problems in the oakland hills. > but we will begin with cornell barnard and the imminent demise of the sausalito fixture. it is houseboat poised to go under. >> if you guys have ever been to sausalito chances are you have seen the taj mahal. arguably the most famous houseboat around. as you can see it is listing to the right after taking on a lot of water during this week storm. residents on board got out safely. the houseboats future is not look good. >> flooded up to the main floor. the tide goes in and out. >> one of the most famous houseboats in sausalito is sinking after being tossed and turned by tuesday's epic storm. >> he probably heard byman cyclone -- hard bomb cyclone and kept coming. it rolled her a lot and broke windows. >> the caretaker says the

houseboat is quickly taking on water. salvage crews have tried to raise her but with no luck. the back deck full of furniture is slowly vanishing. >> i had 14 pumps going. everybody gave it a good go. it is not working. >> drone view seven was over the taj mahal. one of the larger houseboats by far in the yacht harbor. it has been a landmark since the 1970's. >> it has been a pleasure to take care of it. >> from what under about four to five feet of water. >> southern marin fire battalion chief adam ballmer says the famous houseboat was hard to miss. >> an incredible loss for the city, the taurus, anybody on a vessel. it is one of those things that catches your eye and is one of the many hidden gems of sausalito. >> the official instagram page shows the houseboat in happier

times. >> we came down to have a look. from the top you can see the taj mahal look-alike which is kind of fascinating. on a dock it is not that common a structure. it is on a bit of a tilt. >> caretakers say the tilts will only get worse. the iconic floating home cannot be saved. >> it is going to have to be demoed. >> that is said. >> it is the end of an era. it lasted 50 plus years. it gave a lot of people a reason to walk down the dock and take pictures. >> we have seen a lot of tourists taking pictures of the taj mahal today. the caretaker says the houseboat weighs several hundred tons. one reason why salvage efforts have been so difficult. i have to tell you a lot of boat owners say they cannot imagine this marina without this famous taj mahal. >> it is hard to imagine it

without it. this is a live look at pg&e's outage map for the bay area. at one point 200 30,000 customers had lost power during thursday's storm could many people in oakland still did not have the power tonight and they're frustrated. we found some frustrated residents and got an explanation from pg&e. >> good evening. you can see behind me this is skyline boulevard. close because of downed trees. many of the trees causing power outages we have seen over the past two days. some neighborhoods still without power. tuesday nights storm hit hard in the oakland hills. >> it was very scary. the wind was insane. trees were swaying everywhere. a ton of water. >> two days later the cleanup continues.

this tree fell knocking out power to the neighborhood. some are still without power despite alerts from pg&e saying power has been restored. >> last night around we got phone calls that said your power has been restored and it was not restored. >> on thursday afternoon another alert. this one saying power is back. cornell says they do not have power. >> the frustrating thing for us is if i can call the office and find out what houses are on and off why can't pg&e do that before they leave the site? they should have called the office and said can you confirm everything is on? that did not happen. >> others are frustrated with a lack of information as well. >> they thought they were done. the supervisor sent them to another location snow now we are waiting for another crew to help you guys. i'm like why would they leave if the job was not done yet? it is crazy.

>> that is terrence a cleaning his conversation with pg&e. he says his oakland neighborhood has lost power in each of this year's biggest arms. it has been especially tough because he looks after his mom and she uses a breathing machine and needs to refrigerate her medication. >> it is always i don't know. that is the most difficult part is communication. >> pg&e says the area has been hit with unprecedented storms making cleanup difficult. another reason a few residents may still be in the dark is because of where their house is on the circuit. >> it cannot just be the way they are circuit -- they are situated on the circuit. they may get power from different places. it really can vary. it is a case-by-case basis. >> we just got an update from terrence p he told us power was restored to his neighborhood. pg&e says they are aware the

issues related to the misinformation on their alerts. they say they are quote working on improvements. >> thank you. the massive effort is underway to clear up the more than 900 downed trees in san francisco. public works officials say they have never seen anything like this. they are not saying how long the work to repair the damage will take but it is going to take a wild. residents are being urged to be cautious while out on walks and driving. on 580 near livermore. crews were able to get a third lane reopened. caltrans says the remain closed. all the recent rain caused a 200 foot section of retaining wall to give way. the erosion has caused a crack on the freeway. which led to the closure. we are getting a look at the flood damage residents and businesses are returning to in the monterey county town of

bihar a. the evacuation order is lifted. the county supervisor tweeted photos of the wreckage including mud is everywhere. you can smell the odor in each home. all of those returning are being told to go to pajaro park middle school to get hygiene kids and resources that might help. for the moment we are dry. that is giving folks a chance to clean up. dusty winds are still an issue. >> sandhya patel is here with details and what we are expecting about the status of our drought. >> let's take a look at life picture from our kgo roof camera. it has been gusty. may have noticed onshore winds gusting to 31 and it. 25, fairfield sustained winds. this is ahead of a cold front coming in. most of you are dry around lake

county they are seeing a few spotty showers around the lower lake area. an isolated pop-up shower or two not out of the question as the cold front is coming in. into the wind direction out of the northwest seeing the rain and snow mix out of northern california. let's take a look at our drought situation. this has improved especially with storms coming in. last week you notice parts of san diego county in yellow. they are out of the dry category. we have definitely seen an improvement. 99% is drought free. a sliver in the northern part of our viewing area. above average rainfall. next week for the west coast. 70 to 90% chance. get ready for more rain. we have a weekend to talk about. i will be tall -- back with that. >> valley water is poised to end its emergency declaration as the south bay moves out of drought.

dustin dorsey explains what this means for residents. >> any long time bay area resident knows that rain like this does not come often and our region has grown accustomed to drought conditions but this year in santa clara county valley water senior resources specialist says storms have made a difference. >> for the first time in more than three years our county is no longer in dry or drought conditions. we have had record rainfall and snow pack this year. in a few months we moved from being in an extreme drought to being out of drought. >> valley water board of directors will vote on a plan to end the drought emergency in santa clara county. the challenging conditions of storms, atmospheric conditions in many days have boosted local reservoir levels and added to groundwater storage. more than 50% of the water is imported. next month officials expect to learn how much storms have benefited. >> we rely heavily on imported

water. this year the state's snowpack is very good. that is the source of our impact -- are imported water. we know droughts are going to be coming in the future. >> highlighting the importance of continued conservation. while the vote to remove the emergency declaration would end the call for mandatory 15% water use production she says water conservation has to become a way of life. droughts >> are going to become more frequent and severe because of climate change. we know that the next drought is always looming. so it is important to keep water conservation even when we are not in drought. >> c county's da refuses to answer i team questions after a stunning courtroom rebuked by a judge. a controversial plea deal thrown out. >> jackie spears new mission.

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>> a courtroom stunner in the east bay. a judge throws out a controversial plea deal but pamela price. >> in court and he joins us with the story. >> i have been working on a deep dive into pamela price new policies and their impact. for the upcoming report she refused to sit down for the interview with me. today she would not answer any questions after the judge killed this plea deal. any comment? >> alameda county district attorney pamela price did not want to talk about judge mark mckennon throwing out the plea

deal she offered to a 31-year-old accused of gunning down three people on murder for hire and turned deadly. instead of the 75 years to life he faced price offered 15 years if he pled guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter. >> i've been practicing law under this county for 40 years. never seen anything like this. >> defense attorney bill cole came to watch. he said is very unusual for a judge to reject a plea deal approved by the prosecution and defense. >> when you're accused of killing a prospective witness in case this is a direct attack not just on the people of the state of california but judges regard this as an attack on the judicial system itself. victims advocate being consoled by a prosecutor. she broke down in court reading the letter from one of the alleged victims. she wrote i strongly reject the deal. if he kills again the blood will

be on your hands. he is going to kill again. he offered a brief apology in court for what he called all the destruction i caused out there. in his ruling to reject the plea bargain the judge noted the das office did not explain why they wanted the deal. the judge questioned why the original prosecutor on the case stacy pettigrew was not present. the prosecutor today said he did not know why she was not there. >> it was not his job to tell her not to show up. that is what he said. there is a reason why she was not there. he could not even tell the judge why. >> i have obtained this email from that assistant da in court to stacy pettigrew yesterday saying i just talked to them -- to pam and she does not want you at the sentencing. sorry stacy pettigrew turned in here letter of resignation before the sentencing.

one prosecutor tells me wilson not telling the judge is a serious matter. district attorney pamel would discuss none of this. seriously, any comment about this? she later released a statement saying she is disappointed about the plea deal being rejected. not the case will head to trial and justice will continue to be delayed as it makes its way through the court system. next hearing is on april 5 to set a date for the trial. i'm getting a lot of tips coming out of the das office and you can reach me through our tip line 188840i team, our website or social media. my dm's are open. >> thank you, dan. >> here at abc 7 we are committed to building a better bay area. part of that work includes pinning you stories that affect your community. jackie spear has launched own foundation to help women and children out of poverty.

lena howland has a look at the need behind this effort. >> today i am announcing the launching of the jackie speier foundation for women and children in san mateo county. [applause] >> funded by $1 million from her own campaign, former congresswoman jackie spears says it is her time to mix up a bit of good trouble as the late representative john lewis would say in what she is calling the most important campaign of her life. >> when you realize that we are the wealthiest county in the state, we cannot let that be. >> san mateo county is the fourth richest county in the country yet the county is also home to as many as 27,000 children living in poverty according to kids data.org. two out of every five children go to bed hungry at night. >> when leaving an abusive house

is one of the biggest fears you have is if i can't make it on my own? >> christina sandoval left an abusive relationship with her three kids nine months ago on top of working two jobs to keep food on the table who is now staying at a family friendly shelter. >> i remember calling and being like we are about to lose our house in less than a week and i don't have anywhere to go. there like you make too much money so you don't qualify for the motel through the county. >> she says the goal is to put money directly into the hands of moms like sandoval and get them and their kids out of poverty. >> so they can fix the car. so they are not evicted from their homes. so they don't end up homeless. >> sandoval says she is on track to be connected to permanent housing in the next few months after meeting with spears. >> it gives you hope like maybe i cannot -- maybe i can make it.

>> terrific what jackie is doing. proud to support that >> >>. it is going to go a long way. you know what is going to go a long way? a little more sunshine. how many more days can we get? >> you know what, i'm going to give you a stretch of dry days. there is a little hick up for tonight. don't worry. there is no major storm. on live doppler 7 there is a cold front coming into the north bay. as it is approaching we are seeing a couple of isolated showers around cobb mountain. mixing in with snow showers, clear lake area you will notice street-level radar seeing a few wet spots. nothing to change up your thursday night plans but keep in mind this is the front that is producing thunderstorms to the north. snow over the mountains. and at the sierra and in northern california. here is the cold front. as it is approaching the winds

have been picking up. you probably felt it outside. right now big rock ridge 36 miles per hour along with hood mountain. above 500 feet it is gusting. at the lower elevations we are noticing gusty winds as well. 7:00 tonight, 20 to 30 mile-per-hour winds. tomorrow morning along the coast line it will remain breezy. winds picking back up out of the same direction out of the northwest. 40 miles per hour in half moon bay. all the trees are not going to be impacted by terribly strong winds, they are so stressed from all the recent storms that it is not going to take a lot knocked down trees. could still see a few of them. live view from our golden gate bridge camera you can see the flag blowing around and in the wood -- in the wind. the view from our exploratorium camera looking at the financial district in san francisco. low to mid 50's from santa rosa to napa. livermore, 53 degrees.

santa cruz camera has been choppy waters as we look toward the lighthouse. small craft advisories for the coast and inside the bay. forecast headlines, breezy to gusty tonight. chilly overnight with areas of morning frost. dry milder weekend with the storm arriving early next week. the forecast showing you a few clouds tonight. maybe a sprinkle or two. go into tomorrow afternoon. once again an isolated pop-up shower cannot be ruled out. you're going to see plenty of sun mixing in with clouds for your friday. the temperatures are going to drop tonight. tomorrow morning as the front passes through we have the colder air mass. frost advisory going up for the valley. same area under an advisory for saturday and sunday. temperatures upper 20's to mid 30's. frost will form so sensitive plants will need to be protected especially in one country where you're seeing bud break. low temperatures 30's to

40's. wendy at the coast. breezy england. high temperatures primarily in the 50's. fast forward to the weekend. it is a dry weekend for a change. we have a storms coming in late date until monday. more mountain snow in the sierra. it is going to be a cold couple of mornings ahead. milder for the afternoons. a one monday night. two tuesday. moderate strength storm with wet windy weather. wednesday is a one before we get a chance to try out by thursday. we get to breathe a little bit. and cleanup and soak up the sun. >> i was focusing on the little bit part. >> for a couple of days. focus on the positive. >> we will focus on the positive. when we come back, and effort to

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>> the state senate is giving the ok on a plan to penalize oil companies for high gas prices in california. it calls for a cap own profits and holds companies accountable for price gouging. openers and pushed for regulations after prices spiked to last year reaching record highs. california's gasoline prices are higher than most states because of taxes, fees and environmental regulations. >> the state is stepping up efforts to reach its goal of having every student being able to read the third grade. school superintendent tony thurman discussed the changes which includes new funding to expand literacy programs and improvements on how teachers are taught. >> our commission on teacher

potential in commission on which i have the honor of serving has announced new standards for how teachers in teacher credentialing programs, how teachers in training should be learning. what they should be doing when it comes to teaching reading. >> thurman's department is also overseeing a $250 million grant program to help districts recruit more reading coaches and specialists. >> just ahead on the news at 6:00 a high-stakes standoff on capitol hill over tiktok. what the ceo told lawmakers about your safety on the site. >> michael finney explains why drivers renewing registration online are getting hit with fees and penalties though through no fault of their own.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> china does not treat american companies with any respect. therefore more restrictive than we are on them. this is common sense to me.

sell it to an american company and let's move on. >> southbay congressman ro khanna is calling for big changes at tiktok as the ceo is grilled on capitol hill over the data of millions of u.s. users. >> members of congress and president biden are looking into a nationwide than of the social media app. >> zach fuentes spoke with local experts who say silicon valley-based companies will be looking at this closely. >> it was a face-off between lawmakers and the tiktok ceo as the house energy and commerce committee questioned him over concerns tiktok is sharing data with the chinese communist government. >> they don't play fair and now they may have access to data of millions of our young people. has share data with beijing. there is a law that forced chinese companies to help the government with intelligence gathering. the views are shared by a majority of government and

republican -- democratic and republican lawmakers. >> it is a commitment we will keep this free. >> the concerns brought up went beyond data issues. there were questions about the potential spread of misinformation and the impact it has on young kids. >> the interface is designed to engage us in ways where it is almost like in the kartik -- a narcotic effect. the endless scrolling is something that we can easily fall into. >> the thursday hearing being watched closely around the world and locally. a tech expert says the outcome could affect other social media giants based in silicon valley. >> if the band took place this is one of their biggest competitors are the market for instagram, it is going to add more users are the same thing with snapchat. >> he says if the government doesn't force a bandit could be a multiple step process. >> they're going to ask apple and google to remove it from their app stores. so no more downloads.

after that you're going to end up with an old version on your phone. no update. nothing. this is where the app is going to die. >> the potential ban has many word including those who say it could limit free speech. content creators and influencers rallied at the capital. >> we can solve the issues without taking away something so precious to us all. >> let's move on billions of californians renew their registration through the dmv website. >> l charging penalties and late fees to some of them even when they pay on time. >> michael finney explains what is happening. >> to be quite honest i did not believe it. >> terry b two years ago when she paid for her car registration online should she got a receipt to the dmv military distraction and everything seemed fine. weeks later she got this letter from the dmv demanding payment

plus late fees and penalties. >> i thought it was a scam because i knew i had paid it. >> but it was real. the dmv notice said the electronic check she submitted was no good even though the dmv receipt said successful payment. now she had to pay $148 and a late fees and penalties. >> i paid it. i had to get a cashiers check and go in person to the dmv and i thought the issue was over. >> but it was not. the same thing happened when she renewed online again. she paid i.e. check, not her registration -- got her registration and stickers but weeks later the dmv sent this demand for payment plus penalties saying her each check bounced. >> same thing. got the successful payment, restrict my stickers and now i am being charged this astronomical late fee. it was unbelievable. >> terry says the have notified her right away if the check to not go through instead of waiting until she was hit with late fees to >> i can't imagine how much money they are

pulling in with the 60% penalties. >> this was very odd. and misleading and even fraudulent. >> the same thing happened to alex lee. he paid within each check, got a receipt for payment and the dmv sent his registration. then the shock. >> your payment actually did not go through and now you owe us a late payment fee. > the and could only pay by cashier's check or money order. so alex mailed the payment but instead of a renewal he got a final demand for payment threatening to seize his car. >> i was scratching my head like this is ridiculous. it is a bit over-the-top to threaten to take away my car. >> turns out both alex and terry had mistakenly entered their savings account numbers which will not generate a check. the dmv acknowledged its online pay system of accepting payments even if an account number was invalid and it mailed out registration cards anyway quote

as a courtesy to the customer. customers said late fees or anything but a courtesy. >> if this were some private company i would think they had done this on purpose. >> after our inquiries, changed the check system to flag incorrect account numbers. it also refunded late fees for terry and alex and several others who came to 7 on your side for help saying as soon as the dmv became aware of the increase in the number of customers inconvenienced by this issue the department took action to further improve the payment system process and address customer complaints. month the san francisco sheriff's office held its first ever conference today. women in law enforcement joint together to share their stories and their knowledge. the highlight of the experiences of underrepresented women in those roles. san francisco assistant sheriff

carter talked about the importance of this new effort >> . we are a melting pot of fabulousness and we want to make sure women see themselves no matter who they are, ethnicity, culture, see themselves in these different areas. >> the san fra office says it has joined the nationwide 30 by 30 initiative paired that seeks to have women make up dirty percent of the police force either year 2030. -- by the year 2030. the tributes for a possible -- a popular bay area personality now the search for him

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>> abc says in -- abc 7 has obtained surveillance video showing businesses being broken into in chinatown. you can see people trying to force their way into several stores as cars wait for them. the burglars eventually get inside. there are at least five of them

in the video. you can see them heading for a cash register and the others entering the store and looking around. when they exit things are scattered all over. we spoke to a woman who works at one of the businesses. >> this has to be stopped. they have to be some way to deal with it. even under the nighttime you have the police but there is nobody here. why don't the police come? just the car. there should be some people around. it is also the time we are not here. the nighttime is the most dangerous time. >> oakland police tell abc7news at least five stores got hit. >> sadness and deep grief tonight for a popular missing radio host who went missing a month ago. authorities found the body of jeffrey vandergrift in the water at pier 39. how the man is being remembered

. >> it is sad to know that somebody felt maybe the only way out of pain was out. since february 23 was found in the water by pier 39. >> i'm going to need your help getting through this. >> today on 94.4 it was one of the most difficult of days for his fellow radio hosts. >> looking at his picture on the site reminds you of better times . when he was healthy and happy. that is how i'm going to continue to remember him. >> had been struggling with a severe case of lyme disease. his wife natasha who is also a video host shared on the station social media channels he would not be coming back due to personal information discovered in early march. today we heard from i heart media about authorities finding him. >> we have been in morning mode

for several weeks. the closure i think that this provides is something we'll need. if there is any legacy i know he would want it would be more focus and attention goes into funding for treatment and research. around lyme disease because it was devastating for him. >> his death weighs heavy on the hearts of many listeners to >> he was obviously an icon in the bay area radio. he had been doing mornings at the bay area from within 30 years. he provided a lot of laughter. a lot of great times. he did a lot of incredible charity work. >> are member the show. it was pretty awesome. i remember the dog house way back in the day. listening to it as a kid and loving all the time. >> listeners and supporters can share their tribute on the social media and in front of the

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entrust you heart to entresto. >> it is so nice to have a day were we don't have to worry about our umbrellas. >> a little bit gusty still. more weather coming up in. >> it is going to remain breezy to gusty tonight and tomorrow. as we take a look at zephyr cove, there is a nice coating of snow on the ground. one to 13 inches of snow in the mountains. winter weather advisory going until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. additional five to 10 inches of snow.

you will notice a couple of jobs around the northern part of our viewing area. isolated showers tonight and tomorrow as the system, the cold front is crossing. that is what is going as the wind. the wind stays with us tomorrow. 50's for most of you. as we check out what is ahead, monday through wednesday the storm comes in. when full totals could be in the one to almost two and a half inch category. seven day forecast, chilly mornings. milder days through the weekend. a one for monday and wednesday. we need -- get a chance to dry out once again. >> another chance. there have been so many this year. deadline is fast approaching for a youth baseball team hoping to travel to cuba. the oakland all-stars will have the opportunity to play against teams from other countries and experience different cultures and the baseball beyond borders tournament it is coming up in a

couple of weeks. we profiled the middle schoolers on our afternoon program getting answers last month and their effort to raise money. you can see their well short of the goal of $50,000 to make the trip. if you can help you can find their gofundme account at a small beyond borders, oakland all-stars travel. you see their site here. if you able to help. they were on your show getting answers. >> the culture exposure, the friendships, let's make it happen. >> chris. a lot of sports going on. >> let's make it happen for the warriors.

>> now abc 7 sports with chris

alvarez. >> the where's host the 76ers tomorrow night. might be getting a key reinforcement on sunday. gary peyton the second might be making his debut if saturday's practice goes well. the warriors acquired gp to from portland. the mavs protesting last night's game after this play. anthony lam misses a three. the ball goes out of bounds off of the mavericks. the refs signal it is warriors ball. the mavericks took a timeout. the maps thought it was their ball because they did not see the signal first. they line up on the others that is an easy bucket. steve kerr got lost for a minute. >> is in this or basket because i had drawn up a play for an out of bounds underneath baseline out of bounds. when they were down at the other end i had to stop and think is this right? i don't know what happened. you'd have to ask their side.

i thought it was clear it was our ball. >> klay thompson understands what it takes to overcome adversity. he has had the two season-long injuries. clay along with the thompson family foundation gave the gift of a basketball retail -- best of all retail -- basketball wheelchair. it is a site you have seen many times. klay thompson warming up before a big game at chase center. on this day the warrior superstar is getting set to surprise one of his biggest fans. waiting in the interview room is noriega. plays for the jr. warriors and is attending the game along with members of the challenge foundation. >> we thought clay's team and our team thought it would be a perfect time for him. >> presented by clay himself. >> what is up. how are you all doing?

>> the moment gets even better with the surprise of the brand-new customized basketball wheelchair. >> presented to you. your own competitive wheelchair. [applause] you earned it, man. it is yours. >> oh my gosh. >> such an exciting moment. coming to a warriors game is such a cool thing. i get to meet clay as well. so much emotion. i don't even know what to say. >> after an autograph and some photos it is time to put his new chair to use. the next day at the facility in oakland he was already hooping in his brand-new chair. >> how has basketball changed your life? so drastically. i met so many great people.

just through basketball. i get to meet the warriors like clay. >> how about that for goosebumps? warriors, klay thompson, his foundation doing great work that young man's life. he is ready to go and play some basketball. >> thanks very much. >> that is going to do it for this edition of abc7news. ice for joining us. >> we appreciate your time. we will see you again at 11:00.

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