in san jose, david louie -- abc7 news. >> so many things to think about. a prominent expert on water issues is here with us in the studio right now -- dr. david sedlak. he's a professor of civil and environmental engineering at uc berkeley and deputy director of the national science foundation's research center for re-inventing the nation's urban water infrastructure, and that's called renuwit? >> renuwit. that's right. yeah. >> that little acronym. so, we're watching, david. so, is it a long timeline to get that happening, to get that water into the aquifers? >> well, that's the way civil engineering projects go. if you think how long it took us to build the bay bridge, it takes a long time to build these massive projects because there's time to design and finance and build and test before they can be opened up to the public. >> but we're in a crisis right now because -- and, actually, this has been going on for awhile. this drought's been going on for so long. >> yeah, it usually takes people awhile before they get serious about taking action. so, right

david louie is live at the scene. david? >> reporter: san jose police report no breakthroughs yet to identify and find the man responsible for mowing down a bicyclist. the car that he abandoned may provide important clues, including fingerprints and dna. employees found this wrecked honda civic this morning. police responded and quickly tied it to a fatal hit and run collision. a man riding a bike was struck and killed. parts of the bike war scattered across the pavement. witnesses said the car was last seen going north on winchester. >> it really shocked me. when i saw the car, it was crushed, like the guy landed on top of the wind shooeld. >> reporter: miguel gonzalez shot this video from the electronics repair shot next door where he works. >> a police officer with a motorcycle has been stopping cars lately, because they drive on this car over 50, 60 miles per hour. >> reporter: winchester has designated bike lanes but residents have a warning for bicyclists. >> if they're out here at night, be careful because people fly

league officials talked only to david louie. he's live at the soccer park. >> reporter: kristen, in court, as in sports, you win some and lose some. the santa clara youth soccer league is keeping its lawsuit in place to ensure the soccer fields are restored to presuper bowl condition or better. is there any bitterness? they say no, but hope this never happens again without advanced notice. "abc7 news" was at the park this morning as crews began scraping off the grass on one field. crews at the field closest to the stadium are removing the plastic that covered the grass. the nfl has possession of the park for another month during which it will replant grass and restore fields used by 6,000 soccer players. >> we should be able to play on it as soon as it's put down. but we want to be cautious and make sure the grass is taken. and when we play on it, it's going to be at the level we had prior to when the nfl took over. >> reporter: soccer league leaders did a site inspection yesterday. their relationship turned icy when the soccer

david louie is live with police headquarters. an arbitrator overturned his dismissal. >> reporter: yes, that's big news here. at first he was suspended, his tweets condemned. then he was fired. now the african-american community here in san jose is using -- raising issues about mistrust and lack of transparency over his reinstatement. >> i'm a little concerned about the transparency, but i'm glad to know that they did take the necessary steps to review his reinstatement, but i don't know what the parameters were. >> reporter: it's unclear if or when the arbitrator's decision to reinstate officer white will be released. but he talked with his attorney who told "abc7 news" that white's tweets, seen as inflammatory by many, were taken out of context. white was provoked by a threat of harm and a comment of "we know where you live." legal analyst steve clark. >> you're never off duty, and what you say, particularly when it comes to these types of comments, really is something that should be kept private. it does have a very divisive e

as david louie explains, the group is seeking the data while others are fighting. >> there are ten different databases. >> reporter: linda and sherry have one thing in common, a child identified with special needs. california concerned parents wants access to every student's record. special needs or not. so discover flaws. that's an estimated 10 million records dating back to 2008. >> i can't believe that a judge would let our personal information about our children, millions of them, and every child now has a social security number, is being released. >> reporter: the group seeking the data has worked with the court to protect personal information. >> this special master is cyber security expert in electronic discovery. he is going to ensure the data is protected. >> reporter: strong reaction has surfaced after the court and state office websites posted a form to register a complaint. the document available on line has been referred to as an opt out form. but it is an objection form to let the judge know in the case that you object to having your student's information released. the form mus

david louie tweeted out this picture of the president. david? >> reporter: there's no question that the democratic national committee billed this as one of mr. obama's last visits here in his presidency. the streets here are easy to block off. but that was not the case at his first stop in palo alto. it was supposed to be a secret. but word spread quickly. what is it like having the president in your neighborhood? >> it feels good, because it's a lot of protection. >> reporter: school is out already for a long president's day weekend. a group of friends made t-shirts, each one with a letter of the president's name. the motorcade passed just 12 feet away. did he see you? >> yes, according to what my mom said. >> reporter: did he wave back? >> i think so. >> reporter: amy is founder and ceo of integrated archives systems. plant is a communications executive. their neighbor, who says she's a republican, saw guests filing into the fund-raiser for the campaigns. >> all women coming in. >> reporter: what does that tell you? >> i don't know. must be a

abc 7 news reporter david louie is live at levi's stadium with their assessment and future possibilities. david? >> reporter: hi, kristen. well, the weather was perfect as you know and so were logistics to get the fans to levi's stadium by car, bus, and other venues and trains, don't forget, and the people here in santa clara, 120,000 strong say they are now convinced they're prepared to hoefrt future super bowls. there's no need for a guest comment card. super bowl visitors are refusive in praise for how they were welcomed and treated. >> from the moment we stepped off of the flight until just now, it has been wonderful. i have enjoyed myself immensely. >> reporter: seems people broke the habit of texting and actually showed their engaging side. what did you like about the bay area? >> how nice everyone is. they're much nicer than in chicago. >> reporter: and there's a payoff for this. an economic shot in the arm that will take weeks to research but which anecdotedly appears to be a given. >> wine country was packed. just so many things going on. pebble beach. you know, the fullest week

abc 7's david louie has been talking to fan, live at the s.a.p. center. david? >> reporter: kristen, dan, this event was not meant to be an autograph session or meet the players session. they were going to listen to the media ask questions. the lines are long outside s.a.p. center. people, fans have brought their enthusiasm and even brought some items to be autographed. even though some niners fan showed up in team gear, the fans converging on s.a.p. center were showing off support for bropants or the broncos. they are lifelong raiders fans but rooting for panthers quarterback cam newton. which player do you want to meet, whose autograph do you want to get? >> cam newton. i got to see cam newton. that's who. >> cam newton, but you know, peyton manning -- >> peyton manning has been around a long time. >> that's hall of fame, you know, next step for him. >> reporter: broncos fans are here, too. ben finds it difficult to contain his enthusiasm. >> i traveled the world for these broncos because i love my broncos so much! i love them so much! >> reporter: this niners

david louie is live for us in san jose. >> reporter: each of the three students could be facing up to six months in jail for that misdemeanor battery charge, or conviction, now. and that is when they appear in court. one was found not guilty of a hate crime. but the other two could be put on trial for the same crime. dj williams was rooming with three white students at this at san jose state. prosecutors say the roommates clamped a lock around his neck, and wrote the "n" word on the white board and draped a confederate flag in the common area. the students were found guilty of misdemeanor battery. on only . >> you have to prove what is going on in someone's mind when committing an act. there is difficulties with it. but we believe the evidence very strongly supported that these acts were motivated in whole and part by bigotry. >> williams, the victim and his father dekriened to talk to reporters. the district attorney must decide whether to retry warren and beachler. >> i'm hesitant to say anything. there is a $5 million lawsuit pending against my client, the others and the university

david louie is live for us in san jose. >> reporter: each of the three students could be facing up to six months in jail for that misdemeanor battery charge, or conviction, now. and that is when they appear in court. one was found not guilty of a hate crime. but the other two could be put on trial for the same crime. dj williams was rooming with three white students at this at san jose state. prosecutors say the roommates clamped a lock around his neck, and wrote the "n" word on the white board and draped a confederate flag in the common area. the students were found guilty of misdemeanor battery. on only . >> you have to prove what is going on in someone's mind when committing an act. there is difficulties with it. but we believe the evidence very strongly supported that these acts were motivated in whole and part by bigotry. >> williams, the victim and his father dekriened to talk to reporters. the district attorney must decide whether to retry warren and beachler. >> i'm hesitant to say anything. there is a $5 million lawsuit pending against my client, the others and the university

david louie is live with the story tonight. david? >> the incomes and jobs have bounced back, is there a bill to attack these problems which, if ignored could hurt the valley long term? >> traffic is crazy, man. >> yes. we know. 64,000 jobs were added last year but the outlook is cloudy because of a slow down in the last quarter of 2015, including number of ipos when start ups go public. >> there are evaluations investors are starting to feel are probably hoo too high and investors have become far more cautious, this is translating into something that could turn out to be a down turn. >> with average incomes rising to $122,000 a new study worries the gap between high wage and low wage earners is growing. the average person senses it, too. >> there are people that are underpaid. i think the gap between the wealthy and the middle class or the left band is growing, has grown significantly. >> another problem is the availability of newly constructed homes and the job market is changing. warehousing and storage was outpacing biotech by 3%,

david louie is live with the story tonight. david? >> the incomes and jobs have bounced back, is there a bill to attack these problems which, if ignored could hurt the valley long term? >> traffic is crazy, man. >> yes. we know. 64,000 jobs were added last year but the outlook is cloudy because of a slow down in the last quarter of 2015, including number of ipos when start ups go public. >> there are evaluations investors are starting to feel are probably hoo too high and investors have become far more cautious, this is translating into something that could turn out to be a down turn. >> with average incomes rising to $122,000 a new study worries the gap between high wage and low wage earners is growing. the average person senses it, too. >> there are people that are underpaid. i think the gap between the wealthy and the middle class or the left band is growing, has grown significantly. >> another problem is the availability of newly constructed homes and the job market is changing. warehousing and storage was outpacing biotech by 3%,

and david louie is live with the story. here we go. >> this is a big deal, mavericks is a draw for people and a big shot in the arm for restaurants and bars. those big waves are going to be hard to resist. a storm at sea will churn up water and create waves 30-40 feet high. 24 competitors will compete for a prize pot. >> everybody has big waves genes in their system. >> with surf that high, there will be a live web cast. >> do you have help for it? >> the contest is coming and we've been staffing up and making sure we're good to go. >> this is about 40 hour. >> they arrived to ride the big waves. >> you either want it or don't. i'm not risking injury for this race. just for fun. >> . >> reporter: on friday, a field of 24 will be narrowed to just one. this 85-year-old is leaving her wet suit at home. >> when is the last time you've had a wet suit on? >> it's difficult to get into. >> the voice of experience, david louie, abc7 news. >>> a grand jury has been investigating the stadium authority he's not surprised. >> the fact

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and david louie is live with the story. here we go. >> this is a big deal, mavericks is a draw for people and a big shot in the arm for restaurants and bars. those big waves are goi hard to resist. a storm at sea will churn up water and create waves 30-40 feet high. 24 competitors will compete for a prize pot. >> everybody has big waves genes in their system. >> with surf that high, there will be a live web cast. >> do you have help for it? >> the contest is coming and we've been staffing up and making sure we're good to go. >> this is about 40 miles per hour. >> they arrived to ride the big waves. >> you either want it or don't. i'm not risking injury for this race. just for fun. >> . >> reporter: on friday, a field of 24 will be narrowed to just one. this 85-year-old is leaving her wet suit at home. >> when is the last time you've had a wet suit on? >> it's difficult to get into. >> the voice of experience, david louie abc7 news. >>> a grand jury has been investigating the stadium authority and today, they said he's not s

and stiff neck,vzu vomiting, r sensitivity to bright lightsxd d confusion.p abc7 news reporter david louievid?nbsvxç >> reporter: you can see how dangerous this is. one÷ú insuspects the cover arou the brain and spinal cord, and the other, around the bloodstream. oneÑi of the infected students a residentrkvñ of swik hall, a story dorm housing mostly freshmanzv at santa clara university. the healthym officer says it's t known if there will be additional cases but focus now is to identify new cases and treat them. >> the infectionu! about6ly 10% thosexgn die. >> it's an awful time to get it now. we have mid terms. i don't want it. >> reporter: studentsr give the offering them antibiotics if coming into contact with the two students. >> they were offering it to anyone in contact with the person wednesday through saturday. so now, everybody is feeling better about that. >> what is your contact? >> just at a party he was at. i wasn't there long. >> the bacteria dies quickly on surfaces. >> i saw people in detox suits coming through andmy wipe down e stuff if the building. >> reporter: santa cl

this one has four hooves, a mane and a name in common with david louie.ie in chinese means hi, david. >> reporter: thunder is a special name for me as well as this horse. this is a special horse that is going to be making a debut on the field. 49ers confirm this has never been a horse to hit the field during a game at levis in history. now, they're going to see whether the turf is ready for the horse. thunder is loving the sunshine, making his second super bowl appearance. >> we fed-exed him to super bowl 48 so he's pretty travel savvy. >> reporter: it took four days because of snow in wyoming. interstate 80 closed 24 hours, then, icy roads reduced their speed. he gallops on touchdowns and field goals. the broncos asked for him to do the same at levis. and the panthers will have their signature drum here as well. understand the thunder and i have something in common. the chinese character for my last name, louie in canton ease is a word for thunder. >> he's got a can do personality, like i can do it. >> reporter: thunder is 16, 950 pounds with a super bow

. >> and live coverage continues and david louie will have a look before the game to see if it's ready to host super bowl 50 and just ahead, security systems. >> reporter: it is a little intimidating. we're not used to gig guns around here in the bay area, but we're going to see more of them as securityintensifies, beginning on wednesday. homeland security officers are now a visible presence at the sfo bart station, they're followed by k 9 teams along with officers from the transportation security administration, they makeup viper teams, aiding bay area law enforcement. they go where public will be. >> airports, rails, ferries, in and sarn fan fran and around the stadium. >> wednesday through monday, we expect those to be big travel days so in terms of security and service we're putting resources towards travellers. >> reporter: passengers are scanned by this black box. >> what is inside a sensor, and it senses gamma rays. >> it's a good idea. it's nice to have extra. never hurts, right? >> reporter: viper teams are on board ferries, making some passengers uncomfortable. today, they we

and david louie will have a look before the game to see if it's ready to host super bowl 50 and just ahead, security systems. >> reporter: it is a little intimidating. we're not used to gig guns around here in the bay area, but we're going to see more of them as security intensifies, beginning on wednesday. homeland security officers are now a visible presence at the sfo bart station, they're followed by k 9 teams along with officers from the transportation security administration, they makeup viper teams, aiding bay area law enforcement. they go where public will be. >> airports, rails, ferries, in and sarn fan fran and around the stadium. >> wednesday through monday, we expect those to be big travel days so in terms of security and service we're putting resources towards travellers. >> reporter: passengers are scanned by this black box. >> what is inside a sensor, and it senses gamma rays. >> it's a good idea. it's nice to have extra. never hurts, right? >> reporter: viper teams are on board ferries, making some passengers uncomfortable. today, they were inspecting the area around

david louie has been following the story all day. david? >> reporter: dan and ama, winchester boulevard has designated bike lanes but they alone do not protect bicyclists. the driver responsible for killing a man is still at large, but the name of the victim has not been released pending notification of next of kin. san jose found the bicyclist on the ground. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. witnesses saw a red honda drive off north bound on winchester. a red car with extensive front end damage was found this morning about two blocks north of the crash site. the restaurant was closed overnight so no one saw the driver. >> i reported it and the police came in and said the car was involved in an accident in a hit and run. i didn't know then until they told me. he said somebody was killed with that car. that really shocked me. >> reporter: an officer told him a bottle of beer was found inside. the license plate apparently fell off and was also found inside the car. miguel gonzalez says police have been cracking down on speeding along

. >> david louie was the first to identify the resident's hall where those students live. >> reporter: the ten-story, 350 student capacity squig hall is where one of the two students lived. due to privacy, students say they're not sure if they were exposed. >> i know it is in squig, but i don't know what floors, i don't know the other activities that the students were anticipating in. >> reporter: county and university health officials confirmed both students have been hospitalized. >> we don't know whether there will be additional cases or not, but our job is to ensure they get rapid treatment if needed. >> reporter: dr. cody says meningitis cases often break out in clusters from teammates and with close contact from others. olivia confirms she was offered a antibiotic. >> they were offering it to anyone who was in contact with the person through wednesday through saturday. >> reporter: what was your contact, in the same class? >> just at a party that he was at. >> reporter: besides antibiotics, the university will offer free vaccination to students thursday and friday. new vaccines

in san jose, david louie, "abc7 news." >>> the white house made a major announcement today.sident obama is making a historic trip to cuba next month. this marks the first time in more than 80 years a u.s. president will visit the island nation while in office. >> reporter: president obama is going to cuba. >> this is the first president to visit cuba since coolidge. >> reporter: it's the first for a sitting president since 1928 and the first trip to cuba for president obama since he made history, shaking hands with raul castro and restoring diplomatic ties with the cuban government back in december of 2014. >> given the choice between going in december when it would be a vacation down to cuba or going now and trying to get some business done, we believe the time is right to go. >> reporter: this trip, the main event among several huge u.s.-cuba events in the world, including a major league baseball preseason game and big entertainers like beyonce, elton john, and the rolling stones negotiating concerts. president obama tweeting in part he's traveling to cuba to advance our p

we're live outside superior court in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >> all right, david. thank you. >>> there are new details now about the murder of a woman last seen leaving a party in hayward. sky 7 hd shows you the area off morrison canyon road in fremont, police found stacey aguilar's body saturday. police say she'd been shot self-times. police announced today they arrested a person of interest in her murder. aguilar was last seen leaving a party in hayward with her boyfriend last week. police say they interviewed her boyfriend and arrested him but stopped short of identifying him as the suspect in her murder. >> the boyfriend was arrested for domestic violence, and he is one of the persons that was questioned. and that's all i can provide to you at this time. >> abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana was at the news conference. he'll have much more coming up at 5:00. >>> the alameda coroner's office is working to identify a badly burned body found in oakland this morning. sky 7 hd over san born drive earlier today after someone called call ed 911. investigators believe

>>reporter: in santa clara, david louie abc 7 news. >> she's got it.e unexpected announcement at that news conference. i will be row tiring as mayor effective tomorrow morning. mayor matthews says he's stepping down with two years left in the term. retirement is as you heard him say effective tomorrow. >>> if you walk around parts of san francisco today you may have thought were you in downtown denver. we were at fisherman's wharf couldn't turn anywhere without seeing some one with an orange broncos jersey. many fans stuck around for sight seeing after the superbowl win that translated to a lot of green for local businesses. >> how much money do you think you spent here. >> a bunch. a lot. >>@ a bunch. a bunch.sñ >> i don't know man. 5 or 7000 dollars. i don't know. >>reporter: who can keep track right. that did not include the cost of the superbowl tickets despite the great weather here most denver fans want to get home for the championship parade b&@;?zÑ+w button up thee experience for them of course. >> there is a major development tonight as we m

in san jose, david louie abc 7 news. >> tonight cycling advocate want the city of berkeley to extendane near the cal campus after crash last week nearly killed a berkeley mother. 42-year-old meg was hit by car from behind and suffered serious injuries. last week while riding south on fulton and bancroft. bike east bay has asked the city to paint new lanes on two blocks of fulton south of bancroft way by may 12th. which is bike to workday. advocate recent hangs in state law allow for changes without additional approval. >> we do have much more to get to on this friday night. >> suddenly there were three 4 huge waves. >> how a walk along the beach ended tragically for local couple. >> also the chp officer in a horrible crash as you can see escorting president obama to lax this week. how the officer is doing tonight. >>> how warm will it get this valentine's day weekend. drew will be back with the four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth-- [train horn blares] ... to the continent... [claps] ... a new nation. announcer: why not celebrate presidents day with a better nigh

in half machine bay, david louie abc 7 news. >> a lot more to get to here tonight on this tuesday. up. the new year's fireworks that set a shopping mall on fire. >>reporter: also bart transbay tube serving passengers for more than 40 years. we look at where bart is going in the future. >> high cost of low gas prices. why you might want to get used why you might want to get used to a bumpy ride. i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tape in and hit play. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a compact disc. oh. looks like we're getting a facsimile. what year is it to you? it's old. you'd rather use newer technology? definitely. well, i've got something to show you. this is the 2016 chevy volt. it uses extended range electric technology. the prius hybrid uses battery technology developed 15 years ago. chevy expects volt drivers to get over a thousand miles between fill ups. it's got every technology there is. the prius actually belongs on the table. ♪ everyone loves the way dark clothes make them feel. and no one wants

abc 7 news reporter david louie is live in los gatos which desperately needs a big dose of winter. d? >> reporter: ama, there are several ways to measure the percentage, one is the reservoirs and the percentage of normal rainfall. here at the south bay we stand at 80% to 95% of normal rainfall but visually at lexington reservoir, see how much rainfall we really, really need. south bay residents are are surrounded by reminders that we're still in a drought. the reservoirs that store drinking water remain low. >> the warm weather definitely affected it negatively and i think people are probably still thinking, hey, we've gotten a lot of water so therefore we're back to normal but we're not even close. >> reporter: santa clara valley water district's rez vaservoir s at the top of the list at 59% capacity. lexington reservoir comes in at the bottom shy of 23%. those enjoying los gatos creek trail noticed the amount of water spilling over the dam has diminished. this is runoff. compare that to this video. abc 7 news was here on november 2nd about three months ago. the amount of water com

. >> let's begin our live team coverage with david louie at levis stadium to see what impact the game, david? >> reporter: ask any visitor about where they're spending money, most will tell you san jose and san francisco. local businesses say they're being slammed because they're not getting very much money and revenue. and they're being helped by some the temporary workers here at levis. ever since new road blocks went up monday, shop owners say customers disappeared, unable, or unwilling to find the backway in. the business has been replaced by a

abc7 news reporter david louie live in san jose. hi, david. >> reporter: there is no question about the high level of enthusiasm among fans. and thousands of them lined up this afternoon in order to go inside and listen to media pepper players with questions. they wanted to show their support. >> there is mistaking which scenes fans are packing. they are converging where they can sit and watch the panthers and broncos take question from the national and international media. karen arrived here in a jacket. >> i like cam newton, i liked him in auburn. i can't, in all goodness as a raider fan, been a raider fan for 100 years, you cannot move to denver. >> chelsea karen, you can tell where her loyalty lies. >> i love newton. and there are a lot of great people that will be hopefully be here. hopefully, there is a week. >> but the passion is just as strong, fred birch has high hopes. >> the denver broncos won this super bowl on my 10th birthday. the greatest birthday of my life, never to be repeated except if we win this year, it could be

abc7 news reporter david louie live in san jose. hi, david. >> reporter: there is no question about the high level of enthusiasm among fans. and thousands of them lined up this afternoon in order to go inside and listen to media pepper players with questions. they wanted to show their support. >> there is mistaking which scenes fans are packing. they are converging where they can sit and watch the panthers and broncos take question from the national and international media. karen arrived here in a jacket. >> i like cam newton, i liked him in auburn. i can't, in all goodness as a raider fan, been a raider fan for 100 years, you cannot move to denver. >> chelsea karen, you can tell where her loyalty lies. >> i love newton. and there are a lot of great people that will be hopefully be here. hopefully, there is a week. >> but the passion is just as strong, fred birch has high hopes. >> the denver broncos won this super bowl on my 10th birthday. the greatest birthday of my life, never to be repeated except if we win this year, it could be

. >> reporter: in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> the bay area is drying out after the first significant rainfall we have seen in weeks. the storm broughtrain, strong winds and thunder and lightning. laura? >> reporter: experts predicted this might happen. a lot of tree failures and now, mix in high winds and heavy rain. the first storm in two weeks put on quite a show around the bay area between the hail and the thunder and lightning. but the wind made it's mark, leaving downed trees in its wake. in alamo, two cars came down and down the road, a birch tree fell across the driveway of this home, narrowly missing the structure and the oakland hills, a pine toppled over, snapping off power lines and damaging a work fan. >> yes. we worry about the tree. the first was coming overhead. >> it could have hit the house but didn't. that is a great thing. but also, it could have happened at 7:30 when everybody is leaving for work and moving around. >> reporter: in walnut creek it was about prevention in this house. crews spent the morning removing this oak tree's limbs, extended over the house bel

. >> and live coverage continues and david louie will have a look before the game to see if it's ready and just ahead security systems. >> reporter: it is a little intimidating. we're not used to gig guns around here in the bay area, but we're going to see more of them as security intensifies beginning on wednesday. homeland security officers are now a visible presence at the sfo bart station they're followed by k 9 teams along with officers from the transportation security administration, they makeup viper teams aiding bay area law enforcement. they go where public will

in atherton, david louie, abc7 news. >>> san francisco's tallest building reached a milestone today, workers installed the first steel beams that will support the structure. and they bolted the columns. >> it's the heaviest piece of steel from anywhere in the world. >> when complete, it will sore to a thousand feet. >> today, central valley farmers argued trains won't run as advertised and will cost more than expected. the farmers claim the state can no longer follow through on promises and won't get from san francisco to los angeles in two hours and 40 minutes. the judge has 60 days to rule. >>> a start up will launch in redwood city jet blue announced jet blue ventures, located in silicon valley, will focus on backing start ups that provide travel and hospitality services. >> view counts will begin to replace videos on instagram. likes can be found on another screen. >>> and another rough day on wall street. s & p ended its lowest close in two years, the dow lost 250 pounds, finishing at 15,660. and s & p ended at 1829. >>> a man who fell 11 stories in 2015 is alive and on the way

. >> let's begin our live team coverage with david louie at levis stadium to see what impact the game is having, david? >> reporter: ask any visitor about where they're spending money, most will tell you san jose and san francisco. local businesses say they're being slammed because they're not getting very much money and revenue. and they're being helped by some the temporary workers here at levis. ever since new road blocks went up monday, shop owners say customers disappeared, unable, or unwilling to find the backway in. the business has been replaced by an army of people working at levis stadium who can take a short walk to find food. that led to one of the best ways to promote business. word of mouth. >> a lot of people at the stadium recommend to look for areas so i believe it's getting popular in a sense. >> steve lieberman has become a daily diner. >> yesterday, the place was full of law enforcement and military guys that are working at the super bowl. and it felt safe and amazing. >> reporter: residents say excited this event is happening in their backyard. >> a lot of people

in atherton, david louie, abc7 news. >>> san francisco's tallest building reached a milestone today, workers installed the first steel beams that will support the structure. and they bolted the columns. >> it's the heaviest piece of steel from anywhere in the world. >> when complete, it will sore to a thousand feet. >> today, central valley farmers argued trains won't run as advertised and will cost more than expected. the farmers claim the state can no longer follow through on promises and won't get from san francisco to los angeles in two hours and 40 minutes. the judge has 60 days to rule. >>> a start up will launch in redwood city jet blue announced jet blue ventu silicon valley, will focus on backing start ups that provide travel and hospitality services. >> view counts will begin to replace videos on instagram. likes can be found on another screen. >>> and another rough day on wall street. s & p ended its lowest close in two years, the dow lost 250 pounds, finishing at 15,660. and s & p ended at 1829. >>> a man who fell 11 stories in 2015 is alive and on the way to recovery. >>

. >> let's begin our live team coverage with david louie at levis stadium to see what impact the game is having, david? >> reporter: ask any visitor about where they're spending money, most will tell you san jose and san francisco. local businesses say they're being slammed because they're not getting very much money and revenue. and they're being helped by some the temporary workers here at levis. ever since new road blocks went up monday, shop owners say customers disappeared, unable, or unwilling to find the backway in. the business has been replaced by an army of people working at levis stadium who can take a short walk to find food. that led to one of the best ways to promote business. word of mouth. >> a lot of people at the stadium recommend to look for areas so i believe it's getting popular in a sense. >> steve lieberman has become a daily diner. >> yesterday, the place was full of law enforcement and military guys that are working at the super bowl. and it felt safe and amazing. >> reporter: residents say excited this event is happening in their backyard. >> a lot of people

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. >> reporter: in san jose david louie, abc7 news. >>> the bay area is drying out after the first significant rainfall we have seen in weeks. the storm brought rain, strong winds and thunder and lightning. laura? >> reporter: experts predicted this might happen. a lot of tree failures and now, mix in high winds and heavy rain. the first storm in two weeks put on quite a show around the bay area between the hail and the thunder and lightning. but the wind made it's mark leaving downed trees in its wake. in alamo two cars came down and down the road a birch tree fell across the driveway of this home narrowly missing the structure and in the oakland hills, a pine toppled over snapping off power lines and damaging a work fan. >> yes. we worry about the tree. the first was coming overhead. >> it could have hit the house but didn't. that is a great thing. but also, it could have happened at 7:30 when everybody is leaving for work and moving around. >> reporter: in walnut creek it was about prevention in this house. crews spent the morning removing this oak tree's limbs, extended over the house belo

abc7 news reporter david louie has a look at 6:30. >>> new details in a deadly car crash that happened just hours after the people in the car left the nfl experience saturday night. the car carrying three men crashed at 9th and brannon. the chp says the they spotted the driving doing do nuts. it sped off, crashed into a taxi and burst into flames. >> reporter: both of the passengers graduated from pittsburg high school. the families are urging people not to rush to judgment, saying their loved ones got into the wrong car. >> none of us was there in the car during the last moments. and roland wasn't driving. >> his sister remembers him as funny, trying to better himself. he was a passenger in a fiery crash in san francisco saturday night. the driver slammed into a taxi. police say the car was doing doughnuts, side shows are popular, but dangerous stunt. she says the station was out of her brother's control. >> i have another younger brother and we worry about him all the time and tell him, yeah, you're hanging out with your friends but realize your life is in the car as well. >> his ste

. >> in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> the floats are finished, the bleachers set up, and crowdsger to celebrate. >> yes. san francisco issed for the chinese new year parade. the event promises to draw huge crowds. >> maybe a million. and kristin zee is here with what you need to know. >> reporter: long before the bay area super bowl there was the chinese new year parade in san francisco. it started in the 1860s. and this year, it will feature 100 marching units and oaf 600,000 firecrackers. the year of the monkey will be celebrated in style tomorrow night. you're looking at the star attraction. a 270 foot long golden dragon, lit up, carried by 100 marshal artists. another highlight, 20 gorgeous floats. today, abc7 news was invited to watch crews at pier 54. the floats are prepped for any weather. after months of working hard, the builders expect things to run smoothly. >> it's going to be easy. we're going to enjoy the art work we did. if we didn't do our jobs we're going to run around with drills and putting things back together. >> reporter: you can see barricades are ready fo

abc7 news reporter david louie has a look at 6:30. >>> new details in a deadly car crash that happened just hours after the people in the car left the nfl experience saturday night. the car carrying men crashed at 9th and brannon. the chp says the they spotted the driving doing do nuts. it sped off, crashed into a taxi and burst into flames. >> reporter: both of the passengers graduated from pittsburg high school. the families are urging people not to rush to judgment, saying their loved ones got into the wrong car. >> none of us was there in the car during the last moments. and roland wasn't driving. >> his sister remembers him as funny, trying to better himself. he was a passenger in a fiery crash in san francisco saturday night. the driver slammed into a taxi. police say the car was doing doughnuts, side shows are popular, but dangerous stunt. she says the station was out of her brother's control. >> i have another younger brother and we worry about him all the time and tell him, yeah, you're hanging out with your friends but realize your life is in the car as well. >> his stepmothe

. >> in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> the floats are finished, the bleachers set up, and crowdsger to celebrate. >> yes. san francisco issed for the chinese new year parade. the event promises to draw huge crowds. >> maybe a million. and kristin zee is here with what you need to know. >> reporter: long before the bay area super bowl there was the chinese new year parade in san francisco. it started in the 1860s. and this year, it will feature 100 marching units and oaf 600,000 firecrackers. the year of the monkey will be celebrated in style tomorrow night. you're looking at the star attraction. a 270 foot long golden dragon, lit up, carried by 100 marshal artists. another highlight, 20 gorgeous floats. today, abc7 news was invited to watch crews at pier 54. the floats are prepped for any weather. after months of working hard, the builders expect things to run smoothly. >> it's going to be easy. we're going to enjoy the art work we did. if we didn't do our jobs we're going to run around with drills and putting things back together. >> reporter: you can see barricades are ready fo

. >> in santa clara, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> football fans are pouring into the bay area right now. that includes lots and lots of broncos and panthers fans. the people we spoke with are 100% behind their team. >> bringing home a victory. >> super bowl 50, i'm 50. we love the broncos. it's all coming together. here i am. >>> they expect 1.3 million people to pass through sfo. the busiest day should be monday. >> cal trans is adding special trains to get people to and from the super bowl on sunday. several spotted family and fans going to and from. >> we're going to go to fishermen's wharf to ride trolley. they will charge $20 to park in their lots. they normally charge $5. there's a bit of a premium. more than 486,000 people rode b.a.r.t. yesterday, the fifth highest on record. >>> roger goodell had his annual super bowl news conference and spoke on a wide range of topics. the big focus was the stadium situation for the raiders and the chargers. of the goal is to keep the raiders in oakland. >> my pledge to dean spanos, mark davis, to the mayor of oakland and the mayor of san diego

david louie, "abc7 news." >> and the super bowl keeps adding big stars to the lineup.ady gaga will be singing the national anthem. marley matalin will join her performing sign language. cold play is headlining the halftime show with a special appearance from beyonce. three years ago, beyonce performed in new orleans and shortly after that, the lights went out. that's how good beyonce was. >> you know how i feel about lady gaga, so that will be amazing. >>> let's move on. ed lee says he's not trying to hide the homeless during the super bowl as some day. but our video raises questions about the tactics. >> homeless advocates say police are creating a bigger problem with the homeless than ever. >> they are on the housing wait list. they lose their place on the wait list. and you can't get back on the list. >> it is part of a system that criminalizes the homeless. you can watch that special report tonight on "abc7 news" at 11:00. >>> san francisco could become the first city to ban the eviction of teachers from their homes during the school year. >> caroline tyler is live

the david louie has the story. >> movie goers shelled out 11 billion dollars at the box office last yearey spent open popcorn candy and drink. >> we want to have the same experience the same escapeism the same the access to entertain many. >> hasn't happened at the amc theater he has patronize in san francisco and east bay. special audio description head set failed consistently for several years. leaving blank disappointed frustrated when he with tonight a movie with his soychbilitys i wasn't able to communicate with my boys zacchary and elliott about what was happening for the remainder of the film or afterward so much because i missed out on a great deal of the action in a film that is not exactly heavy on dialogue. >>reporter: amc promotes audio description technology on line and here's an example of what a blind person hears. >> 2 scientist stand before a flask of orange liquid. one trys to pour a test tube of green liquid in but it liquid doesn't move. >>reporter: class action filed against amc on benefit of 5 individual and 2 advocate group after attorney sent let investigators the

as david louie explains a group is seeking data while others are fighting. >> 10 different databases. linda and sherry have one thing in common. child identified with special needs. but they are on opposite side of a year long legal battle to determine if schools are doing enough to help special need studentsx) record special needs or not. to discover flaws. that's an stimentd 10 million records dating back to 2008. >> i can't believe that a judge would let our personal, permanent information about our children millions of them and pretty much every child now has social security number being released. >>reporter: group seeking data worked with the court to protect personal information with oversight by magistrate and expert called special master. >> special master is cybersecurity expert in electronic discovery. he is going to ensure the data is protected. >>reporter: strong reaction surfaced after the web sites post add form to register a complaint.? the document available on line has been referred to as an opt out form but actually it's an objection form to let the june know in the

. >>> abc 7 news reporter david louie talked to people leaving the bay area after super bowl 50 and heeted the feedback has been positive. coming up at 5:00 the words most associated with the bay area's hospitali hospitality. >>> a live look from our east bay hills camera. oakland obliterated its record highs today reaches 81 degrees. san francisco and san jose also tied records. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony joining us live from a toasty walnut creek. >> reporter: it's warm in walnut creek, too. this has been the place to be this afternoon. this is creme, one of the local ice cream shops here. for a time this afternoon a lot of people here, looked like a spring afternoon except one problem, it's not spring. it just doesn't seem right. but no one's complaining, at least not yet about these warm days just a week into february. from the berkeley marina to downtown walnut creek, those in the east bay took time to soak it in. what do you think about this weather? >> i love it. >> we are enjoying a day off and having lunch in this gorgeous weather. >> reporter: you like it? >> i love it

abc7 news reporter david louie looks at how the fans spending spree is not happening in santa clara.locks went up monday, shop owners say their local customers have disappeared. unable or unwilling to find the back way in. their business has been replaced by the small army of people work being at levi's stadium who can take a short walk to find food. that's led to one of the best ways to promote business, word of mouth. >> the best people is a lot of people at the stadium recommend to people visiting. they find a good breakfast and lunch. so we are getting popular sips then. >> steve has become a daily diner. >> we came here, the place was full of all the law enforcement and the military guys that are working at the super bowl so we felt very safe. plus the food is pretty amazing. >> nearby residents say they are excited a world event is happening in their backyard. >> a lot of fans recommending that you give your parking -- it's going to be crowded and people aren't going to find the space to park. >> are you going to rent out your garage? , no, i'm not. i'm not supposed to. >> one

abc 7 news reporter david louie is there and tweeted this picture of a volunteer who will be giving away from super bowl xix when the niners beat the miami dolphins. a hoverboard is suspected of sparking a house fire in san leandr leandro. this tweet after talking with the homeowner who says he wishes he never bought the hoverboard. get the latest on the fire investigation in a live report on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> now to the race for president. candidates spent the day in iowa in a final frenzy to inspire supporters to turn out for tonight's caucuses. abc news reporter brandi hitt is in iowa where the caucuses are about to get under way. >> wow, what a crowd, what a great -- look at this. >> reporter: it's decision day in iowa. >> i believe we will win. >> i'll unite the republican party. >> reporter: after months of television ads and campaign stops it's down to the wire for the front-runners. hillary clinton and daughter, chelsea, rallying the troops before they canvass neighborhoods convincing voters to caucus. >> i'm so excited about tonight. i'm feeling so energized because of all