We cant be complacent. Just because weve had two wet years. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im dan ashley and im ama daetz. State water officials recently unveiled the new proposals, which they hope will bolster our water supply and make it more resilient to Climate Change. But as abc seven news south bay reporter Dustin Dorsey explains, some activists and environmentalists dont like what theyre seeing. Making Water Conservation a way of life has been a mantra in california for many years. Thats why the state Water Resources control board has approved new regulations for the agencies that provide water to people and cities for things like toilets, showers, landscaping and car washing. The rules aim to combat Climate Change in the hotter, drier weather it brings, but environmentalists believe theyll actually do more harm than good. The updated regulation makes it too easy to kick the can down the road, and we have no time to waste. Our next drought is right around the corner. We
Make landfall in mexico on sunday and weaken as it approaches the u. S. Border. Places like los angeles, san diego and las vegas, expected to be hit hard. And rare to historic flooding is possible for the deserts. We could see a years worth of rain in just a couple of days. It could move a little bit more offshore, like a glancing blow for the baja peninsula, then it might not weaken. Larry lets get more on this with meteorologist sandhya patel. Itll probably be felt more in Southern California than here. Meteorologist it is a powerful allegory for storm with winds sustained at 130 mph. You can see a welldefined eye. It is expected to weaken as it approaches Cabo San Lucas and eventually by sunday weaken to a category heading into Southern California right now, it is looking like a Tropical Storm between sunday and early monday. Itll continue to weaken. For the first time ever, Tropical Storm have been posted for Southern California as they are expecting the potential for catastrophic
The first sign of Tropical Storm hillary flashes across the sky of san diego. Emergency Officials Say theyre now getting reports of flooding in Southern California. The sounds i heard, well never, ever, ever leave my hand. Maui wildfire survivor shares her story as fire crews release an update on their efforts to put out the devastating fires. And a different kind of Mentorship Program launches in oakland. This one designed to build bridges between the community and police. Abc7 news starts now. Building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. This is abc7 news. Prepare yourselves. We dont know what this rainstorm is going to do. Were expecting between five plus inches of rain. People in Southern California and parts of the southwest are bracing for what forecasters say will be catastrophic and life threatening flooding. We start with developing news. Hurricane hillary is expected to pummel the region as a rare Tropical Storm. And heres a live look now at the Current Condi
Dan a deal has not been reached, but the unions representing the workers say there has been progress. The strike is on pause for the moment. We have been monitoring the situation. Zach . Zach this strike was supposed to be the largest when the city of san jose has seen in 40 years, but it is on the worker said they did not wanted to come to this point, but they are ready to strike, if needed. We are talking about a coalition of workers who have been bargaining with the city. They represent 4500 city workers, including airport workers, libraries and housing departments. The strike could impact 911 dispatch, water plant staffing, possibly more because neighboring unions are willing to join if the strike happens. They have been calling for improved paid family leave, better wages and have asked the city to address job vacancies. They initially offered a 5 raise next year. The mayor said anything more would result in cuts to other city services. The coalition proposed a contract of 7 , 6 a
Local officials look to pump the brakes on waymo after state regulators gave the driverless car service the green light, despite local opposition. Good evening. Im ama daetz and im dan ashley. Thanks for joining us. Well have that story for you in just a moment. But were going to start here with a serious situation today. Inconvenience certainly at sfo traffic just came to a standstill for hours today at the International Terminal. Propalestinian activists demonstrating outside and inside the terminal demanding a ceasefire in gaza. Abc seven News Reporter suzanne fawn has the impact. The protest had on both travelers and airport business. They sang, they clapped, they drummed. Hundreds of protesters shut down part of the International Terminal at San Francisco airport to get their message across. Today heres how things looked from sky seven. We cannot stay an orderly any more. Demonstrators say it was part of a global day of action to demand a permanent ceasefire in gaza and an end to