tara campbell, abc seven news. >> i love hearing that music. an early burst of spring is making it a mustard march in wine country. yellow and gold mustard plants are in full bloom all over the napa and sonoma region. besides the pretty landscapes, they provide a helpful purpose. they protect the world famous vineyards. mustard contains high levels of biofuel agents, which suppress the growth of worms that can damage vines. i love the fun facts. tonight yeah, i'll say though, i haven't really been outside much because i've been glued to the oscars. so what is going on outside? >> it was nice and dry until just a couple hours ago, and now it's raining right here in san francisco. the wet weather started up in the north bay and this is a look at live doppler seven. you can see it's a line of showers and rain and occasionally a little bit of a downpour is moving right through the central part of the bay area right now, sweeping down from the north bay. so the peninsula, south bay, east bay will some will get some of this rainfall as well. it's a l

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the story. >> well, the fire started on the outside of the church. the person put a cardboard that was on fire and watched this exterior wall go up in flames. >> reverend kevin deal is talking about a suspected arson fire at saint john the evangelist episcopal church. the historic mission district building charred on the outside, the smell of smoke saturating the sanctuary. >> the fire department responded extremely quickly. we're so grateful for sapphire, and they said to me multiple times, they're really careful not to damage our organ, which we're so grateful for existing as a treasure. >> the reverend racing to the scene of the fire, which was called in on good friday around 230 in the morning. >> there were fire trucks all up and down, julian and the big ladder over the church and water flowing through the streets, and it smelled like fire. so i thought the church was done fofr the church building, and the damage meant the church couldn't open its daytime shelter. >> we were able to put up tents outside. our folks came in and as shocked

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has intel from an aviation expert. >> friday. another problem for a united airlines flight involving a boeing plane, this time a flight from sfo losing an external panel. >> well, heavy things fall off. jetliners is not our favorite methodology. it is in any way, form or fashion, rare and troublesome. >> john nance is an abc news aviation analyst, and he's referring to united flight 433. it's there where crews discovered the missing panel. >> did somebody fail to close something which would have been a human factors uh- that it was a fatigue or do we have a situation here that was somehow in maintenance? those questions will all have to be answered. >> in a statement, united says it will thoroughly examine the plane and perform repairs and conduct an investigation to know how the damage occurred. boeing saying in an email it's deferring comment to united about the carrier's fleet operation, also including some information about the boeing 737 800, which has been in operation for 25 years. >> you know, one of the questions i've be

seven news reporter tara campbell has the story. >> this may look like a typical day at san franciscoy hall. one wedding after the next. but on this day, february 29th, there's something a little extra special going on. it's leap day and it only comes around every four years. >> it was just we've been engaged for four years, a leap day. it's like a once in, in every four year thing. it's just very special. >> sarah and jordan making the trip from chico, celebrating with family and friends. it took him a minute to actually figure out it was leap day, and then once they did, they thought it was really cool. >> since we are doing this, we're not doing a big party. >> and while it's often considered an unlucky day, these two say it's already proving. lucky for them, we waited up until midnight uh- 90 days ago to get the date and uh, basically we went through the process within, you know, 30s a minute just to get it all the way through. >> and then we went back and checked it and it had all filled up. so we kind of got lucky too. and just being able to get one of these, one of these availa

so we'll be one of one of that group of people that receives the award this year. >> tara campbell, abc seven news tomorrow. >> the rainbow flag at san francisco's harvey milk plaza will be replaced. it got its start in the castro in 1978, and has become a worldwide symbol for the lgbtq community ever since. the old one is going to be donated for an exhibition at the american bookbinding museum. replacing the flag ensures that it will remain in tip top condition for the rest of the year. a major medical breakthrough in the u.s. and a city bus carjacking down in l.a, plus some potentially a key solutions in fixing california's housing crisis. >> all of that is what's making up tonight's abc seven news to know. remembering the family of four hit and killed at a bus stop in san francisco's west portal neighborhood tonight. the family of those victims is thanking the public for their support. since saturday, the driver is now out of the hospital. while possible charges are still pending. >> governor newsom is hailing the narrow passage of proposition one, which aims to upgrade the state's m

as abc seven news reporter tara campbell found out, there are calls to make sure that it doesn't end up hurting those it's supposed to be helping. the goal is to help get people struggling with substance abuse, get off the streets and into treatment. >> ballot measure f, backed by san francisco mayor london breed, passing with 63% of the vote tuesday night, they got a misleading and performative ballot issue that demonizes welfare recipients rather than helps them. starting next year, the city will begin drug screening welfare recipients and those deemed to be struggling with addiction will be required to go into treatment or lose their monthly payment. >> this is going to mean that a lot of people lose their assistance, which means they lose their housing, which means they lose their shelter. >> those working closely with people on the streets raising concerns. wednesday, gary mccoy is the head of policy and public affairs at healthright. three, 61 of the city's largest nonprofit partners. >> in terms of treatment. you know, we've been saying for years staffing, staffing, staffing.

but mayor london breed tells abc seven news reporter tara campbell it's an unnecessary move that willy bog down the system. >> it's a program designed to help unhoused people in san francisco return to their loved ones in other communities, making the connections and even buying the bus tickets. homeward bound began in 2005 under then mayor gavin newsom, and monday supervisor ahsha safai led the way as the rules committee took the first step in making it law, which would require annual reporting. >> and we ensured that the human services agency, along with department of homeless supportive housing, are elevating this program and putting it front and center as part of the toolkit. >> the mayoral candidate says the city's been letting the program falter since the covid 19 pandemic served over 11,000 people from the life of the program. >> unfortunately, around 2018 2019, under mayor london breed, it got buried in the bureaucracy and it stopped being utilized. >> but mayor london breed says it's an unnecessary move. >> i don't even know why there's even any attention or wasted time on wh

abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with a couple of people who are doing exactly that tonight. >> the wind comes up. it's about 30 knots. just about a whiteout. >> it's expected to be a record setting snowstorm, and people living in the sierra were busy friday evening trying to keep ahead of it all day long. >> we've heard the hum of snow blowers. it's just been going, you know, one after another. if you drive around, people are just clearing snow. >> randi davis is a former abc seven news photographer who now lives in truckee. you can see his grandson's fitting in a snowball fight behind him while the storm's already threatened to take out the power, had a very close call earlier where we started to lose power and luckily didn't. >> it, it came back, just flashed and came back. we'll see how that goes, though. as the night progresses, the winds come up and the snow gets heavier, and as the snow piles up, the family's prepping pizza for the generator ready to go. we're probably getting about two three inches an hour. probably it's coming in. >> and as the storm comes in, the b

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has their message. where the people are finally held a call to action saturday on the steps of the state capitol. >> one painted fence plank at a time. local groups rallying to put an end to homelessness. >> tiny village spirit. we build tiny house villages for homeless people. currently, we're doing it for youth. we're doing a 100 homes for 100 youth. >> the nonprofit has also built a 25 home village in oakland, where they're cultivating community and providing resources. >> a lot of like supportive programs into it. we put art all over everything. we try to make it very beautiful, like a place that they would want to live. it's really exciting to see things that are like manifesting in like real time, and it's happening and there are young people who are being housed and they have a community village and they have shared spaces and they have garden areas, and it's healthy and it's wholesome, and they just have new life. >> moni law is an activist and member of the way church in berkeley, joining about

and we're hoping for extra innings so we can just keep the party going all night long. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> new details out of south florida about a west point cadet from the bay area. police say the 21 year-old died in an apparent accidental drowning. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is here in studio with this new information coming in. >> j.r. i'mmahave and maurice was from pleasanton, but was a west point cadet on leave in florida. fort lauderdale police say he was on spring break. he was last seen this past weekend in the overnight hours saturday, going into sunday in an area of downtown fort lauderdale known for its many bars and late night parties. at that time, he had a blue polo on with khaki pants. sadly, the fort lauderdale police spokesperson told the miami herald that a dive team pulled his body out of a river. in a press release, west point says that his death appears to be an accidental drowning and no foul play is suspected. the downtown area he was in is only a block or so away from the new river. on social media, a woman named melissa said she was his

. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with an aviation expert about whether passengers should be concerned about this friday. >> another problem for a united airlines flight involving a boeing plane, this time a flight from sfo losing an external panel. >> well, heavy things fall off. jetliners is not our favorite methodology. it is in any way, form or fashion, rare and troublesome. >> john nance is an abc news aviation analyst and he's referring to united flight 433, the plane taking off just before 1030 this morning, landing in medford, oregon, just before noon. it's there where crews discovered the missing panel. >> did somebody fail to close something which would have been a human factors uh- that it was a fatigue or do we have a situation here that was somehow in maintenance? those questions will all have to be answered. >> in a statement, united says it will thoroughly examine the plane and perform repairs and conduct an investigation to know how the damage occurred. boeing saying in an email it's deferring comment to united about the carrier's fleet operation, also incl

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the story. reporter this may look like a typical day at san francisco's city hall. >> one wedding after the next. but on this day, february 29th, there's something a little extra special going on. it's a leap day, and it only comes around every four years. it was just we've been engaged for four years. >> a leap day, it's like a once in an every four year thing. it's just very special. >> sarah and jordan making the trip from chico, celebrating with family and friends. >> it took them a minute to actually figure out it was leap day. and then once they did, they thought it was really cool. since we are doing this, we're not doing a big party. >> and while it's often considered an unlucky day, these two say it's already proving lucky for them, we waited up until midnight uh- 90 days ago to get the date and uh, basically we went through the process within, you know, 30s to a minute just to get it all the way through. >> and then we went back and checked it and it all filled up. so we kind of got lu

here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell, a head on collision friday evening in east oakland. >> an ac transit bus and car colliding sky seven, capturing the aftermath as emergency crews responded to the international command. >> you know, conditions come in both involving an ac transit bus and reports of people trapped up the block investigating. now a third thing happened. >> the crash happened around 5:00 in the evening near 54th avenue and international boulevard. >> i got three, three patients in a toyota corolla. >> participacion en la calle esta q llego la policia. >> a witness telling us one man had to be pulled from a car. fire crews say three vehicles were involved, injuring at least 14 people. and a spokesperson for ac transit says 12 of those injured were on the bus, including the driver. >> for the information that i have from our crews is that everyone was conscious and speaking on board our bus as for how many people were on board the bus, he says that's still unclear. it does appear that uh- other riders were on board and did not sustain injury, and left the scene

abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke to people worried and arsonist may be targeting their neighborhood. >> flames ripped through mission district apartment buildings early saturday morning, injuring two people and displacing ten more. the fire, about a block away from saint john evangelist episcopal church, where about 24 hours earlier, another fire forced it to shut the doors of its daytime shelter. >> we were worried that it was the church again, that someone had come back and wanted to finish the job that they had started the night before. >> investigators is now saying the church fire was set on purpose, and they're looking for a suspect. >> we were lucky that the extent of our damage wasn't as bad as it could have been, but looking at our neighbor's building, it looks pretty bad. so i'm i don't know when those people will be able to go back. daylight exposing the damage from saturday's early morning fire. >> building seemingly gutted. >> so initial reports told us that uh- vehicles on fire had spread to the buildings. the flames had spread up the back of the buildings. these are w

it's a very good snack. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> today's announcement by the princess of wales that she's battling cancer is on the cover of nearly every uk newspaper and tabloid for saturday. kate middleton is on 16 covers, all but one using an image from her video statement. five headlines focus on kate saying the diagnosis was a huge shock. several other headlines are about the princess saying she will be okay. one highlights kate's message to other cancer patients and another inverts that message, writing to kate that she is not alone now, she did not share what kind of cancer she has, just that her doctors found it after she had abdominal surgery in january. she says she's starting chemotherapy and says she waited to share the news so she could explain to her children that she would be okay. >> this, of course, came as a huge shock, and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. >> abc seven news sat down today with ucsf breast cancer center director doctor laura esserman. she says she hopes

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the story. well the fire started on the outside of the church. >> the person put a cardboard that was on fire and watched this exterior wall go up in flames. >> reverend kevin deal is talking about a suspected arson fire at saint john the evangelist episcopal church, the historic mission district building charred on the outside, the smell of smoke saturating the sanctuary. the fire department responded extremely quickly. >> we're so grateful for sphere, and they said to me multiple times, they're really careful not to damage our organ, which were so grateful for existing as a treasure. >> the reverend racing to the scene of the fire, which was called in on good friday around 230 in the morning. >> there were fire trucks all up and down, julian and the big ladder over the church and water flowing through the streets, and it smelled like fire. so i thought the church was done for the church building, and the damage meant the church couldn't open its daytime shelter. >> we were able to put up tents

emotions running high tara campbell abc seven news. >> happening today, a rally in san francisco is set to show unity for the jewish community. the march begins at 130 this afternoon from the embarcadere and will go down market street, ending at city hall. mayor london breed, state senator scott wiener and sheryl sandberg will take part in a rally after this march. continuing our storm coverage this morning, the snow is piling up in the sierra. take a look. this is a live camera atop heavenly mountain resort, and you can barely see those trees. but the snow there is covering up half their size. we're also learning that the blizzard warning in this area has been extended to 4 a.m. monday morning. lisa is tracking the impacts of this level. one storm we're seeing here. closer to home. and is it about time we see some sun, right? >> i know, i know, i you know, a lot of people like the rain. that's great. there'll be more. but i know a couple people around here want some sun. so yeah, we'll be focused on the break late in the week. there will be breaks in between this system and what we're

and we're hoping for extra innings so we can just keep the party going all night long. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> new details out of south florida about a west point cadet from the bay area. police say the 21 year-old died in an apparent accidental drowning. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is here in studio with this new information coming in. >> j.r. i'mmahave and maurice was from pleasanton, but was a west point cadet on leave in florida. fort lauderdale police say he was on spring break. he was last seen this past weekend in the overnight hours saturday, going into sunday in an area of downtown fort lauderdale known for its many bars and late night parties. at that time, he had a blue polo on with khaki pants. sadly, the fort lauderdale police spokesperson told the miami herald that a dive team pulled his body out of a river. in a press release, west point says that his death appears to be an accidental drowning and no foul play is suspected. the downtown area he was in is only a block or so away from the new river. on social media, a woman named melissa said she was his

so we'll be one of one of that group of people that receives the award this year. >> tara campbell, abc seven news tomorrow. >> the rainbow flag at san francisco's harvey milk plaza will be replaced. it got its start in the castro in 1978, and has become a worldwide symbol for the lgbtq community ever since. the old one is going to be donated for an exhibition at the american bookbinding museum. replacing the flag ensures that it will remain in tip top condition for the rest of the year. a major medical breakthrough in the u.s. and a city bus carjacking down in l.a, plus some potentially a key solutions in fixing california's housing crisis. >> all of that is what's making up tonight's abc seven news to know. remembering the family of four hit and killed at a bus stop in san francisco's west portal neighborhood tonight. the family of those victims is thanking the public for their support. since saturday, the driver is now out of the hospital. while possible charges are still pending. >> governor newsom is hailing the narrow passage of proposition one, which aims to upgrade the state's m

it seems like too much to be coincidence. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. we have seen and some wild weather this saturday. >> former abc seven news reporter david louie got this video of hail coming down in san mateo this evening. it didn't last long, though, before turning into a heavy rain. there was also some hail in the santa cruz mountains earlier today. the viewer who took these photos says there was lightning there as well, and more lightning down in san jose this afternoon. one viewer captured a bolt appearing to strike a plane. the national weather service says most commercial planes do get hit by lightning once or twice a year. now we've seen a little bit of everything in the past 24 hours or so. what is in store for easter sunday? spencer christian standing by, many people hoping for sunshine. >> they'll see some tomorrow. it will be a much different weather picture, but we certainly had some turbulent weather today with those thunderstorms in the santa cruz mountains and down into the south bay over into the mount hamilton area. right now, thou

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the story.the fire started on the outside of the church. >> the person put a cardboard that was on fire and watched this exterior wall go up in flames. >> reverend kevin deal is talking about a suspected arson fire at saint john the evangelist episcopal church, the historic mission district building charred on the outside, the smell of smoke saturating the sanctuary. the fire department responded extremely quickly. >> we're so grateful for sphere, and they said to me multiple times, they're really careful not to damage our organ, which were so grateful for existing as a treasure. >> the reverend racing to the scene of the fire, which was called in on good friday around 230 in the morning. >> there were fire trucks all up and down, julian and the big ladder over the church and water flowing through the streets, and it smelled like fire. so i thought the church was done for the church building, and the damage meant the church couldn't open its daytime shelter. >> we were able to put up tents outsi

tara campbell abc seven news. >> before we head to break, let's get a quick look outside with lisa. >> all righty. zephyr cove, 29 degrees, less than an inch of snow to come. and you can see it looks quite wintry here, but we'll be winding down not only in the mountains, but at home as well. so the rainiest part of the day is right now. we're going to track the rain across the bay area, talk about some sun and then more rain to come for the week ahead. that's all. next >> also ahead, israel agrees to a proposal by the us. what we're learning about a potential prisoner hostage swap in the middle east. >> kelly has two choices a honey baked ham that's been slow smoked, hand glazed and spiral sliced, or a kelly baked ham. nobody wants a kelly baked meal, not even kelly. every bite is a celebration with the honey baked ham company. >> brand new drip is what they see. his time. alzheimer's on my teeth. brand new whip is what they see in my bag. >> like a bunch of groceries. all these cheese and greens just come to me. freedom. you can't take your eyes off the new 2024 jeep wrangler and gla

it's a very good snack. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> today's announcement by the princess ofshe's battling cancer is on the cover of nearly every uk newspaper and tabloid for saturday. kate middleton is on 16 covers, all but one using an image from her video statement. five headlines focus on kate saying the diagnosis was a huge shock. several other headlines are about the princess saying she will be okay. one highlights kate's message to other cancer patients and another inverts that message, writing to kate that she is not alone now, she did not share what kind of cancer she has, just that her doctors found it after she had abdominal surgery in january. she says she's starting chemotherapy and says she waited to share the news so she could explain to her children that she would be okay. >> this, of course, came as a huge shock, and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. >> abc seven news sat down today with ucsf breast cancer center director doctor laura esserman. she says she hopes middleton's

there were a few different watch parties across the bay area and as abc news reporter tara campbell showsans much more than just a win or loss. >> a packed house sunday for the bay area's new professional women's soccer team, bay fc, kicking off its first season on the road in los angeles. a goal and back in the bay fan showing up big at watch parties like this one in san francisco. i'm a really big soccer fan. >> i'm really excited that we now have a local team in the nwsl playing the expansion club, causing a buzz within the national women's soccer league, signing a slate of high profile international players. >> i'm getting updates from uh- from friends and family about who's being drafted, how the team is getting composed, and it'll be great to see it all come together, koala and come together. >> it did just 16 minutes in with this historic first goal. bay fc going up one nil and not looking back. inspiring the next generation of players to look ahead. >> i think, wow, i can't wait to be there. one day. hopefully when i'm older, i think it's very important to have professional women'

tara campbell, abc seven news 14 years ago, health care in the united states changed with the stroke of the pen. >> president biden signed the affordable care act into law on this day in 2014. then speaker nancy pelosi was critical in getting the law passed. today she joined health leaders in san francisco to celebrate the anniversary with birthday cake and a panel discussion. >> everybody knew that we could not have ever passed it, or we could never have saved it without the outside mobilization. inside maneuvering just takes us so far. >> health care remains a major issue in the presidential campaign, former president donald trump said last year he wants to replace obamacare and some senate republicans have said they're willing to help. they've raised concerns about the cost of premiums. the biden administration says the plans are affordable. pelosi spoke exclusively with abc seven today about the threat to the law. >> so as we celebrate the 14 years, as we appreciate the improvements in it, we have to recognize the danger that it is in the department of health and human services s

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has the message that they tried to get across where the people are finally held a call to action saturday on the steps of the state capitol, one painted fence plank at a time. >> local groups rallying to put an end to homelessness. >> tiny village spirit. we build tiny house villages for homeless people. currently, we're doing it for youth. we're doing a 100 homes for 100 youth. >> the nonprofit has also built a 25 home village in oakland, where they're cultivating community and providing resources. >> a lot of like, supportive programs into it. we put art all over everything. we try to make it very beautiful, like a place that they would want to live. >> it's really exciting to see things that are like manifesting in like real time, and it's happening, and there are young people who are being housed and they have a community village and they have shared spaces and they have garden areas, and it's healthy and it's wholesome, and they just have new life. >> moni law is an activist and member of the way church in berkeley, joining about a dozen gro

it seems like too much to be coincidence. >> tara campbell abc seven news new developments now in the effort to keep the a's in oakland, abc seven has learned the city will make an offer to extend the team's lease for up to five years. >> the a's lease at the coliseum expires at the end of this season, but its new stadium in las vegas won't be ready for another three years. the team is exploring a temporary home in sacramento or salt lake city, but oakland is trying to get them to stay. the offer sheet, obtained by abc seven news, shows the city is no longer asking the a's to change their name when they leave oakland or guarantee the city an mlb expansion team in the future. the city is set to meet with a's ownership on tuesday. today, lisa, a calmer forecast. we can expect. tom. >> yeah, that's right. we had some pretty big storms late yesterday afternoon. look at the snow. 28 at the tahoe valley airport, a high today of 40. and this winter storm warning will be expiring by about 11:00. but still for the southern sierra, they're going to see some snow. a lot of activity in southern c

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has their perspective. >> video showing the exact moment a massive tire fell from a 777 jet. the video, courtesy of cali planes youtube. united airlines flight 35 taking off from sfo friday morning at around 1130, heading for osaka, japan. >> you could tell something was going on because the plane, on the mapping had turned uh- eastbound. >> the tire landing, taking out a fence between an employee parking lot and the hertz rental car lot at sfo, somehow managing not to hit anyone nearby. but take a look at the damage to these cars. at least one window completely smashed out and side mirrors ripped off. a witness sent abc seven news video as police arrived at the scene. hey are you going? >> it literally just happened. there are so many police here now. it's crazy. so these two cars, and they found some of the landing gear over there. they think it was a united 777, but we also spoke with the couple of people here on the ground, an sfo worker and a security guard who works in the parking lot itself. >> it is pretty scary to think about, i feel like i

tara campbell abc seven news. we're now just three days away from super tuesday, with primaries scheduled in 15 states, including here in california. >> polling places will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m, and you can take your mail in ballot there or to a drop box or a county election office as long as it's delivered by 8 p.m. if you prefer to mail it, your ballot must be postmarked. no later than tuesday, and you can actually still register to vote. california allows people to do same day voter registration. san francisco supervisor aaron peskin spent the day urging residents living in cramped quarters to vote in tuesday's primary. he's trying to build support for proposition a, a $300 million bond that would help pay for more affordable housing. peskin talked with voters living in single room occupancy residences in chinatown, san francisco has a very large chinese american population, and getting the word out, getting it out in language, in cantonese and mandarin is very important to winning. >> and the chinese commun

abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke to people worried and arsonist may be targeting their neighborhood. >> flames ripped through mission district apartment buildings early saturday morning, injuring two people and displaced ten more. the fire, about a block away from saint john evangelist episcopal church, where about 24 hours earlier, another fire forced it to shut the doors of its daytime shelter. >> we were worried that it was the church again, that someone had come back and wanted to finish the job that they had started the night before. >> investigators now saying the church fire was set on purpose and they're looking for a suspect. >> we were lucky that the extent of our damage wasn't as bad as it could have been, but looking at our neighbor's building, it looks pretty bad. so i'm i don't know when those people will be able to go back. >> daylight exposing the damage from saturday's early morning fire building seemingly gutted. >> so initial reports told us that uh- vehicles on fire had spread to the buildings. the flames had spread up the back of the buildings. these are what we

tara campbell, abc seven news 14 years ago health care in the u.s. changed with the stroke of a pen president barack obama signed the affordable care act into law in 2010. >> then speaker nancy pelosi was critical in getting the law passed. she joined health leaders in san francisco this weekend to celebrate the anniversary. everybody knew that we could not have ever passed it or we could never have saved it without the outside mobilization. >> inside maneuvering just takes us so far. >> health care remains a major issue in the presidential campaign, former president donald trump said last year he wants to replace obamacare, and some senate republicans have said they're willing to help. they've raised concerns about the cost of premiums. the biden administration says the plans are affordable. pelosi spoke exclusively with abc seven about the threat to the law. >> so as we celebrate 14 years, as we appreciate the improvements in it, we have to recognize the danger that it is in. >> more than 45 million people have health care through the aca and it's

it's a very good snack. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> all right, before we get to weather goodont. thanks to the recent storms, officials are doubling the amount of water california agencies will get this year. previously, the state told major contractors to expect 15% of their requests. well, that got bumped up to 30. california relies heavily on the snowpack for water, and in january, it was just about half of the normal average. now it is at 98% of normal. lisa tracks those totals here locally each week. how's it looking? >> looking pretty good. we are back into the wet weather not only today, tomorrow, but into that last full week of march. it looks like it's going to come back again and that could be our final push. but between now and then we're going to add to a pretty saturated year except for oakland, not quite saturated. and the sierra snowpack, which is near 100% of average, very important for us with two back to back seasons that have been exceptional. live doppler seven. right now you can see all the smattering of showers across the bay. heavier rain has been in th

tara campbell abc seven news 14 years ago, health care in the u.s. changed with the stroke of a pen . >> president barack obama signed the affordable care act into law in 2010. then speaker nancy pelosi was critical in getting the law passed. she joined health leaders in san francisco this weekend to celebrate the anniversary. >> everybody knew that we could not have ever passed it, or we could never have saved it without the outside mobilization. inside maneuvering just takes us so far. >> health care remains a major issue in the presidential campaign. former president donald trump said last year he wants to replace obamacare, and some senate republicans have said they're willing to help. they've raised concerns about the cost of premiums. the biden administration says the plans are affordable. pelosi spoke exclusively with abc seven about the threat to the law and we use it. >> so as we celebrate the 14 years, as we appreciate the improvements in it, we have to recognize the danger that it is in. >> more than 45 million people have health care thro

it's a very good snack. >> tara campbell abc seven news well, thanks to all the recent storms, state officials are doubling the amount of water california agencies will get this year. >> previously, the department of water resources told major contractors to expect 15% of their requests. now that got bumped to 30. california relies heavily on the snowpack for water, and in january, it was just about half of the normal average. now it is at 98% of normal. and we're of course seeing those impacts locally here, too. lisa tracks them every week. how's it looking? >> well, you know, still we had more last year. but how about back to back years where we're at or above average. really really good for the sierra nevada and the bay area. so we are all above average except for about oakland. but we're going to continue to see more rain not only today, but more chances, more level one systems than not in our future. wait to see the seven day outlook. here's a look at live doppler seven, where you can see all the shower activity. the front moved through yesterday with the gusty winds and this is

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has their message. where people are finally held a call to action saturday on the steps of the state capitol. >> one painted fence plank at a time, local groups rallying to put an end to homelessness. >> tiny village spirit. we build tiny house villages for homeless people. currently, we're doing it for youth. we're doing a 100 homes for 100 youth. >> the nonprofit has also built a 25 home village in oakland, where they're cultivating community and providing resources. >> a lot of like supportive programs into it. we put art all over everything. we try to make it very beautiful, like a place that they would want to live. it's really exciting to see things that are like manifesting in like real time, and it's happening and there are young people who are being housed and they have a community village and they have shared spaces and they have garden areas, and it's healthy and it's wholesome, and they just have new life. >> moni law is an activist and member of the way church in berkeley, joining about a d

abc7 news reporter tara campbell is hearing how some feel the team isn't playing fair with their parking lot protests. >> they've done it more than once and they're ready to do it again. angry a's fans set to protest thursday as the team kicks off what could be its last season in oakland to make a statement on the largest scale on the biggest game of the year, which is opening day. brian johansen is the founder of last dive bar. the a's fan group, leading what's being called the summer of boycott and he says the goal is simple to show that there is support. >> there's going to be 20,000 people strong in that parking lot. so it's to send a message and send a statement that the fans are here, the fans organize this. >> and he says it's a chance for fans to get out and have some fun without actually going to the game. >> you can have multiple tailgates going off. we'll have a centralized like boycott little uh- area where we're going to have games. we're going to have be giving away 5000 sell flags, 1000 boycott uh- themed pins, we have food vendors that are showing up, but amid all the fes

tara campbell, abc seven news. >> hospital workers at seton medical center in daly city will begin a two day picket over concerns about their health care coverage. workers say the hospital's new health care plan costs them more, and they can't find doctors who take the insurance. the hospital's owner refutes that claim. they tell abc seven news the health care plan remains free for employees and their immediate families. more than 400 workers are expected to walk off the job, including nursing assistants, housekeepers and medical technicians. >> happening tonight high ranking members of congress will be hearing concerns from residents over a number of questionable incidents at local refineries. congressman mark desaulnier is hosting a town hall at john muir elementary school. it starts at 630. his office says recent safety incidents at two separate refineries in martinez have prompted this discussion, and one of them includes the martinez refining company. there have been dozens of reported releases of hazardous ash into the surrounding areas. now here is a live look this morning fro

abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke to people who are doing just that. >> when it comes up, it's about 30 knots. just about a whiteout. >> it's expected to be a record setting snowstorm, and people living in the sierra were busy friday evening trying to keep ahead of it all day long. >> we've heard the hum of snow blowers. it's just been going, you know, one after another. if you drive around, people are just clearing snow. randi davis is a former abc seven news photographer who now lives in truckee. >> you can see his grandsons fitting in a snowball fight behind him while the storms already threatened to take out the power here at a very close call earlier, where we started to lose power and luckily didn't, it, it came back, just flashed and came back. >> we'll see how that goes though. as the night progresses and the winds come up and the snow gets heavier, and as the snow piles up, the family's prepping pizza for the generator, ready to go. we're probably getting about two three inches an hour. probably it's coming in. >> and as the storm comes in, the black bears are coming o

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has intel from an aviation expert friday. >> another problem for a united airlines flight involving a boeing plane, this time a flight from sfo losing an external panel. >> well, heavy things fall off. jetliners is not our favorite methodology. it is in any way, form or fashion, rare and troublesome. >> john nance is an abc news aviation analyst and he's referring to united flight 433, the plane taking off just before 1030 this morning, landing in medford, oregon, just before noon. it's there where crews discovered the missing panel. >> did somebody fail to close something uh, which would have been a human factors uh- that it was a fatigue, or do we have a situation here that was somehow in maintenance? those questions will all have to be answered in a statement. >> united says it will thoroughly examine the plane and perform repairs and conduct an investigation to know how the damage occurred. boeing saying in an email it's deferring comment to united about the carrier's fleet operation, also including some information about the boeing 737 800, wh

so we'll be one of one of that group of people that receives the award this year. >> tara campbell, abcand speaking of the castro, the beautiful pride flag which flies over harvey milk plaza is going to be replaced today. they do this every so often because, hey, it's way up in the air and sometimes it needs to be replaced. uh- since 1978, there's been a pride flag symbolizing all that the castro has to offer. the flag that's coming down today is going to be donated for an exhibition at the american bookbinding museum. replacing the flag ensures that it will remain in tip top condition for the rest of the year. meanwhile the white house is backing a $1.2 trillion spending bill with a controversial feature. it includes a provision banning pride flags at us embassies. the flag is at the center of a long running cultural battle. house speaker mike johnson is touting the ban as a victory for conservatives. the policy reverses a 2021 state department decision that allowed pride flags to fly. >> former president donald trump has until monday to pay nearly half $1 billion in his civil fraud ca

abc seven news reporter tara campbell tells us the successful vote is also a major political victoryhe governor. >> this is a huge win for the governor. >> political science expert melissa michaelson is talking about prop one, the $6.4 billion bond measure to pay for mental health services treatment facilities and housing to help people off california's street. >> this is a huge win. if it turns out that passing prop one means that california can make a significant dent in the homelessness issue, the statewide proposition narrowly passing wednesday evening with just over 50% of the vote. >> more than two weeks after californians went to the polls, the governor, now poised to claim victory in his state of the state address. >> he was kind of taking a risk, right, because if it didn't pass and then he went and did the state of the state with that loss, then he'd have to speak about it in a different way. turns out it went the other way and it passed. and now he can have a successful state of the state. so i think he rolled the dice and he won. >> in a statement, the governor saying in

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has her story. >> it's boots on the ground for heidi kuehn, theother and grandmother helping the women of angola to clear the minefields. >> i came here on a direct mission to raise global landmine awareness. >> heidi is the founder of roots of peace, a nonprofit working to rid the world of landmines and replacing mines with vines. in afghanistan alone, employing hundreds. >> our legacy in afghanistan is that we've planted 7 million fruit trees. peace through agriculture. that is my battle cry. that is the way forward for humanity. >> and she's taking that battle cry onto the fields herself. >> i've come to africa today with the bravest angolan women i have ever met. these women have children. they have lives. but if they feel it is their moral responsibility to keep the land safe for their children. >> here, children are taught about the dangers of landmines, an everyday reality. >> teaching small little children not to pick up what looks like a rock to fix their bicycle, and only to see their hand blown up, or to lose an eye or a limb. >> the un

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has their message. when the people are finally held, a call to action saturday on the steps of the state capitol, one painted fence plank at a time, local groups rallying to put an end to homelessness. >> tiny village spirit. >> we build tiny house villages for homeless people. currently, we're doing it for youth. we're doing a 100 homes for 100 youth. >> the nonprofit has also built a 25 home village in oakland, where they're cultivating a community and providing resources. >> a lot of like supportive programs into it. we put art all over everything. we try to make it very beautiful, like a place that they would want to live. it's really exciting to see things that are like manifesting in like real time, and it's happening and there are young people who are being housed and they have a community village, and they have shared spaces and they have garden areas, and it's healthy and it's wholesome, and they just have new life. >> moni law is an activist and member of the way church in berkeley, joining ab

oh, i forgot about that one. >> tara campbell, abc seven news.. >> congratulations. >> all right. congratulations to us. we got lots of storms coming. >> oh, we do. meteorologist sandyha patel is back tracking what's coming. sandy? >> yeah. this cold storm right now is going to impact us through the weekend. and then we have another system coming in next week. dan. and let's look at live doppler seven. and we are tracking some pockets of moderate, even brief heavy rain right across the santa cruz mountains. it is going to be dicey getting across 17. the summit. but you know how it is in the livermore area. light to moderate rain from dublin up to livermore and across parts of the south bay, seeing steady rain from santa clara to san jose with lighter showers up around marinwood in the north bay. this is a level one. this is a very large and powerful level one storm. right now. it's a one. tomorrow it becomes a two. and as we look here, hour by hour, we're going to continue to track those showers through the night. tomorrow morning we'll have some

abc seven news reporter tara campbell has intel from an aviation expert. >> friday. another problem for a united airlines flight involving a boeing plane, this time a flight from sfo losing an external panel. >> well, heavy things fall off. jetliners is not our favorite methodology. it is in any way, form or fashion, rare and troublesome. >> john nance is an abc news aviation analyst, and he's referring to united flight 433, the plane taking off just before 1030 this morning, landing in medford, oregon, just before noon. it's there where crews discovered the missing panel. >> did somebody fail to close something which would have been a human factors uh- that it was a fatigue or or do we have a situation here that was somehow in maintenance? those questions will all have to be answered. >> in a statement, united says it will thoroughly examine the plane and perform repairs and conduct an investigation to know how the damage occurred. boeing saying in an email it's deferring comment to united about the carrier's fleet operation, also including some information about th

tara campbell abc seven news. happening today, a rally in san francisco is set to show unity for the jewish community. >> the march begins at 130 this afternoon from the embarcadero and will go down market street, ending at city hall. now that's where speakers. mayor london breed, state senator scott wiener and sheryl sandberg will be a part of the rally happening at 3:00. staying in san francisco now sf, usd announced a plan that could lead to closed schools within the next two years. the chronicle reports. superintendent matt wayne outlined a plan to address the loss of about 10,000 students since 2015. that plan could force an undisclosed number of schools to close by fall of 2025. now, wayne says there are no specific schools being targeted. for now, the new plan comes as the district is addressing several issues, including a massive budget shortfall and replacing a faulty payroll system. the city of san francisco hasn't given up on trying to get pandas to the zoo. mayor london breed asked chinese president xi

saying yes and today we're learning more about how measure f would work as abc seven news reporter tara campbell found out, there are calls to make sure it doesn't end up hurting those. >> it's supposed to be helping. >> the goal is to help get people struggling with substance abuse, get off the streets and into treatment. ballot measure f, backed by san francisco mayor london breed, passing with 63% of the vote tuesday night, they got a misleading and performative ballot issue that demonizes welfare recipients rather than helps them. starting next year, the city will begin drug screening, welfare recipients and those deemed to be struggling with addiction will be required to go into treatment or lose their monthly payment. >> this is going to mean that a lot of people lose their assistance, which means they lose their housing, which means they lose their shelter. >> those working closely with people on the streets raising concerns. wednesday, gary mccoy is the head of policy and public affairs at healthright three, 61 of the city's largest nonprofit partners. >> in terms of treatment. you know,

here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell. >> a head on collision friday evening in east oakland, an ac transit bus and car colliding sky seven, capturing the aftermath as emergency crews responded. >> international command. involving an ac transit bus and reports of people trapped up the block investigating now a third evidence, in addition to the crash, happened around 5:00 in the evening near 54th avenue and international boulevard. i got three, three patients and a toyota corolla. >> participacion en la calle esta q llego la policia. >> a witness telling us one man had to be pulled from a car fire crews say three vehicles were involved, injuring at least 14 people. and a spokesperson for ac transit says 12 of those injured were on the bus, including the driver. >> the information that i have from our crews is that everyone was conscious and speaking on board our bus. >> as for how many people were on board the bus, he says that's still unclear. >> it does appear that, other riders were on board and did not sustain injury. and left the scene on their own accord. >> he says thei

here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell, a head on collision friday evening in east oakland. >> an ac transit bus and car colliding skies seven capturing the aftermath as emergency crews responded, international command . >> multi-max involving an ac transit bus and reports of people trapped up the block. i'm investigating now. a third covid-19. >> additionally, the crash happened around 5:00 in the evening near 54th avenue and international boulevard. >> i got three three patients in a toyota corolla participacion en la calle hasta la policia, a witness telling us one man had to be pulled from a car fire crews say three vehicles were involved, injuring at least 14 people. >> and a spokesperson for ac transit says 12 of those injured were on the bus, including the driver. >> the information that i have from our crews is that everyone was conscious and speaking on board our bus, as for how many people were on board the bus, he says that's still unclear. it does appear that uh- other riders were on board and did not sustain injury, and left the scene on their own accord, he says t

tara campbell, abc seven news this morning kate middleton is responding to a viral photo posted overng from the associated press and many other news outlets. >> it was the first photo shared of middleton since she underwent abdominal surgery after christmas. the royal family shared the image on social media over the weekend in honor of mother's day in britain, but it received a quick backlash after people noticed it was heavily edited and had several inconsistencies, including marks on princess charlotte's hands overnight. middleton responded, posting on social media that, like many amateur photographers, she sometimes experiments with editing images and she is sorry for causing confusion. still ahead, brock purdy getting a ring after all. we are going to explain and let's take a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're down now about 90 points, 8590 points. another update on the markets next. and make sure you stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. we are live weekdays from 7 to 8 a.m. you c