needs blood. here is an interesting fact, 35% of the population is capable of donating blood but only 5% follow through. the flu season in the bay area started earlier than normal. donations are down 13% since the begin of the year. >> if you are not feeling healthy, you are not a prime candidate to donate blood. >> reporter: caitlin arnet discovered there was a need for blood and platelet donors and made an appointment. >> i realize there was a need. it said it on the website. >> reporter: the american red cross is desperate for donations. >> your help is needed to ensure patients continue to receive life saving treatments all winter long. >> reporter: the red cross

reports because of the recent storms back east there were fewer donations than was needed. >> we have to have a strong local blood supply, if we don't have that, we can't send blood anymore. priority number one is hospitals here, patients here. >> reporter: calling people to come in and give blood. >> great way to spend your lunch hour, donate blood, platelets, whatever you can. >> feels nice to save lives. it is good for the community. >> i agree. now people as young as 16 can donate blood with their parent's permission and there is no age limit as long as you are healthy. >> thank you. can the flu shot make you sick? there are myths and misconceptions. we have the facts online at

news.com. a driver of a truck ran a red light and slammed into a family truck. two young children are in critical condition. laura anthony is live on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: accident scene investigators still out here five hours after the crash. starting with the deputy's effort to pull over the driver of a stolen truck. the impact of two trucks on somerville's road. started with a deputy tried to pull over the white truck believed stolen. the driver sped up and ran the

light slamming directly into the silver truck. >> the white truck hit the grey truck. and my husband said the grey truck flew up on the side and exploded all over the place. >> reporter: police had the driver of the white pickup on the ground in handcuffs. he was also injured. nicholas oliver lives near the crash scene. >> it is sad. i got four kids and i would be devastated if something like this happened to us. >> reporter: and witnesses say the driver of the stolen white truck made no effort to slow down before he hit the silver pickup. they are in critical condition. no information about the

condition of the driver of the silver truck or the suspect driving the stolen truck. in antioch laura anthony, abc7 news. found an olympic skaters stolen skates and costume. the skates are custom made and costumes hand crafted. police say the investigation into the theft is still going on. and more than 30,000 cars were broken into in san francisco last year. the roads are dry right now. traffic is light. by the morning commute rain will be moving through the bay area and this road jammed up with

cards. spencer. let's start with live doppler 7. the clouds getting thicker. the storms will generate our rainfall and generating high swells could reach 20 feet in height. the storm ranks, it will be coming in overnight. we will see .25-to .50 inches. it will be wet across most of the north bay. it will spread quickly southward and eastward making for a wet and messy evening commute. longer look into the forecast future in just a few minutes. tense moments for tech workers traveling in buses.

the chp investigating a series of attacks on those employee shuttles. tonight detectives need your help. chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: investigating severity reports of shuttle buses being attacked on interstate 280. >> what is with this violence? i don't understand it. >> reporter: this picture shows the damage done to one of the buses. a total of five carrying apple and google employees that were hit yesterday. >> i have to pay extra attention when i am on the freeway. >> reporter: the unmarked buses were hit at different times throughout the day. investigators believe the attacks intentional. >> not just a rock that was kicked off the roadway, somebody throwing something at these buses or shooting something at the buses.

>> reporter: sky 7 over the apple. buses rerouted for the time being as the investigation moves forward. saying this additional route could mean additional 30-45 minutes. >> to know that it is something that so many people travel and seems to common, it could be a big concern for the public especially all of the other scares in other cities. >> reporter: many wondering why this is targeted. if you have information that could help authorities with this case, you are asked to call the chp redwood city office. two people were shot at two different locations in napa. police believe the same man wounded both of them. the suspect is now in custody. violence started at the

starbucks in napa high school. high school immediately went on lockdown. the same man shooting a victim in his 60s. that man is fighting for his life. >> observed suspicious activity in his neighborhood. stopped and said, hey, buddy, what are you doing, and as a result got shot. officers claim the man was carrying a gun and have not said what motivated the shooting. alameda county sheriff says he is disturbed following the arrest of one of his deputies. abc7 news reporter tells us more. >> reporter: may have been trying to get revenge on an inmate when he allowed other inmates at the santda rita jail

to beat that man. sergeant ray kelly says he is accused of knowingly and willingly facilitating the attack. >> the deputy and the inmate had a verbal exchange disagreement, and that may have been the reason for the assault that took place several hours later. >> reporter: this happened in the dormitory area at the facility in dublin. >> the injuries were significant that they required hospital treatment so there were serious injuries that are consistent with the physical attack with hands and feet. >> reporter: bailey is out on bail and is on paid administrative leave. the moment i heard of these allegations i directed my staff to do a complete and thorough investigation. i am confident this single

incident is isolated to this individual. in dublin, abc7 news. lawsuit against the state filed today nearly a year after the oroville dam failure. seeki seeking -- mismanaged the dam for decades and disregarded public safety. >> referred to as the mafia because they get away with anything. file reports on maintenance done that was never done. >> lawsuit alleged racism and sexual harassment at the dwr. immigration agents planned a major raid in northern california today.

for the first time hear from the parents of a murder teenager who may have been a victim of a hate crime. and just because something sounds healthy on a food label does not mean it is. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side" is just ahead. two weeks to get health insurance under covered california. our panel of experts will be here tomorrow. you can submit questions now using ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ all because of you

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there have been several recent close calls involving passenger jets at sfo. air canada is launching a safety review. this includes increased pilot training. and nearly landing on four other jets that were awaiting takeoff. a plane ignored warning from the towers to abort. looking at a newly freed uc berkeley student. luis mora spent more than two weeks at a detention center. mora has been in the u.s. since he was 11 when his family arrived from ecuador. the 20-year-old has overstayed his visa. today the judge granted him bond

at $1,500. >> sparking fear today in bay area immigrant communities. specifically looking for undocumented immigrants in sanctuary city vic lee has that story. >> reporter: in january last year ice agents mistakenly visited a preschool. the right address was next door. the agents dressed for a raid sparked fear and anger among immigration and activist. mario paz is executive director of the good samaritan family resource. >> means of intimidation. >> reporter: a report in yesterday's chronicle says u.s. immigration officials preparing for a major sweep if the city and other areas of northern

california in which federal officers would look to arrest more than 1500 undocumented people. immigrant activist tell us the story has created fear in their community. >> we have to reach out to community and say no, send your kids to school. go to work, don't let them win. >> reporter: san francisco supervisors we spoke with are standing together. activist. he said he would go to jail again on this issue. >> we need people in the office who need to be back of a squad car or paddy wagon fighting and i have been in both. a newly releasd stanford

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months free recent when they ar between tenants. >> we can guarantee you will need an umbrella. >> here is a look at live doppler 7. and rain is hours away from the na north bay. and sweep south there. this is a live roof from view. another live view in emeryville looks hazy there. temperature readings in the low to mid-50s. santa rosa, napa, novato. one more live view looking over san francisco and these are our highlights. rain overnight wet morning commute at least in the north bay. cold, showers, breezy conditions on friday.

first storm first, ranks one on the storm impact scale and will be coming in overnight and producing light rain and showers. most totals will be .25-.50.50.0 totals. notice by 5:00 or 6:00 a.m., wet most of the way. and then it spreads quickly to the east and south and covers all of the bay area by midday. and a slow and slippery evening commute. rain tapers off into scattered showers on friday. rainfall totals we estimate by late friday will range from .20 of an inch to .50-inch. overnight look for low temperatures. after midnight and into the

early commuting hours and by arch tomorrow look for wet weather just about everywhere. slow commute every worth. cooler than we have been of late. down in the south bay perhaps milder closer to 60 degrees in some spot. it will snow in the sierra, winter snow warning in effect from noon tomorrow to 4:00 p.m. friday windy. hazardous driving conditions expects. snowfall totals range from 8 inch 8 inches to 12 inches. back to our next storm on sunday. ranking two on the storm impact scale. it will be accompanied by gusty wind and chilly air. here is the accuweather

seven-day forecast. sunny skies in the afternoon and bigger storm on sunday with showers on monday dry weather on tuesday and more rain on wednesday. five out of the next seven-day produces some rainfall. >> and needed rain. >>

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their own homes. >> their parents are in police custody. rob mcmillan from los angeles has the latest on the case. >> reporter: investigators walked out of the home with several boxes, two saves and pieces of woods that appear to be part of a bed frame. the place where david and turpin are. >> investigators also looked through the garage. there were shelves of movies, a play slide for a lot of people, it was their first real look into a home where the doors were almost always closed. >> you didn't get a glimpse of

the house. the way the front door is, there is alcoves. >> reporter: also a look at one of the turpin's past homes in texas. the new owners arrives to find scratches on the inside of the doors and at the time they thought the marks might have been from pets and now they don't know. >> scarey. >> reporter: shelley vin yard was a neighbor of the turpinspis their next home. >> we thought it was a compound. and kept the kids away from everybody. >> you don't think it was abnormal. >> reporter: elizabeth flores is louise's sister. >> i thought they were strict but didn't see any type of

abuse. >> reporter: abc7 news. back to college right now. doing what college kids do. >> 19-year-old blaze burnstein's body was found in a park. his stabbed him. >> even though my son can't be brought back, that there is a consequent and as a result of whatever happened that it won't happen again. >> prosecutors haven't ruled out hate charges. the motive is still under investigation. in two days the federal government could shut down.

immigration at the center. >> i will tell you something, we need to do the daca, the d.r.e.a.m act this week. >> i am looking for something president trump supports. and he has not yet indicated what measure he is willing to sign. >> there is a one month short-term funding in the work that do not include the d.r.e.a.m.ers. house republicans have the vote for passage. but in the senate the slim gop majority needs democratic support. eight of the 12 members of the national park advisory board resigned this week. jointly relating to climate change and environmental protector. secretary of state rex tillerson came to the bay air to talk about syria and north korea at

abc7 david louie was at stanford to hear the latest. >> reporter: stabilize country. 715,000 refugees returned last year. but will take a multinational effort to restore infrastructure. >> consist of measures such as clearing unexploded land mines left behind by isis. returning water and electricity services and getting boys and girls back in school. >> reporter: maintaining a military presence. >> it is a bold plan. he acknowledged that it might be a long process to see that to fruition. but i think his head is in the

right place and glad to hear that while they are interested in maintaining a military commitment, it wasn't a large number of troops. >> reporter: and his development -- he sees north korea fielding wo social security as a step forward. >> he knows how to reach me if he wants to talk. but we are not going it chase them. this may be the early effort to break the ice. we'll see. >> reporter: sanctions may be working citing report from japan. >> they are being sent out in the winter time to fish because there is food shortages and sent out to fish with inadequate fuel to get back. >> today bob dole was honored

with a congressional gold medal. the 94-year-old decorated military veteran, former congressman and republican presidential candidate. members from the house and senate of both parties were at the capitol to recognize him. >> senator dole once said our ideals -- may we all take heed of those profound words. senator bob dole for a lifetime and ex-epplemplifying our proud american ideals we thank other rescipients, schultz. coming up, what scientists are hoping to learn from the disaster and first look at the

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predicting a catastrophic flow. what these pictures affirm. >> the landscape is still unstable. >> reporter: a debris specialty says the rainfall is a factor. >> if we have the same amount, the danger still exists. >> reporter: just look at the size of these boulders when they tumbled out, the impact so immense it triggered a series of cal tech seismometers. even a two-minute alert could save lives. >> it might give people enough time to scramble to their roof, get up stairs, head to higher ground move away from the creek. two minutes isn't a lot but something we are working on.

>> we obtained these pictures. the next step for land is low tech. hiking the hills and digging how much material is stillllllllllll >> heavy rainfall it is something that anyone who is living up against a steep mountain channel or gully should be aware >> reporter: meriam her ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ all because of you ♪ ♪

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that of their classic chips. >> there is no difference between sea salt and regular salt. you are still getting the sodium and it is still a potato >> reporter: brachs candy corn boosts it is made with real honey. >> it is the last on the list meaning there is little in the product. >> reporter: log cabin syrup proclaims no high fructose cornn s syrup. the only real way to know if a food fits your diet is to flip the box over to see the content that matters, calories, fiber, sodium. with one additive needed, common sense. >> nothing is going to make a candy bar healthy, or a lollipop

healthy. don't be fooled that you are doing something good for your body. >> it is not the claims are untrue. they just don't always tell the whole story. two weeks left for you to be insured under covered california. you can get your questions answered either on the known or on social media by my panel of experts who will be here tomorrow from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. you can submit the questions right now using >> the bay area is a gorgeous place and abc7 news

>> picture has >> you can share your pictures and video with us as well. follow us on instagram. flowers will be happy because they will be getting a good drenching. >> they are going to get one. the rain is not here yet, but the clouds are. storm ranking one on the impact scale. we have dangerous surf right now and tomorrow's highs under showery conditions. fairly chilly day and then a break on saturday and another storm on sunday. this one stronger accompanied by gusty winds. light to moderate rain with occasional downpours. notice by midday and afternoon

hours. snow in the sierra with the storm as well as storm accuweath accuweath accuweath accuweather seven-day forecast. a break on tuesday and yet another storm comes in on wednesday. we need the breaks but we also need the rain. >> thank you. we worry always about -- >> i worry about steph's ankle but a rookie jordan bell taking jabs at the bulls.

the warriors are in chicago tonight. which used to take bell. bell gets hurt in the first

minute. bell tries to block the shot and lands all of his leg on the left leg. x-ray are negative which is positive and it is a sprained angle. zack levine who has been hurt for most of the season. dubs down ten steph curry splash. the left off glass. curry with 30. then clay turning the third quarter. he is the first in the nba to reach 150 triples. lading nan sev-- play the saturday here on abc7. both suspended three games engaging in a verbal alteration monday's game. it is believed that the nba

thinks they were playing the role of pieeacemaker. do not forget that stick around for season debut for toyota after the game. mike shumann analysis. and coach kerry keating. kawhi leonard out indefinitely. played nine games all season. the spurs believe he is return some point but the timeline is murky at best. it was a year ago today ground was broken at the chase center? san francisco. the new home of the golden state warriors. state-of-the-art multiuse facility. warrior's owner expecting nothing but the best and mike

shuman give us an up dated tour today. >> reporter: construction in full swing with over 500 workers on-site daily. on time to open for the 2019 season. >> 40% through. the next big landmark that a lot of people would think of is topping out. that is when we are done with the structure of the chase center and that is this august. >> reporter: 18,000 four -- and a three quarter acre main plaza. not just for basket. >> 150 events during the year will be concerts, family events, shows, i mean, the idea is to keep this as a vibrant and

active spot within the bay area. >> reporter: 15 players on your roster close to seven feet tall, you don't want a small locker room. they won't have to worry about that, they have a campus. 90-foot windows with a view of the bay. if you get bored of the game, you can check out the view. >> hopefully you are never bored. >> reporter: i am guarantee that will not happen. looks good. >> i was out there a few months ago. and i mean, the seats are up now. in terms of the outer facade, it is going to take shape. >> join us tonight kofy-tv. then on abc7 news at 11. hugs and happiness.

new video of a uc berkeley teen released by i.c.e. that is going to do it for this edition. look for breaking news on twitter. in for dan ashley tonight. and i am kristen sze. we will see you later.

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