good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> it's saturday, march 17th. good morning, and thanks so much for being with us. i'm chris nguyen. we are waking up to more rain throughout the bay area. let's check in with meteorologist lisa argen. she is tracking live doppler 7 and the storm impact scale. >> hi everyone. it is a one on our storm impact scale. that means scattered showers today. the possibility of a thunderstorm. and we still have low snow levels, anywhere from 2500 feet to 3,000 we had. here is the activity loop of the peninsula, the south bay there, and into the santa cruz mountains where we are seeing the most rain from san matteo 280 right now along skyeline boulevard. south san francisco, foster city. and highway 35 into woodside,

even cupertino, a few areas of wet weather. the santa cruz mountains from davenport to santa cruz, it is certainly soggy out there. cool numbers in the north bay with some dry conditions. upper 30s. 45 half moon bay. and your morning looks like this. the scattered showers, mid 40s san francisco. we are going to keep it cool with the showers in the forecast today. chris? >> lisa, thanks. breaking news out of san francisco where one person is dead after a one alarm fire broke out at an adult video and bookstore in the south of market district. it started just after 2:00 this morningan on 6th street between mission and mena. firefighters believe the business was open at the time saying it may be a 24-hour store. it's unclear what sparked the flames. crews say 6th street between mission and fulsome is closed while they investigate. there is the threat of avalanches in the sierra where a hiker from richmond has been lost since wednesday. tom mullarkey disappeared near bear valley. he is one of nine sibling.

we are told 30 members of his family are now helping with the search. they are holding out hope that his outdoor experience will keep him alive. abc7 news anchor dion lin limb has the details. >> reporter: at an impromptu family gathering in albany friday night sisters nieces and relatives of thomas mullarkey cling to each text and facebook update and to each for sport. >> he loves the outdoors. >> he has been doing it for decades. >> reporter: even for the most skilled outdoorsman, a mighty challenge. mother nature. tom was reported missing by his wife after he didn't return to his cabin after a day of skiing. >> that's the biggest problem, the weather makes it hard for him to be town. >> reporter: these photos from the sheriff's office show chp and national guardman helicopters stranded in the snow of a a storm blew in thursday night. >> these members have to be prepared for avalanche conditions. they have to be trained not only to read potential avalanche

areas -- >> reporter: a team of seven from marin county search-and-rescue deployed thursday afternoon and faced treacherous road conditions. 80 shut town for opens and reopen to gridlock friday night. >> if you have to come up to donner pass make sure you are prepared for the conditions. >> reporter: tom's family hold out hope, pags out these flyers hoping tom's gift of the gab will be their saving grace. >> he would have talked to whoever else he was on the ski lift chair with. >> reporter: dion lim abc 7 news. we are learning more about the stanford law school graduate killed in iraq on thursday. he left an impression on his classmates and his professors. katie marzullo has the story. >> he was such a vibrant presence. i have difficulty speaking of him in the past tense. >> reporter: this stanford law professor is still in shock over

the death of christopher tripp zanetis. he called him a brilliant young lawyer and an amazing human being. >> it's hard to believe how much he did in his life. >> reporter: za was serving a tour with the 106th rescue wing of the new york air national guard. he and six other soldiers were killed when they helicopter hit a power line and crashed in iraq thursday. in addition to being a rescue helicopter pilot and attorney, za was a new york fire marshal. he joined the fire department after the 9/11 attacks. he was also an intelligence consultant for nato. >> he would say i will have to miss class tom. i have been summoned to peru to do an earthquake helicopter rescue. or professor weisberg, i will have to be a day late on the paper. i can't exactly tell you why. let's just say it's part of my job with nato intelligence. they just summoned me to europe. >> reporter: joe read met zanetis through the stanford law organization. >> somebody a couple of years ago joked that dos, qis should

replace the most interest somewhering man in the world with tripp you. >> >> reporter: joking aside. >> he was the most generous and kind person you would wanl to meet. >> reporter: add to that modest, himible and now desperately missed. abc7 news. attorney general jeff sessions has fired the former deputy director of the fbi, andrew mccabe. mccabe responded with a blistering statement and the president is now taking to twitter. abc news reporter is a serena marshal breaks town the firing. >> reporter: with only two days until his retirement, the former fbi deputy director, andrew mccabe, fired. the decision left to attorney general jeff sessions following an inspector general's office finding he allowed fbi officials to speak with a reporter about the clinton foundation probe and then misled investigators who asked him about it. mccabe arrived at the department of justice to plead with a senior official to not fire him before his planned sunday retirement day. mccabe first made headlines

following the firing of james komi. suddenly becoming the act oog director of the fbi he deposit a white house lame that because of comey fbi morale was low. >> no that's not accurate. the vast majority of fbi employees enjoyed a deep and positive connection with director comey. >> reporter: for months he was faced with the president's wrath. andrew mccabe is racing the clock with the retire with full benefits. 09 90 days to days to his pension stripped away. >> in a statement released last night mcsab said in part. the president's tweets have amplified and exacerbated it all. he called for my firing, called for me to be stripped of my pension after 20 years of service. all the while we have said nothing never wanting to address the alies told and repeated about us.

no more. the president responded last night saying, andrew mccabe fired. a great day for the hard working men and women of the fbi, a great day for democracy. sanity moanious james comey was his boss and made mccabe look like a choir boy. he knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the fbi. president trump's former national security adviser michael flynn spoke publicly for the first time since he pled guilty for lying in the russia investigation. >> what i'm not here to do is i'm not sheer to complain about who has done me wrong or how unfair i have been treated or how unfair the entire process has been. >> that was flynn's only comment about the guilty plea during a campaign event in rivers rifverf county. new details about a pedestrian bridge collapse in florida that killed six people. an engineer working on the project left a voice mail with the florida department of

transportation on tuesday saying there were cracks found on the north end. crews were working on that spot two days later when it buckled. >> obviously the cracking is not good and something is going to have to be done to repair that. from a safety perspective we don't see there is any issue there. anyway, call me back when you can. >> the f dot employee was on assignment and missed the voice mail. again, crews were working on the north enwhen it collapsed on thursday. time is 6:08. >> an oakland cat rescue is raising money to replace a window after a startling break in caught on camera. both cats that got away have been found. >> reporter: a hair raising break in at oakland's cat town adoption center is caught on this footage. >> when i saw the footage and i saw the person, you know, specially the absolute indifference to the cats i was enraged. >> reporter: the executive director ann dunn says two cats were gone when she got in.

one of the escape. cats ran down the block to this construction site. when workers started their equipment in the morning it startled her out of her hiding spot so they were able to catch her. daniel onstone made the rescue. >> i heard my whole life that the construction industry can be like herding cats. and today i learned that it definitely was. >> reporter: the intruder tried to get into the cafe but it was locked. >> it's shocking that someone would break into a cat cafe. >> reporter: the non-profit is also fund-raising for security window to prevent future break ins. so the felines don't flee until they are atonighted in oakland, katie utehs, abc7 news. get your green ready for the largest st. patrick's day event west of the mississippi. the 167th annual st. patrick's day parade in san francisco starts at 11:30 this modern at mart and second. more than 5,000 people are expected to attend. there is also a festival at civic center plaza.

it starts at 10:00 a.m. and goes until 5:00. there will be entertainment food arts and rafts and much more. meteorologist lisa argen tracking the accuweather forecast for us. we are looking at scattered showers throughout the day? >> yeah, we will are some peeks of sun. it should be decent day but not 100% dry. as we look outside right now. the sun up in another hour or so. we will see some of it around the bay. but we are also looking at some wet weather on the peninsula. 46 in san francisco. 41 in livermore. a couple of dry days before eget back into a wet weather regime. i'll explain next. also ahead for the first time, a kidnapping survivor breaks her silence. denise huskins talks about the abduction that voyage police once called a hoax. and he's 81 years young and getting ready for his 33rd los angeles marathon.

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welcome back, everyone. only on abc7 news, the couple at the center the kidnapping case that voyage bliss once called a hoax are finally speaking out about the ordeal. three years ago, denise huskins was abducted from her boyfriend aaron quinn's home and raped twice. in an interview with "good morning america" she described what she thought as she was being dragged and blindfolded by matthew muller. >> either i'm going to hear a gun shot and that's it. or i'm going to get pushed off a cliff. >> muller is serving a 40-year sentence for kidnapping. and this week, the d.a. added

new charges, including forcible rape and false imprisonment. the city of voyage is now paying the couple $2.5 million to settle a defamation lawsuit. you can see the entire exclusive interview monday morning on "good morning america." new video shows students posing with a gun that was accidentally discharged by a teacher in a classroom. the attorney for a student injured by the gunfire released this video. there is also a picture showing a student pointing a gun at a a camera. this tuesday the teach he were in seaside county was giving a gun safety none administration when a semiautomatic gun discharged. one student was hurt. he has a wall of medals and as well as a record he hopes to expand. james smith ran ever single los angeles marathon ever held. tomorrow will be no different. reporter rob hays has the story. >> reporter: when it comes to the l.a. marathon not much has

changed over the years. it's still 26.2 miles. it's still open to anybody who o pays the entry fee and you will still find james smith applying the course. >> it's not the most intelligent thing i have done in my life. >> reporter: that's because most of the people you see here do one l.a. marathon. smith has done them all. >> i stuck to it. i have been running since 1972. and done probably oh, in excess of 100 marathons. this will be the 33rd l.a. marathon that i've son r done. >> reporter: it's probably important to note that smith turns 81 next week. the retired orange county superior court judge used to do as many as seven marathon as year. these days he only does the l.a. run unwilling to have you been der his status as a legacy runner. >> i sometimes wish i had missed one early on so i wouldn't have to think about keeping on the

tradition type of thing. but i didn't. and it's good for me. >> reporter: even though it nearly killed him in 2011 when he fell and hit his head near the 22 mile marker. >> turned out i had a subdural hematoma and ended up three days in intensive care. >> reporter: but he finished, stubborn as ever. as his wife judy would attest. and james will tell you she is in the middle of a more grueling marathon. >> 57 years she has put up with me. >> reporter: she will have to put up with at least one more marathon. >> i don't care if i have to time myself with a calendar. i just want to finish it. >> reporter: rob hays abc7 news. happening today, police officers and other volunteers will shave their heads to help children battling cancer. >> david! david! >> this is the 11th annual st. bald rick's foundation head shaving event. the organization hopes to raise

$200,000 today. the children's hospital is the host for the event that starts at 9:00 this modern at the children's hospital oakland research institute on martin luther king jr. way. also happening today, tall ships will bring maritime history alive at jack london square. the ships will berth at the foot of broadway and will be open to the public for on dock tours and sailing adventures. both boats serve as sailing classrooms giving lessons from the 17th and 18th centuries. both ships will be available for tours through march 25th. now your accuweather grk with lisa argen. >> good morning. saturday morning. showers rotating mainly on the peninsula into the santa cruz mountains. not much going on in the north bay but we are looking at those scattered showers for your saturday especially right now from highway 1 in montero. an bruina, redwood city.

280 wet. as well as mountain view and portola valley. south into the santa cruz mountains over into morgan hill, scattered showers on tap. making the roadways pretty slick. in the mountains a couple more inches though. the winter storm warning has been lifted. but we do have that avalanche threat to continue through the next couple of hours. certainly dangerous conditions there. bring the chains. but the snow winds down. and boy, did we get bonus amounts. anywhere from four and five feet throughout the past three days. and we will see a break. and then we will more snow in terms of feet headed our way by the middle of next week. so we are looking at a pretty good regime with the wet weather coming in, giving us a few breaks here and there. it's 46 in san francisco. 45 in oakland. 44 in mountain view. good morning to you, with low 40s on the coast. 39 half moon bay. so we will have some cloud cover around the bay area today but with some sunshine it should

look nice out this, a nice break. but afternoon thunderstorm not out of the question. upper 30s in santa rosa, novato. 38 by the delta. looking at 41 in livermore. and 45 for our friends in concord. our fiscal highlights then, showers and sunshine today. dry and milder tomorrow into monday. then the wet pattern returns for the middle of next week with totals maybe another inch or so headed our way. hour by hour it looks like this in the next hour or so as we see the clouds and did rain push through the peninsula. left over activity by noontime. not a lot but enough to feed the unstable atmosphere and perhaps provide a rm thou. amounts will be light. in fact the north bay not looking at much at all. mainly an event on the peninsula from san francisco south into the south bay. quarter of an inch could be likely. less than that for most of you in the east bay. maybe .03 for you in livermore as well as concord. as we go through the day towed,

the st. patrick's day parade featuring scattered showers. low to mid 50s with the rain traps through 2:00. later on in the day we dry out. a cool afternoon on tap. 52 for half moon bay. 56 in oakland today. a cool afternoon. scattered showers. tonight we are try. chilly with the cooler numbers in the north bay. near freezing. 40 in half moon bay as well as san jose. download our accuweather app and keep track of the showers today. dry tomorrow. monday looks like the warmest upper 60s. spring arrived on tuesday, more wet weather. the heaviest rain on wednesday. more wet windy days for thursday and friday. the theme of course for february was we couldn't buy any rain. now week after week it does look like it wants to keep helping us out in the spring forecast. >> don't put away umbrellas yet. lisa, thanks. just ahead, sharing the road. the new effort to make sure cars and bikes don't get too close to

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good morning north bay. let's g get going. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> good morning, and thanks for waking up with us. i'm chris nguyen. we are starting this half hour with a first look at the forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen tracking the conditions where you live. >> wet weather certainly on the peninsula this morning. we bring in our storm impact scale. it is a one for today with the scattered showers mainly in morning. there is a chance of after afternoon thunderstorm. it will be isolated and the snow levels are low. 2500 to 30,000 feet. you can see from san matteo to santa cruz we have the wet

weather. as we zoom in tighter you can see around foster city and burlingame looking at wet weather. lake view drive, also san carlos and belmont some scattered showers. portola valley, highway 35. pescadero, highway 1 in the santa cruz mountains and the higher elevations it's likely you will see rain/snow mix. we are looking at today cool conditions. 40s right now. cooler weather in the north bay where we have had breaks in the clouds. upper 30s in santa rosa, fair fooel. 41 in livermore. throughout the day today we will see temperatures in the 40s and the scattered showers becoming fewer as we go through the afternoon. chris? >> lisa, thanks. pg&e is responding to several lawsuits filed against the utility of a the north bay wildfires. according to the press democrat, the company is challenging the claim of the lawsuits note nag the official cause has not been determined. pg&e says the fires were the

result of unprecedented weather events including drought, heavy rain, and a high wind event. survivors of the fires accuse the utility of not maintaining power lines and not preparing for high wind. thieves have hit the victoria's secret store at the stanford shopping center four times in one week. on thursday two women grabbed merchandise and got away in a waiting car. last friday was hit again but this time the speeding getaway car hit another car and flipped over. palo alto police arrested a man and a woman from oakland in that case. then on sunday, three women in their 20s stole 100 bras worth more than $6,000. and on monday, 50 bras were taken, worth $1400. time now is 6:31. pressure is growing to raise pay for low wage workers in order to recruit them. if businesses don't, some are finding themselves with not enough workers. abc7 news reporter david louie

looks at the dilemma created by a strong economy. >> reporter: silicon valley's red hot job market means people are working but it's taking higher wages to fill some jobs? we have a de facto minimum of $15 an hour just to get even unskilled labor to commit to showing up for work and continuing with the job. >> reporter: bill neufeld and his wife linda own and operate express employment a staffing agency in san jose. they told abc7 news it takes two to three weeks to fill some jobs when it used to take 24 hours. but the pay has to be higher than san jose's minimum wage of $13.50 because of the region's high cost of living, especially rent. >> it's going to be very difficult for low wage workers, and it's going to be very difficult for businesses that rely on low wage workers. >> reporter: piologist abruptly closed three of its pizzerias in san jose but its corporate office did not respond to our requests to confirm reports that it did so because of staffing

short ans. there is concern that the south bay may have reached a point where some traditionally low wage businesses can't afford or aren't willing to pay wages that cover the region's cost of living? we are probably going to see a migration of business, certain businesses, out of the bay area. hopefully not a huge migration, but it could happen. >> reporter: jamie underwood is starting a new job after having a child and she's getting paid more than expected. >> i thought i would be starting at maybe 13 or 15. and they got me up to 17. >> reporter: the issue of wages also trickles down to the consumer level. customers who go to stores or restaurants where they have cut back on staffing or can't fill positions will find is slower. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. bart says it has no power to do anything about controversial ads placed at several of its stations. a group called progressives for immigration reform post ads

which say u.s. tech workers your companies think you are expensive, undeserving and expendable. the ads call on congress to reform the visa program which tech companies use the bring in workers from overseas. bart issued a statement saying it doesn't endorse the campaign that that it quote complies with free speech laws that allow advertisers to express a point of view. bart must post these ads to comply with the law. in marin county a battle of old versus new a something established and comfortable versus improvement and the unknown. it's happening in mill valley and involves an old train station turned bookstore and cafe. >> reporter: if you know mill valley, you probably also know there may be no place in town more friendly and welcoming than the old depot. >> it is a place to hang out. >> reporter: and today more. >> it is a complete disaster. >> reporter: think community lightning ready.

>> the story changed 55 times. >> all we want to do is create a beautiful european cafe. >> reporter: depending on who you ask, paul is either a visionary or a villain for buying the existing cafe and bookstore and trying to improve them. gerald believes the latter. do you believe anything that he said today? >> i wasn't listening to everything he said. i heard him speak before. >> reporter: the depot is owned by the city of mill valley. it's the only public building the city leases out as a private business. it's historical. you see that sign up there? it says northwestern pacific. it is the old railroad that crisscrossed the north bay long before the golden gate bridge. commuters used to board trains right here. the depot today is an old building needing upgrades. the concern among longtime locals, that after the owner invests in making those changes they will be priced out. >> the issue is, turning a commune center into a building for maximum profit. >> reporter: can a cafe and a

community center coexist? >> yes. >> reporter: can you make that promise? >> it is all over italy. that's what all their cafes are. >> reporter: but this isn't italy. it's marin county, where those opposing the change signed a petition and will ask the mill valley city council to act on it at a meeting on april 2nd. in mill valley, wayne friedman, abc7 news. it appears that san francisco's grub steak restaurant will cease to exist as we currently know it. the restaurant in a rail car has been around since 1967 in the poke gulch neighbor. it is a popular with the late night crowd. but according to the chronicle owners filed for a permit to demolish it. the rail car was once part of the east bay transit system that connected oakland, berkeley, and san francisco. facebook's campus is getting much bigger. our media partner, the mercky news, reports the social media giant filed for building permits for a 465,000 square foot building and bridge in menlo park. facebook could employ more than

2,000 people in the building once it is kpleechlt this is the next part of a two phase project. the first phase, building 21 is scheduled to be done later this year. no word on when the second phase building 22 will start. still ahead, next only abc7 news gets inside the new home of the golden state warriors as the upcoming shayser in mark as major milestone in the construction process. but first here's a live look outside from our sutro tower camera this morning. lisa argen will

good morning, everyone. time right now is 6:40 on our saturday. here's a live look outside at san francisco international airport where you can see the road are pretty slick down there. and we will get a check of the full accuweather forecast. we sure to check with your airline if you are heading out later today or throughout the morning just in case there are any delays. happening today, you can celebrate st. patrick's day with something sweet. baskin robbins is letting customers try a special st. patrick's day milk shake this afternoon. it combines two of their most popular flarvegs mint chocolate chip and oreos cookies and cream. you can get a free sample of the shake. you are encouraged to make your own milk shake by blending your two favorite flavors together. sound good right now. at 6:40 in the morning i would

take it. >> we do have at sfo. it is 46 in the city, 45 in fremont. and that in san jose. wet weather alone the central coast. we are all doing pretty well this past week in terms of rain. we are going to talk about a break before we see more wet weather for the week ahead. that's including spring. we will talk about it next. >> thanks lisa, also ahead, the upset of all upsets in the men's ncaa tournament. i don't have all top seed virginia falls to umbc. mike shumann has more coming up in sports.

march madness is coming back to san jose next year, according to your media partner the mercury news, early round games will come to sap center instead of seattle. the rein there will undergo a two year renovation prom. sap was scheduled to host in 2021 but will swap with seattle. they hosted the regional games last march. golden state faces the suns at talking stick resort arena this evening. last night march madness reached a new level. mike shumann has the details in this modern's sports rrt. >> good morning,well. men's ncaa tournament has never

had a 16th seed beat a number one seed. especially the top seed. 0 for 135 in this matchup until last night. umbc or uftd of moreland baltimore county, the 1th seed, upset the top seed, virginia. a wild night for the umbc bench. tied at the half. the retrievers just ran away with it in the second half. lyles, 23 of his 28 in the final 20 minutes. umbc fans can believe what they are seeing. final minutes, lyles to lamar for the hammer. the umbc and virginia benches are stunned, but for completely different reasons. umbc wins by 20, 74-54, to become the first 16 seed to beat a number one. they will play kansas state for a berth in the sweet 16. all right. the warriors without steph, klay, and kevin durant last night against the kings. durant has a fractured ribbon has right side. out at least two weeks.

david west and draymond both back this the lineup. steph on the bench keeping an eye on everything. dubs playing hard early. check out the hustle from nick young. keeps it alive, quifs it to cook who started out hot. 13 points for the mighty quinn in the first. second quarter. this time casspi landing on west's foot. a high ankle sprain. he would not return. that's going to be a couple of weeks. tied at 52. cook a career high 25 for him and career high five threes. giving a hug and advice, mr. curry. but the king would not get away. la busier with the friendliest roll you will ever see this. one blocked by willie cauley-stein. and he gets it back for the jam to seal it. 98-93 the final. the kings have won both meetings at oracle this season.

sharks and sal gather for the best night of evander cain's career. first period, no score. cain whips it past smith and team teal takes the lead. second period, sharks down 2an. cain on the redirect. evens it up. second of the night. still second period. tied at 3-3. first shot a stop. not his second. first career hat trick for evander and the sharks lead 4-36789 but they are not done. third period, a fourfo that's a big win this the playoff chase. that's the way the ball bounces. i'm mike shoan ma. i will see you phenomenon tonight at 5:00. >> 7:17 the official sun rye. you are looking at our east bay hills camera. the showers have been pushing out to the hills and the main tacktivity has been on the

peninsula into south bay this morning. in the mountains it is still snowing. we are looking at all the advisories to be lifted. beautiful scene there. we have a couple of days of a break, ingoing tony and then into monday. as we get into next week we have rain on tuesday. a heavier storm head our way wednesday. and then more showers thursday and friday. that's going to add to the snow totals once again and we are looking at cloudy skies in truckee right now with a few showers around the area. live doppler 7 puts that in motion. you will notice the peninsula, the south bay, the santa cruz mountains, and the central coast, the wet weather right now. that's where you are seeing it from san carlos, highway 1 to redwood city. just about down to menlo park, crossing the bay, foster city, and west wad to highway 1. half moon bay, montero certainly slick out there. it's going to stay that way the next couple of hours. in the santa cruz mountains and the central coast even more

widespread rain. so the activity continues. and then it wind down by the later afternoon hours. in the mountains, looks more impressive than it is because it's really cloudy to just a few light snow you are innies. amounts anywhere from three to five feet for the resorts. 44, 45 inches north star and heavenly. they have been waiting all winter for this. today though 30s there with a few leftover snow showers. 37 and partly cloudy tomorrow. live look outside. walnut creek. isn't that nice in 46 in the city. 44 in mountain view. that in san jose. and half moon bay. from the roof camera you can see the cloud. win blowing there with upper 30s by the delta. 41 in livermore. mount tam, it's been dry the bulk of the, mo. scattered showers, mainly south. dry and milder tomorrow and monday. the wet weather returns much of next week. here's your hour by hour forecast. this wave pushing through the

peninsula and the south bay. noontime just a few shurs showers. prapts an isolated thunderstorm. overall, we will get some rainfall. amounts will be light. stpd parade today, low to mid 50s with a few scattered showers here downtown. bring the rain gear. as we did through tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, notice this is when more wet weathe head our way. in fact we could see heavy rain. it's going to be a cold system. make sure you check back with us throughout the week. 56 in fremont today. overnight lows will be cold. patchy frost out there in the accuweather seven-day forecast. one on the storm impact no rain sunday and monday. rainiest day looks to be next wednesday. >> people are getting used to this. >> winter for spring. abc7 news got an exclusive tour of the future san francisco

home of the golden state warriors. the $1 billion arena in mission bay is no longer just a jumble of steel and concrete. workers are now pouring concrete for the interior parts of the arena. eric thomas has the story you will see only on 7. >> what we are going to unveil summer of '19 is going to become a very special place for san francisco. >> reporter: the golden said warriors' billion dollar baby is really starting to take shape. like watching your baby grow? >> unfortunately the gestation period is a lot longer than nine monthser. >> it's more like five years to fund and raise the chase center in san francisco's mission bay. you about even a casual look shows that more sp more pieces are being added each day. the latest addition, new seats. >> we are actually right where the seats will be instead and we are in the upper bowl. >> reporter: the team president took me on a tour of the progress construction crews are making. when it's all said and done, the chase center will hold about

18,000 fans. that's about 1,000 fewer than oracle arena. it will feature 44 suites, 32 courtside lounges and 60 theater boxes. speaking of theater seating a little rearranging will allow the rein to seat 4,000 fans in a more intimate concert setting. >> when you arrive you are going to feel like you are coming to a concert or cultural even much more than you feel like you are coming to a sporting even. >> reporter: obviously sports will take top billing with a team that's won two out of the last three nba title. fans, and players will be in close proximity. these seats will be in the upper bowl. i am a standing over what will be the executive offices and the practice facility will be right over there. and season ticket holders seem willing to travel. >> close to 90% of our existing season ticket holders who have had an opportunity to visit and choose their seats have chosen to do that. >> reporter: when the arena is

idle, the arena will be able to host 150 other events per year, shows, concerts, and family events. in san francisco, eric thomas, abc7 news. next, marching bands and irish pride. where you can catch the other pig s where you'll find the perfect dress at the perfect price.. whether you want to stand out from the crowd or dance the night away. from a weekend getaway

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along the central coast we have got a soggy morning. by the afternoon the showers will become fewer and we'll look for a mid to upper 50s with peeks of sun, maybe an isolated thunderstorm. a onan our storm exact scale.sc. another system tuesday. the strongest system is wednesday. download your accuweather app and you will not be caught off guard. >> a handy tool to have in your back pocket lisa thanks. thanks to you for joining us on abc7 mornings. the news continues now on line, on twitter, facebook, and instagram. "good morning america" is next. for now we will live you with a live look outside from our abc7 roof camera with you can see the sun isset going ready to rison this saturday morning and the breeze out there with the flag flapping around. be sure to join us throughout "good morning america." we'll have updates at 7:26 and 7:56. until then make it a great day. we will see you for a full hour

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