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Macys says 150 of its stores will close over the next three years. 50 of them by the end of this year. The Union Square Location will not be part of the first 50 closures. Mayor london breed says macys is selling the property at union square and will remain open until after the sale or transition in. The mayor says the move has nothing to do with whats happening in downtown San Francisco. So weve had even this past Holiday Season between november 20th and the end of the year. Weve seen a significant decline in crime. And so we know this has nothing to do with that decision. Its really a larger business decision that macys has made. Macys says the closures are part of a shift in Business Strategy from large stores and malls to more boutique shops. Macys is the latest in a list of iconic union square in Downtown Retail stores to close, including nordstrom and the westfield mall. The mayor says the closure is disappointing, but shes hopeful for change. There are definitely possibilities here. This is not like nordstroms, where they say were leaving, were exiting, the president and ceo of Union Square Alliance shared this quote. I believe that we should work toward a solution that allows macys to keep this iconic store open. However, if that does not come to pass, our expectation is that a new owner for this iconic site will come forward to continue a fresh and vibrant vision at this critical location. Many say the iconic macys will be hard to replace. The store employs about 400 workers, many of them union employees, says jim irby with ufcw local five. These are folks that have worked at this store for decades to give their life, you know, and to live in the communities in which they work, irby says. As the city pivots, its important to maintain good paying jobs, and San Franciscos culture in macys was a part of the culture of San Francisco. When you think about christmas and the Christmas Tree and the. So i just think maintaining the culture in a pivot is important. And when Macys Union Square does close, it will be a big hit to the city finances as well. Not only will the city lose sales tax revenue, according to the city comptroller office, the store generates. Approximately 2. 3 million in property tax annually for the citys general fund. Live in the newsroom. Suzanne fawn, abc seven news. All right. Suzanne, thank you. And suzanne mentioned nordstrom which closed last august. Its among 30 stores in and around union square that closed recently. They are marked on this map. They include uniqlo, the container store, office depot. You see dsw over here. By the end of last year, the Retail Vacancy rate for union square hit a record high of more than 20. Thats according to cushman wakefield. Now we put this map on our website, abc seven news. Com, so you can check it out for yourself. Nordstrom closed in the same week that ikea opened a new store on market street. It was the first ikea to open in the bay area in 20 years. So is macys closing a reflection on the city . Some certainly think so, including people running to replace london breed as mayor of San Francisco. So heres what candidate daniel lurie had to say about it. This is a blow, but were coming back. This city is the greatest city in the world. But we need a plan and thats where we have to address Public Safety and the drug crisis on our streets. We need to give businesses certainty that when theyre here in our city, that they know what theyre getting. Another candidate, mark farrell, called it, quote, a gut punch and scary news for San Francisco. His post on the platform x went on to say, as mayor, i will be aggressive, active and protective and proactive in providing clean and safe streets so that we make our downtown and city more welcoming for residents, businesses and visitors. We asked abc seven news insider phil matier to weigh in on this. Also, heres his Perspective Office occupancy still 36 vacancy rates in those high towers downtown. Only half the workforce is returning full time to work in the downtown area. And the tourism, which is a 10 billion industry, which people would shop in that area, hasnt come back yet either. Youre going to have to reimagine the downtown. Were too reliant on tech and too reliant on tourism and retail, and its just its gone the way of the dodo bird. Phil was part of an event we hosted in december with San Franciscos mayor, police chief and District Attorney. We talked about downtown as well as drug use, crime and the citys homeless problem. You can see what they said and how theyre promising to improve those issues. The entire ad free discussion is available to stream on the abc7 bay area app. A Big Development today in another big challenge facing San Francisco drugs, three men have been brought back to the United States after being charged with dealing drugs in the tenderloin, then fleeing to central america. Abc seven News Reporter tim johns explains what a big deal this extradition is. If you flee from justice, if you think you can hide, you are wrong. A strong message from the Northern California district of the department of justice on tuesday morning, federal officials announcing they had extradited 300 nationals back to San Francisco. The men facing federal felony charges for the distribution of drugs such as meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl in the citys tenderloin neighborhood. Weve been laser focused on mapping the threats, identifying the criminal Drug Networks in the tenderloin and developing information on those members wherever they are around the globe. The arrests mark a major escalation in San Franciscos attempt to crack down on the drug crisis unfolding on the city streets. This operation was a collaboration of local, federal and international partners. Last year, over 800 people died of accidental overdoses here, and city officials have made addressing the problem a top priority. We are not going to tolerate the things that have been happening over the past few years, and so i want that trend to continue. San francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has vowed to clean up the tenderloin since taking office. During an interview with abc seven news last month, she touted the work her office has done in partnership with other Law Enforcement agencies. I think we still have a great deal of work to do in the tenderloin. I dont think we can celebrate just yet. A sentiment shared by doj officials on tuesday who said these three arrests are just the beginning. These are not the only extradition ins that we are working on. So people should should know that there are still ongoing investigations and extradition requests that are being made, and we will continue to pursue those in San Francisco. Tim johns, abc seven news. San francisco leaders today formally apologized to the citys black residents. They say its just a first step in laying the groundwork for further commitments to the black community. An abc seven news race and social justice reporter Julian Glover is here now with a closer look at this historic move. Julian, it is certainly historic in so many ways. San francisco now joining boston in the short list of cities that have taken this first step, the board of supervisors voted unanimously to approve that apology to black residents for the city and the decades of discriminatory policies and systemic discrimination that they say amount to antiblack racism. An important first step with a complicated and long road ahead. We have much more work to do. But this apology most certainly is an important step, and one of the over 100 recommendations made by the African American reparations and Advisory Committee all the resolution is adopted unanimously. With that move, San Francisco joins a short list of major u. S. Cities and states that have taken the first steps to repair its black residents. Its a long overdue apology. We know that an apology without action rings hollow, supervisor Shamann Walton wrote. The legislation to create the African American Reparations Advisory Committee to develop, recommend options for repairing harm done to the black community by the city government. The Group Released a blockbuster report in july of 2023, with more than 100 recommendations ranging from downpayment assistance for home buying, improved access to education to Cash Payments. The first being an apology. We didnt have those opportunities back then. We most certainly were held from those opportunities through policies even today. And so people have a responsibility for righting the wrongs of the past because they still affect us here today. Reporter doctor amos brown, the San Francisco naacp president , was on the Reparations Advisory Committee and also served on californias first in the nation state Reparations Task force. But we must go beyond just words. We need work. We need concrete measures. The reverend is calling for additional measures from the board of supervisors to go beyond that apology. Addressing areas of housing, health and Economic Development for San Franciscos dwindling black population in advance without much delay, measures to correct the wrongs. If we cant do that, then an apology will ring hollow and it will be, as ive always said, just feel good. Cotton candy pop six cheryl davis, the executive director of the sf human rights commission, which oversaw the work of the Reparations Advisory Committee, says her office is now working on implementing a small slice of the 100 plus recommendations. Weve already started to work on, on some of the other things in terms of the war on drugs, in terms of addressing the folks who were displaced during redevelopment era era times and trying to look at Cash Payments for them. The push for reparations in San Francisco previously had a bit of a setback, as the city, faced with that significant budget deficit, pumped the brakes on its plan to spend 4 million to create a reparations office. Again, this apology is a first step with a long road ahead here. Many steps to come. Yeah yeah. Thanks, julia, very much. Coming up next, a new dedicated place for people dealing with cancer. East bay patients wont have to go through a tunnel or over a bridge to get care. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. One more dry day, and then weve got a major winter storm moving into california. Ill let you know exactly when you can see some wet, windy weather and colder conditions here, along with significant snow in the sierra coming up. My brother will never marry and my brother will never have kids. And tonight, a look at the lifelong impact of an unthinkable crime a baby attacked when he was one month old is now a 27 year old man. Stay with us lets go win this thing then we hit the road and never stopped. You shared with me your frustration at working harder to barely get by and afford a place to live. Your fears for our democracy and freedoms and your dreams for yourself, your family, and the future. It is not too late to realize those dreams. Im adam schiff, and i approve this message because together we can still get big things done. My dry eyes made me a burning, stinging, 5timesaday,. Makeup smearing drops user. I want another option thats not another drop. Tyrvaya. 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Were moving lab services and imaging outpatient into this location that will free up space in the hospital and make it easier for patients to access care. The stats 155,000ft■ s with local donations exceeding 110 million to build this futuristic cancer center. We have four vaults for radiation therapy. Three are equipped on day one and one is future expansion and get the latest and greatest there are 58 new bays for chemo with views of mount diablo. We have an on site pharmacy and oncology lab mixing drugs right there on the spot and taking care of the patients. John muir says pairing their oncologists and equipment with the Clinical Research and access to trials through ucsf sf will reap huge benefits for patients. Its sort of the best of both worlds because you can get access to that without having to go to the big institution, cross the tunnel, the bridge, park in the city, you know, having all of that in this community, i think were really fortunate were going to treat Breast Cancer already, all gi cancers. So that would be colon cancer, stomach cancer, hepatobiliary cancers, um, will treat lung cancers. Well treat prostate and bladder, well treat ovarian cancers and endometrial cancers, melanomas, brain tumors. Patients are already using the facility. By midmarch, it will be fully operational. An aging east bay population means more cancer. Getting diagnosed and more cancer survivors. Hopefully in walnut creek. Im Leslie Brinkley, abc seven news. Its official raging waters will live on under new operators. The San Jose City council today approved the new Lease Agreement and operating contract. California dreamin entertainment will operate the park until at least september 2025. The prior operators announced they were closing for good at the end of last season. The land is owned by the city of san jose. The best spot in the bay area to beat the heat since 1985, will reopen this summer. Shame its not open today because the weather i know, but i dont think well need it tomorrow or the next couple of days. We may need our coats back. Sandy. Yeah, youre going to need your heavy winter coats back later on this week. Tomorrow you can get away with short sleeve weather. Dan and ana, good evening to all of you. Lets take a look at a live picture from homewood, where theres plenty of snow on the ground. Statewide, snowpack is at 82 of average. If you want to travel up to the mountains, tomorrow is your best day for lake tahoe. Mostly sunny, 48 degrees. After that, all bets are off. Were talking about blowing snow, blizzard conditions, and heavy snow. It is really going to be particularly dangerous in that thursday, friday, saturday time period. So just keep that in mind. With the heaviest snow coming in on friday. So that blizzard warning was replacing the winter storm watch that was up. Its 4 a. M. Thursday until 10 a. M. Sunday. Expecting 5 to 10ft of snow above 5000ft, 1 to 4ft above 3000ft. With those gusty winds extremely dangerous to impossible travel, i would hold off if i were you for the time being. The storm track is well to our north up around the Pacific Northwest where theyre seeing a mix of rain and snow, but that is all going to change as a cold storm drops in from the gulf of alaska starting on thursday. Right now, quiet here in the bay area. A live view that is beautiful from exploratorium camera clear skies over the city. It is 56 right now, 57 in oakland, upper 50s around san jose down to the mid 50s in san mateo and Half Moon Bay. Look at this beautiful view from santa cruz camera. I hope you had a chance to get out and enjoy the sun. 60 in santa rosa. Its in the 50s everywhere else from petaluma to concord and livermore, mount tam cam giving you a clear view across the bay tomorrow. Chilly morning, milder afternoon thursday through sunday. Were looking at colder, wet, gusty conditions and this weekend theres even the possibility of snow on our higher peaks between 2500 and 3000ft. So the best chance is going to be Mount Saint Helena and also mount hamilton. Tomorrow morning. The chill once again in the north bay. 2 to 9 a. M. We have a frost advisory. Temperatures down to the mid 30s. Frost will form this morning. Napa airport in fairfield. Were down to 36 degrees tomorrow morning. Youre looking at mid to upper 30s in the coldest inland valleys, a few high thin clouds and thats about it. Tomorrow afternoon there will be plenty of sun and its actually warmer than today. 68 in san jose, 67. Concord 64. Santa rosa, oakland 60. In San Francisco 63. San rafael and 58 degrees in Half Moon Bay level one storm on thursday. Light to moderate showers, gusty winds, impacts the afternoon evening commute in particular, so the winds come up first. You will notice over 30 miles an hour at 1 00 in the afternoon. Still gusty in the evening, but then the winds die down. Then the rain will be moving through here pretty quickly. Heres a look at thursday morning. Spotty showers. The rainfall intensity starts to pick up in the afternoon and is more widespread in the evening. This is when you will need to allow for that extra time. If you do have a commute or you have things to do friday morning, the wet weather continues going into friday evening. Saturday sunday its just going to be periods of cold, wet weather and gusty with major snow in the sierra. So rainfall all through thursday night. A few tenths to about three quarters of an inch. And well add on the rest of the rain. Not a lot of rain through sunday night. Heres your accuweather seven day forecast. You have a dry day to enjoy tomorrow and then level one thursday through sunday. And then tuesday. Another level one. So ama and dan, were going to be in this period of Winter Weather again. All right. Thanks, sandhya. All right. The bay areas newest womens soccer team held their first local practice today. Next year for players who are ready to inspire the next generation 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. 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. 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Abc seven news south bay reporter Dustin Dorsey talked with players who are excited about bringing soccer back to the bay area. The signs say san jose state, but the spartans soccer field is now the Training Facility for bay fc. The bay areas newest professional team is settling into their new home ahead of their inaugural season in a sunny day like this in california, youre out here on the field. The pitch is much better, uh, than we anticipated because theyve worked really hard at it and now its, uh, its perfect for us to come on. So were excited about that. And san jose state has been great host. So we couldnt thank them enough. As bay fc establishes its roots, the team is still trying to find their footing on whats known as home. Okay lets go. This was their first time practicing here at sjsu. Its just one of the many challenges for the players who are part of a brand new organization. Its really easy to come into an environment thats already established and, you know, they already have a schedule and facilities and a routine. But when you come into a new environment, youre moving from facility to facility and practice field to practice field and you just have to be adaptable. Fortunately theres one place where none of these athletes need to adapt the soccer pitch itself. familiar and settling. Deyna castellanos thinks going through the unknowns together has brought them closer. Everybody is doing very well. Like we are all like, uh, very nice. Uh its a very nice group of girls that is here and were just ready to compete and start the season. The teams first season is now just a few weeks away, a major moment for the players, including goalkeeper melissa lauder, a Santa Clara University alum. Lauder struggle to see her clear path to the pros at that time. She hopes this team can serve as an inspiration to the next generation here in the bay, all the schools around here can see that all the womens soccer programs can see that much more clearly than i got to, and i just want to pay that forward for the girls who have a vision to want to keep playing. They can they can really see that here with this team and fans will see this team in action for their home opener on march 30th at paypal park in san jose. Dustin dawsey, abc seven news. Were just a week away from californias march primary next. The efforts to get bay area voters involved and to the polls, plus the countrys top concern in whats topping the list now, hasnt been americans main worry for five ye 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. When Peter Dickson led my platoon into combat in afghanistan, he cared about two things completing the mission, and making sure his marines came home. And we all did. Petes always fought for what he believes in, and i know hell do the same in congress for affordable housing, the rights of women, and the democracy he swore to protect. Because helping people who need it has always been petes mission. And i know hell get it done. Next Generation Veteran Fund is responsible for the content of this ad. Election day is one week away, with several key races and propositions to be decided in the march primary. But what will the turnout actually look like . Yeah theres a big effort to get people to cast their votes, especially those in marginalized communities. Abc seven News Reporter zach fuentes has the story now from san jose. From policy to candidates, critical decisions are being made in just under a week in the march 5th primary election. I think people forget that we, the community, we are the employers of our elected officials. Still, officials and Community Groups are concerned with low turnout in primary elections. Look at four years ago in our last president ial primary election, where only 52 of our registered voters turned out and cast their ballot. So those 52 of people made the decision for 100 of the voters. As of monday , in santa clara county, about 89,000 of more than a million registered voters have submitted vote by mail ballots. Local Community Groups are hard at work to increase voter turnout, many of them combining forces to form the together we vote coalition. We bring candidates who may be running people who have policies and other organizations to come and get the community exposed to them, because so often community is not aware of many of these things. Organizations like the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley have also been part of the efforts hosting phone banking sessions and social media campaigns to try and reach voters who may not be inclined to turn out. Latinos are, unfortunately, one of the lower margins when it comes to voting. We make up 30 of the population here in san jose and that unfortunately, is dwindling as were seeing more and more families pushed out of our communities. The Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley says theyre intentionally targeting other latinas to not just vote, but get the rest of their family and friends to do the same. We are the matriarchs in our household, and systemic change really does come down to us and encouraging our our future generations, our older generations to come out and vote. Carmen bremer says many in black and brown communities get turned off to voting after years of not seeing the issues impacting them. Address it. But thats also why she says, its just as important for them to turn out, because when you dont show up, they forget about you and they ignore you and its critical that you continue to beat on the door because eventually youre going to take your foot and kick it down in san jose. Zach fuentes, abc seven news in the meantime, the polls are closed in michigan, the last state to hold a primary before super tuesday. Donald trump is leading nikki haley, 66 to 29. Michigans primaries are being viewed as a referendum on President Bidens handling of the israelhamas gas war. The state has a sizable muslim and arab american population. There was a push for a protest vote, with some democrats marking uncommitted instead of casting their ballots for biden 15 of democrats voted uncommitted, while 79 voted for joe biden. The biggest problem facing the u. S. Is immigration. Thats according to a new poll from gallup. Its the first time immigration has ranked as the top problem in five years of polling. This shift comes largely among republicans 57 list immigration as the top problem compared to 10 of democrats and 22 of independents. Other top concerns for americans include problems related to government, the economy in general, and inflation in President Biden is pushing for lawmakers to approve a major foreign aid package to avoid a government shutdown. He met with top congressional leaders today in a tense conversation, hoping for a breakthrough. The package includes helping ukraine, which is in dire need of aid to fight russias invasion. Republicans are demanding action to address Us Mexico Border security in exchange for aid to both ukraine and israel. We must take care of americas needs first. When you talk about americas needs, you have to talk first about our open border. Many services would be impacted if theres a government shutdown, including food stamp and Housing Assistance for millions of families. The deadline to approve the aid package is friday. Stocks closed mixed today after a new report that shows Consumer Confidence declined more than expected in january. The dow lost 96 points, while the nasdaq and the s p both showed small gains. Coming up next, we go back in time to revisit an unthinkable crime an attack on a one month old baby boy. That baby is now 27 years old. Hola nico. Now to see what life is like for him. His parents and his siblings as we for any traveler you want to be. Like 1 chef dad, cookin up a free, hot breakfast for the entire family at a comfort hotel. Mom made this. Umm, i. Added the garnish. Stay twice and get a free night when you book direct. I know what its like to perform through pain. If youre like me, one of the millions suffering from pain caused by migraine, nurtec odt may help. 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And leanne is here now to follow up on a just a devastating story that we covered so long ago. Yeah, we covered it in 1996. Remember and it shocked all of us when we did. A newborn was brutally beaten in his own home. Now the baby suffered severe brain damage. The case was even more shocking because the person accused of the beating was a six year old boy. Now, at the time i interviewed the victims parents, all these years, i wondered what happen to that baby and the accused child. So recently, i tracked down the victims family. I found them living in reno, nevada, and thats the subject of a new abc seven news originals documentary. And here is a segment from that document on hola, como estas . So much had changed in their lives, yet every thing felt familiar. The conversation around that infamous day in 1996 was unavoidable. What do you remember from that period . Sorprendio. Pero como mira me nino Carmen Bermudez told us. Even more painful was seeing the babys injuries con su cabeza. Si his head was like this. I su carita. I thought it was going to explode. His face was so swollen. The conversation then shifted from what was is to what is. Which. Of course includes their four children. And yes, ignacio, who was peeking out of the kitchen during our interview, now 27 years old, ignacio rocks side to side and is in constant motion. Hes unable to speak or show any kind of independence, but the family says the mere fact that hes able to walk is a blessing. Hola nico nachito. He quickly shies away and eventually resumes his rocking. What can he do . What cant he do . Lo vamos la cambiemos panel. We bathe them. We change his diaper. La comida. I follow him around to feed him in the mouth because, okay, he cant eat on his own. Ben mas. Yeah, its tough to care for him. Is 24 hours. It doesnt stop you know, you dont get a break from that. Thats full time. Thats 24 over seven. Ignacio himself struggles, often hitting himself or stomping on the floor so furiously that he has broken several tiles. Must its common for people with severe brain injuries to suffer from insomnia in fact, the family told us ignacio has gone up to two weeks without sleeping, which puts a huge strain on everyone. All of these holes are actually made by him when he has those sleepless nights, when he cant sleep, hell just kind of hit it with his hand or hell kind of go with his body. We got the this plastic bag here so he doesnt open it. So we usually just tie it at the end of the night when we all go on to sleep, just tie it up like that. Um, that way he doesnt. He cant get into it yet. Despite those trying moments, ignacio parents have found the capacity to forgive the loss we forgive him and thats the end of it. The conversation around who will take care of ignacio when his parents can no longer do so, has fallen on his siblings. And so ive told my mom multiple times, when you and my dad are no longer here, i. I will care for my brother. Ive committed to it and ive told myself, and i told myself that if i ever do marry, that, that the person that i do marry with is going to have to accept him as a son. And if they dont, then they they can go ahead and leave because my brother is here to stay. Now one night when ignacio was having a difficult time, antonio decided to look up the name Brandon Toliver on facebook. When he stumbled upon his facebook and he sent it to me. Us being older, yes, we did have anger. We had anger, and we just kind of saw his pictures and we saw he has a family. He has kids. He has a normal life. And your brother doesnt have a and my brother doesnt have a normal life. My brother will never marry my brother will never have kids. My parents might say that they forgive him, but we dont. Theres no forgiveness for that. You know, you ruined the life. My brother was born a normal kid and now he cant live that. The life that he was born to live. Brandon toliver was that six year old child accused of beating ignacio bermudez. In 1996. We thought long and hard about reaching out to Brandon Toliver. What was there to gain after all these years . But in fairness to brandon, we offered him a chance to be heard hey, brandon, leon melendez, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too. So we sat down with Brandon Toliver for a lengthy conversation about what happened that day. And that interview and the complete story can be seen on our abc seven news streaming app. And that was very interesting conversation that i had with him. I can only imagine and just a few moments and then just a lifetime of challenges. Yeah. And that was very surprising. You know, i didnt have any expectations. You know, what would i find when i, you know, met him again . Um, but it was hard to see, you know, how, like you say in just a few seconds, you know, somebody changed. Changed completely. And so heartwarming. Siblings, though. How loving and committed. Yeah, yeah. And antonio really the, you know, brother, the younger brother says, you know, whoever i marry has to accept him is absolutely. And which is wonderful and heartwarming, but also a reminder of just how their lives have been forever changed. Very much so. Quite what they would have expected out of life. Yeah, the documentary is called unthinkable. Yes, and it is available on demand. Thank you leanne. Streaming now on the abc seven bay area app. All right, lets move on. Were expecting rain by the end of the week. See the timing. Sandhya has her seven day forecast next a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. And did we mention, it really, really sticks . Salonpas, its good medicine. 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. Picture of the scene. You can see the fire trucks and the Police Vehicles around that car that burst into flames. The car fire is at the fremont street exit in the westbound direction. Its the first exit coming off the bridge into the city. Now lets show you a picture of the bay bridge toll plaza before people get to that section of the bridge, its backing up pretty badly. Were told that everyone got out of the car. At least they caught fire. No ones hurt. But traffic, as you can see, is backed up past Treasure Island and through the toll plaza as they continue to clear that scene, its going to take a bit of time. Yeah. For sure. All right, lets check on our weather changing again. Changing once again a good bit. More rain coming. Sandy. Yeah. We definitely will have some wet weather for several days on monday. And lets take a look at your hourly planner. If you are stepping out this evening. The weather looks fantastic, but youll need a light extra layer. 7 00 tonight. Temperatures in the 50s dropping off into the 40s, and by tomorrow morning it will get chilly as we look at live doppler seven, skies are clear right now. Tomorrow afternoon, some higher clouds moving in, but it is going to be a milder day. Upper 50s to the upper 60s. Level one system coming in thursday with light to moderate showers, gusty winds, impacts to the afternoon commute. So as we look at those showers, they start in the morning. Very spotty on thursday. And then as the afternoon evening goes on, the rainfall will spread. It is not going to be a big storm for thursday. Thats just a taste of whats to come. Your rainfall projections anywhere from about seven hundredths in brentwood to a third of an inch in santa rosa. This is going to mean big time snow thursday through sunday, 98in at kirkwood, 96in at donner. Accuweather seven day forecast. You can see tomorrow you have a dry day and then a level one thursday through sunday. Another one on tuesday. Best opportunity for snow over our local peaks will be this weekend. Dan and emma okay thanks, andy. All right. Sports director larry beil is here with whats going on in sports warriors. Yeah. Warriors. Uh they met up with an old friend tonight in washington. Jordan poole was now coming off the bench for the wizards. Yeah, its that bad. Warriors with some highlight reel plays. But once again shaky in the fourth quarter. Would they hold on next in sports 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. What do i see in peter dixon . 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. 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Warriors within three in the Second Quarter dario saric to chris paul. No look pass to moses moody who started for Andrew Wiggins out for personal reasons. Moody for threes 12 points. Highlight of the game is coming up right here. Moody saving the ball from going out of bounds. No look to Draymond Green up to steph who lobs to Jonathan Kuminga with authority at 21 points. Warriors would pull away in the third paul to Klay Thompson for three. Klay splash team high 25 points. Warriors almost blew a 23 point lead that they had entering the fourth quarter. But have no fear kuminga is here. Warriors got to get this tightened up in the fourth period to do any damage going forward. Warriors win 123 112. Theyve captured six straight on the road. They do have a time out. Decide not to use it. Curry way downtown. Bang bang. Oh what a shot from curry with 6 10 of a second remaining. That was eight years ago today. One of the most legendary shots and calls now known as the double bang. Curry with the shot and mike breen on the call. The warriors beat okc in overtime back in 2016. I forgot the bang, the call and the shimmy. Anyway, last year curry gave mike breen a pair of sneakers called the double bang. They happened to retail for about 160 bucks a pair on a baseball. Now the giants, theyre losing pitchers left and right well before the season has even started. The latest is tristan beck, who is having his hand examined. Now hes projected to be in the starting rotation. Giants. They got to sign some more people giants. Mariners this afternoon. The debut of jeong woo lee lee, the korean baseball star, led off and played center field. Here is his first hit as a giant. A lot of anticipation in and there it goes. Lee went one for three as the giants tied the mariners 1010, and the as beat the guardians 11 two. Giants fans may want to look away right now. Right now. The saint Louis Cardinals posted this video of brandon crawford, longtime giant wearing cardinals red. Looks pretty weird. Crawford of course, grew up in pleasanton, won two world series with the giants and 13 seasons in San Francisco, signing with saint louis over the weekend. Dodgers star shohei ohtani, making his spring debut for la against the white sox. The 700 million man wasting no time making an impact. Its high, its deep, and sayonara means goodbye in a96 dodgers win. Ohtani is coming off of elbow surgery, so hes not going to pitch this year. But obviously he can still hit the nfl combine, also known as the underwear olympics, is taking place this week in indianapolis as top prospects run through drills and meet nfl teams and coaches. The 49 ers gm john lynch is there. He said today Brandon Aiyuk who is entering the final year of his rookie deal is a guy the niners want to keep around. And for a long time, lynch said knowing that brock purdy is their quarterback for the foreseeable future brings stability to the organization. Its a nice feeling. I know that having stability at that position, um, you know, people forget. Last year was brocks first full year as a starter. So i think that leaves you feeling pretty good about his opportunity to uh with what weve already seen. And this couple of years in particular, last year, the first full year as a starter coming off the injury, were past that and it just gives you a lot of confidence going in. And now its like kind of building around him and thats uh it gives you ■a foundation to build off of. And that that is a really good feeling, a settling feeling. Abc seven sports, sponsored by your Northern California honda dealers and with purdy people think hes going to get a huge, you know, contract. Hes not eligible for one more season. So the championship window for the niners is right. Now you could pay everybody else. And then you get to purdy. The following year. Hell hell get paid eventually. Oh. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. 30, 40 million a year. Wow yeah. Thats being paid like. Newscaster money. Oh, yeah. Right uh, tonight on prime time on abc seven eight, will trent followed by the rookie at nine. Good doctor is at ten. And stay with us for abc seven news at 11. Thanks for joining us. Im ama daetz and im dan ashley for sandhya patel. Larry biel, all of us. We appreciate your time. Have a great evening. And well see you again tonight at 11. In afghanistan, he cared about two things completing the mission, and making sure his marines came home. And we all did. Petes always fought for what he believes in, and i know hell do the same in congress for affordable housing, the rights of women, and the democracy he swore to protect. Because helping people who need it has always been petes mission. And i know hell get it done. Next Generation Veteran Fund is responsible for the content of this ad. Ne from the alex trebek stage at Sony Pictures studios. This is the. [applause] please welcome our third group of jeopardy champions a deputy public defender originally from lafayette, louisiana. An episcopal priest from walla walla, washington. And a puzzle designer from chicago, illinois. [applause] and now, here is the host of jeopardy ken jennings [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny gilbert, and welcome back to our tournament of champions. Yesterdays quarterfinal matchup was a bit of a shocker, as we saw 21game champ david pannullo, one of the favorites to win this whole tournament, defeated in a runaway by a threegame winner, jared watson. Just goes to show that anything can happen out here on the alex trebek stage. In todays high stakes match, we have hannah, david, and yungsheng back with us. Good luck, champs. Here are your categories in the jeopardy round. We begin, appropriately enough, with. Then we have. We go from there to. And finally, some. Hannah, what strikes your fancy . Lets do little gnome facts for 800. Hannah. What is nevada