♪ ♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. now abc seven mornings live. >> right now five. the deadly crash just outside washington, dc. the search for the missing called off overnight crews preparing to resume recovery efforts this morning. what we're learning about the dozens of people killed as investigators get a critical piece of equipment that could hold many answers about what happened wednesday night. >> not so nice neighbors, the international feuds brewing between president trump and other leaders in north america. how it could cost you starting tomorrow. >> and google appears to be

taking a page out of the president's playbook, why? the company is offering to pay some of its employees to leave. >> but first, dry january is coming to an end. an atmospheric river is taking aim at the bay area. and drew tells us it all starts with light rain this morning. >> hopefully we all have our rain jackets ready to go for the weekend. good morning to all of you. happy friday to everybody. >> let's turn to drew to talky. about that. >> yes. the rain is just beginning to enter the north bay this morning. and then once it arrives, it is with us through the entire weekend. so. live doppler seven. you can see it is tracking the rain that is just beginning to fall in cloverdale, ukiah, just beginning to enter sonoma county will widen out the picture. and this front is just beginning its journey.o over the next several hours, this rain is going to spread south and east across the entire region. it is a level one today. you got to find wear. your rain gear is probably deep in the closet this morning. you need the umbrella, the rain jacket, because we do have that rain and some isolated downpours that will

create some slick roadways today and some slower travel times. so here's future weather watch as the rain overtakes us through the next several hours. by about 9 a.m. we are all seeing the light showers and then it's on and off showers throughout the morning and into the afternoon. temperatures right now are in the 40s. will pretty much max out in the mid 50s later on today. that's about it. so we're tracking that level one storm with us as it moves onshore this morning. heavier rain is set to arrive here first thing tomorrow morning, so it's for that fact. the entire bay area has been put under a flood watch through the weekend. what this means we do have the potential to see flooding, and i think that would most likely occur tomorrow morning with our atmospheric river moving onshore. we'll detail that coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with frances, see how we're doing this morning. >> all right drew, we are starting off with an overturned crash this mornig for folks heading towards the san mateo bridge from the east bay. this has been reported as westbound 92 near the toll plaza and also at the industrial off ramp. fire crews are en route. it looks like it's probably

closer to industrial. you can see those little bits of yellow approaching industrial. and that means traffic is slowing. could be the right lane is blocked. and we're expecting more accidents later on this morning. as drew mentioned, the rain will cause some slick roads, but right now the drive time. westbound 9n mateo bridge hayward to foster city is unaffected 12 minutes at this point. it's also delay free on the dumbarton bridge. and if you're heading towards the richmond san rafael bridge live, look at emeryville shows. headlights moving westbound. right now it's looking good heading towards the bay bridge toll plaza and no problems. also in the south bay, this is 280 and 17 right now. looking good. unlike yesterday. gloria. amanda. >> good news. all right. thank you so much, francis. and now to the developments in the deadly mid-air collision near reagan national airport. today. crews plan to begin removing the wreckage of both the american airlines plane and the army helicopter that crashed into the potomac river on wednesday night. >> as you can imagine, it's an incredibly delicate operation in freezing cold water. this is a live look now at the area.is a officials say they have called off diving efforts to recover

the bodies of victims still trapped inside the fuselage of the plane. due to the conditions there, they will wait until the wreckage is brought to the surface to complete the grim task. at least 14 people are still not accounted for this morning. as we told you yesterday, it is believed everyone on the plane and helicopter died a total of 67 people. we will have more on the victims in just a few minutes. >> and we could soon have more clues about what happened. ntsb investigators have retrieved the black boxes from the plane and they are now analyzing them. the runway where the plane was supposed to land will now be closed until at least next friday. that's according to the faa. reporter kimberly richardson from our sister station, wabc, is at reagan international airport with more on the investigation. >> this morning, divers will begin the grim task of recovering the wreckage from american airlines flight 5342 and the army blackhawkht 5342 helicopter that collided in the skies above the potomac river.

>> crash, crash, crash. this is a layer three crash, crash, crash, this is layer three. >> overnight, the ntsb released pictures of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder. the plane's so-called black boxes. >> we'll be able to put it in space and time. exactly what headings were they on, what airspeeds were they flying? and a lot of other information that may help us understand the accident. >> early indications are the helicopter appeared to be flying at about 350ft, when it should have been cruising under 200ft. a source with direct knowledge tells abc news. the air traffic controller on duty was performing the job of two employees. this is usually done when there's less air traffic. but on wednesday night, that changed from two controllers to one was made 40 minutes earlier than usual because of lighter traffic. another thing investigators are looking into that american flight was switched at the last minute to runway three three, just as that

helicopter was flying through a corridor that is designated for military operations. that was a training flight. authorities will look into what role that played in all of this. for now, we're live in arlington. back to you guys. >> 67 lives lost and we're just starting to learn their stories. among them, a newly engaged pilot, a father to a one year old, and more than a dozen people returning from a national figure skating camp. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us live in studio with reaction from bay area olympians. lena. >> amanda. the loss is shaking the tight knit figure skating community. we now know 14 of the 67 victims were heading home the after a national figure skating development camp in kansas. among the victims, teenagers skating out of a historic club in boston. their parents and coaches, the bay area's own olympian, brian boitano, is now mourning the loss of his two friends. the coaches, along with

12 other figure skaters on board this fateful american airlines flight wednesday night. he says they were the 1994 world champions, the gold medalist. remembering his friends fondly. >> i woke up to, you know, being told that my two friends, zhenya and vadim, were on the plane. we are a very tight knit community. we're all connected. so when something happens to one person, it reverberates through the whole community of skaters. >> but i just feel for the athletes, the skaters and their families. but anyone that was on that plane, not just the skaters, because it's just such a tragic event. >> through tears, that was figure skating legend nancy kerrigan, who you just heard from speaking directly to the media at the skating club of boston yesterday. other athletes we have heard from say they are planning to honor the lives lost at the world figure skating

championships in boston. that's coming up near the end of march. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. and as we learn more about the crash and the people involved, we'll post updates to our website, abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app. happening today, president trump is expected to wrap up his second week in office by signing more executive orders. those orders come as abc news learned overnight his administration is forcing multiple senior fbi officials to resign or to be fired as trump continues to purge federal employees. >> and tonight, the president heads to florida, where he plans to spend the weekend at his mar a lago estate. he'll be there tomorrow when 25% tariffs are set to begin on many goods from canada and mexico. speaking from the oval office yesterday, trump said he has three reasons for those tariffs. >> announcing the tariffs on canada and mexico for a number of reasons. number one is the people that have poured into our

country so horribly and so much. number two are the drugs fentanyl and everything else that have come into the country. and number three are the massive subsidies that we're giving to canada and to mexico in the form of deficits. >> and there was a question about whether oil would face tariffs. well, that would have driven up gas prices as much as $0.70 per gallon. trump says he does not want tariffs on oil, but we can all expect to pay more for other items, ranging from food to cars. >> u.s. officials are prepping for president trump to sign an order forcing the u.s. naval base at guantanamo bay to house undocumented migrants. trump has not set any plans and has not shared details on how the base would house the expected 30,000 extra beds. on wednesday, the president announced the order, saying it is a necessary next step. >> because we don't want them coming back, so we're going to send them out to guantanamo. this will double our capacity immediately, right? and tough. that's a tough that's a tough

place to get out of. today's signings bring us one step closer to eradicating the scourge of migrant crime in our communities, once and for all. >> a u.s. official shared that currently, guantanamo bay is not prepared to house that number of migrants. cuba's president criticized the order posting on social media, quote, in an act of brutality, the new u.s. government announces the imprisonment at the guantanamo naval base, located in illegally occupied territory cuba, of thousands of migrants that it forcibly expels and will place them next to the well known prisons of torture and illegal detention. >> mexico's president is pushing back on google's decision to update maps to appease president trump's decision to rename the gulf of mexico. google map users in the u.s. will see the gulf of america instead of the gulf of mexico. the tech company made the change to comply with president trump's executive order renaming the body of water. mexico's president says the u.s. cannot legally change

the gulf's name because it's shared with mexico and cuba. google employees who are not deeply committed are reportedly being offered voluntary buyouts. the mountain view company confirmed the plans to the chronicle, though they didn't say how many people they expect to leave. employees who leave will receive a severance package. the offer is part of google's effort to streamline its hardware and software teams in the u.s. it does not impact its ai division or international employees. >> 5-10 and rain is back this morning. live doppler seven along with satellite. the big picture showing you our front is beginning to move into northern california. it's raining right now in parts of the north bay, and that rain will continue to spread south and east across the entire region over the next couple of hours. so this is the initial front today. an even stronger system is waig in the wings, another area of low pressure with a lot more moisture associated with it. this will move in here saturday morning, and this is the atmospheric river that is tapping into the tropics, has a nice stream of moisture to work

with, and that means some heavy rain to kick off the weekend. here's live doppler seven this morning, and what it shows you is that we're seeing rain beginning to fall around. ukiah, cloverdale. some downpours. that's the yellow you see on your screen. the line of showers about to move into santa rosa over the next 30 minutes. and this entire front is sinking to the south and east as it does. it is chilly out there this morning. we're holding in the low and mid 40s as we get going on this friday. so looking at your rain chances as we head throughout the day, they really ramp up here close to sunrise as that rain spreads across the entire region. and once it's here we are in and out of the showers the entire day. so that umbrella is going to get a workout throughout the next 24 hours. rainfall estimates. today it is a level one, so rainfall anywhere from about a quarter to a half of an inch for a lot of us, some parts of north bay and parts of lake and mendocino county could see an inch of rain, but everybody is getting soaked. tomorrow becomes a level two, a moderate storm as that atmospheric river moves onshore, and that is when we have the risk of

some flooding. gloria will detail that risk coming up in about seven minutes. >> all right, joe, thank you so much. tracking down a most wanted suspect. still ahead, the san francisco police officer being honored for his role in identifying the man accused in the killing of the united health care ceo. >> and pushback at sonoma state university. students and faculty are speaking out over massive cuts to sports departments and programs. >> and overnight, thousands of dollars raised for wildfire victims. a look at the star

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vs. t-mobile, verizon, and at&t for your first year. plus, ask how to get the new samsung galaxy s25+ on us. 14, and this is a story we've been following since last week. deep budget cuts proposed at sonoma state university. yesterday, hundreds of students and faculty members came together to protest those cuts. the group hacked seawolf plaza for a rally ahead of the interim president's town hall meeting. addressing the situation. last week, officials announced they were cutting the entire athletics program and several academic departments and majors, and will be laying off dozens of faculty members. >> we're losing four full tenured professors who have between us almost 100 years of

experience. >> this is an extraordinarily difficult and painful moment for sonoma state, and we share your pain. but as painful as these actions are, they are indeed necessary. >> the interim president says sonoma state is facing decreased enrollment, and governor newsom has ordered all csu campuses to reduce their budgets. sonoma state is facing a nearly $24 million budget deficit. >> the city of san francisco must rehire people who refuse to get the covid vaccine for religious reasons. that's the ruling from a federal judge. two women retired. instead of getting the vaccine. they argued their religious beliefs prevented them from getting it because it was developed using cells from aborted fetuses, which scientists say is not true. they lost their original case, but an appeals court judge agreed with them, saying the vaccine mandate imposed a, quote, crisis of conscience for people of faith. more service cuts are on the way for muni.

the agency is facing growing budget woes and a deficit of around $50 million. muni says the cuts would reduce service on four bus lines starting this weekend, but that is not enough. it plans to slash service by an additional 4% this summer. one solution would be to suspend some routes. another would be to keep all lines, but reduce how often busses run. or there's a combination of suspended routes and reducing service frequency. the issue will go before the board of supervisors next tuesday. >> california insurance companies have paid more than $4 billion in claims to the survivors of the los angeles wildfires. that's according to new data from the california department of insurance. the money includes the cost of evacuation expenses and advance payments for lost personal belongings. it does not include the additional billions that insurers are expected to pay once debris removal and rebuilding do start. now so far, wildfire survivors have submitted more than 31,000 insurance claims. a message of

hope raising funds to rebuild the fire aid benefit concert at the kia forum in inglewood has already raised $60 million. bay area based green day opened the show with their song last night on earth. >> sending all my love to you. >> both the intuit dome and the kia forum hosted the performances. it was a fully packed night of stars including pink, billie eilish, lady gaga, red hot chili peppers, no doubt, anderson paak and stevie wonder. performers think the efforts of the more than 7000 firefighters who were working on the fires. bay area native stevie nicks had a special shout out to the bay area team that saved her house. >> the reason it got saved is because it was a team from santa rosa. santa rosa firefighters that saved her. i'd like to dedicate this next song to all of those firefighters because

until you really see it happen, you can't believe it. you just simply cannot believe the bravery of these men. captain dean especially. so i'd like to dedicate this song to them. it's called landslide. >> such a great song. landslide. the concert raised over $60 million in ticket sales and sponsorships. wow. >> shout out to captain dean. she called him out. >> call us now because we want to talk to you. yeah, exactly. >> no. after those events, you really need all the help you can get. we're very familiar with that here over the last ten years, so it's good to see that for them. yeah. for us. here we go. rain is back. and once it arrives throughout the day today, the showers are sticking with us for much of next week. so get ready for a really rainy pattern to develop here. here's a live look at the exploratorium camera as clouds are overhead. light rain returns today and today. the biggest issue is just going to be those roads become slick. travel times become a little bit slower out there. it's tomorrow morning that the atmospheric

river really moves onshore. so tomorrow morning we'll have some heavy rain, some gusty winds and it's tomorrow morning. that is when we have the risk of some nuisance flooding on our area roadways, on our smaller streams and creeks, and the extended outlook, more storms into next week. so all of your rain gear is going to be needed on the seven day forecast. let's go hour by hour through the next couple of days. today we have that light rain spreading from north to south throughout the morning, and then we're just in and out of the light showers all day and all evening. so rainfall totals about a quarter to a half of an inch today, which wouldn't cause too many issues. just those roads become pretty wet out there. it's tomorrow morning. here's 530 on your saturday. and that rain is not only widespread now, we have heavy rain beginning to fall. those are the yellows you see on your screen. so first thing tomorrow morning we'll track those downpours continuing. here's 11 a.m. and this is when we have, unfortunately, the best chance of seeing flooding because our ground will be saturated and those heavy downpours are moving through throughout the afternoon and evening. tomorrow it's scattered showers and that

continues into sunday as well. rainfall today is light, but watch what happens tomorrow. these numbers really jump up as we see those downpours move through. and tomorrow morning again is when we could see some flooding. winds will become a little breezy today. gusty tomorrow afternoon. look at these winds gusting 30 to 40mph. we do have a winter weather advisory now in effect through sunday morning. snow levels around 6500ft. so that's pretty high. we'll see about a foot to a foot and a half of snow for a lot of communities. above that, our highest peaks could see two feet of snow. so a lot of this is falling tonight into tomorrow. so there is that forecast showing you lake level, possibly a foot even higher on our highest peaks. and watch what happens next week. we see more storms that dump even more snow. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. rain returns today. we'll track that heavy rain, those windy conditions tomorrow morning on and off. showers sunday and monday. another system arrives here tuesday and another one next thursday. guys. >> a big change. all right. thanks, drew. coming up, the

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morning. number one, rain is back. live doppler seven showing you our system is beginning to move onshore. you need the umbrella today. it is a level one for isolated downpours. that light rain throughout the day today. once that rain arrives, it's with us throuh the evening. >> number two, this morning, divers will begin recovering the wreckage from the american airlines jet and army helicopter that crashed in the skies near reagan national airport. this happened wednesday night. the black boxes have been recovered. now it appears the helicopter may have been flying higher than it should have been before the crash. >> number three, family and friends are mourning each of the 67 people killed in the crash. among them, a mother of two. a woman who caught an early flight home for her birthday, and at least 14 people returning from a figure skating event. if you'd like to know more about each of them, we have put together details at abc seven news.com. >> number four, the white house says president trump plans to move forward with 25% tariffs on goods from mexico and canada starting tomorrow. the two are

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♪ grocery outlet bargain market abc seven mornings live. >> now at 530. live doppler seven showing rain approaching the bay area. a storm is arriving this morning and more are lined up right behind it. drew is tracking the timeline where you live and the areas where flooding is a concern. >> obviously, that was someg that should not have happened and we're not going to let it happen again. >> president trump vowing change to our nation's air traffic control system, while making unfounded claims about what may have led to wednesday night's deadly crash. this morning, crews are preparing to resume

efforts to bring the plane and helicopter out of the potomac river. and the new details we're learning about the people killed. >> i would do it again today. >> former oakland mayor libby schaaf, reflecting on the moment she became the target of the president's insults. the advice she has for lawmakers serving today. >> good morning everyone. it's the last day of the week and the last day of january. >> and we need those umbrellas today, the rain jackets, because drew says that rain is on the way. drew, when is it starting? >> today. yes, we have that rain already in the north bay. guys, the umbrella. you can take the small one with you today. it's not going to be all that windy. you need the more durable one tomorrow as stronger systems move in here. here's live doppler seven this morning. you can see our front moving in. some rain falling around cloverdale, ukiah, just beginning to fall in santa rosa. but widen out the picture and we have a lot of moisture to get through this morning. so the rain is going to spread south and east over the next couple of hours. and by about 830, we should all be in the rain as it moves in and out throughout the day. so a

level one today for light rain returning to the region. a few isolated downpours. the biggest impact today is just going to be slick roadways as that rain falls and some slower travel times out there. so future weather shows you by 830 there's that rain becoming more widespread, and then it's on and off throughout the afternoon and even into the evening for friday night plans. you do have to anticipate that we will be dodging some drops even in the later portion of our friday. so looking at rainfall totals, the reason why it's a level one, we're seeing anywhere from about a quarter to a half of an inch of rain, so not a lot of rain today, but even heavier showers arrive here tomorrow. temperatures right now, they're in the 40s, will only get into the mid 50s later on today for daytime highs. a flood watch has now been posted for the entire region for the threat of flooding. and i think the best chance, so to speak, for those concerns would really be tomorrow morning as our atmospheric river moves onshore. we'll detail your weekend timeline coming up in eight minutes, but let's check in with frances and see those drive times. >> all right. we are starting off with the drive time maps because you can

see it's green all around the bay area. so it's quiet right now this friday morning. but we have been tracking an overturned crash in hayward, westbound 92 at industrial. the industrial boulevard offramp currently closed, as well as maybe part of the right lane on westbound 92. so klawitter might be an alternate for you, but it is delay free if you're heading towards the san mateo bridge. it's also looking good on 880 right now through oakland. headlis move southbound there past the coliseum and in the south bay. no problems at all. here's a live shot of 101 for headlights moving northbound. that's 880 across your screen. it's also looking good in the north bay and peninsula. amanda. gloria. >> all right, francis. thank you. this morning, officials say they are preparing to resume recovery efforts in the potomac river after the deadly collision that caused a nearly full american airlines plane and army helicopter to plummet into the water wednesday night. >> we have a live look at the river where both aircraft are still submerged in frigid waters between reagan national airport and washington, d.c. you can see the footage right there. the lights now, the runway where the

plane was supposed to land will still stay closed for at least until next friday. president trump is promising a full investigation into what happened. yesterday, he suggested, without evidence, that hiring policies focused on diversity, equity and inclusion could be to blame. >> it just could have been a group within the faa. another story determined that the workforce was too white, that they had concerted efforts to get the administration to change that and to change it immediately. >> hiring standards at the faa are some of the most stringent in the federal government. air traffic controllers must pass a medical exam, aptitude tests, and psychological evaluation, which is more stringent than what's required of a pilot. hiring is also selective. in 2022, 57,000 people applied for an air traffic position. only 1000 made it to the first day of training. currently, there's an urgent push to hire more controllers. one report found that in 2023, 77% of critical

air traffic control centers were understaffed. the remains of nearly two thirds of the 67 victims have been recovered, but some are still unaccounted for. and we know investigators are already working with key pieces of evidence. abc news reporter nicole d'antonio is live near reagan national airport this morning with the latest. nicole. >> well, that's right. and reagan national airport is back open today. but the investigative work is really just getting started here today. we know teams will be out herey. dealing not just with the cold temperatures, but also with rain that we are experiencing today as they try to salvage any pieces left of the aircraft. this morning, the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, known as the black boxes, have been recovered from the american airlines plane that collided with a black hawk helicopter over the potomac river. >> we'll be able to put it in space and time. exactly what headings were they on? what airspeeds were they find? what was their attitude, and a lot of other information that may help us understand the accident.

>> the army helicopter on a training flight crashed into the passenger jet as the plane was landing at reagan airport. all 64 people on board the plane and three soldiers on the chopper are presumed dead. dive teams have stopped operations after saying they've recovered all the bodies they're able to without moving the plane's fuselage. today, they begin the work of trying to salvage aircraft components. >> we look at facts on our investigation, and that will take some time. >> in the final moments of the flight, air traffic control asked the pilots of the plane to land on a different runway. radio traffic does not reveal whether the plane's pilot saw the helicopter, but a helicopter pilot can be heard acknowledging the plane, and the flight path shows the chopper flying at about 350ft, when it should have been flying at under 200ft. one expert says early indications show a tragic sequence of event, suggesting the helicopter pilots were looking at the wrong plane. it's unclear how many air traffic controllers were working at the time of the crash, but an

faa report says staffing in the tower was not normal. sources say the controller handling helicopters in the area during the collision was also handling airline traffic. those jobs are typically assigned to two separate controllers, but supervisors routinely combine them when aircraft volume goes down. on the night of the crash, the decision to combine those jobs was made 40 minutes earlier than usual because of lighter traffic safety concerns have been increasing in the airspace around reagan airport. the airport was designed to accommodate 15 million passengers each year, but now sees more than 25 million a year. and back here at reagan, we know that runway 33, which is the runway that that plane was supposed to land on wednesday night, it will now be closed until at least friday evening as this investigation continues. >> all right, nicole, thank you. and we are learning more about the people killed in the crash. abc seven news reporter lena howland is here in studio with

their stories. lena. >> well, amanda, we've learned among the victims, a newly engaged pilot, a father to a one year old in ohio, collegeo a one student coming from her grandfather's funeral, and more than a dozen people heading home from a national figure skating camp. these images of young figure skaters doing what they love are now heartbreaking to look at. after officials confirmed that there were no survivors in the midair crash in dc thursday night. polina edmunds is a retired figure skater who represented the u.s. in the 2014 winter olympics, getting her start in san jose. she was just in wichita for the u.s. championships last week, crossing paths with skaters who were on that plane right now. she and so many others are still just trying to process what happened. >> i think everyone in the community is just so shocked right now and devastated. and so many people know either the people on the plane or know of the people on the plane.

>> outside of the figure skating community. other victims include three army veterans that were on that blackhawk helicopter involved in the crash. the soldiers, none of whom were senior leaders, were conducting a training mission, officials said. all yesterday, all three were very experienced and not only had thousands of hours of flight time between them, but were very familiar with the flight patterns above the potomac river. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. and we continue to monitor every development about this deadly midair collision in washington, dc. find the latest on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. >> we are ending week two of the new trump administration, and one person who found herself in the spotlight during president trump's first term is former oakland mayor libby schaaf. in an interview you'll see only on seven. abc seven news political reporter monica madden sat down with schaaf about her decision to warn the community about an imminent ice raid.

>> i would do it again today. >> seven years ago, former oakland mayor libby schaaf unintentionally became the face of a national debate when she warned her city of forthcoming federal immigration raids. >> just when you thought. >> the dust had settled, the acting chief of ice has once again accused the mayor ofce oakland of putting the public in danger. >> it was not intended to panic people. it never advised people to break the law. it simply informed them what their rights were, their responsibilities. >> she didn't expect what quickly followed. >> what the mayor of oakland did the other day was a disgrace. >> wrath from the commander in chief in oakland. >> you have a mayor. and she told people that we're going to be captured in a big raid, that there's going to be a raid. can't do it. you can't do it, folks. >> president donald trump accused schaaf of thwarting federal immigration laws, and asked his then attorney general, jeff sessions, to prosecute her. >> i would recommend that you look into obstruction of

justice for the mayor of oakland, california. jeff. >> it is my understanding that the investigation was active. it was being pursued. but because i did not tell anyone to break the law, i did not do anything to endanger law enforcement. that is what kept me out of jail. >> while she never faced charges, there was blowback. the city of oakland fought off clawbacks of federal funding in retaliation. a congressman tried to pass a law that would create penalties for other mayors that did the same. and schaaf says she faced death threats. were you ever scared? >> yeah, i was scared. i think any normal person should be scared. >> this time, she doesn't feel other mayors will have the same outcome. >> when you look at the energy that they put into prosecuting me, into hurting oakland, even though they were not successful, it is true that there are more weapons in place with this trump administration than even before. >> as bay area's sanctuary

cities reaffirm their support for undocumented immigrants. >> we will stand up and fight back. >> schaaf has advice for other leaders. >> i hope the fact that i stood up and survived shows that others can do that too. as long as we stick with the rule of law, the truth, and our values, we should get through this together. >> in oakland, monica madden, abc seven news. >> and now it is time for our abc seven mornings advancer. it's our way of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead, right here in the bay area. >> first, state senator scott wiener is speaking out against president trump's executive actions involving lgbtq rights. the lawmaker will be joined by transgender youth and their parents for a rally at san francisco city hall. they are protesting an order that seeks to ban gender affirming care for transgender youth. california is a sanctuary state for kids who come here to receive such care. protecting patients, parents

and doctors from related prosecution. but trump's order could put that to the test. >> today, people experiencing homelessness will have access to important medical services in san jose. the 14th annual health fair for the unhoused is happening at city hall. people can receive free medical, dental, vision and hiv screenings and substance abuse treatment. haircuts and mobile showers will also be available. it runs from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. >> the second snow survey of the season is happening today in the sierra. it's a measure of how much water is in the sierra snowpack, so we can predict how much will melt and run off to state reservoirs in the summer. the first snow survey, done a few weeks ago, found the snowpack was around average for this time of year. >> for the first time in decades, the fda has approved a new type of prescription pain medication. why doctors believe it could be a game changer. but first, let's get a check of the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. >> hey, gloria. 541 this morning and we'll show you the larger picture. live doppler seven showing you rain has returned to

northern california. we have light showers beginning in the north bay right now, and this entire system will spread rain across the region from north to south over the next couple of hours. light rain today, but a stronger system is waiting in the wings with a lot more moisture. and this will arrive saturday morning with some heavy rain and some gusty winds. and it has a tropical connection. you look at the moisture plume and it stretches all the way back to hawaii. that's why it gets the name the pineapple express. that moisture rides along that front. and it's aimed right at us here in the bay area by tomorrow morning. and that's why we have a flood watch posted, because we could see some nuisance flooding tomorrow morning. temperatures right now as we track that rain returning. it's chilly out there. we're in the low and mid 40s currently. rain chances do ramp up over the next couple of hours as that rain moves across the entire region this morning. once it's here, it's with us on and off the entire day. so that umbrella, your rain jacket certainly going to be needed now. tomorrow this system becomes a level two moderate storm as that atmospheric

river moves onshore. and that's when we have the flood risk, especially tomorrow morning. so what we're looking at for rainfall today it's light. but watch as those totals really climb here tomorrow morning. with a lot of areas seeing more than an inch of rain. so the storm concerns tomorrow morning. roadway flooding is a high concern. will likely see a lot of standing water. some gusty winds as well could bring some trees down as we track some strong winds first thing tomorrow morning. we'll plan out your entire weekend on future weather a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo.

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gymnastics. yeah it's a non opioid painkiller and it's just been approved by the fda. doctors believe there's no risk in people becoming addicted because they say it doesn't create the high that opioids can. it also works differently. instead of silencing the brain's pain signals, it prevents pain signaling nerves from firing. it is the first painkiller approved by the fda in more than 20 years. >> and switching gears, as we count down to the chinese new year parade in san francisco, we're shining a spotlight on people making a difference in their community. this morning's focus is on lily low, the founder of be chinatown. >> yeah, the nonprofit organization is dedicated to revitalizing the city's chinatown neighborhood and ensuring its sustainability for future generations. abc seven news anchor kristen sze explains how it all started with a way of bringing beauty and safety to the community. >> my mission is to beautify san francisco's chinatown. so we did the lantern. we noticed that chinatown is quite dark, so the light is really bringing safety

to chinatown. of alley in chinatown, especially in san francisco. we noticed that, you know, a lotwe of, you know, seniors don't feel safe. and especially we come up with the idea because of the crime. and that's how we put the community together. on daytime, people take pictures, and at nighttime, people feel safer to walk on the street. >> and it's become such an instagrammable thing. yes, yes. >> it's beautiful. >> it really is. so the chinatown started as an idea to beautify chinatown's neighborhood? yes, but it's become so much more than that. tell me what it's branched into. >> we noticed the chinatown is very quiet and people start, you know, not coming back. and then so we come out with night market. so night market really bring a young people eat and shop. this is another way to

promote all the food in chinatown because many small businesses, they don't know how to promote. and we noticed, you know, young people they don't want who can eat. >> i think a lot of people are discovering chinatown for the first time. right? the inauguration party. yes. >> people will come for the first time. they should come back and continue to support the small business. come and eat and enjoy it. celebrate chinese new year. it's good to bring all the, you know, people together. and we see a lot of crowd once a year and you're going to see people decorate the float. and thousands of people, you know, not only chinese, you got all kind of, you know, people, you know, different cultures, you know, come together to celebrate

the new year. it's exciting. chinatown has been around for a long time, and we want to continue. we need china to grow to get back. if chinatown get back, the city will get back, you know? so we want the city to build back. >> in. you can watch kristen and dan ashley host the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade on abc seven. you can watch the parade live saturday night, february 15th, starting at six on abc seven and wherever you stream abc seven news. >> that will be a fun weekend to be at the parade, but it seems like this weekend might be good to stay in. >> yeah, i know the parade is two weeks away. i was just kind of looking down the horizon. it looks pretty nice in the middle of february. good news. very different though today and through the weekend we are tracking rain that is back. so the accuweather headlines you got to find your rain gear because it's light rain today a level one storm. the biggest impact. those roads are going to get slick pretty quickly this morning. and that's going to lead to slower travel times. you know when it rains around

here, driving gets a little crazy. so you may want to add that extra distance between the cars around you. now on saturday even heavier rain moves in here with an atmospheric river. and saturday morning is when we have the highest threat of some nuisance flooding and the extended outlook. you probably looked at your weather app and you seen there's a lot of rain coming our way the next 7 to 10 days. so here's live doppler seven. our storm is moving on shore. it's raining right now across much of lake and mendocino county, northern sonoma county. but you notice the rain is going to spread across the entire north bay over the next 30 minutes, approaching the city in the next hour. so we're all going to see this rain move into our neighborhoods, likely closer to 8 a.m. this morning. so here's a look at future weather. by 11 a.m. we have those light showers overhead, and once the rain is in your neighborhood, it's on and off throughout the day into the evening. we still have rain for your friday night plans. now we're really highlighting saturday morning, because this is when that plume of moisture originating from the tropics moves in here, and there are some heavy rain to be found saturday morning. and this is when we have the highest chance of seeing that flooding on our

roadways and even on our smaller streams and creeks. saturday afternoon and saturday evening, the rain becomes more scattered in nature. and that's the similar story here on sunday. now, saturday morning, along with the heavy rain, we do have some strong gusty winds about 30 to 40mph. snow is coming to the sierra. winter weather advisory is now in effect. a lot of the snow starts falling later this afternoon, with the heaviest snow coming our way on saturday. so if you get up to tahoe before about, i'd say 2 p.m. today, you'll be good. then the snow really starts falling here late tonight into tomorrow. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. rain is here today morning. heavy rain and wind becomes a level two storm on and off. showers sunday and monday and now likely another atmospheric river here on tuesday with more showers through much of next week guys. >> all right drew, thank you so much. finally getting to leave the space station. kind of still ahead. we check in on the two astronauts still stuck in orbit at the i.s.s. >> and we want to take you outside for a live

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the space station since june, finally got to step outside the station, but they didn't go far. suni williams and butch wilmore took their first spacewalk yesterday. the pair became stranded after issues with boeing's starliner spacecraft made it too dangerous for them to return on it. they will return to earth is not expected until at least late march. it's going to be a little longer for them. nasa researchers have found what they say could be the key to how life on earth began. >> and they found that key by sifting through piles of dust. here's abc news reporter andrew dymburt. >> a breakthrough discovery from nasa. a sample from an asteroid holding the building blocks of life. >> the samples contain salts that formed in a liquid

environment, like a lake, or maybe even an ocean, and organic molecules that are central to all life on earth. >> nasa's osiris-rex spacecraft returned four ounces of dust and pebbles from the asteroid bennu, the biggest cosmic haul yet from beyond the moon, researchers found amino acids and nitrogen in the form of ammonia. scientists say it's the strongest evidence that asteroids may be the reason that life developed here. >> this is telling us that not just the water, but some of the building blocks of life actually were seeded onto earth and other planets. >> and while this breakthrough might help solve why we're here, it raises other questions. >> how did life on earth originate? and also, what is the likelihood that there is life elsewhere in our solar system? >> andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> very fascinating. well, we're just days away from hearing the lineup for this year's cinequest film and creativity festival. more than 100 u.s. and world premieres will be featured at the annual independent film festival. >> it's exciting. this festival means so much to san jose and as

a filmmaker in the bay area, you always want to come out and support the people that support you and that welcome the community out to share these special experiences. >> the 2025 cinequest festival will be held at three theaters in downtown san jose, march 11th through the 23rd. much more ahead on abc seven news at 6:00. the deadly dc collision. the key pieces of evidence recovered from the potomac river as crews begin the effort to pull the wreckage of two aircraft from the water. >> and voluntary leave the package that google is offering to employees who don't share the same goals as the company. >> and billboard backlash a well-known bay area injury attorney updating the prize for the winner of her design contest. >> and live doppler seven showing you rain is back this morning. right now falling in the north bay. but this rain spreads south throughout the next couple of hours. it's level one today for this light rain. some isolated downpours. looking at the planner today, once that

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