in fremont, david louie, abc 7 news. >> now here at abc 7 news, we talk about building a better bay area. we're focused on the big issues that include housing and education. >> which is why the looming strike by oakland teachers is such a big deal. in oakland school district, teacher salaries range from $46,000 to 84,000. >> experienced teachers earn around $64,000. according to state data, that's the lowest of all alameda county school districts, a and the third lowest in the bay area. >> the median rent in oakland the more than $3,000, according to zillow, adding up to close to $38,000 a year. that's 81% of a starting teac r teacher's salary. for even the most well paid teachers, it's 45%. >> lyanne melendez is live now with a look at the life of oakland teachers. lyanne? >> union members just finished about five minutes ago, just finished a two-hour meeting going over the logistics of a strike. in the meantime, the oakland unified school district said they are hiring emergency temporary teachers. they will consolidate classrooms and bring administrators to teach. with a teacher strike

abc 7 news anchor dion lim brings you the story that you'll see only on abc 7 news. >> i'm afraid to go into my own house. >> yeah. >> so that's a lot to take away from me. >> to understand this crazy story, let's rewind to february 10th when tiana lee and her husband came home from their hawaiian vacation to find this. >> i go to my bedroom, and i notice everything is ransacked through. >> their bmw was also gone. several days later, when he picked up his phone to look at their vacation photos. >> i find out that on thursday there was this random video that's on my phone. >> the video believes was shot on his stolen ipad and somehow uploaded to the cloud and sent to his phone. you see three young women, we're blurring their faces smoking, drinking, waving bills in the air, having a good time. >> we saw my wallet in the video. oh, this has to be your car. >> afraid police wouldn't find the suspects, tiana took matters into her own hands. that's when things got even crazier. >> i put the video on facebook because i wanted some identification of who they are, because what the cops told

we try to always do better than we have ever done before. >> abc news, los angeles. >> abc 7 is your home for the oscars. watch it live this sunday at 5:00 p.m.. our coverage begins at 1:30 thursday afternoon because you have to see all the red carpet arrivals and the important stuff. dion lim will be in hollywood for the red carpets. she'll be there throughout oscar weekend. >> so much fun. a plan to curb gun violence in the south bay. those that say the plan is >> in the south bay a new plan officials hope would curve gun violence but one gun dealer calls it >> joe is one of about 2 dozen gun dealers that may be impacted by a proposal to curve gun viol. it's known as straw purchasing. >> straw purchasing is indemic, particularly for gangs obtaining guns often from gang members that don't have a prior record. >> the crack down would include the video and audio recording of all gun and ammunition transactions and inventory rechecks account for missing guns and bullets, suicide and domestic violence prevention resources and a ban on sale of gun and ammunition. that doesn't sit well wi

for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> and abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> this is much bigger than anybodyllside that washed away in one storm and is now threatened by another? frustrated homeowners can only wait and hope. >> then there is the cliff that fell in san francisco. erosion has been a big problem. one local leader wants to call in the feds. >>> a well-known businessman is killed in one of the safest towns in the bay area. his family talks exclusively with abc 7 news about what they know. >>> and chemicals and cancer. a high stakes trial is now under way. the ripple effect could be big. >> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> a live look right now at mount tam in the north bay. emeryville in the east bay and 280 in san jose. this gives you a very clear picture of the hit and miss of this storm, hitting the bay area right now. >> and here is another look from live doppler 7. you can see the cutoff from the north and the south. we want the get to meteorologist sandhya patel. boy, it's raining everywhere right now. >> it is going to get even worse as we head towards tomorrow,

abc's t.j. holmes getting an exclusive look from the air. >> we have to make sure no aircraft is within a 30-mile radius of mercedes-benz stadium on game day. >> reporter: they're also bringing in x-ray technology to examine all deliveries into the stadium. >> protecting not only american brands and american business, but making sure people who are buying merchandise and goods here at the event are getting not only genuine merchandise but stuff that is safe as well. >> reporter: the nfl says there are no specific threats against the super bowl. lana zak, abc news, washington. >> if you plan to go to a super bowl party today, triple a wants to make sure you don't drink and drive. they're offering free riders go to their hotel. >>> still ahead on "abc 7 mornings," a local teenager became the youngest u.s. national champion ever. >>> a live look outside from our emeryville camera. your favorite restaurants now it doesn't matter dash. where you are. ♪ it doesn't even matter how many you are. ♪ resta

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david louie, abc 7 news. >>> from open to closed. travelers heading in and out of southern california or to and from hit a snag this afternoon when snow and ice shut down i-5 through the grapevine. snowplows cleared the roads and caltrans opened everything by three today. chp is escorting drivers at 25 miles per hour, and there is the chance of more snow later tonight. >>> february storms soak california with 18 trillion gallons of water. this is one of the most popular stories on our website, abc7news.com. and today we're seeing what a difference those storms have made. the newly released drought maps show that in just the past week, the amount of california that's not in drought has practically doubled. you can see the difference on these two maps, almost 70% of the state is totally drought-free. >> that's encouraging. big change. >> a woman traveling in san francisco became banned from tinder. she says it's because of her profile. >> take a look at it. she is posing with a deer that she hunted. we're asking what you think. should

abc 7 reporter david louie will have the latest coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> this president'stests across the country by people opposed to president trump's decision to declare a national emergency. abc 7 reporter serena marshalls that the story. >> from newark -- we'll wild bridges. >> to d.c., austin, chicago and pittsburgh -- >> no racist wall! >> protesters out in opposition to the president's decision to declare national emergency at the border. >> it's ironic that we are here on president's day not to honor past presidents, but to unite in a fight against the current president. >> the emergency declaration allowing trump to tap into funding from other government agencies, up to $8 billion according to the white house. members of both parties have come out against the move. >> i think there is enough people in the senate who are concerned that what he's doing is robbing from the military and the dod to go build this wall. >> although senator duckworth thinks congress will vote to stop the emergency declaration, she added it's not likely there is enough support to override

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abc 7 news starts right now. >> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. let's take a live look out across the bay area. right now you can see the rain is falling, and it's very windy in some places. >> abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking round ouof thunderstorms, dan and ama, let's check out live doppler 7 right now. those storms are approaching the marin county coast. let's get you in a little bit closer and track those cells going into great net 1126, 11:38 it will be in santa rosa. head indoors if you hear thunder there are more cells that are developing off the san francisco coastline, and they are going to be heading northeastward. so be prepared. we are already seeing some pockets of moderate rain in the east bay. it's a level 3, a strong storm through tomorrow morning, drenching rain at times, thunderstorms, gusty winds 45 to 60 miles per hour and flooding. napa river at st. helena is under a flood warning, expected to flood, above flood stage. napa river near napa also under that flood warning.

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abc 7 news anchor eric thomas will have the latest coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> caltrans is monitoringhe richmond-san rafael bridge after concrete chunks fell from the upper deck yesterday. some of the concrete fell on a car. no more lane closures are planned but there is work during the overnight hours starting on monday. >>> and acting attorney general matthew whitaker was grilled by democrats today. he said he is not interfered with the special counsel russia investigation. abc news reporter elizabeth herr has more from washington. >> did they recommend that you recuse yourself. >> reporter: in the hot seat -- >> are you overseaing a witch hunt. >> and on the defense. >> it would be inappropriate to talk about the investigation. >> reporter: mathew whitaker initially standing firm on limits about what he was willing to discuss. >> i do not intend to talk about my private conversations with the president. >> reporter: but house democrats kecht pressing for answers about whitaker's conversations with the president and white house officials and his role on the russia investigation. >>

abc 7 news starts now. >> announcer: live where you live this is abc 7 news. >>> boy take a look. the second round of our winter storm is approaching. >> already dumping four inches -ft ve in the pacific andeated dumped several feet of snow in the seer aifr thanks for joining us. >> i'm dion lim we start with the storm watch and the second soaking because already the north bay is swamped. it's our area the first round hit the hardest. >> knocking down staff o scaffolding in san francisco. farther south san jose the streets got a soaking after a half inch of rain there. >> abc meteorologist drew tuma standing by with the answer. >> what a stormy start to the weekend. and round two will moven on shore this evening. livedoppler7 showing a vir active picture. i want to go down to street level. we have in downpour that worked through fremont on its way to pleasant ton. but more downpours are developing offshore. you can see all the yellow and orange that is moving into the santa cruz mountains right now. we're tracking this north and east. sunnyvale, shortly before 5:00 expect heavier

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> all right, melanie, thank you. >>> abc 7 news is on a mission to build a better bay area every day. we're looking at the big issues like housing and transportation and finding solutions. >> tonight we're live with the controversy over the development that critics have nicknamed the monster in the mission. >> and take a look at what your future commute might look like. a hovercraft. wouldn't that be nice on day like this? we're digging into what it could take to make this a reality. some steps have already been taken. >>> and we're going to leave you with a live look at the richmond-san rafael bridge. those headlights are drivers heading east. we'll continue to check on traffic conditions. all the westbound lanes are shut down. this is all a result of the glad you're back how you feeling? ♪ ♪ (both) exhausted. but finally being able to make that volunteer trip happen was... awesome. awesome. you have to scrub. what do they... they use for washing. ♪ ♪ let's do it every year. we'll do it every year. i thought you'd say that - let's do it

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to mid noon right here on abc 7. hopefully you won't find us meh. >> the weather is a little meh today. weather around the bay area from a low snow to slides. spencer will be back with the forecast. >>> the president set to give his state of the union address tomorrow. most lawmakers plan to bring a guest. why pennsylvania congresswoman why pennsylvania congresswoman or pcalifornia phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours. and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program visit right now or call during business hours. the one with the designer dog collar.(sashimi) psst. hey, you! wondering how i upgraded to this sweet pad? a 1,200-square-foot bathroom, and my very own spa. all i had to do was give my human "the look". with wells fargo's 3% down payme

abc 7 news spent the entire day on b.a.r.t. to see what it's really like for commuters in an effort to build a better bay area. >> we're tracking a powerful level 3 storm as it intensifies tonight. find out what areas will be hit the hardest and what to expect for the morning commute. >> see you later this evening. that is this edition of abc 7 news. look for breaking news on our app. we appreciate your time. >> i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for all of us here, have a great evening. remember the way we used to do things? hey man... like connect with friends? dig it! or get in shape? or sell a house and pay a real estate agent a big commission. [crash] at redfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee. and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage site our agents get more eyes on your home so you sell for thousands more than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent. than the one next door. ♪ this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants-- a sales support specialist from virginia beach, virginia.

in san francisco, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> look at who else we saw, abc 7 news reporter david louie. he gave us a quick wave from the aarp float as it moved passed. >>> we're hours away from hollywood's biggest night. abc 7 news anchor dion lim is in hollywood with all the excitement on the red carpet. >> reporter: thousands of people are working around the clock to make sure the red carpet is just perfect for the big night. meantime people are preparing their predictions of who is going to win big. sorry, hitting the red carpet. theseo make sure the celebrities are recorded just right. there's a lot to do before hollywood's biggest night. here on the red carpet we wanted to know what the people think. their predictions for best picture, best actor, and best actress. >> i have to say we really are torn. we have two favorites. we're huge, huge bradley cooper/gaga fans, can't help it, loved "a star is born." saw it three times. but "bohemian rhapsody" was also amazing. we can't lose. >> best picture, definitely "roma," best actor,"ve." to glen close, amazing this year. >> report

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that's coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> finally tonight, mahershala ali, who was born in oakland and raised in hayward won big at last night's academy awards show, take home an oscar for best actor in a supporting role for his performance in "green book." >> another fabulous movie. hope you've seen that but he is getting attention for something else entirely today. >> and for the gaels they go with t 6'4nior from hayward, california. >> it is his college basketball highlight reel that has been viewed tens of thousands of times online. the 45-year-old actor played college hoops at st. mary's college in moraga before entering the motion picture industry. >> he attended st. mary's college on a basketball scholarship and played in 97 games. talented guy. that's our report. i'm dan ashley >>> tonight, the high stakes summit. and the breaking news back home. dangerous winds, more than a half million without power as we come on the air tonight. thousands of flights canceled or delayed coast to coast. it comes after eight repor

tom llamas from abc news. virginia's second highest ranking elected official, lieutenant governor justin fairfax, now fending off an allegation of sexual assault. dr. vanessa tyson alleging he forced her to perform oral sex in a hotel room at the 2004 democratic national convention. fairfax says their encounter was consensual. do you remember dr. tyson ever crying? >> good to see you, man. >> reporter: do you remember dr. tyson ever crying? >> good to see you guys. we're heading to session. >> reporter: now, some national democrats, even though running for president, calling for an investigation. >> the letter written by the woman reads as a credible account. >> reporter: the state's third-highest ranking official, attorney general mark herring, another democrat, also engulfed in scandal after admitting he, too, wore blackface once in the 1980s. and now, a fourth top official coming under fire, as well. this time, a republican. the virginia pilot newspaper reporting that senate majority leader thomas norman wa

tonight, what law enforcement sources tell abc news. what the men in these images now claim. >>> president trump lashing out tonight after the "60 minutes" interview with former acting f what top justice department officials discussed involving wearing a wire and the president was treasonous. >>> the dramatic takedown. >> hey! >> the deputy opening fire after a man, armed, claims allegiance to isis. >>> the urgent call for help tonight. the very difficult image this evening. a 7-year-old girl who is hit. she survives. she jumps back up, but police want to find that driver. >>> our team inside syria. tonight, the young american woman who left the u.s. to marry isis fighters, she had a baby boy, and tonight, her plea. why she now wants to come home. >>> tonight, the husband and father under arrest for murder. authorities discovering a possible dna match using a genealogy website. following him to his daughter's hockey game, pulling a napkin he used from the trash. >>> the alarming new headline tonight involving the grand canyon. were tour

use the #abc 7 news now.could use your photos on the website, abc7news.com. >>> house democrats will vote determine nature president trump's national emergency declaration to build the border wall. house speaker nancy pelosi said it violates the vision of our founders. expected to pass the house before the senate considers the measure in the coming weeks. >>> russia state television listed two potential u.s. military facilities moscow would target in the event of a strike. those two locations are the pentagon and presidenticamp dav. u.s. said it does not have pl s plans. >>> police trying to identify a man accused of stealing luggage at sfo. take a look at the surveillance video. he took a piece of luggage from terminal 3 last week. the luggage contained a glock 9 millimeter, two rounds of ammuniti ammunition, two flashlights and a holster. >>> owners of an east bay solar company accused of running a ponzi scream. they raided the home in martinez in december. they owned d.c. solar company. they seized items f

it's all right here on abc 7. everyone always looks forward to oscar season. >> she had red there but took the red out and wore the red. >> i noticed that. a little bit of everything. >>> good morning, everyone. it is certainly cold out there, especially in our inland valleys. from our east bay hills camera, plenty of you freezing. 29 by the delta, 30 in the san ramon valley, 31 in livermore, but you get here in san francisco and it's 44. so we will enjoy some sunshine today, but increasing clouds on the way. will the rain hold off for the entire weekend? stay tuned, my accuweather seven-day forecast is next. a, thanks. >>> also ahead, we know potholes are a big issue in the bay area. the effort under way in the south bay to find a fix. >>> plus, what the a's are doing to address concerns i didn't know what was happening... so i kept it in. he started believing things that weren't true. i knew something was wrong... but i didn't say a word. during the course of their disease around 50% of people with rkinson's may

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marci gonzalez, abc news. los angeles. >>> and remember, abc 7 is the only place to watch the oscars. the awards will be handed out on sunday, february 24th. at 5:00 p.m. >>> you can get the latest news with the abc 7 news app. it has enhanced live video features, personalized push alerts. you can get more of the news you want delivered to your phone in real time. it comes especially in handy with all the storms that we've been handy the past few days and another one coming. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >>> we've never seen it this flooded. this is bad. >> coming down across the bay area today. the downpours leading to flooding, ton ld trees and power outages. >> b.a.r.t. is responding to issues plaguing the transit system we've been highlight object as part of our commitment to building a better bay area. what the agency leaders are telling us about homelessness and fare ziern >>> taking a look at live doppler 7 as we have a lull in the downpours

here's abc's rob marciano. >> oh, my lord. there's nothing we can do, man. >> reporter: a truck driver capturing these terrifying moments east of kansas city. a chain-reaction crash unfolding on interstate 70 in missouri, amidst near-whiteout conditions friday. >> setting up for mass casualty. >> we've got numerous vehicles that are stuck. >> reporter: drivers and passengers helpless in their vehicles. >> it's best if you stay in the truck, man. >> reporter: tarika kendall caught in the middle, as she headed home from work. >> you could not really see until you got up close to everything. i don't even know how i made it out of it. >> reporter: in all, 47 vehicles involved, multiple people injured. and tragically, one person did not survive. troopers responding to more than 700 crashes across the state as the storm moved through. >> a lot of snow is about to cover a lot of the country. let's get right out to rob marciano, who joins us live now from new york's central park with the new forecast. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, tom. t

it's all right here on abc 7. we'll of course bring you all the details on our website, abc7news.com. >>> weatherwise we're off to a cold start throughout the bay area. >> certainly frosty out there parts of our valleys. in the north bay you can see some of the clouds from mt. tam. at about 2,000 feet, temperatures are at or below freezing, so it is awfully frosty there. over into the east bay, a little bit warmer in livermore. how's 34 for you, but 44 here downtown in san francisco. so we will have a visit from the clouds today. rain not likely tomorrow, but wait till you see the seven-day outlook. >>> also ahead, we know potholes are a big issue in the bay area. the effort under way in the south bay to find a fix, next. >>> plus, what the a's are doing to address concerns surrounding their ballpark proposal in oakland. excedrin sees your relentless, pounding headache, even if no one else can. it's why we focus only on headaches. nothing works faster. we see your pain and what's possible without it. excedrin extr

abc 7 anchor dion lim brings us a story you'll see om on abc 7 news. >> i'm afraid to go into my own house. so that's a lot to take away from me. >> reporter: so understand this crazy story, let's remind to february 10th when tiana le and her husband came home from their hawaiian vacation to find this. >> i go to my bedroom and i noticed everything is ransacked through. >> their bmw was also gone. several days later when toai picked up the phone to look at their vacation photos. >> i found out thursday there's a random video on my phone. >> reporter: the video toai was shot on his stolen ipad, uploaded to the cloud and his phone. three young women were blurring their faces, smoking, drinking, waving bills in the area having a good time. >> i saw my wallet. oh, this has to be the car. >> reporter: afraid miss wouldn't find the suspects, tiana took matters into her own hands. that's when things got crazier. >> i put the video on facebook because i wanted some identification of who they are. what the cop told us the night before, i felt like they weren't going to do anything. >> this vi

with the abc 7 news app. you can get the most up-to-date forecast and check out live doppler 7 as well. don't forget to enable push alerts to get notifications about new weather warnings or hazards. >>> in the east bay oakland teachers could announce plans for a strike today. they had been waiting for a key report from the state that came out yesterday. abc 7 news reporter, ancer has an has more from oakland. >> reporter: it's saturday's announcement about a possible teacher's strike that's on her mind. >> my concern one thing is for the kids because now they'll be out of school. >> reporter: the oakland education association is planning a big announcement for saturday, whether or not they will strike. their facebook page warning parents to be ready with the slogan #strikeready. the three main points they're fighting for, smaller class size, more counselors and nurses for students, and a 12% raise over the next three years. johnson says smaller class size is important for parents too. that's why she's support

here's abc's clayton sandell now. >> i'm hiking on a trail. a mountain lion. >> reporter: in the wild, like here in montana, big cats can mean big trouble, especially if you don't see them coming. >> hey! back up! >> reporter: and tonight, near ft. collins, colorado, a jogger is recovering after telling officials he was attacked by a young mountain lion sneaking up from behind, biting his face and wrist. the jogger fought for his life, breaking free, then suffocating the lion using his hands, feet and rocks. >> our veterinarians will take a look to determine whether there was any kind of disease, if he was maybe starving. >> reporter: mountain lion attacks are extremely rare. less than 20 people killed in a century. but with more people living and playing in their territory, encounters like these are more common. if you do ever come face-to-face, experts say, don't run. raise your arms to look bigger. turn and face the cat and talk firmly. and, if you have to, fight back. tonight, we're told that injured jogger is shaken, but doing okay. and m

abc 7 news is sending a crew. so look for our coverage starting with midday live as well as online at abc7news.com or through the abc 7 news mobile app. >>> it's been six months since a driver on a cell phone killed chp officer kirk griess and another driver during a stop. >> now his widow is on a mission to take distracted drivers off the streets. luis pena spoke with his widow. >> it's been six months, but to carrie grise it feels like gred. >> i'm okay. i can look at pictures and think about him. and there are days i can't. i just have to put him away. every day i think is this real? is someone going to wake me up? >> officer kirk griess had just made a stop off interstate 80 when a distracted driver struck him, killing him and another man at the scene last august. >> and just knowing that he is not going to be for it ever again, that's a tragedy. >> colleagues called him mr. hollywood because of his good looks and harm. griess left behind three children. hid eldest daughter is following in his footstep. >> and

download the abc 7 news app and enable breaking news alerts. as soon as the announcement is made, we'll send out a push alert right to your phone. >>> still ahead on "abc 7 mornin mornings" stepping up big. the monster jam truck race in oakland featuring one wild driver from watsonville. ly a-- a wet start all across te bay area. lisa argen will have your full accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. what if you had fewer headaches and migraines a month? botox® prevents headaches and migraines before they even start. botox® is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more. botox® injections take about 15 mins. in your doctor's office and are covered by most insurance. effects of botox® may spread hours to weeks after injection causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away, as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be signs of a life-threatening condition. side effects may include allergic reactions, neck and injection site pain, fatigue, and

report live in matt keller, abc 7 no wonder it's one of th most popular features on abc 7 news app. if you want to check the storm click the blue live bar, check weathe conditions and enable push alerts to get the latest news as it happens. >>> today abc 7 news is doing someth we're calling a day on parity >> barrett is an integral part to building a better bay area. it's a great option for many commut rider satisfaction is at a record low right now. all week long we are diggin deeper into the challenges facing the agency. what is working and what is not. >> so for this day on b.a.r.t., a handful of colleagues are riding every line from sunrise to sundown to get a closer look at the rider experience. we be abc 7 news reporter amy hollyf amy, where are you now? >> i'm in walnut creek. i just traveled here from antioc the main lesson i've learned so far is it pays to start your day early. start that journey early. the train was already crowded at 4:48 this morning. that first train out of antioch, standi room only. howeve there was still a little bit of wiggle room. you didn't feel sh

in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >>> still to come on "abc 7 mornings" new details inhe effort to clean up a sausalito hillside after a mudslide devastated a local neighborhood. >>> it could soon be harder for pg&e to raise our electric rates. >>> plus we go live that leave therea lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. you might remember new flavours, the sound of an old friend's laugh, or a view that defies all expectations. these are the memories that stay with you, long after the moments have passed. my name is jedda and my favorite thing about the grilled chicken club is the multigrain bun. it's toasted and then you get the cheese. so if you but really slowly you can literally taste every level of the sandwich. i don't eat very slowly, but if you do. my name is leslie. well i love the grilled chicken club sandwich because the grilled chicken. like, it's actually been on a grill. as soon as you grab it to go take your first bite, it's like just like, "psscheew". insanely good. >>

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony live at the lafayette b.a.r.t. station with reaction from the top brass. hauer a? >> reporter: that's right, dan. our crews yesterday, they recorded dozens of images and observations pretty much everything they saw. a day in the life here on b.a.r.t. perhaps the most memorable and troubling to regular b.a.r.t. riders, the fact that many of their fellow passengers didn't buy tickets. >> it happens all day every day at b.a.r.t. stations throughout the bay area. fare evaders jumping over gates or going through them. it was easily documented by various producers and reporters in our dawn to dusk coverage of the b.a.r.t. system. debra allen knows the problem well. an expensive one causing the system an estimated 25 to $30 million per year. >> been going on since i came in, in 2017. i came out of the gate asking staff when will we do something about this? what are we going to do about it? >> reporter: upgrated the fare gates could cost millions. >> it's a work in progress. >> the fare inspection teams are new and b.a.r.t

you can keep up to date on the strike through the abc 7 news app. we will have the latest news, the status of the strike, and how it's impacting the community. >> investigators released the video cam video of a man firing a gun at a deputy while she spoke with him. >> roll down the window. roll down window. shots fired. shots fired. >> oh, my gosh. >> that deputy returned fire and the suspect identified as javier hernandez died at the scene. this occurred late sunday night. the deputy was not hurt. >>> well, a uc santa cruz student will be back in court after he was arrested for allegedly selling illegal drugs through an app he created. federal authorities took 18-year-old colin howard of sunnyvale into custody after an undercover sting operation. abc 7 news reporter matt keller has the story. >> reporter: college campuses are often the launching point for some of the most popular apps and websites in the world. the justice department says here at uc santa cruz an app was facilitating the sale of illegal drugs. there was a joint sting operation with

>>> on abc news at 7:30.reen. the forecast for your neighborhood. >>> a wrongway crash claimed two lives where this happened and why some say they're not surprised. >>> after concrete falls on the lower deck. when a permanent repair will be in place. >>> now from abc 7 live breaking news. >> and that breaking news is a plane crash on mt. deoblow. one person is dead and happened near summit road just before 3:00 p.m. we should point out here that we did send sky 7 and the weather made it difficult to see anything. fire crews reported seeing lots of wreckage. >> engine 333 baton 31 for a plane crash. >> just called in advising this is ara

dan noyes, abc 7 news. >> and we used the abc 7 news app to keep you updated throughout the day. download the news app and enable push alerts so you can know about news like this. you can customize the app so you only get alerts about where you live. >> again, all lanes of the richmond-san rafael bridge are back open tonight after falling concrete problems. the abc 7 morning team will be all over the story beginning at 4:30 a.m. with reggie aqui and jessica castro. alexa smith will be updating you from the traffic center as well. >>> now to looking into the cause of yesterday. a go team from the national transportation safety board arrived tonight to observe the wreckage. the ntsb says it's very early in the investigation, but they will begin interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence tomorrow morning to try to piece together what happened. two lanes of westbound geary are closed. parker street is still closed to traffic at geary. >>> all right. let's take a live look outside. clouds are building. and guess what? more rain is on the way. >> yes, meteorologist sandhya patel is

he's from santa rosa. >>> now to a story only on abc 7.on made the trip of a lifetime to san francisco. she got to meet a relative from livermore who she never knew exist existed. abc 7 news anchor dion lim was there for the moment. >> as the plane touched down at san francisco international airport. >> there it is. >> patricia culp is awaiting a special arrival nearly two decades in the making. >> i have a relative i never knew i had. she's arriving today. >> this story really begins in oregon with a woman named jackie who had been searching for her biological family for 17 years. >> i got a surprise one day on my e-mail that somebody thought they were related to me because they did a dna test. >> countless e-mails and phone calls over the past 12 months leads us to this day. >> this leads us to our first meeting face to face. wain the mally rnity of arrives. >> i never thought i would see this. >> today, jackie is not just her niece. >> we look alike. >> but part of a family. she never knew was hers. >> my only blood relative was my son

you can watch the oscars only here on abc 7. awards will be handed out sunday, february 24th, at 5:00 p.m. i'll be there starting friday, february 22nd, bringing you all that coverage as the preparations get under way. >> she'll want to try that. keep that in mind. >>> one last check of the weather. >> drew is standing by. >> we're tracking rain moving in overnight tonight. live doppler 7, showing where the moisture is off the coast. mainly around cloverdale and ukiah. that will sink on south tonight. overnight, on and off showers. temperatures in the low 30s in the next hour. we'll find the scattered showers. there's a possibility of hail popping up. we'll see snow in the highest peaks above 3,500 feet. "hamilton" is not the best bet of finding snow in the bay area. don't cancel the outdoor plans you have. be prepared to move inside as the shower move plus your neighborhood. a cool afternoon, though. temperatures are topping out in the low 50s across the board. scattered showers tomorrow. the holiday on monday, looking great. w

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live in saucealita, abc 7 news. >> amazing. thank you. >>> right now some areas are getting a brief break from the rain. looking live outside from the emeryville camera and you see some clouds out there but also breaks in the clouds. abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma said we are not finished with weekend showers just yet. >> eric, we're seeing sunshine here and there but still widely scattered showers on live doppler 7. so we'll zoom into the action. and we have showers move through san francisco and south along the peninsula. right now rain through burlingame and we'll track this line of light showers as it sinks to the south and to the east. so foster city, you'll see more rain around 5:13 and palo alto likely around 5:32 and sunnyvale through your neck of the wood the at 5:48 this evening. so on the storm impact scale, we do stay unsettled the next 24 hours. so we're going to see scattered showers on and off even into our sunday. and there is the chance that when the showers pop up we could see hail as well. we definitely s