on and on school campuses. >> we need a lot more supervision. reggie: a community in santa rosa frustrated over violence in schools. the suggestions being offered to keep students safe following a stabbing at my graham rahal school. >> you think it is challenging to get police officers this community now? it will be virtually impossible. you think our city is unsafe? it will be terrible for the city and county of san francisco. jobina: an emotional plea from mayor london breed. the grim picture she is painting if supervisors do not take action and investing more in the police budget. reggie: it is raining hard in the area today, snowing in the sierra. even more snow and rain this week adding onto the issues caused by recent storms.

welcome to a wet wednesday. it is international women's day payment jobina: driving in, pouring, stopped on the bridge. drew: today is going to be a dramatic day. you have the wet morning and that after 10:00, sunshine. right now, live doppler 7 is a mess out there. scattered showers out there. let's show you some of those scattered downpours. zooming into parts of the city and east bay. here is the heavy rain moving through the marina, pacific heights, into the embarcadero. heavy rain falling in berkeley, oakland hills, emeryville. it is one of those mornings we have hit and miss showers through 10:00 this morning. on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale, level 1 for the next five hours, a chance of

showers and hail. a look at the day planner. morning showers are out of here by 10:00. the rest of the day is looking lovely with sunshine's and temperature in the 50's. we are preparing for an atmospheric river tomorrow and friday. we will talk about that in a few minutes. reggie: santa cruz county preparing for that atmospheric river. santa cruz county preparing for more power outages. crews are working around-the-clock to fix the damage from storms in january, which forced numerous businesses to close. businesses they are saying this time they are a lot more prepared. >> we have generators, things on our roof, we have lots of freezers. reggie: another storm could topple more trees and power lines. the county is loaded up on resources like replenishing

sandbag locations. jobina: caltrans is getting closer to opening up an area of highway one damaged in a storm. you can see the progress in the area. caltrans says highway 1 will open up at mill creek march 30. if you are trying to get to lake tahoe for the weekend, the window to go is right now. drew says you want to leave the bay area by thursday at noon to avoid the next storm. right now there are no restrictions on 50, ed. caltrans is reminding drivers to slow down in the area because roads remain slick. if you want to keep track of the weather conditions and access the same weather map that our team uses, you can do so on the abc 7 bay area app. reggie: san jose police are expected to release more information about a man accused

of blowing up two pg&e equipment. investigators say he is responsible for two transformer explosions miles from his home. according to documents, his wife told investigators, he likes chaos, and made comments about attacking infrastructure. jobina: tonight, the santa rosa school board is meeting for its first regular meeting since the stabbing at the high school. it's been one week since one student was killed and another injured inside a classroom. last night, hundreds gathered for a listening session to brainstorm what could be done in the future to keep students safe. while no decisions were made, the meeting served as a starting point. >> hundreds of parents, students, and educators packed into santa rosa's event center tuesday night.

while the music aims to set the mood, the focus was safety in the classroom amidst safety incidents. those include the stabbing death of a student at montgomery high school last wednesday, and numerous lockdowns at maria sakkari ohio school. >> in the last 14 days, my daughter had two full schoolsten place, one of those being a full lockdown. the kids have to assemble their desks and barricade the doors, put paper up on the windows and hide behind desks. >> parents not happy, and students, dozens of whom spoke to the crowd, are not happy with the resources available, highlighting the need for social workers, therapists, and other rules to support students and teachers. >> counselors, yes. starting from the root, mental health, that is the key. >> i want to know that i can go

to school safe, know that my friends and peers will be safe. >> tuesday night's meeting was not about getting instant changes, rather starting the conversation of what could be done going forward when it comes to school safety. >> the solutions are not just going to be on what happened, but 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. >> adults here seem to be split on the idea of bringing back student resource officers. many students who spoke were against the idea. >> i feel like having a police officer on campus would only amplify my anxiety. it saddens me to know that we have gotten to that point. >> first and foremost, i want to feel safe at school. i don't feel safe at school. my teachers don't feel safe at school. i don't know a student who feels

safe at school, and that needs to change. reggie: happening today, parents from a charter school planning to close in sunnyvale are planning to protest the decision. it comes as the district is dealing with financial issues. lena howland joins us from denali middle school. lena: good morning. later on this morning, will be hearing from both parents and local officials outside of summit denali high school who are pushing back against the district decision to close that campus and the campus behind me, summit denali middle school, by june of this year. this comes after the school board voted to close both campuses of the public charter school by june because of financial issues. the group says this is h 650 students and their families, citing a pattern of mismanagement and lack of transparency in the district. parents also say they were not

given the respect and grace of a one-your notice to find another school. in an interview, one parent told us, they don't understand why they are now just being informed of the financial troubles. >> it has become extremely clear to us parents who have evaluated the finances that something is off. there is a mismatch between what they are telling us and what we see in black-and-white, and in numbers. they need to get transparent. lena: in a n january 12, denali said it's been operating at a deficit for its entire 10 years since opening and that there is no sustainable financial path forward. it also explained a loss of state funding is largely to blame. today's press conference at summit denali high school is expected to start at 9:00. we will let you know what happens.

jobina: encouraging news this morning. senator dianne feinstein is resting at home after being treated for shingles. she says she will continue treatment at home. the 89-year-old added she is looking forward to returning to the senate. drew: live look at the san mateo bridge this morning where the roads are wet as we tracked some light showers to start your wednesday. live doppler 7 over the past hour. we are seeing some through maryville, working through the city, parts of the mission right now, soma. oakland, alameda, even walnut creek seeing heavy rain. in the south bay, milpitas seeing heavy rain. showers will linger through 10:00 this morning. by 7:00, showers will focus to the south.

by noon, the wet weather is out of here, returning to sunny skies. much of the afternoon is quiet and bright, temperatures in the low to mid 50's. rainfall this morning, a quick moving system. most of us picking up less than a quarter inch of rain as the system moves through the region. rain early on giving way to sunshine after 10:00. temperatures in the low to mid 50's. this afternoon is a good time to prepare for a stronger storm moving in tomorrow and friday. because of that, a flood watch has been issued for the bay area starting at 1:00 thursday. we are tracking heavy rain where flooding is possible and also some strong and gusty wind. we will show you the atmospheric river coming up. let's check in with traffic. sue: starting up with an issue on the san mateo bridge, debris in the right lanes. you can see the emergency lights.

chp and emergency crews are on the scene. there are at least five vehicles that have flat tires because of the debris. i'm starting to see a backup on the westbound san mateo bridge. we will be following this for you. try to avoid the area until they get that cleared out of the way. reports of a car sideways approaching the bay bridge whole plaza. it does not show it here on the camera. it is wet, and speed will be a factor this morning, standing water, paddling, and flooding expected this morning. you can see very slow traffic coming out of the central valley. we had an earlier incident in marin with power lines down on the freeway near the burger king. that has been cleared out of the lanes but there is a power outages area, valley area.

reggie: a family trip to yosemite national park will have to wait. the major issues facing the park right now because of the snow. >> two people kidnapped in mexico are back on u.s. soil this morning. two of their friends were killed in that attack. what authorities are saying about why this happened. jobina: the road to success is not always a smooth one. some of the most inspirational journeys to this year's oscars. reggie: live look

jobina: we are learning more about a terrifying kidnapping in mexico. two of the victims are back in the u.s. this morning after two of their friends were killed. >> this morning, the two americans who survived a kidnapping in mexico are back in the u.s., arriving in a convoy of ambulances, suvs, and military trucks. the search for them ending at thisshack. officials say it is where they found the two killed and two

survivors. a mother of five was found alive, according to her mother. >> i was thinking, there is a god. >> she says her daughter has no major injuries, telling us earlier that she had urged her not to travel to mexico for cosmetic surgery. also rescued, aaron james williams. his wife says that he was shot three times in the leg and hospitalized in texas. >> i didn't want to imagine what he was going through, what any of them were going through. >> the brutal kidnapping caught on camera. the for travel from south carolina on friday. when they crossed over into mexico, gunmen chased them, opening fire on them. the other members of the group were killed during the attack. mexican officials case of mistaken identity. a source close to the

investigation tells abc news, investigators believed the gunmen targeted the vehicle because they wrongly believed group of americans by arrival human traffickers. >> we will work closely with the mexican government to ensure justice is done in the case. >> the city where this happened is right across the border from brownsville, texas, and area plagued by drug cartel violence. the state department issued its highest level do not travel warning for the region. reggie: assembly member phil ting will give more information about his proposal to regulate law enforcement use of facial recognition technology. it would require law enforcement agencies to use systems that have been evaluated by the government and have an accuracy of at least 98%. it would also require a written policy about who can view the data. the previous legislation created a three-year moratorium on

facial recognition tech. jobina: mayor london breed is urging the city to increase the police budget by $27 million. she says the extra money is needed to pay for overtime and avoid a hiring freeze. the police budget was already increased by nearly $57 million this year. the additional funds would also pay for private security patrols in areas such as the tenderloin. >> people have been stabbed, shot, attacked, and they still show up every single day as an alternative to policing. jobina: san francisco police log 380,000 hours of overtime this year. supervisors who oppose the increase say they want greater accountability on how the police department is spending the money. reggie: if you are planning a trip to yosemite this week or next week, no, you are not. the national park service says

it will not reopen until monday, march 13 at the earliest. they expect a big impact from the atmospheric river moving in thursday and friday. crews are still plowing mounds of snow that fell in recent storms. they are also setting up sandbags to get ready for the next storm. officials say there is snow as high as six feet in some of the parking lots. drew: the one area we are worried about is rooftops, homes in the region. once the rain starts falling on the snow, it acts like a sponge and gets very heavy on the rooftops. they can collapse. we are telling people, clean your roof off if you can. once the rain arrives, it will become heavy. locally, live doppler 7 is bringing us rain. we can confirm that in the walnut creek camera. wet out there this morning. scattered showers, downpours with the bright yellows and oranges. high elevation snow, as well.

this storm is not lingering all that long. on the storm impact scale, we are keeping this in the forecast until 10:00 for scattered showers, dusting of snow on the highest peaks. temperatures are elevated thanks to the increased cloud cover. mainly in the mid to upper 40's this morning. the rain is with us through 10:00. after that, we see a quick clearing of the cloud cover. after that, tons of sunshine, dry, ideal to prepare for the next rain event thursday and friday. tonight is partly to mostly cloudy, temperatures falling in the 30's and 40's. on the abc seven exclusive storm impact scale, thursday and friday, a level three storm with the rain, wind, potential for flooding. an advisory in effect for the entire region tomorrow. wind could gust up to 50 miles per hour and that could bring some damage.

thursday afternoon and evening, the atmospheric river gets going, intensifying into early friday. the potential is there for roadway flooding, flooding in the smaller streams and creeks. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast, level one through 10:00, and then sunshine after that. then we turn our attention to thursday, friday, level three with the atmospheric river. over the weekend, don't forget, we move o forward. reggie: we will look at the gift bags and products and services, the swag worth s

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then we have sunshine. a good time to prepare for tomorrow. reggie: you have now entered a short window of time if you want to get to the sierra for the weekend. drew says usually before noon tomorrow. sue: we have chain requirements through all sierra highways at this hour. an incident on the san mateo bridge with debris. 11 cars blocking the right lane near the high-rise. emergency crews on the scene. you may want to take the dumbarton. jobina: the santa rosa unified school board will hold its first regular meeting since the stabbing that happened at montgomery high school, a deadly situation. last night, hundreds gathered to discuss classroom safety. reggie: number six, and growing shortage of the common asthma medication. one of the manufacturers went bankrupt and closed its facilities, meaning there is just one manufacturer in the

u.s. making the drug. jobina: a bipartisan bill allowing president biden to ban foreign-based apps like tiktok has been introduced in the senate. there have been concerned that companies with ties to china could be pressured into handing over americans personal information to the chinese government. we are just days away from the oscars here on abc 7. although sometimes it may seem like the ceremony is an expensive excuse to celebrate celebrities, there are many inspiring stories of how they got there. >> actor collecting hardware this season. >> carpet has been a long one. as a child, he and his brother lived in 13 different foster homes over the span of seven years. >> as a kid, you don't know what is happening.

it is only older when you get the perspective. >>'s mother passed away when he was only 12 years old. now, after winning a >> for the kids that are dreaming to be something from the area that i came from, this is for you. >> now he is an oscar nominee, reacting to the news on instagram. just a note to little barry, told you that we would get there. and then there is hung chao, nominated for her work in "the whale." >> my life. >> her parents fled vietnam in 1979, her mother pregnant with her. her father shot during the escape but making it. >> i am just an actor in hollywood. what they did was really

amazing. my resilient people. i think we need a lot of that in this industry. >> spotlight in indiana jones and then the goonies a year later. then struggled to find work as an adult. >> for so many years, i was afraid i had nothing more to offer. no matter what i did, i would never surpass what i achieved as a kid. >> now with so many wins under his belt, it is his journey back to the big screen that proves this underdog story is one to watch on oscars sunday. >> to all those at home watching, who are struggling and waiting to be seen, please keep on going. because the spotlight will one day find you. reggie: that was good. i cannot wait for his oscars speech. jobina: i'm so touched.

reggie: nominees of the oscars will get a gift bag worth six figures. 126 thousand dollars worth of goodies will be in the oscars everyone wins gift bags. they include items like an italian getaway, home renovation, and plastic surgery. jobina: no. reggie: gift bags are worth 300 times more than the goldplated oscar awards statue, which costs $400 to make. bags will go to nominees and the best actor and director categories. not everyone is getting that. that is also rude. just give everyone the same bag. jobina: the costume design winners -- what kind of bag, is this a duffle that we have to drag out? reggie: vials of b

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make more of what's yours. >> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this abc 7 news. >> the process of inflation down to 2% has a long way to go. >> chair powell, you are gambling with people's lives. reggie: verbal fireworks on capitol hill. lawmakers taking aim at the

federal reserve as they plan to raise interest rates higher and more frequently than expected. jobina: a family frustrated over the decision to shut down a local charter school. now students have just a few weeks to find a new place to learn. reggie: snowy conditions turn life-threatening after a woman is trapped in her car for three nights. the concern for the upcoming round of rain and snow. let's check in with meteorologist drew tuma. drew: it is busy this morning with showers and downpours open through. looking a level with some of the heavy rain coming through. walnut at 680. we will take you to the peninsula, we have a downpours set up over the san mateo bridge. south san francisco, pacifica seeing a downpour. showers in fremont. up in elevation, mount hamilton, it is falling in the form of snow this morning.

but the storm will not last long. level 1 today on the storm impact scale until 10:00. you can see those showers on the exploratorium camera. we would keep the chance in for the morning, and then after 10:00, sunshine comes out, bright afternoon with temperatures in the 50's. we are tracking heavy rain and strong and gusty wind with the atmospheric river tomorrow. reggie: happening today, a protest is planned over the plans to close a school in sunnyvale. the district says the finances don't work anymore. but family say they need more time. lena howland joins us from denali middle school with more. lena: a group of parents are desperate to keep the schools open, along with a number of local officials, now calling on the school district to reconsider their plan to close

two of their beloved schools, including summit denali school behind me, and the high school down the road. in january, parents learned of the school is set to close in six months, after only being open for a decade, because of financial issues. parents say this is harming around 650 students and their families, and they are citing a pattern of mismanagement and lack of transparency in the district. they also told us in interviews earlier this year that they were not given the respect and grace of a one-your notice to find a new school. >> there is no other school like it. it supports every learner, every child, in every way they need. it is such a gem to lose in our community. if we could write a check, we would. >> public school officials sent us a statement that said in part, "a series of financial

issues taken together put denali in an unfortunate situation. denali is a wonderful school, and while we don't want to close, we don't see a viable path forward to remain open." later this morning at denali high school, will be hearing from parents and local officials in a press conference at 9:00. we will let you know what happens. jobina: developing news on the fight to bring down inflation. federal reserve chairman to powell says we should expect interest rates to increase more frequently in the coming months. he testified yesterday on capitol hill and said rate hikes are the best way to get inflation under control, even if there is fallout in other areas of the economy. >> if you could speak to the 2 million hard-working people that have decent jobs today who you are planning to get fired over the next year. what would you say to them? >> inflation is extremely high

and it's hurting the working people of this country badly. all of them. jobina: senator elizabeth warren says there are other ways to fight inflation like addressing supply chain issues and cracking down on price gouging. there is also concerned that continuing to raise interest rates could trigger a recession. reggie: twitter is the subject of a federal investigation looking into the company and how it has conducted business since elon musk took over. the company was asked to turn over internal communications. it is also looking int of the journalists that have received internal files. it is concerned that cuts would compromise consumer privacy. they bill in the senate would give president biden the power to ban apps like tiktok. while it does not specifically name tiktok, the bill would allow the government to take action against foreign-based

technologies if they are deemed to pose a risk against national security. you probably know that in tiktok's case, the parent company is based in china and there is concern the chinese government could gain access to information from americans. jobina: slack is beta testing on chatgpt and using it to write simple messages, summarize meeting, and research tools. salesforce announced the partnership with open ai. interested companies can fill out an application to be added to the list. amazon prime video wants to give you a taste of some of its features. amazon announced it will be streaming the nfl friday game next year. this is the first time that the game is scheduled for the day after thanksgiving. the company says it will be a unique opportunity to expose fans to its broadcast. reggie: recent snowstorms

created a dire situation for people living in mendocino county. some are trapped in their homes. liz kreutz spoke to someone who spent three nights in her car after getting stuck in the snow. >> this is what it looked like in mendocino county as rescue crews made their way up this monday road to help three people stranded in the snow. one woman spent three nights trapped in her car. it happened in the town of lakeville, here in the northern part of the county. a woman was attempting to drive to her elderly mother when she got stuck. she had no cell signal and could not call for help until a day later. >> she got stuck in snowy conditions, had been there since midnight on friday. >> because of the conditions, it was not until monday that responders could reach them woman. think fully, she had food and water in her car, but she was very cold and showed signs of dehydration.

her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend. when they got stuck, the couple decided to walk to and seek shelter in an empty home they saw a few miles away. they were also rescued on monday. authorities say the incident is one of many scary situations happening from the snowstorms. the region has been pummeled by unprecedented amounts of snow, leaving many trapped in their homes. >> they are not able to get out, to get food. i have heard from ranchers who have cows in the hills. they are fearful that the cows are starving. >> the mendocino county distric supervisor is asking governor newsom to include in the see no county in the declaration of emergency. >> the focus needs to be on our area. >> the concern is the rain on

the way. it could melt the snow and lead to flooding. >> it has been a difficult winter for all of us. jobina: criticism on capitol hill. why both republicans and democrats are going after fox news. reggie: we know who will be headlining the outside lands festival this year. here tuma. drew: did you check the prices? reggie: i don't have any more money left. drew: live look at the golden gate bridge. we are what this morning as we look at the day planner. sunshine later on today. this rain that we have lingers through 10:00 but it is creating a slower than normal commute. i know wednesday is a heavy commute day for a lot of us, because you are going back today, and you will find a

slower than normal commute time. level 1 storm impact scale the snow in the highest peaks. much of the rain in the south bay and peninsula, and then it is out of here. rainfall estimates this morning, generally less than a 10th of an inch of rain as the system moves through. today, showers and sunshine. temperatures in the low to mid 50's. take the umbrella with you this morning. you will need it for the next four hours, and then you can get rid of it. however, a stronger storm moves in tomorrow and friday. a flood watch goes into effect for the bay area or the threat of heavy rain and flooding, strong and gusty wind. we will talk about the atmospheric river coming up. let's get a check on traffic with sue. sue: we had debris on the san mateo bridge. it turns out it was a metal bar.

at least 11 cars with tires in the right lane. traffic is moving now, albeit slowly. you can see the rain is coming down pretty heavy on the san mateo bridge. give yourself some extra time. backed up at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see, we had an earlier spin out. raining heavily here, as well. that has been cleared up to the shoulder. but traffic is now stacked up toward the macarthur maze. bart says expect at least 10 minutes delays. add to that to your travel time because of weather-related delays systemwide.

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backlash after fox news showed never before seen you of the january 6 insurrection. summer public inns are criticizing the reporting, claiming one of the top anchors is deceiving his audience. >> i think it is -- >> bipartisan outrage at fox news host tucker carlsen after claiming surveillance video from the january 6 the riot prove the attack was mostly peaceful chaos. >> these were not insurrectionists, they were sightseers. >> lawmakers accuse carlsen of playing down the attack, including mitch mcconnell, who held up a letter from the capitol police yesterday criticizing carlsen for cherry picking calmer moments from the riot. >> it was a mistake, and my point of view, for fox news to depict to this in a way that is completely at variance with what our chief law enforcement official at the capitol says. >> house speaker kevin mccarthy,

who gave carlsen access to the videos, said he did it for transparency and has no regrets. >> each person can come up with their own conclusion. >> carlsen also aired new video of capitol police officer brian sicknick, who died from a stroke after being assaulted. according to carlsen, the video shows sick nick walking into the capitol. >> apparently in good health after he was supposedly killed. >> the family blasting fox saying, every day the pain from that day seems to ebb a little bit. reports like this widened and open again. this comes as thousands of pages of internal text messages and emails are being released as part of a defamation that defamation trial against the network. chairman rupert murdoch wrote "maybe sean and laura went too far." referring to sean hannity and laura ingraham, who echoed

trump's claims of election fraud. two months after the election, carlsen sent a message to his producer about how badly he wanted to stop covering trump, saying that he "hates trump passionately." >> carlsen pointed out that capitol police want to some protesters into the building the riot, but security experts say that may have been a strategy by police to calm the crowd. reggie: in today's gma first look, minnesota vikings receiver kj osborne is being hailed a receiver -- hero after he and three other men help to rescue a man from a burning car. >> saved by an nfl hero. >> right place at the right time. >> receiver kj osborne making the play of his life. >> touchdown, kj osborne. >> saving a life on the texas highway. >> ica car that has crashed, on

fire, in a pillar. >>'s board was in an uber they came upon the fiery wreck. the 25 are old to play three annabelle seasons ran out of the car with his driver, finding a man trapped inside the burning car. >> the car could have exploded. i wanted to help. >> this morning, kj osborne is telling his story. >> got israel. -- god is real. i'm happy that we were able to save this man's life. jobina: women's day. there will be celebrations throughout the bay area throughout the week. in richmond, the 16th annual sisters in solidarity event will be held this weekend. this year's theme is embrace equity. >> it is very important to sure that there are equitable

outcomes and that we are cognizant of the disproportionality in different areas, this month specifically, women. we want to do what we can to bring awareness to that. jobina: the event is saturday from 10:00 until 2:00 at richmond memorial auditorium. it is free but you need to register ahead of time. reggie: several bay area women who have excelled in their stem careers are being immortalized with barbies. these are the barbies honoring the sisters. the other scientists from china, mexico, and germany. these are one-of-a-kind dolls. mattel is only giving it to the women themselves and will not be for sale. jobina: we now know who will be playing at outside lands in august. kendrick lamar and the foo fighters will be headlining the

festival. other acts include odessa, lana del ray, in 1975, megan stallion. eager beaver tickets sold out within minutes. more tickets go on sale at 10:00. i would say the surprise performer that reggie revealed, shaquille o'neal. reggie: he is a dj. drew: i think i knew that. the one thing i don't like, it is a three-day pass or nothing. you cannot go just one day. jobina: i am hearing that one-day passes will come out later. drew: on the website, it was three days or nothing. reggie: right now. jobina: there is no way i could commit to three days. i cannot commit to one, with the

funds. pink is coming to town. lionel richie. reggie: i already have things allocated. drew: for a lot of people, this is an easy place to go to, park in the city. it will be foggy, we all know that. jobina: now they have a mid range. not the vip, but ga+. we get a toilet. drew: i will gladly pay extra. reggie: and water. drew: someone say that is a human right. [laughter] reggie: and you are treated with a little bit of dignity. drew: this morning. showers and downpours. this morning's commute is slower.

we have scattered downpours out there. thankfully they will not linger long, but it is coming at a time when we are getting on the roadways. the storm will linger until 10:00. after 10:00 a.m., showers will move through. i was beat through these quickly because i want to talk about the atmospheric river. low 50's for highs, dry ton and that we have to track that atmospheric river. on d exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale, it is a level three, thursday evening into friday morning. rain will be heavy at times, potential for roads and streams to flood. later today when we are dry, it's time to prepare. level 1 this morning until 10:00. the afternoon is totally dry. thursday and friday, level three, light showers continuing over the weekend. reggie: setting her sights on the state assembly. the san francisco supervisor

filing paperwork to run next year. jobina: people living near a refinery. reggie: a closer look at data over the past few years to see if we are truly breaking

jobina: in the east bay, and gardening safety morning goes out to those living near the martinez refinery. residents are advised to not eat any produce grown in the soil. officials say the soil could have been exposed to heavy metals from the refinery flareup last thanksgiving. the metals produce ---like substance consisting of aluminum, lead, copper, and zinc. an advisory will remain in effect until testing is completed. reggie: storms in their area would make you think that the

season has been one of the busiest ever. but what do the numbers show? we spoke with experts to provide some perspective about how this year compares with the rest. >> when talking about the almost constant storms across the bay area in 2023, stop me if you have heard someone say something like this before. >> this is the worst i've seen it. >> we were expecting a flood, but not like this. >> in some cases, this is true, and we have seen our share of records all. with one month remaining in the rainy season, the sierra snowpack is near the all-time record set in san francisco saw the coldest record though on february 24 since the gold rush. and 2023 has brought the highest super tatian in winter months in the last decade. but the san jose department of meteorology says it is not quite a never ever kind of year. >> after three or four dry years

in a row, suddenly it is raining like crazy, and people have no idea if that is normal or usual. just looking at the records, it is kind of usual. >> what is unusual is the devastating impacts from the storms. abc7news storm impact scale uses an exclusive storm impact scale, showing with the region will see from the storms. our scales have never recorded higher impact numbers than this year, and that may make the community see these storms as worse than what the records indicate. >> when we have a series of heavy rains, it causes more flooding, downed trees, and all those impacts that typically wouldn't happen in a normal winter season. >> extreme impacts during extreme weather, characteristics of climate change. the national weather service says that might be to blame what for what is happening now but we are not sure. >> if we see more frequent

occurrence of years like this one, more frequent occurrence of more extreme years, that would point to climate change. >> for now, this extreme year shows signs it is not quite over yet. jobina: new at 6:00, lacking in customer service. why some consumers are looking for revenge on companies. reggie: the bay area landmark that ranks as one of the best to visit in the country. jobina: skipping the state of the state speech. what governor is planning to do instead of giving the annual address. and then you come home and you're honduran. marianne: totally relate to that. it's like a double personality kind of thing. ♪ ♪

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. jobina: sunnyvale, parents upset over the recent announcement to reggie: shut a middle and high school. reggie:reggie: nonstop storms bringing plenty of snow and forcing the closure of yosemite. and it could reopen. -- when it could reopen. jobina: what you need to know is more rain moves in. reggie: good morning. jobina: let us get into it. drew: some downpours. the system or linger the next four hours, by 10:00 it is out of here.