melanie woodrow has the full story. reporter: joshua underwood's family member carried out his louis vuitton bag from superior court today after deputies cuffed him and took him back into custody. underwood is one of three suspects and this november 20th walnut nordstrom flash mob style theft. the sheriff's office says he was released from custody on november 24, the same day the das office filed charges. he and his mother believed the charges had been dropped and initially knew nothing of his court appearance today. the i team alerted the district attorney. the prosecuting da set underwood had been released by mistake. the sheriff's office, not -- you now saying he was released due to a computer input error. >> we have faith in the sheriff's department covid this may have been a clerical error. they are good at their jobs. they will correct it. reporter: underwood admitted to his involvement in another bay area burglary the same day as a nordstrom theft. >> he made a statement to the police that prior to coming to nord

melanie woodrow explains what you need to know. melanie: this man was plannin mn to go to toronto, but omicron changed his mind. >> we were just concerned that it would not be a good idea. melanie: he is vaccinated and boosted, but has been regularly testing covid at home >> i have three. melanie: he is not alone. and an infectious disease specialist said at home tests are reliable. >> at home testing is really the way of the future. melanie: but as more and more people rely on them, it could skew california's positivity rate. >> it is like seeing the tree fall in the forest and nobody knows but you. melanie: number of california's positive case rate translates to critical covid related decisions. >> we make a lot of our recommendations based upon how many cases are out there. knowing how many cases are occurring gives us early warnings for what is going to be happening with our hospitals in a couple weeks and what will be happening in people's lives in a month. melanie: they recommend contacting three groups of people if you test p

melanie woodrow explains what you need to know. melanie: this man was p man w to go to toronto, but omicron changed his mind. >> we were just concerned that it would not be a good idea. melanie: he is vaccinated and boosted, but has been regularly testing covid at home >> i have three. melanie: he is not alone. and an infectious disease specialist said at home tests are reliable. >> at home testing is really the way of the future. melanie: but as more and more people rely on them, it could skew california's positivity rate. >> it is like seeing the tree fall in the forest and nobody knows but you. melanie: number of california's positive case rate translates to critical covid related decisions. >> we make a lot of our recommendations based upon how many cases are out there. knowing how many cases are occurring gives us early warnings for what is going to be happening with our hospitals in a couple weeks and what will be happening in people's lives in a month. melanie: they recomelani contacting three groups of people if you test pos

abc 7 reporter melanie woodrow has details and reaction from the community. these have become too common in the tenderloin neighborhood, prompting london breed to declare a state of emergency. more than 700 people died due to drug overdoses last year in san francisco. >> we are in a crisis. melanie: supervisor matt haney. >> they need help. and this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. melanie: mary ellen carol will spearhead the effort. >> an emergency declaration allows san francisco to cut through the red tape, to obtain the contracts, the resources, and the personnel that we need to address the crisis, conditions in the tenderloin. melanie: it's welcomed by community members. >> residents need action. they're going to be excited to see that somebody is finally paying attention to the residence. melanie: christy is the director of community organizing and resident voice at the benefit district. she says last week mayor breed met with approximately 50 tenderloin residents. >> she listened to their stories about getting assaulted on the stre

abc 7 reporter melanie woodrow has details and reaction from the community. melanie: images like these have become too common in the tenderloin neighborhood, prompting london breed to declare a state of emergency. more than 700 people died due to drug overdoses last year in san francisco. >> we are in a crisis. melanie: supervisor matt haney. >> they need help. and this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. melanie: mary ellen carol will spearhead the effort. >> an emergency declaration allows san francisco to cut through the red tape, to obtain the contracts, the resources, and the personnel that we need to address the crisis, conditions in the tenderloin. melanie: it's welcomed by community members. >> residents need action. they're going to be excited to see that somebody is finally paying attention to the residence. melanie: christy is the director of community organizing and resident voice at the benefit district. she says last week mayor breed met with approximately 50 tenderloin residents. >> she listened to their stories about getting

leave melanie woodrow abc 7 news. hundreds of san francisco high school students are expressing outrage today over what they say is the school district's lack of response to a number of sexual assaults and harassment cases. the students staged a rally at city hall where they accused the district of a lack of accountability and transparency. they also presented a list of demands among them create a support system for survivors and teach students the meaning of consent starting in elementary school the protests continued with a march to school district headquarters where the deputy super didn't acknowledge that more can be done. we are getting ready for storm watch but as you look live outside right now, you can see it's still. i out there at the moment sparkling in fact, but that's all expected to change very soon very soon navy to seven weather. anchor spencer. christian is here now with the timeline. you need to know about heading into the weekend spencer. that's right, kristen and dan we've got some drenching rain a

despite someone setting the tree on fire overnight abc 7 news reporter melanie. woodrowtory. with less than a week until the official lighting ceremony this already decorated christmas tree is now part of an arson investigation the oakland fire department says someone set the tree on fire around 120 this morning. the fire department is approximately 200 yards away and firefighters arrived and put out the fire within minutes. definitely could have been a much scarier scene had it taken longer for the crew to get there oakland fire department spokesperson. michael hunt says surveillance video shows one person set the fire. they left behind a canister though hunt did not want to find what type it is very clear that this was intentionally set at a very dangerous scene for everyone involved less than 10% of the tree suffered significant. damage and the tree is structurally sound with no risk of it falling at this point according to the fire department on says the plan is to fill in sections that were burned or cover up sections so that this saturday's tree lighting can go on

as abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow explains, one part of the plan the governor is talking about is a booster mandate for health care workers. reporter: governor gavin newsom announcing today that being vaccinated is no longer enough with the new omicron variant. california health care workers will now need to be boosted with a third dose. >> two doses is great. the booster is a game changer. and that third dose is needed. and no group of workers understands that perhaps more than our frontline health care workers. and so i would just ask them to continue to lead by example as they have and thank them. reporter: dr. peter chin hong is a professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at ucsf. >> this announcement by governor newsom comes at no -- as no surprise. we've been long talking about having boosters for staff and health care workers. reporter: dr. chin hong says a couple of weeks and even a couple of days ago he would have said having two doses was considered fully vaccinated. but not anymore. >> a lot more breakthrough infections if you don't get a booster with omic

melanie woodrow has what you need to know. melanie: he was planning on going to toronto but omicron changed his mind. >> we were concerned. melanie: he is vaccinated and boosted and regularly testing himself at home. >> i have three left. melanie: a professor and infectious disease specialist said at home tests are reliable. >> adam testing is the way of the future. melanie: but as more and more people rely on them, it could skew the test positivity rate. he is a a a a a a a disease professor at uc berkeley school of public health. he said a number of the cases go to public health recommendations. >> we make the recommendations based on how many cases are out there. so knowing how many cases are occurring gives us a warning to what will happen to the hospitals in a couple of weeks and in peoples lives in a month. melanie: he wrote -- he recommends contacting three areas when you test positive. >> if you get these three groups of people you will be set. melanie: he said if he were to get a positive result, he would take a pcr te

melanie woodrow has more. nie: prior to the death of wilma chan, city transportation officials identified the intersection of shoreline drive at grant street. last month on november 3, alameda police say a driver hit and killed chan while she was walking her dog. they believe she was walking across shoreline drive. from sky seven, the abc 7 news i team observed vehicles including a u.s. postal service truck blow through the stop sign. the intersection was already part of the vision zero action plan. transportation planning, and the police department met to look at the intersection. coordinator lisa foster said they found room for more improvements. >> it does not have the kind of crosswalk that is the most visible. we also are looking at a configuration of that road to eliminate a left turn pocket and a line the street a little bit better. provide us with important ways to prioritize our effort, but they are not the only way. dane: the city council may have some input. alameda mayor marilyn ashcraft -- >> somet

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reporter melanie woodrow shows you three apps that are helping people stay safe. n women stabbed while waiting for a bus in san francisco, shook him to his core. >> i can't believe this is the world we live in. i wanted to do something. melanie: he is the ceo and founder of an app that allows you to hire an armed guard. there is also an option to hire a volunteer guard for elderly people, or those who can't afford the service that begins at $50 to $75 an hour. >> so they can feel safe. reporter: he says that guards will be licensed and undergo vigorous background checks. >> it is sad that we need this. the fact that people are treating asian people less than dogs. melanie: he is hoping to launch by january. bodyguard is one of several apps in a growing space made to make people feel safer in big cities like san francisco. this is another one in testing with the rollout in the next month or so. the ceo, vincent, created the app when deciding whether his then-daughter would save on pride in the city with friends. >> it gives you situational awareness. melanie: it use

melanie woodrow has the story. melanie: dana dawson walked out of court two weeks ago and has not returned since. he is one of three suspects walnut creek police arrested in connection to this recent flash mob style nordstrom theft. to use the gun, a violation of her parole. officers do not know she was on per wall when they arrested her. >> i don't know if it is just a system failure or a delay in the information getting to us. melanie: subsequently, dawson was eligible for and posted bail. during her arraignment, the contra costa county deputy district attorney said the parole agent was attempting to get a warrant signed by a judge which would've have put dawson back in custody but the parole agent missed doing so by about 15 minutes, according to the deputy district attorney jordan sanders. without that parole warrants, it was up to dawson to return to court which the deputy d.a. says she did not do on friday or monday. parole has been trying to locate her and there's now a warrant for her arrest. the other suspe

kristen: melanie woodrow has a look at the new law and how you can get ready. more tossing food scraps in the trash. californians will be required to put excess food and waste bins. >> this is the biggest change to our trash since we started recycling in the 1980's. melanie: cities and counties will turn it into compost, creating an energy source. >> every time we put that banana peel in organic waste, it's turned into compost and gets its next life. we are fighting climate change. melanie: the director of cal recycles says it's about removing food waste from landfills. she says it is the single fastest thing every californian can do on their end. melanie: if the average -- >> if the average household diverted all their organic waste, it would be like taking their car off the road for a year. melanie: uc davis professor of food science and technology says the change might be difficult. >> it will be quite a transition for the state. melanie: cities and counties will be expected to have food recycling programs in place. countertop containers are an option to hol

in san francisco, melanie woodrow. abc 7 news. >> governor newsom announced his own public safety proposal yesterday. it is 250 $5 million. it would create a team focused on stopping organized retail theft. it has plagued the bay area and other parts of california. >> you break a window, you smash and grab, you take other people's property, and that's wrong. . . . >> does or justification for that. the funding would provide more resources to the state justice department to go after the ringleaders who are organizing the smash and grab robberies. it would expand the highway patrol presence across the state to investigate the theft. his abc 7 explains, the funding is going to take a while to approve. >> the governor's funding go through the state legislature, and that will be months down the line when they put together the new budget. something else legislature needs to approach is a license plates reader and cameras on highways and on rams in the city. governor newsom says that is something he also does plan to address.

despite someone setting the tree on fire overnight abc 7 news reporter melanie. woodrow has the story. with less than a week until the official lighting ceremony this already decorated christmas tree is now part of an arson investigation the oakland fire department says someone set the tree on fire around 120 this morning. the fire department is ultimately 200 yards away and firefighters arrived and put out the fire within minutes definitely could have been a much scarier scene had it taken longer for the crew to get there oakland fire department spokesperson. michael hunt says surveillance video shows one person set the fire. they left behind a canister though hunt did not want to specify what type it is. very clear that this was in. tentionally less than 10% of the tree suffered significant damage and the tree is structurally sound with no risk of calling at this point according to the fire department on says the plan is to fill in sections that were burned or cover up sections so that this saturday's tree lighting can go on as planned to have someone. potentially jeop

committed to completing completing in an independent thorough comprehensive way for the i-team melanie woodrowbc 7 news outrage in disbelief today over the vandalism of a statue at one of san francisco's. this museums the greek statue on the grounds of the legion of honor was heavily damaged this week curators and members of the community are reflecting on the loss abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has the story. oh my god. it would do this neigh this n ringleman can't believe it. he walks by this greek statue almost every day on the grounds of the legion of honor museum, but this week the marble sculpture was vandalized so i don't know what who these people are and what they're end goal is on this but this is a shame the crime a major blow to museum curators. this is already sad because this is a loss to the museum, but also to the people of san francisco because this is a piece of public art that's been eyes wanting me european arts curator martin chapman says vandals knocked the heads off the two sons of greek. god leia kowan part of his leg was destroyed sadly life truly imitates art her

melanie woodrow has the details and reaction from the community. >> images like these have become tooorhood prompting london breed to declare a state of emergency here and more than 700 people died due to drug overdoses last year in san francisco. >> we are in a crisis. >> they need help and this is a statement of the urgency that's on the way. the director of emergency management will spearhead the effort. >> a emergency declaration allows san francisco to cut through the red tape and obtain the contracts and resources and personnel we need to address the crisis conditions in the tenderloin. >> it's welcomed by community members. >> residents need action and they're excited to see somebody is paying attention to the residents. >> christy is the director of community organizing and resident voice at the tenderloin community benefit district and says last week mayor breed met with approximate 50 tenderloin residents. >> she listened to their stories about getting harassed or assaulted on the streets or hiding from gunfire in the middle of the day at a park. >> the group spoke with the

melanie woodrow has details. reporter: the city of berkeley, along with alameda, san francisco all announcing today the return of masks to indoor settings. >> it is up to us to take this measure of safety. we know we can protect people against infection. reporter: several counties previously allowed people to take off their masks if they were vaccinated. masks will now be required in public spaces, including gymnasiums and fitness studios. >> at this point, it's been two years, on and off. reporter: adam worries that change will keep people from signing up for gym memberships january 1, a time when the industry typically thrives. >> we need that strong quarter, after two years of being as impacted as we have been. masks are good, they lower the risk, but what really minimizes the risk is maintaining good health. reporter: public health officer dr. matt willis understands the frustration but says that change is necessary, due to the rising case numbers. >> our hope is that the omicron surge ends or plateaus quickl

melanie woodrow shows us three apps that are helping people stay safe. >> reports of two asian women stabbed waiting for a bus in san francisco shook him to his core. >> i wanted to do something. >> is the founder and ceo of bodyguard, an app that allows you to hire an armed or unarmed guard. you can also hire a volunteer regard for elderly people or those who can afford the service that begins at 50 to $70 an hour. the guards will be licensed and undergo vigorous background checks. >> the fact that we would even need this. the fact that people are treating asian people less than dogs. >> he's hoping to launch by the end of january. it's one of several apps and a growing space meant to make people feel safe in big cities like san francisco. this is another app and testing with the rollout in the next month or so. the ceo and founder created it on deciding whether his then preteen daughter would be safe on a bike ride in the city with a friend. >> it's a technology platform that gives you situational awareness. >> it uses location-based data to provide a score and alert you to potenti

intervention people who live and work here say has been needed for some time in san francisco melanie woodrow abc 7 news governor newsom unveiled a new 255 million dollar public safety proposal designed to battle violent crime across the state and in the bay area the governor announced his plan at chp headquarters in dublin today flanked by state and local officials and members of law enforcement. he wants to create a team dedicated to prosecuting organized retail thefts and provide police with more tools to down and arrest suspects in those smash and grab robberies attorney general. rob bonte says the plan is a game changer. the real public safety plan provides the doj with additional funding to bolster our existing efforts taking down the perpetrators at the top of these crime rings and shutting down the pip. line of stolen merchandise governor newsom says he also plans to address oakland's request for the use of technology, like cameras and license plate readers on highways and entrance ramps the plan must be approved by the state legislature. there are two new developments about keeping c

melanie woodrow reports from marin county. >> the city of berkeley along with alameda, san francisco,oday the return of masks to indoor settings. >> it is prudent for us to take this measure of safety where we know we can protect people against infection. >> an exemption in several counties previously allowed people to take off masks if they revaccinated with counties rescinding that, masks will now be required in public spaces including gyms and fitness studios. >> at this point, ridiculous. it has been two years on a

melanie woodrow has details and reaction from the community. >> images like these have become too common prompting lloyd to declare a state of emergency. >> we are in a crisis. >> supervisor matt haney. >> we need help in this is a statement of the urgency that help is on the way. >> an emergency declaration allows san francisco to cut through the red tape, to obtain the contracts, resources and personnel that we need to address the crisis conditions in the tenderloin. >> welcomed by community members. >> residents need action. they will be excited to see somebody paying attention to the residents. >> christie is the director she says that last week the mayor met with 50 tenderloin residents. >> she listened to their stories about getting assaulted on the streets are hiding from gunfire in the middle of the day. most spoke with the policy advisers about changes that they would like to see in the neighborhood. >> i hope that the help that is offered is long-lasting. >> the goal is to not let anyone stay out in the streets. >> everything said today only enhances our ability to do our jobs.

melanie woodrow explains what this could mean for the weeks to come. >> it seems very likely that were going to have our highest seven-day average for positive cases in san francisco since the start of the pandemic. >> the department of public health says matt haney's prediction is currently the trend globally. not just locally. this as we move through the winter and holiday seasons. the situation exacerbated by the spread of omicron. last week, dph reported 794 new cases in one day. dph says the number is still being validated. >> 794 cases, is -- if that is what they finalize, is hundreds of cases more in a single day than any other prior day since the start of the pandemic. i thing there's reasons to be very concerned. >> a similar story developing in marin county. coley -- according to matt willis. >> we had three consecutive days of record numbers of cases. like christmas, we had the highest number of cases ever. >> dr. willis is concerned about the disruptions that could result. >> if everyone infected isolates for 10 days and case numbers continue to accelerate, we will start

melanie woodrow explains what this could mean for the weeks to come. >> i think it is prudent at a societal level. the vast majority of people, if they feel perfectly fine five days after their positive test, they are no longer infectious. there will be a few people who have a lingering infection and are potentially infectious on day six. >> it seems very likely we are going to have our highest seven-day average for positive cases in san francisco since the start of the pandemic. >> the san francisco department of public health says supervisor matt haney's prediction is the trend globally, not just locally, as we move through the winter and holiday seasons. the situation exacerbates the debt exacerbated by the spread of the omicron variant. last week, 790 four cases in one day. the number is still being validated. >> if that is what they finalize, it is hundreds of cases more in a single day then any other prior day since the start of the pandemic. i think there are reasons to be very concerned. >> a similar story is developing in marin county. according to marin county public health office

melanie woodrow looks at what we face before that happens. reporter: as the number of omicron cases continues to rise, a peak in hospitalizations is expected. >> may be the second, third week of january. the european and south african experience been that the wave has come and gone pretty quickly, like in a month or 1.5 months. reporter: ucsf professor george rutherford estimates it won't be much longer. >> it will be over by fairbury. we saw quite a bit of delta circulating as well, which we knows more berland, causes more hospitalizations. reporter: that makes, along with rising case numbers fronted county health officials to follow in the state's of steps this week, requiring masks be morning all indoor settings including gyms. >> we would also be equally responsive in terms of removing any barriers, overly restrictive policies at that point. reporter: dr. rutherford says he believes people are worse -- receiving the message to be careful with the upcoming all day. if someone receives an exposure but a negative result but they are symptoma

melanie woodrow has more about that. melanie: dana walk out-of-court and has not returned since. of three suspects that is suspected in this theft. they think she used a gun, although officers did not know she was on parole and they arrested her. >> i do not know if it is a system failure or a delay in the information getting to us, we are looking into that. melanie: she was eligible for and posted bail. the contra costa county deputy district attorney says that her parole agent was attempting to get a warrant signed by a judge which would put her back in custody at the parole agent missed doing so by about 15 minutes according to the deputy district attorney. without the parole warrant was up to her to return to court, which the deputy da says that she did not do on friday or monday. parole has actively been trying to locate her and there is a warrant for her arrest. the other two suspects arrested a puritan court monday. under what previously mistakenly released by the contra costa sheriff's office but taken back into custody. kumasi: a new type of covid-19 therapy is showing p

.: after the oakland a's lease expires -- melanie woodrow found out, at the top of list, tens of thousands of permanent new jobs. reporter: the african-american sports and entertainment group announcing 30 k for -- 30,00000 permanent living wage jobs through the oakland arena develop project. as they evaluate what to develop at the site, they plan to provide meaningful occupations and gainful wages for oakland residents, including the most disenfranchised members of the community. >> is a profound responsibility to our community. we all sit here and scratch our heads, try to figure out where are the answers to what is happening to our young people. >> it's about public safety, access and job opportunity. this process is going to enable that to happen. >> more jobs equals more safety. reporter: possible jobs could include jobs in construction, engineering, maintenance, on-site security, retail and management. >> there is a need for jobs in oakland, there's a need for job training services. reporter: that could include entry-level apprenticeships and working place mentoring and coaching. all

melanie woodrow talked to a doctor who explained how important these booster shots are. >> governor newsom announcing that being vaccinated is no longer enough with the omicron variant. california health care workers will need to be boosted with a third dose. >> two is great, the booster is a game changer and the third dose is needed. no group of workers understands that more than our frontline health care workers. i would ask him to continue to lead by example as they have and thank him. >> a professor of edison and infectious disease specialist at ucsf. >> this announcement comes as no surprise. we belong talking about having boosters for staff and health care workers. >> the doctor says a couple of weeks and even days ago he would have said having two doses was considered fully vaccinated but not anymore. >> there are more breakthrough infections if you do not get a booster with omicron. >> he believes three doses will be the required standard soon enough. >> i think the writing is on the wall. >> governor newsom says protecting workers is critical. >> it is the wise moved to make sure

melanie woodrow reports from marin county. >> the city of berkeley along with alameda, san francisco, and marin county announcing today the return of masks to indoor settings. >> it is prudent for us to take this measure of safety where we know we can protect people against infection. >> an exemption in several counties previously allowed people to take off masks if they revaccinated with counties rescinding that, masks will now be required in public spaces including gyms and fitness studios. >> at this point, ridiculous. it has been two years on and off. >> adumbrates the change will keep people from signing up for gym memberships january 1, a time when the fitness industry typically thrives. >> we need that strong after two years of being as infected as we have been. masks are good, but what minimizes the risk is maintaining good health. >> a public health officer understands the frustration but says the change is necessary due to the rising case numbers. >> our hope was that the omicron surge may plateau quickly and slid coming down, at which point we would be equally responsive in

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news.governor newsom also announced his own proposal yesterday, a $255 million plan that would create a team focused on stopping organized retail theft that has plagued the bay area and other parts of california. >> you break a window, you smash and grab, you take other people's property, that is wrong, period, full stop, period, there is no justification. liz: it would provide more resources to go after ringleaders organizing and to go after the ringleaders who are organizing the smash and grab robberies. it would also expand highly patrol presence to investigate the thefts, but as abc 7 insider explains, the funding will take a while to approve. >> the governor's funding, a lot has to go through the state legislature, and that will be months down the line when they put together new budgeting. liz: legislature needs to approve his oakland's request to use license plate readers and cameras along highways and on ramps in the city. governor newsom said that is also something he plans to addre

melanie woodrow has more on what officials have since discovered could be improved. >> prior to the untimelyilma chan, transportation officials had identified shoreline drive at ranch read as a high injury intersection. based on the number and severity of accidents between 2009 and 2018. last month, alameda police say a driver hit and killed chan at the intersection while she was walking her dog. they said they believed chan was crossing shoreline drive and the driver was driving east on shoreline from sky 7 the abc7 news team observed a u.s. postal service truck blow through the stop sign. the intersection was part of an action plan. in 2015, and limited at a parking protected biplanes -- bike planes. after chan's death, staff and public works and the city managers and the police department meant to look at the intersection. the senior transportation coordinator lisa foster said they found room for more improvements. >> it doesn't have the kind of crosswalk marking that is the most physical -- the most physical. that is one place we can improve the intersection. we also are looking at a sli

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. dan: to button this up, ball not creek city council has called a special meeting -- walnut creek city council has called a special meeting tomorrow morning . they could hire up to five officers to tap into the $2 million in federal covid funds that the city received. kristen: there is a new lead in oaklands homicide. police released this surveillance image of a black toyota rav4, wanted in connection with the murder of garrett davis, killed along grand avenue near the big merit -- near lake merritt sunday afternoon. his car had broken into, and when he noticed suspects break into another car, he interrupted that burglary. that is when a passenger in the suv shot davis. there was a $10,000 reward for information in the case. dan: that killing is one of several that oakland police chief leronne armstrong talked about today. he also addressed organize retail theft. the chief says specially trained officers are being sent to different areas of the city to combat the steps. he is concerned

melanie woodrow has the story.ely to include plenty of trips to and from airports with more people on the roads, rideshare companies say increased demand translates to higher prices and commuters are noticing. >> i mostly rely on uber or public transit. reporter: this woman lives in san francisco and does not own a car. during the pandemic, she started taking uber more than usual. >> they keep the windows down so i feel better about the ventilation. reporter: recently she has noticed trips cost twice as much. she sent us a screen grabs the international airport friday around noon, and then around 3:00 and 4:00 p.m., all saying it is busy and fares are higher than usual. uber tells us "we expect this to be a particularly busy holiday season and you may see elevated surge levels." they also said driver supply is steadily increasing. it is not just uber. we captured this a grab from lyft last week just after 5:00 p.m. express pickup. lyft telling us, "as people started moving again, we saw the demand for rides outpaci

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melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. dan: thousands of people in south lake tahoe area are without power. several feet of snow fell in the sierra and another storm is on the way. the weather service says if you have to travel to the mountains, do it now. don't wait. they are discouraging travel tomorrow into thursday. be prepared for chain controls and delays. check out these snow-covered trees in soda springs west of truckee. researchers shared this video this morning. they measured five feet of snow from the storm. kristen: closer to home, snow on bay area peaks including mount diablo. you can see this dusting. it melted fast but some people headed up there to play in the snow while it lasted. take a look at this video from mount hamilton in santa clara county. you can see what appears to be actually a few inches on the ground. dan: that is fantastic. dry outside right now, you can see live doppler 7 is clear at the moment but moreno will soon be on the way. kristen: but how soon? spencer is here with the forecast. spencer: mainly dry right now, spotty showers, you don't see anything ha

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has a look at the problem. reporter: san francisco supervisor hillary ronen held a hearing today. 451 felony cases and untried defendants remained in custody past their deadline. >> every single person has a right to a speedy trial. reporter: representatives from the public defenders office, district attorney's office, and sheriff's office were present. noticeably absent were rep as it is from the san francisco superior court. >> the judge rejected the invitation. if the courts aren't open already, why is that? reporter: a spokesperson told abc 7 news because the case backlog dispute is part of the pending lawsuit, he couldn't discuss it. supervisor ronan said the courts have cited the covid-19 pandemic as an excuse despite the many public services that have reopened. >> people who have exercised their right to a speedy trial or told to wait. reporter: the public defenders office called it a humanitarian crisis and emphasized the racial disparities. >> failure to afford the most wonderful and oppressed members