the south is sutter street. the left is baker street. basically, we've got three large locations on sutter, three large locations on post. two smaller locations at baker and then two additional locations that are also on sutter. so the five trees that are in question are located in these locations. so what i also provided is that this is the detail from the landscape drawing. why isn't it on? so this is actually the detail for the berm locations. basically we've got a retaining wall on the left. you've got mounded up dirt. and where the blue is representing an existing tree. the bottom of that, the hash, is the existing grade. so that's existing grade for these trees. the dirt that's being mounded, obviously, will create an impact both in terms of circulation of water and air and will damage the trees, as was documented in the exhibit that we attached, which was morris' summary of the impact that was sent, that this particular retention program would have on these trees. at the bottom is what you can't see because the scroll is actually

in ten years, sutter health plans to relocate all to bates emergency services in oakland several miles away. opponents say this is not what sutter promised when it purchased the building. >> there is money there to provide the services the community needs and they're attempting to walk away from that commitment in order to increase their corporate profits. >> affected services will include labor and delivery as well as intensive care. sutter says it's conducting a thoughtful review of emergency services to ensure at infected people have good access. >>> california lawmakers are reacting after the legislature publicly revealed ten years worth of sexual harassment accusations. >> we've had a very pervasive culture of sexual harassment in the capitol. we need to change the culture and we need policies to put in place that stamp out this behavior. >> we we need to be transparent. so i'm glad that the senate and the assembly are producing these materials to show the public what we're doing. >> the newly unsealed reports released friday named four current officer holders. they include travis

sutter health made the announcement yesterday.there had been rumors that the facility could close as soon as next year. those rumors led to protests outside of the hospital. there are still plans to close the facility eventually. sutter health says the closure is to avoid the cost of upgrading the building to meet the state's earthquake standards. when it closes it will merge with the summit medical center in oakland. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a local teacher is arrested... after holding a child over a second floor balcony at school. why parents are now rallying in ásupport of him. ( james ) plus... there are still concerns about air quality in richmond. what the city is doing to make sure the air is safe. ( james ) and after the break... the legalization of marijuana could be good news for past criminals. why thousands of convictions could soon be overturned. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. wb 80 slow from the maze. major delay on frmt and warm lines in all dirs due to a derailed ma

sutter health -- proudly caring for northern california.can be sculpted int day. beautiful detail. or painted in luxurious strokes. and in rare cases... both. a full day of olympic competition, and some local stars, are in the spotlight. >>> right now, a full day of olympic competition, and some local stars are in the spotlight, but one fan favorite suffered a tough break. >> we're tracking unusually dangerous weather conditions. firefighters on alert across the bay area. >> the news starts right now. good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining us. >> we're on with a special olympics edition of nbc bay area news. wohl get to all the action on our bay area athletes in pyeongchang in a moment. we want to update you on unusually strong winds across the area. park rangers had to close the lighthouse stairs because of that high wind. firefighters notice north bay are keeping a close eye on the conditions. >> rob mayeda has been tracking the wind all afternoon. >> it looks like we're looking at this evening to midnight tonight. our storm rang

. ♪ each year, 40,000 kids come into the world at a sutter hospital.em has the potential to do something amazing. we're proud to be able to care for them from their very first day. sutter health -- proudly caring for northern california. olympics.... and not just for the . >>> finally tonight, quick refl reflexes. i'm so tired i can't talk. our key in the olympics, not just in the athletes. >> we're talking about a squirrel. here we go. watch this. on the right side. oh. >> where is it? do it again. oh! >> that was close. in the women's snowboard competition, this squirrel 10 quick. escapes injury, ducks, does a 180 -- 360, and goes back the other way. the snowboarder who went on to win the heat, not bothered. and advances to the quarterfinals. >> that is something that, you know, it's a beautiful thing because it has such a happy ending. thank you for joining us tonight. >> good night. my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locate and mark fieldman for pg&e. most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an

. ♪ each year, 40,000 kids come into the world at a sutter hospal.a, each one of them has the potential to do something amazing. we're proud to be able to care for them from their very first day. sutter health -- proudly caring for northern california. from their very first day. ♪ they're super... ...but they can fly. ♪ united. helping superheroes fly. it can be sculpted in beautiful detail. united. or painted in luxurious strokes. and in rare cases... both. >>> okay. in ten minutes we're going to have skiing with lindsey vonn and mikaela shiffrin. right now, the gold medal game. u.s. scored in the first. canada in the second. canada leading 2-1. it's kenny albert and a.j. on the call live. >> third period just under way. gold medal match-up. canada leading the united states. 2-1. the u.s. with a goal in the first period, from hillaary kn t knight. haley irwin, scoring in the second. rebecca johnston with a shot. save made by maddie rooney of the u.s. >> there's a look at rooney. she track hearse and stays on her angle. trying to use some of the traf

. ♪ each year, 40,000 kids come into the world at a sutter hospital.e in northern california, each one of them has the potential to do something amazing. we're proud to be able to care for them from their very first day. sutter health -- proudly caring for northern california. from their very first day. ♪ when seeds we sow ♪ give free their fruit ♪ to hands below ♪ as thank you for ♪ the chance to grow pick your free yogurt at chobani.com >>> well, we may have seen the last of a groundbreaking u.s. star. while the name is now known world wide. >> our last big night of olympic highlights with colin rush. we need to know about the buirt of the bloody dracula. >> big air, new event at the olympics. it was a rousing success. tahoe's jamie anderson taking silver. kyle mack doing the same tonight on the men's side. seems like a lifetime ago that red gerard won. kyle mack's sixth and signature 1440 bloody dracula. he says if you crash you end up face first in the snow dripping with snow. ledeska shocked the world when she won. tonight she does it again. first

sutter health made the announcement yesterday. there had been rumors that the facility could close as soon as next year. those rumors led to protests outside of the hospital. there are still plans to close the facility eventually. sutter health says the closure is to avoid the cost of upgrading the building to meet the state's earthquake standards. when it closes it will merge with the summit medile center in oakland. ( robin ) bart is launching a new pilot program to help keep riders better informed about train delays and updated departure times. bart is placing digital screens above the fare gates at the civic center station in san francisco. the idea is to let you know if your train is delayed before you by a ticket so you can make other plans if necessary. the program is expected to cost around 130-thousand dollars. bart says if the program becomes popular with riders they will expand to other stations. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... new details about a deadly plane crash in the east bay. what we are learning

. ♪ each year, 40,000 kids come into the world at a sutter hospital.thern california, each one of them has the potential to do something amazing. we're proud to be able to care for them from their very first day. sutter health -- proudly caring for northern california. san francisco. c-h-p officers released this photo of the scene. >>> traffic on 101 is moving again after a box truck overturned in san francisco. chp officer released the photos of the scene. it happened around 1:1:30 this morning. chp says no one was seriously hurt. lanes were blocked for more than two hours. >>> firefighters are investigating how a taco bell went up in flames this morning at the fremont hub shopping center. the fire started just before 6:30. the restaurant was closed at the time so no one was hurt. firefighters were able to prevent the flames spreading to nearby businesses. >> the body of billy graham is home tonight. he was known as american's pastor. graham's body made the 130-mile trip from his mountain training center in asheville to his boyhood home in charlotte.

sutter health -- proudly caring for northern california. 22 year-old american star shines bright...while >>> right now on nbc bay area, tears of joy in the snow. a 22 year-old american star shines bright while her parents and the country celebrate. we're going to take you live to the olympics. >> also, the sobering reality here at home. new details from that mass shooting in florida. a picture just in now of the suspected shooter, a young man with a troubled past. teachers and his classmates knew about it. >> a high profile stanford professler, how the upcoming june election may be connected. >> the news starts right now. thanks for joining us on nbc bay area news. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. we want to start in sabrina king. so far in these olympics we're seeing two rising stars. it's not just a story about competition. it's also about their family. on slopes for us in pyeonchang, garv garvin, amazing. what's the reaction there? >> reporter: raj, i think awe is the word i would use. perhaps it's inevitable. after what we saw to

. ♪ each year, 40,000 kids come into the world at a sutter hospital.orthern california, each one of them has the potential to do something amazing. we're proud to be able to care for them from their very first day. sutter health -- proudly caring for northern california. >>> hope you enjoyed that first run of women's bod slebsled. the second to come. also, more figure skating in the ladies' short program. women's alpine skiing downhill, one of the favorites. lindsey vonn there. on her helmet, d.k., honoring her grandfather who passed away in november. he was a korean war vet. vonn herself was till yell you skier, she's stubborn, with an all or nothing approach. it's gotten her an olympic golden medal, but also a collection of scary crashes and devastating injuries. in what is likely her final olympic downhill tonight, don't expect vonn to hold anything back. >> the mentality that allows me to win is that i don't have any fear, and i always attack every course 110%. but it's also put me in the nets a couple of times. that's just part of the job, you kno

sutter says it's conducting a thoughtful review of emergency services to ensure affected people have good access. >>> a senior citizen died today when he was hit by a car while crossing the street. abc 7 news was in union city at the intersection of the crash on mission boulevard and lafayette avenue. police tonight say a large box truck hit the man just before 11:00 a.m. the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police. >>> thieves snatched four laptops from customers at a popular coffee shop in the east bay. abc 7 news was in berkeley tonight where the thefts happened wednesday night at cafe strada on college avenue. berkeley reports it's at least the third time crooks targeted the business in as many weeks. berkeley police say three people were casing the outdoor area of the coffee shop, then grabbed four computers from customers. cafe strada is a popular spot with students from uc berkeley. >>> a man on a mission to raise awareness about climate change and global peace passed through the south bay today. now, in fact, ubishok sharma is becoming a social media sensati

a little later another woman out for a walk on sutter avenue salt a mountain lion. those two streets are about two miles away from each other. they don't know if this was the same mountain lion. you are advised to keep your distance if you see one. >>> uc berkeley lease spent $4 million for security at the free-speech events. there was an appearance by conservative speakers. counter protests were response to the all right rally in august. most expenses were for security including reinforcements. the office of the president agreed to pay half of the cause. berkeley pays the rest. >>> supporters of a plan to give police officers a taser have enough votes to qualify for the ballot. this is backed by the san francisco police officers association. it would allow the department to by tasers for every officer as early as august. they don't want to wait until december. >>> san francisco votes tomorrow to turn a parking garage into a housing area. half the parking spots are full during peak hours. they want to turn the garage into something else. the current proposal would t

just a half mile away...a woman walking on sutter avenue also saw a mountain lion but it ran off. (james) james adlib big board. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... a bay area officer injured trying to stop a robbery. we'll tell you what happened to the officer. ( james ) plus... an amtrak crash kills two people in south carolina. how this accident could have been avoided. ( james ) and after the break... as the rebuilding begins after the firestorm... so does the crackdown on those looking to take advantage. how unlicensed contractors were busted in the north bay. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) . ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:high pressure will remain in place near the west coast through the remainder of the week. this will keep unseasonably warm daytime temperatures across the region. long range forecast models remain dry through the middle of the month. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then

(grant) the sutter roseville medical center unveiled the new technology...nfect hospital surfaces with u-v lights. nats - kids looking into light youúre not supposed to look directly into the light...nats - kids looking into lightbut this is what these oakmont high students have been waiting weeks to see.(cover sot)sot-lance berg/oakmon- iúm really excited to see it work and see how well it works.'it' is sutter- roseville medical centerús new germ zapping machine.sot- allison gontheir r.n./roseville medical center- it's very coolallison gontheir heads infection control at the hospital. she says the staff was so excited about the new technology which uses uv light to disinfect hospital surfaces after staff manually clean them...they couldnút keep it to themselves.sot- allison gontheir r.n./roseville medical center- we thought wow we really need to share this and let everyone know what weúre doing and expand that into the educational programsa perfect opportunity, she says, for oakmont high schoolús health science academy students to learn about the threat of

broke into a car on the seventh floor of a parking garage on sutter and stockton street on saturday. a four-year old black and tan chihuahua was in that car. police say best threw the dog from the parking garage to the ground below.. police recognized best from security video and arrested him yesterday. he is facing charges including grand theft... animal cruelty and carrying a concealed weapon/ ( james ) a train accident on the peninsula ends in a classic car being destroyed. here's video of what's left of a 1950's austin healey. it happened saturday night at the fairoaks lane railroad crossing in atherton. the driver says his car stalled on the tracks. luckily he was able to get out before the caltrain hit it. 300 people were on the train at the time. no one was hurt. ( james ) a car hit a bicyclist in san jose... killing the bike rider. it happened saturday morning on capitol expressway and nieman boulevard. police say the victim... a 64-year-old man... was riding south on capitol in the bike lane when he was hit by a car. the driver of the nissan did cooperate with police who say

the precipitation is winding down, a little bit by topaz lake and across here east of sutter creek, coming down in the form of rain. we did see snow levels as low as 4000 early today. it was low snow. there's cold air behind this system. you can see it's all moved to the east, for us, with e now have clear skies -- we now have clear skies. 58 in livermore, and 58 in concord. the temperatures are cooler than what we have been experiencing, but this is normal, finally. and we're also going to start to see pretty strong winds across the northern east bay hills, later on tonight, 7:00, 8:00, through midnightment -- midnight. one in the morning, could be strong. 20 to 30 miles per hour wind coming out of the north, northeast direction. the offshore breeze will be here. here's a look at the high temperatures for this afternoon, 58 in vallejo, 60 in san francisco. this is exactly where we should be for this time in february. here's why we are a little bit cooler. this low is of course to the east of us and the high that was bringing the record breaking heat is gone. it will be back again. it does

another one saw a mountain lion on sutter avenue.>>> volunteers helped yesterday helping a montecito resident. vicki johnson's home was damaged in the mudslides. volunteers are shoving out -- shoveling out the mud and debris will be to save the house from moles. their work is paying off. >> it is amazing to have all the volunteers here coming to help. they are like angels.>> they are a gratz were -- grassroots effort helping make homes whole again after the mudslides.>>> if florida bound train slammed into a freight train yesterday near columbia, south carolina. it killed the engineer and conductor. the freight train was parked on a side track. investigators say the switch was left in the wrong patient putting the passenger train on a collision course with the stationary trade. amtrak's president said that csx is responsible for that section of track. >> that switch was aligned and locked which means it was aligned coming down the sleigh to be diverted into the siding.>> they have recovered the forward facing video camera inside the locomotive. is being sent to washington. >>> it is

picture of a 4-year-old chihuahua who died saturday after he was thrown from the seventh floor of the sutter stockton union square. the owner thought he escaped and jumped to his death, but the owner later discovered someone broke into his cars. a dashboard camera captured the crime. police identified the suspect and arrested him. >>> students at st. matt's catholic school in san mateo are back in school for the first time today since a water main break last week. the massive flooding not only damaged parts of campus but also nearby homes. abc7 news reporter matt keller was there this morning with how students are coping and still being affected. >> reporter: back to class this morning for the 600 students at st. matthew's catholic school in san mateo. kindergarten through eighth grade school opened for the first time since a water main flooded the school and church. >> everybody was anxious to return today. we had our assembly. everybody is back in their classrooms. right now we are in repair mode. >> reporter: a classroom, pavilion, part of the church and a storage room were all damaged. t

two sightings about two miles apart, one on sutter avenue and the other on wildwood lane.near the foothills. it is very close to highway 101. and that first sighting was reported right here on this street last night around 8:10. >> right in front of us was this large cat walking across the street. it was about the size of and large dog. so i would say probably over 100 pounds. >> reporter: nancy shulman was in her car at the time and started hochkinking her horn wod the cat would attack her cat lima. the mountain lion jumped past her cat, jumped over the fence and took off. three hours later, someone else called palo alto police to tell them they spotted a mountain lion about a mile-and-a-half away. >> our officers checked both neighborhoods extensively, have remain in the neighborhoods throughout the rest of the night and into this morning. >> reporter: the sighting has prompted neighbors to keep a closer eye on their pets and children after nancy posted on nextdoor about her encounter with the big cat. >> it's sort of hard to believe that a mountain lion would come into

sutter health -- proudly caring for northern california.are the top stories on d >>> welcome back to "today in the bay." before you head out the door here are some of the top stories that we're covering. >>> new this morning one of our top stories, more shaking>y?ck d the area of danville. this is tied to recent quake swarms. since midnight numerous small quakes have rattled the area near monte vista high school. the biggest from an hour and a half ago, it was a 3.3 magnitude quake which was just downgraded from a 3.5. there was also a 2.8 at 3:25 this morning and a 2.7 an hour before that. this makes it at least 11 quakes between 2.6 and 3.3 over the past two weeks. >>> live pictures from lafayette this morning where congressman mark desaulnier will hold a town hall to discuss gun control tomorrow. the congressman says the events in florida prompted the upcoming town hall but there were previous plans to hold a town hall on the topic at some point. he said young people have played an important role in moving the discussion forward in the w

. >> dunky was killed when the dog was thrown from the seventh floor of the sutter stockton garage. investigators say that the enabled police to identify and arrest wakeen best. today best was arraigned on felony auto theft, vandalism and animal cruelty. this last charge generating shock and anger among the public. >> very disturbing, especially when you're talking about a defensiveless little animal. >> reporter: an online petition calls to prosecute best has already seened 732 kmchbts. prosecutors ask for bail and no contact with animals. best pleaded not guilty. public defender. >> this seems totally out of character, i find it hard to believe she would intentionally hurt an animal. >> just last month, she was convicted of the same crime, auto burglary in the same parking facility. the arrest for that crime turned into -- the career criminal's rap sheet shows 40 arrests in 15 years, mostly for low level crimes, the judge set bailat $85,000. but because best violated felony probation from the old auto burglary case, there's no way this defendant will get out soon. >>> a lot more

just a half mile away...a woman walking on sutter avenue also saw a mountain lion but it ran off.bin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... a bay area officer injured trying to stop a robbery. we'll tell you what happened to the officer. (robin) plus... san francisco's mayor race is heating up. hear what how some of the candidates are planning to help the city.. (robin) and after the break... how amtrak officials say they are responding to the latest deadly crash.. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:high pressure will remain in place near the west coast through the remainder of the week. this will keep unseasonably warm daytime temperatures across the region. long range forecast models remain dry through the middle of the month. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) two people were killed an

dunky the chihuahua was left in a car at the sutter stockton garage mere union square on saturday.one broke into that car and during the burglary they grabbed that dog and threw it off the high-rise garage. dunky was found dead on the sidewalk below. just tragic and cruel. 35-year-old joaquin best was arrested in connection with that incident. >>> as the 2018 olympic winter games continue today it isn't all about the athletes. fans have also flocked to pyeongchang and they will need a souvenir. >> "today in the bay's" garvin thomas is live with a look inside the olympic super store in south korea. garvin, bring us something good. i hope you have a big suitcase. >> reporter: i'm going to let you pick in just a second. i'm going to take you inside in just a second. a quick tour around the olympic park where we are this morning, the building behind me this glass one is the samsung building, of course, samsung a korean company, lots of phones on display there. the gangnaung center. the super store, this is massive, massive souvenir store. we will take you inside and show you what that

the facility faces no imminent closure and sutter plans new urgent care in berkeley. to expand nearby in oakland. a year ago, it planned to close it by 2030 to avoid the cost of meeting the state's tough earthquake safety standards. it would leave berkeley without an emergency room. >>> donald m. elementary school closed in june of 2017 after soil tests found the campus was at risk of lick ko >> necessity plan to hold community meetings to get ideas on ways to come up with the funds. >>> good news to report from the north bay wildfire zone. a nonprofit for the blind called lighthouse says it will be able to open its summer camp this year. the fire destroyed some of the cabins and bathrooms in napa at enchanted hills. enough survived for the camp to continue. they will begin accepting applications on february 7th. a little later than usual. the deadly fires in the north bay and southern california are now the most expensive wildfires in state history. insurance claims have reached $11.8 billion. the state insurance commissioner is confident insurance companies have the

he died saturday after someone threw him from the 7 ft floor of the sutter stockton garage in union square. at first, the owner thought the dog escaped and jumped to his death. the owner discovered someone had broken into his car. a dashboard cam captured the crime. police i.d.'d the suspect and arrested him. >>> this man is in police custody following a high-speed car chase that started in oakland. he led authorities on a chase across multiple highways before stopping near deerfield drive in antioch yesterday. that's where officers used tear gas and a canine unit to arrest him. the man was want the for carjacking. they've not released his name. >>> police want to spend $3.5 million to equip officers with stun guns. the money is in the $623 million proposed budget approved by the police commission last week. in november, they voted to implement stun guns by the end of the year. they're a less lethal alternative to firearms. critics say stun guns have a history of causing severe injury or death. >>> lafayette city council will consider the next steps for an anti-war memorial. this display o

one on wildwood lane saturday night and the second on sutter avenue an hour and a half later. it's not clear if the same animal was spotted twice or if there were two different mountain lions. the locations are about a mile and a half apart. one witness walked us through how she reacted. >> we were shocked initially. wow, look at that. i started to honk really loud to make it run. it actually went through the neighbor's yard through the front of our yard and went in the backyard of ours. it made my daughter very scared because she'd never seen anything like that. >> these are the first sightings reported in palo alto in six months. >>> happening today, former usa gymnastics doctor, larry nassar will get a third and final sentence involving more than 260 victims. he'll be sentenced on three sexual assault charges today. he was sentenced last week to 40 to 175 years in prison in a separate but related case. in december, a federal judge sentenced him to 60 years on child pornography charges. he's being forced to listen to statements from dozens of his victims. you remember on fri

. >> no stranger to the sutter -- in the same parking facility. the arrest for that car break in was in 2016. best served a total of 64 days in jail and was put on probation. 40 arrests. best violated felony probation there is no way this defendant will get out soon. >>> coming up next, "7 on your side" michael finney joins us with an investigation on home insurance. >>> also ahead. >> love is in the air for valentine's day. one thing can stand in the way of it. money. a result of a new study on that touchy topic. >> you can get the latest news any time with the upgraded abc7 app. personalalal >>> homeowners in the oakland hills have joined those in wine country and expressing fears of getting fire coverage. >> part of "7 on your side" michael finney's continuing investigation. >> this puts people in a bad position. i know you can imagine. i have been reporting several homeowners receiving notices that their policies will not be renewed. i am hearing the same thing from homeowners in the oakland hills. moving in before the -- their insurance compa

sutter health confirmed a hospital closure, saying it could take up to ten years. but some who live in berkeley want the facility to stay open. the current plan is to close the hospital's inpatient and emergency room and shift them to a nearby expanded oakland hospital. critics argue that alta bates provides much needed care for those who live between vallejo and oakland. the mayor of berkeley agrees. ( marty ) city officials say they have reached out to other hospitals about relocating to berkeley. but are focused on keeping alta bates open. ( marty ) in san francisco... hundreds of people gathered for the aids memorial run at civic center plaza. hundreds more came out to cheer on the runners. the event ... is meant to remember those who died from aids ... and to reflect on the major progre

broke into a car on the seventh floor of a parking garage on sutter and stockton street on saturday. dunky-- a four-year old black and tan chihuahua- was in that car. police say best threw dunky from the parking garage to the ground below.. police recognized best from surveillance video and arrested him yesterday. he is facing charges including grand theft... animal cruelty and carrying a concealed weapon. ( james ) police arrest a suspected drug dealer in san francisco. the 55 year old mans latest arrest happened saturday afternoon on eighth and market streets... in the tenderloin. police say this is the man's third arrest since last august. officers confiscated a knife...236 bags of cocaine...113 bags of cocaine...113 of cocaine...113 bags of heroin...11 bags of meth...and a ( james ) san francisco police are searching for a robbery suspect. police say 19-year-old dante oliver... was arrested wednesday night for injuring an officer on market street... while armed with a semi- automatic handgun. he was released... but is now wanted for a robbery that happened in the city's taraval d

. >> no stranger to the sutter -- in the same parking facility.est for that car break in was in 2016. best served a total of 64 days in jail and was put on probation. 40 arrests. best violated felony probation there is no way this defendant will get out soon. >>> coming up next, "7 on your side" michael finney joins us with an investigation on home insurance. >>> also ahead. >> love is in the air for valentine's day. one thing can stand in the way of it. money. a result of a new study on that touchy topic. >> you can get the latest news any time with the upgraded abc7 app. personalized pus ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, michaela deprince could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while performing a grand jetÉ between two grand pianos. she could... in a commercial. in real life she uses it to pay her sister, from her couch, for that sweater she stained. what sweater? (phone buzzes) life, lived michaela's way. chase. make more of what's yours. >>> homeowners in the oakland hills have joined those in wine country and expressing fears of getting f

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just a half mile away...a woman walking on sutter avenue also saw a mountain lion...an off. (vicki) in the north bay.. new video of a house fire in vallejo saturday. police responded after a report of a disturbance on parkview terrace.investigators say the officer had to pull a man out of the burning house.. all while the person resisted. three dogs were rescued from the backyard.no word on what caused the fire. (vicki) and in santa rosa - a gas station clerk was hurt in a robbery.. and tonight the criminal is on the loose. it happened this morning at the shell gas station on steele lane at about 8-40 a-m.the suspect entered the store with a knife... demanded money -- then ran out towards the in- n-out burger. the clerk's hand was injured during the robbery... a detailed suspect description has not been released. (lawrence karnow) record high temperatures continue to fall as high pressure domintes our weather pattern. we enjoyed another day of sunshine and above normal temperatures all the way to the coast. highs in most places were in the 70s. the winds will turn off

sutter health made the announcement yesterday.there had been rumors that the facility could close as soon as next year. those rumors led to protests outside of the hospital. there are still plans to close the facility eventually. sutter health says the closure is to avoid the cost of upgrading the building to meet the state's earthquake standards. when it closes it will merge with the summit medical center in oakland. (grant) it was a rough morning for bart commuters in the east bay. (vicki) a derailment of a maintenance truck overnight ... delayed trains this morning. kron 4's lydia pantazes was there... as the lines of riders waiting to get on trains... got longer and longer. major delays on bart this morning. the delay was reported at 4:01 a.m. due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in the south hayward area.bart pd says it was a maintenance truck that runs on the track with special train wheels. bart officials said the truck - which is still disabled on the northbound line on the fremont-warm springs rout

a short time later, another woman out for a walk on sutter avenue saw a mountain lion.sightings were about 1.5 miles away from each other.>>> a five-year-old girl is recovering after being bitten by a dog in richmond yesterday morning. chp says the helicopter was called just before noon sunday morning to try to find the girl. firefighters were working at the time to locate the girl that was attacked by a pit bull. chp says the girl was bit in the chest and then dragged away. that is why the helicopter was looking for. the dog was not on a leash. it's not clear if the dog's owner was there. the little girl went to the hospital and will recover. >>> there are reports that police spent $4 million last year to have security at free- speech events. rallies related to the canceled free speech week and most of the expenses were for security including bringing in reinforcements from other police departments. the office of the president agreed to pay half the cost. berkeley is paying the rest. >>> supporters of a plan to give officers tasers has enough signatures to qualify for

this week sutter health confirmed a hospital closure, saying it could take up to ten years. those living in berkeley say that is not good enough. they want the facility to stay open. the plan is to close the hospital's inpatient and emergency services and shift them to a nearby expanded oakland campus. critics argue that alta bates provides much needed care for those in between vallejo and oakland. we spoke to the city's mayor earlier this afternoon.if this hospital closed it would mean that we are putting people's lives at risk. we are on a major earthquake fault we have thousands of students at the uc berkeley campus we cannot leave our community without a critical hospital. we can't make the east bay a hospital desert.(j.r.)city officials say they have reached out to other hospital operators about coming to the location but are focused on keeping alta bates there. (jrstone) the race for mayor is on.and hundreds of san francsico residents showed up to a forum today to hear from candidates. kron 4's hermela aregawi was there.. she is live at city hall now with that story..

then...just a half mile away...a woman walking on sutter avenue saw a mountain lion frolicking around animal... didn't show any aggressive behavior.... it ran off. officers are currently combing the area... looking for the two cats. (justine) police arrested a suspect accused of breaking into cars at the rockridge bart station early this morning. a witness says they saw the man break into multiple cars in the bart parking lot. police later arrested andrew friedman of oakland on suspicion of auto burglary and possession of stolen property. officers say a total of five vehicles were broken into. (justine) still ahead... we'll take another look at some of the commericals that aired during today's super bowl. (jrstone) he's more than a panhandler... he's a local celebrity. jack walcott can be seen in the street begging for money while balancing a bicycling on his head. but that's not it... he's been seen balancing water bottles topped with backpacks, inverted traffic cones, towers of tupperware and even christmas trees. he has gained fame over the past year as people have shared pictures

san francisco police say wakeen best broke into a car on the seventh floor of parking garage on sutter and stockton street yesterday. dunky-- a four-year old black and tan chihuahua- was in that car. sfpd accused best of throwing dunky from the parking garage to the ground below.. police recognized best from dash cam video and arrested him today. he is facing charges including grand theft, animal cruelty and carrying a concealed weapon. (justine) police arrested a suspected drug dealer in san francisco. police say this is the suspect's third arrest since last august. the 55 year old mans latest arrest happened yesterday afternoon on eighth and market streets...in the tenderloin. officers confiscated a six inch blade knife...236 bags of cocaine...113 bags of heroin...11 bags of meth...and a walkie-talkie from the suspect. (justine) san francisco police are searching for a suspect...accused of robbery. police say 19-year-old dante oliver...was arrested just wednesday night for injuring an officer on market street...while armed with a semi- automatic handgun. he is out of custody...but is

this week sutter health confirmed a hospital closure, saying it could take up to ten years. those living in berkeley say that is not good enough. they want the facility to stay open. the plan is to close the hospital's inpatient and emergency services and shift them to a nearby expanded oakland campus. critics argue that alta bates provides much needed care for those in between vallejo and oakland. we spoke to the city's mayor earlier this afternoon.if this hospital closed it would mean that we are putting people's lives at risk. we are on a major earthquake fault we have thousands of students at the uc berkeley campus we cannot leave our community without a critical hospital. we can't make the east bay a hospital desert.(j.r.)city officials say they have reached out to other hospital operators about coming to the location but are focused on keeping alta bates there. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist lawrence karnow. (mabrisa rodriguez)area locations have already broken the high temperature records today. those include san francisco (downtown and

. ♪ each year, 40,000 kids come into the world at a sutter hospital.ery first day. sutter health -- proudly caring for northern california. from their very first day. everyone thinks making websites is impossible. [mimicking motorcycle noises] ♪ harmonica tune plays but they're wrong. ♪ i know... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> oh, my gosh. how cool are those. just a few of the unforgettable images from the winter olympics, courtesy of our friends at getty images. sadly, we've reached the end of our road here for us. >> hard to believe. >> what an amazing two weeks. we have to give a shoutout to our whole team that has come to south korea and put on this amazing production. there we are all are. >> yes, zoom in. >> after the show, late at night. people have been here for weeks and months making this possible. we just want to give our warmest and biggest thanks. we're so proud of our team and so grateful. >> and our team also, there's a huge team back in new york. they did their own group shot. >> yay, new york. >> they worked hard, too. they worked the overnight hours

. >> best is no stranger to the sutter stockton garage. just last month she was convicted of the same crime. auto burglary. in the same parking facility. the arrest for that car break-in was in 2016. best served a total of 64 days in jail and put on probation. the career criminal's rap sheet shows 40 arrests in 15 years. mostly for low level crimes. the judge set bail at $85,000. but because best violated felony probation from the old auto burglary case there is no way this defendant will get out soon. vic leo abc 7 news. >> disturbing new details about the fatal stabbing of a woman near livermore. >> she never gave up. and she brought herself justice. >>> up next you hear from a father who describes how his daughter led police to alleged attackers before she died. and the attackers sparked a emotional outburst in court. >>> also the bizarre end to a search for a skier who disappeared from a he court sort and ended up in california. and drew tuma will be back with the full forecast as you heard a moment ago he says it's getting chilly toni

first a woman saw a big cat, then another one saw a mountain lyon walking down sutter avenue. police have beefed up patrol. >>> well, speaking of big gaels, sometimes it's not about that, it's about being with friends in the right place to watch. kpix 5 john ramos. >> reporter: a line has already formed outside the connecticut yankee sports bar in san francisco. the official home away from home for boston sports fans. you are here five hours early. what's up with that? >> sometimes you got to do what you got to do. >> reporter: staking out a good space is important for the patriot regulars. >> this is my spot right here. i actually sat right here. no. no. >> reporter: football fanse famous for their superstitions. this good luck statue used to sit out in the biergarten but it went -- in the beer garden. but it went missing. >> he brought it back and said i'm sorry. >> reporter: no fan wants to feel he or she upset the football gods and cost the teenl a game. except maybe this guy. >> i did. i feel like this was my fault. clearly i did something out of the ordinary. that's it.

. >>> i just got this alert from alert sf, they're saying to avoid the fill more and sutter post areasutter and post, reported by alert sf. the rest of the bay shows a pretty typical friday which is a great drive, slow down the east shore freeway of course and same thing for the east bay, 880 through fremont. over on the peninsula side southbound away from us you have to worry about that sun in your eyes. back to you. >>> happening now an overnight house vote ends the federal shutdown within hours. on our homepage what had to be done for president trump to sign that new budget deal. the newest face of the 49ers should be around for a while, nbc bay area yesterday broke the in us about the team's five-year deal with jimmy garoppolo. there is a news conference planned for 11:00 a.m. -- 11:30 this morning, we will have a crew there. >>> and the winter olympics opening ceremony already wrapped up in south korea but nbc bay area will air the entire thing starting at 5:00 p.m. tonight. on our twitter feed images from today's slep brags. >>> it's . >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up breakin

. ♪ (pam) a group of students has been waiting weeks to see sutter- roseville medical center's new germing machine.(steve) the new technology uses uv light to disinfect hospital surfaces after staff manually clean them. it was an opportunity for oakmont high school's health science academy students to learn about the threat of contracting an infection from hospital facilities. the students presented their last two weeks of research on hospital-borne infectious diseases today, and then got their first look at the robot in action. allison gontheir heads infection control at the hospital and says the staff was excited about the machine. "we thought, wow, we really need to share this and let everyone know what weúre doing and expand that into the educational groups."(steve) and get this... a student named the robot "melman" after the character in the movie "madagascar" because the giraffe is a germaphobe. ((pam/ots)) some good news tonight..the worst of flu season appears to be over. the c- d-c says, for the first time this season -- the number of people going to the doctor for flu- like sy

sutter healthcare has $14 billion in the bank. 44 executives making over $1 million a year. the last i saw, kaiser had $9 billion in the bank and they have million-dollar executives. so they want to kick this problem out to the city and let us take care of it. i worked for the presidio and the army, that's where i started. and when the army gave up, i advocated it be turned into a home for seniors. we paid for this -- many generations have paid for the presidio. now it's a playground for the rich. who created that? lexus liberal pelosi. that's who created it. that's somebody you can put some pressure on, can't you? she's running for re-election. she turned it over to, what, lucas to have his film studio there? there was a nice hospital there. it could have been the center of the senior community. and all those houses could be turned over to seniors. oh. they made market rate housing, high market rate housing. and turned it over to various corporate, what do you call them? i forget -- trusts. trusts, yes. they collect money and give money to the community, quote, unquote. so

sutter creek had snow and thunderstorms at the same time. i love saying this word -- thunderstorm.so low elevation snow all the way down to the entrance of yosemite. so, we are looking at temperatures outside with a beautiful blue background right now. san jose 48, oakland 47, livermore 46. our map is painted blue, because tonight is going to be quite cold. look at san jose, 34. some parts of the city will drop below freezing tonight. we will go below freezing in the tri-valley. fairfield getting the rain now, call tonight. napa 30 degrees, santa rosa 29, oakland down to 38 degrees. so, very wintry throughout the day today. our hail maker, high elevation snow maker is in northern nevada right now. very cold, unstable air along the front. that is working its way quickly to the south, and very quickly we will clear out tonight. that is part of the reason that we will be so cold. we will wake up tomorrow morning and here's what i want you to do. if you're in san jose or fremont, look to the east tomorrow morning. because, it did snow on the diablo range today. it is not going to melt.