here's a look at live doppler 7. only light rain as we close in on parts of the east bay, reaching down into the south bay and the santa cruz mountains. more rain and more wind may develop later. this storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. we've downgraded it a bit. we'll see light rain, diminishing wind but roadways will remain wet so don't jump to the conclusion the evening commute will be a breeze. here's our forecast animation. areas of light to moderate rain redeveloping and sweeping through the area in the late afternoon and early evening hours. after 7:00 or 8:00 p.m. we'll see the rain breaking up into light showers. then we'll see partial clearing going into the overnight hours which means tomorrow, saturday, will start off under mostly sunny and dry conditions. the rest of the weekend may not be sunny and dry. i'll have a look at that a little later. the north bay was the first

to get drenched today. just like previous storms, there were some problems like a downed tree that you see right there and it is not over yet. cornell bernard is live in san rafael with the details. >> reporter: hi, larry. the rain has stopped for now but what a day. today's spring storm felt more like a mid-winter storm and caused a lot of problem for drivers right here on highway 101 in san rafael. 911 on 101. a pickup truck driver facing northbound in southbound lanes near san pedro road after a spinout on rain-slick pavement. just an hour earlier we witnessed this pickup truck crashing near the very same spot. >> are you okay? >> yeah, i'm fine. i'm fine. > what happened? >> i just lost traction and i couldn't correct it quick enough and hit the guardrail. >> the chp responding to help. the driver wasn't hurt. this street crew was out working in stormy conditions in mill virginia doing emergency work for pg&e. >> we're clearing the lines for

pg&e and making sure that none of the limbs fall on top of the power lines. it's prevention work due to the high winds. >> reporter: in sonoma county, the storm turned green valley road into a raging river, cars passing at their own risk. locals say flooding has happened here before. >> yeah, it's wild. >> reporter: we found david parsons putting out sandbags at the shop where he's doing work. he's convinced the long rainy season isn't over yet. >> yeah, the way this winter has been, i wouldn't be surprised if it comes up again. >> downtown san anslmo has had several close calls. san anselmo creek is moving fast today but well below flood stage. >> i'm ready for the dry season. >> yeah, aren't we all. i just talked to pg&e. they're working to restore power to several hundred customers in sonoma county due to the storm. they say the lights are back on for those folks at this hour.

cornell bernard, abc 7 news. well, this cascade in the oakland hills is beautiful, but the water is running again and not far away. that's creating concern. this slide is on westover drive and it's being watched closely. the mud came down in january closing the street for a month before a city crew got it covered and installed a drainage system. the road is also opened now on ascot road where sydney the slide is being kept at pay by k-rails. there's concern that the trees at the top may come down next. a live look at the golden gate bridge. this is a busy, stormy friday afternoon for commuters. abc 7 news reporter kate lawsrs has a look at the effect on people. >> reporter: after a long winter, commuters prepared for spring showers with umbrellas, jackets and boots, except for this guy. >> show me what you were using as an umbrella. >> oh, trash bag? i forgot my umbrella at the

office. >> reporter: today's rain soaking san francisco streets through the morning hours. mike lives in concord and said the rain poses no problem for him, even on a bike. >> with the exception of today, i usually ride my bike into work. i rode my bike and plowed through the rain without a problem. >> i like it. the city is cleaner and the flowers and trees look great. >> reporter: michael alexander lives in san francisco and is one of many people we spoke to this morning who say the rain is welcome, though a few people did admit little water logged. >> this is the second long-term drought i've lived through in the city and they come and they go. the rain will come and go too. >> i woke up and heard the rain this morning. i'm like, dang, i wish this weren't happening. at the same time, i'm happy that we have the water. it's green everywhere. it's a good thing. >> reporter: i want to second all those comments about the greenery and flowers. if you haven't gotten a chance to go out and take a walk in one of the bay area parks when the

rain clears this weekend, go out somewhere. the presidio is a great bet. check out all the wild flowers that are blooming and beautiful because of this year's rain. kate larson, abc 7 news. and rain here means snow in the sierra, as you can see in this live look from our camera at heavenly mountain resort in lake tahoe. it's still snowing. you can sort of see the lifts there through the snow-covered len. next thursday we'll find out just how much snow we've received at the fourth snow survey of the season. as of the last survey the water content was 160% of the historical average. it's a big difference from the snowpack last year. the video on the right, you can see there was no snow on the ground at the end of march. crews are continuing to work around the clock to try to get big oak flat road back open in yosemite national park. the road is one of the busiest in the park and a main connector between highway 120 and yosemite valley. it's been closed since a

landslide washed part of the road out in february. right now there's no word when it will be reopened. a big setback today for president donald trump as house republicans pulled the vote on his health care legislation, essentially killing that bill. >> the president said it failed because of lack of support from democrats. abc 7 news reporter stephanie ramos has reaction. >> further consideration of hr-162428 is postponed. >> reporter: today republicans' last-minute scramble to get enough votes for their health care bill came to an abrupt end as president trump called gop leaders telling them to pull it from the floor. >> i worked as a team player and would have loved to have seen it pass, but again, i think you know i was very clear because i think there wasn't a speech i made or very few where i didn't mention that perhaps the best thing that could happen is exactly what happened today. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan calls this a disappointing day for republicans. >> we came really close today. but we came up short.

>> reporter: the trump administration says it's done everything it can. >> he's left everything on the field when it comes to this bill. >> reporter: but some republicans were on the fence. >> i haven't been undecided for some time, i've been undeclared. there's a difference. >> reporter: others were swayed after changes were made to the first version of the health care plan. >> obamacare is collapsing, premiums are skyrocketing, providers are fleeing. this may well be our last off-ramp on this road to ruin. >> reporter: and some questioned the rush. >> why in the world does everything have to begin and finish this week? >> reporter: house democrats insist there is nothing to gloat about on capitol hill this week, even if it has been embarrassing for republicans. >> the people who vote for this will have this vote tattooed to their foreheads as they go forward. they have to answer for the vote. >> reporter: the trump administration says if this bill fails, obamacare stays and the president will move on to tax reform. >> the president understands this is it. we had this opportunity to

change the trajectory of health care, to help improve -- put a health care system in place and end the nightmare that republicans have campaigned on called obamacare. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan says the gop is going through some growing pains. after being in opposition for eight years, he said they now have to get used to governing. at the capitol, stephanie ramos, abc news. we're getting reaction from california lawmakers. senator kamala harris tweeted this is a testament to the millions of americans who stood up and spoke out to reject the idea that health care is a privilege and not a right. east bay congresswoman barbara lee said today the voice of the people won out and trumpcare was undefeted. the affordable care act is here to stay. >> we spoke with abc news political director rick kline earlier about what's next for republicans now that this vote has been postponed. >> they're going to need to regroup and figure out what else they can get done that they can start to put some legislative wins on the board. move on perhaps to tax reform. restrategize. but the whole strategy, the

whole first 100 days was built around getting a quick and decisive win on health care. now they have to go back to the drawing board. figure out how else they can get these done. these sort of legislative victories have an inertia of their own and defeats also breed defeats. they have to stop that. >> president trump said he's shifting his attention to tax reform. he and the republicans made it clear obamacare at least for the time being is here to stay. police in sacramento spent today looking for more clues following a quadruple homicide that led to a suspect being captured in san francisco. looking at a picture of that man, sal ra doer vasquez-oliva is being held in in jail. sacramento police helped capture him yesterday. sacramento police found four victims, including two children yesterday morning. a sacramento tv station reports that vasquez-oliva was the father of one of the victims. abc 7 news was on cathedral

hill after a man was shot around 8:00 this morning. it happened at eddie and franklin streets sheer sacred heart cathedral prep. he's now in the hospital. he suffered a life-threatening injury. officers have detained another man and trying to figure out what triggered this morning's shooting. a discovery bay man is being held on $14 million bail on charges that he molested three teenage girls. the sheriff's office said investigators found evidence he had sexual contact with at least three girls between the ages of 14 and 16. investigators say burbank met one of the victims online. they also believe there could be more victims. we're hearing more from the san francisco store owner accused of selling clothes made with endangered animal skins. today cecila hanson and her store appeared at her store on haight. last year the department of fish and wildlife raided the store and took 150 items thegsd were

made from endangered she presumed they were vintage and legal. >> i'm not hiding anything. so for me as a senior citizen that tried to have this small business in san francisco and, you know, i'm a mother and a grandmother, i would not jeopardize any of that to do something illegal. >> hanson says she's an animal rescue advocate and has been misrepresented. she's due back in court next month. it is hail mary time. the last-minute effort to keep the raiders in oakland. will it be enough ahead of next week's nfl owners vote? plus the trains are ready to roll. the b.a.r.t. expansion is set to open this weekend and we'll give you a sneak peek. and combatting crowded streets. this video was shot just this afternoon as cars fought to get onto the bay bridge. the unusual new effort to ease congestion and how it could affect your commute. speaking of your commute, coming up on 4:12, this is a

live look at the san mateo bridge. as you can see, roads are very wet. left side is eastbound traffic and that is all jammed up. right side cars are moving slowly but at least they have got some room there. room to move across down toward the peninsula. back with more on abc 7 news at 4:

this afternoon the city of oakland is making an 11th hour pitch to try to keep the raiders. the question is, is it too little too late. the city released a letter it sent to the nfl pleading with the league to help get the raiders back to the negotiating table to keep the team in oakland. part of that letter read we believe we have a superior

proposal at a proven site in a much stronger market. the mayor, libby schaaf, says the investment firm trying to build a new raiders stadium is willing to lend money to the team on the same terms the bank of america will do for the vegas proposal. the stadium here would be up to $700 million less expensive than the proposed site in las vegas. as of now, the relocation vote is expected next week, probably monday, at the owners meetings in phoenix. right now it is believed that mark davis has the votes necessary to relocate, but this new proposal could change everything. here's my two cents. perhaps the biggest obstacle to keeping the team in oakland all alone has been owner mark davis and his unwillingness to sit down and work out a deal to stay here. davis is, however, willing to take on a massive amount of debt to move to vegas when he could invest far less money just to stay here. it's that massive debt along with many unanswered questions in las vegas, especially financially, that could possibly

get nfl owners to at least hesitate on voting yes to relocation. there's speculation the raiders might get some sort of conditional approval to move pending a deep dive of financial ramifications. my opinion right now is best case for oakland is that this new proposal makes owners just pause and delay a vote because the nfl, if they have their druthers, they'd much rather see the raiders stay in oakland. this last ditch -- very much a hail mary situation so we have to see how it all shakes out and what happens on monday. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony will be in phoenix for those owners meetings. laura's live reports will begin sunday here on abc 7 news and she'll break any news raiders related, first on twitte twitter @lauraanthony7. an organization that hosts world leaders is expanding to san francisco. abc 7 news was in the presidio for the opening of the center for the fourth industrial revolution. it will be run by a group based in switzerland. it's not a tech hub.

instead it will explore the positive and negative impact of technology on our lives. >> jobs, skills, education and values in society will be a key fabric of the center here because we cannot leave the society and individuals behind as we move forward. >> the center will focus on the impact of medicine, artificial intelligence, and other technologies. about 75 people will work there but there are already plans for expansion. next time you board a flight, technology might eliminate the need for you to show your boarding pass or scan your smartphone. british airways is working on using facial recognition as a way to speed up the boarding process. british airways will use the technology at london's hooeeath airport. they believe facial recognition would speed up the boarding process and help make sure that folks board the right flight. pilots at american airlines are accusing their employer of leaving thousands of stand-by passengers on the ground.

the allied pilots association claims american leaves stand-by passengers behind in order to boost the company's on-time performance. union leaders say last month 13,000 american flights did have seats available, even though stand-by passengers weren't offered those seats. an american spokesperson says the pilots unions figures are significantly inflated. a crackdown could be looming for people who try to cheat their way onto the san francisco side of the bay bridge. >> authorities will focus on the eastbound bay bridge on-ramp at sterling street and bryant street. cheaters make up as much as 50% of ramp traffic there. possible solutions range from high-tech cameras to activating get car pool lanes earlier in the day. one suggestion would be to have the car pool lanes begin as early as 2:00. that plan is part of an effort to decongest bay area car pool lanes. well, we're seeing a lot of rain out there today. >> yes. i think all traffic lanes are going to be full, especially

going across the bridge because of the rains. >> that's for sure. even as the rain is tapering off a little bit and our winds are diminishing the evening commute is going to be a slow one. here's a look at live doppler 7. we have areas of light rain at the moment and some showers. we had much heavier rain earlier in the day but there's still a chance of some areas of heavier rain may redevelop later in the afternoon and early evening. here's a live view from our abc 7 rooftop looking out over the embarcadero under cloudy skies. it's 56 here in san francisco. in fact between 55 and 57 at all these locations, oakland, mountain view, san jose, gilroy and half moon bay. this is the view looking westward from emeryville. some nice, dark low clouds hovering over the bay. it's 58 at santa rosa and napa, mid to upper 50s at novato, fairfield, concord and livermore. a live view at the golden gate showing it's not raining right there right now but you can see the pavement is damp. even when it's not raining,

exercise caution when you're out driving this evening. we'll see rain tapering off, all of it later tonight. it will be mostly sunny and dry tomorrow but showers will redevelop late sunday and continue into early monday. rainfall totals down in the south bay and over into parts of the east bay have been quite light. 0.11 of an inch so far the last 24 hours at livermore, san jose and moffett field. up in the north bay it's been quite wet. just under an inch at san rafael. as the storm weakens, we've downgraded its ranking on a 1. we'll see light rain, diminishing wind and roadways remain wet so that's important to remember. here's our forecast animation starting at 6:00 this evening. we'll see periods of mainly light rain but it could be moderate to heavy occasionally with brief downpours developing and sweeping through. by 9:00 tonight we'll see a widespread area of rain breaking up and pockets of precipitation.

then later tonight, midnight, it will be winding down and we'll see partial clearing by midnight up in the north bay and that will take us into a sunny start tomorrow. overnight look for low temperatures mainly in the upper 40s. then tomorrow we'll see sunnier skies and highs ranging from upper 50s at the coast to low and mid-60s at the bay and mid-60s inland. looking ahead to sunday, that also will rank 1 on the storm impact scale. it will produce light rain or showers and breezy at times. here's the quick forecast animati animation. later in the day we could see passing light showers but the steadier rain won't be until the late afternoon or early evening on sunday. that will continue into the early morning hours on monday. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. once again, sunny and dry tomorrow, but a light storm late sunday ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. a few showers will linger into monday morning. look at the remainder of next

week. sunny skies, virtually every day. high temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 70s inland by wednesday, thursday and friday. that is the kind of spring weather i think many of us have been waiting for. >> that will be nice. thank you, spencer. up in the air. what's next for that controversial tree that's to youring over one of the world's most famous streets. plus -- >> that moment catapulted me into a place that allows me to do the things that are the most important to me. brandi chastain talking about fame and soccer just before she's inducted into the soccer hall of fame. and taking a live look at our san rafael traffic cam, this is 101. actually not looking too bad considering what we're seeing on some of our other roadways. your northbound traffic is a little heavier. that's your left-hand side coming toward us. southbound on the right-hand side looking a little better. stay with us, we're back after a quick br

tonight the u.s. men's soccer team will take on honduras in san jose. >> before that match, u.s. soccer will honor an athlete who changed the sport of women's soccer forever. we're talking about brandi chastain will be inducted into the hall of fame. in fact in just a few minutes. >> earlier today she sat down with abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom. >> you know, soccer has been such an important part of my life's journey. >> reporter: but one moment in that journey will live on forever. with the penalty kick that won the women's world cup in 1999, chastain ripped off her jersey and etched her name into sports history. it was common for men to remove their shirts in a victory celebration, but for a woman to do it landed her on the cover of "time," "newsweek" and "sports illustrated." >> to be honest with you, that moment catapulted me into a place that allows me to do the things that are the most important to me. >> reporter: she's used the attention to advocate women's sports and fuel a growing interest in soccer. >> our country has started to come around to this great sport and watch it in a way that they have never watched

it before. >> reporter: after retiring, she made what she calls a difficult move into coaching. >> it was not easy for me to walk away from playing soccer because i love it so much. >> reporter: but in time she discovered a new love. >> the empowerment you give to these young people to stand on their own two feet, have a voice, make decisions, make mistakes, get up, fight on, put their arm around their teammate. >> reporter: all lessons she's also teaching her 10-year-old son both on the field and now in his latest battle against crohn's disease. >> it's an uncomfortable subject. >> reporter: it's like ulcer rafb colitis and affects 1.5 million. >> the symptoms are unfortunate for people who are experiencing them, especially if you don't know what's happening. so the number one thing is find support. >> reporter: she hopes her renewed visibility will help people in that fight and in the fight for equal pay in women's soccer. >> in my opinion it doesn't matter where you work, whether

it's on the soccer field or not. if you're doing the same job, tings should be equal. >> reporter: in san fr jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. the health care plan may have been defeated but president trump claimed one victory today. >> it's going to be an incredible pipeline. >> what's next for the keystone pipeline? plus the lawsuit that was filed right here in the bay area against a chemical giant. ♪ ♪ it's spring, and we can't wait to open our sheds and get working on our yards. scotts and miracle-gro are here to help. we make it easy to grow thick, healthy lawns, spectacular plants, and bountiful flowers. because when spring starts right, the months that follow stay perfect. load up your shed with scotts and miracle-gro.

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here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. it's back to the drawing board for republicans trying to replace the country's health care. this afternoon house speaker paul ryan withdrew the house republican health care bill because it didn't have enough support. in san francisco, abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez tweeted health care clinics serving low income families rejoice after the affordable health care act is not repealed. republicans now say let's get it right. she'll have the story coming up at 5:00. it's a day to slow down on the roads. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard tweeted this video of the wet road conditions on highway 101 in marin county. a little farther north, the rain and wind were too much for this tree you see that fell north of santa rosa this morning. in the east bay, the wet weather is helping to solve a raw sewage

problem in sausal creek. >> reporter: that's the hope it's helping to solve the problem. these are the warning signs and that is sausal creek. it wasn't this brown and foamy when we first got here a couple of hours ago. i'll let you decide for yourself what's causing it. oakland's tire-rattling potholes are still multiplying, despite crews filling in more than 7,000 since january. public works is still watching for downed trees and branches like this one in the diamond district today. but the latest issue is about water. no, not a rainy day swim in the diamond park pool, but rather this nearby creek. >> if there was a sewage back half a mile. >> reporter: that happened on monday and some of the sewage wound up in sausal creek. this man's 5-year-old loves living just yards from the

creek. >> my kid was actually swimming in it last week. hopefully he was swimming before it was contaminated. >> reporter: public works put up signs a couple of days ago warning people to stay out of the creek. ununfortunately the signs weren waterproof and today's rain brought them down. but we made a quick call to the city and oakland public works crews were out in just a few minutes putting up new laminated signs. and that's not all. >> so they are testing on a regular basis right now to see when it's safe again. >> reporter: officials hope the rain helps flush contaminants out of the creek. meantime oakland's quick response is getting high marks from a volunteer group that protects and monitors the public parks. >> i was glad to hear it was just an isolated incident that they got under control as quickly as they could. >> they're hoping to get the results of the latest testing back early next week. if things go their way, they can then lift the restrictions on sausal creek.

eric thomas, abc 7 news. track today's storm any time with the abc 7 news app. it is free to download. you can watch live doppler 7 there 24/7. enable push alerts to get the update on your forecast to send right to your phones. now to the latest on this week's terror attack in the heart of london. the mayor of london laid flowers outside new scotland yard in honor of the victims. investigators are looking into the attacker's past, how he was radicalized and what signs they missed along the way. abc 7 news reporter molly hunter in london with the latest. >> reporter: he went by many aliases and today we are learning more about this man responsible to the deadly terror attack in the heart of london. authorities say 52-year-old khalid masood was a british citizen, born adrian russelljoa before converting to islam. he had a long criminal history but nothing terror related and he was living here in birmingham where investigators were seen collecting evidence. more arrests overnight, the

police describing at least two of those as significant. masood was known to authorities a decade ago investigated for ties to violent extremism, but in 2003, intelligence services concluded he posed a low risk. last night thousands gathered in london's trafalgar square to pay tribute to the victims, and the death toll rising. another victim, a 75-year-old man succumbing to his injuries, raising the death toll to four. >> i had virtually no time to get out of the way, so i just put my armed forward and the car just tumbled me over. >> reporter: and veteran police officer keith palmer, who lost his life protecting parliament, in what could be the last image of him, a photo taken with a u.s. tourist just moments before he was stabbed by the attacker. a british schoolteacher who was on her way to pick up her kids from school and an american, kirk cochran of utah, 54, a

musician visiting london with his wife, melissa, celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. >> the only word i can really describe it as is surreal. one thing i can say about kurt and his legacy is he did live his dream. not a lot of people get to do that or have the drive to do that. >> reporter: even though police maintain he acted alone, they want anyone who knew him who may have suspected something but didn't feel comfortable coming forward to do so now. it appears the temporary restraining order on president trump's second travel ban will last at least a few more months. a federal appeals court announced today it won't consider the trump administration's appeal of that decision until may. the maryland ruling as well as a separate ruling in hawaii were victories for civil liberties groups. president trump has vowed to take this fight all the way to the supreme court if the federal appeals court does not rule in his favor. the trump administration officially approved the

controversial keystone xl pipeline today. the president mae tde the announcement at the white house. >> it's going to be an incredible pipeline, greatest technology known to man or woman. and frankly we're very proud of it. >> the formal approval means transcanada can now complete construction of the pipeline. keystone xl is intended to funnel crude oil from canada to refineries on the u.s. gulf coast. backers say it will create thousands of jobs. but a state department report says it will only generate 35 permanent jobs. critics believe keystone xl threatens one of the world's largest underground deposits of fresh water. chemical giant monsanto is responding to a new lawsuit by 40 california cancer patients. that suit filed in alameda county superior court alleges exposure to the roundup weed killer caused them to get

nonhodgkin's lymphoma. the company says it stands by its product. monsanto issued this statement saying in part while we empathize with anyone facing these terrible illnesses, there is no evidence that is the cause. i stood right here and said please don't buy it. >> how one big box store owner helped a woman from being scammed. i'm spencer christian from our rooftop camera we see dark clouds and still some rain. i'll show you when it will end and when the sun will come out in my ac on september 9, 2010, pg&e learned a tragic lesson we can never forget. this gas pipeline ruptured in san bruno. the explosion and fire killed eight people. pg&e was convicted of six felony charges including five violations of the u.s. pipeline safety act and obstructing an ntsb investigation. pg&e was fined, placed under an outside monitor,

given five years of probation, and required to perform 10,000 hours of community service. we are deeply sorry. we failed our customers in san bruno. while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer. and that's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san bruno. that's why we're working every day to make pg&e the safest energy company in the nation.

two astronauts spent more than six hours working outside the international space station today. they are preparing a new parking spot for traffic accessing the station. they disconnected an old docking port. it will be moved to make room for a docking device that can handle commercial crew capsules. the newpo port is expected to g into place early this year or early next year. take a look at this aerial view of mars that was created with thousands of still images from nasa. digital artist painstakingly stitched together 33,000 high resolution images captured by

nasa's camera which has been orbiting the camera since 2006. he spent three months superimposing all these images to create a 3-d view of the red planet's rugged terrain. and here's a view of our weather looking at live doppler 7. we have mostly cloudy skies right now and some light rain but heavier rain could still hit us in the later evening hours. let's move over to the sierra where it is snowing. as a matter of fact, a winter storm warning is in effect until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow with 10 to 14 inches of new snow above 5500 feet and it will be gusty. over the slopes, a winter weather advisory is in effect until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. we expect 10 to 18 inches of new snow with gusty conditions. back to the bay area tomorrow, finally the sun will shine brightly. we'll see a few high clouds tomorrow but it will be a dry day with high temperatures ranging from upper 50s at the coast to low an mid-60s around

the bay and our inland areas. as we look at the accuweather secretary of sta seven-day forecast, this is what's coming our way. we expect rain to develop late in the day and into the evening hours. a storm ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. some of those showers may linger we'll get partial clearing monday afternoon. tuesday through friday we'll have spring-like sunshine and spring-like warmth of mid to upper 70s in some of our inland areas. we have now learned the fate of that controversial redwood tree on san francisco's lombard street. what's going to happen to that tree that has a neighborhood in turmo turmoil. plus -- >> there are like ten lives that i could have never had the strength to live. >> helping the homeless in an unusual way. the barber doing it one

yesterday we showed you a controversial redwood tree in san francisco just off of lombard street. maybe the most famous street in the world. well, today a hearing was held to decide its fate. >> that's right. and now that decision has been made. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is back on lombard street today.

is everyone happy, wayne? >> reporter: some residents are happy and some not so happy. it remains the crookedest street in the world and now some of the residents say it's one of the most dangerous because of today's decision. at san francisco city hall, people make lifelong decisions and commitments monday through friday. the one that happened in room 400 this morning was different, though. it involves some unwilling participants and possibly a longer than average relationship. >> i just got through telling you, it lives to be a thousand to 2,000 years of age. >> reporter: to refresh your memory, that was mrs. mary jay yesterday, she planted a redwood sapling in 1962 that has grown to more than 100 feet tall today creating fears over her neighbors. >> this tree looms over us. it has branches that weigh hundreds of pounds and we fear that they could fall on our children or worse the whole tree. >> reporter: their concerns went public last september when mrs.

jay applied to grant her tree landmark status which would make it untouchable for future generations. a record six meetings later even today that did not sit well. >> in the heart of san francisco, on a lean, this isn't muir woods. >> reporter: finally this morning, a unanimous vote in favor of landmark status. next would come approval by the board of supervisors. mrs. jay is thrilled and forgiving. >> they were newcomers. they probably are from out of state and they don't know the redwood forest. >> reporter: but only the one representative. along lombard street in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. video game retailer game stop announced it's closing 150 stores. this comes after the company rartd a nearly 14% drop in global sales last quarter. game stop hasn't announced which one of its stores worldwide will

close. a redding woman was almost scammed out of $4,000. an unlikely hero came to the rescue, a best buy employee. somebody called claiming to be the woman's granddaughter and said she needed money to get out of a jam. when the woman said she wanted to buy four $1,000 gift cards to get her granddaughter out of jail, that raised a red flag. >> i stood right here and convinced her. i said please don't buy it. she was convinced her granddaughter was involved in some sort of scheme or scam. >> she was able to prevent the woman from spending the money, advising her to file a police report. she said it's important for everyone to be aware and keep an eye out for the signs to prevent such scams. she's getting the word out that scams are going around will help to save people. t-mobile is rolling out a free new feature to identify and block calls from scam artists. t-mobile says it's able to identify questionable numbers

and alert its customers. what if you don't have t-mobile? experts say there are three things to protect yourself. first, don't answer calls from unknown numbers. also try using apps like nomorobo or mr. number. always search a company number online before returning a call. the san francisco barber you're about to meet has no trouble filling her chair, just ask one of her clients. our own reggie aqui -- now, it can be tough to get an appointme appointment, although some of her clients don't have to get on her schedule or even have to pay. reggie introduces us to >> reporter: jdzhokhajoe carmic comes for the same reason i do. >> because she's good. >> reporter: if it's a tuesday and it's relatively calm weatherwise, she works in the shadow of the main library, near city hall. clippers in hand.

>> there are a lot of people out here. i think it's their own chance to get a haircut. >> reporter: she calls her free services for the homeless tender cuts, after the tenderloin neighborhood where many of her tuesday clients live. >> i have an interview for an sro today. >> really? >> so i might finally get out of the shelters. >> oh, my goodness. that is like the best news i've heard all day. >> reporter: the line of people waiting for cuts wasn't always so long. people at first were a little wary. >> they didn't understand why someone would want to come out and help them or talk to them or be nice to them. >> reporter: a year later she and volunteers she's wrangled to join her have served a thousand people. she's earned people's trust, not just because of how she makes them look. >> oh, so much better! >> reporter: but because of how she makes them feel. >> i feel like a brand new person when i leave your chair, and now i see it in these people. >> yes, it's overwhelming, isn't it? >> yeah. >> for me, i usually have my

eyewear on because i'm usually tearing up under my glasses. because they're telling me these stories and they're interacting with me and have lived like ten lives that i could have never had the strength to live. >> reporter: she can't solve the homeless problem. >> let's check this out here. >> reporter: she can solve a problem for these homeless people. one beautiful haircut at a time. her next dream, to replicate tender cuts in cities across the country. raquel, for spreading your love and service and respect across the streets of san francisco, we honor you as one of our abc 7 stars. >> thank you, reggie. isn't raquel fantastic? >> she certainly is. >> that is terrific. if you'd like to nominate somebody to be an abc 7 star, you can find all the information at abc7news.com/stars. bae bae is back in public and cuter than ever. she is free to roam her new home in china after a month-long

quarantine. she has been adjusting to her new home at the china conservation center. she was born at the national zoo in washington, d.c. and returned to china as part of an international agreement. she's had to adjust to some new foods and a new language but appears to be doing well. >> i'll say. >> these guys are cute. >> there's more cuteness here. we showed you some adorable puppies as part of our national puppy day adoption event. what a big success this was. all three of the older puppies that were brought in by the h h humane society were adopted. >> and one of the three puppies has a new home. oh, look at those babies. >> so tiny. >> i know. all of the agencies featured tell us they had dozens of calls from people hoping to adopt and they expect all of the featured puppies to have new homes by the end of the weekend. >> that is fantastic. so a big thank you to all of our viewers who participated in this. for more information on how you can adopt a pet, go to

abc7news.com or download our abc 7 news app. >> i think we need puppies here every day. >> yes. getting ready to roll. >> a lot faster getting to a b.a.r.t. station and traveling to where i need to go. >> the new b.a.r.t. warm springs extension hits the tracks tomorrow, but could federal budget cuts make it the end of the line? >> next at 5:00, time to move on. san jose sets a deadline for peoplehe community flood shelter. problems for seal pups on the coast. what's getting their attention, but not in a good way. and using gondolas to spray ice into the stratosphere. what's that about? that's the newest plan to battle climate change. and the old playland at the beach comes back to life. find out where you can see it on abc 7 news at 5:00.

coming up tonight in primetime, at 8:00 last man standing followed by dr. ken. at 9:00 we've got "shark 10: 10:00, 20/20. tomorrow b.a.r.t. inches closer to san jose when service begins at the warm springs station in fremont. >> it may depend on a federal grant when washington seems intent on slashing budgets.

david louie shows us the potential hurdle ahead. >> reporter: even in the rain, the new warm springs south fremont b.a.r.t. station shines. all of its day lime electrical needs will be solar generated. there are 42 vehicle charging stations available. the public was invited to check it out ahead of service starting on saturday. >> this station is going to be that pivot point where we head down to santa clara county. >> reporter: the cost of building the extension was $790 million and came in $100 million under budget. next up with him be the opening of the new berryessa station here in san jose, but there is growing concern this could become the end of the line, that a much wished for extension into downtown san jose and santa clara might be in doubt. that's because the projected $4.7 billion cost of phase two, a six-mile extension, includes $1.5 billion in federal funding. the federal funds have not yet been approved. >> it still needs to go through congress and we have been

clearly communicating the very large benefits to both the residents in santa clara county, the region and the nation. >> reporter: but with caltrain having difficulty getting federal funds for its electrification project, himike handa thinks they can be convinced for the b.a.r.t. extension. >> i think when people see the projects on the private-public partnership this is, people digging into their own pockets, paying their own way first, should resonate with this administration. >> reporter: in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. more than 100 silicon valley business leaders sent a letter to the white house to urge president trump's administration to reverse the decision on funding caltrain. this follows a decision to delay hundreds of millions of dollars on caltrain's electrification project. caltrain believes electric trains would speed up the commute and make room for more passengers. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil.

>> and i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. even vehicles with four-wheel drive having trouble navigating the flooded roads in sonoma county. today's rain takes its toll. >> oakland's mayor making a move. the last-ditch effort to try to keep the raiders in oakland. an accused child molester has been arrested. we'll have some of the details behind hi $14 million bail. and california saves billions as republicans concede they cannot repeal the affordable care act. >> obamacare is the law of the land. >> today is a great day for our country. it's a victory for the american people. the rain caused problems in sonoma county today. flooding closed green valley road. the road was supposed to be fixed