course." loughlin wasn't smiling when she left court, and neither was actress felicity huffman. >> get out of the way. get out of the way. >> reporter: also appearing today, bay area parents including manuel and elizabeth enriquez of atherton. according to the criminal complaint, elizabeth, her daughter, and a procter gloated after one examine that they had cheated and gotten away with it. they did not answer questions before being whisked away. also, bruce isaacson of hillsborough, whose daughter was a purported ucla soccer recruit, even though the soccer team she claims she was team captain of says she never said for them. for the first time today, we're getting a look at amy colburn and dr. gregory colburn, a radioncologist from palo alto. the couple says they are innocent. they're facing an indictment for money laundering in addition to the mail fraud charges after demanding a preliminary hearing and refusing to take a deal according to their attorney. dr. colburn currently taking a leave of absence from his

medical practice. not appearing today, peter sartorio of menlo park, who allegedly paid $15,000 in cash for the college entrance exam cheating scheme for his daughter. his attorney filing this motion to continue writing, quote, he intends to plead guilty to an information that the government has advised it will file prior to april 30th. the motion also requests that sartorio's appearance that was scheduled for today will be continued until april 30th, noting that the government has advised defense counsel that they take no position on the motion. i have reached out to sartorio's attorneys and i have not heard back. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> melanie, thank you. in the east bay, a man is under arrest for allegedly assaulting one woman and planning to kidnap and sexually assault several more. police have arrested mac owen crusoe. incidents in several cities led to his arrest at his home in newark. back on march 26th, a woman called 911 saying she was walking to her home in walnut

creek when a man assaulted her with a stun gun. she fought him off. later that day, fremont police were alerted to some discarded suspicious items. they include plans for and means to kidnap and sexually assault women. investigators linked the two incidents and identified crusoe as their suspect. experts have confirmed it's a gray whale that was found dead today along the san pablo bay shoreline near rodeo. sky 7 flew over the whale around 10:00 this morning. this is now the third gray whale that has died in san francisco bay this year. the marine mammal center is teaming up with other scientists to figure out a cause of death. eric thomas has a closer look at what this could mean about ocean conditions coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. we are getting a break now from the rain finally, but don't put your umbrella away just yet. >> no, looking live outside from our emeryville camera, look at all of those clouds. abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking our next storm. spencer?

>> umbrella handy until about saturday morning. here's a look at what's happening in the way of precipitation. we have lots of clouds and some spotty sprinkles, sort of an offshore and a couple of them have moved over land areas. moving on, i'll give you a closer look and you can see we have sprinkles over parts of the santa cruz mountains right now and a small area down to the peninsula, but we don't have any significant rain at the moment. however, two systems are heading our way. we have a rather weak storm coming in tomorrow and a slightly more vigorous, energetic storm coming nin on friday. that one will bring us some rain and some gusty wind. so the approaching storms rank both 1 on the storm impact scale for tomorrow and for friday. we can expect light to moderate rainfall and occasional gusts of wind, especially on friday. and again, this is how things look right now, not much happening at the moment, but we will certainly have some wet weather coming our way before we get an extended break, which will begin some time over the weekend. i'll give you a closer look at that in just a few minutes.

dan? >> spencer, thank you. happening tonight, a fight over where to house the homeless in san francisco. a public meeting is scheduled for 6:00 about a proposed navigation center, as it's called, along the embarcadero at bryan street. the center would have beds for 225 people, but it is facing strong opposition from nearby residents who created a gofundme page. they've raised more than $80,000 to hire an attorney to fight this navigation center. on the other side, safer embarcadero has raised more than $160,000 with the help of some bay area executives to support the navigation center. mayor london breed says she's listening to the community and is willing to consider lowering the number of people that could be housed there. tonight's meeting is at the delancy street foundation. it looks like california is making some progress on repairing its structurally deficient bridges. a report from the american road and transportation builder's association shows 1,800 of the state's nearly 26,000 bridges are in need of repair. that's roughly 7%. the number is down from nearly

2,400 structurally deficient bridges in 2014. among the busiest bay area bridges in need of work are actually overpasses. they include 680 over monument boulevard in contra costa county, 280 over lawrence expressway in santa clara county, and 80 over dan wilson creek in solano county. san mateo bridge is also on that list. a bridge is considered structurally deficient when it's in poor condition and in need of urgent repair. california drivers may face stronger dui laws. one bay area lawmaker wants to lower the legal blood alcohol limit. supporters think it will save lives, but critics say that it could just send more people to jail needlessly. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live with the story tonight. wayne? >> reporter: dan, they held a press conference today and they do want to lower the legal limit by almost one-half. that would mean, for some people, one drink and you're done. but there is opposition. lunchtime at the beer baron and

kitchen in santa rosa. a mix of tourists and regulars and libations. >> you're on number? >> two. >> i don't drive. i take cabs. >> reporter: and everyone here feels responsible, baa proposed bill in california's state assembly called liam's law based on the drunk driving death of this southern california toddler would impose a stricter legal blood alcohol level, from 0.08 to 0.05. >> that would be a broad deterrent for all drivers and all bac levels. >> now the pushback. >> i think it's absolutely wrong. >> reporter: attorney ryan wilber specializes in defending drunk drivers. while some 100 countries enforce 0.05 or higher, he doesn't see the difference between california's established standard and the proposed one. critics says it barely allows a person to drink and then drive at all. >> duis are the number one crime in the country. and you're going to add more people to that mix who might have had simply a glass of wine or one beer with dinner. and now, they're going to jail.

>> reporter: supporters say such a reduction would reduce accidents and save 1,100 lives a year nationally. it might also change the way bars and restaurants do business. bartender andrew jane. >> once you get up to the 0.1, that's a problem. but.08, two drinks, if you drop it to 0.05, that's one drink and that kind of makes happy hour useless. >> reporter: worth noting, the only other state with a low alcohol level of 0.05 is utah. they lowered that last december. as what this might mean for you, the rule of thumb, two standard drinks in an hour would take you to 0.05. if you weigh 100 pounds or less, one drink and you're over the legal limit, or you would be, anyway. live in petaluma along highway 101, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> okay, wayne, thank you. house democrats take action on the mueller report. the vote today as they try to get the full unredacted report on russia released. new comments from former

vice president joe biden today following complaints about unwanted touching. what the potential presidential candidate says he'll do from now on. 40,000 drivers use it every day. what marin county is doing next week to help use traffic on one of his busiest roads. and speaking of busiest roads, lest take a look now live as you look at traffic moving fairly smoothly in walnut creek at the 680 split. no problems there. stay with us. abc 7 news at 4:00 con yoooh, hello yellow! at ross and you find... yes! that's yes for less. spring forward with the latest brand-name styles at 20 to 60 percent off department store prices. at ross. yes for less.

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business. >> uber was founded ten years ago in san francisco. lyft came along just a couple of years later. ridesharing has created advantages and also challenges. >> it has, indeed. for drivers, there are everyday risks on the job. ugglin ily of a concord uber horrific crash involving a wrong-way driver took his life. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has the story. >> i know a lot of people are praying for us. >> reporter: he's missing his best friend, waheed etima. the four of seven children emigrated from afghanistan where he worked as a translator for u.s. troops. during that time, he was shot by the taliban. etimad settled in concord and started driving for uber, but on february 3rd, he was killed on the job in a horrific head-on crash on highway 101 in san francisco, caused by a wrong-way driver. >> my mom, she remember my dad like every single day. and she cry for him.

>> reporter: 14-year-old yaya is stepping up to help his younger siblings. there's been an outpouring of support from the muslim community. a gofundme account has now raised $327,000 for the family. >> our main purpose, our main goal is to get them a house. >> reporter: but the etimad family is still waiting to hear from uber about what kind of financial help they may be entitled to. uber offers additional driver injury protection at a cost of about 4 cents per mile, offering survivor benefits for family members of up to $150,000 if you are killed. it's unclear if waheed etimad was enrolled. >> i did contact the uber. they have been in contact with us. >> reporter: uber sent us this statement saying, this was a horribly tragedy incident and our hearts continue to be with the driver's grieving family. we have been in touch with the family and will work with authorities to assist their investigation in any way we can. >> workers need to be protected. >> reporter: phillip mcafee founded rideshare justice.org where the pictures of killed or injured drivers are posted, many

who can't pay their medical bills. >> i think that's the weakest part of the gig economy. i think that's the most hurtful aspect, is to putple in thisery business and not make sure that they have the basic protections that everybody else has at the out there 24/7, trying to make a living, just like waheed etimad was. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> now, continuing this look at rideshare businesses, different cities and states have different ways of regulating ridesharing. new york city just implemented some new rules, including a minimum wage for drivers, which we'll talk about here. with mira zoshi, who just recently stepped down as the head of the city's taxi and limousine commission. mira, thanks so much for coming on. >> thank you for having me and thank you for covering this important subject. >> well, we're spending all week on it, as you know, because it is so important. certainly, ridesharing has literally changed the face of transportation. it's made it a lot more convenient for riders, but a lot more complicated for drivers and

more inconvenient in terms ofc.u dealt with in the city of san francisco while you were on the commission? biggest concerns. >> in new york, our rpect to dr really by 2016, it had become apparent that the continuous pay cuts that drivers that drove for uber and lyft were experiencing were having a tremendous impact on their ability to put food on the table. and combine that with the fact that in this industry, the driver pays for all the expenses of the service. they buy the car, they cover the insurance, they cover the gas. so when they get a pay cut, their expenses don't go down. and it has a combined effect of lowering their income. >> and mira, the promise was that this is going to be a great deal for people who want to drive for these companies, uber and lyft, because they can make their own hours, they're kind of independent contractors, they can make a lot of money. it hasn't panned out to the

extent that they hope. >> no, the myth of flexibility has proven to be a myth. or the promise of flexibility has proven to be a myth, especially in new york. 85% of drivers work full-time. and in a lot of places, drivers are putting in long hours to make up for decreases in pay, to try to make the kind of money that they were hoping to make when they started on the platform. and so i think a lot of what we had to address was the reality that there's a huge workforce out there, almost 80,000 drivers making 96% of them making less than minimum wage. >> 96%. >> 96%. and the reason we know that and the reason that we advocate for other cities to do the same is we demanded that these companies give us information about trips, how long drivers are driving, how much they're getting paid, how much the passengers are getting paid. and with that information, we were able to uncover this truth. >> let me ask you this question, mira. one of the fun things when you go to new york, it's so easy to hail a taxi cab.

you see them everywhere. has that changed in the era of uber and lyft? are there fewer cabs on the road in new york city and a lot morer tlc ivers.e 2000 they c drive , lyft,ta, it's the same standard for everybody. but there are lessta on the roa. manhattan, it's still the quickest way to get a car, is to put your hand in the air, and just flag one down. still people hail taxis and they will for a long, long time to come, but it certainly has had an effect on the individual medallion owners, their medallions are worth less and less every day. >> what about safety on the streets of new york city. it's always busy there. >> yeah, vision zero is a real priority for new york city government. in the last year, we were able to cut fatalities that were involving tlc, uber, lyft taxi drivers in half. and in part because we have very strong regulations about how long dryers can be on the road,

theft to be fingerprinted, they have to do random we constantly and ked o bngqukl on havin time in new york city, dealing with this issue, what lesson would you counsel san francisco to focus on first? >> i would really focus on, you can't solve a problem until you can size it. so getting information about the number of drivers that are affect, the kind of wages they're making, and the number of trips and where they're happening as they relate to congestion are key to solving both of those. >> so ask hard questions and insist on answer. >> absolutely. >> mira, thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you very much. >> we really appreciate it, all the way from the big apple. nice of you to come out here to the west coast. we appreciate it very much. all this week on abc 7 news, we're looking at the rideshare realities out there and the impact these companies are having on efforts to build a better bay area. >> all es,

commutingan be aator many of us. and now marin county is coming up with a solution. the county is spending about $98,000 to speed up the terrible traffic on its busiest easy-west road, sir frances drake bge be. but the county is also hoping less stop-and-go traffic means less pollution and fewer rear-end crashes. >> people try to squeeze through on the light, because they don't want to wait for another one. it can't hurt. if they can change the timing between commute hours, it would be a good idea. >> 40,000 vehicles travel along sir frances drake every day. public works will monitor the changes for the next several months and will be accepting feedback from drivers. and we want you to share your ideas for building a better bay area. you can also see wheat your neighbors think than by joining our facebook group. nc traffic .orse than outf or being caught without an umbrella. >> maybe okay today, but

tomorrow not so much. >> we had spotty sprinkles today, but not many people got wet today. here's a look at live doppler 7. we've had lingering clouds and spotty sprinkles. there's not really much happening right now in the way of precipitation. check out this -- well, there was a view. not much of a view right now from suit roe tower, trying to look out over san francisco. you can see the low clouds are moving through right now, obscuring our view. it's 57 degrees here in san francisco. 59 at half moon bay, and low 60s at oakland, mountain view, san jose, and morgan hill. here's a view from emeryville looking westward, a little bright sky in the distance, but lots of clouds. 59 in santa rosa right now and 57 in petaluma. low 60s in napa, vacaville, concord, and livermore. once more live view -- again, we had a better view about two minutes ago, but the low clouds are moving through. so atop mt. tam, we see a few clouds blowing in the breeze right now. and light rain and showers tomorrow, heavier rain and some gusty wind on friday. and we'll have a warmer and

drier pattern beginning on sunday. until then, we have this to contend with. lots of clouds overnight, some spotty sprinkles or light scattered showers will develop during the overnight hours. overnight lows will be mainly in the low 50s, although some locations, especially in the inland valleys may see low temperatures dropping into tupper 40s. the approaching storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. so for thursday and friday, in fact, look for light to moderate showers, rainfall totals will be under 3/4 of an inch of rain and breezy at times with gusts 20 to 25 miles per hour. here's a forecast animation for tomorrow morning. the early morning commute will get underway under spotty sprinkles, but steady rain will develop just before the morning commute and that will be mainly in the north bay, though. we'll get sort of a break with spotty sprinkles later in the day. tomorrow night, we get some more steadier rain moving in. but the more widespread steady rain doesn't arrive until friday. tomorrow's highs will be generally in the low to mid-60s. now let's pick up the forecast animation friday morning, just as the morning commute is about to wind down, we get a wave of

steady rain, moderate showers, and this mass of rainfall here. in fact, some locally heavy downpours are likely, as well. so it will be pretty wet on friday. that brings us to this. the giants' home opener friday afternoon at oracle park against the tamba bay rays. we are expecting showers or periods of rain throughout the day on friday. but there's always hope in baseball. let's hope the storm moves through quickly and the game can be played. light rain on thursday, steadier rain, wet and breezy on friday. morning showers on saturday. each of those storms, we're ranking the storm intensity at 1 on the storm impact scale. sunnier, dry conditions on sunday. a warming trend begins on sunday, as well. so sunday through next wednesday, look for sunnier, drier conditions. in fact, bright skies with high temperatures ranging from low to mid-70s around the bay shoreline and inland. mid- to upper 60s on the coast. so that'sa pretty nice, mild

spring weather. >> now we're in busy. >> and extended dry pattern, as well. yeah, the busy of sunny skies. it's about that time. >> invest, please. all right, troubles with e-cigarettes. the federal investigation underway into whether the devices could trigger seizures. and it's a favorite uniform of some people who work at tech companies, talking about the patagonia vest, but the retailer making changes, including which companies they provide clothing for. stay with us. and at 4:22, we check your traffic, it's moving over the traffic, it's moving over the golden gate bridge, that's your ♪ ♪ ♪

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a tragic end to a high-speed police sprpursuit in los angele. authorities say one person was killed when a man in a stolen truck crashed into several cars this morning in an intersection

in lake balboa. it's not clear yet whether the person killed was involved in the chase. three people are listed in serious condition. tremendous impact, as you can see. firefighters had to use the jaws of life to extract one person from the car. the suspect fled in the stolen truck, but was taken into custody in a nearby parking lot after he took off running. so a terrible tragedy in los angeles today. there is no defendant, but a jury is hearing grisly details about the deaths of a family of eight whose suv went over a cliff along the mendocino coast. mendocino county is holding a coroner's inquest before a jury to determine how to classify the deaths of jennifer and sarah hart and their six adopted children. jurors will decide whether the deaths were accidental, a murder/suicide, or just undetermined. the chp earlier said the driver, jennifer hart, was drunk and her wife, sarah, had a high amount of benadryl in her system when their suv crashed in march of 2018. the remains of a teenage boy in that suv have not yet been

found. u.s. health officials are investigating whether electronic cigarettes may trigger seizures. the fda says it's reviewing 35 reports of seizures among ecigarette users, particularly young people. regulators say it's not yet clear whether vaping is responsible, but they want the public to report any information about the issue. nicotine poisoning can cause seizures, convulsions, vomiting, and brain injury. still to come, those threats to completely close the u.s./mexico border, president trump seems to be backing off as even people in his own administration worry about what would happen if it was shut down. a trespasser arrested at president trump's florida estate. what senate democrats now want the fbi to investigate.

serats aea e are the stories geison eza a nuelnrf atherton and actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin. a father from menlo park plans to plead guilty, that's according to his attorney. prosecutors say peter sartorio paid $15,000 for the college entrance exam cheating scheme for his daughter. a dead whale has washed up in rodeo in the east bay.

abc 7 news anchor eric thomas tweeted this photo. he's working to get word from officials. george stephanopoulos sat down today for a one on one interview with mark zuckerberg. you can see that interview tomorrow on "good morning america," right here on abc 7 beginning at 7:00 a.m. >iday heindful aut resctg personal space. >> boundaries and protecting personal space have been reset, and i get it. ing i get it. >> his comments come in a video posted on twitter and are in response to complaints over the past week that he touched some women without their consent. biden says he believes his actions are gestures of support and encouragement, but understands his past behavior has made some people comfortable. he is considering, seriously, a 20rati predential aing the fbi to look into potential

security vulnerabilities at president trump's mar-a-lago resort in florida. this comes after a woman got into the club over the weekend while president trump was golfing nearby. the woman is now under arrest. according to court documents, e yujing zhang presented two documents to the secret service saying she was there to go to the pool. prosecutors say zhang made it through several more security checkpoints before a receptionist asked while she was there. >> the security actually worked. that a woman did get through sort of an initial perimeter around mar-a-lago, but she got stopped at the point where her story didn't make sense. >> secret service determined zhang was carrying several cell phones and a flash drive allegedly containing malware. house democrats are taking action to see the mueller report sooner rather than later. the house judiciary committee voted 24-17, a straight party line vote, to g g

chairman gerald nadler permission to issue subpoenas to the justice department, demanding it release the full unredacted report. >> we're going to work with the attorney general and for a short period of time, in the hope that he will reveal to us the entire mueller report and all the underlying materials and we'll go to courtoet permissn to vehe 6c albuha doesn'trk, thenh issue the subpoes. gen attorneyer wil br unti pducehe full report to congress. barr didn't deliver it. but he's promised to provide a redacted version of the special counsel report this n deadly involving a boeing 737 max jet. "the wall street journal" reports that investigators say ethiopian airline pilots followed boeing's emergency procedures before that plane crashed. however, they couldn't get the plane to start climbing again

after shutting off an automatic flight control system. all 157 people aboard that flight were killed. doubts about that system prompted the u.s. and other countries to ground 737 max aircraft. boeing is working on a software update to help prevent other crashes. a rescue team is now looking for an american woman kidnapped while visiting uganda's most popular national park. she's been identified as kimberly sue from new york. officials say four armed men ambushed a group of tourists and a guide during a game drive last night in queen elizabeth national park. the gunman held the tourists before taking off with the 35-year-old skbwoman and the gu. authorities say the kidnappers used the woman's cell phone to demand $500,000 in ransom. kidnappings in uganda's protected areas are rare. president trump seems to be backing off earlier threats to completely shut down the southern border with mexico this week. as homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen heads there. her first stop, el paso.

abc 7 news reporter lana zack has an update live from washington. lana? >> reporter: hi, dan. great to be with you. most of these migrants are tr american countries, but president trump says when it comes to closing the border, the ball is in mexico's court. democrats, republicans and even some members of the trump administration are worried about what would happen if president trump followed through on his threat to completely close to u.s./mexico border. >> close down the border would have potentially catastrophicopc impacts on our countr l he countryot to do it. it will be a disaster fo countr. >> reporter: larry kudlow says he's encouraging options that would at least keep trade moving. >> one area we've explored is to try to keep the freight lanes open, the truck lanes. >> reporter: homeland securityks

the border to assess the situation. >> because of the fact we're seeing -- i mean, you're talking last month alone, 76,000 illegal aliens have come over and have been apprehended. and it's just very much overwhelming the system. >> on tuesday, president trump reiterated his threat, and then appeared to dial it back. >> we're going to close the border. that's going to be it. or we're going to close large sections of the border. maybe not all of it. but it's the only way we're getting a response and i'm totally ready to do it. >> the president addressed the situation today saying that his country is acting prudently and that he's optimistic that it will all work out. reporting live, lana zak, abc news. >> has the president clarified what it will take for him to keep the border open? >> no, he's been very vague about that, actually. saying that mexico needs to do more to stop people at their

southern border, before they ever make it into mexico and subsequently into the united states. but because he's been so vague, it might give him the understand, especially as his advisers are telling him that closing the border would be a bad idea, to say that they've done a better job and we're already starting to see some inklings of that. >> lana zak reporting live from washington. good to be with you. a worldwide condemnation is being directed at brunei over its new laws make gay sex and adultery capital crimes. under the laws implemented by the tiny southeast asian country on the island of borneo, those found guilty of gay sex and adultery could be stoned to death. the penalties were provided s bn sharia penal code substitute e 2014 to bolster islam in the country. celebrities are now leading the call to boycott luxury hotels owned by the sultan of brunei. george clooney issued a statement condemning the law,

quote, in the onslaught of news where we see the world backsliding into authoritarianism, this stands alone. and from elton john, quote, discrimination on the basis of sexuality is plain wrong and has no place in any society. the sultan owns several luxury hotels around the world, including the beverly hills hotel and hotel bel air in los angeles. the united states, the uk, germany, and france all urged brunei to stop its plans. demolishing affordable housing to build million-dollar town houses. next, the south bay city where dozens of families will be forced to find new places to live. i'm spencer christian, looking westward from emeryville, we see lots of clouds in the sky and more rain is on the way. i'll have the accuweather forecast, in just a moment. and let's take you outside and take a look at the san mateo bridge. as you can see, moving fairly smoothly in both directions. no real problems there. you can see the clouds in the sky as spencer's talkin abou you wanted to save on prescriptions... so, you went online and got so confused

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in the south bay, the search for affordable housing is about to get even tougher. the mountain view city council of dozens of units to make way for million-dollar town houses. chris nguyen is live with the story. chris? >> reporter: hi, ama, the project has been in the works for quite a while now. you can see the proposal notice on display here in front of 2310 rock street. this has been an affordable place for many families to live, but it will likely be gone by

the end of the year. for residents of 2310 rock street, a sense of sadness as all of them now have to find a new place to live. last night, city council members voted to greenlight the demolition of dozens of multi-family apartments to make room for a new 55-unit town house project. the mayor saying it wasn't an easy decision. >> in this case, this is a fully compliant project where the owner wants to sell and, you know, i feel like it's their right to sell their property. >> reporter: each of the new town houses could fetch up to $1.5 million a piece. right now residents here pay approximately $1 hur100 a month a one-bedroom and up for a two-bedroom apartment. >> we need these people. when i moved to mountain view, we considered it a working class community. now you have to be a retiree who

bought 30 years ago or a software engineer. >> reporter: under the tenant relocation assistance ordinance, most residents are eligible for the cash equivalent of three months' median market rate rate for a similar-sized apartment. so far, one fifth of the residents here have found new places to live. we met this resident as she was moving out. >> it doesn't make sense to me to take down existing housing when you're in a housing shortage, right? you build in a commercial spot. >> reporter: many here worried the bay area housing crunch could end up pricing them out of the region. >> i'm not angry. i know sometimes life has challenging times, but trying to be as positive as possible throughout the process. >> and residents here at 2310 rock street will have until september to move out. but keep in mind, the average rent in mountain view goes for around $3,200 a month. that's a far cry from the $1100 or so that some of the folks here are currently paying. we're live in mountain view, i'm chris nguyen, abc 7 news.

>> okay, chris, thank you. it is safe place selfie day. the national weather service started this campaign four years ago to encourage everyone to be prepared for severe weather. that includes knowing your safe location. like under a table if there's an earthquake. the national weather service says knowing your safe place in the event of a weather emergency is the number one preparedness action that you can take. and we can all be prepared ahead of time by taking those simple steps. >> absolutely. all right. well, be prepared for the next couple of days. >> with an umbrella. >> yes. meteorologist spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> under an umbrella would be a safe place to be the next few days. not expecting anything extreme, though. here's a live look at live doppler 7. enough moisture in the air to produce some spotty sprinkles. but we have a storm coming our way for tomorrow and friday. it ranks one on the storm impact scale. we can expect light to moderate showers, lighter showers tomorrow, more moderate intensity in the rainfall on friday. rainfall totals for the two days, under three quarters of an inch in most places, but it will

be breezy at times with gusts up to 45 miles per hour. overnight, spotty sprinkles, lots of clouds, low temperatures mainly in the low 50s. and tomorrow's highs as showers continue to push through, widely scattered, highs in the low to mid-60s tomorrow. as we look at the rainfall totals for the next couple of days, by late tomorrow night, only a few hundredths of an inch of rain likely in most bay area locations. but add the friday rain, and you can see for the peninsula, south bay, and east bay, totals will range from about a quarter of an inch to a third of an inch. and up in the north bay, half an inch to three quarters of an inch. a bit wetter up north and along the coastal ranges. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. for the next three days if you count saturday morning, storm activity ranking 1 on the storm impact scale, but the wettest day and windiest day will be friday. we'll get partial clearing late saturday and starting on sunday, we have four days of mainly sunny skies, mild conditions, high temperatures in the low to mid-70s around the bay and inland, mid-60s on the coast. that's what we've been waiting for, right? four days of spring.

can you imagine that? >> thanks, spencer. >> okay. all right. coming up next, a big jackpot is up for grabs in south dakota tonight. it's not a lottery drawing, though. the fund-raiser that brings thousands of people to a small town once a week. i'm 7 on your side's michael finney, problems with pensions. finney, problems with pensions. fornia phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit 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 maintained it. oh! under seven? aadults lost on average. up to 12 pounds. oh! up to 12 pounds? a two-year study showed that ozempic® does not increase the risk of major cardiovascular events

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fewer people have pension plans, but if you or your loved ones do, those pensions could be at risk. >> michael finney is here with important information you need to know. >> yeah, as you guys know, for years and years, the number of people covered by traditional pensions has been shrinking. and the federal government has just made it even easier for employers just to get rid of them altogether. now, this is going to impact millions of retirees. shrinking pensions. across the country, less employers are offering them and now the federal government is making it easier for companies to stop issuing those monthly pension checks. in march, the treasury department issued a notice allowing employers to buy out current retirees from their pensions with a one-time lump sum payment, if the retiree agrees to it. that reverses obama-era guidance that banned the practice over

fears that lump sum payments often shortchanged seniors. now advocates say the latest move is putting millions of people at risk. pensions provide a guaranteed monthly income for as long as an employee lives in retirement. they're insured by the federal government in case companies go bankrupt, then cover more than 26 million people. however, since the 1980s, that number has been getting smaller and smaller, as employers move away from pensions and opt for 401(k) accounts instead. the reason, pensions are expensive to maintain and they're a big liability for a company. so, should you take a payout? experts say "no" because you do not have the advanced knowledge needed to evaluate your retirement needs. and you will likely end up spending that lump sum when you have many, many more years to live. so again, experts say do not take the payout, take the monthly check. >> okay. good advice. thank you, michael. >> sure.

all right, well, someone could actually win more than 200,000 tonight in south dakota. >> talk about payout. it's not a lottery, but a brar fund-raiser in the small town of hudson. >> about 300 people live there, but on wednesday nights, the population increases by thousands. >> reporter makayla feldman has the story. >> one day there was 120 cars that went by, so they're coming from all over. it bolsters the community and puts hudson on the map. it's such a small town, probably three fourths of the people had never heard of it. >> reporter: what has everyone coming to town is a game at waddy's bar. you buy a raffle ticket which gives you a chance to pick a cart. you're hoping to find the queen of diamonds. there's three cards left and the queen has yet to be found. >> last week we sold $110,000 worth. it has really, really grown. >> reporter: sarah pearson is president of the southeast area pink ladies. she's one of the organizers and says people have been buying raffle tickets for weeks. and the longer the queen stays hidden, the more people have been spending money, hoping for

a chance. >> we can't believe it's still going on. we say, this has got to be the week, and then it would be $60,000 and nobody would win. and then we'd say, oh, next week somebody will win and it will be $80,000 and it just kept going on and on. >> reporter: so many have taken part that the raffle jackpot now sits at over $216,000. >> if they draw the queen of diamonds, they get the $216,133 plus 40% of that night's sales. and then plus they'll get their 10% winnings, also. >> reporter: but even if you don't find the queen -- >> the girl that won last week didn't draw the queen, obviously, and she got $11,080. >> the real winners will be those fighting cancer. the pink ladies are giving most of the money raised to local cancer outreach programs. >> last week it was pretty emotional. when i thought about the fact that we raised $55,000 in one night. you know, that's going to touch

a lot of lives. >> amazing. >> fun and for a great cause. that was makayla feldman reporting. >> the drawing is coming soon. it's usually held around 7:00 central time, which is 5:00 here, just a few minutes from now. well, who knew there was ever a thing, but heinz is now something called kranch. it's a combination of ketchup and ranch dressing. we're told some people like to miss the two into a dipping sauce for french fries, chicken tenders, even pizza. what do you think? this isn't the first combo sauce from heinz. it has previously released mayochup, mayomust, and mayocue. the new flavor is coming to stores in september. outdoor clothing store patagonia is making some changes when it com corporations ate actually partners with.

- up next, what could that mean for many bay area tech workers that like to sport the company's vests and jackets. >> and kristen is here with what's coming up at 5:00. we're there as police sweep through a problematic neighborhood looking to clean it up. mystery solved. a teenager tells police he's an illinois boy who vanished in 2011 when he was just 6 years old. how the threat of terrorism is coming into play as burning man organizers try to get a massive expansion proposal approved. these stories and more when i join dan for abc 7 news at 5:00.

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you may have noticed the unofficial uniform of many bay area tech workers. a patagonia vest or jacket with their company's logo stitched on. but now patagonia says it will part ways with any company that doesn't prioritize the planet. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has the story for us. >> reporter: oh, patagonia, how do i love three. >> i find them super comfy.

>> i actually got it because it was trendy. a lot of people had it. i liked it. >> whether fleece or puffy, jacket or vest, it's become the unofficial uniform for tech workers, with company logos embroidered on their patagonia wear. jared from hbo's silicon valley loves his fleece vest. >> it was just given to all the employees and i just love mine, so i wear it every day. >> reporter: but now the earth-friendly clothing maker could leave tech companies stitchless as it gets choosier about its corporate partners. patagonia said in a statement, we recently shifted the focus of this program to increase the number of certified "b" corporations, 1% for the planet members and other mission-driven companies that prioritize the planet. tech crunch editor at large josh c constine says many assume that patagonia was partnered with tech companies. >> they want to appear to be a company that cares about the earth, that cares about their morals, and the tech industry has just not exhibited those

traits recently. >> reporter: this was one of the first rejects. she tweeted, patagonia just told us they are no longer doing branded vests for financial services companies. this is going to cause a financial tech crisis. run for the hills. never fear, patagonia says the change won't affect existing tech clients. >> oh, that's a relief. >> reporter: stay warm, tech workers. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. and you can get the latest news anytime with the abc 7 news app. it has enhanced live video features, customized information and push alerts to get more of the news you want delivered to your phone in realtime. thank you for joining us at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> it's all across the board. dozens of people arrested, potentially a record, as san francisco police try to crack down on a problematic neighborhood. it's court day for more parents charged in the college admissions cheating scandal.

there's a surprise move coming from one of the bay area suspects. 7 on your side's michael finney will tell you about a potential big security breach involving facebook. a bay area lawmaker wants to tighten up the state laws when it comes to drinking and driving. find out what the new legal limit would be. >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. he is the classic bogeyman that we all learned growing up and who to avoid. >> a man is under arrest for allegedly assaulting one woman and planning to kidnap and sexually assault several more. all of them, his former coworkers. >> police have arrested matt owen craruso. police say caruso was caught in the nick of time. >> incidents in several cities led to caruso's arrest back in newark. on march 26th, a woman says she was walking to her home in walnut creek when a man assaulted her what stun gun. she fought him ofheg

want our public to do. she was aware of her surroundings, walking to her car. when she saw him, she immediately got suspicious of him. and when the attack happened, she immediately started fighting back and screaming for help from others to come to her. and then she was able to quickly run away. she dropped the items that she was carrying, which probably assisted in him tripping. >> and later that day, a maintenance worker alerted fremont police to some discarded suspicious items and those items included plans to kidnap and sexually assault five other women. investigators linked the assault and the items and identified caruso as the