. >> kate larson has been covering the event all evening. >> the event lasted about five hours. it moved through the streets of downtown oakland, with a bold and loud message for president trump from a woman's movement with growing energy. dressed in red, hundreds marched through the streets of downtown oakland tonight. >> we have to speak up about our rights as a woman. >> the international women's day strike started in front of city hall. and touched on issues representing the diverse women who make up this fight for equality. >> no matter where you come from. religion, nationality, what gender you are, everyone's equal. >> my mom didn't do anything wrong to anybody. so i'm here to stand up for her. >> five years ago, norma's mom was deported to mexico. >> for a kid to have to go through it, i can't even imagine. i'm here for them. >> there were women marching with their daughters. >> access to health care and access to education. >> men join their female friends and family. >> i'm here to take responsibility for the opportunities that have been stolen from women. >> many diff

kate larson got a tour of some of the weather damage. >> this portion here is cracking and ready to push and go down towards the road also. >> reporter: mike is a marine county park ranger. these days he spends a lot of time patrolling trails and fire roads in open space reserves damaged by this year's rainfall. >> we've had probably about 50 slides or so throughout the different preserves. >> reporter: these two along glen fire road in mill valley are preventing fire trucks from using the access road. this creates a dangerous situation since fuel has been growing unchecked in brooitdale open space preserve since the area hasn't burned in more than 100 years. >> if a fire started from one of these homes andette spread up the canyon, fires likes to move naturally up canyon, it could be disastrous if the dire department couldn't get to these points and access them. >> reporter: man made rock embankments like these are eventually how marin county par parks will shore up the hillsides and roads. they will spend well over $200,000 this year making those repairs, which is eight times their ann

kate larson is live there tonight where she got a tour of some of the weather damage. kate. >> well, eric, marin county is a paradise of nature trails. this year, the paths have been beaten by all our storms. it turns out the damage is not simply an inconvenience to hikers and cyclists. this roads provide critical safety roles for the residents' safety here. >> this portion right here is cracking and ready to push and go down towards the road also. >> mike is a marin county park ranger. these days, he spends a lot of time patrolling trails and fire roads in open space preserves, damage by this year's rainfall. >> we had probably about 50 slides or so throughout the different preserves. >> these two slides along glenfire road are preventing fire trucks from using the access road. this creates a dangerous situation since fuel has been grohling unchecked in the open space preserve since the area hasn't burned in more than 100 years. >> if a fire started from behind one of these homes, and spread up the canyon, which fire naturally likes to move up canyon, it could be prett

. >> kate larson got up close and personal with the gusty, windy conditions. she joins us live from san francisco. hi, kate. >> reporter: alma, definitely holding hard on to my hat tight right now. it is windy out here. while most people are having a tough time with it. a lot of folks running to the beach to get in the water. wind whipping up the walking path near the field today. making that obligatory san francisco bay selfie a tough shot. and blowing had hats right off the tourists. >> too windy for me today. but because of the wind it feels really cold. i need scarf. may not be enough. >> when we get consternd when we see 45 mile per hour wind gusts. >> reporter: jonathan baxter with the fire department says firefighters are preparing for unpredictable wind gusts to night. up to 45 miles an hour throughout the city. >> not only are we going to see wires and tree limbs down. 45 mile per hour wind gusts can affect your driving. it could affect you while you are walking. it can affect you riding a bicycle. >> while most people are ducking for cover right okay.

live in palo alto, kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> the community is coming together in san jose. people affected by the coyote creek flooding have essential items thanks to the generosity of others. abc 7 news was at a elementary school where there was a donation drive yesterday. thousands of people dropped off clothing, food, furniture and other items and flood victims picked up what they need. the san jose woman behind the drive said she felt compelled to do something. >> i was not affected but i was two blocks away. my husband and i and family wanted to give back. our way to give back was go through the neighborhood, see what people really needed. >> the city is admitting it did not give people enough notice to evacuate. it is working on getting state and federal aid to the victims. >>> caltrans will start demolishing pfeiffer canyon bridge. storms caused it to, as you can see, crack, buckle, and start sliding down the hill. a giant wrecking ball zboigoing work at 7:00 this morning. >>> oakland police help witnesses will help identify suspects. the first shooting happened in e

kate larson is live there with a progress report on how that repair work is going, kate. >> reporter: well, dan, caltrans hopes to open up the one closed lane by 7:00, at least temporarily. that's why they put up that black tarp to keep debris from falling on cars. they also had to shut down the overpass because it's not safe to drive across. we have reached out to the driver of the dump truck that created this mess as well as the truck company. we're waiting to hear back and find out why this all happened to begin with. caltrans workers spent the day chipping away at the concrete embarcadero road overpass in palo alto. the driver of this donald trump truck decree -- dump truck created the mess, only to get back on highway 101 with his truck bed still raised. he then drove straight into the overpass around 11:00 last night. >> and it seriously damaged that overpass to the point we had to close the two lanes beneath because the damaged section is a little over 45 feet long. >> reporter: caltrans opened up one of the two lane closures this afternoon but the number one lane will remain c

let's get right to abc 7 news reporter kate larson. she is live in moraga. kate? >> natasha and reggie, good morning. it is sprinkles out here in moraga. it was raining until 4:45 a.m. my whole commute from san francisco out here to the east bay was really rainy. driving out there can be tricky as this storm moves around our area. but, yeah, as you mentioned, a lot of hail this week. take a look, we have a fair amount of video of the ice coming down. this is in south san francisco last night around 10:00. enough hail that you were able to grab a handful off a windshield. in woodside yesterday afternoon, a lot of hail. so much so, it actually covered the ground. almost looked like it was snowing. that was along kings mountain along skyline boulevard. yes, snow in berkeley if you can believe it. at a little bit of a higher elevation, granted. this is tilden park at grizzly peak near the steamed train. there was a lot of snow. of course, it wasn't cold enough to stick on the ground. still, quite a sight, that there was snow right above u.c. berkeley. here in moraga,

you will see it, abc 7 news reporter kate larson. penal pg&e is apologizing. >> pg&e convicted of six charges. >> also, part of this senate, pg&e had to take out four page ads and the wall street journal admitted their guilt, that happened on the paper on tuesday >> replacing the ad is disappointing to see that it took this long and it had to be mandated by federal court. this is important that pg&e detailed the nature of the ads. >> a lot of residents and others who felt that pg&e was trying to by pass the real issue. >> i think they need to go further. >> rick rice watched the ad today and says pg&e still needs a lot of work to do before they regain the community's trust. >> they have to be up front of what they are doing. >> an apology alone will never be enough. action can make pg&e safer. >> those actions need to come in a form of more safety infrastructure and better. in san francisco, kate larson. n abc 6 news. >>> we just did that story. it maybe legal for your internet provider to sell your browsing history without permissio

. >> kate larson is live to explain how it has an influence on our local tech industry, kate? >> even though snap is based in los angeles, it still feels like a silicon valley start-up, a lot of the investors and people who work there are from the bay area. which has people wondering if snap may be the end of a year's long ipo dry spell. >> snap chat's parent company goes public. >> everybody here in the bay area is watching this closely. >> daniels is a consultant focused on snap. it may inspire local tech companies to get serious. >> seeing what happened today could really get boards excited. and if boards in the next couple months start saying, let's be like snap, we could have just a -- quite a herd of really nice companies, and unicorns heading toward the markets. that would be awesome. >> potentially awesome for those companies, what about the bay area economy and housing market, which has been pricing people out for years. >> one ipo like that could make a difference. >> steve has been a realtor in san francisco for 40 years, and says, tech has changed the market, faceb

kate larson, abc 7 news. >> a much anticipated public hearing is underway at san jose city hall, where flood victims and others are sharing their criticism and suggestions about how that crisis was handled. david louie has been at that meeting all day. live with the update. >> 150 people packed inside the council chambers, one person addressing the council in vietnamese. the city has acknowledged its shortcomings, this feedback will provide lessons for improvement. councilmembers have gotten plenty of feedback. they represent the williams street park, it's time for the full council to hear the pent up frustration and anger directly from residents. >> when anderson overflows, there is a flood. and every one of you should know that. and you don't need all these cubic feet per second to know that. >> full scale boat operation under way. flood victims face on going disruption. 200 people are still living in a shelter. >> i carried my dogs out through wastewater that was up to my thighs. i'm still scratching and itching, and we have no idea what was in that water. >> the mayor wants to turn

kate larson, abc 7 news. >> a much anticipated public hearing is underway at san jose city hall, where flood victims and others are sharing their criticism and suggestions about how that crisis was handled. david louie has been at that meeting all day. live with the update. >> 150 people packed inside the council chambers, one person addressing the council in vietnamese. the city has acknowledged its shortcomings, this feedback will provide lessons for improvement. councilmembers have gotten plenty of feedback. they represent the williams street park, it's time for the full council to hear the pent up frustration and anger directly from residents. >> when anderson overflows, there is a flood. and every one of you should know that. and you don't need all these cubic feet per second to know that. >> full scale boat operation under way. flood victims face on going disruption. 200 people are still living in a shelter. >> i carried my dogs out through wastewater that was up to my thighs. i'm still scratching and itching, and we have no idea what was in that water. >> the mayor wants to turn

ac 7 news reporter kate larson joins us in san francisco with the break down of the impact. kate? >> reporter: you know, it cost a lot of state and federal dollars it keep the water clean for wind surfers and sailors to create access to beaches and bike paths like the one here near chrissy field. but now people are worried that trump's proposed budget is jeopardizing the bay. >> in the sund or wind and fog san francisco bay is a hub of healthy outdoor activities. become 50 years ago, president ford began the epa. with trump's proposal to cut the budget by 31% many fear the bay will change. >> the last thing to be cutting is environmental enforce amount that protects public health and safety. >> the cuts will eliminate a san francisco bay wetland, and more. >> the trump cuts to the epa would gut the epa's ability to enforce the laws that protect our health. and protect the water we drink. air we breath. and the fish and wildlife in the bay. >> without a federal government program, then people around the bay will have less access to the bay and less views of the bay. >> larry gold s

. >> kate larson is live to explain how it has an influence on our local tech industry, kate? >> even though snap is based in los angeles, it still feels like a silicon valley start-up, a lot of the investors and people who work there are from the bay area. which has people wondering if snap may be the end of a year's long ipo dry spell. >> snap chat's parent company goes public. >> everybody here in the bay area is watching this closely. >> daniels is a consultant focused on snap. it may inspire local tech companies to get serious. >> seeing what happened today could really get boards excited. and if boards in the next couple months start saying, let's be like snap, we could have just a -- quite a herd of really nice companies, and unicorns heading toward the markets. that would be awesome. >> potentially awesome for those companies, what about the bay area economy and housing market, which has been pricing people out for years. >> one ipo like that could make a difference. >> steve has been a realtor in san francisco for 40 years, and says, tech has changed the market, faceb

kate larson is live to explain the trouble these two daredevils could be in, kate? >> reporter: we just learned more about the two base jumpers and who they are. let's go ahead and take a look at the mug shots on the left 26-year-old joshua glovack of san francisco and on the right 25-year-old brenden wine stooei when they jumped off the hilton and landed in front of a squad car. our cameras were there as police took two men into custody. the pair allegedly jumped off the top of the 46-story hilton hotel in the tender loin. >> there are some officers on patrol in that area when they on zeserve -- observed several peoe descending from the sky with parachutes. >> reporter: the officers took the parachutes and base jumping gear into evidence. base jumping is not illegal so the men 25 and 26 years old were charged with trespassing and conspiracy. the jumpers was not guests at the hilton and don't know how they gained access to the hotel's roof. base jumping and other extreme sports are very popular with videos often appearing online. this video shows parachuters jumping

kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> uber is dismantling a secret weapon it used to thwart local officials. the technology was exposed by "the new york times" last week. the program is called gray ball that essentially is a fake version of uber's app. undercover regulators tried to submit a car it never shows up or is cancelled. the san francisco district attorney's office is investigating uber's use of the technology as a possible obstruction of justice. >>> san jose flood victims take their complaints to the city counsel, what officials say needs to be changed in the wake of last month's flooding of coyote creek, also. >> i don't expect it to become like national news. >> tonight, only an abc 7 news an eighth grade boy making headlines for the right reasons and a very special virile video. >>> sand hya patel is here weather. >> if you look at the camera signaling what is to come. i'll let you know what the weekend has in store. >>> it's been awhile since we've seen rain but a new problem has just opened up on an >>> crews are trying to sure up what looks like a sink hole. sky 7 was over r

. >> kate larson tells us a postal inspectors are trying to arrest suspec suspects and find a solutionhese bags and boxes are full of stolen mail that's been recovered by postal inspectors in contracosta county this year. just a fraction of the packages and letters that suspect are stealing from communities all over the bay area. >> as the law enforcement under the post office we are actively investigating break-ins and the mail is being taken. >> u.s. postal inspector jeff fitch says for the past year and a half mail theft has been increasing throughout california. many thieves use counterfeit keys like this one recovered by martinez pd two weeks ago and use them to break into cluster boxes and housing developments and apartment complexes. leaving the residents with broken mailboxes and long waits at the post office to pick up their mail in person. but the postal inspector says they are making progress. in just the past month postal inspectors arrested 15 men and women for mail and identity theft in contracosta alameda and salona counties. dozens of mail thieves have been arrested all

nbc's kate larson is live at the scene. kate? >> reporter: the scene is still active while police process the apartment where this all went down. you can still see yellow crime tape. this school had to be closed while police dealt with the standoff with an armed man. >> my wife, she's also really scared. >> reporter: jason abilo said he feared for his family's safety when he heard gunshots coming from his downstairs neighbor's apartment around 2:00 this morning. >> i never been in this type of situation. >> you heard gunshots, people come in and evacuate everybody. they brought in the fire department. >> reporter: he lives in the fulton apartments in redwood city. he knows the man who fired shots, heard him arguing with police before he sent bullets across the courtyard. >> he seemed like he was probably drunk since he refused to cooperate. >> reporter: got a call from a subject who was reporting that he felt suicidal. he told us he had ingested some prescription medicine. >> reporter: for six hours lieutenant sean hartz said inv

ac 7 news reporter kate larson joins us in san francisco with the break down of the impact. kate? >> reporter: you know, it cost a lot of state and federal dollars it keep the water clean for wind surfers and sailors to create access to beaches and bike paths like the one here near chrissy field. but now people are worried that trump's proposed budget is jeopardizing the bay. >> in the sund or wind and fog san francisco bay is a hub of healthy outdoor activities. become 50 years ago, president ford began the epa. with trump's proposal to cut the budget by 31% many fear the bay will change. >> the last thing to be cutting is environmental enforce amount that protects public health and safety. >> the cuts will eliminate a san francisco bay wetland, and more. >> the trump cuts to the epa would gut the epa's ability to enforce the laws that protect our health. and protect the water we drink. air we breath. and the fish and wildlife in the bay. >> without a federal government program, then people around the bay will have less access to the bay and less views of the bay. >> larry gold s

kate larson takes us to marin county where one state park is struggling to come wake up the money and needed to make the repairs. >> reporter: like much of marin county, this park has been battered with the rain. >> i've been running since 1979 and 1980 since i was in high school. this is the worst winter damage i have ever seen. >> reporter: ernie is a val tear at the park, something china camp desperately needs to help put well loved and water damaged trails back together. >> if volunteers don't do the work it doesn't get done. >> reporter: in order to save them from closure during the 2011 state budget crisis and they took over park operation and mark is the executive director. >> we don't get any funding from the state of california. all of our revenue and everything that comes in to keep the park open and operating comments fr comes from the people who use the park. >> reporter: during the past few years, the drought has only cost a few thousand dollars. this year because of all the rain those costs have gone up exponentially. it may end up spending more than 100,0$100,000 to rep

kate larson explains what trouble they could be in. >> reporter: our cameras there as police took two into custody, the pair allegedly jumped off the top of the 46-story hilton hotel at taylor and o'farrell in the tenderloin. >> there are some officers on patrol in that area. they observed several people descending from the sky with parachutes. >> reporter: the officers took their parachutes and b.a.s.e. jumping gear into evidence. b.a.s.e. jumping is not illegal so the men, 25 and 26 years old, were charged with trespassing and conspiracy. investigators say the jumpers were not guests at the hilton and do not know how they gained access to the hotel's roof. b.a.s.e. jumping and other extreme sports have become popular. this video shows parachuters jumping off the world trade center three years ago and remember this from 2010? a man used giant suction cups to climb the millennium tower in san francisco. both illegal acts. >> it is definitely something for people with high rises to be aware of and hotels are places where people and the public can have easy access. don't try this, this

reporting live, kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> now to san jose where a deadly hit and run is under investigation. it shand just after midnight. officers found a man suffering serious injuries, later pronounced dead at the hospital. there is no details about the suspect vehicle but this is the city's ninth fatal crash involving a car and a pedestrian last year. 23 such cases last year. >>> a volunteer volleyball case in sunny veil is facing charges for annoying and molesting two minors. he was arrested on friday. the investigation started on friday after a 13-year-old girl reported that martin made inappropriate comments to her via social media. the police identified a second victim. anyone with information is asked to call sunny vail police. >>> a vote is happening tomorrow. the raiders want to build a dome stadium in vegas. nfl owners haven't decided if that vote will take place. 24 of the 36 owners must vote in favor. on friday, the latest plans to replace the coliseum and keep the raiders in town. >>> abc 7 news recorder laura anthony is in phoenix for the meetings. we'll break any raiders kn

kate larson talked to some people who count on the service for more than just food. >> hello there.s meals on wheels. >> reporter: monday through friday, jim fleming delivers two hill. >> how are you? >> reporter: rosa is 89 years old, survived the holocaust in paris and now lives alone after her husband passed. for the past five years she's been relying on meals on wheels san francisco. >> i don't drive. >> reporter: meals on wheels agencies across the u.s. including here in the bay area are worried about losing much of their funding. donald trump's proposed budget which includes a $15 billion cut to the department of health and human services, which in many states like california partially funds programs like meals on wheels. the president's budget director said this about the cut. >> we can't spend money on programs just because they sound good. >> he doesn't know what he's talking about. obviously he doesn't know what he's talking about. >> i'll help rosa open pills, pill bottles, change light bulbs. >> reporter: jim explains it's much more than free food delivery. he provides a

kate larson is live to explain the trouble these two daredevils could be in, kate? >> reporter: we just learned more about the two base jumpers and who they are. let's go ahead and take a look at the mug shots on the left 26-year-old joshua glovack of san francisco and on the right 25-year-old brenden wine stooei when they jumped off the hilton and landed in front of a squad car. our cameras were there as police took two men into custody. the pair allegedly jumped off the top of the 46-story hilton hotel in the tender loin. >> there are some officers on patrol in that area when they on zeserve -- observed several peoe descending from the sky with parachutes. >> reporter: the officers took the parachutes and base jumping gear into evidence. base jumping is not illegal so the men 25 and 26 years old were charged with trespassing and conspiracy. the jumpers was not guests at the hilton and don't know how they gained access to the hotel's roof. base jumping and other extreme sports are very popular with videos often appearing online. this video shows parachuters jumping

. >> kate larson talked with some of the people behind the program about who it helps and why it's so important. she joins us live from san francisco. kate. >> reporter: well, the people who use meals on wheels are poor, elderly, disabled and sick and need help to simply eat. not only that, a lot of baby boomers are in their 70s. the demand for meals here in san francisco in the past decade has tripled. every day meals on wheels san francisco prepares packages and delivers food to more than 3,000 seniors. but president trump's budget proposal has everyone at meals on wheels, elderly clients included, anxious about where their next lunch or dinner will come from. >> right now i would say we actually have more questions than answers. >> reporter: the question is how much money does meals on wheels stand to lose? halfti halftime of the san francisco agency's budget comes from government funding. yesterday when asked about the proposed 18% cut to the department of health and human services, trump's budget director, mick mulvany, said this about programs like meals on wheels. >> we can't s

kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> the president and his team are following up on the promises made on hisech before a joint session of congress last night. it's a critical moment for the trump administration. as reactions pour in, there's a question, how long will those calls for unity actually last. abc 7 news reporter lana zak has the story. >> reporter: president trump followed up his address to congress by hosting the legislative leadership at the white house. >> we're just here to start the process. it begins as of now. we think we're going to have tremendous success. >> reporter: but only republicans were in attendance, in stark contract to his message of bipartisan unity last night. >> i am calling on all democrats and republicans in congress to work with us. >> reporter: meanwhile, reactions to the speech continue to come in. >> i thought it was terrific. i thought it was a very strong speech. it was a bold, positive, optimistic vision. >> reporter: most divided along party lines. >> his speeches are always totally detached from reality. >> reporter: but there were also some posit

. >> kate larson is in san francisco with a look at how the little guys are affected. kate?: well, we've got the war memorial opera house, the national endowment for the arts helps fund the op remarks the ballet, the jazz festival, all these major cultural institutions. but the federal dollars also go to help smaller, more community-based art programs which don't collect millions of dollars in private donations and really stand to lose a lot with the president's proposed budget. >> imagine yourself in a land foreign to you. you are cold, angry and feeling quite alone. >> reporter: this young woman from oakland is one of thousands of bay area teenagers who benefit from youth speaks, a san francisco-based nonprofit that focused on educating students in poetry and spoken performance. president trump's proposed budget will eliminate $148 million to the national skbourment for the arts and another $148 million to the national endowment for the humanities. youth speaks receives important grants from both agencies, totaling $130,000 for 2016-2017. leadership says the loss of funds

i tried look into the language and attitude of the time, and it was no surprise to me that kate larson and i came out with our part -- biographies around the same time, and we came to the conclusion that it was a possibility she was harriet's child by birth, that she had given up, then she brought the child to freedom. educators,nce became in a way. it is something that fits with the larger profile. how she never acknowledged it or spoke about it, i think, shows a lot for character and dignity during that period. during the civil war, there were few most of came into the army camp, and she would be very protective of them in very aware, sensitive, to the issue that african-american women often could not protect themselves. at this time it was the union soldiers as well as the larger southern community around. she would not send this young woman north until she could find a female escort to take her. there are examples where tubman was quite aware of this, but we do not have letters, we do not have testimony. we do have a lot of collateral descendents of her brothers and sisters who she

kate larson, abc 7 news. back to you. >>> let's check the traffic on our map.t is moving very slowly through the area. you can see that arrow pointing to the area that's affected. you see the red there, as kate mentioned. all lanes are expected to be opened in the next few hours but it's really going to impact traffic. >>> sky 7 was over a san jose neighborhood where several homes were evacuated after a gas line ruptured. you can see the asphalt cracked and broken. this happened near allen rock park. residents in ten homes were also told to shelter in place. that was as a precaution. pg&e blames the rupture on the recent rains and fault movement in the area. 20 customers remain without gas service tonight. repairs are expected to be finished this evening. >>> the family of a boy rocked at an east bay b.a.r.t. station is now suing the transit agents. a gunman stole the 12-year-old's wallet last april. reports say the robber put a gun to the boy's back and demanded he walk to an area not covered by surveillance cameras. according to "the east bay times" the boy's

kate larson was in court this afternoon joining us live in palo alto with the judge's decision and howpes to keep the victims and other young girls safe. kate? >> reporter: yeah, the judge actually issued protective orders for the four known victims. and if he posts bail, which was increased substantially today, then he'll have to be monitored by an electronic device. meanwhile i spoke to sheriff's investigators today that tell me since his arrest this week, more possible victims have come forward. leaving the santa clara county court had nothing to say today. his 35-year-old son, rajeev is accused of stalking four underage girls. he lives with his father and based on evidence found at the family's home in cupertino, sheriffs believe there could be at least 19 alleged victims. deputy district aattorney rebecca weiss believes he is a danger to the community. >> i think this is a very disturbing case. you have a defendant who has targeted young women and young girls and has annoyed and harassed them repeatedly over the course of the last few years. >> reporter: his father says the accusa

let's get right to abc 7 news reporter kate larson. she is live in >> i've been cold all weekend and today is no exception. we are in moraga. until 15 minutes ago, it was raining hard. now, we have light sprinkles. i drove out here from the city and it was raining the whole way. a tricky commute this morning. one of our writers shot this video on her commute into san francisco. this is on san rafael on the 101. decent rain here around 2:00 this morning. all this hail that we've been talking about. take a look at this in south san francisco around 10:00 last night. enough hail to grab a handful in woodside, plenty of hail, that it almost looks like snow covering the ground. that was on king mountain boulevard along skyline boulevard. snow. yes, we're saying it, snow in berkeley. this was a little higher to higher elevation on grizzly peak. there was enough snow to really hit the ground on tilden. the ground isn't cool enough to let it stick. it was snowing and that was shot before 2:00 a.m. snow near u.c. berkeley. as i've been talking

reporting live, kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> now to san jose where a deadly hit and run is under investigation. it shand just after midnight. officers found a man suffering serious injuries, later pronounced dead at the hospital. there is no details about the suspect vehicle but this is the city's ninth fatal crash involving a car and a pedestrian last year. 23 such cases last year. >>> a volunteer volleyball case in sunny veil is facing charges for annoying and molesting two minors. he was arrested on friday. the investigation started on friday after a 13-year-old girl reported that martin made inappropriate comments to her via social media. the police identified a second victim. anyone with information is asked to call sunny vail police. >>> a vote is happening tomorrow. the raiders want to build a dome stadium in vegas. nfl owners haven't decided if that vote will take place. 24 of the 36 owners must vote in favor. on friday, the latest plans to replace the coliseum and keep the raiders in town. >>> abc 7 news recorder laura anthony is in phoenix for the meetings. we'll break any raiders kn

this is an effort spearheaded by independent scholar and tubman biographer kate larson. also very much welcome the addition of the harriet tubman national historic park in auburn, new york. on the side of the charity home in january, 2017. it is especially gratifying to be able to give three cheers over a newly discovered portrait of tubman. what experts agree is perhaps the earliest known photograph of her. be auctioned off at swann galleries in manhattan on the 30th of march. the portrait was not discovered in a dumpster, but in a jumble sale on the streets of new york when someone strolled by and started picking through the pictures. i know some of you out there do that. i know you are looking for treasure. ago, this30 years carte duvis.m of those of us addicted to searching for valuables should share in this celebration of a treasure finally coming to light. this is a newly discovered portrait of harriet tubman. 2016 was a banner year, as we also have miss liberty getting a new face. it has been announced by the u.s. mint. and we, of course, eagerly await tubman on t

we'll check in with kate larson shortly. we thought we were going to have a major problem.ehicles hit potholes overnight. 101 past embarcadero, in the palo alto area, six or seven vehicles had flats. they did the emergency pothole repair. just wrapped it up 30 minutes ago so all lanes open now. we also had patching of the roadway and a few more potholes, northbound 101 near holly street in san carlos. i'm not seeing delays. looking better for the peninsula commute. we'll stay on top of that. also a problem wrapping up in the east bay. we'll look at that in less than ten. >>> first, mike nicco, what a weekend. >> i spent a couple hundred miles in the car driving around the bay area. there are potholes everywhere. it is brutal. a little fog around santa rosa. otherwise, it is clear this morning as you tower. 7:00, we're still dark because of daylight savings. 46 to 50. the mid to upper 60s by noon. 71 to 75 at 4:00 at the bay and inland. look at the delightful evening, 57 at the coast. mid to upper 60s in the bay and inland. >> thank you so much. >>> former president barack o

kate larson is live in san francisco. >> reporter: this may not be a fun one for folks who drive froman francisco to the east bay at the end of the day. this is the bryant street onramp. you see cars getting on right now, not a lot of traffic. the deal is is that between 3:30 and 7:00 p.m., this on ramp is only for carpoolers and folks driving clean air vehicles. transportation officials neil about 50% of the people who use it during the evening commute are cheaters. that they're not in carpools and definitely not in clean-air vehicles. the traffic backs up significantly. there'sing to that there may be some changes on the way to try and solve this problem. a couple of those changes could be actually moving the time where the carpool starts to an earlier midday hour, rather than 3:30 p.m., and adding high-tech cameras or other technology to help the chp catch people violating the laws on this on ramp. we'll have more throughout the morning. potentially, there may not be a

kate larson is there live. kate? >> the marchers are on the move right now. we saw oakland police officers show up here to city hall again. we believe the marchers are coming back in this direction, right where it all started today. >> hundreds of women marching through downtown oakland tonight. the events started in city hall, where there was a sea of red women's health issues, the environment, racism, i spoke to men who were marching tonight in solidarity. a woman tonight finding for others who want be here. >> tease a strike for all women. everyone's equal and everyone's a human being. >> i'm here to march against the opportunities that have been stolen from women. i don't believe i would have the opportunities, the wealth that i have, if not for the patriarchy. >> i have to hope and work for her and for everyone who have young children, that we can -- first of all, live in a society where we can be safe to be ourselves, and understand that we're not second class citizens. >> sky 7 has been over the march, which has been used toward lake merrick. they stop

. >> kate larson is live to explain how it has an influence on our local tech industry, kate? even though snap is based in los angeles, it still feels like a silicon valley start-up, a lot of the investors and people who work there are from the bay area. which has people wondering if snap may be the end of a year's long

kate larson new year's eve. >> frustrate . >>> let's check in on the weather. >> hard to find complaint. only issue was the breeze, in the next 72 hours will bring waves in our temperature. look at sunnyvale. 72 to start. then temperatures up nice into the weekend. one cool day to get through land fel like spring once again. we have a quiet pattern out there. it's beautiful. clear skies. outside we go. beautiful picture. showing the bright lights of san francisco in the foreground. oakland in the back ground. no weather concerns at this hour. the forecast once again will be mild to warm on your wednesday. thursday will you feel the changes out there. it's breezily. it's cooler there's a chance in the predawn hours could be back to warming temperatures on friday. in the 60s in a lot of spots at this late hour. 63 in oakland. 64 in san francisco. 65 san jose pretty comfortable. winds are backing off once again. gusting over 25 miles an hour this afternoon. seeing those winds back off less than 10 miles an hour most spots. right along the coast a breeze higher than 10 miles an hour. 16 at

. >> kate larson is live now from san francisco's chrissy field with a look how people are dealing with gusty conditions out there, kate. >> reporter: the wind is strong and the gusts even stronger out here, near the field tonight. for some water lovers, the wind sent them running here to the beach. wind whipping up the walking path near crissy field today, making that obligatory san francisco selfie tough and blowing hats off the tourists. >> it's too windy for me today. >> because of the wind, it's really cold. i need the scarf. >> when we get concerned we see 45 miles an hour wind gusts. >> reporter: firefighters are preparing for unpredictable wind gust s tonight. up to 45 miles an hour throughout the city. >> not only will we see wires down and tree limbs down, 45 miles an hour wind gusts can affect your driving and affect you while you're walking and riding a bicycle. >> reporter: not everyone is ducking for cover. >> as long as you have the right equipment, it's great, a playground. >> reporter: wind and kite su surfers are loving it, especially this gentleman with enough wind in

. >> kate larson is live now from san francisco's chrissy field with a look how people are dealing with gusty conditions out there, kate. >> reporter: the wind is strong and the gusts even stronger out here, near the field tonight. for some water lovers, the wind sent them running here to the beach. wind whipping up the walking path near crissy field today, making that obligatory san francisco selfie tough and blowing hats off the tourists. >> it's too windy for me today. >> because of the wind, it's really cold. i need the scarf. >> when we get concerned we see 45 miles an hour wind gusts. >> reporter: firefighters are tonight.g for unpredictable wind up to 45 miles an hour throughout the city. >> not only will we see wires down and tree limbs down, 45 miles an hour wind gusts can affect your driving and affect you while you're walking and riding a bicycle. >> reporter: not everyone is ducking for cover. >> as long as you have the right equipment, it's great, a playground. >> reporter: wind and kite su surfers are loving it, especially this gentleman with enough wind in his sails. >> w

live in oakland, kate larson, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much. >>> today is an international day aftof recognition for women the country of georgia women gathered with a mock glass ceiling. in our nation's capital, women marched through the streets of washington d.c. baring signs and chanting slogans. >>> in the most populace city, san jose, thousands of women turned out for vents, not just about going to rallies. >>> we want to see women's day from your perspective. share photos and video with the hashtag abc 7 now. >>> let's move on for the moment. tomorrow a public hearing will put san jose's response to the recent massive flooding under a magnifying glass. today we're learning if a glaring time gap between the flooding and order to evacuate. abc news reporter david louie is live with the inside story you'll see on abc 7, david? >> dan, an evacuation order is meaningful when it comes early enough to allow people to get out of danger. san jose's order came hours after firefighters had gone into rescue people from the rock springs area of san jose. and the flood waters damaged their h

kate larson joins us live to show us what a difference that money makes in our community. kate? >> reporter: the national endowment for the arts helps fund more than 100 art programs here in san francisco alone, including the san francisco ballet and opera, which performs at the war memorial opera house behind me. not all of these organizations are big cultural enterprises like the opera or a.c.t. a lot of them are more small community based organizations that benefit our children and they stand to lose a lot through this proposed budget. this young woman is one of thousands of bay area teenagers who benefit from youth speaks, a san francisco nonprofit focussed on educating high school students in the art of poetry. but youth speaks could potentially lose $130,000 in funding next year if president trump's proposed budget, which includes eliminating almost $300 million in funding to the national endowment for arts and national endowment for humanities is approved. >> it's a big blow. >> the hard part for us is the leverage, for a lot of our big national funders. and also for our

abc7 news reporter kate larson tells us, haury spent two nights in the woods with no water or supplies. only her australian shepherd to keep her warm. >> set her down, set her down. >> after getting lost in the woods for almost 48 hours, search and rescue crews carried 56-year-old bethnee haury to safety. >> she was found 600 feet from the roadway, down a ravine about 200 feet deep. >> it's been tough. >> reporter: ed haury describing the moment he saw his wife on that stretcher, alive and alert. >> she was smiling and happy to see us. the dog came running up to us. >> reporter: on thursday, she took the family dog for a walk and never returned. the family lives in palo alto and was renting an air bnb in woodside, more than 200 rescue workers from four different counties looked almost non-stop for haury, who sometimes becomes disoriented and has diabetes. >> we came really concerned and we figured, we may not see her again. >> when we called out for her, we heard her yell back. and then a couple seconds later, we heard the dog bark very clearly. >> reporter: mike mckinney is part of th

kate larson joins us live to show us what a difference that money makes in our community. kate? >> reporter: the national endowment for the arts helps fund more than 100 art programs here in san francisco alone, including the san francisco ballet and opera, which performs at the war memorial opera house behind me. not all of these organizations are big cultural enterprises like the opera or a.c.t. a lot of them are more small community based organizations that benefit our children and they stand to lose a lot through this proposed budget. this young woman is one of thousands of bay area teenagers who benefit from youth speaks, a san francisco nonprofit focussed on educating high school students in the art of poetry. but youth speaks could potentially lose $130,000 in funding next year if president trump's proposed budget, which includes eliminating almost $300 million in funding to the national endowment for arts and national endowment for humanities is approved. >> it's a big blow. >> the hard part for us is the leverage, for a lot of our big national funders. and also for our

live in oakland, kate larson, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much. >>> today is an international day aftof recognition for women the country of georgia women gathered with a mock glass ceiling. in our nation's capital, women marched through the streets of washington d.c. baring signs and chanting slogans. >>> in the most populace city, san jose, thousands of women turned out for vents, not just about going to rallies. >>> we want to see women's day from your perspective. share photos and video with the hashtag abc 7 now. >>> let's move on for the moment. tomorrow a public hearing will put san the recent massive flooding under a magnifying glass. today we're learning if a glaring time gap between the flooding and order to evacuate. abc news reporter david louie is live with the inside story you'll see on abc 7, david? >> dan, an evacuation order is meaningful when it comes early enough to allow people to get out of danger. san jose's order came hours after firefighters had gone into rescue people from the rock springs area of san jose. and the flood waters damaged their homes, their cars, a

abc's 7 news reporter kate larson was at his first appearance this afternoon. the judge issued protective orders. >> accused of stalking four underaged girls. the 35-year-old lives with his family in this coopertino house which investigators searched on wednesday. today his defense attorney and his father had nothing to say after a judge increased sony's bail from $200,000 to $1 million. >> i am pleased that the judge raised bail. he recognized that the defendant poses a unique risk to society. >> santa clara county deputy district county rebecca weiss says the case is disturbing. photo collages of young girls and gifts that were intended for would-be victims inside his house. based on that evidence, investigators believe there could be at least 19 alleged victims. >> you have a defendant who has targeted young women and young girls, and has annoyed and harassed them repeatedly. >> the report came from a 14-year-old girl who says he followed her home more than a dozen times and repeatedly offered her money and presents. he has applied for jobs and volunteer pos

kate larson tells us she spent two nights in the woods with no water or supplies, only her australianto keep her warm. >> sit her down. >> reporter: after getting lost in the woods for almost 48 hours, search and rescue crews carried haury to safety. >> it has been tough. >> reporter: ed haury describing the first time he saw his wife on the stretcher, alive and alert. she took the dog for a walk and never returned. the family lived in palo alto and was renting an air b and b in wood side, and rescue workers looked nonstop for her as she sometimes becomes disoriented and has diabetes. >> i began thinking, we may not see her again. >> when we called out for her, we heard her yell back and then a couple seconds later we heard the dog bark clearly. >> mike mckinney is part of the group that found haurly. >> she was sitting up and shivering, and very dehydrated. >> we just really appreciate all the effort. we are overwhelmed. >> reporter: a happy ending thanks to a heroic team effort. >>> oakland raiders fans are invited to a community conference today to show their support to try and kee

kate larson, abc7 news. >>> and then showing support to keep the silver and black in oakland. of today's stand with oakland event say there will be plenty of speakers ranging from community leaders to former raiders, and they also plan to discuss hall of famer for a new stadium development at the coliseum site. today's conference starts at 11:30 this morning at the hilton oakland airport hotel. >>> happening today, the annual jewish holiday pooram, and it's based on events -- or described, rather, in the biblical book of esther. today kids and adults can dress up in costumes with games and an obstacle course, and it runs from 12:00 to 2:00 this afternoon at the jewish community center in san francisco. >>> shave it! >> oakland police officers and others had their heads shaved to help children battling cancer. ucsf children's hospital provided this video of yesterday's 10th annual campaign. the oakland mayor and police chief, anne kirkpatrick offered moral support. >> i know these officers go out every day to help people and it's great you are finding a very creative way to hel

abc 7 news reporter kate larson is live in palo alto. kate? >> natasha, reggie, fortunately, you can see the traffic behind me on highway 101 moving quickly and smoothly this morning. there was a danger it wasn't going to be that way because there were several lanes closed on the northbound 101 side through palo alto overnight and into this morning. let's take a look at video of repairs this morning. 9:15 last night, the chp started getting calls about potholes between embarcadero and university. the crews responded and found four large hot holes. four to six feet long, two to three feet wide and six to eight inches deep. a dozen cars reported damage to their tires or front wheels off these potholes. fortunately, crews made repairs and opened up the highway about 3:45 this morning. the heavy rains made potholes an especially big problem the past few months. more than $600 worth of damage to state highways have been reported this year. that is according to caltrans and the chp. remember, if your car is damaged because of a pothole, you actually