officers say he pointed a weapon at them. friends insist it was a taser not a gun. >> police should be trained to understand the difference between a pistol and a taser gun. >> i believe knowing what i know now that officers were acting in defense of their lives. >> family, including his father and friends held a vigil at the park last night, remembering a young man, a community activist

and practicing bowedist that wanted to be a probation officer but there are concerns about his mental health. and a former friend said he was violent. injuring him with a taser this month. witnesses said he was acting erratically. but it's unclear if officers knew that at that time. >> it turbs out later he did have a history of mental illness. just makes it more tragic. >> the supervisor, david campos says police have a special unit to deal with mental health issues. >> it's a new team that was created for that purpose. you know, one question is was that team involved in this incident? did they call upon the team? >> those questions and others will be asked at the community meeting tonight. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> tonight, san francisco police have in custody two people

believed to be the gunmen in sunday night's shooting in san francisco. eight people wounded by gunshots while standing at turk and taylor streets. police took a 5-year-old curtis warren and a 4-year-old into custody yesterday. both suspects were san francisco residents face charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault. and petaluma police just released photos of a man that robbed a bank just hours ago. investigators say he walked in just before 2:00 this afternoon. police say no weapon or vehicle was spotted >> rain moved through the bay area. there is more on the way. you can see there are sunlight there and it's coming

here is what it looked like today. lots of umbrellas out and spencer christian is here now with the latest. spencer? >> heavier rain did occur earlier in the day. now, with rain sort of scattered we have pockets you can see, of steady down pours. much down in the south bay in and around san jose. let me give you a look and it's just shifting eastward. spring, steady down pours around parts of highway 280 now moving into the area of mount hamilton. into tahoe, waiting for significant snow. it's on the way. it hasn't developed yet. back to our rainfall totals most locations there received under a tenth inch. san francisco, 16/100ths having picked up a good drenching this

afternoon. 15/100ths in oakland. three tenths in mount st. helena. at 7:00 this evening showing periods of showers and rain during overnight hours and starting at 5:00 in the morning heavier rainfall becoming better organized by 9:00 wide spread down pours, a chance of thunderstorms and maybe some small hail. i'll give you a look at the forecast later. dan? >> thank you very much. despite rain, which we need, it's not going to have a significant impact on the state wide drought. but it's giving stopgap help at least to farms and nurseries. abc # news reporter tiffany wilson has the story. >> hi there, dan. rain just started up a couple minuting ao. it's not the soaking farmers are hoping for but if you own a market like the one behind me, the owner says this is better than nothing. >> great clouds blanketed much of the county today, dampening

fields the rain left puddles in novato, creating a sense of optimism inside cooper's public market. >> good news. all of the -- everything we have here is sourced from within 30 miles. so that gets us to west marin and some of napa county. >> dennis cooper buys lettuce from this farm. their pond has water ask cooper says his prices are holding steady for now. >> if we're into the year and there hasn't been a fair amount of water we night see it then. >> nearby, you can count rain drops on roses says one store manager favorite things every time it rains she saves precious ground water reserves. >> we do not have city water. we have a well. so far, our tanks keep filling up. >> customers targeted drought resistant plants.

>> i passed up things that need more water. i don't want to have to use the water if i don't have to. >> instead, she bought rosemary. >> it's beautiful and it's a great plant. >> when every drop means difference of dollars and cents, folks in marin county told us rainy days leave them smiling. always super happy >> officials took unusual measures to help save california sap monday. the fish got a truck ride to shorten their migration to the ocean. we're live tonight with the story. laura? >> it's a large process rafting until early summer. that is unless there is a change in california drought conditions. something

the firgs of millions of baby chinook salmon for release into the delta. >> bypassing this in cases over 200 miles of habitat to get them away from stressors of high water temperatures, low river flows and increased exposure to predatory fish. >> dangers are due to the drought. one makes arouing these tiny fish to travel on their own far too dangerous. >> conditions in the river right now are not favorable to releasing these fish. so we have now decided we're going to truck all of the state's fall run chinook. >> this operation continues for two and a half months 240 truck runs, as many as 30 million fish from state and

federal hatcheries. >> these fish will be 3-year-olds in year 2016 they'll provide majority of what we catch in ocean and inland river in 2016 >> besides drought conditions immediate threats is the risk of being pulled into the delta cross channel the gates there would normally be closed but open this year to allow water to be pumped for agriculture. in rio vista, abc7 news. >> and emeryville man that struck and killed a motorcyclist could be charged with manslaughter. police say the 23-year-old was driving under the influence when he hit the motorcycle after 1:00 this morning. yan's mini cooper slammed into a pole and burst into flames a motorcycle rider died at the

scene. investigators are still at the intersection, closed foremost of the day. >> there is a break in the case of a fatal hit and run in san francisco meantime, police have found a car involved. last thursday morning an 80-year-old was in the crosswalk at visitation avenue heading towards bay shore bhfd a driver ran into her, made a u-turn, before then speeding off. this is a picture of the car taken from a surveillance camera. the registered owners who did not report the car stolen are now talking with investigators. >> well, richmond police started handing out flyers tonight in efforts to stem the rise in smart phone thefts. in three months number of those thefts have skyrocketed. abc7 news reporter vic lee is live now with the story. vic? >> well, richmond police officers just started fanning out into the neighborhood here. you can see bart police officers are still here. they're passing out these

leaflets. one is in english, one, spanish the message is simple. don't be distracted and maybe you can avoid becoming a victim. richmond and bart police began passing out flyers in english and spanish at the beginning of the commute. once witnessing the robbery of an iphone. >> he ran up and just took it. nobody is being careful about, like, having phones in their pockets. everybody thinks oh it's not going to happen to me. >> smart phone robberies are an epidemic on the streets. take a look at the surveillance video of this woman being muged and robbed. richmond police lieutenant says the robbers can pick victims easily. >> usually they'll spot someone walking with a cell phone probably approach ready from the rear and grab a cell phone. >> these robberies of opportunity are also happening on public transportation.

this one recorded by a security camera aboard a bus in san francisco. as a individual rides, robbers snatch phones and run. now, it's happening at richmond bart station. a magnet for the thieves. there have been 18 robberies in or near the station. richmond police believe they're targeting hispanic bart riders the >> fear is that law enforcement will report folks then, that will lead to deportation. >> police say they dmot report undocumented immigrants who are victims of crimes to federal authorities. so they're making that special effort today, passing out cards to latino passengers hoping that victims will not be afraid to come forward. vic lee, abc7 news.

>> still ahead tonight at 6:00 push to get every rape kit in california tested, got a little bit closer to reality today. abc7 news i team follow up. >> how this storm is breathing new life into this year's he ski season. we'll take you live to mountains. >> what a gusher. a traffic accident sending water six stories into the air. more still to [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of ncaa march madness. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed.

a bill to test rape kits in california is becoming closer to becoming law. last year, uncovering thousands of untested kits on police evidence room shelves. dan noyes report that had story to you. the reports prompted assembly woman nancy skinner to author a bill requiring police to send all kits to crime labs within five days and for labs to test within 30 days. the sheriff association contends is not realistic. >> there are a large, large number of these sexual evidence assaults kits on property shelves in police departments and other law enforcement facilities. that is what we're trying to stop. >> the priorities should be set with local governments and with the crime labs based upon landscape of what their pending cases are, what time frames are available. >> the state assembly approved

the bill today it will next be heard in mid april >> a law allows transgender students to join a sports team and use rest rooms that match their gender identity. there is a court order to force the secretary of state to put a measure to repeel it on the november ballot the secretary of state found the group did not gather enough signatures but the group claims recs officials improperly threw out 17,000 signatures. >> if you thought ski season is wrapping up, think again. >> two feet of snow headed to the region. we are live from cisco grove with a look at current conditions hi, dave. >> well, you know it's interesting. there is an old saying here if you don't like weather, wait five minutes and that will change. it's been raining and snowing. heavy winds. right now, you can see just

clear, beautiful. we're at cisco grove now. about an hour ago, take a look at the snow coming down folks spreading into the rest stop year up there. the snow level about 7,000 feet. that meant they're getting great snow. people enjoying it today. looking forward to the weekend. people are just happy to get away from the area. >> yeah. it's been dry. we're super happy about it. it's intense today i think it's going to make a nice for tomorrow. >> now they're expecting to get a foot to two feet higher

elevations every flake is just precious. that reservoir in the sky so important, especially in this drought year. it will be exciting and interesting to see how much snow falls, and it could be up a beautiful weekend for winter sports. come on up, it should be beautiful >> thank you, dave. >> they've struggled. >> yes. no kidding. >> hope any they'll get more snow on the way. >> they will. quite a bit of snow. spring now the new winter. >> ook? >> okay. >> we're getting rain in the sierra. about to get snow. you can see a line of showers throughout the central valley. just south of san jose, into monterey area, looks like this area just south of san jose and

north of morgan hill getting heaviest rainfall. some heavy down pours there. looking west, look at those crowds. a large area of big dark showers overnight. a chance of thunderstorms in a vigorous system. here is a long trail of active weather out to sea moving towards the bay area. we're going to get a next wave of rainfall tomorrow morning. let's start at 7:00 this evening. and at can point, we'll have pock writs of scattered showers but we'll see showers continuation and by 5:00 the

start of rush hour, more wide spread rain. some could be locally heavy. and by 9:00 a burst of activity wide spread, heavy rain covering much of the bay area. thunderstorms mitched in there. maybe small hail stones sweeping through later in the bay by. mid to late afternoon, we'll see activity tapering off just a little bit but not ending. trails of showers and periods of rain moving through into thursday night. and we're projecting totals between 1 and 2 inches between half an inch and an inch. we're going to get a good soaking out of this. and finally we'll get some decent snowfall. winter storm warning until thursday morning at 11:00. winds gusting up to 45 miles per hour. po doubt doubt travel delays are likely. overnight tonight, showery

conditions low temperatures on a narrow range from upper 40s to 50s, mainly. tomorrow, showery, lighter and more widely scattered showers into afternoon. high temperatures upper 50s to low 60s tomorrow. here is the accu-weather forecast. we've got a lot going on. we'll have lingering showers thursday. rain likely friday. heavier rain coming saturday. sunday, partly cloudy. more rain monday and tuesday. this is kind of a pattern we don't often see in spring. we're expecting it into winter but don't know what is normal anymore. >> thank you. >> you can track rain with live doppler 7 hd. there is information how to down load it on abc7 news.com/apps. >> we want see your weather photos and videos. you can e mail them to us and you can post them on our abc7 news facebook page or share them with us on twitter or instagram.

yes. finally raining. >> still ahead you've seen angry protests over shuttles in san francisco. >> a poll shows perception is not always reality. stay with us.

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giant geyser in the tender loin district this morning. christian gonzales took this in an upper floor. you can see the water shooting six stories into the air and started around quarter to one. witnesses say the man crashed into a taxi and then struck a firefighter, drenching the neighborhood. >> a poll shows people like the tech buses used by the tech industry the buses have come under fire from parking stops and because passengers are seen as rich people who are driving up rents in the city. despite that, 57% of the polls have a favorite vote of the shuttle. however, 72% support charging buss to recover costs of using those stops. should mention the council chigsed the poll is funded by large local businesses.

>> hundreds of jobs from medical assistance to nuclear engineer available today. at and t, postal service and clear channel among employers at the job journal event. cvs pharmacy took part as well, accepting april politics to fill positions for two new stores and in case you missed it, the next event takes place april 23rd in san jose. we have tee talz for you on abc7 news.com. >> there is more head tonight at 6:00. bay area crews are now headed to washington state to help in the search efforts after that massive landslide. also,ñr the scientist that saide warned of the disaster decades ago. >> plus, charity or eye sore? why community leaders say some donation bins nay be doing more harm than good. >> san francisco hosts a meeting of the minds about virtual occurrency, bit coin. investors betting big.

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find free, confidential, local help at coveredca.com. happening now in washington state snohomish sheriff office preparing to update reporters on the search of a scene of a mudslide that wiped out a small community at the site of the slide officials say the dental toll increased today they've not yet said by how much. the toll has been 14 with another 176 listed as missing now keep in mind some names are believed to be duplicates. a geologist claims he warned the army corps 15 years ago that hillside posed a risk of collapsing. >> there has been warnings and advance notifications of the landslides we've done everything we can. >> three volunteers left to

assist victims. they will join workers already in the disaster area. >> we also help them plan their long term recovery. so, we sit down with them and have them try to figure out what they're going to need to do so to make a plan for how they're going to recover. >> president obama declared a federal state of emergency in the area today. >> oakland is the latest city to start cracking down on donation bins people drop off used items and many of the sites turn into dumping grounds. we're live outside with more on how the city mans to regulate them. >> here is where people drop off clothes and shoes, or books they no longer want or need convenient, right? they're first introduced in oakland in 2006. >> they're a magnet for graffiti sxil legal dumping.

>> ken kats wants the ti to regulate them. behind these people jumped mattresses a sofa, a bookcase and several large items a committee heard arguments on why they should require owners to keep the area clean. >> if there is trash around the area within 0 feet of the bin they have to pick it up, and remove it. it's seven days per week. >> now, anything dumped here is picked up by community groups or by the city. the committee is proep yoetsing operators purchase a permit. a fee of $650 youth again operates several bins. >> we collect furniture outside of the bin. and do collect things from washing machines and driers people want to drop off. >> it's a for profit company.

they say they're keeping millions of items from getting into landfills they sell what they collect here. none of the companies pay taxes on earnings salvation army says it also cuts into their business. >> takes money out of the community and product away from folks that need it. >> now, issue will be taken up next tuesday. in oakland, abc7 news. >> and it's not like cash or credit. it's a new kind of currency. san francisco played host to a conference all about bit coin. abc7 news explains big names are investing heavily not in the coins but companies sprouting up around them. >> in a bustling downtown conference it's a small vending machine for over $500 it offers to sell you one of the most talked about things in tech. a bit coin.

you can't see it or touch it a bit coin is a unit of virtual money. >> this is the first time it's been issued. >> here in san francisco, heavy weights say it could be the next big thing. >> we think of it as phone shally as the next internet. >> already, start ups helping businesses take bit coin like a card. >> bit coins can be divided into small pieces. venture capitolist sees it solving problems we face every day like paying for parking. >> i park the car get out of the car, leave. >> preventing spam with a fee for e mail. >> a fraction of a penny. for spammers it would bankrupt them. >> stuff like old mint is now a museum, backers think our banking system could be a relic of history. >> current system is really not

designed for an interconnected world we live in now. >> the consultant says digital money is a way around that system. big banks refused do could are water. >> bit coin offers an alternative. they can do payments without having to relie on these third parties >> but there is a reputation to overcome. it made headlines with silk road. it's value fluke 2008s wildly. it's inventor? well, no one has seen him. and in that vending machine, it still needs approval. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> not sure i'm ready to be paid in bit coin. >> no, thank you. >> still ahead welfare recipients are losing millions of dollars to atm fees. >> michael finney looks at efforts to make the program less

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recipients spend $19 million on atm fees just to access benefits. >> it's money not going to people that need it but banks. michael finney is here to explain what this means. >> this is a real eye opener. how much we all spend. in california's welfare program known as cal works, 96% of the recipients receive the money in the form of a debit the high school senior is amid grocery store the check is >>% her income. >> this helps me. you know, financially with my son, and everything. and get on my feet and everything. >> she says she spends $ten a

month for bus rides to get to and from work. >> it's terrible. >> a study says california's welfare recipients spend $19 million on atm fees. >> shouldn't cost people a portion of their safety net grant just to access that grant in the first place. >> the report calls for banks the state and counties to work together to reduce those fees the state department of social services says it asked banks to eliminate surcharges but banks declined california bankers association says there are already plenty of ways to avoid fees. to that end alameda county launched a program. >> financial coaching program that we pilot really does help people to think differently about the decisions you make and economic consequences.

>> like setting up a direct deposit, and using atm within your own network but money pass network is comparatively small. alameda county is bad with very few atms available cal works recipients spend $730,000 annually on atm fees. five times mer than san francisco residents. there are more networks available. >> that does help exacerbate the problem. we need them to work in partnership. >> dominique is in a financial literacy class and plans to enroll in direct deposit to help her avoid atm fees. >> i actually just find out about that. they told me it would take about six weeks. >> the study says application

process to get cal works to administer benefits is really complicated ask coalition is calling on counties to stream line this procedure. >> keep us up to date on that. >> still ahead how doctors are tracking down unexplained illnesses but looking at your genes. >> the

stanford hospital bring launching a clinical genomic survey. >> from skiing to flying small planes you can say julie's life isn't for the faint of heart. . >> i was 25 when first diagnosed. te didn't know right away. >> julie's condition turned out to be hyper trovic cardio myoopathy. she controls the symptoms but since becoming a new mom, she's

decided to learn whether the condition is the result of a gene mutation and what it might mean for her daughter's health. >> we're able to identify the gene. it could change her treatment strategy. >> a third of the time they're able to find a reasonable candidate. >> to learn the answer she's about to have her genome sequenced at the clinic just established at stanford hospital. a genetic counselor says purposes range from helping families manage risk to pinning down the cause of unexplained illnesses. >> when find a variant we're confident contributes to explaining the picture it's a relief and excitement and just great to provide that news to the patients. >> we're at the end of the day detectives. >> this heart specialist is the co-director and says a single blood sample starts a complex process that would have been unfathomable. first dna separated out and

placed in powerful gene sequencers after results are in a team uses algorithms to hunt for variations. >> then, we look at differences. that leads to a long list of phone shall candidates >> they say the value is still being gauged. dr. ashley says participants have been children and adults with unexplained condition that's could take months, or years to pin down. >> we're starting with these specialized conditions and where we think the sequences can have highest impact. >> for julie it's a chance to perhaps change the future and secure her daughter's health. >> also, providing peace of mind just if we can say definitely she doesn't care the gene. >> the team believes the information could pinpoint which drugs will be most effective for

an individual patient, based on the makeup of the disease. >> that continues to deliver. >> fascinating. >> let's talk about the rain coming up. >> we'll start with a time lapse view. check out clouds from our camera. oops there it goes. spots of precipitation scatter around the bay area. and wide spread rain where much of the rain is falling. stronger cells moving into higher terrain. will taper by mid day. we're going to get possibly

thunderstorms. high temperatures upper 50s to low 60s here is the accu-weather forecast. we expect some rain. sunday may be driest day. hey wave coming through saturday. maybe thunderstorms tomorrow. rain redeveloping monday and tuesday. this is a >> drama in warriors >> we may have trouble in paradise. head coach mark jackson looking for an extension made a power move forcing a reassignment of an assistant coach. there is more to the story. we have it nex

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warriors head coach has a year left on the four-year contract but apparently no extension from management inside. jackson forced a reassignment of assistant coach to santa cruz

and jackson had issues last year coach jack asked to explain a move to his team. . >> i do talk to him beforehand. and let him know it's my decision. and we move forward. assignment is still the assignment. we have a tied-together group that will go on as business as unusual. >> stay tuned. the coaches have been huge supporters of each other. yesterday asked if stanford was a cinderella team. >> we weren't a bubble team we were ten and 8 in a pack 12

which everyone realizes is a great conference. us being there isn't one of the things we got lucky and got in the tournament. >> a three game set thursday and the final days of cactus league action. a 21-inning scoreless string. geents trailing in the 8th and will win it, five-#. a's and rez. watch coco chris. bottom second a three-run shot in the second just crushes it. a's go on to win this one. plenty of news coming out of the nfl owners meeting.

9ers owner says they should be paid like top-tier quarterbacks. the owner signs off, what is the hold up? set to make around $1 million. and of course, the super bowl two years ago. mark davis told reporters he's growing tired of finding a new stadium deal and would enter taen moving to another city like los angeles. it's ridiculous. stay tuned. nfl banned players from dunking on goalposts after touchdowns. players will get a 15 yard penalty if they do.

and we end on a sad note buffalo bills owner ralph wilson died at the age of 95. he was the founder and sole owner of the team. he was instrumental in helping bring about the merger. bills went to four super bowls but never won. this sports report brought to you by orchard supply, hardware he owned channel 36 in san jose back in the 80s. >> big loss for nfl. >> yes. >> join me tonight at 9:00, a terrifying moment on camera. a construction worker trapped in a fire. mazing rescue at 9:00 >> then at 11:00 a high school team with big league hearts the gift to a group of little leaguers. it's a touching very you don't want to miss >> march develops agents of

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