mateo bridge. drew is tracking the showers and telling us how long they will be in place. reggie: it is thursday, april 14. drew: the rate intensifies as the day goes on. an umbrella needed throughout the day. what you are finding is the showers are scattered in nature right now. you saw the san mateo bridge, we have showers right over parts of the peninsula, even palo alto. parts of napa county as well. a live look at the san mateo bridge. take your raingear with you. temperatures in the 50's. light showers moving through. the showers are with us through the entire day. reggie? reggie: in monterey county

evacuations are underway for people living near a taylor farms facility. because of this huge fire -- the concern is the fire could cause an ammonia explosion. the fire broke out last night. black smoke could be seen at least two miles away. we will stay on this breaking news. if we get more information we will let you know. kumasi: federal investigators are now helping to figure out what caused this massive fire that destroyed a south bay home depot. firefighters say this protocol to help investigate when you have an incident this large. hollyfi us live. amy: the atf is now involved so those federal investigators are asking for witnesses to come forward and share their accounts. if you are shopping at that

store they would like to hear from you. the witnesses we have spoken to say this blinker a system did not kick on -- the sprinkler system did not kick on until it was obvious fires in flames were coming out of the windows of the building. people shopping at the store on saturday tell us it was all very scary. >> when you see fire, and threatening fire, like big chunks of burning stuff falling, it feels like it is going to get you. amy: no one was hurt in the fire, everyone got out ok, but the store was destroyed. the roof collapsed. it was a huge fire. investigators are try to figure out what started it. we asked them about the claims the sprinkler system and alarm system did not work. it is now under investigation. now they have the help of the atf.

reggie: we have new details about what happened moments before the march 10 caltrain a supervisor gave railroad dispatch at all clear signal despite the fact there were three construction vehicles on the tracks. the engineer hit the emergency brakes while traveling at 63 miles per hour. the trade cannot stop in time and crashed right into the equipment. damage estimated at $1.4 million. 14 people were hurt. construction is happening along the caltrain corridor as part of the railroad electrification project. reggie: the men accused in the brooklyn mass shooting is in court facing a federal terrorism charge. we learned what he is doing in the hours before he shot people. >> sources tell abc news frank james called the crime stoppers hotline telling authorities he

had seen his picture on the news. he gave officers a description of what he was wearing. he said he might be at a at the lower east side. the manager of a nearby flower shop told an officer he had spotted james. >> the police officer told me, i said i'm not sure, but you can go and check. that is how they get him. >> police say james detonated two smoke bombs on a subway train and then started shooting. nearly 30 people were injured. investigators released video they say shows james in the hours before the shooting. one video shows him entering the subway station. another shows the u-haul police van james rented. reports say he spent about $100 to buy smoke bombs and fireworks. he has addresses in wisconsin and philadelphia. reggie: the oakland police department is set to announce a

new gun buyback program. opd will announce its involvement with the guns to gardens program. decommission firearms will be turned into garden tools. the announcement is set for 2:30 this afternoon. more local leaders are demanding fans on ghost guns. groups every town for gun safety and moms demand action are pushing for passage of state assembly bill 1621. it is one of many bills rginghost guns which are firearms made from pre-manufactured parts. ghost guns can be ordered online and put together at home. they are not registered. they do not have serial numbers, making them untraceable. >> the city of san jose, we seized 800 ghost guns in san jose in the last month alone, that is about a quarter of all of the guns we seized in our city. kumasi: president -- reggie:

credited -- president biden announced a measure for new federal regulation on ghost guns. kumasi: if you're planning to travel soon you want to keep your face mask handy because the is extending the federal transportation mask mandate for at least two more weeks. that includes any travel you might do on planes, trains, inside airports comment on buses. the mandate was set to expire monday but the cdc says it will be in effect through may 3. the white house correspondence -- >> cdc scientists felt that because the ba.2 variant has just become dominant over last week, two more weeks of data it will be very helpful in figuring out is this going to become a major problem or is this going to be something we are going to be able to manage? i think with 50 more days of data the cdc -- with 15 more days of data at the cdc

scientists will be able to make a more data-driven decision. reggie: the doctor also tops -- kumasi: the doctor also talks about spring break. he says if you're traveling it is best to get a covid test before hand. allowed police chase in oakley turns into a shopping encounter for a police canine. reggie: the principal of lowell high school in san francisco says he is leaving and he is slamming the district in his resignation. the letter every parent got in their inbox. drew: we are tracking showers throughout the day. light rain this morning continues into the early afternoon and evening before this storm gets out of here later tonight. this is one storm we are tracking of three in the next seven days.

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drew: hours continuing into the afternoon. slick roads for the morning rush. total rainfall estimates, the highest amount from the north and along the coast. the numbers dwindle as the storm moved south. i think the south bay has the best chance of seeing wet weather later this afternoon. gray skies with on-and-off rain. 50's to low 60's. a below average day on the way. the three day forecast, light showers now. tomorrow is dry. cloudy skies for good friday and passover and our next storm arrives saturday morning. we will detail the next storm coming up in about eight minutes. first clets how we are doing on our roads. jobina: we are going to start in san jose. we are following the new crash

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kumasi: a man is in custody after while chasten in oakley neighborhood. the man ran for it and ended up jumping from rooftop to rooftop along 3rd street. he broke into a house and barricaded himself in the basement. the family upstairs heard everything. they ran out. officers say the man try to set a fire. they sent a police dog in and then this happened. >> he stuck a police dog with a stick and now we are negotiating with him because he is in a crawlspace and we cannot get to him. >> he started a fire in the basement. kumasi: officers tase the man and fired at him with a beanbag shotgun. the police dog is reported to be ok. reggie: police are investigating allegations of drink tampering at a local bar. the mayor says a woman posted

online last week saying she believed she was roofies at duke's spirits and cocktails. six to 10 other women and men have come forward with similar allegations. police say there has been no evidence of any attempted sexual assault as a result of the reports of drink tampering. duke's management says their staff is not part of any wrongdoing there working to help police. >> is ludicrous our staff would be participating in this, but we want to take the focus off of some of us and start focusing on if something is happening, than there is a culprit and we need to get to the base of this. kumasi: -- reggie: no arrests have been made and officers that they are looking through video evidence. kumasi: the principle of san francisco's lowell high school is resigning and blasting san francisco unit aside -- unified leadership on the way out. he notified parents he is

leaving at the end of the school year. he criticized the district, saying his decision to leave was based solely on my desire to apply my passion for education in a district that values its students and staff with well organized systems, physical bag responsibility, and sound instructional passages as the path towards equity. his resignation comes after the school voted to replace his merit-based system with a lottery system. reggie: san francisco's d.a. has new support in his plan to be the recall election from john legend. kumasi: john legend says he endorsed him when he ran for reelection and i support him now. he included a link to the das achievements. his detractors say he is too soft on crime in san francisco. the recall election is set for june 7. a lot of people are turning to plant-based food, but what about

for your pet? is a vegan diet good for your dog? kumasi: researchers claim a vegan diet is healthier. more than 2500 dogs took part in the study. they look to general indicators of health including visits to the vet and common illnesses. i love those puppies. reggie: it is our go to. kumasi: overall they found dogs on conventional diets are less healthy than raw meat or vegan diets. however, dogs on raw meat diets appeared to be even healthier than the dogs on vegan diets. reggie: so what are we saying? kumasi: they should eat raw meat. drew: like a state? -- ludgate s -- like a steak? reggie: i'm not trying to do that. that is a lot of money. drew: you can feed him the raw meat. i would like to see how that goes. kumasi: i will one day.

reggie: it has to take good -- it has to taste good. have you ever have a treat in your life from your. reggie: dogs poop. drew: they sure do. there is no rhyme or reason. imagine you by the axis expensive food -- imagine you by this expensive food and the dog is like -- it is hard being a pet owner. i do not even get state all the time. reggie: i have not had steak in years. i'll certainly not give it to the dog. [laughter] drew: we are tracking light showers. what you are noticing is not a shield of rain on live doppler 7. it is very scattered in nature. parts of marin county, certainly the bridge is wet. scattered showers for the oakland hills. scattered showers in san mateo.

scattered showers in palo alto. here is a live look at the san rafael camera showing you the rain on our lens. it is wet on 101. light showers from the morning commute. another storm arrives saturday morning and then easter looks great. a lot of sunshine and milder temperatures. 9:00 we are tracking the light rain. it continues until the afternoon in the early evening. the storm is not out of here until close to midnight. scattered showers, a lot of cloud cover overhead. temperatures in the 50's to low 60's. take the reindeer with you. you will need it from time to time. 30's and 40's with a lot of cloud cover lingering. here is the winter until 11:00. shane controls on 80 and 50. we will see a foot and a half over our highest peaks. i think this rain gets out of

here by saturday evening. we are trying out for the second half of the weekend. light showers today. wet saturday morning. easter looks great. another storm monday night into tuesday. reggie: the presale for outside plans, also known as eager beaver tickets and vip tickets went on sale. outside lands is happening august 5 through august 7 at golden gate park. you can follow the festivals tiktok account. i will have to rely on jobina for that one. apparently they're giving hits of who is performing ahead of the festival. are you ready for a puzzle? kumasi: no. reggie: you just want the vip tickets. kumasi: i hope i did not miss it. ginger is live with what is coming up on gma. good morning.

ginger: good morning. i love a puzzle, mostly of the atmosphere. we do not have that today. we'll be talking about many other things in the storms are pretty straightforward. we begin with the latest on the subway shooting. the suspect is in custody and we are learning how 30's tracked them down so quickly. extends the massed mandate on public transportation for two more weeks. hospitalizations are ticking up in the white house coronavirus czar joins us to discuss. and then expert advice to buy or rent a home. it has been a challenging market. we have new ideas. and we're having a party, celebrating robin and 20 years at gma. we will have surprises and a performance from patti labelle and so much more. reggie: that is cool. is there take? ginger: patty is the sweetest. reggie: what is the snacking

situation when you celebrating someone like robin? ginger: today it is an amazing looking cake from brooklyn. i do not know where that went. i have not had a piece. it disappears. i nearly tripped george trying to get a glass of champagne. it gets real hairy, but that is a party. reggie: i like a good competitive party. i cannot wait to see this and i cannot believe it has been 20 years. i remember when robin started and i'm like how old am i now? what happened to my life? ginger: right. i've only been here 10 years. i cannot fathomed up agnes. -- i cannot fathom doubling this. reggie: you been there for 10 years? ginger: i got married and had babies. things are happening. i did not come here like this. reggie: every day, ginger.

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drew: we are tracking a storm moving through northern california. live doppler 7 scattered showers moving into the bay area. it is a level one right now on the storm impacts dale. scattered showers -- on the storm impacts dale. rainfall less than a quarter of an inch. on and off showers throughout the day. take the reindeer with you. temperatures in the 50's and 60's. we try out tomorrow for good friday and passover and saturday morning her neck storm arrives. kumasi: in livermore police are investigating a sideshow that ended in a shooting. police say the reports of cars driving recklessly just after midnight yesterday. when officers got there they heard gunshots and they found someone shot. please say the victim was trying to record license plates.

that led to a confrontation. officers were able to track down and arrest the driver. work is underway on san mateo counties first navigation center. the navigation center will be a multi story complex in redwood city. this is an effort to end homelessness and put people into transitional housing. the short-term complex will provide social services to help people get back on their feet. >> when people see as a warm, non-stigmatizing environment, that it is welcoming, people will move in out of their encampments. reggie: california's -- kumasi: california's home key program is helping fund the project. the mc kabuki 8 theater in japan town is closed because of an emergency lighting issue. the theater closed tuesday after a generator that powers the lighting went out. the theater has been in business since 1960.

it is not clear when it might reopen. kumasi: -- reggie: elon musk makes another move at twitter. kumasi: amassed mandate extended and virtual learning making another return. reggie: ukraine on the offensive , targeting a russian warship. kumasi: we will take a live look outside. we will be right back.

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward and finding solutions. this is abc7news. reggie: police still on the scene of the home depot fire in the south bay. we will hear from a witness who saw the building go up in flames. kumasi: a terrifying drive for one tesla owner who says his controls froze while speeding down the highway at 80 miles an hour. reggie: and a live look this morning.

grabbed the umbrella. it will be wet. drew is tracking rain in the forecast. kumasi: it is thursday, april 14. reggie: we will get a check on the forecast. drew: we will track the wet weather. it will continue throughout the afternoon. live doppler 7, we will show you though showers. they are scattered over to san rafael in oakland and parts of the city seeing some wet weather. temperature wise it is mild. low 50's. a light jacket. here is the san rafael camera. we have drops on the lens. on and off showers throughout the day and we are tracking another storm for part of your weekend. reggie: the atf is on the ground in san jose helping investigate the fire that destroyed a home depot. this happened saturday at the store at blossom hill road. abc 7 reporter amy holloway is

in blossom hill this morning. amy: if you are shopping at this home depot on saturday they would like you to come forward and tell your story as they investigate this case. the atf is involved in this investigation so federal and local officials taking a look at this. they have not said what caused this fire. they're also investigating claims from shoppers and employees that the sprinkler system did not go off. >> i had to tell two gentlemen, they were spanish speakers, i let them know there is a fire, we need to go. they did not understand what was being said. had the fire alarms going off, does not matter what language you spoke. amy: no one was hurt in this huge fire, but the store on blossom hill road in san jose was destroyed. authorities still have this area roped off.

established. it is impacting other businesses. the pet hospital still cannot open. they still have police officers around the clock watching the scene. firefighters say they want the scene to be protected so their investigation is not compromised. now they have federal authorities involved to help. live in san jose, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. reggie: the men accused of shooting 10 people on a new york subway is due in court today. frank james was arrested in manhattan following a citywide manhunt. this took interesting twists and turns. abc news reporter tim johns has that. tim: new york city breathing a sigh of relief. a suspect under arrest after an attack left 23 injured. >> my fellow new yorkers, we got him. tim: police arrested 62-year-old

frank james, believing he is responsible for firing a handgun 33 times. law enforcement believing police may have tipped -- believing james may have tipped police often self,: a crime line to say -- >> there was nowhere left for him to run. tim: people walking through the busy neighborhood snapping photos, some alerting police after recognizing james face. >> this is that guy. tim: a former fbi employee and security consultant telling abc7news he does not think a copycat is likely, that authorities will still be on the lookout. >> police will have to respond by a couple of things. putting more cops on the subway, maybe with the help of other law enforcement agencies. tim: reminding everyone despite how many times they have heard it before, to remember, if you

see something, say something. >> you have to report things that are suspicious and law enforcement looks for that. do not be hesitant to do that. tim: james is -- reggie: james is charged with care related offenses and is currently in federal custody. kumasi: now to the war in ukraine. the country will soon be getting additional military aid from the u.s. and the european union as pressure prepares to be -- as russia appears to be preparing for large-scale assault in eastern ukraine. jobina: the approved euros in -- the presidents of four european countries travel to pf to meet with -- travel to kyiv to meet with president zelenskyy. meanwhile president biden spoke with president zelenskyy over the phone unveiling a package that would include long-range artillery systems, ammunition,

armored personnel carriers and additional drones and helicopters. >> we tailored this list specifically to meet the needs they have asked for with respect to what is going on in eastern ukraine. that is what is driving this. jobina: satellite images show russian forces on the move in the east with armored vehicles and support equipment, ready to attack. meanwhile ukrainian officials claim to have hit a russian warship in the black sea with cruise missiles. the russian ministry of defense claims the warship was evacuated after fire on board detonated ammunition, seriously damaging the ship. reggie: now to the latest covid headlines. you will need to continue wearing masks on planes and trains and buses for at least the next two weeks. the biden administration extended amassed mandate through may 3. howard university is switching back to virtual learning because of a sharp rise in covid cases. the virtual learning period will last one week.

johns hopkins university data shows there about been 500 million coronavirus cases worldwide. experts say that number is likely significantly undercounted. we are hearing from a student who was on a spring break trip to washington, d.c. that ended with dozens of kids getting covid. kumasi: a virginia-based travel company organized trip for the eighth graders. more than 100 students from several schools took part in more than 50 ended up testing positive later. the county health officer says there is no evidence of transmission in the classroom and given the high vaccination rate symptoms are mild. >> as long as everybody around you is vaccinated it is not as frightening or threatening to me. kumasi: that student was part of the spring break trip but he was not near the group that experienced the outbreak. a shasta county mom who claims she was kidnapped in 2016 is expected to formally enter a plea on monday.

she has agreed to plead guilty to lying to federal agents about the case, admitting it was all a charade. in a statement she says she was deeply ashamed and apologize for the pain she has caused. for more than five years she insisted two hispanic women kidnapped her at gunpoint and beaten and tortured her. >> she went as far as a person would that was willing to mutilate herself, and she went right up until the time she was going to be put on trial all of the information to be let out. kumasi: she is said to appear in court via zoom on monday to formally enter that plea and she could be sentenced to 25 years in prison. reggie: police and san benito county are asking people about love ones buried at the cemetery to see if the grave markers do not need repairs. look at this car. an impaired driver flipped it yesterday and damaged some of the headstones. this is hillcrest cemetery in

hollister. officers say the driver had a blood alcohol level of weight 18. -- of .18. kumasi: a tesla owner says he was on the freeway driving when the car froze. it was still driving but none of the controls were working. javier rodriguez said it happened last thursday. he was heading westbound on interstate 10. even though the accelerator was not responding said the brakes did work. that did not make him any more comfortable when trying to stop. >> i was worried i would not be able to gain speed again to keep up with traffic and get around cars. i was nervous and was going to slam into me. kumasi: he was able to make it off the road. a few minutes later the car rebooted. he says tesla later told him they fixed the vehicle, writing there was poor communication from the door, which cause the power conversion system to shut off. reggie: elon musk is back at it,

trying to transform twitter. the offer he made this morning. kumasi: you are looking live at the new york stock exchange. we are up 300 points. reggie: plus the tax deadline is next week. tips and tricks to make those deductions less daunting. the abc 7 bay area 24/7 stream for abc 7 at 7:00. today we are talking about bears in tahoe that of gone viral, plus a push to get you to break up with your car during this earth month. abc 7 at 7:00 is live every day honor abc 7 bay area app. drew: got really sad ditching your car. reggie: i wish i could ditch my car. if someone wants to give me a ride? drew: you want to pick me up at 4:15? live doppler 7. scattered showers. san jose camera seeing rain on

our camera lens. we have some showers falling in the south bay this morning as well. a morning rush is underway. let's go hour-by-hour. we will track the scattered showers throughout the morning and the afternoon. you can see rain is falling across the area. as we had later into the afternoon, this rain will taper, the storm does not exit until late tonight. a winter weather advisory in effect until 11:00 for part of tahoe. you see four to eight inches of snow. our highest peaks could see 18 inches. back at home, rain today. we are dry tomorrow and our next storm arrives saturday morning. let's get a check of the roads. jobina: we are still following a crash in san jose that is beginning to cause a slow down. heads up with the slick roads. this vehicle overturned on northbound 11 at the first-rate

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reggie: first to became twitter's biggest shareholder. now elon musk wants to own the company. overnight we learned must submit an offer to buy twitter for $54.20 a share, or $54 billion. the move would make twitter a private company. musk purchased a 9.2% stake.

part of musk's letter says might offer is my final offer and if is not accepted i will need to reconsider my position as a shareholder. twitter has extraordinary potential. i will unlock it. shares opened up about 5%, reaching a high of $48.50 a share. kumasi: staffing within the san francisco police department is shrinking. the impact hitting every neighborhood. what is the police department going to do to deal with the we spoke one-on-one with the police chief bill scott who says right now the department's nearly 600 officers short. >> there is a need for better pay and other departments. this is the time when -- there was a time when san francisco had the most competitive salary. those times are not anymore. we had cities with better salaries and better incentives. they are getting tractions. >> chief scott said it has gotten so bad the department is implementing a new retention

unit. it includes better training, equipment, and salaries. reggie: amazon is tapping on a new feed of inflation. it is a new 5% shipping fee on sellers who use its packaging and delivery services. the adding fees offset inflation and higher gas prices. the surcharges had to take effect in two weeks. bed, bath & beyond says it is seen sales drop edit stores. the reason, shoppers having a hard time finding what they're looking for. the retailer blames it on a mix of issues, including products stuck at ports and ongoing supply-chain holdups. bed, bath & beyond anticipates customers will continue to pull back their spending. one goods chain says shales plunged in their first quarter, ending in march. kumasi: the tax deadline is coming up on monday. reggie: there are some do's and

don'ts when it comes to tripling what you know. em: nobody enjoys paying taxes. patting here or shaving there on your income can be tempting, but cheating on your tax return, experts say just don't do it. >> you want to ensure all information is reported correctly. if it is not the irs may hit you later with penalties and charge you additional interest. even in some cases it could be a criminal investigation. em: the irs has a matching process to check the numbers you input against third-party reports. >> eventually the irs catches up to us. it is not worth it. em: there plenty of legal and legitimate ways to reduce the amounts you overthrew deductions and tax credits. >> things you do not want to miss out on, there are things like the american opportunity tax credit, the savers credit,

their deductions for contributions made towards our dental and medical expenses, there is an adoption tax credit, there are credits related to charitable deductions, one of my favorites. em: you can still make contributions to your individual retirement account until tax day on april 18. >> we know 2021 is behind us, but if you put money into an individual retirement account you can reduce your tax liability. if you want to save money for retirement and get a tax reduction, that is one way you can go. kumasi: google now says it will invest more than $9 billion in data centers and officers across the u.s.. it is planning for expansions in more than a dozen states and expects to add about 12,000 jobs by the end of the year. google has embraced a hybrid work model. earlier this month many of its employees begin working in an office three days a week after two years being fully remote. reggie: a live look at the new

york stock exchange. we are up about 190 points. kumasi: the kardashians are moving into their new home on hulu. kim says this show will be different from their e! series because they are not always together. >> this time it is more documentary style and you will see each of us and what we do individually in our daily lives and then how we come together for our dinners and our sister time and stuff like that. kumasi: new episodes of the kardashians come out every thursday on hulu. disney is the parent company of hulu and abc 7. now to an update on the saga of the falcons at usc berkeley. reggie: the female falcon has a new bird boyfriend and he needs a name. this morning you can vote on your favorite name. here is the new boyfriend who we currently just call new guy. he swooped in just hours after the death of annie's longtime

mate last month. apparently this is how it works in the falcon world. cal falcons is holding a contest for a new name. archie, morgan, alden, ed, lou, ned. all of the names are connected to uc berkeley history. you can vote on your favorite name on the twitter account. reggie: have i done a deep dive? i have. drew: do you have a favorite? reggie: it is archie for me. when i looked up to see who archie wells, it -- you archie was, it is archie williams, who won a gold medal at the summer olympics, he was a flying instructor for the famed tuskegee army flying school and was a u.s. air force pilot, he flew missions turned world war ii and the korean war. i think he is only one on this list who was a flyer.

drew: that makes sense. i chose calvin. he was a berkeley professor and chemist in the 1960's and won the nobel prize in chemistry for using radioactive carbon to show how plants turn carbon dioxide and water into sugar. that is a huge leap. his first name is melvin and his last name is calvin. i thought melvin would have been better. do a deep dive. there are some good ones on the list. they said they had more than 1000. reggie: 1000 name submitted. there is another one that is cool. the successor to grenell, the person who took over after the actual grenell left the school. drew: that would be cool. i am fascinated by this now. you have until sunday.

noon sunday is the deadline. we are tracking the light showers. live doppler 7, scattered showers. here is the bay bridge. light rain in the region. light showers around san mateo. even the north around st. helena and napa we have that rain. slick runways. a live look at the gray skies. light showers throughout the day. easter sunday looks ok. hour-by-hour we will track those scattered showers throughout the morning and the afternoon. take the umbrella with you this morning. you will need at some point during the day. overcast skies and level 1 storm brings showers. 50's to low 60's 60's for your afternoon hi. the fog developing in the north bay. 30's and 40's into friday. saturday morning, here is our next storm arriving. light to moderate showers.

likely the storm will get out of here by saturday afternoon so all clues lead to a dry saturday evening and a dry sunday. here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. a wet morning on saturday. easter sunday looking great and another chance of rain monday night into tuesday. reggie: seth curry is said to scrimmage with his team. here is video of him practicing yesterday. today scrimmage will help the warriors decide whether he can play in game one. this comes after a month after he hurt his foot. >> he practiced with the team. we did not have a scrimmage but we did some situational drills and he took part in everything. reggie: game one of the playoffs against denver is happening saturday night and coverage begins at 5:00 on abc seven. ever wonder where you got certain features? a new option from ancestry will tell you which genes you inherited from which parent without having to test your parents.

ancestry says it works by spotting overlaps with other family members who are already in its large dna database. that includes people like cousins were distant relatives. kumasi: you might be able to start disliking comments on tiktok. the company announced they are testing a new button that would allow people to dislike comments on videos. this would be the first time people can leave negative feedback for comments that do not violate community standards. drew: good, more negativity online. kumasi: if you don't have someone nice -- if you don't have something nice to say? drew: i thought we were moving away from that. tiktok says bring your toxic comments. kumasi: up next, the seven things you need to know today. reggie: you can watch all of our newscasts live and on-demand on the abc 7 bay area app.

download the app now to start streaming. kumasi: a live look outside at 6:53. live tracking that rain. you can see it overcast. be careful if you're heading out your commute this morning. be right back.

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kumasi: the men accused in the brooklyn subway mass shooting is facing a federal terrorism charge. frank james was arrested shortly after sources say he called the crime stoppers hotline to turn

itself in. reggie: the atf is now involved in that massive home depot fire investigation in san jose. federal agents are asking witnesses who were at the store saturday when the fire started to come forward and give their account. kumasi: pfizer released a new this morning suggesting kids ages five to 11 should get a covid vaccine booster. they plan to submit the data to the fda in the coming days. the fda and cdc would have to sign off on this before kids would get a third shot. reggie: elon musk is offering to buy twitter and a takeover attempt. he has offered about $43 billion. twitter says its board will review the proposal. drew: here's a live look from sky 7. we are tracking light showers this morning. we have overcast skies. already slick roadways. here is how the day is shaping up. you will need the umbrella throughout the day. on and off through the afternoon.

amateurs are slow to climb in the 50's and 60's. on a storm impacts scale it level 1 light storm. slick roads for the morning commute. rainfall less than a quarter of an inch. our next storm will arrive saturday morning. jobina: the commute, couple of crashes this morning. our newest one is at mountain view. be prepared for delays as you make your way in this morning. reggie: the bluebird -- kumasi: the bluebird candy factory in utah is serving up a pound chocolate bunnies. they are hundred $30, available in white, dark, and white chocolate. left evers will be melted down into smaller candies. back to naming this bird. reggie: there is a female bird named annie and she has a boyfriend because her husband died. car crash. terrible. grenell is gone. kumasi: archie.

annie and archie. i did a deep dive. remember francis drake high school, they renamed it after archie. in addition to all of the things you said about his history working for the tuskegee airmen -- reggie: he used to teach there. kumasi: they had a connection. he taught math and computing for 22 years. recognized for his warm and genuine interest in students. did you know he did the weather and forecasting? drew: i just learned this. he taught flight cadets meteorology. kumasi: what is his last name? reggie: archie williams. thank you to liz, our viewer. she gave us the heads file -- the heads up archie as the new name of the school, their mascot is the falcons.

we have a and a. [laughter] drew: good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. on this thursday morning, how authorities tracked down the subway shooting suspect now facing terror-related charges. subway shooting. the suspect taken into custody after he was walking around the city and called the police himself after a nearly 30-hour manhunt. the big questions this morning including were the broken subway cameras reported days prior to the incident? breaking news. ukraine claiming a major blow to russian naval forces as president biden unveils a new $800 million aid package. holiday weekend covid concerns. as the cdc extends the mask mandate on public transportation, white house covid czar dr. jha joins us live. fatal poce