what parents are doing tonight to prepare for teachers walking off the job. >> in oakland today. what he and steph curry were talking about. >> and buying young people's blood of the tonight the fda has a warning. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> in less than 36 hours, owing teachers will walk off the job. >> there is little chance of an agreement to be reached before thursday. >> parents have to prepare. it is known as a solidarity school in oakland. lis? >> reporter: this is one of several places that a student who goes to a nearby school can go. this is one option for parents who don't want to cross the

picket line but can't keep their children home with them. >> at a solidarity meeting for parents, thursday's looming teachers strike was top of mind while students played, parents listened and worried. no one wants to cross the picket line so they're learning their options. >> i have some time off work fortunately so grace will stay with me and we'll be out on the picket line. >> others brace themselves for possible fallout they could face by staying home with their children. >> what does that mean for you and your job? >> it means that i will, i'll have to deal with the consequences. >> strikers wish there were no consequences for their supporters. that's why the larger community is stepping up and offering solidarity schools in case work or childcare is an issue. carol's organization can take 50

elementary age student. >> there will be licensed teachers and staff support and the city of oakland has opened up their recreation centers. >> teachers want higher salaries, smaller class sizes and more staff >> this is a feature of our kids in oakland. >> reporter: the strike could be averted if the district comes up with an offer before thursday morning. live in oakland. abc7 news. >> thank you. oakland schools will stay open during the strike and kids can go to school. there will be 15 recreation centers and meals will be provided for students. another option for parents, public libraries. they will be open during regular business hours. the city is asking that children 7 years and younger be with a apparently or a there will be some closed routes

during the strike. we have more details on our website. >> we will send out push wlerts the latest news, the status of the strike and how it is impacting the community. former president barack obama was in oakland today. he sat down with warriors star steph curry, a town hall event where john legend performed, no less. it was so inspiring to hear barack obama and steph curry open up about their struggles as young men. they also both emphasized the importance of a mentor on their paths to success. barack obama showed up on stage in oakland to a rock star's welcome. the former president speaking to the audience about how the shooting death of travon martin led him to start brother's keeper. >> travon could have been my

son. >> they are both here for the convention hosted by the obama a organization. it is to reduce youth violence, improve life for boys and create mentoring programs. >> we can all be surrogate fathers and big brothers. >> he sat down with his friend steph curry. both men spoke about their fathers. obama said he only met his father once and curry said his father, del curry, was a tremendous influence. >> how i carried myself at home, how i treated people, whether they could do anything for me or not. the way he carried himself daily, my eyeballs were just locked in. >> i did not have a sense of purpose or a cheer sense of direction through a big chunk of my high school years. and in retrospect, i recognize some of it was, i was angry

about my father not being there. >> award winning musician john legend performed and led a panel wi with. obama said he will spend the rest of his life focused on these issues. tomorrow, black panthers michael b. jordan and ryan will be there and you can catch all of that right here on abc 7. i'll send it bag to you. >> all right. thank you. new developments. a san jose couple who said their home was burglarized and their car taken on a weed filled joyride was caught on camera. the teen's mother said her daughter ran away today. she found bout the girl's involvement through this video the girls posted on facebook in an effort to find the burglars.

the thieves recorded themselves with the stolen item. the video was saved to the victim's icloud. one of the victims is urging the girl to return home. >> your mom is really worried about you and the both of us don't want you to do anything that will hurt yourself. just come home. >> the teenager who ran away admits to being in the car but said she had nothing to do with the burglary or stealing the bmw. new developments in the hit and run of a 7-year-old girl in santa rosa. we're about to show you surveillance video of her getting hit. it is not easy to watch but you should know she is okay. officers took dominick weaver of santa rosa into custody. there are social media posts of him driving. and surveillance video showing him trying to hide his car afterward. they also post tips from the public. student

faces charges. a grand jury indicted the suspected creator of banana plug, 18-year-old colin howard. the name represents the mascot. they say they bought cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs through banana plug. he faces decades in prison if convicted. this sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. people paying thousands of dollars to enfus plasma from young people's bodies. the advice is, don't do it. >> reporter: yeah. one start-up company was promoting this young blood treatment for $8,000 a unit. the price of one liter of a young person's plasma. the fda is going on record saying there is no evidence infusing a young person's plasma into an aging body is helpful.

researchers admit there is science to suggest there may be factors in young blood that affect ageing and aging related disease, but stress those are done in mice. there is no evidence that they are effective. there is no official regulation on dosing, frequency or recommended monitoring and there is always significant risk with any transfusion. >> the blood that you get from someone, their anti-bodies, the blood you get can react against you. >> reporter: in this case, the plasma, the clear liquid part of blood to help prevent clots. >> people who are desperate for cures and preventions, that all comes together in a perfect storm. >> reporter: one start-up company called ambrosia promised blood from people 16 to 25.

it was replaced with this message on the website tuesday in compliance with the fda announcement, we have ceased patient treatments. >> we did not shy away from the science because it does provide hope for alzheimer's and other diseases but we have to do it right and this is not the right way to do it. >> reporter: the start-up we mentioned, ambrosia, was started. it has been in five cities including san francisco. >> thank you. >> happening now, let's take a live look at the richmond bridge. around 9:00, crews began fixing an expansion joint. repairs should wrap up by 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. one lane in each direction is closed. >> some good news for drivers. westbound highway 37 could reopen in time for tomorrow's afternoon commute.

one lane of each traffic is open. sky 7 flew over the road and you can see there's still water covering the lanes. caltrans says they home to have all lanes open by noon. a man had his prosthetic arm stolen when his car was broken into in san francisco. police say it happened between friday night and saturday nig ng in cleveland street. he said only his prosthetic was missing. no arrests have been made. new twists in the alleged attack against jussie smollett. what federal authorities are saying about the letter sent by the "empire" actor. mountain ln c needing toe captured. and tracking a cold winter storm. i'll let you know what it will bring. thanks. all of that is ahead. first here's a look ahead to

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two mountain lion cubs are staying in a shelter after being captured. one of the cubs even found a warm place to hang out, beneath the sheriff's car in downtown half moon bay. the experts decided to catch them after realizing they were alone without their mother. in order for them to survive -- >> absolutely. in the case of jussie smollett, a hate letter has become the focus. case. >> reporter: new developments in the alleged attack of jussie smollett. the fbi and u.s. postal inspections service are investigating whether he played a role in sending this racist threatening letter to himself. >> jussie smollett you will die. there was no address.

the return address said in big red caps, maga. did i make that up, too? >> reporter: that arrived in the studio the week before the attack. a law enforcement source says the brothers alleged smollett was upset that the letter did not receive more attention and stay actor then paid them on orchestrate and stage the attack. but smollett denies he was involved. his attorney says he has angered and devastated recent reports that the individuals are perpetrators he is familiar with. he has been further victimized. that he played a role in his own attack. nothing is further from the truth and known claiming otherwise is lying. as detectives worked to investigate the allegations, the two men were seen leaving the courthouse with their attorney. abc news, new york. >> fascinating. let's pay attention to the

weather forecast. more rain is coming. >> i'll tell you what. i'm going to show you something that is absolutely i have to thank sharon for setting this shot up. the full moon in february, one of the snowiest times, it is known as snow moon.moon.moon.mo. today we had plenty of single and the temperatures bounced back. it is going to be bright and breezy for thursday and friday in case you're missing the sunshine. there are some clouds overhead and they're showing up on live doppler 7. we'll be seeing some showers. so let's take a look at our

totals. everyone is above 100% this time around. 109% average in san francisco, santa rosa, 97%. let's home those numbers ten to go up without any problems. the temperatures, 40s and 50s. it won't be as cold as tomorrow morning. we will see some spotty showers. yes, you will noted a jacket and don't forget umbrellas. it is going to be chilly. 40s, 50s for highs. a light level one system to the storm impact scale. 8:00 a.m., a few showers beginning to show up around the north bay and the coastline. some of those going into san francis francisco. you will notice it is really

just going to be scattered in nature. it is very limited because it is coming from the north. it does turn to snow. it woinlds down as we go into early thursday morning. rainfall totals, some of you will just get mist so don't be surprised if you only get rain. three to seven inches of snow is expected so watch out for reduced visibility. if you're staying in the bay area for the chinese new year parade in san francisco, the weather could not be better. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy now. our rain chances are gone. 9:00 p.m. turns chilly. just pack on the layers and enjoy parade. a spotty, wintry mix tomorrow. brightening up. clouding up on saturday.

and then oscar sunday, we have scattered light showers coming. a good day on stay inside.de.de. tomorrow on "good morning america," actor

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