the program aimed to help veterans with ptsd. >> she was always looking for new ways to help them cope with what they were dealing with. even though this job is exhausting and difficult, she didn't want to give up on it. >> those who knew the women say they were dedicated to their profession as the community prepares to honor the victims at a memorial on march 19th, many continue to pay the respect outside the pathway home, including other treatment providers. >> it's just difficult to see that some of my fellow people in the industry that just put their heart and soul and passion into helping change a life can be struck down in the service of that. >> for maura, she will remember her college roommate as a caring selfless person. >> she just brought joy to every room she walked into. >> with the mission to help our country's veterans. in i don't thinkville, abc 7 news. if you'd like to pay tribute, head to our facebook

page where you can share this badge. you can help families of the victims and the pathway home on our website, abc7news.com. >> it's 4:31 now. if you're just joining us, let's get a quick update of weather and traffic. starting with meteorologist mike nicco. let's look at the storm scale. it's a 1 for today and tomorrow. scattered showers will roll in this afternoon. it will become a steadier rain overnight through tomorrow morning. showers again tomorrow afternoon. in between, it will be breezy with gusts up to 45 miles per hour. let's take a look at my accuweather 12-hour planner. fog is a big issue this morning, especially around the bay and coast. low to mid-50s at 7:00. we'll be in the low 60s at the coast. mid to upper 60s around the bay. then lined with clouds and haze at noon. upper 60s at 4:00 with light showers developing. a better chance of scattered showers towards 7:00.

still comfortable. 58 at the coast. we'll look at heavy snow coming to the sierra coming up. i have a lot to talk about as well. ail major problem in the east bay. 880, where all lanes are blocked, both northbound and southbound at 23rd avenue. this is a sig-alert. this is due to downed wires there on the roadway. p dpchlt and e is on the scene. no estimate when we'll get the lanes back open. you should be able to get through the detours without many delays. here's a look at the fog that mike mentioned. really dense fog, very low visibility on golden gate. use caution and drive for conditions. we'll check on the central valley up next. breaking news overnight. a plane crash at the kathmandu airport in nepal. happened about two hours ago. it's making international headlines. we look at these images coming

in. there were about 71 people on board. 67 passengers. four crew members. nepal police say at least 38 people died, 23 injured. 10 unaccounted for. these are new images of the crash that came in before the newscast. you can see the destruction to the aircraft. it was a private carrier plane flying from nepal to bangladesh. i'll let you know if we get anything else on this rescue operation. they're still under way right now. back to you, matt. developing news. the white house set to unveil a plan to improve school safety at stoneman douglas high school in florida. >> the white house seems to have backed off the previous at a meeting after the mass shooting in florida last month, president trump making bold statements on gun legislation.

>> they're allowed to buy them at 18. how does that make sense? how does that make sense? so i say that it should all be at 21. >> this morning, the white house is backing off those plans to raise the minimum age to buy assault weapons. >> for certain firearms, again, there's going to be recommendations to states, a task force, that will be a component of raising the age. >> that component, to create a federal commission on school safety to examine raising the age. chaired by betsy devos. the proposals will include background checks, expanding mental health programs and working with states to provide firearms training to specifically qualified school personnel. democratic lawmakers wasting no time criticizing the president's walk back. pennsylvania senator bob casey tweeting, the administration's plan is weak on security and insult to the victims of gun violence. >> the brady campaign to prevent

gun violence also lashing out at the president. saying the measure shows a, quote, profound lack of leadership. linda lopez, abc news, new york. president trump is set to visit california tomorrow. his first trip here since taking office. his main stop will be in san diego. the president will get a look at eight designs for the border wall that he's been pushing to build. also on the agenda, a fundraiser in los angeles where guests will pay up to $250,000 to attend. the city of san jose removed the christopher klum russ statue from inside city hall over the weekend. the controversial statute will be relocated to the italian american heritage foundation. the city council voted in january to give the italian american community the opportunity to find the statue a new home. a group called the brown berets started a petition to remove it. a coalition of legislators, students and faculty are

rallying for a freeze on college tuition. the university of california and the california state university systems are considering tuition hikes. they need to make up for the lack of funds in governor brown's budget. coalition leaders say coffers are flush and they don't need to raise the price of an education. let's take a look outside. you can see from the east bay hills, some of the fog is blanketing the bay right now and starting to o move into our bay shoreline neighborhoods. expect that to continue as we head flew the morning commute. here's a look at temperatures. we're about 3 to 8 degrees warmer than even yesterday morning. that puts us at about 48 in livermore, dublin, san ramon, walnut creek. we've got 49 in pleasanton ond low to mid-50s for the inland east bay neighborhoods. upper 40s to mid-50s about everywhere else. here's another look at the fog encroaching upon san francisco as we look down. market street all the way towards oakland.

so morning fog, but then there will be wet spots during the evening commute for the showers coming in. cool to mild on mass transit p same thing on the bay. foggy. possibly wet in the afternoon. green is developing, especially along the coast. the santa cruz mountains and the north bay headed into the afternoon hours. look at the temperatures. mid-60s to low 70s today. san francisco started off at 52 at 8:00. by noon, 61. up to 64 by 4:00. our first chance of some showers and then another chance heading through the evening hours. up in the north bay, we'll be mainly cloudy, foggy and then turn 65 at 2:00. then we'll hang out in the low 60s in the evening hours with the best chance of rain. you can see the rain getting heavier tonight with low to mid-50s. we'll take a greater look at that coming up next. here's alexis. no change in the east bay. we have a major problem on 880. a full closure of northbound and southbound fully blocked by downed power lines.

we have pg&e on the scene. i'm working to get more information. seeing how long the project will take. also i don't know how the power lines got there. i'll give you an update as soon as possible. for now, you want to stick to 580 or use international boulevard for an alternate. heading out to the central valley, westbound 580 before north flynn road. wood debris in the left center lane. looks a little slower than average as you leave from the tracy area. we'll look at the bay bridge toll plaza coming up next. thanks, alexis. would you pay to drive into downtown san francisco? >> a proposed state bill would allow city to charge cars to enter downtown. co-authored by scott weiner from san francisco, the bill would allow them to have go zones. supporters say the zones will reduce traffic congestion and improve safety. opponents say it's just another tax. money could possibly go to boort a b.a.r.t. and muni. imagine making six figures

for something you do on the side. we'll meet expert side hustlers in the bay area. the bold announcement from spacex founder elon musk. a deadly helicopter crash in new york. this morning, we're learning more about what could have gone wrong. >> announcer: the abc 7 storm impact scale. the storm today is level 1. that means light rain. keep an umbrella handy. track the storm any time

welcome back. it's 4:42. let's take a look at your california forecast. let me roll this into motion. you can see the waves of scattered showers from santa barbara to eureka. dry in tahoe and yosemite and so cal. 70 in l.a. to palm springs. starting at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon through 5:00 wednesday evening, 1 to 3 feet of snow above 4,000 feet. if you're thinking about traveling, do it early tuesday. by wednesday morning, 10 inches of blue canyon, 2 feet at kirkwood. it keeps adding throughout the day. right now it's quiet but there's more heavy snow wednesday, thursday and friday. it's going to be quite a week in the sierra. >> now a live desk update. new this morning, the pie lot of the helicopter that

crashed into new york city's east river thinks he had engine failure and all five passengers, unfortunately, died. the flight was chartered for a photo shoot where the passengers took photos with the door open. these are some of the images taken of the helicopter shortly before it went down and you see it going down into the river. cell phone video shows final seconds, it was captured on cell phone video, loses control, crashes into the water. >> heard something and we -- >> we looked back at the water and something was floating on the water. >> we were all calling 911. we didn't see or hear anything. we saw the yellow raft and then someone on top of it. >> ntsb is sending a team there this morning to determine exactly what caused that helicopter to go down. the pilot has been treated and released from the hospital. the sole survivor. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. pilot is expected to survive after his small plane crashed in western sonoma county.

this is video from a highway patrol helicopter as it approached the crash scene in valley ford. firefighters freed the 73-year-old man from his small plane yesterday. chp helicopter crew rushed him to santa rosa memorial hospital. could you use extra cash? who couldn't? tens of millions of americans report having a side hustle, something other than your main job. it's especially needed in the bay area. two side hustlers are on another level. one making six figures in one year. >> what do i love about it? >> thp isn't just shopping. it's side huz willing. >> six days a week, she spends six hours a day this week. seeking treasures wherever she can find them. >> i caught up with her in san francisco. the goal, to find items for cheap to spot clean, style, photograph and post on the reselling app posh mark. for sales over 15 bucks, posh mark takes a 20% cut.

pockets the rest. in a year and a half, she's made $115,000. she has a thousand items listed at any given time. ships out about 20 to 30 items a day. how did she become a power seller? she left a good job with the city choosing to be a mom every night and day instead. >> really wanted to sell things from my closet. i gained almost 100 pounds when i had my twins and i lost it. my foot grewsize. my jeans grew three sizes. from there, the business grew. niece are her secrets. pay it attention to peak times. look out for brands that sell fast, like made well, vince, as well as nike, adidas. vintage is in and overalls and denim are big right now. >> they're pieces i feel like i wouldn't find them as easily in another stall. >> our haul today, three vintage dresses and one pair of cut-off shorts. >> we added this wonder woman

patch. >> she plans to make a $280 profit. >> someone will see it. somebody will appreciate it. >> from posh mark to door dash. we caught up with a tech worker who created spreadsheets to maximize his profits. now he's sharing his secrets. >> yeah. i gross just over $16,000 working door dash in 2017. >> by day, he's a senior manager of sales operations at action tech electronics. but this is what he's been doing on nights and weekends, delivering food through door dash, about 20 hours a week. his tips, weekends and dinnertimes pay off. when it rains, people order in. >> big events on tv, game of thrones, awards shows, oscars, emmys and of course football, football, football. >> location, location, location. he says palo alto, mountain view and sunnyvale are great places to dash. they say the bay area is expensive and their littlest

reasons are their biggest incentives to keep at it. >> i hope they think their dad is a a hard worker. this is to create a better environment. >> i pick up my kids p they have little performance at school where my mom says -- >> my mom sells things nobody wants. >> well, you do, you sell cool thing. it's in their blood. >> we have more tips from these side hustlers, savannah reveals what kinds of clothes never sell for her and mark shows us the one day a year you can make crazy cash on door dash. we're posting that on abc7news.com. it looks like hard work but pays off. >> got to find that niche. find what you're good at and do it. >> mike found out a long time when he decided to do weather. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away from it. let's jump into it. >> i wonder if door dash is everyminutes.

it's going to throw waves of water at us starting today and all the way through thursday at least. here's a look at emeryville. give you an idea of how thick the fog is. you can barely see the fog on 80 towards the maze. fog to showers today. mild highs today. breezy and then our strongest storm or stronger storm is wednesday through thursday. 9:00 in the morning, you can see the cloud cover out there. you can also see the green, the showers off the coast. they'll start to move in around 1:00. you can see they become a little more numerous at 4:00. some of us will be using our wipers as we head deeper into the evening commute. it's steadier and more widespread and even moderate rain rolling through. now, the steadier rain is coming in. look at that. right at 4:00 in the morning. the morning commute tomorrow is going to be tough. everybody is going to get wet all the way up until 9:00. then it transitions back to scattered showers for the evening commute and into the evening hours it tapers just a little bit.

at 7:00 tonight, you can see just about everybody on wet streets. overnight, you can see it fills in. we're up to a tenth, to quarter of an inch of rain. then green starts to show up. we're getting up to a half inch to an inch by tomorrow evening. this is the weaker of the storms that are coming in. wednesday and thursday, we've got a moderate, heavier rain, faster winds and then that steady rain turns over to possible storms for thursday. then a little bit of rain holding on for friday and saturday. we'll call it a 1. we'll take a greater look at the storms and the cooler weather they bring coming up. alexis? >> not much has changed on 88 and oakland. full closure northbound and southbound. all lanes blocked due to wires in roadway. we've had this in place. all these folks are sitting there, pretty much parking lot. northbound and southbound. on the high street on ramp, this sig-alert continues.

they were hoping to have everything cleared pio owe that has not happened yet. >> a little stack-up in the cash lanes. you should have 30 minutes until the metering lights are flipped on. we'll check on drive times next. thanks alexis. people got a look at a fest filled with technology. pier 48, world's fair nano yesterday. it featured the latest in tech, interactive art and what's believed to be future food. people enjoyed hands-on experiences at the technology playground. >> got to fly drones to race electric skateboards, solar powered cars, hearing talks on the future of quantum computing, the future of solar energy and beyond. >> the organizers' ultimate goal is to expand it into a world's fair that millions attend. elon musk says spacex st.

getting closer to completing its mission to mars. >> we have the details now in the techbytes. >> in today's techbytes, the mission to mars. >> elon musk says we're getting close to taking the first steps towards the red planet. >> he said his mars spaceships will be ready to take test flights by the first half of next year. the major league is coming to social media. >> facebook has signed a deal to exclusively stream 25 baseball games this season. all the games will air on weekday afternoons. the first game is the mets versus the phillies. that will be on april 4th. now is your chance to ride the roads as super mario. nintendo teamed up with google maps to use the cartoon character. if you change the arrow icon into a car, you'll be given the option to have it become a mario cart avatar. those are your techbytes. >> have a great day. it's true nowadays. you can order almost anything

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join energy upgrade california and do your thing. you're never mofre than sevn minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> it's a 2 moderate on the storm impact scale on wednesday and thursday. we'll end up with thunderstorms, small hail and a snow level that drops down to possibly 3,000 feet by thursday.

gusty winds to 45 miles per hour. old man winter doesn't want to give up yet. >> thank you, mike. 4:55 now. what do you think of this? you can buy a home hon. amazon. a house that can be delivered to you. take a look at the photos. this is a 320-square foot space. it's fully furnished. includes a shower, sink, kitchenette. eating and air conditioning. you can get it for $36,000 plus 3800 for shipping. the company that built the house says that container homes offer a fast and ecofriendly change to construction. e-bikes, a company believes it created one that can traveler farther than its competitors. >> you're looking at videoast. it's broken a record by going more than 228 miles on just one charge. belfast's founder said we did in the cycle industry what elon musk did for the automobile

industry. it will sell for $3,000 once hits the market. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast -- look at that. 2/3 of an inch in san jose. already an inch creeping into the peninsula, the coast, the east bay and into the north bay. remember, the heavier rain is coming in. by 9:00 wednesday evening, some that of green is taking over the peninsula. just about half of the east bay and then by 9:00 thursday, we're starting to get the inch totals into livermore and san jose. usually some drier neighborhoods. by the time we wind the system down by 9:00 friday, we're pushing an inch and a half in the south bay to 2.5 inches in the north bay. it's going to be a long week. alexis, not starting off good for you either. >> no, it isn't. major troubles in the oakland area. we've got a full closure of 880 both directions.

northbound and southbound at 23rd due to downed wires. pg&e trying to get those removed. boy, this has been closed for almost an hour, since 4:00 this morning. a three-mile backup on the northbound side. two miles headed southbound. 580 the best bet for an alternate. we checked with chp and big rigs are allowed to use it during the closure. westbound 580, tracy into dublin. no delays antioch to concord and stop and go for a stretch there, san rafael to san francisco in the yellow at 18 minutes. thank you, alexis. it was a record breaking weekend at the box office. for the first time in history, two african american directors are at the top. black panther dominated over the weekend but a wrinkle in time made its mark. ava duvernay became the first african american female director to debut in the top two. black panther took in $41 million. it's earned a total of $562 million in north america, making

it the 7th top earner of all-time. a wrinkle in time debuted with $33 million. both movies produced by our parent company, disney. thousands of eggs and embryos at risk. a freezer malfunction could throw a wrench in parenting plans. 4:58 in the morning. we appreciate you being here. still quiet on the emba well, before it was even founded, a french teenager, bienville, scared away a british warship with just a story. and great stories kept coming. like when the military came and built the boats to win the war. [warplane] some are tales told around crowded tables.... [streetcar rumble] and others are performances fit for the stage. stella! cause for three hundred years, great stories have started

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