lyanne: when he living in an sro. for years, he lived across from glide memorial he knew everyone and everyone knew the bucket man. >> his picture is on everything. he's been down there playing the drums for god knows how long it i have been down here for 22 years. lyanne: he made a cameo appearance in "the pursuit of happiness" and a gavin newsom playing next to him on the buckets. >> he enjoyed coming out here. he drives those buckets 5, 6 blocks. lyanne: hunt was always outspoken. here he is trying to keep his welfare benefits when alameda county proposed major budget cuts. >> if you will cut this budget, you are going to put everyone out here on the street, struggling. lyanne: his partner says those buckets brought meaning to his life. >> is smiling face and how happy he was, how happy he was out here playing the buckets, making everyone happy. lyanne: today, where the bucket man regularly entertains, there is an unfamiliar silence. dan: still ahead, a community at the base of the santa cruz mountains without powe

lyanne melendez is live. lyanne: the city activated the emergency activation center, which coordinates how the city response to emergencies, and they also reminded people to use 311 for nonemergency situations. this was all normal. what was strange and unusual was the department building inspection sending emails to customers here in san francisco before the storm regarding window safety. those all steel and glass structures have defined the city 's skyline, but in recent weeks, with the strong windstorms, walking past them has become somewhat unsettling. the fear of glass falling is called mellow phobia. >> we need to be more careful of the high-rise power. lyanne: today a window on the 30th floor cracked, prompting the closure of mission street between maine and fremont for a few hours. >> we were able to confront no glass have fallen today but that window is safe and secure. lyanne: any shattered glass still only g previous damage. down a tree is cause damage to property. in san francisco crews removed fal

lyanne: for dylan cooper, vasco has. needed structure. >> you cannot fail -- basketball has given him needed structure. >> you cannot fail. lyanne: it is a shot that cannot be blocked. in oakland, leanne melendez, abc 7 news. dan: so nice for them to make that effort and investment in these kids. ama: huge impact. we have much more news ahead. dan: we do. let's go to abc 7 news anchor karina nova for a look at stories coming up at 5:30. karina: 700 inches of snow and counting. that is how much the special sierra snow lab has reported so far, with more on the way. we will discuss what that means for snow records, our water supply, and concerns for flooding in spring and summer. plus, several big snow stories, from the renovation at levi's stadium and the ranking of the best and worst ballparks. sports director larry beil joins me at 5:30. join me for those stories and more. dan: thanks so much. ama: and you can download the abc 7 app or head to abc7news.com to join karina. dan: for sandhya patel, all of us here, we apprec

dan: lyanne, thank you. at abc 7, we are committed to building a better bay area, and part of that work involves keeping you aware of the challenges and solutions for b.a.r.t. today, the agency announced it is doubling the amount of officers because of safety concerns on the trains. abc 7 news reporter ryan curry explains what those changes could mean. ryan: changes are coming to b.a.r.t. to help keep riders safe. the board of directors announced monday more will be of war trains to help cut down crime in the system. >> this new deployment system will maximize the presence of the b.a.r.t. police department in our system. it is likely you will see members of the b.a.r.t. police department the next time you bourdais b.a.r.t. train. dashboard a b.a.r.t. train. >> making sure that they have security, especially at night. ryan: there was also this incident, less than one week ago, two riders got into a fight on a train heading to embarcadero station. one of the riders pulled out a gun and pist whippednother, inju

ama: lyanne melendez joins us live.at the mall, and there will be more vigilant on wednesday. that is when public schools in san francisco have that shorter day of the week. the supervisor who represents that district believes that social media has everything to do with these fights. this is one of several social media posts showing several youths fighting inside stonestown galleria last thursday and again friday after school. what triggered the brawl is unknown but the motivation seems clear. >> instagram live just post things but seek out, you know, action, and then when they post it and a goes viral, they get more likes and more volunteer -- more lyanne: as we witnessed today, stonestown is frequented by several nearby high schools and the college, but the figin

lyanne: team's first state championship. today, many accolades followed by words of advice. >> you all are champion scholar athletes. >> it was thurman who asked six-time nba champion kareem abdul-jabbar to spread his message of education. the former basketball great now has a foundation called sky-hook, which focuses on teaching students about science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. >> the only limits on where you go are the limits that you put on there. >> abdul-jabbar recently wrote a book about the first all-black men's basketball team formed in 1923. each team member in oakland was given a signed copy. >> eventually, the ball stops bouncing, so wherever it takes you, all coaches and people who support you hope you can take what you learned in basketball and move forward in your life. >> for dylan cooper, basketball has given him needed structure. >> you cannot fail in less you choose to. >> perhaps the best advice given by a champion of the sport was education is that shot that cannot be blocked. larry: the sa

lyanne: armstrong was originally put on -- lena: armstrong was originally put on federally paid administrative leave after charged against one of his sergeants. now organizers are pushing to hold a town hall with mayor sheng thao about the fallout. >> we are asking the mayor to be accountable with the things she was going to do. you say you're going to take care of the community? here we are. lena: chief leronne armstrong released a statement, saying i thank them for their support of me, my policies to get victims reduce violence and improve public safety in oakland. while the search for a new police chief is underway, armstrong's legal team already fired an appeal to dispute this firing last week. in oakland, lena howland, abc 7 news. dion: in the north bay, police will be at mcgovern high school in santa rosa as students return following a deadly stabbing there. the police chief issued a statement today, saying he picked three police officers to welcome students and staff back on monday. it follows the deadly stabbing at the school on wednesday of 16-year-old jaden pienta. officers arrested

in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. dan: in the east bay, a gardening safety warning went out to residents living near the martinez refinery. the health department advised residents not to eat any produce grown in the soil. officials say the soil could have been exposed to heavy metals from the refinery flareup last thanksgiving. the metals produced an ash-like substance. an advisory will remain in effect until environmental testing is finished. ama: let's take a live look outside. we are on storm watch this week with some showers in the north bay tonight. an atmospheric river expected thursday night. for the details, let's get to sandhya patel. sandhya: we have a powerful storm headed our way later on this week. let me show you live doppler 7 and talk about what's happening right now. really quiet weather across the region. we have some showers heading our direction, all in association with this area of low pressure you are looking at here. it is a light level one store, certain might into tomorrow -- level one storm,

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lyanne melendez has the details of that. >> we must finally hold social media companies accountable. leanne: president biden taking a swing at notional media companies -- social media companies. republican senator josh hawley by introducing a bill to block children under 16 from social media. now, the san mateo county office of education filing a lawsuit in federal court because of the impact the school district is seeing on their students. >> social media platforms can be used to harm each other or to create havoc or to cause disruption or to shame students for various identities or the way in which they look or sound. >> we are talking about children here. their brains are developing. what happens to them while they are children carries through for their whole life. leanne: anne marie murphy is the attorney representing the school district. according to the lawsuit, the district is spending large sums of money addressing and reversing the harm done by social media platforms like youtube, snapchat, and tiktok. they want these companies to help pay for that. >> when we work with youn

in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> we will continue here in a moment.er stories, the rain and the wind, with a live picture, you can see, still missing and intense. sandhya patel will show you what to expect. >> we are just tuesdays away from national puppy day, running from 6:00 a.m. to noon dogs from across the bay are >> we continue to keep close watch on live doppler 7 today, with the hurricane shaped storm that has walloped the bay area. >> that's the right word, walloped. we have been hit hard, and the question is for how much longer. >> city patel has the answers. >> i wish i could tell you not much longer, but i have some bad news to report. this area of low pressure has installed, this is coming from the national weather service. let me show you a live view from the oakland airport camera where it has not only been slippery but also has been windy, across the region. oakland airport is not reporting delays, but sfo is. arrival delays of over four hours, take a look at this life you from the san mateo bridge and it is very gusty across the regio