moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. ama: trapped by power lines. homeowners who have been stuck for days are voicing their frustration over no power and no communication. dan: thanks for joining us. those families have been left in the dark in more ways than one since tuesday's windstorm. ama: cleanup crews are now just getting started. reporter: crews in saratoga are just now cleaning up downed trees from tuesday's intense windstorm. >> not only did we not have power, we felt like we were trapped. reporter: this eucalyptus tree was blocking the only entrance into a cul-de-sac. residents have had to drive under a canopy of brush and power lines at their own risk. >> those cars that were little bit lower could just get underneath the wires. each day, the wires were coming down. reporter: the lower the line

scott, the more on ed residence felt with no emergency access. >> like a fire truck. it's a public safety issue. frankly, you feel sick. reporter: the crew is going to try to clear the avenue by tonight. the main question is, how long will it take for power to be restored? >> the other day, they told me today. today, they told me tomorrow. i don't know what happened. reporter: day four without power. >> i got one generator from home depot and kept it running every day. reporter: residents are frustrated it has taken this long to clear and repair such a busy road. >> know. again, it's west valley college. we are right off of 85. reporter: they are hopeful but skeptical powerful be -- power will be restored by saturday night. >> when you are given a date and a new date and a new date, with

absolutely no access. reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: power outages are a problem around the bay area still. here's a look at pg&e's current outage map. more than 7200 customers are still in the dark. it's been a long few days. the race to get the power back on comes as another storm is just around the corner. ama: sandhya patel joins us with more on what's in store for the weekend. sandhya: we are expecting that storm on sunday. tomorrow, you are fine if you need to do some cleaning up. take a look at live doppler 7. you will notice that the storm is developing over the pacific. it is still a very active pacific. still expect rain early sunday morning. 5:00 a.m., light to moderate rain. widespread. 9:00, it switches over to scattered showers. that's not the only storm. there's another storm that is

coming in early next week. it will last for a few days. that will become to on tuesday. i will have a closer look on the timeline, coming up. ama: thank you. dan: moving on. the future of prison life in california is being transformed. governor newsom says it starts with the infamous san quentin prison. ama: it was once home to the worst criminals to the state and will now be focused on rehabilitation, education, and training. >> san quentin was california's first prison. it will be california's model prison. for rehabilitation and restorative justice. ama: governor newsom laid out the plan today. cornell barnard has the details. >> we want to be the preeminent restorative justice facility in the world. that's the goal. reporter: gavin newsom announcing california's most notorious prison is getting a new name and a new mission. >> we have to be in the homecoming business. it's not just about

rehabilitation. reporter: this prison built in 1852 and once home to california's death row will now be called san quentin rehabilitation center where less dangerous prisoners will get education, training, and rehabilitation under a new plan modeled after scandinavian concepts which focus on preparing people to return to society. >> we want to reduce cost, reduce incarceration by keeping our communities safe, and make sure that when people come out, they come out as fully engaged, committed members of our community and society and are contributing and not likely to reenter into the system. >> we've created a place where second chances and true hope re: reality -- are a reality. ama: many are outraged after the plaintiff transform the prison into a rehabilitation center. founder of the class kids foundation says the plan will not work for violent offenders. >> i think it's a bunch of

garbage. i think it's dangerous to the good people of california. ama: his 12-year-old daughter was kidnapped and murdered by richard allen davis. davis was formerly released into society from a rehabilitation center. he killed his daughter a few months later. phil matier gave insight into what it would take for the plan to flop. >> let's say people are released, if they recommit in a horrendous nature as we've seen in people talking earlier, that's a big political blow for it. it only takes one or two for the whole program to have questions raised. ama: crime victim advocates say the governor wrote -- never reached out to him. his plan is best suited for low crime offenders. dan: here's a look at the history of san quentin. the old and prison -- oldest prison in california. construction began in 1852. prisoners worked on building it. they slept on a ship until it was complete.

both male and female prisoners were incarcerated there until 1933. it has housed the states only gas chamber and death row since 1938. the last execution there was in 20 -- 2006. governor newsom announced a moratorium on executions in 2019. in 2022, they began transferring inmates sentenced to death to other facilities. the death chamber is now being dismantled. it's an iconic prison in california, housing another -- number of infamous prisoners including scott peterson. two famously rehabbed former inmates are merle haggard and danny trejo. we used the abc 7 bay area news app to send out this alert and made it easy for you to watch the announcement live. you can download the abc 7 bay area news app and watch the news as it happens. ama: a student from a san francisco middle school is in custody after stabbing another student in the back on campus.

it happened at the library early friday afternoon. officials quickly secure the prisoner. sources and students have confirmed the incident started over a videogame. the victim was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the school district says support systems are available for students. dan: mountain view detectives are searching for more victims after an art teacher was arrested for inappropriately touching a minor. the 55-year-old was a thursday and is in custody at santa clara counties maine jail. the victim was taking art classes at the fine art studio on west camino real in mountain view. he's facing charges for lewd acts with a minor, sexual battery, and annoying or molesting a child. additional victims are encouraged to come forward and contact mountain view police immediately. ama: a commemoration for a woman whose murder has been making headlines for more than a year.

a bench and plaque at city hall were dedicated to alexis gabe. this was an important day in her story. anser hassan has more. ♪ reporter: today, would have turned 25. the family mark the occasion with song and celebration. the city of oakley dedicated a bench in her honor. >> we always feel her presence. having a place where she can have her own bench is awesome. i hope each and every one of you will come down and have a seat with alexis. reporter: alexis was killed last january by her ex-boyfriend marshall jones. jones was killed by law enforcement months later while trying to serve an arrest warrant. the family later learned that jones allegedly cut upper body and tried to dispose of the remains. >> i miss her every day.

reporter: alexis's mother says she would go to alexis's favorite park in antioch to try to find peace because the family still hasn't found all of her remains. she can now visit her daughter here. >> it's easy for my home to hear. to be with her. reporter: to be with your daughter? >> yeah. reporter: the community and law enforcement played a big role in this investigation and the certs for her body. >> this resonated with a couple of my guys, the key detectives in this case. they took at the heart. they poured everything they had into it. we've all walked away from this past year with a little bit of a different department. reporter: the inscription reads, for as long as you remember me, i am never entirely lost. her father says she chose those words because he doesn't want the city or the community to forget alexis and her story. >> we didn't want people to forget her.

just to be another one of those incidents or murders that happens. we didn't want people to forget. reporter: anser hassan, abc 7 news. dan: new developments in the silicon valley bank collapse. new evidence revealed a number of top executives sold stock worth millions less than two weeks before the collapse. the justice department and securities exchange commission are in the preliminary stages of the investigation. both will be looking to see if any top executives were also given suspicious bonuses before the announcement of the collapse. ama: champions for change on behalf of vulnerable loose -- youth. the bill to protect foster kids. the luck of the irish takes over a san francisco bakery. we take you inside their bloo

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dan: lawmakers and local advocates are getting behind a bill to bolster the vetting process before placing foster children into homes. ama: while there are already some protective laws on the books, some say it's not enough. >> of all the children in the universe that need to be most protective, this is one of the most vulnerable groups of children. reporter: a plea for more protection for lgbtq+ foster children. go jacobs is the ceo of family builders, a nonprofit helping place children in care. >> we've had children that have gone into poster homes with foster parents who have not been supportive, have been abusive verbally, emotionally, sometimes physically. there have been children that have been kicked out of the house. reporter: lgbtq+ children are

overrepresented in the foster care children and are at greater risk for suicide. while california does have laws to help ensure their placed in supportive homes, some say it falls short. >> we think it is unfortunately necessary to spell it out crystal clear that lgbtq youth are not to be placed in homes that are hostile to them. reporter: scott weiner is introducing sp 407 which includes clearly stating, anti-lgbtq+ views and conduct are a valid reason to deny a family from fostering. >> the idea that we would put an lgbtq kid in a home where the parents are hostile to lgbtq people, that's not going to work. that's going to cause problems and it will lead to worse outcomes for these kids. reporter: the bill comes amid a wage of legislation attacking lgbtq rights across the u.s.. 426 bills introduced this year alone.

many taking aim at transgender youth. >> it doesn't golden other people to think that they can be more outspoken, that they can express their hate, and that there's no consequences. reporter: encountering that hate can be acceptance at home. according to the trevor project, teens who feel supported in their gender identity are 93% less likely to attempt suicide than those who don't. >> our responsibility is to make sure that every child is nurtured, supported, cared for. so we need to make sure that we have foster parents, resource families that are able to do that and able to do that unconditionally. reporter: tara campbell, abc 7 news. ama: you can go to abc 7 .com. we have resources for the lgbtq+ community. dan: we want to show you video that had an a number of you calling and wondering what in the world. check out this fireball in the

sky. people were reported seeing it as far north as sacramento and far south as fresno. our producer spoke with jonathan mcdowell, an astronomer with the smithsonian who sells this was a piece of satellite antenna from the international space station. you could call it space junk. there's a lot of it up there. it's been orbiting the earth's atmosphere for several years. experts knew it would reenter sometime today but they didn't exactly know when or where. well, ended up soaring over sacramento around 9:30 tonight. mcdowell says there's no danger to anyone who sees it. it will break into small bits before hitting the ground. he expects those pieces probably landing near yosemite national park which is cool. things to those of the -- you who shared the video with us. let us know what you saw. ama: so it wasn't 80 -- dan: it was a clear night to see that antenna. ama: i wish i would have seen

it. sandhya: it would have been cool. no doubt about it. up here on the roof, it is quite comfortable. not so chilly tonigh find me, the wind at a standstill. you will notice that for st. patrick's day, salesforce tower is putting on a show. some green. let's take a look at how mild it was today. beautiful. 72 degrees in fairfield. 67 in redwood city. if will love tomorrow. it's a taste of spring for your saturday. 70 degrees in livermore. 72 in san jose. some of our warmest spots as we head toward tomorrow. don't get too used to that idea. winter isn't done. a pair of storms over the next seven days. the first one on sunday. the second one early next week. much cooler with rain on sunday. this is what you need to know.

widespread rain and gusty wind at times. we are looking at colder weather during that time. live doppler 7. the storm is still off the coast as it comes through here. we will get some wet weather to start off your sunday. tomorrow, you are fine. tomorrow, wispy clouds. patchy fog around. watch out. 40's and 50's on your temperatures right now. a live picture from city hall in san francisco. all decked out for st. patrick's day. here's a look at the forecast headlines. patchy fog and mild weather with mostly cloudy skies tomorrow. rain on sunday morning. spotty showers for the afternoon. it's not a complete washout on sunday. spring starts on monday and we have wet weather that's going to accompany spring. morning temperatures in the 30's and 40's. patches of fog along with a few wispy clouds. tomorrow afternoon, temperatures from the low 60's to low 70's.

at or above average for this time of year. the clouds will begin to increase ahead of the storm. sunday, we get ready for some wet weather. carry umbrellas if you are an early riser. 4:00, rain moving in. it is spreading across the region. scattered and light at 11:00 a.m. only spotty showers will remain for the afternoon. rainfall projections for sunday. about half an inch in the north bay. that's what we are looking at. if you are taking part in the oakland running festival, it's going to be wet. you don't have to worry about things. low to mid 50's in the early part of the race. there will be more rain at 7:00 then there will be later in the morning. here's a look at what you can expect next week. it will be widespread. california wise, rain in the bay area. snow in the sierra. the rain will become more intense across the region as we head toward tuesday. gusty wind will develop as well.

wednesday is still wet across the region with snow levels coming down in the mountains. rainfall projections for most areas in the half inch category through wednesday. f t mountan sierra, heavy snow possible. the watch goes up sunday morning and runs until wednesday morning. be prepared. the accuweather 7-day forecast. springlike tomorrow and back to winter sunday. we bring you wet weather as the season changes on monday. colder weather and wet level to on tuesday and wednesday. i guess we have to enjoy a little bit of variety for the weekend. ama: sounds like it. dan: why not? let's wish the birthday girl happy birthday.

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ama: theama: focus was on students today. a nonprofit teamed up with the sp vision eyes of hope for vision day. for volunteer optometrists and immobile glasses ran set up shop to provide free eye exams and glasses on the spot to elementary and middle schoolers.

the executive director says this is a big need for an often underserved community. >> one of the things that became very evident after the pandemic hit was the need for kids to see. not being able for whatever reason to go to the eye doctor. we had so many students who couldn't see. it's hard to learn. it's hard to hit a baseball. it's hard to see the chalkboard in class. i don't think they have chalkboards anymore. so we knew that this was an intervention that needed to happen. ama: i checked in with kurt and he tells me today's event was extremely successful with more than 100 kids being served. dan: that's wonderful. ama: they do great work. dan: would this be the night the warriors finally win a road game? ama: larry beil is here with sports. dan: -- larry: at least it was a close game and lante. a monumental upset in the ncaa tournament. purdue goes

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dan: -- larry: steve kerr ended up having to take a taxi to the warriors game in atlanta tonight. a roadblock held up the team. that's life on the road.

now lost 10 straight away from home. steph curry playing through a thumb injury. no dream on because of a one-game suspension. have no fear. jonathan coming a, 10.6 rebounds. i stray, trae young. 25 points, 12 this is. atlanta by five at the break. staff. the warriors cut the lead to two. warriors with a fastbreak. one point game. under a minute to go. noxon away from staff. atlanta wins. 10 road losses in a row for the warriors. they are in memphis tomorrow night. >> i think we are competing. we are playing pretty well. i thought we played pretty well tonight. you know, it's hard to win on the road in this league. just not getting it done. larry: for the second time in history, 16 seat upsetting a one seat in the ncaa tournament.

albany, new york. saint mary's trying to avoid being upset. your classic match up virginia commonwealth. great play here. augustus marshall with the prayer as the shot clock expires. gales hit three of 17 from deep but that was big. the gales beat it. saxon scores. he had 17. alex dukas with 17 points. saint mary's victorious. they will play uconn on sunday. upset of the tournament so far. fairleigh dickinson takes down the top seed in the east purdue. only the second time they've beat no one seed. sean moore for three of his 19. the only other time this happened was 2018 virginia. loss to the university of maryland baltimore county. fairleigh dickinson, fairly ecstatic. 63-58. ncaa women's tournament. haley jones is nowhere. going behind the back. 17.7 assists. hannah john pitt for threes.

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dan: one business is feeling the luck of the irish. dion lim takes you to suite passion bakery where cultures come together to celebrate the holidays. >> thank you so much. reporter: nestled in san francisco' is this bakery. to say she's busy the st. patrick's day might be an understatement. >> one soda bread. reporter: what makes it unique is the irish and chinese. >> it's a unique i've never seen a place like it. i growp havinchineseo in with irish king as well. reporter: this year with

pandemic restrictions lifted, jenny and john campbell prepared by working around-the-clock. >> yesterday at 5:00. worked 17 hours. reporter: they sell soda bread. this year, friday alone. most customers have the luck of the irish friday after the bakery sold out at 11:00 a.m. last year. >> i did get lucky. i've been here before when they didn't have any. reporter: no matter your reason for buying shepherd's pie, scones, and sausage rolls. >> i'm throwing a party tonight. my birthday was earlier this week. language film got the nomination. reporter: jenny and her baker need to make it through the weekend. >> i'm not going to be open monday and tuesday. i will sleep for two days straight. reporter: dion lim, abc 7 news. ama: happy st. patrick's day. thank you for watching. dan: i'm hungry now.

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