i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us.two weeks since the landslide changed everything for those folks access to and from their neighborhood just off summit road and highway 17 is limited and utilities are at risk with every passing day. >> and as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, residents say the worst part is there's no fix in sight. >> after major storms in the santa cruz mountains led to a partial closure of mountain charley road on february 29th, this is what it looked like then. this is what it looked like two weeks later. how difficult has this been for the last two weeks to not have an accessible road in your neighborhood? >> it's been horrible. >> a large landslide has destroyed this road just a few miles from highway 17. the slide sits at the base of don ferris and amanda watson's homes, both of our cars are on the other side of the slide. >> we've already had a couple vehicles get stuck, trying trying to make it up there. >> we have to walk a good quarter mile, you know, carrying, you kn

i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> it happened just before noon today. police say they responded to reports of a shooting on twin bridge circle near long brook way, and arrived to find two men on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds. >> the man who died is 67 years of age. police have not released his name. witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots, then seeing the two victims lying on the ground. one of them told abc seven news that she saw a car speeding away from the scene. >> i heard was he i couldn't tell if it was like that. his muffler, you know, because when he when he punches on the gas, it goes that pop pop pops out. so yeah, i heard it, but thought it was the car. then he come back and would have come to find out it was she he had shot in. i think it was about four different shots. 4 or 5 shots. >> no arrests have been made, but police say they are looking for at least one suspect in the south bay. >> campbell police shot and killed a man early this morning while investigating a domestic violence incident. officers say they got a 911 cal

. >> i'm dan ashley, and i'm j.r. stone, the two bodies were located earlier today by divers. they were found in about 25ft of water inside a truck. >> meantime, ntsb investigators boarded the cargo ship that struck the francis scott key bridge, causing it to collapse. so suddenly. they took the data recorder and have sent it to a lab to piece together the timeline of the events. just a few hours ago, maryland's governor touched on the importance of getting the port of baltimore up and running again and replacing the bridge. >> the collapse of the key bridge is a global crisis. the national economy and the world's economy depends on the port of baltimore. the port handles more cars and more farm equipment than any other port in the country. >> the u.s. coast guard has launched its own investigation and is making plans to remove the massive cargo ship and repair the waterway. we are expecting an update from the ntsb momentarily. you see it right there. when that begins, we will update you in newscast. stay with us for the very latest on the baltimore bridge. crash and collapse

. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us.ll have that story for you in just a moment. but we're going to start here with a serious situation today. inconvenience certainly at sfo traffic just came to a standstill for hours today at the international terminal. pro-palestinian activists demonstrating outside and inside the terminal demanding a ceasefire in gaza. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has the impact. the protest had on both travelers and airport business. >> they sang, they clapped, they drummed. hundreds of protesters shut down part of the international terminal at san francisco airport to get their message across. today here's how things looked from sky seven. we cannot stay an orderly any more. demonstrators say it was part of a global day of action to demand a permanent ceasefire in gaza and an end to u.s. financial support for israel. military travelers, flight crews, people coming and going through the area got a taste of detours and delays as they blocked the road, so we stuck there for almost 25 minutes

i'm dan ashley, and i'm ama daetz. >> believe it or not, this has been san francisco's longest stretch of dry weather so far this year. but that streak is coming to an end. >> we hate to see it go. i guess live doppler seven is showing a mostly clear picture, although we're starting to see the shift now. let's bring in abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian for more on what we can expect. spencer. >> okay, dan and i'm the clouds are increasing right now. we can soon expect some rain in a matter of hours. here's our satellite radar composite image. you can see the storm approaching the coastline right now on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level one storm tomorrow, and saturday we can expect periods of light to moderate showers, slippery roadways, maybe a brief downpour here or there, possibly a thunderstorm on saturday. forecast animation shows the rain arriving in the north bay first tomorrow morning and then spreading to other parts of the bay area in the afternoon and evening, which of course means a wet commute tomorrow evening and as we look at our d

. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. the shortage is impacting schools, hospitals and nonprofits throughout the bay area. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke with experts who say this is the worst shortage that they have seen loose in decades. >> that's right. yeah. mental health professionals are reaching a breaking point. experts were sounding the alarm before the pandemic, but now the need is even greater and the shortage is only increasing in the exodus and lack of mental health professionals is alarming. experts throughout the bay area, the most difficult workforce shortage that i've seen in 30 plus years in this field, david pineda is the ceo of momentum for health. they serve more than 4000 individuals experiencing behavioral health challenges in silicon valley every year. pineda's team is seeing the challenges to attract and retain mental health professionals firsthand. >> it takes us a longer time to hire a licensed clinician in that extra time. that means the existing staff have to see more people. >> the

. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm karina nova. this happened at around 1130 this morning as the plane took off for osaka, japan. there were nearly 250 people on board. united says the plane actually lost part of its landing gear. some of the debris landed in a nearby employee parking lot. >> yeah, the falling tire slammed onto a car, as seen in this video. we'll show you here. part of a fence also damaged and the back of at least one car. looks like it got crushed as well. sfo says no one was hurt, so that's the most important thing. of course, this is what the conversation sounded like between the plane's crew and air traffic control as they discussed what happened at takeoff. listen to this. >> you know the 35 north. i'll just called to the tower, called them, said, they think it might have been you. >> they're not sure, but she might have lost a wheel on takeoff. >> and oakland united 35. yeah, we're going to. we're talking with company and they're trying to determine if the issue if it was indeed our, tire. we don't have any i

. >> i'm dan ashley, and i'm ama daetz, a public forum begins in just over an hour and it comes more than a year after the mayor fired the most recent police chief. >> now, members of the public will get the chance to question the four candidates being considered for the job. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns has a closer look at who's in the running. >> two months after rejecting a first batch of candidates, oakland mayor shengtao is set to consider another group for the city's next police chief, the oakland police commission, releasing their names ahead of a planned public forum thursday night under consideration are four candidates. the first, abdul pridgen, who was on the short list of candidates to become chief back in 2020. he most recently served as the chief of san leandro pd but left this month. he is being investigated for unknown department policy violations. second is floyd mitchell, who has more than 30 years experience in law enforcement. mitchell resigned from a job in lubbock, texas, last fall after his department received criticism over its handling of certain 911

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. that innocent driver who was killed in the head on collision was identified today as 57 year-old. david lee weiner of lafayette. >> authorities say he was heading to work in san francisco's financial district when a pickup truck speeding from police after a store break-in in el cerrito collided with his car. >> although police say they called off the pursuit of the suspect moments before the deadly crash tonight, some people are raising concerns to abc seven news reporter anser hassan about the dangers of these police chases. >> as i was driving, about to get onto the freeway on ramp, a car fleeing the police, skidded out of its lane and hit my car head on. >> kara keegan says she's lucky to be alive, but still living in pain. she suffered a back injury on december 7th when a police officer chasing a car across the bay bridge and into the east bay crashed into her. based on her experience, keegan believes police chases can put the public in danger. >> there are other safer alternative

. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. state water officials recently unveiled the new proposals, which they hope will bolster our water supply and make it more resilient to climate change. >> but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, some activists and environmentalists don't like what they're seeing. >> making water conservation a way of life has been a mantra in california for many years. that's why the state water resources control board has approved new regulations for the agencies that provide water to people and cities for things like toilets, showers, landscaping and car washing. the rules aim to combat climate change in the hotter, drier weather it brings, but environmentalists believe they'll actually do more harm than good. >> the updated regulation makes it too easy to kick the can down the road, and we have no time to waste. our next drought is right around the corner. we need strong water efficiency standards now, not in 2040. >> after being criticized for asking cities and water agenci

i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. this is a live look now at the scene in baltimore. the coast guard says, given the length of the search and how cold the water is, it doesn't think it is possible to find any survivors. >> abc seven news reporter stephanie sierra is following this developing story and joins us now with the latest. steph >> are construction workers who were on the francis scott key bridge doing repairs at the time the cargo ship hit. now, the pilots of the ship sent out a mayday call just before 1:30 a.m, alerting officials they had lost power and could crash emergency responders quickly shut down the bridge moments before impact to keep cars off of it, a move that likely saved lives. video here shows the cargo ship striking a support column, and then, in a matter of seconds, there was a fireball and the bridge crumbles into the water. >> we were awakened with what appeared to be an earthquake and a long rolling sound of thunder. >> yeah, i was half asleep and she woke me up. she couldn't. >> i couldn'

. >> i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us.s prison has been the center of a sexual abuse investigation involving former staff. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry has more on. >> fbi agents going into the federal prison in dublin carrying boxes. sources tell abc news investigators took computers, hard drives and documents the fbi didn't say why they are searching the prison, but this site has been the center of an ongoing investigation of sexual misconduct. >> it doesn't surprise me, given what we've heard from people in dublin for the last like few months and even years, as the fbi says they're conducting court authorized law enforcement activity, but they wouldn't share many more details. >> other than that, the bureau of prisons says there's been a change in leadership. the old warden is gone and a new one is in place. the bureau of prisons releasing a statement saying recent developments have necessitated new executive employees being installed at the institution. we can confirm nt mckinney has been assigned as the inter

i'm dan ashley, and i'm ama daetz. >> the new numbers show the cooperation between agencies is makingnce. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has the story. >> today. the california governor's office said chp sting operations have led to the arrests of suspects tied to carjacking rings and gangs in oakland. in just one month, elevated chp presence in the oakland area has led to the arrests of 168 suspects, with 360 stolen vehicles recovered and 16 crime linked firearms successfully seized, individuals arrested for possession of, you know, drugs, guns, stolen property and then people arrested for outstanding warrants that they that they had this began with that surge that was announced about a month ago, involving a high number of chp personnel that went into the city of oakland onto city streets, not just on on the freeways. oakland's mayor reacted on social media, saying, together we are holding criminal groups accountable and disrupting their networks. 72 chp officers are currently assigned to the oakland area. enhanced cooperation between law enforcement agencies is solving cri

dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> we have live team coverage on this storm's impact here in the bay area and in the sierra. >> but let's begin with the expert abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel, tracking where the worst is right now. sandhya >> absolutely. and dan and amna, let's take a look at live doppler seven because it's an active picture up and down the state of california. numerous lightning strikes not just here locally but we've had thunderstorms in northern california and in the sierra. thunder snow uh- reported tornado in madera county. it was initially reported as a funnel cloud north of madera, but it has been confirmed that it was a tornado. as you take a look at live doppler seven, right now, we are seeing more thunderstorms developing. first, we're going to show you the view from the south bay where they have been getting some heavy rain as we go in closer from sunnyvale to cupertino, you will notice street level radar into mountain view. getting those downpours. also seeing some heavy rain from fremont to newark across 680. not exactly an easy drive and thunderstorm c

. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. the passengers on this united airlines flight 35 had a long flight ahead of them going to osaka, japan. but just as you saw in that video, within moments they had a sudden change of plans. >> yeah, we'll show you from the air. the plane took off from runway 28, right. or 28 are earlier today. >> and as it gained altitude, the tire fell off over the employee parking lot, hitting several cars before bouncing into the neighboring hertz rental car lot. the good news? >> thankfully, no one was hurt. but the tires on these boeing seven seven sevens can weigh up to 265 pounds. their huge tires they are. >> let's go out live to abc seven news reporter j.r. stone. he's been at sfo all night hearing more about this scene down below. j.r. >> well, ama, at first some of the passengers thought we were joking when we told them what we were covering here at sfo. then some of those passengers saying, first there was the door incident on alaska airlines flight. then you had a wing incident, then now a

i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> tiktok says about 170 million americans use the app, which ballooned in popularity during the pandemic. and now the debate over its future is in the hands of congress. >> i have a lot of concern about the interference of authoritarian and totalitarian governments like china and like russia. >> it's kind of a source of entertainment. sometimes it's stuff that i'm learning about and then there's kind of a lot of like activism on tiktok, too, so i kind of just like keeps me informed. >> 90% of our sales are on tiktok shop, and we would basically i mean, we would lose all of our customers. >> so there's a lot at stake here. abc seven news reporter j.r stone is looking into this issue tonight and is here with how a ban really could change things here in the bay area. bay area jr. >> dan i'm a tonight small business owners here in the bay area tell me that banning tiktok would definitely have an impact on their bottom line. i know people are saying they could go to another platform, but the argument there is that each platform's algorithm is different, and t

. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. you know, they say march comes in like a lion and out goes out like a lamb, but it's going out like a lion. >> two it is a good stretch of rain is in the forecast and we are starting to see the first part of it right now. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking what we're seeing out there tonight and what's coming. cindy. yeah, and dan and it's beneficial. >> rain and definitely slow going on the roadways as it is slippery. so let's look at live doppler seven. it looks more like winter than spring. right now we are seeing some pockets of downpours as we get you first into the fairfield area across highway 12. they're seeing some light showers from san francisco down the peninsula, brisbane, bayshore, san bruno seeing some pockets of heavier rain, and from milpitas out towards the alum rock area or down towards the alum rock area. and santa cruz mountains. also seeing that wet weather, this is a light level one storm and it is going to continue to produce that wet wea

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. here's a live look at the conditions at lake level from our live camera at zephyr cove. we have abc seven news team coverage for you as the cleanup in tahoe continues. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn spoke to people who live and work in the sierra about the impact of the blizzard. we're going to get to that. >> but first, let's begin with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. for a look at the really severe, impressive snowfall numbers. >> absolutely. for one storm. dan, we're talking about 10.5ft of snow for one of the resorts. i'll show you that in just a moment. look at this view. i mean, we depend on the sierra snowpack for 30% of our water supply, and we are definitely seeing a big difference up there . so let me show you the snow totals. sugar bowl 126in. that is just staggering. we're talking about 116 uh- soda springs got up to a dodge ridge, 89in of snow. now it is still snowing. blue canyon reporting snow in 29 degrees. truckee light snow as you look at live do

. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. it is an emotional story to tell.ld woman is under arrest tonight for speeding in her suv through this muni bus stop area in the city's west portal neighborhood on saturday, a father, mother and child are dead. >> an infant is still in the hospital. they were on their way to the zoo when it happened. >> tonight. a crowd of neighbors and city leaders came together for that heartbreaking vigil, and abc seven news reporter j.r. >> stone was there and has the story. >> hugs among community members dealing with heartbreak after the loss of a mother, father and their toddler, all of whom were waiting for the bus at a stop in this area of the sidewalk saturday when they were struck by a vehicle. the couple's infant is still alive but battling life threatening injuries in a hospital to feel that an entire family has been destroyed. >> in one saturday afternoon that i think is just rocking a lot of people. >> these are the first public pictures showing the family images put up by close friends, as they remember the couple and

i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. >> thank you for joining us. the video showing the moments of that collapse are still so hard to believe and hard to fathom just how something like that could happen so quickly. >> so let's take a live look from baltimore tonight and the current state of the francis scott key bridge. >> two people were rescued, but recovery efforts for the six victims now resume in four hours. at daybreak, all it happened here on one of the city's three main connectors, linking north baltimore to the rest of the city. >> to give you a better idea, this view from google earth shows the before and then the after images on the bridges central span. >> the bridge was built in the 1970s, and the coast guard says the ship's pilots gave a mayday warning shortly before, which sprung everyone into action, also meaning this could have been much worse in terms of loss of life. >> i wish we had different news, and i wish we had different results. >> recovery efforts for six people have been put on hold overnight after crews searched by land,

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. we're going to get to that in just a moment. but first we want to turn our attention outside quickly. live doppler seven showing some showers over parts of the bay area tonight. and the question is how long could it last? >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here tracking everything we need to know. sandhya. yeah. and dan. and let's take a look at live doppler seven. we are going to see wet weather going into tomorrow morning's commute. so as we look at our radar, you will notice the focus of the rain is across parts of the north bay, from novato to black point light to moderate rain falling right now. street level radar, el sobrante, hercules, crockett getting some steady light showers and around the peninsula from east palo alto, heading across highway 101 on our exclusive abc seven news storm impact scale. this is a level one storm as we go, hour by hour, you will notice tonight we have the rain showers, most widespread during the overnight hours and into tomorrow morni

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. this is the sixth incident involving a united flight since monday of last week. no one noticed the panel was missing until after the plane had landed. >> it had taken off from san francisco with nearly 150 on board, and made it to medford, oregon, without any sort of issues. but nonetheless, this is alarming. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with an aviation expert about whether passengers should be concerned about this friday. >> another problem for a united airlines flight involving a boeing plane, this time a flight from sfo losing an external panel. >> well, heavy things fall off. jetliners is not our favorite methodology. it is in any way, form or fashion, rare and troublesome. >> john nance is an abc news aviation analyst and he's referring to united flight 433, the plane taking off just before 1030 this morning, landing in medford, oregon, just before noon. it's there where crews discovered the missing panel. >> did somebody fail to close something which would hav

. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. the cameras are part of a state pilot program from governor newsom signed into law last year. oakland and san jose are also included. >> the proposal, released today by sfmta, is for each of san francisco's 11 districts to get at least two cameras. most will be concentrated in the northeast part of the city on some of the most dangerous streets. >> tonight, abc seven news reporter jared stone has the strong reaction from drivers and pedestrians. >> this camera is already up along san francisco's embarcadero, but if you're a driver in the city, you'll want to be aware of 33 new cameras that will be going up scattered across san francisco's 49mi■!s. they're called speed safety cameras that will automatically ticket you for speeding. >> i'm totally down for the speed cameras. i think the drivers are a little psycho on this street. >> he's referring to an area on bay street near van ness avenue it's one of the proposed spots for a new speed camera. >> i think the drivers in the city in ge

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us tonight. we've learned a plea deal has been reached for the man who hit and killed that professional cyclist in san francisco's presidio last year. >> last april, ethan boyes was riding through the area when he was hit on arguello boulevard near inspiration point. >> and tonight, abc seven news reporter jeff stone is learning the 81 year old driver will not serve more than a year in jail. >> my reaction is shock and appall. >> i think it sets a dangerous precedent, for roadway safety. you know, in our city and in the country more broadly, both gabriela and luke, cyclist and advocate, are referring to a plea deal reached in boys case. >> boys was the world champion cyclist who was hit and killed while riding along this road in the presidio last year. the plea deal reduces all charges, including vehicular manslaughter and operating under the influence of alcohol to misdemeanors, with a maximum of a year in jail for 81 year old arnold kinman lowe. >> on the one hand, it's good to finally have som

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. we're going to get wet showers, wind and more coming up this weekend. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel is keeping an eye on the weather where you live, sandy? >> yeah, and it is quickly deteriorate across parts of the bay area. so, dan and let's take a look at a live picture right now from our san rafael camera. and you will notice wet roadways. also gusty winds out there as we look at live doppler seven. area of low pressure is off the oregon northern california coast. the front is starting to move in, which is why the rain is beginning to increase in coverage. so let's get you down to street level radar in the east bay right now. emeryville, powell street, oakland avenue into oakland, 580. it is going to be a sloppy commute for the north bay around mill valley and larkspur. we are seeing some light, steady rain. and from san francisco down the peninsula, also seeing that rain beginning to increase in coverage. so this light level one storm will bring us a variety of wea

. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. the guard told those two young men not to go into a store because he supposedly knew that they we going to steal. i-team reporter dan noyes has been digging into this incident since one of the men posted that video on reddit. >> yeah, dan, you have some exclusive information. >> well, ama and dan, i spoke to the two young men who feel they were profiled for no reason. they also tell me the guard flashed a sidearm and an inspector's badge from the san francisco district attorney's office. 24 year old nicholas kincade and 22 year old amir ali work at a high fashion boutique near the embarcadero center. during a break, nicholas wanted to pick up some supplies from the sephora. there. >> we just wanted to, you know, i wanted to get a scalp scrubber for myself. we were talking about beauty products all day, pretty much just discussing like what we needed. >> they first tried the inside door. it was blocked, so they walked around to the street side entrance where a security guard told them n

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. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. you know, they say march comes in like a lion and out goes out like a lamb, but it's going out like a lion. >> two it is a good stretch of rain is in the forecast and we are starting to see the first part of it right now. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking what we're seeing out there tonight and what's coming. cindy. yeah, and dan and it's beneficial. >> rain and definitely slow going on the roadways as it is slippery. so let's look at live doppler seven. it looks more like winter than spring. right now we are seeing some pockets of downpours as we get you first into the fairfield area across highway 12. they're seeing some light showers from san francisco down the peninsula, brisbane, bayshore, san bruno seeing some pockets of heavier rain, and from milpitas out towards the alum rock area or down towards the alum rock area. and santa cruz mountains. also seeing that wet weather, this is a light level one storm and it is going to continue to produce that wet wea

i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. >> thank you for joining us. video showing the moments of that collapse are still so hard to believe and hard to fathom just how something like that could happen so quickly. >> so let's take a live look from baltimore tonight and the current state of the francis scott key bridge. >> two people were rescued, but recovery efforts for the six victims now resume in four hours. at daybreak, all of it happened here on one of the city's three main connectors, linking north baltimore to the rest of the city. >> to give you a better idea, this view from google earth shows the before and then the after images on the bridges central span. >> the bridge was built in the 1970s, and the coast guard says the ship's pilots gave a mayday warning shortly before, which sprung everyone into action, also meaning this could have been much worse in terms of loss of life. >> i wish we had different news, and i wish we had different results. >> recovery efforts for six people have been put on hold overnight after crews searched by land,

i'm dan ashley, and i'm ama daetz. >> believe it or not, this has been san francisco's longest stretch of dry weather so far this year. but that streak is coming to an end. >> we hate to see it go. i guess live doppler seven is showing a mostly clear picture, although we're starting to see the shift now. let's bring in abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian for more on what we can expect. spencer. >> okay, dan and i'm the clouds are increasing right now. we can soon expect some rain in a matter of hours. here's our satellite radar composite image. you can see the storm approaching the coastline right now on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level one storm tomorrow, and saturday we can expect periods of light to moderate showers, slippery roadways, maybe a brief downpour here or there, possibly a thunderstorm on saturday. forecast animation shows the rain arriving in the north bay first tomorrow morning and then spreading to other parts of the bay area in the afternoon and evening, which of course means a wet commute tomorrow evening and as we look at our d

dan ashley, abc seven news. >> spencer christian here.look at those spectacular images of the sea stars and you really hope that they could help the coral. >> absolutely. well, it's always great to see efforts to save endangered species and because they protect the balance, the eco and the balance in the ecosystem. so yeah, we need them. >> get it back to finding nemo quality. >> and speaking of balance, we got a little balance in our weather conditions right now. the showers and the moisture are pushing out of the bay area, as you know a few clouds overnight, but lots of clear sky as well. overnight low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 40s and tomorrow a nice bright start to the workweek. we'll see a few clouds but mainly sunny skies. highs tomorrow. low to mid 60s near the bay and inland. upper 50s on the coast. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so a couple of nice bright dry days to start the workweek. but wednesday rainy pattern returns and that will continue through saturday. so we're talking about light r

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. >> abc seven news anchor dan ashley live with our annual seven on your side tax. chad. hey, dan. hey, larry. kristen, we've been doing this for years, and i know a lot of people instinctively don't like to think about taxes or talk about taxes. >> the deadline gets them stressed out, but there's really not any reason for that. if you have some guidance and some help, there's nothing to be afraid of. we're here in the seven on your side production offices, where we have several experts assembled here to answer tax questions. and they've been taking questions all afternoon, and they will all evening. i'll tell you how to get your question answered in a moment. but first i want to introduce you to larry pond. larry. stand up, if you would. larry pond is a cpa with cal cpa. larry, thanks for doing this. very kind of you. thank you. you know, i want to talk a little bit about what's happened this past year. really, congress didn't get a whole lot accomplished. so there are no major changes to the tax code this year, correct? >> no changes to the tax law for 2023. >> but that's coming

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us tonight. police say they've arrested a 78 year-old woman. she's facing three counts of felony vehicular manslaughter, including a charge of reckless driving. >> investigators say the driver was speeding and driving the wrong way down yolo street in the west portal neighborhood on saturday when she crashed into a bus stop. the only surviving member of that family is a baby who's hospitalized with life threatening injuries. hundreds of people are on hand for a vigil being held for three right now for the victims. >> abc seven news reporter j.r stone. is there live j.r. >> dan i'm a hundreds of people are paying their respects to that family and this west portal neighborhood of san francisco. and you can see that directly behind me. they have even closed this street off. this is hit the community hard. hugs and tears could be seen as this vigil got underway. three of four family members died in this area. their baby is still in the hospital. even those who didn't know the family were broken up ab

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. >> i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. we want to warn you that some of the details of this story really are disturbing, but we think it's important to bring them to light. >> certainly, the lawsuit alleges rape, elder neglect and fraud. the family behind the complaint says the abuse went on for months. >> abc seven news i-team reporter stephanie sierra is here with that story. one that you'll see only on seven tonight. steph. >> yes, this story impacts the most vulnerable population a cognitively impaired woman said to be suffering from both dementia and alzheimer's, allegedly sexually assaulted, and the complaint filed is now raising serious questions about one of the largest nursing home operators in the state. these are bruises on cheryl doe, a 79 year old former patient at windsor health care center of oakland. she and her son, robert , allege the injuries are a result of a sexual assault that was swept under the rug. robert says he admitted her here with hopes to keep her safe as she battles alzheimer's and dementia.

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i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. more than a week after california's primary, all ballots that are going to count have now been received. but the counting is coming down to the wire for several races. >> that's right. let's start with the race to replace retiring representative anna issue. this is district 16, in the us house. it includes most of the south bay and peninsula stretching from pacifica to los gatos. >> sam liccardo is in the lead. he'll be one of the two candidates in november's general election for second place. it's really a nail biter when adding up the latest votes from san mateo and santa clara counties. evan lowe just took the lead from joe simitian. he's 59 votes ahead, so it's slim. of course, simitian's lead has been diminishing over the past few days. >> abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes joins us live from san jose. >> zach, how are the candidates handling this race? >> well, as far as liccardo? he's very happy to be in a clear first place. now the two candidates fighting for secon

. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. the future is now and we're talking tech. everything from games to artificial intelligence, multi-billion dollar industries that are drawing thousands of people to conventions right here in the bay area. >> yes, they are helping build a better bay area, showcasing the innovation that puts silicon valley on the map with technology that's changed lives around the world. in nvidia, gtc is an ai conference happening all week in san jose. we sent abc seven news reporter zach fuentes there to see what the future holds. >> and gdc, the game developers conference is underway at san francisco's moscone center. abc seven news reporter louis pena is there because developing games is serious business. louis >> it's the world's largest conference for game industry professionals. and it's happening this week in san francisco's moscone center. >> gdc is it's the premium conference in video games, and it's an amazing collection of people, the game developers conference, or gdc for short, is attracting video game developers and executives lik

i'm dan ashley, and i'm ama daetz. >> eight people were on the bridge when it was struck. two were rescued from the river late today, the coast guard said given the conditions, how cold the water is, it was likely the six missing people did not survive. they were construction workers who were on the bridge doing repairs. >> just before 130 in the morning, the ship's pilots made a mayday call after losing power, alerting officials the vessel could crash. emergency responders sprang into action and things unfolded very rapidly. >> port all traffic on the key bridge. there's a ship approaching just lost their steering. so until you get that under control, we got to stop all traffic. 213 dispatch. the whole bridge just fell down. start started. whoever, everybody. the whole bridge just collapsed. >> are chilling. and i mean, look at that video. no vessels are being allowed in or out of port of baltimore, which is among one of the busiest in the nation. >> the francis scott key bridge spans the patapsco river and is part of one of the major routes in the northeast corridor, abo

. >> i'm dan ashley, thanks for joining us. data recently obtained by abc seven news shows that two bay area cities had the greatest number of postal robberies in all of california in 2023. >> abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow joins us now with the story. >> melanie and dan, this is scary stuff. those two cities are san francisco and oakland. i spoke with one mail carrier in oakland who was victimized twice in a matter of months. mail carrier bill murphy estimates he walks approximately ten miles a day on his east bay delivery route, 25,000 steps. he's taking each of those steps more carefully these days. >> i've had two incidents of being robbed while a letter carrier, murphy, isn't alone. we had heard stories that these were starting to happen in parts of the east bay. >> this past april, murphy was robbed while unloading mail from his truck. he says a woman in a ski mask grabbed an entire tray of mail. i was shocked i couldn't believe that someone would do such a brazen thing in broad daylight. >> the whole inci

i'm dan ashley, and i'm ama daetz. >> although mail in ballots are popular and more convenient, some people still made time to vote or drop off their ballot in person, saying taking part in the democratic process was important to them. >> i'm just doing my duty. i want to see changes. i mean, good changes come in my neighborhood for my society and for the people that you know that live in the city. so i have to do this so they see a change and for the better future for our children generally. >> i think you should get off your butt and vote, okay, if you can. >> i know a lot of folks think that their their vote does not count, but it definitely does. and so i always like to say at the local level, that's where you always get stuff done. >> if you haven't voted yet, polls are open until 8:00 tonight. you can also hand deliver your mail in ballot at a drop box. county election office or polling place, as long as it's delivered by 8:00 tonight. if you prefer to mail it, your ballot must be postmarked today. however, keep that in mind and if you haven't registered, you can still vote in

. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. it's really a mixed bag right now. depending on where you are in the bay area. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking that active weather and joins us live with those details. sandhya. yeah and ama and dan, let's take a look at live doppler seven right now because we still have downpours across the region. >> if we can go to live doppler seven, we'll show you exactly where we are seeing the heavy rain. i do want to take you back first in time because we had pictures sent to us by somebody to one of our crews out in the field. there was a funnel cloud south of vacaville confirmed moments ago. this was by jeffrey from the national weather service. here's video of it. that funnel cloud was south of vacaville this afternoon. he did say, obviously it was not a tornado. it did not touch down. no damage reported. but this video was sent to us via one of our viewers that uh- was out and met up and gave the information to our crew. j.r. stone. all right, let's take a look at the downpours across 580 dublin ri

. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. the new law aims to restructure the state's mental health system with a $6.4 billion bond. >> and already local leaders have started meeting to discuss exactly how to do that. >> abc seven news reporter jim johns has been looking into the proposition and what it will mean for bay area counties, and is live from the newsroom. tim >> yeah. dan. and the latest vote tally show the measure is leading by just over 29,000 votes. a really slim win for governor newsom and those who supported the measure for those who opposed it, there is a lot of concern for how and when prop one will be implemented. >> this is as was stated, historic day and that means little if we can't deliver. >> now on the promise. >> governor gavin newsom taking a victory lap thursday, newsom was in los angeles celebrating the passage of proposition one, a voter approved measure which he heavily campaigned for. prop one will create strict guidelines on every county in the state to spend money on housing, drug treatment a

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. breaking news in contra costa county a brush fire in antioch is sending out a large plume of thick black smoke. >> yeah, we're going to show it to you. it is near auto center drive and west sixth street. it's close to the babe ruth memorial baseball fields. you see it here? >> con fire says it's burned about five acres. so far, no structures have been threatened. but the fire appears to be burning in a wetlands area near the edge of the san joaquin river. we'll have more details as soon as they become available. >> in san francisco, residents were drawn to a towering geyser that sent water into the air after a 36 inch water main suddenly burst. what is happening? >> this is wow >> yeah, this happened around 1030 this morning. right next to a home on wawona street, not far from stern grove. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn talked to neighbors and shows us what happened. well, water gushing into the air, surprising neighbors on wawona street near stern grove and pine lake park. >> r

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. yes, this thing is a monster as this live picture from lake tahoe zephyr cove shows you a storm so powerful it's closing roads, shutting down ski resorts and posing a real risk of power outages for all those folks hunkering down, planning to ride this thing out? yeah. >> let's get the latest on the conditions up there from abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya. yeah. >> and dan and ama, you know, i have never seen the kind of amounts that the weather service is putting out, which is 12ft or higher in the mountains. let me show you a live picture right now from the sierra in the last several decades, i've covered weather, bay area and the monterey bay. that kind of total has never been put out there. it is blizzard conditions in the mountains right now. last year we had atmospheric river after atmospheric river that dumped snow several feet over the course of several weeks and months. but this is in a short period of time. i would not advise travel wind, blizzard warning

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. this horrific crash happened just after noon on saturday. >> friends of the victims say the family was waiting at the bus stop at yulo street and lenox way, heading to the zoo when an suv slammed into the bus shelter. now the driver of that suv is in custody. >> abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is at the scene and is live with the very latest on this cornell. >> yeah. dan and ama, that vigil just getting underway here at the corner of lenox and yulo. and as you can see, hundreds of people are showing up here to pay their respects to the family. killed the couple's baby is still in the hospital with life threatening injuries. today, this neighborhood was rocked once again by the news that the driver of the suv involved in this crash has been arrested. >> obviously, this story touches my heart. i have a two year old. i have an older child. >> every hour people are leaving flowers at this small memorial where three family members, including a toddler, died saturday. the couple's b

i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us today. the effort to recall pamela price delivered what they say are more than enough signatures to get their effort on the ballot. >> the recall isn't part of tomorrow's primary, although that election does give alameda county voters a chance to change recall rules in the future. >> if the signatures are verified, there will be a special election later this year for voters to decide whether price should be removed from the office they elected her to in 2022. abc seven news reporter ryan curry was in oakland when the signatures were turned in about safety. >> i've never said it before, but i'm saying it today. >> we're going to win. recall price a major milestone for those who want pamela price out of office, this group is turning in a petition with enough signatures that could lead to a special election. >> we shouldn't have to do this, but for the safety of our community, the safety of our children, the safety of our businesses, this is something that had to be done. >> this is a right for

. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. we've been witnessing the power of the weather lately.bring rain tonight. yeah. >> and this system could last a while. here's a look at current conditions both in the bay area and across the state. at the top of your screen. live pictures from san francisco and san jose. on the bottom, that's santa cruz and zephyr cove at south lake tahoe. >> there's only one more week of winter. spring starts next tuesday, march 19th. >> abc seven news meteorologist andy patel is tracking the rain tonight and tomorrow morning. >> sandy. yeah, and this system is coming in just as the last one dan and arma moved out this morning. we did have showers in the south and east bay that next system is already bringing wet weather and snow to the mountains up in northern california. we've seen a few showers as far south as the ukiah area. most of this is actually evaporating before it hits the ground, but that will change as this light level one storm is on its way. and just in a matter of hours, we'll start to notice wet pavement here. so 7:00 tonight, north bay

well good evening, i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us.e'll begin with that search for a new police chief in san jose. the city has the highest population in the bay area and will see its current chief, anthony motta, leave for a new role after almost three decades with the sfpd. >> abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez is hearing from residents tonight about what they want to see next . >> if they're under a lot of duress and stress, and how are they going to come to the next call. >> san jose residents are providing feedback to help the city find a new police chief. the city managers office said before they start advertising the position online, they are gathering input from the community, so we will use that to build out a desired candidate profile that we'll be looking for and that ultimately will become a job posting that we go out and recruit for. san jose police chief anthony mata is leaving the force at the end of this month. he'll be taking on a new role in the santa clara county district attorney's office. chief mata