showers spread across the entire region. we have downpours near rioriori and antioch. and speaking of direction, this is the storm out at sea that's directing the flow of all this moisture toward the bay area and even heavy rain is moving into southern california and falling there right now as a matter of fact. this storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale, it will be with us this eastern and tomorrow, producing light to moderate rainfall, and gusts 15 to 30 miles an hour. and there's a chance for isolated rainfall tomorrow. i'll have the forecast coming up a little bit later. >> spencer, thank you so much. authorities in southern california aren't taking any chances with that heavy rain spencer just mentioned.

people are an eye on doppler 7 any time through the abc7 news app. download it now it's free for both apple and android devices. today the chp announced they arrested an 18-year-old man for firing at another car along i-580 last night that shut down the freeway near the richmond bridge. nbc news reporter wayne friedman is live with late details. >> it seems even marin county is not immune to road rage cases, this suspect was only 18 years old and just barely 18 years old. on bay area freeways it appears road rage incidents are becoming more the norm than the

exception. >> the victim was driving a p u prius, the suspect was driving a mustang. >> the 18-year-old brandished a pellet gun and shot at a driver who honked at him. he now faces charges of brandishing a weapon. that's a serious misdemeanor. >> if you're driving down the road and somebody brandishes a pistol, that brandishing is done to create fear in that other person. a normal person driving down the road isn't going to take the time to look at that weapon and try to determine if it's a pistol, a pellet gun or a fake gun in this case. >> the victim in this case called 911 and that led to a manned hunt. witnesses say the pistol was on the front seat of the car. one more apparent example of road rage than ever and more frustrated in an angry world. >> it escalated to the point of

firing a weapon from a vehicle over something like a horn honk is absolutely dangerous, unacceptable and it's just completely careless. juni junior. >> reporter: as we said brandishing a weapon on the highway is a serious misdemeanor, brandon perez could spend up to a year in jail. $837,000 in bail to be precise. one person is still in critical condition after a violent car accident in san francisco. take a look at new surveillance video of the three-car accident at goth and bush streets. amy holifield has the details. >> reporter: look at how crushed, how mangled these two cars are after crashing into each other, one ended up on the

sidewalk, bending at the light pole. the impact was loud enough to wake up residents here in gough and bush in san francisco at 5:30 this morning. >> we were asleep and just all of a sudden out of nowhere, just huge loud noise. >> the thi . >> reporter: the driver of the third car involved is feeling very lucky that he's away from this. >> the black car came flying through the intersection, he took the front of me and plowed it into the silver car and push ud it into the poll. >> five people were taken to the hospital. >> the first guy they pulled, you could tell he was in discomfort, but the rest of him, i think they looked stable from what i could see. >> at this point, san francisco police say they're still investigating. they haven't determined what happened here or why and who if anyone was at fault.

in san francisco, aim mamy. three days after criticizing joanne hayes wife, and his response to the north bay fire over the weekend. he said it took too long to put water on the blaze and that the chief wasn't answering his calls, today in a statement, he says he's grateful for the firefighters service and, quote, while i reserve the right to raise questions, as more information comes out about sffd's leadership response to saturday night's fire, it was inappropriate to raise them the scene. he said he would also apologize to the chief in person. this was video from an overnight rescue from the fire department. if you look closely, you can see firefighters rescuing an elderly woman from a fourth floor burning apartment. you can see the firefighters

there at jackson and polk streets and sky 7 was over downtown san jose as firefighters responded to a fire at a vacant warehouse. the hazmat team also responded, because of concerns that some chemicals were stored in the building and could be a problem. investigators are not sure if they're hazardous or contributed to the fires in some way. the issue of abortion was front and center of the california supreme court. >> a san francisco lawmaker offered that controversial measure. pwritten by assemblyman david as chew, and senators dianne fienstein followed am mika's brief following the law. it's now being challenged at the supreme court. the line started forming yesterday outside the supreme

court an indication of the interest in this controversial case. the justices are reviewing a 2015 law of san francisco assemblyman david chew, it targets so-called crisis pregnancy centers. this is one on mission street that pretends to offer women a range of offers but is actually ant anti-abortion, his law requires that clinics make it clear. >> these are run by extremists who are trying to ensure that women are misinformed and misled and deceived about what reproductive health options they have in the state of california. >> but anti-abortion activists who march every year in san francisco says the law forces tem to deliver a message they disagree with. when the government decides what people should and should not say, other freedoms are sure to disappear soon after. courtroom observers described

the oral arguments as lively. justice anthony kennedy, often the swing vote, seemed to side with the clinic saying that one of california's notifications requires seemed like an undue burden. liberal justices also questioned the law. sonya societomayor also said th measure with wrong. >> the state of california is trying to provide factual and timely information to women. >> and the supreme court decision is expected in june. in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, abc7 news. santa clara judge aaronononn persky allowing a recall vote to appear on the june ballot. he argues since persky is a

state officer, the secretary of state's office, not the santa clara registrar's office accused persky of stalling. >> we feel that persky's intention is to confuse the voters and cost the county and state money that taxpayers should not have to pay for his effort to avoid facing the voters. >> the recall movement started after persky was sentenced to six months in jail for assaulting an unconscious woman in 2015. at this stage she's hopeful the judge will block the recall. judges may be inclined to rule in a manner that prevents public backlash rather than relying on their sound legal judgment. new developments today in facebook's data harvesting scandal involving cambridge analytica, today cambridge

suspended their ceo when he was found to be recorded under cover, the data was that 50,000 -- facebook says the company is outraged that it was deceived in this way. the company's stock was down again today, senator dianne finstein also called for facebook ceo mark zucker breber testify before congress. >> facebook should have had a way of verifying everything and not being sloppy about it, and apparently they didn't do that so we'll have to find out why. the federal trade commission and britain's information commission are both investigating. now if you are worried that you might have some unwant ed aps o facebook, we'll show you how to remove them from your facebook page immediately. a big win from a former big league pitcher after a frightening attack in the bay

area. >> the biggest thing was that i couldn't throw the ball like i used to. greg reynolds talks about the attack and what's next for him. and united is saying no to some pets at least for now. what you need to know if you're planning a trip with your fur friend. and take a look at traffic on this rainy tuesday. you're looking at 101 in san jose. as you can see, it's busy, but moving along pretty smartly. al

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new at 4:00, a former pitcher won a -- abc7 news reporter vic lee sat down with greg reynolds today. >> there's not a doubt in my mind i would still be playing if this hadn't happened. >> reporter: greg reynolds was living his dream of being a baseball pitcher. january to 15, dominik had a bad lsd trip, after taking the drug at a party held at his friend's home here at ocean colony. >> he was taking off his clothes. he was screaming, you know, profanitie profanities. lawyer. mccarthy is reynolds's >> pensarpensarpensarpensarpensr mailbox and chased reynolds.

>> reporter: he showed us how he tried to break down his front door. >> i opened the door and i hit him one time. i flew right away after i hit him, his finger was pointed in a terrible direction. >> in doing that, he hurt his right hand breaking his index finger effectively ending his career. >> reporter: reynolds sued him and the host of the party, he went back to stanford where he once played ball, he got his degree and is now in finance. >> i wanted to thank everybody on the jury? >> reporter: yesterday the jury awarded him $3.3 million, a substantial amount, but perhaps too little for the price reynolds paid. >> republicynolds was a first r draft pick in 2006. let's turn now to something really fun and special. golf. joining me is a 16-year-old from

concord who qualified for the ana junior inspiration tournament. that's the first major for the lpga. that's the ladies professional golf tour. she's going to be participating for the only opening in the tournament. only 478 juniors qualified for this event. two are from the bay area. how did you do this? that's pretty impressive. >> first of all i qualified being a gateway qualifier. so they base that on the nearest airport by you. and then i still got in by being in the rankings. so i guess since i'm top ten in the u.s., it's like first ranking. >> wait a minute, you're top ten in the u.s.? in the country? >> i'm number four right now. >> you must love the game and you must be very dedicated to it?

what does golf mean to you besides just a sport? >> well, it means, like, it's my life and i've met all my best friends, and i have learned so much about life in general, because of golf and it's gotten me here and so many other places to school and all over the country. so -- >> i have been a lifelong golfer myself and on the board of the first tee and what i love about golf especially for young people ask the sense of sportsmanship, values, discipline, integrity, there's a lot to golf that people don't know anything about the game may not recognize, it's about more than just the sport, isn't it? >> yes, i have learned, it's a game of respect and patience and you learn about yourself while playing on the course. you're on the course for five, six hours sometimes and you have to be patient all day and you learn friendships and respect and patience. sportsmanship, especially. >> it's the only sport where

competitors call penalties on themselves, right? >> you have to be honest, you have to be very honest, and if you make a mistake, it's all right, and penalties come and go, but you can always make it up afterwards. >> how much are you practicing in order to reach number four in the country? >> all day every day. >> hit a lot of balls? >> i love balls. >> what's the best part of your game. >> the best my airplairon game. my iron game is good. >> what's the part of the game you want to work on the most? >> definitely my putting, the hardest part of the game. >> this tournament is a big deal. how do you handle the nerves? i mean you're a young player playing with the breast in teste world. >> it's nerve-racking and there's a lot on the line if you win. but i just take it tournament by

tournament. >> we'll watch with great interest as your golf career progresses. >> thank you so much. and now let's get to spencer christian. he's been tracking all our weather and the rain that's moving through today. >> i've been out in the rain, you might be able to tell from the baggy pants from all the rain that's hit me today. we have got live doppler 7 with rain spread across much of the rain right now. this is the view from our abc7 exploratorium camera. looking at clouds very low over the skyline of san francisco. it's 53 degrees in san francisco right now. oakland mid 50s in mountain view, san jose, and half moon bay, 60 degrees in gilroy. this is the view in emeryville, it does not appear to be raining at this point right now. 52 degrees currently. santa rosa 53. one more live view at the golden gate where just a few minutes ago we had lots of rain drops on the camera lens. and there appears to be a little

bit of a break there right now. wet and windy conditions will prevail with a chance of light to moderate thunderstorms. and we'll see scattered showers on friday before we get some dryer weather over the weekend. the current storm which will continue into tomorrow ranks 1 on the storm impact scale, light in intensity. the wind gusts will gust from 15 to 30 miles an hour. here's the forecast animation, 8:00 tonight, we'll see rather widespread light to moderate rainfall, during the overnight that will continue. by 8:00 tomorrow morning, look for some steadier downpours. then during the main part of the day, the middle of the day, we'll get a little bit of a break, but then late into tomorrow evening, we'll get another storm coming in that will be a stronger storm than

the current one. rainfall totals, we estimate by 11:00 tomorrow night, we'll range from a third of an inch to over an inch in the north bay, which is likely to be the wettest region in the bay area. and state wide over the next four days we estimate the rainfall totals will total over four inches in fresno and less in other areas. maybe a few upper 60s inland. it will be snowy in the sierra where a winter storm watch will be in effect tomorrow afternoon to thursday afternoon. and a winter storm warning will be in effect from tomorrow afternoon at 5:00, to friday morning at 5:00. we expect quite a bit of snow, in fact snowfall totals will reach nearly four feet in some areas. it will be more like 1 to 3 feet. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast, the storm coming in on

thursday will rank a 2 on the storm impact scale, and then 1 on friday and saturday. and then it will dry out on sunday and pretty dry on sunday and monday. all right, a taste of royalty right here in california. the woman tapped to make prince harry's wedding cake and she has bay area ties. and national puppy day is just three days away, on friday we'll be live streaming our puppy cam on abc7news.com beginning at 4:30 a.m. we're helping find forever homes for bay area puppies. i have type 2 diabetes. i'm trying to manage my a1c, and then i learn type 2 diabetes puts me at greater risk for heart attack or stroke. can one medicine help treat both blood sugar and cardiovascular risk? i asked my doctor. he told me about non-insulin victoza®. victoza® is not only proven to lower a1c and blood sugar,

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>> a bay area woman will bake the cake that the whole world will be watching. >> kristen, are we going to a royal wedding? >> you and i are not, but talk about the pressure. meet claire pe, t erks trpetak,e landed the biggest job in the baking world. she shares her excitement and says this about prince harry and meghan markan markle. they both share so much of the same -- patak owns violent cakes in london where she's been gaining fame and fans with gorgeous creations like these. it's a long ways from home. she grew learning to bake from her mom. she went on to become a pastry chef before following her fiance, her now husband across

the pond. her mom talked about her creativity. >> she makes a chocolate cake with a violet frosting, and the violet frosting tastes the way a violet smells. >> the wedding cake will be covered with butter cream and fresh flowers. by the way the baker and the bride knew each other long before the two americans were thrust into the wedding spotlight. markle new petak for her lifestyle blog. it is official, ashley judd and adama iwu will take part in this year's pbwc conference moderated by congresswoman jackie spear.

keynote speaker also maria shriver and rosie pros. stay with us, one step closer to extinction, the last of the white rhinos has died. why researchers say the species could still survivvivsurvive. you don't expect this because we just

here are the headlines at 4:30. a violent crash left four people hurt at gough and responders first reported five people suffering from critical injuries. the conditions of two of the victims have now improved, we're glad to tell you. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman tweeted this photo of a pellet gun found in a suspect's car last night.

abc7 "world news tonight" tweeted this update about the embattled data analytics term cambridge analytica. they are accused of using 50 million facebook users, maybe you to help donald trump's campaign. one student has died, two others wounded. ab abc news reporter is live now with the very latest on this. lana? >> reporter: so many people are wondering how this can continue to happen, in fact the governor himself saying a strongly worded rebuke to people just offering their thoughts and prayers, saying today we need more than prayers. before classes even began at gray mills high school, gun fire rang out. a 17-year-old armed student with

a hand fun started shooting. >> we have a very capable school resources officer who happened to be a s.w.a.t. team member. he closed in very quickly and took action. while it's still tragic, he may have saved other people's lives. >> the shooter identified as austin wyatt rooters was a police say the gunman may have had a prior relationship with the female victim who had critical injuries. >> if you don't think this can happen at your school, you are sadly mistaken. >> the shooting took place in a school hallway and students took action immediately. this morning's incident hatch g i happening just days before a national march. >> you don't expect this,

because we just had a walkout just a week ago about gun violence. >> reporter: and there were other threats that were made against the school in recent weeks, according to the sheriff's office, none were deemed to be credible. and in regards to this particular shooter, there were simply no warning signs. reporting live outside of great mills, maryland, mayor mark ferrell announced an expanded program to keep guns out of convicted felons. the recently passed prop 63 gives the city the power to confiscate guns from people convicted of felonies. mayor ferrell called it a step toward a safer city. >> we want less guns on our streets, we want less guns in our home here in san francisco. it is safety first here in san

francisco. guns do not belong on our streets in san francisco. >> the mayor says the money will be used to hire extra probation officers to help enforce the gun restrictions. source tell abc news they have found six total devices they believe are connected to the same person, four exploded in austin over the last three weeks. now a new explosion this time at a package facility near san antonio. here's abc news reporter marla carter. >> engine 2, and battalion 1, suspicious package. >> reporter: another explosion, this time in a federal facility in scherks, 50 miles outside of austin. >> my daughter lives in austin, so it's something to be very concerned about. >> reporter: investigators say the package was spent from

austin. it was on a conveyor belt when it exploded. the individual responsible shipped a second package that has been secured and turned over to law enforcement. that package could have key clues that would not have been destroyed. it's unclear where the second package was discovered but the fbi said it was not found at the scherks location. after learning there was another explosion, neighbors in scherks are panicked. >> i'm just making sure i'm vigilant about my surroundings, paying attention, yeah, it's close to home. >> i'm scared to go to my mailbox. >> if you come across any suspicious object, do not touch it, do not move it but contact 9/11. >> investigators have not said will the most recent explosion here in the fedex facility is tied to the recent explosions in

austin, but it's something they're looking into. house speaker paul ryan said he received assurances that president trump isn't planning to fire special counsel robert mueller. ryan said that the special counsel should be free to followthrough with it's investigation without interference. the speaker says that he's absolutely confident that mueller will be allowed to do that? >> we have a system that's the rule of law in this country and we have a justice system and no one is above that justice system. >> ryan's comments came as president trump stepped up his attacks on mueller in recent days leading to speculation that he would order his firing. president trump today called russian president vladimir putin to congratulate him on his re-election. several republicans criticized the call, senator john mccain

said, quote, an american president does not lead the freed world by congratulating dear dictators on winning sham elections. investigators in kenya say the last white rhino has died. the 45-year-old rhino died from age related complications. researchers took a copy of his genetic material in hopes that someday technology will allow them to revive this species. only two northern female white rhinos remain. itfrom records to briefer. the severe weather facing folks in the rest of the country as well. >> i'm spencer christian, here's a look from our emery wville camera. we have clouds over much of the region, and it's going to get

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under some kind of weather alert. in alabama, storms have damaged buildings and downed trees. >> oh, guys, this is bad, really bad. >> reporter: and the north prepares for its fourth nor'easter in just as many weeks. in the south, winds topping 60-mile-per-hour tear through neighborhoods. >> that used to be our kitchen. well, this is the kitchen right here. that's the back of the refrigerator, and the stove and the kitchen cabinets. >> leaving this subdivision outside atlanta in ruins. >> where the wall is now gone. >> reporter: tornado watches were issued in florida and georgia where what reduced this church in jacksonville, alabama to rubble. and more than 100 people running to a nearby cape for shelter. some areas reporting more than three inches of hail, badly

damaging cars and creating dangerous conditions on the road. authorities in georgia confirmed one of their state troopers tyler parker died in a weather related car accident while out driving with his daughter, she remains in critical condition. the storm already giving people on this flight from charlotte to alabama quite a show is now marching up the coast, as the north braces for high winds, coastal flooding and snowfall. experts say since it's technically spring, the ground should be warm and hopefully that snow won't stick around for too long. we don't have a storm like that, but a storm nonetheless, as you can see on live doppler 7, you can see showers scattered showers around the bay area this morning. the current storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale, a storm of light intensity, producing light

to moderate rainfall, combusts up to 15 miles an hour. and there's a chance of an isolated thunderstorm or two tomorrow. you can see that we don't get many breaks from the rain until saturday afternoon. and then more rain comes tomorrow night. the wind will be gustier tomorrow night. by 11:00 tomorrow night, look for gusts on the coast up to about 35 miles an hour. and that's in advance of our next storm, that's a little stronger, it will rank 2 on the storm impact scale, that will have areas of heavy rain and gusts up to 45 miles an hour. the current storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale, thursday 2, and then friday and saturday we have storminess ranking only 1 on the storm impact scale then we get bright sunshine and warmer conditions on monday and tuesday. united making some changes

that could ruffle the feathers of pet owners, we'll tell you what they're doing. and we'll

united airlines is pausing it's pet shipping business after some mishaps. it's reviewing the service that allows customers to ship pets as cargo. this comes after a mix up -- --- local spca spokesman says it's probably a good idea the -- >> united expects to finish its review by may 1, it doesn't affect puts in the cabin. after a flight attendant ordered the pet to be put in the overhead bin, it did nod survive. and this 8 week old puppy was sent to several wrong airports.

delta says there was a mix-up somewhere and the dog was in detroit, then it was flown to minneapolis. delta says the puppy was then misrouted to las vegas. after that it was flown to salt lake city and finally to boise the next day, but at least it survived. well some new research is revealing where you can sit on a plane to minimize your chances of getting sick, apparently you should choose the window, in a study funded by boeing to measure viruses and transmission. people on the isle are more likely to move around and spread viruses. if someone is sick in the cabin, the people in the 11 rows around them stand the best chance of getting sick. it is the first day of spring and with more daylight hours, there's more fun to be had right here in the bay area.

we have some ideas and some fun things going on for us? >> yes, absolutely. one of the first things i recommend to anybody here in san francisco is to go to billy goat hill. that's the photo you've probably seen everywhere on your instagram feed where someone's on a rope swing and the whole san francisco bay is in picture. so you can go up there and swing on the swing, there's also lots of wild flowers, it's a little bit of a hike, but it's a good way to have fun in the sun. >> sometimes the swing is not there? >> it might not be there? but if the rope isn't there, you can just do it tarzan style. >> just be careful. >> be careful, yes. if you have ever been to the stewart street slides.

it's two slides side by side, you need to bring your own cardboard. you bring those and you can go down, have races on the slides, it's not for the feint of heart or probably small children, but it's free and it's open thursday through sunday. >> do a lot of people come through and do that? >> it's a little bit hidden, but you have to go up some stairs to get to the track. and maybe if you want to get your archery on. >> one of the funnest thing to do is golden gate park rent archery equipment. go to the range which is at 47th and fulton and you can then have an archery contest, channel your inner robin hood and have fun with your friends. >> you don't have to be experienced at that, you can just go? >> and your inner katniss will

come out too. and horses? >> yes, you can go horse back riding on the beach, it's a real outdoory idea. in daily city, you can get a guided tour and see the scenery, all the sea life and probably more instagram photos. let's face it. >> and again, it's raining a lot today, but spencer assures us that spring really is going to come around. >> exactly. >> always bring a light jacket. >> we know how it is here in san francisco. thank you, desirae. >> fabulous, what a great bunch of things to do. do you remember k.b. toys? i certainly do growing up myself, but now it may be making a come back now that toys "r" us have closed. the california company that bought the k.b. brand in 2016 is in talks with popup operators to

overwhelm stores in malls before black friday to take advantage of the friday rush. the original idea for the k.b. brand was to relaunch it online, but everything changed when toys are us said they would liquidate their 730 stores. stay with us, you may be able to get a little bit more than just music in an iconic bay area music store. and kristen is here with what's coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. >> odds are you've seen their ads, new at 5:00, accusations that a contractor referral service broke the law and now law mamakers are doing somethin about it. and customers get a first look at the new walmart. and mr. sherman meets the media. the newest 49er has a lot to smile about.

coming up tonight on a a a a 8:00 p.m. berkeley's iconic record store on telegraph avenue is starting a new business right next door, a cannabis dispensary, it's expected to open next month. leslie brinkley shows what the city did to make sure this dispensary could open. >> amiba record stores may be legendary, but the mother ship is ready to dis better with a great bag of weed than a great record and nothing goes better with a great record than a great bag of weed. >> the city upped it's cannabis permits from four to six to

accommodate the new business. the idea is to infuse the successful business model of amiba music into a cannabis dispensary featuring local growers. >> we want to support the small farmers and the craft brands and the companies that are not the brig corporate guys, but we also need to have the big brands, we want to be the one stop shop for people on telegraph avenue. >> it's significant for telegraph in that it's going to add another dimension for what people are using in terms of entertainment, et cetera, now that cannabis is legal in california. >> you can buy yourself some joints and you can come next door and buy some louie armstrong. >> a job fair this saturday will lead up to the grand opening. >> considering our opening date is set for 4/20, which is the black friday of cannabis, we're expecting quite a big turnout. >> this area has been known for c cannabis, walking down the street and smelling it, we're

just giving you a legitimate avenue to go down. >> the record store says they expect more baby boomers to visit to take the aches and pain out of aging. legendary 49ers quarterback joe montana says he not only supports cannabis for pain relief, he's also experienced its benefits as well. he told playboy magazine that marijuana is easing his post career pain. he's an investor in herb, a marijuana content website according to the bay area news group. you can get the latest any time with the upgraded abc7 news app, it now has enhanced more kcustomization and push alerts to get more of the news you want in real time. abc7 news at hack sta5:00 ss

now. if the entry won't solve these kinds of problems themselves, we'll have to solve them. >> the misuse of data has the social media giant fending off a growing scandal. abortion and free congressman seems to be skeptical of california law. students affected by gun violence, they're getting ready to make their voices heard. >> it's very serious with what facebook has done. >> facebook should have had a way of verifying everything. >> facebook is no stranger to crisis and catastrophontroversy. but this latest episode may leave some permanent damage. the stock is down almost 10% in

three days. >> all this comes after revelations that facebook data was used by a british firm cambridge analytica, which worked on president trump's election campaign. >> the federal trade commission is now investigating the social network, so are the attorneys general in new york and massachusetts. >> facebook will brief the house judiciary committee about this and today it held an emergency meeting with it's employees. >> neither mark zuckerberg or sheryl sandberg was there. the facebook statement says the entire company is outraged that we were deceived. >> reporter: facebook is facing strong head winds as investors continue to hammer the stock. >> i imagine that users voted with their own feet is what the company is the most concerned about. >> reporter: the senior director at santa clara university's