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abc7 news reporter wayne freedman looks at a problem that seems to be an epidemic. okay. what is t medina. if you spend a few years in the north bay, you're likely to visit marin auto glass and tell her your tale of woe. >> i listen to just about every story, yeah. >> often the stories begin like this. >> i'm going to be right here for a second. so i'm going to look at my car. my dog's r >> then the stories end with broken glass or a towel and descriptions similar to these. what was in that backpack? >> well, i had my work stuff. and of course every credit card, my debit cards, my veteran's card, my new license. >> she would not show her face because she was embarrassed about not reading these warning signs in the parking lot of a novato restaurant. local police give them away for free, but auto break-ins have become a statewide issue, up 90% in the last year. >> you got to lock your car, make sure that youeid h yvaluables, or youhe fsee.fy in this car we have groceries. and over there, a purse. >> i mean, sometimes people are outside of their car for not even 15, 20 minu

. >> i'm wayne freedman in rural sonoma county.n open in one generiteration or ar since 1890. now it has announced it is the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. to mateo, my favorite chair. grace, you get the beach house... just don't leave the lights on, okay? to craig, this rock. to jamie, well, let's just say, enjoy the ride. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. the almonds to walter. the beaches to the bums. and the fog to, who else, karl. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything to preserve and protect them. with love, california. >>> happening today, happy birthday walt disney. disney, the parent company of abc7 posted this tweet. on this day in 1901, the movie producer was born in chicago. he passed away in 1966. >>> this tweet from the walt disney company got a lot of attention today. a new trailer for the live action movie mulan. >> we must be strong. >> mulan is based on the 1998 animated movie about a chinese woman who pretends to be a m

wayne freedman spent the day at raiders headquarters and joins us with more with the goodbye. wayne? >> good evening. thank you very much for giving the r5iders after hearing all the great stuff about the 49ers. this is still raiders headqarters in alameda, at least for the time being. we don't know how much longer. the team is not saying. but their leaving for las vegas does mark an end of an era. technically, it would be the end of two eras in oakland. it is a study in contrasts nfl style. inside oakland raiders headquarters and outside, where stephanie bravo of newark had dreaded today. >> so this is the end of it. they're going clean out everything and hit the road, go back home. >> any player can talk about the memories contained in sweaty workout clothes or piles of shoes. but what we saw here this morning will never be again as the team abandons oakland for new digs in las vegas. any sentiments about leaving oakland? >> i mean, we'll miss it. but we're still here in the off-season. we're not going anywhere yet. >> so tell that to the diehards p>> bittersweet, but i'll st

in rural sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> she says when they close their doors they will look to sell the business to someone else, but it's not clear if it will still be a general store or turn into something else. >>> here i want to show you new video that shows a fedex delivery driver in wisconsin not thrilled about having to pick up a package. his meltdown was captured on the homeowners ring doorbell camera. >> [ bleep ]. every single [ bleep ] day. [ bleep ]. twice but both time she orderd fedex delivered it damage. she was having the company send it back and shows the driver trying to lift the 144 pound package into the truck, swaeshg on the phone the entire time. he eventsly got the package in and yelled one more thing at the house before driving off. [ bleep ]. >> the homeowners just wants an apology. fedex says the behavior in the video is unacceptable and taking the appropriate steps to address this matter. >>> let's get another check of the weather now with lisa. it sounds like we might have some clear days coming up. >> yeah. we do have a couple weak systems h

in novato, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> 90% in the last year. >>> take a look.y clearer today. >> finally, nice break. we need it badly even though we got a lot more rain coming. abc news 7 sandhya patel here with the forecast. >> another atmospheric river due friday. until then, showers occasionally, dan and kristen, exactly what we're seeing on live doppler. as we get you into street-level radar. half moon bay across 92. el granada boulevard, notice there, montera, it's a little wet out there. spotty, light showers have developed right around the south bay as you will notice on monroe street across highway 101 heading into milpitas in the east bay. in the sierra, the snow level is rising so it's a mix of rain and snow now. the winter storm warning that was in effect has been dropped but definitely something to keep in mind as you make plans, perhaps, for later on in the week. temperatures in the 50s right now across the entire region. a live look from our exploratorium camera. a beautiful view of san francisco. off and on showers through wednesday. short break

in marin county, wayne freedman, nbc 7 news. >> i hope he stays okay. with the abc 7 news app. it has enhanced live video features and push alerts. thank you for joining us at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. >>> stanford professor now in the spotlight, her fiery exchanges at today's impeachment hearing including one that has her apologizing. >>> claims tonight that lyft knowingly let sex predators behind the wheel. the damning accusations for more than a dozen women. >> guns drawn after suspects run, a man in a bizarre costume. >>> a car smashe into a home, a family of eight is looking for a place to live. >>> and a gentle giant dies at the oakland zoo. both staff and animals are mourning the loss. >>> credit card criminals target a shopping center. >>> plus, what instagram is now doing to keep its youngest users safe. a lot to get to on this busy wednesday evening. >>> if you don't impeach a president who has done what this president has do,

live in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc 7. >> wayne, let's talk about managing that problem a little bit. what's the next step in this process? >> reporter: well, the next step is they'll meet again next monday, but one gets the feeling that they have got to do something. this has been the problem here has been going on quite a while. there's pressure to get this right. among other people, bicycle riders who used to use this way to go to work can't use it anymore. so they have to do something. well, they feel like they have to respect the people who live here and take care of them, they have to give them mental health and all sorts of services and take care of them to make sure that they are able to move on. so we don't know yet. the board is looking at a lot of options and we'll be there next monday when they look at them. >> enormously layered and complex obviously. wayne, thanks very much. >>> now to the east bay where two cities in two days are going to work on taking action to help ease the bay area's housing crisis. leslie brinkley is live in walnut creek with that part of our

today wayne freedman went in search of the animal. >> reporter: is there anything left that isn't potentiallyexterior holiday lights? so cheerful? >> it's awful. >> reporter: she's speaking not of the cause but in in case most unusual effect a male deer with antlers in christmas life. >> we see wildlife get tangled up but deer antlers we can depend on happening. >> reporter: deer in marin county are common sight. it is part of the territory. this had been roaming on the fairfax border where residents have gotten to know him and others. >> we have the same for the last three years because they stick together. >> reporter: when those residents saw those photos they found them to be disturbing. >> oh, my gosh. oh, wow. oh, my goodness. >> i think they didn't secure their lights well. it's dangerous. we are in their land. >> reporter: marin humane said they first learned about this last week, they haven't seen him since. more than likely ignored by the lights than in pain. as this goes, they say they have seen much worse. >> deer with plastic lawn chair with a hammock net. >> reporter: the buck i

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman with a closer look at the fur babies. >> reporter: it could be thes life for a terrier mix puppy who began his day at marin human. >> he's the one. >> reporter: so, barbara and debra spent the morning get to know him, pondering small questions and large ones like the name he had been given. milo. >> we might change the name. i like this name, but we might change the name. >> reporter: it is a talking point that mattered to dog people across america today. >> cooper, kei, and cali. >> reporter: for the record, max and bella for dogs, oliver and luna for cats. and if you look down the list, all 40 names, all of them share one element in common. they're people names. >> there's a dog that comes to the dog park here that has my name, larry. >> reporter: how does that feel? >> it feels great but i'm always turning around. it gets a little -- confusing. >> reporter: back at marin humane, we asked why names like spot and skipper disappeared. carrie would know. she knows about a thousand pets here. >> so they can become part of the family. they're no longer

be abc 7 news was in santa rosa where wayne freedman presented a $15,000 check to the redwood empireng america's produce program. food bank staffers say the donation will help them buy $60,000 in groceries for residents. >> we have buying power, so we can go out and buy exactly the food we need and distribute it. we get a lot of donated food which we pay to transport and distribute. >> the redwood empire food bank serves 82,000 people a year, including 25,000 after the north bay fires. our parent company, zmeerks has been supporting feeding america since 2012. >>> happening today, friday the 13th. are you superstitious, do you know why? according to some, 13 became unlucky in the middle ages when the 13th law was mistakenly left out of a set of babylonian legal codes. some christians believe friday to be unlucky because it was the day of the week jesus was chrisified. there is a word for the extreme super decision regarding the number 13. it's a do see. >> i. it is triskaidekaphobia. apparently one in four americans say they are superstitious. friday the 13th occurs during any month

in rural sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> she says when they close their doors they willl the business to someone else, but it's not clear if it will still be a general store or turn be into something else. >>> [ bleep ]. >> you watched that there. new video shows a delivery driver in wisconsin not thrilled about having to pick up a package. his meltdown was captured on the homeowner's ring doorbell camera. >> [ bleep ]. is the homeowner says she ordered a couch twice but both times fedex delivered it damaged. she was having the company send it back. it shows the driver trying to load the package, swearing the entire time. he got the package in and yelled one more thing at the house before driving off. the homeowner just wants an apology. fedex says the behavior in this video is unacceptable and taking the appropriate steps to address this matter. >>> all right. let's get another check of the weather now. we know we are tracking all that rain. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, liz. good morning to you. and we are looking at live doppler 7 right now. you can see the