tonight a blizzard warning begins because conditions are going to become extremely dangerous for travelers. >> we're also dealing with gusts that could reach 55 miles per hour, a wind advisory is imminent. all of these factors add up to making this a storm that ranks 3 on the abc7 news storm impact scale. it is a strong storm. >> boy, it sure is, and that's exactly why we have a team of weather experts tracking the conditions for you. we'll begin with abc7 weather anchor spencer christian. >> it's here, dan. it's getting stronger by the moment. you can see those darker areas of green represent steadier, heavier rainfall, and there's some snow developing already on some of our higher elevations like around mount hamilton, some of the higher elevations in the santa cruz mountains, up in the north bay, higher peaks in sonoma and napa counties are getting some snow. a lot more in parts of lake county and mendocino county. as you can see here, some of the most severe elements of this storm are still offshore moving

in our direction. again, the storm ranks 3 on the abc7 storm impact scale. we'll see moderate to heavy rain tonight and early tomorrow, wind gusts 30 to 70 miles per hour. one to three inches of rain generally, three to six inches in the hills. we'll see some of the most intense storm activity, and that will continue into the wee hours of the mortganing up until the beginning of the morning commute, but even after the most intense elements move out of the bay area, the effects will still be felt. drew tuma has more on the approaching storms. >> as we anticipate heavier rain later on tonight, the concern is there are for essentially the highest threat is over our burn scars from our wildfire seasons. the risk is there for debris flows over our burn scars. surface winds along the coast gusting 35 miles per hour, that current gust at 30 in san jose,

32 in contra, 25 in santa rosa, and the winds will continue to crank even more over the next couple of hours. a high wind warning will go into effect at 7:00 p.m. tonight. the entire coastline does include san francisco and solano county. look at that, gusts could exceed 60 miles per hour. the rest of the bay area, we will be windy as well. a wind advisory will begin at 7:00 p.m. where we could see gusts over 50, 60 miles per hour, so the threat is there for power outages overnight tonight. look at this blizzard warning. it is now in effect for the sierra, includes tahoe, five to eight feet of snow expected with whiteout conditions. when spencer christian comes back i'll take a closer look at this storm over the next 24 hours in just a few minutes, guys. thank you. pg&e is preparing for potential power outages from this storm likely to happen. abc7 news was at the graham hill show grounds in santa cruz this afternoon where the utility company was setting up a command center to deal with the problems that are expected to come. we saw trucks and all sorts of

heavy equipment pulling in and getting ready. the santa cruz area is on alert because of the burn scar left behind by the czu fire there, and it is a concern because it could lead to mudslides. evacuations for this storm range from advisories to orders, orders are mandatory, and they're highlighted in red on this map. evacuations stretch across san mateo and santa cruz counties. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen found in some places compliance with the orders is likely to be low. >> in santa cruz county this afternoon, nearly 5,000 residents have already been ordered to evacuate. >> a scary feeling for a lot of us. the uncertainty of everything is the worst. >> reporter: brookdale resident michelle mccay and her daughter kathy stopped by one of the county's temporary evacuation centers at san lorenzo valley high school. the feeling of having to leave home all too familiar after a devastating fire season. > i'm worried about getting blocked in or power being out for, you know, days at a time, and being stranded in the

mountains. that's my most -- that's my biggest concern. >> reporter: with the rain moving in, officials are concerned about the risk of debris flow and flooding from the burn scar areas. >> the storm that we feared is here, and the time to act is now. >> reporter: jason hoppen from the county's emergency operations center said deputies have been going door to door since yesterday asking residents this the burn zones to evacuate. unfortunately, they expect only 25% to comply with the order, so for the rest of them some last ditch words of advice if they encounter debris flow. >> grab your family and literally run uphill. if you can't do that, go upstairs. if you don't have an upstairs, get on the roof. if you can't do that, get on top of a table. >> reporter: down in scots valley, residents stopped by the local ace hardware store to prepare for a power outage, but found very bare shelves. >> you think twice. you really have to. we all live here in the mountains, and we've seen things happen. >> reporter: the county is warning residents to expect power outages tonight, pg&e crews are already staging over

on highway 17, and officials are urging the public to avoid traveling tonight if possible. we're in santa cruz county, i'm chris nguyen abc7 news. in san francisco, people living in several flood prone areas are on alert. abc7 news was in the west portal nabld whe neighborhood where people have sandbags piled up in front of their garages. a dozen homes were flooded in this area in december of 2019. in the east bay, many are prepping for the rain and wind while others are setting their sights on beating the storm so they can enjoy a lot of snow in the mountains. abc7 reporter leslie brinkley joins us live from walnut creek, hi, leslie. >> reporter: hi, ama as you mentioned seven foot snow expectations up at donner's summit. it could be more at the higher elevations. right now here in the east bay, a little bit of wind, a little bit of rain, but by midnight there could be some street

flooding in many neighborhoods. >> be fair warned, it's fair armed. >> well, we may put a dent in the drought. >> that's right. >> reporter: john fuller and his wife julia assembled some hefty sandbags to take home at this county-run site at heather farm. >> when it hits really hard, it just like a river in our driveway. >> so we're out there clearing out those storm drain systems so that we're prepared to make sure that everything flows right. >> reporter: county public works crews say they are ready on standby for any problems that crop up overnight. up on mount diablo, wind gusts of 70 miles per hour are expected with this storm. the snow level will rise above the peak through the night, but there could still be a dusting of snow visible by dawn wednesday. the snow prospects have skiers in a frenzy. >> upwards of 100 inches, about 8, 8 1/2 feet by this weekend. once the reports came out, we've

had a flurry of reservations. people walking in, long lines of people trying to get up there while they can. >> we're leaving this afternoon. we should be up there before the snow arrives. >> i just hope i stay warm, i guess, and if i need to stay there a couple more nights, school's online and everything. >> we've got a cabin to stay in. we've got reservations to ski, so we're hoping for the best. we're actually really excited to, you know, stay bundled up and see a snowstorm that we'll hopefully remember forever. >> reporter: well, those roads you have to remember, the highways, the roads going up into the mountains, into the sierra, into the tahoe area are likely to close at some point. that's the expectation at least, so make sure you're checking before you venture out tonight because as you heard in the next few hours, it's supposed to get really treacherous out here. >> absolutely. now, leslie, you talked about rain and snow, so what worries are there about wind in the east

bay? >> reporter: good point. right now, as i said, it's fairly calm here, but they are calling for tremendous wind gusts, and with the soaked soil, that could topple trees. there are concerns about power outages, so something else for homeowners and people living out this way to be aware of in the overnight hours. back to you guys. >> all right, thanks, leslie. in many parts of the bay area, the storm will have an economic impact to be sure. wayne freedman continues our live team coverage from the north bay tonight. wayne. >> reporter: good evening, dan. let's talk about the vagaries of a pandemic, how you close down a neighborhood for the good of everybody and then a few months later you open it up because you waited. you expect to do business, and what do you get instead? a tennesson of rain. we knew it would happen, in less than the time it took to shoot this story san rafael went from 40 degrees and sunny to gusty and overcast.

call it a brief window of opportunity. >> it's coming in big. i heard that. >> you got to take an opportunity when it comes to you, right? >> reporter: we remember watching this neighborhood and these restaurants when they followed state orders and closed up on december 8th, so now the irony. after a month of mostly sunshine and drought, outside dining has returned with the biggest storm of the year baring down on us. >> in probaby about an hour it will start raining for a week, so perfect timing. >> reporter: vincent latour owns aroma cafe. alicia ortega works for him. >> okay this has been really difficult. >> reporter: welcome to winter when the nearest heat wave comes in the form of propane this is a mag knowinolia park kitchen. >> could the timing have been any better? >> not really. not really. but it is what it is, right? so it's better than it was two

days ago. >> reporter: in short, it's all like finally coming around the dark side of the moon and emerging into an eclipse. >> that's okay, you know, we're open. >> reporter: and as we look at the rain falling here at 4th and 8th street and we think of all those restaurants, they began this day with high hopes and outside dining, and now they are all packed up until who knows when. live in san rafael, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> yeah, talk about bad timing and a bad break, wayne. how long will outside dining continue there once the rain stops? >> well, i asked vincent about that, he owns the restaurant down the street. he says he has a permit until november, but what's interesting about him is he took this time off to pull his carpenter skills. he built a really cool outside dining area, complete with planters and everything. he's hoping the city will let him stay there longer. >> wow, let's hope. wayne, thanks very much.

and because of the storm, abc7 mornings will start an hour early tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. along with the anchors reggie aqui and kumasi aaron, and jobina fortson will bring you up to the minute information about road conditions. it's from 4:00 to 7:00 tomorrow morning right here on abc7. where can i get vaccinated? that's the question on everyone's mind. everyone's mind. today you'll get people were afraid i was contagious. i felt gross. it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. four years clear. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if you've had a vaccine or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur. learn more at cosentyx.com.

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taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, a lot of raindrops on the camera lens, and it's only going to intensify. >> and despite the bad weather, though, both the san francisco and oakland zoos plan to reopen in the coming days now that stay-at-home orders have been lifted. the san francisco zoo will reopen saturday. online reservations are required. the gates will open in oakland a week from tomorrow wednesday february 3rd. tickets go on sale monday. the latest state data on the coronavirus pandemic gives us reasons to be optimistic. today's number of new cases is below average. hospitalizations and icu numbers are also down. newly reported deaths are below average, and the test positivity rates are dropping. take a look at cases in the bay area. the rolling average of new cases is dropping significantly as you can see by the yellow line. >> getting people vaccinated against coronavirus will help build a better bay area. that's why we have a team dedicated to covering these stories abc7 news contributor dr. olo patel and dr. patel joined abc7 news at

4:00 to give his take on california's plan to simplify the vaccine rollout. health officials announced the state will shift to an age-based eligibility system. >> regarding the age-related plan, i agree in theory. i do think after we get essential workers and everyone needed to kind of run the state vaccinated, it's going to be a lot easier to verify somebody's age rather than trying to verify their potential exposure and use those complicated algorithms. it it will be easier to mak sure we're getting the most vulnerable californians. >> health officials admit not enough people in california are getting the vaccine because in part there is a shortage. another member of our vaccine team is abc7 news reporter luz pena, and today she brings you the story of mostly tech workers who oepened a website to help californians find the place to get vaccinated. >> for several days now i've been trying to figure out where my mom and dad can get

vaccinated, and i haven't had much luck until today. this is vaccinate ca, a community driven website to help californians find accurate and verified information on where to get vaccinated. now, meet the faces behind this effort, and in true pandemic form. >> we have not met any of each other in person. >> reporter: vanesh is a software engineer for google, but in his free time he is one of the main software engineers behind this site. >> helped a lot with how we handle data, how we handled our phone banking flow, helped set up a lot of our systems. >> reporter: for the site she's a writer. what led her to this project was a personal reason. >> i have a mother who is over the age of 65 who's also been looking for a vaccine. >> reporter: so this is how it works. you go to vaccinateca.com, enter your zip code or select a county. that will lead you to the map where you can choose the closest

location to you, and this information, by the way, has been vetted by a phone bank of 200 volunteers. >> so every day we basically discover 20 to 30 places that are now, yes, we have a vaccine. >> reporter: they're now talking to state officials to offer their website. >> we as people should come together and make things work. we shouldn't have to wait for someone else to do it. it's not theirs. get up and do it. >> reporter: and in case you were wondering. >> i got to ask, have you found a location for your mom to get vaccinated? >> it's not her turn yet, but i do have a bunch of friends whose parents have been able to get vaccinated as a result. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena abc7 news. abc7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine rollout in california with our vaccine tracker. more than 55% of doses received by the state have been distributed. you can find this on our home page of our website, abc7news.com. we'll continue to keep you updated on vaccine rollout and also the weather. this system is here.

>> yes, absolutely, and more to come overnight, spencer. >> that is true. this is quite a storm, the biggest one we've had in a while. here's a look at live doppler 7. where we did have light green an hour or so ago, we have lots of dark green now meaning heavier rain spreading. near san mateo we've got some downpours down into east palo alto and across the santa cruz mountains we're seeing yellows including heavier downpours. you probably noticed the white spots indicating snow. here's a view from sutro tower looking over san francisco. we don't see any raindrops showing up on the camera lens. it's 45 in san francisco and mountain view. upper 40s at oakland, san jose, morgan hill and half moon bay. a live view from emeryville also without raindrops on the lens. that's not going to last very long. other temperature readings right now, 43 at santa rosa, and mid to upper 40s at novato, napa,

vacavil vacaville, concord and livermore, and here we've got some raindrops on the exploratorium camera lens looking back at the city scape. periods of heavy rain and wind overnight. flash flooding is possible in the burn scar areas, of course, and downed trees and power lines along with power out ages also possible because of the effects of this storm. it ranks 3 once again, a strong storm on the abc7 storm impact scale. for tonight and early tomorrow, moderate to heavy rain, one to three inches of rain generally, three to six inches of rain may fall in the hills, and wind gusts will range from 30 to 70 miles per hour. here's our forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening. notice between 7:00 and 11:00 we'll see some of the heaviest storm activity sweeping through the bay area through the central part of the bay area, and then continuing into the early morning hours, but the most intense elements of the storm will probably move out of the bay area before the morning commute begins. that doesn't mean it's going to be an easy morning commute.

it's going to be wet and messy and windy and slippery because there will be pockets of showers and downpours following the central part of that storm system. overnight lows will be mainly in the mid up toto flash flood watch in effect until 4:00 p.m. thursday for virtually all of the higher terrain of the bay area, and we have a wind warning, a high wind warning in effect for the coast, the coastal mountain ranges, san francisco, and for solano county. that's in effect from 7:00 p.m. tonight until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. and a high wind advisory, a wind advisory, i should say, for the remainder of the bay area away from the coast and away from the higher coastal ranges. that's in effect also from 7:00 tonight until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, and on we go to rainfall estimates. by 11:00 tomorrow night, we are showing potential for 1 1/2 to 3 inches of rain for much of the

bay area, perhaps a little bit less than an inch will fall in places like fremont and san jose. the remainder of the bay area is just going to get a soaking, and especially in the higher elevations. we have many strong concerns with a storm like this, of course. very high concern about flooding on roads and high concern about debris flow and mudslides down to trees, small stream flooding and power outages. bear all that in mind, please, and in the sierra, a blizzard warning in effect until 2:00 a.m. friday, 5 to 8 feet of snow expected there. wind gusts 50 to 70 miles per hour, whiteout conditions. i probably don't need to tell you that that means dangerous travel conditions. travel is not advised. highs tomorrow mainly in the mid to upper 50s, and here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. even on thursday as this storm weakens a bit, we'll still have strong gusty wind at times. thursday storm we're ranking 2 on the abc7 storm impact scale, and each day after that through next tuesday we expect some periods of light to moderate

rain. it's a very stormy week ahead. >> yeah, certainly is. all right, thank you so much, spencer. moving on, do you remember where you were a year ago? it's where you were when you first heard that kobe bryant had died in that helicopter crash. coming up, we'll look

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along the san mateo county coast. abc7 news was at pigeon point light house where the waves were big and the rain was just starting to fall. plenty of wind there, too. drivers in lake county are having a little trouble on the roads tonight with snow coming down. check this out. this is what it looked like a couple of hours ago on highway 175 near middletown. one year ago kobe bryant, his daughter, gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash. the tragedy inspiring a push to improve helicopter safety. the ntsb has been investigating for a year now. senator dianne feinstein and congressman brad sherman have sponsored the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder. the faa has not acted on these safety rejcommendations. >> this helicopter crashed because it was too close to the ground and the pilot didn't know that, and had an alarm gone off,

one would suspect that we'd still see the mamba. >> see how the warriors are honoring kobe today. that's coming up in a half hour from now on abc7 sports. there's visible progress on vaccinating americans, and here's an example. today vice president kamala harris received her second shot. >> meteorologist drew tuma, we are tracking some areas of heavy rain moving through right now. we're going to have the latest with live doppler 7 in minutes. the state auditor blasts cdd for bungling unemployment claims during the crisis

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. check out live doppler 7, a lot of green and even yellows out there, some reds are going to show up as soon as the worst of today's strong level three storm moves into the bay area, and that is coming. the edges of it now really arriving into the bay area. >> let's bring back abc7 meteorologist drew tuma where

the worst of the storm is now and who's next. >> we are tracking some heavier rain developing across parts of the bay area. let's take a tour on live doppler 7. let's go down to street level where you see these bright colors, these yellows and oranges, that's heavy rain from san rafael down mill valley, even across the richmond, san rafael bridge right now. we have rain coming down pretty heavily and rain pushing to the east bay. a wider picture, we've got showers beginning to move into oakland. let's time this line out for you, moving into concord at 7:10 p.m., shortly before 7:30 in livermore, and 7:40 some heavier showers in antioch. heavier rain moving into the santa cruz mountains. that pink and purple and white, that's some snow we have falling in our highest peaks, even some thundershowers developing off the coast. 12 lightning strikes, that's something we'll watch very closely over the next couple of hours. winds are ramping up, gusting close to 40 miles per hour now. this strong storm is moving onshore as we speak, level 3 tonight and tomorrow, one to

three inches of rain, and winds gusting close to 70 miles per hour in our strongest spots. when spencer comes back, i'll take another hour-by-hour look at the storm in just a few minutes. thank you so much. you can access live doppler 7 on demand right on your detectivtv. search abc7 bay area to download and start streaming. it was the bank of america's turn today to explain what led to the billions of dollars in fraudulent edd claims being paid out. it runs programs similar to california's in other state, and the bank says it has been -- has seen fraud everywhere. however, nothing compares to what happened here in california. scammers may have pocketed -- are you ready for this? as much as $30 billion. these were not your typical crooks either. >> the size and scale of the california program attracted substantial fraud, including criminals who are fraudulently attempting to claim benefits. it is our assessment that there

is sophisticated criminal network activity involved in this as has been assessed by third-party specialists as well. >> it was yesterday when the edd said more than $11 billion in fraudulent claims have been paid out. that is much more than initially estima estimated, and that number may rise dramatically. the california state auditor issued a scathing report today on the edd's disastrous response to a surge in unemployment claims because of the pandemic. the report says the mistakes by the edd open the door to rampant fraud, forced millions of workers to struggle for benefits and millions may have to pay back benefits they got by mistake. it has just been an assortment of problems from the start for the edd. 7 on your side's michael finney is here with the latest on this. michael. >> dan, the report says edd knew for ten years it wasn't ready for a disaster. when the pandemic hit, sure enough the system buckled. >> we were told that we were

going to get benefits. why are we not getting benefits? >> i must have called them hundreds of times. >> i'm literally down to less than 10$100 right now. >> i understand, you know, i'm just another claim, but to me this is my life. >> they all lost their jobs in the pandemic, yet could not get benefits from the edd. they were among the millions whose fight is now crystalized in the state auditor's scathing report on the disaster at edd when efficiency was needed most. >> edd has known they have these kinds of problems for over a decade, they knew it and they got caught flat footed. >> the auditor's report found edd could not automatically process half the claims. many required a manual review of items like i.d. verification. it left hundreds of thousands struggling for benefits unable to reach anyone at the call center, like ima hoke in calistoga.

>> we're currently receiving more calls than we can answer. >> reporter: the report said less than 1% of workers reached an agent during the surge in claims. the audit said edd started waiving eligibility checks to speed up the claims. that opened the door for rampant fraud. edd admitted it has paid at least $11 billion to fraudsters, but it's possible another 20 billion also was paid to scammers. in total that would mean more than a quarter of all claims were fraudulent, not only that, edd may have paid legitimate workers too much money by not checking eligibility. now, up to 2.4 million workers may have to pay money back to the government, a hit many still don't know is coming. >> so the guilty got the money, and the innocent are going to have to pay. >> reporter: the edd responded in part the edd appreciates the auditor's review and acknowledgment of the immensity of challenges edd has faced in the pandemic. we recognize the work that lies

ahead. and this is just the gibeginnin. the auditor will be releasing a second report on thursday, this one focusing on how the edd spent $40 billion in federal unemployment funds and how much of that went to the fraudsters. we will of course be. >> thanks, you've stayed on it from the start. thank you. can you believe it? it's been a year since the cdc confirmed california's first case of coronavirus in orange county. now california has more than 3.1 million diagnosed cases. today the world surpassed 100 million diagnosed cases in total. we've ranked the top five countries here by the total number of cases. we've also included the case rates, the number of cases per 100,000 people as reported by the "new york times." the u.s. has reported more cases than any other country and among the five listed here, we have

the highest case rates. the united kingdom has the second highest case rate among these five countries. the uk has the highest death rate among those five, and today its total number of lives lost to coronavirus topped 100,000. it's the uk's worst civilian loss of life since world war ii. here at home, vice president kamala harris received her second dose of the covid-19 vaccine today. she went to the national institutes of health in bthesda, maryland, for that shot. harris says it was painless and is urging everyone to take the vaccine when it is their turn. you can see she's smiling and having a little fun with the moment. the vice president received her first dose last month. president biden has picked a theme for each of the first few days of his presidency. today's theme, equity. next, see what actions he's taken. still to come, here from 49er great ronnie lott about how he's been working o

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people all over the world. it was the knee on the neck of justice. >> president biden said today's actions are just the beginning of his plan to address problems in the criminal justice system. staying in washington, u.s. senators have been sworn in for former president trump's second impeachment trial. >> will all senators now rise and raise their right hand. >> trump faces a single charge of incitement of insurrection for his role in the deadly riot at the u.s. capitol earlier this month. next he will be issued a summons. arguments in the impeachment trial will begin the week of february 8th. democrats would need the support of 17 republicans to convict the former president. the strongest storm of the season is going to move through the bay area tonight. spencer is tracking the rain right now. see what it will be like where you live next. the abc7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level 3. that means a strong storm. look out for flooding, hazards on the road, and possible power

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"jeopardy!." a retail buyer from the city is one of the contestants on tonight's episode. you see her here with ken jennings who is the first fill-in anchor of the game show since alex trebek passed away last november. "jeopardy!" airs right after abc7 news at 6:00. good luck to her tonight. >> yeah, indeed. got to get back to that weather and that strong storm, dan. >> we sure do. it will be a good night to settle in and root for gabriella on "jeopardy!" because this is going to be nasty. >> you're right about that. the rain down below is getting heavier and steadier and the snow up above and getting more widespread. we've got steady downpours moving through the central part of the viewing area right through san francisco and over into oakland and down into the santa cruz mountains and along the peninsula there. this storm ranks 3 on the abc7 storm impact scale for tonight and early tomorrow. moderate to heavy rain, three to six in the hills, gusty winds gusting to 60, 70 miles per hour up in the hills. here's our forecast animation. notice the most intense portion

of that storm will be sweeping through right around 11:00 p.m. or midnight and continuing sweeping through in the early morning hours, and then by the time the commute gets underway, the most intense storm activity will have moved out. it will still be wet and messy and slippery and windy so bear that in mind. go to some of our major concerns about this storm, flooding on roads, debris flows mudslides, small stream flooding and power outages are possible with this storm. we have a flash flood watch in effect until 4:00 p.m. thursday for much of the bay area, certainly for the higher elevations, and we have a high wind warning in effect for the coastal areas, including san francisco and for solano county. that's in effect from 7:00 tonight until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, and for that same time period, 7:00 this evening to 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, a wind advisory is in effect for the remainder of the bay area away from the coast and in the sierra, a blizzard warning in effect until 2:00 a.m. friday. we're expecting 5 to 8 feet of snow above 4,000 feet in the

sierra. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast, a pretty stormy day on thursday as well, and lighter rainfall will occur friday, saturday, sunday, monday, and tuesday. what a week's worth of the weather, dan and ama. >> spencer, thank you. five bay area nonprofits focused on empowering young people are getting boost today from 49er ronnie lotte. each one was given a grant. race and social justice are pillars of building a better bay area. and abc7 news reporter david louie talked with lott about why he's been doing this for more than 30 years. >> when he looks back on his football career, pro hall of famer ronnie lott remembers everyone can benefit from coaching. each year his organization selects organizations working with young people in underserved

communities. five groups will receive $75,000 each along with three years of coaching and mentoring to extend their impact and to build their financial and organizational strength. empowering young people is the focus. >> it's like us selecting ronnie lott as a rookie, you know, you're selecting these young guys and these young people and you're trying to give them a chance so they can, you know, actually earn their way on the field. >> youth beat is one of this year's recipients. it provides media training at eight oakland schools and at after school programs turning young people from consumers into creators of digital content. the program serves more than 400 students each year. >> they can actually start learning these skills, make connections, start creating their own work and be heard and be told that they're good at something. it's just huge. >> youth beat gives students a voice, an opportunity to express themselves at a time when there is a call for more diversity and social justice. at the same time it provides a

path towards a future career. >> it's the next generation we're cult valt vating to be the next stars, the next director, that are going to make the next super bowl spots and the big commercial in the industry. >> reporter: one of ronnie lott's goals is to help sustain other nonprofits during their first three years when 90% of them fail. david louie abc7 news. >> so nice to see, ronnie lott still committed to this community, he doesn't have to do this h b this, but he wants to and sees the need. >> yeah, 100%, and investing in our future, which we absolutely love. let's get to sports director larry beil for more of what's going on in sports tonight. >> we got a lot happening here, hall of fame voting revealed today, and you'll all get nothing and like it. barry bonds and the steroid stain that still

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now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> the steroid cloud continues to hang over major league baseball. today nobody got enough votes to make it into the hall of fame with a real possibility now have that barry bonds and roger clemens will forever be on the outside looking in. bonds, you know, home run king. you just look at the on field numbers, clearly a hall of famer. the former giants star, he was gaining support each and every year, but there are many writers who will never get over his connection to steroids.

curt schilling, six-time all star, 20 seasons, three-time world series champ. he may have tweeted himself out of the cooperstown, a series of controversial comments that upset a lot of people. now he says he doesn't want to be on the ballot next year. 75% is required to enter the hall, he got 71%, 16 votes shy of making it. some didn't put in a ballot, kind of a protest. bonds got 62% of the vote. huge loss for the oakland a's, we can't or won't pay to keep their stars. free agent shortstop marcus simian gets a one-year deal with the blue jays. he grew up in the bay area, went to cal, exactly the kind of guy you want to keep in oakland. he's gone. another a's infielder appears to be leaving, tommy la stella appears to be signing with the giants. last year hit .281 with five homers. that would be a good pickup for the giants. well, it was one year ago today, and it shook the sports

world. kobe bryant and his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash, and it still seems so hard to believe. kobe played 20 seasons for the lakers, one of the greatest in history. back in 2013, you'll recall he tore his achilles ten don against the warriors and many wondered if he'd ever play again. he had that mamba mentality and came back for three seasons. more on how the warriors remember kobe wasn't year later. >> larry, it is hard to believe it has been one year since ckob bryant, his daughter gianna and seven others died in that helicopter crash in southern california. i got the news while i was in miami last year covering the 9ers in the super bowl. i had a chance to talk to some of the warriors to get their thoughts on where they were that day and memories of the late kobe bryant. >> nothing happened for ten minutes. w all just sat there in silence. it was one of the worst moments of all of our lives. >> i can close my eyes and vividly remember every single thing, and then kind of just jut

practice short sfwlo practice short. >> reporter: on the court kobe was known for his mamba mentality. >> i'm a scrawny 170 pound rookie coming in, and the look he gave me was so damn disrespectful it was crazy. that was kind of my like welcome to the league moment. >> he shot a fade away in the corner, i'm on him. i said yeah, he missed it. that ain't have nothing to do with you young fella. >> even for the younger generation, kobe made his presence felt. >> it was one of the greatest moments i ever had in my entire life. as soon as he walked into the room, it gave me chills. >> said something in italian and got his attention and he came over and got on his knee and asked me how school was, how basketball was. for him to be one of the best players in the world and come get on his knee, it opened my eyes. >> mamba out.

>> wow. you know, we were at sfo one year ago today getting ready and excited about covering the 9ers in the super bowl, and then we got word about kobe, and i'll tell you what, i mean, we got on that plane just so depressed and sad and one year later it still has not gone away. i mean, it's just -- i still can't believe he's gone and it's just the way it went. just incredibly sad for everybody involved. >> was that the start really of 2020. that was the start of 2020, and you know how the rest of the year went. >> oh, you're right. yeah, it was so sad and so shocking. larry, thank you so much. let's move on here to wrap things up. tonight on abc7 at 8:00 p.m., it's "to tell the truth" at 9:00 it's black-ish and mixed-ish followed by big skpy and abc7 a 11. >> you can watch through the abc7 bay area connected tv app

available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire, and roku. because of the storm, abc7 mornings will start an hour early tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. with the abc7 anchors reggie aqui and kumasi aaron, mike nicco and jobina fortson checking all your traffic needs. that is going to do it for this dex of abc7 news. we thank you so much for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley.

♪ this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants-- a fashion buyer from san francisco, california... an attorney originally from new hartford, new york... and our returning champion-- an attorney from chicago, illinois... ...whose 5-day cash winnings total... and now here is the guest host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings. [ applause ] thank you so much, johnny gilbert. welcome to "jeopardy!", everyone. now, our returning champion, brian chang, told us last week that he is not necessarily even the best break-room "jeopardy!" player

at his own law practice. but he has done very well on our version of the show, racking up $116,000. stephen and gabriela, i don't know what to tell you. he's pretty good. good luck to all three of you. let's get into the game. here are the categories you'll be dealing with in the "jeopardy!" round. first... then some... i guess you'll decide. and finally... brian, where do we begin? financial slang for $1,000. - stephen. - what is a black swan? - you got it. - financial slang for $200. - stephen. - what is bull? good.