the sheriffs office says groups of teens are using toy guns to shoot gel balls at strangers at random. they got the idea from tiktok. good evening, i mama davis. dan: the sheriffs office says this new tiktok trend could land teenagers and some real trevor. -- some real trouble. reporter: dangerous trend reaching san mateo county. there been reports of half a dozen or b's attacks in the last few weeks. they believe different groups of teens are jumping out of vehicles and firing hydrated gel balls at strangers. >> we have reports of people

yelling shoot, shoot. you can imagine the dangers that come with that. reporter: the sergeant said they have had incidents in downtown san carlos. the activity is potentially tied to a social media trend which encourages people to shoot at unsuspecting targets. then they posted on tiktok. >> i don't know what to say about that. it propagates on social media. it's terrible. >> the more they see it the more they want to do it. reporter: the sheriffs office is asking parents to speak with their kids to make sure they are not participating in the trend for a number of reasons. >> is bad for the kids because if they open up on the wrong person, not a good idea for them. >> would've that person is legally carrying a concealed weapon? if you can imagine the danger behind that or what that could turn into. reporter: as of monday, the sergeant said no injuries have been reported. in some incidents, they have noted that the teens used frozen orbeez the attack.

>> they will get caught. your talking about freezing the pellets now? very bad. reporter: the sheriff's office says they could face misdemeanors or felonies. their parents could face civil lawsuits as well. will this change behavior at all? >> yes we will look for kids running out of a car with a gun and shooting me with something could potentially hurt. reporter: in san carlos, abc7news. sandhy along monterey highway. it was just after 9:00. the victim appears to be homeless individual who was outside the crosswalk. the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating. the crash follows one this morning. a man was hit and killed by a driver in the crosswalk along jackson avenue near the on.

it was the first deadly crash in san jose for 2023 after last years total reached more than 60. amadan: calling for lawmakers and social media companies to do more to limit the violent content. this was after a shooting at a synagogue. authorities arrested a man for the attack captured on video. that is what you are seeing here. he was accused of firing blank rounds inside this synagogue in the richmond district. a rabbi at says this was not the first time that he was near his synagogue. >> he has a twitter account where he posted him starting a fire outside the synagogue. the twitter account has nazi propaganda. dan: agencies like the anti-defamation league say it has become too common for hateful rhetoric to be shared on social media. >> the u.s. rem

heightened threat environment and the department of homeland security cited loan offenders and small groups incited by ideological beliefs. dan: he has not been formally charged of the representatives from the synagogue hope the district attorney considers hate crime charges. ama: strengthen the mission of stopping gun violence in santa clara county weeks after mass shootings and half moon bay and monterey park peered the board of supervisors is expected to increase funding to fight in gun crimes by $1 million. that would expand the gun violence team from five members to 23. >> california has some of the most robust and extensive gun laws in the country but they need to be meaningful and effective. the way they will be meaningful and effective is if we are making them meaningful and effective by enforcing them. ama: the first of its kind task force in the bay area aims to

dramatically increase the number of seized guns. they would like to have the red flag law which blocks firearms from domestic abuse. dan: and abc news washington post poll finds support for assault band is plummeting among americans. 51% oppose the band with 47% supporting. that is a nine point drop in support since last measured by abc news in september of 2019. the poll comes as president biden undertakes a new push to ban assault weapons. ama: tomorrow, president biden will be delivering his state of the union address. he tweeted this photo today of what appears to be a draft of his speech with a plate of cookies and a camp david mug. it will give an opportunity to highlight key priorities and agenda items. live coverage starts at six :00 p.m. tomorrow night on abc seven

and includes the republican response at 8:00. catch will trend and then we will be on the special edition of abc7news at 9:00. recently retired bay area congress member jackie speier will be joining the abc7news team as our new political analyst. she will join us tomorrow at 5:00 prior to the state of union address in analysis after the speech during the special edition of abc7news at 9:00. dan: one of the two people sitting behind president biden tomorrow night will be vice presidents, harris. she hosted a roundtable to announce a 4.2 billion dollar investment in central america with the hope i boosting economic develop and there it will limit migration to the u.s.. private sector companies are funding the investment which is project to create nearly 7000 jobs in five years. in 2021, president biden tapped harris to lead the country's effort to reduce gratian at the border.

ama: tonight we are getting a clearer picture of the devastation from the massive earthquake in turkey and syria. thousands are dead and the number is expected to go up. also there are questions with what the bay area would look like if an earthquake of that strength hit. tim johns in the studio that answer. >> the initial earthquake was 7.8 magnitude and since then, there have been hundreds of aftershocks, some as strong as magnitude six and seven. those caused widespread damage and destruction. i spoke with experts at the geological survey at which assured me that a quake of that size that struck here, we would not fare as bad as turkey but casualties would be a major risk. thousands dead syria after 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the area in the early hours of monday morning local time. the footage showing the devastation with entire neighborhoods completing destroyed.

the true extent of damage not yet known. >> it was a shock for the locals here. a bigger shock for those whose experienced it. >> back in the bay area, a local man runs the turkish american religious foundation and says several people have been impacted and are rushing to do whatever they can. >> ground and check on their loved ones. >> in a have been asking how the bay area would fare if a similar event happened here. stephen of the u.s. geological survey says it has happened before. >> there have been to earthquakes of similar magnitude in california fourth -- both in 1906 and 1857. that was in central california. >> he says of an earthquake that size were to strike again

california would be better off than turkey with far fewer deaths expected as well substantially less overall destruction. >> we have had building codes for a long time that have led to construction that istothake sha. we would not see the widespread destruction here in california. >> turkey continues to see aftershocks with one as strong as 7.5. the shaking could last for some time. >> an earthquake of this size, there will be increased aftershocks activity per week's months and may be years in this area. >> the death toll currently stands at around 4300 people but world health organization says that could rise to more than 20,000 in the coming days. in the studio tonight, tim johns. ama: in our abc7 originals documentary at the earthquake effect it reveals a potentially dangerous situation that every bay area resident would face.

stream the earthquake effect on the abc7 app and abc7news.com. check out abc seven preparer norcal with useful information. dan: spiking and natural gas your spiking energy bill. governor newsom now stepping in. ama: cannabis with a side of coffee. the lawmaker pushing to make california look a shade more like amsterdam. dan: what is a marvel superhero doing at a warriors game? the surprise unveiling tonight. sandhya: a chill is in the air tonight, but milder weather is ahead. i will have

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ama: let 11:00 another potentially life-changing lottery jackpot up for grabs tonight. one winning ticket was sold for tonight's $747 million powerball drawing, one of the largest in u.s. history. that was sold somewhere in washington state. here are the lucky numbers, 5, 11, 22, 20 3, 69. the powerball is seven. dan: that money would come in handy to pay your power bill. a lot of people can't believe the price of their energy bills recently, just sky writing -- skyrocketing. governor newsom sent a letter to washington, d.c. asking for a federal investigation. jr stone is telling the story and has a special meeting happening tomorrow on this. >> prices have dropped over the last couple of days but many customers are paying hundreds more on their bills. expert tell me that an

investigation is likely warranted after the extreme spikes that we saw over the course of the last couple of months. >> i think he has a good case for investigating what happened. >> uc berkeley's several newborn steve who is the energy institute is referring to california governors gavin newsom call in the form of this letter for a investigation into natural gas price spikes. >> there is a precedent that during the california electricity crisis in 2000-2001, 1 of the problems was that a pipeline had been disrupted from an explosion. but another problem was the pipeline company was actually restricting the flow on it in order to raise prices even higher. >> since late november of last year, there have been huge increases in the cost of natural gas. while it is agreed amongst all sides that cold weather played a role here, the governor says those known factors cannot

explain the extent and legendaddy -- longevity of the price spike. that wasn't much of northern california and 300% in southern california. he also says that despite there being less pipeline capacity coming into california and storage facilities not being what they were, there should still be questions here. >> it could be simply supply and demand, but it might not be, and it's really important to be on top of that and to make sure that anyone thinking of manipulating the market recognizes that there is likely to be an investigation. >> california relief on utility bills from the california climate credit. on tuesday's meeting, they will explore the price spike and possible protections for ratepayers. back to you. ama: thank you so much. oakland mayor's office is refusing to respond to the

police chiefs man's for reinstatement. armstrong asked for his job back again yesterday and argue that the root that fueled the decision to place him on leave was blatantly inaccurate and tarnishing his reputation. the mayor placed him on leave last month after the report claimed he failed to take action over incidents with the police sergeant. dan: a group of high school students held what they called a block party and vigil to celebrate the life of terry nichols. the group called communities united for restorative youth justice put this together along part of broadway along oakland tech high school. >> it's important that our school is part of this black party because it's literally a time to celebrate someone that was selling -- taken away so fast and terribly. dan: the students painted a mural on the street calling for an end of violence. tyre nichols died nearly a month ago now in tennessee after being beaten during a traffic stop.

i've police officers are charged with second-degree murder. ama: the legislature is seeing new bill proposals come in left and right while lawmakers are in session. one would ring california one clip -- one step closer to amsterdam. it would allow cannabis retailers to sell food and drinks inside the business. the lawmaker behind it is assembly member matt haney of san francisco. he says this would give cannabis retailers in other revenue source while they fight heavy taxes and regulations. >> california is a destination for wine and should be for cannabis. in order for that to happen can't just be the clinical pharmacy like environment. it would be huge opportunity for jobs, revenue, and our economy. ama: the american heart and lung association's essay consuming food where smoking occurs can pose health risks. if the bill passes it could go into effect as soon as next year. dan: the sun is shining but we all know the damage from last

month's storm is immense. a lot of people in the bay area are still recovering from the flooding and mudslides. tonight, one senator from california is working to get relief to these areas faster. senator alex padilla is producing two bills to congress this week. he says they will give the u.s. government more flex ability in providing federal disaster aid. state officials say that california's total up to $500 million in insured losses from last month's storms. it does not include road and infrastructure repair. ama: in the sierra, ski resorts are reporting ideal conditions on the slopes. officials say 15 inches of fresh powder fell over the weekend. the slopes are ready for a refresh. >> is exactly what we want to see and it had been a couple of weeks since we got snow and it gave us the perfect coding for some fresh writing. >> it was probably one of the better days of the season because of the way the snow sits

on the rest of the snow. it was fast, smooth. it wasn't deep. didn't have to work a lot to get out of it. it was just quick. ama: it comes at the perfect time for sierra tahoe which is still recovering from a 2021 fire that burned 1600 of the resorts 2000 acres. dan: the time being in precipitation. sandhya: we had a good amount of snow over the weekend, 205 percent of average for the sierra nevada. resorts reporting up to 24 inches which is good. we got the rain of course. right now i want to show you what it looks like from our roof camera. this is a time lapse of the waning give us ibbosl

to capture a view of the moon. santa rosa today 61 degrees. by thursday, up to 67 degrees. san francisco going up at three and oakland same thing. redwood city coming up for it. san jose almost 70 degrees by thursday. today, 60 degrees so a degrees warmer. dry and warmer courtesy this area of high pressure. that will be building in. temperatures right now anywhere from the 30's all the way to the 50's. there is a chill in the area still and we will feel it even though the rain is gone. over the weekend, here is how much we got. weekend totals were not bad. over one inch in ben lomond. taking a look at o san francisco from october 1 through february 6 which is today, 22.83 inches of rain. almost the entire seasons average rainfall, which is 22.89. really, this is nice to see and

hopefully we can continue this trend as we head toward the next couple of months. beautiful view from our camera. sunny and warmer weather for midweek. we are looking at cool and cloud are conditions for friday. tomorrow morning, grabbed a jacket before you go. mid to upper 30's will be the coldest locations appeared high at clouds will be passing through but will not insulate us much. tomorrow afternoon, high temperatures similar to today in the mid 50's to low 60's. a lot of high cloudiness of filtering in the sunshine. as we head towards the rest of the week, systems going north but by friday cloud cover and may be sprinkles in the north bay. saturday, the computer model once to bring in wet weather. the other computer model is going dry. for now, we will hold off because they have been trending dryer for the weekend. the accu seven-day forecast, warming trend for wednesday. mid-60's by thursday and made to

upper 60's. well above average. cooling off towards the weekend before temperatures trend higher again or sunday. normalizing the dry weather for monday. monday. we everyone is making room mom? for the medicine cabinet's new essential. binaxnow -- with the same technology doctors use to test for covid-19.

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marvel superhero now has a special place at chase center named after him. today, the warriors unveiled the newly renovated sensory room. the star of the legend of the tenant rings funded the renovation. it provides a quiet and inclusive space at chase center and features a tactile wall, interactive lights, and sensory games for those with sensory needs. disney is the parent company of marvel and abc7. that's a clever idea. ama: as for the actual game, the warriors got back on track tonight. dan: chris alvarez is here with sports. chris: coming up in sports, no step, no problem for the warriors appeared splash after splash, clay leaves

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it's a strength in numbers game and we have to come together and pick up fort steph curry's absence. chris: bad weather set up a rare monday morning finish at pebble beach. definition of scramblin actually ended up with a part in tied for fourth. justin rose second hole of the date knocking down a 30 foot birdie. he extended his lead to three. he finished at 18 under the first. his first win in four years 10 days. super bowl lvii between the chiefs and eagles gaining with the media spectacle that is opening night in phoenix. this is the first time that brothers and face each other in the super bowl. your mom brought her boys cookies and was asked to her plans on sunday. >> the plan is to scream really loud every time someone he has the ball. it's just amazing they have been able to both get to this point in their careers, and to both

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