♪ announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. mr. donate a substantial amount of money forruec r advertise o tobecome police officers in the city. medan:s a tech executive donatig hundreds of thousands of dollars to help san franciscogooda: e te police department has been called catastrophic by at least one supervisor, but now the hope is the donation will spread the word through television and social media. dan: our reporter spoke with the donor and the police union and have the story. >> here is what those ads are

trying to convey, number one, this is an amazing city with a lot of diversity. secondly, there is great pride in serving this city, but keep in mind the competition is strong and other cities are trying to sell them self -- their self just as hard. real police officers natives san franciscans telling stories about why they joined the police force. >> having been born and raised in the community, now coming back and working in it, that is one of the most powerful things. >> the 30 advertisements encourage people to seek careers with the police department. the strategy is chris larse. >> it is something we can do quickly. we are happy with the results of our.

we are excited to see if this moves the needle. it is one of many things that has to happen to fix this problem. >> he60000 to the police union to produce and air get started in law enforcement. >> san francisco is short hundreds of officers and relies on ortime to mtht e madend.thism scott a few weeks ago. >> the only way we temporarily bridge that gap is throhug tierov rent vthlyotat o tveedo r time.u th>>at are short. the trend is going in the wrong direction, right? too few recruits to fill the

increasing retirements and other cities recruiting from us in the bet is a real problem. rgtaet tedo 34.e >> born, raised intihe t ,thcie city. an s>>ncra f iis finding it difficult to recruit peoebe ofringette incentives in higher wages. alsoealace that is more "affordable." so many challenges for the sd. f sure. we know some advertisements were shown during march madness, but where else would they be shown? >> they really thought about this and figured they would do really well during for example the giants game and when the warriors play, so both effective ways to reach men and women, and we will see those throughout northern california. dan: ok. ama: santa clara county is

taking action to combat the fentanyl crisis. today, they announced a plan to put narcan in libraries, a spread that reverses overdoses and restoresre bathing. >> drug they can get highne sole purpose and only purpose is to save lives when wh the are an overdose ofdyi iates inop general, so theres t dan somebody who is laying there and looks like they need help. ama: the board will vote on the measure tomorrow that plans to expand supplies to restaurants and music venues in transit. santa clara county leaders are working to supply narcan to the school district, the only school district in the county that does not already have it. dan: does more officers in any city mean the streets are safe there and that residents are

safer? one mayor one san jose to return to being the safest city, a title it held before,ndo eroug popllicing and immunity safety budget. >> a beautiful day for a bike ride in south san jose. mayor matt may hand joins officers for a bike patrol at shady oaks park. >> this is about practicing community policing, having officers being visible, able to do foot patrols in downtown, and bicycle patrols on the public paths so the community feels comfortable using our public space. >> he says it is more challenging because of staffing. his budget plan calls for doubling the rate of officer hires in a new recruitment/hiring process that will lead to better outcomes, response times, crime rates, and perceptions of safety. >> those outcomes in the

community's feeling we are serving them well d anthat would look diffen every city. >> he has a different number in mind for san jose. > there are than their peak in 2008. they have the low staffing ratio of any big city in the u.s. and belize more cops would lead to the results the mayor wants to see. >> when we were 1400, we were the safest city in the nation. the population in city has grown. we need to grow our public infrastructure of safety with the city. >> do more officers equal more safety? one person wants to know from sj pd why they think that is true. >> how i am supposed to evaluate that as a decision if you are not saying these are the specific problems that we are

going to address, and here is how that will work and here is how you will know that was effective. >> without that, it is hard the taxpayers should trust the budget should be allocated this way when the fiscal year begins in july. ama: oaklands police officers union has filed a claim against the city in response to the recent ransomware attack on behalf of all city employees and calls for reimbursement of damages officer suffered because the date of the. stolen personal and financial files from oakland were leaked onto the dark web and most files have been seen more than 3000 times so far. the union claims in the filing that the city failed to protect employee data by refusing to maintain adequate security systems. dan: happening now a wind advisory for parts of the bay area. it may be getting breezy where you live. take a look at this area where the wind was strong enough to

spin the sign on 27th street in oakland. for more on the wind, let us go to sandy appeared sandhya: hang onto your hats. it is blustery. take a look at live doppler 7. we have showers that have developed in the east bay. street-level radar, clayton road, clayton, concord, light showers altamonte, pattern moderate showers, and mount hamilton looking at snow. as we get this like picture from the santa cruz camera, you can see how gusty it is. 46 miles per hour at sfo. oakland is 49 miles per hour. the wind is prompting a wind advisory for the coast until 11:00 p.m. in solanoti 8:00 there could be some tree limbs down. driving could be difficult. 50 miles per hour along the coast at 6:00 tonight. still gusty at 10:00 p.m. no the

coastline. i will be back with a closer look at live doppler 7, the timeline of the wind, and how long the showers were last coming up. ama: thank you. does powerful winds along the coast creating challenging conditions for some in the bay area. our reporter is in san francisco where blowing sand is a big issue in joins us live. we can see that wind. >> yeah, hey, ed is while here. i have to tell you, blowing sand is everywhere. i am doing my best to keep my feet on the ground. but you know, it has been so tough because it has been so windy. blowing sand, like i said, everywhere, including my eyes, and forced the closure of the great highway southbound. the winds were gusty and fierce in the outer sunset neighborhood of san francisco, like cover >> it is hard without

sunglasses. you need to do this. >> yeah. sand that the department of public works closes southbound lanes of the great highway and use heavy equipment to remove all of the sand build up. in pacifica, blowing winds nearly took out this real estate sign and turned up the serpent rockaway beach watch what happened wa reporter got too close. >> oh my goodness. of course that happened, first time today. >> tree crews were removing the stall unstable tree -- tall, unstable tree. >> complete nervous wreck. >> with the ground saturated, she has been stressed about the tree falling. >> i am sad to see it go. by the same token, i don't want >> there is a big concern,

especially with the older and heavier trees. big concern. we are on standby. we have plenty of guys in fairfax. another location as well. >> we are back live. it is no joke. city to respond to any toppled trees if they happen, and as far as the reopening time of the great highway southbound, the city says they simply do not know because it is just too windy right now. live in a windy san francisco, abc7news. ama: find some shelter. do not forget you can track the storm using the same doppler as the abc seven bay area app, download wherever you stream. dan: we have some set news to report tonight, legendary san francisco drug performer -- found dead in london. a fellow performer said she

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you didn't choose. kaiser permanente for all that is you. ama: tonight, former president donald trump is in new york city ahead of his environment, expect to turn himself in to face the charges, although the charges are not known until the indictment is unsealed. it stems from an investigation into an alleged hush money payment to stormy daniels. sources tell abc news the former president phases two dozen counts, including felonies,

marking the first time a former president has faced criminal charges. after his arraign t florida and deliver remarks at mar-a-lago. dan: the indictment will likely have a major impact on his campaign for president. ama: we are one gear away from the california primary where voters are expected to play a role in choosing the nominee. dan: our reporter spoke with endless who state that these legal troubles hood help trump claim the nomination. ama: with donald trump do. or surrender tuesday, questions now about how this will impact the republican nomination. >> it is a massive gift. >> john dennis is chair of the party and believes the indictment will only help trump, especially within his own party. >> while it is gratifying and fun for the democratic base, it will heart lyrically and california republicans will see it that way as well.

quick suppose shows potential gop candidate in florida governor ron desantis beating trump among likely california republican voters. indicating some in the republican party were moving away from the former president, but a political poster says he also would not be surprised if that now changes. >> as trump has attention with indictments, he has been growing in national polling. >> so a little bit of this idea that all present any press is good press. >> in some sense, and the facte says the indictment has crteead rivals who want tppo st, t reican base. pu rlisedeatic blat indict a president for

something salacious and see it as a political thing. if the voters see it thateplicaw stand up and say no, no, no, this is the court doing the right thing. they have to stand behind the president. >> he says that is good for trump unless he overplayed his hand. what you mean by that? >> calling for protests that get out of hand. that could damage him. in this moment, a lot of people will have sympathy. he should enjoy that as long as he can. dan: more to come on this tomorrow. coming up, we knew it would be significant after all these storms but didn't break records. we will tell you about the snow survey and what it means for our water supp

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dan: will, it is official. the snowpack is the largest recorded. 237% of average tying it with

1952 for the highest snowpack ever. h of 61.1 inches. that is huge for our water supply. officials say there is cause for concern as well. >> the real challenge as we move into spring and summer is significant flooding, particularly in the lake basin. dan: the lake basin is located in kings county in the southern san joaquin valley. officials say there have only been three other years where 20f average, 1952, 1 in 1983, so it has been a long time. there is a down side, but we wanted this. ama: absolutely. and we got the wind. i did not unpack my kites, good day to fly those kites, for sure.

it is definitely windy. this is a live picture from zephyr cove where they are seeing snow in tahoe valley reporting light snow flurries in truckee. they are chaining up on all roads except 50 here statewide, 237% of normal snowpack this year. southern sierra is at 303. this in the history books. we are checking out live doppler 7 for scattered light showers now around concord the willow pass road, across highway four, light showers and spotty around ultimate/patterson pass roads, so slow down. there might be hail. there are snow showers over mount hamilton now. i want to show you what is going on. there is a trough diving down bringing the snow over the sierra nevada now, but also bringing the gusty northwesterly wind.

a live view from our east bay hills camera, shaky view, clouds. low to mid 50's. san jose 56. choppy waters from santa cruz. small craft advisory's the bay. we have gale warnings for the outer waters. d7 santa rosa. 58 napa. concord 57. this is a live view from our exploratorium camera. gusty wind and spotty showers tonight. cold morning with frost. a chance of showers friday. warmer weather for the weekend. current wind gusts to 36 higher terrain. the garage alleged. atlas peak 30. oakland hills 27. the strongest wind near the coast this afternoon and this evening. 60 miles per hour at 6:00. 10:00 p.m., northwesterlyin wd in half moon bay. inland areas drop off, breezy along the coast, and the wind picks up along the coast, but

not nearly as strong as right now. those snow showers over mount hamilton and the east bay continue through tonight, then we notice higher clouds passing through the afternoon and evening tomorrow. tomorrow morning frost advisory for solano county. 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., temperatures dropping us skies clear. 30/40's. breezy. tomorrow afternoon, 50's/60's. warmer day. we will bump up those temperatures more the following day. certainly dry for a few days, then a chance of showers friday and the lingering chance saturday early. mid 70's inland sunday. ama: what? that is spring. sandhya: it will be nice. dan: thank you. ama: sunnyvale has opened the doors the new city hall, the

first in the nation to pennetta zero energy and platinum certified. it sits on a 26 acre campus in mayor larry klein calls it a symbol of sustainability and innovation. >> we have solar panels on the roof. we have battery backup, so storage for the electricity we are eacrti.ng there is tons of automation from the blinds system to other things within city hall which make it that i of innovation. ama: there is still work to be done on the site and the new city hall chambers are not quite finished as supply chain issues held up some technology. thmayor anticipates completion by the end of summer. dan: the golden state warriors of the season.ost before the end he will tell you about an

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it is unclear how much he will regular-season games,y are glad to have them back. ama:ama: we have much more news ahead. dan: we do. let's look at the stories coming up at 5:30. >> thanks, the mayor asking for help in curbing the drug crisis in san francisco. we will break down that r with phil matier and dig governor newsom's trip to the bible belt. and, coverage of california's flavored e-cigarette band continues in a while people including teenagers can buy them on the black market. join others for the stories and more at 5:30. dan: thank you. ama:ama: you can download the abc 7 app or head. dan: world news tonight is next. we appreciate your time. 00a:et wil

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tonight breaking news, former president donald trump here in new york city to face criminal charges. what the country will see play out tomorrow. already tonight, the surreal scene playing out on live television today, cable news tracking the former president leaving mar-a-lago and then arriving in new york city this afternoon. a motorcade driving trump through manhattan to t tower.ru the indictment still sealed tonight in the investigation linked to the hush money payment to stormy daniels before the 2016 election. at least two dozen separate charges expected. it is still unclear what those charges are. and how much of this arraignment american wills see. today the split screen president biden in