now at six, waymo is set to expand robotaxi service outside san francisco for the first time today. but the push to bring those driverless rides to the peninsula is still controversial. >> then the house officially passes a bill that could lead to

a ban of tiktok. some critics say this could lead the us down a slippery slope. >> and the california college campus overrun with turkeys that are blocking. look at these turkeys blocking traffic. wow. and school officials say it's not that rare. they're like okay. and it's not even thanksgiving. they're not trying to get away. >> if i saw that, i think i would transfer. >> oh no. >> would you though transfer for that. i think it's time to go now. >> not that he's failing. he's like turkeys. >> exactly. yeah. if i'm on campus, i want to be the only turkey. you know what i'm saying ? good morning. >> on this thursday, march 14th. >> yes. can't wait to share all those stories with you. but first we want to start with the look of that forecast with drew. yeah. good morning. >> we're watching the winds closely today because a wind advisory now in effect in our hills. you can see they're pretty breezy if not gusty. frequent winds over 30mph right now. and they do translate down to the surface with frequent gusts over 20mph. so here's the wind advisory in effect for all

areas shaded in tan. we'll keep this through tomorrow. so that means today is just a windy day around the entire region. you can see the tam cam shaking a bit with those winds, but it's a bright day. expect a lot of sunshine today and it's also mild. we'll get those temperatures above average with those winds by 4 p.m. those numbers in the mid 60s to the low 70s for daytime highs. that's a look at your forecast. let's see how the commute is going with gloria. good morning. >> good morning. well unfortunately it's been very busy this morning. we have two sig alerts that we're tracking right now. this one is in daly city. we just got this video into our newsroom. this is a deadly crash on i-280 near daly city. you could see a lot of police activity right there. this is causing some major delays. three lanes are blocked. and this is on northbound 280 before john daly boulevard. so we have a map that we want to show you of the location of where this is going on. so again i-280 before john daly boulevard you could see the map right here. and this is causing some

backups for quite some time. so we'll continue tracking this for you throughout the morning. we also have another sig alert. this one is in altamont and this is on westbound 580. after grant line road. one lane is currently blocked. there's an overturned big rig here and the speeds are down to seven miles per hour. so we'll keep updating you on these sig alerts throughout the morning guys gloria thank you. >> happening today self-driving taxi service waymo will start operating rides in los angeles. it's the first time the autonomous car company has expanded its service outside of san francisco. so the cars have to remain off the freeway as they operate. the company does plan to expand to san mateo county, but a county supervisor is asking for that to be put on hold. abc seven news reporter ryan curry is live in the studio, with the details of that request. >> brad. reggie. good morning, supervisor david canepa and the rest of the board will have will have now filed an appeal with the cpuc to delay waymo from hitting the san mateo county streets. he says their approval was rushed. the cpuc originally suspended this expansion in the

beginning of february because the board of supervisors asked for a review period that was supposed to be 120 days, but less than two weeks after that, the cpuc approved the expansion because waymo updated their passenger safety plan. now waymo can have their cars operate in the peninsula and los angeles. waymo has not announced when they will deploy their fleet in san mateo county. supervisor canepa is calling for more transparency. what we're asking is for them to really consider what we had said in our initial letter, just this communication of working with public works on infrastructure, working with the fire department, working with the sheriff's department. there is a bill proposed by south bay state senator david cortez that would allow cities and counties to implement their own regulations around self-driving cars, waymo said in a statement. we will continue to engage in

cpuc process and remain committed to our long tum approach of dialog and partnership with city officials. waymo says there is no set timetable for when they will start their expansion to the peninsula. ryan curry abc seven news thank you. >> ryan in the south bay san jose residents are being asked to give input on what they want to see in the city's next police chief. the city manager's office is seeking feedback before it starts to advertise this position online. residents shared some of their ideas at one of several in-person meetings. they can also weigh in online. one man said he was once mentored by an officer in high school, and believes police presence is important for young people. >> being able to have that connection with police and just kind of having them in my presence and being able to talk with them really helped change my perspective on them. >> current police chief anthony mata is leaving the force at the end of the month. he's taking on a new role in the santa clara county district attorney's office in the east bay. >> antioch city council has rejected a measure that would have cracked down on illegal

sideshows. the new ordinance would have imposed fines and penalties to deter the dangerous street shows. no city council member was willing to second the motion to hold a vote. city council member mike barbanica says the measure wasn't tough enough. he says any ordinance should also penalize spectators as and also impose fines to cover damages. >> could the future of tiktok include former treasury secretary steve mnuchin? at an interview this morning, he said that he is putting together an investor group to buy the social media company. his announcement comes just a day after the house advanced a bill that could eventually lead to a tiktok ban here in the us, glory is at the live desk with what is next, gloria good morning kumasi. >> the house passed bipartisan legislation to force tiktok's chinese parent company, bytedance, to sell it or face a nationwide ban. it is now headed to the senate, where it faces an uncertain future. majority leader chuck schumer has not committed to bringing it to a vote every us national security

agency says that tiktok poses a national security threat. they claim that bytedance is bound to the chinese government, which could demand access to the data of tiktok's 170 million american users. but critics of the bill say that legitimate concerns about the chinese communist party or ccp could set the us government down a dangerous path for the answer to ccp style propaganda is not ccp style oppression. >> let us slow down before we blunder down this very steep and slippery slope. >> we're sitting here with phones made in china. we're wearing suits made in china. you're going to tell americans they can't put a piece of software on their computer. >> tiktok says the bill violates the constitutional rights of its users, many of whom earn a living running a business on the app. president biden has said if congress passes the bill, he will sign it. it is a risky

position in this election year when the president is struggling to win over younger voters live in the studio, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. thank you, gloria. >> still to come, the latest saga over a pride flag in the east bay. the recall date now set for two school board members who brought forward a controversial vote. >> then neighbors forced to evacuate when a landslide damaged homes in southern california. >> 607 this morning with a wind advisory in effect all day today, we will find breezy conditions throughout the entire afternoon and into the evening. we'll take a look at when these winds

after a landslide damaged several homes. fire officials say the lamb began moving early yesterday morning. you can see the damage it did here to this backyard and pool. it took out a guest house and another pool and another home, i should say. neighbors are now worried their house could be next. i'm concerned about the mudslides and my retaining house above me. >> so just in case, i mean, i'm just taking out my valuables at the house. >> authorities say all of the winter rain is what caused the slide. the hillside is reportedly still saturated with water, even though it's been dry the last few days in the san fernando valley. >> time now 611 and we are watching our winds closely today. you can see this morning we have some gusts over 20mph. half moon bay taking the crown for the highest wind speeds at 35mph. that wind advisory is in effect. so the morning commute, it's a clear looking sky. we have those winds all day long, but it will be a mild start to the day in the 50s already climb into the 60s by about 11 a.m,

and temperatures today going above average by about 4 to 6 degrees. some of us actually hitting 70 later on today, 69 in oakland, but 70 in santa rosa, the same in fremont and san jose , up to 68 in the city, the winds stay gusty tomorrow morning. it's tomorrow afternoon that the winds will back off for lighter conditions as we head into the weekend. saturday we lose the wind, but we keep the sunshine and the mild temperatures. look at the complete weekend forecast coming up in about seven minutes. >> drew. thank you. still to come, a local race that is so close. it is really emphasizing the importance of every vote. the candidates are now separated by less than 60 votes. and restaurant week begins in oakland. that means a record number of restaurant deals. and as we head to break a live look now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are looking up, i've got symptom relief. ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything to me. ♪ ♪ control is everything to me. ♪

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blocking traffic for a little while as they really took their time. a university employee took this video showing 11 turkeys holding things up. school officials say that the birds are a regular sight on campus. now it's an update on last week's primary election. every vote counts, especially in the race for district 16. in the u.s. house, it includes most of the south bay and peninsula stretching from pacifica to los gatos. now sam liccardo is in the lead, so he is going to be one of the two candidates in november's general election. but the race for second place flipped yesterday, as you can see now, evan low is ahead of joe simitian, but only by 59 votes. simitian held the since election night, but low has slowly chipped away at that.

professor of political science melinda jackson, explains it. >> what we're seeing now is a little bit of the votes that come in later. those those last minute procrastinators who who get their ballots in, you know, at the last minute, more likely to be younger voters, less engaged voters. and that seems to be trending toward evan low. >> santa clara and san mateo counties must have their final tallies by april 4th. it's up to the candidates whether they would like to have a recount. >> the city of berkeley held a celebration for what it calls the largest urban land give back to indigenous people in state history. earlier this week, berkeley leaders approved a settlement to buy this block along university avenue to restore the sacred relationship between the ohlone people and the earth. the site is believed to be a part of the first human settlement in that area. the shell mound was a human made mound of earth and a place of sacred ceremonies. the land will be converted back to a place of

gathering and ceremony. it will include an educational facility and a museum about the ohlone people. >> we want to restore the native landscape, daylight. the creek that flows through this area. we want. yes, we want to plant native medicines, native foods to honor the native people that were standing on right here. >> and that's the sad part that people do not even know that we're here. >> berkeley agreed to buy the land from the owner for $27 million. >> a new effort to revitalize downtown san francisco. organizers are planning to start downtown first thursdays in may, and they want to hold them monthly. the plan calls for several blocks of second street to be shut down south of market. the production company behind the bhangra beats. night market is involved in this project, which could see beer gardens, dance floors and live music. their goal is to draw 10,000 people to downtown every month.

>> starting today in oakland, you can get a taste of the town at this year's oakland restaurant week. for a little dance break. oh ho! >> good double chicken and waffles. >> listen, i have on the website right now looking at all the places you have so many options and you have time to eat as much as you can because it goes through march 24th, there are 160 restaurants participating, which is a record number, and there is every neighborhood represented. you have fine dining. i'm looking at restaurants on a michelin list. you have food trucks, and they all have lunch menus, dinner menus and most of them at a discount. >> the whole culinary world in oakland is so important. it's recognized worldwide, from michelin star restaurants to james beard, we are a recognized culinary scene, and it's really important that we support those

business owners that are sharing the art oakland stories to the world. >> you learn more about oakland's restaurant week by going to the website. >> visit oakland.com, a new exhibit at san francisco's de young museum captures a glamorous side of photography through the work of irving penn. he's known for his glitzy postwar fashion layouts for vogue magazine and celebrity portraits. penn turned his lens to san francisco, and the summer of love. in the 1960s, he shot formal portraits of bands like grateful dead with big brother and the holding company. penn also gave america its first look at san francisco's hippies, with young families, the young curators say penn also worked with the hells angels motorcycle club in sausalito. >> he actually told them to ride on up the freight elevator of the building on their bikes, and immediately begin posing, and he described them as coiled springs ready to fly loose and make trouble.

>> the irving penn exhibit opens this weekend. it runs through mid-july. this young, i think, always does a great job with these special exhibits. >> they really do. i agree. >> yeah, what a cool idea too. with the summer of love. yeah oh, i love it. >> totally. and even the ones that are there year round are so cool to see. like the art from the colonial period is some of my favorite. when you walk upstairs, you just look at all that. it's just a great museum. it is so many good places to visit. yeah, this morning it is windy out there. here's a live look from the tam cam. you can see that the camera shaking just a bit. we have clear skies up above so we're in store for a sunny but windy day today. that wind advisory is currently in effect. as we head into the weekend, we say bye bye to the wind, but we'll keep the sunshine, the warm temperatures is just looking very great to be outside saturday and sunday. the next seven days we keep that dry pattern. you're going to get used to the sunshine, at least in the middle part of next week. wind gusts today they stay pretty active throughout the afternoon. we'll find winds above 30mph higher than that in

our hills. it stays windy tomorrow morning, so expect another round of gusty winds first thing on our friday. but watch what happens as we head into the afternoon and especially into the evening. we'll lose that wind for calmer conditions as we head into saturday. so today we'll find those winds continuing all day long. temperatures pretty mild, upper 60s to near 70 degrees under sunny skies. your sunset coming at 715 today. tonight we're still underneath that wind advisory temperatures stay elevated. will be in the upper 40s to the mid 50s. now heading into friday it's even warmer. get out and enjoy it. we have temperatures into the low and mid 70s for pretty much the entire region. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. gusty winds today weakening tomorrow evening. and that brings us to the weekend with light winds, lots of sunshine, mild temperatures, just picture perfect. and we'll keep those mild conditions as spring starts. tuesday evening. gloria. >> yeah we still have two sig alerts in effect right now that are causing some delays here in

the area. you can see on our map where the red is. that's where one sig alert is in the altamont pass. this is as you leave tracy going towards livermore on westbound 580 after grant line road. there's an overturned big rig there, and speeds are down to five miles per hour. one lane is blocked here, and they're expected that they'll reopen at around between eight 3930 this morning. so we'll keep an eye on that and see if that is the case. we also have another sigalert in daly city. and this is unfortunately a fatal crash. this is on northbound 280 before john daly boulevard. and right now three lanes are blocked. reggie aqui kumasi. >> thanks, gloria. good morning america is coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> and ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning. it is great to be with all of you this morning. coming up here we are following the major cross country storm. we've got the snowy side of it, but also the severe. at least three reported tornadoes in northeast kansas, some giant hail. we will show you who gets

the severe storms today. also, robin's emotional interview with regina king speaking for the first time on tv since the sudden death of her son. more than two years ago. and we'll have a look at amazon pharmacy, how they're teaming up with eli lilly to deliver weight loss drugs and other medicines to

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to leave san francisco's bernal heights neighborhood has been extended. the metropolitan transportation agency had originally given the rv residents until yesterday to move out, finally enforcing a long standing ban on parking from ten at night until six in the morning. well now they will have until march 28th. those living in their rvs have started a letter writing campaign seeking to overturn their eviction, claiming they are well supported by neighborhood residents. but other residents say they need to go calling the vehicles an eyesore. new at six a date has been set for a recall vote of two board members of the sunol glen unified school district. our media partners at the east bay times report, ryan jurgensen and linda hurley will be facing a recall on july 2nd. the board ignited controversy last year when it voted to ban all flags from being flown, except the state and us flags. this stemmed from a pride flag that was raised on the campus of sunol glen elementary, but was later torn down last month, the

alameda county registrar of voters certified more than 300 signatures to initiate the recall election. this is exciting. easter is going to making a stop in san francisco this spring to inspire young bay area women, the actress, author, entrepreneur and stanford grad will be the keynote speaker at the professional business women of california conference, and it is celebrating its 35th year. it's going to be held may 23rd at moscone center. tickets are available online right now at pbs.org. and abc7 is a proud sponsor of this event. that's exciting. next, at 630, another boeing jet forced to make an emergency landing overnight. then if you feel stressed, maybe you should go play with a dog. the ci is backing up those feelings of happiness. and remember seven on your side is hosting a tax chat tomorrow, exactly one month before your taxes are due. united way bay

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now. at 630, the city of san francisco sued over conditions in the tenderloin. residents and business owners say the city is letting open air drug markets happen, calling the neighborhood a containment zone. >> and no more rain. but it is pretty windy out there right

now. drew is here to tell us just how gusty the conditions will be where you live today. >> then cool, calm and collected the little boy who steps out of the way to avoid a leopard. yeah, see, this is how you act around animals. >> shut the door. you leave the door. >> walk away immediately. tell an adult. >> don't look for a phone. >> don't film it. if you happen to have a camera in the room, so be it. >> good morning everybody. it is thursday, march 14th. >> first check on your forecast. hi, drew. >> hi. yeah, we are watching those winds closely. we'll take you up in our hills a bit. we can see a lot of areas gusting over 30mph in parts of marin county. parts of san mateo county. look at the east bay diablo, gusting to 60mph, and some of that wind is translating to the surface with frequent gusts over 20mph. wind advisory is up for those areas shaded in tan through tomorrow. for these windy conditions, you can see sutro towers bouncing around this morning. despite the winds, it is going to be a sunny day

and those winds are actually going to bring in some warmer weather this afternoon. those temperatures above average in the 60s and in the 70s. let's take a look at how the commute is going with gloria. good morning. >> good morning. you know, we're still tracking the sigalert over at the altamont pass. and there are some major delays here because of that. there's an overturned big rig. this is on westbound 580 after grant line road. and this is as you leave tracy going towards livermore right now. one lane is blocked and they're thinking it will open up about 830 this morning. speeds are down to eight miles per hour. we know this area is always pretty congested anyway, but the commute time this morning even longer. so from tracy to dublin it'll take you 91 minutes right now. reggie. >> thanks, gloria. new. this morning, some residents and businesses in san francisco's tenderloin are planning to file a lawsuit against the city today , according to the chronicle. they claim the city is, quote, tolerating open air drug markets and crowded encampments. abc seven news reporter ryan curry live in the studio with us with details of this lawsuit. ryan.

yeah, reggie. >> good morning. our media partners at the san francisco chronicle say the tenderloin residents are accusing the city of not doing enough to address homelessness and drug addiction. these residents, as well as some business owners, are not seeking money. instead, they are asking for court orders that would require the city to end drug dealing and drug use in the tenderloin. this suit claims the city is violating residents rights to equal protection and disability laws by failing to maintain clear sidewalks. this comes as the city is already dealing with another lawsuit from the coalition on homelessness. they argue the city is violating the rights of the unhoused during sweeps of encampments. a spokesperson for the city attorney's office told the chronicle the city is making progress in reducing crime disruption, disrupting open air drug markets and addressing homelessness, all while complying with the preliminary injunction issued in the coalition on homelessness case. they say they are reviewing the complaint and will respond in

court. ryan curry, abc seven news. >> ryan, thank you. this morning. it's a race against time to save americans who are trapped in haiti. violent gangs are increasing their grip on the capital after haiti's president stepped down. gloria, thousands of americans are trying to make the escape. >> they are, reggie, and u.s. marines are in haiti's capital to reinforce security at the us embassy, the us and the united nations have started withdrawing staff from the island. in a sign of how dire the situation has become. thousands of americans are still trapped, desperate to escape, and many are calling on the u.s. government to start evacuations. mitch albom, author of books like tuesdays with morrie, runs an orphanage in haiti and is one of the few to make it out of the country. >> things took a very bad turn in terms of the violence and the gangs. there were prison breaks, there were police station burnings and the airport was closed down by the gangs. the ports were taken over, the roads were blocked and there was literally no way out.

>> secretary of state antony blinken told regional caribbean leaders he expects a transition council to come together soon. and according to the miami herald, haiti's most powerful gang leader who threatened to overthrow the prime minister, dismissed the transition council. sources say the biden administration is considering using guantanamo bay as a haitian migrant processing center. if there is a mass exodus, it would be separate from the military prison there, where notorious terror suspects are detained. live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> all right. thank you. gloria. well, travel is back to normal at sfo this morning as we take a live look at the tarmac. everything is running smoothly at the airport after a different kind of delay yesterday morning, protesters shut down part of that airport for more than three hours. the group was calling for a permanent cease fire in gaza, along with wanting the u.s. to cut financial ties to israel. part of the off ramp to the internationate was impacted, along with two

security checkpoints inside, and they blocked the road. >> so we stuck there for almost 25 minutes. >> we know that there's people that were inconvenienced. we want to make sure that we have our message be heard loudly and clearly. >> international passengers had to be rerouted to other terminals. airport officials say things ended peacefully, though no one was arrested, no flights were delayed. >> today, a georgia judge will decide whether to remove fani willis from former president trump's election interference case in georgia. willis, who is the da in fulton county, had a romantic relationship with a subordinate. a judge recently said that relationship could result in her disqualification from the case if it showed a conflict of interest. we're standing by for a ruling on that case. when it comes down, abc news will have a special report. >> breaking overnight, another boeing plane forced to make an emergency landing. this one happened at lax on a boeing 777, an american airlines flight from dallas fort worth to lax

experienced some type of mechanical issue before it landed. what the issue was, well, that's not clear, but the plane did land without any issue. all of the passengers got off without incident. a new budget proposed by san jose mayor matt mahan includes a lot of time, money and resources aimed at addressing homelessness. the budget for the next fiscal year includes a $52 million shortfall. mayor mahan says it's going to cost about $25 million for storm water permit requirements, which directly ties to homelessness. the city has to move all citizens who are currently living in encampments along waterways because of pollution risks, or face steep fines from the epa. >> frankly, what it means is trade offs. it means getting much more pragmatic with your tax dollars. so that we don't simply move people out of our creeks and onto your streets. >> mahan says besides addressing homelessness, the biggest budget priorities are rebuilding the police department, cleaning up

the city and making it easier to bring jobs and housing to san jose. the march budget proposal will be voted on at next week's city council meeting. >> allegations of unsafe working conditions are creating a controversy at a san jose housing development. the $70 million project at branham and monterey is meant to give hundreds of unhoused people shelter. it was initially scheduled to open next month, but now it's not going to open until july. officials with south bay piping industry, a group that works with employees and employers, says workers have reported extensive building issues. they're also concerned about wage theft. >> you have noncompliance code issues in there. you have mold. it's just horrible. unfortunately, it seems to be a bigger problem, though, because we've had this exact same thing happen just down the street from that project at another modular housing project, mayor matt mehan says the role of the city

is to audit these kinds of issues and make sure they're fixed. >> 16 deputies are recovering this morning after an explosion inside an fbi training facility in irvine. all the officers were members of the orange county swat team, participating in an indoor training exercise. one of the officers will undergo surgery for a leg injury, while others had to be transported to a hospital for dizziness and ringing in their ears. the team members were all wearing protective gear. >> it's not a good feeling anytime an injury happens to anybody, including members of our own staff, which i am encouraged to say that we acted properly. we have medical plans in place and they were activated immediately because the safety of all our members are is our utmost. anytime we hold a training like this, it wasn't immediately clear what caused the explosion. >> the fbi will be helping to investigate, but it was not involved in the training. >> jury deliberations resumed this morning in the trial of james crumbley. he's the father

of the michigan teen who shot and killed four students at his high school in 2021. the jury is deciding if crumbley should face the same punishment as his wife for allegedly enabling their son to carry out the attack. he's facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors claim that he could have prevented the attack, but did nothing. >> didn't take him to get this care that a counselor is telling you he needs. didn't say we bought him a gun four days ago as an early christmas present and didn't tell the school. >> james crumbley had no idea what his son was capable of. he had no idea what his son was planning. >> if convicted, james crumbley could face up to 60 years in prison. the same fate his wife faces. she's going to be sentenced next month. still to come. we don't want to think about a world without steph curry on the warriors, but he is already hinting at what he might do after leaving the court.

>> let's take a live look right now at the big board. new york stock exchange were up by about 80 points. another update on the markets next. >> wild weather in the midwest where this tornado touched down, causing damage to the region. and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. we do this every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. download the app now wherever you stream. >> 640 this morning, here's our emeryville camera. you can see it's a shaking just a bit. thanks to the winds out there. with our wind advisory underway, we look at the winds over the next few hours and they stay elevated throughout the day. today and even tonight. underneath that wind advisory will find frequent wind gusts over 30mph in our hills. we can find those winds even faster, closer to 50mph. this morning when we have windy weather like we have currently, it keeps our temperatures up and we're in the 50s right now. upper 50s for the city, so that is mild for this time of the morning. looking at the day today, break it down

region by region, from the coast to the bay and inland. it's all about sunshine today and that windy weather, but temperatures later today will get above average into the 60s and if not 70 degrees 70, in napa, santa rosa, fremont, san jose, it is mild today, 69 in oakland, 68 the high in the city. we'll keep that wind tomorrow morning before we lose it tomorrow night. and that sets us up for a nice weekend on the way. we'll look at that complete weekend

more tornadoes touched down in the northeast part of the state during severe thunderstorms, and there was some reported damage from these storms. >> now, we don't like to think about it, but at some point steph curry is going to retire from basketball. so what could be next for the warriors star? how about president steph curry? in an interview with cbs, he

revealed what the next chapter of his life might look like, and curry said he'd maybe think about running for president, but is mostly just interested in finding a way to create change. meanwhile he just released his second picture book for kids. this one's called i am extraordinary and it is part of his effort to boost children's literacy. >> it was a happy homecoming of champions for moraga's saint mary's college gaels. they won the west conference men's basketball title. the gaels defeated gonzaga tuesday night in las vegas 69 to 60, ending the bulldogs four year monopoly of the wcc championship title. parents and students cheered on as the gaels bus came back to campus. >> you know this is hometown love, you know, being from here and everything, it's great to see all the support we're getting. and, you know, we hope to continue that and get a couple more bus rides back with people here. so we're looking forward to the to the next step in our journey. >> saint mary's last won the wcc tournament in 2019. the gaels

and the bulldogs are the only two teams to win the last 15 conference tournament titles. >> tough on crime policies won big in last week's elections but are they the right approach? a new abc seven news originals video, struck by justice, looks at how the kidnaping and murder of polly klaas brought about an era of tough on crime policies, mass incarceration and eventually criminal justice reform. here's a preview >> 12 year old polly hannah klaas was in her own bedroom, having a slumber party with two girlfriends when she was abducted last night. >> he had a knife. he threatened them, and then he left with the victim. >> police are calling richard allen davis, the prime suspect in the polly klaas kidnap case. >> davis's life of crime began at the age of 12. >> why was this guy on the street? why wasn't this guy in prison? polly's murder is pushing the three strikes and you're out. >> initiative. forward. it would

eliminate parole for repeat offenders. >> three strikes and you are out in the 90s, we thought the only solution was lock them up and throw away the key. >> three strikes law disproportionately impacted people of color or people. >> these three strikes guys that are here, they were seeing guys with murder have less time, time than they did for stealing a slice of bread. they all want to empty the prisons now. >> and what's happening? crime is on the rise >> all these misdemeanors have gone nowhere. people aren't getting prosecuted for them. there are no consequences. >> i don't think there should be attempts to rehabilitate them. i think we should throw them away and lock up the key. i think violent people should be behind bars. >> you can just say, let's just lock them up. but it doesn't work. so then what >> struck by justice, the impact

of polly klaas is now streaming on the abc seven news app. >> now it's your morning money report. nearly a thousand family dollar stores across the country are about to close, according to dollar tree, which owns family dollar, about 600 locations will close in the first half of the year. 370 will close over the next few years. about $30 tree locations will also close. there are two family dollar locations in the bay area. we don't know which locations are going to close yet. the company says it expanded too soon, leaving the stores with staff shortages and mismanaged locations. and now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, we are slightly down about ten points as a 12 year old boy in india is showing the world how to act when you come face to face with the leopard. security video shows the boy minding his business on a phone, when suddenly a leopard walks right through the door. the boy quietly gets up and down, walks

out, but doesn't forget to close the door, trapping the leopard inside. he told the times of india he was scared, but he managed it. >> this is the best thing. >> it really is calm. >> it's calm. what i'm doing here. >> just be quiet. >> i'm going to take the phone and i'm not going to record this animal on the phone. >> now, you know i have my own leopard encounter recently. you did? >> yeah. >> and what did you? but that was on a safari where the leopard is supposed to be. i was in the leopards home this is the opposite. but i suddenly realized that the leopard could leap into our vehicle at any moment, and he started running toward us. and that's what he did. and that's when i realized. but he really ran toward and then away. yeah he wasn't trying to attack us. >> then you were reminded. >> i was reminded very quickly where you were. this is his home . remain calm. >> you're back safe. >> thank you. it was a beautiful creature. >> if you are dealing with a lot of stress, playing with puppies may help you relax. it turns out

that spending time with dogs can strengthen your brainwave waves that are associated with reducing stress. researchers in south korea looked at people spending time with dogs. those people were then asked about their emotional state, and the result was improved moods and heightened attention. concentration and relaxation. well, we're going to put this to the test during our annual national puppy day celebration. it is next friday right here on abc. seven mornings, and i'm already excited. it's really just i guess the research is right because this is one of the best days. yeah it is. >> yeah. it's so much fun. >> yeah, it was so much fun last year. i remember everybody was in such a good mood. it really does help. i think everybody just get away from the normal routine and they just bring a smile to everyone's face and. >> and we get them adopted too. and yeah, your nephew rooster i think is going to be making an appearance. we'll see. >> don't y'all be mad this time when i bring him treats. i was not okay. >> luxury, you know, for everybody. >> because he needs luxury.

monte. spoil him. uh.huh. >> it took a while to get him off of that luxury. >> what are we gonna. >> are you gonna bring it back? >> back, back. >> can we talk about this for a moment? >> oh, it's so beautiful. look at that. >> that is nice. that's a live picture outside right now of where we live. >> gorgeous. >> blessed. and it matches your shirt. kumasi. >> it's really working, i love it. >> how nice. >> we haven't seen this for a while. like this. look at the stratification of these colors. >> i just love the sat word. you just pulled out of that. >> tell it. >> could i have the origin, please? >> that is a hard work. >> but i think they're telling us to move on to traffic here. all right. but you know, guys, it's been super busy in the traffic department this morning. we have two sig alerts that we are still following right now. so one is over at the altamont pass. this is as you're leaving tracy going towards livermore on westbound 580 after grant line road. and there's an overturned big rig there. one lane is blocked and they're thinking it's going to open back up about 830 to 930 this morning. so we'll keep an eye on that for

you. we have another sig alert right now as well. this one is over in daly city on northbound 280 before john daly boulevard. and right now three lanes are blocked. unfortunately, this is a fatal accident. so we'll keep an eye on this for you throughout the morning and let you know when those lanes reopen. but right now, let's go to drew for a check of your weather. hi, drew. hey there. >> gloria uh. look at this stratification. it's great. it's beautiful. we have a nice view from our santa cruz camera this morning. it is beautiful today. the issue is we have a wind advisory. in effect. you're going to see those winds. you'll feel them throughout the day. today we lose those winds over the weekend. we keep the warm temperatures and the sunshine. the extended outlook is looking quite nice. dry the next seven days. winds right now they are quite windy in our hills. we're seeing winds in excess of 30mph at times even higher over the past couple of hours, and that is translating to about 20 mile per hour winds near the surface. so it's just a windy day today. here's future tracker wind gusts showing you throughout your thursday and into early friday.

we keep those winds high. we keep that wind advisory with us by the afternoon. tomorrow we'll lose that wind and that will bring us a nice, calm weekend on the way. highs today. we'll get you into the upper 60s to near 70 degrees, so it will be a mild day with that wind with us. take a look at tahoe. i mean it is nothing but sunshine. however, today there is a high wind warning in effect because they are experiencing winds in excess of 60mph. but those winds do calm down over the weekend. here's the accuweather seven day forecast back here at home. it's all about that windy weather through tomorrow morning. then the weekend is looking fantastic and we'll keep that sunshine and mild weather as spring begins hereuesday evening. gloria. >> yeah you know, can't believe it's thursday already. this week has gone by very quickly, but thurays d fridays, of course , we always do our toyota tahoe report, so t's get right to it. if you're going to tahoe this weekend, you will not need chains. if youe going from the city, it will take you three hours and 13 minutes to get to palisades tahoe to north star, california. three hours, eight minutes to heavenly, threeours

and 15 minutes. if you're going to sugar bowl resort, two hours, 49 minutes sierrat tahoe two hours and 53 minutes and kirkwood three hours, 37 minutes. so have a wonderful weekend in tahoe. >> all right. thank you. gloria. it is march 14th, but if you are into math, it is pi day. this is a live look at the exploratorium . this is where the celebration of the mathematical constant pi starts in 1988. pi is celebrating. pi day is celebrated on march 14th. because three, one and four are the first three numbers in pi, and there are numerous events planned at the exploratorium, starting with a parade, then there's a serving of pi, of course, and then there's pi after dark, which includes demonstrations along with a behind the scenes look at the math exhibits. >> so what is pi exactly? >> well, i have the best person who can answer that question. i'm here with lori and lori drew. >> i like to see you do these.

this makes me have a blast. so drew got a chance to get some hands on science lessons at the exploratorium, and you can have fun loading up on all things pi by watching super science with drew. it's on our website, abc seven news.com. >> okay, it's a circumference divided by the diameter, is that right? am i saying that right? >> the circumference you're finding the area of a circle is pi r squared. so it's the radius squared times pi. >> yes. you tell it. that that what drew just said i used to be a smart person. >> you know we can always come back to it. >> could we. >> we could. >> it's not too late. >> it's never too late. watch super science with drew. you'll gain some knowledge. thank you. you're so welcome. >> wow, that is such a good thing to say. when it's like a moment in, somebody doesn't get something we can always come back to it. >> we can always. >> so gracious. you had at one time. it's there somewhere. >> always come back. >> can you even imagine what we knew when we were like in 11th grade? like i knew how to do all

this stuff. >> and in the moment, were you like, will i ever use this? >> i don't know, i don't know, but i felt like i was smart, you know, i could i could calculate things. i could figure out the pythagorean theorem was like in the forefront of your brain. i could write an essay about things, your dbq. >> but now we can come back to it. we can always, i can tell you, always. >> coming up next, the seven things you need to know today.

number one, senate majority leader chuck schumer is on committed to advancing a bill that would lead to a ban on tiktok here in the u.s. the house bill has house passed that bill yesterday over national security concerns. president biden has said he will sign the bill if it makes it to his desk. >> number two, some residents and businesses in san francisco's tenderloin are planning to file a lawsuit against the city today, according to the chronicle. they claim the city is tolerating

open air drug markets and crowded encampments. a spokesperson for city attorney david chu told the chronicle the city is making progress reducing crime, disrupting drug markets and addressing homelessness. >> number three, the primary race for district 16 in the u.s. house is still too close to call. evan low has now moved ahead of joe simitian by 59 votes. the person with the most votes between the two will be facing sam liccardo in november. >> number four waymo is set to begin offering robo taxi service in l.a. today. the company also has permission to begin rides on the peninsula, but it's not announced when that would start. >> number five, a wind advisory is in effect until tomorrow for these gusty conditions that we have out there right now, the tam cam, it is shaking a bit, but it's a gorgeous sunrise. nothing but sunshine today. underneath those winds. it's mild this afternoon in the 60s and 70s number six at sigler and daly city just cleared. >> lanes are now back open. this was over on northbound 280 before john daly boulevard again

. this has since cleared. >> and number seven actress, author, entrepreneur and stanford grad isa ray is going to be the keynote speaker at the professional business women of california conference. it's coming up may 23rd. abc seven is a proud sponsor of the event and i am so excited about that. >> there's been a lotion request and so i have retrieved it. >> thank you. i must be moisturized. >> i need it too. we can't be ashy and i always have some vanilla one over there. >> oh, it smells good. yeah good morning america for our viewers in the west. snow, wind, avalanche alerts from california to colorado. overnight multiple tornados touching down, as the heartland braces for more severe weather. ginger is tracking it all, as the storm head east.