b.a.r.t. officials say they are hopeful even if riders are not. their message today, that b.a.r.t. is beginning to turn a corner. b.a.r.t. approval rating is lower. >> it's the kind of report card i wouldn't rush to go home and show my parents. >> our focus on quality of life-issues is the right focus, and we need to do more. >> reporter: riders agree. alex veatch takes b.a.r.t. daily. >> you see homeless people on b.a.r.t. taking care of personal business and doing drugs. >> there are times they take over entire seats and a number of seems. >> reporter: it's the first time they were in the downtown stations. outreach made contact with individuals. 76% were connected to services and more than 26% of cases were

resolved, meaning they found housing or shelter. >> the biggest dissatisfaction i have with b.a.r.t. is the cleanliness. >> reporter: she's not alone. 27% of riders surveyed say bartd is dirty. though most riders agree the new trains are pretty nice. 23% of riders say they're concerned about crime. bartd police officers were in plain view but rider tom maier says he doesn't usually see officers. >> rarely, rarely, rarely, hartley at all. >> reporter: maneesha verdi says she's very satisfied with b.a.r.t.? i'm very satisfied. it's not five-star luxury, but it gets the job done. >> reporter: the b.a.r.t. officials point out higher railings and improved signing is helping combat fare evasion. the timing of this survey was intentional so the b.a.r.t. board of directors could discuss it further during that two-day

intensive later this week. in san franciso, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> melanie, what did bartd officials have to say about hiring more police officers? >> reporter: well, ama, it seems that the funds are there to hire more police officers, but because the b.a.r.t. police department is so short-staffed, they say they don't have enough officers to do background check on perspective officers. they hope the new contract will make the didn't more competitive with other departments this the area. ama and dan? >> thank you, melanie. well, it is impossible to forget this video. remember this? it was shocking. people doing drugs inside a b.a.r.t. station, lying there littering the ground. vic lee has been covering the story for months and has our team coverage. how has it been looking out there? >> reporter: as you know, open drug use has been a long and thing problem at b.a.r.t. especially san francisco downtown stations.

like the civic center station. what did we notice today? we did notice there was a larger police presence, not only b.a.r.t. police but more san francisco cops here at civic station, and i think that helped keep a lot of the drug users away, at least during the time we've been here. of course, it's all part of the bigger bigger campaign to stop this plblatant drug use. use. u. increased police presence at one of the most notorious b.a.r.t. muni stations in the two systems. one reason, blatant drug use at all times of the day. this video went viral last summer, drug addicts shooting up without impunity as commuters walked through the civic center tunnel that leads to b.a.r.t. and muni trains. this video shook up not only the public but b.a.r.t. directs. it was taken early in the

morning when civic center station just opened, when officers were on a shift change. b.a.r.t. told us big changes were coming. >> the addicts obviously learned the pattern to our officers. we're making changes to those shift patterns, shift changes. >> reporter: bartd hir.a.r.t. he cleaners. the corridors seemed much cleaner. both b.a.r.t. and san francisco police officers increased their patrols at civic center and powell street stations. >> he barely had a pulse. he was already changing colors. >> reporter: frank saved a man who was lying at the civil center station. he was overdosing. he's with hunter's point family, a nonprofit, partnering with b.a.r.t. to tend to the elevators. he saves his life by administering the opioid anecdote, nor can. he's partnering with stations like the ones he belongs to,

contractors who are now also b.a.r.t.'s eyes and ears. b.a.r.t. tells us they're hoping to arm all of its officers with nar cam earlier this year. while we were doing this story, several were shooting up with or camry. one of the most notable stations at downtown stations like the civic center are the elevator atendants. the elevators are cleaner and you feel much safer using them, and plus those elevator attendants have radios that they can call police when they see open drug use. vic lee, abc7 news. >> vic, thank you so much. while there may be a lot of complaints, for many b.a.r.t. is the fastest cheapest option. last october we put b.a.r.t. to the test against three other options including putting abc'a'

lyanne let melendez in a car. >> i'll be taking public transit. >> i'll be taking b.a.r.t. >> okay. i came in second, let me tell you, and i got here at 6:23. justin, you got here at what time? >> 5:45. >> i was getting on the bay bridge at 5:54. >> he had some food, he was hanging out. >> plenty of time. >> you can tell in many instances b.a.r.t. is certainly the fastest option. >> that was a great experiment. >> it with us. >> we asked you what concerned you the most about b.a.r.t. a number of issues. >> the biggest one people are concerned about is safety. by far, 66%. cleanliness, 23%. >> we love hearing from you. we appreciate that very much. the sighting of two drones forced two flights to be halted at one of the busiest airports. do e parting flights stopped for a short time taking off from new jersey's newark airport.

united circled until being cleared to land. the faa ordered what's called a ground stop after two drones were spotted at teterboro 17 miles north of newark liberty. flights should not affect any flights in the bay area. pg&e has lined up funds. jpmorgan chase, bank of america, barclays, and citigroup are putting up the money. pg&e plans to file for protection next week and expects the reorganization to last two years. they say the $5 billion in funding should be enough to provide liquidity to finance operations. it's another beautiful day in the neighborhood, all of the neighborhoods, as a matter of fact. sunny skies shining brightly. the sky is shining brightly in the sky. this is a view from emeryville looking westward. it's currently 59 degrees. oakland, 58. mid-to upper 50s in morgan hill. here's another view of the

soon-to-be setting sun from the east bay hills. it's 64 right now in santa rosa, napa. we'll see high tells in the mid-to upper 70s. 70 at san jose, 70 at clover dale. upper 60s in pet a loma, napa, and hayward and similar readings on sunday. a nice almost springlike pattern is coming our way for the weekend. i'll look beyond the weekend to see when rain might be coming our way in a few minutes. >> thank you. police are looking for a suspect in the shooting death of a grandmother of three saturday night. this shooting happened about 5:30. the gunfight came from a fight that she had nothing do with. abc 7's tra bianna had the

story. >> he broke down in tears. >> he was on the phone and heard these kids screaming. he came outside and the kids were screaming, my mom got shot. my mom is dead. >> reporter: a fight broke off when a gun went off striking a grandmother in her 50s oer 60s inside her home. >> they had a little friendship where they would greet each other when they would see each other. >> people living along the drive seemed shaken, confused, and hope police provide justice for a grieving fakly. at this point they have not released suspect information or a motive for the shooting. joe bianna fortson, abc7 news. there l be the end to a nine-day strike. it reportedly includes smaller classes and new community schools.

they were on strike. protesting class sizes, shortages of school counselors and nurses. today they're now rallying to celebrate a tentative deal. >> we're very pleased right now. we want go back to our classroom. >> they reached a deal after a 21-hour bargaining session. the agreement includes lower class sizes, improved staff support, and a 6% salary increase for nurses and teachers. >> librarians and counselors. so many schools have gone for so long without. now they'll have these crucial services. >> reporter: it affects 600,000 school students. they say since the strike started they lost $125 million in state money that's based on

student attendance. >> now, teachers will still have to vote on the deal. that's expected to start at 5:00 tonight. with understand they approve it. teachers in l.a. unified could be back in the classrooms tomorrow. the head of oakland's teachers union hopes they can reach a new contract in oakland. teachers want a 12% raise but the district is offering them 5% in the next three years. i will organize a strike if contract talks break down. >> stay with us. a big day for movie lovers. >> what happens to the rest of the world? >> the big nominees and the big snubs for this year's oscars. plus, some of the big local names going for that oscar gold. and the secret history hidden in what looks like a simple field of grass. meet the north bay high school student who said, hey, that's not right, so she picked

the 2019 oscars do not have a host, but they have nominees. >> they do. they were nominated this morning and expected films like "a star is born," "roma," and favourite" were among them. >> there were predictable nominations this morning and also surprises like "black panther" which is now making history. the favorite, "roma," leading the way with ten oscar nominations each, but it's "black panther" everyone is talking about.

the top grossing film of 2018 receiving seven nominations and groundbreaking acclaims. "black panther" becoming the first superhero movie ever nominated. the smash hit nominated alongside "blackkklansman,"" bohemian rhapsody," favourite," "green book," and "vice." th >> this is movie that has not reported a single dollar. >> "a star is born" also racking up for "shallow," bradley cooper earning a nod for best actor. joining him in that category, christian bale, willen

and rami malek. kwtsds also ya lit za glenn close, olivia colman, lady gaga, and melissa mccarthy. >> mussing from this year's nominees, asian actors. reporting live from los angeles, don ya amaze. >> still no host. is that going to change. >> i could throw your name and ama's name in because there's still no host. you guys may remember kevin hart originally had the job but stepped down after old offensive tweets resurfaced, an't this could be the first hostless oscars show in 30 years. >> so weird. we'll see.

thanks, don ya. they were on abc 7 to talk about the local oscar nominees. >> it's the first. brian kugler, he has not been on if scene that long. just a couple of years ago he was on with "fruitvale and now the most successful movie ever. >> did yu think that was going to come out? >> i was hoping. it sets a new standard for super hare movies. amazing special effects. >> i don't -- not even a ti digaward for at.

now, oakland native was also nominated for "green book." you can expect more interviews on our one-hour midday live every weekday at 11:00 a.m. coming up on nbc news at 5:00, diversity at the oscars. some of the big changes this year. don't forget the big show is sunday, the 24th. and this is the only place. >> get ready for the golden gate park. recreation and park commissioners approved a contract extension with festival producer through 2031. the deal now goes before the board of supervisors for final approval. people who live near golden gate park often complained about the traffic noise and trash caused by the crowd. but the festival contributes about $56 million a year to san. this year's festival is august 9th through the 11th.

also great headliners. >> yeah, absolutely. this week is looking pretty spectacular. we always know we need the rain. >> that kafb yacht. >> yeah, now that we've said that. it's going to be great. it's going to be almost sprng-like by the end of the week. here's a look at live doppler seven. you know we had sunny skies all day today. we retain the sunny skies at this moment. there's a live look. these are our forecast features. it will be clear overnight. pretty cheery in our inland valleys. it's going to get milder as we approach the end of the week. this dry pattern we're in now will continue into the month of february. overnight, look for low temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 30s in the inland east bay, mid to upper 30s in the south bay. north bay, even chillier with lows to 34, 35. santa rosa, 33.

we'll see upper 30s to low to mid-40s. that's pretty cool but not as chilly. highs tomorrow, similar to the rains today. we'll see upper 50s and right around the bay shoreline. fremont, 60. sfroez, a high of 63. and up at the north bay, low 60s. the inland east bay, not quite so mild. on we go to look at the high temperatre trend at the end of the week on friday. look for highs up to about 70. cloefberdale, 67. we'll see upper 60s to near 70. also -- whoops. move along there. thery u go. saturday and sunday. so it's going to be a very mild pattern, those three days friday through sunday. the climate prediction center has issued a 14-day outlook for temperatures. you can see that including all of california is going to be warmer than average over that span. meanwhile back east it's going to be quite cold, brutally cold

in the northeast. happy i'm here. our rainy days this month have been quite a few. we're talking about not necessarily heavy rain, but some measurable rain has fallen each day since the fifth of this momtd through yesterday, the 21st, even though the latter half was dry. we had a few sprichkles in the morning. that's quite a few days of some rain. for the next several days we expect a dry pattern, but we'll have mild weather as i pointed out earlier. the seven-day high temperature trend is indicative of what we can expect. it will rise, continuing above average through the weekend up to about 70 degrees and tapering off gradually going into early next week. that's reflects on the accuweather seven-day forecast. you can see high temperatures will be on the mild side. even as we go early into next week. the temperatures will drop off

only slightly. maybe a degree or two each day. >> 68, 70 degrees. i went to south bend, indiana, to surprise my birthday for his 50th birthday. 5 degrees. that's why i came back so quickly. >> happy birthday from afar. >> thanks, spencer. all right. the new charge that could soon be coming with that takeout cup in one east bay city. >> and putting [music playing] (sashimi) psst. hey, you! the one with the designer dog collar. wondering how i upgraded to this sweet pad? a 1,200-square-foot bathroom, and my very own spa. all i had to do was give my human "the look". with wells fargo's 3% down payment on a fixed-rate loan and a simpler online application, getting into my dream home was easier than ever. get your human to visit wellsfargo.com/woof.

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b.a.r.t.'s approval rating is at a record low. customer satisfaction is at 56%, down 9% interest three years ago. rider concerns include filth, crime, and crowded trains. the san francisco district attorney wants to grant exception to the sanctionaire city law. it would allow the extradition of a driver who raped a customer after driving her to san francisco. three men from michigan have been charged with conspiring fund isis. he planned to joint and fight for the terror organization. thousands of federal workers are on the verge of missing their second paycheck as the shutdown stretches on.

there is still very little progress being made. we do understand president trump is now preparing two different versions of his state of the union speech, one that could be presented in a more traditional manner and the other as a campaign rally as neither side seems to be break on their inability to make any compromises. >> our leaders in washington must fund the fbi immediately. >> today the fbi ajudgments association is revealing how the government shutdown is making our nation less save cincinnati's damaging our counterintelligence and terrorism around the globe. >> reporter: they warn drugs and child pornography are not getting their full attention. each say the other is at fault. >> we had voted to open up government by putting forth

bills that have passed the senate, but under the republican leadership, but now they're not taking yes for an answer. >> all that's needed is for your our democratic friends to agree it's time to put the country ahead of politics. >> they're pushing for trump's latest proposal in exchange for full funding of the wall, but the supreme court today taking some of the lever ramg out of that offer by declining to take up daca. meanwhile in the bitter cold, government workers stand in food lines in our nation's capitol. >> this is our third time. we plan on coming every day for lunch. >> ama, we have now learned that the senate intends to take up two different bills on thursday, one that is supported by the president and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and the other supported by democrats. unfortunately neither of them looks like they have enough

support to pass the house and senate. reporting live from abc 7, zak. >> thanks so much. the biggest ten nanlt is reaching out to hundreds of tsa workers still on the job. laura. >> that's right. the situation is getting dire for some of the workers. that iver having to choose between buying a meal or paying their rent. so a free meal for a coast guardsman or tsa screener is no small thing. it's just one meal, but to these coast guard personnel in alameda, this gesture from their neighbors at the yacht club means a lot. >> has it been a tough time? >> yeah.

i haven't eaten too much this weekend. i've kind of rationed it out. >> this has been, you know, dire straits for some of our people, and i don't want to sugar coat it. it's been tough, but an event like this really brings people's spirits up. >> right now they're struggling. many of them are unable to pay for their gas or food or their rent or their mortgage or day carry and we thought maybe we could do a little something to make their day a little bit better. >> one man brought a fistful of gift cards. he's married to district attorney nancy o'malley. >> we went 50-50. we bought eight gift cards. we might do it every week. >> reporter: a few miles away employees of southwest airlines invited tsa agents to their barbecue. one in memory of the airlines late found er herb kelliher chl

>> when you wake up and know you're appreciated, it means the world of difference. >> besides that, the tsa barbecue held by southwest airlines, they report that they're doing their part trying to help these workers. in one case they've set up a separate room with computers in it so these folks can apply for unemployment benefits while they're here on site. at oakland international airport, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> thank you. a san francisco supervisor wants to do more. supervisor matt hainey has announced a resolution called for immediate assistance for those employees. that could mean free public transportation, short-term workplacement and short-term loans. >> i think we should have stepped forward and provided some support to these workers. i see dozens of cities all over

the country who have done something to support. even expressing solidarity and saying here are some resources that are available to you. >> supervisor haineny also plans to prepare legislation to immediately respond with a plan to help out with the future shutdowns. a native elder says he is willing to sit down with the high school students. he's offering to travel to covering tan catholic high school to have a dialogue calling a teachable moments. he called attention when he stood between black israelites and covington catholic students hoping to diffuse a situation while chanting a prayer and beating a drum. nick sandman and he stood face-to-face.

they held a tomahawk chant, a move offensive to native americans. on sunday sandman issued a statement saying he wasn't trying to taunt the 65-year-old. phillips believes there were, quote, intentional falsehood in sandman's statements and notes the teenager did not apologize. covington catholic high school issued an apology and canceled classes today president trump weighed in and backed sandman saying the students were treated unfairly. under the radar were the black hee bury israelites issuing slurs to the native americans. the court voted 5-4 to temporarily reinstate the band. lower courts have blocked the policy in the face of legal challenges. it blocks individuals with gender dysphoria from serving.

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all right. here's another reason why we should never complain about the weather in the bay area. at least we're not ding with this. bone-chilling, freezing, bitterly cold icy temperatures. as you can see, it's so cold, niagara falls has started to freeze over. how cold is that? we check this morning. 6 degrees. although, that's one degree warmer than where you were, dan. >> that's right. 5 degrees. i'm still numb. at north bay, there's some spectacular sights from our own waterfall. >> they're becoming a big attraction around mt. tam. >> they're stunning. abc 7's cornell barnard went to see. >> reporter: creeks and streams are babbling with runoff storms,

but it's nothing compared to this. check out cascade falls. this water fall near fairfax is putting on quite a show. a spectacular site. so much water crashing down. >> it's amazing. i mean how special to be able to enjoy this. i'm so grateful. and the energy of the water is incredible. >> reporter: from this spot, cascade falls is so loud it sounds like a jet engine. it's hard to believe a few months ago these falls were barely a trickle. >> it's super awesome it's super big. a couple of months ago it was super tiny. >> it's pretty fantastic. i love mother nature kicking butt and taking names. >> reporter: others are causing spectac spectacles. its reservoirs have now reached 94% capacity. it tweeted these pictures of al pine lake spilling over the top.

downstream the cascade continues. >> i want to go swimming in there. >> reporter: who said don't go chasing waterfalls anyway. cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >> and they're not frozen lie niagara falls. >> they're actually moving. it ooh going to feel like spring, spencer. >> in fact, toward the end of the week, it's going to be very springlike. here ooh is a live look at doppler seven. sunny skies anded my condition. low temperatures will drop into the low to mid-30s. we'll see mid to upper 30s in inland valley locations. then tomorrow, i'll look for a day much like today. upper 50s around the coast. 63, 64 in some locations there. low 60s mainly up in the north bay tomorrow. and as we look ahead, here's the

accuweather forecast showing that warmup we've been talking about friday. saturday look for inland highs northeasterly 70 degrees. even the bay shoreline, upper 60s to near 70. and the cooldown will be a very gradual one sunday, monday, tuesday. temperatures will drop off one or two degrees each day. the mild weather will last. so will the dry weather. we see no rain in sight for the next seven to ten days. >> we get a chance to dry out. >> i took a picture of your seven-day forecast to text to my brother. >> all right. thanks, spencer. first, paper bags. now paper cups. the move in berkeley that will have you digging deeper into your pocket. >> now, starbucks to go. yu don't have

tonight the city is expected to have you pay an ordnance every time you want a cup. the idea is to reduce plastic pollution. here's abc 7's amy hollyfield. >> reporter: that daily cup of

coffee could start costing an extra 25 cents in berkeley. they want you to bring your own cup in an effort to reduce waste or pay extra. >> i don't always carry around my own cup, so i guess i'd have to pay a quarter. i agree with it. minimizing waste is a good thing. >> reporter: they would require that dine-in foodwear be reusable and all food packaging be compostable. some restaurants are doing it and customers like it. >> it's nice. you don't feel guilty about taking things to go. yeah, i think that's a good alternative. >> the vast majority of the litter in our streets are throw-away. >> reporter: she said don't worry. there won't be trash police forcing them, but this will help them save money and the planet. >> there's no punishment. the punishment is we help you

comply. >> reporter: she said there is so much waste, we have no choice but to figure out how to reduce it. >> i'm pretty department this is not a whacky idea but something important that's going to be good for berkeley and going to be picked up by other jurisdictions. >> reporter: she said she has already seened calls across the country and even from a government official in africa inquiring about this idea, so she predicts this is only the beginning. the city council is set to vote on this idea tonight. in berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. if you live in san francisco, you can have your starbucks delivered to you. it expanded to uber eats and that was one of the topics midday live. >> we're going to put that to the test. we have a producer who is putting in our drink orders as we speak. we'll see if it shows up by the end of the show.

>> yeah. >> well, it didn't show up by the end of the show. abc 7 tweeted this clip of our producer running the order over just after the show ended. they did arrive within 20 minutes and were still warm. 90% of its core will be available to order. keep in mind there's a $2.49 booking fee. that's where it might get you. midday live discusses hot topics like this along with news and weather every day. food delivery service shut down. they sent an email to customers. they said they were ending operations immediately. outstanding orders have been canceled and customers can expect a refund jo the francisco's food delivery just showed a food box truck it will

use to pick up. the truck comes courtesy of a $50,000 donation from a national automobilers association that kicked off its show. they're overjoyed be i think very generous donation. they say it will really help feed the one in four local residents at risk for hunger. today marked the 50th anniversary of the launch of ethnic studies program at uc berkeley. 50 years ago students launched a strike, it was one of the longest and most violent in history. the student protesters say more has to be done to further their progress. >> we need the help of the community to get the university to support us more and allow more meaningful participation by

students. >> cal's department of ethnic studies including various studies. >> a california company is now taking reservations for its exclusive luxury hotel in space. tech startup o'ryan span is now taking $80,000 deposits for its hotel called the aurora station. it's expected to debut in 2021. but you'd better start saving now. the 12-day trips will cost $9.5 million. right now orion span is crowd funding for investors. i wonder if they have room service that it sounds cool. i don't know if i'm going to be one of the first. all right. a bay area high school stunl with some dreams of oscar gold up next. the unusual discovery that led to an award-winning documentary and maybe a future in film make jg and coming up, san jose

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coming up tonight -- and stay tuned for abc7 news at 11:00. in marin county, vacant land is a rare story. some teenage filmmakers have made it relevant once again. >> here's abc 7 wayne freedman.

>> every so often we discover the past by accident. that begins to show morgan lee and this vacant land. >> i bypassed this and never even new. >> reporter: now saw the pieces of concrete and plated numbers. when she learned the secret of this place from a county park ranger, no tuvging back. >> graves. >> yeah. >> where? >> we're standing over them right now. >> reporter: it's a mostly forgotten cemetery with at least 280 graves and maybe a thousand dating back more than a century. they include mirren buddy thompson executed at sam quenton myrrh after killing correction officers in a take skroefr at alcatraz. >> they didn't have applies to

go and this was basically the place they went to. >> i immediately began wanting to do something about it. >> we became aware that there was a burial ground. >> reporter: so what else is a high school student to do but join up with a classmate and make a documentary. they took this otherwise historical field and gave it context. >> it won best documentary screenplay. >> how old are you? >> 17. >> you won? >> yeah. it's playing at the chinese film. >> she wants them to designate this. she said it's the least to do. >> it's a way to bring reference to the people buried here. >> they're gaining support. >> that's the power of teens with a power of history exercising their con visits with a cam are. wayne freedman, abc 7 news.

>> that's remarkable. >> it really is. if you'd like to see the documentary, we have a link to it on our website. >> check that out when you can. but thank you for joining us here on abc7 news at 4:00. >> abc7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> the state and our governor must have a say about how this company moves forward. erin brockovich tell us pg&e to pump the brakes. >> find out how plans could be affected by pg&e. >> plus, the oscar nominations are out. we're going to take a look at the bay area natives getting honored and snubbed. >> every one of us should be good and mad, and it is time for the state to get to work. >> renoubed activist erin

brockovich adds her voice to a growing chorus speaking out against a planned bankruptcy by pacific gas and electric. good evening. i'm dan asher. >> and i'm ama >> bankruptcy is not the way to go. >> dan and ama, the number of critics is growing when pg&e filed this document. they i have $5.5 billion to keep them going during bankruptcy. activist erin brockovich arrived at the state capitol this afternoon with a message for lawmakers. >> i'm here today to ask our groft and legislator to keep pacific gas and electric accountable to these victims. >> the 130 people who lost their lives in the past two years and the thousands more who lost their homes. brockovich is woking for a law