face issues. >> last weekend san jose had to shut down hope village after the lease expired. its future is uncertain. and residents are about to vote a homeless center that some say doesn't belong. >> homelessness is something we're investigating as our commitment to building a better bay area. and it is an issue that people believe deserves an answer but it is difficuo etbrkl who is there live. >> let me show you first hand. this used to be merchant marine living quarters here in alameda. the federal government has now okayed alameda using them on create 90 senior units of housing. they would be used for medically frail seniors and a recuperation centers for homeless centers coming off chemo or dialysis treatment. >> this would be housing for

homeless seniors. we would divide it up i it wou hebed, a small kitchen unit. >> hospice care is in the works on this three and a half acre of land across from crab cove visitors center. >> we are afraid that the homeless facility would be bringing in thousands of homeless people that will be set up encampments on the beach. >> we are concerned that the safety and the crime. >> we have to protect our hood. >> this woman is so upset about it that she dressed up like a crab to promote measure b. crab cove hope a yes vote will declare the land. also in the special election, a yes on measure a which would okay the homeless wellness center. >> the fear is that it will

attract homeless encampments nearby. >> how do you address it? >> there is a difference between fear and the facts. we have a lot to show don't stay in the community. >> the city councilmember and the mayor weighed in. >> every community in our state bar none has a problem with homelessness and we have to do something about it. we can't keep saying, can't we send them to oakland? >> reporter: it has become a divisive issue here in alameda. there are signs all over town for and against two measure that's will ultimately decide if this location becomes a homeless wellness center. abc7 news. all right, thank you. you can see what your neighbors

think by building a better bay area facebook group. >> police are receiving calls about a burning body in the bushes at veterans memorial park. when they arrived, the fire had been put out by firefighters but police did find a charred body in the ashes. tesla ceo elon musk appeared in court today. it was about his settlement with the securities and exchange commission. on the way into court, musk commented on the legal system but only laughed when asked about the s.e.c. >> the justice system. i think the american system is outstanding. >> what about the s.e.c.? >> you saw him smirk and chuckle. a federal judge heard arguments about whether he should be punished for contempt. they said he violated the settlement, their settlement, when he tweet about test's

vehicle production in february without a lawyer's approval. the judge said to put your reasonableness pants on and settle the issue. the city of teed mont may be without any gas stations. this situation is all too common as many cities see gas stations going away. more from abc news anchor eric thomas who is live in piedmont for us. >> reporter: we complain about in it san francisco all the time. where do youas downtown? the downtown area. so many gas stations are closed to make way for development. well, the tiny city of piedmont is facing the same thing. that's the valero you were talking that. >> nobody is talking my car but

simon. >> reporter: he has built a close relationship with customers over the ten years he's been here. but that light can't overcome the economic realitierealities. the first problem, the monthly rent went up. >> 110%. i can't afford it. >> we haven't received a call back. he was told the higher figure is more in tune with market rates. second, the profit margin for selling gas is slim. his mechanics shop is keeping the business afloat. third, business is down 10% because of the ad vent of electric and hybrid vehicles. >> anybodyryg to go green, it's nice. i don't have any problem with that. >> but in terms of his gasoline business, sometimes he only makes 5 cents in profit for

every profit of gas leap sold. that's pretty slim. you mentioned the shell station a little bit from here. it is also in flux. a state law says he may have to sink a half million dollars into it by 2025. we'll explain what that is all about at 6:00. >> thank you. an historic track where two olympians trained will be no more. the field will be turned into a new parking garage. the school says it doesn't have much choice. chris will explain. chris? go ahead,chris. >> reporter: wow -- >> go ahead. >> reporter: i thought i could hear you. oh, okay. this track has seen better days

but if you take a look down here, you can see that there's a lot of repair work that needs to be done. instead of doing so, the university has decided to replace it with another piece of real -- has decided to replace it because this is prime real estate. >> call it a sign of the times. in san jose, there iconic track will soon be no more. >> i love progress. it has to go. it's got to go. time moves on. >> reporter: every day he comes to exercise. the field named after the legendary san jose state track coach, seen here in this video, was home to a power host program in the 1950s and 60s. it is the same place where tommy smith and john carlos trained prior to raising their fists on the olympic medals stand. this week the university unveiled a plan to instruct a $50 million four-story parking

garage where the track currently sits. >> we have the smallest foot print of land of all the california state university system. >> reporter: he says the 1,500 space facility is needed to accommodate the university's growth. the south campus has undergone dramatic changes including new facilities for beach volleyball, softball, tennis and government. >> serving well thought out with a master plan of how all these things interact and come together. >> it will jeopardy rate revenue from fans. it is for sharks ice events across the street. a walking path will be built to the north with plans for a new baie down the road. >> you cannot just stand still. i'm with it 100%. >> an area that could serve as a down entertainment destination for families. >> reporter: just to give you an

idea, this is where the memorial plaque for coach bud winter used to be. someone has taken it away. now earlier today i spoke with the university officials. they tell me, they assure me that a memorial for bud winter will be constructed in the next phase of construction later this year. we're live in san jose. abc7 news. >> all right. thank you so much. now to something new just revealed about steph curry. today warriors star talked about the eye problem he's had his entire career. and this simple fix that turned around a recent shooting slump. deon tells us more about the condition and the solution. >> these are the eyes of steph curry. little did we know as he was shooting the three-pointers, he was squinting pause of a disease called keratoconus. it bends the cornea and causes astigmatism. 1 in 2,000 people has this

condition which causes vision to blur like this. even someone we know that works right here at abe 7 news. >> i would have my forehead right at the screen. >> reporter: we rely on tammy lee to get drivers through morning >> within two years i went from having no major vision problems to not being able to see at all. >> during these two years, she saw multiple doctors, all who gave her different prescriptions. >> i lost the sense of independence and living my life the way i want to live it. i did go through a depression. >> wasn't until the fifth doctor diagnosed her with a thinning of the cornea which then bends, causing a rapidly

condition. >> still focusing on doing what you need to do. >> reporter: while curry was able to shoot three-pointers with his condition, which the doctor at ucsf says was most likely caught early, left untreated, it can have dire consequences. >> it can actually perforate. it can result in blindness. >> reporter: she said most people discover they have it during their early 20s but it can be difficult to diagnose so awareness is crucial. >> having a glasses prescription, that frequently changes. light sensitivity, qular, they' -- >> many instances can be corrected with special contact lenses which is what tammy did. >> be your own advocate. don't just go with the first thing people say.

>> steph could soon have another problem to figure out. in his youtube series five minutes from home, he says now the warriors are moving to san francisco, he may have to move, too. they are moving from oracle arena in oakland to the chase center in mission bay which means he will have to cross the bay bridge to get to home games. he might have to pull a kobe. what does that mean? kobe bryant took a helicopter from his orange county home to games in downtown los angeles to aoid hours of traffic. we should all have that solution. >> good for you. from curry's commute to your commute. what couldou community. on demand micro transit. live doppler 7 is tracking your storm for tomorrow. i'll have the home opener forecast coming up. >> plus the most successful tennis duo ever. and how these brothers that we'll show you are marking the

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ride sharing services are taking a bite oute south bay. riders are down for the valley transportation authority. dan lean speaks for sam trans. >> if ridership does continue to decli decline, maybe some hard choices will have to be made. >> uber and lyft may be part of

the reason for the decline. >> gas prices have been historically low. cost of housing is driving people out of area. people won't be driving out of city. >> it will use shuttle bands similar to these which riders can hail using a mobile phone app. they call it micro transit. the fare will be $2.25. the decline in ridership is not necessarily a bay area phenomenon. studies show it is happening across the country. to offset it, they will look at ridership routes with boosting service on more heavily needed routes. b.a.r.t. will be feeding peengs to its bus network. they are using public transit as competition increases.

they are also being sichbed away by modes of transportation. >> we see the easy rental bikes, easy scooters popping up. change is constant. change or disruption can be challenging. abc7 news. and all this week, we look at the ride share realities and the impact they're having on efforts to build a better bay area. we're talking about transportation. if you own aer today, it is important to protect it. but is an extended warranty really worth buying? >> michael finney is here with that answer. >> a lot of numbers to crunch. it can be difficult to know. if an extended warm eed warrantt for you. so i have some suggestions for those who want to be sure their car will be reliable for a long period of time. >> when mike bought a pre owned car recently, he chose a subaru

forester. largely because it gets top markets from consumer reports for reliability. still, he paid extra for an extended warranty. >> peace of mind. not something do i on smaller purchases but for a car, a pre owned car, it made a lot of sense. >> reporter: it may be years before he knows if he made the right call financially. but auto experts stay odds are not in his favor. >> an steppeded warranty may give you peace of mind but consumer reports say that buyers won't always see a return on that investment. >> reporter: not surprising since extend warranties can make a lot of moan for those who sell them. the better business bureau recently issued a warning to consumers after receiving hundreds of complaints about companies selling contracts and suggest using extreme caution when considering one. >> a better plan would be to take whatever money would you spend on an extended warranty

and put it into an emergency fund. you would have the money available or you can put it toward your next car. >> reporter: but if you find comfort in an extend warmranty, read the fine print. remember it can be negotiated just like the price of the car. >> it is a good idea to buy car with a better than average predictability rating and then properly maintaining it. that's your best bet. >> you've given me that advice before. to negotiate the price. >> i think peace of mind is worth something. >> thanks. well, time to get to the rain that is headed our way. >> speaking of piece of mind. >> you're just tired of it. i sense it, dan. live doppler 7 showing a few sprinkles across the bay area.

keep those umbrellas handy. we have widespread rain on the way. in the sierra, we are seeing snow showers at the higher elevations. the westbound weather advisory in effect about 6,000 feet until saturday. 48 inches of wet snow. higher amounts on the peaks. if you are headed to the mountains, here's the lovely view you can enjoy going up to tahoe. just carry the chains. we are looking at some snow showers for friday. 42 in the afternoon. saturday, a chance of showers and then mostly cloudy with milder conditions. great looking weather for spring skiing. if you have plans, the statewide snow pack is quite hefty. 156% of average. 50s, 60s, mild outside. all the clouds making for some cool pictures from our emeryville camera. it is breezy out there. it is a light level one system.

spotty showers tonight. some moderate rain tomorrow with wind gusts three to 40 miles an hour. hour by hour we go. this continues into 10:00 p.m. it is very spotty. very light. the intensity picks up at 10:00 a.m. we continue this trend into the evening hours. not as much in terms of activity. let's take a look at the giants' home opener. the way this system is moving and the way it is panning out, it may work out in the giants' favor against the tampa bay rays. most of the heavy rain has passed. now it looks like showers and breezy. there could be some rain delays but at least the heaviest of the widespread rain will be through there. just take poncho and be prepared for some wet weather. temperatures, 40s, 50s, first

things in the morning. there will be showers in the commute and that continues into the afternoon hours. upper 50s to mid 60s for friday. we have a level one system coming in. rainy, gusty tomorrow. a chance of an isolated thunderstorm and then a level one system saturday with scattered showers. temperatures begin to come up on sunday. mid 60s to mid 70s. another round of a light system coming through on monday. a chance of a few showers monday night going into early tuesday. and then we'll go with dry pattern for wednesday. then bring back some clouds and cooler weather for thursday. so this is an accuweather forecast that has a little bit of everything. >> it does. >> the storm system coming through tomorrow will be touch and go for the giants' home opener. i think at least as opposed to a cancellation of the game. perhaps a rain delay for those going to the game tomorrow.

coming up, you'll hear from the team representing the usa in a sailboat. coming up, the stunning twist in the missing 6-year-old. and two was onners shot. the

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j. two members have to sailboat team say the high winds in san francisco could help them beat a world record. >> you say the winds haven't broken the record but that is what people are looking forward to. seeing it fly. >> it's never been done. if there is a place, we'll potentially break 50 knots, it will be here in san francisco. >> so make sure you take yourrrr kikts. >> you can watch the race on may 4 and 5. tickets are available at the

sail gp website and don't forget to tune in at 11:00 a.m. from sailing to tennis. the twin brothers marking both the ends and

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i said i don't care if you have a gun. i'm not going to give you my keys. >> he describes the violent encount we are a carjacker who police say was 14 years old. it was pretty frightening. zbl. michael finney explores a unique idea that thefinally, if tennis players in san francisco thought they were seeing double today, it wasn't just the spin . >> members of the public were invited to take on the world's most successful doubles team today. >> on the other side of the

court, mike and bob, the twin brothers gained fame at stafford before they launched their pro career netting the record number of titles. the public event was all fun. >> we've never lost. the $30 million renovation. it will be shut down for more than a year. >> a great facility. >> okay. world news tonight is next. >> from all of us here, thank you for inviting us into your homes tonight. >> we'll you a half-hour from now.

tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the stunning and heartbreaking twist. the fbi moments ago revealing the young man who said he escaped is not the 6-year-old boy missing for nearly a decade. and now, that family given new hope overnight, filled with anguish again, coming before the cameras just moments ago. also tonight, the horror in the cockpit now revealed. what really happened in the cockpit of that boeing max jet? it turns out initially the pilots did what they were supposed to do and still couldn't keep the jet in the air. and the remarkable words coming in from boei tonht the hostage situation unfolding at this hour. we are on the scene. two police officers shot. a gunman barricaded inside the home. the deadly road rage. the father driving his family. authorities say followed home by another driver who then opens