Word. Reporter imagine being the director of sales and marketing, with the park potentially closing tomorrow, now what . I have spent a fortune in the shops, the cafes, the restaurants, if you close alcatraz, you might as well shut down the city. Many people who want to visit alcatraz say it will cramp their style. They would include the little guys who take tourists to see big trees. Barbara sedemis was here the last time the Government Shutdown in 2013. We hope it wont last very long because it does affect income for sure. Reporter the opinion demographic expands, here joe parker from oklahoma. Phow long have these trees been here, and its going to be closed down, the trees are going to be closed because of some political gamesmanship . Well be sitting on pins and pine needles awaiting news. And we will be following the very latest in lastminute attempts to avoid that Government Shutdown. Well have updates on of course world news tonight and of course on abc7 news at 6 00. A big spike in flu deaths over the last week. The state Department Reports 32 flu deaths in people under 65 years old. That brings the total to 74 this flu season compared to only 13 at this time last year. A if youre worried if you should be concerned, the red areas report elevated activity. Thats the entire state. Public Health Officials say its not too late to get a flu shot. The man accused of causing a crash and killed a 4yearold girl and left her 2yearold sister on life support. The crash also seriously injured the mother of those two little girls. Shes now out of the hospital so she can be with her toddler. Lisa brinkley is at ucf Childrens Hospital in oakland with the very latest. Reporter 2yearold camilla is still here on life support, her family is at her bedside right now, espoi spoke to her fr as he walked to the hospital. He said whats also happening right now is a candle light vigil at the familys home in pittsburgh. We just keep praying for my daughter and im going to go look right now, im going to go see how shes doing. Reporter the cardoza family has set up a gofundme page to pay for funeral expenses for 4yearold lenexi, the money is pouring in much of it from people donating 20 or 30 to help the family out. 2yearold camilla is still not able to breathe on her own. Her mother edith has been released from the hospital. Camilla is still fighting for her life and edith is recovering but mentally is destroyed. 23yearold noe saucedo remains in jail with bail set at 1. 1 million. The Contra Costa County das office have charged him with evading and possession of heroin. The f250 exited highway 284 at a high rate of speed as he realized a deputy was following him. He ran a red light and broad sided cardozas car. If they had had lights and sirens maybe this would not have happened. The sheriff responded to that and said clearly saucedo took a series of actions that caused this tragedy. If you would like to help the cardoza family, we have a link to their gofundme page at abc7 news. Com and on the abc7 news app as well. Today the fundraising page has raised about half of their 15,000 goal so there is still a long way to go. Residents are still cleaning up a muddy mess in the oakland hills, caused by a car crashing into a fire hydrant. News from inside the most trashed house, look at that, muddy glad waters from a hydrant hire overnight. This is all happening on buckingham boulevard near tunnel road. Amy holyfield talked to the man whos living inside that house. The bathtub is how the water made entry, the water was fast enough to lift this bathtub up, now thick mud coats the floor. It is everywhere and it is very thick. This is jaquan raymonds bedroom. He says he wasnt able to save much from here, just some clothes and electronics. I was grabbing stuff as quickly as possible trying to get it to a Higher Elevation and call eed 911 asap. He never expected this. I looked in the backyard and all this water started coming over the barrier. At first it wasnt anything serious, i just thought it started raining really hard. Reporter his neighbors heard it too. I heard a roar, and it was raining and i thought, gee, that must be a huge downpour. I opened the door and it wasnt raining, i heard the roar. Reporter it wasnt rain but a car crash that caused the rush of water. A car hit a hydrant at 7 00 last night near the intersection of marlboro terrace and grizzly peak boulevard. The water could not be shut off right away because the car was on the hydrant so it flowed down hill toward jaquans house for two hours. I have never seen anything like this happen. Reporter jaquan is a renter so hes not going to have to deal with the longterm issues with this house, hes just going to gather up his things. Right now hes staying at a motel. He says hes not going to move back into this home, his next home will be on level ground. The bay area saw a bit of rain today, this is a live picture from our camera at mt. Tam high up in marin. Those clouds are dramatic. We have received reports of hail and thunderstorms today. As you can see, a lot of clouds. Sierra ski resorts are poised for their best snow of the year. Reports say the system dumped nearly a foot of snow in the Higher Elevations. Research shows that the snow pack is below normal levels for this time of year. But theyre not done yet, a couple more chances coming up in the next week. What can you expect for now and for the weekend . As you take a look in the sierra right now, showers are very scattered in nature. No chain restrictions so you are good to go. Lets check out whats happening here in the bay area, just about lake county, youre noticing theres some snow showers heres and this mixed precipitation has been falling across parts of president hamiltmt. Hamilton, scattered light rains around the San Francisco peninsula. South Airport Boulevard heading into sfo, but theyre spotty. We have also seen some thunderstorms off the coastline here, well keep a slight chance but most of that activity is done. We have had multiple reports of small hail from santa rosa from petaluma and cupertino. This is a level 1 system through this evening. Slight chance of thunder and hail and still keeping the snow at the Higher Elevations. Look at the storm impact scale, five out of the next seven days including a level 1 system. One of those will impact your weekend. Ill have the timeline coming up. Drivers beware, do not count on your cars hightech features to drive you home. Officers say he failed a sobriety test but told the officers it didnt matter because his car was on autopilot. Even on autopilot, the car requires a response at certain interv intervals. If that doesnt happen the car slowly comes to a stop and thats apparently what happened. An l. A. County sheriffs deputy who encouraged inmates to attack another inmate. He told the inmates to take care of the other inmate. Apparently they had gotten in an argument before the attack. Tomorrow women across the country will take to the streets to rally for their rights. Tens of thousands of people are expected at the three biggest rallies in San Francisco, oakland and san jose. Abc7 news was at san joses arena green where crews were getting ready for up to 15,000 people. Demonstrators will hear rousing speeches and meet with county activists to learn more about the issues they care about, from Domestic Violence to reproductive rights. Organizers say last year was in response to election results. This year is a pro active march, which is to rally people for 2018 leadi ining up to the midterm elections. There will also be marches in santa rosa, sonoma and bear creek. We haits very exciting to se increased participation of so many people who have been so passive for so long. Its about time people stand up. The big crowds will mean big changes to bay area transit tomorrow. And you can find all the information on that on our website, abc7news. Com. Still to come on abc7 news at 5 00, a surprising revelation about the death of rock legend tom petty, how an injury may have pushed him too far. And how it may be illegal to and how it may be illegal to sell bottles with detachable woman so, greg, its a lot to take in. Woman 2 and i know thats hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. Hi, blake my dad has cancer. Woman and i know how hard that is to hear. But youre in the right place. Man and dr. Pascal and her team, they know what to do. They know what to do. The doctors know what to do. So heres the plan. First off, were going to give you all. voice fading away a corners report says that tom petty died off anfe anfe a n petty was prescribed various medication including fentanyl patches and oxycontin. He went into cardiac arrest in october and died when his family took him off life support. Today a family in the south bay sent a strong message to the trump administration, their message is timely because a massive raid by i. C. E. Is expected in the next few weeks. Reporter one county, one future. That message is splashed all over vta busses throughout the south bay. Why . San jose county says theyre were hearing about the massive arrests that are going to take place. Were getting ready to fight because the only way to respond to that hatred and bigotry is to push back. Top leaders in Santa Clara County held a press conference telling immigrants they dont have to be afraid and offer help to the community. Mental Health Services are availab available. Free or low cost Legal Assistance is also available. We are one county united, and you can access any services any time, regardless of where you came from and how long you have been here. Reporter besides these busses there will be billboards on the freeway and on busses throughout the south bay. That reason natured with the consulate from mexico. For the mexican we want they recognize the contribution the Mexican Community contributes in this area. Reporter with numbers that large, local government Officials Say they are committed to protecting the most vulnerable communities. Communite Riverside County says they are getting calls from people all around the world who want to help the 13 children allegedly held captives by their parents. David and Louise Turpin pled guilty yesterday for 75 counts for to rturing and abusing thei 13 children. The children were tied for months and malnourished. You know, they were so isolated here that they barely literal. When officials went in there for the first time, they didnt know what a Police Officer was, they had never been to a dentist. So it will be a long time before theyre sort of taught the ways of the world. But the hope is from officials here to keep them together as long as possible because that is what is keeping them strong, at least right now while theyre in the hospital. 2020 will have an in dep investigation of the turpin family right here on abc7 at 10 00. A measure requiring attached caps on bottles. The bill by santa cruz democrat mark stone passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee Last week. It will require all single use plat ti plastic bottle caps attached tops. They break down into little particles and get into fish which you and i eat. The bill is opposed by some manufacturers who say their technology is not equipped to take on that change. Cocacola wants to do a better job recycling bottles and cans. Cocacola will try to collect a bottle or a can for every bottle it sells in the next three years. Cokes sfo says the soft drink giant needs to contribute to the solution to the problem. Theres enough plastic to bury manhattan under two miles of trash. Starting march 1, delta will require owners of service and comfort animals to show proof of their pets health or vaccinations at least 48 hours before a flight. They also will be required to sign a statement vouching that their animals can behave. The airline says complaints about animals biting, urinating or even defecating on flights have nearly doubled since 2016. Now your accuweather forecast. Hi there and lets check out live doppler 7, many of you are seeing sunshine but there are still some areas where were seeing some showers, lets get you in to where were seeing some spotty returns, you might drive through a little raindrop or two, this is around francisco, daily city, near the sfo area, be aware of the fact that there are still some scattered showers. That rain has moved on as we take a look at the sierra, just checked no restrictions as far as the roadways, no chain controls, but scattered snow showers are continuing in that area. Look at this live picture, theyre enjoying some fresh powder on the ground. From kirkwood, 7 to 11 inches of new snow. Is that a gorgeous shot or what . This is coming from north star where they got 11 inches of snow. They needed that snow, theyre behind in terms of the state wide snow pack as you all know. 71 on mount tam. Liver more,. 80. Now the skies are beginning to open up but theres still a chance of a shower or two. This is from our east bay hills camera. Temperatures low to mid 50s. Its chilly out there, heres a dramatic picture from our south bay camera. Im going to step aside so you can take it in. Still seeing some of those cumulous there, keep that in mind, unstable air mass until the sun sets, low to mid 50s and one live picture from our emeryville camera. Freezing cold inland overnight, sunny, breezy, chilly tomorrow. Tomorrow morning, it is going to be down near freezing in some of our inland north bay valleys, so keep that in mind, temperatures will be plunging, 40s right around the bay, pretty cold start to your morning, for the afternoon, well keep it on the cool side, so keep that jacket or sweater handy, youll see brighter conditions tomorrow then sunday, 1 on our storm impact scale, on sunday evening through monday morning. Threequarters to an inch and a half. It is going to be breezy, hour by hour we go for sunday, noontime its in men decembd sm snow for the mountains, monday night the next round comes through going into tuesday, so heres a look at the accuweather 7day forecast, freezing cold to start off your saturday morning, make sure you bundle up if you have early plans, level 1 system, sunday afternoon through monday morning, another system comes through tuesday, with more rain, this ones weaker, then a third one on wednesday going into thursday, that one will bring us wet and breezy conditions, but this is really starting to look like winter here in the bay area, five out of the next seven days, you can download the accuweather app and check out doppler 7 or those temperatures any time you want. Stay with us, just ahead, its time for the best part of the week, finneys friday free stuff, michael has something very sweet and sour. Some rock legends settle a legal squabble over their best known album. The number of the first car of the fleet of the future, which for the first time, rolled into Service Today at abc7 news was on board. That my husband is probably going to think im crazy. He thinks im going to see my sister sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stability. Once i heard it i was shocked. I just thought, i have to go get it its our tree see how a personalized Financial Strategy and access to j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. Chase. Make more of whats yours. To j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. Its just my eczema again,t. But its fine. Yeah, its fine. You ok . Eczema. Its fine. Hey hi arent you hot . Eczema again . Its fine. I saw something the other day. Eczema exposed. Your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. Maybe you should ask your doctor . Go to eczemaexposed. Com to learn more. Tickets went on sale today for the eagles concert next september at at t park, but the group is making headlines in court today. The band has settled a lawsuit for stopping a hotel from playing his album from the 1970s, the eagles agreed to drop the suit after the company that owns the hotel agreed to withdraw their trademark application in the u. S. It is a tasty finneys friday free stuff, this week, Something Sweet and something sour. Michael finney joins us now, which one do we want, the sweet or the sour . Shall we go with vinegar . Mecano is the name of it. Its rice vinegar first of all, i want you to see that its not small print anymore. They have a clean label initiative, they say, to make it clear what it is youre getting. So you can take a look at it. I love how its set up like that, it comes in seven different styles and you can check the one you want. Its almost valentines day. Look at that, thats from sees candy, theyre going to give you a 10 Gift Certificate at sees. Thats always good at this time of year. They are a bay area based company, they have been here forever, theyre all over the place, theyve got more than 200 stores. And theyre outside of california, theyre kind of drifting across the country. Its a shame i dont like chocolate. You dont like chocolate . Doesnt that look good. How do we get this good stuff . A lot of this stuff is hand made still, did you know that . Have you been to their factory . Its totally cool, you got to check it out. You can get it online by going online and go to the finneys page and get that. Well, when we come back, celebrating the best in california. The big party in coming up on abc7 news at 6 00, the looming Government Shutdown comes at one of the worst possible times for the cdc, tonight here from local Health Officials about how it would impact their fight against this terrible flu this year. What were working on this weekend so you wont need a passport to board a domestic flight. 7 on your sides Michael Finney helps out a couple who found out firsthand. All of that and more coming up. Finally tonight, a victory parade was held in the streets of oakland today to celebrate the warriors. Not the golden state warriors, but the clymans high school warriors. We followed the parade as it made its way from school to school to school. The clymans high won their second consecutive championship. The mayor libby shaft didnt come empty handed. Its my honor to present to you as the mayor of oak land, something that i hope you cherish and that is thats pretty cool. Last month the warriors crushed the team from the Central Valley by a score of 4212 to to t state title. The key to the city the second year in a row. You never fegt thorget that. World news tonight is next. Tonight, breaking news as we come on the air in the west. Breaking news right now. Is there a deal or will the Government Shutdown . The president inviting Democrat Chuck schumer to the white house. What schumer revealed right after. One republican aide telling abc, quote were terrified trump is going to hose us. Breaking developments right now. Inside the courtroom tonight, one of americas olympic stars face to face with doctor larry nassar, saying, quote, the tables have turned, larry. And what she said next. The deadly flu. The 8yearold girl who died just hours after arriving at the hospital. The 27yearold who went home from urgent care, and then died. And can you catch the flu from simply breathing in the air . New tonight, the las vegas massacre. What the girlfriend has now revealed. And neverbeforeee
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