now. another blow to san francisco after 35 years in business in the city, nordstrom announces plans to close its doors for good. >> just the latest business to abandon downtown in. good afternoon. i'm christine zee and i am julian glover. we'll get to the nordstrom closure in just a few minutes. >> but first up, though, possible thunderstorms over the bay area. >> may gray here right on cue. >> oh, for sure. spencer christian is here now with a look at what you can expect today. spencer okay. >> kristin and julian, those skies are certainly gray and there's still the possibility of thunderstorms here in the bay area. i'll give you a satellite radar image of the storm right now. graphic image showing the structure of that storm and the counterclockwise circulation kicking up numerous thunderstorms in the central valley right now, bringing mainly showers into the bay area up from our south. and you can see the center of that storm just on the coastline there. and that pattern is going to continue for a while. now, we don't have the gusty wind right now that we had yesterday. winds are much tamer, but we have a couple of gusty spots in

halfmoon bay and down at san jose. so moving along, taking a look at the exclusive abc7 storm impacts failed. this storm is a light level one through tonight and tomorrow. there still the possibility of showers and brief downpours and still a chance for isolated thunderstorms and maybe even some hail and snow levels down to about 4000ft. here's the forecast animation starting at 5:00 this afternoon, going through the evening commute hours, we'll still see some scattered showers, maybe occasional downpours. there are of course, could be slippery roadways. later tonight, it becomes more active, the storm does. and overnight into the morning commute before we finally see the storm moving farther to our south and losing its effect on this impact. i should say, on the bay area. i'll have the full accuweather seven day forecast a little bit later. jillian okay, thank you, spencer. >> now back to the big story here. a major loss for downtown san francisco. nordstrom planning to close both of its stores, citing difficult conditions. the nordstrom at westfield mall will close in august and the nordstrom rack at market and fifth streets will close in july. nordstrom has

anchor the mall for moren 3 years now. this is just the latest in a growing list of stores that have closed in the last few months near market street in downtown san francisco, and several have announced impending closures, including anthropologie and saks, off fifth. so joining us live now is abc7 news insider phil matier. so phil yeah about 20 stores in the union square area since 2020. huge loss. and is it a sign of san francisco's economy? how do we take this? it is. >> it's a huge loss. >> more of a symbolic one than actual dollars and cents. the last couple of years nordstrom has been sort of downsizing at the westfield mall. there was even talk of putting offices in on a couple of floors. they went through a permitting process. it was approved and things pretty much stopped in part, i suspect, because office space isn't what it used to be in san francisco, the value is diminished. we have empty office buildings. okay? it's not the first time nordstrom's has pulled out of a san francisco location. a couple of years back. they did it at

stonestown mall. but there's a difference here. what you're seeing there is an anchor of the city's retail district, this huge sort of beautiful mall filled with stores. the question is, who could be next and what does it mean for that entire block of shops in an area that is already seeing empty storefront after empty storefront? as you noticed, as you noted, some 18 have closed since the pandemic and there's not a lot of signs of big returns. ross dress for less is going to open up a second location right across the street from where nordstrom is. but you got to admit, that's a drop in a tourist perception from nordstrom's to drop. ross dress for less. >> absolutely. in terms of prestige and all that as well. right. so nordstrom in their email only cited changing dynamics in downtown san francisco westfield mall. they're the owner. they say that that this underscores the deteriorating situation in downtown san francisco. what do we make of that? well i was talking with one staffer at the

mayor's office who said nordstrom was politely exiting, saying things aren't like we'd like them to be. >> but the westfield deteriorating conditions comment was like taking a blowtorch to it. and yes, what we're to make of it is that this is the ongoing question of deteriorating downtown san francisco. you know, san francisco's downtown was living off tech. it was living off office tourism and retail. those were the big drivers down there. the offices are empty. and now the retail is getting empty. and it's not going to be easy to get somebody to come in and take the space and more space could empty out as well. and christian, there's a fear that we could be reaching some kind of tipping point. too many empty storefronts lead to fewer people. fewer people, more empty storefronts. how do you reverse that cycle? it's been very difficult. internet shopping changes in people's habits as to where they want to go and unsafe conditions which one do you pick to start fighting first? >> right. it is a cycle and there's no quick easy solution. all right. we'll keep this

conversation going. thank you so much, phil, and we'll get more reaction coming up on abc seven news at five as well. and now to that developing news out of davis, where a series of stabbings has people concerned for their safety. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in davis with the latest on the investigation. anne, we just got an update from police moments ago. lena julie, julian, moments ago, we heard from officials here at uc davis that any classes being taught after 6:00 tonight must now be taught remotely at least for the time being. >> and while the search is still on for any possible suspects, they say they're bringing in some added officers from other bay area campuses for extra support and say tonight alone they will be tripled. the number of officers right here on campus for the safety of their students . it's just as of today, we have worked with our academic senate to have a policy now where every class that ends after 6 p.m. will be taught remotely. swift

action from uc davis officials after a third stabbing in less than a week near their campus, leaving students like 20 year old camille romero, understandably on edge. it almost feels like a movie or something. >> and i know everyone in our community is just really scared. >> two people have been killed starting with 50 year old david breaux. found dead with stab wounds last thursday morning in central park. the second was 20 year old uc davis student karim abu najim. fatal stabbed in sycamore park saturday night where a memorial of flowers and notes sits in his honor. and monday night, a third victim, which police describe as a woman in her 60s, was brutally stabbed through the tent she was living in near second and l street, which prompted a shelter in place. alert davis police department first news. >> lock your doors and stay inside of your house. suspect give up now or you will be bit

by the dog. >> the description that was provided for the stabbing last night is substantially similar to the description that was provided by the witness in the second homicide at this point, we're still determining whether the two are related. davis police chief darren patel says they can't definitively say all three stabbings are connected to the attacks with knives were particularly brutal and violent. i still feel that there is some sort of very nervous and then very fragile, you know, atmosphere around here. >> davis parent and lecturer at uc davis, utah, anton, says that's why she's taking new safety precautions. >> i ordered a pepper patch on amazon and then there was like adt, something like that. a alarm system, i think i consider , you know, installing that. meanwhile police are fielding hundreds of tips. >> patrol officers have been moved into 12 hour shifts and instead of imposing a citywide

curfew, chief patel is asking davis residents to make smart choices. >> people have to make smart choices about where it is that they go. what it is that they're doing, and whether they're able to pay attention to their surroundings. of course, people should have a buddy system right now. >> and we have also learned that uc davis has expanded their safe ride program to run for 16 hours a day so that no student has to walk home alone. now, if you see anyone matching the suspect's description, you are asked to call david davis police right away live from the uc davis campus. lena howland, abc seven news. okay. thank you, lena. >> meanwhile, we are learning more about the death of cash app founder bob lee. >> the san francisco medical examiner's office releasing his autopsy report. it shows lee died from multiple stab wounds. >> one that pierced his heart. >> the report shows doctors at san francisco general hospital worked for hours to save lee before he died in the operating room, a security guard arrested

for shooting and killing 24 year old banco brown at a walgreens is now out of jail. >> the san francisco district attorney's office will not be pursuing a murder charge right now as abc7 news anchor liz kreutz reports, it's a decision that has sparked a larger conversation about security in the city. >> the decision came late monday night. >> san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins announced her office is dropping murder charges against 33 year old michael earl wayne anthony, the private security guard who fatally shot 24 year old banco brown at a walgreens last week. jenkins says after reviewing video of the incident and witness statements, she does not believe there is sufficient evidence to overcome the security guards argument that he was acting in self defense. >> we had to make a decision not to move forward with charging the shooting happened last thursday at the store near fourth and market streets. >> sfpd says they responded to a call about shoplifting. jenkins says surveillance video of the incident shows the situation escalated into a violent

altercation. she says there's no indication that brown was armed. i'm not going to go into into full detail of the facts, but what i can say is that there was an escalation into violence being used as well as threats of further violence. >> i just don't think that there's justification for a murder, a murder of somebody. julia arroyo is the co-executive director of the young women's freedom center and a longtime friend and mentor of brown. >> she's calling on the city to release the surveillance video. >> first off, we want to see the tapes. we want to see the proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the da's office has to justify this murder and to let the community see for themselves as we are not considering releasing the video at this time. >> this is still an open investigation. this case is not closed. >> the shooting has hit a nerve for many in san francisco. that includes rafael gutierrez, a security guard at another walgreens. what is it like to be a security guard at a walgreens in the city? i mean, it's really crazy. >> i mean, and just for asking

them to leave the store property, they want to fight you or they want to pull a knife out on you. >> what can they do? >> nothing. you know, and we can't do anything to protect ourselves. >> now they're trying to save people want you know, that's not right. and i mean, every day i got to go home to my wife and just letting it out. what i went through. it's not okay, you know. >> gutierrez says he does not carry a firearm. he has a non-lethal weapon, a taser, pepper spray and a baton. but he understands why some do have guns. arroyo says it's time for the city to change that. it's unacceptable. >> this is why do people have firearm inside of walgreens? >> i believe this is going to be a larger conversation that we have to have as a city and as a community in san francisco. >> liz creutz, abc7 news. >> now to san francisco's fentanyl crisis. >> a survey asking san francisco voters whether drug dealers who are undocumented should be denied protection under the city's sanctuary laws. >> the overwhelming majority said yes. the survey was

conducted by polling firm emc and the results were given to abc7 news reporter leanne melendez, who joining us live in the newsroom with more on this. leanne. well, julian, to my knowledge and those who conduct the survey, this is the first time that voters have been asked that very specific question. >> and it's very telling after years of seeing the drug crisis and knowing that thousands of people have died on our streets, potential voters are weighing in . it's 11:00 in the morning and as expected, the streets of the tenderloin are buzzing around the highly addictive and potentially fatal drug, fentanyl . over the past three years, san francisco has seen about 2000 deaths directly linked to drug overdoses. about 1500 of those are attributed to fentanyl. in a survey of 500 potential voters in san francisco, a poll conducted by the national firm emc research asked should fentanyl felony dealing not have

sanctuary city protections? 70% say they support denying sanctuary protection, then 20% opposed it and 10% did not know or refuse to answer. here's how the ceo of emc interpret its those findings and i think it probably is frustration around acknowledging that there's a problem. supervisor matt dorsey , a recovering addict, currently has a proposed ordinance that would exclude fentanyl felony dealing from being protected under sanctuary city laws. >> i think we can make a minor adjustment to our sanctuary city policies to add the deadliest crime in san francisco history to a list of crimes that many of them are less serious than fentanyl. dealer say it was say it was. >> we will not put up with but it's unlikely that his ordinance will pass. >> as a few supervisors have objected, including hillary. ronen, who claims many of the

undocumented drug dealers are on the streets against their will. there are people that lure immigrants to san francisco and the promise of getting construction jobs and then when they're here, they threaten that if they don't participate in selling drugs, that they will harm family members back home. >> and they know where they live. that is a reality that's happening in san francisco. >> we went to the heart of the tenderloin to ask those who were openly dealing if that was true , were they promised a construction job and instead ended up dealing in drugs one by one. they refused to answer my questions. but a longtime resident who knows many of the drug dealers here confirmed ronan's claims. that's like 80% of people are here, from my understand, saying that a lot of people come out here with the illusion that they're going to come work construction or some sort of labor job and end up

selling drugs out here. >> but tom wolf, a recovering fentanyl and heroin addict who says he assisted drug dealers inside lists that many are not victims of the narco trade. >> i know that they're having custom built homes made constructed in their country of origin. >> they've shown me pictures on their phone and i used to help them wire money back to their native country because i had an id and they didn't because they're undocumented. so how will lawmakers like supervisor dorsey use the results of this survey? >> it allows them to kind of do a check, right? am i am i thinking the same thing that my voters are thinking? >> it is good to know that if this is something that we do go to voters with next year, i think i would have very strong support from voters. so that is going to weigh on some of my decision making about what we do next year. >> so there are 46 felony crimes in san francisco, 46 that are not protected under the sanctuary city ordinance. this

clearly is not one of them, even though as supervisor dorsey points out, there are so many people who are being killed by this drug in the newsroom, leanne melendez, abc seven news. >> leanne, thank you. oakland teachers could strike as early as thursday. the sticking point and what the school district is saying, the loneliness epidemic . it's not just about your social life and the growing need for help. the program giving children a little happiness now in need itself. >> hi, i'm larry beil. we're live at chase center, getting ready for game one of warriors versus lakers, the second round series. >> you know, we can talk about the greatness of steph curry. all night long. pretty much. but there's one story in particular that tells you how important he is to this franchise. and frankly, why we are here tonight . and that's coming up. lo e also known as low energy, is wreaking havoc on millions. >> i can't even pull out the

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propelled the warriors into the second round series. so, you know what happened? game six, the warriors came out flat. they lost at home, setting up a pivotal game seven. draymond and steph were both so upset at the game six outcome that neither one of them could sleep. they were texting each other at 4:00 in the morning next day. steph shows up at practice. draymond was going to talk and steph said, no, i got this one. and he basically told the team, look, we've been through a lot this season, a lot of you have personal issues. you're not happy with playing time, you're not happy with this, you're not happy with that. got to put all that aside. and so if you don't think we can win and if you can't put your personal issues aside, do not get on the bus and come with me to sacramento. if i see you on the bus, i take that as your personal pledge that you are committed to winning this series and you are all in. if you're not all in, you're all out. i don't want to see you on the bus. the rest is history. steph goes for 50 and the warriors win game seven and here we are with them. ready to face

the lakers now. steve kerr on the greatness of steph curry. >> when i have dinner with gregg popovich. welcome to center of the golden state warriors. >> oh, looks like we lost the steve kerr interview there. but basically what he said was that if steph was not on this team, steve kerr would have been fired a long time ago or maybe not even taking the job to begin with. but essentially it was a testament to what steph does, both on and off the court for this team. so lots more coming up as we count down to game one of steph versus lebron. steph, coming off the 50 point game, i'm going to make a bold prediction, christine and julien, if steph goes for 50 again, i like the warriors chances tonight. oh that's a bowler. >> what something on the line. you know what i think it's safe to say many people wouldn't have jobs if it weren't for steph. no kidding. and an incredible performances like that.

>> 50 might be one of them. >> thanks, larry. all right. we appreciate it, larry. the first two games of the series are at the chase center. tip off tonight is 7 p.m. game two starts thursday at 6 p.m. then the series shifts to los angeles for game three. and you can watch that right here on abc7 coverage starts saturday 5 p.m. tip off is at 530. okay >> we know a lot of folks are likely gathering outside of chase center and thrive city to watch the game tonight and right now they're likely getting soaked. yes >> my advice is get indoors as quickly as you can because we've got all of a sudden some fairly widespread showers here in the bay area. here's a look at live doppler seven. and you can see that well, i don't know if you were watching earlier where we had just a little bit of green showing up in the bay area. but right now, the central part of the bay area is getting lots of shower activity. and some of this activity contains heavy downpours down in san francisco on to the peninsula around san mateo, up in marin county and eastern over into the lafayette concord area. and down around

fremont and sunol. so it's pretty wet out there and skies are getting darker as you look out over the bay from the east bay hills camera, current temperature readings, 52 here in san francisco, oakland, 56, low 60s at palo alto, san jose and mountain view, 54 at half moon bay at the golden gate. clouds are rather thick and the pavement looks wet, so there has likely been some rainfall there in the last few minutes. 60 degrees right now at santa rosa, 57 napa, 53 napa rather. novato 57. fairfield 59 mid-fifties at concord and livermore. one more live view from emeryville looking at dark clouds over the bay and a little bit of a break of sunlight out near the golden gate. these are the forecast headlines. showers and brief downpours continue overnight into tomorrow. scattered showers likely again tomorrow. less of a chance tomorrow of thunderstorms and then drier, but cooler than average for the rest of the week. this storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale is a level one storm through tonight and tomorrow. showers, brief downpours will be with us. a chance of thunderstorms but that chance diminishes tomorrow and a chance of hail as well. here's a

forecast animation taking us through the evening commute. you can see what showers become more widely scattered late tonight. but then after midnight, they become more active and a bit heavier going into the morning commute. so it'll probably be a wet and slippery morning commute. and then the storm will push farther south late tomorrow as the storm winds down. overnight lows mainly mid to upper 40s highs tomorrow. upper 50s at the coast, low to mid 60s just about everywhere else. so temperatures remain below average for a while. here's the accuweather 70 forecast. we started drying out a little bit on thursday, although it will be chilly still for may. then we get a mix of sun and clouds going into the weekend and finally it starts to warm up a little bit on sunday and by monday, tuesday of next week, bright sunshine and temperatures warming up to the typical range for this time of the year. all right. >> thank you, spencer. okay. appreciate it. >> well, trying to iron out some differences ahead of this week's possible teacher walkout in oakland. >> how today's writers strike could impact your favorite shows. we'll be right back. summer begin with guardians of the galaxy, volume three in

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death by more than 60. >> this is a problem that has been building for decades in our country. >> covid certainly worsened it. it poured fuel on the fire. but that fire was burning before. >> to combat this, the surgeon general released a six pillar framework. he says the goal is to advance social connection. and joining me now is dr. julianne holt-lunstad, professor of psychology and neuroscience at brigham young university. and it's also my understanding that you worked with the surgeon general on this report. we appreciate you joining us. thank you. thank you. >> it's my pleasure. >> of course, so let's talk about this problem of loneliness, this epidemic of loneliness is exactly how big is it and how many americans does it affect? yeah well, one of the things that we realize is, is loneliness is just the tip of the iceberg. >> it may just be the symptom of the problem, which is much larger. and that is that we're socially disconnected in a variety of ways. we spend more time in isolation and less time

with friends, family. we less time parties in groups. we're are less and less connected in a variety of ways, even if we just look at perceptions of loneliness. some estimates suggest that 1 in 2 americans may be lonely and that estimate, of course, can vary depending on if we look at this other ways. wow >> 1 in 2 americans could be facing this epidemic of loneliness. can you break down what that means for our physical health? because i think those call outs might really be a wake up call for some folks. >> yeah, this has been linked to a number of health outcomes and of course, most people recognize how this influences our emotional well-being and even our mental health. but there are significant impacts on our physical health, including chronic illnesses such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes as well as cognitive health and

dementia for alzheimer's disease . and we have good evidence that this increases our risk for premature mortality from all causes. so this this has a profound effects on on both individual health as well as public health. >> these findings so, so, so startling and truly a wake up call, i think, for a lot of folks that might be watching right now. again, not just the cognitive effects or cognitive decline, but also the physical issues that we might be facing as well. now, when we talk about who is facing loneliness, wanting to americans, is it mostly the elderly that we're talking about here, or is it truly affect folks across all age ranges? >> you know, that's somewhat of a misconception that this is just an older adult issue. it's really a human issue, human are social beings. we all have social needs. and so loneliness can truly affect anyone at any

age, any demographic. and in fact, some estimates suggest that some of the highest prevalence rates are among those who are young, such as adolescents and young adults. but truly, anyone can potentially be at risk for this. when we talk about especially young adults who are affected by loneliness, i think back to the early days of the pandemic when the only social interaction that they were getting was on their digital devices. >> do we think that this issue of loneliness has just been worsened by the impacts of the pandemic? >> yeah. so we certainly saw trends that were beginning, you know, back in 2003. so for the last two decades. but but of course, the pandemic exacerbated this issue. and so one of the things that i think is really important to recognize is that because this began before the pandemic, just getting back to normal is not going to be enough. and that we really need

to do more in order to address this important issue to such great advice. >> dr. holt-lunstad, we really appreciate your time and thanks so much for joining us. thank you. well, if you or someone you know is struggling with mental health issues, there are resources available. you can find our list at abc7 news.com slash take action full of resources there. we'll take a short break. we'll be right back . top new brands, huge selection, big discount that's rec van a new winnebago revel adventure van is discounted to just 159 998 shop in comfort indoors for your new rv at rec van in fremont with more crews all over the bay area than any other garage door company. >> precision garage door can fix your door fast with quality parts and warranty precision garage door will get you fast and get the job done right. precision door service a name you can trust it when big tobacco's products were found

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>> it's time now for the four. at four we have armond spencer joining us today. i'm sure you saw it's happen again this time an unruly passenger on a united flight to houston from sfo was caught on camera punching a flight attendant. abc news. oh, my god. >> this is the moment an angry passenger attacked a united airlines staff member, all in an alleged dispute over his seat assignment. >> i just kept explaining like sir, doesn't look like your wife is assigned here. like could we please, like, escort her to her correct seat? and he was just like, no, like, no. like we insist. like, this is what we were assigned to. >> niya jimenez says when she boarded her flight home to houston monday, shortly after midnight, she found a couple blocking her seat. and when she asked flight attendants for help , the conflict quickly escalated . >> we're done. i need you off this aircraft. nope. you're not going to be on the flight out right now. please. >> after refusing to move to his assigned seat in first class, fist started flying in the

economy cabin, he starts fighting. he throws one punch, i believe lands it. >> and then at that point, we kind of all just kind of sprang into action. >> passengers and employees briefly restrained the man before he steps away. you're not doing that tonight? >> no, you're not, niya says that's when he made a break for the emergency exit and seemed ready to make the jump open. >> the emergency exit was about to, like jump down and the plane is elevated, right. so he would have flown apparently to stories to the ground and everybody pulled him back to safety. >> the couple eventually left the plane voluntarily, but united says they immediately reported the incident to law enforcement, though san francisco police have not yet confirmed whether anyone was charged or detained. >> that's crazy. i don't think flight attendants are getting paid enough at this point. >> yeah, agreed. >> and there's so much i don't understand. we're talking about like. so he didn't want to go to his seat in first class like what? and then to act that way. oh, my gosh. it's so much that we don't get spencer, you fly a

lot. >> i do fly a lot. and fortunately, i haven't seen anything like that on any of my flights. but what is wrong with people? what the heck is going on? i just don't get it. >> we're just deteriorating. i don't know what's going on either. theories >> julian, i would like to think about the two recent flights that i took. nothing crazy like this, but in both instances, there were medical emergencies. and i'm thinking of all of the people who then just jumped in to help. so that's how i would like to think of my folks. i'm sharing seats next to on these flights and not look at crazy stuff like this. i mean, it's just ridiculous. >> is it okay if i point out one more crazy thing we saw in that video? did you notice the barefoot people on the flight? i noticed flip flops. i didn't see barefoot people. >> i'll have to go back and look. christy they were a couple. you have to wonder sometimes. yeah all right. the friendly skies, right? well after more than 35 years, the anchor store at san francisco's westfield mall is closing. we told you about this at the top of the show. nordstrom will close this august. the nearby

nordstrom rack on market street, shutting down in july. in a statement, nordstrom told abc seven news that the dynamics of the downtown san francisco market have changed dramatically, impacting our ability to operate successfully . we what do we make of this? >> a big change after 35 years here in san francisco. >> very sad. i mean, just it's an iconic store and an iconic location in san francisco and everything i'm wearing right now. but nordstrom. yeah yeah. >> you were there a few months ago, right? and i was there. >> my wife and i were walking around westfield mall about a week before christmas when you expect a lot of people to be out shopping or doing something and the place was almost empty. we saw you could count the number of people we saw on our on our fingers. it was very, very sad. i also think about the employees. >> i mean, nordstrom says it's going to try to replace people, put them in other locations. but i mean, nordstrom was where i worked in college traditionally a very great place to work. so i worry about all the people also who are losing their jobs at

this point. you know, hopefully they get placed somewhere else, but you just don't know. so yeah, i mean, if they live here locally, it might be hard for them to travel like, you know, 20 miles out to get to work. so yeah. okay. now to the met gala and the fabulous fashion set celebrating the late designer karl lagerfeld and jared leto dressed up as lagerfeld's beloved cat. yeah what do you want? this one? choupette he was the unofficial mascot of the night out rihanna, who is currently expecting her second child with boyfriend asap. rocky wore an all white ensemble with some flashy sunglasses. yeah, and then no one really expected this one. a cockroach crawling on the met gala carpet steals the show. yeah but, i mean, it's new york city, so i wouldn't say totally unexpected. >> i wonder how much the photographer there sold that picture for. yeah, you saw him working with the camera. >> what are you wearing, mr. cockroach? yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> would have been more fun if it had been a person dressed like a cockroach, right? i think so. >> oh, yeah. i mean, if you have

a cat. yeah, i was going to say to go along with the cat. yeah, exactly. >> right. hey you like it? i love it. go for it. yeah. >> so a lot of creative styles. i mean, we only showed a few there, but definitely i was telling julian, i really like the fact that the guys are taking bold chances and, you know, like, making a statement. >> yeah, yeah, lots of folks breaking gender norms too. just going in forward and clearly having some fun with the styling. yeah. and the stylist too. so kudos for them. yeah. well, now to a bit of dumpster diving here. a school principal accidentally freed a bear from this dumpster in west virginia. he unlocked the dumpster and. whoa. there we go. i'll pop the bear. another employee opened a side door, saw the bear, and immediately went back inside, said, nope, not today. the principal says the bear must have gotten stuck after squeezing in for a snack. this is a good reminder for folks when it comes to your trash. put those locks on them. how did it squeeze in? >> like, yeah, no lock. it must be that was question. >> how do you squeeze in? >> yeah, it did. oh it did. it did, but it. >> okay, so the. oh, the

principal unlocked it and that's when it jumped out. look at him there. >> the bear. how did the bear get in with the lock locked? oh, clearly he knows the padlock code. we're sure it was before. >> it's oh, oh, oh, oh. you got to change the number. it's like password. >> wow. oh, it's fortunate that it all turned out that way. i don't think you're supposed to run if you see a bear, but i'm sure i would have done the exact same thing. >> been so startled. >> fortunately, everybody took off in different directions. >> now you see me, now you don't. oh, god, yeah. >> i mean, it's scary for the bear and the human. yep. nobody likes it, so just keep if you have trash, if you have some food related trash, lock it up. lock it up. yep. good advice. and don't use 0000. >> don't do it. don't do it. that'll do it for the fourth floor. we'll be right back. >> dad was the lead singer. >> packing tape is like roadside assistance.

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>> now to an urgent need for donations in the south bay. group helping families only has half of what they need for an event days from now. >> there asking for the community to step up. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes spoke with them and has more. >> cap to charities in santa clarita county and other organizations have helped this event, serving farmworker families. a challenging thing in the best of times, storm submit it more difficult for families whose lives depend on agriculture. >> two parents working and

making 25,000 the year. now they cut their hours because they cannot go out there. >> organizations like farmworker caravan and catholic charities found families in need and invited them to the closed event. among the families there are 400 children treated since the first event the organization is focused not just on necessities but also providing kids with toys. >> the first year was amazing, we had many donations. ppe, d donations. this whole room full of donations. >> after putting the call out for donations for more than a month, these are the only donations they have received for the event scheduled for friday. >> hoping we do not turn any getaway from a toy but unfortunately right now we are nowhere near 200 toys. >> they to pinpoint why donations of dropped, volunteer hours have

dropped drastically as we move further away from the start of the pandemic. >> maybe it was because people were at home and were more flexible and did not have to spend the extra time on gas or that extra time in commute. >> through thursday the organizations are hoping for a miracle influx of toys for the kids. >> if anyone wants to come by, there is an a-frame that says drop off locations here. >> they can be dropped off at washington united youth center. donations are accepted through thursday until 5:00 p.m.. >> there's probably a couple toys that you saved or you forgot to give it to this person or that person, why not make a child happy. >> abc seven news. >> in the meantime, we want to turn our attention to this. anymore showers in the future? >> feels like we've been hearing it all day outside in san francisco. >> right now are having more than showers in the bay area. you can see how active the weather is and the heaviest

downpours and most widespread rainfall right now in san francisco into daly city and across the bay to oakland, toward hayward and the pleasanton sonoma area. there's more on the way. this storm on the exclusive storm impact scale is a level one through tomorrow. showers, downpours of possibility of isolated thunderstorms and hail. as we go into the accuweather 70 forecast, you can see that we will have showers lingering into tomorrow and temperatures will remain below average for this time of year even on thursday. as the bay area starts to dry out, temperatures will remain below average for early may, going to friday. similar picture and over the weekend as it gets milder and we have a bit of a warm up next week to seasonal norms for early may. >> thank you. dancing with the stars returns this fall for season 32 and you will be able to watch it right here on abc seven.

after one season on his d+, the show was returning to abc. -- on abc plus the show was returning to abc. it will be the first show to simulcast across abc and disney plus and episodes will be available the next day on hulu. disney is the parent company of abc seven. the 80's are coming to a close for one tv family. >> it's like wow, it's like leaving home and away. >> i wish we could do more because it is so fun. >> a look ahead to tomorrow's series

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>> coming up tonight on abc seven at 8:00, it's the rookie and at 10:00, it is will trent and then you want to stick with us for abc seven news at 11. it's the end of an era for the goldbergs. the show is ending its run tomorrow night. reporter george with our sister station in los angeles has a preview. >> all we have tried to do is show you what an american family looks like. >> for 10 seasons fans have got to be a part of this family. through the awkward years, relationships and all the laughter in between. >> we are so comfortable. 10 years is a long time but it is bittersweet. >> bittersweet. i wish we could do more because it was so fun and really like

the dream gig. >> marty mcfly would do anything to help his mother. >> it has a going to feel to it where there is good stuff ahead but it is like leaving home in a way. >> this is how i number the 80's, no parenting blogs or peanut allergies, just a whole lot of crazy. >> the show took place in the 80's with pop-culture references but it is the family aspect that had mindy feeling nostalgic. >> it was interesting living my life as a teenager in the 80's and now playing a mother in the 80's. so the feelings are the same. some things are universal like just trying to keep your kids in line and not go crazy from loving them too much. but we did it with shoulder pads. now it's over, it's over.

and what was the question? yes, i hate this. >> george, abc seven news. >> you can enjoy more of those laughs when you watch the season finale tomorrow at 8:30 on abc seven. abc 70 this is streaming 24/7. you can get the bay area tv app and join us wherever you want wherever you are. that will do it for abc seven news at 4:00 p.m.. abc seven at 5:00 with a dan and thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for adults with hr+/her2- metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole.

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