. >> kate larson is live to explain. kate? >> reporter: well, dan, all of the changes are because of the seismic retrofit to the tube and the schedule changes are the new normal for the next 3-1/2 years. they are listed on the board and they are playing them over the loud speaker. take a rook at this, they are doing single tracking. that means tra trains run on one track instead of two. that takes place monday through friday. 9:00 p.m. to close. that means the trains will be scheduled to arrive every 24 minutes instead of every 20 minutes. now, b.a.r.t. said they will make adjustments for events when there's big crowds and riders toast say they are already worried about the day-to-day changes. >> it's already creating a back-up, because even on normal commuting hours, it's already hard to get a standing space let alone a seat. >> schedule changes are hard, but i'm for fixing up the tunnels to feel safe. >> we make contingency plans for events like the giants and next year, it will be the warriors. we will have special event tr

. >> kate larson in marin county, officials worried about mud slides and flooding. >> heavy rain is pounding sonoma county, i'm cornell barnard, abc7 news starts now. >>> meteorologist sandhya patel, here is what you need to know now. flood advisory issued for north bay, heavy rain is hitting the region. street level radar, downpours across sonoma into napa, petaluma, "d" street, heavy rain. fairfax by 11:14, into novato by 11:20. flood advisory until 3:30 a.m. tomorrow. don't cross flooded roads. likely see flooding because of the heavy rain. tracking atmospheric river, rainfall will be measured in inches. time line coming up. >> thanks very much. cornell barnard begins team coverage live from santa rosa. >> reporter: what a night. rain pounding santa rosa for hours now. check this parking garage, and rain water gushing off the building. white-knuckled drive through pounding rain in santa rosa. >> pretty crazy. >> reporter: preparing for another atmospheric river. >> definitely need to get tires. if not, cause huge accident. oh, my goodness, all this wind. >> reporter: rain water gushing of

. >> i'm kate larson, live in santa rosa where it's been raining for two days. not only one of the wettest months but the wettest way on record with six inches of rain. visitors to the golden gate bridge likely had something in mind besides ponchos when they planned their day. on the north end of the bridge, new k-rails were set up to catch mud or debris. while rain continues to soften the hillside, the city is trying to recover from the hillside that damaged or destroyed eight homes on valentine's day. in fairfax, traffic worked through a flooded intersection on sir francis drake boulevard that left this pickup truck stuck in the rising mud-tinged water. once the sun set, north bay roads were black. with only tail and headlights visible to drivers battling through the rain. a tough night to deliver pizza said justin. >> people falling off the road, spinning out. police are closing off a lot of the area. >> reporter: in sonoma county, there was flooding near stoney point road. and in santa rosa, six inches of rain met records. >> especially with us being in the

that's kate larson on the scene. thanks for your time, kate. kristen, you can clearly see that there is more smoke/steam coming off the location. the winds shifted and the big concern is whether the flames would get into another series of building or another building and cause for damage. >> yep, they're hoping to limit it to just the four right now that have been affected, but as we were talking about all that water that's being put on that area, another issue and this of course, much later on, but when we have overnight temperatures, lows below freezing, you are going to create more problems, some of which include possible black ice on the roadways, which i know san francisco sans don't think about that as well. >> you think about firefighters on top of the building, they are in a precarious position, putting their lives on the line to protect san franciscans, battling their best to keep the fire in the building above the hong kong lounge, to keep it contained to that area, but as these flames continue, now it's been so long, the question is

here's kate larson. >> reporter: those are the screaming, crying out in pain and calling the man who hit her and drove off murder. here she is with her mother. nobody murdered her, but to a. -year-old girl, it's serious. >> she wants him in jail. >> there was video of the incident that we slowed down. you can see two kids run ago cross saturday around 5:00. the poi in front is her brother. then a black sedan comes into view, it hits hazel. she lands in the street, screams and then runs away with her friend and brother. >> because you were scare canned? >> after the hit-and-run, damion ran for help. >> next time you should reporter: hel iaye was checked hospital and has some bumps and bruises, but emotionally she's upset. >> every black car today. we could have worked this out. >> reporter: the police sergeant says the driver made their situation a lot worse by running. >> it could take a simple there's going to be no enforce. ment action. >> reporter: there's a $2500 reward. kate larson, nbc 7 news. >>> we have a look at the wild weather we have seen for the past few week nous. >> we

. >> let's get to abc7 news reporter kate larson joining us live along the embarcadero tonight where stand, kate, it is indeed raining. >> reporter: absolutely, dion and eric. the rain started to come down lightly 30 minutes ago. really in the past few minutes since the newscast started, the rain has picked up and so has the wind. the bay area has been through a cold windy and rain-filled weekend. trees fell across power lines and cars had trouble on the roads. on sunday, mud came sliding down a hillside off highway 9 in saratoga, blocking the road and cars trying to get to a winery near the santa cruz mountains. >> it's not the end of the world, but it is basically an inconvenience definitely. >> reporter: and in san francisco, thousands of runners maneuvered around some big puddles ons slippery sidewalks for kaiser permanente's half marathon event around golden gate park in ocean beach. if you stopped mid afternoon you might have seen this, rainbows arched across a soggy but sun filled city. snow in the sierra trips to sports stores to gear up for ski trips. >> goggles, helmet. >> r

kate larson is in the east bay in oakland hills. seeing any snow? >> reporter: we're going to get to that. grizzly peak boulevard, a beautiful vista of the east bay and san francisco. earlier was foggy and dark. pulled over when we saw this street lamp, looked across the street and you can see what looks like snow, not a lot but patches of white. look at this, upon closer inspection it's not snow but more like hail. evening in oakland started with downpour of freezing rain in town. and hail in tilden regional park. the wet roads and dark sky meant trouble for drivers in the east bay. including at this home in oakland. driver tells me because of the rain and slick asphalt she lost control of her suv, skipped the curb and crashed into a tree in sue's front yard. >> saw that, oh, no not there s 1982, says the curve in the road right above her house is to blame for nearly ten crashes into and around her home over the past 37 years. wishes drivers would learn to slow down during the storms and stop wrecking her property. >> 30 miles an hour in the sunlig

i got it at a garage sale, local garage sale. >> reporter: until oscars 2020, i'm kate larson in san news. >> and we'll have more coverage of the oscars on abc7 mornings tomorrow including naers anchor dion lim back on the red carpet. she'll even be talking to ryan seacrest and kelly ripa about their after the oscars show. abc7 mornings starts at 4:30 a.m. >> a f ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it. but you can. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. >>> no additinal efforts have been made to recover the body of a woman buried in a land slide at fort funston. sky 7 flew over the scene yesterday. national park officials say high tides and ocean waves carried as much of the sand and dirt into the sea. they also believe it may have carried the woman's body out to sea. she'd been walking a dog with a friend on friday when the land beneath the two gave way. the friend and the dog survived the collapse. >> stormy weather is on the way and it has sausalito police warning residents to k

live in san francisco, i'm kate larson, "abc7 news." >> kate, thank you. >>> here at "abc7 news," we are committed to building a better bay area, and it means we're focusing on issues that affect our quality of life, like traffic. >> starting this week, a dramatic transformation is under way on the most congested part of downtown berkeley. >> city officials say it will improve safety for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists alike. the change will eliminate a complicated dog leg drivers need to navigate when driving short. all the turns added 25 seconds of delay and made walking and biking a real challenge. >> pedestrian safety is paramount, but also there will be added convenience for the drivers. so what that means if you're going north bound, you won't have to take this dog leg. >> the work will also include wider sidewalks, replacing old water mains and new light poles. >>> san francisco's van es avenue is in the middle of a $316 million makeover. but it's $21 million over budget and behind schedule. it's predicted to be completed now not until 2021. >>> and in the south bay, san j

. >> kate larson spoke to people who ran from the flames. joins us live from the scene. >> reporter: this was geary boulevard at 1:00 in the afternoon. main thorough fr with tons of people at work and at home. pg&e crews have taken over the intersection, that's where the trenches were dug out and explosion came from underground, burning building on the corner. it's destroyed, top floor completely burnt out. this is what corner of geary boulevard and parker avenue looked like at 1:30 after construction crew hit a gas line. sky7 was overhead after the fireball exploded outside the hong kong lounge ii. >> hear it spraying really loud. >> reporter: works on geary, took this video moments after of the flames and people running from the restaurant and construction site. >> saw the workers running past me. >> reporter: what workers? >> construction crew. >> reporter: how long had they been there, what were they doing? >> started a couple days ago, digging trenches in the street. >> workers working to install fiber optic equipment underground. >> re

live in sausalito, kate larson, abc7 news. >>> today marin county sheriffs office posted this video from thermal camera on a drone. they used this technology to look for victims after the slide. >>> running into problems at san francisco international airport, noise there. canceled and delayed. rain and strong winds. live look at richmond/san rafael toll plaza, high wind advisory in effect and golden gate and bay bridge. slow going in the sierras. you can get there unless you're big rig, trucks are being turned around, tahoe to nevada, all turned around at state line. numerous spinouts. live doppler 7 is one of the most popular stories on website and news app. click the live bar at top of the app. abc7 morning will be on early tomorrow, beginning 4:00 a.m. before your commute gets going. >>> developing news from next to the campus of san francisco state where a woman was shot at home just after 7:00 p.m. rattled students who went online to figure out what was going on. gunman on the loose and woman expected to survive. suspect, man in his 20s, woman and man know each other, not clear if

live in san francisco, kate larson, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> now power is being restored block bysland. the outage began early this evening and it took crews about two hours to find the source. san francisco's public utilities commission provides electricity. the power is being turned to in homes before businesses. >>> in the south bay, a group of engineers is working on a better bay area one project at a time. >> they're trying to come one creative solutions. >> live in san jose state with details. some really interesting stories. >> interesting, impressive, innovative, all of that. we know engineering students from both santa clara university and san jose state met here to show case designs specific will you for the community. high-tech with some heart. the students are working on engineering solutions to fix social inequalities across the valley. engineering projects and community services expo. the fifrs its kind at sjsu. >> from posters to prototypes. they're thinking outside the box. >> the plug-in capabilities for the homeless population. >> this will allow them on charge t

. >> kate larson has the story. >> reporter: it started like 90 wednesday night bible study at third baptist. but as reverend amos brown was wrapping up with a song, children in the congregation paraded in with a birthday banner. pops of confetti stunned him when he said he was a bit suspicious when friends arrived from out of town. he was showered with gifts on this his 78th birthday. including a proclamation for mayor london breed that februar 20, 2019, is amos brown day. jane brown, his wife of 53 years, said she threw the party to bring more people to the church. >> i felt that more people needed to hear what he has been saying. >> reporter: it turns out the party wasn't the only surprise. he was gifted with a remodel of the aging bell tower. >> you should have your birthday more often. >> my hope and wish is that people are inspired to get involved and to turn around the low achievement of black children in the school system. >> reporter: in the meantime, san francisco's third baptist church will get a new tower as soon as the rainy season is over. >> reporter: in down san jose,

in san francisco, i'm kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> here at abc 7 news we're focused on building a better bay area. >> that includes looking at housing and education. the possible open teacher strike set for thursday will impact thousands of families. teachers are asking for a raise. right now open school district salaries range from 46,000 to $84,000 per year. experienced teachers earn about $64,000. compare that to housing costs there is not a lot left over. according to zillow the median rent in oakland is $3,000 a month or $38,000 a year. that is more than 80% of a starting teacher's salary. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live for us in oakland this morning. amy. >> hi, jessica. well, the teacher strike is set to start on thursday. we are here at oakland tech high school. these students have been very supportive of their teachers during these contract negotiations. the district officials want students to know that classes will be in session when the strike starts, there will be school and they want them to come to school. the teachers union said the district has not brought the

many of our reporters, kate larson, so we'll have full coverage starting at 4:00, of course, all of the reporters will be filing the information, so we'll be digging deeper into this part, but not meant to be funny at all, i want to express the point we'll have extensive coverage in-depth coming up at 4:00. >> we're looking at more information about the contractor, mastec it is, right? >> they are the crew and of course you have the permit mci metro/verizon hired mastek to do the digging work. >> the fire chief says a company laying down fiber optic lines hit that gas line. abc 7 news learned a permit was issued to mci metro/verz i doiz. mastek did the construction work. several companies under mastek, some inactive, some active. are they active, following the rules the way they should, let's look at their record and find out about any potential problems in the past. >> well in the meantime, we did call them, and whoever answered the phone did hang up on us, so i think we probably reached the correct mastek. they didn't wish to comment then but i'm sure in the days ahead you'll find mor

you can listen in on abc 7 news.com and kate larson is actually there so she'll have a live report coming up on abc news at 6:00. >> tune in for that. >> a popular overt the counter supplement for babies is being recalled. >> a lot of moms use this. >> gripe water is a huge product. it's used to provide babies relief from gas and stomach issues. now the recall effects gripe water sold at dollar general stores. it was recalled because not all the ingredients completely dissolve so it could be a potential choking hazard. if you have this, you should throw it away and contact a doctor if your child experiences any problems related to its previous use. new legislation can force cable companies to be more transparent about their bills. the bay area congresswoman and massachusetts senator have proposed the true feed act. it would allow consumers to terminate early if a provider increases fees or charges fees that weren't clearly explained in the original listing. companies would have to alert you no later than 21 days before the increase would go into effect. 40 million americans will miss at l