the description. workers and success any a pane of iividual at about 4: in the morning, tried on back into the store front three times and was successful on the third instance. >> reporter: karen flood, the director, says several of the cameras captured multiple angles of the heist. >> anywhere between five and eight cameras tell the story of what that. >> they have seen and given to investigators who aren't sharing it yet. >> it is an investigation. if and when we need help from the community, we will release video when we need to. >> reporter: flood says this is not the first time it happened. they are considering hiring someone to monitor the 350 cameras overnight. >> we can't be everywhere all the time.

it is brazen criminal activity. >> reporter: employees like the security guard have come to expect. >> really, really terrible, how people are just so desperate to do damage to property and no remorse about it. >> reporter: just across the street, a b ieso break in in 2018. using a blow tomorrow morning and an ice pick. luxury eyewear retailer adeeda just opened monday and already, the manager says people have cased their store twice. >> i just want to do my job and i have all kinds of things coming at me. >> reporter: you can see the merchandise in the store. employees are still taking inventory to determine exactly how much merchandise was stolen and the value of that merchandise. live in san francisco. abc7 news. >> thank you. as far as damage to the store is concerned, you have a

sense of what repairs might cost. is there any way to prevent it? >> one at a time, regarding the potential costs, a lot of money. the other retailer i told but, mcm across the street, they had their windows broken six times last year. they tell me these panes of glass they're removing to each one. i think the second question was about, what can be done to prevent this potentially? you heard karen flood from the business improvement district talking about 350 cameras that they have here. certainly that's a deterent. every time this happen, they're able to provide investigators with that surveillance video. now they're talking about the next step, to have somebody monitoring the cameras overnight. if they see something suspicious, like a vehicle, outside of a high end hucksory retailer, retaliating to back into the store numerous times,

they would be able to call police. >> thank you. we've seen thieves use vebberies to target all kinds of businesses. even a museum. in january of 2015, three masked men in a stolen suv smashed through a glass door where they raided the bank's museum, stealing several gold nuggets, worth about $5,000 to $15,000. in that same year, a jeep cherokee smashed through. three people ran into the or the and looted the jewelry cases. in 2016 a series of apple stores fell victim to mash and grab robbies including this one in palo alto. the mom who narrowly escaped the car that slammed through the wall. a surveillance camera captured the incident. the family was this when the

driver lost control. >> i saw the car very close to me. it's coming. i cannot do anything. nothing else. >> i can't believe that we are alive. and i'm so, so lucky. >> they are. that driver told police her foot hit the gas instead of the brake. the driver has not been cited. in the east bay, the restaurant plans to be back in business in no time. it caught fire. fire crews said they were cautious to preserve the historic building that was built in the 1930s. they had on deal with some spots that flared up in the attic but thankfully nobody was hurt. it has been 18 months since the north bay firestorm. while recovery is underway, some parts of the region look better

than others. >> one sore spot in coffee park, residents had hoped for faster progress on the right, with homes being rebuilt all around it. >> rebuilding the park does not happen as quickly as rebuilding the home. coffey park, the signs of the regrowth sever where. >> this is the first time i've been in the park since they had christmas party. >> reporter: kevin and his dog, homes are rising but this six-acre park remains closed. >> in today's world you wouldn't build a park without a master plan. >> or rebuild either. sense kristy from the santa rosa parks department. they have the drawings and almost $2 million from fema and almost half a million pledged

from ther foundation. the new park has become a $5 million prong. >> why don't they save the money and put the park back together the way it was. >> reporter: michael williams lives across the street. like everyone here, he has dealt with sifting through aftermath. he's rebuilt his house piece by piece. he has finished it. unlike others, his family has had a view of the park out the window. they wonder why it is taking so long. >> the houses are being built. it is time fix the park. >> reporter: for the city, it is almost a no win. santa rosa parks usually take three years. >> we were able to get it done in threemohs version add a restroom and a dog park. >> i think it had everything that a pork should have. >> reporter: now they'll have this in a neighborhood that has been through so much.

abc7 news. >> housing is a big issue as we work on building a better bay area. now mountain view is one step closer to more affordable housing. the housing authority has approved a deal. they will be listing this vta owned land for the 100% affordable housing project. it is the evelyn station park and ride lot. it is ajason end to the cal train corridor. the project is expected to take three to five years to complete. the san francisco mayor london breed announced plans for a new interim ferry service. the goal is to help ease traffic congestion around the new chase center when it opens in september. would it only be for the golden state warriors games and other special events. they hope to have it up and running by october 1st. the plans for a permanent ferry landing are in the works but that project won't be finished

until 2021. >> you will want to be on that ferry instead of what feels like a parked car on the embarcadero. let's turn to our weather from our east bay hi cameras. >> even warmer tomorrow. the current temperature readings, 78 degrees. nice and warm. milder on the bay. 69 in oakland and hayward. only 55 degrees. the reason is the sudden and sharp cooling. the fog has returned to the coast. overnight hours, we'll see extensive fog along the coast but across the bay and reaching inland as well. it will be with us through morning commute. so be prepared for reduced visibility. by mid to late morning, the fog will be burned back to the coastline and start puck away. we'll have a rapid warm-up

tomorrow. even before noon, many locations will see temperatures in the upper 70s. how warm will it be and how long it will last? the answer coming up shortly. one case of measles seems to have hit the mountain view google campus. an email was sent out that said a worker who had been to the 1295 charleston road building early in the month had been diagnosed with measles. the email was written by a staff doctor at google and it said they had been working the santa clara county health department. google has yet to comment on it. we'll hear more at 6:00. san francisco shoppers could be paying more for plastic and paper bags next year. >> the fee set at 10 cents could go even higher. are these bag fees good for the environment? is the 10 cents enough? or do you want to go back to the

free bags? >> valley brown introduced legislation to raise the bag fee to 25 cents and also ban the plastic produce bags. she says those bags are very difficult to recycle or reuse. if passed, the law would go into effect in july of next year. . >> let's take a look at the poll. are the bag fees good for the environment? free bags? it is too early to call. we're at 33%. we'll continue voting for the next three hours. and you can vote through 7:00 p.m. coming up, the latest on the dang done to notre dame and the people jumping in to help.> andl be used to help rebuild the centuries old building. and the work underway right now to figure out why so many whales have been washing u is n. this is the oncoming traffic going to the lower deck of the bay bridge. bumper-to-bumper on the sky way

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today marks 100 days in office for governor gavin newsom. he says he's sticking to his plan for a new state water tax despite harsh opposition. he says hundreds of thousands of hets to charge extra fees ess to each month, from 95 cents to $10 depending on the size of the water meter. the money would go toward

testing wells, aiding public water systems and treating contaminate water. >> clean water should be a high priority within the context of the state's general fund. >> democratic lawmakers have introduced a similar plan for clean drinking water but it would tap into the state's general fund. governor newsom's wife visited abc7 news today. she spoke on the great american lie which looks at our cultural values. >> you talk about the different zip codes you're born into and what it means for the child as they go through the system. can you talk more about that? especially here in the bay area where we tackleot o homelessness, as well as just the rising cost of rent and housing and how that really we're living in suchesperate time where we haven't seen this kind of inequality.

i mean, it is up there and really worse than the greatppos great quote that when you have such gaps between the haves and the have-nots, institutionalizing the few at the expense of the many, it is the end of civil dags as you know it. so the stakes are high. and we can see with it our divisiveness, gender, race, the whole specs of not seeing the humanity in each other and not recognizing our common humanity. so the anymore is, you know, we follow five different carings acrss the country. a steel worker in the midwest. a southern conservative who goes on an empathy journey and is kind of, finds community in her church and in needing the homeless. and then they have incredible activists. one is a principal of an east

oakland movie school and two are incredible advocates who traverse the country. one advocating for one fair waning and another for criminal justice refo so it is an all encompassing anymore of i think everyone can see themselves in the anymore and in some way, recognizing we have these systemic problems. they come from a value system where we've led with and elevated. more values that we associate with hyper masculinity like like power, dominance, opposed to feminine traits. >> catch it every midday. two dead whales have been discovered in the bay area in a single day. one washed up yesterday in pacifica. the other along the carssas

diovered inng he's saturday. sky 7 was overhead about an hour ago as they performed a necropsy on the whale inci that wl help determine cause of death. a closer look now at the spate of deaths. >> reporter: steve was stunned to see our images of a gray whale that washed up tuesday right before his home. a viewer snapped this photo before it reached shore. he was so intrigued. he walked down to the cliff to see it for himself. >> about two,ee years, a there were a bunch. one of them washed up here. they said it has something to do with the current. >> reporter: marine biologists haven't determined if it is contributing this time but we know they're dying mid migration from baja to has has. >> not enough food sourceter. something along those lines.

>> reporter: she helps determine the animal's cause of death. >> the whale is huge. >> reporter: but too thin. something in the environment is not allowing the whales to get the food they need. has has says three out of the four whales examined this week have died of malnutrition. he fishes here every week and was not surprised to hear it. >> i've been here four weeks in a row and there are not that many fish around. >> reporter: there will be a necropsy for the whale here and the one near richmond. when that will happen has not been determined. abc7 news. >> either way, it's sad. let's turn to something a little happier dealing with the water and the animals. a dolphin mom swam upside down rings around her newborn calf. this was likely only a found days old. the video was shot in st. petersburg by a drone from the

see-through canoe company. look at the tiny baby! >> the calf is probably going, mom, where are you going? show down! i can't do it! i haven't learned those tricks yet. >> come hang out with me! >> i heard a rumor. the rumor, 80s? possibly? >> mid 80s tomorrow. as a matter of fact, not only will we see mid 80s inland tomorrow. it is expected to be the warmest day of the year so far. we've got sunny skies. a him fog is beginning to move toward the coastline. don't let that spoil your afternoon. under blue skies, it is 63 degrees here in san francisco. 69 in owing. 73 at mountain view. and 55 at half moon bay. this is the view hook at blue western sky from emeryville. see in santa rosa.

77 at fairfield and vacaville. we give you this view. the areas of fog will develop overnight. the temperature had soar tomorrow. beginning around hate morning to midday. and then we'll have a much cooler day saturday followed by dry anded my weather on easter sunday. overnight, mainly cheer skies inhand. some patches of fog may work their way inland. overnight lows will be in the upper 40s to about 50 inland. and around the bay shoreline as well. and mainly upper 40s on the coast. here's your day manner. your 12-hour planner. we'll start the day with coastal clouds. by inner lonoon, bright sunny s. going into the afternoon hours, mid 80s inhand. perhaps even higher in the inland spots. then even going into the evening

hours. the skies will be bright and cheer. specifically tomorrow, look for highs of 71. 74 in san francisco. 81 at santa rosa. 83 at concord. 82al san jose. bear in mine, that bright sunshine brings concerns. the uv index will be very high. the skin can burn within 15 minutes of continuous exposure to sun le that. and the sun could be just as strongaugust so again, enjoy it but be cautious. a 12-hour manner for easter. we start with low clouds near the coast and the bay. bright sunshine by noon. it will warm up to low 70s along the bay. low 60s on the coast. it looks like that will be a lovely day. here's a look at the entire seven days ahead. the accuweather seven-day forecast. very warm tomorrow in our inland areas. a bit of a cooling breeze friday will make a bigger difference at

the coast than anywhere else. still a cooldown. it continues on saturday. highs in the low 70s inland. the temperatures rebound on sunday. and then we have bright sunshine on monday, tuesday, warming up again by mid-week next week. back to the mid 80s. maybe by this time next week, we'll have another warmest day of t . love atas ca. >> almost my age! >> i feel like i can't comment on that one. >> no. nowadays, you can't. >> it is what it is. >> all right. thank you. the warriors hit the practice court, ready for game three of the nba playoffsful are they really ready? plus the latest on demarcus cousins. plus, "time"

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the warriors get back to action tomorrow. hoping to move on to the devastating playoff loss to the clippers. the doves practiced today in owing before heading south. kevin durant has been criticized for a lack of aggression. especially in the last game. lying in the loss the other night. where the warriors blew a 31-point lead to a punch in thes of demarcus cousins who tore his right squad in monday's game. he goes down after putting all that work in to recover from the achilles'. >> steve kerr says cousins won't need surgery but it is doubtful that he'll be back for any portion of the playoffs. maybe the back end of the finals. that would be wishful thinking. a reminder, watch game four of the first game series. warriors, clippers. 12:30 right here on abc7.

"time" magazine has released the list of the 100 most influential people. nancy pelosi, taylor swift, and sandra o are among them. they also list ford. just ahead, new details on the threat as columbine high school and what we've learned about the suspect. plus -- >> bells ring across france in honor of notre dame. the latest on the investigation into the fire. and a local

here are the stories making headlines. right now researchers are performing a necropsy on a whale that washed up in pacifica yesterday. that will help determine the cause of death. a second whale washed up in richmond and a third carcass was discovered in hercules last saturday. right now, repairs to the union square. nobody has been arrested at this point. we're learning more about the expected release of the special counsel's report on the russia investigation. the attorney general says he will answer questions from reporters in the morning but the

department of justice stopped short of confirming the official release. president trump said he may hold the news conference tomorrow. an emotional day in paris, all across france, really, as people paid tribute. plans to rebuild are already underway. josh is joining us live. >> reporter: good evening from paris. it is the middle of the night here. two days after the fire, when you look at the outside of the cathedral, it is hard to at the there is really any damage. that could be strange for some people. when you hear that the place was just gutted on the inside. the fire truck has a ladder extended and they are still at this point, pouring water on certain hot spots. the inside of the cathedral is gone. rebuilding it will take a long time. all across france, never corner

of the country, church bells toll. >> fire truck, fire truck, police truck, fire truck. >> reporter: at notre dame, they were drawn back to the cathedral. they watched it burn monday. >> it was really surreal. the fact that we had been there a few hours earlier. then we got caught in this crowd. it was silent with people quietly singing. >> it is amazing that something that could stand for a thousand years, and it takes just one small act just to bring it down. >> reporter: but just two days into a french national nightmare, sorrow gave way to action. even as firefighters were still watching for hot spots, workers lifted planks to cover up gaping hoe in the roof. the president of france has

resolved to rebuild in it five years. >> he said we will make the cathedral of notre dame even more beautiful. >> reporter: the french prime minister has launched an international design competition to replace the spire. >> it is really sad to lose a monument and all the treasures that are lost. but in this day and age, all you can do is rebuild and go from there. >> reporter: the investigation is still underway into what caused this fire in the first place. authorities believe it had to do with an ongoing restoration prong going on at the cathedral. they're interviewing from five different companies who were here at the time the first flames started. reporting live from paris. abc7 news. >> what has been the we heard five to six years

maybe. >> reporter: well, i think the first time we heard two to three years, that was an estimate from one of the communications people at the cathedral itself. who that there was no way anyone would be allowed in two to three years. since then, the president of france has pledged it would take no more than five years. but there's a ton of work to do. people on the streets of paris are proud that the president has made that decision and they are hopeful that they'll get there. we'll have to see. they've made a lot of progress on getting the funding for the prong. laser scanning technology might just be the saving grace in the monumental rebuilding of the notre dame thee in paris. >> there are dimming tal images with great detail. >> ang oakland based company

that uses the same equipment to record other important sites around the world shows just how it works. >> reporter: this is the metropolitan cathedral in mexico city. captured in great detail with laser scanning technology. >> we were invited in 2018 too the post earthquake assessment. we did a full cathedral documentation, down to the millimeter. >> reporter: in 2015, the american art did the same thing. every ink capture. >> from the 3d model, we can produce engineering building that's will tell how you the building came together. jr. just to demonstrate the detail that it can capture in a short period of time, i have to stand very still. it is scanning me right now. in just a few minutes, we recorded about 40 million data

point points. >> it is able to get everything it sees in 3d. >> reporter: they did a laser scan of the basilica in san francisco. the mission is to capture all of it in five years. they feel even more important now after watching fire destroy the church. it brings into focus what we do and how important it is. the company is trying rebuild the cathedral. the game is known as assassins creed unity. they said detailed photos may actually then architect rebuild. today they have announced plans to tone date

notre dame is a a a a a a a a a hope and beauty inspiring awe and reverence. disney is the parent koifl abc7. you can send your love through our twitter and facebook pages. new developments now in colorado. the 18-year-old woman accused of threatening schools around denver was found dead today. authorities say she was infatuated with the columbine school shooting. >> she has been located. she is deceased. >> relief for the woman infatuated with the columbine massacre is over. >> it is very important for to us ensure that there is no further threat to the denver community.

>> 18-year-old sole pais was found dead at the foot of a mountain with self-inflict gunshot wounds. >> a miami student obsessed with the columbine school shooting im got a shotgun. it led many to shut their doors on tuesday for a three-hour lockout and kept half a million students home terrified for their lives. >> it looks as if she was alone. that she took her own life with the weapon. >> her threats coming days before the 20-year columbine anniversary. >> i hate to say that we're desensitized to it. in some ways, my students are becoming so used to it that there's not this panic. something needs to be done. >> reporter: as the investigation continues, schools are expected to reopen on

thursday. police in player are on the hundred for a woman who said she thought it was the ride she requested you this the app. the newly requested video shows how he followed her into her building. he tried on bank her bag out of her arm. >> my gut instinct told me to just run out of the elevator and try to open the door to my unit. i was almost able to chose the door shut but he managed to push himself through the door. >> reporter: police say that man so the two rolexes, the victim's purse and credit cards. last month the south carolina college student was killed after she got into a car she thought it was her uber. her parents have haunclaulau app. users can ask a driver, what is my name before getting into a

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nasa's christina cook is about to do something no female astronaut has done before. the space agency announce that had cook will remain on board the international space station for 11 months. that would set a record for women. cook's stay will easily beat the previous record of 288 days. it will fall just short of the overall record set by scott kelly who spent 340 days in space, starting back in 2014. nasa says cook knew before she launched last month that her flight might stretch into 2020. she said it is awesome. some san francisco high school students had the chance today to see how the superior court works. juniors shadowed two judges. it consists of 116 juniors and seniors interested in learning more about the law. >> we know teachers give them what they can expect as adults.

it gives them goals and objectives they can reach through their education. >> the program has been around for 20 years. >> that's cool. a first glimpse. if our first glimpse of water we heard it might be the hottest day of the year tomorrow? >> the hottest day so far. i'm not saying than august, semi, october. we have sunny skies. overnight lows in the mid 50s. here's a look for tomorrow. the projected highs, it wil15 h. here's the accuweather seven-day

forecast. after a big warm-up tomorrow, we'll see a cooling breeze. and then a big area wide cool down on friday and saturday. temperatures rebound easter sunday and then another warm-up early next week. we can't sustain the pattern very long but that's okay. >> it's spring. it is what we do. the new rocky mountain high burger has a little something extra in it. are there really rules when it comes to family? the truth behind some of the most traveling myths.

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>> there is no shortage of travel advice. which is true and which is just mouthing off? >> with the travel app hopper. she's going to help sort things out. what are the big myths you hear? >> usually people say things like, you need book your trip to happen during the week. monday to friday. or you need to book on a tuesday. we hear these things all the time. and now we have the data to really find out. >> how many days ahead do you book a flight? >> it is really hard to have a golden rule. what i like to say, for a holiday, booking four to six weeks in advance is usual lay good rule of thumb. if it is christmas or new years, give yourself at least two months. but every route will be different. and that's why there are things out there that can send you notification when's the price

drops. you can't have the golden rule. >> did i say months? weeks. four to six weeks. >> i'm throwing it out there. if you go too early, you're going to cost yourself. >> yes. that's a big myth. bag in the day, you want to buy your flights as soon as the airlines released them. they sent them out 11 months ahead. however, the deals don't start before five months in advance. if you book 6:00er than that, you're paying too much. >> let's talk about traveling over saturdays. saturday is going to get you a deal for most destinations. if you're going to that caribbean getaway, don't include a saturday night stay. it will cost you 6% more. if you're planning to travel to

europe, where many people are going this summer, you actually definitely want to include a saturday night stay. it can save you up to 40%. which is a huge savings. >> what's the difference between caribbean and europe? >> i think the caribbean tends to be more of a high pressure you are destination. europe, there are still some very popular business routes flying over there. most business travelers want to get home before the weekend. if you're traveling for fun, you want to spend the whole weekend there. >> days of the week. does it matter when you book and when you travel? >> days of the week is tricky as well. most people used to say tuesdays. it is just the beginning of the week that you're more likely to get a good deal. most of these prices are regulated by machines. so there's really shiicat machesifhey need on push it mor

you might see the deals on a tuesday through thursday. it doesn't mean you have to book tuesday. just earlier in the week is when you see those deals. >> i'm worn out. >> it is a lot to keep track off if you want to take a quick trip this week, you can get a bit of cannabis with your burger in colorado. they are testing out the cheese burger delight at carls jr. it features a sauce infused with cbd. it is a naturally during compounds that promotes relaxation but doesn't get users high. if the burger is a hit, could it become a permanent menu item and roll out at other locations. hang on to your magic lamp. the musical aladdin about to celebrate its two-year

anniversary. she said some of these beaded gowns can weigh up to 12 pounds. as her favorite when it comes to those costumes. >> one of jasmine's three friends, they wear the long purple gowns. they are stunning and really make me feel like royalty. >> we have 100 costume changes that happen in under a minute and 50 that happen in under 30 seconds. the fastest is 15 seconds and we've double in it seven seconds before. i've timed it. >> wow! it runs through the 21 of this month. producers expect to welcome the 2 millionth audience guest. words of elation and congratulations for a bay area

poet. >> he thought it was a joke. right now, what's ahead at 5:00. >> the n fa. why that means it is time to look at some home town talent. a baby born on the side of the road and then having to be revived. one family is very grateful to pigs fly, they can't do that but they can come back

a bay area poet was recognized this week for poems that could be considered kind of dark. this petaluma poet and how he's inspiring a young generation of writers. >> every friend of mine in latin america, spain, japan, the u.s., have been writing sweet notes of congratulations. >> the petaluma poet didn't get an official notification. he didn't even know he was being considered. he is the recipient of the pulitzer prize for his book, be with. >> there has been a lot of response to this book.

a lot of people feel like they're in the same dark place. for different reasons. at this moment in our country's history. >> the collection of poems deals with the difficulty he had metabolizing grief when his wife, the poet, died unexpectedly. it deals with his mother battling late stage alzheimer's. he also translated poems from spanish about the violent history of the u.s.-mexican border. >> he kneels at cliff's edge. for the first time turns his head toward the now visible falls. >> he is spending time with students at san jose state. he said a recent study indicates while younger people are buying fewer books, they are buying more poetry. he said with the bilingual skills will lead to more poetry. >> once you have another language, it opens up another culture. they introduce you to their friends. these worlds open up. >> he has written ten books of

poems translated from spanish and japanese in addition to his own poetry. he will attend the pulitzer prize ceremony next month. in san jose. abc7 news. >> it sounds like it had to be an extraordinarily difficult book to write given the personal grief that he went through with his wife, and now sharing with it the public. resulting in a pulitzer prize. he'll be speaking and reading his prize winning poetry tonight starting at 7:00 at the marine jr. king library. that event is free to the public. you can get the latest time you can get more of the news you want and you'll get it all in real-time. all right. thank you for joining us. abc7 news at 5:00 starts now.

her mother is still understandably emotional as she describes the moment a car nearly killed her and her family. she said it is a miracle that they're okay. with the potential dock block for the a's. why the maritime industry the team's at risk. new insights into what is going on with the whales. can you live without plastic produce bags? a new plan to ban them all together in san francisco. and how elizabeth holmes is fighting the feds. we showed you this surveillance video exactly 24 hours ago. a mother leaving the restaurant with her two children when a car misses hitting them by seconds. now we're hearing from that mother and she has quite a story to tell, as you can imagine. such a close call. good evening. >> thank you for joining us. this happened at the via corona

restaurant at bel aire plaza. >> wayne? >> reporter: where i'm standing right now, right in the path of where the car passed through two days ago. her name is julianna perez. she's made many trips here. today she came not to eat but to express her thanks. the biggest of hugs. a universal language, very useful, when trying to process emotions that cannot be put into words. >> i just opened the door. >> reporter: by now, the surveillance camera video of