now, from south san francisco, going down the peninsula, and around san matteo, and san carlos.ady rain. you will notice it around the arena and in to the south bay we go. street leve radar, these areas are getting wet. east bay, pleasant hill, crocket, these are the slippery road ways that we are looking at and it became severe. notice the thunderstorms that rolled through, something had that we don't see often. a rare tornado was reported in yuba county earlier this evening. now, this shows you how unstable the atmosphere is. i want to show you what is going on in southern california, downpours there as well. the rain has eased up but not for long. here are our concerns, ponding the on the road way, and mod -- mudslides and debris flows are likely. you know how warm it is right now? it's a tropical air mass. 50s and squs and mug-- 50s and muggy. it's raining and slippery right now. stormy for your morning commute. colder systems follow friday and saturday. on the storm impact scale, it's moderate strength storm. tonight and tomorrow, rain heavy at times. wind gusts 30-45 miles

> and a man who died friday in a crash on highway 101 in mountain view has been identified as a san matteo resident. he lost control and struck the middle barrier, causing his tesla to be cut in half and catch fire. >>> that tesla remains in a toe yard in san matteo, as caltrans, police and firefighters that respond to the crashes, they have to learn to handle battery fires. we have more. >> reporter: piece by piece, workers put motors and electronics on to a tow truck. but left the burned out shell of the tesla in a pile of its damaged battery cell >> because the battery was exposed, we had to be concerned whether it was safe to take the vehicle. >> reporter: the battery cells went in to a state of thermal run away. >> the batteryist, overheats and the plastic components that separate the modules of the battery begin to ignite and eventually, you end up with a battery that is on fire. >> reporter: the fire department considered dousing the battery with the recommended 3,000 gallons of water or letting it burn itself out. >> the environmental hazard that it creates and the traffic hazard w

you can see from san matteo to santa cruz we have the wet weather. zoom in tighter you can see around foster city and burlingame looking at wet weather. lake view drive, also san carlos and belmont some scattered showers. portola valley, highway 35. pescadero, highway 1 in the santa cruz mountains and the higher elevations it's likely you will see rain/snow mix. we are looking at today cool conditions. 40s right now. cooler weather in the north bay where we have had breaks in the clouds. upper 30s in santa rosa, fair fooel. 41 in livermore. throughout the day today we will see temperatures in the 40s and the scattered showers becoming fewer as we go through the afternoon. chris? >> lisa, thanks. >>> pg&e is responding to several lawsuits filed against the utility of a the north bay wildfires. according to the press democrat, the company is challenging the claim of the lawsuits note nag the official cause has not been determined. pg&e says the fires were the result of unprecedented weather events including drought, heavy rain, and a high wind event. s

. >> san matteo county is the most exposed county to sea level rise in all of california. >> reporter: that concern is why the county and its 20 cities are working on a wide range of projects to mitigate flooding capture storm water runoff and raise leif audios. taxpayers are being asked to approve a $90 million bond measure for the project. the integrity of this levee is important to the homes lining beach park avenue across the street where the values rain from 1.3 to $1.9 million. >> if the project doesn't move forward there is a concern as people sell properties they would have to disclose we are in a flood hazard area. historically foster city hasn't been in a flood zone. >> reporter: there are many headquarters along the san matteo county shore, including facebook. >> facebook is working with us on a project that would proebt upwards of nine miles of the bay shore. we are a partner and have provided funding for planning. >> reporter: total costs are expected to reach into the hundreds of millions if not the billions of dollars. some projects already rougheled federalers. a plan

now, from south san francisco, going down the peninsula, and around san matteo, and san carlos. steady rain. you will notice it around the arena and in to the south bay we go. street leve radar, these areas are getting wet. east bay, pleasant hill, crocket, these are the slippery road ways that we are looking at and it became severe. notice the thunderstorms that rolled through, something had that we don't see often. a rare tornado was reported in yuba county earlier this evening. now, this shows you how unstable the atmosphere is. i want to show you what is going on in southern california, downpours there as well. the rain has eased up but not for long. here are our concerns, ponding the on the road way, and mod mudslides and debris flows are likely. you know how warm it is right now? it's a tropical air mass. 50s and squs and mug-- 50s and muggy. it's raining and slippery right now. stormy for yourni commute. colder systems follow friday and saturday. on the storm impact scale, it's moderate strength storm. tonight and tomorrow, rain heavy at times. wind gusts 30-45 miles an h

i've seen a lot more crossing lights in san matteo and berkeley and i don't see them in san franciscoand maybe there is a budget issue, but i wanted to put that out there because i find those visual indicators to be extremely help. >> co-chair blacksten: thank you for your comments. as a guide dog user, i've had experience with lyft and Über. that's fantastic. we're taking notes. all right, i think what we're going to do is close out this information item and we'll move on to our third information item of the day. and that is overview of the -- that's number 9. this is the overview of the accessible business entrance program. let's see, our presentation is by regina dick-endrizzi. director, office of small business. welcome to the council. >> thank you, good afternoon chairs blacksten and director bond, as i said, i'm director of the small business and with me today from the department of building inspection is ed sweeney and bill strome and then the president of the access appeals commission walter parks, to help answer any questions. so today we're going to provide you with a little

up, if this is about having more suburban communities do their fair share, when you look down to san matteo not about density equity, this is an attempt to rezone san francisco. and i say that is as someone who is proud of the rezoning efforts where we'll building thousands of units of housing on the waterfront and bay view hunter point and treasure island and mission rock and pier 70. we're cranking it out. we're doing it. supervisor tang, as i said earlier, did home sf. former supervisor farrell and myself, did accessory dwelling unit. it's not as though we have our heads buried in the sand, with that over to chair tang. >> supervisor tang: thank you, supervisor, peskin, i would say that there are many points in the comments that i do agree with, but i do also want to commend senator scott wiener, because on his time as member of the board of supervisors -- thank you, i know that you are very riled up, but please listen to what i have to say, ok, on his time as a member of the board of supervisors, i know that supervisor wiener was a huge proponent of trying to create more affordable hous

you can see the showers moving from the coast along the san matteo coast san francisco getting wet right woodside. heavier showers, maybe even a thunderstorm and hail along the monterey coast. we will watch this four. it shouldic up throughout the midday hour. we'll talk about the st. patrick's day parade and the wee ahead coming. >>> up next, a bay area man went ski forth the hey, what are you guys doing here? we're voya. we stay with you to and through retirement. so you'll still be here to help me make smart choices? well, with your finances that is. we had nothing to do with that tie. voya. helping you to and through retirement. >>> good morning bay yarp let's get up and get going. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> it's saturday march 17th. good morning, thank you for joining us i'm chris nguyen. we are waking up to more rain throughout the bay area. meteorologist lisa argen is tracking it you a in the accuweather forecast for us. >> it is a one on our storm impact scale. that means a light system with scattered showers throughout the day. in fact we are looking at low snow levels and the

, the south bay there, and into the santa cruz mountains where we are seeing the most rain from san matteocisco, foster city. and highway 35 into

men mum of understanding for the portable reuse exploratory plan to add red wood city and city of san matteo so expand the study to include additio addition anay 28 months and increase the share funding by up to $50,000. >> do i have a motion? >> so moved. >> second. >> any public comments? any discussion? all in favor. >> aye. >> opposed. next item, please. >> item 13 approve amendment number 1 to cs211a, approve amendment number 2 to agreement cs11d and authorizing a general manager to negotiate and execute these amendments, increasing agreement cs211a by 1,500,000 and increase agreement cs211d by one million with no change to the contract duration. >> do we have a motion? >> approval. >> second. >> any discussion? >> any public comments? all in favor. >> aye. >> opposed. next item. >> item 14. ward 3 interim greenhouse grand programs. 009g.a-c. cold school cafe and authorizing a general manager to execute three grand agreements with the duration of two years for amounts not to exceed $350,000 for hunters point family and 175,000 for old school cafe, and 175,000 for san francisco conservat

the other 17,000 will be distributed locally to the sue mayor tan house in san matteo. hillsdale high school. >>> next on abc7 mornings at 6:00, authorities identify the gunman who took three women hostage before killing them and himself at a veterans home in yountville. we'll have the latest in a live report from the scene. >>> you have to take a first step to take a stand. >> it's the job of everyone here at abc7 to share your story, to tell the truth, help you under the truth, empower you. empower your family. whether you are worried about your daughter at work or your son at school we are here to connected with you local experts and resources whenever you need them. because anyone can cover local news but it takes a trusted ally to do your story justice. find your ally at ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪ the future is for the unafraid. the ross spring dress event. it's here. where you'll find the perfect dress at the perfect price. whether you want to stand out

the other 17,000 will be distributed locally to the is a mayor tan house in san matteo.ol. >>> our final weather check with lisa. the super run happening at the marina green. there is also a naked bike ride taking place in san francisco. a lot going on. a mild morning to start. >> it is certainly is. in the fwirts out there. this afternoon n the 60s. notice the rinne line. late tonight to see a sprinkle from santa cruz to santa fe and morgan hill. otherwise we are cloudy and mild today, muggy. the accuweather seven-day forecast, more sun tomorrow. then we bring in the rain on monday. keep it with us through tuesday a. stronger system on wednesday. colder systems thursday and friday. a lot going on as we -- and winter/spring starts a week from tuesday. >> a warning if you are headed out to the ferry building for farmers market this morning. the bike ride is happening today. you might want to cuff your eyes. thanks for joining us on abc7 mornings. i'm chris nguyen alongside lisa argen. until then, the news continues now on line, on twitter, facebook, and instagram. go out

the other 17,000 will be distributed locally to the is a mayor tan house in san matteo.n at hillsdale high school. great to see the community coming together. >>> lots of cloud cover. low clouds from parts of the east bay to the south bay. mild and muggy. santa rosa, maybe a peek of sun. 66 there. the accuweather seven-day forecast, remember to set your clocks ahead tonight. more sun tomorrow. near 70 inland. but then we are bringing in the rain monday night into tuesday. a weaker storm system. a 2 on our storm impact scale on wednesday and then the rms storms get colder as we get into thursday and friday. would need every drop we can get. stay tuned. things are will obviously change for timing of the systems. >> always dread losing that hour of sleep. lisa, thank. and thanks to you for joining us on abc7 mornings. i'm chris nguyen alongside lisa argen. the news continues on line on twitter, facebook, and instagram. "good morning america" is next. abc7 news continues at 8:00 a.m. we'll see you then. >> you have to take a first step to take a stand. it's the job of everyo

the other subpoena,000 will be distributed locally to the is a mayor tan house in san matteo.high school. let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> showing green in the north bay. some mist and driz cell likely. the real rain is in southern california. we have fog. visible at one mile along the coast. delays at sfo. most of the fog confined to the north bay. here's a look from mount tam. lots of clouds. high and low clouds. mid 50s in san jose. from the east bay hills cam ration look at all the layers there. 52 in napa. 54 in concord. milder this morning, two to five degrees milder. but we are going to hang onto the cloud cover. we will detail how close the rain gets coming up. >>> up next, authorities identify the gunman who took three women hostage before killing them and himself at a veteran's home in yountville. veteran's home in yountville. we will have the latest in ♪ ♪ i can do more to lower my a1c. because my body can still make its own insulin. and i take trulicity once a week to activate my body to release it, like it's supposed to. trulicity

." >>> police and santa matteo -- police in san mateo need help identifying a man who walked into a sporting goods store and made a threats of a school shooting. the man walked into the big 5 store and asked if he could buy a gun to quote, shoot up a school. the man was turned away by employees and was gone by the time police arrived. today, san mateo police had increased presence and extra patrols at more than 30 schools across the city. >> in light of the recent events, this is top of mind. >> in this day and age, the way that things are happening, you just can't call it an overreaction. >> san mateo foster city school district notify parents about the extra security in an email last night. the threat is under investigation. police say they would like anyone who may recognize the man to give them a call. >>> now to sacramento where police released new video of a deadly police shooting of an unarmed burglary suspect. this as his family pleads for justice. the family of stephon clark is calling for federal and state prosecutors to investigate his death at the hands of sacramento police. >> p

from surveillance at big five in san mateo that is where police say he told an employee he wanted to buy a gun and he threatened to shoot up a school and when sin matteo police talk to him he admitted to making the threat and said he was joking and apologized and he is now in the hospital going through a mental health evaluation. >>> the deaths of two people found in lake merritt. an suv pulled from the water yesterday afternoon and here is the video. it was spotted by the sheriff's department drone 75 feet off shore and 8 feet underwater and registered to michael grace. grace drowned on march 15th after getting into a fight with his girlfriend diana johnson. her body was pulled from the lake but police believe she was murdered because her body had injuries. >>> a gilroy company believes they were robbed by thieves pretending to help northbay fire victims and we showed video last week of these two people ripping off a business in petaluma and they were trying to help the wild fire victims and now the con artists were spotted again using a stolen credit card to buy $7000 worth of generators from a shop in petaluma they said they needed them for the foo