now abc seven mornings live. >> right here. >> right now at six. a deeply divided congress on display as president trump addresses lawmakers on capitol hill. republicans cheering, some democrats walking out. even being removed from the chambers. the key moments from the record breaking speech. >> plus special election in san mateo county. early results showing an overwhelming yes to give supervisors the power to fire sheriff christina corpus. what could come next after all the ballots have been counted? >> and it's her first ever las vegas residency. bay area resident alanis morissette announcing eight shows this fall where celine dion performed for 16 years. >> good morning. yeah. good morning. welcome to wednesday, march 5th. >> let's get a check of that forecast on that rain coming in. >> yeah, we have that rain in the south bay. and that's really will focus our attention this

morning. so here's a live look outside. this is our san jose camera. that's 280 you see. and we do have some slick roadways out there this morning in the south bay. so live doppler seven showing you where it is raining and certainly where it's not raining. so we're totally quiet this morning in the north bay, across the city even in oakland. but we'll go into the south bay. we'll zoom on down to street level alum rock, san jose, cupertino, mountain view, fremont, seeing some light showers out there this morning, some steadier rain around morgan hill and gilroy. it's a similar story in the santa cruz mountains. the reason why the south bay is seeing the rain. there's an area of low pressure moving into the central coast, so we're just kind of on the northern fringe of some of this wet weather. it's a level one today and tomorrow. more rain chances as we go through the next 48 hours. so here's a look at future weather. we show those showers still this morning at 9 a.m. in the south bay, but this afternoon we actually get a break in the cloud cover for sunshine three 4:05 p.m. it's bright, but more showers return later on this evening into first

thing tomorrow morning. let's check in with sue, see how we're doing on the roads this morning. >> and san jose happens to be where we've got a very serious accident. we'll get to that in just a second. maybe weather did have something to do with it right now though. metering lights? yep. they were turned on at about 540 this morning and immediately filled in. so your ride is increasing now, obviously from hercules through this backup into san francisco, just about 35 to 40 minutes. much different lighter conditions at the richmond san rafael bridge, an eight minute drive from the tolls over towards san quentin and marin county. yes, you've got a big commute underway. our early morning commuters out of the central valley are at it again this morning. so here's the accident in san jose. for a time, all lanes blocked northbound 17 at hamilton. i believe they have reopened one, maybe two of the lanes. but you are stacked up now. back. definitely a good solid mile backup north 17 four vehicles involved. and once again for a

time all lanes blocked. they have opened one lane to get through but expect delays this morning. >> so thank you. we are tracking developing news out of san mateo county this morning where votes are being counted in the measure a special election there. ballots will decide whether to give the board of supervisors the authority to consider removing the sheriff from office. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in san mateo this morning. and lena, it appears, at least from the votes, that voters want the sheriff gone. >> yeah, that's right, gloria, the results so far say an overwhelming yes. now, election crews were here until about midnight last night counting these votes, but there are still many more votes to be counted. now, based on the last batch of results we got from san mateo county, about 85% of voters said yes, while just under 15% rejected measure a when the early results were announced last night, there were loud cheers coming from the union members that were that represent the sheriff's deputies. sheriff christina corpus is accused of

fostering a culture of intimidation and retaliation. she is also accused of having an inappropriate, intimate relationship with her chief of staff. corpus has repeatedly denied those allegations and called the special election a political attack. if measure a passes, it would then allow the county supervisors to vote the sheriff out. four of five supervisors would have to vote in favor of removing her. >> not every ballot has been counted yet, but what we've seen so far from those first results was incredible, and it really showed that we have the support of the community. >> i think we should wait until we get all of the results before we make a final decision. and then once we see them, we'll be able to decide the next course of action. >> we spoke with sheriff corpus attorney brad gates, who you just heard from after results started coming in. he says depending on how this goes, there could be challenges made to the constitutionality of

measure a, but they are weighing all options right now. the next batch of results is not expected to be released until thursday afternoon around 430, and we are expecting to hear from some of the county supervisors a little bit later on this afternoon. live in san mateo lena howland, abc seven news. >> usa. usa. usa. usa. usa. usa. >> our nation's divisions are on full display. for more than an hour and a half last night, we watched as republicans often stood and cheered as democrats sat and booed. it was the longest ever presidential address to congress. tense from the first moments, the president never explicitly brought up california, though he did criticize climate and electric vehicle policies embraced by our state. abc news reporter nicole d'antonio has more on president trump's speech. >> for the first time since his return to the white house, president trump, addressing a deeply divided congress. >> america is back.

>> speaking for a record. hour and 40 minutes, the president, touting his accomplishments during his first six weeks back in office. >> it has been nothing but swift and unrelenting action to usher in the greatest and most successful era in the history of our country. >> the president spent little time talking about the economy, but defended his sweeping new tariffs against some of our largest trading partners, including mexico, canada and china. economists warning those tariffs could drive up costs on things like gas, groceries and cars. but trump doubling down. >> other countries have used tariffs against us for decades. they'll be a little disturbance, but we're okay with that. >> the speech coming as many americans remain on edge over inflation, uncertainty over the tariffs continue to send markets tumbling on tuesday. the president also zeroing in on the war in ukraine and reciting a letter he received from ukrainian president zelenskyy after that explosive oval office

meeting. >> it's time to end this senseless war. >> the address at times becoming heated. several democratic lawmakers repeatedly interrupted the president's speech, including this moment when congressman al green stood up and yelled that trump had no mandate. just minutes into his speech. the speaker johnson directing the sergeant at arms to remove him. michigan senator elissa slotkin giving the democratic response, saying his administration has no credible plans to fight inflation. >> do his plans actually help americans get ahead? not even close. president trump is trying to deliver an unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends. >> slotkin went on to say some of trump's policies could move the country into a recession, and warned he could endanger social security. nicole deantonio abc news, washington. >> a handful of democratic lawmakers walked out mid-speech cameras captured some wearing resist t shirts, leaving

freshman congresswoman lateefah simon says that she was among those who left early. she said in a statement that she did not need to, quote, listen to more of the president's lies or blatant celebration of racism and transphobia, end quote. >> new details about something the president said last night an arrest in a deadly attack in afghanistan. this happened in 2021 at what's known as abbey gate, as the united states was withdrawing from the country. 13 u.s. service members were killed, along with 160 civilians. abc news has learned the suspect was arrested last month in pakistan and recently handed over to u.s. officials. a criminal complaint describes the suspect as an isis operative who claimed the taliban released him from prison just weeks before the attack. >> an update now to a story we first told you about here on abc seven mornings last month. the general services administration has officially listed three bay area federal buildings for potential sales. now, these include the office building at united nations plaza and the nancy pelosi federal building in san francisco. also, the leo

ryan federal records center in san bruno. the gsa listed 443 federal buildings for closure. the trump administration claims that they are being underutilized, and they want to sell them and then lease office space for federal workers. >> police in the north bay are investigating the second incident with a weapon in one week on a high school campus. yesterday, santa rosa police arrested an elsie allen high school student with a gun and a folding knife after receiving a tip from another student. and this is video from last week, when a fight in an elsie allen classroom ended with 115 year old boy stabbing another multiple times. that student is expected to make a full recovery. >> new developments with fremont's controversial camping ban. the city is now facing a lawsuit over this. the suit was announced during public comment at last night's city council meeting. a person actually gave that paperwork to the city clerk. then the plan passed last month that bans camping on public property and aiding and abetting homeless encampments. last night, the city council voted to move forward with

amending the ordinance. they will clarify confusion over who can provide assistance to unhoused people and enforcement. >> 610 this morning in the accuweather forecast will begin with live doppler seven along with satellite. because we are tracking two fronts, you can see one moving into the central coast this morning on its way into the central valley. the area of low pressure is pretty far south. right now. it's really

roads on 8582 this morning 80. so just be aware of that. it is going to be wet in the south bay for the next couple of hours. it's a level one on the storm impact scale through tomorrow because we have scattered showers in the forecast tomorrow. we could even see a thunderstorm and a dusting of snow on our highest peaks. so

you're looking live at our san jose camera. you can see the rain on the lens. this is 280 for your reference. so this morning we'll focus the rain in the south bay. for most of us outside of the south bay, it's just a cloudy morning. we actually see the skies depart or the cloud cover depart this afternoon for sunnier skies, but more showers coming our way late tonight into early tomorrow morning. a closer look at those timelines coming up in just a few minutes. gloria. >> thank you so much. still to come, martinez refinery fire the new details. we're learning about how the flames ignited last month. and an accused serial. dine and dash are how workers at a south bay restaurant helped stop a man from running out on his bill. plus, joining the air show, the announcement, made from the organizers of fleet week.

14. it's been more than a month after this massive fire at the martinez refining company. now we're learning more about how it sparked. in a new report to health officials, the refinery says two workers opened equipment for planned maintenance on february 1st, and that's when hydrocarbon materials started leaking. those are the ingredients in oil and natural gas, and the employees ran before the fire sparked. the refinery says more than 7000 gallons of hydrocarbons were released during the fire. most of that burned, setting cancer causing chemicals into the air. the refinery is still shut down as the company assesses the

damage. the company expects to finish its investigation next month. in the south bay, a suspected serial diamond dasher could face charges after a restaurant owner caught him in the act. the owner of sushi confidential in campbell says the man had dined and dashed on three other occasions between two locations. so he would order multiple drinks and food and then just leave without paying. racking up almost $1,000 in unpaid bills. but then on the fourth time, the guy tried to leave, but the owner and his staff had a plan. >> drop the check and tell him that you know you as the server you have to close out. so then maybe we can speed up that process. acts like he goes into the bathroom and then immediately he starts to come out the back door. he's greeted by our busser, who prevents him really from going any further. and then that's when he turned back in. >> the man bolted, but police had already been called. he was cited and released and is expected to appear in santa

clara court. new details on a crash in oakland that left a car nearly split in half after it slammed into a traffic light on monday night or early monday morning. the driver survived the wreck at 54th avenue and international boulevard. yesterday, the police chief announced the department is looking into whether an officer was chasing that vehicle. >> this investigation is meant to determine whether or not a pursuit actually occurred. the officer observed the vehicle turned around, turned on its light, and it struck the pole. so because of the proximity and the sequence of events, we want to on the side of caution to make sure we are looking at everything from a factual basis. >> if there was a chase, the next step would be for the police department to look into. if the officer followed the protocol there. still seven months away, but

organizers announced a new addition to the show for the first time. f-35 fighter planes from the navy, marine corps and the air force will perform in an air show together. it is to celebrate the navy's 250th anniversary. so mark your calendar. it is going to be october 10th through the 12th in san francisco. >> you ought to know fans are pretty excited about this artist's first las vegas residency. >> check. to me. you you you oughta know. >> grammy winner and bay area resident alanis morissette announced she's going to headline her first ever residency at the colosseum at caesars palace. this video is from last year when i interviewed her for our streaming show abc seven at seven. that's when she was performing in mountain view. she'll perform eight shows from october 15th to november 2nd. pre-sale tickets are available until tomorrow, and then general ticket sales begin on friday. have you all been to the colosseum? >> yes. i saw celine when she was saying she was touring. no

more, so i rushed. yeah. >> and it was worth it. was it? >> it was totally worth it. that is a great venue to see an artist. it really is cool. >> i have not been to the venue. >> it's really comfortable. >> super comfortable. >> great sightlines, actually. no complaints. yeah, really great acoustics. it was made. come on. it was made for celine. >> oh, yeah. >> true. so, yeah. alanis has such a good voice. like it's so clear. it sounds like the recording. >> and that's what we want. >> the mic is on. >> yeah. >> for sure. >> so if you are, let's say a young gen xer, an elder millennial. >> in that. >> this is your show, right? >> elder millennial. >> i like that. >> but maybe she'll talk to you about her residency. maybe she'll come on abc seven at seven. >> alanis, you're always welcome here. it's like. >> rain, though, right? it's like. i take it away. >> you took the words right out of my mouth. let's go to san jose this morning where we are

finding that rain. this is a live picture. well done. 101 is what you're looking at right now. and you can see current conditions in san jose. we have that light rain falling at this hour 52 degrees with slick conditions out there. we'll head north to oakland. here's our okay camera. it's a much different picture. it's just a mostly cloudy sky. we are dry here. temperature right now 53 degrees. so looking at the accuweather headlines. some scattered showers this morning. mainly focused in the south bay. another chance here tomorrow. so at a level one today and tomorrow. but by friday and through the weekend sunshine warmer temperatures. it just looks really nice this weekend. but next week we do want to get you prepared. we could have some stronger storms possible, especially on wednesday of next week. we could have an atmospheric river event. we'll keep you updated on that. this morning it is the south bay which is seeing the light rain right now because they're closer to the area of low pressure moving into the central coast this morning. heavier showers depicted there and moving into the central valley. so this morning, it's the south bay that sees the rain. and that's where

it kind of stays here over the next couple of hours. we get a break in the cloud cover throughout the afternoon. we'll see some sunshine appear later on today, but then this evening and into tomorrow morning, we have more scattered showers, even the chance a dusting of snow on our highest peaks like mount hamilton. we'll keep you updated on that. so we do expect the higher rainfall totals in the south bay and the santa cruz mountains. those totals really taper. i mean, the north bay. i think you stay pretty dry today. just an isolated shower chance at best tomorrow. looking at our winter weather advisory, this is in effect, the heavy snow starts falling later on this morning and into the afternoon. we're thinking about 10 to 16in of snow coming our way on our highest peaks. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. scattered showers today and tomorrow. look at this sunny warmer heading into the weekend. daylight saving time begins here on sunday as our clocks go forward one hour, and then next week we'll likely track a pretty stormy pattern beginning on monday. guys.

>> now draws everybody's favorite san francisco meteorologist greg dutra is everybody's favorite chicago meteorologist. good morning to you greg. >> good morning. >> hey. good morning. you know what shocks i appreciate that i was just mentally to being a begrudging about the time change that you guys are just talking about. can't wait to lose that hour of sleep. all right. anyway, coming up, we're tracking the cross country storm on the move early today. ten tornadoes so far have already been reported across five states. now, that threat takes aim at the east coast, new york and philadelphia. next on the list. and there's a new storm, as drew was talking about. san francisco's favorite weather man 11 states in the west are on alert. of course, we have the track and the timing of that. and also this morning, reaction to president trump's address to a joint session of congress and the nation. now, there's a lot to talk about here. the president spoke about his new tariffs that he's put in place. and we're going to answer questions that are the most searched for by you. what do these changes mean for both you and me alike? and lionel richie, luke bryan, carrie underwood,

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nominee for the director of the national institutes of health, will have his confirmation hearing. jay bhattacharya will testify in front of the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee. this is for doctor fauci's former job. bhattacharya is a professor of medicine, economics and health research policy at stanford university. he is a harsh critic of many covid policies, like the mandatory lockdowns and vaccine and mask mandates. in 2020, he

helped author a declaration that said the us should fight covid through herd immunity by low risk groups building immunity to the virus through infection. the founder of reddit. add him to the list of people wanting to buy the us version of tiktok. alex ohanian, the husband of serena williams, is joining a bid by frank mccourt, the former owner of the la dodgers. ohanian wants to give content creators more control of the platform. tiktok is very profitable. it made $2 billion in sales from tiktok live in just one quarter of 2023. two popular parts of san francisco are about to get a remodel. the supervisors approved a plan to transform embarcadero plaza into a revitalized downtown park and renovate neighboring sue bierman park. 15 to $20 million in public funding would be used for these renovations. the city says it will work with a real estate developer on the project that it says will advance downtown revitalization efforts. the first community meeting about the renovations is set for

tomorrow. next, at 630, the impact on the bay area's shores. how layoffs could affect important work scientists are doing to protect the coast. then raising concerns over sfpd's police cars. could the condition of the department's patrol cars be impacting response t

you're watching abc seven mornings live. >> opening bell just rang on wall street after two really rocky days. futures did look up overnight after president trump's address to congress. we're keeping a close eye on what happens when trading is beginning. >> and fixing the homelessness crisis. the nonprofit, founded by san francisco mayor daniel lurie making a big donation. some of the services it plans to offer for unhoused residents. >> then scattered showers in the bay area. this is what it looked like in san jose earlier. drew is tracking the timeline of the rain as you get ready to start your morning commute. >> good morning to you. it is wednesday, march 5th. >> so where are we seeing the rain start? >> yeah, it's really the south bay and that's where we'll focus our attention this morning. that's where the light showers are falling. for most of us, it's just a cloudy sky. here's a live look from the exploratorium camera. but we'll flip it on over to our san jose camera. and there you can see some rain on the lens. the roads are slick

right now, so in the south bay is where we're going to see some slower commute times as these light showers move through. so live doppler seven show you the south bay, alum rock, san jose, campbell, saratoga, sunnyvale, some light rain, some light, steady rain in morgan hill and in gilroy. a line of some light showers working through hayward crossing into the peninsula. redwood city right now seeing some light rain. a similar story in woodside and in atherton. the bigger picture there's an area of low pressure to our south moving into the central coast. so that is why we're on the northern fringe of some of these showers. and that's why the south bay is seeing the rain this morning. it's a level one today and some more showers on the way tomorrow. even a chance of a thunderstorm and a dusting of snow on our highest peaks. so this morning, we'll focus our attention in the south bay for some light showers. but the afternoon we get rid of this cloud cover for some afternoon sunshine. but rain returns late tonight into tomorrow. we'll talk much more about that in eight minutes. let's check in with sue hall on the roads. >> yeah. rain is affecting your drive in the south bay. for

sure. we'll get to that in just a second. right now, metering lights on at about 545 this morning and it immediately filled in. here's a look at your drive time. it's now increased to about 45 minutes through the 80 corridor and into san francisco, and a solid volume on eastbound and westbound 80 eastbound, right near university. we had reports of an accident. and on the live shot, i'm not seeing it blocking any lanes. it could be off to the right shoulder near university. and again, it is the reverse commute eastbound. so westbound, give yourself a little bit of time because it is filling in there as well. earlier accident north 17 at hamilton and san jose cleared out of lanes. traffic has improved guys. >> thank you sue. this morning it appears to be a resounding yes by san mateo county voters for measure a ballots are still being counted, but the initial results are overwhelmingly giving county supervisors the power to remove the sheriff from office. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in san mateo with the reaction. lena.

>> hey, reggie, there are still many more votes to be counted here at election headquarters, and the next batch of results is not expected to be released until thursday afternoon around 430. but take a look at the last batch of results. about 85% of voters said yes to giving the board of supervisors the authority to remove a sheriff, while just under 15% said no. we heard loud cheers from the union members that represent the sheriff's deputies immediately after early results were first announced last night. remember, this only needs a simple majority to pass. sheriff christina corpus is accused of fostering a culture of intimidation and retaliation. she is also accused of having an inappropriate, intimate relationship with her chief of staff. corpus has repeatedly denied those allegations and called the special election a political attack. here's elliot stewart with the san mateo county deputies association. >> i think this shows that the people of this county feel very

strongly that sheriff corpus needs to go. >> i've been met with resistance from day one. holding people accountable has been called retaliation. disappointed is putting it lightly. >> the attorney representing sheriff corpus told us last night, depending on how this goes, there could be challenges made to the constitutionality of measure a, but they are weighing all options right now while they wait for the final results. we are expecting to hear from some of the county supervisors a little bit later on this afternoon. live in san mateo. lena howland abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. now let's look at the big board of the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. and as you can see, we are in positive territory this morning. quite a difference from yesterday. so we're currently up about 100 points. investigators still figuring out the tariffs that started yesterday against canada and mexico and china. and we did know we did find out overnight that trade deals could be close with at least canada and mexico. the president is expected to meet with canadian prime minister justin trudeau to again

in positive territory this morning so far. >> america is back. >> last night, the president faced cheers and jeers from lawmakers gathered on capitol hill. he spoke for an hour and 39 minutes during the first address before a joint session of congress for his second term. >> it is the longest address by a sitting president in modern political history. the prior record was an hour and 28 minutes. that was by bill clinton in 2000. >> the president, touching on a wide range of topics, many familiar from his campaign and the past six weeks since he took office. >> reporter julia benbrook has more on the speech and the democratic response. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states, who. >> president donald trump, delivering his first speech to a joint session of congress since retaking the white house. >> we have accomplished more in 43 days than most administrations accomplished in

four years or eight years. and we are just getting started. >> while democrats mostly waved signs in protest, a disruption came early in the night, with speaker mike johnson ordering the removal of democratic lawmaker al green from the house chamber. >> remove this gentleman from the chamber. >> the speech comes the same day trump enacted 25% tariffs on mexico and canada, and doubled his tariff on chinese goods to 20%, sparking concerns of a trade war. >> tariffs are about making america rich again and making america great again. they'll be a little disturbance, but we're okay with that. >> trump has made a whirlwind of moves since his inauguration, including firing thousands of federal workers in an effort to reduce the size of the federal government. >> will be ending the flagrant waste of taxpayer dollars. and to that end, i have created the brand new department of government efficiency, which is

headed by elon musk, who is in the gallery tonight. >> several of those fired federal workers attended the speech as guests of democratic lawmakers. their party's rebuttal, delivered by michigan senator elissa slotkin. >> america wants change, but there's a responsible way to make change and a reckless way, and we can make that change without forgetting who we are as a country. >> slotkin is a freshman senator from michigan, and her remarks come as democrats search for a united and compelling answer to trump. she won a competitive race in november in a state that trump also carried. and she said that the goal of her speech was to, quote, level with the american people. reporting at the capitol. i'm julia benbrook. >> speaker nancy pelosi was among many wearing pink and protests last night. the democratic women's caucus called on women to wear pink because it is, quote, the color of power and protest. pelosi stayed for

all of trump's speech, and shortly after, she issued a statement calling the speech, quote, a manifesto of mistruths. she writes, democrats will continue to lead the fight against president trump's bait and switch assault on america, while republicans stand and applaud it. >> the next wave of federal layoffs could be at the irs. the agency is reportedly drafting plans to eliminate up to half its staff as part of the trump administration's effort to slash the federal workforce. this morning, we are hearing from researchers in the bay area impacted by recent layoffs in a different agency. this is heather welch. matt kohler and alison cluett. they work for the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. until thursday, their team provided critical data to groups that manage our coasts. that's everything from predicting the location of whales to help avoid deadly collisions with ships, to identifying threats to salmon. they say their work touched almost every species along our coast, from great white sharks to the seafood we eat. now, they're fearful for what these

layoffs mean for climate change studies. >> and so now that i'm no longer at noaa, i was the person that was running the tool and keeping it operational. and it's unclear who's going to carry that forward. >> so i would say we are losing our ability to be nimble and adaptable and resilient and can serve our coastal economies and cultures and ways of life for generations to come. >> i've spent my whole career training to figure out how to do science that helps serve us as we're understanding the changes happening to our planet right now. >> it's estimated more than 1000 noaa employees lost their jobs last week. that's about 10% of the agency that has historically been understaffed. >> now, the latest on a story that abc seven news has been following for several years. concern among san francisco police officers over the department's aging vehicles. abc seven news obtained images from most of the city's ten police stations, illustrating the poor condition of some cruisers. sfpd says out of 357 marked vehicles,

57 are out of service or in need of repair. but the police union says that number is actually much higher. with so many unusable vehicles, multiple sources told us that officers are sometimes unable to leave the station, causing a public safety problem. >> if we don't have cars, it's harder for us, obviously, to respond. you don't want cops sitting in the station right when they could be out patrolling, right? and especially at night. >> we asked sfpd if the state of the fleet prevents officers from responding to crime. the department says no. and added, as the department's fleet vehicles age out, the department works to acquire the newest and state of the art vehicles to ensure that officers and the community are safe. a possible reason for the delay. sfpd vehicles are serviced by the city's central shops, and that means that repairs cannot be made by just any mechanic in the city. >> the supreme court's conservative majority handed san francisco a win against the epa

over clean water. the case focused on sewage permits issued under the clean water act. san francisco wanted the environmental protection agency to clarify regulations over discharging raw sewage into the bay and ocean during storms. the epa wanted to hold san francisco accountable for overall pollution levels in the water. the city argued that wasn't fair because pollution can come from many sources. >> the city has spent billions of dollars to ensure that our waters are clean, that we are not polluting into the bay. but the federal government was insisting on potential infrastructure. >> the court decided the epa's current rules were too broad because they focused on water quality instead of specific requirements to prevent pollution. the epa says it's reviewing that decision. now it's our abc seven mornings where we look at some of the things happening today in the bay area. >> first, today is opening day for what salesforce calls its developer conference for the ai

era. the tech company will host its two day conference at moscone center in downtown san francisco. thousands of people are expected to attend to learn new artificial intelligence skills and also explore ai, career opportunities and more. the doors open at 10:00 this morning. >> today you can get presale tickets at a discount for this year's outside lands festival. the lineup has not been announced yet, but a limited number of what they call eager beaver tickets go on sale at ten this morning. promoters say these tickets sold out almost instantly last year. general admission goes from 45 to 1000 bucks. more than 220,000 people went to last year's three day event. the festival at golden gate park is set for august 8th to the 10th. still ahead big money deal for san francisco based ai startup. the massive announcement from the amazon backed firm after its latest round of funding. >> and let's look live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we'll have an update on how the markets are doing next after yesterday's rocky day. >> then two baby eaglets born in

southern california. we're learning who gets the tough decision to name the pair. >> and streaming at 7 a.m. a new feature film, no address, is out in theaters. it puts a spotlight on the homeless crisis. we'll talk with the company behind the project that has a direct impact to the bay area. but first, here's your. >> hey, gloria, we'll look at live doppler. >> seven along with satellite this morning because we are tracking one storm system going into the central coast this morning. it's bringing us some light rain in the south bay. another front will move through here tomorrow morning and give us another chance of some scattered showers. here's live doppler seven this morning where that light rain is falling in the south bay, san jose, morgan hill, gilroy a light line of rain moving through parts of the peninsula, redwood city, woodside even stretching to parts of the east bay like hayward this morning as you move north, the city, oakland, the north bay. we are dry and we will have the showers, mainly in the south bay this morning. here's a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. we

are dry from this view, but quite cloudy out there. the day planner will show you the south bay sees showers over the next couple of hours. the clouds depart this afternoon. we actually see a bright day by about 4 or 5 p.m. however, later on tonight more showers are in the forecast and those scattered showers do continue into tomorrow. but behind this storm system, friday is looking fantastic and so too is the weekend. we'll

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supreme court case just overturned the trump administration's executive order to freeze foreign aid. this was a54 ruling, the supreme court agreeing with lower courts that the administration needs to pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance for work already completed. chief justice john roberts and justice amy coney barrett sided with liberal justices on this order. the fight over foreign aid isn't over, though. this ruling only applies to work already completed and not the administration's overall effort to freeze foreign aid. a lower court will rule on that later. >> developing news on pope francis's ongoing battle with pneumonia. according to the vatican, the pope rested well during the night and woke up normally. the vatican says the 88 year old is still receiving oxygen therapy. he is also alert

and cooperative with medical staff. his prognosis remains guarded. that means he is not out of danger yet. the pope's blood test showed that he does not have an elevated white blood cell count, suggesting he has no new respiratory infection. pope francis has been receiving care for pneumonia in the hospital since february 14th. the pope did not lead ash wednesday services in rome. >> in southern california, the los angeles city council rejected a bid by former fire chief kristen crowley to get her job back. crowley was fired after january's fires. at a hearing yesterday, she spoke about a lack of resources because of budget cuts. >> as for the 1000 firefighters who allegedly were sent home prior to the fires, we did not have enough apparatus to put them on because of the budget cuts and lack of investments in our fleet maintenance. >> crowley supporters say she was used as a scapegoat by l.a. mayor karen bass for talking about the lack of resources. public records obtained by the l.a. times show the mayor's

aides received an email warning of severe fire weather before the fire started. that message was not relayed to the mayor before she left for a trip to ghana. >> we continue to track a contract dispute in the south bay that could result in a strike that would leave commuters without bus or train service. the contract between the vta and atu local 265 employees has officially expired. the union represents 1500 customer service reps, maintenance staff and dispatchers, as well as bus and light rail operators. south bay commuters who rely on the vta are being warned to make alternative transportation plans. >> people could not get to work on a regular basis. they couldn't get to the grocery store or the hospital to school. there are 100,000 people who ride our system between bus and light rail every weekday. >> the union's most recent demand includes an 18% pay increase over the next three years. the latest offer from vta is a 9% salary increase, and so

far there is no date for a strike. but it is possible that in the coming days or weeks, if negotiations do not make progress, that that could happen. a nonprofit founded by san francisco mayor daniel lurie is getting involved in trying to fix the homelessness crisis. tipping point community is donating $11 million to pay for a pilot program. it will provide money to 1500 families facing homelessness, and it will also offer services. we spoke with the ceo on abc seven news at 3:00. >> we're going to bring in other services that families may need to stay housed. an example is if a family is underemployed, we're going to bring in vocational services to help them get the training that they need to find a better job, living wage job. if there's a member of the family who may be dealing with undiagnosed mental health issues, we're going to bring in those mental health services. >> the enrollment will start on april 1st, and he says the program will last for about 14 months. >> now it's your morning money

report. youtube is cracking down on content related to gambling on the platform. the san bruno based company says it will no longer allow content that directs users to unapproved gambling websites through links, images, text, logos or verbal references. according to youtube, unapproved gambling sites do not meet legal requirements and have not been reviewed by parent company google. if users are not logged in and are under the age of 18, they won't be able to view that type of content. a bay area startup focused on the future of ai is announcing a massive new fundraising deal. san francisco san francisco based anthropic says the company is now valued at $61.5 billion. a little more than a year ago, it was worth 16 billion. the company was founded by former openai executives and is behind one of amazon's ai based alexa tools, and now taking a live look at the new york stock exchange. as trading gets underway this morning, we are up about 157 points. >> there are some proud parents in big bear, california this

morning. we're talking about two bald eagles who welcome two adorable chicks. late last night. so let's check out that live look at the nest this morning. they have a live camera there. so cool. this is jackie and shadow who will be taking turns watching their new babies for the next 10 to 14 weeks there. the infamous bald eagle pair. representatives from friends of big bear valley say we'll have to wait a little longer, though before getting that gender reveal, but the tough decision of naming those eaglets will be up to local big bear third graders. so in that live look, you just see one of the bald eagles. i don't see any other activity. >> wait, why are we calling them infamous? >> i don't know. that's a good question. >> that seems shady. >> what did they do? yeah. what did they hear about? and when did they do it? and who. >> saw it? >> we didn't get the message. is there tea about these. >> eagles i don't know about? >> or. i thought they were just. >> living their lives. >> they're living their lives, their best lives. >> this is probably one of the most beautiful.

>> live animal cams that exist. because look. >> at that view. oh my gosh. >> i've been following these guys for months. >> so what's the tea? yeah. what is what is the gossip? >> i don't know, the dad keeps coming and going so i don't know maybe. oh well i mean she, he he's been sharing the duties sitting on the eggs. so he's been doing his thing. yeah. no, it's been fun. i don't think there's any shade with the dad, like fooling around or anything. there they are pretty. >> and yet. >> she introduces the possibility. >> well. >> the plot thickens. something's going on. some tea. >> and giving you tea. >> right? and you added to it. you added to it. you delivered. thank you. so we'll go to live doppler. >> seven, where we are tracking some light rain falling mainly in the south bay this morning. and that is creating some slick roads, some slower travel times. this morning around san jose, we'll take a live look from our east bay hills camera. as you move more to the north. the city, oakland, the north bay. we are dry, but we do have a lot of cloud cover out there. scattered

showers this morning will stay in the south bay tomorrow, though we have a better chance of more widespread scattered showers. but by friday and through the weekend it's looking fantastic. sunny, warmer temperatures. but we do want to highlight next week that stronger storms are possible, mainly next tuesday and wednesday. we could be looking at an atmospheric river type rain event. we'll keep you updated on that this morning. we have temperatures in the 50s 52 in san jose with the light rain, cloudy, and oakland at 5352 in the city in the north bay. a little bit cooler with napa, santa rosa, sonoma coming in in the upper 40. so here's a look at future weather. 8 a.m. we're still tracking that light rain in the south bay. we will see the cloud cover depart this afternoon, so we will get some sunshine later on. two 3:04 p.m. brighter skies prevail. but then late tonight the clouds roll back in and then tomorrow morning we will be tracking some scattered showers, the chance of a thunderstorm, even the chance of a dusting of snow on our highest peaks like mount hamilton. looking at rainfall totals, the higher totals will be in the south bay and in the

santa cruz mountains. those numbers really drop off as you head north. we will see snow in the sierra out of the system. taking a look at 8-80 snow levels right around 5500ft. so once you get past blue canyon on 8-80, you'll start to that rain transition into snow. a winter weather advisory is in effect until 4 p.m. tomorrow. above 5500ft, we could see 10 to 16in of snow. so that's going to create some slick travel later on this afternoon and tonight as that snow is heavy at times. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you scattered showers today and tomorrow. sunny and warmer weather here on friday. a nice looking weekend on the way before a stormy pattern begins once again next monday. >> thank you drew. coming up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> as we head to break a live look

with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds]

need to know this morning. number one, live doppler seven is tracking some light scattered showers, mainly focused in the south bay. so we'll take you to our san jose camera where you

can see it is wet out there this morning. south bay showers early on. we actually get some sunshine breaking out later on this afternoon. >> and number two, it appears san mateo county supervisors will get the power to fire sheriff christina corpus. the votes are still being counted, but so far, the results of yesterday's special election show 85% of people voted yes on measure eight. >> number three, president trump is expected to speak with canadian prime minister justin trudeau today about tariffs. commerce secretary howard lutnick says there could be trade deals in the works with canada and mexico. >> number four, the city of fremont is being sued over its controversial ban on camping on public property. it also bans people from aiding and abetting encampments. the council voted last night to amend that part of the ordinance. >> number five, heads up if you're near oracle park in san francisco today, there's an emergency drill happening from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m, so you may see some responders in the area. >> and number six, metering lights on at 545 this morning. immediately filling in your drive time now from hercules to

the corridor about 45 minutes. and it looks like a car with a flat tire. north 8-80 near 66, moving out of lanes, but i see some brake lights. >> and number seven, no more math and monopoly. hasbro is launching a new version of the game. it replaces the cash and the banker with an app to track the transactions, and some properties are also being swapped for new ones, including a rocket launch pad, the moon, a chocolate factory, and a dinosaur park. the new game will be available in august. not for it. >> i reject this immediately. me too. the whole idea is you're supposed to be learning how to do basic math. >> yeah, right. >> like what? >> i want the dollars. i want the kids to learn how to, you know. a chocolate factory. >> get out of here. america for our viewers in the west. president trump's combative address, the new storm putting 11 states in the west on

alert, and the new era for american idol. overnight, president trump addressed a divided chamber. >> the people elected me to do the job, and i'm doing it. >> his speech interrupted. within minutes, one lawmaker kicked out of the chamber for heckling. the president