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live, where you lively. this is abc7 news. >> as you enter the city of santa cruz, it's hard to miss the massive homeless encampment along highway one. tents as far as the eye can see. >> now the city and county are coming together the -- coming together to find a solutionity. >> from right here, you cannot see that massive homeless encampment, on the other side she a visible example of that homelessness issue, we are experiencing across the bay area. not the colorful scenery thats most it is reality praapproximately people have made their home

here. >> it will not be one entity that will solve this challenge. >> reporter: one challenge is a new federal law that prevent the city from enforcing asleeping or camping ban without having enough sleeping space. the assistance is taylored to those leaving among the sea of tents. >> they are a microcasm of on the homeless population. there's no theme that emerged, they have the same demographics of the overall homeless ppulation. >> reporter: the number of unsheltered homeless people across the county is among the highest in the country. with 80% having to access to shelter. but even with the potential of placement, some of santa cruz's homess way they want to live. >> there's rules and i police myself. i'm the one baby-sitting me. >> the pro posed action plan calls for the entire camp to be removed. >> if they shut the place down, they would be back on the streets of santa cruz, and i

don't want to say bothering society, but for the most part they would be underneath doorsteps and roof hangings. >> reporter: on tuesday, the city and county will explore to -- explore additional shelters and increased services, like showers, healthcare, warming facilitiy ies for the group. happening now, more changes just went in to affect for b.a.r.t. riders tonight. >> kate larson is live to explain. kate? >> reporter: well, dan, all of the changes are because of the seismic retrofit to the tube and the schedule changes are the new normal for the next 3-1/2 years. they are listed on the board and they are playing them over the loud speaker. take a rook at this, they are doing single tracking. that means tra trains run on one track instead of two. that takes place monday through friday. 9:00 p.m. to close. that means the trains will be

scheduled to arrive every 24 minutes instead of every 20 minutes. now, b.a.r.t. said they will make adjustments for events when there's big crowds and riders toast say they are already worried about the day-to-day changes. >> it's already creating a back-up, because even on normal commuting hours, it's already hard to get a standing space let alone a seat. >> schedule changes are hard, but i'm for fixing up the tunnels to feel safe. >> we make contingency plans for events like the giants and next year, it will be the warriors. we will have special event trains. >> reporter: this morning this long line of people was at the pittsburgh bay point b.a.r.t. station waiting for a bus. that is because monday through friday, they start their service an hour later for the crews to be working on the retrofit project much. so passengers will be able to take the buses at 21 different bus stations and a transbay terminal.

this train just arrived in the last few seconds and this crowd on of people will be had very happy to get on, because they are all reporting to me, that the delays tonight are 10-20 minutes long. no official word from b.a.r.t., but the first night may not be running exactly on schedule. live, kate larson, abc7 news. >> it's an adjustment, kate, thank you. we have the list of b.a.r.t. schedule changes on the website, go to abc7 news.com and search for b.a.r.t. >> b.a.r.t. is an integral part of building a better bay area. it's the most widespread mass transit system in the basement we are digging deeper in to the challenges that are facing b.a.r.t. to see what the transit agency is doing right and what the customers say they can do better. it's not at the healthiest, from drugs to safety, they are facing a host of issues. rider satisfaction is at a record low. reggie shows us the problems and what b.a.r.t. is doing to make things better. >> reporter: the results are not very good many.

dooring to a recent survey of 5,000 customers, b.a.r.t.'s approval rating is at a new low. >> my analogy is it's not the report card that i would rush home to show my parents. >> our focus on quality of life issues is the right focus. and we need to do more. >> reporter: riders we talk to agree. >> you see a lot of homeless people sleeping on there, taking care of their personal business on the trains, doing drugs, things like that. >> reporter: this video went viral, drug users shooting up as commuters walk through the station. and there's three different videos showing the same passenger on three different days, smoking what appears to be meth openly on b.a.r.t. training. bun was shot by a viewer, and another by a producer and i saw it first hand and shot this video of. >> but b.a.r.t.'s biggest crisis came last july, when nia wilson was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack.

nia's death revived concerns about the safety of passengers. > inervous, i'm more aware of my surroundings and i do not trust people anymore, and that's sad, it never used to be like that. >> reporter: and then the fair evaders. our cameras did nothing to detear fare evaders at civic center station. this kind of behavior is costing b.a.r.t. millions. >> the biggest dissatisfaction i have with b.a.r.t. is the cleanliness. >> reporter: she is not alone. 27% of riders sur evasived said that b.a.r.t. is dirty. but b.a.r.t. is seeing success. the board has boosted nightly ee complaining of how filthy they have become. all this as they roll out the long awaited fleet of the future in this effort to get back on track. what do you think of the system? go to our website, abc7 news.com and look for the story called ba.r.t. week, and there, you

can give us your questions, and your feedback about b.a.r.t. reggie, abc7 news. >> and all this week, abc7 is following the bay area b.a.r.t. experience. see what it's like to ride now and what track the transit system will take next, because a safer b.a.r.t. means a better bay area for all of us. >> tonight the nations a signature away from preventing anotherity government shutdown. lawmakers reached a funding agreement that includes financing barriers along the mexico border. the deal now needs the president's approval. he held a rally tonight. less than a mile away, potential presidential candidate beto omp roarke spoke. >> we know that walls do not save lives. walls end lives. >> today's agreement also cuts

funding for i.c.e. detention beds, a demand from democrats. >> it's dry outside right now but that is about to change. a stong storm is about to slam the bay area of. we are tracking the storm. >> as you look at live doppler 7, it is all quiet, but that is going to be changing as the storm is developing in the pacific. take a look at the moisture trail, it of course tend -- it way to hawaii. mo moisture is headed to the bay area, as we see wednesday, we will see a big change. it's a strong level 3 storm. on wednesday, expect 1-2 inches of rain for most lower elevations. and 2-3 inches for the north bay and higher terrain, up to a half a foot of rain. the rain gusts, 45-65 miles an hour and 70 plus will bring damage. i will be back with an hour by hour timeline coming up. >> our weather feature is one of

our most popular features on the app. click the blue live bar at the top and check the weather conditions where you live and enable push alerts to get the latest news as it happens. >> a homeless man is under arrest for pouring bleach in to food. he targeted safeway stores throughout the south bay, and los angeles county. he is accused of pouring it on to food, including hot rotisserie chick. >> a child was left north of fresno at 4 krn 00 this morning. a newspaper carrierrescue today girl from freezing conditions. take a picture of the baby girl released by the highway patrol. the newspaper carrier said that the mother asked him to take her

child and left the baby on the road. he called 9-1-1 and held the newborn until help arrived keeping her warm. they are still searching for the mother. >> inside the east bay community center, it's drag queen story hour. not everyone believes that is appropriate for kids. including these protesters. that story coming up. >> a real cat fight in san francisco, what is happening to edna, now that she has been forced to leave her fire station home. >> and tonight a champion debater took on a computer with artificial intelligence, find out who won. >> first, a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live after abc7 news at 11:00. jimmy. >> thanks, what you are about

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test. relocation, but she landed on her feetly. >> yes, she had and the member of the staff adopted edna. since the story ran yesterday, her instagram account jumped from 800 followers to nearly 30,000. >> wow. tourists visiting hawaiian islands expecting sunshine were greeted with this this. snowfall, it was recorded at the 6200 elevation mark in maui, it's the lowest every. here had in the bay area, we are expecting our own storm. >> yes, and it will leave its mark on its exclusive storm impact scale. it's a level three, a strong form for wednesday. 1-2 inches on -- inches of rai

most of you and the north bay will get 2-3 inches of rain. the wind gusts 45--65 miles an hour, up to 70 plus along the coastal range, will mean there will be damage. here is what to watch out for on wednesday. hyd hydroplaning and flooding, and mudslides and debris flows and small stream flooding is likely. right now, it's quiet, a few clouds on live doppler 7, that is changing as early as night. numbers in the 30s and 40s. heavy rain and gusty wind and possible thunder on wednesday, wide-spread showers and breezy conditions expected on thursday. tomorrow morning, bundle up, it's going to be a cold start for many of you. with the cloud cover, not as cold as this morning. patches of fog, plenty of crowds. it will be clouding up throughout the day, with the rain snow around lake and and d

mendocina county. light rain tomorrow 7:00 and then we are seeing light to moderate rain coming in and then the morning commute will be rough. 5:00 a.m. heavy rain in the north and south bay. and as we get to 8:00 stro str g storms. and still at noon, the storm is going. it will ease as we go to scatters showers throughout the afternoon. the winds will be still going, so there's to poe f to be a problem. wet estimatest spots, 3-4 inchee hills getting up to 4-6 inches. flash flooding in affect. and land slides and debris flows and rock slides. going under a flood watch that

is 4:00 a.m. wednesday to 4:p.m. thursday. they are expecting flooding. and high wind watch is going to cover the bay area. and this does turn to snow, initially snow levels in the sierra pretty high, and then coming down, winter storm watch, about 4,000 feet tomorrow night through thursday afternoon, up to five feet of additional snow is expected. seven-day forecast is, light rain, late tomorrow night, it's a strong level three for wednesday. stormy day is on tap. it's the time to prepare. level 2 for valentine's day. moderate. rain and wind, and not as strong as wednesday. friday, scattered showers and a chance of showers on saturday. and it looks like it will be dry for president's day, which is monday. >> that is nice. >> thank you. >> and all right, man verse machine. who wins when a computer faces off against a human debating champion. that is coming up and tomorrow on good morning america, we have a speci

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an extraordinary piece of technology that ibm spent the last six years bi s -- buildingk center stage, it's the first ever super computer that can debate humans. she was put to the test today against a world champion of d day -- of debate. >> power has one duty, to secure the social people. we should subsidize preschool. >> each debater learned on eed topic 15 minutes, and the human won the debate. >> wow, remember a watson?

>> yeah. maybe she can debate my teenage son. >> nobody will win that argue many. >> hey, happy flight home for the shark s

san jose wrapped up the four game road trip, with a sixth straight win. vancouver made it a bit easier. the goalie made his nhl debut, teemu meyer did not let him set in. a few minutes later, evander kane slings it to the net and it

was batted in by vancouver's defenseman. kane, racing had in and the rookie has no chance. he was in the junior league just a week ago of. you feel for the guy. and then, six minutes later, beautiful pass to hertl, and then, just a few minutes after that. joe thornton, keeps the pressure coming to lebanc, blasted it in. and sharks win easily and move past calgary are for the first in the pacific and first in the western conference. tyler murray will not wear the green and gold this spring, or beyond. the uber talented athlete said that he is dedicated to becoming a nfl quarterback. of he made his announcement, saying that football has been my love and passion and i look forward to he dedicating 100% of myself to being the best qb possible and winning the championships. the a's drafted murray with the top pick in the mlb draft in 2018 and allowed him to play one

more year of college football and he excelled and now is projected to go first in the nfl draft. the mlb said no hard feelings. >> we knew there was a chance he was going to go play football. as the season went along, there was a better and better chance. we are big kyler murray fans. >> we picked him because we thought he would be an incredible basketbaeball player he put himself in an incredible position with an incredible year -- year in oklahoma. >> mickelson parred to 17, and paul casey can put the pressure on if he made the birdie and you see, yeah, he whiffed so mickelson had a three-shot lead with a hole to go. almost impossible to mess up. and he doesn't, look pro aapproach, he had a fifth pro am

title. abc7 sports report. just shared that his grandfather was a caddy at pebble beach. yeah, so -- >> wow. >> a little history.

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that is it for now, we appreciate your time. >> for all of us, thanks for being >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, steve harvey, from "isn't it romantic", adam devine, the shocking finale of the matchelor, and music from grammy winner leon bridges. and now, for the time being, jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: welcome. welcome. thank you for coming. thank you for watching. . wow. this is a big night. this is the night after the grammy awards were handed out here in l.a.