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solutions. this is abc7 news. >> tonight, the first steps of what will be a lengthy investigation in the south bay as federal agents arrive on the scene, we're get ago better idea of what investigators are doing to find the cause of the fire that burned down a san jose home depot on saturday in a monstrous blaze. i'm dan ashley. dion: and i'm dion lim. amanda spoke with fire industry experts about what it means to have federal agents involved. a.t.f. investigators scow we aring the side of saturday's massive home depot fire. fire industry experts says bringing more sources and extra tools. >> i think it's a good smart move to call a.t.f., whoever you want when you is a fire this significant. >> retired menlo park chief

district describes fire as aggressive and unusual for a big box store. anticipating agents will have to stabilize war, clear paths and more. preparation need for the long investigation ahead. >> sometimes it's a bucket at a time to be taken out of the building of soot and asha and debris to try to dig the point of origin and determined cause. how long does all that take? as long as it taken. >> it will be inundated working eight to 12 hours shifts. >> stan fernandez is an adjunct profess or for the fire technology program. he assures that the investigation will go far beyond the scene. >> they have to gather data. it comes from people from interviews, eyewitnesses, cameras, inside the store, outside the store.

passer byes. they have to interview those people. >> the a.t.f. and san jose fire are asking people to come forward and give their account. witnesses we spoke with claim there was no immediate fire alarm, and no sign of active sprinklers. the fire department says that is all under investigation. >> what happened? was it overwhelmed? was it not enough? or was it shut off? those are the things that the fire department now with a.t.f.'s help are going to come out and present at some point. >> and when that time comes both say what is ultimately identified could lead to widespread improvements. >> it's not like that's the only home deknow the country, rite? nobody's looking to duplicate this. >> i'm aa dell castillo, abc7 news. dion: right away to sanhya

patel. >> we are still seeing showers right now. i want to show you where we are look agent the wet water in the east bay you will see around crow canyon road, dublin, very light stuff around halfman bay. el grenada area. it's a light level one storm. that is on its way out it has been bringing snow to the mountains and in the sierra about .200 of an inch. oakland 400. .4800 in ukiyah. visibility is so low from our towercams are. there is more rain on the way. an active pattern over the next seven days. we could see more rain than we've seen the first three months of this year. i'll be back at the weekend weather which includes a storm. dan: now for the latest covid-19

headlines. california students won't be required to be vaccinated until that's next summer. federal regulators must first approve the shots. and districts will need time to implement the mandate. he says the state should focus on increasing access and combating misinformation. pfizer said today it plans to apply for emergency use authorization for a booster dose for kids ages 5 to 11. dion: the f.d.a. has authorized a mobile breathalyzer test for covid-19. the company says the device analyzes breath to look for specific chemistry with active viral infection of covid-19. results come back in less than three minutes. but a positive result should still be con firm a p.c.r. testament >> tonight, we're get ago firsthand look at a fencing operation for stolen goods. what happens after all of those

car break-ins we've been highlights here on abc news? dan has the story only on abc7. dan: i tweet tweeted last week i was researching this story about car break-ins and pictures from victims came coming in. so the clips of criminals breaking into cars. even people inside this. remember this rush hour heist? and a canadian camera crew on twin peaks two weeks ago. >> stay in. >> get down. get down. >> now, for the first time we're seeing what appears to be the next step in the criminal enterprise. an open air market for stole goods in the mission district often when kids are plague soccer just feet away. >> it's like where i live. and so, it's kind of scary. >> this tech worker lives nearby and doesn't want to show his face, but he's been documenting it for a year now and wants it

to stop. >> i started recording and realize they're exchanging electronics some of a large number of laptops, cameras, things like that were getting passed back and forth out of these cars. >> on this day, a group plays dice for money on the side walk a car pews up. -- pulls up. he hands money to the driver. has to get more cash from a friend. another guy taken the laptops away. another car pulls up. more cash exchanged. another laptop all in about five minutes. the resident told me it happens all the time. >> any time i kind of like spend some time watching -- >> sit every week? >> every -- every -- usually like every day. >> one day he watched someone buy a stolen messenger bag to the car and take it to the corner trash can. >> they look like passports or something. dude, what? they're throwing it away. >> the resident recovers the bag and passport tracked down the

item and returned the items that night. >> his car had been broken into about an hour before i saw it drop it in the trash cans. >> within an hour they're here and they're selling it? >> yeah. >> just last week he watch add briefcase being sold on the streets and recovered a plane tickets vaccination cards and returned them to a businessman from mexico. >> this is just a photo. but it's one of my favorites. >> the resident also caught one of the men changing license plates. >> they're doing something to try to hide their tracks. >> and another struggling to transport some lap tops and accessories. >> he starts dropping it because he can't carry it all. >> he wants all this to stop for his family and other who is walk right through this day in and day out. he wrote an extensive e nile the sfpd last september and receive add call from an investigator,

then nothing for months. >> did you see any crackdown? did the police do something that you could see? >> no. nothing that i'm aware of given how blatant and brazen it is. it's -- it's alarming that it would take this long to do something about it. >> so i started asking questions. first stop, san francisco city hall. hillary ronan is supervise or for the district. >> have the police been aggressive enough to address this like the resident who sees the open air market for stolen goods? >> no, i mean, yes -- i mean, no they haven't. >> row nan has a plan -- ronna has a plan. a permit something enforced by the department of public works. >> if they don't have a permit then d.p.w. said you can't sell. >> ronan admits she and the

mayor did not consult with the police. >> were the police involved? >> no, they weren't. >> why not? >> because we want police focused on the bigger issues on the violent crimes, and we this is so widespread, and doesn't need that. >> next, i went to the mission police station. the captain told me the residents e-mail about garfield square came in before he took over. >> me, i would have jumped all over that. we would have happen -- you know, we would have been on it >> it's been seven months since the lead came in. and investigators are still working the came >> the way he laid things out with license plates and descriptions, and things like that, i mean, that gives us a lot of investigative leads. >> the captain told me the sfpd does not allow high speed pursuits and the criminals know that. they often just speed off free to break into more cars at another time and place.

for the i team dan noise, abc7 news. dion: dianne feinstein talked to the "chronicles" editorial board after the article quoted former senators who said the 88 year-old is suffering from memory lapses and relies on her staff to rely. feinstein said she meets regularly with leaders and if colleagues have doubts about her fitness for office they have not raised them with her. feinstein is still bring ago lot home to california. >> just this past year, $80 million in fire prevention funds. raising the salaries of federal firefighters to get more of them into working on the state. she got about 870 million dollars for water projects.

>> feinstein's term ends in 2024. she told "the chronicles" editorial boards that she has no plans to step down before then. dan: now, elon musk wants to buy twitter and make it a private company. why he says he watches to do it, and it's not for the money. >> in person passover is back. vile the details coming up. >> the warriors have wait add month to see steph curry test that injured foot in a full scrimmage so is he playing satur

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dion: mountain view police have watched a hate crime investigation after two swastikas were painted at landale's elementary school. they are looking for anyone with video footage or any other information identify the person or people responsible. dan: taylor farms executives are discussing how to best help employees after a huge fire destroy add processing plant in is a linas. the fire broke out last nightle firefighters are still there monitoring hot spots. initial science indicate a welding project may have spark add fire. 35,000 pounds of highly combustible ammonia stored in tanks were a real concern the plant was closed for the season, but was due to reopen on monday. dion: elon musk wants to buy

twitter. not to improve his investment portfolio. musk says it would be good for free speech. >> i think it would be an inclusive arena for free speech where -- so, yeah. >> that was musk today during that ted 2022 conference in vancouver after launch ago hostile bid to take over the social media company. he's made a $43 missouri billion offer. for years now, he's been one of twitter's most popular follows and one of its harshes critics. some people believe the takeover is more about free speech and musk may have some political motivation. >> he doesn't like decision twitter is making about putting people who are putting out misinformation off the platform if they go too far. >> musk takeover offer comes just weeks after he became twitter's largest share holder. >> new at 11:00, after a

two-year hiatus because of the fan democratic, inperson passover celebrations are returning to the bay area. tim johns went to one local kabod. >> it's one of the most sacred holidays. millions will gather around the world to celebrate pass over, the freezing of the israel ice from slave. >> the rabbi says preparations have been underway all week. it's the first time celebrating the holiday in pepper since the star of the pandemic. the last few years having to rely on made to go passover boxes with a traditional meal inside. observing passover suspect just about honoring religious traditions, it's also a way to preserve jewish culture. >> really the store story of passover is not just a story about very religious people. it really symbolizes freedom.

>> the rabbi says the holiday is also about breaking down barriers, not just physical once but also emotional and spiritual. >> which is really life is all about, growth, development, breaking out of bound rhys. doing new things. becoming a better person thin was yesterday. >> the rabbi says that message was personified the special mat da they're using, imported from the war-torn ukraine. >> has a special message of resilience that they still are observing this holiday. >> so some 3,000 years later, the rabbi says passover remains as important as ever, a remind tore keep moving forward but while also remembering the lessons of the past. >> aim looking into that faith, the heritage, the beauty really of something unique in this culture that we could really

share and inspire? >> in contra costa county, tim johns, abc7 news. dan: and happy passover. turn our attention to the holiday weekend. dion: i know all eyes will be on what the weather will be like. >> tomorrow for passover and sunday for sunday for easter, the weather is going to be fabulous. i want to show you a live picture from our camera. drizzle tomorrow morning. milder tomorrow afternoon the next storm comes in saturday with the unsettled pattern continuing well into next week. visibility down to two miles. four miles oakland. but this sticks out half moon bay down to zero because of the fog. give yourself a little more time on live doppler 7. still track ago few showers on the east bay as we get you to heyward boulevard.

hayward and san lorenzo is where we're seeing the wet weather. temperatures 40's, 50's. it's a little bit murky here locally. and up in tahoe, snow is coming down. it is gusty. chain controls on all roads leading up to the mountains some of the snow cons to fall. this is a welcome sight. winter weather advisory extended until 5 a.m. about 5500 feet. additional two to five inches of snow is expected. and that's not the only system as we add in the next week's worth. i mean, we're talk about two feet at donor, almost two and a half feet there at kirkwood will be picking up 28 inches. let's take a look at that time morning. number of hard freeze, freeze warnings and frost advisories for mendocino county. mid 30's, protect the tender plants because they will be damaged by frost and freeze. morning temperatures in the mid 30's to 50's.

visibility low for the afternoon. you're looking at 50's, 60's. a mild afternoon for your friday. sad we have a light level one system. brief heavy morning downpours. light afternoon showers. .1500 to an inch. while many of you have sleeping at 5:00, the rain will be coming down pounding the area. 8:00 it's already turning to scattered showers. it will be in and out before you know it. so most of your saturday is fine. welcome rain fall here in the bay area. 1500 in san jose. just over an inch in fairfield. morning fog and drizzle. level one storm for saturday morning. that's the soaker. and then easter is dry and sunny. another system monday night into tuesday. and one more on thursday. looking more like winter than spring.

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>> the coachella music and arrest festival is set to go in person. one hair salon owner nearby is expect ago 30% increase in business during the festival. >> we are definitely booking up for coachella. people as soon as they announce the dates, we have people book their appointments. >> i can imagine. this year's coachella's performance include harry styles, billie eilish the concerts go underway tomorrow. >> steph curry still has some pain in his foot. but will that prevent him from play on saturday? dion: larry with a look at sports. >> it sounds like he fully

intends to take the court saturday night. so how did he come out of

larry: the main is not gone, but steph curry fully intends to play in game one of the playoffs on saturday night. that's assuming his foot is ok when he wakes up tomorrow. curry participated in his first five-on-five scrimmage since suffering that foot injury. you see draymond's son helping to rebound. the rareness that occurred. assuming there's no more swelling or pain tomorrow, curry should be on the court sad night at chase center. >> there's a little bit of pain, but or discomfort, but, you know, you get cleared to play and, you know, at that point there's no realtime to worry about that. it's are you going to help the team win or are you going to be

able to make an impact, do what you do? and i feel like the sans yes, then that means i'm ready to play. >> this could be one of those playoff runs where our team has to grow within a series to -- to get where we need to be. -- to goat a level we haven't gotten to yet this year >> one more reminder. we've got game one for you. warriors and nuggets saturday night tip-off at 5:30 right here on abc7. a's and rays in tampa. those are live ray there is. second inning, pache, base hit. gets misplayed not once by twice by kevin kiermaier. at the wall. pache showing off the wheels. little league homer basically. just under 16 seconds. a's go on to win 6-3 and take 3-4 from tampa bay. sharks in chicago, seven-game

losing streak the blackhawks, an eight-game lose streak. brent burns' shot bounces off the skate to timo meier. we're tied at 1-1. to the second, the chicago shot bounces off the post. off of the back of goalie james reimer he prevents it from going across the line. the shark come back to tie. megna. shoots and scores. on to the shootout. erik karlsson needs this. a slap shot from like five feet away. denied. sharks fall 5-4. losing streak is now

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