>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> we call this role extreme. extreme. let me ask you, is it extreme to protect police officers, our children, to keep guns at the hands of people who couldn't pass a background check? dan: president biden today announcing new regulations for privately made weapons known as ghost guns. ama: the new federal rules help make the guns easier to trace, requiring background checks for purchasing and serial numbers on certain parts. dan: dustin dorsey has more on the president's announcement and talked with one of the local mayors who was at the white

house when he made it. reporter: with a simple pull of the trigger, lives are changed forever. the problem for investigators, many of the guns involved in violent crime are bought and sold on the black market and cannot be traced. ghost guns. >> they pose especially grave threat to the safety of our communities. >> law enforcement is sounding the alarm. our communities are paying the price. reporter: among the anti-gun violence advocates. >> we are seeing saiz around california jump in with their own regulations. that wouldn't be necessary once is federal regulation takes hold. reporter: the new rules president biden announced includes ensuring old gun laws apply to ghost guns. requiring businesses to purchase ghost guns for resale to create a serial number before the second hand weapons are sold again. >> all of a sudden, it is no

longer a ghost. it has a return address. it is going to save lives. reduce crime, get more criminals off the street. >> this is an industry that is the most protected industry in america, from liability rules, from safety rules. it is time to subject the industry and activity to the same fundamental rules, liability and insurance. reporter: the city of san jose became the first to require gun owners to hold liability insurance. about one quarter of illegal guns seized in the last 14 months have been ghost guns. the mayor hopes these regulations can be the next step to bring peace to the streets. >> this is a critical step for us. to be able to bring these weapons and the perpetrators into the light of day. reporter: president biden also announced his nominee to had the bureau of atf to help with these new rules. ama: oakland police are

investigating a deadly shooting that killed a security guard who was on duty at a so-called tuff shed encampment. it happened last thursday. the guard has not been identified. operation dignity is the organization that operates the site. the san francisco chronicle reports grief counselors were on site at the mandela community to work with residents and staff. dan: the gilroy city council member who owns the property were a deadly shooting takes place has been issued and citations. happened during a party on halloween weekend last year. leaving one person dead and three others with gunshot wounds. rebecca among perez was cited for violating the city's social ordinance. she was cited for not having a permit for the event and unauthorized use of city assets. gilroy mayor released a statement distancing the city from what councilmembers do in

their off time. ama: investigators in san jose are trying to find out what happened -- the fire that destroyed the home depot store. our reporter joins us live at the latest. zach? reporter: our last update from san jose fire came 3:05. it is those flareups that they are still trying to extinguish. they say it is coming from diprete still trapped under the collapsed. still a lot of work out here. a very active scene. the -- people from the community keep trying to see what is going on, what is left of the store. for the people who live just behind thetore, the spire could been life-changing. it isn't terrifying video that is hard to look away from. the fire that tore through this self san jose home depot turned the once busy store into rubble that could be seen much more clearly in this video chat this morning. it shows a short -- the stork

gutted, must the merchandise destroyed. >> the closer we got the more i thought i don't want to see it. >> was a place where i came to all the time. reporter: debris can still be seen. and as far as a mile away. >> seeing how high the plume of smoke was, i wasn't surprised -- a mile away. reporter: neighbors who live just behind the site are still processing just how close they work to losing their homes. >> i look at my front window and see all the smoke, what is going on, i come out in the backyard, there's smoke, explosions going. it was pretty intense. reporter: he was able to stay in his home, she was finally able to come back this morning after spending two nights hotel. >> was right next to my

backyard. looking over my fence, he could see it. reporter: today, he and some eight homeowners are still working through a lot of different emotions. when feeling that stands out his gratitude. >> i would say the fire department save my home. simply because they were spraying water on the roof, really fighting the flames back. reporter: a lot to be grateful for. no reports of a injuries. the investigation into what happened continues. they're working hard to protect the integrity of the scene. since this orange tape on, keeping the people away from the scene. there are still some smaller road closures, but also some business closures. whether my place, pet center -- why please pet center. they did still have some animals

in custody, seven dogs, one cap. they are at the animal care center at the city of san jose. dan: terrible fire, a lot to be thankful for. pg&e will pay 55 million dollars to avoid facing criminal charges related to the 2019 campaign fire in sonoma county and the 2021 dixie fire in five northern california counties. kincade fire began under a transmission line in october of 2019. it destroyed 77,000 acres. hundreds of homes, injured six firefighters. in addition to the moneys of the utility agreed to five years of oversight with an independent monitor and higher at least 80 new wildfire safety employees. sonoma county's d.a. says they did the best they could under the circumstances. >> if i had a magic wand and i could wave it, maybe pg&e wouldn't exist anymore. the government has decided pg&e

is going to continue. dan: they said that utility is still facing huge civil claims from the kincade fire. the cases can now move forward. ama: powerful winds are causing some problems across the bay area. look at this video from palo alto, where the wind knocked on a large tree on emerson street. this is near the whole food store. at least three cars are damaged. you can see the treetop toppled over. ripping the roots out of the ground. crews are on scene. dan: this was the scene on puppy drive where large branch came down and from home earlier today. no details on the extent of damage. it appears to be minor. in south san francisco the wind is blamed for bring down these power lines. you see how windy it is in this video. the wind picked up after the rain moved up around noon today. awfully breezy. ama: for the latest on the

conditions, let us get to meteorologist sandhya patel. . sandhya: it is blustery outside. ally picture right now, here's the view from our east bay hills camera. it is a shaky view. wind damage, more apt not out of the question. wind gus o poet, up to 60 earlier today. oakland, best of 51, already one in santa rosa. hour-by-hour, it is still going to be windy at 6:00 tonight, 40 to 40 mile -- 40 to 45 mile-per-hour wind gusts. so windy at 8:10. the ease overnight, still in the windy side along the coast. rainfall totals, about .6 inches . santa rosa, .02 inches. here's a look back is what we saw on live doppler 7. that rain, so nice to see. that is not our only opportunity for wet weather. i will not let you know when you

need umbrellas again. ama: still ahead, a bay area teacher suffers a medical emergency at school. what students and staff did. dan: they were in danger of losing their business in the pandemic, today, the first round of recipients began receiving

ama: today in the south base at the first recipients of business grants received checks. dan: the money is meant to help micro businesses that otherwise might not have been able to make it. i would have to take out loans during the pandemic. ama: a reporter was there as they receive the money. reporter: gloria rodriguez is expressing her thanks for some help she is getting today. she is on the first three recipients of $2500 grants

targeting small family businesses that struggle during the pandemic. >> think the smallest of the small. food cart not food truck. think of the street vendors, fleamarket merchants, the people who are working at home, taking care of the elders. taken care of children, taking care of community. reporter: a state program ilono assist micro businesses in santa clara county, but has not released the funds yet. county is advancing the money to meet immediate needs. >> the hardest hit communities are still women and women of color that are still under and unemployed. seeing these kinds of -- even though the amounts may seem small, it is an opportunity for these businesses to stabilize. reporter: another check, one of 875 went to rochelle. she runs a small catering company especially -- specializing in puerto rican and

caribbean food. to qualify for the grants of applicants must have operating before the pandemic, made less than $50,000 in 2019 and employed less than five people. >> a little bit always helps. drops in the bucket. i'm super grateful. it is a piece of the pie some of the puzzle, just putting everything together for me and my business. reporter: the first 500 grants are on a first-come first-served basis. remaining 375 will be selected by lottery. home-based daycare centers, like the one run by gloria rodriguez have been especially hard-hit his parents lost jobs. -- as parents lost jobs. ama: coming up, a small business owner hit with a $4500 fine on top of $500 he paid to try to keep customers safe. keep customers safe. after the want more restful sleep? nature's bounty gives you more with sleep3. the first ever triple action sleep supplement with 3 unique nighttime benefits

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effort to keep customers safe. ama: anchor john lennon rings us this david and goliath story and how the community is rallying behind ambrosia bakery. a story you see only on seven. reporter: for the past 30 years, the owner of ambrosia a great has been making his signature -- ambrosia bakery has been making his signature cakes. while he worked six days a week for almost the entire pandemic, he noticed a problem outside. >> nobody taking care of the tree. reporter: so much so, he had other business owners say that the bushing leaves and overgrown branches of the trees outside his bakery or blocking a giant stop sign. >> i think it is dangerous. >> people getting hit in the crosswalk, due to many near misses. reporter: she is the president of the lakeside village business council, was been corresponding with the san francisco

department of public works for two years. she says there was no specific date for when the trees will be pruned. so keith, desperately to keep his customers and neighbor safe took matters into his own hands. >> i is my money to pay $550. reporter: shortly after it, he was hit with a $4500 fine. >> we got a warning. reporter: the department of public works is responsible for 125,000 trees across the city. an inspector was set out to ocean avenue, but deemed the trees not agree just enough to warrant immediate printing. >> there may have been partial blockage of the stop sign, it wasn't completely covered. there was still writing on the sidewalk for stopping there. we made the determination it was not an urgent matter, that the rich and printing scheduled for this year. reporter: they said the trees

were incorrectly pruned. >> they could be damaged beyond repair. reporter: a change.org petition calls for the city to revoke the fine. >> i have more support from the neighbor and customers. i would like to thank you for that. reporter: a hearing is scheduled for next month and if keith takes a tree class, the fine can be reduced. dan: on to the weather. what a day we had, rain, wind, a little son. ama: a lot of wind. how long is that stan -- staying around? sandhya: it is staying around through tonight. hang onto your hats. i want to show you live doppler 7 as we look back at that storm. it has been dumping snow in the sierra. had some thunderstorms up there, a somewhat weather. definitely felt like a turned back to winter. look at the mountains.

they were picking up this note, things are starting to wind down. they still have winter weather advisory until 8:00 tonight. additional three to 6 inches of snow. slippery roads and reduced visibility. this temperature is down 11° compared to yesterday. the chill in the air in livermore, 9° cooler in santa rosa, down eight in san jose. a live view from our san rafael cameras of those trees are blowing, low to mid 50's from san francisco to oakland and mountain view, 57 in san jose. 15 half moon bay. notice the cameras bouncing. we have blue skies, mid to upper 50's, 62 in fairfield. 56 in livermore. another like picture, a few leftover clouds over the shark tank. gusty winds through tonight, chilly tomorrow morning. received windy conditions and cool tomorrow but not as windy as today. our next round of rain arrives

midweek. the wind gusts to 60, sfo's a big rock, belmont 45. as we show you the windy conditions tonight, so close to 40 to 46 mile-per-hour wind gusts. still windy near the coast tomorrow. the winds pick up again tomorrow afternoon. don't be surprised if it is blowing around, and the wind shelter valley's, it is going to be a cold night. lake and mendocino counties under frost advisories. upper 20's to low 30's, protect sensitive plants. there will be potential for frost damage. temperatures in the low 30's to mid 40's tomorrow morning. chilly here. hang on to that layer tomorrow afternoon low 50's to mid 60's. still windy, mainly sunny. more rain, we have an opportunity wednesday. best chance of wet weather is in the north bay thursday. in this year as this is turning to snow.

i'm going to fast-forward through the weekend. we have another opportunity for rain. this looks impressive, at least appear. point 523 inches, san jose about a quarter of an inch. received windy tomorrow, level 1 system, chance of showers on wednesday. better opportunity thursday. we are looking at another round of rain saturday. it is going to be bright and milder just in time for easter. dan: this is great, what we thought all hope was lost for rain. sandhya:

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ama: an exciting update to share with the of abc 7 viewers have helped stop at a local nonprofit from being displaced. credit we told you about the courageous woman association that helps providers -- provide shelter and resources to survivors of domestic violence. the group was in danger of losing the home it leases, known as the courageous house transitional home. the gofundme account exceeded its goal. raising more than $22,400. they posted a note thanking

everyone for donations explaining that it increased its goal to help cover these charged by gofundme. dan: that is fabulous. finally tonight, a local high school teachers giving thanks and spreading awareness after suffering a life-threatening medical scare in his classroom. ama: i spoke with steve labelle who recently got to think the people who saved his life in person. if not for them and an automated external defibrillator, this would much -- be a much different story. >> reporter: joy and gratitude as he were embraces the first responders, school staff and student who helped save his life. >> aed trained people saved my life at a moments notice. reporter: a typical day at school took an unexpected and dramatic term. >> i'm in the tutorial with my students, next thing i know, i am in the hospital. a nurse and susan telling me i had a heart incident. cardiac arrest. >> the principal fills in the

blanks. sophomore grabbed him from the quad when he realized something was wrong with his teacher. >> there were already two teachers in the room. one was on 911. steve was in his chair. he had kind of fallen asleep. clearly something was wrong. he started cpr. when he wasn't responding, he put on the pads for the aed machine and followed that. i gave him a couple shocks. the second one really you could tell it did something positive because he started to react. reporter: that is when the emts arrived and took over. >> reporter: what is it like for you hearing what went into saving you and all the people who came to help you? >> besides surreal, i'm very moved and touched, beyond

anything i could ever imagine. but i'm still here, and these people are here. i would be remiss if i did not mention the students response to this. how well they reacted. reporter: his wife susan couldn't be more thankful. >> i'm really grateful. i can't imagine not having him here. to be able to be so lucky that everything lined up so perfectly in order to have him be alive and save his life. i'm overwhelmed with gratitude, truly. ama: so nice. steve hopes sharing his story will highlight the importance of having aeds on school campuses and in public places. you have to know where they are. i knew we had them here, i went and looked around because i did not know where. there is one in the newsroom and one in the sales office. you have to know where they are so you can get to them.

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tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the pentagon on what russia is likely now planning. and the stunning new images from ukraine tonight. what's left of a city where more than 10,000 were reportedly killed. and here in the u.s. tonight, new covid concerns. philadelphia tonight bringing back its mask mandate. what they're seeing in new york and in 24 states with new covid cases. first tonight, the new satellite images showing an eight-mile long russian military convoy on the move. where the pentagon believes its headed. and tonight, the new russian general now in command, already known as the butcher of syria. and news tonight on the staggering death toll in mariupol. the devastating new images from above. the mayor now saying well more than 10,000 civilians killed.

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