ryan curry, abc seven news. all right. >> thanks, ryan. voters passed prop 47 a decade ago to reduce prison overcrowding. however, now mayors of san francisco and san jose are among those who say it has caused more harm than good. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey details the plan to address what they believe is a mistake. >> it was supposed to make us safer, but a growing number of people believe it's doing the exact opposite. approved in 2014, prop 47 aimed to lower the prison population by reducing most drug possession offenses and thefts of property valued under $950 from felonies to misdemeanors. but san jose mayor matt mehan is worried about the unintended consequences. >> a small number of people brazenly commit crime without fear of accountability. we people are so trapped in addiction that they refuse services and subsist in misery on our streets. >> mehan and san francisco mayor london breed are among those hoping to see prop 47 reform on the november 2024 ballot. the petition calls to reclassify theft with two or m

ryan curry, abc seven news. all right. >> thanks, ryan.details on another plane crash, a deadly one also near half moon bay. the preliminary report from the ntsb confirms witness statements that the plane was in distress with the engine making a coughing noise immediately after takeoff from half moon bay airport. their report includes this image showing the plane's flight path. it took off around 7 p.m. on january 14th and climbed to 250ft in the air that was as high as it got. the last recorded data point was less than a minute after takeoff. debris was found in the ocean nearby. the bodies of three of the four people on the plane have been recovered. >> the mayors of san francisco and san jose are siding with california republicans, calling to reform proposition 47. the voter approved law was passed a decade ago, reduces most drug possession offenses and thefts of property valued under $950 from felonies to misdemeanors. but now mayor london breed and matt mahan of san jose are pushing for a november ballot measure to reclass high theft

reporting live in market street, ryan curry, abc seven news. lauren. hey ryan, thank you so much. >> it is a really nice break. it's a perfect day for a parade. we're taking a live look outside and it's gorgeous all across the bay area. abc seven meteorologist francis lawson is here with your parade evening forecast, francis. >> yeah. lauren, we really lucked out. i've been in the bay area. it always feels like it's raining during the chinese new year parade. i want to show you this live shot from sutro tower, the blue skies, san francisco, right now, it's currently 70 degrees. we're about nine degrees above average at this point. and if you are heading out, here's what you can expect over the next few hours for the chinese new year parade. so still, in the 60s, in fact, we'll see mild weather. it's going to be a starry evening hanging on to the 60s through 7:00, and even by 8:00 this evening, it will be mostly clear dropping into the upper 50s. if you're planning to stay out late, we're showing you some futurecast model, mostly clear skies until later

abc seven news reporter ryan curry was on campus today and has more on the moments leading up to the shooting, as well as response from students. air. >> new video shows what happened on the uc berkeley campus friday night. a man gets into a fight with several people near sproul plaza shortly after the fight, he pulls out a gun and starts shooting. students quickly ran to safety. >> we happen to notice a bunch of cops drive by where we were so we came to check it out and we were standing by the student union and somebody was getting pinned to the floor and then carried to the car. i was a little bit shocked that this all happened, like in the student building. >> no one was hurt in campus. police arrested him several minutes after the shooting, but students say they didn't know there was a shooting until well after it had happened. >> so this one says there's police activity in lower sproul plaza. this was like about 30 minutes after it happened. >> santiago hopkins says he heard from friends instead of the uc berkeley alert system. >> he was kind of egregious considering like, you k

abc seven news reporter ryan curry is at levi's stadium, where fans cheered on the team as they hit the road. and ryan, a little rain didn't deter those fans. >> now, dion, if you thought the rain was going to stop these fans from showing up today for the sendoff, you would be wrong. it was packed today along the edges of the stadium. a lot of ponchos, a lot of umbrellas, and of course a lot of red and gold well, there they are. the bus left around 345 this afternoon. and of course, all along the edges of the road outside the team headquarters were packed with 40 niners fans, all of them waving their flags, cheering as loud as they could, and just to give the players a little bit of extra motivation as they prepare for one of the biggest games of their lives at the time, they left, we finally had a break in the rain. but make no mistake, everyone here got soaked. it was so wet throughout the afternoon, even in the moments leading up to the departure. but for some fans, wishing them good luck was a top priority, even if it meant getting a little wet. >> they know we're behind them. they

ryan curry, abc seven news. all right. >> let's take you outside for a live look at conditions.t now. we are once again getting ready for rain. a good bit of it seems for all the details on the timing, let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel. sandhya yeah. >> dan it's going to all start tomorrow. so for valentine's. so let's take a look at live doppler seven. right now we do have a lot of clouds overhead in advance of this system. i'm going to widen the picture here because this light level one storm is moving in early tomorrow morning. and it will spread rain across the region. i'll give you a quick look at the timeline. so early tomorrow morning around 8:00 9:00, some showers begin to move into the north bay, and then as we head towards 11 a.m, the rain begins to pick up. it's light to moderate in nature, starting to cross over into oakland, san francisco, and we're going to continue that trend into the late afternoon and evening. it is a level one rain, briefly heavy at times, slippery roads and breezy in spots. the biggest impact will be for the evening commut

. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry looks into this brewing controversy. >> these are stacks of beer from local breweries. they'll be served at saturday's oakland fan festival. the a's used to put on this event, but now it's run by fans. and these fans are not inviting the a's. >> somebody's got to do something for the fans. somebody's got to do something for the culture, and somebody's got to give back. and that's what we're doing. plenty of local breweries are joining the event, but one already backed out. >> drake's brewing company, which is based in the east bay, told the organizers just a few days ago they can't be there due to unforeseen circumstances, as some suspect the a's might be behind the sudden cancellation. but the a's tell abc seven news they had nothing to do with it. and drake's isn't returning our request for a comment. >> they say the a's weren't involved or anything like that. but, you know, we've had another sponsor that was approached by the a's. um, and they denied their request to not be involved. and they're still coming and they're still going to be here. >

but abc seven news reporter ryan curry says there is something standing in the way for the future of east oakland is centered around the coliseum, and community groups wanted out of john fisher's hands. the oakland united coalition is calling on the alameda county board of supervisors to end their agreement with the a's owner. >> their agreement is allowing the a's ownership to block the flow of needed resources into the east oakland community. >> development groups such as the african american sports and entertainment group already have big plans to redevelop the land. the plans include new housing, a new entertainment district, and possibly new stadiums for other teams. however, fisher owns half the land which he bought from the county. >> john fisher stop preventing the use of the coliseum by interested sports teams and sporting events. sell your stake in the ownership of the coliseum. >> this is a massive chunk of land that could be used for so many different projects, and those we spoke with today say a development here would benefit not just this community, but the entire city

ryan curry, abc. seven news. popeyes chicken restaurant in oakland will have to pay more than $200,000 for a series of labor violations. >> the u.s. labor department found the franchisee hired children as young as 13 years old to work at his restaurants. investigators say the employer also failed to pay workers overtime earnings. it's the third time the owner has been cited for labor violations. the same franchise he also owns, popeyes locations in tracy and in newark. i'm larry biel, live in las vegas. >> the field, the practice politicians... "he's bad. i'm good." blah, blah. let's shake things up. with katie porter. porter refuses corporate pac money. and leads the fight to ban congressional stock trading. katie porter. taking on big banks to make housing more affordable. and drug company ceos to stop their price gouging. most politicians just fight each other. while katie porter fights for you. for senate - democrat katie porter. i'm katie porter and i approve this message. my late father-in-law lit up a room

. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the latest on the story.tape along alameda de las pulgas and fernwood street. investigators are focusing on this home. when they showed up, they found four people dead. >> unfortunately, we located four more deceased people inside the home one adult male, one adult female. and that two children. >> police say they got a call for a welfare check in the morning, but when they arrived, they couldn't get inside through any door. they had to break a window in the front yard. sources tell the abc seven news i-team. the two children were four year old twin boys. police are notrillioneleasing their identities or any information about how they died. however, investigators are not looking for any suspects. they say the incident is isolated to that home. >> officers didn't locate any forced entry to the home or anything like that. so as they're continuing to investigate everything at this time, whether there's no evidence to say that it wasn't an isolated incident, still, this neighborhood is on edge. >> we spoke with p

ryan curry, abc seven news. san.isco international airport is being awarded $31 million in federal support from the biden administration. >> it's part of president biden's new infrastructure law. the funding will be used for upgrades to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system inside sfo's international terminal. the money comes from a pool of about $970 million, which is being distributed for improvements at more than 100 airports across the country in a few weeks. the board that oversees the golden gate bridge will consider raising vehicle tolls starting in july. now, assemblyman phil tang is introducing a bill to ban tolls on pedestrians or cyclists on the golden gate bridge and all other bridges in california. advocates say only cars and trucks should pay tolls because of the wear and tear they cause to roads and bridges. >> but walking and biking, on the other hand, cause almost nowhere to the infrastructure and keep our air clean. this bill should be a model of how we share the real costs of the mod

that's one of our rights in martinez. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. and this comes as another flaring incident happened about 20 miles away at chevron's richmond refinery, happened just after 1215 this afternoon. >> this is video from a previous incident earlier this month, according to a post from the richmond fire department, chevron notified the city of the level one incident. the flaring is done and there is no public health risk. >> all right, take a look at this video. it was taken by an abc seven news viewer who reported a funnel cloud in petaluma. he says it lasted about two minutes, with the funnel passing over some ranches, but he didn't see it do any damage. it was raining at the time, but not windy at all. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandy. it's always fascinating to see these things. we don't get to see them around here very often. what is the national weather service saying about it? >> yeah, so dan, this afternoon i spoke with the national weather service and that looks incredible. i'll just tell you this much. a

cpuc that would allow it to operate on the peninsula, and in los angeles, abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the details about their plan and shows us why lawmakers want to put the brakes on it. the driverless white cars going around san francisco could soon be on the streets in dozens of other cities across the golden state. >> waymo is requesting the state public utilities commission to allow them to expand to los angeles and the entire peninsula . it's not just like one neighborhood or one particular time of day. >> it's big and massive. >> pete bigelow, with automotive news says this is a key milestone for the av industry. >> waymo has kind of declared its intentions is to really launch driverless vehicles at scale. we don't know how many vehicles, but but again, geographically, this is this is very big. >> but some lawmakers are trying to pull the emergency brake. state senator dave cortese introduced a bill that would allow cities and counties to make their own regulations around avs. he was in los angeles friday morning with city leaders discussing this topic. he told me the bill

. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry is looking ahead to what the job will require. >> it's one of the common issues heard throughout oakland. if you ask those who live here or run a business, they've had enough cars getting broken into. >> people getting robbed, stores getting breaking into. and it's been it's been going on for the past two years. >> ali mohammed owns a market in oakland. he says his store gets robbed almost daily. >> i think a week ago we had two break ins within a period of time of uh- of three days. it's now been more than a year since mayor shengtao fired former police chief laurent armstrong on thursday. >> oakland residents will be able to meet the new candidates. they say. whoever they are, they need to make changes fast. >> we need to have the chief uh. the potential chief has a basic understanding of the diverse cultures and to build uh- the working relationship with all community. >> his data from the abc seven news i-team shows robberies, burglaries and vehicle thefts in oakland are all on the rise in the last few years. recently places like in-n-out an

here's abc seven news reporter ryan curry. >> lighting our way into 2024, the year of the dragon is here. and thousands came to san francisco for the annual lunar new year parade. >> it's a celebration, you know, a celebration indeed. >> float after float, each one celebrating asian culture and its deep history in san francisco. this is market and second street. this is the parade. start right here. every float, one by one, coming down the street on the way to market before they will then embark further down the parade route. and you really couldn't ask for nicer weather. beautiful sunny skies here in downtown san francisco. a perfect way to welcome in the new year. it's a great night in san francisco. >> the weather is beautiful. can't be any better. >> a beautiful night to come together. just like stevens sang. and his son. if you ask them, the year of the dragon is about exploring imagination, right? >> it's not a real like an ox or rabbit, you know. you see, right in the real life. but dragon is an imagination, right? it's it means going with your imagination can go wild, right? so t

ryan curry abc seven news. certainly always good advice ryan. >> thank you. now let's go to this morning where things they are drying out but still looking pretty gusty. this is a live look going up on 80 in soda springs right now. chains are required on highway 50 in el dorado county. there are no chain controls on 80. winter storm warning is in effect until 10 a.m. on wednesday. and today we got a taste of what's to come. the uc berkeley sierra snow lab in the donner lake area says it picked up 7.5in of snow overnight. check out these serene scenes there. they expect another 18 to 30in through wednesday afternoon. now, luckily, power outages have been minimal compared to the weekend storm earlier this month. we keep you on top of storm impacts where you live from park closures and warming centers. you can find it all on the front page of abc7 news.com. well, still ahead tonight, a small suburban town in mourning three first responders killed in minnesota. the house call that turned into much worse. plus rethinking robo taxis after a waymo car was seen set o

ryan curry, abc seven news. >> all right. turning now to the weather and more rain on the way. >> spencer christian is here with a first look at the forecast. and, spencer, we got what, one day of a break, one day break. >> karina, a first look now. but we'll be taking many more looks at our weather over the next few days. here's a look at our live doppler seven with the satellite, and you can see we have a series of storms moving in our direction. the first one, a fairly light storm, will swing through tomorrow on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level one storm. it'll produce rain that will be light, moderate to heavy at times. slick roads for the commute, especially the evening commute, and it will be breezy at times. here's our forecast animation starting at midnight tonight. notice the rain arrives in the north bay tomorrow morning, and by midday to mid-afternoon it will spread to other parts of the bay area. but then on on friday, a stronger, much stronger storm starts to swing through and that will

abc seven news reporter ryan curry is in benicia, where many are worried about how soon it might happen again. >> small levels of smoke still coming from the towers of the valero refinery, flaring is still ongoing after a unit shut down friday night, but the flaring is only part of the concern. the benicia fire department says after the unit shut down a product known as a refined hydrocarbon needed to be moved to a holding tank while being moved, some of it got on the lid of that tank that led to chemicals being released into the air, causing a strong odor. >> the source was coming from valero for sure, and it was some type of unknown product that had that had gotten released when they were transferring it out of the unit that had been shut down. >> the chemical in the air was hydrogen sulfide. after the incident, the refinery's ground level monitoring showed a huge spike in hydrogen sulfide levels. hours later, the citizen run benicia air monitoring system also showed large levels of the chemical in the air, as much as nearly 100 parts per billion. the fire department says at that leve

ryan curry, abc seven news. >> sounds like it. okay ryan, thank you. >> from the north to the south, let's head to dustin dorsey. live in the santa cruz mountains. now. dustin >> yeah. kristen. you know, it's been a relatively calm winter for these residents, but they know it's about to ramp up steady rain falling. but as it intensifies, fallen trees and rising rivers may be a problem. >> so i want to prepare a lot of people are talking about it's going to hit pretty hard. they haven't had a real hard one. this late last year to now. >> so people in the santa cruz mountains are bracing for heavy rain, high winds and flooding. >> they said it might go 18 hours and you could get maybe seven eight inches of rain is a lot. >> neighborhoods like soquel village and rio del mar flats, along with felton grove in the interlochen area near watsonville, have been notified about the danger of flooding from the storm, something heather azeem knows all about. >> that's how high the water was last week when that rain came and that really just it

and also embracing the space, embracing the space just like they did decades ago in oakland. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> and our next half hour on abc seven mornings from the court to the campaign trail. the group donald trump is trying to reel in as the south carolina gop primary is one week away and waived fees for small businesses . why san francisco owners say a city program is helping, but it's not enough. >> the abc seven storm impact scale today. storm is level two. that means moderate rain, so gear up before you go out and drive safely. track today's storm anytime on the abc seven news app. download it now when you have moderate—to—severe eczema, it's okay to show off. with dupixent, show off your clearer skin and less itch. because you have plenty of reasons to show off your skin. with dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, you can stay ahead of your eczema. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your skin from within. many adults saw 90% clearer skin. some even achieved long—last

abc seven news reporter ryan curry was right in the middle of it all, and asked people, what makes the year of the dragon stand out? >> lighting our way into 2020 for the year of the dragon is here, and thousands came to san francisco for the annual lunar new year parade. it's a celebration, you know, a celebration indeed. float after float, each one celebrating asian culture and its deep history in san francisco. this is market and second street. this is the parade. start right here. every float, one by one, coming down this street on the way to market before they will then embark further down the parade route. and you really couldn't ask for nicer weather. beautiful sunny skies here in downtown san francisco. a perfect way to welcome in the new year. it's a great night in san francisco. >> the weather is beautiful. it can't be any better. >> a beautiful night to come together. just like steven zhang and his son. if you ask them. the year of the dragon is about exploring imagination, right? >> it's not a real like an ox or rabbit, you know? you see. right in the real life. but dragon

ryan curry, abc seven news. gotta love that giant ring. >> rain hat. apparently it wasn't just the 40 niners who had to brave the weather to make it to vegas. so did our abc seven news team. luckily, our crew has finally made it, and tonight, abc seven news reporter j.r stone gives you a firsthand look at what it was like to make the trip to the super bowl. >> this is what the line looks like when your flight is canceled due to weather at san francisco international airport, and everyone needs to rebook. >> let's rewind a bit like the initial ride to sfo when we could see ocean sized waves on the bay. not a good sign then it was one delay after the next, some playing cards and watching soccer for others excited about football. their san francisco 40 niners. >> there's so many parties in the hotels and clubs and yes, we want that too. >> but no plane. and soon an announcement flight canceled. nothing doing at sfo. so as they say next. so we're now in route to oakland international airport after our flight was canceled uh- first it was delayed about four

the team will play at historic raymond park in west oakland as abc seven news reporter ryan curry explains, the ballers are investing more than $1.5 million to renovate the park. >> when you look at this field, it's safe to say it's seen better days. an old scoreboard, unkempt grass. but those better days might be coming fairly soon. i think it's just going to be about showing your love of oakland and showing your love of community. enter the new minor league team starting their first season. founders brian carmel and paul freeman pride themselves on keeping pro baseball in a city. feeling abandoned by the a's. >> the whole vibe of this is we want to show the world what oaklanders can do when we come together, right? we think this is one of the we definitely think this is the best baseball community in the world, but one of the best communities in the world. >> and what better way to cement yourself as an oakland team than to play here at historic raymond park? >> and its best days are still ahead. the team posted this video to social media. >> it was established as a park in 1896. in the

ryan curry, abc seven news.auren martinez and we're inside sushi confidential off san pedro square in san jose. >> that was a nail biter game from start to finish. but you know what? the fans remain faithful. >> it was a sellout super bowl. watch party. >> atmosphere is off the hook here from touchdowns. >> field goals and fumbles. niner fans were locked in to what was a roller coaster of a game. media. abrego stood up the entire time they deserve this. >> they work hard and we're still faithful. we love them. they fought till the end. so we're not losers. we're still winners, and we stand with them and we love them. a muffed punt in the third quarter shifted momentum. >> hmm. >> what can you do? i mean, both teams played amazingly. they both capitalized on each other's mistakes. we came a little short, but that doesn't mean that the faith will, um, should be sad today. everyone should have their heads up and be completely be proud of our team because we did amazingly in san jose. >> lauren martinez abc. seven n

is receiving the phones that he was carrying the night of that shooting, abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the story at this time, turning the phones to you after 15 years in an evidence room, the alameda county da's office is returning to oscar grant cell phones to his mother. >> this is all that you have of that loved one. uh. there property because they're no longer here. >> grant died in 2009 after he was shot by a bart police officer in the early hours of new year's day. the officer said he was reaching for his taser, but grabbed his gun instead. grant's death sparked outrage, setting off riots in oakland and a wave of protests nationwide. in the years since his death, grant's mother requested his phones many times, but says previous district attorneys wouldn't give them to her because they were mixed with other evidence. but today she received them from da price. >> it gives you a sense of that level and that that level and still being there with you. uh- even though oscar's not here and i still have and i have this property, it does my heart glad the family hopes when they turn

just stay happy, be alive, and then just enjoy the moment in san francisco. >> happy new year. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. well, as we head to break, let's check in with lisa. >> good morning. hey. >> good morning. it's partly cloudy and that is allowed for temperatures to drop into the low to mid 40s in some of our cooler locations. but san francisco in the mid 50s. we'll get into some sunshine mixed in with high clouds today. maybe a few 70s, but not like yesterday today and we are going back to winter. i'll explain my accuweather seven day forecast next. lisa thank you. >> also ahead, license plate lawsuit. why some california drivers could get cash because of claims one company sold their information on then giving back to giving pis how one local pie shop is getting even more support from around the world after it lost thousands of dollars last week you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball... or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile. existing customers can get a free line of our most popular unlimited plan for a year! not only will you save hundre

cpuc that would allow it to operate on the peninsula, as well as los angeles abc7 news reporter ryan curry has the details about the plan and shows us why lawmakers some want to put the brakes on it. >> the driverless white cars going around san francisco could soon be on the streets in dozens of other cities across the golden state, waymo is requesting the state public utilities commission to allow them to expand to los angeles, and the entire upper peninsula. it's not just like one neighborhood or one particular time of day. >> it's big and massive. >> pete bigelow with automotive news says this is a key milestone for the ev industry. >> waymo has kind of declared its intentions to really launch driverless vehicles at scale. we don't know how many vehicles, but but again, geographically, this is this is very big. >> but some lawmakers are trying to pull the emergency brake. state senator dave cortese introduced a bill that would allow cities and counties to make their own regulations around avs. he was in los angeles friday morning with city leaders discussing this topic. he told me the

. >> abc seven reporter ryan curry explains how the partnership stretching from fremont to richmond, will work to keep you safe to continue down this path is really, um, in a lot of ways, the end of oakland, as we know it. >> bill schrodinger owns a concrete yard off hegenberger, a street in oakland riddled with crime. he sees it every day. >> it's gotten to be where i now don't go down the street to the local convenience store because i'm not sure if i'm going to come back with a broken window. >> oakland and other cities have had enough. wednesday, officials from a number of east bay cities announced a new task force, creating a regional approach to stopping crime. >> the perpetrators of crime aren't constrained by jurisdictional lines. they don't stop when they get to a city's borders. that means that we cannot stay siloed. we have to work across jurisdictions. >> each city along the 8-80 and 8-80 corridor from richmond down to fremont will team up, sharing both data and ideas. they hope it will stop a rash of car break ins, store thefts and armed robberies. when i hear families t

we told you about this idea a few weeks ago, and now abc seven news reporter ryan curry shows you how it will make a difference to continue down this path in is really, um, in a lot of ways, the end of oakland as we know it. >> bill schrodinger owns a concrete yard off hegenberger, a street in oakland riddled with crime. he sees it every day. >> it's gotten to be where i now don't go down the street to the local convenience store, because i'm not sure if i'm going to come back with a broken window. >> oakland and other cities have had enough. wednesday, officials from a number of east bay cities announced a new task force, creating a regional approach to stopping crime. >> the perpetrators of crime aren't constrained by jurisdictional lines. they don't stop when they get to a city's borders. that means that we cannot stay siloed. we have to work across jurisdictions. each city along the 8-80 and 8-80 corridor from richmond down to fremont will team up, sharing both data and ideas. >> they hope it will stop a rash of car break ins, store thefts and armed robberies. >> when i hear famil

abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the report and explains how the release happened. an independent investigation into the thanksgiving day 2022 chemical release details how it happened. >> investigators highlighted three main factors six procedural and training issues, a lack of oversight in the refineries fatigue policy and distracted operators. >> personnel did not release, did not recognize that there was a release that was occurring. um, first of all, they didn't associate the fact that the, uh, fourth stage separator was at high, high level with a condition that would be leading toward a significant catalyst release. >> the report says a part failed in one of the systems several days before thanksgiving. one employee worked 20 hour shifts to help replace that part after it was fixed. there were several issues getting the system restarted, pressure kept building, and a valve that was supposed to be closed rapidly wasn't super slide valve was not closed fast enough. >> um, and in in that manual operation mode. and so, um, so what happened. was that the regenerator

abc seven news reporter ryan curry looks into this controversy. >> these are stacks of beer from localey'll be served at saturday's oakland fan festival. the a's used to put on this event, but now it's run by fans, and these fans are not inviting the a's. somebody got to do something for the fans. >> somebody got to do something for the culture and somebody got to give back. and that's what we're doing. >> plenty of local breweries are joining the event, but one already backed out. drake's brewing company, which is based in the east bay, told the organizers just a few days ago they can't be there due to unforeseen circumstances. some suspect the a's might be behind the sudden cancellation, but the a's tell abc seven news they had nothing to do with it. and drake's isn't returning our request for a comment. >> they say the a's weren't involved or anything like that. but, you know, we've had another sponsor that was approached by the a's. um, and they denied their requests to not be involved. and they're still coming and they're still going to be here. >> this is the banner they already

just stay happy, be alive, and then just enjoy the moment in san francisco. >> happy new year. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> great to see all that excitement. well, as we head to break, let's check in with lisa. how's it looking? >> you know, we are looking at a clear start out there. beautiful. let's look at our sutro tower camera where temperatures are milder here in san francisco in the 50s, but low 40s in our protected valleys . and we'll get a good deal of sun before the high clouds invade. then it's the low clouds and breezy onshore winds that will lead us to a cooler week, and eventually a rainy week. i'll detail your forecast next. lisa >> thank you. also ahead, license plate lawsuit. why some california drivers could get cash because of claims one company sold their information on, then giving back to giving pis how one local pie shop is getting even more support from around the world now, after it lost thousands of dollars just last w that's the san francisco chronicle endorsing democrat katie porter for senate over all other options. porter is "easily the most impressive candi

abc seven news reporter ryan curry looks into this brewing controversy. >> these are stacks of beer from local breweries. they'll be served at saturday's oakland fan festival. the a's used to put on this event, but now it's run by fans, and these fans are not inviting the a's. >> somebody's got to do something for the fans. somebody's got to do something for the culture and somebody's got to give back. and that's what we're doing. >> plenty of local breweries are joining the event, but one already backed out. drake's brewing company, which is based in the east bay, told the organizers just a few days ago they can't be there due to unforeseen circumstances. some suspect the a's might be behind the sudden cancellation, but the a's tell abc seven news they had nothing to do with it. and drake's isn't returning our request for a comment. >> they say the a's weren't involved or anything like that. but, you know, we've had another sponsor that was approached by the a's. um and they denied their request to not be involved. and they're still coming and they're still going to be here. >> this is

abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the story. >> reporter the future of east oakland is centered around the coliseum, and community groups wanted out of john fisher's hands. the oakland united coalition is calling on the alameda county board of supervisors to end their agreement with the a's owner. >> their agreement is allowing the a's ownership to block the flow of needed resources into the east oakland community. >> development groups such as the african american sports and entertainment group, already have big plans to redevelop the land. the plans include new housing, a new entertainment district, and possibly new stadiums for other teams. however, fisher owns half the land which he bought from the county. >> john fisher stop preventing the use of the coliseum by interested sports teams and sporting events. sell your stake in the ownership of the coliseum . >> this is a massive chunk of land that could be used for so many different projects, and those we spoke with today say a development here would benefit not just this community, but the entire city and land is very import

ryan curry, abc seven news. to see that money will be put to good use. >> well, coming up in our next half hour on abc, seven mornings from the core to the campaign trail, the group donald trump is trying to reel in as the south carolina gop primary is one week politicians... "he's bad. i'm good." blah, blah. let's shake things up. with katie porter. porter refuses corporate pac money. and leads the fight to ban congressional stock trading. katie porter. taking on big banks to make housing more affordable. and drug company ceos to stop their price gouging. most politicians just fight each other. while katie porter fights for you. for senate - democrat katie porter. i'm katie porter and i approve this message. you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the congo. now extremists ar

ryan curry, abc seven news. >> pretty cool.six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo took their niners support to another level with this underwater display. staff members dove into the 300,000 gallon shark experience exhibit to play a game of, well, we'll say it's football, right? that's what they're playing. all this while various sharks and exotic fish swam around them. >> how fun. good stuff. a monkey illegally kept as a pet is now at the oakland zoo. this is estrella, a marmoset. she was rescued from a home in southern california, where she had been kept in a bird cage. estrella is now in the care of the zoo's veterinary hospital and will eventually move to her forever home at a wildlife rescue in texas, a much better place for estrella, for sure. >> a ghost tale that's more life changing, really, than supernatural. >> with each person that she encounters, something happens. something shifts. of not dead yet discover the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies,

abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with armstrong's legal team about the lawsuit. >> it's been almost one year since oakland police chief leronne armstrong was fired. >> now, now he's suing the city for allegedly violating labor laws in his first amendment rights chief armstrong was illegally terminated. >> um, in particular, he was retaliated against. >> armstrong's attorneys claim he was fired for criticizing a federal monitor. the monitor, robert warshaw, questioned armstrong's response to officer misconduct. in late 2022. because of that, he was placed on administrative leave and eventually fired. the lawsuit claims mayor tao voiced to others she felt pressured by the monitor to fire armstrong. months later, an independent audit later cleared him of any wrongdoing. >> she was involved. he made the decision and she underscored in describing that hasty decision to terminate him that the reasons were retaliatory. >> at an event wednesday morning , mayor tao declined to comment. it's an active litigation, and so i'm going to refer that to the city attorney's office. much of the

abc seven news reporter ryan curry looks into this controversy. >> these are stacks of beer from localreweries. they'll be served at saturday's oakland fan festival. the a's used to put on this event, but now it's run by fans and these fans are not inviting the a's. >> somebody's got to do something for the fans. somebody's got to do something for the culture and somebody's got to give back. and that's what we're doing. >> plenty of local breweries are joining the event, but one already backed out. drake's brewing company, which is based in the east bay, told the organizers just a few days ago they can't be there due to unforeseen circumstances. some suspect the a's might be behind the sudden cancellation, but the a's tell abc seven news they had nothing to do with it. and drake's isn't returning our request for a comment. >> they say the a's weren't involved or anything like that. but, you know, we've had another sponsor that was approached by the a's. um, and they denied their request to not be involved. and they're still coming and they're still going to be here. >> this is the bann

ryan curry, abc seven news thousands of at&t customers may be you have been left without service for much of the day. >> the latest on the repair job underway. >> also proof that slow and steady can still win the race. the long anticipated arrival of some turtles on the move millions of hard working families. they're working harder than ever and they still can't make enough to get by to afford food and medicine to even keep a roof over their heads. we need to build more housing that's truly affordable. we need to address this terrible epidemic of homelessness. we need to invest in good paying jobs, union jobs and investments in our future. this, this is why i'm running for the us senate. i'm adam schiff and i approve this message. after a major power outage this morning, abc news has learned. the outage was caused by a software update error, not a cyber attack of any kind. the outage knocked out cell service for about 75,000 customers today , customers here in california and in major cities like houston, atlanta and chicago all affected. >> if you felt a small jolt in the fremont are

abc seven news reporter ryan curry has more on the moments leading up to the shooting and response fromo shows what happened on the uc berkeley campus friday night. a man gets into a fight with several people near sproul plaza. shortly after the fight, he pulls out a gun and starts shooting students quickly ran to safety. >> we happen to notice a bunch of cops drive by where we were so we came to check it out and we were standing by the student union and somebody was getting pinned to the floor. and then carried to the car. i was a little bit shocked that this all happened, like in the student building. >> no one was hurt in campus. police arrested him several minutes after the shooting, but students say they didn't know there was a shooting until well after it had happened. >> so this one says there's police activity in lower sproul plaza. this is like about 30 minutes after it happened. >> santiago hopkins says he heard from friends instead of the uc berkeley alert system. >> he was kind of egregious considering, like, you know, even the email said there's police activity involved and

abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the latest. police tape along alameda de las pulgas and fernwood street. >> investigators are focusing on this home when they showed up, they found four people dead. >> unfortunately, we located four deceased people inside the home one adult male, one adult female, and that two children. >> police say they got a call for a welfare check in the morning, but when they arrived, they couldn't get inside through any door. they had to break a window in the front yard. sources tell the abc seven news i-team. the two children were four year old twin boys. police are notrillioneleasing their identities or any information about how they died. however, investigators are not looking for any suspects. they say the incident is isolated to that home. >> officers didn't locate any, um, forced entry to the home or anything like that. so as they're continuing to investigate everything at this time where there's no evidence to say that, uh, it wasn't an isolated incident. >> still, this neighborhood is on edge. we

ryan curry, abc seven news. what a great story. >> that good attitude and work ethic in evidence.d things about him. yeah, he seems like a great guy. another great guy, a sports director. larry biel live in las vegas tonight. larry >> but questionable work ethic, right? can can patrick mahomes, can brock purdy actually beat patrick mahomes on sunday? we'll hear from the 40 niners on that. and also one nfl analyst who is absolutely fed up with the purdy slander sports live from vegas is next a doctor or an engineer. those are good careers! but i chose a different path. first, as mayor and then in the legislature. i enshrined abortion rights in our california constitution. in the face of trump, i strengthened hate crime laws and lowered the costs for the middle class. now i'm running to bring the fight to congress. you were always stubborn. and on that note, i'm evan low, and i approve this message. ♪ i have type 2 diabetes, but i manage it well ♪ ♪ jardiance! ♪ ♪ it's a little pill with a big story to tell ♪ ♪ i take once-daily jardiance ♪ ♪ at each day's start! ♪ ♪ as time went on

abc seven news reporter ryan curry has more. the moments leading up to the shooting and response from students. firing into the air. >> new video shows what happened on the uc berkeley campus friday night. a man gets into a fight with several people near sproul plaza shortly after the fight, he pulls out a gun and starts shooting. students quickly ran to safety. >> we happen to notice a bunch of cops drive by where we were so we came to check it out and we were standing by the student union and somebody was getting pinned to the floor and then carried to the car. i was a little bit shocked that this all happened, like in the student building. >> no one was hurt in campus. police arrested him several minutes after the shooting, but students say they didn't know there was a shooting until well after it had happened. >> so this one says there's police activity in lower sproul plaza. this is like about 30 minutes after it happened. >> santiago hopkins says he heard from friends instead of the uc berkeley alert system. >> he was kind

and thankfully, i wasn't in berkeley. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> all right. chilly out there this morning. let's check in with lisa. how's it looking? well you know what? >> the eastern santa clara hills is a frost advisory until 9:00. but as we look out over the city, how pretty is it? right a few clouds around today. temperatures once again, a few degrees above average. sunshine, a few high clouds. how long can it last? not quite at spring yet , because it's only february and wait till you see my extended outlook of all the details coming up. lisa >> thank you. coming up, hundreds of gallons of diesel leaked the concerns now coming from the coast guard after this boat grounded near bodega bay. there on celebrating the year of the dragon. take a look at this by locals and visitors say bay area lunar new year celebrations stand out skyline, which is decorated in red and gold, rooting on the niners. it's 613. we have new details this morning about the fishing vessel that washed ashore friday in the north bay. fish and wildlife officials are concerned about pot

abc seven news reporter ryan curry shows us the fans that braved the rain to wish them good luck. left levi's stadium to embark on their journey to las vegas. >> we're looking forward to this game and hoping to win another game. we're going to win this other game, but make no mistake, the hundreds of fans who showed up had to tough out the rain, so i knew it was going to be pouring down rain. >> just warm up, put your stuff on and come, you know, send our team off to vegas bus by bus. >> the 40 niners, players and staff members left the team headquarters for the san jose airport, where it was also a damp takeoff. soon they will try and bring a sixth lombardi trophy to the bay area for these fans. five isn't enough. i've been wearing it now since 2012, but it's definitely well past its prime. >> we need to retire it and we're going to get that number six here in vegas and i feel we're going to do it. >> we're a different team than the last time we played uh- kansas city. >> several blocks were lined up with ponchos, umbrellas and a ton of red and gold leaf. the chiefs beat the chie

and thankfully, i wasn't in berkeley. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> all right. it's chilly out there this morning. let's check in with lisa. >> yeah. good morning. we have a couple 30s livermore 37. it's 39, in santa rosa. visibility reduced to a mile. but here in exploratory camera, a pretty view. and temperatures in the mid and upper 40s. and in around san francisco. so we'll have another mild afternoon, some extra cloud cover and tracking rain. and we're going to see more of that on our seven day outlook than not. i'll explain next. >> lisa thank you. plus hundreds of gallons of diesel leaked the concerns now coming from the coast guard after this boat grounded near bodega bay. we first told you about this on abc seven mornings, then celebrate the year of the dragon while locals and visitors say bay area lunar new year celebrations stand out you must have blown your budget. not exactly. you have great wine, name brand snacks, tons of meat. and where did you get this imported cheese? hello? grocery outlet bargain market getting ready to watch your team play th

abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with purdy's high school coach and former teachers at perryigh school in gilbert, arizona, who say purdy is ready for this moment. >> a cowboy hat and a loose fitting tie. it was a party that day in miss canberra's english class after they finished reading the great gatsby. brock purdy smile says it all. that is 100% authentically who he has been since he was young. >> um, there are no airs about him that is just who he is. >> authentic. never afraid to just be who he is and live in the moment that that is how his teachers at perry high school remember him. >> we had to do a debate between karl marx and adam smith and one of the things i was like, well, if you're going to come up here, you have to have an accent. you have to either have a scottish or a german accent. and he just killed it like he he put himself out there. and that was like on the second week of school being who he is not just how he acted in the classroom, but also on the football field. >> he was just an everyday guy on campus. you wouldn't know he's a superstar athlete. his

ryan curry, abc seven news. >> let's play ball. >> yeah, the a's influx. ballers like we got something we can get behind right. not controversial right. >> yeah yeah. and i love the name ballers. it's just such a good name. >> the logo bees i love it. yeah i get it. you get it right. you got it. it's slow as may 29th the run tuesday. >> and you're like we're almost to the weekend right? >> like we're just one day in just. she jinxed us. >> but we made it. now finally we made it. >> by the end of the week. you really start to feel it of, you know, waking up at 2 a.m. or whatever. yeah but hey, we get to sleep in this weekend for joining us for sure. >> yeah. so early. and you know what? >> today will be a nice day. i mean, it's dry out there. it's just cloudy. and get this, our sun now rising before 7 a.m. so there's some bright news there. we're getting into the 60s. good day to get your storm preps in because we're totally dry. it's after midnight tonight that we bring rain back into the forecast, and we'll keep those temperatures on the mild side. most o

abc seven news reporter ryan curry explains what is standing in the way for the future of east oakland is centered around the coliseum and community groups wanted out of john fisher's hands. >> the oakland united coalition is calling on the alameda county board of supervisors to end their agreement with the a's owner. >> their agreement is allowing the a's ownership to block the flow of needed resources into the east oakland community. >> development groups such as the african american sports and entertainment group already have big plans to redevelop the land. the plans include new housing, a new entertainment district, and possibly new stadiums for other teams. however fisher owns half the land which he bought from the county. >> john fisher stop preventing the use of the coliseum by interested sports teams and sporting events. sell your stake in the ownership of the coliseum. >> this is a massive chunk of land that could be used for so many different projects, and those we spoke with today say a development here would benefit not just this community, but the entire city and land is

abc seven news reporter ryan curry has more on the moments leading up to this shooting, and the response from students. into the air. >> new video shows what happened on the uc berkeley campus friday night. a man gets into a fight with several people near sproul plaza. shortly after the fight, he pulls out a gun and starts shooting students quickly ran to safety. >> we happen to notice a bunch of cops drive by where we were so we came to check it out and we were standing by the student union and somebody was getting pinned to the floor. and then carried to the car. i was a little bit shocked that this all happened, like in the student building. >> no one was hurt in campus. police arrested him several minutes after the shooting, but students say they didn't know there was a shooting until well after it had happened. >> so this one says there's police activity in lower sproul plaza. this is like about 30 minutes after it happened. >> santiago hopkins says he heard from friends instead of the uc berkeley alert system. >> he was kind of egregious considering, like, you know, even the email