sandhya patel is here with a look at live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> ama and dan, it is great to see the rain. we'll look at where it is right now. steady rain is falling in the north bay. there is a pretty good rain coming down and i am not surprised. san francisco toward half moon bay and tees -- east toward the oakland area there are light returns. right now moderate rain is falling around san francisco and california street and the marina district. as we look at a live picture right now from the kgo roof camera, this is what you will be dealing with in the overnight hours. i will be back to let you know if the streets will we main wet heading into the weekend. dan and ama. >> sandhya, thank you. you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7hd with the weather app. it is free on apple's app store or google play. we also have more information at abc7news.com/apps. >> and now to the interview. olympic athlete and reality star bruce jenner revealed in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer that jenner will live from now on as a woman. >> we lea

abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> as i told you earlier tonight keep the umbrellas handy. there are still some showers forming in the east bay. they moved out of oakland and they are headed toward livermore valley where light rain is being reported. as you noticed from hayward to pleasanton there are pockets of moderate rain toward dublin valley. as we look at the rainfall more than an inch fell around san rafael and woodside and ben lowman. santa rosa three quarters and napa over an inch and san francisco and oakland more than .60 of an inch of rain. with the rain came the rainbows. this one was sent to my twitter. i will be back with a look at exactly how long you will need the umbrellas coming up. >> thank you, sandhya. our spring storm was unpredictable and unusual. hail and strong winds swept through some areas and just when it seemed the skies were clear, the rain would suddenly return. it was a soggy start to the day with our first rain in more than a month soaking the morning chute. some drivers weren't use

sandhya patel is here with a look at live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> ama and dan, it is great to see the rain. we'll look at where it is right now. steady rain is falling in the north bay. there is a pretty good rain coming down and i am not surprised. san francisco toward half moon bay and tees -- east toward the oakland area there are light returns. right now moderate rain is falling around san francisco and california street and the marina district. as we look at a live picture right now from the kgo roof camera, this is what you will be dealing with in the overnight hours. i will be back to let you know if the streets will we main wet heading into the weekend. dan and ama. >> sandhya, thank you. you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7hd with the weather app. it is free on apple's app store or google play. we also have more information at abc7news.com/apps. >> and now to the interview. olympic athlete and reality star bruce jenner revealed in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer that jenner will live from now on as a woman. >> we lea

abc7 news pleetion sandhya patel is -- sandhya patel is here. >> we will shift it back to winter. while there are only a few high clouds up around ukeah and cloverdale, that's all going to change. let me fast-forward to easter sunday. it is 5:00 a.m. the rain line is to the north as we head toward the morning hours around 7:00, 8:00. we do have showers moving through the bay area which means if you are going to sunrise services carry your rain gear. 10:00 mostly in the south bay and the east bay and then it shifts off to the east for the afternoon. that's the first system. we have a stronger storm coming. i will be back with a detailed look at the second one and how it may play into your holiday travel plans. that's coming up. >> thank you sandhya. >>> vital work on bart train tracks will begin this weekend and brace rs yo. it will create some big delays. alan wang with the details. >> there will be no service -- >> bart will be installing these new pads under a thousand feet of track between the fruit veil and coliseum stations. that means passengers will have to take an ac trans

sandhya patel is here with a look at live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> ama and dan, it is great to see the rain. we'll look at where it is right now. steady rain is falling in the north bay. there is a pretty good rain coming down and i am not surprised. san francisco toward half moon bay and tees -- east toward the oakland area there are light returns. right now moderate rain is falling around san francisco and california street and the marina district. as we look at a live picture right now from the kgo roof camera, this is what you will be dealing with in the overnight hours. i will be back to let you know if the streets will we main wet heading into the weekend. dan and ama. >> sandhya, thank you. you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7hd with the weather app. it is free on apple's app store or google play. we also have more information at abc7news.com/apps. >> and now to the interview. olympic athlete and reality star bruce jenner revealed in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer that jenner will live from now on as a woman. >> we lea

abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> as i told you earlier tonight keep the umbrellas handy. there are still some showers forming in the east bay. they moved out of oakland and they are headed toward livermore valley where light rain is being reported. as you noticed from hayward to pleasanton there are pockets of moderate rain toward dublin valley. as we look at the rainfall more than an inch fell around san rafael and woodside and ben lowman. santa rosa three quarters and napa over an inch and san francisco and oakland more than .60 of an inch of rain. with the rain came the rainbows. this one was sent to my twitter. i will be back with a look at exactly how long you will need the umbrellas coming up. >> thank you, sandhya. our spring storm was unpredictable and unusual. hail and strong winds swept through some areas and just when it seemed the skies were clear, the rain would suddenly return. it was a soggy start to the day with our first rain in more than a month soaking the morning chute. some drivers weren't use

>> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya pa you tell. sandhya patel. a change in the wind direc ♪ ♪ the beautiful sound of customers making the most of their united flight. power, wi-fi and streaming entertainment. that's... seize the journey friendly. ♪ at kaiser permanente everything you need is under one roof. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. okay, a little easier. become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ on this is abc7 news. >> two years after a fatal bart train accident in the east bay the national transportation safety board has released its findings. it happened during the tense contract negotiations that lead to a bart strike. two employees were killed. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at the walnut creek bart station thought far from where they died. alan? >> that's right, dan. this happened during that bart strike two years ago when managers were learning how to operate the trains in case of an extended walkout. the the train had just passed through this wall -- walnut creek bart stati

abc7 news pleetion sandhya patel is -- sandhya patel is here. >> we will shift it back to winter. while there are only a few high clouds up around ukeah and cloverdale, that's all going to change. let me fast-forward to easter sunday. it is 5:00 a.m. the rain line is to the north as we head toward the morning hours around 7:00, 8:00. we do have showers moving through the bay area which means if you are going to sunrise services carry your rain gear. 10:00 mostly in the south bay and the east bay and then it shifts off to the east for the afternoon. that's the first system. we have a stronger storm coming. i will be back with a detailed look at the second one and how it may play into your holiday travel plans. that's coming up. >> thank you sandhya. >>> vital work on bart train tracks will begin this weekend and brace rs yo. it will create some big delays. alan wang with the details. >> there will be no service -- >> bart will be installing these new pads under a thousand feet of track between the fruit veil and coliseum stations. that means passengers will have to take an ac trans

sandhya pa you tell is here with -- sandhya patel is here with a check on those winds. >> those winds are on shore winds which is why it felt so cool outside. let me show them to you. they have dropped off just about everywhere except for a few locations are still breezy. gusts to 21. it wasn't breezy earlier today. live picture from the east bay hills camera. it was gusty. 43 mile an hour wind gusts at mount tam. it is less than that elsewhere. and of course that kept the skies clear but that may be changing. as you take a look at the pacific you will notice a couple of systems are lining up and one could bring us showers. i'll be back with a detailed look on that coming up. dan? >> fingers crossed. thank you. governor brown meantime is headed to the sierra tomorrow for a firsthand look at this year's snowpack reading. the snowpack is usually at its peak on april 1st tomorrow. this year's numbers should be a record low however. as of monday the water content was just 6% of its normal level. last year's reading was the lowest on record at 25%. this is going to be evidently much worse.

>> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya pa you tell. sandhya patel. a change in the wind direction this is abc7 news. >> two years after a fatal bart train accident in the east bay the national transportation safety board has released its findings. it happened during the tense contract negotiations that lead to a bart strike. two employees were killed. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at the walnut creek bart station thought far from where they died. alan? >> that's right, dan. this happened during that bart strike two years ago when managers were learning how to operate the trains in case of an extended walkout. the the train had just passed through this wall -- walnut creek bart station barreling toward the two employees on the track. >> the train was going 68 miles per hour when it plowed into the two bart employees killing them instantly. five seconds before the crash the operator shouted "lookout! no! no! no!." in a newly released report the national transportation safety board said it was the victim's responsibility to assign one person as a

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abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> as i told you earlier tonight keep the umbrellas handy. there are still some showers forming in the east bay. they moved out of oakland and they are headed toward livermore valley where light rain is being reported. as you noticed from hayward to pleasanton there are pockets of moderate rain toward dublin valley. as we look at the rainfall more than an inch fell around san rafael and woodside and ben lowman. santa rosa three quarters and napa over an inch and san francisco and oakland more than .60 of an inch of rain. with the rain came the rainbows. this one was sent to my twitter. i will be back with a look at exactly how long you will need the umbrellas coming up. >> thank you, sandhya. our spring storm was unpredictable and unusual. hail and strong winds swept through some areas and just when it seemed the skies were clear, the rain would suddenly return. it was a soggy start to the day with our first rain in more than a month soaking the morning chute. some drivers weren't use

sandhya pa you tell is here with -- sandhya patel is here with a check on those winds. >> those winds are on shore winds which is why it felt so cool outside. let me show them to you. they have dropped off just about everywhere except for a few locations are still breezy. gusts to 21. it wasn't breezy earlier today. live picture from the east bay hills camera. it was gusty. 43 mile an hour wind gusts at mount tam. it is less than that elsewhere. and of course that kept the skies clear but that may be changing. as you take a look at the pacific you will notice a couple of systems are lining up and one could bring us showers. i'll be back with a detailed look on that coming up. dan? >> fingers crossed. thank you. governor brown meantime is headed to the sierra tomorrow for a firsthand look at this year's snowpack reading. the snowpack is usually at its peak on april 1st tomorrow. this year's numbers should be a record low however. as of monday the water content was just 6% of its normal level. last year's reading was the lowest on record at 25%. this is going to be evidently much worse.

>> all right thanks sandhya. >> well still to come on 7 news at 9:00.all know how difficult it can be to sleep on long flight. new destlis could change that. >> if one of your daughter came to you and said i'm sleeping with my teacher t.what would you say? >> and still ahead. former teacher and student who became the face of a school house scandal nearly 2 decades ago. reveal their answers to you be in. one paying attention when they cross the road and no one paying attention when they are driving attention when they are driving. >> stop looking at our phone. that's the message philadelphia officials are sending in this public service announcement about distracted drivers and pedestrians absorbed in the mobile device. jokingly recommends building bubble wr safety suit like that guy to protect people from oncoming cars. so people never miss social media update. joke aside philadelphia transportation office says that the traffic safety is a serious issue there just as it is here in the bay area. on average pedestrians hit by a car every 5 hours in philade

abc7 news pleetion sandhya patel is -- sandhya patel is here. >> we will shift it back to winter. while there are only a few high clouds up around ukeah and cloverdale, that's all going to change. let me fast-forward to easter sunday. it is 5:00 a.m. the rain line is to the north as we head toward the morning hours around 7:00, 8:00. we do have showers moving through the bay area which means if you are going to sunrise services carry your rain gear. 10:00 mostly in the south bay and the east bay and then it shifts off to the east for the afternoon. that's the first system. we have a stronger storm coming. i will be back with a detailed look at the second one and how it may play into your holiday travel plans. that's coming up. >> thank you sandhya. >>> vital work on bart train tracks will begin this weekend and brace rs yo. it will create some big delays. alan wang with the details. >> there will be no service -- >> bart will be installing these new pads under a thousand feet of track between the fruit veil and coliseum stations. that means passengers will have to take an ac trans

sandhya is tracking live doppler 7hd. >> yes there is actually.look what just popped up in the east bay around oakland, very light showers crossing the bay brimming here. emeryville piedmont sky line boulevard so this is the kind of nature alameda the showers that we see going into tomorrow. here's a picture from north star this afternoon at last check they had about 5 inches of snow great to see the powder up there. i know it's a little late but better late than never. hail this afternoon sent you report from sonoma. the reports of hail across several cities here in the bay area. we are not expecting that tomorrow but certainly still some showers up to the north. chico 63 degrees. tahoe 46 chance of snow showers. same thing at yos michlt los angeles 68 degrees. here in the bay area go with sun and few showers upper 50's to mid 60's a little bit milder than today. accu-weather 7 day forecast will continue to see the temperatures creep up as we hit the weekend is in and mild. 70's for warmest inland valley 70's for warmest inland valley. >> all rig

sandhya pa you tell is here with -- sandhya patel is here with a check on those winds. >> those windsre on shore winds which is why it felt so cool outside. let me show them to you. they have dropped off just about everywhere except for a few locations are still breezy. gusts to 21. it wasn't breezy earlier today. live picture from the east bay hills camera. it was gusty. 43 mile an hour wind gusts at mount tam. it is less than that elsewhere. and of course that kept the skies clear but that may be changing. as you take a look at the pacific you will notice a couple of systems are lining up and one could bring us showers. i'll be back with a detailed look on that coming up. dan? >> fingers crossed. thank you. governor brown meantime is headed to the sierra tomorrow for a firsthand look at this year's snowpack reading. the snowpack is usually at its peak on april 1st tomorrow. this year's numbers should be a record low however. as of monday the water content was just 6% of its normal level. last year's reading was the lowest on record at 25%. this is going to be evidently much worse. >

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. >> i am sandhya patel. we are in for spring warmth >>> the family of a novato boy who fell through a skylight should beheld responsible. they filed a claim with the district. the boy's attorney says it is too easy to get on the school's roof. they knew children climbed up there and they didn't do enough to stop it. abc7 news reporter has the story you will see only on abc7 news. >> this is a serious injury. surgery is possibly upcoming. >> the 9-year-old boy who nearly three weeks ago fell through a skylight at hamilton school in novato. >> right on his back. fractured his back. as he hits his back -- >> seven spinal fractures and head trauma. doctors at oakland's ucsf children's hospital treated wells for four days before releasing him to his mother's home. >> all of these considered, they know -- his family knows they are lucky to be alive. >> but luck isn't enough. >> unfortunately sometimes it takes a lawsuit -- it takes something like this for the school to wake up and say maybe we should do something

. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. the temperatures have already fallen to the 40s in some areas. >>> 30,000 cases of sabra hum muss is being recalled due of possible listeria contamination. listeria can cause high fever and nausea in healthy people, but can be fatal to young children and the elderly. a lot of people are talking about this on-line go to our facebook page and we have the story there. >>> an abc7 viewer is being credited with helping to find a stolen van. this was not just any van. it was wheelchair accessible van. alan wang has the story for us. i first met phil thomas when he dumped a bucket of ice water for the als ice bucket challenge. his wife was diagnosed with als or lieu lou gehrig's disease. she needs a specialized van to get around. >> it is a quality life issue. >> on monday kay's van was stolen and today abc7 put the word out during our midday newscast. >> i just memorized the brief description. >> the license plate and the description matched the van in his apartment complex in fremont. >> i

. >> i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. get ready for some spring showers. how they may play into your >>> tonight a bay area man is desperate to escape a war torn country where he is in grave danger. >> he is stuck in yemen where fighting has escalated. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has the story you will see on abc7 news. >> ama and dan, he worries he has been left behind as fierce bombing escalates in yemen. he needs to find a way out. his family is pleading for help from the u.s. government. >> 48 hours ago i experienced a very bombardment on the capitol. >> he says yemen is a country under siege. he skypeed with us briefly from the capitol city where the saudi-lead airstrikes against rebels have put him in danger. >> the amount of destruction really scared me. i got really desperate. >> the 26-year-old san fran -- san francisco resident is helping people with their skills but he was warned to leave. on monday he set out on a seven-hour journey to the port city where he hoped to board a ship taking u.s. citizens. when he arrived an armed paw lish sh

. >> i am sandhya patel. we are in for spring female announcer: get on board for better sleep!s sleep train's interest free for 3 event! get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster serta icomfort even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. you'll never find an interest rate lower than sleep train's interest free for 3 event, on now! ...guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> the family of a novato boy who fell through a skylight should beheld responsible. they filed a claim with the district. the boy's attorney says it is too easy to get on the school's roof. they knew children climbed up there and they didn't do enough to stop it. abc7 news reporter has the story you will see only on abc7 news. >> this is a serious injury. surgery is possibly upcoming. >> the 9-year-old boy who nearly three weeks ago fell through a skylight at hamilton school in novato. >> right on his back. fractured his back. as he hits his back -- >> seven spinal fractures and head trauma. doct

come on sandhya. >> i am working on it. all we could give you is drizzle.you probably had to use your windshield wipers and tonight it is getting cool and drizzly out there. live doppler 7hd is tracking a fairly deep marine layer that is covering most of the bay area. visibility is low where there is a combo of fog and low clouds. give yourself a little more time for that commute. even though the temperatures are all in the 50s with the gusty on shore breezes all day today it felt cooler this afternoon and tonight it still feels raw as dan mentioned. sfo camera showing you an over cast sky. if you are flying out tomorrow for business be prepared for delays again. spotty drizzle for your morning drive. we are looking at showers and thunder the rest of the week. there is an area of low pressure that keeps you cooler than average. everyone in the 50s and ict ises for the highs are well below normal for this time of year. this front that is weakening offshore will squeeze in a little more drizzle. a series of weak disturbances kill -- will come through. we will

. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel.n to the 40s in some areas. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] aaah, the amazing, delicious cinnamon and sugar taste of cinnamon toast crunch and cold milk. ♪ ♪ cinnamon toast crunch. crave those crazy squares. dude totino's blasted rolls. sweet. totino's blasted crust rolls... yeah. flavor at full blast >>> 30,000 cases of sabra hum muss is being recalled due of possible listeria contamination. listeria can cause high fever and nausea in healthy people, but can be fatal to young children and the elderly. a lot of people are talking about this on-line go to our facebook page and we have the story there. >>> an abc7 viewer is being credited with helping to find a stolen van. this was not just any van. it was wheelchair accessible van. alan wang has the story for us. i first met phil thomas when he dumped a bucket of ice water for the als ice bucket challenge. his wife was diagnosed with als or lieu lou gehrig's disease. she needs a specialized van to get around. >> it is a quality life issue. >>

nobody was seriously hurt. >> another check of the forecast now. >> sandhya patel joins us now. as you look at live doppler 7 hd the activity is starting to die down north of clear lake and we're watching low clouds along the coastline and meanwhile some thunderstorms if you're doing some traveling from st. louis and up toward new york and rain and 65 tomorrow afternoon and snow in minneapolis and out west, look at the west in phoenix and 65 seattle and thunderstorms in the sierra nevada extending down toward the yosemite area and down toward fresno. it's 66 tomorrow afternoon in los angeles we're looking at a high of 65 in tahoe. high temperatures here in the bay area still remaining on the cool side a lot like today along the coast in the upper 50s and cloudy skies and 59 in san francisco and 58 half moon bay and 64 in oakland and inland areas upper 50s, and 70 degrees in livermore and 69 in half moon bay and you'll go to 72 tomorrow and the afternoon highs will remain at or slightly below normal and can't rule out a sprinkle or two from your tuesday and the possiblist sprinkl

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come on sandhya. >> i am working on it. all we could give you is drizzle. you probably had to use your windshield wipers and tonight it is getting cool and drizzly out there. live doppler 7hd is tracking a fairly deep marine layer that is covering most of the bay area. visibility is low where there is a combo of fog and low clouds. give yourself a little more time for that commute. even though the temperatures are all in the 50s with the gusty on shore breezes all day today it felt cooler this afternoon and tonight it still feels raw as dan mentioned. sfo camera showing you an over cast sky. if you are flying out tomorrow for business be prepared for delays again. spotty drizzle for your morning drive. we are looking at showers and thunder the rest of the week. there is an area of low pressure that keeps you cooler than average. everyone in the 50s and ict ises for the highs are well below normal for this time of year. this front that is weakening offshore will squeeze in a little more drizzle. a series of weak disturbances kill -- will come through. we wil

. >> sandhya has a look ahead as we approach the weekend sandhya. >> yes we are talking about a little bit of a warm-up heading towards the weekend. our weather really quiet compared to the mid wles they are seeing the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. it's typical around this time of year with the cold air forcing warm air up and severe outbreak there. in the bay area what is typical few clouds an lots of sunshine that's exactly what we had today with a little bit of a warm-up. i bring you up to speed on el nino. this is from the climate at prediction center about a month ago near the equator we had the warth of the el nino o. very weak. this week the weak el nino conditions continue and 70% chance of it continuing this summer. no significant impact is expected as far as our drought is concerned here in the state which is unfortunate. temperatures right now in the mid to upper 40's for our cool mid to upper 40's for our coolest spotsal the coast and north bay vaechlt from our camera looking at san francisco financial district in the clear right now and we take the a look at the fore

. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. the temperatures have already fallen to the 40s in some areas. mmmm, they made french toast out of banana bread, then topped it with candied pecans and bananas? it's like a match made in heaven. like bacon & eggs... ...oh look, bacon & eggs. the new banana bread french toast slam. denny's. welcome to america's diner. >>> 30,000 cases of sabra hum muss is being recalled due of possible listeria contamination. listeria can cause high fever and nausea in healthy people, but can be fatal to young children and the elderly. a lot of people are talking about this on-line go to our facebook page and we have the story there. >>> an abc7 viewer is being credited with helping to find a stolen van. this was not just any van. it was wheelchair accessible van. alan wang has the story for us. i first met phil thomas when he dumped a bucket of ice water for the als ice bucket challenge. his wife was diagnosed with als or lieu lou gehrig's disease. she needs a specialized van to get around. >> it is a

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. >> sandhya has a look ahead as we approach the weekend sandhya. >> yes we are talking about a little bit of a warm-up heading towards the weekend. our weather really quiet compared to the mid wles they are seeing the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. it's typical around this time of year with the cold air forcing warm air up and severe outbreak there. in the bay area what is typical few clouds an lots of sunshine that's exactly what we had today with a little bit of a warm-up. i bring you up to speed on el nino. this is from the climate at prediction center about a month ago near the equator we had the warth of the el nino o. very weak. this week the weak el nino conditions continue and 70% chance of it continuing this summer. no significant impact is expected as far as our drought is concerned here in the state which is unfortunate. temperatures right now in the mid to upper 40's for our cool mid to upper 40's for our coolest spotsal the coast and north bay vaechlt from our camera looking at san francisco financial district in the clear right now and we take the a look at the fore

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. >> sandhya has a look ahead as we approach the weekend sandhya. >> yes we are talking about a littlewarm-up heading towards the weekend. our weather really quiet compared to the mid wles they are seeing the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. it's typical around this time of year with the cold air forcing warm air up and severe outbreak there. in the bay area what is typical few clouds an lots of sunshine that's exactly what we had today with a little bit of a warm-up. i bring you up to speed on el nino. this is from the climate at prediction center about a month ago near the equator we had the warth of the el nino o. very weak. this week the weak el nino conditions continue and 70% chance of it continuing this summer. no significant impact is expected as far as our drought is concerned here in the state which is unfortunate. temperatures right now in the mid to upper 40's for our cool mid to upper 40's for our coolest spotsal the coast and north bay vaechlt from our camera looking at san francisco financial district in the clear right now and we take the a look at the forecast. most

. >> thank you sandhya. >> fire season has arrived. the fair broke out in southern california this afternoon near spring valley in san bernardino county. pretty much have a handle open it. pretty strong winds fan the flames when the fair was at the peek. couple of ranch homes were threat end. so far 50 acre fire has destroyed vehicle, couple of shed, as well as some fencing. >> twe 23-year-old woman hit and killed by a consider at north bay intersection that has seen tragedy before. it happened at six this morning at parkway and marin street in vallejo 5 years ago. 9-year-old boy was killed while crossing the very same street. on the story tonight tiffany. >> facebook show her as thick hair dark brown beauty. the graduate was so much more says her ramp mate. >> she was nice. quiet. >>reporter: early this morning she grabbed her running shoe and setoff for the waterfront. emergency vehicle arrived soon after. >> i seep the commotion. at any time know it was her. >>reporter: police say a sedan hit the 23-year-old. impact september her bo

. >> abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel has more for the weekend. >> and that rain is hour away and it is chilly out here with the onshore breeze and let me show you live doppler 7 hd and we'll talk about when it gets to your area and right now we're seeing the return where trace amounts are being reported and just a few showers north of the bay area. as you take a look at the wider picture, the cold front is aiming the front up along the north coast and it does get here in the next few hours and if you are stepping out for dinner and you have late night plans and make sure you have the umbrellas with you because the rain will move into the north bay and across the rest of the bay area at 11:00 p.m. and i'll be back to let you know if it will continue into your weekend and how much rain will come into the area. >> today we're hearing from the family of connor sullivan the 17-year-old cupertino teen that went missing two days ago. connor disappeared after his first-period class on monday in monty vista high school. >> we learned that he camped out there the entire time and investigat

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. >> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. the temperatures are on the rise today. even warmer weather on tap tomorrow. i'll be back with the de life's the food that brings us together. and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day. life's the food that brings us together. and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day. >>> this is abc7 news. >> crews are on the scene of a wildfire burning in southern california tonight. it broke out after 8:00 near rialto in san bernadino county. the fire has grown to about 20 acres at this point. crews were concerned about the high winds in the area, but they were able to stop the fire's forward spread for now. >>> a daring escape from the family of a fresno state professor. his wife and their two children were able to get out of yemen. they were living there with the threat of daily airstrikes and little to know food or supplies. that's thanks to a tip from the u.s. embassy they were able to escape. first they had to brave a 16-hour boat trip from yemen to jaboodi. >> when she saw me at the port s

. >> sandhya is here with the weather. >> we look at noticeably warmer weather ahead. to the point where you have to trade out the sweaters for the short sleeves. i'll be back with a look at the temperatures coming up. >> thanks. new vision for the warrior new san francisco arena warrior new san francisco arena. where will they hold the parade if they we what's that thing? i moved our old security system out here to see if it could monitor the front yard. why don't you switch to xfinity home? i get live video monitoring and 24/7 professional monitoring that i can arm and disarm from anywhere. hear ye! the awkward, teenaged one has arrived. switch to modern security. add xfinity home for $29.95 a month and lock in your rate for 2 years. plus save up to 20% on your home owners insurance. call 1-800-xfinity today. >> japanese americans in the bay area upset tonight about a planned auction in new jersey. up for bid hundreds of artifact from i hope ternment camp during world war ii. 7 news reporter explains why there is so much concern and anger over this. >>. >> paintings

over to sandhya. what is going on out there? >> well dan and katie we are looking at a nice range of temperatures for the upcoming weekend and conditions as well. look at this time lapse. this was from earlier this evening. you can see the fog just rolling in this afternoon. the fog along with a stronger on shore breeze allowed for drastic cooling at the coast. you probably felt it. temperatures like half moon bay and pacifica were only in the 50s. you were in the 70s. a good 20-degree drop. live doppler 7hd shows you you were socked in along the coast. it is starting to push in past the coastline. the temperatures in the 40s and 50s. the only spot where you can find some mild weather is well inland. the exploratorium camera is showing you the fog over the financial district. this is how your morning will start out. a wide range of temperatures this weekend and we are looking at a slight chance, a slight chance of a few showers the middle of next week. overnight tonight you will see the fog pushing in over parts of the bay. and

. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures took a nose-dive today, but not for long. it will be heating up this week. i'll this is abc7 news. >> anheuser-busch is apologizing tonight after pictures of a controversial bud light label went viral. the full label reads "the perfect beer for removing no from your vocabulary for the night." some say it makes light of an alcohol-fueled college rape culture. the beer maker responded by saying "we missed the mark and we regret it." >> it is becoming the ordinary way for ordinary citizens to raise money for good causes. >> what happens to your money once you donate? michael finney investigated and here is what he found. >> exactly. who is watching the store? some call it the new wild west. crowd funding sites and those using them to get donations, and they are largely policing themselves. we followed the money in a campaign for victims of a san francisco fire and it reveals the amazing talent of on-line fundraising. >> this massive fire on mission street left 40 people homeless in january. >> a go fund me campaign to raise mone

. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures took a nose-dive today, but not for long. it will be heating up this week. h pictures of a controversial bud light label went viral. the full label reads "the perfect beer for removing no from your vocabulary for the night." some say it makes light of an alcohol-fueled college rape culture. the beer maker responded by saying "we missed the mark and we regret it." >> it is becoming the ordinary way for ordinary citizens to raise money for good causes. >> what happens to your money once you donate? michael finney investigated and here is what he found. >> exactly. who is watching the store? some call it the new wild west. crowd funding sites and those using them to get donations, and they are largely policing themselves. we followed the money in a campaign for victims of a san francisco fire and it reveals the amazing talent of on-line fundraising. >> this massive fire on mission street left 40 people homeless in january. >> a go fund me campaign to raise money for victims of the fire. >> that's abc7 news encouraging you to don

. >> i'm sandhya patel. live doppler 7hd and we are tracking spring showers soon. i'll have a time line coming up. >> and coming up on jimmy kimmle boxing legend manny pacquiao. he shows off his skills outside the ring after our >>> dramatic images out of chile tonig. this is the volcano erupting and billowing an ash cloud over a sparsely populated mountainous area. more than 1500 people are under evacuation orders. it is considered one of the top three most potentially deadly volcanos among the 90 active volcanos. >>> tonight a midair scare for 75 passengers. a pilot forces his plane to dive descending 30,000 feet in a matter of minutes. abc news reporter has the story. >> tonight a midair scare for 75 passengers. sky west flight 5622 from chicago to hartford, connecticut took off at 9:31 this morning. just 40 minutes into the flight with the plane at 37,000 feet a passenger becomes ill. the pilot concerned the illness could be due to a pressurization issue took no chances even though there were no cockpit warning and oxygen man dropping he made a dissent in eight

. >> i'm sandhya patel. live doppler 7hd and we are tracking spring showers soon.have a time line coming up. >> and coming up on jimmy kimmle boxing legend manny pacquiao. he shows off his skills outside the ring after our >>> dramatic images out of chile tonight. this is the volcano erupting and billowing an ash cloud over a sparsely populated mountainous area. more than 1500 people are under evacuation orders. it is considered one of the top three most potentially deadly volcanos among the 90 active volcanos. >>> tonight a midair scare for 75 passengers. a pilot forces his plane to dive descending 30,000 feet in a matter of minutes. abc news reporter has the story. >> tonight a midair scare for 75 passengers. sky west flight 5622 from chicago to hartford, connecticut took off at 9:31 this morning. just 40 minutes into the flight with the plane at 37,000 feet a passenger becomes ill. the pilot concerned the illness could be due to a pressurization issue took no chances even though there were no cockpit warning and oxygen man dropping he made a dissent in eight min

over to sandhya. what is going on out there? dan and katie we are looking at a nice range of temperatures for the upcoming weekend and conditions as well. look at this time lapse. this was from earlier this evening. you can see the fog just rolling in this afternoon. the fog along with a stronger on shore breeze allowed for drastic cooling at the coast. you probably felt it. temperatures like half moon bay and pacifica were only in the 50s. you were in the 70s. a good 20-degree drop. live doppler 7hd shows you you were socked in along the coast. it is starting to push in past the coastline. the temperatures in the 40s and 50s. the only spot where you can find some mild weather is well inland. the exploratorium camera is showing you the fog over the financial district. this is how your morning will start out. a wide range of temperatures this weekend and we are looking at a slight chance, a slight chance of a few showers the middle of next week. overnight tonight you will see the fog pushing in over parts of the bay. and then tom

>> thank you sandhya. >>> coming up next a real life superhero. >> how this mild-man erred ?iew. >>> a mild man erred police officer is showing he is a here yow beyond the badge. he dresses up as superheros to cheer up kids with cancer. he drove from texas to illinois for 7-year-old bryce chotel's brighter day party. he has been fighting lymphatic cancer since february. many have positive attitudes. >> that's wonderful. >>> time to get a check on our sports. >> the sports director larry beil is here. >> you have a superhero story and i have a superhero story. madison bumgarner makes a million dollars a year. the best bargain baseb keep up with everyday messes with the help of roomba from irobot. sensors automatically guide roomba around your home, vacuuming up dirt and debris for a more thorough clean every day. roomba. only from irobot. >>> good evening. last week madison bumgarner and clayton kershaw faced off. the giants beat the dodgers in that game. ace versus ace in l.a. let's start with love. how sweet. and now to the highlights. buster posey knocks in pagan. 1-0 giant

ahead of the storm. 7 news meteorologist sandhya here with a look at live doppler 7hd. >> as you take a look at live doppler 7hd you notice things becoming active. just to the south west of the bay area tracking multiple lightning strikes and you will see them here really just south west of here so there is possibility of thunderstorms right now. the rain is not very heavy as i take you into the north bay. we see some returns between healdsburg and santa rosa. light returns. as we take a look at the computer animation in the next couple hours the rain will pick up. wind will pick up. and you will start to sea some intense rainfall at 2:00 a.m. could wake you up in the middle of the night along with thunderstorms. 5:00 a.m. for the morning commute most of the heaviest activity is in the east bay and the south bay and then more scattered showers will follow i'll be back with look at exactly how much rain and how much snow for the sierra nevada. >> thanks very much. folk in the north bay will be among the first to see rain from the storm like the rest of us they are december president fo

. >>> and sandhya patel. we will have warmer weather for the weekend coming up. >>> great news on 580 heading to richmond on the richmond-san rafael bridge. all westbound lanes heading over to san rafael are now open. one lane open a few minutes ago. this traffic is beginning to inch along after the 11-hour back up. as you can see it is not bad here. moving fine in that direction. traffic is finally getting moving again >>> in southern california, den deputies placed on leave after showing the deputies punching and kicking the suspect on the ground. abc 7 news reporter ted rowlands has more. >> reporter: the video shot by knbc in los angeles shows the horse back chase in southern california. the suspect seems to be giving up putting his hands behind his back as deputies converge. the deputyies start kicking and punching him and hit him with a taser. more deputies arrive and the beating continues. >> somebody should go to prison over this. this is as bad if not worse than what they did to rodney king. >> now t

over to sandhya. what is going on out there? >> well dan and katie we are looking at a nice range of temperatures for the upcoming weekend and conditions as well. look at this time lapse. this was from earlier this evening. you can see the fog just rolling in this afternoon. the fog along with a stronger on shore breeze allowed for drastic cooling at the coast. you probably felt it. temperatures like half moon bay and pacifica were only in the 50s. you were in the 70s. a good 20-degree drop. live doppler 7hd shows you you were socked in along the coast. it is starting to push in past the coastline. the temperatures in the 40s and 50s. the only spot where you can find some mild weather is well inland. the exploratorium camera is showing you the fog over the financial district. this is how your morning will start out. a wide range of temperatures this weekend and we are looking at a slight chance, a slight chance of a few showers the middle of next week. overnight tonight you will see the fog pushing in over parts of the bay. and