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For the faint of heart, the daredevils doing tricks tens of thousands of feet above ground. You see it there . Oh, no. Wow. That would not be me. No, i cant do it five feet above ground. Welcome to february 26th. Its a monday and it was just a beautiful weekend. To the energy, the people we were in great moods. I started playing pickleball. Oh, wow. Thats how good the weather was. My whole personal is now changed. Oh gosh. Athlete back here though, when its sunny its like i want to get out. Its so beautiful. Youre doing things you never thought youd do. Yeah. Pickleball. Hes an athlete. Do i look different today because of it . You look in my eyes now. Theres a huge switch in the last 30s. Sorry about it. Sorry. The last uh the last couple days. Beautiful. Today you know, its a nice day. Its just a little different looking. We have cloud cover in our sky ahead of a cold front that moves through here. The exploratory camera showing you those clouds. Heres the front to our north. Itll move through here this afternoon. And what it will do. An isolated showers possible. Not enough to warrant a number on the storm impact scale and probably the best chance of that isolated shower in the early afternoon. Its a mix of sun and clouds today. A bit breezy later today. Temperatures you will feel the cooler air move in here. Well get you into the upper 50s and lower 60s by 4 p. M. Hi, gloria. All right, so maybe still a pickleball day, right . Drew . Who knew . Im still trying to imagine reggie playing pickleball. That sounds fun. Growing and changing. Yeah, well, you know what . Outside it is getting a little busier out there. Theres a live look at our bay bridge toll plaza, camera metering, lights flipped on at 529. And right now the backup is to the 880 over crossing and then looking at your mass transit for this morning, pretty much everything in the green right now bart, caltrain and ace all on time. Thanks, gloria. An update now on breaking news. Weve been tracking all morning in the east bay, an entire neighborhood in san pablo is on lockdown this morning because of Law Enforcement activity. This is in the Montalvin Manor area, which is near rachel road, and heather drive, and abc seven News Reporter lena howland is live in san pablo, so, lena, you just spoke to a neighbor and what does that neighbor describing . Hey, reggie, good morning to you. That neighbor that we talked to just talked about how he was trying to get back inside of this neighborhood after trying to take his wife to work. But officials on scene told him its not safe for him to come back inside of this neighborhood because they say there was some kind of a live or active shooter inside of this neighborhood. Now, this is all happening near the area of rachel road and heather drive, which is still a few minutes up the road from where we are at here at k road. I also got off the phone with another neighbor inside of this neighborhood who says the swat team came in sometime in the past hour, and it appears as though theres some kind of a Police Standoff involving one of their neighbors. Now one neighbor that we talked to who left to take his wife to work and wasnt able to get back in. Deputies at the roadblock told him it wasnt safe because there was an active shooter in the neighborhood. I woke up this morning to my cell phone alert. Um, stay in place, alert and in about ten 20 minutes after that, um, my landline goes off and i got a message in there. Say well contact you when its safe to come back out. Yeah, but i had to take my wife to work and they let me out. But theyre not letting me in. There are several homes and apartment complex and a school. Montalvo elementary school, all within the parameters of this lockdown. Although officials havent said how school will be impacted by this. Now, sheriffs deputies are urging everyone in this perimeter to stay inside, close and lock all windows and doors until this situation is resolved. Theyre also telling neighbors to stay off the phone and do not call 911 unless you need to report a life threatening emergency, and be sure to report any suspicious activity to the Sheriffs Office again. People living nearby are being told to stay inside of their homes until they hear otherwise from officials live in san pablo, lena howland abc seven news. Thank you lena. This morning, neighbors are raising concerns about the danger of chemicals coming from the valero refinery in benicia. It started with a malfunction friday night that caused a Chemical Spill and release of the highly toxic gas, Hydrogen Sulfide. After the incident, the refinerys ground level monitoring showed a huge spike in Hydrogen Sulfide levels. Hours later, the citizen run benicia air Monitoring System also showed large levels of the chemical in the air as much as 100 parts per billion, the Fire Department says. At that level, the chemical could have led to some Health Problems if you were exposed for several hours. The levels that we were seeing in the neighborhoods were something where you wouldnt want to be in it for hours and hours and hours, but an hour or two, youre going to be okay. Today we reached out to valero for more comment, but we are still waiting to hear back. This week, candidates being considered to become oaklands police chief will participate in a public forum, according to our Media Partners at the mercury news, the public will be allowed to ask questions at the forum this thursday day. The finalists for the job have not been announced yet, but we do know it will not be former police chief laurent armstrong, a representative told the newspaper he is no longer seeking reinstatement. Hes now suing the mayor and the city after he was fired without cause by mayor shengtao more than a year ago. She owners in the east bay, rallied together yesterday to honor slain shopkeeper aristeo zambrano. He was a former united farm workers leader of the 1970s and a longtime oakland business owner. Organizers say his story embodied the american dream. Zambrano was killed in his own Auto Repair Shop on international boulevard earlier this month. Supporters and speakers used the rally yesterday to demand an end to the violence that is plaguing oakland. Were waiting to learn when a target in vallejo is going to reopen. Someone started a fire in the toilet paper aisle of the store in admiral callaghan lane. I should say on saturday that fire caused an evacuation of the store and about 1 million in damages as of last night, police havent made any arrests, according to the chronicle, one person suffered minor injuries. Today, San Franciscos board of supervisors is expected to push for answers from pg and e about power issues in the city. Storms earlier this month led to the most outage impacts in the utilitys history, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power, some for days. The board wants to know more about the utilitys response and what pgandes is doing to prevent more disruptions, as it comes, as customers are about to face a second rate increase this year. While pg and e is reporting massive profits. Just last week, pg and e said its 2023 profits increased nearly 25 over the year before. More breaking news overnight. Ronna mcdaniel says she is stepping down as the chair of the Republican National committee. March 8th. Mcdaniel says she will resign at the partys spring Training Mission meeting in houston, texas. She reportedly prearranged her departure with former president donald trump, who handpick her for the role. In 2016, according to party rules. The next step is to elect a new chair and cochair for a vote is expected to take place at that spring training. Your voice, your vote. Former South Carolina governor nikki haley is facing a new setback after losing her home states primary over the weekend. Shes now losing the support of a key financial donor. Americans for prosperity or afp action, is the Political Advocacy Group backed by billionaire charles koch. It says it will no longer donate to haley, haley and her campaign, even vowing to stay in the race at least until super tuesday. On march fifth. Well keep fighting for america and we wont rest until america wins in ten days. 20 plus states and territories are going to vote. Let them vote. America doesnt do coronations. As for tomorrows primary in michigan, polls show haley trailing former President Trump by as much as 60 points. Her campaign now saying its raised more than. 1 million within the last day at the quote, grassroots level. Today, the Supreme Court is hearing two cases that could determine the future of what we see on social media. At issue is whether states can limit how Tech Companies remove content on their platforms. Gloria its a process some critics claim is censorship. Good morning amanda. This morning, a crucial question Takes Center Stage at the Supreme Court. How far can the government go in regulating political content on social media . The justices will be hearing arguments today about whether two laws passed in republican run states are constitutional tackle. The florida law bans Tech Companies from suspending the accounts of political candidates. The texas law makes it illegal for Tech Companies to remove political content based on someones viewpoint, even if its hate speech. Supporters of these laws say that social media platforms have been censoring users in, especially those with conservative or religious views. But tech. Companies argue they have a right under the First Amendment to set their own standards to prevent misinformation. Both laws would allow Tech Companies to be sued for violations. Lawmakers in those two states say that they are trying to regulate the business actions of social media platforms, not their freedom of speech, and the case could have far reaching implications from what you see about the president ial. Election to how spam is regulated, the justices are expected to issue a ruling by the summer, so of course well stay on top of this. Amanda all right. Thanks so much, gloria. Still to come ringing in the year of the dragon seems from the big celebration and parade from chinatown this weekend. And two north bay deputies recovering after getting stuck in a river trying to save a woman. 610 this morning, looking at the morning commute. Its very quiet out there. You can see its a mix of sun and clouds, but right around midday we have the chance of a couple of showers as a cold front moves through here. Well loo is it possible to count on my internet like my Customers Count on me . It is with comcast business. Keeping you up and running with our 99. 9 network reliability. And security that helps outsmart threats to your data. Moaire dida twoo . Your data, too. Theres even roundtheclock customer support. So you can be there for your customers. With comcast business, reliability isnt just possible. Its happening. Get started for 49 a month. Plus, ask how to get up to a 800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet package. Dont wait, call and switch today overflowing with ideas and energy. Thats the San Francisco chronicle endorsing democrat katie porter for senate over all other options. Porter is easily the most impressive candidate. Known for her grilling of corporate executives. With deep policy knowledge. Katie porters housing plan has bipartisanfriendly ideas to bring homebuilding costs down. And the chronicle praises her ideas to end soft corruption in politics. Lets shake up the senate. With democrat katie porter. Im katie porter and i approve this message. We have mostly cloudy sky upstairs. A front is going to move through here later on this afternoon. May try and bring us an isolated sprinkle. Heres 11 a. M. You can see those clouds in place. Perhaps a light shower in the north bay. That front continues to move south by 330. There you can see another chance of a light isolated sprinkle. And thats it. This front quickly moves through. We clear out the clouds later on this evening, and colder air moves in later on tonight. Lets just take a look at that Winter Weather advisory in effect for the sierra. Until tomorrow morning. Not a lot of snow. 3 to 6in of snow. Very likely. And some gusty winds back here at home. We are talking about sunshine returning tomorrow and wednesday. Looking beautiful midweek before rain returns by the end of the week. Amanda, well show you that on the seven day in a few minutes. All right. Thanks, drew. Still to come, the one virus thats surging along the west coast. And were not talking about covid. Then how much at t is going to give its customers impacted by last weeks hour Long Service Outage takes you off course. Put it in check with rinvoq, a oncedaily pill. When i wanted to see results fast, rinvoq delivered rapid symptom relief and helped leave bathroom urgency behind. Check. When uc tried to slow me down. I got lasting, steroidfree remission with rinvoq. Check. And when uc caused damage rinvoq came through by visibly repairing my colon lining. Check. Rapid symptom relief. Lasting steroidfree remission. And the chance to visibly repair the colon lining. Check, check, and check. Rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. 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Stuck themselves. The woman was seen clinging to bushes in the moving water. Sonoma county firefighters were able to get all three back to safety. The Fire Department says the river can be really dangerous due to strong currents and cold water. They entered the water. Additionally, in an attempt to rescue her. At that time, our rescuers also got on scene from Sonoma County Fire District and deployed our rescue boat. Uh performed a rescue on all three of the victims in the water. Two deputies and one civilian. The woman was taken to the hospital in Critical Condition and is believed to be suffering from hypothermia. If youve recently had a stomach sickness, you arent alone. Bay Area Health Officials are watching a surge in norovirus cases. The virus is spread through contact with an infected person or by eating contaminated food. State Health Officials say. Its the top cause of vomiting, diarrhea and foodborne illness, according to data from the cdc. Almost 13 of norovirus tests in the western u. S. Are coming back positive. The Lunar New Year is officially over in San Franciscos Chinese New Year festival and parade wrapped up celebrations with a bang. Thousands of people came to the city to experience the event. Float after float went down market street, each one celebrating asian culture and its deep history in San Francisco. I feel like im grateful for having experienced this because its important and like San Francisco is like the largest chinatown outside of like china itself. And yeah, its just a pretty good experience. The parade featured dance, sing, music and beautiful dragon displays. To see more from this years festival, just head to our website, abc seven news. Com. Some brave professional skateboarders are taking their shredding to new heights. They skated atop the palm tower in dubai, which is more than 800ft in the air. The 360 degree views are stunning and death defying. The group is in dubai for the world skateboard tour event, which gets underway today. I just im laughing. I oversold it clearly did oversell it at the top of the show for i dont know why we said it was tens of thousands of feet in the air, which clearly is not true. I mean, i knew that wasnt true when we said it. How would it be tens of thousands . Wow thats crazy. Here it is, 800. Its so crazy. Yes, but now it feels like a let down. Sorry, you guys, its still really cool. I wonder if the altitude impacts them at all. You know, when you go up that high and you start to feel a little different and then theyre doing the exercise on it . Im sure if it was tens of thousands of feet. Yeah, yeah. You know, once you pass 10,000ft, things get kind of weird. Yeah. I mean, you would need an oxygen mask. That would anytime i see stuff like that, im like red bull. Of course, slosser gives you extreme. Yeah, i tried that once. To drop in on a half pipe. Didnt really go so well, did you really . Oh, yeah. I was a skateboarder. I see youre an athlete as well. Im sandwiched between two athletes. This morning. I feel blessed i didnt call myself that. Yeah. You did. Thank you. Thank you. A pickle baller and a skateboarder. Amazing. Lets say athlete. Sure. A career, more impressive. Careers are short, but still it counts. I fell once, im like, im good. It didnt last. Thats how i was with soccer. Played soccer for a little bit when i was young. I was like, its boring, im done. Yeah, thats true. This morning its a lovely morning. Would you have the chance of an isolated shower today . As a front moves through here . Heres our rooftop camera. We have a cold front today that will bring an isolated shower. Perhaps in the early afternoon. Nothing widespread. Its not getting a number on the storm impact scale. Full sunshine is back tuesday and wednesday, but we have some frosty mornings on the way before our pattern turns active once again. Starting on thursday and through the weekend. Rain locally, some significant snow coming to the sierra today. Partly sunny skies, temperatures a little bit cooler than yesterday. Well go into the upper 50s and lower 60s behind the front. Well get that colder air moving in. Its for that fact. A frost advisory will be in effect for all of napa, all of Sonoma County, part of marin county tomorrow morning. Lows will be in the 30s, so you may find some frost on your plants, even on your car windshield first thing in the morning. Theres those chilly temperatures early tomorrow morning. You do want that winter coat with you. We get sunshine tomorrow and wednesday, but by thursday, here we go again. Rain is back in the forecast to finish out the month again. Its a leap year. Remember we get a 29th day this month. Then into friday and saturday we get Even Stronger waves of energy rain heavy here at times heavy snow in the sierra. So looking at the rain and snow forecast combined, were looking at 1 to 2in of rain here locally. But look at the snow in the sierra. Well be measuring it in feet. It looks like the heaviest snow is likely going to fall on friday. Heres the accuweather seven day forecast. An isolated shower today. Nice sunshine returns tomorrow and wednesday. Then those showers are back thursday with the heaviest rain likely on saturday. Gloria. All right, well its starting to get a little busier out there on some of our roads this morning, but still no major incidents to report. This morning. No major delays. This is a live look outside right now at our 101 camera in san jose at the 880 overcrossing. And although it is a little busier, traffic is moving nicely through the south bay right now. Then a live look at our golden gate cam. And you can see right here not too much traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge at this time, so well keep checking it for you throughout the morning. See if that traffic starts to get busier. Guys. Gloria, thank you. Good morning america is coming up at seven right here on abc seven. Ginger zee has a look at whats ahead amanda reggie, it is great to be with both of you this morning. Coming up here on gma. Well start with the storm thats moving from your coast into the midwest with the chance of tornadoes. Weve got some serious difference in temperature happening i mean dallas is going to be in the mid 90s. And then well drop minneapolis into the 20s. So you know theres a gradient as we call it there. Well be tracking that also how at t is responding after last weeks major outage. Were going to tell you how to get some money back. And the promise and peril of artificial intelligence. This morning were kicking off a week long look at the fast changing technology. And were going to start with a look at which jobs could be in danger and how to help. I proof your career also, pelotons robin arzon here with an oscars inspired workout, and you dont want to miss our series the right fit. Its going to help you find the perfect bras. The Lake Oroville dams primary spillway in butte county. Its meant to help with flood prevention that water is definitely flowing hard at the start of this month, the agency says the lake was at 76 capacity. Now, it says the lake is at 83 of its total capacity. Youre going to be getting money, not a lot of money, but a few bucks, five bucks to be exact. If youre impacted by at t outage last week, the network says the credit will be applied to peoples accounts within two billing cycles. The outage left thousands of people without Cell Phone Service thursday morning. At t has blamed it on a Software Update error. Former 40 niners quarterback Richard Sherman is now facing dui charges in Washington State police say the Football Player was arrested saturday. A state trooper said shermans eyes were bloodshot and watery, and he noticed the odor of intoxication. Daetz. The county Attorneys Office says shermans hearing is scheduled for tomorrow morning in 2022. Sherman pleaded guilty in seattle to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a drunken driving incident and domestic disturbance case. The warriors youth out to their youth, i should say invited youth out to their oakland facility for a free basketball clinic. It was a black History Month event called fueling young athletes. 25 kids from the west, contra costa boys and girls club got to meet former pro basketball player and coach chris mullin yesterday. Uh you coaches can guide you and give you nice drills to do, but the players that put the extra time in on their own are the ones that are going to keep, uh, keep improving and excel and maximize their talent. They also learned how to track their personal progress using shoot 360 technology. San franciscos Historic Community music center is showing off its expanded Mission District campus. Have you heard about piazolla Astor Piazzolla . You know . Yes during an open house for the public this weekend, people spent the afternoon taking free classes, participating at jam sessions and outdoor music for people of all ages. A huge lineup of workshops gave everyone a chance to learn something for us is an opportunity to offer more music to more people in a larger, accessible space and helps us to make sure that more bay area families and people will be able to take music and participate in making music. There are also garden serenades done by cmc students and faculty in the styles of bluegrass and mariachi. Next at 630. Governor newsom rolling out a new ad Campaign Today in republican states his aim to protect Womens Health and their rights then the new improvements coming to oaklands airport and how much that will cost as we had to break a live look outside. It is now 627 and we will be coming right back. I see my husband. The father of our girls. I see a public servant. A man who served under secretary clinton in the state department. Where he took on the epidemic of violence against women in the congo. I see a fighter, a tenacious problemsolver. Who will go to congress and protect abortion rights and our democracy. Because he sees a Better Future for all of us. Im peter dixon and i approved this message. Out in an east bay neighborhood. We are live on the scene in san pablo, where authorities are telling people to stay in their homes, then count down to avoid a shutdown. Can the government make a deal before the deadline on friday, what it would take to get it done . And a local lacrosse player proving youre only as old as you feel. The goalie whos still going strong at 8080. It was great. He certainly does swing a Lacrosse Ball in an 80 year old. I have we have to double check this because it tens of thousands to 80. We got a number a little wrong last half hour, but this half hour im determined to get every number right. Always you can count on us saying with confidence that man is 80 years old. I could never play lacrosse. No, no no, no. Too intense for me. Not at eight. I mean, you guys are athletes. We already established that in the last half hour, but that was never my game. Couldnt do it. Its hard. Have you ever tried it . No no. Oh, really . It looks too physical. That is true. Its that. It is that all sports . It is very physical. Good morning everyone. It is monday. Were back. Were back now i will say the prompter said friday. So yall are really trying us today. Its sabotage. Its sabotage. Sabotage and there are saboteurs running the show. Were gonna get it. Were gonna get it. Were gonna get. Were gonna get it. There it is. Monday you probably know whats monday because youre sad. Youre back to work. Thats how you know. Heres live doppler seven, along with satellite. We got a cold front to our north. Is going to move through here later on this afternoon. Thats why were seeing cloud cover outside this morning. Heres a live look from our rooftop camera. It will try and bring an isolated shower right around lunchtime. Not enough to give it a number on the storm impact scale. Nonetheless, youll find temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s by 4 00 pm. By the way, your sunset now at 6 p. M. High. Gloria, all right. Good morning, everybody. Yes. So right now we are starting to see more traffic out there as more people start to head to work. So looking at your drive times for this morning from tracy to dublin right now, well take you 55 minutes from antioch to concord. Itll take you 28 minutes and then a live look outside right now at our bay bridge toll plaza. Camera wow. Check out that traffic. Now. Just compared to the last half hour, a lot more traffic at this time. Metering lights slipped on at 529. The backup right now is approaching the foot of the maze. But as always, if you take the carpool lanes, you will have no wait. So definitely thats always a good way to go if youre able to do that. And throughout the morning so far, we havent seen any major incidents or delays. So thats always some really good news. Reggie thanks, gloria. Governor newsom is doubling down on his defense of abortion rights. Hes launching a new tv ad not here, but in tennessee, to fight against two pieces of active legislation in that state. These bills would criminalize minors for obtaining abortions without parental consent. He appeared on meet the press to discuss the issue. These guys are not just restricting the rights of selfdetermination to bear a child for a young child, a young woman, but theyre also determining their fate as it relates to their future in life by saying they cant even travel. Its not just a war on travel. Its not just a war on Reproductive Health care. Its also a war on women more broadly defined, including, as we know, contraceptives. Governor newsom also talked about alabamas state Supreme Court ruling, saying that its a serious threat. Remember that ruling declared frozen embryos and fertilized eggs as having the same rights as children. Former President Trump also came out against that ruling last week, developing news this morning as we take a live look from d. C. Lawmakers are facing an important week ahead, pressing to avoid a looming Government Shutdown by the end of the week. They have until friday to pass a new federal funding bill to keep the government operating through the end of september, the white house says President Biden will convene with the top four congressional leaders tomorrow to push for a hefty emergency aid package worth 118 billion lawmakers have passed short terms, stopgap deals. This will be the fourth time since september that they have been up against a funding deadline. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says 31,000 troops have been killed since russias invasion started two years ago. Pressure is building on House Speaker mike johnson to pass the foreign aid bill. That would send 60 billion to ukraine. When it comes down to one person, speak johnson. Will he put the bill on the floor . I have spoken with him personally. He he has indicated that he would like to get the funding for ukraine. Hes trying to figure out a way to do it. After passing in the senate with bipartisan support, the bill has stalled in the republican led house. President zelensky says ukraine needs military and aid from the us within the next month. He also says they are preparing for another russian attack in late may or summer. Us National Security adviser Jake Sullivan says he hopes for a firm agreement on a temporary cease fire in gaza, which would allow the release of hostages. And he hopes this happens in the coming days. He says he saw progress during negotiations over the weekend. Mediators were hopeful for a breakthrough before but had stalled over some big gaps between what hamas and israel are demanding. Even so, the us is currently pushing hard to get a final agreement. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu described hamas demands as delusional, claiming they must back down before progress can be made. Were tracking breaking news in Contra Costa County this morning. People in one san pablo neighborhood are being told to stay inside due to Law Enforcement activity. The lockdown is impacting the monte montalvo and manor area. This is near rachel road and heather drive. Abc seven News Reporter lena howland has been out there all morning long talking to neighbors lena. Amanda all morning long weve been watching neighbors get turned away from this roadblock here at k road and san pablo avenue right behind me. Here as the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office has this area under a lockdown. Now that lockdown is happening near the area of rachel road and heather drive, which is still a few minutes up the road from where we are standing here at k road. Now. One neighbor we talked with over the phone says the swat team was called in a little more than an hour ago, and she says it appears as though there is some kind of a Police Standoff involving one of their neighbors. Another neighbor we talked to left to take his wife to work and wasnt able to get back in. Deputies at the roadblock told him it wasnt safe because there was an active shooter in the neighborhood. Yeah, its kind of nerve wracking because it is a pretty good neighborhood. And i mean, its not it has like every neighborhood has its moments, but this is a craziest its been since 11 years since weve been here. So, i mean, i understand if theres a live shooter there protecting people. I understand that, but it is kind of inconvenient. But there are several homes in apartment complex and a school, montalvo elementary school, all within the parameters of this lockdown. Although officials have not said how the school will be impacted by this sheriffs deputies are urging everyone to stay inside, close and lock all windows and doors until this situation is resolved. Theyre also telling neighbors to stay off the phone and do not call 911 unless you need to report a life threatening emergency and be sure to report any suspicious activity to the Sheriffs Office. Now this alert to shelter in place first came out just before 3 00 this morning. We have put in multiple requests for information to the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office, but we have yet to hear back just yet. Live in san pablo lena howland abc seven news. All right. Thanks so much, lena. Developing news. Multiple College Communities across the country are looking for answers after shocking murders on university campuses. Gloria is at the live desk with what we know about these murders. Gloria. Good morning. Amanda 18 yearold Josiah Coleman was found dead in his dorm room on saturday at Campbellsville University in kentucky. Police arrested a fellow student, charles escalera, after he hid in a local farmers barn. Escalera now faces murder and burglary charges, but police have not provided a motive in the case. The cause of colemans death has not been released. A School Spokesperson confirms that he and escalera were both on the schools wrestling team. Meanwhile, the murder of a Nursing Student has rocked two campuses in georgia. 26 year old jose ibarra is charged with killing larkin riley thats a student at augusta university. Her body was found last week in a wooded area on the nearby campus of the university of georgia. After she didnt return from a morning jog, Police Called the killing a crime of opportunity. Any investigation suggests that they had no relationship. Uh. He did not know her at all. Abc news has learned that ibarra was arrested in 2022 after entering the us illegally from venezuela. Immigration Authorities Say that he was released for further processing. So well stay on top of this story for you, reggie. Thanks, gloria. A preliminary hearing today will decide if theres enough evidence for the man suspected of a stabbing spree in davis to go to trial on murder charges. Carlos dominguez is charged with stabbing three people last year, killing two of the victims. In december, the former uc davis student was found competent to stand trial. Hes being held at the Yolo County Jail without bail. Coming up, not a million, not a billion, a trillion Credit Card Debt piling up in the us. How much the average person is carrying and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. You can see were up about 64 points. Another update on how the markets are doing next. And days after tesla canceled an order worth thousands from a small business, the Company Comes to the community. I should say, not the company. The Community Comes together to show their support and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. Were live there every weekday from 7 to 8 a. M. Hope you can join us by downloading the app now wherever you stream. 640 this morning and accuweather will take you outside. You can see the sky has certainly changed from the sunshine we had over the weekend. We have additional cloud cover out there over the bay bridge right now. Its all ahead of a cold front that moves through later on this afternoon. Now, one of our coldest mornings, weve had in recent days. Were in the mid 40s to the mid 50s. As we begin our monday, heres a look at how the sky will change throughout the day. We have those partly sunny skies giving way to an isolated shower, likely in the early afternoon as that front moves through. Not enough of a chance to even give it a number on the storm impact scale. Thats how isolated those showers will be. And today its just partly sunny throughout the afternoon. That front will clear us in the evening and that will take the cloud cover with it. Will turn to clear skies overnight tonight , so highs today will get you into the upper 50s and the mid 60s under this partly sunny conditions is a Winter Weather advisory is in effect for tahoe with this front only 3 to 6in of snow through tomorrow morning. Looking at the three day forecast back here at home, we have that chance of a shower midday tomorrow. So its all about sunshine. Were turning in that continues into wednesday as well, but Stormy Weather returns by the end of the week. Well show you that coming up conservative republican steve garvey is the wrong choice for the senate. Our republican opponent here on this stage has voted for donald trump twice. Mr. Garvey, you voted for him twice. As your own man, what is your decision . Garvey is wrong for california. But garveys surging in the polls. Fox news says garvey would be a boost to republican control of the senate. Stop garvey. Adam schiff for senate. Im adam schiff, and i approve this message. Catching this amazing spectacle known as the firefall. This time lapse footage from last week shows a waterfall illuminated by the sun. The firefall can happen any time between mid to late february, when the setting sun hits Horsetail Falls at just the right angle and it makes it look like theres lava. Yosemite says most most of the year, Horsetail Falls is one of the parks less remarkable waterfalls, which just gives, i think, more proof that people are always trying to take you down. Yeah like you cant just let firefall have its moment. Horsetail falls cant be beautiful. It is. Let it be. Celebrate right. All right, everyone, we want to give you a live look at our camera at the oakland airport, where there is about to be work to update the and modernize the bathrooms there. The port of oakland will be using a 10 million grant from the federal aviation administration. Updates will include restoring a closed womens restroom at gate four refresh, a mens room at gate three, and convert another mens room at gate seven to a single user family restroom and lactation suite. The Terminal Restroom Renovation Program will also update fixtures for water conservation. Two east bay cities are trying to figure out the damage after they were targets of Cyber Attacks last week. Residents should expect delays for Nonemergency Services until those systems come back online. City officials in oakland declared a local state of emergency after the Ransomware Attack on the same day, there was an attack on Computer Systems in pleasant hill. That issue was quickly isolated. Its unclear if these two incidents are related. An american couple is believed to be dead after they were violently on a yacht in the caribbean, police say. Police in grenada should, say think the suspects may have been three men who escaped from prison a week ago. The two americans were spending the winter cruising the caribbean. Police found their yacht. It was abandoned and appeared to have been ransacked. Authorities say it appears there was a violent encounter on board. The bodies of the couple havent been found, and the mans sister is holding out hope. You have to presume theyre still alive until further notice. And without bodies or dna, i just. I wont give up. The son of the couple says his parents were seasoned sailors who sold their house years ago to buy the boat. And now its your Morning Money report. Credit card debt hit a new high 1. 1 trillion. The Federal Reserve bank of new york says this was happening in the last quarter of 2023, according to lendingtree, the average unpaid balance just under 7000 bucks. Some economists say. While that certainly sounds like a lot more than half of borrowers pay off their balances every month, they also say were seeing increasing wages and a solid stock market. Lets see how were doing this morning at the new york stock exchange. Were up about 104 points in the south bay. People from all over the bay area came together over the weekend. This isnt the video we want to show you, but just imagine it. Show me that pie. A bunch of pies. There we go. Show me that line on valents johns day. So a last minute cancellation from tesla cost the owner of the giving pies thousands of dollars. On saturday, a line of customers stretched out the door. You see it there . The owner says she was overwhelmed, and to see the large turnout, the amount of support that we have received, its beyond like a i didnt even expect it. And its like, its crazy. Even crazier. Elon musk posted on friday that he will, quote, make things good with the bakery. The owner says she has worked with several of silicon valleys Biggest Companies before, which includes apple, google and adobe. Bar saw a huge boost over the weekend, with two big events going on in the bay area. The transit Transit Agency set a post pandemic record, so thats great, bart says. More than 123,000 people rode the train saturday. Thats more than 80 of prepandemic levels. The most recent saturday record was 116,000 trips. A lot of riders coming into San Francisco for the Chinese New Year parade and festival and to oakland for fans fest. Were getting closer to the oscars over the weekend, the Screen Actors Guild held its annual awards ceremony. Oppenheim picked up more hardware, cementing itself as the oscar frontrunner. The sags Killian Murphy took home the best actor and his costar Robert Downey jr won best supporting actor. The entire cast was also awarded with best film ensemble. Lily gladstone for best actress in a movie for killers of the flower moon. On the television side, succession wins best drama series ensemble after their final season, an award it also won in 2022. Now next up, an award season is the oscars. Now, less than two weeks away, you can catch the show on sunday, march 10th, right here on abc seven. Its hosted by jimmy kimmel. A party in oakland yesterday is abc seven news was proud to play host to the seventh annual black joy parade. The parade runs five blocks along franklin street. It celebrates the black experience and black culture. Central to the entire bay area, and it was perfect weather for this good time. I had to get out of the house and come down here and do this. I love seeing all of our black people come out the different businesses and the different ethnicities. Swease abc seven news anchor ama daetz and julian glover, as well as reporter zach fuentes were on hand streaming live on our abc seven news platforms. There are more than 127 different groups represented at the parade this year. Were hoping to reactivate this space and kind of bring some Economic Empowerment to this area as well. Its black History Month, so we wanted to come out and celebrate, and its a great day for the weather to the parade organizers say that the parade brings in 100,000 to black owned restaurants every year. And a reminder that you can watch the entire black joy parade on demand on our website, abc seven news. Com, and on the abc seven bay area app. Wherever you stream, a story of inspiration is coming out of San Francisco and involves the oldest sport in north america lacrosse. Theres a recreational Lacrosse League called you lax that plays in golden gate park. 80 year old mike held has been playing the sport for 64 years, longer than many of these players have been alive. It hurts enough when i get hit by the Lacrosse Balls, and im only in my 20s, so you know i can only imagine by the time youre 80, the bumps and bruises dont heal quite as quick, but whats really cool is to see him. An 80 year old man playing this sport. This is a very dangerous sport. As long as theyll have me here, i guess ill continue to play eulex. You know, like this. He looks great. Mike stopped playing in the field last year and started playing goalie when he couldnt run anymore. That was last year when he was just 79 years old. Of course it keeps him young. I know i need some id, i need just i, we need to see this man looks great for you. Heres a target on the front of his shirt. Hes like, come at me. Yeah. Hes like, bring it on. I mean, you can whip that ball like 100mph for a Lacrosse Ball. Also hurts. Yeah. Its like its like a real dense, thick rubber. Yeah. The only thing i use the Lacrosse Ball for is just to rub out, you know, the kinks. Oh, yeah. Like you lay on it. Mhm. Mhm. Yeah mhm. Not its intention initially but gets the knots out. Get a little trick there. Us. Hes an athlete. Just all morning long. Need a rub. Yeah. You know i have to use you a Pickleball Pickleball session. Look all of you know if you know you know. Mhm. I was warned that after playing the pickleball that i would feel it. I actually do feel it today. Oh really. Okay. Yeah. Its for real. Okay. And how long is like a session. Um we played three games in the course of about like an hour or 15 or so. Okay right on one, two out of three. So bad. Good job. Nice. I saw a group playing recently at a park, and they had wine out by the picnic tables after their pickleball game. I was like, this is the way to go. Bring the wine and everything. Yeah, we talked a lot about its popularity, but then you go to target and in their like dollar section, you see pickleball like the paddles and stuff, the paddles, everything. And im like, oh, okay. Its an affordable sport. There you go. Outside this morning it is a lot different than the weekend. Weekend was just gorgeous. Oh my gosh. The sunshine, the warm air. This morning though, we have more in the way of cloud cover as a front is going to cross through this afternoon. And it will bring us an isolated shower. Not enough of a chance to give it a number on the storm impact scale. Thats how low the chances that well actually see a light shower where you live. Behind that front, we have some chilly mornings, but the sunshine is back in full force both tomorrow and wednesday. But by the end of the weekend into the start of the weekend, our pattern turns active with rain locally and probably significant snow in the sierra. Today its partly sunny. Those temperatures in the upper 50s to the mid 60s again later on this afternoon we could have an isolated shower as the front moves through, but behind the front the skies clear and cold air moves in here. A frost advisory will be in effect for most of the north bay tomorrow morning for temperatures in the 30s, so we get cold tonight, which means tomorrow morning. You want that winter jacket with you . Youll feel that chill in the atmosphere, but sunshine and dry weather is on the agenda tomorrow and wednesday. But by thursday, rain is back. So heres future weather. Light showers begin here thursday, but heavier rain works in here. Friday into saturday, and it looks like well have some very significant snow coming to the sierra. Look at the rain. Snow forecast locally. Were probably looking at 1 to 2in of rainfall over a three day period. But look at this snow will likely measure it in feet several feet with the heaviest snow falling on friday. Heres the accuweather seven day forecast and isolated shower today. Sunshine back here tomorrow and wednesday. Showers turn thursday with on and off rain through the start of the weekend. Gloria good morning drew. Good morning everyone at home. So right now we are following a crash over in oakland thats causing some delays in that area. So were going to zoom in and show you exactly where thats happening. This is over on northbound 880 before hegenberger road. And right now speeds are down to ten Miles Per Hour. This is a rollover crash that is blocking one lane right now. So well keep our eyes on that. We also have an update for you when it comes to mass transit. Capital corridor has trains five, 21 and 524. Stop at right now. And so well also keep updating you on that throughout the morning. Thats because there were reports of a car on the tracks. Amanda. All right. Gloria. Thank you. All eyes and noses are on a flower in San Francisco. So thats about to be very smelly. The corpse flower at California Academy of sciences is expected to bloom any day now. So the experts say yesterday was the first day the flower, named mirage, didnt grow any taller. Another sign is some purple coloring popping up on the outside. Abc seven news spoke with a father and son from upstate new york. They were intrigued by the flower, but they also said its okay that theyre missing the bloom. You ever have someone taste something bad, like, here, you try. Its like, im good. Ill take your word for it. Once it blooms, youll have to move fast. It only stinks for about three days. And some describe the smell as rotten fish, garlic and sweaty feet. All bad. I also didnt realize how tall it is because i saw its hard to tell. It doesnt look that big, right . Not at all. On the little white board that they had with the stats, it said its 6. 50. Thats taller than me. Does it appear like that when you see it . No, not at all. I mean, ive never seen one in person either, and i dont know that i would sign myself up for that. And you wont. But pretty tone. Well, if you like stinky things, congratulations. This is your week. Up next, the seven things you need to know today. You can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. Its available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. Download the app now and you can start streaming us. And as we head to break, well take you outside. It is 656 and the sun is rising. Well be right thats the San Francisco chronicle endorsing democrat katie porter for senate over all other options. Porter is easily the most impressive candidate. Known for her grilling of corporate executives. With deep policy knowledge. Katie porters housing plan has bipartisanfriendly ideas to bring homebuilding costs down. And the chronicle praises her ideas to end soft corruption in politics. Lets shake up the senate. With democrat katie porter. Im katie porter and i approve this message. Harlem neighborhood under lockdown. Its happening in the Montalvin Manor neighborhood or area. I should say. They are asking people to stay inside, close and lock all their windows and doors due to Law Enforcement activity, one person says it appears as though there is some kind of a Police Standoff involving one of their neighbors. As and number two, a cold front is going to swing through here this afternoon trying touch off an isolated shower. No number on the storm impact scale today. A mix of sun and clouds, upper 50s to lower 60s. Number three, Early Voting Centers are now open in San Francisco, alameda and santa clara counties ahead of the march fifth primary. Early voting begins in other counties later this week. Number four, Ronna Mcdaniel is stepping down as chair of the Republican National committee. The resignation is expected to become official at the partys spring training meeting, which happens after super tuesday. Number five, youll be getting five bucks if you were impacted by at t outage last week. The network says the credit will be applied to peoples accounts within two billing cycles as number six, we are following a crash in oakland. This is on northbound 880 before hegenberger road and this is causing some delays. And now speeds are down to nine Miles Per Hour in that area. Number seven. Watch out steph curry, a seventh grader in new jersey, hit the game winning buzzer beater from beyond half court to send her team to the championship. Thats sarah. You see with the steal and the bucket. Another athlete on abc seven morning show i always wanted that moment. It never came. I played for one season. I was like, i want to do that. Never. Thats going to be me. Its gonna be me. Im gonna make it. Its where the winning coin just give up before you try it. Oh, i did, do good morning america. A new Cross Country storm taking aim and the extreme heat in february. On alert. At least 17 states bracing for a major storm. Snow, hail and possible tornados. The major cities in the bulls eye. Ginger has the track and timing. Plus, where it feels like july, as we close out february. Breaking news