>> it's saturday, march 12th. good morning and thanks so much for joining us. each chris nguyen. we're off to a mild start for our day today. here's meteorologist lisa argen with where we found the storm impact scale. hi, lisa. >> good morning. temperatures are cooler this morning. the winds will pick up, as well. we are looking at rain around our sweep. mourn st. helena from calistoga, southward toward highway 1301. from novato to san rafael and eastward to hercules. the richmond san rafael bridge, maybe a few showers north of that over over the bay. and the livermore valley looking

at a few showers spotted in the higher elevation. here's maine band of rain. it's holding together near the north coast. as it continues to sink to the south we will see the bay area impact bid a is 1 on the storm impact scale. just a quarter inch but upwards of a half-inch elsewhere. the north bay we still have a nash flood watch until 5:00. we've had a lot of rain, anywhere from 1 to 2 inches, even 3 inches in spots. additional rainfall may cause the streams and rivers to rise quickly. we will time out the rain and talk about the stronger system arriving tomorrow. chris. >> we are training breaking news out of oakland. police and the highway patrol are investigating a freeway shooting involving a party bus. is is it happened around 2:30 this morning where the people get off of the bay bridge.

nearly all the windows on the driver's side of the bus were shot out by someone who drove by and opened fire. the bus driver pulled over and called for help. at least four people inside the bus were injured. some were taken to the hospital by ambulance. others drove themselves. at this time the extent of their injuries is unknown. the highway patrol is canvassing the freeway for shell casings and evidence. no arrests have been made and we will keep you updated with any new information throughout the morning. now to developing news in new york where a tugboat overturned on the hudson river about 25 miles north of midtown, manhattan. one person died, two others are missing. fire crews have been able to pull out two people from the water. the tugboat was holding ferry workers who are constructing the new bridge span in new york. now to developing news in san rose. police are investigating the a double shooting that left one person dead. it happened last night at a restaurant on tully road near quimby road in east san jose.

shot the victims just before the victims just before 11:00 p.m. the two men were taken to the hospital where one of them died. investigators were called to the seen earlier this morning. the shooter has not been located. police say they are working on a description of the gunman. now turning to the storms. an enormous tree slammed into an oakland hills home last night, damage the home so badly, ice now inhabitable. the tree is about six feet in diameter and tall. no one was home when it came crashing down. it ripped down powerlines as it fell, knocking out power. crews will work today to clean up the mess. there are also big problems in pacifica. take a look at this giant lee that fell on a house, taking down tower lines with it. >> crews were prepping the site for demolition. two large excavators were brought in to begin ripping down a building at 320 esplanade avenue.

>> >> they have to teardown the front of the building first and then deal with the back of the building with the long arm. >> from sky 7hd you see debris from 320 that tumbled down to the water below. wind and rain also caused major trouble for people of this pacifica home. a massive tree came crashing down on top of it. it also knocked down power to the whole neighborhood. >> >> i came home about 4:00 and the power was out. i left and i came back. they wouldn't even let us up the street for an hour. >> from sky 7hd we spotted new trouble spots along esplanade avenue. residents of the bluffs apartment told us off-camera the crane is part of a construction crew that's been on-side for the last few weeks trying to shore up the cliff with cement and massive steel rods. meanwhile back at 320 esplanade, a wind tunnel. the wind can get gusty out here

to 50 miles per hour. in fact, just last week they were clocked at 77 miles per hour. blew the roof off the southern portion of this building here and landed out in the street. >> he says weather could make the planned tear-down complicated. abc7 news. crews in napa county will keep a close eye on river and creek levels this weekend. this is hopper creek where homes are just a few feet away from the water. many waterways are swollen with more rainfall on the way. yesterday brought less rain than expected, so the national weather service cancelled a need -- a flood warning for the napa and russian rivers. but residents in the north bay are concerned about the potential for flooding this weekend. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow shows us how people were preparing in forestville. >> they stopped out in guerneville to see how high russian river was getting. >> the yellow gate, when it gets up there, it's starting to make people nervous.

>> when the river rises, their home floods. >> we live next to are a creek that can't empty in the river too well without overflowing. >> the river is setting the bar for the weekend. >> according to the rainy day jewelers, the river gets too high, they stay closed. >> 32 feet. >> we don't believe it, we heard 27 feet. >> residents say they are relieved for now. >> we heard it's not going to be as much of a flood zone as predicted. >> but restaurants and hotels are giving customers the option to opt out without penalty. >> we want to be flexible. this is not the ideal weather. >> in forestville wet weather created muddy grounds and flooded streets and some roads impassable. although the ducks like it. >> he is thinking about moving. >> thinking about it now. thome he does say there are a lot of fun things to do on the river, if he can just make it until summer. in the north bay, melanie woodrow, abc7 news.

>> also in the north bay these guys decided to go wake boarding on the east side after the road closed. they plan to continue wake boarding all weekend long. the south bay was spared any major trouble last night but drivers had it contend with wet roads during the evening commute. new potholes seem to pop up, giving people another hazard to avoid. at usa touch-up auto body, they are working with about a dozen more cars than unusual. most live collisions. front bummers completely destroyed, impact bars, the back rear end smashed in. some frame damage. when i see it heavy, parring down with lots of rain i think i'm going to be busy, more accidents. >> we found a few locations in the south bay trees or branches came down but none caused damage.

>> tahoe could get more snow this weekend from 2 to 4 feet. this is showing the snowy roadways. right now chains are required on sections of both 50 and 80. the snow is expected through tomorrow with the dry week beginning on monday. pg&e is stocked and ready for the el nino season. here's a look at a warehouse where there are 14,000 parts from transformers to cables. there are in-house meters to track the storms, and they use. meter data to pinpoint the outages. you can use the free abc7 news app to track the weather powered by el nino and create push alerts to get breaking weather information. we have resources also to plan for the storms at our website. investigators hope dna from two human skeletons found in napa this week will help them identify who they are. they got a call wednesday about

a skull found in pope valley. they recovered enough bones for two whole bodies, but just one skull. if dna can't identify them, investigators will try to reconstruct a face using the skull. >> one of the grands marshals of this year's pride parade typically has several grand marshals. they are selected for being local heroes who have made significant contributions to the lbgtx community and the community at large. this year's pride parade is june 26th are >> one of the oldest and largest events celebrating irish culture take place today in san francisco. more than 100 colorful floats, irish dance groups and marching bands take part in this morning's 156th annual san francisco st. patrick's day parade. this is video from last year's celebration. the parade connection off at 11:30 on market street and ends

at specific center. the event is free and will happen rain or shine. "7 on your side" michael finney will anchor the live coverage of the san francisco st. patrick's day parade. it begins at noon on air. and online on abc7 news, and as well as the abc news app. >> how is the weather shaping up? >> looks like showers, we will be out ahead of a system that will impact the entire bay area today. it's the weaker of the two systems expected over the weekend. 51 degrees in san francisco. a light southeast wind. all of that is going to pick up, the rain, the wind and avenue the storms. we will talk about that next. >> thanks, lisa. also coming up, is it really worth signing up for new credit cards for the rewards?

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>> this is abc7 news. >> our time is 6:13. welcome back, everyone. here's a live look outside at sfo. kind of a. >> many my start to the day. lisa is tracking showers this

morning. she will return with the accuweather forecast coming up. >> if your mailbox is stuffed with credit card offers, you are not alone. banks are upping the deals with sign-up bonuses, but "7 on your side" michael finney tells us not everyone is biting. >> you see the offers everywhere. cash back, bonuses. just for opening a new credit card account. >> if you have a regular credit card that doesn't reward you with 2% cash back, you can do better. >> and a new survey by creditcards.com said most cardholders are ignoring those sweet deals. 25 million americans have stuck with the same cards for ten years. many of those have no rewards. >> i just don't open the envelopes that come in the mail. >> i prefer to keep the ones i have and usually i think the rewards are tricks. i'm probably missing out on a lot, but you get so many of them in the mail. >> so are they missing out? >> if you are just buying the things you would ordinarily buy,

it's found money or you can pick up a nice sign-up bonus and treat yourself to a vacation. >> plenty. cards off immediate cash or bonus points that buy you plane tickets or hotel stays. yet millions of consumers are sticking with their old cards. >> some people do feel kind of a loyalty to a bank, even if the bank may not be so loyal to them. >> and there can be draw-backs to those deals. first, many give you a bonus only after you spend a certain amount of money, like this offer of 50,000 points, but only after you spend $4,000 within three months. >> that's dangerous. and it can induce someone to spend much more than they otherwise would have. >> overspending may cause delinquencies and penalties, wiping out the benefits of those rewards. >> like it's just an introductory type thing. and then you get like a higher rate. >> i'm always really reluctant to take them. i just don't. i just stick with the credit cards i already have. >> remember opening new credit cards can harm your credit rating, at least temporarily. and you should avoid closing old

accounts. those are the ones that really boost your credit score. i'm michael finney. "7 on your side." >> a bay area lawmaker wants the public to have more say in how immigration agents operate in local sales. the assemblyman introduced the truth ability in oakland. it would require public hearings before police and sheriffs departments can participate in deportation programs. county supervisors would have to sign off on any agreements. the agreements between a law enforcement agency on one hand and i.c.e. on the other are being made privately in secret without public input. we think there should be public input. >> he said his bill to ensure that immigration authorities comply with the state law that limits deportation hold requests by local police departments. >> newly proposed legislation would require employers to give three paid days off owe parents an participate in school-related

activities. >> it's critical we give parents the opportunity to do ited you washouts forcing them to make the tough decision between mag the bills and being involved. >> the bill was introduced this week. less than a quarter of parents with an annual income below $30,000 a year describe themselves as very involved in their children's education. he hopes the bill will change that. now back to our rain this week. the heavy downpours sent billions of gallons of much-needed water to our reservoirs. sky 7hd. over the largest one, anderson reservoir, which is just 50% full. statewide regulators continue to stress about the importance of water conservation. >> at uvas reservoir in santa clara county, many are holding out hope we will get enough rain to get out of the drought. >> i feel crazy all the wind is picking up. >> these men came out to see it full and even spill over. >> likes in the middle of a storm. it's exciting to see the dam

fell up like it has. >> this view shows stevens creek reservoir is also close to capacity. however, other reservoirs aren't as fortunate. lexington is currently at 44%, and anderson, with which is the valley's largest reservoir, is 51%. overall never are at 56% of cassette as of friday afternoon. while water in the reservoirs is at least visible, ground water supplies levels are currently low. >> we don't know what will happen next year. this could be one decent year followed by several more dry years. >> officials with the water district say despite the rain, conservation efforts still need to be taken seriously. >> until we are fully recovered and our ground water levels and statewide reservoirs are back to normal. we should be still continue those good water conservation habits that we have adopted. >> back at uvas reservoirs, visitors take a moment to reflect. >> i took a few pictures. you don't get to see that very

often. i've lived here over 30 years and only get to see the creeks flowing this way when there's el nino type weather. >> officials say the water at uvas reservoir will continue to spill over throughout the weekend. >> as us see, eats really tough to see. >> that's the officer williams taking abc7 news on a ride through dangerous conditions along highway is 01 in south san francisco. most accidents happen in the rain because drivers don't slow down or keep a save driving distance. stand being water can also be a problem. >> if you start to feel yourself losing control, start to hydroplane, ease off the gas. don't hit your brakes. when you feel yourself regaining control, apply more gas and keep going. >> hitting the brakes in standing water may cause a car to spin out. also remember to check your wipers and headlights to make sure they are working properly. the wet weather obviously a good reminder for all of us to do those things.

good information. >> that's right. we are happy about the past storms, but as you know, el nino , they aren't all created equal. we had super dry february and flooding concerns this weekend. there's a flash flood watch for the coastal flew areas. storm impact scale indicate questioning have a 1 on the way today. it will be a quick burst of rain from a quarter inch in the east bay and south bay, half-inch in the rest of the bay area. with those streams running pretty quick, we could have some problems here with that additional rainfall. this is the weaker of the two storms. the stronger one comes in tomorrow. the live doppler 7hd shows the smattering of light shower activity in the north bay. anywhere from about calistoga,etna springs and southward towarded windsor highway 101. san rafael, mill valley, light showers across the bay into vallejo. highway 37 pretty wet for you, as well as the point and

hercules a few light showers. we've had a few very, very light areas in the livermore valley and the higher elevations. it's the cold front that will be sweeping southward across the bay area today. in advance of this some gusty southerly winds. but so far we are doing pretty good. march has been good to us. we are making up some lost time with napa anywhere -- about 20 inches of rain almost. probably later on today you have that for the season. giving you upwards of almost 90 inches for the season. a little less than that in oakland. 80 percent of normal with 13 inches of rain. 101% of normal. folks in san jose and livermore and concord would like more rain. a little more is on the way today, about you, of course, the past storms have focused in the north bay. the with untomorrow should bring more generous rainfall across the entire bay area. 48 today. right now in san jose we will have temperatures on the balmy side with southerly winds later on this afternoon. 44 morgan hill. 51 san francisco. and our sutro tower camera shows

the gray i sky and cloudy conditions in the city. 48 santa rosa, as well as fair field. 46 in livermore and the golden gate bridge. some dry pavement there. no problems right now. but we have two more storms this weekend. one today will be light. moderate tomorrow. dry and warmer next week with widespread 70-degree temperatures. southeast winds gusting ahead of the front. in san francisco you can see the color coding here from 25 to 30 miles an hour thought the day today. certainly it will be breezy. and thought the early morning hours the rain stays in the north bay. 11:00 it's a narrow band of rain inc. ising south by the afternoon into the east bay, and by 5:00 showers on the peninsula into oakland and emeryville. it's throughout the evening hours in the south bay, the santa cruz mountains, perhaps hayward and for you in fremont. we are looking at the stronger storm to arrive tomorrow, bringing periods of rain. anywhere from a half-inch to an inch of rain. we go through the morning hours with scattered showers. then by midday we have showers all around the bay.

it continues throughout the 4:00 hour. inc. ising south. once again, santa cruz mountains and the north bay will receive the heftiest amounts. anywhere from a half-inch perhaps in mountain view to three quarters inch in santa rosa. so its looking windy and rainy, and in the mountains when the snow starts by midday, it really won't end through monday. four or five feet of snow expected there. right any cloudy and in the bay area today we will see upper 50s for the parade, scattered showers and 61 san mateo, 62 oakland. the accuweather seven-day forecast, don't forget we lose an hour of sleep. more rain tomorrow and the temperatures will steadedly go up as we dry out, bringing more sunshine and numbers well above normal for a dry second half of the work week. >> a free car wash. >> okay. >> think positive. >> yeah, i like that. >> lisa, thanks. getting a head start in math and science. find out how marvel is asking teenagetories make the world a

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>> this is abc7 news >> thanks for waking up with us. i'm chris nguyen. we start this half-hour with a quick look at the weather. here's lisa argen tracking the conditions where you live. >> hi, lisa. >> good morning, chris. we have scattered showers around the bay and a distinct line well to the north of us. as we zoom in closer from geyserville and heelsburg, down to 101 in winds sore, we have some showers. also calistoga. but the san pablo bay we have the focus of more light rain.

further through highway 37, vallejo, you have some showers. we are looking at just a little bit of activity offshore. the main event is still to the north of us. it's a 1 on the storm impact scale. bringing us more rain, a quick burst, anywhere from a quarter up. to the east bay and south bay, and half-inch in the north bay. a flash need watch is still in effect through 5:00 tomorrow. some of these creeks and rivers have been swole episode additional precip may cause from flooding problems w he will time-out the rain and automatic talk about the stronger system arriving tomorrow and warmer days and sunnier days ahead. chris. >> campaign chaos in chicago. protesters invaded a donald trump rally last night. scuffles broke out and at least one punch was thrown. two police officers were injured, including this man, who was hit in the head with a bottle. police arrested five people.

trump blamed the protesters, saying they left him no choice but to cancel the rally. but these demonstrations are happening more often. >> reporter: the race for the white house continues. but rising tensions cause clashes and violence at donald trump's rally in chicago. while fights were erupting inside the arena, protests outside caused the campaign event to be cancelled. earlier in st. louis trump was interrupted several times by protesters. >> our country has to toughen up, folks. we have to toughen up. these people are bringing us down. >> trump fired back at the growing number of people disrupting his rallies. >> go home to mommy. get them out. troublemaker! go home and get a job. >> the incidents are becoming more frequent and more of a concern.

supporter in north carolina was north carolina was charged with assault and battery for sucker punching a demonstrator while the young man was being escorted out by police. trump and the police say they discourage this type of behavior and encourage the safety of all attendees. but trump suggested to his supporters perhaps they should become violent. >> we aren't allowed to punch back anymore. if you see someone getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them, seriously. i would like to punch him in the face. i'll tell you. >> he's dealing with allegations his campaign manager assaulted michelle fields. a news reporter. >> you don't grab a female reporter or any reporter. you don't grab them the way he grabbed me. >> trump called the allegations false. abc news, washington. >> political and hollywood heavyweights from the past and present gathered for the funeral

of nancy reagan. and even though he wasn't there it in person, ronald reagan loomed large over the service. the love they shared was clearly felt. laurella anthony has more from simi valley where the funeral was held. >> reporter: this was a private service for the people who knew nancy reagan the best and loved her the most. especially through the eyes of the late president, ronald reagan. >> when he was on a movie set, or on the road as an electorate, or as governor, or as president, he wrote her every single night. >> former canadian prime minister brian maloney read from a letter ronald wrote to nancy from 1981. >> how do i love thee? let me count the ways. for me there is no way to count. i love the whole gang of you. >> my parents were two halves of a circle. >> her two children paid tribute

to their mother, while acknowledging theirs was not always a close relationship. >> but there were moments in our history when all that was going on between us was love. i choose to remember those moments. >> among the first ladies and a past president and some of hollywood's biggest stars, there was a large measure of comfort in nancy reagan's passing. a strong sense that she will be exactly where she wants to be. >> most importantly she will once again lay down alongside the man who was the love of her life, how they always wished to be, resting in each other's arms, only each other's arms, until the end of time. >> in simi valley, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> and new this morning, president obama also honored nancy reagan's legacy in his weekly address. he praised her devotion to her family, her husband and her country. he also highlighted her advocacy for so many issues that affected

americans and herself. >> she raised awareness about drug and alcohol abuse. she was a staunch supporter of american veterans. and after her own battle with breast cancer and a mastectomy, she spoke in personal terms about the need for women to get mammograms. >> the president said he hopes to honor her legacy by helping to find a cure for the disease that took her husband's life, alzheimer's disease. 6:3-6z is our time. people are marking the anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck japan five years ago. the 9.0 quake triggered a 23-foot tsunami. nearly 16,000 deaths were confirmed. it was the strongest earthquake ever to hit japan, and it led to the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl. so far 167 fukushima children are suspected of having thyroid cancer.

experts disagree about whether the cases are connected to the meltdown. the japan red cross said 20,000 people still live in contrary -- in temporary housing. and the tsunami wave reached across the pacific to our california coast lane, tossing around boats in santa cruz harbor. a dozen harbours suffered $100 million in damage. >> what you are hearing and seeing is the sound of a rocket engine. n.a.s.a. created a major milestone in the space exploration. it's the first test of the rocket engine intended for deep space missions, a journey n.a.s.a. dreamed about for decades. but the engine is actually left over from space shuttle programs that were repurposed.

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the 106-year-old woman who won the hearts of millions of people when she danced at the white house with the president is celebrating another milestone today. virginia mclorn is turning 107. washington d.c. is helping her celebrate by throwing a big party. the president also sent her a gift, a presidential medal of honor for her years of public service. the video went viral on the white house's facebook page. >> i remember seeing that video come out and it brought a huge smile to my face. >> that's incredible. good morning, everyone. the last time this year we will be waking up with the sunrise. tomorrow it's going to be 7:23 for sunrise. remember we lose an hour of sleep. i'm just the messenger. 51 in san francisco. 34 san ramon, 46 livermore. more rain to come over the weekend. we will time it out for you and talk about all the advisories next. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead, it's march madness for the cal bears.

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the place where the real world meets with the virtual world is being developed here in the bay area. jonathan bloom takes us inside the high-tech glasses that are making augmented reality a reality. >> this is the most submissive augmented reality that exists on the planet. >> the team is so confident,

they built a camera to mount inside to prove i'm not halucinating. >> you see a basketball? >> yes. >> is it nice and clear? >> yes. this is not virtual reality. augmented reality is something entirely different. >> you see the real world in the background. it's transparent and there is no blockage. you can interact with the holograms with your hands and other people around you. while vr is exploding, a.r. is in its infancy. it has a wider field of view and has backing from tv makers >> you come around from the side you see why some have invested. >> these glasses, just under $1,000, are made for developers. but the ultimate goal is to have a pair of glasses that are so small and light, consumers won't know they are there. >> they say it could revolutionize online shopping. >> stick your head inside the shoe. sorry about the smell. >> it's getting interest from medical schools. there you go. you just reassembled the human body

>> even rocket scientists. >> this is probably your upinc. will satellite. >> the engineers are working to make it stronger. >> a strip of this on your eyes that allows you to work at holograms. >> one year we had throw away our monitor and use this as an office of the future. >> they are making another bold claim. he said five years from now you won't be checking your phone anymore, you will look up and point. >> people will look back at the era of phones and say that was insane. >> jonathan bloom, abc7 news. 6:46, the time. lisa argen is here now. any rain falling in parts of of the way area? >> we have some light scattered showers in the north bay, a couple this the east bay. more organized rain head our way. that's why we allowed for our scale system, our impact scale to be a 1 today. we are expecting a light system with a quick burst of rain. anywhere from a quarter inch in parts of the bay. more than that in the north bay.

and we will see very breezy conditions, as well. so still we are looking at a flash flood watch in the higher elevations and also around the valleys of the north bay, the coast. so marin and sonoma, additional rain fall could cause flooding here. we are hooking at the rain showers not only in the north bay but they are smattered about. and you see around middle up to some more organized showers. north of winds sore and also around the san pablo bay. more showers around vallejo, highway 37 and towards hercules, highway 4. scattered showers out toward the livermore valley. but this is the organized system that we are waiting for. it's the cold front and out ahead of it with he will sea some breezy winds. over the days how much rain did we get? we got enough to bring our season to date close to where it should be in mountain view, 94% of normal.

11 inches of rain has fallen since october 1st. santa rosa, that would mean over 28 inches of rain to bring it up to 95% of normal. with more expected, we should be right around average. although the march averages have been shattered. certainly in san francisco, well above 3 inches of rain. 48 mountain view and san jose. it's cooler for most. this is a view from mt. tam where it's cloudy. a few light scattered showers for you in the higher elevations and it's breezy, as well. windier and rainier throughout the day with two more storms this weekend. the weaker one today and the moderate one tomorrow. dry and warmer weather next week. so follow the color here open the wind profile. you will notice the passage of the cold front. so with the cold front we've got the gusty winds, up to 35 miles an hour along the coast. and by the evening hours it's in the east bay and the south bay. so it will be quite breezy today. and the rainfall accompanying the gusty winds.

so with the narrow band of rain it stays up in the north bay for the bulk of the morning. but by the afternoon it's engine ising south is into marin, into the east bay by the later average. and along the peninsula. it stays pretty much from san francisco south at about 7:00. and then we will look for things to quiet down before our next system heads our way tomorrow with this one a little bit stronger, anywhere from a half-inch to an inch of rain. and through 9:00 tomorrow morning we have scattered showers. by 11:00 they are just about anywhere and everywhere, and they fill in throughout the afternoon. periods of rain right through the day tomorrow. we will look for the rainfall totals from today into tomorrow to be heaviest in the santa cruz mountains and the north bay. about three quarters of an inch, a half inch in oakland and only about a quarter inch for you folks in san jose. but once the snow gets going midday, the winter storm warning will take us right on through monday. and that bring the snow measurement in feet once again. you see that right.

54 inches in donner with 50 inches in kirkwood. yeah, they will be skiing perhaps through may. highs today in the upper 350's in richmond and san rafael. 53 palo alto. increasing wind and rain today. we will have a later sunrise and later sunset tomorrow. don't forget to set your clocks ahead tonight. with the rainy day tomorrow things will be tapering, off open monday. the second half of the week looking sunny and mild, spring-like. >> no doubt the skiers and snowboarders of jumping for joy over that news. >> about time, yeah. >> the warriors got some payback last night at oracle arena against the portland trail blazers. and will the niners keep calling kaepernick? here's larry beil with this morning's sports report. >> good morning. last time the warriors played portland, damien lillard went off and the blazers won big. that got steph curry's attention. he came out firing and the dubs

buried the blazers. maybe the best point match-up in the league. klay thompson pretty good shooter. the first quarter, his 200th of the season. steph gives to iguodala, who lived with a sprained ankle. back to steph for three and the 11-point lead. steph curry almost lost it, gets it back. step back. warriors and blazers set a new nba record with 37 combined threes in the game. and come and get some, damien! high off the window. 34 for steph. steve kerr said he wants simple. shaun livingston to iguodala, anderson. simple works. kerr loving it. seven threes in the first half. 23 at the break. finished with 37. steph also 23 at the half and the warriors break 80 at halftime for the first time this year. defense optional in this game. 81-61. third quarter steph becomes the quickest player ever to hit 1500 threes as the warriors roll over everything, including -- here comes bogut!

128-112. 47 in a row at home. they host phoenix tonight. college hoops, cal bears facing utah. this was a tight game. tyrone wallace for a three and the 7-point lead. under a minute left. the and-one. utah taking the lead. 66-65. utah still up one. final ten seconds. right place, right time, and cal is leading by 2. but on the final play with 4 seconds left, look at him go all the way and he lays it up and in! they didn't want to foul him, so they end up going to overtime tied at 70, and in o.t. it's the big austrian. 82-78 was the final. utah advances to the championship against oregon and cal will get ready for selection sunday. amazing fip between utah. uconn. he thinks that's the game winner. but .08 second left.

challenges his inner self. from 60! got it! forcing a fourth overtime. and uconn ends up winning the game 104-97 in quadruple o.t. no colin kaepernick trade at this point. the 49ers now posturing a bit that maybe they just might keep their unhappy quarterback. a we will see about that. cleveland actually might be his new home. browns made an offer for kaepernick. believed to be a third-rounder. they might just take that. a report out of cleveland is suggesting it's just a matter of reworking kaepernick's contract >> the broncos may not feel the urgency to trade for kaepernick, and he said he preferred the browns anyway because of the head coach hugh jackson. don't forget nba on abc tonight. tonight we've got o k.c. and the spurs tip-off at 5:30. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> a dream come true for a young baseball fan. coming up, how a young boy signed up to be a yankee during spring training.

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a ten-year old boy who was born without legs or hands was able to pursue his passion for baseball at spring training. he was signed on by the new york yankees for a day. he inked a real contract and will be paid by the team. he joined the bronx bombers during spring training play in tampa, florida. he loves playing baseball. the congenital limb disease he was born with makes it difficult. but with the help of the yankees and specially-designed

gear, he was able to live out his dream for a day. >> a great story. the weather. >> the wind is light but it will continue to increase. we are look at this system here to the north and west of us to sink to the south and east. that will bring scattered light showers today. the st. patrick's day parade at 11:00, numbers in the upper 50s and breezy winds. a 1 on the storm impact scale today. a quarter inch to half-inch and a stronger system tomorrow. remember to set your clocks ahead. lingering showers on hon and sunny, warmer, spring-like into next week. >> grab the jackets and the umbrellas. >> you got it. >> and maybe a snuggie for the parade. >> and the flash flood watch in the north bay. >> thanks, lisa. i'm chris nguyen alongside lisa argen. the news continues online on twitter, facebook and all your mobile devices with our abc7 news app. "good morning america" is next.

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