this is petaluma. scaffolding blew over this afternoon, crews say they rescued one more and this shower hit after storm choudz passed. >> here is a live look at conditions right now at the exploratorium. spencer chis chin is here. is there more still to come? >> there is more still to come here. scattered showers right now here is a cell moving into higher terrain east of fremont. another area of weather near

cupertino. active weather is widely scattered. there could be locally heavy down pours. five funnel clouds spotted now more intense weather is pushing into the sierra where it is snowing and chains are required. a winter storm warning in effect until midnight. we've had nice dose of rainfall with quite a few locations more than an inch of rain and could be more during overnight hours. >> here is what happened to a driver that may have gone too fast. the car caught fire. the driver managed to get out in time. this is one of nearly 100 incidents during wet weather

overnight. >> in the sierra, they saw the lowest day of the season. reporter george warren of our abc affiliate found no complaints. chain controls up at 4,000 feet, catching a family from washington state off guard they drove down here without chains. >> we haven't seen the snow either. so it's kind of funny. >> this is not a typical year. >> during last week it's been

short sleeve weather. all of a sudden, snow. and we move moisture. >> we've had snowflakes and it was great. >> i've got my store here and we have ker customers but nobody wants to come out in the snow. we need the water so bad. we're happy about it. >> and this is a feature of the app store. >> one man is back home after surviving a terrifying journey out of

yemen. >> somehow, he made it home but worries about friends left behind. >> happy to be back you know? i think i feel sorry about the way i came back. >> he is home after a terrifying journey out of yemen. >> the 26-year-old was working on a project with coffee farmers. when air strikes began he knew getting out would be impossible. >> we were trapped in yemen. >> they don't care who you are.

and i was worried about him. >> last week he was taken prisoner by an armed group. they blind folded us and took us into the back of a truck. >> he traveled into africa, and to amsterdam before flying back to sfo. >> i didn't know if i would make it or not. >> he says he got little help from the american embassy. >> the bay area council on american islamic relations says

hundreds are trapped. >> many don't have internet saying i don't know how to reach anyone. >> this entrepreneur plans to spend time with family and may take a deep breath, relieved to be home. the state department tells us there are no plans to evacuate american citizens from yemen. those who remain, avoid travel unless it's necessary. >> despite despite the rain, california remains in a drought. 3% statewide, 8% in the bay area. the state water word board began discussing how to enforce a cut back. laura? >> first, let me show you the

care flowing well this evening after the rain. by summer i'm told it will be slowed to a trickle. we have learned more about how that 25% cut back will work. it's a sliding scale. might have to only save 10% in southern california. >> two things would be toilets and shower heads. >> those are the two changes that homeowners can make to save the water inside of their homes. so >> this is not right. more than just restricting flow, there has been a lot of engineering.

so you get a full shower. >> we're still going to put in a new lawn but a drought tollerant lawn that will pay out in dividends as far as water restricks are concerned. i don't think people have a choice anymore. >> these are the moves that water districts will be rewarding in months still to come. those that don't make changes could be penalized. >> they could see fines this year. where there would be we can go to extremes of shutting water off if they're not following the prohibitions. >> in february savings dropped below three prgs. >> a sex predator will not be

allowed to move into a neighborhood in fairfield. a judge ordered officials to find a different home for frasier smith. he was treated in a state hospital after being convicted of four sexual assaults. so he will remain in the hospital. >> in contra costa county, new cases are now solved thanks to new dna technology. janet? >> william hough would have been released but now he is in jail on murder charges thanks to a new cold case unit. hough has a long wrap sheet, now facing murder charges for the

first time in his life. investigators say he raped and strangled two women the first happened nearly 30 years ago. that is where the 21-year-old was found. there was dna evidence that linked hough to the murder. the second case happened in 1993 in san pablo. the child was found raped and strangled to death. the district attorney's office was able to arrest him. >> it's gotten more accurate. so that is allowed us to do more with cases. some people think it's, if we did testing back then there is nothing more we can do. that is not true. we can do it with smaller samples and that changed. >> officials say dna evidence pointed to hough but extensive

interviews led to new charges. >> it's very gratifying. i take a look. when i look at these cold cases i'm seeing pictures of the victims when alive. and you feel for them with the crime pictures and brutality that they've suffered. to find the guy is rewarding. >> officials say hough could be linked to more cases and are asking law enforcement agencies to take a look at unsolved cases. >> well still ahead here tonight on abc7 news a california cancer patient denied a seat on a plane. what happened once her story got out on social media. >> tonight the 1 smart train drive in the north bay. we'll take a look inside of the cars. >> and what some big san francisco developers may have to do to help the city get through the drought. >> 7 on your side tax hot

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>> tonight alaska airlines is apologizing for not allowing a placer county woman with cancer to fly home from hawaii. her story caused an uproar after posting this video. they were forced off the plane, alaska airlines employees saying she was too sick to fly. she has a blood disease and

wears a mask but insists she's fine on a plane. . >> i was hurt. and then, i was concerned about how it's going to look to other people. i started feeling like i was being hauled off to jail. >> alaska airlines originally refused to pay for a hotel room or refund the air fare. after the story went viral, alaska airlines apologized and paid for her hotel room. >> a new train system under construction and now, it will run from san rafael to cloverdale. >> railroad riders may have

referred to this as back to the future. seven years after the voters approved a quarter cent sales tax to fund a 70 mile railway, the first of seven trains rolled in for inspection and political christianing christianing. maybe you saw train 101 crossing black point bridge en route from napa. but probably didn't see it from a drone. >> so 50 miles per hour trains from fairfax to san francisco. faster than today.

when this rolls through next year it will travel in about an hour. >> this is amazing and a dream come true. i can't believe it's happening >> every seat reclines every row with an electric outlet. when service opens it will mark the 70 anniversary since passenger servicet( stopped. >> san francisco board voted to prohibit tour operators from narrating and driving after last october's deadly pedestrian accident when a tour bus hit and killed

a 60-year-old woman. >> let's talk about the storm that brought rain here. >> yes. a nice change. >> what part did you like best? hail storm? rain? >> a great mix. >> it is. >> and right now active weather is in the sierra foothills. clusters of thunderstorms have developed. we have pockets in the south bay. one cell just moving out of the campel area. some developing off shore. this is a pattern swinging out.

breaks of sunshine. here is another live view. 56 in santa rosa. and another view over san francisco from sutro tower. and scattered showers continuing overnight and into the day. showers tapering off with sunny mild days ahead into the weekend. there goes a funnel system behind that, showers wrapped around a center of low pressure. more showers moving in and at 7:00 we'll see scattered showers

that will be the pattern into early morning hours. there are likely commuting delays. by 8:00 should be just about all over. and there are maybe as much as a quarter in novato. two tenths in san jose. lower amounts with just a few hundreds of an inch in the east bay. sierra, snow levels down to 4,000 feet and snowfall could be as high as nine inches. and now, pockets of showers, lows mid to upper 40s, tomorrow, similar picture. breaks of sunshine. low to mid-60s.

here is the accu-weather forecast. we have sunny skies and milder days are ahead beginning thursday continuing throughout the weekend. we'll see inland highs into low to mid-70s up through 60s to 70s around the bay. cool upper 50s to 60s on the coast. so that active weather will be stemming down for a while. >> thank you. owe up next, michael finney and the tax hot line. get your questions answered right now. the number to call is -- >> southbound 880 just passed marina boulevard, we're ziping along nicely. we'll take you around 360 because we can. you can see it moving

tax deadline is coming soon. >> we're getting into april. 15th is around the corner. >> yes. >> hi michael.

>> you can give us a call right now. you can go to our face book page abc7 news. you can call in just about any language. if we don't have someone here that speaks the language we'll hook you up with someone else at another time. we'll take care of it. now, i want to join laura ross. laura, thanks for joining us . >> i love being here. >> okay. so when do i know that i need a tax professional? >> well -- generally if you're investments are starting to get complicated and looking at them and they're making your head spin. a complicated 1099, that may be time to see a tax professional. there are other times too, like if you start a new business

that becomes very complicated. >> and assume you're getting a divorce i would think? >> like changes of divorce, marriage, your parents move in with you? there are tax issues that come with those situations. >> that is interesting. your parents move in with you? that isn't one. >> what do i hear about? can i deduct my parents? >> so today we're answering calls here. go ahead and take a picture of the people working hard. give us a call. we have cpas and we're going to be here until 8:00 tonight. so go get your paper work and

give us a call or get your questions answered on facebook. there is another room there. so give us a call, or go online. reporting live from the 7 on your side offices i'm michael finney. >> there is more still to come here tonight. just ahead what some big developers may have to do to help the city and the state get through the drought. a tea party favorite's vision for america, coming

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one supervisor is looking toward a long term solution with a new proposal changing the way developments use water in the city. abc7 news explains how it would work. landscaping may not look like much but doing work for headquarters. >> mimicking what happens into a compact building so the plant is treating waste water to the point we can use it. >> these show what the water looks like. the process takes about two and a half days. scott weiner wants to see other developments and similar systems. today, he introduced legislation impacting projects over 250,000 square feet in san francisco's purple pike zone.

>> picture here is we should not use potable drinking water to flush toilets and irrigate. it's a huge waste of water. >> the legislation couldn't find one that wanted to talk about this the supervisor says it wasn't as high as you might think. >> we anticipate between 1% and #%. lower than say, affordable housing requirements. >> if passed they say it would affect several dozen proposed developments. >> what could happen to a water supply if a major earthquake

hits? >> the group is campaigning to have the levies replaced with pipelines that are better equipped and warning some people could be without water for a year or more. >> rand paul made it official he is running for president. >> he promised to continue standing up to what he calls the washington machine. . >> i have a vision for america. a return to a government restrained by the constitution. >> rand paul is just the latest in a field of candidates. texas senator announced his campaign.

florida's senator marco rubio expected to declare soon. >> power is back after a power outage impacted a state department briefing. >> i am honored to be here. >> he kept going, saying no doubt about it. she was a phenomenal woman. >> the mayors of san francisco

lifted bans on travel to indiana after the passage of a religious freedom law critics said could allow businesses to turn away gays and lesbians. mayor ed lee said he was doing witness hope and expectation that progress for all americans will continue. >> muni is stepping up efforts. a 50-year-old suffered injuries in a spot on powell street where a cable car conductor needs to pull a switch. operators were maneuvering around the cars. officials say they're urging workers to be careful. >> to remind the crews you know to pay attention when they're in the streets to make sure they have vests on.

they look both ways and face traffic. >> montoya suffered broken ribs a fractured leg and bleeding to the liver. a judge ruled efforts to eradicate west nile virus are legal. the fogging does not require a warrant three dead crows have tested positive for the virus. >> caltrans says it plans to close the san mateo bridge next month. closures happening on the second and third weekend from may and weekend after that, necessary. all littlewill last from 10:00 p.m friday, through 5:00 a.m the following monday. and the should down will install

new expansion joints as they're doing in this video. >> up next taking it too the streets. hear from cal students for those who embark on a test drive of a lifetime. >> yes. a car may be able to get a thousand miles to a gallon. they're going to show

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checking our 360 cam, we're driveing on 880 northbound, union city. you can see it's slowing down a little bit. a lot going on because we have a's playing. there is fleetwood mac. and traffic is moving at this hour. >> some will be racing through the streets with just drops of gas.

>> this is the fuel bottle. >> you can hardly call it a gas tank. >> it is the point of the marathon. >> we're competing for miles per gallon. >> for this team it's down to the wire. >> how much sleep have you been get something >> next to none. >> he's taking this seriously. >> this is more important to us >> the team learned about composites >> and specialized tires. >> you see a driver that can

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that is a penalty? >> if you have three months of noncoverage in the year, including every member of the family. everybody has to have coverage. so now your deadline is end of the month. you have to be covered. >> so if you sign up? >> it started out with $295 last year. now, it's going up. it depends on the number of months of noncoverage. it's going to go up steeply because people had a opportunity to see how it's working. now, the time has come. >> that is why you need to call go online.

again, the number and we'll be here until 8:00 this is not english only. great resource. spencer is a great resource on weather. >> we can have more scattered showers. that is about all we have. for now there could be more. a hail down pour almost like

snow. game time 7:05. we'll have cool conditions with highs only low to mid-60s under scattered showers. here is the accu-weather forecast. sunny, mild >> wonderful. >> we're focused on baseball. >> yes. >> 160 left. >> and

giants passed through championships this year it may be their weakness. tonight's game against arizona to ryan vogelsong getting a

start. it gets worse with a tendon strain that could be a symptom of a torn ligament. he was put on the dl today. to calm the issue down. billy bean is looking good after the team's win. and seemed like it was out of the lead. and throwing 98 pitches with only one hit. the voft cast with a homer in the 7th.

and says faces may have changed >> we've gelled well. this is one of the most-fun groups i've been around. we want to win and do our best. >> tiger woods walked off the court february 5th, playing back in the masters where he's never missed a cut at the pro. tiger thinks they're ready.

>> it was -- people will never understand how much work i put into this. >> i like it. >> he gets the attention. this is the only tournament he's won twice in his career. the swing makes him unusual on tour. >> it's about calming your mienld not thinking about what could happen. and what the trophy means. anthony davis alley

oop. >> looking for a third straight national title john bruce in stewart hits a corner and looks like it's tiger in 2004 and whoever won par three never won the masters. >> yes. >> okay. >> join us tonight at 9:00. need to cut back on water

use. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. as always, we appreciate your time. >> from all of us here, thanks for joining us. and our experts will be here until 8:00

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