announcer: this is abc7news. quick some very tired of what goes on on school campuses. >> it shows reiterating we do need a lot more supervision. >> a huge crowd offer suggestions to make students in schools safer -- >> i'm dan ashley, that you for joining us, we'll get to that story in just a moment, but where is seeing a return to the bay area. >> our meteorologists is tracking this and this is the beginning of what could be a soggy stretch. >> brace yourselves we will go from a cold, wintry storm, which is really just a taste of what's to come and then we will switch it over to a warm, moist storm with an atmospheric river. it will be a powerful storm later on this week. this get to live doppler seven right now and as we get you in a street-level radar we are seeing

snow showers in the north bay. rain showers in santa rosa, south santa rosa, tomorrow morning be prepared the commute will be slow and slippery. it's a level 1 storm, but this is just the beginning of what's to come, just the taste. get scattered showers in the morning commute around hamels and and here comes the atmospheric river thursday afternoon and evening into friday. it will bring excessive rain and flooding and that's why flood watches out for thursday afternoon until sunday morning for the entire bay area. this powerful storm will be -- bring rain, damaging winds, mudslides and debris flows. i will be back with the timeline of that in a stronger storm coming up. quick santa cruz county is preparing for this atmospheric river. county officials say residents should is suspect more outages, especially amount in communities like boulder creek. crews are still working

around-the-clock to fix damage from the storm in december and january. though storms knocked out power to thousands and forced a number of businesses to close. this time residents say they are a lot more prepared. >> generators, solar panels on the roofs. we have lots of freezers quick system could top over trees. the county is loading a more on sources such as replenishing sandbag locations. you can track of weather conditions and access the same line doppler seven that we use anytime you wish. it's available on demand on the abc7news bay area app, download it wherever you stream. school student was stabbing killed in a santa rosa high school classroom, the community came together. hundreds of people showed up for a listening session so they could express their opinion on what needs to be dead in the future to keep students safe.

j.r. stone said the meeting served as a starting point. >> hundreds of parents, students and educators packed into santa rosa's freezing -- friedman event center saturday night but while the music aimed to set the mood, the focus was safety in the classroom amidst numerous recent incidents. those include the stabbing death of jade at montgomery high school last wednesday in numerous lockdowns at maria curiel high school. >> in the last 14 days my daughter had two full school evacuations, for shelters in place. one of those with a full lockdown work it's up to assemble their desks and barricade the doors and put paper on the windows and hide behind the desk. >> parents not happy in students. dozens spoke to the crowd are not satisfied with the current

resources available. highlighting the dire need for social workers, therapists, and other roles to support students and teachers. >> counselors, yes. starting from the root, which is mental health, that's the key. i want to know i'm able to go to school safe and i want to know that my friends and my fellow peers will be safe. >> tuesday night's meeting wasn't about getting instant changes, rather starting the conversation of what could be done going forward when it comes to school safety. >> the solutions are going to not be just on what happened, but really what is happening or what might happen. >> even the district admitting that more needs to be done. >> we acknowledge that we can and need to do better. >> while adults are split on the idea of bringing back student resource officers, many students who spoke were against the idea. >> if you like having a police officer on campus would make it

amplify my anxiety because it saddens me to know that we've gotten to that point. >> first and foremost, i want to feel safe at school. i don't feel safe, my teachers don't feel safe. i don't know a single student who feel safe at school and that needs to change. ama: california to legalize sex work is being pushed to next week. supervisor hillary ronen said during today's meeting she needed more time. any action taken by the board would have little impact with the deadline to introduce new legislation was very 17 quick san francisco's mayor held a rally to urge them to increase the police budget by $27 million. the mayor said the extra money is needed to pay and avoid a hiring freeze. the police budget was already increased by nearly $57 million this year. the additional funds were also

pay for private security patrols like areas like the timberwolf. >> people have been stabbed in our community. they've been attacked and they still show up every single day as an alternative to policing. >> supervisors who oppose the increase say they want accountability on how the police department is spending the money. san francisco police logged 380,000 hours overtime this year. a 23-month-old jasper -- died when he was struck and killed by a stray bullet from a rolling gun battle appeared to happen on interstate 80 in oakland. three suspects are under arrest but the district attorney made some changes with the sentencing guidelines and the three as a result could receive lower sentences if convicted. we slept down exclusively with the family. >> since the death, there

been a roller coaster of emotions. the reason we set down today is what was obtained from the district attorney's office, which shows pamela instructing prosecutors not to rely on enhancements, which could mean a major difference in sentencing. these days they spend their time tending their collection of succulents and try to move on from the tragic events of november 6, 2021. >> toothache about jasper every day? >> they just visited h yesterday. >> the family was driving long interstate 8080 in oakland when their 23-month-old son jasper was hit and killed by what police call rolling gunfire between rival gangs. it was at the site where it happened nanette's funeral. close family friends at down at me in december after three suspects were arrested. >> of course we were super relieved only found out the

suspect was in custody after 13 months. >> the feelings of relief of been replaced after meeting with allegheny county district attorney's office, they became aware of new guidelines that could drastically reduce tendency for those arrested in the case. >> if it happens and that's the direction she goes, will what kind of message we are sending to the public. >> this indicates the intention to bring balance back to sentencing and reduce recidivism by not allowing prosecutors to file a required defendant's plea to sentencing enhancements. this includes gang activity. and explain why enhancements matter. >> if i rob carries a certain penalty. if i rob someone with a gun, it adds an additional 10, 20 years to the experience.

quakes were someone is hit killed could at the possibility of life behind bars. chance are by lowering -- will somehow prevent them from doing this again. >> are sick of sitting jasper, they consider a permanent move out of california. quakes every time she drive-thru oakland. >> what she's not afraid of assuring her convictions to seek justice. >> this is not the only case. they did harmful things before and they did what happened to jasper, most likely the redo it again. i reached out -- >> i reached out to the public information officer asking for an interview. i was told she would be at a news conference on an unrelated case and i could ask your questions then. abc7news was there a price left

before we can ask questions. her office sent me a statement saying she was unavailable for the rest of the day. ama: out of the hospital after being treated for shingles. she's recovering at home and is still receiving treatment. the 89-year-old at a cheese looking forward to returning to the senate. >> san j approach to tackle homelessness. how everyone could see with the city is doing. ama: the park right now because of all the snow. dan: a spectacular display of just how much snow has fallen in parts of the sierra. ama: first a look at was coming up on jimmy kimmel live. jimmy: watch tonight for the sexiest show the air. you ever look up to the heavens and go, god, why did you make me so handsome?

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dan: abc7news is committed to building a better bay area one of the primary issues we are focusing on his homelessness in finding solutions. the city of san jose is launching a new tool to help people better understand how it's addressing homelessness and whether efforts are actually working, the mayor said it's a way to offer greater visibility and transparency tracking where tax dollars go. here's our abc7news reporter. click san jose's new homeless program -- fortis live. it total of eight slides highlighting the city's homeless response housing options, programs and funding focusing on

the outcomes of different strategies. >> i think the way to begin to turn a corner on this crisis is to be very care -- clear, very transparent about what we're trying to do to address the crisis, where the dollars are going, and how the programs are performing. >> the mayor says it's a start. dashboard updates are expected to reflect results, how resources are received in harmony people have stayed housed. with the un-house response group, she's critical of the newly published staff that includes county metrics pointing to the data on where people go once they leave temporary shelters. quick 74% of the people in the city have no idea where the people went and that's a fail. that is a complete and total fail. quite the 2021, 2022 numbers say only 2% return homelessness. he is convinced the 74% in question have as well. >> a lot of those people are disabled people, families,

medical conditions. a lot of those people are 200 and 50 people year that died on the streets. >> a visual representation marking every death of an un-house person that year. >> we are struggling with homelessness, that's not a mystery. we should be very clear about what we are currently doing, where the dollars are going, how well it's working and make clear what we learn from that and what we will try differently. >> last year's homeless census said survey found more than 6000 people were on housed across the city. more than 10,000 across the county. >> much like when we follow the corner dashboard to see how may people have died and how fast people are dying, we could use this to see if the city is rising or falling to take care of our house people. extended another two months for san francisco residents. preston introduced a new 60 day

proposal today. landlord will not be allowed to evict tenants cap pay their rent due to covid. and eviction van order by the mayor still in place, but it's not clear when it will be allowed to expire. >> in the east bay, a gardening safety warning went out to residents living near the martina refinery. the health department advises residents in the area to not eat any produce in the soil. officials say the soil could have been exposed to heavy metals from the refinery flareup. the metals produced in ashley's produced of aluminum, lead, copper and zinc. the advisory will may -- remain into effect until testing is complete. >> twitter is looking into the company and how it has conducted business since elon musk took over not tober. the trade commission asked them to turn over internal communications and is seeking information on mass layoffs. in the names of all the journalists that have received and turning -- files.

the ftc said it is concerned twitter staff cuts could compromise privacy. a bipartisan bill introduced to the senate would give president biden the power to ban apps like tiktok, and while it specifically does not name tiktok, it would allow the government to take action against foreign-based technologies if they are deemed to pose a risk to national security. in the instance of tiktok, it is old -- owned by bytedance, but they are concerned it has ties to the chinese government. >> no 70 national park remains close because of nonstop test yosemite national park remains close because of storms. there is an atmospheric river expected to hit the area. crews are plowing down the mountains of snow in the park. there also setting out sandbags to brace for the next incoming storm. park officials say there is snow as high as six v and some of the parking lots. a spokesperson said workers are trying a whited lane so cars can

get through. >> there's nowhere for visitors to park right now. when i was in yosemite valley yesterday, it was crazy, there's nowhere to work -- there's nowhere to park. >> heavy rain and elevations up to 8000 feet could prompt a large snowmelt event and cause widespread flooding. the last time that happened was 1997. happening now, no restrictions tonight on the 80 or 50 and the sierra. chain controls relifted this afternoon the caltrans is reminding drivers to slow down because the roads remain slick. >> california highway patrol office of truck he is rolling with all the snow in the sierra. check out this video offering free snow to anyone who wants a. over the past two weeks the area has seen about 16 feet of snow and a lot more is on the way. several ski resorts in the sierra reporting over 600 inches of snow this season. that dodge ridge it leads away with 612 in tuolumne county. boreal has 610 inches.

china peak in fresno county comes in at 606 and sugar bowl has 605. palisades and kirkwood will likely join the 600 club this week. talk about a ski season. ama: what a ski season and it continues as the next system hits us. dan: that could bring us a lot of rain which our meteorologist is tracking. >> inches of rain in feet of snow with a strong atmospheric river that is heading in our direction. strong for santa cruz, moderate for the bay area. it's a level 3 on our exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale. that low sitting off the pacific northwest coast is going to tap

so that is going to b concern, roadway flooding entries, outages are very high likelihood stream creek flooding hi, river flooding, the two rivers to really watch. napa river and rushed to could see some flooding. if you live near a river or stream or creek, be prepared. mudslides is a high likelihood. right now we have a cold system. it doesn't hold as much moisture. we have snow showers and rain showers up in the north. we will continue to see this pass through the region and move across the bay area during the morning commute. your temperatures in the 30's and 40's as we check out a beautiful view from our emeryville, looking out toward san francisco. wintry mix overnight. stronger storm thursday afternoon going into friday morning. flooding, possibility of thunderstorms is what you need to know. the current system has a light level one the morning. snow over the highest peaks, a chance of thunder and hail.

5:00 tomorrow morning, this is what it will be for travel. hamilton has snow showers but by noon you see the sun and you are going, what's storm. rainfall totals from a few hundred to a quarter of an inch. register morning until 10:00 a.m., additional snow 10 to 30 inches. tomorrow morning your temperatures will be in the 30's and 40's with a light jacket and an umbrella. for the afternoon you will need your shades, 40's and 50's on the highway, wind starts to come up at this -- as that storm approaches. thursday afternoon, 45 to 52 mile per hour winds. you will notice over 60 mile-per-hour winds along the coast thursday night and it still gusty on friday morning as the storm comes in. let's go hour-by-hour, a few showers thursday night. 4:00 p.m. thursday to 10:00 p.m. thursday you see moderate to heavy rain. it will be downpours early friday morning at 8:00 a.m., even the potential for them to.

10:00 a.m. you see in the south bay. then, rainfall intensity let's up, winds ease up, dumping in the mountains. rainfall totals through sunday afternoon with atmospheric river, anywhere from just over eight inch and a half to over a half a foot in the santa cruz mountains is where we expect some of the major problems will be, especially without rain, intense rain rates. just our march thursday at 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 sunday. nevada that have already posted heavy snow possible. one to five feet with gusts to 55 mouse row or. heaviest snow at about 7000. as snow levels rise and rain falls on top of it, it will cause flooding concerns, especially with that snowpack being so healthy under 92 percent average. the accuweather to forecast as a level 1 tomorrow morning. get a break tomorrow afternoon and evening, that's her time to prepare. level two for thursday, heavy rain, gusty winds and mild weather as i warmer storm comes

in. we look at a three friday, stormy start, one saturday, lingering showers on oscar sunday. don't forget to spring forward. we will go to daylight saving time and then a one on wednesday.

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>> warriors are fighting for their playoff life. they defended the thunder like they were radioactive. steph curry played his second game after returning on sunday after the leg injuries.

they got a 10 point hold what they fight back. we are tied. that was his only bucket in 12 minutes. the thunder finished first order strong. a three at the buzzer. nine okc players it triples in the first half, where's the the fence? nobody could even test the shot, they are like turnstiles out there. finished with 33, warriors john 12, clawback again, warriors go back up 78-70 five. undertake the advantage of her turnover, josh, 17 points, 17 assists and 11 boards,. try to bring a back again, misses the three, get the ball back and watch the second time. season high 10 threes and goes for 40 points but the warriors are winless on the road since january 30, seven straight defeats away from chase, 130 7-128. steve kerr searching for answers.

>> if i knew, i would've obviously told the team what was happening, but the slow starts have been really consistent, we change the starting lineup tonight and it didn't make a difference, we still fell way behind right away, and it's tough swimming upstream the rest of the game. >> college troops say the west coast conference, tournament title, double digits early, fantastic. scores there, but he has held up only seven points for the game, he's been i get zagat during this stuff are like 20 years. he became's all-time leading scorer. burying a three here. they go up by 31 and they capture the west coast conference title as they trump st. mary 77-50 one. sharks fans in the house in colorado. trust me, they are there. it's a little dark. 2-0 the first. two on one. the rest is 3-0. mavs with 3-0.

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