we're in the haight-ashbury section. for around 20 minutes this fire was putting up a lot of black smoke that could make the scene a lot worse. we're seeing at this moment -- we're seeing at this moment firefighters putting out water in the building right next to the one that was on fire around 3:12 p.m. we spoke to one of the ladies that lives inside this building. she told us she is very concerned about what was going on. we're going to bring you the latest. live here in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> luz, thanks very much. we'll keep you updated on that story. >> absolutely. now turning to that other top story, that massive mudslide in sausalito. >> my life is gone. i have to build from here every day is a new day. >> a sausalito woman hillside with her in it, leaving her buried up to her neck in the mud. >> can you imagine? abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is in sausalito for us

this afternoon. wayne? >> good afternoon, ama. four days since this mudslide. well still have five red tagged homes. residents of those homes who can't get in to collect their blo belongings to see what is left. good news today, we had sunny skies, a chance to drain out. >> water draining from the side of l.a. week's sausalito mudslide. it remains constant. no, not as heavy as it has been, but with every drop, uncertainty remains. >> what is your biggest concern at this point? >> more rain coming. >> sausalito mayor joe burns late this morning he visited the place where this slide started. a portion of sausalito avenue where the world appears to have dropped away after the slide began above on land owned by the national park service, beneath highway 101 operated by caltrans. we asked the mayor who might be responsible. >> we have been working with the park service and caltrans. >> when you say working with, what do you mean? >> in trying to figure out what other areas are we vulnerable. >> this morning the mayor

presided over a city council hearing that ratified sausalito's declaring of a state of emergency and heard from slide victims like susan gordon. >> i lost $2 million, but my life was saved. >> susan lived in the house that that collapsed. in less than a week her life has gone topsy-turvy and gone down a mountain. at this point how is your sense of security? >> i don't have any. >> for instance, how she doesn't have any. susan was trying to get a new cell phone. she wanted her old phone number. she went to the company. the company said we won't give you that old phone number unless you give us a photo idea. she didn't have a photo id. that was on her license. her license is down the hill inside the house. so she went to the dmv to get a new license to get a new photo idea, and she'll visit in 30 days. by the way, we contacted the dmv and the national park service. no callback from either of them. in sausalito live, wayne

freedman, abc 7. >> that is frustrating. thank you, wayne. and there is still no word on when the flooded westbound lanes of highway 3 n reopen. sky 7 flew above the area near a levee breach that caused this flooding. engineers spent the weekend analyzing embankments. they say floodwater needs to recede out to san pablo bay before the full extent of the damage and any potential fix can be determined. a heads-up for drivers who use the richmond-san rafael bridge. repair work on the upper deck will begin tomorrow night at 9:00. tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. crews need to do a permanent fix after concrete fell on to the lower deck a couple of weeks ago. it forced officials to shut down the bridge for several hours. caltrans installed a metal plate that was a temporary fix, though. drivers should be prepared for lane closures during the overnight hours. the diocese of oakland has released a list of 45 priests credibly accused of sexual abusing children. only six of the accused are still alive. victim advocates say there are priests who aren't listed,

including father alex castillo. he was put on administrative leave last month after being accused of inappropriate conduct with a minor. the diocese tells abc 7 news the list of names will be updated as needed. >> it's another piece of our efforts to keep our children safe and to promote the healing and justice of survivors. >> the release of the list comes as pope francis prepares to host a summit on preventing clergy sexual abuse. organizers say they want to make bishops aware of their responsibilities to protect their flocks. the consequences of shirking those responsibilities and the need for transparency. the abc 7 news i-team reporter dan noyes will look deeper into the oakland diocese list coming up at 6:00. a napa county sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man in his car. >> investigator says the man had a gun. it happened on henry road west of the city of napa about 11:00 last night. >> over the scene this morning,

there were evidence markers surrounding the car, and there was a gun on the roof. a sheriff deputy says an officer saw the car parked and got out to speak with the driver. a deputy then radioed shots had been fired. they're not releasing details on what led the officer to fire her help. here at abc 7 news, we talk about building a better bay area. we're focused on calling out problems and searching for solutions across the bay area. >> in oakland teachers struggling to make ends meet say they will strike starting on thursday. the union representing the 3,000 teachers announced the walk-out on saturday, making it the latest in a wave of educator activism across the united states. >> last week teachers in denver walked off the job for three days before reaching a deal on thursday. and teachers in the nation's second largest school district, los angeles, staged a six-day strike last month. settle odd about a 6% raise. >> abc 7 reporter lyanne melendez is life in oakland today with the latest on the action taking place here. lyanne? >> well, the teachers walking in

right now to attend a meeting to discuss, of course, the possible strike, which would commence on thursday. the teachers, by the way, have been without a contract since july 2017. now this fact-finding report which we obtained today says that the district, the school district and the union are not that far apart. the issue now is bringing them back to the table. even this close to a potential strike, the oakland district and the teachers union are stuck on the logistics of a future meeting. for example, the union wants to see a new approximately in writing before sitting down with the school district. >> if it's not brought to us in writing that addresses major changes and major investment in our students, then oakland educators are going to strike. >> the district, on the other hand, says let's sit down first to discuss our latest offer, and

then begin to negotiate. >> they want to avoid the strike too. why not come and sit at the table with us? it's the same question. we all want to avoid a strike. the last thing we want in oakland is to have a strike. >> oakland's mayor libby schaaf told reporters she recently spoke to governor gavin newsom who assured her more money will be allocated for education in his upcoming budget proposal which will give the district more funding. >> the parties are not so far apart, and again, i'm hopeful from the resources that have been identified in the governor's proposed budget. >> the independent fact finding report found that the proposed 5% over three years that the district is offering will not keep pace with inflation. but at the same time acknowledges that the district would have a hard time affording te 12% raise that the union wants. the report therefore recommends a 3% raise for 2017/2018, a 3% raise for this year, and an economic reopen for 2019-2020.

while everyone acknowldges a strike would be disruptive, this principal says they will try to stick with the current curricul curriculum. >> we plan to make sure that we use the instructional time wisely by making sure that children are actually reading, writing, and learning. >> now many parents we spoke to said they will not cross the picket line in support of the teachers. so the city of oakland has said that it will open 15 rec centers and also, by the way, libraries will be accessible to students. i'm live in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> thank you, lyanne. here is a little background on the district. last year oakland reported more than 36,000 students in its 87 district-run school. it has just over 387 teachers. starting teacher salary is $46,570. pay tops out at $83,000. now according to state data, that is the lowest of all

alameda county school districts, and the third lowest in the bay area. so in contrast, the highest paid teachers in the bay area are in the mountain view/los altos school district there the starting salary is $82,000 a year, right around where oakland tops off, and the highest possible salary for a teach were decades of service is $156,000 a year. a spectacular sight in the hills east of san jose. check this scene out, captured by sky 7. that's mt. hamilton blanketed in snow. it looks like the sierra, doesn't it? the picture is even more impressive when you see close-up of the lick observatory. access to the area is blocked down below. so enjoy these pictures. they're your best opportunity to enjoy really an amazing view from our helicopter. >> it's nice to have that helicopter. >> it comes in handy. >> it does every now and then. >> so can we expect more rain or possibly snow? >> good question. let's check with spencer christian. >> okay.

well, it's going to be cold enough to snow tonight, but we don't have the moisture here. we'll just be cold and dry. here is a look at live doppler 7. clear skies right now. sunny skies across the bay area. here is the view from mount tam looking down on to the bay. blue skies, 55 degrees in san francisco. mountain view, san jose. 58 in oakland. 53 morgan hill. check out this view of the western sky. a beautiful view from the east bay hills camera. 57 in santa rosa. 60 in petaluma. that's our warm spot. 56 in fairfield and concord. 52 at livermore. here is a satellite radar pattern showing clear skies here, but some showers moving through the los angeles area, and much of the remainder of the southernmost part of the state. and here comes our next chance of rain. a system developing up in the gulf of mexico, which will probably sweep through around midweek. but for night,reoong clr ies, and really chilly temperatures. i'll give you a closer look at the week ahead in just a few minutes. alma? >> thank you so much, spencer. walmart shoppers hoping to get some groceries in the north bay, they're going to have to

find another store. look at this. videos shows several empty shelves. there is one lonely milk on that shelf. all these empty shelves are inside the walmart on lincoln avenue in napa. signs posted say their delivery trucks have been delayed because of bad weather. >> boy, that's a strange sight. well, it is the end of an era for the san francisco giants. hard to believe manager bruce bochy has announced that he'll retire after this season. bochy has been with the giants since 2007, leading them to three world series championships. he told his players today in scottsdale where the full squad just reported for spring training, but bochy says in his mind it's time. but he's also focused on the season. >> i look forward to one more shot. trust me, and us having a big year. and i'm all in. you know, i feel great. >> giants ceo larry baer released a statement about bochy saying he'll always be a giant and we look forward to honoring him and all his achievements

throughout his final season in san francisco and inevitably in cooperstown. >> he says he is all. in maybe a win on the way out? >> let's hope. fingers crossed. that would be fun. now to a frighten crash. it involved another tesla. the exclusive pictures are just ahead. and new questions today about that alleged attack on "empire" actor jussie smollett. what the suspects in the case are tell oh! oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven and maintained it. oh! under seven? and you may lose weight. in the same one-year study, adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. oh! up to 12 pounds? a two-year study showed that ozempic® does not increase the risk

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thankfully suffered only minor injuries. now look at this. a lot of people on abc7news.com are looking at this these photos of the vehicle. they were taken by abc 7 news reporter david loeouielouie. just mangled there. you can see how damaging the crash and the fire were. investigators say driver fatigue could be a factor. david will have a live report on the investigation as well as tesla's response. that's coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. now to that new twist in the jussie smollett case. >> yes. a law enforcement official tells abc news that smollett was upset that a letter sent to "empire"'s chicago studio last month didn't get enough attention, and now police say they're working to corroborate allegations that smollett paid two men to stage that assault. >> abc news reporter maggie rulli has the latest. >> reporter: new questions about exactly what happened the night actor jussie smollett says he was attacked. now a law enforcement official says these two men told police

they were paid by the actor to orchestrate and stage the racist homophobic assault. >> in illinois, filing a false police report is a felony, and he could face up to three years behind bars. >> just last week an emotional smollett went into great detail about the alleged attack. >> he said this is maga country, punches me right in the face. >> police arresting the two men seen here in these surveillance images from that night. but on friday, the men were released after police said they agreed to cooperate with investigators. police revealing all three of the men know each other, one even appearing as an extra on smollett's show "empire." >> police now seeming to make it clear that they believe the brothers and have very serious questions about jussie smollett. >> now smollett's attorney tells abc news is the victim of a hate crime who has cooperated with the police investigation, jussie smollett is angered and

devastated by recent reports the perpetrators are individuals he is familiar with. he has now been further victimized by claims attributed to these alleged perpetrators that jussie played a role in his own attack. nothing is further from the truth, and anyone claiming otherwise is lying. in their most recent statements, smollett's attorney says there are no plans for him to meet with chicago police today. they have no further statement. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. a florida mother is demanding charges be dropped against her 11-year-old son who was arrested after refusing to recite the pledge of allegiance at school. it began when a substitute teacher at lawton chiles middle school asked the sixth grader to stand for the pledge. the student reportedly told the sub the flag was racist. the comment sparked an exchange that ended with the teacher telling the student he could always leave the country. the sub called the administrators who eventually called police. the boy's mother says school officials and police just

overreacted. >> i'm upset and angry, i'm hurt, more so for my son. my son has never been through anything like this. and i feel like they should have handled this differently. >> the arrest affidavit says the student refused to follow multiple commands, repeatedly called school leaders racist, and threatened to get the school resource officer and principal fired. school said the sub did not know that students are not required to participate this the pledge, and that she won't be teaching at the school again. it will be quite a show in the night sky tonight. that's because we will be treated to the largest super moon of the year. super moons happen when the moon is at its closest point to earth along its slightly elliptical orbit. this is the second of three super moons this year there will be another one next month. february's super moon is also known as the snow moon. that's cool. >> appropriate. very cool. >> will we see it, though? >> that's the big question. let's go from the super moon to the super meteorologist. >> we are going see the it.

the skies are going to be clearing. i'm happy to report clear skies for a change. last week we didn't quite have that. here's a look at -- >> the wind blew all the clouds away. >> exactly. here is a look at live doppler 7. we have sunny skies across the bay area now, and we expect clear skies overnight as well. check out this view from mount tam look down on to the bay. you can see it's 55 degrees in san francisco, mountain view, san jose. 52 in morgan hill. 48 at half moon bay. here is beautiful view of crystal clear skies in the west. 57 degrees in santa rosa right now. 60 is our mild location at petaluma. mid-50s at concord, fairfield. 52 at livermore. one more live view from our rooftop cam rat a abc 7, looking across the embarcadero. our traffic is flowing freely for now. these are our forecast features. clear and chilly overnight with sunny skies tomorrow there is a chance of showers on wednesday. it doesn't look like it's going to be a very significant storm and a dry pattern take us into the weekend. speaking of dry, here is our drought monitor.

looking statewide you see it's dry in some locations, but only one area has even moderate drought, and that's down the extreme southwestern part of the state from palm springs down to san diego. the rest of us are out of the drought situation for now and looking pretty good. overnight conditions will be clear, clear skies, and really, really chilly in our inland areas with low temperatures dropping into the upper 20s at lakeport, cloverdale and santa rosa. in the inland east bay 30 at livermore and down south a low of 29 degrees at morgan hill, right around the bay shoreline lows in the mid- to upper 30s. here is a 12-hour planner for tomorrow. start the day with cold conditions in the early morning hours. we'll be warming up to mid-50s inland and around the bay by about 4:00 p.m. or so. low 50s on the coast and the temperatures drop sharply after sunset tomorrow night. highs tomorrow more specifically 53 in half moon bay. 57 in oakland. 56 in fremont. 57 at napa and at santa rosa. down in the south bay, 56 in san jose and over at livermore, a high of 55.

the approaching storm ranks 1 in the storm impact scale. a storm of light intensity. it will be coming in wednesday, producing light showers, rainfall totals less than a quarter inch expected in most locations. here is our quick look at the forecast animation, taking us into the day wednesday. a little light rain arrives around one income the afternoon. you see it's going to be cold enough to snow over the sierra. our rainfall event here wednesday will be over by about 2:00 a.m. on thursday. it's not expected to be a very significant storm at all. thus the ranking of 1 on the storm impact scale. then after wednesday, get some offshore sprinkles on thursday. mainly sunny skies on friday with an increase in clouds on saturday. and then possible showers on sunday, which is oscar sunday, right here on abc. and we'll get partly cloudy skies again on monday. i don't think many people care about the showers on oscar sunday because most of luis be watching the oscars indoors somewhere. >> spencer thanks very much. as we've been mentioning, we're just less than a week from

hollywood's big night. just ahead, behind the scenes at the governor's ball. and you

we're counting down the days and the hours until the 91st annual academy awards. can you believe it's been 91 years? >> wow. >> for the first time in 30 years, there won't be a host. actor and comedian kevin hart originally signed on, but then stepped down amid controversy over years old homophobic tweets. producers are promising performances from all the nominees from best original song and a slate of celebrity presenters. >> i think the idea that nobody really knows what's going to happen once the show begins may actually now work as a kind of level intrigue. what will they do? >> he's probably right about that. some presenters have already been announced such as whoopi

goldberg, charlize theron, and tina fey. but there will be many, many more. >> of course. and one of the biggest oscar parties is of course the governor's ball. once again it's being catered by celebrity chef wolfgang puck. >> george pennacchio gives you a sneak peek. >> i liken corporating the whole work. >> celebrated chef wolfgang puck and his team are creating dishes for this governor's ball. wolfgang says his menu is a combination of tradition, you know that salmon oscar by now, and innovation, like a sea urchin shaped chocolate with fruit caviar on top. guests can expect more than two dozen different desserts, and one essential ingredient. >> how many pounds love are involved here? >> you know what? cooking is all about passion and love. if you don't like what you do, get out of the heat. get out of the kitchen. >> besides the food, there will be plenty to drink here as well.

don julio is taking kir of the tequila inspired cocktails. piper has the champagne covered. >> we wanted to address the bubble. >> francis ford coppola has the wine here with a very special label just for the governor's ball. it features a zoe trope. >> a victorian entertainment of early film. >> also 400 floral arrangements featuring roses, orchids and tulips. think old theater glamour with the film scape playing more than 140 movie moments. the chair of this event see the ball as a special gift. >> when you take a lid off and look at what it contains, that's where the excitement should be. >> the ball is sort of like a film in itself. it should never stop. you should always be looking for something else. >> and there will be plenty to see. in hollywood, george pennacchio, abc7 news. >> they spare no expense. abc 7 is your home for the

oscar. watch this live this sunday starting at 5:00 p.m. our coverage begins at one-third sunday afternoon. you see all the preps and red carpet arrivals, what everyone is wearing. and dion lim will be in hollywood live on the red carpet starting friday and throughout oscars weekend. big, sure to tune in. it's going to be a big day. stay with us. protests across the country this president's day. >> we'll build bridges instead of walls. >> the groups stepping out against president trump's emergency declaration. plus snow, snow, and more snow. the big reason so many are

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yep, this guy knows what i'm talking about. try my $4.99 sourdough patty melt combo. live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. firefighters are putting out flames in san francisco's haight-ashbury neighborhood. this video from the citizen app shows flames coming out of a home on page street near baker. fortunately there are no reports of injuries. five homes are still red tagged in sausalito following last week's mud slides. residents of the homes haven't been able to get back into the area. the city has declared a local emergency to get state as well as federal aid. a tesla driver survived a fiery head-on crash today in fremont. fremont fire is keeping a close watch on the wreckage just in case that fire re-ignites. abc 7 reporter david louie will

have the latest coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. this president's day, there have been protests across the country by people opposed to president trump's decision to declare a national emergency. abc 7 reporter serena marshalls that the story. >> from newark -- we'll wild bridges. >> to d.c., austin, chicago and pittsburgh -- >> no racist wall! >> protesters out in opposition to the president's decision to declare national emergency at the border. >> it's ironic that we are here on president's day not to honor past presidents, but to unite in a fight against the current president. >> the emergency declaration allowing trump to tap into funding from other government agencies, up to $8 billion according to the white house. members of both parties have come out against the move. >> i think there is enough people in the senate who are concerned that what he's doing is robbing from the military and the dod to go build this wall. >> although senator duckworth thinks congress will vote to

stop the emergency declaration, she added it's not likely there is enough support to override a veto, meaning the court will be where it is decided. >> imminently we knew something like this might happen. >> becerra says at least a dozen states plan to join their lawsuit as public citizen filed one on the very same day of the order on behalf of a wildlife nonprofit and texas landowners. the president may have to demonstrate this is a bona fide emergency. many pointing to this admission -- >> i didn't need to do this, but i'd rather do it much faster. >> the president has his eyes set on a large pot of defense funds. but when asked over the weekend which specific programs they'd be pulling from, the defense secretary said that had yet to be determined. serena marshall, abc news, washington. a big crowd in san francisco joined in the nationwide protest. hundreds people jammed in apt seventh and mission streets. protesters waved signs and even held up a donald trump pinata.

organizers demand congress take action to block the move. let's turn now to the sierra and all of that snow. records are being set in the sierra for the amount of snow that has fallmen the last couple of weeks. >> travel to and from tahoe has been miserable. abcnews reporter laura anthony, oh, she found that out firsthand over the weekend. it took your 14 hours to get there. that's at least quality family time in the car? >> a little bit of bonding going on. i should start with a disclaimer, first of all. we have a family place up there, and have been driving up in the winter for many years. so we knew what we were getting into. that said, it did take much longer than expected. but the rewards were amazing. >> this is highway 50 right above pollock pines. >> what started as an adventure turned into an odyssey, and then a bit of an ordeal. emboldened by the fact that highway 50 was open when interstate 80 was not, we left the east bay fully aware we were

in for a long ride, and well prepared for what we expected would take maybe seven or eight hours. we had a full tank of gas, plenty of food and warm clothing, and the hope that the payoff would be worth the struggle. and though it took nearly twice the time we thought, what we found on the other side made it all worth it. sights like these in the high sierra have been hard to come by in recent years from the air, it seems hardly a peak is left uncovered. a thick blanket of snow that extends for miles in every direction. even the locals know that all of this is something to be celebrated. >> it's so good s mnare ce back. i believe i just saw that it was 26 trillion gallons of water has now fallen on the state. we're here at lake level right now, and you can even see behind me, that's about three and a half to four feet here in the heavenly village, which usually doesn't see this much snow in that short of time. >> that's not to say there can't be too much of a good thing there are, of course, the dangers of driving in it.

but also the reality of digging out and making sure that roofs don't collapse under the weight of nature's bounty. but there is also the reward, the joy of floating through all that fresh powder, being the first to carve your own path, cut new tracks, knowing that with each turn, there is a new memory. okay. i'm not going to tell you what happened after the video, but not sure if you can tell from our video, but as many of the ski areas are finding their crews are actually having to dig out the lifts so that the chairs can get around at the bottom stations. we're used to seeing the powers way up above. >> that's amazing. the pictures are stung. how are the roads now? >> they're doing an amazing job. they are running outoom to throw th>>he machines that cut walls and throw it. it looks to me like there is nowhere to throw it. it's that high. donner summit we came down yesterday, the walls on the summit i would say are 10, 12

feet high. >> wow, that's high. i haven't seen that in a long time. >> it's something. >> last question. when are ama and i going to be invited up there? >> that's the best question. >> it's a little small. >> perfect, thank you. >> even reporting when she is out having fun. >> dedicated. all right. so just how much snow did we get? >> yeah, big question. you heard a little bit about it from laura. but abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma has some specifics for you. >> and we've been watching our series of storms dump feet of fresh powder in the sierra. in fact, take a look at the seven-day totals for snowfall. some resorts have received close to 10 feet of snowfall. look at this. nd homewood, either at ly, or over 100 inches of snow the past week alone. the sierra at tahoe and kirkwood getting 86 inches of snow. so take a look at this. this is going to be the satellite imagery of over california today. you'll notice two things. first of all, look at the

immense size of our snowpack in the sierra. you will also notice that lush green vegetation across much of california. we have seen 18 trillion with a t gallons of water so far this month fall over california. that's enough to fill 27 million olympic-size swimming pools. so we've seen a lot of rain. our snowpack is doing really well as well. take a look at this. this time last year our snowpack was at a measly 20% of average. this year, look at that number. the snowpack today at 141% of average. so healthy snowpack will bode well for our water supply later on this summer. >> wow. >> he said trillion. >> i know. >> woo! >> impressive. just ahead, a trip of a lifetime. >> after 17 years searching for her biological family, a woman finally meets her aunt she never knew, and it happened at a bay area airport.

i'm spencer christian. we've got clear skies all around the bay area, and guess what? they're going to last a little

now to a story that you will see only on abc 7. >> an adopted woman in oregon just made the trip of a lifetime to san francisco. she got to meet a relative from livermore who she never knew existed. >> dion lim was there for the special moment. >> as the planes touch down at

san francisco international airport -- >> there it is! >> patricia polk is awaiting a special arrival nearly two decades in the making. >> i have a relative i never knew i had, and she is arriving today. >> this story really begins in portland, oregon with a woman named jackie, who had been searching for her biological family for 17 years. >> i got a surprise one day on my e-mail that somebody thought they were related to me because they did a dna test. >> countless e-mails and phone calls over the past 12 months leads us to this day. >> this is our first meeting face-to-face. >> after what seems like an eternity of waiting. >> that's her! >> the moment finally arrives. >> you'd have never thought i'd see this. >> today jackie is not just patricia's niece -- >> do we look-alike? >> but part of a family she never knew was hers. >> my only relative before this was my son, and i had to make him. so, you know, it's -- okay, i

don't want to start crying. >> jackie and patricia plan to spend not only a long weekend, but the rest of their lives making more memories together. >> it's opening doors. it's opening a lot of doors. >> definitely. >> and going down roads that i don't think either one of uspayed! >> these women prove it's never too late to make up for lost time. dion lim, abc 7 news. >> what a remarkable story. the joy on their faces. the two women share many similarities, including the same health histories, almost the same birthday, and they even work in the same industry. they've spent the past few days laughing and going through pictures. >> a lot to catch up on. >> absolutely. >> they're hitting it off so beautifully. let's update the weather forecast. >> finding lost relatives so much better than having relatives you would like to get lost. >> wow!

>> live doppler 7 sunny skies all across the bay area right now. and we are out of the drought. how about that? drought monitor showing only a couple of areas that are even considered dry. way up around lakeport and way down south, south of morgan hill, south of gilroy in fact. we're in good shape right now. bewe still would like to see a little bit more rain before the rainy season is behind us. it's going to be cold tonight with low temperatures dropping into the upper 20s in some parts of the inland north bay over in the inland east bay and down to the south bay even upper 20s to low 30s. around the bay shoreline look for mid- to upper 30s. by mid afternoon we'll be seeing sunny skies, high temperatures in the mid 50s in most locations. it will be a nice pleasant late winter day. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. light showers will come in on wednesday. that's just about it, though. it's not going to be a very rainy day. we'll be dry on thursday with lingering clouds and maybe a couple of offshore sprinkles.

maybe sunny and dry, friday and saturday. clouds increase late saturday, and on oscar sunday, we may have a few showers. it looks like a very light system coming in, ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. i was only kidding about the relatives. >> sure! cell phones going off. >> you know who you are. >> thank you. >> getting some texts later today. >> yikes. digital gangsters. the scathing new report from the uk about facebook. do you really need to hire a this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during the ultimate sleep number event. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to hit the ground running. only at a sleep number store. during our presidents day weekend special, save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 36-month financing. ends monday.

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british lawmakers issued a scathing report today that calls for tougher rules on facebook to keep it from acting like, quote, digital gangsters. >> i think their persistent failure to deal effectively with harmful content. they've got the technical know how to still sele us and products, help advertisers sell products based on a deep understanding of everything we do on facebook. so why can't they do more to use the same technology to address harmful and illegal content that >> the report says facebook, quote, intentionally and knowingly violated both data privacy and anti-competition laws. according to the bbc, the report

also claims facebook used its virtual private network app to gather information on competitors. >> amazon is trying to go green, or at least greener. it wants to make half of all its shipments carbon neutral by 2030. the retail giant says it will use more renewable energy like solar power, have more packages delivered in electric vance and push suppliers to remake their packaging. they plan to publish its carbon footprint. if you have plans to remodel your home, it's a good idea to hire a licensed contractor. >> yes. so how can you make sure that you actually hire the right one? 7 on your side's michael finney has the details. >> if you have plans to remodel your home any time soon, good luck. you've heard all the horror stories. so how do you dodge all those painful memories? bay area consumers checkbook executive editor kevin brassler joins me now. you've heard all the horrible stories. are they really that bad? >> yeah, it's terrible. and it's not just even good

contractors can often create terrible experiences for their customers. and the biggest complaint is time, that you hire someone. they say oh, we should be able to knock this out in six, seven, eight weeks and four months go by and they're still working, working, working. and part of that is because contractors get busy. they try to juggle multiple jobs and keep everyone happy. another problem is that just everyone whose watched the home improvement television shows knows that, you know, things come up. problems occur that there is hidden damage or things, and it kind of delays things, and weather can often delay things. so lots can go wrong. the best way to protect yourself is by hiring a really good contractor, and making sure that you have a really good contract with that contractor that protects you. >> so how do you find a good contractor? here you can go on the state website and check it out. at least get one not in trouble. >> you should for sure find one

that is licensed. one problem is a lot of people have is they hire unlicensed contractors. it makes it a little difficult to get help from authorities if you've hired an unlicensed contractor. they're going to be more likely to want to help you if you've have a problem that you hired someone who is licensed. then you're making sure that their work is properly permitted and inspected if that's needed for the type of job you have. >> so what should you know before you sign a contract? >> well, you want to make sure. the most important thing is to make sure that you're paying as you go, that you're not pay together much money up front for the work that is to be done. i think it makes sense to pay a small amount to secure your place in the contractor's schedule, but a lot of people get into trouble where they've paid someone a lot of money. the contractor says oh, i need to buy appliances and cabinets, so i need all the money for that, and you pay them, and then they kind of disappear, or the work just stops for a while. that's really a huge problem a lot of people have. you can prevent that by making

sure that you only pay contracts when you are satisfied with the work that's been done. i think it makes sense to kind of pay a little bit in advance to keep the work going so they can order things. but good contractors have good credit just like you do. they have 30 days to pay their suppliers, just as you have 30 days to pay your credit card company. they shouldn't be demanding huge payments. >> every time i talked to a good contractor, they go we have credit. we don't need to charge in advance for this. kevin brassler has taken a close look at this with consumer's checkbook. if you want to access the entire study, go to abc7news.com. kevin, thanks for your time. >> good to see you. >> good discussion. it is jeopardy like you've never seen it before. starting wednesday the classic game show is holding its first ever jeopardy team tournament. the competition will consist of six teams of 18 of the gym's top players who will compete for a million dollar prize. the contest spans 10 episodes, including on march 5th. the competitors will include the

show's all-time money winner brad rutter and ken jennings, who won 74 straight games. you can see jeopardy right here on abc 7 week nights at 7:00 p.m. that should be fun. >> yeah, that can be interesting. well, man's best friend is so much more for one 9-year-old boy. >> they are together all the time. they go to school together, basically everywhere together. >> and we're going introduce you to cheers, next. >> great story. and kristen sze is here with what's coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> thanks, dan and ama. caught red-handed. how a south bay woman used a uploaded video by her stolen ipad to figure out who broke into her house and took her car. a tesla driver slams into a tree in the east bay and walks away just as the vehicle bursts into flames. what the man told investigators at the scene. 7 on your side's michael finney will tell us why southwest airlines is under investigation. these stories and more when i

and coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, it is the bachelor. that's followed by the god doctor, and then of course stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. a new leash on life for a 9-year-old boy who had trouble speaking or even walking on his own. this all thanks to a service dog, an apricot poodle named cheers.

>> cheers has changed his life in more ways than i can even describe. ♪ they are together all the time. they go to school together, basically everywhere together. they have a very unique bond that i really can't even describe. it's amazing. this dog is everything to us. >> we're reed's parents. reed is 9 years old. he was born with spinal cerebellum ataxia. if you look at an image of his brain, his cerebellum is about half the size it should be, which affects his fine motor skills, his speech, and his ability to walk. >> reed needed a walker to walk for a very long time. the walker became unsafe because he was walking too quickly in it. i had the idea that if we could find another option for him, i

would pursue that. we found the organization that we got cheers from, four paws for ability. >> cheers is a standard poodle. >> cheers is trained in three main services. number one is mobility. he helps reed walk farther safer longer than he otherwise would be able to. the second service that he is trained in is called behavior distraction. reed's nonverbal. even though he has an alternative talking device -- >> i want a pizza with cheese. >> he will occasionally get very frustrated when he can't get his points across. the dog will help him calm down when he starts to get frustrated. the third service that he provides is alert. let's say reed falls. the dog will bark. and that will tell me that i need to go look for reed and make sure that he's okay.

>> the fourth thing cheers does for reed is brings him into more social situation with other kids in the school. >> he is a social bridge. >> i like to say that reed is not the child with special needs. i want other kids to think about reed as the kid with the dog. it's when children want to pet the dog, they have to ask reed. that socialization brings reed closer to his classmates. he was named cheers because he was born around new years. we certainly couldn't have come up with a better name because like in the show, cheers, everybody knows your name. so now everybody in our neighborhood knows reed because of cheers. >> he is just made life just that much easier. he is still a happy little boy, and he is happier because of the dog. just being there with him, just knowing that his companion, his best friend is right there. thank god for cheers. >> that is so special. it makes you tear up.

all right. thank you so much for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. i was like no, i know better than that, but i know that's her in the video. >> that's the mother of a south bay teenager who says her daughter is in a video taken inside a stolen car with a stolen ipad. it's a story you'll see only on abc 7 news. . a driver walks away from a fiery crash in the east bay. what he told investigators when they arrived a the scene. homeowners desperate to return following a mudslide in sausalito. what authorities are now waiting for. it's the end of a golden era for the giants. manager bruce bochy says this is going to be his final season. >> now from abc 7, live breaking news. >> and that breaking news is in san francisco as a building goes up in flames in the haight as firefighters knock it down. more than dozen people look for a place to stay. >> abc 7 news reporter luz pena is there, and she spoke with somebody who was just rescued.

luz? >> thank you, that's right. here's what we know. at least 15 residents have been displaced because of a two-alarm fire behind us. currently the fire is out. firefighters are still spraying sections of the building. it broke out around 3:12 behind. firefighters are currently on the roof of the burned building and assessing the properties right next to it. we spoke to one of the residents who was inside the building when the fire broke out and tells us he never thought this would happen to him. >> we turned the tv off for a second. we heard a very faint fire alarm. and so we stayed quiet for a minute. and then all of the sudden we hear sirens in the background like fire sirens. i said yeah, i don't like that combo. we should probably go. so we run out the doors. and by that time when we're running out, there was glass coming down from the top window.