When for example they build along a shoreline. Without a federal Government Program people around the bay will have less access to the bay, theyll have less views of the bay because the federal government wont have a reason to work with the state to ensure those views. Reporter we were hearing mike problems at the beginning. I was mentioning a lot of this money goes to building and ensuring the safety and upkeep of beautiful bike paths and beaches like here with the chrissy field lagoon. I have spoken to a San Francisco environmental attorney who tells me that she believes the state laws are robust that the loss of any federal matching dollars wont have meaningful impact on environmental enforcement. Well dig in more at 6 00. Kate larson, nbc 7 news. California officials are in washington, d. C. , try igto recruit scientists. We have a picture from the president of the California Public utilities commission, michael picker. He and his colleagues spent part of the day on the steps of the epa letting scientists know they are appreciated for one, they held up posters saying fight climate change, work for california. The commission is hiring dozens of staffer jobs. A teen age girl shot and killed by police in hayward was pregnant and Police Arrested a robbery suspect who ran away from the deadly confrontation. Investigators found a man in San Francisco last night, identified as the boyfriend of 16yearold Lena Mondragon. She died after being shot by Fremont Police when they were trying to stop a stolen car. Family and friends honored the young woman they called ebi near her home in antioch last night. Ebi meant a lot to everybody. She made everybody laugh and everything. Obviously very distraught. Robbery suspect rammed his car into them on tuesday, mondragon was riding in the car, that vehicle had been linked to robberies in fremont. Breaking news just moments ago a sentence was handed down in that vallejo kidnapping case police initially and wrongly called a hoax. Federal judge sentenced Matthew Muller to 40 years in prison following his guilty plea to kidnapping charges. He kidnapped Denise Huskins and drugged her boyfriend inside their home two years ago. She was released two days later. Police publicly accused the couple of making the whole thing up. Muller was eventually linked to the crime months later following a Home Invasion robbery in dublin. Well have reaction to the sentencing on abc 7 news at 5 00. Family and friends of sierra lamar will gather to mark the fifth anniversary of the young womans disappearance. She vanished on her way to a School Bus Stop near morgan hill, she was 15 years old at the home. Antonin Garcia Torres is on trial charged with attempting to kidnap three other morgan hill women in 2009. Abc 7 news was in court. Full report at 5 00. A hayward man faces charges for making harassing phone calls to Police Departments in 18 states. Authorities say sammy sultan phoned in hundred of Death Threats and hostage calls. He faces five years in prison if convicted. A womans recovering after she needed to be rescued from her mangled vehicle. This after a crash in vallejo. Firefighters working to free her. This is along eastbound interstate 80 this morning, the Highway Patrol believes all this started when a big rig jack knifed, that truck hit three other vehicles just after 8 3024 morning. The wreckage blocked interstate 80 at tennessee street. All lanes reopened two hours later. The weather is certainly becoming more beautiful day, and this is a live look from mt. Tam camera and you can see still a little hazy but very, you know, pretty. Thighs. Little bit cool, Spencer Christian here with the outlook for the weekend. T its thursday. I look at the weekend on monday. Its been a pleasant day, not quite so warm as earlier in the week but pleasant nonetheless. Sunny skies. View sutro tower over alcatraz. 64 across the pay and oakland. You are 60s at Mountain View and san jose. 74 in gilroy, and a cool 57 at half moon bay. This is the view from emeryville looking forward the golden gate. 67 in santa rosa. 70 in napa. Fairfield low 70s, concord and livermore and heres a little evening planner as we look out over the bay from our rooftop camera. Mstly sunny skies and until sunset which will occur at 7 18 this evening. It will cool down a few degrees between 8 00 and 9 00 p. M. As it gets darker but a pretty mild night, pretty mild overnight period as well. So what does st. Patricks day hold for us tomorrow . Ill have the accuweather forecast coming up shortly. Thanks, spencer. A pleasanton neighborhood watched back yards tis appear, chunks falling into the creek after the recent rain and worse, they thought theyd be left with the bill for repairs. Now theres finally come much needed help. Abc 7 News ReporterAmy Hollyfield has details. Reporter as the back yards continue to crumble, residents say they are feeling a bit of relief today, after last nights zone seven meeting, where they say officials decided to pay for an emergency fix and longterm repairs. I couldnt have hoped for a better outcome. I thanked the board. It was very good outcome. It made my heart feel better last night. Reporter theyve lost at least 30 feet of land back here, 13 trees have fallen into the creek, three of them huge redwoods. The land finally giving in to all the rain we have had. The residents are worried their homes will be next and they are especially concerned about next weeks forecast. Were talking six days of rain is forecast and some of it significant and i dont, am not sure that our property itself is k survive that. Reporter wondering if they can get handbags or emergency stops in place before the rain arrives. The emergency work approved still needs permits, materials, a plan. Youd love to see equipment right now going and so the time frame is not quick enough. Hows that . Reporter ginger doesnt know if she can stick around through next weeks weather. Hopefully we can get out, thats my, what i want to do. I cant sit here. I cant watch this. I dont want to see anything more go in that creek. Reporter they say sein the y weather pieces of the back yards continue to fall into the creek, in the middle of the night noises wake them up and they feel panicked what is happening outside. That is why they feel so nervous about this upcoming rain. In pleasanton, Amy Hollyfield, abc 7 news. Somebody new will soon be living here in the chancellors house at uc berkeley. The university of california regents unanimously approved the appointment of carol crist as the new chancellor at uc berkeley, the first woman in that position. Abc 7 nia melendez tells us what the new chancellor faces. Enthusiastically approve the appointment. Reporter its the first time that uc berkeley has a woman at the helm, the former president of Smith College had come out of retirement to return to 2015 as an administrator and now to lead the university. She first came to uc berkeley in 1970 as an assistant professor when only 3 of the faculty were women. And id never been in a place so deeply committed to widening the doors to educational opportunity. Reporter yet shes quick to point out the university faces tough times ahead. Among her Biggest Challenges is ensuring that uc berkeley remains the top Public Institution in the country, while dealing with a decline in state funding. Crist believes its time to reimagine the schools financial model, which relies on two bloc grants tuition dollars and what they get from the state. We certainly will be increasing on the importance of philanthropy as one of the Revenue Streams that we have. Reporter this comes as the regents are expected to approve a cap on the number of higher paying out of state students, allowing for more california students to enroll. That cap would be 20 at most ucs and 24 at cal, ucla and uc san diego. In exchange, the uc system will receive 18. 5 million from the state. Its a net positive for the university. Reporter in the meantime the 72yearold crist will receive the same compensation as her predecessor, nearly 532,000, including housing. In San Francisco, leighanne melendez, abc 7 news. You can soon shell out more money for everyday expenses. Everything is expensive, you have to have two or three jobs just to survive. The proposed tax that could affect your next haircut. Plus the bus driver who does more than just drive. How she saved a little boy from the freezing cold. Check out this viral video, people waiting for a train get engulfed in snow. Just how did that happen . Look out. 4 10 our first check of the afternoon commute, this is 101 in san jose. The southbound lanes as they always are at this hour, all jammed up, carpool lane is moving on northbound better and 880 over the top moving nicely as well. Back with more on voand exceptional customerity preownservice,les. Head t to your neiborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone. Flip your thinking about buying your next one. A woman accused of abandoning her child at a Southern CaliforniaGrocery Store had her first appearance in court. She was charged with desertion of a child under 14 years old and endangering the health of a child. She was found because of this Surveillance Video where shes accused of leaving her child at a Riverside Food 4 less. According to a witness the child just wandered off and when a Good Samaritan returned her to her mother the mom said oh, just leave her, and then left the store. A wisconsin bus driver is being called a hero after she found an unexpected passenger. The driver was pulling over for a short break at midnight, and instead saw a 5yearold boy in summer clothing and no shoes. At midnight in milwaukee, it was below freezing outside, so she carried him onto the bus, gave him her coat, and then waited for police. Came out of nowhere. Out of nowhere. I just happened to look over and heard him crying. He was just running up center. Turns out the boy had wandered away from his home a few blocks away, but the world needs more Good Samaritans like denise. A very lucky boy, very lucky she was there. A haircut or even a manicure could cost you more in california if a proposed tax Services Bill makes its way through the legislature. The legislation would impose a new tax on a long list of services. Abc 7 News Reporter lori rivera joins us with who are. Reporter here in almeida alone about a dozen businesses on the street that to be impacted by the sales tax to services. We talked to owners and customers who feel blindsided and didnt know lawmakers were considering this. Studio barber lounge has a staff of barbers who work as independent contractors keeping their haircuts affordable and competitive are critical. So news of proposed legislation calling to extend a sales tax to services at california barbershops and hair salons doesnt sit well with raul lindsay. Hes a little kid, i charged 15 for him. Raise my tax i have to charge him 25. We cant afford that. Reporter lindsay believes it will dissuade customers from leaving a tip in a servicedriven profession. Were cash business so anything taking out of our pockets will affect our families. Reporter the price for a manicure, your dry cleaning bill, a haircut and color would increase with a possible 8. 5 service tax. That means a 79 haircut could cost you nearly seven bucks more and in a state known for its high taxes, he says arent we taxed enough already . Everything is so expensive. You have to have like two or three jobs just to survive. Reporter the proposed bill could hit main street customers in the pocketbook by raising the price on things like car repairs, yoga class, even landscaping services. Board of equalization vice chair george rennor is against the measure and informing california businesses about its impact. It would collect about 2. 3 billion. That means thats 2. 3 billion coming out of consumers pockets. Reporter the bills language says the money would go to in a infrastructu infrastructure, education and health care, a Senate Committee is set to take up the tax on Services Idea next week. In al lena, lonni rivera, abc 7 news. Commuters on 580 through the tri valley may think the traffic is moving a little better and if so they would be correct. 14 miles of express between livermore and dublin open to traffic a year ago and the report card for that first year is in now. Transportation planners say the traffic is moving faster and smoother and safer out there as well. 7. 6 million trips were tracked using those express lanes, thats about 30,000 drivers a day. Well, i think weve alleviated that parking lot for the most part. People are enjoying their commute about ten miles an hour faster in the express lane than they are in the general purpose lane. Those lanes are open to carpoolers and drivers with a special transponder. The price for the transponder drivers is based on congestion pricing. At the height of the commute people would pay as much as 13 to make a 14mile run. That adds up if its almost daily. Palo alto based tesla is raising more than 1 billion as it ramps up production of its model three sedan. It needs the money to fund a launch of the model three. The money will come from a stock sale and debt, tesla unveiled the model three years ago this month with a 35,000 price tag. The first deliveries of the car are expected later this year. A new satellite is in orbit thanks to elon musks other company, spacex. Zero. Liftoff. And with that, spacex successfully launched its falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space center. The rocket was carrying a commercial communications satelli satellite. Its the second launch from the 39a launch complex. Now to some wild video out of new york, this is what you should not do if you happen to be waiting for a train right after a snowstorm. Passengers waiting for a train coming in on snow covered tracks. Look out its about 85 miles outside of new york city. Hits the deep snow left by the storm and the impact sent a wave of snow flying across the platform. You could see these people being engulfed, too close to the tracks. Amtrak says nobody was hurt but the videos been very popular, viewed more than 1. 5 million times since it was posted on youtube and Spencer Christian, i believe this is why we live in california. Exactly. I know how that feels because i used to live there and that happened to me a couple times. You dont stand that close to the train tracks. No, i jumped back because i have great reflexes. Of course. And he had a chauffeur which is another story. And then he started anchoring. Nice. Nice. Trying to segue here. Were getting more snow in tahoe . More rain and snow in tahoe. Sorry, larry. Very good. Doppler 7, we have mostly sunny skies right now, and he was a good chauffeur, but he was driving me crazy. And weve got mild conditions but not nearly so mild as earlier in the week. Here is a view from mt. Tam looking down onto the bay, under partly cloudy skies. Wll see partly cloudy to mostly Clear Conditions tonight with patchy morning fog, sunny and warm for st. Patricks day tomorrow, nice and warm as a matter of fact but a rainy pattern begins on saturday and that may continue through most of next beak. Satellite image of the approaching mass of moisture, a huge mass of moisture, so we play see light rain over the weekend, steadier rain next week. So our chances of rain over the next seven days are fairly low over the weekend. There may be a couple of wet spots. Enough rain to assign numbers and rankings to the storms next week, one on monday, a one on tuesday, a one onnence with and a two, a stronger storm or moderate storm on thursday. Let me give you a forecast animation for the weekend, starting at 8 00 a. M. Saturday, well see clouds thickening and looks like during the day and into the evening we may see some rain develop up in the north bay, it will be pretty light and it wont move much farther south than about santa rosa before it sort of fizzles, leaving us with clouds going into sunday morning. So get ready for steadier, more widespread rain next week. Back to the current time frame overnight tonight well have mostly clear skies, maybe a few little patches of light fog, low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 40s and then tomorrow, st. Patricks day a nice and mild one, the luck of the irish will be with us. High temperatures upper 60s at the coast to lower and mid70s around the bay, mid to upper 70s inland and the accuweather sevenday forecast. Chance of some showers saturday, less of a chance on sunday actually, but well post a little rainy cloud there anyhow just in case a sprinkle occurs. Next week will be a wet week, spring showers on monday, rainy and breezy tuesday, showers and turning cooler wednesday and a moderate storm on thursday. Next week be prepared for soggy conditions. Were ready. Thanks, spencer. Its not over yet. This is not over. Never is. I tell you that. March madness is under way and its already breaking some records. I think we see madness right now right here. The usa womens hockey team up for a fourth consecutive championship, but they say theyre not going to play. It appears this years march madness is crazier than ever. Our Sister Network espn says a record 18. 8 million brackets were entered in its annual ncaa tournament challenge, the most in the 20year history of this contest and smashed last years record of 13 million. In case you were wondering North Carolina is the most popular pick to win it all, st. Marys and uc davis are the only No