largest school district are on strike. teacher and staff in los angeles on the picket lines. >> i believe there strike could have been avoided. reggie: the demands being made as hundreds of thousands of students are kumasi: left without instruction. kumasi:law enforcement is preparing a storm is rolling over the bay area. we will talk about that. good morning everyone it tuesday, march 21. drew: we see the returns of on the radar. this threat will be more of a wind threat that a rain threat. we have been upgraded to a high

wind warning. live doppler 7 right now, this is just the beginning of the rainitth stond we anticipate the heaviest rain occurring as the morning rush gets underway. we have no issue with the wind but that will change later this morning and afternoon. you can see the cosine of san mateo and santa cruz has been upgraded to a high wind warning. winds gusting up to 70 mph. it's that orange area were watching very closely. we will likely see power outages we will also see the peninsula in the east with gusty winds. the north bay not included in that wind threat. the cosine is going to see the highest wind threat with trees coming down, power outages are possible. we will go hour by our to show you that wind and rain.

reggie: many watching this morning storm closely. they are worried it will cause more problems. two homes were affected by landslides last week. they are hoping to hold that heavy earth from sliding into homes. light rain to arrive at any moment. these dry conditions are a welcome sight for the early commuters on 101 in san jose. we know this morning storm will bring some heavy rain at times with the possibility of thunder. and gusty winds which will be the strongest over the hills. in the past few months we have learned what rain compared with

those powerful winds can do. power outages are not out of the question and these are conditions that have cleanup crews busy since beginning of the year. in this year alone there has plenty to do for the 32 maintenance workers there. >> in january we were going responding to anything coming through the emergency office. it has definitely been a challenge after the drought and then to get into this heavy rain. amanda: keeping up with demand. one of the busiest storm seasons to hit the bay area. we saw flooded rains storm drains and snap trees. in san jose, this falls under the responsibility of the department of transportation. we will hear from officials on xavier becerra pairing for today's storm but for now,

waiting on that light rain to hit here. you can access the same live doppler 7 that are weather team uses, you can see it on the app and you can download that wherever you stream. kumasi: workers in the second largest school district in the country are on strike. tens of thousands protesting what they say is unfair labor practices. the superintendent believes that it could have been avoided. >> 30,000 employees are on the picket lines across the district. the three-day strike started at 1:30 this morning. they are protesting unfair lab practices and asking for better wages.

union workers only make about 25,000 year they also want more full-time work and increased staffing. there was a brief glimmer of hope yesterday afternoon but the union said they leaked information so they had to walk away. >> i believe this strike could have been avoided. but it cannot be avoided w individuals speaking to one another. whether it is directly indirectly. today we have a golden opportunity to do that. but that just did not happen. >> lawmakers are reacting to the strike, adam schiff posting this on twitter. from bus drivers to teachers and custodians, we owe a great deal to those who keep our kids safe, secure, nourished and educated in school.

expected to be on the picket line this morning along with members of the teachers union. the superintendent says the district will provide student supervision for kids who cannot take off time from work. reggie: there is good news in the banking crisis. the stocks of started to stable use. i will show you the big exception now. the positive flows have slowed. thanks took steps to avoid of banking crisis. ubs took a 3 billion-dollar deal. the biden administration says they are carefully tracking these moves. the first

47% yesterday. shar been in a freefall since last week, they lost 70% of their market value. kumasi: the secret service is coordinating with nypd to prepare for the possibility that president trump could be indicted. the former president has been under investigation for hush money payments to stormy daniels before the 2016 investigation. they are looking into whether finance laws were broken. the district a law enforcement no indication of when or if an indictment could come. drew: watch this morning. the biggest threat will be another round of strong winds. here is live doppler 7 with the storm the bulk of the heaviest rain is going to fall to our

south. you could see the central coast and central california will be slammed by rain. the center of the storm is going to be close to the bay area and a strengthening as we speak. that will turn to a wind issue later in the day. later this morning by 9:00 a.m. the wind will pick up. along the coastline, half moon bay gusting over 60 mph. those are very strong, damaging winds along the coastline. you can see the center of the low is right off our coast sitting there as a day goes on. it is for that fact you can see her coastline has been upgraded to a high wind warning. as we head into the east bay, most of the south bay not seeing the strongest winds but feeling that breeze. anyone under an adv warning just be aware that these winds could take trees down and

cause isolated power outages. they upgraded the storm to a category 3. here is the future weather, 8:00 a.m. we expect to have your downpours. expect a rainy and windy day today. we will find temperatures chilly in the mid-50's. please keep an eye on your surroundings, especially around trees as the wind picks up. we will have the strongest winds later this afternoon. reggie: addressing homelessness and housing. lawmakers planned to take up this issue in a council meeting. kumasi: a concern for amanda bynes, the call she made from the streets of los angeles.

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they will hold a conference before the meeting to push for his plan calling for 2000 shelter beds over the next three year along with other housing. they will discuss the 25 million request for police overtime pay and the moratorium on rental of fictions. in marin county line, community members will show up at the meeting. they are protesting a new housing development for moran. it will be an apartment complex made up of low income housing. activists say the concerns are congestion. there is only one way in and one way out of marin city. it already has the biggest density of housing in the county. >> we have infrastructure problems along with one entrance, it's a disaster. reggie: a spokesperson for the county says the project is out

of their hands because as part of the state law streamlining housing construction. a petition is circulating to stop that development. kumasi: abc leslie brinkley as a preview. lindsay: there are homeless camps all over oakland. for the first time oakland will take $50 million from housing bonds and combine it with another 13 million to jumpstart affordable housing in the city. voters passed funding last year and we are putting that money to work. lindsay: the mayor made the announcement. >> this will give us the opportunity to put our money where our mouth is. lindsay: the state of california is requiring the county

create more affordable housing. this is the beginning of that pipeline. >> that stay funding requires shovels in the ground so construction will start at six months. lindsay: the measure funds include new construction as well as the acquisition and conversion of existing buildings. transit centric units will be built near bart merritt. >> dollars state and other resources. this will have a multiplying effect. lindsay: housing for the homeless is part of the plan. in oakland, brinkley, abc 7 news. reggie: a new

francisco is derated by a familiar voice. they said the city changed me and i said this city may be. the people i have met, the places i have been. it's given me opportunities i would never seen. reggie: that is giants broadcaster narrating a 92nd clip. the goal is to strengthen city's business retention and recruitment efforts. kumasi: the wait is over for beer friends. ans. people come over the world to celebrate the release. the brewery moves to date into march to make the induction easier. it will be cold waiting in line.

drew: it won't be like last where it was freezing at the st. patrick's parade. we will find rain coming in today. here is live doppler 7, the region is moving into the south. it's raining in the santa cruz mountains which will spread across the region. temperatures are in the mid to upper 40's as you step outside. we will watch very closely for the win today. that is her biggest threat to the afternoon. those winds are going to ramp up very quickly as the day goes on. you see those when particles spinning off our coastline in a counterclockwise fashion. that's an area of low pressure that will strengthen fast. half moon bay w gusting at 60 mph. even at the shoreline we expect 30/40 mph winds.

we have downpours moving through us a low pressure spins off her coastline. we will see scattered showers throughout the entire day in the rain will add up over the next 36 hours. some areas pick up to an inch of area. we could see minor flooding on our roads but the wind is the biggest threat. rain and wind and only going into the mid-50's. tonight, we will keep it to level 1 is the worst wind and rain is moving out with temperatures in the 40's. we will track the level three strong winds. the weak and slick dry before more wet weather moves in. we can't emphasize enough how much those winds will affect the forecast. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know this morning. reggie: a year after her baby was subducted the couple learns their fate.

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a wind advisory and warning. winds could gust up to 70 mph in the area shaded in orange. a strong storm today with high winds and scattered showers and downpours. >> we are following a car fire. please be aware if you're traveling southbound 280. kumasi: crews have been monitoring areas damaged in last week's torrents. that includes santa rosa. yesterday workers tried to hold back the earth from sliding into people's homes. reggie: security has been increased after trump announced he expects to be indicted in new york. there has been no confirmation from the da. kumasi: all los angeles schools are all are striking for bettery and health care options. reggie: the fbi is still

p atacd the city of ku driverless cars could soon be on the roads across the state. they submitted an application to expand beyond san francisco. a case that true national attention, a woman has been sinister prison after kidnapping a baby in san jose. they sinister to 13 years four months. about 14 minutes into the hearing she apologize for kidnapping baby brandon. ramirez was the mastermind and got her years. reggie: amanda bynes underpsychr

wandering los angeles without close. her parents are deeply concerned about her well-being and health but another conservative ship is not on the table. she was put in conservatorship 10 years ago. reggie: a colorado dentist has been arrested for poisoning his wife. >> in gma's first look, new details on the dentist accused of poisoning his wife. >> my heart is broken for those children. my heart goes out to them in the staff. overnight one of his former patients speaking to gma. >> when i heard the story it was not indicative of his personality. that was not the dr. craig i knew. i just want everything for the community to get behind the staff, to get behind this community and let justice play out. >> police calling angela's

calculated. he purchased cyanide poisoned her protein shakes. we will have more on this investigation coming up at 7:00 a.m.. reggie: thousands of visitors are in san francisco for the game and developers conference. j.r. stone gives us a look at how the conference is helping the city's recovery. jr: long developers conference. this line is what it has to look like for two straight days. >> it feels big when standing in the long line to get my bags. there's a lot of people here. >> today i stood in line for 90 minutes to get my badge. it seemed a little more crowded, people are coming back.

jr: crowds of figment of the imagination. last yearhis cference w particil associatis year, mord. city that is been slow to recover from the pandemic, many say we are not yet where we need to be. >> we are not at pre-pandemic for regular business but i feel like convention business is getting stronger and stronger as we go. >>'s office workers, tourists this conference activity. without all three we can have a recovery. jr: i spoke to several people who said they had never been to san francisco but they did not think twice about it. >> i think san francisco is such

a beautiful city and i'm from canada so this is my first time in the u.s. and i feel so safe jf e and welco heard about san francisco fromor style. >> i worked on the original halo games. if i have time to play games is usually halo. >> it's the camaraderie, is just not the same over the screen. kumasi: better safety o what is being implemented to reassure writers at stations. reggie: we could be seeing more driverless cars on the road. kumasi: a live look

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reie: trump be indicted today. he's telling his supporters to be prepared to protest. law enforcement in new york is standing by. kumasi: president putin and xi jinping are meeting about possible resolutions to the conflict in ukraine. u.s. officials are rejecting that. reggie: school is out for thousands of students in l.a. county as staff is protesting kumasi: another storm rolling over the bay, drivers can expect another wet commute this morning. let's start a look at our forecast withdrew. drew: we are seeing the first drops fall across the city with her next storm that will bring rain and some fierce winds.

we are seeing cruz mountains and it spreads across the region as the morning goes on. the wind is calm but it will be a big threat today as the storm strengthens off the coastline the wind will ramp up. there are high wind warnings in effect in wind advisory. in the orange shading, whizz can go up to 70 mph. it will bring down trees and cause power outages. you notice the north underneath an advisory. it is the level three strong storm today with a high wind threat bringing trees down and causing power outages. we will go hour-by-hour and show you that rain and wind in seven minutes. let's check in with jobina. jobina: so far so good for the most part in terms of the

weather impact on your commute. it is very busy out there so we know as the rain continues to move in, spin outs will be a risk this morning. same things go for our bridges as the wind picks up. we will keep up with those winter advisories. in the bay so fart have any issues but the car fire we are following in san francisco has cleared but we still have emergency work on livermore past north loop road. kumasi: if your morning commute takes you through livermore you need to be careful. you can see an edge of 580 has collapsed. it's at northland road. there is a large crack through one of the lanes. at least one lane was shut overnight. they are asking drivers to take alternate routes. reggie: neighbors in the north

bay are watching the storm closely. they don't want to cause even more homes damaged. city crews used heavy equipment to dump gravel on the hill to try to hold down the earth from sliding into homes. we take you to the south bay amanda: it just started raining, those raindrops picking up at this hour. we are standing off highway 101. drivers did have a dry commute and that is going to be changing. that is starting right now. while many may feel a sense of familiarity there is a level of unpredictability that comes with certain conditions. we will likely see heavy rain and a slight possibility of thunder, gusty winds are expected to head the strongest

over hills across the region. rain paired with powerful winds could cause damage. we could see trees go down and when that happens, power outages. clogged with maintenance crews who have said that they are busy since the beginning of the year with no days off. >> this time we have to catch up. we cover the whole county. everyone that came in here, disaster service workers. we respond to floods. some folks run away but we go towards it. amanda: because of back storms, these crews have been cleaning up storm damage every day of the new year. this year alone there has been plenty to do for the maintenance workers there. they have been working around the clock, putting in 16 hour days throughout the storms.

i walked out it was dry as ever and now the rain is coming down. the light rain is refreshing that that will change as the wind picks up. for now, we are monitoring conditions from san jose. reggie: you can access the same live doppler 7, it's available on demand on the bay area at. kumasi: workers of the nation's second-largest school district or on the ticket line. 30,000 school workers are protesting unfair labor practices. service employees national union is pushing for wage increases and more full-time work for members. they represent a mixture of bus drivers, cafeteria workers and teachers assistance. for some perspective the union officials say the average workers wage is about $25,000 a

year. the his concerns with the demands. >> is critically important that we value our work for us but we have to balance out the consequence taking into account the welfare of our kids. kumasi: union demands would drive the district towards bankruptcy. a strike hurts kids who already had a six day strike parents are already making plans for their children. >> i feel like they are being left behind in the battle between adults. kumasi: the union is not willing to negotiate. the union has not responded to two separate proposal. reggie: now to the claims of president trump that he's about to be indicted. there is still no evidence that an arrest will happen today but we are learning that the secret

service is coordinating security plans in case there is an arrest. gloria's is watching this. gloria: would be arrested today and urging people to protest. cities are now bracing for protest. they are setting up barricades and planning for his possible indictment. the manhasset district attorney has been investigating trump over a hush payments made to stormy daniels before the election. his former lawyer michael cohen already pleaded guilty to federal campaign violations. trump ally testified of before the grand jury that truncated and crying. jackie spears says the trump's 2024 presidential campaign could

benefit from a possible indictment. >> the maga represent about 30%. i don't think he could do anything to disturb the support he has. he will continue to have the support and that is what the republicans are looking at. ron desantis is walking a fine line he doesn't upset the maga republicans. gloria: spears is too weak to ultimately lead to a conviction and thinks it could actually hurt democrats. she believes the claim that trump interfered with in georgia is a stronger claim. trump has not been notified of an impending arrest. kumasi: still ahead, cracking

down on car thefts. the multistate actions taking place. reggie: how a loyal customer of an oakland ice cream shop took the day to assist the owner with an issue. drew: we are again. rain is moving in and the wind will ramp up pretty quickly. here is live doppler 7. rain is moving in from the south, a lot of rain moving in as a morning commute is getting underway. low pressure off our coast is strengthening this morning. the worst of the rain is going to be towards the south but we are close enough to the slow that winds are going to be a big threat as a day goes on. the winds will pick up by 10:00 a.m.. before those gusts along the

coastline, we see winds in excess of 60 mph. around the bay shoreline we will see winds at 40 mph. as a level 3 strong storm with the wind being a high threat bringing down trees and power outages. this will not be like last tuesday. last two we had winds stronger than 80 mph. with the story of the strongest winds are on the immediate coastline. we will have breezy conditions but not nearly as strong as last week. rain is also an issue with heavy downpours moving through. take the rain gear with you out the door. we will have the showers and winds ramping up later today. temperatures are only in the mid-50's. we will take a close look at the rain coming up in about nine minutes. jobina: we are getting

information on a crash at the dublin interchange. we will focus in on our sensors here. this is westbound right at 680. it is just lighting up in yellow. it's not too far away, there is roadwork on eastbound 580. some of the roadway at crumbling there. we'll take a look at 101, rain is starting to come down. we will wrap up here with look at the san mateo bridge. so far, we don't have any big issues except

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reggie: u.s. postal inspectors are asking for the public's help. the postmaster sent letters to oakland and emeryville morning them of break-ins and robberies of postal workers. officials say they have never seen it this bad. >> people pulling guns and it's very scary. >> they are looking for male, financial information, products, they are looking for access to our infrastructure. reggie: the u.s. postal inspection service is offering a 50,000 dollar reward leading to the arrest and conviction for letter carrier robberies in the oakland area. a safety change is coming to bart, they are now doubling the police presence apart stations. there have been a host of safety justursdhat we have covered

scott and a fight and one of them pulled out a gun and pistol whipped the other causing the gun to fire. >> to increase our presence we are removing seven of our traditional vehicle patrols per shift and reappoint those officers to trains which also includes our k-9 unit. reggie: there hoping to make the station safer and more efficient. they could be facing bankruptcy or station shutdowns. kumasi: california is calling on kia and hyundai to help with the car theft crisis. a coalition of 23 attorneys general wrote your company's decision to not install antitheft mobilizer's has undermined public safety across the country.

key is and hyundai manufactured between-20 ninth don't have those immobilizer's. theft skyrocketed several months ago when social media users posted videos on how to steal the vehicles. they announced a software upgrade but that will be available to june. reggie: those driverless taxis could be expanding. throughout california. right now it's only in san francisco where the company has its headquarters but there has been some issues. in december we covered about a cruise stalled out a red light. >> they rea one in this car so there's no one to honk out. reggie: they would only test

drive the vehicles with its own employees inside and only up to 55 mph. kumasi: an amazing story out of the east bay this morning. the owner of my goodness ice creams showed an instagram story about two customers who helped to fix an ice cream machine. >> go to o'reilly's and get the thing that i need. he said are you guys hungry? we got some burgers and got to work on the machine. kumasi: a few hours got the ice cream machine fixed with his two best customers. >> the willingness of them to jump in and save the day, save my week and allowed me to serve every other customer that we.

-- that kumasi: a couple of months ago but shared the story last week as a thank you. both men got a gift certificate to the ice cream shop. reggie: now. drew: i recently went to an establishment that is infamous in their ice cream machine is never working. reggie: do they have golden arches? were you loving it? drew: i was excited that it was working. rain is moving in, we have the storm approaching us and that rain is filling in from the south to north. we had some downpours all across the coastline.

those bright colors indicating the heavier rain that will move north this morning goes on. as a commute continues we will find that rain spreading over the region. temperatures right now, in 40's. the winds are picking up the city right now. about 14 mph but they will strengthen. early this afternoon we have advisories going into effect for good reason. the coastline is forcing the bulk of this wind. half moon bay mph. along the coastline is 40 mph. this will not be like last tuesday where the winds were strong as 90 mph. trees could come down and we expect some power outages. braden will be moving in, with on and off showers continuing as the day goes on.

we can see a lot of places exceeding an inch of rain. the closer to the coastline and higher chance you have. we have rain, wind moving in nit ose the wind buts. keep the showers. here is the seven-day forecast. with the storm today the wind is a bigger threat than the rain. scattered showers continue tomorrow and then we get are ras arrive early next week. reggie: the popular easter treat that may be harder to come by. kumasi: lower gas prices, governors deal to get a better deal at the pump. reggie:

kumasi: flatterer and pot welcome xi jinping to the kremlin yesterday to talk about chinese proposals to end the war in ukraine. >> this was called a journey of peace and this was just as the united states annnce 350 million in assistance to ukraine. this is the first visit jinping since the invasion of ukraine. the ministry called for peace talks to resume in it into sanctions and stress opposition to nuclear weapons. >> significantly improved under your leadership. >> i would not be surprised if

there are some trade agreements where china commits to buying more oil and gas from russia providing income to the russian government to continue the war in ukraine. >> western leaders suspicious of chinese support. so volodymyr zelenskyy and xi jinping have been reported. kumasi: to avoid a climate catastrophe. they are on track to meet the goals of the paris climate pack.

trajectory to warming 3.2 degrees celsius and that would be catastrophic. any action that we do needs to be at the speed and scale to be able to meet the urgency of this crisis. kumasi: the human report calls for governments to reduce greenhouse emissions and enacting policies to reduce their carbon footprint. as california continues to deal with rain and snow the biden administration is looking forward to wildfire season. >> clean rain gutters and flammable agents. training folks to cover their fence to keep out fire embers. kumasi: the money will also to carry out burns and concern

areas at higher risk of fires. reggie: gavin newsom is pushing a deal to limit the amount of profits oil companies could make in california. but how much relief will you see ? that's what tim johns found out for us. tim: governor announced that he has reached a deal with sacramento lawmakers. he will create watchdog group prevent refiners from over charging. >> the message the governor continues to send to the market about investing in the state in the state and the long-term prospect for maintaining refineries and those sorts of things are troubling at best. tim: producing oil and gas more difficult here, he points to the high gas prices and fees that lead to higher prices at the pump. >> california is isolated when

it comes to the energy market. products come in from other state, what we do produce here we ship in. tim governor's announcement. he believes the extra cost goes beyond regulation and californians are paying unfairly high gas prices. >> explained by the differential in taxes and environmental costs. since then, we have been paying an extra $.40 a gallon and a total that has amounted to about $48 billion. tim: don't expect soon. it could take months or years before anything happens. the higher gas prices could be here to stay. >> this extra amount that we have been playing is taking a

lot of money out of the pockets of drivers. kumasi: because of this national california strawberry day. 80of strawberries eaten inints north america are grown right here in california. reggie: i'm excited about this. kumasi: we need to take a trip to the farmers market. this new ice cream i want to try. it is so good. reggie: i am skeptical. drew: why are you skeptical? reggie: isn't it vega?

drew: some strawberry i'm so excited. welcome to the first day of spring. live doppler 7, are falling as we speak. do have some heavier rain moving in from the south. it's raining in the santa cruz mountains. we have rain falling along the peninsula and it will fall areawide as the morning goes on. wind is the bigger threat with the storm. the area shaded in orange alo the coastline have the highest rate for trees and power outages because those windows could gust up to 70 mph. this is a level 3 strong storm with the a high wind threat. the scattered showers could lead to minor flooding on the roadways but the winds ramp up as the day goes on. reggie:

newsroom, are in the newsroom because there is a lighting problem. we will be back in there. kumasi: we do what we have to do. ahead at 6:00, amazon cutting jobs including in the bay area. reggie: a big honor for musical icon gladys knight. kumasi: you can make the stars align. because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. help us make every wish come true. ♪ ♪

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