apparent pellet gun. >> thank you for joining us. she was not hit, but the shots shattered a rear window and dented the right side of her car. she drove home and called the chp. >> the driver tells nbc news that the shooting happened on i-680 near berryessa. >> i didn't know what it was, i thought maybe possible gun fire, but i didn't want to stick around and find out. i did not pull over so i just hit the gas. >> this morning's suspected pellet gun attack happened the week after transport busses carrying apple and google employees also shot with a pellet gun. one person has died after a fiery head on traffic accident in san francisco's mcclaren park. sky 7 was over the scene on

mansell street near vistacoin avenue. one driver died, the other may not make it. the driver of an empty school buzz saw the accident and stayed on to help. one accident happened 3 seconds before the other on eastbound 37 in petaluma. others swerved on the shoulder into a left turn lane in order to avoid the wreckage. san francisco city hall is packed right now, the board of supervisors is deciding whether to appoint an interim mayor until a special election in june. karen tyler is in the newsroom. some are saying this whole process is turning city leaders into contestants. >> you can say that, the acting mayor per the city charter could stay in that position or anyone in san francisco could become

the interim mayor through a process that starts off like a game show. it's a process the board has only used once before, developed by the city clerk and the supervisors, when ed lee was selected as mayor in 2011. >> the mechanism is very similar to the joe jeoparshow jeopardy, all know. >> choosing the interim mayor like answering a jeopardy question begins with the supervise who buzzes in first on their touch screen. nominating the first candidate. if that nominee can capture six votes, it's all over. if not, the second supervisor who buzzed in gets the next chance to make its nomination. and if there aren't six votes, it continues from there. >> there's an old saying, democracy is the worst form of government that exists in the world except for all the other ones. it's a possibility that this is the worst way of selecting a

mayor except for all one ones. >> reporter: david campos was the -- he walked into the chambers expecting one result and got another. >> no one really knows, including the supervisors, the players that are in the middle of it, nobody really knows what will really happen in the end, because there are so many unknowns, so much uncertainty that comes into play. >> reporter: until and unless someone gets six votes, the status quo remains, leaving the acting mayor. three people including two men from the east bay have died beaches in maui in the past week. 50-year-old brian buyer of oakland died last thursday, officials say he was snorkeling alone and was found facedown 15 feet from shore. life guards and medics were not able to resuscitate him.

a 67-year-old castro valley man was also found unresponsive on saturday. his name was not been released. a little bit of shock this morning when emergency officials in san francisco sent a notification out telling residents in low-lying areas to evacuate in case of a tsunami. there was a big earthquake off the coast of alaska. leanne is live with the story. >> reporter: you know what i found out today, kristin? is that people around here are not used to tsunamis, of course, so they aren't really concerned. they even asked me, how do i even prepare for one? according to emergency management, have a to go bag with plenty of clothes, water and a first aid kit for starters. after sending out several notifications at 3:00 this morning, the department of emergency management sent out a tweet, if you are in san francisco and within three

blocks of pacific ocean or five blocks of san francisco bay, prepare to evacuate so you'll be ready if evacuation is needed. >> evacuation is a possibility, start getting prepared if necessary and stay tuned for more information. >> reporter: but few people know what to do in the event of a tsunami or even care. >> i guess run to the highest hill or whatever? >> a tsunami? you get wet. >> reporter: this is a map that shows how long it would take to get to the san francisco bay after an alaska earthquake, four to five hours. >> we usually think of tsunamis coming from japan, from the northwest, coming from alaska. >> reporter: still a few were concerned enough to ask emergency management why the sirens didn't go off in areas like the marina district. through twitter that department responded saying if the alert was upgraded to an advisory or warning and a stoouctsunami was

confirmed, then sirens become an option. in santa cruz this morning, the harbor patrol was more concerned with notifying boats and letting everyone know of the stoouctsun watch. it the tsunami watch was cancelled at 4:00 in the morning with no threat to surrounding areas. >> the abc7 breaking news sent out a tsunami watch when it was issued. voters in the south bay will determine the fate of a judge criticized for his sentence in a high profile sexual assault case. the registrar of voters said enough signatures were collected demanding the recall of judge aaron persky.

turner was sentenced -- an effort to increase protections for women in the tech industry is gaining some momentum at the state capitol. state senators advanced a bill in sacramento today that would change a current civil rights law to clarify protections for people in nontraditional working circumstances. the measure would expand current protections for people who do not work directly with one another but still must maintain a regular working relationship. >> we heard last spring of a number of relationships where women who were entrepreneurs were fryitrying to get the resos necessary to start a business were unable to do so on the basis of sexual harassment. goi ing solar could cost yo even more after trump's 30%

tariff on solar panels imported from major seas. >> we're bringing business back to the united states for the first time in many, many years. >> some experts question the increase in jobs. abc7 news reporter shows us how some bay area companies are reacting. >> reporter: going solar is energy efficient but pretty soon it may not be as cost efficient. >> having an imposed tariff upon us is something that's quite honestly in the solar industry, is the last thing we needed at this stage. >> reporter: his company imports solar materials to make -- they feel the tariff on imported solar panels will slow down business due to higher costs. >> on some products it's going to be 15 cents a watt, others 30 cents a watt,

substantial. >> reporte . >> we're going to have to be more efficient in other areas which is hard and challenging when you have been working so hard on cutting costs of the installation process. >> reporter: the board member of the california solar industries association. she says it's still too early to determine the impacts on industry, however the alliance applaud -- american workers and manufacturers cannot compete against surging unfair imports from countries like china which are dumping product into the united states in an attempt to put american companies out of business. only time will tell if this will help or hurt california's effort to go solar. much more ahead here, how do you turn an old pier into a new tourist spot?

a big plan happening now for not one but two different observation decks on the bay. people on the rocks thought they weren't going to make it. we had plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures, but tonight the clouds are rolling in and rain tomorrow. screening your social media, you know, your it's just my eczema again,t. but it's fine. yeah, it's fine.

you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. a sky diver fell to the roof of a home in paris yesterday afternoon. a manager at the nearby paris valley airport said that the man was knocked unconscious and unable to deploy his parachute

after the collision with the other dive. powerful winds and punishing surf pushed their sailboat into a break water in rodondo beach over the weekend. one of the rescuers jumped into the water and then swam with each man to the patrol boat. both sailors and share dog escaped with minor injuries. their boat was badly damaged. there will be two vistas to observe the bay bring. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live in oakland with the story. >> reporter: how many times have you or anyone driven across the new bay bridge and looked out at where the old bay bridge used to be and say gee, couldn't they have kept part of it for historical reference? it turns out that the historical preservation society and caltrans are inside right now talking about doing just that.

maybe you have noted this concrete relic of the old bridge near yerba linda avenue. the question today should caltrans blow them up or remove them as originally planned or keep them and convert one or both into observation decks for public access. both caltrans and the metropolitan transportation commission like the idea. the question, how much would such a project cost? before today's meeting, we began talking about the yerba baena side. >> the oakland shore like i said earlier is a different story, it will actually cost us a little bit more to keep them as opposed to removing them. >> reporter: the project would range in cost between $40,000 to

$60,000. >> so you can actually put on those piers that this is a footprint of the old bridge, i think that's also a benefit. >> reporter: as for the timeline? they're still discussing that. santa clara supervises voted unanimously today to build a new jail in san jose. county supervisors examined the plan to replace the 1950s era south wing of the main jail. county taxpayers will spend $257 million to build the new jail, the state will pay another $80 million. some people want the new jail to offer services for mentally ill inmates. >> i keep wondering when they're going to build a rehab, and build a facility for the mentally ill. >> today's vote came after three former correctional officers received sentences of 15 years

to life this month for the 2015 beating death of a mentally ill inmate. now to looking for a job and making sure that your social media accounts do not hurt your chances of getting one. >> on your side's michael finney on how that can get you in so much trouble. >> it's not trouble today, it's trouble ten years from now. it's part of their screening potential employers will likely scour your social media accounts. so here are some tips to ensure that you put your best cyber foot forward. >> jeanette torres says the first lesson she learned in grad school was social media 101. >> the very first thing they told us was clean up your email and your facebook because we checked and your future employers will check also. >> reporter: she found that of sociemployers used social me

to screen candidates. >> it could be inappropriate comments or illegal activity. >> reporter: federal law bars employers from considering a person's race, disability, or age when weighing candidates, even if they glean that information from facebook. other rules vary state by state, it is against the law in some states to ask you for your pass words. there is something else called shoulder surfing. >> they will have you open up your social media account and stand over your shoulder checking out your page. >> i'm not comfortable with that. >> reporter: torres polished her profile starting with pictures. >> i put on my professional cap on and i looked through my profile pictures, and i said, oh, i kind of took that when i was 16, i'm not the same person.

>> reporter: as for that people post of you, you can't delete those. >> perhaps you're doing a lot of volunteer work. >> accentuate the positive and eliminate and untag the negative. your profile picture and your, mail address are the very first thing employers will see, so make sure both of them are professional. you might want to make yourself a polo plate. >> a great humanitarian. it's so much more complicated than it was when we were all kids, though. >> yes, it is. he's not signed and hasn't played in a single game this season. but colin kaepernick is one of five nominees for the byron white community mvp award. cap is giving $1 million for groups working in oppressed communities. he's eligible for the award because he remains in the

players union. that move that catapulted colin kaepernick into an activist role is the center of a super bowl ad program that focuses on this, players not standing for the national anthem. the american veterans association is behind the sead. you see it seize please stand with pictures of american servicemen saluting the american flag. now to the 2018 oscar nominations. you saw them live here on abc7 mornings, including the nominees for best picture. >> call me by your name. >> darkest hour. >> dun kirk. >> lady bird. >> phantom these. >> the shape. and the three billboards outside evan, missouri. >> shape of water leads nominations this year with 13

nods, we have a list of all the nominees on our website. >> now that we know the nominees, we'll know the winners sunday march 4, you can watch the oscars only on abc7. jimmy kimmel is going to repeat host. just a terrific tuesday, we had ample amounts of sunshine, a little bit move normal for this time of year. everything's going to change the next 12 hours. the rain returns to the forecast on sunday. the active sweep. right now we are dry, and we will remain dry through the evening hours tonight. the view outside, it is a gorgeous one, the sun going down from our tower camera. you see those hues of yellow and orange, the sun going down in about five minutes or so. but the clouds are thickening as that sun goes down. on the storm impact scale, we use this exclusively here at

abc7 to rank our storms from 1 to 5, light to severe. and the system moving in here on wednesday, it does rank a 2, a moderate storm on our storm impact steal, not only light to moderate rain, but we're also tracking some light to heavy rainfall. it will be breezy as well, 20 to 25-mile-per-hour winds at time. and not only here, we're tracking significant snowfall november the sierra. temperature-wise, ahead of the storm, it's not all that bad out there. you look at the numbers now, we're mainly in the 50s across there board. 57 in san francisco, earlier san jose we were in the low 60s. 55 santa rosa and 55 in livermore. location is going to be your key as far as your sky condition. more in the way of cloud cover the more north you live. the more south you live will see partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid to upper

40s. future weather showing you 5:00 in the morning, likely the rain is not here for the morning commute. the rain will be moving through throughout the rain. wednesday, 11:00 a.m., this is when we first see the rain falling first in the north bay. you see those pops of yellow and orange, those are the moderate to heavier showers working through with this cold front. by 1:00 wednesday afternoon, we do expect those showers over in oakland to san francisco and approaching the peninsula in the early afternoon. likely not until the evening south bay, that's when you'll see the rain. the showers through discovery bay, through livermore down through san jose, the evening commute will see showers dotting the landscape, so a little bit slower commute tomorrow than we have right now. by wednesday night, the snowstorm will be wrapping up, but there will still be snow. higher amounts in the north bay,

could see a couple of spots well over an inch in the north bay. san francisco, just bay, y bay. we also have a winter storm warning in effect for the sierra, wednesday noon through friday morning, we're going to see some heavy snow, especially over 80 and 50. look at these numbers, expected snowfall, one of our largest storms this season, one of the spots, if not a couple of spots, seei ining 2 to 3 feet of fresh powder. it is rainy and windy in the afternoon for most of us, a scattered shower lingers on thursday and then brighter mild weather moves in and that continues until early next week. being a good

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they're the leading contributors to rising sea levels. the two glaciers seem to interact as one system rather than as two separate entities. why is that important? because one glacier may be melting farther inland than previously thought and this could affect the stability of the other, speeding up the rate of rising seize and researchers say that means that is the start of a larger impact. meteorologists meeting in south lake tahoe today, gorgeous, there is plenty of skiing available, but lower than average snowfall still has many wondering about drought. a stanford expert on climate change told the weather conference advanced techniques clearly show a relation between global warming and extreme

weather events. >> we're drawing very clear conclusions, for example, if we look around the globe at all the hottest events that have happened around the globe, we find that more than 80% of those have been influenced by global warming. >> the good news is california is on track to reach it's 2030 goal of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. if at first you don't su but what i see here never ceases to amaze me: change. i see it in their eyes. it happens when people connect with nature, with culture, with each other.

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coming up on abc7 "news at 6:00," a rash of car break ins is leading to a rethinking of

state laws. and a man is found on fire in san francisco. the good samaritan who likely saved his life. plus some morning commute mess. we found out about a simple glitch that created an hours-long traffic jam. it's all coming up in about half an hour on abc7 "news at 6:00." finally here tonight, a well-trained pig could teach us humans a thing or two about cleanliness. >> paul the pig makes a mess playing with his toys. >> paul is pretty good at picking up what he's brought out and he seems to enjoy doing it. >> every toy that's been brought out of his toy box goes right back in and paul doesn't complain when it's time to clean up. not an oink. >> pigs are smart animals.

tonight, the deadly school shooting. the gunman opening fire inside a high school. at least two dead, more than a dozen shot or injured. police and ambulances rushing to the scene. also tonight, the major headline in the russia investigation. robert mueller now reaching right into president trump's cabinet. interviewing attorney general jeff sessions. and tonight, abc news now confirming mueller wants to question the president on two key issues. the powerful 7.9 earthquake off alaska, launching a tsunami alert in alaska and along the west coast of the u.s. and what we have learned tonight about those plates shifting and how it might have made all the difference. you'll see it here tonight. the deadly flu. the 6-year-old girl dying after paramedics came to the home. she was not taken to the hospital. the warning from her parents to others tonight.