driver waiting at the crossing. >> it was just an accident. i got stuck. >> reporter: the driver of the truck and passenger got out just before the collision. the truck driver said he had a full load, and was headed to the dump, when he tried to drive up over the track into the train crossing on fruitville avenue. >> all of a sudden i saw that i got stuck and that is when i saw the light. i said oh my god, man. i tried to back it up and go forward, no way. i got out of the truck right away and i ran all the way to that light over there to try to stop him. he could not slow down. no way. they dragged the track down

the road. even the passengers on board going from seattle to los angeles were okay. all of a sudden they started slowing down and kind of a halt but not too abrupt. everybody was safe. it was not too scary. then they told us that we hit something and we would have to get off. >> she chose to stay off and others reported and waited as engines were switched out. amtrak declined to go on camera about the accident. union pacific officials are here on the scene investigating how this happene. in oakland, leslie brinkley, abc7news. the rain is back today. video shot today in san francisco. you can see it is coming down pretty good. the question is how long will we see this rain? spencer christian with a first look at the forecast. >> it is beginning to taper off

already in some places but quite wet as you can see. let me give you a closer view a few seconds ago. we had some heavier activity right here in the central part of our viewing area around san francisco. that seems to be tapering off there. we had heavy downpours near san jose but as you can see in the south bay it is fairly steady around san jose but many other areas are seeing a little bit of a break in the action. the storm ranks one on the impact scale. a storm of light intensity. four tonight and the early hours tomorrow morning we expect more light to moderate rainfall tapering off two isolated showers in the morning and it will be gusty over the hills. here is the forecast animation. notice later tonight we will see more widespread isolated showers and by five tomorrow morning when the morning commute gets underway there will be partial clearing and some areas so that may lead to a mostly sunny day. i will have a look at the forecast coming up in a few minutes.

>> two elderly asian americans in their 70s and 80s were injured yesterday after being attacked by a homeless man on market street. the suspect is now under arrest. it is just the latest in a series of attacks on asian americans. we have been telling their stories and share the growing fears of the victims. >> i am so afraid to walk the streets to do my errands, because going to happen. >> reporter: the terror 83-year- old gordon paying is experiencing stems from what experienced on valentine's day. after he noticed a man staring at him while he walked to a tenderloin senior center for his daily launch. >> i knew that i was in trouble because he stared at me with that look. he came across very quickly and pushed me so i fell backwards. >> reporter: gordon broke his hip in three places. >> street people help to me. they were so kind, i cannot believe it .1 of the drug

dealers went to his car and gave me a cane. >> he spent nearly a month in rehab. he is still in immense pain. >> an awful experience, i would not wish this to happen to anyone. >> reporter: similar incidents have happened across the bay area. just today, and 83-year-old man was brutally knocked to the ground wednesday morning. a 77-year-old woman also was attacked in a similar fashion around the same time. unlike gordon, his father fell forward, and his neck is broken in several places. as fpd arrests stephen jenkins for elder abuse. the man arrested in gordon's case, haskell allen was apprehended as well but according to documents he has a long felony record including at least four cases of burglary and assault with a deadly weapon. i shared this news with gordon. >> oh my gosh. i just wish they keep him in jail. for a period of time.

>> while he does not know the solution to end this epidemic of assaults, he shares these words with everybody. >> i want to say be careful. be careful of your surroundings. it could happen to you. you know. >> the fundraiser for the 77- year-old woman attacked yesterday in san francisco has now reached $380,000. her grandson set up this go- fund-me page. he says his grandmother is a cancer survivor and is now afraid to leave her home. the money raised will be covering her medical expenses, therapy, and other bills. these kind of attacks are not unusual. they seem to be happening more and more often. we are here right now with more on what is happening here. this is to just be an occasional thing. it is now an epidemic and completely unacceptable. >> the question is what to do about it, and what we are

dealing with is an increased homeless population and mentally ill population on the streets. there is a myriad of problems sort of wrapped up. but they are on the streets now. and it is not just the elderly. a lot of people are concerned, including who we talked to this week, john brian, the president of the building owners and managers association in san francisco about what the problem or the challenges with the street behavior like you're talking about, with something like returning office workers and making them feel like they are safe to go back into the high rises downtown. here is what he had to say. >> the pandemic is on everybody's mind right now, even before the pandemic, san francisco's downtown was having problems with the homeless and safety. they were having problems with those transients and people feeling like they were not happy about it necessarily. what are the chances that the pandemic on top of that kills of the downtown?

>> they are real issues that we are facing and you are right, there are always going to be the issue of homelessness and safety and the mass transit and that all plays a part in the mentality and the psyche of people coming downtown. i think what we are focused on is making sure that our buildings are healthy, that our buildings are safe when people are ready to come back in, and they are. they have been since the summer and the fall and they will be ready once the summer causes things to open up. some of the other issues around homelessness and crime need to be addressed. i think that everybody needs to feel safe and comfortable in this environment downtown. >> we will have more on interview and other people we talked with in everything from the hotel industry to small retail about how the city is going to reopen and can reopen, and the challenges facing it. one of the things is the behavior on the streets. we have to be honest, we have various programs to encourage people to go into treatment for drugs and mental health but no

enforcement mechanism standing in the state of california or in the city of san francisco. here is a statistic that you might find shocking. the latest counts by the city, the people that go out and work with the people in the homeless, found that about one out of every 10 people in the tents now actually have a hotel room or a shelter space where they go to or have the option to go to, but they're choosing for whatever reason to go back out on the streets whether it be for drugs, friends or whatever. getting somebody inside into a house is not necessarily going to change their mental or drug state. >> that just complicates the whole problem, but let me ask you another question here. abigail stewart-khan was head of the homeless department and just resign. how will this impact the situation going forward? >> it complicates it. she is the second one to move on. it is a stressful and thankless job. you answered the board of supervisors and the homeless advocates in the media in the neighborhood association.

everybody is pulling at different directions because there is not a common idea about how to go forward. until san francisco comes up with that they will continue to be pulled in different directions and unfortunately, we may be seeing as much or maybe even more of the random violence on the street that we have seen up until now. >> thank you, phil. appreciate the time. the city of oakland of oakl big step forward in reimagining public safety. the oakland city council green with a new program that will send out civilian medical and mental health professionals to respond to nonviolent emergency calls instead of police. julian glover explains how this program would work. >> reporter: 911 calls for non- violent emergencies will soon be met with two civilians with medical and mental health training. that is instead of police with

badges and guns. >> a large number of 911 calls that get sent to police traditionally involve nonviolent matters that would be better handled by trained civilians who have expertise in mntal health. >> the motion passes with a vote of eight yes. >> they voted unanimously to move forward with the creation of a civilian crisis response pilot program. it stands for the mobile assistance community responders of oakland. mental health experts and emts from alameda county will be contracted and the program will be run by the oakland fire department using the existing dispatch system. police will be freed up to respond more quickly to urgent 911 calls, potentially improving response times. >> it means a less violent oakland. >> they have already seen the work in action. she wants the community led program called mental health first, offering free mental health support on the weekends when other nonpolice options were unavailable. she sees this as a move towards

less dangerous interactions with police. >> this is wrapping our arms around the folks in our community who are in the most need and that will have a ripple effect to what the neighborhoods look like and our families. >> if the one-year pilot is successful it would be expanded to zones in fruitvale and eventually west oakland. with five pairs per zone responding 24 seven, the step towards reimagining public safety comes as a minute he led political organizations released the resultsof a community survey on the topic when 1100 residence restive funds should be reallocated. >> 65% of the people say yes. we have been talking about reimagining public safety for a while now. people really want to know what that looks like. >> reporter: they say they will begin bringing on responders úafter a manager is hired and funds are allocated following the council meeting. julian glover, abc7news.

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san mateo county went the orange tear this week meaning and increasing indoor

capacity for some businesses and bars thatbars thatbars thatt can now open outdoors. san francisco and marin counties will move into the orange tear. san francisco officials said they are likely to be more conservative with reopening then the state allows, which basically has been the trend all along. in person learning resumed this morning. some students could not hold back there excitement. look at this, we are back in school. this is in dublin today. others seem to be a bit more hesitant. mommy, do i have to go? schools like godwin elementary were offering two sessions for the students to start in the morning or afternoon. spoke with the students we spoke with like how the district has handled the situation. >> this is what we are about, teaching students face to face and getting back to that. this is truly an exciting day. >> i think it is just right. i love that they give the teachers the options of staying home. i know some other districts are doing that. >> pre-k and kindergartnersand i

return today. first through fifth return incrementally next week. no date yet for middle and high schoolers. overall, less than 50% of the students in dublin unified decided to return for in person learning. california takes a step to support a safe return to in person learning. today, the testing task force and the department of education announced a plan to deploy up to 3 million rapid covid antigen tests at no part of the most disadvantaged school districts. the rapid antigen tests can provide results in just 15 minutes. joe biden says the country will hit the vaccination goal tomorrow. he had promised 100 million shots in his first 100 days in office. tomorrow will be his 58 today. >> eight weeks ago, only 8% of seniors, those most vulnerable to covid-19 had received a vaccination. today, 65% of people age 65peo

older have received at least one shot. >> a new report puts californians or our state among the five worst states for vaccine supply according to data from the december and february. the state is vaccinating wealthier residence at higher rates for the most vulnerable. since then, governor newsom has released a new equity plan which gives extra vaccines to vulnerable communities. the biden demonstration is finalizing plans to send millions of astrazeneca vaccines to mexico and canada. astrazeneca is not yet authorized for use in the u.s. but the white house says there is a stockpile sitting in american manufacturing sites. outside lands announcing it will return to golden gate park much later than usual. the music festival scheduled to happen holiday weekend october 29 until october 31. tickets went on sale earlier

this week before the date was announced. and six flags discovery kingdom will reopen the parks roller coasters and rides april 1 for members and season pass holders. it will open to the general public april 3. the animal focused marine world experience has been open since july. so, people getting a little wet out there today. we certainly have gotten wet. we will see when things will dry off. spencer? >> i would notwould notwould not drawing for a a while but the rain is tapering off. here's a look at live doppler seven. it is quite wet. and then the showers moving through over towards the east bay are light. we have a batch of downpours just offshore. they are beginning to take aim at the center of the state and active weather moving up towards the central valley. it is wet along the embarcadero. upper 50s and oakland, mountain

view, san jose. 52 at half moon bay and the view at the golden gate, the pavement is still wet but it does not appear to be raining at this moment .52 degrees north of santa rosa and mid 50s in napa and concorde, upper 50s at livermore and fairfield, and the view in emeryville looking northward, traffic is a bit slow right now because it is commuting time buttime buttime t features light rain and will continue into overnight tapering off early tomorrow morning. spring begins at 2:37 saturday and we will have a sunny and springlike weekend. let's take a closer look at the storm which ranks one on the storm impact scale. so for tonight and tomorrow morning, light to moderate rain. just isolated showers in the morning tomorrow. a gusty wind will continue to blow over the hills in the forecast animation shows going into the late-night hours we will see a storm beginning and showers becoming more widely

scattered. there will be very little left of this storm. pavement could be wet, so bear that in mind. and on we go to rainfall estimates. additional rainfall totals will be up to a 10th of an inch, perhaps a little more in the inland east bay locations and down in san jose, a little more than that. in the sierra, winter weather advisories in effect until midnight tomorrow night, or 12 am. 6 and 12 inches of sn trouble could be difficult. back to the bay area tonight, low temperatures in the mid to upper 40s and tomorrow highs will range from mid-50s to about 60-61 near the bay and low 60s inland. here is the seven day forecast. we have a bright, sunny springlike weekend as spring begins saturday morning. a little milder on sunday than on saturday. and then it gets even milder midweek next week as high temperatures climb up to and above 70 degrees in the inland areas up to about 70 along the

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learning to code can be challenging, so imagine the pressure on a group of 10-year- olds competing to code a robot to work in zero gravity in space. what were you doing when you were 10? david louis shines the spotlight on three students whose journey is captured in a new documentary that will premiere at the film festival. >> i want to go >> reporter: when he started shooting this document tree he had no idea where it would lead. middle school students were taking a seven week summer program to learn learn learn >> it is going to take every one of you to make sure that our code is one of the best in the nation. >> reporter: their task was to operate small satellites in zero gravity from the international space station.

>> i was curious what the world looks like from a student that is 10 or 11 who is coding satellites in space. that is just kind of you know, it is just an amazing idea really. >> reporter: what he captured in the classroom was curiosity, determination, and teamwork. >> we were just six fifth- graders and we learned how to do that, we did that. i find it cool. >> that was four years ago. they are still in awe that they got to see and asked her not test their code at the space station. >> there was an astronaut in the iss holding the camera and they were showing the robot doing everything. that was really cool. >> the film is about inspiration. it is about where we go from and how we pass it down and also how it can unite us to do amazing things. >> we united three of the four students with their teacher who says the documentary captures something special. >> i love it's ability to make everyone cry.

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7news. covid 19 head home this week when the bay area went into lockdown last year. the pandemic has brought about many changes but despite the distance, classrooms operate like they did pre-pandemic. the teacher is in front of the room lecturing. students study, although they are at home now. they take tests to tests to tes

much they have mastered. if there is one thing they agree upon, it is for the first time in years there is a real opportunity to see some transformations that will benefit all kids. lee and melendez with a look at what lies ahead. waterproofing and a >> reporter: when we think about america's classrooms, you have to ask yourself how many private companies would be around today had they not made changes to keep up with the times, to be innovative. the covid pandemic has forced teachers andschool districts to leap out of their comfort zone. >> we are going to take this tragedy and turn it around into something better than we have ever have before. >> reporter: when students were forced to learn from home for the first time since the internet, the digital divide was finally addressed. it was a tectonic shift, going forward, laptops will continue to enhance learning as long as all families have high-speed internet access. the covid pandemic also postponed standardized testing. now, universities are considering make this kind of

assessment optional to allow for a more diverse number of applicants. the road to academic recovery at local schools will be an extended one. studies are telling us that if students lost one year of in person instruction, it may take 3-5 years for them to catch up. >> we are wowowowo specifically target elementary students, those who did not engage in distance learning and those who may have demonstrated learning loss early on. >> there are two approaches, small group tutoring for the most needed students, and or extending learning learning lea would mean adding an extra month of school or extending the school day. the san francisco board of supervisors approved the creation of rise, the recovery with inclusive and successful enrichment. a long name for a working group that helps to create a plan and generate funding to address the covid learning loss. there is more. >> number two, we will increase

enrollment because what has happened over this pandemic is we have seen a record number of families leave the system because there has been no in person learning and number three, to get back enrichment activities that make education a full experience for education. the music, the art, the sports, the library. >> property taxes once the main source of funding but that source of income was cut short because of proposition 13. passed in the 1970s which protected homeowners from future sharp increases. the rice initiative proposed for san francisco public schools would require $2.5 billion over five years to meet his goals. the money could come from philanthropists but to sustain that level of quality, school districts need the funding to be in perpetuity.

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for the social distancing guidance when it comes to schools. the cdc is expected to recommend schools in force three feet of ethical distancing instead of six. according to reports, health officials are basing the recommendation on new data including a recent study of massachusetts schools that found no discernible difference in infection rates in districts that enforced six feet versus three feet of social distancing. maybe with kids going back to school, what is your take on this? >> you know, i would like to know more about the study. how many kids were involved, how many were infected? i think that there is still a lot of uncertainty about what can happen. remember early on when the study was done, if you wear a mask versus not wearing a mask, how far do the droplets move? so i don't know. i feel like it is just one study. i'm still a little skeptical. >> spencer, i think the key from what i hear talking to the doctors who appear on the show is that it is about ventilation

and the masking. if you can do that the 3-6 feet has big of a difference. it is about the masking the ventilation. >> i was just thinking about that. you are right. i tend to trust the experts and the research, but i am like sandy, would like to see more research before i feel strongly that it is safe to have kids three feet apart. >> i think unfortunately one of the problems here is that we are getting so many messages and they tend to be mixed messages. we are in this for a year and we are not even sure. who knows? so, it is hard to go oh, yes three feet must be safe because they told us. anyway, the popular video sharing app tiktok, now has a new rival, the competition is coming from youtube. today, the company rolled out its shorts app in the united states. it is already available in india. that is where youtube has been testing the software shorts, like what many of us are

wearing every day at home. as it has many of the same features as tiktok and is aimed at social media creators. sandy, i am a little disappointed because i was looking for you and your family doing some dances on tiktok. i have not seen you parade any content. and i'm wondering if this will be what nudges you to get involved, now that we have shorts, are you going to -- you know? do whatever? i don't know. >> i will not be making short video clips. a funny story though, my dad actually goes to tiktok occasionally. when i first heard about tiktok my son said to be do you know that grandpa is so cool. he looks at jokes on tiktok. i said i did not know that. i will have to ask dad about that. i wonder if my parents of heard of this app. maybe you can make a video.

kristin spencer, what do you guys think? >> i think that your parents will do the dance before you. okay, next one. all right. i love talking about taiwan. you know i was born there but officials are asking people to stop changing their name to get free sushi. a restaurant change is promoting something, it is a free meal if you're name includes the chinese characters for salmon. dozens of people have gone to officially change their name. some of the changes include salmon prints and can't help but want to eat salmon. officials warn you can only legally change your name three times. and you will use two of them if you change your name to include salmon and then change it back to your real name. okay. i mean, that must be some good salmon is what i'm thinking. how far would you go? >> very far. >> one of my favorite foods in the whole world is grilled salmon and the restaurants that

i frequent know that. that is usually the first thing i'm going to order. some of them have called me the king of salmon or the salmon king. but i'm not changing my name to that. >> no. well, salmon christian. i kind of like it. >> larry salmon lorenzo salmon? i mean i'm going to sign up for every single one if this thing happens in the united states. you will have i mean, i already have a lot of aliases. you know, do the research on that, but yeah. i will be all over the salmon. from salmon to cheese. this is just gross. i will tell you right off the top. it is considered the most dangerous cheese. it is made in sardinia with the help of flies. yes. the flies lay cracks of the salty pecorino

and then the digested turning it into a soft creamy cheese which sounds inviting. and you crack open the top and eat it, and all .although some spin the cheese through a centrifuge to merge the with the cheese , so maybe it is not as crunchy. i don't know. i do not know anybody that would eat that. anybody want to raise their hand if they would like such a delicacy? i see no hands being raised. anybody -- spencer, you you you fine dining, this sounds like something -- >> spencer. >> spencer? >> i do enjoy fine dining, but there are many things that are typical items on fine dining menus that i don't eat. this would be one of them. i'm not into that. >> i would do pig blood, i would do fishbowl eyes or fish eyeballs, and i would do maybe even chicken feet, but not . that is -- yeah. two adventurous. >> and i love cheese.

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celebrity chef, guy fieri, is known for his community service during the pandemic. i caught up with him to talk about the future of restaurants and his love of the golden state warriors. >> there was an estimate that 50% of the restaurants in san francisco, let's say, might never open again. how concerned are you about something like that? >> i am more concerned about it on so many levels than i can probably even really breakdown. knowing hundreds of restaurants, personal friends that have closed. and knowing that each one of those restaurants has at least 50 employees,

employees. restaurants are so much more than a place to eat. it is not just about consumption of great food and drink, it is a meeting place. it is a -- it gives us wellgive being and comfort. fortunately, the positive side, dc restaurants adapting and overcoming. fortunately, there is the california restaurant association and a great president over there and really working hard, fighting to get restaurants open. the negative is, we are going to lose some of our favorite restaurants and we are going to see families and communities really adversely affected by this, even now as we are we somewhat through this and getting our vaccinations and so forth, the echo of this financially of what it takes, restaurants do not have a lot of -- i mean, most restaurants do not have a lot of reserve capitol, you know you mark we kind of make it every week but i will tell you what, you will never meet a more optimistic group of people. and they work together and stick together and help one another. so, i have nothing but positive

and hopeful wishes for them and the industry and still trying to do everything that i can but it is going to be a rough one. >> i know that you are a huge sports fan. hopefully we will be able to get into the chase center and watched some warriors games before the end of the season. >> we will be there for sure. i'm sorry that we left oakland. but that new center is pretty remarkable. that is a great way to see a game. >> the menu items you have gets everyone talking because you have something called donkey sauce. okay, so let me ask you, how did the donkeys feel about this? >> there really happy that somebody is recognizing them finally, and giving them some media time and attention. it is a fantastic a holy, a fortified mayonnaise with great flavors like garlic, mustard, and rooster and black pepper and it makes the burgers and the chicken sandwiches and the cuban sandwiches, it just takes them to the next level and the

donkeys approve. >> i tell you what,you what,you, sauce is so good. no donkeys were harmed in the making of that video. i have seen guy at a warriors playoff game and he said you want to come on my show. what can you cook? and that is pretty much where the conversation ended. i would try some salmon for spencer kristen, but he does not want it. he prefers the gourmet that guy fieri might prepare. >> i will take any grilled salmon. as we look at the weather, we still have a story about the storm in the is tonight and very early tomorrow morning. light rain, that gives way to isolated showers in the morning hours. you can see that by five tomorrow morning the storm will be winding down and just about ending. by midday we will have partly

sunny skies. that is a nice way to end the week. highs tomorrow, mid-50s at the coast about 60 at the bay and low 60s inland. not much of a range there. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. spring begin saturday morning at 2:37 a.m. and we will have a mild and springlike weekend warming up next week. >> if you're looking for a moment or two of zen you can spend it watching this live eagle cam in southern california. this belongs to a pair of bald eagles named jackie and shadow. there waiting for their eggs to hatch. one in eagle it has already started picking at the show. you can watch the live camera on our abc7news connected apps. go fly a kite. but, these are not your typical kites. >> the kites were all different from little

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coming up tonight at 8:00, station 19 followed by gray's anatomy and 1 million little things. by an injury but he is back flying his custom kites thanks to the kindness of his community. melissa brings us his story. >> this is a one-of-a-kind world-class kite that have been on the world stage and seen by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. a lot of my kites are custom. they are all different from little to huge to single lines and you have to have the variety. they can average anywhere from $7000 through priceless.

i have been called the kite guy, the kite man. people would come been and ask if i am the kite guy from martinez. it is a lot of fun. like a lot of people growing up, i flew kites as a kid. i grew up with my sister find kites but then i took a hiatus until i moved to california and son people in san francisco flying kites. that's how i got back into at about 22 years ago. the best time of year to fly kites especially at the marina is from mid-april to mid- october. you want onshore winds. they are smooth and consistent and some of the best winds i have flown in in the world. a lot of my kites are custom. colors, designs, led lights that i can light up the night

with. i have one that is twice as big as this which is about 67 feet across and that is massive. last august i hurt my back and it took almost 4 months of lying on my back. august, september, and october are some of the best times to fly. people would ask when i would be out to fly and i said that i can and i'm sorry. they asked what i need. it was humbling. now i fly for the community that loves me and i love it. you cannot help but feel pride that the sport that i enjoy is enjoyed by so many people. this is why i do it. >> flying high once again. thank you for joining

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>> he came across very quickly and pushed me. just like that, his life changed. next at 5:00, the victim of another unprovoked attack speaking out. what do we do here? making it safe for the community is complicated. we are learning how the pandemic only underscores the magnitude of this problem. incredible video of the train plowing into a truck in oakland. the truck driver escape injury by jumping out of the way seconds before the accident. santa clara sees another case of a dangerous variant just as it prepares to expand its reopening. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future,this is abc7 news. good evening. >> thank you for joining us. we will start th