>> a maker storm approaching the bay area today and it's already wet on the road. this is some new are a video of the drive around highway is 01 where rain has been falling constantly overnight. it's saturday, march 5th. i'm cornell bernard in for chris nguyen. here's a look when the storm will arrive, here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. as you said, live doppler hd right now wicking i am heavier rain in the north bay. we have a wind advisory that will allow the winds to kick up later today as well. you can see lighter rains over highway 101, heelsburg, santa rosa, over into mount st. helena

and a latch of light shower activity down through south city and half moon bay. but we head eastward, it's quiet for you in the east bay but that will be changing. you will have light rain and the winds picking up ahead of the system. around watsonville looking at a few showers, gilroy, highway 101 and into the mountains, as well. we widen the view and this is what we are expecting today a couple jet streaks and energy offshore that will not only bring us rain, heavy winds, possible flooding, all come in at the same time this he evening. temperatures in the low 60s right now. 59 mountain view. so we've had the breezy winds and on our storm impact scale, which we rank the storms from a 1 to 5, this is a 3. the third time we've seen a 3 all season long, which indicates anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of rain in the lower elevations, two to four in the hills and gusts to over 50 mills. here's the wind advisory right

now. you will notice that it goes into effect noontime until 11:00. we so are looking at the heavier rain coming in afternoon. i'll time it for you. it's going to last through the evening hours and we will talk about a wet sunday, as well, coming up in a few minutes. cornell. >> thank you. brace for it. and as lisa said, the most powerful storm of the year so far will bear down in the bay area later today and along with it gusty winds. tiffany wilson is live in pacifica where residents on the coast will definitely feel the intensity of this storm. stephanie. >> yes. they certainly will, cornell. we are standing right next to the seawall. the occasional wave is crashing over. i know you were out here last night and you saw the same innings this. winds are expected to increase later on in the day. right now it's pretty calm. just a little bit of drizzle, not even worth mentioning. but as one boater told us, it's certainly fixes to get ugly. and overnight there was a small

craft advisory at harbor. we found some boats were adding extra bumper buoys and ceiling up everything last night. there are massive waves, but the powerful swells continue to erode coastal homes and properties, compromise bid earlier storms this season. >> we've had more rain and wind, higher swells than the past two or three years. and not having access to the crab this year during the winter has definitely compounded that. >> the coast guard and local fire departments are asking all coastal residents to tie anything down that could take off in the wind, including surf boards and kayaks because sometimes if those get dragged out into the ocean, they can

trigger false alarm and emergency crews try to make a rescue when it's just a surfboard being swept out into the waves. keep that in mind as the storm approaches. tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> stay safe out there, tiffany. ice not just the rain that makes the storm powerful, strong, gusty winds can make innings this dangerous in your own backyard. there are drought-damaged trees vulnerable to the saturated ground. keeping trees trimmed in the parks is a 365 day a year job, not just when the storm is here. >> the wind will come up and move the tree just a little bit, and sometimes the weakened roots can't take the extra pressure. >> and it may be too late before this weekend's storms, but arborists advise people to trim their trees so they he don't fall on to cars or homes. in the north bay steady rain fell throughout the night. residents say they are used to

the usual problems but note innings this can change in an instant. melanie woodrow explains. >> as the rain came down in san rafael. people outside who sold food didn't seem to mind. >> gosh, no. they have an awning so that works out well. >> a little rain now with a lot more on the rain. >> i hear a big storm is coming. >> the heaviest rain is expected saturday night. southern marin fire district spent the day doing community outreach. >> the concern is trees down and wires down. >> and with those words came the call. >> the engine and rescue and going to be dispatched to a tree down in our district. >> firefighters added caution tape around this tree in mill valley with the trunk split so high up they say they will need a bucket truck to cut it. a scene that could repeat itself this weekend. abc7 news. roads are slippery and

covered in snow in the sierra, too. you are looking at kingville. this weekend the highest elevations could see up to three feet of snow. because of this weekend's storm, san francisco is opening up two emergency pop-up shelters that can hold up to 200 homeless men and women. first shelter is at the county fair building, a hall of flowers on 9th avenue. it is open at noon and cannot hold pets. the second is on grove street and opens at 2:00 p.m. and pets are allowed there. they can provide transportation to those who need a ride there. >> sandbags will be handed out on cesar chavez street today from 8:2. and you can track the weather information and receive push

alerts. we also have the source to help you plan for the storms on abc7news.com/elnino. abc7 news learned radios went down for 1 is minutes friday night around 11:30 p.m.. officers had to rely on cell phones to communicate with each other and dispatchers. the cause of the outage, not known. today there is a war of roads between the santa clara county sheriff and the head of a blue ribbon commission looking into conduct at her jails. the sheriff is incensed at a retired judge calling her comments insulting, if not illegal. katiekatie marzullo has that. >> first came the cameras. the sheriff often with her own money and had them installed thursday. thursday they captured this fight. the chair of the jail reform

commission has commented in the media the fight could have been avoided if those particular inmates hadn't been allowed to mingle. the sheriff took offense and made her own statement. >> it's a lie, it's dishonest. >> she wrote her ownler. i was clear in my statement officers that if the officers new if the inmates on 4a didn't get along with each other, then it wouldn't make sense to have them let let out at the same time. sheriff, me think you dost protest too much. sheriff said cordell is wrong. >> we do not separate base on race or ethnicity because it is illegal to do that. >> cardell is asking for an

expert to review the fight. abc7 news. >> someone is a i caused of stealing someone's identity and going on a shopping spree. the picture from late january shows him with a shopping cart pull full of items. he opened early bank accounts in someone else's name and used the accounts to fund his shopping lists. >> there are five confirmed cases of zika in the bay area. one case was reported friday and contra cast two reported two, all which were acquired during travel to south and central america. the virus is usually spread by mosquitoes, but researchers have also identified zika cases transmitted through sexual intercourse. it's been a devastating crab season for bay area fishermen but help may be on the way. abc7 news was at fishermen's

wharf as a disaster relief bill was introduced. it would give the track industry $138 million in federal aid but first the federal government has to issue a disaster declaration which could mean monthsfs wait are for the fisher mep. >> pretty desperate times right now. bad salmon, no crab. we are doing the best to hang on. the bill also includes $6 million in monitoring and research on the toxic allergy bloom that cancelled crab season. lisa argen is keeping a close eye on a major storm set to arrive in the bay area later today. >> that's right. we had a good start, anywhere from over a half-inch to an inch in spots. we will right rain. it's 59 degrees in san francisco. breezy out there. low 50s from hayward and fremont in san jose. mild air out ahead of a strong storm system that heads our way this afternoon but we have rain before the main impact and winds kicking up.

i'll time it all out for you next. >> all right, lisa. also the mysterious mechanic an cal problem that's made a bart ride missable. and a knife found at the former broadway home of the home of o.j. simpson. what the i've been blind since birth. i go through periods where it's hard to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. learn about non-24 by calling 844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com.

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spikes in volley tan in the circuitry that's meant to protects the motor from the voltage was getting damaged. >> so far 80 cars have been affected, taken out of service temporarily for repairs at bart maintenance yards. bart said it's a problem that's been happening intermittently for some time. it became more frequent lately. to keep it from happening, bart has taken this west oakland substation offline, although they don't think it's the source of the problem. >> we are still trying to figure out exactly what caused it. we've been major inspections, looked at the third rail, the tracks. found nothing. >> bart expects to have all the cars repaired and back in service by monday. in west oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> so what are your thoughts on bart's crowded trains? we want to hear from you like we about did on the 2013 bart strike. share your comments with us on social media by tagging them with the #dearbart.

>> the state has collected a lot less from gas taxes, money aimed at funding 225 shovel-ready projects. it includes many in the bay area. the widening of the highway 4 at the 680 interchange, and highway 102 project and these projects and many more could be delayed or outride cancelled. it's a finding that sent shockwaves across the country. a double murder more than 20 years ago. police are testing a blood-stained knife found at o.j. simpson's former estate. >> not guilty of the crime of murder. >> the o.j. simpson trial was settled decades ago. a new twist. >> regarding an alleged knife that may have been recovered, possibly in connection with the o.j. simpson case. >> the los angeles police department saying the naive was allegedly found by a construction worker on o.j. simpson's property in the late

1990s. the estate was demolished in 1988. they said this knife is now being carefully scanned for possible dna evidence, which could take weeks. an lapd officer now retired was allegedly given the knife by the construction worker and held on to it for 18 years. oj simpson was acquitted of murder charges in the 1994 stabbing deaths of nicole seem son and her friend, rob goldman. simpson continues to claim he's innocent. >> whoa, slow down here. >> many tv people reliving it in a mini series, the people v o.j. simpson. >> and now talking about the knife. i hope they test it and i hope it turns out to be the weapon. it would be one more nail in simpson's coffin. what it means? >> double jeopardy. you can never try o.j. simpson

again. >> they said over the years investigators looked up to 150 knives. none of them found to be the weapon. abc news, los angeles. >> late last night los angeles police said the knife is likely not the weapon used to kill nicole brown and simpson and ron goldman. police say the real murder weapon was a bit larger a dance competition that could launch hundreds of dreams is taking place in san francisco this weekend. abc7 news at the palace of fine arts as ballet dancers from all over north america audition for youth america graynd bring. it's the world's largest dance competition. the dancers range in age from 9 do 19 years of age. you have to have the right technique, you have to have the right visualappearance, and you also have to be determined. >> i guess i'm out of the competition. the dancers selected will get scholarships to the top ballet

schools in london, paris, berlin and new york. and we are tracking a storm, el nino making a big comeback this weekend. >> definitely. we have rain, wind, possible urban and small stream flooding to talk about. this one today is our stronger one. as we take a look at live doppler 7hd we will take you through it throughout the entire weekend. we have more to come next week. take a look at all the rain along the coast of the north bay. we have a few light showers in san francisco. the east bay is quiet. but as we go in closer you will notice some of this is a pretty good moderate rain from guerneville to bodega bay. over highway 101 things are quiet. in san francisco light rain down through highway 101 and 280. once again, quiet conditions, 580 and 680. further south morgan hill, salinas, activity down through monterey.

offshore these two bright white elements is going to what is going to come together and bring very heavy rain, gusty winds throughout the entire day today, focus mainly throughout the early evening hours but we will tame it out for you. this is a three on the storm impact scale. over 4 inches possible for the hills and gusts up to perhaps 50 miles per hour. winds right now out of the south anywhere from about 5 to 15 miles per hour. keeping it mild out there. you have heard it, it's a little on the muggy side. 62 oakland. good morning. san jose is 51. 57 half moon bay, and a look from our exploratorium camera pier15. 60 livermore. finally from our sutro tower camera, here's what we can expect. the strongest storm of the year today. this will be our third system that ranks a 3 on the storm impact scale. a moderate storm tomorrow with a chance of thunderstorms. that one a little bit everyone did. but as for today, as we go

through the 9:00 hour, hook how the winds crank up on the coast. look at the colors. here's yellow. 30-mile-an-hour winds this afternoon. look at after the front comes through in the evening hours. the winds continue up to 40, 50 miles per hour and quickly after the front pass things begin to pass down. the strongest wind gusts anywhere from 4:00 to 6:00 here in san francisco highlighted in the red. but notice even in the afternoon hours we are still looking at some pretty breezy conditions. we have a flash flood watch for the burn area in lake county. the possibility of debris flows from this evening to tomorrow. 6:00 today notice the showers, by 120:00 in the morning look what happens to the north bay across the bay area. through 11:00 we have moderate rain and then it just continues to pick up. 2:00 ahead of the front, 3:00, 4:00, we have moderate to heavy rain. then look what happens right here as the front comes through. and with this the winds had be

gusting 30, 40, even 50 miles per hour. in san francisco rainfall intensity cranks up after 6:00 into the 8:00 hour. our storm impact scale ranks 2 for your second system for the second half of your weekend. we peck it up into tomorrow morning. light showers. it's a quieter day. we will see a chance of thunderstorms, but then once again sunday night, 11:00, we are look at some very heavy rain. i'm going to stop this here. tonight over an inch and a half in san francisco and oakland. then by monday afternoon we have over three inches in the north bay, hayward three and three quarters in mountain view. winter storm warning through 4:00 p.m. monday. up to three feet in kirkwood, and other areas 2 feet. mid-60s. very heavy rain headed our way. the accuweather seven-day forecast we go from a about-- a 3 to a 2 and then to a 1. and thencranking up by the end

of the work week. >> i can't believe how warm and humid the storm is too. >> yeah, eats got a lot of juice in it. >> thank you. up next, north bay fam

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checklist how to deal with this situation. >> that's chris. for the second time in two weeks they are testing water on a campus for fear of lead contamination. >> we are trying to get out in front of it and make sure our kids are safe. >> it's heelsburg. >> unor high where the pipes are pushing 100 years old in places. hence the tests, followed by a preliminary warning, and led to importing water and made changes in how they use water on campus. >> we will deal with it more. you have older homes and aging infrastructure. it's not just going to be a heelsburg school problem. >> it's also a sonoma county health problem. that agency ran tests this morning. we won't know more results until this morning. >> lead in the water doesn't mean their child has lead poisoning. it's about how much water they consume and if it can reach a

threshold that could cause problems with him. >> in heelsburg everyone has a stake in this, even the stupid. he has-- even can't. he has a child in the school. >> abc7 news. take a look at this incredible credit video from a whale watching boat off southern california. the hump whale. eventually the whale gives the rope a flip and the line brakes and then the animal lifts it's tail high out of water to show it is finally free. awesome. still ahead on our next half-hour. decision day in five dates over who should get the presidential nomination. we had tell you where votes are set to be cast. we are keeping a very close eye on a big storm set to arrive later today. lisa argen ahead with the

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>> we are starting this half-hour with a quick look at the weather and a live look outside at the golden gate bridge where we've seen drizzle falling this morning a powerful el nino storm is expected to arrive in the bay area today, the biggest one of the year so far. here's lisa argen on when we can expect it will arrive. good morning. >> good morning, cornell. we will combine the winds, the very heavy rain, possible flooding. all coming in this afternoon. and then keeping up a really high disengine it pays throughout the evening hours, a well. it will be a lot of rain and a lot of wind. but right now the rain is up in the north bay and really off the coast. just from bodega bay to guerneville we have some light rain. further south, san francisco, maybe a few areas of light rain on and off, as well as south san francisco. we are dry in the east bay and

from monterey to salinas and gilroy, just a little preaccept for you. these two elements are what is going to come together. the jet streak and a vigorous cold front that's going to dump a lot of rain and wind over the bay. upper 50s and low 60s out ahead of the system. this is a three on the storm impact scale. anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of rain lower elevations, 2 to 4 for the hills and wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. so we are going to time out the heaviest rain and talk about thunderstorms tomorrow and high snow levels. the snow accumulates in feet. cornell. >> thank you so much. the strong el nino fueled storm arrives in the bay area, boaters are warned about thinking about going into the water. it's not just rain and massive waves, forecasted gale-force winds could be the biggest issue. one boater said how it impacts

his work. >> pretty soon you have waves coming over the front. it's going to be rough. i just cross my fingers and hope for the best. >> the coast guard is also warping residents to down anything that could take off in the wind, including surf boards and kayaks. weather has delayed a traffic switch on the broadway 101 interchange project in burlingame. since 2014 they have been building a new seven-lane overpass. the switch to the new bridge has been rescheduled for next weekend. you can use the free abc7 news app to track weather powered by el nino and enable push alerts for breaking weather information. we also have resource toss help you plan for the storms. now to your voice, your votes. happening today the next round of states will cast their ballots in the 2016 race for the white house.

republicans vote in kansas, kentucky and louisiana and maine. these states may be small, but they mark an important day in a are a race where every delegate will count in july. there are 178 delegates at' stake in the republican race, the democratic side 156 will be at stake. new this morning america's spirit of innovation is getting praise from the commander in chief. president obama said americans drive to invent technology, to tackle our country's greatest challenges and it's what makes the country great. some of the sharpest minds from the silicon valley help modernize the government. >> this is what it's all about. making sure the government for the people and by the people works better in the 21st century. working together to make it easier in people's lives. the easiest thing to do is to blame government for our problems. >> president obama will be in front of an audience of creators

in south by southwest in texas to address growing technologies. >> big changes for students with sites set on college. many will take a new s. a. test this morning. many wonder if the prep courses are worth the money. >> and there will be a lot of rain falling all over the bay area. lisa argen will have the full forecast coming up in just a few minutes. the abc7 news app, on the go, on your schedule, on one screen. all the weather, traffic and

. >> good morning, welcome back. telling the story here in the first of a series of el nino storms pushing on shore this morning, bringing heavy rain, strong winds with it. lisa argen is going to have your full forecast, everything you need to know, coming up in a few minutes. for the very first time it morning the new s. a. t. will be taken by high school students nationwide. it's part of a major call of the college admission test. michael finney looked into the best way students can prepare for the changes. >> he calls it the most stressful period of his high school years. the. >> unor at san francisco balance loa high school plans to apply for u.c. berkeley and the university of santa clara. to prepare he's been attending tutoring sessions at c2 education center in

san francisco. >> definitely has helped. it made me more comfortable. >> at c2 rates are as high as $5,000 for nine months of tutoring. david kemp is the ceo. >> it's not just the test prep the student receives. it's being able to receive the college counseling and the college help. >> more thanked% of the students go on to college. the director says whether students benefit from tutoring varies. >> some students need to actually work with an individual, whether it's a one-on-one situation, or someone that's in a classroom setting. >> others may do well studying on their own using a test preparation book for free online tutoring. anyone who takes the presat preparation test are offered free lacrosses from the k ahn academy to boost their scores. the old test was a predictor of how well a student will do in college.

but this marks the return of the 1600 as the perfect score. >> the test is becoming harder from a content perspective. >> the best preparation for the new test might just mean school itself. >> rely on the coursework they are doing and all the day-to-day work they are doing in the courses. >> stephanie is a freshman at lowe high school with her heart set on harvard or stanford. she's already prepping for the new sat. >> i'm looking at the different questions that will be on it and how different it is from the old sat. >> she's already taken the old sat. and the new one. he decided to stick with his old scores as well. >> i did better on the old one so i thought i should stick with this one. >> students have the choice of taking either the act test or sat test. most will accept both. >> if you love watching "wheel of fortune" this is your chance

to audition to the show. it's returning to the casino in greaton today and tomorrow. reggie will be will today and meteorologist mike niko will be will tomorrow. remember, you can watch wheel of fortune here on abc7 weekday evenings at 7:30. lisa is here with the accuweather forecast. a big storm coming in? >> that's right. we have a little bit of a breeze out there right now. some light rain. as we take a live look outside, our emeryville camera, it's 61 degrees. i understand with out of south from 14 miles an hour, and by tomorrow you will have picked up anywhere from about an inch and a half to two inches of rain. between now and then very gusty winds and the timing of the storm system today and tomorrow coming up. >> lisa, thanks. in sports, a flashback from the "we believe warriors" and baron

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school students are still in the running. amy caught up with two students aiming for the prize and hoping to change the world. >> at a computer, combating cancer. and an app to doing asthma. >> it's so alarming that people are dying from diseases that can be detected early and can be treated. just because they don't have access to the expensive system. >> the high school seniors in san jose are tackling world problems. >> connect the bluetooth. >> she created device and app to test lung function. >> it's barroom centers used in then industry cause thousands of dollars, and what i use costs $35. >> it tests for copd, emphysema, chronic bronchitis and lung diseases. she's head today washington, d.c. as a finalist for the intel science prize, along with jonathan, a senior at the harker school. >> i'm excited to head to d.c..

>> his work centers on targeted cancer treatment. he's using public geno data from cancer statement. >> take the data and predict which drug or drugs will be the best to treat you. >> as 2 of the 40 nationwide they are competing for more than $1 million in awards. but you can't put a price on experience, hike they say. >> i'm very excited to continue making medical devices. and hopefully help improve a lot of lives in the future. >> catch the competition, both are deciding between stanford and harvard for college. in san jose, katie, abc7 news. >> and three other bay area students are also finalists. a student in mountain view developed a tool that can cheaply detect viruses anywhere from minutes, something that can take hours in a lab.

another high school student is researching a way to make more effective vaccine for a particular form of brain cancer. and another student is work to go improve the agreement for nonsmall cell lung cancer. good luck to call of those folks. we are tracking a make storm coming into the bay area. el nino making a comeback. >> that's right. by this time tonight we will feel the effect of gusty winds, possible flooding and heavy rain. the second system is coming in tomorrow. this is offshore. it's heavier rain but so far it's the light rain in in the nh way. through the overnight hours it's been a little breezy, nothing too extreme. we continue to see it pick up thought the morning hours and turning to moderate rain that you about midmorning. dough bagga bay, and point reyes we have the rain a batch of

light shower activity from san leandro through oakland, down around highway 13, as well. and hayward perhaps picking up a little bit of light precip. further south on and off league showers into cap toll law. we widen the view and this is what we are anticipating tonight. the front and jet stream coming together, bringing some of the strongest winds and heaviest rain we've seen all season long. that's why on the form impact scale we rated this one a three. that means 1 to 2 inches of rain in the lower elevations, 2 to 4 inches, maybe more than that for the hills and wind gusts in excess of 50 miles an hour. right any winds out of the south, anywhere from 5 to 15 miles an hour. 61 san jose. good morning, oakland. 62 for you. 57 half moon bay. you see the clouds from this vantage point here. doesn't look bad in san francisco. things will get worse throughout the day.

59 fairfield, 60 livermore. we will see a couple periods of intense rain across the bay area today. so the strongest storm of the year, moderate rain tomorrow and a possibility of thunderstorms. this takes us through midday monday. the wind gusts you can see as we go through the next couple of hours, these are the gusts. up to 40 miles an hour by noontime. upper 30s around oakland and livermore. but look what happens as the front gets closer. 50 miles per hour wind gusts, the yellows and reds over the bay. with so we are talking about the gusty winds, the very heavy rain with the frontal passage. and then innings this quiet down pretty quickly. right here the wind gusts in san francisco. you see really at a moderate pace right on through 4:00 and increasing from 6:00 to 8:00 with the frontal passage. here's the timing of the rain. you notice we have the lighter rain throughout the 10:00 hour. but after 10:00, from about 11:00 to 2:00, we are looking at

more moderate rain filling in throughout the bay. and here is the front coming in by 5:00, 6:00. marching across the bay and then innings this quickly quiet down and the i understand with will be lightening up as well. a flash flood watch for the burn area of upper lake, clear lake and middle took. this is through 6:00 tomorrow. in terms of rainfall intensity in san francisco, look how it picks up after 2:00. we see another spike at 4:00. here's the front. and then after 8:00 things quiet down. the next system tomorrow night, it's a 2 on the storm impact scale. anywhere from a half to inch and a half of rain. this one will involve the possibility of thunderstorms. you can see some sunshine here during the day, but the main impact cubs gone will be later on sunday, by about 11:00. there's the front. and as we put the rain totals together throughout the next two days, tonight an inch and a half, pretty much for everyone. as we go through monday midday we have three inches from novato, 3 1/2 san carlos.

a winter storm warning through monday. upward of 3 feet of snow near kirkwood. the accuweather seven-day forecast, look at all the storm numbers on here. a 3 today, a 2 tomorrow. the weaker one on monday. things winding down a break tuesday. wednesday light showers and by thursday and friday, here we go again with more rain and wind and accumulating rainfall and snow. so exactly what we need, but the break this the middle is what is key. >> just incredible. if you are traveling out there, be careful, right? >> absolutely. >> thank you so much. in sports the warriors hope they can continue making history this season. they have the chance to break the longest home dray-game winning streak monday when they play the orlando magic. and a former warrior is back in action, back in the d-league. we have the highlights from larry beil. >> good morning. not only early the warriors an

absurd 55-5, they are tied with the 27-wins chicago bulls from '95 '96 after beating oklahoma city. the warriors have not seen a home loss for more than 400 days. you have to go back to 2015. golden state can break the record on monday against orlando. that will be the second game of a back-to-back after facing the lakers in l.a. here on abc7 on sunday afternoon. steph curry said the fans deserve as much credit for the streak as the guys on the floor. >> a lot of energy tonight. you know, they can be as much a part of the accomplishment of the home win streak as we are. >> it means a lot because it is something we talked about at the beginning of every year. the home court, you want to be great. you need the wins. >> this is not the regular season the cal women's basketball team had hoped for.

4-4 in conference play but they made history in the tournament. trying to take down arizona state. this was a freshman show. two-point game, what do you do? inside. these 6'4", smooth in the paint. she goes for 24 points on 11 of 12 shooting. nice use of the left. thomas, raining threes as the bears score the upset 75-64. first time a 10 seed has beat any 2 in tourney history. >> it's a big upset. this league is top to bottom, and you help prepare each other for this. i'm so proud of our players. they were tough today. >> stanford taking on washington in another quarter final. kelsey, unstoppable! lay-up. huskies up by 16. cardinals come back fourth quarter.

erica had 22. so 67-58. 2:45 left. lilly thompson, a stanford within two, but washington would hold on. oh, you can't block there. tyra knocks down the 3. 73-65, washington. who would have thought it would be cal and not stanford in the semis. and there's one reason we are showing d-league high let's from delaware. that's former warrior baron davis dunking. makes his d-league dale beau-- he caught the bug and said he wanted to play. his team lost but fun to see him throwing it down after all these years. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> catch the warriors inagainst the lakers here tomorrow.

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