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Motive. Good morning. Its sunday, march 10th. Im stephanie sierra. Well have more on that developing story in just a moment, but lets first check in with lisa, whos tracking a level one storm in the forecast. And thats later tonight. Right, lisa . Thats right. Later on this evening, the far north bay will get their heads wet. But we are looking at a weak system and a dry sunday for the most part, as we look at live doppler seven right now, there is the system. The focus is well to the north of us. Well get the tail end of it. 54 in hayward it is 53. In san jose and almost ten degrees cooler up in the north bay. With that 42 in sonoma and 43 in vallejo. So marin, sonoma, napa, cooler into the east bay from hayward to livermore, where a little bit milder. And this level one system will bring gusty south winds throughout the later afternoon. And that is going to sweep across the bay area from about 5 00 far north through the 9 00 hour. For most of us exiting the south bay, maybe ten, 11 00. So theres a look at the temperatures upper 50s to mid 50s by about noontime with a few peeks of sun. And then by the later afternoon, the clouds thicken, the winds pick up, and then here comes the rain. A great night to watch the oscars. Well time out the rain a few more systems before we really change things up for a lot of warm weather headed our way. Stephanie. All right, lisa, thank you. Developing news now. Authorities are trying to find out what led up to a shooting on the bay bridge last night. That left one person hurt and shut down nearly all lanes. Police say a woman was shot while heading eastbound toward Yerba Buena Island right around 830 last night. Now youre looking at video of the victims car. Police say the suspects fired multiple shots at that car while it was going through a tunnel. We know the woman was taken to a hospital, but the extent of her injuries is not known. This morning. It looks like a callback is advising that they were shot. They were heading eastbound towards oakland inside a blue toyota camry. Again, medics are responding as well. Code three. They were shot going through the tunnel. A gunshot victim to the leg. Conscious breathing. Authorities say they dont have any suspects or know the motive behind this shooting. Abc seven news was on scene as police investigated last night, and you can see all of this led to massive backups on a busy saturday night. All of the lanes on the bay bridge did reopen at around 10 30 p. M. Abc seven was first to tell you about this developing news story on air and online. For any breaking news alerts sent directly to your mobile device, you can download the abc seven news app. Just be sure to enable push notifications. Actions in the south bay. Everyone is safe after a garage at a san jose home erupted in flames, one neighbor tells us the homeowner is okay, and the structure that burned was the mans office for his carpeting business. It also stored propane tanks, chemicals, and torching supplies, he said. When i was talking to my neighbor, one of his friends was there, walked in the back and said, hey, you got something thats on fire. And before they could do anything, it was already up and over the back of the house. It was it was depressing to see the look on his face. Neighbors called 911 and firefighters got the fire under control. After about an hour and a half. It happened near north daniel way and interstate 880. Others who live in the duplexes on the property did have to evacuate in the east bay. Now theres a new push in the effort to recall oakland mayor shane tao. Small businesses are now considering a business tax boycott in the face of rising crime. Abc seven News Reporter anser hassan has an update on the recall process. We are here because as oakland deserves better than what we have been receiving. Yes. Saturday afternoon, the organization oakland united to recall sheng tao or oust held a rally to update where they are in the recall process. They need 25,000 signatures by july to get the recall on the november ballot. They already have 13,000. The question is, what has she done done to try to make things better for oakland . What has she done . Shes not done anything. Former Alameda County superior court judge brenda harbin forte, also known as judge brenda, is the lead proponent in the recall of mayor tao. The firing of Oakland Police chief laurent armstrong, and missing a deadline for millions of dollars in state funding to tackle retail theft are among the top concerns. You dont hear any of them talking about what a great job shes doing as mayor. Judge brenda acknowledges that oakland has been struggling with many socioeconomic issues before tao took office. But she adds, the mayor has had a year to come up with her own solutions. What are you doing about east oakland . If you look at whats going on out there, what are you doing about that . So its just it she needs to go because she doesnt even have a vision for oakland mayor tao wasnt available for an interview, but in a written statement to abc seven news, she writes, my focus is fighting for a safer, more affordable and more prosperous oakland. I ask all oaklanders to help me achieve that vision with hope and collaboration, and push aside fear and division. We need Police Officers and you can say that we got 713 Police Officers. My question is, where are they . Because i dont see them. Meanwhile, jose ortiz, who runs la perla restaurant in oakland, is calling for a business tax boycott. He says hes talking to lawyers about the legality of such a move. He doesnt support the recall of mayor tao, but adds Small Businesses need to send a message to city hall. I want service, i want Police Officers to patrol in the streets of oakland and particularly the diamond district. I want the street to be more clean. I want the homeless to finish with that. Issues that has been dragging for years in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. We also have new developments on a story we first told you about on abc seven mornings. A suspect is now in custody after a nine hour long standoff in contra costa county. The Sheriffs Office says the standoff began after deputies found a man shot near Lancaster Circle in bay point around 1 30 a. M. Saturday. They were then warned of a potential suspect inside a nearby apartment. Thats when neighbors were told to stay indoors as officers negotiated a surrender. The suspect was eventually taken into custody. The lockdown was lifted after 1030 in the morning. We have new details on a january fire that destroyed a boathouse in marin. The Fire Department believes it could have been caused by a fireplace malfunction, but investigators remain uncertain. Thats according to the marin independent journal. The boathouse at the end of a pier dated back to the 1930s. The owners have plans to replace it. The nicks cove restaurant staff is working with the county on a plan to demolish and remove the burnt structure by the summer. All right. Lets check in with lisa. Hows it looking out there . Its cloudy and, you know, temperatures are pretty wide range. Weve got fog and low 40s in the north bay with low 50s here in San Francisco. Were going to add a couple hundredths, maybe a quarter of an inch. By the time you wake up tomorrow morning, well time out the rain for your sunday. Theres more for late monday. And then the rest of the week its going to feel like summer. Well talk about it next. Lisa. Thank you. 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You can watch the full interview on this week with George Stephanopoulos at eight this morning, right here on abc seven. Closer to home now, thousands of people waited in line for a chance to pick out some beautiful flowers here in San Francisco. City officials hope tulip Day Celebrations will help the struggling shopping district in Downtown Union square. Abc7 News Reporter cornell bernard was there. The beauty is jaw dropping. A rainbow of 80,000 tulips stretching across union square. Free for the picking. Was it worth the wait . Yes. Becky cortez came from l. A. And stood in line five hours to celebrate tulip day. And take home a maximum of eight stems, just to be one of the first people in line and to be able to pick the flowers like the best quality flowers before the sun starts to get here. To get the photos, we want to keep this line going. Thousands of people lined up and that line was epic. Stretching around union square. Really crazy to see all these flowers and see everyone come together. So i wanted to be a part of it. The event started in 2018, blooming from a relationship between San Francisco and the netherlands, inspired by tulip festivals in amsterdam. But this year its about more than just pretty flowers. This shows us that union square is forever. Union Square Alliance ceo Marissa Rodriguez says the blooms offer some brightness over dark headlines of retail departures in the square, macys, the north face and zara recently announcing plans to close. If youre sad when theres an announcement that a business that you love is leaving, think about the last time you came down. Think about the last time you supported them. Events like this activate this space. They draw people into union square. San francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins believes the square is now safe for visitors, with Police Officers providing high visibility. One. That union square is a place that is now safe that we are investing Law Enforcement resources in. So that when people come here, theyre not worried about their safety. Its definitely sad to hear the news of the city and the financial situation that its in. But coming here and seeing the flowers, i think definitely makes people feel better for a little bit. Lifelong City Residents know Union Squares comeback will take time, but for now, the flowers are blooming. You know, with all things they will change eventually, and id like to hope and think that good things will come out of it. And, s. F. Will continue to blossom and grow in San Francisco. Cornell, bernard abc seven news. More than a dozen Community Programs in San Francisco are about to receive millions of dollars in federal funding. The money will come from the 460 billion government funding package signed by the president. Now 12 million is coming right here to San Francisco. Here are some of the organizations benefiting from the financial boost. It includes the Homeless Prenatal Program and the glide foundation. Weve posted a full list of projects receiving the funds over on our website. Abc seven news. Com. The group, bay area for iran gathered for a womens day dedication here in San Francisco. They want to bring attention to the women life freedom movement, pointing out the discriminatory laws set against women in iran, recognizing the brave women whove either lost their lives or in jail as political prisoners, as well as highlighting the injustices that theyre encountering in daily life in iran, such as not being able to show their hair, not being able to do makeup, and then basically what our idea here is everybodys holding a sign of a law that prohibits women from doing something in iran. Organizers say the goal is to raise awareness about human rights violations. New this morning, lawmakers for the city of san jose are applauding a new Police Transparency law. The measure adjusts a state law to give Law Enforcement agencies the power to disclose when and why an officer has been fired. Agencies usually need to request to announce in detail the firing of an officer for misconduct, according to our partners at the mercury news. The city of san jose sponsored the bill following a Sexual Misconduct case involving an officer back in 2022, in the east bay. Now there are concerns after officials discovered algae may be the cause of the red water in oaklands lake merritt. The city first reported the red discoloration on thursday. Officials believe it was caused by an algae bloom. The bloom produces a toxin that sucks oxygen out of the water, hurting marine life and officials have said this bloom isnt as severe as past years. Well, skiers and snowboarders have been rushing to the sierra after tahoe received a good dumping of snow last weekend. People hit the slopes at boreal ski resort to get ahead of the crowds and palisades is also open after the blizzard forced the resort to shut down last week. Skiers who hit the slopes early say. Now is a good time to come. The vibes are great. Its a great day. It was a little icy yesterday. Everything softened up. Its great. The parks ripping. Yeah, its a good day. Ripping is right. By the way, last weeks blizzard brought record breaking snowfall, reaching nearly ten feet in some locations. And for us here at home, that rain. Yeah, we feel like a broken record. It continues again this sunday. But later, as you pointed out. Thats right. And then we have another system behind that. But spring is in our future. In fact, even though its march 19th, a week from tuesday, its really going to feel like it as we get into later tuesday. Even wednesday. And then by thursday were talking offshore winds. The south half of the bay on friday could see temperatures in the upper 70s. And guess what . Its going to last through the weekend as we look at live doppler seven right now, system well to the north will be affecting us 5 00 in the north bay. Right now it is 41 in sonoma, cold up in saint helena as well with 43 vallejo, 45 in san rafael, 50 San Francisco and 53 in san jose. Look outside where it is pretty dark out there. 727 is the official sunrise that sun sets at 712. Mostly cloudy out there. Youll notice a few peeks of sun to get going throughout the day, and then the clouds will thicken up by the later afternoon. In the north bay tonight we get rain. Most of us could be Late Afternoon in the north bay. Gusty winds accompany the cold front and then by early on tuesday, that Second System exits the bay area. So well be getting into a High Pressure sunny conditions late tuesday, wednesday and then much warmer thursday and friday. So hour by hour. Looking at the cloud cover early this morning. And then its actually kind of a decent day out there until the clouds thicken. For most of us after about 3 00, theres the front santa rosa getting wet maybe 4 00, and then by eight 9 00 were pushing into the east bay, the peninsula here, pretty good lin

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