closed rv site. that deadline passed at 5 p.m. and the city has started towing vehicles. sky seven was over the bay view vehicle triage center just a short time ago. several dozen vehicles were still at the site. it has been a safe space forite. people living in rvs, but has faced issues from the start like flooding, rats and lack of electricity. the city's decision to close the site came just weeks after millions of dollars and years of effort to hook up permanent power were finally successful. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. sweeps of homeless camps have become more common since last year's supreme court ruling. >> but critics say a shortage of housing and concerns about safety in shelters makes it harder for the unhoused to survive. >> abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains why the bay area's biggest city, san jose, has opted to take a different approach when tackling homelessness and how it's working in comparison. it's part of our effort to build a better bay area. >> truckload after truckload

filled with belongings of unhoused residents living near coyote creek in san jose. the latest encampment sweep by city crews, left advocate sean cartwright worried about what may come next. >> there's no place for people to go. if people had housing to go to, they would go to. and i know you're going to say, well, we offered them shelters. people don't want to go to shelters. >> cartwright says safety, lack of accountability from providers and other hazardous conditions are partially to blame. she says many would rather be on the streets than in certain settings. >> people say, i feel safer out here than in the shelters. when people are in shelters, you try very hard to keep them there because it's at least stable. but you understand their complaints. you understand their feelings. >> calmatters found data from the california interagency council on homelessness that backs up some of those concerns. from 2018 to mid 2024, more than 2000 people died across the state in shelters, nearly double the amount of deaths than in california jails. san jose mayor matt mehan finds these numbers concerning, but recognizes the death rates on the street are

far worse. he says that's why the city opts for a multitude of solutions. >> like interim housing, modular units and tiny homes, converted motels, safe parking, all sites where we see much lower rates of death and much higher rates of graduation to permanent housing. >> of all the people who come and go yearly in the shelter system, the cal matters investigation shows only 22% of people find housing less than 1 in 4 in san jose city, data found there. interim solutions have led to about 50% of people housed. >> everybody is different. people need different things to get off the streets from access to higher income jobs, job training, drug treatment, affordable housing, reconnecting with family. we're taking in all of the above approach. >> mehan and cartwright agree change appears to be needed within the shelter system, but multiple solutions are needed as a whole to get people off the streets and in homes. in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> voters in san mateo county are preparing to turn in their

ballots for tomorrow's special election. if passed. measure a would change the county charter and give the board of supervisors the ability to remove the elective sheriff. elected sheriff from office. sheriff cristina corpus is accused of corruption, nepotism and retaliation within the department. she has consistently denied those allegations and has called the special election a political attack. >> if the people don't want me to be the sheriff, then a recall should take place. >> we really need to get back down to normal, and i certainly hope that she'll step up and say, you know, let's just end this and go forward. you know. >> it would take four of the five supervisors voting to remove the sheriff if they find cause to do so. ballots are in the mail now for a special election next month to fill the seat of former san jose city councilman omar torres. today, he pleaded not guilty to charges of sex crimes with minors. he faces three felony counts of child sexual assault. torres

resigned from the city council last november. >> a north bay elementary school was vandalized and the damage was so extensive, the entire school day was canceled for more than 400 students. happened early this morning at john reed elementary school in rohnert park. abc seven news anchor dion lim found out why. it's not just this one incident that's worrying parents. >> for people to break into their classrooms, it's scary. >> the lights are off and doors are shut. at john reed elementary school in rohnert park, classes canceled for over 400 k through fifth grade students after about half of the school's classrooms were vandalized early monday morning. >> if it had been a couple of classrooms, we definitely would have held school, but it was enough to warrant us closing the school today. >> the cotati-rohnert park unified school district superintendent wouldn't specify what kind of damage was done to the ten or so classrooms affected, but noted crews would be spending the rest of the day cleaning up. >> it's definitely concerning. hopefully that doesn't happen again. >> this isn't the first incident where john reed has been

targeted for crime. i obtained two messages that went out tod parents in january, alerting them of another act of vandalism, and a man who was arrested because he made threats against the school. >> the rock throwing incident. the threat? this. it's weird that it's so much action around this specific city. >> every parent i spoke with said they wished for more security measures going forward. >> when i moved out here, i noticed that the schools aren't gated and for i'm very scared for my kids to start school here because that's one thing i don't like. >> we're also assessing that and what we need to do to make sure that our campuses are safe. >> while the school district assesses the damage and determines if anything was stolen, they're 99% certain cleanup will be complete in time for kids to attend school tuesday. >> i miss my friends. >> the missed school day will be made up later in the year. in rohnert park, dion lim, abc seven news. >> students at oakland high school walked out of class today for a day without immigrants.

it's part of a national day of action to protest the trump administration's mass deportations. about two dozen students marched from the school to lake merritt for a rally. they're also calling on other immigrants rights supporters across the bay area to rally in their communities as well. stock market took a big plunge today after president trump greenlit tariffs on china, canada and mexico. the dow down nearly 650 points, and the nasdaq went down 497. the s&p fell more than 104 points and the largest single day loss of the year. so what do these new tariffs really mean for goods that we buy here in the bay area? abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn talked with an expert in economic policy about the impact to products from china. >> reporter at. >> the new electric bike in san francisco. staff fix and sell thousands of e-bikes every year. many of those bikes have parts from china.

>> you know, parts like this piece are made in china. it's like the chain ring or the pedals or the chain guard. >> the trump administration is slapping more tariffs on parts and products coming from china, like lithium batteries and steel spokes. karen wiener says the tariffs are frustrating for her small business. >> prices just keep creeping up when you have arbitrary tariffs being introduced, with no new policies around domestic production or the way we do replace those items, it doesn't make any sense and it's very bad for business. >> uc berkeley professor jim wilcox explains the impact for companies and customers. >> with today's announcement that there will be an extra 20% tariff on china, that no doubt is going to make things more expensive here. it's going to raise costs for businesses, and ultimately it's going to raise costs noticeably for consumers.

>> in chinatown, la's store features thousands of types of herbs. he says more than 95% of them come from china. the tariffs will definitely hit his products. >> i. distinction. we currently have $88 a pound, so it's going to be increased to almost $100 a pound. >> lao says that will hurt his customers particularly. >> you know, it's really hard hit for the people who are living on a fixed income. >> and tigerbalm. maybe you've heard of it or used it. >> tigerbalm is a herbal remedy. it works where it hurts from, you know, tummy aches to headaches to just help you wake up and mosquito bites. >> expect to see prices go up for that, says matthew chin. he's president of prince of peace enterprise. it's the exclusive u.s. distributor of tiger balm walmart. >> you might find this for maybe six, $6, six, $7. in the future, it may cost upwards maybe 8 or $9. >> new tariffs hurting the bottom lines and the wallets of bay area businesses and

consumers. in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> president trump is also imposing 25% tariffs on mexico and canada, taking effect tomorrow. other top stories out of the trump administration today. trump has directed military aid to ukraine be paused. it comes days after the contentious meeting in the oval office with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. democrats voted to block a gop led bill aimed at barring transgender athletes from women's sports. and president trump announced a new $100 billion investment, saying taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company will be bringing new operations to the us. >> this will create hundreds of billions of dollars in economic activity and boost america's dominance in artificial intelligence and beyond. >> president trump's address to congress will take place tomorrow. it is not called the state of the union when a president has just taken office. we will have live coverage beginning at 6 p.m, including the democratic response. >> state employees will soon

have to return to the office four days a week. governor newsom issued an executive order today requiring a four day in office schedule starting july 1st. newsom's office says exceptions will be considered on a case by case basis. last week, san francisco mayor daniel lurie ordered city workers to come back to the office four days a week, as soon as possible. >> coming up next. game changing technology. we've already shown you what a difference it made in west oakland. now it's going statewide. >> how do you put this into the hands of people in such a way that they can advocate for themselves? >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it was a blustery start to the week. i'll show you when you'll need your umbrellas. a look at the timeline

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of kids going into the e.r. because of asthma. those are issues people living in west oakland deal with at far greater rates than the rest of alameda county. >> four years ago, we highlighted the innovative technology working to track the air quality, and now it is expanding statewide. abc seven news anchor and race and social justice reporter julian glover is here with an update for us. julian. >> hey there. good evening. ama and dan. air quality doesn't just differ from city to city. it also differs from block to block in the same area. sounds like common sense. but before that groundbreaking study we highlighted four years ago, there was just not the data to prove that. now, that program, piloted in west oakland, is going statewide, aiming to improve air quality for all californians. >> yeah, it's been a real labor

of love determination. >> we first introduced you to margaret gordon in 2021 as she and her group, the west oakland environmental indicators, were putting pressure on the port of oakland and truckers to reduce emissions and clean up the air. >> what needs to be reregulated on this corner to reduce emissions? so what was happening on this street, on this sidewalk that was coming through people's front doors? >> those questions stem from frustrations with west oakland's air quality, polluted by the steady stream of big rig trucks bringing goods in and out of the port. driving through neighborhood streets, we highlighted the results in our previous reporting decreased life expectancy and higher incidences of kids going to the er because of asthma in west oakland compared to the rest of alameda county. but since then, there have been some noteworthy improvements to air quality. >> some of the walls ceilings is not black anymore and it's great changes and some operations at

the port. many of the cranes now are electrified. few more electric trucks in place. >> to demand improvements to the air quality. miss margaret and her group had to be able to accurately monitor it on their block, something the two and a half dozen stationary air quality monitors in the bay area can't do to capture and collect that hyperlocal data. the west oakland indicators teamed up with aclima, a game changing air quality monitoring and mapping company based right here in silicon valley. >> we prove that pollution is hyperlocal, that it varies from one block to the next by 5 to 8 times. that's a very significant rate of variability. >> davida herzl is the ceo of aclima. the pilot she led in west oakland proved that proximity to the source of pollution truly matters. >> and so in west oakland, where miss margaret lives, she's proximate to the port. what our data helped the community identify is that the pollution

that comes from that port, the pollution that comes from traffic, contributes tremendously to the overall experience that people have in that community. and actually, as a result of our data, the community decided to really target their efforts on reducing particulate from diesel diesel particulate matter because it is so related to cancer. >> as of 2024, diesel particulate matter filled with black carbon, a leading cause of cancer in west oakland, is down 31% compared to 2017 measurements, according to a new air district report. this is thanks in part to the interventions miss margaret and her group advocated for. the rate of cancer deaths and emergency visits for asthma for kids younger than five also went down significantly. >> the word that comes to mind when i hear about the findings of that really important study that you all conducted is empowerment. >> yes. empowerment is at the core of what really we're trying to do. how do you put this into the hands of people in such a

way that they can advocate for themselves? >> now, mobile air quality monitoring is expanding across california with a $27 million contract with the california air resources board. soon you'll see these aclima vehicles driving around 64 cities in the golden state from northern california to the central valley and down to socal. davita invited us to take one out on the road. >> i'm so glad you're driving our car. >> tell us about it. there is a lot of technology packed into this thing. >> yeah, there is a ton. we have the sensors in the back of the car in the trunk. so in the trunk we have our am, which is our aclima mobile node. and that measures like a core set of pollutants. >> i'm essentially sitting where your drivers would be sitting. correct. walk me through their task of driving through their communities to track the air quality. >> right. so every single morning, the drivers get a drive plan in the ipad that is

designed algorithmically overnight, based on what was measured the day before. >> the vehicle fleet will be made up of low emission or electric vehicles, and half the drivers will be hired from the local communities that they're serving. the goal is for the data collected to empower other communities and community leaders like west oakland and miss margaret, who now serves as an advisor for this statewide project. >> that's a victory in itself for 64 neighborhoods having the same level of momentum that is, that that has raised the bar. >> and those aclima vehicles will start hitting california roads in just the next few months, and the work should take about nine months to complete. the company will be partnering with uc berkeley, uc riverside and research company aerodyne to conduct more advanced testing with mobile laboratories around the areas of greatest concern in those statewide communities. dan, back to you. >> julian. thank you. >> okay, let's get to our weather. it was quite windy today. it was. yes, yes.

>> all right. meteorologist sandyha patel is here with the forecast. sandy. >> yeah. dan and ama. the peak wind gusts over the last 24 hours. middle peak, which is mount tam, 48 miles an hour. 40 oakland. hayward. so, yeah, it's definitely been a windy one. let me show you a live picture right now. good evening everyone. as we look from our pier 39 camera at san francisco. you see the sea lions there? pretty cool view, but there are a lot of clouds out there tonight, and the winds are still gusting 33 miles an hour at sfo and at oakland, 23 sustained in san francisco. when that wind is coming off the cool ocean water, it makes it feel even chillier. but temperatures today below average mid 50s to low 60. looking at live doppler seven, we are starting to see some returns off the coastline here, all in association with the system that is developing out over the pacific. it's not a strong system for the bay area, but we will get some showers out of it. here's a live view from our south beach camera, where you see some cloud cover right now. low 50s san francisco, oakland, hayward

right now in redwood city and half moon bay. san jose, you're at 54 degrees. here's a view from san jose. you can see a little bit of sun through all the clouds. 58 in santa rosa. it is 48 in petaluma, 50 from napa to fairfield, 55 right now in concord and 53 in livermore. sutro tower camera looking at san francisco tomorrow. expect some drizzle or isolated showers. mid week. we'll see some scattered showers. and then friday into saturday, sunnier and milder weather will greet you if this is a little too chilly for you. let's go hour by hour. clouds continue to move in 9:00 tomorrow morning, a couple of showers start to show up, but as it bumps into drier air, not a whole lot out of it. at noontime, an isolated shower or two, along with some drizzle. and then here comes the main rain around wednesday evening, 530. we'll see some light to moderate showers going into the late night hours. and then early thursday. still some showers. mount hamilton, one of our higher peaks, could be looking at a few snow showers, as you can see heading into thursday

morning. so just enough cold air trapped in there to possibly bring in some snow showers. and that's pretty much it. so rainfall totals, as we would expect in march, anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch to about 4/10 of an inch, generally speaking, under a half an inch of rain in the sierra, it's going to turn o snow. winter weather advisory 4 a.m. wednesday until 4 p.m. thursday. above 5000ft. so definitely a time when travel could be difficult. 8 to 14in expected above 6000ft. your morning temperatures in the 30s and 40. a lot of cloud cover. give yourself that extra time. a little bit of fog out there below. and tomorrow afternoon you're looking at highs ranging from the 50s to the 60. it's going to be pretty cloudy day. the accuweather seven day forecast featuring a few showers tomorrow. it's a level one for your wednesday with showers. breezy conditions. spotty showers on thursday and then you will notice that it really brightens up for your friday. your saturday just in time for the time change. sunday we want to spring forward one hour. we will be

going to lose that hour of sleep, but we gain that hour of daylight. so ama and dand then a level one system sunday night into monday. >> just for the record, i'm not losing the hours i make it. >> up. >> the next day. >> don't blame you. >> thanks, sandhya. >> let's roll a. really? i should have gotten that last word just a little bit better. how about fly away? coming up next, how the weather will impact tomorrow's mardi gras festivities in new orleans. ♪ (slow down) ♪ (♪) cut!!!! i get it! slow motion. slow down geographic atrophy. but we don't need gimmicks. stick to the facts. ga, the advanced form of dry amd,

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and burnt on the sidewalk in oakland. you can see the vehicle was practically split in half by this traffic light pole. the driver was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition. happened just after four this morning at the intersection of 54th avenue and international boulevard. happening today, bart is starting to run longer trains to accommodate more passengers. bart says ridership is up on the green line, which goes from berryessa to daly city. two trains in the morning and evening commutes went from six cars to eight cars. starting today, valley transportation authority is warning riders about a potential strike that could impact their commute as soon as tomorrow. the union contract for bus and light rail operators and other frontline staff expires at midnight tonight. if no deal is reached and they do strike. bus and light rail services will not be available. vta will only run paratransit service.

>> strong winds are in the forecast for new orleans tomorrow, and that is prompting city officials to pare down mardi gras celebrations. several parades have been canceled, and at least two others are planning shorter routes with no bans orng marchers. tomorrow's fat tuesday festivities cap off the mardi gras season, and then lent begins on wednesday. this week, a new costco opens. friday will be opening day for costco in brentwood at lone tree plaza. the store is a 155,000ft■!s store, bigger than the nearby one in concord, and one of the largest, actually anywhere in the state. it's huge. the brentwood store is costco's fifth location in contra costa county. costco opened in pleasanton in alameda county last november. >> coming up next, seven on your side investigates the bizarre reasons california homeowners are losing insurance. >> i've been a loyal customer of yours, and now you're going to dump me. i was really upset. >> and she's not the only one.

seven on your side reviewed more than a thousand cases to find the top reasons california homeowners are getting dropped. >> and on wednesday, seven on your side will host its annual tax chat, answering your questions and helping you file your return correctly. submit questions now by going to abc7 news.com, then join us wednesday

more than a dozen insurers have dropped out of the market or restricted issuing new policies in california, maybe even your insurance company. >> so far, only usaa, nationwide, and allstate have engaged the state in possibly writing more policies. tonight, seven on your sides stephanie sierras uncovering the top reasons consumers are getting dropped. >> and why it's raising serious questions about the process. >> california homeowners are getting dropped by insurance companies for some pretty bizarre reasons. i'll show you what i mean. we're in san francisco's potrero hilln neighborhood. policyholders here are getting dropped, citing aerial footage like this. everything from having mold and algae on their roof, which is

not there, to having a pool in their backyard to something as simple as having a storage shed on their property. well, as we found out, the list of non-renewals is growing and may surprise you. categorypeople from the city to therypeople countryside. the relationship between california homeowners and insurance companies is starting to feel like a bad romance. just ask susan gadwa and her goats. >> this is poncho. >> she lives on a farm in penngrove, a small sonoma county town. >> we do everything ourselves. >> in an attempt to impress triple a, she invested $44,000 to fireproof her home with a new high grade roof, gutter guards and stone around her home. not to mention. >> they keep the grass down and eat a bunch of brush. >> yet triple a. >> they just said, you know, we're dropping you. >> no text, no call. the cold rejection came in this letter like a bad breakup. after more

than 30 years of timely payments and zero claims. >> i've been a loyal customer of yours. and now you're going to dump me. i was really upset. >> even her goat sugar had to shake it off. and the worst part? triple a cited a slew of reasons that didn't even exist. so the primary reason they dropped you was because of cardboard? yes. >> apparently triple a got a google photo. >> yet the company did not even realize the google earth images cited were two years old. >> by the time we got their letter. >> her yard had already been remodeled. >> it was totally clean. we invited them to come out here. >> but they refused. forcing susan to fight to get her coverage back. >> but most people don't argue. >> but sometimes arguing doesn't work. >> unfortunately, we are unable to continue coverage. >> like in the case of san francisco homeowner andrew petruzelli. >> so they got a plumber. >> he got dropped from farmers insurance due, to, quote, a nearby toilet that wasn't even in his unit.

>> in february, my neighbor's bathroom went awry and leaked into my bathroom. >> farmers told him the losses, quote, exceeded our acceptability limits. >> they're saying that i had too many claims. >> and that. >> number is two, right? he says farmers did not even pay the claims, but still dropped him and refused to tell him why. >> and they just kept giving me phone numbers. and finally i reached this guy and he said, there's nothing you can do about it. >> yet the company had no problem taking his money for the past 27 years. >> once you, you sort of like, get a little sour. >> and consumers all across the bay area are getting dropped for some pretty bizarre reasons, like having a pool on their property, a small branch touching their house. this woman dropped for having a second barbecue on her property. this man dropped for, quote, outdated paint on his house. >> i'm infuriated you can't see one mark of discoloration. anything. >> seven on your side reviewed more than a thousand cases, and our team found a common pattern.

most people were dropped over issues that simply didn't exist or were disproven, including roof issues that were never there. autopay issues. yet they've never missed a payment. but arguably the worst is when insurers are caught in their own words, like in the case of paul hunter, who was dropped citing his property did not meet the insurer's wildfire risk assessment guidelines. yet the company's own report lists his property risk at zero. it's that fear of rejection, not knowingat who to trust. some prefer to stay single, bracing for their last resort option while others are forced to get back on the market. if that's you, there are some tips to help. in susan's case, her redwood trees. >> they have tannins and they don't burn. >> and the agave on her property. >> something that is really fire resistant. >> so what can you do to fireproof your home? we spent the day with a company that specializes in disaster. >> resistant structures like

this one to find out. >> through here. >> dan schoenfeld is the ceo of ultra tech, a bay area based company that builds concrete homes. >> they have concrete embedded in the inside of the blocks. >> the walls have insulation on both sides, built with six inches of concrete inside, topped off with what's called use stucco. plus. >> there's engineered rebar, which is steel pipes. >> so we're inside the build of this concrete home. >> yes. >> if a fire were to threaten this home, would it survive? and for how long? >> yes, the home would absolutely survive. it actually be up to eight hours of fire resistance on one of our houses, as opposed to most other materials like wood or metal or anything like that, that only has about a half an hour of resistance. >> it's how tom hanks $26 million cliffside mansion survived the pacific palisades

fire. it was reinforced with concrete and a fire resistant roof. >> it's poured concrete walls. >> or how this home in florida was the only structure in thea neighborhood to survive hurricane michael. its concrete build can sustain up to 240 mile per hour winds. walk me through the cost comparison. >> yeah, so the walls of our homes typically are similar in cost than wood or metal or other types of materials can run anywhere between, with everything included somewhere around about 20 to $35 a square foot. >> it's no question taking these steps will help protect your home, but will insurers drop us anyway? that's the unromantic debate facing california consumers. >> i just felt this sense of betrayal. >> not getting any answers. >> feeling like a divorcee forced to reinvest, fact check or fight back. for seven on your side investigates. i'm stephanie sierra, abc seven news. >> if you are struggling with

insurance, contact stephanie in the seven on your side investigates team for help. head to abc seven news.com. seven on your side. >> now coming up next, a california problem in the carolinas. see the damage done by raging wildfires. >> and a heads up about special coverage tomorrow on abc seven. president trump's address to congress will take place tomorrow at 6 p.m. after live coverage concludes. catch will trent at eight, followed at nine by wheel of fortune and jeopardy! then a special edition of abc seven news at

another setback today in his ongoing battle with pneumonia and is now back on a breathing machine. the vatican says the pope experienced two new episodes of acute respiratory failure, meaning he wasn'tory responding to oxygen therapy. he was also having coughing attacks. earlier today, doctors performed a treatment on the 88 year old to get mucus and fluids out of his lungs. pope francis has been hospitalized for more than two weeks. the vatican has said he will not be saying ash wednesday mass. >> right to the east coast, where first hurricanes, now wildfires. people in both south and north carolina have had to evacuate as wind whipped flames threatened homes. some fires are

burning through areas already devastated by last september by the hurricane helene. reporter ivan rodriguez shows you what it's like. >> dozens of wildfires flared across south carolina, prompting people to quickly evacuate their homes. >> the top of the trees really lit up with a big fire, and then the black smoke was just pouring right out the top of it and everything. and you just see the raging fire heading towards the houses. >> south carolina governor henry mcmaster declared a state of emergency sunday to support wildfire efforts across the state. in the coastal town of myrtle beach, a low haze during the monday morning commute. there, residents affected by the carolina forest fire are allowed to return home as firefighters work to knock down the blaze. bobby arledge with north carolina emergency management in polk county, says weather conditions are expected to improve monday. >> with the winds being calmed down, we're able to get lines in and reinforce the lines we've

already got, do some back burn operations and protect structures. >> in parts of north carolina. wildfires are threatening areas where many people lost everything after hurricane helene. >> this area that we're in, where this fire up here is, was one of the worst, worst areas impacted by helene. they're still in the midst of cleaning up. you know, we still have damage to structures. we still have people trying to get their lives back together. and now we have this. >> lighter winds will continue through tuesday as temperatures reach about 60 degrees and more humid air returns to the region. in atlanta, i'm ivan rodriguez. >> now at last check. no homes burned down in myrtle beach. the wildfire is about 30% contained. it is the biggest in that area in 16 years. >> there is a chance of rain in the bay area in the seven day forecast this week. sandra explains when you should bring an umbrella next. >> plus, in answer to the battlecry issue during the oscars, we look at the push to keep movie theaters, especially independent movie

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60 years of marriage. dolly parton's husband carl dean has died. the singer posted about her loss today. the duo tied the

knot in 1966 and their time together. dean had typically stayed out of the spotlight despite parton's long career in the music industry. he was 82 years old. his cause of death was not released. the deaths of gene hackman, his wife, and their dog are still a mystery. the 95 year old actor was honored at last night's oscars, which took place less than a week after the bodies were found in their new mexico home. >> our community lost a giant and i lost a dear friend, gene hackman. >> that was morgan freeman leaving, leading rather a tribute to the two time oscar winning actor. officials say there is no sign of foul play, but they are not yet ruling it out. both hackman and his wife tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning, but because their bodies were found at least nine days after their deaths, based on hackman's pacemaker activity, it is possible the gas had dissipated. complete autopsy results will take months. >> well, at the oscars last night here on abc seven, shawn

baker won best director. and in his acceptance speech, he issued a call to action. a battle cry. really? his words to save the movie theaters. reporter sophie flay, from our sister station in los angeles, takes a look at the issue. >> it was a big night for independent filmmaking, with norah scoring five oscar wins, including best picture. >> this film was made on the blood, sweat and tears of incredible indie artists. >> norah jones, nomadland and moonlight as one of three best picture winners in the last ten years with a budget under $10 million. last year's winner, oppenheimer, had a budget of $100 million. >> cash up front. >> sean baker, writer and director of norah, using his acceptance speech as a plea to get people to movie theaters. >> right now. the theater going experience is under threat. movie theaters, especially independently owned theaters, are struggling, and it's up to us to support them. >> oscars host conan o'brien sharing the sentiment. >> what if i told you there's another way to stream movies in

a building that's dedicated ton streaming movies? >> gregg lemley, owner of lemley theater, says he was moved by baker's words. >> amen, brother. >> but, you know, look, i think he also uh- the success of the film, the fact that it had this robust theatrical period of time in movie theaters, you know, elevated the film in the eyes of the academy. >> lemley says ticket sales at independent movie theaters are still down from pre-pandemic numbers, but movie lovers like christopher stefanick come to new beverly cinema twice a week, at least six hours early to get a good seat inside. >> right now, everybody is gung ho on staying at their homes and, you know, not paying any money and seeing things, screaming, screaming, excuse me, but coming to a great communal space like this just makes makes the experience more memorable. and that's the key word here is experience. >> sophie flay, abc seven news. >> abc seven mornings anchor amanda delcastillo was live in hollywood all weekend for the oscars. she even showed you what

it looks like walking the red carpet from the celebrity point of view. we gathered her posts and stories into one page on our website, abc seven news.com and catch amanda every weekday, anchoring abc seven mornings from five until 7 a.m. she did just a fantastic job and had a blast doing it. she was great. >> yes, absolutely. all right, let's get one last check on our weather. >> yes. sandhya patel is back with the forecast. >> yeah. dan and ama, let's take a look at live doppler seven. right now. we have a lot of cloud cover out there, but moisture is showing up off the coastline. we'll eventually see some showers or drizzle tomorrow. that's basically how it looks 50 and 60 for your afternoon highs. i'm going to show you the timeline of what's going to happen. there is a front coming in our direction. best opportunity for seeing the wet weather out of it will be on wednesday evening. and then you will notice the sierras picking up snow. this continues really into thursday before the system is out of here. another storm. this one looks more organized and more widespread. rain is sunday night. going into monday

certainly will bring some more mountain snow. so let's talk about the rainfall projections taking you all the way out to a week from today. not expecting a ton of rain here. about a third to three quarters of an inch. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. a few showers tomorrow. it's a level one for wednesday and thursday. we are certainly expecting below average temperatures during this time period. and then you get brighter skies friday. saturday we spring forward sunday night sunday morning. excuse me. and that's when we lose that sleep. we bring in some rain on monday. on monday. >> all right. chris alvarez is here with our sports report. hey, chris. >> hey, guys. i'm excited about the time. change a little bit. get the more light i like. coming up in sports. so aurora's road trip continues in shut tonight. it is a homecoming for mr. stephen curry. golden state searching for a dub against the hornets. they're pesky tonight.

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charlotte tonight. gretna's college head coach davidson's bob mckillop and plenty of fans. they always show up there in charlotte. jimmy butler back tonight after missing saturday's loss in philadelphia. curry with seven points in the first quarter and nearly a double double by halftime. he had nine assists, including a nice two handed pass to buddy hield. pretty excited about it. warriors up nine at the break. but the hornets they were hanging around. lamelo ball lobs it up for miles. bridges there. they crawl within four steve kerr

frustrated. he got a technical in this game. draymond green also a tech and a flagrant. game was a little bit of a mess. but buddy hield hit three big threes to help push the lead back up to 15. he scored a team high 22. buddy buckets. steph got his 10th assist late in the game finding kevon looney for the double double. curry 21 points ten assists. warriors win 119 101 and more importantly, move into sixth place in the west. that's out of the play in bracket for now. walnut creek native and wnba star sabrina ionescu has become a part owner of the bay fc women's soccer league franchise as an official advisor to the club. help building their brand or partnerships, that is. she s it's an honor to be a part of women's professional team in the bay area. bay fc begins their second season a week from saturday. the home opener is march 22nd at paypal park in san jose. three weeks from today, the giants host the tigers at oracle park for two exhibition games just ahead of the regular season opener march 27th thursday in cincinnati. recently, at

spring training, i caught up with outfielder elliott ramos, who is looking for a strong follow up to his 2024 all-star campaign. >> oh one curve and he hits a high fly ball to right and it is gone. >> what's the vibe this year as we enter 2025? >> i mean, we're super close together. i mean, all the guys are great. i feel like we have a pretty good team. i feel good. everybody's looking good. the pitchers are looking in shape. everybody is ready to go for sure. >> how does your mindset maybe change a little bit this year based on what happened to you? you're an all star and last year your story was well documented. so it's a little bit different this. >> time around. no, i mean, i do feel pretty confident this year. i came into camp just trying to slow down the game, just trying to slow down the pitchers, just trying to get a good at bats. >> he's in a much different place than he was the year before. you know, he was one of the first cuts the year before, you know, went down. and the hard part about that is, you know, keeping your your wits about you and not trying to get too down because, you know, you're one of the first send downs and went down there and

had a fantastic early part of the season and made his way here and then hit the ground running next. you know, he's an all star. it's just trying to continually get better. but he's in a completely different place this spring. >> and ball is smoked, headed for downtown. upper deck. >> you like to play for bob melvin. >> i love bob melvin, man. last year he gave me. he gave me a good chance. he gave me what i needed. and i mean, he he's all about the players. he's all about us. straight up i love the type of person that he is, the manager that he is. and i can't complain, man. he gave me my first actual shot and i'm grateful for that. >> so you heard the manager mention it. that was one of the first cuts in spring training last year. goes down to the minor leagues. jungwoo lee got hurt. unfortunately for him, in may, he gets a chance to play and then all of a sudden he takes off. so sometimes you just need a little bit of a chance to and some consistent playing time to get your chance. and he turned it. yeah he did turn it around so that's good. giants as i said three weeks from today a couple of exhibition games at oracle park. so get you know get your popcorn ready. candy

ghirardelli sundaes. >> is changing. it's all it's all going to be good. yeah. >> and then the regular season on cincinnati to start. >> okay. thanks, chris. >> and tonight on abc seven at eight it's the bachelor, followed by the secret lives of mormon wives at ten. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. remember, we are streaming 24 over seven at the abc seven bay area app. so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. but that will do it for now. thank you for watching. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel chris alvarez, all of us here. we appreciate your time. have a wonderful evening. we'll see you again at 1130. >> i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm luz pena. >> i'm tara campbell. >> i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news. we deliver local stories with. >> real with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires.

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