cian richard pan wants to repeal the personal belief exemption. >> that's a problem for public health. that's why we originally passed the law saying you should be vaccinated before you enter public school. >> reporter: dr. jeffrey silvers supports the legislation. >> measles vaccine is based on science. it's not based on personal belief. the vaccine has been demonstrated. >> and the measles cases continue to grow in california from 92 cases two days ago to 99 today. the state health department says 14 are here in the bay area. this mother says even though her little boy got vaccinated today, parents should have the right to choose. she believes she made the right choice. carolyn tyler abc 7 news.

>> let me give you more information. measles is the most contagious of viruses. a prominent mayo clin ekic researcher says when the measles virus gets into the lungs, it hijacks a cell to get into the immune system. it replicates and uses the track trachea almost like a trampoline. the measles can linger on a surface, such as a doorknob for two hours. if one person has measles, get this, 90% of the people nearby not immune will also become infected. 90%. that certainly explains why it's spreading so rapidly. 92% of doctors attribute the outbreak to parents not vaccinating their kids. >> we are about to get the first significant rain since mid-december. in this live picture, you can see the sun peeking through. do not be fooled. the north bay is expected to get

the brunt of the week's rain. laura anthony is live with a look at the preparations there. hi, laura. >> reporter: hi ama. the north bay got the bront in december. they are already up here. we have the sand pile here ready to go. traffic is light here today. we checked out the park. people are aware of what happened two months ago. but they are not panicking. at least not yet. these are the scenes. those in low-lying area found themselves inundateded with rain. now city officials are warning of potential flooding. >> they do expect heavy rain friday morning. at least probably for a 24-hour period. the volume of rain could create flash floods. >> susan didn't wait for a

warning. in december this intersection was covered in two feet of water. >> it was a lake. it was a lake. it was all over. i saw car ls coming through. they stop and see the lake and turn around. well, there's a lake on the other side. they didn't know how to get out. >> john hudson lives in the same neighborhood. thoo ez are photos taken from his yard. >> if worse comes to worse, we'll park in the driveway. this is the low point in the storm draining system. and that's why it floods here. >> it's really all in the timing. the creeks in the north bay can handle heavy rain as long as it doesn't come as the same time as the high tide. laura anthony abc 7 news. >> abc 7 news. how soon we will see this rain? >> as early as tomorrow. let me show you lye doppler 7. we'll talk about the specifics

later on. clouds right now. cooler in the bay area watching a healthy storm off the coastline. it does bring risks. especially friday. moderate for rock slides and wind damage. look at this impressive rainfall. up to ten inches of rain in the north bay mountains by this weekend. that is why we have a flash flood watch. the north bay will get the heaviest rain. thursday at 10:00 p.m. to saturday 6:00 p.m. could see the creeks and streams rise rapidly. flooding is certainly possible. the wind advisory begins friday morning. runs until saturday morning. it may take down trees and power lines. we're going to take a look at the times of all of this and the commutes it may impact coming up. >> we look forward to that. this week's rain is forcing oakland to cancel for friday and february 6th. it won't help for the coming rainstorm but yesterday the u.s. army appeared $4,000 to pay

for a flood control project along the creek in marin county. the area has been prone to severe flooding. construction should get under way within five years. against a national backdrop of anger about police shootings. tonight police are explaining why officers opened fire with deadly force against a woman yesterday. abc 7 news reporter allen wong is live with new details. police claim there was no other choice. >> reporter: yeah, dan. police are still not releasing the names of the suspect who the police officer shot and killed yesterday. they're only saying she's a 38-year-old african-american female who pointed a loaded revolver on them. the woman was dc betaned at the home depot for shoplifting when she pulled out a gun and pointed it at store security officers. she ran down the 580 overpass while attempting to car jack three vehicles.

it was at the storage building in the 3400 block where she ran towards ross whitehead car. they ordered her to put down a women and they opened fire. now one of it will officers fireded a bullet that went through the passenger side window. the reason she only fired one shot is she realized the civilian was in danger. she moved herself from that point to a better tactical advantage that took him out of the line of fire. by that time the suspect was doup. >> and the other officers fireded the other six shots? >> yeah. >> the police chief says thats officer was in a tactical position and did no strike mr. whitehead's car. the police chief says they're being field tested and that officer forgoted to turn it on during the altercation. apparently is surveillance video out there. police are still looking for more video as the investigation

continues. emeryville for abc 7 news. >> thank you alan. developing news in san francisco now where police are looking for three men who held up a tiffany jewelry store inside the westfield shopping center this afternoon. the robbery happened around 3:00, the armed men entered the store ordereded security officers to the ground and forced an employee to open jewelry cases. they got away with an unknown amount of expensive merchandise. tive tiffany is closed while investigators collect evidence. residents in south bay neighborhood are taking action after a troubling crime spree. more than 200 burglaries in the past three months. it's happening in south san jose. that's where chris is live for us tonight. >> reporter: it goes to show you that crime can happen anywhere. even if you live in what's kored to be a nice part of town. now these residents are taking

matter into their own hands, saying they've had enough. at first glance. a quiet, peaceful neighborhood in the valley. however -- >> it's a completely different feeling now than it has been the last 20 plus years. >> kim's dad and her husband charles can't believe what has happened. >> obviously it's not safe anymore. >> the residents have been hit with more than 200 burglaries over the past three months. in fact crimes in this part of town have more than doubled compared to the same time period last year. >> a lot of these cases are solved with a clabtive effort. >> officer morales says a detective has been working to follow up on leads. it's hard to pinpoint why the particulars are targeting this area. >> tloklock the windows and doors. alarm systems help. large animals scare away potential burglars. >> they have done all of that and much more, recently taking

steps to start a neighborhood watch program. charles also installed a brand new eight camera security surveillance system. >> any time someone comes to the front door, we look on the camera to see who is there. >> just down the street, he is pulling these packages out of view from the friends nextdoor. >> we have to look out for each other. we want faith and trust in people. people are taking advantage of others at this point. >> and today a simple message to those who may be causing trouble. >> the police will get you. the more vigilant and aware neighbors become, that will happen. >> these neighbors, not wanting on go down without a fight. san jose chris wynn abc 7 news. still coming up tonight flight to freedom. how the birds are getting a new chance to spread their wings. plus -- >> it looks like flood, hurricane, you know, and fire. >> residents get their first look at where they used to live.

tonight the trace to repair a burned out building before crews are driven out by the rain that's coming. and the plan to let internet users go where they want, when they want. the big boost for an earthquake warning system in california. and say hello to good-bye. how the stick is quickly being picked

so great to see and hear that. 20 now healthy sea birds took flight after getting treated for the mysterious goo. the birds released by the international bird rescue organization at the port of oakland are part of a flock of 330 rescued since january.

the organization hopes to soon release more birds that are still recovering. >> we still have over 100 birds in care up at the fairfield center. and we'll keep working with the birds and get them released baaing to the wild where they belong. >> investigators haven't identified the mystery substance that jepopardized the birds. california attorney general harris is appealing a federal court's ruling that overturned the state's ban. u.s. u.s. district court judge found the ban too much and struck it down. it enraged an ma'am rights workers. a series of abc 7 news i-team reports in 2003 exposed how ducks are force fed through a tube to produce it. a controversial method used to enlarge the animal's liver.

for the first time ever, the presidential budget includes money to detect earthquakes. the $5 million will go to research under way at cal tech and the university of washington. that's where scientists are working in conjunction with the u.s. geological survey. california's senior senator dianne feinstein urged them to support the system. japan and mexico have similar systems. the port of oakland is facing a shutdown as labor negotiations appear to be breaking down. today the head of the pacific maritime association said employers at 29 west coast ports could lock out if both sides don't agree on a new labor contract. dockworkers are protesting stalled negotiations by moving cargo at a slow rate. that's causing ships to an chorchor in the bay as they dock in

oakland. the federal government wants to turn high-speed internet to a public utility. >> and already a major internet provider is threatening to sue. >> this is the beginning of a huge fight. you will be reporting on this for a long time. there's bound to be a court fight over who gets to control access to the internet. the fcc wants to stop internet providers from blocking with ebb sites ore charging more to companies like netflix that use a lot of data. already they're hinting at legal action. hinting is light word for this. lawyers for at&t argue the fdc has no jurisdiction. they disagree and are set to propose new rules tomorrow. most of us are swiping our phones for every day purchases. would you use a mobile device to buy, say, a car? the survey by bankrate.com finds many are doing just that. about half of those surveyed say they have used a mobile pay app for a big ticket item.

like insurance a car even a mortgage. mobile buy is most common among those in the 30s and 40s. and it's easy to this see why. younger people don't yet have enough money to make the huge purchases. older folks worry about the security of the transactions. thousands of undocumented immigrants have received their licenses. they've issueded licenses to 57,000 illegal immigrants since the program started in january 2nd. another 360,000 have begun the process. the dmv is already notorious for long lines. now it's evaluating the impact of the new surge of customers. >> this is a huge brand new program. four weeks is a very short amount of time. you have to give us time to collect the data, evaluate the data and make decisions in terms of that.

>> the dmv expects the new law will bring 1.4 million new applicant for drivers licenses over the next four years. as you know car tires are expensive. it's easy to pay 1 thobz r$,000 or more for a set. so tonight i look at a new choice for hard pressed consumers. renting a tire. >> would you have done for tires if you couldn't have come here? >> gone to some where. used tires. that was my second option. >> renting is a whole new way to finance a tire transaction. is it a good deal? i'll take a long hard look tonight on abc news at 11:00. tire rental ls. >> all right. thank you, michael. >> issue. >> the rain could make matters worse for the displaced residents of the fire damaged

building. the roof is all but gone, exposing many of the the apartments. leann is live in the mission with what they are doing to protect that building. >> reporter: and really the answer is nothing. in a few seconds we're going to show you video of that roof and then you'll understand why if they put a tarp over that roof, the weight of that tarp plus the weight of the water, if and when it rains will cause a collapse. from sky 7 hd you can see the extent of the damage to the building on 22nd and mission street. some of the third-floor apartments are clearly exposed. anything could cause this roof to cave in. the building is so unstable that today crews went in to put up emergency walls in case fire investigators need to return. that department hopes they won't have to. >> they were able to get everything they needed from the

scene the day after. they're done with the physical investigation. >> the four alarm fire happened a week ago and displaced many residents. several businesses were also lost. witnesses are now being interviewed. today only three business owners were allowed inside to retrieve important items. these were located on the second floor and suffered a lot of devastation. >> so much. all the cabinets have fallen off the walls. it's a war zone. >> karen took these pictures of her studio that had a lot of water damage. she had years of work inside. with the help of a crew brought in by the adjustors she was able to take a few boxes of slides and artwork. >> got the foes they could. >> an immigration specialist came with two empty suitcases hoping to salvage any important

documents. >> there's a lot of information for my clients. >> no one else will be allowed inside. now the building department will have to issue permits to begin the process of stabilizing the building so residents can finally retrieve what is left. that could take weeks, if not months. abc 7 news. they're buzzing in the weather department because the real rain is coming. >> yes, and we are looking forward to it. hello, sandhya. >> this is the weather forecast we have been waiting for so long. it's finally going to materialize. right now clouds are stack up. we have a change in the air. it's cooler. right now we're watching high cloudiness and also low clouds that have developed. take a look at the wider picture here. the storm is tapping into a good

bit of subtropical moisture. this is just the first storm. high-moisture content originating near hawaii. this is still on track to come towards the bay area and friday we expect the heaviest rain to arrive locally. the view from our east bay hills camera is showing you some of the low and high cloudiness. it's really a beautiful view as you notice there. panning around. upper 50s in san francisco oakland. san jose 61. 55 in half-moon bay. most areas were in the 50s and 60s. san jose got up to 73. here's where they need snow. it looks like it's coming. this is a very brown picture there. statewide sierra snow pack is 21% of average. temperatures in fair field, upper 60s. rain in the north bay. wet and windy on friday.

and we have periods of rain right on through the weekend. you know the high pressure ridge that has been keeping us dry for so long finally showing signs edging east ward. and it's a series of warm wet storms. spotty light rain tomorrow morning. really staying in the far northern end of the viewing area for thursday evening as well. late thursday the rain moves into the north bay. it's still north a few showers southward. and then as the afternoon goes on you'll notice heavier rain at noontime in the north bay. across the heart of the bay area at 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. on friday. getting soaked in the east bay. and then rain tapers to showers for your saturday. this is taking you through saturday morning only. we have still more wet weather

for sunday and monday half a foot in the santa cruz mountains the. two to four in the north bay. rainfall totals one to three in the central bay. three quarters to an inch and a half in the south bay. saturday morning we're looking up to a foot. so keep that in mind if you're traveling up there, mid 40s to low 50s tomorrow morning. you're going to see sonoma county getting a few light spotty showers. highs for tomorrow mid 50s to upper 60s. carry your em bral las in the north bay tomorrow. but really on friday. hang on tight. wet and windy. rain on saturday. periods of rain on sunday with the possibility of thunder there. the showers taper on monday leading up to drier weather. we're not talking about dry right now. we're looking at all the rain that is coming. it's a big, welcomed site.

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san francisco suitcase mystery. the suspects set free but police are closer to finding out who is dizsmembered body was in the suitcase. and a six-year animal rights law goes into effect. and sounding the alarm tonight. what to do if an alarm company comes knocking at your door. but for now one man spent the last decade capturing rarely seen aspects of the bay bridge. >> joseph began taking bridge photos in 1998. a chance meeting with a barge crew who gave him access to the new bay bridge. >> he says he hopes the work provides understanding of things we take for granted and the labor it takes to create them. >> definitely worth checking

out. world news tonight is next. for all of us here we appreciate your time. >> we will see you again at on this wednesday night, we're on the scene of the deadly train collision. hundreds of commuters on board. the train smashing into an suv on the tracks, erupting into flames. the horror inside. the windows melting. the deadly plane crash, right over the highway. tonight, you'll see the survivors pulled from the water. whiteout. not again. the devastation on the highway. more than 40 accidents in denver alone. and now, moving east. the washington lawmaker known for his workouts, his magazine covers. now, renovating his office like a hit tv show? and it's your money. how he explains himself, when we show up. and prince charles, and the rare statement tonight. after a bombshell book on him, princess diana and the royal family.