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good morning, bay area! let's get up and get going. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> good morning. thanks for joining us on this sunday, march 25. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, everyone. the storm impact scale is a 1. a dusting possible on mount hamilton, but amounts will be light. a few showers in the north bay. most of them are sinking south through san francisco, sliding a bit over into the east bay. you can see right around 101, san mateo and burlingame, skyline and 280.
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wet into the east bay. harbor bay parkway, a few light showers, mist and drizzle. the rotation shows much of the activity sinking to the south and east. there is more offshore. that means you may have to dodge a shower mainly in the morning hours. 41 in san jose. we are anywhere from 2 to 11 degrees colder this morning. throughout the morning hours you'll see the plan with showers mixed with sun. temperatures below average. we have a nice warm week ahead. i'll tell you about it coming up. >> thank you, lisa. the question this morning is what's next after one of the largest youth-led protests since the vietnam war. demonstrators mobilized in several bay area cities as part of the national movement. parents, teachers, students, politicians, all taking to the streets speaking out against gun violence. abc 7 news has the highlights of local march for our lives rallies.
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>> we want to be safe in schools. we want to be safe in schools, we want to be safe in our communities and we want to be protected in america! >> reporter: young emotional voices filled the san francisco streets. their words mattered as thousands listened. >> we are the generation that grew up with school shootings and we are the generation that will stop them. >> reporter: you can see the massive crowd in civic center plaza. the group that marched down market to the ferry building holding signs demanding safety in schools and change from lawmakers. >> hey, hey, ho, ho, the nra has got to go! >> reporter: police say 2,000 people gathered in oakland with the same passionate message. >> i think it's insane we have to question our right to be safe in school. >> reporter: a group of alumni from stoneman douglas high school in florida, the scene of last month's shooting, also gathered to support the need for gun reform. >> if it can happen in parkland,
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it can happen any place that has the opportunity. >> reporter: it's a possibility that strikes fear in bay area parents. >> as a mother, it breaks my heart to send my children to school afraid. >> reporter: politicians, city leaders and warriors head coach steve kerr came out for the rallies. there were no signs of opposition groups. >> rallies were held in san jose, pacifica and santa rosa. many students urged other teenagers to speak out and register to vote. organizers say the mission is to demand that congress consider an effective bill that addresses gun violence. we saw the same action by young people in cities and states all over the nation. abc news reporter karen traverse has a look at how survivors of the parkland shooting joined others in the nation's capital where organizers say 800,000 people gathered.
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>> reporter: in washington, and across the nation hundreds of thousands of americans gathering to make a passionate plea for an end to gun violence. >> welcome to the revolution. >> reporter: students from stoneman douglas leading a rally cry for action. >> we cannot keep america great if we cannot keep america safe. >> reporter: the most powerful moment was silence. stoneman douglas student emma gonzales reading the names of her classmates who were killed last month and then pausing to wait until 6:20 passed from the moment she took to the stage. the same amount of time as the massacre in her school. >> fight for your lives before it is someone else's job. >> reporter: the rally was planned after the parkland shooting. it killed 14 students, two coach, and a teacher. >> the student speakers came from all over the country. different backgrounds,
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experiences of gun violence. their message was the same -- enough is enough. >> please raise your hand if you have been affected by gun violence. >> reporter: their stories were personal. the messages political. >> vote them out! >> reporter: students urging others to make their voices heard at the polls when they are old enough to vote. >> we know we have seven short years until we, too, have the right to vote. >> reporter: the challenge will be to keep up the momentum. abc news, washington. in new york city, paul mccartney joined protesters and spoke near the area where john lennon was killed outside his manhattan apartment 37 years ago. >> this is what we can do. so i'm here to do it. one of my best friends was killed in gun violence right around here. so it's important to me. >> this year's kids' choice awards was dominated by the
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march for our lives movement. >> kids made their voices heard with the incredible march for our lives. it all happened because you want to make the world a better place. you see, change is only possible when we all work together. it's so inspiring to see kids take charge. >> host john cena paid tribute to students leading the charge for safer gun laws. there you see oakland native zendaya. she marched in los angeles and thanked everyone who took part. several smaller rallies took place to defend second amendment rights. this is called the march before our lives rally outside salt lake city. marchers say they share the goal of protecting children and stopping violence in schools. >> teachers, administrators and collegiate level students should have the choice to carry a firearm responsibly to use as a tool to defend themselves as a
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last line of defense. we are not asking them to become rambo. >> reporter: at least one pro gun rights group in utah claims it asked to join the march for our lives rally but was excluded. some openly carried handguns and rifles. that practice is legal in that state. following yesterday's march as supporters on both sides of the debate will appear on this week today. watch at 8:00 this morning right here on abc 7. we have gathered local resources to help parents, kids and educators navigate the biggest challenges in our communities including school safety. go to abc 7news.com/take action and click on better schools. together we can all help make bay area schools better. now to an unusual rescue for crews in fremont. they haven't done anything like this before. the call -- an elderly man
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trapped in a well filled with water. our reporter spoke with rescuers and the man they saved. >> reporter: sky 7 shows a rare rescue under way. >> i have been with fremont fire for 24 years. this is my first bonified well rescue for sure. >> reporter: gary ashley's 24 years is a drop in the bucket considering the brick-lined well is more than a hundred years old and the man trapped inside, 92 years old. ernest silva says the floor gave way as he checked the well pump dropping him 26 feet to the water below. >> i was impressed with his physical strength and stamina to stay above water and tread water that long. >> reporter: driscoll road is a busy street. there are homes surrounding this one-acre plot. the pump house is behind that garden, so it is unlikely that anybody would have heard him calling for help. >> luckily, someone was home and was sharp enough to recognize
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they hadn't heard from him. >> reporter: he was likely in the water for half an hour before getting help. a rescuer dropped in with a life jacket. >> this is the helmet we give him and the life preserver. >> reporter: they cut off the roof to lower rope from the ladder truck. it took an additional hour. six firefighters hoisted him to safety. >> we used manpower to do it. you want to do it nice and slow to get him out in a vertical position. >> reporter: silva suffered a cut to the head and hypothermia but is already home from the hospital. he says the well waters his garden, vegetables he eats and shares. maybe the secret to strength and stamina at 92. in fremont, abc 7 news. well, finally, finally, we are going to get some warm weather. >> yeah. it's been a long month. as we wake up to wet pavement, cold temperatures, even snow
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around mt. hamilton we have good visibility here from the sutro tower camera. it's cold. 45 in san francisco, across the bay in oakland as well with low 40s in fremont. upper 30s inland valleys. another chilly day with scattered showers in the morning, but, yes, finally warming up. just a little more midweek and then full blown summer for a day or so. i'll explain coming up. also ahead, an officer perspective of a dangerous confrontation. a look at body camera video showing officers confronting a man with a gun inside a hospital. and making a statement without saying a word. the reason why the lights went out at landmarks in the bay area and around the world.
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[ speaking in a foreign language ] tens of thousands attended palm sunday mass this morning at the vatican starting holy week services leading to easter. pope francis urged young people to not let older generations silence their voices. the pope didn't specifically mention yesterday's youth-led march for our lives. the anti-gun violence demonstrations. new this morning, belmont police need your help finding a thief who stole a package from a front porch.
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you see home surveillance video captured the man taking the package at 12:45 friday afternoon. police say he got into a gray four-door chevy or gmc pickup truck with chrome wheels. a second person was driving the truck. anyone with information is asked to contact belmont police. in the east bay, police are trying to identify a serial bank robber who's been targeting chase bank branches in the east bay. investigators say this man has robbed four banks in ten days. the robberies began march 10 when the chase branch on san pablo and macdonald avenue in richmond was targeted. in the days that followed the suspect hit locations in emeriville, oakland and berkeley. several landmarks around the world dimmed their lights last night to promote the fight against climate change. you are looking at one of the iconic structures dotting san francisco's skyline.
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coit tower's lights dimmed when the clock struck 8:30. and abc7 news was at san francisco city hall which was lit up by orange lights to support yesterday's anti-gun violence marches and city hall also went dark to support earth hour. happening today if you are headed to the oakland colosseum or oracle arena take public transportation. the as and warriors have home games today. officials say parking lots are expected to fill quickly. the as host the giants at 1:05 this afternoon while the warriors tip off at 5:30 against the jazz. giants fans face a hefty parking charge at today's bay bridge series. they have to pay $50 to park at the colosseum. but if the fans shout "go as" they get a $20 discount and pay the same amount as as fans. the team president tells the
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mercury news the team is serious about doing it. it is a promotion to lure new fans to as games as the team celebrates its 50th season in oakland. the oakland marathon kicks off this morning. that means lots of street closures. alexa smith has a look at what you need to know. >> going to be seeing a lot of runners and walkers in the downtown oakland area for the oakland running festival. that kicks off at 7:00 a.m. and the race begins and ends at east shore park. we'll see a lot of street closures all over the oakland area. races begin at 7:00. a marathon, a half marathon and a 5k. the celebration is at eastshore park from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. street closures begin at 5:00 a.m. if you want to be prepared and check out the course map go to abc 7news.com. >> now your forecast with lisa.
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>> taking you to the north bay along the coast. sea ranch with showers. more showers offshore. further south, just around highway 101. we had a shower in the city pushing south over the peninsula and over the san mateo bridge. if you are headed out, 280 or even on the coast, pacifica, it will be a little bit wet. half moon bay and belmont. just pushing in to the east shore here, right around the coast of the bay looking a little bit wet. then higher elevations looking at a rain/snow mix around mount hamilton, the east bay hills. the order of the day will allow for more showers to pass through. partly cloudy at times but continued cool. northwesterly winds will kick up to 20 miles per hour. it will be cool and almost blustery at times in spots. how about 36 now for you in danville. 37 in danville. 36 in livermore with upper 30s
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in the north bay. low 40s hayward and mountain view. it was raining overnight in san francisco. also points north, just a couple of hundredths. not a lot out there. the atmosphere unstable enough we'll see showers. we'll have the cumulous build-ups and a partly cloudy day overall. sunshine. a stable atmosphere for tomorrow and the week ahead. it will be cool though in the 60s. below average to start the week. that changes as soon as tuesday. a 1 on the storm impact scale is the system today mainly in the morning and will linger throughout the afternoon. not out of the question to see a scattered shower over the higher elevations. say 2:00, 3:00. overall it will be dying out throughout the day. as we look at the afternoon or the morning hours, you will see a few showers and then about 12:00, 12:30 you can see around mount tam, mount hamilton, santa
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cruz mountains. overall, a brighter looking day but below average. if you are headed out for a run in particular in oakland, maybe a passing shower this morning. otherwise mid and upper 40s through 9:00. low 50s throughout the early afternoon. peninsula, it won't be much warmer than that with mid 50s for belmont, san carlos, redwood city and mountain view. starting in the 40s. ending up in the mid 50s by 3:00. taking you to the warmest day, thursday, with low 80s inland. upper 60s downtown. mid 70s in hayward. today will be the coolest day of the week with 57. fremont, napa. tonight a cold night with 30s in the north bay and in the east bay. the accuweather seven-day forecast, a 1 on the storm impact scale lingering throughout the day with light scattered showers passing through at times. partly cloudy overall. low to mid and upper 50s.
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a nice day tomorrow even though it will be on the cool side. average on tuesday. we leave all that behind as temperatures climb throughout the rest of the week. download our app and you can see the evidence right there. >> a week without rain, oh, my. >> i know. >> thank you, lisa. just ahead, a man's car was within the warranty period, but the manufacturer still wanted him to pay out of pocket for repairs. 7 on your side's michael finney goes through the fine print.
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a repair a car owner thought would be free under his warrantee almost cost him $10,000. he reached out to 7 on your side for help. >> reporter: david admits he doesn't know much about cars. but he does know he bought his 2010 outlander with a standard ten-year, 100,000 mile warranty. he fully expected to use it. after his car came to a sudden stop on the freeway. his car currently has 95,000 miles on it. >> wouldn't go forward, backward in gear. it just stopped. >> reporter: david's car was eventually towed to concord mitsubishi.
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he needed a new transmission but said the dealership denied the warranty claim because the transmission fluid wasn't green -- the color of mitsubishi's fluid. the report said incorrect transmission color found. further down it said, transmission fluid is red in color. the quote for a new transmission -- $9700. that bothered david who said he didn't think he had to use mitsubishi's fluid or that it had to be a certain color. >> they said, well, it has to be mitsubishi fluid. >> reporter: david reached out to 7 on your side and filed complaints with state and federal regulators. the federal trade commission sent this information about the act that prohibits a dealer from invalidating a warranty because repairs were done elsewhere.
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dealers also cannot require parts made by specific manufacturers. mark anderson is a consumer attorney. >> it's rare to hear that a manufacturer was conditioning a warranty on the buyer buying a particular product. >> reporter: 7 on your side contacted mitsubishi and the company agreed to make the repairs under the warranty. >> when you try to solve things at a lower level and you're not getting anywhere, you know, call 7 on your side. they're the greatest. >> reporter: we reached out to mitsubishi for comment. the automaker didn't get back to us by air time. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> join michael in san jose on friday, march 30th. he'll answer your consumer and tax questions. the 7 on your side team will have tax experts there on site. that's friday, march 30 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. this morning a memorial service will be held at golden gate cemetery to commemorate the 50th
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anniversary of san mateo's 101st airborne division of the army. yesterday abc7 was on b street for a parade honoring all members of america's military. in 1968 san mateo adopted the division at the height of the vietnam war. san mateo was the only u.s. city at the time to embrace a military unit. >> i'm happy to see so many people out here to support these men and women who fight for our freedom every day. >> reporter: abc7 news reporter david louis was the master of -- emcee for the parade. several current members of the 101st airborne flew in from their home base. still to come on abc7 mornings, the latest on the facebook/cambridge analytica scandal. the apology from mark zuckerberg
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good morning east bay. let's get going. >> this is abc7 mornings. we are starting with a look at the weather with lisa argen. >> hi, everyone. it's certainly chilly out there and also i have the storm impact scale behind me. still showers throughout the day today. not only in the morning hours, but they will be more prevalent in the morning. more isolated and cold showers. as we look at live doppler 7 from san francisco up to the north bay and a few dotting the landscape in the east bay. from west morin to fairfax and lucas valley. down to woodside and mount hamilton looking for snow. chilly with temperatures in the mid 40s. san francisco and oakland, 37. 45 in half moon bay. from the roof camera, a partly cloudy sky and 37, santa rosa with fog. santa cruz now, temperatures 30s
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and 40s. a random shower. then sunny breaks. low to mid 50s today with a partly cloudy sky. maybe a passing shower. certainly well below average. then big changes for the week ahead. don't miss it. >> thank you. this morning president trump and his wife melania are at mar-a-lago ahead of tonight's "60 minutes" interview with stormy daniels. she's breaking her silence after claiming she had an affair with the president more than a decade ago. >> reporter: at the end of another tumultuous week in the white house president trump threatened to veto the latest spending bill forcing a government shutdown. he eventually signed the bill but did tweet he would never sign another bill like this again. he then announced a revised ban on transgender service members. the directive says transgender persons who have had body dysphoria or requir medication or surgery cannot serve. but it does give the pentagon
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some discretion in the matter. however, this latest policy is still subject to an existing court order that blocks earlier attempts to ban transgender troops. the first family then traveled to mar-a-lago for the weekend, but the president will return to washington on sunday night. the same time the "60 minutes" interview with stormy daniels is scheduled to air. the former porn star is expected to reveal details and evidence of her alleged 2006 affair with trump. >> i think what we're going to see come out of this is one, we'll see the evidence, what evidence there is. but two, it continues to put unbelievable stress and time constraints on the president of the united states. >> the first lady will not be returning to d.c. tomorrow. instead, she'll be 1,000 miles away from her husband during the interview, staying in palm beach, for their son barron's spring break. daria allbinger, abc news, new york. apple's chief tim cook is calling for calm heads and more open trade amid fears of a trade war erupting between the u.s. and china. his remarks follow president trump announcing thursday he would like to slap tariffs on up
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to $60 billion of chinese imimportants. -- imports. china said it is not afraid of a trade war. cook made the remarks during a conference in china's capital beijing. mark zuckerberg is apologizing to britains by taking out a full-page ad in british newspapers today after a major breach of trust. it reads in part we have a responsibility to protect your information. if we can't, we don't deserve it. british investigators are going through evidence seized from the london offices of cambridge analytica, the firm accused of improperly obtaining data from 50 million facebook users to manipulate elections. britain's information regulator received a warrant to carry out a raid at the offices. investigators spent some seven hours there yesterday leaving with boxes of evidence. the company is under investigation in the uk and the u.s. both cambridge analytica and facebook deny wrongdoing.
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autopsies have revealed the cause of death of a couple and their two children at a resort in mexico. the family died from asphyxiation from inhaling toxic gas. family and friends became suspicious first when the family failed to return home to iowa as scheduled. they filed a missing persons report. mexican police found their bodies inside the condo they rented. the police chief in the hometown spoke about the tragedy. >> we are a small community. 8,000 people. everybody knows somebody who knows the people involved. it's going to hurt for a while. >> mexican investigators are looking at gas connections to a stove inside the condo. kevin and amy sharp's children were 12 and 7 years old. the san jose earthquakes went all out last night to try to save the life of an infant diagnosed with a rare disease.
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the team held a bone marrow drive for 4 month old bruno fighting the disease called hlh. he needs a bone marrow transplant. the team collected cheek swabs of fans at the game hoping to find that donor. >> we are racing against the clock now. we're running against the clock. he's going to need a bone marrow transplant. he's undergoing chemotherapy now. quakes players wore bruno's name on their arms and wrists during last night's game. an accomplished east bay vocalist will wow "american idol" judges tonight on abc7. tori teasely decided on a whim to audition. his talents earned him a place singing before the judges. he loved meeting lionel richie whose music he grew up on. he hopes people who watch his performance will be inspired to
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be who they are. >> there is lots that i have to offer to the world. if i just think that one way is the only way that i will be shorting myself and shorting the world from getting to experience, you know, me and my gift and my purpose here on this earth. >> he considers chaka khan, luther vandross and patty la belle as his influences. you can catch "american idol" sunday and monday nights at 8:00. still ahead, see what it took to reunite a bay area musician with his rare and expensive electric violins. his story is unusual, but police say the story is becoming more common every year. here is a live look from our san jose camera. you see the sunshine beginning to peek through.
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including a pop-up park, food demonstrations and a mobile climbing wall. you can walk, dance, skate, bike and play while taking in live music. this is the first of two sunday streets in the excelsior. today's is on mission street from silver to geneva avenue. it runs from 11:00 to 4:00. you may want to dress in layers today. >> i think that's good advice. it's chilly this morning with 39 degrees. snta cruz right now. we are looking live where you can see it looks calm out there. the winds will kick up today out of the northwest keeping temperatures all over the bay. just in the mid 50s. maybe upper 50s around the south bay. we'll talk about how warm it will get and if and when the rain ends in a few minutes. >> thank you, lisa. have you been following march madness which brings another cinderella story as chicago loyola advances to the final four for the first time since 1963. mike shumann has the highlights
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advanced to the final 4. here's shu with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. well, the clock has yet to strike midnight for loyola of chicago. the slipper still fits for this cinderella as they reach the final four for the first time since 1963. sister jean is their good luck charm. loyola's starters combined for 15 points. ramblers at the half. they were 50% from beyond the arc. four-point play. richardson had 23. towns drives, lays it in. another plus one. he had a 13 and the ramblers win it 78-62. number 11 seed matches the lowest to advance to the final 4. florida state and michigan in our second game. two defensive-minded teams.
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seminoles with 13. charles matthews gets in the way. wolverines take it the other way. matthews, the alley-oop. fsu trailed by one at the half. walker throwing it down. 27-26 wolverines a the break. michigan goes on an 11-0 run. duncan robinson wide open. the other end of the floor. michigan advances to the final four with the victory to face cinderella with a school record 32 wins. steph curry returned friday night against atlanta after missing six games with a right ankle. he proceeded to injure his left knee. he left the game and didn't return against the hawks. curry's mri determined a sprain of the mcl ligament. this is almost the identical injury kevin durant had last season. also a grade two sprain. he missed almost six weeks. >> been a struggle without the
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guys. without all of our main scorers. our main stretch without steph when we had everybody else healthy we went 9-2, had the best defense in the league. we did well. we know we can be successful. >> the sharks are getting hot at the right time. came in yesterday against the flames with a six-game win streak. dropping the ceremonial first puck. dylan with the finish. he had a gordie howe hat trick -- a goal, assist and a fight. got his 49th on hanson's second of the year. 2-0 men in teal. calgary, bad line change. what's the defense doing? they blow by evander cane for the easy goal. 3-1 san jose. martin jones the first star of
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the game. 37 saves on 38 shots including the pad save. cane, four goals last time nay met up. two more this time. a double deflection. sharks win it 5-1 extending the win streak to seven games. >> both lines contributed in a capacity for us to win. that's been huge on the winning streak. it's been a real team effort. >> that's a good step forward. we've got seven more games here. we are just trying to get ready for playoffs with solid games each night. >> this was probably our sloppiest of the seven. we found a way to win and the goaltender was great. we'll clean things up. you are never going to complain much about winning. >> that's the way the ball bounces. we'll see you again tonight at 5:00. have a great day. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> good morning. sunday morning, chilly and damp in spots but we'll see sun. temperatures won't warm up much though. it's gray out there.
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we had a passing shower. right now in oakland and san francisco, but let's talk about the week ahead. today, just 58 degrees in concord. tomorrow, climbing 10 degrees for 68. sun all the way starting tomorrow. then 70s for tuesday. that's upper 70s. the warmest day of the week for all of us will be wednesday and thursday. then a bit of a sea breeze -- like a summertime pattern -- will drop temperatures by the end of the week. we are talking a little snow left in the sierra nevada. couple of inches. no advisories but chain controls from highway 50 to i-80. make sure you have them if you are headed up there. temperatures will be in the 30s today and looking at numbers in the low 60s in south lake by thursday. get up there quick and enjoy the snow. right now live doppler 7 picking up on showers offshore. a few around highway 101 moving into central morin.
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the main activity stuck on the peninsula from half moon bay over to 280. redwood city and then higher elevations, mount hamilton, east bay hills with snow out there. it is very chilly and air mass will be slightly unstable today. the system continues to rotate through along the coast across the bay area. that's why i'm keeping showers in the forecast for the day today. although most of the activity will be in the next few hours. 45 san francisco. oakland, 36 in gilroy. it's been damp. golden gate bridge. 37 by the delta. 36 in livermore. from our roof camera it's gray, but we'll see periods of sun, scattered showers and warmer for the week ahead. the system today is a weak one. it's the last one we'll see for the foreseeable future. 1 on the storm impact scale. a dusting of snow on the higher elevations and the forecast
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animation shows the bulk of the day will have partly cloudy skies. some of the showers will be around randomly. be advised that it won't be a washout. we will be looking at more sun out there than we had yesterday. temperatures cool. just 54 degrees today for the bay bridge series. so dress in layers. the sun will be out, but it will be breezy. northwesterly winds 10 to 20 miles per hour in the city. here's thursday. oe forecast model bringing san francisco well into the 70s on thursday. some 80s in inland valleys. so the warmest days will be midweek. today, 57 in fremont. palo alto and the beach in santa cruz. 1 on the storm impact scale today. random light scattered showers and temperatures will be cool tomorrow. but get ready for a warm-up through the end of the week. download the accuweather app to keep track of it.
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>> thank you, lisa. >> a man who has toured the world playing electric violins, rare and expensive instruments, woke up last week to find they were stolen. abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom explains how he got them back thanks to technology invented in the bay area. ♪ >> reporter: it is the instrument that shapes dave kim's career. >> we opened up for big bands like third eye blind, everclear, hootie and the blowfish. >> reporter: he's given ted talks and lit up the dance floor with his five-string electric violins. >> if i was caught in a fire i would grab my kids and my violins and that's it. >> reporter: kim had finished playing the red cross gala at city hall. sharing the stage with steve aoiki. >> the biggest d.j. in the
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world. >> reporter: he went to spend the night at a friend's. >> came to my car and my violins were gone. >> reporter: kim put a tile in his case, a little device that helps you find things. >> it's for bags, suitcases, musical instruments. >> reporter: with patience, kim tracked his to a convenience store in daily city. he flagged a passing police car. >> i saw the violins come out and i was in tears. >> reporter: police say it is an unusual story but not unheard of. they say it is happening more and more often. >> people tracking iphones, using the tile device to track their vehicle or personal items that were stolen. >> reporter: because kim filed a police report already and tracked the tile to a specific address the officers could investigate. they found the man who had the violins wasn't the thief. >> unwittingly people buy things
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off the street. they think they found a bargain and more often than not it's stolen property. >> reporter: he returned the instruments. kim said now he'll put tiles on pretty much everything. >> i feel like my babies came back to me. >> reporter: jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> coming up, in full bloom. macy's annual flower show kicks off at union square. the theme of this year's event.
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to $54 million. the winning numbers from last night's super lotto plus. nobody picked all six in that draw either. wednesday's jackpot increases to $21 million. happening today, a spring tradition will be in full bloom at san francisco's union square. it's the official start of macy's 72nd annual flower show. the theme is once upon a springtime. in the aisles you will find enchanted forests, fairy tale castles and mystical creatures. of course flowers. 130 varieties in all. next month select plants will be for sale with the proceeds benefitting the delancey street foundation. the show runs through april 8. we have the flowers and now the weather to go with it. >> exactly. pretty nice out there with the green hills and a little more rain for you this morning from
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the peninsula right along the coast. today, we'll call it partly cloudy with a random shower, cool, 56 oakland. higher elevations could see snow. we saw it yesterday. mount hamilton. still a 1 on the storm impact scale. warmer and sunny tomorrow. near 80 inland thursday. 70s on the coast. lots to look forward to. >> bravo. that's going to do it for us. thanks for joining us on abc7 mornings. the news continues now online, on twitter, facebook, and instagram. abc7 news continues at 9:00 this morning. "good morning, america" is next. have a great sunday, everyone, and a great week ahead.
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good morning, america. this morning rallying for change. the march -- [ chanting ] >> -- the message. >> i shouldn't go to school and expect to be shot. >> young voices making themselves heard in the fight against gun violence. >> i have a dream that enough is enough. >> and the powerful sounds of silence. celebrities joining in on the ground and on the stage. ♪ >> the big question this morning, will this national movement bring real change? breaking her silence, stormy daniels ready to give details about her alleged affair with donald trump. >> it is time to come clean.
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