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inside the school. shooter is down as well. reggie: now at 5:00, another mass shooting inside an american school, this time in tennessee. we are learning new details from the scene this morning as impacted families and the community more the latest -- latest tragedy. >> it doesn't matter what race, what kind of business you have, they want it, we have to protect it. kumasi: open business owners say they have no choice but watch out for themselves. the coalition across different neighborhoods protecting against crime and vandalism to their shops. >> the soil not getting a chance to drive. we will likely see more trees falling, impacting infrastructure and disrupting sterba's. -- disrupting service. reggie: this morning, we can expect a wet commute, more downed trees, and possible power outages. good morning, it is tuesday,
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march 28. a day traditionally rains. drew: thankfully, this storm today is not as strong as previous storms. we will have some rain to contend with this morning. here is look doppler seven. there is light rain mainly falling in the north bay right now. much of the east bay, we mainly dry right now. the time of heaviest rain is later on this morning. on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale, this is a level to moderate -- level two moderate impact. we will even find a dusting snow on the highest peaks. ahead of the storm, we are finding temperatures in the upper 40's and lower 50's, nowhere near as chilly as we were this time yesterday. this is the east bay hills camera. the wind is in the hills, bouncing around a bit. first thing this morning, we will have the heaviest rain in
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the north bay. between 9:00 a.m. and 1 p.m., we will find the worst rain and wind. around lunchtime, you will hear gusty winds, see heavy rain falling. after 1 p.m., the worst of the storm is out of here. the showers turn more scattered in nature. we will show you the wind and rain coming up in about six minutes. kumasi: with more wind and rain, renewed concerns about trees toppling over. we go to a reporter amanda. reporter: unfortunately, it won't take much to get trees toppling today. have talked a lot about how saturated the soil is. experts warn that any amount of wind can really cause some trouble. they explain that the taller the tree, the wider the canopy, the bigger the danger. last week, five people died in the bay area from falling trees. experts describe the wind blew from a different direction than
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usual in that storm. high wind velocity and supersaturated soil, along with drought stressed trees have made for an unprecedented perfect storm for tree failure. >> many of the t the last couple of months, they were in the green species. they kt leaves on during wintertime. you can the budget the weight of the canopy and the wind is acting as a sale. some might just simply topple. amanda: beyond that, urban forestry experts explain trees planted by streets are unable to grow roots under the streets themselves and are often weekend if -- weaken more than 900 trees toppled across the city, thousands more across the bay area. this morning, not feeling a
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breeze just yet. we did see some drizzle, but that stopped just about five minutes ago. we are keeping our ion conditions. a lot of people looking up this morning. reporting live in the east bay, dublin, amanda deke, abc 7 news. reggie: a local state of emergency because of the storms. this video of a tree falling is just one of hundreds of fallen trees. j.r. stone tells us people in the financial district tells us they're worried more about falling trees, they are also looking at falling glass. j.r.: a boarded up window at san francisco's millennium tower, nearly one week after the glass fell out during last tuesday's storm. >> i hope no glass rakes downtown. >> all my god, it is cracking. more is falling. j.r.: many financial district workers we spoke with hope that less like this does not fall again. they also hope no additional
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glass falls in this problem area near mission and fremont street. >> it is definitely scary. we could see the glass falling. it was really crazy. j.r.: even with the crazy weather, only one person we spoke with on monday told us they are changing their plans completely because of the wind and rain expected on tuesday. >> no way am i going to come here. j.r.: laura oh is well -- war is well aware that glasses fallen during the last two weeks. her windows were being worked on monday. the sales force east building had the most broken windows last week, with at least 19. >> it freaks me out. i was worried that some of our windows were going to crash. j.r.: last tuesday, pieces of glass from one san francisco sky scraper felt on the block where i'm standing. pieces of that glass are still lying in the roadway. but even that is not enough to
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keep people from staying home during tuesday's expected storm. >> i don't have an option anymore. i wish i could work from home, but now it is all inside. >> unfortunately, i'm coming into the city tomorrow. >> i've been thinking about this for a week now. should i go in or not? i think i will be ok. j.r.: hopes that wind will stay calm and glass will stay put. kumasi: they are preparing for the possibility of a repeat when it comes to power outages, with the soil still saturated from our last storm. utility company removed more than 1000 trees and is positioning cruise in areas that could be hard to reach if damaged later today. right now, they are reminding everyone to stay prepared. >> there is the potential power lines could come down. stay away from them, call 911, because they could be energized. if you are using a generator, ensure that it is properly installed in a well ventilated area. also, charger phones ahead of time.
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if you need medications or there is an area you need to evacuate because it is unsafe, ensure that you have an emergency plan ready. kumasi: the last major storm hit the peninsula in the south bay the hardest. at one point in santa clara county, 140,000 customers were in the dark. you can keep track of the rain and wind with the doppler radar drew and the whole weather team uses. you can download it wherever you stream. reggie: we have more information on the six lives cut short at the latest shooting in america at a school in tennessee. three of the victims were just 9 years old. we are also looking at surveillance video from police. we have to warn you, it made be disturbing to watch this. for more than two minutes, the security video shows the shooter drive up to the parking lot yesterday morning. moments later, video shows the shooter shooting out the locked front doors before walking to
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the second floor and other areas of the christian school and opening fire. jobina is now the live desk, trekking more on what we're learning about the victims. jobina: this morning, that murderous rampage motive is still not known. investigators have identified the victims. three of them were childre 9 years old. the adults have also been identified. catherine was the head of the school. one was a substitute teacher and the other was a custodian. they identified the shooter as audrey hale, who was likely a former student at the elementary school. police say they found a note hale left behind, along with a map of how the shooting would go. they say every door to the school was locked, but hale got in through a side door after shooting it open. police and staff acted quickly, ushering students out of the building as quickly as possible. >> i was literally moved to
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tears to see this the kids, as they were being ushered out of the building. jobina: hale was shot and killed by two police officers inside the school. a former teammate said she reserved concerning messages from hale about 15 minutes prior to the attack. the messages said hale was plating death by suicide and to expect deceit on the news. the fbi is now investigating and president biden is calling the shooting sick. he is once again urging congress to take action on gun control. reggie: thank you. we know the weight of this violence can be difficult for all of us to process. that is why we put together a list of that it resources. you can visit our website for more action and help. kumasi: in the wake of the mass shooting, and attorney general is appealing a ruling that struck down a california gun law. it requires automatic --
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semiautomatic guns dev certain safety features. it was blocked because it violated the second amendment. bonta is now challenging that decision. the law was originally enacted more than two decades ago. drew: we are on storm watch. here is live doppler 7. this area of pressure is well away from us. we will drag a further our region this morning. the time of worst rain and wind between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. later today, that forever window -- four hour window. the 23. we have a wind advisory in effect for virtually everybody. later today, we will find the wind potentially gusting 45 mph 50 mph. not a strong as wind speeds last week or the week before. the winds got up to 90 mph.
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but still, within this range, it is enough to take down some trees later on today. here's future weather. by 8 a.m., the heaviest rain is in the north bay. it showers across the city, some scattered light rain along the east bay and into the peninsula. as we head toward 11:00 a.m., that is when the rain fills in. it will be heavy at times. the gusty winds pick up as well. by the afternoon, the heavy rain has moved out. later this evening, we will turn pretty quiet in terms of rain and wind. it is a little to moderate storm today. temperatures will only in the low 50's. we will take a closer look at the winds and the seven-day forecast, coming up in eight minutes. see how traffic is doing this morning. jobina: very quickly, on camera, i want to mention that the golden gate services has made the announcement the angel island service will be canceled today and tomorrow due to the weather. here's the san mateo bridge, where everything is moving smoothly at the limit.
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i did run into rain coming across the bay bridge this morning. it cleared up rather quickly. just a heads up to you as you travel this morning, make sure to take it slowly. the san rafael bridge, no issues to report. interestingly, not any wind from the chp. tracy to dublin, 40 one minutes. everything else on time. reggie: the city of oakland's computer system in the grips of hackers. up next, the growing outrage as more kumasi: accounts are linked every day. kumasi:creating health equity in the south bay. the first of its kind partnership providing access to sti testing for low income and underserved patients. reggie: a lid look outside. it won't wi
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reggie: taking a look now at live doppler 7 as a storm rolls through this morning. as you can see, it is all over the place. but the real storm, the real rain we are going to see this morning has not moved in for most of us. we're going to check in with drew and a couple of minutes. kumasi: oaklands police officer
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association is threatening to take action against the city over the ransomware attack. there accusing the mayor city officials of stonewalling attempts to get updates on the data leak. officers have had credit cards opened in their names. have had social security numbers hijacked. the poa has sent letters to the city administrator, as well as the mayor, to get an update on the scope of this attack. the number people infected, and what is being done to keep the attack from happening again. >> have you heard any response? >> no. sent multiple times, nothing. >> did you get a response to the email? >> no, nothing. i would like to say, channel seven, news has been our main conduit of information to city employees. kumasi: the mayor's office has not responded to a request for an interview. they receive the poa letter, but
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are working to balance their commitment to transparency with the need to protect the integrity of the investigation. reggie: oakland business owners impacted by burglars are coming together. burglars hit everett and jones twice last week. days later, miles away, burglars hit eight businesses in chinatown. security video shows suspects heading toward chinatown. as we reported, they suffered $36,000 worth of damage. >> we are all going through it. it doesn't matter what race, what kind of business you have. they wanted and we have to protect it. reggie: the council says they have already made changes to overnight security patrols. it is something they say has already made a difference. over the weekend, they caught a burglary in progress. kumasi: happening today, state lawmakers will unveil a proposal to set standards for homeless encampment sweeps.
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under the proposal, on house people would not be allowed to camp near schools, daycare centers, parks, or libraries. enforcement officers would be required to give 72 hours of notice before a sweep. they also have to give residents resources. activity is minimal for 2023 so far. 1.7 million square feet of vacant office space was added to the market in these past three months. despite the plunge in demand, rent costs are still relatively the same. brokerage experts say lower rent could evaluate a building, which is hard on mortgages or refinancing. existing tenants would end up asking for price discounts. reggie: gden gate fairy says it's angel island service is canceled today and tomorrow.
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the entire angel island state park is closed. this is how choppy it got last week on the bay. they still expect to run regular service today. the oakland zoo will also stay shut down today. zoo officials say they should be open again tomorrow. if you have reservations, you will be refunded automatically. i am curious how the bays going to look today. i know the winds are going to be nothing close to what we had. drew: yeah, nothing like that. remember how the center of the storm cameron on top of us? that's not going to happen. this cold front moving through is to bringing rain and wind later this morning. here is live doppler 7. for the most light, scattered rain. there's a couple of scattered dos around petalum but day.mt c of us later on this morning, the rain ramps up around 9 a.m.
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temperatures not as chilly as yesterday, temperatures while in the 30's. right now, on either side of 50 degrees. at level two moderate storm today, the heaviest rain and worst wind occurring just a four hour still some chances we could see trees coming down. here are the winds by 9:00 a.m. their strongest on the coast line, likely 25 mph to 35 winds. that front quickly gets out of here by 2 p.m. those winds really back off to less than 20 mph. that worst wind coincides with the heaviest rain by 11 a.m.. that is when we have heavier showers moving through.ftnoon, m system is paring out pretty quickly. rainfall totals on the highest along the coast.
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they really just drop off as we headed to the south bay, probably 0.5 inches around the south bay. two to four feet of snow coming to tahoe. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. chilly today, the worst rain and wind between 9:00 and 1:00. scattered showers tomorrow, but dry thursday and friday. were scattered showers coming this weekend. kumasi: coming up, the seven things to know this morning. reggie: making a statement through music once again. madonna now adding new cities to her tour, many of them dealing with anti-lgbtq legislatio
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police. overnight, investigators say they found more weapons at the shooters home. kumasi: number four, the victims include three children and three adults. they have been identified. state lawmakers approved a first of its kind legislation to penalize oil companies for price gouging. governor newsom is expected to sign that legislation in upcoming days. jobina: a crash reported in emeryville. it is going to be on westbound 80 past powell. kumasi: number seven, starting on friday, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, and uranus are be aligned. the best glimpse will be next tuesday, just after sunset. in today's gma first look, taylor fans are suing ticketmaster for the botched online ticket sales to the latest tour. here are the details. reporter: in this morning's gma
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first look, taking on ticketmaster. >> ♪ reporter: taylor swift fans in court demanding change after the botched ticket rollout. nearly 340 fans joining the lawsuit. >> as long as this game needs to be played, we are ready to play this game. the country is ready for a change, the plaintiffs are ready for a change, and they are entitled to it. reporter: the lawsuit filed in december alleges ticketmaster sold at skyhigh fees. they apologized frustrating customer experience it attributed to bought attacks. >> we need to do better and we will do better. reporter: what could this mean for buying tickets in the future? it's coming up on gma. reggie: in honor of the queer community, superstar madonna added a tour day in nashville.
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this month, lawmakers in tennessee passed two of the most anti-trans and anti-drag laws. america is a dangerous place for our most vulnerable citizens, especially trans women of color. she says she is happy to celebrate drag and the trans community on her world tour. it does feature bob the drag queen, the winner of season eight of repulse drag race. kumasi: got tickets. reggie: i will be there for the concert. i'm not going again. i'm a huge fan, but i don't have that much money. [laughter] coming up at 5:30, standing by for a live report out of nashville, tennessee following the mass shooting, which has impacted so many of us this morning. kumasi:lu fur of edater sais hh-ri tting a second a live look out. ♪
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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> shootings will continue to happen until our lawmakers step up and have gun safety legislation. reggie: now at 5:30, anger and anguish in nashville after the mass shooting at a school. what we are learning from the scene of that shooting this morning as the debate about gun policy in america reaganites.
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>> there watching on their iphones, experiencing it in the classroom. it is affecting them and we cannot protect kids from all of the media. kumasi: while that debate of policy continues, parents across the country are faced once again with the difficult job of talking to their kids about what happened. we have local experts weighing in. reggie: we are in the midst of yet another storm washing over the bay area. while that is good news for the drought, communities are on edge this morning, worried about more downed trees, power outages, and flooding. kumasi: good morning. it is tuesday, march 28. reggie: live doppler 7 is behind us. drew tuma is watching it. drew: rain arriving right now, most of it like in nature and falling in the north bay. as we take a exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale, it is a level two, meaning it is not as strong as last week or the week before.
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heavy rain and gusty winds, with the worst impact between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. today. erwith frost advisories in effect, this morning is a lot warmer out there. a live look outside. i san rafa. we have slick travel. first, we will find heaviest rain in the north bay. between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., that is when we see the rain and wind spread across the region. after 1 p.m., the heaviest rain moves out and the wind really weakens. we turn a scattered showers for the rest of the day. in effect. talk abo wind speeds and go hour-by-hour in future weather, coming up in about six minutes. reggie: six lives cut short in the latest mass at an thof ter w imsnnew surveillancem
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. good nashville police say tis shootie points and security cameras peered we are getting a look at the disturbing images fning, ned m susurveillance video showing the moments leading upgwo assault type weans he in pictur. once killed six people, including three children. >> i was literally moved to tears to see this and the kids as they were being of the building. ederut old.
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they have been identified. the head of the school, catherine kunz, was also killed, along with a teacher and a custodian. >>e n howith t them. lindsay: patrol cars outside the whoscol withled bullet holes. hale fired officers from a second-story window. police, two officers ran toward the shooting and killing hale just 14 minutes after the first 911 call. >> tre'lts leicms authorities sy 23-year-old femaleho wes as traa student at the private christian school. they found more guns in evidence at hale's home. a motive remains under investigation. gun violence is the number one cause of death for children in america. it ain demdi
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tougher asmeur.es this person 's and handguns. g yohunting or protect youmifaly. r one congressman who represents knoxville, tennessee, called i h there is no need to ban assault weapons. iis going to stop the gun violence. the commonhr tomiseod eane who en mislindsay: police also found detailed writings from hail inside her car. they say she has no prior criminal record and two oef tho. we are live in nashville, eight you see seven news. -- abc 7 news. kumasi: semi people are feeling frustration, anger, and exhaustion from the violence we are seeing. gloria rodríguez is joining us live in the newsroom with the impact these shootings have on families. gloria: good morning the cdc says gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children in the u.s.
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just this year of loan, there have been 128 mass shootings. this violence is impacting both adults and children emotionally. images like this one showing a little girl crying after the most recent mass shooting in nashville tugs at our heartstrings. the community coming together after a 28-year-old shooter killed three adults and 39 coat-year-old students in nashville, tennessee yesterday. hearing about continued violence like this can have real impacts on our children. >> they are watching on their iphones, experiencing it in the classroom. it is affecting them and we cannot protect kids from all the media. >> you are going to want to be empathetic and acknowledge that they are scared or anxious, or worried, whatever words they use. you can help them label their emotions. gloria: a clinical psychologist says the best thing we can do is
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not hold it in, and talk about it. so we can process everything that is happening. the doctor says some parents could also be suffering from ptsd and anxiety, and worry about their kids when they're in the classroom. with mass shootings rising over the years, colleges say it is important for parents to have conversations with their children about the topic, especially if kids are showing signs of struggling with the news. that can include having challenges, focusing at school, being more emotional than usual, or acting out. the doctor recommended acknowledging when you're children are scared, anxious, or worried, and helping them label their emotions. kumasi: thank you. if you have a loved one who has been lost or a victim of gun violence yourself, or maybe you are just feeling the emotional weight of these incidents, we have found ways to help. you can visit our website. reggie: new details on a car crash that killed a 48-year-old mother in san jose. police say they have arrested the driver who ran from that
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scene. that driver's identity has not been released. it happened wednesday night on the corner of blossom villa and lee avenue. lauren martinez was there. >> a memorial is grown for a mother killed in a hit-and-run while walking with her dog and child sunday evening. >> i can't imagine what she must be feeling. and that dog, she was just out here walking her dog. s t right. laura: the mother was and she and the dog died at the scene, and her daughter was hospitalized while crossing blossom hill. >> this particular intersection is not a troubling intersection with a bad history. laura: the department of transportation's vision zero views this as an area in need of
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fety improvement. but not this particular intersection. some residents would like to see changes. >> there's more people rushing to get to work or school drop-off than ever before, in droves and droves. yet, no changes have been made to this road. laura: this girl school down the street. she dropped off flowers. >> a car as a weapon, not something just at fun with. this has showed me to be more careful when i'm driving. laura: traffic fatality numbers are far below where they were in 2022. the department of transportation says this time last year, 24 people had already lost their lives on the street. this year, the city has had six. kumasi: now, as the next storm is moving into the bay area with that wind. there also comes the threat of falling trees. amanda is live
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what experts are saying on that. amanda: we are certainly standing in the calm before the storm. we are feeling a bit of a breeze and saw some sprinkles earlier this morning. as of right now, very, very calm. no doubt after these back to back storms, a lot of people are going to be looking up and making sure that the trees are ok. urban ecologists say the trees that toppled in the last couple of months were of the evergreen species, explaining they keep their leaves during the winter time, so it is easy to imagine the rainfall and the canopy acting as a kind of sale. there's a lot of pressure on the tree, causing them to then topple. tree experts were hard at work, removing trees just in the neck of time. tuesday, was a how deadly and devastating downed trees could deep -- could be. five being people were killed in the bay area alone. experts weigh in on one reason
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why we are likely to see more trees go down today. >> we often plant areas -- plant trees in areas where there is a restricted volume of soil their roots can grow in. trees planted along streets are unable to grow roots under the streets themselves, usually. and therefore, they are if it's coming from the street side. amanda: they say this toil the soil around the tree could be very telling. it could include lifting of the soil on the backside of the tree, a slight lean, or a new crack in the soil. no doubt, people are going to be looking up at these trees as they are driving or walking beneath them. of course, be careful. experts share that the tollett the tree, the wider the canopy, the greater the danger. kusi thank still ahead, targeting those
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accused of manipulating ascription drug prices. the latest lawsuit and the implications it could have on future pharmacy trips. reggie: it is: cancer awareness month paired we will talk about the changing demographics of the disease and why younger people are getting diagnosed more often. drew: we are tracking that level two moderate storm today. this area of low pressure is pushing a cold front morning, which will bring heavier rain later on today and some gusty winds. the core, the center of the slow, is going to stay away from us. as l stormy weather. but still, slick conditions will prevail later on today. the windsor picking up a bit, gusting at 31 in half moon bay, 24 in santa rosa. a wind advisory is in effect for the entire region later today. we could see the wind gusting 45 mph 55 mph. nowhere near those 60 mph to 90
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mph winds. but looking at the wins, they will peak right around 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. this morning as a cold front moves through. 35 mph around the bay shoreline. watch what happens. by 2 p.m., the strongest winds are out of here and we will find later conditions prevail later on this afternoon. future weather shows this rain coming in later. the worst rain will fall between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. today. it will pick up anywhere from 0.5 inches to one inch of rain later today. a closer look at the storm, coming up in nine minutes. jobina: good morning, everyone. cruz count effect for a santan wild due to the last storm. this is one way traffic control further notice, especially with more weather coming today.
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walnut creek showing you 680. otherwise, looking great in terms of the commute. a live picture here in oakland, showing your 880 coliseum camera. tracy to castro val minutes for your drive time. highway 1
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we are picking and right now at live doppler 7. the storm is going to roll through this morning. drew is monitoring the storm. it out in his full forecast in just a few minutes. reggie: a new lawsuit could have major impli ct preriptn drs.caonheon t at ma
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being put on notice, alleging copicy to keep unnecessarily high. pharmacy benefit managers linked hose, ha s say, and switdu do ryhe has toutedanze his infln reduction act forapng the medice at $35 per month. ssasl ericans. tbut big pharma has been unfaiy ch of dollars, four hundarrengd dogilo $500 a makg thon, least three
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pharmaceutical companies have lowered their insulin costs. but for many people, price re haefrd to come by. pharmacy benefit managers for pbm's targeted did not immediately respond for comment, but have previously claimed their negotiations save consumers money. kumasi: in the south bay, planned parenthood announced a new way to test for sexually transmitted infections that is faster than ever before. they partnered with a medical technology company to install a new machine. he completely automates all steps for sti testing from start to finish. according to the clinic's chief officer, this is a step toward endi tngpi ec.mide molecular tee advances work even more, so we can make sure patients get an appropriate diagnosis in a timely manner and they don't develop subsequent health outcomes. kumasi: symbols are loaded in
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the machine 1700 at a time, faster and a more volume than ever before. it can deliver nearly 1000 results in 24 hours. testing for three specific sti's in the same sample to reduce false positives. reggie: march is national colon cancer awareness month and doctors cannot over emphasize the importance of screening. colon cancer is the deadliest type of cancer among men 20 years old to 49 years old. women of the age group are not far behind. there are a number of risk factors, including diet sedentary lifestyle, and esity. pregnant w when she was diagnos. she died one year later. >> she exercised, she ate very well, she took care of herself. reggie: the recommendation is to begin screening at age 45 years old. in some cases, it can be done even earlier. kumasi: new developments. california state lawmakers developed first of its kind
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legislation commission to impose a penalty for price couching and private oil companies from profiting from soaring gas prices. lawmakers on -- set up a committee to investigate gas prices for the oil industry. governor newsom is expected to sign that legislation in upcoming days. reggie: employing advanced technology to turn entire high-rise buildings into water saving machines. epic clean tech turns wastewater from high-rise buildings into clean water, soil, and energy. state regulation requires that the recycled water can only be used for things like toilet flushing, irrigation, and cooling laundry systems. the materials removed from the water continue onto the system and become ultra rich soil. this all happens in the company's rooftop facility.
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the also demonstrate future possibilities with its own recycled water beer. >> we make beer out of recycled water because we're trying to change the conversation. we're not just trying to introduce new technologies, we are fundamentally trying to rethink how our communities handle water. kumasi: -- reggie: later this year, california check updated regulation for potable use. they want to convert recycled water directly into drinking water. drew: would you? reggie: do i want to be first? no, i don't. drew: do you want to just be told, here is some water, it's fine. reggie: [laughter] i want to see this tested for a while. drew: do you see down the road, is this recycled water? reggie: i mean, trust and verify. drew: exactly.
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go through the tests and make sure it is ok. we have a lot of water we can capture this winter. if we had this technology now, he could go to good use. live doppler 7 wen yu scattered showers out there. for the most part, pretty light in nature. folks in the south bay and east bay, it is mainly quiet right now. the focus is currently showers in the north bay. we are awaiting a cold front. this is going to swing through later this morning. it will intensify the rain a bit, pick up the winds. but it is a narrow window we are tracking later today. a level two moderate storm, the worst rain and strong as twins will occur between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.. it is a four hour window. after that, things really quiet down. the winds move out, but they're currently strong in the hills. they are gusting close to 50 mph. big rock ridge gusting a wind advisory is in effect. the time of peak wind is right around 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. this
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morning. byen 1 p.m. or 2 p.m., the front is out of here. the winds will back off. it is a narrow window of time for the strongest winds. rain feels and later on this morning. after 9 a.m., we will track heavy rain. i 1:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m., the heaviest rain is out of here. later this evening, showers torn or scattered in nature. one of the east bay, right around 0.5 inches there. higher totals in the north bay and along the coast, closer to one inch of rain. it winter storm warning is in effect. we will see heavy snow about 4000 feet. two feet to four feet of snow will fall over the next 24 hours on top of very healthy snowpacks. rain and wind today. the worst is occurring between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.. a chilly day, temperatures only in the 50's. scattered showers later tomorrow, with the chance of a thunderstorm. dry thursday and friday, some showers coming our way this weekend. reggie: i was just thinking, you
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have to think about also where water is from. like carrier -- toilet? [laughter] that would be a wild day. new at 6:00, the new link between drake and coffee and a healthier lifestyle. a study done right here in the bay area. kumasi: first, the bay area losing a bowling alley.
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reggie: a bowling alley that serve the residents of pacifica for six decades is shutting down. center say they are retiring and they're going to close their family business at the end of
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may. it is a big place, with 32 lanes , and arcade, billiards, and a restaurant. it opened all the way back in 1959. kumasi: a collaborative home food delivery distribution program is being hailed as a huge success. yesterday, "hunger at home" announced that it delivered 75,000 nielsen/july -- meals since last july. they've a distribution site uncommon avenue intimate cisco. >> this allows us to provide meals to those who face food insecurity, families whose work or childcare prevent them from coming. mapping able to come to distribution, we bring it right to you. kumasi: the project operates in both the u.s. and canada. it has completed 3.5 million deliveries, an estimated 60
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million meals in both countries. the local project is made possible by the grant funding from the city of san jose. reggie: a rare and rediscovered beetle was found in colusa county near former governor jerry brown. the beetle is named after brown and his wife. dna analysis shows the beetle has not been observed by scientists in over five decades. kumasi: what is the beals name? -- beetle's name? reggie: imagine having a beetle named after you. i mean, it wouldn't be my first choice. drew: it's better than a cockroach being named after you. reggie: that's true. drew: staying positive. kumasi: [laughter] drew: looking at live doppler 7 a downpour arriving in marin county this morning.
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it is approaching fairfax, crossing 101 in the next 15 minutes. the north bay facing the biggest impact for slick travel. a level two moderate storm with heavy rain and gusty winds will begin focusing on this four hour window this morning between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. for the first of this storm. a wind advisory is in effect for the entire region. kumasi: new at 6:00, the latest way that is trying to save money amidst massive layoffs. reggie: and we now know what caused this traumatic crash. a reminder for drivers. kumasi: going back to nashville, or the nation's morning the victims of yet another mass shooting. reggie: f you can make the stars align. because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. help us make every wish come true. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm going to mandalore. dublin. wakanda.
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