today's storm ranks 3 on the abc 7 news storm impact scale. ill be the same tomorrow. >> spencer is tracking where the worst of the rain is hitting. >> announcer: the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level 3. that means a strong storm. look out for flooding, hazards on road and possible power outages. stay ahead of the storm wit you mighyour joints...ng for your heart... or your digestion... so why wouldn't you take something for the most important part of you... your brain. with an ingredient originally discovered in jellyfish, prevagen has been shown in clinical trials to improve short-term memory. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> welcome back. hollywood's biggest night, the oscars, made winners out of some bay area natives. >> that includes for best editing. who mentioned the name of the street he grew up on in san jose during his speech. >> that is normington way. jobina fortson went there today. >> so the closest thing i thought i was going to get to an oscar winner in san jose was a plastic trophy in a trophy shop. bu

you can watch the oscars here on abc 7. unday oscars coverage starts at 1:30 in the afternoon on the red carpet. the opening ceremony begins at 3:30. the awards themselves start at 5:00 p.m. and the post-awards show goes on around 8:00. and it is all right here on abc 7. oscar sunday. join us. >> yes. >>> the weather could make it a great day to stay inside and watch the oscars. watch the oscars. >> that's true. [phone ringing] remember the way we used to do things? hey man... like connect with friends? dig it! or get in shape? or sell a house and pay a real estate agent a big commission. [crash] at redfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee. and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage site our agents get more eyes on your home so you sell for thousands more than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent. you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase sensimist relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pill

a live view from the rooftop camera at abc 7 looking over the embarcadero.0s in all these locations. san jose, morgan hill and half moon bay. a live view from emeriville. yes, it is. looking at traffic. and wet pavement there. it looks like it is raining. there certainly has been. >> temperature readings 43 in sant row sachlt and mid 40s in napa, petaluma, and 44 at livermore. and the view at the gold gold, where traffic is moving much, golden gate bridge where traffic is moving much more freely and we have wet pavement all over the bay area. and showers continue overnight a wintry mix over the weekend. rain at bay level. snow above a thousand feet or so. and this unsettled pattern will continue into next week. the current storm ranks one in the storm impact scale. so during the evening, and overnight hours, into tomorrow morning, we can expect more showers. more widely scattered than they have been. maybe some prefer downpours. most areas will refer a quarter of an inch to an inch of rain from this storm. and the overnight lows will be mainly in the upper 3

that is almost 12 hours after the situation began. this is video abc 7 news shot just in the past half hour. look at that. the suspect was taken into custody by police and the man was reportedly armed. the 11-hour standoff started when he threw coffee at a truck operator and then pulled out a gun and pointed it at the worker. the suspect then went back into the restaurant and sat down at a booth. that was around 5:30. >> he looked like he didn't know what he wanted to do. he was walking back and forth like he was panicking. like he was just -- he was like -- like what someone does in that situation. panics. >> police at one point used a flash bang device to try to get the man's attention. she say bascom avenue from campbell to dry creek remains closed until the situation is resolved. >> federal authorities arrested a vallejo couple charged with running a pill manufacturing operation at an elderly care facility and con taped methamphetamine. we are live in the newsroom with the story. where are the eldery residents now. >> five of them are still at the

here's the view from our rooftop camera, abc 7 looking out over the embarcadero. forecast features. we'll continue to see some infrequent scattered showers overnight. brief break begins midday tomorrow, continues into late friday but then rain returns friday night. ranks is on the storm impact scale. as i pointed out we'll see some scattered showers overnight, late tonight into the early morning hours. there will be light to moderate and we expect less than .2 of an inch of additional rainfall. forecast intermission taking us into the late night, pockets of scattered showers mainly in the south bay the ensla and east bay but not much is expected to happen in the north bay with the remainder of this storm. overnight lows will be generally in the mid to upper 40s and then tomorrow as we pick up the forecast animation going into the morning hours we'll see dryer air and brighter skies moving into the bay area during the morning commute as the storm moves over into the sierra. we'll see at least a little bit of sunshine tomorrow but clouds will linger. highs in the af

good day to stay indoors and watch the oscars on abc 7. and we have lingering showers expected on monday and tuesday as well. some spotty activity. >> thank you. >> right now there is a fast plane in the sky and some travellers are landing early at their destinations because of strong tail winds. yor looki you're looking at a virgin atlantic flight. the jet stream helped them set a speed record for that type of plane. 801 miles per hour. they usually cruise at a mere 561 miles per hour. there's a bit of bad news though. if you're flying westbound, those headwinds might delay your flight. >> getting some sleep may be harder than ever these days but there may be one thing you can do to help you finally get some rest. >> credit card debt continues to wrack up for many americans. no it's a revolution in sleep. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now from $899, during the ultimate sleep number event. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to hit the gro

and here's how it looked from the ground. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard shot this video of a backed up eastbound traffic as he headed in the opposite direction. >> and it's always a nightmare getting out of san francisco. the richmond bridge fiasco is not helping. this is a look, a live look at the embarcadero from the camera on our roof here at abc 7 and our broadcast center. as you can see, yeah, the light is green there on the right-hand side, but nobody's moving through. >> oh, that's bad, isn't it? >> yes. >> abc 7 news anchor dion lim continues. >> she is on the ground in san francisco with a look at that growing backup. >> yeah, i have to be honest with you. it would have taken my photographer and andrew and iress time to just walk to where we're standing versus taking our liv livan, which is what we did. check it out. this is along the embarcadero where it is a virtual parking lot. and at the intersection of battery as well, it is an utter stand still. we're seeing cars not only wait through one, two, three, to thre

the street is now clear. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live in santa rosa with a look at some of the other problems he's seen. wayne? >> reporter: we're having one of those problems right now, that band of moisture that christian was talking about, we just got belted by it. you see the walkway down below there, it is closed. santa rosa creek is higher than it's been a long time right now. last time it overflowed its banks was 2005. there are concerns that it could happen again. let's begin with the systems fire marshal, paul loewewenthau. julie wallach took one look of valley ford road and wanted nothing to do with it. >> it's a lot of rain. >> reporter: have you seen people try to go through it? >> no! >> reporter: we did, though. a quarter mile gauntlet tempted by one truck that looked and sounded like a boat that somehow made it across, even though another car didn't. flooded or not, there was no easy driving today. automotive carcasses or those destined for critical care do they dotted the region, fro

the driver we're glad to tell you was able to walk away. abc 7 news reporter david louie says firefighters are keeping a close watch on the wreckage. >> sky 7 was over the scene where the white tesla suv crashed, apparently at high speed into a tree. that triggeredthe iver m e ri. the driver told fremont police that he had just put in a 12-hour shift at tesla. police are looking at fatigue as a possible cause for the crash. it's not known if the batteries caused the fire. >> it's hard to tell if the components were the origin, the upholstery. it was a total loss by time we got there, and fully involved. >> fremont firefighters continue to check for a second fire to break out using a thermal imaging camera. tesla batteries have a history of re-igniting hours and even days later. first responders have worked out a tactic with tesla to pour thousands of gallons of water on them to address this issue. tesla addressed a statement to abc 7 news that the damage sustained by the vehicle is indicative of a very high speed collision, which can result in

to see the full list, go to abc7news.com. abcion lim has been covering the oscars all weekend long. she'll have a live report within the half hour. she's inside the theater right now where live with kelly and ryan is being shot. >>> calling for urgent action at senator dianne feinstein's office. >> we're going to be the ones impacted. >> i understand that. i have seven grandchildren. i understand it very well. >> students are demanding senator feinstein support the green new deal resolution. this now viral video from friday shows them confronting feinstein about the issue. she says she doesn't agree with the resolution that there's no way to pay for it. far right conservatives, ben shapiro and eric erickson say they love her after seeing the video. >>> abc news obtained a check the actor wrote to one of the brothers who chicago police. -- the $3500 check on memo reads five-week nutrition program. don't go is the -- but this morning on gma. chicago's police superintendent said the brothers told investigators the check was to carry

even so, the county library is standing by its decision. abc 7 news reporter carlos saucedo spoke with the drag queen at the center of this controversy. >> before you make up your mind, would you like to hear a story? >> reporter: meet drag queen bella adamma, reading to a group of kids a few months ago. >> i wanted to do more community outreach, hiv prevention and acceptance and awareness of the lgbtq community. >> reporter: when not in drag he identifies himself as a gay man. he hasn't decided what dress to wear at the next story hour event scheduled for february 11th in brentwood. >> most people are saying that we're trying to teach people what to be. and that's not the case. i think we're just trying to promote self-love and acceptance for families. >> reporter: he referred to some online criticism the county library received on this facebook post by eastcountytoday.net. >> we definitely had some calls at the library, lots of comments on that facebook post. >> reporter: county officials say they've received comments of support as well, and

with the abc 7 news app. you can get the most up-to-date forecast and check out live doppler 7 as well. don't forget to enable push alerts to get notifications about new weather warnings or hazards. >>> in the east bay oakland teachers could announce plans for a strike today. they had been waiting for a key report from the state that came out yesterday. abc 7 news reporter, ancer has an has more from oakland. >> reporter: it's saturday's announcement about a possible teacher's strike that's on her mind. >> my concern one thing is for the kids because now they'll be out of school. >> reporter: the oakland education association is planning a big announcement for saturday, whether or not they will strike. their facebook page warning parents to be ready with the slogan #strikeready. the three main points they're fighting for, smaller class size, more counselors and nurses for students, and a 12% raise over the next three years. johnson says smaller class size is important for parents too. that's why she's supporti

the ride is not over yet. abc 7 news spent the entire day on b.a.r.t. to see what it's really like for commuters in an effort to build a better bay area. >> we're tracking a powerful level 3 storm as it intensifies tonight. find out what areas will be hit the hardest and what to expect for the morning commute. >> see you later this evening. that is this edition of abc 7 news. look for breaking news on our app. we appreciate your time. >> i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for all of us here, have a great evening. remember the way we used to do things? hey man... like connect with friends? dig it! or get in shape? or sell a house and pay a real estate agent a big commission. [crash] at redfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee. and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage site our agents get more eyes on your home so you sell for thousands more than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent. than the one next door. ♪ this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants-- a sales support specialist from virginia beach, virginia.

print it out and join in on the fun. abchor dion lim is in hollywood today covering the oscars. abc 7 is the only place you can watch it. our coverage on the red carpet begins at 1:30. the awards start at 5:00. >>> the historic vatican summit in rome ends today with pope francis celebrating sunday mass. the vatican will announce a new child protection policy for po a nearly bishops ter the and religious superiors from around the world will attend the event. the focus has been on clarity in dealing with sexual abuse. it included the open confession of sins and asking for forgiveness. they say they'll do all they can to bring justice and healing to survivors. >>> north korean leader kim jong-un is on his way to vietnam for his second summit with president trump. two key negotiators are also accompanying him. it can take more than two days for him to travel on the train through thousands of miles through china to vietnam. the meeting is scheduled for wednesday in hanoi. the two held their first summit last june in singapore. pr

download the abc 7 news app and enable breaking news alerts. as soon as the announcement is made, we'll send out a push alert right to your phone. >>> still ahead on "abc 7 mornin mornings" stepping up big. the monster jam truck race in oakland featuring one wild driver from watsonville. ly a-- a wet start all across te bay area. lisa argen will have your full accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. what if you had fewer headaches and migraines a month? botox® prevents headaches and migraines before they even start. botox® is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more. botox® injections take about 15 mins. in your doctor's office and are covered by most insurance. effects of botox® may spread hours to weeks after injection causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away, as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be signs of a life-threatening condition. side effects may include allergic reactions, neck and injection site pain, fatigue, and

the good, and the bad. >> that's right. >> both sides. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony live at the lafayette b.a.r.t. station with reaction from the top brass. hauer a? >> reporter: that's right, dan. our crews yesterday, they recorded dozens of images and observations pretty much everything they saw. a day in the life here on b.a.r.t. perhaps the most memorable and troubling to regular b.a.r.t. riders, the fact that many of their fellow passengers didn't buy tickets. >> it happens all day every day at b.a.r.t. stations throughout the bay area. fare evaders jumping over gates or going through them. it was easily documented by various producers and reporters in our dawn to dusk coverage of the b.a.r.t. system. debra allen knows the problem well. an expensive one causing the system an estimated 25 to $30 million per year. >> been going on since i came in, in 2017. i came out of the gate asking staff when will we do something about this? what are we going to do about it? >> reporter: upgrated the fare gates could cost millions. >> it's a work

the president's taxes. abc's mary bruce up on the hill. >> reporter: democrats in congress are kicking their investigations of the trump presidency into high gear. >> i think overwhelmingly the public wants to see the president's tax returns. >> reporter: unlike previous presidents, trump has refused to release his returns. >> i'm not releasing the tax returns, becauses you know, they're under audit. >> reporter: but now, democrats have the power to go after them. >> we will ask the question, does the public have a need to know that a person seeking to hold the highest office in our country obeys the tax law? >> reporter: with democrats digging in, the president is lashing out, tweeting, "unlimited presidential harassment. the dems and their committees are going nuts." is there any concern that you're in danger of appearing like you're overreaching? >> whatever the president says about us, he's projecting his own unruliness. he's a projector, and that's what it's about. >> reporter: the house intelligence committ

the trial is expected to last a month. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> and speaking of roundup, a report says one of the main ingredients has been found in several popular beers and wines. the ingredient is glyphosate. u.s. pirg says it even turned up in some organ brands, but in all instances it showed up in trace amounts. all the levels were below the risk for beverages. we have posted the entire report, which contains a list of all the brands of beer and wine that were tested on our website, abc7news.com. >>> stay here with us. it is hard enough to get to a bart train at rush hour. now imagine doing it with a wheelchair or maybe a walker. >> they say the biggest issue is just reliability. making sure that the elevators work. >> riders with disabilities reach out the abc 7 news. just how hard it is to use the system, and what bart says may be an even bigger part of the problem. >>> also here, going after elon musk. the s.e.c. may have a reason. >> people and pot. one bay are sarah's last tuition payment, sent off. feeling good? oh yeah. now

the latest. laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> and now back to dan noyes. he's been doing a deep dive into the issues. >> and making calls all around the bay area. high level source who works with engineers on the bridge project tells me that they believe they have identified the cause, it is an expansion joint on the upper deck at the eastern end southern edge just above wheres concrete chunks landed on the lower deck. the source says heavy trucks have been hitting that expansion joint hard opening spaces between the concrete and rebar and allowing water intrusion. what makes this more interesting is that the expansion joints were all supposedly replaced in the seismic retrofit back in 2005 and the comen creat nconcr at that time. but one engineer who consulted on the retrofit tells me he is concerned about the different type of concrete used on that upper deck, it is 60% lighter and not as strong. he says this appears to be basically an issue of wear and tear and that they will have to test the concrete on both the upper and lower decks. this bridge opened

the wild chase ending in the caldecott tunnel. abc 7 news reporter has the story. >> reporter: it crashed into ten cars, including two police crews e cruisers. it ended in the caldecott tunnel. >> i spoke to a few witnesses who said there may be six others who are involved, six others just passinghe spshed into the car andanthroug. this is a cross bridge over to the next. but then he came back and jumped into the car with these european tourists who pulled over because the suspect crashed into them at some point. >> the maniac hit us from behind and then we were driving on the side here and suddenly the guy came and tried to steal our car. >> reporter: since they ran out of the car with the keys, the suspect was stuck and so he ran up this small hill and into the neighborhood where he was arrested. but not before punching a contra costa county chp officer first. that officer is fine. in oakland, lisa amin ghoul easian, abc 7 news news. >> a scare at a performance of "hamilton" last night at the orpheum theater. here is a look at the s

then catch toyota after the game at 8:00 p.m. abcbeil has a preview of tonight's game in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. the warriors will face the team that has spent all of its energy the past two years targeting the champs, the houston rockets. tonight 5:30 right here on abc 7. steph curry may have started the three-ball revolution. he hit ten threes against the kings on thursday night. but james harden and the rockets, they take this thing to extremes. they attempted -- in one game they attempted 70 threes. that's nuts! steve kerr says, yeah, times have changed. >> you can look at the three-point numbers, the attempts have gone way up for everybody across the board. but so has pace. so part of the idea is get the ball up the floor as quickly as possible. that was never really something that was done when i was playing. you know, if you shot a quick three in transition, the coach would look at you, i don't care who it was, look at you and say what are you doing? we can get that shot any time we want. >> chase ce

the time. live in pleasanton, david louie, abc 7 news. >> what an ordeal. david, thank you. >>> now campbell police say there is no time frame on negotiations with the man holed up in a denny's on basscom and he is armed and alone in the restaurant. police at one point used a flash bang to gain the man's attention and it started when he threw coffee at a truck praitor and pulled out a gun and pointed it at the worker. that is around morning. everyone in the restaurant ran out safely. between campbell and dry creek road remains closed. >>> caltrans expected the richmond-san rafael bridge to remain opened with no lane closures after falling concrete triggered delays for thousands of commuters yesterday. >> this map shows you where pices of concrete fell. caltrans came up with a temporary fix by putting a metal plate over the area. so on the left, you could see what drivers have experienced since the bridge reopened last night. for them, it is a big improvement from the right of your screen, when drivers turned around after being stranded. one driver had a clos

the sights of our beautiful bay area. >> ooh. >>> check the weather conditions where you live on the abc 7 news app. click the blue live bar on the top. you can enable push alerts to get updates straight to your mobile device. mike? >> let me throw a couple numbers at you. 10 inches in san rafael. not even an inch in san francisco. we could have a 9-inch rainfall difference between the areas. frances, you can probably see behind me. she's putting it behind me the totals. that's what caused this flooding. this is all the sonoma county creeks and streams that are flooding right now. major flooding. willowbrook, green valley, la do you know a de santa rosa. how long will it last? in sonoma county, the flood warning is up until at least later on this morning. 10:45. napa county, your small streams and creeks will flood for another 23 2rks 2 minutes. that's supposed to expire at 5:30. solano county, flooding possible in small streams and creeks until 10:15 tomorrow morning. strong winds are still possible for another 45 minutes or so to 50 minutes. above 1,000 feet, gusts could hit 55 miles p

stay ahead of today's storm with the abc 7 news app. download it now. >>> let's look at what's going on with our flood threat. we've got that flash flood watch for just about all of our neighborhoods. save some of the valleys in the east bay. flooding on roads, landslides, rock slides, debris flows. especially in the santa cruz mountains. and burn scars in santa rosa. we've got clear lake, lakeport, you can see that area, fairfield. flood watch until 4:00 tomorrow. the winds will be gusty everywhere today and tomorrow. damage is imminent with these storms as they continue to increase. pretty heavy shower on santa rita road and san pablo dam road. watch out for puddles here. >>> thanks, mike. governor gavin newsom set the tone for his administration with his first state of the state address. >> he wasted no time criticizing the white house when talking about what could be improved. >> this border emergency is nothing more than a manufactured crisis and california will not be part of this political >> he promised to create a plan for the p

7 at 8:00, it's the bachelor followed by the good doctor, and then stay with us for abcoy is being credited with saving his best friend's life by performing the heimlich maneuver on him at recess. >> jake robinson was given a superhero award for the quick actions, and brian johnson with our sister station in fresno has the full story. >> my friend jake right here saved my life. while i was choking. on an oreo. >> at recess on wednesday, colton was snacking on some mini oreos when another friend did something funny, making him laugh which caused him to start choking. luckily for colton, his best friend jake saw what was happening and immediately started to perform the heimlich maneuver on colton. after a few seconds the cookie stuck in colton's throat came out. >> i said thank you, jake and gave him a hug. well mix, dad taught me when i was little. because when i choked on bacon, he told me what to do and stuff. >> it's been a few years since jake's father performed the heimlich on him. he showed him how to do it, but never thought he would have to use it. >> i'm proud. >

the big screen. we have a sneak peek of " 2." >> tomorrow morning an abc news exclusive. jussie smollett breaks his sile ♪ >>> disney released a new trailer for "frozen 2" today, and it's already had more than 9 million views. the orange frozen opened is still the highest grossing animated movies ever. that is going to be a big hit like the first. >> no doubt it will be a big hit. >>> on to sports. warriors inositef frozen. he was hot! things got heated for the warriors tonight in portland. kerr smashes yet another clipboard. what got him so upset? our teleprompter operator emily. okay, so you've been to the it's great right? earth. but i bet you haven't done this. or that. or been here. i bet you haven't met her, or him, or them. ooo, dance-off! this is... incredible. you, see what i did right there. and when is the last time you felt like this, or that or (sighs deeply) i mean, come on- that's basically a perfect moment. it's time to make some magic for as low as $70 per person, per day. remember the way we used to do things? hey man... like connect with friends? dig it!

right now you can see the rain is falling, and it's very windy in some places. >> abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking round two of our storm. >> that round two is bringing thunderstorms, dan and ama, let's check out live doppler 7 right now. those storms are approaching the marin county coast. let's get you in a little bit closer and track those cells going into great net 1126, 11:38 it will be in santa rosa. head indoors if you hear thunder there are more cells that are developing off the san francisco coastline, and they are going to be heading northeastward. so be prepared. we are already seeing some pockets of moderate rain in the east bay. it's a level 3, a strong storm through tomorrow morning, drenching rain at times, thunderstorms, gusty winds 45 to 60 miles per hour and flooding. napa river at st. helena is under a flood warning, expected to flood, above flood stage. napa river near napa also under that flood warning. we do have flood warnings for many parts of the bay area, as you can see going into tomorrow, and a flood advisory for the santa cruz/san mateo coastl

>>> the abc news exclusive tonight. we are one-on-one with the u.s.afghanistan. four-star general scott miller. tonight, right here, rare images of the assault on the taliban, their hands in the air. what we witnessed on the ground. tonight, the general on the talks with the taliban on any

and keep up to date on the strike by downloading the abc 7 news app. just enable push alerts and we will send you updates and let you know as son as an agreement is reached. >>> coming up, controversy on the campus of uc berkeley. a conservative activist punched right in the face. supporter says this is another sign of the countrs divide. now campus police are trying to track down the suspect. >>> plus jussie smollett arrested on charges he set up the attack against him. the latest on the case that's both captivating and confusing, next. >>> so skies are bright and the weather is dry right now, but we have significant rain chances in the forecast future. i'll have a look at you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase sensimist relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. and all from a gentle mist you can barely feel. flonase sensimist. >>> a student at uc berkeley punched on campus, apparently because of his conservative beliefs. tonight that student ha

reporting live from the richmond-san rafael bridge. amy hollyfield, abcews. >> there you are, amy. nice to see your smiling face. speaking of the closure, an alternate route was highway 37 yesterday. sky 7 flew over the highway. you can see a long line of brake lights as people headed eastbound leaving novato. at one point it took an hour 40 minutes to get from highway 101 to sears point. that's about seven miles. it was not just highway 37. it was widespread that we felt this. >> uh-huh. the traffic problems came to the city. the commute turned into a real nightmare in the financial district last night. >> my plan is to look at my gps and pray it gets better. >> i'm trying to take one of th street. >> you don't hear this often. it was so bad that the city actually had to cancel some methods of transportation, including some of the cable car lines because it was just too gridlocked. >> i feel for some of people trying to get to the airport like that guy mentioned. >> that is terrible. >> a lot of people probably missed their flights. we used the abc 7 new

documenting everything they saw, the good and the bad. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live at the lafayette b.a.r.t. station with reaction from b.a.r.t.'s top brass to our reporting. laura. >> reporter: hi, we understand that many of the issues highlighted are pervasive issues. b.a.r.t. riders who use the system every day see this every day. we thought we should shine a brighter light oon them with a goal of trying to help build a better system to the bay area. it happens all day every day. at b.a.r.t. stations throughout the bay area. fare evaders jumping over gates or just going through them. it was easily documented by various news producers and reporters in our dawn to dusk coverage of the b.a.r.t. system. fare evasion seems to top the list. upgrading the existing fare gates could cost a 15 to $20 million. replacing the entire system more like 200 million. >> it is a work in progress. little bit over a year ago, we had no inspectors. >> the inspection teams are new and b.a.r.t. is adding more of them. police chief rojas says a large

. >>> also tonight, the abc news exclusive. actor jussie smollett in his first interview with our robin roberts, on the alleged hate crime attack, and tonight, for the first time, he reacts to that surveillance image put out by chicago police. a potential persons of interest. what he says about that image. >>> the tragedy here in new york city. two nypd detectives racing to the scene and then shot by friendly fire when other officers arrive. a veteran detective is killed, another in the hospital tonight. >>> will he sign it? president trump and what he said today on the deal from democrat and republican negotiators. deal or no deal? with another shutdown now looming. >>> the former u.s. air force counterintelligence specialist now accused of turning on the u.s. spying for iran. what she allegedly revealed about american agents and missions. >>> the fire onboard a passenger plane in the overhead bin. what has authorities so concerned tonight? >>> the cruise ship scare. the dangerous wind gusts just as american passengers were get

you can watch her reports and of course the oscars here on abc 7. out this sunday at 5:00. >> be sure to tune in. stay with us, though. one of the biggest celebrations this president's day highlighting military traditions dating back hundreds of year. >>> also, a tribute fit for a president, you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase sensimist relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. and all from a gentle mist you can barely feel. flonase sensimist. >>> i'm ama daetz. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, the i-team's dan noyes digs through the newly released list of local priests accused of sexual abuse. what's interesting is who's not on the list. >>> also, we've had tons of snow this year, but wait until you see meteorologist drew tuma's breakdown on the season so far. the numbers are just staggering. >>> and can you fly back home if you never left? that's the dilemma a southern california man faced. see how he tried to convince a major carrier th

the abc 7 morning team will be all over the story beginning at 4:30 a.m. with reggie aqui and jessica castro. alexa smith will be updating you from the traffic center as well. >>> now to looking into the cause of yesterday. a go team from the national transportation safety board arrived tonight to observe the wreckage. the ntsb says it's very early in the investigation, but they will begin interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence tomorrow morning to try to piece together what happened. two lanes of westbound geary are closed. parker street is still closed to traffic at geary. >>> all right. let's take a live look outside. clouds are building. and guess what? more rain is on the way. >> yes, meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the next storm with live doppler. >> just ahead of that storm, look what's showing up right now. . gets interesting by the moment. mount hamilton is seeing some snow mixing in with some showers as we get you into street level radar. butterfield boulevard and morgan hill seeing a moderate shower. a light shower around highway

the vehicle. they were taken by abc 7 news reporter david loeouielouie. just mangled there. the crash and the fire were. investigators say driver fatigue could be a factor. david will have a live report on the investigation as well as tesla's response. that's coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> now to that new twist in the jussie smollett case. >> yes. a law enforcement official tells abc news that smollett was upset that a letter sent to "empire"'s chicago studio last month didn't get enough attention, and now police say they're working to corroborate allegations that smollett paid two men to stage that assault. >> abc news reporter maggie rulli has the latest. >> reporter: new questions about exactly what happened the night actor jussie smollett says he was attacked. now a law enforcement official says these two men told police they were paid by the actor to orchestrate and stage the racist homophobic assault. >> in illinois, filing a false police report is a felony, and he could face up to three years behind bars. >> just last week an emotional smollett went into great de

the story behind a couple's close-up cougar encounter. that's next. >>> i'm ama daetz. coming up on abc news at 6:00 -- >> we're just devastated. >> the unthinkable at a community farm in vallejo. three alpacas were attacked and killed by neighborhood dogs. other animals were also injured. >>> and -- >> oh my god, i get so many robocalls so, many. five, six, seven a day. >> oh, everybody hates robocalls. but get this. you may be getting fewer and fewer of them going forward. 7 on your side's michael finney shows us what's going on. all that plus much more in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. kristen, dan? >> half a diaz robocalls today. >>> before we go, a car's engine wasn't the only thing purchasing inide a garage in southern california. >> see for yourself. a mountain lion became trapped inside shauni shlea's garage in san bernardino county. they were doing laundry when they found themselves inches. >> scary. at first he thought it was a children's stuffed toy. wildlife officials picked up the mountain lion. he was brave enough to get a few pictures and a little video of that big c

the victim is expected to beok>t abc 7 in sanrancisco crews sta cracked steel beams today. those repairs are expected to be done by first week of june. that's when the shoring systems on fremont on first streets will be removed. the 2.2 billion-dollar transit center shutdown last september weeks after it opened. when we learned two beams in the ceiling on the third level had cracks. no date has been set as to when the transit center reopens. >> >>> strangers rolling up sleeves to help in honor of a police officer in need. >>> just ahead why a blood drive is held in the bay area as a tribute to a police officer in houston. >> i just love the whole family. >> which we check out opening day for the latest family business run by one of the most liked and admired sleblt families in the bay area. >>> and lots of green showing the widespread showers on livedoppler7. we'r your favorite restaurants now it doesn't matter dash. where you are. ♪ it doesn't matter what you're hungry for. it doesn't even matter how many you are. ♪ restaurants come to you. delicious at your door. download

download the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts. l send you a breaking news alert to your phone as soon as the announcement is made. >>> now to the scary moments for friends actress jennifer aniston, courtney cox and others on a private plane. it was forced to make an emergency landing. marci gonzalez has the story. >> reporter: a scary start to jennifer aniston's birthday vacation. multiple outlets reporting that her private plane, seen here, was forced to make an emergency landing. the gulf stream g-4 taking off from l.a.x. around 11:00 friday morning when you hear a pilot radio in about debris on the runway. >> did you see what it was? >> reporter: it's unclear how that wheel detached, but the aircraft continues on toward cabo san lucas, making it all the way into mexican airspace before turning around and going back to california. the private jet circling repeatedly above ontario airport burning off fuel and then doing a fly-by. >> it appears on your right side, the left wheel is missing. you only have one safely three hours afte

the bay bridge. sticky both ways. stay with us. abc 7 ne >>> volunteers at a small farm in vallejo are devastated by violent attacks of three alpacas and other attacks too. >> three dogs broke in friday night and taked the owners. it was easy to find the owners of the husky mixes. they had microchips. >> laura anthony in vallejo. >> their names were racer, skyfall and pacheco, three prized alpacas at the loma vista farm. three large animals killed by two dog. these huskies who escaped from a nearby home. >> this is where they lived. this was their home. >> rita leroy has been overseeing loma vista for nearly 20 years, and never before has her farm seen a tragedy like this. >> we're just devastated. the alpacas were gentle, loving creatures that the children loved dearly, and we're going to be very sad for a long time. >> besides the alpacas that were killed, two goats and three sheep were also attacked by the dogs. they arethe farm recovering from their injuries. the farm is adjacent to an elementary and middle school where today schoo

then catch toyota after the game at 8:00 p.m. abcdirector larry beil has a preview of tonight's game in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. the warriors will face the team that has spent all of its energy the past two years targeting the champs, the houston rockets. tonight 5:30 right here on abc 7. steph curry may have started the three-ball revolution. he hit ten threes against the kings on thursday night. but james harden and the rockets, they take this thing to extremes. they attempted -- in one game they attempted 70 threes. that's nuts! steve kerr says, yeah, times have changed. >> you can look at the three-point numbers, the attempts have gone way up for everybody across the board. but so has pace. so part of the idea is get the ball up the floor as quickly as possible. that was never really something that was done when i was playing. you know, if you shot a quick three in transition, the coach would look at you, i don't care who it was, look at you and say what are you doing? we can get that shot any time we wa

you can keep up to date on the strike through the abc 7 news app. we will have the latest news, the status of the strike, and how it's impacting the community. >> investigators released the video cam video of a man firing a gun at a deputy while she spoke with him. >> roll down the window. roll down window. shots fired. shots fired. >> oh, my gosh. >> that deputy returned fire and the suspect identified as javier hernandez died at the scene. this occurred late sunday night. the deputy was not hurt. >>> well, a uc santa cruz student will be back in court after he was arrested for allegedly selling illegal drugs through an app he created. federal authorities took 18-year-old colin howard of sunnyvale into custody after an undercover sting operation. abc 7 news reporter matt keller has the story. >> reporter: college campuses are often the launching point for some of the most popular apps and websites in the world. the justice department says here at uc santa cruz an app was facilitating the sale of illegal drugs. there was a joint sting operation with

they pulled that napkin out of the trash. here's abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter: tonight, a napkin and a genealogy site leading to the arrest of a minnesota businessman in a cold case. >> the suspect's dna was identified as being consistent with the dna left at the scene. >> reporter: detectives now reopening the investigation into the mysterious murder of 35-year-old jeanne ann childs, stabbed to death in her minneapolis apartment in 1993. prosecutors say dna samples taken from the bloody crime scene, run through an online genealogy site, leading authorities to 52-year-old father of two jerry westrom. detectives using the internet to track westrom to his daughter's hockey game in wisconsin. >> they got a dna sample when he was at a hockey game, used a napkin, threw it away, and they got enough dna off of the napkin. >> reporter: westrom now charged with second degree murder. >> there is no known relationship between the individuals, and that's what makes these sort of cases so hard to solve. >> reporter: similar public genealogy datab

the fire began just after 3:00 this afternoon. abc news reporter luis pen pena is atcelast on this lu>>hank u, dan and ama. i want you to take a look right behind me. this is the building we talked about. the fire broke out around 3:12 p.m. you see right in front of us. we're one block south of the panhandle section of golden gate park. firefighters are currently on the roof of the building. they're concerned with the strong possibility of this fire spreading on to other buildings in this area. they're getting a lot of water on it right now. black smoke is turning gray, which is a great sign. we're in the haight-ashbury section. for around 20 minutes this fire was putting up a lot of black smoke that could make the scene a lot worse. we're seeing at this moment -- we're seeing at this moment firefighters putting out water in the building right next to the one that was on fire around 3:12 p.m. we spoke to one of the ladies that lives inside this building. she told us she is very concerned about what was going on. we're going to bring y

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for the i-team, dan noyes, abc 7 news. >>> good morning to you. st frontal showers and also looking at scattered downpours. live doppler 7 right now taking you into the east bay around 80. we're looking at the wet weather. further south a bit of a break from san leandro, but it's pretty soggy with light rain from dublin to 680, and the hills looking at the heavier rain from fremont boulevard to milpitas. back westward along the peninsula and the south bay, saratoga, it's pretty damp for you, but the heavy rain is here along the coast from mon tara and further south on highway 1, certainly down through pescadero. so the cold front moved through, maybe you were sleeping, and now we're in the scattered shower element. but the rotation here around it shows what's to come. it's an area of low pressure that will move over the bay area by dinner time and we'll see more heavy downpours. we do have rain in the mountains changing over to snow and it is raining all the way down into southern california. it's a 2 on our storm impact scale. the rest of the day

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