the storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale for this evening and tomorrow morning. looking for light to moderate showers, wet, slippery roadways and breezy at times. here's our forecast at 6:00 p.m. notice how all the energy from that storm by 6:00 p.m. will be in the north bay moving across na napa, sonoma county, out into the sacramento valley. later tonight, we'll just have a few scattered showers developing offshore. that sets the stage for tomorrow's storm. a strong storm ranking 3 on the storm impact scale, heavy rain, possible thunderstorms, powerful gusty wind. let's check in with drew tuma with our watches and warnings. >> spencer, that storm coming tomorrow is going to get a fresh injection of energy that is going to bring some very heavy rainfall thanks to an atmosphere of river. that's a narrow band of moisture that's very abundant and rich in rainfall. where that sets up shop tomorrow along the california coastline

will bring some very heavy rainfall. it is for that fact, we have a flood threat tomorrow, a flashflood watch encompassing the entire bay area for heavy rainfall tomorrow. that could create rapid rises in the water levels. we'll see the small streams overflow. we'll see water on the roadways. it's not just water we're worried about but winds. a high wind warning will go into effect tomorrow as well. that's about as extreme of a warning you get around here for high winds. we could expect winds in excess of 40 to 50 miles an hour. so likely not only flooding, we'll see some trees come down and the possibility of some isolated power outages. when spencer comes back, he'll go hour by hour, show you when the heaviest rainfall hits and when the strongest winds move in. >> the storm has been causing problems on t roads all day long. you know that if you've been out. even with the rain on the lighter side, the saichp were v busy today. tomorrow expected to be worse.

many people in san jose were looking on the bright side. >> california needs some rain. it's a gloomy day but still beautiful to me. >> it's good. we need the rain, need the snow. >> take a look at conditions right now up in the sarah. you can see how it looks from our lake tahoe camera. chain restrictions are in effect for some areas so check ahead of time if you are heading up to the snow. you can always monitor the weather where you live with the abc7 news app and enable push alerts so that you can hear the news when it brakes. let's move on now. abc7 news has learned that b.a.r.t. will arm its police with the opioid antidote narcan sometime in the next few months after a b.a.r.t. station elevator operator saved the life of a man who was overdosing. vic lee has the story. >> he barely had a pulse. he was changing colors. >> reporter: frank is a hero. without his help, a man in distress could have died at the

civic center b.a.r.t. station last month. he saved his life with this, the opoid antidote narcan. a b.a.r.t. passenger walking through the concourse spotted a man lying here who appeared to have overdosed. frank is with the hunters point family nonprofit, a contractor for b.a.r.t. in a pilot program that provides attendants for station elevators. the passenger stayed with the man while frank rushed to his locker about 30 feet away. he reached into his backpack and took out his narcan nasal spray. >> once i ran down there to get the narcan out of my locker, i ran back, tore it out of the wrapper, and put it in his nose. that's when you could see his, you know, pulse start to -- to take effect. >> reporter: paramedics came and took the man to the hospital. elevator attendant supervisors like frank carry narcan at the civic center where drug addicts are known to shoot up in public. we saw several of them doing just that while we were there

today. b.a.r.t. spokesman jim allison told us they'll be equipping all their officers with narcan hopefully early this year. >> we're going through the hurdles, making sure that we have all the is dotted and the ts crossed before we roll it out. >> reporter: one footnote to frank's story. he recently lost a relative who overdosed. >> it just kind of brought it back, so it was just a natural instinct to help. >> reporter: vic lee, abc7 news. b.a.r.t. says its system is not immune to the public health crisis and that this pilot program with the hunters point family is one of several programs meant to address these issues. in the east bay, berkeley police need your help. investigators hope someone can identify the robber who is targeted two businesses. surveillance cameras captured a violent struggle. three women gathered 89 north face jackets. you can hear the screaming.

one of the store's employees was hurt while trying to stop them around closing time last wednesday. >> i was at the front. >> earlier last wednesday, three women took about 120 pairs of pants inside the lululemon store on 4th street before dashing outside. police are looking for any links to the robbery at youngs backpacking. >> when you have cases like this, there's varying descriptions and things of that nature. we'll be looking at the video surveillance. >> a group of thieves also grabbed items and dashed out of lululemon's berkeley location in july. oakland police detained a man after he crashed his car on interstate 880 and ran onto oakland coliseum property. sky 7 was over the scene this morning and you can see the man running until police tackle him. police say the man had an air soft pistol on him and ran into one of the buildings on the property. both directions of interstate 880 were closed during the

investigation. a battle today in berkeley, and this one was over trees. >> police were protecting service workers from protesters at people's park. >> abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the details. >> reporter: some protesters yelled loudly on megaphones while others prayed quietly as they watched work crews remove trees from the people's park this morning on the uc, berkeley, campus. >> in a time where our carbon emissions is at mass critical, we need more trees, not less. >> reporter: this is the second time work crews have taken down trees here in the last couple weeks. first round they cleared out 36 trees. >> we're finishing tree work that began on december 28th, five diseased, damaged trees came town thdown this morning. that's work that needs to be done for the university to meet its other responsibility, public safety. >> reporter: these protesters don't buy it. they believe the trees are really being cleared out to make

room for the plan to build student housing here. >> we are not going to let them build anything. they want student housing and they don't need student housing. they have plen i ti. >> the work going on has nothing to do with the university's plans to construct student housing as well as supportive housing for the homeless on this site. that project, the construction for that project, is slated to begin in about a year and a half. >> reporter: officials also removed protesters who were camping in the park this morning, arresting six people. >> they came in and forced out like 5:00, 6:00 this morning and were just marching down the street like a military and came in and starred taking us out, saying we had five minutes to get out or we would be arrested. >> camping is prohibited on university property. >> reporter: the work wrapped up and the park reopened a little after 11:00 this morning. those arrested were booked into jail cited with breaking campus

curfew, unlawful camping on campus, and unlawful lodging. in berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. san francisco mayor london breed has introduced will egs to declare a shelter crisis in the city. there are two ordinances that would allow officials to take more immediate action to address homelessness. the first would allow the city to streamline the contracting and permitting process for building new shelters. the second would remove planning code barriers to opening shelters in certain zoning districts that have limitations or restrictions. >> we will be looking at the entire city for opportunities to provide shelter beds to provide new housing in general, but it's a new day, and people in san francisco want us to address this now. >> mayor breed says she is committed to opening 1,000 new shelter beds by 2020. more to come here, the controversy of a north bay school district comes to a head. what happened today in the dixie school district.

plus -- >> remembering the comedic star and san francisco native carol channing. and we're following up on pg&e's plans to file for bankruptcy. you have a lot of questions about the plan. michael finney has some answers. and the traffic over the san mateo bridge on this rainy tuesday. it is much slower on the left-hand side. that oncoming traffic is heading eastbound toward 880. on the right-hand side, that's your traffic heading towards the peninsula. it's definitely

new developments for-in the race for the 2020 presidential nomination. kristen gillibrand has made it official. she is going to run for president. the democratic tweeted she's running because we're all cled to make a difference. she joins what's expected to be a crowded primary field for the democratic nomination that could include more than a dozen candidates. abc news' correspondent martha raddick spoke to a lot of people last night with questions having to do with the future of journalism. she talked about it with kristen sze on today's "midday live." >> it's not easy being the target of the president of the united states. >> fake news is hard to carry. >> it's hard to carry, but i think probably just like you, and everybody here at kgo, you just keep doing your job. you just keep telling it as

straightforward as you possibly can every single day in a nonpartisan, nonpolitical way, and continue to ask tough questions. >> you can expect more in-depth interviews, news, hot topics and more on our new one-hour "midday live" every weekday at 11:00 a.m. entertainers and fans alike are mourning the loss of a true legend, film and broadway star and bay area native carol channing dying this morning at her home in rancho mirage. the 97-year-old grew up in san francisco, engaged audiences with her effervescent voice and personality. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez remembers this iconic performer. ♪ it's so nice to be back home where i belong ♪ >> reporter: that was february 25th, 2002, when the city declared the day carol channing

day. channing never forgot the first stage where she made her mark, the theater at lowell high school in san francisco. it's now named after her. she graduated in 1938, gone but never forgotten, especially not by these drama students. >> i have the honor of being in her presence, and it lifts the whole room up. she's so bright. >> she believed heavily in promoting the performing arts and that live theater was necessary for education. >> reporter: as a tribute to carol channing, students here will be performing a musical review, and you know which song will be at the top of their list. >> hello, dolly, gentlemen prefer blonds i think was the first thing she did on broadway. ♪ diamonds are a girl's best friend ♪ >> don sanchez once called her a woman with boundless energy. >> i'm not aware of it. i mean, you don't want to fall asleep in front of an audience, you know. i'm sure you never would do that. >> no. >> well, then you have boundless

energy too. >> reporter: in her obituary, she asked that donations be made to the theater and lowell high school instead of flowers. >> i want my ashes spread over the golden gate bridge when i go. >> reporter: in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> something else. in san rafael, the movement to change the name of the dixie school district made it official. >> they submitted petitions to change the name for the district that covers four schools. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman reports, the dispute has raged for months if not years. ♪ we shall overcome >> reporter: they call this the next step that these people feel comes 15 years too late. >> words matter. dixie hurts people. >> reporter: it is round three, chapter two, of what has become a decades-long saga over the name of the dixie school district in san rafael.

this morning, school board member marty glickman and her supporters served the district a petition requesting a name change. dixie is racist, they say. by keeping this name, we attach ourselves to the confederacy, slavery, segregation, and we're a better community than that. >> reporter: the issue is not over the name of the famous dixie schoolhouse museum, but name change proponents say the man who built that structure named that structure dixie in tribute to the south. opponents would not appear on camera or allow their names used today. they describe this as an unwanted media circus. it was named after an indian woman. not a single child will receive any tangible benefit from a name change. however, our children are quickly learning that if you stir up enough emotion, facts and logic will not matter. >> you can feel the heat. >> reporter: the issue has become controversial if not

threateningly toxic and fluid. last august, when we asked the superintendent about the name change -- do you see a direct continue nation between the name dic ie and the confederacy? >> i do. >> reporter: the superintendent has no comment this morning. the board will discuss those petitions tonight. opponents say it would be divisive to attend. in san rafael, wayne freedman, abc7 news. we want to turn back to the wet weather because preparations are under way as tomorrow's bigger storm gets ready to move in. >> these people in the north bay were stocking up on umbrellas, rain boots, and much more ahead of the storm. and it's not just in the north bay either. >> abc7 news reporter is in thet east bay. >> we've seen consistent rainfall throughout the day. this is the lightest i've seen it today, but i want to show you the leaves on those trees behind me. they are what's problematic. those late-hanging leaves clog

storm drains, but i have details about a program where you can help prevent flooding in your neighborhood. public works employees spent a soggy day clearing storm drains plugged by late-season leaves, but they aren't the only ones preventing flooding. citizens are adopting drains, which helps with postrecession staffing level levels. >> we're maintaining services so it helps us out to have this happening on the local level. >> reporter: when you adopt a drain, you get a bright safety shirt and a medallion marks your adopted rain. sign up online, rake the leaves and put it in the garbage bin at your home. about 10% of the city's 2,500 storm drains have been adopted. city leaders hope the program continues to grow. >> it's really important for us looking forward with climate change. we're going to be seeing much increased precipitation in our city. the combination of sea level

rise and inland flooding. >> reporter: the san leandro program was funded by a grant. it's in its third year. other bay area cities have the adopt a drain program. san francisco, brisbane, berkeley, and oakland all participate. live if the east bay, abc7 news. >> katie, thank you. we are preparing as best we can. >> i was going to say the same thing. there's a lot more coming, heavy rain and strong, gugs power outages, and commuting won't be easy. it's generally light to moderate right now and becoming more widely scattered but it's wet out there. here's a live view from our abc7 rooftop camera looking at clouds over the embarcardero and over the bay. currently 51 degrees in san francisco, mid-50s in oakland, mountain view, san jose, 54 degrees. this is the view, a murky one, looking from emeryville

westward. it's 51 right now at santa rosa and napa, also 51 at livermore. concord at 52 degrees. the view such as as it is, you can see the rain drops on the camera lens. we'll see scattered showers this evening and overnight, strong storm by midday tomorrow, and it's going to be a windy, rainy day with the possibility of some thunderstorms. here's a look at our overnight conditions. we'll see continued showers, although more widely scattered overnight. overnight lows will be mainly in the low 50s. our next storm coming in tomorrow ranks 3 on the storm impact scale. heavy rain, possible thunderstorms, wind gusts ranging from 40 to 60 miles per hour, a possibility of blowing debris and power outages. 6:00 tomorrow morning, we'll have scattered showers around the bay area, but late morning to midday, we'll see the first wave of the steadier, heavier rain moving onshore. that continues into the afternoon hours. in the late afternoon, as we get

into the evening commute, there will be widespread rain, wet roadways, could be pooling and ponding on the roadways, localized flooding, and that condition will only be made worse by the arrival of stronger rain by about 7:0030 tomorrow evening. the areas of red indicate very heavy, steady downpours that will sweep through the area and drench the entire region tomorrow night accompanied by strong, gusty wind, and that main body of the storm will push out of the area by about 11:00 tomorrow night, followed by strong, gusty wind even into thursday. rainfall potential from the approaching storm will range from just over a half inch around mountain view and san jose to about an inch and a quarter in richmond. parts of the north bay, 2 to 2 1/2 inches of rain likely in some spots and wind gusts, the forecast iteration starting 8:00 tomorrow evening, gusts ranging from 45 to 55 miles per hour across a wide portion of the bay area. even thursday morning, 7:00,

still gusty. 25 to 35-mile-an-hour gusts prevail at that hour. storm concerns tomorrow are very high for hydrhydroplaning and dd trees. in the sierra, a blizzard warning is in effect for the greater tahoe area until 7:00 thursday morning. wind gusts exceed 75 miles an hour. whiteout conditions likely, travel not advised, obviously, and snowfall totals will range from 2 to 4 feet in some areas. highs tomorrow in the bay area under rainy, windy conditions, upper 50s to 60 degrees. here's the seven-day forecast, another system coming in on thursday, still rainy and windy, not quite so strong as tomorrow's storm, but its impact is rated at level 2 right now. showers likely on friday, partial clearing for the weekend, and another light storm on sunday. it will be a very messy week. driving will be a real challenge the next couple days.

it's been ten years since the so-called miracle on the hudson. sully sullenberger sat down with some of the passengers he saved a decade ago. some are saying netflix needs to chill. the plan that could end up costing you. stay with us. and at 4:23, taking look outside, you see the rain drops on the cam are in san jose. this is 101. that backup is your southbound. northbound is looking pretty good right now. a little slow getting ont

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here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. live doppler 7 is lit up in green and yellow because it's going to be a wet week throughout the region. and a much more powerful storm is expected tomorrow, bringing heavy rain, a chance of thunder, and very gusty winds. abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma sent this tweet this morning, warning us of how damaging tomorrow evening's winds could actually be. drew says we should all be careful of downed trees as well as power outages. abc "word news tonight" tweeted this footage of assailants attacking a hotel in nairobi. they killed at least 11. the jihadist fundamentalist

group al shahab has claimed responsibility. the president's pick for attorney general, william barr, says he will protect special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russian meddling in the election. we have the latest from the capitol. >> reporter: he's the man who, if confirmed, would be in charge of the special counsel investigation. >> my allegiance will be to be the rule of law, the constitution, and the american people. >> reporter: william barr is sitting before the senate judiciary committee making it clear where he stands. >> i don't believe mr. mueller would be involved in a witch-hunt, and i will not be bullied into doing anything i think is wrong. >> reporter: democrats concerned over a memo barr wrote following the firing of james comey where he stated any obstruction of justice charge against the president based on that firing would be fatally misconceived. and democrats seeking assurances, he'd protect the russia probe. today, barr told the committee

his memo was narrow in scope and believes bob mueller should complete his work. >> i have known bob mueller for 30 years, and i have the utmost respect for bob and his distinguished record of public service. i would say we were good friends. >> reporter: a surprising description from the president's pick, considering mr. trump often complained unsubstantiated that mueller and james comey were best friends and that that was a conflict of interest. and today making it clear mueller is staying when asked whether he would be willing to fire the special counsel at trump's direction. >> assuming there was no good cause. >> assume nothing good cause. >> i would not carry out that instruction. >> reporter: barr also told the committee that the president sought no assurances, promises, or commitments, either expressed or implied, and he told the president he would run the department with integrity and professionalism. the coast guard in alameda and around the country are the latest group to feel the pain of the government shutdown. 42,000 active duty members

missed their scheduled paycheck today. the coast guard is the only military branch to work without pay since it's part of the department of homeland security. meantime a federal judge today denied a request from a federal employees union to require the government to pay air-traffic controllers working without way. the shutdown began 25 days ago now when president trump backtracked and refused to sign a spending bill because it didn't include billions in funding for a border wall. a federal judge today barred the trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. the new york judge said such a question would be unconstitutional and that commerce secretary wilbur ross added it arbitrarily. the decision won't be the final word on the matter. a separate suit on the same issue filed by the state of california is under way here in san francisco. today marks the tenth anniversary of truly one of the most greatest moments in aviation history, talk about the miracle on the hudson. a bird strike forced pilot and

danville resident sully sullenberger to land us airways flight 1549 in the middle of the river that separates new york and new jersey. "good morning america's" amy robach sat down with sully and a group of passengers next to that plane to reflect on that miracle ten years ago today. >> good to see you. i swear, you guys haven't changed at all. >> it was like a family reunion, lots of hugs and stories to tell. >> i'm barry leonard and i was sitting in 1c. >> i was seated in 20c. >> 12f. >> reporter: passengers from the flight remember where they were ten years ago. their seat number a badge of honor. what's it like being here today in the shadow of this plane? >> surreal. >> appreciation for all these extra days we didn't think we would get. >> reporter: jim whitaker after being rescued remembers helping a panicked mother sitting next to him. he offered to hold home run 9-month-old son.

>> the 150 miles an hour hitting that water, it was truly an amazing experience, that that child didn't even cry until we came to a complete stop. >> reporter: the miracle on the hudson, the incredible controlled landing of the us airways airbus struck by a flock of geese paralyzing both engines. as a nation watched, all 155 people on board survived. >> that's how i knew we were alive because i could feel the water coming up my legs quickly and it was so cold i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: they divide their lives into before and after. >> been given a gift. so every day to me it's making a significant positive influence on someone else's life. >> reporter: as for captain sullenberger, he says he doesn't believe in miracles, that everything worked as it should. >> being the stewards of this story and a part of this living history, i think is what gives us a purpose too. >> reporter: when you live through something like this against all odds, passengers all have the same message for their

hero. >> thank you forever. thank you for eternity. >> thank you for saving our lives. >> to mark the anniversary, a group of passengers flew the same route yesterday, new york to charlotte, all of them sitting in their original seats, then gathering together in the center of the plane for a toast at the moment of impact. when they arrived in charlotte, sully was there to greet them. still that story resonates to this day. just powerful. chocolate versus cough syrup. you might be surprised which one soothes your sore throat better. and pay for educators has not kept up with the rising cost of living in the bay area, and that means many teachers are leaving schools in huge numbers. what's being done to keep them? i'm michael finney. you asked, we answered. your questions about the pg&e bankruptcy just ahead. i'm spencer christian. gray, cloudy, and wet. i'm spencer christian.

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time now for "ask finney." getting a lot of questions about the announcement that pg&e plans to file for bankruptcy. michael finney is here with some answers. >> is pg being going to have a massive layoff? my daughter works there. >> it doesn't look like it, at least not right away.

pg&e hasn't announced any layoffs and the union says it doesn't expect the bankruptcy court to order staff reductions either. the goal of a chapter 1 bankruptcy is to keep a company up and running and that takes employees. i don't think it's going to happen. >> thanks. karla asks, the cal phoenix wildfire catastrophe bond was launched at $200 million for pg&e. wondering why they need to file bankruptcy if they have this. >> there was $200 million in bonds issued back in august to help pg&e cover the wildfire catastrophes. but $200 million, and i know it seems amazing, is just a drop in the bucket compared to the $30 billion pg being could potentially be liable for. not enough to avoid the bankruptcy apparently. >> jonathan wants to know, is there a risk to current retiree pension distributions or is this protected by insurance? >> no and yes is pretty much the

answer on this one. the company has assured retirees there will be no changes to its pension or medical benefits for retirees. pg&e offers several different retirement plans. those who have the traditional defined benefit plan are insured by the pension benefit guarantee corporation. that's a federal agency. it doesn't look like they'll have any problem. they seem to be well funded. you have a guarantee behind them. the company saying they're standing behind the medical. at least at this point. you go into court, things can change. but they near as good a position as you could be in. >> lot of questions coming in. thank you. >> on to the weather. >> live doppler 7 showing diminishing showers over the bay area but still quite wet. the evening commute may be a slow one. the satellite/radar looping image, you can see the movement of this system to the central valley now. we'll get a brief break before the next storm comes in tomorrow, a stronger storm,

ranking 3 on the storm impact scale. that storm is expected to produce heavy downpours of rain, possible thunderstorms, wind gusts from 40 to 60 miles per hour. there may be localized flooding and downed trees with this sorm. the morning commute tomorrow will encounter scattered showers, turning breezy. the evening commute will be a lot more challenging. heavy rain, strong winds, difficulty driving. those will be the conditions for the evening commute tomorrow. here's the accuweather forecast for seven days, windy and rainy conditions again on thursday, not quite so heavy as tomorrow's storm, but the impact of the thursday storm will be significantment so wre ranking that 2 on the storm impact scale. partial clearing late friday, drying out saturday but not for lon. another storm comes in on sunday bringing nor lig ining more lig showers. >> thank you. the extreme measures tom school districts are going to in order to keep teachers from leaving. >> and the financial

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>> pay for educators has not caught up with the standard of living and has teachers leaving in huge numbers. >> there's one district resorting to extreme measures to make sure students are being taught. >> reporter: being a teacher used to mean a 30-year-plus career. in california and especially in the bay area, it's turned into a steppingstone. >> anyone with a degree is valuable, and most teachers have multiple degrees. >> reporter: this woman is the vice president of the board of trustees for jefferson union high school district. she's recently seen 20% of the district's teachers leave every year as the gap increases between the cost of living and salaries. some leave for better paying districts to the south of san mateo county. others are leaving education all together. >> don't forget that this is your homework. >> reporter: jefferson union superintendent terry had to start teaching one period of an advanced math class at a high school in pacifica because the original teach esche resigned. >> in the middle of october, he

was offered a job that paid more than twice what he's getting and so he left. >> reporter: someone with a math or science letdegreedegreedegrer demand but others are recruited by private companies. when salah isn't fulfilling her duties, she works for a pharmaceutical company that actively recruits teachers. >> it is very easy to get an entry-level position where you work less hours, you have higher benefits, much more health resources, your lunch is paid for, you're working a much nicer facility and you're making $30,000 more. >> reporter: this reality hurts schools. jefferson union loses money when they have to constantly rehire staff and train new teachers. data shows fewer college students are choosing a career in education and those who do get into teaching find the pay and working conditions to be lacking. that means paying and retaining

teachers will be more difficult for school districts. >> i think it's a shame. the reason why we're so profitable especially in this area is because the investment that was made in public education that is no longer being made. and i think we will suffer in the future for it. >> reporter: according to the learning policy institute, replacing a teach ser is expensive. it can be anywhere from $9,000 to $21,000 per teacher. >> keeping teachers in the bay area is a big problem. a lot has to do with housing costs. >> abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is here with a teacher who's an example of how difficult it is to make ends meet in san francisco. >> that's why we've invited chris to tell us the reality of being a teacher and living in san francisco. now, chris, thanks for being here. i know we have said and i've heard that a lot of teachers live in a studio with roommates.

what is your situation? >> well, housing in san francisco as you know can be precarious. so every year for the past three years i've moved housing situations and i currently am with three different roommates in my house. >> like college. >> exactly. >> and you have been with the district i think you said three years? >> yes. >> so you're not an average -- you know, haven't been here on average say, for instance, six or seven years, which you would be making a lot more. some teachers spend 25%, 50%, even 75% of their rent -- or their income on rent. if you don't mind again if i ask, what is your situation in this case? >> my first year here in the district, i was actually paying about 50% of my rent going to rent. 50% of my salary going to rent. now it's decreased a bit, around 30%, but still pretty high. >> one of the other arguments

that teachers make is that sometimes they have to find a job to make ends meet. and i think that's what you were telling me this morning as well, that you may have to take a job. is that your case too? >> yeah. i really find teacher pay to be an educational equity issue because teachers that work in communities that are underserved, the needs are putting in extra hours, oftentimes have teachers like me who need to find other job, which i do. when you find other jobs, it takes away those hours from being able to put it into your instruction, being able to put it into your classroom. sometimes, like i do, work over the summer, which gives you no to vacation time or no break and you come back a little more tired year after year. >> i was going to ask you, what does that do love to your health? >> yeah. as a first and second-year teacher it already feels so difficult to be able to, you know, just figure out how to even be a teacher. and on top of that, if you're working a second job, it has a

huge thing on your mental health issue, you're coming in super exhausted. it has a huge impact. >> and the impact on students. you just mentioned that a little bit, but elaborate. kids will not be able to sit down with you after school. >> right. >> to say, teacher, i need help. >> yeah. most teachers will tell you we stay a lot longer after our contractual hours but if you have a job to get to you must leave soon after school. not to say we don't do our best. i get to school somedays at 6:45 to try to get everything done that i want to get done for the week, but because of my need to have an extra job, i don't feel i'm the educator my students deserve. >> have you heard of teachers going homeless or being homeless? >> for sure. yes. a lot of transients,

are moving here from other cities to try to find housing, it's difficult. >> a great city to live in but if you can afford it. >> right. >> at 6:00, as part of our coverage, we'll continue talking about this and we'll tell you what san francisco, the city, and the unified school district are doing to help teachers stay in san francisco. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> see you at 6:00. >> thank you. all week long, abc7 news is exploring the teacher crisis. that's part of our commitment to building a better bay area. join the conversation by adding the hashtag to your posts on twitter as well as facebook. poor sleep could take a toll on your heart health. according to a new study from tufts university, if you're not sleeping at least six hours, you're more likely to see plaque building up in our arteries. that puts you at risk for heart problems, alzheimer's, demen is that and more. researchers studies 4,000 women. those who slept less than six

hours were 20% more likely to have plaque buildup. indulging in the piece of chocolate might be the best cure for your cough. a research group randomly prescribed more than 160 patients either regular cough medicine or chocolate-based medicine. patients with the chocolate reported improving more quickly. scientists believe the properties of cocoa help relieve irritation and inflammation. >> a new ad is not pitching a product but a movement. it's stirring up reaction and getting a lot of views. that's up next. >> and we have what's coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. >> we're continuing to track the rain as it keeps coming down tonight. a live look at live doppler 7. and new at 5:00, we're live in the north bay as people get ready for worse conditions tomorrow. the government shutdown having an impact on a native american health center in san jose. officials tell us it means hundreds of people are at risk. plus, we'll explain this

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tonight on abc7 -- we are getting a first look at gillette's new ad and it's not about shaving. it's about men in the wake of the me too movement.

>> bullying. >> the me too movement against sexual harassment. >> masculinity. >> is this the best a man can get? >> the best a man can get. >> is it? >> it's stirring up controversy. we have the support for and the backlash against the campaign. >> reporter: 30 years ago, gillette launched it's the best a man can get tag line. now they're playing off that tag line asking a difficult question. >> is this the best a man can get? >> reporter: the new advertisement challenges the notion that boys will be boys when it comes to issues like bullying and sexual harassment. >> we believe in the best in men. >> men need to hold other men accountable. >> to say the right thing. >> reporter: the ad is receiving praise from women like this one. in 2012, she was featured with other silence breakers on the cover of "time" magazine as person of the year. >> i think it says something that a company as big as

gillette felt that this was something they needed to say. >> reporter: supporters have been tweeting with the hashtag the best men can be and nonsupporters are tweeting with boycott gillette, one person writing just make a decent razor. people are sick and tired of being lectured. another referring to the ad as gillette's man-hating ad. the company says to make its vision of the best men can be reality, it will be distributing $1 million per year for the next three years to nonprofits executing programs to help men of all ages achieve their personal best. gillette's first partner will be the boys & girls clubs of america. >> i joke that men are half the problem but they're definitely half the solution. >> reporter: a solution gillette wants to be part of. melanie woodrow, abc news. >> more than 4,300 clubs for the boys & girls clubs are across the country. thanks for joining us today.

taking a look at live doppler 7 as rain is falling across the bay area. we're tracking the conditions as it's only going to get worse tomorrow. new details about the brutal beating of a grandmother in san francisco. police releasing new information about the suspect. the government shutdown in its 25th day, how it's putting patients at one san jose health center at risk. governor newsome sitting down with san jose's mayor. the idea they're pitching to make housing more affordable. >> i like it. it's good. we need the rain. need the snow. >> many folks we talked with around the bay area today optimistic about the rain. but keep in mind, the worst is yet to come. >> this is a live look at conditions right now across the bay. san francisco, richmond, san rafael. wet out there, and the worst of the rain is expected to roll in tomorrow. >> so here we go.

right. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. we have team coverage on the weather but we start with meteorologist sandhya patel. >> let's take a look at live doppler 7 right now. we have basically widespread showers across the bay area. street-level radar, it is coming down right now. let's get you closer to the south bay. san jose, you will notice some wet roadways. santa clara, park avenue, willow glen, heading into the santa cruz mountains, pretty soggy view right now, saratoga, scott's valley around highway 17. as we pan around other parts of the bay area, this is the gentle rain across 580, emery, piedmont ar area. north bay, napa, dry creek road heading into the wine country, it is light. slippery roads, breeze write y . hang on to the umbrellas. you'll notice at 7:00, still light to moderate showers this trend carries