starts right now. >> we are mindful of the serious responsibility that the voters of san mateo county have entrusd of supervisors with. >> power play, the ability to remove the sheriff from office entrusted to san mateo supervisors through a special election. but tonight, the sheriff has a very strong response. good evening. i'm ama

daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. ballots are still being counted, but so far, measure a appears to be passing with 85% of voters saying yes. >> however, the voter turnout was very low, with only about 20% of registered voters participating in the election. >> abc seven news political reporter monica madden is live in redwood city with the very latest. monica. yeah, dan. >> it will be at least 40 days before the board can take the unprecedented steps of removing sheriff cristina corpus from office. but with the overwhelming preliminary results, it's looking like supervisors will soon be armed with the power to fire her. >> the results of this historic election sent a clear message. >> in a wednesday press conference. supervisors ray mueller and noelia corzo explained what's next after san mateo county voters overwhelmingly approved measure a. >> we will move forward as quickly as possible. >> once the election results are certified, it will trigger the process of sheriff cristina corpus removal, and it will take

time. >> soon after, county staff will seek direction from the board of supervisors and a public meeting regarding procedures that will be used to conduct a removal hearing. prior to a removal hearing, the sheriff will be served with a written statement of grounds for removal. the sheriff will then be given a reasonable opportunity, both in writing and in person, to, prior to, and during the hearing, to be heard regarding any explanation or defense. >> supervisors corzo and mueller led the effort to get measure a on the ballot, and previously called for corpus to resign, but vow objectivity. going forward. >> the county will implement clear procedures to ensure a public, impartial and lawful process. >> the public controversy began in november after an independent report sustained several internal allegations that corpus abused her power, engaged in nepotism and retaliation. she denies all allegations and tells

abc seven news that with such a low turnout, this is, quote, hardly a mandate to remove her from office. corpus goes on to say, quote, i now have the opportunity to formally challenge and disprove the politically motivated allegations against me. i will not resign. i will continue to fulfill my oath to do my job, and work tirelessly to keep the residents of san mateo county safe. four out of the county's five supervisors will need to vote yes in order to oust her. lawyers for corpus tell me they are considering all options on the table right now for possible legal action, depending on the ultimate outcome. now, keep in mind the elections division still has to certify the results. they have 30 days to do that. live in san mateo county. monica madden, abc seven news. >> all right, monica, thanks very much. a new lawsuit accuses a san bruno school district of failing to prevent a teacher from sexually abusing four of his students. abc seven news reporter tim johns is in

burlingame with the story. >> a new lawsuit is accusing the san bruno park school district of failing to protect several of their students from this man. 34 year old jeremy yee is a former elementary school teacher in the district. last week, he was found guilty on 17 separate felony counts of child molestation. during a news conference to announce the new lawsuit wednesday, one of yee's young victims shared her story. >> i wish that things could have happened sooner and i could have gotten justice sooner rather than waiting for so long. >> yee sexually abused at least four of his students, the lawsuit laying out some of his behavior. >> he had a game called tickle time where he would come and tickle the girls. he gave students extra credit points for behavior in the classroom, and as a reward for that, they got to stay behind and have recess alone with him in his classroom. >> the suit also claims the school district repeatedly failed to act after it received multiple complaints about yee's behavior, dating as far back as 2017.

>> because that student was called a liar and was directed to recant. that didn't flow up the chain the way it was supposed to. and that's why these lawsuits have been brought. >> also present at wednesday's news conference were the parents of other victims, some of them speaking to the media through a translator. one parent who wished to remain unidentified, highlighting the psychological issues his daughter still faces years after her abuse. >> she was a very stable daughter, very stable, emotionally, very happy, and has drastically changed as a result of this. >> lawyers believe there are still several victims of yee who have yet to come forward. one reason why the victim, who went public on wednesday, says she's determined to speak out. >> it's something you had to be really, really strong for, but you got it. and don't let other people define who you are because of something you went through. >> the san bruno park school district did not return our request for comment. in san bruno, tim jonze, abc seven news. >> now, if you or someone you

know is dealing with issues involving sexual abuse, there is local help and it is easy to find. go to abc seven news.com slash. take action. >> no one was hurt in a shooting this morning on westbound 24 near the caldecott tunnel. it happened around 10:45 a.m. video from sky seven shows you the aftermath. the back window of this suv was shattered. according to the california highway patrol, a 66 year old man was driving the vehicle and several shots were fired. the chp shut down the freeway just before the fish ranch road exit as officers looked for evidence. it reopened just before noon. >> all right, let's turn to the weather and look at this rain early this morning in san jose. really coming down. this was taken near story and king roads about 3:00 this morning while most folks were sleeping. here's a live look outside right now and more wet weather is still in the forecast. so for details, let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya. >> yeah. dan. right now you may need those shades, but later on, you're going to need those umbrellas. once again. let me show you live doppler seven right now. earlier this

afternoon, we had severe thunderstorms rolling through parts of eastern santa clara county. they did have. you can see their downpours associated with it moving just near gilroy, heading out towards san benito county. now as we look at live doppler seven right now all is quiet. but that will be changing once again as another system is coming in. it's a level one on our storm impact scale and it will get in here later tonight, going into tomorrow as we go, hour by hour, 9:00 this evening, some spotty showers showing up, heading into 430 in the morning, even some higher elevation snow over mount hamilton. keep those umbrellas handy because those showers continue really at 730 in the morning and really into the early afternoon before all is said and done and into the evening hours. it is gusty right now, 32 miles an hour in san francisco, gusts to 37 at this hour in oakland. i'll be back to let you know when it's going to get sunny and warmer around here in just a few minutes. ama. >> okay, sandhya. thank you. we'll check back in the east

bay. browned out fire stations in oakland are set to reopen. oakland city council voted last night to reopen the stations by july 3rd, were temporarily closed in january, and four additional stations were expected to close. $2 million in funding from the coliseum sale will be used to reopen the stations. >> hope springs eternal. we are hopeful that the firehouse openings that we're now at full capacity will stick, and we won't have to pivot and close again at any other point. i have every reason to believe council in the budget office is working hard to ensure that we can keep our firehouses open long term. >> oakland is struggling with a $129 million budget deficit. >> a stanford university doctor who president trump has nominated to be the director of the national institutes of health, began his senate confirmation hearing today. doctor jay bhattacharya is a professor of medicine, economics and health research policy at stanford. he's a harsh critic of many covid policies, like the mandatory lockdowns and vaccine

mandates. he told the senate today that if he's confirmed, he plans to bring free speech back to the nih. >> dissent is the very essence of science. i will foster a culture where nih leadership will actively encourage different perspectives and create an environment where scientists, including early career scientists and scientists that disagree with me, can express disagreement respectfully. >> doctor bhattacharya also addressed the current measles outbreak, saying he supports vaccines and does not believe they cause autism. >> your plans to camp on federal land in california may be upended because of the trump administration's federal spending freeze. the new york times reports nearly 4000 camp sites run by the forest service could close because of cutbacks. that includes tahoe's, desolation wilderness and mount whitney, along with closed campsites, visitor centers and backcountry trails might not open. >> it's been nearly two years since san francisco drag legend heklina died in london. now, her friend and longtime collaborator

peaches christ is organizing a protest on march 31st to demand justice from the metropolitan police. peaches has accused the london police of homophobia for their inaction in solving heklina. s death. and no cause of death has ever been issued. heklina was found dead in an apartment during a trip to london. >> still ahead. it's been more than 60 years since the crooner first moved into his sprawling hillsboro estate, but now bing crosby's former home is on the market and could set a new record. a look inside the $40 million mansion. >> plus, it's tax season and seven on your side is here to help. right now, experts are working to answer your tax questions. you're looking live. what you need to know and how to submit questions. when abc

significant changes to the upcoming tax season. so what do

you need to know? >> seven on your side is here to help. and today we have a panel of experts answering your questions in a tax chat. >> seven on your side. stephanie sierra is here now live from the seven on your side office with one of those experts, steph. >> hey there dan and i want to show you that panel of experts you just mentioned. they're here working to answer those questions as we speak. it's not too late to submit them. and i want to introduce you now to amanda boston with southward and associates. and amanda, we were talking earlier about the big news from the irs, the potential cuts to half their workforce. do you expect there to be fewer audits now? >> i do expect there to be fewer audits. there's fewer people working there. there's going to be fewer fewer uh- to audit information coming from the irs. now, that doesn't mean you need to get crafty and creative with your tax returns, because they might not be looked at by a human, but they will be looked at by robots. and that's been the irs has been using computers to compare and analyze the data received to similar tax returns

in your zip code. and so they're going to pull it no matter what. >> so no funny business. a good reminder, but this next question is not funny. it does though apply to anyone working from home. this is from richard. he's a self-employed contractor. he uses a home office. he recently tested his water and found it contaminated. so he bought a filtration system. it cost him thousands of dollars, and he's wondering if he can deduct any part of that on his taxes. >> so the filtration system could be a part of his home office, and that would be depreciable, an appreciable asset and addition to his home office. depreciate depreciated based on the square footage of the area used regularly as his his home office. >> and it applies to a lot of us, of course, who are still working from home. this next question is from edith. she won $1,000 in the lottery and she asked. she's currently on social security disability, so she doesn't do her taxes, and she wants to know how she can pay taxes on that.

>> well, congratulations, edith. with $1,000, it's not taxable to california at all. and with only social security income, you really don't have a filing requirement. so congratulations and joy. >> good news for edith. all right, amanda, thanks so much for your time. not too late to submit those questions. dan and ama, back to you. >> all right. thank you stephanie. >> good information. now there is still time to get your questions answered by tax professionals. just go to abc seven news.com and click on seven. on your side. you'll find the form right there. >> still ahead there was some light rain and isolated showers in the south bay earlier today, but here is a live look outside. as you can see, not much to see right now. >> we'll check back in with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for details

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rare tour of the home and has more on its historic listing price. >> with each step closer to this historic estate, you move further away from the present and closer to the past. >> welcome. >> this was the home of the legendary bing crosby. situated in lower north hillsborough on more than five acres. >> being raised his three children here with his wife catherine. and they lived their lives here. catherine lived here up until just a few months ago. >> listing agent jennifer gilson says the family made the tough decision to sell following catherine crosby's passing in september at 90 years old. >> there's a lot of love that has gone into this home and has continued. >> seen throughout. the more than 18,000 square foot estate are countless photographs of crosby with family and fellow stars. gold records and plaques are on display throughout his office. >> the wood paneling is from hearst castle. >> his iconic hats hanging right where he left them. >> these are all memories that the family really wanted to keep within the home. this is not staged. >> more memories and iconic

items can be found right around every corner. >> this piano here was in the movie high society. they catherine bing, their family. they all had great parties here. they all played the piano, sang here. a lot of really great memories in this home. tons of legacy. >> built in 1929. one of the architects, john bakewell junior, worked on creating san francisco city hall. the home was commissioned by lindsay howard, whose father, charles, owned the famous horse seabiscuit. crosby, a friend of the howards, eventually bought the home. the hope now is that the next buyer will cherish its legacy. >> i think that it could be someone local from hillsborough that is looking for a compound, looking for privacy. it could be someone that wants to be in the heart of the peninsula, close to silicon valley, close to san francisco. this could be an international buyer that is looking for a trophy property, because there is so much legacy here. so i think we will attract several different types of buyer profiles. >> if you're interested. the home is on sale for the record

breaking asking price of $40 million. in hillsborough, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> it is a beautiful home. well, the san francisco museum of modern art is planning the first posthumous full career exhibition of ruth asawa's art. she's known for her for her abstract looped wire sculptures as well as fountains around the city. google donated $1.5 million to sfmoma to make the exhibit possible. that's the largest corporate grant in the museum's history for a single exhibition. the ruth asawa retrospective opens april 5th and will run through september. tickets go on sale starting next tuesday. that should be wonderful. >> all right, it's time to find out how our weather is doing. it looks pretty nice behind us. >> nice, but more rain is coming after a good bit of rain fell today. meteorologist sandhya patel is back. sandy. >> yeah, and dan and parts of the bay area did get wet. the focus was in the southern and eastern part of our viewing area. i do want to show you a live picture. a pretty one from zephyr cove right now, where we

are noticing choppy waters and there have been some snowflakes as you see there. the statewide snow pack is at 83% of average right now. chain controls on 88. winter weather advisory until 4 p.m. tomorrow. above 4000ft. expecting travel to be difficult at times. 10 to 16in of snow above 5500ft. and you can see the snow on live doppler seven right across the sierra. thunderstorms in northern california. we've had our share in parts of the south bay. earlier this afternoon, severe thunderstorm warnings were issued. right now all is quiet on live doppler seven, but you could see those showers. the rain that moved through earlier today. parts of the south bay, the east bay, the santa cruz mountains got in on it. but if you were in the north bay or san francisco, you really didn't see a whole lot. there is some cold, unstable air associated with the next round, so do expect the potential for some more thunderstorm activity. temperatures right now 40 to 60. it's a level one system. tonight and tomorrow. scattered showers, gusty winds, a chance of thunder

and snow on our highest peaks. 9:00 tonight. you notice those showers moving in as we head towards 4 a.m? a little bit of snow mixing in with the showers over mount hamilton. now the morning commute will include some more wet roadways. as you will notice at 7 a.m. 10 a.m. focused in the south bay and then isolated showers for the afternoon and evening before this is all done. additional rainfall totals anywhere from a couple hundredths of an inch to about a quarter of an inch there in ben lomond. your morning temperatures. well, you're going to feel the chill tomorrow, so you will need the heavier jackets 30s and 40s. and as we head into the afternoon hours, you are looking at high temperatures ranging from the 50s to the 60s. it is going to be a chilly day as well, and when you add the breeze to the mix, it feels even colder. the accuweather seven day forecast. it's a level one for tomorrow. we'll call for showers. a chance of thunder. after that you can put the umbrellas away at least for three days. you got sunshine for your outdoor weekend plans and the time changes. sunday you spring forward one hour and then

as we head into next week, we have level ones for monday through wednesday. so ama and dan we're not quite done with the wet. >> weather yet. okay, good. yeah. >> thanks, andy. >> all right. we are getting the first renderings of bay football club's training facility on treasure island, designed by architecture firm olson kundig, it will include spaces for the women's soccer team to train and enjoy downtime, including recovery areas and three fields. the athletes will also have access to education, career development and business training resources. the groundbreaking is planned for later this year, and it's set to open ahead of the 2027 season. >> two east bay natives have joined the ownership group of the oakland ballers. green day's billie joe armstrong and oakland rapper too short are now co-owners. the ballers announced the news on social media today, welcoming them both to the franchise. and this weekend you have a chance to join the team, too. the ballers are having open tryouts on saturday at raymond park in oakland.

>> still ahead, he was an east bay cultural icon, and now there are new developments about the documentary of the late hip hop artist mac dre. the big name star, who is partnering with steph curry's production team. >> i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm louis pena. i'm tara campbell. >> i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news we deliver local stories. >> with real answers. >> to he

our reminder before we press on here that you can get our live newscasts, breaking news, of course weather and more with our abc seven bay area streaming tv app. it's all on there for you to keep you up to date. just search abc seven bay area and download it. >> marshawn lynch is teaming up with steph curry to make a documentary about the legendary mac dre. the rapper, who was born in oakland and raised in vallejo, was one of the pioneers in the hyphy movement in the early 2000. he was shot and killed in 2004, in kansas city. the documentary was announced in 2023 with curry as one of the

producers, adding lynch's beast mode productions will give it an added boost. we are waiting to hear on a release date for the documentary. >> give people a better idea of his life. >> absolutely. >> all right. much more ahead for you coming up. >> yeah. let's get to abc seven news anchor dion lim for a look at all the stories that are coming up at 530. dion. >> yeah. hi there. dan. ama. lots to get to tonight at 530, including enhancing air quality in west oakland. it's been a long standing challenge, but fresh data and an expanded monitoring program may be making a life saving difference. we'll explore how the system works and the potential benefits to other communities. plus, seven on your side is continuing to answer your tax questions with a panel of experts. there you see stephanie right there. we'll get a check back in with her for everything you need to know before filing. join us for those stories and much more! at 5.30 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. dan and ama. >> okay, dion. thanks. have the new form this year for the taxes. the easy form. just two

lines. how much did you make last year? and number two is send it in. >> yes. >> basically you can you can download the app or head to abc7 news.com to join dion in just two minutes. >> yes. if you're watching us on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us here. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. we will see you again at six. we appreciate your time.

breaking news. the whiteout conditions highway pileups the storm sweeping into the east at this hour now turning deadly tonight, 115 million americans and 25 states under alerts for blizzard conditions and dangerous winds. and now severe storms from washington, d.c, to philadelphia, new york to boston. blinding snow, shutting down parts of i-80. wind gusts flipping a big rig