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video shows the fire being extinguish. it's not clear what type of vehicle caught fire. all this happened on the san francisco-bound side of the bridge. at one point, traffic was backed up to berkeley, from san francisco. we want to warn you. very sad sight. that whale was resting on the beach there. the deceased whale is a male juvenile. experts in the marine mammal center in sausalito were on the scene. they will release findings later. this is the latest dead whale to wash ashore in the bay area. four have been discovered in the last month alone. to the south bay, where a long line and a long wait

overnight. it is not black friday. but a chance for people to buy a home in santa clara. abc 7 news was at the scene where 18 units became available for purchase. a real estate agent said the crowd was a good indicator of the market in the bay area, given low supply and high demand. >> anytime there's new construction, there's a certain pool of buyers that really, really values that. that's part of the demand. >> the units were selling between 1.2 and $1.9 million. finishing touches is finishing ahead of the 93rd academy award ceremony. we are looking in l.a., where the red carpet is right here. and from the outside, you may not be able to tell, but tomorrow's show it will look different from the past.

nominees will gather in downtown l.a. but performances will happen at the dolby theater. masks will be required. producers want to limit the amount of zoom appearances. viewers will be watching a show that's similar to a movie. >> it's important that such a big show, or an event, that the entire world is watching, that we show what's possible with science and common sense. >> this year's nominees have a greater emphasis. the academy's new diversity and inclusion standards apply. 9 out of the 20 nominations for acting this year have gone to people of color. familiar faces could win big at the oscars tomorrow. an oakland native has made academy awards hisser to. he's part of the producing for "judas and the black messiah" to be nominated for the best picture.

pixar had two nominations. and berkeley-based filmmakers james labrect and nicole neumann have been nominated for best documentary feature. this weekend only, theaters are playing all of this year's best picture nominees. and you're not late because theaters will still be showin the movies tomorrow. tickets are just $5 each for each film. participating locations include san jose, san mateo, napa, walnut creek and several more. theaters will play some of the best shorts, nominated films. that's $10 to see all of the shorts. here on abc 7, live average begins tomorrow morning at 10:00 and continues all day long with special red carpet coverage, leading up to the 93rd academy award ceremony at 5:00 p.m. after the last award is handed out, stay with on the red carpet

for continuing coverage. probably a good thing that it will be rainy, we can stay in and watch the oscars. >> rain will start in the morning. as we track the clouds and the moisture in the air, you can see with live doppler 7, the clouds are getting grayer. we already had 00.001 of an inch. and the oakland airport right now, you're seeing green there. there is some moisture. it might be hitting as drizzle. we had an earthquake just before 10:00 this evening. did you feel it? it was a magnitude 3.6, about four miles deep, just east of san jose and north of morgan hill. and this happened just within the past hour and a half.o outs from emeryville, shows the low clouds right now. temperatures are dropping into the 50s. san francisco's 52. oakland, 56. mountain view, 56, as well.

as well as san jose. vibili hasdroppey cooler, where d 50 degrees there and there's quite a bit of fog. visibility down to about a mile and a half. kgo roof looks really pretty. we look towards pier 15 and lighted windows. more temperatures in the low 50s in santa rosa, 51. napa and fair field, 53 right now. and concord 56. livermore, 53 degrees. the storm has hit parts of the north bay and san francisco this storm is going to impact us tomorrow. it ranks one out of five on the storm impact scale. light to moderate rain. a light chance of thunder in the afternoon for the north bay and east bay hills. and most neighborhoods will get a tenth of an inch to a quarter of an inch, maybe more in the higher elevation. here's a forecast animation, midnight tonight. mostly dry. we could see spotty showers in

the north bay. 7:00 tomorrow morning, more of the moderate rainfall through the north bay. you can see it preds a little bit south to the east bay, as well. but lunchtime, if you are heading out, you want an umbrella, in case you are shot under the showers. by the evening, most of it gone. there could be a stray shower on monday. here's the rainfall estimates. a lot of places about a tenth of an inch. a little more in parts of the north bay. with the rain com snow. in the sierra, we're expecting up to two feet of snow in some of the highest peaks. expect travel delays. you don't want to travel there right now, through monday morning 11:00 a.m. overnight throws in the upper 40s to low 50s. and tomorrow, a narrow band of temperatures will feel much cooler than average. we're going to drop down compared to today. oakland, 57, as well as san

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this is abc7 news. protests continue in elizabeth city, north carolina's, where police shot and killed andrew brown jr. during a search warrant. as abc news reports, asking for the release would be sent out as soon as monday. >> these children are left without a father. >> reporter: the father speaking out publicly. >> he left a close and tight family. i just want justice. work back the 42-year-old father of seven sheriff's deputs they tended to carry out an arrest warrant for felony drug charges that brown is the rental home. witnesses say when brown attempted to drive away, officers opened fire. >> shots fired. need mas. >> one male in the 14 years of

age. >> reporter: seven sheriff deputies have been placed on administrative leave. others have already resigned. the department said the departure has nothing to do with this incident. the city council called an emergency meeting friday afternoon. >> if any of my deputies broke any laws are broke any policies, they will be held accountable. >> reporter: protest calling for their lisa police body cam footage again almost immediately, which oak ridge north their current law, must be ordered by a judge. >> there is a official letter that will be delivered making a request for the body cam video to be turned over to us and the public. >> reporter: the police chief stressing his officers were not involved in the arrest, and he thanked protesters who have remained peaceful. >> we are not going to allow any unlawful process. we will stay vigil and asked the community to remain

peaceful. >> reporter: accounting and transparency will be at the forefront as the investigation moves forward. in the east bay, a rally was held, calling on elected leaders to take a closer look at the police department budget. activists with the hayward community coalition are demanding the hayward force be defunded. they want 10% of the department's budget reallocated to not police city services. wi the police, which would be the end of school resource officers. >> we want to take money from the police department that is super overfunded and put the money back into the community for community-affirming services. >> reporter: the hayward community slashed the budget last year, which will extend a hiring freeze for a dozen officers. motorcycle owners gathered to take a stand against violet. they gathered he registered

six, formerly a truck parked. the ride through san francisco is an calling attention to the recent wave of crime targeting asians. the rider passed through the mission, through chinatown and the civic center. community members gathered to protect our elders in light of the many attacks on asian- americans. nonprofit group vibes and smiles pushed an assembly event in south san francisco friday night. the kits contained a whistle and a flashlight and a self- defense siren and pepper spray. the group assembled 1000 kits with the goal of,0soon of kits in san hrshanded francisco is go chinatown today and will distribute the rest across the bay area in the coming weeks. volunteers in the south they were hardware today performing critical home repairs. the group building together

silicon valley fixed two houses. both of them are in san se had disrepair during the covid-19 pandemic, and because the homeowners are on a fixed income . that is where the nonprofit stepped in to help. the group is always looking for eligible applicants, and private donations help cover the cost. californians are getting vaccinated, and they are eager to travel. a hot dissertation is, and always has been, hawaii, but some advice for you. put the rental car now. when the pandemic began, rental car companies got rid of much of their fleet. because of the low supply, prices are sky high. a trio the camera costs nearly $700 a day. some tourists are renting a u- haul's to use as transportation. car rental companies are now trying to rebuild their fleets, but car manufacturing

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at the office, who wears what is almost as important as who wins dark but how important is fashion at a scaled-back show. how fewer people means more pressure for designers. >> reporter: it seems so long ago now, a time and place

before covid when a galaxy of stars twinkled rightly. stars like scarlett johansson, ella get in account by oscar de la renta. >> reporter: the same designers like the one regina king war two years ago. they are hoping another star will grace the red carpet and one of their gowns this year, but the show .a.'s historic union station will be much, much smaller. >> i definitely think it's more less people attending the events. >> reporter: the pandemic has changed the way designers do business. >> we have virtual fittings. that is how we have been conducting our fittings and last year. >> reporter: it has become routine. >> we have a conversation online. we decide what to do next. >>: ing rt does have its limitations. >> we don't have as many person- to-person conversations. we

perhaps don't connect with the celebrity as much as we did the year prior. the process is still the same. >> reporter: the return to some semblance of normal is what we all need right now. >> absolutely. the fashion world cannot wait for a real red carpet. obviously, safe. >> reporter: and given the timing -- >> it's going to be so much more impactful than seasons past. >> reporter: could less excess really mean greater success? for hollywood, that would be truly historic. i'm sandy kenyon, abc news. here on abc7, live coverage begins tomorrow morning at 10:00 and continues all day, with special coverage leading up to the 93rd academy awards ceremony at 5:00 p.m. after the last award is handed out, make sure to stay tuned with "on the red carpet" for

continuing coverage. a bay area clinic that has been caring for the homeless held a virtual affair this evening. >> think about where they were when i met them versus where they are now. whether that is a physical difference or not, it is reporting. >> reporter: the staff was able to bridge the gap from anger to having hope. >> i remember how many nights i have cried in hopelessness. the team are the ones that gave me back. >> lifelong medical care has served more than 60,000 east bay residents, many of them low income and from vulnerable populations. the clinic exceeded its $50,000 fundraising goal tonight. finds race to not go toward increasing its street medicine program that brings critical

care to the homeless. one last check of the weather. >> good evening. here is a look at live doppler seven. we see the storm approaching. it has brought some light rain to parts of the peninsula and san francisco where we already have 0.04 of measured rain. on the impact scale, 1 out of 5. most of the rain will fall during the morning and afternoon hours, tapering off by evening. slight chance thunder in the afternoon. anywhere from 0.1 of an inch to 0.25 of an inch. tonight slows, upper 40s to low 50s with the rain moving into the north bay through the early morning hours. tomorrow's high will be a narrowband from low 50s at the coast, mid 50s around the bay, to upper 50s inland with showers. here is the accuweather seven-

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sports on abc7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. the warriors have 12 games remaining in the regular season. eight of those are at home. fans will be inside the chase center the rest of the way. 1935 fans were in attendance in the game against denver. they were treated to a victory over one of the best teams in the west. stefan curry scored a high. draymond green had a high

amount of assists. the team could feel domination. >> it made all the difference in the world. it's a big arena. we were tired of looking at the blue tarp and empty seats. it was noticeable just adding intensity to the flow of the ga. it was meaningful. >> the extra boost from them helped. we could feel their presence. 1900 people, it sounded like way more than 1900 people. it was definitely appreciated and much needed. the warriors who sacramento tomorrow night in dallas on tuesday before hitting the road for the final road trip of the year. golden street will finish at chase center as they make thwes playoff race. hour after game crew. >> after 409 long days, fans returned to the chase center

last night. you could feel the energy, even though it was only about 2000 people. i walked out onto the concourse. i saw people eating, drinking, smiling. i thought, danger, will robinson. all of those people. we are back! >> so amazing. the players need that energy in the building. into my fans back in the building, even though a small amount, is so crucial to getting back to normal. the ambience of that arena. >> how much of a difference does it make? you did not to go through playing in a sterile building where they were piping in noise. to get the feeling -- and the warriors have a plan to up their attendance. imagine even half full chase center coming down the stretch? >> i think it is so important. part of the whole thing is that you want the fans. the fans empower the players. they make everything seem so

much better. it's so key just watching and really getting people to understand that the quicker we can get vaccinated, the quicker we can get back to some sense of normalcy. i think this is incredible. >> staff, you could make the case, he is playing better than when he won two mvps. can you win the mvp award when your team is in ninth place? mac he can give it a go. there's a lot of great candidates. he has been playing at such an incredible pace. he belonged to that conversation . i think what's amazing is how unbelievable productive he has been, finding different ways to score from the three-point line. what's been key is getting into the paint and finishing those little buddies at the basket. >> drain mind with 19 assists helps as well. you should be fun coming down the stretch. the nfl draft begins on

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