there's good news with that evacuation order being downgraded. crews working around the clock to clear the rockville dam. one after another, endless procession of dump trucks carrying dump trucks of boulders to the spillway. >> we've concluded it's safe to reduce the immediate evacuation order currently in place to an evacuation warning. >> i'd like to know everything that they know even if it's bad news. tell us. >> i don't know how safe it really is. that's my issue. i just don't know now that i see everything going on. there's a big possibility that everything might be gone when we get back. >> we now know back in 2005 three environmental companies warned state officials about problems with the dam's spillway suggesting it be armored. >> we're at a point past finger pointing. i think this state and the state

deserve investing in critical infrastructure. >> officials say the water levels in the lake are dropping but they still fear the worst. saying if the spillway fails, a 30-foot wall of water would be unleashed on the communities below. >> reporter: officials say since the water levels in the lake have decreased, they believe the dam will be able to withstand more storms expected to start tomorrow. in oroville, california, danya bacchus, abc 7 news. larry? >> i'll take it, danya. now that the evacuations have been lifted, what's the mood there like? >> of course, as you can imagine, it's a big sigh of relief for people who live here. we have been told that the streets are now crowded. once again, we saw when the evacuation order was put in place traffic for miles of people trying to get out of here. we're now told it's in the opposite direction with people trying to get back home. >> danya bacchus, thank you so much for that live report. all of this began last

tuesday when engineers first found the massive hole in the main spillway. by wednesday that hole was as big as a football field. you see right there. on saturday morning, water began flowing over the emergency spillway for the first time in its nearly 50-year history. on sunday, erosion on the emergency spillway prompted evacuations for several downstream communities and as you know, that mandatory evacuation was lifted as of 1:00 this afternoon. we're getting a new look at some of the work being done to fix the oroville dam. the chp released video. the rocks were spread by a bulldozer and covered with cement. >> more local first responders are helping evacuees in one county. check out this picture tweeted by the red cross. they packed up cots, blankets and toiletries to be delivered to the fairgrounds. >> there were bright spots for some of the evacuees. chp officers helped a 3-year-old

boy celebrate his birthday yesterday. this moment was broadcast an facebook live. you can hear them singing happy birthday to him. they gave him a cake, paper crown and a balloon and a couple gifts. >> the move back home is great for the oroville residents. the problem is there's more rain headed their way. >> spencer christian has a look at what we can expect. >> flooding concerns not going away. let's take a closer look. flash flood watch is in effect until saturday afternoon at 3:00. as you pointed out more rain is on the way beginning thursday morning. there are going to be three storms, one thursday, a couple more friday and monday. after the three storms, the rainfall total potential is up to about 3 inches in the oroville area, which, of course, could increase -- will increase the concerns of flooding. meanwhile in the bay area, that thursday storm ranks one on the impact scale. a storm of light intensity. it could produce brief

downpours. it means problems for commuters. gusts will range from 30 to 40 miles per hour. minor flooding is possible here. there's the forecast animation starting at 11:00 tomorrow night. by 5:00 thursday morning. the morning commute is getting under way, there will be a blanket of moderate rainfall across the bay area continuing until 9:00 in the morning bore it eases up a bit. right now things are calm and mild. but more wet weather is on the way. i'll have a look at the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. larry and ama. >> spencer, see you then. meanwhile, the snow keeps piling up in the sierra. this was tweeted by the south lake tahoe, chp. that road could close as another storm moves in later this week. >> interstate 80 near baxter closed again today because of a mudslide. it's the third time in less than a week that the road is closed. this time the closure is near state route 20 westbound lanes closed to large trucks right now. cal trans has awarded an emergency contract. tonight repairs on a flooded section of highway 37 in marin

county. a three-mile stretch between 101 and atherton avenue has been shut down since last thursday and it's expect today remain that way until this thursday's crews work around the clock to stabilize the low-lying highway. a follow-up to a story abc 7 broke last month. officers determined the cause of dozens of cracked windshields on highway 24 and 680. >> the victims thought somebody might be throwing rocks from the overpass. well, abc 7 news reporter melly woodrow live now. they've tried to investigate this mystery. >> reporter: absolutely. larry and ama. chp officers staked out multiple areas over several weeks. they say they found no evidence of anyone throwing anything on to the highway. when investigators looked down, they found something else.

>> we apologize. having difficulties bringing you melanie's story. we'll get that you as soon as we can. moving on for the meantime, the south county courthouse in morgan hill was evacuated because of a suspicious package. just within the last 45 minutes, a couple of bomb squad robots took the box apart. no word from the santa clara sheriff's department on what was inside. deputies say when they ran the package through an x-ray machine, they found what looked like wires and a dense metal object. the building was cleared out as a precaution. the package was sent by someone involved in an ongoing court case. san francisco city attorney suing a long time massage parlor in the heart of the financial district claiming it's a brothel. it's located on kearney street near bush. vic lee is live at city hall with the story. vic? >> reporter: well, the big

question, is it a brothel or simply a massage parlor? the owner who did not want to go on camera told us in chinese that it's simply a massage parlor. that she has a legitimate license. all of her masseuses are also licensed. by the way, this is the first time that the city in recent memory has tried to close an alleged brothel by using the state's red light abatement law. when people go to a massage parlor, what do they really expect? >> i think they expect to have a massage and probably that's about it. >> reporter: well, according to the city attorney, that's not what happens here at the queens health center. >> they have been going around the law for years. they're well aware it's illegal. >> the queens health center is a massage parlor on the 300 block of kearney. a busy street with popular lunchtime eateries. the city attorney filed this lawsuit claiming that it's really a brothel. the suit says for at least six

years the city has cited queens health center with multiple fines for violating health codes and other laws. >> they've even had their operating permit revoked and suspended for 60 days, yet they've continued to thumb their nose at the law. >> reporter: there have been numerous police undercover operations here. >> police investigators found individuals engaging in sex. they interviewed multiple patrons of this particular business who indicated that they were there to pay for sex. >> reporter: investigators also say they found an elaborate warning system in the parlor in case of raids. >> if inspectors or police were coming lights would be turned on. there were stops behind the doors to keep doors from opening. >> it's surprising. >> while some patrons of neighboring restaurants were shocked, others weren't. >> listen, i'm not going to expose my frechbltds i have heard a few stories. some risky business going on up

there. >> on top of fines, the city hopes to close the business for at least a clear. vic lee, abc 7 news. cigna is terminating its merger agreement with anthem and suing the health insurance plan provider for nearly $15 billion. last week a federal judge blocked the deal over concerns about how it would affect prices and consumer choice. they were attempting to appeal the decision. it will sue anthem seeking $2 billion for a termination fee and more than $13 billion in damages. cigna said the money is to make up for the lost premium value to shareholders. strange lights in the sky had people talking on social media and calling us here at abc 7 this morning. what was it? the answer we got from the u.s. navy is coming up next. plus -- >> damaging the fat with heat, light energy. it's light energy. >> a new technology claiming it can melt away fat and it only takes about 25 minutes.

plus -- >> i can be a kid again. >> we'll take you to an event that has san francisco's mayor celebrating the joys of youth and kids are pretty excited about it, too. we're not excited about this. 410, this is a live look at the traffic and the skyway in downtown san francisco. if you're driving in it, you're certainly not excited. you may be frustrated. we're bumper to

want to get back to the store about the mystery about

the cracked windshields. here's melanie woodrow. >> shattered windshields and broken glass. >> i immediately thought it was a gunshot. >> not once, not twice. it was a scary moment. i could hear the sound. it was awful. >> dozens of times since december. >> today we had about 55 reported to chp. >> often where 680 meets 24. near an overpass. now chp says it's not someone who is responsible. it's something. >> all of the evidence we've gathered through our investigation with our allied partners points to the roadway and debris on the roadway falling apart, being kicked up by other motorists. >> i have a hard time believing that a truck or another vehicle kicked, you know, 10 to 15-pound rock 20 feet in the air. >> cal trans says it submitted contracts for emergency projects. the work will be for approximately five miles of interstate 680 southbound and one mile of state route 24. >> we've had four months, five months of really heavy rain,

inclement weather that further deteriorates the roadway. >> cal trans says maintenance crews have conducted sweeping operations approximately ten times since late december to mitigate any loose materials on the roadway which the agency says is safe to travel. in walnut creek melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> b.a.r.t. is defending its decision to fully staff its warm spring station in fremont. even though it oent open to the public in -- eight full-time employees are now on the job there. include five station agents earning up to $74,000 a year. a trained dispatch supervisor who makes up to $90,000 and two janitors. b.a.r.t. says they're doing important work at the empty station. >> the station agent is in the booth watching the cameras and making sure that people aren't vandalizing the station, aren't trying to cut a hole in the fence and get into the wayside area where the electrified third rail is. they are performing a vital function. >> b.a.r.t. says it hired the

workers in accordance to union rules last year when the station was supposed to open. technical problems with operations have delayed the openings, but the workers have to show up. did you notice a strange bright light in the sky this morning? a lot of people did. >> jessica castro from abc 7 mornings looked into the mystery light that had people buzzing on social media. >> pictures like these one from abc 7 viewers, the second one from eddie silva shows the bright lights above the bay area. they were everywhere on social media. folks wondering about the mystery objects. it turns out, there were two. and they were missiles launched off the california coast. here's video. these are trident two missiles launched by the u.s. navy from an ohio class submarine on the pacific test range off the coast of california. the first one was 3:30 pacific time in the morning. the second one around 6:20 local time. i got ahold of a spokesman for

the navy who confirmed the missile test and reassured me it was safe. >> we conducted them from the sea, the missile flew over the sea and landed in the sea. at no time did they fly over land. >> apart from the videos, we also got calls from abc viewers in palo alto and san jose saying they could see it and we had reports of people south of los angeles who sighted the missiles. the navy tells me the light was probably advice i believe for one minute during stage one of each launch. they are used for defense and they have a range of 4,000 mielgs. it's unclear how far off the coast the missile test submarine was located. the navy refused to disclose that information. the tests had been planned for years. jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> enough to freak people out in the morning. a new place to play at the civic center. there was a ground breaking for

the civic center playgrounds. the helen diller p playgrounds. they'll replace existing ones that are 20 years old. kids from the tenderloin are excited. >> i'm looking forward to the park. i'm also looking forward to swinging on the swings and sliding down the slides. >> keep it safe for the kids. they're not just confined to these playgrounds. it has to be in a totally welcome environment. we're really reclaiming this area for everybody. >> the civic center plaza district is the most densely populated district in san francisco and the city expects that's going to increase by more than 2,000 households by the year 2040. can you believe it's been a year since the bay area fell in love with a baby horse that had to be rescued from the bottom of an east bay ravine. >> we had a new video of valentine. we have this rare glimpse of a

colt that stole everybody's heart kristin? >> our hearts ached a year ago for this poor little thing, only days old at the time. you can see stranded in a ravine alone and injured. fremont firefighters rescued him and named him valentine since he was found on valentine's day. it was touch and go for a while with a broken pelvis. one single misstep could have killed him. look at valentine now. >> valentine appears graceful and strong in this new video posted by cindy bailey, e breeder who adopted him. they live in orland. 100 miles north of sacramento. he'll be trapd as a trail horse. despite his early injuries, he doesn't even have a mp. just a gait tt's the tiniest bit off. this is great news for his many fans who launched this petition drive for the city of fremont to change the mascot to valentine. that did not happen but he made

a remarkable recovery. let's show it to you. compare this from a year ago, right? barely able to move. now i'm going to use this juxtaposed tool and take a look. this is valentine today. isn't this a beautiful picture? you really appreciate it when you compare the difference. his favorite food, i'm told, is alfalfa. if alfalfa can do this for valentine, we should all be eating alfalfa. >> i'm not sure about that. it's great to see he's doing so well and valentine's day is looking great, spencer christian. >> we have temperatures up above 70 degrees in the bay area. let's take a look at live doppler 7. mainly sunny skies. wispy high clouds around. here's the view from the rooftop camera. here's the embarcadero. 65 right now in san francisco. 71 in oakland. 66 in mountain view. 72 in gilroy. here's the view look westward

from the emeryville camera. napa in 68. 65 in fairfield. one more live view from mt. tam under the friendly skies. it will be dry and mild in the afternoon. all the clouds will be increasing. it will be a rainy commute thursday morning, a really rainy one. a wet pattern continuing into next week. clouds increase a bit. low temperatures will be generally in the mid to upper 40s. relatively mild overnight. tomorrow, not quite so warmish today. but pretty mild nonetheless. highs in the mid to upper 60s. in comes the next storm. thursday morning overnight. wednesday night into thursday morning. ranks one of the storm impact scale. light intensity but brief downpours during the morning commute with winds gusting 30 to 40 miles per hour. of course, minor flooding is possible. here's the forecast animation starting tomorrow afternoon. 1:00. notice the clouds continue to

sweep in tomorrow night. the first rain arriving. by 2:00, thursday morning the rain will be covering virtually all of the north bay. by 5:00 a.m., as the morning commute gets under way, that pattern continues into the midday hours and finally the rain starts to break up and the showers during the afternoon on thursday. but it could dump quite a bit of rainfall during the time that it's sweeping through. although it is a rapidly moving storm, up in the north bay, 1.5 inches by thursday afternoon in santa rosa. meanwhile in the south bay, under .4 of an inch likely in san jose. snow will fall and a winter storm watch into thursday afternoon. 6 to 12 inches of new snow. hazardous driving conditions are likely. here's the seven-day forecast. look at this. every single day starting thursday for six consecutive days, we have storm systems

ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. each storm is generally going to be light. there are a couple of periods of downpours. the cumulative effect has concerns about flooding. >> thank you, spencer. >> well, a new bachelorette has been named. not everyone is happy since the new bachelorette is still on the bachelor. plus -- >> special dayment a day that's easy to remember for an anniversary. >> you don't want to forget this one. valentine's day wedding valentine's day wedding happening all over the bay [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable.

[crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. big news news for bachelorette fans, high-powered attorney, rachel lindsey will be the next and first african-american bachelorette. >> michael strahan has a look at the announcement. >> from the moment she stepped out of limo, the bachelor was smitten. >> she's obviously very smart, beautiful and she just right now

stands out to me. >> giving her the first impression. >> two romantic one-on-one dates. >> breaking rules here. i'm super into you. >> 31-year-old attorney from dallas, texas. an instant front-runner. winning over the rest of bachelor nation. >> i'm 31, i want a man in my life. i want a companion. i want a big family. i love kids. i'm ready for that stage in my life. >> please welcome our next bachelorette. rachel lindsey. >> she may be ready for love. >> rachel revooeealing to jimmy kimmel. she doesn't find it with nick. >> this is a bit of a spoiler. you're still on the show. >> yes, it is. we're a couple of weeks off of filming. we're ready to get this started. i'm ready to find love, find a husband. >> she has this charisma and this charm. you want to be around her. >> bringing brains and beauty to the table. she will be the first bachelorette of color in

franchise history. something many fans have been waiting for. >> it's not the fact that she is the first african-american bachelorette. it's that she should be the bachelorette, period. that's what i love. >> you can catch the 13th season of the bachelorette beginning in may. for now, you can watch the bachelor monday nights at 8:00 on abc 7. the white house responding to the sudden resignation of president trump's national security adviser. >> the evolving and eroding level of trust as a result of this situation -- >> while lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say, more needs to be done. plus, a $2.5 billion cash crop crisis. one mexican lawmaker wants to stop importing from the u.s. and why. check out some dramatic video of a crane collapsing. the

here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. people are returning to their homes near the oroville dam as crews twork shore up the erosion near the spillway. the sheriff gave the go ahead downgrading the evacuation order. they're calling it an evacuation warning. but he wants people to remain aware of the situation. so if it changes, they can be ready to leave at a moment's notice basically. >> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony tweeted video of

families leaving the chico evacuation center after the announcement. at 5:00, we'll hear from some of the first families to return home. abc 7 news politics said that the top ethics office called on them -- this stems on ivanka's trump's clothing line. it's a clear violation of federal rules and should consider disciplinary action. the white house facing another crisis. of the sudden resignation of the national security adviser. retired lieutenant general michael flynn is off the job amid -- about his relationship with russia. abc news reporter with the latest now from washington. >> larry, a lot of big questions, including will michael flynn be called to congress to testify. this morning, kellyanne conway whom you just mentioned, she said that the national security adviser knew he was a distraction, a lightning rod so he quit. sean spicer said he couldn't

trust flynn so he asked for his resignation. the white house on the record about michael flynn. >> the evolving and eroding level of trust as a result of this situation in a series of other questionable instances is what led the president to ask for general flynn's resignation. >> flynn, forced to leave after he misled vice president pence about conversations in december with the russian ambassador just as the u.s. was hitting russia with sanctions. we know president trump was told weeks ago that flynn was lying. the justice department was surveilling the russian ambassador and alerted. sean spicer wouldn't give details of flynn's communications but claims a review that he did nothing illegal. it's a question of could he be trusted further. >> the president silent on flynn but he tweeted. the real story is why there are so many illegal leaks coming out of washington. >> the resignation of michael flynn was brought about not by discovering the falsehood but by the fact that the falsehood

became public. >> democrats demanding investigations. >> there are potential violations of law here by general flynn and potentially others. >> republicans mixed reaction. >> i'm not going to pre judge any of the circumstances surrounding this until we have all of the information. >> there's an administration that is in significant disarray as far as national security is concerned and they need to fix that. >> some russian lawmakers are outraged. they call flynn's resignation anti-russian paranoia in the u.s. right now i should tell that you the retired lieutenant general by the name of keith kellogg, he's now serving as the acting national security adviser, larry. >> kenneth, will that continue or will there be another replacement for general flynn? >> that is a good question. there are contenders for a permanent replacement, including kellogg since he's already on the job. but also retired general david petraeus, also on the list, a

long-time gop policy operative by the name of bob kemeth and bob harr ward. larry? >> kenneth moten in washington, thank you. the senate today confirmed former wrestling entertainment -- linda mcmahacm. she ran twice for the senate in connecticut. david shulkin has been sworn in at the veterans affairs secretary. he's a holdover from the obama administration. he had been the v.a. under secretary of health. he is the first nonveteran to head that department. a lawmaker in mexico wants his country to stop importing corn from the u.s. because of president trump. the senator plans to introduce a bill to buy corn from brazil and argentina instead of the u.s. they imported $2.5 billion from american farmers in 2015. the threatened boycott is in

response to president trump's tough stances on the border with mexico and the nafta. people in eastern texas are surveying the damage after at least three tornadoes touched down today. this is the town of van va'a electric southwest of houston. look at the devastation there. at least seven people were hurt in that tornado. three other confirmed tornadoes in other cities also damaged homes and businesses. the threat of more severe weather is now over in the houston area. other parts of the gulf coast and the southeast could still see stormy weather through tomorrow. >> a new york city jury reached a verdict today in a high-profile murder case dating back four decades. jurors convicted pedro hernandez of the 1979 kidnapping and murder of 6-year-old etan patz. the little boy vanished on his way to school on may 25th, 1979. his face was among the first to appear on milk cartons. >> really grateful that this jury finally came back with what

i have known for a long time, that this man, pedro hernandez, is guilty of doing something really terrible so many years ago. >> the verdict follows a mistrial two years ago after a jury deadlocked. the 56-year-old confessed to the boy's murder years ago telling investigators he suffocated him and put his body in a cardboard box. patz's remains have never been found. he faces a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. authorities in malaysia are searching for two women who -- of kim jong un. this is video from 2007. the women attacked the 45-year-old with poison needles at kuala lumpur national airport. the women reportedly took off in a taxi. kim jong nam was considered the heir to power in north korea but he fell out of favor trying to

take his son to tokyo disneyland with a fake visa in 2001. authorities in israel arrested four people today in connection to the spectacular collapse of a construction crane that injured four people. a security camera captured this massive crane falling to the ground yesterday in the coastal town. a 30-year-old operating the crane suffered severe injuries. three others suffered moderate to minor injuries including one to a 9-year-old girl. the ministry of labor is seeing whether it was being operated without the proper permits. celebrating valentine's day in style at san francisco's city hall. we'll take you along as dozens of couples tie the knot this valentine's day. i'm spencer christian. clouds are on the way tomorrow and rain will follow that. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. taking a live look at traffic through san jose. this is 101 southbound. it's all backed up as usual. northbound looking good.

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hopefully i'm not giving you breaking news if it's valentine's day. >> there could be a lot of guys in trouble if they've waited this long. still time. a couple of hours before you go home. city officials were busy with waves of wedding ceremonies. reporter amy hollyfield was there. >> they say go big or go home.

john took that to a new level with a brand new custom fitted red suit for valentine's day. >> it's nice and bright and red. that's passion. it's love. so i thought i would give them a little something something special for valentine's day. >> the computer programmer is volunteering as a marriage commissioner today. or a love judge as he likes to call it. he will have to run upstairs at san francisco city hall to take a couple of meetings for his real job. otherwise, he'll be here to make today extra special for brides and grooms. >> it's nice to be around people when they're so happy. >> some of the couples are here today for practical reasons than because of sentimentality. >> it's a special day, a day easy to remember. >> also get in line for -- >> san francisco's enthusiasm was contagious. >> there was a photo booth for couples. gave them roses and decorated

the license counter making sure couples felt like this wasn't just an ordinary day. >> i love that my -- who marry us -- >> i love his red suit. awesome. >> beautiful. >> really, really happy. >> reporter: it is a busy day here in san francisco at city hall. they have 85 ceremonies booked. but they brought in so many volunteer love judges that they do think they'll be able to marry anyone and everyone who wants to come today. in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> those were some great dresses. >> that dress was spectacular. the train. we should do a story just on that dress. >> goodness. the obamas are sharing their valentines love. former president obama tweeted this twitter and said almost 28 years with you and always feels new. >> mrs. obama wrote this tweet. happy valentine's day to the love of my life and favorite island mate.

snie a lot less stress on them now. >> a shop in oshkosh -- these cookies are adorned with phrases like love sucks and bite me. >> go away. >> the bakery's owner came up with the idea because not everybody has a valentine and she didn't want those -- want to leave those people out of this day. although, the bite me cookies or love sucks, i don't know if that really is enhancing your opportunities. >> what about your fabulous co-workers, your family members. >> like spencer christian. >> i love this weather. it's not going to last much longer. we have mild conditions right now. >> dry conditions. >> dry mild day. >> well into the -- rain is on the way in the form a storm

coming in early thursday morning. ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. generally -- brief downpours in the morning commute. it's going to be a mess and gusty winds as well. starting at 11:00 tomorrow night in the early morning and overnight hours. south and east of the golden gate, just as the morning commute gets under way, it's going to be a blanket of wet weather thursday morning. generally moderate rainfall with a few pockets of heavy downpours here and there. it will start to break up late in the day and late in the morning i should say by midday hours. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast, tomorrow is a dry day, six consecutive days of some measurable rainfall coming our way. no strong storms there. each one ranks one on the storm impact scale. the cumulative effect means the concerns for flooding and things that come with a lot of rain. already saturated scale. >> it's amazing where we are

given the past five years. remarkable. forced out of their homes for their unsafety. they sing ghost ship fire scrutiny. the help that may soon be coming for them. >> cell phone companies data wars. we're using our abc 7 news bay area to celebrate the people making a difference where you live. we're recognizing the national afro-american council established in 1898. this is a photo of oakland members in 1898. this is a precursor of ♪ ♪

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customers extra for streaming high definition video and is offering two lines for $100 a month. why the deals? 95% of americans use smartphones that causes carriers to start competing for each other's customers. mazda is recalling 174,000 small cars because the seats can change angles suddenly making the vehicles hard to drive. the 2011 mazda 2 sub compact and the mazda 3 and speed compacts. the seat height adjustment lengths can break or detach. the recall is expected to start march 31st. delta airlines is beefing up stake in mexico. the atlanta-based carrier is increasing air mexico. the oldest airline wants to buy out -- delta flies to 49 destination this is the region with 1300 weekly flights to latin america and the caribbean.

health news. extra weight around your waist. imagine treating that fat over your lunch-hour. >> new device promises to do that in 25 minutes. cheryl jennings learned how it works. >> jennifer who asked us not to use her last name loves to hike the trails around her marin county home. >> i usually do five to search miles three times a week. >> even with all that exercise, she's frustrated with bulges that won't go away. >> around my belly and the sides of my waist. i'm finding that my clothes don't fit as well as they used to. >> this is a sample patient. >> now she's turning to this doctor and a new treatment called sculpture which promise toss dissolve away areas of fat without surgery. >> you're damaging the fat with heat light energy. it's light energy. >> put those over -- >> first the doctor places brackets around her waist.

then they'll attach amalie kay tors delivering laser light designed to heat the fat cells. according to the manufacturer, the heat destroys roughly a quarter of the fat cells in under half an hour as seen in this company animation. >> the fat cell dies then the body and metabolizes the site and takes away the fat. >> the manufacturer says patients typically see results at 6 to 12 weeks. these before and after photos shows her results after little more than a month. >> very suitable for people with diet resistant fat badpads. thinner people with abdominal areas that they can't get rid of. >> she's not expecting it to reshape her body but tighten up her waist. >> i'm looking forward to having my jeans fit really well. >> really well. >> cheryl jennings, abc 7 news.

well, the doctor says a small percentage of patients may have trouble tolerating the heat. he says the treatment is meant for patients with healthy skin. >> go from hot to cold. starbucks getting ice cold. the popular coffee shops will sell ice cream. it's serving it at stores in washington, d.c. and other stores. a shot of espresso on top of a scoop of ice cream. sounds good. starbucks began selling the drink last year at the seattle rastery. no word on if it will come to the bay area just yet. now to a starbucks order that put one barista to the test. it has 27 very specific modifications to the ordinary vanilla bean frappuccino. stevia, monk fruit, powder. foam, one shird of a shot of almond milk. splash of coconut milk. served at precisely 34 degrees

and not one degree higher. somebody posted this picture. for some people, being high maintenance must be a badge of honor. well, an oakland artist community facing post ghost ship fire scrutiny. the help that may soon be coming for them. dan has a look at what's ahead at 5:00. larry, ama, thank you very much. a warning about all california dams. we look at one dam in particular. its ability to survive a catastrophic failure. plus a south bay road that's such a mess. crews can stick an entire shovel. look at this into the hole. match me if you can. a closer look at the dos and don'ts of online dating. those stories and a lot more when we see you at 5:00.

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can catch marvel agents of shields and abc 7 news at 11:00. two months after the ghost ship fire that killed 36 people in oakland, an artist building three blocks away has been shut down. >> fire inspoke tors found multiple violations forcing the tenants to move out. >> lyanne melendez live at oakland city hall with what's being done to help the tenants. lieian? >> it's only three blocks from the ghost shipbuilding fire. we went inside the building. it's dark. there is no electricity. the tenants told us they feel like they are left in limbo not knowing when they will return. >> greg was one of 21 tenants living at the studios in oakland's fruitvale district. now he's temporarily living with his parents in dailey city. after the building was deemed unlivable. >> some people are living in and out of their cars. others are couch surfing or staying with friends. >> it's been more than a month since a small fire sent out

inspectors who demanded that the power be turned off. after finding a number of code violations. under the mayor's executive order, the landlord has 60 days to come up with a plan to bring the space into compliance with the city. >> we do not want to displace any individual, but at the same time, we got to guarantee their safety. >> shortly after the ghost ship fire, mayor libby schaaf vowed to protect the community from being displaced and promised there wou be no witch hunts in search of violators. in this case, the city found it necessary to protect the people who lived in the building. for example, there are no fire escapes here. >> you either run out the front door or jump out the window. >> in addition, tenants say the landlord named lance low, lied. never telling them that the building was zoned only for light industrial use. wong has signed two leases. >> so it did say commercial but it did say live work. my next one upstairs says residential. specifically residential. >> what these tenants don't know

is that two weeks ago the city council passed rebecca kaplan's tenant protection ordinance. >> if the tenant is not the one at fault and they're being made to move out so that the owner can do upgrades or code-related work, those tenants are now by law in oakland entitled to relocation assistance. >> by law the landlord must pay for temporary housing until they wait to move back in. the landlord never returned our calls. in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. we learned about the story at our 7 on our side live consumer question event last friday. if you have questions or story ideas, you can reach the hotline monday through friday 415-954-8151. you can get the latest news any time with the news app. download it for free. enable push alerts to be first on breaking news. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil

>> i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. good to be back. >> abc 7 news at 5:00. >> mandatory evacuation orders are lifted and they can return to their house. >> not just the oroville dam that needs another look. another dam that provides water to much of the bay area. the entrance to golden gate park is turning into a doorway to crime. >> a teenager fighting to stay alive. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. i'll show you when in the accuweather seven-day forecast. a fleet of helicopters is working nonstop to dump tons of rocks at the oroville dam. they want to get it done before the next round of rain. good evening. i'm kristen sze.

>> i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. 200,000 evacuees living near the dam are returning home after they lifted evacuation orders this afternoon. water officials say they drained enough of the lake behind the damaso the emergency spillway would not be needed. >> that spillway has been fortified against future erosion. still, officials are being vigilant. >> absolutely constant assessment and reassessment to make sure that we're aware and prepared for any potential changes. >> the region north of sacramento remains under an evacuation warning in the event the situation changes. let's go to abc 7 news reporter laura anthony live in oroville for us tonight. laura, you were there with one of families when they got the word. welcome news i know. >> reporter: we were with them in chico at the evacuation center when they started to get the word through the local chp letting folks know