district's office a few blocks away. picketing resumes in the afternoon going until 4:00 p.m. >> now, basketball playoff games are going on as scheduled tonight. however, playoffs for winter sports will continue as normal but spring sports like baseball, swimming, track & field, all games will be postponed until after the strike. >> that's right. let's begin our team coverage with abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez. she's live in oakland tonight. lyanne? >> reporter: there is a bit of good news, and that is that both sides have decided to meet on friday at 9:00 in the morning. this could mean that they may be close to some kind of an agreement because the union said today, promised parents that this strike would be short. >> when we strike -- >> we win! >> when we strike -- >> we win! >> when we strike -- >> reporter: at 1:30 this afternoon it was clear oakland teachers were ready to walk out. >> oakland educators united with

patien parents, students, and communities will stand at the picket line at 86 school sites. >> reporter: that decision came after both the union and oakland unified failed to reach an agreement this morning despite a proposed salary increase. the school district went from offering a 5% hike over three years to this. a bonus of 1.5% of their base annual salary the first year of the contract, a 3% increase for 2018-2 2018 2018-2019 followed by a 2% hike the following year and add ed another 1% for a total compensation package of 8.5%. but the teachers have been asking for a 12% increase over three years. >> the high cost of rent in oakland, the high cost of living has driven our teachers out of oakland. >> reporter: the district loses close to 19% of teachers every year.

the union says it will resume talks on friday at 9:00 a.m., hoping to agree on other issues like smaller class sizes and hring more nurses and counselors. school district spokesperson john sasaki hinted both sides could meet before that. >> i will say there's always a possibility something else could happen. >> reporter: in the meantime teachers like donna salonga began cleaning out their classrooms and removing their personal items. >> yeah, it's really been hard. i was in my car this morning kind of anticipating getting teary about it. and i've already said good-bye for now to my fifth and sixth period. here i am during seventh packing up. >> reporter: while teachers and other union members will be on the picket line, the school district is reminding parents all schools will remain open with a limited staff and an adjusted schedule. >> what do we do? >> fight back. >> there will be staff ready to go and we want our kids in school. >> and many working parents say they may have to do that, even though they don't want to cross

that picket line. just a reminder that we have on our website, abc7news.com, a complete list of options for parents. i'm live in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> lyanne, thank you. ac transit is changing service to schools because of the strike. the affected routes include monter rachlt middle school, skyline high school and oakland community day school. we have more information about awful these on our website, abc7news.com. the looming strike prompted oakland school principals, nearly half of them, to make an early morning trip to sacramento. they went to the state capitol to lobby top officials and lawmakers to spend more money on education. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story now from sacramento. >> oakland in the house. >> reporter: in an unprecedented move three dozen oakland school principals took a rare day away from their campuses to deliver a message to lawmakers in sacramento. a plea for more school funding for public school districts. on the eve of a teachers strike

back home. >> my hope is people really do take this seriously, understand that we're drastically overfunding our prisons compared to our schools, that compared to other high-cost states we're drastically underfunding our schools and our students. >> reporter: the principals made three requests. an increase in california's per-pupil spending, forgiveness of $36 million in debt from a state loan, and the revision of the state's charter law. >> we feel that if we could increase the per-pupil spending to also have some loan forgiveness as well as increased resources that it's the systemic level that starts at the top. >> i want us to have $5 billion more for k-12 education. >> reporter: the principal's found a receptive ear in state superintendent of schools' tony thurmond who spent the day neck o'land on tuesday. >> they're asking for things that are more than just compensation. they're asking for small class sizes, nurses and psychologists, in our schools. >> reporter: the principals also met with lawmakers including

oakland assemblyman rob bonta. >> that really said a lot to me, just their act of being here, so many of them taking a day off from their school days and responsibilities. and they came because they care. >> reporter: the oakland principals appreciated the sympathetic reception they received here at the capitol, but they also know it's going to take much more than that to solve their district's current crisis. >> with the pressure building on our district and on our teachers to negotiate, the time is right now for principals to step up. >> reporter: in sacramento laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> and remember the abc 7 news app is the best way to find out about the strike and when an agreement has been reached to end it. we'll send you the latest information if you download the abc 7 news app and enable the push alerts. we are on storm watch today. even though this ranks only 1 on the abc 7 news storm impact scale. here's a look at some isolated showers on live doppler 7. and check out hail that fell in the east bay, delaying the softball game in pleasanton. the hail storm lasted about five minutes. and check this out. sky 7 captured some

ominous-looking clouds this afternoon. look at that. let's bring in abc 7 news anchor spencer christian for more. spencer. >> the rain, hail and snow from this storm have not been very widespread but there have been some impressive downpours. here's a look at live doppler 7. you can see we have one right now. this area of green and pink and white moving down over mount hamilton. the yellow areas indicate rainfall. and some of it's locally heavy but moving into the higher terrain away from the most populated areas. but look at the snow that's been falling all afternoon and into the evening atop mount hamilton. it's an interesting pattern we're in right now. it's unsettled. the storm ranks 1 once again for the evening and into the late-night hours we can expect some spotty showers, isolated thunder and small hail. a closer look a little bit later. dan? >> spencer, thanks very much. new developments tonight in the form of new video showing exactly what happened when a napa county sheriff's deputy opened fire on a man after he pulled a gun and tried to shoot her. a warning, this video may be disturbing and we want you to be prepared for it but it really shows you exactly what happened.

let's go live now to abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman in napa tonight. wayne? >> reporter: good evening, dan. it is disturbing video. it's the kind of thing you might expect to see in a video game except it's real and i suspect you'll be seeing this in training videos in the future. it happened last sunday night. an officer-involved shooting that we reported. we're going to show you the last 48 seconds. it's the body camera of deputy riley jar ecki. she saw a car parked on henry lane. it wasn't in the right place. it was facing the wrong direction. she got out and asked a few questions. let's take it from there. >> can i look around to make sure? >> mm-hmm. >> wait there. don't move. okay? >> okay. [ speaking foreign language ] . . >> roll it down.

roll down the window. roll down the window. [ shots ] >> shots fired. shots fired. [ gunshots ] >> that was 15 shots being fired by the deputy as she emptied her magazine into the car after the sprkts javier hernandez morales, turned and fired on her with a witt 22-caliber pistol, clearly without warning. next you'll hear from the undersheriff john crawford. he discusses a clear-cut case of attempted murder by the suspect and self-defense by deputy riley jarecki. >> loss of life is something we always take very seriously. it's not tyke eligh taken light either by this agency or any law

enforcement agency. in this case hernandez morales made the choice to attempt to murder deputy jarecki and she responded accordingly. we are proud of deputy jarecki's incredible poise and composure through this event. and her fight to save her life. >> what do we know about the suspect, javier hernandez morales? he did have a criminal history, he had weapons violations, he had a dui, he had an assault on a police officer. he was a farm worker. he lived in napa. the sheriff's department is still look into his residency status. they referred that case to i.c.e. as for deputy riley jarecki, she is off duty right now on administrative leave. that's standard. turns out she has deep roots in the napa county sheriff's department. her grandfather retired from the department. her father still works for the department. we asked the undersheriff how did the suspect manage to miss and in the undersheriff's words, "divine intervention."

live in napa, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> the officer was remarkably poised. wayne, thank you very much. we're getting our first look tonight at the man who's accused of hitting a little girl with his car and then driving away from the scene. this was in santa rosa. you're looking at 29-year-old dominick weaver. santa rosa police say weaver was hiding inside a bedroom when they served a search warrant at his home yesterday. detectives received many tips after the girl was hit on saturday. you see it circled there in red. she was sent flying into the air. they say a surveillance camera captured video of weaver driving his car after the crash. this young woman, the 7-year-old victim, had only minor injuries, thank goodness, and is recovering. the woman police say shot at undercover sheriff's deputies after carjacking a ups truck last week, made her first court appearance today in san jose. abc 7 news reporter vic lee has the story. >> reporter: 23-year-old joanna macy rogers appeared in court, shielded from cameras by her public defender. she and her companion, mark

moraski, allegedly seized a ups delivery truck last thursday night in san jose. the violent ordeal started when undercover deputies approached their suv parked at a light rail station. police say they drove away with the deputies in pursuit. as they entered highway 87 police say macy rogers began firing a shotgun at the deputies' car. deputy district attorney. >> miss macy rogers leaned out the passenger side of the car and fired at sheriff deputies striking the car that the undercover sheriff's deputies were fired at least four times. >> reporter: the two finally abandoned their car. police say they then took a ups truck at gunpoint. the truck made it to north first street and trimble road where dozens of police cars surrounded it. the ups driver was later released. macy rogers also left the truck, surrendering to police. moraski began moving the vehicle

but police armored cars stopped it. morassky armed with a shotgun jumped out of the truck. police say an officer shot and killed him as he ran toward the public who had gathered at the scene. the prosecutor says macy rogers was not a reluctant participant. macy rogers' family left the courthouse, declining to speak to reporters. joanna macy rogers was arraigned today on eight felony counts. four of them for the attempted murders of police officers. the other counts include carjacking, kidnapping, and hostage taking. she's being held without bail. vic lee, abc 7 news. a college student has a lot more than grades and tuition to worry about. he's facing federal charges because of an app that he created. >> tonight see how what the feds call a drug-dealing app managed to get onto the apple app store as a game. abc 7 news is about building a bay area. so when you told us there was a problem at the san leandro bart station we head there'd tod

california home sales hit the lowest level in more than a decade. that's according to a new report from the california association of realtors. january's total sales were at the lowest level since april of 2008. the number of sales has dropped for nine months in a row. now, in the bay area sales are mixed compared to last year. six counties saw their numbers drop and three counties saw the number of sales go up. california democrats are putting forth an aggressive plan to reduce homelessness across the state. a proposed bill would pool all state resources currently being

used to support state-run homeless programs into a centralized budget under the state housing authority. the consolidated funds would hold as much as $450 million for homeless support services. legislators say centralizing the money will simplify the aid process for local governments, replacing a grant application spread out across agencies. >> for many cities, especially the cities that do not have a full-time maybe housing grant rider or a full-time planner that can do this, they miss those opportunities. >> current estimates show california's homeless population to be about 130,000 people. meantime, happening tonight, warming centers will be open in santa clara county because the temperatures are going to be so cold. there are three temporary shelters in san jose open for people who need a place to spend the night. take a look at this time lapse view from a camera at the lick observatory atop mount hamilton showing the last 24 hours. the snow and ice covering the camera lens melted around midday.

you can see a lot of snow, though, still on the ground. snow levels are dipping across california. and that could mean snow will fall on interstate 5 along the grapevine, and that could delay drivers heading between the bay area and los angeles. leo stallworth from our sister station in l.a. has more. >> reporter: the california highway patrol bracing for deja vu on the grapevine. storm clouds forming, expected to unleash a repeat of last weekend's heavy snow and ice smothering the highway. the california highway patrol shutting the major highway down. some drivers getting stuck on the road during the closure, bundling up in their cars until the highway reopened. >> we did hear that the snow level is going to be down to about 1800 feet or 1500 feet or so. so if it does get that low and it does get that cold, we may have a repeat. we are ready for it, us and caltrans are ready for it in case it does happen again. >> reporter: the chp warning if you plan to travel the grapevine be prepared for the worst. >> make sure your tank is full in your car. make sure you have good

windshield wipers. make sure your headlines are working. make sure the operation of the vehicle is working sound, and then first and foremost slow down if you're going to go through that inclement weather. >> reporter: a dusting of snow on mountains above the high desert. tonight and tomorrow a fresh blanket of white powder expecting to drop below the mountains covering parts of palmdale and lancaster. the series of big storms getting people's attention. >> it hasn't rained like this in the 58 years that i've been here. >> and now here comes the snow. >> yeah, now here comes the snow. >> reporter: a lot of the slushy powder could become black ice in the frigid weather. people we talked to had the right idea about how to drive in such dangerous conditions. >> slowly and carefully. yeah. >> or don't come out the house. make a fire. don't come out the house. >> how do you manage your vehicle in that or do you just stay at snoem. >> just stay at home. >> reporter: leo stallworth, abc 7 news. >> wow. prey amadefinitely. we didn't have anything too crazy today. >> no, we did not. but weather's always changing and spencer christian is tracking it for us.

>> we just had a little cra crazine craziness. a little crazy is a good thing. here's a look at live doppler 7. unsettled weather at the moment. we've had passing pockets of showers throughout the day. there have been some locally heavy downpours but they've been widely scattered. also there's been a little bit of hail and you right now we see there's snow still falling down in parts of mount hamilton. here's the view from emeryville at the afterglow of sunset. 51 degrees in san francisco and in mountainview. 52 at oakland, 50 san jose, 49 morgan hill and 50 in half moon bay. the view from sutro tower an unobstructed view, no clouds inside looking out over stris. santa rosa napa 41. 47 petaluma. 52 concord, 45 lear skies. these are our forecast features. unsettled weather theeng and into the late-night hours. clearing and colder tomorrow morning and dry pattern will stay with us through the weekend. let's take a look through the sierra where we have a winter weather advisory in effect until 10:00 tonight.

we're expecting additional accumulation of three to it seven inches of snow about 4,000 feet and of course reduced visibility. back to you are o'storm here in the bay area, it's a light storm ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. for this evening expect isolated spotty showers, maybe some thunder and hail mixed in and snow if the highest peaks. looks like most of the activity will be offshore. here's the forecast. we'll see this little cell continuing to move down into the higher elevation south of mount hamilton. look at the activity offshore during the overnight hours. some of this may brush the coastline and produce some wet spots but it's not likely to be a wet commute tomorrow morning. overnight lows will drop into the upper 20s and low 30s in the north bay valleys, inland valleys of the east and the south bays will drop into the mid 30s and upper 30s around the bay shoreline. highs tomorrow, general flit mid 50s. it will be breezy, especially at the coast and across the bay and into the inland areas as well. but fairly narrow range of temperatures tomorrow about 54 to 58 degrees in most locations. and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast.

bright and breezy and dry thursday and friday. a few more clouds will enter the picture on saturday and sunday. oscar sunday, that is. but that shouldn't cloud your spirits for watching the oscars here on abc 7 sunday night. we'll have some sowers coming in monday and tuesday and then the dry pattern begins again next wednesday. >> very good. thanks, spencer. >> okay. what's old is new again. it's not quite a flip phone, but it's foldable. it's a foldable smartphone. and samsung debuted it today in san francisco. >> pretty slick. we want to know if you want one. go to abc7news.com to vote yes or no. and next find out what's unique about t at bayer our roots run deep. so chances are you've seen us around the house... or around the yard... on the shelf... or even out in the field. your mom knew she could always count on us, and your grandma did too. because for over 150 years we've been right by your side. advancing the health of the people, plants

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samsung's new phone introduced at an event in san francisco. >> why have a phone that doesn't fold? >> we want to know would you want this foldable phone. you can go to abc7news.com to vote. live results on the bottom of your screen. >> you don't want to be the last person on your block with a foldable phone. >> that's true. >> samsung's phone costs nearly $2,000. well, there's a -- the galaxy fold has a tablet size screen that folds up. there are two batteries and get, this six cameras. you can also use up to three apps at the same time.

>> it breaks new ground because it answers skeptics who say everything possible has been done. that the era of smartphone innovation is over. >> it is kind of fancy. samsung also showed off a new line-up of galaxy s pen phones. all of them have the ability to charge another smartphone, even an iphone. you just put the phone on top of the s10. >> that's wild. checking back on the poll. do you want a foldable phone? here are the results. 22% say yes. nope, 80% at this point. we'll have to see if that changes. >> in the 4:00, though, it was 50-50 and then we said the price and then the no went up. >> go to abc7news.com/vote. well, flip phones were new in the mid '90s before generation z was even born. decades later we're now getting a look at where this generation wants to work. and it's in tech.

north bay-based research company glass door says software engineer is the most in demand job for gen z job seekers representing about one in five applications. not a bad place to start. the median salary for open software engineer jobs is just shy of $100,000. well, abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. looking for wades ys to make thn even better place to live. last week we focused on bart. >> you responded with tips on things that need fixing. today we went to san leandro to check one of those things out. plus a brewing battle over a new coffee stand in campbell. take a look. you'll see why.

>> announcer: live where you live. this is abc 7 news. it looks like a game, but the feds say this was a front to sell drugs. a uc santa cruz student created that app. >> and now the 18-year-old faces decades in prison and millions of dollars in fines. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen is on the story. >> reporter: a young college student once with a seemingly bright future now turning heads in an unimaginable way.

>> i do know that people do think of just certain ways to i guess get around things and try to find loopholes into things. so i mean, i'm not surprised that someone's done this, but it is definitely extreme. >> reporter: colin howard of sunnyvale is now charged with three counts related to the distribution and possession with intent to distribute meth and one count related to cocaine after a joint sting operation involving uc santa cruz police and homeland security resulted in his initial arrest last fall. police tipped off after seeing posters advertising the app on campus. the 18-year-old taken back into custody last week on federal charges. prosecutors say howard created an app called banana plug to facilitate the sale of illegal drugs, then used snapchat to communicate with customers. the app, a play on the university's mascot the banana slug, the word plug often used as a slang term for someone dealing drugs. >> we would have rather seen

him, you know, do research on cancer or gaming or something else that would have been positive in the world. he is no longer a student on our campus. >> reporter: the app, which appeared to be a game, went through apple's app store review process last november. on the surface users tapped tiles that alternated between images of bananas and electrical plugs with the goal being to clear the screen of all bananas. apple hasn't commented, but the company's guidelines make it clear, apps that encourage consumption of tobacco products, illegal drugs or excessive amounts of alcohol are not permitted on the app store. >> what's it's in the app store a lot of things can go wrong. that's why this monitoring, the community monitoring and the reporting was very important to take it down. >> reporter: howard has pled not guilty and will return to court this friday. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. in the east bay it was day two of the my brother's keeper rise event in oakland hosted by the obama foundation.

♪ a choir led off the program with uplifting music, then began a discussion addressing the criminal justice system. a panel led by the richmond police department talked about successful violence reduction programs. lecturer and author shaka singer, who is a convicted murderer, spoke about his experience in prison and his goal to make sure other young men don't follow in those footsteps. >> don't accept somebody else's narrative because even though they told me i'd be back in prison in six months, 8 1/2 years later i'm standing here serving my people. >> president obama created my brother's keeper as a way to get leaders involved in helping to close the opportunity gaps for young men of color. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area, and transit is one area that we are focused on improving big-time. it's why we spent all last week talking about bart, which hundreds of thousands of people ride every day, maybe you. we received a lot of e-mails and questions and some suggestions. one came from ronald.

he said, "come to san leandro station. we have a door that never locks and people just walk out the door without paying. i complain to the agents. she said they know and nothing gets done." so today we went to the san leandro bart station to check it out. it's an everyday sight on bart. people walking through the emergency exit to avoid paying the fare. abc 7 news monitored the san leandro station for an hour today. we saw people jump the gate while others squeezed next to a paying customer to get through the barriers. >> the fare evasion is frustrating for our customers. it's frustrating for us. >> reporter: bart estimates it loses out on 15 to 25 million dollars a year from fare evasion. there are legitimate uses for the swing gate. but this man pushed a rolling cart through, then went back to pay his fare. but the most brazen fare evaders simply walk through the emergency exit right in front of the staths. so why don't the agents stop them? >> station agents are primarily for customer service. they are trained in responding

to medical emergencies but they are not law enforcement personn personnel. >> station agents can call police but the agency is trying a new approach. in 2017 bart began adding metal wires to keep people from jumping the barriers. swing gates were also modified. >> they actually have a lock op them. and if you open that, your picture will be taken and an alarm goes off. >> reporter: 14 stations will have these additional barriers by july. so what about san leandro? >> san leandro is on the list for next fiscal year, which begins in july. >> reporter: in the meantime more fare inspection agents are patrolling the trains. they will ticket passengers who can't provide proof of payment >> now, we want to hear your thoughts about bart or about anything we can do to keep building a better bay area. just head to abc7news.com and search the words better bay area. you can write us with your comments, concerns, comments, and questions.

on facebook we'd love you to join our better bay area group as we work on finding solutions together. in the south bay a drive-thru coffee shop is surprising customers with something not on its drink menu. the baristas are dressed let's just say for a day at the beach. customers seem pleasantly surprised. however, some neighbors are upset. abc 7 news reporter david lui reports from campbell. >> reporter: the newest place to pick up a cup of coffee in campbell is creating quite a stir. a neighbor, elena gazer, walked right up to us to complain. >> this type of business should not be here in a suburban neighborhood. >> reporter: the fuss is not about the coffee but what the briftas are wearing. bikini tops and daisy dukes. >> with the movement "me too" and try to get this type of business in the area i feel absolutely devastated. >> reporter: you can't see much from the outside of the tyny kiosk which caught sue johnston off guard on her first visit. >> it's okay with me. i didn't know that's what they were wearing. i've not seen one of these places before. >> reporter: were you surprised? >> yes. i was.

>> reporter: sabrina says customers have been very nice to her. >> there actually are quite a lot of women who come in here too. >> what do they say? >> they ask if it's cold in here and like no, it's the most asked question ever. but they like it. >> reporter: contractor anthony hunter did his best to be respectful while expressing his reaction. >> it's -- it's a little cold to be dressed out like that. but if the girls are comfortable with it, then you know, it's a free market. that's what america's about. >> reporter: are you comfortable with it? >> i am very comfortable with it. yes. >> reporter: another pink pantherz has been operating in redwood city since last summer. >> we follow the same laws from redwood city, we broughtoi we're doing nothing illegal. by th bo. >> reporter: camason as t'so nit however, elena gauger is trying to mobilize neighbors to shut it down. >> if customers are not pleased with what the about riftas are wearing at this kiosk there are

several other coffee shops within a few hundred feet of this location so people have a choice. in campbell david lui, abc 7 news. >> interesting marketing strategy. >> absolutely. a big change in the investigation into an alleged attack against actor jussie smollett. >> yeah. he's now been charged. find out what he's suspected of, next. a heart attack patient is billed for wait time by an ambulance company.

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we have a major update in the investigation into the alleged attack against actor jussie smollett. >> yeah, he has been charged with felony disorderly conduct and is due in court tomorrow. >> yeah, the actor's team is reportedly in talks with well-known criminal defense attorney mark geragos about representation. >> abc news reporter elizabeth hur has the latest. >> reporter: chicago police confirming they are now calling skrusie smollett a suspect in a criminal investigation for allegedly filing a false police report. the announcement coming as new surveillance video emerges showing the two brothers at the center of this investigation buying a red hat and ski masks, items allegedly used in an attack the two brothers claim they were paid to stage. officials telling abc news they

have spoken to smollett's attorneys but they're still waiting to reinterview the actor. smollett has insisted he was the victim of that attack. >> how do you not believe that? it's the truth. >> reporter: the fbi also investigating. they're looking to see if smollett sent this threatening letter to himself a week before the alleged attack. >> the return address said in big red, you know, like caps, maga. did i make that up too? >> reporter: we are also learning smollett was once accused of giving false statements to the lapd. according to court documents from 2007, the actor was suspected of driving under the influence while allegedly giving his brother's name when police pulled him over. smollett reportedly pleaded no contest to reduced charges and completed an alcohol treatment program. in chicago smollett is now facing a class 4 felony, which could mean jail time. as for the investigation police say they remain hopeful they will get a chance to ask their

questions. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >> of course we'll stay on that story. but let's move on to the oscars this weekend right here on abc 7. for the first time since 1989, as you've probably heard, the show will not have a host after kevin hart bowed out following some controversial tweets. a slew of celebrity presenters will take the stage to announce and hand out the awards. abc 7 news anchor dion lim will report from los angeles he on the red carpet this weekend. her reports will begin on friday. you can watch the oscars here on abc 7. on sunday oscars coverage starts at 1:30 in the afternoon on the red carpet. the opening ceremony begins at 3:30. the awards themselves start at 5:00 p.m. and the post-awards show goes on around 8:00. and it is all right here on abc 7. oscar sunday. join us. >> yes. the weather could make it a great day to stay inside and watch the oscars. watch the oscars. >> that's true. [phone ringing] remember the way we used to do things? hey man...

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you know what they say. t't comes to medical transports. >> yeah, 7 on your side's michael finney is here. michael? >> yeah, a concord woman had a heart attack. then she got the bill from an

ambulance company. shay halligan enjoys the bouquet of flowers she received on her 61st birthday. it's a birthday the concord woman thought she would not live to see after a heart attack that was followed by three more. >> and the cardiologist didn't think i was going to make it. >> reporter: her husband joe appreciates every moment he has with his wife. he recalls the first heart attack happened here in september at the counter restaurant in walnut creek. joe looked over, then screamed for help. another patron he now calls john the life saver, jumped into action, performing cpr. >> john jumped up and came over and saved her life. >> reporter: an ambulance would later rush her to john muir hospital in walnut creek. doctors transferred shay to john muir in concord where they have a cardiovascular institute. today shay is on the mend and back at home. >> well, i love her. i mean, it's a miracle.

>> reporter: the bill from pro transport 1 for that transfer would include three units of wait time for a total of $1,800. >> we received this bill. i said what is waiting time? and they said, well, we had to wait for you. >> were they waiting for her to get her hair done? if you're waiting on the patient, it's not the patient's fault. it's the hospital's fault that they haven't got something ready. >> reporter: she says she called the company for an explanation but complained about getting the run-around. it wasn't long after that when she received this letter from pro transport 1 threatening to send her to collections. she said a service rep even suggested she make the payment using her jcpenney's card. >> she says, well, we're going to go ahead and put this on your credit report unless you pay it now. >> reporter: she gave in and paid the disputed bill in full. that left both her and joe upset. finally, he contacted 7 on your i'd and we contacted pro

transport 1. it told us it looks like there was a billing error in the amount the patient was being balance billed for. due to this error we are going to discount the total amount paid. a check for the full amount showed up in a matter of days. >> thank god there is somebody out there that can, you know, speak for the little guy. >> we're on a limited income.... >> reporter: joe and shay recently returned to the counter, the restaurant where her first heart attack occurred. the couple had a reunion with john the life saver. his real name is john roberts. you see him here with his wife laurie. shay also posed with the counter's manager, john freeman, and hostess evelyn franklin. both also assisted with the cpr. gratitude all around. excellent. >> wow. thank you so much, michael. one last time want to update the weather forecast and the rain. >> spencer's here with that. spencer? >> it's been kind of a crazy

pattern, off and on showers here and there even with some hail stones and snow. here's a look at live doppler 7. this is an unsettled pattern. the precipitation that accompanies it is not very widespread at all. but what's left of the storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. so for this evening and late night spotty showers, isolated thunder and small hail are possible and some late snow over the highest peaks. and overnight lows will drop into the upper 20s and low 30s in the north bay valleys. mid 30s and other inlantd locations. it will be chilly but then tomorrow brings us sunshine, breezy conditions. it will be relatively mild with high temperatures mainly in the mid 50s and looking ahead to chinese new year parade this saturday in san francisco conditions looking pretty good. it will be dry, a few clouds around. it will be on the cool side. but hey, doesn't everyone love a parade? here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. a few extra clouds will move into the sky over the weekend including oscar sunday. but it will be dry. then we get showers on monday and tuesday and it gets dry again next wednesday. happy new year. >> thank you, spencer. talk a little warriors basketball tonight.

>> look who's back. larry beil. >> yeah. from the all-star game. huge story in college basketball. like a third of the league is tanking against zion williamson, hurt tonight. the warriors back from the all-star break. some good news

good evening. the warriors' grand plans all coming together. they've lucked into boogie

cousins in the off-season knowing they could slowly let him rehab. word today from espn's nick fradell is cousins' minutes restriction is being upped. he was at 25 minutes max although boogie did go past that once already. since returning from the achilles injury and the surgery that he had over a year ago big 'cause averaging 14 points and seven rebounds in about 23 minutes per game. the expectation is that he can bump that up to 30 minutes a night, which he wants. the warriors back at practice today after the all-star break, will host the kings tomorrow night. 25 games left in the regular season. the dubs want to start lockin in to prepare for the playoffs. >> yeah, they all practiced, they all scrimmaged. our guys love to play so much. scrimmaged every single possession. none of them wanted to come out. it was good. it was a good productive practice. the expected sloppiness is just -- that's how it goes after a long break. the nba rumor mill never

stops churning. today "new york times" writer mark stein noticed that steph curry and giannis antetokounmpo have the same agent and the warriors have maybe mused at making a run at the greek freak when he becomes a free agent in 2021, that is, if kevin durant leaves. everybody loves giannis. you see that bounce pass. there's no denying the greek freak and tse have some chemistry there. number 1 duke hosting number 8 north carolina. even president obama in the house to see zion go down. 30 seconds into the game and down goes zion, 6'7", 285-pound freshman. he stayed down, and it's his knee. the replay shows his sneaker just came apart at the seams. maybe scratch that nonould netns me. it was cam johnson dunking for en garrison on the oop. just went to the half. it is 42-32. i'm giving you an up-to-the-minute update. 42-32 now, carolina leading at the break. the oakland a's cactus

league opener is scheduled for tomorrow. probably going to get rained out. the a's open the season march 20th in japan against the mariners. so a rain-out really does not help with their accelerated schedule. today day three of giants camp. taking it slowly with buster posey, who had hip surgery last august. he will not begin catching at all until march. posey won't be playing in the giants' cactus league opener on saturday, but the skipper bruce bochy doesn't have any concerns about his star catcher being ready by opening day. >> very encouraged, as he is too. the fact he's not feeling any effects from the surgery or the hip. he's doing very well. we're probably looking around the first of march, in that area. could be a day or two before he catches. i'll let you know that. >> bryce harper still a free agent. "usa today" is reporting the white sox are now out of the harper sweepstakes. but the giants are reportedly still in this thing. mlb network says harper has

turned down multiple offers of 300 million or more. that is a sentence i would like to say. larry beil has turned down multiple offers of 300 million. >> or one. >> i would take the one offer. but anyway, i can't see the giants going ten years on anything. but we'll see. speaking of mega free agents, le'veon bell will be hitting the open market after sitting out this whole season while holding out for more money and destroying any fantasy team. bell will not be franchise tagged by the steelers. the raiders could be an interesting landing spot for his services. but that will be expensive. can you imagine somebody -- 300 million. >> i'd be terrified another one wouldn't be coming. show me the money. >> thanks, larry. >> join us at 9:00 on kofy tv 20 cable channel 714. plot foiled. prosecutors say a coast guard officer was planning a major attack. the high-profile californian who was on his hit list apparently. that's at 9:00. >> and on abc 7 news at 11:00, building a better bay area oneh. we'll show you the massive

project under way in the south bay. >> all that's coming up later tonight. but that is this edition of abc 7 news. look for breaking news whenever you wish on the abc 7 news app. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for spencer christian, larry beil, all of us here, have a great evening. >> we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

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