cabenuva, i'm good to go. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> if san quentin can do it, it can be done anywhere else. once a mine is stretched, it never goes back to its original form. this is about stretching people's mind about what we are capable of doing and reducing recidivism in this state. >> transforming san quentin from a state prison to a rehabilitation center. ama: governor newsom his plan to change san quentin including its new name and new mission. our reporter's life now outside the prison with details. >> this prison once notorious killers like a charles manson is getting a complete overhaul when it comes to prison reform.

the emphasis will be on rehabilitation. >> we want to be the preeminent restorative justice facility in the world. that is the goal. >> gavin newsom announcing california's most notorious prism is getting a new name. and a new mission. >> we have to be in the home coming business. it is not just about rehabilitation, it's about homecoming. >> once home to california's death row will now be called san quentin rehabilitation center. less dangerous prisoners will get education, training and rehabilitation under a new plan modeled after scandinavian concepts of prison life which focus on preparing people to return to society. >> we want to reduce costs, reduce incarceration by keeping our community safe and make sure that people when they come out, come out as fully engaged, committed members of our community and society and are contributing and not likely to reenter into the system. >> we have created a place where

second chances and true hope are a reality. >> it is all the beauty the site of the nation's most innovative inmate programs. >> i spent the first 15 years with no hope of going home. >> former inmate phil melendez says the prisms overhaul will keep some of the same programs which helped him and others. >> it is a starting off point for prisms where people can have access like i did to job training, college degrees, anger management, restorative justice classes, and victims awareness classes. >> the department of corrections estimates two thirds of those incarcerated returned to prison in three years. the state spending $100,000 each year to house one inmate. >> the truth is, in our most people released from prison are likely to end up back behind bars.

today i am proud to join our governor and my legislative colleagues to say that this will no longer be california's reality. >> this prison will be transferred to a lower security status going forward. the governor is asking the legislature for $20 million to make the changes he is requesting. the whole thing could take several years. ama: his oldest prison, construction began in 1852. prisoners worked on building it and slept on a nearby prism ship until it was completed in 1854. both male and female prisoners were incarcerated there until 1933. it is housed the states only gas chamber and death row since 1938, although the last execution was in 2006. newsom announced a moratorium on executions and 2019 and he began transferring inmates sentenced

to death to other prisms. the death chamber is being dismantled. it is a well-known prison housing a number of infamous prisoners including charles manson and others. to have rehabbed former inmates are moral haggard. ama: -- dan: a 12 euros student is recovering after being stabbed by another student. reporter: for the day, there was a brief lockdown after a 12-year-old boy was stabbed in the back in the school's library. all of this according to multiple sources and students i spoke with was over an altercation over a video game. we saw a number of parents pick up their children early but many finished out the remainder of lunch and afternoon classes. along with students, i talked with a parent who is fed up and plans to transfer her daughter to another school after claims of other safety concerns. >>

concerned for my friend and classmates. >> the kids are out of control, they are not getting the resources that they need, they are not getting the support they need. it is bad right now and nobody is paying attention to what actually needs to happen at the school. reporter: i spoke to a unified school strict supposed person who said all proper verticals were taken. she said there is no active threat to the school at this time i asked her what other measures were in place to keep kids safe. >> all over middle schools have many wellness of support available for students. we know that coming out of the pandemic, this has been a difficult time for students. schools are working on rebuilding their communities. reporter: the juvenile suspect hudson -- has been attained. -- has been detained. ama: the case involving elizabeth holmes. she is asking a judge to delay her prison sentence while her case is in appeal.

a disturbance before argument get underway. reporter: taking the same route she has made, elizabeth holmes made her way back to the federal courthouse in san jose. at the same location where her trial took place. she was convicted on four counts of defrauding investors. sentenced to 11 years in prison, she is now asking the judge to delay her sentence while she appeals the conviction paired a woman tried to serve her papers, she let him -- let them fall to the sidewalk. homes nor her attorney spoke to cameras outside of court. inside things got active before court began. everyone waited for judge to walk in, a man walked through the gallery and passed a pick -- partition.

as federal agents out, he tried to escape. agents held him back and took him out of the building. once court began, attorneys again arguing about whether she should pay restitution to investors and what amount. a decision the judge says he will likely make the first week in april. the hearing turned to that request to delay her sentence while she appeals. attorneys for her says the sender should be delayed because she is the mother of two small children. attorneys say she has plenty of family support in the u.s.. he spoke with a legal analyst about those points. >> she is saying i want time to bond with those kids. i don't want to make them be punished for something i have done. there is no harm in allowing this delay to occur. but the government is saying, we gave you that time. and time is up. reporter: prosecutors say she is a flight risk after booking a one-way ticket to mexico following her conviction. they spent much of the time

arguing about whether the ticket purchase went to her being a flight risk. her defense attorneys say she booked it ahead of her conviction, hoping she would be acquitted and outed -- added she may have driven back home. homes remains out on bail while the judge makes his decision. resigned today. reporter ryan curry spoke with her aunt bart directors about these allegations. >> and her last day in office, inspector general claims embarked has massive issues. she says she is stepping down because of them. >> you reach a point you say enough is enough. reporter: and reports, she claimed bart awarded work contracts to former employees, creating conflict of interest. her report also says it bart played a full salary and benefits to an employee who is

not working the reported schedule. >> i hope that laying the groundwork will sets the tone for the future and that bart will look at the office a bit differently than they have in the past. reporter: the director says the agency does not to find fault with her reports. he calls them beneficial, saying there is a lot that they can learn. in addressing the conflict of interest claim, he says the work contracts were done to her liking. >> the recommendations was we should pursue requiring this company to pay us back for the work that they have done. the work was completed. the work was more than satisfactory. and i couldn't vote for that recommendation. i feel it is bad karma. reporter: people state crime continues to be a issue on bart. richardson says 80% of crimes committed are done by writers jumping the gates. bart says two people got into a fight on a train headed for

embarcadero station. one of them pulled out a gun and pistol whip to the other. writers have consistently asked for safety be -- >> we have a prototype, i think things will move faster than sometimes people see at a. reporter: they say they need a new inspector general as soon as possible. having one will help bart and it's writers save money in the future. >> how do we make bart more efficient, how do we make it more cost-efficient, i can tell you there is a lot of ways to address that. ama: we the latest on the recent bank collapse, the impacts seen on today's stock market and news from the parent company of svb. for skin as alive as you are... don't settle for silver. harness the power of 7 moisturizers & 3 vitamins

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ama: concerns over the banking industry push socks lower today. the nasdaq fell 86 point, the s&p 500 dropped 43 points. first republic bank also lost one third of its value in one day, even after a group of the largest banks offered eight a $30 billion rescue plan. dan: a week after federal regulators took over svb, the parent convey has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ama: our reporter has more on the bank failures and what biden is asking congress. >> as the banking panic deepens, president biden is stepping in with an urgent call saying congress must act to impose tougher penalties for senior bank executives whose mismanagement continues to contribute to the institutions failing. some of americans largest lenders raced to save first republic bank. >> what are you doing with the

people that are investing with you? you make it sound like you have everything covered, but it feels like they are playing with our cash. >> a week ago svb failed, its parent company filing for bankruptcy. >> the bankruptcy helps the parent committee find new owners for his other business lines that are not under federal control, which includes like investment banks and wealth management firms. >> the fbi see and -- the doj and sec conducting independent investigations. the fbi's early focus is on svb's leadership and evidence of possible insider trading. on broadway, productions scrambling after the closure of signature bank, a new york based bank. >> now that the government has come to the rescue and said they will make these depositors whole, some of them are saying there is a delay in accessing the money, they say they will be able to get it. >> janet yellen reassured a

senate committee that the bank systems in the u.s. are sound and resilient. taxpayer money is not being spent to ensure deposits in the now failed svb and signature bank's. dan: from the most recent storm and some residents still cut off because of that storm. we will take you to

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dan: workers with the bulldozers are shoring up a hillside in santa rosa that is threatening to crush several homes. two properties have been red tagged as amount of mud has moved downhill and destroyed several fences. crews are hoping to remove as much as -- as much mud as possible. workers had placed plastic tarps over the hill to keep the soil from soaking up more rain. ama: to the east, people are struggling to deal with the aftermath of devastating

landslides. dan: our reporter shows you the damage and talked with residents who are stranded. >> i feel it i'm going to cry. >> she is fighting back tears after a landslide rammed into her house this week. she and her husband passed by the broken asphalt to check out to the damage. cellphone video shows that the ground and the trees broke through the retaining wall and pushed into the side of the home. >> the wall, from the window underneath the bells -- beds came out. >> the building has been yellow tagged and she has been in touch with insurance. >> this is of the home that we love and planned on spending the rest of our grandpa and grandma days. >> video shows her neighbor's home sustained more damage due to the landslide. >> it is about 2-3 feet deep, a number of trees in and amongst of the mud. >> i spoke with resident who

cannot get around to the mud which is covering the road. >> we are blocked in, there is no other access of the -- out of our area. >> he is doing what he can to help his neighbors. including this man who owns a business. he says haley picked him up. >> i trekked through the snow. blocked the c the mudslide. >> he plans on doing that to to work until the mudslide is cleaned up. >> we expect to live through harsh conditions but this is the worst i have ever seen it. >> yosemite national park will reopen tomorrow after storms caused damage and forced the park too close for three weeks. the park will be open from sunrise to sunset this weekend.

on monday, yosemite valley reopen 24 hours a day. smaller roads and campgrounds will remain clothes -- closed. dan: i would be not acknowledge the birthday girl. happy birthday. >> wearing my lucky shamrock earrings today. i got a text from both of you this morning. nowhere i would rather be then working. >> at least you have nice weather. as you look behind me, a beautiful day. it has really been mild all day today. i hope you had a chance to get outside. you have one more opportunity tomorrow. a lovely view from our santa

cruz camera right now. it's not a windy out there. if you are stepping out tonight, the sun goes down at 7:18. 50's and 60's, comfortable still, but cooling off at 8:00. then turning cloudier, needing extra layers. you will definitely need that extra layer. the high clouds are coming in, they are harmless this evening. there is a system that is brewing in the pacific, that will bring us rain the second half of the weekend. seeing a lot of cloud cover right now. anywhere from the mid-50's after the coast and low 70's inland. here is a live of use from out -- all of our tower cameras. you will notice the sun getting filtered by clouds.

here is a look at the forecast or to patchy morning fog, mild and mostly cloudy for the afternoon. rain on sunday morning, spotty showers in the afternoon. next week, spring starts on monday, we have wet and windy weather coming your way. tomorrow morning, most of you will start in the 40's. a mixture of patchy fog and high clouds tomorrow afternoon. for sunday, bright and early in the morning, the rain moves in at 4:00. he will notice a light to moderate rain. turning over to scattered and spotty light showers for the afternoon. entire day want to be wet on sunday. the morning is when that main rain event takes place.

rainfall estimat from 5-10 -- 5/10 of an inch to 6/10 in the wettest north bay locations. next week, monday we get rain moving in. gust year wins for tuesday. snow levels will be lowering. as we head towards tuesday and wednesday, our higher peaks above 3000 might get rain and snow mix. this pattern continues wednesday. possibly lingering a little longer. rainfall totals for the monday-wednesday. , the mountains will pick up more, winter storm watch 5:00 a.m. sunday. heavy snow is possible, initially for the weekend we are talking four-15 inches. monday-wednesday, we will see two feet above 3500 feet.

difficult to impossible travel. travel is good now, you sunshine on saturday, mild to whether. a one on sunday, monday, and a two on tuesday. happy birthday to ama and a happy st. patrick's day. dan: but some can stop you in your tracks.

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dan: st. patrick's day festivities are un-down in downtown san francisco. ama: the block party is starting this morning. beer, music and celtic rock. the party continues on to 2:00 a.m.. it is for ages 21 and up. dan: the 39th annual st. patrick's day celebration in dublin is the place to be. you can start your morning with a tall stack at the annual fire fighters pancake rectus. that is followed by the dublin lions clubs st. patrick's day parade starting at 9:30.

on top of all that, the st. patrick's day festival, it will be serving up delicious irish food, music and dancing on a and sunday. let's karina nova. >> we will dig into the governor's plan to transform san quentin state prison. we will hear from those opposing the move it to turn the maximum security prison to one focused on rehabilitation and education. a former san quentin in many -- inmate joins us live with his thoughts. the latest on elizabeth holmes after she asked a judge to delay the start of her 11 year prison sentence. join us for those stories and more active 5:30 at abc 7 bay streaming tv. ama: you can demo the abc 7 app or head to abc7news.com. dan: world news tonight is

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to tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. an arrest warrant issued for russian president vladimir putin for alleged war crimes. the international criminal court accusing vladimir putin of abducting children from ukraine and sending them to russia. the kremlin firing back, calling the warrant outrageous and unacceptable, saying it does not recognize the court and its decisions are legally void. ukraine applauding the move, saying the wheels of justice are turning. the warrant issued ahead of next week's meeting between putin and china's president xi. james longman in ukraine and martha raddatz reporting from washington. here at home, the fbi announcing they prevented a chilling st. patrick's day plot. a suspect arrested, accused of threatening to kill police