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a stormy saturday in the bay area with rain rolling through it. some unsettled weather that made for a rare sighting off the coast at one point. good evening, i'm j.r stone. more on the weather in a moment, but we begin with developing news tonight. a deadly attack in el dorado county. a mountain lion killed one man and injured his brother. they were antler shed hunting in a remote area when the big cat pounced. it happened five miles from the historic town of georgetown, some 50 miles northeast of sacramento. the el dorado county sheriff's office got the 911 call shortly after 1 p.m, hoping for a mountain lion attack. >> the pp will be waiting in his vehicle. also injured will be a
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blue honda crv. the attack took place approximately 300 yards north of his vehicle. >> deputies arrived to find an 18 year old with severe facial injuries. minutes later, they saw a mountain lion crouched next to his older brother. the deputies fired to scare off the lion, but the 21 year old was dead. a trapper from the sheriff's office and wardens from california fish and wildlife later captured the lion and killed it. the body is being held for examination. it is unknown if the two brothers were armed as they were looking for antlers. fish and wildlife records show the last fatal encounter with a lion was in 2004, in orange county. storms off the coast today made for a rare sight down in santa cruz. a watersrspout swirling over the ocean. a viewer shared these shots from west cliff drive near whale point. national weather service says this waterspout was part of a weak cell, and in
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between all the rain and the storms, we did get some spectacular rainbows in the bay area. this one actually looked more like a double rainbow. it was quite the sight this afternoon. we've seen a little bit of everything today when it comes to the weather. spencer christian joins us now. spencer how is sunday looking? >> not quite so active as today, j.r, but we are still going to have some showers lingering through the day tomorrow. here's a look at live doppler seven. and you can see that right now we've got lots of active weather south of the golden gate, then across the peninsula and over into the east bay. so we've got rain and some steady rain right now in san mateo down into the santa cruz mountains, southward into the palo alto, sunnyvale area, then eastward over towards fremont and then up towards hayward and livermore. so pretty wet in that little sort of semi horseshoe shaped area. this storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale is a level one storm. so through tomorrow morning we expect more periods of light to moderate rainfall, brief isolated downpours, and it will be breezy to gusty at times. here's a forecast
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animation starting at midnight between midnight and about 5 a.m. not a lot of widespread rainfall. in fact, we get a little bit of a not a break, but sort of a shift as most of the activity will be off shore between 5 a.m. and about noon tomorrow. but then we get some more showers moving onshore, sliding down the higher elevations from napa county, down through the east bay hills and into the mount hamilton area tomorrow evening before it all winds down. rainfall totals generally under a quarter of an inch, but a little bit wetter over in fremont, which will have over a half inch. i'll show you what we can expect the next seven days. a little bit later. >> j.r, thanks so much. we look forward to that. you can track the weather anytime with the abc seven bay area app. download it now and you'll be able to use live doppler seven to track the rain. just search for abc seven bay area. well this is the final weekend in business for the in-n-out burger in oakland. it's the chain's first ever permanent closurecrimon the property and along the hegenberger corridor is the reason behind
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it. other businesses in the area, including a subway and a denny's, have also closed over safety concerns. police in oakland are searching for a suspect in a deadly shooting at a gas station. it happened around 545 this morning at the quick serve on east 12th street off of 8-80, police say they found a woman dead there. no details on a suspect tonight or what led up to the shooting. our partners at the bay area news group report it's the third shooting at that gas station in three years. scary moments at a hotel in berkeley. a man walked into the lobby and set the place on fire. police say it happened around 11 a.m. at the aden hotel that's on university avenue and sacramento street. investigators say a man walked in, emptied a gas can on the floor and started the fire. no one was hurt, but the fire damaged that lobby. oakland's new police chief will have a lot of work to do when he comes to the bay area. floyd
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mitchell is expected to begin in may. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard spoke with advocates about what they believe mitchell's priorities should be. >> reporter a neighborhood day of action in west oakland. volunteers pitching in to clean up parts of 28th street near adeline, organized by grassroots nonprofit community ready corps. >> our belief is, is that it's our job to serve our communities . it's our job to clean up. if the city doesn't do it, we're going to do it. that's why my loyalty is to this crc founder troc says his organization is also committed to making oakland streets safer and preventing crime by investing in community based solutions. >> he hopes oakland's next police chief, floyd mitchell, will share the vision. >> if you do not plant seeds in this soil, the problem will keep going no matter how many police chiefs we have, no matter who's in in the situation. >> what stands out about chief mitchell is that he's a strong leader and he's really smart. he's a really smart crime fighter who delivers results. >> on friday, mayor shang tao
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announced floyd mitchell will be opd's next top cop, more than a year after former police chief laurent armstrong was fired. mitchell served 25 years on the police force in kansas city and then as police chief in both temple and lubbock, texas, where crime rates reportedly went down during his tenure. >> it's about reaching out and resourcing. it's not. it's about prevention and intervention, and that's the most important thing. >> message day one got to be oakland. tough to survive here. and, i'm ready to give him an opportunity. >> oakland city council member carol fife hopes chief mitchell can deliver results. >> my hopes for the new police chief is that he comes ready to work and roll up his sleeves. this is not an easy place. i think we've had 16 chiefs and 20 years. >> these advocates are so committed to oakland. they bought their own trash truck. they helped the new police chief shares that same passion about making these communities safer. we what we want to show is that our communities can pull
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together to solve our situations in oakland. colonel bernard, abc seven news. >> one person went to the hospital after a hazmat incident at merck research labs in south san francisco this morning. it happened when a cleaner was pressure washing outside the building near some nitrogen tanks. a valve broke, releasing liquid nitrogen into the air. all six people at the facility were told to evacuate. they were allowed back once the all clear was given. there's growing concern tonight over the spread of the measles with the united states already topping the total for all of last year. what precautions should you take and what is behind this spike? abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke to an infectious disease expert tonight, who said that for some, the disease is easier to get than covid. >> saturday, another case of the measles confirmed this one in an unvaccinated child on long island. we've been seeing vaccinations decline in the united states in general. doctor
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peter chin-hong is an infectious disease expert at ucsf and says the drop in vaccination rate is likely fueling the rise in measles cases. >> we dip below 95. that means it can kind of find the cracks and crevices and infect people who are unvaccinated. >> and he says the concern is the pushback against vaccinations could mean measles is just the beginning. >> we were worried that hesitancy around covid vaccines would bleed into other vaccines. and measles, in a sense, is like the canary in the coal mine. >> the measles, he explains, can be easier to get than covid. >> you can walk into a room the patient with measles had already left like a couple hours before, and you can get measles, and it's going to be even easier to get uh- than covid. >> and if your spring break plans are taking you abroad, the doctor has this message. >> the biggest threat right now is if you're planning a trip abroad, because you know europe and other parts of the world,
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they're just swimming in measles right now. >> the u.s. has now seen more measles cases this year than all of last year, combined with at least 64 cases in 17 states. four of those here in california. joshua bobb says while his son is up to date on vaccinations, the overall drop is worrying. >> i think that's probably the direction that we don't want to go, as a parent, especially of an only child, that that especially concerns me. >> andrea yee's children are both vaccinated, but she says it's still concerning. >> i know it like it spreads really fast. and easily. so it's highly communicable, and potentially deadly. >> the doctor urging parents to make sure their children have the measles or mmr vaccinations, and adults too, who didn't get it when they were young. tara campbell, abc seven news 14 years ago, health care in the united states changed with the stroke of the pen. >> president biden signed the affordable care act into law on
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this day in 2014. then speaker nancy pelosi was critical in getting the law passed. today she joined health leaders in san francisco to celebrate the anniversary with birthday cake and a panel discussion. >> everybody knew that we could not have ever passed it, or we could never have saved it without the outside mobilization. inside maneuvering just takes us so far. >> health care remains a major issue in the presidential campaign, former president donald trump said last year he wants to replace obamacare and some senate republicans have said they're willing to help. they've raised concerns about the cost of premiums. the biden administration says the plans are affordable. pelosi spoke exclusively with abc seven today about the threat to the law. >> so as we celebrate the 14 years, as we appreciate the improvements in it, we have to recognize the danger that it is in the department of health and human services says the latest
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numbers show more than 45 million people have health care through the aca, and its medicaid expansion. >> still ahead on abc seven news at 11. governor gavin newsom decides to take an open stand on the war between israel and hamas . his letter and is there a bigger motive and are you $750 million richer tonight? we'll have the winning
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in california forever needs 14,000 signatures to get the project on the ballot in november, it says. a small but vocal group of opponents is
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attempting to create confusion and prevent solano county voters from deciding their future. opponents accused california forever of empty promises that cannot be legally enforced. hundreds of people spent their saturday walking nearly two dozen miles through the east bay as part of a protest calling for a ceasefire in the israel-hamas war. religious leaders across different faiths led the walk. they started in berkeley and ended the night in alameda. its 22 miles the same distance people in gaza are walking to reach safety in rafah. >> this is a way for the faith community to say we believe in prayer. we believe in community. we believe in the sacredness of all human beings. so let's come together and let's pray together and let's stand together to demand something better. >> today, the united nations secretary general called the starvation inside gaza a moral outrage and called for more humanitarian aid for that territory. as rallies across the
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country continue to call for a cease fire in the war in gaza, governor gavin newsom has written an open letter to california's muslim and arab communities. in it, he praises the contributions the communities have made to the golden state and calls for an immediate cease fire in gaza. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has reaction in an open letter to california's muslim, palestinian, american and arab american communities, governor gavin newsom writes, california is a better place because of you . >> the letter acknowledges the muslim holy month of ramadan and calls for a ceasefire in gaza. >> we welcome governor governor newsom's letter and his. in the spirit of the letter, in recognizing and identifying our humanity in this moment. but also putting his support behind a cease fire, and that that goes a long way. >> lara kiswani is the executive director of the arab resource and organizing center. she says when the governor of california calls for a ceasefire, it's a big deal, a sentiment shared by
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others. >> i appreciated that he emphasized the sense of belonging, the sense of, the hurt that happens across the world is felt all the way in our multicultural bay area, east palo alto mayor antonio lopez, who is muslim, says the letter also demonstrates how local communities can have a direct impact on global issues, which elected officials are recognizing. it's been a huge effort to get the governor to this point, and i'm grateful that, that that grassroots activism has, has had some success. >> in his letter, newsom praised the community's contributions and achievements, saying, you form an essential part of california's spirit. newsom even acknowledged californians who lost family members in gaza and the rise in islamophobia. >> i think the governor is right in talking about how important the muslim community is to the state of california. >> sunnyvale city council member omar deen applauds newsom's letter, but he also points out that newsom was one of the first u.s. officials to visit israel after the october 7th hamas attack. he views this more as
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the governor, shifting his stance as political tides turn. >> the governor chose very early on not to be neutral in this conflict. nobody was pushing the governor to get involved. i think the governor is understanding and his choice not to be neutral is something that needs to be made amends for, professor emeritus george bisharat says. >> the letter also reflects a change in tone coming from the biden administration. >> the uncommitted votes, particularly in the state of the swing state of michigan, have really told the democrats that this is a very live issue, and if they don't start moving on, it, they're going to pay an electoral price in november in san francisco, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> part of building a better bay area is highlighting organizations that lift up our neighbors when they need it most . tonight, abc seven sponsored a gala fundraiser to give children with cancer a place to feel like kids again. camp okayasu helps children with cancer and their families find support and escape. abc seven's stephanie sierra and zach fuentes
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co-hosted the event. the camp has a powerful impact, giving children and their families a place to enjoy the outdoors with people who understand what they're going through. >> they can come together and they can find each other, and they can find their people where they can share their experience, and they can find people who understand them, and they can also find hope. >> the money raised at tonight's gala will help kids who couldn't afford camp without support. but another night, another big lottery jackpot. people snacked up, snapped up tickets for tonight's powerball drawing with the jackpot of $750 million on the line. and guess what? no one hit it. our graphic is already been updated for the next, which will be worth at least $800 million on monday. tonight's numbers were six, 23, 25, 34, 51, and the powerball was three. spencer christian joins me now. you know, i was thinking if we had won, then we buy all new suits. but with the way the weather is looking, they might
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have to be like really nice rain suits, right? >> i think we could afford really nice ones if we won. that's true. we might not be here tonight. here's a look at what's going on with the weather. jr these are our weather headlines. showers and brief downpours overnight. and tomorrow we expect a few more scattered showers mainly in the morning. then some afternoon sunshine. and next week a brief break from the rain, but then more rain develops by mid to late next week. by mid to week, mid to late week next week. there you go. that's it. looking at live doppler seven right now you can see that not a lot is happening up in the north bay. but there's a lot of rainfall down on the peninsula into the santa cruz mountains, swinging southward down into sunnyvale and san jose, and then back up sort of northeastward again through milpitas and up towards livermore and sunol. so we've still got some active weather, but it's not going to be active like that all night. it is a level one storm, though. on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale through tomorrow morning. we expect a continuation of this pattern and then some breaks, some sunny breaks in the afternoon. isolated downpours may occur overnight and it'll be
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breezy to gusty at times. here's a forecast animation starting at midnight. notice after midnight again scattered showers will be the pattern. there'll be lots of periods of no rainfall at all, hitting much of the bay area. a lot of activity offshore, so showers along the coastline and then by about noon tomorrow, looks like most of the area will start to see some sunshine. but in the afternoon some showers will run down along the higher elevations of the east bay hills and down into the mount hamilton area. before it's all over. once it's all over, rainfall totals across the bay area will be generally under a quarter of an inch. a little bit more at fremont, which will have just over a half inch of rain tomorrow. and in the sierra, it is snowing now. in fact, a winter storm warning in effect for the western slopes until 5 a.m. tomorrow at elevations of 6 to 7000ft, we expect 1 to 2ft of additional snowfall to accumulate in the greater lake tahoe area. it's a winter weather advisory where we expect lower rainfall out. a snowfall totals, i should say. okay,
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current conditions here in the bay area right now. breezy but not gusty, except in oakland where we've got 30 mile per hour gusts at the moment. and as we look out over san francisco, these are our current temperature readings, low to mid 50s at san francisco, oakland, hayward, san jose, san mateo, half moon bay and looking at the golden gate bridge where the pavement looks damp and it doesn't appear to be raining there, right now. all the temperature readings of 46 at petaluma and then low 50s at santa rosa, napa, fairfield, concord and livermore. overnight lows under partly showery conditions, mainly mid to upper 40s. high temperatures tomorrow will be generally in the low 60s as the showers wind down in the afternoon hours, giving way to at least partly sunny skies. here's the accuweather seven day forecast after this level one system winds down tomorrow. we expect mostly cloudy and dry weather on monday, sunnier and milder on tuesday, and then we get another series of light systems coming in level one storms wednesday, thursday and friday, bringing mainly light rainfall but rain nonetheless.
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it doesn't look like we can expect any any extended periods of dry weather in the week ahead. >> yeah, certainly seems tropical too with all those cloud formations we've seen, and sometimes it feels a little bit humid out there because it's been the aside from the chilly weather at times this evening, this has been a pretty mild system coming through. >> we've had temperatures overnight not dropping down into the 30s at daytime, highs in the 60s. >> thanks so much, spencer. still ahead on abc seven news at 11. play where the pros play and they mean it. the special clinic hosted today by the warriors
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the children are part of the bay area's hopes program, which is designed to be inclusive for children of all abilities. looks like a great time over at chase,
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go, it was a foregone conclusion. the warriors, at the very least, would make the play in tournament. but now the houston rockets have won eight straight games and the warriors lead over houston for the 10th and final spot in the west. just a game and a half. the warriors led by as many as 12 against the pacers last night, but indiana took momentum with this tyrese haliburton buzzer beater to end the first half. and then the pacers outscored the dubs by 15 in the third quarter as the warriors dropped their 18 and 19 at home with a 123 111 loss. >> we're disappointed, obviously , in this home stand. we were hoping to, to get all three and we only got one, and that's put us in a tough spot. >> we got to figure out how to play, right. we got to compete and we got to win every game. now we basically fighting and, for our for a chance at the playoffs. >> it just presents more issues of how we need to, you know,
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bounce back and whether we're going to be playing for something and a couple of weeks or not, because, you know, you know, nothing's guaranteed. i think we have enough pride to bounce back. and i think we want it bad enough and got to go show it. >> ncaa tournament. jack gokey helped 14 seed oakland out of michigan pull the upset over kentucky in the first round, taking on 11 seed nc state trip to the sweet 16 on the line. gokey made ten threes on thursday, six more in this one. 16 are the most by anybody in their first two tourney games ever, including staff. former stanford man michael o'connell. hoop and the foul nc state and we go into overtime in ot. nc state's 275 pound dj burns junior helped lead a90 run oakland cinderella story is over, but 11 seed nc state still dancing into the sweet 1679 73 battle of the birds 11 seed oregon taking on three seed creighton, oregon's and folly dante and jermaine kennard scored all of oregon's 28 second half points. a lot of rim rattlers like that combined for
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60 final seconds of the first overtime. trey alexander for the win. no. and we go to double overtime fans. that's a great reaction right there. all creighton in double ot going on a 15 zero run to seal it. and creighton wins 8673. they'll celebrate in the locker room and a date with tennessee in the sweet 16. after winning their first game last week. bay fc coach albertin montoya looking to make it two in a row in dc. 11th minute. great pass from asisat oshoala to a wide open dorian bayley. she scores against her former team one nil bay all. it's one all. excuse me. an extra time. final minutes washington's croix bethune game winner and bay fc loses two one. they got their home opener next saturday against houston. abc seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino jr. >> thanks so much. much more to come on abc seven news at 11. support is pouring in after princess kate middleton announces her cancer diagnosis. the reaction from world leaders, also as insurance companies
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33 people have died after that attack. at a concert. the terrorist group isis has claimed responsibility and police have now arrested four suspects. abc news reporter reena roy has the story. >> gunfire erupting at a concert venue in moscow friday in the city's deadliest terror attack in two decades. the violence broke out as fans were waiting for a russian rock band to take the stage at crocus city concert hall. hundreds sheltering behind seats and running for the exits. you can see the gunman armed with assault rifles. the building then engulfed by fire, helicopters dropping water on the massive flames. russian
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authorities say all four attackers were detained near the ukrainian border, along with seven other suspected accomplices. the islamic terror group isis issuing a statement claiming responsibility for attacking a large gathering of christians and causing great destruction. the group also releasing a photo of the alleged attackers. this comes just two weeks after a rare alert from the u.s. state department warning of imminent risk of extremist attacks on concerts in moscow, russian officials telling state media the information was general authorities in russia have not confirmed if the attackers have ties to isis, but claimed they had contacts in ukraine. ukrainian officials denying any involvement. secretary of state antony blinken releasing a statement saying the united states strongly condemns the attack. reena roy abc news, new york. >> the only backup for california's insurance market meltdown says it's rapidly pushing towards collapse. the head of california's home insurance of last resort says
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they may not have the resources to cover one bad fire. this week, state farm announced it would not renew tens of thousands of californians. the state run fair plan will probably be their only option for coverage. its exposure is up to more than $335 billion fair plan president veronica roche told state lawmakers this month. one bad fire could force them to turn to insurance companies to cover losses, costs that would be passed to on anyone with insurance. >> if we have a major event, we're going to look to the voluntary market who is already in a precarious situation, and we're going to look to them to help us cover our losses. the more we grow, the more we expand , the more that becomes a reality. >> this is not just impacting people who live in high fire risk communities. roche says. 40% of the people coming to the fair plan right now don't live in a place with heightened fire
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risk, they just don't have any other options. support is pouring in from around the world tonight after kate middleton shared her cancer diagnosis. princess of wales says she started chemotherapy for cancer, discovered after an abdominal surgery. abc news reporter lama hassan is in london with the reaction from the royal family and world leaders. >> the well-wishes pouring in for catherine, princess of wales , following her cancer diagnosis. >> it has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family. >> after weeks of speculation about her health. princess catherine sharing her story in a two minute video filmed at her home in january, i underwent major domino surgery in london and at the time it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous. >> the surgery was successful, however, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. my medical team therefore advised that i should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy, and i'm now in the
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early stages of that treatment. >> first lady jill biden on abc's saying you are brave. we love you. british prime minister rishi sunak wishing kate a speedy recovery. her brother james, with words of support on instagram, saying over the years we have climbed many mountains together as a family. we will climb this one with you too. princess catherine says she and her family are now trying to process her cancer diagnosis. >> this, of course, came as a huge shock, and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. >> the princess also asking for time and space while she completes her treatment. it comes after weeks of online conspiracies about her well-being, theories spreading on social media after kensington palace released this photo on mother's day in the uk, which was found to have been doctored, the princess admitting she edited it herself. >> i do think the royal family is very aware of the noise and i think by giving this message in this way, it was also really a
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direct plea for space and privacy. >> buckingham palace saying the king is so proud of catherine for her courage and speaking as she did, adding his majesty has remained in the closest of contact with his beloved daughter in law, the white house. wishing her a full recovery. lama hassan abc news, london. >> still ahead on abc seven news at 11 a trash problem at one of the bay area's more scenic spots . how a broken truck and some red tape are causing it to pile on up. i'm spencer christian. we still have showers moving through the bay area, and they'll be with us for a while, but there will be some sunny days ahead as well. i'll the fully-electric audi q4 e-tron.
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charged with style. the fully-electric audi q4 e-tron. get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. hunt was held at yerba buena gardens this morning and it drew a large crowd. as you can tell,
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it wasn't a difficult hunt. the eggs were spread all over the lawn, but it looks like the kids had quite a bit of fun and a celebration of the holi festival of colors in the east bay. today hundreds turned out to irvington high school in fremont, colored powder flew to mark the occasion of holi. it's one of the most significant festivals in hindu culture, observing the end of winter and the beginning of spring festival has become popular in communities outside of asia. it celebrates love, fertility and the triumph of good over evil. in the north bay, a smelly situation is developing at a popular national park. for several weeks, there's been no trash pickup at point reyes national seashore, and the garbage is beginning to pile up, abc seven news reporter cornell bernard explains why and the unusual request rangers are now asking of park visitors, what are you doing out here today? >> hiking. >> julie dodd and friend linda
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mall are doing what they love at the point reyes national seashore, but they likely didn't expect to see or smell so much garbage. most every dumpster across the 71,000 acre gem is full of trash. >> really, the biggest concern was, you know, we get some wind out here and the concern was if the lids fly open, then trash can blow around. >> some dumpsters have signs posted. leave no trash, no collection services available. trash is piling up here because they have no way to get rid of it. national park service has only one trash truck for the entire seashore, and it broke down weeks ago. >> that is very surprising that they only have one trash truck. absolutely. >> rangers say some of the trash has been transported off site, but most of it is sitting in stinking in this lot, waiting to be hauled away. repairing the trash truck could take a while. and why is it taking so long to fix the truck, well, the repairs are pretty extensive. and, because, you know, we're using
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federal dollars to, repair this, this truck, we have to go through a specific process. >> hervey says in the meantime, the national seashore is asking something unusual from every visitor. take your trash home. >> it would help us a lot if visitors could kind of, you know , share the burden with us. by. by, by taking home whatever they bring to the seashore. >> that request is posted on the park's website. hikers and campers say they are happy to oblige. >> i would never leave my trash on the trails, and it will probably come back with me and go back into my car and then head back to berkeley by the way, rangers say the trash truck could take about two weeks to repair. >> yeah, let's not trash the park like always, regardless of the condition of our garbage truck at point reyes. >> cornell. bernard abc seven news. >> spencer christian joins us now. you know, you would think they'd be able to find one garbage truck in one city, across the bay, across the state
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. right, to help them out. that truck doesn't look like it's moved for the last two months. maybe some friendly city nearby will send one over. please help them with the trash, and let's hope it doesn't rain on the trash before it gets picked up. oh here's a look at what's going on across the bay area a bay area right now we have actually it's not raining over most of the bay area where it is raining. as you can see on live doppler seven, it's coming down at a pretty good clip. so down in the santa cruz mountains, through the south bay, across through san jose area, out toward mount hamilton and up toward livermore. it's pretty wet at the moment, and this storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale is a level one storm through tomorrow morning. we expect more periods of light rain, moderate showers, occasionally, maybe an isolated downpour, breezy to gusty at times, but the storm is weakening. here's the forecast animation taking us into tomorrow morning. by midday tomorrow, most of the rain activity will be along the coastline or offshore, so we'll see a good amount of sunshine tomorrow, but there will be scattered showers as well before
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the storm ends. and here is the accuweather seven day forecast dry conditions on monday and tuesday. not much of a warm up and then the rainy pattern returns wednesday, thursday and friday with generally light rainfall level one storms before we start to get some clearing again next weekend. yeah, one of our producers today thought she would beat the rain went outside and downpour. yeah. sunny outside. that's what we mean by those isolated downpours. yeah. thank you so much spencer. here's chris with a preview of sports high jr coming up in sports. >> the warriors hit the road for a huge five game trip. and it's a spring sendoff. what new giant jungwoo lee. why did he react like this in a spring training finale in scotts
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is wheels up for the warriors and their biggest road trip of the season. golden state begins a five game road trip in
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minnesota tomorrow. then it's off to miami, orlando, charlotte and san antonio. they won't be back home until april 2nd against the mavericks, and with the play in spot now very much in doubt, it's time for the road warriors to really show up. the good news? warriors have been much better away from chase center this season. the dubs are 18 and 14 on the road and just 18 and 19 on the at home. excuse me. and after last night's home loss to indiana, this could become a season defining road trip. >> well, we're a better team on the road this year for whatever reason. so, i mean, i don't think it matters where where we play. we haven't been able to control our home court, so maybe we'll go out on the road and, you know, find some momentum for the rest of the season. >> we play every other day or back to back, you know? so, ain't nobody going to feel sorry for us. you know, we got to we got to play. we got to get our rest and, you know, with the depth of our team, we're gonna have to lean on each other. it's not a great position to be in, you know, especially when every game matters and every game
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counts. >> needs to be a sense of urgency. and how we finish this last stretch of games. >> a sellout in iowa city for game one of the ncaa women's tournament. everyone there to see superstar caitlin clarke in the one seed hawkeyes take on 16 seed holy cross. clarke started slow, but when she heated up, the hawkeyes pulled away a two point game after the first quarter became an 18 point iowa lead at the half. excuse me? 27 points, eight rebounds and ten assists. iowa wins by 26. they'll play west virginia in the second round monday night. it will be clarke's last home game as she's already declared for the wnba draft. the stanford women's basketball team began their journey towards a fourth national title, 7950 first round win over norfolk state last night. down on the farm cameron brink 15 points, 15 rebounds, six blocks kiki area often scored 17, including the first half buzzer beater. stanford lost in the second round at home last season. they don't want that to happen again. >> every team is great in march, so we can't take any team for granted like we have to put the
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same amount of focus that we would for higher, higher seeded teams and also we want to protect home court. we don't want what happened last year to happen again. >> meanwhile, on the men's side, saint mary's season ended in the first round with a 7566 loss to grand canyon last night. it's a classic 12 five upset, but that doesn't make it any easier for head coach randy bennett. >> this one was tough last year we lost the national champ, so a lot of teams lost to. there's five other teams lost to them too. so this year yeah, we should get that done. but we didn't. and credit credit to them. they outplayed us. >> one more chance for those panda hats tuesday. giants last game in scottsdale today. and they're making the kids happy tv broadcast interviewing jungwoo lee during marco luciano's at bat in the fourth inning, luciano crushes that one off the left field scoreboard and take a look again at lee's reaction. whoa! the giants, though, lost the dynamax 11 five. they're in sacramento tomorrow before the bay bridge series, monday in
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oakland and tuesday in san francisco. a's finishing up in mesa against the angels. play of the day comes from right fielder colby thomas. how about this great catch robbing joe adele of extra bases? a's win 11 five. they host the giants monday with opening day at the coliseum thursday night against cleveland. let's kick it. quakes hosting seattle. both teams winless on the young season 42nd minute tic tac toe and it's vitor costa his second goal in as many games. one nil san jose seattle tied it up in the 81st minute. one minute later, jeremy ebobisse off the bench and instant offense. quakes win three two, their first victory and points of the season to the ice. devin cooley from nearby los gatos and a former junior shark making his first career start at the tank for his hometown team. sharks have lost 15 to 16, but a sizzling hot start for thomas bordeleau. two goals in the first 10.5 minutes. the sharks led four nothing at one point, but chicago scored five straight, including the
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game winner in overtime. oh no, mama cooley can't believe it, and the sharks lose five four. they've lost 16 of 17. hey did you see this? nets and knicks at the garden. final seconds of the first half. cam thomas to michael bridges. and whoa from the opposite key 62 foot buzzer beater. but the nets lost the game 105 93. abc seven sports sponsored by river rock casino jr. >> chris thank you so much. well, that's it for tonight. i am jr stone. abc seven news continues tomorrow morning at five for spencer and chris. thanks for joining us. and stay dry out there
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