ama: -- dan: it's in american history before. donald trump indicted by a grand jury today, becoming the first u.s. president ever charged with a crime. good evening and thank you for joining us. ama: he's been the subject of countless controversies but none quite like this. dan: it's a headline never used for a president before. the front parade -- page of the new york times says, trump indicted. ama: here's a live look from mar-a-lago where trump is absorbing the news tonight. the specifics of what's included in the manhattan indictment are not yet clear. dan: tim johns is here with more on what we should expect in the days ahead. reporter: as you can imagine, the news sending shock waves around the nation including right here at home in the bay area. i've been speaking with local political experts and leaders about what the former president's indictment means and where we go from here. an angry reaction from many republicans thursday night following a new york grand jury indictment of former president donald trump. everyone fro

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ama: trapped by power lines. homeowners who have been stuck for days are voicing their frustration over no power and no communication. dan: thanks for joining us. those families have been left in the dark in more ways than one since tuesday's windstorm. ama: cleanup crews are now just getting started. reporter: crews in saratoga are just now cleaning up downed trees from tuesday's intense windstorm. >> not only did we not have power, we felt like we were trapped. reporter: this eucalyptus tree was blocking the only entrance into a cul-de-sac. residents have had to drive under a canopy of brush and power lines at their own risk. >> those cars that were little bit lower could just get underneath the wires. each day, the wires were coming down. reporter: the lower the line scott, the more on ed residence felt with no emergency access. >> like a fire truck. it's a public safety issue. frankly, you feel sick. reporter: the crew is going to try to clear the avenue by tonight. the main question is, how long will it take

ama: bart was slammed with serious delays.he president was at an event in san francisco speaking to other issues that plagued the system and blaming the city of san francisco for issues on board. j.r. stone has tonight's look at the state of bart, one of our key focuses and building a better bay area. reporter: packed bart trains on tuesday at the embarcadero station, then in the east bay shoulder to shoulder crowds at the pleasant hill bart station as writers tried to get home. many of these delays due to downed trees on tracks. >> it was insane. the platforms were crowded. it took me over an hour to get home. reporter: nicole was traveling from san francisco to hayward on tuesday and says while she understands that the weather issues happen, she is now dealing with bart's delays and cancellations on the regular. bart board director jan nissley spoke at a community space in san francisco wednesday night but didn't address either issue. she did talk quite a bit about what she calls a lack of investment in the system. >> that l

ama: i am ama daetz. we will have more from those homeowners but here we have more immediate cold -- the more immediate worry, the cold. >> ought to show you live doppler seven. we are showing you mixed receptive across the north. what anchor seeing some low elevation snow. scattered snow showers from the santa cruz mountains to mount hamilton. as we get you into street-level radar, we are headed into san carlos. redwood city is seeing some showers. this is a light level one bringing mountain snow into southern california. as we go hour-by-hour, just a couple more hours of this moisture is left. freeze warnings and frost advisories going up tomorrow morning from 1:00 until 8:00 a.m. in most areas along the coast. upper 20's to the lower 30's. protect your pets, plants and pipes as we go hour-by-hour. by 6:00 in the morning, we are already falling below freezing in some cities like santa rosa. i will be back to tell you about more winter weather in the forecast is to get ready for the first day of march. a

ama: i am ama daetz. we will have more from those homeowners but here we have more immediate cold -- the more immediate worry, the cold. >> ought to show you live doppler seven. we are showing you mixed receptive across the north. what anchor seeing some low elevation snow. scattered snow showers from the santa cruz mountains to mount hamilton. as we get you into street-level radar, we areearedwood city is e showers. this is a light level one bringing mountain snow into southern california. as we go hour-by-hour, just a couple more hours of this moisture is left. freeze warnings and frost advisories going up tomorrow morning from 1:00 until 8:00 a.m. in most areas along the coast. upper 20's to the lower 30's. protect your pets, plants and pipes as we go hour-by-hour. by 6:00 in the morning, we are already falling below freezing in some cities like santa rosa. i will be back to tell you about more winter weather in the forecast is to get ready for the first day of march. ama: thank you. more damage is don

ama: trapped by power lines. homeowners who have been stuck for days are voicing their frustration over no power and no communication. dan: thanks for joining us. those families have been left in the dark in more ways than one since tuesday's windstorm. ama: cleanup crews are now just getting started. reporter: crews in saratoga are just now cleaning up downed trees from tuesday's intense windstorm. >> not only did we not have power, we felt like we were trapped. reporter: this eucalyptus tree was blocking the only entrance into a cul-de-sac. residents have had to drive under a canopy of brush and power lines at their own risk. >> those cars that were little bit lower could just get underneath the wires. each day, the wires were coming down. reporter: the lower the line scott, the more on ed residence felt with no emergency access. >> like a fire truck. it's a public safety issue. frankly, you feel sick. reporter: the crew is going to try to clear the avenue by tonight. the main question is, how long will it take

ama: i'm ama daetz. see you here at 6:00. >> david: tonight, the chilling video inside that nashville school. the police takedown of the shooter. surveillance showing the suspect audrey hale shooting into that school firing through glass doors, stalking the halls armed with two assault-style rifles and a handgun. tonight, hear video showing officers racing into the school the moment they confront audrey hale on the second floor. two officers opening fire and new reporting here, what police have revealed about the suspect getting help for an emotional disorder and the seven guns legally purchased from five different gun stores. alex perez in nashville and pierre thomas rachel scott in washington. also tonight, breaking news here involving former president trump, a judge now ordering former vice president mike pen

ama: police are unresolved symptoms? heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms like carpal tunnel syndrome... ...shortness of breath... ...irregular heartbeat... ...and lower back pain could mean something more serious called attr-cm a rare, underdiagnosed disease that worsens over time, so it's important to recognize the signs. sound like you? call your cardiologist and ask about attr-cm. dan: one of the world's leading astronomical research facilities is heree bayut scientists are worried a growing local trend will make it difficult to continue doing their job. ama: zach fuentes has more on what it is that astronomers has them concerned. zach: although it has made headlines recently for the huge amount of snow it received, it is the daily accomplishments that are truly attention grabbing. >> new worlds are discovered from the summit of mount hamilton almost on a routine basis. zach: the astronomer says their ability to keep doing that kind of work is at risk because of something called light pollution. >> the acce

ama: bart was slammed with serious delays. president was at an event in san francisco speaking to other issues that plagued the system and blaming the city of san francisco for issues on board. j.r. stone has tonight's look at the state of bart, one of our key focuses and building a better bay area. reporter: packed bart trains on tuesday at the embarcadero station, then in the east bay shoulder to shoulder crowds at the pleasant hill bart station as writers tried to get home. many of these delays due to downed trees on tracks. >> it was insane. the platforms were crowded. it took me over an hour to get home. reporter: nicole was traveling from san francisco to hayward on tuesday and says while she understands that the weather issues happen, she is now dealing with bart's delays and cancellations on the regular. bart board director jan nissley spoke at a community space in san francisco wednesday night but didn't address either issue. she did talk quite a bit about what she calls a lack of investment in the system. >> that lac

ama: the wildest weather event was in los angeles.d in awe as a tornado touched down in the east neighborhood of montebello. >> turning to a tornado. did you see it pick up the stuff off the floor? where's that at? ama: isn't that incredible? the national weather service has rated this storm in ef1. the wind was anywhere from 86 to 110 miles per hour. this scale goes from zero to five. the wind ripped the roof off numerous buildings, damaged cars, and injured one person. the for two to three minutes and travel half a mile. the weather service says the damage path is 50 yards wide. dan: we are getting a look at how dangerous windy conditions were as yesterday storm blew through the santa cruz mountains. this video was yesterday afternoon in boulder creek. the wind gusts were strong enough to knock over trees inside this rv park on the san lorenzo river. ama: the areas in the santa cruz mountains have been some of the hardest hit. tonight, an active teamwork to make sure everyone is safe and cared for. lauren martinez has this story you

ama: thank you. many neighbors in the north bay are bored tomorrow storm will cause even more problems. two homes had to be red tagged on cooper drive in santa rosa because of land wide dangers. crews usedvy equipment to dump gravel on the saturated hill hoping to hold down that earth from sliding down to the homes. get the very latest forecast in alerts just like this one through the abc7 bay area app. it lets you know when weather is hitting her neighborhood as it happens. download it and be sure to enable push notifications. dan: let's go to the south bay were a grieving family believes they were robbed of a sacred space used to remember their lost loved one. back in august, and while it was killed while on the job working at his safeway in willow glen. his family had set up a memorial to remember him and that spot until the city stepped in. abc7news reported lauren martinez has tonight story. you will see only on seven. reporter: 10 months after a safeway worker's death, his family feels a loss a

ama: theerarritrp tower. the entire department received a letter ordering all 35,000 officers to show up for work in uniform and be prepared for deployment as of 7:00 tomorrow. as soon as news of the indictment hit our newsroom, we help you be the first to know. be on top of the latest headlines with the abc 7 bay area mobile app. enable notifications. dan: the fbi offering $40,000 reward money to help find a san mateo woman kidnapped in mexico. monica daly own was believed to have been taken late last year. lauren martinez is hearing from close friends about this urgent, desperate search. >> somebody out there has information that can help us. they may not think it's important but we asked them to let us be the judge of that. reporter: the fbi offering a $40,000 reward to help find a san mateo woman kidnapped in mexico. authorities say on november 29, 2022, monica daly own was abducted while walking her dog. >> she was kidnapped by multiple individuals. we don't believe that it was a random incident. we beli

ama: another day of cleaning up in the bay area. the latest storm brings drown more trees and causes flooding. we are not done yet. dan: good evening. dan:we did get a nice break from the rain most of the day but this dry spell will be brief. ama: let's get a look with spencer christian. spencer: briefer and briefer by the moment. a lot of green moisture showing up in the atmosphere right. -- right now. we still have a flood watch in effect until 10:00 sunday morning as the ground is so saturated. any additional rain could produce more flooding. let's take a look at the approaching storm on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale. level 1. we can expect showers, even downpours. the wettest area will be in the north bay. it will be breezy at times. bay event until midday. scattered showers in other parts of the bay area. the steadiest rain will remain up in the north bay. tomorrow night, the rain becomes more widespread, reaching all parts of the bay area going into sunday and even into monday. i give you a look at the forecast beyond

ama: thank you so much for watching. i'm ama daetz. dan: and i'm dan ashley. now kimmy -- jimmy kimmel and jennifer hudson. ama: have a great night. ♪ >>> whether it's the mar-a-lago raid or the unselect committee hoax, the perfect georgia phone call. it was absolutely perfect, or the stormy "horse-faced" daniels exploitation plot, they're all sick, and it's fake news. >> lou: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- jennifer hudson. donnie yen. and music larkin poe. with cleto and the cletones. and now, jimmy kimmel! [ cheering and applause ]

ama: thanks for watching. i am ama daetz. dan: and i am dan ashley.preciate your time. for now, jimmy kimmel. ama: have a great night. >> lou: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- jon favreau. nicole byer. and music from tove lo. with cleto and the cletones. and now, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice. thank you. i appreciate it. oh, very nice. hi, everybody. i'm jimmy, i am the host of the show. thank you for watching the show, thank you for joining us at the show. we are in hollywood where we're still wet. the rain finally let up today, but it's coming back. and it's cold. it snowed again today. there were snow flurries in santa

ama: thank you.tudents from across the country including 14 from the bay area are in washington dc tonight. they spent the day pushing for climate resolutions they helped write themselves. they call for the teaching of climate change in schools and to help young people deal with the mental health challenges brought on by climate change. a 16-year-old of sonoma county spoke along with others from students for climate action. >> it's essential for our voices to be heard and to be included. we provide a unique and informed perspective. we will be disproportionately impacted by the effects of the climate crisis. ama: bay area members of congress are writing climate change resolutions. dan: it's been a long time since we've seen images like this one, low lake levels. the storms are helping to ease our drought restrictions. these big missable district suspended its penalties for excessive water use. downgrade from a stage two drought to stage one. santa clara county removed its restrictions late last week.

ama: a disturbing discovery in hayward.e've learned about the stunning collapse of a bank based out of silicon valley. ama: we got a report from hollywood as we count down to the oscars. dan: here's a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. jimmy is hosting the oscars of course. >> thank you. tonight, we bring the bacon to your home. it can't possibly be true that you were in a band called footloose. >> that's true. that is true. dan: regulators have close silicon valley bank, leaving customers bewildered. this is the second largest bank failure in united states history. suzanne phan has a closer look now at how this collapse happened. >> it seems like a big surprise. reporter: the shutdown is sending sock waves across the tech industry. the bank does business with tech workers and venture capital backed companies. >> it's a shock to a lot of people. there are conversations happening right now. reporter: we saw a number of people anxious to get answers. others wanting to withdraw money on howard street. one m

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he maintains he did nothing wrong and his demanded his ama: ama: job back. turning water into wine.this wet weather is doing to local vineyards. dan: an update on the story we have been tracking, the effort to legalize sex unresolved symptoms? heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms like carpal tunnel syndrome... ...shortness of breath... ...irregular heartbeat... ...and lower back pain could mean something more serious called attr-cm a rare, underdiagnosed disease that worsens over time, so it's important to recognize the signs. sound like you? call your cardiologist and ask about attr-cm. ♪ alex! mateo, hey how's business? great. you know that loan has really worked wonders. that's what u.s. bank is for. and you're growing in california? -yup, socal, norcal... -monterey? -all day. -a branch in ventura? that's for sure-ah. atms in fresno? fres-yes. encinitas? yes, indeed-us. anaheim? big time. more guacamole? i'm on a roll-ay. how about you? i'm just visiting. u.s. bank. ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with retail banking in california by j.d. power. >> building a better

ama: looking to get a jump on the next storm. some residents are running into roadblocks trying to remove trees. good evening. dan: thanks for joining us. it's becoming a familiar scene during this negative -- never ending storm season. massive trees landing on houses. sometimes with deadly consequences. some residents are getting frustrated with the process to remove trees that pose a hazard. as lauren martinez found out, one woman is taking matters into her own hands. >> what crossed my mind is what's been on my mind for 20 years. that's that these trees don't belong here. reporter: kimberly watched as an 80 foot redwood tree came crashing down in her backyard. >> it was terrifying to be sitting right there, 30 feet from where that tree came down, knowing that it could have been any one of those trees over there. reporter: her property sits in between 100 trees on one side and 48 on the other. >> redwood trees are wonderful in the forest and they belong in cool, foggy -- foggy climates. they don't belong in an urban neighborhoo

ama: bottled water is being brought in. it may be weeks before running water can be determined safer drinking. dan: our wet winter and spring are making a dent in the drought. if you've been working hard the past few years to meet the state's target of reducing your water usage by 15%, you can relax. the state is hoping you won't. today, governor newsom announced an easing of drought restrictions including that voluntary conservation target. storm after storm made this one of the wettest years on record following three of the driest years. it's those wild swings it important to keep conserving. >> the economy and well-being and safety of millions of californians is at stake. if we don't meet these moments and continue to maintain our vigilance. dan: the governor announced an end to the level two drought contingency plan for local water agencies and introduced his plan to increase storage efforts through groundwater recharge, storm water, reformation storage, and more. ama: we might have a nice weekend without any rain. dan:

ama: thank you.tudents from across the country including 14 from the bay area are in washington dc tonight. they spent the day pushing for climate resolutions they helped write themselves. they call for the teaching of climate change in schools and to help young people deal with the mental health challenges brought on by climate change. a 16-year-old of sonoma county spoke along with others from students for climate action. >> it's essential for our voices to be heard and to be included. we provide a unique and informed perspective. we will be disproportionately impacted by the effects of the climate crisis. ama: bay area members of congress are writing climate change resolutions. dan: it's been a long time since we've seen images like this one, low lake levels. the storms are helping to ease our drought restrictions. these big missable district suspended its penalties for excessive water use. downgrade from a stage two drought to stage one. santa clara county removed its restrictions late last week.

ama: the wildest weather event was in los angeles. people watched in awe as a tornado touched down in the east neighborhood of montebello. >> turning to a tornado. did you see it pick up the stuff off the floor? where's that at? ama: isn't that incredible? the national weather service has rated this storm in ef1. the wind was anywhere from 86 to 110 miles per hour. this scale goes from zero to five. the wind ripped the roof off numerous buildings, damaged cars, and injured one person. thfo to three minutes and travel half a mile. the weather service says the damage path is 50 yards wide. dan: we are getting a look at how dangerous windy conditions were as yesterday storm blew through the santa cruz mountains. this video was yesterday afternoon in boulder creek. the wind gusts were strong enough to knock over trees inside this rv park on the san lorenzo river. ama: the areas in the santa cruz mountains have been some of the hardest hit. tonight, an active teamwork to make sure everyone is safe and cared for. lauren martinez has this st

ama: happening now. let's take a live look from interstate 80 in the sierra where it is smooth sailing. you see one car making its way through there. tonight no chain controls now. the same for 50. but considering what is headed our way, it will be a much different story tomorrow night. conditions are expected to be treacherous and people are now canceling trips to the snow. a reminder, it is going to be a long snow season. >> we don't want to say don't come to tahoe. we want to say if you do, do so responsibly. our resorts are likely to be open later into the season than usual so there will be time for people to get here and have their ski weekends. ama: officials are worried about snow and rain mixing to cause roof collapses and snow cover drains would lead to street flooding. dan: pg &eis going to be very busy again dealing with power outages. >> have things like flashlights are fresh batteries on hand instead of candles. charging electronics now, things like your phones, tablets and electric vehicles

ama: we still have much more news ahead.go to karina nova for a look at the stories coming up. karina: we will finally get a break from the rain tomorrow, but blizzard conditions and avalanche concerns closed ski resorts throughout the lake tahoe region today. we will show you when we can expect more snow and rain in the bay area, and the best time to travel to the sierra. plus, california's coronavirus emergency officially end today. what that means if you or someone you know gets covid. join us for those stories and more at 5:30 on streaming tv. ama: and you can download the abc 7 app or head to abc7news.com to join karina into minutes. dan: if you are watching us on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next. we appreciate your time. ama: we will see you again at 6:00. if you have heart failure, entrust your heart to entresto. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or

ama: could see it from space. take a look at the satellite view as the storms world into the west coast with wind lashing the bay area. good evening. dan: thanks for joining us. it's a storm we will not soon forget. we've had so many of those lately. the storm system is still hanging overhead. ama: we have our full team out with complete coverage of the damage that can stand you in to cause problems tonight. dan: let's go to sandhya patel with the action we are seeing out there now. sandhya: it's the rain that's the problem tonight. this storm has been intense and damaging as you know. take a look at live doppler 7. area of low pressure still stalled out over the bay area. not quite as intense. it has weekend. it is still producing rain across the ouija and. wind is gusting, not as strong as earlier tonight. 33 at oakland. as we widen you what's ahead hour-by-hour, the wind will remain gusty at midnight. rubbing off considerably tomorrow morning. later wind anticipated. san mateo bridge showing you the wet road ra

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ama: powerful scenes captured in the north bay today. it was the first day back in class for students emma gummer a high school in santa rosa after a 16-year-old student was stabbed and killed in a fight last week. today, students return to but then walked out to bring attention to safety at their school. jr stone is here with us in the studio with the latest. >> there is a lot going on in this case right now. i spoke with the legal analyst to break down what could happen to the 50-year-old accused of using the knife -- 15-year-old accused of using the knife. parents voiced their safety concerns and we saw a huge student protest at my coming high school today. hundreds of students walked out of class on monday at santa rosa montgomery high school with safety concerns. this less than a week after 16-year-old jaden was fatally stabbed in a classroom and another student left with a stab wound. >> it took this for us to realize our school is suffering and we are screaming for help. >> as this was happening, the 15-year-old suspect was charge

ama: thank you. dan: this evening would be a good time to head up to the sierra if you would like. the road is no clear on interstate 80. caltrans shut one lane to clear a mudslide in truckee. there are no issues for chain requirements right now on highway being in the sierra brings its own challenges. stephanie sierra is in south lake tahoe tonight. they are worried about flooding concerns. . reporter: that's right. we've seen it today from flooding concerns, roof collapses, to the city's airport runway flooded out. flooding concerns are worse with this storm, in part because of scenes like this. a snow wall surrounding neighborhoods across the city. believe it or not, this is the side to someone's driveway. while it looks pretty, tough snow. this snowball here, the rain is making it easy to melt. we are seeing the result of that across the street as flash flooding -- what on? did you see that? reporter: near historic snowpack compounded with heavy rainfall is leaving scenes like this across the cit

ama: it is the trip of a lifetime.an: a special opportunity for some oakland students that will take them to hawaii to learn about a whole n alex! mateo, hey how's business? great. you know that loan has really worked wonders. that's what u.s. bank is for. and you're growing in california? -yup, socal, norcal... -monterey? -all day. -a branch in ventura? that's for sure-ah. atms in fresno? fres-yes. encinitas? yes, indeed-us. anaheim? big time. more guacamole? i'm on a roll-ay. how about you? i'm just visiting. u.s. bank. ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with retail banking in california by j.d. power. dan: alaska air airlines is partnering for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to hawaii. >> some of the students chosen for this program have never traveled out of state and this exposes them to new cultures and experiences. this video shows students at west oakland middle school getting information about the itinerary in hawaii. they also got luggage for their trip from state bags which is partnering with alaska airlines on th

ama: could see it from space. take a look at the satellite view as the storms world into the west coast with wind lashing the bay area. good evening. dan: thanks for joining us. it's a storm we will not soon forget. we've had so many of those lately. the storm system is still hanging overhead. ama: we have our full team out with complete coverage of the damage that can stand you in to cause problems tonight. dan: let's go to sandhya patel with the action we are seeing out there now. sandhya: it's the rain that's the problem tonight. this storm has been intense and damaging as you know. take a look at live doppler 7. area of low pressure still stalled out over the bay area. not quite as intense. it has weekend. it is still producing rain across the ouija and. wind is gusting, not as strong as earlier tonight. 33 at oakland. as we widen you what's ahead hour-by-hour, the wind will remain gusty at midnight. rubbing off considerably tomorrow morning. later wind anticipated. san mateo bridge showing you the wet road ra

ama: thank you. an event like today's school shooting are sobering reminders of the toll of gun violence. whether you have lost a loved one, been a victim yourself, or are feeling the emotional weight of these incidents, we have found ways to help. visit abc 7 news/taking action. dan: san jose police have identified the vehicle that hit and killed a woman seven-day night. police were informed by a citizen at the vehicle's location, and by using automated license plate reader cameras. the incident happened on blossom hill road 47:00 p.m. tified the v cowcoroner's office lemon -- cal lemon. her daughter was transported to a nearby hospital for injuries. so far, there have been no arrests. >> ama: ama: san jose's police says of decision to kill unarmed man saved the lives of a mother and her two sons being held hostage. going to police, the hostage entered an apartment -- suspect entered an apartment with a replica firearm. >> the suspect ordered the mother and nihilist son to neil face away from him --

ama: a deadly ride down the mountain tonight. those remembering the man from new york who died at heavenly in lake tahoe. good evening. dan: this cut -- lake tahoe is seeing and -- i historic amount of snow. ama: j.r. stone has been speaking with those who that man and other heavenly skiers. reporter: i talked with the victim's friends who expressed their sadness and grief over what happen. their front was someone who worked closely with the deaf community, translating for them and helping them with job applications and so much more. sad news from south lake tahoe. a 46-year-old new yorker heavenly mountain resort on wednesday. the resort confirms the incident happened on an expert trail near an area known as roundabout. saying he was pronounced dead at the california lodge base area and transferred to the el dorado county corner. he was a strong voice and translator for those in the deaf community. the u.s. deaf ski and snowboard association posting about his passing on thursday along with many of his friends and those individua

ama: thank you. flooding has devastated parts of monterey county today levy break in the community of pajaro has forced the evacuation of nearly 2000. abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes is lit with a look at the devastation. zach? zach: it is frightening to hear that forecast, the more rain, more water can becoming to the area. take a look. the town is flooded. waters will not reseed for some time -- recede for some time. until the levy break can be reconstructed, the water will not reced. people are trying to figure out just what happens next. it has been a heartbreaking weekend for the residents of pajaro in monterey county. people like andres garcia and his family were left with nowhere to go but county evacuation centers. andres: we got evacuated around 1:30 in the morning. we had a few minutes, two or three minutes. here. people displaced from their homes, virtually the entire town. >> my neighbor is, like, 80 something years old. has no water. trying to get water to him, they won't even let take

ama: u.s. postal inspectors are asking for the public's help after seeing a sharp rise in crimes against letter carriers. earlier this month, the oakland postmaster sent letters to residents warning them of the increased robberies, assaults, and break-ins against postal workers. today officials say they have never seen it this bad. >> people pulling guns and coming up to them and their vehicle, coming back after a loop. it is very scary. >> they are looking for male, financial information -- mail, financial information, products, access to our infrastructure. reporter: -- ama: the u.s. postal inspection service is offering up to $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of robberies in the oakland area. larry: coming up -- the growing fallout from the ransomware attack and what it means for the city of oakland. ama: and the gas plan that could help keep prices at the pump down. larry: plus, what are the happiest prices in the world -- countries in the world? if you hav

ama: thank you. follow-up from the major collapse. shockwaves from silicon valley bank and what you avoid paying for a bailout. plus, protests in britain over a controversial bill. and president ama: we are back on storm watch tonight as we look at live doppler 7. another atmospheric river taking over the bay area. it is expected to be a strong one with heavy rain and wind. we will check in with abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel with a full forecast in a few minutes. now to the latest in the collapse of silicon valley bank. today we saw more customers lining up at branches from santa clara to boston trying to cash out. here is the timeline of what has happened so far. friday, federal regulators closed silicon valley bank after it ran out of cash due to huge losses in the value of its bonds. deposit or rushing to withdraw their funds all at once. today president biden spoke to the nation insisting that the u.s. banking system is safe. tonight, liz kreutz is looking at the further effects of svb's failure and what all banks will ha

ama: thank you. as expected, the atmospheric river hammered santa cruz county, and now several homes are cut off after a road collapse. abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes is live with a look at the damage and how the community is coming together. zach: as bad as things are today in santa cruz county, officials tell us they are prepared for much worse, compared to january's devastating atmospheric river, but there have been many communities impacted by this atmospheric river, including more than 400 homes that have almost no access to their town and resources except by foot. even that is only to the thanks of generosity of some kind neighbors. the santa cruz mountains were hammered by the late thursday at mixer river. despite the heavy rain -- atmospheric river. despite the heavy rain, officials say it could have been worse. >> we took a few hits, but we could've taken more. zach: san lorenzo river's off letting him enough for sheriffs deputies to go door-to-door, evacuating residents. south of felton,

ama: we have much more news ahead. to karina nova for the stories coming up at 5:30. >> baseball is back the giants were on the road playing the yankees. the a's are at home facing off against the angels tonight. our sports reporter was live at the coliseum, we will dig into the future of the future of the a's, whether it's in oakland or that chance of moving to las vegas. and i team news for -- joins me for investigation into clove cigarettes and how teens are getting their hands on them. ama: you can download the abc app or head to abc seven news right now, and watch in just a few minutes. >> the very next with the indictment on president donald trump. ama: we will see you again at 6:00. >> david: tonight, breaking news has become on the air, the indictment of former president donald trump, the first time a former president will face criminal charges in u.s. history. multiple sources confirming to abc news that the new york grand jury voting late today to indict donald trump to criminally charge him in the hush money

ama: thank you. state leaders toward the extreme flooding damage done in the salinas valley town of paro. governor newsom requested federal emergency aid from president biden for the second time this year. lauren martinez sat down one-on-one with california's lieutenant governor to ask what can be done. reporter: piles of debris visible consequence of unrelenting storms in our state. >> california has been doing our part. we need the federal government to recognize that california is experiencing severe weather, extreme weather. reporter: the lieutenant governor says california needs more attention from washington. she surveyed severely damaged farms and homes in paro. it experienced snow, mudslides, and widespread pg&e power outages. >> we are doing our best to work with the utility companies to make improvements to the grid, battery storage, other ways as we transition to clean energy in the future. reporter: california has allocated $60 million for immediate relief. she hopes by touring the store

karina and ama?ina: all right, dan, thank you so in the east bay, the owner of the so-called warrior's house in west oakland is in danger of losing the property to foreclosure. the blue house is an unofficial landmark for all the warriors memorabilia covering the exterior, but the owner owes more than $300,000 on a reverse mortgage here he is on disability and cannot make the payments, but there may be a hope to solution. the oakland community land trust is looking to buy the home, fix it up, and rented to him for the rest of his life. ama: that is interesting. karina: it will be great if it works out. ama: this rain, we are in for it, karina. karina: here we go again. this will be a lot of rain tonight. we will check in with sandhya patel, who is tracki a o wl t le tonight? sandhya: that is correct, karina and ama. let's take a look at live doppler 7. you can see what is coming our way, and atmospheric river. it is a strong level 3 storm that will be pounding the bay area. . as we'd check out satell

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ama: happening now.'s take a live look from interstate 80 in the sierra where it is smooth sailing. you see one car making its way through there. tonight no chain controls now. the same for 50. but considering what is headed our way, it will be a much different story tomorrow night. conditions are expected to be treacherous and people are now canceling trips to the snow. a reminder, it is going to be a long snow season. >> we don't want to say don't come to tahoe. we want to say if you do, do so responsibly. our resorts are likely to be open later into the season than usual so there will be time for people to get here and have their ski weekends. ama: officials are worried about snow and rain mixing to cause roof collapses and snow cover drains would lead to street flooding. dan: pg &eis going to be very busy again dealing with power outages. >> have things like flashlights are fresh batteries on hand instead of candles. charging electronics now, things like your phones, tablets and electric vehicles. we

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ama: thank you. state leaders toward the extreme flooding damage done in the salinas valley town of paro. governor newsom requested federal emergency aid from president biden for the second time this year. lauren martinez sat down one-on-one with california's lieutenant governor to ask what can be done. reporter: piles of debris visible consequence of unrelenting storms in our state. >> california has been doing our part. we need the federal government to recognize that california is experiencing severe weather, extreme weather. reporter: the lieutenant governor says california needs more attention from washington. she surveyed severely damaged farms andom it experienced snow, mudslides, and widespread pg&e power outages. >> we are doing our best to work with the utility companies to make improvements to the grid, battery storage, other ways as we transition to clean energy in the future. reporter: california has allocated $60 million for immediate relief. she hopes by touring the store damage, her v

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ama: thank you. traveling to the tahoe area can be difficult, if not impossible which could result in dangerous conditions. take a look at this video of white out conditions. for now, there are no chain controls on 80 over the summit. leanne melendez is in the newsroom with more. >> you know how it is. regardless of what we tell them, some people will travel to tahoe despite the bad weather conditions. the people who live there are used to this and know what to do but it is not only snow again, it is also rain that has both visitors and locals concerned. lake tahoe rental prices on airbnb have been slashed following cancellations. with more snow and rain in the forecast, road conditions are expected to be dangerous. corrinne peterson and her friends did not want to chance it. >> every day, there was more going on. more sleet, snow, rain. we were just concerned it would be dangerous and there would be a power outages. leanne: city officials in south lake tahoe are reminding visitors this season is far

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ama: thank you so much. it certainly appears that 2023 has been one of the busiest storm seasons the bay area has ever seen. what do the numbers show? dustin dorsey spoke with experts to provide some perspective on how this year compares to others. dustin: when talking about the almost constant storms across the bay area in 2023, stop me if you've heard someone you know say something like this before. >> this is the worst i've ever seen it. >> 22 years old, i have not seen this much. >> we were expecting a flood, not like this. >> it's never been like this. dustin: we've seen our share of records fall. with one-run -- one month remaining in the season, the sierra snowpack is nearing the all-time record set in 1982-1983. sacramento saw the coldest low since the gold rush. 2022 to 2023 has brought the highest precipitation in winter months in the last decade. the state department professor says it's not quite a never ever kind of year. >> after three or four dry years in a row here, suddenly, it's raining like

ama: powerful scenes captured in the north bay today. it was the first day back in class for students emma gummer a high school in santa rosa after a 16-year-old student was stabbed and killed in a fight last week. today, students return to but then walked out to bring attention to safety at their school. jr stone is here with us in the studio with the latest. >> there is a lot going on in this case right now. i spoke with the legal analyst to break down what could happen to the 50-year-old accused of using the knife -- 15-year-old accused of using the knife. parents voiced their safety concerns and we saw a huge student protest at my coming high school today. hundreds of students walked out of class on monday at santa rosa montgomery high school with safety concerns. this less than a week after 16-year-old jaden was fatally stabbed in a classroom and another student left with a stab wound. >> it took this for us to realize our school is suffering and we are screaming for help. >> as this was happening, the 15-year-old suspect was charge