this video shows a controversial football drill at el cerrito high school. the video resurfaced.knowl football coach has been told leave campus, placed on administrative leave. here's nbc bay area's cheryl hurd. >> reporter: the el cerrito football coach has been put on leave. we don't know for how long, but one parent i talked to says he would just like to see him back on the job. >> a lot of the boys don't even want to go to school because coach jake is not around now. >> reporter: and he may have been suspended because of this viral video of a controversial drill at football practice that has resurfaced on social media after 2 1/2 years. >> it's kind of gut wrenching to know so many people coming after him. it's been like this for a while now. >> coach jake is a nice guy, he's a good family man and he really cares about the kids. >> reporter: it's called the machine gun drill. players getting hit over and over again by two other players. the director of sports medicine at ucsf children's hospital says the drill brings up medical concerns. >> any time you're repetitively hit, y

light showers from el cerrito, oakland and san francisco.y morning. so we have scattered showers and pockets of downpours, breezy at times. later today, the wet weather is focused in the north -- in the south bay. little bit warmer of an afternoon on the way. we could see some cities getting into the low-end mid-70s later this afternoon, guys. kumasi: thank you, drew. new at 6:00, the wrong place and long for a would-be gas station rubber. reggie: plus, five california counties trying to put pg&e on the hook for the dixie fire. the utility responded with what he believes happens. kumasi: and an important day every year. the great california shakeout keeping you prepared. the drills happening from bart, for your very own home, and the easy guide to help you any family plan in business, setbacks change everything. so get comcast business internet and add securityedge. it helps keep your network safe by scanning for threats every 10 minutes. and unlike some cybersecurity options, this helps protect every connected device. yours, your employees'

light showers around el cerrito and the city in parts of oakland. level 1 light storm. you could have some pockets of downpours. later on this afternoon, showers are focused in the north they. most of the day is dry with mostly cloudy skies. kumasi: there is no doubt the rain is a welcome sight. it can also cause problems. power outages is just one issue we are seeing with wet louder -- wet weather. as of a few hours ago, about 1500 customers are in the dark. that is not it. we are seeing slick roads as people make their way in for the commute. amy hollyfield is checking on those conditions this morning area -- morning. >> we are on the bay bridge from oakland into san francisco. it is a slow, wet, crawl this morning. it is raining out here. i want to prepare you for this if you have not the house yet this is what you will we he video from the rain -- of the rain from yesterday. everyone is adjusting to it. everyone is shifting how they drive, how they dress. the rain has been light so far, not causing a lot of concern or problems. crews are focused on what is headed ou

a video showing a controversial football drill at el cerrito high school. a well-known high school coach has been told to go, placed on administrative leave. >> the football coach has been put on leave. we don't know for how long but one parent i talked to says he would just like to see him back on the job. >> a lot of the boys don't want to go to school because coach jake is not around now. >> there was a viral video of a drill on football practice after 2 1/2 years. >> it's gut wrenching to know so many people coming after him. >> coach is a nice guy. he's a good family man. he really cares about the kids. >> it's called the machine gun drill, players getting hit over and over again by two other players. the director of sports medicine at usf hospital says the drill brings up medical concerns. >> there's the risk of concussion risks, head injury risks. >> according to an nbc source, this drill happened when the coach was not there, and the assistant coach who ran the drill was fired after. >> seems excessive. i would like to hear what the coach has to say

the mcdonald's in el cerrito hosted a pop-up vaccine clinic, right inside the restaurant this afternoon. people were able to come in order lunch, and get a covid vaccine. when we were there, several people took advantage of the opportunity. >>> we are learning the head of the states largest union has been arrested on theft and fraud charges. alma hernandez has steps down as the executive director for sei you california, i hope post that she has held since 2016. the attorney general just filed felony charges against hernandez , and her husband. they are accused of filing false tax returns, underreporting their income nearly $1.5 million over five if convicted, this couple could face prison time. >>> the u.s. secretary for housing and urban development is in the bay area. she is pushing the presidents build back better plan, which would expand access to federal subsidies for new housing. secretary marcia fudge met with house speaker nancy pelosi, and san francisco mayor london breed. they toured a new affordable housing complex in the sunnyvale neighborhood. >> we are judged not only how

the coach jacob rincon is an el cerrito high school football director. he's on administrative leave after video from two years ago resfaursed and went viral. it shows football players doing the machine gun drill. you can see it involves repeated hits from other players. it recently went viral when a new nationally known football figures took notice arguing it crosses the line. we spoke with students and parents who want the coach back on the sidelines. >> it's gut wrenching to know so many going after him. >> coach jake is a nice guy. a family man, and he really cares about the kids. >> a source tells nbc news the coach was not at practice the day the video was shot and the assistant coach who ran the drill was later fired. the district said the video doesn't represent its values and it's investigating. >>> overall community colleges are seeing fewer students enrolled, according to data gathered by the chronicle. uc and cal state stuls gained students last year. but california community college system lost more than a quarter million enrollees over the s

i think it was scary outage is also left parts of a peninsula berkeley el cerrito and albany in the darkthose outages are due to pole fires caused by rain turning dirt on the power lines into mud which conducts electricity and can start fires. san francisco got a good soaking. and warnings are going out as we prepare for even more rain a sandbag station is now open in santa rosa mill valley issued a winter storm alert on its website. there is reason for concern and some of these burn scars that a lot of northern california has experiencing right now. thousands of people on the bay area are without power tonight. this is a look at pg&e's outage map right now the green dots indicate relatively small outages. everything else is a larger outage right now. the biggest outages are near fremont and newark more than 8,000 customers are without power the cause of most of these is under investigation. and remember you can always check live doppler 7 and the weather conditions where you live on our abc 7 news app anytime it's free to download in the app store just search abc 7 news bay area tonight

i think it was scary outage is also left parts of a peninsula berkeley el cerrito and albany in the dark. pg&e says some of those outages are due to pole fires caused by rain turning dirt on the power lines into mud which conducts electricity and can start fires. san francisco got a good soaking. and warnings are going out as we prepare for even more rain a sandbag station is now open in santa rosa mill valley issued a winter storm alert on its website. there is reason for concern and some of these burn scars that a lot of northern california has experiencing right now. thousands of people on the bay area are without power tonight. this is a look at pg&e's outage map right now the green dots indicate relatively small outages. everything else is a larger outage right now. the biggest outages are near fremont and newark more than 8,000 customers are without power the cause of most of these is under investigation. and remember you can always check live doppler 7 and the weather conditions where you live on our abc 7 news app anytime it's free to download in the app store just search abc 7 n

two students there tell us this was an el cerrito high school in these pay.said this was happening during a practice in 2019 but just recently posted online. you can see the players doing football drills and a coach is off to the side. a student posted the video and on an account called football tweets retreated it. a spokesperson for the unified school district said the district is aware of it and in a statement they wrote "this behavior is unacceptable and inconsistent with our values. the safety of students and staff are top priority and we take these matters seriously. the district is conducting a full investigation and we will take the appropriate steps spending the investigation's results." >> developing news from the nfl. las vegas raiders head coach is stepping down amid growing controversy over leg which used in the past. >> john gruden residing -- resigning as head coach of the raiders. in a statement, he saying i love the raiders and do not want to be a distraction. i never meant to hurt anyone. i'm sorry. his resignation hours after the new york t

kumasi: the head football coach at el cerrito high school is on administered of leave according to the school district. this is coming after video surfaced showing repeated hard-hit during a practice. the school district released a new statement saying, we do not tolerate anything that puts our students safety at risk. the displays are on except the bull. the district has it cannot confirm who was running mistral at this time, but the video was recently posted online. the district did confirm that this was reported in 2019. reggie: san francisco leaders are fighting to stop walgreens from shutting down more locations across the city. two days ago, this chain announced these locations will be closed by november 17. the coven he says it's going to transfer prescriptions to nearby locations. reason, according to walgreens, organized retail crime. abc 7 news reporter shot this video of a man who backed up a bunch of merchandise and then took his bike and the merchandise right out of the store. all grains says retail theft across its san francisco stores has increased five times the average

. >> well, the bart board of directors has voted to turn the parking lot of the el cerrito plaza stationeted out this picture showing exactly where that housing is going to be built. look at the outline right now, there are about 740 parking spaces. but that's going go down to 250 once construction is finished 800 housing units, though, will be built with this plan. 35 1% of which will be affordable housing. new this morning, president biden and the first lady are in italy right now. and this is video of them shot. earlier this morning meeting with pope francis. the 2 apparently behind closed doors, talked about the pandemic. they also talk about climate change. among other things. the president is visiting rome at the moment and then he'll go on to classico scotland for back-to-back summits. firstly with the g 20, they'll talk economics and then we'll be meeting with the global climate conference to talk about global warming. and before leaving for rome, president biden visited capitol hill. he was presenting a new framework for his build back better plan. we've got our correspondent re

yes, so the two students we spoke to who were there tell us that this happened at el cerrito high school in the east bay and one student told us that it happened back in 2019. although it was just shared online. you can see the players in the video doing football drills a coach. is there off to the side this was posted by a student and then the video was shared more widely by an account called. football tweets a spokesperson for west contra costa county unified school district told us that the district is aware of this video and this incident in a statement. they wrote this behavior is unacceptable and inconsistent with wcc usd's values the safety of our students and staff are our top priority and we take these matters very seriously. the district is currently conducting a full investigation and we will take the appropriate steps pending the investigations results and many people online have reacted. this video expressing concerns over youth football safety and cte former nfl coach jim mora tweeted. this is so far out of line. it's horrible and former 49. adam snyder wrote fire these coa