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are keeping a close eye on. >> we are back and now it is time to really appreciate life like never before. kumasi: the area-based company reopening offices around the world. the plan for workers heading back in san francisco. drew: give yourself some extra time out on the roads this morning. drew will tell us when we will see the sun take over. kumasi: it is time to check that forecast. drew: it is nice to see that after a terrible winter. have the windshield wipers ready to go. we will track that going through. the bulk of it is in the north bay. we will press on and we will see the pops of yellow around santa rosa, just north of penn grove. some downpours working for the north bay right now, but most of the rain we are tracking is very
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light in nature. tracking some rain in the east bay. even around hayward, some light rain in parts of the city. it is light to moderate rain. a level 1 storm we are tracking this morning, you will find damped roads and breezy conditions and we are tracking some rough surf out there. the exploratory him camera showing all of that rain on our lens and here is how the day is shaping up. we will track light showers moving through from north to south. by noon, this storm is out of here. by 4:00 you will likely see some sunshine temperatures in the 60's to low 70's. later tonight, we will track some fog development. kumasi: more workers are heading back to the office today. this is coming a san francisco plans a celebration to welcome workers downtown. amy hollyfield joins us live
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with more on this. amy: twitter employees returning to the big office here on market street in san francisco, they are not required to return but the offices will reopen and this is exactly what the mayor of san francisco is encouraging from all businesses. just yesterday she announced a big push to bring downtown back to life. a seven day celebration she is planning, calling it bloom sf. she says you will see full -- flowers and acrobats and entertainment to try and draw people back to downtown. >> if you are a worker who is hesitant, come back and member what it is like to connect with your coworkers and rediscover what it is you love about being downtown. if you are a visitor who has not come back, this is the perfect week to get reacquainted. >> not only are we coming back. we are coming back and we will have a good time.
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i don't know about you, but i grew up skating on the weekends in golden gate park. we will bring some rollerskating to downtown, some disco, some djs and play some music and make people feel good. amy:y:y:y:y:y:y:y:y: only 30% of workers have returned to their offices in downtown san francisco. they say public and private funds will be paying for bloom sf to try and get more people to return. they will have djs, outdoor workouts. the mayor is hoping you will come check it out and then keep coming back to revitalize downtown two years after it shut down for the pandemic. you will see twitter employees returning to the office on market street today. kumasi: thank -- reggie: thank you. san francisco's emergency order to tackle the opioid crisis is about to expire.
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the declaration went into effect in december in response to the high number of deadly drug overdoses and street crime. the emergency will expire thursday. c cy g d outreach. cy' new linkage center will also remain open. it is meant to connect people with basic services from housing to food, laundry and showers. kumasi: there are new concerns about covid-19. the omicron subvariant is on the rise and it is causing big problems overseas. now the question is do a need to worry in the u.s.? jobina: the cdc is reporting more than one third of wastewater sampling sites have seen a spike in coronavirus in the last two weeks. experts suggest the u.s. could follow europe in seeing a major increase in cases of the omicron subvariant known as stealth omicron. in the u.k. it accounts for more than 50% of cases. in the u.s., that number is only about 10% but it is likely to go
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up. >> we've been watching it closely. we currently have about 35,000 cases in this country. we expect some fluctuation, especially at this relatively low level. jobina: this comes days after congress stripped $15 billion in covert funding from a spending bill. as a result, the white house says testing capacity could drop significantly in the coming weeks as supplies of covid-related drugs run low. we are excited to learn more later today about which response efforts will get cut. reggie: now to the war in ukraine. the ukrainian president says talks will continue today with russia. he addressed russian troops, telling them they would be treated decently, should they surrender. the united nations is allocating $40 million for ukrainian relief. the un's has the money is critical to get operations off the ground immediately. tomorrow the international court of justice is excited to issue a ruling on allegations brought
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against russia by ukraine. ukraine had launched a case against russia, accusing moscow of planning genocide. kumasi: a southbay congressman is working on his own goals for helping ukraine. here is luz pena. >>. -- it is not enough, if you see your city is being bombed and people getting killed. luz: ro khanna sitting down with the council general of ukraine in san francisco. they spoke about what else the u.s. and silicon valley can do to help. >> there is a lot of ukrainians who are working for silicon valley companies, distantly in ukraine. a great number. luz: the council general of ukraine said he was grateful to see the humanitarian aid ukraine has received from this region. >> big tech companies, sure fundraising was even bigger. luz: more than 2.5 million
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people have fled ukraine since the war began. congressman, said refugees are welcome -- congressman khanna said refugees are welcome here. >> i was meeting with an executive of a tech company who was seeing how we can get ukrainians good remote jobs. luz: the council general of ukraine is urging the united states to implement a no-fly zone over ukraine, citing that over 80 children have been killed since the start of the war. >> a no-fly zone is needed because we need to protect our city limits. luz: leonard libre, specializes in national security affairs said prohibiting russia from attacking ukraine from the sky is not possible. >> that would put us into conflict with russia, to the point of escalation or world war iii. we are already in a new global security environment. if the unit states enters into any no-fly zone, it would have
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to be with the express permission of russia and ukraine. kumasi: to find help ukraine, you can visit our website. you will find a list of verified groups and nonprofits. that is that abc7news.com/ta keaction. drew: you want to find the umbrella or raincoat this morning because we are tracking light to moderate rain moving through for the tuesday morning commute. we have this front right now that is essentially over the north bay. it is a slow moving front. throughout the morning we will see this front sink to the south. as it does, it will fall apart. minimal rainfall totals in the south bay. santa rosa, here is highway where we find light to even moderate rain falling with pops of yellow on your screen.
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a light shower moved through dublin. even some light rain around hayward or danville. certainly wet in spots. where we have that rain and low cloud cover, we have visibility issues as well. down to less than a mile along the coast. down to two miles in the east. it is also a warm morning out there with temperatures in the 50's if not close to 60 degrees. as we go hour-by-hour, we are tracking that line moving south through the peninsula. i think around 8:00 is the best chance of finding rain and then it is out of here. by the afternoon we will find peaks of sunshine with temperatures going into the 60's ater today. -- later today. jobina: slick conditions are causing problems already. you were on a huge backup on the bay bridge if you are an early morning commuter. that has completely cleared. you can see droplets on the camera. a live look at 880 at the
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coliseum, as you travel northbound along broadway. there is a report of a crash that has been moved off to the shoulder. already seeing a number of crashes, this newest one coming in richmond. a backup on westbound 80, speeds down to around 20 miles per hour. a reminder, the bart redline is still suspended indefinitely. reggie: skyrocketing sales. the retro entertainment that appears to be making a comeback. kumasi: also the change coming to the inside of thousands of walgreens stores. reggie: one on one with san jose's outgoing mayor. jose's outgoing mayor. kumasi:jelly bean that's good for you? nature's bounty introduces new jelly bean vitamins. good-for-you nutrients in a tastier for you form. more sweet dreams. more flavorful immune support. new nature's bounty jelly beans. live bountifully.
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yes to getting all the above, and doing only what you want to do... who? no, really. tell us. who do you think you are? oh, that's right. you're you. and tj maxx is where you can afford to be you to the maxx. kumasi: addressing homelessness, enhancing safety, these are topics for outgoing -- the outgoing san jose mayor. >> around the ci around the ci i monday, residents outlined their
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budget wish list, targeting how they would like to city to prioritize investments to improve quality of life. >> it would be nice if they would use it to clean up the city. we've got horrible graffiti, trash everywhere. >> there is definitely blight. putting money into the infrastructure, public safety. they don't seem to care. >> to have more officer presence would be nice. >> homelessness, safety and blight are the top three budget priorities for the mayor. despite the more than $27 million city surplus to start the fiscal year, he is looking to spend in a quote, sustainable way, focusing on core services and highest demand. >> we have to do it carefully because we don't have nearly enough surplus to cover all the needs of the city. >> describing sjpd thinly staffed police department compared to other major cities around the u.s., the budget would at least 15 positions,
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primarily to be deployed as beat officers on foot. he says to boost safety. >> this isn't about more police. this is about a different kind of policing, ensuring officers are out of their cars and engaging with committee members, and getting to know the community in a way that builds trust. >> that trust challenged after the death of george floyd and during 2020's civil unrest. following one of the deadliest years on record for traffic really the deaths in san jose, the mayor will be making a case in front of the state legislature later this month for automated speed enforcement cameras to monitor key corridors. holding people accountable. the mayor hoping that might help address another budget priority as well, battling blight. >> you see a lot of illegal dumping going on that has nothing to do with the homeless. it is people not using the city dump and we have to be better about enforcing illegal dumping.
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>> and the mayor's top priority, what he considers to be his greatest failure, homelessness and affordable housing. he wants to convert 300 more hotel rooms for shelter, accelerate homelessness prevention by extending a rental assistance program, and continue to construct quick build apartments. he says the city put up three quick build communities during the pandemic. >> we've got a fourth under construction. i want to get to 1000 of these quick build apartment homes. >> a proposed budget will be released in may, based on the mayors or commendations. it ultimately has to be approved by the city council. kumasi: due to term cannot run for reelection so we want to know what is next san jose's 65th mayor. his office didn't confirm if he is staying in politics, saying he has developed other interests but they say if he does run for higher office, it will not be this
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reggie: apple is finally adapting to the pandemic era. it allows you to unlock your phone without taking off your mask. once the new operating system is in -- is installed, you will have to activate the mask feature for the face id manually. kumasi: you may notice a change the next time you visit walgreens. they are trading out fridge freezer doors for screens. they are putting them in thousands of stores. the screens use a system of motion sensors and cameras to display what is inside the elas pro gg: have you seen these? have you been tricked by them? i have. kumasi: why were you tricked? reggie: i saw the animation or whatever. then you open it and it's not there. no i did not think the picture was the actual object.
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kumasi: there was that story yesterday about the lipgloss. reggie: that's fair. i opened the door and what was out here was not in there at all. completely different products. kumasi: but the vision is there. reggie: i will get you for that. thinking that i was grabbing. kumasi: i don't know how real it looks. who needs to stream music when you can listen to a cd? a real cd. reggie: cd sales were up more than 20% last year. that is the first increase since 2004. why? we are being told it is because of the reopening of record stores and because they are still selling cds at concerts. kumasi: reopening record stores. that is cool. reggie: i don't have anywhere i could play it. do you?
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our work desktop has a cd? does it? drew: yeah, you could play it. reggie: ok, so we can play cds at work. drew: dear men were the first cd you bought? reggie: it was mariah carey. vision of love. kumasi: mine was janet janet. drew: nice. reggie: that is such a good album. drew: browsing a cd store was fun. i could spend some time there. it'll be interesting to see how far they come back. maybe they are the future. we've got some rain out there. it is in the north bay we have some light showers. here is live doppler 7. the heaviest rain is in the north bay but as this front moves south, it spreads out.
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it is mild out there. waking up to temperatures well in the 50's. not only mild, it is muggy out there compared to yesterday morning. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. wet roadways, low visibility in spots. add some extra time to your morning commute. forecast headlines, rain for the morning. toalrm with mp we a chein rain mainly in the east bay and along the peninsula. the best bet for folks in the south bay is between 7:00 and 8:00 this morning. this afternoon, we will likely see some sunshine through that cloud cover as it breaks down into wednesday. total rainfall is very light in nature. we are talking less than a 10th of an inch of rain this morning.
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beach hazard statement until 7:00. you can see wave heights anywhere from nine to 12 feet. strong rip currents along the coastline. temperatures mainly in the 60's later this afternoon. overnight we will see areas of fog developing as you see that moisture dry out. here is the seven-day forecast. morning showers and some sun. we will track our next storm likely on saturday into early sunday. sunday we will welcome spring with temperatures in the 50's and 60's. kumasi: coming up, seven things to know this morning. reggie: one complaint some facebook workers have as they transition back to the office. ku
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drew: here are seven things to know this morning. we are tracking the rain this morning. live doppler 7 showing that front with raindrops on the lens. the rain is out of here midday and we will see sunshine this afternoon. jobina: the rain is making for a slick commute and we already have a couple crashes we are following. the biggest one is in richmond on westbound 80 past mcbride. kumasi: the ukrainian president
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says talks with russia will continue today. it comes as russian air turn -- airstrikes target civilians and more apartment buildings. reggie: multiple reports say lyft is joining uber in adding a temporary fuel fee. kumasi: the omicron subvariant is on the rise. the cdc reports more than one third of its wastewater sampling sites have seen a spike in covid in the last two weeks. reggie: twitter is starting to reopen its offices today. workers can choose to remain remote or work at couple days in the office or go in regularly. kumasi: the convicted con artist, featured in a netflix show inventing and a, was deported to germany overnight. authorities essay she overstayed her visa. reggie: there is an investigation into the death of a rookie san jose police officer
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and former san jose state football star. police say he was found dead in his home on sunday. he was only 24. he grew up in san jose and joined the spartans as a walk on, eventually becoming the school's leading running back. he joined the san jose police department after graduating from the police academy a year ago. >> it is a difficult day at the department. >> it it -- everybody is heartbroken for him, for his family, and for our football family here because he had a tremendous impact on everybody he met. reggie: the santa clara county medical examiner and police department are invested getting the cause of death. kumasi: in today's gym a look, records routed to the death of bob saget will remain confidential. a photo judge ruled photos or video footage cannot be released. >> in this morning's gma first look, a big legal victory for bob saget's family. a photo judge ruling that no
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photos or body camera footage of his sudden death can be released to media outlets. >> we have an unresponsive guest in the room. my officers tell me there is no pulse. >> bob saget was found unresponsive in his hotel room hours after performing a stand-up comedy set in orlando. the orange county medical examiner determining that he died of a head injury, likely sustained in a fall. his family saying they are grateful that the judge granted the request for an injunction to preserve bob's dignity as well as their privacy rights, especially after suffering this unexpected and tragic loss. >> i believe it is the best outcome to protect his family and their privacy interest. >> we will have much more on what this ruling means coming up at 7:00. kumasi:kumasi:kumasi:kumasi:kum: going to be back for another season. it's about a group of passionate teachers in philadelphia, where
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despite the odds, they are dedicated to their students. the show is abc's number-one comedy and new episodes come back next week. you can watch two repeats of abbott elementary tonight at 10:00. it airs right after the season finale of the bachelor. tonight at 8:00. reggie: billy thing i am mad about is not getting new episodes right now. an employee for facebook's parent company is taking the return to office he hard. the worker shared a post on the anonymous job for him blind to complain about losing some perks, including laundry service. meta is not providing laundry service anymore as part of its transition to a hybrid workforce. the employee also complained about research and zone free meals like no more to go boxes, and not being allowed to bring food home. kumasi: if that is what that person is used to, keep it up.
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meta set that standard for that person. reggie: me also saidta -- also said you can stay home and do laundry between meetings. kumasi: did they do? -- did they though? if i come back to the office, i want all the perks. reggie: coming up, a cat controversy. kumasi: some san francisco educators calling attention to a payroll problem. reggie: what do a beer garden and an arcade have in common? kumasi: a live look outside. we are looking at sfo. it looks like a real vacation. reggie:
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relying on airstrikes. the missile attacks on civilians un to replace thee. showers. >> you know what has been missing for some time? the people. we will come back and have a good time. reggie: now there is a party planning happening is more office employees head back to work. plus, the mayor's plan to bring in tourists from abroad. kumasi: it includes skating, dj, a disco. reggie: flowers. kumasi: good morning everybody. reggie: can you tell that we got some rest last night? do you feel better today? drew: did you say disco? i'm here. roll d street?
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-- rollerskating down market street? live doppler 7, take the umbrella with you this morning. we are tracking light showers for your tuesday morning rush. we will show you are the heaviest rain is falling. here is sonoma, here is napa. light to moderate showers. certainly wet on 29 this morning as we sink south. some light showers through parts of the city. le lhtain will move through owe are dealing wit showers, dublin and even parts of 680 right now, so just be aware of that. the morning commute is slower. here is the bay bridge toll plaza and you can see drops on the lens. showers in the morning. by noon, this storm is out of here and we will see some sunshine with temperatures mainly in the 60's. we will show you the futurecast
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in just about seven minutes. kumasi: russian troops on the ground appear to have stalled in ukraine, relying now on airstrikes. jobina has more on missile attacks on civilians and apartment buildings. jobina: officials say these airstrikes targeting civilians are meant to cause as much terror as possible. ukrainian resistance appears to be holding. new video from the ukrainian national guard shows what we are seeing now, so it is destruction after the city of mary a pole under siege -- mariupol under siege. many apartment buildings have been heavily damaged or destroyed. more than 2000 people have been killed. in kviv, a rocket crashed rockec street, killing at least one person and injuring six others. the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine says a russian triumph in this war will not happen. >> there is no path to victory for russia, because the
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ukrainian people will continue to resist. jobina: a senior u.s. official warns of lviv could be the next target. kumasi: you might people out and about in downtown san francisco today. that's because twitter is starting to reopen offices around the world. reggie: this comes as san francisco plans a welcome back celebration for employees heading back to the office for the first time in two years. amy hollyfield is live outside twitter headquarters. amy: good morning. this is exactly what the mayor is pushing for, for businesses like twitter to bring employees back to downtown, hoping that they will then go to the restaurants, go to the shops and bring back this economy. she wants the downtown to bloom, so she announced yesterday, a
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week of festivities she is calling bloom sf. she will bring in live djs, acrobats and entertainment, to try and draw people back, pointing out it is not enough to say downtown is open and safe, you have to show it. this is for office workers but also tourists whose return is vital to the economy. >> to have a full recovery, we need the tourist business. >> it is worth a shot. anything to attract tourists to come back to san francisco. i'm not going to say no. anything that will be promoted to help the city economy, i am all for it. amy: officials say only 30% of workers have returned to the office, but more are returning. sephora and twitter are opening offices this week in san francisco, two years after it shut down because of the pandemic.
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but twitter is not requiring people to return. they can still choose to work remotely. google has set its employees need to return in april but only three days a week will be required. it is a sign that the way people work has changed but the mayor is hoping acrobats and life workouts in the streets and winetasting will help people back in and hopefully they will like what they see and decide to keep coming back. reggie: you can see a lot more european tourists in san francisco. the mayor is in europe this morning to promote san francisco as a tourist destination. it is one of the city's efforts to recover from the covid shutdowns. the tour involves stops in london and paris, meeting with officials including the mayor of paris and a french provincial candidate. >> i think the opportunity to
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convince them to come to san francisco is going to make a seed to forget impact. i want our hotels sold out, i want our businesses packed and restaurants full. i want it so that you can get a reservation anywhere in san francisco -- can't get a reservation anywhere in san francisco. reggie: sfo says international flights are at 40% of pre-pandemic levels. kumasi: happening right now, teachers are camping out in the san francisco unified school district main office, demanding paychecks after ongoing payroll issues. we were there when the superintendent showed up to apologize. >> let me start witanpology, and a delay in their check. there is no way that should happen. i hold myself accountable. >> dr. matthews, superintendent of the san francisco unified school district, apologizing to educators who have not been paid, doing so minutes after the teachers union set up camp
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outside of his office monday night, literally. sleeping bags outside of his door, demanding unpaid teachers like rebecca get their money. >> i think i am owed about $2000 or so. it's because they were all of these issues with the new payroll system. they didn't create new codes for things. >> the covid code for additional paid sick days being one of those problems. substitute teachers not getting paid for work at different schools, or paid for those working after our programs and no access to health care or retirement benefits. as camp was set up inside the headquarters, educators walked picket linestheten uon and the sup they need to get pay wednesday. >> $900 does not seem like a crazy amount but when you are living paycheck to paycheck, that is childcare for the week. >> the district lames a new payroll computer system but union heads disagree. >> this is not a software issue.
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this is the problem of decisions that were made from the very top management and continue to persist into march. >> dr. matthews says 15 additional people have been brought in to help with the problems and since last friday, 600 to 700 additional payments have been made. >> we are trying to get money in people's hands right now. there is no way any of you should've had to come down here with sleeping bags to say pay us. >> as of late monday night, those with the union tell me they will be staying here at district headquarters overnight as they are still waiting checks -- still awaiting checks. reggie: happening today, registered nurses at 15 northern california southern facilities will hold information and will tickets, accusing the center of refusing to address health and safety concerns. the picket starts at 8:00 this morning. kumasi: as we enter year three
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of the pandemic, there are new concerns this morning about another covid to surge. china is ordering 51 million people into a weeklong lockdown because of the surge there. we asked dr. patel if that is something we need to be worried about here. >> we see in china and the u.k. and hong kong that we can't just write off the subvariant of omicron as something that is no big deal. for people who have no immunity, it can cause devastating illness. it can cause you to transmit the disease to somebody who is honorable or can cause long covid -- was vulnerable or it can cause long covid. this could cause problems for anyone who does not have protection. kumasi: the lockdowns innnnnnn have forced plants making toyotas and iphones to shut down. reggie: thousands of students around the bay area are now allowed to go massless at school. yesterday was the first school day since health officials lifted the mandate.
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some kids took their masks off while most kept them on. >> most of our kids are still wearing their masks. at the high school, it was reported, close to 90% of kids still wearing their masks. reggie: some teachers did voice concerns about a covid surge after spring break. kumasi: coming up, the man accused of jumping the counter and stabbing two employees at new york's museum of modern art is now in custody. the overnight arrest and the other crime he was wanted for. reggie: also this morning, cloning pets. a story about why people are dip getting their animals, but first a check of the weather with -- are duplicating their animals, but first a check of the weather withdrew. drew: wet roads with light showers, also tracking low visibility. it is a different story for the evening commute. that rain is out of fear and we have dry conditions and we will see some sunshine out there to finish the day.
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showing you that light rain and what you are noticing is it is mainly green on the screen. yellow and orange indicating showers. where we find that rain, it is steady in the north bay. you can see this front is slowly shifting to the south. as it does this morning, it does tend to fall apart but still scattered showers are with us at least through 10:00. we have that rain and we have low visibility. three quarters of a mile in half moon bay. be aware of that as these showers move through. light to moderate rain. damped roads and even some rough surf as a beach hazard statement is in effect. 7:00 we are tracking that rain shifting south, approaching the south bay and as it does, it falls apart. minimal rain around san jose and then into the afternoon we will see that cloud cover break down and temperatures mainly in the 60's later today. highs after that rain with some p.m. sunshine.
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69 in san jose. 67 in santa rosa. take the enbrel a with you, you will not -- take the umbrella with you, you will not need it later today. jobina: that crash we were following in richmond has two lanes blocked and this has turned into a big backup. speeds are down to around 11 miles per hour and we have this caltrans camera, so you can see all of those taillights. this is in san pablo. that is how you can tell we are really looking at a slow commute. the wet conditions have been n see e le othefroa lheol we cara.just be aware that things e going to be rough for that commute. want to hit you with some positive news. a silver lining to the rising gas prices. it is an increase of people taking public transit. bart set a new record last week. nearly 129,000 people road bart
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reggie: the new york museum of modern art is opening today for the first time since a man stabo employees. joseph cabana was police found him sleeping on a bench at the philly greyhound terminal this morning. officers say he was wanted for starting a fire at a hotel in the area. police say they were told he was quote, suicidal and was suffering from some mental health issues. kumasi: jury selection is expected to wrap up in -- federal fraud trial. they were elizabeth former boyfriend and served as
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the blood testing company -- the 36-year-old is charged with defrauding investors as well as wire fraud, similar to the charges holmes was convicted of two months ago. his trial is excited to last three months. the undocumented man acquitted in the death of kitty styling in 2015 is now facing 10 years in. they pled guilty to federal gun charges yesterday. in 2017, a jury acquitted him of various charges in the shooting. the case initiated a fierce national debate on immigration and sanctuary cities. reggie: highflying crime-fighting technology is coming to the oakland police department. the police chief announced the addition of three drones. he says they will be used to conduct searches and rescues in situations involving barricaded armed suspects and as a de-escalation tool. donations from the oakland chinatown improvement council
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and california waste solutions paid for the drones. >> this is a tool we had to call another police departments for support, asking for their soup -- asking for their equipment to support our efforts. now we have our own in-house equipment. reggie: chief armstrong says they will delete video the drones gather after five days unless it is connected to a criminal investigation. the department plans to get five more drones. kumasi: in the south bay, people who live in a mobile home park in san jose can rest easier with the property owner saying a new lease will keep homes safe. the family that owns the land says they have no redevelop and plans for the mobile home park. the new lease includes a new owner and operator of west winds . the current management company warned residents back in 2020 that they could be evicted and that led to a land dispute. reggie: there is a chance the bart car you used to take to
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work could be your next vacation rental. bart is repurposed things several train cars. the new uses include a cozy cabin that will be a residence and short-term rental in the sierra foothills, a transit and sports museum with a beer garden greeted by the oakland athletics and a retro video game arcade from the owner of the arthur max tap and snack. two cars could also be used to train fire crews. a texas woman says she paid $25,000 to clone her cat. kumasi: and she says her new cat looks exactly like her old cat. except for one thing. apparently their personalities are completely different. kelly says she decided to clone her cat out of pure love for her pet who died at a very young age. >> if chai had lived a full life, i don't think i would have
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cloned her, but she was only five and she died and i felt like i was wrong -- i wanted to carry on a piece of her. >> we have seen the pet preservation and pet cloning growing in popularity over the years. we have thousands of pet -- kumasi: the practice is controversial. a peta spokesperson says no amount of money can re-create an animal's personality. this woman paid when thousand dollars for a skin deep copy instead of giving a home to a cat in a shelter. anderson says she has fostered more than 100 kittens. good morning america will have a report on the rise of pet cloning. that is coming up at 7:00. reggie: this ame this a whole series about this a year ago when this family tried to clone a bowl that they loved. the bull they knew was very
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gentle and nice. they cloned the bull and this bull gored them. kumasi: i wasn't ready for that. reggie: i think that is what happened. they were upset but the whole point of the story was you can't truly clone someone, no matter who that someone is. drew: just let it go. keep that moment in time. reggie: you've got five years. what a blessing those five years were. drew: go to the spca. reggie: and get a new one. drew: for a lot less. 25 grand? reggie: who are these people with $25,000 sitting around? kumasi: maybe 70 made promises to her. drew: that's true. reggie: you know who didn't make a promise? god. how is that whether? -- how is that weather? drew: you thought wrong.
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with satellite. we are tracking the storm. temperatures in the 50's. it is going to be a little bit of snow around tahoe. we are only thinking one to two inches. some light rain locally. here is live doppler 7. we will share that steady rain. some light rain, rain, rai richardson filled bridge. i tracked the leading edge of this front as it marches to the south and east. around 6:32, some light rain heading into berkeley and in pittsburgh, shortly after 8:00, a slow-moving front and as it marches south, it will fall apart. temperatures again, it is mild'e is that rain, showing you the
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drops on the lens. this is a level 1 storm we are tracking with light to moderate rain and as you go hour-by-hour, it sinks south and falls apart and we are expecting some sunshine later this afternoon. the next seven days, temperatures basically in the 60's today, dry for the rest of the week, and spring officially begins on sunday. kumasi: one of the most beloved pop acts of the 1990's returning with a new album. reggie: the warriors ar
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kumasi: draymond green is back after sitting out the last few months with a lower back injury. a huge welcome for him last night at chase center. checked in during the first half and no surprise here, the warriors win. the warriors are playing again tomorrow at chase center against the celtics. that game starts at 7:00. reggie: i'm excited about the next story. wizards oneporth america since
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january of 2020. reggie: not everyone is getting a kick out of tom brady's false start retirement. a memorabilia store owner says brady should buyback his last touchdown ball. someone just bought it for $518,000. the store owner says brady's other memorably a will increase in value but this last touchdown ball will not. he added brady shouldn't pass on this opportunity to help the ball's new owner. kumasi: that is messy. reggie: that is the chance you take. it is not the first time some but he has left the game and come back. again with thehehe hundreds of thousands of dollars lying around. kumasi: it's an investment. reggie: it wasn't this time. new at 6:00, the surge in streaming. just how big the apple streaming
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service has boomed during the pandemic, including the most-watched movie of 2021. kumasi: one of the largest companies in the world is allowing unvaccinated staff to come back to work. >> there is a lot of ukrainians working for silicon valley companies, distantly in ukraine. reggie: the tech connection in ukraine. the care coalition, where are we on alaska airlines? we found that people are raving about their customer care. i mean, take a look at this! wow! [dog barks] says here they have the most flights from the west coast.
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kumasi: biking is right now at 6:00, new covid-19 warning signs popping up in u.s. cities. everything to know about the subvariant that experts are >> we are coming back and we are going to have a good time. reggie: san francisco back in buad plan to jumpstart the economy. a little disco, a little lift. and he nailed it. kumasi: yes. before we tell you more about that, we have to tell you about this storm that is moving in. you are seeing a level 1 storm that is right now on doppler seven. drew is timing out the showers and they won't stay for too long. reggie: good morning on this tuesday, march 14 -- march 15. drew: in the afternoon, we will see some sunshine, so only couple of days.

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