>> he wrote this emailed as an update on the jasper case. 23-month-old jas life to a stray bullet. >> rival gangs were having a rolling gun battle on highway 880. >> three men have their preliminary hearing on murder charges in three weeks. a member of the community asked the district attorney for an update on the case. she sent this emailed yesterday that reads in part we are working in partnership to support victims of violence in ways that open up broader possibilities for healing. non-carson role forms vulnerability. >> if i were jasper's

would be highly offended. i would be very fearful. >> he is a retired county district attorney, he served for 35 years. looking at that message, it is clear pierce is paving the way for lesser charges and lesser sentences. he called insulting. >> the tone to me is that somehow we are lesser victims than other people. that is just stupefying. >> you are lesser victims and the perpetrators. >> exactly. >> spokesman for the family said under this plan there almost no consequences due to no threat of severe punishment waiting. how would the public feel safe? i checked with asian law caucus and they knew nothing about the email sank the first visit with her office was introductory and had nothing to do with jasper wu. two days ago, i talked with a

prosecutor who quit the county das office over plans to drop sentencing enhancements potentially even those in this case. >> to do it as a knee-jerk reaction without proper information is i think really sad for the family. i think it can result in more justice and or getting hurt. >> in no mention of dropping this. >> we are following breaking news in san jose where it appears police have surrounded woman accused of attacking people with some sort of chemical. this is happening now in san jose. a lot of first responders are on the scene. we spoke to a man who says the woman through a liquid that hit

him in the eye and caused a burning sensation. he said she had a large container of the liquid and threw it and other people as she yelled. the man says he is going to be ok. we're waiting for police to give us more information. >> a significant move from the fda. narcan that opioid-related overdose will now be available without prescription. >> it's a monumental decision. so many public health advocates say making this overdose antidote widely available was a long time coming. >> hit the city hard. >> she says she recovered from her drug addiction into thousand 19. she has been a health care worker. she is helping to save lives.

>> narcan is a key tool that saved a lot of lives. i work for the team at the center and we saved over 333 people. >> the fda just made narcan the antidote available for over-the-counter use. a subscription -- prescription will no longer be needed for the nasal spray. soon, people will be able to get it at grocery stores, gas stations, even vending machines. >> having a more accessible, like having epipen's, that's what we need more in the community. so there can be a faster response to reversing and overdose because we cannot rely on 911 getting there on time. >> recovering addict. >>, is a recovery and -- advocate. he has administered narcan to people who overdosed on the

street. >> in my advocacy work, whenever i go into the city i always carry at least one dose of narcan on me. now both of my kids carry it in their backpacks when they go to school because this is the world that we are living in today. >> last year, over 180 thousand people overdosed on opioids and survived according to a new white house dashboard. as for having it soon widely available -- >> if it's going to save a life, it's worth it. ask advocates say access will save more lives the community needs to do more to get drugs off of the streets and out of the communities. >> are reporter has been covering the opioid crisis heavily. she traveled to north america's first ever safe injection site in vancouver and put together a powerful documentary about how it works. watch injecting hope now on demand on streaming tv app.

just down to the featured section. >> stormy start to the day. we saw quite a mix of whether. >> look at the hail. >> look over there. >> that is hail paradise. >> 8:00 this morning and it was really coming down. this video was shared by a viewer. it was also taken this morning. we appreciate getting that great video. >> so much hail you can put it in the pale. i said pale hai this wacky weather continues. >> it has been active today to say the least.

you could put it into a pail, why not. i will show you where right now we are seeing downpours right around sunil. if you are across the region, street-level radar will show you we are getting pretty heavy rain. tracking the cell moving in toward livermore at 6:17 watch out. moderate pockets of showers around present hill, walnut creek. the evening commute is including some wet roadways and ponding along with creeks and streams running high. flood advisories are in place. looking at hamilton, they have seen snow showers. this will continue. it is a light level 1 system we are tracking on our exclusive impact scale until the area of low pressure moves out of the picture south toward southern california.

we will keep the showers in the forecast so as you notice, the showers will continue going into the early part of the morning. i would back at a full look at forecast coming up. >> the wet weather continues to impact people in the east bay. rain, clouds, even surreal moments as power went out in the tunnel. >> we were on her way back from seeing storm damage in the oakland hills when we noticed the power went out in the tunnel. essentially the first half of the caldecott tunnel. we're waiting to hear back from caltrans to hear if weather was the cause of the outage. it was at a time when it was raining heavily around noon. as we talked about over and over, the weather was creating a lot of problems for the east bay.

drivers on highway 24 encountered this. rain leading to a pitch black caldecott tunnel. the east bay is once again dealing with storm damage. trees and branches are scattered across roads. the water downhill is impacting businesses in the village center. >> this bucket i put it here to catch whatever because it is just coming in. >> esther says her salon flooded in the new year's eve storms. new storm brings new water. >> they are like crystals. >> she says it got so bad she slipped and broke her ankle. her bathroom will have to be completely remodeled. >> the mold you can see the black. >> she says she is moving -- losing money at a fast rate. she can only have one client in her store at a time. no one has come by to make

repairs. >> i recommended people to remedy that. they never received a call back >> down the street, another business impacted by the weather. now everyone has >> at 1.i'm holding onto the side of the tent because i'm like this thing is going to blow away if we don't get it down right now. >> the owner says the high winds caused the tent to start blowing away. he had to secure it fast. >> it would have gone. a bunch of stuff. hopefully not hit anyone. >> good news did come out of this. he says he did not lose power at his restaurant during the high wind storms. he was able to welcome a lot of residents to his restaurant to allow them the opportunity to check their messages, use the wi-fi and charge their phones and laptops at a time when they

were waiting to get the power restored in their homes. neighbors helping neighbors. >> thank you very much. in santa rosa, a mudslide has breached one of two homes that were red tagged. it started last week. fire officials just has not worked. the mud keeps coming. >> help is on the way for community impacted by flooding. >> so much snow. it has been one of the snowiest seasons on record. >> later, the failing of flavored tobacco enforcement and the teens at risk. alex! mateo, hey how's business? great. you know that loan has really worked wonders. that's what u.s. bank is for. and you're growing in california? -yup, socal, norcal... -monterey? -all day. -a branch in ventura? that's for sure-ah. atms in fresno? fres-yes. encinitas?

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in one town, residents have struggled for weeks to recover from devastating flooding but now they have new hope for additional aid coming from president biden. >> it was around march 10th went the levy breached. they finally came home late last week many two homes they can't live in. everything. she told us in spanish things they have are in the street. monterey county open a brand-new resource center for people impacted. the county says there is now a change in pace from response to

recovery. >> recovery is going to take several months if not years. >> from the start of the flooding and evacuations, monterey county, and other nonprofits came together. >> try to figure out how to keep people safe, supportive. >> many have been anxious for the governor to request presidential major disaster declaration. it would allow fema to deploy not just to these areas but other california counties impacted since february 21. that was is awaiting signature from president biden. >> certainly the step governor newsom yesterday is a step in the right direction. >> there is still concerned that some of the people impacted a fall through the crack. >> monterey county is high incidence of undocumented

individuals living in that community which means a lot of the folks will not be available for fema support. >> can to ensure we are impacting those families. >> could we see more flooding like that? a climate scientist on our program today at 3:00 shared his flooding forecast with us. >> we are going to see more flooding going into the spring. the biggest concern is for the areas that have had a lot of flooding occurred. we are likely to see more melting than the tribute to the already existing flooding. >> the lab at donner summit it has received 59 feet of snow this season. is the second snowiest winter the lab has recorded.

the winter of 1951-1952 beats it with moreno scientists don't think we will top that in the next two weeks. >> that 70 years ago. our meteorologist has >> it is still snowing tonight in the high country. let's take a look at a life picture. you can see plenty of snow on the ground as you both just mentioned. the second snowiest on record. you will notice the snow is continuing to fall in that region. so far, the snow reports the last 24 hours 8-30 inches and still counting. warnings in place tonight. watch out for slippery roads. rainfall totals over one inch in santa rosa. oakland three quarters of an inch. on live

see we are still dealing with showers even though some of you may be seeing sunshine. we go into the street level across 680 pleasanton. light to moderate rain right now. tracking that going into livermore at 6:17 then watch out if you are around fairfield cordelia junction because the rain has been steady and they have had flood advisories that are still going from 6:00 until 6:45 for sonoma county until 8:00 tonight. it has been snowing up around lake county in the mountains. now we went to widen the picture and show you the scattered showers that continue along with the thunderstorms. we saw our share of thunderstorms, hail, and downpours. now they are over the central valley. you see the low pressure that is still just spinning off the coast line. that will continue parallel to the coast in southern california and while it does, we will see instability.

multiple storm reports across the region from flooding to hail to thunderstorm wind damage. temperatures 40's and 50's right now and you are seeing some sunshine from the san jose camera. unsettled through late tonight, a chilly morning with patchy fog. dry the next two days and spotty like showers for the upcoming weekend. tonight scatter downpours with isolated thunderstorms and hail. don't think that it's over just yet, we still have a few more hours to go and snow over the higher peaks. 7:00 tonight, you see the showers picking up in intensity as you will notice around 8:00 p.m. from san francisco toward the peninsula coastline snow showers going at 10:00 tonight then the system is done. tomorrow morning, you will finally get a chance to dry out then the following morning as well. rainfall totals up to one third of an inch. morning temperatures in the 30's and 40's. chilly with patchy fog and

clouds tomorrow afternoon. low 50's to low 60's. sunshine mixing in with the clouds and look the forecast, we will go with the chilly start, a dry couple of days, level 1 for friday. if light showers expected. a chance on sunday. we can is not a washout and -- the weekend is not a washout. next week are still in disagreement. the chance for wet weather is best on tuesday. category but we are not going to see a rerun of what we have seen the last two days. >> a call for san jose police are hoping to

get people to allow them to tap into

a new program through the san jose police department will allow them to -- people to register their personal cameras

with the police. dustin: when the crime scene tape goes out, the investigation begins. to help solve these crimes, the san jose police department is enlisting the aid of the community. >> the camera, archive, and nappies program will greatly assist the san jose police department with finding ways to solve crimes. dustin: they can register the location with personal security cameras with sjpd, so officers can check the map, and with the owner's permission, police can use the evidence. >> i think neighbors feel safer. dustin: a similar program called safer san jose has registered cameras with sjpd. one led to the arrest of a man who broke into a mail truck in 2021. safer sj president that there have been many success stories. >> we are catching thieves on a

weekly basis, whether it is a burglary or actually was a homicide, assault, whatever it is. dustin: still, some worry about their privacy when it comes to police-registered cameras. sj pd's cameras in place helped ease some concerns and once camera owners know that residents can not share areas as well. >> they will go more than they should, than they are legally allowed to come and if people don't know they have a right to say no, i could see somebody may be putting themselves in jeopardy or their neighbor. dustin: sjpd assures there's no privacy risk and hopes residents can recognize the benefits this can have. >> the fact of the matter is, we can leverage technology to assist criminal investigations, we feel it is worth it. dustin: dustin dorsey, abc 7 news.

>> there is a battle going on over flavored tobacco products. and an update on a lawsuit as well as what our team found when i looked into illegal sales. >> you would think all of this rain would help alleviate al

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> we are going to focus tonight on flavored tobacco topics. our team has been looking into illegal sales going on in california. >> juul is in after being sued by the state of minnesota accused of targeting kids with this product. it is pushing back by saying it isn't trying to lure children but help adult smokers trying to switch to a product with less nicotine. >> the city says -- the cdc says millions of students used tobacco.

>> i went into effect suspending the sale of most flavored tobacco products in california but teens are still using them. parks how many teenagers come into your store per day? >> 100 plus teenagers every single day. to buy all the stuff. >> our team has learned enforcement continues to be a problem. >> we have an investigation you will see only here. >> is clear. this letter informs retailers of the new types of flavored tobacco products that are banned. we talked to many retailers who say they never got the letter and they are still confused over the rules. legal? >> i am 99.9 percent confident

it is legal to sell. >> the statewide flavored tobacco ban went into effect late december. this owner of a chain of stations says he is still confused on the rules. >> we want to follow the law. confusion over banned products isn't the only problem. he says teens still coming every day trying to buy flavored tobacco products often using fake ids. >> real looking fake id. the teenagers know where they can get it. he has 15 locations across the bay area including berkeley, oakland, union city, hayward, san jose, and sunnyvale. he to see more than 100 teenagers per day and he says they are persistent. >> there are times when we have some employees who say i've been seeing you like every single day for the last five days. you know not when sell it to you.

sometimes they think m next employee will. >> others have a stricter reputation. >> they don't -- come here because we are very strict. a statewide ban went into effect banning flavored tobacco products for anyone. the new ban comes after a slew of other cities and counties across the state have implemented similar bands in recent years. san francisco was one of the first cities to do so in 2019. according to the california department of public health, this includes menthol cigarettes, electric cigarettes, pods, any other vaping device or product accessory that contains any flavored liquid regardless if it contains nicotine. as we found out, the law isn't exactly clear. the state special notice to retailers shares what some say is a confusing message. it says the ban includes wavered cigars and flavored smokeless

tobacco but certain flavored premium cigars and flavored looseleaf pipe tobacco or exempt . >> there is so much confusion. >> while the state's implement its own band, local cities and counties may have more restrictive laws in place. for example -- >> these are legal here but not in hayward. the definition of the suite versus flavored are differently interpreted. >> estate has created a resource page on the website to help inform retailers of the current law including a letter that breaks down how the new law defines prohibited products. it >> have you been given any direction from the state? >> none whatsoever. >> it turns out he is not alone. the team visited and called dozens of local retailers to ask if they received this letter or any direction on enforcement from the state. >> a quick question, have you

received this letter from the state advising of the new tobacco law? >> we just got that is now illegal. >> did you receive this letter? >> i have not seen anyone. >> have you received this letter? >> i don't know. >> the new tobacco law. received this letter from the state? has any enforcement agency come around to inform you of the rules? the health department come around to do checks? no. no they haven't gave it to me yet. maybe we get one in the mail soon. i don't know. >> this was from last year. >> we spoke with employees at dozens of smoke shops outside of san francisco. the majority said they did not receive any direction from the state. in one store the last directive was posted from 2016.

>> do they have an updated one? >> no. is it the health department doing these checks or have you had any word? >> no, i seriously have no idea. >> told us the legislature did not empower them to be the enforcement agency. instead local law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction to enforce this law. >> each city is so understaffed with police officers now, is this even their priority? i don't think so. >> they say -- a and advocate. >> this is not being handled properly. >> have you had any agency come to your store to conduct a check or inspection? >> not that i know of. >> it seems like haphazardly we have banded this product but nobody knows what we have band. i have four kids that i have been concerned about. >> she says her grandkids are able to order it online without

any age verification. >> you can order whatever you want. >> it took less than two minutes for her son to order a pack of 40 e-cigarettes and it came into two days. >> my biggest concern is the underground market that is coming. how they can get it online, how they can buy the product off of the streets now. >> we saw that in the mission district. >> where did teens normally by e-cigarettes around here? over there? at the corner store. do you know where you can find e-cigarettes around here? do they card question mark for e-cigarettes? there's a ban. anyways. do you know? are you in high school? >> their stores in the cities that sell it underground. they will sell it out of their trunk. >> there is no control, so what is the use of passing something either a ban or an ordinance if

we know it can't be enforced? coming up tomorrow, we will take a closer look at the enforcement problem and show you which stores appear to be selling and advertising these products without any penalty. in some cases, to teenagers. >> if you have a story for stephanie, call this number on your screen or go to our website. >> preparations have become a hot topic in the bay area and the state. >> issue came up and there was a big issue the task force is grappling with when it comes to money.

>> the sacramento task force studying reparations for african americans try to answer a key question, how much could it cost the state to compensate residents for harms linked to slavery? >> 800 billion dollars, more than double the california annual budget. abc 7's anser hassan has more. >> if you are african-american, chances are, you are paying more on your mortgage for the same

amount of money as somebody else, and that is not right. anser: public comment lasted two hours on day one of california's reparation task force two-day meeting in sacramento. the group was formed in 2020 for possible reparations for black americans do to and racism. >> what we have learned into our institutions. anser: the nine-member task force is talking about housing discrimination, over policing, and segregation could one parliament estimate puts the cost of more than $800 billion, more than 2.5 times the california annual budget. but attorney evans said that amount does not need to be a price tag. >> it is not a suggestion that a check should be written for that amount of money. anser: evans is a partner who has devised the task force to he says the $800 billion figure

helps to better understand just how much these communities have lost over hundreds of years. >> it helps people understand the magnitude of the damage that was done to these communities, and from there, we can have a conversation about what some of the solutions should look like. >> expert advice, specific harms, the task force is formed to answer it. anser: william spriggs is one of the economic experts advising the task force. economic analysis is a big part of wednesday's determination. determining eligibility and who may receive compensation first. and prescriptive analysis, like how to measure damage done >> pain-and-suffering on the part of the victimized group, that we as experts cannot necessarily

easily determine. anser: the group has until july 1 to establish more concrete figures regarding financial payouts. that is when the final report is due. in san francisco, anser hassan, abc 7 news. >> wld think all this rain would help wash away pollen and keep allergy season at bay. >> alex! mateo, hey how's business? great. you know that loan has really worked wonders. that's what u.s. bank is for. and you're growing in california? -yup, socal, norcal... -monterey? -all day. -a branch in ventura? that's for sure-ah. atms in fresno? fres-yes. encinitas? yes, indeed-us. anaheim? big time. more guacamole? i'm on a roll-ay. how about you? i'm just visiting. u.s. bank. ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with retail banking in california by j.d. power.

if you suffer from allergies, all of this rain is not necessarily good news. >> are reporter explains why. >> growing up, i did not have allergies my sister had allergies. >> as a kid, rodney used to fun of his sister but then he got payback. >> i remember hiking with my wife then uncontrollable sneezing. >> you can develop allergies or become sensitized at any point. >> the doctor is an allergist immunologist with kaiser permanente and she says expect to be pummeled with pollen after the rain. >> takes the pollen grains and breaks them up into smaller particles that are easily inhaled. >> the wet weather also lead to

lush creamery blooming for months. >> the best way to beat allergies is to get to them before they begin. >> a couple of weeks before the season starts, prime your nose. start your nasal spray early. >> try to be proactive and not wait. >> also advised him to take over-the-counter antihistamines before the onslaught of symptoms and the kind you take matters. >> stay away from the sedating and histamines like benadryl. >> if you want to hike, where a widebrimmed hat. also a member these? a cloth mask will keep allergens out but wash it like you do the rest of your clothing especially if you have been near pollen. >> take a shower if you can. >> stay on top of the pollen forecast the same you wait -- the same way you do the weather. >> he is ready to face the

flowers. cliques keep the tissues handy. >> t rain is it helps to wash away the pollen. we have scattered showers still getting pockets of heavy rain this just developing around the santa cruz county line. there was a special marine morning that just expired. street-level radar, these are the downpours. scattered showers light to moderate in intensity. it is slow going commute for parts of the bay area and napa you will notice rain as we look at street-level radar. back in time the last few hours, the ripple that developed enhanced some of the activities so we have seenine south os,

continuing to parallel t coast we will keep thshowers in the forecast 7:00 tonight you can see the showers. tomorrow morning it will be a different day. light level one, scatter downpours tonight, isolated thunderstorms and hail. snow over the higher peaks. tomorrow dry after a chilly start. level changer. a slight chance on sunday an opportunity for more wet weather on tuesday. the weekend system is not a big deal, spotty. >> anything good tonight? >> i was joking last night i said i lost my voice and my mind watching you play. i think i speak for more the fan base. speaking of which, he can drive opponents nuts as well as his own coaches and teammates.

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good evening the warriors are hanging on by a thread with just five games left. last night it looks like they were going off the side of the cliff. the coach credits draymond green for saving the day. the wart ceai

the decision to turn out the intensity. he started knocking people around, tempers flared he picked up a technical then he pulled over herb jones. flirting with his rage woke up the warriors. they turned a deficit into an 11 point when. >> his intensity early with the way we were playing, met at the world yelling at everybody. their bench, our bench, the. rackley, we all deserved it. >> the point i'm going to put myself out there like that, you hope guys would back me up. if not, our season is over anyway. that's kind of where i was. i occasion and everybody did. >> it brings out the competitive fires that we have demonstrated for a decade now and llf t aoughg what ites to

situation. he is well aware of that and has a feel for when i was sleepy in the first half, he got us going. >> one of the all-time greats visited oakland today. kareem abdul-jabbar spent time with boys and girls teams today. he autographed 500 copies of his books and gave a signed jersey to each championship winning coach. >> is great to come up your end talk to people who know how to achieve. lady bulldogs, at the all-star game i saw him come out there and shoot a few so i know he got good training at the school. i want to congratulate you guys. >> this is the video that never stops giving. mark madsen doing his dance after the lakers won the nba championship in 2001. viral befe

anybody knew what that was. be the next head basketball coach at cal. by the lakers. he played nine seasons. he spent the past four years as the head coach at utah valley state. he takes over a cal program in desperate need of his type of energy. they are coming off of the season of 3-29. he will be formally introduced monday. now the warriors hosting a women's empowerment event. teaming up to select leaders who are doing impactful work in the community. we were treated to a shopping spree with the players in attendance and they will were member those moments forever.

-- they will moments forever. i'm thinking who is the draymond green -- is it almo? is it me? >> mr. tranquility in sunshine. array of sunshine every day. they be we are out of time. [laughter] >> i thought you were going to tell us he was getting a job on dancing with the stars. >> those are moves. >> yes, those are moves. >> coming up tonight at 8:00, it's back to back episodes of the connors followed by abbott elementary and not dead yet then a million little things at 10:00 followed by news at 11:00. we are fired up. >> we appreciate your time. we are fired up. we will see you again at 11:00. bring some energy. [laughter]

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