the problems facing the transit agency, which include a huge drop in night and weekend ridership. >> you can probably guess why. there is more than one reason. eric thomas is live at the pleasant hill bart station tonight with a look at some of the solutions. eric? >> one of the big effects of this of course since bart uses those fares they charge for you to ride to provide operating expenses is a big drop in ridership means a drop in those fares and a drop in the operating expenses. so they're facing a possible $125 million deficit in the next fiscal year. so they're hoping to fix this and fix it pretty fast. 10 million fewer night and weekend riders took part in 2019, compared to 2015. that's like losing the entire populations of new york city and dallas, texas combined. riders have their theories as to why. >> it's dangerous. >> it's dirty for sure. >> they charge exorbitant fares. >> that's why bart is pouring a

lot of sweat and brainpower into figuring out -- >> what do our riders need to keep them coming back. >> one factor contributing to the decline, competition with ride share companies like uber and lyft. but the survey of riders found the number one reason people gave is many of them weren't going out as much on weekends. number two, they didn't like the long wait between trains on the weekends. but number three was dirty trains. number four worries about crime. number five, concerns about the homeless. police chief ed alvarez said crime was down 18% in january of 2019 versus january of 2018. cell phone thefts were also down 40% over the same period. >> we're not declaring victory just yet, but we're continuing to work on it, and we're going to keep building op it. >> bart is also exploring ways to get the riders back. one proposal is to offer discounted fares to certain riders like students and seniors, or even going a step further. >> one of the things we've been

doing is handing out free passes for the weekend. and we've been looking at it. and really, it doesn't cost us that much, because a lot of people are bringing friends who are paying. >> they're also talking about maybe using a flat fee on the weekends for round trips. anything they can do to get those passengers back on the trains nights and weekends. if there is a bit of good news, they have seen a bit of an uptick in ridership during peak periods, but it is those night and weekend, the off peak periods they are really concerned about right now. live in pleasant hill bart, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> eric, a lot of it is people want to feel safe on bart. so what else did the chief have to say about safety? >> well, he also mentioned of course the ambassador's program, unarmed citizens on the trains to make sure that people feel safe,nd also they put 12 officers, assigned them just to ride the trains. but he also says the key to all this is going to be full staffing of the bart police department, which he plans on

doing, hiring 95 additional officers over the next five years. >> all right. eric thomas reporting live for us tonight in walnut creek, thank you. new at 6:00, bart police need your help identifying this man you see in these images. he is suspected of punching a man and hitting him with possibly a bike chain while on a dilly city bound train. the suspect allegedly assaulted the victim after he asked for directions. witnesses tell police the attack was unprovoked. the victim was treated at the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. the man accused of murdering bart passenger nia wilson in 2018 took the stand today, again in his own defense. testimony that lasted barely 15 minutes before john lee cowell's outburst prompted his removal from the courtroom once again. cowell's attorney is saying his attack was prompted by mental illness, but laura anthony is

live outside alameda county superior court in oakland tonight with the story. laura? >> well, hi, dan. it was on odd day in court here. it started this morning when the defendant, john lee cowell refused to come into the courtroom. it took more than an hour for his attorney to persuade him to come into the court and take the stand, but he wasn't there for long. >> he showing signs of manipulation. >> the sister of bart stabbing victim nia wilson doesn't buy that nia's alleged killer, testifying in his own defense, is mentally ill. >> he want to project his feelings on to others so he won't -- we won't get a answer. >> john lee cowell lasted just 15 minutes on the witness stand. during process by alameda county prosecutor pitch ford, cowell became combative, saying he remembered the knife held up before him, but not the july 2018 stabbing, even as he identified himself in a surveillance video.

quote, i don't remember anything like that. what is this that we're watching? as the prosecutor tried to play a slow motion video, cowell kept interrupting and unleashed profanities. back the f down. and when ordered to leave, now they can't force me to say s if i'm f'ing leaving. >> he continues to answer questions until the whole courtroom can see that he about to get caught and what he is doing. and then he acts like he is crazy. >> cowell was escorted out of the courtroom and not present when his aunt testified that he exhibited paranoia and symptoms of mental illness since childhood, claiming to see aliens and fake skins. jocelyn camas says she was nia wilson's close friend. >> she was a beautiul soul. she was a brilliant girl. and there is more to her story than just this. >> now once cowell was escorted out of the courtroom, he did not return for the rest of the day's testimony.

the evidence phase of this trial could wrap up as soon as next week, and then there will be a separate phase to determine cowell's sanity. live in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> all right, laura, thanks very much. abc7 news devoted a week to covering bart as part of our commitment to building a better bay area. we rode trains to every station. look for a special bart week coverage starting on february 24th. hope you'll tune in for that. and tell us what you think and what your experiences are. use the #dear bart with your stories on twitter and facebook. new developments. four people who are arrested in the west oakland moms for housing eviction in january will not face charges. that's according to the alameda county dolphins. misty cross, tolani king and two supporters were taken into custody by sheriff's deputies. the d.a. did not want to make it a big political issue. and new developments in

yesterday's hit-and-run crash in san francisco's mission district. police have arrested the driver for hit-and-run and running a red light. he's been identified as 62-year-old san francisco resident steven kernan. three pedestrians were hurt in the crash at 23rd and mission streets. two are still in critical condition right now. one of the victims was getting off a muni bus when they were hit by a toyota prius that drove on to the sidewalk. police say dui is not a factor in the crash. this new video shows the underground vault fire that knocked out power to thousands of homes and the san francisco ballet last night. some 9100 customers were impacted in the haight-ashbury and the hayes valley neighborhoods. the fault was located at laguna and ivy street. power was restored to everyone by midnight. police in the east bay are investigating a series of armed robberies this week. the first was captured in this shocking video in oakland monday afternoon. nownlyn abc7, kate larsen spoke to the victim of the latest robbery and has new video

of the suspect police are looking for. >> only on abc7, new video in an armed robbery suspect walking down san pablo avenue in richmond, moments before he allegedly robbed this man at gunpoint. >> he attack me from behind me. and he put me a gun in my stomach. and he took my money, and he said to me, give me all your money and shut up and don't say anything. >> panfilo perez says he gave him his wallet and then called police. >> brazen, very brazen. >> sergeant aaron pomeroy with richmond pd says perez was robbed around 5:15 p.m. monday. >> busy business district. this individual walked by him and ultimately pointed a gun at him and demanded money and property from him. >> while looking at this surveillance video, sergeant pomeroy realized the suspect looked a lot like another man from another robbery earlier the same day. >> we notice a lot of

similarities. ring video shows two men sneaking up on a young man cleaning his car in his driveway and then robbing him at gunpoint around 1:30 afternoon. the victim said they stole his phone and gold jewelry. with all the video circulating, in daly city they called police and said they believe one of the suspects shoplifted clothing from three stores at the mallace wednesday. >> i think police needs to catch this man. >> indicate larson, abc7 news. >> oakland police say because of the richmond armed robbery, they have bumped up the reward to $7500 for information that leads to an arrest in the case. they're also hoping to speak to anyone with information about the suspects or who may have relevant video. tonight china is reporting 116 new deaths from the coronavirus. nearly 52,000 people have been infected just in the hubei province. there are now 15 cases here in the united states. the latest is an evacuee under quarantine at a texas military base.

there are eight total cases in california, including two each in santa clara and san benito counties. cdc officials say there will likely be additional cases among people recently returning from china. >> i think eventually the virus will find a foothold, and we will get community-based transmission, and you can start to think of it in the sense like seasonal flu. the only difference is we don't understand this virus. >> japan reported its first coronavirus fatality today. it's only the second worldwide outside of china. hundreds of cruise ship passengers are finally disembarking in cambodia after being turned away from several ports buzz of coronavirus fear. there are no known or suspected cases on board the wester dam. christina kirby from alameda has been on the ship since february 1. we spoke with her yesterday. today she tweeted the show of support from cambodia has been overwhelming. we know you want information about the coronavirus, as much as you can get, so we have

dedicated one of our pages on our website to all of the reporting we've done on this story. you'll find it on abc7news.com. building a better bay area means taking care of the problems that we see every day. >> that's right. in san francisco that means the trash on the streets. next, a live report on what the city started doing today to take care of it. can artificial intelligence solve social problems? see how google is trying to answer yes to that question. i'm spencer christian looking forward to some romantic weather conditions for our valentine's evening tomorrow. your heart may get its wish. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. this valentine's day, some advice from someone who really knows her stuff. she is 90 -- >> don't reveal my age. >> oh, you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on

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building a better bay area means better streets, cleaner streets. the increasing complaints about the rising level of garbage, needles, and human waste found on san francisco city streets has led to today's launch of a pilot program to deep clean those streets. city officials and local businesses hope that it will make a big difference and be a big boost for business. abc7 news reporter anser hassan is live with the story tonight. anser? >> dan, good evening. department of public work crews are out here seven days a week, keeping streets clean. but this program is different. it's about power-washing some of the busiest commercial corridors here in the city. city officials say they're excited about the program, but that it will only work if businesses and residents do their part. san francisco's little saigon is getting blasted. >> 10-4. i'll go check it out.

>> reporter: guillermo perez is a supervisor with the department of public works. he is leading a crew of 20 to power blast parts of arkansas street, spraying down intersections, power-washing sidewalks for gum and human waste, a full flush of the area. >> we want the make sure we're getting all of that out there, whether it's a stench of smell, whether it's grease or grime, cigarette butts, whatever it can be, we want to make sure that we're doing a detailed job to where we're addressing almost everything that's out there. >> it's a six-month pilot program to deep clean commercial corridors. renee colorado with the tenderloin commercial association said something had to be done because small businesses were complaining about a drop in traffic and tourists. >> it translates directly into dollars for the merchants, because peop to wa through filth. >> crews spent over an hour cleaning up the area. hu wang who owns the golden lotus restaurant helps out. he thinks this will be a big boost for business. >> it's good to come to the

restaurant. thinking type of power wash is usual i will only done after a big event like a parade. the city is open to extending the program, but insists for the streets to stay clean, businesses and residents have to do their part with upkeep. notices were already posted today for some shops to clean up graffiti around their stores. >> so by us coming out here and doing this deep cleaning, maybe it will be easier for the public to do their part on keeping the city clean. >> crews will clean one street a week between now and the end of jean. the next street to be cleaned will be announced next week. reporting live, anser hassan, abc7 news. >> thank you. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. zationto u artificial ged 20 intelligence to solve problems to benefit society. it's also providing $25 million to support it. david louie has an i l what ide program.

>> leaders of google's philanthropic arm, google.org gather visionaries under one roof to encourage them to harness the power of artificial intelligence to solve social problems, such as forecasting floods and wildfires, and predicting seismic after shocks. for inspiration, it showcased the work of 20 projects it's supporting with $25 million in grants over three years, such as this initiative in uganda to monitor and address air pollution by deploying monitors on motor bikes. >> things which the ai can do still not got at yet. so finding the right cases have we need to spend our time now. >> san francisco-based rain forest connection is using ai to detect threats and illegal logging in rain forests. ai can analyze sound picked up by internet-connected microphones planted 150 feet high and listen for chain sauce. it can separate out and label the sounds of wildlife, insects or trucks. they let us listen to illegal logging. >> this is from last week. and the ranger, the people on

the ground had a chance to respond to this and stop it. >> the international humanitarian group doctors without borders is working on ai to give technicians in less developed nations a tool to decide what treatment to use to treat a bacterial infection. >> ai is going in order to give ready to use result for the clinician and ensure that the patient was treated. >> the impact challenge received over 2600 proposals. the 20 selected will continue to receive mentoring to develop their projects. >> clearly, we're at the very beginning of understanding the potential for artificial intelligence, but these 20 grantees the projects are working on give us a sense that the frontier seems to be limitless. in red woo city, david louie, abc7 news. let's move on to the weather forecast. a little closer to the weekend. >> and that cool breeze cometh. >> it's getting cooler and breezier all the time. here is a live look at doppler 7. we had a sharp drop in

temperatures from yesterday. lots of clouds were hanging around throughout the day, and they are increasing now. here is a relatively clear view from our south beach camera, looking back at the skyline. you can see lots of clouds off in the distance. it is currently 51 with mid-50s at oakland, redwood city, san jose, 62 at gilroy and 50 at half moon bay. at the golden gate, the skies are cloudy, but the clouds are a bit elevated. we had some lower clouds there a bit earlier, and they will return. right now we're looking at temperature readings of 49 degrees at santa rosa and petaluma. low 50s at fairfield, concord and livermore. and the few from emeryville with clouds still at various levels of the atmosphere. but we have enough breaks there that we see areas of clearing. and these are our forecast features. we will see increasi loudsovern means of course low visibility in the early morning hours for morning commuters. just a kiss of sunshine is likely for valentine's day the

weekend which means periods of clouds, periods of sun and maybe a spritz or a sprinkle. here is our fog cast starting at 7:00 this evening. it's going to get foggier and foggier, not only at the coast, but out over the bay and well inland and all the way out to the central valley. tomorrow morning when the commute gets under way, it's probably going to be a slow go because the low clouds are going to hang around for a while. overnight low temperatures will generally be in the low to mid-40s. and then tomorrow by afternoon, we'll see lots of those clouds moving out of here. we'll have bright skies and periods of sunshine tomorrow, but a few lingering clouds as well. highs will be mainly in the low to mid-60s tomorrow. tomorrow evening, valentine's day evening planner 5:00 at the preevening. it will be looking sweet. you may be looking sweet too, but i'm look talking about the weather. it will get cooler under clear skies going into the early

evening hours. temperatures dropping into the upper 40s by 9:00 in our inland area, and start to see a few low clouds developing late tomorrow night into the overnight hours. i was talking about how dry the state is. we're slipping back into drought right now. over the next ten days, it appears that the bay area will get zero inches of measurable rain, and barely any measurable rain in other parts of the state. so it's getting quite dry. and this forecast animation takes us into the weekend. saturday evening we'll see some rain becoming -- coming down from pacific northwest i should say. early sunday morning, might get as far south as ukiah. after that it sort of fizzles, and it's going to be a pretty dry day with rainfall potential for sunday. again, zero everywhere. let me give you a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. a dry weekend despite the presence of some clouds. but a lovely day for valentine's day. and we start the week off on monday on president's day with sunny skies and mild conditions

all over again. >> all right. very good. >> thanks, spencer. bringing food to families really who need it the most. >> next, new at 6:00, an east

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leandro resident who needs help. an estimated one in five suffers from food insecurity. the city is sending bags of groceries to community centers and clinics around town to help people most impacted. >> then the clients that go there don't have to go anywhere to get their food. they can just take a bag as they walk out the door. and it enables people to have more dignity about it. they don't have to sign up for anything. >> the mayor says the high cost of living, rising rents and people working two or three jobs is affecting the ability of many families to put the right kinds of food on the table. finding ways to prevent crime against retailers is the focus of a major conference that wrapped up today in south san francisco. these crimes cost all of us money and finding strategies to combat them are an important part of building a better bay area. i was asked to emcee the annual gathering of the california retailed crimes association, which alternates each year between the bay area and los angeles. san francisco police chief bill scott addressed the group and spoke with me about the global

scope of this problem. >> it's really incredible how organized this. you think it's just some random folks shoplifting. it's much more sophisticated than that. >> it is. it is. you do have on occasion people that are just doing it to survive. >> right. >> but the bigger problem are the people that are doing this for a living. and that property is going all over the world. >> chief scott believes that cooperation between police and the retail community is a critical part of reducing the level of crime that costs stores in the bay area and southern california millions of dollars every year. first pictures, now video. next the abc7 news i team shares a new perspective on a deadly stabbing in rome that left a police officer dead and two bay area teenagers in jail. now is the time to do something. >> plus a peek at the newest episode of chasing california. will climate change

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now news to build a better bay area from abc7. >> marin county's gabe natale under arrest, handcuffed and blindfolded after the stabbing

death of an italian police officer. we saw a still image of this last summer, but this video leaked to the i team's dan noyes today is raising new and very serious questions. >> dan has been working on a documentary about the case. that debuts next week. he is here with the latest. dan? >> the still photo was controversial last summer and controversial now. italian authorities already said the blindfold was against their policies and against the law. perhaps the big surprise here now is who shot the video. the video begins as the italian carabinieri investigator asks gabe natale hey, boy, what's your name? what's your name? what's your name? natale seems confused and asks what name? he speaks fluent italian and spent two to weeks a summer with his grandfather in a villa outside rome. but here is being questioned in the death of carabinieri mario cerciello-rega. the interrogation continues. how long have you been in italy? for a week. how long?

what are you doing in italy? i'm here visiting family. where do they live? they live in rome. where? i don't know exactly where. earlier that morning, nathalie tried to buy cocaine, but a pusher gave him italian tylenol and cops broke it up. as nathalie ran away, his friend grabbed the backpack of the man involved in the deal. the teens later demand returned. cerciello-rega and his partner came to the meeting in plainclothes. there are questions whether the officers properly identified themselves, and it's known that neither had their service weapon. fin elder admits stabbing officer rega to death saying he pinned him to the ground and was fearing for his life. in the video, the officer asks the pink, red sweatshirt, where is it? nathalie responds, the pink pink sweatshirt? what pink pink? >> the investigator may have been asking about this sweatshirt that fin elder wore

that night. the man who shot the video is officer varriale who the. an italian attorney tells me varilae should not have been there because he was victim, not a prosecutor or judge. and about the video, it is unimaginable that in a civilized city such treatment of a person deprived of personal liberty could be witnessed. >> when a photo of that same scene leaked last summer, italian authorities plained the blindfold was to keep gabe from seeing papers on a desk or a computer screen. but it's clear now he was questioned while blindfolded. i reached both of his parents today but they did not have any comments on the record. the trial starts in two weeks, and we will of course follow it very closely. >> fascinating. >> thanks, dan. well we can expect to see more visits from presidential candidates in the coming weeks. south bend indiana mayor pete buttigieg will be in the bay area tomorrow for a fundraiser. he will be introduced by

lieutenant governor elene the pacific islander community announced an endorsement of mike bloomberg. joe biden has been endorsed by kevin mullen and san francisco interim mayor mark farrell. biden appeared earlier on abc7 news today as a guest of "the view." >> i've been the only guy through this process so far, person who has been totally vetted. i had a target on my back since i got in. i'm still standing. you can watch "the view" every weekday at 10:00 right before midday live. senator bernie sanders has a new california campaign video that goes after pg&e. >> the house that i grew up in santa rosa burned down in the nun fire that was caused by a piece of pg&e equipment. pg&e is caught in a death spiral. >> the ad includes interviews with fire survivors and activists. sanders has frequently said

californians are suffering because of the greed and corruption of utility corporations and their executives. pg&e released a statement to abc7 news saying in part we are committed to doing right to the communities impacted by wildfires and to do everything we can to reduce the risk of wildfires in the future. can addressing climate change be the defining issue for the democratic candidates in the california primary? our latest episode of "chasing california," kris reyes dug into that question. >> if it has any major effect, it would be on turnout. i think because climate change is such a vital issue to the younger voters, because the younger voters are not always the regular voters in a primary election. >> now's the time to do something. >> and she sat down with kristen sze to break down the importance of the issue. >> if you are wanting a big voter turnout, well, climate change is a huge motivating factor. in fact, we talked to a berkeley pollster, and he talked

specifically to democratic primary voters last year, and he found that climate change is the number one issue for those voters, unlike health care, which polls typically higher across the nation. you have to have a climate change message that resonates. >> so that's what energizes people here. there is also a age link, isn't there? >> absolutely. young voters are more politically motive than ever, and they're mobilizing and they're doing it in the name of climate change. >> "chasing california" is on the abc7 news news app, youtube and amazon fire. you'll find episodes about several individual candidates and the importance of independent voters. well, coming up next, a work of love. meet the grandmother still putting bouquets together at a san mateo institution, and this week has her extra busy. will the weather be lovely tomorrow for valentine

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well, valentine's day for florists means hey, all hands to the pump, and that includes a grandmother who continues to work at her family's flower shop. >> it's a place that has become an institution on the peninsula. abc7 news anchor dion lim takes us inside this legendary san mateo shop. >> pink. pink is fine. come on. >> to her kids, mea isn't bossy

per se. >> i told lori to clean this up, put some water. >> but rather, she just has no filter. >> she says what's on her mind, which is always very good for a laugh. >> as the longest working employee at her family's flower shop, ah sam flowers in san mateo -- >> how long i've been working here? >> yeah. >> maybe -- i don't know, 50 years. >> she's busy making more than a dozen arrangements on this valentine's day eve. the third generation family-owned shop has been operating since 1933. >> looks good. >> and is now run by her four kids, scott, steve, shawn and stacey, and a team of loyal employees. >> here we go. >> stacey, yeah. >> over the years, mamie has serviced celebrities like oprah and shirley temple. to her regulars who are treated like family. >> you feel special when you come in as a customer. >> whatever you do, though, think twice before asking her age.

>> i don't want to tell you my age, because i don't everybody in san mateo to know how old i am. >> we'll revisit that question in a moment. her ultimate valentine's day gift besides flowers? >> i like diamonds. [ laughter ] >> and a little advice for the young ones when it comes to love. > it's a special day, and, you know, they have to treat one another really, really nice and be faithful to one another. >> okay, mamie, last chance. the story is almost over. are you sure you don't want to tell everyone how old you are? >> no, but i'm over 90. >> hey! congratulations. >> thank you. >> happy valentine's day from san mateo. i'm dion lim, abc7 news. >> she's fantastic. >> she really is. >> good for her. >> she even still lives on her own and stays active, going to th gym three times a week. >> good for her. she has no plans to retire and wants to drive again. we wish her all the best. she is something else.

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>> yeah, cal recycle officials announced today they gave the go ahead to fund a mobile recycling program in san francisco. >> interesting. 7 on your side's michael finney is here to explain how that's going to work. >> cutting edge is really what we're talking about. it's an innovative way of redeeming the deposits you pay on your bottles and cans, combining technology with trucks. instead of you going to the recycling center, the center will come to you. it's an idea officials compare with having food trucks bring you your lunch. when hundreds of recycling centers suddenly closed last summer, consumers had no easy way to redeem deposits on their bottles and cans. >> why. i paying a crv fund? >> now that they close the recycles, you cannot get your monies refunded. >> lines grew at the few remaining recycling center, and lawmakers lamed our recycling system needed a complete overhaul. >> we're going have a truck. we're going to have a trailer and pull up to locations in

every supervisor district. >> san francisco just won approval to try a pioneering mobile recycling system. instead of consumers going to a recycling center, the center will come to them. >> the mobility gives us options to bring convenience tothe entire city that we didn't necessarily have with the fixed locations. >> here's how it will work. recycling trucks will park in each neighbor at specific dates and times. residents will bring their bottles and cans, they're bagged and coded using an app on your phone and then sent to a recycler. the processor calculates your refund and deposits it on the app on your phone. >> we're utilizing technology to take out some of the time to make it easier to make it a little more cost-effective and to make it more seamless. >> now, of course, this means you need a smartphone to utilize the mobile recycling program. for those without a phone, the city plans to set up fixed recycling center to redeem containers and cash. there are many details to work out, and it could be a year

before the whole thing really gets going. i want to hear from you. my 7 on your side hotline is open monday through friday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. the telephone number is 415-954-8151. you can reach me on my facebook page through abc7 news. >> thanks, michael. >> sure. okay. let's get another check on our weather. it is cooling down. >> it is a little cooler. spencer christian tracking it for us. >> it will warm up tomorrow for valentine's day. here is live tracker 7. a bit of a chill. we've got lots of clouds, low clouds, high clouds, mid level. lots of fog will expand overnight. morning commutelers encounter reduced visibility in many locations. by afternoon, we'll have bright skies, mostly sunny. highs will range from near 60 at the coast the lower and mid-60s around the bay shoreline. mid-60s, maybe a couple of mid- to upper 60s inland. and here is the all important valentine's evening planner. 5:00 tomorrow afternoon approaching the evening hour. it will be looking sweet out

there. temperatures about 60, 61 degrees inland. now as the sun goes down between 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., we'll see it getting a little cooler. inland temperatures in the upper 40s. skies will be clear. and by 11:00 tomorrow night, we'll see a few more low clouds developing. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. weekend looks pretty god, especially on saturday. a minor bump up in temperatures, but mostly cloudy on sunday. and then monday, president's day, bright, breezy conditions, and we'll have sunny skies and dry conditions just about all the way through next week. the weather is looking really good, but we could use some rain. it's getting a little dry. >> thanks, spencer. one of the hottest comedians going these days takes center stage tonight and saturday night at the chase center. >> i love the bay chase center all day. it starts today! let's go! >> that's joe coy riffing a bit on a fan's cell phone. the 48-yearold's latest album end of 2019 number one on the

billboard comedy charts. he is now on the cover of san francisco magazine, coy says he never dreamed of playing a venue the size of chase center, something he saw his idol eddie murphy do a few years ago. >> i remember sitting in the seats and looking at the balcony and looking at the people sitting way up by the roof. i couldn't believe there were that many people there to see comedy. i didn't think that was possible. and never did i think i would be here in that situation. >> coy is no overnight sensation. he has been grinding it out on the comedy service for 30 years. he has one word to describe his recent success, crazy. should be a good show. >> absolutely. >> he sells out in hawaii all the time. it's like the second the tickets go on sale, gone. he is that funny. this is not that funny. this would be the opposite. the astros tried to apologize for cheating today. it was the sincerity part they had a really hard time faking.

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now abc sports with larry beil. >> good evening. the houston astros spent hours yesterday huddling up in all kinds of meetings, trying to figure out what to say publicly about their sign stealing scandal. they got caught. so they came out today. the only way this could have gone worse if they came out banging drums like they did in 2017 to tell you what pitches

were coming. every attempt at an apology seemed rehearsed, forced, awkward. not one genuine moment. and then team owner jim crane contradicted himself in a train wreck of a news conference. if this was their plan, they needed to come up with plan b, because the scandal isn't going away any time soon. a recap now of today's astros apology tour that oddly started with an astros pr man trekking through the bushes. >> and it looks like gene is setting the story and walking through a bush and exiting the -- that was odd. >> this didn't impact the game. i didn't say it didn't impact the game. it's hard to determine how it impacted the game, if it impacted the game. and that's where we're going to leave it. >> i'm really sorry about the choices that were made. >> the team feels bad abo happened in 2017. >> i've learned from this, and i hope to regain the trust of

baseball fans. >> i don't want to be remembered as a team that cheated to get a championship. >> does anybody in the clubhouse use buzzers or wearable devices last year? >> no, not to my knowledge. >> it was kind of a weird situation for me, you know, to have to come into this situation. >> there is so much new info coming out constantly. i think it will continue to do so. i think time will tell. >> oh, yeah, they're sorry. sorry they got caught. a's one of a dozen teams that complained about the astros' tactics. mlb did nothing until the story broke in the media. a's pitcher not holding back. >> they cheated. they cheated the game. they've cheated us as players. and it's -- [ bleep ] that they can't take responsibility for their actions and try to make things better. so they're just sweeping things under the rug and just doing

their own thing. and to me that doesn't sit right. >> and it's not going away. meanwhile, the giants in scottsdale, full squad workouts will begin on monday. giants won't come out and say it, but they're obviously in a rebuilding mode trying to redevelop young players. gabe kapler starting out focusing on one thing. >> spring training is a time to have fun. be like we want to get serious, intense work done, but we also want to keep things light and have fun. i think that players that are enjoying themselves laughing and smiling, they're just flat-out better baseball players. so if we can combine that really good work ethic, which is efficient and intense practice, focusing on the fundamentals, and we have plenty of room to laugh a little bit. >> first round of the genesis invitational at riviera. tiger woods, he was very close with kobe bryant. how about the eagle on 1 that guess 24 feet, 8 inches.

24 and 8 were kobe's number. rory mcilroy fired a 3 under 68, second shot on the par 5 1st. sets up as an easy eagle for him as well. and everybody is chasing matt kuchar, who opened with a 7 under 64, long birdie putt on 8. he has three-stroke lead heading into tomorrow's second round. i'm reminded of conor mcgregor, the mma fighter when he took the mic one time and said i'd like to apologize to everybody for absolutely nothing! they might as well done that. >> it was little clumsy. >> thanks, larry. well, join us tonight for abc news at 11:00. >> i'm amanda del castillo in the south bay. we've had a dry start to the year which has some people concerned about drought. what the water valley district says about our levels. that story at 11:00. th> and it was touted byom however, a popular diet drug is now being yanked off the market.

we're going tell you all about that. now coming up tonight on abc7 at 8:00, it's station 19 followed by "grey's anatomy," then at 10:00, catch little things." and we'll back at 11:00. >> stick around. after that, jimmy kimmel live comes on at 11:35. >> that is this edition of abc7 news. look for news any time you wish on the abc7 news app. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for spencer christian, larry beil, the entire abc7 news team, we hope you have a great evening. >> see you at 11:00.

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