friends say they have plans to travel with hana.l miss all the girl talk about dating and dreams about what their future will hold. if you could say something to her. what would it be? come back, come back to us, you know? ha! na's mother and brother plan to return to japan this weekend. friends have raised money to help the family bring hannah home to japan. hit and run driver is being held without bail. he faces felony charges, including two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter in san francisco. amberleigh ktvu. fox two news, we'll storm the number one moving out of the bay area for tonight, but it will be an active we coming up into the weekend and into the next week now as far as the rainfall totals, although we had some pretty good downpours today, even reports of some hail the numbers or not. actually high as you can see. danville the 0.38 san jose approaching a quarter of an inch san francisco 0.13, and there's still the chance of a shower for tonight into early tomorrow morning, but more storms developing offshore and it w

. >> reporter: that from hana's close friend in tokyo. currently as the memorial for hana grows in san francisco, this man, 45-year-old troy mcallister, is behind bars in connection with hana and another woman's death. police believe mcallister, who is on parole for robbery, was trying to make a getaway after committing a burglary and crashed into another car, and that car hit and killed hana and another woman. there are questions as to why mcallister wasn't behind bars due to his past crimes, but family and friends are focused on hana's memory. >> the main thing that she wants to tell everyone about hanako is that even when she came across some adversities in her life or on some difficult days, she would still always smile. >> it's very hard to come to terms that something like this could have happen to such a wonderful person. she's always made time for her friends and she did not deserve this. and no one deserves to have died like this. >> reporter: san francisco's district attorney, chesa boudin, says sfpd did not notify parole in mca

she made an exchange that never happened, hana. didn't make it home hungry and then said, but you know if i have the. angry miss, she it's never gonna come back. friends say they have plans to travel with hana. and that they'll miss all the girl talk about dating and dreams about what their future will hold. if you could say something to her. what would it be? come back, come. in o. showers moving through on and off earlier today, and drivers encountering slick roads for the first time in weeks list was the view from a ktvu dashboard camera, traveling along one on one and sandra fell. the chp, of course, asking drivers to allow extra time and to slow down and take a look at this summit here is not just dealing with rain, but hail to this is video from orinda, the hill pelting rooftops and coming to rest on some backyard furniture. meteorologist mark tamayo. was adding up the rain tolls and tell us that more is on the way. mark tamayo about it, hi there, andre. yeah, we are heading into a stormy weather pattern here in the bay area

in jason's post he writes hana's family is facing existing medical conditions and hana was helping them financially. now her friends are trying to raise $60,000 so her family can come to the u.s. and bring her home to japan. in san francisco, jackie ward, nbc bay area news. >>> to politics now, a group of 11 gop senators have announced they will object to certifying the electoral college results. president-elect joe biden was the clear winner of november's election. on wednesday congress is set to certify the electoral vote. but the grume of republican senators led by ted cruz of texas intend to object when the chambers meet citing debunked claims of widespread voter fraud and other violations. the group is demanding an emergency investigation. tonight the biden transition team is responding. in a statement they said, quote, this stunt won't change the fact that president-elect biden will be sworn in on january 20th. and these baseless claims have already been examined and dismissed by trump's own attorney general, dozens of courts and election officials from both parties. >>> it's not

hiroko and her son will return to japan and wait to see hana's body.here is a gofundme to help the family with expenses. we'll have a link on our website, abc7news.com. >>> we turn now to our health and efforts to build a better bay area. california is on the brink of reaching 3 million total coronavirus cases. remember, that number does include patients who've recovered. the bay area has nearly 350,000 diagnosed cases. a bay area company is coordinating up to 150,000 covid tests in california each day, and now it's hoping its new software can speed up vaccine distribution. abc 7 news has assembled a vaccine team to track the latest developments. the ceo of color help spoke exclusively with abc 7 news reporter louz pena. >> reporter: san francisco has one of the nation's highest per capita 19 test rates. behind the scenes processing the two largest covid test sites is color health. >> what's color's real at test sites like this one? >> at testlights psych this and school and community sites our role is like an end to end system where we provide the reg

bars in connection with hana and another woman's death. police believe mcallister, who is on parole for robbery, was trying to make a get away, crashed into another car, and that car hit and killed hana and another woman. there are questions as to why mcallister wasn't behind bars due to his past crimes, but family and friends are focused on han a'sa's memory. >> the main thing that she wants to tell everyone about hanako is that even when she came across some adversities in her life or on some difficult days, she would still always smile. >> it's very hard to come to terms that something like this could have happen to such a wonderful person. she's always made time for her friends and she did not deserve this. and no one deserves to have died like this. >> reporter: san francisco's district attorney, chesa boudin, says sfpd did not notify parole in mcallister's most recent arrest, and daly city police did not arrest mcallister after receiving a report that he may have stolen a car. they also didn't contact parole according to the d.a. the

hiroko has a better grasp of what led up to hana's death. but still so many questions. >> translator: it makes me question why this happened, and i hope this incident gets revealed and investigated. for example, was it right for the suspect to be released? was it right for him to be on parole? was there any kind of support while he was on parole? did the suspect have enough time to think about what he's done and change his ways? did he have support that he needs to change himself? these are the kinds of questions i'm thinking about right now. >> reporter: i asked her about her feelings toward troy mcallister. she admitted she felt hatred but knows hana is watching over her from heaven and it's not what she would have wanted. >> translator: hanako was a very compassionate and kind person. >> reporter: mrs. abe has one message for the community, along with a mission of her own. >> translator: although her life was short, she was very enriched by those she met in her life. it's hard to understand why she had to die this way. making the city saf

one of them hana abe was 27 years old. she is originally from japan. a decade ago a huge earthquake wiped out her home. her friends have put together a gofundme account and so far they have raised more than $60,000 to help her family. >> this is kind of our way to say like it is okay, we got you. we will make sure you are going to be okay and your family is going to be okay and -- like we are going to do what we can. >> mcallister was arrested. police say he was a robbery parolee driving a stolen car. >>> happening today, district attorney is meeting with hana abe's mother who was coming in from japan. our joe vasquez asked her how did the city let this happen? >> what happened here? there is a lot of pointing of fingers this weekend. the parole officer, how come he didn't revoke parole? the police were saying somebody needs to be accountable for this. it turns out according to the parole folks in fact they referred this to your office for charges, no charges were filed. they can't just revoke someone's parole without you participating in that. >> so t

. >> reporter: friends of the other victim, 27-year-old hana abe told me hana's mom is arriving in san francisco today to start the process of bringing her daughter home to japan for funeral services. alison platt said she and her siblings would like to hear from anyone who knew their sister so they can find an appropriate place to hold their own service for elizabeth when the time is appropriate and safe here in san francisco. in san francisco, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> that is a sad story all around. >>> let's change directions now and bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. gray, stormy skies. pretty cool to see, jeff. >> so nice, raj and janelle. just what we need here in january to at least keep the fire danger down. it's not solving all our probz. we're running anywhere from 3 1/2 to 9 1/2 inches behind for the rainfall season, but again good for that fire danger to keep it lower. as we start off with stormranger, our mobile doppler radar, the main part of our storm system has moved on out. also after some gusty winds. but we are seeing a few spotty showers here o

the family of hana abe is expected to arrive in the city from japan tomorrow for a vigil. abe was one of the victims of that deadly new year's eve hit-and-run. this is turning into a political debate about the three strikes law. >> we have to demand accountability. >> reporter: looking for answers. san francisco supervisor catherine stephanie sent a letter to the district attorney, police chief and others demanding information about serial repeat offenders who were released from custody and then involved in deadly crimes. >> the tragedy that occurred on new year's eve did not have to happen. >> reporter: stephanie is talking about the killing of 27-year-old hana abe and 60-year-old elizabeth platt. records show sfpd arrested mccallister several times in the months before the deadly incident but he was not charged. from japan abe's brother says while the family is heartbroken by abe's death, they don't blame mccallister. they blame a system that let him down. in court today mccallister pleaded not guilty to two counts of vehicular manslaughter and other charges. stephanie s

friends at the service echoed that message as they remembered hana. >> she did not deserve to go likehis. no one deserves to go like this. what happened here could have been anyone crossing that sidewalk at that moment. >> letters spelling out the names of both victims have been put up on the store front at the scene. a 45-year-old parolee who was speeding away from a burglary has been charged with their deaths. that man, troy mcallister has pleaded not guilty. >>> the man at the center of oakland's deadly ghostship fire is avoiding a second trial after taking a plea deal. almena pleaded guilty 36 times. one plea for each of those killed in the december 2016 inferno. he previously stood trial in 2019 but the jury deadlocked. he was released from prison last year because of covid and on house arrest in lake county. as part of his plea deal, he wi n fe s. he is scheduled bsentenced marchth.ayet san jose are back open after amma spill. this is not far from highway 101. people who live nearby were told to shelter in place. a hazmat team controlled the spill in about two hours. one person

hana wrote the letter all by herself.old her i think she was gonna do great at her job every morning. she would wake up on like big missed habits respond to my letter on them like. sweetie, i don't think she's gonna have time to, you know, respond to your letter, but i'm sure she will read it at some point. not only did she respond, harris's digital team asked for a video of solano reading the letter suhani even drawing a picture of her dog luna on the back. that's so great, that dog looks really lovely. what is it that you like about her and that she's in game just like me and i, along with what? i need a girl like president? this little lady also has high aspirin. shin's actually i want to be president because in the white house is in my it might be so cool. what a personality. interesting lisa hanna's mom is from the same city in india has kamila harris is mom. so there is a real connection for this family? she says she was moved to tears as harris was being sworn in as vice president of the united states. she says. it

hana abe's mother met with mayor breed.calling on city leaders to make the city safe again. >> she did not deserve to go like this. what happened here could have happened to anyone, your mother, brother, sister, child crossing the sidewalk at that moment. >> letters spelling out the names of both victims. a 45-year-old parolee who was speeding away from a burglary has been charged with her death. that man has pleaded not guilty. >> the man at the center of oakland's deadly ghost ship fire is avoiding a trial after pleading guilty. he previously stood trial in 2019 but the jury deadlocked. released from prison last year because of covid and has been on house arrest. he will not face civil penalties. he is scheduled to be sentenced on march 8th. >> the south bay streets are back own after a spill. the haz-mat team contained the spill. one person was treated for a medical issue at the scene but no other injuries. >> baseball legend hank aaron has died. president joe biden sharing his memories of watching hammering hank. >> the

so hanna's mom asked all three of her daughters, but it was so hana who jumped at the chance.'t expect anything to come out of it, obviously, because you think like thousands of kids would have written to hana wrote the letter all by herself. i told her i think she was gonna do great at her job every morning she would wake up on like big mr harris respond to my letter, and i'm like sweetie, i don't think she's gonna have time to, you know, respond to your letter, but i'm sure she will read it at some point. not only did she respond, harris's digital team asked for a video of solano reading the letter suhani even drawing a picture of her dog luna on the back. that's so great, that dog looks really lovely. what is it that you like about her and that she's in game just like me and i long with one need a girl like president? this little lady. also has high aspirations, actually, and one could be president because in the white house is in my it might be so cool. what a personality. interestingly so hanna's mom is from the same city in india has kamila harris is mom. so there is a r

hana wrote the letter all by herself. i told her i think she was gonna do great at her job every morning. she would wake up on like big missed. harris respond to my letter on them like. sweetie, i don't think she's gonna have time to, you know, respond to your letter, but i'm sure she will read it at some point. not only did she respond, harris's digital team asked for a video of solano reading the letter suhani even drawing a picture of her dog luna on the back. that's so great, that dog looks really lovely. what is it that you like about her and that she's in game just like me and i long. that's why i need a girl like president. this little lady also has high aspirations, actually, and one could be president because in the white house is in my it might be so cool. what a personality. interestingly so hanna's mom is from the same city in india has kamila harris is mom. so there is a real connection for this family? she says she was moved to tears as harris was being sworn in as vice president of the united states, she sa

each sake, masuda came up with the ideal ratio -- 20% of the blend is from sake brewed with kyo-no-hanad 80% from kyo-no-koi. he named the new brand "assemblage," the french term given to the process of blending wine. >> translator: i hope our new brand will make a strong impression in the international market. the sake industry will need to produce and promote uniquely japanese products. i'm excited to take on this challenge. >> reporter: masuda hopes to hold sake-tasting events for owners of restaurants in france and impress these wine lovers with his new creation. >>> okay, let's get a check on the markets. >>> and that's it for "newsline biz." from our tokyo studios, i'm ramin mellegard. thank you very much for joining us. ai■>ú■ogfvfvfvfvfvfvfvfvfvfvs conducted on a bipartisan basis. >> trump made no mention of his impeachment in a video message on twitter released soon after the proceedings, but in a change of tone he condemned last week's violence and said those involved will face justice. >> i want to be very clear. i unequivocally condemn the violence that we saw last week. vio

so hanna's mom asked all three of her daughters, but it was so hana who jumped at the chance. honestly didn't expect anything to come out of it, obviously, because you think like thousands of kids would have written to hana wrote the letter all by yourself. i told you i think she was gonna do great at her job every morning. she would wake up on like big missed had us respond to my letter on them like sweetie, i don't think she's gonna have time to, you know, respond to your letter, but i'm sure she will read it at some point. not only did she respond, harris's digital team asked for a video of solano reading the letter suhani even drawing a picture of her dog luna on the back. that's so great, that dog looks really lovely. what is it that you like about her and that she's in game just like me and i, along with what? i need a girl like president? this little lady also has high aspirin. shin's actually i want to be president because in the white house is in my it might be so cool. what a personality. interestingly so hanna's mom is from the same city in india has kamila harris i

hana williams made six of 10 from deep, she had 18 in the game. second half on a 16-one run and it was never close. stanford wins 82-54, they are now 11-0 into the combined cal and stanford's record, they are 11 and 11. they took another loss at colorado, the buffaloes made five of six from three, and they go on to win 75-59. kalis headed for the worst reason in over 20 years. for just the seventh time in nfl history, two quarterbacks from the same college will face off against each other in the playoffs. green bay will become cal fair territory tomorrow at 1:30. despite dealing with a surgically repaired thumb, the rams qb jared goff will get the start against the packers. he showed up in berkeley nine years after aaron rodgers left, between them, only to super bowl appearance is, it has been a decade since rogers won his loan title. >> they tell me why have you watched the super bowl ever? i say i've got all the memories right here. they stay fresh on the brain. >> and leave it to new york post, the jets higher in this is what was on the back pa

and cool and the hana stream of the place on the witness podium. i feel really bad for she was looking forward to this race of course she's been using a whole year training for this race it's really a slow climb. i know we would have a good finish. and i wanted to prove myself that i could do well in the race like this and i wanted to prove to everyone else too that i could do well in a race like this and even though i know i did a good race i don't feel like i proved it because you never really finished. 2 days. and. i don't really think it has sunk and i think my body is like still in shock a little bit because we've been caring and thinking about this race for 2 years and then we were finally doing it and it. was going very well. and it's just like it's just taking you know taken away from you and that is very hard for. for me and my body and my brain to process. and i reckons the race could have continued due to the remoteness of the route but by late summer had a hoax back up and raring to go again and hopefully in 2021 hannah and her team loo

hana abe's mother met with mayor breed. they are calling on city leaders to make the city safe again. >> she did not deserve to go like this. what happened here could have happened to anyone, your mother, brother, sister, child crossing the sidewalk at that moment. >> letters spelling out the names of both victims. a 45-year-old parolee who was speeding away from a burglary has been charged with her death. that man has pleaded not guilty. >> the man at the center of oakland's deadly ghost ship fire is avoiding a trial after pleading guilty. he previously stood trial in 2019 but the jury deadlocked. released from prison last year because of covid and has been on house arrest. he will not face civil penalties. he is scheduled to be sentenced on march 8th. >> the south bay streets are back own after a spill. the haz-mat team contained the spill. one person was treated for a medical issue at the scene but no other injuries. >> baseball legend hank aaron has died. president joe biden sharing his memories of watching hammering ha

. >> reporter: she brought flowers for a growing memorial for 27-year-old hana abe and 60-year-old elizabeth platt. both women killed in san francisco on new year's eve when police say 45-year-old troy mac calster drove a stolen car into them at a crosswalk and then ran. she said she and abe were in touch about future work. >> i think she was really smart and especially to have the courage to come from japan and pursue her dreams. >> reporter: in a statement on a gofundme page for abe, her grieving mother says in part, i think her death should be a critical lesson for the whole society to create a system to prevent such disastrous incidents from happening. and must believe she is thinking this, i worked hard toward my dreams and had a happy life. i'm grateful to everyone i met and everyone don't give up on your dreams. a friend says platt was a former dj. platt's family says she was likely homeless. >> the other woman who died, that's just horribly tragic and the whole family just feels badly for her family as well. >> reporter: the san francisco district attorney's office says it met with a

the project will focus on puna, ka'u, hana, nanakuli, wai'anae, waimanalo, kalihi, and kapa'a. i am also directing my cabinet to implement projects to connect rural and underserved communities to similar projects. clearly, the pandemic has highlighted the digital inequity in hawai'i. part of our task is to make sure that a student in nanakuli can access an online lesson plan as easily as a student in kahala and that, in a digital hawai'i, everyone's connected. likewise, with an fcc grant, we will support a telehealth initiative to connect low-income patients with high medical risks to healthcare providers. the department of hawaiian homelands will receive at least $30 million in federal funds to benefit native hawaiians. in addition, my legislative package includes this year a bill to create a broadband and digital equity office to oversee these efforts. this office will also enable us to identify and secure hawai'i's share of $7 billion in new federal funds for broadband infrastructure and digital equity programs. the pandemic has made it painfully clear that life in the futur

hana abe grew up in japan. her mother will attend the remembrance at the spot where her child was killed. 60-year-old elizabeth platt also died. the suspect is a parolee and serial offender. >> homicides are up, up for arson, burglaries, up for a lot of things and we have to understand why. >> so authorities say the suspect was driving a stolen car and arrested several times in the month prior. that was shortly after he got out of prison. records show he was never charged with any new crimes. >>> stay away from the zoo. that's a judge's order for the man accused of stealing a lemur from the san francisco zoo last year remember the case? 31-year-old cory mcgillaway was arrested on car burglary charges. he was never convicted in the lemur theft. only connected to incriminating evidence. the lemur was taken from the zoo in october and recovered a few miles south of san francisco by preschool kids. he is facing burglary, grand theft and burglary charges. >>> there's new concern about mountain lions in the santa cru

. >> one of the victims is hana abe who was 27 years old and originally from japan. her friends have put together a gofundme account. so far they have raised more than $60,000 to help her family. still ahead, it could be a whole new meaning to summer school. >> next, how governor newsom wants to make up for a lack of learning time during the pandemic. >>> sate wet start to our day. i'm tracking high def doppler with the rain pushing into the bay area. it is a pacific storm system bringing the rain, wind and snow up in the sierra. also high surf. details coming up. >>> and a traffic alert slowing things down as you work your way westbound. i will welcome back. it is 6:12 on this monday morning. tracking light rain on high def doppler from san rafael, mill valley, down through the golden gate into san francisco across the bay bridge and into berkeley, alameda, oak land and for san he will. also concord, walnut creek, you getting a wet start to the day. >>> in southern california there are some controversy over a memo sent to los angeles county hospitals addressing how

. >> one of the victim social security -- victims is hana abe who was 27 years old. >>> this morning in chicago some public school teachers are refusing to return to the classroom. the campuses are reopening today so teachers can start to prepare for in person learning. the teachers union said the schools are still unsafe. this comes following the covid-19 death of a school clerk. >> i am standing in solidarity with my staff. >> district officials say millions of dollars having been invested in air purifiers and in sanitation and students will be placed in smaller groups or pods. extending school into the summer may be part of governor newsom's plan to help students make up for a lack of learning time during the pandemic. he did not offer a lot of details at a news conference last week. he did indicate some funding in his proposed back to school plan could allow for an extended k through 12 school year. >> looking at extending into the summer. looking at the opportunity to get tutors and additional supports. i can assure you it is not only top of mind, it is foundational in terms of

drunk driver in san francisco has come to the bay area to bring her daughter's body home. 27-year-old hana abe grew up in japan. her mother will attend a remembrance today at the spot where her child was killed. this is elizabeth platt. she also died. the suspect is a parolee and serial repeat offender. some city leaders say they see a trend in lawlessness. >> they're up for arson, up for a lot of things. we have to understand why. >> authorities say the suspect was driving a stolen car and arrested several times in the months prior. and that was shortly after he got out of prison. the records show he was never charged with a new crime. >>> stay away from the zoo. remember that story? he was released on car burglary charges. the thefts only connected to incriminating evidence. the lemur was taken from the zoo back in october. recovered a few miles south of san francisco. still facing burglary, grand theft and vandalism charges. >>> new concerns about mountain lio lions. two malnourished cats have been spotted. the ben lomond mountain lionel journal. i'm not a subscriber. one was captured i

it's like my old boss used to tell me when i was a busboy at o'sheena-hana-halla-hooligan's, 'if youto lean, you got time to vaccine.' but on january 20th, it's off to work i go! heigh-ho, heigh-ho, jack! want fries with that? no free refills! get out of here! get out of here, kid!" one problem is that the administration has settled on the covid plan of, "not it!" because federal officials left many of the details of vaccine distribution to overstretched local health officials and hospitals, which is why in new york city, no one has any idea how to get vaccinated, but you can still get contactless delivery of marijuana at 2:00 in the morning. forget hospitals-- ship all those vials to dr. college friend's roommate. state and local governments have been overwhelmed. in houston, on the first free day of a vaccination clinic, after receiving more than 250,000 calls, the city health department's phone system crashed. that's right, our vaccine rollout lacks the robust technology of the butterball hotline. vaccine sign-up websites have also been crashing left and right, so instead, one cou

he crashed into another car and that car hit and killed hana and another woman. >> the main thing that she wants to tell everyone about hanako is that even when she came across some adversities in her life or on some difficult days, she would still always smile. >> friends and family have already raised $60,000 so her family can come to the u.s. and bring her body back to japan. this morning there's questions on why the suspect was free on the street's. chesa boudin says sfpd did not notify parole about mcallister's recent arrest and daily citi police did not arrest him after allegedly stealing a car. the state says they followed procedures, but boudin told abc7 news this was a systemic failure. >> we need to work with the police and with all other law enforcement agencies that we partner with to do a better job keeping the city safe. i can't do it without the police. they can't do it without me. parole can't do it if nobody even tells them somebody they supervised was arrested. that's exactly what happened here on december 20th and again with a different agency on december 29th. >> bo

venezuelan migrants like a genius who took a chance year after losing her job in the coastal city of kut to hana. i think it's been hard because i was not used to it but you adapt if you think about the family i have to take care of my mother and daughter and how to hina obviously i'm worried about getting the virus especially since i'm undocumented and contraceptive care. workers and prevent outbreaks farms of introduced biosecurity measures like hand-washing stations and expanding dormitories to try to reduce the chances of contact but farmers say they're also facing competition from illegal coca farms that can pay workers more. as that and the fact that the picking culture is disappearing people don't want to do it anymore. but some coffee experts believe the solution to these problems lies far away from these fields and the coffee trading market in switzerland where a few major companies like starbucks and by most coffee in the world keeping prices low thanks to their bargaining power they've got the farmers are being paid today 75 percent almost less than they were paid a dear on their day